3 N‑UNCOUNT Sick is vomit. [BRIT , INFORMAL ]
4 ADJ If you say that you are sick of something or sick and tired of it, you are emphasizing that you are very annoyed by it and want it to stop. [INFORMAL , EMPHASIS ] □ [+ of ] I am sick and tired of hearing all these people moaning.
5 ADJ If you describe something such as a joke or story as sick , you mean that it deals with death or suffering in an unpleasantly humorous way. [DISAPPROVAL ] □ …a sick joke about a cat.
6 PHRASE If you say that something or someone makes you sick , you mean that they make you feel angry or disgusted. [INFORMAL ] □ It makes me sick that people commit offences and never get punished.
7 PHRASE If you are off sick , you are not at work because you are ill. □ When we are off sick, we only receive half pay.
8 PHRASE If you say that you are worried sick , you are emphasizing that you are extremely worried. [INFORMAL , EMPHASIS ] □ [+ about ] He was worried sick about what our mothers would say.
si ck bay (sick bays ) also sick-bay N‑COUNT A sick bay is an area, especially on a ship or navy base, or in Britain in a school or university, where medical treatment is given and where beds are provided for people who are ill. □ …a free 16-bed sick bay for students needing continuous care.
sick|bed /s I kbed/ (sickbeds ) also sick-bed N‑COUNT [usu poss N ] Your sickbed is the bed that you are lying in while you are ill. □ Michael left his sickbed to entertain his house guests.
sick bui ld|ing syn|drome N‑UNCOUNT Sick building syndrome is a group of conditions, including headaches, sore eyes, and tiredness, which people who work in offices may experience because the air there is not healthy to breathe.
sick|en /s I kən/ (sickens , sickening , sickened ) VERB If something sickens you, it makes you feel disgusted. □ [V n] The notion that art should be controlled by intellectuals sickened him.
sick|en|ing /s I kən I ŋ/ ADJ You describe something as sickening when it gives you feelings of horror or disgust, or makes you feel sick in your stomach. □ This was a sickening attack on a pregnant and defenceless woman.
sickie /s I ki/ (sickies ) N‑COUNT If someone takes a sickie , they take a day off work saying that they are ill, especially when they are not actually ill. [INFORMAL ] □ Broughton took a sickie on Monday to paint his fence.
sick|le /s I k ə l/ (sickles ) N‑COUNT A sickle is a tool that is used for cutting grass and grain crops. It has a short handle and a long curved blade.
si ck leave N‑UNCOUNT [oft on N ] Sick leave is the time that a person spends away from work because of illness or injury. [BUSINESS ] □ I have been on sick leave for seven months with depression.
si ckle-cell anae mia in AM, use sickle-cell anemia N‑UNCOUNT Sickle-cell anaemia is an inherited illness in which the red blood cells become curved, causing a number of health problems.
sick|ly /s I kli/ (sicklier , sickliest )
1 ADJ A sickly person or animal is weak, unhealthy, and often ill. □ He had been a sickly child.
2 ADJ A sickly smell or taste is unpleasant and makes you feel slightly sick, often because it is extremely sweet. □ …the sickly smell of rum.
3 ADJ [usu ADJ n] A sickly colour or light is unpleasantly pale or weak. □ Wallpapers for children too often come only in sickly pastel shades.
sick|ness /s I knəs/ (sicknesses )
1 N‑UNCOUNT Sickness is the state of being ill or unhealthy. □ In fifty-two years of working he had one week of sickness. □ There appears to be another outbreak of sickness among seals in the North Sea.
2 N‑UNCOUNT Sickness is the uncomfortable feeling that you are going to vomit. □ After a while, the sickness gradually passed and she struggled to the mirror.
3 → see also morning sickness , travel sickness
4 N‑VAR A sickness is a particular illness. □ …radiation sickness.
si ck|ness ben|efit N‑UNCOUNT Sickness benefit is money that you receive regularly from the government when you are unable to work because of illness. [BRIT ]
si ck note (sick notes ) N‑COUNT A sick note is an official note signed by a doctor which states that someone is ill and needs to stay off work for a particular period of time.
si ck pay N‑UNCOUNT When you are ill and unable to work, sick pay is the money that you get from your employer instead of your normal wages. [BUSINESS ] □ They are not eligible for sick pay.
sick|room /s I kruːm/ (sickrooms ) also sick room N‑COUNT A sickroom is a room in which a sick person is lying in bed. □ Close friends were allowed into the sickroom.
side ◆◆◆ /sa I d/ (sides , siding , sided )
1 N‑COUNT The side of something is a position to the left or right of it, rather than in front of it, behind it, or on it. □ On one side of the main entrance there's a red plaque. □ …a photograph with me in the centre and Joe and Ken on each side of me. □ …the nations on either side of the Pacific. □ There's nothing but woods on the other side of the highway. □ There has been a build-up of troops on both sides of the border. □ PC Dacre knocked on Webb's door and, opening it, stood to one side.
2 N‑COUNT [usu with poss] The side of an object, building, or vehicle is any of its flat surfaces which is not considered to be its front, its back, its top, or its bottom. □ We put a notice on the side of the box. □ …a van bearing on its side the name of a company. □ [+ of ] There was a stone staircase against the side of the house. □ A carton of milk lay on its side.