General Dictionary
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An alphabetical listing of General terms and items. |
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(thermodynamics) a thermodynamic quantity representing the amount of energy in a system that is no longer available for doing mechanical work; "entropy increases as matter and energy in the universe degrade to an ultimate state of inert uniformity"
The 19th letter of the Roman alphabet
A unit of conductance equal to the reciprocal of an ohm
The cardinal compass point that is at 180 degrees
An abundant tasteless odorless multivalent nonmetallic element; best known in yellow crystals; occurs in many sulphide and sulphate minerals and even in native form (especially in volcanic regions)
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d''Unites
A double curve resembling the letter S
Shaped in the form of the letter S
Standard temperature and pressure
A high-performance four-wheel drive car built on a truck chassis
United States writer of detective novels (1888-1939)
United States psychologist and psychophysicist who proposed Stevens'' power law to replace Fechner''s law (1906-1973)
The ratio of signal intensity to noise intensity
Of a chemical compound having a ring with ten members
Nazi militia created by Hitler in 1921 that helped him to power but was eclipsed by the SS after 1943
A river that rises in central Germany and flows north to join the Elbe River
The next-to-last Pleistocene glaciation in northern Europe and the deposits laid down at that time
A river that rises in central Germany and flows north to join the Elbe River
United States architect (born in Finland) (1910-1961)
Finnish architect and city planner who moved to the United States in 1923; father of Eero Saarinen (1873-1950) Back to top
A island in the Netherlands Antilles that is the top of an extinct volcano
A region of Malaysia in northeastern Borneo
A Malaysian from Sabah
Of or pertaining to Sabah or its people; "Sabahan tribesmen"
American dwarf fan palms
Low-growing fan-leaved palm of coastal southern United States having edible leaf buds
(plural) hosts or armies; used in the book of Romans in the New Testament; "Lord of Sabaoth"
Armor plate that protects the foot; consists of mail with a solid toe and heel
Light foamy custard-like dessert served hot or chilled
A midnight meeting of witches to practice witchcraft and sorcery; in the Middle Ages it was supposed to be a demonic orgy
One who observes Saturday as the Sabbath (as in Judaism)
Pertaining to the Sabbath and its observance
A day of rest and worship: Sunday for most Christians; Saturday for the Jews and a few Christians; Friday for Muslims
School meeting on Sundays for religious instruction
Any of various plants of the genus Sabbatia having usually pink cymose flowers; occur from acid bogs to brackish marshes
Pink-flowered marsh plant of the eastern United States
Prairie herb with solitary lilac-colored flowers
Pink-flowered marsh plant of the eastern United States
Of or relating to the Sabbath; "Friday is a sabbatical day for Muslims"
A leave usually taken every seventh year Back to top
Of or relating to sabbatical leave; "sabbatical research project"
Of or relating to the Sabbath; "Friday is a sabbatical day for Muslims"
A leave usually taken every seventh year
A sabbatical leave lasting one year
The seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
An extinct Osco-Umbrian language of ancient Italy that survives only in a few inscriptions
A stout sword with a curved blade and thick back
A fencing sword with a v-shaped blade and a slightly curved handle
Kill with a saber
Cut or injure with a saber
Having teeth that resemble sabers; "a saber-toothed tiger"
Any of many extinct cats of the Old and New Worlds having long swordlike upper canine teeth; from the Oligocene through the Pleistocene
Any of many extinct cats of the Old and New Worlds having long swordlike upper canine teeth; from the Oligocene through the Pleistocene
Having teeth that resemble sabers; "a saber-toothed tiger"
The ostentatious display of military power (with the implied threat that it might be used)
A portable power saw with a reciprocating blade; can be used with a variety of blades depending on the application and kind of cut; generally have a plate that rides on the surface that is being cut
West Indian tree yielding la hard dark born wood resembling mahogany in texture and value
The wood of the sabicu which resembles mahogany
The wood of the sabicu which resembles mahogany
United States microbiologist (born in Poland) who developed the Sabin vaccine that is taken orally against poliomyelitis (born 1906) Back to top
A unit of acoustic absorption equivalent to the absorption by a square foot of a surface that absorbs all incident sound
A river in eastern Texas that flows south into the Gulf of Mexico
Small genus of deciduous West Indian trees or shrubs: carib wood
Small Dominican tree bearing masses of large crimson flowers before the fine pinnate foliage emerges
Medium-sized 5-needled pine of southwestern California having long cylindrical cones
A river in eastern Texas that flows south into the Gulf of Mexico
An oral poliovirus vaccine (containing live but weakened poliovirus) that is given to provide immunity to poliomyelitis
Marten of northern Asian forests having luxuriant dark brown fur
A scarf (or trimming) made of sable
An artist''s brush made of sable hair
A very dark black
The expensive dark brown fur of the marten
Dark somewhat brownish black
An artist''s brush made of sable hair
Large black east African antelope with sharp back-curving horns
An artist''s brush made of sable hair
A fur coat made of sable furs
Footwear usually with wooden soles
A shoe carved from a single block of wood
A deliberate act of destruction or disruption in which equipment is damaged Back to top
Destroy property or hinder normal operations; "The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war"
A member of a clandestine subversive organization who tries to help a potential invader
Someone who commits sabotage or deliberately causes wrecks
A native-born Israeli
A stout sword with a curved blade and thick back
A fencing sword with a v-shaped blade and a slightly curved handle
Kill with a saber
Cut or injure with a saber
Having teeth that resemble sabers; "a saber-toothed tiger"
The ostentatious display of military power (with the implied threat that it might be used)
A structure resembling a bag in an animal
A member of the Algonquian people formerly living in Wisconsin in the Fox River valley and on the shores of Green Bay
A case or sheath especially a pollen sac or moss capsule
An enclosed space; "the trapped miners found a pocket of air"
An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of sucrose into glucose and fructose
A white dicarboxylic acid formed from oxidation of sugar or starch
An essential structural component of living cells and source of energy for animals; includes simple sugars with small molecules as well as macromolecular substances; are classified according to the number of monosaccharide groups they contain
Convert into a simple soluble fermentable sugar by hydrolyzing a sugar derivative or complex carbohydrate
Sweeten with sugar; "sugar your tea"
A crystalline substance 500 times sweeter than sugar; used as a calorie-free sweetener Back to top
Overly sweet
The sweetness of saccharin
Single-celled yeasts that reproduce asexually by budding; used to ferment carbohydrates
Used as a leaven in baking and brewing
Used in making wine
Family of fungi comprising the typical yeasts: reproduce by budding and ferment carbohydrates
A complex carbohydrate found in many plants and used as a sweetening agent
Tall perennial reedlike grass originally of southeastern Asia: sugarcane
Tough Asiatic grass whose culms are used for ropes and baskets
Tough Asiatic grass whose culms are used for ropes and baskets
Tall tropical southeast Asian grass having stout fibrous jointed stalks; sap is a chief source of sugar
United States anarchist (born in Italy) who with Bartolomeo Vanzetti was convicted of murder and in spite of world-wide protest was executed (1891-1927)
Formed with or having saclike expansions; "the alimentary tract is partially sacculated"
Formed with or having saclike expansions; "the alimentary tract is partially sacculated"
A small sac or pouch (especially the smaller chamber of the membranous labyrinth)
A small sac or pouch (especially the smaller chamber of the membranous labyrinth)
Associated with the priesthood or priests; "priestly (or sacerdotal) vestments"; "hieratic gestures"
Of or relating to a belief in sacerdotalism; "sacerdotal emphasis on the authority of priests"
A belief that priests can act as mediators between human beings and God
Commanding officer of ACE; NATO''s senior military commander in Europe Back to top
A chief of a North American tribe or confederation (especially an Algonquian chief)
A political leader (especially of Tammany Hall)
A small soft bag containing perfumed powder; used to perfume items in a drawer or chest
An area in Germany around the upper Elbe river; the original home of the Saxons
A hereditary disorder of lipid metabolism occuring most frequently in individuals of Jewish descent in eastern Europe; accumulation of lipids in nervous tissue results in death in early childhood
The termination of someone''s employment (leaving them free to depart)
The plundering of a place by an army or mob; usually involves destruction and slaughter; "the sack of Rome"
A loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist
A hanging bed of canvas or rope netting (usually suspended between two trees); swing easily
A bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer''s purchases
A woman''s full loose hiplength jacket
Any of various light dry strong white wine from Spain and Canary Islands (including sherry)
The quantity contained in a sack
An enclosed space; "the trapped miners found a pocket of air"
Put in a sack; "The grocer sacked the onions"
Make as a net profit; "The company cleared $1 million"
Plunder (a town) after capture; "the barbarians sacked Rome"
Terminate the employment of; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers"
A medieval musical instrument resembling a trombone
A coarse cloth resembling sacking Back to top
A garment made of coarse sacking; formerly worn as an indication of remorse
A display of extreme remorse or repentance or grief
Having been robbed and destroyed by force and violence; "the raped countryside"
The quantity contained in a sack
The termination of someone''s employment (leaving them free to depart)
Coarse fabric used for bags or sacks
Man''s hiplength coat with a straight back; the jacket of a suit
Go to bed in order to sleep; "I usually turn in at midnight"; "He turns out at the crack of dawn"
A novelty race in which competitors jump ahead with their feet confined in a sack
Make as a net profit; "The company cleared $1 million"
Commanding officer of ACLANT; a general of the United States Army nominated by the President of the United States and approved by the North Atlantic Council
Shaped like a pouch
A woman''s full loose hiplength jacket
Of or relating to sacred rites; "sacral laws"
Of or relating to or near the sacrum
Any of five pairs of spinal nerves emerging from the sacral region of the spinal cord
A nerve plexus formed by the 4th and 5th lumbar and 1st, 2nd, 3rd sacral nerves; supplies the pelvic region and lower limbs
Vein of the sacral region
One of 5 vertebrae in the human spine that fuse in the adult to form the sacrum
A formal religious act conferring a specific grace on those who receive it; the Protestant sacraments are baptism and the Lord''s Supper; in the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church there are seven traditional rites accepted as instituted Back to top
Of or relating to or involving a sacrament
The act of participating in the celebration of the Eucharist; "the governor took Communion with the rest of the congregation"
A consecrated ointment consisting of a mixture of oil and balsam
Used in a communion service
A city in north central California 75 miles northeast of San Francisco on the Sacramento River; capital of California
Mountain range in New Mexico east of the Rio Grande
A river in northern California rising near Mount Shasta and flowing south to the San Francisco Bay
Food and game fish of marine and fresh waters of northwestern coast of North America
A Christian sacrament commemorating the Last Supper by consecrating bread and wine
(often followed by `to'') devoted exclusively to a single use or purpose or person; "a fund sacred to charity"; "a morning hour sacred to study"; "a private office sacred to the President"
Made or declared or believed to be holy; devoted to a deity or some religious ceremony or use; "a consecrated chursh"; "the sacred mosque"; "sacred elephants"; "sacred bread and wine"; "sanctified wine"
Worthy of religious veneration; "the sacred name of Jesus"; "Jerusalem''s hallowed soil"
Concerned with religion or religious purposes; "sacred texts"; "sacred rites"; "sacred music"
Worthy of respect or dedication; "saw motherhood as woman''s sacred calling"
By religion; "religiously inspired art"
The quality of being sacred
(Roman Catholic Church) the body of cardinals who advise the Pope and elect new Popes
A person unreasonably held to be immune to criticism
Fig tree of India noted for great size and longevity; lacks the prop roots of the banyan; regarded as sacred by Buddhists
African ibis venerated by ancient Egyptians Back to top
Native to eastern Asia; widely cultivated for its large pink or white flowers
The button-shaped top of the mescal cactus; a source of psilocybin
Any writing that is regarded as sacred by a religious group
Writing that is venerated for the worship of a deity
The union of the Father and Son and Holy Ghost in one Godhead
Writing that is venerated for the worship of a deity
(sacrifice) an out that advances the base runners
The act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.
The act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity
Personnel that are sacrificed (e.g., surrendered or lost in order to gain an objective)
A loss entailed by giving up or selling something at less than its value; "he had to sell his car at a considerable sacrifice"
Kill or destroy; "The animals were sacrificed after the experiment"; "The general had to sacrifice several soldiers to save the regiment"
Make a sacrifice of; in religious rituals
Endure the loss of; "He gave his life for his children"; "I gave two sons to the war"
Sell at a loss
May be deliberately sacrificed to achieve an objective
A religious person who offers up a sacrifice
A sacrifice made by hitting a long fly ball
Killing or injuring others while annihilating yourself; usually accomplished with a bomb
Used in or connected with a sacrifice; "sacrificial lamb" Back to top
Blasphemous behavior; the act of depriving something of its sacred character; "desecration of the Holy Sabbath"
Grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred; "blasphemous rites of a witches'' Sabbath"; "profane utterances against the Church"; "it is sacrilegious to enter with shoes on"
In a sacrilegious manner
Profaneness by virtue of committing sacrilege
An officer of the church who is in charge of sacred objects
A room in a church where sacred vessels and vestments are kept or meetings are held
Must be kept sacred
Wedge-shaped bone consisting of five fused vertebrae forming the posterior part of the pelvis; its base connects with the lowest lumbar vertebra and its tip with the coccyx
Any of various ascomycetous fungi in which the spores are formed in a sac or ascus
Bad; unfortunate; "my finances were in a deplorable state"; "a lamentable decision"; "her clothes were in sad shape"; "a sorry state of affairs"
Experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness; "feeling sad because his dog had died"; "Better by far that you should forget and smile / Than that you should remember and be sad"- Christina Rossetti
Of things that make you feel sad; "sad news"; "she doesn''t like sad movies"; "it was a very sad story"; "When I am dead, my dearest, / Sing no sad songs for me"- Christina Rossetti
Egyptian statesman who (as president of Egypt) negotiated a peace treaty with Menachem Begin (then prime minister of Israel) (1918-1981)
Iraqi leader who waged war against Iran; his invasion of Kuwait led to the Gulf War (born in 1937)
A feared paramilitary unit formed in 1995 by young soldiers to serve Saddam Hussein against domestic opponents
Iraqi leader who waged war against Iran; his invasion of Kuwait led to the Gulf War (born in 1937)
Iraqi leader who waged war against Iran; his invasion of Kuwait led to the Gulf War (born in 1937)
Make unhappy; `The news of her death saddened me''
Come to feel sad
Causing or suggestive of sorrow or gloom; "a gloomy outlook"; "gloomy news" Back to top
(Hinduism) an ascetic holy man
Posterior part of the back of a domestic fowl
A seat for the rider of a bicycle
A seat for the rider of a horse
A piece of leather across the instep of a shoe
Cut of meat (especially mutton or lamb) consisting of part of the backbone and both loins
A pass or ridge that slopes gently between two peaks (is shaped like a saddle)
Impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to; "He charged her with cleaning up all the files over the weekend"
Load or burden; encumber; "he saddled me with that heavy responsibility"
Put a saddle on; "saddle the horses"
(of a rider) sore after riding a horse
A double sloping roof with a ridge and gables at each end
A pass or ridge that slopes gently between two peaks (is shaped like a saddle)
A double sloping roof with a ridge and gables at each end
A large bag (or pair of bags) hung over a saddle
Large black-and-white stork of tropical Africa; its red bill has a black band around the middle
Handgrip formed by the raised front part of a saddle
Stable gear consisting of a blanket placed under the saddle
Having a saddle on or being mounted on a saddled animal; "saddled and spurred and ready to ride"
Subject to an imposed burden; "left me saddled with the bill"; "found himself saddled with more responsibility than power" Back to top
A poisonous fungus; saddle-shaped and dull yellow to brown fertile part is relatively even
A maker and repairer and seller of equipment for horses
Workshop where a saddler works
Gear for a horse
Stable gear consisting of a blanket placed under the saddle
The parts of a patient''s body that would touch a saddle if the patient were sitting in one are anesthetized by injecting a local anesthetic into the spinal cord
The parts of a patient''s body that would touch a saddle if the patient were sitting in one are anesthetized by injecting a local anesthetic into the spinal cord
A long narrow feather on the back (saddle) of a domestic fowl
A long narrow feather on the back (saddle) of a domestic fowl
A high pommel of a Western saddle (usually metal covered with leather)
A lightweight horse kept for riding only
Backbone and both loins of a lamb
An oxford with a saddle of contrasting color
Thin-shelled bivalve having the right valve deeply notched
A double sloping roof with a ridge and gables at each end
An oxford with a saddle of contrasting color
A mild soap for cleansing and conditioning leather
Sore on a horseback rider chafed by a saddle
An open sore on the back of a horse caused by ill-fitting or badly adjusted saddle
A decorative overcast or running stitch, especially in a contrasting color Back to top
Of or relating to the Sadducees
A member of an ancient Jewish sect around the time of Jesus; opposed to the Pharisees
French soldier and writer whose descriptions of sexual perversion gave rise to the term `sadism'' (1740-1814)
The 18th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
(Hinduism) an ascetic holy man
Sexual pleasure obtained by inflicting harm (physical or psychological) on others
Someone who obtains pleasure from inflicting pain or others
Deriving pleasure or sexual gratification from inflicting pain on another
French physicist who founded thermodynamics (1796-1832)
Low tree ferns with large fronds; in rain forests and on lava flows of Hawaiian Islands
In an unfortunate way; "sadly he died before he could see his grandchild"
In an unfortunate or deplorable manner; "he was sadly neglected"; "it was woefully inadequate"
With sadness; in a sad manner; "`She died last night,'' he said sadly"
Emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being
The state of being sad; "she tired of his perpetual sadness"
Sadism and masochism combined in one person
Someone who enjoys both sadism and masochism
Of or relating to sadomasochism; "sadomasochistic sexual practices"
Someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence
A branch of the Tai languages Back to top
The second largest city in Tunisia; located in eastern Tunisia near a phosphate region
The second month of the Islamic calendar
An overland journey by hunters (especially in Africa)
An area of parkland where wild animals are kept and can be viewed by visitors driving through
Contraceptive device consisting of a thin rubber or latex sheath worn over the penis during intercourse
Strongbox where valuables can be kept safe
A ventilated or refrigerated cupboard for securing provisions from pests
Of an undertaking
Free from danger or the risk of harm; "a safe trip"; "you will be safe here"; "a safe place"; "a safe bet"
In safekeeping; "your secret is safe with me"
Financially sound; "a good investment"; "a secure investment"
Having reached a base without being put out; "the runner was called safe when the baseman dropped the ball"
A document or escort providing safe passage through a region especially in time of war
A fireproof metal strongbox (usually in a bank) for storing valuables
Safe for the storage of valuables; "kept the deed in his safe-deposit box at the bank"
A fireproof metal strongbox (usually in a bank) for storing valuables
A thief who breaks open safes to steal valuable contents
A thief who breaks open safes to steal valuable contents
A precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc.; "he put an ice pack on the injury as a precaution"; "an insurance policy is a good safeguard"; "we let our guard down"
A document or escort providing safe passage through a region especially in time of war Back to top
Make safe
Escort safely
A refuge from attack
The responsibility of a guardian or keeper; "he left his car in my keeping"
With safety; in a safe manner; "we are safely out of there"
The quality of being safe
(baseball) the successful act of striking a baseball in such a way that the batter reaches base safely
A score in American football; a player is tackled behind his own goal line
Contraceptive device consisting of a thin rubber or latex sheath worn over the penis during intercourse
A device designed to prevent injury
A safe place; "He ran to safety"
The state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions; "insure the safety of the children"; "the reciprocal of safety is risk"
A fireproof metal strongbox (usually in a bank) for storing valuables
Safe for the storage of valuables; "kept the deed in his safe-deposit box at the bank"
Providing or ensuring safety
An undecorated arch that is included in order to strengthen or support a construction
Belt attaching you to some object as a restraint in order to prevent you from getting hurt
Bicycle that has two wheels of equal size; pedals are connected to the rear wheel by a multiplying gear
Bicycle that has two wheels of equal size; pedals are connected to the rear wheel by a multiplying gear
(American football) defensive players try to break through the offensive line Back to top
A bolt that cannot be moved from outside the door or gate
Guard consisting of a locking device that prevents a weapon from being fired
A fireproof theater curtain to be dropped in case of fire
A fireproof metal strongbox (usually in a bank) for storing valuables
A device designed to prevent injury
The ratio of the breaking stress of a structure to the estimated maximum stress in ordinary use
Feature of an artifact that is added to insure a user''s safety
Fuse consisting of a tube or cord filled or saturated with combustible matter
Glass made with plates of plastic or resin or other material between two sheets of glass to prevent shattering
Belt attaching you to some object as a restraint in order to prevent you from getting hurt
A lightweight protective helmet (plastic or metal) worn by construction workers
An island area in a roadway from which traffic is excluded; provides safe area for pedestrians
An island area in a roadway from which traffic is excluded; provides safe area for pedestrians
An oil lamp that will not ignite flammable gases (methane)
A bolt that cannot be moved from outside the door or gate
Guard consisting of a locking device that prevents a weapon from being fired
An index indicating the amount beyond the minimum necessary; "in engineering the margin of safety is the strength of the material minus the anticipated stress"
A paper match that strikes only on a specially prepared surface
A large strong net to catch circus acrobats who fall or jump from a trapeze
A guarantee of professional or financial security Back to top
Supplementary nut that is screwed down on a primary nut to prevent it from loosening
A pin in the form of a clasp; has a guard so the point of the pin will not stick the user
A railing placed alongside a stairway or road for safety
A razor with a guard to prevent deep cuts in the skin
The runner on third base waits to start home until the batter has bunted successfully
The runner on third base waits to start home until the batter has bunted successfully
A valve in a container in which pressure can build up (as a steam boiler); it opens automatically when the pressure reaches a dangerous level
An island area in a roadway from which traffic is excluded; provides safe area for pedestrians
Free from danger or injury; "the children were found safe and sound"
The target company defends itself by acquiring a company so onerously regulated that it makes the target less attractive (gives it a safe harbor)
A house used as a hiding place or refuge by members of certain organizations
That time during a woman''s menstrual cycle during which conception is least likely to occur (usually immediately before of after menstruation)
Sexual activity (especially sexual intercourse) with the use of measures (such as latex condoms) to avoid the transmission of disease (especially AIDS)
Thistlelike Eurasian plant widely grown for its red or orange flower heads and seeds that yield a valuable oil
Oil from seeds of the safflower plant
Oil from safflower seeds used as food as well as in medicines and paints
Seed of the safflower
Any of a class of chiefly red organic dyes
A shade of yellow tinged with orange
Dried pungent stigmas of the Old World saffron crocus Back to top
Old World crocus having purple or white flowers with aromatic pungent orange stigmas used in flavoring food
Old World crocus having purple or white flowers with aromatic pungent orange stigmas used in flavoring food
Any of a class of chiefly red organic dyes
Any of a class of chiefly red organic dyes
A shape that sags; "there was a sag in the chair seat"
Droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness
Cause to sag; "The children sagged their bottoms down even more comfortably"
A narrative telling the adventures of a hero or a family; originally (12th to 14th centuries) a story of the families that settled Iceland and their descendants but now any prose narrative that resembles such an account
Skillful in statecraft or management; "an astute and sagacious statesman"
Acutely insightful and wise; "much too perspicacious to be taken in by such a spurious argument"; "observant and thoughtful, he was given to asking sagacious questions"; "a source of valuable insights and sapient advice to educators"
In a shrewd manner; "he invested his fortune astutely"
The trait of forming opinions by distinguishing and evaluating
Ability to make good judgments
The trait of forming opinions by distinguishing and evaluating
Ability to make good judgments
A chief of a North American tribe or confederation (especially an Algonquian chief)
Aromatic fresh or dried gray-green leaves used widely as seasoning for meats and fowl and game etc
A mentor in spiritual and philosophical topics who is renowned for profound wisdom
Any of various plants of the genus Salvia; a cosmopolitan herb
Of the gray-green color of sage leaves Back to top
Having wisdom that comes with age and experience
Of the gray-green color of sage leaves
Any of several North American composite subshrubs of the genera Artemis or Seriphidium
Small early-flowering buttercup with shiny yellow flowers of western North America
A ground dweller that prefers open ground and scattered low bushes; of United States west between Rocky and Sierra Nevada Mountains
Mariposa having loose clusters of one to three handsome lilac flowers resembling umbels atop stout erect stems; arid northwestern North America east of Cascade Mountains from southern British Columbia to northern California
A state in the western United States
In a wise manner; "she acted wisely when she invited her parents"
Any of several North American composite subshrubs of the genera Artemis or Seriphidium
The color of sage leaves
Large grouse of sagebrush regions of North America
Large grouse of sagebrush regions of North America
North American shrub with whitish canescent leaves
Willow shrub of dry places in the eastern United States having long narrow leaves canescent beneath
Hanging down (as from exhaustion or weakness)
Small low-growing annual or perennial herbs of temperate and cool regions
A town in east central Michigan on an arm of Lake Huron
Any arrowworm of the genus Sagitta
A small constellation in the northern hemisphere between Cygnus and Aquila and crossed by the Milky Way
Located in a plane that is parallel to the central plane of the sagittal suture Back to top
The suture uniting the two parietal bones
Genus of aquatic herbs of temperate and tropical regions having sagittate or hastate leaves and white scapose flowers
Secretary birds
Type family of the Sagittariidae
The ninth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about November 22 to December 21
A large zodiacal constellation in the southern hemisphere; between Scorpius and Capricornus
(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Sagittarius
Large long-legged African bird of prey that feeds on reptiles
The ninth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about November 22 to December 21
Of a leaf shape; like an arrow head without flaring base lobes
Shaped like an arrow head
Of a leaf shape; like an arrow head without flaring base lobes
Shaped like an arrow head
Powdery starch from certain sago palms; used in Asia as a food thickener and textile stiffener
Showy tree fern of New Zealand and Australia area having a crown of much-pinnated fronds with whitish undersides
Dwarf palmlike cycad of Japan that yields sago
Any of various tropical Asian palm trees the trunks of which yield sago
Extremely large treelike cactus of desert regions of southwestern United States having a thick columnar sparsely branched trunk bearing white flowers and edible red pulpy fruit
Cause to sag; "The children sagged their bottoms down even more comfortably"
A Penutian language spoken by the Shahaptian people Back to top
A member of a North American Indian people who lived in Oregon along the Columbia river and its tributaries in Washington and northern Idaho
A member of a North American Indian people who lived in Oregon along the Columbia river and its tributaries in Washington and northern Idaho
The world''s largest desert (3,500,000 square miles) in northern Africa
A Nilo-Saharan language spoken in parts of Chad
Of or relating to or located in the Sahara Desert
The world''s largest desert (3,500,000 square miles) in northern Africa
Formerly a term of respect for important white Europeans in colonial India; used after the name
Extremely large treelike cactus of desert regions of southwestern United States having a thick columnar sparsely branched trunk bearing white flowers and edible red pulpy fruit
Being the one previously mentioned or spoken of; "works of all the aforementioned authors"; "said party has denied the charges"
The main city of ancient Phoenicia
Goat-like antelope of central Eurasia having a stubby nose like a proboscis
Goat-like antelope of central Eurasia having a stubby nose like a proboscis
A city in South Vietnam; formerly (as Saigon) it was the capital of French Indochina
Tropical southeast Asian tree with aromatic bark; yields a bark used medicinally
An ocean trip taken for pleasure
A large piece of fabric (as canvas) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
Travel by boat on a boat propelled by wind or by other means; "The QE2 will sail to Southampton tomorrow"
Traverse or travel by ship on (a body of water); "We sailed the Atlantic"; "He sailed the Pacific all alone"
Move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions; "The diva swept into the room"; "Shreds of paper sailed through the air"; "The searchlights swept across the sky"
Travel in a boat propelled by wind; "I love sailing, especially on the open sea" Back to top
A small sailing vessel; usually with a single mast
A strong fabric (such as cotton canvas) used for making sails and tents
Large pelagic game fish having an elongated upper jaw and long sail-like dorsal fin
A saltwater fish with lean flesh
The departure of a vessel from a port
The activity of flying a glider
Riding in a sailboat
The work of a sailor
Traveling by boat or ship
A race between crews of people in yachts
A small sailing vessel; usually with a single mast
The ship''s officer in charge of navigation
A vessel that is powered by the wind; often having several masts
A vessel that is powered by the wind; often having several masts
A maker of sails
A stiff straw hat with a flat crown
A serviceman in the navy
Any member of a ship''s crew
Found from Florida to Brazil and Gulf of Mexico
Similar to sea bream; small spiny-finned fish found in bays along the southeastern coast of the United States Back to top
A knot in the rope used to drag a gun carriage
Found from Florida to Brazil and Gulf of Mexico
A serviceman in the navy
A cap worn by sailors
A boy''s ensemble; copied from a sailor''s uniform
Aircraft supported only by the dynamic action of air against its surfaces
Fly a plane without an engine
The activity of flying a glider
Succeed at easily; "She sailed through her exams"; "You will pass with flying colors"; "She nailed her astrophysics course"
Squirrel monkeys
Small long-tailed monkey of Central American and South America with greenish fur and black muzzle
Eurasian perennial herb having pale pink flowers and curved pods; naturalized in Britain and North America grasslands on calcareous soils; important forage crop and source of honey in Britain
Model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal
Person of exceptional holiness
A person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
In the Catholic church; declare (a dead person) to be a saint; "After he was shown to have performed a miracle, the priest was canonized"
Hold sacred
A day commemorating a saint
Southern European plant commonly cultivated for its spikes of small starry greenish-white flowers
Powder from the ground seeds and pods of the carob tree; used as a chocolate substitute Back to top
A battle in the Meuse-Argonne operation in World War I (1918); the battle in which American troops launched their first offensive in France
French pianist and composer (1835-1921)
Marked by utter benignity; resembling or befitting an angel or saint; "angelic benificence"; "a beatific smile"; "a saintly concern for his fellow men"; "my sainted mother"
The status and dignity of a saint
Saints collectively
Marked by utter benignity; resembling or befitting an angel or saint; "angelic benificence"; "a beatific smile"; "a saintly concern for his fellow men"; "my sainted mother"
The quality of resembling a saint
Marked by utter benignity; resembling or befitting an angel or saint; "angelic benificence"; "a beatific smile"; "a saintly concern for his fellow men"; "my sainted mother"
East African herb with nodding flowers; widely cultivated
Tropical African plant cultivated as a houseplant for its violet or white or pink flowers
First celebrated in the 3rd century
A Christian holy day
(Roman Catholic Church) Roman priest who became bishop of Milan; the first Church Father born and raised in the Christian faith; composer of hymns; imposed orthodoxy on the early Christian church and built up its secular power; a saint and Doctor of the C
(New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of Peter; patron saint of Scotland
(New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of Peter; patron saint of Scotland
An Italian who was a Benedictine monk; was archbishop of Canterbury from 1093 to 1109; one of the founders of scholasticism; best known for his proof of the existence of God
Any of several inflammatory or gangrenous skin conditions
(Roman Catholic Church) Greek patriarch of Alexandria who championed Christian orthodoxy against Arianism; a Church father, saint, and Doctor of the Church (293-373)
A resort city in northeastern Florida; the oldest city in the United States
(Roman Catholic Church) one of the great fathers of the early Christian church; after a dramatic conversion to Christianity he became Bishop of Hippo Regius in North Africa; St. Augustine emphasized man''s need for grace (354-430) Back to top
(Roman Catholic Church) English monk and scholar (672-735)
(Roman Catholic Church) English monk and scholar (672-735)
(Roman Catholic Church) English monk and scholar (672-735)
Italian monk who founded the Benedictine order about 540 (480-547)
A Swiss alpine breed of large powerful thick-coated dog used as a rescue dog
(Roman Catholic Church) Anglo-Saxon missionary who was sent to Frisia and Germany to spread the Christian faith; was martyred in Frisia (680-754)
Irish abbess; a patron saint of Ireland (453-523)
Irish abbess; a patron saint of Ireland (453-523)
Irish abbess; a patron saint of Ireland (453-523)
(Roman Catholic Church) a French cleric (born in Germany) who founded the Carthusian order in 1084 (1032-1101)
The largest of the islands comprising Saint Christopher-Nevis
Christian martyr and patron saint of travellers (3rd century)
A country on several of the Leeward Islands; located east southeast of Puerto Rico; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1983
A town in central Minnesota on the Mississippi River; granite quarries
Patron saint of shoemakers; he and his brother were martyred for trying to spread Christianity (3rd century)
Patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
United States dancer and choreographer who collaborated with Ted Shawn (1877-1968)
(Roman Catholic Church) Spanish priest who founded an order whose members became known as Dominicans or Black Friars (circa 1170-1221)
Son of Ethelred the Unready; King of England from 1042 to 1066; he founded Westminster Abbey where he was eventually buried (1003-1066)
King of England who was a son of Edgar; he was challenged for the throne by supporters of his half-brother Ethelred II who eventually murdered him (963-978) Back to top
United States religious leader who was the first person born in the United States to be canonized (1774-1821)
An electrical discharge accompanied by ionization of surrounding atmosphere
An electrical discharge accompanied by ionization of surrounding atmosphere
Full-bodied red wine from around the town of Saint Emilion in Bordeaux
An island in the Netherlands Antilles
A tributary of the Mississippi River that rises in Missouri and flows southeastward through Arkansas
(Roman Catholic Church) an Italian and the Roman Catholic monk who founded the Franciscan order of friars (1181-1226)
(Roman Catholic Church) an Italian and the Roman Catholic monk who founded the Franciscan order of friars (1181-1226)
A tributary of the Mississippi River that rises in Missouri and flows southeastward through Arkansas
Spanish missionary and Jesuit who establish missionaries in Japan and Ceylon and the East Indies (1506-1552)
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
(Roman Catholic Church) a pope distinguished for his spiritual and temporal leadership; a saint and Doctor of the Church (540?-604)
Bishop of Antioch who was martyred under the Roman Emperor Trajan (died 110)
A disease caused by deficiency of niacin or tryptophan (or by a defect in the metabolic conversion of tryptophan to niacin); characterized by gastrointestinal disturbances and erythema and nervous or mental disorders; may be caused by malnutrition or alco
Spaniard and Roman Catholic theologian and founder of the Society of Jesus; a leading opponent of the Reformation (1491-1556)
(New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of John; author of the Epistle of James in the New Testament
(New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of John; author of the Epistle of James in the New Testament
(Roman Catholic Church) one of the great fathers of the early Christian Church whose major work was his translation of the Scriptures from Hebrew and Greek into Latin (which became the Vulgate); a saint and Doctor of the Church (347-420)
French heroine and military leader inspired by religious visions to organize French resistance to the English and to have Charles VII crowned king; she was later tried for heresy and burned at the stake (1412-1431)
A port in eastern Canada; the largest city in New Brunswick Back to top
A river that rises in Maine and flows northeastward through New Brunswick to empty into the Bay of Fundy
(New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally said to be the author of the 4th Gospel and three epistles and the book of Revelation
The capital and largest city of Antigua and Barbuda; located on the island of Antigua
A port and provincial capital of Newfoundland
A river in northeastern Florida that flows northward to Jacksonville and then eastward to empty into the Atlantic Ocean
A river in northeastern Florida that flows northward to Jacksonville and then eastward to empty into the Atlantic Ocean
A river that rises in Maine and flows northeastward through New Brunswick to empty into the Bay of Fundy
(New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally said to be the author of the 4th Gospel and three epistles and the book of Revelation
A town in northwest Missouri on the Missouri River; in the 19th century it became the eastern terminus of the pony express
A Christian holy day
(New Testament) supposed brother of St James; one of the Apostles who is invoked in prayer when a situation seems hopeless
The largest of the islands comprising Saint Christopher-Nevis
A country on several of the Leeward Islands; located east southeast of Puerto Rico; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1983
A North American river; flows into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and the North Atlantic
Roman martyr; supposedly Lawrence was ordered by the police to give up the Church''s treasure and when he responded by presenting the poor people of Rome he was roasted to death on a gridiron (died in 258)
A North American river; flows into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and the North Atlantic
A seaway involving the Saint Lawrence River and the Great Lakes that was developed jointly by Canada and the United States; oceangoing ships can travel as far west as Lake Superior
The largest city in Missouri; a busy river port on the Mississippi River near its confluence with the Missouri River; was an important staging area for wagon trains westward in the 19th century
King of France and son of Louis VIII; he led two unsuccessful crusades; considered an ideal medieval king (1214-1270)
A volcanic island in the Windward Isles south of Martinique Back to top
A country on the island of Saint Lucia; gained independence from Great Britain in 1979
(New Testament) the Apostle closely associated with St Paul and traditionally assumed to be the author of the third Gospel
An island in the western Leeward Islands; administered jointly by France and the Netherlands
Apostle and companion of Saint Peter; assumed to be the author of the second Gospel
An island in the western Leeward Islands; administered jointly by France and the Netherlands
A period of unusually warm weather in the autumn
(New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally considered to be the author of the first Gospel
(New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally considered to be the author of the first Gospel
A bishop in Asia Minor who is associated with Santa Claus (4th century)
The legendary patron saint of children
King and patron saint of Norway (995-1030)
King and patron saint of Norway (995-1030)
Apostle and patron saint of Ireland; an English missionary to Ireland in the 5th century
A day observed by the Irish to commemorate the patron saint of Ireland
Capital of the state of Minnesota; located in southeastern Minnesota on the Mississippi river adjacent to Minneapolis; one of the Twin Cities
(New Testament) a Christian missionary to the Gentiles; author of several Epistles in the New Testament; even though Paul was not present at the Last Supper he is considered an apostle; "Paul''s name was Saul prior to his conversion to Christianity"
Disciple of Jesus and leader of the apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
Shrub having copious small white flowers in spring
A city in the European part of Russia; 2nd largest Russian city; located at the head of the Gulf of Finland; former capital of Russia
A city in western Florida on Tampa Bay; a popular winter resort Back to top
Disciple of Jesus and leader of the apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
(Roman Catholic Church) Italian theologian and Doctor of the Church who is remembered for his attempt to reconcile faith and reason in a comprehensive theology; presented philosophical proofs of the existence of God (1225-1274)
The Apostle who would not believe the resurrection of Jesus until he saw Jesus with his own eyes
(Roman Catholic Church) Italian theologian and Doctor of the Church who is remembered for his attempt to reconcile faith and reason in a comprehensive theology; presented philosophical proofs of the existence of God (1225-1274)
(Roman Catholic Church) archbishop of Canterbury from 1162 to 1170; murdered following his opposition to Henry II concerning Henry''s attempts to control the clergy (1118-1170)
An electrical discharge accompanied by ionization of surrounding atmosphere
An electrical discharge accompanied by ionization of surrounding atmosphere
A day for the exchange of tokens of affection
An island in the center of the Windward Islands; the largest of the islands comprising Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
An island country in the central Windward Islands; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1979
Chorea occurring chiefly in children and associated with rheumatic fever
US forces captured the island from the Japanese in July 1944; it was an important air base until the end of World War II
The largest island in the Northern Marianas and the administrative center of the commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in union with the United States
A mountain peak in the Andes in Bolivia (21,391 feet high)
A republic in Asia Minor on the Black Sea separated from Russia by the Caucasus mountains; formerly an Asian soviet but became independent in 1991
A reason for wanting something done; "for your sake"; "died for the sake of his country"; "in the interest of safety"; "in the common interest"
The purpose of achieving or obtaining; "for the sake of argument"
Japanese alcoholic beverage made from fermented rice; usually served hot
Soviet physicist and dissident; helped develop the first Russian hydrogen bomb; advocated nuclear disarmament and campaigned for human rights (1921-1989)
Small arboreal monkey of tropical South America with long hair and bushy nonprehensile tail Back to top
Japanese alcoholic beverage made from fermented rice; usually served hot
British writer of short stories (1870-1916)
A town in northern Egypt; site of the oldest Egyptian pyramids
The female or generative principle; wife of Siva and a benevolent form of Devi
Worship of Shakti as the wife of Shiva
A Hindu sect worshiping Shakti
The second pillar of Islam is prayer; a prescribed liturgy performed five times a day (preferably in a mosque) and oriented toward Mecca
A deep bow; a Muslim form of salutation
Greet with a salaam
The second pillar of Islam is prayer; a prescribed liturgy performed five times a day (preferably in a mosque) and oriented toward Mecca
Possible to sell
Suggestive of or tending to moral looseness; "lewd whisperings of a dirty old man"; "an indecent gesture"; "obscene telephone calls"; "salacious limericks"
Characterized by lust; "eluding the lubricious embraces of her employer"; "her sensuous grace roused his lustful nature"; "prurient literature"; "prurient thoughts"; "a salacious rooster of a little man"
In a lascivious manner
The trait of behaving in an obscene manner
The trait of behaving in an obscene manner
Food mixtures either arranged on a plate or tossed and served with a moist dressing; usually consisting of or including greens
Sultan of Syria and Egypt; reconquered Jerusalem from the Christians in 1187 but was defeated by Richard Coeur de Lion in 1191 (1137-1193)
A bar where diners can assemble a salad to their own taste
A large bowl for mixing and serving a salad Back to top
A plate or bowl for individual servings of salad
Leaves sometimes used for salad
European garden herb with purple-tinged flowers and leaves that are sometimes used for salads
A creamy salad dressing resembling mayonaise
The best time of youth
Savory dressings for salads; basically of two kinds: either the thin French or vinaigrette type or the creamy mayonnaise type
A fork intended for eating salads
Greens suitable for eating uncooked as in salads
Greens suitable for eating uncooked as in salads
Typically containing tomatoes and anchovies and garnished with black olives and capers
Any of several edible vegetable oils that can be used in salad dressings
A plate or bowl for individual servings of salad
An Algerian extremist Islamic offshoot of the Armed Islamic Group; now the largest and most active armed terrorist group in Algeria that seeks to overthrow the government; a major source of support and recruitment for al-Qaeda operations in Europe and nor
A militant group of extremist Sunnis who believe themselves the only correct interpreters of the Koran and consider moderate Muslims to be infidels; seek to convert all Muslims and to insure that its own fundamentalist version of Islam will dominate the w
An Algerian extremist Islamic offshoot of the Armed Islamic Group; now the largest and most active armed terrorist group in Algeria that seeks to overthrow the government; a major source of support and recruitment for al-Qaeda operations in Europe and nor
A militant group of extremist Sunnis who believe themselves the only correct interpreters of the Koran and consider moderate Muslims to be infidels; seek to convert all Muslims and to insure that its own fundamentalist version of Islam will dominate the w
The second pillar of Islam is prayer; a prescribed liturgy performed five times a day (preferably in a mosque) and oriented toward Mecca
Sultan of Syria and Egypt; reconquered Jerusalem from the Christians in 1187 but was defeated by Richard Coeur de Lion in 1191 (1137-1193)
The military arm of Hamas responsible for suicide bombings and other attacks on Israel
East Indian tree yielding a resin used medicinally and burned as incense Back to top
Small evergreen shrub of Pacific coast of North America having edible dark purple grape-size berries
Any of various typically terrestrial amphibians that resemble lizards and that return to water only to breed
Fire iron consisting of a metal rod with a handle; used to stir a fire
Reptilian creature supposed to live in fire
Type genus of the Salamandridae
Ovoviviparous amphibian of the Alps
European salamander having dark skin with usually yellow spots
A kind of European salamander
Salamanders
Shaped like a salamander
Highly seasoned fatty sausage of pork and beef usually dried
Receiving a salary; "salaried members of the staff"
For which money is paid; "a paying job"; "remunerative work"; "salaried employment"; "stipendiary services"
Receiving or eligible for compensation; "salaried workers"; "a stipendiary magistrate"
Something that remunerates; "wages were paid by check"; "he wasted his pay on drink"; "they saved a quarter of all their earnings"
The act of reducing a salary
The amount a salary is increased; "he got a 3% raise"; "he got a wage hike"
The second pillar of Islam is prayer; a prescribed liturgy performed five times a day (preferably in a mosque) and oriented toward Mecca
A particular instance of selling; "he has just made his first sale"; "they had to complete the sale before the banks closed"
The general activity of selling; "they tried to boost sales"; "laws limit the sale of handguns" Back to top
An occasion (usually brief) for buying at specially reduced prices; "they held a sale to reduce their inventory"; "I got some great bargains at their annual sale"
An agreement (or contract) in which property is transferred from the seller (vendor) to the buyer (vendee) for a fixed price in money (paid or agreed to be paid by the buyer); "the salesman faxed the sales agreement to his home office"
The state of being purchasable; offered or exhibited for selling; "you''ll find vitamin C for sale at most pharmacies"; "the new line of cars will soon be on sale"
Possible to sell
A city in southern India
A city in northeastern Massachusetts; site of the witchcraft trials in 1692
Capital of the state of Oregon in the northwestern part of the state on the Willamette River
A white soluble compound (NaHCO3) used in effervescent drinks and in baking powders and as an antacid
A battle in World War II; the port was captured by United States troops in September 1943
An area where merchandise (such as cars) can be displayed; "in England a showroom is called a salesroom"
Income (at invoice values) received for goods and services over some given period of time
A salesperson in a store
A woman salesperson
A woman salesperson
A man salesperson
Skill in selling; skill in persuading people to buy; "he read a book on salesmanship but it didn''t help"
A person employed to sell merchandise (as to customers in a store or to customers that are visited)
An area where merchandise (such as cars) can be displayed; "in England a showroom is called a salesroom"
A woman salesperson
An agreement (or contract) in which property is transferred from the seller (vendor) to the buyer (vendee) for a fixed price in money (paid or agreed to be paid by the buyer); "the salesman faxed the sales agreement to his home office" Back to top
A booth where articles are displayed for sale
An advertising campaign intended to promote sales
Someone who demonstrates an article to a prospective buyer
The division of a business that is responsible for selling products or services
The division of a business that is responsible for selling products or services
An occasion (usually brief) for buying at specially reduced prices; "they held a sale to reduce their inventory"; "I got some great bargains at their annual sale"
A finance company that buys (at a discount) the installment sales contracts of retail merchants
The division of a business that is responsible for selling products or services
Remuneration offered to a salesperson for exceeding some predetermined sales goal
A place of business for retailing goods
Promotion by means of an argument and demonstration
Promotion that supplements or coordinates advertising
Resistance by potential customers to aggressive selling practices
Those in a business who are responsible for sales
Promotion by means of an argument and demonstration
A tax based on the cost of the item purchased and collected directly from the buyer
A sale of a tract of land as a whole without a warranty as to the acreage
A member of the tribe of Franks who settled in the Netherlands in the 4th century AD
A member of the tribe of Franks who settled in the Netherlands in the 4th century AD
Two genera of trees or shrubs having hairy catkins: Salix; Populus Back to top
Coextensive with the family Salicaceae
Glassworts
Fleshy maritime plant having fleshy stems with rudimentary scalelike leaves and small spikes of minute flowers; formerly used in making glass
A salt of salicylic acid (included in several commonly used drugs)
Poisoning caused by the excessive ingestion of salicylates (usually aspirin)
A white crystalline substance with a bitter aftertaste; used as a fungicide or in making aspirin or dyes or perfumes
The code of laws of the Salian Franks and other German tribes
The state of being salient
The state of being salient
(military) the part of the line of battle that projects closest to the enemy
Having a quality that thrusts itself into attention; "an outstanding fact of our time is that nations poisoned by anti semitism proved less fortunate in regard to their own freedom"; "a new theory is the most prominent feature of the book"; "salient trait
(of angles) pointing outward at an angle of less than 180 degrees
Represented as leaping (rampant but leaning forward)
Frogs, toads, tree toads
Any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species
Relating to frogs and toads
An angle pointing outward; an interior angle of a polygon that is less than 180 degrees
Containing or yielding salt; "saliferous formations"; "salt domes"
Venezuelan master terrorist raised by a Marxist-Leninist father; trained and worked with many terrorist groups (born in 1949)
A town in central Kansas Back to top
Add salt to; "salinated solution"
An isotonic solution of sodium chloride and distilled water
Containing salt; "a saline solution"; "salty tears"
An isotonic solution of sodium chloride and distilled water
United States writer (born 1919)
The relative proportion of salt in a solution
The taste experience when salt is taken into the mouth
A hydrometer that determines the concentration of salt solutions by measuring their density
The capital and largest city of Zimbabwe
Ground beef patty usually with a sauce
A family of Mosan language spoken in northwestern United States and western Canada
A member of a group of North American Indians speaking a Salishan language and living on the northwest coast of North America
A family of Mosan language spoken in northwestern United States and western Canada
A clear liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands of the mouth; moistens the mouth and starts the digestion of starches
Of or relating to saliva; "salivary gland"
A stone formed in the salivary gland
A duct through which saliva passes from the salivary gland into the mouth
Any of three pairs of glands in the mouth and digestive system that secrete saliva for digestion
Produce saliva; "We salivated when he described the great meal"
Be envious, desirous, eager for, or extremely happy about something; "She was salivating over the raise she anticipated" Back to top
The secretion of saliva
A large and widespread genus varying in size from small shrubs to large trees: willows
Large willow tree of Eurasia and North Africa having grayish canescent leaves and gray bark
Eurasian willow tree having grayish leaves and ascending branches
North American willow with grayish silky pubescent leaves that usually blacken in drying
European willow having grayish leaves and yellow-orange twigs used in basketry
Old World willow with light green leaves cultivated for use in basketry
Willow of the western United States with leaves like those of peach or almond trees
Low creeping shrub of arctic Europe and America
Willow with long drooping branches and slender leaves native to China; widely cultivated as an ornamental
Hybrid willow usually not strongly weeping in habit
North American shrub with whitish canescent leaves
Much-branched Old World willow having large catkins and relatively large broad leaves
Eurasian shrubby willow with whitish tomentose twigs
Small willow of eastern North America having grayish leaves and silky catkins that come before the leaves
Large willow tree with stiff branches that are easily broken
Widely distributed boreal shrubby willow with partially underground creeping stems and bright green glossy leaves
Slender shrubby willow of dry areas of North America
Shrubby willow of the western United States
Common North American shrub with shiny lanceolate leaves Back to top
North American shrubby willow having dark bark and linear leaves growing close to streams and lakes
Hybrid willow usually not strongly weeping in habit
Hybrid willow usually not strongly weeping in habit
European willow tree with shining leathery leaves; widely naturalized in the eastern United States
Eurasian osier having reddish or purple twigs and bark rich in tannin
Small shrubby tree of eastern North America having leaves exuding an odor of balsam when crushed
Small trailing bush of Europe and Asia having straggling branches with silky green leaves of which several varieties are cultivated
North American willow with grayish silky pubescent leaves that usually blacken in drying
Small shrubby tree of western North America (Alaska to Oregon)
Old World willow with light green leaves cultivated for use in basketry
Willow shrub of dry places in the eastern United States having long narrow leaves canescent beneath
Dwarf prostrate mat-forming shrub of arctic and alpine regions of North America and Greenland having deep green elliptic leaves that taper toward the base
Willow with long flexible twigs used in basketry
European willow having grayish leaves and yellow-orange twigs used in basketry
United States virologist who developed the Salk vaccine that is injected against poliomyelitis (born 1914)
A poliovirus vaccine consisting of inactivated polio virus that is injected subcutaneously to provide immunity to poliomyelitis
A light medieval helmet with a slit for vision
A light medieval helmet with a slit for vision
Any of several Old World shrubby broad-leaved willows having large catkins; some are important sources for tanbark and charcoal
Cause to become sallow; "The illness has sallowed her face" Back to top
Unhealthy looking
A sickly yellowish skin color
A venture off the beaten path; "a sally into the wide world beyond his home"
A military action in which besieged troops burst forth from their position
Witty remark
A venture off the beaten path; "a sally into the wide world beyond his home"
Set out in a sudden, energetic or violent manner
A flat round slightly sweet teacake usually served hot
Jump out from a hiding place and surprise (someone); "The attackers leapt out from the bushes"
Set out in a sudden, energetic or violent manner
Nymph who merged with Hermaphroditus to form one body
Cooked meats and eggs and vegetables usually arranged in rows around the plate and dressed with a salad dressing
A collection containing a variety of sorts of things; "a great assortment of cars was on display"; "he had a variety of disorders"; "a veritable smorgasbord of religions"
British writer of novels who was born in India; one of his novels is regarded as blasphemous by Muslims and a fatwa was issued condemning him to death (born in 1947)
Ragout of game in a rich sauce
Type genus of the Salmonidae: salmon and trout
Any of various large food and game fishes of northern waters; usually migrate from salt to fresh water to spawn
Flesh of any of various marine or freshwater fish of the family Salmonidae
A tributary of the Snake River in Idaho
Large erect red-flowered raspberry of western North America having large salmon-colored berries Back to top
White-flowered raspberry of western North America and northern Mexico with thimble-shaped orange berries
Creeping raspberry of north temperate regions with yellow or orange berries
Rod-shaped gram-negative enterobacteria; cause typhoid fever and food poisoning; can be used as a bioweapon
A form of salmonella that causes gastroenteritis in humans
A form of salmonella that causes typhoid fever
A form of salmonella that causes food poisoning in humans
A form of salmonella that causes typhoid fever
A kind of food poisoning caused by eating foods contaminated with Salmonella typhimurium
Soft-finned fishes of cold and temperate waters
Salmon and trout
White-flowered raspberry of western North America and northern Mexico with thimble-shaped orange berries
Fish loaf made with flaked salmon
A fatty oil obtained from the wastes in canning salmon; used in making soap and dressing leather
A shade of pink tinged with yellow
A tributary of the Snake River in Idaho
Speckled trout of European rivers; introduced in North America
Large fork-tailed trout of lakes of Canada and the northern United States
Flesh of marine trout that migrate from salt to fresh water
Found in Pacific coastal waters and streams from lower California to Alaska
Found in northern coastal Atlantic waters or tributaries; adults do not die after spawning Back to top
Speckled trout of European rivers; introduced in North America
Large tropical American tree of the genus Cordia grown for its abundant creamy white flowers and valuable wood
A white powder with a pleasant taste and odor; used to absorb light in sun tan lotions or as a preservative or an antiseptic or a coating for pills in which the medicine is intended for enteric release
Woman whose dancing beguiled Herod into giving her the head of John the Baptist
American financier and Revolutionary patriot who helped fund the army during the American Revolution (1740?-1785)
Elegant sitting room where guests are received
Gallery where works of art can be displayed
A shop where hairdressers and beauticians work
A port city in northeastern Greece on an inlet of the Aegean Sea; second largest city of Greece
A port city in northeastern Greece on an inlet of the Aegean Sea; second largest city of Greece
A room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter; "he drowned his sorrows in whiskey at the bar"
Tavern consisting of a building with a bar and public rooms; often provides light meals
The proprietor of a saloon
Minute floating marine tunicate having a transparent body with an opening at each end
Minute floating marine tunicate having a transparent body with an opening at each end
Herbs of temperate North and South America: cock''s eggs
Weedy vine of Argentina having solitary white flowers followed by egg-shaped white or yellow fruit
Weedy vine of Argentina having solitary white flowers followed by egg-shaped white or yellow fruit
A small family of tunicates in the class Thaliacea
Any plant of the genus Salpiglossis Back to top
Chilean herb having velvety funnel-shaped yellowish or violet flowers with long tonguelike styles at the corolla throat
A genus of Troglodytidae
Wren inhabiting badlands and mesa country of western United States and Mexico
Surgical removal of one or both Fallopian tubes
Inflammation of a Fallopian tube (usually the result of infection spreading from the vagina or uterus) or of a Eustachian tube
A tube in the uterus or the ear
Spicy sauce of tomatoes and onions and chili peppers to accompany Mexican foods
Either of two long roots eaten cooked
Mediterranean biennial herb with long-stemmed heads of purple ray flowers and milky sap and long edible root; naturalized throughout United States
Edible root of the salsify plant
Tropical vine having pink-and-yellow flowers spotted purple and edible roots sometimes boiled as a potato substitute; West Indies to northern South America
Tropical vine having umbels of small purple flowers and edible roots sometimes boiled as a potato substitute; Colombia
Chiefly Old World herbs or shrubs: saltworts
Bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash
Prickly bushy Eurasian plant; a troublesome weed in central and western United States
Bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash
The taste experience when salt is taken into the mouth
Negotiations between the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics opened in 1969 in Helsinki designed to limit both countries'' stock of nuclear weapons
White crystalline form of especially sodium chloride used to season and preserve food
A compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal) Back to top
Preserve with salt; "people used to salt meats on ships"
Add zest or liveliness to; "She salts her lectures with jokes"
Sprinkle as if with salt; "the rebels had salted the fields with mines and traps"
Add salt to
Of speech that is painful or bitter; "salt scorn"- Shakespeare; "a salt apology"
Containing or filled with salt; "salt water"
One of the four basic taste sensations; like the taste of sea water
(used especially of meats) preserved in salt
A diet that limits the intake of salt (sodium chloride); often used in treating hypertension or edema or certain other disorders
White wheat bread raised by a salt-tolerant bacterium in a mixture of salt and either cornmeal or potato pulp
Leap or skip, often in dancing; "These fish swim with a saltating motion"
Geography: move by saltation; "The sand grains are saltated by the wind"
A light springing movement upwards or forwards
Taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music
An abrupt transition; "a successful leap from college to the major leagues"
A mutation that drastically changes the phenotype of an organism or species
(geology) the leaping movement of sand or soil particles as they are transported in a fluid medium over an uneven surface
A type of house built in New England; has two stories in front and one behind
Any of various shrubby plants of the genus Atriplex that thrive in dry alkaline soil
A small container for holding salt at the dining table Back to top
(used especially of meats) preserved in salt
Someone who makes or deals in salt
Someone who uses salt to preserve meat or fish or other foods
A cracker sprinkled with salt before baking
The property of containing salt (as a compound or in solution)
The taste experience when salt is taken into the mouth
The act of adding salt to food
A cross with diagonal bars of equal length
Somewhat salty
A saltwater lake in southeastern California
A shallow basin in a desert region; contains salt and gypsum that was deposited by an evaporated salt lake
(KNO3) used especially as a fertilizer and explosive
(KNO3) used especially as a fertilizer and explosive
A shaker with a perforated top for sprinkling salt
Water containing salts; "the water in the ocean is all saltwater"
Flesh of fish from the sea used as food
A plant where salt is produced commercially
Low-growing strong-smelling coastal shrub of warm parts of the New World having unisexual flowers in conelike spikes and thick succulent leaves
Bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash
Family coextensive with genus Batis: saltworts Back to top
Containing salt; "a saline solution"; "salty tears"
Engagingly stimulating or provocative; "a piquant wit"; "salty language"
One of the four basic taste sensations; like the taste of sea water
Keep or lay aside for future use; "store grain for the winter"; "The bear stores fat for the period of hibernation when he doesn''t eat"
Codfish preserved in salt; must be desalted and flaked by soaking in water and pounding; used in e.g. codfish cakes
Loss of salt from the body without replacement (loss by vomiting or profuse perspiration or urination or diarrhea) thus upsetting the electrolyte balance
A flat expanse of salt left by the evaporation of a body of salt water
The first treaty between the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics resulting from the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks
The second treaty between the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics resulting from the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks
The capital and largest city of Utah; located near the Great Salt Lake in north central Utah; world capital of the Mormon Church
A salt deposit that animals regularly lick
Subshrub of southeastern United States to New York
Someone who makes or deals in salt
A job involving drudgery and confinement
A mine where salt is dug
A flat expanse of salt left by the evaporation of a body of salt water
Fat from the back and sides and belly of a hog carcass cured with salt
Tall reedlike grass common in salt meadows
Rush of the Pacific coast of North America
A shaker with a perforated top for sprinkling salt Back to top
Spiny shrub of the Caspian salt plains and Siberia having elegant silvery-downy young foliage and mildly fragrant pink-purple blooms
Promoting health; healthful; "a healthy diet"; "clean healthy air"; "plenty of healthy sleep"; "healthy and normal outlets for youthful energy"; "the salubrious mountain air and water"- C.B.Davis; "carrots are good for you"
Favorable to health of mind or body; "not the most salubrious campsite"; "one of the less salubrious suburbs"
The quality of being salubrious and invigorating
The quality of being salubrious and invigorating
Old breed of tall swift keen-eyed hunting dogs resembling greyhounds; from Egypt and southwestern Asia
Tending to promote physical well-being; beneficial to health; "beneficial effects of a balanced diet"; "a good night''s sleep"; "the salutary influence of pure air"
Word of greeting used to begin a letter
(usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)
An act of honor or courteous recognition; "a musical salute to the composer on his birthday"
The graduating student with the second highest academic rank; delivers the opening address at graduation exercises
The graduating student with the second highest academic rank; delivers the opening address at graduation exercises
An act of greeting with friendly words and gestures like bowing or lifting the hat
A formal military gesture of respect
An act of honor or courteous recognition; "a musical salute to the composer on his birthday"
Express commendation of; "I salute your courage!"
Greet in a friendly way; "I meet this men every day on my way to work and he salutes me"
Recognize with a gesture prescribed by a miltary regulation; assume a prescribed position; "When the officers show up, the soldiers have to salute"
Honor with a military ceremony, as when honoring dead soldiers
Propose a toast to; "Let us toast the birthday girl!"; "Let''s drink to the New Year" Back to top
Become noticeable; "a terrible stench saluted our nostrils"
A person who greets; "the newcomers were met by smiling greeters"
A republic on the Pacific coast of Central America
Genus of evergreen trees or shrubs; fruit is a drupe; grows in Africa through Arabia to India and China
A family of Old World shrubs and trees of order Gentianales; related to Oleaceae but having four stamens and four petals
A native or inhabitant of El Salvador
Of or relating to or characteristic of El Salvador or its people; "Salvadoran coffee"; "Salvadoran guerillas"
The capital and largest city of El Salvador; has suffered from recurrent earthquakes
A family of Old World shrubs and trees of order Gentianales; related to Oleaceae but having four stamens and four petals
Glabrous or pubescent evergreen shrub or tree of the genus Salvadora; twigs are fibrous and in some parts of the world are bound together in clusters and used as a toothbrush; shoots are used as camel fodder; plant ash provides salt
A native or inhabitant of El Salvador
Of or relating to or characteristic of El Salvador or its people; "Salvadoran coffee"; "Salvadoran guerillas"
A native or inhabitant of El Salvador
The act of rescuing a ship or its crew or its cargo from a shipwreck or a fire
The act of saving goods or property that were in danger of damage or destruction
Property or goods saved from damage or destruction
Collect discarded or refused material; "She scavenged the garbage cans for food"
Save from ruin, destruction, or harm
Capable of being saved from ruin; "their marriage was not salvageable"
Someone who salvages Back to top
(Christianity) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil
Saving someone or something from harm of from an unpleasant situation; "the salvation of his party was the president''s major concern"
A means of preserving from harm or unpleasantness; "tourism was their economic salvation"; "they turned to individualism as their salvation"
The state of being saved or preserved from harm
A charitable and religious organization to evangelize and to care for the poor and homeless
Anything that remedies or heals or soothes; "he needed a salve for his conscience"
Semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation
Apply a salve to, usually for the purpose of healing
Save from ruin, destruction, or harm
Brook trout
Small trout of northern waters; landlocked populations in Quebec and northern New England
North American freshwater trout; introduced in Europe
Large fork-tailed trout of lakes of Canada and the northern United States
A tray (or large plate) for serving food or drinks; usually made of silver
Of or concerning a gamopetalous that has a slender tube and an abruptly expanded tip
Any of various plants of the genus Salvia; a cosmopolitan herb
Blue-flowered sage of dry prairies of the eastern United States
Stout Mediterranean sage with white or pink or violet flowers; yields oil used as a flavoring and in perfumery
An herb from Oaxaca that has a powerful hallucinogenic effect; the active ingredient is salvinorin
Texas sage having intensely blue flowers Back to top
Sage of western North America to Central America having violet-blue flowers; widespread in cultivation
Silvery-leaved California herb with purple flowers
Sage of eastern United States
Shrubby plant with aromatic grayish-green leaves used as a cooking herb
Tall perennial Old World salvia with violet-blue flowers; found in open grasslands
Sage of western North America to Central America having violet-blue flowers; widespread in cultivation
Aromatic herb of southern Europe; cultivated in England as a potherb and widely as an ornamental
California erect and sparsely branched perennial
Eurasian sage with blue flowers and foliage like verbena; naturalized in United States
Surrealist Spanish painter (1904-1989)
Intending to admit to salvation
Having a softening or soothing effect especially to the skin
Type genus of the Salviniaceae: water ferns
Water ferns
Free-floating aquatic ferns
Free-floating aquatic ferns
A hallucinogen obtained from Salvia divinorum
Rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms; "our fusillade from the left flank caught them by surprise"
A sudden outburst of cheers; "there was a salvo of approval"
An outburst resembling the discharge of firearms or the release of bombs Back to top
Someone who salvages
A pair of light loose trousers witha tight fit around the ankles; worn by women from the Indian subcontinent (usually with a kameez)
Either of two Soviet space stations launched in the 1970s
City in western Austria; a music center and birthplace of Mozart
A white salt used in dry cells
A sodium salt of carbonic acid; used in making soap powders and glass and paper
A solution of ammonium carbonate in ammonia water and alcohol
A guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
A collection of mantras and tunes for use with the Rig-Veda
Large ornamental tropical American tree with bipinnate leaves and globose clusters of flowers with crimson stamens and sweet-pulp seed pods eaten by cattle
A mountain peak in south central Sri Lanka (7,360 feet high)
A winged often one-seed indehiscent fruit as of the ash or elm or maple
A port city is southern Indonesia; located in northern Java
City in southern Uzbekistan; Tamerlane''s opulent capital in the 14th century
A person who voluntarily offers help or sympathy in times of trouble
A gray lustrous metallic element of the rare earth group; is used in special alloys; occurs in monazite and bastnasite
City in southern Uzbekistan; Tamerlane''s opulent capital in the 14th century
A complex black mineral occuring in pegmatites
A form of canasta using three decks and six jokers
A lively ballroom dance from Brazil Back to top
Music composed for dancing the samba
Large west African tree having large palmately lobed leaves and axillary cymose panicles of small white flowers and one-winged seeds; yields soft white to pale yellow wood
Dance the samba
A deer of southern Asia with antlers that have three tines
A river in western Europe that rises in northern France and flows generally east into Belgium where it joins the Neuse at Namur
A river in western Europe that rises in northern France and flows generally east into Belgium where it joins the Neuse at Namur
An Italian liqueur made with elderberries and flavored with licorice
Elder; elderberry
Shrub or small tree of western United States having white flowers and blue berries; fruit used in wines and jellies
Common elder of central and eastern North America bearing purple-black berries; fruit used in wines and jellies
Dwarf herbaceous elder of Europe having pink flowers and a nauseous odor
Common black-fruited shrub or small tree of Europe and Asia; fruit used for wines and jellies
Common North American shrub or small tree
Eurasian shrub
A deer of southern Asia with antlers that have three tines
Equal in amount or value; "like amounts"; "equivalent amounts"; "the same amount"; "gave one six blows and the other a like number"; "an equal number"; "the same number"
Closely similar or comparable in kind or quality or quantity or degree; "curtains the same color as the walls"; "two girls of the same age"; "mother and son have the same blue eyes"; "animals of the same species"; "the same rules as before"; "two boxes ha
Same in identity; "the same man I saw yesterday"; "never wore the same dress twice"; "this road is the same one we were on yesterday"; "on the same side of the street"
In the same manner; "you get treated fairly, same as any other student in this course!"
Unchanged in character or nature; "the village stayed the same"; "his attitude is the same as ever" Back to top
Two people of the same sex who live together as a family; "the legal status of same-sex marriages has been hotly debated"
The 15th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
The quality of wearisome constancy and lack of variety; "he had never grown accustomed to the monotony of his work"; "he hated the sameness of the food the college served"
The quality of being alike; "sameness of purpose kept them together"
One of four collections of sacred texts
The language of the nomadic Lapp people in northern Scandinavia and the Kola Peninsula
Silkworm moths
Earthenware made from the reddish-brown clay found on the Aegean island of Lemnos
Large Asiatic moth introduced into the United States; larvae feed on the ailanthus
Large green silkworm of the cynthia moth
Large Asiatic moth introduced into the United States; larvae feed on the ailanthus
A violent hot sand-laden wind on the deserts of Arabia and North Africa
A Japanese stringed instrument resembling a banjo with a long neck and three strings and a fretted fingerboard and a rectangular soundbox; played with a plectrum
A heavy silk fabric (often woven with silver or gold threads); used to make clothing in the Middle Ages
A system of clandestine printing and distribution of dissident or banned literature
An Oscan-speaking member of an ancient people of Campania who clashed repeatedly with the early Romans
A group of volcanic islands in the South Pacific midway between Hawaii and Australia; its climate and scenery and Polynesian culture make it a popular tourist stop
A constitutional monarchy on the western part of the islands of Samoa in the South Pacific
A native or inhabitant of the Samoan Islands
Of or relating to Samoa or its people or language or culture; "Samoan fishing industry" Back to top
A group of volcanic islands in the South Pacific midway between Hawaii and Australia; its climate and scenery and Polynesian culture make it a popular tourist stop
A constitutional monarchy on the western part of the islands of Samoa in the South Pacific
Genus of herbs usually growing in salt marshes: water pimpernels
American water pimpernel
American water pimpernel
Water pimpernel of Europe to China
Small turnover of Indian origin filled with vegetables or meat and fried and served hot
A metal urn with a spigot at the base; used in Russia to boil water for tea
Siberian breed of white or cream dog of the spitz family
The Uralic languages spoken by the Samoyed people in northwestern Siberia
A Samoyedic-speaking person in northwestern Siberia
Siberian breed of white or cream dog of the spitz family
The Uralic languages spoken by the Samoyed people in northwestern Siberia
Able to communicate in Samoyedic
An Asian skiff usually propelled by two oars
Fleshy maritime plant having fleshy stems with rudimentary scalelike leaves and small spikes of minute flowers; formerly used in making glass
A small part of something intended as representative of the whole
Items selected at random from a population and used to test hypotheses about the population
All or part of a natural object that is collected and preserved as an example of its class
Take a sample of; "Try these new crackers"; "Sample the regional dishes" Back to top
A piece of embroidery demonstrating skill with various stitches
An observation station that is set up to make sample observations of something
An assortment of various samples; "a candy sampler"; "a sampler of French poets"
Someone who samples food or drink for its quality
Items selected at random from a population and used to test hypotheses about the population
(statistics) the selection of a suitable sample for study
Measurement at regular intervals of the amplitude of a varying waveform (in order to convert it to digital form)
Items selected at random from a population and used to test hypotheses about the population
(telecommunication) the frequency of sampling a continuously varying signal
(telecommunication) the frequency of sampling per unit time
An observation station that is set up to make sample observations of something
(Hinduism and Buddhism) the endless cycle of birth and suffering and death and rebirth
A large and strong and heavyset man; "he was a bull of a man"; "a thick-skinned bruiser ready to give as good as he got"
(Old Testament) a judge of Israel who performed herculean feats of strength against the Philistines until he was betrayed to them by his mistress Delilah
(Old Testament) Hebrew prophet and judge who anointed Saul as king
American Revolutionary leader and patriot; an organizer of the Boston Tea Party and signer of the Declaration of Independence (1722-1803)
United States composer (1910-1981)
A playwright and novelist (born in Ireland) who lived in France; wrote plays for the Theater of the Absurd (1906-1989)
United States writer of hard-boiled detective fiction (1894-1961)
French explorer in Nova Scotia who established a settlement on the site of modern Quebec (1567-1635) Back to top
United States portrait painter who patented the telegraph and developed the Morse code (1791-1872)
United States portrait painter who patented the telegraph and developed the Morse code (1791-1872)
United States film maker (born in Poland) who founded his own film company and later merged with Louis B. Mayer (1882-1974)
United States labor leader (born in England) who was president of the American Federation of Labor from 1886 to 1924 (1850-1924)
United States politician and military leader who fought to gain independence for Texas from Mexico and to make it a part of the United States (1793-1863)
American revolutionary leader who signed the Declaration of Independence and was president of the Continental Congress (1731-1796)
United States golfer known for the graceful arc of his swing (1912-2002)
English writer and lexicographer (1709-1784)
United States writer and humorist best known for his novels about Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn (1835-1910)
United States portrait painter who patented the telegraph and developed the Morse code (1791-1872)
English diarist whose diary contained detailed descriptions of 17th century disasters in England (1633-1703)
United States astronomer and aviation pioneer who invented the bolometer and contributed to the design of early aircraft (1834-1906)
British historian remembered for his ten-volume history of England (1829-1902)
French poet (born in Romania) who was one of the cofounders of the Dada movement (1896-1963)
English romantic poet (1772-1834)
Austrian investigator of Nazi war crimes (born in 1908)
United States filmmaker (born in Austria) whose dark humor infused many of the films he made (1906-2002)
Feudal Japanese military aristocracy
A Japanese warrior who was a member of the feudal military aristocracy
American Revolutionary leader and patriot; an organizer of the Boston Tea Party and signer of the Declaration of Independence (1722-1803) Back to top
Leather belt supported by a strap over the right shoulder
United States film maker (born in Poland) who founded his own film company and later merged with Louis B. Mayer (1882-1974)
United States politician and military leader who fought to gain independence for Texas from Mexico and to make it a part of the United States (1793-1863)
United States author of surrealistic allegorical plays (born in 1943)
United States golfer known for the graceful arc of his swing (1912-2002)
The capital and largest city of Yemen; on the central plateau
The capital and largest city of Yemen; on the central plateau
The capital and largest city of Yemen; on the central plateau
A hospital for recuperation or for the treatment of chronic diseases
Tending to cure or restore to health; "curative powers of herbal remedies"; "her gentle healing hand"; "remedial surgery"; "a sanative environment of mountains and fresh air"; "a therapeutic agent"; "therapeutic diets"
Pejorative terms for an insane asylum
A hospital for recuperation or for the treatment of chronic diseases
Venezuelan master terrorist raised by a Marxist-Leninist father; trained and worked with many terrorist groups (born in 1949)
A religious ceremony in which something is made holy
Made or declared or believed to be holy; devoted to a deity or some religious ceremony or use; "a consecrated chursh"; "the sacred mosque"; "sacred elephants"; "sacred bread and wine"; "sanctified wine"
Make pure or free from sin or guilt; "he left the monastery purified"
Render holy by means of religious rites
Excessively or hypocritically pious; "a sickening sanctimonious smile"
In a sanctimonious manner; "she was sanctimoniously criticizing everybody"
The quality of being hypocritically devout Back to top
The quality of being hypocritically devout
A mechanism of social control for enforcing a society''s standards
The act of final authorization; "it had the sanction of the church"
Official permission or approval; "authority for the program was renewed several times"
Formal and explicit approval; "a Democrat usually gets the union''s endorsement"
Give sanction to; "I approve of his educational policies"
Give religious sanction to, such as through on oath; "sanctify the marriage"
Give authority or permission to
Implying sanction or serving to sanction; "the guardian''s duties were primarily sanctionative rather than administrative"
Established by authority; given authoritative approval; "a list of approved candidates"
Formally approved and invested with legal authority
Conforming to orthodox or recognized rules; "the drinking of cocktails was as canonical a rite as the mixing"- Sinclair Lewis
Implying sanction or serving to sanction; "the guardian''s duties were primarily sanctionative rather than administrative"
The quality of being holy
Area around the altar of a church for the clergy and choir; often enclosed by a lattice or railing
A shelter from danger or hardship
A consecrated place where sacred objects are kept
A sacred place of pilgrimage
A place of inviolable privacy; "he withdrew to his sanctum sanctorum, where the children could never go"
(Judaism) sanctuary comprised of the innermost chamber of the Tabernacle in the temple of Solomon where the Ark of the Covenant was kept Back to top
A place of inviolable privacy; "he withdrew to his sanctum sanctorum, where the children could never go"
Fortitude and determination; "he didn''t have the guts to try it"
French writer known for works concerning women''s rights and independence (1804-1876)
A loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
Rub with sandpaper; "sandpaper the wooden surface"
Having greatly reduced vision
A shoe consisting of a sole fastened by straps to the foot
Shod with sandals
Shod with sandals
Close-grained fragrant yellowish heartwood of the true sandalwood; has insect-repelling properties and is used for carving and cabinetwork
Chiefly tropical herbs or shrubs or trees bearing nuts or one-seeded fruit
Parasitic tree of Indonesia and Malaysia having fragrant close-grained yellowish heartwood with insect-repelling properties and used, e.g., for making chests
Large coniferous evergreen tree of North Africa and Spain having flattened branches and scalelike leaves yielding a hard fragrant wood; bark yields a resin used in varnishes
A brittle and faintly aromatic translucent resin used in varnishes
Durable fragrant wood; used in building (as in the roof of the cathedral at Cordova, Spain)
A brittle and faintly aromatic translucent resin used in varnishes
Large coniferous evergreen tree of North Africa and Spain having flattened branches and scalelike leaves yielding a hard fragrant wood; bark yields a resin used in varnishes
A bag filled with sand; used as a weapon or to build walls or as ballast
Protect or strengthen with sandbags; stop up; "The residents sandbagged the beach front"
Downplay one''s ability (towards others) in a game in order to deceive, as in gambling Back to top
Hit something or somebody as if with a sandbag
Compel by coercion, threats, or crude means; "They sandbagged him to make dinner for everyone"
Treat harshly or unfairly
Someone who deceives you about his true nature or intent in order to take advantage of you
A submerged bank of sand near a shore or in a river; can be exposed at low tide
A bar of sand
Most common gray shark along coasts of middle Atlantic states; sluggish and occasionally caught by fishermen
Widely distributed shallow-water shark with fins seemingly dipped in ink
Evergreen mat-forming shrub of North America and northern Eurasia having small white flowers and red berries; leaves turn red in autumn
A blast of wind laden with sand
Grind with a sandblast; "sandblast the facade of the building"
A tool that throws out a blast of steam laden with sand; used to clean or grind hard surfaces
Plaything consisting of a pile of sand or a box filled with sand for children to play in
Mold consisting of a box with sand shaped to mold metal
A young peddler of sand; used now only to express great happiness in `happy as a sandboy''
Grass of the eastern United States and tropical America having spikelets enclosed in prickly burs
United States writer remembered for his poetry in free verse and his six volume biography of Abraham Lincoln (1878-1967)
A power tool used for sanding wood; a loop of sandpaper is moved at high speed by an electric motor
Small sandpiper that breeds in the arctic and migrates southward along sandy coasts in most of world
Fish of sandy areas of western Pacific and Indian oceans having an angular snout for burrowing into sand Back to top
Either of two small silvery scaleless fishes of the northern Pacific that burrow into sand
Any of various small dipterous flies; blood-sucking females can transmit sandfly fever and leishmaniasis
A mild viral disease transmitted by the bite of the sand fly Phlebotomus papatasii
Timepiece in which the passage of time is indicated by the flow of sand from one transparent container to another through a narrow passage
Pigeon-like bird of arid regions of the Old World having long pointed wings and tail and precocial downy young
The articulatory process whereby the pronunciation of a word or morpheme changes when it is followed immediately by another (especially in fluent speech)
Small amphipod crustaceans that hop like fleas; common on ocean beaches
A texture resembling that of sand
Resembling or containing sand; or growing in sandy areas; "arenaceous limestone"; "arenaceous grasses"
A vacant lot used by city boys to play games
An elf in fairy stories who sprinkles sand in children''s eyes to make them sleepy
British filmmaker (born in Hungary) (1893-1956)
Stiff paper coated with powdered emery or sand
Rub with sandpaper; "sandpaper the wooden surface"
Having the abrasive texture of sandpaper
Plaything consisting of a pile of sand or a box filled with sand for children to play in
Any of numerous usually small wading birds having a slender bill and piping call; closely related to the plovers
A large pit in sandy ground from which sand is dug
Antihypertensive consisting of an alkaloid extracted from the plant Rauwolfia serpentina (trade names Raudixin or Rau-Sed or Sandril or Serpasil)
Italian painter of mythological and religious paintings (1444-1510) Back to top
The region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean
Grass of the eastern United States and tropical America having spikelets enclosed in prickly burs
A sedimentary rock consisting of sand consolidated with some cement (clay or quartz etc.)
A windstorm that lifts up clouds of dust or sand; "it was the kind of duster not experienced in years"
Two (or more) slices of bread with a filling between them
Insert or squeeze tightly between two people or objects; "She was sandwiched in her airplane seat between two fat men"
Make into a sandwich
A person with advertising boards hanging from the shoulders
Signboard consisting of two hinged boards that hang front and back from the shoulders of a walker and are used to display advertisements
A group of volcanic and coral islands in the central Pacific
A serving consisting of a sandwich or sandwiches with garnishes
Low-growing chiefly perennial plants usually with small white flowers suitable for e.g. rock gardens
Low-growing herb having clusters of small white-flowers 4-petaled flowers
Loosely matted plant with mosslike foliage studded with tiny starry 4-petaled white blossoms; mountains of central and southern Europe
Resembling or containing sand; or growing in sandy areas; "arenaceous limestone"; "arenaceous grasses"
Of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown; "flaxen locks"
(used of soil) loose and large-grained in consistency; "light sandy soil"
Abounding in sand; "Florida''s sandy beaches"
Composed of or covered with relatively large particles; "granular sugar"; "gritty sand"
An edible agaric that fruits in great clusters (especially in sandy soil under cottonwood trees) Back to top
Southeast Asian badger with a snout like a pig
A bar of sand
Evergreen mat-forming shrub of North America and northern Eurasia having small white flowers and red berries; leaves turn red in autumn
Stiff shrubby blackberry of the eastern United States (Connecticut to Florida)
Pour molten metal into a mold of sand
A desert-dwelling wildcat
Small straggling American cherry growing on sandy soil and having minute scarcely edible purplish-black fruit
A fissure in the wall of a horse''s hoof often causing lameness
Large wingless nocturnal grasshopper that burrows in loose soil along the Pacific coast of the United States
Small food fishes of the Pacific coast of North America
The lean flesh of a small flounder from the Pacific coast of North America
Alternatively placed in genus Martynia
Flattened disklike sea urchins that live on sandy bottoms
Erect smooth grass of sandy places in eastern North America
A ridge of sand created by the wind; found in deserts or near lakes and oceans
Very small silvery eellike schooling fishes that burrow into sandy beaches
Small amphipod crustaceans that hop like fleas; common on ocean beaches
Any of various small dipterous flies; blood-sucking females can transmit sandfly fever and leishmaniasis
Pigeon-like bird of arid regions of the Old World having long pointed wings and tail and precocial downy young
Small amphipod crustaceans that hop like fleas; common on ocean beaches Back to top
Very small silvery eellike schooling fishes that burrow into sandy beaches
Very small silvery eellike schooling fishes that burrow into sandy beaches
European leek cultivated and used like leeks
One of the most abundant lizards in the arid western United States
A common and widely distributed lizard of Europe and central Asia
Swallow of the northern hemisphere that nests in tunnels dug in clay or sand banks
Low-growing evergreen shrub of New Jersey to Florida grown for its many white star-shaped flowers and glossy foliage
A painting done by Amerindians (especially Navaho); made of fine colored sands on a neutral background
Low mat-forming herb of rocky places in United States
Southern European gerbil
Small nearly naked African mole rat of desert areas
European maritime sedge naturalized along Atlantic coast of United States; rootstock has properties of sarsaparilla
Silver-haired shrub of central and southern United States and Mexico; a troublesome weed on rangelands
European maritime sedge naturalized along Atlantic coast of United States; rootstock has properties of sarsaparilla
Shallow-water shark with sharp jagged teeth found on both sides of Atlantic; sometimes dangerous to swimmers
Small North American burrowing snake
A common flatfish of the Pacific coast of North America
Prostrate weedy herb with tiny pink flowers; widespread throughout Europe and Asia on sand dunes and heath and coastal cliffs; naturalized in eastern North America
Small pallid fishes of shoal tropical waters of North America and South America having eyes on stalks atop head; they burrow in sand to await prey
Shallow-water shark with sharp jagged teeth found on both sides of Atlantic; sometimes dangerous to swimmers Back to top
A hazard on a golf course
A tumor derived from fibrous tissue of the meninges or choroid plexus or certain other structures associated with the brain; characterized by sand-like particles
Any of various plants of the genus Abronia of western North America and Mexico having flowers resembling verbena
Harmless North American snake with upturned nose; may spread its head and neck or play dead when disturbed
Highly venomous viper of northern Africa and southwestern Asia having a horny spine above each eye
A wedge used to get out of sand traps
Marked by sound judgment; "sane nuclear policy"
Mentally healthy; free from mental disorder; "appears to be completely sane"
In a sane or lucid manner; "she is behaving rather sanely these days even though we know she is schizophrenic"
With good sense or in a reasonable or intelligent manner; "he acted sensibly in the crisis"; "speak more sanely about these affairs"; "acted quite reasonably"
Normal or sound powers of mind
Eurasian perennial herb having pale pink flowers and curved pods; naturalized in Britain and North America grasslands on calcareous soils; important forage crop and source of honey in Britain
North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng
Great coolness and composure under strain; "keep your cool"
A variety of gum
Sweetened red wine and orange or lemon juice with soda water
An inactive volcano in the Andes in central Ecuador; last erupted in 1946
United States nurse who campaigned for birth control and planned parenthood; she challenged Gregory Pincus to develop a birth control pill (1883-1966)
English biochemist who determined the sequence of amino acids in insulin and who invented a technique to determine the genetic sequence of an organism (born in 1918)
A trade language widely used in Chad Back to top
A traditional Zulu healer and respected elder
(legend) chalice used by Christ at the last supper
Sweetened red wine and orange or lemon juice with soda water
The formation of blood cells in the living body (especially in the bone marrow)
1 species: bloodroot
Perennial woodland native of North America having a red root and red sap and bearing a solitary lobed leave and white flower in early spring and having acrid emetic properties; rootstock used as a stimulant and expectorant
Marked by eagerness to resort to violence and bloodshed; "bloody-minded tyrants"; "bloodthirsty yells"; "went after the collaborators with a sanguinary fury that drenched the land with blood"-G.W.Johnson
Accompanied by bloodshed; "this bitter and sanguinary war"
Slave-making ant widely distributed over the northern hemisphere
Inclined to a healthy reddish color often associated with outdoor life; "a ruddy complexion"; "Santa''s rubicund cheeks"; "a fresh and sanguine complexion"
Confidently optimistic and cheerful
Feeling sanguine; optimistically cheerful and confident
Accompanied by bloodshed; "this bitter and sanguinary war"
Feeling sanguine; optimistically cheerful and confident
A plant of the genus Sanicula having palmately compound leaves and unisexual flowers in panicled umbels followed by bristly fruit; reputed to have healing powers
Chiefly American herbs: sanicle
Sanicle of northwestern United States and British Columbia having yellow flowers
Sanicle of northwestern United States and British Columbia having yellow or red or purple flowers
Sanicle of Europe and Asia having white to pale pink flowers
A fluid product of inflammation Back to top
Of or resembling or characterized by ichor or sanies; "an ichorous discharge"; "the sanious discharge from an ulcer"
The state of being conducive to health
A hospital for recuperation or for the treatment of chronic diseases
Free from filth and pathogens; "sanitary conditions for preparing food"; "a sanitary washroom"
Set of standards established and enforced by government for health requirements as in plumbing etc
The state of sanitation (clean or dirty)
A low area where waste is buried between layers of earth
A disposable absorbent pad (trade name Kotex); worn to absorb menstrual flow
Provide with sanitary facilities or appliances
Making something sanitary (free of germs) as by sterilizing
The state of being clean and conducive to health
Making something sanitary (free of germs) as by sterilizing
Make less offensive or more acceptable by removing objectionable features; "sanitize a document before releasing it to the press"; "sanitize history"; "sanitize the language in a book"
Make sanitary by cleaning or sterilizing
Made sanitary
Making something sanitary (free of germs) as by sterilizing
Make less offensive or more acceptable by removing objectionable features; "sanitize a document before releasing it to the press"; "sanitize history"; "sanitize the language in a book"
Make sanitary by cleaning or sterilizing
Made sanitary
Normal or sound powers of mind Back to top
A married male American Indian
A Hindu religious mendicant
A Hindu religious mendicant
Grown as a houseplant for its mottled fleshy sword-shaped leaves or as a source of fiber
Bowstring hemp of South Africa
Stemless plant having narrow rigid leaves often cultivated as a houseplant
Plant having thick fibrous leaves transversely banded in light and dark green
(Hinduism) an ancient language of India (the language of the Vedas and of Hinduism); an official language of India although it is now used only for religious purposes
(Hinduism) an ancient language of India (the language of the Vedas and of Hinduism); an official language of India although it is now used only for religious purposes
Hindu literature written in Sanskrit
An equal-area map projection showing parallels and the equator as straight lines and other meridians as curved; used to map tropical latitudes
A typeface in which characters have no serifs
Chiefly tropical herbs or shrubs or trees bearing nuts or one-seeded fruit
Order of plants distinguished by having a one-celled inferior ovary; many are parasitic or partly parasitic usually on roots
Parasitic trees of Indonesia and Malaysia
Parasitic tree of Indonesia and Malaysia having fragrant close-grained yellowish heartwood with insect-repelling properties and used, e.g., for making chests
A city in western El Salvador
A city in southern California east of Long Beach
Mexican general who tried to crush the Texas revolt and who lost battles to Winfield Scott and Zachary Taylor in the Mexican War (1795-1876)
A strong hot dry wind that blows in winter from the deserts of southern California toward the Pacific Coast Back to top
Mexican general who tried to crush the Texas revolt and who lost battles to Winfield Scott and Zachary Taylor in the Mexican War (1795-1876)
A town in southwestern California on the Pacific Ocean
An island resort in the Pacific off the southwestern coast of California
A city of west central California; residential area with light industry
The legendary patron saint of children
A city in central Bolivia
A town in western California on Monterey Bay; a tourist center
Rare California cypress taller than but closely related to gowen cypress and sometimes considered the same species
Capital of the state of New Mexico; located in north central New Mexico
A trail that extends from Missouri to New Mexico; an important route for settlers moving west in the 19th century
Brahman and shorthorn crossbreed of red cattle; hardy in hot regions
A pyramidal fir of southwestern California having spiny pointed leaves and cone scales with long spines
A town in southeastern Mexico near Oaxaca; site of Ahuehuete, a giant Montezuma cypress
Port city in northern Brazil in the Amazon delta; main port and commercial center for the Amazon River basin
West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice
The Siouan language spoken by the Santee people
A member of the eastern branch of the Sioux
A member of the eastern branch of the Sioux
A member of the eastern branch of the Sioux
A naval battle in the Spanish-American War (1898); the United States fleet bottled up the Spanish ships in the harbor of Santiago de Cuba and destroyed them when they tried to escape Back to top
The capital and largest city of Chile; located in central Chile; one of the largest cities in South America
Port city in southeastern Chile; industrial center
City in the northern Dominican Republic
The capital and largest city of Chile; located in central Chile; one of the largest cities in South America
A naval battle in the Spanish-American War (1898); the United States fleet bottled up the Spanish ships in the harbor of Santiago de Cuba and destroyed them when they tried to escape
Port city in southeastern Chile; industrial center
City in the northern Dominican Republic
Spanish histologist noted for his work on the structure of the nervous system (1852-1934)
100 santimi equal 1 lats
Genus of Mediterranean subshrubs with rayless flower heads
Branching aromatic Mediterranean shrub with woolly stems and leaves and yellow flowers
A port city in southwestern Brazil on an offshore island near Sao Paulo
The capital and largest city of the Dominican Republic; "Santo Domingo is the oldest continually inhabited European settlement in the Americas with the oldest cathedral and the oldest hospital and the oldest monastery in the Western Hemisphere"
Small genus of tropical American annual herbs: creeping zinnia
Low-branching leafy annual with flower heads resembling zinnias; found in southwestern United States and Mexico to Guatemala
Coarse annual grass cultivated in Japan and southeastern Asia for its edible seeds and for forage; important wildlife food in United States
A Hindu religious mendicant
A major geological fault in California; runs from San Diego to San Francisco; the source of serious earthquakes
A town in west central Texas; formerly a notorious frontier town
A city of south central Texas; site of the Alamo; site of several military bases and a popular haven for vacationers Back to top
A city in southern California east of Los Angeles
An Apache language
A picturesque city of southern California on San Diego Bay near the Mexican border; site of an important naval base
A bay of the Pacific in southern California
A fertile valley in southern California north of Los Angeles; includes many residential communities
A port in western California near the Golden Gate that is one of the major industrial and transportation centers; it has one of the world''s finest harbors; site of the Golden Gate Bridge
A bay of the Pacific in western California
A river in central California that rises in the Sierra Nevada and flows northwest to form a large delta with the Sacramento River
A vast valley in central California known for its rich farmland
The capital and largest city of Costa Rica
A city in western California located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay south of San Francisco; a center for computer and electronics industries
Small east Asian insect naturalized in the United States that damages fruit trees
The capital and largest city of Puerto Rico
A mountain range in southwestern Colorado that is part of the Rocky Mountains
A city in central Mexico
A native or inhabitant of San Marino
Of or relating to San Marino or its people; "San Marinese castles"
The smallest republic in the world; the oldest independent country in Europe (achieved independence in 301); located in the Apennines and completely surrounded by Italy
The capital and only city of San Marino
A town in California south of San Francisco Back to top
A town in western California north of Oakland on an arm of San Francisco Bay
Industrial city in northwestern Honduras
The capital and largest city of El Salvador; has suffered from recurrent earthquakes
A city in northern Spain on the Bay of Biscay near the French border; a fashionable seaside resort
A river in eastern France; rises in Lorraine and flows south to become the chief tributary of the Rhone
A river in eastern France; rises in Lorraine and flows south to become the chief tributary of the Rhone
A city in southeastern Brazil; an industrial suburb of Sao Paulo
An industrial city in southeastern Brazil across the bay from Rio de Janeiro
A city in southeastern Brazil that is a residential suburb of Rio de Janeiro
A city in southeastern Brazil east northeast of Sao Paulo
A city on an offshore island in northeast Brazil
An ultramodern port city in southeastern Brazil; the largest city in South America
Island nation in the South Atlantic off the West coast of Africa; achieved independence from Portugal in 1975; has enormous offshore oil reserves
Monetary unit on Sao Tome e Principe
Largest of the Cape Verde Islands in the Atlantic Ocean
Capital of Sao Tome and Principe
Island nation in the South Atlantic off the West coast of Africa; achieved independence from Portugal in 1975; has enormous offshore oil reserves
Island nation in the South Atlantic off the West coast of Africa; achieved independence from Portugal in 1975; has enormous offshore oil reserves
A piece of metal covered by leather with a flexible handle; used for hitting people
A person who lacks good judgment Back to top
A watery solution of sugars, salts, and minerals that circulates through the vascular system of a plant
Excavate the earth beneath
Deplete; "exhaust one''s savings"; "We quickly played out our strength"
African tree having rather lightweight cedar-scented wood varying in color from pink to reddish brown
The second month of the Islamic calendar
A person who lacks good judgment
A branch of the femoral nerve that supplies cutaneous branches to the inner aspect of the leg and foot
Either of two chief superficial veins of the leg that drain blood from the foot
Full of flavor
A pleasant flavor
The taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth
A pleasant flavor
Ability to apply knowledge or experience or understanding or common sense and insight
Of or relating to or characteristic of Homo sapiens
Acutely insightful and wise; "much too perspicacious to be taken in by such a spurious argument"; "observant and thoughtful, he was given to asking sagacious questions"; "a source of valuable insights and sapient advice to educators"
Characterized by wisdom, especially the wisdom of God; "a sapiential government"
Any of the biblical books (Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs, Wisdom of Solomon, Ecclesiasticus) that are considered to contain widom
In a shrewd manner; "he invested his fortune astutely"
Chiefly tropical New and Old World deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs bearing leathery drupes with yellow translucent flesh; most plants produce toxic saponins
An order od dicotyledonous plants Back to top
Type genus of the Sapindaceae
Deciduous tree of southwestern United States having pulpy fruit containing saponin
Deciduous tree of southwestern United States having pulpy fruit containing saponin
Evergreen of tropical America having pulpy fruit containing saponin which was used as soap by native Americans
Anthropologist and linguist; studied languages of North American Indians (1884-1939)
Destitute of sap and other vital juices; dry; "the rats and roaches scurrying along the sapless planks"- Norman Mailer
Lacking physical strength or vitality; "a feeble old woman"; "her body looked sapless"
Young tree
Tropical fruit with a rough brownish skin and very sweet brownish pulp
Large tropical American evergreen yielding chicle gum and edible fruit; sometimes placed in genus Achras
Tropical trees or shrubs with milky juice and often edible fleshy fruit
Tropical fruit with a rough brownish skin and very sweet brownish pulp
Large tropical American evergreen yielding chicle gum and edible fruit; sometimes placed in genus Achras
Having the qualities of soap (and liable to slip away)
Mostly perennial Old World herbs
Plant of European origin having pink or white flowers and leaves yielding a detergent when bruised
European annual with pale rose-colored flowers; cultivated flower or self-sown grainfield weed; introduced in North America; sometimes classified as a soapwort
A chemical reaction in which an ester is heated with an alkali (especially the alkaline hydrolysis of a fat or oil to make soap)
Converted into soap; "saponified oils"
Convert into soap by hydrolizing an ester into an acid and alcohol as a result of treating it with an alkali; "saponify oils and fats" Back to top
Become converted into soap by being hydrolized into an acid and alcohol as a result of being treated with an alkali; "the oil saponified"
Any of various plant glucosides that form soapy lathers when mixed and agitated with water; used in detergents and foaming agents and emulsifiers
Full of flavor
Tropical fruit with a rough brownish skin and very sweet brownish pulp
Tropical trees or shrubs with milky juice and often edible fleshy fruit
Brown oval fruit flesh makes excellent sherbet
Tropical American tree having wood like mahogany and sweet edible egg-shaped fruit; in some classifications placed in the genus Calocarpum
A military engineer who does sapping (digging trenches or undermining fortifications)
A military engineer who lays or detects and disarms mines
Of female homosexuality
A meter used by Sappho and named after her
An ode with several stanzas
A light shade of blue
A transparent piece of sapphire that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
A precious transparent stone of rich blue corundum valued as a gemstone
Having the color of a blue sapphire; "sapphire eyes"
Deciduous shrub of eastern Asia bearing decorative bright blue fruit
A rare light blue or green mineral; consists of aluminum-magnesium silicate and occurs as small grains in some metamorphic rocks
Made of or resembling sapphire
Female homosexuality Back to top
The Greek lyric poet of Lesbos; much admired although only fragments of her poetry have been preserved (6th century BC)
A commercial city in northern Japan on western Hokkaido
Abounding in sap; "sappy maple trees"; "sappy kindling wood"
Pungent adjectives of disesteem; "gave me a cockamamie reason for not going"; "wore a goofy hat"; "a silly idea"; "some wacky plan for selling more books"
Blood poisoning caused by putrefactive bacteria; results from eating putrified matter
Blood poisoning caused by putrefactive bacteria; results from eating putrified matter
An organism that lives in and derives its nourishment from organic matter in stagnant or foul water
Living in or being an environment rich in organic matter but lacking oxygen
Aquatic fungi growing chiefly on plant debris and animal remains
Order of chiefly aquatic fungi
A fungus that attacks living fish and tadpoles and spawn causing white fungus disease: a coating of white hyphae on especially peripheral parts (as fins)
A deposit of clay and disintegrating rock that is found in its original place
Sludge (rich in organic matter) that accumulates at the bottom of lakes or oceans
(of certain animals) feeding on dead or decaying animal matter
An organism that feeds on dead organic matter especially a fungus or bacterium
(of some plants or fungi) feeding on dead or decaying organic matter
Obtaining food osmotically from dissolved organic material
An organism that feeds on dead organic matter especially a fungus or bacterium
(of certain animals) feeding on dead or decaying animal matter
A hard green Swiss cheese made with skim-milk curd and flavored with clover Back to top
Small American woodpecker that feeds on sap from e.g. apple and maple trees
Newly formed outer wood lying between the cambium and the heartwood of a tree or woody plant; usually light colored; active in water conduction
A town in northern Egypt; site of the oldest Egyptian pyramids
A town in northern Egypt; site of the oldest Egyptian pyramids
A weak protease inhibitor (trade name Invirase) used in treating HIV
A stately court dance of the 17th and 18th centuries; in slow time
Music composed for dancing the saraband
(historically) a Muslim who opposed the crusades
(historically) a member of the nomadic people of the Syrian and Arabian deserts at the time of the Roman Empire
(when used broadly) any Arab
An ancient city in northeastern Spain; formerly the capital of Aragon
(Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac
French actress (1844-1923)
English actress noted for her performances in Shakespearean roles (1755-1831)
English actress noted for her performances in Shakespearean roles (1755-1831)
United States jazz singer noted for her complex bebop phrasing and scat singing (1924-1990)
Capital and largest city of Bosnia; scene of the assassination of Francis Ferdinand in 1914 which precipitated World War I
Any of various thermoplastic resins used to make things
A thin plastic film made of saran (trade name Saran Wrap) that sticks to itself; used for wrapping food
A long brightly colored shawl; worn mainly by Mexican men Back to top
A town in west central Florida on the Gulf of Mexico
Hindu goddess of learning and the arts
A battle during the American Revolution (1777); the British under Burgoyne were defeated
A thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat
Feeds on pines in northern United States
A town in eastern New York State famed for its spa and its horse racing
An industrial city in the European part of Russia
A region of Malaysia on northwestern Borneo
A native or inhabitant of Sarawak
Of or relating to Sarawak or its people; "Sarawakian beaches"; "Sarawakian natives"
United States golfer who was first to win all four major golf tournaments (1902-1999)
United States poet (1884-1933)
Witty language used to convey insults or scorn; "he used sarcasm to upset his opponent"; "irony is wasted on the stupid"; "Satire is a sort of glass, wherein beholders do generally discover everybody''s face but their own"--Johathan Swift
Expressing or expressive of ridicule that wounds
In a sarcastic manner; "`Ah, now we''re getting at the truth,'' he interposed sarcastically"
1 species: greasewood
Low hardy much-branched spiny shrub common in alkaline soils of western America
Genus of tropical African trees and shrubs
Large African forest tree yielding a strong hard yellow to golden brown lumber; sometimes placed in genus Sarcocephalus
Stout spreading or semi-climbing tropical shrub with round brownish-red warty fruit; Africa Back to top
Stout spreading or semi-climbing tropical shrub with round brownish-red warty fruit; Africa
Diminutive epiphytic or lithophytic orchids with clumped short-stemmed foliage and arching racemes of colorful flowers; Australia and Polynesia to southeastern Asia
Diminutive Australian orchid with loose racemes of fragrant white flowers with purple and orange markings on the lip
Parasite of the muscles of vertebrates
Parasite of the muscles of vertebrates
Chief genus of the order Sarcosporidia
Snow plant; in some classifications placed in family Pyrolaceae
A fleshy bright red saprophytic plant of the mountains of western North America that appears in early spring while snow is on the ground
Characterized by the formation of pseudopods for locomotion and taking food: Actinopoda; Rhizopoda
Protozoa that move and capture food by forming pseudopods
Protozoa that move and capture food by forming pseudopods
Of or relating to or resembling flesh
A chronic disease of unknown cause marked by the formation of nodules in the lungs and liver and lymph glands and salivary glands
An extensible membrane enclosing the contractile substance of a muscle fiber
Of or relating to the sarcolemma
Of or relating to sarcolemma
Of or relating to sarcolemma
A usually malignant tumor arising from connective tissue (bone or muscle etc.); one of the four major types of cancer
One of the segments into which a myofibril is divided
Flesh flies Back to top
Fly whose larvae feed on carrion or the flesh of living animals
A stone coffin (usually bearing sculpture or inscriptions)
Tasmanian devil
Small ferocious carnivorous marsupial having a mostly black coat and long tail
The cytoplasm of a striated muscle fiber
Type genus of the family Sarcoptidae: itch mites
Whitish mites that attack the skin of humans and other animals; "itch mites cause scabies"
Small whitish mites
Usually containing only the king vulture
Large black-and-white vulture of South America and Central America; have colorful wattles and wartlike protuberances on head and neck
Family of fungi belonging to the order Pezizales
A discomycete that is a harbinger of spring; the fruiting body is thin and tough and saucer-shaped (about the size of quarter to a half dollar) with a deep bright red upper surface and a whitish exterior
A sweetish crystalline amino acid
Of or relating to sarcosomes
A type of ascomycetous fungus
A large mitochondrion in a striated muscle fiber
Imperfectly known parasites of the muscles of vertebrates
Parasite of the muscles of vertebrates
Succulent subshrubs or vines; tropical and subtropical India and Africa and Malaysia
Leafless East Indian vine; its sour milky juice formerly used to make an intoxicating drink Back to top
One of many contractile filaments that make up a striated muscle fiber
A deep orange-red variety of chalcedony
Bonitos
Common bonito of Pacific coast of the Americas; its dark oily flesh cans well
Probably a northern strain of Chile bonito
Medium-sized tuna-like food fish of warm Atlantic and Pacific waters; less valued than tuna
An island in the Mediterranean west of Italy
The Italian region on the island of Sardinia; the kingdom of Sardinia was the nucleus for uniting Italy during the 19th century
Pilchards
Small fishes found in great schools along coasts of Europe; smaller and rounder than herring
Any of various small edible herring or related food fishes frequently canned
Small fishes found in great schools along coasts of Europe; smaller and rounder than herring
Small fatty fish usually canned
A deep orange-red variety of chalcedony
Oil obtained from sardines and used chiefly as a lubricant and in soap
An island in the Mediterranean west of Italy
The Italian region on the island of Sardinia; the kingdom of Sardinia was the nucleus for uniting Italy during the 19th century
The Italian dialect spoken in Sardinia; sometimes considered a separate language with many loan words from Spanish
A native or inhabitant of Sardinia
Of or relating to or characteristic of Sardinia or its people Back to top
Pilchards
Small pilchards common off the pacific coast of North America
An ancient Greek city located in the western part of what is now modern Turkey; as the capital of Lydia it was the cultural center of Asia Minor; destroyed by Tamerlane in 1402
A deep orange-red variety of chalcedony
Disdainfully or ironically humorous; scornful and mocking; "his rebellion is the bitter, sardonic laughter of all great satirists"- Frank Schoenberner; "a wry pleasure to be...reminded of all that one is missing"- Irwin Edman
In a sarcastic manner; "`Ah, now we''re getting at the truth,'' he interposed sarcastically"
An onyx characterized by parallel layers of sard and a different colored mineral
A dress worn primarily by Hindu women; consists of several yards of light material that is draped around the body
Brown algae with rounded bladders forming dense floating masses in tropical Atlantic waters as in the Sargasso Sea
A vast area of the North Atlantic from the West Indies to the Azores that is dense with gulfweed
Brown algae with rounded bladders forming dense floating masses in tropical Atlantic waters as in the Sargasso Sea
Brown algae with rounded bladders forming dense floating masses in tropical Atlantic waters as in the Sargasso Sea
Small fantastically formed and colored fishes found among masses of sargassum
United States painter (born in Italy) known for his society portraits (1856-1925)
A dress worn primarily by Hindu women; consists of several yards of light material that is draped around the body
A highly toxic chemical nerve agent that inhibits the activity of cholinesterase
United States businessman who pioneered in radio and television broadcasting (1891-1971)
A loose skirt consisting of brightly colored fabric wrapped around the body; worn by both women and men in the South Pacific
A gulf of the Aegean on the southeastern coast of Greece
United States writer of plays and short stories (1908-1981) Back to top
Consort of Marduk
(Greek mythology) a son of Zeus who became king of Lycia; fought on behalf of the Trojans in the Trojan War and was killed by Patroclus
Pitcher plants
Insectivorous plants
Plants that are variously modified to serve as insect traps: families Sarraceniaceae; Nepenthaceae; Droseraceae
Pitcher plant of southeastern United States having erect wide-mouth yellow trumpet-shaped pitchers with erect lids
Yellow-flowered pitcher plant of southeastern United States having trumpet-shaped leaves with the orifice covered with an arched hood
Perennial bog herb having dark red flowers and decumbent broadly winged pitchers forming a rosette; of northeastern North America and naturalized in Europe especially Ireland
A respiratory disease of unknown etiology that apparently originated in mainland China in 2003; characterized by fever and coughing or difficulty breathing or hypoxia; can be fatal
Carbonated drink flavored with an extract from sarsaparilla root or with birch oil and sassafras
Any of various prickly climbing plants of the tropical American genus Smilax having aromatic roots and heart-shaped leaves
Dried root of any of various plants of the genus Smilax used as a flavoring agent
A person whose occupation is making and altering garments
Of or relating to a tailor or to tailoring
Of or relating to the sartorius muscle
A muscle in the thigh that helps to rotate the leg into the sitting position assumed by a tailor; the longest muscle in the human body
A muscle in the thigh that helps to rotate the leg into the sitting position assumed by a tailor; the longest muscle in the human body
French writer and existentialist philosopher (1905-1980)
Indian philosopher and statesman who introduced Indian philosophy to the West (1888-1975)
A specialist regiment of the British army that is trained in commando techniques of warfare and used in clandestine operations (especially against terrorist groups) Back to top
A band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers
A framework that holds the panes of a window in the window frame
A journey taken for pleasure; "many summer excursions to the shore"; "it was merely a pleasure trip"; "after cautious sashays into the field"
(ballet) quick gliding steps with one foot always leading
A square dance figure; partners circle each other taking sideways steps
Move sideways
Perform a chasse step, in ballet
To walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others; "He struts around like a rooster in a hen house"
Very thinly sliced raw fish
A strong cord connecting a sash weight to a sliding sash
A lock attached to the sashes of a double hung window that can fix both in the shut position
A strong cord connecting a sash weight to a sliding sash
A lock attached to the sashes of a double hung window that can fix both in the shut position
A counterweight for a sliding sash
A window with (usually two) sashes that slide vertically to let in air
One of the three prairie provinces in west central Canada; "vast fields of wheat grow on Saskatchewan''s prairies"
Edible purple or red berries
A city is southern Saskatchewan
Large hairy humanoid creature said to live in wilderness areas of the United States and Canada
An impudent or insolent rejoinder; "don''t give me any of your sass" Back to top
Answer back in an impudent or insolent manner; "don''t sass me!"; "The teacher punished the students who were sassing all morning";
A large South African antelope; considered the swiftest hoofed mammal
Dried root bark of the sassafras tree
Yellowwood tree with brittle wood and aromatic leaves and bark; source of sassafras oil; widely distributed in eastern North America
Yellowwood tree with brittle wood and aromatic leaves and bark; source of sassafras oil; widely distributed in eastern North America
Pacific coast tree having aromatic foliage and small umbellate flowers followed by olivelike fruit; yields a hard tough wood
Oil from root bark of sassafras trees; used in perfumery and as a disinfectant
Yellowwood tree with brittle wood and aromatic leaves and bark; source of sassafras oil; widely distributed in eastern North America
The Scots'' term for an English person
An impudent or insolent rejoinder; "don''t give me any of your sass"
Improperly forward or bold; "don''t be fresh with me"; "impertinent of a child to lecture a grownup"; "an impudent boy given to insulting strangers"
The seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
100 satangs equal 1 baht
Extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell; "something demonic in him--something that could be cruel"; "fires lit up a diabolic scene"; "diabolical sorcerers under the influence of devils"; "a fiendish despot"; "hellish torture"; "in
Of or relating to Satan; "Satanic verses"
The worship of devils (especially Satan)
An adherent of Satan or Satanism
An abnormal fear of Satan
Luggage consisting of a small case with a flat bottom and (usually) a shoulder strap Back to top
United States baseball player; a Black pitcher noted for his longevity (1906-1982)
United States jazz trumpeter and bandleader (1900-1971)
Fill to satisfaction; "I am sated"
Fed beyond capacity or desire
A cotton fabric with a satiny finish
Man-made equipment that orbits around the earth or the moon
Any celestial body orbiting around a planet or star
A person who follows or serves another
Broadcast or disseminate via satellite
Surrounding and dominated by a central authority or power; "a city and its satellite communities"
A receiver on a communications satellite
A television system in which the signal is transmitted to an orbiting satellite that receives the signal and amplifies it and transmits it back to earth
A transmitter on a communications satellite
A television system in which the signal is transmitted to an orbiting satellite that receives the signal and amplifies it and transmits it back to earth
Possible to satisfy or sate; "a satiable thirst"; "a satiable appetite"
Overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself; "She stuffed herself at the dinner"; "The kids binged on icecream"
Fill to satisfaction; "I am sated"
Supplied (especially fed) to satisfaction
Supplied (especially fed) to satisfaction
The act of achieving full gratification Back to top
The state of being satisfactorily full and unable to take on more
French composer noted for his experimentalism and rejection of Romanticism (1866-1925)
The state of being satisfactorily full and unable to take on more
A smooth fabric of silk or rayon; has a glossy face and a dull back
Tropical American timber tree with dark hard heavy wood and small plumlike purple fruit
Southeastern European plant cultivated for its fragrant purplish flowers and round flat papery silver-white seedpods that are used for indoor decoration
East Indian tree with valuable hard lustrous yellowish wood;
Hard yellowish wood of a satinwood tree having a satiny luster; used for fine cabinetwork and tools
West Indian tree with smooth lustrous and slightly oily wood
East Indian tree with valuable hard lustrous yellowish wood;
Having a smooth, gleaming surface; "glossy auburn hair"; "satiny gardenia petals"; "sleek black fur"; "silken eyelashes"; "silky skin"; "a silklike fabric"; "slick seals and otters"
Of southeast Australia; male is glossy violet blue; female is light gray-green
Of southeast Australia; male is glossy violet blue; female is light gray-green
Southeastern European plant cultivated for its fragrant purplish flowers and round flat papery silver-white seedpods that are used for indoor decoration
Tropical American timber tree with dark hard heavy wood and small plumlike purple fruit
Flat stitches worked so closely as to resemble satin
Reddish-brown wood and lumber from heartwood of the sweet gum tree used to make furniture
A weave in which the filling and warp threads intersect in such a way as to give a smooth compact surface with no distinguishable twill line
Witty language used to convey insults or scorn; "he used sarcasm to upset his opponent"; "irony is wasted on the stupid"; "Satire is a sort of glass, wherein beholders do generally discover everybody''s face but their own"--Johathan Swift
Exposing human folly to ridicule; "a persistent campaign of mockery by the satirical fortnightly magazine" Back to top
Exposing human folly to ridicule; "a persistent campaign of mockery by the satirical fortnightly magazine"
In a satirical manner; "she spoke satirically"
Ridicule with satire; "The writer satirized the politician''s proposal"
A humorist who uses ridicule and irony and sarcasm
Ridicule with satire; "The writer satirized the politician''s proposal"
Act of fulfilling a desire or need or appetite; "the satisfaction of their demand for better services"
The contentment you feel when you have done something right; "the chef tasted the sauce with great satisfaction"
Compensation for a wrong; "we were unable to get satisfaction from the local store"
State of being gratified; great satisfaction; "dull repetitious work gives no gratification"; "to my immense gratification he arrived on time"
In a satisfactory manner
The quality of giving satisfaction sufficient to meet a demand or requirement
Meeting requirements; "the step makes a satisfactory seat"
Giving satisfaction; "satisfactory living conditions"; "his grades were satisfactory"
Possible to satisfy or sate; "a satiable thirst"; "a satiable appetite"
Decide on and pursue a course of action satisfying the minimum requirements to achieve a goal; "optimization requires processes that are more complex than those needed to merely satisfice"
Filled with satisfaction; "a satisfied customer"
Allayed; "his thirst quenched he was able to continue"
Any agent capable of producing satisfaction
Fill or meet a want or need
Make happy or satisfied Back to top
Fulfil the requirements or expectations of
Giving pleasure or satisfaction
Providing freedom from worry
Providing abundant nourishment; "a hearty meal"; "good solid food"; "ate a substantial breakfast"
In a gratifying manner; "the performance was at a gratifyingly high level"
(Zen Buddhism) a state of sudden spiritual enlightenment
A governor of a province in ancient Persia
Medium-sized largely seedless mandarin orange with thin smooth skin
A variety of mandarin orange
A variety of mandarin orange
Cause (a chemical compound, vapour, solution, magnetic material, etc.) to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance
Infuse or fill completely; "Impregnate the cloth with alcohol"
(of color) being chromatically pure; not diluted with white or gray or black
Used especially of organic compounds; having all available valence bonds filled; "saturated fats"
Being the most concentrated solution possible at a given temperature; unable to dissolve still more of a substance; "a saturated solution"
Wet through and through; thoroughly wet; "stood at the door drenched (or soaked) by the rain"; "a shirt saturated with perspiration"; "his shoes were sopping (or soaking)"; "the speaker''s sodden collar"; "soppy clothes"
A fatty acid whose carbon chain cannot absorb any more hydrogen atoms; found chiefly in animal fats
The act of soaking thoroughly with a liquid
Chromatic purity: freedom from dilution with white and hence vividness of hue
The process of totally saturating something with a substance; "the impregnation of wood with preservative"; "the saturation of cotton with ether" Back to top
A condition in which a quantity no longer responds to some external influence
An extensive and systematic bombing intended to devastate a large target
(chemistry) the stage at which a substance will receive no more of another substance in solution or in a vapor
The seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
A cheap handgun that is easily obtained
Savory
Erect annual herb with oval leaves and pink flowers; used to flavor e.g. meats or soups or salads; southeastern Europe and naturalized elsewhere
Erect perennial subshrub having pink or white flowers and leathery leaves with a flavor of thyme; southern Europe
Savory
Fragrant European mint having clusters of small violet-and-white flowers; naturalized especially in eastern North America
Low-growing strongly aromatic perennial herb of southern Europe to GB naturalized in United States
Mint-scented perennial of central and southern Europe
Trailing perennial evergreen herb of northwestern United States with small white flowers; used medicinally
Aromatic herb with large pink flowers; southern and southeastern Europe; Anatolia; northern Iran
Erect annual herb with oval leaves and pink flowers; used to flavor e.g. meats or soups or salads; southeastern Europe and naturalized elsewhere
Erect perennial subshrub having pink or white flowers and leathery leaves with a flavor of thyme; southern Europe
Low-growing strongly aromatic perennial herb of southern Europe to GB naturalized in United States
Aromatic herb having heads of small pink or whitish flowers; widely distributed in United States, Europe and Asia
A giant planet which is surrounded by three planar concentric rings of ice particles; 6th planet from the sun
(Roman mythology) god of agriculture and vegetation; counterpart of Greek Cronus; "Saturday is Saturn''s Day" Back to top
A wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity
An orgiastic festival in ancient Rome in honor of Saturn
Type genus of the Saturniidae: emperor moth
Large moth of temperate forests of Eurasia having heavily scaled transparent wings
Large brightly colored and usually tropical moth; larvae spin silken cocoons
Important and widely distributed family of moths including some of the largest insects known
Large brightly colored and usually tropical moth; larvae spin silken cocoons
Showing a brooding ill humor; "a dark scowl"; "the proverbially dour New England Puritan"; "a glum, hopeless shrug"; "he sat in moody silence"; "a morose and unsociable manner"; "a saturnine, almost misanthropic young genius"- Bruce Bliven; "a sour temper
Bitter or scornful; "the face was saturnine and swarthy, and the sensual lips...twisted with disdain"- Oscar Wilde
Toxic condition produced by the absorption of excessive lead into the system
The form of nonviolent resistance initiated in India by Mahatma Gandhi in order to oppose British rule and to hasten political reforms
Indian physicist who with Albert Einstein proposed statistical laws based on the indistinguishability of particles; led to the description of fundamental particles that later came to be known as bosons
Indian physicist who with Albert Einstein proposed statistical laws based on the indistinguishability of particles; led to the description of fundamental particles that later came to be known as bosons
One of a class of woodland deities; attendant on Bacchus; identified with Roman fauns
Man with strong sexual desires
Abnormally intense sexual desire in men
Of or relating to or having the characteristics of a satyr; "this satyric old man pursues young girls"
Of or relating to or having the characteristics of a satyr; "this satyric old man pursues young girls"
A widely distributed family of butterflies common near the edges of woods
Orchid with broad ovate leaves and long-bracted green very irregular flowers Back to top
An ancient Greek burlesque with a chorus of satyrs
Flavorful relish or dressing or topping served as an accompaniment to food
Add zest or flavor to, make more interesting; "sauce the roast"
Dress (food) with a relish
Behave saucy or impudently towards
European herb that smells like garlic
A dish (often boat-shaped) for serving gravy or sauce
A deep pan with a handle; used for stewing or boiling
A cooking pot that has handles on either side and tight fitting lid; used for stewing or boiling
A disk used in throwing competitions
Directional antenna consisting of a parabolic reflector for microwave or radio frequency radiation
A small shallow dish for holding a cup at the table
Something with a round shape like a flat circular plate
Having large round wide-open eyes
Large deciduous shrub or small tree having large open rosy to purplish flowers; native to Asia; prized as an ornamental in eastern North America
Creamy white sauce with horseradish and mustard
Brown sauce and tomato puree with onions and mushrooms and dry white wine
Bouillon or beef stock thickened with butter and flour roux and variously seasoned with herbs or Worcestershire etc.
Brown sauce with tomatoes and a caramelized mixture of minced carrots and onions and celery seasoned with madeira
Mayonnaise and heavy cream combined with chopped green pepper and green onion seasoned with chili sauce and worcestershire sauce and lemon juice Back to top
Mayonnaise with tarragon or dill and chopped watercress and spinach or cucumber
Oil and vinegar with mustard and garlic
In an impudent or impertinent manner; "a lean, swarthy fellow was peering through the window, grinning impudently"
In a perky manner; "stuck perkily, like a bustle on a woman''s skirt"
Inappropriate playfulness
Improperly forward or bold; "don''t be fresh with me"; "impertinent of a child to lecture a grownup"; "an impudent boy given to insulting strangers"
Characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality; "a certain irreverent gaiety and ease of manner"
A native or inhabitant of Saudi Arabia
Of or relating to Saudi Arabia or its people; "the Saudi-Arabian desert"; "the Saudi Royal family"
Of or relating to Saudi Arabia or its people; "the Saudi-Arabian desert"; "the Saudi Royal family"
An absolute monarchy occupying most of the Arabian Peninsula in southwest Asia; vast oil reserves dominate the economy
A native or inhabitant of Saudi Arabia
Monetary unit in Saudi Arabia
The basic unit of money in Saudi Arabia
Pot roast marinated several days in seasoned vinegar before cooking; usually served with potato dumplings
Shredded cabbage fermented in brine
A member of the Algonquian people formerly living in Wisconsin in the Fox River valley and on the shores of Green Bay
(New Testament) a Christian missionary to the Gentiles; author of several Epistles in the New Testament; even though Paul was not present at the Last Supper he is considered an apostle; "Paul''s name was Saul prior to his conversion to Christianity"
(Old Testament) the first king of the Israelites who defended Israel against many enemies (especially the Philistines)
A town of southern Ontario opposite northern Michigan Back to top
United States novelist (born in Canada in 1915)
(New Testament) a Christian missionary to the Gentiles; author of several Epistles in the New Testament; even though Paul was not present at the Last Supper he is considered an apostle; "Paul''s name was Saul prior to his conversion to Christianity"
United States cartoonist (born in Romania) noted for his caricatures of famous people (1914-1999)
A Finnish steam bath; steam is produced by pouring water over heated rocks
A leisurely walk (usually in some public place)
A careless leisurely gait; "he walked with a kind of saunter as if he hadn''t a care in the world"
Walk leisurely and with no apparent aim
Someone who walks at a leisurely pace
A California food fish
Large elongated compressed food fish of the Atlantic waters of Europe
True lizards; including chameleons and geckos
Any of various reptiles of the suborder Sauria which includes lizards; in former classifications included also the crocodiles and dinosaurs
Of or relating to lizards
Extinct terrestrial reptiles: theropods (carnivorous); sauropods (herbivorous)
Herbivorous or carnivorous dinosaur having a three-pronged pelvis like that of a crocodile
Herbivorous or carnivorous dinosaur having a three-pronged pelvis like that of a crocodile
Chuckwallas
Rock-dwelling herbivorous lizard of arid parts of southwestern United States and Mexico
Very large herbivorous dinosaur of the Jurassic and Cretaceous having a small head a long neck and tail and five-toed limbs; largest known land animal
Any of the sauropod dinosaurs Back to top
Gigantic herbivorous dinosaurs having huge bodies with long necks and small heads: Prosauropoda and Sauropoda (apatosaurus, diplodocus and titanosaurs)
Very large herbivorous dinosaur of the Jurassic and Cretaceous having a small head a long neck and tail and five-toed limbs; largest known land animal
Extinct marine reptiles: plesiosaurs; nothosaurs
Early archosaurian carnivore
Family of perennial aromatic herbs: genera Saururus; Anemopsis; Houttuynia
Type genus of the Saururaceae: lizard''s-tails
North American herbaceous perennial of wet places having slender curled racemes of small white flowers
Slender long-beaked fish of temperate Atlantic waters
A small nonrigid airship used for observation or as a barrage balloon
Highly seasoned minced meat stuffed in casings
Shaped like a sausage
A small nonrigid airship used for observation or as a barrage balloon
A fat sausage-shaped curl
Informal term
Informal term
Any meat that is minced and spiced and cooked as patties or used to fill sausages
Tomato and cheese pizza with sausage
Sausage meat rolled and baked in pastry
Swiss linguist and expert in historical linguistics whose lectures laid the foundations for synchronic linguistics (1857-1913)
Genus of herbs of temperate and cool regions of Eurasia Back to top
Annual herb of the eastern Himalayas (Kashmir) having purple florets and a fragrant root that yields a volatile oil used in perfumery and for preserving furs
Annual herb of the eastern Himalayas (Kashmir) having purple florets and a fragrant root that yields a volatile oil used in perfumery and for preserving furs
Fry briefly over high heat; "saute the onions"
Fried quickly in a little fat
Fried quickly in a little fat
Cooking in fat or oil in a pan or griddle
Semisweet golden-colored table or dessert wine from around Bordeaux in France; similar wine from California
Semisweet golden-colored table or dessert wine from around Bordeaux in France; similar wine from California
A California wine
White wine grape grown in California
Small blue-black grape of Medoc region of France highly prized in winemaking
A cruelly rapacious person
A member of an uncivilized people
Criticize harshly or violently; "The press savaged the new President"; "The critics crucified the author for plagiarizing a famous passage"
Attack brutally and fiercely
Without civilizing influences; "barbarian invaders"; "barbaric practices"; "a savage people"; "fighting is crude and uncivilized especially if the weapons are efficient"-Margaret Meade; "wild tribes"
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering; "a barbarous crime"; "brutal beatings"; "cruel tortures"; "Stalin''s roughshod treatment of the kulaks"; "a savage slap"; "vicious kicks"
Wild and menacing; "a ferocious dog"
Marked by extreme and violent energy; "a ferocious beating"; "fierce fighting"; "a furious battle"
In a vicious manner; "he was viciously attacked" Back to top
Wildly; like an animal; "she cried out savagely"
The trait of extreme cruelty
A brutal barbarous savage act
The trait of extreme cruelty
A flat grassland in tropical or subtropical regions
A flat grassland in tropical or subtropical regions
A port in eastern Georgia near the mouth of the Savannah river
A river in South Carolina that flows southeast to the Atlantic
A river in South Carolina that flows southeast to the Atlantic
Someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field
A Dravidian language spoke by the Savara people in southeastern India (north of Madras)
A member of the Dravidian people living in southern India
A sponge cake baked in a ring mold
(sports) the act of preventing the opposition from scoring; "the goalie made a brilliant save"; "the relief pitcher got credit for a save"
Make unnecessary an expenditure or effort; "This will save money"; "I''ll save you the trouble"; "This will save you a lot of time"
To keep up and reserve for personal or special use; "She saved the old family photographs in a drawer"
Feather one''s nest; have a nest egg; "He saves half his salary"
Spend less; buy at a reduced price
Retain rights to; "keep my job for me while I give birth"; "keep my seat, please"; "keep open the possibility of a merger"
Spend sparingly, avoid the waste of; "This move will save money"; "The less fortunate will have to economize now" Back to top
Refrain from harming
Save from ruin, destruction, or harm
Save from sins
Bring into safety; "We pulled through most of the victims of the bomb attack"
A net hung between ship and pier while loading a ship
A sail set to catch wind spilled from a larger sail
A receptacle for catching waste products for further use
Guarded from injury or destruction
Rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin; "a saved soul"
Amassed and put away for future use; "had some money saved up"; "many stored-up grievances"
A ready-cooked and highly seasoned pork sausage
Someone who saves something from danger or violence
Someone who saves (especially money)
Feather one''s nest; have a nest egg; "He saves half his salary"
Procumbent or spreading juniper
Recovery or preservation from loss or danger; "work is the deliverance of mankind"; "a surgeon''s job is the saving of lives"
An act of economizing; reduction in cost; "it was a small economy to walk to work every day"; "there was a saving of 50 cents"
The activity of protecting something from loss or danger
Characterized by thriftiness; "wealthy by inheritance but saving by constitution"- Ellen Glasgow
Bringing about salvation or redemption from sin; "saving faith"; "redemptive (or redeeming) love" Back to top
A fund of money put by as a reserve
A bank account that accumulates interest
A savings account deposited by someone who makes themselves the trustee for a beneficiary and who controls it during their lifetime; afterward the balance is payable to the previously named beneficiary
A thrift institution that is required by law to make a certain percentage of its loans as home mortgages
A thrift institution that is required by law to make a certain percentage of its loans as home mortgages
A container (usually with a slot in the top) for keeping money at home; "the coin bank was empty"
A thrift institution in the northeastern United States; since deregulation in the 1980s they offer services competitive with many commercial banks
A savings account deposited by someone who makes themselves the trustee for a beneficiary and who controls it during their lifetime; afterward the balance is payable to the previously named beneficiary
Non-negotiable government bond; cannot be bought and sold once the original purchase is made
(Bhristian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who under such divine influence; "the conception of grace developed alongside the conception of sin"; "it was debated whether saving grace could be obtained outside the membership of
A person who rescues you from harm or danger
A teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)
A person who rescues you from harm or danger
A teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)
An important Hindu god; the sun in its life-giving aspect
Social skill
Italian religious and political reformer; a Dominican friar in Florence who preached against sin and corruption and gained a large following; he expelled the Medici from Florence but was later excommunicated and executed for criticizing the Pope (1452-149
The taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth
Derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in; "She relished her fame and basked in her glory"
Taste appreciatively; "savor the soup" Back to top
Give taste to
Have flavor; taste of something
Having an appetizing flavor
Taking a small amount into the mouth to test its quality; "cooking was fine but it was the savoring that he enjoyed most"
Lacking taste or flavor or tang; "a bland diet"; "insipid hospital food"; "flavorless supermarket tomatoes"; "vapid beer"; "vapid tea"
The property of having no flavor
An aromatic or spicy dish served at the end of dinner or as an hors d''oeuvre
Either of two aromatic herbs of the mint family
Dwarf aromatic shrub of Mediterranean regions
Any of several aromatic herbs or subshrubs of the genus Satureja having spikes of flowers attractive to bees
Pleasing to the sense of taste
Morally respectable or inoffensive; "a past that was scarcely savory"
Having an agreeably pungent taste
The taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth
Derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in; "She relished her fame and basked in her glory"
Taste appreciatively; "savor the soup"
Give taste to
Have flavor; taste of something
Taking a small amount into the mouth to test its quality; "cooking was fine but it was the savoring that he enjoyed most"
Lacking taste or flavor or tang; "a bland diet"; "insipid hospital food"; "flavorless supermarket tomatoes"; "vapid beer"; "vapid tea" Back to top
The property of having no flavor
An aromatic or spicy dish served at the end of dinner or as an hors d''oeuvre
Either of two aromatic herbs of the mint family
Pleasing to the sense of taste
Morally respectable or inoffensive; "a past that was scarcely savory"
Having an agreeably pungent taste
Head of soft crinkly leaves
A resident of Savoy
A person who performs in the operettas of Gilbert and Sullivan
Head of soft crinkly leaves
Cabbage plant with a compact head of crinkled leaves
The cognitive condition of someone who understands; "he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect"
Get the meaning of something; "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?"
A power tool for cutting wood
Hand tool having a toothed blade for cutting
A condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
Cut with a saw; "saw wood for the fireplace"
Notched like a saw with teeth pointing toward the apex
The fifth month of the Hindu calendar
Large crested fish-eating diving duck having a slender hooked bill with serrated edges Back to top
A physician who specializes in surgery
A framework for holding wood that is being sawed
Fine particles of wood made by sawing wood
A doll that is stuffed with sawdust
A saloon whose floor is covered with sawdust
Cut short; "a sawed-off shotgun"; "a sawed-off broomstick"; "the shortened rope was easier to use"
Well below average height
A shotgun with short barrels
Primitive ray with sharp teeth on each edge of a long flattened snout
Insect whose female has a saw-like ovipositor for inserting eggs into the leaf or stem tissue of a host plant
A framework for holding wood that is being sawed
A power tool for cutting wood
The third pillar of Islam is fasting (primarily during the month of Ramadan); Muslims abstain from food and drink and gambling and all sensuous pleasures from sunrise to sunset during Ramadan
A mill for dressing logs and lumber
A large sawing machine
Cut short; "a sawed-off shotgun"; "a sawed-off broomstick"; "the shortened rope was easier to use"
Well below average height
A pit over which lumber is positioned to be sawed by two men with a long two-handled saw
A serration on a saw blade
European perennial whose serrate leaves yield a yellow dye Back to top
Any of several beetles whose larvae bore holes in dead or dying trees especially conifers
One who is employed to saw wood
Any of several beetles whose larvae bore holes in dead or dying trees especially conifers
Log large enough to be sawed into boards
Breathe noisily during one''s sleep; "she complained that her husband snores"
Small hardy clump-forming spiny palm of southern United States
A tool used to bend each alternate sawtooth at a slight angle outward
Breathe noisily during one''s sleep; "she complained that her husband snores"
A single-reed woodwind with a conical bore
A Belgian maker of musical instruments who invented the saxophone (1814-1894)
Growing on or living among rocks
An area in Germany around the upper Elbe river; the original home of the Saxons
A French marshal who distinguished himself in the War of the Austrian Succession (1696-1750)
The name of the royal family that ruled Great Britain from 1901-1917; the name was changed to Windsor in 1917 in response to anti-German feelings in World War I
1 species: Prince Albert''s yew
Small yew having attractive foliage and partially weeping branches cultivated as an ornamental; mountains of southern Chile
1 species: Prince Albert''s yew
Any of a family of brass wind instruments that resemble a bugle with valves
Old World chats
Brown-and-buff European songbird of grassy meadows Back to top
Common European chat with black plumage and a reddish-brown breast
Growing on or living among rocks
Growing on or living among rocks
Plants growing among rocks
Type genus of the Saxifragaceae; large genus of usually perennial herbs of arctic and cool regions of northern hemisphere: saxifrage
A large and diverse family of evergreen or deciduous herbs; widely distributed in northern temperate and cold regions; sometimes includes genera of the family Hydrangeaceae
Tufted evergreen perennial having ciliate leaves and yellow corymbose flowers often spotted orange
Rosette-forming perennial having compact panicles of white flowers; Europe
Tufted or mat-forming perennial of mountains of Europe; cultivated for its white flowers
Saxifrage having loose clusters of white flowers on hairy stems growing from a cluster of basal leaves; moist slopes of western North America
Plants forming dense cushions with bright reddish-lavender flowers; rocky areas of Europe and Asia and western North America
Eastern Asiatic saxifrage with racemes of small red-and-white flowers; spreads by numerous creeping stolons
Small often mat-forming alpine plant having small starlike white flowers; Europe
Eastern Asiatic saxifrage with racemes of small red-and-white flowers; spreads by numerous creeping stolons
Any of various plants of the genus Saxifraga
A large and diverse family of evergreen or deciduous herbs; widely distributed in northern temperate and cold regions; sometimes includes genera of the family Hydrangeaceae
A musician who plays the saxophone
A powerful neurotoxin produced by certain dinoflagellates found in red tides; it can accumulate in mollusks that feed on the dinoflagellates and cause food poisoning to humans
A member of a Germanic people who conquered England and merged with the Angles and Jutes to become Anglo-Saxons; dominant in England until the Norman conquest
Of or relating to or characteristic of the early Saxons or Anglo-Saxons and their descendents (especially the English or Lowland Scots) and their language; "Saxon princes"; "for greater clarity choose a plain Saxon term instead of a latinate one" Back to top
An area in Germany around the upper Elbe river; the original home of the Saxons
A single-reed woodwind with a conical bore
A musician who plays the saxophone
Danish historian who chronicled the history of Denmark (including the legend of Hamlet) (1150?-1220?)
The chance to speak; "let him have his say"
Give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority; "I said to him to go home"; "She ordered him to do the shopping"; "The mother told the child to get dressed"
Express a supposition; "Let us say that he did not tell the truth"; "Let''s say you had a lot of money--what would you do?"
Indicate; "The clock says noon"
Communicate or express nonverbally; "What does this painting say?"; "Did his face say anything about how he felt?"
Recite or repeat a fixed text; "Say grace"; "She said her `Hail Mary''"
Speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way; "She pronounces French words in a funny way"; "I cannot say `zip wire''"; "Can the child sound out this complicated word?"
Utter aloud; "She said `Hello'' to everyone in the office"
Express in words; "He said that he wanted to marry her"; "tell me what is bothering you"; "state your opinion"; "state your name"
State as one''s opinion or judgement; declare; "I say let''s forget this whole business"
Report or maintain; "He alleged that he was the victim of a crime"; "He said it was too late to intervene in the war"; "The registrar says that I owe the school money"
Have or contain a certain wording or form; "The passage reads as follows"; "What does the law say?"
The power or right to give orders or make decisions; "he has the authority to issue warrants"; "deputies are given authorization to make arrests"
An authoritative declaration
One chap''s arbitrary assertion
A Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria Back to top
Israel''s elite secret commando unit responsible for counterterrorist and top secret intelligence gather and hostage rescue missions
Israel''s elite secret commando unit responsible for counterterrorist and top secret intelligence gather and hostage rescue missions
Israel''s elite secret commando unit responsible for counterterrorist and top secret intelligence gather and hostage rescue missions
English writer of detective fiction (1893-1957)
A word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations; "pardon the expression"
A farewell remark; "they said their good-byes"
Phoebes
Small dun-colored North American flycatcher
Say good-bye or bid farewell
A cocktail made with bourbon with bitters and Pernod and sugar served with lemon peel
A specialized bit of heart tissue that controls the heartbeat
A bachelor''s degree in science
A metallic element having four allotropic forms; used in a wide variety of alloys; found in stibnite
An independent agency of the United States government that protects the interests of small businesses and ensures that they receive a fair share of government contracts
The compass point that is one point east of due south
The compass point that is one point west of due south
A permanent council of the United Nations; responsible for preserving world peace
A state in the Deep South; one of the original 13 colonies
A white trivalent metallic element; sometimes classified in the rare earth group; occurs in the Scandinavian mineral thortveitite
The crustlike surface of a healing skin lesion Back to top
Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike
Form a scab; "the wounds will eventually scab"
Take the place of work of someone on strike
A sheath for a sword or dagger or bayonet
Covered with scabs
A drug that destroys the itch mite that causes scabies
A contagious skin infection caused by the itch mite; characterized by persistent itching and skin irritation; "he has a bad case of the itch"
Any of various plants of the genus Scabiosa
Perennial having bluish-lilac flowers; introduced in the eastern United States
Old World annual having fragrant purple to deep crimson flower heads; naturalized in United States
Any of various plants of the genus Scabiosa
Dealing with salacious or indecent material; "a scabrous novel"
Rough to the touch; covered with scales or scurf
Any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae
A large number or amount; "made lots of new friends"; "she amassed a mountain of newspapers"
A temporary arrangement erected around a building for convenience of workers
A platform from which criminals are executed (hanged or beheaded)
Provide with a scaffold for support; "scaffold the building before painting it"
A system of scaffolds
The quality of being scalable Back to top
Capable of being scaled; possible to scale; "the scalable slope of a mountain"
The act of scaling in weight or quantity or dimension
Estimation of the amount of lumber in a log
A variable quantity that cannot be resolved into components
Of or relating to a directionless magnitude; "scalar implicatures"
A field of scalars
A diagonal matrix in which all of the diagonal elements are equal
A real number (a scalar) that is the product of two vectors
One who is playfully mischievous
A deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
White Southerner supporting Reconstruction policies after the Civil War usually for self-interest
The act of burning with steam or hot water
A burn cause by hot liquid or steam
Burn with a hot liquid or steam; "She scalded her hands when she turned on the faucet and hot water came out"
Heat to the boiling point; "scald the milk"
Treat with boiling water; "scald tomatoes so that they can be peeled"
Subject to harsh criticism; "The Senator blistered the administration in his speech on Friday"; "the professor scaled the students"; "your invectives scorched the community"
Milk heated almost to boiling
Marked by harshly abusive criticism; "his scathing remarks about silly lady novelists"; "her vituperative railing"
A flattened rigid plate forming part of the body covering of many animals Back to top
A metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)
An indicator having a graduated sequence of marks
A measuring instrument for weighing; shows amount of mass
(music) a series of notes differing in pitch according to a specific scheme (usually within an octave)
A thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin
A specialized leaf or bract that protects a bud or catkin
Relative magnitude; "they entertained on a grand scale"
The ratio between the size of something and a representation of it; "the scale of the map"; "the scale of the model"
An ordered reference standard; "judging on a scale of 1 to 10"
Size or measure according to a scale; "This model must be scaled down"
Measure with or as if with scales; "scale the gold"
Remove the scales from; "scale fish"
Pattern, make, regulate, set, measure, or estimate according to some rate or standard
Climb up by means of a ladder
Reach the highest point of; "We scaled the Mont Blanc"
Take by attacking with scaling ladders; "The troops scaled the walls of the fort"
Measure by or as if by a scale; "This bike scales only 25 pounds"
Used of armor; having overlapping metal splates attached to a leather backing
Having the body covered or partially covered with thin horny plates, as some fish and reptiles
Destitute of scales Back to top
Reduced to a small appressed thing that resembles a scale; "scalelike leaves"
Of or relating to any of the scalene muscles
Of a triangle having three sides of different lengths
Any of four pairs of muscles extending from the cervical vertebrae to the second rib; involved in moving the neck and in breathing
A triangle with no two sides of equal length
Any of four pairs of muscles extending from the cervical vertebrae to the second rib; involved in moving the neck and in breathing
Discomfort and vascular symptoms and loss of sensation in a shoulder and arm; caused by a scalene muscle compressing the subclavian artery and part of the brachial plexus
An electronic pulse counter used to count pulses that occur too rapidly to be recorded individually
Having the body covered or partially covered with thin horny plates, as some fish and reptiles
Make smaller; "reduce an image"
Reduce proportionally; "The model is scaled down"
A number used as a multiplier in scaling
Small European fern with chaffy leathery fronds
Small homopterous insect that usually lives and feeds on plants and secretes a protective waxy covering
A specialized leaf or bract that protects a bud or catkin
Mosslike liverwort with tiny scalelike leaves; usually epiphytic
An ordered reference standard; "judging on a scale of 1 to 10"
Increase proportionally; "scale up the model"
A value on some scale of measurement
Partly refined paraffin wax Back to top
Of or related to a musical scale; "scalic patterns"
Ascent by or as if by a ladder
Act of measuring or arranging or adjusting according to a scale
The act of arranging in a graduated series
A ladder used to scale the walls in an attack
Young onion before the bulb has enlarged
Plant having a large slender white bulb and flat overlapping dark green leaves; used in cooking; believed derived from the wild Allium ampeloprasum
Edible marine bivalve having a fluted fan-shaped shell that swim by expelling water from the shell in a series of snapping motions
Thin slice of meat (especially veal) usually fried or broiled
Edible muscle of mollusks having fan-shaped shells; served broiled or poached or in salads or cream sauces
One of a series of rounded projections (or the notches between them) formed by curves along an edge (as the edge of a leaf or piece of cloth or the margin of a shell or a shriveled red blood cell observed in a hypertonic solution etc.)
Shape or cut in scallops; "scallop the hem of the dress"
Fish for scallops
Form scallops in; "scallop the meat"
Decorate an edge with scallops; "the dress had a scalloped skirt"
Having a margin with rounded scallops
Sauteed cutlets (usually veal or poultry) that have been pounded thin and coated with flour
Sauteed cutlets (usually veal or poultry) that have been pounded thin and coated with flour
A shell of a scallop
One who is playfully mischievous Back to top
A deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
White Southerner supporting Reconstruction policies after the Civil War usually for self-interest
The skin that covers the top of the head; "they wanted to take his scalp as a trophy"
Remove the scalp of; "The enemies were scalped"
Sell illegally, as on the black market
A thin straight surgical knife used in dissection and surgery
Someone who buys something and resells it at a price far above the initial cost; "he got theater tickets through a scalper"
A long tuft of hair left on top of the shaven head
Having the body covered or partially covered with thin horny plates, as some fish and reptiles
Rough to the touch; covered with scales or scurf
Toothless mammal of southern Africa and Asia having a body covered with horny scales and a long snout for feeding on ants and termites
Small European fern with chaffy leathery fronds
A fungus with a scaly cap and white flesh and a ring on the stalk (with scales below the ring); odor reminiscent of licorice
A gilled fungus with a cap and stalk that are conspicuously scaly with upright scales; gills develop a greenish tinge with age
A fungus with a lateral stalk (when there is a stalk) and a scaly cap that becomes nearly black in maturity; widely distributed in the northern hemisphere
A fraudulent business scheme
Deprive of by deceit; "He swindled me out of my inheritance"; "She defrauded the customers who trusted her"; "the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change"
A person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud
Twining plant of Asia Minor having cream to purple flowers and long thick roots yielding a cathartic resin
Resin from the root of Convolvulus scammonia Back to top
Tropical American morning glory
Tropical American prostrate or climbing herbaceous perennial having an enormous starchy root; sometimes held to be source of the sweet potato
One who is playfully mischievous
Perform hastily and carelessly
Rushing about hastily in an undignified way
To move about or proceed hurriedly; "so terrified by the extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to higher ground"
Large shrimp sauteed in oil or butter and garlic
Caught in European waters; slenderer than American lobster
The act of scanning; systematic examination of a prescribed region; "he made a thorough scan of the beach with his binoculars"
An image produced by scanning; "he analyzed the brain scan"; "you could see the tumor in the CAT scan"
Obtain data from magnetic tapes; "This dictionary can be read by the computer"
Read metrically; "scan verses"
Make a wide, sweeping search of; "The beams scanned the night sky"
Move a light beam over; in electronics, to reproduce an image
Examine hastily; "She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi"
Examine minutely or intensely; "the surgeon scanned the X-ray"
Conform to a metrical pattern
Disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people
A disgraceful event
The act of scandalizing Back to top
The condition of being shocked (as by improper behavior)
Strike with disgust or revulsion; "The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends"
The act of scandalizing
The condition of being shocked (as by improper behavior)
Strike with disgust or revulsion; "The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends"
A person who spreads malicious gossip
Spreading malicious gossip
Typical of tabloids; "sensational journalistic reportage of the scandal"; "yellow journalism"
Giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation; "scandalous behavior"; "the wicked rascally shameful conduct of the bankrupt"- Thackeray; "the most shocking book of its time"
In a scandalous manner; "you behaved scandalously when you walked out of that meeting!"
Disgracefulness that offends public morality
Used especially of plants; having a tendency to climb; "plants of a creeping or scandent nature"
A small order comprising only the tree shrews: in some classifications tree shrews are considered either primates (and included in the suborder Prosimii) or true insectivores (and included in the order Insectivora)
A group of culturally related countries in northern Europe; Finland and Iceland are sometimes considered Scandinavian
The peninsula in northern Europe occupied by Norway and Sweden
The northern family of Germanic languages that are spoken in Scandinavia and Iceland
An inhabitant of Scandinavia
Of or relating to Scandinavia or its peoples or cultures; "Norse sagas"; "Norse nomads"
Countries occupying Scandinavia
The northern family of Germanic languages that are spoken in Scandinavia and Iceland Back to top
Salt-cure lox
Countries occupying Scandinavia
The peninsula in northern Europe occupied by Norway and Sweden
A white trivalent metallic element; sometimes classified in the rare earth group; occurs in the Scandinavian mineral thortveitite
A radio receiver that that moves automatically across some selected range of frequencies looking for for some signal or condition; "they used scanners to monitor police radio channels"
A radar dish that rotates or oscillates in order to scan a broad area
An electronic device that generates a digital representation of an image for data input to a computer
Someone who scans verse to determine the number and prosodic value of the syllables
The act of systematically moving a finely focused beam of light or electrons over a surface in order to produce an image of it for analysis or transmission
The process of translating photographs into a digital form that can be recognized by a computer
Analysis of verse into metrical patterns
Supply sparingly and with restricted quantities; "sting with the allowance"
Limit in quality or quantity
Work hastily or carelessly; deal with inadequately and superficially
Less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so; "a light pound"; "a scant cup of sugar"; "regularly gives short weight"
In a sparse or scanty way; "a barely furnished room"
Inadequately clothed
The quality of being meager; "an exiguity of cloth that would only allow of miniature capes"-George Eliot
An upright in house framing
The quality of being meager; "an exiguity of cloth that would only allow of miniature capes"-George Eliot Back to top
Short underpants for women or children (usually used in the plural)
Lacking in amplitude or quantity; "a bare livelihood"; "a scanty harvest"; "a spare diet"
(architecture) upright consisting of the vertical part of a column
Erect leafless flower stalk growing directly from the ground as in a tulip
Someone punished for the errors of others
A reckless and unprincipled reprobate
New World spadefoot toads
Of plains and hills and river bottoms in areas of low rainfall east of the Rocky Mountains
Of California
Of the United States southwest
Congenital malformation of the skull which is long and narrow; frequently accompanied by mental retardation
Shaped like a boat
The largest wrist bone on the thumb side
Burrowing marine mollusk
Small class of bilaterally symmetrical marine forms comprising the tooth shells
Comprises some tropical American species usually placed in genus Masdevallia: diminutive plants with small flowers carried on one scape
Resembling or consisting of a scape; having a bare leafless stalk growing directly from the ground; "tulips are scapose flowers"; "a scapose stalk"; "a scapose column"; "the scapose portion of a feather"
Either of two flat triangular bones one on each side of the shoulder in human beings
A feather covering the shoulder of a bird
Garment consisting of a long wide piece of woolen cloth worn over the shoulders with an opening for the head; part of a monastic habit Back to top
Relating to or near the shoulder blade
Garment consisting of a long wide piece of woolen cloth worn over the shoulders with an opening for the head; part of a monastic habit
Relating to the shoulder blade and upper arm bone
An indication of damage
A mark left (usually on the skin) by the healing of injured tissue
Mark with a scar; "The skin disease scarred his face permanently"
Scarabaeid beetle considered divine by ancient Egyptians
Any of numerous species of stout-bodied beetles having heads with horny spikes
Any of numerous species of stout-bodied beetles having heads with horny spikes
Scarab or dung beetles
Any of numerous species of stout-bodied beetles having heads with horny spikes
Scarabaeid beetle considered divine by ancient Egyptians
Scarabaeid beetle considered divine by ancient Egyptians
A stock character in commedia dell''arte depicted as a boastful coward
A stock character in commedia dell''arte depicted as a boastful coward
Deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand; "fresh vegetables were scarce during the drought"
Not enough; hard to find; "meat was scarce during the war"
By a small margin; "they could barely hear the speaker"; "we hardly knew them"; "just missed being hit"; "had scarcely rung the bell when the door flew open"; "would have scarce arrived before she would have found some excuse to leave"- W.B.Yeats
By a small margin; "they could barely hear the speaker"; "we hardly knew them"; "just missed being hit"; "had scarcely rung the bell when the door flew open"; "would have scarce arrived before she would have found some excuse to leave"- W.B.Yeats
Almost not; "he hardly ever goes fishing"; "he was hardly more than sixteen years old"; "they scarcely ever used the emergency generator" Back to top
A small and inadequate amount
A small and inadequate amount
Rudds
European freshwater fish resembling the roach
A sudden attack of fear
Sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events; "panic in the stock market"; "a war scare"; "a bomb scare led them to evacuate the building"
Cause fear in; "The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me"
Cause to lose courage; "dashed by the refusal"
An effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from seeds
Resembling a scarecrow in being thin and ragged; "a forlorn scarecrowish figure"
Made afraid; "the frightened child cowered in the corner"; "too shocked and scared to move"
A person who spreads frightening rumors and stirs up trouble
An effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from seeds
So scary as to cause chills and shudders; "the most terrible and shuddery...tales of murder and revenge"
Cause to lose courage; "dashed by the refusal"
Cause to lose courage; "dashed by the refusal"
The use of quotation marks to indicate that it is not the authors preferred terminology
A garment worn around the head or neck or shoulders for warmth or decoration
A joint made by notching the ends of two pieces of timber or metal so that they will lock together end-to-end
Wrap in or adorn with a scarf Back to top
Unite by a scarf joint
Masturbate while strangling oneself
United States gangster who terrorized Chicago during Prohibition until arrested for tax evasion (1899-1947)
A pin used to hold the tie in place
Bandage to support an injured forearm; consisting of a wide triangular piece of cloth hanging from around the neck
A joint made by notching the ends of two pieces of timber or metal so that they will lock together end-to-end
Overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself; "She stuffed herself at the dinner"; "The kids binged on icecream"
Parrotfishes
Puncture and scar (the skin), as for purposes or tribal identification or rituals; "The men in some African tribes scarify their faces"
Break up; "scarify soil"
Scratch the surface of; "scarify seeds"
In an alarming manner; "the disturbing thing about the Minister''s behavior is that far from being artificial, it too often rings frighteningly true"
An acute communicable disease (usually in children) characterized by fever and a red rash
A variable color that is vivid red but sometimes with an orange tinge
Having any of numerous bright or strong colors reminiscent of the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
Plant with bright red tubular flowers in long narrow clusters near tips of erect stems; coastal ranges from central California southward
Handsome shrub with showy orange to scarlet or crimson flowers; Florida and West Indies to Mexico and Brazil
Woody vine of Texas having showy solitary nodding scarlet flowers
A discomycete that is a harbinger of spring; the fruiting body is thin and tough and saucer-shaped (about the size of quarter to a half dollar) with a deep bright red upper surface and a whitish exterior
An acute communicable disease (usually in children) characterized by fever and a red rash Back to top
Western United States herb with scarlet and yellow narrow bell-shaped flowers
Handsome shrub with showy orange to scarlet or crimson flowers; Florida and West Indies to Mexico and Brazil
Common shrub or small tree of the eastern United States having few thorns and white flowers in corymbs followed by bright orange-red berries
The letter A in red; Puritans required adulterers to wear it
Eurasian garden perennial having scarlet flowers in dense terminal heads
Maple of eastern and central America; 5-lobed leaves scarlet and yellow in autumn
Viscid branched perennial of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico having tuberous roots and deep red flowers
Medium-large deciduous tree with a thick trunk found in the eastern United States and southern Canada and having close-grained wood and deeply 7-lobed leaves turning scarlet in autumn
Herb with scarlet or white or purple blossoms that close at approach of rainy weather
Mexican shrub often cultivated for its scarlet-bracted flowers
Long bean pods always sliced into half-inch lengths; a favorite in Britain
Hairy trailing or prostrate western Australian vine with bright scarlet-pink flowers
Tropical American high-climbing bean with red flowers and mottled black beans similar to Phaseolus vulgaris but perennial; a preferred food bean in Great Britain
Long bean pods always sliced into half-inch lengths; a favorite in Britain
Tropical American high-climbing bean with red flowers and mottled black beans similar to Phaseolus vulgaris but perennial; a preferred food bean in Great Britain
North American wild strawberry with sweet scarlet fruit; a source of many cultivated strawberries
Common nonpoisonous shrub of eastern North America with waxy compound leaves and green paniculate flowers followed by red berries
The male is bright red with black wings and tail
Soft-wooded tree with lax racemes of usually red or pink flowers; tropical Australia and Asia; naturalized in southern Florida and West Indies
A steep artificial slope in front of a fortification Back to top
A long steep slope or cliff at the edge of a plateau or ridge; usually formed by erosion
Flee; take to one''s heels; cut and run; "If you see this man, run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police showed up"
Blemished by injury or rough wear; "the scarred piano bench"; "walls marred by graffiti"
Deeply affected or marked by mental or physical pain or injury; "Could her scarred mind ever be free of fear?"; "a face scarred by anxiety"; "the fire left her arm badly scarred"
A genus of Blenniidae
Inhabits both coasts of tropical Atlantic
So scary as to cause chills and shudders; "the most terrible and shuddery...tales of murder and revenge"
The connective tissue that forms a scar; consists of fibroblasts in new scars and collagen fibers in old scars
Singing jazz; the singer substitutes nonsense syllables for the words of the song and tries to sound like a musical instrument
The act of damaging something or someone
Marked by harshly abusive criticism; "his scathing remarks about silly lady novelists"; "her vituperative railing"
In a scathing and unsparing manner; "she criticized him scathingly"
Dealing pruriently with excrement and excretory functions; "scatological literature"
(medicine) the chemical analysis of excrement (for medical diagnosis or for paleontological purposes)
A preoccupation with scatology
The eating of excrement or other filth
The act of scattering
A haphazard distribution in all directions
Cause to separate; "break up kidney stones"; "disperse particles"
Distribute loosely; "He scattered gun powder under the wagon" Back to top
Sow by scattering; "scatter seeds"
Move away from each other; "The crowds dispersed"; "The children scattered in all directions when the teacher approached";
To cause to separate and go in different directions; "She waved her hand and scattered the crowds"
Strew or distribute over an area; "He spread fertilizer over the lawn"; "scatter cards across the table"
A flighty and disorganized person
Absent-mindedly irresponsible; "he said I was too flighty to be a good supervisor"
Lacking sense or discretion; "his rattlebrained crackpot ideas"; "how rattlepated I am! I''ve forgotten what I came for"- Glenway Westcott
Lacking orderly continuity; "a confused set of instructions"; "a confused dream about the end of the world"; "disconnected fragments of a story"; "scattered thoughts"
Occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space; "scattered showers"; "scattered villages"
Being distributed here and there without order; "scattered leaves littered the sidewalk"; "don''t forget to pick up the clothes lying strewn all over the floor"
Not close together in time; "isolated instances of rebellion"; "scattered fire"; "a stray bullet grazed his thigh"
Someone who spends money prodigally
Firearm that is a double-barreled smoothbore shoulder weapon for firing shot at short ranges
The act of scattering
Spreading widely or driving off
A light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby
The physical process in which particles are deflected haphazardly as a result of collisions
A small number dispersed haphazardly; "the first scatterings of green"
Spreading by diffusion
Covering a wide range in a haphazard way Back to top
Small pin usually worn in groups of two or more
A small rug; several can be used in a room
Lost in thought; showing preoccupation; "an absent stare"; "an absentminded professer"; "the scatty glancing quality of a hyperactive but unfocused intelligence"
Lacking sense or discretion; "his rattlebrained crackpot ideas"; "how rattlepated I am! I''ve forgotten what I came for"- Glenway Westcott
Singing jazz; the singer substitutes nonsense syllables for the words of the song and tries to sound like a musical instrument
Diving ducks of North America having a bluish-gray bill
Diving ducks of North America having a bluish-gray bill
Remove unwanted substances from
Feed on carrion or refuse; "hyenas scavenge"
Collect discarded or refused material; "She scavenged the garbage cans for food"
Clean refuse from; "Scavenge a street"
Any animal that feeds on refuse and other decaying organic matter
Someone who collects things that have been discarded by others
A chemical agent that is added to a chemical mixture to counteract the effects of impurities
A cell that engulfs and digests debris and invading microorganisms
Searching for and feeding on decaying matter; "scavenging hyenas and vultures"
Searching for and salvaging anything useful from discarded material; "scavenging larvae"
An honorary degree in science
Mud daubers
A genus of Strigidae Back to top
Almost extinct owl of New Zealand
Spiny lizards
A ground dweller that prefers open ground and scattered low bushes; of United States west between Rocky and Sierra Nevada Mountains
Common western lizard; seen on logs or rocks
Small active lizard of United States and north to British Columbia
A postulated sequence of possible events; "planners developed several scenarios in case of an attack"
An outline or synopsis of a play (or, by extension, of a literary work)
A setting for a work of art or literature; "the scenario is France during the Reign of Terror"
A writer of screenplays
Rise or heave upward under the influence of a natural force such as a wave; "the boats surged"
Graphic art consisting of the graphic or photographic representation of a visual percept; "he painted scenes from everyday life"; "figure 2 shows photographic and schematic views of the equipment"
The painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale; "they worked all night painting the scenery"
The visual percept of a region; "the most desirable feature of the park are the beautiful views"
A consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film
A subdivision of an act of a play; "the first act has three scenes"
An incident (real or imaginary); "their parting was a sad scene"
The context and environment in which something is set; "the perfect setting for a ghost story"
The place where some action occurs; "the police returned to the scene of the crime"
A situation treated as an observable object; "the political picture is favorable"; "the religious scene in England has changed in the last century"
A display of bad temper; "he had a fit"; "she threw a tantrum"; "he made a scene" Back to top
An actor who draws more attention than other actors in the same scene; "babies are natural scene-stealers"
The painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale; "they worked all night painting the scenery"
The appearance of a place
A stagehand responsible for moving scenery
A playing field where sports events take place
A painter of theatrical scenery
An artist specializing in scenic subjects
Used of locations; having beautiful natural scenery; "scenic drives"
Of or relating to the stage or stage scenery; "scenic design"
With respect to stage scenery; "scenically stunning"
An artist specializing in scenic subjects
Small railway in an amusement park
Any property detected by the olfactory system
An odor left in passing by which a person or animal can be traced
A distinctive odor that is pleasant
Apply perfume to; "She perfumes herself every day"
Catch the scent of; get wind of; "The dog nosed out the drugs"
Cause to smell or be smelly
Having a natural fragrance; "odoriferous spices"; "the odorous air of the orchard"; "the perfumed air of June"; "scented flowers"
Filled or impregnated with perfume; "perfumed boudoir"; "perfumed stationery"; "scented soap" Back to top
(used in combination) having the odor of; "clean-scented laundry"; "a manure-scented barnyard"
Having the sense of smell; "keen-scented hounds"
Common perennial aromatic herb native to Eurasia having buttonlike yellow flower heads and bitter-tasting pinnate leaves sometimes used medicinally
Sweetly scented African fern with narrow bipinnate fronds
Fern of eastern North America with pale green fronds and an aroma like hay
Fragrant puffed-up white to reddish-pink flowers in long narrow clusters on erect stems; Arizona to New Mexico and Utah
Tropical American thorny shrub or small tree; fragrant yellow flowers used in making perfumery
Emitting or holding no odor; "scentless wisps of straw"; "a scentless stretch of rocky ground"
Lacking the sense of smell
Ubiquitous European annual weed with white flowers and finely divided leaves naturalized and sometimes cultivated in eastern North America; sometimes included in genus Matricaria
Ubiquitous European annual weed with white flowers and finely divided leaves naturalized and sometimes cultivated in eastern North America; sometimes included in genus Matricaria
Ubiquitous European annual weed with white flowers and finely divided leaves naturalized and sometimes cultivated in eastern North America; sometimes included in genus Matricaria
Ubiquitous European annual weed with white flowers and finely divided leaves naturalized and sometimes cultivated in eastern North America; sometimes included in genus Matricaria
Recognize or detect by or as if by smelling; "H can smell out trouble"
A ceremonial or emblematic staff
The imperial authority symbolized by a scepter
Invested with legal power or official authority especially as symbolized by having a scepter
Someone who habitually doubts accepted beliefs
Denying or questioning the tenets of especially a religion; "a skeptical approach to the nature of miracles"
Marked by or given to doubt; "a skeptical attitude"; "a skeptical listener" Back to top
With scepticism; in a sceptical manner; "he looked at her sceptically"
The disbelief in any claims of ultimate knowledge
A ceremonial or emblematic staff
The imperial authority symbolized by a scepter
Invested with legal power or official authority especially as symbolized by having a scepter
The coordinated universal time time on board the spacecraft; "SCET = TRM + OWLT"
Delight in another person''s misfortune
1 species
A fern of the genus Schaffneria
A temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to
An ordered list of times at which things are planned to occur
Plan for an activity or event; "I''ve scheduled a concert next week"
Make a schedule; plan the time and place for events; "I scheduled an exam for this afternoon"
Planned or scheduled for some certain time or times; "the scheduled meeting"; "the scheduled flights had to be cancelled because of snow"
Prearranged fire delivered at a predetermined time
Maintenance at a regularly scheduled time
The group of countries whose currencies are tied to the British pound sterling
Computer hardware that arranges jobs to be done by the computer in an appropriate order
Feeding a baby or animal according to a fixed schedule (e.g., every 4 hours)
Setting an order and time for planned events Back to top
Swedish chemist (born in Germany) who discovered oxygen before Priestley did (1742-1786)
A mineral used as an ore of tungsten
Large genus of shrubby and climbing tropical plants having showy digitately compound foliage
Erect evergreen shrub or small tree of Australia and northern Guinea having palmately compound leaves
A river that rises in France and flows northeast across Belgium and empties into the North Sea
A river that rises in France and flows northeast across Belgium and empties into the North Sea
A schematic or preliminary plan
An internal representation of the world; an organization of concepts and actions that can be revised by new information about the world
Diagram of an electrical or mechanical system
Represented in simplified or symbolic form
In a schematic manner; "schematically outlined"
Diagram of an electrical or mechanical system
The act of reducing to a scheme or formula
Providing a chart or outline of a system
Give conventional form to; "some art forms schematise designs into geometrical patterns"
The act of reducing to a scheme or formula
Providing a chart or outline of a system
Give conventional form to; "some art forms schematise designs into geometrical patterns"
Formulate in regular order; to reduce to a scheme or formula; "The chemists schematized the various reactions in a coherent fashion"
A schematic or preliminary plan Back to top
An elaborate and systematic plan of action
An internal representation of the world; an organization of concepts and actions that can be revised by new information about the world
A statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery
A group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole; "a vast system of production and distribution and consumption keep the country going"
Form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner
Devise a system or form a scheme for
A planner who draws up a personal scheme of action
An arch whose height is less than half its width
Concealing crafty designs for advancing your own interest; "a selfish and designing nation obsessed with the dark schemes of European intrigue"- W.Churchill; "a scheming wife"; "a scheming gold digger"
Used of persons; "the most calculating and selfish men in the community"
(Yiddish) a confused situation or affair; a mess
A city of eastern New York on the Mohawk river; it prospered after the opening of the Erie Canal
(religion) the world of the dead; "he didn''t want to go to hell when he died"
A fast movement (usually in triple time)
A family of monocotyledonous bog herbs of order Naiadales
Fashion designer born in Italy who was noted for her use of synthetic materials and brilliant colors (1896-1973)
Italian astronomer who first noted lines (which he called canals) on the surface of Mars (1835-1910)
A skin test for immunity to diphtheria
German romantic writer (1759-1805)
Formerly the basic unit of money in Austria Back to top
Genus of evergreen shrubs and trees of tropical and subtropical regions of South and Central America and Canary Islands and China
Small resinous tree or shrub of Brazil
Small Peruvian evergreen with broad rounded head and slender pendant branches with attractive clusters of greenish flowers followed by clusters of rose-pink fruits
Small Brazilian evergreen resinous tree or shrub having dark green leaflets and white flowers followed by bright red fruit; used as a street tree and lawn specimen
Breed of small stocky black dogs originally used as watchdogs on boats in the Netherlands and Belgium
Division of a group into opposing factions; "another schism like that and they will wind up in bankruptcy"
Of or relating to or involved in or characteristic of schism; "schismatic sects"
Of or relating to or involved in or characteristic of schism; "schismatic sects"
In a manner that is schismatic
Any metamorphic rock that can be split into thin layers
A not uncommon congenital defect in which a vertebra is malformed; unless several vertebrae are affected or there is myelomeningocele there are few symptoms; can be diagnosed by amniocentesis
Type genus of the family Schistosomatidae: blood flukes
A family of Trematoda
Flatworms parasitic in the blood vessels of mammals
A sensitization reaction to repeated invasion of the skin by cercariae of schistosomes
An infestation with or a resulting infection caused by a parasite of the genus Schistosoma; common in the tropics and Far East; symptoms depend on the part of the body infected
Overlaps the genus Andropogon
Handsome hardy North American grass with foliage turning pale bronze in autumn
Type genus of the Schizaeaceae cosmopolitan especially in tropics; small leptosporangiate ferns: curly grass fern
Small family of mainly tropical ferns Back to top
Rare small fern of northeastern North America having numerous slender spiraling fronds and forming dense tufts
Any plant of the genus Schizanthus having finely divided leaves and showy variegated flowers
A dry dehiscent fruit that at maturity splits into two or more parts each with a single seed
Asexual reproduction by multiple fission; characteristic of many sporozoan protozoans
Marked by withdrawal and inability to form close relationships
Of or relating to or characteristic of schizophrenia
A former classification
A dainty South American annual having deeply pinnatifid leaves and racemes of fringed almond-scented purple-white flowers
A dainty South American annual having deeply pinnatifid leaves and racemes of fringed almond-scented purple-white flowers
Small genus of deciduous climbing and creeping shrubs with white flowers in flat clusters; sometimes placed in family Saxifragaceae
Climbing shrub with adhesive aerial roots having opposite leaves and small white flowers in terminal cymes; Himalayas to Taiwan and Japan
Any of several psychotic disorders characterized by distortions of reality and disturbances of thought and language and withdrawal from social contact
Someone who is afflicted with schizophrenia
Suffering from a form of schizophrenia characterized by foolish mannerisms and senseless laughter along with delusions and regressive behavior
Suffering from some form of schizophrenia; "schizophrenic patients"
Of or relating to or characteristic of schizophrenia
Any of several psychotic disorders characterized by distortions of reality and disturbances of thought and language and withdrawal from social contact
Any of several psychotic disorders characterized by distortions of reality and disturbances of thought and language and withdrawal from social contact
Former terms for Cyanophyceae
Former term for the Cyanophyta Back to top
In former classifications a division of Malacostraca; superseded by the orders Mysidacea and Euphausiacea
Type and only genus of Schizosaccharomycetaceae; comprises the fission yeasts
A family of fungi belonging to order Endomycetales
Resembling schizophrenia but remaining within the bounds of normality
Characterized by symptoms similar to but less severe than schizophrenia
German physiologist and histologist who in 1838 formulated the cell theory (1804-1881)
(Yiddish) a dolt who is a habitual bungler
A circular canal in the eye that drains aqueous humor from the anterior chamber of the eye into the anterior ciliary veins
Pull along heavily, like a heavy load against a resistance; "Can you shlep this bag of potatoes upstairs?"; "She pulled along a large trunk"
A region of central Europe rich in deposits of coal and iron ore; annexed by Prussia in 1742 but now largely in Poland
United States historian (1888-1965)
United States historian and advisor to President Kennedy (born in 1917)
German archaeologist who discovered nine superimposed city sites of Troy; he also excavated Mycenae (1822-1890)
(Yiddish) a very unlucky or inept person who fails at everything
Merchandise that is shoddy or inferior
A merchant who deals in shoddy or inferior merchandise
South American epiphytic or lithophytic cacti
Epiphytic cactus of Brazilian ancestry widely cultivated as a houseplant having jointed flat segments and usually rose-purple flowers that bloom in winter
Epiphytic cactus of Brazilian ancestry widely cultivated as a houseplant having jointed flat segments and usually rose-purple flowers that bloom in winter
Spring-blooming South American cactus with oblong joints and coral-red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Schlumbergera Back to top
South American jointed cactus with usually red flowers; often cultivated as a houseplant; sometimes classified as genus Schlumbergera
(Yiddish) excessive sentimentality in art or music
Effusively or insincerely emotional; "a bathetic novel"; "maudlin expressons of sympathy"; "mushy effusiveness"; "a schmaltzy song"; "sentimental soap operas"; "slushy poetry"
(Yiddish) excessive sentimentality in art or music
Effusively or insincerely emotional; "a bathetic novel"; "maudlin expressons of sympathy"; "mushy effusiveness"; "a schmaltzy song"; "sentimental soap operas"; "slushy poetry"
(Yiddish) a batch of things that go together; "he bought the whole schmeer"
(Yiddish) a batch of things that go together; "he bought the whole schmeer"
(Yiddish) baloney; hot air; nonsense
German statesman who served as chancellor of Germany (born in 1918)
Reflecting telescope that has plate that corrects for aberration so a wide area of sky can be photographed
Reflecting telescope that has plate that corrects for aberration so a wide area of sky can be photographed
(Yiddish) a jerk
An informal conversation
Talk idly or casually and in a friendly way
An informal conversation
Talk idly or casually and in a friendly way
Someone skilled at conversation
(Yiddish) a jerk
United States composer (born in Austria) and pianist noted for his interpretations of the works of Mozart and Beethoven and Schubert (1882-1951)
Any of various strong liquors especially a Dutch spirit distilled from potatoes Back to top
Any of various strong liquors especially a Dutch spirit distilled from potatoes
Old German breed of sturdy black or grayish wire-haired terriers having a blunt muzzle ranging in size from fairly small to very large; used as ratters and guard dogs or police dogs
Rolled dough spread with sugar and nuts then sliced and baked in muffin tins with honey or sugar and butter in the bottom
Perennial having hollow cylindrical leaves used for seasoning
Deep-fried breaded veal cutlets
(Yiddish) a gullible simpleton more to be pitied than despisedi; "don''t be such an apologetic shnook"
Air passage provided by a retractable device containing intake and exhaust pipes; permits a submarine to stay submerged for extended periods of time
Air passage provided by a retractable device containing intake and exhaust pipes; permits a submarine to stay submerged for extended periods of time
Obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling; "he is always shnorring cigarettes from his friends"
Informal terms for the nose
Informal terms for the nose
United States composer and musical theorist (born in Austria) who developed atonal composition (1874-1951)
Someone (especially a child) who learns (as from a teacher) or takes up knowledge or beliefs
A learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines
A student who holds a scholarship
Characteristic of scholars or scholarship; "scholarly pursuits"; "a scholarly treatise"; "a scholarly attitude"
A learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines
Profound scholarly knowledge
Financial aid provided to a student on the basis of academic merit
A person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit Back to top
A Scholastic philosopher or theologian
Of or relating to schools; "scholastic year"
Of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of scholasticism; "scholastic philosophy"
With respect to scholastic activities; "scholastically apt"
Orthodoxy of a scholastic variety
The system of philosophy dominant in medieval Europe; based on Aristotle and the Church Fathers
A school that is part of a cathedral or monastery where boys with singing ability can receive a general education
A scholar who writes explanatory notes on an author (especially an ancient commentator on a classical author)
Genus of tropical American epiphytic orchids with showy racemose flowers
German chemist who discovered ozone and developed guncotton as a propellant in firearms (1799-1868)
United States composer and musical theorist (born in Austria) who developed atonal composition (1874-1951)
A building where young people receive education; "the school was built in 1932"; "he walked to school every morning"
The process of being formally educated at a school; "what will you do when you finish school?"
A large group of fish; "a school of small glittering fish swam by"
A body of creative artists or writers or thinkers linked by a similar style or by similar teachers; "the Venetian school of painting"
An educational institution; "the school was founded in 1900"
An educational institution''s faculty and students; "the school keeps parents informed"; "the whole school turned out for the game"
The period of instruction in a school; the time period when schools is in session; "stay after school"; "he didn''t miss a single day of school"; "when the school day was done we would walk home together"
Swim in or form a large group of fish; "A cluster of schooling fish was attracted to the bait"
Educate in or as if in a school; "The children are schooled at great cost to their parents in private institutions" Back to top
Train to be discriminative in taste or judgment; "Cultivate your musical taste"; "Train your tastebuds"; "She is well schooled in poetry"
A young person attending school (up through senior high school)
A bag for carrying school books and supplies; "found just the right dictionary to fit into his schoolbag"
A book prepared for use in schools or colleges; "his economics textbook is in its tenth edition"; "the professor wrote the text that he assigned students to buy"
A boy attending school
Befitting or characteristic of a young boy; "a boyish grin"; "schoolboyish pranks"
A young person attending school (up through senior high school)
United States geologist and ethnologist and explorer who discovered the source of the Mississippi River (1793-1864)
The time of life when you are going to school
(all used chiefly with qualifiers `well'' or `poorly'' or `un-'') having received specific instruction; "unschooled ruffians"; "well tutored applicants"
An acquaintance that you go to school with
A friend who attends the same school
A girl attending school
Befitting or characteristic of a young girl; "girlish charm"; "a dress too schoolgirlish for office wear"
A building where young people receive education; "the school was built in 1932"; "he walked to school every morning"
The act of teaching at school
The training of an animal (especially the training of a horse for dressage)
The process of being formally educated at a school; "what will you do when you finish school?"
A woman schoolteacher (especially one regarded as strict)
A scholar who is skilled in academic disputation Back to top
A scholar in one of the universities of the Middle Ages; versed in scholasticism
A woman schoolteacher (especially one regarded as strict)
Food fish of warm Caribbean and Atlantic waters
Presiding officer of a school
Any person (or institution) who acts as an educator
An acquaintance that you go to school with
A woman schoolteacher (especially one regarded as strict)
A room in a school where lessons take place
A teacher in a school below the college level
The time of life when you are going to school
The period of instruction in a school; the time period when schools is in session; "stay after school"; "he didn''t miss a single day of school"; "when the school day was done we would walk home together"
Occurring or extending throughout a school; "schoolwide support for the team"
A school task performed by a student to satisfy the teacher
The yard associated with a school
A school task performed by a student to satisfy the teacher
A bell rung to announce beginning or ending of class
A board in charge of local public schools
A bus used to transport children to or from school
A pedestrian crossing where school children cross a street on the way to school
The period of instruction in a school; the time period when schools is in session; "stay after school"; "he didn''t miss a single day of school"; "when the school day was done we would walk home together" Back to top
Any day on which school is in session; "go to bed early because tomorrow is a school day"
A dictionary specially written for those learning a foreign language
A district whose public schools are administered together
A newspaper written and published by students in a school
A graduate school offering study leading to degrees in dentistry
A graduate school offering study leading to a law degree
A graduate school offering study leading to a medical degree
A school for the study of music
A school for training nurses
A belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school
A newspaper written and published by students in a school
A child''s sudden fear of attending school
The educator who has executive authority for a school; "she sent unruly pupils to see the principal"
A ship used to train students as sailors
The superintendent of a school system
Establishment including the plant and equipment for providing education from kindergarten through high school
A teacher in a school below the college level
The time during which a school holds classes; "they had to shorten the school term"
A book prepared for use in schools or colleges; "his economics textbook is in its tenth edition"; "the professor wrote the text that he assigned students to buy"
The period of time each year when the school is open and people are studying Back to top
Sailing vessel used in former times
A large beer glass
German pessimist philosopher (1788-1860)
Black tourmaline
A German round dance resembling a slow polka
Music performed for dancing the schottische
A variety of aster
Young Atlantic cod or haddock especially one split and boned for cooking
Flesh of young Atlantic cod weighing up to 2 pounds; also young haddock and pollock; often broiled
Austrian physicist who discovered the wave equation (1887-1961)
The fundamental equation of wave mechanics
The fundamental equation of wave mechanics
(Yiddish) a devious trick; a bit of cheating; "how did you ever fall for a shtik like that?"
(Yiddish) a prank or piece of clowning; "his shtik made us laugh"
(Yiddish) a contrived and often used bit of business that a performer uses to steal attention; "play it straight with no shtik"
(Yiddish) a little; a piece; "give him a shtik cake"; "he''s a shtik crazy"; "he played a shtik Beethoven"
A really little shtik; "have a shtikl cake"
(Yiddish) a devious trick; a bit of cheating; "how did you ever fall for a shtik like that?"
(Yiddish) a prank or piece of clowning; "his shtik made us laugh"
(Yiddish) a contrived and often used bit of business that a performer uses to steal attention; "play it straight with no shtik" Back to top
(Yiddish) a little; a piece; "give him a shtik cake"; "he''s a shtik crazy"; "he played a shtik Beethoven"
A really little shtik; "have a shtikl cake"
Austrian composer known for his compositions for voice and piano (1797-1828)
Inflammatory histiocytosis associated with disturbance of cholesterol metabolism; occurs chiefly in young children and is characterized by cystic defects of the skull and diabetes insipidus
United States cartoonist whose comic strip included the beagle Snoopy (1922-2000)
German romantic composer known for piano music and songs (1810-1856)
German pianist and composer of peiano music; renowned for her interpretation of music, especially the music of her husband Robert Schumann (1819-1896)
United States operatic contralto (1861-1936)
United States economist (born in Czechoslovakia) (1883-1950)
Ski downhill
Special police force in Nazi Germany founded as a personal bodyguard for Adolf Hitler in 1925; the SS administered the concentration camps
A neutral middle vowel; occurs in unstressed syllables
German physiologist and histologist who in 1838 and 1839 identified the cell as the basic structure of plant and animal tissue (1810-1882)
Any cell that covers the nerve fibers in the peripheral nervous system and forms the myelin sheath
A hilly forest region in southwestern Germany
French philosopher and physician and organist who spent most of his life as a medical missionary in Gabon (1875-1965)
A landlocked federal republic in central Europe
Family comprising a single genus that until recently was considered part of Taxodiaceae
Type and sole genus of Sciadopityaceae; Japanese umbrella pines
Tall evergreen having a symmetrical spreading crown and needles growing in whorls that resemble umbrellas at ends of twigs Back to top
Type genus of the Sciaenidae: croakers
Large important food fish of Australia; almost indistinguishable from the maigre
Large European marine food fish
Widely distributed family of carnivorous percoid fishes having a large air bladder used to produce sound
Warm-water marine fishes including the drums and grunts and croakers and sea trout
Widely distributed family of carnivorous percoid fishes having a large air bladder used to produce sound
A genus of Sciaenidae
Large edible fish found off coast of United States from Massachusetts to Mexico
Minute blackish gregarious flies destructive to mushrooms and seedlings
Minute blackish gregarious flies destructive to mushrooms and seedlings
Fungus gnats
Of or relating to the ischium (or the part of the hipbone containing it); "sciatic nerve"
Relating to or caused by or afflicted with sciatica
Neuralgia along the sciatic nerve
Arises from the sacral plexus and passes about halfway down the thigh where it divides into the common peroneal and tibial nerves
A congenital disease affecting T cells that can result from a mutation in any one of several different genes; children with it are susceptible to infectious disease; if untreated it is lethal within the first year or two of life
Ability to produce solutions in some problem domain; "the skill of a well-trained boxer"; "the sweet science of pugilism"
A particular branch of scientific knowledge; "the science of genetics"
Literary fantasy involving the imagined impact of science on society
A workplace for the conduct of scientific research Back to top
A workplace for the conduct of scientific research
A museum that collects and displays objects having scientific interest
Someone who teaches science
Deliberately or knowingly
Conforming with the principles or methods used in science; "a scientific approach"
Of or relating to the practice of science; "scientific journals"
With respect to science; in a scientific way; "this is scientifically interesting"
The application of soil and plant sciences to land management and crop production
A particular branch of scientific knowledge; "the science of genetics"
An observation that has been confirmed repeatedly and is accepted as true (although its truth is never final)
An instrument used by scientists
Knowledge accumulated by systematic study and organized by general principles; "mathematics is the basis for much scientific knowledge"
A method of investigation involving observation and theory to test scientific hypotheses
Research into questions posed by scientific theories and hypotheses
A theory that explains scientific observations; "scientific theories must be falsifiable"
A person with advanced knowledge of one of more sciences
A new religion founded by L. Ron Hubbard in 1955 and characterized by a belief in the power of a person''s spirit to clear itself of past painful experiences through self-knowledge and spiritual fulfillment
An Old World plant of the genus Scilla having narrow basal leaves and pink or blue or white racemose flowers
Sometimes placed in genus Scilla
European scilla with small blue or purple flowers Back to top
An archipelago of small islands off the southwestern coast of England near the entrance to the English Channel; formerly a haven for smugglers and pirates
A curved oriental saber; the edge is on the convex side of the blade
A reptile genus of Scincidae
Alert agile lizard with reduced limbs and an elongated body covered with shiny scales; more dependent on moisture than most lizards; found in tropical regions worldwide
Skinks
Alert agile lizard with reduced limbs and an elongated body covered with shiny scales; more dependent on moisture than most lizards; found in tropical regions worldwide
Type genus of Scincidae
Evergreen climbers with adhesive adventitious roots; southeastern Asia and Brazil
Evergreen liana widely cultivated for its variegated foliage
A sparkling glittering particles
A tiny or scarcely detectable amount
Having brief brilliant points or flashes of light; "bugle beads all aglitter"; "glinting eyes"; "glinting water"; "his glittering eyes were cold and malevolent"; "shop window full of glittering Christmas trees"; "glittery costume jewelry"; "scintillant mi
Be lively or brilliant or exhibit virtuosity; "The musical performance sparkled"; "A scintillating conversation"; "his playing coruscated throught the concert hall"
Physics: fluoresce momentarily when struck by a charged particle or high-energy photon; "the phosphor fluoresced"
Emit or reflect light in a flickering manner; "Does a constellation twinkle more brightly than a single star?"
Reflect brightly; "Unquarried marble sparkled on the hillside"
Give off; "the substance scintillated sparks and flashes"
Having brief brilliant points or flashes of light; "bugle beads all aglitter"; "glinting eyes"; "glinting water"; "his glittering eyes were cold and malevolent"; "shop window full of glittering Christmas trees"; "glittery costume jewelry"; "scintillant mi
Marked by high spirits or excitement; "his fertile effervescent mind"; "scintillating personality"; "sparkling conversation"; "a row of sparkly cheerleaders"
Brilliantly clever; "scintillating wit"; "a play full of scintillating dialogue" Back to top
A localized area of diminished vision edged by shimmering colored lights; in many people it indicates the onset of migraine
The twinkling of the stars caused when changes in the density of the earth''s atmosphere produce uneven refraction of starlight
The quality of glittering or sparkling brightly
A brilliant display of wit
A rapid change in brightness; a brief spark or flash
(physics) a flash of light that is produced in a phosphor when it absorbs a photon or ionizing particle
Counter tube in which light flashes when exposed to ionizing radiation
Pretentious superficiality of knowledge
An amateur who engages in an activity without serious intentions and who pretends to have knowledge
Showing frivolous or superficial interest; amateurish; "his dilettantish efforts at painting"
A descendent or heir; "a scion of royal stock"
Roman general who commanded the invasion of Carthage in the second Punic War and defeated Hannibal at Zama (circa 237-183 BC)
Roman general who commanded the invasion of Carthage in the second Punic War and defeated Hannibal at Zama (circa 237-183 BC)
Roman general who commanded the invasion of Carthage in the second Punic War and defeated Hannibal at Zama (circa 237-183 BC)
Roman general who commanded the invasion of Carthage in the second Punic War and defeated Hannibal at Zama (circa 237-183 BC)
A judicial writ based on some record and requiring the party against whom it is brought to show cause why the record should not be enforced or annulled
Rhizomatous perennial grasslike herbs
Widely distributed North American sedge having rigid olive green stems
Sedge of eastern North America having numerous clustered woolly spikelets
The act of dividing by cutting or splitting Back to top
Cut with or as if with scissors
(of birds) having a deeply forked tail; "scissor-tailed birds"
A gymnastic exercise performed on the pommel horse when the gymnast moves his legs as scissors move
A wrestling hold in which you wrap your legs around the opponents body or head and put your feet together and squeeze
And edge tool having two crossed pivoting blades
A wrestling hold in which you wrap your legs around the opponents body or head and put your feet together and squeeze
A wrestling hold in which you wrap your legs around the opponents body or head and put your feet together and squeeze
A kick used in the sidestroke; legs are brought together in a scissoring motion
Gray flycatcher of the southwestern United States and Mexico and Central America having a long forked tail and white breast and salmon and scarlet markings
Gray flycatcher of the southwestern United States and Mexico and Central America having a long forked tail and white breast and salmon and scarlet markings
A wrestling hold in which you wrap your legs around the opponents body or head and put your feet together and squeeze
A long narrow opening
True squirrels; ground squirrels; marmots; chipmunks; flying squirrels; spermophiles
Large more or less primitive rodents: squirrels; marmots; gophers; beavers; etc.
Type genus of the Sciuridae; typical moderate-sized arboreal squirrels
Common medium-large squirrel of eastern North America; now introduced into England
Large gray squirrel of far western areas of United States
Of northern United States and Canada
Exceptionally large arboreal squirrel of eastern United States
Common reddish-brown squirrel of Europe and parts of Asia Back to top
A poor golf stroke in which the club head hits the ground before hitting the ball
Strike (the ground) in making a sclaff
Strike (a gold ball) such that the ground is scraped first
Whitish fibrous membrane (albuginea) that with the cornea forms the outer covering of the eyeball
Tributaries of the anterior ciliary veins that drain the sclera of the eye
Small genus of Old World weedy prostrate annuals: knawel
Widely distributed low-growing Eurasian herb having narrow leaves and inconspicuous green flowers
A skin disease marked by hard edema of the tissue usually beginning in the face
Hard plate or element of the exoskeleton of some arthropods
Inflammation of the sclera
Genus of poisonous fungi having hard-skinned fruiting bodies: false truffles
An autoimmune disease that affects the blood vessels and connective tissue; fibrous connective tissue is deposited in the skin
A family of fungi or order Sclerodermatales with a single-layered peridium; includes earthballs
An order of fungi having a peridium surrounding a gleba (sometimes placed in subclass Homobasidiomycetes)
An earthball fungus that is a dingy brownish yellow and a dark purplish interior; the peridium is covered with a pattern of small warts
An earthball with a peridium that is firm dry and smooth when young but developing cracks when mature; pale orange-yellow when young and reddish brown at maturity
An earthball fungus that is a dingy brownish yellow and a dark purplish interior; the peridium is covered with a pattern of small warts
An earthball with a smooth upper surface that is at first buried in sand; the top of the fruiting body opens up to form segments like the ray of an umbel
A measuring instrument that measures the hardness of materials by penetrating them with a stylus that has a diamond point
Scorpionfishes; sculpins; gurnards; greenlings; flying gurnards Back to top
A simple protein found in horny and cartilaginous tissues and in the lens of the eye
Relating to or having sclerosis; hardened; "a sclerotic patient"
A rare chronic progressive encephalitis caused by the measles virus and occurring primarily in children and young adults; death usually occurs within three years; characterized by primary measles infection before the age of two years
Any pathological hardening or thickening of tissue
Of or relating to the sclera of the eyeball; "sclerotic tissue"
Relating to or having sclerosis; hardened; "a sclerotic patient"
Whitish fibrous membrane (albuginea) that with the cornea forms the outer covering of the eyeball
Any fungus of the genus Sclerotinia; some causing brown rot diseases in plants
A fungus family of order Helotiales
Compact usually dark-colored mass of hardened mycelium constituting a vegetative food-storage body in various true fungi; detaches when mature and can give rise to new growth
Form genus of sterile imperfect fungi; many form sclerotia; some cause sclerotium disease in plants
Plant disease cause by fungi of the genus Sclerotium; also one in which sclerotia are formed
Plant disease cause by fungi of the genus Sclerotium; also one in which sclerotia are formed
Surgical incision of the sclerotic coat of the eye
The clock time given by a clock carried on board a spacecraft
Moving a cell nucleus and its genetic material from one cell to another
Showing your contempt by derision
Treat with contemptuous disregard; "flout the rules"
Laugh at with contempt and derision; "The crowd jeered at the speaker"
Someone who jeers or mocks or treats something with contempt or calls out in derision Back to top
Someone who eats food rapidly and greedily
Showing your contempt by derision
In a disrespectful and mocking manner; "`Sorry,'' she repeated derisively"
One who habitually ignores the law and does not answer court summonses
An arch that supports part of the wall
Tall coarse perennial American herb having small white flowers followed by blackish-red berries on long drooping racemes; young fleshy stems are edible; berries and root are poisonous
Someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault
Censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger''s car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"
Show one''s unhappiness or critical attitude; "He scolded about anything that he thought was wrong"; "We grumbled about the increased work load"
Someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault
Rebuking a person harshly
Who is rebuking severely; "the scolding father"
A song (sometimes improvised) sung by guests at a banquet
An abnormal lateral curve to the vertebral column
Edible marine bivalve having a fluted fan-shaped shell that swim by expelling water from the shell in a series of snapping motions
Thin slice of meat (especially veal) usually fried or broiled
Edible muscle of mollusks having fan-shaped shells; served broiled or poached or in salads or cream sauces
Shape or cut in scallops; "scallop the hem of the dress"
Fish for scallops
Form scallops in; "scallop the meat" Back to top
Sandpiper family: sandpipers; woodcocks; snipes; tattlers; curlews; godwits; dowitchers
Type of the Scolopacidae: Old World woodcocks
Short-legged long-billed migratory Old World woodcock
A fern thought to resemble a millipede
A fern of the genus Schaffneria
Small genus of thistlelike herbs of the Mediterranean region
A golden thistle of southwestern Europe cultivated for its edible sweet roots and edible leaves and stalks; its yellow flowers are used as a substitute for saffron
Large family of bark-boring or wood-boring short-beaked beetles; very destructive to forest and fruit trees
Type genus of the Scolytidae comprising numerous small bark beetles
A vector of the fungus causing Dutch elm disease
Type genus of the Scombridae
Only sauries
A genus of Scomberesocidae
Slender long-beaked fish of temperate Atlantic waters
Spanish mackerels
Large mackerel with long pointed snout; important food and game fish of the eastern Atlantic coast southward to Brazil
A large commercially important mackerel of the Atlantic coastal waters of North America
Large edible mackerel of temperate United States coastal Atlantic waters
A Spanish mackerel of western North America
Medium-sized mackerel of temperate Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico Back to top
Small mackerel found nearly worldwide
Important food fish of the northern Atlantic and Mediterranean; its body is greenish-blue with dark bars and small if any scales
Only sauries
A genus of Scomberesocidae
Marine food fishes: mackerels; chub mackerels; tuna
Important marine food and game fishes found in all tropical and temperate seas; some are at least partially endothermic and can thrive in colder waters
Mackerels; tunas; albacores; bonitos; swordfishes; sailfishes
Important marine food and game fishes found in all tropical and temperate seas; some are at least partially endothermic and can thrive in colder waters
A forbidding stronghold
A candlestick with a flat side to be hung on the wall
An arch that supports part of the wall
Small biscuit (rich with cream and eggs) cut into diamonds or sticks and baked in an oven or (especially originally) on a griddle
A large ladle; "he used a scoop to serve the ice cream"
The shovel or bucket of dredge or backhoe
Street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate
A news report that is reported first by one news organization; "he got a scoop on the bribery of city officials"
The quantity a scoop will hold
A hollow concave shape made by removing something
Get the better of; "the goal was to best the competition"
Take out or up with or as if with a scoop; "scoop the sugar out of the container" Back to top
The quantity a scoop will hold
Hollow out with a scoop; "scoop out a melon"
Take out or up with or as if with a scoop; "scoop the sugar out of the container"
A basketball shot made with an underhand scooping motion
The shovel or bucket of dredge or backhoe
Take out or up with or as if with a scoop; "scoop the sugar out of the container"
Run or move very quickly or hastily; "She dashed into the yard"
Large black diving duck of northern parts of the northern hemisphere
A sailing vessel with runners and a cross-shaped frame; suitable for traveling over ice
A wheeled vehicle with small wheels and a low-powered gasoline engine geared to the rear wheel
Child''s two-wheeled vehicle operated by foot
A motorboat resembling a motor scooter
Of or relating to scope; "scopal dependency"
Electronic equipment that provides visual images of varying electrical quantities
A magnifier of images of distant objects
An area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"; "the ambit of municipal legislation"; "within the compass of this article"; "within the scope of an investigation"; "outside the reach of the law"; "in t
The state of the environment in which a situation exists; "you can''t do that in a university setting"
Tennessee highschool teacher who violated a state law by teaching evolution; in a highly publicized trial in 1925 he was prosecuted by William Jennings Bryan and defended by Clarence Darrow (1900-1970)
A highly publicized trial in 1925 when John Thomas Scopes violated a Tennessee state law by teaching evolution in high school; Scopes was prosecuted by William Jennings Bryan and defended by Clarence Darrow; Scopes was convicted but the verdict was later
A genus of Bothidae Back to top
Very thin translucent flounder of the Atlantic coast of North America
European food fish
An alkaloid with anticholinergic effects that is used as a sedative and to treat nausea and to dilate the pupils in ophthalmic procedures; "transdermal scopolamine is used to treat motion sickness"; "someone sedated with scopolamine has difficulty lying"
Genus of European perennial herbs yielding medicinal alkaloids
Herb that is a source of scopolamine
Any of several small owls having ear tufts and a whistling call
Of or relating to or having or resembling scurvy; "scorbutic symptoms"
A condition caused by deficiency of ascorbic acid (vitamin C)
A discoloration caused by heat
A plant disease that produces a browning or scorched appearance of plant tissues
A surface burn
Become scorched or singed under intense heat or dry conditions; "The exposed tree scorched in the hot sun"
Make very hot and dry; "The heat scorched the countryside"
Burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color; "The cook blackened the chicken breast"; "The fire charred the ceiling above the mantelpiece"; "the flames scorched the ceiling"
Destroy completely by or as if by fire; "The wildfire scorched the forest and several homes"; "the invaders scorched the land"
Become superficially burned; "my eyebrows singed when I bent over the flames"
Damaged or discolored by superficial burning:"the scorched blouse tore easily"
Having everything destroyed so nothing is left salvageable by an enemy; "Sherman''s scorched earth policy"
Dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight; "a vast desert all adust"; "land lying baked in the heat"; "parched soil"; "the earth was scorched and bare"; "sunbaked salt flats"
The target company defends itself by selling off its crown jewels Back to top
A very hard hit ball
An extremely hot day
Hot and dry enough to burn or parch a surface; "scorching heat"
Capable of causing burns; "it was scorching hot"
A seduction culminating in sexual intercourse; "calling his seduction of the girl a `score'' was a typical example of male slang"
The act of scoring in a game or sport; "the winning score came with less than a minute left to play"
A number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student''s performance); "she made good marks in algebra"; "grade A milk"; "what was your score on your homework?"
The facts about an actual situation; "he didn''t know the score"
A written form of a musical composition; parts for different instruments appear on separate staves on large pages; "he studied the score of the sonata"
A resentment strong enough to justify retaliation; "holding a grudge"; "settling a score"
A set of twenty members; "a score were sent out but only one returned"
Grounds; "don''t do it on my account"; "the paper was rejected on account of its length"; "he tried to blame the victim but his success on that score was doubtful"
A number that expresses the accomplishment of a team or an individual in a game or contest; "the score was 7 to 0"
A slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)
An amount due (as at a restaurant or bar); "add it to my score and I''ll settle later"
Assign a grade or rank to, according to one''s evaluation; "grade tests"; "score the SAT essays"; "mark homework"
Make underscoring marks
Gain points in a game; "The home team scored many times"; "He hit a home run"; "He hit .300 in the past season"
Get a certain number or letter indicating quality or performance; "She scored high on the SAT"; "He scored a 200"
Make small marks into the surface of; "score the clay before firing it" Back to top
Induce to have sex; "Harry finally seduced Sally"; "Did you score last night?"; "Harry made Sally"
Write a musical score for
A large board for displaying the score of a contest (and some other information)
(golf) a record of scores (as in golf); "you have to turn in your card to get a handicap"
An official who records the score during the progress of a game
Having no points scores; "a scoreless inning"
An official who records the score during the progress of a game
A logger who marks trees to be felled
A player who makes a score in a game or contest
A large number or amount; "made lots of new friends"; "she amassed a mountain of newspapers"
Remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing; "Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!"
Paper with lines appropriate for writing music
The scum formed by oxidation at the surface of molten metals
Evaluation of performance by assigning a grade or score; "what he disliked about teaching was all the grading he had to do"
A system of classifying according to quality or merit or amount
Open disrespect for a person or thing
Lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike; "he was held in contempt"; "the despite in which outsiders were held is legendary"
Reject with contempt; "She spurned his advances"
Look down on with disdain; "He despises the people he has to work for"; "The professor scorns the students who don''t catch on immediately"
Treated with contempt Back to top
A person who expresses contempt by remarks or facial expression
Expressing offensive reproach
Expressing extreme contempt
Without respect; in a disdainful manner; "she spoke of him contemptuously"
Type genus of the Scorpaenidae: scorpionfishes
A kind of scorpionfish
Any of numerous carnivorous usually bottom-dwelling warm-water marine fishes found worldwide but most abundant in the Pacific
Scorpionfishes; rockfishes; lionfishes
Any of numerous carnivorous usually bottom-dwelling warm-water marine fishes found worldwide but most abundant in the Pacific
Fishes having the head armored with bony plates
Mail-cheeked fishes: scorpionfishes; gurnards
Fishes having the head armored with bony plates
The eighth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about October 23 to November 21
A large zodiacal constellation between Libra and Sagittarius
(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Scorpio
A cyme with flowers or branches alternating in opposite ranks
Arachnid of warm dry regions having a long segmented tail ending in a venomous sting
The eighth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about October 23 to November 21
(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Scorpio
Marine fishes having a tapering body with an armored head and venomous spines Back to top
True scorpions
Any plant of the genus Phacelia
Marine fishes having a tapering body with an armored head and venomous spines
Any of various mecopterous insects of the family Panorpidae of the northern hemisphere having a long beak and long antennae; males have a tail like that of a scorpion except it is not venomous
Any of numerous tropical marine snails that as adults have the outer lip of the aperture produced into a series of long curved spines
Any plant of the genus Phacelia
The eighth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about October 23 to November 21
A large zodiacal constellation between Libra and Sagittarius
United States filmmaker (born in 1942)
Long black-skinned salsify
Perennial south European herb having narrow entire leaves and solitary yellow flower heads and long black-skinned carrot-shaped edible roots
Perennial south European herb having narrow entire leaves and solitary yellow flower heads and long black-skinned carrot-shaped edible roots
A native or inhabitant of Scotland
Whiskey distilled in Scotland; especially whiskey made from malted barley in a pot still
A slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)
Make a small cut or score into
Hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth''s amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent"
Avoiding waste; "an economical meal"; "an economical shopper"; "a frugal farmer"; "a frugal lunch"; "a sparing father and a spending son"; "sparing in their use of heat and light"; "stinting in bestowing gifts"; "thrifty because they remember the great De
Of or relating to or characteristic of Scotland or its people or culture or its English dialect or Gaelic language; "Scots gaelic"; "the Scots community in New York"; "`Scottish'' tends to be the more formal term as in `The Scottish Symphony'' or `Scottis
A native or inhabitant of Scotland Back to top
A woman who is a Scot
A highball with Scotch malt whiskey and club soda
False asphodel having spikes of white or white-green flowers; of mountainous regions of Europe
Deciduous erect spreading broom native to western Europe; widely cultivated for its rich yellow flowers
A thick soup made from beef or mutton with vegetables and pearl barley
Hard-cooked egg encased in sausage meat then breaded and deep-fried
Medium large 2-needled pine of northern Europe and Asia having flaking red-brown bark
Bog shrub of north temperate zone having bitter-tasting fragrant leaves
Butterscotch candy kiss
An ornamental shrub or tree of the genus Laburnum
The common European annual marigold
A scone made by dropping a spoonful of batter on a griddle
Medium large 2-needled pine of northern Europe and Asia having flaking red-brown bark
Transparent or semitransparent adhesive tape (trade names Scotch Tape and Sellotape) used for sealing or attaching or mending
Fasten or attach with sellotape; "The hotel manager scotch taped a note to the guest''s door"
Old Scottish breed of small long-haired usually black terrier with erect tail and ears
Biennial Eurasian white hairy thistle having pale purple flowers; naturalized in North America
Whiskey distilled in Scotland; especially whiskey made from malted barley in a pot still
Whiskey distilled in Scotland; especially whiskey made from malted barley in a pot still
Creamy scrambled eggs on toast spread with anchovy paste Back to top
Large black diving duck of northern parts of the northern hemisphere
One of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain; famous for bagpipes and plaids and kilts
The detective department of the metropolitan police force of London
An isolated area of diminished vision within the visual field
Relating to scotoma
The ability to see in reduced illumination (as in moonlight)
The dialect of English used in Scotland
Of or relating to or characteristic of Scotland or its people or culture or its English dialect or Gaelic language; "Scots gaelic"; "the Scots community in New York"; "`Scottish'' tends to be the more formal term as in `The Scottish Symphony'' or `Scottis
A native or inhabitant of Scotland
A woman who is a Scot
The dialect of English used in Scotland
The Gaelic language of Scotland
Common Old World heath represented by many varieties; low evergreen grown widely in the northern hemisphere
Medium large 2-needled pine of northern Europe and Asia having flaking red-brown bark
United States slave who sued for liberty after living in a non-slave state; caused the Supreme Court to declare the Missouri Compromise unconstitutional (1795?-1858)
British author of historical novels and ballads (1771-1832)
United States general who was a hero of the War of 1812 and who defeated Santa Anna in the Mexican War (1786-1866)
English explorer who reached the South Pole just a month after Amundsen; he and his party died on the return journey (1868-1912)
Award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
Common North American fern with polished black stripes Back to top
Old Scottish breed of small long-haired usually black terrier with erect tail and ears
The dialect of English used in Scotland
Of or relating to or characteristic of Scotland or its people or culture or its English dialect or Gaelic language; "Scots gaelic"; "the Scots community in New York"; "`Scottish'' tends to be the more formal term as in `The Scottish Symphony'' or `Scottis
Very large and tall rough-coated dog bred for hunting deer; known as the royal dog of Scotland
The Gaelic language of Scotland
A native of the Highlands of Scotland
A dialect of English spoken in the Lowlands of Scotland
Eurasian maple tree with pale gray bark that peels in flakes like that of a sycamore tree; leaves with five ovate lobes yellow in autumn
A lively dance of Scottish highlanders; marked by circular moves and gliding steps
Old Scottish breed of small long-haired usually black terrier with erect tail and ears
United States composer who was the first creator of ragtime to write down his compositions (1868-1917)
Obligations of all kinds taken as a whole
Free from harm or penalty; "he went scot-free"
A wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
Lacking principles or scruples; "the rascally rabble"; "the tyranny of a scoundrelly aristocracy" - W.M. Thackaray; "the captain was set adrift by his roguish crew"
A place that is scoured (especially by running water)
Rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid; "flush the wound with antibiotics"; "purge the old gas tank"
Clean with hard rubbing; "She scrubbed his back"
Rub hard or scrub; "scour the counter tops"
Examine minutely; "The police scoured the country for the fugitive" Back to top
Worn away as by water or ice or wind
Someone who travels widely and energetically; "he was a scourer of the seven seas"
Someone who cleanses by scouring
A whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic humor)
A person who inspires fear or dread; "he was the terror of the neighborhood"
Something causes misery or death; "the bane of my life"
Devastate or ravage; "The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion"
Whip; "The religious fanatics flagellated themselves"
Punish severely; excoriate
A torturer who flogs or scourges (especially an official whose duty is to whip offenders)
King of the Huns; the most successful barbarian invader of the Roman Empire (406-453)
King of the Huns; the most successful barbarian invader of the Roman Empire (406-453)
The act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water
Moving over territory to search for something; "scouring the entire area revealed nothing"
A small abrasive cleaning pad used for scouring pots and pans
Evergreen erect horsetail with rough-edged stems; formerly used for scouring utensils
Diarrhea in livestock
A stew of meat and vegetables and hardtack that is eaten by sailors
A person employed to watch for something to happen
Someone who can find paths through unexplored territory Back to top
Someone employed to discover and recruit talented persons (especially in the worlds of entertainment or sports)
Explore, often with the goal of finding something or somebody
An adult member of the Boy Scouts movement
Exploring in order to gain information; "scouting in enemy territory is very dangerous"
An expedition undertaken to gain information
The leader of a troop of Scouts
Fast armored military vehicle with four-wheel drive and open top
A unit of girl or boy scouts
A unit of girl or boy scouts
A barge carrying bulk materials in an open hold
Any of various flat-bottomed boats with sloping ends
A facial expression of dislike or displeasure
Frown with displeasure
Sullen or unfriendly in appearance
A board game in which words are formed from letters in patterns similar to a crossword puzzle; each letter has a value and those values are used to score the game
An aimless drawing
Write down quickly without much attention to detail
Feel searchingly; "She groped for his keys in the dark"
Sparsely covered with stunted trees or vegetation and underbrush; "open scrubby woods"
The lean end of a neck of veal Back to top
Lean end of the neck
Wring the neck of; "The man choked his opponent"
Strangle with an iron collar; "people were garrotted during the Inquisition in Spain"
Lacking neatness or order; "the old man''s scraggly beard"; "a scraggly little path to the door"
Having a sharply uneven surface or outline; "the jagged outline of the crags"; "scraggy cliffs"
Having unattractive thinness; "a child with skinny freckled legs"; "a long scrawny neck"
The lean end of a neck of veal
Leave immediately; used usually in the imperative form; "Scram!"
Rushing about hastily in an undignified way
An unceremonious and disorganized struggle
Make unintelligible; "scramble the message so that nobody can understand it"
Stir vigorously; "beat the egg whites"; "beat the cream"
Bring into random order
To move hurriedly; "The friend scrambled after them"
Climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling
Thrown together in a disorderly fashion; "a scrambled plan of action"
Eggs beaten and cooked to a soft firm consistency while stirring
Electronic equipment that makes speech unintelligible during transmission and restores it at reception
A lightweight motorcycle equipped with rugged tires and suspension; an off-road motorcycle designed for riding cross country or over unpaved ground
A rapid mover; someone who scrambles; "their quarterback was a good scrambler"; "scramblers can often unnerve a better tennis player" Back to top
Make crunching noises; "his shoes were crunching on the gravel"
An industrial city of northeastern Pennsylvania
The act of fighting; any contest or struggle; "a fight broke out at the hockey game"; "there was fighting in the streets"; "the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap"
A small piece of something that is left over after the rest has been used; "she jotted it on a scrap of paper"; "there was not a scrap left"
A small fragment of something broken off from the whole; "a bit of rock caught him in the eye"
Worthless material that is to be disposed of
Make into scrap or refuse; "scrap the old airplane and sell the parts"
Have a disagreement over something; "We quarreled over the question as to who discovered America"; "These tewo fellows are always scrapping over something"
Dispose of (something useless or old); "trash these old chairs"; "junk an old car"; "scrap your old computer"
Disposed of as useless; "waste paper"
An album into which clippings or notes or pictures can be pasted
An indication of damage
A deep bow with the foot drawn backwards (indicating excessive humility); "all that bowing and scraping did not impress him"
A harsh noise made by scraping; "the scrape of violin bows distracted her"
An abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off
Strike against an object; "She stubbed her one''s toe in the dark and now it''s broken"
Scratch repeatedly; "The cat scraped at the armchair"
Cut the surface of; wear away the surface of
Bruise, cut, or injure the skin or the surface of; "The boy skinned his knee when he fell"
Gather (money or other resources) together over time; "She had scraped together enough money for college" Back to top
Make by scraping; "They scraped a letter into the stone"
Bend the knees and bow in a servile manner
Having surface damage
Having the skin scraped off; "skinned knees and scraped elbows"
Any of various hand tools for scraping
Manage one''s existence barely; "I guess I can squeeze by on this lousy salary"
Manage one''s existence barely; "I guess I can squeeze by on this lousy salary"
Gather (money or other resources) together over time; "She had scraped together enough money for college"
Pile of discarded metal
An accumulation of refuse and discarded matter
A fatal disease of sheep characterized by chronic itching and loss of muscular control and progressive degeneration of the central nervous system
A deep bow with the foot drawn backwards (indicating excessive humility); "all that bowing and scraping did not impress him"
A harsh noise made by scraping; "the scrape of violin bows distracted her"
(usually plural) a fragment scraped off of something and collected; "they collected blood scrapings for analysis"
Someone who fights (or is fighting)
In a bellicose contentious manner; "`Don''t trespass onto my property,'' the neighbor shouted combatively"
The trait of being scrappy and pugnacious
Full of fighting spirit; "a scrappy admiral"
Food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)
Iron to be melted again and reworked Back to top
Discarded metal suitable for reprocessing; "he finally sold the car for scrap metal"
An indication of damage
Poor handwriting
A harsh noise made by scraping; "the scrape of violin bows distracted her"
Dry mash for poultry
Informal terms for money
A depression scratched or carved into a surface
An abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off
Cause friction; "my sweater scratches"
Cut the surface of; wear away the surface of
Scrape or rub as if to relieve itching; "Don''t scratch your insect bites!"
Having surface damage
A device used for scratching
A person who scratches to relieve an itch
A workman who uses a tool for scratching
The roughness of a substance that causes abrasions
A harsh noise made by scraping; "the scrape of violin bows distracted her"
(of a pain) as if caused by scraping with nails or claws
(computer science) a high-speed internal memory used for temporary storage of preliminary information
Causing abrasion Back to top
Manage one''s existence barely; "I guess I can squeeze by on this lousy salary"
A sharp-pointed awl for marking wood or metal to be cut
Strike or cancel by or as if by rubbing or crossing out; "scratch out my name on that list"
Pad for preliminary or hasty writing or notes or sketches etc; "scribbling block" is a British term
Pad for preliminary or hasty writing or notes or sketches etc; "scribbling block" is a British term
A race in which all contestant start from scratch (on equal terms)
A racing publication giving information on horses and the outcomes of horse races
A test to determine allergic sensitivity to various substances by applying them to scratches in the skin
Cut the surface of; wear away the surface of
Make crunching noises; "his shoes were crunching on the gravel"
Poor handwriting
Write carelessly
Written hastily or carelessly; "his scrawled signature"
A writer whose handwriting is careless and hard to read
The bodily property of lacking flesh
Having unattractive thinness; "a child with skinny freckled legs"; "a long scrawny neck"
Inferior in size or quality; "scrawny cattle"; "scrubby cut-over pine"; "old stunted thorn trees"
Utter a harsh abrupt scream
Make a high-pitched, screeching noise; "The door creaked when I opened it slowly"
In a creaky manner; "the old boat was moving along creakily" Back to top
Having or making a high-pitched sound such as that made by a mouse or a rusty hinge
Having a rasping or grating sound; "they were alerted by the creaking gate"; "creaky stairs"
A joke that seems extremely funny
Sharp piercing cry; "her screaming attracted the neighbors"
A high-pitched noise resembling a human cry; "he ducked at the screechings of shells"; "he heard the scream of the brakes"
Utter or declare in a very loud voice; "You don''t have to yell--I can hear you just fine"
Utter a sudden loud cry; "she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle"; "I yelled to her from the window but she couldn''t hear me"
Make a loud, piercing sound; "Fighter planes are screaming through the skies"
A very hard hit ball
Gooselike aquatic bird of South America having a harsh trumpeting call
A sensational newspaper headline
Someone who communicates vocally in a very loud voice
Sharp piercing cry; "her screaming attracted the neighbors"
A high-pitched noise resembling a human cry; "he ducked at the screechings of shells"; "he heard the scream of the brakes"
Marked by or causing boisterous merriment or convulsive laughter; "hilarious broad comedy"; "a screaming farce"; "uproarious stories"
So extremely intense as to evoke screams; "in screaming agony"; "a screaming rage"
Loud and sustained; shrill and piercing; "hordes of screaming fans"; "a screaming jet plane"; "a screaming fury of sound"; "a screeching parrot"; "screeching brakes"; "a horde of shrieking fans"; "shrieking winds"
Resembling a scream in effect; "screaming headlines"; "screaming colors and designs"
To an extreme degree; "screamingly funny"
Extreme nervousness Back to top
A sloping mass of loose rocks at the base of a cliff
Sharp piercing cry; "her screaming attracted the neighbors"
A high-pitched noise resembling a human cry; "he ducked at the screechings of shells"; "he heard the scream of the brakes"
Utter a harsh abrupt scream
Make a high-pitched, screeching noise; "The door creaked when I opened it slowly"
Someone who communicates vocally in a very loud voice
Sharp piercing cry; "her screaming attracted the neighbors"
A high-pitched noise resembling a human cry; "he ducked at the screechings of shells"; "he heard the scream of the brakes"
Loud and sustained; shrill and piercing; "hordes of screaming fans"; "a screaming jet plane"; "a screaming fury of sound"; "a screeching parrot"; "screeching brakes"; "a horde of shrieking fans"; "shrieking winds"
Having or making a high-pitched sound such as that made by a mouse or a rusty hinge
Small North American owl having hornlike tufts of feathers whose call sounds like a quavering whistle
Any owl that has a screeching cry
An accurately levelled strip of material placed on a wall or floor as guide for the even application of plaster or concrete
A long piece of writing
A long monotonous harangue
Something that keeps things out or hinders sight; "they had just moved in and had not put up blinds yet"
Protective covering consisting of a metallic netting mounted in a frame and covering windows or doors (especially for protection against insects)
A covering that serves to conceal or shelter something; "they crouched behind the screen"; "under cover of darkness"
Partition consisting of a decorative frame or panel that serves to divide a space
Display on the surface of the large end of a cathode-ray tube on which is electronically created Back to top
A white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewing
A door that is a screen to keep insects from entering a building through the open door; "he heard the screen slam as she left"
A strainer for separating lumps from powdered material or grading particles
Examine methodically; "screen the suitcases"
Protect, hide, or conceal from danger or harm
Separate with a riddle, as grain from chaff
Prevent from entering; "block out the strong sunlight"
Project onto a screen for viewing; "screen a film"
Examine in order to test suitability; "screen these samples"; "screen the job applicants"
Test or examine for the presence of disease or infection; "screen the blood for the HIV virus"
A guard at an airport who checks passengers or their luggage at a security checkpoint
Testing objects or persons in order to identify those with particular characteristics
The act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it; "the cover concealed their guns from enemy aircraft"
Fabric of metal or plastic mesh
The display of a motion picture
Those involved in producing and distributing movies
A script for a film including dialogue and descriptions of characters and sets
Someone who writes screenplays
An actor who plays a role in a film
(computer science) the area of the screen in graphical user interfaces against which icons and windows appear Back to top
A door that is a screen to keep insects from entering a building through the open door; "he heard the screen slam as she left"
The font that is displayed on a computer screen; "when the screen font resembles a printed font a document may look approximately the same on the screen as it will when printed"
An imagined memory of a childhood experience; hides another memory of distressing significance
Partition by means of a divider, such as a screen; "screen off this part of the room"
Examine in order to test suitability; "screen these samples"; "screen the job applicants"
A short forward pass in which the receiver is protected by a screen of blockers
(computer science) a moving design that appears on a computer screen when there has been no input for a specified period of time; "screen savers prevent the damage that occurs when the same areas of light and dark are displayed too long"
A filmed audition of an actor or actress
Slang terms for sexual intercourse
A fastener with a tapered threaded shank and a slotted head
A propeller with several angled blades that rotates to push against water or air
A simple machine of the inclined-plane type consisting of a spirally threaded cylindrical rod that engages with a similarly threaded hole
Someone who guards prisoners
Defeat someone in an expectation through trickery or deceit
Tighten or fasten by means of screwing motions; "Screw the bottle cap on"
Cause to penetrate, as with a circular motion; "drive in screws or bolts"
Turn like a screw
Have sexual intercourse with; "This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever intimate with this man?"
Not behaving normally
Family of woody plants of the order Pandanales including pandanus Back to top
Having a lid with a spiral groove
A pitch with reverse spin that curves toward the side of the plate from which it was thrown
A whimsically eccentric person
Foolish; totally unsound; "an impractical solution"; "a crazy scheme"; "half-baked ideas"; "a screwball proposal without a prayer of working"
(baseball) a pitcher who throws screwballs
Shrub or small tree of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico having spirally twisted pods
Shrub or small tree of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico having spirally twisted pods
A hand tool for driving screws; has a tip that fits into the head of a screw
A cocktail made with vodka and orange juice
Slang terms for sexual intercourse
The top of a container that must be screwed off and on
The complete mismanagement or mishandling of a situation; "a typical bureaucratic screwup"
Not behaving normally
Hand tool for boring holes
An orchid of the genus Spiranthes having tall erect densely flowered spiraling clusters of creamy white vanilla-scented flowers; widely distributed especially in low damp places of eastern and central North America
Shrub or small tree of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico having spirally twisted pods
Spirally twisted sweet pod of screwbean mesquite that is used for fodder or ground into meal for feed
A woodscrew having its shank bent into a ring
Screw-operated jack
A wrench for turning a screw Back to top
A torpedo-shaped log with rotary fins that measure the ship''s speed
Any of various Old World tropical palmlike trees having huge prop roots and edible conelike fruits and leaves like pineapple leaves
A propeller with several angled blades that rotates to push against water or air
The raised helical rib going around a screw
A tree or shrub of the genus Helicteres
Twist into a strained configuration; "screw up one''s face"
Make more intense; "Emotions were screwed up"
Screw or turn higher
Make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement"
Adjustable wrench that has one jaw that can be adjusted by turning a screw
Russian composer of orchestral and piano music (1872-1915)
An aimless drawing
Poor handwriting
Write down quickly without much attention to detail
Write carelessly
A writer whose handwriting is careless and hard to read
Informal terms for journalists
Pad for preliminary or hasty writing or notes or sketches etc; "scribbling block" is a British term
A sharp-pointed awl for marking wood or metal to be cut
Someone employed to make written copies of documents and manuscripts Back to top
Informal terms for journalists
French playwright (1791-1861)
Score a line on with a pointed instrument, as in metalworking
A sharp-pointed awl for marking wood or metal to be cut
Gauge consisting of a scriber mounted on an adjustable stand; used to test the accuracy of plane surfaces
A firm open-weave fabric used for a curtain in the theater
A noisy riotous fight
(American football) practice play between a football team''s squads
Practice playing (a sport)
Line parallel to the goal lines where football linesmen line up at the start of each play in American football; "the runner was tackled at the line of scrimmage"
Subsist on a meager allowance; "scratch and scrimp"
Barely adequate; "a meager allowance"
British military language: avoid work
A shirker
A carving (or engraving) on whalebone, whale ivory, walrus tusk, etc., usually by American whalers
Petty in giving or spending; "a niggardly tip"
Dirty and disgusting; "worry about the gossip and secretiveness and other scrimy sides"- Al Hine
A certificate whose value is recognized by the payer and payee; scrip is not currency but may be convertible into currency
United States newspaper publisher and half-brother of Edward Wyllis Scripps (1835-1908)
United States newspaper publisher who founded an important press association; half-brother of James Edmund Scripps (1854-1926) Back to top
A particular orthography or writing system
Something written by hand; "she recognized his handwriting"; "his hand was illegible"
A written version of a play or other dramatic composition; used in preparing for a performance
Write a script for; "The playwright scripted the movie"
Written as for a film or play or broadcast
Of or pertaining to or contained in or in accordance with the Bible; "biblical names"; "biblical Hebrew"
Written or relating to writing
Any writing that is regarded as sacred by a religious group
The sacred writings of the Christian religions; "he went to carry the Word to the heathen"
Someone who writes scripts for plays or movies or broadcast dramas
Copied in handwriting
Someone employed to make written copies of documents and manuscripts
Young Atlantic cod or haddock especially one split and boned for cooking
Flesh of young Atlantic cod weighing up to 2 pounds; also young haddock and pollock; often broiled
A form of tuberculosis characterized by swellings of the lymphatic glands
Having a diseased appearance resembling scrofula; "our canoe...lay with her scrofulous sides on the shore"- Farley Mowat
Morally contaminated; "denounce the scrofulous wealth of the times"- J.D.Hart
Afflicted with scrofula
A document that can be rolled up (as for storage)
A round shape formed by a series of concentric circles Back to top
Move through text or graphics in order to display parts that do not fit on the screen; "Scroll down to see the entire text"
Fine-toothed power saw with a narrow blade; used to cut curved outlines
A selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend
Type genus of Scrophulariaceae; named for the plants'' supposed ability to cure scrofula: figworts
A family of dicotyledonous plants of the order Polemoniales; includes figwort and snapdragon and foxglove and toadflax and speedwell and mullein; in some classifications placed in the order Scrophulariales
Used in some classification systems; often included in the order Polemoniales
Relating to or having or lying within a scrotum; "scrotal mammals"; "scrotal testes"
Veins passing from the scrotum to the pudendal veins
The external pouch that contains the testes
Collect or look around for (food)
Obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling; "he is always shnorring cigarettes from his friends"
Someone who mooches or cadges (tries to get something free)
The act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water
Dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes
Wash thoroughly; "surgeons must scrub prior to an operation"
Clean with hard rubbing; "She scrubbed his back"
(of domestic animals) not selectively bred
Small fast-running Australian bird resembling a wren and frequenting brush or scrub
Made clean by scrubbing; "fresh-scrubbed floors"; "boys with scrubbed necks and faces"
A purifier that removes impurities from a gas Back to top
A brush with short stiff bristles for heavy cleaning
A worker who uses a scrub brush to clean a surface (usually a floor or deck)
The act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water
A brush with short stiff bristles for heavy cleaning
Small fast-running Australian bird resembling a wren and frequenting brush or scrub
Inferior in size or quality; "scrawny cattle"; "scrubby cut-over pine"; "old stunted thorn trees"
Sparsely covered with stunted trees or vegetation and underbrush; "open scrubby woods"
An uncultivated region covered with scrub vegetation
Protective garment worn by surgeons during operations
Tree or tall shrub with shiny leaves and umbels of fragrant creamy-white flowers; yields hard heavy reddish wood
Small fast-running Australian bird resembling a wren and frequenting brush or scrub
A brush with short stiff bristles for heavy cleaning
Large-footed short-winged birds of Australasia; build mounds of decaying vegetation to incubate eggs
A nurse who helps a surgeon prepare for surgery
Any of various chiefly American small shrubby oaks often a dominant form on thin dry soils sometimes forming dense thickets
Small hardy clump-forming spiny palm of southern United States
Common small shrubby pine of the eastern United States having straggling often twisted or branches and short needles in bunches of 2
A narrow woodworking plane used to cut away excess stock
Transmitted by larval mites and widespread in Asia
Wash thoroughly; "surgeons must scrub prior to an operation" Back to top
The back side of the neck
Shabby and untidy; "a surge of ragged scruffy children"; "he was soiled and seedy and fragrant with gin"- Mark Twain
(rugby) the method of beginning play in which the forwards of each team crouch side by side with locked arms; play starts when the ball thrown in between them and the two sides compete for possession
(rugby) the method of beginning play in which the forwards of each team crouch side by side with locked arms; play starts when the ball thrown in between them and the two sides compete for possession
Extremely pleasing to the sense of taste
So as to produce a delightful taste; "I bought some more of these deliciously sweet peaches"
Strong cider (as made in western England)
A crunching noise
Make wrinkles or creases into a smooth surface; "The dress got wrinkled"
Sit on one''s heels; "In some cultures, the women give birth while squatting"; "The children hunkered down to protect themselves from the sandstorm"
Make a noise typical of an engine lacking lubricants
Make wrinkles or creases into a smooth surface; "The dress got wrinkled"
Sit on one''s heels; "In some cultures, the women give birth while squatting"; "The children hunkered down to protect themselves from the sandstorm"
An ethical or moral principle that inhibits action
Uneasiness about the fitness of an action
A unit of apothecary weight equal to 20 grains
Have doubts about
Raise scruples; "He lied and did not even scruple about it"
Hesitate on moral grounds; "The man scrupled to perjure himself"
Motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person''s thoughts and actions Back to top
Characterized by extreme care and great effort; "conscientious application to the work at hand"; "painstaking research"; "scrupulous attention to details"
Having scruples; arising from a sense of right and wrong; principled; "less scrupulous producers sent bundles that were deceptive in appearance"
With extreme conscientiousness; "he came religiously every morning at 8 o''clock"
Strict attention to minute details
Conformity to high standards of ethics or excellence
Someone who examines votes at an election
Of accounts and tax returns; with the intent to verify
To look at critically or searchingly, or in minute detail; "he scrutinized his likeness in the mirror"
A careful examiner; someone who inspects with great care
Of accounts and tax returns; with the intent to verify
To look at critically or searchingly, or in minute detail; "he scrutinized his likeness in the mirror"
A careful examiner; someone who inspects with great care
The act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
A prolonged intense look
Based on the principle of proportional representation; voters choose between party lists, the number elected from each list being determined by the percentage cast for each list out of the total vote
Based on the principle of proportional representation; voters choose between party lists, the number elected from each list being determined by the percentage cast for each list out of the total vote
Based on the principle of having only one member (as of a legislature) selected from each electoral district
Based on the principle of having only one member (as of a legislature) selected from each electoral district
Divine by gazing into crystals
Interface consisting of a standard port between a computer and its peripherals that is used in some computers Back to top
A device (trade name Aqua-Lung) that lets divers breathe under water; scuba is an acronym for self-contained underwater breathing apparatus
An underwater diver who uses scuba gear
Skin diving with scuba apparatus
The act of moving along swiftly (as before a gale)
Run before a gale
Run or move very quickly or hastily; "She dashed into the yard"
The act of moving along swiftly (as before a gale)
The act of scuffing (scraping or dragging the feet)
A slipper that has no fitting around the heel
Poke at with the foot or toe
Mar by scuffing; "scuffed shoes"
Get or become scuffed; "These patent leather shoes scuffed"
Walk without lifting the feet
A light-weight flexible sandal with a sturdy sole; worn as play shoes by children and as sportswear by adults
An unceremonious and disorganized struggle
Disorderly fighting
A hoe that is used by pushing rather than pulling
Fight or struggle in a confused way at close quarters; "the drunken men started to scuffle"
Walk by dragging one''s feet; "he shuffled out of the room"; "We heard his feet shuffling down the hall"
A hoe that is used by pushing rather than pulling Back to top
A slipper that has no fitting around the heel
A racing shell propelled by one or two oarsmen pulling two oars
One of a pair of short-handled oars
A long-handled oar mounted at the stern of a boat and moved left and right to propel the boat forward
Propel with sculls; "scull the boat"
Someone who sculls (moves a long oar pivoted on the back of the boat to propel the boat forward)
A small room (in large old British houses) next to the kitchen; where kitchen utensils are cleaned and kept and other rough household jobs are done
Rowing by a single oarsman in a racing shell
A kitchen servant employed to do menial tasks (especially washing)
Any of numerous spiny large-headed broad-mouthed usually scaleless scorpaenoid fishes
Shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it; "She is sculpting the block of marble into an image of her husband"
Create by shaping stone or wood or any other hard material; "sculpt a swan out of a block of ice"
Cut into a desired shape; "graven images"; "sculptured representations"
A faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Phoenix and Cetus
An artist who creates sculptures
A woman sculptor
Resembling sculpture; "her finely modeled features"; "rendered with...vivid sculptural effect"; "the sculpturesque beauty of the athletes'' bodies"
Relating to or consisting of sculpture; "sculptural embellishments"
Sculpture consisting of shapes carved on a surface so as to stand out from the surrounding background
Creating figures or designs in three dimensions Back to top
A three-dimensional work of plastic art
Shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it; "She is sculpting the block of marble into an image of her husband"
Create by shaping stone or wood or any other hard material; "sculpt a swan out of a block of ice"
Cut into a desired shape; "graven images"; "sculptured representations"
Resembling sculpture; "her finely modeled features"; "rendered with...vivid sculptural effect"; "the sculpturesque beauty of the athletes'' bodies"
An artist who creates sculptures
Resembling sculpture; "her finely modeled features"; "rendered with...vivid sculptural effect"; "the sculpturesque beauty of the athletes'' bodies"
A film of impurities or vegetation that can form on the surface of a liquid
Worthless people
The application of very thin coat of color over the surface of a picture
Covered with scum; "the scummy surface of the polluted pond"
Of the most contemptible kind; "abject cowardice"; "a low stunt to pull"; "a low-down sneak"; "his miserable treatment of his family"; "You miserable skunk!"; "a scummy rabble"; "a scurvy trick"
A person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible; "only a rotter would do that"; "kill the rat"; "throw the bum out"; "you cowardly little pukes!"; "the British call a contemptible person a `git''"
A strong dislike; "they took a scunner against the United States"
Found in Atlantic coastal waters of North America from South Carolina to Maine; esteemed as a panfish
Porgy of southern Atlantic coastal waters of North America
Lean flesh of fish found in warm waters of southern Atlantic coast of the United States
Flesh of fish found in colder waters of northern Atlantic coast of the United States
Drain that allows water on the deck of a vessel to flow overboard
Put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position Back to top
Wait in hiding to attack
Amber-green muscadine grape of southeastern United States
A thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin
(botany) a covering that resembles scales or bran that covers some plant parts
Rough to the touch; covered with scales or scurf
Having or producing or covered with scurf
Foul-mouthed or obscene abuse
Expressing offensive reproach
In a scurrilously manner; "one paper scurrilously described how Edward was neglecting a bereaved mother to dance attendance on Wally"
Rushing about hastily in an undignified way
To move about or proceed hurriedly; "so terrified by the extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to higher ground"
Moving with great haste; "affection for this hurrying driving...little man"; "lashed the scurrying horses"
In a despicable, ignoble manner; "this new leader meanly threatens the deepest values of our society"
A condition caused by deficiency of ascorbic acid (vitamin C)
Of the most contemptible kind; "abject cowardice"; "a low stunt to pull"; "a low-down sneak"; "his miserable treatment of his family"; "You miserable skunk!"; "a scummy rabble"; "a scurvy trick"
Any plant of the genus Barbarea: yellow-flowered Eurasian cresses; widely cultivated for winter salad
A widely distributed arctic cress reputed to have value in treatment or prevention of scurvy; a concentrated source of vitamin C
A short erect tail
A shield; especially one displaying a coat of arms
A flat protective covering (on a door or wall etc) to prevent soiling by dirty fingers Back to top
Trailing grass native to Europe now cosmopolitan in warm regions; used for lawns and pastures especially in southern United States and India
Large bony or horny plate as on an armadillo or turtle
Skullcap; helmet flower
An American mint that yields a resinous exudate used especially formerly as an antispasmodic
A genus of Scutigeridae
Long-legged centipede common in damp places as e.g. cellars
Garden centipedes
Minute arthropod often infesting the underground parts of truck-garden and greenhouse crops
A family of Chilopoda
An entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship
Container for coal; shaped to permit pouring the coal onto the fire
To move about or proceed hurriedly; "so terrified by the extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to higher ground"
A report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people; "the divorce caused much gossip"
Trivial unrewarding tedious dirty and disagreeable chores; "the hospital hired him to do scut work"
Small bottom-dwelling sharks
(Greek mythology) a sea nymph transformed into a sea monster who lived on one side of a narrow strait; drowned and devoured sailors who tried to escape Charybdis (a whirlpool) on the other side of the strait
Coelenterates in which the polyp stage is absent or at least inconspicuous: jellyfishes
Any of various usually free-swimming marine coelenterates having a gelatinous medusoid stage as the dominant phase of its life cycle
An ancient Greek drinking cup; two handles and footed base
An edge tool for cutting grass; has a long handle that must be held with both hands and a curved blade that moves parallel to the ground Back to top
Cut with a scythe; "scythe grass or grain"
An ancient area of Eurasia extending from the Black Sea to the Aral Sea that was populated by Scythians from the eighth to the fourth century BC
The Iranian language spoken by the ancient Scythians
A member of the ancient nomadic people inhabiting Scythia
Of or relating to the ancient Scythians or their culture or language
Asiatic tree fern having dense matted hairs sometimes used as a styptic
A state in north central United States
The compass point midway between south and east; at 135 degrees
A toxic nonmetallic element related to sulfur and tellurium; occurs in several allotropic forms; a stable gray metallike allotrope conducts electricity better in the light than in the dark and is used in photocells; occurs in sulfide ores (as pyrite)
A division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
Turbulent water with swells of considerable size; "heavy seas"
Anything apparently limitless in quantity or volume
Is a process of removing some amount of salt and other minerals from saline water (sea water), and having as goal the production of fresh (drinking) water which is suitable for human use.
Relating to or characteristic of or occurring on the sea or ships; "sea stories"; "sea smells"; "sea traffic"
The shore of a sea or ocean
Naval service aboard a ship at sea
An abalone found near the Channel Islands
A deity believed to live in or to control the sea
Of the color of the sea; bluish green
Perennial herbs and shrubs and lianas; cosmopolitan especially in salt-water areas Back to top
Thin flat or tubular green algae
Lying below the normal level; "a low-lying desert"
The seaward undercurrent created after waves have broken on the shore
The seaward undercurrent created after waves have broken on the shore
The seaward undercurrent created after waves have broken on the shore
Salt-tolerant seashore annual grown for its fragrant rose or violet flowers and fleshy gray-green foliage
A cylindrical drawstring bag used by sailors to hold their clothing and other gear
Perennial succulent herb with small solitary axillary or terminal flowers
The bottom of a sea or ocean
A bird that frequents coastal waters and the open ocean: gulls; pelicans; gannets; cormorants; albatrosses; petrels; etc.
The shore of a sea or ocean regarded as a resort
United States chemist who was one of the discoverers of plutonium (1912-1999)
Conveyed by sea
The shore of a sea or ocean
A man who serves as a sailor
Travel by water
The work of a sailor
Used on the high seas; "seafaring vessels"
Edible fish (broadly including freshwater fish) or shellfish or roe etc
Seafood in Newburg sauce served on toast or rice Back to top
Usually catsup with horseradish and lemon juice
A bird that frequents coastal waters and the open ocean: gulls; pelicans; gannets; cormorants; albatrosses; petrels; etc.
The waterfront of a seaside town
Surrounded or enclosed by the sea
Used on the high seas; "seafaring vessels"
Any of various seaweeds that grow underwater in shallow beds; "seagrass provides a protective environment in which young fish can develop"
Mostly white aquatic bird having long pointed wings and short legs
Small fish with horselike heads bent sharply downward and curled tails; swim in upright position
Either of two large northern marine mammals having ivory tusks and tough hide over thick blubber
Any of numerous marine mammals that come on shore to breed; chiefly of cold regions
A device incised to make an impression; used to secure a closing or to authenticate documents
Fastener that provides a tight and perfect closure
A finishing coat applied to exclude moisture
Fastener consisting of a resinous composition that is plastic when warm; used for sealing documents and parcels and letters
An indication of approved or superior status
A stamp affixed to a document (as to attest to its authenticity or to seal it); "the warrant bore the sheriff''s seal"
A member of a Naval Special Warfare unit who is trained for unconventional warfare; "SEAL is an acronym for Sea Air and Land"
The pelt or fur (especially the underfur) of a seal; "a coat of seal"
Decide irrevocably; "sealing dooms"
Hunt seals Back to top
Cover with varnish
Close with or as if with a seal; "She sealed the letter with hot wax"
Make tight; secure against leakage; "seal the windows"
Affix a seal to; "seal the letter"
A kind of sealing material that is used to form a hard coating on a porous surface (as a coat of paint or varnish used to size a surface)
Closed so tightly as to be airtight or watertight
(of walls) covered with a coat of plaster
Covered with a waterproof coating; "a sealed driveway"
Having been paved
Determined irrevocably; "his fate is sealed"
Closed or secured with or as if with a seal; "my lips are sealed"; "the package is still sealed"; "the premises are sealed"
Established irrevocably; "his fate is sealed"
Undisclosed for the time being; "sealed orders"; "a sealed move in chess"
A contract that is signed and has the (wax) seal of the signer attached
Closed or secured tightly so as to prevent ingress or egress; "a sealed off pipe"; "the sealed off airport was surrounded by a cordon of police"
An official who affixes a seal to a document
A kind of sealing material that is used to form a hard coating on a porous surface (as a coat of paint or varnish used to size a surface)
The act of treating something to make it repel water
Any substance used to seal joints or fill cracks in a porous surface
Fastener consisting of a resinous composition that is plastic when warm; used for sealing documents and parcels and letters Back to top
A garment (as a jacket or coat or robe) made of sealskin
The pelt or fur (especially the underfur) of a seal; "a coat of seal"
Tent that is an Eskimo summer dwelling
A Welsh terrier first bred in Sealyham
A Welsh terrier first bred in Sealyham
A small explosive device (resembling a firecracker) that is used underwater in order to frighten mammals away from fishing grounds
Close with or as if with a tight seal; "This vacuum pack locks in the flavor!"
An abnormality of development in which the upper part of an arm or leg is missing so the hands or feet are attached to the body like stumps; rare condition that results from taking thalidomide during pregnancy
Impose a blockade on
Make tight; secure against leakage; "seal the windows"
An indication of approved or superior status
A pale yellow to red-brown fatty oil obtained from seal blubber; used in making soap and dressing leather and as a lubricant
A ring bearing a signet
Joint consisting of a line formed by joining two pieces
A stratum of ore or coal thick enough to be mined with profit; "he worked in the coal beds"
A slight depression in the smoothness of a surface; "his face has many lines"; "ironing gets rid of most wrinkles"
Put together with a seam; "seam a dress"
A man who serves as a sailor
Muckraking United States journalist who exposed bad conditions in mental institutions (1867-1922)
Characteristic of or befitting a seaman; indicating competent seamanship Back to top
Characteristic of or befitting a seaman; indicating competent seamanship
Skill in sailing
(used especially of skin) marked by lines or seams; "their lined faces were immeasurably sad"; "a seamed face"
Having or joined by a seam or seams
Perfectly consistent and coherent; "the novel''s seamless plot"
Used especially of skin; "his cheeks were unlined"; "his unseamed face"
Not having or joined by a seam or seams; "seamless stockings"
An underwater mountain rising above the ocean floor
A person whose occupation is making and altering garments
Someone who makes or mends dresses
Morally degraded; "a seedy district"; "the seamy side of life"; "sleazy characters hanging around casinos"; "sleazy storefronts with...dirt on the walls"- Seattle Weekly; "the sordid details of his orgies stank under his very nostrils"- James Joyce; "the
The upper house of the parliament of the Irish Free State
The upper house of the parliament of the Irish Free State
A meeting of spiritualists; "the seance was held in the medium''s parlor"
Irish playwright (1880-1964)
An airplane that can land on or take off from water; "the designer of marine aircraft demonstrated his newest hydroplane"
Glide on the water in a hydroplane
A sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo
An earthquake at the sea bed
Cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat; "The sun parched the earth" Back to top
Make very hot and dry; "The heat scorched the countryside"
Become superficially burned; "my eyebrows singed when I bent over the flames"
(used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture; "dried-up grass"; "the desert was edged with sere vegetation"; "shriveled leaves on the unwatered seedlings"; "withered vines"
An investigation seeking answers; "a thorough search of the ledgers revealed nothing"; "the outcome justified the search"
Boarding and inspecting a ship on the high seas; "right of search"
The activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone
The examination of alternative hypotheses; "his search for a move that would avoid checkmate was unsuccessful"
An operation that determines whether one or more of a set of items has a specified property; "they wrote a program to do a table lookup"
Inquire into
Try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of; "The police are searching for clues"; "They are searching for the missing man in the entire county"
Subject to a search; "The police searched the suspect"; "We searched the whole house for the missing keys"
Search or seek; "We looked all day and finally found the child in the forest"; "Look elsewhere for the perfect gift!"
Large metallic blue-green beetle that preys on caterpillars; found in North America
A customs official whose job is to search baggage or goods or vehicles for contraband or dutiable items
Someone making a search or inquiry; "they are seekers after truth"
Large metallic blue-green beetle that preys on caterpillars; found in North America
Exploring thoroughly
Diligent and thorough in inquiry or investigation; "a probing inquiry"; "a searching investigation of their past dealings"
Having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought, expression, or intellect; "searching insights"; "trenchant criticism"
In a searching manner; "`Are you really happy with him,'' asked her mother, gazing at Vera searchingly" Back to top
Fire distributed in depth by successive changes in the elevation of the gun
A light source with reflectors that projects a beam of light in a particular direction
An operation developed for United States troops in Vietnam; troops would move through a designated area destroying troops as they found them
A rescue mission to search for survivors and to rescue them
A computer program that retrieves documents or files or data from a database or from a computer network (especially from the internet)
A source language consisting of procedural operators that invoke functions to be executed
A mission to discover something
A party of people to search for someone
A warrant authorizing law enforcement officials to search for objects or people involved in the commission of a crime and to produce them in court; the warrant describes the locations where the officials may search
Having the surface burned quickly with intense heat; "the seared meat is then covered with hot liquid for braising"
A hot iron used to destroy tissue
American gurnard; mostly found in bays and estuaries
A painting of the sea
A view of the sea
The shell of a marine organism
The shore of a sea or ocean
Any of various plants of the genus Kosteletzya predominantly of coastal habitats; grown for their flowers that resemble hibiscus
Experiencing motion sickness
Motion sickness experienced while traveling on water
The shore of a sea or ocean regarded as a resort Back to top
Shrub or small tree of southeastern United States having soft light brown wood
A variety of centaury found at the seaside
Slightly succulent perennial with basal leaves and hairy sticky stems each bearing a solitary flower head with narrow pink or lavender rays; coastal bluffs Oregon to southern California
Vigorous showy goldenrod common along eastern and Gulf coasts of North America
Pantropical tree of usually seacoasts sometimes cultivated as an ornamental for its rounded heart-shaped leaves and showy yellow and purple flowers; yields valuable pink to dark red close-grained wood and oil from its seeds
Small evergreen shrub or tree of southeastern United States; often forms almost impenetrable thickets in sandy coastal areas
Any of several creeping marine gastropods with a spirally coiled shell: whelks; tritons; moon shells; neritids
Small tadpole-shaped cold-water fishes with pelvic fins forming a sucker; related to lumpfish
One of the natural periods into which the year is divided by the equinoxes and solstices or atmospheric conditions; "the regular sequence of the seasons"
A recurrent time marked by major holidays; "it was the Christmas season"
A period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field; "he celebrated his 10th season with the ballet company"; "she always looked forward to the avocado season"
Make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate; "she tempered her criticism"
Make fit; "This trip will season even the hardiest traveller"
Lend flavor to; "Season the chicken breast after roasting it"
In keeping with the season; "a hard but seasonable frost"; "seasonable clothes"
Done or happening at the appropriate or proper time; "a timely warning"; "with timely treatment the patient has a good chance of recovery"; "a seasonable time for discussion"; "the book''s publication was well timed"
Being at the right time
At an opportune time; "your letter arrived apropos"
In accordance with the season; "it was seasonably cold"
Occurring at or dependent on a particular season; "seasonal labor"; "a seasonal rise in unemployment" Back to top
Depending on the season; "prices are seasonally adjusted"
A statistical adjustment made to accommodate predictable fluctuations as a function of the season of the year; "seasonal adjustments for housing starts must be made in mid-winter"
Rendered competent through trial and experience; "troops seasoned in combat"; "a seasoned traveler"; "veteran steadiness"; "a veteran officer"
Aged or processed; "seasoned wood"
Having been given flavor (as by seasoning)
Combination of salt and vegetable extracts and spices and monosodium glutamate
Something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts
A cook who uses seasonings; "the cook is a light seasoner"
The act of adding a seasoning to food
Something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts
A ticket good for several trips or to attend a season of entertainments; sold at a reduced rate
Any support where you can sit (especially the part of a chair or bench etc. on which you sit); "he dusted off the seat before sitting down"
Furniture that is designed for sitting on; "there were not enough seats for all the guests"
The cloth covering for the buttocks; "the seat of his pants was worn through"
The fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?"
A space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane); "he booked their seats in advance"; "he sat in someone else''s place"
A center of authority (as a city from which authority is exercised)
Show to a seat; assign a seat for; "The host seated me next to Mrs. Smith"
Provide with seats; "seat a concert hall"
Put a seat on a chair Back to top
Place ceremoniously or formally in an office or position; "there was a ceremony to induct the president of the Academy"
Be able to seat; "The theater seats 2,000"
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks; "the seated Madonna"; "the audience remained seated"
The service of ushering people to their seats
An area that includes seats for several people; "there is seating for 40 students in this classroom"
An area that includes seats for several people; "there is seating for 40 students in this classroom"
The number of people that can be seated in a vehicle or auditorium or stadium etc.
An area that includes seats for several people; "there is seating for 40 students in this classroom"
An area that includes seats for several people; "there is seating for 40 students in this classroom"
A major port of entry and the largest city in Washington; located in west central Washington on the protected waters of Puget Sound with the snow-capped peaks of the Cascade Range and Mount Ranier visible to the south and east; an aerospace and computer c
Thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1977
A safety belt used in a car or plane to hold you in your seat in case of an accident
A cushion that makes a seat more comfortable
A protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away
Directed or situated away from inland regions and toward the sea or coast; "from the hill he took a seaward course"; "on the seaward side of the road"
(of winds) coming from the sea toward the land; "an inshore breeze"; "an onshore gale"; "seaward winds"
In the direction of the sea; "the sailor looked seaward"
In the direction of the sea; "the sailor looked seaward"
Water containing salts; "the water in the ocean is all saltwater"
A lane at sea that is a regularly used route for vessels Back to top
Plant growing in the sea, especially marine algae
Fitness to traverse the seas
Fitted for a voyage
Restraint consisting of a canvas covered frame that floats behind a vessel; prevents drifting or maintains the heading into a wind
Marine polyps that resemble flowers but have oral rings of tentacles; differ from corals in forming no hard skeleton
Any of numerous animals inhabiting the sea including e.g. fishes and molluscs and many mammals
Small deciduous aromatic shrub (or tree) having spiny branches and yellowish flowers; eastern North America
A common European salt-marsh aster
Any of various food and sport fishes of the Atlantic coast of the United States having an elongated body and long spiny dorsal fin
The lean flesh of a saltwater fish of the family Serranidae
Bathing in the sea or ocean
A bird that frequents coastal waters and the open ocean: gulls; pelicans; gannets; cormorants; albatrosses; petrels; etc.
Very hard unsalted biscuit or bread; a former ship''s staple
A boat that is seaworthy; that is adapted to the open seas
The bottom of a sea or ocean
Any of numerous marine percoid fishes especially (but not exclusively) of the family Sparidae
Flesh of any of various saltwater fishes of the family Sparidae or the family Bramidae
A cooling breeze from the sea (during the daytime)
An officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship
Any of numerous marine fishes most of which are mouthbreeders; not used for food Back to top
A profound transformation
A rhythmical work song originally sung by sailors
A sailor''s storage chest for personal property
Schooling fishes mostly of Indian and western Pacific oceans; two species in western Atlantic
Pulverized bituminous coal; used as a foundry facing
Perennial of coastal sands and shingles of northern Europe and Baltic and Black Seas having racemes of small white flowers and large fleshy blue-green leaves often used as potherbs
Any of two families of large herbivorous aquatic mammals with paddle-shaped tails and flipper-like forelimbs and no hind limbs
Primitive elongated bilaterally symmetrical marine mollusk having a mantle covered with eight calcareous plates
Large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobsters
Any of numerous animals inhabiting the sea including e.g. fishes and molluscs and many mammals
Echinoderm having a flexible sausage-shaped body, tentacles surrounding the mouth and tube feet; free-living mud feeders: sea cucumbers
Stout herb with flowers one to a stalk; ornamental developed from a Mexican wildflower
A man who serves as a sailor
Any of various large diving ducks found along the seacoast: eider; scoter; merganser
Any of various large eagles that usually feed on fish
Large harmless hawk found worldwide that feeds on fish and builds a bulky nest often occupied for years
Either of two large northern Atlantic earless seals having snouts like trunks
European evergreen eryngo with twisted spiny leaves naturalized on United States east coast; roots formerly used as an aphrodisiac
Corals having a treelike or fan-shaped horny skeleton
Corals forming featherlike colonies Back to top
Ctenophore having a rounded body with longitudinal rows of cilia
The property of a moderate green color resembling the waters of the sea
Mostly white aquatic bird having long pointed wings and short legs
Naked marine gastropod having a soft body with reduced internal shell and two pairs of ear-like tentacles
Widely cultivated southern European acanthus with whitish purple-veined flowers
European evergreen eryngo with twisted spiny leaves naturalized on United States east coast; roots formerly used as an aphrodisiac
European evergreen eryngo with twisted spiny leaves naturalized on United States east coast; roots formerly used as an aphrodisiac
Small fish with horselike heads bent sharply downward and curled tails; swim in upright position
Either of two large northern marine mammals having ivory tusks and tough hide over thick blubber
Small bushy tree grown on islands of the Caribbean and off the Atlantic coast of the southern United States; yields cotton with unusually long silky fibers
Perennial of coastal sands and shingles of northern Europe and Baltic and Black Seas having racemes of small white flowers and large fleshy blue-green leaves often used as potherbs
A Viking pirate chief
(nautical) ladder to be lowered over a ship''s side for coming aboard
Large anadromous lamprey sometimes used as food; destructive of native fish fauna in the Great Lakes
A lane at sea that is a regularly used route for vessels
Any of various plants of the genus Limonium of temperate salt marshes having spikes of whit or mauve flowers
An argumentative and contentious seaman
Seaweed with edible translucent crinkly green fronds
Level of the ocean''s surface (especially that halfway between mean high and low tide); used as a standard in reckoning land elevation or sea depth
Crinoid with delicate radiating arms and a stalked body attached to a hard surface Back to top
Any of several large eared seals of the northern Pacific related to fur seals but lacking their valuable coat
Marine isopod crustacean
A dune grass of the Pacific seacoast used as a sand binder
Sessile aquatic animal forming mosslike colonies of small polyps each having a curved or circular ridge bearing tentacles; attach to stones or seaweed and reproduce by budding
The common gull of Eurasia and northeastern North America
A former British unit of length once used in navigation; equivalent to 1828.8 meters (6000 feet)
A small fleshy herb common along North American seashores and in brackish marshes having pink or white flowers
Any of various red algae having graceful rose to purple fronds (e.g. dulse or carrageen)
Sessile aquatic animal forming mosslike colonies of small polyps each having a curved or circular ridge bearing tentacles; attach to stones or seaweed and reproduce by budding
Any of several large worms having a broad flattened body with a mat of coarse hairs covering the back
(Greek mythology) a water nymph who was the daughter of Oceanus or Nereus
A bay of the Black Sea between Russia and the Ukraine
A bay of the Black Sea between Russia and the Ukraine
A bay of the Black Sea between Russia and the Ukraine
A gulf west of Mexico
An arm of the Pacific between China and Japan
An inland sea in northwestern Turkey; linked to the Black Sea by the Bosporus and linked to the Aegean by the Dardanelles
An inland sea in northwestern Turkey; linked to the Black Sea by the Bosporus and linked to the Aegean by the Dardanelles
An arm of the Pacific east of Asia
European scilla with small blue or purple flowers Back to top
Having dense spikes of small white flowers and yielding a bulb with medicinal properties
Large marine otter of northern Pacific coasts having very thick dark brown fur
Wild pea of seashores of north temperate zone having tough roots and purple flowers and useful as a sand binder
Fleshy featherlike warm-water colonies
Tufted thrift of seacoasts and mountains of north temperate zone; occasionally grown as a ground cover
Small slender fish (to 8 inches) with body covered by bony plates; chiefly of deeper northern Pacific waters
Small slender fish (to 8 inches) with body covered by bony plates; chiefly of deeper northern Pacific waters
Yellow-flowered Eurasian glaucous herb naturalized in along sandy shores in eastern North America
Naval strength
A nation that possesses formidable naval strength
The seaward undercurrent created after waves have broken on the shore
The seaward undercurrent created after waves have broken on the shore
Large sculpin of western Atlantic; inflates itself when caught
Someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation
American gurnard; mostly found in bays and estuaries
Space for maneuver at sea
Someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation
A large scallop inhabiting deep waters of the Atlantic coast of North America
Muscle of large deep-water scallops
A motorboat resembling a motor scooter Back to top
Marine fishes having a tapering body with an armored head and venomous spines
A boy scout enrolled in programs for water activities
Huge creature of the sea resembling a snake or dragon
Marine isopod crustacean
Any of various marine gastropods of the suborder Nudibranchia having a shell-less and often beautifully colored body
Small tadpole-shaped cold-water fishes with pelvic fins forming a sucker; related to lumpfish
Any of numerous venomous aquatic viviparous snakes having a fin-like tail; of warm littoral seas; feed on fish which they immobilize with quick-acting venom
Any of various small spider-like marine arthropods having small thin bodies and long slender legs
Spray from ocean waves
Prostrate weedy herb with tiny pink flowers; widespread throughout Europe and Asia on sand dunes and heath and coastal cliffs; naturalized in eastern North America
Delicacy that is highly dangerous because of a potent nerve poison in ovaries and liver
Having dense spikes of small white flowers and yielding a bulb with medicinal properties
Ascidian that can contract its body and eject streams of water
Echinoderms characterized by five arms extending from a central disk
A common European salt-marsh aster
(nautical) ladder to be lowered over a ship''s side for coming aboard
Common tern of Eurasia and America having white black and gray plumage
Any of various coarse seaweeds
Any of various kelps especially of the genus Laminaria
A small fleshy herb common along North American seashores and in brackish marshes having pink or white flowers Back to top
Silvery marine variety of brown trout that migrates to fresh water to spawn
Any of several sciaenid fishes of North American coastal waters
Flesh of marine trout that migrate from salt to fresh water
Any of various large turtles with limbs modified into flippers; widely distributed in warm seas
Shallow-water echinoderms having soft bodies enclosed in thin spiny globular shells
Predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seas
Plants of western and northern European coasts
Growth of marine vegetation especially of the large forms such as rockweeds and kelp
Submerged marine plant with very long narrow leaves found in abundance along North Atlantic coasts
A form of staphylococcal enterotoxin that has been used as an incapacitating agent in biological warfare
Containing an unusual amount of grease or oil; "greasy hamburgers"; "oily fried potatoes"; "oleaginous seeds"
A common cyst of the skin; filled with fatty matter (sebum) that is secreted by a sebaceous gland that has been blocked
A cutaneous gland that secretes sebum (usually into a hair follicle) for lubricating hair and skin
A cutaneous gland that secretes sebum (usually into a hair follicle) for lubricating hair and skin
A dicarboxylic acid used to make resins
Mexican spurges
Son of John Cabot who was born in Italy and who led an English expedition in search of the Northwest Passage and a Spanish expedition that explored the La Plata region of Brazil; in 1544 he published a map of the world (1476-1557)
Spanish explorer who was the first European to explore the California coast (1550-1615)
Rockfishes
A rockfish of the Pacific coastal waters of North America Back to top
Large fish of northern Atlantic coasts of America and Europe
A commercially important fish of the Pacific coast of North America
A large fish of the Pacific coast of North America
A city in southern Ukraine on the Black Sea
The compass point that is one point east of southeast
A condition in which overactivity of the sebaceous glands causes the skin to become oily
A chronic skin disease associated with seborrhea and greasy scales on the scalp or eyelids or other parts of the skin
A chronic skin disease associated with seborrhea and greasy scales on the scalp or eyelids or other parts of the skin
A skin condition characterized by circumscribed wartlike lesions that can be itchy and covered with a greasy crust
The compass point that is one point south of southeast
The oily secretion of the sebaceous glands; with perspiration it moistens and protects the skin
An independent federal agency that oversees the exchange of securities to protect investors
Ratio of the hypotenuse to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d''Unites
(of champagne) moderately dry
Cereal grass widely cultivated for its grain: rye
Hardy annual cereal grass widely cultivated in northern Europe where its grain is the chief ingredient of black bread and in North America for forage and soil improvement
Ratio of the hypotenuse to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle
A straight line that intersects a curve at two or more points
Small pruning shears with a spring that holds the handles open and a single blade that closes against a flat surface Back to top
Withdraw from an organization or communion; "After the break up of the Soviet Union, many republics broke away"
Mark as different; "We distinguish several kinds of maple"
Mark as different; "We distinguish several kinds of maple"
The cognitive process whereby two or more stimuli are distinguished
The organic process of synthesizing and releasing some substance
Formal separation from an alliance or federation
The withdrawal of eleven Southern states from the Union in 1860 which precipitated the American Civil War
An Austrian school of art and architecture parallel to the French art nouveau in the 1890s
A doctrine that maintains the right of secession
An advocate of secessionism
The dialect of Sotho spoken by the Tswana people in Botswana
Small yellowish- to reddish-brown pear
Small yellowish- to reddish-brown pear
Keep away from others; "He sequestered himself in his study to write a book"
Providing privacy or seclusion; "the cloistered academic world of books"; "sat close together in the sequestered pergola"; "sitting under the reclusive calm of a shade tree"; "a secluded romantic spot"
Hidden from general view or use; "a privy place to rest and think"; "a secluded romantic spot"; "a secret garden"
The act of secluding yourself from others
The quality of being secluded from the presence or view of others
Barbiturate that is a white odorless slightly bitter powder (trade name Seconal) used as a sodium salt for sedation and to treat convulsions
Barbiturate that is a white odorless slightly bitter powder (trade name Seconal) used as a sodium salt for sedation and to treat convulsions Back to top
Barbiturate that is a white odorless slightly bitter powder (trade name Seconal) used as a sodium salt for sedation and to treat convulsions
The fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near 2nd base
Merchandise that has imperfections; usually sold at a reduced price without the brand name
The gear that has the second lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; "he had to shift down into second to make the hill"
A speech seconding a motion; "do I hear a second?"
The official attendant of a contestant in a duel or boxing match
A 60th part of a minute of arc; "the treasure is 2 minutes and 45 seconds south of here"
Following the first in an ordering or series; "he came in a close second"
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d''Unites
A particular point in time; "the moment he arrived the party began"
An indefinitely short time; "wait just a moment"; "it only takes a minute"; "in just a bit"
Transfer an employee to a different, temporary assignment; "The officer was seconded for duty overseas"
Give support or one''s approval to; "I''ll second that motion"; "I can''t back this plan"; "endorse a new project"
Having the second highest gear ratio; "second gear"
Coming next after first; "a second chance"; "the second vice president"
A part or voice or instrument or orchestra section lower in pitch than or subordinate to the first; "second flute"; "the second violins"
Coming next after the first in position in space or time or degree or magnitude
In the second place; "second, we must consider the economy"
Next to the best; "his second-best bed"
In second place; "he came off second-best" Back to top
Of inferior status or quality; "a second-class citizen"; "second-class accommodations"
Burn causing blisters on the skin and superficial destruction of the dermis
Evaluate or criticize with hindsight
Attempt to anticipate or predict
Overheard conversation (especially overheard cell-phone conversation)
A shop that sells second-hand goods at reduced prices
Someone who relieves a commander
A finish in second place (as in a race)
Moderate to inferior in quality; "they improved the quality from mediocre to above average"; "he would make a poor spy"
A person of second-rate ability or value; "a team of aging second-raters"; "shone among the mediocrities who surrounded him"
Foreseeing the future
Being a replacement or substitute for a regular member of a team
Used of the second year in United States high school or college; "the sophomore class"; "his sophomore year"
Of secondary import; "secondarily affected"
Coil such that current is induced in it by passing a current through the primary coil
The defensive football players who line up behind the linemen
Belonging to a lower class or rank
Not of major importance; "played a secondary role in world events"
Of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate; "the stone will be hauled to a secondary crusher"; "a secondary source"; "a secondary issue"; "secondary streams"
Depending on or incidental to what is original or primary; "a secondary infection" Back to top
Inferior in rank or status; "the junior faculty"; "a lowly corporal"; "petty officialdom"; "a subordinate functionary"
Cessation of menstruation in a woman who had previously menstruated
A cell that can be recharged
Armed forces censorship of the personal communications of officers or civilian employees or enlisted personnel not subject to primary censorship
Coil such that current is induced in it by passing a current through the primary coil
Dentition of permanent teeth
The diagonal of a square matrix running from the lower left entry to the upper right entry
Painful menstruation that is caused by some specific disorder (as endometriosis)
Education beyond the elementary grades; provided by a high school or college preparatory school
The emission of electrons from a surface that is bombarded by higher energy primary electrons
Hypertension that is secondary to another disease
A former British secondary school emphasizing practical rather than academic education
A school for students intermediate between elementary school and college; usually grades 9 to 12
The genetically determined sex characteristics that are not functionally necessary for reproduction (pitch of the voice and body hair and musculature)
The genetically determined sex characteristics that are not functionally necessary for reproduction (pitch of the voice and body hair and musculature)
A data storage device that is not the main memory of a computer
The second stage; characterized by eruptions of the skin and mucous membrane
Coil such that current is induced in it by passing a current through the primary coil
Someone who endorses a motion or petition as a necessary preliminary to a discussion or vote
Previously used or owned by another; "bought a secondhand (or used) car" Back to top
Derived from what is primary or original; not firsthand; "a secondhand report"; "a secondhand account of a memory of something once read"; "most of our knowledge is secondhand"
By indirect means; "I heard about it only secondhand or thirdhand"; "he prefers to buy secondhand"
In the second place; "second, we must consider the economy"
The detachment of a person from their regular organization for temporary assignment elsewhere
A speech seconding a motion; "do I hear a second?"
The second or lower part of a duet (especially a piano duet)
(Christian theology) the reappearance of Jesus as judge for the Last Judgment
Any Christian religion that believes the second coming of Christ is imminent
A member of Christian denomination that expects the imminent advent of Christ
Rearmost or uppermost area in the balcony containing the least expensive seats
Someone who serves in a subordinate capacity or plays a secondary role
A performer who acts as stooge to a comedian
The fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near 2nd base
The base that must be touched second by a base runner in baseball
(baseball) the person who plays second base
Battle in World War I (1915); Germans wanted to try chlorine (a toxic yellow gas) as a weapon and succeeded in taking considerable territory from the Allied salient
The competitor who finishes second
Mental infirmity as a consequence of old age; sometimes shown by foolish infatuations
Accommodations on a ship or train or plane that are less expensive than first class accommodations
Not the highest rank in a classification Back to top
Not the highest rank in a classification
By second class conveyance; "we traveled second class"
(Christian theology) the reappearance of Jesus as judge for the Last Judgment
(Christian theology) the reappearance of Jesus as judge for the Last Judgment
A child of a first cousin
The cranial nerve that serves the retina
A Crusade from 1145 to 1147 that failed because of internal disagreements among the crusaders and led to the loss of Jerusalem in 1187
The uppermost sheltered deck that runs the entire length of a large vessel
Englishman who as Prime minister implemented social reforms including the abolition of slavery throughout the British Empire (1764-1845)
English statesman and son of Pitt the Elder (1759-1806)
British statesman under George III whose policies led to rebellion in the American colonies (1732-1792)
The imperial government of Napoleon III in France from 1852-1870
The second New Testament epistle traditionally attributed to Saint John the Apostle
A New Testament book containing the second epistle from Saint Paul to the church at Corinth
A New Testament book containing Saint Paul''s seceond epistle to the Thessalonians
A New Testament book containing Saint Paul''s second epistle to Timothy; contains advice on pastoral matters
The second New Testament book traditionally attributed to Saint Peter the Apostle
A New Testament book containing the second epistle from Saint Paul to the church at Corinth
A New Testament book containing Saint Paul''s seceond epistle to the Thessalonians
A New Testament book containing Saint Paul''s second epistle to Timothy; contains advice on pastoral matters Back to top
The second estate of the realm: the nobility (especially British nobility) of the rank of duke or marquess or earl or viscount or baron
A secondary role or function; "he hated to play second fiddle to anyone"
Someone who serves in a subordinate capacity or plays a secondary role
The gear that has the second lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; "he had to shift down into second to make the hill"
A second growth of trees covering an area where the original stand was destroyed by fire or cutting
The second of two halves of play
Hand marking seconds on a timepiece
An intermediate person; used in the phrase `at second hand''; "he could learn at second hand from books"
From a source of previously owned goods; "I prefer to buy second hand"
The upper joint of the leg of a fowl
The rate of change of momentum is proportional to the imposed force and goes in the direction of the force
A law stating that mechanical work can be derived from a body only when that body interacts with another at a lower temperature; any spontaneous process results in an increase of entropy
A commissioned officer in the army or air force or marine corps holding the lowest rank
English statesman who served as prime minister and who opposed the war with the American colonies (1730-1782)
The expected value of the square of the deviations of a random variable from the point of origin
A mortgage that is subordinate to a first mortgage
Acquired behavior that is practiced so long it seems innate
The second period of play in a game
Pronouns and verbs used to refer to the person addressed by the language in which they occur
The product of two equal terms; "nine is the second power of three"; "gravity is inversely proportional to the square of the distance" Back to top
The second presentation of a bill in a legislature; to approve its general principles (Britain) or to discuss a committee''s report and take a vote (US)
The Reich when Hohenzollern monarchs ruled Germany (from 1871 to 1919)
(baseball) the person who plays second base
Apparent power to perceive things that are not present to the senses
The second compartment of the stomach of a ruminant
Thinking again about a choice previously made; "he had second thoughts about his purchase"
Time period extending from the 13th to the 27th week of gestation
The return of relatively easy breathing after initial exhaustion during continuous exertion
Renewed energy or strength to continue an undertaking; "She had dinner and got a second wind to finish painting"; "the employers, initially taken by surprise at the pace of developments, regained their second wind"
A war between the Allies (Australia, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Ethiopia, France, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, India, Iran, Iraq, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherl
A family of fungi that have a stalk and cap and a wrinkled mass of tissue (the gleba) where spores are produced; are often dismissed as misshapen forms of other fungi
An order of fungi belonging to the class Gasteromycetes
A unit of astronomical length based on the distance from Earth at which stellar parallax is 1 second of arc; equivalent to 3.262 light years
The trait of keeping things secret
The condition of being concealed or hidden
Something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained; "how it got out is a mystery"; "it remains one of nature''s secrets"
Information known only to a special group; "the secret of Cajun cooking"
Something that should remain hidden from others (especially information that is not to be passed on); "the combination to the safe was a secret"; "he tried to keep his drinking a secret"
Not openly made known; "a secret marriage"; "a secret bride"
The next to highest level of official classification for documents Back to top
Having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding; "mysterious symbols"; "the mystical style of Blake"; "occult lore"; "the secret learning of the ancients"
Not expressed; "secret (or private) thoughts"
Conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods; "clandestine intelligence operations"; "cloak-and-dagger activities behind enemy lines"; "hole-and-corner intrigue"; "secret missions"; "a secret agent"; "secret sales of arms"; "surreptitious mobilizati
Indulging only covertly; "a closet alcoholic"; "closet liberals"
Communicated covertly; "their a secret signal was a wink"; "secret messages"
(of information) given in confidence or in secret; "closet information"; "this arrangement must be kept confidential"; "their secret communications"
Hidden from general view or use; "a privy place to rest and think"; "a secluded romantic spot"; "a secret garden"
Designed to elude detection; "a hidden room or place of concealment such as a priest hole"; "a secret passage"; "the secret compartment in the desk"
Not open or public; kept private or not revealed; "a secret formula"; "secret ingredients"; "secret talks"
A desk used for writing
Of or relating to a secretary or to a secretary''s work
An assistant who handles correspondence and clerical work for a boss or an organization
A school where secretarial skills (typing and shorthand and filing etc) are taught
Thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1973
An administrative unit responsible for maintaining records and other secretarial duties; especially for international organizations
An administrative unit responsible for maintaining records and other secretarial duties; especially for international organizations
A desk used for writing
A person to whom a secret is entrusted
An assistant who handles correspondence and clerical work for a boss or an organization
A person who is head of an administrative department of government Back to top
The position of secretary
Large long-legged African bird of prey that feeds on reptiles
A person who is a chief administrator (as of the United Nations)
The position of the head of the Department of Agriculture; "the post of Secretary of Agriculture was established in 1889"
The person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of Agriculture; "the first Secretary of Agriculture was Norman J. Colman, who was appointed by Cleveland"
The position of the head of the Department of Commerce; "the position of Commerce Secretary was created in 1913"
The person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of Commerce; "the first Commerce Secretary was William C. Redfield who was appointed by Wilson"
Head of a former executive department created in 1903 and divided into two departments in 1913
The position of the head of the Department of Defense; "the position of Defense Secretary was created in 1947"
The person who holds the secretaryship of the Defense Department; "the first Defense Secretary was James V. Forrestal who was appointed by Truman"
The position of the head of the Education Department; "the post of Education Secretary was created in 1979"
The person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of Education; "Carter appointed Shirley Hufstedler as the first Secretary of Education"
The position of the head of the Department of Energy; "the post of Energy Secretary was created in 1977"
The person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of Energy; "the first Secretary of Energy was James R. Schlesinger who was appointed by Carter"
The position of the head of the Department of Health and Human Services; "the post of Secretary of Health and Human Services was created by Congress in 1979"
The person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of Health and Human Services; "the first Secretary of Health and Human Services was Patricia Roberts Harris who was appointed by Carter"
Head of a former executive department created in 1953 and divided into two departments in 1979
The position of the head of the Department of Housing and Urban Development; "the position of Secretary of Housing and Urban Development was created in 1966"
The person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of Housing and Urban Development; "the first Secretary of Housing and Urban Development was Robert C. Weaver who was appointed by Johnson"
The position of the head of the Department of Labor; "the post of Labor Secretary was created in 1913" Back to top
The person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of Labor; "the first Labor Secretary was William B. Wilson who was appointed by President Wilson"
The position of the head of the State Department; "the position of Secretary of State was established in 1789"
A government minister for foreign relations
The person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of State; "the first Secretary of State was Thomas Jefferson"
The British cabinet minister who is head of the Home Office
The position of the head of the Department of the Interior; "the position of Interior Secretary was created in 1849"
The person who holds the secretaryship of the Interior Department; "President Taylor appointed Thomas Ewing as the first Secretary of the Interior"
Head of a former executive department; combined with the War Secretary to form the Defense Secretary in 1947
The position of the head of the Treasury Department; "the position of Treasury Secretary was created in 1789"
The person who holds the secretaryship of the Treasury Department; "Alexander Hamilton was the first Secretary of the Treasury"
The position of the head of the Department of Transportation; "the post of Transportation Secretary was created in 1966"
The person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of Transportation; "Johnson appointed Alan S. Boyd as the first Transportation Secretary"
The position of the head of the Department of Veterans Affairs; "the post of Secretary of Veterans Affairs was created in 1989"
The person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of Veterans Affairs; "Bush appointed Edward J. Derwinski as the first Secretary of Veterans Affairs"
Head of a former executive department; combined with the Navy Secretary to form the Defense Secretary in 1947
A set of enzymes believed to snip pieces off a longer protein producing fragments of amyloid protein that bunch up and create amyloid protein plaques in brain tissue (the pathological hallmark of Alzheimer''s)
Generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids; "secrete digestive juices"; "release a hormone into the blood stream"
Place out of sight; keep secret; "The money was secreted from his children"
Any of various organs that synthesize substances needed by the body and release it through ducts or directly into the bloodstream
Peptic hormone produced by the mucous lining of the small intestine; can stimulate secretion by the pancreas and liver Back to top
A functionally specialized substance (especially one that is not a waste) released from a gland or cell
The organic process of synthesizing and releasing some substance
Inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information; "although they knew her whereabouts her friends kept close about it"
In a secretive manner; with a preference for secrecy; "the teacher raised a hand to him, slightly and secretively, because he was her favorite"
The trait of keeping things secret
Characterized by a lack of openness (especially about one''s actions or purposes)
Not openly; inwardly; "they were secretly delighted at his embarrassment"; "hoped secretly she would change her mind"
In secrecy; not openly; "met secretly to discuss the invasion plans"; "the children secretly went to the movies when they were supposed to be at the library"; "they arranged to meet in secret"
Any of various organs that synthesize substances needed by the body and release it through ducts or directly into the bloodstream
Of or relating to or producing a secretion; " a secretory cell"
Any of various organs that synthesize substances needed by the body and release it through ducts or directly into the bloodstream
The second half of the menstrual cycle after ovulation; the corpus luteum secretes progesterone which prepares the endometrium for the implantation of an embryo; if fertilization does not occur then menstrual flow begins
A person secretly employed in espionage for a government
(law) tacit approval of someone''s wrongdoing
A vote in which each person''s choice is secret by the totaled votes are public
A secret method of writing
The government agency in the United Kingdom that is responsible for internal security and counterintelligence overseas
A secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal); "they concocted a plot to discredit the governor"; "I saw through his little game from the start"
A police force that operates in secrecy (usually against persons suspected of treason or sedition)
The United States intelligence agency that protects current and former presidents and vice presidents and their immediate families and protects distinguished foreign visitors; detects and apprehends counterfeiters; suppresses forgery of government securit Back to top
A society that conceals its activities from nonmembers
Act of writing in code or cipher
A piece of writing in code or cipher
A subdivision of a larger religious group
A dissenting clique
A member of a sect; "most sectarians are intolerant of the views of any other sect"
Belonging to or characteristic of a sect; "a sectarian mind"; "the negations of sectarian ideology"- Sidney Hook; "sectarian squabbles in psychology"
Of or relating to or characteristic of a sect or sects; "sectarian differences"
A narrow-minded adherence to a particular sect or party or denomination; "he condemned religious sectarianism"
A member of a sect; "most sectarians are intolerant of the views of any other sect"
A member of a sect; "most sectarians are intolerant of the views of any other sect"
The cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation)
One of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object; "a section of a fishing rod"; "metal sections were used below ground"; "finished the final segment of the road"
One of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole; "the written part of the exam"; "the finance section of the company"; "the BBC''s engineering division"
A self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical); "he always turns first to the business section"; "the history of this work is discussed in the next section"
A segment of a citrus fruit; "he ate a section of the orange"
A specialized division of a large organization; "you''ll find it in the hardware department"; "she got a job in the historical section of the Treasury"
A small team of policemen working as part of a police platoon
A small army unit usually having a special function
A division of an orchestra containing all instruments of the same class Back to top
(geometry) the area created by a plane cutting through a solid
A distinct region or subdivision of a territorial or political area or community or group of people; "no section of the nation is more ardent than the South"; "there are three synagogues in the Jewish section"
A very thin slice (of tissue or mineral or other substance) for examination under a microscope; "sections from the left ventricle showed diseased tissue"
A land unit of 1 square mile measuring 1 mile on a side
Divide into segments; "segment an orange"; "segment a compound word"
Consisting of or divided into sections; "a sectional sofa"; "sectioned plates"
Relating to or based upon a section (i.e. as if cut through by an intersecting plane); "a sectional view"; "sectional drawings"
The act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart
Divide into sections, especially into geographic sections; "sectionalize a country"
A partiality for some particular place
The act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart
Divide into sections, especially into geographic sections; "sectionalize a country"
Consisting of or divided into sections; "a sectional sofa"; "sectioned plates"
A discharge from the US Army based on unfitness or character traits deemed undesirable
A soldier who received a Section Eight discharge as unfit for military service
A work crew assigned to a section of a railroad
A laborer assigned to a section gang
Someone who teaches a section of a large college course
Measuring instrument consisting of two graduated arms hinged at one end
A particular aspect of life or activity; "he was helpless in an important sector of his life" Back to top
A body of people who form part of society or economy; "the public sector"
A portion of a military position
The minimum track length that can be assigned to store information; unless otherwise specified a sector of data consists of 512 bytes
A plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle
Relating to or resembling a sector; "a sectorial box"
An oral beta blocker (trade name Sectral) used in treating hypertension
Concerning those not members of the clergy; "set his collar in laic rather than clerical position"; "the lay ministry"; "the choir sings both sacred and secular music"
Transfer of property from ecclesiastical to civil possession
The activity of changing something (art or education or society or morality etc.) so it is no longer under the control or influence of religion
Make secular and draw away from a religious orientation; "Ataturk secularized Turkey"
Made secular
A doctrine that rejects religion and religious considerations
An advocate of secularism; someone who believes that religion should be excluded from government and education
Transfer of property from ecclesiastical to civil possession
The activity of changing something (art or education or society or morality etc.) so it is no longer under the control or influence of religion
Make secular and draw away from a religious orientation; "Ataturk secularized Turkey"
Transfer from ecclesiastical to civil possession, use, or control
Made secular
The centennial rites and games of ancient Rome that marked the commencement of a new generation (100 years representing the longest life in a generation); observances may have begun as early as the 5th century BC and lasted well into the Christian Era
The doctrine emphasizing a person''s capacity for self-realization through reason; rejects religion and the supernatural Back to top
A woman who is pregnant for the second time
Make certain of; "This nest egg will ensure a nice retirement for us"; "Preparation will guarantee success!"
Furnish with battens; "batten ships"
Cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man"
Fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug; "plug the hole"; "stop up the leak"
Get by special effort; "He procured extra cigarettes even though they were rationed"
Assure payment of
Kept safe or defended from danger or injury or loss; "the most protected spot I could find"
Free from fear or doubt; easy in mind; "secure himself, he went out of his way to help others"
Free from danger or risk; "secure from harm"; "his fortune was secure"; "made a secure place for himself in his field"
Not likely to fail or give way; "the lock was secure"; "a secure foundation"; "a secure hold on her wrist"
Financially sound; "a good investment"; "a secure investment"
Able to withstand attack; "an impregnable fortress"; "fortifications that made the frontier inviolable"
Secured by written agreement
Firmly fastened or secured against opening; "windows and doors were all fast"; "a locked closet"; "left the house properly secured"
A bond that is back by collateral
In a secure manner; in a manner free from danger; "she held the child securely"
In an invulnerable manner; "the agreed line was to involve at several points the withdrawal of French troops from positions which they had quite securely held"
In a manner free from fear or risk; "the outcome of expansion in the sixties and seventies will be an academic hierarchy securely supported by scholastic selection"
In a confident and unselfconscious manner; "he acts very securely in fron of the camera" Back to top
The quality of being fixed in place
The state of freedom from fear or danger
Someone who obtains or acquires; "the procurer of opera tickets"
An analyst who studies the financial performance of corporations
An independent federal agency that oversees the exchange of securities to protect investors
A stock broker''s business; charges a fee to act as intermediary between buyer and seller
The securities markets in the aggregate; "the market always frustrates the small investor"
The body of laws governing the issuance and selling of securities
An exchange where security trading is conducted by professional stockbrokers
Measures taken as a precaution against theft or espionage or sabotage etc.; "military security has been stepped up since the recent uprising"
An electrical device that sets off an alarm when someone tries to break in
A guarantee that an obligation will be met
Freedom from anxiety or fear; "the watch dog gave her a feeling of security"
A department responsible for the security of the institution''s property and workers; "the head of security was a former policeman"
Defense against financial failure; financial independence; "his pension gave him security in his old age"; "insurance provided protection against loss of wages due to illness"
Property that your creditor can claim in case you default on your obligation; "bankers are reluctant to lend without good security"
A formal declaration that documents a fact of relevance to finance and investment; the holder has a right to receive interest or dividends; "he held several valuable securities"
The state of being free from danger or injury; "we support the armed services in the name of national security"
A blanket (or toy) that a child carries around in order to reduce anxiety
Anything that an adult person uses to reduce their anxiety Back to top
An adviser about alarm systems to prevent burglaries
A permanent council of the United Nations; responsible for preserving world peace
A department responsible for the security of the institution''s property and workers; "the head of security was a former policeman"
The amount of collateral a customer deposits with a broker when borrowing from the broker to buy securities
Head of a private security force working for a business or industry
A privately employed group hired to protect the security of a business or industry
A guard who keeps watch
Intelligence on the identity and capability and intentions of hostile individuals or organizations that may be engaged in espionage or sabotage or subversion or terrorism
An agency of the Canadian government that oversees the activities of the Criminal Intelligence Services of Canada and has the power to intrude on the privacy of suspected terrorists or spies
Any interest in a property that secures the payment of an obligation
Measures taken as a precaution against theft or espionage or sabotage etc.; "military security has been stepped up since the recent uprising"
An electrical device that sets off an alarm when someone tries to break in
Counterintelligence achieved by banning or deleting any information of value to the enemy
The government agency in the United Kingdom that is responsible for internal security and counterintelligence on British territory
Those in an organization responsible for preventing spying or theft
An electrical device that sets off an alarm when someone tries to break in
(computing) a system that enforces boundaries between computer networks
A town in east central Missouri
A car that is closed and that has front and rear seats and two or four doors
A closed litter for one passenger Back to top
A closed litter for one passenger
Cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to; "The patient must be sedated before the operation"
Characterized by dignity and propriety
Dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises; "a grave God-fearing man"; "a quiet sedate nature"; "as sober as a judge"; "a solemn promise"; "the judge was solemn as he pronounced sentence"
Under the influence of a sedative drug
In a sedate manner
A trait of dignified seriousness
The administration of a sedative agent or drug
A state of reduced excitement or anxiety that is induced by the administrative of a sedative agent
A drug that reduces excitability and calms a person
Tending to soothe or tranquilize; "valium has a tranquilizing effect"; "took a hot drink with sedative properties before going to bed"
A sedative that depresses activity of the central nervous system and reduces anxiety and induces sleep
A sedative that depresses activity of the central nervous system and reduces anxiety and induces sleep
A drug that reduces excitability and calms a person
Used of persons or actions; "forced by illness to lead a sedentary life"
(Judaism) the ceremonial dinner on the first night (or both nights) of Passover
Grasslike or rushlike plant growing in wet places having solid stems, narrow grasslike leaves and spikelets of inconspicuous flowers
Resembling rush or sedge
Small European warbler that breeds among reeds and wedges and winters in Africa
Bulrush; chufa; cotton grass; papyrus; umbrella plant Back to top
Small European warbler that breeds among reeds and wedges and winters in Africa
Small European warbler that breeds among reeds and wedges and winters in Africa
Small American wren inhabiting wet sedgy meadows
Covered with sedges (grasslike marsh plants)
Matter deposited by some natural process
Settle as sediment
Deposit as a sediment
Resembling or containing or formed by the accumulation of sediment; "sedimentary deposits"
Clay soil formed by sedimentary deposits
Rock formed from consolidated clay sediments
The phenomenon of sediment or gravel accumulating
The rate at which red blood cells settle out in a tube of blood under standardized conditions; a high rate usually indicates the presence of inflammation
An illegal action inciting resistance to lawful authority and tending to cause the disruption or overthrow of the government
In opposition to a civil authority or government
Arousing to action or rebellion
Lure or entice away from duty, principles, or proper conduct; "She was seduced by the temptation of easy money and started to work in a massage parlor"
Induce to have sex; "Harry finally seduced Sally"; "Did you score last night?"; "Harry made Sally"
A man who takes advantage of women
A bad person who entices others into error or wrong-doing
Enticing someone astray from right behavior Back to top
An act of winning the love or sexual favor of someone
Tending to entice into a desired action or state
In a tempting seductive manner; "she smiled at him seductively"
The quality of constantly diligent and attentive
Marked by care and persistent effort; "her assiduous attempts to learn French"; "assiduous research"; "sedulous pursuit of legal and moral principles"
In a sedulous manner; "this illusion has been sedulously fostered"
The quality of constantly diligent and attentive
Any of various plants of the genus Sedum
Mossy European creeping sedum with yellow flowers; widely introduced as a ground cover
Eurasian mountain plant with fleshy pink-tipped leaves and a cluster of yellow flowers
Perennial northern temperate plant with toothed leaves and heads of small purplish-white flowers
The rate at which red blood cells settle out in a tube of blood under standardized conditions; a high rate usually indicates the presence of inflammation
The seat within a bishop''s diocese where his cathedral is located
Perceive (an idea or situation) mentally; "Now I see!"; "I just can''t see your point"; "Does she realize how important this decision is?"; "I don''t understand the idea"
Get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally; "I learned that she has two grown-up children"; "I see that you have been promoted"
Make sense of; assign a meaning to; "What message do you see in this letter?"; "How do you interpret his behavior?"
Be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something; "He verified that the valves were closed"; "See that the curtains are closed"; "control the quality of the product"
Deem to be; "She views this quite differently from me"; "I consider her to be shallow"; "I don''t see the situation quite as negatively as you do"
Deliberate or decide; "See whether you can come tomorrow"; "let''s see--which movie should we see tonight?"
Find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort; "I want to see whether she speaks French"; "See whether it works"; "find out if he speaks Russian"; "Check whether the train leaves on time" Back to top
Match or meet; "I saw the bet of one of my fellow players"
Receive as a specified guest; "the doctor will see you now"; "The minister doesn''t see anybody before noon"
Imagine; conceive of; see in one''s mind; "I can''t see him on horseback!"; "I can see what will happen"; "I can see a risk in this strategy"
Come together; "I''ll probably see you at the meeting"; "How nice to see you again!"
Accompany or escort; "I''ll see you to the door"
Go or live through; "We had many trials to go through"; "he saw action in Viet Nam"
Perceive or be contemporaneous with; "We found Republicans winning the offices"; "You''ll see a lot of cheating in this school"; "I want to see results"; "The 1960 saw the rebellion of the younger generation against established traditions"; "I want to see
Perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight; "You have to be a good observer to see all the details"; "Can you see the bird in that tree?"; "He is blind--he cannot see"
See and understand, have a good eye; "The artist must first learn to see"
Observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect; "The customs agent examined the baggage"; "I must see your passport before you can enter the country"
See or watch; "view a show on television"; "This program will be seen all over the world"; "view an exhibition"; "Catch a show on Broadway"; "see a movie"
Observe as if with an eye; "The camera saw the burglary and recorded it"
Date regularly; have a steady relationship with; "Did you know that she is seeing an older man?"; "He is dating his former wife again!"
Go to see for professional or business reasons; "You should see a lawyer"; "We had to see a psychiatrist"
Go to see for a social visit; "I went to see my friend Mary the other day"
Visit a place, as for entertainment; "We went to see the Eiffel Tower in the morning"
Take charge of or deal with; "Could you see about lunch?"; "I must attend to this matter"; "She took care of this business"
Compare (used in texts to point the reader to another location in the text)
So thin as to transmit light; "a hat with a diaphanous veil"; "filmy wings of a moth"; "gauzy clouds of dandelion down"; "gossamer cobwebs"; "sheer silk stockings"; "transparent chiffon"; "vaporous silks"
Perceptible especially by the eye; or open to easy view; "a visible object"; "visible stars"; "mountains visible in the distance"; "a visible change of expression"; "visible files" Back to top
The thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
Anything that provides inspiration for later work
One of the outstanding players in a tournament
A mature fertilized plant ovule consisting of an embryo and its food source and having a protective coat or testa
A small hard fruit
Remove the seeds from; "seed grapes"
Inoculate with microorganisms
Sprinkle with silver iodide particles to disperse and cause rain; "seed clouds"
Distribute (players or teams) so that outstanding teams or players will not meet in the early rounds
Place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth; "She sowed sunflower seeds"
Go to seed; shed seeds; "The dandelions went to seed"
Bear seeds
Help (an enterprise) in its early stages of development by providing seed money
A bed where seedlings are grown before transplanting
A sweet cake flavored with sesame or caraway seeds and lemon
The vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the seeds themselves)
Sprinkled with seed; "a seeded lawn"
(of the more skilled contestants) selectively arranged in the draw for position in a tournament so that they meet each other in later rounds
Having or supplied with seeds; "a seeded breadfruit"; "seeded rolls"
Having seeds as specified; "many-seeded"; "black-seeded" Back to top
Having the seeds extracted; "seeded raisins"
One of the outstanding players in a tournament
Seeded grape that has been dried
A kitchen utensil that removes seeds from fruit
A mechanical device that sows grass seed or grain evenly over the ground
A person who seeds clouds
A lack of elegance as a consequence of wearing threadbare or dirty clothing
Lacking seeds; "seedless grapefruit"
Dried seedless grape
Resembling a seed
Young plant or tree grown from a seed
A dealer in seeds
A several-seeded dehiscent fruit as e.g. of a leguminous plant
A dealer in seeds
The time during which seeds should be planted
Any time of new development
Weak and feeble; "I''m feeling seedy today"
Morally degraded; "a seedy district"; "the seamy side of life"; "sleazy characters hanging around casinos"; "sleazy storefronts with...dirt on the walls"- Seattle Weekly; "the sordid details of his orgies stank under his very nostrils"- James Joyce; "the
Full of seeds; "as seedy as a fig"
Shabby and untidy; "a surge of ragged scruffy children"; "he was soiled and seedy and fragrant with gin"- Mark Twain Back to top
A small beretle that infests the seeds of legumes
A sweet cake flavored with sesame or caraway seeds and lemon
A list advertising seeds and their prices
A list advertising seeds and their prices
Protective outer layer of seeds of flowering plants
Good quality seeds (as kernels of corn) that are reserved for planting
An extinct seed-producing fernlike plant of the order Cycadofilicales (or group Pteridospermae)
Good quality seeds (as kernels of corn) that are reserved for planting
Granular material obtained from stick lac by crushing and washing
Embryonic leaf in seed-bearing plants
Capital needed to set up a new business or enterprise
A young oyster especially of a size for transplantation
A small imperfect pearl
Plant that reproduces by means of seeds not spores
Tiny marine and freshwater crustaceans with a shrimp-like body enclosed in a bivalve shell
A supply of seeds (or tubers) reserved for planting
The ripened and variously modified walls of a plant ovary
A small beretle that infests the seeds of legumes
United States poet killed in World War I (1888-1916)
United States folk singer who was largely responsible for the interest in folk music in the 1960s (born in 1919) Back to top
Normal use of the faculty of vision
Perception by means of the eyes
Having vision, not blind
A dog trained to guide the blind
A state of irritation or annoyance
The movement of a read/write head to a specific data track on a disk
Inquire for; "seek directions from a local"
Try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of; "The police are searching for clues"; "They are searching for the missing man in the entire county"
Go to or towards; "a liquid seeks its own level"
Try to get or reach; "seek a position"; "seek an education"; "seek happiness"
Make an effort or attempt; "He tried to shake off his fears"; "The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps"; "The police attempted to stop the thief"; "He sought to improve himself"; "She always seeks to do good in the world"
A missile equipped with a device that is attracted toward some kind of emission (heat or light or sound or radio waves)
Someone making a search or inquiry; "they are seekers after truth"
An attempt to acquire or gain something
The act of searching for something; "a quest for diamonds"
Trying to obtain; "profit-seeking producers"; "people seeking happiness"
Look for a specific person or thing
(computer science) the time it takes for a read/write head to move to a specific data track
Sew up the eyelids of hawks and falcons
The largest island of Denmark and the site of Copenhagen Back to top
Give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect; "She seems to be sleeping"; "This appears to be a very difficult problem"; "This project looks fishy"; "They appeared like people who had not eaten or slept for a long time"
Seem to be true, probable, or apparent; "It seems that he is very gifted"; "It appears that the weather in California is very bad"
Appear to one''s own mind or opinion; "I seem to be misunderstood by everyone"; "I can''t seem to learn these Chinese characters"
Appear to exist; "There seems no reason to go ahead with the project now"
Appearing as such but not necessarily so; "for all his apparent wealth he had no money to pay the rent"; "the committee investigated some apparent discrepancies"; "the ostensible truth of their theories"; "his seeming honesty"
From appearances alone; "irrigation often produces bumper crops from apparently desert land"; "the child is seemingly healthy but the doctor is concerned"; "had been ostensibly frank as to his purpose while really concealing it"-Thomas Hardy; "on the face
A sense of propriety and consideration for others
According with custom or propriety; "her becoming modesty"; "comely behavior"; "it is not comme il faut for a gentleman to be constantly asking for money"; "a decent burial"; "seemly behavior"
Pass gradually or leak through or as if through small openings
The process of seeping
Leaking out slowly
An authoritative person who divines the future
An observer who perceives visually; "an incurable seer of movies"
A person with unusual powers of foresight
A light puckered fabric (usually striped)
A plaything consisting of a board balanced on a fulcrum; the board is ridden up and down by children at either end
Move unsteadily, with a rocking motion
Move up and down as if on a seesaw
Ride on a plank
Boil vigorously; "The liquid was seething"; "The water rolled" Back to top
Foam as if boiling; "a seething liquid"
Be in an agitated emotional state; "The customer was seething with anger"
Be noisy with activity; "This office is buzzing with activity"
In constant agitation; "a seething flag-waving crowd filled the streets"; "a seething mass of maggots"; "lovers and madmen have such seething brains"- Shakespeare
Compare (used in texts to point the reader to another location in the text)
See things as if they were there twice; "After taking the drug, John saw double"
Be in agreement; "We never saw eye to eye on this question"
Become angry; "He angers easily"
Change for the better; "The lazy student promised to reform"; "the habitual cheater finally saw the light"
Remain with until completion; "I must see the job through"
Perceive the true nature of; "We could see through her apparent calm"
Support financially through a period of time; "The scholarship saw me through college"; "This money will see me through next month"
Be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something; "He verified that the valves were closed"; "See that the curtains are closed"; "control the quality of the product"
United States sculptor (born in 1924)
One of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object; "a section of a fishing rod"; "metal sections were used below ground"; "finished the final segment of the road"
One of the parts into which something naturally divides; "a segment of an orange"
Divide or split up; "The cells segmented"
Divide into segments; "segment an orange"; "segment a compound word"
Having the body divided into successive metameres or segments, as in earthworms or lobsters
Divided or organized into speech segments or isolable speech sounds Back to top
A shallow arch; an arch that is less than a semicircle
The act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart
(embryology) the repeated division of a fertilised ovum
The fluid-filled cavity inside a blastula
Having the body divided into successive metameres or segments, as in earthworms or lobsters
Worms with cylindrical bodies segmented both internally and externally
(music) a notation written at the beginning or end of a passage that is to be repeated
Spanish guitarist who made classical guitar a concert instrument (1893-1987)
Perennial plant having umbellike clusters of one to four showy white bell-shaped flowers atop erect unbranched stems; edible bulbs useful in times of scarcity; eastern Montana and western North Dakota south to northern Arizona and northwestern New Mexico
Separate or isolate (one thing) from another and place in a group apart from others; "the sun degregates the carbon"; "large mining claims are segregated into smaller claims"
Divide from the main body or mass and collect; "Many towns segregated into new counties"; "Experiments show clearly that genes segregate"
Separate by race or religion; practice a policy of racial segregation; "This neighborhood is segregated"; "We don''t segregate in this county"
Separated or isolated from others or a main group; "a segregated school system"; "a segregated neighborhood"
The act of segregating or sequestering; "sequestration of the jury"
A social system that provides separate facilities for minority groups
(genetics) the separation of paired alleles during meiosis so that members of each pair of alleles appear in different gametes
Someone who believes the races should be kept apart
Someone who believes the races should be kept apart
Proceed without interruption; in music or talk; "He segued into another discourse"
A wave on the surface of a lake or landlocked bay; caused by atmospheric or seismic disturbances Back to top
A glass for beer
An effervescing salt containing sodium bicarbonate and Rochelle salt and tartaric acid; used as a cathartic
An effervescing salt containing sodium bicarbonate and Rochelle salt and tartaric acid; used as a cathartic
A long and tall sand dune with a sharp crest; common in the Sahara
A man of rank in the ancien regime
The estate and power of a seigneur
French soldier said to be fearless and chivalrous (1473-1524)
A man of rank in the ancien regime
Charged by a government for coining bullion
The estate and power of a seigneur
United States conductor (born in Japan in 1935)
A large fishnet that hangs vertically, with floats at the top and weights at the bottom
A French river that flows through the heart of Paris and then northward into the English Channel
Fish with a seine; catch fish with a seine
A French river that flows through the heart of Paris and then northward into the English Channel
Shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane of from volcanic activity
Subject to or caused by an earthquake or earth vibration
Subject to or caused by an earthquake or earth vibration
An instance of agitation of the earth''s crust; "the first shock of the earthquake came shortly after noon while workers were at lunch"
A measuring instrument for detecting and measuring the intensity and direction and duration of movements of the ground (as an earthquake) Back to top
Of or concerned with seismology
Of or concerned with seismology
A scientist who studies earthquakes
The branch of geology that studies earthquakes
Huge herbivorous dinosaur of the Cretaceous found in western North America
Genus of large herbivorous dinosaurs of Cretaceous found in western North America
Ovenbirds and water thrushes
American warbler; builds a dome-shaped nest on the ground
Capture the attention or imagination of; "This story will grab you"; "The movie seized my imagination"
Affect; "Fear seized the prisoners"; "The patient was seized with unberable pains"; "He was seized with a dreadful disease"
Take hold of; grab; "The salesclerk quickly seized the money on the counter"; "She clutched her purse"; "The mother seized her child by the arm"; "Birds of prey often seize small mammals"
Take or capture by force; "The terrorists seized the politicians"; "The rebels threaten to seize civilian hostages"
Hook by a pull on the line; "strike a fish"
Take possession of by force, as after an invasion; "the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants"; "The army seized the town"; "The militia captured the castle"
Take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority; "The FBI seized the drugs"; "The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment"; "The police confiscated the stolen artwork"
Seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one''s right or possession; "He assumed to himself the right to fill all positions in the town"; "he usurped my rights"; "She seized control of the throne after her husband died"
Taken without permission or consent especially by public authority; "the condemned land was used for a highway cloverleaf"; "the confiscated liquor was poured down the drain"
A kidnapper who drugs men and takes them for compulsory service aboard a ship
Adopt; "take up new ideas"
To grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws; "Gunny invariably tried to bite her" Back to top
The act of gripping something firmly with the hands
Small stuff that is used for lashing two or more ropes together
The taking possession of something by legal process
The act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property
The act of taking of a person by force
A sudden occurrence (or recurrence) of a disease; "he suffered an epileptic seizure"
A dog that can alert or assist people with seizure disorders
Similar to but smaller than the finback whale
A lion-headed Egyptian goddess; typifies life-destroying power of the sun
Any of numerous fishes of the class Chondrichthyes characterized by a cartilaginous skeleton and placoid scales: sharks; rays; skates
Sharks; rays; dogfishes; skates
Type and sole genus of the Selaginellaceae; evergreen mosslike plants: spike moss and little club moss
Lesser clubmosses: terrestrial chiefly tropical plants resembling mosses
In some classifications included in Lycopodiales
Spikemoss forming dense mats; eastern North America
Occurs widely in Florida
Prostrate spikemoss; California
Densely tufted fern ally of southwestern United States to Peru; curls up in a tight ball when dry and expands and grows under moist conditions
Tufted spikemoss forming loose spreading mats; eastern North America
Big-eyed scad Back to top
Of Atlantic coastal waters; commonly used for bait
Sottish sailor who was put ashore on a deserted island off the coast of Chile for five years (providing the basis for Daniel Defoe''s novel about Robinson Crusoe) (1676-1721)
Not often; "we rarely met"
Pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives; "Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her"
Selected or chosen for special qualifications; "the blue-ribbon event of the season"
Of superior grade; "choice wines"; "prime beef"; "prize carnations"; "quality paper"; "select peaches"
Chosen in preference to another
The act of choosing or selecting; "your choice of colors was unfortunate"; "you can take your pick"
The person or thing chosen or selected; "he was my pick for mayor"
A passage selected from a larger work; "he presented excerpts from William James'' philosophical writings"
An assortment of things from which a choice can be made; "the store carried a large selection of shoes"
A natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment
Tending to select; characterized by careful choice; "an exceptionally quick and selective reader"- John Mason Brown
Characterized by very careful or fastidious selection; "the school was very selective in its admissions"
An antidepressant drug that acts by blocking the reuptake of serotonin so that more serotonin is available to act on receptors in the brain
In a selective manner; "we choose our students very selectively"
Amnesia about particular events that is very convenient for the person who cannot remember; "why do politicians always develop selective amnesia when questioned about their transgressions?"
(communication theory) a numerical measure of the uncertainty of an outcome; "the signal contained thousands of bits of information"
Electronic jamming of a specific channel or frequency
Plastic surgery involving the breakdown and suction of fatty tissue Back to top
Compulsory military service
An independent federal agency that administers compulsory military service
An independent federal agency that administers compulsory military service
The property of being selective
An elected member of a board of officials who run New England towns
A switch that is used to select among alternatives
A person who chooses or selects out
A switch that is used to select among alternatives
An elected member of a board of officials who run New England towns
A parliamentary committee appointed for some special purpose
Asiatic black bears; in some classifications not a separate genus from Ursus
Black bear of central and eastern Asia
A genus of Carangidae
(Greek mythology) goddess of the moon in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Luna
Any of several silvery marine fishes with very flat bodies
Similar to moonfish but with eyes high on the truncated forehead
Mostly epiphytic climbing cacti that bloom at night
Tropical American climbing cactus having triangular branches; often cultivated for its large showy night-blooming flowers followed by yellow red-streaked fruits
A strong acid (H2SeO4) analogous to sulfuric acid
Genus of tall reedlike tropical American orchids; includes species with pods used locally as a substitute for vanilla Back to top
A toxic nonmetallic element related to sulfur and tellurium; occurs in several allotropic forms; a stable gray metallike allotrope conducts electricity better in the light than in the dark and is used in photocells; occurs in sulfide ores (as pyrite)
A photoelectric cell that uses a strip of selenium
Worship of the moon
United States tennis player (born in Yugoslavia in 1973)
Macedonian general who accompanied Alexander the Great into Asia; founded a line of kings who reigned in Asia Minor until 65 BC (358-281 BC)
Macedonian general who accompanied Alexander the Great into Asia; founded a line of kings who reigned in Asia Minor until 65 BC (358-281 BC)
Macedonian general who accompanied Alexander the Great into Asia; founded a line of kings who reigned in Asia Minor until 65 BC (358-281 BC)
Your consciousness of your own identity
A person considered as a unique individual; "one''s own self"
Combining form; oneself or itself; "self-control"
Used as a combining form; relating to--of or by or to or from or for--the self; "self-knowledge"; "self-proclaimed"; "self-induced"
Voluntary self-punishment in order to atone for some wrongdoing
Used especially of behavior
Renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others
Absorbed in your own interests or thoughts etc
Preoccupation with yourself to the exclusion of everything else
Manual stimulation of the genital organs (of yourself or another) for sexual pleasure
An admission that you have failed to do or be something you know you should do or be
Designed to activate or move or regulate itself; "a self-activating sprinkler system"
Designed to activate or move or regulate itself; "a self-activating sprinkler system" Back to top
A program that can change its performance in response to its environment
Addressed to yourself; "enclose a stamped self-addressed envelope with all submissions"
An act undertaken to increase your own power and influence or to draw attention to your own importance
Exhibiting self-importance; "big talk"
Of or relating to or characteristic of self-aggrandizement
An act undertaken to increase your own power and influence or to draw attention to your own importance
Exhibiting self-importance; "big talk"
Of or relating to or characteristic of self-aggrandizement
The application of psychotherapeutic principles to the analysis of your own personality
A penetrating examination of your own beliefs and motives
The act of killing yourself; "it is a crime to commit suicide"
Designated or chosen by yourself; "a self-appointed guardian of public morals"
Confidently aggressive; "too assertive as a salesman"; "his self-assertive and unflagging energy"
The act of asserting yourself in an aggressive manner
The act of putting forth your own opinions in a boastful or inconsiderate manner that implies you feel superior to others
Confidently aggressive; "too assertive as a salesman"; "his self-assertive and unflagging energy"
Offensively self-assertive
Aggressive self-assurance; given to making bold assertions
Freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities; "his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular"; "after that failure he lost his confidence"; "she spoke with authority"
Showing poise and confidence in your own worth; "hardly more than a boy but firm-knit and self-confident" Back to top
Aware of yourself as an individual or of your own being and actions and thoughts; "self-conscious awareness"; "self-conscious about their roles as guardians of the social values"- D.M.Potter
Awareness of your own individuality
Limited to or caring only about yourself and your own needs
Attempting to get personal recognition for yourself (especially by unacceptable means)
Limited to or caring only about yourself and your own needs
In full control of your faculties; "the witness remained collected throughout the cross-examination"; "perfectly poised and sure of himself"; "more self-contained and more dependable than many of the early frontiersmen"; "strong and self-possessed in the
Entirely of a single color throughout; "a solid fabric"
Entirely of a single color throughout; "a solid fabric"
The trait of resolutely controlling your own behavior
The feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself; "his complacency was absolutely disgusting"
Characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance; "a conceited fool"; "an attitude of self-conceited arrogance"; "an egotistical disregard of others"; "so swollen by victory that he was unfit for normal duty"; "growing ever mo
In a conceited manner; "he always acts so conceitedly!"
Attempting to get personal recognition for yourself (especially by unacceptable means)
An admission that you have failed to do or be something you know you should do or be
Owned up to; "his admitted doubts"; "the conceded error"; "a confessed murderer"; "a self-confessed plagiarist"
Freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities; "his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular"; "after that failure he lost his confidence"; "she spoke with authority"
Showing poise and confidence in your own worth; "hardly more than a boy but firm-knit and self-confident"
Excessively and uncomfortably conscious of your appearance or behavior; "self-conscious teenagers"; "wondered if she could ever be untidy without feeling self-conscious about it"
Aware of yourself as an individual or of your own being and actions and thoughts; "self-conscious awareness"; "self-conscious about their roles as guardians of the social values"- D.M.Potter
In a self-conscious manner; "he asked self-consciously" Back to top
In a self-conscious manner; "the little girl self-consciously recited the poem"
Self-awareness plus the additional realization that others are similarly aware of you
Embarrassment deriving from the feeling that others are critically aware of you
Not self-contradictory
Constituting a complete and independent unit in and of itself; "the university is like a self-contained city with shops and all amenities"
In full control of your faculties; "the witness remained collected throughout the cross-examination"; "perfectly poised and sure of himself"; "more self-contained and more dependable than many of the early frontiersmen"; "strong and self-possessed in the
The contemplation of your own thoughts and desires and conduct
In disagreement; "the figures are at odds with our findings"; "contradictory attributes of unjust justice and loving vindictiveness"- John Morley
Seemingly contradictory but nonetheless possibly true; "it is paradoxical that standing is more tiring than walking"
The act of denying yourself; controlling your impulses
The trait of resolutely controlling your own behavior
Criticism of yourself
The process of educating yourself
A misconception that is favorable to the person who holds it
A misconception that is favorable to the person who holds it
Acting to defeat its own purpose; "it is self-defeating...to ignore the progress of events"
The act of defending yourself
The act of defending yourself
Renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others
The act of denying yourself; controlling your impulses Back to top
The trait of practicing self discipline
Used especially of behavior
Willing to deprive yourself
Conscious of your own shortcomings
A feeling of being of little worth
Do away with oneself or itself; "The machine will self-destruct if you tamper with it"
Do away with oneself or itself; "The machine will self-destruct if you tamper with it"
The act of killing yourself; "it is a crime to commit suicide"
The act of destroying yourself; "his insistence was pure self-destruction"
Dangerous to yourself or your interests; "suicidal impulses"; "a suicidal corporate takeover strategy"; "a kamikaze pilot"
Determination of one''s own fate or course of action without compulsion
Government of a country by its own people
Of persons; free from external control and constraint in e.g. action and judgment
Personal independence
The act of denying yourself; controlling your impulses
The trait of practicing self discipline
Used of persons
Discovering your own individuality
Shame resulting from strong dislike of yourself or your actions
Lack of self-confidence Back to top
Lack of self-confidence
A rented car; "she picked up a hire car at the airport and drove to her hotel"
Educated by your own efforts rather than by formal instruction
The process of educating yourself
Withdrawing into the background; making yourself inconspicuous
Reluctant to draw attention to yourself
Working for yourself
A writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them
Of self-imposed enclosure or confinement; "a self-enclosed Jewish cosmos"
The quality of being worthy of esteem or respect; "it was beneath his dignity to cheat"; "showed his true dignity when under pressure"
A feeling of pride in yourself
Evident without proof or argument; "an axiomatic truth"; "we hold these truths to be self-evident"
In a self-evident manner
An assumption that is basic to an argument
The contemplation of your own thoughts and desires and conduct
Introspective
Needing no explanation
The expression of one''s individuality (usually through creative activities)
A machine that automatically provides a supply of some material; "the feeder discharged feed into a trough for the livestock"
Fertilization by the union of male and female gametes from the same individual Back to top
Fertilized by its own pollen
Fertilization by the union of male and female gametes from the same individual
Fertilized by its own pollen
Self-punishment inflicted by whipping
Showing lack of self-interest
The fulfillment of your capacities
Originating from the self
Happening or arising without apparent external cause; "spontaneous laughter"; "spontaneous combustion"; "a spontaneous abortion"
Willing to deprive yourself
Of political bodies; "an autonomous judiciary"; "a sovereign state"
Government of a country by its own people
The act of satisfying your own desires and giving yourself pleasure
Indiscipline with regard to sensuous pleasures
Shame resulting from strong dislike of yourself or your actions
Decumbent blue-flowered European perennial thought to possess healing properties; naturalized throughout North America
The act of helping or improving yourself without relying on anyone else
Hypnosis induced by yourself
An exaggerated opinion of your own importance
An inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others
Having or showing feelings of unwarranted importance out of overbearing pride; "an arrogant official"; "arrogant claims"; "chesty as a peacock" Back to top
Voluntarily assumed or endured; "self-imposed exile"
The act of improving yourself
An accusation that incriminates yourself
The ratio of the electromotive force produced in a circuit by self-induction to the rate of change of current producing it, expressed in henries
Generation of an electromotive force (EMF) in a circuit by changing the current in that circuit; usually measured in henries
Induction in a circuit caused by changes in the circuit itself
Immoderate indulgence of bodily appetites
An inability to resist the gratification of whims and desires
Indulgent of your own appetites and desires; "a self-indulgent...way of looking at life"- Havelock Ellis
Insuring yourself by setting aside money to cover possible losses rather than by purchasing an insurance policy
Attempting to get personal recognition for yourself (especially by unacceptable means)
Taking advantage of opportunities without regard for the consequences for others
Absorbed in your own interests or thoughts etc
A defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.; "he kept finding excuses to stay"; "every day he had a new alibi for not getting a job"; "his transparent self-justification was unacceptable"
An understanding of yourself and your goals and abilities
Relating to a disease that tends to run a definite course without treatment
A firearm that reloads itself
(of firearms) capable of automatic loading and firing continuously; "an autoloading rifle"
Locking automatically when closed
An exceptional interest in and admiration for yourself Back to top
Feelings of excessive pride
Characteristic of those having an inflated idea of their own importance
Having achieved success or recognition by your own efforts; "a self-made millionaire"
Voluntary self-punishment in order to atone for some wrongdoing
Designed to activate or move or regulate itself; "a self-activating sprinkler system"
Obstinate in your opinions
Organizing yourself (especially organizing your own labor union)
Organizing yourself (especially organizing your own labor union)
A feeling of sorrow (often self-indulgent) over your own sufferings
Fertilized by its own pollen
Of or relating to or characteristic of self-pollination
Fertilization by transfer of pollen from the anthers to the stigma of the same flower
A portrait of yourself created by yourself
In full control of your faculties; "the witness remained collected throughout the cross-examination"; "perfectly poised and sure of himself"; "more self-contained and more dependable than many of the early frontiersmen"; "strong and self-possessed in the
The trait of resolutely controlling your own behavior
Speaking of yourself in superlatives
Preservation of yourself from harm; a natural or instinctive tendency
A feeling of pride in yourself
Originating from the self
Moved forward by its own force or momentum; "a self-propelled egotist"; "the arms program is now self-propelled" Back to top
Containing within itself the means of propulsion or movement; "a self-propelled vehicle"
A wheeled vehicle that carries in itself a means of propulsion
Moved forward by its own force or momentum; "a self-propelled egotist"; "the arms program is now self-propelled"
Containing within itself the means of propulsion or movement; "a self-propelled vehicle"
The act of defending yourself
Punishment inflicted on yourself
A commercially prepared mixture of flour and salt and a leavening agent
The fulfillment of your capacities
The fulfillment of your capacities
Referring back to itself
The act of improving yourself
The quality of being worthy of esteem or respect; "it was beneath his dignity to cheat"; "showed his true dignity when under pressure"
A thermometer that records the temperature automatically
Designed to activate or move or regulate itself; "a self-activating sprinkler system"
Personal independence
Of persons; free from external control and constraint in e.g. action and judgment
Renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others
A personality inventory in which a person is asked which of a list of traits and characteristics describe her or him or to indicate which behaviors and hypothetical choices he or she would make
A personality inventory in which a person is asked which of a list of traits and characteristics describe her or him or to indicate which behaviors and hypothetical choices he or she would make
The act of blaming yourself Back to top
A feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed)
The act of blaming yourself
The quality of being worthy of esteem or respect; "it was beneath his dignity to cheat"; "showed his true dignity when under pressure"
Having or showing self-esteem
Having or showing self-esteem
Exhibiting restraint imposed on the self; "an effective temperateness in debate"
Excessively or hypocritically pious; "a sickening sanctimonious smile"
In a sanctimonious manner; "she was sanctimoniously criticizing everybody"
A commercially prepared mixture of flour and salt and a leavening agent
Government of a country by its own people
Acting with less concern for yourself than for the success of the joint activity
Willing to deprive yourself
The feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself; "his complacency was absolutely disgusting"
Contented to a fault; "he had become complacent after years of success"; "his self-satisfied dignity"
Marked by excessive complacency or self-satisfaction; "a smug glow of self-congratulation"
Seals without the application of moisture; "self-sealing envelopes"
Capable of sealing itself as after being pierced; "self-sealing tires"
Growing from seed dispersed by natural agency such as wind or birds
A person who places expediency above principle
Taking advantage of opportunities without regard for the consequences for others Back to top
Interested only in yourself
The practice of serving yourself (as in a grocery or cafeteria)
Of or denoting an establishment (a restaurant or shop etc.) where customers serve themselves
Interested only in yourself
Growing from seed dispersed by natural agency such as wind or birds
Growing from seed dispersed by natural agency such as wind or birds
An electric starting motor that automatically starts an internal-combustion engine
An energetic person with unusual initiative
As claimed by and for yourself often without justification; "the self-styled `doctor'' has no degree of any kind"
Personal independence
Able to provide for your own needs without help from others; "a self-sufficing economic unit"
Able to provide for your own needs without help from others; "a self-sufficing economic unit"
Hypnosis induced by yourself
Financially independent; "now that my children are self-supporting"
Needing no outside support
Able to provide for your own needs without help from others; "a self-sufficing economic unit"
A genre of art and outdoor constructions made by untrained artists who do not recognize themselves as artists
Self-imposed distress
Self-imposed distress
As if whispered to yourself Back to top
The trait of resolutely controlling your own behavior
Resolute adherence to your own ideas or desires
Habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition
Designed so that manual winding is unnecessary; "a self-winding watch"
Worship of yourself
Concerned chiefly or only with yourself; "Selfish men were...trying to make capital for themselves out of the sacred cause of civil rights"- Maria Weston Chapman
In an egotistical manner; "he behaved egotistically"
Stinginess resulting from a concern for your own welfare and a disregard of others
A person who is unusually selfish
Showing unselfish concern for the welfare of others
In an altruistic manner; "he acted selflessly when he helped the old lady in distress"
Acting with less concern for yourself than for the success of the joint activity
The quality of unselfish concern for the welfare of others
Being the exact same one; not any other:; "this is the identical room we stayed in before"; "the themes of his stories are one and the same"; "saw the selfsame quotation in two newspapers"; "on this very spot"; "the very thing he said yesterday"; "the ver
The quality of being identical with itself
An acceptance of yourself as you are, warts and all
Property whereby an electromotive force is induced in a circuit by a variation of current in the circuit itself
Any one of the Turkish dynasties that ruled Asia Minor from the 11th to the 13th centuries; they successfully invaded Byzantium and defended the Holy Land against Crusaders
Of or relating to the Seljuks
Sottish sailor who was put ashore on a deserted island off the coast of Chile for five years (providing the basis for Daniel Defoe''s novel about Robinson Crusoe) (1676-1721) Back to top
A range of the Rocky Mountains in southeastern British Columbia
The Uralic language spoken by the Ostyak-Samoyed people
One of the people of mixed Ostyak and Samoyed origin in Siberia
The activity of persuading someone to buy; "it was a hard sell"
Persuade somebody to accept something; "The French try to sell us their image as great lovers"
Give up for a price or reward; "She sold her principles for a successful career"
Exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent; "He sold his house in January"; "She sells her body to survive and support her drug habit"
Do business; offer for sale as for one''s livelihood; "She deals in gold"; "The brothers sell shoes"
Deliver to an enemy by treachery; "Judas sold Jesus"; "The spy betrayed his country"
Be sold at a certain price or in a certain way; "These books sell like hot cakes"
Be responsible for the sale of; "All her publicity sold the products"
Be approved of or gain acceptance; "The new idea sold well in certain circles"
A date stamped on perishable produce indicating the date by which it should be sold
Fit to be offered for sale; "marketable produce"
Someone who promotes or exchanges goods or services for money
A market in which more people want to buy than want to sell
English comic actor (1925-1980)
A market in which more people want to buy than want to sell
The exchange of goods for an agreed sum of money
Someone who sells goods (on commission) for others Back to top
A characteristic of something that is up for sale that makes it attractive to potential customers
The price at which something is offered for sale
A horse race in which the winning horse must be put up for auction
A sale of a relatively large number of assets (stocks or bonds or commodities) at a low price typically done to dispose of them rather than as normal trade
Transparent or semitransparent adhesive tape (trade names Scotch Tape and Sellotape) used for sealing or attaching or mending
Fasten or attach with sellotape; "The hotel manager scotch taped a note to the guest''s door" |
