Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
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suing | present participle & vb. noun | of Sue, The process of soaking through anything. |
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. |