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Sarn \Sarn\, n. [W. sarn a causeway, paving.] A pavement or stepping-stone. [Prov. Eng.] --Johnson. | |
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Saurian \Sau"ri*an\, a. (Zo[94]l.) Of or pertaining to, or of the nature of, the Sauria. -- n. One of the Sauria. | |
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Scarn \Scarn\, n. [Icel. skarn; akin to AS. scearn. Cf. {Shearn}.] Dung. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] --Ray. {Scarn bee} (Zo[94]l.), a dung beetle. | |
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Scern \Scern\, v. t. To discern; to perceive. [Obs.] | |
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Sciurine \Sci"u*rine\ (?; 277), a. [Cf. F. sciurien. See {Sciurus}.] (Zo[94]l.) Of or pertaining to the Squirrel family. -- n. A rodent of the Squirrel family. | |
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Scorn \Scorn\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scorned} (sk[ocir]rnd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Scoring}.] [OE. scornen, scarnen, schornen, OF. escarnir, escharnir. See {Scorn}, n.] 1. To hold in extreme contempt; to reject as unworthy of regard; to despise; to contemn; to disdain. I scorn thy meat; 't would choke me. --Shak. This my long sufferance, and my day of grace, Those who neglect and scorn shall never taste. --Milton. We scorn what is in itself contemptible or disgraceful. --C. J. Smith. 2. To treat with extreme contempt; to make the object of insult; to mock; to scoff at; to deride. His fellow, that lay by his bed's side, Gan for to laugh, and scorned him full fast. --Chaucer. To taunt and scorn you thus opprobriously. --Shak. Syn: To contemn; despise; disdain. See {Contemn}. | |
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Scorn \Scorn\ (sk[ocir]rn), n. [OE. scorn, scarn, scharn, OF. escarn, escharn, eschar, of German origin; cf. OHG. skern mockery, skern[omac]n to mock; but cf. also OF. escorner to mock.] 1. Extreme and lofty contempt; haughty disregard; that disdain which springs from the opinion of the utter meanness and unworthiness of an object. Scorn at first makes after love the more. --Shak. And wandered backward as in scorn, To wait an [91]on to be born. --Emerson. 2. An act or expression of extreme contempt. Every sullen frown and bitter scorn But fanned the fuel that too fast did burn. --Dryden. 3. An object of extreme disdain, contempt, or derision. Thou makest us a reproach to our neighbors, a scorn and a derision to them that are round about us. --Ps. xliv. 13. {To think scorn}, to regard as worthy of scorn or contempt; to disdain. [bd]He thought scorn to lay hands on Mordecai alone.[b8] --Esther iii. 6. {To laugh to scorn}, to deride; to make a mock of; to ridicule as contemptible. Syn: Contempt; disdain; derision; contumely; despite; slight; dishonor; mockery. | |
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Scorn \Scorn\ (sk[ocir]rn), v. i. To scoff; to mock; to show contumely, derision, or reproach; to act disdainfully. He said mine eyes were black and my hair black, And, now I am remembered, scorned at me. --Shak. | |
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Scorny \Scorn"y\, a. Deserving scorn; paltry. [Obs.] | |
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Scranny \Scran"ny\, a. [See {Scrannel}.] Thin; lean; meager; scrawny; scrannel. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] | |
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Scrawny \Scraw"ny\, a. [Cf. {Scrannel}.] Meager; thin; rawboned; bony; scranny. | |
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Scream \Scream\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Screamed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Screaming}.] [Icel. skr[91]ma to scare, terrify; akin to Sw. skr[84]ma, Dan. skr[91]mme. Cf. {Screech}.] To cry out with a shrill voice; to utter a sudden, sharp outcry, or shrill, loud cry, as in fright or extreme pain; to shriek; to screech. I heard the owl scream and the crickets cry. --Shak. And scream thyself as none e'er screamed before. --Pope. | |
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Scream \Scream\, n. A sharp, shrill cry, uttered suddenly, as in terror or in pain; a shriek; a screech. [bd]Screams of horror.[b8] --Pope. | |
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Screen \Screen\ (skr[emac]n), n. [OE. scren, OF. escrein, escran, F. [82]cran, of uncertain origin; cf. G. schirm a screen, OHG. scirm, scerm a protection, shield, or G. schragen a trestle, a stack of wood, or G. schranne a railing.] 1. Anything that separates or cuts off inconvenience, injury, or danger; that which shelters or conceals from view; a shield or protection; as, a fire screen. Your leavy screens throw down. --Shak. Some ambitious men seem as screens to princes in matters of danger and envy. --Bacon. 2. (Arch.) A dwarf wall or partition carried up to a certain height for separation and protection, as in a church, to separate the aisle from the choir, or the like. 3. A surface, as that afforded by a curtain, sheet, wall, etc., upon which an image, as a picture, is thrown by a magic lantern, solar microscope, etc. 4. A long, coarse riddle or sieve, sometimes a revolving perforated cylinder, used to separate the coarser from the finer parts, as of coal, sand, gravel, and the like. | |
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Screen \Screen\ (skr[emac]n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Screened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Screening}.] 1. To provide with a shelter or means of concealment; to separate or cut off from inconvenience, injury, or danger; to shelter; to protect; to protect by hiding; to conceal; as, fruits screened from cold winds by a forest or hill. They were encouraged and screened by some who were in high commands. --Macaulay. 2. To pass, as coal, gravel, ashes, etc., through a screen in order to separate the coarse from the fine, or the worthless from the valuable; to sift. | |
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Screen \Screen\ (skr[emac]n), n. (Cricket) An erection of white canvas or wood placed on the boundary opposite a batsman to enable him to see ball better. | |
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Scrim \Scrim\, n. 1. A kind of light cotton or linen fabric, often woven in openwork patterns, -- used for curtains, etc,; -- called also {India scrim}. 2. pl. Thin canvas glued on the inside of panels to prevent shrinking, checking, etc. | |
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Scrine \Scrine\, n. [L. scrinium a case for books, letters, etc.: cf. OF. escrin, F. [82]crin. See {Shrine}.] A chest, bookcase, or other place, where writings or curiosities are deposited; a shrine. [Obs.] But laid them up in immortial scrine. --Spenser. | |
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Scrine \Scrine\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Scringed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Scringing}.] [Cf. {Cringe}.] To cringe. [Prov. Eng. & Local, U.S.] | |
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Sea room \Sea" room`\ (Naut.) Room or space at sea for a vessel to maneuver, drive, or scud, without peril of running ashore or aground. --Totten. | |
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Serene \Se*rene"\, a. [L. serenus to grow dry, Gr. [?][?][?] hot, scorching.] 1. Bright; clear; unabscured; as, a serene sky. The moon serene in glory mounts the sky. --Pope. Full many a gem of purest ray serene The dark unfathomed caves of ocean bear. --Gray. 2. Calm; placid; undisturbed; unruffled; as, a serene aspect; a serene soul. --Milton. Note: In several countries of Europe, Serene is given as a tittle to princes and the members of their families; as, His Serene Highness. {Drop serene}. (Med.) See {Amaurosis}. --Milton. | |
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Serene \Se*rene"\, n. 1. Serenity; clearness; calmness. [Poetic.] [bd]The serene of heaven.[b8] --Southey. To their master is denied To share their sweet serene. --Young. 2. [F. serein evening dew or damp. See {Serein}.] Evening air; night chill. [Obs.] [bd]Some serene blast me.[b8] --B. Jonson. | |
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Serene \Se*rene"\, v. t. [L. serenare.] To make serene. Heaven and earth, as if contending, vie To raise his being, and serene his soul. --Thomson. | |
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Serin \Ser"in\, n. [F. serin.] (Zo[94]l.) A European finch ({Serinus hortulanus}) closely related to the canary. | |
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Serine \Ser"ine\, n. [L. sericus silken.] (Chem.) A white crystalline nitrogenous substance obtained by the action of dilute sulphuric acid on silk gelatin | |
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Seron \Se*ron"\, Seroon \Se*roon"\, n. [Sp. seron a kind of hamper or pannier, aug. of sera a large pannier or basket.] Same as {Ceroon}. Note: This word as expressing a quantity or weight has no definite signification. --McElrath. | |
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Seron \Se*ron"\, Seroon \Se*roon"\, n. [Sp. seron a kind of hamper or pannier, aug. of sera a large pannier or basket.] Same as {Ceroon}. Note: This word as expressing a quantity or weight has no definite signification. --McElrath. | |
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Serum \Se"rum\ (s[emac]"r[ucr]m), n. [L., akin to Gr. [?][?][?], Skr. s[be]ra curd.] (Physiol.) (a) The watery portion of certain animal fluids, as blood, milk, etc. (b) A thin watery fluid, containing more or less albumin, secreted by the serous membranes of the body, such as the pericardium and peritoneum. {Blood serum}, the pale yellowish fluid which exudes from the clot formed in the coagulation of the blood; the liquid portion of the blood, after removal of the blood corpuscles and the fibrin. {Muscle serum}, the thin watery fluid which separates from the muscles after coagulation of the muscle plasma; the watery portion of the plasma. See {Muscle plasma}, under {Plasma}. {Serum albumin} (Physiol. Chem.), an albuminous body, closely related to egg albumin, present in nearly all serous fluids; esp., the albumin of blood serum. {Serum globulin} (Physiol. Chem.), paraglobulin. {Serum of milk} (Physiol. Chem.), the whey, or fluid portion of milk, remaining after removal of the casein and fat. | |
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Shearn \Shearn\, n. [AS. scearn. Cf. {Scarn}.] Dung; excrement. [Obs.] [Written also {shern}.] --Holland. | |
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Shearn \Shearn\, n. [AS. scearn. Cf. {Scarn}.] Dung; excrement. [Obs.] [Written also {shern}.] --Holland. | |
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Shern \Shern\, n. See {Shearn}. [Obs.] | |
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Shearn \Shearn\, n. [AS. scearn. Cf. {Scarn}.] Dung; excrement. [Obs.] [Written also {shern}.] --Holland. | |
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Shern \Shern\, n. See {Shearn}. [Obs.] | |
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Shoehorn \Shoe"horn`\, Shoeing-horn \Shoe"ing-horn`\, n. 1. A curved piece of polished horn, wood, or metal used to facilitate the entrance of the foot into a shoe. 2. Figuratively: (a) Anything by which a transaction is facilitated; a medium; -- by way of contempt. --Spectator. (b) Anything which draws on or allures; an inducement. [Low] --Beau. & Fl. | |
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Shear \Shear\, v. t. [imp. {Sheared}or {Shore};p. p. {Sheared} or {Shorn}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shearing}.] [OE. sheren, scheren, to shear, cut, shave, AS. sceran, scieran, scyran; akin to D. & G. scheren, Icel. skera, Dan. ski[?]re, Gr. [?][?][?]. Cf. {Jeer}, {Score}, {Shard}, {Share}, {Sheer} to turn aside.] 1. To cut, clip, or sever anything from with shears or a like instrument; as, to shear sheep; to shear cloth. Note: It is especially applied to the cutting of wool from sheep or their skins, and the nap from cloth. 2. To separate or sever with shears or a similar instrument; to cut off; to clip (something) from a surface; as, to shear a fleece. Before the golden tresses . . . were shorn away. --Shak. 3. To reap, as grain. [Scot.] --Jamieson. 4. Fig.: To deprive of property; to fleece. 5. (Mech.) To produce a change of shape in by a shear. See {Shear}, n., 4. | |
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Shorn \Shorn\, p. p. of {Shear}. | |
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Showroom \Show"room`\, n. A room or apartment where a show is exhibited. 2. A room where merchandise is exposed for sale, or where samples are displayed. | |
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Shram \Shram\, v. t. [Cf. Shrink.] To cause to shrink or shrivel with cold; to benumb. [Prov. Eng.] | |
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Shrine \Shrine\, v. t. To enshrine; to place reverently, as in a shrine. [bd]Shrined in his sanctuary.[b8] --Milton. | |
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Shrine \Shrine\ (shr[imac]n), n. [OE. schrin, AS. scr[c6]n, from L. scrinium a case, chest, box.] 1. A case, box, or receptacle, especially one in which are deposited sacred relics, as the bones of a saint. 2. Any sacred place, as an altar, tromb, or the like. Too weak the sacred shrine guard. --Byron. 3. A place or object hallowed from its history or associations; as, a shrine of art. | |
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Shrine \Shrine\, n. Short for {Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine}, a secret order professedly originated by one Kalif Alu, a son-in-law of Mohammed, at Mecca, in the year of the Hegira 25 (about 646 a. d.) In the modern order, established in the United States in 1872, only Knights Templars or thirty-second degree Masons are eligible for admission, though the order itself is not Masonic. | |
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Siren \Si"ren\, a. Of or pertaining to a siren; bewitching, like a siren; fascinating; alluring; as, a siren song. | |
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Siren \Si"ren\, n. [L., fr. Gr. [?][?][?]: cf. F. sir[8a]ne.] 1. (Class. Myth.) One of three sea nymphs, -- or, according to some writers, of two, -- said to frequent an island near the coast of Italy, and to sing with such sweetness that they lured mariners to destruction. Next where the sirens dwell you plow the seas; Their song is death, and makes destruction please. --Pope. 2. An enticing, dangerous woman. --Shak. 3. Something which is insidious or deceptive. Consumption is a siren. --W. Irving. 4. A mermaid. [Obs.] --Shak. 5. (Zo[94]l.) Any long, slender amphibian of the genus {Siren} or family {Sirenid[91]}, destitute of hind legs and pelvis, and having permanent external gills as well as lungs. They inhabit the swamps, lagoons, and ditches of the Southern United States. The more common species ({Siren lacertina}) is dull lead-gray in color, and becames two feet long. 6. [F. sir[8a]ne, properly, a siren in sense 1.] (Acoustics) An instrument for producing musical tones and for ascertaining the number of sound waves or vibrations per second which produce a note of a given pitch. The sounds are produced by a perforated rotating disk or disks. A form with two disks operated by steam or highly compressed air is used sounding an alarm to vessels in fog. [Written also {sirene}, and {syren}.] | |
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Sirene \Si*rene"\, n. See {Siren}, 6. | |
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Siren \Si"ren\, n. [L., fr. Gr. [?][?][?]: cf. F. sir[8a]ne.] 1. (Class. Myth.) One of three sea nymphs, -- or, according to some writers, of two, -- said to frequent an island near the coast of Italy, and to sing with such sweetness that they lured mariners to destruction. Next where the sirens dwell you plow the seas; Their song is death, and makes destruction please. --Pope. 2. An enticing, dangerous woman. --Shak. 3. Something which is insidious or deceptive. Consumption is a siren. --W. Irving. 4. A mermaid. [Obs.] --Shak. 5. (Zo[94]l.) Any long, slender amphibian of the genus {Siren} or family {Sirenid[91]}, destitute of hind legs and pelvis, and having permanent external gills as well as lungs. They inhabit the swamps, lagoons, and ditches of the Southern United States. The more common species ({Siren lacertina}) is dull lead-gray in color, and becames two feet long. 6. [F. sir[8a]ne, properly, a siren in sense 1.] (Acoustics) An instrument for producing musical tones and for ascertaining the number of sound waves or vibrations per second which produce a note of a given pitch. The sounds are produced by a perforated rotating disk or disks. A form with two disks operated by steam or highly compressed air is used sounding an alarm to vessels in fog. [Written also {sirene}, and {syren}.] | |
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Sirene \Si*rene"\, n. See {Siren}, 6. | |
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Siren \Si"ren\, n. [L., fr. Gr. [?][?][?]: cf. F. sir[8a]ne.] 1. (Class. Myth.) One of three sea nymphs, -- or, according to some writers, of two, -- said to frequent an island near the coast of Italy, and to sing with such sweetness that they lured mariners to destruction. Next where the sirens dwell you plow the seas; Their song is death, and makes destruction please. --Pope. 2. An enticing, dangerous woman. --Shak. 3. Something which is insidious or deceptive. Consumption is a siren. --W. Irving. 4. A mermaid. [Obs.] --Shak. 5. (Zo[94]l.) Any long, slender amphibian of the genus {Siren} or family {Sirenid[91]}, destitute of hind legs and pelvis, and having permanent external gills as well as lungs. They inhabit the swamps, lagoons, and ditches of the Southern United States. The more common species ({Siren lacertina}) is dull lead-gray in color, and becames two feet long. 6. [F. sir[8a]ne, properly, a siren in sense 1.] (Acoustics) An instrument for producing musical tones and for ascertaining the number of sound waves or vibrations per second which produce a note of a given pitch. The sounds are produced by a perforated rotating disk or disks. A form with two disks operated by steam or highly compressed air is used sounding an alarm to vessels in fog. [Written also {sirene}, and {syren}.] | |
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Sirenia \Si*re"ni*a\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zo[94]l.) An order of large aquatic herbivorous mammals, including the manatee, dugong, rytina, and several fossil genera. Note: The hind limbs are either rudimentary or wanting, and the front ones are changed to paddles. They have horny plates on the front part of the jaws, and usually flat-crowned molar teeth. The stomach is complex and the intestine long, as in other herbivorous mammals. See {Cetacea} (b) . | |
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Skreen \Skreen\, n. & v. See {Screen}. [Obs.] | |
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Skrim \Skrim\, n. Scum; refuse. --Bryskett. | |
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Soorma \Soor"ma\, n. [Hind. & Per. surma.] A preparation of antimony with which Mohammedan men anoint their eyelids. | |
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Sorehon \Sore"hon\, n. [Corrupted from sojourn, Scot. soirne, sorn.] Formerly, in Ireland, a kind of servile tenure which subjected the tenant to maintain his chieftain gratuitously whenever he wished to indulge in a revel. --Spenser. | |
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Sorn \Sorn\, v. i. [See {Sorehon}.] To obtrude one's self on another for bed and board. [Scot.] --Sir W. Scott. | |
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Squireen \Squir*een"\, n. One who is half squire and half farmer; -- used humorously. [Eng.] --C. Kingsley. | |
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Squirm \Squirm\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Squirmed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Squirming}.] [Cf. {Swarm} to climb a tree.] To twist about briskly with contor[?]ions like an eel or a worm; to wriggle; to writhe. | |
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Surrein \Sur"rein`\, v. t. [Pref. sur + rein.] To override; to exhaust by riding. [Obs.] --Shak. | |
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Swarm \Swarm\, v. i. [Cf. {Swerve}.] To climb a tree, pole, or the like, by embracing it with the arms and legs alternately. See {Shin}. [Colloq.] At the top was placed a piece of money, as a prize for those who could swarm up and seize it. --W. Coxe. | |
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Swarm \Swarm\, v. t. To crowd or throng. --Fanshawe. | |
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Swarm \Swarm\, n. [OE. swarm, AS. swearm; akin to D. zwerm, G. schwarm, OHG. swaram, Icel. svarmr a tumult, Sw. sv[84]rm a swarm, Dan. sv[91]rm, and G. schwirren to whiz, to buzz, Skr. svar to sound, and perhaps to E. swear. [fb]177. Cf. {Swerve}, {Swirl}.] 1. A large number or mass of small animals or insects, especially when in motion. [bd]A deadly swarm of hornets.[b8] --Milton. 2. Especially, a great number of honeybees which emigrate from a hive at once, and seek new lodgings under the direction of a queen; a like body of bees settled permanently in a hive. [bd]A swarm of bees.[b8] --Chaucer. 3. Hence, any great number or multitude, as of people in motion, or sometimes of inanimate objects; as, a swarm of meteorites. Those prodigious swarms that had settled themselves in every part of it [Italy]. --Addison. Syn: Multitude; crowd; throng. | |
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Swarm \Swarm\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Swarmed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Swarming}.] 1. To collect, and depart from a hive by flight in a body; -- said of bees; as, bees swarm in warm, clear days in summer. 2. To appear or collect in a crowd; to throng together; to congregate in a multitude. --Chaucer. 3. To be crowded; to be thronged with a multitude of beings in motion. Every place swarms with soldiers. --Spenser. 4. To abound; to be filled (with). --Atterbury. 5. To breed multitudes. Not so thick swarmed once the soil Bedropped with blood of Gorgon. --Milton. | |
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Swear \Swear\, v. i. [imp. {Swore}, formerly {Sware}; p. p. {Sworn}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Swearing}.] [OE. swerien, AS. swerian; akin to D. zweren, OS. swerian, OHG. swerien, G. schw[94]ren, Icel. sverja, Sw. sv[84]rja, Dan. sv[91]rge, Icel. & Sw. svara to answer, Dan. svare, Dan. & Sw. svar an answer, Goth. swaran to swear, and perhaps to E. swarm. [fb]177. Cf. {Answer}.] 1. To affirm or utter a solemn declaration, with an appeal to God for the truth of what is affirmed; to make a promise, threat, or resolve on oath; also, to affirm solemnly by some sacred object, or one regarded as sacred, as the Bible, the Koran, etc. Ye shall swear by my name falsely. --Lev. xix. 12. I swear by all the Roman gods. --Shak. 2. (Law) To give evidence on oath; as, to swear to the truth of a statement; he swore against the prisoner. 3. To make an appeal to God in an irreverant manner; to use the name of God or sacred things profanely; to call upon God in imprecation; to curse. [I] swore little; diced not above seven times a week. --Shak. {To swear by}, to place great confidence in a person or thing; to trust implicitly as an authority. [bd]I simply meant to ask if you are one of those who swear by Lord Verulam.[b8] --Miss Edgeworth. {To swear off}, to make a solemn vow, or a serious resolution, to abstain from something; as, to swear off smoking. [Slang] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Sworn \Sworn\, p. p. of {Swear}. {Sworn brothers}, originally, companions in arms who took an oath to share together good and bad fortune; hence, faithful friends. {Sworn enemies}, determined or irreconcilable enemies. {Sworn friends}, close friends. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Siren \Si"ren\, n. [L., fr. Gr. [?][?][?]: cf. F. sir[8a]ne.] 1. (Class. Myth.) One of three sea nymphs, -- or, according to some writers, of two, -- said to frequent an island near the coast of Italy, and to sing with such sweetness that they lured mariners to destruction. Next where the sirens dwell you plow the seas; Their song is death, and makes destruction please. --Pope. 2. An enticing, dangerous woman. --Shak. 3. Something which is insidious or deceptive. Consumption is a siren. --W. Irving. 4. A mermaid. [Obs.] --Shak. 5. (Zo[94]l.) Any long, slender amphibian of the genus {Siren} or family {Sirenid[91]}, destitute of hind legs and pelvis, and having permanent external gills as well as lungs. They inhabit the swamps, lagoons, and ditches of the Southern United States. The more common species ({Siren lacertina}) is dull lead-gray in color, and becames two feet long. 6. [F. sir[8a]ne, properly, a siren in sense 1.] (Acoustics) An instrument for producing musical tones and for ascertaining the number of sound waves or vibrations per second which produce a note of a given pitch. The sounds are produced by a perforated rotating disk or disks. A form with two disks operated by steam or highly compressed air is used sounding an alarm to vessels in fog. [Written also {sirene}, and {syren}.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Syren \Sy"ren\, n. See {Siren}. [R.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Siren \Si"ren\, n. [L., fr. Gr. [?][?][?]: cf. F. sir[8a]ne.] 1. (Class. Myth.) One of three sea nymphs, -- or, according to some writers, of two, -- said to frequent an island near the coast of Italy, and to sing with such sweetness that they lured mariners to destruction. Next where the sirens dwell you plow the seas; Their song is death, and makes destruction please. --Pope. 2. An enticing, dangerous woman. --Shak. 3. Something which is insidious or deceptive. Consumption is a siren. --W. Irving. 4. A mermaid. [Obs.] --Shak. 5. (Zo[94]l.) Any long, slender amphibian of the genus {Siren} or family {Sirenid[91]}, destitute of hind legs and pelvis, and having permanent external gills as well as lungs. They inhabit the swamps, lagoons, and ditches of the Southern United States. The more common species ({Siren lacertina}) is dull lead-gray in color, and becames two feet long. 6. [F. sir[8a]ne, properly, a siren in sense 1.] (Acoustics) An instrument for producing musical tones and for ascertaining the number of sound waves or vibrations per second which produce a note of a given pitch. The sounds are produced by a perforated rotating disk or disks. A form with two disks operated by steam or highly compressed air is used sounding an alarm to vessels in fog. [Written also {sirene}, and {syren}.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Syren \Sy"ren\, n. See {Siren}. [R.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Syrian \Syr"i*an\, a. [L. Syrius: cf. F. Syrien.] Of or pertaining to Syria; Syriac. -- n. A native of Syria. | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Sarona, WI Zip code(s): 54870 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Serena, IL Zip code(s): 60549 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Sewaren, NJ (CDP, FIPS 66720) Location: 40.55085 N, 74.26093 W Population (1990): 2569 (946 housing units) Area: 2.5 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 07077 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Sharon, CT Zip code(s): 06069 Sharon, GA (city, FIPS 69896) Location: 33.55911 N, 82.79533 W Population (1990): 94 (45 housing units) Area: 2.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Sharon, KS (city, FIPS 64325) Location: 37.24997 N, 98.41826 W Population (1990): 256 (119 housing units) Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 67138 Sharon, MA (CDP, FIPS 60820) Location: 42.11752 N, 71.18217 W Population (1990): 5893 (2052 housing units) Area: 7.7 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 02067 Sharon, ND (city, FIPS 71940) Location: 47.59713 N, 97.89855 W Population (1990): 119 (79 housing units) Area: 4.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 58277 Sharon, OK (town, FIPS 66650) Location: 36.27544 N, 99.33811 W Population (1990): 108 (64 housing units) Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 73857 Sharon, PA (city, FIPS 69720) Location: 41.23420 N, 80.49983 W Population (1990): 17493 (7670 housing units) Area: 9.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 16146 Sharon, SC (town, FIPS 65410) Location: 34.95396 N, 81.34431 W Population (1990): 270 (114 housing units) Area: 3.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 29742 Sharon, TN (town, FIPS 67540) Location: 36.23320 N, 88.82494 W Population (1990): 1047 (493 housing units) Area: 3.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 38255 Sharon, VT Zip code(s): 05065 Sharon, WI (village, FIPS 72875) Location: 42.50156 N, 88.73012 W Population (1990): 1250 (466 housing units) Area: 2.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 53585 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Shoreham, MI (village, FIPS 73660) Location: 42.05770 N, 86.51165 W Population (1990): 737 (356 housing units) Area: 1.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Shoreham, NY (village, FIPS 67191) Location: 40.95578 N, 72.90647 W Population (1990): 540 (204 housing units) Area: 1.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 11786 Shoreham, VT Zip code(s): 05770 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Siren, WI (village, FIPS 74175) Location: 45.78368 N, 92.37997 W Population (1990): 863 (456 housing units) Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 54872 | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
screen n. [Atari ST {demoscene}] One {demoeffect} or one screenful of them. Probably comes from old Sierra-style adventures or shoot-em-ups where one travels from one place to another one screenful at a time. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
SGRAM {Synchronous Graphics Random Access Memory} | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
SRAM {static random access memory} | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Seorim barley, the chief of the forth priestly course (1 Chr. 24:8). | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Shaaraim two gates. (1.) A city in the plain of Judah (1 Sam. 17:52); called also Sharaim (Josh. 15:36). (2.) A town in Simeon (1 Chr. 4:31). | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Sharaim two gates (Josh. 15:36), more correctly Shaaraim (1 Sam. 17:52), probably Tell Zakariya and Kefr Zakariya, in the valley of Elah, 3 1/2 miles north-west of Socoh. | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Sirion a breastplate, the Sidonian name of Hermon (q.v.), Deut. 3:9; Ps. 29:6. | |
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: | |
Saron, same as Sharon | |
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: | |
Seorim, gates; hairs; tempests | |
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: | |
Shaaraim, gates; valuation; hairs | |
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: | |
Sharon, his plain; his song |