sidewinder.
A North American rattlesnake, Crotalus cerastes, that inhabits lowland deserts.
Meaning & usage
A North American rattlesnake, Crotalus cerastes, that inhabits lowland deserts.
A person who is untrustworthy and dangerous.
A heavy swinging blow from the side which disables an adversary.
A pitcher who throws sidearm.
A type of middle-distance deep-sea trawler widely used during the 1960s and 1970s.
A rollercoaster element where riders enter a half-loop followed by a half-corkscrew, and exit perpendicular to the direction of entry.
Where this word comes from
From side + winder (“one who winds or wends, traveller”), from the sideways, looping manner in which they move.
Synonym of sidewind.
Where this word comes from
From side + winder (“one who winds or wends, traveller”), from the sideways, looping manner in which they move.
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