Satellitenkonstellation : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

   saddled
         adj 1: having a saddle on or being mounted on a saddled animal;
                  "saddled and spurred and ready to ride" [ant:
                  {unsaddled}]
         2: subject to an imposed burden; "left me saddled with the
            bill"; "found himself saddled with more responsibility than
            power"

English Dictionary: Satellitenkonstellation	by the DICT Development Group
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saddled-shaped false morel n a poisonous fungus; saddle-shaped and dull yellow to brown fertile part is relatively even Synonym(s): Gyromitra infula, saddled-shaped false morel
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satellite adj surrounding and dominated by a central authority or power; "a city and its satellite communities" n man-made equipment that orbits around the earth or the moon Synonym(s): satellite, artificial satellite, orbiter a person who follows or serves another Synonym(s): satellite, planet any celestial body orbiting around a planet or star v broadcast or disseminate via satellite
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satellite receiver n a receiver on a communications satellite
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satellite television n a television system in which the signal is transmitted to an orbiting satellite that receives the signal and amplifies it and transmits it back to earth Synonym(s): satellite television, satellite TV
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satellite transmitter n a transmitter on a communications satellite
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satellite TV n a television system in which the signal is transmitted to an orbiting satellite that receives the signal and amplifies it and transmits it back to earth Synonym(s): satellite television, satellite TV
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scheduled adj planned or scheduled for some certain time or times; "the scheduled meeting"; "the scheduled flights had to be cancelled because of snow" Antonym(s): unscheduled
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scheduled fire n prearranged fire delivered at a predetermined time
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scheduled maintenance n maintenance at a regularly scheduled time
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scheduled territories n the group of countries whose currencies are tied to the British pound sterling Synonym(s): sterling area, sterling bloc, scheduled territories
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sedulity n the quality of being constantly diligent and attentive Synonym(s): sedulity, sedulousness
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Seidlitz powder n an effervescing salt containing sodium bicarbonate and Rochelle salt and tartaric acid; used as a cathartic Synonym(s): Seidlitz powder, Seidlitz powders, Rochelle powder
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Seidlitz powders n an effervescing salt containing sodium bicarbonate and Rochelle salt and tartaric acid; used as a cathartic Synonym(s): Seidlitz powder, Seidlitz powders, Rochelle powder
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settle down v settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground; "dust settled on the roofs" Synonym(s): settle, settle down become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style; "He finally settled down" Synonym(s): settle, root, take root, steady down, settle down become quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitation; "After the fight both men need to cool off."; "It took a while after the baby was born for things to settle down again." Synonym(s): calm, calm down, cool off, chill out, simmer down, settle down, cool it
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settled adj established or decided beyond dispute or doubt; "with details of the wedding settled she could now sleep at night" Antonym(s): unsettled established in a desired position or place; not moving about; "nomads...absorbed among the settled people"; "settled areas"; "I don't feel entirely settled here"; "the advent of settled civilization" Antonym(s): unsettled inhabited by colonists Synonym(s): colonized, colonised, settled not changeable; "a period of settled weather"
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shuttle diplomacy n international negotiations conducted by a mediator who frequently flies back and forth between the negotiating parties; "Kissinger's shuttle diplomacy in the Middle East"
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skid lid n a crash helmet
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sodalite n a vitreous mineral consisting of sodium aluminum silicate and sodium chloride in crystalline form; occurs in igneous rocks
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sodality n people engaged in a particular occupation; "the medical fraternity" Synonym(s): brotherhood, fraternity, sodality
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stealth n avoiding detection by moving carefully [syn: stealth, stealing]
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stealth aircraft n an aircraft designed in accordance with technology that makes detection by radar difficult
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stealth bomber n a bomber that is difficult to detect by radar
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stealth fighter n a fighter that is difficult to detect by radar; is built for precise targeting and uses laser-guided bombs
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stealthily adv in a stealthy manner; "stealthily they advanced upstream"
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stealthiness n a disposition to be sly and stealthy and to do things surreptitiously Synonym(s): furtiveness, sneakiness, stealthiness
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stealthy adj marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed; "a furtive manner"; "a sneak attack"; "stealthy footsteps"; "a surreptitious glance at his watch" Synonym(s): furtive, sneak(a), sneaky, stealthy, surreptitious
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steel drum n a concave percussion instrument made from the metal top of an oil drum; has an array of flattened areas that produce different tones when struck (of Caribbean origin)
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steel trap n an acute intelligence (an analogy based on the well-known sharpness of steel traps); "he's as sharp as a steel trap"; "a mind like a steel trap" a trap made of steel with a strong spring and sharp toothlike projections to hold the prey
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stellate adj arranged like rays or radii; radiating from a common center; "radial symmetry"; "a starlike or stellate arrangement of petals"; "many cities show a radial pattern of main highways" Synonym(s): radial, stellate, radiate
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stellate venule n a star-shaped group of venules in the renal cortex
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Stellite n a very hard alloy of cobalt and chromium with cobalt as the principal ingredient; used to make cutting tools and for surfaces subject to heavy wear
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stiletto n a small dagger with a tapered blade
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stiletto heel n a very high narrow heel on women's shoes [syn: {spike heel}, spike, stiletto heel]
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stilt n a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure Synonym(s): pile, spile, piling, stilt one of two stout poles with foot rests in the middle; used for walking high above the ground; "he was so tall I thought he was on stilts" long-legged three-toed wading bird of brackish marshes of Australia Synonym(s): stilt, Australian stilt long-legged three-toed black-and-white wading bird of inland ponds and marshes or brackish lagoons Synonym(s): stilt, stiltbird, longlegs, long-legs, stilt plover, Himantopus stilt
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stilt plover n long-legged three-toed black-and-white wading bird of inland ponds and marshes or brackish lagoons Synonym(s): stilt, stiltbird, longlegs, long-legs, stilt plover, Himantopus stilt
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stiltbird n long-legged three-toed black-and-white wading bird of inland ponds and marshes or brackish lagoons Synonym(s): stilt, stiltbird, longlegs, long-legs, stilt plover, Himantopus stilt
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stilted adj artificially formal; "that artificial humility that her husband hated"; "contrived coyness"; "a stilted letter of acknowledgment"; "when people try to correct their speech they develop a stilted pronunciation" Synonym(s): artificial, contrived, hokey, stilted
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stiltedly adv in a stilted manner; "she answered him stiltedly"
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Stilton n English blue cheese
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stolid adj having or revealing little emotion or sensibility; not easily aroused or excited; "her impassive remoteness"; "he remained impassive, showing neither interest in nor concern for our plight"- Nordhoff & Hall; "a silent stolid creature who took it all as a matter of course"-Virginia Woolf; "her face showed nothing but stolid indifference" Synonym(s): impassive, stolid
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stolidity n apathy demonstrated by an absence of emotional reactions Synonym(s): emotionlessness, impassivity, impassiveness, phlegm, indifference, stolidity, unemotionality an indifference to pleasure or pain Synonym(s): stoicism, stolidity, stolidness
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stolidly adv in a stolid manner; "he said `no' stolidly"
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stolidness n an indifference to pleasure or pain [syn: stoicism, stolidity, stolidness]
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stool test n a test performed at home in which you collect specimens of your stool that are tested for traces of blood; used to detect colorectal cancers Synonym(s): fecal occult test, faecal occult test, stool test
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stultification n derision of someone or something as foolish or absurd or inconsistent Synonym(s): stultification, befooling the act of making something futile and useless (as by routine) Synonym(s): stultification, constipation, impairment, deadening
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stultify v prove to be of unsound mind or demonstrate someone's incompetence; "nobody is legally allowed to stultify himself" cause to appear foolish; "He stultified himself by contradicting himself and being inconsistent" deprive of strength or efficiency; make useless or worthless; "This measure crippled our efforts"; "Their behavior stultified the boss's hard work" Synonym(s): cripple, stultify
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stylet n small needlelike appendage; especially the feeding organ of a tardigrade
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stylite n an early Christian ascetic who lived on top of high pillars
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styloid process n extends from the base of the temporal bone
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suede leather n leather with a napped surface [syn: suede, {suede leather}]
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sweet elder n common elder of central and eastern North America bearing purple-black berries; fruit used in wines and jellies Synonym(s): American elder, black elderberry, sweet elder, Sambucus canadensis
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Saddle \Sad"dle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Saddled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Saddling}.] [AS. sadelian.] 1. To put a saddle upon; to equip (a beast) for riding. [bd]saddle my horse.[b8] --Shak. Abraham rose up early, . . . and saddled his ass. --Gen. xxii. 3. 2. Hence: To fix as a charge or burden upon; to load; to encumber; as, to saddle a town with the expense of bridges and highways.
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Saddled \Sad"dled\, a. (Zo[94]l.) Having a broad patch of color across the back, like a saddle; saddle-backed.
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Saddletree \Sad"dle*tree`\, n. The frame of a saddle. For saddletree scarce reached had he, His journey to begin. --Cowper.
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Satellite \Sat"el*lite\, n. [F., fr. L. satelles, -itis, an attendant.] 1. An attendant attached to a prince or other powerful person; hence, an obsequious dependent. [bd]The satellites of power.[b8] --I. Disraeli. 2. (Astron.) A secondary planet which revolves about another planet; as, the moon is a satellite of the earth. See {Solar system}, under {Solar}. {Satellite moth} (Zo[94]l.), a handsome European noctuid moth ({Scopelosoma satellitia}).
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Satellite \Sat"el*lite\, a. (Anat.) Situated near; accompanying; as, the satellite veins, those which accompany the arteries.
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Satellite \Sat"el*lite\, n. [F., fr. L. satelles, -itis, an attendant.] 1. An attendant attached to a prince or other powerful person; hence, an obsequious dependent. [bd]The satellites of power.[b8] --I. Disraeli. 2. (Astron.) A secondary planet which revolves about another planet; as, the moon is a satellite of the earth. See {Solar system}, under {Solar}. {Satellite moth} (Zo[94]l.), a handsome European noctuid moth ({Scopelosoma satellitia}).
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Satellitious \Sat`el*li"tious\, a. Pertaining to, or consisting of, satellites. [R.] --Cheyne.
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Scutellate \Scu"tellate\, Scutellated \Scu"tella`ted\, a. [L. scutella a dish, salver. Cf. {Scuttle} a basket.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) Formed like a plate or salver; composed of platelike surfaces; as, the scutellated bone of a sturgeon. --Woodward. 2. [See {Scutellum}.] (Zo[94]l.) Having the tarsi covered with broad transverse scales, or scutella; -- said of certain birds.
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Scutellate \Scu"tellate\, Scutellated \Scu"tella`ted\, a. [L. scutella a dish, salver. Cf. {Scuttle} a basket.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) Formed like a plate or salver; composed of platelike surfaces; as, the scutellated bone of a sturgeon. --Woodward. 2. [See {Scutellum}.] (Zo[94]l.) Having the tarsi covered with broad transverse scales, or scutella; -- said of certain birds.
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Scutellation \Scu`tel*la"tion\, n. (Zo[94]l.) the entire covering, or mode of arrangement, of scales, as on the legs and feet of a bird.
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Scuttle \Scut"tle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scuttled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Scuttling}.] 1. To cut a hole or holes through the bottom, deck, or sides of (as of a ship), for any purpose. 2. To sink by making holes through the bottom of; as, to scuttle a ship.
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Sedlitz \Sed"litz\, a. Same as {Seidlitz}.
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Seidlitz \Seid"litz\, a. Of or pertaining to Seidlitz, a village in Bohemia. [Written also {Sedlitz}.] {Seidlitz powders}, effervescing salts, consisting of two separate powders, one of which contains forty grains of sodium bicarbonate mixed with two drachms of Rochell[?] salt (tartrate of potassium and sodium) and the other contains thirty-five grains of tartaric acid. The powders are mixed in water, and drunk while effervescing, as a mild cathartic; -- so called from the resemblance to the natural water of Seidlitz. Called also {Rochelle powders}. {Seidlitz water}, a natural water from Seidlitz, containing magnesium, sodium, calcium, and potassium sulphates, with calcium carbonate and a little magnesium chloride. It is used as an aperient.
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Sedulity \Sedu"lity\, n. [L. sedulitas. See {Sedulous}.] The quality or state of being sedulous; diligent and assiduous application; constant attention; unremitting industry; sedulousness. The industrious bee, by his sedulity in summer, lives in honey all the winter. --Feltham.
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Seidlitz \Seid"litz\, a. Of or pertaining to Seidlitz, a village in Bohemia. [Written also {Sedlitz}.] {Seidlitz powders}, effervescing salts, consisting of two separate powders, one of which contains forty grains of sodium bicarbonate mixed with two drachms of Rochell[?] salt (tartrate of potassium and sodium) and the other contains thirty-five grains of tartaric acid. The powders are mixed in water, and drunk while effervescing, as a mild cathartic; -- so called from the resemblance to the natural water of Seidlitz. Called also {Rochelle powders}. {Seidlitz water}, a natural water from Seidlitz, containing magnesium, sodium, calcium, and potassium sulphates, with calcium carbonate and a little magnesium chloride. It is used as an aperient.
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Seidlitz \Seid"litz\, a. Of or pertaining to Seidlitz, a village in Bohemia. [Written also {Sedlitz}.] {Seidlitz powders}, effervescing salts, consisting of two separate powders, one of which contains forty grains of sodium bicarbonate mixed with two drachms of Rochell[?] salt (tartrate of potassium and sodium) and the other contains thirty-five grains of tartaric acid. The powders are mixed in water, and drunk while effervescing, as a mild cathartic; -- so called from the resemblance to the natural water of Seidlitz. Called also {Rochelle powders}. {Seidlitz water}, a natural water from Seidlitz, containing magnesium, sodium, calcium, and potassium sulphates, with calcium carbonate and a little magnesium chloride. It is used as an aperient.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Seidlitz \Seid"litz\, a. Of or pertaining to Seidlitz, a village in Bohemia. [Written also {Sedlitz}.] {Seidlitz powders}, effervescing salts, consisting of two separate powders, one of which contains forty grains of sodium bicarbonate mixed with two drachms of Rochell[?] salt (tartrate of potassium and sodium) and the other contains thirty-five grains of tartaric acid. The powders are mixed in water, and drunk while effervescing, as a mild cathartic; -- so called from the resemblance to the natural water of Seidlitz. Called also {Rochelle powders}. {Seidlitz water}, a natural water from Seidlitz, containing magnesium, sodium, calcium, and potassium sulphates, with calcium carbonate and a little magnesium chloride. It is used as an aperient.
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Settle \Set"tle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Settled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Settling}.] [OE. setlen, AS. setlan. [root]154. See {Settle}, n. In senses 7, 8, and 9 perhaps confused with OE. sahtlen to reconcile, AS. sahtlian, fr. saht reconciliation, sacon to contend, dispute. Cf. {Sake}.] 1. To place in a fixed or permanent condition; to make firm, steady, or stable; to establish; to fix; esp., to establish in life; to fix in business, in a home, or the like. And he settled his countenance steadfastly upon him, until he was ashamed. --2 Kings viii. 11. (Rev. Ver.) The father thought the time drew on Of setting in the world his only son. --Dryden. 2. To establish in the pastoral office; to ordain or install as pastor or rector of a church, society, or parish; as, to settle a minister. [U. S.] 3. To cause to be no longer in a disturbed condition; to render quiet; to still; to calm; to compose. God settled then the huge whale-bearing lake. --Chapman. Hoping that sleep might settle his brains. --Bunyan. 4. To clear of dregs and impurities by causing them to sink; to render pure or clear; -- said of a liquid; as, to settle coffee, or the grounds of coffee. 5. To restore or bring to a smooth, dry, or passable condition; -- said of the ground, of roads, and the like; as, clear weather settles the roads. 6. To cause to sink; to lower; to depress; hence, also, to render close or compact; as, to settle the contents of a barrel or bag by shaking it. 7. To determine, as something which is exposed to doubt or question; to free from unscertainty or wavering; to make sure, firm, or constant; to establish; to compose; to quiet; as, to settle the mind when agitated; to settle questions of law; to settle the succession to a throne; to settle an allowance. It will settle the wavering, and confirm the doubtful. --Swift. 8. To adjust, as something in discussion; to make up; to compose; to pacify; as, to settle a quarrel. 9. To adjust, as accounts; to liquidate; to balance; as, to settle an account. 10. Hence, to pay; as, to settle a bill. [Colloq.] --Abbott. 11. To plant with inhabitants; to colonize; to people; as, the French first settled Canada; the Puritans settled New England; Plymouth was settled in 1620. {To settle on} [or] {upon}, to confer upon by permanent grant; to assure to. [bd]I . . . have settled upon him a good annuity.[b8] --Addison. {To settle the land} (Naut.), to cause it to sink, or appear lower, by receding from it. Syn: To fix; establish; regulate; arrange; compose; adjust; determine; decide.
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Settledness \Set"tled*ness\, n. The quality or state of being settled; confirmed state. [R.] --Bp. Hall.
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Steamer \Steam"er\, n. 1. A vessel propelled by steam; a steamship or steamboat. 2. A steam fire engine. See under {Steam}. 3. A road locomotive for use on common roads, as in agricultural operations. 4. A vessel in which articles are subjected to the action of steam, as in washing, in cookery, and in various processes of manufacture. 5. (Zo[94]l.) The steamer duck. {Steamer duck} (Zo[94]l.), a sea duck ({Tachyeres cinereus}), native of Patagonia and Terra del Fuego, which swims and dives with great agility, but which, when full grown, is incapable of flight, owing to its very small wings. Called also {loggerhead}, {race horse}, and {side wheel duck}.
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Sidle \Si"dle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sidled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sidling}.] [From {Side}.] To go or move with one side foremost; to move sidewise; as, to sidle through a crowd or narrow opening. --Swift. He . . . then sidled close to the astonished girl. --Sir W. Scott.
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Skittle-dog \Skit"tle-dog`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) The piked dogfish.
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Sodalite \So"da*lite\, n. [Soda + -lite: cf. F. sodalithe.] (Min.) A mineral of a white to blue or gray color, occuring commonly in dodecahedrons, also massive. It is a silicate of alumina and soda with some chlorine.
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Sodality \Sodal"ity\, n.; pl. {Sodalities}. [L. sodalitas, fr. sodalis a comrade.] 1. A fellowship or fraternity; a brotherhood. 2. (R.C.Ch.) Specifically, a lay association for devotion or for charitable purposes.
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Sodality \Sodal"ity\, n.; pl. {Sodalities}. [L. sodalitas, fr. sodalis a comrade.] 1. A fellowship or fraternity; a brotherhood. 2. (R.C.Ch.) Specifically, a lay association for devotion or for charitable purposes.
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Sotilte \So"til*te\, n. Subtlety. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Stalder \Stal"der\, n. [From the root of stall.] A wooden frame to set casks on. [Prov. Eng.]
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Stale \Stale\, a. [Akin to stale urine, and to stall, n.; probably from Low German or Scandinavian. Cf. {Stale}, v. i.] 1. Vapid or tasteless from age; having lost its life, spirit, and flavor, from being long kept; as, stale beer. 2. Not new; not freshly made; as, stele bread. 3. Having lost the life or graces of youth; worn out; decayed. [bd]A stale virgin.[b8] --Spectator. 4. Worn out by use or familiarity; having lost its novelty and power of pleasing; trite; common. --Swift. Wit itself, if stale is less pleasing. --Grew. How weary, stale flat, and unprofitable Seem to me all the uses of this world! --Shak. {Stale affidavit} (Law), an affidavit held above a year. --Craig. {Stale demand} (Law), a claim or demand which has not been pressed or demanded for a long time.
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Stale \Stale\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Staled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Staling}.] To make vapid or tasteless; to destroy the life, beauty, or use of; to wear out. Age can not wither her, nor custom stale Her infinite variety. --Shak.
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Stallation \Stal*la"tion\, n. Installation. [Obs.]
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Stall \Stall\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stalled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Stalling}.] [Cf. Sw. stalla, Dan. stalde.] 1. To put into a stall or stable; to keep in a stall or stalls; as, to stall an ox. Where King Latinus then his oxen stalled. Dryden. 2. To fatten; as, to stall cattle. [Prov. Eng.] 3. To place in an office with the customary formalities; to install. --Shak. 4. To plunge into mire or snow so as not to be able to get on; to set; to fix; as, to stall a cart. --Burton. His horses had been stalled in the snow. --E. E. Hale. 5. To forestall; to anticipitate. Having This not to be stall'd by my report. --Massinger. 6. To keep close; to keep secret. [Obs.] Stall this in your bosom. --Shak.
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Stalled \Stalled\, a. Put or kept in a stall; hence, fatted. [bd]A stalled ox.[b8] --Prov. xv. 17.
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Stealth \Stealth\, n. [OE. staple. See {Steal}, v. t.] 1. The act of stealing; theft. [Obs.] The owner proveth the stealth to have been committed upon him by such an outlaw. --Spenser. 2. The thing stolen; stolen property. [Obs.] [bd]Sluttish dens . . . serving to cover stealths.[b8] --Sir W. Raleigh. 3. The bringing to pass anything in a secret or concealed manner; a secret procedure; a clandestine practice or action; -- in either a good or a bad sense. Do good by stealth, and blush to find it fame. --Pope. The monarch, blinded with desire of wealth, With steel invades the brother's life by stealth. --Dryden. I told him of your stealth unto this wood. --Shak.
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Stealthful \Stealth"ful\, a. Given to stealth; stealthy. [Obs.] -- {Stealth"fully}, adv. [Obs.] -- {Stealth"fulness}, n. [Obs.]
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Stealthful \Stealth"ful\, a. Given to stealth; stealthy. [Obs.] -- {Stealth"fully}, adv. [Obs.] -- {Stealth"fulness}, n. [Obs.]
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Stealthful \Stealth"ful\, a. Given to stealth; stealthy. [Obs.] -- {Stealth"fully}, adv. [Obs.] -- {Stealth"fulness}, n. [Obs.]
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Stealthy \Stealth"y\, a. [Compar. {Stealthier}; superl. {Stealthiest}.] Done by stealth; accomplished clandestinely; unperceived; secret; furtive; sly. [Withered murder] with his stealthy pace, . . . Moves like a ghost. --Shak.
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Stealthy \Stealth"y\, a. [Compar. {Stealthier}; superl. {Stealthiest}.] Done by stealth; accomplished clandestinely; unperceived; secret; furtive; sly. [Withered murder] with his stealthy pace, . . . Moves like a ghost. --Shak.
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Stealthily \Stealth"i*ly\, adv. In a stealthy manner.
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Stealthiness \Stealth"i*ness\, n. The state, quality, or character of being stealthy; stealth.
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Stealthlike \Stealth"like`\, a. Stealthy; sly. --Wordsworth.
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Stealthy \Stealth"y\, a. [Compar. {Stealthier}; superl. {Stealthiest}.] Done by stealth; accomplished clandestinely; unperceived; secret; furtive; sly. [Withered murder] with his stealthy pace, . . . Moves like a ghost. --Shak.
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Steel \Steel\, n. [AS. st[c7]l, st[df]l, st[df]le; akin to D. staal, G. stahl, OHG. stahal, Icel. st[be]l, Dan. staal, Sw. st[86]l, Old Prussian stakla.] 1. (Metal) A variety of iron intermediate in composition and properties between wrought iron and cast iron (containing between one half of one per cent and one and a half per cent of carbon), and consisting of an alloy of iron with an iron carbide. Steel, unlike wrought iron, can be tempered, and retains magnetism. Its malleability decreases, and fusibility increases, with an increase in carbon. 2. An instrument or implement made of steel; as: (a) A weapon, as a sword, dagger, etc. [bd]Brave Macbeth . . . with his brandished steel.[b8] --Shak. While doubting thus he stood, Received the steel bathed in his brother's blood. --Dryden. (b) An instrument of steel (usually a round rod) for sharpening knives. (c) A piece of steel for striking sparks from flint. 3. Fig.: Anything of extreme hardness; that which is characterized by sternness or rigor. [bd]Heads of steel.[b8] --Johnson. [bd]Manhood's heart of steel.[b8] --Byron. 4. (Med.) A chalybeate medicine. --Dunglison. Note: Steel is often used in the formation of compounds, generally of obvious meaning; as, steel-clad, steel-girt, steel-hearted, steel-plated, steel-pointed, etc. {Bessemer steel} (Metal.) See in the Vocabulary. {Blister steel}. (Metal.) See under {Blister}. {Cast steel} (Metal.), a fine variety of steel, originally made by smelting blister or cementation steel; hence, ordinarily, steel of any process of production when remelted and cast. {Cromium steel} (Metal.), a hard, tenacious variety containing a little cromium, and somewhat resembling {tungsten steel}. {Mild steel} (Metal.), a kind of steel having a lower proportion of carbon than ordinary steel, rendering it softer and more malleable. {Puddled steel} (Metal.), a variety of steel produced from cast iron by the puddling process. {Steel duck} (Zo[94]l.), the goosander, or merganser. [Prov. Eng.] {Steel mill}. (a) (Firearms) See {Wheel lock}, under {Wheel}. (b) A mill which has steel grinding surfaces. (c) A mill where steel is manufactured. {Steel trap}, a trap for catching wild animals. It consists of two iron jaws, which close by means of a powerful steel spring when the animal disturbs the catch, or tongue, by which they are kept open. {Steel wine}, wine, usually sherry, in which steel filings have been placed for a considerable time, -- used as a medicine. {Tincture of steel} (Med.), an alcoholic solution of the chloride of iron. {Tungsten steel} (Metal.), a variety of steel containing a small amount of tungsten, and noted for its tenacity and hardness, as well as for its malleability and tempering qualities. It is also noted for its magnetic properties.
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Steel \Steel\, n. [AS. st[c7]l, st[df]l, st[df]le; akin to D. staal, G. stahl, OHG. stahal, Icel. st[be]l, Dan. staal, Sw. st[86]l, Old Prussian stakla.] 1. (Metal) A variety of iron intermediate in composition and properties between wrought iron and cast iron (containing between one half of one per cent and one and a half per cent of carbon), and consisting of an alloy of iron with an iron carbide. Steel, unlike wrought iron, can be tempered, and retains magnetism. Its malleability decreases, and fusibility increases, with an increase in carbon. 2. An instrument or implement made of steel; as: (a) A weapon, as a sword, dagger, etc. [bd]Brave Macbeth . . . with his brandished steel.[b8] --Shak. While doubting thus he stood, Received the steel bathed in his brother's blood. --Dryden. (b) An instrument of steel (usually a round rod) for sharpening knives. (c) A piece of steel for striking sparks from flint. 3. Fig.: Anything of extreme hardness; that which is characterized by sternness or rigor. [bd]Heads of steel.[b8] --Johnson. [bd]Manhood's heart of steel.[b8] --Byron. 4. (Med.) A chalybeate medicine. --Dunglison. Note: Steel is often used in the formation of compounds, generally of obvious meaning; as, steel-clad, steel-girt, steel-hearted, steel-plated, steel-pointed, etc. {Bessemer steel} (Metal.) See in the Vocabulary. {Blister steel}. (Metal.) See under {Blister}. {Cast steel} (Metal.), a fine variety of steel, originally made by smelting blister or cementation steel; hence, ordinarily, steel of any process of production when remelted and cast. {Cromium steel} (Metal.), a hard, tenacious variety containing a little cromium, and somewhat resembling {tungsten steel}. {Mild steel} (Metal.), a kind of steel having a lower proportion of carbon than ordinary steel, rendering it softer and more malleable. {Puddled steel} (Metal.), a variety of steel produced from cast iron by the puddling process. {Steel duck} (Zo[94]l.), the goosander, or merganser. [Prov. Eng.] {Steel mill}. (a) (Firearms) See {Wheel lock}, under {Wheel}. (b) A mill which has steel grinding surfaces. (c) A mill where steel is manufactured. {Steel trap}, a trap for catching wild animals. It consists of two iron jaws, which close by means of a powerful steel spring when the animal disturbs the catch, or tongue, by which they are kept open. {Steel wine}, wine, usually sherry, in which steel filings have been placed for a considerable time, -- used as a medicine. {Tincture of steel} (Med.), an alcoholic solution of the chloride of iron. {Tungsten steel} (Metal.), a variety of steel containing a small amount of tungsten, and noted for its tenacity and hardness, as well as for its malleability and tempering qualities. It is also noted for its magnetic properties.
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Steel \Steel\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Steeled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Steeling}.] [AS. stlan: cf. Icel. st[91]la. See {Steel}, n.] 1. To overlay, point, or edge with steel; as, to steel a razor; to steel an ax. 2. To make hard or strong; hence, to make insensible or obdurate. Lies well steeled with weighty arguments. --Shak. O God of battles! steel my soldier's hearts. --Shak. Why will you fight against so sweet a passion, And steel your heart to such a world of charms? --Addison. 3. Fig.: To cause to resemble steel, as in smoothness, polish, or other qualities. These waters, steeled By breezeless air to smoothest polish. --Wordsworth. 4. (Elec.) To cover, as an electrotype plate, with a thin layer of iron by electrolysis. The iron thus deposited is very hard, like steel.
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Steelhead \Steel"head`\, n. 1. (Zo[94]l.) A North Pacific salmon ({Salmo Gairdneri}) found from Northern California to Siberia; -- called also {hardhead}, and {preesil}. 2. (Zo[94]l.) The ruddy duck.
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Stellate \Stel"late\, Stellated \Stel"la*ted\, a. [L. stellatus, p. p. of stellare to set or cover with stars, from stella a star. See {Stellar}.] 1. Resembling a star; pointed or radiated, like the emblem of a star. 2. (Bot.) Starlike; having similar parts radiating from a common center; as, stellate flowers.
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Stellate \Stel"late\, Stellated \Stel"la*ted\, a. [L. stellatus, p. p. of stellare to set or cover with stars, from stella a star. See {Stellar}.] 1. Resembling a star; pointed or radiated, like the emblem of a star. 2. (Bot.) Starlike; having similar parts radiating from a common center; as, stellate flowers.
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Stellation \Stel*la"tion\, n. Radiation of light. [Obs.]
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Stelled \Stelled\, a. [See {Stell} to place.] Firmly placed or fixed. [Obs.] [bd]The stelled fires[b8] [the stars]. --Shak. Note: [In this passage by some defined as [bd]starry,[b8] as if from stellatus.]
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Stilet \Sti"let\, n. [Written also stilette, and stylet.] 1. A stiletto. [R.] 2. (Surg.) See {Stylet}, 2.
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Stiletto \Sti*let"to\, n.; pl. {Stilettos}. [It., dim. of stilo a dagger, fr. L. stilus a pointed instrument. See {Style} for writing, and cf. {Stylet}.] 1. A kind of dagger with a slender, rounded, and pointed blade. 2. A pointed instrument for making eyelet holes in embroidery. 3. A beard trimmed into a pointed form. [Obs.] The very quack of fashions, the very he that Wears a stiletto on his chin. --Ford.
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Stiletto \Sti*let"to\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stilettoed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Stilettoing}.] To stab or kill with a stiletto. --Bacon.
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Stiletto \Sti*let"to\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stilettoed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Stilettoing}.] To stab or kill with a stiletto. --Bacon.
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Stiletto \Sti*let"to\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stilettoed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Stilettoing}.] To stab or kill with a stiletto. --Bacon.
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Stiletto \Sti*let"to\, n.; pl. {Stilettos}. [It., dim. of stilo a dagger, fr. L. stilus a pointed instrument. See {Style} for writing, and cf. {Stylet}.] 1. A kind of dagger with a slender, rounded, and pointed blade. 2. A pointed instrument for making eyelet holes in embroidery. 3. A beard trimmed into a pointed form. [Obs.] The very quack of fashions, the very he that Wears a stiletto on his chin. --Ford.
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Still \Still\, n. [Cf. OE. stillatorie. See {Still}, v., to distill.] 1. A vessel, boiler, or copper used in the distillation of liquids; specifically, one used for the distillation of alcoholic liquors; a retort. The name is sometimes applied to the whole apparatus used in in vaporization and condensation. 2. A house where liquors are distilled; a distillery. {Still watcher}, a device for indicating the progress of distillation by the density of the liquid given over. --Knight.
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Stillatitious \Stil`la*ti"tious\, a. [L. stillaticius, fr. stillare to drop, stilla a drop.] Falling in drops; drawn by a still.
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Stillatory \Stil"latory\, n.; pl. {-ries}. [From {Still}, for distill. Cf. {Still}, n., and {Distillatory}, a.] 1. An alembic; a vessel for distillation. [R.] --Bacon. 2. A laboratory; a place or room in which distillation is performed. [R.] --Dr. H. More. --Sir H. Wotton.
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Still \Still\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stilled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Stilling}.] [AS. stillan, from stille still, quiet, firm. See {Still}, a.] 1. To stop, as motion or agitation; to cause to become quiet, or comparatively quiet; to check the agitation of; as, to still the raging sea. He having a full sway over the water, had power to still and compose it, as well as to move and disturb it. --Woodward. 2. To stop, as noise; to silence. With his name the mothers still their babies. --Shak. 3. To appease; to calm; to quiet, as tumult, agitation, or excitement; as, to still the passions. --Shak. Toil that would, at least, have stilled an unquiet impulse in me. --Hawthorne. Syn: To quiet; calm; allay; lull; pacify; appease; subdue; suppress; silence; stop; check; restrain.
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Stilt \Stilt\, n. [OE. stilte; akin to Dan. stylte, Sw. stylta, LG. & D. stelt, OHG. stelza, G. stelze, and perh. to E. stout.] 1. A pole, or piece of wood, constructed with a step or loop to raise the foot above the ground in walking. It is sometimes lashed to the leg, and sometimes prolonged upward so as to be steadied by the hand or arm. Ambition is but avarice on stilts, and masked. --Landor. 2. A crutch; also, the handle of a plow. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell. 3. (Zo[94]l.) Any species of limicoline birds belonging to {Himantopus} and allied genera, in which the legs are remarkably long and slender. Called also {longshanks}, {stiltbird}, {stilt plover}, and {lawyer}. Note: The American species ({Himantopus Mexicanus}) is well known. The European and Asiatic stilt ({H. candidus}) is usually white, except the wings and interscapulars, which are greenish black. The white-headed stilt ({H. leucocephalus}) and the banded stilt ({Cladorhynchus pectoralis}) are found in Australia. {Stilt plover} (Zo[94]l.), the stilt. {Stilt sandpiper} (Zo[94]l.), an American sandpiper ({Micropalama himantopus}) having long legs. The bill is somewhat expanded at the tip.
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Stilt \Stilt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stilted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Stilting}.] To raise on stilts, or as if on stilts.
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Stilt \Stilt\, n. [OE. stilte; akin to Dan. stylte, Sw. stylta, LG. & D. stelt, OHG. stelza, G. stelze, and perh. to E. stout.] 1. A pole, or piece of wood, constructed with a step or loop to raise the foot above the ground in walking. It is sometimes lashed to the leg, and sometimes prolonged upward so as to be steadied by the hand or arm. Ambition is but avarice on stilts, and masked. --Landor. 2. A crutch; also, the handle of a plow. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell. 3. (Zo[94]l.) Any species of limicoline birds belonging to {Himantopus} and allied genera, in which the legs are remarkably long and slender. Called also {longshanks}, {stiltbird}, {stilt plover}, and {lawyer}. Note: The American species ({Himantopus Mexicanus}) is well known. The European and Asiatic stilt ({H. candidus}) is usually white, except the wings and interscapulars, which are greenish black. The white-headed stilt ({H. leucocephalus}) and the banded stilt ({Cladorhynchus pectoralis}) are found in Australia. {Stilt plover} (Zo[94]l.), the stilt. {Stilt sandpiper} (Zo[94]l.), an American sandpiper ({Micropalama himantopus}) having long legs. The bill is somewhat expanded at the tip.
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Stilt \Stilt\, n. [OE. stilte; akin to Dan. stylte, Sw. stylta, LG. & D. stelt, OHG. stelza, G. stelze, and perh. to E. stout.] 1. A pole, or piece of wood, constructed with a step or loop to raise the foot above the ground in walking. It is sometimes lashed to the leg, and sometimes prolonged upward so as to be steadied by the hand or arm. Ambition is but avarice on stilts, and masked. --Landor. 2. A crutch; also, the handle of a plow. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell. 3. (Zo[94]l.) Any species of limicoline birds belonging to {Himantopus} and allied genera, in which the legs are remarkably long and slender. Called also {longshanks}, {stiltbird}, {stilt plover}, and {lawyer}. Note: The American species ({Himantopus Mexicanus}) is well known. The European and Asiatic stilt ({H. candidus}) is usually white, except the wings and interscapulars, which are greenish black. The white-headed stilt ({H. leucocephalus}) and the banded stilt ({Cladorhynchus pectoralis}) are found in Australia. {Stilt plover} (Zo[94]l.), the stilt. {Stilt sandpiper} (Zo[94]l.), an American sandpiper ({Micropalama himantopus}) having long legs. The bill is somewhat expanded at the tip.
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Sandpiper \Sand"pi`per\, n. 1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of small limicoline game birds belonging to {Tringa}, {Actodromas}, {Ereunetes}, and various allied genera of the family {Tringid[91]}. Note: The most important North American species are the pectoral sandpiper ({Tringa maculata}), called also {brownback}, {grass snipe}, and {jacksnipe}; the red-backed, or black-breasted, sandpiper, or dunlin ({T. alpina}); the purple sandpiper ({T. maritima}: the red-breasted sandpiper, or knot ({T. canutus}); the semipalmated sandpiper ({Ereunetes pusillus}); the spotted sandpiper, or teeter-tail ({Actitis macularia}); the buff-breasted sandpiper ({Tryngites subruficollis}), and the Bartramian sandpiper, or upland plover. See under {Upland}. Among the European species are the dunlin, the knot, the ruff, the sanderling, and the common sandpiper ({Actitis, [or] Tringoides, hypoleucus}), called also {fiddler}, {peeper}, {pleeps}, {weet-weet}, and {summer snipe}. Some of the small plovers and tattlers are also called sandpipers. 2. (Zo[94]l.) A small lamprey eel; the pride. {Curlew sandpiper}. See under {Curlew}. {Stilt sandpiper}. See under {Stilt}.
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Stilt \Stilt\, n. [OE. stilte; akin to Dan. stylte, Sw. stylta, LG. & D. stelt, OHG. stelza, G. stelze, and perh. to E. stout.] 1. A pole, or piece of wood, constructed with a step or loop to raise the foot above the ground in walking. It is sometimes lashed to the leg, and sometimes prolonged upward so as to be steadied by the hand or arm. Ambition is but avarice on stilts, and masked. --Landor. 2. A crutch; also, the handle of a plow. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell. 3. (Zo[94]l.) Any species of limicoline birds belonging to {Himantopus} and allied genera, in which the legs are remarkably long and slender. Called also {longshanks}, {stiltbird}, {stilt plover}, and {lawyer}. Note: The American species ({Himantopus Mexicanus}) is well known. The European and Asiatic stilt ({H. candidus}) is usually white, except the wings and interscapulars, which are greenish black. The white-headed stilt ({H. leucocephalus}) and the banded stilt ({Cladorhynchus pectoralis}) are found in Australia. {Stilt plover} (Zo[94]l.), the stilt. {Stilt sandpiper} (Zo[94]l.), an American sandpiper ({Micropalama himantopus}) having long legs. The bill is somewhat expanded at the tip.
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Stilt \Stilt\, n. [OE. stilte; akin to Dan. stylte, Sw. stylta, LG. & D. stelt, OHG. stelza, G. stelze, and perh. to E. stout.] 1. A pole, or piece of wood, constructed with a step or loop to raise the foot above the ground in walking. It is sometimes lashed to the leg, and sometimes prolonged upward so as to be steadied by the hand or arm. Ambition is but avarice on stilts, and masked. --Landor. 2. A crutch; also, the handle of a plow. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell. 3. (Zo[94]l.) Any species of limicoline birds belonging to {Himantopus} and allied genera, in which the legs are remarkably long and slender. Called also {longshanks}, {stiltbird}, {stilt plover}, and {lawyer}. Note: The American species ({Himantopus Mexicanus}) is well known. The European and Asiatic stilt ({H. candidus}) is usually white, except the wings and interscapulars, which are greenish black. The white-headed stilt ({H. leucocephalus}) and the banded stilt ({Cladorhynchus pectoralis}) are found in Australia. {Stilt plover} (Zo[94]l.), the stilt. {Stilt sandpiper} (Zo[94]l.), an American sandpiper ({Micropalama himantopus}) having long legs. The bill is somewhat expanded at the tip.
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Stiltbird \Stilt"bird`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) See {Stilt}, n., 3.
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Stilt \Stilt\, n. [OE. stilte; akin to Dan. stylte, Sw. stylta, LG. & D. stelt, OHG. stelza, G. stelze, and perh. to E. stout.] 1. A pole, or piece of wood, constructed with a step or loop to raise the foot above the ground in walking. It is sometimes lashed to the leg, and sometimes prolonged upward so as to be steadied by the hand or arm. Ambition is but avarice on stilts, and masked. --Landor. 2. A crutch; also, the handle of a plow. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell. 3. (Zo[94]l.) Any species of limicoline birds belonging to {Himantopus} and allied genera, in which the legs are remarkably long and slender. Called also {longshanks}, {stiltbird}, {stilt plover}, and {lawyer}. Note: The American species ({Himantopus Mexicanus}) is well known. The European and Asiatic stilt ({H. candidus}) is usually white, except the wings and interscapulars, which are greenish black. The white-headed stilt ({H. leucocephalus}) and the banded stilt ({Cladorhynchus pectoralis}) are found in Australia. {Stilt plover} (Zo[94]l.), the stilt. {Stilt sandpiper} (Zo[94]l.), an American sandpiper ({Micropalama himantopus}) having long legs. The bill is somewhat expanded at the tip.
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Stiltbird \Stilt"bird`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) See {Stilt}, n., 3.
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Stilt \Stilt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stilted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Stilting}.] To raise on stilts, or as if on stilts.
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Stilted \Stilt"ed\, a. Elevated as if on stilts; hence, pompous; bombastic; as, a stilted style; stilted declamation.
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{Stilted arch} (Arch.), an arch in which the springing line is some distance above the impost, the space between being occupied by a vertical member, molded or ornamented, as a continuation of the archivolt, intrados, etc.
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Stiltify \Stilt"i*fy\, v. t. [Stilt + -fy.] To raise upon stilts, or as upon stilts; to stilt.
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Stilt \Stilt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stilted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Stilting}.] To raise on stilts, or as if on stilts.
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Stilton cheese \Stil"ton cheese"\, or Stilton \Stil"ton\, n. A peculiarly flavored unpressed cheese made from milk with cream added; -- so called from the village or parish of Stilton, England, where it was originally made. It is very rich in fat. Thus, in the outset he was gastronomic; discussed the dinner from the soup to the stilton. --C. Lever.
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Stilton cheese \Stil"ton cheese"\, or Stilton \Stil"ton\, n. A peculiarly flavored unpressed cheese made from milk with cream added; -- so called from the village or parish of Stilton, England, where it was originally made. It is very rich in fat. Thus, in the outset he was gastronomic; discussed the dinner from the soup to the stilton. --C. Lever.
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Stilty \Stilt"y\, a. Unreasonably elevated; pompous; stilted; as, a stilty style.
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Stoled \Stoled\, a. Having or wearing a stole. After them flew the prophets, brightly stoled In shining lawn. --G. Fletcher.
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Stolid \Stol"id\, a. [L. stolidus.] Hopelessly insensible or stupid; not easily aroused or excited; dull; impassive; foolish.
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Stolidity \Stolid"ity\, n. [L. stoliditas.] The state or quality of being stolid; dullness of intellect; obtuseness; stupidity. Indocile, intractable fools, whose stolidity can baffle all arguments, and be proof against demonstration itself. --Bentley.
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Stolidness \Stol"id*ness\, n. Same as {Stolidity}.
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Stultification \Stul`tifica"tion\, n. The act of stultifying, or the state of being stultified.
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Stultify \Stul"ti*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stultified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Stultifying}.] [L. stultus foolish + -fy.] 1. To make foolish; to make a fool of; as, to stultify one by imposition; to stultify one's self by silly reasoning or conduct. --Burke. 2. To regard as a fool, or as foolish. [R.] The modern sciolist stultifies all understanding but his own, and that which he conceives like his own. --Hazlitt. 3. (Law) To allege or prove to be of unsound mind, so that the performance of some act may be avoided.
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Stultifier \Stul"ti*fi`er\, n. One who stultifies.
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Stultify \Stul"ti*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stultified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Stultifying}.] [L. stultus foolish + -fy.] 1. To make foolish; to make a fool of; as, to stultify one by imposition; to stultify one's self by silly reasoning or conduct. --Burke. 2. To regard as a fool, or as foolish. [R.] The modern sciolist stultifies all understanding but his own, and that which he conceives like his own. --Hazlitt. 3. (Law) To allege or prove to be of unsound mind, so that the performance of some act may be avoided.
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Stultify \Stul"ti*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stultified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Stultifying}.] [L. stultus foolish + -fy.] 1. To make foolish; to make a fool of; as, to stultify one by imposition; to stultify one's self by silly reasoning or conduct. --Burke. 2. To regard as a fool, or as foolish. [R.] The modern sciolist stultifies all understanding but his own, and that which he conceives like his own. --Hazlitt. 3. (Law) To allege or prove to be of unsound mind, so that the performance of some act may be avoided.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Stultiloquence \Stultil"oquence\, n. [L. stultiloquentia; stultus foolish + loquentia a talking, fr. loquens, p. pr. of loqui to talk.] Silly talk; babbling.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Stultiloquent \Stultil"oquent\, a. [Cf. L. stultiloquus. See {Stultiloquence}.] Given to, or characterized by, silly talk; babbling. -- {Stultil"oquent*ly}, adv.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Stultiloquent \Stultil"oquent\, a. [Cf. L. stultiloquus. See {Stultiloquence}.] Given to, or characterized by, silly talk; babbling. -- {Stultil"oquent*ly}, adv.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Stultiloquy \Stultil"oquy\, n. [L. stultiloquium.] Foolish talk; silly discource; babbling. --Jer. Taylor.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Stulty \Stul"ty\, a. [L. stultus foolish.] Foolish; silly. [Obs.] --Testament of Love.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Style \Style\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Styled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Styling}.] To entitle; to term, name, or call; to denominate. [bd]Styled great conquerors.[b8] --Milton. How well his worth and brave adventures styled. --Dryden. Syn: To call; name; denominate; designate; term; characterize.
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Stylet \Sty"let\, n. [F., dim. of style; cf. It. stiletto. See {Stiletto}.] A small poniard; a stiletto. 2. (Surg.) (a) An instrument for examining wounds and fistulas, and for passing setons, and the like; a probe, -- called also {specillum}. (b) A stiff wire, inserted in catheters or other tubular instruments to maintain their shape and prevent clogging. 3. (Zo[94]l.) Any small, more or less rigid, bristlelike organ; as, the caudal stylets of certain insects; the ventral stylets of certain Infusoria.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Stylite \Sty"lite\, n. [Gr. [?], fr. [?] a pillar.] (Eccl. Hist.) One of a sect of anchorites in the early church, who lived on the tops of pillars for the exercise of their patience; -- called also {pillarist} and {pillar saint}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Stylohyoid \Sty`lo*hy"oid\, a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the styloid process and the hyoid bone.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Styloid \Sty"loid\, a. [Style + -oid: cf. F. stylo[8b]de, Gr. [?].] 1. Styliform; as, the styloid process. 2. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the styloid process. {Styloid process} (Anat.), a long and slender process from the lower side of the temporal bone of man, corresponding to the tympanohyal and stylohyal of other animals.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Styloid \Sty"loid\, a. [Style + -oid: cf. F. stylo[8b]de, Gr. [?].] 1. Styliform; as, the styloid process. 2. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the styloid process. {Styloid process} (Anat.), a long and slender process from the lower side of the temporal bone of man, corresponding to the tympanohyal and stylohyal of other animals.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Swaddle \Swad"dle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Swaddled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Swaddling}.] 1. To bind as with a bandage; to bind or warp tightly with clothes; to swathe; -- used esp. of infants; as, to swaddle a baby. They swaddled me up in my nightgown with long pieces of linen. --Addison. 2. To beat; to cudgel. [Obs.] --Hudibras.
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Satellite Beach, FL (city, FIPS 64400) Location: 28.17600 N, 80.60020 W Population (1990): 9889 (4205 housing units) Area: 6.2 sq km (land), 2.3 sq km (water)
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From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
stealth manager n. [Corporate DP] A manager that appears out of nowhere, promises undeliverable software to unknown end users, and vanishes before the programming staff realizes what has happened. See {smoke and mirrors}.