11 letter word starting with s

Words	Parts of Speech	Meaning/Definition/Similar Words
sabbatarian	noun	One who regards and keeps the seventh day of the week as holy, agreeably to the letter of the fourth commandment in the Decalogue., A strict observer of the Sabbath., Of or pertaining to the Sabbath, or the tenets of Sabbatarians.
sabbathless	adjective	Without Sabbath, or intermission of labor; hence, without respite or rest.
sabretasche	noun	A leather case or pocket worn by cavalry at the left side, suspended from the sword belt.
saccharilla	noun	A kind of muslin.
saccharinic	adjective	Of, pertaining to, or derived from, saccharin; specifically, designating a complex acid not known in the free state but well known in its salts, which are obtained by boiling dextrose and levulose (invert sugar) with milk of lime.
saccharized	imp. & past participle	of Saccharize
saccharonic	adjective	Of, pertaining to, or derived from, saccharone; specifically, designating an unstable acid which is obtained from saccharone (a) by hydration, and forms a well-known series of salts.
sacchulmate	noun	A salt of sacchulmic acid.
sacciferous	adjective	Bearing a sac.
saccoglossa	noun pl.	Same as Pellibranchiata.
sackclothed	adjective	Clothed in sackcloth.
sack-winged	adjective	Having a peculiar pouch developed near the front edge of the wing; — said of certain bats of the genus Saccopteryx.
sacramental	adjective	Of or pertaining to a sacrament or the sacraments; of the nature of a sacrament; sacredly or solemnly binding; as, sacramental rites or elements., Bound by a sacrament., That which relates to a sacrament.
sacrificant	noun	One who offers a sacrifice.
sacrificing	present participle & vb. noun	of Sacrifice
sacrificial	adjective	Of or pertaining to sacrifice or sacrifices; consisting in sacrifice; performing sacrifice.
sacrilegist	noun	One guilty of sacrilege.
saddlecloth	noun	A cloth under a saddle, and extending out behind; a housing.
sadduceeism	noun	Alt. of Sadducism
sadducizing	present participle & vb. noun	of Sadducize
saengerfest	noun	A festival of singers; a German singing festival.
safe-pledge	noun	A surety for the appearance of a person at a given time.
sagittarius	noun	The ninth of the twelve signs of the zodiac, which the sun enters about November 22, marked thus [/] in almanacs; the Archer., A zodiacal constellation, represented on maps and globes as a centaur shooting an arrow.
sagittocyst	noun	A defensive cell containing a minute rodlike structure which may be expelled. Such cells are found in certain Turbellaria.
saintliness	noun	Quality of being saintly.
salal-berry	noun	The edible fruit of the Gaultheria Shallon, an ericaceous shrub found from California northwards. The berries are about the size of a common grape and of a dark purple color.
salebrosity	noun	Roughness or ruggedness.
salicaceous	adjective	Belonging or relating to the willow.
salinometer	noun	A salimeter.
salpingitis	noun	Inflammation of the salpinx.
salsuginous	adjective	Growing in brackish places or in salt marshes.
saltatorial	adjective	Relating to leaping; saltatory; as, saltatorial exercises., Same as Saltatorious., Of or pertaining to the Saltatoria.
saltigradae	noun pl.	A tribe of spiders including those which lie in wait and leap upon their prey; the leaping spiders.
saltimbanco	noun	A mountebank; a quack.
saltirewise	adverb	In the manner of a saltire; — said especially of the blazoning of a shield divided by two lines drawn in the direction of a bend and a bend sinister, and crossing at the center.
saltpetrous	adjective	Pertaining to saltpeter, or partaking of its qualities; impregnated with saltpeter.
salvability	noun	The quality or condition of being salvable; salvableness.
sanableness	noun	The quality of being sanable.
sancte bell	noun	See Sanctus bell, under Sanctus.
sanctifying	present participle & vb. noun	of Sanctify
sanctioning	present participle & vb. noun	of Sanction
sanctionary	adjective	Of, pertaining to, or giving, sanction.
sanctuarize	verb t.	To shelter by means of a sanctuary or sacred privileges.
sanctuaries	plural	of Sanctuary
sandaliform	adjective	Shaped like a sandal or slipper.
sandemanian	noun	A follower of Robert Sandeman, a Scotch sectary of the eighteenth century. See Glassite.
sandwiching	present participle & vb. noun	of Sandwich
sanguinaria	noun	A genus of plants of the Poppy family., The rootstock of the bloodroot, used in medicine as an emetic, etc.
sanguineous	adjective	Abounding with blood; sanguine., Of or pertaining to blood; bloody; constituting blood., Blood-red; crimson.
sanskritist	noun	One versed in Sanskrit.
santoninate	noun	A salt of santoninic acid.
sapientious	adjective	Sapiential.
saponaceous	adjective	Resembling soap; having the qualities of soap; soapy.
saponifying	present participle & vb. noun	of Saponify
sapotaceous	adjective	Of or pertaining to a natural order (Sapotaceae) of (mostly tropical) trees and shrubs, including the star apple, the Lucuma, or natural marmalade tree, the gutta-percha tree (Isonandra), and the India mahwa, as well as the sapodilla, or sapota, after which the order is named.
sappan wood		Sapan wood.
saprophagan	noun	One of a tribe of beetles which feed upon decaying animal and vegetable substances; a carrion beetle.
saprophytic	adjective	Feeding or growing upon decaying animal or vegetable matter; pertaining to a saprophyte or the saprophytes.
saracenical	adjective	Of or pertaining to the Saracens; as, Saracenic architecture.
sarcastical	adjective	Expressing, or expressed by, sarcasm; characterized by, or of the nature of, sarcasm; given to the use of sarcasm; bitterly satirical; scornfully severe; taunting.
sarcolactic	adjective	Relating to muscle and milk; as, sarcolactic acid. See Lactic acid, under Lactic.
sarcomatous	adjective	Of or pertaining to sarcoma; resembling sarcoma.
sarcophagan	noun	Any animal which eats flesh, especially any carnivorous marsupial., Any fly of the genus Sarcophaga.
sarcophagus	noun	A species of limestone used among the Greeks for making coffins, which was so called because it consumed within a few weeks the flesh of bodies deposited in it. It is otherwise called lapis Assius, or Assian stone, and is said to have been found at Assos, a city of Lycia., A coffin or chest-shaped tomb of the kind of stone described above; hence, any stone coffin., A stone shaped like a sarcophagus and placed by a grave as a memorial.
sarcoseptum	noun	One of the mesenteries of an anthozoan.
sarculation	noun	A weeding, as with a hoe or a rake.
satanophany	noun	An incarnation of Satan; a being possessed by a demon.
satisfiable	adjective	That may be satisfied.
saturnalian	adjective	Of or pertaining to the Saturnalia., Of unrestrained and intemperate jollity; riotously merry; dissolute.
sauce-alone	noun	Jack-by-the-hedge. See under Jack.
savableness	noun	Capability of being saved.
sawarra nut		See Souari nut.
saw-toothed	adjective	Having a tooth or teeth like those of a saw; serrate.
saxifragant	adjective	Breaking or destroying stones; saxifragous., That which breaks or destroys stones.
saxifragous	adjective	Dissolving stone, especially dissolving stone in the bladder.
scabbedness	noun	Scabbiness.
scaffoldage	noun	A scaffold.
scaffolding	noun	A scaffold; a supporting framework; as, the scaffolding of the body., Materials for building scaffolds.
scalariform	adjective	Resembling a ladder in form or appearance; having transverse bars or markings like the rounds of a ladder; as, the scalariform cells and scalariform pits in some plants., Like or pertaining to a scalaria.
scalpriform	adjective	Shaped like a chisel; as, the scalpriform incisors of rodents.
scamblingly	adverb	In a scambling manner; with turbulence and noise; with bold intrusiveness.
scammoniate	adjective	Made from scammony; as, a scammoniate aperient.
scandalized	imp. & past participle	of Scandalize
scape-wheel	noun	The wheel in an escapement (as of a clock or a watch) into the teeth of which the pallets play.
scapholunar	adjective	Of or pertaining to the scaphoid and lunar bones of the carpus., The scapholunar bone.
scattergood	noun	One who wastes; a spendthrift.
scatterling	noun	One who has no fixed habitation or residence; a vagabond.
scenography	noun	The art or act of representing a body on a perspective plane; also, a representation or description of a body, in all its dimensions, as it appears to the eye.
scepterless	adjective	Alt. of Sceptreless
sceptreless	adjective	Having no scepter; without authority; powerless; as, a scepterless king.
schismatize	verb i.	To take part in schism; to make a breach of communion in the church.
schistosity	noun	The quality or state of being schistose.
schizocoele	noun	See Enterocoele.
schizognath	noun	Any bird with a schizognathous palate.
schizophyte	noun	One of a class of vegetable organisms, in the classification of Cohn, which includes all of the inferior forms that multiply by fission, whether they contain chlorophyll or not.
scizorhinal	adjective	Having the nasal bones separate., Having the anterior nostrils prolonged backward in the form of a slit.
scholarlike	adjective	Scholarly.
scholarship	noun	The character and qualities of a scholar; attainments in science or literature; erudition; learning., Literary education., Maintenance for a scholar; a foundation for the support of a student.
scholiastic	adjective	Of or pertaining to a scholiast, or his pursuits.
schoolhouse	noun	A house appropriated for the use of a school or schools, or for instruction.
schoolma’am	noun	A schoolmistress.
schottische	noun	A Scotch round dance in 2-4 time, similar to the polka, only slower; also, the music for such a dance; — not to be confounded with the Ecossaise.
sciatically	adverb	With, or by means of, sciatica.
scincoidian	noun	Any one of numerous species of lizards of the family Scincidae or tribe Scincoidea. The tongue is not extensile. The body and tail are covered with overlapping scales, and the toes are margined. See Illust. under Skink.
scintillant	adjective	Emitting sparks, or fine igneous particles; sparkling.
scintillate	verb i.	To emit sparks, or fine igneous particles., To sparkle, as the fixed stars.
scintillous	adjective	Scintillant.
scirrhosity	noun	A morbid induration, as of a gland; state of being scirrhous.
scleroderma	noun	A disease of adults, characterized by a diffuse rigidity and hardness of the skin.
sclerometer	noun	An instrument for determining with accuracy the degree of hardness of a mineral.
sclerotical	adjective	Sclerotic.
sclerotitis	noun	Inflammation of the sclerotic coat.
scolopacine	adjective	Of or pertaining to the Scolopacidae, or Snipe family.
scolopendra	noun	A genus of venomous myriapods including the centipeds. See Centiped., A sea fish.
scopiferous	adjective	Bearing a tuft of brushlike hairs.
scorbutical	adjective	Of or pertaining to scurvy; of the nature of, or resembling, scurvy; diseased with scurvy; as, a scorbutic person; scorbutic complaints or symptoms.
scoriaceous	adjective	Of or pertaining to scoria; like scoria or the recrement of metals; partaking of the nature of scoria.
scorpaenoid	adjective	Of or pertaining to the family Scorpaenidae, which includes the scorpene, the rosefish, the California rockfishes, and many other food fishes. [Written also scorpaenid.] See Illust. under Rockfish.
scorpioidal	adjective	Having the inflorescence curved or circinate at the end, like a scorpion’s tail.
scragginess	noun	The quality or state of being scraggy; scraggedness.
scrapepenny	noun	One who gathers and hoards money in trifling sums; a miser.
scratchback	noun	A toy which imitates the sound of tearing cloth, — used by drawing it across the back of unsuspecting persons.
scratchweed	noun	Cleavers.
scratchwork	noun	See Scratch coat.
scribatious	adjective	Skillful in, or fond of, writing.
scrimpingly	adverb	In a scrimping manner.
scriptorium	noun	In an abbey or monastery, the room set apart for writing or copying manuscripts; in general, a room devoted to writing.
scripturian	noun	A Scripturist.
scripturist	noun	One who is strongly attached to, or versed in, the Scriptures, or who endeavors to regulate his life by them.
scrobiculae	plural	of Scrobicula
scrobicular	adjective	Pertaining to, or surrounding, scrobiculae; as, scrobicular tubercles.
scrumptious	adjective	Nice; particular; fastidious; excellent; fine.
scruou-lize	verb t.	To perplex with scruples; to regard with scruples.
scrutinized	imp. & past participle	of Scrutinize
scrutinizer	noun	One who scrutinizes.
sculpturing	present participle & vb. noun	of Sculpture
scuppernong	noun	An American grape, a form of Vitis vulpina, found in the Southern Atlantic States, and often cultivated.
scutcheoned	adjective	Emblazoned on or as a shield.
scutellated	adjective	Formed like a plate or salver; composed of platelike surfaces; as, the scutellated bone of a sturgeon., Having the tarsi covered with broad transverse scales, or scutella; — said of certain birds.
scutibranch	adjective	Scutibranchiate., One of the Scutibranchiata.
scutiferous	adjective	Carrying a shield or buckler.
scyphistoma	noun	The young attached larva of Discophora in the stage when it resembles a hydroid, or actinian.
scyphophori	noun pl.	An order of fresh-water fishes inhabiting tropical Africa. They have rudimentary electrical organs on each side of the tail.
scythestone	noun	A stone for sharpening scythes; a whetstone.
sea amenone		Any one of numerous species of soft-bodied Anthozoa, belonging to the order Actrinaria; an actinian.
sea-blubber	noun	A jellyfish.
sea cabbage		See Sea kale, under Kale.
sea captain		The captain of a vessel that sails upon the sea.
sea catfish		Alt. of Sea cat
sea compass		The mariner’s compass. See under Compass.
sea feather		Any gorgonian which branches in a plumelike form.
sea gherkin		Alt. of Sea girkin
sea girdles		A kind of kelp (Laminaria digitata) with palmately cleft fronds; — called also sea wand, seaware, and tangle.
sea goddess		A goddess supposed to live in or reign over the sea, or some part of the sea.
sea gudgeon		The European black goby (Gobius niger).
sea lamprey		The common lamprey.
sea leopard		Any one of several species of spotted seals, especially Ogmorhinus leptonyx, and Leptonychotes Weddelli, of the Antarctic Ocean. The North Pacific sea leopard is the harbor seal.
sea lettuce		The green papery fronds of several seaweeds of the genus Ulva, sometimes used as food.
sealing wax		A compound of the resinous materials, pigments, etc., used as a material for seals, as for letters, documents, etc.
sea monster		Any large sea animal.
seamstressy	noun	The business of a seamstress.
sea poacher		Alt. of Sea poker
sea pudding		Any large holothurian.
sea saurian	noun	Any marine saurian; esp. (Paleon.) the large extinct species of Mosasaurus, Icthyosaurus, Plesiosaurus, and related genera.
sea serpent		Any marine snake. See Sea snake., A large marine animal of unknown nature, often reported to have been seen at sea, but never yet captured.
seasickness	noun	The peculiar sickness, characterized by nausea and prostration, which is caused by the pitching or rolling of a vessel.
sea surgeon		A surgeon fish.
sea swallow		The common tern., The storm petrel., The gannet., See Cornish chough, under Chough.
sea titling		The rock pipit.
sea trumpet		A great blackish seaweed of the Southern Ocean, having a hollow and expanding stem and a pinnate frond, sometimes twenty feet long., Any large marine univalve shell of the genus Triton. See Triton.
sea unicorn		The narwhal.
sea widgeon		The scaup duck., The pintail duck.
secondarily	adverb	In a secondary manner or degree., Secondly; in the second place.
secondaries	plural	of Secondary
second-rate	adjective	Of the second size, rank, quality, or value; as, a second-rate ship; second-rate cloth; a second-rate champion.
secretarial	adjective	Of or pertaining to a secretary; befitting a secretary.
secretariat	noun	Alt. of Secretariate
secretaries	plural	of Secretary
sectionally	adverb	In a sectional manner.
secularized	imp. & past participle	of Secularize
secularness	noun	The quality or state of being secular; worldliness; worldly-minded-ness.
secundation	noun	Prosperity.
sedentarily	adverb	In a sedentary manner.
sedimentary	adjective	Of or pertaining to sediment; formed by sediment; containing matter that has subsided.
seditionary	noun	An inciter or promoter of sedition.
seductively	adverb	In a seductive manner.
seek-sorrow	noun	One who contrives to give himself vexation.
seemingness	noun	Semblance; fair appearance; plausibility.
segregating	present participle & vb. noun	of Segregate
segregation	noun	The act of segregating, or the state of being segregated; separation from others; a parting., Separation from a mass, and gathering about centers or into cavities at hand through cohesive attraction or the crystallizing process.
seigneurial	adjective	Of or pertaining to the lord of a manor; manorial., Vested with large powers; independent.
seigniorage	noun	Something claimed or taken by virtue of sovereign prerogative; specifically, a charge or toll deducted from bullion brought to a mint to be coined; the difference between the cost of a mass of bullion and the value as money of the pieces coined from it., A share of the receipts of a business taken in payment for the use of a right, as a copyright or a patent.
seigniorial	adjective	Same as Seigneurial.
seigniorize	verb t.	To lord it over.
seismograph	noun	An apparatus for registering the shocks and undulatory motions of earthquakes.
seismometer	noun	An instrument for measuring the direction, duration, and force of earthquakes and like concussions.
seismometry	noun	The mensuration of such phenomena of earthquakes as can be expressed in numbers, or by their relation to the coordinates of space.
seismoscope	noun	A seismometer.
selachoidei	noun pl.	Same as Selachii.
selaginella	noun	A genus of cryptogamous plants resembling Lycopodia, but producing two kinds of spores; also, any plant of this genus. Many species are cultivated in conservatories.
selenhydric	adjective	Of, pertaining to, or designating, hydrogen selenide, H2Se, regarded as an acid analogous to sulphydric acid.
selenitical	adjective	Of or pertaining to selenite; resembling or containing selenite.
selenograph	noun	A picture or delineation of the moon’s surface, or of any part of it.
self-abased	adjective	Humbled by consciousness of inferiority, unworthiness, guilt, or shame.
self-acting	adjective	Acting of or by one’s self or by itself; — said especially of a machine or mechanism which is made to perform of or for itself what is usually done by human agency; automatic; as, a self-acting feed apparatus; a self-acting mule; a self-acting press.
self-action	noun	Action by, or originating in, one’s self or itself.
self-active	adjective	Acting of one’s self or of itself; acting without depending on other agents.
self-deceit	noun	The act of deceiving one’s self, or the state of being self-deceived; self-deception.
self-denial	noun	The denial of one’s self; forbearing to gratify one’s own desires; self-sacrifice.
self-esteem	noun	The holding a good opinion of one’s self; self-complacency.
selfishness	noun	The quality or state of being selfish; exclusive regard to one’s own interest or happiness; that supreme self-love or self-preference which leads a person to direct his purposes to the advancement of his own interest, power, or happiness, without regarding those of others.
self-mettle	noun	Inborn mettle or courage; one’s own temper.
self-motion	noun	Motion given by inherent power, without external impulse; spontaneus or voluntary motion.
self-moving	adjective	Moving by inherent power, without the aid of external impulse.
self-murder	adjective	Suicide.
self-praise	noun	Praise of one’s self.
self-seeker	noun	One who seeks only his own interest, advantage, or pleasure.
self-taught	adjective	Taught by one’s own efforts.
self-willed	adjective	Governed by one’s own will; not yielding to the wishes of others; obstinate.
seltzo-gene	noun	A gazogene.
semaphorist	noun	One who manages or operates a semaphore.
semiography	noun	A description of the signs of disease., Alt. of Semiological
semiiannual	adjective	Half-yearly.
semiannular	adjective	Having the figure of a half circle; forming a semicircle.
semichaotic	adjective	Partially chaotic.
semicircled	adjective	Semicircular.
semicompact	adjective	Half compact; imperfectly indurated.
semicubical	adjective	Of or pertaining to the square root of the cube of a quantity.
semidiurnal	adjective	Pertaining to, or accomplished in, half a day, or twelve hours; occurring twice every day., Pertaining to, or traversed in, six hours, or in half the time between the rising and setting of a heavenly body; as, a semidiurnal arc.
semilogical	adjective	Half logical; partly logical; said of fallacies.
semimonthly	adjective	Coming or made twice in a month; as, semimonthly magazine; a semimonthly payment., Something done or made every half month; esp., a semimonthly periodical., In a semimonthly manner; at intervals of half a month.
semiopacous	adjective	Semiopaque.
semipalmate	adjective	Alt. of Semipalmated
semisextile	noun	An aspect of the planets when they are distant from each other the twelfth part of a circle, or thirty degrees.
semispheric	adjective	Alt. of Semispherical
semitangent	noun	The tangent of half an arc.
semitertian	adjective	Having the characteristics of both a tertian and a quotidian intermittent., An intermittent combining the characteristics of a tertian and a quotidian.
sempervivum	noun	A genus of fleshy-leaved plants, of which the houseleek (Sempervivum tectorum) is the commonest species.
sempiternal	adjective	Of neverending duration; everlasting; endless; having beginning, but no end., Without beginning or end; eternal.
sempstressy	noun	Seamstressy.
senatorious	adjective	Senatorial.
senatorship	noun	The office or dignity of a senator.
senectitude	noun	Old age.
sensational	adjective	Of or pertaining to sensation; as, sensational nerves., Of or pertaining to sensationalism, or the doctrine that sensation is the sole origin of knowledge., Suited or intended to excite temporarily great interest or emotion; melodramatic; emotional; as, sensational plays or novels; sensational preaching; sensational journalism; a sensational report.
sensibility	noun	The quality or state of being sensible, or capable of sensation; capacity to feel or perceive., The capacity of emotion or feeling, as distinguished from the intellect and the will; peculiar susceptibility of impression, pleasurable or painful; delicacy of feeling; quick emotion or sympathy; as, sensibility to pleasure or pain; sensibility to shame or praise; exquisite sensibility; — often used in the plural., Experience of sensation; actual feeling., That quality of an instrument which makes it indicate very slight changes of condition; delicacy; as, the sensibility of a balance, or of a thermometer.
sensiferous	adjective	Exciting sensation; conveying sensation.
sensigenous	adjective	Causing or exciting sensation.
sensitivity	noun	The quality or state of being sensitive; — used chiefly in science and the arts; as, the sensitivity of iodized silver.
sensualized	imp. & past participle	of Sensualize
sensualness	noun	Sensuality; fleshliness.
sententiary	noun	One who read lectures, or commented, on the Sentences of Peter Lombard, Bishop of Paris (1159-1160), a school divine.
sententious	adjective	Abounding with sentences, axioms, and maxims; full of meaning; terse and energetic in expression; pithy; as, a sententious style or discourse; sententious truth., Comprising or representing sentences; sentential.
sentimental	adjective	Having, expressing, or containing a sentiment or sentiments; abounding with moral reflections; containing a moral reflection; didactic., Inclined to sentiment; having an excess of sentiment or sensibility; indulging the sensibilities for their own sake; artificially or affectedly tender; — often in a reproachful sense., Addressed or pleasing to the emotions only, usually to the weaker and the unregulated emotions.
sentinelled		of Sentinel
sentineling	present participle & vb. noun	of Sentinel
separatical	adjective	Of or pertaining to separatism in religion; schismatical.
sepidaceous	adjective	Like or pertaining to the cuttlefishes of the genus Sepia.
septangular	adjective	Heptagonal.
septemberer	noun	A Setembrist.
septembrist	noun	An agent in the massacres in Paris, committed in patriotic frenzy, on the 22d of September, 1792.
septentrial	adjective	Septentrional.
septentrion	noun	The north or northern regions., Alt. of Septentrional
septicaemia	noun	A poisoned condition of the blood produced by the absorption into it of septic or putrescent material; blood poisoning. It is marked by chills, fever, prostration, and inflammation of the different serous membranes and of the lungs, kidneys, and other organs.
septiferous	adjective	Bearing a partition; — said of the valves of a capsule., Conveying putrid poison; as, the virulence of septiferous matter.
septifluous	adjective	Flowing in seven streams; septemfluous.
septifragal	adjective	Breaking from the partitions; — said of a method of dehiscence in which the valves of a pod break away from the partitions, and these remain attached to the common axis.
septinsular	adjective	Consisting of seven islands; as, the septinsular republic of the Ionian Isles.
sepulchered	imp. & past participle	of Sepulchre
sepulchring		of Sepulchre
sequestered	imp. & past participle	of Sequester, Retired; secluded.
sequestrate	verb t.	To sequester.
seraphicism	noun	The character, quality, or state of a seraph; seraphicalness.
sergeancies	plural	of Sergeancy
sericterium	noun	A silk gland, as in the silkworms.
sericulture	noun	The raising of silkworms.
serio-comic	adjective	Alt. of Serio-comical
sermonizing	present participle & vb. noun	of Sermonize
serpentaria	adjective	The fibrous aromatic root of the Virginia snakeroot (Aristolochia Serpentaria).
serpiginous	adjective	Creeping; — said of lesions which heal over one portion while continuing to advance at another.
serrulation	noun	The state of being notched minutely, like a fine saw., One of the teeth in a serrulate margin.
sertularian	noun	Any species of Sertularia, or of Sertularidae, a family of hydroids having branched chitinous stems and simple sessile hydrothecae. Also used adjectively.
serviceable	adjective	Doing service; promoting happiness, interest, advantage, or any good; useful to any end; adapted to any good end use; beneficial; advantageous., Prepared for rendering service; capable of, or fit for, the performance of duty; hence, active; diligent.
servileness	noun	Quality of being servile; servility.
sesquialter	adjective	Sesquialteral., Alt. of Sesquialtera
sesquibasic	adjective	Containing, or acting as, a base in the proportions of a sesqui compound.
sesquioxide	noun	An oxide containing three atoms of oxygen with two atoms (or radicals) of some other substance; thus, alumina, Al2O3 is a sesquioxide.
sesquipedal	adjective	Alt. of Sesquipedalian
settledness	noun	The quality or state of being settled; confirmed state.
seventeenth	adjective	Next in order after the sixteenth; coming after sixteen others., Constituting or being one of seventeen equal parts into which anything is divided., The next in order after the sixteenth; one coming after sixteen others., The quotient of a unit divided by seventeen; one of seventeen equal parts or divisions of one whole., An interval of two octaves and a third.
sevres blue		A very light blue.
sevres ware		Porcelain manufactured at Sevres, France, ecpecially in the national factory situated there.
sexagesimal	adjective	Pertaining to, or founded on, the number sixty., A sexagesimal fraction.
sexdigitism	noun	The state of having six fingers on a hand, or six toes on a foot.
sexdigitist	noun	One who has six fingers on a hand, or six toes on a foot.
sexennially	adverb	Once in six years.
sextodecimo	adjective	Having sixteen leaves to a sheet; of, or equal to, the size of one fold of a sheet of printing paper when folded so as to make sixteen leaves, or thirty-two pages; as, a sextodecimo volume., A book composed of sheets each of which is folded into sixteen leaves; hence, indicating, more or less definitely, a size of a book; — usually written 16mo, or 16¡.
shadowiness	noun	The quality or state of being shadowy.
shad-spirit	noun	See Shadbird (a)
shad-waiter	noun	A lake whitefish; the roundfish. See Roundfish.
shag-haired	adjective	Having shaggy hair.
shallowness	noun	Quality or state of being shallow.
shame-proof	noun	Shameless.
shanghaiing	present participle & vb. noun	of Shanghai
shapeliness	noun	The quality or state of being shapely.
shard-borne	adjective	Borne on shards or scaly wing cases.
sharebroker	noun	A broker who deals in railway or other shares and securities.
shareholder	noun	One who holds or owns a share or shares in a joint fund or property.
sheep-faced	adjective	Over-bashful; sheepish.
sheepmaster	noun	A keeper or feeder of sheep; also, an owner of sheep.
sheep’s-eye	noun	A modest, diffident look; a loving glance; — commonly in the plural.
sheet cable		The cable belonging to the sheet anchor.
sheet chain		A chain sheet cable.
shelterless	adjective	Destitute of shelter or protection.
shepherding	present participle & vb. noun	of Shepherd
shepherdess	noun	A woman who tends sheep; hence, a rural lass.
shepherdias	plural	of Shepherdia
shepherdish	noun	Resembling a shepherd; suiting a shepherd; pastoral.
shepherdism	noun	Pastoral life or occupation.
sheriffalty	noun	Alt. of Sheriffwick
sheriffship	noun	Alt. of Sheriffwick
sheriffwick	noun	The office or jurisdiction of sheriff. See Shrievalty.
shielddrake	noun	A sheldrake.
shiningness	noun	Brightness.
shinplaster	noun	Formerly, a jocose term for a bank note greatly depreciated in value; also, for paper money of a denomination less than a dollar.
shipbuilder	noun	A person whose occupation is to construct ships and other vessels; a naval architect; a shipwright.
ship-rigged	adjective	Rigged like a ship, that is, having three masts, each with square sails.
shipwrecked	imp. & past participle	of Shipwreck
shittlecock	noun	A shuttlecock.
shittleness	noun	Instability; inconstancy.
shiveringly	adverb	In a shivering manner.
shiver-spar	noun	A variety of calcite, so called from its slaty structure; — called also slate spar.
shoplifting	noun	Larceny committed in a shop; the stealing of anything from a shop.
shorlaceous	adjective	See Schorl, Schorlaceous.
shortcoming	noun	The act of falling, or coming short, The failure of a crop, or the like., Neglect of, or failure in, performance of duty.
short-dated	adjective	Having little time to run from the date.
shortened /	imp. & past participle	of Shorten
short-lived	adjective	Not living or lasting long; being of short continuance; as, a short-lived race of beings; short-lived pleasure; short-lived passion.
short-wited	adjective	Having little wit; not wise; having scanty intellect or judgment.
shouldering	present participle & vb. noun	of Shoulder
shovelboard	noun	A board on which a game is played, by pushing or driving pieces of metal or money to reach certain marks; also, the game itself. Called also shuffleboard, shoveboard, shovegroat, shovelpenny., A game played on board ship in which the aim is to shove or drive with a cue wooden disks into divisions chalked on the deck; — called also shuffleboard.
showeriness	noun	Quality of being showery.
shrinkingly	adverb	In a shrinking manner.
shrivelling		of Shrivel
shroud-laid	adjective	Composed of four strands, and laid right-handed with a heart, or center; — said of rope. See Illust. under Cordage.
shrubberies	plural	of Shrubbery
shrubbiness	noun	Quality of being shrubby.
shufflewing	noun	The hedg sparrow.
shuttlecock	noun	A cork stuck with feathers, which is to be struck by a battledoor in play; also, the play itself., To send or toss to and fro; to bandy; as, to shuttlecock words.
shuttlecork	noun	See Shuttlecock.
shuttlewise	adverb	Back and forth, like the movement of a shuttle.
siderealize	verb t.	To elevate to the stars, or to the region of the stars; to etherealize.
sideromancy	noun	Divination by burning straws on red-hot iron, and noting the manner of their burning.
sideroscope	noun	An instrument for detecting small quantities of iron in any substance by means of a very delicate combination of magnetic needles.
sideroxylon	noun	A genus of tropical sapotaceous trees noted for their very hard wood; ironwood.
side-taking	noun	A taking sides, as with a party, sect, or faction.
sightliness	noun	The state of being sightly; comeliness; conspicuousness.
sigillative	adjective	Fit to seal; belonging to a seal; composed of wax.
sigmoidally	adverb	In a sigmoidal manner.
signalizing	present participle & vb. noun	of Signalize
signaturist	noun	One who holds to the doctrine of signatures impressed upon objects, indicative of character or qualities.
significant	adjective	Fitted or designed to signify or make known somethingl having a meaning; standing as a sign or token; expressive or suggestive; as, a significant word or sound; a significant look., Deserving to be considered; important; momentous; as, a significant event., That which has significance; a sign; a token; a symbol.
significate	noun	One of several things signified by a common term.
signiorship	noun	State or position of a signior.
silicifying	present participle & vb. noun	of Silicify
silicioidea	noun pl.	Same as Silicoidea.
siliqyiform	adjective	Having the form of a silique.
sillimanite	noun	Same as Fibrolite.
silverberry	noun	A tree or shrub (Elaeagnus argentea) with silvery foliage and fruit.
silver-gray	adjective	Having a gray color with a silvery luster; as, silver-gray hair.
silveriness	noun	The state of being silvery.
silverizing	present participle & vb. noun	of Silverize
silversides	noun	Any one of several species of small fishes of the family Atherinidae, having a silvery stripe along each side of the body. The common species of the American coast (Menidia notata) is very abundant. Called also silverside, sand smelt, friar, tailor, and tinker.
silversmith	noun	One whose occupation is to manufacture utensils, ornaments, etc., of silver; a worker in silver.
simperingly	adverb	In a simpering manner.
simplifying	present participle & vb. noun	of Simplify
sincereness	noun	Same as Sincerity.
single-foot	noun	An irregular gait of a horse; — called also single-footed pace. See Single, v. i.
singlestick	noun	In England and Scotland, a cudgel used in fencing or fighting; a backsword., The game played with singlesticks, in which he who first brings blood from his adversary’s head is pronounced victor; backsword; cudgeling.
singularist	noun	One who affects singularity.
singularity	noun	The quality or state of being singular; some character or quality of a thing by which it is distinguished from all, or from most, others; peculiarity., Anything singular, rare, or curious., Possession of a particular or exclusive privilege, prerogative, or distinction., Celibacy.
singularize	verb t.	To make singular or single; to distinguish.
sinistrally	adverb	Toward the left; in a sinistral manner.
sinistrorse	adjective	Turning to the left (of the spectator) in the ascending line; — the opposite of dextrorse. See Dextrorse.
sinological	adjective	Relating to the Chinese language or literature.
sinuosities	plural	of Sinuosity
siphonopoda	noun pl.	A division of Scaphopoda including those in which the foot terminates in a circular disk.
siphorhinal	adjective	Having tubular nostrils, as the petrels.
siphuncular	adjective	Of or pertaining to the siphuncle.
sipunculoid	adjective	Pertaining to the Sipunculoidea., One of the Sipunculoidea.
sisal grass		Alt. of Sisal hemp
sivatherium	noun	A genus of very large extinct ruminants found in the Tertiary formation of India. The snout was prolonged in the form of a proboscis. The male had four horns, the posterior pair being large and branched. It was allied to the antelopes, but very much larger than any exsisting species.
six-shooter	noun	A pistol or other firearm which can be fired six times without reloading especially, a six-chambered revolver.
skedaddling	present participle & vb. noun	of Skedaddle
skeletology	noun	That part of anatomy which treats of the skeleton; also, a treatise on the skeleton.
skeletonize	verb t.	To prepare a skeleton of; also, to reduce, as a leaf, to its skeleton.
sketchiness	noun	The quality or state of being sketchy; lack of finish; incompleteness.
skilligalee	noun	A kind of thin, weak broth or oatmeal porridge, served out to prisoners and paupers in England; also, a drink made of oatmeal, sugar, and water, sometimes used in the English navy or army.
skimmington	noun	A word employed in the phrase, To ride Skimmington; that is to ride on a horse with a woman, but behind her, facing backward, carrying a distaff, and accompanied by a procession of jeering neighbors making mock music; a cavalcade in ridicule of a henpecked man. The custom was in vogue in parts of England.
skirmishing	present participle & vb. noun	of Skirmish
skittle-dog	noun	The piked dogfish.
slate-color		A dark bluish gray color.
slaughtered	imp. & past participle	of Slaughter
slaughterer	noun	One who slaughters.
slaveholder	noun	One who holds slaves.
slaveocracy	noun	See Slavocracy.
sleepmarken	noun	See 1st Hag, 4.
sleepwaking	noun	The state of one mesmerized, or in a partial and morbid sleep.
sleepwalker	noun	One who walks in his sleep; a somnambulist.
sleuthhound	noun	A hound that tracks animals by the scent; specifically, a bloodhound.
slightingly	adverb	In a slighting manner.
silkensides	noun	Same as Slickensides.
slipperness	noun	Slipperiness.
slipperwort	noun	See Calceolaria.
slow-witted	adjective	Dull of apprehension; not possessing quick intelligence.
sluggardize	verb t.	To make lazy.
slumberless	adjective	Without slumber; sleepless.
smell-feast	noun	One who is apt to find and frequent good tables; a parasite; a sponger., A feast at which the guests are supposed to feed upon the odors only of the viands.
smilingness	noun	Quality or state of being smiling.
smithereens	noun pl.	Fragments; atoms; smithers.
smithsonian	adjective	Of or pertaining to the Englishman J. L. M. Smithson, or to the national institution of learning which he endowed at Washington, D. C.; as, the Smithsonian Institution; Smithsonian Reports., The Smithsonian Institution.
smithsonite	noun	Native zinc carbonate. It generally occurs in stalactitic, reniform, or botryoidal shapes, of a white to gray, green, or brown color. See Note under Calamine.
smock-faced	adjective	Having a feminine countenance or complexion; smooth-faced; girlish.
smock frock		A coarse frock, or shirt, worn over the other dress, as by farm laborers.
smouldering		of Smoulder, Being in a state of suppressed activity; quiet but not dead.
snail-paced	adjective	Slow-moving, like a snail.
snatchingly	adverb	By snatching; abruptly.
snowballing	present participle & vb. noun	of Snowball
snow-capped	adjective	Having the top capped or covered with snow; as, snow-capped mountains.
snowshoeing	noun	Traveling on snowshoes.
sociability	noun	The quality of being sociable; sociableness.
socialistic	adjective	Pertaining to, or of the nature of, socialism.
societarian	adjective	Of or pertaining to society; social.
socinianism	noun	The tenets or doctrines of Faustus Socinus, an Italian theologian of the sixteenth century, who denied the Trinity, the deity of Christ, the personality of the Devil, the native and total depravity of man, the vicarious atonement, and the eternity of future punishment. His theory was, that Christ was a man divinely commissioned, who had no existence before he was conceived by the Virgin Mary; that human sin was the imitation of Adam’s sin, and that human salvation was the imitation and adoption of Christ’s virtue; that the Bible was to be interpreted by human reason; and that its language was metaphorical, and not to be taken literally.
socinianize	verb t.	To cause to conform to Socinianism; to regulate by, or imbue with, the principles of Socinianism.
sociologist	noun	One who treats of, or devotes himself to, the study of sociology.
sockdolager	noun	That which finishes or ends a matter; a settler; a poser, as a heavy blow, a conclusive answer, and the like., A combination of two hooks which close upon each other, by means of a spring, as soon as the fish bites.
sodomitical	adjective	Pertaining to, or of the nature of, sodomy.
soft-finned	adjective	Having the fin rays cartilaginous or flexible; without spines; — said of certain fishes.
soft-headed	adjective	Weak in intellect.
soft-spoken	adjective	Speaking softly; having a mild or gentle voice; hence, mild; affable.
sojournment	noun	Temporary residence, as that of a stranger or a traveler.
solanaceous	adjective	Of or pertaining to plants of the natural order Solanaceae, of which the nightshade (Solanum) is the type. The order includes also the tobacco, ground cherry, tomato, eggplant, red pepper, and many more.
solan goose		The common gannet.
soldierlike	adjective	Like a soldier; soldierly.
soldiership	noun	Military qualities or state; martial skill; behavior becoming a soldier.
soldierwood	noun	A showy leguminous plant (Calliandra purpurea) of the West Indies. The flowers have long tassels of purple stamens.
solemnities	plural	of Solemnity
solemnizate	verb t.	To solemnize; as, to solemnizate matrimony.
solemnizing	present participle & vb. noun	of Solemnize
solenaceous	adjective	Of or pertaining to the solens or family Solenidae.
solenoglyph	adjective	Pertaining to the Selenoglypha. See Ophidia., One of the Selenoglypha.
solenostomi	noun pl.	A tribe of lophobranch fishes having a tubular snout. The female carries the eggs in a ventral pouch.
solfeggiare	verb i.	To sol-fa. See Sol-fa, v. i.
soliitation	noun	The act of soliciting; earnest request; persistent asking; importunity., Excitement; invitation; as, the solicitation of the senses.
solicitress	noun	A woman who solicits.
solidifying	present participle & vb. noun	of Solidify
solidungula	noun pl.	A tribe of ungulates which includes the horse, ass, and related species, constituting the family Equidae.
soliloquize	verb i.	To utter a soliloquy; to talk to one’s self.
soliloquies	plural	of Soliloquy
solmization	noun	The act of sol-faing.
solubleness	noun	Quality or state of being soluble.
solvability	noun	The quality or state of being solvable; as, the solvability of a difficulty; the solvability of a problem., The condition of being solvent; ability to pay all just debts; solvency; as, the solvability of a merchant.
somewhither	adverb	To some indeterminate place; to some place or other.
somnambular	adjective	Of or pertaining to somnambulism; somnambulistic.
somnambulic	adjective	Somnambulistic.
somniculous	adjective	Inclined to sleep; drowsy; sleepy.
somniferous	adjective	Causing or inducing sleep; soporific; dormitive; as, a somniferous potion.
somnifugous	adjective	Driving away sleep.
sons-in-law	plural	of Son-in-law
soothsaying	noun	A true saying; truth., The act of one who soothsays; the foretelling of events; the art or practice of making predictions., A prediction; a prophecy; a prognostication.
sophistical	adjective	Of or pertaining to a sophist; embodying sophistry; fallaciously subtile; not sound.
sordiferous	adjective	Alt. of Sorediiferous
soteriology	noun	A discourse on health, or the science of promoting and preserving health., The doctrine of salvation by Jesus Christ.
sound-board	noun	A sounding-board.
southeaster	noun	A storm, strong wind, or gale coming from the southeast., Toward the southeast.
southwardly	adverb	In a southern direction.
southwester	noun	A storm, gale, or strong wind from the southwest., A hat made of painted canvas, oiled cloth, or the like, with a flap at the back, — worn in stormy weather.
sovereignly	adverb	In a sovereign manner; in the highest degree; supremely.
sovereignty	noun	The quality or state of being sovereign, or of being a sovereign; the exercise of, or right to exercise, supreme power; dominion; sway; supremacy; independence; also, that which is sovereign; a sovereign state; as, Italy was formerly divided into many sovereignties.
spancelling		of Spancel
spannishing	noun	The full blooming of a flower.
sparkliness	noun	Vivacity.
sparrowwort	noun	An evergreen shrub of the genus Erica (E. passerina).
spasmatical	adjective	Spasmodic.
spasmodical	adjective	Same as Spasmodic, a.
spastically	adverb	Spasmodically.
spathaceous	adjective	Having a spathe; resembling a spathe; spathal.
speakership	noun	The office of speaker; as, the speakership of the House of Representatives.
specialties	plural	of Specialty
specifiable	adjective	Admitting specification; capable of being specified.
specificate	verb t.	To show, mark, or designate the species, or the distinguishing particulars of; to specify.
spectacular	adjective	Of or pertaining to a shows; of the nature of a show., Adapted to excite wonder and admiration by a display of pomp or of scenic effects; as, a spectacular celebration of some event; a spectacular play., Pertaining to spectacles, or glasses for the eyes.
spectatress	noun	Alt. of Spectatrix
spectioneer	noun	Same as Specsioneer.
spectrology	noun	The science of spectrum analysis in any or all of its relations and applications.
speculating	present participle & vb. noun	of Speculate
speculation	noun	The act of speculating., Examination by the eye; view., Mental view of anything in its various aspects and relations; contemplation; intellectual examination., The act or process of reasoning a priori from premises given or assumed., The act or practice of buying land, goods, shares, etc., in expectation of selling at a higher price, or of selling with the expectation of repurchasing at a lower price; a trading on anticipated fluctuations in price, as distinguished from trading in which the profit expected is the difference between the retail and wholesale prices, or the difference of price in different markets., Any business venture in involving unusual risks, with a chance for large profits., A conclusion to which the mind comes by speculating; mere theory; view; notion; conjecture., Power of sight., A game at cards in which the players buy from one another trumps or whole hands, upon a chance of getting the highest trump dealt, which entitles the holder to the pool of stakes.
speculatist	noun	One who speculates, or forms theories; a speculator; a theorist.
speculative	adjective	Given to speculation; contemplative., Involving, or formed by, speculation; ideal; theoretical; not established by demonstration., Of or pertaining to vision; also, prying; inquisitive; curious., Of or pertaining to speculation in land, goods, shares, etc.; as, a speculative dealer or enterprise.
speculatory	adjective	Intended or adapted for viewing or espying; having oversight., Exercising speculation; speculative.
speechifier	noun	One who makes a speech or speeches; an orator; a declaimer.
speechified	imp. & past participle	of Speechify
speechmaker	noun	One who makes speeches; one accustomed to speak in a public assembly.
speiskobalt	noun	Smaltite.
spendthrift	noun	One who spends money profusely or improvidently; a prodigal; one who lavishes or wastes his estate. Also used figuratively., Prodigal; extravagant; wasteful.
spermaphore	noun	That part of the ovary from which the ovules arise; the placenta.
spermatheca	noun	A small sac connected with the female reproductive organs of insects and many other invertebrates, serving to receive and retain the spermatozoa.
spermatical	adjective	Spermatic.
spermatozoa	plural	of Spermatozoon
spermoblast	noun	One of the cells formed by the division of the spermospore, each of which is destined to become a spermatozoid; a spermatocyte; a spermatoblast.
spermophile	noun	Any ground squirrel of the genus Spermophilus; a gopher. See Illust. under Gopher.
spermophore	noun	A spermatophore.
spermophyta	noun pl.	Plants which produce seed; phaenogamia. These plants constitute the highest grand division of the vegetable kingdom.
spermophyte	noun	Any plant which produces true seeds; — a term recently proposed to replace ph/nogam.
spermospore	noun	The male germinal or seminal cell, from the breaking up of which the spermoblasts are formed and ultimately the spermatozoids; a spermatospore.
sperm whale		A very large toothed whale (Physeter macrocephalus), having a head of enormous size. The upper jaw is destitute of teeth. In the upper part of the head, above the skull, there is a large cavity, or case, filled with oil and spermaceti. This whale sometimes grows to the length of more than eighty feet. It is found in the warmer parts of all the oceans. Called also cachalot, and spermaceti whale.
spessartite	noun	A manganesian variety of garnet.
sphacelated	imp. & past participle	of Spacelate, Affected with gangrene; mortified.
sphaeridium	noun	A peculiar sense organ found upon the exterior of most kinds of sea urchins, and consisting of an oval or sherical head surmounting a short pedicel. It is generally supposed to be an olfactory organ.
sphaerulite	noun	Same as Spherulite.
spheroconic	noun	A nonplane curve formed by the intersection of the surface of an oblique cone with the surface of a sphere whose center is at the vertex of the cone.
spherograph	noun	An instrument for facilitating the practical use of spherics in navigation and astronomy, being constructed of two cardboards containing various circles, and turning upon each other in such a manner that any possible spherical triangle may be readily found, and the measures of the parts read off by inspection.
spheroidity	noun	The quality or state of being spheroidal.
spherometer	noun	An instrument for measuring the curvature of spherical surface, as of lenses for telescope, etc.
spherulitic	adjective	Of or pertaining to a spherulite; characterized by the presence of spherulites.
sphygmogram	noun	A tracing, called a pulse tracing, consisting of a series of curves corresponding with the beats of the heart, obtained by the application of the sphygmograph.
sphyraenoid	adjective	Of or pertaining to the Sphyraenidae, a family of marine fishes including the barracudas.
spiciferous	adjective	Bearing ears, or spikes; spicate.
spiculiform	adjective	Having the shape of a spicule.
spindlelegs	noun	A spindleshanks.
spindletail	noun	The pintail duck.
spindleworm	noun	The larva of a noctuid mmoth (Achatodes zeae) which feeds inside the stalks of corn (maize), sometimes causing much damage. It is smooth, with a black head and tail and a row of black dots across each segment.
spiniferous	adjective	Producing spines; bearing thorns or spines; thorny; spiny.
spinigerous	adjective	Bearing a spine or spines; thorn-bearing.
spiritually	adverb	In a spiritual manner; with purity of spirit; like a spirit.
spiritualty	noun	An ecclesiastical body; a spirituality.
spiritielle	adjective	Of the nature, or having the appearance, of a spirit; pure; refined; ethereal.
spirochaeta	noun	Alt. of Spirochaete
spirochaete	noun	A genus of Spirobacteria similar to Spirillum, but distinguished by its motility. One species, the Spirochaete Obermeyeri, is supposed to be the cause of relapsing fever.
spitalhouse	noun	A hospital.
spitscocked	adjective	Spitchcocked.
splashboard	noun	A guard in the front part of vehicle, to prevent splashing by a mud or water from the horse’s heels; — in the United States commonly called dashboard.
splayfooted	adjective	Having a splayfoot or splayfeet.
splaymouths	plural	of Splaymouth
splendidous	adjective	Splendid.
splendorous	adjective	Splendid.
splenetical	adjective	Splenetic.
splintering	present participle & vb. noun	of Splinter
spluttering	present participle & vb. noun	of Splutter
spodomantic	adjective	Relating to spodomancy, or divination by means of ashes.
spongiolite	noun	One of the microsporic siliceous spicules which occur abundantly in the texture of sponges, and are sometimes found fossil, as in flints.
spongoblast	noun	One of the cells which, in sponges, secrete the spongin, or the material of the horny fibers.
sponsorship	noun	State of being a sponsor.
spontaneity	noun	The quality or state of being spontaneous, or acting from native feeling, proneness, or temperament, without constraint or external force., The tendency to undergo change, characteristic of both animal and vegetable organisms, and not restrained or cheked by the environment., The tendency to activity of muscular tissue, including the voluntary muscles, when in a state of healthful vigor and refreshment.
spontaneous	adjective	Proceding from natural feeling, temperament, or disposition, or from a native internal proneness, readiness, or tendency, without constraint; as, a spontaneous gift or proportion., Proceeding from, or acting by, internal impulse, energy, or natural law, without external force; as, spontaneous motion; spontaneous growth., Produced without being planted, or without human labor; as, a spontaneous growth of wood.
sporiferous	adjective	Bearing or producing spores.
sporophoric	adjective	Having the nature of a sporophore.
sporulation	noun	The act or process of forming spores; spore formation. See Illust. of Bacillus, b.
spottedness	noun	State or quality of being spotted.
spreadingly	adverb	Increasingly.
sprightless	adjective	Destitute of life; dull; sluggish.
springboard	noun	An elastic board, secured at the ends, or at one end, often by elastic supports, used in performing feats of agility or in exercising.
springiness	noun	The state or quality of being springly.
spritefully	adjective	Alt. of Spritely
spumescence	noun	The state of being foamy; frothiness.
spumiferous	adjective	Producing foam.
spurn-water	noun	A channel at the end of a deck to restrain the water.
spur-winged	adjective	Having one or more spurs on the bend of the wings.
squab-chick	noun	A young chicken before it is fully fledged.
squalidness	noun	Quality or state of being squalid.
squamaceous	adjective	Squamose.
squamellate	adjective	Furnished or covered with little scales; squamulose.
squandering	present participle & vb. noun	of Squander
square-toed	noun	Having the toe square.
square-toes	noun	A precise person; — used contemptuously or jocularly.
squarrulose	adjective	Somewhat squarrose; slightly squarrose.
squashiness	noun	The quality or state of being squashy, or soft.
squeakingly	adverb	In a squeaking manner.
squeasiness	noun	Queasiness.
squint-eyed	adjective	Having eyes that quint; having eyes with axes not coincident; cross-eyed., Looking obliquely, or asquint; malignant; as, squint-eyed praise; squint-eyed jealousy.
squintifego	adjective	Squinting.
stabiliment	adjective	The act of making firm; firm support; establishment.
stabilitate	verb t.	To make stable; to establish.
stabulation	noun	The act of stabling or housing beasts., A place for lodging beasts; a stable.
stack-guard	noun	A covering or protection, as a canvas, for a stack.
stadtholder	noun	Formerly, the chief magistrate of the United Provinces of Holland; also, the governor or lieutenant governor of a province.
stageplayer	noun	An actor on the stage; one whose occupation is to represent characters on the stage; as, Garrick was a celebrated stageplayer.
staggerbush	noun	An American shrub (Andromeda Mariana) having clusters of nodding white flowers. It grows in low, sandy places, and is said to poison lambs and calves.
staggerwort	noun	A kind of ragwort (Senecio Jacobaea).
stag-horned	adjective	Having the mandibles large and palmate, or branched somewhat like the antlers of a stag; — said of certain beetles.
stahlianism	noun	The Stahlian theoru, that every vital action is function or operation of the soul.
stainlessly	adverb	In a stainless manner.
stakeholder	noun	The holder of a stake; one with whom the bets are deposited when a wager is laid.
staktometer	noun	A drop measurer; a glass tube tapering to a small orifice at the point, and having a bulb in the middle, used for finding the number of drops in equal quantities of different liquids. See Pipette.
stalactical	adjective	Stalactic.
stalactites	plural	of Stalactite, A stalactite.
stalactitic	adjective	Alt. of Stalactitical
stalagmitic	adjective	Alt. of Stalagmitical
staminodium	noun	An abortive stamen, or any organ modified from an abortive stamen.
standardize	verb t.	To reduce to a normal standard; to calculate or adjust the strength of, by means of, and for uses in, analysis.
staphylinid	noun	Any rove beetle.
startlingly	adverb	In a startling manner.
statarianly	adverb	Fixedly; steadly.
stateliness	noun	The quality or state of being stately.
statemonger	noun	One versed in politics, or one who dabbles in state affairs.
stateprison		See under State, n.
statesmanly	adjective	Becoming a statesman.
stateswomen	plural	of Stateswoman
stateswoman	noun	A woman concerned in public affairs.
statistical	adjective	Of or pertaining to statistics; as, statistical knowledge, statistical tabulation.
statuminate	verb t.	To prop or support.
staunchness		See Stanch, Stanchly, etc.
staurolitic	adjective	Of or pertaining to staurolite; resembling or containing staurolite.
stauroscope	noun	An optical instrument used in determining the position of the planes of light-vibration in sections of crystals.
steadfastly	adverb	In a steadfast manner; firmly.
stealthlike	adjective	Stealthy; sly.
stearoptene	noun	The more solid ingredient of certain volatile oils; — contrasted with elaeoptene.
steerageway	noun	A rate of motion through the water sufficient to render a vessel governable by the helm.
stegosauria	noun pl.	An extinct order of herbivorous dinosaurs, including the genera Stegosaurus, Omosaurus, and their allies.
stegosaurus	noun	A genus of large Jurassic dinosaurs remarkable for a powerful dermal armature of plates and spines.
stelleridan	noun	Alt. of Stelleridean
stellionate	noun	Any fraud not distinguished by a more special name; — chiefly applied to sales of the same property to two different persons, or selling that for one’s own which belongs to another, etc.
stelography	noun	The art of writing or inscribing characters on pillars.
stem-winder	noun	A stem-winding watch.
stencilling		of Stencil
stenography	noun	The art of writing in shorthand, by using abbreviations or characters for whole words; shorthand.
stentorious	adjective	Stentorian.
stentoronic	adjective	Stentorian.
stepbrother	noun	A brother by the marriage of one’s father with the mother of another, or of one’s mother with the father of another.
stephanotis	noun	A genus of climbing asclepiadaceous shrubs, of Madagascar, Malaya, etc. They have fleshy or coriaceous opposite leaves, and large white waxy flowers in cymes., A perfume said to be prepared from the flowers of Stephanotis floribunda.
stercobilin	noun	A coloring matter found in the faeces, a product of the alteration of the bile pigments in the intestinal canal, — identical with hydrobilirubin.
stereograph	noun	Any picture, or pair of pictures, prepared for exhibition in the stereoscope. Stereographs are now commonly made by means of photography.
stereometer	noun	An instrument for measuring the solid contents of a body, or the capacity of a vessel; a volumenometer., An instrument for determining the specific gravity of liquid bodies, porous bodies, and powders, as well as solids.
stereometry	noun	The art of measuring and computing the cubical contents of bodies and figures; — distinguished from planimetry.
stereoplasm	noun	The solid or insoluble portion of the cell protoplasm. See Hygroplasm.
stereoscope	noun	An optical instrument for giving to pictures the appearance of solid forms, as seen in nature. It combines in one, through a bending of the rays of light, two pictures, taken for the purpose from points of view a little way apart. It is furnished with two eyeglasses, and by refraction or reflection the pictures are superimposed, so as to appear as one to the observer.
stereoscopy	noun	The art or science of using the stereoscope, or of constructing the instrument or the views used with it.
stereotomic	adjective	Alt. of Stereotomical
stereotyped	imp. & past participle	of Stereotype, Formed into, or printed from, stereotype plates., Fig.: Formed in a fixed, unchangeable manner; as, stereotyped opinions.
stereotyper	noun	One who stereotypes; one who makes stereotype plates, or works in a stereotype foundry.
stereotypic	adjective	Of or pertaining to stereotype, or stereotype plates.
sterilizing	present participle & vb. noun	of Sterilize
sternohyoid	adjective	Of or pertaining to the sternum and the hyoid bone or cartilage.
stern-wheel	adjective	Having a paddle wheel at the stern; as, a stern-wheel steamer.
sterrometal	noun	Any alloy of copper, zinc, tin, and iron, of which cannon are sometimes made.
stertorious	adjective	Stertorous.
stethograph	noun	See Pneumatograph.
stethometer	noun	An apparatus for measuring the external movements of a given point of the chest wall, during respiration; — also called thoracometer.
stethoscope	noun	An instrument used in auscultation for examining the organs of the chest, as the heart and lungs, by conveying to the ear of the examiner the sounds produced in the thorax., To auscultate, or examine, with a stethoscope.
stethoscopy	noun	The art or process of examination by the stethoscope.
stewardship	noun	The office of a steward.
stibiconite	noun	A native oxide of antimony occurring in masses of a yellow color.
stichomancy	noun	Divination by lines, or passages of books, taken at hazard.
stichometry	noun	Measurement of books by the number of lines which they contain., Division of the text of a book into lines; especially, the division of the text of books into lines accommodated to the sense, — a method of writing manuscripts used before punctuation was adopted.
stickleback	verb t.	Any one of numerous species of small fishes of the genus Gasterosteus and allied genera. The back is armed with two or more sharp spines. They inhabit both salt and brackish water, and construct curious nests. Called also sticklebag, sharpling, and prickleback.
stick-tight	noun	Beggar’s ticks.
stigmatical	adjective	Marked with a stigma, or with something reproachful to character., Impressing with infamy or reproach., Of or pertaining to a stigma or stigmata.
stigmatized	imp. & past participle	of Stigmatize
stilettoing	present participle & vb. noun	of Stiletto
stimulating	present participle & vb. noun	of Stimulate
stimulation	noun	The act of stimulating, or the state of being stimulated., The irritating action of various agents (stimuli) on muscles, nerves, or a sensory end organ, by which activity is evoked; especially, the nervous impulse produced by various agents on nerves, or a sensory end organ, by which the part connected with the nerve is thrown into a state of activity; irritation.
stimulative	adjective	Having the quality of stimulating., That which stimulates.
stintedness	noun	The state of being stinted.
stipendiary	adjective	Receiving wages, or salary; performing services for a stated price or compensation., One who receives a stipend.
stipendiate	verb t.	To provide with a stipend, or salary; to support; to pay.
stipendless	adjective	Having no stipend.
stipitiform	adjective	Having the shape of a stalk; stalklike.
stipulating	present participle & vb. noun	of Stipulate
stipulation	noun	The act of stipulating; a contracting or bargaining; an agreement., That which is stipulated, or agreed upon; that which is definitely arranged or contracted; an agreement; a covenant; a contract or bargain; also, any particular article, item, or condition, in a mutual agreement; as, the stipulations of the allied powers to furnish each his contingent of troops., A material article of an agreement; an undertaking in the nature of bail taken in the admiralty courts; a bargain., The situation, arrangement, and structure of the stipules.
stock-blind	adjective	Blind as a stock; wholly blind.
stockbroker	noun	A broker who deals in stocks.
stockholder	noun	One who is a holder or proprietor of stock in the public funds, or in the funds of a bank or other stock company.
stockjobber	noun	One who speculates in stocks for gain; one whose occupation is to buy and sell stocks. In England a jobber acts as an intermediary between brokers.
stock-still	adjective	Still as a stock, or fixed post; perfectly still.
stomachical	adjective	Of or pertaining to the stomach; as, stomachic vessels., Strengthening to the stomach; exciting the action of the stomach; stomachal; cordial.
stomachless	adjective	Being without a stomach., Having no appetite.
stomatopoda	noun pl.	Same as Stomapoda.
stone-blind	adjective	As blind as a stone; completely blind.
stonecutter	noun	One whose occupation is to cut stone; also, a machine for dressing stone.
stone-horse	noun	Stallion.
stonerunner	noun	The ring plover, or the ringed dotterel., The dotterel.
stone-still	adjective	As still as a stone.
storekeeper	noun	A man in charge of stores or goods of any kind; as, a naval storekeeper., One who keeps a “store;” a shopkeeper. See 1st Store, 3.
straighting	present participle & vb. noun	of Straighten
straightway	adverb	Immediately; without loss of time; without delay.
straitening	present participle & vb. noun	of Straiten
stramineous	adjective	Strawy; consisting of straw., Chaffy; like straw; straw-colored.
strangeness	noun	The state or quality of being strange (in any sense of the adjective).
strangulate	adjective	Strangulated.
strappadoes	plural	of Strappado
strategetic	adjective	Alt. of Strategetical
strategical	adjective	Of or pertaining to strategy; effected by artifice.
stratifying	present participle & vb. noun	of Stratify
stratocracy	noun	A military government; government by military chiefs and an army.
streaminess	noun	The state of being streamy; a trailing.
strengthful	adjective	Abounding in strength; full of strength; strong.
strengthing	noun	A stronghold.
strengthner	noun	See Strengthener.
strepitores	noun pl.	A division of birds, including the clamatorial and picarian birds, which do not have well developed singing organs.
strepsipter	noun	Alt. of Strepsipteran
stridulator	noun	That which stridulates.
strigillose	adjective	Set with stiff, slender bristles.
stringboard	noun	Same as Stringpiece.
stringiness	noun	Quality of being stringy.
stringpiece	noun	A long piece of timber, forming a margin or edge of any piece of construction; esp.:, One of the longitudinal pieces, supporting the treads and rises of a flight or run of stairs.
stroboscope	noun	An instrument for studying or observing the successive phases of a periodic or varying motion by means of light which is periodically interrupted., An optical toy similar to the phenakistoscope. See Phenakistoscope.
strongyloid	adjective	Like, or pertaining to, Strongylus, a genus of parasitic nematode worms of which many species infest domestic animals. Some of the species, especially those living in the kidneys, lungs, and bronchial tubes, are often very injurious., A strongyloid worm.
structurist	noun	One who forms structures; a builder; a constructor.
struthiones	plural	of Struthio, A division, or order, of birds, including only the African ostriches., In a wider sense, an extensive group of birds including the ostriches, cassowaries, emus, moas, and allied birds incapable of flight. In this sense it is equivalent to Ratitae, or Dromaeognathae.
stubbedness	noun	The quality or state of being stubbed.
studentship	noun	The state of being a student.
stultifying	present participle & vb. noun	of Stultify
stultiloquy	noun	Foolish talk; silly discource; babbling.
stumblingly	adverb	In a stumbling manner.
styliferous	adjective	Bearing one or more styles.
stylography	noun	A mode of writing or tracing lines by means of a style on cards or tablets.
stylopodium	noun	An expansion at the base of the style, as in umbelliferous plants.
subacromial	adjective	Situated beneath the acromial process of the scapula.
subaduncate	adjective	Somewhat hooked or curved.
subadvocate	noun	An under or subordinate advocate.
subapennine	adjective	Under, or at the foot of, the Apennine mountains; — applied, in geology, to a series of Tertiary strata of the older Pliocene period.
subarcuated	adjective	Having a figure resembling that of a bow; somewhat curved or arched.
subarration	noun	The ancient custom of betrothing by the bestowal, on the part of the man, of marriage gifts or tokens, as money, rings, or other presents, upon the woman.
subaudition	noun	The act of understanding, or supplying, something not expressed; also, that which is so understood or supplied.
subaxillary	adjective	Situated under the axilla, or armpit., Placed under the axil, or angle formed by the branch of a plant with the stem, or a leaf with the branch.
subbrachial	adjective	Of or pertaining to the subbrachians.
subbrachian	noun	One of the Subbrachiales.
subcircular	adjective	Nearly circular.
subcolumnar	adjective	Having an imperfect or interrupted columnar structure.
subcontract	noun	A contract under, or subordinate to, a previous contract.
subcontrary	adjective	Contrary in an inferior degree., Having, or being in, a contrary order; — said of a section of an oblique cone having a circular base made by a plane not parallel to the base, but so inclined to the axis that the section is a circle; applied also to two similar triangles when so placed as to have a common angle at the vertex, the opposite sides not being parallel., Denoting the relation of opposition between the particular affirmative and particular negative. Of these both may be true and only one can be false., A subcontrary proposition; a proposition inferior or contrary in a lower degree.
subcoracoid	adjective	Situated under the coracoid process of the scapula; as, the subcoracoid dislocation of the humerus.
subcorneous	adjective	Situated under a horny part or layer., Partially horny.
subcultrate	adjective	Alt. of Subcultrated
subdeaconry	noun	Alt. of Subdeaconship
subdelegate	noun	A subordinate delegate, or one with inferior powers., To appoint to act as subdelegate, or as a subordinate; to depete.
subdividing	present participle & vb. noun	of Subdivide
subdivision	noun	The act of subdividing, or separating a part into smaller parts., A part of a thing made by subdividing.
subdominant	noun	The fourth tone above, or fifth below, the tonic; — so called as being under the dominant.
subelongate	adjective	Not fully elongated; somewhat elongated.
subglobular	adjective	Nearly globular.
subgovernor	noun	A subordinate or assistant governor.
subgranular	adjective	Somewhat granular.
subhumerate	verb t.	To place the shoulders under; to bear.
subhyoidean	adjective	Situated or performed beneath the hyoid bone; as, subhyoidean laryngotomy.
subindicate	verb t.	To indicate by signs or hints; to indicate imperfectly.
subitaneous	adjective	Sudden; hasty.
subjectless	adjective	Having no subject.
subjectness	noun	Quality of being subject.
subjugating	present participle & vb. noun	of Subjugate
subjugation	noun	The act of subjugating, or the state of being subjugated.
subjunction	noun	Act of subjoining, or state of being subjoined., Something subjoined; as, a subjunction to a sentence.
subjunctive	adjective	Subjoined or added to something before said or written., The subjunctive mood; also, a verb in the subjunctive mood.
sublevation	noun	The act of raising on high; elevation., An uprising; an insurrection.
subligation	noun	The act of binding underneath.
sublimating	present participle & vb. noun	of Sublimate
sublimation	noun	The act or process of subliming, or the state or result of being sublimed., The act of heightening or improving; exaltation; elevation; purification., That which is sublimed; the product of a purifying process.
sublimatory	adjective	Used for sublimation; as, sublimatory vessels., A vessel used for sublimation.
sublimeness	noun	The quality or state of being sublime; sublimity.
sublimities	plural	of Sublimity
sublittoral	adjective	Under the shore.
subluxation	noun	An incomplete or partial dislocation.
submergence	noun	The act of submerging, or the state of being submerged; submersion.
submetallic	adjective	Imperfectly metallic; as, a submetallic luster.
subminister	verb t.	To supply; to afford., To be subservient; to be useful.
submissness	noun	Submissiveness.
submonition	noun	Suggestion; prompting.
submultiple	noun	A number or quality which is contained in another an exact number of times, or is an aliquot part of it; thus, 7 is the submultiple of 56, being contained in it eight times., Of or pertaining to a submultiple; being a submultiple; as, a submultiple number; submultiple ratio.
submuscular	adjective	Situated underneath a muscle or muscles.
subnarcotic	adjective	Moderately narcotic.
subnotation	noun	A rescript.
subordinacy	noun	The quality or state of being subordinate, or subject to control; subordination, as, to bring the imagination to act in subordinacy to reason.
subordinary	noun	One of several heraldic bearings somewhat less common than an ordinary. See Ordinary.
subordinate	adjective	Placed in a lower order, class, or rank; holding a lower or inferior position., Inferior in order, nature, dignity, power, importance, or the like., One who stands in order or rank below another; — distinguished from a principal., To place in a lower order or class; to make or consider as of less value or importance; as, to subordinate one creature to another., To make subject; to subject or subdue; as, to subordinate the passions to reason.
subornation	noun	The act of suborning; the crime of procuring a person to take such a false oath as constitutes perjury., The sin or offense of procuring one to do a criminal or bad action, as by bribes or persuasion.
subpellucid	adjective	Somewhat pellucid; nearly pellucid.
subpetiolar	adjective	Concealed within the base of the petiole, as the leaf buds of the plane tree.
subpoenaing	present participle & vb. noun	of Subpoena
subpyriform	adjective	Somewhat pyriform.
subquadrate	adjective	Nearly or approximately square; almost square.
subreligion	noun	A secondary religion; a belief or principle held in a quasi religious veneration.
subrogation	noun	The act of subrogating., The substitution of one person in the place of another as a creditor, the new creditor succeeding to the rights of the former; the mode by which a third person who pays a creditor succeeds to his rights against the debtor.
subscapular	adjective	Alt. of Subscapulary
subscribing	present participle & vb. noun	of Subscribe
subsecutive	adjective	Following in a train or succession.
subsemitone	noun	The sensible or leading note, or sharp seventh, of any key; subtonic.
subsensible	adjective	Deeper than the reach of the senses.
subseptuple	adjective	Having the ratio of one to seven.
subsequence	noun	Alt. of Subsequency
subsequency	noun	The act or state of following; — opposed to precedence.
subservient	adjective	Fitted or disposed to subserve; useful in an inferior capacity; serving to promote some end; subordinate; hence, servile, truckling.
subsextuple	adjective	Having the ratio of one to six; as, a subsextuple proportion.
subsidizing	present participle & vb. noun	of Subsidize
subsilicate	noun	A basic silicate.
subsistence	noun	Real being; existence., Inherency; as, the subsistence of qualities in bodies., That which furnishes support to animal life; means of support; provisions, or that which produces provisions; livelihood; as, a meager subsistence., Same as Hypostasis, 2.
subsistency	noun	Subsistence.
substantial	adjective	Belonging to substance; actually existing; real; as, substantial life., Not seeming or imaginary; not illusive; real; solid; true; veritable., Corporeal; material; firm., Having good substance; strong; stout; solid; firm; as, substantial cloth; a substantial fence or wall., Possessed of goods or an estate; moderately wealthy; responsible; as, a substantial freeholder.
substantive	adjective	Betokening or expressing existence; as, the substantive verb, that is, the verb to be., Depending on itself; independent., Enduring; solid; firm; substantial., Pertaining to, or constituting, the essential part or principles; as, the law substantive., A noun or name; the part of speech which designates something that exists, or some object of thought, either material or immaterial; as, the words man, horse, city, goodness, excellence, are substantives., To substantivize.
substituent	noun	Any atom, group, or radical substituted for another, or entering a molecule in place of some other part which is removed.
substituted	imp. & past participle	of Substitute, Exchanged; put in the place of another., Containing substitutions or replacements; having been subjected to the process of substitution, or having some of its parts replaced; as, alcohol is a substituted water; methyl amine is a substituted ammonia.
substractor	noun	One who subtracts., A detractor; a slanderer.
subsulphate	noun	A sulphate with an excess of the base.
subsulphide	noun	A nonacid compound consisting of one equivalent of sulphur and more than one equivalent of some other body, as a metal.
subsumption	noun	The act of subsuming, or of including under another., That which is subsumed, as the minor clause or premise of a syllogism.
subsumptive	adjective	Relating to, or containing, a subsumption.
subtectacle	noun	A space under a roof; a tabernacle; a dwelling.
subthalamic	adjective	Situated under the optic thalamus.
subtilizing	present participle & vb. noun	of Subtilize
subtracting	present participle & vb. noun	of Subtract
subtraction	noun	The act or operation of subtracting or taking away a part., The taking of a lesser number or quantity from a greater of the same kind or denomination; an operation for finding the difference between two numbers or quantities., The withdrawing or withholding from a person of some right to which he is entitled by law.
subtractive	adjective	Tending, or having power, to subtract., Having the negative sign, or sign minus.
subtreasury	noun	A subordinate treasury, or place of deposit; as, the United States subtreasury at New York.
subtropical	adjective	Nearly tropical.
subumbrella	noun	The integument of the under surface of the bell, or disk-shaped body, of a jellyfish.
subundation	noun	A flood; a deluge.
suburbicary	adjective	Being in the suburbs; — applied to the six dioceses in the suburbs of Rome subject to the pope as bishop of Rome.
suburethral	adjective	Situated under the urethra, or under its orifice.
subvertible	adjective	That may be subverted.
succedaneum	noun	One who, or that which, succeeds to the place of another; that which is used for something else; a substitute, a remedy used as a substitute for another.
successless	adjective	Having no success.
succiferous	adjective	Producing or conveying sap.
succinamate	noun	A salt of succinamic acid.
succinimide	noun	A white crystalline nitrogenous substance, C2H4.(CO)2.NH, obtained by treating succinic anhydride with ammonia gas. It is a typical imido acid, and forms a series of salts. See Imido acid, under Imido.
succinurate	noun	A salt of succinuric acid.
succoteague	noun	The squeteague.
succulently	adverb	In a succulent manner.
sufficience	noun	Sufficiently.
sufficiency	noun	The quality or state of being sufficient, or adequate to the end proposed; adequacy., Qualification for any purpose; ability; capacity., Adequate substance or means; competence., Supply equal to wants; ample stock or fund., Conceit; self-confidence; self-sufficiency.
suffocating	present participle & vb. noun	of Suffocate, a. & n. from Suffocate, v.
suffocation	noun	The act of suffocating, or the state of being suffocated; death caused by smothering or choking.
suffocative	adjective	Tending or able to choke or stifle.
suffragated	imp. & past participle	of Suffragate
suffragator	noun	One who assists or favors by his vote.
sufragette.	noun	A woman who advocates the right to vote for women; a woman suffragist.
suffumigate	verb t.	To apply fumes or smoke to the parts of, as to the body in medicine; to fumigate in part.
sugar-house	noun	A building in which sugar is made or refined; a sugar manufactory.
suggestment	noun	Suggestion.
suggestress	noun	A woman who suggests.
sui generis		Of his or its own kind.
suitability	noun	The quality or state of being suitable; suitableness.
suleah fish		A coarse fish of India, used in making a breakfast relish called burtah.
sulphanilic	adjective	Of, pertaining to, or designating, an anilene sulphonic acid which is obtained as a white crystalline substance.
sulphaurate	noun	A salt of sulphauric acid.
sulphionide	noun	A binary compound of sulphion, or one so regarded; thus, sulphuric acid, H/SO/, is a sulphionide.
sulphovinic	adjective	Of, pertaining to, and formerly designating, ethylsulphuric acid.
sulphurated	imp. & past participle	of Sulphurate
sulphurator	noun	An apparatus for impregnating with, or exposing to the action of, sulphur; especially, an apparatus for fumigating or bleaching by means of the fumes of burning sulphur.
sulphureity	noun	The quality or state of being sulphureous.
sulphureous	adjective	Consisting of sulphur; having the qualities of sulphur, or brimstone; impregnated with sulphur.
sulphureted	adjective	Combined or impregnated with sulphur; sulphurized.
sulphurwort	noun	The hog’s fennel. See under Fennel.
sulphydrate	noun	A compound, analogous to a hydrate, regarded as a salt of sulphydric acid, or as a derivative of hydrogen sulphide in which one half of the hydrogen is replaced by a base (as potassium sulphydrate, KSH), or as a hydrate in which the oxygen has been wholly or partially replaced by sulphur.
summerhouse	noun	A rustic house or apartment in a garden or park, to be used as a pleasure resort in summer.
summersault	noun	Alt. of Summerset
sumptuosity	noun	Expensiveness; costliness; sumptuousness.
superabound	verb i.	To be very abundant or exuberant; to be more than sufficient; as, the country superabounds with corn.
superadding	present participle & vb. noun	of Superadd
supercarpal	adjective	Situated above, or in the upper part of, the carpus.
supercharge	verb t.	To charge (a bearing) upon another bearing; as, to supercharge a rose upon a fess., A bearing charged upon another bearing.
supercilium	noun	The eyebrow, or the region of the eyebrows.
superfamily	noun	A group intermediate between a family and a suborder.
superfetate	verb i.	To conceive after a prior conception, but before the birth of the offspring.
superficial	adjective	Of or pertaining to the superficies, or surface; lying on the surface; shallow; not deep; as, a superficial color; a superficial covering; superficial measure or contents; superficial tillage., Reaching or comprehending only what is obvious or apparent; not deep or profound; shallow; — said especially in respect to study, learning, and the like; as, a superficial scholar; superficial knowledge.
superficies	noun	The surface; the exterior part, superficial area, or face of a thing., Everything on the surface of a piece of ground, or of a building, so closely connected by art or nature as to constitute a part of it, as houses, or other superstructures, fences, trees, vines, etc., A real right consisting of a grant by a landed proprietor of a piece of ground, bearing a strong resemblance to the long building leases granted by landholders in England, in consideration of a rent, and under reservation of the ownership of the soil.
superfluity	noun	A greater quantity than is wanted; superabundance; as, a superfluity of water; a superfluity of wealth., The state or quality of being superfluous; excess., Something beyond what is needed; something which serves for show or luxury.
superfluous	adjective	More than is wanted or is sufficient; rendered unnecessary by superabundance; unnecessary; useless; excessive; as, a superfluous price.
superheated	imp. & past participle	of Superheat
superheater	noun	An apparatus for superheating steam.
superimpose	verb t.	To lay or impose on something else; as, a stratum of earth superimposed on another stratum.
superinduce	verb t.	To bring in, or upon, as an addition to something.
superinfuse	verb t.	To infuse over.
superintend	verb t.	To have or exercise the charge and oversight of; to oversee with the power of direction; to take care of with authority; to supervise; as, an officer superintends the building of a ship or the construction of a fort.
superioress	noun	A woman who acts as chief in a convent, abbey, or nunnery; a lady superior.
superiority	noun	The quality, state, or condition of being superior; as, superiority of rank; superiority in merit.
superjacent	adjective	Situated immediately above; as, superjacent rocks.
superlation	noun	Exaltation of anything beyond truth or propriety.
superlative	adjective	Lifted up to the highest degree; most eminent; surpassing all other; supreme; as, superlative wisdom or prudence; a woman of superlative beauty; the superlative glory of the divine character., Expressing the highest or lowest degree of the quality, manner, etc., denoted by an adjective or an adverb. The superlative degree is formed from the positive by the use of -est, most, or least; as, highest, most pleasant, least bright., That which is highest or most eminent; the utmost degree., The superlative degree of adjectives and adverbs; also, a form or word by which the superlative degree is expressed; as, strongest, wisest, most stormy, least windy, are all superlatives.
superlunary	adjective	Being above the moon; not belonging to this world; — opposed to sublunary.
supermedial	adjective	Above the middle.
supernatant	adjective	Swimming above; floating on the surface; as, oil supernatant on water., The liquid remaining after solids suspended in the liquid have been sedimented by gravity or by centrifugation. Contrasted with the solid sediment, or (in centrifugation) the pellet.
superplease	verb t.	To please exceedingly.
superposing	present participle & vb. noun	of Superpose
superpraise	verb t.	To praise to excess.
superreward	verb t.	To reward to an excessive degree.
supersacral	adjective	Situated over, or on the dorsal side of, the sacrum.
superscribe	verb t.	To write or engrave (a name, address, inscription, or the like) on the top or surface; to write a name, address, or the like, on the outside or cover of (anything); as, to superscribe a letter.
superscript	noun	Superscription.
superseding	present participle & vb. noun	of Supersede
supersedeas	noun	A writ of command to suspend the powers of an officer in certain cases, or to stay proceedings under another writ.
supersedure	noun	The act of superseding, or setting aside; supersession; as, the supersedure of trial by jury.
superstrain	verb t.	To overstrain.
superstrata	plural	of Superstatum
superstatum	noun	A stratum, or layer, above another.
superstruct	verb t.	To build over or upon another structure; to erect upon a foundation.
supersubtle	adjective	To subtle.
supervening	present participle & vb. noun	of Supervene
supervising	present participle & vb. noun	of Supervise
supervision	noun	The act of overseeing; inspection; superintendence; oversight.
supervisive	adjective	Supervisory.
supervisory	adjective	Of or pertaining to supervision; as, supervisory powers.
supervolute	adjective	Having a plainted and convolute arrangement in the bud, as in the morning-glory.
supparasite	verb t.	To flatter; to cajole; to act the parasite.
suppeditate	verb t.	To supply; to furnish.
supplanting	present participle & vb. noun	of Supplant
supple-jack	noun	A climbing shrub (Berchemia volubilus) of the Southern United States, having a tough and pliable stem., A somewhat similar tropical American plant (Paullinia Curassavica); also, a walking stick made from its stem.
supplicancy	noun	Supplication.
supplicated	imp. & past participle	of Supplicate
supplicator	noun	One who supplicates; a supplicant.
supportable	adjective	Capable of being supported, maintained, or endured; endurable.
supportance	noun	Support.
supportless	adjective	Having no support.
supportment	noun	Support.
supportress	noun	A female supporter.
supposition	noun	The act of supposing, laying down, imagining, or considering as true or existing, what is known not to be true, or what is not proved., That which is supposed; hypothesis; conjecture; surmise; opinion or belief without sufficient evidence.
suppositive	adjective	Including or implying supposition, or hypothesis; supposed., A word denoting or implying supposition, as the words if, granting, provided, etc.
suppository	noun	A pill or bolus for introduction into the rectum; esp., a cylinder or cone of medicated cacao butter.
suppressing	present participle & vb. noun	of Suppress
suppression	noun	The act of suppressing, or the state of being suppressed; repression; as, the suppression of a riot, insurrection, or tumult; the suppression of truth, of reports, of evidence, and the like., Complete stoppage of a natural secretion or excretion; as, suppression of urine; — used in contradiction to retention, which signifies that the secretion or excretion is retained without expulsion., Omission; as, the suppression of a word.
suppressive	adjective	Tending to suppress; subduing; concealing.
suppurating	present participle & vb. noun	of Suppurate
suppuration	noun	The act or process of suppurating., The matter produced by suppuration; pus.
suppurative	adjective	Tending to suppurate; promoting suppuration., A suppurative medicine.
supputation	noun	Reckoning; account.
supracostal	adjective	Situated above, or on the outside of, the ribs.
supraglotic	adjective	Situated above the glottis; — applied to that part of the cavity of the larynx above the true vocal cords.
supra-ilium	noun	The cartilaginous cap at the sacral end of the ilium of some animals.
supralunary	adjective	Beyond the moon; hence, very lofty.
supraocular	adjective	Above the eyes; — said of certain scales of fishes and reptiles.
suprapubian	adjective	Alt. of Suprapubic
supraspinal	adjective	Situated above the vertebral column., Situated above a spine or spines; supraspinate; supraspinous.
supravision	noun	Supervision.
supravulgar	adjective	Being above the vulgar or common people.
suraddition	noun	Something added or appended, as to a name.
surcharging	present participle & vb. noun	of Surcharge
surculation	noun	Act of purning.
sure-footed	adjective	Not liable to stumble or fall; as, a sure-footed horse.
surmounting	present participle & vb. noun	of Surmount
surpassable	adjective	That may be surpassed.
surquedrous	adjective	Having or exhibiting surquedry; arrogant; insolent.
surrendered	imp. & past participle	of Surrender
surrenderee	noun	The person to whom a surrender is made.
surrenderer	noun	One who surrenders.
surrenderor	noun	One who makes a surrender, as of an estate.
surrogation	noun	The act of substituting one person in the place of another.
surrounding	present participle & vb. noun	of Surround, Inclosing; encircling., An encompassing., The things which surround or environ; external or attending circumstances or conditions.
surturbrand	noun	A fibrous brown coal or bituminous wood.
surveillant	noun	One who watches over another; an overseer; a spy; a supervisor., Overseeing; watchful.
susceptible	adjective	Capable of admitting anything additional, or any change, affection, or influence; readily acted upon; as, a body susceptible of color or of alteration., Capable of impression; having nice sensibility; impressible; tender; sensitive; as, children are more susceptible than adults; a man of a susceptible heart.
suscipiency	noun	Admission.
suscitating	present participle & vb. noun	of Suscitate
suscitation	noun	The act of raising or exciting.
suspectable	adjective	That may be suspected.
suspectless	adjective	Not suspecting; having no suspicion., Not suspected; not mistrusted.
suspensible	adjective	Capable of being suspended; capable of being held from sinking.
suspensoria	plural	of Suspensorium
suspiciency	verb t.	Suspiciousness; suspicion.
suspiration	noun	The act of sighing, or fetching a long and deep breath; a deep respiration; a sigh.
sustainable	adjective	Capable of being sustained or maintained; as, the action is not sustainable.
sustainment	noun	The act of sustaining; maintenance; support.
sustentacle	noun	Sustenance.
susurration	noun	A whispering; a soft murmur.
susurringly	adverb	In the manner of a whisper.
swaddlebill	noun	The shoveler.
swallowfish	noun	The European sapphirine gurnard (Trigla hirundo). It has large pectoral fins.
swallowtail	noun	A kind of tenon or tongue used in making joints. See Dovetail., A species of willow., An outwork with converging sides, its head or front forming a reentrant angle; — so called from its form. Called also priestcap., A swallow-tailed coat., An arrow., Any one of numerous species of large and handsome butterflies, belonging to Papilio and allied genera, in which the posterior border of each hind wing is prolongated in the form of a long lobe.
swallowwort	noun	See Celandine., A poisonous plant (Vincetoxicum officinale) of the Milkweed family, at one time used in medicine; — also called white swallowwort.
swan’s-down	noun	Alt. of Swans-down
swan-upping	noun	A yearly expedition on the Thames to take up young swans and mark them, as by Companies of Dyers and Vintners; — called also swan-hopping.
swarthiness	noun	The quality or state of being swarthy; a dusky or dark complexion; tawniness.
sway-backed	adjective	Having the back hollow or sagged, whether naturally or as the result of injury or weakness; — said of horses and other animals.
sweepstakes	noun	A winning of all the stakes or prizes; a sweepstake., The whole money or other things staked at a horse race, a given sum being put up for each horse, all of which goes to the winner, or is divided among several, as may be previously agreed., A race for all the sums staked or prizes offered.
sweepwasher	noun	One who extracts the residuum of precious metals from the sweepings, potsherds, etc., of refineries of gold and silver, or places where these metals are used.
swingletail	noun	The thrasher, or fox shark. See Thrasher.
swingletree	verb i.	A whiffletree, or whippletree. See Singletree.
swivel-eyed	adjective	Squint-eyed.
swordplayer	noun	A fencer; a gladiator; one who exhibits his skill in the use of the sword.
sybaritical	adjective	Of or pertaining to the Sybarites; resembling the Sybarites; luxurious; wanton; effeminate.
sycophantcy	noun	Sycophancy.
sycophantic	adjective	Alt. of Sycophantical
sycophantry	noun	Sycophancy.
syllabarium	noun	A syllabary.
syllabicate	verb t.	To form or divide into syllables; to syllabify.
syllabified	imp. & past participle	of Syllabify
sylleptical	adjective	Of or pertaining to a syllepsis; containing syllepsis.
syllogistic	adjective	Alt. of Syllogistical
syllogizing	present participle & vb. noun	of Syllogize
sylvestrian	adjective	Sylvan.
sylvicoline	adjective	Of or pertaining to the family of warblers (Sylvicolidae). See Warbler.
symbolistic	adjective	Alt. of Symbolistical
symbolizing	present participle & vb. noun	of Symbolize
symbologist	noun	One who practices, or who is versed in, symbology.
symbranchii	noun pl.	An order of slender eel-like fishes having the gill openings confluent beneath the neck. The pectoral arch is generally attached to the skull, and the entire margin of the upper jaw is formed by the premaxillary. Called also Symbranchia.
symmetrical	adjective	Involving or exhibiting symmetry; proportional in parts; having its parts in due proportion as to dimensions; as, a symmetrical body or building., Having the organs or parts of one side corresponding with those of the other; having the parts in two or more series of organs the same in number; exhibiting a symmetry. See Symmetry, 2., Having an equal number of parts in the successive circles of floral organs; — said of flowers., Having a likeness in the form and size of floral organs of the same kind; regular., Having a common measure; commensurable., Having corresponding parts or relations.
symmetrized	imp. & past participle	of Symmetrize
sympathetic	adjective	Inclined to sympathy; sympathizing., Produced by, or expressive of, sympathy., Produced by sympathy; — applied particularly to symptoms or affections. See Sympathy., Of or relating to the sympathetic nervous system or some of its branches; produced by stimulation on the sympathetic nervious system or some part of it; as, the sympathetic saliva, a modified form of saliva, produced from some of the salivary glands by stimulation of a sympathetic nerve fiber.
sympathized	imp. & past participle	of Sympathize
sympathizer	noun	One who sympathizes.
sympetalous	adjective	Having the petals united; gamopetalous.
symphonious	adjective	Agreeing in sound; accordant; harmonious., Symphonic.
symphonized	imp. & past participle	of Symphonize
symposiarch	noun	The master of a feast.
symptomatic	adjective	Alt. of Symptomatical
synagogical	adjective	Of or pertaining to a synagogue.
synallaxine	adjective	Having the outer and middle toes partially united; — said of certain birds related to the creepers.
synanthesis	noun	The simultaneous maturity of the anthers and stigmas of a blossom.
synanthrose	noun	A variety of sugar, isomeric with sucrose, found in the tubers of the Jerusalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus), in the dahlia, and other Compositae.
synapticula	noun	One of numerous calcareous processes which extend between, and unite, the adjacent septa of certain corals, especially of the fungian corals.
synchoresis	noun	A concession made for the purpose of retorting with greater force.
synchronism	noun	The concurrence of events in time; simultaneousness., The tabular arrangement of historical events and personages, according to their dates., A representation, in the same picture, of two or events which occured at different times.
synchronize	verb i.	To agree in time; to be simultaneous., To assign to the same date or period of time; as, to synchronize two events of Greek and Roman history., To cause to agree in time; as, to synchronize the movements of different machines; to synchronize clocks.
synchronous	adjective	Happening at the same time; simultaneous.
synclinical	adjective	Synclinal.
synclinoria	plural	of Synclinorium
syncopating	present participle & vb. noun	of Syncopate
syncopation	noun	The act of syncopating; the contraction of a word by taking one or more letters or syllables from the middle; syncope., The act of syncopating; a peculiar figure of rhythm, or rhythmical alteration, which consists in welding into one tone the second half of one beat with the first half of the beat which follows.
syndactylic	adjective	Syndactilous.
syndesmoses	plural	of Syndesmosis
syndesmosis	noun	An articulation formed by means of ligaments.
syndyasmian	adjective	Pertaining to the state of pairing together sexually; — said of animals during periods of procreation and while rearing their offspring.
synergistic	adjective	Of or pertaining to synergism., Cooperating; synergetic.
syngenesian	adjective	Alt. of Syngenesious
synneuroses	plural	of Synneorosis
synneorosis	noun	Syndesmosis.
synodically	adverb	In a synodical manner; in a synod; by the authority of a synod.
synonymally	adverb	Synonymously.
synonymical	adjective	Of or pertaining to synonyms, or synonymic; synonymous.
synonymicon	noun	A dictionary of synonyms.
synonymized	imp. & past participle	of Synonymize
synosteoses	plural	of Synosteosis
synosteosis	noun	Union by means of bone; the complete closing up and obliteration of sutures.
synsepalous	adjective	Having united sepals; gamosepalous.
syntactical	adjective	Of or pertaining to syntax; according to the rules of syntax, or construction.
synteretics	noun	That department of medicine which relates to the preservation of health; prophylaxis.
synthetical	adjective	Of or pertaining to synthesis; consisting in synthesis or composition; as, the synthetic method of reasoning, as opposed to analytical., Artificial. Cf. Synthesis, 2., Comprising within itself structural or other characters which are usually found only in two or more diverse groups; — said of species, genera, and higher groups. See the Note under Comprehensive, 3.
syphiloderm	noun	A cutaneous affection due to syphilis.
syphilology	noun	That branch of medicine which treats of syphilis.
syringotome	noun	A small blunt-pointed bistoury, — used in syringotomy.
syringotomy	noun	The operation of cutting for anal fistula.
syrphus fly		Any one of numerous species of dipterous flies of the genus Syrphus and allied genera. They are usually bright-colored, with yellow bands, and hover around plants. The larvae feed upon plant lice, and are, therefore, very beneficial to agriculture.
syssarcosis	noun	The junction of bones by intervening muscles.
systematism	noun	The reduction of facts or principles to a system.
systematist	noun	One who forms a system, or reduces to system., One who adheres to a system.
systematize	verb t.	To reduce to system or regular method; to arrange methodically; to methodize; as, to systematize a collection of plants or minerals; to systematize one’s work; to systematize one’s ideas.
systemizing	present participle & vb. noun	of Systemize