7 letter word starting with su

Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words
suasion noun The act of persuading; persuasion; as, moral suasion.
suasive adjective Having power to persuade; persuasive; suasory.
suasory adjective Tending to persuade; suasive.
suavify verb t. To make affable or suave.
suavity noun Sweetness to the taste., The quality of being sweet or pleasing to the mind; agreeableness; softness; pleasantness; gentleness; urbanity; as, suavity of manners; suavity of language, conversation, or address.
subacid adjective Moderately acid or sour; as, some plants have subacid juices., A substance moderately acid.
subatom noun A hypothetical component of a chemical atom, on the theory that the elements themselves are complex substances; — called also atomicule.
subdean noun An under dean; the deputy or substitute of a dean.
subdial adjective Of or pertaining to the open air; being under the open sky.
subdual noun Act of subduing.
subduce verb t. Alt. of Subduct
subduct verb t. To withdraw; to take away., To subtract by arithmetical operation; to deduct.
subdued imp. & past participle of Subdue, Conquered; overpowered; crushed; submissive; mild., Not glaring in color; soft in tone.
subduer noun One who, or that which, subdues; a conqueror.
suberic adjective Of or pertaining to cork; specifically, designating an acid, C6H12.(CO2H)2, homologous with oxalic acid, and obtained from cork and certain fatty oils, as a white crystalline substance.
suberin noun A material found in the cell walls of cork. It is a modification of lignin.
subfusk adjective Subfuscous.
subject adjective Placed or situated under; lying below, or in a lower situation., Placed under the power of another; specifically (International Law), owing allegiance to a particular sovereign or state; as, Jamaica is subject to Great Britain., Exposed; liable; prone; disposed; as, a country subject to extreme heat; men subject to temptation., Obedient; submissive., That which is placed under the authority, dominion, control, or influence of something else., Specifically: One who is under the authority of a ruler and is governed by his laws; one who owes allegiance to a sovereign or a sovereign state; as, a subject of Queen Victoria; a British subject; a subject of the United States., That which is subjected, or submitted to, any physical operation or process; specifically (Anat.), a dead body used for the purpose of dissection., That which is brought under thought or examination; that which is taken up for discussion, or concerning which anything is said or done., The person who is treated of; the hero of a piece; the chief character., That of which anything is affirmed or predicated; the theme of a proposition or discourse; that which is spoken of; as, the nominative case is the subject of the verb., That in which any quality, attribute, or relation, whether spiritual or material, inheres, or to which any of these appertain; substance; substratum., Hence, that substance or being which is conscious of its own operations; the mind; the thinking agent or principal; the ego. Cf. Object, n., 2., The principal theme, or leading thought or phrase, on which a composition or a movement is based., The incident, scene, figure, group, etc., which it is the aim of the artist to represent., To bring under control, power, or dominion; to make subject; to subordinate; to subdue., To expose; to make obnoxious or liable; as, credulity subjects a person to impositions., To submit; to make accountable., To make subservient., To cause to undergo; as, to subject a substance to a white heat; to subject a person to a rigid test.
subjoin verb t. To add after something else has been said or written; to ANNEX; as, to subjoin an argument or reason.
sublate verb t. To take or carry away; to remove.
sublime superl. Lifted up; high in place; exalted aloft; uplifted; lofty., Distinguished by lofty or noble traits; eminent; — said of persons., Awakening or expressing the emotion of awe, adoration, veneration, heroic resolve, etc.; dignified; grand; solemn; stately; — said of an impressive object in nature, of an action, of a discourse, of a work of art, of a spectacle, etc.; as, sublime scenery; a sublime deed., Elevated by joy; elate., Lofty of mien; haughty; proud., That which is sublime; — with the definite article, A grand or lofty style in speaking or writing; a style that expresses lofty conceptions., That which is grand in nature or art, as distinguished from the merely beautiful., To raise on high., To subject to the process of sublimation; to heat, volatilize, and condense in crystals or powder; to distill off, and condense in solid form; hence, also, to purify., To exalt; to heighten; to improve; to purify., To dignify; to ennoble., To pass off in vapor, with immediate condensation; specifically, to evaporate or volatilize from the solid state without apparent melting; — said of those substances, like arsenic, benzoic acid, etc., which do not exhibit a liquid form on heating, except under increased pressure.
submiss adjective Submissive; humble; obsequious., Gentle; soft; calm; as, submiss voices.
subnect verb t. To tie or fasten beneath; to join beneath.
suboval adjective Somewhat oval; nearly oval.
subpena noun & verb t. See Subpoena.
subsalt noun A basic salt. See the Note under Salt.
subside verb i. To sink or fall to the bottom; to settle, as lees., To tend downward; to become lower; to descend; to sink., To fall into a state of quiet; to cease to rage; to be calmed; to settle down; to become tranquil; to abate; as, the sea subsides; the tumults of war will subside; the fever has subsided.
subsidy noun Support; aid; cooperation; esp., extraordinary aid in money rendered to the sovereign or to a friendly power., Specifically: A sum of money paid by one sovereign or nation to another to purchase the cooperation or the neutrality of such sovereign or nation in war., A grant from the government, from a municipal corporation, or the like, to a private person or company to assist the establishment or support of an enterprise deemed advantageous to the public; a subvention; as, a subsidy to the owners of a line of ocean steamships.
subsign verb t. To sign beneath; to subscribe.
subsist verb i. To be; to have existence; to inhere., To continue; to retain a certain state., To be maintained with food and clothing; to be supported; to live., To support with provisions; to feed; to maintain; as, to subsist one’s family.
subsoil noun The bed, or stratum, of earth which lies immediately beneath the surface soil., To turn up the subsoil of.
subsume verb t. To take up into or under, as individual under species, species under genus, or particular under universal; to place (any one cognition) under another as belonging to it; to include under something else.
subtend verb t. To extend under, or be opposed to; as, the line of a triangle which subtends the right angle; the chord subtends an arc.
subtile adjective Thin; not dense or gross; rare; as, subtile air; subtile vapor; a subtile medium., Delicately constituted or constructed; nice; fine; delicate; tenuous; finely woven., Acute; piercing; searching., Characterized by nicety of discrimination; discerning; delicate; refined; subtle., Sly; artful; cunning; crafty; subtle; as, a subtile person; a subtile adversary; a subtile scheme.
subvene verb i. To come under, as a support or stay; to happen.
subvert verb t. To overturn from the foundation; to overthrow; to ruin utterly., To pervert, as the mind, and turn it from the truth; to corrupt; to confound., To overthrow anything from the foundation; to be subversive.
succade noun A sweetmeat., Sweetmeats, or preserves in sugar, whether fruit, vegetables, or confections.
succeed verb t. To follow in order; to come next after; hence, to take the place of; as, the king’s eldest son succeeds his father on the throne; autumn succeeds summer., To fall heir to; to inherit., To come after; to be subsequent or consequent to; to follow; to pursue., To support; to prosper; to promote., To come in the place of another person, thing, or event; to come next in the usual, natural, or prescribed course of things; to follow; hence, to come next in the possession of anything; — often with to., Specifically: To ascend the throne after the removal the death of the occupant., To descend, as an estate or an heirloom, in the same family; to devolve., To obtain the object desired; to accomplish what is attempted or intended; to have a prosperous issue or termination; to be successful; as, he succeeded in his plans; his plans succeeded., To go under cover.
success noun Act of succeeding; succession., That which comes after; hence, consequence, issue, or result, of an endeavor or undertaking, whether good or bad; the outcome of effort., The favorable or prosperous termination of anything attempted; the attainment of a proposed object; prosperous issue., That which meets with, or one who accomplishes, favorable results, as a play or a player.
succise adjective Appearing as if a part were cut off at the extremity.
succory noun A plant of the genus Cichorium. See Chicory.
succuba noun A female demon or fiend. See Succubus.
succubi plural of Succubus
succula noun A bare axis or cylinder with staves or levers in it to turn it round, but without any drum.
succumb verb t. To yield; to submit; to give up unresistingly; as, to succumb under calamities; to succumb to disease.
sucking present participle & vb. noun of Suck, Drawing milk from the mother or dam; hence, colloquially, young, inexperienced, as, a sucking infant; a sucking calf.
suckled imp. & past participle of Suckle
suckler noun An animal that suckles its young; a mammal.
sucrate noun A compound of sucrose (or of some related carbohydrate) with some base, after the analogy of a salt; as, sodium sucrate.
sucrose noun A common variety of sugar found in the juices of many plants, as the sugar cane, sorghum, sugar maple, beet root, etc. It is extracted as a sweet, white crystalline substance which is valuable as a food product, and, being antiputrescent, is largely used in the preservation of fruit. Called also saccharose, cane sugar, etc. By extension, any one of the class of isomeric substances (as lactose, maltose, etc.) of which sucrose proper is the type.
suction verb t. The act or process of sucking; the act of drawing, as fluids, by exhausting the air.
sudoral adjective Of or pertaining to sweat; as, sudoral eruptions.
suently adverb Evenly; smoothly.
suffice verb i. To be enough, or sufficient; to meet the need (of anything); to be equal to the end proposed; to be adequate., To satisfy; to content; to be equal to the wants or demands of., To furnish; to supply adequately.
suffuse verb t. To overspread, as with a fluid or tincture; to fill or cover, as with something fluid; as, eyes suffused with tears; cheeks suffused with blushes.
sugared imp. & past participle of Sugar, Sweetened., Also used figuratively; as, sugared kisses.
suggest verb t. To introduce indirectly to the thoughts; to cause to be thought of, usually by the agency of other objects., To propose with difference or modesty; to hint; to intimate; as, to suggest a difficulty., To seduce; to prompt to evil; to tempt., To inform secretly., To make suggestions; to tempt.
suicide adverb The act of taking one’s own life voluntary and intentionally; self-murder; specifically (Law), the felonious killing of one’s self; the deliberate and intentional destruction of one’s own life by a person of years of discretion and of sound mind., One guilty of self-murder; a felo-de-se., Ruin of one’s own interests.
suicism noun Selfishness; egoism.
suingly adverb In succession; afterwards.
suiting present participle & vb. noun of Suit, Among tailors, cloth suitable for making entire suits of clothes.
sulcate adjective Alt. of Sulcated
sulkily adverb In a sulky manner.
sulkies plural of Sulky
sullage noun Drainage of filth; filth collected from the street or highway; sewage., That which sullies or defiles., The scoria on the surface of molten metal in the ladle., Silt; mud deposited by water.
sullied imp. & past participle of Sully
sullies plural of Sully
sulpho- A prefix (also used adjectively) designating sulphur as an ingredient in certain compounds. Cf. Thio-.
sulphur noun A nonmetallic element occurring naturally in large quantities, either combined as in the sulphides (as pyrites) and sulphates (as gypsum), or native in volcanic regions, in vast beds mixed with gypsum and various earthy materials, from which it is melted out. Symbol S. Atomic weight 32. The specific gravity of ordinary octohedral sulphur is 2.05; of prismatic sulphur, 1.96., Any one of numerous species of yellow or orange butterflies of the subfamily Pierinae; as, the clouded sulphur (Eurymus, / Colias, philodice), which is the common yellow butterfly of the Eastern United States.
sultana noun The wife of a sultan; a sultaness., A kind of seedless raisin produced near Smyrna in Asiatic Turkey.
sultany noun Sultanry.
summing present participle & vb. noun of Sum
sumless adjective Not to be summed up or computed; so great that the amount can not be ascertained; incalculable; inestimable.
summary adjective Formed into a sum; summed up; reduced into a narrow compass, or into few words; short; brief; concise; compendious; as, a summary statement of facts., Hence, rapidly performed; quickly executed; as, a summary process; to take summary vengeance., A general or comprehensive statement; an abridged account; an abstract, abridgment, or compendium, containing the sum or substance of a fuller account.
summery adjective Of or pertaining to summer; like summer; as, a summery day.
summist noun One who sums up; one who forms an abridgment or summary.
summity noun The height or top of anything., The utmost degree; perfection.
summons verb The act of summoning; a call by authority, or by the command of a superior, to appear at a place named, or to attend to some duty., A warning or citation to appear in court; a written notification signed by the proper officer, to be served on a person, warning him to appear in court at a day specified, to answer to the plaintiff, testify as a witness, or the like., A demand to surrender., To summon.
sumpter noun The driver of a pack horse., A pack; a burden., An animal, especially a horse, that carries packs or burdens; a baggage horse., Carrying pack or burdens on the back; as, a sumpter horse; a sumpter mule.
sunning present participle & vb. noun of Sun
sunbeam noun A beam or ray of the sun.
sunbird noun Any one of numerous species of small brilliantly colored birds of the family Nectariniidae, native of Africa, Southern Asia, the East Indies, and Australia. In external appearance and habits they somewhat resemble humming birds, but they are true singing birds (Oscines)., The sun bittern.
sunburn verb t. To burn or discolor by the sun; to tan., The burning or discoloration produced on the skin by the heat of the sun; tan.
sundart noun Sunbeam.
sundial noun An instrument to show the time of day by means of the shadow of a gnomon, or style, on a plate.
sundown noun The setting of the sun; sunset., A kind of broad-brimmed sun hat worn by women.
sunfish noun A very large oceanic plectognath fish (Mola mola, Mola rotunda, or Orthagoriscus mola) having a broad body and a truncated tail., Any one of numerous species of perch-like North American fresh-water fishes of the family Centrachidae. They have a broad, compressed body, and strong dorsal spines. Among the common species of the Eastern United States are Lepomis gibbosus (called also bream, pondfish, pumpkin seed, and sunny), the blue sunfish, or dollardee (L. pallidus), and the long-eared sunfish (L. auritus). Several of the species are called also pondfish., The moonfish, or bluntnosed shiner., The opah., The basking, or liver, shark., Any large jellyfish.
sunglow noun A rosy flush in the sky seen after sunset.
sunless adjective Destitute or deprived of the sun or its rays; shaded; shadowed.
sunlike adjective Like or resembling the sun.
sunniah noun One of the sect of Sunnites.
sunnite noun One of the orthodox Mohammedans who receive the Sunna as of equal importance with the Koran.
sunrise noun Alt. of Sunrising
sunsted noun Solstice.
sunward adverb Toward the sun.
sunwise adverb In the direction of the sun’s apparent motion, or from the east southward and westward, and so around the circle; also, in the same direction as the movement of the hands of a watch lying face upward.
supping present participle & vb. noun of Sup, The act of one who sups; the act of taking supper., That which is supped; broth.
suppage noun What may be supped; pottage.
suppawn noun See Supawn.
suppled imp. & past participle of Supple
support verb t. To bear by being under; to keep from falling; to uphold; to sustain, in a literal or physical sense; to prop up; to bear the weight of; as, a pillar supports a structure; an abutment supports an arch; the trunk of a tree supports the branches., To endure without being overcome, exhausted, or changed in character; to sustain; as, to support pain, distress, or misfortunes., To keep from failing or sinking; to solace under affictive circumstances; to assist; to encourage; to defend; as, to support the courage or spirits., To assume and carry successfully, as the part of an actor; to represent or act; to sustain; as, to support the character of King Lear., To furnish with the means of sustenance or livelihood; to maintain; to provide for; as, to support a family; to support the ministers of the gospel., To carry on; to enable to continue; to maintain; as, to support a war or a contest; to support an argument or a debate., To verify; to make good; to substantiate; to establish; to sustain; as, the testimony is not sufficient to support the charges; the evidence will not support the statements or allegations., To vindicate; to maintain; to defend successfully; as, to be able to support one’s own cause., To uphold by aid or countenance; to aid; to help; to back up; as, to support a friend or a party; to support the present administration., A attend as an honorary assistant; as, a chairman supported by a vice chairman; O’Connell left the prison, supported by his two sons., The act, state, or operation of supporting, upholding, or sustaining., That which upholds, sustains, or keeps from falling, as a prop, a pillar, or a foundation of any kind., That which maintains or preserves from being overcome, falling, yielding, sinking, giving way, or the like; subsistence; maintenance; assistance; reenforcement; as, he gave his family a good support, the support of national credit; the assaulting column had the support of a battery.
suppose verb t. To represent to one’s self, or state to another, not as true or real, but as if so, and with a view to some consequence or application which the reality would involve or admit of; to imagine or admit to exist, for the sake of argument or illustration; to assume to be true; as, let us suppose the earth to be the center of the system, what would be the result?, To imagine; to believe; to receive as true., To require to exist or to be true; to imply by the laws of thought or of nature; as, purpose supposes foresight., To put by fraud in the place of another., To make supposition; to think; to be of opinion., Supposition.
suppute verb t. To reckon; to compute; to suppose; to impute.
supreme adjective Highest in authority; holding the highest place in authority, government, or power., Highest; greatest; most excellent or most extreme; utmost; greatist possible (sometimes in a bad sense); as, supreme love; supreme glory; supreme magnanimity; supreme folly., Situated at the highest part or point.
surance noun Assurance.
surbase noun A cornice, or series of moldings, on the top of the base of a pedestal, podium, etc. See Illust. of Column., A board or group of moldings running round a room on a level with the tops of the chair backs.
surbate verb t. To make sore or bruise, as the feet by travel., To harass; to fatigue.
surbeat verb t. Same as Surbate.
surcloy verb t. To surfeit.
surcoat noun A coat worn over the other garments; especially, the long and flowing garment of knights, worn over the armor, and frequently emblazoned with the arms of the wearer., A name given to the outer garment of either sex at different epochs of the Middle Ages.
surcrew noun Increase; addition; surplus.
surdiny noun A sardine.
surdity noun Deafness.
suresby noun One to be sure of, or to be relied on.
surface noun The exterior part of anything that has length and breadth; one of the limits that bound a solid, esp. the upper face; superficies; the outside; as, the surface of the earth; the surface of a diamond; the surface of the body., Hence, outward or external appearance., A magnitude that has length and breadth without thickness; superficies; as, a plane surface; a spherical surface., That part of the side which is terminated by the flank prolonged, and the angle of the nearest bastion., To give a surface to; especially, to cause to have a smooth or plain surface; to make smooth or plain., To work over the surface or soil of, as ground, in hunting for gold.
surfeit noun Excess in eating and drinking., Fullness and oppression of the system, occasioned often by excessive eating and drinking., Disgust caused by excess; satiety., To load the stomach with food, so that sickness or uneasiness ensues; to eat to excess., To indulge to satiety in any gratification., To feed so as to oppress the stomach and derange the function of the system; to overfeed, and produce satiety, sickness, or uneasiness; — often reflexive; as, to surfeit one’s self with sweets., To fill to satiety and disgust; to cloy; as, he surfeits us with compliments.
surfman noun One who serves in a surfboat in the life-saving service.
surfoot adjective Tired or sore of foot from travel; lamed.
surging present participle & vb. noun of Surge
surgent adjective Rising; swelling, as a flood.
surgeon noun One whose profession or occupation is to cure diseases or injuries of the body by manual operation; one whose occupation is to cure local injuries or disorders (such as wounds, dislocations, tumors, etc.), whether by manual operation, or by medication and constitutional treatment., Any one of numerous species of chaetodont fishes of the family Teuthidae, or Acanthuridae, which have one or two sharp lancelike spines on each side of the base of the tail. Called also surgeon fish, doctor fish, lancet fish, and sea surgeon.
surgery noun The art of healing by manual operation; that branch of medical science which treats of manual operations for the healing of diseases or injuries of the body; that branch of medical science which has for its object the cure of local injuries or diseases, as wounds or fractures, tumors, etc., whether by manual operation or by medicines and constitutional treatment., A surgeon’s operating room or laboratory.
suricat noun Same as Zenick.
surlily adverb In a surly manner.
surling noun A sour, morose fellow.
surloin noun A loin of beef, or the upper part of the loin. See Sirloin, the more usual, but not etymologically preferable, orthography.
surmark noun A mark made on the molds of a ship, when building, to show where the angles of the timbers are to be placed.
surmise noun A thought, imagination, or conjecture, which is based upon feeble or scanty evidence; suspicion; guess; as, the surmisses of jealousy or of envy., Reflection; thought., To imagine without certain knowledge; to infer on slight grounds; to suppose, conjecture, or suspect; to guess.
surname noun A name or appellation which is added to, or over and above, the baptismal or Christian name, and becomes a family name., An appellation added to the original name; an agnomen., To name or call by an appellation added to the original name; to give a surname to.
surpass verb t. To go beyond in anything good or bad; to exceed; to excel.
surphul verb t. To surfel.
surplus noun That which remains when use or need is satisfied, or when a limit is reached; excess; overplus., Specifically, an amount in the public treasury at any time greater than is required for the ordinary purposes of the government., Being or constituting a surplus; more than sufficient; as, surplus revenues; surplus population; surplus words.
surrein verb t. To override; to exhaust by riding.
surtout noun A man’s coat to be worn over his other garments; an overcoat, especially when long, and fitting closely like a body coat.
survene verb t. To supervene upon; to come as an addition to.
surview verb t. To survey; to make a survey of., A survey.
survise verb t. To look over; to supervise.
survive verb t. To live beyond the life or existence of; to live longer than; to outlive; to outlast; as, to survive a person or an event., To remain alive; to continue to live.
suspect adjective Suspicious; inspiring distrust., Suspected; distrusted., Suspicion., One who, or that which, is suspected; an object of suspicion; — formerly applied to persons and things; now, only to persons suspected of crime., To imagine to exist; to have a slight or vague opinion of the existence of, without proof, and often upon weak evidence or no evidence; to mistrust; to surmise; — commonly used regarding something unfavorable, hurtful, or wrong; as, to suspect the presence of disease., To imagine to be guilty, upon slight evidence, or without proof; as, to suspect one of equivocation., To hold to be uncertain; to doubt; to mistrust; to distruct; as, to suspect the truth of a story., To look up to; to respect., To imagine guilt; to have a suspicion or suspicions; to be suspicious.
suspend noun To attach to something above; to hang; as, to suspend a ball by a thread; to suspend a needle by a loadstone., To make to depend; as, God hath suspended the promise of eternal life on the condition of obedience and holiness of life., To cause to cease for a time; to hinder from proceeding; to interrupt; to delay; to stay., To hold in an undetermined or undecided state; as, to suspend one’s judgment or opinion., To debar, or cause to withdraw temporarily, from any privilege, from the execution of an office, from the enjoyment of income, etc.; as, to suspend a student from college; to suspend a member of a club., To cause to cease for a time from operation or effect; as, to suspend the habeas corpus act; to suspend the rules of a legislative body., To support in a liquid, as an insoluble powder, by stirring, to facilitate chemical action., To cease from operation or activity; esp., to stop payment, or be unable to meet obligations or engagements (said of a commercial firm or a bank).
suspire verb i. To fetch a long, deep breath; to sigh; to breathe., A long, deep breath; a sigh.
sustain verb t. To keep from falling; to bear; to uphold; to support; as, a foundation sustains the superstructure; a beast sustains a load; a rope sustains a weight., Hence, to keep from sinking, as in despondence, or the like; to support., To maintain; to keep alive; to support; to subsist; to nourish; as, provisions to sustain an army., To aid, comfort, or relieve; to vindicate., To endure without failing or yielding; to bear up under; as, to sustain defeat and disappointment., To suffer; to bear; to undergo., To allow the prosecution of; to admit as valid; to sanction; to continue; not to dismiss or abate; as, the court sustained the action or suit., To prove; to establish by evidence; to corroborate or confirm; to be conclusive of; as, to sustain a charge, an accusation, or a proposition., One who, or that which, upholds or sustains; a sustainer.
susters plural of Sustre
sustres plural of Sustre
sustren plural of Sustre
sutling adjective Belonging to sutlers; engaged in the occupation of a sutler.
sutural adjective Of or pertaining to a suture, or seam., Taking place at a suture; as, a sutural de/iscence.
sutured adjective Having a suture or sutures; knit or united together.