| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| sabbat | noun | In mediaeval demonology, the nocturnal assembly in which demons and sorcerers were thought to celebrate their orgies. |
| sabean | adjective & noun | Same as Sabian. |
| sabred | of Sabre | |
| sabian | adjective | Of or pertaining to Saba in Arabia, celebrated for producing aromatic plants., Relating to the religion of Saba, or to the worship of the heavenly bodies., An adherent of the Sabian religion; a worshiper of the heavenly bodies. |
| sabicu | noun | The very hard wood of a leguminous West Indian tree (Lysiloma Sabicu), valued for shipbuilding. |
| sabine | adjective | Of or pertaining to the ancient Sabines, a people of Italy., One of the Sabine people., See Savin. |
| sabled | imp. & past participle | of Sable |
| saccus | noun | A sac. |
| sachel | noun | A small bag. |
| sachem | noun | A chief of a tribe of the American Indians; a sagamore. |
| sachet | noun | A scent bag, or perfume cushion, to be laid among handkerchiefs, garments, etc., to perfume them. |
| sacked | imp. & past participle | of Sack |
| sacker | noun | One who sacks; one who takes part in the storm and pillage of a town. |
| sacque | noun | Same as 2d Sack, 3. |
| sacral | adjective | Of or pertaining to the sacrum; in the region of the sacrum. |
| sacred | adjective | Set apart by solemn religious ceremony; especially, in a good sense, made holy; set apart to religious use; consecrated; not profane or common; as, a sacred place; a sacred day; sacred service., Relating to religion, or to the services of religion; not secular; religious; as, sacred history., Designated or exalted by a divine sanction; possessing the highest title to obedience, honor, reverence, or veneration; entitled to extreme reverence; venerable., Hence, not to be profaned or violated; inviolable., Consecrated; dedicated; devoted; — with to., Solemnly devoted, in a bad sense, as to evil, vengeance, curse, or the like; accursed; baleful. |
| sacro- | A combining form denoting connection with, or relation to, the sacrum, as in sacro-coccygeal, sacro-iliac, sacrosciatic. | |
| sacrum | noun | That part of the vertebral column which is directly connected with, or forms a part of, the pelvis. |
| sadden | verb t. | To make sad., To render heavy or cohesive., To make dull- or sad-colored, as cloth., To make grave or serious; to make melancholy or sorrowful., To become, or be made, sad. |
| sadder | noun | Same as Sadda. |
| saddle | noun | A seat for a rider, — usually made of leather, padded to span comfortably a horse’s back, furnished with stirrups for the rider’s feet to rest in, and fastened in place with a girth; also, a seat for the rider on a bicycle or tricycle., A padded part of a harness which is worn on a horse’s back, being fastened in place with a girth. It serves various purposes, as to keep the breeching in place, carry guides for the reins, etc., A piece of meat containing a part of the backbone of an animal with the ribs on each side; as, a saddle of mutton, of venison, etc., A block of wood, usually fastened to some spar, and shaped to receive the end of another spar., A part, as a flange, which is hollowed out to fit upon a convex surface and serve as a means of attachment or support., The clitellus of an earthworm., The threshold of a door, when a separate piece from the floor or landing; — so called because it spans and covers the joint between two floors., To put a saddle upon; to equip (a beast) for riding., Hence: To fix as a charge or burden upon; to load; to encumber; as, to saddle a town with the expense of bridges and highways. |
| safely | adverb | In a safe manner; danger, injury, loss, or evil consequences. |
| safety | noun | The condition or state of being safe; freedom from danger or hazard; exemption from hurt, injury, or loss., Freedom from whatever exposes one to danger or from liability to cause danger or harm; safeness; hence, the quality of making safe or secure, or of giving confidence, justifying trust, insuring against harm or loss, etc., Preservation from escape; close custody., Same as Safety touchdown, below. |
| sagged | imp. & past participle | of Sag |
| sagely | adverb | In a sage manner; wisely. |
| sagene | noun | A Russian measure of length equal to about seven English feet. |
| sagger | noun | A pot or case of fire clay, in which fine stoneware is inclosed while baking in the kiln; a seggar., The clay of which such pots or cases are made. |
| sagoin | noun | A marmoset; — called also sagouin. |
| saikyr | noun | Same as Saker. |
| sailed | imp. & past participle | of Sail |
| sailer | noun | A sailor., A ship or other vessel; — with qualifying words descriptive of speed or manner of sailing; as, a heavy sailer; a fast sailer. |
| sailor | noun | One who follows the business of navigating ships or other vessels; one who understands the practical management of ships; one of the crew of a vessel; a mariner; a common seaman. |
| saimir | noun | The squirrel monkey. |
| saithe | noun | The pollock, or coalfish; — called also sillock. |
| sajene | noun | Same as Sagene. |
| salaam | noun | Same as Salam., To make or perform a salam. |
| salade | noun | A helmet. See Sallet. |
| salary | adjective | Saline, The recompense or consideration paid, or stipulated to be paid, to a person at regular intervals for services; fixed wages, as by the year, quarter, or month; stipend; hire., To pay, or agree to pay, a salary to; to attach salary to; as, to salary a clerk; to salary a position. |
| salian | adjective | Denoting a tribe of Franks who established themselves early in the fourth century on the river Sala [now Yssel]; Salic., A Salian Frank. |
| salify | verb t. | To combine or impregnate with a salt., To form a salt with; to convert into a salt; as, to salify a base or an acid. |
| salina | adjective | A salt marsh, or salt pond, inclosed from the sea., Salt works. |
| saline | adjective | Consisting of salt, or containing salt; as, saline particles; saline substances; a saline cathartic., Of the quality of salt; salty; as, a saline taste., A salt spring; a place where salt water is collected in the earth., A crude potash obtained from beet-root residues and other similar sources., A metallic salt; esp., a salt of potassium, sodium, lithium, or magnesium, used in medicine. |
| salite | verb t. | To season with salt; to salt., A massive lamellar variety of pyroxene, of a dingy green color. |
| saliva | noun | The secretion from the salivary glands. |
| sallet | noun | A light kind of helmet, with or without a visor, introduced during the 15th century., Alt. of Salleting |
| sallow | noun | The willow; willow twigs., A name given to certain species of willow, especially those which do not have flexible shoots, as Salix caprea, S. cinerea, etc., Having a yellowish color; of a pale, sickly color, tinged with yellow; as, a sallow skin., To tinge with sallowness. |
| salmis | noun | A ragout of partly roasted game stewed with sauce, wine, bread, and condiments suited to provoke appetite. |
| salmon | plural | of Salmon, Any one of several species of fishes of the genus Salmo and allied genera. The common salmon (Salmo salar) of Northern Europe and Eastern North America, and the California salmon, or quinnat, are the most important species. They are extensively preserved for food. See Quinnat., A reddish yellow or orange color, like the flesh of the salmon., Of a reddish yellow or orange color, like that of the flesh of the salmon. |
| saloon | noun | A spacious and elegant apartment for the reception of company or for works of art; a hall of reception, esp. a hall for public entertainments or amusements; a large room or parlor; as, the saloon of a steamboat., Popularly, a public room for specific uses; esp., a barroom or grogshop; as, a drinking saloon; an eating saloon; a dancing saloon. |
| saloop | noun | An aromatic drink prepared from sassafras bark and other ingredients, at one time much used in London. |
| salpae | plural | of Salpa |
| salpas | plural | of Salpa |
| salpid | noun | A salpa. |
| salted | imp. & past participle | of Salt |
| salter | noun | One who makes, sells, or applies salt; one who salts meat or fish. |
| saltle | noun | The European dab. |
| saltly | adverb | With taste of salt; in a salt manner. |
| salute | verb t. | To address, as with expressions of kind wishes and courtesy; to greet; to hail., Hence, to give a sign of good will; to compliment by an act or ceremony, as a kiss, a bow, etc., To honor, as some day, person, or nation, by a discharge of cannon or small arms, by dipping colors, by cheers, etc., To promote the welfare and safety of; to benefit; to gratify., The act of saluting, or expressing kind wishes or respect; salutation; greeting., A sign, token, or ceremony, expressing good will, compliment, or respect, as a kiss, a bow, etc., A token of respect or honor for some distinguished or official personage, for a foreign vessel or flag, or for some festival or event, as by presenting arms, by a discharge of cannon, volleys of small arms, dipping the colors or the topsails, etc. |
| salved | imp. & past participle | of Salve |
| salver | noun | One who salves, or uses salve as a remedy; hence, a quacksalver, or quack., A salvor., A tray or waiter on which anything is presented. |
| salvia | noun | A genus of plants including the sage. See Sage. |
| salvos | plural | of Salvo |
| salvor | noun | One who assists in saving a ship or goods at sea, without being under special obligation to do so. |
| samara | noun | A dry, indehiscent, usually one-seeded, winged fruit, as that of the ash, maple, and elm; a key or key fruit. |
| samare | noun | See Simar. |
| samboo | noun | Same as Sambur. |
| sambur | noun | An East Indian deer (Rusa Aristotelis) having a mane on its neck. Its antlers have but three prongs. Called also gerow. The name is applied to other species of the genus Rusa, as the Bornean sambur (R. equina). |
| samian | adjective | Of or pertaining to the island of Samos., A native or inhabitant of Samos. |
| samiel | noun | A hot and destructive wind that sometimes blows, in Turkey, from the desert. It is identical with the simoom of Arabia and the kamsin of Syria. |
| samiot | adjective & noun | Samian. |
| samite | adjective | A species of silk stuff, or taffeta, generally interwoven with gold. |
| samlet | noun | The parr. |
| samoan | adjective | Of or pertaining to the Samoan Islands (formerly called Navigators’ Islands) in the South Pacific Ocean, or their inhabitants., An inhabitant of the Samoan Islands. |
| sampan | noun | A Chinese boat from twelve to fifteen feet long, covered with a house, and sometimes used as a permanent habitation on the inland waters. |
| sample | noun | Example; pattern., A part of anything presented for inspection, or shown as evidence of the quality of the whole; a specimen; as, goods are often purchased by samples., To make or show something similar to; to match., To take or to test a sample or samples of; as, to sample sugar, teas, wools, cloths. |
| samshu | noun | A spirituous liquor distilled by the Chinese from the yeasty liquor in which boiled rice has fermented under pressure. |
| samson | noun | An Israelite of Bible record (see Judges xiii.), distinguished for his great strength; hence, a man of extraordinary physical strength. |
| sanded | imp. & past participle | of Sand, Covered or sprinkled with sand; sandy; barren., Marked with small spots; variegated with spots; speckled; of a sandy color, as a hound., Short-sighted. |
| sandal | noun | Same as Sendal., Sandalwood., A kind of shoe consisting of a sole strapped to the foot; a protection for the foot, covering its lower surface, but not its upper., A kind of slipper., An overshoe with parallel openings across the instep. |
| sandix | noun | A kind of minium, or red lead, made by calcining carbonate of lead, but inferior to true minium. |
| sandre | noun | A Russian fish (Lucioperca sandre) which yields a valuable oil, called sandre oil, used in the preparation of caviare. |
| sandyx | noun | See Sandix. |
| sanies | noun | A thin, serous fluid commonly discharged from ulcers or foul wounds. |
| sanity | noun | The condition or quality of being sane; soundness of health of body or mind, especially of the mind; saneness. |
| sanjak | noun | A district or a subvision of a vilayet. |
| sankha | noun | A chank shell (Turbinella pyrum); also, a shell bracelet or necklace made in India from the chank shell. |
| sannop | noun | Same as Sannup. |
| sannup | noun | A male Indian; a brave; — correlative of squaw. |
| santal | noun | A colorless crystalline substance, isomeric with piperonal, but having weak acid properties. It is extracted from sandalwood. |
| santer | verb i. | See Saunter. |
| santon | noun | A Turkish saint; a kind of dervish, regarded by the people as a saint: also, a hermit. |
| sapped | imp. & past participle | of Sap |
| sapajo | noun | The sapajou. |
| sapful | adjective | Abounding in sap; sappy. |
| sapota | noun | The sapodilla. |
| sapper | noun | One who saps; specifically (Mil.), one who is employed in working at saps, building and repairing fortifications, and the like. |
| sappho | noun | Any one of several species of brilliant South American humming birds of the genus Sappho, having very bright-colored and deeply forked tails; — called also firetail. |
| sarcel | noun | One of the outer pinions or feathers of the wing of a bird, esp. of a hawk. |
| sarcin | noun | Same as Hypoxanthin. |
| sarcle | verb t. | To weed, or clear of weeds, with a hoe. |
| sarco- | A combining form from Gr. sa`rx, sa`rkos, flesh; as, sarcophagous, flesh-eating; sarcology. | |
| sardan | noun | Alt. of Sardel |
| sardel | noun | A sardine., A precious stone. See Sardius. |
| sarkin | noun | Same as Hypoxanthin. |
| sarlac | noun | Alt. of Sarlyk |
| sarlyk | noun | The yak. |
| sarong | noun | A sort of petticoat worn by both sexes in Java and the Malay Archipelago. |
| sarsen | noun | One of the large sandstone blocks scattered over the English chalk downs; — called also sarsen stone, and Druid stone. |
| sashed | imp. & past participle | of Sash |
| sastra | noun | Same as Shaster. |
| sating | present participle & vb. noun | of Sate |
| sateen | noun | A kind of dress goods made of cotton or woolen, with a glossy surface resembling satin. |
| satiny | adjective | Like or composed of satin; glossy; as, to have a satiny appearance; a satiny texture. |
| sation | noun | A sowing or planting. |
| satire | adjective | A composition, generally poetical, holding up vice or folly to reprobation; a keen or severe exposure of what in public or private morals deserves rebuke; an invective poem; as, the Satires of Juvenal., Keeness and severity of remark; caustic exposure to reprobation; trenchant wit; sarcasm. |
| sative | adjective | Sown; propagated by seed. |
| satrap | noun | The governor of a province in ancient Persia; hence, a petty autocrat despot. |
| saturn | noun | One of the elder and principal deities, the son of Coelus and Terra (Heaven and Earth), and the father of Jupiter. The corresponding Greek divinity was Kro`nos, later CHro`nos, Time., One of the planets of the solar system, next in magnitude to Jupiter, but more remote from the sun. Its diameter is seventy thousand miles, its mean distance from the sun nearly eight hundred and eighty millions of miles, and its year, or periodical revolution round the sun, nearly twenty-nine years and a half. It is surrounded by a remarkable system of rings, and has eight satellites., The metal lead. |
| sauced | imp. & past participle | of Sauce |
| saucer | noun | A small pan or vessel in which sauce was set on a table., A small dish, commonly deeper than a plate, in which a cup is set at table., Something resembling a saucer in shape., A flat, shallow caisson for raising sunken ships., A shallow socket for the pivot of a capstan. |
| saufly | adverb | Safely. |
| sauger | noun | An American fresh-water food fish (Stizostedion Canadense); — called also gray pike, blue pike, hornfish, land pike, sand pike, pickering, and pickerel. |
| saulie | noun | A hired mourner at a funeral. |
| saurel | noun | Any carangoid fish of the genus Trachurus, especially T. trachurus, or T. saurus, of Europe and America, and T. picturatus of California. Called also skipjack, and horse mackerel. |
| sauria | noun pl. | A division of Reptilia formerly established to include the Lacertilia, Crocodilia, Dinosauria, and other groups. By some writers the name is restricted to the Lacertilia. |
| sauter | verb t. | To fry lightly and quickly, as meat, by turning or tossing it over frequently in a hot pan greased with a little fat., Psalter. |
| savage | adjective | Of or pertaining to the forest; remote from human abodes and cultivation; in a state of nature; wild; as, a savage wilderness., Wild; untamed; uncultivated; as, savage beasts., Uncivilized; untaught; unpolished; rude; as, savage life; savage manners., Characterized by cruelty; barbarous; fierce; ferocious; inhuman; brutal; as, a savage spirit., A human being in his native state of rudeness; one who is untaught, uncivilized, or without cultivation of mind or manners., A man of extreme, unfeeling, brutal cruelty; a barbarian., To make savage. |
| savant | adjective | A man of learning; one versed in literature or science; a person eminent for acquirements. |
| saving | present participle & vb. noun | of Save, Preserving; rescuing., Avoiding unnecessary expense or waste; frugal; not lavish or wasteful; economical; as, a saving cook., Bringing back in returns or in receipts the sum expended; incurring no loss, though not gainful; as, a saving bargain; the ship has made a saving voyage., Making reservation or exception; as, a saving clause., With the exception of; except; excepting; also, without disrespect to., Something kept from being expended or lost; that which is saved or laid up; as, the savings of years of economy., Exception; reservation. |
| savely | adverb | Safely. |
| savine | noun | A coniferous shrub (Juniperus Sabina) of Western Asia, occasionally found also in the northern parts of the United States and in British America. It is a compact bush, with dark-colored foliage, and produces small berries having a glaucous bloom. Its bitter, acrid tops are sometimes used in medicine for gout, amenorrhoea, etc., The North American red cedar (Juniperus Virginiana.) |
| savior | verb | One who saves, preserves, or delivers from destruction or danger., Specifically: The (or our, your, etc.) Savior, he who brings salvation to men; Jesus Christ, the Redeemer. |
| savory | adjective | Pleasing to the organs of taste or smell., An aromatic labiate plant (Satureia hortensis), much used in cooking; — also called summer savory. |
| sawing | present participle & vb. noun | of Saw |
| sawder | noun | A corrupt spelling and pronunciation of solder. |
| sawfly | noun | Any one of numerous species of hymenopterous insects belonging to the family Tenthredinidae. The female usually has an ovipositor containing a pair of sawlike organs with which she makes incisions in the leaves or stems of plants in which to lay the eggs. The larvae resemble those of Lepidoptera. |
| sawneb | noun | A merganser. |
| sawtry | noun | A psaltery. |
| sawyer | noun | One whose occupation is to saw timber into planks or boards, or to saw wood for fuel; a sawer., A tree which has fallen into a stream so that its branches project above the surface, rising and falling with a rocking or swaying motion in the current., The bowfin. |
| saying | present participle & vb. noun | of Say, That which is said; a declaration; a statement, especially a proverbial one; an aphorism; a proverb. |
| sayman | noun | One who assays. |
| scabby | superl. | Affected with scabs; full of scabs., Diseased with the scab, or mange; mangy. |
| scalae | plural | of Scala |
| scalar | noun | In the quaternion analysis, a quantity that has magnitude, but not direction; — distinguished from a vector, which has both magnitude and direction. |
| scaled | imp. & past participle | of Scale, Covered with scales, or scalelike structures; — said of a fish, a reptile, a moth, etc., Without scales, or with the scales removed; as, scaled herring., Having feathers which in form, color, or arrangement somewhat resemble scales; as, the scaled dove. |
| scaler | noun | One who, or that which, scales; specifically, a dentist’s instrument for removing tartar from the teeth. |
| scanty | adjective | Wanting amplitude or extent; narrow; small; not abundant., Somewhat less than is needed; insufficient; scant; as, a scanty supply of words; a scanty supply of bread., Sparing; niggardly; parsimonious. |
| scaped | imp. & past participle | of Scape |
| scapus | noun | See 1st Scape. |
| scarab | noun | Alt. of Scarabee |
| scarce | superl. | Not plentiful or abundant; in small quantity in proportion to the demand; not easily to be procured; rare; uncommon., Scantily supplied (with); deficient (in); — with of., Sparing; frugal; parsimonious; stingy., Alt. of Scarcely |
| scared | imp. & past participle | of Scare |
| scarfs | plural | of Scarf |
| scarry | adjective | Bearing scars or marks of wounds., Like a scar, or rocky eminence; containing scars. |
| scarus | noun | A Mediterranean food fish (Sparisoma scarus) of excellent quality and highly valued by the Romans; — called also parrot fish. |
| scatch | noun | A kind of bit for the bridle of a horse; — called also scatchmouth. |
| scathe | verb t. | Alt. of Scath |
| scazon | noun | A choliamb. |
| scelet | noun | A mummy; a skeleton. |
| scenic | adjective | Alt. of Scenical |
| schade | noun | Shade; shadow. |
| scheik | noun | See Sheik. |
| schema | noun | An outline or image universally applicable to a general conception, under which it is likely to be presented to the mind; as, five dots in a line are a schema of the number five; a preceding and succeeding event are a schema of cause and effect. |
| scheme | noun | A combination of things connected and adjusted by design; a system., A plan or theory something to be done; a design; a project; as, to form a scheme., Any lineal or mathematical diagram; an outline., A representation of the aspects of the celestial bodies for any moment or at a given event., To make a scheme of; to plan; to design; to project; to plot., To form a scheme or schemes. |
| schene | noun | An Egyptian or Persian measure of length, varying from thirty-two to sixty stadia. |
| schism | noun | Division or separation; specifically (Eccl.), permanent division or separation in the Christian church; breach of unity among people of the same religious faith; the offense of seeking to produce division in a church without justifiable cause. |
| schist | noun | Any crystalline rock having a foliated structure (see Foliation) and hence admitting of ready division into slabs or slates. The common kinds are mica schist, and hornblendic schist, consisting chiefly of quartz with mica or hornblende and often feldspar. |
| scholy | noun | A scholium., To write scholia; to annotate. |
| school | noun | A shoal; a multitude; as, a school of fish., A place for learned intercourse and instruction; an institution for learning; an educational establishment; a place for acquiring knowledge and mental training; as, the school of the prophets., A place of primary instruction; an establishment for the instruction of children; as, a primary school; a common school; a grammar school., A session of an institution of instruction., One of the seminaries for teaching logic, metaphysics, and theology, which were formed in the Middle Ages, and which were characterized by academical disputations and subtilties of reasoning., The room or hall in English universities where the examinations for degrees and honors are held., An assemblage of scholars; those who attend upon instruction in a school of any kind; a body of pupils., The disciples or followers of a teacher; those who hold a common doctrine, or accept the same teachings; a sect or denomination in philosophy, theology, science, medicine, politics, etc., The canons, precepts, or body of opinion or practice, sanctioned by the authority of a particular class or age; as, he was a gentleman of the old school., Figuratively, any means of knowledge or discipline; as, the school of experience., To train in an institution of learning; to educate at a school; to teach., To tutor; to chide and admonish; to reprove; to subject to systematic discipline; to train. |
| schorl | noun | Black tourmaline. |
| scient | adjective | Knowing; skillful. |
| scious | adjective | Knowing; having knowledge. |
| sclave | noun | Same as Slav. |
| scobby | noun | The chaffinch. |
| scolay | verb i. | See Scoley. |
| scolex | noun | The embryo produced directly from the egg in a metagenetic series, especially the larva of a tapeworm or other parasitic worm. See Illust. of Echinococcus., One of the Scolecida. |
| scoley | verb i. | To go to school; to study. |
| sconce | past participle | A fortification, or work for defense; a fort., A hut for protection and shelter; a stall., A piece of armor for the head; headpiece; helmet., Fig.: The head; the skull; also, brains; sense; discretion., A poll tax; a mulct or fine., A protection for a light; a lantern or cased support for a candle; hence, a fixed hanging or projecting candlestick., Hence, the circular tube, with a brim, in a candlestick, into which the candle is inserted., A squinch., A fragment of a floe of ice., A fixed seat or shelf., To shut up in a sconce; to imprison; to insconce., To mulct; to fine. |
| scorce | noun | Barter. |
| scorch | verb t. | To burn superficially; to parch, or shrivel, the surface of, by heat; to subject to so much heat as changes color and texture without consuming; as, to scorch linen., To affect painfully with heat, or as with heat; to dry up with heat; to affect as by heat., To burn; to destroy by, or as by, fire., To be burnt on the surface; to be parched; to be dried up., To burn or be burnt. |
| scored | imp. & past participle | of Score |
| scorer | noun | One who, or that which, scores. |
| scoria | noun | The recrement of metals in fusion, or the slag rejected after the reduction of metallic ores; dross., Cellular slaggy lava; volcanic cinders. |
| scorie | noun | The young of any gull. |
| scorny | adjective | Deserving scorn; paltry. |
| scorse | noun | Barter; exchange; trade., To barter or exchange., To chase., To deal for the purchase of anything; to practice barter. |
| scotal | noun | Alt. of Scotale |
| scotch | adjective | Of or pertaining to Scotland, its language, or its inhabitants; Scottish., The dialect or dialects of English spoken by the people of Scotland., Collectively, the people of Scotland., To shoulder up; to prop or block with a wedge, chock, etc., as a wheel, to prevent its rolling or slipping., A chock, wedge, prop, or other support, to prevent slipping; as, a scotch for a wheel or a log on inclined ground., To cut superficially; to wound; to score., A slight cut or incision; a score. |
| scoter | noun | Any one of several species of northern sea ducks of the genus Oidemia. |
| scotia | noun | A concave molding used especially in classical architecture., Scotland |
| scouse | noun | A sailor’s dish. Bread scouse contains no meat; lobscouse contains meat, etc. See Lobscouse. |
| scovel | noun | A mop for sweeping ovens; a malkin. |
| scrape | verb t. | To rub over the surface of (something) with a sharp or rough instrument; to rub over with something that roughens by removing portions of the surface; to grate harshly over; to abrade; to make even, or bring to a required condition or form, by moving the sharp edge of an instrument breadthwise over the surface with pressure, cutting away excesses and superfluous parts; to make smooth or clean; as, to scrape a bone with a knife; to scrape a metal plate to an even surface., To remove by rubbing or scraping (in the sense above)., To collect by, or as by, a process of scraping; to gather in small portions by laborious effort; hence, to acquire avariciously and save penuriously; — often followed by together or up; as, to scrape money together., To express disapprobation of, as a play, or to silence, as a speaker, by drawing the feet back and forth upon the floor; — usually with down., To rub over the surface of anything with something which roughens or removes it, or which smooths or cleans it; to rub harshly and noisily along., To occupy one’s self with getting laboriously; as, he scraped and saved until he became rich., To play awkwardly and inharmoniously on a violin or like instrument., To draw back the right foot along the ground or floor when making a bow., The act of scraping; also, the effect of scraping, as a scratch, or a harsh sound; as, a noisy scrape on the floor; a scrape of a pen., A drawing back of the right foot when bowing; also, a bow made with that accompaniment., A disagreeable and embarrassing predicament out of which one can not get without undergoing, as it were, a painful rubbing or scraping; a perplexity; a difficulty. |
| scrawl | verb i. | See Crawl., To draw or mark awkwardly and irregularly; to write hastily and carelessly; to scratch; to scribble; as, to scrawl a letter., To write unskillfully and inelegantly., Unskillful or inelegant writing; that which is unskillfully or inelegantly written. |
| screak | verb | To utter suddenly a sharp, shrill sound; to screech; to creak, as a door or wheel., A creaking; a screech; a shriek. |
| scream | verb i. | To cry out with a shrill voice; to utter a sudden, sharp outcry, or shrill, loud cry, as in fright or extreme pain; to shriek; to screech., A sharp, shrill cry, uttered suddenly, as in terror or in pain; a shriek; a screech. |
| screed | noun | A strip of plaster of the thickness proposed for the coat, applied to the wall at intervals of four or five feet, as a guide., A wooden straightedge used to lay across the plaster screed, as a limit for the thickness of the coat., A fragment; a portion; a shred., A breach or rent; a breaking forth into a loud, shrill sound; as, martial screeds., An harangue; a long tirade on any subject. |
| screen | noun | Anything that separates or cuts off inconvenience, injury, or danger; that which shelters or conceals from view; a shield or protection; as, a fire screen., A dwarf wall or partition carried up to a certain height for separation and protection, as in a church, to separate the aisle from the choir, or the like., A surface, as that afforded by a curtain, sheet, wall, etc., upon which an image, as a picture, is thrown by a magic lantern, solar microscope, etc., A long, coarse riddle or sieve, sometimes a revolving perforated cylinder, used to separate the coarser from the finer parts, as of coal, sand, gravel, and the like., To provide with a shelter or means of concealment; to separate or cut off from inconvenience, injury, or danger; to shelter; to protect; to protect by hiding; to conceal; as, fruits screened from cold winds by a forest or hill., To pass, as coal, gravel, ashes, etc., through a screen in order to separate the coarse from the fine, or the worthless from the valuable; to sift. |
| scribe | noun | One who writes; a draughtsman; a writer for another; especially, an offical or public writer; an amanuensis or secretary; a notary; a copyist., A writer and doctor of the law; one skilled in the law and traditions; one who read and explained the law to the people., To write, engrave, or mark upon; to inscribe., To cut (anything) in such a way as to fit closely to a somewhat irregular surface, as a baseboard to a floor which is out of level, a board to the curves of a molding, or the like; — so called because the workman marks, or scribe, with the compasses the line that he afterwards cuts., To score or mark with compasses or a scribing iron., To make a mark. |
| scrimp | verb t. | To make too small or short; to limit or straiten; to put on short allowance; to scant; to contract; to shorten; as, to scrimp the pattern of a coat., Short; scanty; curtailed., A pinching miser; a niggard. |
| scrine | noun | A chest, bookcase, or other place, where writings or curiosities are deposited; a shrine., To cringe. |
| script | noun | A writing; a written document., Type made in imitation of handwriting., An original instrument or document., Written characters; style of writing. |
| scrode | noun | A young codfish, especially when cut open on the back and dressed. |
| scroll | noun | A roll of paper or parchment; a writing formed into a roll; a schedule; a list., An ornament formed of undulations giving off spirals or sprays, usually suggestive of plant form. Roman architectural ornament is largely of some scroll pattern., A mark or flourish added to a person’s signature, intended to represent a seal, and in some States allowed as a substitute for a seal., Same as Skew surface. See under Skew. |
| scruff | noun | Scurf., The nape of the neck; the loose outside skin, as of the back of the neck. |
| scruze | verb t. | To squeeze, compress, crush, or bruise. |
| scummy | adjective | Covered with scum; of the nature of scum. |
| scurff | noun | The bull trout. |
| scurfy | superl. | Having or producing scurf; covered with scurf; resembling scurf. |
| scurry | verb i. | To hasten away or along; to move rapidly; to hurry; as, the rabbit scurried away., Act of scurring; hurried movement. |
| scurvy | noun | Covered or affected with scurf or scabs; scabby; scurfy; specifically, diseased with the scurvy., Vile; mean; low; vulgar; contemptible., A disease characterized by livid spots, especially about the thighs and legs, due to extravasation of blood, and by spongy gums, and bleeding from almost all the mucous membranes. It is accompanied by paleness, languor, depression, and general debility. It is occasioned by confinement, innutritious food, and hard labor, but especially by lack of fresh vegetable food, or confinement for a long time to a limited range of food, which is incapable of repairing the waste of the system. It was formerly prevalent among sailors and soldiers. |
| scutal | adjective | Of or pertaining to a shield. |
| scutch | verb t. | To beat or whip; to drub., To separate the woody fiber from (flax, hemp, etc.) by beating; to swingle., To loosen and dress the fiber of (cotton or silk) by beating; to free (fibrous substances) from dust by beating and blowing., A wooden instrument used in scutching flax and hemp., The woody fiber of flax; the refuse of scutched flax. |
| scutum | noun | An oblong shield made of boards or wickerwork covered with leather, with sometimes an iron rim; — carried chiefly by the heavy-armed infantry., A penthouse or awning., The second and largest of the four parts forming the upper surface of a thoracic segment of an insect. It is preceded by the prescutum and followed by the scutellum. See the Illust. under Thorax., One of the two lower valves of the operculum of a barnacle. |
| scylla | noun | A dangerous rock on the Italian coast opposite the whirpool Charybdis on the coast of Sicily, — both personified in classical literature as ravenous monsters. The passage between them was formerly considered perilous; hence, the saying “Between Scylla and Charybdis,” signifying a great peril on either hand. |
| scypha | noun | See Scyphus, 2 (b). |
| scyphi | plural | of Scyphus |
| scythe | noun | An instrument for mowing grass, grain, or the like, by hand, composed of a long, curving blade, with a sharp edge, made fast to a long handle, called a snath, which is bent into a form convenient for use., A scythe-shaped blade attached to ancient war chariots., To cut with a scythe; to cut off as with a scythe; to mow. |
| sdeign | verb t. | To disdain. |
| sealed | imp. & past participle | of Seal |
| sealer | noun | One who seals; especially, an officer whose duty it is to seal writs or instruments, to stamp weights and measures, or the like., A mariner or a vessel engaged in the business of capturing seals. |
| sealgh | noun | Alt. of Selch |
| seamed | imp. & past participle | of Seam, Out of condition; not in good condition; — said of a hawk. |
| seamen | plural | of Seaman, of Seaman |
| seaman | noun | A merman; the male of the mermaid., One whose occupation is to assist in the management of ships at sea; a mariner; a sailor; — applied both to officers and common mariners, but especially to the latter. Opposed to landman, or landsman. |
| seance | noun | A session, as of some public body; especially, a meeting of spiritualists to receive spirit communication, so called. |
| seapoy | noun | See Sepoy. |
| seared | imp. & past participle | of Sear, Scorched; cauterized; hence, figuratively, insensible; not susceptible to moral influences. |
| searce | noun | A fine sieve., To sift; to bolt. |
| search | verb t. | To look over or through, for the purpose of finding something; to examine; to explore; as, to search the city., To inquire after; to look for; to seek., To examine or explore by feeling with an instrument; to probe; as, to search a wound., To examine; to try; to put to the test., To seek; to look for something; to make inquiry, exploration, or examination; to hunt., The act of seeking or looking for something; quest; inquiry; pursuit for finding something; examination. |
| season | noun | One of the divisions of the year, marked by alternations in the length of day and night, or by distinct conditions of temperature, moisture, etc., caused mainly by the relative position of the earth with respect to the sun. In the north temperate zone, four seasons, namely, spring, summer, autumn, and winter, are generally recognized. Some parts of the world have three seasons, — the dry, the rainy, and the cold; other parts have but two, — the dry and the rainy., Hence, a period of time, especially as regards its fitness for anything contemplated or done; a suitable or convenient time; proper conjuncture; as, the season for planting; the season for rest., A period of time not very long; a while; a time., That which gives relish; seasoning., To render suitable or appropriate; to prepare; to fit., To fit for any use by time or habit; to habituate; to accustom; to inure; to ripen; to mature; as, to season one to a climate., Hence, to prepare by drying or hardening, or removal of natural juices; as, to season timber., To fit for taste; to render palatable; to give zest or relish to; to spice; as, to season food., Hence, to fit for enjoyment; to render agrecable., To qualify by admixture; to moderate; to temper., To imbue; to tinge or taint., To copulate with; to impregnate., To become mature; to grow fit for use; to become adapted to a climate., To become dry and hard, by the escape of the natural juices, or by being penetrated with other substance; as, timber seasons in the sun., To give token; to savor. |
| seated | imp. & past participle | of Seat |
| seawan | noun | Alt. of Seawant |
| sebate | noun | A salt of sebacic acid. |
| secale | noun | A genus of cereal grasses including rye. |
| secant | adjective | Cutting; divivding into two parts; as, a secant line., A line that cuts another; especially, a straight line cutting a curve in two or more points., A right line drawn from the center of a circle through one end of a circular arc, and terminated by a tangent drawn from the other end; the number expressing the ratio line of this line to the radius of the circle. See Trigonometrical function, under Function. |
| secede | verb i. | To withdraw from fellowship, communion, or association; to separate one’s self by a solemn act; to draw off; to retire; especially, to withdraw from a political or religious body. |
| secern | verb t. | To separate; to distinguish., To secrete; as, mucus secerned in the nose. |
| secess | noun | Retirement; retreat; secession. |
| seckel | noun | A small reddish brown sweet and juicy pear. It originated on a farm near Philadelphia, afterwards owned by a Mr. Seckel. |
| second | adjective | Immediately following the first; next to the first in order of place or time; hence, occuring again; another; other., Next to the first in value, power, excellence, dignity, or rank; secondary; subordinate; inferior., Being of the same kind as another that has preceded; another, like a protype; as, a second Cato; a second Troy; a second deluge., One who, or that which, follows, or comes after; one next and inferior in place, time, rank, importance, excellence, or power., One who follows or attends another for his support and aid; a backer; an assistant; specifically, one who acts as another’s aid in a duel., Aid; assistance; help., An article of merchandise of a grade inferior to the best; esp., a coarse or inferior kind of flour., The sixtieth part of a minute of time or of a minute of space, that is, the second regular subdivision of the degree; as, sound moves about 1,140 English feet in a second; five minutes and ten seconds north of this place., In the duodecimal system of mensuration, the twelfth part of an inch or prime; a line. See Inch, and Prime, n., 8., The interval between any tone and the tone which is represented on the degree of the staff next above it., The second part in a concerted piece; — often popularly applied to the alto., To follow in the next place; to succeed; to alternate., To follow or attend for the purpose of assisting; to support; to back; to act as the second of; to assist; to forward; to encourage., Specifically, to support, as a motion or proposal, by adding one’s voice to that of the mover or proposer. |
| secret | adjective | Hidden; concealed; as, secret treasure; secret plans; a secret vow., Withdraw from general intercourse or notice; in retirement or secrecy; secluded., Faithful to a secret; not inclined to divulge or betray confidence; secretive., Separate; distinct., Something studiously concealed; a thing kept from general knowledge; what is not revealed, or not to be revealed., A thing not discovered; what is unknown or unexplained; a mystery., The parts which modesty and propriety require to be concealed; the genital organs., To keep secret. |
| sector | noun | A part of a circle comprehended between two radii and the included arc., A mathematical instrument, consisting of two rulers connected at one end by a joint, each arm marked with several scales, as of equal parts, chords, sines, tangents, etc., one scale of each kind on each arm, and all on lines radiating from the common center of motion. The sector is used for plotting, etc., to any scale., An astronomical instrument, the limb of which embraces a small portion only of a circle, used for measuring differences of declination too great for the compass of a micrometer. When it is used for measuring zenith distances of stars, it is called a zenith sector. |
| secund | adjective | Arranged on one side only, as flowers or leaves on a stalk. |
| secure | adjective | Free from fear, care, or anxiety; easy in mind; not feeling suspicion or distrust; confident., Overconfident; incautious; careless; — in a bad sense., Confident in opinion; not entertaining, or not having reason to entertain, doubt; certain; sure; — commonly with of; as, secure of a welcome., Net exposed to danger; safe; — applied to persons and things, and followed by against or from., To make safe; to relieve from apprehensions of, or exposure to, danger; to guard; to protect., To put beyond hazard of losing or of not receiving; to make certain; to assure; to insure; — frequently with against or from, rarely with of; as, to secure a creditor against loss; to secure a debt by a mortgage., To make fast; to close or confine effectually; to render incapable of getting loose or escaping; as, to secure a prisoner; to secure a door, or the hatches of a ship., To get possession of; to make one’s self secure of; to acquire certainly; as, to secure an estate. |
| sedate | adjective | Undisturbed by passion or caprice; calm; tranquil; serene; not passionate or giddy; composed; staid; as, a sedate soul, mind, or temper. |
| sedent | adjective | Sitting; inactive; quiet. |
| sedged | adjective | Made or composed of sedge. |
| seduce | verb t. | To draw aside from the path of rectitude and duty in any manner; to entice to evil; to lead astray; to tempt and lead to iniquity; to corrupt., Specifically, to induce to surrender chastity; to debauch by means of solicitation. |
| seeing | present participle & vb. noun | of See, In view of the fact (that); considering; taking into account (that); insmuch as; since; because; — followed by a dependent clause; as, he did well, seeing that he was so young. |
| seeded | imp. & past participle | of Seed |
| seeder | noun | One who, or that which, sows or plants seed. |
| sought | imp. & past participle | of Seek, imp. & p. p. of Seek. |
| seeker | noun | One who seeks; that which is used in seeking or searching., One of a small heterogeneous sect of the 17th century, in Great Britain, who professed to be seeking the true church, ministry, and sacraments. |
| seeled | imp. & past participle | of Seel |
| seemed | imp. & past participle | of Seem |
| seemer | noun | One who seems; one who carries or assumes an appearance or semblance. |
| seemly | verb i. | Suited to the object, occasion, purpose, or character; suitable; fit; becoming; comely; decorous., In a decent or suitable manner; becomingly. |
| sipage | noun | Water that seeped or oozed through a porous soil., See Seepage. |
| seesaw | noun | A play among children in which they are seated upon the opposite ends of a plank which is balanced in the middle, and move alternately up and down., A plank or board adjusted for this play., A vibratory or reciprocating motion., Same as Crossruff., To move with a reciprocating motion; to move backward and forward, or upward and downward., To cause to move backward and forward in seesaw fashion., Moving up and down, or to and fro; having a reciprocating motion. |
| sodden | of Seethe, of Sod, Boiled; seethed; also, soaked; heavy with moisture; saturated; as, sodden beef; sodden bread; sodden fields., To be seethed; to become sodden., To soak; to make heavy with water. | |
| seethe | noun | To decoct or prepare for food in hot liquid; to boil; as, to seethe flesh., To be a state of ebullition or violent commotion; to be hot; to boil. |
| seggar | noun | A case or holder made of fire clay, in which fine pottery is inclosed while baking in the kin. |
| seiner | noun | One who fishes with a seine. |
| seisin | noun | See Seizin. |
| seized | imp. & past participle | of Seize |
| seizer | noun | One who, or that which, seizes. |
| seizin | noun | Possession; possession of an estate of froehold. It may be either in deed or in law; the former when there is actual possession, the latter when there is a right to such possession by construction of law. In some of the United States seizin means merely ownership., The act of taking possession., The thing possessed; property. |
| seizor | noun | One who seizes, or takes possession. |
| sejant | adjective | Alt. of Sejeant |
| sejein | verb t. | To separate. |
| selden | adverb | Seldom. |
| seldem | superl | Rarely; not often; not frequently. |
| seldom | adjective | Rare; infrequent. |
| select | adjective | Taken from a number by preferance; picked out as more valuable or exellent than others; of special value or exellence; nicely chosen; selected; choice., To choose and take from a number; to take by preference from among others; to pick out; to cull; as, to select the best authors for perusal. |
| selves | plural | of Self, pl. of Self. |
| selion | noun | A short piece of land in arable ridges and furrows, of uncertain quantity; also, a ridge of land lying between two furrows. |
| seller | noun | One who sells. |
| semble | adjective | To imitate; to make a representation or likeness., It seems; — chiefly used impersonally in reports and judgments to express an opinion in reference to the law on some point not necessary to be decided, and not intended to be definitely settled in the cause., Like; resembling. |
| semele | noun | A daughter of Cadmus, and by Zeus mother of Bacchus. |
| semina | plural | of Semen |
| semita | noun | A fasciole of a spatangoid sea urchin. |
| semite | noun | One belonging to the Semitic race. Also used adjectively. |
| sempre | adverb | Always; throughout; as, sempre piano, always soft. |
| senary | adjective | Of six; belonging to six; containing six. |
| senate | noun | An assembly or council having the highest deliberative and legislative functions., A body of elders appointed or elected from among the nobles of the nation, and having supreme legislative authority., The upper and less numerous branch of a legislature in various countries, as in France, in the United States, in most of the separate States of the United States, and in some Swiss cantons., In general, a legislative body; a state council; the legislative department of government., The governing body of the Universities of Cambridge and London., In some American colleges, a council of elected students, presided over by the president of the college, to which are referred cases of discipline and matters of general concern affecting the students. |
| sendal | noun | A light thin stuff of silk. |
| sender | noun | One who sends. |
| senega | noun | Seneca root. |
| senile | adjective | Of or pertaining to old age; proceeding from, or characteristic of, old age; affected with the infirmities of old age; as, senile weakness. |
| senior | adjective | More advanced than another in age; prior in age; elder; hence, more advanced in dignity, rank, or office; superior; as, senior member; senior counsel., Belonging to the final year of the regular course in American colleges, or in professional schools., A person who is older than another; one more advanced in life., One older in office, or whose entrance upon office was anterior to that of another; one prior in grade., An aged person; an older., One in the fourth or final year of his collegiate course at an American college; — originally called senior sophister; also, one in the last year of the course at a professional schools or at a seminary. |
| sennet | noun | A signal call on a trumpet or cornet for entrance or exit on the stage., The barracuda. |
| sennit | noun | A braided cord or fabric formed by plaiting together rope yarns or other small stuff., Plaited straw or palm leaves for making hats. |
| se–ora | noun | A Spanish title of courtesy given to a lady; Mrs.; Madam; also, a lady. |
| sensed | imp. & past participle | of Sense |
| sensor | adjective | Sensory; as, the sensor nerves. |
| sentry | noun | A soldier placed on guard; a sentinel., Guard; watch, as by a sentinel. |
| sepawn | noun | See Supawn. |
| sephen | noun | A large sting ray of the genus Trygon, especially T. sephen of the Indian Ocean and the Red Sea. The skin is an article of commerce. |
| sepias | plural | of Sepia |
| sepiae | plural | of Sepia |
| sepose | verb t. | To set apart. |
| sepsin | noun | A soluble poison (ptomaine) present in putrid blood. It is also formed in the putrefaction of proteid matter in general. |
| sepsis | noun | The poisoning of the system by the introduction of putrescent material into the blood. |
| septal | adjective | Of or pertaining to a septum or septa, as of a coral or a shell. |
| septet | noun | Alt. of Septette |
| septi- | A combining form meaning seven; as, septifolious, seven-leaved; septi-lateral, seven-sided. | |
| septic | adjective | Of the seventh degree or order., A quantic of the seventh degree., Alt. of Septical, A substance that promotes putrefaction. |
| septum | noun | A wall separating two cavities; a partition; as, the nasal septum., A partition that separates the cells of a fruit., One of the radial calcareous plates of a coral., One of the transverse partitions dividing the shell of a mollusk, or of a rhizopod, into several chambers. See Illust. under Nautilus., One of the transverse partitions dividing the body cavity of an annelid. |
| sequel | noun | That which follows; a succeeding part; continuation; as, the sequel of a man’s advantures or history., Consequence; event; effect; result; as, let the sun cease, fail, or swerve, and the sequel would be ruin., Conclusion; inference. |
| sequin | noun | An old gold coin of Italy and Turkey. It was first struck at Venice about the end of the 13th century, and afterward in the other Italian cities, and by the Levant trade was introduced into Turkey. It is worth about 9s. 3d. sterling, or about $2.25. The different kinds vary somewhat in value. |
| serang | noun | The boatswain of a Lascar or East Ondian crew. |
| serape | noun | A blanket or shawl worn as an outer garment by the Spanish Americans, as in Mexico. |
| seraph | noun | One of an order of celestial beings, each having three pairs of wings. In ecclesiastical art and in poetry, a seraph is represented as one of a class of angels. |
| serein | noun | A mist, or very fine rain, which sometimes falls from a clear sky a few moments after sunset. |
| serene | adjective | Bright; clear; unabscured; as, a serene sky., Calm; placid; undisturbed; unruffled; as, a serene aspect; a serene soul., Serenity; clearness; calmness., Evening air; night chill., To make serene. |
| serial | adjective | Of or pertaining to a series; consisting of a series; appearing in successive parts or numbers; as, a serial work or publication., Of or pertaining to rows., A publication appearing in a series or succession of part; a tale, or other writing, published in successive numbers of a periodical. |
| series | noun | A number of things or events standing or succeeding in order, and connected by a like relation; sequence; order; course; a succession of things; as, a continuous series of calamitous events., Any comprehensive group of animals or plants including several subordinate related groups., An indefinite number of terms succeeding one another, each of which is derived from one or more of the preceding by a fixed law, called the law of the series; as, an arithmetical series; a geometrical series. |
| serine | noun | A white crystalline nitrogenous substance obtained by the action of dilute sulphuric acid on silk gelatin. |
| seriph | noun | See Ceriph. |
| sermon | noun | A discourse or address; a talk; a writing; as, the sermons of Chaucer., Specifically, a discourse delivered in public, usually by a clergyman, for the purpose of religious instruction and grounded on some text or passage of Scripture., Hence, a serious address; a lecture on one’s conduct or duty; an exhortation or reproof; a homily; — often in a depreciatory sense., To speak; to discourse; to compose or deliver a sermon., To discourse to or of, as in a sermon., To tutor; to lecture. |
| seroon | noun | Same as Ceroon. |
| serose | adjective | Serous. |
| serous | adjective | Thin; watery; like serum; as the serous fluids., Of or pertaining to serum; as, the serous glands, membranes, layers. See Serum. |
| surrow | noun | The thar. |
| serpet | noun | A basket. |
| serval | noun | An African wild cat (Felis serval) of moderate size. It has rather long legs and a tail of moderate length. Its color is tawny, with black spots on the body and rings of black on the tail. |
| served | imp. & past participle | of Serve |
| server | noun | One who serves., A tray for dishes; a salver. |
| sesame | noun | Either of two annual herbaceous plants of the genus Sesamum (S. Indicum, and S. orientale), from the seeds of which an oil is expressed; also, the small obovate, flattish seeds of these plants, sometimes used as food. See Benne. |
| sesban | noun | A leguminous shrub (Sesbania aculeata) which furnishes a fiber used for making ropes. |
| sestet | noun | A piece of music composed for six voices or six instruments; a sextet; — called also sestuor., The last six lines of a sonnet. |
| sethen | adverb & conj. | See Since. |
| sethic | adjective | See Sothic. |
| setose | adjective | Alt. of Setous |
| setous | adjective | Thickly set with bristles or bristly hairs. |
| setout | noun | A display, as of plate, equipage, etc.; that which is displayed. |
| settee | noun | A long seat with a back, — made to accommodate several persons at once., A vessel with a very long, sharp prow, carrying two or three masts with lateen sails, — used in the Mediterranean. |
| setter | noun | One who, or that which, sets; — used mostly in composition with a noun, as typesetter; or in combination with an adverb, as a setter on (or inciter), a setter up, a setter forth., A hunting dog of a special breed originally derived from a cross between the spaniel and the pointer. Modern setters are usually trained to indicate the position of game birds by standing in a fixed position, but originally they indicated it by sitting or crouching., One who hunts victims for sharpers., One who adapts words to music in composition., An adornment; a decoration; — with off., A shallow seggar for porcelain., To cut the dewlap (of a cow or an ox), and to insert a seton, so as to cause an issue. |
| settle | noun | A seat of any kind., A bench; especially, a bench with a high back., A place made lower than the rest; a wide step or platform lower than some other part., To place in a fixed or permanent condition; to make firm, steady, or stable; to establish; to fix; esp., to establish in life; to fix in business, in a home, or the like., To establish in the pastoral office; to ordain or install as pastor or rector of a church, society, or parish; as, to settle a minister., To cause to be no longer in a disturbed condition; to render quiet; to still; to calm; to compose., To clear of dregs and impurities by causing them to sink; to render pure or clear; — said of a liquid; as, to settle coffee, or the grounds of coffee., To restore or bring to a smooth, dry, or passable condition; — said of the ground, of roads, and the like; as, clear weather settles the roads., To cause to sink; to lower; to depress; hence, also, to render close or compact; as, to settle the contents of a barrel or bag by shaking it., To determine, as something which is exposed to doubt or question; to free from unscertainty or wavering; to make sure, firm, or constant; to establish; to compose; to quiet; as, to settle the mind when agitated; to settle questions of law; to settle the succession to a throne; to settle an allowance., To adjust, as something in discussion; to make up; to compose; to pacify; as, to settle a quarrel., To adjust, as accounts; to liquidate; to balance; as, to settle an account., Hence, to pay; as, to settle a bill., To plant with inhabitants; to colonize; to people; as, the French first settled Canada; the Puritans settled New England; Plymouth was settled in 1620., To become fixed or permanent; to become stationary; to establish one’s self or itself; to assume a lasting form, condition, direction, or the like, in place of a temporary or changing state., To fix one’s residence; to establish a dwelling place or home; as, the Saxons who settled in Britain., To enter into the married state, or the state of a householder., To be established in an employment or profession; as, to settle in the practice of law., To become firm, dry, and hard, as the ground after the effects of rain or frost have disappeared; as, the roads settled late in the spring., To become clear after being turbid or obscure; to clarify by depositing matter held in suspension; as, the weather settled; wine settles by standing., To sink to the bottom; to fall to the bottom, as dregs of a liquid, or the sediment of a reserveir., To sink gradually to a lower level; to subside, as the foundation of a house, etc., To become calm; to cease from agitation., To adjust differences or accounts; to come to an agreement; as, he has settled with his creditors., To make a jointure for a wife. |
| set-to | noun | A contest in boxing, in an argument, or the like. |
| setula | noun | A small, short hair or bristle; a small seta. |
| setule | noun | A setula. |
| severe | superl. | Serious in feeeling or manner; sedate; grave; austere; not light, lively, or cheerful., Very strict in judgment, discipline, or government; harsh; not mild or indulgent; rigorous; as, severe criticism; severe punishment., Rigidly methodical, or adherent to rule or principle; exactly conformed to a standard; not allowing or employing unneccessary ornament, amplification, etc.; strict; — said of style, argument, etc., Sharp; afflictive; distressing; violent; extreme; as, severe pain, anguish, fortune; severe cold., Difficult to be endured; exact; critical; rigorous; as, a severe test. |
| severy | noun | A bay or compartment of a vaulted ceiling. |
| sewing | present participle & vb. noun | of Sew, The act or occupation of one who sews., That which is sewed with the needle. |
| sewage | noun | The contents of a sewer or drain; refuse liquids or matter carried off by sewers, Sewerage, 2. |
| sexfid | adjective | Alt. of Sexifid |
| sextet | noun | Alt. of Sextetto |
| sextic | adjective | Of the sixth degree or order., A quantic of the sixth degree. |
| sextos | plural | of Sexto |
| sexton | noun | An under officer of a church, whose business is to take care of the church building and the vessels, vestments, etc., belonging to the church, to attend on the officiating clergyman, and to perform other duties pertaining to the church, such as to dig graves, ring the bell, etc. |
| sextry | noun | See Sacristy. |
| sexual | adjective | Of or pertaining to sex, or the sexes; distinguishing sex; peculiar to the distinction and office of male or female; relating to the distinctive genital organs of the sexes; proceeding from, or based upon, sex; as, sexual characteristics; sexual intercourse, connection, or commerce; sexual desire; sexual diseases; sexual generation. |
| shabby | noun | Torn or worn to rage; poor; mean; ragged., Clothed with ragged, much worn, or soiled garments., Mean; paltry; despicable; as, shabby treatment. |
| shadde | obs. imp. of Shed. | |
| shaded | imp. & past participle | of Shade |
| shader | noun | One who, or that which, shades. |
| shadow | noun | Shade within defined limits; obscurity or deprivation of light, apparent on a surface, and representing the form of the body which intercepts the rays of light; as, the shadow of a man, of a tree, or of a tower. See the Note under Shade, n., 1., Darkness; shade; obscurity., A shaded place; shelter; protection; security., A reflected image, as in a mirror or in water., That which follows or attends a person or thing like a shadow; an inseparable companion; hence, an obsequious follower., A spirit; a ghost; a shade; a phantom., An imperfect and faint representation; adumbration; indistinct image; dim bodying forth; hence, mystical representation; type., A small degree; a shade., An uninvited guest coming with one who is invited., To cut off light from; to put in shade; to shade; to throw a shadow upon; to overspead with obscurity., To conceal; to hide; to screen., To protect; to shelter from danger; to shroud., To mark with gradations of light or color; to shade., To represent faintly or imperfectly; to adumbrate; hence, to represent typically., To cloud; to darken; to cast a gloom over., To attend as closely as a shadow; to follow and watch closely, especially in a secret or unobserved manner; as, a detective shadows a criminal. |
| shaggy | noun | Rough with long hair or wool., Rough; rugged; jaggy. |
| shahin | noun | A large and swift Asiatic falcon (Falco pregrinator) highly valued in falconry. |
| shaken | past participle | of Shake, Caused to shake; agitated; as, a shaken bough., Cracked or checked; split. See Shake, n., 2., Impaired, as by a shock. |
| shaker | noun | A person or thing that shakes, or by means of which something is shaken., One of a religious sect who do not marry, popularly so called from the movements of the members in dancing, which forms a part of their worship., A variety of pigeon. |
| should | imp. | of Shall, Used as an auxiliary verb, to express a conditional or contingent act or state, or as a supposition of an actual fact; also, to express moral obligation (see Shall); e. g.: they should have come last week; if I should go; I should think you could go. |
| shalli | noun | See Challis. |
| shaman | noun | A priest of Shamanism; a wizard among the Shamanists. |
| shamed | imp. & past participle | of Shame |
| shamer | noun | One who, or that which, disgraces, or makes ashamed. |
| shammy | noun | The chamois., A soft, pliant leather, prepared originally from the skin of the chamois, but now made also from the skin of the sheep, goat, kid, deer, and calf. See Shamoying. |
| shamoy | noun | See Shammy. |
| shanny | noun | The European smooth blenny (Blennius pholis). It is olive-green with irregular black spots, and without appendages on the head. |
| shan’t | A contraction of shall not. | |
| shanty | adjective | Jaunty; showy., A small, mean dwelling; a rough, slight building for temporary use; a hut., To inhabit a shanty. |
| shaped | imp. | of Shape, of Shape |
| shapen | of Shape | |
| shaper | noun | One who shapes; as, the shaper of one’s fortunes., That which shapes; a machine for giving a particular form or outline to an object., A kind of planer in which the tool, instead of the work, receives a reciprocating motion, usually from a crank., A machine with a vertically revolving cutter projecting above a flat table top, for cutting irregular outlines, moldings, etc. |
| shapoo | noun | The oorial. |
| shardy | adjective | Having, or consisting of, shards. |
| shared | imp. & past participle | of Share |
| sharer | noun | One who shares; a participator; a partaker; also, a divider; a distributer. |
| shaved | imp. | of Shave, of Shave |
| shaven | of Shave | |
| shaver | noun | One who shaves; one whose occupation is to shave., One who is close in bargains; a sharper., One who fleeces; a pillager; a plunderer., A boy; a lad; a little fellow., A tool or machine for shaving. |
| sheafy | adjective | Pertaining to, or consisting of, a sheaf or sheaves; resembling a sheaf. |
| sheard | noun | See Shard. |
| shearn | noun | Dung; excrement. |
| shears | noun | A cutting instrument., An instrument consisting of two blades, commonly with bevel edges, connected by a pivot, and working on both sides of the material to be cut, — used for cutting cloth and other substances., A similar instrument the blades of which are extensions of a curved spring, — used for shearing sheep or skins., A shearing machine; a blade, or a set of blades, working against a resisting edge., Anything in the form of shears., A pair of wings., An apparatus for raising heavy weights, and especially for stepping and unstepping the lower masts of ships. It consists of two or more spars or pieces of timber, fastened together near the top, steadied by a guy or guys, and furnished with the necessary tackle., The bedpiece of a machine tool, upon which a table or slide rest is secured; as, the shears of a lathe or planer. See Illust. under Lathe. |
| sheath | noun | A case for the reception of a sword, hunting knife, or other long and slender instrument; a scabbard., Any sheathlike covering, organ, or part., The base of a leaf when sheathing or investing a stem or branch, as in grasses., One of the elytra of an insect. |
| sheave | verb | A wheel having a groove in the rim for a rope to work in, and set in a block, mast, or the like; the wheel of a pulley., To gather and bind into a sheaf or sheaves; hence, to collect. |
| shelfa | noun | Alt. of Shilfa |
| shilfa | noun | The chaffinch; — so named from its call note. |
| sheely | noun | Same as Sheelfa. |
| sheeny | adjective | Bright; shining; radiant; sheen. |
| sheepy | adjective | Resembling sheep; sheepish. |
| shekel | noun | An ancient weight and coin used by the Jews and by other nations of the same stock., A jocose term for money. |
| shelfy | adjective | Abounding in shelves; full of dangerous shallows., Full of strata of rock. |
| shelly | adjective | Abounding with shells; consisting of shells, or of a shell. |
| shelty | noun | A Shetland pony. |
| shelve | verb t. | To furnish with shelves; as, to shelve a closet or a library., To place on a shelf. Hence: To lay on the shelf; to put aside; to dismiss from service; to put off indefinitely; as, to shelve an officer; to shelve a claim., To incline gradually; to be slopping; as, the bottom shelves from the shore. |
| shelvy | adjective | Sloping gradually; shelving. |
| shepen | noun | A stable; a shippen. |
| sherif | noun | A member of an Arab princely family descended from Mohammed through his son-in-law Ali and daughter Fatima. The Grand Shereef is the governor of Mecca. |
| sherry | noun | A Spanish light-colored dry wine, made in Andalusia. As prepared for commerce it is colored a straw color or a deep amber by mixing with it cheap wine boiled down. |
| shette | of Shet | |
| shewel | noun | A scarecrow. |
| shewer | noun | One who shews. See Shower. |
| shield | noun | A broad piece of defensive armor, carried on the arm, — formerly in general use in war, for the protection of the body. See Buckler., Anything which protects or defends; defense; shelter; protection., Figuratively, one who protects or defends., In lichens, a Hardened cup or disk surrounded by a rim and containing the fructification, or asci., The escutcheon or field on which are placed the bearings in coats of arms. Cf. Lozenge. See Illust. of Escutcheon., A framework used to protect workmen in making an adit under ground, and capable of being pushed along as excavation progresses., A spot resembling, or having the form of, a shield., A coin, the old French crown, or ecu, having on one side the figure of a shield., To cover with, or as with, a shield; to cover from danger; to defend; to protect from assault or injury., To ward off; to keep off or out., To avert, as a misfortune; hence, as a supplicatory exclamation, forbid! |
| shifty | adjective | Full of, or ready with, shifts; fertile in expedients or contrivance. |
| shiite | noun | Alt. of Shiah |
| shiloh | noun | A word used by Jacob on his deathbed, and interpreted variously, as “the Messiah,” or as the city “Shiloh,” or as “Rest.” |
| shimmy | noun | A chemise. |
| shindy | noun | An uproar or disturbance; a spree; a row; a riot., Hockey; shinney., A fancy or liking. |
| shined | of Shine | |
| shiner | noun | That which shines., A luminary., A bright piece of money., Any one of numerous species of small freshwater American cyprinoid fishes, belonging to Notropis, or Minnilus, and allied genera; as the redfin (Notropis megalops), and the golden shiner (Notemigonus chrysoleucus) of the Eastern United States; also loosely applied to various other silvery fishes, as the dollar fish, or horsefish, menhaden, moonfish, sailor’s choice, and the sparada., The common Lepisma, or furniture bug. |
| shinto | noun | Alt. of Shintiism |
| shinty | noun | A Scotch game resembling hockey; also, the club used in the game. |
| shiraz | noun | A kind of Persian wine; — so called from the place whence it is brought. |
| shirky | adjective | Disposed to shirk. |
| shiver | noun | One of the small pieces, or splinters, into which a brittle thing is broken by sudden violence; — generally used in the plural., A thin slice; a shive., A variety of blue slate., A sheave or small wheel in a pulley., A small wedge, as for fastening the bolt of a window shutter., A spindle., To break into many small pieces, or splinters; to shatter; to dash to pieces by a blow; as, to shiver a glass goblet., To separate suddenly into many small pieces or parts; to be shattered., To tremble; to vibrate; to quiver; to shake, as from cold or fear., To cause to shake or tremble, as a sail, by steering close to the wind., The act of shivering or trembling. |
| shoaly | adjective | Full of shoals, or shallow places. |
| shoddy | verb t. | A fibrous material obtained by “deviling,” or tearing into fibers, refuse woolen goods, old stockings, rags, druggets, etc. See Mungo., A fabric of inferior quality made of, or containing a large amount of, shoddy., Made wholly or in part of shoddy; containing shoddy; as, shoddy cloth; shoddy blankets; hence, colloquially, not genuine; sham; pretentious; as, shoddy aristocracy. |
| shoder | noun | A package of gold beater’s skins in which gold is subjected to the second process of beating. |
| shogun | noun | A title originally conferred by the Mikado on the military governor of the eastern provinces of Japan. By gradual usurpation of power the Shoguns (known to foreigners as Tycoons) became finally the virtual rulers of Japan. The title was abolished in 1867. |
| shonde | noun | Harm; disgrace; shame. |
| shooty | adjective | Sprouting or coming up freely and regularly. |
| shopen | p. p. of Shape. | |
| shoppy | adjective | Abounding with shops., Of or pertaining to shops, or one’s own shop or business; as, shoppy talk. |
| shored | imp. & past participle | of Shore |
| shorer | noun | One who, or that which, shores or props; a prop; a shore. |
| shough | noun | A shockdog., See Shoo. |
| shoved | imp. & past participle | of Shove |
| shovel | verb t. | An implement consisting of a broad scoop, or more or less hollow blade, with a handle, used for lifting and throwing earth, coal, grain, or other loose substances., To take up and throw with a shovel; as, to shovel earth into a heap, or into a cart, or out of a pit., To gather up as with a shovel. |
| shoven | p. p. of Shove. | |
| showed | imp. | of Show, of Show |
| shower | noun | One who shows or exhibits., That which shows; a mirror., A fall or rain or hail of short duration; sometimes, but rarely, a like fall of snow., That which resembles a shower in falling or passing through the air copiously and rapidly., A copious supply bestowed., To water with a shower; to //t copiously with rain., To bestow liberally; to destribute or scatter in /undance; to rain., To rain in showers; to fall, as in a hower or showers. |
| shrank | imp. of Shrink., of Shrink | |
| shrape | noun | A place baited with chaff to entice birds. |
| shrewd | superl. | Inclining to shrew; disposing to curse or scold; hence, vicious; malicious; evil; wicked; mischievous; vexatious; rough; unfair; shrewish., Artful; wily; cunning; arch., Able or clever in practical affairs; sharp in business; astute; sharp-witted; sagacious; keen; as, a shrewd observer; a shrewd design; a shrewd reply. |
| shriek | verb i. | To utter a loud, sharp, shrill sound or cry, as do some birds and beasts; to scream, as in a sudden fright, in horror or anguish., To utter sharply and shrilly; to utter in or with a shriek or shrieks., A sharp, shrill outcry or scream; a shrill wild cry such as is caused by sudden or extreme terror, pain, or the like. |
| shrift | noun | The act of shriving., Confession made to a priest, and the absolution consequent upon it. |
| shrike | verb i. | Any one of numerous species of oscinine birds of the family Laniidae, having a strong hooked bill, toothed at the tip. Most shrikes are insectivorous, but the common European gray shrike (Lanius excubitor), the great northern shrike (L. borealis), and several others, kill mice, small birds, etc., and often impale them on thorns, and are, on that account called also butcher birds. See under Butcher. |
| shrill | verb i. | Acute; sharp; piercing; having or emitting a sharp, piercing tone or sound; — said of a sound, or of that which produces a sound., A shrill sound., To utter an acute, piercing sound; to sound with a sharp, shrill tone; to become shrill., To utter or express in a shrill tone; to cause to make a shrill sound. |
| shrimp | verb t. | To contract; to shrink., Any one of numerous species of macruran Crustacea belonging to Crangon and various allied genera, having a slender body and long legs. Many of them are used as food. The larger kinds are called also prawns. See Illust. of Decapoda., In a more general sense, any species of the macruran tribe Caridea, or any species of the order Schizopoda, having a similar form., In a loose sense, any small crustacean, including some amphipods and even certain entomostracans; as, the fairy shrimp, and brine shrimp. See under Fairy, and Brine., Figuratively, a little wrinkled man; a dwarf; — in contempt. |
| shrine | noun | A case, box, or receptacle, especially one in which are deposited sacred relics, as the bones of a saint., Any sacred place, as an altar, tromb, or the like., A place or object hallowed from its history or associations; as, a shrine of art., To enshrine; to place reverently, as in a shrine. |
| shrunk | of Shrink, of Shrink | |
| shrink | verb i. | To wrinkle, bend, or curl; to shrivel; hence, to contract into a less extent or compass; to gather together; to become compacted., To withdraw or retire, as from danger; to decline action from fear; to recoil, as in fear, horror, or distress., To express fear, horror, or pain by contracting the body, or part of it; to shudder; to quake., To cause to contract or shrink; as, to shrink finnel by imersing it in boiling water., To draw back; to withdraw., The act shrinking; shrinkage; contraction; also, recoil; withdrawal. |
| shrove | of Shrive, imp. of Shrive., To join in the festivities of Shrovetide; hence, to make merry. | |
| shrive | verb t. | To hear or receive the confession of; to administer confession and absolution to; — said of a priest as the agent., To confess, and receive absolution; — used reflexively., To receive confessions, as a priest; to administer confession and absolution. |
| shroff | noun | A banker, or changer of money. |
| shrood | verb t. | To trim; to lop. |
| shroud | noun | That which clothes, covers, conceals, or protects; a garment., Especially, the dress for the dead; a winding sheet., That which covers or shelters like a shroud., A covered place used as a retreat or shelter, as a cave or den; also, a vault or crypt., The branching top of a tree; foliage., A set of ropes serving as stays to support the masts. The lower shrouds are secured to the sides of vessels by heavy iron bolts and are passed around the head of the lower masts., One of the two annular plates at the periphery of a water wheel, which form the sides of the buckets; a shroud plate., To cover with a shroud; especially, to inclose in a winding sheet; to dress for the grave., To cover, as with a shroud; to protect completely; to cover so as to conceal; to hide; to veil., To take shelter or harbor., To lop. See Shrood. |
| shrowd | verb t. | See Shrood. |
| shruff | noun | Rubbish. Specifically: (a) Dross or refuse of metals. [Obs.] (b) Light, dry wood, or stuff used for fuel. |
| shumac | noun | Sumac. |
| shying | present participle & vb. noun | of Shy |
| sicken | verb t. | To make sick; to disease., To make qualmish; to nauseate; to disgust; as, to sicken the stomach., To impair; to weaken., To become sick; to fall into disease., To be filled to disgust; to be disgusted or nauseated; to be filled with abhorrence or aversion; to be surfeited or satiated., To become disgusting or tedious., To become weak; to decay; to languish. |
| sicker | verb i. | To percolate, trickle, or ooze, as water through a crack., Alt. of Siker, Alt. of Siker |
| sickle | noun | A reaping instrument consisting of a steel blade curved into the form of a hook, and having a handle fitted on a tang. The sickle has one side of the blade notched, so as always to sharpen with a serrated edge. Cf. Reaping hook, under Reap., A group of stars in the constellation Leo. See Illust. of Leo. |
| sickly | superl. | Somewhat sick; disposed to illness; attended with disease; as, a sickly body., Producing, or tending to, disease; as, a sickly autumn; a sickly climate., Appearing as if sick; weak; languid; pale., Tending to produce nausea; sickening; as, a sickly smell; sickly sentimentality., In a sick manner or condition; ill., To make sick or sickly; — with over, and probably only in the past participle. |
| siddow | adjective | Soft; pulpy. |
| siding | present participle& vb. noun | of Side, Attaching one’s self to a party., A side track, as a railroad; a turnout., The covering of the outside wall of a frame house, whether made of weatherboards, vertical boarding with cleats, shingles, or the like., The thickness of a rib or timber, measured, at right angles with its side, across the curved edge; as, a timber having a siding of ten inches. |
| sidled | imp. & past participle | of Sidle |
| sienna | noun | Clay that is colored red or brown by the oxides of iron or manganese, and used as a pigment. It is used either in the raw state or burnt. |
| sierra | noun | A ridge of mountain and craggy rocks, with a serrated or irregular outline; as, the Sierra Nevada. |
| siesta | noun | A short sleep taken about the middle of the day, or after dinner; a midday nap. |
| sifted | imp. & past participle | of Sift |
| sifter | noun | One who, or that which, sifts., Any lamellirostral bird, as a duck or goose; — so called because it sifts or strains its food from the water and mud by means of the lamell/ of the beak. |
| sigger | verb i. | Same as |
| sighed | imp. & past participle | of Sigh |
| sigher | noun | One who sighs. |
| sigmas | plural | of Sigma |
| signed | imp. & past participle | of Sign |
| signal | noun | A sign made for the purpose of giving notice to a person of some occurence, command, or danger; also, a sign, event, or watchword, which has been agreed upon as the occasion of concerted action., A token; an indication; a foreshadowing; a sign., Noticeable; distinguished from what is ordinary; eminent; remarkable; memorable; as, a signal exploit; a signal service; a signal act of benevolence., Of or pertaining to signals, or the use of signals in conveying information; as, a signal flag or officer., To communicate by signals; as, to signal orders., To notify by a signals; to make a signal or signals to; as, to signal a fleet to anchor. |
| signer | noun | One who signs or subscribes his name; as, a memorial with a hundred signers. |
| signet | noun | A seal; especially, in England, the seal used by the sovereign in sealing private letters and grants that pass by bill under the sign manual; — called also privy signet. |
| signor | noun | Alt. of Signore |
| silage | noun & verb | Short for Ensilage. |
| silene | noun | A genus of caryophyllaceous plants, usually covered with a viscid secretion by which insects are caught; catchfly. |
| silent | adjective | Free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet., Not speaking; indisposed to talk; speechless; mute; taciturn; not loquacious; not talkative., Keeping at rest; inactive; calm; undisturbed; as, the wind is silent., Not pronounced; having no sound; quiescent; as, e is silent in “fable.”, Having no effect; not operating; inefficient., That which is silent; a time of silence. |
| silica | noun | Silicon dioxide, SiO/. It constitutes ordinary quartz (also opal and tridymite), and is artifically prepared as a very fine, white, tasteless, inodorous powder. |
| siling | a. & n. from Sile to strain. | |
| silken | adjective | Of or pertaining to silk; made of, or resembling, silk; as, silken cloth; a silken veil., Fig.: Soft; delicate; tender; smooth; as, silken language., Dressed in silk., To render silken or silklike. |
| siller | noun | Silver. |
| sillon | noun | A work raised in the middle of a wide ditch, to defend it. |
| silted | imp. & past participle | of Silt |
| silure | noun | A fish of the genus Silurus, as the sheatfish; a siluroid. |
| silvas | plural | of Silva, Alt. of Selvas |
| silvae | plural | of Silva |
| silvan | adjective | Of or pertaining to woods; composed of woods or groves; woody., See Sylvanium. |
| selvas | noun pl. | Vast woodland plains of South America. |
| silver | noun | A soft white metallic element, sonorous, ductile, very malleable, and capable of a high degree of polish. It is found native, and also combined with sulphur, arsenic, antimony, chlorine, etc., in the minerals argentite, proustite, pyrargyrite, ceragyrite, etc. Silver is one of the “noble” metals, so-called, not being easily oxidized, and is used for coin, jewelry, plate, and a great variety of articles. Symbol Ag (Argentum). Atomic weight 107.7. Specific gravity 10.5., Coin made of silver; silver money., Anything having the luster or appearance of silver., The color of silver., Of or pertaining to silver; made of silver; as, silver leaf; a silver cup., Resembling silver., Bright; resplendent; white., Precious; costly., Giving a clear, ringing sound soft and clear., Sweet; gentle; peaceful., To cover with silver; to give a silvery appearance to by applying a metal of a silvery color; as, to silver a pin; to silver a glass mirror plate with an amalgam of tin and mercury., To polish like silver; to impart a brightness to, like that of silver., To make hoary, or white, like silver., To acquire a silvery color. |
| simial | adjective | Simian; apelike. |
| simian | adjective | Of or pertaining to the family Simiadae, which, in its widest sense, includes all the Old World apes and monkeys; also, apelike., Any Old World monkey or ape. |
| simile | noun | A word or phrase by which anything is likened, in one or more of its aspects, to something else; a similitude; a poetical or imaginative comparison. |
| simmer | verb i. | To boil gently, or with a gentle hissing; to begin to boil., To cause to boil gently; to cook in liquid heated almost or just to the boiling point. |
| simnel | noun | A kind of cake made of fine flour; a cracknel., A kind of rich plum cake, eaten especially on Mid-Lent Sunday. |
| simony | noun | The crime of buying or selling ecclesiastical preferment; the corrupt presentation of any one to an ecclesiastical benefice for money or reward. |
| simoom | noun | Alt. of Simoon |
| simoon | noun | A hot, dry, suffocating, dust-laden wind, that blows occasionally in Arabia, Syria, and neighboring countries, generated by the extreme heat of the parched deserts or sandy plains. |
| simous | adjective | Having a very flat or snub nose, with the end turned up. |
| simpai | noun | A long-tailed monkey (Semnopitchecus melalophus) native of Sumatra. It has a crest of black hair. The forehead and cheeks are fawn color, the upper parts tawny and red, the under parts white. Called also black-crested monkey, and sinpae. |
| simper | verb i. | To smile in a silly, affected, or conceited manner., To glimmer; to twinkle., A constrained, self-conscious smile; an affected, silly smile; a smirk. |
| simple | adjective | Single; not complex; not infolded or entangled; uncombined; not compounded; not blended with something else; not complicated; as, a simple substance; a simple idea; a simple sound; a simple machine; a simple problem; simple tasks., Plain; unadorned; as, simple dress., Mere; not other than; being only., Not given to artifice, stratagem, or duplicity; undesigning; sincere; true., Artless in manner; unaffected; unconstrained; natural; inartificial;; straightforward., Direct; clear; intelligible; not abstruse or enigmatical; as, a simple statement; simple language., Weak in intellect; not wise or sagacious; of but moderate understanding or attainments; hence, foolish; silly., Not luxurious; without much variety; plain; as, a simple diet; a simple way of living., Humble; lowly; undistinguished., Without subdivisions; entire; as, a simple stem; a simple leaf., Not capable of being decomposed into anything more simple or ultimate by any means at present known; elementary; thus, atoms are regarded as simple bodies. Cf. Ultimate, a., Homogenous., Consisting of a single individual or zooid; as, a simple ascidian; — opposed to compound., Something not mixed or compounded., A medicinal plant; — so called because each vegetable was supposed to possess its particular virtue, and therefore to constitute a simple remedy., A drawloom., A part of the apparatus for raising the heddles of a drawloom., A feast which is not a double or a semidouble., To gather simples, or medicinal plants. |
| simply | adverb | In a simple manner or state; considered in or by itself; without addition; along; merely; solely; barely., Plainly; without art or subtlety., Weakly; foolishly. |
| sinned | imp. & past participle | of Sin |
| sinaic | adjective | Alt. of Sinaitic |
| sindon | noun | A wrapper., A small rag or pledget introduced into the hole in the cranium made by a trephine. |
| sinewy | adjective | Pertaining to, consisting of, or resembling, a sinew or sinews., Well braced with, or as if with, sinews; nervous; vigorous; strong; firm; tough; as, the sinewy Ajax. |
| sinful | adjective | Tainted with, or full of, sin; wicked; iniquitous; criminal; unholy; as, sinful men; sinful thoughts. |
| singed | imp. & past participle | of Singe |
| singer | noun | One who, or that which, singes., One employed to singe cloth., A machine for singeing cloth., One who sings; especially, one whose profession is to sing. |
| single | adjective | One only, as distinguished from more than one; consisting of one alone; individual; separate; as, a single star., Alone; having no companion., Hence, unmarried; as, a single man or woman., Not doubled, twisted together, or combined with others; as, a single thread; a single strand of a rope., Performed by one person, or one on each side; as, a single combat., Uncompounded; pure; unmixed., Not deceitful or artful; honest; sincere., Simple; not wise; weak; silly., To select, as an individual person or thing, from among a number; to choose out from others; to separate., To sequester; to withdraw; to retire., To take alone, or one by one., To take the irrregular gait called single-foot;- said of a horse. See Single-foot., A unit; one; as, to score a single., The reeled filaments of silk, twisted without doubling to give them firmness., A handful of gleaned grain., A game with but one player on each side; — usually in the plural., A hit by a batter which enables him to reach first base only. |
| singly | adverb | Individually; particularly; severally; as, to make men singly and personally good., Only; by one’s self; alone., Without partners, companions, or associates; single-handed; as, to attack another singly., Honestly; sincerely; simply., Singularly; peculiarly. |
| sunken | of Sink, Lying on the bottom of a river or other water; sunk. | |
| sinker | noun | One who, or that which, sinks., A weight on something, as on a fish line, to sink it., In knitting machines, one of the thin plates, blades, or other devices, that depress the loops upon or between the needles. |
| sinner | noun | One who has sinned; especially, one who has sinned without repenting; hence, a persistent and incorrigible transgressor; one condemned by the law of God., To act as a sinner. |
| sinnet | noun | See Sennit . |
| sinque | noun | See Cinque. |
| sinter | noun | Dross, as of iron; the scale which files from iron when hammered; — applied as a name to various minerals. |
| sintoc | noun | A kind of spice used in the East Indies, consisting of the bark of a species of Cinnamomum. |
| sipped | imp. & past participle | of Sip |
| siphon | noun | A device, consisting of a pipe or tube bent so as to form two branches or legs of unequal length, by which a liquid can be transferred to a lower level, as from one vessel to another, over an intermediate elevation, by the action of the pressure of the atmosphere in forcing the liquid up the shorter branch of the pipe immersed in it, while the continued excess of weight of the liquid in the longer branch (when once filled) causes a continuous flow. The flow takes place only when the discharging extremity of the pipe ia lower than the higher liquid surface, and when no part of the pipe is higher above the surface than the same liquid will rise by atmospheric pressure; that is, about 33 feet for water, and 30 inches for mercury, near the sea level., One of the tubes or folds of the mantle border of a bivalve or gastropod mollusk by which water is conducted into the gill cavity. See Illust. under Mya, and Lamellibranchiata., The anterior prolongation of the margin of any gastropod shell for the protection of the soft siphon., The tubular organ through which water is ejected from the gill cavity of a cephaloid. It serves as a locomotive organ, by guiding and confining the jet of water. Called also siphuncle. See Illust. under Loligo, and Dibranchiata., The siphuncle of a cephalopod shell., The sucking proboscis of certain parasitic insects and crustaceans., A sproutlike prolongation in front of the mouth of many gephyreans., A tubular organ connected both with the esophagus and the intestine of certain sea urchins and annelids., A siphon bottle., To convey, or draw off, by means of a siphon, as a liquid from one vessel to another at a lower level. |
| sipper | noun | One whi sips. |
| sippet | noun | A small sop; a small, thin piece of toasted bread soaked in milk, broth, or the like; a small piece of toasted or fried bread cut into some special shape and used for garnishing. |
| sipple | verb i. | To sip often. |
| sircar | noun | A Hindoo clerk or accountant., A district or province; a circar., The government; the supreme authority of the state. |
| sirdar | noun | A native chief in Hindostan; a headman. |
| siring | present participle & vb. noun | of Sire |
| sirene | noun | See Siren, 6. |
| sirius | noun | The Dog Star. See Dog Star. |
| sirrah | noun | A term of address implying inferiority and used in anger, contempt, reproach, or disrespectful familiarity, addressed to a man or boy, but sometimes to a woman. In sililoquies often preceded by ah. Not used in the plural. |
| sirupy | adjective | Alt. of Syrupy |
| syrupy | adjective | Like sirup, or partaking of its qualities., Same as Sirup, Sirupy. |
| siskin | noun | A small green and yellow European finch (Spinus spinus, or Carduelis spinus); — called also aberdevine., The American pinefinch (S. pinus); — called also pine siskin. See Pinefinch. |
| sissoo | noun | A leguminous tree (Dalbergia Sissoo) of the northern parts of India; also, the dark brown compact and durable timber obtained from it. It is used in shipbuilding and for gun carriages, railway ties, etc. |
| sister | noun | A female who has the same parents with another person, or who has one of them only. In the latter case, she is more definitely called a half sister. The correlative of brother., A woman who is closely allied to, or assocciated with, another person, as in the sdame faith, society, order, or community., One of the same kind, or of the same condition; — generally used adjectively; as, sister fruits., To be sister to; to resemble closely. |
| sitten | of Sit, p. p. of Sit, for sat. | |
| sithed | adjective | Scythed. |
| sithen | adverb & conj. | Since; afterwards. See 1st Sith. |
| sitter | noun | One who sits; esp., one who sits for a portrait or a bust., A bird that sits or incubates. |
| sizing | present participle & vb. noun | of Size, Act of covering or treating with size., A weak glue used in various trades; size., The act of sorting with respect to size., The act of bringing anything to a certain size., Food and drink ordered from the buttery by a student. |
| sizzle | verb i. | To make a hissing sound; to fry, or to dry and shrivel up, with a hissing sound., A hissing sound, as of something frying over a fire. |
| skaith | noun | See Scatch. |
| skated | imp. & past participle | of Skate |
| skater | noun | One who skates., Any one of numerous species of hemipterous insects belonging to Gerris, Pyrrhocoris, Prostemma, and allied genera. They have long legs, and run rapidly over the surface of the water, as if skating. |
| skatol | noun | A constituent of human faeces formed in the small intestines as a product of the putrefaction of albuminous matter. It is also found in reduced indigo. Chemically it is methyl indol, C9H9N. |
| skeine | noun | See Skean. |
| skelet | noun | A skeleton. See Scelet. |
| skelly | verb i. | To squint., A squint. |
| skerry | noun | A rocky isle; an insulated rock. |
| sketch | noun | An outline or general delineation of anything; a first rough or incomplete draught or plan of any design; especially, in the fine arts, such a representation of an object or scene as serves the artist’s purpose by recording its chief features; also, a preliminary study for an original work., To draw the outline or chief features of; to make a rought of., To plan or describe by giving the principal points or ideas of., To make sketches, as of landscapes. |
| skewed | imp. & past participle | of Skew |
| skewer | noun | A pin of wood or metal for fastening meat to a spit, or for keeping it in form while roasting., To fasten with skewers. |
| skilts | noun pl. | A kind of large, coarse, short trousers formerly worn. |
| skilty | noun | The water rail. |
| skinch | verb t. & i. | To give scant measure; to squeeze or pinch in order to effect a saving. |
| skinny | adjective | Consisting, or chiefly consisting, of skin; wanting flesh. |
| skitty | noun | A rail; as, the water rail (called also skitty cock, and skitty coot); the spotted crake (Porzana maruetta), and the moor hen. |
| skiver | noun | An inferior quality of leather, made of split sheepskin, tanned by immersion in sumac, and dyed. It is used for hat linings, pocketbooks, bookbinding, etc., The cutting tool or machine used in splitting leather or skins, as sheepskins. |
| sklere | verb t. | To shelter; to cover. |
| skonce | noun | See Sconce. |
| skreen | noun & verb | See Screen. |
| skrike | verb i. & t. | To shriek., The missel thrush. |
| skrimp | verb t. | See Scrimp. |
| skrite | noun | The skrike. |
| skurry | noun & verb | See Scurry. |
| skying | present participle & vb. noun | of Sky |
| skyish | adjective | Like the sky, or approaching the sky; lofty; ethereal. |
| slabby | adjective | Thick; viscous., Sloppy; slimy; miry. See Sloppy. |
| slaggy | adjective | Of or pertaining to slag; resembling slag; as, slaggy cobalt. |
| slaked | imp. & past participle | of Slake |
| slakin | noun | Slacken. |
| slangy | adjective | Of or pertaining to slang; of the nature of slang; disposed to use slang. |
| slashy | adjective | Wet and dirty; slushy. |
| slatch | noun | The period of a transitory breeze., An interval of fair weather., The loose or slack part of a rope; slack. |
| slated | imp. & past participle | of Slate |
| slater | noun | One who lays slates, or whose occupation is to slate buildings., Any terrestrial isopod crustacean of the genus Porcellio and allied genera; a sow bug. |
| slaved | imp. & past participle | of Slave |
| slaver | noun | A vessel engaged in the slave trade; a slave ship., A person engaged in the purchase and sale of slaves; a slave merchant, or slave trader., To suffer spittle, etc., to run from the mouth., To be besmeared with saliva., To smear with saliva issuing from the mouth; to defile with drivel; to slabber., Saliva driveling from the mouth. |
| slavey | noun | A maidservant. |
| slavic | adjective | Slavonic., The group of allied languages spoken by the Slavs. |
| slawen | p. p. of Slee, to slay. | |
| slayer | noun | One who slays; a killer; a murderer; a destrroyer of life. |
| sleave | noun | The knotted or entangled part of silk or thread., Silk not yet twisted; floss; — called also sleave silk., To separate, as threads; to divide, as a collection of threads; to sley; — a weaver’s term. |
| sleazy | adjective | Wanting firmness of texture or substance; thin; flimsy; as, sleazy silk or muslin. |
| sledge | noun | A strong vehicle with low runners or low wheels; or one without wheels or runners, made of plank slightly turned up at one end, used for transporting loads upon the snow, ice, or bare ground; a sled., A hurdle on which, formerly, traitors were drawn to the place of execution., A sleigh., A game at cards; — called also old sledge, and all fours., To travel or convey in a sledge or sledges., A large, heavy hammer, usually wielded with both hands; — called also sledge hammer. |
| sleeky | adjective | Of a sleek, or smooth, and glossy appearance., Fawning and deceitful; sly. |
| sleepy | noun | Drowsy; inclined to, or overcome by, sleep., Tending to induce sleep; soporiferous; somniferous; as, a sleepy drink or potion., Dull; lazy; heavy; sluggish., Characterized by an absence of watchfulness; as, sleepy security. |
| sleety | adjective | Of or pertaining to sleet; characterized by sleet; as, a sleety storm; sleety weather. |
| sleeve | noun | See Sleave, untwisted thread., The part of a garment which covers the arm; as, the sleeve of a coat or a gown., A narrow channel of water., A tubular part made to cover, sustain, or steady another part, or to form a connection between two parts., A long bushing or thimble, as in the nave of a wheel., A short piece of pipe used for covering a joint, or forming a joint between the ends of two other pipes., To furnish with sleeves; to put sleeves into; as, to sleeve a coat. |
| sleigh | adjective | Sly., A vehicle moved on runners, and used for transporting persons or goods on snow or ice; — in England commonly called a sledge. |
| slepez | noun | A burrowing rodent (Spalax typhlus), native of Russia and Asia Minor. It has the general appearance of a mole, and is destitute of eyes. Called also mole rat. |
| sleuth | noun | The track of man or beast as followed by the scent. |
| slewed | adjective | Somewhat drunk. |
| slewth | noun | Sloth; idleness. |
| sliced | imp. & past participle | of Slice |
| slicer | noun | One who, or that which, slices; specifically, the circular saw of the lapidary. |
| slider | adjective | See Slidder., One who, or that which, slides; especially, a sliding part of an instrument or machine., The red-bellied terrapin (Pseudemys rugosa). |
| slight | noun | Sleight., To overthrow; to demolish., To make even or level., To throw heedlessly., Not decidedly marked; not forcible; inconsiderable; unimportant; insignificant; not severe; weak; gentle; — applied in a great variety of circumstances; as, a slight (i. e., feeble) effort; a slight (i. e., perishable) structure; a slight (i. e., not deep) impression; a slight (i. e., not convincing) argument; a slight (i. e., not thorough) examination; slight (i. e., not severe) pain, and the like., Not stout or heavy; slender., Foolish; silly; weak in intellect., To disregard, as of little value and unworthy of notice; to make light of; as, to slight the divine commands., The act of slighting; the manifestation of a moderate degree of contempt, as by neglect or oversight; neglect; indignity., Slightly. |
| slimed | imp. & past participle | of Slime |
| slimly | adverb | In a state of slimness; in a slim manner; slenderly. |
| slimsy | adjective | Flimsy; frail. |
| slinky | adjective | Thin; lank. |
| slipes | verb | Sledge runners on which a skip is dragged in a mine. |
| slippy | adjective | Slippery. |
| sliver | verb t. | To cut or divide into long, thin pieces, or into very small pieces; to cut or rend lengthwise; to slit; as, to sliver wood., A long piece cut ot rent off; a sharp, slender fragment; a splinter., A strand, or slender roll, of cotton or other fiber in a loose, untwisted state, produced by a carding machine and ready for the roving or slubbing which preceeds spinning., Bait made of pieces of small fish. Cf. Kibblings. |
| slogan | noun | The war cry, or gathering word, of a Highland clan in Scotland; hence, any rallying cry. |
| sloggy | adjective | Sluggish. |
| sloomy | adjective | Sluggish; slow. |
| sloped | imp. & past participle | of Slope |
| sloppy | superl. | Wet, so as to spatter easily; wet, as with something slopped over; muddy; plashy; as, a sloppy place, walk, road. |
| sloshy | See Slush, Slushy. | |
| slouch | noun | A hanging down of the head; a drooping attitude; a limp appearance; an ungainly, clownish gait; a sidewise depression or hanging down, as of a hat brim., An awkward, heavy, clownish fellow., To droop, as the head., To walk in a clumsy, lazy manner., To cause to hang down; to depress at the side; as, to slouth the hat. |
| slough | adjective | Slow., A place of deep mud or mire; a hole full of mire., A wet place; a swale; a side channel or inlet from a river., imp. of Slee, to slay. Slew., The skin, commonly the cast-off skin, of a serpent or of some similar animal., The dead mass separating from a foul sore; the dead part which separates from the living tissue in mortification., To form a slough; to separate in the form of dead matter from the living tissues; — often used with off, or away; as, a sloughing ulcer; the dead tissues slough off slowly., To cast off; to discard as refuse. |
| sloven | noun | A man or boy habitually negligent of neathess and order; — the correlative term to slattern, or slut. |
| slowed | imp. & past participle | of Slow |
| slowly | adverb | In a slow manner; moderately; not rapidly; not early; not rashly; not readly; tardly. |
| sludge | noun | Mud; mire; soft mud; slush., Small floating pieces of ice, or masses of saturated snow., See Slime, 4. |
| sluing | present participle & vb. noun | of Slue |
| sluggy | adjective | Sluggish. |
| sluice | noun | An artifical passage for water, fitted with a valve or gate, as in a mill stream, for stopping or regulating the flow; also, a water gate or flood gate., Hence, an opening or channel through which anything flows; a source of supply., The stream flowing through a flood gate., A long box or trough through which water flows, — used for washing auriferous earth., To emit by, or as by, flood gates., To wet copiously, as by opening a sluice; as, to sluice meadows., To wash with, or in, a stream of water running through a sluice; as, to sluice eart or gold dust in mining. |
| sluicy | adjective | Falling copiously or in streams, as from a sluice. |
| slumpy | adjective | Easily broken through; boggy; marshy; swampy. |
| slushy | adjective | Abounding in slush; characterized by soft mud or half-melted snow; as, the streets are slushy; the snow is slushy. |
| slutch | noun | Slush. |
| smalls | noun pl. | See Small, n., 2, 3. |
| smally | adverb | In a small quantity or degree; with minuteness. |
| smatch | noun | Taste; tincture; smack., To smack. |
| smeary | adjective | Tending to smear or soil; adhesive; viscous. |
| smeath | noun | The smew. |
| smeeth | verb t. | To smoke; to blacken with smoke; to rub with soot., To smooth. |
| smegma | noun | The matter secreted by any of the sebaceous glands., The soapy substance covering the skin of newborn infants., The cheesy, sebaceous matter which collects between the glans penis and the foreskin. |
| smerky | adjective | Smart; jaunty; spruce. See Smirk, a. |
| smiddy | noun | A smithy. |
| smight | verb t. | To smite. |
| smilax | noun | A genus of perennial climbing plants, usually with a prickly woody stem; green brier, or cat brier. The rootstocks of certain species are the source of the medicine called sarsaparilla., A delicate trailing plant (Myrsiphyllum asparagoides) much used for decoration. It is a native of the Cape of Good Hope. |
| smiled | imp. & past participle | of Smile |
| smiler | noun | One who smiles. |
| smilet | noun | A little smile. |
| smirch | verb t. | To smear with something which stains, or makes dirty; to smutch; to begrime; to soil; to sully., A smutch; a dirty stain. |
| smirky | adjective | Smirk; smirking. |
| smiter | noun | One who smites. |
| smithy | noun | The workshop of a smith, esp. a blacksmith; a smithery; a stithy. |
| smoked | imp. & past participle | of Smoke |
| smoker | noun | One who dries or preserves by smoke., One who smokes tobacco or the like., A smoking car or compartment. |
| smooch | verb t. | See Smutch. |
| smooth | superl. | Having an even surface, or a surface so even that no roughness or points can be perceived by the touch; not rough; as, smooth glass; smooth porcelain., Evenly spread or arranged; sleek; as, smooth hair., Gently flowing; moving equably; not ruffled or obstructed; as, a smooth stream., Flowing or uttered without check, obstruction, or hesitation; not harsh; voluble; even; fluent., Bland; mild; smoothing; fattering., Causing no resistance to a body sliding along its surface; frictionless., Smoothly., The act of making smooth; a stroke which smooths., That which is smooth; the smooth part of anything., To make smooth; to make even on the surface by any means; as, to smooth a board with a plane; to smooth cloth with an iron., To free from obstruction; to make easy., To free from harshness; to make flowing., To palliate; to gloze; as, to smooth over a fault., To give a smooth or calm appearance to., To ease; to regulate., To flatter; to use blandishment. |
| smouch | verb t. | To kiss closely., To smutch; to soil; as, to smouch the face., A dark soil or stain; a smutch. |
| smudge | noun | A suffocating smoke., A heap of damp combustibles partially ignited and burning slowly, placed on the windward side of a house, tent, or the like, in order, by the thick smoke, to keep off mosquitoes or other insects., That which is smeared upon anything; a stain; a blot; a smutch; a smear., To stifle or smother with smoke; to smoke by means of a smudge., To smear; to smutch; to soil; to blacken with smoke. |
| smugly | adverb | In a smug manner. |
| smutch | noun | A stain; a dirty spot., To blacken with smoke, soot, or coal. |
| smutty | superl. | Soiled with smut; smutted., Tainted with mildew; as, smutty corn., Obscene; not modest or pure; as, a smutty saying. |
| snacot | noun | A pipefish of the genus Syngnathus. See Pipefish. |
| snaggy | adjective | Full of snags; full of short, rough branches or sharp points; abounding with knots., Snappish; cross; ill-tempered. |
| snaked | imp. & past participle | of Snake |
| snappy | adjective | Snappish. |
| snared | imp. & past participle | of Snare |
| snarer | noun | One who lays snares, or entraps. |
| snatch | noun | To take or seize hastily, abruptly, or without permission or ceremony; as, to snatch a loaf or a kiss., To seize and transport away; to rap., To attempt to seize something suddenly; to catch; — often with at; as, to snatch at a rope., A hasty catching or seizing; a grab; a catching at, or attempt to seize, suddenly., A short period of vigorous action; as, a snatch at weeding after a shower., A small piece, fragment, or quantity; a broken part; a scrap., The handle of a scythe; a snead. |
| snathe | verb t. | To lop; to prune. |
| sneaky | noun | Like a sneak; sneaking. |
| sneath | noun | Alt. of Sneathe |
| sneeze | verb i. | To emit air, chiefly through the nose, audibly and violently, by a kind of involuntary convulsive force, occasioned by irritation of the inner membrane of the nose., A sudden and violent ejection of air with an audible sound, chiefly through the nose. |
| snithe | adjective | Alt. of Snithy |
| snithy | adjective | Sharp; piercing; cutting; — applied to the wind. |
| snivel | verb i. | To run at the nose; to make a snuffling noise., To cry or whine with snuffling, as children; to cry weakly or whiningly., Mucus from the nose; snot. |
| snobby | adjective | Snobbish. |
| snooze | noun | A short sleep; a nap., To doze; to drowse; to take a short nap; to slumber. |
| snored | imp. & past participle | of Snore |
| snorer | noun | One who snores. |
| snotty | adjective | Foul with snot; hence, mean; dirty. |
| snouty | adjective | Resembling a beast’s snout. |
| snowed | imp. & past participle | of Snow |
| snudge | verb i. | To lie snug or quiet., A miser; a sneaking fellow. |
| snuffy | adjective | Soiled with snuff., Sulky; angry; vexed. |
| snugly | adverb | In a snug manner; closely; safely. |
| snying | noun | A curved plank, placed edgewise, to work in the bows of a vessel. |
| soaked | imp. & past participle | of Soak |
| soaker | noun | One who, or that which, soaks., A hard drinker. |
| soaped | imp. & past participle | of Soap |
| soared | imp. & past participle | of Soar |
| sobbed | imp. & past participle | of Sob |
| socage | noun | A tenure of lands and tenements by a certain or determinate service; a tenure distinct from chivalry or knight’s service, in which the obligations were uncertain. The service must be certain, in order to be denominated socage, as to hold by fealty and twenty shillings rent. |
| social | adjective | Of or pertaining to society; relating to men living in society, or to the public as an aggregate body; as, social interest or concerns; social pleasure; social benefits; social happiness; social duties., Ready or disposed to mix in friendly converse; companionable; sociable; as, a social person., Consisting in union or mutual intercourse., Naturally growing in groups or masses; — said of many individual plants of the same species., Living in communities consisting of males, females, and neuters, as do ants and most bees., Forming compound groups or colonies by budding from basal processes or stolons; as, the social ascidians. |
| socket | noun | An opening into which anything is fitted; any hollow thing or place which receives and holds something else; as, the sockets of the teeth., Especially, the hollow tube or place in which a candle is fixed in the candlestick. |
| socmen | plural | of Socman |
| socman | noun | One who holds lands or tenements by socage; a socager. |
| socome | noun | A custom of tenants to grind corn at the lord’s mill. |
| sodaic | adjective | Pertaining to, or containing, soda. |
| sodio- | A combining form (also used adjectively) denoting the presence of sodium or one of its compounds. | |
| sodium | noun | A common metallic element of the alkali group, in nature always occuring combined, as in common salt, in albite, etc. It is isolated as a soft, waxy, white, unstable metal, so readily oxidized that it combines violently with water, and to be preserved must be kept under petroleum or some similar liquid. Sodium is used combined in many salts, in the free state as a reducer, and as a means of obtaining other metals (as magnesium and aluminium) is an important commercial product. Symbol Na (Natrium). Atomic weight 23. Specific gravity 0.97. |
| sodomy | noun | Carnal copulation in a manner against nature; buggery. |
| soever | A word compounded of so and ever, used in composition with who, what, where, when, how, etc., and indicating any out of all possible or supposable persons, things, places, times, ways, etc. It is sometimes used separate from the pronoun or adverb. | |
| soffit | noun | The under side of the subordinate parts and members of buildings, such as staircases, entablatures, archways, cornices, or the like. See Illust. of Lintel. |
| sofism | noun | Same as Sufism. |
| soften | verb t. | To make soft or more soft., To render less hard; — said of matter., To mollify; to make less fierce or intractable., To palliate; to represent as less enormous; as, to soften a fault., To compose; to mitigate; to assuage., To make less harsh, less rude, less offensive, or less violent, or to render of an opposite quality., To make less glaring; to tone down; as, to soften the coloring of a picture., To make tender; to make effeminate; to enervate; as, troops softened by luxury., To make less harsh or grating, or of a quality the opposite; as, to soften the voice., To become soft or softened, or less rude, harsh, severe, or obdurate. |
| softly | adverb | In a soft manner. |
| soiled | imp. & past participle | of Soil |
| soiree | noun | An evening party; — distinguished from levee, and matinee. |
| solace | verb t. | Comfort in grief; alleviation of grief or anxiety; also, that which relieves in distress; that which cheers or consoles; relief., Rest; relaxation; ease., To cheer in grief or under calamity; to comfort; to relieve in affliction, solitude, or discomfort; to console; — applied to persons; as, to solace one with the hope of future reward., To allay; to assuage; to soothe; as, to solace grief., To take comfort; to be cheered. |
| soland | noun | A solan goose. |
| solano | A hot, oppressive wind which sometimes blows in the Mediterranean, particularly on the eastern coast of Spain. | |
| solary | adjective | Solar. |
| soldan | noun | A sultan. |
| solder | noun | A metal or metallic alloy used when melted for uniting adjacent metallic edges or surfaces; a metallic cement., anything which unites or cements., To unite (metallic surfaces or edges) by the intervention of a more fusible metal or metallic alloy applied when melted; to join by means of metallic cement., To mend; to patch up. |
| soling | present participle & vb. noun | of Sole |
| solely | adverb | Singly; alone; only; without another; as, to rest a cause solely one argument; to rely solelyn one’s own strength. |
| solemn | adjective | Marked with religious rites and pomps; enjoined by, or connected with, religion; sacred., Pertaining to a festival; festive; festal., Stately; ceremonious; grand., Fitted to awaken or express serious reflections; marked by seriousness; serious; grave; devout; as, a solemn promise; solemn earnestness., Real; earnest; downright., Affectedly grave or serious; as, to put on a solemn face., Made in form; ceremonious; as, solemn war; conforming with all legal requirements; as, probate in solemn form. |
| solere | noun | A loft or garret. See Solar, n. |
| solert | adjective | Skillful; clever; crafty. |
| sol-fa | verb i. | To sing the notes of the gamut, ascending or descending; as, do or ut, re, mi, fa, sol, la, si, do, or the same in reverse order., The gamut, or musical scale. See Tonic sol-fa, under Tonic, n. |
| sollar | noun | See Solar, n., A platform in a shaft, especially one of those between the series of ladders in a shaft., To cover, or provide with, a sollar. |
| solute | adjective | Loose; free; liberal; as, a solute interpretation., Relaxed; hence; merry; cheerful., Soluble; as, a solute salt., Not adhering; loose; — opposed to adnate; as, a solute stipule., To dissolve; to resolve., To absolve; as, to solute sin. |
| solved | imp. & past participle | of Solve |
| solver | noun | One who, or that which, solves. |
| somali | noun | Alt. of Somal |
| somber | adjective | Alt. of Sombre, Alt. of Sombre, Alt. of Sombre |
| sombre | adjective | Dull; dusky; somewhat dark; gloomy; as, a somber forest; a somber house., Melancholy; sad; grave; depressing; as, a somber person; somber reflections., To make somber, or dark; to make shady., Gloom; obscurity; duskiness; somberness. |
| somite | noun | One of the actual or ideal serial segments of which an animal, esp. an articulate or vertebrate, is is composed; somatome; metamere. |
| somner | noun | A summoner; esp., one who summons to an ecclesiastical court. |
| sompne | verb t. | To summon; to cite. |
| sonant | adjective | Of or pertaining to sound; sounding., Uttered, as an element of speech, with tone or proper vocal sound, as distinguished from mere breath sound; intonated; voiced; tonic; the opposite of nonvocal, or surd; — sid of the vowels, semivowels, liquids, and nasals, and particularly of the consonants b, d, g hard, v, etc., as compared with their cognates p, t, k, f, etc., which are called nonvocal, surd, or aspirate., A sonant letter. |
| sonata | noun | An extended composition for one or two instruments, consisting usually of three or four movements; as, Beethoven’s sonatas for the piano, for the violin and piano, etc. |
| sonnet | noun | A short poem, — usually amatory., A poem of fourteen lines, — two stanzas, called the octave, being of four verses each, and two stanzas, called the sestet, of three verses each, the rhymes being adjusted by a particular rule., To compose sonnets. |
| sontag | noun | A knitted worsted jacket, worn over the waist of a woman’s dress. |
| soodra | Same as Sudra. | |
| soofee | Alt. of Soofeeism | |
| soojee | noun | Same as Suji. |
| soonee | noun | See Sunnite. |
| soonly | adverb | Soon. |
| soorma | noun | A preparation of antimony with which Mohammedan men anoint their eyelids. |
| soosoo | noun | A kind of dolphin (Platanista Gangeticus) native of the river Ganges; the Gangetic dolphin. It has a long, slender, somewhat spatulate beak. |
| sooted | imp. & past participle | of Soot |
| soothe | adjective | To assent to as true., To assent to; to comply with; to gratify; to humor by compliance; to please with blandishments or soft words; to flatter., To assuage; to mollify; to calm; to comfort; as, to soothe a crying child; to soothe one’s sorrows. |
| sopped | imp. & past participle | of Sop |
| sophis | plural | of Sophi |
| sophic | adjective | Alt. of Sophical |
| sophta | noun | See Softa. |
| sopite | verb t. | To lay asleep; to put to sleep; to quiet. |
| sopper | noun | One who sops. |
| sorbet | noun | A kind of beverage; sherbet. |
| sorbic | adjective | Pertaining to, or obtained from, the rowan tree, or sorb; specifically, designating an acid, C/H/CO/H, of the acetylene series, found in the unripe berries of this tree, and extracted as a white crystalline substance. |
| sorbin | noun | An unfermentable sugar, isomeric with glucose, found in the ripe berries of the rowan tree, or sorb, and extracted as a sweet white crystalline substance; — called also mountain-ash sugar. |
| sordes | noun | Foul matter; excretion; dregs; filthy, useless, or rejected matter of any kind; specifically (Med.), the foul matter that collects on the teeth and tongue in low fevers and other conditions attended with great vital depression. |
| sordet | noun | A sordine. |
| sordid | adjective | Filthy; foul; dirty., Vile; base; gross; mean; as, vulgar, sordid mortals., Meanly avaricious; covetous; niggardly. |
| sorely | adverb | In a sore manner; grievously; painfully; as, to be sorely afflicted. |
| sorema | noun | A heap of carpels belonging to one flower. |
| sorgne | noun | The three-beared rocking, or whistlefish. |
| sorner | noun | One who obtrudes himself on another for bed and board. |
| sorrel | adjective | Of a yellowish or redish brown color; as, a sorrel horse., A yellowish or redish brown color., One of various plants having a sour juice; especially, a plant of the genus Rumex, as Rumex Acetosa, Rumex Acetosella, etc. |
| sorrow | noun | The uneasiness or pain of mind which is produced by the loss of any good, real or supposed, or by diseappointment in the expectation of good; grief at having suffered or occasioned evil; regret; unhappiness; sadness., To feel pain of mind in consequence of evil experienced, feared, or done; to grieve; to be sad; to be sorry. |
| sortes | plural | of Sors, pl. of Sors. |
| sorted | imp. & past participle | of Sort |
| sortal | adjective | Pertaining to a sort. |
| sorter | noun | One who, or that which, sorts. |
| sortie | noun | The sudden issuing of a body of troops, usually small, from a besieged place to attack or harass the besiegers; a sally. |
| sothic | adjective | Of or pertaining to Sothis, the Egyptian name for the Dog Star; taking its name from the Dog Star; canicular. |
| sotted | a. & p. p. of Sot. Befooled; deluded; besotted. | |
| soubah | noun | See Subah. |
| soudan | noun | A sultan. |
| souded | adjective | Alt. of Soudet |
| soudet | adjective | United; consolidated; made firm; strengthened. |
| souled | adjective | Furnished with a soul; possessing soul and feeling; — used chiefly in composition; as, great-souled Hector. |
| sounst | adjective | Soused. See Souse. |
| souple | noun | That part of a flail which strikes the grain. |
| soured | imp. & past participle | of Sour |
| source | noun | The act of rising; a rise; an ascent., The rising from the ground, or beginning, of a stream of water or the like; a spring; a fountain., That from which anything comes forth, regarded as its cause or origin; the person from whom anything originates; first cause. |
| sourde | verb i. | To have origin or source; to rise; to spring. |
| sourly | adverb | In a sour manner; with sourness. |
| soused | imp. & past participle | of Souse |
| souter | noun | A shoemaker; a cobbler. |
| sovran | adjective | A variant of Sovereign. |
| sowing | present participle & vb. noun | of Sow |
| sowans | noun pl. | See Sowens. |
| sowdan | noun | Sultan. |
| sowens | noun pl. | A nutritious article of food, much used in Scotland, made from the husk of the oat by a process not unlike that by which common starch is made; — called flummery in England. |
| sowins | noun pl. | See Sowens. |
| sowter | noun | See Souter. |
| soyned | adjective | Filled with care; anxious. |
| sozzle | verb t. | To splash or wet carelessly; as, to sozzle the feet in water., To heap up in confusion., One who spills water or other liquids carelessly; specifically, a sluttish woman., A mass, or heap, confusedly mingled. |
| spaced | imp. & past participle | of Space |
| spaded | imp. & past participle | of Spade |
| spader | noun | One who, or that which, spades; specifically, a digging machine. |
| spadix | noun | A fleshy spike of flowers, usually inclosed in a leaf called a spathe., A special organ of the nautilus, due to a modification of the posterior tentacles. |
| spahee | noun | Formerly, one of the Turkish cavalry., An Algerian cavalryman in the French army. |
| spared | imp. & past participle | of Spare |
| sparer | noun | One who spares. |
| sparge | verb t. | To sprinkle; to moisten by sprinkling; as, to sparge paper. |
| sparry | adjective | Resembling spar, or consisting of spar; abounding with spar; having a confused crystalline structure; spathose. |
| sparse | superl. | Thinly scattered; set or planted here and there; not being dense or close together; as, a sparse population., Placed irregularly and distantly; scattered; — applied to branches, leaves, peduncles, and the like., To scatter; to disperse. |
| sparth | noun | An Anglo-Saxon battle-ax, or halberd. |
| sparve | noun | The hedge sparrow. |
| spatha | noun | A spathe. |
| spathe | noun | A special involucre formed of one leaf and inclosing a spadix, as in aroid plants and palms. See the Note under Bract, and Illust. of Spadix. |
| spauld | noun | The shoulder. |
| spavin | noun | A disease of horses characterized by a bony swelling developed on the hock as the result of inflammation of the bones; also, the swelling itself. The resulting lameness is due to the inflammation, and not the bony tumor as popularly supposed. |
| spayed | imp. & past participle | of Spay |
| spayad | noun | Alt. of Spayade |
| spoken | past participle | of Speak, Uttered in speech; delivered by word of mouth; oral; as, a spoken narrative; the spoken word., Characterized by a certain manner or style in speaking; — often in composition; as, a pleasant-spoken man. |
| speary | adjective | Having the form of a spear. |
| specht | noun | A woodpecker. |
| specie | abl. of L. species sort, kind. Used in the phrase in specie, that is, in sort, in kind, in (its own) form., Coin; hard money. | |
| speckt | noun | A woodpecker. See Speight. |
| speece | noun | Species; sort. |
| speech | noun | The faculty of uttering articulate sounds or words; the faculty of expressing thoughts by words or articulate sounds; the power of speaking., he act of speaking; that which is spoken; words, as expressing ideas; language; conversation., A particular language, as distinct from others; a tongue; a dialect., Talk; mention; common saying., formal discourse in public; oration; harangue., ny declaration of thoughts., To make a speech; to harangue. |
| speedy | superl. | Not dilatory or slow; quick; swift; nimble; hasty; rapid in motion or performance; as, a speedy flight; on speedy foot. |
| speiss | noun | A regulus consisting essentially of nickel, obtained as a residue in fusing cobalt and nickel ores with silica and sodium carbonate to make smalt. |
| spence | noun | A place where provisions are kept; a buttery; a larder; a pantry., The inner apartment of a country house; also, the place where the family sit and eat. |
| sperre | verb t. | To shut in; to support; to inclose; to fasten. |
| sperge | noun | A charge of wash for the still. |
| sperse | verb t. | To disperse. |
| spewed | imp. & past participle | of Spew |
| spewer | noun | One who spews. |
| sphene | noun | A mineral found usually in thin, wedge-shaped crystals of a yellow or green to black color. It is a silicate of titanium and calcium; titanite. |
| sphere | noun | A body or space contained under a single surface, which in every part is equally distant from a point within called its center., Hence, any globe or globular body, especially a celestial one, as the sun, a planet, or the earth., The apparent surface of the heavens, which is assumed to be spherical and everywhere equally distant, in which the heavenly bodies appear to have their places, and on which the various astronomical circles, as of right ascension and declination, the equator, ecliptic, etc., are conceived to be drawn; an ideal geometrical sphere, with the astronomical and geographical circles in their proper positions on it., In ancient astronomy, one of the concentric and eccentric revolving spherical transparent shells in which the stars, sun, planets, and moon were supposed to be set, and by which they were carried, in such a manner as to produce their apparent motions., The extension of a general conception, or the totality of the individuals or species to which it may be applied., Circuit or range of action, knowledge, or influence; compass; province; employment; place of existence., Rank; order of society; social positions., An orbit, as of a star; a socket., To place in a sphere, or among the spheres; to insphere., To form into roundness; to make spherical, or spheral; to perfect. |
| sphery | adjective | Round; spherical; starlike., Of or pertaining to the spheres. |
| sphinx | noun | In Egyptian art, an image of granite or porphyry, having a human head, or the head of a ram or of a hawk, upon the wingless body of a lion., On Greek art and mythology, a she-monster, usually represented as having the winged body of a lion, and the face and breast of a young woman., Hence: A person of enigmatical character and purposes, especially in politics and diplomacy., Any one of numerous species of large moths of the family Sphingidae; — called also hawk moth., The Guinea, or sphinx, baboon (Cynocephalus sphinx). |
| spicae | plural | of Spica |
| spiced | imp. & past participle | of Spice |
| spicer | noun | One who seasons with spice., One who deals in spice. |
| spider | noun | Any one of numerous species of arachnids comprising the order Araneina. Spiders have the mandibles converted into poison fangs, or falcers. The abdomen is large and not segmented, with two or three pairs of spinnerets near the end, by means of which they spin threads of silk to form cocoons, or nests, to protect their eggs and young. Many species spin also complex webs to entrap the insects upon which they prey. The eyes are usually eight in number (rarely six), and are situated on the back of the cephalothorax. See Illust. under Araneina., Any one of various other arachnids resembling the true spiders, especially certain mites, as the red spider (see under Red)., An iron pan with a long handle, used as a kitchen utensil in frying food. Originally, it had long legs, and was used over coals on the hearth., A trevet to support pans or pots over a fire., A skeleton, or frame, having radiating arms or members, often connected by crosspieces; as, a casting forming the hub and spokes to which the rim of a fly wheel or large gear is bolted; the body of a piston head; a frame for strengthening a core or mold for a casting, etc. |
| spight | noun & verb | Spite., A woodpecker. See Speight. |
| spigot | noun | A pin or peg used to stop the vent in a cask; also, the plug of a faucet or cock. |
| spiked | imp. & past participle | of Spike, Furnished or set with spikes, as corn; fastened with spikes; stopped with spikes. |
| spilth | noun | Anything spilt, or freely poured out; slop; effusion. |
| spinal | adjective | Of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the backbone, or vertebral column; rachidian; vertebral., Of or pertaining to a spine or spines. |
| spined | adjective | Furnished with spines; spiny. |
| spinel | noun | Alt. of Spinelle, Bleached yarn in making the linen tape called inkle; unwrought inkle. |
| spinet | noun | A keyed instrument of music resembling a harpsichord, but smaller, with one string of brass or steel wire to each note, sounded by means of leather or quill plectrums or jacks. It was formerly much used., A spinny. |
| spinny | noun | A small thicket or grove with undergrowth; a clump of trees., Thin and long; slim; slender. |
| spiral | adjective | Winding or circling round a center or pole and gradually receding from it; as, the spiral curve of a watch spring., Winding round a cylinder or imaginary axis, and at the same time rising or advancing forward; winding like the thread of a screw; helical., Of or pertaining to a spiral; like a spiral., A plane curve, not reentrant, described by a point, called the generatrix, moving along a straight line according to a mathematical law, while the line is revolving about a fixed point called the pole. Cf. Helix., Anything which has a spiral form, as a spiral shell. |
| spired | imp. & past participle | of Spire, Having a spire; being in the form of a spire; as, a spired steeple. |
| spirit | noun | Air set in motion by breathing; breath; hence, sometimes, life itself., A rough breathing; an aspirate, as the letter h; also, a mark to denote aspiration; a breathing., Life, or living substance, considered independently of corporeal existence; an intelligence conceived of apart from any physical organization or embodiment; vital essence, force, or energy, as distinct from matter., The intelligent, immaterial and immortal part of man; the soul, in distinction from the body in which it resides; the agent or subject of vital and spiritual functions, whether spiritual or material., Specifically, a disembodied soul; the human soul after it has left the body., Any supernatural being, good or bad; an apparition; a specter; a ghost; also, sometimes, a sprite,; a fairy; an elf., Energy, vivacity, ardor, enthusiasm, courage, etc., One who is vivacious or lively; one who evinces great activity or peculiar characteristics of mind or temper; as, a ruling spirit; a schismatic spirit., Temper or disposition of mind; mental condition or disposition; intellectual or moral state; — often in the plural; as, to be cheerful, or in good spirits; to be downhearted, or in bad spirits., Intent; real meaning; — opposed to the letter, or to formal statement; also, characteristic quality, especially such as is derived from the individual genius or the personal character; as, the spirit of an enterprise, of a document, or the like., Tenuous, volatile, airy, or vapory substance, possessed of active qualities., Any liquid produced by distillation; especially, alcohol, the spirits, or spirit, of wine (it having been first distilled from wine): — often in the plural., Rum, whisky, brandy, gin, and other distilled liquors having much alcohol, in distinction from wine and malt liquors., A solution in alcohol of a volatile principle. Cf. Tincture., Any one of the four substances, sulphur, sal ammoniac, quicksilver, or arsenic (or, according to some, orpiment)., Stannic chloride. See under Stannic., To animate with vigor; to excite; to encourage; to inspirit; as, civil dissensions often spirit the ambition of private men; — sometimes followed by up., To convey rapidly and secretly, or mysteriously, as if by the agency of a spirit; to kidnap; — often with away, or off. |
| spital | noun | A hospital. |
| spited | imp. & past participle | of Spite |
| splash | verb t. | To strike and dash about, as water, mud, etc.; to plash., To spatter water, mud, etc., upon; to wet., To strike and dash about water, mud, etc.; to dash in such a way as to spatter., Water, or water and dirt, thrown upon anything, or thrown from a puddle or the like; also, a spot or daub, as of matter which wets or disfigures., A noise made by striking upon or in a liquid. |
| spleen | noun | A peculiar glandlike but ductless organ found near the stomach or intestine of most vertebrates and connected with the vascular system; the milt. Its exact function in not known., Anger; latent spite; ill humor; malice; as, to vent one’s spleen., A fit of anger; choler., A sudden motion or action; a fit; a freak; a whim., Melancholy; hypochondriacal affections., A fit of immoderate laughter or merriment., To dislke. |
| splent | noun | See Splent., See Splent coal, below. |
| splice | verb t. | To unite, as two ropes, or parts of a rope, by a particular manner of interweaving the strands, — the union being between two ends, or between an end and the body of a rope., To unite, as spars, timbers, rails, etc., by lapping the two ends together, or by applying a piece which laps upon the two ends, and then binding, or in any way making fast., To unite in marrige., A junction or joining made by splicing. |
| spline | noun | A rectangular piece fitting grooves like key seats in a hub and a shaft, so that while the one may slide endwise on the other, both must revolve together; a feather; also, sometimes, a groove to receive such a rectangular piece., A long, flexble piece of wood sometimes used as a ruler. |
| splint | verb t. | A piece split off; a splinter., A thin piece of wood, or other substance, used to keep in place, or protect, an injured part, especially a broken bone when set., A splint bone., A disease affecting the splint bones, as a callosity or hard excrescence., One of the small plates of metal used in making splint armor. See Splint armor, below., Splint, or splent, coal. See Splent coal, under Splent., To split into splints, or thin, slender pieces; to splinter; to shiver., To fasten or confine with splints, as a broken limb. See Splint, n., 2. |
| spoilt | of Spoil | |
| spoked | imp. & past participle | of Spoke |
| sponge | noun | Any one of numerous species of Spongiae, or Porifera. See Illust. and Note under Spongiae., The elastic fibrous skeleton of many species of horny Spongiae (keratosa), used for many purposes, especially the varieties of the genus Spongia. The most valuable sponges are found in the Mediterranean and the Red Sea, and on the coasts of Florida and the West Indies., One who lives upon others; a pertinaceous and indolent dependent; a parasite; a sponger., Any spongelike substance., Dough before it is kneaded and formed into loaves, and after it is converted into a light, spongy mass by the agency of the yeast or leaven., Iron from the puddling furnace, in a pasty condition., Iron ore, in masses, reduced but not melted or worked., A mop for cleaning the bore of a cannon after a discharge. It consists of a cylinder of wood, covered with sheepskin with the wool on, or cloth with a heavy looped nap, and having a handle, or staff., The extremity, or point, of a horseshoe, answering to the heel., To cleanse or wipe with a sponge; as, to sponge a slate or a cannon; to wet with a sponge; as, to sponge cloth., To wipe out with a sponge, as letters or writing; to efface; to destroy all trace of., Fig.: To deprive of something by imposition., Fig.: To get by imposition or mean arts without cost; as, to sponge a breakfast., To suck in, or imbile, as a sponge., Fig.: To gain by mean arts, by intrusion, or hanging on; as, an idler sponges on his neighbor., To be converted, as dough, into a light, spongy mass by the agency of yeast, or leaven. |
| spongy | adjective | Soft, and full of cavities; of an open, loose, pliable texture; as, a spongy excrescence; spongy earth; spongy cake; spongy bones., Wet; drenched; soaked and soft, like sponge; rainy., Having the quality of imbibing fluids, like a sponge. |
| spoony | adjective & noun | Same as Spooney. |
| sporid | noun | A sporidium. |
| spotty | adjective | Full of spots; marked with spots. |
| spouse | noun | A man or woman engaged or joined in wedlock; a married person, husband or wife., A married man, in distinct from a spousess or married woman; a bridegroom or husband., To wed; to espouse. |
| sprack | adjective | Quick; lively; alert. |
| sprain | verb t. | To weaken, as a joint, ligament, or muscle, by sudden and excessive exertion, as by wrenching; to overstrain, or stretch injuriously, but without luxation; as, to sprain one’s ankle., The act or result of spraining; lameness caused by spraining; as, a bad sprain of the wrist. |
| sprang | imp. of Spring., of Spring | |
| sprawl | verb i. | To spread and stretch the body or limbs carelessly in a horizontal position; to lie with the limbs stretched out ungracefully., To spread irregularly, as vines, plants, or tress; to spread ungracefully, as chirography., To move, when lying down, with awkward extension and motions of the limbs; to scramble in creeping. |
| srawls | noun pl. | Small branches of a tree; twigs; sprays. |
| spread | imp. & past participle | of Spread, To extend in length and breadth, or in breadth only; to stretch or expand to a broad or broader surface or extent; to open; to unfurl; as, to spread a carpet; to spread a tent or a sail., To extend so as to cover something; to extend to a great or grater extent in every direction; to cause to fill or cover a wide or wider space., To divulge; to publish, as news or fame; to cause to be more extensively known; to disseminate; to make known fully; as, to spread a report; — often acompanied by abroad., To propagate; to cause to affect great numbers; as, to spread a disease., To diffuse, as emanations or effluvia; to emit; as, odoriferous plants spread their fragrance., To strew; to scatter over a surface; as, to spread manure; to spread lime on the ground., To prepare; to set and furnish with provisions; as, to spread a table., To extend in length and breadth in all directions, or in breadth only; to be extended or stretched; to expand., To be extended by drawing or beating; as, some metals spread with difficulty., To be made known more extensively, as news., To be propagated from one to another; as, the disease spread into all parts of the city., Extent; compass., Expansion of parts., A cloth used as a cover for a table or a bed., A table, as spread or furnished with a meal; hence, an entertainment of food; a feast., A privilege which one person buys of another, of demanding certain shares of stock at a certain price, or of delivering the same shares of stock at another price, within a time agreed upon., An unlimited expanse of discontinuous points., imp. & p. p. of Spread, v. |
| sprent | p. p. of Sprenge. Sprinkled. | |
| sprung | of Spring, of Spring, imp. & p. p. of Spring., Said of a spar that has been cracked or strained. | |
| spring | verb i. | To leap; to bound; to jump., To issue with speed and violence; to move with activity; to dart; to shoot., To start or rise suddenly, as from a covert., To fly back; as, a bow, when bent, springs back by its elastic power., To bend from a straight direction or plane surface; to become warped; as, a piece of timber, or a plank, sometimes springs in seasoning., To shoot up, out, or forth; to come to the light; to begin to appear; to emerge; as a plant from its seed, as streams from their source, and the like; -often followed by up, forth, or out., To issue or proceed, as from a parent or ancestor; to result, as from a cause, motive, reason, or principle., To grow; to prosper., To cause to spring up; to start or rouse, as game; to cause to rise from the earth, or from a covert; as, to spring a pheasant., To produce or disclose suddenly or unexpectedly., To cause to explode; as, to spring a mine., To crack or split; to bend or strain so as to weaken; as, to spring a mast or a yard., To cause to close suddenly, as the parts of a trap operated by a spring; as, to spring a trap., To bend by force, as something stiff or strong; to force or put by bending, as a beam into its sockets, and allowing it to straighten when in place; — often with in, out, etc.; as, to spring in a slat or a bar., To pass over by leaping; as, to spring a fence., A leap; a bound; a jump., A flying back; the resilience of a body recovering its former state by elasticity; as, the spring of a bow., Elastic power or force., An elastic body of any kind, as steel, India rubber, tough wood, or compressed air, used for various mechanical purposes, as receiving and imparting power, diminishing concussion, regulating motion, measuring weight or other force., Any source of supply; especially, the source from which a stream proceeds; as issue of water from the earth; a natural fountain., Any active power; that by which action, or motion, is produced or propagated; cause; origin; motive., That which springs, or is originated, from a source;, A race; lineage., A youth; a springal., A shoot; a plant; a young tree; also, a grove of trees; woodland., That which causes one to spring; specifically, a lively tune., The season of the year when plants begin to vegetate and grow; the vernal season, usually comprehending the months of March, April, and May, in the middle latitudes north of the equator., The time of growth and progress; early portion; first stage., A crack or fissure in a mast or yard, running obliquely or transversely., A line led from a vessel’s quarter to her cable so that by tightening or slacking it she can be made to lie in any desired position; a line led diagonally from the bow or stern of a vessel to some point upon the wharf to which she is moored. |
| sprint | verb i. | To run very rapidly; to run at full speed., The act of sprinting; a run of a short distance at full speed. |
| sprite | noun | A spirit; a soul; a shade; also, an apparition. See Spright., An elf; a fairy; a goblin., The green woodpecker, or yaffle. |
| sprong | imp. of Spring. Sprung. | |
| sprout | verb t. | To shoot, as the seed of a plant; to germinate; to push out new shoots; hence, to grow like shoots of plants., To shoot into ramifications., To cause to sprout; as, the rain will sprout the seed., To deprive of sprouts; as, to sprout potatoes., The shoot of a plant; a shoot from the seed, from the stump, or from the root or tuber, of a plant or tree; more rarely, a shoot from the stem of a plant, or the end of a branch., Young coleworts; Brussels sprouts. |
| spruce | adjective | Any coniferous tree of the genus Picea, as the Norway spruce (P. excelsa), and the white and black spruces of America (P. alba and P. nigra), besides several others in the far Northwest. See Picea., The wood or timber of the spruce tree., Prussia leather; pruce., Neat, without elegance or dignity; — formerly applied to things with a serious meaning; now chiefly applied to persons., Sprightly; dashing., To dress with affected neatness; to trim; to make spruce., To dress one’s self with affected neatness; as, to spruce up. |
| sprunt | verb i. | To spring up; to germinate; to spring forward or outward., Anything short and stiff., A leap; a spring., A steep ascent in a road., Active; lively; vigorous. |
| spumed | imp. & past participle | of Spume |
| spumid | adjective | Spumous; frothy. |
| spunge | noun | A sponge. |
| spunky | superl. | Full of spunk; quick; spirited. |
| spurge | verb t. | To emit foam; to froth; — said of the emission of yeast from beer in course of fermentation., Any plant of the genus Euphorbia. See Euphorbia. |
| spurry | noun | An annual herb (Spergula arvensis) with whorled filiform leaves, sometimes grown in Europe for fodder. |
| sputum | noun | That which is expectorated; a salival discharge; spittle; saliva. |
| spying | present participle & vb. noun | of Spy |
| spyism | noun | Act or business of spying. |
| squail | verb i. | To throw sticls at cocks; to throw anything about awkwardly or irregularly. |
| squali | noun pl. | The suborder of elasmobranch fishes which comprises the sharks. |
| squall | noun | A sudden violent gust of wind often attended with rain or snow., To cry out; to scream or cry violently, as a woman frightened, or a child in anger or distress; as, the infant squalled., A loud scream; a harsh cry. |
| squama | noun | A scale cast off from the skin; a thin dry shred consisting of epithelium. |
| squame | noun | A scale., The scale, or exopodite, of an antenna of a crustacean. |
| square | noun | The corner, or angle, of a figure., A parallelogram having four equal sides and four right angles., Hence, anything which is square, or nearly so, A square piece or fragment., A pane of glass., A certain number of lines, forming a portion of a column, nearly square; — used chiefly in reckoning the prices of advertisements in newspapers., One hundred superficial feet., An area of four sides, generally with houses on each side; sometimes, a solid block of houses; also, an open place or area for public use, as at the meeting or intersection of two or more streets., An instrument having at least one right angle and two or more straight edges, used to lay out or test square work. It is of several forms, as the T square, the carpenter’s square, the try-square., etc., Hence, a pattern or rule., The product of a number or quantity multiplied by itself; thus, 64 is the square of 8, for 8 / 8 = 64; the square of a + b is a2 + 2ab + b2., Exact proportion; justness of workmanship and conduct; regularity; rule., A body of troops formed in a square, esp. one formed to resist a charge of cavalry; a squadron., Fig.: The relation of harmony, or exact agreement; equality; level., The position of planets distant ninety degrees from each other; a quadrate., The act of squaring, or quarreling; a quarrel., The front of a woman’s dress over the bosom, usually worked or embroidered., Having four equal sides and four right angles; as, a square figure., Forming a right angle; as, a square corner., Having a shape broad for the height, with rectilineal and angular rather than curving outlines; as, a man of a square frame., Exactly suitable or correspondent; true; just., Rendering equal justice; exact; fair; honest, as square dealing., Even; leaving no balance; as, to make or leave the accounts square., Leaving nothing; hearty; vigorous., At right angles with the mast or the keel, and parallel to the horizon; — said of the yards of a square-rigged vessel when they are so braced., To form with four sides and four right angles., To form with right angles and straight lines, or flat surfaces; as, to square mason’s work., To compare with, or reduce to, any given measure or standard., To adjust; to regulate; to mold; to shape; to fit; as, to square our actions by the opinions of others., To make even, so as leave no remainder of difference; to balance; as, to square accounts., To multiply by itself; as, to square a number or a quantity., To hold a quartile position respecting., To place at right angles with the keel; as, to square the yards., To accord or agree exactly; to be consistent with; to conform or agree; to suit; to fit., To go to opposite sides; to take an attitude of offense or defense, or of defiance; to quarrel., To take a boxing attitude; — often with up, sometimes with off. |
| squash | noun | An American animal allied to the weasel., A plant and its fruit of the genus Cucurbita, or gourd kind., To beat or press into pulp or a flat mass; to crush., Something soft and easily crushed; especially, an unripe pod of pease., Hence, something unripe or soft; — used in contempt., A sudden fall of a heavy, soft body; also, a shock of soft bodies. |
| squawk | verb i. | To utter a shrill, abrupt scream; to squeak harshly., Act of squawking; a harsh squeak., The American night heron. See under Night. |
| squawl | verb i. | See Squall. |
| squeak | verb i. | To utter a sharp, shrill cry, usually of short duration; to cry with an acute tone, as an animal; or, to make a sharp, disagreeable noise, as a pipe or quill, a wagon wheel, a door; to creak., To break silence or secrecy for fear of pain or punishment; to speak; to confess., A sharp, shrill, disagreeable sound suddenly utered, either of the human voice or of any animal or instrument, such as is made by carriage wheels when dry, by the soles of leather shoes, or by a pipe or reed. |
| squeal | verb i. | To cry with a sharp, shrill, prolonged sound, as certain animals do, indicating want, displeasure, or pain., To turn informer; to betray a secret., A shrill, somewhat prolonged cry. |
| squesy | adjective | Queasy; nice; squeamish; fastidious; scrupulous. |
| squier | noun | A square. See 1st Squire. |
| squill | noun | A European bulbous liliaceous plant (Urginea, formerly Scilla, maritima), of acrid, expectorant, diuretic, and emetic properties used in medicine. Called also sea onion., Any bulbous plant of the genus Scilla; as, the bluebell squill (S. mutans)., A squilla., A mantis. |
| squint | adjective | Looking obliquely. Specifically (Med.), not having the optic axes coincident; — said of the eyes. See Squint, n., 2., Fig.: Looking askance., To see or look obliquely, asquint, or awry, or with a furtive glance., To have the axes of the eyes not coincident; — to be cross-eyed., To deviate from a true line; to run obliquely., To turn to an oblique position; to direct obliquely; as, to squint an eye., To cause to look with noncoincident optic axes., The act or habit of squinting., A want of coincidence of the axes of the eyes; strabismus., Same as Hagioscope. |
| squiny | verb i. | To squint. |
| squire | noun | A square; a measure; a rule., A shield-bearer or armor-bearer who attended a knight., A title of dignity next in degree below knight, and above gentleman. See Esquire., A male attendant on a great personage; also (Colloq.), a devoted attendant or follower of a lady; a beau., A title of office and courtesy. See under Esquire., To attend as a squire., To attend as a beau, or gallant, for aid and protection; as, to squire a lady. |
| squirm | verb i. | To twist about briskly with contor/ions like an eel or a worm; to wriggle; to writhe. |
| squirr | verb t. | See Squir. |
| squirt | verb t. | To drive or eject in a stream out of a narrow pipe or orifice; as, to squirt water., To be thrown out, or ejected, in a rapid stream, from a narrow orifice; — said of liquids., Hence, to throw out or utter words rapidly; to prate., An instrument out of which a liquid is ejected in a small stream with force., A small, quick stream; a jet. |
| squiry | noun | The body of squires, collectively considered; squirarchy. |
| stable | verb i. | Firmly established; not easily moved, shaken, or overthrown; fixed; as, a stable government., Steady in purpose; constant; firm in resolution; not easily diverted from a purpose; not fickle or wavering; as, a man of stable character., Durable; not subject to overthrow or change; firm; as, a stable foundation; a stable position., To fix; to establish., A house, shed, or building, for beasts to lodge and feed in; esp., a building or apartment with stalls, for horses; as, a horse stable; a cow stable., To put or keep in a stable., To dwell or lodge in a stable; to dwell in an inclosed place; to kennel. |
| stably | adverb | In a stable manner; firmly; fixedly; steadily; as, a government stably settled. |
| stacte | noun | One of the sweet spices used by the ancient Jews in the preparation of incense. It was perhaps an oil or other form of myrrh or cinnamon, or a kind of storax. |
| stadia | plural | of Stadium |
| staves | plural | of Staff, pl. of Staff., pl. of Stave. |
| staffs | plural | of Staff, of Staff |
| stager | noun | A player., One who has long acted on the stage of life; a practitioner; a person of experience, or of skill derived from long experience., A horse used in drawing a stage. |
| staith | noun | A landing place; an elevated staging upon a wharf for discharging coal, etc., as from railway cars, into vessels. |
| staked | imp. & past participle | of Stake |
| staled | imp. & past participle | of Stale |
| stalky | adjective | Hard as a stalk; resembling a stalk. |
| stamen | noun | A thread; especially, a warp thread., The male organ of flowers for secreting and furnishing the pollen or fecundating dust. It consists of the anther and filament. |
| stamin | noun | A kind of woolen cloth. |
| stance | noun | A stanza., A station; a position; a site. |
| stanch | verb t. | To stop the flowing of, as blood; to check; also, to stop the flowing of blood from; as, to stanch a wound., To extinguish; to quench, as fire or thirst., To cease, as the flowing of blood., That which stanches or checks., A flood gate by which water is accumulated, for floating a boat over a shallow part of a stream by its release., Strong and tight; sound; firm; as, a stanch ship., Firm in principle; constant and zealous; loyal; hearty; steady; steadfast; as, a stanch churchman; a stanch friend or adherent., Close; secret; private., To prop; to make stanch, or strong. |
| stanza | noun | A number of lines or verses forming a division of a song or poem, and agreeing in meter, rhyme, number of lines, etc., with other divisions; a part of a poem, ordinarily containing every variation of measure in that poem; a combination or arrangement of lines usually recurring; whether like or unlike, in measure., An apartment or division in a building; a room or chamber. |
| stapes | noun | The innermost of the ossicles of the ear; the stirrup, or stirrup bone; — so called from its form. See Illust. of Ear. |
| staple | noun | A settled mart; an emporium; a city or town to which merchants brought commodities for sale or exportation in bulk; a place for wholesale traffic., Hence: Place of supply; source; fountain head., The principal commodity of traffic in a market; a principal commodity or production of a country or district; as, wheat, maize, and cotton are great staples of the United States., The principal constituent in anything; chief item., Unmanufactured material; raw material., The fiber of wool, cotton, flax, or the like; as, a coarse staple; a fine staple; a long or short staple., A loop of iron, or a bar or wire, bent and formed with two points to be driven into wood, to hold a hook, pin, or the like., A shaft, smaller and shorter than the principal one, joining different levels., A small pit., A district granted to an abbey., Pertaining to, or being market of staple for, commodities; as, a staple town., Established in commerce; occupying the markets; settled; as, a staple trade., Fit to be sold; marketable., Regularly produced or manufactured in large quantities; belonging to wholesale traffic; principal; chief., To sort according to its staple; as, to staple cotton. |
| starch | adjective | Stiff; precise; rigid., A widely diffused vegetable substance found especially in seeds, bulbs, and tubers, and extracted (as from potatoes, corn, rice, etc.) as a white, glistening, granular or powdery substance, without taste or smell, and giving a very peculiar creaking sound when rubbed between the fingers. It is used as a food, in the production of commercial grape sugar, for stiffening linen in laundries, in making paste, etc., Fig.: A stiff, formal manner; formality., To stiffen with starch. |
| stared | imp. & past participle | of Stare |
| starer | noun | One who stares, or gazes. |
| starry | adjective | Abounding with stars; adorned with stars., Consisting of, or proceeding from, the stars; stellar; stellary; as, starry light; starry flame., Shining like stars; sparkling; as, starry eyes., Arranged in rays like those of a star; stellate. |
| starve | verb i. | To die; to perish., To perish with hunger; to suffer extreme hunger or want; to be very indigent., To perish or die with cold., To destroy with cold., To kill with hunger; as, maliciously to starve a man is, in law, murder., To distress or subdue by famine; as, to starvea garrison into a surrender., To destroy by want of any kind; as, to starve plans by depriving them of proper light and air., To deprive of force or vigor; to disable. |
| stasis | noun | A slackening or arrest of the blood current in the vessels, due not to a lessening of the heart’s beat, but presumably to some abnormal resistance of the capillary walls. It is one of the phenomena observed in the capillaries in inflammation. |
| statal | adjective | Of, pertaining to, or existing with reference to, a State of the American Union, as distinguished from the general government. |
| stated | imp. & past participle | of State, Settled; established; fixed., Recurring at regular time; not occasional; as, stated preaching; stated business hours. |
| stater | noun | One who states., The principal gold coin of ancient Grece. It varied much in value, the stater best known at Athens being worth about £1 2s., or about $5.35. The Attic silver tetradrachm was in later times called stater. |
| static | adjective | Alt. of Statical |
| statua | noun | A statue. |
| statue | noun | The likeness of a living being sculptured or modeled in some solid substance, as marble, bronze, or wax; an image; as, a statue of Hercules, or of a lion., A portrait., To place, as a statue; to form a statue of; to make into a statue. |
| status | noun | State; condition; position of affairs. |
| staved | imp. & past participle | of Stave |
| stayed | imp. & past participle | of Stay, Staid; fixed; settled; sober; — now written staid. See Staid. |
| stayer | noun | One who upholds or supports that which props; one who, or that which, stays, stops, or restrains; also, colloquially, a horse, man, etc., that has endurance, an a race. |
| steady | noun | Firm in standing or position; not tottering or shaking; fixed; firm., Constant in feeling, purpose, or pursuit; not fickle, changeable, or wavering; not easily moved or persuaded to alter a purpose; resolute; as, a man steady in his principles, in his purpose, or in the pursuit of an object., Regular; constant; undeviating; uniform; as, the steady course of the sun; a steady breeze of wind., To make steady; to hold or keep from shaking, reeling, or falling; to make or keep firm; to support; to make constant, regular, or resolute., To become steady; to regain a steady position or state; to move steadily. |
| stolen | past participle | of Steal, p. p. of Steal. |
| steamy | adjective | Consisting of, or resembling, steam; full of steam; vaporous; misty. |
| steely | adjective | Made of steel; consisting of steel., Resembling steel; hard; firm; having the color of steel. |
| steepy | adjective | Steep; precipitous. |
| steeve | verb i. | To project upward, or make an angle with the horizon or with the line of a vessel’s keel; — said of the bowsprit, etc., To elevate or fix at an angle with the horizon; — said of the bowsprit, etc., To stow, as bales in a vessel’s hold, by means of a steeve. See Steeve, n. (b)., The angle which a bowsprit makes with the horizon, or with the line of the vessel’s keel; — called also steeving., A spar, with a block at one end, used in stowing cotton bales, and similar kinds of cargo which need to be packed tightly. |
| stelae | plural | of Stela |
| stemma | noun | One of the ocelli of an insect. See Ocellus., One of the facets of a compound eye of any arthropod. |
| stemmy | adjective | Abounding in stems, or mixed with stems; — said of tea, dried currants, etc. |
| stench | verb t. | To stanch., A smell; an odor., An ill smell; an offensive odor; a stink., To cause to emit a disagreeable odor; to cause to stink. |
| stente | obs. imp. | of Stent |
| steppe | noun | One of the vast plains in Southeastern Europe and in Asia, generally elevated, and free from wood, analogous to many of the prairies in Western North America. See Savanna. |
| sterna | plural | of Sternum |
| sterre | noun | A star. |
| sterte | p. p. of Start. | |
| sterve | verb t. & i. | To die, or cause to die; to perish. See Starve. |
| steven | noun | Voice; speech; language., An outcry; a loud call; a clamor. |
| stewed | imp. & past participle | of Stew |
| stibic | adjective | Antimonic; — used with reference to certain compounds of antimony. |
| sticky | superl. | Having the quality of sticking to a surface; adhesive; gluey; viscous; viscid; glutinous; tenacious. |
| stiddy | noun | An anvil; also, a smith shop. See Stithy. |
| stifle | noun | The joint next above the hock, and near the flank, in the hind leg of the horse and allied animals; the joint corresponding to the knee in man; — called also stifle joint. See Illust. under Horse., To stop the breath of by crowding something into the windpipe, or introducing an irrespirable substance into the lungs; to choke; to suffocate; to cause the death of by such means; as, to stifle one with smoke or dust., To stop; to extinguish; to deaden; to quench; as, to stifle the breath; to stifle a fire or flame., To suppress the manifestation or report of; to smother; to conceal from public knowledge; as, to stifle a story; to stifle passion., To die by reason of obstruction of the breath, or because some noxious substance prevents respiration. |
| stigma | verb t. | A mark made with a burning iron; a brand., Any mark of infamy or disgrace; sign of moral blemish; stain or reproach caused by dishonorable conduct; reproachful characterization., That part of a pistil which has no epidermis, and is fitted to receive the pollen. It is usually the terminal portion, and is commonly somewhat glutinous or viscid. See Illust. of Stamen and of Flower., A small spot, mark, scar, or a minute hole; — applied especially to a spot on the outer surface of a Graafian follicle, and to spots of intercellular substance in scaly epithelium, or to minute holes in such spots., A red speck upon the skin, produced either by the extravasation of blood, as in the bloody sweat characteristic of certain varieties of religious ecstasy, or by capillary congestion, as in the case of drunkards., One of the external openings of the tracheae of insects, myriapods, and other arthropods; a spiracle., One of the apertures of the pulmonary sacs of arachnids. See Illust. of Scorpion., One of the apertures of the gill of an ascidian, and of Amphioxus., A point so connected by any law whatever with another point, called an index, that as the index moves in any manner in a plane the first point or stigma moves in a determinate way in the same plane., Marks believed to have been supernaturally impressed upon the bodies of certain persons in imitation of the wounds on the crucified body of Christ. See def. 5, above. |
| stilar | adjective | Of or pertaining to the style of a dial. |
| stilet | noun | A stiletto., See Stylet, 2. |
| stilly | adjective | Still; quiet; calm., In a still manner; quietly; silently; softly. |
| stilty | adjective | Unreasonably elevated; pompous; stilted; as, a stilty style. |
| stingo | noun | Old beer; sharp or strong liquor. |
| stingy | adjective | Stinging; able to sting., Extremely close and covetous; meanly avaricious; niggardly; miserly; penurious; as, a stingy churl. |
| stipel | noun | The stipule of a leaflet. |
| stipes | noun | The second joint of a maxilla of an insect or a crustacean., An eyestalk. |
| stirps | noun | Stock; race; family., A race, or a fixed and permanent variety. |
| stirte | imp. of Start, v. i. & t. | |
| stitch | verb i. | A single pass of a needle in sewing; the loop or turn of the thread thus made., A single turn of the thread round a needle in knitting; a link, or loop, of yarn; as, to let down, or drop, a stitch; to take up a stitch., A space of work taken up, or gone over, in a single pass of the needle; hence, by extension, any space passed over; distance., A local sharp pain; an acute pain, like the piercing of a needle; as, a stitch in the side., A contortion, or twist., Any least part of a fabric or dress; as, to wet every stitch of clothes., A furrow., To form stitches in; especially, to sew in such a manner as to show on the surface a continuous line of stitches; as, to stitch a shirt bosom., To sew, or unite together by stitches; as, to stitch printed sheets in making a book or a pamphlet., To form land into ridges., To practice stitching, or needlework. |
| stithy | noun | An anvil., A smith’s shop; a smithy; a smithery; a forge., To forge on an anvil. |
| stived | imp. & past participle | of Stive |
| stiver | noun | A Dutch coin, and money of account, of the value of two cents, or about one penny sterling; hence, figuratively, anything of little worth. |
| stives | noun pl. | Stews; a brothel. |
| stocah | noun | A menial attendant. |
| stocky | adjective | Short and thick; thick rather than tall or corpulent., Headstrong. |
| stodgy | adjective | Wet. |
| stoker | verb t. | One who is employed to tend a furnace and supply it with fuel, especially the furnace of a locomotive or of a marine steam boiler; also, a machine for feeding fuel to a fire., A fire poker. |
| stokey | adjective | Close; sultry. |
| stolae | plural | of Stola |
| stoled | adjective | Having or wearing a stole. |
| stolid | adjective | Hopelessly insensible or stupid; not easily aroused or excited; dull; impassive; foolish. |
| stolon | noun | A trailing branch which is disposed to take root at the end or at the joints; a stole., An extension of the integument of the body, or of the body wall, from which buds are developed, giving rise to new zooids, and thus forming a compound animal in which the zooids usually remain united by the stolons. Such stolons are often present in Anthozoa, Hydroidea, Bryozoa, and social ascidians. See Illust. under Scyphistoma. |
| stoned | imp. & past participle | of Stone |
| stoner | noun | One who stones; one who makes an assault with stones., One who walls with stones. |
| stoped | imp. & past participle | of Stope |
| stopen | past participle | Stepped; gone; advanced. |
| storax | noun | Any one of a number of similar complex resins obtained from the bark of several trees and shrubs of the Styrax family. The most common of these is liquid storax, a brown or gray semifluid substance of an agreeable aromatic odor and balsamic taste, sometimes used in perfumery, and in medicine as an expectorant. |
| stored | imp. & past participle | of Store, Collected or accumulated as a reserve supply; as, stored electricity. |
| storer | noun | One who lays up or forms a store. |
| storey | noun | See Story. |
| storge | noun | Parental affection; the instinctive affection which animals have for their young. |
| stormy | superl. | Characterized by, or proceeding from, a storm; subject to storms; agitated with furious winds; biosterous; tempestous; as, a stormy season; a stormy day or week., Proceeding from violent agitation or fury; as, a stormy sound; stormy shocks., Violent; passionate; rough; as, stormy passions. |
| stound | verb i. | To be in pain or sorrow., Stunned., A sudden, severe pain or grief; peril; alarm., Astonishment; amazement., Hour; time; season., A brief space of time; a moment., A vessel for holding small beer. |
| stoved | imp. & past participle | of Stove |
| stover | noun | Fodder for cattle, especially straw or coarse hay. |
| stowed | imp. & past participle | of Stow |
| stowce | noun | A windlass., A wooden landmark, to indicate possession of mining land. |
| stowre | adjective | See Stour, a., See Stour, n. |
| straik | noun | A strake. |
| strain | noun | Race; stock; generation; descent; family., Hereditary character, quality, or disposition., Rank; a sort., To draw with force; to extend with great effort; to stretch; as, to strain a rope; to strain the shrouds of a ship; to strain the cords of a musical instrument., To act upon, in any way, so as to cause change of form or volume, as forces on a beam to bend it., To exert to the utmost; to ply vigorously., To stretch beyond its proper limit; to do violence to, in the matter of intent or meaning; as, to strain the law in order to convict an accused person., To injure by drawing, stretching, or the exertion of force; as, the gale strained the timbers of the ship., To injure in the muscles or joints by causing to make too strong an effort; to harm by overexertion; to sprain; as, to strain a horse by overloading; to strain the wrist; to strain a muscle., To squeeze; to press closely., To make uneasy or unnatural; to produce with apparent effort; to force; to constrain., To urge with importunity; to press; as, to strain a petition or invitation., To press, or cause to pass, through a strainer, as through a screen, a cloth, or some porous substance; to purify, or separate from extraneous or solid matter, by filtration; to filter; as, to strain milk through cloth., To make violent efforts., To percolate; to be filtered; as, water straining through a sandy soil., The act of straining, or the state of being strained., A violent effort; an excessive and hurtful exertion or tension, as of the muscles; as, he lifted the weight with a strain; the strain upon a ship’s rigging in a gale; also, the hurt or injury resulting; a sprain., A change of form or dimensions of a solid or liquid mass, produced by a stress., A portion of music divided off by a double bar; a complete musical period or sentence; a movement, or any rounded subdivision of a movement., Any sustained note or movement; a song; a distinct portion of an ode or other poem; also, the pervading note, or burden, of a song, poem, oration, book, etc.; theme; motive; manner; style; also, a course of action or conduct; as, he spoke in a noble strain; there was a strain of woe in his story; a strain of trickery appears in his career., Turn; tendency; inborn disposition. Cf. 1st Strain. |
| strait | adjective | A variant of Straight., Narrow; not broad., Tight; close; closely fitting., Close; intimate; near; familiar., Strict; scrupulous; rigorous., Difficult; distressful; straited., Parsimonious; niggargly; mean., Strictly; rigorously., A narrow pass or passage., A (comparatively) narrow passageway connecting two large bodies of water; — often in the plural; as, the strait, or straits, of Gibraltar; the straits of Magellan; the strait, or straits, of Mackinaw., A neck of land; an isthmus., Fig.: A condition of narrowness or restriction; doubt; distress; difficulty; poverty; perplexity; — sometimes in the plural; as, reduced to great straits., To put to difficulties. |
| strake | imp. of Strike., A streak., An iron band by which the fellies of a wheel are secured to each other, being not continuous, as the tire is, but made up of separate pieces., One breadth of planks or plates forming a continuous range on the bottom or sides of a vessel, reaching from the stem to the stern; a streak., A trough for washing broken ore, gravel, or sand; a launder. | |
| strale | noun | Pupil of the eye. |
| strand | noun | One of the twists, or strings, as of fibers, wires, etc., of which a rope is composed., To break a strand of (a rope)., The shore, especially the beach of a sea, ocean, or large lake; rarely, the margin of a navigable river., To drive on a strand; hence, to run aground; as, to strand a ship., To drift, or be driven, on shore to run aground; as, the ship stranded at high water. |
| strang | adjective | Strong. |
| strany | noun | The guillemot. |
| strass | noun | A brilliant glass, used in the manufacture of artificial paste gems, which consists essentially of a complex borosilicate of lead and potassium. Cf. Glass. |
| strata | noun | pl. of Stratum., of Stratum |
| strath | noun | A valley of considerable size, through which a river runs; a valley bottom; — often used in composition with the name of the river; as, Strath Spey, Strathdon, Strathmore. |
| strawy | adjective | Of or pertaining to straw; made of, or resembling, straw. |
| streak | verb t. | To stretch; to extend; hence, to lay out, as a dead body., A line or long mark of a different color from the ground; a stripe; a vein., A strake., The fine powder or mark yielded by a mineral when scratched or rubbed against a harder surface, the color of which is sometimes a distinguishing character., The rung or round of a ladder., To form streaks or stripes in or on; to stripe; to variegate with lines of a different color, or of different colors., With it as an object: To run swiftly. |
| stream | noun | A current of water or other fluid; a liquid flowing continuously in a line or course, either on the earth, as a river, brook, etc., or from a vessel, reservoir, or fountain; specifically, any course of running water; as, many streams are blended in the Mississippi; gas and steam came from the earth in streams; a stream of molten lead from a furnace; a stream of lava from a volcano., A beam or ray of light., Anything issuing or moving with continued succession of parts; as, a stream of words; a stream of sand., A continued current or course; as, a stream of weather., Current; drift; tendency; series of tending or moving causes; as, the stream of opinions or manners., To issue or flow in a stream; to flow freely or in a current, as a fluid or whatever is likened to fluids; as, tears streamed from her eyes., To pour out, or emit, a stream or streams., To issue in a stream of light; to radiate., To extend; to stretch out with a wavy motion; to float in the wind; as, a flag streams in the wind., To send forth in a current or stream; to cause to flow; to pour; as, his eyes streamed tears., To mark with colors or embroidery in long tracts., To unfurl. |
| streek | verb t. | To stretch; also, to lay out, as a dead body. See Streak. |
| streel | verb i. | To trail along; to saunter or be drawn along, carelessly, swaying in a kind of zigzag motion. |
| streen | noun | See Strene. |
| street | adjective | Originally, a paved way or road; a public highway; now commonly, a thoroughfare in a city or village, bordered by dwellings or business houses. |
| strein | verb t. | To strain. |
| streit | adjective | Drawn., Close; narrow; strict. |
| strene | noun | Race; offspring; stock; breed; strain. |
| stress | noun | Distress., Pressure, strain; — used chiefly of immaterial things; except in mechanics; hence, urgency; importance; weight; significance., The force, or combination of forces, which produces a strain; force exerted in any direction or manner between contiguous bodies, or parts of bodies, and taking specific names according to its direction, or mode of action, as thrust or pressure, pull or tension, shear or tangential stress., Force of utterance expended upon words or syllables. Stress is in English the chief element in accent and is one of the most important in emphasis. See Guide to pronunciation, // 31-35., Distress; the act of distraining; also, the thing distrained., To press; to urge; to distress; to put to difficulties., To subject to stress, pressure, or strain. |
| strewn | past participle | of Strew, p. p. of Strew. |
| striae | plural | of Stria |
| strich | noun | An owl. |
| strick | noun | A bunch of hackled flax prepared for drawing into slivers. |
| strict | adjective | Strained; drawn close; tight; as, a strict embrace; a strict ligature., Tense; not relaxed; as, a strict fiber., Exact; accurate; precise; rigorously nice; as, to keep strict watch; to pay strict attention., Governed or governing by exact rules; observing exact rules; severe; rigorous; as, very strict in observing the Sabbath., Rigidly; interpreted; exactly limited; confined; restricted; as, to understand words in a strict sense., Upright, or straight and narrow; — said of the shape of the plants or their flower clusters. |
| strode | imp. | of Stride, See Strude., imp. of Stride. |
| stride | verb t. | To walk with long steps, especially in a measured or pompous manner., To stand with the legs wide apart; to straddle., To pass over at a step; to step over., To straddle; to bestride., The act of stridding; a long step; the space measured by a long step; as, a masculine stride. |
| strife | noun | The act of striving; earnest endeavor., Exertion or contention for superiority; contest of emulation, either by intellectual or physical efforts., Altercation; violent contention; fight; battle., That which is contended against; occasion of contest. |
| struck | imp. | of Strike, of Strike, imp. & p. p. of Strike. |
| strike | verb t. | To touch or hit with some force, either with the hand or with an instrument; to smite; to give a blow to, either with the hand or with any instrument or missile., To come in collision with; to strike against; as, a bullet struck him; the wave struck the boat amidships; the ship struck a reef., To give, as a blow; to impel, as with a blow; to give a force to; to dash; to cast., To stamp or impress with a stroke; to coin; as, to strike coin from metal: to strike dollars at the mint., To thrust in; to cause to enter or penetrate; to set in the earth; as, a tree strikes its roots deep., To punish; to afflict; to smite., To cause to sound by one or more beats; to indicate or notify by audible strokes; as, the clock strikes twelve; the drums strike up a march., To lower; to let or take down; to remove; as, to strike sail; to strike a flag or an ensign, as in token of surrender; to strike a yard or a topmast in a gale; to strike a tent; to strike the centering of an arch., To make a sudden impression upon, as by a blow; to affect sensibly with some strong emotion; as, to strike the mind, with surprise; to strike one with wonder, alarm, dread, or horror., To affect in some particular manner by a sudden impression or impulse; as, the plan proposed strikes me favorably; to strike one dead or blind., To cause or produce by a stroke, or suddenly, as by a stroke; as, to strike a light., To cause to ignite; as, to strike a match., To make and ratify; as, to strike a bargain., To take forcibly or fraudulently; as, to strike money., To level, as a measure of grain, salt, or the like, by scraping off with a straight instrument what is above the level of the top., To cut off, as a mortar joint, even with the face of the wall, or inward at a slight angle., To hit upon, or light upon, suddenly; as, my eye struck a strange word; they soon struck the trail., To borrow money of; to make a demand upon; as, he struck a friend for five dollars., To lade into a cooler, as a liquor., To stroke or pass lightly; to wave., To advance; to cause to go forward; — used only in past participle., To move; to advance; to proceed; to take a course; as, to strike into the fields., To deliver a quick blow or thrust; to give blows., To hit; to collide; to dush; to clash; as, a hammer strikes against the bell of a clock., To sound by percussion, with blows, or as with blows; to be struck; as, the clock strikes., To make an attack; to aim a blow., To touch; to act by appulse., To run upon a rock or bank; to be stranded; as, the ship struck in the night., To pass with a quick or strong effect; to dart; to penetrate., To break forth; to commence suddenly; — with into; as, to strike into reputation; to strike into a run., To lower a flag, or colors, in token of respect, or to signify a surrender of a ship to an enemy., To quit work in order to compel an increase, or prevent a reduction, of wages., To become attached to something; — said of the spat of oysters., To steal money., The act of striking., An instrument with a straight edge for leveling a measure of grain, salt, and the like, scraping off what is above the level of the top; a strickle., A bushel; four pecks., An old measure of four bushels., Fullness of measure; hence, excellence of quality., An iron pale or standard in a gate or fence., The act of quitting work; specifically, such an act by a body of workmen, done as a means of enforcing compliance with demands made on their employer., A puddler’s stirrer., The horizontal direction of the outcropping edges of tilted rocks; or, the direction of a horizontal line supposed to be drawn on the surface of a tilted stratum. It is at right angles to the dip., The extortion of money, or the attempt to extort money, by threat of injury; blackmailing. |
| string | noun | A small cord, a line, a twine, or a slender strip of leather, or other substance, used for binding together, fastening, or tying things; a cord, larger than a thread and smaller than a rope; as, a shoe string; a bonnet string; a silken string., A thread or cord on which a number of objects or parts are strung or arranged in close and orderly succession; hence, a line or series of things arranged on a thread, or as if so arranged; a succession; a concatenation; a chain; as, a string of shells or beads; a string of dried apples; a string of houses; a string of arguments., A strip, as of leather, by which the covers of a book are held together., The cord of a musical instrument, as of a piano, harp, or violin; specifically (pl.), the stringed instruments of an orchestra, in distinction from the wind instruments; as, the strings took up the theme., The line or cord of a bow., A fiber, as of a plant; a little, fibrous root., A nerve or tendon of an animal body., An inside range of ceiling planks, corresponding to the sheer strake on the outside and bolted to it., The tough fibrous substance that unites the valves of the pericap of leguminous plants, and which is readily pulled off; as, the strings of beans., A small, filamentous ramification of a metallic vein., Same as Stringcourse., The points made in a game., To furnish with strings; as, to string a violin., To put in tune the strings of, as a stringed instrument, in order to play upon it., To put on a string; to file; as, to string beads., To make tense; to strengthen., To deprive of strings; to strip the strings from; as, to string beans. See String, n., 9. |
| strung | imp. | of String, of String, imp. & p. p. of String. |
| stripe | noun | A line, or long, narrow division of anything of a different color or structure from the ground; hence, any linear variation of color or structure; as, a stripe, or streak, of red on a green ground; a raised stripe., A pattern produced by arranging the warp threads in sets of alternating colors, or in sets presenting some other contrast of appearance., A strip, or long, narrow piece attached to something of a different color; as, a red or blue stripe sewed upon a garment., A stroke or blow made with a whip, rod, scourge, or the like, such as usually leaves a mark., A long, narrow discoloration of the skin made by the blow of a lash, rod, or the like., Color indicating a party or faction; hence, distinguishing characteristic; sign; likeness; sort; as, persons of the same political stripe., The chevron on the coat of a noncommissioned officer., To make stripes upon; to form with lines of different colors or textures; to variegate with stripes., To strike; to lash. |
| strove | imp. | of Strive, of Strive, imp. of Strive. |
| strive | verb i. | To make efforts; to use exertions; to endeavor with earnestness; to labor hard., To struggle in opposition; to be in contention or dispute; to contend; to contest; — followed by against or with before the person or thing opposed; as, strive against temptation; strive for the truth., To vie; to compete; to be a rival., An effort; a striving., Strife; contention. |
| stroam | verb i. | To wander about idly and vacantly., To take long strides in walking. |
| stroke | imp. | Struck., The act of striking; a blow; a hit; a knock; esp., a violent or hostile attack made with the arm or hand, or with an instrument or weapon., The result of effect of a striking; injury or affliction; soreness., The striking of the clock to tell the hour., A gentle, caressing touch or movement upon something; a stroking., A mark or dash in writing or printing; a line; the touch of a pen or pencil; as, an up stroke; a firm stroke., Hence, by extension, an addition or amandment to a written composition; a touch; as, to give some finishing strokes to an essay., A sudden attack of disease; especially, a fatal attack; a severe disaster; any affliction or calamity, especially a sudden one; as, a stroke of apoplexy; the stroke of death., A throb or beat, as of the heart., One of a series of beats or movements against a resisting medium, by means of which movement through or upon it is accomplished; as, the stroke of a bird’s wing in flying, or an oar in rowing, of a skater, swimmer, etc., The rate of succession of stroke; as, a quick stroke., The oar nearest the stern of a boat, by which the other oars are guided; — called also stroke oar., The rower who pulls the stroke oar; the strokesman., A powerful or sudden effort by which something is done, produced, or accomplished; also, something done or accomplished by such an effort; as, a stroke of genius; a stroke of business; a master stroke of policy., The movement, in either direction, of the piston plunger, piston rod, crosshead, etc., as of a steam engine or a pump, in which these parts have a reciprocating motion; as, the forward stroke of a piston; also, the entire distance passed through, as by a piston, in such a movement; as, the piston is at half stroke., Power; influence., Appetite., To strike., To rib gently in one direction; especially, to pass the hand gently over by way of expressing kindness or tenderness; to caress; to soothe., To make smooth by rubbing., To give a finely fluted surface to., To row the stroke oar of; as, to stroke a boat. |
| stroll | verb i. | To wander on foot; to ramble idly or leisurely; to rove., A wandering on foot; an idle and leisurely walk; a ramble. |
| stroma | noun | The connective tissue or supporting framework of an organ; as, the stroma of the kidney., The spongy, colorless framework of a red blood corpuscle or other cell., A layer or mass of cellular tissue, especially that part of the thallus of certain fungi which incloses the perithecia. |
| stromb | noun | Any marine univalve mollusk of the genus Strombus and allied genera. See Conch, and Strombus. |
| strond | noun | Strand; beach. |
| strong | superl. | Having active physical power, or great physical power to act; having a power of exerting great bodily force; vigorous., Having passive physical power; having ability to bear or endure; firm; hale; sound; robust; as, a strong constitution; strong health., Solid; tough; not easily broken or injured; able to withstand violence; able to sustain attacks; not easily subdued or taken; as, a strong beam; a strong rock; a strong fortress or town., Having great military or naval force; powerful; as, a strong army or fleet; a nation strong at sea., Having great wealth, means, or resources; as, a strong house, or company of merchants., Reaching a certain degree or limit in respect to strength or numbers; as, an army ten thousand strong., Moving with rapidity or force; violent; forcible; impetuous; as, a strong current of water or wind; the wind was strong from the northeast; a strong tide., Adapted to make a deep or effectual impression on the mind or imagination; striking or superior of the kind; powerful; forcible; cogent; as, a strong argument; strong reasons; strong evidence; a strong example; strong language., Ardent; eager; zealous; earnestly engaged; as, a strong partisan; a strong Whig or Tory., Having virtues of great efficacy; or, having a particular quality in a great degree; as, a strong powder or tincture; a strong decoction; strong tea or coffee., Full of spirit; containing a large proportion of alcohol; intoxicating; as, strong liquors., Affecting any sense powerfully; as, strong light, colors, etc.; a strong flavor of onions; a strong scent., Solid; nourishing; as, strong meat., Well established; firm; not easily overthrown or altered; as, a strong custom; a strong belief., Violent; vehement; earnest; ardent., Having great force, vigor, power, or the like, as the mind, intellect, or any faculty; as, a man of a strong mind, memory, judgment, or imagination., Vigorous; effective; forcible; powerful., Tending to higher prices; rising; as, a strong market., Pertaining to, or designating, a verb which forms its preterit (imperfect) by a variation in the root vowel, and the past participle (usually) by the addition of -en (with or without a change of the root vowel); as in the verbs strive, strove, striven; break, broke, broken; drink, drank, drunk. Opposed to weak, or regular. See Weak., Applied to forms in Anglo-Saxon, etc., which retain the old declensional endings. In the Teutonic languages the vowel stems have held the original endings most firmly, and are called strong; the stems in -n are called weak other constant stems conform, or are irregular. |
| strook | imp. of Strike., A stroke. | |
| stroot | verb i. | To swell out; to strut. |
| stroud | noun | A kind of coarse blanket or garment used by the North American Indians. |
| strout | verb i. | To swell; to puff out; to project., To cause to project or swell out; to enlarge affectedly; to strut. |
| strown | past participle | of Strow, p. p. of Strow. |
| strowl | verb i. | To stroll. |
| strude | noun | A stock of breeding mares. |
| strull | noun | A bar so placed as to resist weight. |
| struma | noun | Scrofula., A cushionlike swelling on any organ; especially, that at the base of the capsule in many mosses. |
| strunt | noun | Spirituous liquor. |
| struse | noun | A Russian river craft used for transporting freight. |
| stubby | adjective | Abounding with stubs., Short and thick; short and strong, as bristles. |
| stucco | noun | Plaster of any kind used as a coating for walls, especially, a fine plaster, composed of lime or gypsum with sand and pounded marble, used for internal decorations and fine work., Work made of stucco; stuccowork., To overlay or decorate with stucco, or fine plaster. |
| studio | noun | The working room of an artist. |
| stuffy | adjective | Stout; mettlesome; resolute., Angry and obstinate; sulky., Ill-ventilated; close. |
| stulty | adjective | Foolish; silly. |
| stumpy | adjective | Full of stumps; hard; strong., Short and thick; stubby. |
| stuped | imp. & past participle | of Stupe |
| stupid | adjective | Very dull; insensible; senseless; wanting in understanding; heavy; sluggish; in a state of stupor; — said of persons., Resulting from, or evincing, stupidity; formed without skill or genius; dull; heavy; — said of things. |
| stupor | noun | Great diminution or suspension of sensibility; suppression of sense or feeling; lethargy., Intellectual insensibility; moral stupidity; heedlessness or inattention to one’s interests. |
| sturdy | superl. | Foolishly obstinate or resolute; stubborn; unrelenting; unfeeling; stern., Resolute, in a good sense; or firm, unyielding quality; as, a man of sturdy piety or patriotism., Characterized by physical strength or force; strong; lusty; violent; as, a sturdy lout., Stiff; stout; strong; as, a sturdy oak., A disease in sheep and cattle, marked by great nervousness, or by dullness and stupor. |
| stying | present participle & vb. noun | of Sty |
| stylar | adjective | See Stilar. |
| styled | imp. & past participle | of Style |
| stylet | noun | A small poniard; a stiletto., An instrument for examining wounds and fistulas, and for passing setons, and the like; a probe, — called also specillum., A stiff wire, inserted in catheters or other tubular instruments to maintain their shape and prevent clogging., Any small, more or less rigid, bristlelike organ; as, the caudal stylets of certain insects; the ventral stylets of certain Infusoria. |
| stylo- | A combining form used in anatomy to indicate connection with, or relation to, the styloid process of the temporal bone; as, stylohyal, stylomastoid, stylomaxillary. | |
| stylus | noun | An instrument for writing. See Style, n., 1., That needle-shaped part at the tip of the playing arm of phonograph which sits in the groove of a phonograph record while it is turning, to detect the undulations in the phonograph groove and convert them into vibrations which are transmitted to a system (since 1920 electronic) which converts the signal into sound; also called needle. The stylus is frequently composed of metal or diamond., The needle-like device used to cut the grooves which record the sound on the original disc during recording of a phonograph record., A pen-shaped pointing device used to specify the cursor position on a graphics tablet. |
| styrax | noun | A genus of shrubs and trees, mostly American or Asiatic, abounding in resinous and aromatic substances. Styrax officinalis yields storax, and S. Benzoin yields benzoin., Same as Storax. |
| styrol | noun | See Styrolene. |
| styryl | noun | A hypothetical radical found in certain derivatives of styrolene and cinnamic acid; — called also cinnyl, or cinnamyl. |
| stythe | noun | Choke damp. |
| stythy | noun & verb | See Stithy. |
| suable | adjective | Capable of being sued; subject by law to be called to answer in court. |
| subact | verb t. | To reduce; to subdue. |
| subash | noun | A province; a government, as of a viceroy; also, a subahdar. |
| subaid | verb t. | To aid secretly; to assist in a private manner, or indirectly. |
| subaud | verb t. | To understand or supply in an ellipsis. |
| subdue | verb t. | To bring under; to conquer by force or the exertion of superior power, and bring into permanent subjection; to reduce under dominion; to vanquish., To overpower so as to disable from further resistance; to crush., To destroy the force of; to overcome; as, medicines subdue a fever., To render submissive; to bring under command; to reduce to mildness or obedience; to tame; as, to subdue a stubborn child; to subdue the temper or passions., To overcome, as by persuasion or other mild means; as, to subdue opposition by argument or entreaties., To reduce to tenderness; to melt; to soften; as, to subdue ferocity by tears., To make mellow; to break, as land; also, to destroy, as weeds., To reduce the intensity or degree of; to tone down; to soften; as, to subdue the brilliancy of colors. |
| subito | adverb | In haste; quickly; rapidly. |
| sublet | imp. & past participle | of Sublet, To underlet; to lease, as when a lessee leases to another person. |
| submit | verb t. | To let down; to lower., To put or place under., To yield, resign, or surrender to power, will, or authority; — often with the reflexive pronoun., To leave or commit to the discretion or judgment of another or others; to refer; as, to submit a controversy to arbitrators; to submit a question to the court; — often followed by a dependent proposition as the object., To yield one’s person to the power of another; to give up resistance; to surrender., To yield one’s opinion to the opinion of authority of another; to be subject; to acquiesce., To be submissive or resigned; to yield without murmuring. |
| subnex | verb t. | To subjoin; to subnect. |
| suborn | verb t. | To procure or cause to take a false oath amounting to perjury, such oath being actually taken., To procure privately, or by collusion; to procure by indirect means; to incite secretly; to instigate. |
| subtle | superl. | Sly in design; artful; cunning; insinuating; subtile; — applied to persons; as, a subtle foe., Cunningly devised; crafty; treacherous; as, a subtle stratagem., Characterized by refinement and niceness in drawing distinctions; nicely discriminating; — said of persons; as, a subtle logician; refined; tenuous; sinuous; insinuating; hence, penetrative or pervasive; — said of the mind; its faculties, or its operations; as, a subtle intellect; a subtle imagination; a subtle process of thought; also, difficult of apprehension; elusive., Smooth and deceptive. |
| subtly | adverb | In a subtle manner; slyly; artfully; cunningly., Nicely; delicately., Deceitfully; delusively. |
| suburb | noun | An outlying part of a city or town; a smaller place immediately adjacent to a city; in the plural, the region which is on the confines of any city or large town; as, a house stands in the suburbs; a garden situated in the suburbs of Paris., Hence, the confines; the outer part; the environment. |
| subway | noun | An underground way or gallery; especially, a passage under a street, in which water mains, gas mains, telegraph wires, etc., are conducted. |
| succor | verb t. | To run to, or run to support; hence, to help or relieve when in difficulty, want, or distress; to assist and deliver from suffering; to relieve; as, to succor a besieged city., Aid; help; assistance; esp., assistance that relieves and delivers from difficulty, want, or distress., The person or thing that brings relief. |
| succus | noun | The expressed juice of a plant, for medicinal use. |
| sucked | imp. & past participle | of Suck |
| sucken | noun | The jurisdiction of a mill, or that extent of ground astricted to it, the tenants of which are bound to bring their grain thither to be ground. |
| sucker | noun | One who, or that which, sucks; esp., one of the organs by which certain animals, as the octopus and remora, adhere to other bodies., A suckling; a sucking animal., The embolus, or bucket, of a pump; also, the valve of a pump basket., A pipe through which anything is drawn., A small piece of leather, usually round, having a string attached to the center, which, when saturated with water and pressed upon a stone or other body having a smooth surface, adheres, by reason of the atmospheric pressure, with such force as to enable a considerable weight to be thus lifted by the string; — used by children as a plaything., A shoot from the roots or lower part of the stem of a plant; — so called, perhaps, from diverting nourishment from the body of the plant., Any one of numerous species of North American fresh-water cyprinoid fishes of the family Catostomidae; so called because the lips are protrusile. The flesh is coarse, and they are of little value as food. The most common species of the Eastern United States are the northern sucker (Catostomus Commersoni), the white sucker (C. teres), the hog sucker (C. nigricans), and the chub, or sweet sucker (Erimyzon sucetta). Some of the large Western species are called buffalo fish, red horse, black horse, and suckerel., The remora., The lumpfish., The hagfish, or myxine., A California food fish (Menticirrus undulatus) closely allied to the kingfish (a); — called also bagre., A parasite; a sponger. See def. 6, above., A hard drinker; a soaker., A greenhorn; one easily gulled., A nickname applied to a native of Illinois., To strip off the suckers or shoots from; to deprive of suckers; as, to sucker maize., To form suckers; as, corn suckers abundantly. |
| sucket | verb t. | A sweetmeat; a dainty morsel. |
| suckle | noun | A teat., To give suck to; to nurse at the breast., To nurse; to suck. |
| sudary | noun | A napkin or handkerchief. |
| sudden | adjective | Happening without previous notice or with very brief notice; coming unexpectedly, or without the common preparation; immediate; instant; speedy., Hastly prepared or employed; quick; rapid., Hasty; violent; rash; precipitate., Suddenly; unexpectedly., An unexpected occurrence; a surprise. |
| suffer | verb t. | To feel, or endure, with pain, annoyance, etc.; to submit to with distress or grief; to undergo; as, to suffer pain of body, or grief of mind., To endure or undergo without sinking; to support; to sustain; to bear up under., To undergo; to be affected by; to sustain; to experience; as, most substances suffer a change when long exposed to air and moisture; to suffer loss or damage., To allow; to permit; not to forbid or hinder; to tolerate., To feel or undergo pain of body or mind; to bear what is inconvenient; as, we suffer from pain, sickness, or sorrow; we suffer with anxiety., To undergo punishment; specifically, to undergo the penalty of death., To be injured; to sustain loss or damage. |
| suffix | noun | A letter, letters, syllable, or syllables added or appended to the end of a word or a root to modify the meaning; a postfix., A subscript mark, number, or letter. See Subscript, a., To add or annex to the end, as a letter or syllable to a word; to append. |
| sufism | noun | A refined mysticism among certain classes of Mohammedans, particularly in Persia, who hold to a kind of pantheism and practice extreme asceticism in their lives. |
| sugary | adjective | Resembling or containing sugar; tasting of sugar; sweet., Fond of sugar or sweet things; as, a sugary palate. |
| suggil | verb t. | To defame. |
| suited | imp. & past participle | of Suit |
| suitor | noun | One who sues, petitions, or entreats; a petitioner; an applicant., Especially, one who solicits a woman in marriage; a wooer; a lover., One who sues or prosecutes a demand in court; a party to a suit, as a plaintiff, petitioner, etc., One who attends a court as plaintiff, defendant, petitioner, appellant, witness, juror, or the like. |
| sulcus | noun | A furrow; a groove; a fissure. |
| sulker | noun | One who sulks. |
| sullen | adjective | Lonely; solitary; desolate., Gloomy; dismal; foreboding., Mischievous; malignant; unpropitious., Gloomily angry and silent; cross; sour; affected with ill humor; morose., Obstinate; intractable., Heavy; dull; sluggish., One who is solitary, or lives alone; a hermit., Sullen feelings or manners; sulks; moroseness; as, to have the sullens., To make sullen or sluggish. |
| sultan | noun | A ruler, or sovereign, of a Mohammedan state; specifically, the ruler of the Turks; the Padishah, or Grand Seignior; — officially so called. |
| sultry | superl. | Very hot, burning, and oppressive; as, Libya’s sultry deserts., Very hot and moist, or hot, close, stagnant, and oppressive, as air. |
| summed | imp. & past participle | of Sum |
| sumach | noun | Any plant of the genus Rhus, shrubs or small trees with usually compound leaves and clusters of small flowers. Some of the species are used in tanning, some in dyeing, and some in medicine. One, the Japanese Rhus vernicifera, yields the celebrated Japan varnish, or lacquer., The powdered leaves, peduncles, and young branches of certain species of the sumac plant, used in tanning and dyeing. |
| sumbul | noun | The musky root of an Asiatic umbelliferous plant, Ferula Sumbul. It is used in medicine as a stimulant. |
| summer | verb | One who sums; one who casts up an account., A large stone or beam placed horizontally on columns, piers, posts, or the like, serving for various uses. Specifically: (a) The lintel of a door or window. (b) The commencement of a cross vault. (c) A central floor timber, as a girder, or a piece reaching from a wall to a girder. Called also summertree., The season of the year in which the sun shines most directly upon any region; the warmest period of the year., To pass the summer; to spend the warm season; as, to summer in Switzerland., To keep or carry through the summer; to feed during the summer; as, to summer stock. |
| summit | noun | The top; the highest point., The highest degree; the utmost elevation; the acme; as, the summit of human fame., The most elevated part of a bivalve shell, or the part in which the hinge is situated. |
| summon | verb t. | To call, bid, or cite; to notify to come to appear; — often with up., To give notice to, or command to appear, as in court; to cite by authority; as, to summon witnesses., To call upon to surrender, as a fort. |
| sumner | noun | A summoner. |
| sumoom | noun | See Simoom. |
| sunned | imp. & past participle | of Sun |
| sunbow | noun | A rainbow; an iris. |
| sunday | noun | The first day of the week, — consecrated among Christians to rest from secular employments, and to religious worship; the Christian Sabbath; the Lord’s Day., Belonging to the Christian Sabbath. |
| sunder | verb t. | To disunite in almost any manner, either by rending, cutting, or breaking; to part; to put or keep apart; to separate; to divide; to sever; as, to sunder a rope; to sunder a limb; to sunder friends., To part; to separate., A separation into parts; a division or severance., To expose to the sun and wind. |
| sundew | noun | Any plant of the genus Drosera, low bog plants whose leaves are beset with pediceled glands which secrete a viscid fluid that glitters like dewdrops and attracts and detains insects. After an insect is caught, the glands curve inward like tentacles and the leaf digests it. Called also lustwort. |
| sundog | noun | A luminous spot occasionally seen a few degrees from the sun, supposed to be formed by the intersection of two or more halos, or in a manner similar to that of halos. |
| sundry | verb t. | Several; divers; more than one or two; various., Separate; diverse. |
| sunlit | adjective | Lighted by the sun. |
| sunnud | noun | A charter or warrant; also, a deed of gift. |
| sunset | noun | Alt. of Sunsetting |
| supped | imp. & past participle | of Sup |
| supawn | noun | Boiled Indian meal; hasty pudding; mush. |
| super- | A prefix signifying above, over, beyond, and hence often denoting in a superior position, in excess, over and above, in addition, exceedingly; as in superimpose, supersede, supernatural, superabundance., A prefix formerly much used to denote that the ingredient to the name of which it was prefixed was present in a large, or unusually large, proportion as compared with the other ingredients; as in calcium superphosphate. It has been superseded by per-, bi-, di-, acid, etc. (as peroxide, bicarbonate, disulphide, and acid sulphate), which retain the old meanings of super-, but with sharper definition. Cf. Acid, a., Bi-, Di-, and Per-. | |
| superb | adjective | Grand; magnificent; august; stately; as, a superb edifice; a superb colonnade., Rich; elegant; as, superb furniture or decorations., Showy; excellent; grand; as, a superb exhibition. |
| supine | adjective | Lying on the back, or with the face upward; — opposed to prone., Leaning backward, or inclining with exposure to the sun; sloping; inclined., Negligent; heedless; indolent; listless., A verbal noun; or (according to C.F.Becker), a case of the infinitive mood ending in -um and -u, that in -um being sometimes called the former supine, and that in -u the latter supine. |
| supper | noun | A meal taken at the close of the day; the evening meal., To take supper; to sup., To supply with supper. |
| supple | adjective | Pliant; flexible; easily bent; as, supple joints; supple fingers., Yielding compliant; not obstinate; submissive to guidance; as, a supple horse., Bending to the humor of others; flattering; fawning; obsequious., To make soft and pliant; to render flexible; as, to supple leather., To make compliant, submissive, or obedient., To become soft and pliant. |
| supply | verb t. | To fill up, or keep full; to furnish with what is wanted; to afford, or furnish with, a sufficiency; as, rivers are supplied by smaller streams; an aqueduct supplies an artificial lake; — often followed by with before the thing furnished; as, to supply a furnace with fuel; to supply soldiers with ammunition., To serve instead of; to take the place of., To fill temporarily; to serve as substitute for another in, as a vacant place or office; to occupy; to have possession of; as, to supply a pulpit., To give; to bring or furnish; to provide; as, to supply money for the war., The act of supplying; supplial., That which supplies a want; sufficiency of things for use or want., Auxiliary troops or reenforcements., The food, and the like, which meets the daily necessities of an army or other large body of men; store; — used chiefly in the plural; as, the army was discontented for lack of supplies., An amount of money provided, as by Parliament or Congress, to meet the annual national expenditures; generally in the plural; as, to vote supplies., A person who fills a place for a time; one who supplies the place of another; a substitute; esp., a clergyman who supplies a vacant pulpit., Serving to contain, deliver, or regulate a supply of anything; as, a supply tank or valve. |
| surbed | verb t. | To set edgewise, as a stone; that is, to set it in a position different from that which it had in the quarry. |
| surbet | verb t. | Same as Surbate., Surbated; bruised. |
| surcle | noun | A little shoot; a twig; a sucker. |
| surdal | adjective | Same as Surd, a., 3. |
| surely | adverb | In a sure or certain manner; certainly; infallibly; undoubtedly; assuredly., Without danger; firmly; steadly; securely. |
| surety | noun | The state of being sure; certainty; security., That which makes sure; that which confirms; ground of confidence or security., Security against loss or damage; security for payment, or for the performance of some act., One who is bound with and for another who is primarily liable, and who is called the principal; one who engages to answer for another’s appearance in court, or for his payment of a debt, or for performance of some act; a bondsman; a bail., Hence, a substitute; a hostage., Evidence; confirmation; warrant., To act as surety for. |
| surfel | verb t. | Alt. of Surfle |
| surfle | verb t. | To wash, as the face, with a cosmetic water, said by some to be prepared from the sulphur. |
| surfer | noun | The surf duck. |
| surmen | plural | of Surfman |
| surged | imp. & past participle | of Surge |
| surrey | noun | A four-wheeled pleasure carriage, (commonly two-seated) somewhat like a phaeton, but having a straight bottom. |
| surtax | noun | An additional or extra tax., To impose an additional tax on. |
| survey | verb t. | To inspect, or take a view of; to view with attention, as from a high place; to overlook; as, to stand on a hill, and survey the surrounding country., To view with a scrutinizing eye; to examine., To examine with reference to condition, situation, value, etc.; to examine and ascertain the state of; as, to survey a building in order to determine its value and exposure to loss by fire., To determine the form, extent, position, etc., of, as a tract of land, a coast, harbor, or the like, by means of linear and angular measurments, and the application of the principles of geometry and trigonometry; as, to survey land or a coast., To examine and ascertain, as the boundaries and royalties of a manor, the tenure of the tenants, and the rent and value of the same., The act of surveying; a general view, as from above., A particular view; an examination, especially an official examination, of all the parts or particulars of a thing, with a design to ascertain the condition, quantity, or quality; as, a survey of the stores of a ship; a survey of roads and bridges; a survey of buildings., The operation of finding the contour, dimensions, position, or other particulars of, as any part of the earth’s surface, whether land or water; also, a measured plan and description of any portion of country, or of a road or line through it. |
| suslik | noun | A ground squirrel (Spermophilus citillus) of Europe and Asia. It has large cheek pouches. |
| suster | noun | Alt. of Sustre |
| sustre | noun | Sister. |
| sutile | adjective | Done by stitching. |
| sutler | noun | A person who follows an army, and sells to the troops provisions, liquors, and the like. |
| sutras | plural | of Sutra |
| suttee | noun | A Hindoo widow who immolates herself, or is immolated, on the funeral pile of her husband; — so called because this act of self-immolation is regarded as envincing excellence of wifely character., The act of burning a widow on the funeral pile of her husband. |
| suttle | noun | The weight when the tare has been deducted, and tret is yet to be allowed., To act as sutler; to supply provisions and other articles to troops. |
| suture | noun | The act of sewing; also, the line along which two things or parts are sewed together, or are united so as to form a seam, or that which resembles a seam., The uniting of the parts of a wound by stitching., The stitch by which the parts are united., The line of union, or seam, in an immovable articulation, like those between the bones of the skull; also, such an articulation itself; synarthrosis. See Harmonic suture, under Harmonic., The line, or seam, formed by the union of two margins in any part of a plant; as, the ventral suture of a legume., A line resembling a seam; as, the dorsal suture of a legume, which really corresponds to a midrib., The line at which the elytra of a beetle meet and are sometimes confluent., A seam, or impressed line, as between the segments of a crustacean, or between the whorls of a univalve shell. |
| swaged | imp. & past participle | of Swage |
| swaggy | adjective | Inclined to swag; sinking, hanging, or leaning by its weight. |
| swampy | adjective | Consisting of swamp; like a swamp; low, wet, and spongy; as, swampy land. |
| swanky | noun | An active and clever young fellow. |
| swanny | adjective | Swanlike; as, a swanny glossiness of the neck. |
| swardy | adjective | Covered with sward or grass. |
| swarth | adjective | Swart; swarthy., An apparition of a person about to die; a wraith., Sward; short grass., See Swath. |
| swarty | adjective | Swarthy; tawny. |
| swarve | verb i. | To swerve., To climb. |
| swashy | adjective | Soft, like fruit that is too ripe; quashy; swash. |
| swatch | noun | A swath., A piece, pattern, or sample, generally of cloth. |
| swathe | noun | To bind with a swathe, band, bandage, or rollers., A bandage; a band; a swath. |
| swatte | imp. of Sweat. | |
| swayed | imp. & past participle | of Sway, Bent down, and hollow in the back; sway-backed; — said of a horse. |
| sweaty | superl. | Moist with sweat; as, a sweaty skin; a sweaty garment., Consisting of sweat; of the nature of sweat., Causing sweat; hence, laborious; toilsome; difficult. |
| sweeny | noun | An atrophy of the muscles of the shoulder in horses; also, atrophy of any muscle in horses. |
| sweepy | adjective | Moving with a sweeping motion. |
| sweigh | noun | Sway; movement. |
| swelve | verb t. | To swallow. |
| swerve | verb i. | To stray; to wander; to rope., To go out of a straight line; to deflect., To wander from any line prescribed, or from a rule or duty; to depart from what is established by law, duty, custom, or the like; to deviate., To bend; to incline., To climb or move upward by winding or turning., To turn aside. |
| sweven | noun | A vision seen in sleep; a dream. |
| swinck | verb & noun | See Swink. |
| swinge | verb & noun | See Singe., To beat soundly; to whip; to chastise; to punish., To move as a lash; to lash., The sweep of anything in motion; a swinging blow; a swing., Power; sway; influence. |
| swiped | imp. & past participle | of Swipe |
| swiple | noun | That part of a flail which strikes the grain in thrashing; a swingel. |
| switch | noun | A small, flexible twig or rod., A movable part of a rail; or of opposite rails, for transferring cars from one track to another., A separate mass or trees of hair, or of some substance (at jute) made to resemble hair, worn on the head by women., A mechanical device for shifting an electric current to another circuit., To strike with a switch or small flexible rod; to whip., To swing or whisk; as, to switch a cane., To trim, as, a hedge., To turn from one railway track to another; to transfer by a switch; — generally with off, from, etc.; as, to switch off a train; to switch a car from one track to another., To shift to another circuit., To walk with a jerk. |
| swithe | adverb | Instantly; quickly; speedily; rapidly. |
| swivel | adjective | A piece, as a ring or hook, attached to another piece by a pin, in such a manner as to permit rotation about the pin as an axis., A small piece of ordnance, turning on a point or swivel; — called also swivel gun., To swing or turn, as on a pin or pivot. |
| swough | noun | A sound; a groan; a moan; a sough., A swoon. |
| swound | verb & noun | See Swoon, v. & n. |
| swythe | adverb | Quickly. See Swithe. |
| sycite | noun | A nodule of flint, or a pebble, which resembles a fig. |
| sycock | noun | The missel thrush. |
| sylvae | plural | of Sylva |
| sylvan | adjective | Of or pertaining to a sylva; forestlike; hence, rural; rustic., Abounding in forests or in trees; woody., A fabled deity of the wood; a satyr; a faun; sometimes, a rustic., A liquid hydrocarbon obtained together with furfuran (tetrol) by the distillation of pine wood; — called also methyl tetrol, or methyl furfuran. |
| sylvic | adjective | Of, pertaining to, or resembling, pine or its products; specifically, designating an acid called also abeitic acid, which is the chief ingredient of common resin (obtained from Pinus sylvestris, and other species). |
| symarr | noun | See Simar. |
| symbal | noun | See Cimbal. |
| symbol | noun | A visible sign or representation of an idea; anything which suggests an idea or quality, or another thing, as by resemblance or by convention; an emblem; a representation; a type; a figure; as, the lion is the symbol of courage; the lamb is the symbol of meekness or patience., Any character used to represent a quantity, an operation, a relation, or an abbreviation., An abstract or compendium of faith or doctrine; a creed, or a summary of the articles of religion., That which is thrown into a common fund; hence, an appointed or accustomed duty., Share; allotment., An abbreviation standing for the name of an element and consisting of the initial letter of the Latin or New Latin name, or sometimes of the initial letter with a following one; as, C for carbon, Na for sodium (Natrium), Fe for iron (Ferrum), Sn for tin (Stannum), Sb for antimony (Stibium), etc. See the list of names and symbols under Element., To symbolize. |
| syndic | noun | An officer of government, invested with different powers in different countries; a magistrate., An agent of a corporation, or of any body of men engaged in a business enterprise; an advocate or patron; an assignee. |
| synepy | noun | The interjunction, or joining, of words in uttering the clauses of sentences. |
| syntax | noun | Connected system or order; union of things; a number of things jointed together; organism., That part of grammar which treats of the construction of sentences; the due arrangement of words in sentences in their necessary relations, according to established usage in any language. |
| syphon | noun | See Syphon. |
| syriac | adjective | Of or pertaining to Syria, or its language; as, the Syriac version of the Pentateuch., The language of Syria; especially, the ancient language of that country. |
| syrian | adjective | Of or pertaining to Syria; Syriac., A native of Syria. |
| syrinx | noun | A wind instrument made of reeds tied together; — called also pandean pipes., The lower larynx in birds. |
| syrtic | adjective | Of or pertaining to a syrt; resembling syrt, or quicksand. |
| syrtes | plural | of Syrtis |
| syrtis | noun | A quicksand. |
| system | noun | An assemblage of objects arranged in regular subordination, or after some distinct method, usually logical or scientific; a complete whole of objects related by some common law, principle, or end; a complete exhibition of essential principles or facts, arranged in a rational dependence or connection; a regular union of principles or parts forming one entire thing; as, a system of philosophy; a system of government; a system of divinity; a system of botany or chemistry; a military system; the solar system., Hence, the whole scheme of created things regarded as forming one complete plan of whole; the universe., Regular method or order; formal arrangement; plan; as, to have a system in one’s business., The collection of staves which form a full score. See Score, n., An assemblage of parts or organs, either in animal or plant, essential to the performance of some particular function or functions which as a rule are of greater complexity than those manifested by a single organ; as, the capillary system, the muscular system, the digestive system, etc.; hence, the whole body as a functional unity., One of the stellate or irregular clusters of intimately united zooids which are imbedded in, or scattered over, the surface of the common tissue of many compound ascidians. |
| syzygy | noun | The point of an orbit, as of the moon or a planet, at which it is in conjunction or opposition; — commonly used in the plural., The coupling together of different feet; as, in Greek verse, an iambic syzygy., Any one of the segments of an arm of a crinoid composed of two joints so closely united that the line of union is obliterated on the outer, though visible on the inner, side., The immovable union of two joints of a crinoidal arm. |