Words |
Parts of Speech |
Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
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 |