English Dictionary: screw auger | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Scup \Scup\, n. [Contr. fr. American Indian mishc[97]p, fr. mishe-kuppi large, thick-scaled.] (Zo[94]l.) A marine sparoid food fish ({Stenotomus chrysops}, or {S. argyrops}), common on the Atlantic coast of the United States. It appears bright silvery when swimming in the daytime, but shows broad blackish transverse bands at night and when dead. Called also {porgee}, {paugy}, {porgy}, {scuppaug}. Note: The same names are also applied to a closely allied Southern species. ({Stenotomus Gardeni}). | |
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Condor \Con"dor\, n. [Sp. condor, fr. Peruvian cuntur.] (Zo[94]l.) A very large bird of the Vulture family ({Sarcorhamphus gryphus}), found in the most elevated parts of the Andes. | |
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King \King\, n.[AS. cyng, cyning; akin to OS. kuning, D. koning, OHG. kuning, G. k[94]nig, Icel. konungr, Sw. konung, Dan. konge; formed with a patronymic ending, and fr. the root of E. kin; cf. Icel. konr a man of noble birth. [root]44. See {Kin}.] 1. A chief ruler; a sovereign; one invested with supreme authority over a nation, country, or tribe, usually by hereditary succession; a monarch; a prince. [bd]Ay, every inch a king.[b8] --Shak. Kings will be tyrants from policy, when subjects are rebels from principle. --Burke. There was a State without king or nobles. --R. Choate. But yonder comes the powerful King of Day, Rejoicing in the east --Thomson. 2. One who, or that which, holds a supreme position or rank; a chief among competitors; as, a railroad king; a money king; the king of the lobby; the king of beasts. 3. A playing card having the picture of a king; as, the king of diamonds. 4. The chief piece in the game of chess. 5. A crowned man in the game of draughts. 6. pl. The title of two historical books in the Old Testament. Note: King is often used adjectively, or in combination, to denote pre[89]minence or superiority in some particular; as, kingbird; king crow; king vulture. {Apostolic king}.See {Apostolic}. {King-at-arms}, or {King-of-arms}, the chief heraldic officer of a country. In England the king-at-arms was formerly of great authority. His business is to direct the heralds, preside at their chapters, and have the jurisdiction of armory. There are three principal kings-at-arms, viz., Garter, Clarencieux, and Norroy. The latter (literally north roy or north king) officiates north of the Trent. {King auk} (Zo[94]l.), the little auk or sea dove. {King bird of paradise}. (Zo[94]l.), See {Bird of paradise}. {King card}, in whist, the best unplayed card of each suit; thus, if the ace and king of a suit have been played, the queen is the king card of the suit. {King Cole}, a legendary king of Britain, who is said to have reigned in the third century. {King conch} (Zo[94]l.), a large and handsome univalve shell ({Cassis cameo}), found in the West Indies. It is used for making cameos. See {Helmet shell}, under {Helmet}. {King Cotton}, a popular personification of the great staple production of the southern United States. {King crab}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The limulus or horseshoe crab. See {Limulus}. (b) The large European spider crab or thornback ({Maia squinado}). {King crow}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A black drongo shrike ({Buchanga atra}) of India; -- so called because, while breeding, they attack and drive away hawks, crows, and other large birds. (b) The {Dicrurus macrocercus} of India, a crested bird with a long, forked tail. Its color is black, with green and blue reflections. Called also {devil bird}. {King duck} (Zo[94]l.), a large and handsome eider duck ({Somateria spectabilis}), inhabiting the arctic regions of both continents. {King eagle} (Zo[94]l.), an eagle ({Aquila heliaca}) found in Asia and Southeastern Europe. It is about as large as the golden eagle. Some writers believe it to be the imperial eagle of Rome. {King hake} (Zo[94]l.), an American hake ({Phycis regius}), fond in deep water along the Atlantic coast. {King monkey} (Zo[94]l.), an African monkey ({Colobus polycomus}), inhabiting Sierra Leone. {King mullet} (Zo[94]l.), a West Indian red mullet ({Upeneus maculatus}); -- so called on account of its great beauty. Called also {goldfish}. {King of terrors}, death. {King parrakeet} (Zo[94]l.), a handsome Australian parrakeet ({Platycercys scapulatus}), often kept in a cage. Its prevailing color is bright red, with the back and wings bright green, the rump blue, and tail black. {King penguin} (Zo[94]l.), any large species of penguin of the genus {Aptenodytes}; esp., {A. longirostris}, of the Falkland Islands and Kerguelen Land, and {A. Patagonica}, of Patagonia. {King rail} (Zo[94]l.), a small American rail ({Rallus elegans}), living in fresh-water marshes. The upper parts are fulvous brown, striped with black; the breast is deep cinnamon color. {King salmon} (Zo[94]l.), the quinnat. See {Quinnat}. {King's, [or] Queen's}, {counsel} (Eng. Law), barristers learned in the law, who have been called within the bar, and selected to be the king's or queen's counsel. They answer in some measure to the advocates of the revenue (advocati fisci) among the Romans. They can not be employed against the crown without special license. --Wharton's Law Dict. {King's cushion}, a temporary seat made by two persons crossing their hands. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell. {The king's English}, correct or current language of good speakers; pure English. --Shak. {King's [or] Queen's}, {evidence}, testimony in favor of the Crown by a witness who confesses his guilt as an accomplice. See under {Evidence}. [Eng.] {King's evil}, scrofula; -- so called because formerly supposed to be healed by the touch of a king. {King snake} (Zo[94]l.), a large, nearly black, harmless snake ({Ophiobolus getulus}) of the Southern United States; -- so called because it kills and eats other kinds of snakes, including even the rattlesnake. {King's spear} (Bot.), the white asphodel ({Asphodelus albus}). {King's yellow}, a yellow pigment, consisting essentially of sulphide and oxide of arsenic; -- called also {yellow orpiment}. {King tody} (Zo[94]l.), a small fly-catching bird ({Eurylaimus serilophus}) of tropical America. The head is adorned with a large, spreading, fan-shaped crest, which is bright red, edged with black. {King vulture} (Zo[94]l.), a large species of vulture ({Sarcorhamphus papa}), ranging from Mexico to Paraguay, The general color is white. The wings and tail are black, and the naked carunculated head and the neck are briliantly colored with scarlet, yellow, orange, and blue. So called because it drives away other vultures while feeding. {King wood}, a wood from Brazil, called also {violet wood}, beautifully streaked in violet tints, used in turning and small cabinetwork. The tree is probably a species of {Dalbergia}. See {Jacaranda}. | |
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Sauerkraut \Sauer"kraut`\, n. [G., fr. sauer sour + kraut herb, cabbage.] Cabbage cut fine and allowed to ferment in a brine made of its own juice with salt, -- a German dish. | |
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Scarce \Scarce\ (sk[acir]rs), a. [Compar. {Scarcer} (sk[acir]r"s[etil]r); superl. {Scarcest}.] [OE. scars, OF. escars, eschars, LL. scarpsus, excarpsus, for L. excerptus, p. p. of excerpere to pick out, and hence to contract, to shorten; ex (see {Ex-}) + carpere. See {Carpet}, and cf. {Excerp}.] 1. Not plentiful or abundant; in small quantity in proportion to the demand; not easily to be procured; rare; uncommon. You tell him silver is scarcer now in England, and therefore risen one fifth in value. --Locke. The scarcest of all is a Pescennius Niger on a medallion well preserved. --Addison. 2. Scantily supplied (with); deficient (in); -- with of. [Obs.] [bd]A region scarce of prey.[b8] --Milton. 3. Sparing; frugal; parsimonious; stingy. [Obs.] [bd]Too scarce ne too sparing.[b8] --Chaucer. {To make one's self scarce}, to decamp; to depart. [Slang] Syn: Rare; infrequent; deficient. See {Rare}. | |
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Scarecrow \Scare"crow`\, n. 1. Anything set up to frighten crows or other birds from cornfields; hence, anything terifying without danger. A scarecrow set to frighten fools away. --Dryden. 2. A person clad in rags and tatters. No eye hath seen such scarecrows. I'll not march with them through Coventry, that's flat. --Shak. 3. (Zo[94]l.) The black tern. [Prov. Eng.] | |
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d8Bullon \[d8]Bul"lon\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A West Indian fish ({Scarus Croicensis}). | |
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Schoharie grit \Scho*har"ie grit`\ (Geol.) The formation belonging to the middle of the three subdivisions of the Corniferous period in the American Devonian system; -- so called from Schoharie, in New York, where it occurs. See the Chart of {Geology}. | |
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Squirrel \Squir"rel\ (skw[etil]r"r[etil]l or skw[icr]r"-; 277), n. [OE. squirel, OF. esquirel, escurel, F. [82]cureuil, LL. squirelus, squirolus, scuriolus, dim. of L. sciurus, Gr. si`oyros; skia` shade + o'yra` tail. Cf. {Shine}, v. i.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of small rodents belonging to the genus {Sciurus} and several allied genera of the family {Sciurid[91]}. Squirrels generally have a bushy tail, large erect ears, and strong hind legs. They are commonly arboreal in their habits, but many species live in burrows. Note: Among the common North American squirrels are the gray squirrel ({Scirius Carolinensis}) and its black variety; the fox, or cat, sqirrel ({S. cinereus}, or {S. niger}) which is a large species, and variable in color, the southern variety being frequently black, while the northern and western varieties are usually gray or rusty brown; the red squirrel (see {Chickaree}); the striped, or chipping, squirrel (see {Chipmunk}); and the California gray squirrel ({S. fossor}). Several other species inhabit Mexico and Central America. The common European species ({Sciurus vulgaris}) has a long tuft of hair on each ear. the so-called Australian squirrels are marsupials. See {Petaurist}, and {Phalanger}. 2. One of the small rollers of a carding machine which work with the large cylinder. {Barking squirrel} (Zo[94]l.), the prairie dog. {Federation squirrel} (Zo[94]l.), the striped gopher. See {Gopher}, 2. {Flying squirrel} (Zo[94]l.). See {Flying squirrel}, in the Vocabulary. {Java squirrel} (Zo[94]l.). See {Jelerang}. {Squirrel corn} (Bot.), a North American herb ({Dicantra Canadensis}) bearing little yellow tubers. {Squirrel cup} (Bot.), the blossom of the {Hepatica triloba}, a low perennial herb with cup-shaped flowers varying from purplish blue to pink or even white. It is one of the earliest flowers of spring. {Squirrel fish} (Zo[94]l.) (a) A sea bass ({Serranus fascicularis}) of the Southern United States. (b) The sailor's choice ({Diplodus rhomboides}). (c) The redmouth, or grunt. (d) A market fish of Bermuda ({Holocentrum Ascensione}). {Squirrel grass} (Bot.), a pestiferous grass ({Hordeum murinum}) related to barley. In California the stiffly awned spiklets work into the wool of sheep, and into the throat, flesh, and eyes of animals, sometimes even producing death. {Squirrel hake} (Zo[94]l.), a common American hake ({Phycis tenuis}); -- called also {white hake}. {Squirrel hawk} (Zo[94]l.), any rough-legged hawk; especially, the California species {Archibuteo ferrugineus}. {Squirrel monkey}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) Any one of several species of small, soft-haired South American monkeys of the genus {Calithrix}. They are noted for their graceful form and agility. See {Teetee}. (b) A marmoset. {Squirrel petaurus} (Zo[94]l.), a flying phalanger of Australia. See {Phalanger}, {Petaurist}, and {Flying phalanger} under {Flying}. {Squirrel shrew} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of East Indian and Asiatic insectivores of the genus {Tupaia}. They are allied to the shrews, but have a bushy tail, like that of a squirrel. {Squirrel-tail grass} (Bot.), a grass ({Hordeum jubatum}) found in salt marshes and along the Great Lakes, having a dense spike beset with long awns. | |
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Scorch \Scorch\, v. i. To ride or drive at great, usually at excessive, speed; -- applied chiefly to automobilists and bicyclists. [Colloq.] -- {Scorch"er}, n. [Colloq.] | |
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Scourger \Scour"ger\, n. One who scourges or punishes; one who afflicts severely. The West must own the scourger of the world. --Byron. | |
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Scraggy \Scrag"gy\, a. [Compar. {Scragger}; superl. {Scraggiest}.] 1. Rough with irregular points; scragged. [bd]A scraggy rock.[b8] --J. Philips. 2. Lean and rough; scragged. [bd]His sinewy, scraggy neck.[b8] --Sir W. Scott. | |
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Screech \Screech\, n. A harsh, shrill cry, as of one in acute pain or in fright; a shriek; a scream. {Screech bird}, [or] {Screech thrush} (Zo[94]l.), the fieldfare; -- so called from its harsh cry before rain. {Screech rain}. {Screech hawk} (Zo[94]l.), the European goatsucker; -- so called from its note. [Prov. Eng.] {Screech owl}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A small American owl ({Scops asio}), either gray or reddish in color. (b) The European barn owl. The name is applied also to other species. | |
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Screechers \Screech"ers\, n. pl. (Zo[94]l.) The picarian birds, as distinguished from the singing birds. | |
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Screw \Screw\ (skr[udd]), n. [OE. scrue, OF. escroue, escroe, female screw, F. [82]crou, L. scrobis a ditch, trench, in LL., the hole made by swine in rooting; cf. D. schroef a screw, G. schraube, Icel. skr[umac]fa.] 1. A cylinder, or a cylindrical perforation, having a continuous rib, called the thread, winding round it spirally at a constant inclination, so as to leave a continuous spiral groove between one turn and the next, -- used chiefly for producing, when revolved, motion or pressure in the direction of its axis, by the sliding of the threads of the cylinder in the grooves between the threads of the perforation adapted to it, the former being distinguished as the external, or male screw, or, more usually the screw; the latter as the internal, or female screw, or, more usually, the nut. Note: The screw, as a mechanical power, is a modification of the inclined plane, and may be regarded as a right-angled triangle wrapped round a cylinder, the hypotenuse of the marking the spiral thread of the screw, its base equaling the circumference of the cylinder, and its height the pitch of the thread. 2. Specifically, a kind of nail with a spiral thread and a head with a nick to receive the end of the screw-driver. Screws are much used to hold together pieces of wood or to fasten something; -- called also {wood screws}, and {screw nails}. See also {Screw bolt}, below. 3. Anything shaped or acting like a screw; esp., a form of wheel for propelling steam vessels. It is placed at the stern, and furnished with blades having helicoidal surfaces to act against the water in the manner of a screw. See {Screw propeller}, below. 4. A steam vesel propelled by a screw instead of wheels; a screw steamer; a propeller. 5. An extortioner; a sharp bargainer; a skinflint; a niggard. --Thackeray. 6. An instructor who examines with great or unnecessary severity; also, a searching or strict examination of a student by an instructor. [Cant, American Colleges] 7. A small packet of tobacco. [Slang] --Mayhew. 8. An unsound or worn-out horse, useful as a hack, and commonly of good appearance. --Ld. Lytton. 9. (Math.) A straight line in space with which a definite linear magnitude termed the pitch is associated (cf. 5th {Pitch}, 10 (b) ). It is used to express the displacement of a rigid body, which may always be made to consist of a rotation about an axis combined with a translation parallel to that axis. 10. (Zo[94]l.) An amphipod crustacean; as, the skeleton screw ({Caprella}). See {Sand screw}, under {Sand}. {Archimedes screw}, {Compound screw}, {Foot screw}, etc. See under {Archimedes}, {Compound}, {Foot}, etc. {A screw loose}, something out of order, so that work is not done smoothly; as, there is a screw loose somewhere. --H. Martineau. {Endless, [or] perpetual, {screw}, a screw used to give motion to a toothed wheel by the action of its threads between the teeth of the wheel; -- called also a {worm}. {Lag screw}. See under {Lag}. {Micrometer screw}, a screw with fine threads, used for the measurement of very small spaces. {Right and left screw}, a screw having threads upon the opposite ends which wind in opposite directions. {Screw alley}. See {Shaft alley}, under {Shaft}. {Screw bean}. (Bot.) (a) The curious spirally coiled pod of a leguminous tree ({Prosopis pubescens}) growing from Texas to California. It is used for fodder, and ground into meal by the Indians. (b) The tree itself. Its heavy hard wood is used for fuel, for fencing, and for railroad ties. {Screw bolt}, a bolt having a screw thread on its shank, in distinction from a {key bolt}. See 1st {Bolt}, 3. {Screw box}, a device, resembling a die, for cutting the thread on a wooden screw. {Screw dock}. See under {Dock}. {Screw engine}, a marine engine for driving a screw propeller. {Screw gear}. See {Spiral gear}, under {Spiral}. {Screw jack}. Same as {Jackscrew}. {Screw key}, a wrench for turning a screw or nut; a spanner wrench. {Screw machine}. (a) One of a series of machines employed in the manufacture of wood screws. (b) A machine tool resembling a lathe, having a number of cutting tools that can be caused to act on the work successively, for making screws and other turned pieces from metal rods. {Screw pine} (Bot.), any plant of the endogenous genus {Pandanus}, of which there are about fifty species, natives of tropical lands from Africa to Polynesia; -- named from the spiral arrangement of the pineapple-like leaves. {Screw plate}, a device for cutting threads on small screws, consisting of a thin steel plate having a series of perforations with internal screws forming dies. {Screw press}, a press in which pressure is exerted by means of a screw. {Screw propeller}, a screw or spiral bladed wheel, used in the propulsion of steam vessels; also, a steam vessel propelled by a screw. {Screw shell} (Zo[94]l.), a long, slender, spiral gastropod shell, especially of the genus Turritella and allied genera. See {Turritella}. {Screw steamer}, a steamship propelled by a screw. {Screw thread}, the spiral rib which forms a screw. {Screw stone} (Paleon.), the fossil stem of an encrinite. {Screw tree} (Bot.), any plant of the genus {Helicteres}, consisting of about thirty species of tropical shrubs, with simple leaves and spirally twisted, five-celled capsules; -- also called {twisted-horn}, and {twisty}. {Screw valve}, a stop valve which is opened or closed by a screw. {Screw worm} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of an American fly ({Compsomyia macellaria}), allied to the blowflies, which sometimes deposits its eggs in the nostrils, or about wounds, in man and other animals, with fatal results. {Screw wrench}. (a) A wrench for turning a screw. (b) A wrench with an adjustable jaw that is moved by a screw. {To put the} {screw, [or] screws}, {on}, to use pressure upon, as for the purpose of extortion; to coerce. {To put under the} {screw [or] screws}, to subject to pressure; to force. {Wood screw}, a metal screw with a sharp thread of coarse pitch, adapted to holding fast in wood. See Illust. of {Wood screw}, under {Wood}. | |
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Searcer \Sear"cer\, n. 1. One who sifts or bolts. [Obs.] 2. A searce, or sieve. [Obs.] --Holland. | |
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Warrant \War"rant\, n. [OE. warant, OF. warant a warrant, a defender, protector, F. garant, originally a p. pr. pf German origin, fr. OHG. wer[emac]n to grant, warrant, G. gew[84]hren; akin to OFries. wera. Cf. {Guarantee}.] 1. That which warrants or authorizes; a commission giving authority, or justifying the doing of anything; an act, instrument, or obligation, by which one person authorizes another to do something which he has not otherwise a right to do; an act or instrument investing one with a right or authority, and thus securing him from loss or damage; commission; authority. Specifically: (a) A writing which authorizes a person to receive money or other thing. (b) (Law) A precept issued by a magistrate authorizing an officer to make an arrest, a seizure, or a search, or do other acts incident to the administration of justice. (c) (Mil. & Nav.) An official certificate of appointment issued to an officer of lower rank than a commissioned officer. See {Warrant officer}, below. 2. That which vouches or insures for anything; guaranty; security. I give thee warrant of thy place. --Shak. His worth is warrant for his welcome hither. --Shak. 3. That which attests or proves; a voucher. 4. Right; legality; allowance. [Obs.] --Shak. {Bench warrant}. (Law) See in the Vocabulary. {Dock warrant} (Com.), a customhouse license or authority. {General warrant}. (Law) See under {General}. {Land warrant}. See under {Land}. {Search warrant}. (Law) See under {Search}, n. {Warrant of attorney} (Law), written authority given by one person to another empowering him to transact business for him; specifically, written authority given by a client to his attorney to appear for him in court, and to suffer judgment to pass against him by confession in favor of some specified person. --Bouvier. {Warrant officer}, a noncommissioned officer, as a sergeant, corporal, bandmaster, etc., in the army, or a quartermaster, gunner, boatswain, etc., in the navy. {Warrant to sue and defend}. (a) (O. Eng. Law) A special warrant from the crown, authorizing a party to appoint an attorney to sue or defend for him. (b) A special authority given by a party to his attorney to commence a suit, or to appear and defend a suit in his behalf. This warrant is now disused. --Burrill. | |
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Search \Search\, n. [Cf. OF. cerche. See {Search}, v. t.] The act of seeking or looking for something; quest; inquiry; pursuit for finding something; examination. Thus the orb he roamed With narrow search, and with inspection deep Considered every creature. --Milton. Nor did my search of liberty begin Till my black hairs were changed upon my chin. --Dryden. {Right of search} (Mar. Law), the right of the lawfully commissioned cruisers of belligerent nations to examine and search private merchant vessels on the high seas, for the enemy's property or for articles contraband of war. {Search warrant} (Law), a warrant legally issued, authorizing an examination or search of a house, or other place, for goods stolen, secreted, or concealed. Syn: Scrutiny; examination; exploration; investigation; research; inquiry; quest; pursuit. | |
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Searcher \Search"er\, n. [Cf. OF. cercheor inspector.] One who, or that which, searhes or examines; a seeker; an inquirer; an examiner; a trier. Specifically: (a) Formerly, an officer in London appointed to examine the bodies of the dead, and report the cause of death. --Graunt. (b) An officer of the customs whose business it is to search ships, merchandise, luggage, etc. (c) An inspector of leather. [Prov. Eng.] (d) (Gun.) An instrument for examining the bore of a cannon, to detect cavities. (e) An implement for sampling butter; a butter trier. (j) (Med.) An instrument for feeling after calculi in the bladder, etc. | |
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Ovenbird \Ov"en*bird`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) (a) Any species of the genus {Furnarius}, allied to the creepers. They inhabit South America and the West Indies, and construct curious oven-shaped nests. (b) In the United States, {Seiurus aurocapillus}; -- called also {golden-crowned thrush}. (c) In England, sometimes applied to the willow warbler, and to the long-tailed titmouse. | |
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Seraskier \Se*ras"kier\, n. [Turk., fr. Per. ser head, chief + Ar. 'asker an army.] A general or commander of land forces in the Turkish empire; especially, the commander-in-chief of minister of war. | |
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Seraskierate \Se*ras"kier*ate\, n. The office or authority of a seraskier. | |
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Serigraph \Ser`i*graph\, n. [L. sericum silk + E. -graph.] An autographic device to test the strength of raw silk. | |
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Serricorn \Ser"ri*corn\, a. [L. serra saw + cornu horn.] (Zo[94]l.) Having serrated antenn[?]. | |
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Serricorn \Ser"ri*corn\, n. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of a numerous tribe of beetles ({Serricornia}). The joints of the antenn[91] are prominent, thus producing a serrate appearance. See Illust. under {Antenna}. | |
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Serricorn \Ser"ri*corn\, n. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of a numerous tribe of beetles ({Serricornia}). The joints of the antenn[91] are prominent, thus producing a serrate appearance. See Illust. under {Antenna}. | |
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Shark \Shark\, n. [Of uncertain origin; perhaps through OF. fr. carcharus a kind of dogfish, Gr. karchari`as, so called from its sharp teeth, fr. ka`rcharos having sharp or jagged teeth; or perhaps named from its rapacity (cf. {Shark}, v. t. & i.); cf. Corn. scarceas.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of elasmobranch fishes of the order Plagiostomi, found in all seas. Note: Some sharks, as the basking shark and the whale shark, grow to an enormous size, the former becoming forty feet or more, and the latter sixty feet or more, in length. Most of them are harmless to man, but some are exceedingly voracious. The man-eating sharks mostly belong to the genera {Carcharhinus}, {Carcharodon}, and related genera. They have several rows of large sharp teeth with serrated edges, as the great white shark ({Carcharodon carcharias, [or] Rondeleti}) of tropical seas, and the great blue shark ({Carcharhinus glaucus}) of all tropical and temperate seas. The former sometimes becomes thirty-six feet long, and is the most voracious and dangerous species known. The rare man-eating shark of the United States coast ({Charcarodon Atwoodi}) is thought by some to be a variety, or the young, of {C. carcharias}. The dusky shark ({Carcharhinus obscurus}), and the smaller blue shark ({C. caudatus}), both common species on the coast of the United States, are of moderate size and not dangerous. They feed on shellfish and bottom fishes. 2. A rapacious, artful person; a sharper. [Colloq.] 3. Trickery; fraud; petty rapine; as, to live upon the shark. [Obs.] --South. {Baskin shark}, {Liver shark}, {Nurse shark}, {Oil shark}, {Sand shark}, {Tiger shark}, etc. See under {Basking}, {Liver}, etc. See also {Dogfish}, {Houndfish}, {Notidanian}, and {Tope}. {Gray shark}, the sand shark. {Hammer-headed shark}. See {Hammerhead}. {Port Jackson shark}. See {Cestraciont}. {Shark barrow}, the eggcase of a shark; a sea purse. {Shark ray}. Same as {Angel fish} (a), under {Angel}. {Thrasher} shark, [or] {Thresher shark}, a large, voracious shark. See {Thrasher}. {Whale shark}, a huge harmless shark ({Rhinodon typicus}) of the Indian Ocean. It becomes sixty feet or more in length, but has very small teeth. | |
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Sharker \Shark"er\, n. One who lives by sharking. | |
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Shirker \Shirk"er\, n. One who shirks. --Macaulay. | |
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Shore \Shore\, n. [OE. schore, AS. score, probably fr. scieran, and so meaning properly, that which is shorn off, edge; akin to OD. schoore, schoor. See {Shear}, v. t.] The coast or land adjacent to a large body of water, as an ocean, lake, or large river. Michael Cassio, Lieutenant to the warlike Moor Othello, Is come shore. --Shak. The fruitful shore of muddy Nile. --Spenser. {In shore}, near the shore. --Marryat. {On shore}. See under {On}. {Shore birds} (Zo[94]l.), a collective name for the various limicoline birds found on the seashore. {Shore crab} (Zo[94]l.), any crab found on the beaches, or between tides, especially any one of various species of grapsoid crabs, as {Heterograpsus nudus} of California. {Shore lark} (Zo[94]l.), a small American lark ({Otocoris alpestris}) found in winter, both on the seacoast and on the Western plains. Its upper parts are varied with dark brown and light brown. It has a yellow throat, yellow local streaks, a black crescent on its breast, a black streak below each eye, and two small black erectile ear tufts. Called also {horned lark}. {Shore plover} (Zo[94]l.), a large-billed Australian plover ({Esacus magnirostris}). It lives on the seashore, and feeds on crustaceans, etc. {Shore teetan} (Zo[94]l.), the rock pipit ({Anthus obscurus}). [Prov. Eng.] | |
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Shragger \Shrag"ger\, n. One who lops; one who trims trees. [Obs.] --Huloet. | |
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Shrieker \Shriek"er\, n. One who utters a shriek. | |
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Siraskier \Si*ras"kier\, n. See {Seraskier}. | |
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Siraskierate \Si*ras"kier*ate\, n. See {Seraskierate}. | |
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Sircar \Sir*car"\, n. [Hind. & Per. sark[be]r a superintendant, overseer, chief; Per. sar the head + k[be]r action, work.] 1. A Hindoo clerk or accountant. [India] 2. A district or province; a circar. [India] 3. The government; the supreme authority of the state. [India] | |
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Sirkeer \Sir"keer\, n. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of Asiatic cuckoos of the genus {Taccocua}, as the Bengal sirkeer ({T. sirkee}). | |
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Sorcerer \Sor"cer*er\, n. [Cf. F. sorcier. See {Sorcery}.] A conjurer; an enchanter; a magician. --Bacon. Pharaoh also called the wise men and the sorcerers. --Ex. vii. 11. | |
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Sorceress \Sor"cer*ess\, n. A female sorcerer. | |
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Sorcery \Sor"cer*y\, n.; pl. {Sorceries}. [OE. sorcerie, OF. sorcerie, fr. OF. & F. sorcier a sorcerer, LL. sortiarius, fr. L. sors, sortis, a lot, decision by lot, fate, destiny. See {Sort}, n.] Divination by the assistance, or supposed assistance, of evil spirits, or the power of commanding evil spirits; magic; necromancy; witchcraft; enchantment. Adder's wisdom I have learned, To fence my ear against thy sorceries. --Milton. | |
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Sorcering \Sor"cer*ing\, n. Act or practice of using sorcery. | |
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Sorcerous \Sor"cer*ous\, a. Of or pertaining to sorcery. | |
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Sorcery \Sor"cer*y\, n.; pl. {Sorceries}. [OE. sorcerie, OF. sorcerie, fr. OF. & F. sorcier a sorcerer, LL. sortiarius, fr. L. sors, sortis, a lot, decision by lot, fate, destiny. See {Sort}, n.] Divination by the assistance, or supposed assistance, of evil spirits, or the power of commanding evil spirits; magic; necromancy; witchcraft; enchantment. Adder's wisdom I have learned, To fence my ear against thy sorceries. --Milton. | |
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Sour \Sour\, a. [Compar. {Sourer}; superl. {Sourest}.] [OE. sour, sur, AS. s[?]r; akin to D. zuur, G. sauer, OHG. s[?]r, Icel. s[?]rr, Sw. sur, Dan. suur, Lith. suras salt, Russ. surovui harsh, rough. Cf. {Sorrel}, the plant.] 1. Having an acid or sharp, biting taste, like vinegar, and the juices of most unripe fruits; acid; tart. All sour things, as vinegar, provoke appetite. --Bacon. 2. Changed, as by keeping, so as to be acid, rancid, or musty, turned. 3. Disagreeable; unpleasant; hence; cross; crabbed; peevish; morose; as, a man of a sour temper; a sour reply. [bd]A sour countenance.[b8] --Swift. He was a scholar . . . Lofty and sour to them that loved him not, But to those men that sought him sweet as summer. --Shak. 4. Afflictive; painful. [bd]Sour adversity.[b8] --Shak. 5. Cold and unproductive; as, sour land; a sour marsh. {Sour dock} (Bot.), sorrel. {Sour gourd} (Bot.), the gourdlike fruit {Adansonia Gregorii}, and {A. digitata}; also, either of the trees bearing this fruit. See {Adansonia}. {Sour grapes}. See under {Grape}. {Sour gum} (Bot.) See {Turelo}. {Sour plum} (Bot.), the edible acid fruit of an Australian tree ({Owenia venosa}); also, the tree itself, which furnished a hard reddish wood used by wheelwrights. Syn: Acid; sharp; tart; acetous; acetose; harsh; acrimonious; crabbed; currish; peevish. | |
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Sour \Sour\, a. [Compar. {Sourer}; superl. {Sourest}.] [OE. sour, sur, AS. s[?]r; akin to D. zuur, G. sauer, OHG. s[?]r, Icel. s[?]rr, Sw. sur, Dan. suur, Lith. suras salt, Russ. surovui harsh, rough. Cf. {Sorrel}, the plant.] 1. Having an acid or sharp, biting taste, like vinegar, and the juices of most unripe fruits; acid; tart. All sour things, as vinegar, provoke appetite. --Bacon. 2. Changed, as by keeping, so as to be acid, rancid, or musty, turned. 3. Disagreeable; unpleasant; hence; cross; crabbed; peevish; morose; as, a man of a sour temper; a sour reply. [bd]A sour countenance.[b8] --Swift. He was a scholar . . . Lofty and sour to them that loved him not, But to those men that sought him sweet as summer. --Shak. 4. Afflictive; painful. [bd]Sour adversity.[b8] --Shak. 5. Cold and unproductive; as, sour land; a sour marsh. {Sour dock} (Bot.), sorrel. {Sour gourd} (Bot.), the gourdlike fruit {Adansonia Gregorii}, and {A. digitata}; also, either of the trees bearing this fruit. See {Adansonia}. {Sour grapes}. See under {Grape}. {Sour gum} (Bot.) See {Turelo}. {Sour plum} (Bot.), the edible acid fruit of an Australian tree ({Owenia venosa}); also, the tree itself, which furnished a hard reddish wood used by wheelwrights. Syn: Acid; sharp; tart; acetous; acetose; harsh; acrimonious; crabbed; currish; peevish. | |
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Grape \Grape\, n. [OF. grape, crape, bunch or cluster of grapes, F. grappe, akin to F. grappin grapnel, hook; fr. OHG. chrapfo hook, G. krapfen, akin to E. cramp. The sense seems to have come from the idea of clutching. Cf. {Agraffe}, {Cramp}, {Grapnel}, {Grapple}.] 1. (Bot.) A well-known edible berry growing in pendent clusters or bunches on the grapevine. The berries are smooth-skinned, have a juicy pulp, and are cultivated in great quantities for table use and for making wine and raisins. 2. (Bot.) The plant which bears this fruit; the grapevine. 3. (Man.) A mangy tumor on the leg of a horse. 4. (Mil.) Grapeshot. {Grape borer}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Vine borer}. {Grape curculio} (Zo[94]l.), a minute black weevil ({Craponius in[91]qualis}) which in the larval state eats the interior of grapes. {Grape flower}, [or] {Grape hyacinth} (Bot.), a liliaceous plant ({Muscari racemosum}) with small blue globular flowers in a dense raceme. {Grape fungus} (Bot.), a fungus ({Oidium Tuckeri}) on grapevines; vine mildew. {Grape hopper} (Zo[94]l.), a small yellow and red hemipterous insect, often very injurious to the leaves of the grapevine. {Grape moth} (Zo[94]l.), a small moth ({Eudemis botrana}), which in the larval state eats the interior of grapes, and often binds them together with silk. {Grape of a cannon}, the cascabel or knob at the breech. {Grape sugar}. See {Glucose}. {Grape worm} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of the grape moth. {Sour grapes}, things which persons affect to despise because they can not possess them; -- in allusion to [AE]sop's fable of the fox and the grapes. | |
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Sourcrout \Sour"crout`\, n. See {Sauerkraut}. | |
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Sourkrout \Sour"krout`\, n. Same as {Sauerkraut}. | |
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Surcharge \Sur*charge"\, v. t. To print or write a surcharge on (a postage stamp). | |
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Surcharge \Sur*charge"\, n. [F.] 1. (Railroads) A charge over the usual or legal rates. 2. Something printed or written on a postage stamp to give it a new legal effect, as a new valuation, a place, a date, etc.; also (Colloq.), a stamp with a surcharge. | |
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Surcharge \Sur*charge"\, n. [F.] 1. An overcharge; an excessive load or burden; a load greater than can well be borne. A numerous nobility causeth poverty and inconvenience in a state, for it is surcharge of expense. --Bacon. 2. (Law) (a) The putting, by a commoner, of more beasts on the common than he has a right to. (b) (Equity) The showing an omission, as in an account, for which credit ought to have been given. --Burrill. | |
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Surcharge \Sur*charge"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Surcharged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Surcharging}.] [F. surcharger. See {Sur-}, and {Charge}, and cf. {Overcharge}, {Supercharge}, {Supercargo}.] 1. To overload; to overburden; to overmatch; to overcharge; as, to surcharge a beast or a ship; to surcharge a cannon. Four charged two, and two surcharged one. --Spenser. Your head reclined, as hiding grief from view, Droops like a rose surcharged with morning dew. --Dryden. 2. (Law) (a) To overstock; especially, to put more cattle into, as a common, than the person has a right to do, or more than the herbage will sustain. Blackstone. (b) (Equity) To show an omission in (an account) for which credit ought to have been given. --Story. Daniel. | |
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Surcharge \Sur*charge"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Surcharged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Surcharging}.] [F. surcharger. See {Sur-}, and {Charge}, and cf. {Overcharge}, {Supercharge}, {Supercargo}.] 1. To overload; to overburden; to overmatch; to overcharge; as, to surcharge a beast or a ship; to surcharge a cannon. Four charged two, and two surcharged one. --Spenser. Your head reclined, as hiding grief from view, Droops like a rose surcharged with morning dew. --Dryden. 2. (Law) (a) To overstock; especially, to put more cattle into, as a common, than the person has a right to do, or more than the herbage will sustain. Blackstone. (b) (Equity) To show an omission in (an account) for which credit ought to have been given. --Story. Daniel. | |
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Steam \Steam\, n. [OE. stem, steem, vapor, flame, AS. ste[a0]m vapor, smoke, odor; akin to D. stoom steam, perhaps originally, a pillar, or something rising like a pillar; cf. Gr. [?] to erect, [?] a pillar, and E. stand.] 1. The elastic, a[89]riform fluid into which water is converted when heated to the boiling points; water in the state of vapor. 2. The mist formed by condensed vapor; visible vapor; -- so called in popular usage. 3. Any exhalation. [bd]A steam og rich, distilled perfumes.[b8] --Milton. {Dry steam}, steam which does not contain water held in suspension mechanically; -- sometimes applied to superheated steam. {Exhaust steam}. See under {Exhaust}. {High steam}, [or] {High-pressure steam}, steam of which the pressure greatly exceeds that of the atmosphere. {Low steam}, [or] {Low-pressure steam}, steam of which the pressure is less than, equal to, or not greatly above, that of the atmosphere. {Saturated steam}, steam at the temperature of the boiling point which corresponds to its pressure; -- sometimes also applied to {wet steam}. {Superheated steam}, steam heated to a temperature higher than the boiling point corresponding to its pressure. It can not exist in contact with water, nor contain water, and resembles a perfect gas; -- called also {surcharged steam}, {anhydrous steam}, and {steam gas}. {Wet steam}, steam which contains water held in suspension mechanically; -- called also {misty steam}. Note: Steam is often used adjectively, and in combination, to denote, produced by heat, or operated by power, derived from steam, in distinction from other sources of power; as in steam boiler or steam-boiler, steam dredger or steam-dredger, steam engine or steam-engine, steam heat, steam plow or steam-plow, etc. {Steam blower}. (a) A blower for producing a draught consisting of a jet or jets of steam in a chimney or under a fire. (b) A fan blower driven directly by a steam engine. {Steam boiler}, a boiler for producing steam. See {Boiler}, 3, and Note. In the illustration, the shell a of the boiler is partly in section, showing the tubes, or flues, which the hot gases, from the fire beneath the boiler, enter, after traversing the outside of the shell, and through which the gases are led to the smoke pipe d, which delivers them to the chimney; b is the manhole; c the dome; e the steam pipe; f the feed and blow-off pipe; g the safety value; hthe water gauge. {Steam car}, a car driven by steam power, or drawn by a locomotive. {Steam carriage}, a carriage upon wheels moved on common roads by steam. {Steam casing}. See {Steam jacket}, under {Jacket}. {Steam chest}, the box or chamber from which steam is distributed to the cylinder of a steam engine, steam pump, etc., and which usually contains one or more values; -- called also {valve chest}, and {valve box}. See Illust. of {Slide valve}, under {Slide}. {Steam chimney}, an annular chamber around the chimney of a boiler furnace, for drying steam. {Steam coil}, a coil of pipe, or collection of connected pipes, for containing steam; -- used for heating, drying, etc. {Steam colors} (Calico Printing), colors in which the chemical reaction fixed the coloring matter in the fiber is produced by steam. {Steam cylinder}, the cylinder of a steam engine, which contains the piston. See Illust. of {Slide valve}, under {Slide}. {Steam dome} (Steam Boilers), a chamber upon the top of the boiler, from which steam is conduced to the engine. See Illust. of Steam boiler, above. {Steam fire engine}, a fire engine consisting of a steam boiler and engine, and pump which is driven by the engine, combined and mounted on wheels. It is usually drawn by horses, but is sometimes made self-propelling. {Steam fitter}, a fitter of steam pipes. {Steam fitting}, the act or the occupation of a steam fitter; also, a pipe fitting for steam pipes. {Steam gas}. See {Superheated steam}, above. {Steam gauge}, an instrument for indicating the pressure of the steam in a boiler. The {mercurial steam gauge} is a bent tube partially filled with mercury, one end of which is connected with the boiler while the other is open to the air, so that the steam by its pressure raises the mercury in the long limb of the tume to a height proportioned to that pressure. A more common form, especially for high pressures, consists of a spring pressed upon by the steam, and connected with the pointer of a dial. The spring may be a flattened, bent tube, closed at one end, which the entering steam tends to straighten, or it may be a diaphragm of elastic metal, or a mass of confined air, etc. {Steam gun}, a machine or contrivance from which projectiles may be thrown by the elastic force of steam. {Steam hammer}, a hammer for forging, which is worked directly by steam; especially, a hammer which is guided vertically and operated by a vertical steam cylinder located directly over an anvil. In the variety known as Nasmyth's, the cylinder is fixed, and the hammer is attached to the piston rod. In that known as Condie's, the piston is fixed, and the hammer attached to the lower end of the cylinder. {Steam heater}. (a) A radiator heated by steam. (b) An apparatus consisting of a steam boiler, radiator, piping, and fixures for warming a house by steam. {Steam jacket}. See under {Jacket}. {Steam packet}, a packet or vessel propelled by steam, and running periodically between certain ports. {Steam pipe}, any pipe for conveying steam; specifically, a pipe through which steam is supplied to an engine. {Steam plow} [or] {plough}, a plow, or gang of plows, moved by a steam engine. {Steam port}, an opening for steam to pass through, as from the steam chest into the cylinder. {Steam power}, the force or energy of steam applied to produce results; power derived from a steam engine. {Steam propeller}. See {Propeller}. {Steam pump}, a small pumping engine operated by steam. It is usually direct-acting. {Steam room} (Steam Boilers), the space in the boiler above the water level, and in the dome, which contains steam. {Steam table}, a table on which are dishes heated by steam for keeping food warm in the carving room of a hotel, restaurant, etc. {Steam trap}, a self-acting device by means of which water that accumulates in a pipe or vessel containing steam will be discharged without permitting steam to escape. {Steam tug}, a steam vessel used in towing or propelling ships. {Steam vessel}, a vessel propelled by steam; a steamboat or steamship; -- a steamer. {Steam whistle}, an apparatus attached to a steam boiler, as of a locomotive, through which steam is rapidly discharged, producing a loud whistle which serves as a warning signal. The steam issues from a narrow annular orifice around the upper edge of the lower cup or hemisphere, striking the thin edge of the bell above it, and producing sound in the manner of an organ pipe or a common whistle. | |
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Surchargement \Sur*charge"ment\, n. The act of surcharging; also, surcharge, surplus. [Obs.] --Daniel. | |
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Surcharger \Sur*char"ger\, n. One who surcharges. | |
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Surcharge \Sur*charge"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Surcharged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Surcharging}.] [F. surcharger. See {Sur-}, and {Charge}, and cf. {Overcharge}, {Supercharge}, {Supercargo}.] 1. To overload; to overburden; to overmatch; to overcharge; as, to surcharge a beast or a ship; to surcharge a cannon. Four charged two, and two surcharged one. --Spenser. Your head reclined, as hiding grief from view, Droops like a rose surcharged with morning dew. --Dryden. 2. (Law) (a) To overstock; especially, to put more cattle into, as a common, than the person has a right to do, or more than the herbage will sustain. Blackstone. (b) (Equity) To show an omission in (an account) for which credit ought to have been given. --Story. Daniel. | |
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Surcrew \Sur"crew`\, n. [From F. surcro[8c]t increase, or surcr[96], p. p. of surcro[8c]tre to overgrow.] Increase; addition; surplus. [Obs.] --Sir H. Wotton. | |
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Surgery \Sur"ge*ry\, n. [OE. surgenrie, surgerie; cf. OF. cirurgie, F. chirurgie, L. chirurgia, Gr. [?]. See {Surgeon}.] 1. The art of healing by manual operation; that branch of medical science which treats of manual operations for the healing of diseases or injuries of the body; that branch of medical science which has for its object the cure of local injuries or diseases, as wounds or fractures, tumors, etc., whether by manual operation or by medicines and constitutional treatment. 2. A surgeon's operating room or laboratory. | |
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Shark River Hills, NJ (CDP, FIPS 66840) Location: 40.19365 N, 74.04825 W Population (1990): 4228 (1561 housing units) Area: 2.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
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Shore Acres, CA Zip code(s): 94565 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Shoreacres, TX (city, FIPS 67688) Location: 29.61792 N, 95.00156 W Population (1990): 1316 (493 housing units) Area: 2.3 sq km (land), 2.7 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 77571 | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
sorcerer's apprentice mode n. [from Goethe's "Der Zauberlehrling" via Paul Dukas's "L'apprenti sorcier" the film "Fantasia"] A bug in a protocol where, under some circumstances, the receipt of a message causes multiple messages to be sent, each of which, when received, triggers the same bug. Used esp. of such behavior caused by {bounce message} loops in {email} software. Compare {broadcast storm}, {network meltdown}, {software laser}, {ARMM}. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
SORCERER SORCERER is suitable for translation problems lying between those solved by {code generator} generators and by full source-to-source translator generators. SORCERER generates simple, flexible, top-down, tree {parser}s that, in contrast to code generators, may execute actions at any point during a tree walk. SORCERER accepts {extended BNF} notation, allows {predicate}s to direct the tree walk with {semantic} and {syntactic} context information, and does not rely on any particular intermediate form, parser generator, or other pre-existing application. SORCERER is included in the {Purdue Compiler-Construction Tool Set}. Version: 1.00B {(ftp://marvin.ecn.purdue.edu/pub/pccts/sorcerer/)}. E-mail: Mailing list: pccts-users-request@ahpcrc.umn.edu (message body: "subscribe pccts-users YOUR-NAME", where YOUR-NAME can be your name or e-mail address). (1994-02-15) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
sorcerer's apprentice mode Zauberlehrling", via the Walt Disney film "Fantasia") A {bug} in a {protocol} where, under some circumstances, the receipt of a message causes multiple messages to be sent, each of which, when received, triggers the same bug. Used especially of such behaviour caused by {bounce message} loops in {electronic mail} software. Compare {broadcast storm}, {network meltdown}, {software laser}, {ARMM}. {Der Zauberlehrling (http://www.unix-ag.uni-kl.de/~conrad/lyrics/zauber.html)}. [{Jargon File}] (1999-10-08) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
source route route the message should take as a sequence of {hostname}s. It is called a source route because the route is determined at the source of the message rather than at each stage as is now more common. The most common kind of source route is a {UUCP} style {bang path}, "foo!bar!baz!fred'. The {RFC 822} syntax, "@foo:@bar:fred@baz", is seldom seen because most systems which understand RFC 822 also perform automatic routing based on the destination hostname. A third, intermediate, form is sometimes seen: "fred%baz%bar@foo.com". | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
source routing {source route} | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Sharezer (god) protect the king!, a son of Sennacherib, king of Assyria. He and his brother Adrammelech murdered their father, and then fled into the land of Armenia (2 Kings 19:37). | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Sherezer one of the messengers whom the children of the Captivity sent to Jerusalem "to pray for them before the Lord" (Zech. 7:2). | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Sorcerer from the Latin sortiarius, one who casts lots, or one who tells the lot of others. (See {DIVINATION}.) In Dan. 2:2 it is the rendering of the Hebrew mekhashphim, i.e., mutterers, men who professed to have power with evil spirits. The practice of sorcery exposed to severest punishment (Mal. 3:5; Rev. 21:8; 22:15). | |
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: | |
Sharezer, overseer of the treasury, or of the storehouse |