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Small fishes having a silver stripe along each side
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silverside
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Silverside is a cut of beef from the hindquarter of cattle , just above the leg cut. It gets its name because of the "silverwall" on the side of the cut; this is a long fibrous "skin" of connective tissue, which has to be removed as it is too tough to eat. ...
WordNet
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n. small fishes having a silver stripe along each side; found along the Atlantic coast of the United States [syn: silversides ]
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Silversides \Sil"ver*sides`\, n. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several species of small fishes of the family Atherinid[ae] , having a silvery stripe along each side of the body. The common species of the American coast ( Menidia notata ) is very abundant. Called ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 Any of several small fish, mostly in family ''(taxlink Atherinidae family noshow=1)'' and ''(taxlink Atherinopsidae family noshow=1)'', both in (Atheriniformes), that are characterized by bright, silvery scales. 2 (context British English) The upper ...
Usage examples of silverside.
Wary of the alien mountain with its multitude of weapons, the gang advanced into the room, looking for this Silverside guy Trell had told them about.
In response, Silverside gave a short barking laugh like a can opener gone bad.
Their business concluded, Leader Silverside decided to press for some more information.
Blessed Idow had assisted Silverside in taking over the asteroid, and creating a criminal empire so the droid would always have a home.
Instantly, twin force blades lanced out from the armored prow of Silverside to slice and dice the ganglord into bloody chunks of flesh.
But Leader Silverside rolled forward over the oozing remains of Hammer, its armored tread grinding the crystal cube in his bloody pocket into dust.
As Silverside rolled unaffected through the flame, the droid began to reminisce about the many battles it had fought to forge its criminal empire and establish itself as the Leader of Buckle.
Utterly horrified, Silverside sent off a unique signal pulse to seize control of these robots and bind them to its will forever.
Unless, Silverside finally realized, there were living creatures inside those metal shells.
Deciding that discretion was the better part of valor, Leader Silverside released its captive like a thermally active ground tuber and quickly retreated, backrolling straight into the corridor that lead to its office, the double doors slamming shut right in face of pursuing Marines.
Stepping over the smoking debris, across the bare room the troopers saw Leader Silverside spin on its tread and crash straight through a wall of video monitors, glass shards and pieces of wire flying everywhere.
Gees are really crooks, which is highly doubtful, or this Silverside guy must have turned traitor for some reason and have taken over the place for himself.
Although not designed for fleetness, Leader Silverside had nevertheless made good its escape, frantically shucking missiles along the way and taking refuge in a utilities closet inside one of the flange support legs of the Nova Grade laser.
Finished with the temporary repair job, Silverside tidied itself up and cautiously rolled to the ventilation slits in the burnished door to peek outside and see what was happening.
There, standing beside the mammoth laser assembly was Leader Silverside with eight metal tentacles wrapped about a struggling Marine and holding the soldier as a shield before him.