Associations to the word «Siamese»

Wiktionary

SIAMESE, adjective. Of, or relating to Siam; Thai
SIAMESE, adjective. Of a connection of tubes or hoses shaped like a letter Y.
SIAMESE, proper noun. The Thai language
SIAMESE, noun. The Siamese cat
SIAMESE, noun. An inhabitant of Siam
SIAMESE CAT, noun. A short-haired breed of domestic cat having blue eyes and pointed coat pattern, that is, a pale body and dark extremities.
SIAMESE CATS, noun. Plural of Siamese cat
SIAMESE FIGHTING FISH, noun. A freshwater fish, Betta splendens.
SIAMESE TWIN, noun. A conjoined twin; one of two people physically joined together.
SIAMESE TWIN, noun. (linguistics) Either of a pair of words that occur together as an idiomatic expression or collocation, as in "hammer and sickle", "short and sweet", or "spick and span".
SIAMESE TWINS, noun. Plural of Siamese twin

Dictionary definition

SIAMESE, noun. A branch of the Tai languages.
SIAMESE, noun. A native or inhabitant of Thailand.
SIAMESE, noun. 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.
SIAMESE, noun. A slender short-haired blue-eyed breed of cat having a pale coat with dark ears paws face and tail tip.
SIAMESE, adjective. Of or relating to or characteristic of Thailand or its people; "Siamese kings"; "different Thai tribes live in the north".
SIAMESE, adjective. Of or relating to the languages of the Thai people; "Thai tones".
SIAMESE, adjective. Of or relating to Thailand; "the Thai border with Laos".

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