Phrase Hound found 122 phrases and 109 compound words that contain sick. The most common are listed below. Open sick in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 122
- sick leavePaid absence from work specifically to recover from illness.
- sick and tiredBored to the point of weariness.
- get sickUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see get, sick.
- sick bayA room in an institution, or compartment on a vessel, where basic medical supplies are kept and medical attention can be sought.
- sick payMoney paid to an employee on sick leave.
- sick noteA doctor's note that certifies that the patient is ill, and therefore unable to go to work, school, etc.
- sick man of EuropeThe Ottoman Empire.
- I'm sickIndicates that the speaker has an illness.
- Anointing of the SickA Catholic sacrament in which a priest anoints a sick or dying person with oil and prays for his salvation.
- call in sickTo inform one's workplace or school that one temporarily cannot attend work or school due to illness.
- sick dayA paid personal day intended to be used due to illness either for recuperation or medical treatment.
- got sicksimple past of get sick
- sick manA weak member of a peer group, especially the weakest.
- getting sickpresent participle and gerund of get sick
- sick personSomeone afflicted with a disease or illness. (This entry is a translation hub.)
- sick callA daily lineup of military personnel requiring medical attention.
- called in sicksimple past and past participle of call in sick
- calling in sickpresent participle and gerund of call in sick
- sick daysplural of sick day: A paid personal day intended to be used due to illness either for recuperation or medical treatment.
- car-sickAlternative form of carsick: Dizzy or feeling nauseated due to riding in a vehicle; suffering from motion sickness.
- sea-sickAlternative spelling of seasick: Suffering from sickness, nausea or dizziness due to the motion of a ship or boat at sea.
- sick bagAlternative form of sickbag: A small bag commonly provided to passengers on board airplanes and boats to collect and contain vomit in the event of motion sickness.
- sick buildingA building having the negative effects of sick building syndrome.
- sick buildingsplural of sick building: A building having the negative effects of sick building syndrome.
- sick-oAlternative form of sicko: A person with unpleasant tastes, views or habits.
Compound words 109
- sicklyFrequently ill or in poor health; weakly.
- homesickMissing one's home and family very much when away; nostalgic.
- sickercomparative form of sick: more sick.
- seasickSuffering from sickness, nausea or dizziness due to the motion of a ship or boat at sea.
- lovesickBehaving oddly, or as though in distress, due to being overcome by feelings of unrequited or unfulfilled love.
- sickenTo make ill.
- sickbedA bed used by a person who is sick.
- sickroomA room to be used by someone who is ill.
- sickbayA place used as a hospital on board a ship, or on a spaceship (in science fiction).
- siccEye dialect spelling of sick (“in poor health; ill”).