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sidewinder has definitions from the fields of zoology,transportation
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[ noun ] (zoology) small pale-colored desert rattlesnake of southwestern United States; body moves in an S-shaped curve

Synonyms

Crotalus_cerastes horned_rattlesnake

Used in print

(T. C. McClary, "The Flooded Desert," Argosy,...)

She had jumped away from his shy touch like a cat confronted by a sidewinder .

Related terms

rattlesnake Crotalus

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[ noun ] (transportation) air-to-air missile with infrared homing device

Related terms

missile

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Rhymes with

winder binder highlander pathfinder wander wonder finder minder islander bystander blinder bookbinder grinder viewfinder lysander winder pounder ponder pander bounder reminder calendar lavender hollander candor sounder sunder under lander launder sander gander founder rounder condor squander thunder yonder commander plunder blunder stander bartender alexander salamander contender asunder meander transponder slander flounder bender tinder tender coriander oleander leander gerrymander zealander responder suspender vendor cinder lender sender render fender cylinder cofounder attainder alexander gender hinder blender spender engender offender weekender splendor slender defender pretender remainder surrender rejoinder cylinder

Phonetic and Homophones

S AY1 D W AY2 N D ER0

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