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striga

n. - (pl. -gae ) stria; plant's stiff bristle. strigal, adj. strigate, adj. having striga.



strigil

n. - instrument used to scrape down skin in Greek and Roman baths.



strigilation

n. - scraping.



strigine

adj. - pertaining to or like an owl.



striola

n. - (pl. -lae ) small or weak stria. striolate, adj. having striolae.



strobic

adj. - spinning; like a top.



strobile

n. - strobilus n. cone-like inflorescence, especially of hop. strobilaceous, strobiline, strobiloid, adj.



stroboscope

n. - instrument for studying periodic motion by illuminating object with flashes at same frequency as that of its motion. stroboscopic, adj. stroboscopy, n.



strombuliform

adj. - like a spinning top or screw.



struma

n. - (pl. -mae ) goitre. strumectomy, n. surgical removal of struma. strumose, strumous, strumatic, adj.



struthian

adj. - ratite. struthiform, adj. like an ostrich. struthionine, struthious, adj.



stucco

n. - (pl. -oes) kind of plaster for exteriors of buildings, especially highly ornamented.



stultify

v. - make to seem foolish; frustrate; make futile. stuttification, n.



stupefacient

adj. - stupefying; n. narcotic. stupefy, v. make stupid; daze.



stupeous

adj. - tow-like. stupose, adj. having tow-like tufts.



stupration

n. - rape.



stupulose

adj. - downy.



sturnine

adj. - pertaining to starlings. strunoid, adj. like a starling.



stygiophobia

n. - fear of hell



stylite

n. - ascetics who lived on top of pillars



stylobate

n. - coping, etc., supporting colonnade.



stylograph

n. - fountain pen with needle-like point. stylography, n.writing with a style on wax tablet, etc. stylographic, adj.



stylometer

n. - column-measuring instrument.



styptic

adj.,n. - (substance) checking bleeding by constricting blood vessels. stypsis, n. use of this.



suaviation

n. - a love kiss



subacid

adj. - slightly acid.



subacute

adj. - applied to diseases between acute and chronic.



subaerial

adj. - in open air; on surface of ground.



subagitation

n. - copulation



subahdar

n. - viceroy; provincial governor; sepoy company commander.



subalary

adj. - beneath wings.



subalpine

adj. - of higher mountain slopes below timber line.



subangular

adj. - subangulate a. somewhat angular.



subarid

adj. - slightly arid.



subarrhation

n. - betrothal, with gift from man to woman.



subastral

adj. - sublunary.



subaudition

n. - understanding of something not expressed; thing so understood. subaudible, adj. hardly audible. subauditur, n. thing understood; implication.



subboreal

adj. - very cold.



subdecimal

adj. - applied to quotient of division by a multiple of ten. subdecuple, adj. containing one part of ten.



subderisorious

adj. - mildly ridiculing



subdititious

adj. - secret substitution



subdolous

adj. - rather crafty or sly



subduplicate

adj. - expressed by square root.



subereous

adj. - pertaining to or like cork. suberise, v. convert into corky tissue. suberose, adj. like cork.



subfluvial

adj. - beneath, or at bottom of, a river.



subfocal

adj. - of which one is not entirely conscious.



subfusc

adj. - dusky drab; n. formal academic dress at Oxford University.



subinfeudate

v. - grant to another land held from feudal lord; sublet. subinfeudation, subinfeudatory, n.



subintelligitur

n. - a meaning implied but not stated



subitaneous

adj. - sudden.



subjacent

adj. - lying or situated below.



sublate

v. - deny; cancel; reduce, especially an idea to subordinate part of a greater unity. sublation, n. sublative, adj. tending to remove.



sublethal

adj. - not quite fatal.



sublineation

n. - act of underlining.



sublunary

adj. - of the world; terrestrial.



subluxation

n. - state of being almost dislocated.



submaxillary

adj. - beneath lower jaw. submaxillary gland, salivary gland discharging beneath tongue.



submerse

v. - submerge. submersible, a.; n. vessel used for undersea exploration or maintenance. submersion, n.



submiliary

adj. - smaller than a millet seed.



subminimal

adj. - less than minimum necessary; subliminal.



submontane

adj. - at foot of mountain.



submultiple

adj.,n. - (quantity) dividing into another exactly.



subnubilar

adj. - under clouds. subnuvolar, adj.



suboctuple

adj. - containing one part of eight; related as 1 is to 8.



subquintuple

adj. - having ratio of 1 to 5.



subreptary

adj. - adapted to crawling. subreption, n. false or unfair deduction or representation due to suppression of truth. subreptitious, adj. pertaining to subreption.



subrident

adj. - smiling. subrision, n.



subsannation

n. - derision



subsextuple

adj. - related as 1 is to 6.



subsolar

adj. - beneath the sun; sublunary; between tropics.



substantive

adj. - pertaining to or like a substance or entity; existing alone; independent; substantial; solid; essential; real, actual; Grammar, expressing existence; n. noun or pronoun. substantival, adj.



substaquilate

v. - to defeat, overwhelm



substituent

n. - thing, especially atom, substituted for another.



subsultus

n. - convulsive movement. subsultory, adj. leaping.



subtend

v. - extend beneath or opposite to. subtense, adj. pertaining to object of known length by which distances are measured.



subtopia

n. - deceptively spacious subrural suburban paradise.



subtrahend

n. - amount to be subtracted.



subtrist

adj. - rather sad.



subturbary

adj. - beneath turf.



subulate

adj. - long and tapering; awl-shaped. subulicorn, adj. having such horns or antennae. subuliform, adj.



subungual

adj. - subunguial a. beneath a nail or hoof.



suburbicarian

adj. - pertaining to suburbs, especially of Rome.



subvention

n. - subsidy. subvene, v. support; aid; happen to help.



subvocal

adj. - put into words but not spoken.



succedaneum

n. - (pl. -ea) substitute; remedy. succedaneous, adj.



succent

v. - sing second part. succentor, n. deputy precentor.



succiniferous

adj. - producing amber.



succise

adj. - having appearance of having lower part cut off.



succorrhoea

n. - excessive secretion.



succory

n. - chicory.



succursal

adj. - like a branch or outgrowth; subordinate.



succus

n. - (pl. -cci ) juice. succus entericus, digestive secretion of small intestine.



succuss

v. - shake violently, especially Medicine, to detect presence of fluid. succussation, succussion, n. succussatory, succussive, adj.



suctorial

adj. - pertaining to, or for, sucking; having such organs. suctorian, n. such animal.



sudamen

n. - (pl. -mina) eruption due to retention of sweat under skin.



sudarium

n. - (pl. -ia) handkerchief or cloth for wiping away sweat, especially St. Veronica's, on which portrait of Christ is supposed to have been impressed; sudatorium. sudatorium, n. (pl. - ia) sweating room of a bath.



sudatory

adj. - sweating; sudorific; n. sudatorium; sudarium.



sudd

n. - mass of floating weed blocking the Nile.



sudiform

adj. - having shape of stake.



sudor

n. - sweat. sudoral, sudoric, adj. sudoresis, n. copious sweating. sudoriferous, sudoriparous, adj. sweat- producing. sudorific, n. & a. (drug) promoting perspiration.



sufflaminate

v. - check; obstruct. sufflamination, n.



sufflation

n. - afflatus.



suffrutescent

adj. - having woody base. suffruticose, suffruticous, adj. applied to such perennial plant, remaining herbaceous in upper part.



sugent

adj. - suctorial. sugescent, adj.



suggilate

v. - beat black and blue; slander. suggilation, n.



sui generis

adj. - 'of its, his or her own kind'; unique. sui juris, 'in his or her own right'; having full legal rights.



suilline

adj.,n. - (person or animal) like a pig.



suint

n. - sheep's dried perspiration in wool.



sulcate

adj. - having grooves; furrowed; v.t. furrow. sulcation, n. sulcus, n. groove, furrow, especially on surface of brain.



sullage

n. - refuse; sewage; pollution; silt.



sulpha-drugs

n. -pl. pl. group of synthetic chemical drugs also called sulphonamides, including sulphadiazine for pneumonia; sulphaguanidine for intestinal infections; sulphanilamide for throat infections, blood-poisoning, etc.; and others.



sulphate

n. - salt of sulphuric acid. sulphide, n. compound of sulphur. sulphite, n. salt of sulphurous acid.



sulphonal

n. - kind of sedative drug. sulphonalism, n. condition due to abuse of this.



sulphurate

v. - impregnate with sulphur. sulphureous, adj. pertaining to or like sulphur. sulphuretted, adj. impregnated with sulphur. sulphuric, adj. containing sulphur in higher valency. sulphurous, adj. containing sulphur in lower valency; pertaining to hellfire; scathing; profane.



summa

n. - (pl. -mae ) comprehensive treatise. summa cum laude, 'with the highest praise'; highest distinction in some academic examinations. summa rerum, 'sum of things'; great public interest. summa summarum, 'sum of sums'; consummation.



summand

n. - number, quantity to be added in a sum.



sumpter

n. - pack; pack horse; beast of burden.



sumptuary

adj. - regulating expenditure.



superannuate

v. - discharge as too old; pension off. superannuation, n. retirement pension.



superciliary

adj. - pertaining to brows or eyebrows. supercilious, adj. haughty; contemptuous.



supercrescent

adj. - parasitic.



supererogate

v. -i. do more than necessary. supererogation, supererogator, n. supererogative, supererogatory, adj.



superfetate

adj. - conceive during pregnancy. superfetation, n. such conception; cumulative growth by accretion; overproduction.



superficies

n. - surface; surface area. superficiary, adj. built on another's land.



superheterodyne

adj. - Radio, applied to reception in which oscillations of slightly different frequency are imposed on the received oscillations, producing beats of a frequency above audio- frequency which are easily amplified.



superhumeral

n. - garment, especially ecclesiatical, worn over shoulders.



superincumbent

adj. - lying on top of; overhanging. superincumbence, superincumbency, n.



superinduce

v. - bring as addition. superinduction, n.



superjacent

adj. - lying over or above.



superlunary

adj. - above the moon; other-worldly.



supermaxillary

adj. - pertaining to the upper jaw.



supernaculum

n. - a liquor drunk to the last drop; excellent booze



supernal

adj. - heavenly.



supernatant

adj. - floating on surface. supernatation, n.



supernumerary

adj.,n. - (person) in addition to usual or necessary number.



superphosphate

n. - acid phosphate.



superscribe

v. - write on top or at head. superscript, adj. written above. superscription, n.



supersensible

adj. - beyond physical perception; spiritual.



supersolid

n. - magnitude of more than three dimensions.



superstratum

n. - (pl. -ta) overlying layer.



superterranean

adj. - superterraneous a. above or on surface of earth. superterrene, adj.



supervacaneous

adj. - needlessly added



supervene

v. -i. occur in addition or unexpectedly; follow close upon. supervenient, adj. supervenience, supervention, n.



supinate

v. - lie or make lie on back; turn arm so that palm is upward. supination, n. supinator, n. muscle producing supination.



supinovalent

adj. - able to fornicate only while supine



suppalpation

n. - gaining affection by caressing



suppedaneum

n. - (pl. -ea) support for feet, especially on cross for crucifixion. suppedaneous, adj.



suppletion

n. - Philology, use of a word form as tense, inflection etc. of another, different word form, as e.g. worse as comparative of bad . suppletive, adj. suppletory, adj. supplementary.



supraliminal

adj. - conscious.



supraorbital

adj. - above the eye socket.



surah

n. - soft silk fabric.



sural

adj. - pertaining to calf of leg.



surcease

v. - cease; stop; n. cessation.



surcingle

n. - band fastening anything on horse's back; girdle or belt worn with cassock.



surculose

adj. - producing suckers. surculous, adj. surculus, n. (pl. -li ) sucker.



surd

adj. - deaf; senseless; Phonetics, unvoiced; n. Mathematics, irrational number, as pi. surdomutism, surdimutism, n. state of being deaf and dumb. surdomute, n. deaf and dumb person.



surma

n. - eye-shadow.



surmullet

n. - red mullet.



surnominal

adj. - pertaining to surnames.



surrebutter

n. - Law, plaintiff's reply to defendant's rebutter. surrebuttal, n. giving evidence in support of this.



surrejoinder

n. - Law plaintiff's reply to defendant's rejoinder.



suscept

n. - parasite's host.



suscitate

v. - stimulate. suscitation, n.



suspercollate

v. - to hang by the neck



suspire

v. -i. breathe; sigh. suspiration, n. suspirative, adj.



sustentation

n. - sustaining; maintenance; sustenance. sustentative a.



susurrate

v. -i. whisper. susurrant, adj. susurrous, adj. rustling. susurrus, n. whispering sound. susurration, n.



sutler

n. - camp-follower vending provisions. sutlery, n.



suttee

n. - suicide of Hindu woman on husband's funeral pyre; this custom. sutteeism, n.



suzerain

n. - sovereign. suzerainty, n.



swage

n. - groove; metal-worker's grooved shaping tool; v.t. shape with this.



swale

n. - meadow; marshy hollow.



swallett

n. - underground river found in a mine



swipple

n. - blade of a flail.



sybotic

adj. - pertaining to swineherd. sybotism, n.



syconium

n. - form of fruit with ovaries on enlarged receptacle, as fig.



sycosis

n. - inflammatory pustular disease of facial hair follicles. sycosiform, adj.



syllepsis

n. - (pl. -ses ) use of word agreeing with only one of them to govern two or more words; use of word in figurative and literal senses in same phrase. sylleptic(al), adj.



sylph

n. - spirit of air; slim girl. sylphic, sylphid, adj.



sylva

n. - tree of a region; treatise on trees; anthology. sylvan, sylvestral, adj.



symbiosis

n. - living together of two organisms of different kinds, especially to their mutual benefit. symbion, symbiont, symbiote, n. such organism. symbiotic, adj. symbiotics, n. study of symbiosis.



symbolofideism

n. - having faith in symbols. symbolatry, n. worship of symbols.



symphily

n. - living together to their mutual benefit, of insects and other organisms. symphilic, symphilous, adj.



symphoric

n. - clumsy, accident prone



symphysis

n. - (pl. -ses ) fixed articulation of two bones, especially by cartilaginous pad. symphysis menti, symphysis of two lower jawbones at chin. symphysis pubis, symphysis of two pubic bones. symphytic, adj.



symploce

n. - repetition of initial and concluding phrases or words of a sentence at beginning and end of following sentence.



symptosis

n. - emaciation.



synactic

adj. - acting in addition or together; cumulative.



synaeresis

n. - pronunciation as one of two vowels usually pronounced separately.



synaesthesia

n. - sensation occurring in part distant from part stimulated; association of sensation, as color, etc., with other sensation. synaesthetic, adj.



synallagmatic

adj. - bilateral; reciprocal.



synaloepha

n. - contraction of two syllables into one by omission of vowel.



synanthesis

n. - synchronous maturity of male and female elements of plant. synanthetic, adj. synanthy, n. growing together of two flowers.



synarchy

n. - joint rule. synarchical, adj.



synartesis

n. - close junction. synarthrosis, n. (pl. -ses) fixed articulation of bones.



synastry

n. - relationship between individuals as denoted by relationships between planets etc. in their astrological charts.



syncategorematic

adj. - having meaning only in conjunction with another word.



synchoresis

n. - rhetorical device of apparently conceding point to strengthen argument.



synchroscope

n. - device indicating the degree of synchronism of associated machines or moving parts.



synchysis

n. - confusion.



synclastic

adj. - curved in all directions towards same point.



syncline

n. - Geology, downward fold. synclinal, synclinical, adj.



syncrasy

n. - combination.



syncretism

n. - combination of different religious beliefs; eclecticism; compromise. syncretize, v.i. & t. become or cause to become fused. syncretist, n. syncretistic, adj.



syndactyl

adj.,n. - (animal) with digits joined together. syndactylia, syndactylism, syndactyly, n. syndactylic, syndactylous, adj.



syndetic

adj. - connective.



syndic

n. - magistrate; member of committee. syndical, adj. syndicalism, n. theory of obtaining control of means of production by workers' organizations.



synechiology

n. - doctrine of the continuity or union of things. synechiological, adj.



synechthry

n. - living together of hostile species.



synecology

n. - study of ecological communities.



synectics

n. - problem-solving by creative and lateral thinking among a diverse group of people.



synergetic

adj. - co-operating. synergize, v.i. synergism, n. synergy; Religion, doctrine of co- operation of human will with divine grace. synergy, n. combined action of drugs, muscles, units, etc. to produce an effect greater than the sum of its parts.



synesis

n. - Grammar, construction in which grammatical agreement is according to sense rather than syntax.



synethnic

adj. - of same race or country.



syngamy

n. - conjunction of gametes, etc. syngamic, syngamous, adj.



syngenesis

n. - sexual reproduction. syngenetic, adj.



synizesis

n. - contraction of two syllables by combining pronunciation of successive vowels.



synkinesis

n. - movement of part when another is moved.



synoecious

adj. - having male and female flowers in same inflorescence. synoecize, v. join together. synoecism, n. synoecy, n. association of species with benefit to one and neither harm nor benefit to other.



synoptophore

n. - instrument correcting defects in eye muscle.



synorthographic

adj. - spelt alike.



synovia

n. - lubricating fluid secreted by certain membranes. synovial, adj. synoviparous, adj. producing this. synovitis, n. inflammation of synovial membrane.



syntagma

n. - a systematic collection.



syntectic

adj. - pertaining to syntexis.



synteresis

n. - intuitive knowledge of right and wrong; 'divine spark' of the soul.



syntexis

n. - wasting or melting away.



synthermal

adj. - having same temperature.



syntony

n. - tuning wireless instrument to same wavelength. syntonic, adj. pertaining to syntony; Psychology, in harmony with one's surroundings. syntonize, v.



sypher

v. - (of boards) join edge to edge or overlap to form a level surface.



syringadenous

adj. - pertaining to sweat glands.



syrinx

n. - (pl. -ringes ) tubular object; bird's vocal organ; Pan's pipes.



syrt

n. - sinking sand or quicksand



systatic

adj. - bringing together.

