Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Of or relating to Siam; Thai.
- adj. Closely connected or very similar; twin.
- adj. Of or being a Y-shaped dual connection between two pipes or hoses and a larger pipe or hose.
- n. A native or inhabitant of Siam; a Thai.
- n. The Thai language.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Of or pertaining to the kingdom, the people, or (in a limited sense) the dominant race of Siam.
- n. singular and plural An inhabitant or a native, or inhabitants or natives, of Siam, a kingdom of Farther India, or Indo-China: specifically, a member or the members of the dominant race of the kingdom, who constitute less than half of the population.
- n. The prevalent language of Siam, which in its basis is monosyllabic and inflexible, exceptionally abounding in homonyms distinguishable only by variations of tone.
- To join in the manner of the Siamese twins; inosculate. Compare Siamese coupling, under Siamese.
Wiktionary
- adj. Of, or relating to Siam; Thai
- adj. Of a connection of tubes or hoses shaped like a letter Y.
- n. The Thai language
- n. The Siamese cat
- n. An inhabitant of Siam
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. Of or pertaining to Siam, its native people, or their language.
- n. A native or inhabitant of Siam; pl., the people of Siam.
- n. The language of the Siamese.
WordNet 3.0
- adj. of or relating to the languages of the Thai people
- adj. of or relating to Thailand
- n. a slender short-haired blue-eyed breed of cat having a pale coat with dark ears paws face and tail tip
- n. a branch of the Tai languages
- adj. of or relating to or characteristic of Thailand or its people
- n. an inlet with two or more couplings to which a hose can be attached so that fire engines can pump water into the sprinkler system of a building
- n. a native or inhabitant of Thailand
Etymologies
- After Siam (Thailand). (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“The brothers, born in Siam 200 years ago, were joined at the chest by a ligament and the reason we have the term "Siamese twins.”
The Huffington Post: Marc Hartzman: A Touch of Knowledge: The Man with Two Mouths
“The term Siamese twin is no longer used, but was coined in the 1800s for the Thai born Chang and Eng bunker, arguably the most famous conjoined twins ever.”
“That Siamese is still there, to the amazement of all of the workers.”
“Time and again, my singing failed to impress the coldhearted, velvet-haired, blue-eyed bitch they call Siamese.”
“All this means that certainly the British have something to say in Siamese politics and they have the means to bring strong pressure to bear upon the Siamese.”
“This little Siamese is not only beautiful, with big blue eyes, she has a mind of her own, and does not obey like the dog does.”
“The clerk gently assures me that the aquarium decoration is perfectly safe and a great holiday gift for our family pet, a blue Betta fish, also known as a Siamese fighting fish.”
“So, the language that was called Siamese in the 18th century is now properly called Thai.”
“This combo solution is known as Siamese in networking lingo, and its pretty unique to NTL.”
“This introduces a category of what one might call Siamese objects.”
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These user-created lists contain the word ‘Siamese’.
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