Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun sidewinder

2 senses of sidewinder

Sense 1
sidewinder, horned rattlesnake, Crotalus cerastes -- (small pale-colored desert rattlesnake of southwestern United States; body moves in an s-shaped curve)
       => rattlesnake, rattler -- (pit viper with horny segments at the end of the tail that rattle when shaken)

Sense 2
sidewinder -- (air-to-air missile with infrared homing device)
       => missile -- (a rocket carrying a warhead of conventional or nuclear explosives; may be ballistic or directed by remote control)