English Dictionary: suspension system | by the DICT Development Group |
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Sagapen \Sag"a*pen\, n. Sagapenum. | |
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Saucepan \Sauce"pan`\, n. A small pan with a handle, in which sauce is prepared over a fire; a stewpan. | |
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Saxophone \Sax"o*phone\, n. [A.A.J. Sax, the inventor (see {Saxhorn}) + Gr. [?] tone.] (Mus.) A wind instrument of brass, containing a reed, and partaking of the qualities both of a brass instrument and of a clarinet. | |
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d8Secco \[d8]Sec"co\, a. [It.] Dry. {Secco painting}, [or] {Painting in secco}, painting on dry plaster, as distinguished from fresco painting, which is on wet or fresh plaster. | |
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Sesban \Ses"ban\, n. [F., fr. Ar. saisab[be]n, seiseb[be]n, a kind of tree, fr. Per. s[c6]sab[be]n seed of cinquefoil.] (Bot.) A leguminous shrub ({Sesbania aculeata}) which furnishes a fiber used for making ropes. Note: The name is applied also to the similar plant, {Sesbania [92]gyptiaca}, and other species of the same genus. | |
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Sesban \Ses"ban\, n. [F., fr. Ar. saisab[be]n, seiseb[be]n, a kind of tree, fr. Per. s[c6]sab[be]n seed of cinquefoil.] (Bot.) A leguminous shrub ({Sesbania aculeata}) which furnishes a fiber used for making ropes. Note: The name is applied also to the similar plant, {Sesbania [92]gyptiaca}, and other species of the same genus. | |
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Sesban \Ses"ban\, n. [F., fr. Ar. saisab[be]n, seiseb[be]n, a kind of tree, fr. Per. s[c6]sab[be]n seed of cinquefoil.] (Bot.) A leguminous shrub ({Sesbania aculeata}) which furnishes a fiber used for making ropes. Note: The name is applied also to the similar plant, {Sesbania [92]gyptiaca}, and other species of the same genus. | |
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Sisyphean \Sis`y*phe"an\, a. Relating to Sisyphus; incessantly recurring; as, Sisyphean labors. | |
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Six \Six\, a. [AS. six, seox, siex; akin to OFries. sex, D. zes, OS. & OHG. sehs, G. sechs, Icel., Sw., & Dan. sex, Goth. sa[a1]hs, Lith. szeszi, Russ. sheste, Gael. & Ir. se, W. chwech, L. sex, Gr. [?][?], Per. shesh, Skr. shash. [root]304. Cf. {Hexagon}, {Hexameter}, {Samite}, {Senary}, {Sextant}, {Sice}.] One more than five; twice three; as, six yards. {Six Nations} (Ethnol.), a confederation of North American Indians formed by the union of the Tuscaroras and the Five Nations. {Six points circle}. (Geom.) See {Nine points circle}, under {Nine}. | |
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Poyou \Poy"ou\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A South American armadillo ({Dasypus sexcinctus}). Called also {sixbanded armadillo}. | |
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Sixpence \Six"pence\, n.; pl. {Sixpences}. An English silver coin of the value of six pennies; half a shilling, or about twelve cents. | |
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Sixpence \Six"pence\, n.; pl. {Sixpences}. An English silver coin of the value of six pennies; half a shilling, or about twelve cents. | |
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Sixpenny \Six"pen`ny\, a. Of the value of, or costing, sixpence; as, a sixpenny loaf. | |
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Succubine \Suc"cu*bine\, a. Of or pertaining to succuba. | |
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Suscipiency \Sus*cip"i*en*cy\, n. Admission. [R.] | |
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Suscipient \Sus*cip"i*ent\, a. [L. suscipiens, p. pr. of suscipere. See {Susceptible}.] Receiving; admitting. [R.] | |
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Suscipient \Sus*cip"i*ent\, n. One who takes or admits; one who receives. [R.] --Jer. Taylor. | |
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Suspend \Sus*pend"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Suspended}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Suspending}.] [F. suspendre, or OF. souspendre (where the prefix is L. subtus below, from sub under), L. suspendere, suspensum; pref. sus- (see {Sub-}) + pendere to hang. See {Pedant}, and cf. {Suspense}, n.] 1. To attach to something above; to hang; as, to suspend a ball by a thread; to suspend a needle by a loadstone. 2. To make to depend; as, God hath suspended the promise of eternal life on the condition of obedience and holiness of life. [Archaic] --Tillotson. 3. To cause to cease for a time; to hinder from proceeding; to interrupt; to delay; to stay. Suspend your indignation against my brother. --Shak. The guard nor fights nor fies; their fate so near At once suspends their courage and their fear. --Denham. 4. To hold in an undetermined or undecided state; as, to suspend one's judgment or opinion. --Locke. 5. To debar, or cause to withdraw temporarily, from any privilege, from the execution of an office, from the enjoyment of income, etc.; as, to suspend a student from college; to suspend a member of a club. Good men should not be suspended from the exercise of their ministry and deprived of their livelihood for ceremonies which are on all hands acknowledged indifferent. --Bp. Sanderson. 6. To cause to cease for a time from operation or effect; as, to suspend the habeas corpus act; to suspend the rules of a legislative body. 7. (Chem.) To support in a liquid, as an insoluble powder, by stirring, to facilitate chemical action. {To suspend payment} (Com.), to cease paying debts or obligations; to fail; -- said of a merchant, a bank, etc. Syn: To hang; interrupt; delay; intermit; stay; hinder; debar. | |
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Suspend \Sus*pend"\, v. i. To cease from operation or activity; esp., to stop payment, or be unable to meet obligations or engagements (said of a commercial firm or a bank). | |
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Suspend \Sus*pend"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Suspended}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Suspending}.] [F. suspendre, or OF. souspendre (where the prefix is L. subtus below, from sub under), L. suspendere, suspensum; pref. sus- (see {Sub-}) + pendere to hang. See {Pedant}, and cf. {Suspense}, n.] 1. To attach to something above; to hang; as, to suspend a ball by a thread; to suspend a needle by a loadstone. 2. To make to depend; as, God hath suspended the promise of eternal life on the condition of obedience and holiness of life. [Archaic] --Tillotson. 3. To cause to cease for a time; to hinder from proceeding; to interrupt; to delay; to stay. Suspend your indignation against my brother. --Shak. The guard nor fights nor fies; their fate so near At once suspends their courage and their fear. --Denham. 4. To hold in an undetermined or undecided state; as, to suspend one's judgment or opinion. --Locke. 5. To debar, or cause to withdraw temporarily, from any privilege, from the execution of an office, from the enjoyment of income, etc.; as, to suspend a student from college; to suspend a member of a club. Good men should not be suspended from the exercise of their ministry and deprived of their livelihood for ceremonies which are on all hands acknowledged indifferent. --Bp. Sanderson. 6. To cause to cease for a time from operation or effect; as, to suspend the habeas corpus act; to suspend the rules of a legislative body. 7. (Chem.) To support in a liquid, as an insoluble powder, by stirring, to facilitate chemical action. {To suspend payment} (Com.), to cease paying debts or obligations; to fail; -- said of a merchant, a bank, etc. Syn: To hang; interrupt; delay; intermit; stay; hinder; debar. | |
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Animation \An`i*ma"tion\, n. [L. animatio, fr. animare.] 1. The act of animating, or giving life or spirit; the state of being animate or alive. The animation of the same soul quickening the whole frame. --Bp. Hall. Perhaps an inanimate thing supplies me, while I am speaking, with whatever I possess of animation. --Landor. 2. The state of being lively, brisk, or full of spirit and vigor; vivacity; spiritedness; as, he recited the story with great animation. {Suspended animation}, temporary suspension of the vital functions, as in persons nearly drowned. Syn: Liveliness; vivacity; spirit; buoyancy; airiness; sprightliness; promptitude; enthusiasm; ardor; earnestness; energy. See {Liveliness}. | |
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Suspender \Sus*pend"er\, n. One who, or that which, suspends; esp., one of a pair of straps or braces worn over the shoulders, for holding up the trousers. | |
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Suspend \Sus*pend"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Suspended}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Suspending}.] [F. suspendre, or OF. souspendre (where the prefix is L. subtus below, from sub under), L. suspendere, suspensum; pref. sus- (see {Sub-}) + pendere to hang. See {Pedant}, and cf. {Suspense}, n.] 1. To attach to something above; to hang; as, to suspend a ball by a thread; to suspend a needle by a loadstone. 2. To make to depend; as, God hath suspended the promise of eternal life on the condition of obedience and holiness of life. [Archaic] --Tillotson. 3. To cause to cease for a time; to hinder from proceeding; to interrupt; to delay; to stay. Suspend your indignation against my brother. --Shak. The guard nor fights nor fies; their fate so near At once suspends their courage and their fear. --Denham. 4. To hold in an undetermined or undecided state; as, to suspend one's judgment or opinion. --Locke. 5. To debar, or cause to withdraw temporarily, from any privilege, from the execution of an office, from the enjoyment of income, etc.; as, to suspend a student from college; to suspend a member of a club. Good men should not be suspended from the exercise of their ministry and deprived of their livelihood for ceremonies which are on all hands acknowledged indifferent. --Bp. Sanderson. 6. To cause to cease for a time from operation or effect; as, to suspend the habeas corpus act; to suspend the rules of a legislative body. 7. (Chem.) To support in a liquid, as an insoluble powder, by stirring, to facilitate chemical action. {To suspend payment} (Com.), to cease paying debts or obligations; to fail; -- said of a merchant, a bank, etc. Syn: To hang; interrupt; delay; intermit; stay; hinder; debar. | |
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Suspensation \Sus`pen*sa"tion\, n. [Cf. LL. suspensatio suspension from a charge or benefice.] The act of suspending, or the state of being suspended, especially for a short time; temporary suspension. | |
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Suspense \Sus*pense"\, a. [F. suspens, L. suspensus, p. p. of suspendere. See {Suspend}.] 1. Held or lifted up; held or prevented from proceeding. [Obs.] [The great light of day] suspense in heaven. --Milton. 2. Expressing, or proceeding from, suspense or doubt. [Obs.] [bd]Expectation held his look suspense.[b8] --Milton. | |
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Suspense \Sus*pense"\, n. [From F. suspens, a. See {Suspense}, a.] 1. The state of being suspended; specifically, a state of uncertainty and expectation, with anxiety or apprehension; indetermination; indecision; as, the suspense of a person waiting for the verdict of a jury. Ten days the prophet in suspense remained. --Denham. Upon the ticklish balance of suspense. --Cowper. 2. Cessation for a time; stop; pause. A cool suspense from pleasure and from pain. --Pope. 3. [Cf. F. suspense.] (Law) A temporary cessation of one's right; suspension, as when the rent or other profits of land cease by unity of possession of land and rent. {Suspense account} (Bookkeeping), an account in which receipts or disbursements are temporarily entered until their proper position in the books is determined. | |
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Suspense \Sus*pense"\, n. [From F. suspens, a. See {Suspense}, a.] 1. The state of being suspended; specifically, a state of uncertainty and expectation, with anxiety or apprehension; indetermination; indecision; as, the suspense of a person waiting for the verdict of a jury. Ten days the prophet in suspense remained. --Denham. Upon the ticklish balance of suspense. --Cowper. 2. Cessation for a time; stop; pause. A cool suspense from pleasure and from pain. --Pope. 3. [Cf. F. suspense.] (Law) A temporary cessation of one's right; suspension, as when the rent or other profits of land cease by unity of possession of land and rent. {Suspense account} (Bookkeeping), an account in which receipts or disbursements are temporarily entered until their proper position in the books is determined. | |
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Suspensely \Sus*pense"ly\, adv. In suspense. [Obs.] --Hales. | |
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Suspensibility \Sus*pen`si*bil"i*ty\, n. The quality or state of being suspensible. | |
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Suspensible \Sus*pen"si*ble\, a. Capable of being suspended; capable of being held from sinking. | |
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Suspension \Sus*pen"sion\, n. [Cf. F. suspension, L. suspensio arched work, imperfect pronunciation. See {Suspend}.] 1. The act of suspending, or the state of being suspended; pendency; as, suspension from a hook. 2. Especially, temporary delay, interruption, or cessation; as: (a) Of labor, study, pain, etc. (b) Of decision, determination, judgment, etc.; as, to ask a suspension of judgment or opinion in view of evidence to be produced. (c) Of the payment of what is due; as, the suspension of a mercantile firm or of a bank. (d) Of punishment, or sentence of punishment. (e) Of a person in respect of the exercise of his office, powers, prerogative, etc.; as, the suspension of a student or of a clergyman. (f) Of the action or execution of law, etc.; as, the suspension of the habeas corpus act. | |
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3. A conditional withholding, interruption, or delay; as, the suspension of a payment on the performance of a condition. 4. The state of a solid when its particles are mixed with, but undissolved in, a fluid, and are capable of separation by straining; also, any substance in this state. 5. (Rhet.) A keeping of the hearer in doubt and in attentive expectation of what is to follow, or of what is to be the inference or conclusion from the arguments or observations employed. 6. (Scots Law) A stay or postponement of execution of a sentence condemnatory by means of letters of suspension granted on application to the lord ordinary. 7. (Mus.) The prolongation of one or more tones of a chord into the chord which follows, thus producing a momentary discord, suspending the concord which the ear expects. Cf. {Retardation}. {Pleas in suspension} (Law), pleas which temporarily abate or suspend a suit. {Points of suspension} (Mech.), the points, as in the axis or beam of a balance, at which the weights act, or from which they are suspended. {Suspension bridge}, a bridge supported by chains, ropes, or wires, which usually pass over high piers or columns at each end, and are secured in the ground beyond. {Suspension of arms} (Mil.), a short truce or cessation of operations agreed on by the commanders of contending armies, as for burying the dead, making proposal for surrender or for peace, etc. {Suspension scale}, a scale in which the platform hangs suspended from the weighing apparatus instead of resting upon it. Syn: Delay; interruption; intermission; stop. | |
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Bridge \Bridge\, n. [OE. brig, brigge, brug, brugge, AS. brycg, bricg; akin to Fries. bregge, D. brug, OHG. brucca, G. br[81]cke, Icel. bryggja pier, bridge, Sw. brygga, Dan. brygge, and prob. Icel. br[umac] bridge, Sw. & Dan. bro bridge, pavement, and possibly to E. brow.] 1. A structure, usually of wood, stone, brick, or iron, erected over a river or other water course, or over a chasm, railroad, etc., to make a passageway from one bank to the other. 2. Anything supported at the ends, which serves to keep some other thing from resting upon the object spanned, as in engraving, watchmaking, etc., or which forms a platform or staging over which something passes or is conveyed. 3. (Mus.) The small arch or bar at right angles to the strings of a violin, guitar, etc., serving of raise them and transmit their vibrations to the body of the instrument. 4. (Elec.) A device to measure the resistance of a wire or other conductor forming part of an electric circuit. 5. A low wall or vertical partition in the fire chamber of a furnace, for deflecting flame, etc.; -- usually called a {bridge wall}. {Aqueduct bridge}. See {Aqueduct}. {Asses' bridge}, {Bascule bridge}, {Bateau bridge}. See under {Ass}, {Bascule}, {Bateau}. {Bridge of a steamer} (Naut.), a narrow platform across the deck, above the rail, for the convenience of the officer in charge of the ship; in paddlewheel vessels it connects the paddle boxes. {Bridge of the nose}, the upper, bony part of the nose. {Cantalever bridge}. See under {Cantalever}. {Draw bridge}. See {Drawbridge}. {Flying bridge}, a temporary bridge suspended or floating, as for the passage of armies; also, a floating structure connected by a cable with an anchor or pier up stream, and made to pass from bank to bank by the action of the current or other means. {Girder bridge} or {Truss bridge}, a bridge formed by girders, or by trusses resting upon abutments or piers. {Lattice bridge}, a bridge formed by lattice girders. {Pontoon bridge}, {Ponton bridge}. See under {Pontoon}. {Skew bridge}, a bridge built obliquely from bank to bank, as sometimes required in railway engineering. {Suspension bridge}. See under {Suspension}. {Trestle bridge}, a bridge formed of a series of short, simple girders resting on trestles. {Tubular bridge}, a bridge in the form of a hollow trunk or rectangular tube, with cellular walls made of iron plates riveted together, as the Britannia bridge over the Menai Strait, and the Victoria bridge at Montreal. {Wheatstone's bridge} (Elec.), a device for the measurement of resistances, so called because the balance between the resistances to be measured is indicated by the absence of a current in a certain wire forming a bridge or connection between two points of the apparatus; -- invented by Sir Charles Wheatstone. | |
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3. A conditional withholding, interruption, or delay; as, the suspension of a payment on the performance of a condition. 4. The state of a solid when its particles are mixed with, but undissolved in, a fluid, and are capable of separation by straining; also, any substance in this state. 5. (Rhet.) A keeping of the hearer in doubt and in attentive expectation of what is to follow, or of what is to be the inference or conclusion from the arguments or observations employed. 6. (Scots Law) A stay or postponement of execution of a sentence condemnatory by means of letters of suspension granted on application to the lord ordinary. 7. (Mus.) The prolongation of one or more tones of a chord into the chord which follows, thus producing a momentary discord, suspending the concord which the ear expects. Cf. {Retardation}. {Pleas in suspension} (Law), pleas which temporarily abate or suspend a suit. {Points of suspension} (Mech.), the points, as in the axis or beam of a balance, at which the weights act, or from which they are suspended. {Suspension bridge}, a bridge supported by chains, ropes, or wires, which usually pass over high piers or columns at each end, and are secured in the ground beyond. {Suspension of arms} (Mil.), a short truce or cessation of operations agreed on by the commanders of contending armies, as for burying the dead, making proposal for surrender or for peace, etc. {Suspension scale}, a scale in which the platform hangs suspended from the weighing apparatus instead of resting upon it. Syn: Delay; interruption; intermission; stop. | |
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3. A conditional withholding, interruption, or delay; as, the suspension of a payment on the performance of a condition. 4. The state of a solid when its particles are mixed with, but undissolved in, a fluid, and are capable of separation by straining; also, any substance in this state. 5. (Rhet.) A keeping of the hearer in doubt and in attentive expectation of what is to follow, or of what is to be the inference or conclusion from the arguments or observations employed. 6. (Scots Law) A stay or postponement of execution of a sentence condemnatory by means of letters of suspension granted on application to the lord ordinary. 7. (Mus.) The prolongation of one or more tones of a chord into the chord which follows, thus producing a momentary discord, suspending the concord which the ear expects. Cf. {Retardation}. {Pleas in suspension} (Law), pleas which temporarily abate or suspend a suit. {Points of suspension} (Mech.), the points, as in the axis or beam of a balance, at which the weights act, or from which they are suspended. {Suspension bridge}, a bridge supported by chains, ropes, or wires, which usually pass over high piers or columns at each end, and are secured in the ground beyond. {Suspension of arms} (Mil.), a short truce or cessation of operations agreed on by the commanders of contending armies, as for burying the dead, making proposal for surrender or for peace, etc. {Suspension scale}, a scale in which the platform hangs suspended from the weighing apparatus instead of resting upon it. Syn: Delay; interruption; intermission; stop. | |
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Suspensive \Sus*pen"sive\, a. [Cf. F. suspensif. See {Suspend}.] Tending to suspend, or to keep in suspense; causing interruption or delay; uncertain; doubtful. [bd]In suspensive thoughts.[b8] --Beaumont. [bd]A suspensive veto.[b8] --Macaulay. The provisional and suspensive attitude. --J. Morley. {Suspensive} condition (Scots Law), a condition precedent, or a condition without the performance of which the contract can not be completed. | |
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Suspensor \Sus*pen"sor\, n. [NL.] 1. A suspensory. 2. (Bot.) The cord which suspends the embryo; and which is attached to the radicle in the young state; the proembryo. | |
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d8Suspensorium \[d8]Sus`pen*so"ri*um\, n.; pl. {Suspensoria}. [NL.] (Anat.) Anything which suspends or holds up a part: especially, the mandibular suspensorium (a series of bones, or of cartilages representing them) which connects the base of the lower jaw with the skull in most vertebrates below mammals. | |
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Suspensory \Sus*pen"so*ry\, a. 1. Suspended; hanging; depending. 2. Fitted or serving to suspend; suspending; as, a suspensory muscle. --Ray. 3. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to a suspensorium. | |
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Suspensory \Sus*pen"so*ry\, n. [Cf. F. suspensoir, suspensoire.] That which suspends, or holds up, as a truss; specifically (Med.), a bandage or bag for supporting the scrotum. | |
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Sycophancy \Syc"o*phan*cy\, n. [Cf. L. sycophantia deceit, Gr. [?] false accusation.] The character or characteristic of a sycophant. Hence: (a) False accusation; calumniation; talebearing. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall. (b) Obsequious flattery; servility. The sycophancy of A.Philips had prejudiced Mr. Addison against Pope. --Bp. Warburton. | |
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Sycophant \Syc"o*phant\, v. t. [CF. L. sycophantari to deceive, to trick, Gr. [?].] 1. To inform against; hence, to calumniate. [Obs.] Sycophanting and misnaming the work of his adversary. --Milton. 2. To play the sycophant toward; to flatter obsequiously. | |
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Sycophant \Syc"o*phant\, n. [L. sycophanta a slanderer, deceiver, parasite, Gr. [?] a false accuser, false adviser, literally, a fig shower; [?] a fig + [?] to show: cf. F. sycophante. The reason for the name is not certainly known. See {Phenomenon}.] 1. An informer; a talebearer. [Obs.] [bd]Accusing sycophants, of all men, did best sort to his nature.[b8] --Sir P. Sidney. 2. A base parasite; a mean or servile flatterer; especially, a flatterer of princes and great men. A sycophant will everything admire: Each verse, each sentence, sets his soul on fire. --Dryden. | |
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Sycophant \Syc"o*phant\, v. i. To play the sycophant. | |
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Sycophantcy \Syc"o*phant*cy\, n. Sycophancy. [Obs.] | |
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Sycophantic \Syc`o*phan"tic\, Sycophantical \Syc`o*phan"tic*al\, a. [Cf. Gr. [?] slanderous.] Of or pertaining to a sycophant; characteristic of a sycophant; meanly or obsequiously flattering; courting favor by mean adulation; parasitic. To be cheated and ruined by a sycophantical parasite. --South. Sycophantic servants to the King of Spain. --De Quincey. | |
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Sycophantic \Syc`o*phan"tic\, Sycophantical \Syc`o*phan"tic*al\, a. [Cf. Gr. [?] slanderous.] Of or pertaining to a sycophant; characteristic of a sycophant; meanly or obsequiously flattering; courting favor by mean adulation; parasitic. To be cheated and ruined by a sycophantical parasite. --South. Sycophantic servants to the King of Spain. --De Quincey. | |
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Sycophantish \Syc"o*phant`ish\, a. Like a sycophant; obsequiously flattering. -- {Syc"o*phant`ish*ly}, adv. Sycophantish satirists that forever humor the prevailing folly. --De Quincey. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Sycophantish \Syc"o*phant`ish\, a. Like a sycophant; obsequiously flattering. -- {Syc"o*phant`ish*ly}, adv. Sycophantish satirists that forever humor the prevailing folly. --De Quincey. | |
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Sycophantism \Syc"o*phant*ism\, n. Sycophancy. | |
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Sycophantize \Syc"o*phant*ize\, v. i. To play the sycophant. | |
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Sycophantry \Syc"o*phant*ry\, n. Sycophancy. [Obs.] | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
suspension In {lazy evaluation}, a suspension (or in Henderson's terminology, a "recipe") is a {closure} with a flag indicating whether the expression has been evaluated or not. When the expression is evaluated the first time, this flag is set. Subsequent requests for the value of the expression will not attempt to re-evaluate it. (1995-02-06) |