# dict

Words: skulk
Meaning:
<1> intransitive verb\n1 : to move in a stealthy or furtive manner\n2 a : to hide or conceal something (as oneself) often out of cowardice or fear or with sinister intent b chiefly British : MALINGER\n\n<2> noun\n1 : one that skulks\n2 : a group of foxes


Words: skull
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the skeleton of the head of a vertebrate forming a bony or cartilaginous case that encloses and protects the brain and chief sense organs and supports the jaws\n2 : the seat of understanding or intelligence : MIND


Words: skullcap
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a close-fitting cap; especially : a light cap without brim for indoor wear\n2 : any of various mints (genus Scutellaria) having a calyx that when inverted resembles a helmet\n3 : the upper portion of the skull : CALVARIUM


Words: skunk
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : any of various common omnivorous black-and-white New World mammals (especially genus Mephitis) of the weasel family that have a pair of perineal glands from which a secretion of pungent and offensive odor is ejected b : the fur of a skunk\n2 : an obnoxious or disliked person\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 a : DEFEAT b : to shut out in a game\n2 : to fail to pay; also : CHEAT


Words: sky
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : the upper atmosphere or expanse of space that constitutes an apparent great vault or arch over the earth\n2 : HEAVEN 2\n3 a : weather in the upper atmosphere b : CLIMATE <temperate English skies G. G. Coulton>\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 chiefly British : to throw or toss up : FLIP\n2 : to hang (as a painting) above the line of vision\n3 : to hit (a ball) high into the air


Words: skylark
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a common largely brown Old World lark (Alauda arvensis) noted for its song especially as uttered in flight\n2 : any of various birds resembling the skylark\n\n<2> intransitive verb\n1 : to run up and down the rigging of a ship in sport\n2 : FROLIC, SPORT


Words: skylight
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the diffused and reflected light of the sky\n2 : an opening in a house roof or ship’s deck that is covered with translucent or transparent material and that is designed to admit light


Words: skyline
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the apparent juncture of earth and sky : HORIZON\n2 : an outline (as of buildings or a mountain range) against the background of the sky


Words: skyrocket
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: 2ROCKET 1a\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to cause to rise or increase abruptly and rapidly\n2 : CATAPULT\nintransitive senses : to shoot up abruptly <prices are skyrocketing>


Words: skywriting
Meaning:
noun\n: writing formed in the sky by means of a visible substance (as smoke) emitted from an airplane


Words: slab
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a thick plate or slice (as of stone, wood, or bread): as a : the outside piece cut from a log in squaring it b : concrete pavement (as of a road); specifically : a strip of concrete pavement laid as a single unjointed piece c (1) : a flat rectangular architectural element that is usually formed of a single piece or mass <a concrete foundation slab> (2) : a rectangular building having little width with respect to its length and usually height\n2 : something that resembles a slab (as in size) <backed up by a solid slab of reference material Times Literary Supplement>\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 a : to remove an outer slab from (as a log) b : to divide or form into slabs\n2 : to cover or support (as a roadbed or roof) with slabs\n3 : to put on thickly\n\n<3> adjective\ndialect chiefly English : THICK, VISCOUS


Words: slack
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 : not using due diligence, care, or dispatch : NEGLIGENT\n2 a : characterized by slowness, sluggishness, or lack of energy <a slack pace> b : moderate in some quality; especially : moderately warm <a slack oven> c : blowing or flowing at low speed <the tide was slack>\n3 a : not tight or taut <a slack rope> b : lacking in usual or normal firmness and steadiness : WEAK <slack muscles> <slack supervision>\n4 : wanting in activity : DULL <a slack market>\n5 : lacking in completeness, finish, or perfection <a very slack piece of work>\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to be or become slack\n2 : to shirk or evade work or duty\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to be slack or negligent in performing or doing b : LESSEN, MODERATE\n2 : to release tension on : LOOSEN\n3 a : to cause to abate b : SLAKE 3\n\n<3> noun\n1 : cessation in movement or flow\n2 : a part of something that hangs loose without strain <take up the slack of a rope>\n3 : trousers especially for casual wear usually used in plural\n4 : a dull season or period\n5 a : a part that is available but not used <some slack in the budget> b : a part that is wanted but not supplied : SHORTFALL <take up the slack in supplying oil>\n\n<4> noun\ndialect English : a pass between hills\n\n<5> noun\n: the finest screenings of coal produced at a mine unusable as fuel unless cleaned


Words: slacken
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to make less active : slow up <slacken speed at a crossing>\n2 : to make slack (as by lessening tension or firmness) <slacken sail>\nintransitive senses\n1 : to become slack or slow or negligent : slow down\n2 : to become less active : SLACK


Words: slacker
Meaning:
noun\n: a person who shirks work or obligation; especially : one who evades military service in time of war


Words: slake
Meaning:
verb\nintransitive senses\n1 archaic : SUBSIDE, ABATE\n2 : to become slaked : CRUMBLE <lime may slake spontaneously in moist air>\ntransitive senses\n1 archaic : to lessen the force of : MODERATE\n2 : SATISFY, QUENCH <slake your thirst> <will slake your curiosity>\n3 : to cause (as lime) to heat and crumble by treatment with water : HYDRATE


Words: slalom
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : skiing in a zigzag or wavy course between upright obstacles (as flags)\n2 : a timed race (as on skis or in an automobile or kayak) over a winding or zigzag course past a series of flags or markers; broadly : movement over a zigzag route\n\n<2> intransitive verb\n: to move over a zigzag course in or as if in a slalom


Words: slam
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : GRAND SLAM\n2 : LITTLE SLAM\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a heavy blow or impact\n2 a : a noisy violent closing b : a banging noise; especially : one made by the slam of a door\n3 : a cutting or violent criticism\n4 : SLAMMER\n\n<3> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to strike or beat hard : KNOCK\n2 : to shut forcibly and noisily : BANG\n3 a : to set or slap down violently or noisily <slammed down the phone> b : to propel, thrust, or produce by or as if by striking hard <slam on the brakes> <slammed the car into a wall>\n4 : to criticize harshly\nintransitive senses\n1 : to make a banging noise\n2 : to function (as in moving) with emphatic and usually noisy vigor <the hurricane slammed into the coast> <slammed out of the room>\n3 : to utter verbal abuse or harsh criticism


Words: slander
Meaning:
<1> transitive verb\n: to utter slander against : DEFAME\n\n<2> noun\n1 : the utterance of false charges or misrepresentations which defame and damage another’s reputation\n2 : a false and defamatory oral statement about a person compare LIBEL


Words: slang
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : language peculiar to a particular group: as a : ARGOT b : JARGON 2\n2 : an informal nonstandard vocabulary composed typically of coinages, arbitrarily changed words, and extravagant, forced, or facetious figures of speech\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses : to use slang or vulgar abuse\ntransitive senses : to abuse with harsh or coarse language


Words: slant
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a slanting direction, line, or plane : SLOPE\n2 a : something that slants b : DIAGONAL 3 c : a football running play in which the ballcarrier runs obliquely toward the line of scrimmage\n3 a : a peculiar or personal point of view, attitude, or opinion b : a slanting view : GLANCE\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to take a diagonal course, direction, or path\n2 : to turn or incline from a right line or a level : SLOPE\ntransitive senses\n1 : to give an oblique or sloping direction to\n2 : to interpret or present in line with a special interest : ANGLE <stories slanted toward youth>; especially : to maliciously or dishonestly distort or falsify


Words: slap
Meaning:
<1> noun\ndialect British : OPENING, BREACH\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 a : to strike sharply with or as if with the open hand b : to cause to strike with a motion or sound like that of a blow with the open hand\n2 : to put, place, or throw with careless haste or force <slapped on a coat of paint>\n3 : to assail verbally : INSULT\n4 : to subject to a penalty usually used with with <slapped him with a 10 fine>\n\n<3> noun\n1 a : a blow with the open hand b : a quick sharp blow\n2 : a noise like that of a slap\n3 : REBUFF, INSULT\n\n<4> adverb\n: DIRECTLY, SMACK


Words: slash
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses : to lash out, cut, or thrash about with or as if with an edged blade\ntransitive senses\n1 : to cut with or as if with rough sweeping strokes\n2 : CANE, LASH\n3 : to cut slits in (as a garment) so as to reveal a color beneath\n4 : to criticize cuttingly\n5 : to reduce sharply : CUT\n\n<2> noun\n1 : the act of slashing; also : a long cut or stroke made by or as if by slashing\n2 : an ornamental slit in a garment\n3 a : an open tract in a forest strewn with debris (as from logging) b : the debris in such a tract\n4 : DIAGONAL 3 called also slash mark\n\n<3> noun\n: a low swampy area often overgrown with brush


Words: slat
Meaning:
<1> transitive verb\n1 : to hurl or throw smartly\n2 : STRIKE, PUMMEL\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a thin narrow flat strip especially of wood or metal\n2 plural , slang : RIBS\n3 : an auxiliary airfoil at the leading edge of the wing of an airplane\n\n<3> transitive verb\n: to make or equip with slats


Words: slate
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a piece of construction material (as laminated rock) prepared as a shingle for roofing and siding\n2 : a dense fine-grained metamorphic rock produced by the compression of various sediments (as clay or shale) so as to develop a characteristic cleavage\n3 : a tablet (as of slate) used for writing on\n4 a : a written or unwritten record (as of deeds) <started with a clean slate> b : a list of candidates for nomination or election\n5 a : a dark purplish gray b : any of various grays similar in color to common roofing slates\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to cover with slate or a slatelike substance <slate a roof>\n2 : to designate for a specified purpose or action : SCHEDULE <was slated to direct the play>\n\n<3> transitive verb\n1 : to thrash or pummel severely\n2 chiefly British : to criticize or censure severely


Words: slaughter
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : the act of killing; specifically : the butchering of livestock for market\n2 : killing of great numbers of human beings (as in battle or a massacre) : CARNAGE\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to kill (animals) for food : BUTCHER\n2 a : to kill in a bloody or violent manner : SLAY b : to kill in large numbers : MASSACRE\n3 : to discredit or demolish completely


Words: slave
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a person held in servitude as the chattel of another\n2 : one that is completely subservient to a dominating influence\n3 : a device (as the printer of a computer) that is directly responsive to another\n4 : DRUDGE, TOILER\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 archaic : ENSLAVE\n2 : to make directly responsive to another mechanism\nintransitive senses\n1 : to work like a slave : DRUDGE\n2 : to traffic in slaves


Words: slaver
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses : DROOL, SLOBBER\ntransitive senses , archaic : to smear with or as if with saliva\n\n<2> noun\n: saliva dribbling from the mouth\n\n<3> noun\n1 a : a person engaged in the slave trade b : a ship used in the slave trade\n2 : WHITE SLAVER


Words: slavery
Meaning:
noun\n1 : DRUDGERY, TOIL\n2 : submission to a dominating influence\n3 a : the state of a person who is a chattel of another b : the practice of slaveholding


Words: slavish
Meaning:
adjective\n1 a : of or characteristic of a slave; especially : basely or abjectly servile b archaic : DESPICABLE, LOW\n2 archaic : OPPRESSIVE, TYRANNICAL\n3 : copying obsequiously or without originality : IMITATIVE


Words: slay
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to kill violently, wantonly, or in great numbers; broadly : to strike down : KILL\n2 : to delight or amuse immensely <slayed the audience>\nintransitive senses : KILL, MURDER


Words: sleazy
Meaning:
adjective\n1 a : lacking firmness of texture : FLIMSY b : carelessly made of inferior materials : SHODDY\n2 a : marked by low character or quality <sleazy tabloids> b : SQUALID, DILAPIDATED <sleazy bars>


Words: sled
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a vehicle on runners for transportation especially on snow or ice; especially : a small steerable one used especially by children for coasting down snow-covered hills\n2 : ROCKET SLED\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses : SLEDGE\nintransitive senses : to ride on a sled or sleigh


Words: sledgehammer
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: a large heavy hammer that is wielded with both hands; also : something that resembles a sledgehammer in action\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses : to strike with or as if with a sledgehammer\nintransitive senses : to strike blows with or as if with a sledgehammer\n\n<3> adjective\n: marked by heavy-handed directness or hard-hitting force <trusting in sledgehammer warfare C. J. Rolo>


Words: sleek
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : SLICK <grooms sleeking cooled horses Sunset>\n2 : to cover up : gloss over\nintransitive senses : SLICK\n\n<2> adjective\n1 a : smooth and glossy as if polished <sleek dark hair> b : having a smooth well-groomed look <sleek cattle> c : healthy-looking\n2 : smooth in speech or manner; also : UNCTUOUS\n3 a : having a prosperous air <a sleek apartment building with a pool on the roof> b : having trim graceful lines <a sleek car> c : ELEGANT, STYLISH <sleek restaurants>


Words: sleep
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : the natural periodic suspension of consciousness during which the powers of the body are restored\n2 : a state resembling sleep: as a : a state of torpid inactivity b : DEATH <put a pet cat to sleep>; also : TRANCE, COMA c : the closing of leaves or petals especially at night d : a state marked by a diminution of feeling followed by tingling <my foot’s gone to sleep> e : the state of an animal during hibernation\n3 a : a period spent sleeping b : NIGHT c : a day’s journey\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to rest in a state of sleep\n2 : to be in a state (as of quiescence or death) resembling sleep\n3 : to have sexual relations usually used with with\ntransitive senses\n1 : to be slumbering in <slept the sleep of the dead>\n2 : to get rid of or spend in or by sleep <sleep away the hours> <sleep off a drunk>\n3 : to provide sleeping accommodations for <the boat sleeps six>


Words: sleeper
Meaning:
noun\n1 : one that sleeps\n2 : a piece of timber, stone, or steel on or near the ground to support a superstructure, keep railroad rails in place, or receive floor joists : STRINGPIECE\n3 : SLEEPING CAR\n4 : someone or something unpromising or unnoticed that suddenly attains prominence or value <the low-budget film became the summer’s sleeper>\n5 : children’s pajamas usually with feet usually used in plural\n6 chiefly British : a small earring or stud worn to keep the hole of a pierced ear from closing\n7 : MOLE 4


Words: sleepy
Meaning:
adjective\n1 a : ready to fall asleep b : of, relating to, or characteristic of sleep\n2 : sluggish as if from sleep : LETHARGIC; also : having little activity <a sleepy coastal village>\n3 : sleep-inducing


Words: sleeve
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a part of a garment covering an arm b : SLEEVELET\n2 a : a tubular part (as a hollow axle or a bushing) designed to fit over another part b : an open-ended flat or tubular packaging or cover; especially : JACKET 3c(2)


Words: sleigh
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: an open usually horse-drawn vehicle with runners for use on snow or ice\n\n<2> intransitive verb\n: to drive or travel in a sleigh


Words: slender
Meaning:
adjective\n1 a : spare in frame or flesh; especially : gracefully slight b : small or narrow in circumference or width in proportion to length or height\n2 : limited or inadequate in amount or scope : MEAGER <people of slender means>


Words: sleuth
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: DETECTIVE\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses : to act as a detective : search for information\ntransitive senses : to search for and discover


Words: slice
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to cut with or as if with a knife\n2 : to stir or spread with a slice\n3 : to hit (a ball) so that a slice results\nintransitive senses\n1 : to slice something\n2 : to move with a cutting action <the ship sliced through the waves>\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : a thin flat piece cut from something b : a wedge-shaped piece (as of pie or cake)\n2 : a spatula for spreading paint or ink\n3 : a serving knife with wedge-shaped blade <a fish slice>\n4 : a flight of a ball that deviates from a straight course in the direction of the dominant hand of the player propelling it; also : a ball following such a course compare HOOK\n5 : PORTION, SHARE <a slice of the profits>


Words: slick
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses : to make sleek or smooth\nintransitive senses : SPRUCE usually used with up\n\n<2> adjective\n1 a : having a smooth surface : SLIPPERY <slick wet leaves> b : having surface plausibility or appeal : GLIB, GLOSSY <slick advertising> c : based on stereotype : TRITE <slick stories soon forgotten>\n2 archaic : SLEEK 1\n3 a : characterized by subtlety or nimble wit : CLEVER; especially : WILY <a reputation as a slick operator> b : DEFT, SKILLFUL <a slick ballplayer>\n4 : extremely good : FIRST-RATE\n\n<3> noun\n1 a : something that is smooth or slippery; especially : a smooth patch of water covered with a film of oil b : a film of oil\n2 : an implement for producing a slick surface: as a : a flat paddle usually of steel for smoothing a sample of flour b : a foundry tool for smoothing the surface of a sand mold or unbaked core\n3 : a shrewd untrustworthy person\n4 : a popular magazine printed on coated stock and intended to appeal to sophisticated readers\n5 : an automobile tire made without a tread for maximum traction (as in drag racing)


Words: slicker
Meaning:
noun\n1 2slick : OILSKIN; broadly : RAINCOAT\n2 slick to defraud cleverly a : a clever crook : SWINDLER b : a city dweller especially of natty appearance or sophisticated mannerisms


Words: slide
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 a : to move smoothly along a surface : SLIP b : to coast over snow or ice c of a base runner in baseball : to fall or dive feetfirst or headfirst when approaching a base\n2 a : to slip or fall by loss of footing b : to change position or become dislocated : SHIFT\n3 a : to slither along the ground : CRAWL b : to stream along : FLOW\n4 a : to move or pass smoothly or easily <slid into the prepared speech> b : to pass unnoticed or unremarked <could have responded but let it slide>\n5 a : to pass unobtrusively : STEAL b : to pass by gradations especially downward <the economy slid from recession to depression>\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to cause to glide or slip b : to traverse in a sliding manner\n2 : to put unobtrusively or stealthily <slid the bill into his hand>\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : an act or instance of sliding b (1) : a musical grace of two or more small notes (2) : PORTAMENTO\n2 : a sliding part or mechanism: as a (1) : a U-shaped section of tube in the trombone that is pushed out and in to produce the tones between the fundamental and its harmonics (2) : a short U-shaped section of tube in a brass instrument that is used to adjust the pitch of the instrument or of individual valves b (1) : a moving piece (as the ram of a punch press) that is guided by a part along which it slides (2) : a guiding surface (as a feeding mechanism) along which something slides c : SLIDING SEAT\n3 a : the descent of a mass of earth, rock, or snow down a hill or mountainside b : a dislocation in which one rock mass in a mining lode has slid on another : FAULT\n4 a (1) : a slippery surface for coasting (2) : a chute with a slippery bed down which children slide in play b : a channel or track on which something is slid c : a sloping trough down which objects are carried by gravity <a log slide>\n5 a : a flat piece of glass on which an object is mounted for microscopic examination b : a photographic transparency on a small plate or film mounted for projection\n6 : BOTTLENECK 3


Words: slider
Meaning:
noun\n1 : one that slides\n2 : a fast baseball pitch that breaks slightly in the same direction as a curve


Words: slight
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 a : having a slim or delicate build : not stout or massive in body b : lacking in strength or substance : FLIMSY, FRAIL c : deficient in weight, solidity, or importance : TRIVIAL\n2 : small of its kind or in amount : SCANTY, MEAGER\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to treat as slight or unimportant : make light of\n2 : to treat with disdain or indifference\n3 : to perform or attend to carelessly and inadequately\n4 : 3SLUR 3\n\n<3> noun\n1 : an act or an instance of slighting\n2 : an instance of being slighted : a humiliating discourtesy


Words: slim
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 : of small diameter or thickness in proportion to the height or length : SLENDER\n2 a : MEAN, WORTHLESS b : ADROIT, CRAFTY\n3 a : inferior in quality or amount : SLIGHT b : SCANTY, SMALL <a slim chance>\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses : to make slender : decrease the size of\nintransitive senses : to become slender


Words: slime
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : soft moist earth or clay; especially : viscous mud\n2 : a viscous or glutinous substance: as a : a mucous or mucoid secretion of various animals (as slugs and catfishes) b : a product of wet crushing consisting of ore ground so fine as to pass a 200-mesh screen\n3 : a repulsive or odious person\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to smear or cover with slime\n2 : to remove slime from (as fish for canning)\nintransitive senses : to become slimy


Words: sling
Meaning:
<1> transitive verb\n1 : to cast with a sudden and usually sweeping or swirling motion <slung the sack over my shoulder>\n2 : to throw with or as if with a sling <slinging punches> <sling mud>\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : an instrument for throwing stones that usually consists of a short strap with strings fastened to its ends and is whirled round to discharge its missile by centrifugal force b : SLINGSHOT 1\n2 a : a usually looped line (as of strap, chain, or rope) used to hoist, lower, or carry something; especially : a hanging bandage suspended from the neck to support an arm or hand b : a chain or rope attached to a lower yard at the middle and passing around a mast near the masthead to support a yard c : a chain hooked at the bow and stern of a boat for lowering or hoisting d : a device (as a rope net) for enclosing material to be hoisted by a tackle or crane\n3 : a slinging or hurling of or as if of a missile\n\n<3> transitive verb\n1 : to place in a sling for hoisting or lowering\n2 : to suspend by or as if by a sling\n\n<4> noun\n: an alcoholic drink that is served hot or cold and that usually consists of liquor, sugar, lemon juice, and plain or carbonated water <gin sling> <rum sling>


Words: slingshot
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a forked stick with an elastic band attached for shooting small stones\n2 a : a maneuver in auto racing in which a drafting car accelerates past the car in front by taking advantage of reserve power b : a dragster in which the driver sits behind the rear wheels


Words: slink
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to go or move stealthily or furtively (as in fear or shame) : STEAL\n2 : to move in a sinuous provocative manner\ntransitive senses : to give premature birth to used especially of a domestic animal <a cow that slinks her calf>\n\n<2> noun\n: the young of an animal (as a calf) brought forth prematurely; also : the flesh or skin of such an animal\n\n<3> adjective\n: born prematurely or abortively <a slink calf>


Words: slip
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 a : to move with a smooth sliding motion b : to move quietly and cautiously : STEAL c : ELAPSE, PASS\n2 a (1) : to escape from memory or consciousness (2) : to become uttered through inadvertence b : to pass quickly or easily away : become lost <let an opportunity slip>\n3 : to fall into error or fault : LAPSE\n4 a : to slide out of place or away from a support or one’s grasp b : to slide on or down a slippery surface <slip on the stairs> c : to flow smoothly\n5 : to get speedily into or out of clothing <slipped into his coat>\n6 : to fall off from a standard or accustomed level by degrees : DECLINE\n7 : SIDESLIP\ntransitive senses\n1 : to cause to move easily and smoothly : SLIDE\n2 a : to get away from : ELUDE, EVADE <slipped his pursuers> b : to free oneself from <the dog slipped its collar> c : to escape from (one’s memory or notice) <their names slip my mind>\n3 : SHED, CAST <the snake slipped its skin>\n4 : to put on (a garment) quickly usually used with on <slip on a coat>\n5 a : to let loose from a restraining leash or grasp b : to cause to slip open : RELEASE, UNDO <slip a lock> c : to let go of d : to disengage from (an anchor) instead of hauling\n6 a : to insert, place, or pass quietly or secretly b : to give or pay on the sly\n7 : SLINK, ABORT\n8 : DISLOCATE <slipped his shoulder>\n9 : to transfer (a stitch) from one needle to another without working a stitch\n10 : to avoid (a punch) by moving the body or head quickly to one side\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : a sloping ramp extending out into the water to serve as a place for landing or repairing ships b : a ship’s or boat’s berth between two piers\n2 : the act or an instance of departing secretly or hurriedly <gave his pursuer the slip>\n3 a : a mistake in judgment, policy, or procedure b : an unintentional and trivial mistake or fault : LAPSE <a slip of the tongue>\n4 : a leash so made that it can be quickly slipped\n5 a : the act or an instance of slipping down or out of a place <a slip on the ice>; also : a sudden mishap b : a movement dislocating par


Words: slipknot
Meaning:
noun\n: a knot that slips along the rope or line around which it is made; especially : one made by tying an overhand knot around the standing part of a rope see KNOT illustration


Words: slipper
Meaning:
<1> adjective\nchiefly dialect : SLIPPERY\n\n<2> noun\n: a light low-cut shoe that is easily slipped on the foot


Words: slippery
Meaning:
adjective\n1 a : causing or tending to cause something to slide or fall <slippery roads> b : tending to slip from the grasp\n2 : not firmly fixed : UNSTABLE\n3 : not to be trusted : TRICKY


Words: slipshod
Meaning:
adjective\n1 a : wearing loose shoes or slippers b : down at the heel : SHABBY\n2 : CARELESS, SLOVENLY


Words: slit
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: a long narrow cut or opening\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 a : to make a slit in b : to cut off or away : SEVER c : to form into a slit\n2 : to cut into long narrow strips


Words: slither
Meaning:
verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to slide on or as if on a loose gravelly surface\n2 : to slip or slide like a snake\ntransitive senses : to cause to slide


Words: sliver
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a long slender piece cut or torn off : SPLINTER b : a small and narrow portion <a sliver of land> c : PARTICLE, SCRAP <not a sliver of evidence>\n2 : an untwisted strand or rope of textile fiber produced by a carding or combing machine and ready for drawing, roving, or spinning\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses : to cut into slivers : SPLINTER\nintransitive senses : to become split into slivers


Words: slobber
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to let saliva dribble from the mouth : DROOL\n2 : to indulge the feelings effusively and without restraint\ntransitive senses : to smear with or as if with dribbling saliva or food\n\n<2> noun\n1 : saliva drooled from the mouth\n2 : driveling, sloppy, or incoherent utterance


Words: slogan
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a war cry or rallying cry especially of a Scottish clan b : a word or phrase used to express a characteristic position or stand or a goal to be achieved\n2 : a brief attention-getting phrase used in advertising or promotion


Words: slop
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a loose smock or overall\n2 plural : short full breeches worn by men in the 16th century\n3 plural : articles (as clothing) sold to sailors\n\n<2> noun\n1 : soft mud : SLUSH\n2 : thin tasteless drink or liquid food usually used in plural\n3 : liquid spilled or splashed\n4 a : food waste (as garbage) fed to animals : SWILL 2a b : excreted body waste usually used in plural\n5 : sentimental effusiveness in speech or writing : GUSH\n\n<3> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to spill from a container b : to splash or spill liquid on c : to cause (a liquid) to splash\n2 : to dish out messily\n3 : to eat or drink greedily or noisily\n4 : to feed slop to <slop the hogs>\nintransitive senses\n1 : to tramp in mud or slush\n2 : to become spilled or splashed\n3 : to be effusive : GUSH\n4 : to pass beyond or exceed a boundary or limit


Words: slope
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n: that slants : SLOPING often used in combination <slope-sided>\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to take an oblique course\n2 : to lie or fall in a slant : INCLINE\n3 : GO, TRAVEL <slopes off into the night Wolcott Gibbs>\ntransitive senses : to cause to incline or slant\n\n<3> noun\n1 : upward or downward slant or inclination or degree of slant\n2 : ground that forms a natural or artificial incline\n3 : the part of a continent draining to a particular ocean <Alaska’s North Slope>\n4 a : the tangent of the angle made by a straight line with the x-axis b : the slope of the line tangent to a plane curve at a point


Words: sloppy
Meaning:
adjective\n1 a : wet so as to spatter easily : SLUSHY <a sloppy racetrack> b : wet or smeared with or as if with something slopped over\n2 : SLOVENLY, CARELESS <a sloppy dresser> <did sloppy work>\n3 : disagreeably effusive <sloppy sentimentalism>


Words: slot
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a narrow opening or groove : SLIT, NOTCH <a mail slot in a door> b : a narrow passage or enclosure c : a passage through the wing of an airplane or of a missile that is located usually near the leading edge and formed between a main and an auxiliary airfoil for improving flow conditions over the wing so as to increase lift and delay stalling of the wing\n2 : a place or position in an organization or sequence : NICHE\n3 : SLOT MACHINE\n4 : a gap between an end and a tackle in an offensive football line\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to cut a slot in\n2 : to place in or assign to a slot\n\n<3> noun\n: the track of an animal (as a deer)


Words: sloth
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : disinclination to action or labor : INDOLENCE b : spiritual apathy and inactivity <the deadly sin of sloth>\n2 : any of the slow-moving arboreal edentate mammals that comprise two genera (Bradypus and Choloepus), inhabit tropical forests of So. and Central America, hang from the branches back downward, and feed on leaves, shoots, and fruits compare THREE-TOED SLOTH, TWO-TOED SLOTH


Words: slouch
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : an awkward fellow : LOUT b : one that is unimpressive; especially : a lazy or incompetent person used in negative constructions <was no slouch at cooking>\n2 : a gait or posture characterized by an ungainly stooping of the head and shoulders or excessive relaxation of body muscles\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to walk, stand, or sit with a slouch : assume a slouch\n2 : DROOP\ntransitive senses : to cause to droop <slouched his shoulders>


Words: slough
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a place of deep mud or mire b (1) : SWAMP (2) : an inlet on a river; also : BACKWATER (3) : a creek in a marsh or tide flat\n2 : a state of moral degradation or spiritual dejection\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses : to engulf in a slough\nintransitive senses : to plod through or as if through mud : SLOG\n\n<3> noun\n1 : the cast-off skin of a snake\n2 : a mass of dead tissue separating from an ulcer\n3 : something that may be shed or cast off\n\n<4> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 a : to become shed or cast off b : to cast off one’s skin c : to separate in the form of dead tissue from living tissue\n2 : to crumble slowly and fall away\ntransitive senses\n1 : to cast off\n2 a : to get rid of or discard as irksome, objectionable, or disadvantageous usually used with off b : to dispose of (a losing card in bridge) by discarding


Words: sloven
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: one habitually negligent of neatness or cleanliness especially in personal appearance\n\n<2> adjective\n: SLOVENLY


Words: slovenly
Meaning:
adjective\n1 a : untidy especially in personal appearance b : lazily slipshod <slovenly in thought>\n2 : characteristic of a sloven <slovenly habits>


Words: slow
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 a : mentally dull : STUPID <a slow student> b : naturally inert or sluggish\n2 a : lacking in readiness, promptness, or willingness b : not hasty or precipitate <was slow to anger>\n3 a : moving, flowing, or proceeding without speed or at less than usual speed <traffic was slow> b : exhibiting or marked by low speed <he moved with slow deliberation> c : not acute <a slow disease> d : LOW, GENTLE <slow fire>\n4 : requiring a long time : GRADUAL <a slow recovery>\n5 : having qualities that hinder rapid progress or action <a slow track>\n6 a : registering behind or below what is correct <the clock is slow> b : less than the time indicated by another method of reckoning c : that is behind the time at a specified time or place\n7 a : lacking in life, animation, or gaiety : BORING b : marked by reduced sales or patronage <business was slow>\n\n<2> adverb\n: SLOWLY\n\n<3> verb\ntransitive senses : to make slow or slower : slacken the speed of <slow a car> often used with down or up\nintransitive senses : to go or become slower <production of new cars slowed sharply>


Words: sludge
Meaning:
noun\n1 : MUD, MIRE; especially : a muddy deposit (as on a riverbed) : OOZE\n2 : a muddy or slushy mass, deposit, or sediment: as a : precipitated solid matter produced by water and sewage treatment processes b : muddy sediment in a steam boiler c : a precipitate or settling (as a mixture of impurities and acid) from a mineral oil\n3 : SLUSH 5


Words: slug
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : SLUGGARD\n2 : a lump, disk, or cylinder of material (as plastic or metal): as a (1) : a musket ball (2) : BULLET b : a piece of metal roughly shaped for subsequent processing c : a 50 gold piece d : a disk for insertion in a slot machine; especially : one used illegally instead of a coin\n3 : any of numerous chiefly terrestrial pulmonate gastropods (order Stylommatophora) that are found in most parts of the world where there is a reasonable supply of moisture and are closely related to the land snails but are long and wormlike and have only a rudimentary shell often buried in the mantle or entirely absent\n4 : a smooth soft larva of a sawfly or moth that creeps like a mollusk\n5 a : a quantity of liquor drunk in one swallow b : a detached mass of fluid (as water vapor or oil) that causes impact (as in a circulating system)\n6 a : a strip of metal thicker than a printer’s lead b : a line of type cast as one piece c : a usually temporary type line serving to instruct or identify\n7 : the gravitational unit of mass in the foot-pound-second system to which a pound force can impart an acceleration of one foot per second per second and which is equal to the mass of an object weighing 32 pounds\n;ARTS343S3S3434343S343334334343S334343343434343S3343S3S3S334343N34S3333::2W999887HDCBJ\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to add a printer’s slug to\n2 : to drink in gulps often used with down\n\n<3> noun\n: a heavy blow especially with the fist\n\n<4> transitive verb\n1 : to strike heavily with or as if with the fist or a bat\n2 : FIGHT 4b usually used in the phrase slug it out


Words: sluggish
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : averse to activity or exertion : INDOLENT; also : TORPID\n2 : slow to respond (as to stimulation or treatment)\n3 a : markedly slow in movement, flow, or growth b : economically inactive or slow


Words: sluice
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : an artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow b : a body of water pent up behind a floodgate\n2 : a dock gate : FLOODGATE\n3 a : a stream flowing through a floodgate b : a channel to drain or carry off surplus water\n4 : a long inclined trough usually on the ground; especially : such a contrivance paved usually with riffles to hold quicksilver for catching gold\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to draw off by or through a sluice\n2 a : to wash with or in water running through or from a sluice b : to drench with a sudden flow : FLUSH\n3 : to transport (as logs) in a sluice\nintransitive senses : to pour as if from a sluice


Words: slum
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: a densely populated usually urban area marked by crowding, dirty run-down housing, poverty, and social disorganization\n\n<2> intransitive verb\n: to visit slums especially out of curiosity; broadly : to go somewhere or do something that might be considered beneath one’s station sometimes used with it <slumming it in a cabin without plumbing>


Words: slumber
Meaning:
<1> intransitive verb\n1 a : to sleep lightly : DOZE b : SLEEP\n2 a : to be in a torpid, slothful, or negligent state b : to lie dormant or latent\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : SLEEP b : a light sleep\n2 : LETHARGY, TORPOR


Words: slumberous
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : heavy with sleep : SLEEPY\n2 : inducing slumber : SOPORIFIC\n3 : marked by or suggestive of a state of sleep or lethargy <a slumberous state of peace>


Words: slump
Meaning:
<1> intransitive verb\n1 a : to fall or sink suddenly b : to drop or slide down suddenly : COLLAPSE <slumped to the floor>\n2 : to assume a drooping posture or carriage : SLOUCH\n3 : to go into a slump <sales slumped>\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : a marked or sustained decline especially in economic activity or prices <a post-election slump> b : a period of poor or losing play by a team or individual <one spring was in a batting slump Ted Williams>\n2 : a downward slide of a mass of rock or land


Words: slur
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : an insulting or disparaging remark or innuendo : ASPERSION b : a shaming or degrading effect : STAIN, STIGMA\n2 : a blurred spot in printed matter : SMUDGE\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to cast aspersions on : DISPARAGE\n2 : to make indistinct : OBSCURE\nintransitive senses : to slip so as to cause a slur used of a sheet being printed\n\n<3> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to slide or slip over without due mention, consideration, or emphasis <slurred over certain facts> b : to perform hurriedly : SKIMP <let him not slur his lesson R. W. Emerson>\n2 : to perform (successive tones of different pitch) in a smooth or connected manner\n3 a : to reduce, make a substitution for, or omit (sounds that would normally occur in an utterance) b : to utter with such reduction, substitution, or omission of sounds <his speech was slurred>\nintransitive senses\n1 dialect chiefly English : SLIP, SLIDE\n2 : DRAG, SHUFFLE\n\n<4> noun\n1 a : a curved line connecting notes to be sung to the same syllable or performed without a break b : the combination of two or more slurred tones\n2 : a slurring manner of speech


Words: slush
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : partly melted or watery snow b : loose ice crystals formed during the early stages of freezing of salt water\n2 : soft mud : MIRE\n3 : refuse grease and fat from cooking especially on shipboard\n4 : paper pulp in water suspension\n5 : trashy and usually cheaply sentimental material\n6 : unsolicited writings submitted (as to a magazine) for publication\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses : to wet, splash, or paint with slush\nintransitive senses\n1 : to make one’s way through slush\n2 : to make a splashing sound


Words: slut
Meaning:
noun\n1 chiefly British : a slovenly woman\n2 a : a promiscuous woman; especially : PROSTITUTE b : a saucy girl : MINX


Words: sly
Meaning:
adjective\n1 chiefly dialect a : wise in practical affairs b : displaying cleverness : INGENIOUS\n2 a : clever in concealing one’s aims or ends : FURTIVE <the sly fox> b : lacking in straightforwardness and candor : DISSEMBLING <a sly scheme>\n3 : lightly mischievous : ROGUISH <a sly jest> <a sly smile>


Words: smack
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : characteristic taste or flavor; also : a perceptible taste or tincture\n2 : a small quantity\n\n<2> intransitive verb\n1 : to have a taste or flavor\n2 : to have a trace, vestige, or suggestion <a proposal that smacks of treason>\n\n<3> noun\n: a sailing ship (as a sloop or cutter) used chiefly in coasting and fishing\n\n<4> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to close and open (lips) noisily and in rapid succession especially in eating\n2 a : to kiss with or as if with a smack b : to strike so as to produce a smack\nintransitive senses : to make or give a smack\n\n<5> noun\n1 : a quick sharp noise made by rapidly compressing and opening the lips\n2 : a loud kiss\n3 : a sharp slap or blow\n\n<6> adverb\n: squarely and sharply : DIRECTLY <smack in the middle>\n\n<7> noun\nslang : HEROIN


Words: small
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 a : having comparatively little size or slight dimensions b : LOWERCASE\n2 a : minor in influence, power, or rank b : operating on a limited scale\n3 : lacking in strength <a small voice>\n4 a : little or close to zero in an objectively measurable aspect (as quantity, amount, or value) b : made up of few or little units\n5 a : of little consequence : TRIVIAL, INSIGNIFICANT b : HUMBLE, MODEST <a small beginning>\n6 : limited in degree\n7 a : MEAN, PETTY b : reduced to a humiliating position\n\n<2> adverb\n1 : in or into small pieces\n2 : without force or loudness <speak as small as you will Shakespeare>\n3 : in a small manner\n\n<3> noun\n1 : a part smaller and especially narrower than the remainder <the small of the back>\n2 a plural : small-sized products b plural , chiefly British : SMALLCLOTHES; especially : UNDERWEAR


Words: smallpox
Meaning:
noun\n: an acute contagious febrile disease that is caused by a poxvirus (genus Orthopoxvirus), is characterized by a skin eruption with pustules, sloughing, and scar formation and is believed to have been eradicated globally by widespread vaccination


Words: smart
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 : making one smart : causing a sharp stinging\n2 : marked by often sharp forceful activity or vigorous strength <a smart pull of the starter cord>\n3 : BRISK, SPIRITED\n4 a : mentally alert : BRIGHT b : KNOWLEDGEABLE c : SHREWD <a smart investment>\n5 a : WITTY, CLEVER b : PERT, SAUCY <don’t get smart with me>\n6 a : NEAT, TRIM b : stylish or elegant in dress or appearance c (1) : SOPHISTICATED (2) : characteristic of or patronized by fashionable society\n7 a : being a guided missile <a laser-guided smart bomb> b : operating by automation <a smart machine tool> c : INTELLIGENT 3\n\n<2> intransitive verb\n1 : to cause or be the cause or seat of a sharp poignant pain; also : to feel or have such a pain\n2 a : to feel or endure distress, remorse, or embarrassment <smarting from wounded vanity W. L. Shirer> b : to pay a heavy or stinging penalty <would have to smart for this foolishness>\n\n<3> noun\n1 : a smarting pain; especially : a stinging local pain\n2 : poignant grief or remorse <was not the sort to get over smarts Sir Winston Churchill>\n3 : an affectedly witty or fashionable person\n4 plural , slang : INTELLIGENCE, KNOW-HOW\n\n<4> adverb\n: in a smart manner : SMARTLY


Words: smash
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a smashing blow or attack b : a hard overhand stroke (as in tennis or badminton)\n2 a : the action or sound of smashing; especially : a wreck due to collision : CRASH b : utter collapse : RUIN\n3 : a striking success\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to break or crush by violence\n2 a : to drive or throw violently especially with a shattering or battering effect; also : to effect in this way b : to hit violently : BATTER c (1) : to hit (as a tennis ball) with a hard overhand stroke (2) : to drive (a ball) with a forceful stroke\n3 : to destroy utterly : WRECK\nintransitive senses\n1 : to move or become propelled with violence or crashing effect <smashed into a tree>\n2 : to become wrecked\n3 : to go to pieces suddenly under collision or pressure\n\n<3> adjective\n: being a smash : OUTSTANDING <a smash hit>


Words: smattering
Meaning:
noun\n1 : superficial piecemeal knowledge <a smattering of carpentry, house painting, bricklaying Alva Johnston>\n2 : a small scattered number or amount <a smattering of spectators>


Words: smear
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a viscous or sticky substance b : a spot made by or as if by an unctuous or adhesive substance\n2 : material smeared on a surface (as of a microscopic slide); also : a preparation made by smearing material on a surface <a vaginal smear>\n3 : a usually unsubstantiated charge or accusation against a person or organization\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 a : to overspread with something unctuous, viscous, or adhesive : DAUB b : to spread over a surface\n2 a : to stain, smudge, or dirty by or as if by smearing b : SULLY, BESMIRCH; specifically : to vilify especially by secretly and maliciously spreading grave charges and imputations\n3 : to obliterate, obscure, blur, blend, wipe out, or defeat by or as if by smearing


Words: smell
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to perceive the odor or scent of through stimuli affecting the olfactory nerves : get the odor or scent of with the nose\n2 : to detect or become aware of as if by the sense of smell\n3 : to emit the odor of\nintransitive senses\n1 : to exercise the sense of smell\n2 a (1) : to have an odor or scent (2) : to have a characteristic aura or atmosphere : SMACK <the accounts seemed to me to smell of truth R. S. Bourne>; also : SEEM, APPEAR <the story didn’t smell right> b (1) : to have an offensive odor : STINK (2) : to be of bad or questionable quality <all this from the moral point of view smells A. F. Wills>\n\n<2> noun\n1 : the property of a thing that affects the olfactory organs : ODOR\n2 a : the process, function, or power of smelling b : the special sense concerned with the perception of odor\n3 a : a very small amount : TRACE <add only a smell of garlic> b : a pervading or characteristic quality : AURA <the smell of affluence, of power Harry Hervey>\n4 : an act or instance of smelling


Words: smelt
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: any of a family (Osmeridae) of small salmonoid fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to melt or fuse (as ore) often with an accompanying chemical change usually to separate the metal\n2 : REFINE, REDUCE


Words: smelter
Meaning:
noun\n: one that smelts: a : a worker who smelts ore b : an owner or operator of a smeltery c or smeltery : an establishment for smelting


Words: smilax
Meaning:
noun\n1 : GREENBRIER\n2 : a tender twining plant (Asparagus asparagoides) of the lily family that has ovate bright green cladophylls and is often grown in greenhouses


Words: smile
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to have, produce, or exhibit a smile\n2 a : to look or regard with amusement or ridicule <smiled at his own folly Martin Gardner> b : to bestow approval <feeling that Heaven smiled on his labors Sheila Rowlands> c : to appear pleasant or agreeable\ntransitive senses\n1 : to affect with or by smiling\n2 : to express by a smile\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a facial expression in which the eyes brighten and the corners of the mouth curve slightly upward and which expresses especially amusement, pleasure, approval, or sometimes scorn\n2 : a pleasant or encouraging appearance


Words: smirch
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 a : to make dirty, stained, or discolored : SULLY b : to smear with something that stains or dirties\n2 : to bring discredit or disgrace on


Words: smite
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to strike sharply or heavily especially with the hand or an implement held in the hand\n2 a : to kill or severely injure by smiting b : to attack or afflict suddenly and injuriously <smitten by disease>\n3 : to cause to strike\n4 : to affect as if by striking <children smitten with the fear of hell V. L. Parrington>\n5 : CAPTIVATE, TAKE <smitten with her beauty>\nintransitive senses : to deliver or deal a blow with or as if with the hand or something held


Words: smith
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a worker in metals : BLACKSMITH\n2 : MAKER often used in combination <gunsmith> <tunesmith>


Words: smock
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 archaic : a woman’s undergarment; especially : CHEMISE\n2 : a light loose garment worn especially for protection of clothing while working\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to embroider or shirr with smocking


Words: smog
Meaning:
noun\n: a fog made heavier and darker by smoke and chemical fumes; also : a photochemical haze caused by the action of solar ultraviolet radiation on atmosphere polluted with hydrocarbons and oxides of nitrogen from automobile exhaust


Words: smoke
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : the gaseous products of burning materials especially of organic origin made visible by the presence of small particles of carbon b : a suspension of particles in a gas\n2 a : a mass or column of smoke b : SMUDGE\n3 : fume or vapor often resulting from the action of heat on moisture\n4 : something of little substance, permanence, or value\n5 : something that obscures\n6 a (1) : something (as a cigarette) to smoke (2) : MARIJUANA 2 b : an act or spell of smoking tobacco\n7 a : a pale blue b : any of the colors of smoke\n8 : pitches that are fastballs <if a guy’s going to hit you he certainly isn’t going to throw a spitter*he gives you smoke Tony Conigliaro>\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 a : to emit or exhale smoke b : to emit excessive smoke\n2 archaic : to undergo punishment : SUFFER\n3 : to spread or rise like smoke\n4 : to inhale and exhale the fumes of burning plant material and especially tobacco; especially : to smoke tobacco habitually\ntransitive senses\n1 a : FUMIGATE b : to drive (as mosquitoes) away by smoke c : to blacken or discolor with smoke <smoked glasses> d : to cure by exposure to smoke e : to stupefy (as bees) by smoke\n2 archaic : SUSPECT\n3 : to inhale and exhale the smoke of\n4 archaic : RIDICULE


Words: smokestack
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: a pipe or funnel through which smoke and gases are discharged\n\n<2> adjective\n: of, relating to, being, or characterized by manufacturing and especially heavy industry <smokestack industries>


Words: smolder
Meaning:
intransitive verb\n1 a : to burn sluggishly, without flame, and often with much smoke b : to be consumed by smoldering often used with out\n2 : to exist in a state of suppressed activity <hostilities smoldered for years>\n3 : to show suppressed anger, hate, or jealousy <eyes smoldering with hate>


Words: smooth
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 a (1) : having a continuous even surface (2) of a curve : being the representation of a function with a continuous first derivative (3) : having or being a short even coat of hair <a smooth collie> compare ROUGH, WIREHAIRED b : being without hair c : GLABROUS <a smooth leaf> d : causing no resistance to sliding\n2 : free from difficulties or impediments <the smooth course of his life>\n3 : even and uninterrupted in flow or flight\n4 : excessively and often artfully suave : INGRATIATING <a smooth operator>\n5 a : SERENE, EQUABLE <a smooth disposition> b : AMIABLE, COURTEOUS\n6 a : not sharp or harsh <a smooth sherry> b : free from lumps\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to make smooth\n2 a : to free from what is harsh or disagreeable : POLISH <smoothed out his style> b : SOOTHE\n3 : to minimize (as a fault) especially in order to allay anger or ill will <his main job is to smooth over the friction that so often arises Brian Crozier>\n4 : to free from obstruction or difficulty\n5 a : to press flat b : to remove expression from (one’s face) : COMPOSE\n6 : to cause to lie evenly and in order : PREEN\n7 : to free (as a graph or data) from irregularities\nintransitive senses : to become smooth\n\n<3> noun\n1 : a smooth part\n2 : the act of smoothing\n3 : a smoothing implement


Words: smorgasbord
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a luncheon or supper buffet offering a variety of foods and dishes (as hors d’oeuvres, hot and cold meats, smoked and pickled fish, cheeses, salads, and relishes)\n2 : a heterogeneous mixture : M*LANGE


Words: smother
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : thick stifling smoke or smudge b : a state of being stifled or suppressed\n2 : a dense cloud (as of fog, spray, or dust)\n3 : a confused multitude of things : WELTER\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses : to be overcome or killed through or as if through lack of air\ntransitive senses\n1 : to overcome or kill with smoke or fumes\n2 a : to destroy the life of by depriving of air b : to overcome or discomfit through or as if through lack of air c : to suppress (a fire) by excluding oxygen\n3 a : to cause to smolder b : to suppress expression or knowledge of <smothered his rage> c : to stop or prevent the growth or activity of <smother a child with too much care>; also : OVERWHELM d : to cover thickly : BLANKET <snow smothered the trails> e : to overcome or vanquish quickly or decisively\n4 : to cook in a covered pan or pot with little liquid over low heat


Words: smudge
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to make a smudge on b : to soil as if by smudging\n2 a : to rub, daub, or wipe in a smeary manner b : to make indistinct : BLUR\n3 : to smoke or protect by means of a smudge\nintransitive senses\n1 : to make a smudge\n2 : to become smudged\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : a blurry spot or streak b : an immaterial stain <cleanse him of every last smudge of impropriety Richard Hanser> c : an indistinct mass : BLUR\n2 : a smoldering mass placed on the windward side (as to protect from frost)\n3 : a bid of 4 in pitch that if made wins the game


Words: smug
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : trim or smart in dress : SPRUCE\n2 : scrupulously clean, neat, or correct : TIDY\n3 : highly self-satisfied


Words: smuggle
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to import or export secretly contrary to the law and especially without paying duties imposed by law\n2 : to convey or introduce surreptitiously\nintransitive senses : to import or export something in violation of the customs laws


Words: smut
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to stain or taint with smut\n2 : to affect (a crop or plant) with smut\nintransitive senses : to become affected by smut\n\n<2> noun\n1 : matter that soils or blackens; specifically : a particle of soot\n2 : any of various destructive diseases especially of cereal grasses caused by parasitic fungi (order Ustilaginales) and marked by transformation of plant organs into dark masses of spores; also : a fungus causing a smut\n3 : obscene language or matter


Words: snack
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: a light meal : food eaten between regular meals; also : food suitable for snacking\n\n<2> intransitive verb\n: to eat a snack


Words: snaffle
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: a simple usually jointed bit for a bridle\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to obtain especially by devious or irregular means


Words: snag
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a tree or branch embedded in a lake or stream bed and constituting a hazard to navigation b : a standing dead tree\n2 : a rough sharp or jagged projecting part : PROTUBERANCE: as a : a projecting tooth; also : a stump of a tooth b : one of the secondary branches of an antler\n3 : a concealed or unexpected difficulty or obstacle\n4 : a jagged tear made by or as if by catching on a snag <a snag in her stocking>\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 a : to catch and usually damage on or as if on a snag b : to halt or impede as if by catching on a snag\n2 : to hew, trim, or cut roughly or jaggedly\n3 : to clear (as a river) of snags\n4 : to catch or obtain by quick action or good fortune


Words: snail
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a gastropod mollusk especially when having an external enclosing spiral shell\n2 : a slow-moving or sluggish person or thing\n\n<2> intransitive verb\n: to move, act, or go slowly or lazily


Words: snake
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : any of numerous limbless scaled reptiles (suborder Serpentes syn. Ophidia) with a long tapering body and with salivary glands often modified to produce venom which is injected through grooved or tubular fangs\n2 : a worthless or treacherous fellow\n3 : something (as a plumber’s snake) resembling a snake\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to wind (as one’s way) in the manner of a snake\n2 : to move (as logs) by dragging\nintransitive senses : to crawl, move, or extend silently, secretly, or sinuously


Words: snap
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 a : to make a sudden closing of the jaws : seize something sharply with the mouth <fish snapping at the bait> b : to grasp at something eagerly : make a pounce or snatch <snap at any chance>\n2 : to utter sharp biting words : bark out irritable or peevish retorts\n3 a : to break suddenly with a sharp sound <the twig snapped> b : to give way suddenly under strain\n4 : to make a sharp or crackling sound\n5 : to close or fit in place with an abrupt movement or sharp sound <the lock snapped shut>\n6 a : to move briskly or sharply <snaps to attention> b : to undergo a sudden and rapid change (as from one condition to another) <snap out of it> <snapped awake>\n7 : SPARKLE, FLASH <eyes snapping with fury>\ntransitive senses\n1 : to seize with or as if with a snap of the jaws\n2 : to take possession or advantage of suddenly or eagerly usually used with up <shoppers snapping up bargains>\n3 a : to retort to or interrupt curtly and irritably b : to utter curtly or abruptly\n4 : to break suddenly : break short or in two\n5 a : to cause to make a snapping sound <snap a whip> b : to put into or remove from a particular position by a sudden movement or with a sharp sound <snap the lock shut>\n6 a : to project with a snap b : to put (a football) in play with a snap c (1) : to take photographically <snapping exclusive news pictures Current Biography> (2) : to take a snapshot of\n\n<2> noun\n1 : an abrupt closing (as of the mouth in biting or of scissors in cutting)\n2 a archaic : a share of profits or booty b : something that brings quick and easy profit or advantage c : something that is easy and presents no problems : CINCH\n3 : a small amount : BIT\n4 a : an act or instance of seizing abruptly : a sudden snatching at something b : a quick short movement <lithe snaps of its body Barbara Taylor> c : a sudden sharp breaking\n5 a : a sound made by snapping something <shut the book with a snap> b : a brief sharp and usually irritable speech or retort\n6 : a sudden spell of weather <a cold snap>\n7 : a catch or fastening t


Words: snapdragon
Meaning:
noun\n: any of a genus (Antirrhinum and especially the widely cultivated A. majus of the family Scrophulariaceae, the snapdragon family) of herbs having showy white, crimson, or yellow bilabiate flowers


Words: snapshot
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a casual photograph made typically by an amateur with a small handheld camera\n2 : an impression or view of something brief or transitory


Words: snare
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a (1) : a contrivance often consisting of a noose for entangling birds or mammals (2) : TRAP, GIN b (1) : something by which one is entangled, involved in difficulties, or impeded (2) : something deceptively attractive\n2 probably from Dutch snaar, literally, cord; akin to Old High German snuor a : one of the catgut strings or metal spirals of a snare drum b : SNARE DRUM\n3 : a surgical instrument consisting usually of a wire loop constricted by a mechanism in the handle and used for removing tissue masses (as tonsils)\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 a : to capture by or as if by use of a snare b : to win or attain by artful or skillful maneuvers\n2 : to entangle or hold as if in a snare <any object that snared his eye Current Biography>


Words: snarl
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to cause to become knotted and intertwined : TANGLE\n2 : to make excessively complicated\nintransitive senses : to become snarled\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a tangle especially of hairs or thread : KNOT\n2 : a tangled situation <traffic snarls>\n\n<3> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to growl with a snapping or gnashing of teeth\n2 : to give vent to anger in surly language\ntransitive senses : to utter or express with a snarl or by snarling\n\n<4> noun\n: a surly angry growl


Words: snatch
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses : to attempt to seize something suddenly\ntransitive senses : to take or grasp abruptly or hastily; also : to seize or grab suddenly without permission, ceremony, or right\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : a brief period <caught snatches of sleep> b : a brief, fragmentary, or hurried part : BIT <caught snatches of the conversation>\n2 a : a snatching at or of something b slang : an act or instance of kidnapping\n3 : a lift in weight lifting in which the weight is raised from the floor directly to an overhead position in a single motion compare CLEAN AND JERK, PRESS\n4 usually vulgar : the female pudenda


Words: sneak
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to go stealthily or furtively : SLINK\n2 : to act in or as if in a furtive manner\n3 : to carry the football on a quarterback sneak\ntransitive senses : to put, bring, or take in a furtive or artful manner <sneak a smoke>\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a person who acts in a stealthy, furtive, or shifty manner\n2 a : a stealthy or furtive move b : an unobserved departure or escape\n3 : SNEAKER 2\n4 : QUARTERBACK SNEAK\n\n<3> adjective\n1 : carried on secretly : CLANDESTINE\n2 : occurring without warning : SURPRISE <a sneak attack>


Words: sneer
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to smile or laugh with facial contortions that express scorn or contempt\n2 : to speak or write in a scornfully jeering manner\ntransitive senses : to utter with a sneer\n\n<2> noun\n: the act of sneering; also : a sneering expression or remark


Words: sneeze
Meaning:
<1> intransitive verb\n: to make a sudden violent spasmodic audible expiration of breath through the nose and mouth especially as a reflex act\n\n<2> noun\n: an act or instance of sneezing


Words: snicker
Meaning:
<1> intransitive verb\n: to laugh in a covert or partly suppressed manner : TITTER\n\n<2> noun\n: an act or sound of snickering


Words: snide
Meaning:
adjective\n1 a : FALSE, COUNTERFEIT b : practicing deception : DISHONEST <a snide merchant>\n2 : unworthy of esteem : LOW <a snide trick>\n3 : slyly disparaging : INSINUATING <snide remarks>


Words: sniff
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to draw air audibly up the nose especially for smelling <sniffed at the flowers>\n2 : to show or express disdain or scorn\ntransitive senses\n1 : to smell or take by inhalation through the nose\n2 : to utter contemptuously\n3 : to recognize or detect by or as if by smelling <sniff out trouble>\n\n<2> noun\n1 : an act or sound of sniffing\n2 : a quantity that is sniffed


Words: sniffle
Meaning:
<1> intransitive verb\n1 : to sniff repeatedly : SNUFFLE\n2 : to speak with or as if with sniffling\n\n<2> noun\n1 plural : a head cold marked by nasal discharge\n2 : an act or sound of sniffling


Words: snip
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a small piece that is snipped off; also : FRAGMENT, BIT b : a cut or notch made by snipping c : an act or sound of snipping\n2 : a white or light mark; especially : a white spot between the nostrils of a horse\n3 : a presumptuous or impertinent person; especially : an impertinent or saucy girl\n4 British : BARGAIN, BUY\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses : to cut or cut off with or as if with shears or scissors; specifically : to clip suddenly or by bits\nintransitive senses : to make a short quick cut with or as if with shears or scissors


Words: snipe
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 or plural snipe : any of various usually slender-billed birds of the same family as the sandpipers; especially : any of several game birds (especially genus Gallinago) especially of marshy areas\n2 : a contemptible person\n\n<2> intransitive verb\n1 : to shoot at exposed individuals (as of an enemy’s forces) from a usually concealed point of vantage\n2 : to aim a carping or snide attack


Words: snitch
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: one that snitches : TATTLETALE\n\n<2> intransitive verb\n: INFORM, TATTLE\n\n<3> transitive verb\n: to take by stealth : PILFER


Words: snivel
Meaning:
<1> intransitive verb\n1 : to run at the nose\n2 : to snuff mucus up the nose audibly : SNUFFLE\n3 : to cry or whine with snuffling\n4 : to speak or act in a whining, sniffling, tearful, or weakly emotional manner\n\n<2> noun\n1 plural , dialect : HEAD COLD\n2 : an act or instance of sniveling


Words: snob
Meaning:
noun\n1 British : COBBLER\n2 : one who blatantly imitates, fawningly admires, or vulgarly seeks association with those regarded as social superiors\n3 a : one who tends to rebuff, avoid, or ignore those regarded as inferior b : one who has an offensive air of superiority in matters of knowledge or taste


Words: snoop
Meaning:
<1> intransitive verb\n: to look or pry especially in a sneaking or meddlesome manner\n\n<2> noun\n: one that snoops


Words: snore
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses : to breathe during sleep with a rough hoarse noise due to vibration of the soft palate\ntransitive senses : to spend (time) in snoring or sleeping\n\n<2> noun\n1 : an act of snoring\n2 : a noise of or as if of snoring


Words: snorkel
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a tube housing air intake and exhaust pipes for a submarine’s diesel engine that can be extended above the water’s surface so that the engines can be operated while the submarine is submerged\n2 : any of various devices (as for an underwater swimmer) resembling a snorkel in function\n\n<2> intransitive verb\n: to operate or swim submerged with only a snorkel above water


Words: snort
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 a : to force air violently through the nose with a rough harsh sound b : to express scorn, anger, indignation, or surprise by a snort\n2 : to emit explosive sounds resembling snorts\n3 : to take in a drug by inhalation\ntransitive senses\n1 : to utter with or express by a snort\n2 : to expel or emit with or as if with snorts\n3 : to take in (a drug) by inhalation\n\n<2> noun\n1 : an act or sound of snorting\n2 : a drink of usually straight liquor taken in one draft


Words: snout
Meaning:
noun\n1 a (1) : a long projecting nose (as of a swine) (2) : an anterior prolongation of the head of various animals (as a weevil) : ROSTRUM b : the human nose especially when large or grotesque\n2 : something resembling an animal’s snout in position, function, or shape: as a : PROW b : NOZZLE c : the terminal face of a glacier


Words: snow
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : precipitation in the form of small white ice crystals formed directly from the water vapor of the air at a temperature of less than 32*F (0*C) b (1) : a descent or shower of snow crystals (2) : a mass of fallen snow crystals\n2 : something resembling snow: as a : a dessert made of stiffly beaten whites of eggs, sugar, and fruit pulp <apple snow> b : a usually white crystalline substance that condenses from a fluid phase as snow does <ammonia snow> c slang (1) : COCAINE (2) : HEROIN d : small transient light or dark spots on a television screen\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses : to fall in or as snow\ntransitive senses\n1 : to cause to fall like or as snow\n2 a : to cover, shut in, or imprison with or as if with snow b : to deceive, persuade, or charm glibly\n3 : to whiten like snow


Words: snowdrop
Meaning:
noun\n: a bulbous European herb (Galanthus nivalis) of the amaryllis family bearing nodding white flowers that often appear while the snow is on the ground


Words: snowfall
Meaning:
noun\n: a fall of snow; specifically : the amount of snow that falls in a single storm or in a given period


Words: snowplow
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : any of various devices used for clearing away snow\n2 : a stemming with both skis used for coming to a stop, slowing down, or descending slowly\n\n<2> intransitive verb\n: to execute a snowplow <snowplowed to a stop>


Words: snowshoe
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: a light oval frame (as of wood or aluminum) that is crossed with thongs or synthetic material and attached to the foot to enable a person to walk on soft snow without sinking\n\n<2> intransitive verb\n: to travel on snowshoes


Words: snub
Meaning:
<1> transitive verb\n1 : to check or stop with a cutting retort : REBUKE\n2 a : to check (as a line) suddenly while running out especially by turning around a fixed object (as a post); also : to check the motion of by snubbing a line <snub a horse to a tree> b : to restrain the action of : SUPPRESS <snub a vibration>\n3 : to treat with contempt or neglect\n4 : to extinguish by stubbing <snub out a cigarette>\n\n<2> noun\n: an act or an instance of snubbing; especially : SLIGHT\n\n<3> adjective\n1 or snubbed : BLUNT, STUBBY <a snub nose>\n2 : used in snubbing <snub line>


Words: snuff
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the charred part of a candlewick\n2 a obsolete : UMBRAGE, OFFENSE b chiefly Scottish : HUFF


Words: snuffle
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to snuff or sniff usually audibly and repeatedly\n2 : to breathe through an obstructed nose with a sniffing sound\n3 : to speak through or as if through the nose : WHINE\ntransitive senses : to seek or test by or as if by repeated sniffs\n\n<2> noun\n1 : the act or sound of snuffling\n2 : a nasal twang\n3 plural : SNIFFLES


Words: snug
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses : SNUGGLE\ntransitive senses\n1 : to cause to fit closely\n2 : to make snug\n3 : HIDE\n4 : to secure by fastening or lashing down\n\n<2> adjective\n1 a of a ship : manifesting seaworthiness : TAUT b : TRIM, NEAT c : fitting closely and comfortably <a snug coat>\n2 a : enjoying or affording warm secure shelter or cover and opportunity for ease and contentment b : marked by cordiality and secure privacy\n3 : affording a degree of comfort and ease\n4 : offering safe concealment <a snug hideout>\n\n<3> noun\nBritish : a small private room or compartment in a pub


Words: snuggle
Meaning:
verb\nintransitive senses : to curl up comfortably or cozily\ntransitive senses\n1 : to draw close especially for comfort or in affection\n2 : to make snug


Words: so
Meaning:
<1> adverb\n1 a : in a manner or way indicated or suggested <do you really think so> often used as a substitute for a preceding clause <are you ready think so> <I didn’t like it and told her so> b : in the same manner or way : ALSO <worked hard and so did she> c : THUS <for so the Lord said Isaiah 18:4 (Authorized Version)> d : THEN, SUBSEQUENTLY <and so home and to bed>\n2 a : to an indicated or suggested extent or degree <had never been so happy> b : to a great extent or degree : VERY, EXTREMELY <loves her so> c : to a definite but unspecified extent or degree <can only do so much in a day> d : most certainly : INDEED <you did so do it>\n3 : THEREFORE, CONSEQUENTLY <the witness is biased and so unreliable>\n\n<2> conjunction\n1 a : with the result that <the acoustics are good, so every note is clear> b : in order that <be quiet so he can sleep>\n2 archaic : provided that\n3 a : for that reason : THEREFORE <don’t want to go, so won’t> b (1) used as an introductory particle <so here we are> often to belittle a point under discussion <so what> (2) used interjectionally to indicate awareness of a discovery <so, that’s who did it> or surprised dissent\n\n<3> adjective\n1 : conforming with actual facts : TRUE <said things that were not so>\n2 : marked by a desired order <his books are always just so>\n3 used to replace a preceding adjective <was witty by adult standards and of course doubly so by mine Sally Kempton>\n\n<4> pronoun\n1 : such as has been specified or suggested : the same <if you have to file a claim, do so as soon as possible>\n2 used in the phrase or so to indicate an estimate, approximation, or conjecture <stayed a week or so> <cost 15 or so>


Words: soak
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to lie immersed in liquid (as water) : become saturated by or as if by immersion\n2 a : to enter or pass through something by or as if by pores or interstices : PERMEATE b : to penetrate or affect the mind or feelings usually used with in or into\n3 : to drink alcoholic beverages intemperately\ntransitive senses\n1 : to permeate so as to wet, soften, or fill thoroughly\n2 : to place in a surrounding element (as liquid) to wet or permeate thoroughly\n3 : to extract by or as if by steeping <soak the dirt out>\n4 a : to draw in by or as if by suction or absorption <soaked up the sunshine> b : to intoxicate (oneself) by drinking alcoholic beverages\n5 : to cause to pay an exorbitant amount\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : the act or process of soaking : the state of being soaked b : that (as liquid) in which something is soaked\n2 : DRUNKARD\n3 slang : 2PAWN 2


Words: soap
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a cleansing and emulsifying agent made usually by action of alkali on fat or fatty acids and consisting essentially of sodium or potassium salts of such acids b : a salt of a fatty acid and a metal\n2 : SOAP OPERA\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to rub soap over or into\n2 : FLATTER


Words: soapstone
Meaning:
noun\n: a soft stone having a soapy feel and composed essentially of talc, chlorite, and often some magnetite


Words: soar
Meaning:
<1> intransitive verb\n1 a : to fly aloft or about b (1) : to sail or hover in the air often at a great height : GLIDE (2) of a glider : to fly without engine power and without loss of altitude\n2 : to rise or increase dramatically (as in position, value, or price)\n3 : to ascend to a higher or more exalted level\n4 : to rise to majestic stature\n\n<2> noun\n1 : the range, distance, or height attained in soaring\n2 : the act of soaring : upward flight


Words: sob
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 a : to catch the breath audibly in a spasmodic contraction of the throat b : to cry or weep with convulsive catching of the breath\n2 : to make a sound like that of a sob or sobbing\ntransitive senses\n1 : to bring (as oneself) to a specified state by sobbing <sobbed himself to sleep>\n2 : to utter with sobs <sobbed out her grief>\n\n<2> noun\n1 : an act of sobbing\n2 : a sound like that of a sob


Words: sober
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 a : sparing in the use of food and drink : ABSTEMIOUS b : not addicted to intoxicating drink c : not drunk\n2 : marked by sedate or gravely or earnestly thoughtful character or demeanor\n3 : UNHURRIED, CALM\n4 : marked by temperance, moderation, or seriousness\n5 : subdued in tone or color\n6 : showing no excessive or extreme qualities of fancy, emotion, or prejudice\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses : to make sober\nintransitive senses : to become sober usually used with up


Words: soccer
Meaning:
noun\n: a game played on a field between two teams of 11 players each with the object to propel a round ball into the opponent’s goal by kicking or by hitting it with any part of the body except the hands and arms called also association football


Words: sociable
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 : inclined by nature to companionship with others of the same species : SOCIAL\n2 a : inclined to seek or enjoy companionship b : marked by or conducive to friendliness or pleasant social relations\n\n<2> noun\n: an informal social gathering frequently involving a special activity or interest


Words: social
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 : involving allies or confederates <the Social War between the Athenians and their allies>\n2 a : marked by or passed in pleasant companionship with one’s friends or associates <leads a very full social life> b : SOCIABLE c : of, relating to, or designed for sociability <a social club>\n3 : of or relating to human society, the interaction of the individual and the group, or the welfare of human beings as members of society <social institutions>\n4 a : tending to form cooperative and interdependent relationships with others of one’s kind : GREGARIOUS b : living and breeding in more or less organized communities <social insects> c of a plant : tending to grow in groups or masses so as to form a pure stand\n5 a : of, relating to, or based on rank or status in a particular society <a member of our social set> b : of, relating to, or characteristic of the upper classes c : FORMAL\n\n<2> noun\n: SOCIABLE


Words: socialism
Meaning:
noun\n1 : any of various economic and political theories advocating collective or governmental ownership and administration of the means of production and distribution of goods\n2 a : a system of society or group living in which there is no private property b : a system or condition of society in which the means of production are owned and controlled by the state\n3 : a stage of society in Marxist theory transitional between capitalism and communism and distinguished by unequal distribution of goods and pay according to work done


Words: socialize
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to make social; especially : to fit or train for a social environment\n2 a : to constitute on a socialistic basis <socialize industry> b : to adapt to social needs or uses <socialize science>\n3 : to organize group participation in <socialize a recitation>\nintransitive senses : to participate actively in a social group


Words: society
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : companionship or association with one’s fellows : friendly or intimate intercourse : COMPANY\n2 : a voluntary association of individuals for common ends; especially : an organized group working together or periodically meeting because of common interests, beliefs, or profession\n3 a : an enduring and cooperating social group whose members have developed organized patterns of relationships through interaction with one another b : a community, nation, or broad grouping of people having common traditions, institutions, and collective activities and interests\n4 a : a part of a community that is a unit distinguishable by particular aims or standards of living or conduct : a social circle or a group of social circles having a clearly marked identity <move in polite society> <literary society> b : a part of the community that sets itself apart as a leisure class and that regards itself as the arbiter of fashion and manners\n5 a : a natural group of plants usually of a single species or habit within an association b : the progeny of a pair of insects when constituting a social unit (as a hive of bees); broadly : an interdependent system of organisms or biological units\n\n<2> adjective\n: of, relating to, or characteristic of fashionable society


Words: sociology
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the science of society, social institutions, and social relationships; specifically : the systematic study of the development, structure, interaction, and collective behavior of organized groups of human beings\n2 : the scientific analysis of a social institution as a functioning whole and as it relates to the rest of society\n3 : SYNECOLOGY


Words: sock
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 archaic : a low shoe or slipper\n2 also plural sox : a knitted or woven covering for the foot usually extending above the ankle and sometimes to the knee\n3 a : a shoe worn by actors in Greek and Roman comedy b : comic drama\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses : to hit, strike, or apply forcefully <sock a home run> <an area socked by a blizzard>\nintransitive senses : to deliver a blow : HIT\n\n<3> noun\n: a vigorous or violent blow; also : 2PUNCH 3


Words: socket
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: an opening or hollow that forms a holder for something <an electric bulb socket> <the eye socket>\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to provide with or support in or by a socket


Words: sod
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : TURF 1; also : the grass- and forb-covered surface of the ground\n2 : one’s native land\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to cover with sod or turfs\n\n<3> noun\nchiefly British : BUGGER <if ever find the sod I’ll kill him John Le Carr*> <he’s not a bad little sod taken by and large Noel Coward>\n\n<4> transitive verb\nchiefly British : DAMN 2


Words: soda
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : SODIUM CARBONATE b : SODIUM BICARBONATE c : SODIUM often used in combination <soda-feldspar> <nitrate of soda>\n2 a : SODA WATER 2a b : SODA POP c : a sweet drink consisting of soda water, flavoring, and often ice cream\n3 : the faro card that shows faceup in the dealing box before play begins


Words: sodden
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 a : dull or expressionless especially from continued indulgence in alcoholic beverages <sodden features> b : TORPID, SLUGGISH <sodden minds>\n2 a : heavy with or as if with moisture or water <the sodden ground> b : heavy or doughy because of imperfect cooking <sodden biscuits>\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses : to make sodden\nintransitive senses : to become soaked or saturated


Words: sodium
Meaning:
noun\n: a silver white soft waxy ductile element of the alkali metal group that occurs abundantly in nature in combined form and is very active chemically see ELEMENT table


Words: soever
Meaning:
adverb\n1 : to any possible or known extent used after an adjective preceded by how or a superlative preceded by the <how fair soever she may be> <the most selfish soever in this world>\n2 : of any or every kind that may be specified used after a noun modified especially by any, no, or what <gives no information soever>


Words: soft
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 a : pleasing or agreeable to the senses : bringing ease, comfort, or quiet <the soft influences of home> b : having a bland or mellow rather than a sharp or acid taste c (1) : not bright or glaring : SUBDUED (2) : having or producing little contrast or a relatively short range of tones <a soft photographic print> d : quiet in pitch or volume e of the eyes : having a liquid or gentle appearance f : smooth or delicate in texture, grain, or fiber <soft cashmere> <soft fur> g (1) : balmy, mild, or clement in weather or temperature (2) : moving or falling with slight force or impact : not violent <soft breezes>\n2 : demanding little work or effort : EASY <a soft job>\n3 a : sounding as in ace and gem respectively used of c and g or their sound b of a consonant : VOICED c : constituting a vowel before which there is a sound or a -like modification of a consonant or constituting a consonant in whose articulation there is a -like modification or which is followed by a sound (as in Russian)\n4 archaic : moving in a leisurely manner\n5 : rising gradually <a soft slope>\n6 : having curved or rounded outline : not harsh or jagged <soft hills against the horizon>\n7 : marked by a gentleness, kindness, or tenderness: as a (1) : not harsh or onerous in character <a policy of soft competition> (2) : based on negotiation, conciliation, or flexibility rather than on force, threats, or intransigence <took a soft line during the crisis> (3) : tending to take a soft line usually used with on <soft on dictators> <soft on law and order> b : tending to ingratiate or disarm : ENGAGING, KIND <a soft answer turns away wrath Prov 15:1 (Revised Standard Version)> c : marked by mildness : UNASSUMING, LOW-KEY\n8 a : emotionally suggestible or responsive : IMPRESSIONABLE b : unduly susceptible to influence : COMPLIANT c : lacking firmness or strength of character : FEEBLE, UNMANLY d : amorously attracted or emotionally involved used with on <has been soft on her for years>\n9 a : lacking robust strength, stamina, or endurance especially


Words: softball
Meaning:
noun\n: baseball played on a small diamond with a ball that is larger than a baseball and that is pitched underhand; also : the ball used in this game


Words: soften
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to make soft or softer\n2 a : to weaken the military resistance or the morale of especially by harassment (as preliminary bombardment) often used with up b : to impair the strength or resistance of often used with up <soften up a sales prospect>\nintransitive senses : to become soft or softer


Words: soggy
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : saturated or heavy with water or moisture: as a : WATERLOGGED, SOAKED <a soggy lawn> b : heavy or doughy because of imperfect cooking <soggy bread>\n2 : heavily dull : SPIRITLESS <soggy prose>


Words: soil
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to stain or defile morally : CORRUPT, POLLUTE\n2 : to make unclean especially superficially : DIRTY\n3 : to blacken or besmirch (as a person’s reputation) by word or deed\nintransitive senses : to become soiled or dirty\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : SOILAGE, STAIN <protect a dress from soil> b : moral defilement : CORRUPTION\n2 : something that spoils or pollutes: as a : REFUSE b : SEWAGE c : DUNG, EXCREMENT\n\n<3> noun\n1 : firm land : EARTH\n2 a : the upper layer of earth that may be dug or plowed and in which plants grow b : the superficial unconsolidated and usually weathered part of the mantle of a planet and especially of the earth\n3 : COUNTRY, LAND <our native soil>\n4 : the agricultural life or calling\n5 : a medium in which something takes hold and develops\n\n<4> transitive verb\n: to feed (livestock) in the barn or an enclosure with fresh grass or green food; also : to purge (livestock) by feeding on green food


Words: sojourn
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: a temporary stay <a sojourn in the country>\n\n<2> intransitive verb\n: to stay as a temporary resident : STOP <sojourned for a month at a resort>


Words: sol
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: the 5th tone of the diatonic scale in solmization\n\n<2> noun\n: an old French coin equal to 12 deniers; also : a corresponding unit of value\n\n<3> noun\n: the basic monetary unit of Peru before 1985 and since 1990 see MONEY table\n\n<4> noun\n: a fluid colloidal system; especially : one in which the continuous phase is a liquid\n\n<5> abbreviation\nsolicitor, soluble, solution


Words: solace
Meaning:
<1> transitive verb\n1 : to give solace to : CONSOLE\n2 a : to make cheerful b : AMUSE\n3 : ALLAY, SOOTHE <solace grief>\n\n<2> noun\n1 : alleviation of grief or anxiety\n2 : a source of relief or consolation


Words: solar
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : of, derived from, or relating to the sun especially as affecting the earth\n2 : measured by the earth’s course in relation to the sun <solar time> <solar year>; also : relating to or reckoned by solar time\n3 a : produced or operated by the action of the sun’s light or heat <solar energy> <solar cooker> b : utilizing the sun’s rays especially to produce heat or electricity <a solar house>; also : of or relating to such utilization <solar design> <solar subsidies>


Words: solarium
Meaning:
noun\n: a glass-enclosed porch or room; also : a room (as in a hospital) used especially for sunbathing or therapeutic exposure to light


Words: solder
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a metal or metallic alloy used when melted to join metallic surfaces; especially : an alloy of lead and tin so used\n2 : something that unites\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to unite or make whole by solder\n2 : to bring into or restore to firm union <a friendship soldered by common interests>\nintransitive senses\n1 : to use solder\n2 : to become united or repaired by or as if by solder


Words: soldier
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : one engaged in military service and especially in the army b : an enlisted man or woman c : a skilled warrior\n2 : a militant leader, follower, or worker\n3 a : one of a caste of wingless sterile termites usually differing from workers in larger size and head and long jaws b : one of a type of worker ants distinguished by exceptionally large head and jaws\n4 : one who shirks work\n\n<2> intransitive verb\n1 a : to serve as a soldier b : to behave in a soldierly manner c : to push doggedly forward usually used with on <soldiered on to the end>\n2 : to make a pretense of working while really loafing


Words: soldiery
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a body of soldiers b : SOLDIERS, MILITARY\n2 : the profession or technique of soldiering


Words: sole
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: any of various flatfishes (family Soleidae) having a small mouth, small or rudimentary fins, and small eyes placed close together and including superior food fishes (as the European Dover sole); also : any of various mostly market flatfishes (as lemon sole) of other families (as Pleuronectidae)\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : the undersurface of a foot b : the part of an item of footwear on which the sole rests and upon which the wearer treads\n2 : the usually flat or flattened bottom or lower part of something or the base on which something rests\n\n<3> transitive verb\n1 : to furnish with a sole <sole a shoe>\n2 : to place the sole of (a golf club) on the ground\n\n<4> adjective\n1 : not married used chiefly of women\n2 archaic : having no companion : SOLITARY\n3 a : having no sharer b : being the only one <she was her mother’s sole support>\n4 : functioning independently and without assistance or interference <let conscience be the sole judge>\n5 : belonging exclusively or otherwise limited to one usually specified individual, unit, or group


Words: solecism
Meaning:
noun\n1 : an ungrammatical combination of words in a sentence; also : a minor blunder in speech\n2 : something deviating from the proper, normal, or accepted order\n3 : a breach of etiquette or decorum


Words: solemn
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : marked by the invocation of a religious sanction <a solemn oath>\n2 : marked by the observance of established form or ceremony; specifically : celebrated with full liturgical ceremony\n3 a : awe-inspiring : SUBLIME b : marked by grave sedateness and earnest sobriety c : SOMBER, GLOOMY


Words: solemnize
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to observe or honor with solemnity\n2 : to perform with pomp or ceremony; especially : to celebrate (a marriage) with religious rites\n3 : to make solemn : DIGNIFY\nintransitive senses : to speak or act with solemnity


Words: solicit
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to make petition to : ENTREAT b : to approach with a request or plea\n2 : to urge (as one’s cause) strongly\n3 a : to entice or lure especially into evil b : to proposition (someone) especially as or in the character of a prostitute\n4 : to try to obtain by usually urgent requests or pleas\nintransitive senses\n1 : to make solicitation : IMPORTUNE\n2 of a prostitute : to offer to have sexual relations with someone for money


Words: solicitor
Meaning:
noun\n1 : one that solicits; especially : an agent that solicits (as contributions to charity)\n2 : a British lawyer who advises clients, represents them in the lower courts, and prepares cases for barristers to try in higher courts\n3 : the chief law officer of a municipality, county, or government department


Words: solicitous
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : manifesting or expressing solicitude <a solicitous inquiry about his health>\n2 : full of concern or fears : APPREHENSIVE <solicitous about the future>\n3 : meticulously careful <solicitous in matters of dress>\n4 : full of desire : EAGER


Words: solicitude
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : the state of being solicitous : ANXIETY b : attentive care and protectiveness; also : an attitude of solicitous concern or attention\n2 : a cause of care or concern usually used in plural


Words: solid
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 a : being without an internal cavity <a solid ball of rubber> b (1) : printed with minimum space between lines (2) : joined without a hyphen <a solid compound> c : not interrupted by a break or opening <a solid wall>\n2 : having, involving, or dealing with three dimensions or with solids <solid configuration>\n3 a : of uniformly close and coherent texture : not loose or spongy : COMPACT b : possessing or characterized by the properties of a solid : neither gaseous nor liquid\n4 : of good substantial quality or kind <solid comfort>: as a : SOUND <solid reasons> b : made firmly and well <solid furniture>\n5 a : having no break or interruption <waited three solid hours> b : UNANIMOUS <had the solid support of the party> c : intimately friendly or associated <solid with the boss>\n6 a : PRUDENT; also : well-established financially b : serious in purpose or character\n7 : of one substance or character: as a : entirely of one metal or containing the minimum of alloy necessary to impart hardness <solid gold> b : of a single color\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a geometrical figure or element (as a cube or sphere) having three dimensions see VOLUME table\n2 a : a substance that does not flow perceptibly under moderate stress, has a definite capacity for resisting forces (as compression or tension) which tend to deform it, and under ordinary conditions retains a definite size and shape b : the part of a solution or suspension that when freed from solvent or suspending medium has the qualities of a solid usually used in plural <milk solids>\n3 : something that is solid: as a : a solid color b : a compound word whose members are joined together without a hyphen\n\n<3> adverb\n: in a solid manner; also : UNANIMOUSLY


Words: solidarity
Meaning:
noun\n: unity (as of a group or class) that produces or is based on community of interests, objectives, and standards


Words: solidify
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to make solid, compact, or hard\n2 : to make secure, substantial, or firmly fixed <factors that solidify public opinion>\nintransitive senses : to become solid, compact, or hard


Words: soliloquy
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the act of talking to oneself\n2 : a dramatic monologue that gives the illusion of being a series of unspoken reflections


Words: solitaire
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a single gem (as a diamond) set alone\n2 : any of various card games that can be played by one person


Words: solitary
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 a : being, living, or going alone or without companions b : saddened by isolation\n2 : UNFREQUENTED, DESOLATE\n3 a : taken, passed, or performed without companions <a solitary ramble> b : keeping a prisoner apart from others <solitary confinement>\n4 : being at once single and isolated <a solitary example>\n5 a : occurring singly and not as part of a group or cluster <flowers terminal and solitary> b : not gregarious, colonial, social, or compound <solitary bees>\n\n<2> noun\n1 : one who lives or seeks to live a solitary life : RECLUSE\n2 : solitary confinement in prison


Words: solitude
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the quality or state of being alone or remote from society : SECLUSION\n2 : a lonely place (as a desert)


Words: solo
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 or plural soli a : a musical composition for a single voice or instrument with or without accompaniment b : the featured part of a concerto or similar work\n2 : a performance in which the performer has no partner or associate\n3 : any of several card games in which a player elects to play without a partner against the other players\n\n<2> adverb\n: without a companion : ALONE <fly solo>\n\n<3> adjective\n: of, relating to, or being a solo <a solo performance>\n\n<4> intransitive verb\n: to perform by oneself; especially : to fly an airplane without one’s instructor on board


Words: solstice
Meaning:
noun\n1 : either of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 22d and December 22d\n2 : the time of the sun’s passing a solstice which occurs about June 22d to begin summer in the northern hemisphere and about December 22d to begin winter in the northern hemisphere


Words: soluble
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : susceptible of being dissolved in or as if in a liquid and especially water\n2 : subject to being solved or explained <soluble questions>


Words: solution
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : an action or process of solving a problem b : an answer to a problem : EXPLANATION; specifically : a set of values of the variables that satisfies an equation\n2 a : an act or the process by which a solid, liquid, or gaseous substance is homogeneously mixed with a liquid or sometimes a gas or solid b : a homogeneous mixture formed by this process; especially : a single-phase liquid system c : the condition of being dissolved\n3 : a bringing or coming to an end or into a state of discontinuity


Words: solve
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to find a solution, explanation, or answer for <solve a problem> <solved the crime>\n2 : to pay (as a debt) in full\nintransitive senses : to solve something <substitute and solve for x>


Words: solvent
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 : able to pay all legal debts\n2 : that dissolves or can dissolve <solvent action of water>\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a usually liquid substance capable of dissolving or dispersing one or more other substances\n2 : something that provides a solution\n3 : something that eliminates or attenuates something especially unwanted


Words: somber
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : so shaded as to be dark and gloomy\n2 a : of a serious mien : GRAVE b : of a dismal or depressing character : MELANCHOLY c : conveying gloomy suggestions or ideas\n3 : of a dull or heavy cast or shade : dark colored


Words: sombrero
Meaning:
noun\n: a high-crowned hat of felt or straw with a very wide brim worn especially in the Southwest and Mexico


Words: some
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 : being an unknown, undetermined, or unspecified unit or thing <some person knocked>\n2 a : being one, a part, or an unspecified number of something (as a class or group) named or implied <some gems are hard> b : being of an unspecified amount or number <give me some water> <have some apples>\n3 : REMARKABLE, STRIKING <that was some party>\n4 : being at least one used to indicate that a logical proposition is asserted only of a subclass or certain members of the class denoted by the term which it modifies\n\n<2> pronoun ,singular or plural in construction\n1 : one indeterminate quantity, portion, or number as distinguished from the rest\n2 : an indefinite additional amount <ran a mile and then some>\n\n<3> adverb\n1 : ABOUT <some 80 houses> <twenty-some people>\n2 a : in some degree : SOMEWHAT <felt some better> b : to some degree or extent : a little <the cut bled some> <I need to work on it some more> c used as a mild intensive <that’s going some>


Words: somebody
Meaning:
<1> pronoun\n: one or some person of unspecified or indefinite identity <somebody will come in>\n\n<2> noun\n: a person of position or importance


Words: somersault
Meaning:
noun\n: a leap or roll in which a person turns forward or backward in a complete revolution bringing the feet over the head and finally landing on the feet; also : a falling or tumbling head over heels


Words: something
Meaning:
<1> pronoun\n1 : some indeterminate or unspecified thing\n2 : a person or thing of consequence\n3 : one having more or less the character, qualities, or nature of something different <is something of a bore>\n\n<2> adverb\n1 : in some degree : SOMEWHAT\n2 used as an intensive giving adverbial force to an adjective <swears something awful>


Words: sometime
Meaning:
<1> adverb\n1 archaic : in the past : FORMERLY\n2 archaic : once in a while : OCCASIONALLY\n3 : at some time in the future <I’ll do it sometime>\n4 : at some not specified or definitely known point of time <sometime last night>\n\n<2> adjective\n1 : having been formerly : FORMER, LATE\n2 : being so occasionally or in only some respects <a sometime father who appears and disappears Evelyn Shelby>


Words: somewhere
Meaning:
<1> adverb\n1 : in, at, from, or to a place unknown or unspecified <mentions it somewhere>\n2 : to a place symbolizing positive accomplishment or progress <now we’re getting somewhere>\n3 : in the vicinity of : APPROXIMATELY <somewhere about nine o’clock>\n\n<2> noun\n: an undetermined or unnamed place


Words: somnambulism
Meaning:
noun\n1 : an abnormal condition of sleep in which motor acts (as walking) are performed\n2 : actions characteristic of somnambulism


Words: somnolent
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : of a kind likely to induce sleep <a somnolent sermon>\n2 a : inclined to or heavy with sleep : DROWSY b : SLEEPY 2 <somnolent rivers>


Words: son
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a male offspring especially of human beings b : a male adopted child c : a male descendant\n2 capitalized : the second person of the Trinity\n3 : a person closely associated with or deriving from a formative agent (as a nation, school, or race)


Words: sonar
Meaning:
noun\n: a method or device for detecting and locating objects especially underwater by means of sound waves sent out to be reflected by the objects; also : a device for detecting the presence of a vessel (as a submarine) by the sound it emits in water


Words: sonata
Meaning:
noun\n: an instrumental musical composition typically of three or four movements in contrasting forms and keys


Words: song
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the act or art of singing\n2 : poetical composition\n3 a : a short musical composition of words and music b : a collection of such compositions\n4 : a distinctive or characteristic sound or series of sounds (as of a bird or insect)\n5 a : a melody for a lyric poem or ballad b : a poem easily set to music\n6 a : a habitual or characteristic manner b : a violent, abusive, or noisy reaction <put up quite a song>\n7 : a small amount <sold for a song>


Words: songbird
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a bird that utters a succession of musical tones b : an oscine bird\n2 : a female singer


Words: sonic
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : utilizing, produced by, or relating to sound waves <sonic altimeter>; broadly : of or involving sound <sonic pollution>\n2 : having a frequency within the audibility range of the human ear used of waves and vibrations\n3 : of, relating to, or being the speed of sound in air or about 761 miles per hour (1224 kilometers per hour) at sea level at 59*F (15*C)\n4 : capable of uttering sounds


Words: sonnet
Meaning:
noun\n: a fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of fourteen lines that are typically five-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme; also : a poem in this pattern


Words: sonorous
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : producing sound (as when struck)\n2 : full or loud in sound\n3 : imposing or impressive in effect or style\n4 : having a high or an indicated degree of sonority <sonorous sounds such as and >


Words: soon
Meaning:
adverb\n1 a obsolete : at once : IMMEDIATELY b : before long : without undue time lapse <soon after sunrise>\n2 : in a prompt manner : SPEEDILY <as soon as possible> <the sooner the better>\n3 archaic : before the usual time\n4 : in agreement with one’s choice or preference : WILLINGLY <I’d just as soon walk as drive>


Words: soot
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: a black substance formed by combustion or separated from fuel during combustion, rising in fine particles, and adhering to the sides of the chimney or pipe conveying the smoke; especially : the fine powder consisting chiefly of carbon that colors smoke\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to coat or cover with soot


Words: sooth
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 archaic : TRUE\n2 archaic : SOFT, SWEET\n\n<2> noun\n1 : TRUTH, REALITY\n2 obsolete : BLANDISHMENT


Words: soothe
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to please by or as if by attention or concern : PLACATE\n2 : RELIEVE, ALLEVIATE\n3 : to bring comfort, solace, or reassurance to\nintransitive senses : to bring peace, composure, or quietude


Words: soothsayer
Meaning:
noun\n: a person who predicts the future by magical, intuitive, or more rational means : PROGNOSTICATOR


Words: sop
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 chiefly dialect : a piece of food dipped or steeped in a liquid\n2 : a conciliatory or propitiatory bribe, gift, or gesture\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 a : to steep or dip in or as if in liquid b : to wet thoroughly : SOAK\n2 : MOP a\n3 : to give a bribe or conciliatory gift to


Words: sophism
Meaning:
noun\n1 : an argument apparently correct in form but actually invalid; especially : such an argument used to deceive\n2 : SOPHISTRY 1


Words: sophist
Meaning:
noun\n1 capitalized : any of a class of ancient Greek teachers of rhetoric, philosophy, and the art of successful living prominent about the middle of the 5th century B.C. for their adroit subtle and allegedly often specious reasoning\n2 : PHILOSOPHER, THINKER\n3 : a captious or fallacious reasoner


Words: sophistic
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : of or relating to sophists, sophistry, or the ancient Sophists <sophistic rhetoric> <sophistic subtleties>\n2 : plausible but fallacious <sophistic reasoning>


Words: sophisticated
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : not in a natural, pure, or original state : ADULTERATED <a sophisticated oil>\n2 : deprived of native or original simplicity: as a : highly complicated or developed : COMPLEX <sophisticated electronic devices> b : having a refined knowledge of the ways of the world cultivated especially through wide experience <a sophisticated lady>\n3 : devoid of grossness: as a : finely experienced and aware <a sophisticated columnist> b : intellectually appealing <a sophisticated novel>


Words: soporific
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 a : causing or tending to cause sleep b : tending to dull awareness or alertness\n2 : of, relating to, or marked by sleepiness or lethargy\n\n<2> noun\n: a soporific agent; specifically : HYPNOTIC 1


Words: soprano
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n: relating to or having the range or part of a soprano\n\n<2> noun\n1 : the highest singing voice of women or boys and formerly of castrati; also : a person having this voice\n2 : the highest voice part in a 4-part chorus\n3 : a member of a family of instruments having the highest range


Words: sorcery
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the use of power gained from the assistance or control of evil spirits especially for divining : NECROMANCY\n2 : MAGIC 2a


Words: sordid
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : marked by baseness or grossness : VILE <sordid motives>\n2 a : DIRTY, FILTHY b : WRETCHED, SQUALID\n3 : meanly avaricious : COVETOUS\n4 : of a dull or muddy color


Words: sore
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 a : causing pain or distress b : painfully sensitive : TENDER <sore muscles> c : hurt or inflamed so as to be or seem painful <sore runny eyes> <a dog limping on a sore leg>\n2 : attended by difficulties, hardship, or exertion\n3 : ANGRY, IRKED <a sore loser>\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a localized sore spot on the body; especially : one (as an ulcer) with the tissues ruptured or abraded and usually with infection\n2 : a source of pain or vexation : AFFLICTION\n\n<3> adverb\n: SORELY


Words: sorghum
Meaning:
noun\n1 : any of an economically important genus (Sorghum) of Old World tropical grasses similar to Indian corn in habit but with the spikelets in pairs on a hairy rachis; especially : any of various cultivars (as grain sorghum or sorgo) derived from a wild form (S. bicolor syn. S. vulgare)\n2 : syrup from the juice of a sorgo that resembles cane syrup\n3 : something cloyingly sentimental


Words: sorority
Meaning:
noun\n: a club of women; specifically : a women’s student organization (as at a college) that is formed chiefly for social purposes and has a name consisting of Greek letters


Words: sorrel
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a sorrel-colored animal; especially : a light bright chestnut horse often with white mane and tail compare 1CHESTNUT 4, 2BAY 1\n2 : a brownish orange to light brown\n\n<2> noun\n: any of various plants or plant parts with sour juice: as a : any of various docks (as Rumex acetosa and R. acetosella); also : the leaves used as a potherb b : WOOD SORREL


Words: sorrow
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : deep distress, sadness, or regret especially for the loss of someone or something loved b : resultant unhappy or unpleasant state <to his sorrow he lost his temper>\n2 : a cause of grief or sadness\n3 : a display of grief or sadness\n\n<2> intransitive verb\n: to feel or express sorrow


Words: sorry
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : feeling sorrow, regret, or penitence\n2 : MOURNFUL, SAD\n3 : inspiring sorrow, pity, scorn, or ridicule


Words: sort
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a group set up on the basis of any characteristic in common : CLASS, KIND b : an instance of a kind <a sort of black Paul Bunyan, towering 6*10> Jack Olsen* c : PERSON, INDIVIDUAL <he’s not a bad sort>\n2 archaic : GROUP, COMPANY\n3 a : method or manner of acting : WAY, MANNER b : CHARACTER, NATURE <people of an evil sort>\n4 a : a letter or character that is one element of a font b : a character or piece of type that is not part of a regular font\n5 : an instance of sorting <a numeric sort of a data file>\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to put in a certain place or rank according to kind, class, or nature <sort apples> <sort mail> b : to arrange according to characteristics : CLASSIFY <sort out colors>\n2 chiefly Scottish : to put to rights : put in order\n3 a : to examine in order to clarify <sorting out his problems> b : to free of confusion : CLARIFY <waited until things sorted themselves out>\nintransitive senses\n1 : to join or associate with others especially of the same kind <sort with thieves>\n2 : SUIT, AGREE


Words: sortie
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a sudden issuing of troops from a defensive position against the enemy\n2 : one mission or attack by a single plane\n3 : FORAY, RAID


Words: sou’wester
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a long oilskin coat worn especially at sea during stormy weather\n2 : a waterproof hat with wide slanting brim longer in back than in front


Words: soubrette
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a coquettish maid or frivolous young woman in comedies b : an actress who plays such a part\n2 : a soprano who sings supporting roles in comic opera


Words: soul
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : the immaterial essence, animating principle, or actuating cause of an individual life\n2 a : the spiritual principle embodied in human beings, all rational and spiritual beings, or the universe b capitalized , Christian Science : GOD 1b\n3 : a person’s total self\n4 a : an active or essential part b : a moving spirit : LEADER\n5 a : the moral and emotional nature of human beings b : the quality that arouses emotion and sentiment c : spiritual or moral force : FERVOR\n6 : PERSON\n7 : EXEMPLIFICATION, PERSONIFICATION <she is the soul of integrity>\n8 a : a strong positive feeling (as of intense sensitivity and emotional fervor) conveyed especially by black American performers b : NEGRITUDE c : SOUL MUSIC d : SOUL FOOD e : SOUL BROTHER\n\n<2> adjective\n1 : of, relating to, or characteristic of black Americans or their culture\n2 : designed for or controlled by blacks <soul radio stations>


Words: sound
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 a : free from injury or disease : exhibiting normal health b : free from flaw, defect, or decay <sound timber>\n2 : SOLID, FIRM; also : STABLE\n3 a : free from error, fallacy, or misapprehension <sound reasoning> b : exhibiting or based on thorough knowledge and experience <sound scholarship> c : legally valid <a sound title> d : logically valid and having true premises e : agreeing with accepted views : ORTHODOX\n4 a : THOROUGH b : deep and undisturbed <a sound sleep> c : HARD, SEVERE <a sound whipping>\n5 : showing good judgment or sense\n\n<2> adverb\n: to the full extent : THOROUGHLY <sound asleep>\n\n<3> noun\n1 a : a particular auditory impression : TONE b : the sensation perceived by the sense of hearing c : mechanical radiant energy that is transmitted by longitudinal pressure waves in a material medium (as air) and is the objective cause of hearing\n2 a : a speech sound <a peculiar r-sound> b : value in terms of speech sounds <-cher of teacher and -ture of creature have the same sound>\n3 archaic : RUMOR, FAME\n4 a : meaningless noise b obsolete : MEANING c : the impression conveyed : IMPORT\n5 : hearing distance : EARSHOT\n6 : recorded auditory material\n7 : a particular musical style characteristic of an individual, a group, or an area <the Nashville sound>\n\n<4> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to cause to sound <sound a trumpet> b : PRONOUNCE 3a\n2 : to put into words : VOICE\n3 a : to make known : PROCLAIM b : to order, signal, or indicate by a sound <sound the alarm>\n4 : to examine by causing to emit sounds <sound the lungs>\n5 chiefly British : to convey the impression of : sound like <that sounds a logical use of resources Economist>\nintransitive senses\n1 a : to make a sound b : RESOUND c : to give a summons by sound <the bugle sounds to battle>\n2 : to make or convey an impression especially when heard <it sounds good to me> <you sound just like your mother>\n\n<5> noun\n1 a : a long broad inlet of the ocean generally parallel to the coast b : a long passage of water connecting two larger bodies (as a sea w


Words: soup
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a liquid food especially with a meat, fish, or vegetable stock as a base and often containing pieces of solid food\n2 : something (as a heavy fog or nitroglycerine) having or suggesting the consistency or nutrient qualities of soup\n3 : an unfortunate predicament


Words: sour
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 : causing or characterized by the one of the four basic taste sensations that is produced chiefly by acids <sour pickles> compare BITTER, SALT, SWEET\n2 a (1) : having the acid taste or smell of or as if of fermentation : TURNED <sour milk> (2) : of or relating to fermentation b : smelling or tasting of decay : RANCID, ROTTEN <sour breath> c (1) : BAD, WRONG <a project gone sour> (2) : HOSTILE, DISENCHANTED <went sour on Marxism>\n3 a : UNPLEASANT, DISTASTEFUL b : CROSS, SULLEN c : not up to the usual, expected, or standard quality or pitch\n4 : acid in reaction used especially of soil\n5 : containing malodorous sulfur compounds used especially of petroleum products\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : something sour b : the primary taste sensation produced by acid stimuli\n2 : a cocktail consisting of a liquor (as whiskey), lemon or lime juice, sugar, and sometimes ice\n\n<3> verb\nintransitive senses : to become sour\ntransitive senses : to make sour


Words: source
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a generative force : CAUSE b (1) : a point of origin or procurement : BEGINNING (2) : one that initiates : AUTHOR; also : PROTOTYPE, MODEL (3) : one that supplies information\n2 a : the point of origin of a stream of water : FOUNTAINHEAD b archaic : SPRING, FOUNT\n3 : a firsthand document or primary reference work\n4 : an electrode in a field-effect transistor that supplies the charge carriers for current flow compare DRAIN, GATE\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to specify the source of (as quoted material)\n2 : to obtain from a source <metals sourced from abroad>\n\n<3> adjective\n: of, relating to, or being a computer program in its original programming language <source listing> <source code>


Words: souse
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : PICKLE\n2 a : to plunge in liquid : IMMERSE b : DRENCH, SATURATE\n3 : to make drunk : INEBRIATE\nintransitive senses : to become immersed or drenched\n\n<2> noun\n1 : something pickled; especially : seasoned and chopped pork trimmings, fish, or shellfish\n2 : an act of sousing : WETTING\n3 a : a habitual drunkard b : a drinking spree : BINGE\n\n<3> verb\nintransitive senses , archaic : to swoop down : PLUNGE\ntransitive senses , archaic : to swoop down on


Words: south
Meaning:
<1> adverb\n1 : to, toward, or in the south\n2 : into a state of decline or ruin <causes the sluggish economy to go south G. F. Will>\n\n<2> adjective\n1 : situated toward or at the south <the south entrance>\n2 : coming from the south <a south wind>\n\n<3> noun\n1 a : the direction of the south terrestrial pole : the direction to the right of one facing east b : the compass point directly opposite to north\n2 capitalized : regions or countries lying to the south of a specified or implied point of orientation; especially : the southeastern part of the U.S.\n3 : the right side of a church looking toward the altar from the nave\n4 often capitalized a : the one of four positions at 90-degree intervals that lies to the south or at the bottom of a diagram b : a person (as a bridge player) occupying this position in the course of a specified activity; specifically : the declarer in bridge\n5 often capitalized : the developing nations of the world : THIRD WORLD 3 compare NORTH 2b


Words: southeast
Meaning:
<1> adverb\n: to, toward, or in the southeast\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : the general direction between south and east b : the point midway between the south and east compass points\n2 capitalized : regions or countries lying to the southeast of a specified or implied point of orientation\n\n<3> adjective\n1 : coming from the southeast <a southeast wind>\n2 : situated toward or at the southeast <the southeast corner>


Words: southwest
Meaning:
<1> adverb\n: to, toward, or in the southwest\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : the general direction between south and west b : the point midway between the south and west compass points\n2 capitalized : regions or countries lying to the southwest of a specified or implied point of orientation\n\n<3> adjective\n1 : coming from the southwest <a southwest wind>\n2 : situated toward or at the southwest <the southwest corner>


Words: sovereign
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : one possessing or held to possess sovereignty b : one that exercises supreme authority within a limited sphere c : an acknowledged leader : ARBITER\n2 : any of various gold coins of the United Kingdom\n\n<2> adjective\n1 a : superlative in quality : EXCELLENT b : of the most exalted kind : SUPREME <sovereign virtue> c : having generalized curative powers <a sovereign remedy> d : of an unqualified nature : UNMITIGATED <sovereign contempt> e : having undisputed ascendancy : PARAMOUNT\n2 a : possessed of supreme power <sovereign ruler> b : unlimited in extent : ABSOLUTE c : enjoying autonomy : INDEPENDENT <sovereign state>\n3 : relating to, characteristic of, or befitting a sovereign


Words: sovereignty
Meaning:
noun\n1 obsolete : supreme excellence or an example of it\n2 a : supreme power especially over a body politic b : freedom from external control : AUTONOMY c : controlling influence\n3 : one that is sovereign; especially : an autonomous state


Words: soviet
Meaning:
noun\n1 : an elected governmental council in a Communist country\n2 plural , capitalized a : BOLSHEVIKS b : the people and especially the political and military leaders of the U.S.S.R.


Words: sow
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : an adult female swine; also : the adult female of various other animals (as a bear)\n2 a : a channel that conducts molten metal to molds b : a mass of metal solidified in such a mold : INGOT\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to plant seed for growth especially by scattering\n2 : to set something in motion : begin an enterprise\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to scatter (as seed) upon the earth for growth; broadly : PLANT 1a b : to strew with or as if with seed c : to introduce into a selected environment : IMPLANT\n2 : to set in motion : FOMENT <sow suspicion>\n3 : to spread abroad : DISPERSE


Words: soy
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a brown liquid sauce made by subjecting beans (as soybeans) to long fermentation and to digestion in brine\n2 also soya : SOYBEAN


Words: soybean
Meaning:
noun\n: a hairy annual Asian legume (Glycine max) widely grown for its oil-rich proteinaceous seeds and for forage and soil improvement; also : its seed


Words: spa
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a mineral spring b : a resort with mineral springs\n2 : a fashionable resort or hotel\n3 New England : SODA FOUNTAIN\n4 : HEALTH SPA\n5 : a hot tub with a whirlpool device


Words: space
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a period of time; also : its duration\n2 a : a limited extent in one, two, or three dimensions : DISTANCE, AREA, VOLUME b : an extent set apart or available <parking space> <floor space>\n3 : one of the degrees between or above or below the lines of a musical staff compare LINE\n4 a : a boundless three-dimensional extent in which objects and events occur and have relative position and direction b : physical space independent of what occupies it called also absolute space\n5 : the region beyond the earth’s atmosphere or beyond the solar system\n6 a : a blank area separating words or lines b : material used to produce such blank area; especially : a piece of type less than one en in width\n7 : a set of mathematical elements and especially of abstractions of all the points on a line, in a plane, or in physical space; especially : a set of mathematical entities with a set of axioms of geometric character compare METRIC SPACE, TOPOLOGICAL SPACE, VECTOR SPACE\n8 : an interval in operation during which a telegraph key is not in contact\n9 a : LINAGE b : broadcast time available especially to advertisers\n10 : accommodations on a public vehicle\n11 : the opportunity to assert or experience one’s identity or needs freely\nMain Entry:1space\nPronunciation:*sp*s\nFunction:noun\nUsage:often attributive\nEtymology:Middle English, from Old French espace, from Latin spatium area, room, interval of space or time\nDate:14th century\n\n1 : a period of time; also : its duration\n2 a : a limited extent in one, two, or three dimensions : DISTANCE, AREA, VOLUME b : an extent set apart or available <parking space> <floor space>\n3 : one of the degrees between or above or below the lines of a musical staff compare LINE\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses : to place at intervals or arrange with space between often used with out\nintransitive senses : to leave one or more blank spaces (as in a line of typing)


Words: spacious
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : vast or ample in extent : ROOMY <a spacious residence>\n2 : large or magnificent in scale : EXPANSIVE <a more spacious and stimulating existence than the farm could offer H. L. Mencken>


Words: spade
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a digging implement adapted for being pushed into the ground with the foot\n2 : a spade-shaped instrument\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses : to dig up or out or shape with or as if with a spade\nintransitive senses : to use a spade\n\n<3> noun\n1 a : a black figure that resembles a stylized spearhead on each playing card of one of the four suits; also : a card marked with this figure b plural but singular or plural in construction : the suit comprising cards marked spades\n2 usually offensive : BLACK 4


Words: spaghetti
Meaning:
noun\n1 : pasta made in thin solid strings\n2 : insulating tubing typically of varnished cloth or of plastic for covering bare wire or holding insulated wires together


Words: spangle
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a small plate of shining metal or plastic used for ornamentation especially on clothing\n2 : a small glittering object or particle\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses : to set or sprinkle with or as if with spangles\nintransitive senses : to glitter as if covered with spangles : SPARKLE


Words: spaniel
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a member of any of several breeds of small or medium-sized mostly short-legged dogs usually having long wavy hair, feathered legs and tail, and large drooping ears\n2 : a fawning servile person


Words: spank
Meaning:
<1> transitive verb\n: to strike especially on the buttocks with the open hand\n\n<2> intransitive verb\n: to move quickly, dashingly, or spiritedly <spanking along in his new car>


Words: spanking
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 : remarkable of its kind\n2 : being fresh and strong : BRISK\n\n<2> adverb\n: VERY <a spanking clean floor> <spanking new>


Words: spar
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a stout pole\n2 a : a stout rounded wood or metal piece (as a mast, boom, gaff, or yard) used to support rigging b : any of the main longitudinal members of the wing of an airplane that carry the ribs\n\n<2> intransitive verb\n1 a : BOX; especially : to gesture without landing a blow to draw one’s opponent or create an opening b : to engage in a practice or exhibition bout of boxing\n2 : SKIRMISH, WRANGLE\n3 : to strike or fight with feet or spurs in the manner of a gamecock\n\n<3> noun\n1 : a movement of offense or defense in boxing\n2 : a sparring match or session\n\n<4> noun\n: any of various nonmetallic usually cleavable and lustrous minerals


Words: spare
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to forbear to destroy, punish, or harm\n2 : to refrain from attacking or reprimanding with necessary or salutary severity\n3 : to relieve of the necessity of doing or undergoing something <spare yourself the trouble>\n4 : to refrain from : AVOID <spared no expense>\n5 : to use or dispense frugally used chiefly in the negative <don’t spare the syrup>\n6 a : to give up as not strictly needed <do you have any cash to spare> b : to have left over or as margin <time to spare>\nintransitive senses\n1 : to be frugal\n2 : to refrain from doing harm : be lenient\n\n<2> adjective\n1 : not being used; especially : held for emergency use <a spare tire>\n2 : being over and above what is needed : SUPERFLUOUS <spare time>\n3 : not liberal or profuse : SPARING <a spare prose style>\n4 : healthily lean\n5 : not abundant or plentiful\n\n<3> noun\n1 a : a spare tire b : a duplicate (as a key or a machine part) kept in reserve\n2 : the knocking down of all 10 pins with the first 2 balls in a frame in bowling


Words: sparing
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : marked by or practicing careful restraint (as in the use of resources)\n2 : MEAGER, BARE <the map is sparing of information>


Words: spark
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a small particle of a burning substance thrown out by a body in combustion or remaining when combustion is nearly completed b : a hot glowing particle struck from a larger mass; especially : one heated by friction\n2 a : a luminous disruptive electrical discharge of very short duration between two conductors separated by a gas (as air) b : the discharge in a spark plug c : the mechanism controlling the discharge in a spark plug\n3 : SPARKLE, FLASH\n4 : something that sets off a sudden force <provided the spark that helped the team to rally>\n5 : a latent particle capable of growth or developing : GERM <still retains a spark of decency>\n6 plural but singular in construction : a radio operator on a ship\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 a : to throw out sparks b : to flash or fall like sparks\n2 : to produce sparks; specifically : to have the electric ignition working\n3 : to respond with enthusiasm\ntransitive senses\n1 : to set off in a burst of activity : ACTIVATE <the question sparked a lively discussion> often used with off\n2 : to stir to activity : INCITE <sparked her team to victory>\n\n<3> noun\n1 : a foppish young man\n2 : LOVER, BEAU\n\n<4> verb\n: WOO, COURT


Words: sparkle
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 a : to throw out sparks b : to give off or reflect bright moving points of light c : to perform brilliantly\n2 : EFFERVESCE <wine that sparkles>\n3 : to become lively or animated <the dialogue sparkles with wit> <eyes sparkling with anger>\ntransitive senses : to cause to glitter or shine\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a little spark : SCINTILLATION\n2 : the quality of sparkling\n3 a : ANIMATION, LIVELINESS b : the quality or state of being effervescent


Words: sparrow
Meaning:
noun\n1 : any of a genus (Passer of the family Ploceidae) of small chiefly brownish or grayish Old World oscine songbirds that include some which have been widely introduced; especially : HOUSE SPARROW\n2 : any of various finches (as the song sparrow or tree sparrow) resembling the true sparrows


Words: spasm
Meaning:
noun\n1 : an involuntary and abnormal muscular contraction\n2 : a sudden violent and temporary effort or emotion <a spasm of creativity>


Words: spastic
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 : of, relating to, characterized by, or affected with spasm <a spastic colon> <a spastic patient>\n2 : SPASMODIC 2 <a spastic influx of data>\n\n<2> noun\n: one suffering from spastic paralysis


Words: spate
Meaning:
noun\n1 : FRESHET, FLOOD\n2 a : a large number or amount <a spate of books on gardening> b : a sudden or strong outburst : RUSH <a spate of anger>


Words: spatter
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses : to spurt forth in scattered drops <blood spattering everywhere>\ntransitive senses\n1 : to splash with or as if with a liquid; also : to soil in this way <his coat was spattered with mud>\n2 : to scatter by or as if by splashing <spatter water>\n3 : to cover with or as if with splashes or spots\n4 : to injure by aspersion : DEFAME <spattered my reputation>\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : the act or process of spattering : the state of being spattered b : the noise of spattering\n2 a : a drop or splash spattered on something or a spot or stain due to spattering b : a small amount or number : SPRINKLE <a spatter of applause>


Words: spatula
Meaning:
noun\n: a flat thin usually metal implement used especially for spreading or mixing soft substances, scooping, or lifting


Words: spawn
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to deposit spawn\n2 : to produce young especially in large numbers\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to produce or deposit (eggs) used of an aquatic animal b : to induce (fish) to spawn c : to plant with mushroom spawn\n2 : BRING FORTH, GENERATE\n\n<2> noun\n1 : the eggs of aquatic animals (as fishes or oysters) that lay many small eggs\n2 : PRODUCT, OFFSPRING; also : numerous issue\n3 : the seed, germ, or source of something\n4 : mycelium especially prepared (as in bricks) for propagating mushrooms


Words: speak
Meaning:
verb\nintransitive senses\n1 a : to utter words or articulate sounds with the ordinary voice : TALK b (1) : to express thoughts, opinions, or feelings orally (2) : to extend a greeting (3) : to be on speaking terms <still were not speaking after the dispute> c (1) : to express oneself before a group (2) : to address one’s remarks <speak to the issue>\n2 a : to make a written statement <his diaries spoke of his entrancement with death Sy Kahn> b : to use such an expression often used in the phrase so to speak <was at the enemy’s gates, so to speak C. S. Forester> c : to serve as spokesman <spoke for the whole group>\n3 a : to express feelings by other than verbal means <actions speak louder than words> b : SIGNAL c : to be interesting or attractive : APPEAL <great music speaks directly to the emotions A. N. Whitehead>\n4 : to make a request : ASK <spoke for the remaining piece of pie>\n5 : to make a characteristic or natural sound <all at once the thunder spoke George Meredith>\n6 a : TESTIFY b : to be indicative or suggestive <his gold spoke of riches in the land Julian Dana>\ntransitive senses\n1 a (1) : to utter with the speaking voice : PRONOUNCE (2) : to give a recitation of : DECLAIM b : to express orally : DECLARE <free to speak their minds> c : ADDRESS, ACCOST; especially : HAIL\n2 : to make known in writing : STATE\n3 : to use or be able to use in speaking <speaks Spanish>\n4 : to indicate by other than verbal means\n5 archaic : DESCRIBE, DEPICT


Words: speakeasy
Meaning:
noun\n: a place where alcoholic beverages are illegally sold; specifically : such a place during the period of prohibition in the U.S.


Words: spear
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a thrusting or throwing weapon with long shaft and sharp head or blade\n2 : a sharp-pointed instrument with barbs used in spearing fish\n3 : SPEARMAN\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to pierce, strike, or take with or as if with a spear <spear salmon> <speared a chop from the platter>\n2 : to catch (as a baseball) with a sudden thrust of the arm\nintransitive senses : to thrust at or wound something with or as if with a spear\n\n<3> adjective\n: PATERNAL, MALE <the spear side of the family> compare DISTAFF\n\n<4> intransitive verb\nof a plant : to thrust a spear upward\n\n<5> noun\n: a usually young blade, shoot, or sprout (as of grass)


Words: special
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 : distinguished by some unusual quality; especially : being in some way superior <our special blend>\n2 : held in particular esteem <a special friend>\n3 a : readily distinguishable from others of the same category : UNIQUE <they set it apart as a special day of thanksgiving> b : of, relating to, or constituting a species : SPECIFIC\n4 : being other than the usual : ADDITIONAL, EXTRA\n5 : designed for a particular purpose or occasion\n\n<2> noun\n1 : one that is used for a special service or occasion <caught the commuter special to work>\n2 : something (as a television program) that is not part of a regular series


Words: specialist
Meaning:
noun\n1 : one who specializes in a particular occupation, practice, or branch of learning\n2 : any of four enlisted ranks in the army corresponding to the grades of corporal through sergeant first class


Words: specialize
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to make particular mention of : PARTICULARIZE\n2 : to apply or direct to a specific end or use <specialized their study>\nintransitive senses\n1 : to concentrate one’s efforts in a special activity, field, or practice\n2 : to undergo specialization; especially : to change adaptively


Words: specialty
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a distinctive mark or quality\n2 a : a special object or class of objects: as (1) : a legal agreement embodied in a sealed instrument (2) : a product of a special kind or of special excellence <fried chicken is my specialty> b : the state of being special, distinctive, or peculiar\n3 : something in which one specializes


Words: species
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : KIND, SORT b : a class of individuals having common attributes and designated by a common name; specifically : a logical division of a genus or more comprehensive class c : the human race : human beings often used with the <survival of the species in the nuclear age> d (1) : a category of biological classification ranking immediately below the genus or subgenus, comprising related organisms or populations potentially capable of interbreeding, and being designated by a binomial that consists of the name of a genus followed by a Latin or latinized uncapitalized noun or adjective agreeing grammatically with the genus name (2) : an individual or kind belonging to a biological species e : a particular kind of atomic nucleus, atom, molecule, or ion\n2 : the consecrated eucharistic elements of the Roman Catholic or Eastern Orthodox Eucharist\n3 a : a mental image; also : a sensible object b : an object of thought correlative with a natural object\n\n<2> adjective\n: belonging to a biological species as distinguished from a horticultural variety <a species rose>


Words: specific
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 a : constituting or falling into a specifiable category b : sharing or being those properties of something that allow it to be referred to a particular category\n2 a : restricted to a particular individual, situation, relation, or effect <a disease specific to horses> b : exerting a distinctive influence (as on a body part or a disease) <specific antibodies>\n3 : free from ambiguity : ACCURATE <a specific statement of faith>\n4 : of, relating to, or constituting a species and especially a biologic species\n5 a : being any of various arbitrary physical constants and especially one relating a quantitative attribute to unit mass, volume, or area b : imposed at a fixed rate per unit (as of weight or count) <specific import duties> compare AD VALOREM\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : something peculiarly adapted to a purpose or use b : a drug or remedy having a specific mitigating effect on a disease\n2 a : a characteristic quality or trait b : DETAILS, PARTICULARS usually used in plural <haggling over the legal and financial specifics of independence Time> c plural : SPECIFICATION 2a


Words: specification
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the act or process of specifying\n2 a : a detailed precise presentation of something or of a plan or proposal for something usually used in plural b : a statement of legal particulars (as of charges or of contract terms); also : a single item of such statement c : a written description of an invention for which a patent is sought


Words: specify
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 : to name or state explicitly or in detail\n2 : to include as an item in a specification


Words: specimen
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : an individual, item, or part considered typical of a group, class, or whole b : a portion or quantity of material for use in testing, examination, or study <a urine specimen>\n2 a : something that obviously belongs to a particular category but is noticed by reason of an individual distinguishing characteristic b : PERSON, INDIVIDUAL <he’s a tough specimen>\n3 : a plant grown for exhibition or in the open to display its full development <specimen trees> <specimen plantings>


Words: specious
Meaning:
adjective\n1 obsolete : SHOWY\n2 : having deceptive attraction or allure\n3 : having a false look of truth or genuineness : SOPHISTIC


Words: speck
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a small discoloration or spot especially from stain or decay\n2 : a very small amount : BIT\n3 : something marked or marred with specks\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to produce specks on or in


Words: speckle
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: a little speck (as of color)\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to mark with speckles\n2 : to be distributed in or on like speckles


Words: spectacle
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : something exhibited to view as unusual, notable, or entertaining; especially : an eye-catching or dramatic public display b : an object of curiosity or contempt <made a spectacle of herself>\n2 plural : GLASSES\n3 : something (as natural markings on an animal) suggesting a pair of glasses


Words: spectacular
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n: of, relating to, or being a spectacle : STRIKING, SENSATIONAL <a spectacular display of fireworks>\n\n<2> noun\n: something that is spectacular; especially : an elaborate film, television, or theatrical production


Words: spectator
Meaning:
noun\n1 : one who looks on or watches\n2 : a woman’s pump usually having contrasting colors with a perforated design at the toe and sometimes heel


Words: specter
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a visible disembodied spirit : GHOST\n2 : something that haunts or perturbs the mind : PHANTASM <the specter of hunger>


Words: spectral
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : of, relating to, or suggesting a specter : GHOSTLY\n2 : of, relating to, or made by a spectrum


Words: spectroscope
Meaning:
noun\n: an instrument for forming and examining spectra especially in the visible region of the electromagnetic spectrum


Words: spectrum
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a continuum of color formed when a beam of white light is dispersed (as by passage through a prism) so that its component wavelengths are arranged in order b : any of various continua that resemble a spectrum in consisting of an ordered arrangement by a particular characteristic (as frequency or energy): as (1) : ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM (2) : RADIO SPECTRUM (3) : the range of frequencies of sound waves (4) : MASS SPECTRUM c : the representation (as a plot) of a spectrum\n2 a : a continuous sequence or range <a wide spectrum of interests> b : kinds of organisms associated with a particular situation (as an environment) or susceptible to an agent (as an antibiotic)


Words: speculate
Meaning:
verb\nintransitive senses\n1 a : to meditate on or ponder a subject : REFLECT b : to review something idly or casually and often inconclusively\n2 : to assume a business risk in hope of gain; especially : to buy or sell in expectation of profiting from market fluctuations\ntransitive senses\n1 : to take to be true on the basis of insufficient evidence : THEORIZE <speculated that a virus caused the disease>\n2 : to be curious or doubtful about : WONDER <speculates whether it will rain all vacation>


Words: speech
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : the communication or expression of thoughts in spoken words b : exchange of spoken words : CONVERSATION\n2 a : something that is spoken : UTTERANCE b : a usually public discourse : ADDRESS\n3 a : LANGUAGE, DIALECT b : an individual manner or style of speaking\n4 : the power of expressing or communicating thoughts by speaking


Words: speed
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 archaic : prosperity in an undertaking : SUCCESS\n2 a : the act or state of moving swiftly : SWIFTNESS b : rate of motion: as (1) : VELOCITY 1, 3a (2) : the magnitude of a velocity irrespective of direction c : IMPETUS\n3 : swiftness or rate of performance or action\n4 a : the sensitivity of a photographic film, plate, or paper expressed numerically b : the light-gathering power of a lens or optical system c : the time during which a camera shutter is open\n5 : a transmission gear in automotive vehicles or bicycles usually used in combination <a ten-speed bicycle>\n6 : someone or something that appeals to one’s taste\n7 : METHAMPHETAMINE; also : a related stimulant drug and especially an amphetamine\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 a archaic : to prosper in an undertaking b archaic : GET ALONG, FARE\n2 a : to make haste <sped to her bedside> b : to go or drive at excessive or illegal speed\n3 : to move, work, or take place faster : ACCELERATE <the heart speeds up>\ntransitive senses\n1 a archaic : to cause or help to prosper : AID b : to further the success of\n2 a : to cause to move quickly : HASTEN b : to wish Godspeed to c : to increase the speed of : ACCELERATE\n3 : to send out <speed an arrow>


Words: speedometer
Meaning:
noun\n1 : an instrument for indicating speed : TACHOMETER\n2 : an instrument for indicating distance traversed as well as speed of travel; also : ODOMETER


Words: speedway
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a public road on which fast driving is allowed; specifically : EXPRESSWAY\n2 : a racecourse for automobiles or motorcycles\n3 : a sprint race for motorcycles


Words: speedwell
Meaning:
noun\n: a perennial European herb (Veronica officinalis) of the snapdragon family that is naturalized in No. America and has small bluish flowers in axillary racemes; also : any plant of the same genus


Words: spell
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to read slowly and with difficulty often used with out\n2 : to find out by study : come to understand often used with out <it requires some pains to spell out those decorations F. J. Mather>\n3 a (1) : to name the letters of in order; also : to write or print the letters of in order (2) : to write or print the letters of in a particular way <you can spell it either way> <I spelled it wrong> b : to make up (a word) <what word do these letters spell> c : WRITE 1b <catnip is spelled as one word>\n4 : to add up to : MEAN <crop failure was likely to spell stark famine Stringfellow Barr>\nintransitive senses : to form words with letters <teach children to spell>; also : to spell words in a certain way <spells the way he speaks>\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : a spoken word or form of words held to have magic power b : a state of enchantment\n2 : a strong compelling influence or attraction\n\n<3> transitive verb\n: to put under a spell\n\n<4> noun\n1 a archaic : a shift of workers b : one’s turn at work\n2 a : a period spent in a job or occupation b chiefly Australian : a period of rest from work, activity, or use\n3 a : an indeterminate period of time <waited a spell before advancing>; also : a continuous period of time <did a spell in prison> b : a stretch of a specified type of weather\n4 : a period of bodily or mental distress or disorder <a spell of coughing> <fainting spells>\n\n<5> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to take the place of for a time : RELIEVE <he and the other assistantTspelled each other Mary McCarthy>\n2 : REST\nintransitive senses\n1 : to work in turns\n2 chiefly Australian : to rest from work or activity for a time


Words: speller
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a person who spells words especially in a certain way <a poor speller>\n2 : a book with exercises for teaching spelling


Words: spend
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to use up or pay out : EXPEND\n2 a : EXHAUST, WEAR OUT <the hurricane gradually spent itself> b : to consume wastefully : SQUANDER <the waters are not ours to spend J. R. Ellis>\n3 : to cause or permit to elapse : PASS <spend the night>\n4 : GIVE UP, SACRIFICE\nintransitive senses\n1 : to expend or waste wealth or strength\n2 : to become expended or consumed\n3 : to have an orgasm


Words: spent
Meaning:
adjective\n1 a : used up : CONSUMED b : exhausted of active or required components or qualities often for a particular purpose <spent nuclear fuel>\n2 : drained of energy or effectiveness : EXHAUSTED\n3 : exhausted of spawn or sperm


Words: spermatozoon
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a motile male gamete of an animal usually with rounded or elongate head and a long posterior flagellum\n2 : SPERMATOZOID


Words: spew
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : VOMIT\n2 : to come forth in a flood or gush\n3 : to ooze out as if under pressure : EXUDE\ntransitive senses\n1 : VOMIT\n2 : to send or cast forth with vigor or violence or in great quantity often used with out\n\n<2> noun\n1 : matter that is vomited : VOMIT\n2 : material that exudes or is extruded


Words: sphere
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a (1) : the apparent surface of the heavens of which half forms the dome of the visible sky (2) : any of the concentric and eccentric revolving spherical transparent shells in which according to ancient astronomy stars, sun, planets, and moon are set b : a globe depicting such a sphere; broadly : GLOBE a\n2 a : a globular body : BALL b : PLANET, STAR c (1) : a solid that is bounded by a surface consisting of all points at a given distance from a point constituting its center see VOLUME table (2) : the bounding surface of a sphere\n3 : natural, normal, or proper place; especially : social order or rank\n4 a obsolete : ORBIT b : an area or range over or within which someone or something acts, exists, or has influence or significance\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to place in a sphere or among the spheres : ENSPHERE\n2 : to form into a sphere


Words: sphinx
Meaning:
noun\n1 a capitalized : a winged female monster in Greek mythology having a woman’s head and a lion’s body and noted for killing anyone unable to answer its riddle b : an enigmatic or mysterious person <she is a sphinx whose features hold a blank fascination>\n2 : an ancient Egyptian image in the form of a recumbent lion having a man’s head, a ram’s head, or a hawk’s head\n3 : HAWKMOTH


Words: spice
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : any of various aromatic vegetable products (as pepper or nutmeg) used to season or flavor foods\n2 a archaic : a small portion, quantity, or admixture : DASH b : something that gives zest or relish <variety’s the very spice of life William Cowper>\n3 : a pungent or fragrant odor : PERFUME\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to season with spices\n2 : to add zest or relish to <cynicism spiced with humor J. W. Dawson> often used with up


Words: spicule
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a slender pointed usually hard body; especially : one of the minute calcareous or siliceous bodies that support the tissue of various invertebrates (as a sponge)\n2 : a spikelike short-lived prominence appearing close to the chromosphere of the solar atmosphere


Words: spider
Meaning:
noun\n1 : any of an order (Araneae syn. Araneida) of arachnids having the abdomen usually unsegmented and constricted at the base, chelicerae modified into poison fangs, and two or more pairs of abdominal spinnerets for spinning threads of silk used in making cocoons for their eggs, nests for themselves, or webs to catch prey\n2 : a cast-iron frying pan orig. made with short feet to stand among coals on the hearth\n3 : any of various devices consisting of a frame or skeleton with radiating arms or members


Words: spigot
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : SPILE 2 b : the plug of a faucet or cock c : FAUCET\n2 : something resembling a spigot especially in regulating availability or flow (as of money)


Words: spike
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a very large nail\n2 a : one of a row of pointed irons placed (as on the top of a wall) to prevent passage b (1) : one of several metal projections set in the sole and heel of a shoe to improve traction (2) plural : a pair of shoes having spikes attached to the soles or soles and heels c : SPINDLE 1e\n3 : something resembling a spike: as a : a young mackerel not over six inches (15.2 centimeters) long b : an unbranched antler of a young deer\n4 plural : shoes with spike heels\n5 : the act or an instance of spiking (as in volleyball)\n6 a : a pointed element in a graph or tracing b : an unusually high and sharply defined maximum (as of amplitude in a wave train)\n7 slang : HYPODERMIC NEEDLE\n8 : a momentary sharp increase and fall in the record of an electric potential; also : ACTION POTENTIAL\n9 : an abrupt sharp increase in prices or rates\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to fasten or furnish with spikes\n2 a : to disable (a muzzle-loading cannon) temporarily by driving a spike into the vent b : to suppress or block completely <spiked the rumor>\n3 a : to pierce or impale with or on a spike b : to reject (as a story) for publication or broadcast for editorial reasons\n4 a : to add an alcoholic beverage to (a drink) b : to add something highly reactive (as a radioactive tracer) to c : to add vitality, zest, or spice to : LIVEN <spiked the speech with humor> <spike the broth with peppers>\n5 : to drive (as a volleyball) sharply downward with a hard blow; also : to throw down sharply <spiked the ball in the end zone>\n6 : to undergo a sudden sharp increase in (temperature or fever) <the patient spiked a fever of 103*>\n\n<3> noun\n1 : an ear of grain\n2 : an elongated inflorescence similar to a raceme but having the flowers sessile on the main axis see INFLORESCENCE illustration


Words: spill
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a archaic : KILL, DESTROY b : to cause (blood) to be lost by wounding\n2 : to cause or allow especially accidentally or unintentionally to fall, flow, or run out so as to be lost or wasted\n3 a : to relieve (a sail) from the pressure of the wind so as to reef or furl it b : to relieve the pressure of (wind) on a sail by coming about or by adjusting the sail with lines\n4 : to throw off or out <a horse spilled him>\n5 : to let out : DIVULGE <spill a secret>\nintransitive senses\n1 a : to flow, run, or fall out, over, or off and become wasted, scattered, or lost b : to cause or allow something to spill\n2 : to spread profusely or beyond bounds <crowds spilled into the streets>\n3 : to fall from one’s place (as on a horse)\n\n<2> noun\n1 : the act or an instance of spilling; especially : a fall from a horse or vehicle or an erect position\n2 : something spilled\n\n<3> noun\n1 : a wooden splinter\n2 : a slender piece: as a : a metallic rod or pin b (1) : a small roll or twist of paper or slip of wood for lighting a fire (2) : a roll or cone of paper serving as a container c : a peg or pin for plugging a hole : SPILE


Words: spin
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to draw out and twist fiber into yarn or thread\n2 : to form a thread by extruding a viscous rapidly hardening fluid used especially of a spider or insect\n3 a : to revolve rapidly : GYRATE b : to feel as if in a whirl : REEL <my head is spinning>\n4 : to move swiftly especially on or as if on wheels or in a vehicle\n5 : to fish with spinning bait : TROLL\n6 a of an airplane : to fall in a spin b : to plunge helplessly and out of control\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to draw out and twist into yarns or threads b : to produce by drawing out and twisting a fibrous material\n2 : to form (as a web or cocoon) by spinning\n3 a : to stretch out or extend (as a story) lengthily : PROTRACT usually used with out b : to evolve, express, or fabricate by processes of mind or imagination <spin a yarn>\n4 : to cause to whirl : impart spin to <spin a top>\n5 : to shape into threadlike form in manufacture; also : to manufacture by a whirling process\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : the act of spinning or twirling something; also : an instance of spinning or of spinning something <doing axels and spins> <an assortment of spins and lobs> b : the whirling motion imparted (as to a ball or top) by spinning c : an excursion or ride in a vehicle especially on wheels <go for a spin>\n2 a : an aerial maneuver or flight condition consisting of a combination of roll and yaw with the longitudinal axis of the airplane inclined steeply downward b : a plunging descent or downward spiral c : a state of mental confusion <in a spin>\n3 a : a quantum characteristic of an elementary particle that is visualized as the rotation of the particle on its axis and that is responsible for measurable angular momentum and magnetic moment b : the angular momentum associated with such rotation whose magnitude is quantized and which may assume either of two possible directions; also : the angular momentum of a system of such particles derived from the spins and orbital motions of the particles\n4 : a special point of view, emphasis, or interpretation <put the most


Words: spinach
Meaning:
noun\n1 : an Asian herb (Spinacia oleracea) of the goosefoot family cultivated for its edible leaves which form in a dense basal rosette\n2 a : something unwanted, pretentious, or spurious b : an untidy overgrowth


Words: spinal
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 : of, relating to, or situated near the backbone\n2 a : of, relating to, or affecting the spinal cord <spinal reflexes> b : having the spinal cord functionally isolated (as by surgical section) from the brain <experiments on spinal animals>\n3 : of, relating to, or resembling a spine\n\n<2> noun\n: a spinal anesthetic


Words: spindle
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a round stick with tapered ends used to form and twist the yarn in hand spinning b : the long slender pin by which the thread is twisted in a spinning wheel c : any of various rods or pins holding a bobbin in a textile machine (as a spinning frame) d : the pin in a loom shuttle e : a device usually consisting of a long upright pin in a base on which papers can be stuck for filing called also spindle file\n2 : something shaped like a spindle: as a : a spindle-shaped network of chiefly microtubular fibers along which the chromosomes are distributed during mitosis and meiosis b : MUSCLE SPINDLE\n3 a : the bar or shaft usually of square section that carries the knobs and actuates the latch or bolt of a lock b (1) : a turned often decorative piece (as in a baluster) (2) : NEWEL c (1) : a revolving piece especially when thinner than a shaft (2) : a horizontal or vertical axle revolving on pin or pivot ends d : the part of an axle on which a vehicle wheel turns\nput the most favorable spin on the findings\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to shoot or grow into a long slender stalk\n2 : to grow to stalk or stem rather than to flower or fruit\ntransitive senses\n1 : to impale, thrust, or perforate on the spike of a spindle file\n2 : to make or equip (as a piece of furniture) with spindles


Words: spindly
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : of a disproportionately tall or long and thin appearance that often suggests physical weakness <spindly legs>\n2 : frail or flimsy in appearance or structure


Words: spine
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : SPINAL COLUMN b : something resembling a spinal column or constituting a central axis or chief support c : the part of a book to which the pages are attached and on the cover of which usually appear the title and author’s and publisher’s names\n2 : a stiff pointed plant process; especially : one that is a modified leaf or leaf part\n3 : a sharp rigid process on an animal: as a : SPICULE b : a stiff unsegmented fin ray of a fish c : a pointed prominence on a bone


Words: spinet
Meaning:
noun\n1 : an early harpsichord having a single keyboard and only one string for each note\n2 a : a compactly built small upright piano b : a small electronic organ


Words: spinning
Meaning:
noun\n: a method of fishing in which a lure is cast by use of a light flexible rod, a spinning reel, and a light line


Words: spinster
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a woman whose occupation is to spin\n2 a archaic : an unmarried woman of gentle family b : an unmarried woman and especially one past the common age for marrying\n3 : a woman who seems unlikely to marry


Words: spiny
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : covered or armed with spines; broadly : bearing spines, prickles, or thorns\n2 : abounding with difficulties, obstacles, or annoyances : THORNY <spiny problems>\n3 : slender and pointed like a spine


Words: spiral
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 a : winding around a center or pole and gradually receding from or approaching it <the spiral curve of a watch spring> b : HELICAL c : SPIRAL-BOUND <a spiral notebook>\n2 : of or relating to the advancement to higher levels through a series of cyclical movements\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : the path of a point in a plane moving around a central point while continuously receding from or approaching it b : a three-dimensional curve (as a helix) with one or more turns about an axis\n2 : a single turn or coil in a spiral object\n3 a : something having a spiral form b (1) : a spiral flight (2) : a kick or pass in which a football rotates on its long axis while moving through the air\n4 : a continuously spreading and accelerating increase or decrease <wage spirals>\n\n<3> verb\nintransitive senses : to go and especially to rise or fall in a spiral course <costs spiraled upward>\ntransitive senses\n1 : to form into a spiral\n2 : to cause to spiral


Words: spire
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a slender tapering blade or stalk (as of grass)\n2 : the upper tapering part of something (as a tree or antler) : PINNACLE\n3 a : a tapering roof or analogous pyramidal construction surmounting a tower b : STEEPLE\n\n<2> intransitive verb\n: to rise like a spire\n\n<3> noun\n1 a : SPIRAL b : COIL\n2 : the inner or upper part of a spiral gastropod shell consisting of all the whorls except the whorl in contact with the body\n\n<4> intransitive verb\n: to rise in or as if in a spiral


Words: spirit
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : an animating or vital principle held to give life to physical organisms\n2 : a supernatural being or essence: as a capitalized : HOLY SPIRIT b : SOUL 2a c : an often malevolent being that is bodiless but can become visible; specifically : GHOST 2 d : a malevolent being that enters and possesses a human being\n3 : temper or disposition of mind or outlook especially when vigorous or animated <in high spirits>\n4 : the immaterial intelligent or sentient part of a person\n5 a : the activating or essential principle influencing a person <acted in a spirit of helpfulness> b : an inclination, impulse, or tendency of a specified kind : MOOD\n6 a : a special attitude or frame of mind <the money-making spirit was for a time driven back J. A. Froude> b : the feeling, quality, or disposition characterizing something <undertaken in a spirit of fun>\n7 : a lively or brisk quality in a person or a person’s actions\n8 : a person having a character or disposition of a specified nature\n9 : a mental disposition characterized by firmness or assertiveness <denied the charge with spirit>\n10 a : DISTILLATE 1: as (1) : the liquid containing ethyl alcohol and water that is distilled from an alcoholic liquid or mash often used in plural (2) : any of various volatile liquids obtained by distillation or cracking (as of petroleum, shale, or wood) often used in plural b : a usually volatile organic solvent (as an alcohol, ester, or hydrocarbon)\n11 a : prevailing tone or tendency <spirit of the age> b : general intent or real meaning <spirit of the law>\n12 : an alcoholic solution of a volatile substance <spirit of camphor>\n13 : enthusiastic loyalty <school spirit>\n14 capitalized , Christian Science : GOD 1b\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to infuse with spirit; especially : ANIMATE <hope and apprehension of feasibleness spirits all industry John Goodman>\n2 : to carry off usually secretly or mysteriously <was hustled into a motorcar and spirited off to the country W. L. Shirer>


Words: spiritual
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 : of, relating to, consisting of, or affecting the spirit : INCORPOREAL <man’s spiritual needs>\n2 a : of or relating to sacred matters <spiritual songs> b : ecclesiastical rather than lay or temporal <spiritual authority> <lords spiritual>\n3 : concerned with religious values\n4 : related or joined in spirit <our spiritual home> <his spiritual heir>\n5 a : of or relating to supernatural beings or phenomena b : of, relating to, or involving spiritualism : SPIRITUALISTIC\n\n<2> noun\n1 plural : things of a spiritual, ecclesiastical, or religious nature\n2 : a religious song usually of a deeply emotional character that was developed especially among blacks in the southern U.S.\n3 capitalized : any of a party of 13th and 14th century Franciscans advocating strict observance of a rule of poverty for their order


Words: spiritualism
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the view that spirit is a prime element of reality\n2 a : a belief that spirits of the dead communicate with the living usually through a medium b capitalized : a movement comprising religious organizations emphasizing spiritualism


Words: spirochete
Meaning:
noun\n: any of an order (Spirochaetales) of slender spirally undulating bacteria including those causing syphilis and relapsing fever


Words: spit
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a slender pointed rod for holding meat over a fire\n2 : a small point of land especially of sand or gravel running into a body of water\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to fix on or as if on a spit : IMPALE\n\n<3> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to eject (as saliva) from the mouth : EXPECTORATE b (1) : to express (unpleasant or malicious feelings) by or as if by spitting (2) : to utter with a spitting sound or scornful expression <spat out his words> c : to emit as if by spitting; especially : to emit (precipitation) in driving particles or in flurries <spit rain>\n2 : to set to burning <spit a fuse>\nintransitive senses\n1 a (1) : to eject saliva as an expression of aversion or contempt (2) : to exhibit contempt b : to eject matter (as saliva) from the mouth : EXPECTORATE\n2 : to rain or snow slightly or in flurries\n3 : to make a noise suggesting expectoration : SPUTTER\n\n<4> noun\n1 a (1) : SPITTLE, SALIVA (2) : the act or an instance of spitting b (1) : a frothy secretion exuded by spittlebugs (2) : SPITTLEBUG\n2 : perfect likeness\n3 : a sprinkle of rain or flurry of snow


Words: spitball
Meaning:
noun\n1 : paper chewed and rolled into a ball to be thrown or shot as a missile\n2 : a baseball pitch delivered after the ball has been moistened with saliva or sweat


Words: spite
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : petty ill will or hatred with the disposition to irritate, annoy, or thwart\n2 : an instance of spite\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 a : ANNOY, OFFEND b : to fill with spite\n2 : to treat maliciously (as by shaming or thwarting)


Words: splash
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a (1) : to dash a liquid or thinly viscous substance upon or against (2) : to soil or stain with splashed liquid b : to mark or overlay with patches of contrasting color or texture c : to display prominently\n2 a : to cause (a liquid or thinly viscous substance) to spatter about especially with force b : to scatter in the manner of a splashed liquid\nintransitive senses\n1 a : to strike and dash about a liquid or semiliquid substance b : to move in or into a liquid or semiliquid substance and cause it to spatter\n2 a (1) : to become spattered about (2) : to spread or scatter in the manner of splashed liquid b : to fall, strike, or move with a splashing sound <a brook splashing over rocks>\n\n<2> noun\n1 a (1) : splashed liquid or semiliquid substance; also : impounded water released suddenly (2) : a spot or daub from or as if from splashed liquid <a mud splash on the fender> b : a colored patch\n2 a : the action of splashing b : a short plunge\n3 : a sound produced by or as if by a liquid falling, moving, being hurled, or oscillating\n4 a : a vivid impression created especially by ostentatious activity or appearance b : ostentatious display\n5 : a small amount : SPRINKLING


Words: splatter
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses : SPATTER\nintransitive senses : to scatter or fall in or as if in drops\n\n<2> noun\n: SPATTER, SPLASH


Words: splay
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to cause to spread outward\n2 : to make oblique : BEVEL\nintransitive senses\n1 : to extend apart or outward especially in an awkward manner\n2 : SLOPE, SLANT\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a slope or bevel especially of the sides of a door or window\n2 : SPREAD, EXPANSION\n\n<3> adjective\n1 : turned outward <splay knees>\n2 : AWKWARD, UNGAINLY


Words: spleen
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a highly vascular ductless organ that is located in the left abdominal region near the stomach or intestine of most vertebrates and is concerned with final destruction of red blood cells, filtration and storage of blood, and production of lymphocytes\n2 obsolete : the seat of emotions or passions\n3 archaic : MELANCHOLY\n4 : feelings of anger or ill will often suppressed\n5 obsolete : a sudden impulse or whim : CAPRICE


Words: splendid
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : possessing or displaying splendor: as a : SHINING, BRILLIANT b : marked by showy magnificence\n2 : ILLUSTRIOUS, GRAND\n3 a : EXCELLENT <a splendid opportunity> b : being out of the ordinary : SINGULAR


Words: splice
Meaning:
<1> transitive verb\n1 a : to unite (as two ropes) by interweaving the strands b : to unite (as lengths of magnetic tape) by lapping two ends together or by applying a piece that laps upon two ends and making fast\n2 : to unite, link, or insert as if by splicing\n3 : to combine (genetic material) from either the same organism or different organisms <use enzymes to cut and splice genes>\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a joining or joint made by splicing something\n2 : MARRIAGE, WEDDING


Words: splint
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a small plate or strip of metal used in making armor\n2 a : a thin strip of wood suitable for interweaving (as into baskets) b : SPLINTER c : material or a device used to protect and immobilize a body part (as a broken arm)\n3 : a bony enlargement on the upper part of the cannon bone of a horse usually on the inside of the leg\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to support and immobilize (as a broken bone) with a splint\n2 : to brace with or as if with splints


Words: splinter
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a thin piece split or broken off lengthwise : SLIVER b : a small needlelike particle\n2 : a group or faction broken away from a parent body\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to split or rend into long thin pieces : SHIVER\n2 : to split into fragments, parts, or factions\nintransitive senses : to become splintered


Words: split
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to divide lengthwise usually along a grain or seam or by layers b : to affect as if by cleaving or forcing apart <the river splits the town in two>\n2 a (1) : to tear or rend apart : BURST (2) : to subject (an atom or atomic nucleus) to artificial disintegration by fission b : to affect as if by breaking up or tearing apart : SHATTER <a roar that split the air>\n3 : to divide into parts or portions: as a : to divide between persons : SHARE b : to divide into factions, parties, or groups c : to mark (a ballot) or cast or register (a vote) so as to vote for candidates of different parties d (1) : to divide or break down (a chemical compound) into constituents <split a fat into glycerol and fatty acids> (2) : to remove by such separation <split off carbon dioxide> e : to divide (stock) by issuing a larger number of shares to existing shareholders usually without increase in total par value\n4 : to separate (the parts of a whole) by interposing something <split an infinitive>\n5 : LEAVE <split the party> <split town>\nintransitive senses\n1 a : to become split lengthwise or into layers b : to break apart : BURST\n2 a : to become divided up or separated off <split into factions> b : to sever relations or connections c : LEAVE; especially : to leave without delay\n3 British : to betray confidence : act as an informer usually used with on\n4 : to apportion shares\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : a narrow break made by or as if by splitting b : an arrangement of bowling pins left standing with space for pins between them\n2 : a piece split off or made thin by splitting\n3 a : a division into or between divergent or antagonistic elements or forces b : a faction formed in this way\n4 a : the act or process of splitting (as the stock of a corporation) b : the act of lowering oneself to the floor or leaping into the air with legs extended at right angles to the trunk\n5 : a product of division by or as if by splitting\n6 : a wine bottle holding one quarter the usual amount or about .1875 liters (6 to 6.5 ounces); also : th


Words: splitting
Meaning:
adjective\n: that splits or causes to split: as a : causing a piercing sensation <a splitting headache> b : very fast or quick c : SIDESPLITTING <a splitting laugh>


Words: splurge
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: an ostentatious effort, display, or expenditure\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to make a splurge\n2 : to indulge oneself extravagantly often used with on <splurge on a new dress>\ntransitive senses : to spend extravagantly or ostentatiously


Words: splutter
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a confused noise (as of hasty speaking)\n2 : a splashing or sputtering sound\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to make a noise as if spitting\n2 : to speak hastily and confusedly\ntransitive senses : to utter hastily or confusedly : STAMMER


Words: spoil
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : plunder taken from an enemy in war or a victim in robbery : LOOT b : public offices made the property of a successful party usually used in plural c : something valuable or desirable gained through special effort or opportunism or in return for a favor usually used in plural\n2 a : SPOLIATION, PLUNDERING b : the act of damaging : HARM, IMPAIRMENT\n3 : an object of plundering : PREY\n4 : earth and rock excavated or dredged\n5 : an object damaged or flawed in the making\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a archaic : DESPOIL, STRIP b : PILLAGE, ROB\n2 archaic : to seize by force\n3 a : to damage seriously : RUIN b : to impair the quality or effect of <a quarrel spoiled the celebration>\n4 a : to impair the disposition or character of by overindulgence or excessive praise b : to pamper excessively : CODDLE\nintransitive senses\n1 : to practice plunder and robbery\n2 : to lose valuable or useful qualities usually as a result of decay\n3 : to have an eager desire <spoiling for a fight>


Words: spoken
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : delivered by word of mouth : ORAL\n2 : characterized by speaking in (such) a manner used in combination <soft-spoken> <plainspoken>


Words: spokesman
Meaning:
noun\n: a person who speaks as the representative of another or others often in a professional capacity


Words: spoliation
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : the act of plundering b : the state of having been plundered especially in war\n2 : the act of injuring especially beyond reclaim


Words: sponge
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a (1) : an elastic porous mass of interlacing horny fibers that forms the internal skeleton of various marine animals (phylum Porifera) and is able when wetted to absorb water (2) : a piece of sponge (as for scrubbing and cleaning) (3) : a porous rubber or cellulose product used similarly to a sponge b : any of a phylum (Porifera) of aquatic chiefly marine lower invertebrate animals that are essentially double-walled cell colonies that are permanently attached as adults\n2 : a pad (as of folded gauze) used in surgery and medicine (as to remove discharge or apply medication)\n3 : one who lives on others : SPONGER\n4 a : raised dough (as for yeast bread) b : a whipped dessert usually containing whites of eggs or gelatin c : a metal (as platinum) obtained in porous form usually by reduction without fusion <titanium sponge> d : the egg mass of a crab\n5 : an absorbent contraceptive device that is impregnated with spermicide and inserted into the vagina before sexual intercourse to cover the cervix\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to cleanse, wipe, or moisten with or as if with a sponge\n2 : to erase or destroy with or as if with a sponge often used with out\n3 : to get by sponging on another\n4 : to absorb with or as if with or in the manner of a sponge\nintransitive senses\n1 : to absorb, soak up, or imbibe like a sponge\n2 : to get something from or live on another by imposing on hospitality or good nature\n3 : to dive or dredge for sponges


Words: sponsor
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : one who presents a candidate for baptism or confirmation and undertakes responsibility for the person’s religious education or spiritual welfare\n2 : one who assumes responsibility for some other person or thing\n3 : a person or an organization that pays for or plans and carries out a project or activity; especially : one that pays the cost of a radio or television program usually in return for advertising time during its course\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to be or stand sponsor for


Words: spontaneous
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : proceeding from natural feeling or native tendency without external constraint\n2 : arising from a momentary impulse\n3 : controlled and directed internally : SELF-ACTING <spontaneous movement characteristic of living things>\n4 : produced without being planted or without human labor : INDIGENOUS\n5 : developing without apparent external influence, force, cause, or treatment\n6 : not apparently contrived or manipulated : NATURAL


Words: spoof
Meaning:
<1> transitive verb\n1 : DECEIVE, HOAX\n2 : to make good-natured fun of\n\n<2> noun\n1 : HOAX, DECEPTION\n2 : a light humorous parody


Words: spook
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : GHOST, SPECTER\n2 : an undercover agent : SPY\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : HAUNT 3\n2 : to make frightened or frantic : SCARE; especially : to startle into violent activity (as stampeding)\nintransitive senses : to become spooked <cattle spooking at shadows>


Words: spool
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a cylindrical device which has a rim or ridge at each end and an axial hole for a pin or spindle and on which material (as thread, wire, or tape) is wound\n2 : material or the amount of material wound on a spool\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to wind on a spool\n2 : WIND <spool the thread off the bobbin>\nintransitive senses\n1 : to wind itself on a spool\n2 : WIND


Words: spoon
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : an eating or cooking implement consisting of a small shallow bowl with a relatively long handle\n2 : something (as a tool or fishing lure) that resembles a spoon in shape\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses : to take up and usually transfer in a spoon\nintransitive senses perh. from the Welsh custom of an engaged man’s presenting his fianc*e with an elaborately carved wooden spoon : to make love by caressing, kissing, and talking amorously : NECK


Words: spoor
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a track, a trail, a scent, or droppings especially of a wild animal\n2 : a trace by which the progress of someone or something may be followed\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses : to track by a spoor\nintransitive senses : to track something by its spoor


Words: spore
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: a primitive usually unicellular often environmentally resistant dormant or reproductive body produced by plants and some microorganisms and capable of development into a new individual either directly or after fusion with another spore\n\n<2> intransitive verb\n: to produce or reproduce by spores


Words: sport
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 a : to amuse oneself : FROLIC <lambs sporting in the meadow> b : to engage in a sport\n2 a : to mock or ridicule something b : to speak or act in jest : TRIFLE\n3 2sport : to deviate or vary abruptly from type (as by bud variation) : MUTATE\ntransitive senses\n1 : to display or wear usually ostentatiously : BOAST\n2 2sport : to put forth as a sport or bud variation\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : a source of diversion : RECREATION b : sexual play c (1) : physical activity engaged in for pleasure (2) : a particular activity (as an athletic game) so engaged in\n2 a : PLEASANTRY, JEST b : often mean-spirited jesting : MOCKERY, DERISION\n3 a : something tossed or driven about in or as if in play b : LAUGHINGSTOCK\n4 a : SPORTSMAN b : a person considered with respect to living up to the ideals of sportsmanship <a good sport> <a poor sport> c : a companionable person\n5 : an individual exhibiting a sudden deviation from type beyond the normal limits of individual variation usually as a result of mutation especially of somatic tissue\n\n<3> adjective\n: of, relating to, or suitable for sports; especially : styled in a manner suitable for casual or informal wear <sport coats>


Words: sportsman
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a person who engages in sports (as hunting or fishing)\n2 : a person who shows sportsmanship


Words: spot
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a taint on character or reputation : FAULT <the only spot on the family name>\n2 a : a small area visibly different (as in color, finish, or material) from the surrounding area b (1) : an area marred or marked (as by dirt) (2) : a circumscribed surface lesion of disease (as measles) or decay <spots of rot> <rust spots on a leaf> c : a conventionalized design used on playing cards to distinguish the suits and indicate values\n3 : an object having a specified number of spots or a specified numeral on its surface\n4 : a small quantity or amount : BIT\n5 a : a particular place, area, or part b : a small extent of space\n6 plural usually spot : a small croaker (Leiostomus xanthurus) of the Atlantic coast with a black spot behind the opercula\n7 a : a particular position (as in an organization or a hierarchy) b : a place or appearance on an entertainment program\n8 : SPOTLIGHT\n9 : a position usually of difficulty or embarrassment\n10 : a brief announcement or advertisement broadcast between scheduled radio or television programs\n11 : a brief segment or report on a broadcast especially of news\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to stain the character or reputation of : DISGRACE\n2 : to mark in or with a spot : STAIN\n3 : to locate or identify by a spot\n4 a : to single out : IDENTIFY; especially : to note as a known criminal or a suspicious person b : DETECT, NOTICE <spot a mistake> c (1) : to locate accurately <spot an enemy position> (2) : to cause to strike accurately <spot the battery’s fire>\n5 a : to lie at intervals in or over : STUD b : to place at intervals or in a desired spot <spot field telephones> c : to fix in or as if in the beam of a spotlight d : to schedule in a particular spot or at a particular time\n6 : to remove a spot from\n7 : to allow as a handicap\nintransitive senses\n1 : to become stained or discolored in spots\n2 : to cause a spot\n3 : to act as a spotter; especially : to locate targets\n4 : to experience abnormal and sporadic bleeding in small amounts from the uterus\n\n<3> adjective\n1 a : being, orig


Words: spotlight
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a projected spot of light used to illuminate brilliantly a person, object, or group on a stage b : conspicuous public notice <held the political spotlight>\n2 a : a light designed to direct a narrow intense beam of light on a small area b : something that illuminates brilliantly\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to illuminate with or as if with a spotlight


Words: spotter
Meaning:
noun\n1 : one that makes or applies a spot (as for identification)\n2 : one that looks or keeps watch: as a : one that locates enemy targets b : a civilian who watches for approaching airplanes\n3 : one that removes spots\n4 : one that places something on or in a desired spot


Words: spotty
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : marked with spots : SPOTTED\n2 : lacking uniformity especially in quality <the performance was spotty>; also : irregularly or sparsely distributed <spotty attendance> <spotty data>


Words: spout
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to eject (as liquid) in a stream <wells spouting oil>\n2 a : to speak or utter readily, volubly, and at length b : to speak or utter in a pompous or oratorical manner : DECLAIM\nintransitive senses\n1 : to issue with force or in a jet : SPURT\n2 : to eject material (as liquid) in a jet\n3 : DECLAIM\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a pipe or conductor through which a liquid is discharged or conveyed in a stream: as a : a pipe for carrying rainwater from a roof b : a projecting tube or lip from which a liquid (as water) issues\n2 : a discharge or jet of liquid from or as if from a pipe; especially : WATERSPOUT\n3 archaic : PAWNSHOP


Words: sprain
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a sudden or violent twist or wrench of a joint with stretching or tearing of ligaments\n2 : a sprained condition\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to injure by a sudden or severe twist


Words: sprat
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a small European herring (Sprattus sprattus) related to the common herring called also brisling b : a small or young herring or similar fish (as an anchovy)\n2 : a young, small, or insignificant person


Words: sprawl
Meaning:
verb\nintransitive senses\n1 a archaic : to lie thrashing or tossing about b : to creep or clamber awkwardly\n2 : to lie or sit with arms and legs spread out\n3 : to spread or develop irregularly\ntransitive senses : to cause to spread out carelessly or awkwardly


Words: spray
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a usually flowering branch or shoot\n2 : a decorative flat arrangement of flowers and foliage (as on a coffin)\n3 : something (as a jeweled pin) resembling a spray\n\n<2> noun\n1 : water flying in small drops or particles blown from waves or thrown up by a waterfall\n2 a : a jet of vapor or finely divided liquid b : a device (as an atomizer or sprayer) by which a spray is dispersed or applied c (1) : an application of a spray or by spraying (2) : a substance (as paint) so applied\n\n<3> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to disperse or apply as a spray\n2 : to project spray on or into\nintransitive senses\n1 : to break up into spray\n2 : to disperse or apply a spray\n3 : to emit a stream or spray of urine <a cat may spray to mark its territory>


Words: spread
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to open or expand over a larger area <spread out the map> b : to stretch out : EXTEND <spread its wings for flight>\n2 a : to distribute over an area <spread fertilizer> b : to distribute over a period or among a group <spread the work over a few weeks> c : to apply on a surface <spread butter on bread> d (1) : to cover or overlay something with <spread the cloth on the table> (2) archaic : to cover completely e (1) : to prepare or furnish for dining : SET <spread the table> (2) : SERVE <spread the afternoon tea>\n3 a : to make widely known <spread the news> b : to extend the range or incidence of <spread a disease> c : DIFFUSE, EMIT <flowers spreading their fragrance>\n4 : to push apart by weight or force\nintransitive senses\n1 a : to become dispersed, distributed, or scattered b : to become known or disseminated <panic spread rapidly>\n2 : to grow in length or breadth : EXPAND\n3 : to move apart (as from pressure or weight) : SEPARATE\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : the act or process of spreading b : extent of spreading\n2 : something spread out: as a : a surface area : EXPANSE b West (1) : RANCH (2) : a herd of animals c (1) : a prominent display in a periodical (2) : two facing pages (as of a newspaper) usually with matter running across the fold; also : the matter occupying these pages\n3 : something spread on or over a surface: as a : a food to be spread (as on bread or crackers) <a cheese spread> b : a sumptuous meal : FEAST c : a cloth cover for a table or bed\n4 : distance between two points : GAP\n5 : a commodities market transaction in which a participant hedges with simultaneous long and short options in different commodities or different delivery dates in the same commodity


Words: spree
Meaning:
noun\n: an unrestrained indulgence in or outburst of an activity <went on a buying spree>; especially : BINGE, CAROUSAL


Words: sprig
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a small shoot : TWIG <a sprig of parsley> b : a small division of grass used for propagation\n2 a : HEIR b : YOUTH c : a small specimen\n3 : an ornament resembling a sprig, stemmed flower, or leaf\n4 : a small headless nail : BRAD\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to drive sprigs or brads into\n2 : to mark or adorn with the representation of plant sprigs\n3 : to propagate (a grass) by means of stolons or small divisions


Words: spring
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 a (1) : DART, SHOOT (2) : to be resilient or elastic; also : to move by elastic force <the lid sprang shut> b : to become warped\n2 : to issue with speed and force or as a stream\n3 a : to grow as a plant b : to issue by birth or descent c : to come into being : ARISE <towns sprang up across the plains> d archaic : DAWN e : to begin to blow used with up <a breeze quickly sprang up>\n4 a : to make a leap or series of leaps b : to leap or jump up suddenly\n5 : to stretch out in height : RISE\n6 : PAY used with for <I’ll spring for the drinks>\ntransitive senses\n1 : to cause to spring\n2 a : to undergo or bring about the splitting or cracking of <wind sprang the mast> b : to undergo the opening of (a leak)\n3 a : to cause to operate suddenly <spring a trap> b : to apply or insert by bending c : to bend by force\n4 : to leap over\n5 : to produce or disclose suddenly or unexpectedly\n6 : to make lame\n7 : to release or cause to be released from confinement or custody\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : a source of supply; especially : a source of water issuing from the ground b : an ultimate source especially of action or motion\n2 : SPRING TIDE\n3 : a time or season of growth or development; specifically : the season between winter and summer comprising in the northern hemisphere usually the months of March, April, and May or as reckoned astronomically extending from the March equinox to the June solstice\n4 : an elastic body or device that recovers its original shape when released after being distorted\n5 a : the act or an instance of leaping up or forward : BOUND b (1) : capacity for springing : RESILIENCE (2) : ENERGY, BOUNCE\n6 : the point or plane at which an arch or vault curve springs from its impost\n\n<3> transitive verb\n: to fit with springs


Words: springboard
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a flexible board usually secured at one end and used for gymnastic stunts or diving\n2 : a point of departure : JUMPING-OFF PLACE


Words: sprinkle
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to scatter in drops or particles\n2 a : to scatter over b : to scatter at intervals in or among : DOT <sprinkled the speech with quips> c : to wet lightly\nintransitive senses\n1 : to scatter a liquid in fine drops\n2 : to rain lightly in scattered drops\n\n<2> noun\n1 : the act or an instance of sprinkling; especially : a light rain\n2 : SPRINKLING\n3 plural : small particles of candy used as a topping (as on ice cream) : JIMMIES


Words: sprinkling
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a limited quantity or amount : MODICUM\n2 : a small quantity falling in scattered drops or particles\n3 : a small number distributed at random : SCATTERING


Words: sprint
Meaning:
<1> intransitive verb\n: to run or go at top speed especially for a short distance\n\n<2> noun\n1 : the act or an instance of sprinting\n2 a : DASH 6b b : a burst of speed


Words: sprocket
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a toothed wheel whose teeth engage the links of a chain\n2 : a cylinder with teeth around the circumference at either end that project through perforations in something (as motion-picture film) to move it through a mechanism (as a projector)


Words: sprout
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to grow, spring up, or come forth as or as if a sprout\n2 : to send out new growth\ntransitive senses : to send forth or up : cause to develop : GROW\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : SHOOT 1a; especially : a young shoot (as from a seed or root) b plural (1) chiefly British : BRUSSELS SPROUT 2 (2) : edible sprouts especially from recently germinated seeds (as of alfalfa or mung beans)\n2 : something resembling a sprout: as a : a young person b : SCION


Words: spruce
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses : to make spruce often used with up\nintransitive senses : to make oneself spruce <spruce up a bit>\n\n<2> adjective\n: neat or smart in appearance : TRIM\n\n<3> noun\n1 a : any of a genus (Picea) of evergreen trees of the pine family with a conical head of dense foliage and soft light wood b : any of several coniferous trees (as Douglas fir) of similar habit\n2 : the wood of a spruce


Words: spud
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to dig with a spud\n2 : to begin to drill (an oil well)\nintransitive senses : to use a spud\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a tool or device (as for digging, lifting, or cutting) having the characteristics of a spade and a chisel\n2 : POTATO


Words: spunk
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a woody tinder : PUNK b : any of various fungi used to make tinder\n2 : METTLE, PLUCK\n3 : SPIRIT, LIVELINESS\n\n<2> intransitive verb\ndialect : to show spirit usually used with up


Words: spur
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a pointed device secured to a rider’s heel and used to urge on the horse b plural from the acquisition of spurs by a person achieving knighthood : recognition and reward for achievement <won his academic spurs as the holder of a chair in a university James Mountford>\n2 : a goad to action : STIMULUS\n3 : something projecting like or suggesting a spur: as a : a projecting root or branch of a tree, shrub, or vine b (1) : a stiff sharp spine (as on the wings or legs of a bird or insect); especially : one on a cock’s leg (2) : a gaff for a gamecock c : a hollow projecting appendage of a corolla or calyx (as in larkspur or columbine) d : a bony outgrowth (as on the heel of the foot) e : CLIMBING IRON\n4 a : an angular projection, offshoot, or branch extending out beyond or away from a main body or formation; especially : a ridge or lesser elevation that extends laterally from a mountain or mountain range b : a railroad track that branches off from a main line\n5 : a reinforcing buttress of masonry in a fortification\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to urge (a horse) on with spurs\n2 : to incite to action or accelerated growth or development : STIMULATE\n3 : to put spurs on\nintransitive senses : to spur one’s horse on


Words: spurge
Meaning:
noun\n: any of a genus (Euphorbia of the family Euphorbiaceae, the spurge family) of chiefly herbs and shrubs with a bitter milky juice


Words: spurious
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : of illegitimate birth : BASTARD\n2 : outwardly similar or corresponding to something without having its genuine qualities : FALSE\n3 a : of falsified or erroneously attributed origin : FORGED b : of a deceitful nature or quality


Words: spurn
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 obsolete a : STUMBLE b : KICK\n2 archaic : to reject something disdainfully\ntransitive senses\n1 : to tread sharply or heavily upon : TRAMPLE\n2 : to reject with disdain or contempt : SCORN\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : KICK b obsolete : STUMBLE\n2 a : disdainful rejection b : contemptuous treatment


Words: spurt
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses : to gush forth : SPOUT\ntransitive senses : to expel in a stream or jet : SQUIRT\n\n<2> noun\n: a sudden gush : JET\n\n<3> noun\n1 : a short period of time : MOMENT\n2 a : a sudden brief burst of effort or activity b : a sharp or sudden increase in business activity\n\n<4> intransitive verb\n: to make a spurt


Words: sputter
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to spit or squirt from the mouth with explosive sounds\n2 : to utter hastily or explosively in confusion or excitement\n3 : to dislodge (atoms) from the surface of a material by collision with high energy particles; also : to deposit (a metallic film) by such a process\nintransitive senses\n1 : to spit or squirt particles of food or saliva noisily from the mouth\n2 : to speak explosively or confusedly in anger or excitement\n3 : to make explosive popping sounds\n\n<2> noun\n1 : confused and excited speech or discussion\n2 : the act or sound of sputtering


Words: spy
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to watch secretly usually for hostile purposes\n2 : to catch sight of : SEE\n3 : to search or look for intensively\nintransitive senses\n1 : to observe or search for something : LOOK\n2 : to watch secretly as a spy\n\n<2> noun\n1 : one that spies: a : one who keeps secret watch on a person or thing to obtain information b : a person employed by one nation to secretly convey classified information of strategic importance to another nation; also : a person who conveys the trade secrets of one company to another\n2 : an act of spying


Words: squab
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : COUCH b : a cushion for a chair or couch\n2 or plural squab : a fledgling bird; specifically : a fledgling pigeon about four weeks old\n3 : a short fat person


Words: squabble
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: a noisy altercation or quarrel usually over trifles\n\n<2> intransitive verb\n: to quarrel noisily and usually over trifles


Words: squad
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a small organized group of military personnel; especially : a tactical unit that can be easily directed in the field\n2 : a small group engaged in a common effort or occupation\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to arrange in squads


Words: squadron
Meaning:
noun\n: a unit of military organization: a : a cavalry unit higher than a troop and lower than a regiment b : a naval unit consisting of two or more divisions and sometimes additional vessels c (1) : a unit of the U.S. Air Force higher than a flight and lower than a group (2) : a military flight formation


Words: squall
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses : to cry out raucously : SCREAM\ntransitive senses : to utter in a strident voice\n\n<2> noun\n: a raucous cry\n\n<3> noun\n1 : a sudden violent wind often with rain or snow\n2 : a short-lived commotion\n\n<4> intransitive verb\n: to blow a squall


Words: squander
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to spend extravagantly or foolishly : DISSIPATE\n2 : to cause to disperse : SCATTER\n3 : to lose (as an advantage or opportunity) through negligence or inaction\nintransitive senses : DISPERSE, SCATTER\n\n<2> noun\n: an act of squandering


Words: square
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : an instrument having at least one right angle and two straight edges used especially to lay out or test right angles\n2 : a rectangle with all four sides equal\n3 : any of the quadrilateral spaces marked out on a board for playing games\n4 : the product of a number multiplied by itself\n5 a : an open place or area formed at the meeting of two or more streets b : BLOCK 6a\n6 : a solid object or piece approximating a cube or having a square as its largest face\n7 : an unopened cotton flower with its enclosing bracts\n8 : a person who is conventional or conservative in taste or way of life\n\n<2> adjective\n1 a : having four equal sides and four right angles b : forming a right angle <square corner> c : having a square base <a square pyramid>\n2 : raised to the second power\n3 a : being approximately a cube <square cabinet> b : having a shape that is broad for the height and rectangular rather than curving in outline <square shoulders> <a square, thick, hard-working man Maria Edgeworth> c : rectangular and equilateral in section <square tower>\n4 a : being or converted to a unit of area equal in measure to a square each side of which measures one unit of a specified unit of length <a square foot> see METRIC SYSTEM table, WEIGHT table b : being of a specified length in each of two equal dimensions <10 feet square>\n5 a : exactly adjusted : precisely constructed or aligned b : JUST, FAIR <a square deal> <square in all his dealings> c : leaving no balance : SETTLED d : EVEN, TIED e : SUBSTANTIAL, SATISFYING <square meal> f : being unsophisticated, conservative, or conventional\n6 : set at right angles with the mast and keel used of the yards of a square-rigged ship\n\n<3> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to make square or rectangular <square a building stone> b : to test for deviation from a right angle, straight line, or plane surface\n2 : to bring approximately to a right angle <squared his shoulders>\n3 a : to multiply (a number) by itself : raise to the second power b : to find a square equal in area to <square a circle>\n4 :


Words: squash
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to press or beat into a pulp or a flat mass : CRUSH\n2 : PUT DOWN, SUPPRESS <squash a revolt>\nintransitive senses\n1 : to flatten out under pressure or impact\n2 : to proceed with a splashing or squelching sound\n3 : SQUEEZE, PRESS\n\n<2> noun\n1 obsolete : something soft and easily crushed; specifically : an unripe pod of peas\n2 : the sudden fall of a heavy soft body or the sound of such a fall\n3 : a squelching sound made by walking on oozy ground or in water-soaked boots\n4 : a crushed mass\n5 British : sweetened citrus fruit juice often served with added soda water\n6 : a singles or doubles game played in a 4-wall court with a long-handled racket and a rubber ball that can be hit off any number of walls\n\n<3> adverb\n: with a squash or a squashing sound\n\n<4> noun\n: any of various fruits of plants (genus Cucurbita) of the gourd family widely cultivated as vegetables; also : a plant and especially a vine that bears squashes compare SUMMER SQUASH, WINTER SQUASH


Words: squat
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to cause (oneself) to crouch or sit on the ground\n2 : to occupy as a squatter\nintransitive senses\n1 : to crouch close to the ground as if to escape observation <a hare squatting in the grass>\n2 : to assume or maintain a position in which the body is supported on the feet and the knees are bent so that the buttocks rest on or near the heels\n3 : to be or become a squatter\n\n<2> adjective\n1 : sitting with the haunches close above the heels\n2 a : low to the ground b : marked by disproportionate shortness or thickness\n\n<3> noun\n1 a : the act of squatting b : the posture of one that squats\n2 a : a place where one squats b : the lair of a small animal <squat of a hare>\n3 : a lift in weight lifting in which the lifter performs a knee bend while holding a barbell on the shoulders; also : a competitive event involving this lift\n4 chiefly British : an empty house or building that is occupied by squatters\n5 slang : DIDDLY-SQUAT


Words: squawk
Meaning:
<1> intransitive verb\n1 : to utter a harsh abrupt scream\n2 : to complain or protest loudly or vehemently\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a harsh abrupt scream\n2 : a noisy complaint


Words: squeak
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to utter or make a short shrill cry or noise\n2 : SQUEAL 2a\n3 : to pass, succeed, or win by a narrow margin <just squeaked by in the election>\ntransitive senses : to utter in a shrill piping tone\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a sharp shrill cry or sound\n2 : ESCAPE <a close squeak>


Words: squeal
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to make a shrill cry or noise\n2 a : to turn informer b : COMPLAIN, PROTEST\ntransitive senses\n1 : to utter or express with or as if with a squeal\n2 : to cause to make a loud shrill noise <squealing the tires>\n\n<2> noun\n: a shrill sharp cry or noise


Words: squeamish
Meaning:
adjective\n1 a : easily nauseated : QUEASY b : affected with nausea\n2 a : excessively fastidious or scrupulous in conduct or belief b : easily offended or disgusted


Words: squeegee
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: a blade of leather or rubber set on a handle and used for spreading, pushing, or wiping liquid material on, across, or off a surface (as a window); also : a smaller similar device or a small rubber roller with handle used by a photographer or lithographer\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to smooth, wipe, or treat with a squeegee


Words: squeeze
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to exert pressure especially on opposite sides of : COMPRESS b : to extract or emit under pressure c : to force or thrust by compression\n2 a (1) : to get by extortion (2) : to deprive by extortion b : to cause economic hardship to c : to reduce the amount of <squeezes profits>\n3 : to crowd into a limited area\n4 : to gain or win by a narrow margin\n5 : to force (another player) to discard in bridge so as to unguard a suit\n6 : to score by means of a squeeze play\nintransitive senses\n1 : to give way before pressure\n2 : to exert pressure; also : to practice extortion or oppression\n3 : to force one’s way <squeeze through a door>\n4 : to pass, win, or get by narrowly\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : an act or instance of squeezing : COMPRESSION b : HANDCLASP; also : EMBRACE\n2 a : a quantity squeezed out from something <a squeeze of lemon> b : a group crowded together : CROWD\n3 : a profit taken by a middleman on goods or transactions\n4 : a financial pressure caused by narrowing margins or by shortages\n5 : a forced discard in bridge\n6 : SQUEEZE PLAY\n7 slang : MAIN SQUEEZE


Words: squelch
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to fall or stamp on so as to crush b (1) : to completely suppress : QUELL (2) : SILENCE\n2 : to emit or move with a sucking sound\nintransitive senses\n1 : to emit a sucking sound\n2 : to splash through water, slush, or mire\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a sound of or as if of semiliquid matter under suction <the squelch of mud>\n2 : the act of suppressing; especially : a retort that silences an opponent


Words: squib
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a short humorous or satiric writing or speech b : a short news item; especially : FILLER\n2 a : a small firecracker b : a broken firecracker in which the powder burns with a fizz\n3 : a small electric or pyrotechnic device used to ignite a charge\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to speak, write, or publish squibs\n2 : to fire a squib\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to utter in an offhand manner b : to make squibs against : LAMPOON\n2 : to shoot off : FIRE\n3 : to kick (a football) on a kickoff so that it bounces along the ground


Words: squid
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: any of an order (Teuthoidea) of cephalopods having eight short arms and two usually longer tentacles, a long tapered body, a caudal fin on each side, and usually a slender internal chitinous support\n\n<2> intransitive verb\n: to fish with or for squid


Words: squint
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 of an eye : looking or tending to look obliquely or askance (as with envy or disdain)\n2 of the eyes : not having the visual axes parallel : CROSSED\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 a : to have an indirect bearing, reference, or aim b : to deviate from a true line\n2 a : to look in a squint-eyed manner b : to be cross-eyed c : to look or peer with eyes partly closed\ntransitive senses : to cause (an eye) to squint\n\n<3> noun\n1 : STRABISMUS\n2 : an instance of squinting\n3 : HAGIOSCOPE


Words: squire
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a shield bearer or armor bearer of a knight\n2 a : a male attendant especially on a great personage b : a man who devotedly attends a lady : GALLANT\n3 a : a member of the British gentry ranking below a knight and above a gentleman b : an owner of a country estate; especially : the principal landowner in a village or district c (1) : JUSTICE OF THE PEACE (2) : LAWYER (3) : JUDGE\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to attend as a squire : ESCORT


Words: squirrel
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : any of various small or medium-sized rodents (family Sciuridae, the squirrel family): as a : any of numerous New or Old World arboreal forms having a long bushy tail and strong hind legs b : GROUND SQUIRREL\n2 : the fur of a squirrel\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to store up for future use often used with away


Words: squirt
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses : to come forth in a sudden rapid stream from a narrow opening : SPURT\ntransitive senses : to cause to squirt\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : an instrument (as a syringe) for squirting a liquid b : a small quick stream : JET c : the action or an instance of squirting\n2 a : an impudent youngster b : KID


Words: stab
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a wound produced by a pointed weapon\n2 a : a thrust of a pointed weapon b : a jerky thrust\n3 : EFFORT, TRY\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to wound or pierce by the thrust of a pointed weapon\n2 : THRUST, DRIVE\nintransitive senses : to thrust or give a wound with or as if with a pointed weapon


Words: stabile
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n: STATIONARY, STABLE\n\n<2> noun\n: an abstract sculpture or construction similar in appearance to a mobile but made to be stationary


Words: stabilize
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to make stable, steadfast, or firm\n2 : to hold steady: as a : to maintain the stability of (as an airplane) by means of a stabilizer b : to limit fluctuations of (as prices) c : to establish a minimum price for\nintransitive senses : to become stable, firm, or steadfast


Words: stable
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a building in which domestic animals are sheltered and fed; especially : such a building having stalls or compartments <horse stable>\n2 a : the racehorses of one owner b : a group of athletes (as boxers) or performers under one management c : the racing cars of one owner d : GROUP, COLLECTION\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses : to put or keep in a stable\nintransitive senses : to dwell in or as if in a stable\n\n<3> adjective\n1 a : firmly established : FIXED, STEADFAST b : not changing or fluctuating : UNVARYING c : PERMANENT, ENDURING\n2 a : steady in purpose : firm in resolution b : not subject to insecurity or emotional illness : SANE, RATIONAL <a stable personality>\n3 a (1) : placed so as to resist forces tending to cause motion or change of motion (2) : designed so as to develop forces that restore the original condition when disturbed from a condition of equilibrium or steady motion b (1) : not readily altering in chemical makeup or physical state <stable emulsions> (2) : not spontaneously radioactive


Words: staccato
Meaning:
adjective\n1 a : cut short or apart in performing : DISCONNECTED <staccato notes> b : marked by short clear-cut playing or singing of tones or chords <a staccato style>\n2 : ABRUPT, DISJOINTED


Words: stack
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a large usually conical pile (as of hay, straw, or grain in the sheaf) left standing in the field for storage\n2 a : an orderly pile or heap b : a large quantity or number\n3 : an English unit of measure especially for firewood that is equal to 108 cubic feet\n4 a : a number of flues embodied in one structure rising above a roof b : a vertical pipe (as to carry off smoke) c : the exhaust pipe of an internal combustion engine\n5 : a structure of bookshelves for compact storage of books usually used in plural\n6 : a pile of chips sold to or won by a poker player\n7 a : a memory or a section of memory in a computer for temporary storage in which the last item stored is the first retrieved; also : a data structure that simulates a stack <a push-down stack> b : a computer memory consisting of arrays of memory elements stacked one on top of another\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to arrange in a stack : PILE b : to pile in or on <stacked the table with books> <stack the dishwasher>\n2 a : to arrange secretly for cheating <stack a deck of cards> b : to arrange or fix so as to make a particular result likely <the odds are stacked against us> <will stack juries to suit themselves Patrice Horn>\n3 a : to assign (an airplane) by radio to a particular altitude and position within a group circling before landing b : to put into a waiting line <another dozen rigs are stacked up and waiting P. H. Hutchins, Jr.>\n4 : COMPARE used with against <such a crime is nothing when stacked against a murder Pete Censky>\nintransitive senses : to form a stack


Words: stadium
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : any of various ancient Greek units of length ranging in value from 607 to 738 feet (about 185 to 225 meters) b : an ancient Roman unit of length equal to 607 feet (185 meters)\n2 a : a course for footraces in ancient Greece orig. one stadium in length b : a tiered structure with seats for spectators surrounding an ancient Greek running track c : a large usually unroofed building with tiers of seats for spectators at sports events\n3 New Latin, from Latin : a stage in a life history; especially : one between successive molts


Words: staff
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a long stick carried in the hand for support in walking b : a supporting rod: as (1) archaic : SHAFT 1a(1) (2) : a crosspiece in a ladder or chair : RUNG (3) : FLAGSTAFF (4) : a pivoted arbor c : CLUB, CUDGEL\n2 a : CROSIER b : a rod carried as a symbol of office or authority\n3 : the horizontal lines with their spaces on which music is written called also stave\n4 : any of various graduated sticks or rules used for measuring : ROD\n5 plural staffs a : the officers chiefly responsible for the internal operations of an institution or business b : a group of officers appointed to assist a civil executive or commanding officer c : military or naval officers not eligible for operational command d : the personnel who assist a director in carrying out an assigned task e plural staff : a member of a staff\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to supply with a staff or with workers\n2 : to serve as a staff member of\n\n<3> noun\n: a building material having a plaster of Paris base and used in exterior wall coverings of temporary buildings


Words: stag
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 or plural stag : an adult male red deer; also : the male of various other deer (especially genus Cervus)\n2 chiefly Scottish : a young horse; especially : a young unbroken stallion\n3 : a male animal castrated after maturity compare STEER 1\n4 : a young adult male domestic fowl\n5 a : a social gathering of men only b : one who attends a dance or party without a companion\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses , British : to spy on\nintransitive senses : to attend a dance or party without a companion\n\n<3> adjective\n1 a : restricted to men <a stag party> b : intended or suitable for a gathering of men only; especially : PORNOGRAPHIC <stag movies>\n2 : unaccompanied by someone of the opposite sex <stag women>


Words: stage
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : one of a series of positions or stations one above the other : STEP b : the height of the surface of a river above an arbitrary zero point <flood stage>\n2 a (1) : a raised platform (2) : the part of a theater on which the acting takes place and which often includes the wings (3) : the acting profession : the theater as an occupation or activity (4) : SOUNDSTAGE b : a center of attention or scene of action\n3 a : a scaffold for workmen b : the small platform of a microscope on which an object is placed for examination\n4 a : a place of rest formerly provided for those traveling by stagecoach : STATION b : the distance between two stopping places on a road c : STAGECOACH\n5 a : a period or step in a progress, activity, or development; especially : one of the distinguishable periods of growth and development of a plant or animal <the larval stage of an insect> b : one passing through a (specified) stage\n6 : an element or part of an electronic device (as an amplifier)\n7 : one of two or more sections of a rocket that have their own fuel and engine\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to produce (as a play) on a stage\n2 : to produce or cause to happen for public view or public effect <stage a track meet> <stage a hunger strike>\n\n<3> adjective\n: intended to represent a type or stereotype <a stage Irishman> <a stage French accent>


Words: stagecoach
Meaning:
noun\n: a horse-drawn passenger and mail coach running on a regular schedule between established stops


Words: stagger
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 a : to reel from side to side : TOTTER b : to move on unsteadily\n2 : to waver in purpose or action : HESITATE\n3 : to rock violently <the ship staggered>\ntransitive senses\n1 : to cause to doubt or hesitate : PERPLEX\n2 : to cause to reel or totter\n3 : to arrange in any of various zigzags, alternations, or overlappings of position or time <stagger work shifts> <stagger teeth on a cutter>\n\n<2> noun\n1 plural but singular or plural in construction : an abnormal condition of domestic mammals and birds associated with damage to the central nervous system and marked by incoordination and a reeling unsteady gait\n2 : a reeling or unsteady gait or stance\n3 : an arrangement in which the leading edge of the upper wing of a biplane is advanced over that of the lower\n\n<3> adjective\n: marked by an alternating or overlapping pattern


Words: staging
Meaning:
noun\n1 : SCAFFOLDING\n2 a : the business of running stagecoaches b : the act of journeying in stagecoaches\n3 : the putting of a play on the stage\n4 a : the moving of troops or mat*riel forward in several stages b : the assembling of troops or mat*riel in transit in a particular place


Words: stagnant
Meaning:
adjective\n1 a : not flowing in a current or stream <stagnant water> b : STALE <long disuse had made the air stagnant and foul Bram Stoker>\n2 : not advancing or developing


Words: stain
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to suffuse with color\n2 : DISCOLOR, SOIL\n3 a : to taint with guilt, vice, or corruption b : to bring reproach on\n4 : to color (as wood, glass, or cloth) by processes affecting chemically or otherwise the material itself\nintransitive senses : to receive a stain\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : a soiled or discolored spot b : a natural spot of color contrasting with the ground\n2 : a taint of guilt : STIGMA\n3 a : a preparation (as of dye or pigment) used in staining; especially : one capable of penetrating the pores of wood b : a dye or mixture of dyes used in microscopy to make visible minute and transparent structures, to differentiate tissue elements, or to produce specific chemical reactions


Words: stainless
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 a : free from stain or stigma b : highly resistant to stain or corrosion\n2 : made from materials resistant to stain\n\n<2> noun\n: tableware made of stainless steel


Words: stair
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a series of steps or flights of steps for passing from one level to another often used in plural but sing. or plural in constr. <a narrow private stairs Lewis Mumford>\n2 : a single step of a stairway


Words: staircase
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the structure containing a stairway\n2 : a flight of stairs with the supporting framework, casing, and balusters


Words: stake
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a pointed piece of wood or other material driven or to be driven into the ground as a marker or support\n2 a : a post to which a person is bound for execution by burning b : execution by burning at a stake\n3 a : something that is staked for gain or loss b : the prize in a contest c : an interest or share in an undertaking (as a commercial venture)\n4 : a Mormon territorial jurisdiction comprising a group of wards\n5 : an upright stick at the side or end of a vehicle to retain the load\n6 : GRUBSTAKE\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to mark the limits of by or as if by stakes\n2 : to tether to a stake\n3 : BET, WAGER\n4 : to fasten up or support (as plants) with stakes\n5 : to back financially\n6 : GRUBSTAKE


Words: stalactite
Meaning:
noun\n: a deposit of calcium carbonate (as calcite) resembling an icicle hanging from the roof or sides of a cavern


Words: stalagmite
Meaning:
noun\n: a deposit of calcium carbonate like an inverted stalactite formed on the floor of a cave by the drip of calcareous water


Words: stale
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 : tasteless or unpalatable from age\n2 : tedious from familiarity\n3 : impaired in legal force or effect by reason of being allowed to rest without timely use, action, or demand <a stale affidavit> <a stale debt>\n4 : impaired in vigor or effectiveness\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to make stale\n2 archaic : to make common : CHEAPEN\nintransitive senses : to become stale\n\n<3> intransitive verb\n: URINATE used chiefly of camels and horses\n\n<4> noun\n: urine of a domestic animal (as a horse)


Words: stalk
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a slender upright object or supporting or connecting part; especially : PEDUNCLE <the stalk of a crinoid>\n2 a : the main stem of an herbaceous plant often with its dependent parts b : a part of a plant (as a petiole, stipe, or peduncle) that supports another\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to pursue quarry or prey stealthily\n2 : to walk stiffly or haughtily\ntransitive senses\n1 : to pursue by stalking\n2 : to go through (an area) in search of prey or quarry <stalk the woods for deer>\n\n<3> noun\n1 : the act of stalking\n2 : a stalking gait


Words: stall
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a compartment for a domestic animal in a stable or barn b : a space marked off for parking a motor vehicle\n2 a : a seat in the chancel of a church with back and sides wholly or partly enclosed b : a church pew c chiefly British : a front orchestra seat in a theater usually used in plural\n3 : a booth, stand, or counter at which articles are displayed for sale\n4 : a protective sheath for a finger or toe\n5 : a small compartment <a shower stall>\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to put into or keep in a stall\n2 obsolete : to install in office\n3 a : to bring to a standstill : BLOCK; especially : MIRE b : to cause (an engine) to stop usually inadvertently c : to cause (an aircraft or airfoil) to go into a stall\nintransitive senses\n1 : to come to a standstill (as from mired wheels or engine failure)\n2 : to experience a stall in flying\n\n<3> noun\n: the condition of an airfoil or aircraft in which excessive angle of attack causes disruption of airflow with attendant loss of lift\n\n<4> noun\n: a ruse to deceive or delay\n\n<5> verb\nintransitive senses : to play for time : DELAY\ntransitive senses : to hold off, divert, or delay by evasion or deception


Words: stallion
Meaning:
noun\n: an uncastrated male horse : a male horse kept for breeding; also : a male animal (as a dog or a sheep) kept primarily as a stud


Words: stalwart
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n: marked by outstanding strength and vigor of body, mind, or spirit <stalwart common sense>\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a stalwart person\n2 : an unwavering partisan


Words: stamen
Meaning:
noun\n: a microsporophyll of a seed plant; specifically : the pollen-producing male organ of a flower that consists of an anther and a filament see FLOWER illustration


Words: stammer
Meaning:
verb\nintransitive senses : to make involuntary stops and repetitions in speaking : HALT compare STUTTER\ntransitive senses : to utter with involuntary stops or repetitions


Words: stamp
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to pound or crush with a pestle or a heavy instrument\n2 a (1) : to strike or beat forcibly with the bottom of the foot (2) : to bring down (the foot) forcibly b : to extinguish or destroy by or as if by stamping with the foot usually used with out <stamp out cancer>\n3 a : IMPRESS, IMPRINT <stamp \n4 : to cut out, bend, or form with a stamp or die\n5 a : to provide with a distinctive character <stamped with a dreary, institutionalized look Bernard Taper> b : CHARACTERIZE\nintransitive senses\n1 : POUND 1\n2 : to strike or thrust the foot forcibly or noisily downward\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a device or instrument for stamping\n2 : the impression or mark made by stamping or imprinting\n3 a : a distinctive character, indication, or mark b : a lasting imprint\n4 : the act of stamping\n5 : a stamped or printed paper affixed in evidence that a tax has been paid; also : POSTAGE STAMP


Words: stampede
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a wild headlong rush or flight of frightened animals\n2 : a mass movement of people at a common impulse\n3 : an extended festival combining a rodeo with exhibitions, contests, and social events\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to cause to run away in headlong panic\n2 : to cause (as a group of people) to act on sudden or rash impulse\nintransitive senses\n1 : to flee headlong in panic\n2 : to act on mass impulse


Words: stance
Meaning:
noun\n1 chiefly Scottish a : STATION b : SITE\n2 a : a way of standing or being placed : POSTURE b : intellectual or emotional attitude <took an antiwar stance>\n3 a : the position of the feet of a golfer or batter preparatory to making a swing b : the position of both body and feet from which an athlete starts or operates


Words: stanch
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 : to check or stop the flowing of <stanched her tears>; also : to stop the flow of blood from (a wound)\n2 archaic : ALLAY, EXTINGUISH\n3 a : to stop or check in its course <trying to stanch the crime wave> b : to make watertight : stop up


Words: stanchion
Meaning:
noun\n1 : an upright bar, post, or support (as for a roof)\n2 : a device that fits loosely around the neck of an animal (as a cow) and limits forward and backward motion (as in a stall)


Words: stand
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 a : to support oneself on the feet in an erect position b : to be a specified height when fully erect <stands six feet two> c : to rise to an erect position\n2 a : to take up or maintain a specified position or posture <stand aside> <can you stand on your head> b : to maintain one’s position <stand firm>\n3 : to be in a particular state or situation <stands accused>\n4 : to hold a course at sea\n5 obsolete : HESITATE\n6 a : to have or maintain a relative position in or as if in a graded scale <stands first in the class> b : to be in a position to gain or lose because of an action taken or a commitment made <stands to make quite a profit>\n7 chiefly British : to be a candidate : RUN\n8 a : to rest or remain upright on a base or lower end <a clock stood on the mantle> b : to occupy a place or location <the house stands on a knoll>\n9 a : to remain stationary or inactive <the car stood in the garage for a week> b : to gather slowly and remain <tears standing in her eyes>\n10 : AGREE, ACCORD used chiefly in the expression it stands to reason\n11 a : to exist in a definite written or printed form <copy a passage exactly as it stands> b : to remain valid or efficacious <the order given last week still stands>\n12 of a male animal : to be available as a sire used especially of horses\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to endure or undergo successfully <this book will stand the test of time> b : to tolerate without flinching : bear courageously <stands pain well> c : to endure the presence or personality of <can’t stand the boss> d : to derive benefit or enjoyment from <you look like you could stand a drink>\n2 : to remain firm in the face of <stand a siege>\n3 : to submit to <stand trial>\n4 a : to perform the duty of <stand guard> b : to participate in (a military formation)\n5 : to pay the cost of (a treat) : pay for <I’ll stand you a dinner> <stand drinks>\n6 : to cause to stand : set upright\n7 : to make available for breeding <stand a stallion>\n\n<2> noun\n1 : an act of stopping or staying in one place\n2 a : a hal


Words: standard
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a conspicuous object (as a banner) formerly carried at the top of a pole and used to mark a rallying point especially in battle or to serve as an emblem\n2 a : a long narrow tapering flag that is personal to an individual or corporation and bears heraldic devices b : the personal flag of the head of a state or of a member of a royal family c : an organization flag carried by a mounted or motorized military unit d : BANNER\n3 : something established by authority, custom, or general consent as a model or example : CRITERION\n4 : something set up and established by authority as a rule for the measure of quantity, weight, extent, value, or quality\n5 a : the fineness and legally fixed weight of the metal used in coins b : the basis of value in a monetary system\n6 : a structure built for or serving as a base or support\n7 a : a shrub or herb grown with an erect main stem so that it forms or resembles a tree b : a fruit tree grafted on a stock that does not induce dwarfing\n8 a : the large odd upper petal of a papilionaceous flower (as the pea) b : one of the three inner usually erect and incurved petals of an iris\n9 : a musical composition (as a song) that has become a part of the standard repertoire\n\n<2> adjective\n1 a : constituting or conforming to a standard especially as established by law or custom <standard weight> b : sound and usable but not of top quality <standard beef>\n2 a : regularly and widely used, available, or supplied <standard automobile equipment> b : well-established and very familiar <the standard opera>\n3 : having recognized and permanent value <a standard reference work>\n4 : substantially uniform and well established by usage in the speech and writing of the educated and widely recognized as acceptable <standard pronunciation is subject to regional variations>


Words: standby
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : one to be relied on especially in emergencies b : a favorite or reliable choice or resource\n2 : one that is held in reserve ready for use : SUBSTITUTE\n\n<2> adjective\n1 : held near at hand and ready for use <a standby power plant> <standby equipment>\n2 : relating to the act or condition of standing by <standby duty> <a standby period>\n3 : of, relating to, or traveling by an airline service in which the passenger must wait for an available unreserved seat <standby passengers> <a standby ticket>\n\n<3> adverb\n: on a standby basis <fly standby>


Words: standing
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 a : not yet cut or harvested <standing timber> <standing grain> b : upright on the feet or base : ERECT <the standing audience>\n2 a : not being used or operated <a standing factory> b : not flowing : STAGNANT <standing water>\n3 a : remaining at the same level, degree, or amount for an indeterminate period <a standing offer> b : continuing in existence or use indefinitely\n4 : established by law or custom\n5 : not movable\n6 : done from a standing position <a standing jump> <a standing ovation>\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : a place to stand in : LOCATION b : a position from which one may assert or enforce legal rights and duties\n2 a : length of service or experience especially as determining rank, pay, or privilege b : position or condition in society or in a profession; especially : good reputation c : position relative to a standard of achievement or to achievements of competitors\n3 : maintenance of position or condition : DURATION <a custom of long standing>


Words: standpipe
Meaning:
noun\n: a high vertical pipe or reservoir that is used to secure a uniform pressure in a water-supply system


Words: standpoint
Meaning:
noun\n: a position from which objects or principles are viewed and according to which they are compared and judged


Words: stanza
Meaning:
noun\n: a division of a poem consisting of a series of lines arranged together in a usually recurring pattern of meter and rhyme : STROPHE


Words: staphylococcus
Meaning:
noun\n: any of various nonmotile gram-positive spherical bacteria (especially genus Staphylococcus) that occur singly, in pairs or tetrads, or in irregular clusters and include pathogens which infect skin and mucous membranes


Words: staple
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a U-shaped metal loop both ends of which are driven into a surface to hold the hook, hasp, or bolt of a lock, secure a rope, or fix a wire in place\n2 : a small U-shaped wire both ends of which are driven through layers of thin and easily penetrable material (as paper) and usually clinched to hold the layers together\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to provide with or secure by staples\n\n<3> noun\n1 : a town used as a center for the sale or exportation of commodities in bulk\n2 : a place of supply : SOURCE\n3 : a chief commodity or production of a place\n4 a : a commodity for which the demand is constant b : something having widespread and constant use or appeal c : the sustaining or principal element : SUBSTANCE\n5 : RAW MATERIAL\n6 a : textile fiber (as wool and rayon) of relatively short length that when spun and twisted forms a yarn rather than a filament b : the length of a piece of such textile fiber\n\n<4> adjective\n1 : used, needed, or enjoyed constantly usually by many individuals\n2 : produced regularly or in large quantities <staple crops such as wheat and rice>\n3 : PRINCIPAL, CHIEF


Words: star
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a natural luminous body visible in the sky especially at night b : a self-luminous gaseous celestial body of great mass which produces energy by means of nuclear fusion reactions, whose shape is usually spheroidal, and whose size may be as small as the earth or larger than the earth’s orbit\n2 a (1) : a planet or a configuration of the planets that is held in astrology to influence one’s destiny or fortune usually used in plural (2) : a waxing or waning fortune or fame <her star was rising> b obsolete : DESTINY\n3 a : a conventional figure with five or more points that represents a star; especially : ASTERISK b : an often star-shaped ornament or medal worn as a badge of honor, authority, or rank or as the insignia of an order c : one of a group of conventional stars used to place something in a scale of value\n4 : something resembling a star <was hit on the head and saw stars>\n5 a : the principal member of a theatrical or operatic company who usually plays the chief roles b : a highly publicized theatrical or motion-picture performer c : an outstandingly talented performer <a track star> d : a person who is preeminent in a particular field\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to sprinkle or adorn with stars\n2 a : to mark with a star as being preeminent b : to mark with an asterisk\n3 : to advertise or display prominently : FEATURE <the movie stars a famous stage personality>\nintransitive senses\n1 : to play the most prominent or important role\n2 : to perform outstandingly\n\n<3> adjective\n1 : of, relating to, or being a star <received star billing>\n2 : of outstanding excellence : PREEMINENT <a star athlete>


Words: starboard
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: the right side of a ship or aircraft looking forward compare PORT\n\n<2> adjective\n: of, relating to, or situated to starboard\n\n<3> transitive verb\n: to turn or put (a helm or rudder) to the right


Words: starch
Meaning:
<1> transitive verb\n: to stiffen with or as if with starch\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a white odorless tasteless granular or powdery complex carbohydrate (C6H10O5)x that is the chief storage form of carbohydrate in plants, is an important foodstuff, and is used also in adhesives and sizes, in laundering, and in pharmacy and medicine\n2 : a stiff formal manner : FORMALITY\n3 : resolute vigor


Words: stare
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to look fixedly often with wide-open eyes\n2 : to show oneself conspicuously <the error stared from the page>\n3 of hair : to stand on end : BRISTLE; also : to appear rough and lusterless\ntransitive senses\n1 : to have an effect on by staring\n2 : to look at with a searching or earnest gaze\n\n<2> noun\n: the act or an instance of staring <a blank stare>


Words: starfish
Meaning:
noun\n: any of a class (Asteroidea) of echinoderms having a body of usually five radially disposed arms about a central disk and feeding largely on mollusks (as oysters) called also sea star


Words: stark
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 a : rigid in or as if in death b : rigidly conforming (as to a pattern or doctrine) : ABSOLUTE <stark discipline>\n2 archaic : STRONG, ROBUST\n3 : UTTER, SHEER <stark nonsense>\n4 a : BARREN, DESOLATE b (1) : having few or no ornaments : BARE <a stark white room> (2) : HARSH, BLUNT <the stark realities of death>\n5 : sharply delineated <a stark contrast>\n\n<2> adverb\n1 : in a stark manner\n2 : to an absolute or complete degree : WHOLLY <stark naked> <stark mad>


Words: starling
Meaning:
noun\n: any of a family (Sturnidae, especially genus Sturnus) of usually dark gregarious oscine birds; especially : a dark brown or in summer glossy greenish black European bird (S. vulgaris) naturalized nearly worldwide and often considered a pest


Words: start
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 a : to move suddenly and violently : SPRING <started angrily to his feet> b : to react with a sudden brief involuntary movement <started when a shot rang out>\n2 a : to issue with sudden force <blood starting from the wound> b : to come into being, activity, or operation <when does the movie start> <the rain started up again>\n3 : to protrude or seem to protrude <eyes starting from their sockets>\n4 : to become loosened or forced out of place <one of the planks has started>\n5 a : to begin a course or journey <started toward the door> <just starting out> b : to range from a specified initial point <the rates start at 10>\n6 : to begin an activity or undertaking; especially : to begin work\n7 : to be a participant in a game or contest; especially : to be in the starting lineup\ntransitive senses\n1 : to cause to leave a place of concealment : FLUSH <start a rabbit>\n2 archaic : STARTLE, ALARM\n3 : to bring up for consideration or discussion\n4 : to bring into being <start a rumor>\n5 : to cause to become loosened or displaced\n6 : to begin the use of <start a fresh loaf of bread>\n7 a : to cause to move, act, or operate <start the motor> b : to cause to enter a game or contest; especially : to put in the starting lineup c : to care for or train during the early stages of growth and development <started plants> <a well-started coonhound>\n8 : to do or experience the first stages or actions of <started studying music at the age of five>\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : a sudden involuntary bodily movement or reaction <woke with a start> b : a brief and sudden action or movement c : a sudden capricious impulse or outburst\n2 : a beginning of movement, activity, or development <a false start> <housing starts>\n3 : HEAD START\n4 : a place of beginning\n5 : the act or an instance of being a competitor in a race or a member of a starting lineup in a game <undefeated in six starts Current Biography>


Words: startle
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses : to move or jump suddenly (as in surprise or alarm) <the baby startles easily>\ntransitive senses : to frighten or surprise suddenly and usually not seriously\n\n<2> noun\n: a sudden mild shock (as of surprise or alarm)


Words: starve
Meaning:
verb\nintransitive senses\n1 a : to perish from lack of food b : to suffer extreme hunger\n2 a archaic : to die of cold b British : to suffer greatly from cold\n3 : to suffer or perish from deprivation <starved for affection>\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to kill with hunger b : to deprive of nourishment c : to cause to capitulate by or as if by depriving of nourishment\n2 : to destroy by or cause to suffer from deprivation\n3 archaic : to kill with cold


Words: starveling
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: one that is thin from or as if from lack of food\n\n<2> adjective\n: being a starveling; also : marked by poverty or inadequacy <starveling wages>


Words: state
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : mode or condition of being <a state of readiness> b (1) : condition of mind or temperament <in a highly nervous state> (2) : a condition of abnormal tension or excitement\n2 a : a condition or stage in the physical being of something <insects in the larval state> <the gaseous state of water> b : any of various conditions characterized by definite quantities (as of energy, angular momentum, or magnetic moment) in which an atomic system may exist\n3 a : social position; especially : high rank b (1) : elaborate or luxurious style of living (2) : formal dignity : POMP usually used with in\n4 a : a body of persons constituting a special class in a society : ESTATE 3 b plural : the members or representatives of the governing classes assembled in a legislative body c obsolete : a person of high rank (as a noble)\n5 a : a politically organized body of people usually occupying a definite territory; especially : one that is sovereign b : the political organization of such a body of people c : a government or politically organized society having a particular character <a police state> <the welfare state>\n6 : the operations or concerns of the government of a country\n7 a : one of the constituent units of a nation having a federal government <the fifty states> b plural , capitalized : The United States of America\n8 : the territory of a state\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to set by regulation or authority\n2 : to express the particulars of especially in words : REPORT; broadly : to express in words


Words: stately
Meaning:
adjective\n1 a : marked by lofty or imposing dignity b : HAUGHTY, UNAPPROACHABLE\n2 : impressive in size or proportions


Words: statement
Meaning:
noun\n1 : something stated: as a : a single declaration or remark : ASSERTION b : a report of facts or opinions\n2 : the act or process of stating or presenting orally or on paper\n3 : PROPOSITION 2a\n4 : the presentation of a theme in a musical composition\n5 : a summary of a financial account showing the balance due\n6 : an opinion, comment, or message conveyed indirectly usually by nonverbal means <monuments are statements in form and space O. B. Hardison, Jr.>\n7 : an instruction in a computer program


Words: statesman
Meaning:
noun\n1 : one versed in the principles or art of government; especially : one actively engaged in conducting the business of a government or in shaping its policies\n2 : one who exercises political leadership wisely and without narrow partisanship


Words: static
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 : exerting force by reason of weight alone without motion\n2 : of or relating to bodies at rest or forces in equilibrium\n3 : showing little change <a static population>\n4 a : characterized by a lack of movement, animation, or progression b : producing an effect of repose or quiescence <a static design>\n5 a : standing or fixed in one place : STATIONARY b of water : stored in a tank but not under pressure\n6 : of, relating to, or producing stationary charges of electricity : ELECTROSTATIC\n7 : of, relating to, or caused by radio static\n\n<2> noun\n1 : noise produced in a radio or television receiver by atmospheric or various natural or man-made electrical disturbances; also : the electrical disturbances producing this noise\n2 : heated opposition or criticism


Words: station
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : the place or position in which something or someone stands or is assigned to stand or remain b : any of the places in a manufacturing operation at which one part of the work is done c : equipment used usually by one person for performing a particular job\n2 : the act or manner of standing : POSTURE\n3 : a stopping place: as a (1) : a regular stopping place in a transportation route (2) : the building connected with such a stopping place : DEPOT 3 b : one of the stations of the cross\n4 a : a post or sphere of duty or occupation b : a stock farm or ranch especially of Australia or New Zealand\n5 : STANDING, RANK <a woman of high station>\n6 : a place for specialized observation and study of scientific phenomena <a seismological station> <a marine biological station>\n7 : a place established to provide a public service: as a (1) : FIRE STATION (2) : POLICE STATION b : a branch post office\n8 : SERVICE STATION 1\n9 a : a complete assemblage of radio or television equipment for transmitting or receiving b : the place in which such a station is located\nanized society having a particular character <a police state> <the welfare state>\n6 : the operations or concerns of the government of a country\n7 a : one of the constituent units of a nation having a federal government <the fifty states> b plural , capitalized : The United States of America\n8 : the territory of a state\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to assign to or set in a station or position : POST


Words: stationery
Meaning:
noun\n1 : materials (as paper, pens, and ink) for writing or typing\n2 : letter paper usually accompanied with matching envelopes


Words: statistics
Meaning:
noun plural but singular or plural in construction\n1 : a branch of mathematics dealing with the collection, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of masses of numerical data\n2 : a collection of quantitative data


Words: statuary
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : SCULPTOR\n2 a : the art of making statues b : a collection of statues : STATUES\n\n<2> adjective\n: of, relating to, or suitable for statues


Words: statue
Meaning:
noun\n: a three-dimensional representation usually of a person, animal, or mythical being that is produced by sculpturing, modeling, or casting


Words: statuesque
Meaning:
adjective\n: resembling a statue especially in dignity, shapeliness, or stillness; especially : tall and shapely


Words: stature
Meaning:
noun\n1 : natural height (as of a person) in an upright position\n2 : quality or status gained by growth, development, or achievement


Words: status
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the condition of a person or thing in the eyes of the law\n2 a : position or rank in relation to others <the status of a father> b : relative rank in a hierarchy of prestige; especially : high prestige\n3 : state of affairs


Words: statute
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a law enacted by the legislative branch of a government\n2 : an act of a corporation or of its founder intended as a permanent rule\n3 : an international instrument setting up an agency and regulating its scope or authority


Words: statutory
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : of or relating to statutes\n2 : enacted, created, or regulated by statute <a statutory age limit>


Words: stave
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : 1STAFF 1, 2\n2 : any of the narrow strips of wood or narrow iron plates placed edge to edge to form the sides, covering, or lining of a vessel (as a barrel) or structure\n3 : STANZA\n4 : 1STAFF 3\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to break in the staves of (a cask)\n2 : to smash a hole in <stove in the boat>; also : to crush or break inward <staved in several ribs>\n3 : to drive or thrust away\nintransitive senses\n1 archaic : to become stove in used of a boat or ship\n2 : to walk or move rapidly


Words: stay
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a large strong rope usually of wire used to support a mast\n2 : 1GUY\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to secure upright with or as if with stays\n2 : to incline (a mast) forward, aft, or to one side by the stays\nintransitive senses : to go about : TACK\n\n<3> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to stop going forward : PAUSE\n2 : to stop doing something : CEASE\n3 : to continue in a place or condition : REMAIN <stayed up all night> <went for a short vacation but stayed on for weeks> <stay put till come back>\n4 : to stand firm\n5 : to take up residence : LODGE\n6 : to keep even in a contest or rivalry <stay with the leaders>\n7 : to call a poker bet without raising\n8 obsolete : to be in waiting or attendance\ntransitive senses\n1 : to wait for : AWAIT\n2 : to stick or remain with (as a race or trial of endurance) to the end usually used in the phrase stay the course\n3 : to remain during <stayed the whole time>\n4 a : to stop or delay the proceeding or advance of by or as if by interposing an obstacle : HALT <stay an execution> b : to check the course of (as a disease) c : ALLAY, PACIFY <stayed tempers> d : to quiet the hunger of temporarily\n\n<4> noun\n1 a : the action of halting : the state of being stopped b : a stopping or suspension of procedure or execution by judicial or executive order\n2 obsolete : SELF-CONTROL, MODERATION\n3 : a residence or sojourn in a place\n4 : capacity for endurance\n\n<5> noun\n1 : one that serves as a prop : SUPPORT\n2 : a thin firm strip (as of plastic) used for stiffening a garment or part (as a shirt collar)\n3 : a corset stiffened with bones usually used in plural\n\n<6> transitive verb\n1 : to provide physical or moral support for : SUSTAIN\n2 : to fix on something as a foundation


Words: stead
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 obsolete : LOCALITY, PLACE\n2 : ADVANTAGE used chiefly in the phrase to stand one in good stead\n3 : the office, place, or function ordinarily occupied or carried out by someone or something else <acted in his brother’s stead>\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to be of avail to : HELP


Words: steadfast
Meaning:
adjective\n1 a : firmly fixed in place : IMMOVABLE b : not subject to change <the steadfast doctrine of original sin Ellen Glasgow>\n2 : firm in belief, determination, or adherence : LOYAL


Words: steady
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 a : direct or sure in movement : UNFALTERING b : firm in position : FIXED c : keeping nearly upright in a seaway <a steady ship>\n2 : showing little variation or fluctuation : STABLE, UNIFORM <a steady breeze> <steady prices>\n3 a : not easily disturbed or upset <steady nerves> b (1) : constant in feeling, principle, purpose, or attachment (2) : DEPENDABLE c : not given to dissipation : SOBER\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses : to make or keep steady\nintransitive senses : to become steady\n\n<3> adverb\n1 : in a steady manner : STEADILY\n2 : on the course set used as a direction to the helmsman of a ship\n\n<4> noun\n: one that is steady; specifically : a boyfriend or girlfriend with whom one goes steady


Words: steak
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a slice of meat cut from a fleshy part of a beef carcass b : a similar slice of a specified meat other than beef <ham steak> c : a cross-section slice of a large fish <swordfish steak>\n2 : ground beef prepared for cooking or for serving in the manner of a steak <hamburger steak>


Words: steal
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to take the property of another wrongfully and especially as an habitual or regular practice\n2 : to come or go secretly, unobtrusively, gradually, or unexpectedly\n3 : to steal or attempt to steal a base\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to take or appropriate without right or leave and with intent to keep or make use of wrongfully <stole a car> b : to take away by force or unjust means <they’ve stolen our liberty> c : to take surreptitiously or without permission <steal a kiss> d : to appropriate to oneself or beyond one’s proper share : make oneself the focus of <steal the show>\n2 a : to move, convey, or introduce secretly : SMUGGLE b : to accomplish in a concealed or unobserved manner <steal a visit>\n3 a : to seize, gain, or win by trickery, skill, or daring <a basketball player adept at stealing the ball> <stole the election> b of a base runner : to reach (a base) safely solely by running and usually catching the opposing team off guard\n\n<2> noun\n1 : the act or an instance of stealing\n2 : a fraudulent or questionable political deal\n3 : BARGAIN 2 <it’s a steal at that price>


Words: stealth
Meaning:
noun\n1 a archaic : THEFT b obsolete : something stolen\n2 : the act or action of proceeding furtively, secretly, or imperceptibly <the state moves by stealth to gather information Nat Hentoff>\n3 : the state of being furtive or unobtrusive\n4 : an aircraft-design characteristic consisting of oblique angular construction and avoidance of vertical surfaces that is intended to produce a very weak radar return


Words: stealthy
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : slow, deliberate, and secret in action or character\n2 : intended to escape observation : FURTIVE


Words: steam
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a vapor arising from a heated substance\n2 a : the invisible vapor into which water is converted when heated to the boiling point b : the mist formed by the condensation on cooling of water vapor\n3 a : water vapor kept under pressure so as to supply energy for heating, cooking, or mechanical work; also : the power so generated b : active force : POWER, MOMENTUM <got there under his own steam> <sales began to pick up steam>; also : normal force <at full steam> c : pent-up emotional tension <needed to let off a little steam>\n4 a : STEAMER 2a b : travel by or a trip in a steamer\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to give out as fumes : EXHALE\n2 : to apply steam to; especially : to expose to the action of steam (as for softening or cooking)\nintransitive senses\n1 : to rise or pass off as vapor\n2 : to give off steam or vapor\n3 a : to move or travel by the agency of steam b : to move or proceed with energy or force\n4 : to be angry : BOIL <steaming over the insult>


Words: steel
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : commercial iron that contains carbon in any amount up to about 1.7 percent as an essential alloying constituent, is malleable when under suitable conditions, and is distinguished from cast iron by its malleability and lower carbon content\n2 : an instrument or implement of or characteristically of steel: as a : a thrusting or cutting weapon b : an instrument (as a fluted round rod with a handle) for sharpening knives c : a piece of steel for striking sparks from flint\n3 : a quality (as hardness of mind or spirit) that suggests steel <nerves of steel>\n4 a : the steel manufacturing industry b plural : shares of stock in steel companies\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to overlay, point, or edge with steel\n2 a : to cause to resemble steel (as in looks or hardness) b : to fill with resolution or determination\n\n<3> adjective\n1 : made of steel\n2 : of or relating to the production of steel\n3 : resembling steel


Words: steelyard
Meaning:
noun\n: a balance in which an object to be weighed is suspended from the shorter arm of a lever and the weight determined by moving a counterpoise along a graduated scale on the longer arm until equilibrium is attained


Words: steep
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 : LOFTY, HIGH used chiefly of a sea\n2 : making a large angle with the plane of the horizon\n3 a : mounting or falling precipitously <the stairs were very steep> b : being or characterized by a rapid and intensive decline or increase\n4 : extremely or excessively high <steep prices>\n\n<2> noun\n: a precipitous place\n\n<3> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to soak in a liquid at a temperature under the boiling point (as for softening, bleaching, or extracting an essence)\n2 : to cover with or plunge into a liquid (as in bathing, rinsing, or soaking)\n3 : to saturate with or subject thoroughly to (some strong or pervading influence) <practices steeped in tradition>\nintransitive senses : to undergo the process of soaking in a liquid\n\n<4> noun\n1 : the state or process of being steeped\n2 : a bath or solution in which something is steeped


Words: steeple
Meaning:
noun\n: a tall structure usually having a small spire at the top and surmounting a church tower; broadly : a whole church tower


Words: steeplechase
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a horse race across country b : a horse race over a closed course with obstacles (as hedges and walls)\n2 : a footrace of usually 3000 meters over hurdles and a water jump


Words: steer
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a male bovine animal castrated before sexual maturity compare STAG 3\n2 : an ox less than four years old\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to control the course of : DIRECT; especially : to guide by mechanical means (as a rudder)\n2 : to set and hold to (a course)\nintransitive senses\n1 : to direct the course (as of a ship or automobile)\n2 : to pursue a course of action\n3 : to be subject to guidance or direction <an automobile that steers well>\n\n<3> noun\n: a hint as to procedure : TIP


Words: steerage
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the act or practice of steering; broadly : DIRECTION\n2 from its orig. being located near the rudder : a section of inferior accommodations in a passenger ship for passengers paying the lowest fares


Words: stein
Meaning:
noun\n: a large mug (as of earthenware) used especially for beer; also : the quantity of beer that a stein holds


Words: stellar
Meaning:
adjective\n1 a : of or relating to the stars : ASTRAL b : composed of stars\n2 : of or relating to a theatrical or film star <stellar names>\n3 a : PRINCIPAL, LEADING <a stellar role> b : OUTSTANDING <a stellar student> <a stellar performance>


Words: stem
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : the main trunk of a plant; specifically : a primary plant axis that develops buds and shoots instead of roots b : a plant part (as a branch, petiole, or stipe) that supports another (as a leaf or fruit) c : the complete fruiting stalk of a banana plant with its bananas\n2 a : the main upright member at the bow of a ship b : the bow or prow of a ship compare STERN\n3 : a line of ancestry : STOCK; especially : a fundamental line from which others have arisen\n4 : the part of an inflected word that remains unchanged except by phonetic changes or variations throughout an inflection\n5 : something held to resemble a plant stem: as a : a main or heavy stroke of a letter b : the short perpendicular line extending from the head of a musical note c : the part of a tobacco pipe from the bowl outward d : the cylindrical support of a piece of stemware (as a goblet) e : a shaft of a watch used for winding\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to make headway against (as an adverse tide, current, or wind)\n2 : to check or go counter to (something adverse)\n\n<3> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to remove the stem from\n2 : to make stems for (as artificial flowers)\nintransitive senses : to occur or develop as a consequence : have or trace an origin <her success stems from hard work>\n\n<4> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to stop or dam up (as a river) b : to stop or check by or as if by damming; especially : STANCH <stem a flow of blood>\n2 : to turn (a ski) in stemming\nintransitive senses\n1 : to restrain or check oneself; also : to become checked or stanched\n2 : to slide the heel of one ski or of both skis outward usually in making or preparing to make a turn\n\n<5> noun\n1 : CHECK, DAM\n2 : an act or instance of stemming on skis


Words: stencil
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : an impervious material (as a sheet of paper, thin wax, or woven fabric) perforated with lettering or a design through which a substance (as ink, paint, or metallic powder) is forced onto a surface to be printed\n2 : something (as a pattern, design, or print) that is produced by means of a stencil\n3 : a printing process that uses a stencil\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to mark or paint with a stencil\n2 : to produce by stencil


Words: stenography
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the art or process of writing in shorthand\n2 : shorthand especially written from dictation or oral discourse\n3 : the making of shorthand notes and subsequent transcription of them


Words: step
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a rest for the foot in ascending or descending: as a : one of a series of structures consisting of a riser and a tread b : a ladder rung\n2 a (1) : an advance or movement made by raising the foot and bringing it down elsewhere (2) : a combination of foot or foot and body movements constituting a unit or a repeated pattern <a dance step> (3) : manner of walking : STRIDE b : FOOTPRINT 1 c : the sound of a footstep <heard steps in the hall>\n3 a : the space passed over in one step b : a short distance <just a step away from the bank> c : the height of one stair\n4 plural : COURSE, WAY <directed his steps toward the river>\n5 a : a degree, grade, or rank in a scale b : a stage in a process <was guided through every step of my career>\n6 : a frame on a ship designed to receive an upright shaft; especially : a block supporting the heel of a mast\n7 : an action, proceeding, or measure often occurring as one in a series <taking steps to improve the situation>\n8 : a steplike offset or part usually occurring in a series\n9 : an interval in a musical scale\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 a : to move by raising the foot and bringing it down elsewhere or by moving each foot in succession b : DANCE\n2 a : to go on foot : WALK b obsolete : ADVANCE, PROCEED c : to be on one’s way : LEAVE often used with along d : to move briskly <kept us stepping>\n3 : to press down with the foot <step on the brake>\n4 : to come as if at a single step <stepped into a good job>\ntransitive senses\n1 : to take by moving the feet in succession <step three paces>\n2 a : to move (the foot) in any direction : SET <the first man to step foot on the moon> b : to traverse on foot\n3 : to go through the steps of : PERFORM <step a minuet>\n4 : to make erect by fixing the lower end in a step <step the mast>\n5 : to measure by steps <step off 50 yards>\n6 a : to provide with steps b : to make steps in <step a key>\n7 : to construct or arrange in or as if in steps <craggy peaks with terraces stepped up the sides Time>


Words: stepchild
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a child of one’s wife or husband by a former marriage\n2 : one that fails to receive proper care or attention <is no longer a stepchild in the family of nations F. R. Smith>


Words: stepladder
Meaning:
noun\n: a ladder that has broad flat steps and two pairs of legs connected by a hinge at the top and that opens at the bottom to become freestanding


Words: steppe
Meaning:
noun\n1 : one of the vast usually level and treeless tracts in southeastern Europe or Asia\n2 : arid land with xerophilous vegetation found usually in regions of extreme temperature range and loess soil


Words: stereo
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : STEREOTYPE\n2 by shortening a : stereophonic reproduction b : a stereophonic sound system\n\n<2> adjective\n1 a : STEREOSCOPIC b : produced by or as if by means of a stereotype\n2 : STEREOPHONIC


Words: stereophonic
Meaning:
adjective\n: of, relating to, or constituting sound reproduction involving the use of separated microphones and two transmission channels to achieve the sound separation of a live hearing


Words: stereoscope
Meaning:
noun\n: an optical instrument with two eyeglasses for helping the observer to combine the images of two pictures taken from points of view a little way apart and thus to get the effect of solidity or depth


Words: stereoscopic
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : of or relating to stereoscopy or the stereoscope\n2 : characterized by stereoscopy <stereoscopic vision>


Words: stereoscopy
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a science that deals with stereoscopic effects and methods\n2 : the seeing of objects in three dimensions


Words: stereotype
Meaning:
<1> transitive verb\n1 : to make a stereotype from\n2 a : to repeat without variation : make hackneyed b : to develop a mental stereotype about\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a plate cast from a printing surface\n2 : something conforming to a fixed or general pattern; especially : a standardized mental picture that is held in common by members of a group and that represents an oversimplified opinion, prejudiced attitude, or uncritical judgment


Words: sterile
Meaning:
adjective\n1 a : failing to bear or incapable of producing fruit or spores b : failing to produce or incapable of producing offspring <a sterile hybrid> c : incapable of germinating <sterile spores> d of a flower : neither perfect nor pistillate\n2 a : unproductive of vegetation <a sterile arid region> b : free from living organisms and especially microorganisms c : lacking in stimulating emotional or intellectual quality : LIFELESS <a sterile work of art>


Words: sterilize
Meaning:
transitive verb\n: to make sterile: as a : to cause (land) to become unfruitful b (1) : to deprive of the power of reproducing (2) : to make incapable of germination c : to make powerless or useless usually by restraining from a normal function, relation, or participation d : to free from living microorganisms


Words: sterling
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : British money\n2 : sterling silver or articles of it\n\n<2> adjective\n1 a : of, relating to, or calculated in terms of British sterling b : payable in sterling\n2 a of silver : having a fixed standard of purity usually defined legally as represented by an alloy of 925 parts of silver with 75 parts of copper b : made of sterling silver\n3 : conforming to the highest standard <sterling character>


Words: stern
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 a : having a definite hardness or severity of nature or manner : AUSTERE b : expressive of severe displeasure : HARSH\n2 : forbidding or gloomy in appearance\n3 : INEXORABLE <stern necessity>\n4 : STURDY, STOUT <a stern resolve>\n\n<2> noun\n1 : the rear end of a boat\n2 : a hinder or rear part : the last or latter part


Words: sternum
Meaning:
noun\n: a compound ventral bone or cartilage of most vertebrates other than fishes that connects the ribs or the shoulder girdle or both and in humans consists of the manubrium, gladiolus, and xiphoid process called also breastbone


Words: stevedore
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: one who works at or is responsible for loading and unloading ships in port\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses : to handle (cargo) as a stevedore; also : to load or unload the cargo of (a ship) in port\nintransitive senses : to work as a stevedore


Words: stew
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 obsolete : a utensil used for boiling\n2 : a hot bath\n3 a : WHOREHOUSE b : a district of bordellos usually used in plural\n4 a : fish or meat usually with vegetables prepared by stewing b (1) : a heterogeneous mixture (2) : a state of heat and congestion\n5 : a state of excitement, worry, or confusion\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses : to boil slowly or with simmering heat\nintransitive senses\n1 : to become cooked by stewing\n2 : to swelter especially from confinement in a hot or stuffy atmosphere\n3 : to be in a state of suppressed agitation, worry, or resentment\n\n<3> noun\n: FLIGHT ATTENDANT


Words: steward
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : one employed in a large household or estate to manage domestic concerns (as the supervision of servants, collection of rents, and keeping of accounts)\n2 : SHOP STEWARD\n3 : a fiscal agent\n4 a : an employee on a ship, airplane, bus, or train who manages the provisioning of food and attends passengers b : one appointed to supervise the provision and distribution of food and drink in an institution\n5 : one who actively directs affairs : MANAGER\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses : to act as a steward for : MANAGE\nintransitive senses : to perform the duties of a steward


Words: stick
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a woody piece or part of a tree or shrub: as a : a usually dry or dead severed shoot, twig, or slender branch b : a cut or broken branch or piece of wood gathered for fuel or construction material\n2 a : a long slender piece of wood or metal: as (1) : a club or staff used as a weapon (2) : WALKING STICK b : an implement used for striking or propelling an object in a game c : something used to force compliance d : a baton symbolizing an office or dignity; also : a person entitled to bear such a baton\n3 : a piece of the materials composing something (as a building)\n4 a : any of various implements resembling a stick in shape, origin, or use: as (1) : COMPOSING STICK (2) : an airplane lever operating the elevators and ailerons (3) : the gearshift lever of an automobile b : STICKFUL\n5 : something prepared (as by cutting, molding, or rolling) in a relatively long and slender often cylindrical form <a stick of candy> <a stick of butter>\n6 a : PERSON, CHAP b : a dull, inert, stiff, or spiritless person\n7 plural : remote usually rural districts regarded especially as backward, dull, or unsophisticated : BOONDOCKS\n8 : an herbaceous stalk resembling a woody stick <celery sticks>\n9 : 1MAST 1; also : 1YARD 4\n10 : a piece of furniture\n11 a : a number of bombs arranged for release from a bombing plane in a series across a target b : a number of parachutists dropping together\n12 slang : a marijuana cigarette\n13 a : punishment or the threat of punishment used to force compliance or cooperation <choosing between the carrot and the stick> b British : CRITICISM, ABUSE\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to arrange (lumber) in stacks\n2 : to provide a stick as a support for\n\n<3> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to pierce with something pointed : STAB b : to kill by piercing\n2 : to push or thrust so as or as if to pierce\n3 a : to fasten by thrusting in b : IMPALE c : PUSH, THRUST\n4 : to put or set in a specified place or position\n5 : to furnish with things fastened on by or as if by piercing\n6 : to attach by or as if by causing to adhere


Words: sticker
Meaning:
noun\n1 : one that pierces with a point\n2 a : one that adheres or causes adhesion b : a slip of paper with adhesive back that can be fastened to a surface


Words: stickler
Meaning:
noun\n1 : one who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something <a stickler for the rules>\n2 : something that baffles or puzzles : POSER, STICKER


Words: sticky
Meaning:
adjective\n1 a : ADHESIVE b (1) : VISCOUS, GLUEY (2) : coated with a sticky substance\n2 : HUMID, MUGGY; also : CLAMMY\n3 : tending to stick\n4 a : DISAGREEABLE, UNPLEASANT b : AWKWARD, STIFF c : DIFFICULT, PROBLEMATIC\n5 : excessively sentimental : CLOYING


Words: stiff
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 a : not easily bent : RIGID b : lacking in suppleness or responsiveness <stiff muscles> c : impeded in movement used of a mechanism d : DRUNK 1a\n2 a : FIRM, RESOLUTE b : STUBBORN, UNYIELDING c : PROUD d (1) : marked by reserve or decorum (2) : lacking in ease or grace : STILTED\n3 : hard fought : PUGNACIOUS, SHARP\n4 a (1) : exerting great force <a stiff wind> (2) : FORCEFUL, VIGOROUS b : POTENT <a stiff dose>\n5 : of a dense or glutinous consistency : THICK\n6 a : HARSH, SEVERE <a stiff penalty> b : ARDUOUS, RUGGED <stiff terrain>\n7 : not easily heeled over by an external force (as the wind) <a stiff ship>\n8 : EXPENSIVE, STEEP <paid a stiff price>\n\n<2> adverb\n1 : in a stiff manner : STIFFLY\n2 : to an extreme degree : SEVERELY <scared stiff> <bored stiff>\n\n<3> noun\n1 : CORPSE\n2 a : TRAMP, BUM b : HAND, LABORER c : PERSON <a lucky stiff>\n3 : FLOP, FAILURE\n\n<4> transitive verb\n1 a : to refuse to pay or tip <stiffed the doctor for the fee> <stiffed the waiter> b : CHEAT <stiffed him in a business deal> c : STICK 7a <stiffed us with the bar bill>\n2 : SNUB 3 <stiffed sportswriters after the game>


Words: stiffen
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses : to make stiff or stiffer\nintransitive senses : to become stiff or stiffer


Words: stifle
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: the joint next above the hock in the hind leg of a quadruped (as a horse or dog) corresponding to the human knee see HORSE illustration\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to kill by depriving of oxygen : SUFFOCATE b (1) : SMOTHER (2) : MUFFLE\n2 a : to cut off (as the voice or breath) b : to withhold from circulation or expression : REPRESS <stifleed our anger> c : DETER, DISCOURAGE\nintransitive senses : to become suffocated by or as if by lack of oxygen : SMOTHER


Words: stigma
Meaning:
noun\n1 a archaic : a scar left by a hot iron : BRAND b : a mark of shame or discredit : STAIN c : an identifying mark or characteristic; specifically : a specific diagnostic sign of a disease\n2 a stigmata plural : bodily marks or pains resembling the wounds of the crucified Christ and sometimes accompanying religious ecstasy b : PETECHIA\n3 a : a small spot, scar, or opening on a plant or animal b : the usually apical part of the pistil of a flower which receives the pollen grains and on which they germinate see FLOWER illustration


Words: stigmatize
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 a archaic : BRAND b : to describe or identify in opprobrious terms\n2 : to mark with stigmata


Words: stile
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: a step or set of steps for passing over a fence or wall; also : TURNSTILE\n\n<2> noun\n: one of the vertical members in a frame or panel into which the secondary members are fitted


Words: stiletto
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a slender dagger with a blade thick in proportion to its breadth\n2 : a pointed instrument for piercing holes for eyelets or embroidery\n3 : STILETTO HEEL


Words: still
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 a : devoid of or abstaining from motion b archaic : SEDENTARY c : not effervescent <still wine> d (1) : of, relating to, or being a static photograph as contrasted with a motion picture (2) : designed for taking still photographs <a still camera> (3) : engaged in taking still photographs <a still photographer>\n2 a : uttering no sound : QUIET b : SUBDUED, MUTED\n3 a : CALM, TRANQUIL b : free from noise or turbulence\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses : to become motionless or silent : QUIET\ntransitive senses\n1 a : ALLAY, CALM b : to put an end to : SETTLE\n2 : to arrest the motion of\n3 : SILENCE\n\n<3> adverb\n1 : without motion <sit still>\n2 archaic a : ALWAYS, CONTINUALLY b : in a progressive manner : INCREASINGLY\n3 used as a function word to indicate the continuance of an action or condition <still lives there> <drink it while it’s still hot>\n4 : in spite of that : NEVERTHELESS <those who take the greatest care still make mistakes>\n5 a : EVEN 2c <a still more difficult problem> b : YET 1a\n\n<4> noun\n1 : QUIET, SILENCE\n2 : a static photograph; specifically : a photograph of actors or scenes of a motion picture for publicity or documentary purposes\n\n<5> verb\n: DISTILL\n\n<6> noun\n1 : DISTILLERY\n2 : apparatus used in distillation comprising either the chamber in which the vaporization is carried out or the entire equipment


Words: stilt
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : one of two poles each with a rest or strap for the foot used to elevate the wearer above the ground in walking b : a pile or post serving as one of the supports of a structure above ground or water level\n2 plural also stilt : any of various notably long-legged 3-toed shorebirds (genera Himantopus and Cladorhynchus) that are related to the avocets, frequent inland ponds and marshes, and nest in small colonies\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to raise on or as if on stilts


Words: stilted
Meaning:
adjective\n1 a : POMPOUS, LOFTY b : FORMAL, STIFF\n2 : having the curve beginning at some distance above the impost <a stilted arch>


Words: stimulant
Meaning:
noun\n1 : an agent (as a drug) that produces a temporary increase of the functional activity or efficiency of an organism or any of its parts\n2 : STIMULUS\n3 : an alcoholic beverage not used technically


Words: stimulate
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to excite to activity or growth or to greater activity : ANIMATE, AROUSE\n2 a : to function as a physiological stimulus to b : to arouse or affect by a stimulant (as a drug)\nintransitive senses : to act as a stimulant or stimulus


Words: stimulus
Meaning:
noun\n: something that rouses or incites to activity: as a : INCENTIVE b : STIMULANT 1 c : an agent (as an environmental change) that directly influences the activity of a living organism or one of its parts (as by exciting a sensory organ or evoking muscular contraction or glandular secretion)


Words: sting
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to prick painfully: as a : to pierce or wound with a poisonous or irritating process b : to affect with sharp quick pain or smart <hail stung their faces>\n2 : to cause to suffer acutely <stung with remorse>\n3 : OVERCHARGE, CHEAT\nintransitive senses\n1 : to wound one with or as if with a sting\n2 : to feel a keen burning pain or smart; also : to cause such pain\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : the act of stinging; specifically : the thrust of a stinger into the flesh b : a wound or pain caused by or as if by stinging\n2 : STINGER 2\n3 : a sharp or stinging element, force, or quality\n4 : an elaborate confidence game; specifically : such a game worked by undercover police in order to trap criminals


Words: stingy
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : not generous or liberal : sparing or scant in giving or spending\n2 : meanly scanty or small


Words: stink
Meaning:
<1> intransitive verb\n1 : to emit a strong offensive odor\n2 : to be offensive; also : to be in bad repute\n3 : to possess something to an offensive degree <stinking with wealth>\n4 : to be extremely bad in quality\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a strong offensive odor : STENCH\n2 : a public outcry against something


Words: stint
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 archaic : STOP, DESIST\n2 : to be sparing or frugal\ntransitive senses\n1 archaic : to put an end to : STOP\n2 a : to restrain within certain limits : CONFINE b : to restrict with respect to a share or allowance\n3 : to assign a task to (a person)\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : a definite quantity of work assigned b : a period of time spent at a particular activity <served a brief stint as a waiter>\n2 : RESTRAINT, LIMITATION\n\n<3> noun\n: any of several small sandpipers


Words: stipple
Meaning:
<1> transitive verb\n1 : to engrave by means of dots and flicks\n2 a : to make by small short touches (as of paint or ink) that together produce an even or softly graded shadow b : to apply (as paint) by repeated small touches\n3 : SPECKLE, FLECK\n\n<2> noun\n: production of gradation of light and shade in graphic art by stippling small points, larger dots, or longer strokes; also : an effect produced in this way


Words: stipulate
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to make an agreement or covenant to do or forbear something : CONTRACT\n2 : to demand an express term in an agreement used with for\ntransitive senses\n1 : to specify as a condition or requirement of an agreement or offer\n2 : to give a guarantee of\n\n<2> adjective\n: having stipules


Words: stir
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to cause an especially slight movement or change of position of b : to disturb the quiet of : AGITATE\n2 a : to disturb the relative position of the particles or parts of especially by a continued circular movement b : to mix by or as if by stirring\n3 : BESTIR, EXERT\n4 : to bring into notice or debate : RAISE\n5 a : to rouse to activity : evoke strong feelings in b : to call forth (as a memory) : EVOKE c : PROVOKE\nintransitive senses\n1 a : to make a slight movement b : to begin to move (as in rousing)\n2 : to begin to be active\n3 : to be active or busy\n4 : to pass an implement through a substance with a circular movement\n5 : to be able to be stirred\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : a state of disturbance, agitation, or brisk activity b : widespread notice and discussion : IMPRESSION <the book caused quite a stir>\n2 : a slight movement\n3 : a stirring movement\n\n<3> noun\nslang : PRISON


Words: stirrup
Meaning:
noun\n1 : either of a pair of small light frames or rings for receiving the foot of a rider that are attached by a strap to a saddle and used to aid in mounting and as a support while riding\n2 : a piece resembling a stirrup (as a support or clamp in carpentry and machinery)\n3 : a rope secured to a yard and attached to a thimble in its lower end for supporting a footrope\n4 : STAPES


Words: stitch
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a local sharp and sudden pain especially in the side\n2 a : one in-and-out movement of a threaded needle in sewing, embroidering, or suturing b : a portion of thread left in the material or suture left in the tissue after one stitch\n3 : a least part especially of clothing\n4 : a single loop of thread or yarn around an implement (as a knitting needle or crochet hook)\n5 : a stitch or series of stitches formed in a particular way <a basting stitch>\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to fasten, join, or close with or as if with stitches b : to make, mend, or decorate with or as if with stitches\n2 : to unite by means of staples\nintransitive senses : SEW


Words: stock
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a archaic : STUMP b archaic : a log or block of wood c (1) archaic : something without life or consciousness (2) : a dull, stupid, or lifeless person\n2 : a supporting framework or structure: as a plural : the frame or timbers holding a ship during construction b plural : a device for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the feet or feet and hands can be locked c (1) : the wooden part by which a shoulder arm is held during firing (2) : the butt of an implement (as a whip or fishing rod) (3) : BITSTOCK, BRACE d : a long beam on a field gun forming the third support point in firing\n3 a : the main stem of a plant : TRUNK b (1) : a plant or plant part united with a scion in grafting and supplying mostly underground parts to a graft (2) : a plant from which slips or cuttings are taken\n4 : the crosspiece of an anchor see ANCHOR illustration\n5 a : the original (as a person, race, or language) from which others derive : SOURCE b (1) : the descendants of one individual : FAMILY, LINEAGE (2) : a compound organism compare CLONE c : an infraspecific group usually having unity of descent d (1) : a related group of languages (2) : a language family\n6 a (1) : the equipment, materials, or supplies of an establishment (2) : LIVESTOCK b : a store or supply accumulated; especially : the inventory of goods of a merchant or manufacturer\n7 a archaic : a supply of capital : FUNDS; especially : money or capital invested or available for investment or trading b (1) : the part of a tally formerly given to the creditor in a transaction (2) : a debt or fund due (as from a government) for money loaned at interest; also British : capital or a debt or fund bearing interest in perpetuity and not ordinarily redeemable as to principal c (1) : the proprietorship element in a corporation usually divided into shares and represented by transferable certificates (2) : a portion of such stock of one or more companies (3) : STOCK CERTIFICATE\n8 : any of a genus (Matthiola) of Old World herbs or subshrubs


Words: stockade
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a line of stout posts set firmly to form a defense\n2 a : an enclosure or pen made with posts and stakes b : an enclosure in which prisoners are kept\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to fortify or surround with a stockade


Words: stockbroker
Meaning:
noun\n: a broker who executes orders to buy and sell securities and often also acts as a security dealer


Words: stocking
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a usually knit close-fitting covering for the foot and leg b : SOCK\n2 : something resembling a stocking; especially : a ring of distinctive color on the lower part of the leg of an animal


Words: stockpile
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: a storage pile: as a : a reserve supply of something essential accumulated within a country for use during a shortage b : a gradually accumulated reserve of something <avert stockpiles of unsold cars Bert Pierce>\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to place or store in or on a stockpile\n2 : to accumulate a stockpile of <stockpile war materials in Europe A. O. Wolfers>


Words: stockyard
Meaning:
noun\n: a yard for stock; specifically : one in which transient cattle, sheep, swine, or horses are kept temporarily for slaughter, market, or shipping


Words: stodgy
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : having a rich filling quality : HEAVY <stodgy bread>\n2 : moving in a slow plodding way especially as a result of physical bulkiness\n3 : BORING, DULL <out on a peaceful rather stodgy Sunday boat trip Edna Ferber>\n4 : extremely old-fashioned : HIDEBOUND <received a pompously Victorian letter from his stodgy father E. E. S. Montagu>\n5 a : DRAB b : DOWDY


Words: stoic
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 capitalized : a member of a school of philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium about 300 B.C. holding that the wise man should be free from passion, unmoved by joy or grief, and submissive to natural law\n2 : one apparently or professedly indifferent to pleasure or pain\n\n<2> adjective\n1 capitalized : of, relating to, or resembling the Stoics or their doctrines <Stoic logic>\n2 : not affected by or showing passion or feeling; especially : firmly restraining response to pain or distress <a stoic indifference to cold>


Words: stoke
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to poke or stir up (as a fire) : supply with fuel\n2 : to feed abundantly\nintransitive senses : to stir up or tend a fire (as in a furnace) : supply a furnace with fuel


Words: stomach
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a (1) : a dilatation of the alimentary canal of a vertebrate communicating anteriorly with the esophagus and posteriorly with the duodenum (2) : one of the compartments of a ruminant stomach <the abomasum is the fourth stomach of a ruminant> b : a cavity in an invertebrate animal that is analogous to a stomach c : the part of the body that contains the stomach : BELLY, ABDOMEN\n2 a : desire for food caused by hunger : APPETITE b : INCLINATION, DESIRE <had no stomach for an argument>; also : COURAGE, GUTS\n3 obsolete a : SPIRIT, VALOR b : PRIDE c : SPLEEN, RESENTMENT\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 archaic : to take offense at\n2 : to bear without overt reaction or resentment : put up with <couldn’t stomach office politics>


Words: stomacher
Meaning:
noun\n: the center front section of a waist or underwaist or a usually heavily embroidered or jeweled separate piece for the center front of a bodice worn by men and women in the 15th and 16th centuries and later by women only


Words: stone
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a concretion of earthy or mineral matter: a (1) : such a concretion of indeterminate size or shape (2) : ROCK b : a piece of rock for a specified function: as (1) : a building block (2) : a paving block (3) : a precious stone : GEM (4) : GRAVESTONE (5) : GRINDSTONE (6) : WHETSTONE (7) : a surface upon which a drawing, text, or design to be lithographed is drawn or transferred\n2 : something resembling a small stone: as a : CALCULUS 3a b : the hard central portion of a drupaceous fruit (as a peach) c : a hard stony seed (as of a date)\n3 plural usually stone : any of various units of weight; especially : an official British unit equal to 14 pounds (6.3 kilograms)\n4 a : CURLING STONE b : a round playing piece used in various games (as backgammon or go)\n5 : a stand or table with a smooth flat top on which to impose or set type\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to hurl stones at; especially : to kill by pelting with stones\n2 archaic : to make hard or insensitive to feeling\n3 : to face, pave, or fortify with stones\n4 : to remove the stones or seeds of (a fruit)\n5 a : to rub, scour, or polish with a stone b : to sharpen with a whetstone\n\n<3> adverb\n: ENTIRELY, UTTERLY used as an intensive; often used in combination <stone-broke> <stone-cold soup> <stone-dead>\n\n<4> adjective\n1 : of, relating to, or made of stone\n2 : ABSOLUTE, UTTER <pure stone craziness Edwin Shrake>


Words: stooge
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : one who plays a subordinate or compliant role to a principal b : PUPPET 3\n2 : STRAIGHT MAN\n3 : STOOL PIGEON\n\n<2> intransitive verb\n: to act as a stooge <congressmen who stooge for the oil and mineral interests New Republic>


Words: stool
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a seat usually without back or arms supported by three or four legs or by a central pedestal b : a low bench or portable support for the feet or knees : FOOTSTOOL\n2 : a seat used as a symbol of office or authority; also : the rank, dignity, office, or rule of a chieftain\n3 a : a seat used while defecating or urinating b : a discharge of fecal matter\n4 a : a stump or group of stumps of a tree especially when producing suckers b : a plant crown from which shoots grow out c : a shoot or growth from a stool\n5 : STOOL PIGEON\n\n<2> intransitive verb\n: to throw out shoots in the manner of a stool


Words: stoop
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 a : to bend the body or a part of the body forward and downward sometimes simultaneously bending the knees b : to stand or walk with a forward inclination of the head, body, or shoulders\n2 : YIELD, SUBMIT\n3 a : to descend from a superior rank, dignity, or status b : to lower oneself morally\n4 a archaic : to move down from a height : ALIGHT b : to fly or dive down swiftly usually to attack prey\ntransitive senses\n1 : DEBASE, DEGRADE\n2 : to bend (a part of the body) forward and downward\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : an act of bending the body forward b : a temporary or habitual forward bend of the back and shoulders\n2 : the descent of a bird especially on its prey\n3 : a lowering of oneself\n\n<3> noun\n: a porch, platform, entrance stairway, or small veranda at a house door


Words: stop
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to close by filling or obstructing b : to hinder or prevent the passage of c : to get in the way of : be wounded or killed by <easy to stop a bullet along a lonely road Harvey Fergusson>\n2 a : to close up or block off (an opening) : PLUG b : to make impassable : CHOKE, OBSTRUCT c : to cover over or fill in (a hole or crevice)\n3 a : to cause to give up or change a course of action b : to keep from carrying out a proposed action : RESTRAIN, PREVENT\n4 a : to cause to cease : CHECK, SUPPRESS b : DISCONTINUE\n5 a : to deduct or withhold (a sum due) b : to instruct one’s bank to refuse (payment) or refuse payment of (as a check)\n6 a : to arrest the progress or motion of : cause to halt <stopped the car> b : PARRY c : to check by means of a weapon : BRING DOWN, KILL d : to beat in a boxing match by a knockout; broadly : DEFEAT e : BAFFLE, NONPLUS\n7 : to change the pitch of (as a violin string) by pressing with the finger or (as a wind instrument) by closing one or more finger holes or by thrusting the hand or a mute into the bell\n8 : to hold an honor card and enough protecting cards to be able to block (a bridge suit) before an opponent can run many tricks\nintransitive senses\n1 a : to cease activity or operation b : to come to an end especially suddenly : CLOSE, FINISH\n2 a : to cease to move on : HALT b : PAUSE, HESITATE\n3 a : to break one’s journey : STAY b chiefly British : REMAIN c : to make a brief call : drop in\n4 : to become choked : CLOG\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : CESSATION, END b : a pause or breaking off in speech\n2 a (1) : a graduated set of organ pipes of similar design and tone quality (2) : a corresponding set of vibrators or reeds of a reed organ (3) : STOP KNOB often used figuratively in phrases like pull out all the stops to suggest holding nothing back b : a means of regulating the pitch of a musical instrument\n3 a : something that impedes, obstructs, or brings to a halt : IMPEDIMENT, OBSTACLE b : the aperture of a camera lens; also : a marking of a series (as of f-numbers) on a cam


Words: stopper
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : one that brings to a halt or causes to stop operating or functioning : CHECK: as a : a playing card that will stop the running of a suit b : a baseball pitcher depended on to win important games or to stop a losing streak; also : an effective relief pitcher\n2 : one that closes, shuts, or fills up; specifically : something (as a bung or cork) used to plug an opening\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to close or secure with or as if with a stopper


Words: stopwatch
Meaning:
noun\n: a watch with a hand or a digital display that can be started and stopped at will for exact timing (as of a race)


Words: storage
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : space or a place for storing b : an amount stored c : MEMORY 4\n2 a : the act of storing : the state of being stored; especially : the safekeeping of goods in a depository (as a warehouse) b : the price charged for keeping goods in a storehouse\n3 : the production by means of electric energy of chemical reactions that when allowed to reverse themselves generate electricity again without serious loss


Words: store
Meaning:
<1> transitive verb\n1 : LAY AWAY, ACCUMULATE <store vegetables for winter use> <an organism that absorbs and stores DDT>\n2 : FURNISH, SUPPLY; especially : to stock against a future time <store a ship with provisions>\n3 : to place or leave in a location (as a warehouse, library, or computer memory) for preservation or later use or disposal\n4 : to provide storage room for : HOLD <elevators for storing surplus wheat>\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : something that is stored or kept for future use b plural : articles (as of food) accumulated for some specific object and drawn upon as needed : STOCK, SUPPLIES c : something that is accumulated d : a source from which things may be drawn as needed : a reserve fund\n2 : STORAGE usually used with in <when placing eggs in store Dublin Sunday Independent>\n3 : VALUE, IMPORTANCE <set great store by a partner’s opinion>\n4 : a large quantity, supply, or number : ABUNDANCE\n5 a : STOREHOUSE, WAREHOUSE b chiefly British : MEMORY 4\n6 : a business establishment where usually diversified goods are kept for retail sale <grocery store> compare SHOP\n\n<3> adjective\n1 or stores : of, relating to, kept in, or used for a store\n2 : purchased from a store as opposed to being natural or homemade : MANUFACTURED, READY-MADE <store clothes> <store bread>


Words: storehouse
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a building for storing goods (as provisions) : MAGAZINE, WAREHOUSE\n2 : an abundant supply or source : REPOSITORY


Words: storekeeper
Meaning:
noun\n1 : one that has charge of supplies (as military stores)\n2 : one that operates a retail store


Words: storied
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 : decorated with designs representing scenes from story or history <a storied tapestry>\n2 : having an interesting history : celebrated in story or history <a storied institution>\n\n<2> adjective\n: having stories used in combination <a two-storied house>


Words: stork
Meaning:
noun\n: any of various large mostly Old World wading birds (family Ciconiidae) that have long stout bills and are related to the ibises and herons


Words: storm
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a disturbance of the atmosphere marked by wind and usually by rain, snow, hail, sleet, or thunder and lightning b : a heavy fall of rain, snow, or hail c (1) : wind having a speed of 64 to 72 miles (103 to 116 kilometers) per hour (2) : WHOLE GALE see BEAUFORT SCALE table d : a serious disturbance of any element of nature\n2 : a disturbed or agitated state : a sudden or violent commotion\n3 : a heavy discharge of objects (as missiles)\n4 : a tumultuous outburst\n5 a : PAROXYSM 2 b : a sudden heavy influx or onset\n6 : a violent assault on a defended position\n7 plural : STORM WINDOW\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 a : to blow with violence b : to rain, hail, snow, or sleet vigorously\n2 : to attack by storm <stormed ashore at zero hour>\n3 : to be in or to exhibit a violent passion : RAGE <storming at the unusual delay>\n4 : to rush about or move impetuously, violently, or angrily <the mob stormed through the streets>\ntransitive senses : to attack, take, or win over by storm <storm a fort>


Words: story
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 archaic : HISTORY 1, 3\n2 a : an account of incidents or events b : a statement regarding the facts pertinent to a situation in question c : ANECDOTE; especially : an amusing one\n3 a : a fictional narrative shorter than a novel; specifically : SHORT STORY b : the intrigue or plot of a narrative or dramatic work\n4 : a widely circulated rumor\n5 : LIE, FALSEHOOD\n6 : LEGEND, ROMANCE\n7 : a news article or broadcast\n8 : MATTER, SITUATION\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 archaic : to narrate or describe in story\n2 : to adorn with a story or a scene from history\n\n<3> noun\n1 a : the space in a building between two adjacent floor levels or between a floor and the roof b : a set of rooms in such a space c : a unit of measure equal to the height of the story of a building <one story high>\n2 : a horizontal division of a building’s exterior not necessarily corresponding exactly with the stories within


Words: storyteller
Meaning:
noun\n: a teller of stories: as a : a relater of anecdotes b : a reciter of tales (as in a children’s library) c : LIAR, FIBBER d : a writer of stories


Words: stout
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 : strong of character: as a : BRAVE, BOLD b : FIRM, DETERMINED; also : OBSTINATE\n2 : physically or materially strong: a : STURDY, VIGOROUS b : STAUNCH, ENDURING c : sturdily constructed\n3 : FORCEFUL <a stout attack>; also : VIOLENT <a stout wind>\n4 : bulky in body\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a very dark full-bodied ale with a distinctive malty flavor\n2 a : a fat person b : a clothing size designed for the large figure


Words: stove
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a portable or fixed apparatus that burns fuel or uses electricity to provide heat (as for cooking or heating) b : a device that generates heat for special purposes (as for heating tools or heating air for a hot blast) c : KILN\n2 chiefly British : a hothouse especially for the cultivation of tropical exotics; broadly : GREENHOUSE


Words: stow
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 : HOUSE, LODGE\n2 a : to put away for future use : STORE b obsolete : to lock up for safekeeping : CONFINE\n3 a : to dispose in an orderly fashion : ARRANGE, PACK b : LOAD\n4 slang : to put aside : STOP\n5 a archaic : CROWD b : to eat or drink up usually used with away <stowed away a huge dinner>


Words: straddle
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to stand, sit, or walk with the legs wide apart; especially : to sit astride\n2 : to spread out irregularly : SPRAWL\n3 : to favor or seem to favor two apparently opposite sides\n4 : to execute a commodities market spread\ntransitive senses\n1 : to stand, sit, or be astride of <straddle a horse>\n2 : to be noncommittal in regard to <straddle an issue>\n\n<2> noun\n1 : the act or position of one who straddles\n2 : a noncommittal or equivocal position\n3 : SPREAD 5


Words: strafe
Meaning:
transitive verb\n: to rake (as ground troops) with fire at close range and especially with machine-gun fire from low-flying aircraft


Words: straggle
Meaning:
<1> intransitive verb\n1 : to wander from the direct course or way : ROVE, STRAY\n2 : to trail off from others of its kind <little cabins straggling off into the woods>\n\n<2> noun\n: a straggling group (as of persons or objects)


Words: straight
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 a : free from curves, bends, angles, or irregularities <straight hair> <straight timber> b : generated by a point moving continuously in the same direction and expressed by a linear equation <a straight line> <the straight segment of a curve>\n2 a : lying along or holding to a direct or proper course or method <a straight thinker> b : CANDID, FRANK <a straight answer> c : coming directly from a trustworthy source <a straight tip on the horses> d (1) : having the elements in an order <the straight sequence of events> (2) : CONSECUTIVE <12 straight days> e : having the cylinders arranged in a single straight line <a straight 8-cylinder engine> f : PLUMB, VERTICAL <the picture isn’t quite straight>\n3 a : exhibiting honesty and fairness <straight dealing> b : properly ordered or arranged <set the kitchen straight> <set us straight on that issue>; also : CORRECT <get the facts straight> c : free from extraneous matter : UNMIXED <straight whiskey> d : marked by no exceptions or deviations in support of a principle or party <votes a straight Democratic ticket> e : having a fixed price for each regardless of the number sold f : not deviating from an indicated pattern <writes straight humor> <a straight-A student> g (1) : exhibiting no deviation from what is established or accepted as usual, normal, or proper : CONVENTIONAL; also : SQUARE 5f (2) : not using or under the influence of drugs or alcohol h : HETEROSEXUAL\n4 : being the only form of remuneration <on straight commission>\n\n<2> adverb\n: in a straight manner\n\n<3> transitive verb\nchiefly Scottish : STRAIGHTEN\n\n<4> noun\n1 : something that is straight: as a : a straight line or arrangement b : STRAIGHTAWAY; especially : HOMESTRETCH c : a true or honest report or course\n2 a : a sequence (as of shots, strokes, or moves) resulting in a perfect score in a game or contest b : first place at the finish of a horse race : WIN\n3 : a poker hand containing five cards in sequence but not of the same suit see POKER illustration\n4 : a person who adheres to conventiona


Words: straightedge
Meaning:
noun\n: a bar or piece of material (as of wood, metal, or plastic) with a straight edge for testing straight lines and surfaces or drawing straight lines


Words: straighten
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses : to make straight usually used with up or out\nintransitive senses : to become straight usually used with up or out


Words: straightforward
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 a : free from evasiveness or obscurity : EXACT, CANDID <a straightforward account> b : CLEAR-CUT, PRECISE\n2 : proceeding in a straight course or manner : DIRECT, UNDEVIATING\n\n<2> adverb\n: in a straightforward manner


Words: straightway
Meaning:
adverb\n1 : in a direct course : DIRECTLY <fell straightway down the stairs>\n2 : RIGHT AWAY, IMMEDIATELY, STRAIGHTAWAY <straightway the clouds began to part>


Words: strain
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : LINEAGE, ANCESTRY b : a group of presumed common ancestry with clear-cut physiological but usually not morphological distinctions <a high-yielding strain of winter wheat>; broadly : a specified infraspecific group (as a stock, line, or ecotype) c : KIND, SORT <discussions of a lofty strain>\n2 a : inherited or inherent character, quality, or disposition <a strain of madness in the family> b : TRACE, STREAK <a strain of fanaticism>\n3 a : TUNE, AIR b : a passage of verbal or musical expression c : a stream or outburst of forceful or impassioned speech\n4 a : the tenor, pervading note, burden, or tone of an utterance or of a course of action or conduct b : MOOD, TEMPER\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to draw tight : cause to fit firmly <strain the bandage over the wound> b : to stretch to maximum extension and tautness <strain a canvas over a frame>\n2 a : to exert (as oneself) to the utmost b : to injure by overuse, misuse, or excessive pressure <strained his back> c : to cause a change of form or size in (a body) by application of external force\n3 : to squeeze or clasp tightly: as a : HUG b : to compress painfully : CONSTRICT\n4 a : to cause to pass through a strainer : FILTER b : to remove by straining <strain lumps out of the gravy>\n5 : to stretch beyond a proper limit <that story strains my credulity>\n6 obsolete : to squeeze out : EXTORT\nintransitive senses\n1 a : to make violent efforts : STRIVE <has to strain to reach the high notes> b : to pull against resistance <a dog straining at its leash> c : to contract the muscles forcefully in attempting to defecate often used in the phrase strain at stool\n2 : to pass through or as if through a strainer <the liquid strains readily>\n3 : to make great difficulty or resistance : BALK\n\n<3> noun\n1 : an act of straining or the condition of being strained: as a : bodily injury from excessive tension, effort, or use <heart strain>; especially : one resulting from a wrench or twist and involving undue stretching of muscles or ligaments <back strain> b : excessive


Words: strait
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 archaic : STRICT, RIGOROUS\n2 archaic a : NARROW b : limited in space or time c : closely fitting : CONSTRICTED, TIGHT\n3 a : causing distress : DIFFICULT b : limited as to means or resources\n\n<2> adverb\nobsolete : in a close or tight manner\n\n<3> noun\n1 a archaic : a narrow space or passage b : a comparatively narrow passageway connecting two large bodies of water often used in plural but sing. in constr. c : ISTHMUS\n2 : a situation of perplexity or distress often used in plural <in dire straits>


Words: straiten
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 a : to make strait or narrow b : to hem in : CONFINE\n2 archaic : to restrict in freedom or scope : HAMPER\n3 : to subject to distress, privation, or deficiency <in straitened circumstances>


Words: straitlaced
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : excessively strict in manners, morals, or opinion\n2 : wearing or having a bodice or stays tightly laced


Words: strand
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: the land bordering a body of water : SHORE, BEACH\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to run, drive, or cause to drift onto a strand : run aground\n2 : to leave in a strange or an unfavorable place especially without funds or means to depart\n3 : to leave (a base runner) on base at the end of an inning in baseball\nintransitive senses : to become stranded\n\n<3> noun\n1 Scottish dialect English : STREAM\n2 Scottish dialect English : SEA\n\n<4> noun\n1 a : fibers or filaments twisted, plaited, or laid parallel to form a unit for further twisting or plaiting into yarn, thread, rope, or cordage b : one of the wires twisted together or laid parallel to form a wire rope or cable c : something (as a molecular chain) resembling a strand\n2 : an element (as a yarn or thread) of a woven or plaited material\n3 : an elongated or twisted and plaited body resembling a rope <a strand of pearls>\n4 : one of the elements interwoven in a complex whole\n\n<5> transitive verb\n1 : to break a strand of (a rope) accidentally\n2 a : to form (as a rope) from strands b : to play out, twist, or arrange in a strand


Words: strange
Meaning:
adjective\n1 a archaic : of, relating to, or characteristic of another country : FOREIGN b : not native to or naturally belonging in a place : of external origin, kind, or character\n2 a : not before known, heard, or seen : UNFAMILIAR b : exciting wonder or awe : EXTRAORDINARY\n3 a : discouraging familiarities : RESERVED, DISTANT b : ILL AT EASE\n4 : UNACCUSTOMED 2 <she was strange to his ways>\n5 : having the quantum characteristic of strangeness <strange quark> <strange particle>


Words: stranger
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : one who is strange: as a (1) : FOREIGNER (2) : a resident alien b : one in the house of another as a guest, visitor, or intruder c : a person or thing that is unknown or with whom one is unacquainted d : one who does not belong to or is kept from the activities of a group e : one not privy or party to an act, contract, or title : one that interferes without right\n2 : one ignorant of or unacquainted with someone or something\n\n<2> adjective\n: of, relating to, or being a stranger : FOREIGN\n\n<3> transitive verb\nobsolete : ESTRANGE, ALIENATE


Words: strangle
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (as a hand or rope) : THROTTLE b : to obstruct seriously or fatally the normal breathing of c : STIFLE\n2 : to suppress or hinder the rise, expression, or growth of\nintransitive senses\n1 : to become strangled\n2 : to die from or as if from interference with breathing


Words: strangulate
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses : STRANGLE, CONSTRICT\nintransitive senses : to become constricted so as to stop circulation <the hernia will strangulate>


Words: strangulation
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the action or process of strangling or strangulating\n2 : the state of being strangled or strangulated; especially : excessive or pathological constriction or compression of a bodily tube (as a blood vessel or a loop of intestine) that interrupts its ability to act as a passage


Words: strap
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a narrow usually flat strip or thong of a flexible material and especially leather used for securing, holding together, or wrapping b : something made of a strap forming a loop <a boot strap> c : a strip of leather used for flogging d : STROP\n2 : a band, plate, or loop of metal for binding objects together or for clamping an object in position\n3 : a shoe fastened with a usually buckled strap\n4 Irish : TROLLOP 2\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 a (1) : to secure with or attach by means of a strap (2) : to support (as a sprained joint) with overlapping strips of adhesive plaster b : BIND, CONSTRICT\n2 : to beat or punish with a strap\n3 : STROP\n4 : to cause to suffer from an extreme scarcity <is often strapped for cash>


Words: strapless
Meaning:
adjective\n: having no strap; specifically : made or worn without shoulder straps <a strapless evening gown>


Words: strapping
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n: having a vigorously sturdy constitution\n\n<2> noun\n1 : material for a strap\n2 : STRAPS


Words: stratagem
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : an artifice or trick in war for deceiving and outwitting the enemy b : a cleverly contrived trick or scheme for gaining an end\n2 : skill in ruses or trickery


Words: strategy
Meaning:
noun\n1 a (1) : the science and art of employing the political, economic, psychological, and military forces of a nation or group of nations to afford the maximum support to adopted policies in peace or war (2) : the science and art of military command exercised to meet the enemy in combat under advantageous conditions b : a variety of or instance of the use of strategy\n2 a : a careful plan or method : a clever stratagem b : the art of devising or employing plans or stratagems toward a goal\n3 : an adaptation or complex of adaptations (as of behavior, metabolism, or structure) that serves or appears to serve an important function in achieving evolutionary success <foraging strategies of insects>


Words: stratify
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to form, deposit, or arrange in strata\n2 a : to divide or arrange into classes, castes, or social strata b : to divide into a series of graded statuses\nintransitive senses : to become arranged in strata


Words: stratosphere
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the part of the earth’s atmosphere which extends from about 7 miles (11 kilometers) above the surface to 31 miles (50 kilometers) and in which temperature increases gradually to about 32* Fahrenheit (0* C) and clouds rarely form\n2 : a very high or the highest region on or as if on a graded scale <construction costs in the stratosphere> <the celebrity stratosphere>


Words: stratum
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a bed or layer artificially made\n2 a : a sheetlike mass of sedimentary rock or earth of one kind lying between beds of other kinds b : a region of the sea or atmosphere that is analogous to a stratum of the earth c : a layer of tissue <deep stratum of the skin> d : a layer in which archaeological material (as artifacts, skeletons, and dwelling remains) is found on excavation\n3 a : a part of a historical or sociological series representing a period or a stage of development b : a socioeconomic level of society comprising persons of the same or similar status especially with regard to education or culture\n4 : one of a series of layers, levels, or gradations in an ordered system <strata of thought>\n5 : a statistical subpopulation


Words: straw
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : stalks of grain after threshing; broadly : dry stalky plant residue used like grain straw (as for bedding or packing) b : a natural or artificial heavy fiber used for weaving, plaiting, or braiding\n2 : a dry coarse stem especially of a cereal grass\n3 a (1) : something of small worth or significance (2) : something too insubstantial to provide support or help in a desperate situation <clutching at straws> b : CHAFF 2\n4 a : something (as a hat) made of straw b : a tube (as of paper, plastic, or glass) for sucking up a beverage\n\n<2> adjective\n1 : made of straw <a straw rug>\n2 : of, relating to, or used for straw <a straw barn>\n3 : of the color of straw <straw hair>\n4 : of little or no value : WORTHLESS\n5 : of, relating to, resembling, or being a straw man\n6 : of, relating to, or concerned with the discovery of preferences by means of a straw vote


Words: strawberry
Meaning:
noun\n: the juicy edible usually red fruit of any of several low-growing temperate herbs (genus Fragaria) of the rose family that is technically an enlarged pulpy receptacle bearing numerous achenes; also : a plant whose fruits are strawberries


Words: stray
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a domestic animal that is wandering at large or is lost b : a person or thing that strays\n2 Middle English, from straien to stray archaic : the act of going astray\n\n<2> intransitive verb\n: WANDER: as a : to wander from company, restraint, or proper limits b : to roam about without fixed direction or purpose c : to move in a winding course : MEANDER d : to move without conscious or intentional effort <eyes straying absently around the room> e : to become distracted from an argument or chain of thought <strayed from the point> f : to wander accidentally from a fixed or chosen route g : ERR, SIN\n\n<3> adjective\n1 : having strayed or escaped from a proper or intended place <a stray cow> <hit by a stray bullet> <fixed a few stray hairs>\n2 : occurring at random or sporadically <a few stray thoughts>\n3 : not serving any useful purpose : UNWANTED <stray light>


Words: streak
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a line or mark of a different color or texture from the ground : STRIPE\n2 a : the color of the fine powder of a mineral obtained by scratching or rubbing against a hard white surface and constituting an important distinguishing character b : inoculum implanted in a line on a solid medium c : any of numerous virus diseases of plants (as the potato, tomato, or raspberry) resembling mosaic but usually producing at least some linear markings\n3 a : a narrow band of light b : a lightning bolt\n4 a : a slight admixture : TRACE <had a mean streak in him> b : a brief run (as of luck) c : a consecutive series <was on a winning streak>\n5 : a narrow layer (as of ore)\n6 : an act or instance of streaking\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses : to make streaks on or in <tears streaking her face>\nintransitive senses\n1 : to move swiftly : RUSH <a jet streaking across the sky>\n2 : to have a streak (as of winning or outstanding performances)\n3 : to run naked through a public place


Words: stream
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a body of running water (as a river or brook) flowing on the earth; also : any body of flowing fluid (as water or gas)\n2 a : a steady succession (as of words or events) <kept up an endless stream of chatter> b : a constantly renewed supply c : a continuous moving procession <a stream of traffic>\n3 : an unbroken flow (as of gas or particles of matter)\n4 : a ray of light\n5 a : a prevailing attitude or group <has always run against the stream of current fashion> b : a dominant influence or line of development\n6 British : TRACK 3c\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 a : to flow in or as if in a stream b : to leave a bright trail <a meteor streamed through the sky>\n2 a : to exude a bodily fluid profusely <her eyes were streaming> b : to become wet with a discharge of bodily fluid <streaming with perspiration>\n3 : to trail out at full length <her hair streaming back as she ran>\n4 : to pour in large numbers <complaints came streaming in>\ntransitive senses\n1 : to emit freely or in a stream <his eyes streamed tears>\n2 : to display (as a flag) by waving


Words: streamer
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a flag that streams in the wind; especially : PENNANT b : any long narrow wavy strip resembling or suggesting a banner floating in the wind c : BANNER 2\n2 a : a long extension of the solar corona visible only during a total solar eclipse b plural : AURORA BOREALIS


Words: streamlined
Meaning:
adjective\n1 a : contoured to reduce resistance to motion through a fluid (as air) b : stripped of nonessentials : COMPACT c : effectively integrated : ORGANIZED\n2 : having flowing lines\n3 : brought up to date : MODERNIZED\n4 : of or relating to streamline flow


Words: street
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a thoroughfare especially in a city, town, or village that is wider than an alley or lane and that usually includes sidewalks b : the part of a street reserved for vehicles c : a thoroughfare with abutting property <lives on a fashionable street>\n2 : the people occupying property on a street <the whole street knew about the accident>\n3 : a promising line of development or a channeling of effort\n4 capitalized : a district (as Wall Street or Fleet Street) identified with a particular profession\n5 : an environment (as in a depressed neighborhood or section of a city) of prostitution, poverty, dereliction, or crime\n\n<2> adjective\n: of or relating to the streets: as a : adjoining or giving access to a street <the street door> b : carried on or taking place in the street <street fighting> c : living or working on the streets <a street peddler> <street people> d : located in, used for, or serving as a guide to the streets <a street map> e : performing in or heard on the street <a street band> f (1) : suitable for wear or use on the street <street clothes> (2) : not touching the ground used of a woman’s dress in lengths reaching the knee, calf, or ankle g : of or relating to the street environment <street drugs>


Words: streetcar
Meaning:
noun\n: a vehicle on rails used primarily for transporting passengers and typically operating on city streets


Words: strength
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the quality or state of being strong : capacity for exertion or endurance\n2 : power to resist force : SOLIDITY, TOUGHNESS\n3 : power of resisting attack : IMPREGNABILITY\n4 a : legal, logical, or moral force b : a strong attribute or inherent asset <the strengths and the weaknesses of the book are evident>\n5 a : degree of potency of effect or of concentration b : intensity of light, color, sound, or odor c : vigor of expression\n6 : force as measured in numbers : effective numbers of any body or organization <an army at full strength>\n7 : one regarded as embodying or affording force or firmness : SUPPORT\n8 : maintenance of or a rising tendency in a price level : firmness of prices\n9 : BASIS used in the phrase on the strength of


Words: strenuous
Meaning:
adjective\n1 a : vigorously active : ENERGETIC b : FERVENT, ZEALOUS\n2 : marked by or calling for energy or stamina : ARDUOUS


Words: streptococcus
Meaning:
noun\n: any of a genus (Streptococcus) of spherical or ovoid chiefly nonmotile and parasitic gram-positive bacteria that divide only in one plane, occur in pairs or chains, and include important pathogens of humans and domestic animals; broadly : a coccus occurring in chains


Words: streptomycin
Meaning:
noun\n: an antibiotic organic base C21H39N7O12 produced by a soil actinomycete (Streptomyces griseus), active against many bacteria, and used especially in the treatment of infections (as tuberculosis) by gram-negative bacteria


Words: stress
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : constraining force or influence: as a : a force exerted when one body or body part presses on, pulls on, pushes against, or tends to compress or twist another body or body part; especially : the intensity of this mutual force commonly expressed in pounds per square inch b : the deformation caused in a body by such a force c : a physical, chemical, or emotional factor that causes bodily or mental tension and may be a factor in disease causation d : a state resulting from a stress; especially : one of bodily or mental tension resulting from factors that tend to alter an existent equilibrium e : STRAIN, PRESSURE <the environment is under stress to the point of collapse Joseph Shoben>\n2 : EMPHASIS, WEIGHT <lay stress on a point>\n3 archaic : intense effort or exertion\n4 : intensity of utterance given to a speech sound, syllable, or word producing relative loudness\n5 a : relative force or prominence of sound in verse b : a syllable having relative force or prominence\n6 : ACCENT 6a\nriticism of books fails to get hold of Ezra Pound* <a Roman burial ground suggests stratas of corruption and decay Connie Fletcher, Booklist*. Current evidence shows senses 2, 3b, and 4 so used, with 3b the most common. Singular strata is persistent but not frequent. It may someday establish itself as a singular like agenda, but its current status is something less than established.\nend’s suddenly erratic behavior*. ODD applies to a departure from the regular or expected <an odd sense of humor*. QUEER suggests a dubious sometimes sinister oddness \n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to subject to physical or psychological stress\n2 : to subject to phonetic stress : ACCENT\n3 : to lay stress on : EMPHASIZE


Words: stretch
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to extend (as one’s limbs or body) in a reclining position\n2 : to reach out : EXTEND <stretched out her arms>\n3 : to extend in length <stretched his neck to see what was going on>\n4 : to fell with or as if with a blow\n5 : to cause the limbs of (a person) to be pulled especially in torture\n6 : to draw up (one’s body) from a cramped, stooping, or relaxed position\n7 : to pull taut <canvas stretched on a frame>\n8 a : to enlarge or distend especially by force b : to extend or expand as if by physical force <stretch one’s mind with a good book> c : STRAIN <stretched his already thin patience>\n9 : to cause to reach or continue (as from one point to another or across a space) <stretch a wire between two posts>\n10 a : to amplify or enlarge beyond natural or proper limits <the rules can be stretched this once> b : to expand (as by improvisation) to fulfill a larger function <stretching a dollar>\n11 : to extend (a hit) to an extra base usually by fast or daring running <stretch a single into a double>\nintransitive senses\n1 a : to become extended in length or breadth or both : SPREAD <broad plains stretching to the sea> b : to extend over a continuous period\n2 : to become extended without breaking\n3 a : to extend one’s body or limbs b : to lie down at full length\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : an exercise of something (as the understanding or the imagination) beyond ordinary or normal limits b : an extension of the scope or application of something <a stretch of language>\n2 : the extent to which something may be stretched\n3 : the act of stretching : the state of being stretched\n4 a : an extent in length or area <a stretch of woods> b : a continuous period of time <can write for eight hours at a stretch>\n5 : a walk to relieve fatigue\n6 : a term of imprisonment\n7 a : either of the straight sides of a racecourse; especially : HOMESTRETCH b : a final stage\n8 : the capacity for being stretched : ELASTICITY\n9 : a stretch limousine\n\n<3> adjective\n1 : easily stretched : ELASTIC <a stretch wig>\n2 : longer than the sta


Words: stretcher
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : one that stretches; especially : a device or machine for stretching or expanding something b : an exaggerated story : a tall tale\n2 a : a brick or stone laid with its length parallel to the face of the wall b : a timber or rod used especially when horizontal as a tie in framed work\n3 : a device for carrying a sick, injured, or dead person\n4 : a rod or bar extending between two legs of a chair or table


Words: strew
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 : to spread by scattering\n2 : to cover by or as if by scattering something <strewing the highways with litter>\n3 : to become dispersed over as if scattered\n4 : to spread abroad : DISSEMINATE


Words: stria
Meaning:
noun\n1 : STRIATION 2\n2 : a stripe or line (as in the skin) distinguished from the surrounding area by color, texture, or elevation compare STRETCH MARKS


Words: stricken
Meaning:
adjective\n1 a : afflicted or overwhelmed by or as if by disease, misfortune, or sorrow b : made incapable or unfit\n2 : hit or wounded by or as if by a missile


Words: strict
Meaning:
adjective\n1 archaic a : TIGHT, CLOSE; also : INTIMATE b : NARROW\n2 a : stringent in requirement or control <under strict orders> b : severe in discipline <a strict teacher>\n3 a : inflexibly maintained or adhered to <strict secrecy> b : rigorously conforming to principle or a norm or condition\n4 : EXACT, PRECISE <in the strict sense of the word>\n5 : of narrow erect habit of growth <a strict inflorescence>


Words: stricture
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : an abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage; also : the narrowed part b : a constriction of the breath passage in the production of a speech sound\n2 : something that closely restrains or limits : RESTRICTION <moral strictures>\n3 : an adverse criticism : CENSURE


Words: stride
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to stand astride\n2 : to move with or as if with long steps\n3 : to take a very long step\ntransitive senses\n1 : BESTRIDE, STRADDLE\n2 : to step over\n3 : to move over or along with or as if with long measured steps\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : a cycle of locomotor movements (as of a horse) completed when the feet regain the initial relative positions; also : the distance traversed in a stride b : the most effective natural pace : maximum competence or capability often used in the phrase hit one’s stride\n2 : a long step\n3 : an act of striding\n4 : a stage of progress : ADVANCE\n5 : a manner of striding\n6 : STRIDE PIANO


Words: strident
Meaning:
adjective\n: characterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound <a strident voice>; also : commanding attention by a loud or obtrusive quality <strident slogans>


Words: strife
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : bitter sometimes violent conflict or dissension <political strife> b : an act of contention : FIGHT, STRUGGLE\n2 : exertion or contention for superiority\n3 archaic : earnest endeavor


Words: strike
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to take a course : GO <struck off through the brush>\n2 a : to aim and usually deliver a blow, stroke, or thrust (as with the hand, a weapon, or a tool) b : to arrive with detrimental effect <disaster struck> c : to attempt to undermine or harm something as if by a blow <struck at cherished notions R. P. Warren>\n3 : to come into contact forcefully <two ships struck in mid channel>\n4 : to delete something\n5 : to lower a flag usually in surrender\n6 a : to become indicated by a clock, bell, or chime <the hour had just struck> b : to make known the time by sounding <the clock struck as they entered>\n7 : PIERCE, PENETRATE <the wind seemed to strike through our clothes>\n8 a : to engage in battle b : to make a military attack\n9 : to become ignited\n10 : to discover something <struck on a new plan of attack>\n11 a : to pull on a fishing rod in order to set the hook b of a fish : to seize the bait\n12 : DART, SHOOT\n13 a of a plant cutting : to take root b of a seed : GERMINATE\n14 : to make an impression\n15 : to stop work in order to force an employer to comply with demands\n16 : to make a beginning <the need to strike vigorously for success>\n17 : to thrust oneself forward <he struck into the midst of the argument>\n18 : to work diligently : STRIVE\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to strike at : HIT b : to drive or remove by or as if by a blow c : to attack or seize with a sharp blow (as of fangs or claws) <struck by a snake> d : INFLICT <strike a blow> e : to produce by or as if by a blow or stroke <Moses struck water from the rock> f : to separate by a sharp blow <strike off flints>\n2 a : to haul down : LOWER <strike the sails> b : to dismantle and take away c : to strike the tents of (a camp)\n3 : to afflict suddenly <stricken by a heart attack>\n4 a : to engage in (a battle) : FIGHT b : to make a military attack on\n5 : DELETE, CANCEL <strike the last paragraph>\n6 a : to penetrate painfully : PIERCE b : to cause to penetrate c : to send down or out <trees struck roots deep into the soil>\n7 a : to level (


Words: striking
Meaning:
adjective\n: attracting attention or notice through unusual or conspicuous qualities <a place of striking beauty>


Words: string
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a small cord used to bind, fasten, or tie\n2 a archaic : a cord (as a tendon or ligament) of an animal body b : a plant fiber (as a leaf vein)\n3 a : the gut, wire, or nylon cord of a musical instrument b plural (1) : the stringed instruments of an orchestra (2) : the players of such instruments\n4 a : a group of objects threaded on a string <a string of fish> <a string of pearls> b (1) : a series of things arranged in or as if in a line <a string of cars> <a string of names> (2) : a sequence of like items (as bits, characters, or words) c : a group of business properties scattered geographically <a string of newspapers> d : the animals and especially horses belonging to or used by one individual\n5 a : a means of recourse : EXPEDIENT b : a group of players ranked according to skill or proficiency\n6 : SUCCESSION 3a <a string of successes>\n7 a : one of the inclined sides of a stair supporting the treads and risers b : STRINGCOURSE\n8 a : BALKLINE 1 b : the action of lagging for break in billiards\n9 : LINE 13\n10 plural a : contingent conditions or obligations b : CONTROL, DOMINATION\n11 : a scanty bikini called also string bikini\n12 : a hypothetical one-dimensional object that is infinitely thin but has a length of 10*33 centimeters, that vibrates as it moves through space, and whose mode of vibration manifests itself as a subatomic particle\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to equip with strings b : to tune the strings of\n2 : to make tense : key up\n3 a : to thread on or as if on a string b : to thread with objects c : to tie, hang, or fasten with string d : to put together (as words or ideas) like objects threaded on a string\n4 : to hang by the neck used with up\n5 : to remove the strings of <string beans>\n6 a : to extend or stretch like a string <string wires from tree to tree> b : to set out in a line or series often used with out\n7 : FOOL, HOAX <cowboys stringing tenderfeet with tall tales Carl Van Doren> often used with along\nintransitive senses\n1 : to move, progress, or lie in a string\n2 : to form into


Words: stringer
Meaning:
noun\n1 : one that strings\n2 : a string, wire, or chain often with snaps on which fish are strung by a fisherman\n3 : a narrow vein or irregular filament of mineral traversing a rock mass of different material\n4 a : a long horizontal timber to connect uprights in a frame or to support a floor b : STRING 7a c : a tie in a truss\n5 a : a longitudinal member extending from bent to bent of a railroad bridge and carrying the track b : a longitudinal member (as in an airplane fuselage or wing) to reinforce the skin\n6 a : a news correspondent who is paid space rates b : a reporter who works for a publication or news agency on a part-time basis; broadly : CORRESPONDENT\n7 : one estimated to be of specified excellence or efficiency used in combination <first-stringer> <second-stringer>


Words: stringy
Meaning:
adjective\n1 a : containing, consisting of, or resembling fibrous matter or string <stringy hair> b : lean and sinewy in build : WIRY\n2 : capable of being drawn out to form a string : ROPY <a stringy precipitate>


Words: strip
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to remove clothing, covering, or surface matter from b : to deprive of possessions c : to divest of honors, privileges, or functions\n2 a : to remove extraneous or superficial matter from <a prose style stripped to the bones> b : to remove furniture, equipment, or accessories from <strip a ship for action>\n3 : to make bare or clear (as by cutting or grazing)\n4 : to finish a milking of by pressing the last available milk from the teats <strip a cow>\n5 a : to remove cured leaves from the stalks of (tobacco) b : to remove the midrib from (tobacco leaves)\n6 : to tear or damage the thread of (a separable part or fitting)\n7 : to separate (components) from a mixture or solution\n8 : to press eggs or milt out of (a fish)\nintransitive senses\n1 a : to take off clothes b : to perform a striptease\n2 : PEEL 1\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : a long narrow piece of a material b : a long narrow area of land or water\n2 : AIRSTRIP\n3 : a commercially developed area especially along a highway\n4 : COMIC STRIP\n5 : STRIPTEASE


Words: stripe
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: a stroke or blow with a rod or lash\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to make stripes on or variegate with stripes\n\n<3> noun\n1 a : a line or long narrow section differing in color or texture from parts adjoining b (1) : a textile design consisting of lines or bands against a plain background (2) : a fabric with a striped design\n2 : a narrow strip of braid or embroidery usually in the shape of a bar, arc, or chevron that is worn (as on the sleeve of a military uniform) to indicate rank or length of service\n3 : a distinct variety or sort : TYPE <persons of the same political stripe>


Words: strive
Meaning:
intransitive verb\n1 : to devote serious effort or energy : ENDEAVOR\n2 : to struggle in opposition : CONTEND


Words: stroboscope
Meaning:
noun\n: an instrument for determining the speed of cyclic motion (as rotation or vibration) that causes the motion to appear slowed or stopped: as a : a revolving disk with holes around the edge through which an object is viewed b : a device that uses a flashtube to intermittently illuminate a moving object c : a cardboard disk with marks to be viewed under intermittent light


Words: stroke
Meaning:
<1> transitive verb\n1 : to rub gently in one direction; also : CARESS\n2 : to flatter or pay attention to in a manner designed to reassure or persuade\n\n<2> noun\n1 : the act of striking; especially : a blow with a weapon or implement\n2 : a single unbroken movement; especially : one of a series of repeated or to-and-fro movements\n3 a : a controlled swing intended to hit a ball or shuttlecock; also : a striking of the ball b : such a stroke charged to a player as a unit of scoring in golf\n4 a : a sudden action or process producing an impact <stroke of lightning> b : an unexpected result <stroke of luck>\n5 : sudden diminution or loss of consciousness, sensation, and voluntary motion caused by rupture or obstruction (as by a clot) of an artery of the brain called also apoplexy\n6 a : one of a series of propelling beats or movements against a resisting medium <a stroke of the oar> b : a rower who sets the pace for a crew\n7 a : a vigorous or energetic effort <a stroke of genius> b : a delicate or clever touch in a narrative, description, or construction\n8 : HEARTBEAT\n9 : the movement or the distance of the movement in either direction of a mechanical part (as a piston) having a reciprocating motion\n10 : the sound of a bell being struck <at the stroke of twelve>\n11 1stroke : an act of stroking or caressing\n12 a : a mark or dash made by a single movement of an implement b : one of the lines of a letter of the alphabet\n\n<3> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to mark with a short line <stroke the t’s> b : to cancel by drawing a line through <stroked out his name>\n2 : to set the stroke for (a rowing crew); also : to set the stroke for the crew of (a rowing boat)\n3 : HIT; especially : to propel (a ball) with a controlled swinging blow\nintransitive senses\n1 : to execute a stroke\n2 : to row at a certain number of strokes a minute


Words: stroll
Meaning:
verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to walk in a leisurely or idle manner : RAMBLE\n2 : to go from place to place in search of work or profit <strolling players> <strolling musicians>\ntransitive senses : to walk at leisure along or about


Words: strong
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : having or marked by great physical power\n2 : having moral or intellectual power\n3 : having great resources (as of wealth or talent)\n4 : of a specified number <an army ten thousand strong>\n5 a : striking or superior of its kind <a strong resemblance> b : effective or efficient especially in a specified direction <strong on watching other people work A. Alvarez>\n6 : FORCEFUL, COGENT <strong evidence> <strong talk>\n7 : not mild or weak : EXTREME, INTENSE: as a : rich in some active agent <strong beer> b of a color : high in chroma c : ionizing freely in solution <strong acids and bases> d : magnifying by refracting greatly <strong lens>\n8 obsolete : FLAGRANT\n9 : moving with rapidity or force <strong wind>\n10 : ARDENT, ZEALOUS <a strong supporter>\n11 a : not easily injured or disturbed : SOLID b : not easily subdued or taken <a strong fort>\n12 : well established : FIRM <strong beliefs>\n13 : not easily upset or nauseated <a strong stomach>\n14 : having an offensive or intense odor or flavor : RANK\n15 : tending to steady or higher prices <a strong market>\n16 : of, relating to, or being a verb that is inflected by a change in the root vowel (as strive, strove, striven) rather than by regular affixation


Words: stronghold
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a fortified place\n2 a : a place of security or survival <one of the last strongholds of the ancient Gaelic language George Holmes> b : a place dominated by a particular group or marked by a particular characteristic <a Republican stronghold> <strongholds of snobbery Lionel Trilling>


Words: strontium
Meaning:
noun\n: a soft malleable ductile metallic element of the alkaline-earth group occurring only in combination and used especially in color TV tubes, in crimson fireworks, and in the production of some ferrites see ELEMENT table


Words: strop
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: STRAP: a : a short rope with its ends spliced to form a circle b : a usually leather band for sharpening a razor\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to sharpen (a razor) on a strop


Words: strophe
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a rhythmic system composed of two or more lines repeated as a unit; especially : such a unit recurring in a series of strophic units b : STANZA\n2 a : the movement of the classical Greek chorus while turning from one side to the other of the orchestra b : the part of a Greek choral ode sung during the strophe of the dance


Words: structure
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : the action of building : CONSTRUCTION\n2 a : something (as a building) that is constructed b : something arranged in a definite pattern of organization <a rigid totalitarian structure J. L. Hess> <leaves and other plant structures>\n3 : manner of construction : MAKEUP <Gothic in structure>\n4 a : the arrangement of particles or parts in a substance or body <soil structure> <molecular structure> b : organization of parts as dominated by the general character of the whole <economic structure> <personality structure>\n5 : the aggregate of elements of an entity in their relationships to each other\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to form into or according to a structure\n2 : CONSTRUCT


Words: struggle
Meaning:
<1> intransitive verb\n1 : to make strenuous or violent efforts against opposition : CONTEND\n2 : to proceed with difficulty or with great effort <struggled through the high grass> <struggling to make a living>\n\n<2> noun\n1 : CONTEST, STRIFE <armed struggle> <a power struggle>\n2 : a violent effort or exertion : an act of strongly motivated striving


Words: strum
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to brush the fingers over the strings of (a musical instrument) in playing <strum a guitar>; also : 3THRUM 1 b : to play (music) on a stringed instrument <strum a tune>\n2 : to cause to sound vibrantly <winds strummed the rigging H. A. Chippendale>\nintransitive senses\n1 : to strum a stringed instrument\n2 : to sound vibrantly\n\n<2> noun\n: an act, instance, or sound of strumming


Words: strut
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to become turgid : SWELL\n2 a : to walk with a proud gait b : to walk with a pompous and affected air\ntransitive senses : to parade (as clothes) with a show of pride\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a structural piece designed to resist pressure in the direction of its length\n2 : a pompous step or walk\n3 : arrogant behavior : SWAGGER\n\n<3> transitive verb\n: to provide, stiffen, support, or hold apart with or as if with a strut


Words: strychnine
Meaning:
noun\n: a bitter poisonous alkaloid C21H22N2O2 that is obtained from nux vomica and related plants (genus Strychnos) and is used as a poison (as for rodents) and medicinally as a stimulant to the central nervous system


Words: stub
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : STUMP 2 b : a short piece remaining on a stem or trunk where a branch has been lost\n2 : something made or worn to a short or blunt shape; especially : a pen with a short blunt nib\n3 : a short blunt part left after a larger part has been broken off or used up <pencil stub>\n4 : something cut short or stunted\n5 a : a small part of a leaf (as of a checkbook) attached to the backbone for memoranda of the contents of the part torn away b : the part of a ticket returned to the user\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 a : to grub up by the roots b : to clear (land) by grubbing out rooted growth c : to hew or cut down (a tree) close to the ground\n2 : to extinguish (as a cigarette) by crushing\n3 : to strike (one’s foot or toe) against an object


Words: stubble
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the basal part of herbaceous plants and especially cereal grasses remaining attached to the soil after harvest\n2 : a rough surface or growth resembling stubble; especially : a short growth of beard


Words: stubborn
Meaning:
adjective\n1 a (1) : unreasonably or perversely unyielding : MULISH (2) : justifiably unyielding : RESOLUTE b : suggestive or typical of a strong stubborn nature <a stubborn jaw>\n2 : performed or carried on in an unyielding, obstinate, or persistent manner <stubborn effort>\n3 : difficult to handle, manage, or treat <a stubborn cold>\n4 : LASTING <stubborn facts>


Words: stubby
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : abounding with stubs\n2 a : resembling a stub : being short and thick <stubby fingers> b : being short and thickset : SQUAT c : being short, broad, or blunt (as from use or wear)


Words: stucco
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a fine plaster used in decoration and ornamentation (as of interior walls) b : a material usually made of portland cement, sand, and a small percentage of lime and applied in a plastic state to form a hard covering for exterior walls\n2 : STUCCOWORK


Words: stud
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a group of animals and especially horses kept primarily for breeding b : a place (as a farm) where a stud is kept\n2 : STUDHORSE; broadly : a male animal kept for breeding\n3 a : a young man : GUY; especially : one who is virile and promiscuous b : a tough person c : HUNK 2\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : one of the smaller uprights in the framing of the walls of a building to which sheathing, paneling, or laths are fastened : SCANTLING b : height from floor to ceiling\n2 a : a boss, rivet, or nail with a large head used (as on a shield or belt) for ornament or protection b : a solid button with a shank or eye on the back inserted (as through an eyelet in a garment) as a fastener or ornament c : a small often round earring made for a pierced ear\n3 a : any of various infixed pieces (as a rod or pin) projecting from a machine and serving chiefly as a support or axis b : one of the metal cleats inserted in a snow tire to increase traction\n\n<3> transitive verb\n1 : to furnish (as a building or wall) with studs\n2 : to adorn, cover, or protect with studs\n3 : to set, mark, or decorate conspicuously often at intervals <a sky studded with stars> <a career studded with honors>\n\n<4> abbreviation\nstudent


Words: student
Meaning:
noun\n1 : SCHOLAR, LEARNER; especially : one who attends a school\n2 : one who studies : an attentive and systematic observer


Words: studied
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : carefully considered or prepared : THOUGHTFUL\n2 : KNOWLEDGEABLE, LEARNED\n3 : produced or marked by conscious design or premeditation : CALCULATED <studied indifference>


Words: studio
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : the working place of a painter, sculptor, or photographer b : a place for the study of an art (as dancing, singing, or acting)\n2 : a place where motion pictures are made\n3 : a place maintained and equipped for the transmission of radio or television programs\n4 : a place where audio recordings are made\n5 : STUDIO APARTMENT


Words: studious
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : assiduous in the pursuit of learning\n2 a : of, relating to, or concerned with study b : favorable to study <a studious environment>\n3 a : diligent or earnest in intent <made a studious effort> b : marked by or suggesting purposefulness or diligence <a studious expression on his face> c : deliberately or consciously planned <spoke with a studious accent>


Words: study
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a state of contemplation : REVERIE\n2 a : application of the mental faculties to the acquisition of knowledge <years of study> b : such application in a particular field or to a specific subject <the study of Latin> c : careful or extended consideration <the proposal is under study> d (1) : a careful examination or analysis of a phenomenon, development, or question (2) : the published report of such a study\n3 : a building or room devoted to study or literary pursuits\n4 : PURPOSE, INTENT\n5 a : a branch or department of learning : SUBJECT b : the activity or work of a student <returning to her studies after vacation> c : an object of study or deliberation <every gesture a careful study Marcia Davenport> d : something attracting close attention or examination\n6 : a person who learns or memorizes something (as a part in a play) usually used with a qualifying adjective <he’s a fast study>\n7 : a literary or artistic production intended as a preliminary outline, an experimental interpretation, or an exploratory analysis of specific features or characteristics\n8 : a musical composition for the practice of a point of technique\n, PROTRUDE\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 a : to engage in study b : to undertake formal study of a subject\n2 dialect : MEDITATE, REFLECT\n3 : ENDEAVOR, TRY\ntransitive senses\n1 : to read in detail especially with the intention of learning\n2 : to engage in the study of <study biology>\n3 : PLOT, DESIGN\n4 : to consider attentively or in detail


Words: stuff
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : materials, supplies, or equipment used in various activities: as a obsolete : military baggage b : PERSONAL PROPERTY\n2 : material to be manufactured, wrought, or used in construction <clear half-inch pine stuff Emily Holt>\n3 : a finished textile suitable for clothing; especially : wool or worsted material\n4 a : literary or artistic production b : writing, discourse, talk, or ideas of little value : TRASH\n5 a : an unspecified material substance or aggregate of matter <volcanic rock is curious stuff> b : something (as a drug or food) consumed or introduced into the body by humans c : a matter to be considered <the truth was heady stuff> <long-term policy stuff> d : a group or scattering of miscellaneous objects or articles <pick that stuff up off the floor>; also : nonphysical miscellaneous material\n6 a : fundamental material : SUBSTANCE <stuff of greatness> b : subject matter <a teacher who knows her stuff>\n7 : special knowledge or capability <showing their stuff>\n8 a : spin imparted to a thrown or hit ball to make it curve or change course b : the movement of a baseball pitch out of its apparent line of flight : the liveliness of a pitch <greatest pitcher of my time had tremendous stuff Ted Williams>\n9 : DUNK SHOT\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 a : to fill by packing things in : CRAM <the boy stuffed his pockets with candy> b : to fill to satiety : SURFEIT <stuffed themselves with turkey> c : to prepare (meat or vegetables) by filling or lining with a stuffing d : to fill (as a cushion) with a soft material e : to fill out the skin of (an animal) for mounting\n2 a : to fill by intellectual effort <stuffing their heads with facts> b : to pack full of something immaterial <a book stuffed with information>\n3 : to fill or block up (as nasal passages)\n4 a : to cause to enter or fill : THRUST <stuffed a lot of clothing into a laundry bag> b : to put (as a ball or puck) into a goal forcefully from close range\n5 used in the imperative to express contempt <if they didn’t like it, stuff ’em Eric Clapton> often used in


Words: stuffing
Meaning:
noun\n: material used to stuff; especially : a seasoned mixture used to stuff food (as meat, vegetables, or eggs)


Words: stuffy
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : lacking in vitality or interest : STODGY, DULL\n2 : ILL-NATURED, ILL-HUMORED\n3 a : oppressive to the breathing : CLOSE b : stuffed up <a stuffy nose>\n4 : narrowly inflexible in standards of conduct : SELF-RIGHTEOUS


Words: stultify
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 : to allege or prove to be of unsound mind and hence not responsible\n2 : to cause to appear or be stupid, foolish, or absurdly illogical\n3 a : to impair, invalidate, or make ineffective : NEGATE b : to have a dulling or inhibiting effect on


Words: stumble
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 a : to fall into sin or waywardness b : to make an error : BLUNDER c : to come to an obstacle to belief\n2 : to trip in walking or running\n3 a : to walk unsteadily or clumsily b : to speak or act in a hesitant or faltering manner\n4 a : to come unexpectedly or by chance <stumble onto the truth> b : to fall or move carelessly\ntransitive senses\n1 : to cause to stumble : TRIP\n2 : BEWILDER, CONFOUND\n\n<2> noun\n: an act or instance of stumbling


Words: stump
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : the basal portion of a bodily part remaining after the rest is removed b : a rudimentary or vestigial bodily part\n2 : the part of a plant and especially a tree remaining attached to the root after the trunk is cut\n3 : a remaining part : STUB\n4 : one of the pointed rods stuck in the ground to form a cricket wicket\n5 : a place or occasion for public speaking (as for a cause or candidate); also : the circuit followed by a maker of such speeches used especially in the phrase on the stump\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to reduce to a stump : TRIM\n2 a : DARE, CHALLENGE b : to frustrate the progress or efforts of : BAFFLE\n3 : to clear (land) of stumps\n4 : to travel over (a region) making political speeches or supporting a cause\n5 a : to walk over heavily or clumsily b : STUB 3\nintransitive senses\n1 : to walk heavily or clumsily\n2 : to go about making political speeches or supporting a cause\n\n<3> noun\n: a short thick roll of leather, felt, or paper usually pointed at both ends and used for shading or blending a drawing in crayon, pencil, charcoal, pastel, or chalk\n\n<4> transitive verb\n: to tone or treat (a drawing) with a stump


Words: stun
Meaning:
<1> transitive verb\n1 : to make senseless, groggy, or dizzy by or as if by a blow : DAZE\n2 : to shock with noise\n3 : to overcome especially with paralyzing astonishment or disbelief\n\n<2> noun\n: the effect of something that stuns : SHOCK


Words: stunning
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : causing astonishment or disbelief\n2 : strikingly impressive especially in beauty or excellence


Words: stunt
Meaning:
<1> transitive verb\n: to hinder the normal growth, development, or progress of\n\n<2> noun\n1 : one (as an animal) that is stunted\n2 : a check in growth\n3 : a plant disease in which dwarfing occurs\n\n<3> noun\n1 : an unusual or difficult feat requiring great skill or daring; especially : one performed or undertaken chiefly to gain attention or publicity\n2 : a shifting or switching of the positions by defensive players at the line of scrimmage in football to disrupt the opponent’s blocking efforts\n\n<4> intransitive verb\n: to perform or engage in a stunt


Words: stupendous
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : causing astonishment or wonder : AWESOME, MARVELOUS\n2 : of amazing size or greatness : TREMENDOUS


Words: stupid
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 a : slow of mind : OBTUSE b : given to unintelligent decisions or acts : acting in an unintelligent or careless manner c : lacking intelligence or reason : BRUTISH\n2 : dulled in feeling or sensation : TORPID <still stupid from the sedative>\n3 : marked by or resulting from unreasoned thinking or acting : SENSELESS\n4 a : lacking interest or point b : VEXATIOUS, EXASPERATING <this stupid flashlight won’t work>\n\n<2> noun\n: a stupid person


Words: stupor
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a condition of greatly dulled or completely suspended sense or sensibility <drunken stupor>\n2 : a state of extreme apathy or torpor resulting often from stress or shock : DAZE


Words: sturdy
Meaning:
adjective\n1 a : firmly built or constituted : STOUT b : HARDY c : sound in design or execution : SUBSTANTIAL\n2 a : marked by or reflecting physical strength or vigor b : FIRM, RESOLUTE c : RUGGED, STABLE


Words: sturgeon
Meaning:
noun\n: any of a family (Acipenseridae) of usually large elongate anadromous or freshwater bony fishes which are widely distributed in the north temperate zone and whose roe is made into caviar


Words: stutter
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to speak with involuntary disruption or blocking of speech (as by spasmodic repetition or prolongation of vocal sounds)\n2 : to move or act in a halting or spasmodic manner <the old jalopy bucks and stutters uphill William Cleary>\ntransitive senses : to say, speak, or sound with or as if with a stutter\n\n<2> noun\n1 : an act or instance of stuttering\n2 : a speech disorder involving stuttering accompanied by fear and anxiety


Words: sty
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a pen or enclosed housing for swine\n2 : an unkempt filthy place <this house is a sty>\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses : to lodge or keep in a sty\nintransitive senses : to live in a sty\n\n<3> noun\n: an inflamed swelling of a sebaceous gland at the margin of an eyelid


Words: style
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : DESIGNATION, TITLE\n2 a : a distinctive manner of expression (as in writing or speech) <writes with more attention to style than to content> <the flowery style of 18th century prose> b : a distinctive manner or custom of behaving or conducting oneself <the formal style of the court> <his style is abrasive>; also : a particular mode of living <in high style> c : a particular manner or technique by which something is done, created, or performed <a unique style of horseback riding> <the classical style of dance>\n3 a : STYLUS b : GNOMON 1b c : a filiform prolongation of a plant ovary bearing a stigma at its apex see FLOWER illustration d : a slender elongated process (as a bristle) on an animal\n4 : a distinctive quality, form, or type of something <a new dress style> <the Greek style of architecture>\n5 a : the state of being popular : FASHION <clothes that are always in style> b : fashionable elegance c : beauty, grace, or ease of manner or technique <an awkward moment she handled with style>\n6 : a convention with respect to spelling, punctuation, capitalization, and typographic arrangement and display followed in writing or printing\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to call or designate by an identifying term : NAME\n2 a : to give a particular style to b : to design, make, or arrange in accord with the prevailing mode


Words: stylist
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a master or model of style; especially : a writer or speaker who is eminent in matters of style b : one (as a writer or singer) noted for a distinctive style\n2 a : one who develops, designs, or advises on styles b : HAIRSTYLIST


Words: stylus
Meaning:
noun\n: an instrument for writing, marking, or incising: as a : an instrument used by the ancients in writing on clay or waxed tablets b : a hard-pointed pen-shaped instrument for marking on stencils used in a reproducing machine c (1) : NEEDLE 3c (2) : a cutting tool used to produce an original record groove during disc recording d : a pen-shaped pointing device used for entering positional information (as from a graphics tablet) into a computer


Words: suave
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : smoothly though often superficially gracious and sophisticated\n2 : smooth in texture, performance, or style


Words: sub
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: SUBSTITUTE\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses : to act as a substitute\ntransitive senses\n1 British : to read and edit as a copy editor : SUBEDIT\n2 : SUBCONTRACT 1\n\n<3> noun\n: SUBMARINE\n\n<4> abbreviation\nsubaltern, subscription, subtract, suburb


Words: sub-
Meaning:
prefix\n1 : under : beneath : below <subsoil> <subaqueous>\n2 a : subordinate : secondary : next lower than or inferior to <substation> <subeditor> b : subordinate portion of : subdivision of <subcommittee> <subspecies> c : with repetition (as of a process) so as to form, stress, or deal with subordinate parts or relations <sublet> <subcontract>\n3 : less than completely, perfectly, or normally : somewhat <subacute> <subclinical>\n4 a : almost : nearly <suberect> b : falling nearly in the category of and often adjoining : bordering on <subarctic>\nsubadolescent subagency subagent suballocation subarea subaudible subaverage subbasement subbasin subblock subbranch subcaste subcategorization subcategorize subcategory subceiling subcellar subchapter subchief subclan subcluster subcode subcollection subcollege subcollegiate subcolony subcommission subcomponent subcordate subcoriaceous subcounty subcult subcurative subdean subdecision subdepartment subdevelopment subdialect subdirector subdiscipline subdistrict subeconomy suberect subfile subframe subgeneration subgenre subgoal subgovernment subhumid subindustry subinhibitory sublanguage sublevel sublibrarian sublicense subliteracy subliterate sublot submanager submarket submaximal submenu subminimal subminister subnational subnetwork subniche suboptimal suboptimization suboptimize suboptimum suborbicular suborganization subpanel subpar subparagraph subparallel subpart subperiod subphase subprimate subprocess subproduct subproject subproletariat subrational subsaturated subsaturation subscale subscience sub\nsea subsecretary subsector subsegment subseizure subsense subsentence subseries subsite subskill subsociety subspecialist subspecialize subspecialty substate subsystem subtask subtaxon subtest subtheme subtherapeutic subtopic subtreasury subtrend subtribe subtype subunit subvariety subvassal subvisible subvisual subworld subwriter subzero subzone


Words: subaltern
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 : particular with reference to a related universal proposition <\n2 : SUBORDINATE\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a person holding a subordinate position; specifically : a junior officer (as in the British army)\n2 : a particular proposition that follows immediately from a universal


Words: subatomic
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : of or relating to the inside of the atom\n2 : of, relating to, or being particles smaller than atoms


Words: subconscious
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n: existing in the mind but not immediately available to consciousness <a subconscious motive>\n\n<2> noun\n: the mental activities just below the threshold of consciousness


Words: subcontinent
Meaning:
noun\n: a large landmass smaller than a continent; especially : a major subdivision of a continent <the Indian subcontinent>


Words: subdivide
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to divide the parts of into more parts\n2 : to divide into several parts; especially : to divide (a tract of land) into building lots\nintransitive senses : to separate or become separated into subdivisions


Words: subdue
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 : to conquer and bring into subjection : VANQUISH\n2 : to bring under control especially by an exertion of the will : CURB <subdued my foolish fears>\n3 : to bring under cultivation\n4 : to reduce the intensity or degree of : tone down


Words: subject
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : one that is placed under authority or control: as a : VASSAL b (1) : one subject to a monarch and governed by the monarch’s law (2) : one who lives in the territory of, enjoys the protection of, and owes allegiance to a sovereign power or state\n2 a : that of which a quality, attribute, or relation may be affirmed or in which it may inhere b : SUBSTRATUM; especially : material or essential substance c : the mind, ego, or agent of whatever sort that sustains or assumes the form of thought or consciousness\n3 a : a department of knowledge or learning b : MOTIVE, CAUSE c (1) : one that is acted on <the helpless subject of their cruelty> (2) : an individual whose reactions or responses are studied (3) : a dead body for anatomical study and dissection d (1) : something concerning which something is said or done <the subject of the essay> (2) : something represented or indicated in a work of art e (1) : the term of a logical proposition that denotes the entity of which something is affirmed or denied; also : the entity denoted (2) : a word or word group denoting that of which something is predicated f : the principal melodic phrase on which a musical composition or movement is based\n\n<2> adjective\n1 : owing obedience or allegiance to the power or dominion of another\n2 a : suffering a particular liability or exposure <subject to temptation> b : having a tendency or inclination : PRONE <subject to colds>\n3 : contingent on or under the influence of some later action <the plan is subject to discussion>\n\n<3> transitive verb\n1 a : to bring under control or dominion : SUBJUGATE b : to make (as oneself) amenable to the discipline and control of a superior\n2 : to make liable : PREDISPOSE\n3 : to cause or force to undergo or endure (something unpleasant, inconvenient, or trying) <was subjected to constant verbal abuse>


Words: subjective
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 : of, relating to, or constituting a subject: as a obsolete : of, relating to, or characteristic of one that is a subject especially in lack of freedom of action or in submissiveness b : being or relating to a grammatical subject; especially : NOMINATIVE\n2 : of or relating to the essential being of that which has substance, qualities, attributes, or relations\n3 a : characteristic of or belonging to reality as perceived rather than as independent of mind : PHENOMENAL compare OBJECTIVE 1b b : relating to or being experience or knowledge as conditioned by personal mental characteristics or states\n4 a (1) : peculiar to a particular individual : PERSONAL <subjective judgments> (2) : modified or affected by personal views, experience, or background <a subjective account of the incident> b : arising from conditions within the brain or sense organs and not directly caused by external stimuli <subjective sensations> c : arising out of or identified by means of one’s perception of one’s own states and processes <a subjective symptom of disease> compare OBJECTIVE 1c\n5 : lacking in reality or substance : ILLUSORY\n\n<2> noun\n: something that is subjective; also : NOMINATIVE


Words: subjugate
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 : to bring under control and governance as a subject : CONQUER\n2 : to make submissive : SUBDUE


Words: subjunctive
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n: of, relating to, or constituting a verb form or set of verb forms that represents a denoted act or state not as fact but as contingent or possible or viewed emotionally (as with doubt or desire) <the subjunctive mood>\n\n<2> noun\n1 : the subjunctive mood of a language\n2 : a form of verb or verbal in the subjunctive mood


Words: sublet
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : SUBLEASE\n2 : SUBCONTRACT 1\nintransitive senses : to lease or rent all or part of a leased or rented property\n\n<2> noun\n: property and especially housing obtained by or available through a sublease


Words: sublimate
Meaning:
<1> transitive verb\n1 a : SUBLIME 1 b archaic : to improve or refine as if by subliming\n2 : to divert the expression of (an instinctual desire or impulse) from its primitive form to one that is considered more socially or culturally acceptable\n\n<2> noun\n: a chemical product obtained by sublimation


Words: sublime
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form\n2 French sublimer, from Latin sublimare a (1) : to elevate or exalt especially in dignity or honor (2) : to render finer (as in purity or excellence) b : to convert (something inferior) into something of higher worth\nintransitive senses : to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state\n\n<2> adjective\n1 a : lofty, grand, or exalted in thought, expression, or manner b : of outstanding spiritual, intellectual, or moral worth c : tending to inspire awe usually because of elevated quality (as of beauty, nobility, or grandeur) or transcendent excellence\n2 a archaic : high in place b obsolete : lofty of mien : HAUGHTY c capitalized : SUPREME used in a style of address d : COMPLETE, UTTER <sublime ignorance>


Words: sublunary
Meaning:
adjective\n: of, relating to, or characteristic of the terrestrial world <dull sublunary lovers John Donne>


Words: submarine
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n: UNDERWATER; especially : UNDERSEA <submarine plants> <submarine minerals>\n\n<2> noun\n1 : something that functions or operates underwater; specifically : a naval vessel designed to operate underwater\n2 : a large sandwich on a long split roll with any of a variety of fillings (as meatballs or cold cuts, cheese, lettuce, and tomato) called also grinder, hero, hoagie, Italian sandwich, poor boy, sub, torpedo\n\n<3> verb\ntransitive senses : to attack by or as if by a submarine : attack from beneath\nintransitive senses : to dive or slide under something


Words: submerge
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to put under water\n2 : to cover or overflow with water\n3 : to make obscure or subordinate : SUPPRESS <personal lives submerged by professional responsibilities>\nintransitive senses : to go under water


Words: submit
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to yield to governance or authority b : to subject to a condition, treatment, or operation <the metal was submitted to analysis>\n2 : to present or propose to another for review, consideration, or decision <submit a question to the court> <submit a bid on a contract> <submit a report>; also : to deliver formally <submitted my resignation>\n3 : to put forward as an opinion or contention <we submit that the charge is not proved>\nintransitive senses\n1 a : to yield oneself to the authority or will of another : SURRENDER b : to permit oneself to be subjected to something <had to submit to surgery>\n2 : to defer to or consent to abide by the opinion or authority of another


Words: subnormal
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : lower or smaller than normal\n2 : having less of something and especially of intelligence than is normal


Words: subordinate
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 : placed in or occupying a lower class, rank, or position : INFERIOR\n2 : submissive to or controlled by authority\n3 a : of, relating to, or constituting a clause that functions as a noun, adjective, or adverb b : SUBORDINATING\n\n<2> noun\n: one that is subordinate\n\n<3> transitive verb\n1 : to make subject or subservient\n2 : to treat as of less value or importance <stylist whose crystalline prose subordinates content to form Susan Heath>


Words: suborn
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 : to induce secretly to do an unlawful thing\n2 : to induce to commit perjury; also : to obtain (perjured testimony) from a witness


Words: subpoena
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: a writ commanding a person designated in it to appear in court under a penalty for failure\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to serve or summon with a writ of subpoena


Words: subscribe
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to write (one’s name) underneath : SIGN\n2 a : to sign (as a document) with one’s own hand in token of consent or obligation b : to attest by signing c : to pledge (a gift or contribution) by writing one’s name with the amount\n3 : to assent to : SUPPORT\nintransitive senses\n1 : to sign one’s name to a document\n2 a : to give consent or approval to something written by signing <unwilling to subscribe to the agreement> b : to set one’s name to a paper in token of promise to give something (as a sum of money); also : to give something in accordance with such a promise c : to enter one’s name for a publication or service; also : to receive a periodical or service regularly on order d : to agree to purchase and pay for securities especially of a new offering <subscribed for 1000 shares>\n3 : to feel favorably disposed <I subscribe to your sentiments>


Words: subscription
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : the act of signing one’s name (as in attesting or witnessing a document) b : the acceptance (as of ecclesiastical articles of faith) attested by the signing of one’s name\n2 : something that is subscribed: as a : an autograph signature; also : a paper to which a signature is attached b : a sum subscribed or pledged\n3 : an arrangement for providing, receiving, or making use of something of a continuing or periodic nature on a prepayment plan: as a : a purchase by prepayment for a certain number of issues (as of a periodical) b : application to purchase securities of a new issue c : a method of offering or presenting a series of public performances d British : membership dues


Words: subside
Meaning:
intransitive verb\n1 : to sink or fall to the bottom : SETTLE\n2 : to tend downward : DESCEND; especially : to flatten out so as to form a depression\n3 : to let oneself settle down : SINK <subsided into a chair>\n4 : to become quiet or less <as the fever subsides> <my anger subsided>


Words: subsidiary
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 a : furnishing aid or support : AUXILIARY <subsidiary details> b : of secondary importance <a subsidiary stream>\n2 : of, relating to, or constituting a subsidy <a subsidiary payment to an ally>\n\n<2> noun\n: one that is subsidiary; especially : a company wholly controlled by another


Words: subsidize
Meaning:
transitive verb\n: to furnish with a subsidy: as a : to purchase the assistance of by payment of a subsidy b : to aid or promote (as a private enterprise) with public money <subsidize soybean farmers> <subsidize public transportation>


Words: subsidy
Meaning:
noun\n: a grant or gift of money: as a : a sum of money formerly granted by the British Parliament to the crown and raised by special taxation b : money granted by one state to another c : a grant by a government to a private person or company to assist an enterprise deemed advantageous to the public


Words: subsist
Meaning:
verb\nintransitive senses\n1 a : to have existence : BE b : PERSIST, CONTINUE\n2 : to have or acquire the necessities of life (as food and clothing); especially : to nourish oneself <subsisting on roots, berries and grubs>\n3 a : to hold true b : to be logically conceivable as the subject of true statements\ntransitive senses : to support with provisions


Words: subsistence
Meaning:
noun\n1 a (1) : real being : EXISTENCE (2) : the condition of remaining in existence : CONTINUATION, PERSISTENCE b : an essential characteristic quality of something that exists c : the character possessed by whatever is logically conceivable\n2 : means of subsisting: as a : the minimum (as of food and shelter) necessary to support life b : a source or means of obtaining the necessities of life


Words: subsoil
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: the stratum of weathered material that underlies the surface soil\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to turn, break, or stir the subsoil of


Words: subsonic
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : of, relating to, or being a speed less than that of sound in air\n2 : moving, capable of moving, or utilizing air currents moving at a subsonic speed\n3 : INFRASONIC 1


Words: substance
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : essential nature : ESSENCE b : a fundamental or characteristic part or quality c Christian Science : GOD 1b\n2 a : ultimate reality that underlies all outward manifestations and change b : practical importance : MEANING, USEFULNESS <the bill*which will be without substance in the sense that it will authorize nothing more than a set of ideas Richard Reeves>\n3 a : physical material from which something is made or which has discrete existence b : matter of particular or definite chemical constitution c : something (as drugs or alcoholic beverages) deemed harmful and usually subject to legal restriction <possession of a controlled substance> <has a substance problem>\n4 : material possessions : PROPERTY <a family of substance>


Words: substandard
Meaning:
adjective\n: deviating from or falling short of a standard or norm: as a : of a quality lower than that prescribed by law b : conforming to a pattern of linguistic usage existing within a speech community but not that of the prestige group in that community c : constituting a greater than normal risk to an insurer


Words: substantial
Meaning:
adjective\n1 a : consisting of or relating to substance b : not imaginary or illusory : REAL, TRUE c : IMPORTANT, ESSENTIAL\n2 : ample to satisfy and nourish : FULL <a substantial meal>\n3 a : possessed of means : WELL-TO-DO b : considerable in quantity : significantly great <earned a substantial wage>\n4 : firmly constructed : STURDY\n5 : being largely but not wholly that which is specified <a substantial lie>


Words: substantiate
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 : to give substance or form to : EMBODY\n2 : to establish by proof or competent evidence : VERIFY <substantiate a charge>


Words: substantive
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: NOUN; broadly : a word or word group functioning syntactically as a noun\n\n<2> adjective\n1 : being a totally independent entity\n2 a : real rather than apparent : FIRM; also : PERMANENT, ENDURING b : belonging to the substance of a thing : ESSENTIAL c : expressing existence <the substantive verb is the verb to be> d : requiring or involving no mordant <a substantive dyeing process>\n3 a : having the nature or function of a grammatical substantive <a substantive phrase> b : relating to or having the character of a noun or pronominal term in logic\n4 : considerable in amount or numbers : SUBSTANTIAL\n5 : creating and defining rights and duties <substantive law> compare PROCEDURAL\n6 : having substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned <substantive discussions among world leaders>


Words: substation
Meaning:
noun\n: a subordinate or subsidiary station: as a : a branch post office b : a subsidiary station in which electric current is transformed c : a police station serving a particular area


Words: substitute
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: a person or thing that takes the place or function of another\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to put or use in the place of another b : to introduce (an atom or group) as a substituent; also : to alter (as a compound) by introduction of a substituent <a substituted benzene ring>\n2 : to take the place of : REPLACE\nintransitive senses : to serve as a substitute


Words: substratum
Meaning:
noun\n: an underlying support : FOUNDATION: as a : substance that is a permanent subject of qualities or phenomena b : the material of which something is made and from which it derives its special qualities c : a layer beneath the surface soil; specifically : SUBSOIL d : SUBSTRATE 2


Words: subterfuge
Meaning:
noun\n1 : deception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade\n2 : a deceptive device or stratagem


Words: subterranean
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : being, lying, or operating under the surface of the earth\n2 : existing or working in secret : HIDDEN


Words: subtitle
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a secondary or explanatory title\n2 : a printed statement or fragment of dialogue appearing on the screen between the scenes of a silent motion picture or appearing as a translation at the bottom of the screen during the scenes of a motion picture or television show in a foreign language\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to give a subtitle to


Words: subtle
Meaning:
adjective\n1 a : DELICATE, ELUSIVE <a subtle fragrance> b : difficult to understand or perceive : OBSCURE <subtle differences in sound>\n2 a : PERCEPTIVE, REFINED <a writer’s sharp and subtle moral sense> b : having or marked by keen insight and ability to penetrate deeply and thoroughly <a subtle scholar>\n3 a : highly skillful : EXPERT <a subtle craftsman> b : cunningly made or contrived : INGENIOUS\n4 : ARTFUL, CRAFTY <a subtle rogue>\n5 : operating insidiously <subtle poisons>


Words: subtract
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses : to take away by or as if by deducting <subtract 5 from 9> <subtract funds from the project>\nintransitive senses : to perform a subtraction


Words: subtropical
Meaning:
adjective\n: of, relating to, or being the regions bordering on the tropical zone <subtropical environment> <subtropical grasses>


Words: suburb
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : an outlying part of a city or town b : a smaller community adjacent to or within commuting distance of a city c plural : the residential area on the outskirts of a city or large town\n2 plural : the near vicinity : ENVIRONS


Words: subvention
Meaning:
noun\n: the provision of assistance or financial support: as a : ENDOWMENT b : a subsidy from a government or foundation


Words: subvert
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 : to overturn or overthrow from the foundation : RUIN\n2 : to pervert or corrupt by an undermining of morals, allegiance, or faith


Words: subway
Meaning:
noun\n: an underground way: as a : a passage under a street (as for pedestrians, power cables, or water or gas mains) b : a usually electric underground railway c : UNDERPASS


Words: succeed
Meaning:
verb\nintransitive senses\n1 a : to come next after another in office or position or in possession of an estate; especially : to inherit sovereignty, rank, or title b : to follow after another in order\n2 a : to turn out well b : to attain a desired object or end\n3 obsolete : to pass to a person by inheritance\ntransitive senses\n1 : to follow in sequence and especially immediately\n2 : to come after as heir or successor


Words: success
Meaning:
noun\n1 obsolete : OUTCOME, RESULT\n2 a : degree or measure of succeeding b : favorable or desired outcome; also : the attainment of wealth, favor, or eminence\n3 : one that succeeds


Words: succession
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : the order in which or the conditions under which one person after another succeeds to a property, dignity, title, or throne b : the right of a person or line to succeed c : the line having such a right\n2 a : the act or process of following in order : SEQUENCE b (1) : the act or process of one person’s taking the place of another in the enjoyment of or liability for rights or duties or both (2) : the act or process of a person’s becoming beneficially entitled to a property or property interest of a deceased person c : the continuance of corporate personality d : unidirectional change in the composition of an ecosystem as the available competing organisms and especially the plants respond to and modify the environment\n3 a : a number of persons or things that follow each other in sequence b : a group, type, or series that succeeds or displaces another


Words: successive
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : following in order : following each other without interruption\n2 : characterized by or produced in succession


Words: succinct
Meaning:
adjective\n1 archaic a : being girded b : close-fitting\n2 : marked by compact precise expression without wasted words


Words: succor
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : RELIEF; also : AID, HELP\n2 : something that furnishes relief\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to go to the aid of : RELIEVE


Words: succulent
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 a : full of juice : JUICY b : moist and tasty : TOOTHSOME c of a plant : having fleshy tissues that conserve moisture\n2 : rich in interest\n\n<2> noun\n: a succulent plant (as a cactus)


Words: succumb
Meaning:
intransitive verb\n1 : to yield to superior strength or force or overpowering appeal or desire\n2 : to be brought to an end (as death) by the effect of destructive or disruptive forces


Words: such
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 a : of a kind or character to be indicated or suggested <a bag such as a doctor carries> b : having a quality to a degree to be indicated <his excitement was such that he shouted>\n2 : of the character, quality, or extent previously indicated or implied <in the past few years many such women have shifted to full-time jobs>\n3 : of so extreme a degree or quality <never heard such a hubbub>\n4 : of the same class, type, or sort <other such clinics throughout the state>\n5 : not specified\n\n<2> pronoun\n1 : such a person or thing\n2 : someone or something stated, implied, or exemplified <such was the result>\n3 : someone or something similar : similar persons or things <tin and glass and such>\n\n<3> adverb\n1 a : to such a degree : SO <such tall buildings> <such a fine person> b : VERY, ESPECIALLY <hasn’t been in such good spirits lately>\n2 : in such a way <related such that each excludes the other>


Words: suck
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to draw (as liquid) into the mouth through a suction force produced by movements of the lips and tongue <sucked milk from his mother’s breast> b : to draw something from or consume by such movements <suck an orange> <suck a lollipop> c : to apply the mouth to in order to or as if to suck out a liquid <sucked his burned finger>\n2 a : to draw by or as if by suction <when a receding wave sucks the sand from under your feet Kenneth Brower> <inadvertently sucked into the intrigue Martin Levin> b : to take in and consume by or as if by suction <a vacuum cleaner sucking up dirt> <suck up a few beers> <opponents say that malls suck the life out of downtown areas Michael Knight>\nintransitive senses\n1 : to draw something in by or as if by exerting a suction force; especially : to draw milk from a breast or udder with the mouth\n2 : to make a sound or motion associated with or caused by suction <his pipe sucked wetly> <flanks sucked in and out, the long nose resting on his paws Virginia Woolf>\n3 : to act in an obsequious manner <when they want votes the candidates come sucking around W. G. Hardy> <sucked up to the boss>\n4 slang : to be objectionable or inadequate <our lifestyle sucks Playboy> <people who went said it sucked H. S. Thompson>\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a sucking movement or force\n2 : the act of sucking


Words: sucker
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : one that sucks especially a breast or udder : SUCKLING b : a device for creating or regulating suction (as a piston or valve in a pump) c : a pipe or tube through which something is drawn by suction d (1) : an organ in various animals for adhering or holding (2) : a mouth (as of a leech) adapted for sucking or adhering\n2 : a shoot from the roots or lower part of the stem of a plant\n3 : any of numerous chiefly No. American freshwater bony fishes (family Catostomidae) closely related to the carps but distinguished from them especially by the structure of the mouth which usually has thick soft lips\n4 : LOLLIPOP 1\n5 a : a person easily cheated or deceived b : a person irresistibly attracted by something specified <a sucker for ghost stories> c used as generalized term of reference <see if you can get that sucker working again>\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to remove suckers from <sucker tobacco>\n2 : HOODWINK\nintransitive senses : to send out suckers


Words: suckle
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to give milk to from the breast or udder <a mother suckling her child> b : to nurture as if by giving milk from the breast <was suckled on pulp magazines>\n2 : to draw milk from the breast or udder of <lambs suckling the ewes>\nintransitive senses : to draw milk from the breast or udder


Words: sucrose
Meaning:
noun\n: a sweet crystalline dextrorotatory disaccharide sugar C12H22O11 that occurs naturally in most plants and is obtained commercially especially from sugarcane or sugar beets


Words: suction
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : the act or process of sucking\n2 a : the act or process of exerting a force upon a solid, liquid, or gaseous body by reason of reduced air pressure over part of its surface b : force so exerted\n3 : a device (as a pipe or fitting) used in a machine that operates by suction\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to remove (as from a body cavity or passage) by suction


Words: sudden
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 a : happening or coming unexpectedly <a sudden shower> b : changing angle or character all at once\n2 : marked by or manifesting abruptness or haste\n3 : made or brought about in a short time : PROMPT\n\n<2> noun\nobsolete : an unexpected occurrence : EMERGENCY


Words: suds
Meaning:
<1> noun plural but singular or plural in construction\n1 : water impregnated with soap or a synthetic detergent compound and worked up into froth; also : the lather or froth on such water\n2 a : FOAM, FROTH b : BEER\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses : to wash in suds\nintransitive senses : to form suds


Words: sue
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 obsolete : to make petition to or for\n2 archaic : to pay court or suit to : WOO\n3 a : to seek justice or right from (a person) by legal process; specifically : to bring an action against b : to proceed with and follow up (a legal action) to proper termination\nintransitive senses\n1 : to make a request or application : PLEAD usually used with for or to\n2 : to pay court : WOO\n3 : to take legal proceedings in court


Words: suede
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : leather with a napped surface\n2 : a fabric finished with a nap to simulate suede\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses : to give a suede finish or nap to (a fabric or leather)\nintransitive senses : to give cloth or leather a suede finish


Words: suffer
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to submit to or be forced to endure <suffer martyrdom> b : to feel keenly : labor under <suffer thirst>\n2 : UNDERGO, EXPERIENCE\n3 : to put up with especially as inevitable or unavoidable\n4 : to allow especially by reason of indifference <the eagle suffers little birds to sing Shakespeare>\nintransitive senses\n1 : to endure death, pain, or distress\n2 : to sustain loss or damage\n3 : to be subject to disability or handicap


Words: sufferance
Meaning:
noun\n1 : patient endurance : LONG-SUFFERING\n2 : PAIN, MISERY\n3 : consent or sanction implied by a lack of interference or failure to enforce a prohibition\n4 : power or ability to withstand : ENDURANCE


Words: suffice
Meaning:
verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to meet or satisfy a need : be sufficient <a brief note will suffice> often used with an impersonal it <suffice it to say that they are dedicated, serious personalities Cheryl Aldridge>\n2 : to be competent or capable\ntransitive senses : to be enough for


Words: sufficiency
Meaning:
noun\n1 : sufficient means to meet one’s needs : COMPETENCY; also : a modest but adequate scale of living\n2 : the quality or state of being sufficient : ADEQUACY


Words: sufficient
Meaning:
adjective\n1 a : enough to meet the needs of a situation or a proposed end <sufficient provisions for a month> b : being a sufficient condition\n2 archaic : QUALIFIED, COMPETENT


Words: suffix
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: an affix occurring at the end of a word, base, or phrase compare PREFIX\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to attach as a suffix


Words: suffocate
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation) b : to deprive of oxygen c : to make uncomfortable by want of cool fresh air\n2 : to impede or stop the development of\nintransitive senses\n1 : to become suffocated: a : to die from being unable to breathe b : to be uncomfortable through lack of air\n2 : to become checked in development


Words: suffragan
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a diocesan bishop (as in the Roman Catholic Church and the Church of England) subordinate to a metropolitan\n2 : an Anglican or Episcopal bishop assisting a diocesan bishop and not having the right of succession\n\n<2> adjective\n1 : of or being a suffragan\n2 : subordinate to a metropolitan or archiepiscopal see


Words: suffrage
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a short intercessory prayer usually in a series\n2 : a vote given in deciding a controverted question or in the choice of a person for an office or trust\n3 : the right of voting : FRANCHISE; also : the exercise of such right


Words: sugar
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a sweet crystallizable material that consists wholly or essentially of sucrose, is colorless or white when pure tending to brown when less refined, is obtained commercially from sugarcane or sugar beet and less extensively from sorghum, maples, and palms, and is important as a source of dietary carbohydrate and as a sweetener and preservative of other foods b : any of various water-soluble compounds that vary widely in sweetness and include the oligosaccharides (as sucrose)\n2 : a unit (as a spoonful, cube, or lump) of sugar\n3 : a sugar bowl\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to make palatable or attractive : SWEETEN\n2 : to sprinkle or mix with sugar\nintransitive senses\n1 : to form or be converted into sugar\n2 : to become granular : GRANULATE\n3 : to make maple syrup or maple sugar


Words: sugarcane
Meaning:
noun\n: a stout tall perennial grass (Saccharum officinarum) that has a large terminal panicle and is widely grown in warm regions as a source of sugar


Words: suggest
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 a obsolete : to seek to influence : SEDUCE b : to call forth : EVOKE c : to mention or imply as a possibility <suggested that he might bring his family> d : to propose as desirable or fitting <suggest a stroll> e : to offer for consideration or as a hypothesis <suggest a solution to a problem>\n2 a : to call to mind by thought or association <the explosion suggested sabotage F. L. Paxson> b : to serve as a motive or inspiration for <a play suggested by a historic incident>


Words: suggestion
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : the act or process of suggesting b : something suggested\n2 a : the process by which a physical or mental state is influenced by a thought or idea <the power of suggestion> b : the process by which one thought leads to another especially through association of ideas\n3 : a slight indication : TRACE <a suggestion of a smile>


Words: suggestive
Meaning:
adjective\n1 a : giving a suggestion : INDICATIVE <suggestive of a past era> b : full of suggestions : stimulating thought <provided a suggestive commentary on the era Lloyd Morris> c : stirring mental associations : EVOCATIVE\n2 : suggesting or tending to suggest something improper or indecent : RISQU*


Words: suicide
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : the act or an instance of taking one’s own life voluntarily and intentionally especially by a person of years of discretion and of sound mind b : ruin of one’s own interests <political suicide>\n2 : one that commits or attempts suicide\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses : to commit suicide\ntransitive senses : to put (oneself) to death


Words: suit
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 archaic : SUITE 1\n2 a : recourse or appeal to a feudal superior for justice or redress b : an action or process in a court for the recovery of a right or claim\n3 : an act or instance of suing or seeking by entreaty : APPEAL; specifically : COURTSHIP\n4 : SUITE 2 used chiefly of armor, sails, and counters in games\n5 : a set of garments: as a : an outer costume of two or more pieces b : a costume to be worn for a special purpose or under particular conditions <gym suit>\n6 a : all the playing cards in a pack bearing the same symbol b : all the dominoes bearing the same number c : all the cards or counters in a particular suit held by one player <a 5-card suit> d : the suit led <follow suit>\n7 slang : a business executive usually used in plural\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to be becoming to b : to be proper for : BEFIT\n2 : to outfit with clothes : DRESS\n3 : ACCOMMODATE, ADAPT <suit the action to the word>\n4 : to meet the needs or desires of : PLEASE <suits me fine>\nintransitive senses\n1 : to be in accordance : AGREE <the position suits with your abilities>\n2 : to be appropriate or satisfactory <these prices don’t suit>\n3 : to put on specially required clothing (as a uniform or protective garb) usually used with up


Words: suitable
Meaning:
adjective\n1 obsolete : SIMILAR, MATCHING\n2 a : adapted to a use or purpose b : satisfying propriety : PROPER c : ABLE, QUALIFIED


Words: suitcase
Meaning:
noun\n: a bag or case carried by hand and designed to hold a traveler’s clothing and personal articles


Words: suite
Meaning:
noun\n1 : RETINUE; especially : the personal staff accompanying a ruler, diplomat, or dignitary on official business\n2 : a group of things forming a unit or constituting a collection : SET: as a : a group of rooms occupied as a unit b (1) : a 17th and 18th century instrumental musical form consisting of a series of dances in the same or related keys (2) : a modern instrumental composition in several movements of different character (3) : a long orchestral concert arrangement in suite form of material drawn from a longer work (as a ballet) c : a collection of minerals or rocks having some characteristic in common (as type or origin) d : a set of matched furniture


Words: suitor
Meaning:
noun\n1 : one that petitions or entreats\n2 : a party to a suit at law\n3 : one who courts a woman or seeks to marry her\n4 : one who seeks to take over a business


Words: sulfanilamide
Meaning:
noun\n: a crystalline sulfonamide C6H8N2O2S that is the amide of sulfanilic acid and the parent compound of most of the sulfa drugs


Words: sulfate
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a salt or ester of sulfuric acid\n2 : a bivalent group or anion SO4 characteristic of sulfuric acid and the sulfates\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to treat or combine with sulfuric acid or a sulfate


Words: sulfide
Meaning:
noun\n1 : any of various organic compounds characterized by a sulfur atom attached to two carbon atoms\n2 : a binary compound (as CuS) of sulfur usually with a more electropositive element or group : a salt of hydrogen sulfide


Words: sulfur
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a nonmetallic element that occurs either free or combined especially in sulfides and sulfates, is a constituent of proteins, exists in several allotropic forms including yellow orthorhombic crystals, resembles oxygen chemically but is less active and more acidic, and is used especially in the chemical and paper industries, in rubber vulcanization, and in medicine for treating skin diseases see ELEMENT table\n2 : something (as scathing language) that suggests sulfur


Words: sulfuric
Meaning:
adjective\n: of, relating to, or containing sulfur especially with a higher valence than sulfurous compounds <sulfuric esters>


Words: sulfurous
Meaning:
adjective\n1 a : of, relating to, or containing sulfur especially with a lower valence than sulfuric compounds <sulfurous esters> b : resembling or emanating from sulfur and especially burning sulfur\n2 a : of, relating to, or dealing with the fire of hell : INFERNAL b : SCATHING, VIRULENT <sulfurous denunciations> c : PROFANE, BLASPHEMOUS <sulfurous language>


Words: sulk
Meaning:
<1> intransitive verb\n: to be moodily silent\n\n<2> noun\n1 : the state of one sulking often used in plural <had a case of the sulks>\n2 : a sulky mood or spell <in a sulk>


Words: sulky
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 a : sulking or given to spells of sulking b : relating to or indicating a sulk <a sulky expression>\n2 2sulky : having wheels and usually a seat for the driver <a sulky plow>\n\n<2> noun\n: a light 2-wheeled vehicle (as for harness racing) having a seat for the driver only and usually no body


Words: sullen
Meaning:
adjective\n1 a : gloomily or resentfully silent or repressed b : suggesting a sullen state : LOWERING\n2 : dull or somber in sound or color\n3 : DISMAL, GLOOMY\n4 : moving sluggishly


Words: sultana
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a female member of a sultan’s family; especially : a sultan’s wife\n2 a : a pale yellow seedless grape grown for raisins and wine b : the raisin of a sultana


Words: sultry
Meaning:
adjective\n1 a : very hot and humid : SWELTERING <a sultry day> b : burning hot : TORRID\n2 a : hot with passion or anger b : exciting or capable of exciting strong sexual desire <sultry glances>


Words: sum
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : an indefinite or specified amount of money\n2 : the whole amount : AGGREGATE\n3 : the utmost degree : SUMMIT <reached the sum of human happiness>\n4 a : a summary of the chief points or thoughts : SUMMATION <the sum of this criticism follows C. W. Hendel> b : GIST <the sum and substance of an argument>\n5 a (1) : the result of adding numbers <sum of 5 and 7 is 12> (2) : the limit of the sum of the first n terms of an infinite series as n increases indefinitely b : numbers to be added; broadly : a problem in arithmetic c (1) : DISJUNCTION 2 (2) : UNION 2d\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to calculate the sum of : TOTAL\n2 : SUMMARIZE\nintransitive senses : to reach a sum : AMOUNT


Words: sumac
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a material used in tanning and dyeing that consists of dried powdered leaves and flowers of various sumacs\n2 : any of a genus (Rhus) of trees, shrubs, and woody vines of the cashew family that have pinnately compound leaves turning to brilliant colors in the autumn, dioecious flowers, spikes or loose clusters of red or whitish berries, and in some cases foliage poisonous to the touch compare POISON IVY, POISON OAK


Words: summarize
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses : to tell in or reduce to a summary\nintransitive senses : to make a summary


Words: summary
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 : COMPREHENSIVE; especially : covering the main points succinctly\n2 a : done without delay or formality : quickly executed <a summary dismissal> b : of, relating to, or using a summary proceeding <a summary trial>\n\n<2> noun\n: an abstract, abridgment, or compendium especially of a preceding discourse


Words: summation
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the act or process of forming a sum : ADDITION\n2 : SUM, TOTAL\n3 : cumulative action or effect; especially : the process by which a sequence of stimuli that are individually inadequate to produce a response are cumulatively able to induce a nerve impulse\n4 : a final part of an argument reviewing points made and expressing conclusions


Words: summer
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : the season between spring and autumn comprising in the northern hemisphere usually the months of June, July, and August or as reckoned astronomically extending from the June solstice to the September equinox\n2 : the warmer half of the year\n3 : YEAR <a girl of seventeen summers>\n4 : a period of maturing powers\n\n<2> adjective\n1 : of, relating to, or suitable for summer <summer vacation> <a summer home>\n2 : sown in the spring and harvested in the same year as sown <summer wheat> compare WINTER\n\n<3> verb\nintransitive senses : to pass the summer\ntransitive senses : to keep or carry through the summer; especially : to provide (as cattle or sheep) with pasture during the summer


Words: summerhouse
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a country house for summer residence\n2 : a covered structure in a garden or park designed to provide a shady resting place in summer


Words: summit
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : TOP, APEX; especially : the highest point : PEAK\n2 : the topmost level attainable <the summit of human fame>\n3 a : the highest level of officials; especially : the diplomatic level of heads of government b : a conference of highest-level officials (as heads of government) <an economic summit>\n\n<2> intransitive verb\n: to participate in a summit conference


Words: summon
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 : to issue a call to convene : CONVOKE\n2 : to command by service of a summons to appear in court\n3 : to call upon for specified action\n4 : to bid to come : send for <summon a physician>\n5 : to call forth : EVOKE often used with up


Words: summons
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : the act of summoning; especially : a call by authority to appear at a place named or to attend to a duty\n2 : a warning or citation to appear in court: as a : a written notification to be served on a person as a warning to appear in court at a day specified to answer to the plaintiff b : a subpoena to appear as a witness\n3 : something (as a call) that summons\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: SUMMON 2


Words: sumptuous
Meaning:
adjective\n: extremely costly, rich, luxurious, or magnificent <sumptuous banquets> <a sumptuous residence>; also : MAGNIFICENT 4


Words: sun
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a often capitalized : the luminous celestial body around which the earth and other planets revolve, from which they receive heat and light, and which has a mean distance from earth of 93,000,000 miles (150,000,000 kilometers), a linear diameter of 864,000 miles (1,390,000 kilometers), a mass 332,000 times greater than earth, and a mean density about one fourth that of earth b : a celestial body like the sun\n2 : the heat or light radiated from the sun\n3 : one resembling the sun (as in warmth or brilliance)\n4 : the rising or setting of the sun <from sun to sun>\n5 : GLORY, SPLENDOR\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses : to expose to or as if to the rays of the sun\nintransitive senses : to sun oneself


Words: sunbonnet
Meaning:
noun\n: a woman’s bonnet with a wide brim framing the face and usually having a ruffle at the back to protect the neck from the sun


Words: sunburn
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses : to burn or discolor by the sun\nintransitive senses : to become sunburned\n\n<2> noun\n: inflammation of the skin caused by overexposure to sunlight


Words: sunder
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses : to break apart or in two : separate by or as if by violence or by intervening time or space\nintransitive senses : to become parted, disunited, or severed


Words: sundial
Meaning:
noun\n: an instrument to show the time of day by the shadow of a gnomon on a usually horizontal plate or on a cylindrical surface


Words: sundry
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n: MISCELLANEOUS, VARIOUS <sundry articles>\n\n<2> pronoun ,plural in construction\n: an indeterminate number <recommended for reading by all and sundry Edward Huberman>


Words: sunfish
Meaning:
noun\n1 : OCEAN SUNFISH\n2 : any of numerous American freshwater bony fishes (family Centrarchidae, especially genus Lepomis) usually with a deep compressed body and metallic luster


Words: sunflower
Meaning:
noun\n: any of a genus (Helianthus) of New World composite plants with large yellow-rayed flower heads bearing edible seeds that yield an edible oil


Words: sunken
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : SUBMERGED; especially : lying at the bottom of a body of water\n2 a : HOLLOW, RECESSED <sunken cheeks> b : lying in a depression <a sunken garden> c : settled below the normal level d : constructed below the normal floor level <a sunken living room>


Words: sunrise
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the apparent rising of the sun above the horizon; also : the accompanying atmospheric effects\n2 : the time when the upper limb of the sun appears above the horizon as a result of the diurnal rotation of the earth


Words: sunset
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : the apparent descent of the sun below the horizon; also : the accompanying atmospheric effects\n2 : the time when the upper limb of the sun disappears below the horizon as a result of the diurnal rotation of the earth\n3 : a period of decline; especially : old age\n\n<2> adjective\n: stipulating the periodic review of government agencies and programs in order to continue their existence <sunset law>


Words: sunshine
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : the sun’s light or direct rays b : the warmth and light given by the sun’s rays c : a spot or surface on which the sun’s light shines\n2 : something (as a person, condition, or influence) that radiates warmth, cheer, or happiness\n\n<2> adjective\n: forbidding or restricting closed meetings of legislative or executive bodies and sometimes providing for public access to records <sunshine law>


Words: sunspot
Meaning:
noun\n: any of the dark spots that appear from time to time on the sun’s surface and are usually visible only through a telescope


Words: sup
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses : to take or drink in swallows or gulps\nintransitive senses , chiefly dialect : to take food and especially liquid food into the mouth a little at a time\n\n<2> noun\n: a mouthful especially of liquor or broth : SIP; also : a small quantity of liquid <pour me just a sup of tea>\n\n<3> intransitive verb\n1 : to eat the evening meal\n2 : to make one’s supper used with on or off <sup on roast beef>\n\n<4> abbreviation\nsuperior, supplement, supplementary, supply, supra


Words: super-
Meaning:
<1> prefix\n1 a (1) : over and above : higher in quantity, quality, or degree than : more than <superhuman> (2) : in addition : extra <supertax> b (1) : exceeding or so as to exceed a norm <superheat> (2) : in or to an extreme or excessive degree or intensity <supersubtle> c : surpassing all or most others of its kind <superhighway>\n2 a : situated or placed above, on, or at the top of <superlunary>; specifically : situated on the dorsal side of b : next above or higher <supertonic>\n3 : having the (specified) ingredient present in a large or unusually large proportion <superphosphate>\n4 : constituting a more inclusive category than that specified <superfamily>\n5 : superior in status, title, or position <superpower>\nsuperabsorbent superachiever superactivity superaddition superadministrator superagent superambitious superathlete superbad superbank superbillionaire superbitch superboard superbomb superbomber superbright superbureaucrat supercabinet supercar supercarrier supercautious supercenter superchic superchurch supercivilization supercivilized superclean superclub supercolossal supercomfortable supercompetitive superconfident superconglomerate superconservative superconvenient supercop supercorporation supercriminal supercute superdeluxe superdiplomat supereffective superefficiency superefficient superegoist superelite supereminence supereminent supereminently superexpensive superexpress superfan superfarm superfast superfirm superflack superfund supergood supergovernment supergrowth superharden superheavy superheroine superhit superhot superhype superinsulated superintellectual superintelligence superintelligent superintensity superjock superjumbo superlarge superlawyer superlight superlobbyist superloyalist super\nluxurious superluxury supermacho supermajority supermale supermasculine supermassive supermilitant supermillionaire supermind superminister supermodel supermodern supermom\nsupernation supernational supernutrition superorganic superorgasm superpatriot superpatriotic superpatriotism superperson superpe


