Definition of sir

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Sir (n.) An English rendering of the LAtin Dominus, the academical title of a bachelor of arts; -- formerly colloquially, and sometimes contemptuously, applied to the clergy..

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Priapism :: Priapism (n.) More or less permanent erection and rigidity of the penis, with or without sexual desire..
Bessemer Steel :: Bessemer steel () Steel made directly from cast iron, by burning out a portion of the carbon and other impurities that the latter contains, through the agency of a blast of air which is forced through the molten metal; -- so called from Sir Henry Bessemer, an English engineer, the inventor of the process..
Succeed :: Succeed (v. i.) To obtain the object desired; to accomplish what is attempted or intended; to have a prosperous issue or termination; to be successful; as, he succeeded in his plans; his plans succeeded..
Emulous :: Emulous (a.) Ambitiously desirous to equal or even to excel another; eager to emulate or vie with another; desirous of like excellence with another; -- with of; as, emulous of another's example or virtues..
Lascivious :: Lascivious (a.) Wanton; lewd; lustful; as, lascivious men; lascivious desires..
Bodleian :: Bodleian (a.) Of or pertaining to Sir Thomas Bodley, or to the celebrated library at Oxford, founded by him in the sixteenth century..
Desirefulness :: Desirefulness (n.) The state of being desireful; eagerness to obtain and possess.
Covet :: Covet (v. t.) To wish for with eagerness; to desire possession of; -- used in a good sense.
Optable :: Optable (a.) That may be chosen; desirable.
Bull :: Bull (v. i.) To be in heat; to manifest sexual desire as cows do.
Hungry :: Hungry (superl.) Showing hunger or a craving desire; voracious.
Gog :: Gog (n.) Haste; ardent desire to go.
Wishedly :: Wishedly (adv.) According to wish; conformably to desire.
Dextrose :: Dextrose (n.) A sirupy, or white crystalline, variety of sugar, C6H12O6 (so called from turning the plane of polarization to the right), occurring in many ripe fruits. Dextrose and levulose are obtained by the inversion of cane sugar or sucrose, and hence called invert sugar. Dextrose is chiefly obtained by the action of heat and acids on starch, and hence called also starch sugar. It is also formed from starchy food by the action of the amylolytic ferments of saliva and pancreatic juice..
Appetite :: Appetite (n.) Any strong desire; an eagerness or longing.
Desirability :: Desirability (n.) The state or quality of being desirable; desirableness.
Enemy :: Enemy (n.) One hostile to another; one who hates, and desires or attempts the injury of, another; a foe; an adversary; as, an enemy of or to a person; an enemy to truth, or to falsehood..
Satisfaction :: Satisfaction (n.) The act of satisfying, or the state of being satisfied; gratification of desire; contentment in possession and enjoyment; repose of mind resulting from compliance with its desires or demands..
Divine :: Divine (a.) Godlike; heavenly; excellent in the highest degree; supremely admirable; apparently above what is human. In this application, the word admits of comparison; as, the divinest mind. Sir J. Davies..
Mead :: Mead (n.) A drink composed of sirup of sarsaparilla or other flavoring extract, and water. It is sometimes charged with carbonic acid gas..
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