| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| saadh | noun | See Sadh. |
| sabal | noun | A genus of palm trees including the palmetto of the Southern United States. |
| saber | noun | Alt. of Sabre, Alt. of Sabre |
| sabre | noun | A sword with a broad and heavy blade, thick at the back, and usually more or less curved like a scimiter; a cavalry sword., To strike, cut, or kill with a saber; to cut down, as with a saber., See Saber. |
| sable | noun | A carnivorous animal of the Weasel family (Mustela zibellina) native of the northern latitudes of Europe, Asia, and America, — noted for its fine, soft, and valuable fur., The fur of the sable., A mourning garment; a funeral robe; — generally in the plural., The tincture black; — represented by vertical and horizontal lines crossing each other., Of the color of the sable’s fur; dark; black; — used chiefly in poetry., To render sable or dark; to drape darkly or in black. |
| sabot | noun | A kind of wooden shoe worn by the peasantry in France, Belgium, Sweden, and some other European countries., A thick, circular disk of wood, to which the cartridge bag and projectile are attached, in fixed ammunition for cannon; also, a piece of soft metal attached to a projectile to take the groove of the rifling. |
| sacar | noun | See Saker. |
| sacci | plural | of Saccus |
| sacre | noun | See Saker., To consecrate; to make sacred. |
| sacra | plural | of Sacrum |
| sadda | noun | A work in the Persian tongue, being a summary of the Zend-Avesta, or sacred books. |
| sadly | adverb | Wearily; heavily; firmly., Seriously; soberly; gravely., Grievously; deeply; sorrowfully; miserably. |
| sagas | plural | of Saga |
| sagum | noun | The military cloak of the Roman soldiers. |
| sagus | noun | A genus of palms from which sago is obtained. |
| sahib | noun | Alt. of Saheb |
| saheb | noun | A respectful title or appellation given to Europeans of rank. |
| sahui | noun | A marmoset. |
| saiga | noun | An antelope (Saiga Tartarica) native of the plains of Siberia and Eastern Russia. The male has erect annulated horns, and tufts of long hair beneath the eyes and ears. |
| saily | adjective | Like a sail. |
| saint | noun | A person sanctified; a holy or godly person; one eminent for piety and virtue; any true Christian, as being redeemed and consecrated to God., One of the blessed in heaven., One canonized by the church., To make a saint of; to enroll among the saints by an offical act, as of the pope; to canonize; to give the title or reputation of a saint to (some one)., To act or live as a saint. |
| saith | 3d pers. sing. pres. of Say. | |
| saiva | noun | One of an important religious sect in India which regards Siva with peculiar veneration. |
| sajou | noun | Same as Sapajou. |
| saker | noun | A falcon (Falco sacer) native of Southern Europe and Asia, closely resembling the lanner., The peregrine falcon., A small piece of artillery. |
| sakti | noun | The divine energy, personified as the wife of a deity (Brahma, Vishnu, Siva, etc.); the female principle. |
| salad | noun | A preparation of vegetables, as lettuce, celery, water cress, onions, etc., usually dressed with salt, vinegar, oil, and spice, and eaten for giving a relish to other food; as, lettuce salad; tomato salad, etc., A dish composed of chopped meat or fish, esp. chicken or lobster, mixed with lettuce or other vegetables, and seasoned with oil, vinegar, mustard, and other condiments; as, chicken salad; lobster salad. |
| salam | noun | A salutation or compliment of ceremony in the east by word or act; an obeisance, performed by bowing very low and placing the right palm on the forehead. |
| saleb | noun | See Salep. |
| salep | noun | The dried tubers of various species of Orchis, and Eulophia. It is used to make a nutritious beverage by treating the powdered preparation with hot water. |
| salic | adjective | Of or pertaining to the Salian Franks, or to the Salic law so called. |
| salix | noun | A genus of trees or shrubs including the willow, osier, and the like, growing usually in wet grounds., A tree or shrub of any kind of willow. |
| sally | verb i. | To leap or rush out; to burst forth; to issue suddenly; as a body of troops from a fortified place to attack besiegers; to make a sally., A leaping forth; a darting; a spring., A rushing or bursting forth; a quick issue; a sudden eruption; specifically, an issuing of troops from a place besieged to attack the besiegers; a sortie., An excursion from the usual track; range; digression; deviation., A flight of fancy, liveliness, wit, or the like; a flashing forth of a quick and active mind., Transgression of the limits of soberness or steadiness; act of levity; wild gayety; frolic; escapade. |
| salmi | noun | Same as Salmis. |
| salol | noun | A white crystalline substance consisting of phenol salicylate. |
| salon | noun | An apartment for the reception of company; hence, in the plural, fashionable parties; circles of fashionable society. |
| salpa | noun | A genus of transparent, tubular, free-swimming oceanic tunicates found abundantly in all the warmer latitudes. See Illustration in Appendix. |
| salse | noun | A mud volcano, the water of which is often impregnated with salts, whence the name. |
| salty | adjective | Somewhat salt; saltish. |
| salue | verb t. | To salute. |
| salve | interj. | Hail!, To say “Salve” to; to greet; to salute., An adhesive composition or substance to be applied to wounds or sores; a healing ointment., A soothing remedy or antidote., To heal by applications or medicaments; to cure by remedial treatment; to apply salve to; as, to salve a wound., To heal; to remedy; to cure; to make good; to soothe, as with an ointment, especially by some device, trick, or quibble; to gloss over., To save, as a ship or goods, from the perils of the sea. |
| salvo | noun | An exception; a reservation; an excuse., A concentrated fire from pieces of artillery, as in endeavoring to make a break in a fortification; a volley., A salute paid by a simultaneous, or nearly simultaneous, firing of a number of cannon. |
| sambo | noun | A colloquial or humorous appellation for a negro; sometimes, the offspring of a black person and a mulatto; a zambo. |
| sandy | superl. | Consisting of, abounding with, or resembling, sand; full of sand; covered or sprinkled with sand; as, a sandy desert, road, or soil., Of the color of sand; of a light yellowish red color; as, sandy hair. |
| sanga | noun | Alt. of Sangu |
| sangu | noun | The Abyssinian ox (Bos / Bibos, Africanus), noted for the great length of its horns. It has a hump on its back. |
| sanny | noun | The sandpiper. |
| sapid | adjective | Having the power of affecting the organs of taste; possessing savor, or flavor. |
| sapor | noun | Power of affecting the organs of taste; savor; flavor; taste. |
| sappy | superl. | Abounding with sap; full of sap; juicy; succulent., Hence, young, not firm; weak, feeble., Weak in intellect., Abounding in sap; resembling, or consisting largely of, sapwood., Musty; tainted. |
| saree | noun | The principal garment of a Hindoo woman. It consists of a long piece of cloth, which is wrapped round the middle of the body, a portion being arranged to hang down in front, and the remainder passed across the bosom over the left shoulder. |
| sargo | noun | Any one of several species of sparoid fishes belonging to Sargus, Pomadasys, and related genera; — called also sar, and saragu. |
| saros | noun | A Chaldean astronomical period or cycle, the length of which has been variously estimated from 3,600 years to 3,600 days, or a little short of 10 years. |
| sarpo | noun | A large toadfish of the Southern United States and the Gulf of Mexico (Batrachus tau, var. pardus). |
| sarsa | noun | Sarsaparilla. |
| sarse | noun | A fine sieve; a searce., To sift through a sarse. |
| sasin | noun | The Indian antelope (Antilope bezoartica, / cervicapra), noted for its beauty and swiftness. It has long, spiral, divergent horns. |
| sasse | noun | A sluice or lock, as in a river, to make it more navigable. |
| satan | noun | The grand adversary of man; the Devil, or Prince of darkness; the chief of the fallen angels; the archfiend. |
| sated | imp. & past participle | of Sate |
| satin | noun | A silk cloth, of a thick, close texture, and overshot woof, which has a glossy surface. |
| satle | verb t. & i. | To settle. |
| satyr | noun | A sylvan deity or demigod, represented as part man and part goat, and characterized by riotous merriment and lasciviousness., Any one of many species of butterflies belonging to the family Nymphalidae. Their colors are commonly brown and gray, often with ocelli on the wings. Called also meadow browns., The orang-outang. |
| sauce | noun | A composition of condiments and appetizing ingredients eaten with food as a relish; especially, a dressing for meat or fish or for puddings; as, mint sauce; sweet sauce, etc., Any garden vegetables eaten with meat., Stewed or preserved fruit eaten with other food as a relish; as, apple sauce, cranberry sauce, etc., Sauciness; impertinence., To accompany with something intended to give a higher relish; to supply with appetizing condiments; to season; to flavor., To cause to relish anything, as if with a sauce; to tickle or gratify, as the palate; to please; to stimulate; hence, to cover, mingle, or dress, as if with sauce; to make an application to., To make poignant; to give zest, flavor or interest to; to set off; to vary and render attractive., To treat with bitter, pert, or tart language; to be impudent or saucy to., A soft crayon for use in stump drawing or in shading with the stump. |
| saucy | superl. | Showing impertinent boldness or pertness; transgressing the rules of decorum; treating superiors with contempt; impudent; insolent; as, a saucy fellow., Expressive of, or characterized by, impudence; impertinent; as, a saucy eye; saucy looks. |
| saugh | Alt. of Sauh | |
| sauks | noun pl. | Same as Sacs. |
| sault | noun | A rapid in some rivers; as, the Sault Ste. Marie. |
| saury | noun | A slender marine fish (Scomberesox saurus) of Europe and America. It has long, thin, beaklike jaws. Called also billfish, gowdnook, gawnook, skipper, skipjack, skopster, lizard fish, and Egypt herring. |
| saute | noun | An assault., p. p. of Sauter. |
| saved | imp. & past participle | of Save |
| saver | noun | One who saves. |
| savin | noun | Alt. of Savine |
| savor | adjective | That property of a thing which affects the organs of taste or smell; taste and odor; flavor; relish; scent; as, the savor of an orange or a rose; an ill savor., Hence, specific flavor or quality; characteristic property; distinctive temper, tinge, taint, and the like., Sense of smell; power to scent, or trace by scent., Pleasure; delight; attractiveness., To have a particular smell or taste; — with of., To partake of the quality or nature; to indicate the presence or influence; to smack; — with of., To use the sense of taste., To perceive by the smell or the taste; hence, to perceive; to note., To have the flavor or quality of; to indicate the presence of., To taste or smell with pleasure; to delight in; to relish; to like; to favor. |
| savoy | noun | A variety of the common cabbage (Brassica oleracea major), having curled leaves, — much cultivated for winter use. |
| sawed | imp. | of Saw, of Saw |
| sawer | noun | One who saws; a sawyer. |
| saxon | noun | One of a nation or people who formerly dwelt in the northern part of Germany, and who, with other Teutonic tribes, invaded and conquered England in the fifth and sixth centuries., Also used in the sense of Anglo-Saxon., A native or inhabitant of modern Saxony., The language of the Saxons; Anglo-Saxon., Of or pertaining to the Saxons, their country, or their language., Anglo-Saxon., Of or pertaining to Saxony or its inhabitants. |
| sayer | noun | One who says; an utterer. |
| saynd | p. p. of Senge, to singe. | |
| scala | noun | A machine formerly employed for reducing dislocations of the humerus., A term applied to any one of the three canals of the cochlea. |
| scald | verb t. | To burn with hot liquid or steam; to pain or injure by contact with, or immersion in, any hot fluid; as, to scald the hand., To expose to a boiling or violent heat over a fire, or in hot water or other liquor; as, to scald milk or meat., A burn, or injury to the skin or flesh, by some hot liquid, or by steam., Affected with the scab; scabby., Scurvy; paltry; as, scald rhymers., Scurf on the head. See Scall., One of the ancient Scandinavian poets and historiographers; a reciter and singer of heroic poems, eulogies, etc., among the Norsemen; more rarely, a bard of any of the ancient Teutonic tribes. |
| scale | noun | The dish of a balance; hence, the balance itself; an instrument or machine for weighing; as, to turn the scale; — chiefly used in the plural when applied to the whole instrument or apparatus for weighing. Also used figuratively., The sign or constellation Libra., To weigh or measure according to a scale; to measure; also, to grade or vary according to a scale or system., One of the small, thin, membranous, bony or horny pieces which form the covering of many fishes and reptiles, and some mammals, belonging to the dermal part of the skeleton, or dermoskeleton. See Cycloid, Ctenoid, and Ganoid., Hence, any layer or leaf of metal or other material, resembling in size and thinness the scale of a fish; as, a scale of iron, of bone, etc., One of the small scalelike structures covering parts of some invertebrates, as those on the wings of Lepidoptera and on the body of Thysanura; the elytra of certain annelids. See Lepidoptera., A scale insect. (See below.), A small appendage like a rudimentary leaf, resembling the scales of a fish in form, and often in arrangement; as, the scale of a bud, of a pine cone, and the like. The name is also given to the chaff on the stems of ferns., The thin metallic side plate of the handle of a pocketknife. See Illust. of Pocketknife., An incrustation deposit on the inside of a vessel in which water is heated, as a steam boiler., The thin oxide which forms on the surface of iron forgings. It consists essentially of the magnetic oxide, Fe3O4. Also, a similar coating upon other metals., To strip or clear of scale or scales; as, to scale a fish; to scale the inside of a boiler., To take off in thin layers or scales, as tartar from the teeth; to pare off, as a surface., To scatter; to spread., To clean, as the inside of a cannon, by the explosion of a small quantity of powder., To separate and come off in thin layers or laminae; as, some sandstone scales by exposure., To separate; to scatter., A ladder; a series of steps; a means of ascending., Hence, anything graduated, especially when employed as a measure or rule, or marked by lines at regular intervals., A mathematical instrument, consisting of a slip of wood, ivory, or metal, with one or more sets of spaces graduated and numbered on its surface, for measuring or laying off distances, etc., as in drawing, plotting, and the like. See Gunter’s scale., A series of spaces marked by lines, and representing proportionately larger distances; as, a scale of miles, yards, feet, etc., for a map or plan., A basis for a numeral system; as, the decimal scale; the binary scale, etc., The graduated series of all the tones, ascending or descending, from the keynote to its octave; — called also the gamut. It may be repeated through any number of octaves. See Chromatic scale, Diatonic scale, Major scale, and Minor scale, under Chromatic, Diatonic, Major, and Minor., Gradation; succession of ascending and descending steps and degrees; progressive series; scheme of comparative rank or order; as, a scale of being., Relative dimensions, without difference in proportion of parts; size or degree of the parts or components in any complex thing, compared with other like things; especially, the relative proportion of the linear dimensions of the parts of a drawing, map, model, etc., to the dimensions of the corresponding parts of the object that is represented; as, a map on a scale of an inch to a mile., To climb by a ladder, or as if by a ladder; to ascend by steps or by climbing; to clamber up; as, to scale the wall of a fort., To lead up by steps; to ascend. |
| scall | adjective | A scurf or scabby disease, especially of the scalp., Scabby; scurfy. |
| scalp | noun | A bed of oysters or mussels., That part of the integument of the head which is usually covered with hair., A part of the skin of the head, with the hair attached, cut or torn off from an enemy by the Indian warriors of North America, as a token of victory., Fig.: The top; the summit., To deprive of the scalp; to cut or tear the scalp from the head of., To remove the skin of., To brush the hairs or fuzz from, as wheat grains, in the process of high milling., To make a small, quick profit by slight fluctuations of the market; — said of brokers who operate in this way on their own account. |
| scaly | adjective | Covered or abounding with scales; as, a scaly fish., Resembling scales, laminae, or layers., Mean; low; as, a scaly fellow., Composed of scales lying over each other; as, a scaly bulb; covered with scales; as, a scaly stem. |
| scamp | noun | A rascal; a swindler; a rogue., To perform in a hasty, neglectful, or imperfect manner; to do superficially. |
| scant | superl. | Not full, large, or plentiful; scarcely sufficient; less than is wanted for the purpose; scanty; meager; not enough; as, a scant allowance of provisions or water; a scant pattern of cloth for a garment., Sparing; parsimonious; chary., To limit; to straiten; to treat illiberally; to stint; as, to scant one in provisions; to scant ourselves in the use of necessaries., To cut short; to make small, narrow, or scanty; to curtail., To fail, or become less; to scantle; as, the wind scants., In a scant manner; with difficulty; scarcely; hardly., Scantness; scarcity. |
| scape | noun | A peduncle rising from the ground or from a subterranean stem, as in the stemless violets, the bloodroot, and the like., The long basal joint of the antennae of an insect., The shaft of a column., The apophyge of a shaft., To escape., An escape., Means of escape; evasion., A freak; a slip; a fault; an escapade., Loose act of vice or lewdness. |
| scard | noun | A shard or fragment. |
| scare | verb t. | To frighten; to strike with sudden fear; to alarm., Fright; esp., sudden fright produced by a trifling cause, or originating in mistake. |
| scarf | noun | A cormorant., An article of dress of a light and decorative character, worn loosely over the shoulders or about the neck or the waist; a light shawl or handkerchief for the neck; also, a cravat; a neckcloth., To throw on loosely; to put on like a scarf., To dress with a scarf, or as with a scarf; to cover with a loose wrapping., To form a scarf on the end or edge of, as for a joint in timber, metal rods, etc., To unite, as two pieces of timber or metal, by a scarf joint., In a piece which is to be united to another by a scarf joint, the part of the end or edge that is tapered off, rabbeted, or notched so as to be thinner than the rest of the piece., A scarf joint. |
| scarn | noun | Dung. |
| scarp | noun | A band in the same position as the bend sinister, but only half as broad as the latter., The slope of the ditch nearest the parapet; the escarp., A steep descent or declivity., To cut down perpendicularly, or nearly so; as, to scarp the face of a ditch or a rock. |
| scary | noun | Barren land having only a thin coat of grass., Subject to sudden alarm., Causing fright; alarming. |
| scatt | noun | Tribute. |
| scate | noun | See Skate, for the foot. |
| scath | verb | Harm; damage; injury; hurt; waste; misfortune., To do harm to; to injure; to damage; to waste; to destroy. |
| scaup | noun | A bed or stratum of shellfish; scalp., A scaup duck. See below. |
| scaur | noun | A precipitous bank or rock; a scar. |
| scena | noun | A scene in an opera., An accompanied dramatic recitative, interspersed with passages of melody, or followed by a full aria. |
| scene | noun | The structure on which a spectacle or play is exhibited; the part of a theater in which the acting is done, with its adjuncts and decorations; the stage., The decorations and fittings of a stage, representing the place in which the action is supposed to go on; one of the slides, or other devices, used to give an appearance of reality to the action of a play; as, to paint scenes; to shift the scenes; to go behind the scenes., So much of a play as passes without change of locality or time, or important change of character; hence, a subdivision of an act; a separate portion of a play, subordinate to the act, but differently determined in different plays; as, an act of four scenes., The place, time, circumstance, etc., in which anything occurs, or in which the action of a story, play, or the like, is laid; surroundings amid which anything is set before the imagination; place of occurrence, exhibition, or action., An assemblage of objects presented to the view at once; a series of actions and events exhibited in their connection; a spectacle; a show; an exhibition; a view., A landscape, or part of a landscape; scenery., An exhibition of passionate or strong feeling before others; often, an artifical or affected action, or course of action, done for effect; a theatrical display., To exhibit as a scene; to make a scene of; to display. |
| scent | verb t. | To perceive by the olfactory organs; to smell; as, to scent game, as a hound does., To imbue or fill with odor; to perfume., To have a smell., To hunt animals by means of the sense of smell., That which, issuing from a body, affects the olfactory organs of animals; odor; smell; as, the scent of an orange, or of a rose; the scent of musk., Specifically, the odor left by an animal on the ground in passing over it; as, dogs find or lose the scent; hence, course of pursuit; track of discovery., The power of smelling; the sense of smell; as, a hound of nice scent; to divert the scent. |
| scern | verb t. | To discern; to perceive. |
| schah | noun | See Shah. |
| scink | noun | A skink., A slunk calf. |
| scion | noun | A shoot or sprout of a plant; a sucker., A piece of a slender branch or twig cut for grafting., Hence, a descendant; an heir; as, a scion of a royal stock. |
| sciot | adjective | Of or pertaining to the island Scio (Chio or Chios)., A native or inhabitant of Scio. |
| scise | verb i. | To cut; to penetrate. |
| sclav | noun | Alt. of Sclave |
| scoat | verb t. | To prop; to scotch. |
| scobs | noun sing. & pl. | Raspings of ivory, hartshorn, metals, or other hard substance., The dross of metals. |
| scoff | noun | Derision; ridicule; mockery; derisive or mocking expression of scorn, contempt, or reproach., An object of scorn, mockery, or derision., To show insolent ridicule or mockery; to manifest contempt by derisive acts or language; — often with at., To treat or address with derision; to assail scornfully; to mock at. |
| scoke | noun | Poke (Phytolacca decandra). |
| scold | verb i. | To find fault or rail with rude clamor; to brawl; to utter harsh, rude, boisterous rebuke; to chide sharply or coarsely; — often with at; as, to scold at a servant., To chide with rudeness and clamor; to rate; also, to rebuke or reprove with severity., One who scolds, or makes a practice of scolding; esp., a rude, clamorous woman; a shrew., A scolding; a brawl. |
| scole | noun | School. |
| scomm | noun | A buffoon., A flout; a jeer; a gibe; a taunt. |
| scone | noun | A cake, thinner than a bannock, made of wheat or barley or oat meal. |
| scoop | noun | A large ladle; a vessel with a long handle, used for dipping liquids; a utensil for bailing boats., A deep shovel, or any similar implement for digging out and dipping or shoveling up anything; as, a flour scoop; the scoop of a dredging machine., A spoon-shaped instrument, used in extracting certain substances or foreign bodies., A place hollowed out; a basinlike cavity; a hollow., A sweep; a stroke; a swoop., The act of scooping, or taking with a scoop or ladle; a motion with a scoop, as in dipping or shoveling., To take out or up with, a scoop; to lade out., To empty by lading; as, to scoop a well dry., To make hollow, as a scoop or dish; to excavate; to dig out; to form by digging or excavation. |
| scoot | verb i. | To walk fast; to go quickly; to run hastily away. |
| scope | noun | That at which one aims; the thing or end to which the mind directs its view; that which is purposed to be reached or accomplished; hence, ultimate design, aim, or purpose; intention; drift; object., Room or opportunity for free outlook or aim; space for action; amplitude of opportunity; free course or vent; liberty; range of view, intent, or action., Extended area., Length; extent; sweep; as, scope of cable., To look at for the purpose of evaluation; usually with out; as, to scope out the area as a camping site. |
| score | noun | A notch or incision; especially, one that is made as a tally mark; hence, a mark, or line, made for the purpose of account., An account or reckoning; account of dues; bill; hence, indebtedness., Account; reason; motive; sake; behalf., The number twenty, as being marked off by a special score or tally; hence, in pl., a large number., A distance of twenty yards; — a term used in ancient archery and gunnery., A weight of twenty pounds., The number of points gained by the contestants, or either of them, in any game, as in cards or cricket., A line drawn; a groove or furrow., The original and entire draught, or its transcript, of a composition, with the parts for all the different instruments or voices written on staves one above another, so that they can be read at a glance; — so called from the bar, which, in its early use, was drawn through all the parts., To mark with lines, scratches, or notches; to cut notches or furrows in; to notch; to scratch; to furrow; as, to score timber for hewing; to score the back with a lash., Especially, to mark with significant lines or notches, for indicating or keeping account of something; as, to score a tally., To mark or signify by lines or notches; to keep record or account of; to set down; to record; to charge., To engrave, as upon a shield., To make a score of, as points, runs, etc., in a game., To write down in proper order and arrangement; as, to score an overture for an orchestra. See Score, n., 9., To mark with parallel lines or scratches; as, the rocks of New England and the Western States were scored in the drift epoch. |
| scorn | noun | Extreme and lofty contempt; haughty disregard; that disdain which springs from the opinion of the utter meanness and unworthiness of an object., An act or expression of extreme contempt., An object of extreme disdain, contempt, or derision., To hold in extreme contempt; to reject as unworthy of regard; to despise; to contemn; to disdain., To treat with extreme contempt; to make the object of insult; to mock; to scoff at; to deride., To scoff; to mock; to show contumely, derision, or reproach; to act disdainfully. |
| scoth | verb t. | To clothe or cover up. |
| scots | adjective | Of or pertaining to the Scotch; Scotch; Scottish; as, Scots law; a pound Scots (1s. 8d.). |
| scour | verb t. | To rub hard with something rough, as sand or Bristol brick, especially for the purpose of cleaning; to clean by friction; to make clean or bright; to cleanse from grease, dirt, etc., as articles of dress., To purge; as, to scour a horse., To remove by rubbing or cleansing; to sweep along or off; to carry away or remove, as by a current of water; — often with off or away., To pass swiftly over; to brush along; to traverse or search thoroughly; as, to scour the coast., To clean anything by rubbing., To cleanse anything., To be purged freely; to have a diarrhoea., To run swiftly; to rove or range in pursuit or search of something; to scamper., Diarrhoea or dysentery among cattle. |
| scout | noun | A swift sailing boat., A projecting rock., To reject with contempt, as something absurd; to treat with ridicule; to flout; as, to scout an idea or an apology., A person sent out to gain and bring in tidings; especially, one employed in war to gain information of the movements and condition of an enemy., A college student’s or undergraduate’s servant; — so called in Oxford, England; at Cambridge called a gyp; and at Dublin, a skip., A fielder in a game for practice., The act of scouting or reconnoitering., To observe, watch, or look for, as a scout; to follow for the purpose of observation, as a scout., To pass over or through, as a scout; to reconnoiter; as, to scout a country., To go on the business of scouting, or watching the motions of an enemy; to act as a scout. |
| scowl | verb i. | To wrinkle the brows, as in frowning or displeasure; to put on a frowning look; to look sour, sullen, severe, or angry., Hence, to look gloomy, dark, or threatening; to lower., To look at or repel with a scowl or a frown., To express by a scowl; as, to scowl defiance., The wrinkling of the brows or face in frowing; the expression of displeasure, sullenness, or discontent in the countenance; an angry frown., Hence, gloom; dark or threatening aspect. |
| scrag | noun | Something thin, lean, or rough; a bony piece; especially, a bony neckpiece of meat; hence, humorously or in contempt, the neck., A rawboned person., A ragged, stunted tree or branch. |
| scrap | verb t. | Something scraped off; hence, a small piece; a bit; a fragment; a detached, incomplete portion., Specifically, a fragment of something written or printed; a brief excerpt; an unconnected extract., The crisp substance that remains after drying out animal fat; as, pork scraps., Same as Scrap iron, below. |
| scrat | verb t. | To scratch., To rake; to search., An hermaphrodite. |
| scraw | noun | A turf. |
| scray | noun | A tern; the sea swallow. |
| scree | noun | A pebble; a stone; also, a heap of stones or rocky debris. |
| screw | noun | A cylinder, or a cylindrical perforation, having a continuous rib, called the thread, winding round it spirally at a constant inclination, so as to leave a continuous spiral groove between one turn and the next, — used chiefly for producing, when revolved, motion or pressure in the direction of its axis, by the sliding of the threads of the cylinder in the grooves between the threads of the perforation adapted to it, the former being distinguished as the external, or male screw, or, more usually the screw; the latter as the internal, or female screw, or, more usually, the nut., Specifically, a kind of nail with a spiral thread and a head with a nick to receive the end of the screw-driver. Screws are much used to hold together pieces of wood or to fasten something; — called also wood screws, and screw nails. See also Screw bolt, below., Anything shaped or acting like a screw; esp., a form of wheel for propelling steam vessels. It is placed at the stern, and furnished with blades having helicoidal surfaces to act against the water in the manner of a screw. See Screw propeller, below., A steam vesel propelled by a screw instead of wheels; a screw steamer; a propeller., An extortioner; a sharp bargainer; a skinflint; a niggard., An instructor who examines with great or unnecessary severity; also, a searching or strict examination of a student by an instructor., A small packet of tobacco., An unsound or worn-out horse, useful as a hack, and commonly of good appearance., A straight line in space with which a definite linear magnitude termed the pitch is associated (cf. 5th Pitch, 10 (b)). It is used to express the displacement of a rigid body, which may always be made to consist of a rotation about an axis combined with a translation parallel to that axis., An amphipod crustacean; as, the skeleton screw (Caprella). See Sand screw, under Sand., To turn, as a screw; to apply a screw to; to press, fasten, or make firm, by means of a screw or screws; as, to screw a lock on a door; to screw a press., To force; to squeeze; to press, as by screws., Hence: To practice extortion upon; to oppress by unreasonable or extortionate exactions., To twist; to distort; as, to screw his visage., To examine rigidly, as a student; to subject to a severe examination., To use violent mans in making exactions; to be oppressive or exacting., To turn one’s self uneasily with a twisting motion; as, he screws about in his chair. |
| scrid | noun | A screed; a shred; a fragment. |
| scrim | noun | A kind of light cotton or linen fabric, often woven in openwork patterns, — used for curtains, etc,; — called also India scrim., Thin canvas glued on the inside of panels to prevent shrinking, checking, etc. |
| scrip | noun | A small bag; a wallet; a satchel., A small writing, certificate, or schedule; a piece of paper containing a writing., A preliminary certificate of a subscription to the capital of a bank, railroad, or other company, or for a share of other joint property, or a loan, stating the amount of the subscription and the date of the payment of the installments; as, insurance scrip, consol scrip, etc. When all the installments are paid, the scrip is exchanged for a bond share certificate., Paper fractional currency. |
| scrit | noun | Writing; document; scroll. |
| scrod | noun | Alt. of Scrode |
| scrog | noun | A stunted shrub, bush, or branch. |
| scrow | noun | A scroll., A clipping from skins; a currier’s cuttings. |
| scrub | verb t. | To rub hard; to wash with rubbing; usually, to rub with a wet brush, or with something coarse or rough, for the purpose of cleaning or brightening; as, to scrub a floor, a doorplate., To rub anything hard, especially with a wet brush; to scour; hence, to be diligent and penurious; as, to scrub hard for a living., One who labors hard and lives meanly; a mean fellow., Something small and mean., A worn-out brush., A thicket or jungle, often specified by the name of the prevailing plant; as, oak scrub, palmetto scrub, etc., One of the common live stock of a region of no particular breed or not of pure breed, esp. when inferior in size, etc., Mean; dirty; contemptible; scrubby. |
| scudi | plural | of Scudo |
| scudo | noun | A silver coin, and money of account, used in Italy and Sicily, varying in value, in different parts, but worth about 4 shillings sterling, or about 96 cents; also, a gold coin worth about the same., A gold coin of Rome, worth 64 shillings 11 pence sterling, or about $ 15.70. |
| scuff | noun | The back part of the neck; the scruff., To walk without lifting the feet; to proceed with a scraping or dragging movement; to shuffle. |
| sculk | Alt. of Sculker | |
| scull | noun | The skull., A shoal of fish., A boat; a cockboat. See Sculler., One of a pair of short oars worked by one person., A single oar used at the stern in propelling a boat., The common skua gull., To impel (a boat) with a pair of sculls, or with a single scull or oar worked over the stern obliquely from side to side., To impel a boat with a scull or sculls. |
| sculp | verb t. | To sculpture; to carve; to engrave. |
| scurf | noun | Thin dry scales or scabs upon the body; especially, thin scales exfoliated from the cuticle, particularly of the scalp; dandruff., Hence, the foul remains of anything adherent., Anything like flakes or scales adhering to a surface., Minute membranous scales on the surface of some leaves, as in the goosefoot. |
| scuta | noun pl. | See Scutum., of Scutum |
| scute | noun | A small shield., An old French gold coin of the value of 3s. 4d. sterling, or about 80 cents., A bony scale of a reptile or fish; a large horny scale on the leg of a bird, or on the belly of a snake. |
| scyle | verb t. | To hide; to secrete; to conceal. |
| selch | noun | A seal. |
| seamy | adjective | Having a seam; containing seams, or showing them. |
| seave | noun | A rush. |
| seavy | adjective | Overgrown with rushes. |
| sebat | noun | The eleventh month of the ancient Hebrew year, approximately corresponding with February. |
| sebic | adjective | See Sebacic. |
| secco | adjective | Dry. |
| seche | verb t. & i. | To seek. |
| secle | noun | A century. |
| secre | adjective | Secret; secretive; faithful to a secret., A secret. |
| sedan | noun | A portable chair or covered vehicle for carrying a single person, — usually borne on poles by two men. Called also sedan chair. |
| sedge | noun | Any plant of the genus Carex, perennial, endogenous herbs, often growing in dense tufts in marshy places. They have triangular jointless stems, a spiked inflorescence, and long grasslike leaves which are usually rough on the margins and midrib. There are several hundred species., A flock of herons. |
| sedgy | adjective | Overgrown with sedge. |
| sedum | noun | A genus of plants, mostly perennial, having succulent leaves and cymose flowers; orpine; stonecrop. |
| seeds | plural | of Seed |
| seedy | superl. | Abounding with seeds; bearing seeds; having run to seeds., Having a peculiar flavor supposed to be derived from the weeds growing among the vines; — said of certain kinds of French brandy., Old and worn out; exhausted; spiritless; also, poor and miserable looking; shabbily clothed; shabby looking; as, he looked seedy coat. |
| seely | adjective | See Silly. |
| seepy | adjective | Alt. of Sipy |
| seeth | imp. of Seethe. | |
| segar | noun | See Cigar. |
| segge | noun | The hedge sparrow. |
| segno | noun | A sign. See Al segno, and Dal segno. |
| seigh | obs. imp. sing. of See. Saw. | |
| seine | noun | A large net, one edge of which is provided with sinkers, and the other with floats. It hangs vertically in the water, and when its ends are brought together or drawn ashore incloses the fish. |
| seint | noun | A girdle., A saint. |
| seise | verb t. | See Seize. |
| seity | noun | Something peculiar to one’s self. |
| seize | verb t. | To fall or rush upon suddenly and lay hold of; to gripe or grasp suddenly; to reach and grasp., To take possession of by force., To invade suddenly; to take sudden hold of; to come upon suddenly; as, a fever seizes a patient., To take possession of by virtue of a warrant or other legal authority; as, the sheriff seized the debtor’s goods., To fasten; to fix., To grap with the mind; to comprehend fully and distinctly; as, to seize an idea., To bind or fasten together with a lashing of small stuff, as yarn or marline; as, to seize ropes. |
| sekes | noun | A place in a pagan temple in which the images of the deities were inclosed. |
| selah | noun | A word of doubtful meaning, occuring frequently in the Psalms; by some, supposed to signify silence or a pause in the musical performance of the song. |
| selve | adjective | Self; same. |
| semen | noun | The seed of plants., The seed or fecundating fluid of male animals; sperm. It is a white or whitish viscid fluid secreted by the testes, characterized by the presence of spermatozoids to which it owes its generative power. |
| semi- | A prefix signifying half, and sometimes partly or imperfectly; as, semiannual, half yearly; semitransparent, imperfectly transparent. | |
| senge | verb t. | To singe. |
| senna | noun | The leaves of several leguminous plants of the genus Cassia. (C. acutifolia, C. angustifolia, etc.). They constitute a valuable but nauseous cathartic medicine., The plants themselves, native to the East, but now cultivated largely in the south of Europe and in the West Indies. |
| se–or | noun | A Spanish title of courtesy corresponding to the English Mr. or Sir; also, a gentleman. |
| sense | verb t. | A faculty, possessed by animals, of perceiving external objects by means of impressions made upon certain organs (sensory or sense organs) of the body, or of perceiving changes in the condition of the body; as, the senses of sight, smell, hearing, taste, and touch. See Muscular sense, under Muscular, and Temperature sense, under Temperature., Perception by the sensory organs of the body; sensation; sensibility; feeling., Perception through the intellect; apprehension; recognition; understanding; discernment; appreciation., Sound perception and reasoning; correct judgment; good mental capacity; understanding; also, that which is sound, true, or reasonable; rational meaning., That which is felt or is held as a sentiment, view, or opinion; judgment; notion; opinion., Meaning; import; signification; as, the true sense of words or phrases; the sense of a remark., Moral perception or appreciation., One of two opposite directions in which a line, surface, or volume, may be supposed to be described by the motion of a point, line, or surface., To perceive by the senses; to recognize. |
| senza | preposition | Without; as, senza stromenti, without instruments. |
| sepal | noun | A leaf or division of the calyx. |
| sepia | noun | The common European cuttlefish., A genus comprising the common cuttlefish and numerous similar species. See Illustr. under Cuttlefish., A pigment prepared from the ink, or black secretion, of the sepia, or cuttlefish. Treated with caustic potash, it has a rich brown color; and this mixed with a red forms Roman sepia. Cf. India ink, under India., Of a dark brown color, with a little red in its composition; also, made of, or done in, sepia. |
| sepic | adjective | Of or pertaining to sepia; done in sepia; as, a sepic drawing. |
| sepon | noun | See Supawn. |
| sepoy | noun | A native of India employed as a soldier in the service of a European power, esp. of Great Britain; an Oriental soldier disciplined in the European manner. |
| septa | plural | of Septum |
| serai | noun | A palace; a seraglio; also, in the East, a place for the accommodation of travelers; a caravansary, or rest house. |
| serge | noun | A woolen twilled stuff, much used as material for clothing for both sexes., A large wax candle used in the ceremonies of various churches. |
| serie | noun | Series. |
| serin | noun | A European finch (Serinus hortulanus) closely related to the canary. |
| seron | noun | Alt. of Seroon |
| serow | noun | Alt. of Surrow |
| serry | verb t. | To crowd; to press together. |
| serum | noun | The watery portion of certain animal fluids, as blood, milk, etc., A thin watery fluid, containing more or less albumin, secreted by the serous membranes of the body, such as the pericardium and peritoneum. |
| serve | verb t. | To work for; to labor in behalf of; to exert one’s self continuously or statedly for the benefit of; to do service for; to be in the employment of, as an inferior, domestic, serf, slave, hired assistant, official helper, etc.; specifically, in a religious sense, to obey and worship., To be subordinate to; to act a secondary part under; to appear as the inferior of; to minister to., To be suitor to; to profess love to., To wait upon; to supply the wants of; to attend; specifically, to wait upon at table; to attend at meals; to supply with food; as, to serve customers in a shop., Hence, to bring forward, arrange, deal, or distribute, as a portion of anything, especially of food prepared for eating; — often with up; formerly with in., To perform the duties belonging to, or required in or for; hence, to be of use to; as, a curate may serve two churches; to serve one’s country., To contribute or conduce to; to promote; to be sufficient for; to satisfy; as, to serve one’s turn., To answer or be (in the place of something) to; as, a sofa serves one for a seat and a couch., To treat; to behave one’s self to; to requite; to act toward; as, he served me very ill., To work; to operate; as, to serve the guns., To bring to notice, deliver, or execute, either actually or constructively, in such manner as the law requires; as, to serve a summons., To make legal service opon (a person named in a writ, summons, etc.); as, to serve a witness with a subp/na., To pass or spend, as time, esp. time of punishment; as, to serve a term in prison., To copulate with; to cover; as, a horse serves a mare; — said of the male., To lead off in delivering (the ball)., To wind spun yarn, or the like, tightly around (a rope or cable, etc.) so as to protect it from chafing or from the weather. See under Serving., To be a servant or a slave; to be employed in labor or other business for another; to be in subjection or bondage; to render menial service., To perform domestic offices; to be occupied with household affairs; to prepare and dish up food, etc., To be in service; to do duty; to discharge the requirements of an office or employment. Specifically, to act in the public service, as a soldier, seaman. etc., To be of use; to answer a purpose; to suffice; to suit; to be convenient or favorable., To lead off in delivering the ball. |
| serye | noun | A series. |
| sessa | interj. | Hurry; run. |
| setae | plural | of Seta |
| setee | noun | See 2d Settee. |
| seten | obs. imp. pl. of Sit. Sat. | |
| setim | noun | See Shittim. |
| seton | noun | A few silk threads or horsehairs, or a strip of linen or the like, introduced beneath the skin by a knife or needle, so as to form an issue; also, the issue so formed. |
| seven | adjective | One more than six; six and one added; as, seven days make one week., The number greater by one than six; seven units or objects., A symbol representing seven units, as 7, or vii. |
| sever | verb t. | To separate, as one from another; to cut off from something; to divide; to part in any way, especially by violence, as by cutting, rending, etc.; as, to sever the head from the body., To cut or break open or apart; to divide into parts; to cut through; to disjoin; as, to sever the arm or leg., To keep distinct or apart; to except; to exempt., To disunite; to disconnect; to terminate; as, to sever an estate in joint tenancy., To suffer disjunction; to be parted, or rent asunder; to be separated; to part; to separate., To make a separation or distinction; to distinguish. |
| sewed | imp. | of Sew, of Sew |
| sewel | noun | A scarecrow, generally made of feathers tied to a string, hung up to prevent deer from breaking into a place. |
| sewen | noun | A British trout usually regarded as a variety (var. Cambricus) of the salmon trout. |
| sewer | noun | One who sews, or stitches., A small tortricid moth whose larva sews together the edges of a leaf by means of silk; as, the apple-leaf sewer (Phoxopteris nubeculana), A drain or passage to carry off water and filth under ground; a subterraneous channel, particularly in cities., Formerly, an upper servant, or household officer, who set on and removed the dishes at a feast, and who also brought water for the hands of the guests. |
| sewin | noun | Same as Sewen. |
| sexed | adjective | Belonging to sex; having sex; distinctively male of female; as, the sexed condition. |
| sexly | adjective | Pertaining to sex. |
| sexto | noun | A book consisting of sheets each of which is folded into six leaves. |
| seyen | imp. pl. & p. p. of See. | |
| seynd | p. p. of Senge, to singe. | |
| seynt | noun | A gridle. See 1st Seint. |
| shack | verb t. | To shed or fall, as corn or grain at harvest., To feed in stubble, or upon waste corn., To wander as a vagabond or a tramp., The grain left after harvest or gleaning; also, nuts which have fallen to the ground., Liberty of winter pasturage., A shiftless fellow; a low, itinerant beggar; a vagabond; a tramp. |
| shadd | noun | Rounded stones containing tin ore, lying at the surface of the ground, and indicating a vein. |
| shade | noun | Comparative obscurity owing to interception or interruption of the rays of light; partial darkness caused by the intervention of something between the space contemplated and the source of light., Darkness; obscurity; — often in the plural., An obscure place; a spot not exposed to light; hence, a secluded retreat., That which intercepts, or shelters from, light or the direct rays of the sun; hence, also, that which protects from heat or currents of air; a screen; protection; shelter; cover; as, a lamp shade., Shadow., The soul after its separation from the body; — so called because the ancients it to be perceptible to the sight, though not to the touch; a spirit; a ghost; as, the shades of departed heroes., The darker portion of a picture; a less illuminated part. See Def. 1, above., Degree or variation of color, as darker or lighter, stronger or paler; as, a delicate shade of pink., A minute difference or variation, as of thought, belief, expression, etc.; also, the quality or degree of anything which is distinguished from others similar by slight differences; as, the shades of meaning in synonyms., To shelter or screen by intercepting the rays of light; to keep off illumination from., To shelter; to cover from injury; to protect; to screen; to hide; as, to shade one’s eyes., To obscure; to dim the brightness of., To pain in obscure colors; to darken., To mark with gradations of light or color., To present a shadow or image of; to shadow forth; to represent. |
| shady | superl. | Abounding in shade or shades; overspread with shade; causing shade., Sheltered from the glare of light or sultry heat., Of or pertaining to shade or darkness; hence, unfit to be seen or known; equivocal; dubious or corrupt. |
| shaft | noun | The slender, smooth stem of an arrow; hence, an arrow., The long handle of a spear or similar weapon; hence, the weapon itself; (Fig.) anything regarded as a shaft to be thrown or darted; as, shafts of light., That which resembles in some degree the stem or handle of an arrow or a spear; a long, slender part, especially when cylindrical., The trunk, stem, or stalk of a plant., The stem or midrib of a feather., The pole, or tongue, of a vehicle; also, a thill., The part of a candlestick which supports its branches., The handle or helve of certain tools, instruments, etc., as a hammer, a whip, etc., A pole, especially a Maypole., The body of a column; the cylindrical pillar between the capital and base (see Illust. of Column). Also, the part of a chimney above the roof. Also, the spire of a steeple., A column, an obelisk, or other spire-shaped or columnar monument., A rod at the end of a heddle., A solid or hollow cylinder or bar, having one or more journals on which it rests and revolves, and intended to carry one or more wheels or other revolving parts and to transmit power or motion; as, the shaft of a steam engine., A humming bird (Thaumastura cora) having two of the tail feathers next to the middle ones very long in the male; — called also cora humming bird., A well-like excavation in the earth, perpendicular or nearly so, made for reaching and raising ore, for raising water, etc., A long passage for the admission or outlet of air; an air shaft., The chamber of a blast furnace. |
| shaik | noun | See Sheik. |
| shail | verb i. | To walk sidewise. |
| shake | obs. p. p. of Shake., To cause to move with quick or violent vibrations; to move rapidly one way and the other; to make to tremble or shiver; to agitate., Fig.: To move from firmness; to weaken the stability of; to cause to waver; to impair the resolution of., To give a tremulous tone to; to trill; as, to shake a note in music., To move or remove by agitating; to throw off by a jolting or vibrating motion; to rid one’s self of; — generally with an adverb, as off, out, etc.; as, to shake fruit down from a tree., To be agitated with a waving or vibratory motion; to tremble; to shiver; to quake; to totter., The act or result of shaking; a vacillating or wavering motion; a rapid motion one way and other; a trembling, quaking, or shivering; agitation., A fissure or crack in timber, caused by its being dried too suddenly., A fissure in rock or earth., A rapid alternation of a principal tone with another represented on the next degree of the staff above or below it; a trill., One of the staves of a hogshead or barrel taken apart., A shook of staves and headings., The redshank; — so called from the nodding of its head while on the ground. | |
| shook | imp. | of Shake, of Shake, imp. & obs. or poet. p. p. of Shake., A set of staves and headings sufficient in number for one hogshead, cask, barrel, or the like, trimmed, and bound together in compact form., A set of boards for a sugar box., The parts of a piece of house furniture, as a bedstead, packed together., To pack, as staves, in a shook. |
| shako | noun | A kind of military cap or headdress. |
| shaky | superl. | Shaking or trembling; as, a shaky spot in a marsh; a shaky hand., Full of shakes or cracks; cracked; as, shaky timber., Easily shaken; tottering; unsound; as, a shaky constitution; shaky business credit. |
| shale | noun | A shell or husk; a cod or pod., A fine-grained sedimentary rock of a thin, laminated, and often friable, structure., To take off the shell or coat of; to shell. |
| shall | verb i. & auxiliary. | To owe; to be under obligation for., To be obliged; must., As an auxiliary, shall indicates a duty or necessity whose obligation is derived from the person speaking; as, you shall go; he shall go; that is, I order or promise your going. It thus ordinarily expresses, in the second and third persons, a command, a threat, or a promise. If the auxillary be emphasized, the command is made more imperative, the promise or that more positive and sure. It is also employed in the language of prophecy; as, “the day shall come when . . . , ” since a promise or threat and an authoritative prophecy nearly coincide in significance. In shall with the first person, the necessity of the action is sometimes implied as residing elsewhere than in the speaker; as, I shall suffer; we shall see; and there is always a less distinct and positive assertion of his volition than is indicated by will. “I shall go” implies nearly a simple futurity; more exactly, a foretelling or an expectation of my going, in which, naturally enough, a certain degree of plan or intention may be included; emphasize the shall, and the event is described as certain to occur, and the expression approximates in meaning to our emphatic “I will go.” In a question, the relation of speaker and source of obligation is of course transferred to the person addressed; as, “Shall you go?” (answer, “I shall go”); “Shall he go?” i. e., “Do you require or promise his going?” (answer, “He shall go”.) The same relation is transferred to either second or third person in such phrases as “You say, or think, you shall go;” “He says, or thinks, he shall go.” After a conditional conjunction (as if, whether) shall is used in all persons to express futurity simply; as, if I, you, or he shall say they are right. Should is everywhere used in the same connection and the same senses as shall, as its imperfect. It also expresses duty or moral obligation; as, he should do it whether he will or not. In the early English, and hence in our English Bible, shall is the auxiliary mainly used, in all the persons, to express simple futurity. (Cf. Will, v. t.) Shall may be used elliptically; thus, with an adverb or other word expressive of motion go may be omitted. |
| shalm | noun | See Shawm. |
| shalt | 2d per. sing. of Shall. | |
| shaly | adjective | Resembling shale in structure. |
| shama | noun | A saxicoline singing bird (Kittacincla macroura) of India, noted for the sweetness and power of its song. In confinement it imitates the notes of other birds and various animals with accuracy. Its head, neck, back, breast, and tail are glossy black, the rump white, the under parts chestnut. |
| shame | noun | A painful sensation excited by a consciousness of guilt or impropriety, or of having done something which injures reputation, or of the exposure of that which nature or modesty prompts us to conceal., Reproach incurred or suffered; dishonor; ignominy; derision; contempt., The cause or reason of shame; that which brings reproach, and degrades a person in the estimation of others; disgrace., The parts which modesty requires to be covered; the private parts., To make ashamed; to excite in (a person) a comsciousness of guilt or impropriety, or of conduct derogatory to reputation; to put to shame., To cover with reproach or ignominy; to dishonor; to disgrace., To mock at; to deride., To be ashamed; to feel shame. |
| shank | noun | See Chank., The part of the leg from the knee to the foot; the shin; the shin bone; also, the whole leg., Hence, that part of an instrument, tool, or other thing, which connects the acting part with a handle or other part, by which it is held or moved., That part of a key which is between the bow and the part which enters the wards of the lock., The middle part of an anchor, or that part which is between the ring and the arms., That part of a hoe, rake, knife, or the like, by which it is secured to a handle., A loop forming an eye to a button., The space between two channels of the Doric triglyph., A large ladle for molten metal, fitted with long bars for handling it., The body of a type., The part of the sole beneath the instep connecting the broader front part with the heel., A wading bird with long legs; as, the green-legged shank, or knot; the yellow shank, or tattler; — called also shanks., Flat-nosed pliers, used by opticians for nipping off the edges of pieces of glass to make them round., To fall off, as a leaf, flower, or capsule, on account of disease affecting the supporting footstalk; — usually followed by off. |
| shape | noun | To form or create; especially, to mold or make into a particular form; to give proper form or figure to., To adapt to a purpose; to regulate; to adjust; to direct; as, to shape the course of a vessel., To image; to conceive; to body forth., To design; to prepare; to plan; to arrange., To suit; to be adjusted or conformable., Character or construction of a thing as determining its external appearance; outward aspect; make; figure; form; guise; as, the shape of a tree; the shape of the head; an elegant shape., That which has form or figure; a figure; an appearance; a being., A model; a pattern; a mold., Form of embodiment, as in words; form, as of thought or conception; concrete embodiment or example, as of some quality., Dress for disguise; guise., A rolled or hammered piece, as a bar, beam, angle iron, etc., having a cross section different from merchant bar., A piece which has been roughly forged nearly to the form it will receive when completely forged or fitted. |
| shard | noun | A plant; chard., A piece or fragment of an earthen vessel, or a like brittle substance, as the shell of an egg or snail., The hard wing case of a beetle., A gap in a fence., A boundary; a division. |
| share | noun | The part (usually an iron or steel plate) of a plow which cuts the ground at the bottom of a furrow; a plowshare., The part which opens the ground for the reception of the seed, in a machine for sowing seed., A certain quantity; a portion; a part; a division; as, a small share of prudence., Especially, the part allotted or belonging to one, of any property or interest owned by a number; a portion among others; an apportioned lot; an allotment; a dividend., Hence, one of a certain number of equal portions into which any property or invested capital is divided; as, a ship owned in ten shares., The pubes; the sharebone., To part among two or more; to distribute in portions; to divide., To partake of, use, or experience, with others; to have a portion of; to take and possess in common; as, to share a shelter with another., To cut; to shear; to cleave; to divide., To have part; to receive a portion; to partake, enjoy, or suffer with others. |
| shark | verb t. & i. | Any one of numerous species of elasmobranch fishes of the order Plagiostomi, found in all seas., A rapacious, artful person; a sharper., Trickery; fraud; petty rapine; as, to live upon the shark., To pick or gather indiscriminately or covertly., To play the petty thief; to practice fraud or trickery; to swindle., To live by shifts and stratagems. |
| sharp | superl. | Having a very thin edge or fine point; of a nature to cut or pierce easily; not blunt or dull; keen., Terminating in a point or edge; not obtuse or rounded; somewhat pointed or edged; peaked or ridged; as, a sharp hill; sharp features., Affecting the sense as if pointed or cutting, keen, penetrating, acute: to the taste or smell, pungent, acid, sour, as ammonia has a sharp taste and odor; to the hearing, piercing, shrill, as a sharp sound or voice; to the eye, instantaneously brilliant, dazzling, as a sharp flash., High in pitch; acute; as, a sharp note or tone., Raised a semitone in pitch; as, C sharp (C/), which is a half step, or semitone, higher than C., So high as to be out of tune, or above true pitch; as, the tone is sharp; that instrument is sharp. Opposed in all these senses to flat., Very trying to the feelings; piercing; keen; severe; painful; distressing; as, sharp pain, weather; a sharp and frosty air., Cutting in language or import; biting; sarcastic; cruel; harsh; rigorous; severe; as, a sharp rebuke., Of keen perception; quick to discern or distinguish; having nice discrimination; acute; penetrating; sagacious; clever; as, a sharp eye; sharp sight, hearing, or judgment., Eager in pursuit; keen in quest; impatient for gratification; keen; as, a sharp appetite., Fierce; ardent; fiery; violent; impetuous., Keenly or unduly attentive to one’s own interest; close and exact in dealing; shrewd; as, a sharp dealer; a sharp customer., Composed of hard, angular grains; gritty; as, sharp sand., Steep; precipitous; abrupt; as, a sharp ascent or descent; a sharp turn or curve., Uttered in a whisper, or with the breath alone, without voice, as certain consonants, such as p, k, t, f; surd; nonvocal; aspirated., To a point or edge; piercingly; eagerly; sharply., Precisely; exactly; as, we shall start at ten o’clock sharp., A sharp tool or weapon., The character [/] used to indicate that the note before which it is placed is to be raised a half step, or semitone, in pitch., A sharp tone or note., A portion of a stream where the water runs very rapidly., A sewing needle having a very slender point; a needle of the most pointed of the three grades, blunts, betweens, and sharps., Same as Middlings, 1., An expert., To sharpen., To raise above the proper pitch; to elevate the tone of; especially, to raise a half step, or semitone, above the natural tone., To play tricks in bargaining; to act the sharper., To sing above the proper pitch. |
| shash | noun | The scarf of a turban., A sash. |
| shave | obs. p. p. of Shave., To cut or pare off from the surface of a body with a razor or other edged instrument; to cut off closely, as with a razor; as, to shave the beard., To make bare or smooth by cutting off closely the surface, or surface covering, of; especially, to remove the hair from with a razor or other sharp instrument; to take off the beard or hair of; as, to shave the face or the crown of the head; he shaved himself., To cut off thin slices from; to cut in thin slices., To skim along or near the surface of; to pass close to, or touch lightly, in passing., To strip; to plunder; to fleece., To use a razor for removing the beard; to cut closely; hence, to be hard and severe in a bargain; to practice extortion; to cheat., A thin slice; a shaving., A cutting of the beard; the operation of shaving., An exorbitant discount on a note., A premium paid for an extension of the time of delivery or payment, or for the right to vary a stock contract in any particular., A hand tool consisting of a sharp blade with a handle at each end; a drawing knife; a spokeshave., The act of passing very near to, so as almost to graze; as, the bullet missed by a close shave. | |
| shawl | noun | A square or oblong cloth of wool, cotton, silk, or other textile or netted fabric, used, especially by women, as a loose covering for the neck and shoulders., To wrap in a shawl. |
| shawm | noun | A wind instrument of music, formerly in use, supposed to have resembled either the clarinet or the hautboy in form. |
| sheaf | noun | A sheave., A quantity of the stalks and ears of wheat, rye, or other grain, bound together; a bundle of grain or straw., Any collection of things bound together; a bundle; specifically, a bundle of arrows sufficient to fill a quiver, or the allowance of each archer, — usually twenty-four., To gather and bind into a sheaf; to make into sheaves; as, to sheaf wheat., To collect and bind cut grain, or the like; to make sheaves. |
| sheal | noun | Same as Sheeling., To put under a sheal or shelter., To take the husks or pods off from; to shell; to empty of its contents, as a husk or a pod., A shell or pod. |
| shore | of Shear, imp. of Shear., A sewer., A prop, as a timber, placed as a brace or support against the side of a building or other structure; a prop placed beneath anything, as a beam, to prevent it from sinking or sagging., To support by a shore or shores; to prop; — usually with up; as, to shore up a building., The coast or land adjacent to a large body of water, as an ocean, lake, or large river., To set on shore. | |
| shorn | of Shear, p. p. of Shear. | |
| shear | verb t. | To cut, clip, or sever anything from with shears or a like instrument; as, to shear sheep; to shear cloth., To separate or sever with shears or a similar instrument; to cut off; to clip (something) from a surface; as, to shear a fleece., To reap, as grain., Fig.: To deprive of property; to fleece., To produce a change of shape in by a shear. See Shear, n., 4., A pair of shears; — now always used in the plural, but formerly also in the singular. See Shears., A shearing; — used in designating the age of sheep., An action, resulting from applied forces, which tends to cause two contiguous parts of a body to slide relatively to each other in a direction parallel to their plane of contact; — also called shearing stress, and tangential stress., A strain, or change of shape, of an elastic body, consisting of an extension in one direction, an equal compression in a perpendicular direction, with an unchanged magnitude in the third direction., To deviate. See Sheer., To become more or less completely divided, as a body under the action of forces, by the sliding of two contiguous parts relatively to each other in a direction parallel to their plane of contact. |
| sheen | verb t. | Bright; glittering; radiant; fair; showy; sheeny., To shine; to glisten., Brightness; splendor; glitter. |
| sheep | noun sing. & pl. | Any one of several species of ruminants of the genus Ovis, native of the higher mountains of both hemispheres, but most numerous in Asia., A weak, bashful, silly fellow., Fig.: The people of God, as being under the government and protection of Christ, the great Shepherd. |
| sheer | verb i. | Bright; clear; pure; unmixed., Very thin or transparent; — applied to fabrics; as, sheer muslin., Being only what it seems to be; obvious; simple; mere; downright; as, sheer folly; sheer nonsense., Stright up and down; vertical; prpendicular., Clean; quite; at once., To shear., To decline or deviate from the line of the proper course; to turn aside; to swerve; as, a ship sheers from her course; a horse sheers at a bicycle., The longitudinal upward curvature of the deck, gunwale, and lines of a vessel, as when viewed from the side., The position of a vessel riding at single anchor and swinging clear of it., A turn or change in a course., Shears See Shear. |
| sheet | verb t. | In general, a large, broad piece of anything thin, as paper, cloth, etc.; a broad, thin portion of any substance; an expanded superficies., A broad piece of cloth, usually linen or cotton, used for wrapping the body or for a covering; especially, one used as an article of bedding next to the body., A broad piece of paper, whether folded or unfolded, whether blank or written or printed upon; hence, a letter; a newspaper, etc., A single signature of a book or a pamphlet;, the book itself., A broad, thinly expanded portion of metal or other substance; as, a sheet of copper, of glass, or the like; a plate; a leaf., A broad expanse of water, or the like., A sail., An extensive bed of an eruptive rock intruded between, or overlying, other strata., A rope or chain which regulates the angle of adjustment of a sail in relation in relation to the wind; — usually attached to the lower corner of a sail, or to a yard or a boom., The space in the forward or the after part of a boat where there are no rowers; as, fore sheets; stern sheets., To furnish with a sheet or sheets; to wrap in, or cover with, a sheet, or as with a sheet., To expand, as a sheet. |
| sheik | noun | The head of an Arab family, or of a clan or a tribe; also, the chief magistrate of an Arab village. The name is also applied to Mohammedan ecclesiastics of a high grade. |
| sheil | noun | Alt. of Sheiling |
| sheld | adjective | Variegated; spotted; speckled; piebald. |
| shelf | verb i. | A flat tablet or ledge of any material set horizontally at a distance from the floor, to hold objects of use or ornament., A sand bank in the sea, or a rock, or ledge of rocks, rendering the water shallow, and dangerous to ships., A stratum lying in a very even manner; a flat, projecting layer of rock., A piece of timber running the whole length of a vessel inside the timberheads. |
| shell | noun | A hard outside covering, as of a fruit or an animal., The covering, or outside part, of a nut; as, a hazelnut shell., A pod., The hard covering of an egg., The hard calcareous or chitinous external covering of mollusks, crustaceans, and some other invertebrates. In some mollusks, as the cuttlefishes, it is internal, or concealed by the mantle. Also, the hard covering of some vertebrates, as the armadillo, the tortoise, and the like., Hence, by extension, any mollusks having such a covering., A hollow projectile, of various shapes, adapted for a mortar or a cannon, and containing an explosive substance, ignited with a fuse or by percussion, by means of which the projectile is burst and its fragments scattered. See Bomb., The case which holds the powder, or charge of powder and shot, used with breechloading small arms., Any slight hollow structure; a framework, or exterior structure, regarded as not complete or filled in; as, the shell of a house., A coarse kind of coffin; also, a thin interior coffin inclosed in a more substantial one., An instrument of music, as a lyre, — the first lyre having been made, it is said, by drawing strings over a tortoise shell., An engraved copper roller used in print works., The husks of cacao seeds, a decoction of which is often used as a substitute for chocolate, cocoa, etc., The outer frame or case of a block within which the sheaves revolve., A light boat the frame of which is covered with thin wood or with paper; as, a racing shell., To strip or break off the shell of; to take out of the shell, pod, etc.; as, to shell nuts or pease; to shell oysters., To separate the kernels of (an ear of Indian corn, wheat, oats, etc.) from the cob, ear, or husk., To throw shells or bombs upon or into; to bombard; as, to shell a town., To fall off, as a shell, crust, etc., To cast the shell, or exterior covering; to fall out of the pod or husk; as, nuts shell in falling., To be disengaged from the ear or husk; as, wheat or rye shells in reaping. |
| shent | imp. & past participle | of Shend, obs. 3d pers. sing. pres. of Shend, for shendeth., To shend. |
| shend | noun | To injure, mar, spoil, or harm., To blame, reproach, or revile; to degrade, disgrace, or put to shame. |
| sheol | noun | The place of departed spirits; Hades; also, the grave. |
| sherd | noun | A fragment; — now used only in composition, as in potsherd. See Shard. |
| shern | noun | See Shearn. |
| shete | verb t. & i. | To shoot. |
| sheth | noun | The part of a plow which projects downward beneath the beam, for holding the share and other working parts; — also called standard, or post. |
| shewn | p. p. of Shew. | |
| shiah | noun | Same as Shiite., A member of that branch of the Mohammedans to which the Persians belong. They reject the first three caliphs, and consider Ali as being the first and only rightful successor of Mohammed. They do not acknowledge the Sunna, or body of traditions respecting Mohammed, as any part of the law, and on these accounts are treated as heretics by the Sunnites, or orthodox Mohammedans. |
| shide | noun | A thin board; a billet of wood; a splinter. |
| shied | imp. & p. p. of Shy., of Shy | |
| shiel | noun | A sheeling. |
| shift | verb t. | To divide; to distribute; to apportion., To change the place of; to move or remove from one place to another; as, to shift a burden from one shoulder to another; to shift the blame., To change the position of; to alter the bearings of; to turn; as, to shift the helm or sails., To exchange for another of the same class; to remove and to put some similar thing in its place; to change; as, to shift the clothes; to shift the scenes., To change the clothing of; — used reflexively., To put off or out of the way by some expedient., The act of shifting., The act of putting one thing in the place of another, or of changing the place of a thing; change; substitution., Something frequently shifted; especially, a woman’s under-garment; a chemise., The change of one set of workmen for another; hence, a spell, or turn, of work; also, a set of workmen who work in turn with other sets; as, a night shift., In building, the extent, or arrangement, of the overlapping of plank, brick, stones, etc., that are placed in courses so as to break joints., A breaking off and dislocation of a seam; a fault., A change of the position of the hand on the finger board, in playing the violin. |
| shiff | verb i. | To divide; to distribute., To make a change or changes; to change position; to move; to veer; to substitute one thing for another; — used in the various senses of the transitive verb., To resort to expedients for accomplishing a purpose; to contrive; to manage., To practice indirect or evasive methods., To slip to one side of a ship, so as to destroy the equilibrum; — said of ballast or cargo; as, the cargo shifted. |
| shilf | noun | Straw. |
| shill | verb t. | To shell., To put under cover; to sheal. |
| shily | adverb | See Shyly. |
| shone | imp. & past participle | of Shine, imp. & p. p. of Shine. |
| shine | verb i. | To emit rays of light; to give light; to beam with steady radiance; to exhibit brightness or splendor; as, the sun shines by day; the moon shines by night., To be bright by reflection of light; to gleam; to be glossy; as, to shine like polished silver., To be effulgent in splendor or beauty., To be eminent, conspicuous, or distinguished; to exhibit brilliant intellectual powers; as, to shine in courts; to shine in conversation., To cause to shine, as a light., To make bright; to cause to shine by reflected light; as, in hunting, to shine the eyes of a deer at night by throwing a light on them., The quality or state of shining; brightness; luster, gloss; polish; sheen., Sunshine; fair weather., A liking for a person; a fancy., Caper; antic; row., Shining; sheen. |
| shiny | superl. | Bright; luminous; clear; unclouded. |
| shire | noun | A portion of Great Britain originally under the supervision of an earl; a territorial division, usually identical with a county, but sometimes limited to a smaller district; as, Wiltshire, Yorkshire, Richmondshire, Hallamshire., A division of a State, embracing several contiguous townships; a county. |
| shirk | verb t. | To procure by petty fraud and trickery; to obtain by mean solicitation., To avoid; to escape; to neglect; — implying unfaithfulness or fraud; as, to shirk duty., To live by shifts and fraud; to shark., To evade an obligation; to avoid the performance of duty, as by running away., One who lives by shifts and tricks; one who avoids the performance of duty or labor. |
| shirl | adjective | Shrill., See Schorl. |
| shirr | noun | A series of close parallel runnings which are drawn up so as to make the material between them set full by gatherings; — called also shirring, and gauging. |
| shirt | noun | A loose under-garment for the upper part of the body, made of cotton, linen, or other material; — formerly used of the under-garment of either sex, now commonly restricted to that worn by men and boys., To cover or clothe with a shirt, or as with a shirt. |
| shist | Alt. of Shistose | |
| shive | noun | A slice; as, a shive of bread., A thin piece or fragment; specifically, one of the scales or pieces of the woody part of flax removed by the operation of breaking., A thin, flat cork used for stopping a wide-mouthed bottle; also, a thin wooden bung for casks. |
| shoad | noun | A train of vein material mixed with rubbish; fragments of ore which have become separated by the action of water or the weather, and serve to direct in the discovery of mines. |
| shoal | noun | A great multitude assembled; a crowd; a throng; — said especially of fish; as, a shoal of bass., To assemble in a multitude; to throng; as, the fishes shoaled about the place., Having little depth; shallow; as, shoal water., A place where the water of a sea, lake, river, pond, etc., is shallow; a shallow., A sandbank or bar which makes the water shoal., To become shallow; as, the color of the water shows where it shoals., To cause to become more shallow; to come to a more shallow part of; as, a ship shoals her water by advancing into that which is less deep. |
| shoar | noun | A prop. See 3d Shore. |
| shoat | noun | A young hog. Same as Shote. |
| shock | noun | A pile or assemblage of sheaves of grain, as wheat, rye, or the like, set up in a field, the sheaves varying in number from twelve to sixteen; a stook., A lot consisting of sixty pieces; — a term applied in some Baltic ports to loose goods., To collect, or make up, into a shock or shocks; to stook; as, to shock rye., To be occupied with making shocks., A quivering or shaking which is the effect of a blow, collision, or violent impulse; a blow, impact, or collision; a concussion; a sudden violent impulse or onset., A sudden agitation of the mind or feelings; a sensation of pleasure or pain caused by something unexpected or overpowering; also, a sudden agitating or overpowering event., A sudden depression of the vital forces of the entire body, or of a port of it, marking some profound impression produced upon the nervous system, as by severe injury, overpowering emotion, or the like., The sudden convulsion or contraction of the muscles, with the feeling of a concussion, caused by the discharge, through the animal system, of electricity from a charged body., To give a shock to; to cause to shake or waver; hence, to strike against suddenly; to encounter with violence., To strike with surprise, terror, horror, or disgust; to cause to recoil; as, his violence shocked his associates., To meet with a shock; to meet in violent encounter., A dog with long hair or shag; — called also shockdog., A thick mass of bushy hair; as, a head covered with a shock of sandy hair., Bushy; shaggy; as, a shock hair. |
| shode | verb t. | The parting of the hair on the head., The top of the head; the head., Alt. of Shoding |
| shoes | plural | of Shoe |
| shoon | plural | of Shoe, pl. of Shoe. |
| shoer | noun | One who fits shoes to the feet; one who furnishes or puts on shoes; as, a shoer of horses. |
| shola | noun | See Sola. |
| shole | noun | A plank fixed beneath an object, as beneath the rudder of a vessel, to protect it from injury; a plank on the ground under the end of a shore or the like., See Shoal. |
| shooi | noun | The Richardson’s skua (Stercorarius parasiticus);- so called from its cry. |
| shoop | imp. of Shape. Shaped. | |
| shoot | noun | An inclined plane, either artificial or natural, down which timber, coal, etc., are caused to slide; also, a narrow passage, either natural or artificial, in a stream, where the water rushes rapidly; esp., a channel, having a swift current, connecting the ends of a bend in the stream, so as to shorten the course., To let fly, or cause to be driven, with force, as an arrow or a bullet; — followed by a word denoting the missile, as an object., To discharge, causing a missile to be driven forth; — followed by a word denoting the weapon or instrument, as an object; — often with off; as, to shoot a gun., To strike with anything shot; to hit with a missile; often, to kill or wound with a firearm; — followed by a word denoting the person or thing hit, as an object., To send out or forth, especially with a rapid or sudden motion; to cast with the hand; to hurl; to discharge; to emit., To push or thrust forward; to project; to protrude; — often with out; as, a plant shoots out a bud., To plane straight; to fit by planing., To pass rapidly through, over, or under; as, to shoot a rapid or a bridge; to shoot a sand bar., To variegate as if by sprinkling or intermingling; to color in spots or patches., To cause an engine or weapon to discharge a missile; — said of a person or an agent; as, they shot at a target; he shoots better than he rides., To discharge a missile; — said of an engine or instrument; as, the gun shoots well., To be shot or propelled forcibly; — said of a missile; to be emitted or driven; to move or extend swiftly, as if propelled; as, a shooting star., To penetrate, as a missile; to dart with a piercing sensation; as, shooting pains., To feel a quick, darting pain; to throb in pain., To germinate; to bud; to sprout., To grow; to advance; as, to shoot up rapidly., To change form suddenly; especially, to solidify., To protrude; to jut; to project; to extend; as, the land shoots into a promontory., To move ahead by force of momentum, as a sailing vessel when the helm is put hard alee., The act of shooting; the discharge of a missile; a shot; as, the shoot of a shuttle., A young branch or growth., A rush of water; a rapid., A vein of ore running in the same general direction as the lode., A weft thread shot through the shed by the shuttle; a pick., A shoat; a young hog. |
| shorl | adjective | Alt. of Shorlaceous |
| short | superl. | Not long; having brief length or linear extension; as, a short distance; a short piece of timber; a short flight., Not extended in time; having very limited duration; not protracted; as, short breath., Limited in quantity; inadequate; insufficient; scanty; as, a short supply of provisions, or of water., Insufficiently provided; inadequately supplied; scantily furnished; lacking; not coming up to a resonable, or the ordinary, standard; — usually with of; as, to be short of money., Deficient; defective; imperfect; not coming up, as to a measure or standard; as, an account which is short of the trith., Not distant in time; near at hand., Limited in intellectual power or grasp; not comprehensive; narrow; not tenacious, as memory., Less important, efficaceous, or powerful; not equal or equivalent; less (than); — with of., Abrupt; brief; pointed; petulant; as, he gave a short answer to the question., Breaking or crumbling readily in the mouth; crisp; as, short pastry., Brittle., Engaging or engaged to deliver what is not possessed; as, short contracts; to be short of stock. See The shorts, under Short, n., and To sell short, under Short, adv., Not prolonged, or relatively less prolonged, in utterance; — opposed to long, and applied to vowels or to syllables. In English, the long and short of the same letter are not, in most cases, the long and short of the same sound; thus, the i in ill is the short sound, not of i in isle, but of ee in eel, and the e in pet is the short sound of a in pate, etc. See Quantity, and Guide to Pronunciation, //22, 30., A summary account., The part of milled grain sifted out which is next finer than the bran., Short, inferior hemp., Breeches; shortclothes., A short sound, syllable, or vowel., In a short manner; briefly; limitedly; abruptly; quickly; as, to stop short in one’s course; to turn short., To shorten., To fail; to decrease. |
| shory | adjective | Lying near the shore. |
| shots | plural | of Shot, The refuse of cattle taken from a drove. |
| shote | verb t. | A fish resembling the trout., A young hog; a shoat. |
| shout | verb i. | To utter a sudden and loud outcry, as in joy, triumph, or exultation, or to attract attention, to animate soldiers, etc., To utter with a shout; to cry; — sometimes with out; as, to shout, or to shout out, a man’s name., To treat with shouts or clamor., A loud burst of voice or voices; a vehement and sudden outcry, especially of a multitudes expressing joy, triumph, exultation, or animated courage. |
| shove | verb t. | To drive along by the direct and continuous application of strength; to push; especially, to push (a body) so as to make it move along the surface of another body; as, to shove a boat on the water; to shove a table across the floor., To push along, aside, or away, in a careless or rude manner; to jostle., To push or drive forward; to move onward by pushing or jostling., To move off or along by an act pushing, as with an oar a pole used by one in a boat; sometimes with off., The act of shoving; a forcible push., p. p. of Shove. |
| shown | past participle | of Show, p. p. of Show. |
| showy | adjective | Making a show; attracting attention; presenting a marked appearance; ostentatious; gay; gaudy. |
| shrag | noun | A twig of a tree cut off., To trim, as trees; to lop. |
| shram | verb t. | To cause to shrink or shrivel with cold; to benumb. |
| shrap | noun | Alt. of Shrape |
| shred | noun | A long, narrow piece cut or torn off; a strip., In general, a fragment; a piece; a particle., of Shred, To cut or tear into small pieces, particularly narrow and long pieces, as of cloth or leather., To lop; to prune; to trim. |
| shrew | adjective | Wicked; malicious., Originally, a brawling, turbulent, vexatious person of either sex, but now restricted in use to females; a brawler; a scold., Any small insectivore of the genus Sorex and several allied genera of the family Sorecidae. In form and color they resemble mice, but they have a longer and more pointed nose. Some of them are the smallest of all mammals., To beshrew; to curse. |
| shrow | noun | A shrew. |
| shrub | noun | A liquor composed of vegetable acid, especially lemon juice, and sugar, with spirit to preserve it., A woody plant of less size than a tree, and usually with several stems from the same root., To lop; to prune. |
| shrug | verb t. | To draw up or contract (the shoulders), especially by way of expressing dislike, dread, doubt, or the like., To raise or draw up the shoulders, as in expressing dislike, dread, doubt, or the like., A drawing up of the shoulders, — a motion usually expressing dislike, dread, or doubt. |
| shuck | noun | A shock of grain., A shell, husk, or pod; especially, the outer covering of such nuts as the hickory nut, butternut, peanut, and chestnut., The shell of an oyster or clam., To deprive of the shucks or husks; as, to shuck walnuts, Indian corn, oysters, etc. |
| shude | noun | The husks and other refuse of rice mills, used to adulterate oil cake, or linseed cake. |
| shunt | verb t. | To shun; to move from., To cause to move suddenly; to give a sudden start to; to shove., To turn off to one side; especially, to turn off, as a grain or a car upon a side track; to switch off; to shift., To provide with a shunt; as, to shunt a galvanometer., To go aside; to turn off., A turning off to a side or short track, that the principal track may be left free., A conducting circuit joining two points in a conductor, or the terminals of a galvanometer or dynamo, so as to form a parallel or derived circuit through which a portion of the current may pass, for the purpose of regulating the amount passing in the main circuit., The shifting of the studs on a projectile from the deep to the shallow sides of the grooves in its discharge from a shunt gun. |
| shute | noun | Same as Chute, or Shoot. |
| shyly | adverb | In a shy or timid manner; not familiarly; with reserve. |
| siaga | noun | The ahu, or jairou. |
| sibyl | noun | A woman supposed to be endowed with a spirit of prophecy., A female fortune teller; a pythoness; a prophetess. |
| sicca | noun | A seal; a coining die; — used adjectively to designate the silver currency of the Mogul emperors, or the Indian rupee of 192 grains. |
| sicer | noun | A strong drink; cider. |
| siker | adjective | Sure; certain; trusty., Surely; certainly., Alt. of Sikerness |
| sicle | noun | A shekel. |
| sided | imp. & past participle | of Side, Having (such or so many) sides; — used in composition; as, one-sided; many-sided. |
| sider | noun | One who takes a side., Cider. |
| sidle | verb t. | To go or move with one side foremost; to move sidewise; as, to sidle through a crowd or narrow opening. |
| siege | noun | A seat; especially, a royal seat; a throne., Hence, place or situation; seat., Rank; grade; station; estimation., Passage of excrements; stool; fecal matter., The sitting of an army around or before a fortified place for the purpose of compelling the garrison to surrender; the surrounding or investing of a place by an army, and approaching it by passages and advanced works, which cover the besiegers from the enemy’s fire. See the Note under Blockade., Hence, a continued attempt to gain possession., The floor of a glass-furnace., A workman’s bench., To besiege; to beset. |
| sieur | noun | Sir; — a title of respect used by the French. |
| sieva | noun | A small variety of the Lima bean (Phaseolus lunatus). |
| sieve | noun | A utensil for separating the finer and coarser parts of a pulverized or granulated substance from each other. It consist of a vessel, usually shallow, with the bottom perforated, or made of hair, wire, or the like, woven in meshes., A kind of coarse basket. |
| sifac | noun | The white indris of Madagascar. It is regarded by the natives as sacred. |
| sight | verb t. | The act of seeing; perception of objects by the eye; view; as, to gain sight of land., The power of seeing; the faculty of vision, or of perceiving objects by the instrumentality of the eyes., The state of admitting unobstructed vision; visibility; open view; region which the eye at one time surveys; space through which the power of vision extends; as, an object within sight., A spectacle; a view; a show; something worth seeing., The instrument of seeing; the eye., Inspection; examination; as, a letter intended for the sight of only one person., Mental view; opinion; judgment; as, in their sight it was harmless., A small aperture through which objects are to be seen, and by which their direction is settled or ascertained; as, the sight of a quadrant., A small piece of metal, fixed or movable, on the breech, muzzle, center, or trunnion of a gun, or on the breech and the muzzle of a rifle, pistol, etc., by means of which the eye is guided in aiming., In a drawing, picture, etc., that part of the surface, as of paper or canvas, which is within the frame or the border or margin. In a frame or the like, the open space, the opening., A great number, quantity, or sum; as, a sight of money., To get sight of; to see; as, to sight land; to sight a wreck., To look at through a sight; to see accurately; as, to sight an object, as a star., To apply sights to; to adjust the sights of; also, to give the proper elevation and direction to by means of a sight; as, to sight a rifle or a cannon., To take aim by a sight. |
| sigil | noun | A seal; a signature. |
| sigla | noun pl. | The signs, abbreviations, letters, or characters standing for words, shorthand, etc., in ancient manuscripts, or on coins, medals, etc. |
| sigma | noun | The Greek letter /, /, or / (English S, or s). It originally had the form of the English C. |
| sikhs | noun pl. | A religious sect noted for warlike traits, founded in the Punjab at the end of the 15th century. |
| silex | noun | Silica, SiO2 as found in nature, constituting quarz, and most sands and sandstones. See Silica, and Silicic. |
| silky | superl. | Of or pertaining to silk; made of, or resembling, silk; silken; silklike; as, a silky luster., Hence, soft and smooth; as, silky wine., Covered with soft hairs pressed close to the surface, as a leaf; sericeous. |
| silly | noun | Happy; fortunate; blessed., Harmless; innocent; inoffensive., Weak; helpless; frail., Rustic; plain; simple; humble., Weak in intellect; destitute of ordinary strength of mind; foolish; witless; simple; as, a silly woman., Proceeding from want of understanding or common judgment; characterized by weakness or folly; unwise; absurd; stupid; as, silly conduct; a silly question. |
| silty | adjective | Full of silt; resembling silt. |
| silva | noun | The forest trees of a region or country, considered collectively., A description or history of the forest trees of a country. |
| simar | noun | A woman’s long dress or robe; also light covering; a scarf. |
| simia | noun | A Linnaean genus of Quadrumana which included the types of numerous modern genera. By modern writers it is usually restricted to the genus which includes the orang-outang. |
| since | adverb | From a definite past time until now; as, he went a month ago, and I have not seen him since., In the time past, counting backward from the present; before this or now; ago., When or that., From the time of; in or during the time subsequent to; subsequently to; after; — usually with a past event or time for the object., Seeing that; because; considering; — formerly followed by that. |
| sinch | noun | A saddle girth made of leather, canvas, woven horsehair, or woven grass., To gird with a sinch; to tighten the sinch or girth of (a saddle); as, to sinch up a sadle. |
| sinew | noun | A tendon or tendonous tissue. See Tendon., Muscle; nerve., Fig.: That which supplies strength or power., To knit together, or make strong with, or as with, sinews. |
| singe | verb t. | To burn slightly or superficially; to burn the surface of; to burn the ends or outside of; as, to singe the hair or the skin., To remove the nap of (cloth), by passing it rapidly over a red-hot bar, or over a flame, preliminary to dyeing it., To remove the hair or down from (a plucked chicken or the like) by passing it over a flame., A burning of the surface; a slight burn. |
| sinto | Alt. of Sintoist | |
| sintu | Alt. of Sintoist | |
| sinus | plural | of Sinus, An opening; a hollow; a bending., A bay of the sea; a recess in the shore., A cavity; a depression., A cavity in a bone or other part, either closed or with a narrow opening., A dilated vessel or canal., A narrow, elongated cavity, in which pus is collected; an elongated abscess with only a small orifice., A depression between adjoining lobes. |
| sioux | noun sing. & pl. | See Dakotas. |
| sipid | adjective | Having a taste or flavorl savory; sapid. |
| sired | imp. & past participle | of Sire |
| siren | noun | One of three sea nymphs, — or, according to some writers, of two, — said to frequent an island near the coast of Italy, and to sing with such sweetness that they lured mariners to destruction., An enticing, dangerous woman., Something which is insidious or deceptive., A mermaid., Any long, slender amphibian of the genus Siren or family Sirenidae, destitute of hind legs and pelvis, and having permanent external gills as well as lungs. They inhabit the swamps, lagoons, and ditches of the Southern United States. The more common species (Siren lacertina) is dull lead-gray in color, and becames two feet long., An instrument for producing musical tones and for ascertaining the number of sound waves or vibrations per second which produce a note of a given pitch. The sounds are produced by a perforated rotating disk or disks. A form with two disks operated by steam or highly compressed air is used sounding an alarm to vessels in fog., Of or pertaining to a siren; bewitching, like a siren; fascinating; alluring; as, a siren song. |
| siroc | noun | See Sirocco. |
| sirup | noun | Alt. of Syrup |
| syrup | noun | A thick and viscid liquid made from the juice of fruits, herbs, etc., boiled with sugar., A thick and viscid saccharine solution of superior quality (as sugarhouse sirup or molasses, maple sirup); specifically, in pharmacy and often in cookery, a saturated solution of sugar and water (simple sirup), or such a solution flavored or medicated., Alt. of Syrupy |
| sisel | noun | The suslik. |
| siser | noun | Cider. See Sicer. |
| sited | adjective | Having a site; situated. |
| sithe | noun | Time., To sigh., A scythe., To cut with a scythe; to scythe. |
| situs | noun | The method in which the parts of a plant are arranged; also, the position of the parts. |
| sivan | noun | The third month of the Jewish ecclesiastical year; — supposed to correspond nearly with our month of June. |
| siver | verb i. | To simmer. |
| siwin | noun | Same as Sewen. |
| sixth | adjective | First after the fifth; next in order after the fifth., Constituting or being one of six equal parts into which anything is divided., The quotient of a unit divided by six; one of six equal parts which form a whole., The next in order after the fifth., The interval embracing six diatonic degrees of the scale. |
| sixty | adjective | Six times ten; fifty-nine and one more; threescore., The sum of six times ten; sixty units or objects., A symbol representing sixty units, as 60, lx., or LX. |
| sizar | noun | One of a body of students in the universities of Cambridge (Eng.) and Dublin, who, having passed a certain examination, are exempted from paying college fees and charges. A sizar corresponded to a servitor at Oxford. |
| sized | imp. & past participle | of Size, Adjusted according to size., Having a particular size or magnitude; — chiefly used in compounds; as, large-sized; common-sized. |
| sizel | noun | Same as Scissel, 2. |
| sizer | noun | See Sizar., An instrument or contrivance to size articles, or to determine their size by a standard, or to separate and distribute them according to size., An instrument or tool for bringing anything to an exact size. |
| skain | noun | See Skein., See Skean. |
| skald | noun | See 5th Scald. |
| skall | verb t. | To scale; to mount. |
| skare | adjective | Wild; timid; shy. |
| skart | noun | The shag. |
| skate | noun | A metallic runner with a frame shaped to fit the sole of a shoe, — made to be fastened under the foot, and used for moving rapidly on ice., To move on skates., Any one of numerous species of large, flat elasmobranch fishes of the genus Raia, having a long, slender tail, terminated by a small caudal fin. The pectoral fins, which are large and broad and united to the sides of the body and head, give a somewhat rhombic form to these fishes. The skin is more or less spinose. |
| skean | noun | A knife or short dagger, esp. that in use among the Highlanders of Scotland. [Variously spelt.] |
| skeed | noun | See Skid. |
| skeel | noun | A shallow wooden vessel for holding milk or cream. |
| skeet | noun | A scoop with a long handle, used to wash the sides of a vessel, and formerly to wet the sails or deck. |
| skein | noun | A quantity of yarn, thread, or the like, put up together, after it is taken from the reel, — usually tied in a sort of knot., A metallic strengthening band or thimble on the wooden arm of an axle., A flight of wild fowl (wild geese or the like). |
| skelp | noun | A blow; a smart stroke., A squall; also, a heavy fall of rain., To strike; to slap., A wrought-iron plate from which a gun barrel or pipe is made by bending and welding the edges together, and drawing the thick tube thus formed. |
| skene | noun | See Skean. |
| skied | imp. & p. p. of Sky, v. t., of Sky | |
| skiey | adjective | See Skyey. |
| skiff | noun | A small, light boat., To navigate in a skiff. |
| skill | noun | Discrimination; judgment; propriety; reason; cause., Knowledge; understanding., The familiar knowledge of any art or science, united with readiness and dexterity in execution or performance, or in the application of the art or science to practical purposes; power to discern and execute; ability to perceive and perform; expertness; aptitude; as, the skill of a mathematician, physician, surgeon, mechanic, etc., Display of art; exercise of ability; contrivance; address., Any particular art., To know; to understand., To be knowing; to have understanding; to be dexterous in performance., To make a difference; to signify; to matter; — used impersonally. |
| skrim | noun | Scum; refuse. |
| skimp | verb t. | To slight; to do carelessly; to scamp., To make insufficient allowance for; to scant; to scrimp., To save; to be parsimonious or niggardly., Scanty. |
| skink | noun | Any one of numerous species of regularly scaled harmless lizards of the family Scincidae, common in the warmer parts of all the continents., To draw or serve, as drink., To serve or draw liquor., Drink; also, pottage. |
| skirl | verb t.& i. | To utter in a shrill tone; to scream., A shrill cry or sound. |
| skirr | verb t. | To ramble over in order to clear; to scour., To scour; to scud; to run., A tern. |
| skirt | noun | The lower and loose part of a coat, dress, or other like garment; the part below the waist; as, the skirt of a coat, a dress, or a mantle., A loose edging to any part of a dress., Border; edge; margin; extreme part of anything, A petticoat., The diaphragm, or midriff, in animals., To cover with a skirt; to surround., To border; to form the border or edge of; to run along the edge of; as, the plain was skirted by rows of trees., To be on the border; to live near the border, or extremity. |
| skive | noun | The iron lap used by diamond polishers in finishing the facets of the gem., To pare or shave off the rough or thick parts of (hides or leather). |
| skout | noun | A guillemot. |
| skulk | verb i. | To hide, or get out of the way, in a sneaking manner; to lie close, or to move in a furtive way; to lurk., A number of foxes together., Alt. of Skulker |
| skull | noun | A school, company, or shoal., The skeleton of the head of a vertebrate animal, including the brain case, or cranium, and the bones and cartilages of the face and mouth. See Illusts. of Carnivora, of Facial angles under Facial, and of Skeleton, in Appendix., The head or brain; the seat of intelligence; mind., A covering for the head; a skullcap., A sort of oar. See Scull. |
| skunk | noun | Any one of several species of American musteline carnivores of the genus Mephitis and allied genera. They have two glands near the anus, secreting an extremely fetid liquid, which the animal ejects at pleasure as a means of defense., In games of chance and skill: To defeat (an opponent) (as in cards) so that he fails to gain a point, or (in checkers) to get a king. |
| skute | noun | A boat; a small vessel. |
| skies | plural | of Sky |
| skyed | of Sky, Surrounded by sky. | |
| skyey | adjective | Like the sky; ethereal; being in the sky. |
| slack | noun | Small coal; also, coal dust; culm., A valley, or small, shallow dell., Lax; not tense; not hard drawn; not firmly extended; as, a slack rope., Weak; not holding fast; as, a slack hand., Remiss; backward; not using due diligence or care; not earnest or eager; as, slack in duty or service., Not violent, rapid, or pressing; slow; moderate; easy; as, business is slack., Slackly; as, slack dried hops., The part of anything that hangs loose, having no strain upon it; as, the slack of a rope or of a sail., Alt. of Slacken, Alt. of Slacken |
| slade | noun | A little dell or valley; a flat piece of low, moist ground., The sole of a plow. |
| slaie | noun | A weaver’s reed; a sley. |
| slake | adjective | To allay; to quench; to extinguish; as, to slake thirst., To mix with water, so that a true chemical combination shall take place; to slack; as, to slake lime., To go out; to become extinct., To abate; to become less decided., To slacken; to become relaxed., To become mixed with water, so that a true chemical combination takes place; as, the lime slakes. |
| slang | imp. of Sling. Slung., Any long, narrow piece of land; a promontory., A fetter worn on the leg by a convict., Low, vulgar, unauthorized language; a popular but unauthorized word, phrase, or mode of expression; also, the jargon of some particular calling or class in society; low popular cant; as, the slang of the theater, of college, of sailors, etc., To address with slang or ribaldry; to insult with vulgar language., of Sling | |
| slank | imp. & p. p. of Slink., of Slink | |
| slant | verb i. | To be turned or inclined from a right line or level; to lie obliquely; to slope., To turn from a direct line; to give an oblique or sloping direction to; as, to slant a line., A slanting direction or plane; a slope; as, it lies on a slant., An oblique reflection or gibe; a sarcastic remark., Inclined from a direct line, whether horizontal or perpendicular; sloping; oblique. |
| slape | adjective | Slippery; smooth; crafty; hypocritical. |
| slash | verb t. | To cut by striking violently and at random; to cut in long slits., To lash; to ply the whip to., To crack or snap, as a whip., To strike violently and at random, esp. with an edged instrument; to lay about one indiscriminately with blows; to cut hastily and carelessly., A long cut; a cut made at random., A large slit in the material of any garment, made to show the lining through the openings., Swampy or wet lands overgrown with bushes. |
| slate | verb t. | An argillaceous rock which readily splits into thin plates; argillite; argillaceous schist., Any rock or stone having a slaty structure., A prepared piece of such stone., A thin, flat piece, for roofing or covering houses, etc., A tablet for writing upon., An artificial material, resembling slate, and used for the above purposes., A thin plate of any material; a flake., A list of candidates, prepared for nomination or for election; a list of candidates, or a programme of action, devised beforehand., To cover with slate, or with a substance resembling slate; as, to slate a roof; to slate a globe., To register (as on a slate and subject to revision), for an appointment., To set a dog upon; to bait; to slat. See 2d Slat, 3. |
| slatt | noun | A slab of stone used as a veneer for coarse masonry. |
| slaty | adjective | Resembling slate; having the nature, appearance, or properties, of slate; composed of thin parallel plates, capable of being separated by splitting; as, a slaty color or texture. |
| slavs | plural | of Slav |
| slave | noun | See Slav., A person who is held in bondage to another; one who is wholly subject to the will of another; one who is held as a chattel; one who has no freedom of action, but whose person and services are wholly under the control of another., One who has lost the power of resistance; one who surrenders himself to any power whatever; as, a slave to passion, to lust, to strong drink, to ambition., A drudge; one who labors like a slave., An abject person; a wretch., To drudge; to toil; to labor as a slave., To enslave. |
| slain | past participle | of Slay |
| slazy | adjective | See Sleazy. |
| sleek | superl. | Having an even, smooth surface; smooth; hence, glossy; as, sleek hair., Not rough or harsh., With ease and dexterity., That which makes smooth; varnish., To make even and smooth; to render smooth, soft, and glossy; to smooth over. |
| sleep | imp. of Sleep. Slept., To take rest by a suspension of the voluntary exercise of the powers of the body and mind, and an apathy of the organs of sense; to slumber., To be careless, inattentive, or uncouncerned; not to be vigilant; to live thoughtlessly., To be dead; to lie in the grave., To be, or appear to be, in repose; to be quiet; to be unemployed, unused, or unagitated; to rest; to lie dormant; as, a question sleeps for the present; the law sleeps., To be slumbering in; — followed by a cognate object; as, to sleep a dreamless sleep., To give sleep to; to furnish with accomodations for sleeping; to lodge., A natural and healthy, but temporary and periodical, suspension of the functions of the organs of sense, as well as of those of the voluntary and rational soul; that state of the animal in which there is a lessened acuteness of sensory perception, a confusion of ideas, and a loss of mental control, followed by a more or less unconscious state. | |
| slept | imp. & past participle | of Sleep, imp. & p. p. of Sleep. |
| sleer | noun | A slayer. |
| sleet | noun | The part of a mortar extending from the chamber to the trunnions., Hail or snow, mingled with rain, usually falling, or driven by the wind, in fine particles., To snow or hail with a mixture of rain. |
| sleid | verb t. | To sley, or prepare for use in the weaver’s sley, or slaie. |
| slent | noun & verb | See Slant. |
| slice | verb t. | A thin, broad piece cut off; as, a slice of bacon; a slice of cheese; a slice of bread., That which is thin and broad, like a slice., A broad, thin piece of plaster., A salver, platter, or tray., A knife with a thin, broad blade for taking up or serving fish; also, a spatula for spreading anything, as paint or ink., A plate of iron with a handle, forming a kind of chisel, or a spadelike implement, variously proportioned, and used for various purposes, as for stripping the planking from a vessel’s side, for cutting blubber from a whale, or for stirring a fire of coals; a slice bar; a peel; a fire shovel., One of the wedges by which the cradle and the ship are lifted clear of the building blocks to prepare for launching., A removable sliding bottom to galley., To cut into thin pieces, or to cut off a thin, broad piece from., To cut into parts; to divide., To clear by means of a slice bar, as a fire or the grate bars of a furnace. |
| slich | noun | Alt. of Slick |
| slick | noun | See Schlich., Sleek; smooth., To make sleek or smoth., A wide paring chisel. |
| slide | verb t. | To move along the surface of any body by slipping, or without walking or rolling; to slip; to glide; as, snow slides down the mountain’s side., Especially, to move over snow or ice with a smooth, uninterrupted motion, as on a sled moving by the force of gravity, or on the feet., To pass inadvertently., To pass along smoothly or unobservedly; to move gently onward without friction or hindrance; as, a ship or boat slides through the water., To slip when walking or standing; to fall., To pass from one note to another with no perceptible cassation of sound., To pass out of one’s thought as not being of any consequence., To cause to slide; to thrust along; as, to slide one piece of timber along another., To pass or put imperceptibly; to slip; as, to slide in a word to vary the sense of a question., The act of sliding; as, a slide on the ice., Smooth, even passage or progress., That on which anything moves by sliding., An inclined plane on which heavy bodies slide by the force of gravity, esp. one constructed on a mountain side for conveying logs by sliding them down., A surface of ice or snow on which children slide for amusement., That which operates by sliding., A cover which opens or closes an aperture by sliding over it., A moving piece which is guided by a part or parts along which it slides., A clasp or brooch for a belt, or the like., A plate or slip of glass on which is a picture or delineation to be exhibited by means of a magic lantern, stereopticon, or the like; a plate on which is an object to be examined with a microscope., The descent of a mass of earth, rock, or snow down a hill or mountain side; as, a land slide, or a snow slide; also, the track of bare rock left by a land slide., A small dislocation in beds of rock along a line of fissure., A grace consisting of two or more small notes moving by conjoint degrees, and leading to a principal note either above or below., An apparatus in the trumpet and trombone by which the sounding tube is lengthened and shortened so as to produce the tones between the fundamental and its harmonics., A sound which, by a gradual change in the position of the vocal organs, passes imperceptibly into another sound., Same as Guide bar, under Guide., A slide valve. |
| slily | adverb | See Slyly. |
| slime | noun | Soft, moist earth or clay, having an adhesive quality; viscous mud., Any mucilaginous substance; any substance of a dirty nature, that is moist, soft, and adhesive., Bitumen., Mud containing metallic ore, obtained in the preparatory dressing., A mucuslike substance which exudes from the bodies of certain animals., To smear with slime. |
| slimy | superl. | Of or pertaining to slime; resembling slime; of the nature of slime; viscous; glutinous; also, covered or daubed with slime; yielding, or abounding in, slime. |
| sling | verb t. | An instrument for throwing stones or other missiles, consisting of a short strap with two strings fastened to its ends, or with a string fastened to one end and a light stick to the other. The missile being lodged in a hole in the strap, the ends of the string are taken in the hand, and the whole whirled rapidly round until, by loosing one end, the missile is let fly with centrifugal force., The act or motion of hurling as with a sling; a throw; figuratively, a stroke., A contrivance for sustaining anything by suspension, A kind of hanging bandage put around the neck, in which a wounded arm or hand is supported., A loop of rope, or a rope or chain with hooks, for suspending a barrel, bale, or other heavy object, in hoisting or lowering., A strap attached to a firearm, for suspending it from the shoulder., A band of rope or iron for securing a yard to a mast; — chiefly in the plural., To throw with a sling., To throw; to hurl; to cast., To hang so as to swing; as, to sling a pack., To pass a rope round, as a cask, gun, etc., preparatory to attaching a hoisting or lowering tackle., A drink composed of spirit (usually gin) and water sweetened. |
| slung | imp. | of Sling, of Sling, imp. & p. p. of Sling. |
| slunk | imp. | of Slink, of Slink, imp. & p. p. of Slink. |
| slink | adjective | To creep away meanly; to steal away; to sneak., To miscarry; — said of female beasts., To cast prematurely; — said of female beasts; as, a cow that slinks her calf., Produced prematurely; as, a slink calf., Thin; lean., The young of a beast brought forth prematurely, esp. a calf brought forth before its time., A thievish fellow; a sneak. |
| slish | noun | A cut; as, slish and slash. |
| slive | verb i. | To sneak., To cut; to split; to separate. |
| sloam | noun | A layer of earth between coal seams. |
| sloat | noun | A narrow piece of timber which holds together large pieces; a slat; as, the sloats of a cart. |
| slock | verb t. | Alt. of Slocken |
| sloke | noun | See Sloakan. |
| sloom | noun | Slumber. |
| sloop | noun | A vessel having one mast and fore-and-aft rig, consisting of a boom-and-gaff mainsail, jibs, staysail, and gaff topsail. The typical sloop has a fixed bowsprit, topmast, and standing rigging, while those of a cutter are capable of being readily shifted. The sloop usually carries a centerboard, and depends for stability upon breadth of beam rather than depth of keel. The two types have rapidly approximated since 1880. One radical distinction is that a slop may carry a centerboard. See Cutter, and Illustration in Appendix. |
| slope | verb i. | An oblique direction; a line or direction including from a horizontal line or direction; also, sometimes, an inclination, as of one line or surface to another., Any ground whose surface forms an angle with the plane of the horizon., Sloping., In a sloping manner., To form with a slope; to give an oblique or slanting direction to; to direct obliquely; to incline; to slant; as, to slope the ground in a garden; to slope a piece of cloth in cutting a garment., To take an oblique direction; to be at an angle with the plane of the horizon; to incline; as, the ground slopes., To depart; to disappear suddenly. |
| slopy | adjective | Sloping; inclined. |
| slosh | Alt. of Sloshy | |
| sloth | noun | Slowness; tardiness., Disinclination to action or labor; sluggishness; laziness; idleness., Any one of several species of arboreal edentates constituting the family Bradypodidae, and the suborder Tardigrada. They have long exserted limbs and long prehensile claws. Both jaws are furnished with teeth (see Illust. of Edentata), and the ears and tail are rudimentary. They inhabit South and Central America and Mexico., To be idle. |
| slowh | imp. of Slee,to slay. | |
| slows | noun | Milk sickness. |
| sludy | adjective | Miry; slushy. |
| slued | imp. & past participle | of Slue |
| slugs | noun pl. | Half-roasted ore. |
| slump | noun | The gross amount; the mass; the lump., To lump; to throw into a mess., To fall or sink suddenly through or in, when walking on a surface, as on thawing snow or ice, partly frozen ground, a bog, etc., not strong enough to bear the person., A boggy place., The noise made by anything falling into a hole, or into a soft, miry place. |
| slush | noun | Soft mud., A mixture of snow and water; half-melted snow., A soft mixture of grease and other materials, used for lubrication., The refuse grease and fat collected in cooking, especially on shipboard., A mixture of white lead and lime, with which the bright parts of machines, such as the connecting rods of steamboats, are painted to be preserved from oxidation., To smear with slush or grease; as, to slush a mast., To paint with a mixture of white lead and lime. |
| slyly | adverb | In a sly manner; shrewdly; craftily. |
| slype | noun | A narrow passage between two buildings, as between the transept and chapter house of a monastery. |
| smack | noun | A small sailing vessel, commonly rigged as a sloop, used chiefly in the coasting and fishing trade., Taste or flavor, esp. a slight taste or flavor; savor; tincture; as, a smack of bitter in the medicine. Also used figuratively., A small quantity; a taste., A loud kiss; a buss., A quick, sharp noise, as of the lips when suddenly separated, or of a whip., A quick, smart blow; a slap., As if with a smack or slap., To have a smack; to be tinctured with any particular taste., To have or exhibit indications of the presence of any character or quality., To kiss with a close compression of the lips, so as to make a sound when they separate; to kiss with a sharp noise; to buss., To make a noise by the separation of the lips after tasting anything., To kiss with a sharp noise; to buss., To open, as the lips, with an inarticulate sound made by a quick compression and separation of the parts of the mouth; to make a noise with, as the lips, by separating them in the act of kissing or after tasting., To make a sharp noise by striking; to crack; as, to smack a whip. |
| small | superl. | Having little size, compared with other things of the same kind; little in quantity or degree; diminutive; not large or extended in dimension; not great; not much; inconsiderable; as, a small man; a small river., Being of slight consequence; feeble in influence or importance; unimportant; trivial; insignificant; as, a small fault; a small business., Envincing little worth or ability; not large-minded; — sometimes, in reproach, paltry; mean., Not prolonged in duration; not extended in time; short; as, after a small space., Weak; slender; fine; gentle; soft; not loud., In or to small extent, quantity, or degree; little; slightly., Not loudly; faintly; timidly., The small or slender part of a thing; as, the small of the leg or of the back., Smallclothes., Same as Little go. See under Little, a., To make little or less. |
| smalt | verb t. | A deep blue pigment or coloring material used in various arts. It is a vitreous substance made of cobalt, potash, and calcined quartz fused, and reduced to a powder. |
| smart | verb i. | To feel a lively, pungent local pain; — said of some part of the body as the seat of irritation; as, my finger smarts; these wounds smart., To feel a pungent pain of mind; to feel sharp pain or grief; to suffer; to feel the sting of evil., To cause a smart in., Quick, pungent, lively pain; a pricking local pain, as the pain from puncture by nettles., Severe, pungent pain of mind; pungent grief; as, the smart of affliction., A fellow who affects smartness, briskness, and vivacity; a dandy., Smart money (see below)., Causing a smart; pungent; pricking; as, a smart stroke or taste., Keen; severe; poignant; as, smart pain., Vigorous; sharp; severe., Accomplishing, or able to accomplish, results quickly; active; sharp; clever., Efficient; vigorous; brilliant., Marked by acuteness or shrewdness; quick in suggestion or reply; vivacious; witty; as, a smart reply; a smart saying., Pretentious; showy; spruce; as, a smart gown., Brisk; fresh; as, a smart breeze. |
| smash | verb t. | To break in pieces by violence; to dash to pieces; to crush., To break up, or to pieces suddenly, as the result of collision or pressure., A breaking or dashing to pieces; utter destruction; wreck., Hence, bankruptcy. |
| smear | noun | To overspread with anything unctuous, viscous, or adhesive; to daub; as, to smear anything with oil., To soil in any way; to contaminate; to pollute; to stain morally; as, to be smeared with infamy., A fat, oily substance; oinment., Hence, a spot made by, or as by, an unctuous or adhesive substance; a blot or blotch; a daub; a stain. |
| smeir | noun | A salt glaze on pottery, made by adding common salt to an earthenware glaze. |
| smelt | of Smell, imp. & p. p. of Smell., Any one of numerous species of small silvery salmonoid fishes of the genus Osmerus and allied genera, which ascend rivers to spawn, and sometimes become landlocked in lakes. They are esteemed as food, and have a peculiar odor and taste., A gull; a simpleton., To melt or fuse, as, ore, for the purpose of separating and refining the metal; hence, to reduce; to refine; to flux or scorify; as, to smelt tin. | |
| smell | noun | To perceive by the olfactory nerves, or organs of smell; to have a sensation of, excited through the nasal organs when affected by the appropriate materials or qualities; to obtain the scent of; as, to smell a rose; to smell perfumes., To detect or perceive, as if by the sense of smell; to scent out; — often with out., To give heed to., To affect the olfactory nerves; to have an odor or scent; — often followed by of; as, to smell of smoke, or of musk., To have a particular tincture or smack of any quality; to savor; as, a report smells of calumny., To exercise the sense of smell., To exercise sagacity., The sense or faculty by which certain qualities of bodies are perceived through the instrumentally of the olfactory nerves. See Sense., The quality of any thing or substance, or emanation therefrom, which affects the olfactory organs; odor; scent; fragrance; perfume; as, the smell of mint. |
| smerk | noun & verb | See Smirk., Alt. of Smerky |
| smift | noun | A match for firing a charge of powder, as in blasting; a fuse. |
| smile | verb i. | To express amusement, pleasure, moderate joy, or love and kindness, by the features of the face; to laugh silently., To express slight contempt by a look implying sarcasm or pity; to sneer., To look gay and joyous; to have an appearance suited to excite joy; as, smiling spring; smiling plenty., To be propitious or favorable; to favor; to countenance; — often with on; as, to smile on one’s labors., To express by a smile; as, to smile consent; to smile a welcome to visitors., To affect in a certain way with a smile., The act of smiling; a peculiar change or brightening of the face, which expresses pleasure, moderate joy, mirth, approbation, or kindness; — opposed to frown., A somewhat similar expression of countenance, indicative of satisfaction combined with malevolent feelings, as contempt, scorn, etc; as, a scornful smile., Favor; countenance; propitiousness; as, the smiles of Providence., Gay or joyous appearance; as, the smiles of spring. |
| smilt | verb i. | To melt. |
| smirk | verb i. | To smile in an affected or conceited manner; to smile with affected complaisance; to simper., A forced or affected smile; a simper., Nice,; smart; spruce; affected; simpering. |
| smote | imp. | of Smite, of Smite, imp. (/ rare p. p.) of Smite. |
| smite | verb t. | To strike; to inflict a blow upon with the hand, or with any instrument held in the hand, or with a missile thrown by the hand; as, to smite with the fist, with a rod, sword, spear, or stone., To cause to strike; to use as an instrument in striking or hurling., To destroy the life of by beating, or by weapons of any kind; to slay by a blow; to kill; as, to smite one with the sword, or with an arrow or other instrument., To put to rout in battle; to overthrow by war., To blast; to destroy the life or vigor of, as by a stroke or by some visitation., To afflict; to chasten; to punish., To strike or affect with passion, as love or fear., To strike; to collide; to beat., The act of smiting; a blow. |
| smith | noun | One who forges with the hammer; one who works in metals; as, a blacksmith, goldsmith, silversmith, and the like., One who makes or effects anything., To beat into shape; to forge. |
| smitt | verb t. | Fine clay or ocher made up into balls, used for marking sheep. |
| smock | noun | A woman’s under-garment; a shift; a chemise., A blouse; a smoock frock., Of or pertaining to a smock; resembling a smock; hence, of or pertaining to a woman., To provide with, or clothe in, a smock or a smock frock. |
| smoke | noun | The visible exhalation, vapor, or substance that escapes, or expelled, from a burning body, especially from burning vegetable matter, as wood, coal, peat, or the like., That which resembles smoke; a vapor; a mist., Anything unsubstantial, as idle talk., The act of smoking, esp. of smoking tobacco; as, to have a smoke., To emit smoke; to throw off volatile matter in the form of vapor or exhalation; to reek., Hence, to burn; to be kindled; to rage., To raise a dust or smoke by rapid motion., To draw into the mouth the smoke of tobacco burning in a pipe or in the form of a cigar, cigarette, etc.; to habitually use tobacco in this manner., To suffer severely; to be punished., To apply smoke to; to hang in smoke; to disinfect, to cure, etc., by smoke; as, to smoke or fumigate infected clothing; to smoke beef or hams for preservation., To fill or scent with smoke; hence, to fill with incense; to perfume., To smell out; to hunt out; to find out; to detect., To ridicule to the face; to quiz., To inhale and puff out the smoke of, as tobacco; to burn or use in smoking; as, to smoke a pipe or a cigar., To subject to the operation of smoke, for the purpose of annoying or driving out; — often with out; as, to smoke a woodchuck out of his burrow. |
| smoky | superl. | Emitting smoke, esp. in large quantities or in an offensive manner; fumid; as, smoky fires., Having the appearance or nature of smoke; as, a smoky fog., Filled with smoke, or with a vapor resembling smoke; thick; as, a smoky atmosphere., Subject to be filled with smoke from chimneys or fireplace; as, a smoky house., Tarnished with smoke; noisome with smoke; as, smoky rafters; smoky cells., Suspicious; open to suspicion. |
| smolt | noun | A young salmon two or three years old, when it has acquired its silvery color. |
| smoor | verb t. | To suffocate or smother. |
| smore | verb t. | To smother. See Smoor. |
| snack | verb t. | A share; a part or portion; — obsolete, except in the colloquial phrase, to go snacks, i. e., to share., A slight, hasty repast. |
| snail | noun | Any one of numerous species of terrestrial air-breathing gastropods belonging to the genus Helix and many allied genera of the family Helicidae. They are abundant in nearly all parts of the world except the arctic regions, and feed almost entirely on vegetation; a land snail., Any gastropod having a general resemblance to the true snails, including fresh-water and marine species. See Pond snail, under Pond, and Sea snail., Hence, a drone; a slow-moving person or thing., A spiral cam, or a flat piece of metal of spirally curved outline, used for giving motion to, or changing the position of, another part, as the hammer tail of a striking clock., A tortoise; in ancient warfare, a movable roof or shed to protect besiegers; a testudo., The pod of the sanil clover. |
| snake | noun | Any species of the order Ophidia; an ophidian; a serpent, whether harmless or venomous. See Ophidia, and Serpent., To drag or draw, as a snake from a hole; — often with out., To wind round spirally, as a large rope with a smaller, or with cord, the small rope lying in the spaces between the strands of the large one; to worm., To crawl like a snake. |
| snaky | adjective | Of or pertaining to a snake or snakes; resembling a snake; serpentine; winding., Sly; cunning; insinuating; deceitful., Covered with serpents; having serpents; as, a snaky rod or wand. |
| snape | verb t. | To bevel the end of a timber to fit against an inclined surface. |
| snare | noun | A contrivance, often consisting of a noose of cord, or the like, by which a bird or other animal may be entangled and caught; a trap; a gin., Hence, anything by which one is entangled and brought into trouble., The gut or string stretched across the lower head of a drum., An instrument, consisting usually of a wireloop or noose, for removing tumors, etc., by avulsion., To catch with a snare; to insnare; to entangle; hence, to bring into unexpected evil, perplexity, or danger. |
| snarl | verb t. | To form raised work upon the outer surface of (thin metal ware) by the repercussion of a snarling iron upon the inner surface., To entangle; to complicate; to involve in knots; as, to snarl a skein of thread., To embarrass; to insnare., A knot or complication of hair, thread, or the like, difficult to disentangle; entanglement; hence, intricate complication; embarrassing difficulty., To growl, as an angry or surly dog; to gnarl; to utter grumbling sounds., To speak crossly; to talk in rude, surly terms., The act of snarling; a growl; a surly or peevish expression; an angry contention. |
| snary | adjective | Resembling, or consisting of, snares; entangling; insidious. |
| snast | verb t. | The snuff, or burnt wick, of a candle. |
| snead | noun | A snath., A line or cord; a string. |
| sneak | verb i. | To creep or steal (away or about) privately; to come or go meanly, as a person afraid or ashamed to be seen; as, to sneak away from company., To act in a stealthy and cowardly manner; to behave with meanness and servility; to crouch., To hide, esp. in a mean or cowardly manner., A mean, sneaking fellow., A ball bowled so as to roll along the ground; — called also grub. |
| sneap | verb t. | To check; to reprimand; to rebuke; to chide., To nip; to blast; to blight., A reprimand; a rebuke. |
| sneck | verb t. | To fasten by a hatch; to latch, as a door., A door latch. |
| sneed | noun | See Snath. |
| sneer | verb i. | To show contempt by turning up the nose, or by a particular facial expression., To inssinuate contempt by a covert expression; to speak derisively., To show mirth awkwardly., To utter with a grimace or contemptuous expression; to utter with a sneer; to say sneeringly; as, to sneer fulsome lies at a person., To treat with sneers; to affect or move by sneers., The act of sneering., A smile, grin, or contortion of the face, indicative of contempt; an indirect expression or insinuation of contempt. |
| snell | adjective | Active; brisk; nimble; quick; sharp., A short line of horsehair, gut, etc., by which a fishhook is attached to a longer line. |
| snick | noun | A small cut or mark., A slight hit or tip of the ball, often unintentional., A knot or irregularity in yarn., A snip or cut, as in the hair of a beast., To cut slightly; to strike, or strike off, as by cutting., To hit (a ball) lightly., See Sneck. |
| snide | adjective | Tricky; deceptive; contemptible; as, a snide lawyer; snide goods. |
| snift | of Sniff, To snort., To sniff; to snuff; to smell., A moment., Slight snow; sleet. | |
| sniff | verb t. | To draw air audibly up the nose; to snuff; — sometimes done as a gesture of suspicion, offense, or contempt., To draw in with the breath through the nose; as, to sniff the air of the country., To perceive as by sniffing; to snuff, to scent; to smell; as, to sniff danger., The act of sniffing; perception by sniffing; that which is taken by sniffing; as, a sniff of air. |
| snigg | noun | A small eel. |
| snipe | noun | Any one of numerous species of limicoline game birds of the family Scolopacidae, having a long, slender, nearly straight beak., A fool; a blockhead. |
| snypy | adjective | Like a snipe. |
| snite | noun | A snipe., To blow, as the nose; to snuff, as a candle. |
| snoff | noun | A short candle end used for igniting a fuse. |
| snood | noun | The fillet which binds the hair of a young unmarried woman, and is emblematic of her maiden character., A short line (often of horsehair) connecting a fishing line with the hook; a snell; a leader., To bind or braid up, as the hair, with a snood. |
| snook | verb i. | To lurk; to lie in ambush., A large perchlike marine food fish (Centropomus undecimalis) found both on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of tropical America; — called also ravallia, and robalo., The cobia., The garfish. |
| snore | verb i. | To breathe with a rough, hoarse, nasal voice in sleep., A harsh nasal noise made in sleep. |
| snort | verb i. | To force the air with violence through the nose, so as to make a noise, as do high-spirited horsed in prancing and play., To snore., To laugh out loudly., The act of snorting; the sound produced in snorting., To expel throught the nostrils with a snort; to utter with a snort. |
| snout | noun | The long, projecting nose of a beast, as of swine., The nose of a man; — in contempt., The nozzle of a pipe, hose, etc., The anterior prolongation of the head of a gastropod; — called also rostrum., The anterior prolongation of the head of weevils and allied beetles., To furnish with a nozzle or point. |
| snowl | noun | The hooded merganser. |
| snowy | adjective | White like snow., Abounding with snow; covered with snow., Fig.: Pure; unblemished; unstained; spotless. |
| snuff | verb t. | The part of a candle wick charred by the flame, whether burning or not., To crop the snuff of, as a candle; to take off the end of the snuff of., To draw in, or to inhale, forcibly through the nose; to sniff., To perceive by the nose; to scent; to smell., To inhale air through the nose with violence or with noise, as do dogs and horses., To turn up the nose and inhale air, as an expression of contempt; hence, to take offense., The act of snuffing; perception by snuffing; a sniff., Pulverized tobacco, etc., prepared to be taken into the nose; also, the amount taken at once., Resentment, displeasure, or contempt, expressed by a snuffing of the nose. |
| soaky | adjective | Full of moisture; wet; soppy. |
| soapy | superl. | Resembling soap; having the qualities of, or feeling like, soap; soft and smooth., Smeared with soap; covered with soap. |
| soave | adjective | Sweet. |
| sober | superl. | Temperate in the use of spirituous liquors; habitually temperate; as, a sober man., Not intoxicated or excited by spirituous liquors; as, the sot may at times be sober., Not mad or insane; not wild, visionary, or heated with passion; exercising cool, dispassionate reason; self-controlled; self-possessed., Not proceeding from, or attended with, passion; calm; as, sober judgment; a man in his sober senses., Serious or subdued in demeanor, habit, appearance, or color; solemn; grave; sedate., To make sober., To become sober; — often with down. |
| socky | adjective | Wet; soaky. |
| socle | noun | A plain block or plinth forming a low pedestal; any base; especially, the base of a statue, column, or the like. See Plinth., A plain face or plinth at the lower part of a wall. |
| soddy | adjective | Consisting of sod; covered with sod; turfy. |
| soder | noun & verb t. | See Solder. |
| sodic | adjective | Of or pertaining to sodium; containing sodium. |
| sofas | plural | of Sofa |
| sofis | plural | of Sofi |
| softa | noun | Any one attached to a Mohammedan mosque, esp. a student of the higher branches of theology in a mosque school. |
| soggy | superl. | Filled with water; soft with moisture; sodden; soaked; wet; as, soggy land or timber. |
| soily | adjective | Dirty; soiled. |
| soken | noun | A toll. See Soc, n., 2., A district held by socage. |
| solar | adjective | A loft or upper chamber; a garret room., Of or pertaining to the sun; proceeding from the sun; as, the solar system; solar light; solar rays; solar influence. See Solar system, below., Born under the predominant influence of the sun., Measured by the progress or revolution of the sun in the ecliptic; as, the solar year., Produced by the action of the sun, or peculiarly affected by its influence. |
| solas | noun | Solace. |
| soldi | plural | of Soldo |
| soldo | noun | A small Italian coin worth a sou or a cent; the twentieth part of a lira. |
| soled | imp. & past participle | of Sole |
| solen | noun | A cradle, as for a broken limb. See Cradle, 6., Any marine bivalve mollusk belonging to Solen or allied genera of the family Solenidae; a razor shell. |
| soler | noun | Alt. of Solere |
| solid | adjective | Having the constituent parts so compact, or so firmly adhering, as to resist the impression or penetration of other bodies; having a fixed form; hard; firm; compact; — opposed to fluid and liquid or to plastic, like clay, or to incompact, like sand., Not hollow; full of matter; as, a solid globe or cone, as distinguished from a hollow one; not spongy; dense; hence, sometimes, heavy., Having all the geometrical dimensions; cubic; as, a solid foot contains 1,728 solid inches., Firm; compact; strong; stable; unyielding; as, a solid pier; a solid pile; a solid wall., Applied to a compound word whose parts are closely united and form an unbroken word; — opposed to hyphened., Fig.: Worthy of credit, trust, or esteem; substantial, as opposed to frivolous or fallacious; weighty; firm; strong; valid; just; genuine., Sound; not weakly; as, a solid constitution of body., Of a fleshy, uniform, undivided substance, as a bulb or root; not spongy or hollow within, as a stem., Impenetrable; resisting or excluding any other material particle or atom from any given portion of space; — applied to the supposed ultimate particles of matter., Not having the lines separated by leads; not open., United; without division; unanimous; as, the delegation is solid for a candidate., A substance that is held in a fixed form by cohesion among its particles; a substance not fluid., A magnitude which has length, breadth, and thickness; a part of space bounded on all sides. |
| solos | plural | of Solo |
| solon | noun | A celebrated Athenian lawmaker, born about 638 b. c.; hence, a legislator; a publicist; — often used ironically. |
| solus | fem. adjective | Alt. of Sola |
| solve | verb t. | To explain; to resolve; to unfold; to clear up (what is obscure or difficult to be understood); to work out to a result or conclusion; as, to solve a doubt; to solve difficulties; to solve a problem., A solution; an explanation. |
| somaj | noun | Alt. of Samaj |
| samaj | noun | A society; a congregation; a worshiping assembly, or church, esp. of the Brahmo-somaj. |
| somal | noun | A Hamitic people of East Central Africa. |
| somne | verb t. | To summon. |
| soncy | adjective | Alt. of Sonsy |
| sonsy | adjective | Lucky; fortunate; thriving; plump., See Soncy. |
| sonde | verb t. | That which is sent; a message or messenger; hence, also, a visitation of providence; an affliction or trial. |
| soord | noun | Skin of bacon. |
| soote | adjective | Sweet. |
| sooth | superl. | True; faithful; trustworthy., Pleasing; delightful; sweet., Truth; reality., Augury; prognostication., Blandishment; cajolery. |
| sooty | superl. | Of or pertaining to soot; producing soot; soiled by soot., Having a dark brown or black color like soot; fuliginous; dusky; dark., To black or foul with soot. |
| sophi | noun | See Sufi. |
| sopor | noun | Profound sleep from which a person can be roused only with difficulty. |
| soppy | adjective | Soaked or saturated with liquid or moisture; very wet or sloppy. |
| sopra | adverb | Above; before; over; upon. |
| soree | noun | Same as Sora. |
| sorel | noun | A young buck in the third year. See the Note under Buck., A yellowish or reddish brown color; sorrel. |
| sorex | noun | A genus of small Insectivora, including the common shrews. |
| sorgo | noun | Indian millet and its varieties. See Sorghum. |
| sorry | adjective | Grieved for the loss of some good; pained for some evil; feeling regret; — now generally used to express light grief or affliction, but formerly often used to express deeper feeling., Melancholy; dismal; gloomy; mournful., Poor; mean; worthless; as, a sorry excuse. |
| sorus | noun | One of the fruit dots, or small clusters of sporangia, on the back of the fronds of ferns. |
| sorwe | noun & verb | Sorrow. |
| so-so | adjective | Neither very good nor very bad; middling; passable; tolerable; indifferent., Tolerably; passably. |
| sotel | adjective | Alt. of Sotil |
| sotil | adjective | Subtile. |
| sothe | adjective | Sooth. |
| souce | noun | See 1st Souse., See Souse. |
| sough | noun | A sow., A small drain; an adit., The sound produced by soughing; a hollow murmur or roaring., Hence, a vague rumor or flying report., A cant or whining mode of speaking, especially in preaching or praying., To whistle or sigh, as the wind. |
| souke | verb t. & i. | To suck. |
| sound | noun | The air bladder of a fish; as, cod sounds are an esteemed article of food., A cuttlefish., Whole; unbroken; unharmed; free from flaw, defect, or decay; perfect of the kind; as, sound timber; sound fruit; a sound tooth; a sound ship., Healthy; not diseased; not being in a morbid state; — said of body or mind; as, a sound body; a sound constitution; a sound understanding., Firm; strong; safe., Free from error; correct; right; honest; true; faithful; orthodox; — said of persons; as, a sound lawyer; a sound thinker., Founded in truth or right; supported by justice; not to be overthrown on refuted; not fallacious; as, sound argument or reasoning; a sound objection; sound doctrine; sound principles., heavy; laid on with force; as, a sound beating., Undisturbed; deep; profound; as, sound sleep., Founded in law; legal; valid; not defective; as, a sound title to land., Soundly., A narrow passage of water, or a strait between the mainland and an island; also, a strait connecting two seas, or connecting a sea or lake with the ocean; as, the Sound between the Baltic and the german Ocean; Long Island Sound., To measure the depth of; to fathom; especially, to ascertain the depth of by means of a line and plummet., Fig.: To ascertain, or try to ascertain, the thoughts, motives, and purposes of (a person); to examine; to try; to test; to probe., To explore, as the bladder or urethra, with a sound; to examine with a sound; also, to examine by auscultation or percussion; as, to sound a patient., To ascertain the depth of water with a sounding line or other device., Any elongated instrument or probe, usually metallic, by which cavities of the body are sounded or explored, especially the bladder for stone, or the urethra for a stricture., The peceived object occasioned by the impulse or vibration of a material substance affecting the ear; a sensation or perception of the mind received through the ear, and produced by the impulse or vibration of the air or other medium with which the ear is in contact; the effect of an impression made on the organs of hearing by an impulse or vibration of the air caused by a collision of bodies, or by other means; noise; report; as, the sound of a drum; the sound of the human voice; a horrid sound; a charming sound; a sharp, high, or shrill sound., The occasion of sound; the impulse or vibration which would occasion sound to a percipient if present with unimpaired; hence, the theory of vibrations in elastic media such cause sound; as, a treatise on sound., Noise without signification; empty noise; noise and nothing else., To make a noise; to utter a voice; to make an impulse of the air that shall strike the organs of hearing with a perceptible effect., To be conveyed in sound; to be spread or published; to convey intelligence by sound., To make or convey a certain impression, or to have a certain import, when heard; hence, to seem; to appear; as, this reproof sounds harsh; the story sounds like an invention., To causse to make a noise; to play on; as, to sound a trumpet or a horn., To cause to exit as a sound; as, to sound a note with the voice, or on an instrument., To order, direct, indicate, or proclain by a sound, or sounds; to give a signal for by a certain sound; as, to sound a retreat; to sound a parley., To celebrate or honor by sounds; to cause to be reported; to publish or proclaim; as, to sound the praises of fame of a great man or a great exploit., To examine the condition of (anything) by causing the same to emit sounds and noting their character; as, to sound a piece of timber; to sound a vase; to sound the lungs of a patient., To signify; to import; to denote. |
| soune | verb t. & i. | To sound. |
| soupy | adjective | Resembling soup; souplike. |
| sours | noun | Source. See Source. |
| souse | noun | A corrupt form of Sou., Pickle made with salt., Something kept or steeped in pickle; esp., the pickled ears, feet, etc., of swine., The ear; especially, a hog’s ear., The act of sousing; a plunging into water., To steep in pickle; to pickle., To plunge or immerse in water or any liquid., To drench, as by an immersion; to wet throughly., To swoop or plunge, as a bird upon its prey; to fall suddenly; to rush with speed; to make a sudden attack., To pounce upon., The act of sousing, or swooping., With a sudden swoop; violently. |
| south | noun | That one of the four cardinal points directly opposite to the north; the region or direction to the right or direction to the right of a person who faces the east., A country, region, or place situated farther to the south than another; the southern section of a country., Specifically: That part of the United States which is south of Mason and Dixon’s line. See under Line., The wind from the south., Lying toward the south; situated at the south, or in a southern direction from the point of observation or reckoning; proceeding toward the south, or coming from the south; blowing from the south; southern; as, the south pole., Toward the south; southward., From the south; as, the wind blows south., To turn or move toward the south; to veer toward the south., To come to the meridian; to cross the north and south line; — said chiefly of the moon; as, the moon souths at nine. |
| sowed | imp. | of Sow, of Sow |
| sowar | noun | In India, a mounted soldier. |
| sowce | noun & verb | See Souse. |
| sower | noun | One who, or that which, sows. |
| sowle | verb t. | To pull by the ears; to drag about. |
| sowne | verb t. & i. | To sound. |
| sowse | noun & verb | See Souse. |
| soyle | verb t. | To solve, to clear up; as, to soyl all other texts., Prey. |
| spaad | noun | A kind of spar; earth flax, or amianthus. |
| space | noun | Extension, considered independently of anything which it may contain; that which makes extended objects conceivable and possible., Place, having more or less extension; room., A quantity or portion of extension; distance from one thing to another; an interval between any two or more objects; as, the space between two stars or two hills; the sound was heard for the space of a mile., Quantity of time; an interval between two points of time; duration; time., A short time; a while., Walk; track; path; course., A small piece of metal cast lower than a face type, so as not to receive the ink in printing, — used to separate words or letters., The distance or interval between words or letters in the lines, or between lines, as in books., One of the intervals, or open places, between the lines of the staff., To walk; to rove; to roam., To arrange or adjust the spaces in or between; as, to space words, lines, or letters. |
| spade | noun | A hart or stag three years old., A castrated man or beast., An implement for digging or cutting the ground, consisting usually of an oblong and nearly rectangular blade of iron, with a handle like that of a shovel., One of that suit of cards each of which bears one or more figures resembling a spade., A cutting instrument used in flensing a whale., To dig with a spade; to pare off the sward of, as land, with a spade. |
| spado | noun | Same as Spade, 2., An impotent person. |
| spaed | imp. & past participle | of Spae |
| spahi | noun | Alt. of Spahee |
| spaid | noun | See 1st Spade. |
| spake | imp. of Speak., of Speak | |
| spaky | adjective | Specky. |
| spale | noun | A lath; a shaving or chip, as of wood or stone., A strengthening cross timber. |
| spall | noun | The shoulder., A chip or fragment, especially a chip of stone as struck off the block by the hammer, having at least one feather-edge., To break into small pieces, as ore, for the purpose of separating from rock., To reduce, as irregular blocks of stone, to an approximately level surface by hammering., To give off spalls, or wedge-shaped chips; — said of stone, as when badly set, with the weight thrown too much on the outer surface. |
| spalt | noun | Spelter., Liable to break or split; brittle; as, spalt timber., Heedless; clumsy; pert; saucy., To split off; to cleave off, as chips from a piece of timber, with an ax. |
| spane | verb t. | To wean. |
| spang | verb t. | To spangle., To spring; to bound; to leap., A bound or spring., A spangle or shining ornament. |
| spank | verb t. | To strike, as the breech, with the open hand; to slap., A blow with the open hand; a slap., To move with a quick, lively step between a trot and gallop; to move quickly. |
| spare | adjective | To use frugally or stintingly, as that which is scarce or valuable; to retain or keep unused; to save., To keep to one’s self; to forbear to impart or give., To preserve from danger or punishment; to forbear to punish, injure, or harm; to show mercy to., To save or gain, as by frugality; to reserve, as from some occupation, use, or duty., To deprive one’s self of, as by being frugal; to do without; to dispense with; to give up; to part with., To be frugal; not to be profuse; to live frugally; to be parsimonious., To refrain from inflicting harm; to use mercy or forbearance., To desist; to stop; to refrain., Scanty; not abundant or plentiful; as, a spare diet., Sparing; frugal; parsimonious; chary., Being over and above what is necessary, or what must be used or reserved; not wanted, or not used; superfluous; as, I have no spare time., Held in reserve, to be used in an emergency; as, a spare anchor; a spare bed or room., Lean; wanting flesh; meager; thin; gaunt., Slow., The act of sparing; moderation; restraint., Parsimony; frugal use., An opening in a petticoat or gown; a placket., That which has not been used or expended., The right of bowling again at a full set of pins, after having knocked all the pins down in less than three bowls. If all the pins are knocked down in one bowl it is a double spare; in two bowls, a single spare. |
| spark | noun | A small particle of fire or ignited substance which is emitted by a body in combustion., A small, shining body, or transient light; a sparkle., That which, like a spark, may be kindled into a flame, or into action; a feeble germ; an elementary principle., A brisk, showy, gay man., A lover; a gallant; a beau., To sparkle., To play the spark, beau, or lover. |
| spary | adjective | Sparing; parsimonious. |
| spasm | verb t. | An involuntary and unnatural contraction of one or more muscles or muscular fibers., A sudden, violent, and temporary effort or emotion; as, a spasm of repentance. |
| spate | noun | A river flood; an overflow or inundation. |
| spawl | noun | A splinter or fragment, as of wood or stone. See Spall., Scattered or ejected spittle., To scatter spittle from the mouth; to spit, as saliva. |
| spawn | verb t. | To produce or deposit (eggs), as fishes or frogs do., To bring forth; to generate; — used in contempt., To deposit eggs, as fish or frogs do., To issue, as offspring; — used contemptuously., The ova, or eggs, of fishes, oysters, and other aquatic animals., Any product or offspring; — used contemptuously., The buds or branches produced from underground stems., The white fibrous matter forming the matrix from which fungi. |
| spoke | imp. | of Speak, of Speak, imp. of Speak., The radius or ray of a wheel; one of the small bars which are inserted in the hub, or nave, and which serve to support the rim or felly., A projecting handle of a steering wheel., A rung, or round, of a ladder., A contrivance for fastening the wheel of a vehicle, to prevent it from turning in going down a hill., To furnish with spokes, as a wheel. |
| speak | verb i. | To utter words or articulate sounds, as human beings; to express thoughts by words; as, the organs may be so obstructed that a man may not be able to speak., To express opinions; to say; to talk; to converse., To utter a speech, discourse, or harangue; to adress a public assembly formally., To discourse; to make mention; to tell., To give sound; to sound., To convey sentiments, ideas, or intelligence as if by utterance; as, features that speak of self-will., To utter with the mouth; to pronounce; to utter articulately, as human beings., To utter in a word or words; to say; to tell; to declare orally; as, to speak the truth; to speak sense., To declare; to proclaim; to publish; to make known; to exhibit; to express in any way., To talk or converse in; to utter or pronounce, as in conversation; as, to speak Latin., To address; to accost; to speak to. |
| spear | noun | A long, pointed weapon, used in war and hunting, by thrusting or throwing; a weapon with a long shaft and a sharp head or blade; a lance., Fig.: A spearman., A sharp-pointed instrument with barbs, used for stabbing fish and other animals., A shoot, as of grass; a spire., The feather of a horse. See Feather, n., 4., The rod to which the bucket, or plunger, of a pump is attached; a pump rod., To pierce with a spear; to kill with a spear; as, to spear a fish., To shoot into a long stem, as some plants. See Spire. |
| spece | noun | Species; kind. |
| speck | noun | The blubber of whales or other marine mammals; also, the fat of the hippopotamus., A small discolored place in or on anything, or a small place of a color different from that of the main substance; a spot; a stain; a blemish; as, a speck on paper or loth; specks of decay in fruit., A very small thing; a particle; a mite; as, specks of dust; he has not a speck of money., A small etheostomoid fish (Ulocentra stigmaea) common in the Eastern United States., To cause the presence of specks upon or in, especially specks regarded as defects or blemishes; to spot; to speckle; as, paper specked by impurities in the water used in its manufacture. |
| speed | noun | Prosperity in an undertaking; favorable issue; success., The act or state of moving swiftly; swiftness; velocity; rapidly; rate of motion; dispatch; as, the speed a horse or a vessel., One who, or that which, causes or promotes speed or success., To go; to fare., To experience in going; to have any condition, good or ill; to fare., To fare well; to have success; to prosper., To make haste; to move with celerity., To be expedient., To cause to be successful, or to prosper; hence, to aid; to favor., To cause to make haste; to dispatch with celerity; to drive at full speed; hence, to hasten; to hurry., To hasten to a conclusion; to expedite., To hurry to destruction; to put an end to; to ruin; to undo., To wish success or god fortune to, in any undertaking, especially in setting out upon a journey. |
| speer | noun | A sphere., To ask. |
| speet | verb t. | To stab. |
| speir | verb i. | To ask. See Spere. |
| speke | verb i. & t. | To speak. |
| spelk | noun | A small stick or rod used as a spike in thatching; a splinter. |
| spell | noun | A spelk, or splinter., To supply the place of for a time; to take the turn of, at work; to relieve; as, to spell the helmsman., The relief of one person by another in any piece of work or watching; also, a turn at work which is carried on by one person or gang relieving another; as, a spell at the pumps; a spell at the masthead., The time during which one person or gang works until relieved; hence, any relatively short period of time, whether a few hours, days, or weeks., One of two or more persons or gangs who work by spells., A gratuitous helping forward of another’s work; as, a logging spell., A story; a tale., A stanza, verse, or phrase supposed to be endowed with magical power; an incantation; hence, any charm., To tell; to relate; to teach., To put under the influence of a spell; to affect by a spell; to bewitch; to fascinate; to charm., To constitute; to measure., To tell or name in their proper order letters of, as a word; to write or print in order the letters of, esp. the proper letters; to form, as words, by correct orthography., To discover by characters or marks; to read with difficulty; — usually with out; as, to spell out the sense of an author; to spell out a verse in the Bible., To form words with letters, esp. with the proper letters, either orally or in writing., To study by noting characters; to gain knowledge or learn the meaning of anything, by study. |
| spelt | of Spell, imp. & p. p. of Spell. Spelled., A species of grain (Triticum Spelta) much cultivated for food in Germany and Switzerland; — called also German wheat., Spelter., To split; to break; to spalt. | |
| spent | imp. & past participle | of Spend, Exhausted; worn out; having lost energy or motive force., Exhausted of spawn or sperm; — said especially of fishes. |
| spend | verb t. | To weigh or lay out; to dispose of; to part with; as, to spend money for clothing., To bestow; to employ; — often with on or upon., To consume; to waste; to squander; to exhaust; as, to spend an estate in gaming or other vices., To pass, as time; to suffer to pass away; as, to spend a day idly; to spend winter abroad., To exhaust of force or strength; to waste; to wear away; as, the violence of the waves was spent., To expend money or any other possession; to consume, use, waste, or part with, anything; as, he who gets easily spends freely., To waste or wear away; to be consumed; to lose force or strength; to vanish; as, energy spends in the using of it., To be diffused; to spread., To break ground; to continue working. |
| spere | verb i. | To search; to pry; to ask; to inquire., A sphere. |
| sperm | noun | The male fecundating fluid; semen. See Semen., Spermaceti. |
| spewy | adjective | Wet; soggy; inclined to spew. |
| sphex | noun | Any one of numerous species of sand wasps of the genus Sphex and allied genera. These wasps have the abdomen attached to the thorax by a slender pedicel. See Illust. of Sand wasp, under Sand. |
| spial | noun | A spy; a scout. |
| spica | noun | A kind of bandage passing, by successive turns and crosses, from an extremity to the trunk; — so called from its resemblance to a spike of a barley., A star of the first magnitude situated in the constellation Virgo. |
| spice | noun | Species; kind., A vegetable production of many kinds, fragrant or aromatic and pungent to the taste, as pepper, cinnamon, nutmeg, mace, allspice, ginger, cloves, etc., which are used in cookery and to flavor sauces, pickles, etc., Figuratively, that which enriches or alters the quality of a thing in a small degree, as spice alters the taste of food; that which gives zest or pungency; a slight flavoring; a relish; hence, a small quantity or admixture; a sprinkling; as, a spice of mischief., To season with spice, or as with spice; to mix aromatic or pungent substances with; to flavor; to season; as, to spice wine; to spice one’s words with wit., To fill or impregnate with the odor of spices., To render nice or dainty; hence, to render scrupulous. |
| spick | noun | A spike or nail. |
| spicy | superl. | Flavored with, or containing, spice or spices; fragrant; aromatic; as, spicy breezes., Producing, or abounding with, spices., Fig.: Piquant; racy; as, a spicy debate. |
| spied | imp. & p. p. of Spy., of Spy | |
| spike | noun | A sort of very large nail; also, a piece of pointed iron set with points upward or outward., Anything resembling such a nail in shape., An ear of corn or grain., A kind of flower cluster in which sessile flowers are arranged on an unbranched elongated axis., To fasten with spikes, or long, large nails; as, to spike down planks., To set or furnish with spikes., To fix on a spike., To stop the vent of (a gun or cannon) by driving a spike nail, or the like into it., Spike lavender. See Lavender. |
| spiky | adjective | Like a spike; spikelike., Having a sharp point, or sharp points; furnished or armed with spikes. |
| spile | noun | A small plug or wooden pin, used to stop a vent, as in a cask., A small tube or spout inserted in a tree for conducting sap, as from a sugar maple., A large stake driven into the ground as a support for some superstructure; a pile., To supply with a spile or a spigot; to make a small vent in, as a cask. |
| spill | noun | A bit of wood split off; a splinter., A slender piece of anything., A peg or pin for plugging a hole, as in a cask; a spile., A metallic rod or pin., A small roll of paper, or slip of wood, used as a lamplighter, etc., One of the thick laths or poles driven horizontally ahead of the main timbering in advancing a level in loose ground., A little sum of money., To cover or decorate with slender pieces of wood, metal, ivory, etc.; to inlay., To destroy; to kill; to put an end to., To mar; to injure; to deface; hence, to destroy by misuse; to waste., To suffer to fall or run out of a vessel; to lose, or suffer to be scattered; — applied to fluids and to substances whose particles are small and loose; as, to spill water from a pail; to spill quicksilver from a vessel; to spill powder from a paper; to spill sand or flour., To cause to flow out and be lost or wasted; to shed, or suffer to be shed, as in battle or in manslaughter; as, a man spills another’s blood, or his own blood., To relieve a sail from the pressure of the wind, so that it can be more easily reefed or furled, or to lessen the strain., To be destroyed, ruined, or wasted; to come to ruin; to perish; to waste., To be shed; to run over; to fall out, and be lost or wasted. |
| spilt | imp. & past participle | of Spill, of Spill, imp. & p. p. of Spill. Spilled. |
| spine | noun | A sharp appendage to any of a plant; a thorn., A rigid and sharp projection upon any part of an animal., One of the rigid and undivided fin rays of a fish., The backbone, or spinal column, of an animal; — so called from the projecting processes upon the vertebrae., Anything resembling the spine or backbone; a ridge. |
| spink | noun | The chaffinch. |
| spiny | adjective | Full of spines; thorny; as, a spiny tree., Like a spine in shape; slender., Fig.: Abounding with difficulties or annoyances., See Spinny. |
| spire | verb i. | To breathe., A slender stalk or blade in vegetation; as, a spire grass or of wheat., A tapering body that shoots up or out to a point in a conical or pyramidal form. Specifically (Arch.), the roof of a tower when of a pyramidal form and high in proportion to its width; also, the pyramidal or aspiring termination of a tower which can not be said to have a roof, such as that of Strasburg cathedral; the tapering part of a steeple, or the steeple itself., A tube or fuse for communicating fire to the chargen in blasting., The top, or uppermost point, of anything; the summit., To shoot forth, or up in, or as if in, a spire., A spiral; a curl; a whorl; a twist., The part of a spiral generated in one revolution of the straight line about the pole. See Spiral, n. |
| spirt | verb & noun | Same as Spurt. |
| spiry | adjective | Of a spiral form; wreathed; curled; serpentine., Of or pertaining to a spire; like a spire, tall, slender, and tapering; abounding in spires; as, spiry turrets. |
| spiss | adjective | Thick; crowded; compact; dense. |
| spite | noun | Ill-will or hatred toward another, accompanied with the disposition to irritate, annoy, or thwart; petty malice; grudge; rancor; despite., Vexation; chargrin; mortification., To be angry at; to hate., To treat maliciously; to try to injure or thwart., To fill with spite; to offend; to vex. |
| splay | verb t. | To display; to spread., To dislocate, as a shoulder bone., To spay; to castrate., To turn on one side; to render oblique; to slope or slant, as the side of a door, window, etc., Displayed; spread out; turned outward; hence, flat; ungainly; as, splay shoulders., A slope or bevel, especially of the sides of a door or window, by which the opening is made larged at one face of the wall than at the other, or larger at each of the faces than it is between them. |
| split | imp. & past participle | of Split, To divide lengthwise; to separate from end to end, esp. by force; to divide in the direction of the grain layers; to rive; to cleave; as, to split a piece of timber or a board; to split a gem; to split a sheepskin., To burst; to rupture; to rend; to tear asunder., To divide or break up into parts or divisions, as by discord; to separate into parts or parties, as a political party; to disunite., To divide or separate into components; — often used with up; as, to split up sugar into alcohol and carbonic acid., To part asunder; to be rent; to burst; as, vessels split by the freezing of water in them., To be broken; to be dashed to pieces., To separate into parties or factions., To burst with laughter., To divulge a secret; to betray confidence; to peach., to divide one hand of blackjack into two hands, allowed when the first two cards dealt to a player have the same value., A crack, or longitudinal fissure., A breach or separation, as in a political party; a division., A piece that is split off, or made thin, by splitting; a splinter; a fragment., Specif (Leather Manuf.), one of the sections of a skin made by dividing it into two or more thicknesses., A division of a stake happening when two cards of the kind on which the stake is laid are dealt in the same turn., the substitution of more than one share of a corporation’s stock for one share. The market price of the stock usually drops in proportion to the increase in outstanding shares of stock. The split may be in any ratio, as a two-for-one split; a three-for-two split., the division by a player of one hand of blackjack into two hands, allowed when the first two cards dealt to a player have the same value; the player is usually obliged to increase the amount wagered by placing a sum equal to the original bet on the new hand thus created., Divided; cleft., Divided deeply; cleft. |
| spoil | verb t. | To plunder; to strip by violence; to pillage; to rob; — with of before the name of the thing taken; as, to spoil one of his goods or possession., To seize by violence;; to take by force; to plunder., To cause to decay and perish; to corrput; to vitiate; to mar., To render useless by injury; to injure fatally; to ruin; to destroy; as, to spoil paper; to have the crops spoiled by insects; to spoil the eyes by reading., To practice plunder or robbery., To lose the valuable qualities; to be corrupted; to decay; as, fruit will soon spoil in warm weather., That which is taken from another by violence; especially, the plunder taken from an enemy; pillage; booty., Public offices and their emoluments regarded as the peculiar property of a successful party or faction, to be bestowed for its own advantage; — commonly in the plural; as to the victor belong the spoils., That which is gained by strength or effort., The act or practice of plundering; robbery; aste., Corruption; cause of corruption., The slough, or cast skin, of a serpent or other animal. |
| spong | noun | An irregular, narrow, projecting part of a field. |
| sponk | noun | See Spunk. |
| spook | noun | A spirit; a ghost; an apparition; a hobgoblin., The chimaera. |
| spool | noun | A piece of cane or red with a knot at each end, or a hollow cylinder of wood with a ridge at each end, used to wind thread or yarn upon., To wind on a spool or spools. |
| spoom | verb i. | To be driven steadily and swiftly, as before a strong wind; to be driven before the wind without any sail, or with only a part of the sails spread; to scud under bare poles. |
| spoon | verb i. | See Spoom., An implement consisting of a small bowl (usually a shallow oval) with a handle, used especially in preparing or eating food., Anything which resembles a spoon in shape; esp. (Fishing), a spoon bait., Fig.: A simpleton; a spooney., To take up in, or as in, a spoon., To act with demonstrative or foolish fondness, as one in love. |
| spoor | noun | The track or trail of any wild animal; as, the spoor of an elephant; — used originally by travelers in South Africa., To follow a spoor or trail. |
| spore | noun | One of the minute grains in flowerless plants, which are analogous to seeds, as serving to reproduce the species., An embryo sac or embryonal vesicle in the ovules of flowering plants., A minute grain or germ; a small, round or ovoid body, formed in certain organisms, and by germination giving rise to a new organism; as, the reproductive spores of bacteria, etc., One of the parts formed by fission in certain Protozoa. See Spore formation, belw. |
| sport | noun | That which diverts, and makes mirth; pastime; amusement., Mock; mockery; contemptuous mirth; derision., That with which one plays, or which is driven about in play; a toy; a plaything; an object of mockery., Play; idle jingle., Diversion of the field, as fowling, hunting, fishing, racing, games, and the like, esp. when money is staked., A plant or an animal, or part of a plant or animal, which has some peculiarity not usually seen in the species; an abnormal variety or growth. See Sporting plant, under Sporting., A sportsman; a gambler., To play; to frolic; to wanton., To practice the diversions of the field or the turf; to be given to betting, as upon races., To trifle., To assume suddenly a new and different character from the rest of the plant or from the type of the species; — said of a bud, shoot, plant, or animal. See Sport, n., 6., To divert; to amuse; to make merry; — used with the reciprocal pronoun., To represent by any knd of play., To exhibit, or bring out, in public; to use or wear; as, to sport a new equipage., To give utterance to in a sportive manner; to throw out in an easy and copious manner; — with off; as, to sport off epigrams. |
| spout | verb t. | To throw out forcibly and abudantly, as liquids through an office or a pipe; to eject in a jet; as, an elephant spouts water from his trunk., To utter magniloquently; to recite in an oratorical or pompous manner., To pawn; to pledge; as, spout a watch., To issue with with violence, or in a jet, as a liquid through a narrow orifice, or from a spout; as, water spouts from a hole; blood spouts from an artery., To eject water or liquid in a jet., To utter a speech, especially in a pompous manner., That through which anything spouts; a discharging lip, pipe, or orifice; a tube, pipe, or conductor of any kind through which a liquid is poured, or by which it is conveyed in a stream from one place to another; as, the spout of a teapot; a spout for conducting water from the roof of a building., A trough for conducting grain, flour, etc., into a receptacle., A discharge or jet of water or other liquid, esp. when rising in a column; also, a waterspout. |
| sprad | p. p. of Spread. | |
| sprag | noun | A young salmon., A billet of wood; a piece of timber used as a prop., To check the motion of, as a carriage on a steep grade, by putting a sprag between the spokes of the wheel., To prop or sustain with a sprag., See Sprack, a. |
| sprat | noun | A small European herring (Clupea sprattus) closely allied to the common herring and the pilchard; — called also garvie. The name is also applied to small herring of different kinds., A California surf-fish (Rhacochilus toxotes); — called also alfione, and perch. |
| spray | noun | A small shoot or branch; a twig., A collective body of small branches; as, the tree has a beautiful spray., A side channel or branch of the runner of a flask, made to distribute the metal in all parts of the mold., A group of castings made in the same mold and connected by sprues formed in the runner and its branches., Water flying in small drops or particles, as by the force of wind, or the dashing of waves, or from a waterfall, and the like., A jet of fine medicated vapor, used either as an application to a diseased part or to charge the air of a room with a disinfectant or a deodorizer., An instrument for applying such a spray; an atomizer., To let fall in the form of spray., To throw spray upon; to treat with a liquid in the form of spray; as, to spray a wound, or a surgical instrument, with carbolic acid. |
| spree | noun | A merry frolic; especially, a drinking frolic; a carousal. |
| sprew | noun | Thrush. |
| sprig | noun | A small shoot or twig of a tree or other plant; a spray; as, a sprig of laurel or of parsley., A youth; a lad; — used humorously or in slight disparagement., A brad, or nail without a head., A small eyebolt ragged or barbed at the point., To mark or adorn with the representation of small branches; to work with sprigs; as, to sprig muslin. |
| sprit | verb i. | To throw out with force from a narrow orifice; to eject; to spurt out., To sprout; to bud; to germinate, as barley steeped for malt., A shoot; a sprout., A small boom, pole, or spar, which crosses the sail of a boat diagonally from the mast to the upper aftmost corner, which it is used to extend and elevate. |
| sprod | noun | A salmon in its second year. |
| sprue | noun | Strictly, the hole through which melted metal is poured into the gate, and thence into the mold., The waste piece of metal cast in this hole; hence, dross., Same as Sprew. |
| sprug | verb t. | To make smart. |
| spuke | noun | See Spook. |
| spume | noun | Frothy matter raised on liquids by boiling, effervescence, or agitation; froth; foam; scum., To froth; to foam. |
| spumy | adjective | Consisting of, containing, or covered with, froth, scum, or foam; frothy; foamy. |
| spunk | noun | Wood that readily takes fire; touchwood; also, a kind of tinder made from a species of fungus; punk; amadou., An inflammable temper; spirit; mettle; pluck; as, a man of spunk. |
| spurn | verb t. | To drive back or away, as with the foot; to kick., To reject with disdain; to scorn to receive or accept; to treat with contempt., To kick or toss up the heels., To manifest disdain in rejecting anything; to make contemptuous opposition or resistance., A kick; a blow with the foot., Disdainful rejection; contemptuous tratment., A body of coal left to sustain an overhanding mass. |
| spurt | verb i. | To gush or issue suddenly or violently out in a stream, as liquor from a cask; to rush from a confined place in a small stream or jet; to spirt., To throw out, as a liquid, in a stream or jet; to drive or force out with violence, as a liquid from a pipe or small orifice; as, to spurt water from the mouth., A sudden and energetic effort, as in an emergency; an increased exertion for a brief space., To make a sudden and violent exertion, as in an emergency. |
| sourt | noun | A sudden or violent ejection or gushing of a liquid, as of water from a tube, orifice, or other confined place, or of blood from a wound; a jet; a spirt., A shoot; a bud., Fig.: A sudden outbreak; as, a spurt of jealousy. |
| spute | verb t. | To dispute; to discuss. |
| sputa | plural | of Sputum |
| spies | plural | of Spy |
| spyne | noun | See Pinnace, n., 1 (a). |
| squab | adjective | Fat; thick; plump; bulky., Unfledged; unfeathered; as, a squab pigeon., A neatling of a pigeon or other similar bird, esp. when very fat and not fully fledged., A person of a short, fat figure., A thickly stuffed cushion; especially, one used for the seat of a sofa, couch, or chair; also, a sofa., With a heavy fall; plump., To fall plump; to strike at one dash, or with a heavy stroke. |
| squad | noun | A small party of men assembled for drill, inspection, or other purposes., Hence, any small party., Sloppy mud. |
| squat | noun | The angel fish (Squatina angelus)., To sit down upon the hams or heels; as, the savages squatted near the fire., To sit close to the ground; to cower; to stoop, or lie close, to escape observation, as a partridge or rabbit., To settle on another’s land without title; also, to settle on common or public lands., To bruise or make flat by a fall., Sitting on the hams or heels; sitting close to the ground; cowering; crouching., Short and thick, like the figure of an animal squatting., The posture of one that sits on his heels or hams, or close to the ground., A sudden or crushing fall., A small vein of ore., A mineral consisting of tin ore and spar. |
| squaw | noun | A female; a woman; — in the language of Indian tribes of the Algonquin family, correlative of sannup. |
| squib | adjective | A little pipe, or hollow cylinder of paper, filled with powder or combustible matter, to be thrown into the air while burning, so as to burst there with a crack., A kind of slow match or safety fuse., A sarcastic speech or publication; a petty lampoon; a brief, witty essay., A writer of lampoons., A paltry fellow., To throw squibs; to utter sarcatic or severe reflections; to contend in petty dispute; as, to squib a little debate. |
| squid | noun | Any one of numerous species of ten-armed cephalopods having a long, tapered body, and a caudal fin on each side; especially, any species of Loligo, Ommastrephes, and related genera. See Calamary, Decacerata, Dibranchiata., A fishhook with a piece of bright lead, bone, or other substance, fastened on its shank to imitate a squid. |
| souir | verb t. | To throw with a jerk; to throw edge foremost. |
| stack | adjective | A large pile of hay, grain, straw, or the like, usually of a nearly conical form, but sometimes rectangular or oblong, contracted at the top to a point or ridge, and sometimes covered with thatch., A pile of poles or wood, indefinite in quantity., A pile of wood containing 108 cubic feet., A number of flues embodied in one structure, rising above the roof. Hence:, Any single insulated and prominent structure, or upright pipe, which affords a conduit for smoke; as, the brick smokestack of a factory; the smokestack of a steam vessel., A section of memory in a computer used for temporary storage of data, in which the last datum stored is the first retrieved., A data structure within random-access memory used to simulate a hardware stack; as, a push-down stack., To lay in a conical or other pile; to make into a large pile; as, to stack hay, cornstalks, or grain; to stack or place wood. |
| stade | noun | A stadium., A landing place or wharf. |
| staff | noun | A long piece of wood; a stick; the long handle of an instrument or weapon; a pole or srick, used for many purposes; as, a surveyor’s staff; the staff of a spear or pike., A stick carried in the hand for support or defense by a person walking; hence, a support; that which props or upholds., A pole, stick, or wand borne as an ensign of authority; a badge of office; as, a constable’s staff., A pole upon which a flag is supported and displayed., The round of a ladder., A series of verses so disposed that, when it is concluded, the same order begins again; a stanza; a stave., The five lines and the spaces on which music is written; — formerly called stave., An arbor, as of a wheel or a pinion of a watch., The grooved director for the gorget, or knife, used in cutting for stone in the bladder., An establishment of officers in various departments attached to an army, to a section of an army, or to the commander of an army. The general’s staff consists of those officers about his person who are employed in carrying his commands into execution. See Etat Major., Hence: A body of assistants serving to carry into effect the plans of a superintendant or manager; as, the staff of a newspaper. |
| stage | noun | A floor or story of a house., An elevated platform on which an orator may speak, a play be performed, an exhibition be presented, or the like., A floor elevated for the convenience of mechanical work, or the like; a scaffold; a staging., A platform, often floating, serving as a kind of wharf., The floor for scenic performances; hence, the theater; the playhouse; hence, also, the profession of representing dramatic compositions; the drama, as acted or exhibited., A place where anything is publicly exhibited; the scene of any noted action or carrer; the spot where any remarkable affair occurs., The platform of a microscope, upon which an object is placed to be viewed. See Illust. of Microscope., A place of rest on a regularly traveled road; a stage house; a station; a place appointed for a relay of horses., A degree of advancement in a journey; one of several portions into which a road or course is marked off; the distance between two places of rest on a road; as, a stage of ten miles., A degree of advancement in any pursuit, or of progress toward an end or result., A large vehicle running from station to station for the accomodation of the public; a stagecoach; an omnibus., One of several marked phases or periods in the development and growth of many animals and plants; as, the larval stage; pupa stage; zoea stage., To exhibit upon a stage, or as upon a stage; to display publicly. |
| stail | imp. & p. p. of Stay., A handle, as of a mop; a stale. | |
| staid | adjective | Sober; grave; steady; sedate; composed; regular; not wild, volatile, or fanciful., of Stay |
| stain | verb t. | To discolor by the application of foreign matter; to make foul; to spot; as, to stain the hand with dye; armor stained with blood., To color, as wood, glass, paper, cloth, or the like, by processess affecting, chemically or otherwise, the material itself; to tinge with a color or colors combining with, or penetrating, the substance; to dye; as, to stain wood with acids, colored washes, paint rubbed in, etc.; to stain glass., To spot with guilt or infamy; to bring reproach on; to blot; to soil; to tarnish., To cause to seem inferior or soiled by comparison., To give or receive a stain; to grow dim., A discoloration by foreign matter; a spot; as, a stain on a garment or cloth., A natural spot of a color different from the gound., Taint of guilt; tarnish; disgrace; reproach., Cause of reproach; shame., A tincture; a tinge. |
| stair | noun | One step of a series for ascending or descending to a different level; — commonly applied to those within a building., A series of steps, as for passing from one story of a house to another; — commonly used in the plural; but originally used in the singular only. |
| stake | verb t. | A piece of wood, usually long and slender, pointed at one end so as to be easily driven into the ground as a support or stay; as, a stake to support vines, fences, hedges, etc., A stick inserted upright in a lop, eye, or mortise, at the side or end of a cart, a flat car, or the like, to prevent goods from falling off., The piece of timber to which a martyr was affixed to be burned; hence, martyrdom by fire., A small anvil usually furnished with a tang to enter a hole in a bench top, — used by tinsmiths, blacksmiths, etc., for light work, punching upon, etc., That which is laid down as a wager; that which is staked or hazarded; a pledge., To fasten, support, or defend with stakes; as, to stake vines or plants., To mark the limits of by stakes; — with out; as, to stake out land; to stake out a new road., To put at hazard upon the issue of competition, or upon a future contingency; to wager; to pledge., To pierce or wound with a stake. |
| stale | noun | The stock or handle of anything; as, the stale of a rake., Vapid or tasteless from age; having lost its life, spirit, and flavor, from being long kept; as, stale beer., Not new; not freshly made; as, stele bread., Having lost the life or graces of youth; worn out; decayed., Worn out by use or familiarity; having lost its novelty and power of pleasing; trite; common., To make vapid or tasteless; to destroy the life, beauty, or use of; to wear out., To make water; to discharge urine; — said especially of horses and cattle., That which is stale or worn out by long keeping, or by use., A prostitute., Urine, esp. that of beasts., Something set, or offered to view, as an allurement to draw others to any place or purpose; a decoy; a stool pigeon., A stalking-horse., A stalemate., A laughingstock; a dupe. |
| stalk | noun | The stem or main axis of a plant; as, a stalk of wheat, rye, or oats; the stalks of maize or hemp., The petiole, pedicel, or peduncle, of a plant., That which resembes the stalk of a plant, as the stem of a quill., An ornament in the Corinthian capital resembling the stalk of a plant, from which the volutes and helices spring., One of the two upright pieces of a ladder., A stem or peduncle, as of certain barnacles and crinoids., The narrow basal portion of the abdomen of a hymenopterous insect., The peduncle of the eyes of decapod crustaceans., An iron bar with projections inserted in a core to strengthen it; a core arbor., To walk slowly and cautiously; to walk in a stealthy, noiseless manner; — sometimes used with a reflexive pronoun., To walk behind something as a screen, for the purpose of approaching game; to proceed under clover., To walk with high and proud steps; usually implying the affectation of dignity, and indicating dislike. The word is used, however, especially by the poets, to express dignity of step., To approach under cover of a screen, or by stealth, for the purpose of killing, as game., A high, proud, stately step or walk. |
| stall | verb i. | A stand; a station; a fixed spot; hence, the stand or place where a horse or an ox kept and fed; the division of a stable, or the compartment, for one horse, ox, or other animal., A stable; a place for cattle., A small apartment or shed in which merchandise is exposed for sale; as, a butcher’s stall; a bookstall., A bench or table on which small articles of merchandise are exposed for sale., A seat in the choir of a church, for one of the officiating clergy. It is inclosed, either wholly or partially, at the back and sides. The stalls are frequently very rich, with canopies and elaborate carving., In the theater, a seat with arms or otherwise partly inclosed, as distinguished from the benches, sofas, etc., The space left by excavation between pillars. See Post and stall, under Post., To put into a stall or stable; to keep in a stall or stalls; as, to stall an ox., To fatten; as, to stall cattle., To place in an office with the customary formalities; to install., To plunge into mire or snow so as not to be able to get on; to set; to fix; as, to stall a cart., To forestall; to anticipitate. Having, To keep close; to keep secret., To live in, or as in, a stall; to dwell., To kennel, as dogs., To be set, as in mire or snow; to stick fast., To be tired of eating, as cattle. |
| stamp | verb i. | To strike beat, or press forcibly with the bottom of the foot, or by thrusting the foot downward., To bring down (the foot) forcibly on the ground or floor; as, he stamped his foot with rage., To crush; to pulverize; specifically (Metal.), to crush by the blow of a heavy stamp, as ore in a mill., To impress with some mark or figure; as, to stamp a plate with arms or initials., Fig.: To impress; to imprint; to fix deeply; as, to stamp virtuous principles on the heart., To cut out, bend, or indent, as paper, sheet metal, etc., into various forms, by a blow or suddenly applied pressure with a stamp or die, etc.; to mint; to coin., To put a stamp on, as for postage; as, to stamp a letter; to stamp a legal document., To strike; to beat; to crush., To strike the foot forcibly downward., The act of stamping, as with the foot., The which stamps; any instrument for making impressions on other bodies, as a die., The mark made by stamping; a mark imprinted; an impression., that which is marked; a thing stamped., A picture cut in wood or metal, or made by impression; a cut; a plate., An offical mark set upon things chargeable with a duty or tax to government, as evidence that the duty or tax is paid; as, the stamp on a bill of exchange., Hence, a stamped or printed device, issued by the government at a fixed price, and required by law to be affixed to, or stamped on, certain papers, as evidence that the government dues are paid; as, a postage stamp; a receipt stamp, etc., An instrument for cutting out, or shaping, materials, as paper, leather, etc., by a downward pressure., A character or reputation, good or bad, fixed on anything as if by an imprinted mark; current value; authority; as, these persons have the stamp of dishonesty; the Scriptures bear the stamp of a divine origin., Make; cast; form; character; as, a man of the same stamp, or of a different stamp., A kind of heavy hammer, or pestle, raised by water or steam power, for beating ores to powder; anything like a pestle, used for pounding or bathing., A half-penny., Money, esp. paper money. |
| stood | imp. & past participle | of Stand, imp. & p. p. of Stand. |
| stand | noun | To be at rest in an erect position; to be fixed in an upright or firm position, To be supported on the feet, in an erect or nearly erect position; — opposed to lie, sit, kneel, etc., To continue upright in a certain locality, as a tree fixed by the roots, or a building resting on its foundation., To occupy or hold a place; to have a situation; to be situated or located; as, Paris stands on the Seine., To cease from progress; not to proceed; to stop; to pause; to halt; to remain stationary., To remain without ruin or injury; to hold good against tendencies to impair or injure; to be permanent; to endure; to last; hence, to find endurance, strength, or resources., To maintain one’s ground; to be acquitted; not to fail or yield; to be safe., To maintain an invincible or permanent attitude; to be fixed, steady, or firm; to take a position in resistance or opposition., To adhere to fixed principles; to maintain moral rectitude; to keep from falling into error or vice., To have or maintain a position, order, or rank; to be in a particular relation; as, Christian charity, or love, stands first in the rank of gifts., To be in some particular state; to have essence or being; to be; to consist., To be consistent; to agree; to accord., To hold a course at sea; as, to stand from the shore; to stand for the harbor., To offer one’s self, or to be offered, as a candidate., To stagnate; not to flow; to be motionless., To measure when erect on the feet., To be or remain as it is; to continue in force; to have efficacy or validity; to abide., To appear in court., To endure; to sustain; to bear; as, I can not stand the cold or the heat., To resist, without yielding or receding; to withstand., To abide by; to submit to; to suffer., To set upright; to cause to stand; as, to stand a book on the shelf; to stand a man on his feet., To be at the expense of; to pay for; as, to stand a treat., The act of standing., A halt or stop for the purpose of defense, resistance, or opposition; as, to come to, or to make, a stand., A place or post where one stands; a place where one may stand while observing or waiting for something., A station in a city or town where carriages or wagons stand for hire; as, a cab stand., A raised platform or station where a race or other outdoor spectacle may be viewed; as, the judge’s or the grand stand at a race course., A small table; also, something on or in which anything may be laid, hung, or placed upright; as, a hat stand; an umbrella stand; a music stand., A place where a witness stands to testify in court., The situation of a shop, store, hotel, etc.; as, a good, bad, or convenient stand for business., Rank; post; station; standing., A state of perplexity or embarrassment; as, to be at a stand what to do., A young tree, usually reserved when other trees are cut; also, a tree growing or standing upon its own root, in distinction from one produced from a scion set in a stock, either of the same or another kind of tree., A weight of from two hundred and fifty to three hundred pounds, — used in weighing pitch. |
| stane | noun | A stone. |
| stang | imp. of Sting., A long bar; a pole; a shaft; a stake., In land measure, a pole, rod, or perch., To shoot with pain., of Sting | |
| stank | adjective | Weak; worn out., To sigh., Stunk., Water retained by an embankment; a pool water., A dam or mound to stop water., of Stink |
| stant | 3d pers. sing. pres. | Alt. of Stont |
| stont | 3d pers. sing. pres. | Stands., 3d pers. sing. present of Stand. |
| stare | noun | The starling., To look with fixed eyes wide open, as through fear, wonder, surprise, impudence, etc.; to fasten an earnest and prolonged gaze on some object., To be very conspicuous on account of size, prominence, color, or brilliancy; as, staring windows or colors., To stand out; to project; to bristle., To look earnestly at; to gaze at., The act of staring; a fixed look with eyes wide open. |
| starf | imp. | Starved. |
| stark | noun | Stiff; rigid., Complete; absolute; full; perfect; entire., Strong; vigorous; powerful., Severe; violent; fierce., Mere; sheer; gross; entire; downright., Wholly; entirely; absolutely; quite; as, stark mind., To stiffen. |
| starn | noun | The European starling. |
| start | verb i. | To leap; to jump., To move suddenly, as with a spring or leap, from surprise, pain, or other sudden feeling or emotion, or by a voluntary act., To set out; to commence a course, as a race or journey; to begin; as, to start business., To become somewhat displaced or loosened; as, a rivet or a seam may start under strain or pressure., To cause to move suddenly; to disturb suddenly; to startle; to alarm; to rouse; to cause to flee or fly; as, the hounds started a fox., To bring onto being or into view; to originate; to invent., To cause to move or act; to set going, running, or flowing; as, to start a railway train; to start a mill; to start a stream of water; to start a rumor; to start a business., To move suddenly from its place or position; to displace or loosen; to dislocate; as, to start a bone; the storm started the bolts in the vessel., To pour out; to empty; to tap and begin drawing from; as, to start a water cask., The act of starting; a sudden spring, leap, or motion, caused by surprise, fear, pain, or the like; any sudden motion, or beginning of motion., A convulsive motion, twitch, or spasm; a spasmodic effort., A sudden, unexpected movement; a sudden and capricious impulse; a sally; as, starts of fancy., The beginning, as of a journey or a course of action; first motion from a place; act of setting out; the outset; — opposed to finish., A tail, or anything projecting like a tail., The handle, or tail, of a plow; also, any long handle., The curved or inclined front and bottom of a water-wheel bucket., The arm, or level, of a gin, drawn around by a horse. |
| state | noun | The circumstances or condition of a being or thing at any given time., Rank; condition; quality; as, the state of honor., Condition of prosperity or grandeur; wealthy or prosperous circumstances; social importance., Appearance of grandeur or dignity; pomp., A chair with a canopy above it, often standing on a dais; a seat of dignity; also, the canopy itself., Estate, possession., A person of high rank., Any body of men united by profession, or constituting a community of a particular character; as, the civil and ecclesiastical states, or the lords spiritual and temporal and the commons, in Great Britain. Cf. Estate, n., 6., The principal persons in a government., The bodies that constitute the legislature of a country; as, the States-general of Holland., A form of government which is not monarchial, as a republic., A political body, or body politic; the whole body of people who are united one government, whatever may be the form of the government; a nation., In the United States, one of the commonwealth, or bodies politic, the people of which make up the body of the nation, and which, under the national constitution, stands in certain specified relations with the national government, and are invested, as commonwealth, with full power in their several spheres over all matters not expressly inhibited., Highest and stationary condition, as that of maturity between growth and decline, or as that of crisis between the increase and the abating of a disease; height; acme., Stately., Belonging to the state, or body politic; public., To set; to settle; to establish., To express the particulars of; to set down in detail or in gross; to represent fully in words; to narrate; to recite; as, to state the facts of a case, one’s opinion, etc., A statement; also, a document containing a statement. |
| stave | noun | One of a number of narrow strips of wood, or narrow iron plates, placed edge to edge to form the sides, covering, or lining of a vessel or structure; esp., one of the strips which form the sides of a cask, a pail, etc., One of the cylindrical bars of a lantern wheel; one of the bars or rounds of a rack, a ladder, etc., A metrical portion; a stanza; a staff., The five horizontal and parallel lines on and between which musical notes are written or pointed; the staff., To break in a stave or the staves of; to break a hole in; to burst; — often with in; as, to stave a cask; to stave in a boat., To push, as with a staff; — with off., To delay by force or craft; to drive away; — usually with off; as, to stave off the execution of a project., To suffer, or cause, to be lost by breaking the cask., To furnish with staves or rundles., To render impervious or solid by driving with a calking iron; as, to stave lead, or the joints of pipes into which lead has been run., To burst in pieces by striking against something; to dash into fragments. |
| stove | of Stave, imp. of Stave., A house or room artificially warmed or heated; a forcing house, or hothouse; a drying room; — formerly, designating an artificially warmed dwelling or room, a parlor, or a bathroom, but now restricted, in this sense, to heated houses or rooms used for horticultural purposes or in the processes of the arts., An apparatus, consisting essentially of a receptacle for fuel, made of iron, brick, stone, or tiles, and variously constructed, in which fire is made or kept for warming a room or a house, or for culinary or other purposes., To keep warm, in a house or room, by artificial heat; as, to stove orange trees., To heat or dry, as in a stove; as, to stove feathers. | |
| stead | noun | Place, or spot, in general., Place or room which another had, has, or might have., A frame on which a bed is laid; a bedstead., A farmhouse and offices., To help; to support; to benefit; to assist., To fill place of. |
| steak | verb t. | A slice of beef, broiled, or cut for broiling; — also extended to the meat of other large animals; as, venison steak; bear steak; pork steak; turtle steak. |
| steal | noun | A handle; a stale, or stele., To take and carry away, feloniously; to take without right or leave, and with intent to keep wrongfully; as, to steal the personal goods of another., To withdraw or convey clandestinely (reflexive); hence, to creep furtively, or to insinuate., To gain by insinuating arts or covert means., To get into one’s power gradually and by imperceptible degrees; to take possession of by a gradual and imperceptible appropriation; — with away., To accomplish in a concealed or unobserved manner; to try to carry out secretly; as, to steal a look., To practice, or be guilty of, theft; to commit larceny or theft., To withdraw, or pass privily; to slip in, along, or away, unperceived; to go or come furtively. |
| stole | imp. | of Steal, imp. of Steal., A stolon., A long, loose garment reaching to the feet., A narrow band of silk or stuff, sometimes enriched with embroidery and jewels, worn on the left shoulder of deacons, and across both shoulders of bishops and priests, pendent on each side nearly to the ground. At Mass, it is worn crossed on the breast by priests. It is used in various sacred functions. |
| steam | noun | The elastic, aeriform fluid into which water is converted when heated to the boiling points; water in the state of vapor., The mist formed by condensed vapor; visible vapor; — so called in popular usage., Any exhalation., To emit steam or vapor., To rise in vapor; to issue, or pass off, as vapor., To move or travel by the agency of steam., To generate steam; as, the boiler steams well., To exhale., To expose to the action of steam; to apply steam to for softening, dressing, or preparing; as, to steam wood; to steamcloth; to steam food, etc. |
| stean | noun & verb | See Steen. |
| steed | noun | A horse, especially a spirited horse for state of war; — used chiefly in poetry or stately prose. |
| steek | verb t. | Alt. of Steik |
| steik | verb t. | To pierce with a sharp instrument; hence, to stitch; to sew; also, to fix; to fasten., See Steek. |
| steel | noun | A variety of iron intermediate in composition and properties between wrought iron and cast iron (containing between one half of one per cent and one and a half per cent of carbon), and consisting of an alloy of iron with an iron carbide. Steel, unlike wrought iron, can be tempered, and retains magnetism. Its malleability decreases, and fusibility increases, with an increase in carbon., An instrument or implement made of steel, A weapon, as a sword, dagger, etc., An instrument of steel (usually a round rod) for sharpening knives., A piece of steel for striking sparks from flint., Fig.: Anything of extreme hardness; that which is characterized by sternness or rigor., A chalybeate medicine., To overlay, point, or edge with steel; as, to steel a razor; to steel an ax., To make hard or strong; hence, to make insensible or obdurate., Fig.: To cause to resemble steel, as in smoothness, polish, or other qualities., To cover, as an electrotype plate, with a thin layer of iron by electrolysis. The iron thus deposited is very hard, like steel. |
| steem | noun & verb | See Esteem., See 1st and 2nd Stem., To gleam., A gleam of light; flame. |
| steen | noun | A vessel of clay or stone., A wall of brick, stone, or cement, used as a lining, as of a well, cistern, etc.; a steening., To line, as a well, with brick, stone, or other hard material. |
| steep | adjective | Bright; glittering; fiery., To soak in a liquid; to macerate; to extract the essence of by soaking; as, to soften seed by steeping it in water. Often used figuratively., To undergo the process of soaking in a liquid; as, the tea is steeping., Something steeped, or used in steeping; a fertilizing liquid to hasten the germination of seeds., A rennet bag., Making a large angle with the plane of the horizon; ascending or descending rapidly with respect to a horizontal line or a level; precipitous; as, a steep hill or mountain; a steep roof; a steep ascent; a steep declivity; a steep barometric gradient., Difficult of access; not easy reached; lofty; elevated; high., Excessive; as, a steep price., A precipitous place, hill, mountain, rock, or ascent; any elevated object sloping with a large angle to the plane of the horizon; a precipice. |
| steer | adjective | A young male of the ox kind; especially, a common ox; a castrated taurine male from two to four years old. See the Note under Ox., To castrate; — said of male calves., To direct the course of; to guide; to govern; — applied especially to a vessel in the water., To direct a vessel in its course; to direct one’s course., To be directed and governed; to take a direction, or course; to obey the helm; as, the boat steers easily., To conduct one’s self; to take or pursue a course of action., A rudder or helm., A helmsman, a pilot. |
| stein | noun & verb | See Steen. |
| stela | noun | A small column or pillar, used as a monument, milestone, etc. |
| stele | noun | Same as Stela., A stale, or handle; a stalk. |
| stell | verb t. | To place or fix firmly or permanently., A prop; a support, as for the feet in standing or cilmbing., A partial inclosure made by a wall or trees, to serve as a shelter for sheep or cattle. |
| stent | obs. past participle | of Stent, To keep within limits; to restrain; to cause to stop, or cease; to stint., To stint; to stop; to cease., An allotted portion; a stint. |
| step- | A prefix used before father, mother, brother, sister, son, daughter, child, etc., to indicate that the person thus spoken of is not a blood relative, but is a relative by the marriage of a parent; as, a stepmother to X is the wife of the father of X, married by him after the death of the mother of X. See Stepchild, Stepdaughter, Stepson, etc. | |
| stere | noun | A unit of cubic measure in the metric system, being a cubic meter, or kiloliter, and equal to 35.3 cubic feet, or nearly 1/ cubic yards., To stir., A rudder. See 5th Steer., Helmsman. See 6th Steer. |
| stern | noun | The black tern., Having a certain hardness or severity of nature, manner, or aspect; hard; severe; rigid; rigorous; austere; fixed; unchanging; unrelenting; hence, serious; resolute; harsh; as, a sternresolve; a stern necessity; a stern heart; a stern gaze; a stern decree., The helm or tiller of a vessel or boat; also, the rudder., The after or rear end of a ship or other vessel, or of a boat; the part opposite to the stem, or prow., Fig.: The post of management or direction., The hinder part of anything., The tail of an animal; — now used only of the tail of a dog., Being in the stern, or being astern; as, the stern davits. |
| stert | past participle | Started. |
| steve | verb t. | To pack or stow, as cargo in a ship’s hold. See Steeve. |
| stian | noun | A sty on the eye. See Styan. |
| stich | noun | A verse, of whatever measure or number of feet., A line in the Scriptures; specifically (Hebrew Scriptures), one of the rhythmic lines in the poetical books and passages of the Old Treatment, as written in the oldest Hebrew manuscripts and in the Revised Version of the English Bible., A row, line, or rank of trees. |
| stick | verb t. | A small shoot, or branch, separated, as by a cutting, from a tree or shrub; also, any stem or branch of a tree, of any size, cut for fuel or timber., Any long and comparatively slender piece of wood, whether in natural form or shaped with tools; a rod; a wand; a staff; as, the stick of a rocket; a walking stick., Anything shaped like a stick; as, a stick of wax., A derogatory expression for a person; one who is inert or stupid; as, an odd stick; a poor stick., A composing stick. See under Composing. It is usually a frame of metal, but for posters, handbills, etc., one made of wood is used., A thrust with a pointed instrument; a stab., To penetrate with a pointed instrument; to pierce; to stab; hence, to kill by piercing; as, to stick a beast., To cause to penetrate; to push, thrust, or drive, so as to pierce; as, to stick a needle into one’s finger., To fasten, attach, or cause to remain, by thrusting in; hence, also, to adorn or deck with things fastened on as by piercing; as, to stick a pin on the sleeve., To set; to fix in; as, to stick card teeth., To set with something pointed; as, to stick cards., To fix on a pointed instrument; to impale; as, to stick an apple on a fork., To attach by causing to adhere to the surface; as, to stick on a plaster; to stick a stamp on an envelope; also, to attach in any manner., To compose; to set, or arrange, in a composing stick; as, to stick type., To run or plane (moldings) in a machine, in contradistinction to working them by hand. Such moldings are said to be stuck., To cause to stick; to bring to a stand; to pose; to puzzle; as, to stick one with a hard problem., To impose upon; to compel to pay; sometimes, to cheat., To adhere; as, glue sticks to the fingers; paste sticks to the wall., To remain where placed; to be fixed; to hold fast to any position so as to be moved with difficulty; to cling; to abide; to cleave; to be united closely., To be prevented from going farther; to stop by reason of some obstacle; to be stayed., To be embarrassed or puzzled; to hesitate; to be deterred, as by scruples; to scruple; — often with at., To cause difficulties, scruples, or hesitation. |
| stuck | imp. & past participle | of Stick, imp. & p. p. of Stick., A thrust. |
| stiff | superl. | Not easily bent; not flexible or pliant; not limber or flaccid; rigid; firm; as, stiff wood, paper, joints., Not liquid or fluid; thick and tenacious; inspissated; neither soft nor hard; as, the paste is stiff., Firm; strong; violent; difficult to oppose; as, a stiff gale or breeze., Not easily subdued; unyielding; stubborn; obstinate; pertinacious; as, a stiff adversary., Not natural and easy; formal; constrained; affected; starched; as, stiff behavior; a stiff style., Harsh; disagreeable; severe; hard to bear., Bearing a press of canvas without careening much; as, a stiff vessel; — opposed to crank., Very large, strong, or costly; powerful; as, a stiff charge; a stiff price. |
| stike | noun | Stanza. |
| stile | noun | A pin set on the face of a dial, to cast a shadow; a style. See Style., Mode of composition. See Style., A step, or set of steps, for ascending and descending, in passing a fence or wall., One of the upright pieces in a frame; one of the primary members of a frame, into which the secondary members are mortised. |
| still | adverb | Motionless; at rest; quiet; as, to stand still; to lie or sit still., Uttering no sound; silent; as, the audience is still; the animals are still., Not disturbed by noise or agitation; quiet; calm; as, a still evening; a still atmosphere., Comparatively quiet or silent; soft; gentle; low., Constant; continual., Not effervescing; not sparkling; as, still wines., Freedom from noise; calm; silence; as, the still of midnight., A steep hill or ascent., To this time; until and during the time now present; now no less than before; yet., In the future as now and before., In continuation by successive or repeated acts; always; ever; constantly; uniformly., In an increasing or additional degree; even more; — much used with comparatives., Notwithstanding what has been said or done; in spite of what has occured; nevertheless; — sometimes used as a conjunction. See Synonym of But., After that; after what is stated., To stop, as motion or agitation; to cause to become quiet, or comparatively quiet; to check the agitation of; as, to still the raging sea., To stop, as noise; to silence., To appease; to calm; to quiet, as tumult, agitation, or excitement; as, to still the passions., A vessel, boiler, or copper used in the distillation of liquids; specifically, one used for the distillation of alcoholic liquors; a retort. The name is sometimes applied to the whole apparatus used in in vaporization and condensation., A house where liquors are distilled; a distillery., To cause to fall by drops., To expel spirit from by heat, or to evaporate and condense in a refrigeratory; to distill., To drop, or flow in drops; to distill. |
| stilt | noun | A pole, or piece of wood, constructed with a step or loop to raise the foot above the ground in walking. It is sometimes lashed to the leg, and sometimes prolonged upward so as to be steadied by the hand or arm., A crutch; also, the handle of a plow., Any species of limicoline birds belonging to Himantopus and allied genera, in which the legs are remarkably long and slender. Called also longshanks, stiltbird, stilt plover, and lawyer., To raise on stilts, or as if on stilts. |
| stime | noun | A slight gleam or glimmer; a glimpse. |
| sting | verb t. | Any sharp organ of offense and defense, especially when connected with a poison gland, and adapted to inflict a wound by piercing; as the caudal sting of a scorpion. The sting of a bee or wasp is a modified ovipositor. The caudal sting, or spine, of a sting ray is a modified dorsal fin ray. The term is sometimes applied to the fang of a serpent. See Illust. of Scorpion., A sharp-pointed hollow hair seated on a gland which secrets an acrid fluid, as in nettles. The points of these hairs usually break off in the wound, and the acrid fluid is pressed into it., Anything that gives acute pain, bodily or mental; as, the stings of remorse; the stings of reproach., The thrust of a sting into the flesh; the act of stinging; a wound inflicted by stinging., A goad; incitement., The point of an epigram or other sarcastic saying., To pierce or wound with a sting; as, bees will sting an animal that irritates them; the nettles stung his hands., To pain acutely; as, the conscience is stung with remorse; to bite., To goad; to incite, as by taunts or reproaches. |
| stung | imp. & past participle | of Sting, imp. & p. p. of Sting. |
| stunk | imp. & past participle | of Stink, imp. & p. p. of Stink. |
| stink | verb i. | To emit a strong, offensive smell; to send out a disgusting odor., To cause to stink; to affect by a stink., A strong, offensive smell; a disgusting odor; a stench. |
| stint | noun | Any one of several species of small sandpipers, as the sanderling of Europe and America, the dunlin, the little stint of India (Tringa minuta), etc. Called also pume., A phalarope., To restrain within certain limits; to bound; to confine; to restrain; to restrict to a scant allowance., To put an end to; to stop., To assign a certain (i. e., limited) task to (a person), upon the performance of which one is excused from further labor for the day or for a certain time; to stent., To serve successfully; to get with foal; — said of mares., To stop; to cease., Limit; bound; restraint; extent., Quantity or task assigned; proportion allotted. |
| stipe | noun | The stalk or petiole of a frond, as of a fern., The stalk of a pistil., The trunk of a tree., The stem of a fungus or mushroom. |
| stirk | noun | A young bullock or heifer. |
| stirp | noun | Stock; race; family. |
| stirt | verb i. | Started; leaped. |
| stith | adjective | Strong; stiff; rigid., An anvil; a stithy. |
| stive | verb t. | To stuff; to crowd; to fill full; hence, to make hot and close; to render stifling., To be stifled or suffocated., The floating dust in flour mills caused by the operation or grinding. |
| stoak | verb t. | To stop; to choke. |
| stoat | noun | The ermine in its summer pelage, when it is reddish brown, but with a black tip to the tail. The name is sometimes applied also to other brown weasels. |
| stock | noun | The stem, or main body, of a tree or plant; the fixed, strong, firm part; the trunk., The stem or branch in which a graft is inserted., A block of wood; something fixed and solid; a pillar; a firm support; a post., Hence, a person who is as dull and lifeless as a stock or post; one who has little sense., The principal supporting part; the part in which others are inserted, or to which they are attached., The wood to which the barrel, lock, etc., of a musket or like firearm are secured; also, a long, rectangular piece of wood, which is an important part of several forms of gun carriage., The handle or contrivance by which bits are held in boring; a bitstock; a brace., The block of wood or metal frame which constitutes the body of a plane, and in which the plane iron is fitted; a plane stock., The wooden or iron crosspiece to which the shank of an anchor is attached. See Illust. of Anchor., The support of the block in which an anvil is fixed, or of the anvil itself., A handle or wrench forming a holder for the dies for cutting screws; a diestock., The part of a tally formerly struck in the exchequer, which was delivered to the person who had lent the king money on account, as the evidence of indebtedness. See Counterfoil., The original progenitor; also, the race or line of a family; the progenitor of a family and his direct descendants; lineage; family., Money or capital which an individual or a firm employs in business; fund; in the United States, the capital of a bank or other company, in the form of transferable shares, each of a certain amount; money funded in government securities, called also the public funds; in the plural, property consisting of shares in joint-stock companies, or in the obligations of a government for its funded debt; — so in the United States, but in England the latter only are called stocks, and the former shares., Same as Stock account, below., Supply provided; store; accumulation; especially, a merchant’s or manufacturer’s store of goods; as, to lay in a stock of provisions., Domestic animals or beasts collectively, used or raised on a farm; as, a stock of cattle or of sheep, etc.; — called also live stock., That portion of a pack of cards not distributed to the players at the beginning of certain games, as gleek, etc., but which might be drawn from afterward as occasion required; a bank., A thrust with a rapier; a stoccado., A covering for the leg, or leg and foot; as, upper stocks (breeches); nether stocks (stockings)., A kind of stiff, wide band or cravat for the neck; as, a silk stock., A frame of timber, with holes in which the feet, or the feet and hands, of criminals were formerly confined by way of punishment., The frame or timbers on which a ship rests while building., Red and gray bricks, used for the exterior of walls and the front of buildings., Any cruciferous plant of the genus Matthiola; as, common stock (Matthiola incana) (see Gilly-flower); ten-weeks stock (M. annua)., An irregular metalliferous mass filling a large cavity in a rock formation, as a stock of lead ore deposited in limestone., A race or variety in a species., In tectology, an aggregate or colony of persons (see Person), as trees, chains of salpae, etc., The beater of a fulling mill., A liquid or jelly containing the juices and soluble parts of meat, and certain vegetables, etc., extracted by cooking; — used in making soup, gravy, etc., To lay up; to put aside for future use; to store, as merchandise, and the like., To provide with material requisites; to store; to fill; to supply; as, to stock a warehouse, that is, to fill it with goods; to stock a farm, that is, to supply it with cattle and tools; to stock land, that is, to occupy it with a permanent growth, especially of grass., To suffer to retain milk for twenty-four hours or more previous to sale, as cows., To put in the stocks., Used or employed for constant service or application, as if constituting a portion of a stock or supply; standard; permanent; standing; as, a stock actor; a stock play; a stock sermon. |
| stoic | noun | A disciple of the philosopher Zeno; one of a Greek sect which held that men should be free from passion, unmoved by joy or grief, and should submit without complaint to unavoidable necessity, by which all things are governed., Hence, a person not easily excited; an apathetic person; one who is apparently or professedly indifferent to pleasure or pain., Alt. of Stoical |
| stoke | verb t. | To stick; to thrust; to stab., To poke or stir up, as a fire; hence, to tend, as the fire of a furnace, boiler, etc., To poke or stir up a fire; hence, to tend the fires of furnaces, steamers, etc. |
| stola | noun | A long garment, descending to the ankles, worn by Roman women. |
| stoma | noun | One of the minute apertures between the cells in many serous membranes., The minute breathing pores of leaves or other organs opening into the intercellular spaces, and usually bordered by two contractile cells., The line of dehiscence of the sporangium of a fern. It is usually marked by two transversely elongated cells. See Illust. of Sporangium., A stigma. See Stigma, n., 6 (a) & (b). |
| stomp | verb i. | To stamp with the foot. |
| stond | noun | Stop; halt; hindrance., A stand; a post; a station., To stand. |
| stone | noun | Concreted earthy or mineral matter; also, any particular mass of such matter; as, a house built of stone; the boy threw a stone; pebbles are rounded stones., A precious stone; a gem., Something made of stone. Specifically: -, The glass of a mirror; a mirror., A monument to the dead; a gravestone., A calculous concretion, especially one in the kidneys or bladder; the disease arising from a calculus., One of the testes; a testicle., The hard endocarp of drupes; as, the stone of a cherry or peach. See Illust. of Endocarp., A weight which legally is fourteen pounds, but in practice varies with the article weighed., Fig.: Symbol of hardness and insensibility; torpidness; insensibility; as, a heart of stone., A stand or table with a smooth, flat top of stone, commonly marble, on which to arrange the pages of a book, newspaper, etc., before printing; — called also imposing stone., To pelt, beat, or kill with stones., To make like stone; to harden., To free from stones; also, to remove the seeds of; as, to stone a field; to stone cherries; to stone raisins., To wall or face with stones; to line or fortify with stones; as, to stone a well; to stone a cellar., To rub, scour, or sharpen with a stone. |
| stony | superl. | Of or pertaining to stone, consisting of, or abounding in, stone or stones; resembling stone; hard; as, a stony tower; a stony cave; stony ground; a stony crust., Converting into stone; petrifying; petrific., Inflexible; cruel; unrelenting; pitiless; obdurate; perverse; cold; morally hard; appearing as if petrified; as, a stony heart; a stony gaze. |
| stook | noun | A small collection of sheaves set up in the field; a shock; in England, twelve sheaves., To set up, as sheaves of grain, in stooks. |
| stool | noun | A plant from which layers are propagated by bending its branches into the soil., To ramfy; to tiller, as grain; to shoot out suckers., A single seat with three or four legs and without a back, made in various forms for various uses., A seat used in evacuating the bowels; hence, an evacuation; a discharge from the bowels., A stool pigeon, or decoy bird., A small channel on the side of a vessel, for the dead-eyes of the backstays., A bishop’s seat or see; a bishop-stool., A bench or form for resting the feet or the knees; a footstool; as, a kneeling stool., Material, such as oyster shells, spread on the sea bottom for oyster spat to adhere to. |
| stoom | verb t. | To stum. |
| stoop | noun | Originally, a covered porch with seats, at a house door; the Dutch stoep as introduced by the Dutch into New York. Afterward, an out-of-door flight of stairs of from seven to fourteen steps, with platform and parapets, leading to an entrance door some distance above the street; the French perron. Hence, any porch, platform, entrance stairway, or small veranda, at a house door., A vessel of liquor; a flagon., A post fixed in the earth., To bend the upper part of the body downward and forward; to bend or lean forward; to incline forward in standing or walking; to assume habitually a bent position., To yield; to submit; to bend, as by compulsion; to assume a position of humility or subjection., To descend from rank or dignity; to condescend., To come down as a hawk does on its prey; to pounce; to souse; to swoop., To sink when on the wing; to alight., To bend forward and downward; to bow down; as, to stoop the body., To cause to incline downward; to slant; as, to stoop a cask of liquor., To cause to submit; to prostrate., To degrade., The act of stooping, or bending the body forward; inclination forward; also, an habitual bend of the back and shoulders., Descent, as from dignity or superiority; condescension; an act or position of humiliation., The fall of a bird on its prey; a swoop. |
| stoor | verb i. | To rise in clouds, as dust., Alt. of Stor |
| stope | verb i. | A horizontal working forming one of a series, the working faces of which present the appearance of a flight of steps., To excavate in the form of stopes., To fill in with rubbish, as a space from which the ore has been worked out., Alt. of Stopen |
| store | verb t. | That which is accumulated, or massed together; a source from which supplies may be drawn; hence, an abundance; a great quantity, or a great number., A place of deposit for goods, esp. for large quantities; a storehouse; a warehouse; a magazine., Any place where goods are sold, whether by wholesale or retail; a shop., Articles, especially of food, accumulated for some specific object; supplies, as of provisions, arms, ammunition, and the like; as, the stores of an army, of a ship, of a family., Accumulated; hoarded., To collect as a reserved supply; to accumulate; to lay away., To furnish; to supply; to replenish; esp., to stock or furnish against a future time., To deposit in a store, warehouse, or other building, for preservation; to warehouse; as, to store goods. |
| stork | noun | Any one of several species of large wading birds of the family Ciconidae, having long legs and a long, pointed bill. They are found both in the Old World and in America, and belong to Ciconia and several allied genera. The European white stork (Ciconia alba) is the best known. It commonly makes its nests on the top of a building, a chimney, a church spire, or a pillar. The black stork (C. nigra) is native of Asia, Africa, and Europe. |
| storm | noun | A violent disturbance of the atmosphere, attended by wind, rain, snow, hail, or thunder and lightning; hence, often, a heavy fall of rain, snow, or hail, whether accompanied with wind or not., A violent agitation of human society; a civil, political, or domestic commotion; sedition, insurrection, or war; violent outbreak; clamor; tumult., A heavy shower or fall, any adverse outburst of tumultuous force; violence., A violent assault on a fortified place; a furious attempt of troops to enter and take a fortified place by scaling the walls, forcing the gates, or the like., To assault; to attack, and attempt to take, by scaling walls, forcing gates, breaches, or the like; as, to storm a fortified town., To raise a tempest., To blow with violence; also, to rain, hail, snow, or the like, usually in a violent manner, or with high wind; — used impersonally; as, it storms., To rage; to be in a violent passion; to fume. |
| story | verb t. | A set of rooms on the same floor or level; a floor, or the space between two floors. Also, a horizontal division of a building’s exterior considered architecturally, which need not correspond exactly with the stories within., A narration or recital of that which has occurred; a description of past events; a history; a statement; a record., The relation of an incident or minor event; a short narrative; a tale; especially, a fictitious narrative less elaborate than a novel; a short romance., A euphemism or child’s word for “a lie;” a fib; as, to tell a story., To tell in historical relation; to make the subject of a story; to narrate or describe in story. |
| stote | noun | See Stoat. |
| stoup | noun | A flagon; a vessel or measure for liquids., A basin at the entrance of Roman Catholic churches for containing the holy water with which those who enter, dipping their fingers in it, cross themselves; — called also holy-water stoup. |
| stour | noun | A battle or tumult; encounter; combat; disturbance; passion., Tall; strong; stern. |
| stout | superl. | Strong; lusty; vigorous; robust; sinewy; muscular; hence, firm; resolute; dauntless., Proud; haughty; arrogant; hard., Firm; tough; materially strong; enduring; as, a stout vessel, stick, string, or cloth., Large; bulky; corpulent., A strong malt liquor; strong porter. |
| stram | verb t. | To spring or recoil with violence., To dash down; to beat. |
| strap | noun | A long, narrow, pliable strip of leather, cloth, or the like; specifically, a strip of thick leather used in flogging., Something made of such a strip, or of a part of one, or a combination of two or more for a particular use; as, a boot strap, shawl strap, stirrup strap., A piece of leather, or strip of wood covered with a suitable material, for sharpening a razor; a strop., A narrow strip of anything, as of iron or brass., A band, plate, or loop of metal for clasping and holding timbers or parts of a machine., A piece of rope or metal passing around a block and used for fastening it to anything., The flat part of the corolla in ligulate florets, as those of the white circle in the daisy., The leaf, exclusive of its sheath, in some grasses., A shoulder strap. See under Shoulder., To beat or chastise with a strap., To fasten or bind with a strap., To sharpen by rubbing on a strap, or strop; as, to strap a razor. |
| straw | verb t. | To spread or scatter. See Strew, and Strow., A stalk or stem of certain species of grain, pulse, etc., especially of wheat, rye, oats, barley, more rarely of buckwheat, beans, and pease., The gathered and thrashed stalks of certain species of grain, etc.; as, a bundle, or a load, of rye straw., Anything proverbially worthless; the least possible thing; a mere trifle. |
| stray | adjective | To wander, as from a direct course; to deviate, or go out of the way., To wander from company, or from the proper limits; to rove at large; to roam; to go astray., Figuratively, to wander from the path of duty or rectitude; to err., To cause to stray., Having gone astray; strayed; wandering; as, a strayhorse or sheep., Any domestic animal that has an inclosure, or its proper place and company, and wanders at large, or is lost; an estray. Used also figuratively., The act of wandering or going astray. |
| stree | noun | Straw. |
| strew | verb t. | To scatter; to spread by scattering; to cast or to throw loosely apart; — used of solids, separated or separable into parts or particles; as, to strew seed in beds; to strew sand on or over a floor; to strew flowers over a grave., To cover more or less thickly by scattering something over or upon; to cover, or lie upon, by having been scattered; as, they strewed the ground with leaves; leaves strewed the ground., To spread abroad; to disseminate. |
| stria | noun | A minute groove, or channel; a threadlike line, as of color; a narrow structural band or line; a striation; as, the striae, or groovings, produced on a rock by a glacier passing over it; the striae on the surface of a shell; a stria of nervous matter in the brain., A fillet between the flutes of columns, pilasters, or the like. |
| strid | noun | A narrow passage between precipitous rocks or banks, which looks as if it might be crossed at a stride., of Stride, of Stride |
| strip | verb t. | To deprive; to bereave; to make destitute; to plunder; especially, to deprive of a covering; to skin; to peel; as, to strip a man of his possession, his rights, his privileges, his reputation; to strip one of his clothes; to strip a beast of his skin; to strip a tree of its bark., To divest of clothing; to uncover., To dismantle; as, to strip a ship of rigging, spars, etc., To pare off the surface of, as land, in strips., To deprive of all milk; to milk dry; to draw the last milk from; hence, to milk with a peculiar movement of the hand on the teats at the last of a milking; as, to strip a cow., To pass; to get clear of; to outstrip., To pull or tear off, as a covering; to remove; to wrest away; as, to strip the skin from a beast; to strip the bark from a tree; to strip the clothes from a man’s back; to strip away all disguisses., To tear off (the thread) from a bolt or nut; as, the thread is stripped., To tear off the thread from (a bolt or nut); as, the bolt is stripped., To remove the metal coating from (a plated article), as by acids or electrolytic action., To remove fiber, flock, or lint from; — said of the teeth of a card when it becomes partly clogged., To pick the cured leaves from the stalks of (tobacco) and tie them into “hands”; to remove the midrib from (tobacco leaves)., To take off, or become divested of, clothes or covering; to undress., To fail in the thread; to lose the thread, as a bolt, screw, or nut. See Strip, v. t., 8., A narrow piece, or one comparatively long; as, a strip of cloth; a strip of land., A trough for washing ore., The issuing of a projectile from a rifled gun without acquiring the spiral motion. |
| strix | noun | One of the flutings of a column. |
| strop | noun | A strap; specifically, same as Strap, 3., To draw over, or rub upon, a strop with a view to sharpen; as, to strop a razor., A piece of rope spliced into a circular wreath, and put round a block for hanging it. |
| strow | verb t. | Same as Strew. |
| stroy | verb i. | To destroy. |
| strum | verb t. & i. | To play on an instrument of music, or as on an instrument, in an unskillful or noisy way; to thrum; as, to strum a piano. |
| strut | verb t. | To swell; to bulge out., To walk with a lofty, proud gait, and erect head; to walk with affected dignity., The act of strutting; a pompous step or walk., In general, any piece of a frame which resists thrust or pressure in the direction of its own length. See Brace, and Illust. of Frame, and Roof., Any part of a machine or structure, of which the principal function is to hold things apart; a brace subjected to compressive stress; — the opposite of stay, and tie., To hold apart. Cf. Strut, n., 3., Protuberant. |
| study | verb i. | A setting of the mind or thoughts upon a subject; hence, application of mind to books, arts, or science, or to any subject, for the purpose of acquiring knowledge., Mental occupation; absorbed or thoughtful attention; meditation; contemplation., Any particular branch of learning that is studied; any object of attentive consideration., A building or apartment devoted to study or to literary work., A representation or rendering of any object or scene intended, not for exhibition as an original work of art, but for the information, instruction, or assistance of the maker; as, a study of heads or of hands for a figure picture., A piece for special practice. See Etude., To fix the mind closely upon a subject; to dwell upon anything in thought; to muse; to ponder., To apply the mind to books or learning., To endeavor diligently; to be zealous., To apply the mind to; to read and examine for the purpose of learning and understanding; as, to study law or theology; to study languages., To consider attentively; to examine closely; as, to study the work of nature., To form or arrange by previous thought; to con over, as in committing to memory; as, to study a speech., To make an object of study; to aim at sedulously; to devote one’s thoughts to; as, to study the welfare of others; to study variety in composition. |
| stufa | noun | A jet of steam issuing from a fissure in the earth. |
| stuff | verb t. | Material which is to be worked up in any process of manufacture., The fundamental material of which anything is made up; elemental part; essence., Woven material not made into garments; fabric of any kind; specifically, any one of various fabrics of wool or worsted; sometimes, worsted fiber., Furniture; goods; domestic vessels or utensils., A medicine or mixture; a potion., Refuse or worthless matter; hence, also, foolish or irrational language; nonsense; trash., A melted mass of turpentine, tallow, etc., with which the masts, sides, and bottom of a ship are smeared for lubrication., Paper stock ground ready for use., To fill by crowding something into; to cram with something; to load to excess; as, to stuff a bedtick., To thrust or crowd; to press; to pack., To fill by being pressed or packed into., To fill with a seasoning composition of bread, meat, condiments, etc.; as, to stuff a turkey., To obstruct, as any of the organs; to affect with some obstruction in the organs of sense or respiration., To fill the skin of, for the purpose of preserving as a specimen; — said of birds or other animals., To form or fashion by packing with the necessary material., To crowd with facts; to cram the mind of; sometimes, to crowd or fill with false or idle tales or fancies., To put fraudulent votes into (a ballot box)., To feed gluttonously; to cram. |
| stuke | noun | Stucco. |
| stull | noun | A framework of timber covered with boards to support rubbish; also, a framework of boards to protect miners from falling stones. |
| stulm | noun | A shaft or gallery to drain a mine. |
| stulp | noun | A short, stout post used for any purpose, a to mark a boundary. |
| stump | noun | The part of a tree or plant remaining in the earth after the stem or trunk is cut off; the stub., The part of a limb or other body remaining after a part is amputated or destroyed; a fixed or rooted remnant; a stub; as, the stump of a leg, a finger, a tooth, or a broom., The legs; as, to stir one’s stumps., One of the three pointed rods stuck in the ground to form a wicket and support the bails., A short, thick roll of leather or paper, cut to a point, or any similar implement, used to rub down the lines of a crayon or pencil drawing, in shading it, or for shading drawings by producing tints and gradations from crayon, etc., in powder., A pin in a tumbler lock which forms an obstruction to throwing the bolt, except when the gates of the tumblers are properly arranged, as by the key; a fence; also, a pin or projection in a lock to form a guide for a movable piece., To cut off a part of; to reduce to a stump; to lop., To strike, as the toes, against a stone or something fixed; to stub., To challenge; also, to nonplus., To travel over, delivering speeches for electioneering purposes; as, to stump a State, or a district. See To go on the stump, under Stump, n., To put (a batsman) out of play by knocking off the bail, or knocking down the stumps of the wicket he is defending while he is off his allotted ground; — sometimes with out., To bowl down the stumps of, as, of a wicket., To walk clumsily, as if on stumps. |
| stunt | verb t. | To hinder from growing to the natural size; to prevent the growth of; to stint, to dwarf; as, to stunt a child; to stunt a plant., A check in growth; also, that which has been checked in growth; a stunted animal or thing., Specifically: A whale two years old, which, having been weaned, is lean, and yields but little blubber. |
| stupa | noun | A mound or monument commemorative of Buddha., See 1st Stupe. |
| stupe | verb t. | Cloth or flax dipped in warm water or medicaments and applied to a hurt or sore., To foment with a stupe., A stupid person. |
| sturb | verb t. | To disturb. |
| sturk | noun | See Stirk. |
| sturt | verb i. | To vex; to annoy; to startle., Disturbance; annoyance; care., A bargain in tribute mining by which the tributor profits. |
| sties | plural | of Sty |
| stied | imp. & past participle | of Sty |
| styan | noun | See Sty, a boil. |
| styca | noun | An anglo-Saxon copper coin of the lowest value, being worth half a farthing. |
| style | verb t. | An instrument used by the ancients in writing on tablets covered with wax, having one of its ends sharp, and the other blunt, and somewhat expanded, for the purpose of making erasures by smoothing the wax., Hence, anything resembling the ancient style in shape or use., A pen; an author’s pen., A sharp-pointed tool used in engraving; a graver., A kind of blunt-pointed surgical instrument., A long, slender, bristlelike process, as the anal styles of insects., The pin, or gnomon, of a dial, the shadow of which indicates the hour. See Gnomon., The elongated part of a pistil between the ovary and the stigma. See Illust. of Stamen, and of Pistil., Mode of expressing thought in language, whether oral or written; especially, such use of language in the expression of thought as exhibits the spirit and faculty of an artist; choice or arrangement of words in discourse; rhetorical expression., Mode of presentation, especially in music or any of the fine arts; a characteristic of peculiar mode of developing in idea or accomplishing a result., Conformity to a recognized standard; manner which is deemed elegant and appropriate, especially in social demeanor; fashion., Mode or phrase by which anything is formally designated; the title; the official designation of any important body; mode of address; as, the style of Majesty., A mode of reckoning time, with regard to the Julian and Gregorian calendars., To entitle; to term, name, or call; to denominate. |
| suade | verb t. | To persuade. |
| suage | verb t. | To assuage. |
| suant | adjective | Spread equally over the surface; uniform; even. |
| suave | adjective | Sweet; pleasant; delightful; gracious or agreeable in manner; bland. |
| succi | plural | of Succus |
| sucre | noun | A silver coin of Ecuador, worth 68 cents. |
| sudra | noun | The lowest of the four great castes among the Hindoos. See Caste. |
| suing | present participle & vb. noun | of Sue, The process of soaking through anything. |
| suent | adjective | Uniformly or evenly distributed or spread; even; smooth. See Suant. |
| suety | adjective | Consisting of, or resembling, suet; as, a suety substance. |
| sugar | noun | A sweet white (or brownish yellow) crystalline substance, of a sandy or granular consistency, obtained by crystallizing the evaporated juice of certain plants, as the sugar cane, sorghum, beet root, sugar maple, etc. It is used for seasoning and preserving many kinds of food and drink. Ordinary sugar is essentially sucrose. See the Note below., By extension, anything resembling sugar in taste or appearance; as, sugar of lead (lead acetate), a poisonous white crystalline substance having a sweet taste., Compliment or flattery used to disguise or render acceptable something obnoxious; honeyed or soothing words., In making maple sugar, to complete the process of boiling down the sirup till it is thick enough to crystallize; to approach or reach the state of granulation; — with the preposition off., To impregnate, season, cover, or sprinkle with sugar; to mix sugar with., To cover with soft words; to disguise by flattery; to compliment; to sweeten; as, to sugar reproof. |
| suine | noun | A mixture of oleomargarine with lard or other fatty ingredients. It is used as a substitute for butter. See Butterine. |
| suint | noun | A peculiar substance obtained from the wool of sheep, consisting largely of potash mixed with fatty and earthy matters. It is used as a source of potash and also for the manufacture of gas. |
| suist | noun | One who seeks for things which gratify merely himself; a selfish person; a selfist. |
| suite | noun | A retinue or company of attendants, as of a distinguished personage; as, the suite of an ambassador. See Suit, n., 5., A connected series or succession of objects; a number of things used or clessed together; a set; as, a suite of rooms; a suite of minerals. See Suit, n., 6., One of the old musical forms, before the time of the more compact sonata, consisting of a string or series of pieces all in the same key, mostly in various dance rhythms, with sometimes an elaborate prelude. Some composers of the present day affect the suite form. |
| sulci | plural | of Sulcus |
| sulks | noun pl. | The condition of being sulky; a sulky mood or humor; as, to be in the sulks. |
| sulky | noun | Moodly silent; sullen; sour; obstinate; morose; splenetic., A light two-wheeled carriage for a single person. |
| sully | verb t. | To soil; to dirty; to spot; to tarnish; to stain; to darken; — used literally and figuratively; as, to sully a sword; to sully a person’s reputation., To become soiled or tarnished., Soil; tarnish; stain. |
| sumac | noun | Alt. of Sumach |
| sumph | noun | A dunce; a blockhead. |
| sunna | noun | A collection of traditions received by the orthodox Mohammedans as of equal authority with the Koran. |
| sunny | superl. | Of or pertaining to the sun; proceeding from, or resembling the sun; hence, shining; bright; brilliant; radiant., Exposed to the rays of the sun; brightened or warmed by the direct rays of the sun; as, a sunny room; the sunny side of a hill., Cheerful; genial; as, a sunny disposition., See Sunfish (b). |
| sunup | noun | Sunrise. |
| super | noun | A contraction of Supernumerary, in sense 2. |
| supra | adverb | Over; above; before; also, beyond; besides; — much used as a prefix. |
| surah | noun | A soft twilled silk fabric much used for women’s dresses; — called also surah silk. |
| sural | adjective | Of or pertaining to the calf of the leg; as, the sural arteries. |
| surfy | adjective | Consisting of, abounding in, or resembling, surf; as, a surfy shore. |
| surge | noun | A spring; a fountain., A large wave or billow; a great, rolling swell of water, produced generally by a high wind., The motion of, or produced by, a great wave., The tapered part of a windlass barrel or a capstan, upon which the cable surges, or slips., To swell; to rise hifg and roll., To slip along a windlass., To let go or slacken suddenly, as a rope; as, to surge a hawser or messenger; also, to slacken the rope about (a capstan). |
| surgy | adjective | Rising in surges or billows; full of surges; resembling surges in motion or appearance; swelling. |
| surly | adjective | Arrogant; haughty., Gloomily morose; ill-natured, abrupt, and rude; severe; sour; crabbed; rough; sullen; gloomy; as, a surly groom; a surly dog; surly language; a surly look., Rough; dark; tempestuous. |
| sutor | noun | A kind of sirup made by the Indians of Arizona from the fruit of some cactaceous plant (probably the Cereus giganteus). |
| sutra | noun | A precept; an aphorism; a brief rule., A collection of such aphorisms., A body of Hindoo literature containing aphorisms on grammar, meter, law, and philosophy, and forming a connecting link between the Vedic and later Sanscrit literature. |
| swage | verb t. & i. | See Assuage., A tool, variously shaped or grooved on the end or face, used by blacksmiths and other workers in metals, for shaping their work, whether sheet metal or forging, by holding the swage upon the work, or the work upon the swage, and striking with a sledge., To shape by means of a swage; to fashion, as a piece of iron, by forcing it into a groove or mold having the required shape. |
| swain | noun | A servant., A young man dwelling in the country; a rustic; esp., a cuntry gallant or lover; — chiefly in poetry. |
| swaip | verb i. | To walk proudly; to sweep along. |
| swale | noun | A valley or low place; a tract of low, and usually wet, land; a moor; a fen., To melt and waste away; to singe. See Sweal, v., A gutter in a candle. |
| swamp | noun | Wet, spongy land; soft, low ground saturated with water, but not usually covered with it; marshy ground away from the seashore., To plunge or sink into a swamp., To cause (a boat) to become filled with water; to capsize or sink by whelming with water., Fig.: To plunge into difficulties and perils; to overwhelm; to ruin; to wreck., To sink or stick in a swamp; figuratively, to become involved in insuperable difficulties., To become filled with water, as a boat; to founder; to capsize or sink; figuratively, to be ruined; to be wrecked. |
| swang | imp. of Swing., A swamp., of Swing | |
| swape | noun | See Sweep, n., 12. |
| sward | noun | Skin; covering., The grassy surface of land; that part of the soil which is filled with the roots of grass; turf., To produce sward upon; to cover, or be covered, with sward. |
| sware | imp. of Swear., of Swear | |
| swarf | verb i. | To grow languid; to faint., The grit worn away from grindstones in grinding cutlery wet. |
| swarm | verb i. | To climb a tree, pole, or the like, by embracing it with the arms and legs alternately. See Shin., A large number or mass of small animals or insects, especially when in motion., Especially, a great number of honeybees which emigrate from a hive at once, and seek new lodgings under the direction of a queen; a like body of bees settled permanently in a hive., Hence, any great number or multitude, as of people in motion, or sometimes of inanimate objects; as, a swarm of meteorites., To collect, and depart from a hive by flight in a body; — said of bees; as, bees swarm in warm, clear days in summer., To appear or collect in a crowd; to throng together; to congregate in a multitude., To be crowded; to be thronged with a multitude of beings in motion., To abound; to be filled (with)., To breed multitudes., To crowd or throng. |
| swart | noun | Sward., Of a dark hue; moderately black; swarthy; tawny., Gloomy; malignant., To make swart or tawny; as, to swart a living part. |
| swash | verb t. | An oval figure, whose moldings are oblique to the axis of the work., Soft, like fruit too ripe; swashy., To dash or flow noisily, as water; to splash; as, water swashing on a shallow place., To fall violently or noisily., To bluster; to make a great noise; to vapor or brag., Impulse of water flowing with violence; a dashing or splashing of water., A narrow sound or channel of water lying within a sand bank, or between a sand bank and the shore, or a bar over which the sea washes., Liquid filth; wash; hog mash., A blustering noise; a swaggering behavior., A swaggering fellow; a swasher. |
| swate | imp. of Sweat. | |
| swath | verb t. | A line of grass or grain cut and thrown together by the scythe in mowing or cradling., The whole sweep of a scythe, or the whole breadth from which grass or grain is cut by a scythe or a machine, in mowing or cradling; as, to cut a wide swath., A band or fillet; a swathe. |
| sweal | verb i. | To melt and run down, as the tallow of a candle; to waste away without feeding the flame., To singe; to scorch; to swale; as, to sweal a pig by singeing off the hair. |
| swore | imp. | of Swear, imp. of Swear. |
| sworn | past participle | of Swear, p. p. of Swear. |
| swear | verb i. | To affirm or utter a solemn declaration, with an appeal to God for the truth of what is affirmed; to make a promise, threat, or resolve on oath; also, to affirm solemnly by some sacred object, or one regarded as sacred, as the Bible, the Koran, etc., To give evidence on oath; as, to swear to the truth of a statement; he swore against the prisoner., To make an appeal to God in an irreverant manner; to use the name of God or sacred things profanely; to call upon God in imprecation; to curse., To utter or affirm with a solemn appeal to God for the truth of the declaration; to make (a promise, threat, or resolve) under oath., To put to an oath; to cause to take an oath; to administer an oath to; — ofetn followed by in or into; as, to swear witnesses; to swear a jury; to swear in an officer; he was sworn into office., To declare or charge upon oath; as, he swore treason against his friend., To appeal to by an oath. |
| sweat | imp. & past participle | of Sweat, To excrete sensible moisture from the pores of the skin; to perspire., Fig.: To perspire in toil; to work hard; to drudge., To emit moisture, as green plants in a heap., To cause to excrete moisture from the skin; to cause to perspire; as, his physicians attempted to sweat him by most powerful sudorifics., To emit or suffer to flow from the pores; to exude., To unite by heating, after the application of soldier., To get something advantageous, as money, property, or labor from (any one), by exaction or oppression; as, to sweat a spendthrift; to sweat laborers., The fluid which is excreted from the skin of an animal; the fluid secreted by the sudoriferous glands; a transparent, colorless, acid liquid with a peculiar odor, containing some fatty acids and mineral matter; perspiration. See Perspiration., The act of sweating; or the state of one who sweats; hence, labor; toil; drudgery., Moisture issuing from any substance; as, the sweat of hay or grain in a mow or stack., The sweating sickness., A short run by a race horse in exercise. |
| swede | noun | A native or inhabitant of Sweden., A Swedish turnip. See under Turnip. |
| swept | imp. & past participle | of Sweep, imp. & p. p. of Sweep. |
| sweep | verb i. | To pass a broom across (a surface) so as to remove loose dirt, dust, etc.; to brush, or rub over, with a broom for the purpose of cleaning; as, to sweep a floor, the street, or a chimney. Used also figuratively., To drive or carry along or off with a broom or a brush, or as if with a broom; to remove by, or as if by, brushing; as, to sweep dirt from a floor; the wind sweeps the snow from the hills; a freshet sweeps away a dam, timber, or rubbish; a pestilence sweeps off multitudes., To brush against or over; to rub lightly along., To carry with a long, swinging, or dragging motion; hence, to carry in a stately or proud fashion., To strike with a long stroke., To draw or drag something over; as, to sweep the bottom of a river with a net., To pass over, or traverse, with the eye or with an instrument of observation; as, to sweep the heavens with a telescope., To clean rooms, yards, etc., or to clear away dust, dirt, litter, etc., with a broom, brush, or the like., To brush swiftly over the surface of anything; to pass with switness and force, as if brushing the surface of anything; to move in a stately manner; as, the wind sweeps across the plain; a woman sweeps through a drawing-room., To pass over anything comprehensively; to range through with rapidity; as, his eye sweeps through space., The act of sweeping., The compass or range of a stroke; as, a long sweep., The compass of any turning body or of any motion; as, the sweep of a door; the sweep of the eye., The compass of anything flowing or brushing; as, the flood carried away everything within its sweep., Violent and general destruction; as, the sweep of an epidemic disease., Direction and extent of any motion not rectlinear; as, the sweep of a compass., Direction or departure of a curve, a road, an arch, or the like, away from a rectlinear line., One who sweeps; a sweeper; specifically, a chimney sweeper., A movable templet for making molds, in loam molding., The mold of a ship when she begins to curve in at the rungheads; any part of a ship shaped in a segment of a circle., A large oar used in small vessels, partly to propel them and partly to steer them., The almond furnace., A long pole, or piece of timber, moved on a horizontal fulcrum fixed to a tall post and used to raise and lower a bucket in a well for drawing water., In the game of casino, a pairing or combining of all the cards on the board, and so removing them all; in whist, the winning of all the tricks (thirteen) in a hand; a slam., The sweeping of workshops where precious metals are worked, containing filings, etc. |
| sweet | superl. | Having an agreeable taste or flavor such as that of sugar; saccharine; — opposed to sour and bitter; as, a sweet beverage; sweet fruits; sweet oranges., Pleasing to the smell; fragrant; redolent; balmy; as, a sweet rose; sweet odor; sweet incense., Pleasing to the ear; soft; melodious; harmonious; as, the sweet notes of a flute or an organ; sweet music; a sweet voice; a sweet singer., Pleasing to the eye; beautiful; mild and attractive; fair; as, a sweet face; a sweet color or complexion., Fresh; not salt or brackish; as, sweet water., Not changed from a sound or wholesome state. Specifically: (a) Not sour; as, sweet milk or bread. (b) Not state; not putrescent or putrid; not rancid; as, sweet butter; sweet meat or fish., Plaesing to the mind; mild; gentle; calm; amiable; winning; presuasive; as, sweet manners., That which is sweet to the taste; — used chiefly in the plural., Confectionery, sweetmeats, preserves, etc., Home-made wines, cordials, metheglin, etc., That which is sweet or pleasant in odor; a perfume., That which is pleasing or grateful to the mind; as, the sweets of domestic life., One who is dear to another; a darling; — a term of endearment., Sweetly., To sweeten. |
| swell | verb i. | To grow larger; to dilate or extend the exterior surface or dimensions, by matter added within, or by expansion of the inclosed substance; as, the legs swell in dropsy; a bruised part swells; a bladder swells by inflation., To increase in size or extent by any addition; to increase in volume or force; as, a river swells, and overflows its banks; sounds swell or diminish., To rise or be driven into waves or billows; to heave; as, in tempest, the ocean swells into waves., To be puffed up or bloated; as, to swell with pride., To be inflated; to belly; as, the sails swell., To be turgid, bombastic, or extravagant; as, swelling words; a swelling style., To protuberate; to bulge out; as, a cask swells in the middle., To be elated; to rise arrogantly., To grow upon the view; to become larger; to expand., To become larger in amount; as, many little debts added, swell to a great amount., To act in a pompous, ostentatious, or arrogant manner; to strut; to look big., To increase the size, bulk, or dimensions of; to cause to rise, dilate, or increase; as, rains and dissolving snow swell the rivers in spring; immigration swells the population., To aggravate; to heighten., To raise to arrogance; to puff up; to inflate; as, to be swelled with pride or haughtiness., To augment gradually in force or loudness, as the sound of a note., The act of swelling., Gradual increase., Increase or augmentation in bulk; protuberance., Increase in height; elevation; rise., Increase of force, intensity, or volume of sound., Increase of power in style, or of rhetorical force., A gradual ascent, or rounded elevation, of land; as, an extensive plain abounding with little swells., A wave, or billow; especially, a succession of large waves; the roll of the sea after a storm; as, a heavy swell sets into the harbor., A gradual increase and decrease of the volume of sound; the crescendo and diminuendo combined; — generally indicated by the sign., A showy, dashing person; a dandy., Having the characteristics of a person of rank and importance; showy; dandified; distinguished; as, a swell person; a swell neighborhood. |
| swelt | imp. of Swell., To die; to perish., To faint; to swoon., To overpower, as with heat; to cause to faint; to swelter. | |
| swerd | noun & verb | See Sward, n. & v., Sword. |
| swich | adjective | Such. |
| swift | verb i. | Moving a great distance in a short time; moving with celerity or velocity; fleet; rapid; quick; speedy; prompt., Of short continuance; passing away quickly., Swiftly., The current of a stream., Any one of numerous species of small, long-winged, insectivorous birds of the family Micropodidae. In form and habits the swifts resemble swallows, but they are destitute of complex vocal muscles and are not singing birds, but belong to a widely different group allied to the humming birds., Any one of several species of lizards, as the pine lizard., The ghost moth. See under Ghost., A reel, or turning instrument, for winding yarn, thread, etc.; — used chiefly in the plural., The main card cylinder of a flax-carding machine. |
| swill | verb t. | To wash; to drench., To drink in great draughts; to swallow greedily., To inebriate; to fill with drink., To drink greedily or swinishly; to drink to excess., The wash, or mixture of liquid substances, given to swine; hogwash; — called also swillings., Large draughts of liquor; drink taken in excessive quantities. |
| swine | noun | Any animal of the hog kind, especially one of the domestical species. Swine secrete a large amount of subcutaneous fat, which, when extracted, is known as lard. The male is specifically called boar, the female, sow, and the young, pig. See Hog. |
| swung | imp. & past participle | of Swing, imp. & p. p. of Swing. |
| swing | verb i. | To move to and fro, as a body suspended in the air; to wave; to vibrate; to oscillate., To sway or move from one side or direction to another; as, the door swung open., To use a swing; as, a boy swings for exercise or pleasure. See Swing, n., 3., To turn round by action of wind or tide when at anchor; as, a ship swings with the tide., To be hanged., To cause to swing or vibrate; to cause to move backward and forward, or from one side to the other., To give a circular movement to; to whirl; to brandish; as, to swing a sword; to swing a club; hence, colloquially, to manage; as, to swing a business., To admit or turn (anything) for the purpose of shaping it; — said of a lathe; as, the lathe can swing a pulley of 12 inches diameter., The act of swinging; a waving, oscillating, or vibratory motion of a hanging or pivoted object; oscillation; as, the swing of a pendulum., Swaying motion from one side or direction to the other; as, some men walk with a swing., A line, cord, or other thing suspended and hanging loose, upon which anything may swing; especially, an apparatus for recreation by swinging, commonly consisting of a rope, the two ends of which are attached overhead, as to the bough of a tree, a seat being placed in the loop at the bottom; also, any contrivance by which a similar motion is produced for amusement or exercise., Influence of power of a body put in swaying motion., Capacity of a turning lathe, as determined by the diameter of the largest object that can be turned in it., Free course; unrestrained liberty or license; tendency. |
| swank | imp. | of Swink |
| swonk | of Swink | |
| swink | verb i. | To labor; to toil; to salve., To cause to toil or drudge; to tire or exhaust with labor., To acquire by labor., Labor; toil; drudgery. |
| swipe | noun | A swape or sweep. See Sweep., A strong blow given with a sweeping motion, as with a bat or club., Poor, weak beer; small beer., To give a swipe to; to strike forcibly with a sweeping motion, as a ball., To pluck; to snatch; to steal. |
| swirl | noun | To whirl, or cause to whirl, as in an eddy., A whirling motion; an eddy, as of water; a whirl. |
| swish | verb t. | To flourish, so as to make the sound swish., To flog; to lash., To dash; to swash., A sound of quick movement, as of something whirled through the air., Light driven spray. |
| swiss | nounsing. & pl. | A native or inhabitant of Switzerland; a Switzer; the people of Switzerland., Of or pertaining to Switzerland, or the people of Switzerland. |
| swive | verb t. | To copulate with (a woman). |
| swoln | Contraction of Swollen, p. p. | |
| swoon | verb i. | To sink into a fainting fit, in which there is an apparent suspension of the vital functions and mental powers; to faint; — often with away., A fainting fit; syncope. |
| swoop | noun | To fall on at once and seize; to catch while on the wing; as, a hawk swoops a chicken., To seize; to catch up; to take with a sweep., To descend with closed wings from a height upon prey, as a hawk; to swoop., To pass with pomp; to sweep., A falling on and seizing, as the prey of a rapacious bird; the act of swooping. |
| sword | noun | An offensive weapon, having a long and usually sharp/pointed blade with a cutting edge or edges. It is the general term, including the small sword, rapier, saber, scimiter, and many other varieties., Hence, the emblem of judicial vengeance or punishment, or of authority and power., Destruction by the sword, or in battle; war; dissension., The military power of a country., One of the end bars by which the lay of a hand loom is suspended. |
| swown | verb & noun | Swoon. |
| sycee | noun | Silver, pounded into ingots of the shape of a shoe, and used as currency. The most common weight is about one pound troy. |
| syker | adjective & adverb | See Sicker. |
| sylph | noun | An imaginary being inhabiting the air; a fairy., Fig.: A slender, graceful woman., Any one of several species of very brilliant South American humming birds, having a very long and deeply-forked tail; as, the blue-tailed sylph (Cynanthus cyanurus). |
| sylva | noun | Same as Silva. |
| symar | noun | Alt. of Symarr |
| synod | noun | An ecclesiastic council or meeting to consult on church matters., An assembly or council having civil authority; a legislative body., A conjunction of two or more of the heavenly bodies. |
| syren | noun | See Siren. |
| syrma | noun | A long dress, trailing on the floor, worn by tragic actors in Greek and Roman theaters. |
| sythe | preposition, adverb, conj. & noun | See Sith, Sithe., Scythe. |