sage brush
         n 1: any of several North American composite subshrubs of the
               genera Artemis or Seriphidium [syn: {sagebrush}, {sage
               brush}]

English Dictionary: Saxifraga stellaris	by the DICT Development Group
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sagebrush n any of several North American composite subshrubs of the genera Artemis or Seriphidium Synonym(s): sagebrush, sage brush
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sagebrush buttercup n small early-flowering buttercup with shiny yellow flowers of western North America Synonym(s): sagebrush buttercup, Ranunculus glaberrimus
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sagebrush lizard n a ground dweller that prefers open ground and scattered low bushes; of United States west between Rocky and Sierra Nevada Mountains Synonym(s): sagebrush lizard, Sceloporus graciosus
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sagebrush mariposa tulip n mariposa having loose clusters of one to three handsome lilac flowers resembling umbels atop stout erect stems; arid northwestern North America east of Cascade Mountains from southern British Columbia to northern California Synonym(s): sagebrush mariposa tulip, Calochortus macrocarpus
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Sagebrush State n a state in the southwestern United States [syn: Nevada, Silver State, Battle Born State, Sagebrush State, NV]
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sago fern n a showy tree fern of New Zealand and Australia having a crown of pinnated fronds with whitish undersides Synonym(s): silver tree fern, sago fern, black tree fern, Cyathea medullaris
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sassafras n yellowwood tree with brittle wood and aromatic leaves and bark; source of sassafras oil; widely distributed in eastern North America Synonym(s): sassafras, sassafras tree, Sassafras albidum dried root bark of the sassafras tree
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Sassafras albidum n yellowwood tree with brittle wood and aromatic leaves and bark; source of sassafras oil; widely distributed in eastern North America Synonym(s): sassafras, sassafras tree, Sassafras albidum
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sassafras laurel n Pacific coast tree having aromatic foliage and small umbellate flowers followed by olivelike fruit; yields a hard tough wood Synonym(s): California laurel, California bay tree, Oregon myrtle, pepperwood, spice tree, sassafras laurel, California olive, mountain laurel, Umbellularia californica
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sassafras oil n oil from root bark of sassafras trees; used in perfumery and as a disinfectant
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sassafras tree n yellowwood tree with brittle wood and aromatic leaves and bark; source of sassafras oil; widely distributed in eastern North America Synonym(s): sassafras, sassafras tree, Sassafras albidum
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sauce verte n mayonnaise with tarragon or dill and chopped watercress and spinach or cucumber Synonym(s): green mayonnaise, sauce verte
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Saxifraga n type genus of the Saxifragaceae; large genus of usually perennial herbs of Arctic and cool regions of northern hemisphere: saxifrage Synonym(s): Saxifraga, genus Saxifraga
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Saxifraga aizoides n tufted evergreen perennial having ciliate leaves and yellow corymbose flowers often spotted orange Synonym(s): yellow mountain saxifrage, Saxifraga aizoides
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Saxifraga granulata n rosette-forming perennial having compact panicles of white flowers; Europe Synonym(s): meadow saxifrage, fair-maids-of- France, Saxifraga granulata
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Saxifraga hypnoides n tufted or mat-forming perennial of mountains of Europe; cultivated for its white flowers Synonym(s): mossy saxifrage, Saxifraga hypnoides
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Saxifraga occidentalis n saxifrage having loose clusters of white flowers on hairy stems growing from a cluster of basal leaves; moist slopes of western North America Synonym(s): western saxifrage, Saxifraga occidentalis
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Saxifraga oppositifolia n plants forming dense cushions with bright reddish-lavender flowers; rocky areas of Europe and Asia and western North America Synonym(s): purple saxifrage, Saxifraga oppositifolia
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Saxifraga sarmentosam n eastern Asiatic saxifrage with racemes of small red-and- white flowers; spreads by numerous creeping stolons Synonym(s): strawberry geranium, strawberry saxifrage, mother-of- thousands, Saxifraga stolonifera, Saxifraga sarmentosam
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Saxifraga stellaris n small often mat-forming alpine plant having small starlike white flowers; Europe Synonym(s): star saxifrage, starry saxifrage, Saxifraga stellaris
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Saxifraga stolonifera n eastern Asiatic saxifrage with racemes of small red-and- white flowers; spreads by numerous creeping stolons Synonym(s): strawberry geranium, strawberry saxifrage, mother-of- thousands, Saxifraga stolonifera, Saxifraga sarmentosam
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Saxifragaceae n a large and diverse family of evergreen or deciduous herbs; widely distributed in northern temperate and cold regions; sometimes includes genera of the family Hydrangeaceae Synonym(s): Saxifragaceae, family Saxifragaceae, saxifrage family
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saxifrage n any of various plants of the genus Saxifraga [syn: saxifrage, breakstone, rockfoil]
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saxifrage family n a large and diverse family of evergreen or deciduous herbs; widely distributed in northern temperate and cold regions; sometimes includes genera of the family Hydrangeaceae Synonym(s): Saxifragaceae, family Saxifragaceae, saxifrage family
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Schizophragma n small genus of deciduous climbing and creeping shrubs with white flowers in flat clusters; sometimes placed in family Saxifragaceae Synonym(s): Schizophragma, genus Schizophragma
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Schizophragma hydrangeoides n climbing shrub with adhesive aerial roots having opposite leaves and small white flowers in terminal cymes; Himalayas to Taiwan and Japan Synonym(s): climbing hydrangea, Schizophragma hydrangeoides
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schizophrenia n any of several psychotic disorders characterized by distortions of reality and disturbances of thought and language and withdrawal from social contact Synonym(s): schizophrenia, schizophrenic disorder, schizophrenic psychosis, dementia praecox
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schizophrenic adj suffering from some form of schizophrenia; "schizophrenic patients" of or relating to or characteristic of schizophrenia Synonym(s): schizoid, schizophrenic n someone who is afflicted with schizophrenia
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schizophrenic disorder n any of several psychotic disorders characterized by distortions of reality and disturbances of thought and language and withdrawal from social contact Synonym(s): schizophrenia, schizophrenic disorder, schizophrenic psychosis, dementia praecox
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schizophrenic psychosis n any of several psychotic disorders characterized by distortions of reality and disturbances of thought and language and withdrawal from social contact Synonym(s): schizophrenia, schizophrenic disorder, schizophrenic psychosis, dementia praecox
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sea spray n spray from ocean waves
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sea spurry n prostrate weedy herb with tiny pink flowers; widespread throughout Europe and Asia on sand dunes and heath and coastal cliffs; naturalized in eastern North America Synonym(s): sand spurry, sea spurry, Spergularia rubra
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secobarbital n barbiturate that is a white odorless slightly bitter powder (trade name Seconal) used as a sodium salt for sedation and to treat convulsions Synonym(s): secobarbital sodium, secobarbital, Seconal, red devil
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secobarbital sodium n barbiturate that is a white odorless slightly bitter powder (trade name Seconal) used as a sodium salt for sedation and to treat convulsions Synonym(s): secobarbital sodium, secobarbital, Seconal, red devil
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secpar n a unit of astronomical length based on the distance from Earth at which stellar parallax is 1 second of arc; equivalent to 3.262 light years Synonym(s): parsec, secpar
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sewage farm n a farm that is irrigated and fertilized with raw sewage
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shagbark n North American hickory having loose grey shaggy bark and edible nuts Synonym(s): shagbark, shagbark hickory, shellbark, shellbark hickory, Carya ovata
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shagbark hickory n North American hickory having loose grey shaggy bark and edible nuts Synonym(s): shagbark, shagbark hickory, shellbark, shellbark hickory, Carya ovata
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Shakspere n English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616) Synonym(s): Shakespeare, William Shakespeare, Shakspere, William Shakspere, Bard of Avon
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sick berth n (nautical) a room for the treatment of the sick or injured (as on a ship) Synonym(s): sickbay, sick berth
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sick parade n the daily military formation at which individuals report to the medical officer as sick Synonym(s): sick call, sick parade
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sick person n a person suffering from an illness [syn: sick person, diseased person, sufferer]
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siege of Orleans n a long siege of Orleans by the English was relieved by Joan of Arc in 1429 Synonym(s): Orleans, siege of Orleans
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siege of Yorktown n in 1781 the British under Cornwallis surrendered after a siege of three weeks by American and French troops; the surrender ended the American Revolution Synonym(s): Yorktown, siege of Yorktown
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Siege Perilous n the legendary seat at King Arthur's Round Table reserved for the knight who would find the Holy Grail; it was fatal for anyone else to sit in it
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Siegfried n (German mythology) mythical German warrior hero of the Nibelungenlied who takes possession of the accursed treasure of the Nibelungs by slaying the dragon that guards it and awakens Brynhild and is eventually killed; Sigurd is the Norse counterpart
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Siegfried line n German fortifications facing the Maginot Line
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squeeze for v squeeze someone for money, information, etc.
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sushi bar n a bar where sushi is served
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suspiration n an utterance made by exhaling audibly [syn: sigh, suspiration]
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suspire v heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily; "She sighed sadly" Synonym(s): sigh, suspire draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs; "I can breathe better when the air is clean"; "The patient is respiring" Synonym(s): breathe, take a breath, respire, suspire
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Swiss franc n the basic unit of money in Switzerland
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Comfrey \Com"frey\, n. [Prob. from F. conferve, L. conferva, fr.       confervere to boil together, in medical language, to heal,       grow together. So called on account of its healing power, for       which reason it was also called consolida.] (Bot.)       A rough, hairy, perennial plant of several species, of the       genus {Symphytum}.          Note: A decoction of the mucilaginous root of the [bd]common                comfrey[b8] ({S. officinale}) is used in cough                mixtures, etc.; and the gigantic [bd]prickly                comfrey[b8] ({S. asperrimum}) is somewhat cultivated as                a forage plant.
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Sacciferous \Sac*cif"er*ous\, a. [L. saccus a sack + -ferous.]       (Biol.)       Bearing a sac.
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Sacciform \Sac"ci*form\, a. [L. saccus a sack + -form.] (Biol.)       Having the general form of a sac.
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Bottle \Bot"tle\, n. [OE. bote, botelle, OF. botel, bouteille,       F. bouteille, fr. LL. buticula, dim. of butis, buttis, butta,       flask. Cf. {Butt} a cask.]       1. A hollow vessel, usually of glass or earthenware (but             formerly of leather), with a narrow neck or mouth, for             holding liquids.          2. The contents of a bottle; as much as a bottle contains;             as, to drink a bottle of wine.          3. Fig.: Intoxicating liquor; as, to drown one's reason in             the bottle.          Note: Bottle is much used adjectively, or as the first part                of a compound.          {Bottle ale}, bottled ale. [Obs.] --Shak.          {Bottle brush}, a cylindrical brush for cleansing the             interior of bottles.          {Bottle fish} (Zo[94]l.), a kind of deep-sea eel             ({Saccopharynx ampullaceus}), remarkable for its baglike             gullet, which enables it to swallow fishes two or three             times its won size.          {Bottle flower}. (Bot.) Same as {Bluebottle}.          {Bottle glass}, a coarse, green glass, used in the             manufacture of bottles. --Ure.          {Bottle gourd} (Bot.), the common gourd or calabash             ({Lagenaria Vulgaris}), whose shell is used for bottles,             dippers, etc.          {Bottle grass} (Bot.), a nutritious fodder grass ({Setaria             glauca} and {S. viridis}); -- called also {foxtail}, and             {green foxtail}.          {Bottle tit} (Zo[94]l.), the European long-tailed titmouse;             -- so called from the shape of its nest.          {Bottle tree} (Bot.), an Australian tree ({Sterculia             rupestris}), with a bottle-shaped, or greatly swollen,             trunk.          {Feeding bottle}, {Nursing bottle}, a bottle with a rubber             nipple (generally with an intervening tube), used in             feeding infants.
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{Sack bearer} (Zo[94]l.). See {Basket worm}, under {Basket}.                      {Sack tree} (Bot.), an East Indian tree ({Antiaris             saccidora}) which is cut into lengths, and made into sacks             by turning the bark inside out, and leaving a slice of the             wood for a bottom.          {To give the sack to} [or] {get the sack}, to discharge, or             be discharged, from employment; to jilt, or be jilted.             [Slang]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sagebrush \Sage"brush`\, n.       A low irregular shrub ({Artemisia tridentata}), of the order       {Composit[91]}, covering vast tracts of the dry alkaline       regions of the American plains; -- called also {sagebush},       and {wild sage}.
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Sagebrush State \Sagebrush State\       Nevada; -- a nickname.
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Sassafras \Sas"sa*fras\, n. [F. sassafras (cf. It. sassafrasso,       sassafras, Sp. sasafras, salsafras, salsifrax, salsifragia,       saxifragia), fr. L. saxifraga saxifrage. See {Saxifrage}.]       (Bot.)       An American tree of the Laurel family ({Sassafras       officinale}); also, the bark of the roots, which has an       aromatic smell and taste.          {Australian sassafras}, a lofty tree ({Doryophora Sassafras})             with aromatic bark and leaves.          {Chilian sassafras}, an aromatic tree ({Laurelia             sempervirens}).          {New Zealand sassafras}, a similar tree ({Laurelia Nov[91]             Zelandi[91]}).          {Sassafras nut}. See {Pichurim bean}.          {Swamp sassafras}, the sweet bay ({Magnolia glauca}). See             {Magnolia}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sassafras \Sas"sa*fras\, n. [F. sassafras (cf. It. sassafrasso,       sassafras, Sp. sasafras, salsafras, salsifrax, salsifragia,       saxifragia), fr. L. saxifraga saxifrage. See {Saxifrage}.]       (Bot.)       An American tree of the Laurel family ({Sassafras       officinale}); also, the bark of the roots, which has an       aromatic smell and taste.          {Australian sassafras}, a lofty tree ({Doryophora Sassafras})             with aromatic bark and leaves.          {Chilian sassafras}, an aromatic tree ({Laurelia             sempervirens}).          {New Zealand sassafras}, a similar tree ({Laurelia Nov[91]             Zelandi[91]}).          {Sassafras nut}. See {Pichurim bean}.          {Swamp sassafras}, the sweet bay ({Magnolia glauca}). See             {Magnolia}.
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Pichurim bean \Pich"u*rim bean`\ (Bot.)       The seed of a Brazilian lauraceous tree ({Nectandra Puchury})       of a taste and smell between those of nutmeg and of       sassafras, -- sometimes used medicinally. Called also       {sassafras nut}.
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Sassafras \Sas"sa*fras\, n. [F. sassafras (cf. It. sassafrasso,       sassafras, Sp. sasafras, salsafras, salsifrax, salsifragia,       saxifragia), fr. L. saxifraga saxifrage. See {Saxifrage}.]       (Bot.)       An American tree of the Laurel family ({Sassafras       officinale}); also, the bark of the roots, which has an       aromatic smell and taste.          {Australian sassafras}, a lofty tree ({Doryophora Sassafras})             with aromatic bark and leaves.          {Chilian sassafras}, an aromatic tree ({Laurelia             sempervirens}).          {New Zealand sassafras}, a similar tree ({Laurelia Nov[91]             Zelandi[91]}).          {Sassafras nut}. See {Pichurim bean}.          {Swamp sassafras}, the sweet bay ({Magnolia glauca}). See             {Magnolia}.
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Pichurim bean \Pich"u*rim bean`\ (Bot.)       The seed of a Brazilian lauraceous tree ({Nectandra Puchury})       of a taste and smell between those of nutmeg and of       sassafras, -- sometimes used medicinally. Called also       {sassafras nut}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sassafras \Sas"sa*fras\, n. [F. sassafras (cf. It. sassafrasso,       sassafras, Sp. sasafras, salsafras, salsifrax, salsifragia,       saxifragia), fr. L. saxifraga saxifrage. See {Saxifrage}.]       (Bot.)       An American tree of the Laurel family ({Sassafras       officinale}); also, the bark of the roots, which has an       aromatic smell and taste.          {Australian sassafras}, a lofty tree ({Doryophora Sassafras})             with aromatic bark and leaves.          {Chilian sassafras}, an aromatic tree ({Laurelia             sempervirens}).          {New Zealand sassafras}, a similar tree ({Laurelia Nov[91]             Zelandi[91]}).          {Sassafras nut}. See {Pichurim bean}.          {Swamp sassafras}, the sweet bay ({Magnolia glauca}). See             {Magnolia}.
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Sassy bark \Sas"sy bark`\ (Bot.)       The bark of a West African leguminous tree ({Erythrophl[91]um       Guineense}, used by the natives as an ordeal poison, and also       medicinally; -- called also {mancona bark}.
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Strawberry \Straw"ber*ry\, n. [AS. stre[a0]wberige; stre[a0]w       straw + berie berry; perhaps from the resemblance of the       runners of the plant to straws.] (Bot.)       A fragrant edible berry, of a delicious taste and commonly of       a red color, the fruit of a plant of the genus {Fragaria}, of       which there are many varieties. Also, the plant bearing the       fruit. The common American strawberry is {Fragaria       virginiana}; the European, {F. vesca}. There are also other       less common species.          {Strawberry bass}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Calico bass}, under             {Calico}.          {Strawberry blite}. (Bot.) See under {Blite}.          {Strawberry borer} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of             insects whose larv[91] burrow in the crown or roots of the             strawberry vine. Especially:       (a) The root borer ({Anarsia lineatella}), a very small dark             gray moth whose larv[91] burrow both in the larger roots             and crown, often doing great damage.       (b) The crown borer ({Tyloderma fragari[91]}), a small brown             weevil whose larva burrows in the crown and kills the             plant.          {Strawberry bush} (Bot.), an American shrub ({Euonymus             Americanus}), a kind of spindle tree having crimson pods             and the seeds covered with a scarlet aril.          {Strawberry crab} (Zo[94]l.), a small European spider crab             ({Eurynome aspera}); -- so called because the back is             covered with pink tubercles.          {Strawberry fish} (Zo[94]l.), the amadavat.          {Strawberry geranium} (Bot.), a kind of saxifrage ({Saxifraga             sarmentosa}) having reniform leaves, and producing long             runners like those of the strawberry.          {Strawberry leaf}.       (a) The leaf of the strawberry.       (b) The symbol of the rank or estate of a duke, because the             ducal coronet is twined with strawberry leaves. [bd]The             strawberry leaves on her chariot panels are engraved on             her ladyship's heart.[b8] --Thackeray.          {Strawberry-leaf roller} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several             species of moths whose larv[91] roll up, and feed upon,             the leaves of the strawberry vine; especially,             {Phoxopteris fragari[91]}, and {Eccopsis permundana}.          {Strawberry moth} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of             moth whose larv[91] feed on the strawberry vines; as:       (a) The smeared dagger ({Apatela oblinita}), whose large             hairy larva is velvety black with two rows of bright             yellow spots on each side.       (b) A geometrid ({Angerona crocataria}) which is yellow with             dusky spots on the wings. Called also {currant moth}.          {Strawberry pear} (Bot.), the red ovoid fruit of a West             Indian plant of the genus Cereus ({C. triangularia}). It             has a sweetish flavor, and is slightly acid, pleasant, and             cooling. Also, the plant bearing the fruit.          {Strawberry sawfly} (Zo[94]l.), a small black sawfly             ({Emphytus maculatus}) whose larva eats the leaves of the             strawberry vine.          {Strawberry tomato}. (Bot.) See {Alkekengi}.          {Strawberry tree}. (Bot.) See {Arbutus}.          {Strawberry vine} (Bot.), the plant which yields the             strawberry.          {Strawberry worm} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of any moth which             feeds on the strawberry vine.
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Whitlow \Whit"low\, n. [Prov. E. whickflaw, for quickflaw, i.       e., a flaw or sore at the quick; cf. Icel. kvika the quick       under the nail or under a horse's hoof. See {Quick}, a., and       {Flaw}.]       1. (Med.) An inflammation of the fingers or toes, generally             of the last phalanx, terminating usually in suppuration.             The inflammation may occupy any seat between the skin and             the bone, but is usually applied to a felon or             inflammation of the periosteal structures of the bone.          2. (Far.) An inflammatory disease of the feet. It occurs             round the hoof, where an acrid matter is collected.          {Whitlow grass} (Bot.), name given to several inconspicuous             herbs, which were thought to be a cure for the whitlow, as             {Saxifraga tridactylites}, {Draba verna}, and several             species of {Paronychia}.
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London \Lon"don\, n.       The capital city of England.          {London paste} (Med.), a paste made of caustic soda and             unslacked lime; -- used as a caustic to destroy tumors and             other morbid enlargements.          {London pride}. (Bot.)       (a) A garden name for {Saxifraga umbrosa}, a hardy perennial             herbaceous plant, a native of high lands in Great             Britain.       (b) A name anciently given to the Sweet William. --Dr. Prior.          {London rocket} (Bot.), a cruciferous plant ({Sisymbrium             Irio}) which sprung up in London abundantly on the ruins             of the great fire of 1667.
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None \None\, a. & pron. [OE. none, non, nan, no, na, AS. n[be]n,       fr. ne not + [be]n one. [?]. See {No}, a. & adv., {One}, and       cf. {Non-}, {Null}, a.]       1. No one; not one; not anything; -- frequently used also             partitively, or as a plural, not any.                         There is none that doeth good; no, not one. --Ps.                                                                               xiv. 3.                         Six days ye shall gather it, but on the seventh day,                      which is the Sabbath, in it there shall be none.                                                                               --Ex. xvi. 26.                         Terms of peace yet none Vouchsafed or sought.                                                                               --Milton.                         None of their productions are extant. --Blair.          2. No; not any; -- used adjectively before a vowel, in old             style; as, thou shalt have none assurance of thy life.          {None of}, not at all; not; nothing of; -- used emphatically.             [bd]They knew that I was none of the register that entered             their admissions in the universities.[b8] --Fuller.          {None-so-pretty} (Bot.), the {Saxifraga umbrosa}. See {London             pride}             (a), under {London}.
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Saxifragaceous \Sax`i*fra*ga"ceous\, a. (Bot.)       Of or pertaining to a natural order of plants       ({Saxifragace[91]}) of which saxifrage is the type. The order       includes also the alum root, the hydrangeas, the mock orange,       currants and gooseberries, and many other plants.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Saxifragaceous \Sax`i*fra*ga"ceous\, a. (Bot.)       Of or pertaining to a natural order of plants       ({Saxifragace[91]}) of which saxifrage is the type. The order       includes also the alum root, the hydrangeas, the mock orange,       currants and gooseberries, and many other plants.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Saxifragant \Sax*if"ra*gant\, a. [See {Saxifrage}.]       Breaking or destroying stones; saxifragous. [R.] -- n. That       which breaks or destroys stones. [R.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Saxifrage \Sax"i*frage\ (?; 48), n. [L. saxifraga, from       saxifragus stone-breaking; saxum rock + frangere to break:       cf. F. saxifrage. See {Fracture}, and cf. {Sassafras},       {Saxon}.] (Bot.)       Any plant of the genus {Saxifraga}, mostly perennial herbs       growing in crevices of rocks in mountainous regions.          {Burnet saxifrage}, a European umbelliferous plant             ({Pimpinella Saxifraga}).          {Golden saxifrage}, a low half-succulent herb             ({Chrysosplenium oppositifolium}) growing in rivulets in             Europe; also, {C. Americanum}, common in the United             States. See also under {Golden}.          {Meadow saxifrage}, or {Pepper saxifrage}. See under             {Meadow}.
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Saxifragous \Sax*if"ra*gous\, a. [L. saxifragus: cf. F.       saxifrage. See {Saxifrage}.]       Dissolving stone, especially dissolving stone in the bladder.
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Scissiparity \Scis`si*par"i*ty\, n. [L. scissus (p. p. of       scindere to split) + parere to bring forth: cf. F.       scissiparit[82].] (Biol.)       Reproduction by fission.
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{Sand grouse} (Zo[94]l.), any one of many species of Old             World birds belonging to the suborder Pterocletes, and             resembling both grouse and pigeons. Called also {rock             grouse}, {rock pigeon}, and {ganga}. They mostly belong to             the genus {Pterocles}, as the common Indian species ({P.             exustus}). The large sand grouse ({P. arenarius}), the             painted sand grouse ({P. fasciatus}), and the pintail sand             grouse ({P. alchata}) are also found in India. See Illust.             under {Pterocletes}.          {Sand hill}, a hill of sand; a dune.          {Sand-hill crane} (Zo[94]l.), the American brown crane ({Grus             Mexicana}).          {Sand hopper} (Zo[94]l.), a beach flea; an orchestian.          {Sand hornet} (Zo[94]l.), a sand wasp.          {Sand lark}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) A small lark ({Alaudala raytal}), native of India.             (b) A small sandpiper, or plover, as the ringneck, the                   sanderling, and the common European sandpiper.             (c) The Australian red-capped dotterel ({[92]gialophilus                   ruficapillus}); -- called also {red-necked plover}.          {Sand launce} (Zo[94]l.), a lant, or launce.          {Sand lizard} (Zo[94]l.), a common European lizard ({Lacerta             agilis}).          {Sand martin} (Zo[94]l.), the bank swallow.          {Sand mole} (Zo[94]l.), the coast rat.          {Sand monitor} (Zo[94]l.), a large Egyptian lizard ({Monitor             arenarius}) which inhabits dry localities.          {Sand mouse} (Zo[94]l.), the dunlin. [Prov. Eng.]          {Sand myrtle}. (Bot.) See under {Myrtle}.          {Sand partridge} (Zo[94]l.), either of two small Asiatic             partridges of the genus {Ammoperdix}. The wings are long             and the tarsus is spurless. One species ({A. Heeji})             inhabits Palestine and Arabia. The other species ({A.             Bonhami}), inhabiting Central Asia, is called also {seesee             partridge}, and {teehoo}.          {Sand picture}, a picture made by putting sand of different             colors on an adhesive surface.          {Sand pike}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The sauger.             (b) The lizard fish.          {Sand pillar}, a sand storm which takes the form of a             whirling pillar in its progress in desert tracts like             those of the Sahara and Mongolia.          {Sand pipe} (Geol.), a tubular cavity, from a few inches to             several feet in depth, occurring especially in calcareous             rocks, and often filled with gravel, sand, etc.; -- called             also {sand gall}.          {Sand pride} (Zo[94]l.), a small British lamprey now             considered to be the young of larger species; -- called             also {sand prey}.          {Sand pump}, in artesian well boring, a long, slender bucket             with a valve at the bottom for raising sand from the well.                      {Sand rat} (Zo[94]l.), the pocket gopher.          {Sand rock}, a rock made of cemented sand.          {Sand runner} (Zo[94]l.), the turnstone.          {Sand saucer} (Zo[94]l.), the mass of egg capsules, or             o[94]thec[91], of any mollusk of the genus {Natica} and             allied genera. It has the shape of a bottomless saucer,             and is coated with fine sand; -- called also {sand             collar}.          {Sand screw} (Zo[94]l.), an amphipod crustacean             ({Lepidactylis arenarius}), which burrows in the sandy             seabeaches of Europe and America.          {Sand shark} (Zo[94]l.), an American shark ({Odontaspis             littoralis}) found on the sandy coasts of the Eastern             United States; -- called also {gray shark}, and {dogfish             shark}. See Illust. under {Remora}.          {Sand skink} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of Old             World lizards belonging to the genus {Seps}; as, the             ocellated sand skink ({Seps ocellatus}) of Southern             Europe.          {Sand skipper} (Zo[94]l.), a beach flea, or orchestian.          {Sand smelt} (Zo[94]l.), a silverside.          {Sand snake}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) Any one of several species of harmless burrowing                   snakes of the genus {Eryx}, native of Southern Europe,                   Africa, and Asia, especially {E. jaculus} of India and                   {E. Johnii}, used by snake charmers.             (b) Any innocuous South African snake of the genus                   {Psammophis}, especially {P. sibilans}.          {Sand snipe} (Zo[94]l.), the sandpiper.          {Sand star} (Zo[94]l.), an ophiurioid starfish living on             sandy sea bottoms; a brittle star.          {Sand storm}, a cloud of sand driven violently by the wind.                      {Sand sucker}, the sandnecker.          {Sand swallow} (Zo[94]l.), the bank swallow. See under             {Bank}.          {Sand tube}, a tube made of sand. Especially:             (a) A tube of vitrified sand, produced by a stroke of                   lightning; a fulgurite.             (b) (Zo[94]l.) Any tube made of cemented sand.             (c) (Zo[94]l.) In starfishes, a tube having calcareous                   particles in its wall, which connects the oral water                   tube with the madreporic plate.          {Sand viper}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Hognose snake}.          {Sand wasp} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of             hymenopterous insects belonging to the families             {Pompilid[91]} and {Spherid[91]}, which dig burrows in             sand. The female provisions the nest with insects or             spiders which she paralyzes by stinging, and which serve             as food for her young.
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Shagbark \Shag"bark`\, n. (Bot.)       A rough-barked species of hickory ({Carya alba}), its nut.       Called also {shellbark}. See {Hickory}.       (b) The West Indian {Pithecolobium micradenium}, a legiminous             tree with a red coiled-up pod.
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Shakefork \Shake"fork`\, n.       A fork for shaking hay; a pitchfork. [Obs.]
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Shakespearean \Shake*spear"e*an\, a.       Of, pertaining to, or in the style of, Shakespeare or his       works. [Written also {Shakespearian}, {Shakspearean},       {Shakspearian}, {Shaksperean}, {Shaksperian}.etc.]
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Shakespearean \Shake*spear"e*an\, a.       Of, pertaining to, or in the style of, Shakespeare or his       works. [Written also {Shakespearian}, {Shakspearean},       {Shakspearian}, {Shaksperean}, {Shaksperian}.etc.]
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Shakespearean \Shake*spear"e*an\, a.       Of, pertaining to, or in the style of, Shakespeare or his       works. [Written also {Shakespearian}, {Shakspearean},       {Shakspearian}, {Shaksperean}, {Shaksperian}.etc.]
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Shakespearean \Shake*spear"e*an\, a.       Of, pertaining to, or in the style of, Shakespeare or his       works. [Written also {Shakespearian}, {Shakspearean},       {Shakspearian}, {Shaksperean}, {Shaksperian}.etc.]
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Sick \Sick\, a. [Compar. {Sicker}; superl. {Sickest}.] [OE. sek,       sik, ill, AS. se[a2]c; akin to OS. siok, seoc, OFries. siak,       D. ziek, G. siech, OHG. sioh, Icel. sj[?]kr, Sw. sjuk, Dan.       syg, Goth. siuks ill, siukan to be ill.]       1. Affected with disease of any kind; ill; indisposed; not in             health. See the Synonym under {Illness}.                         Simon's wife's mother lay sick of a fever. --Mark i.                                                                               30.                         Behold them that are sick with famine. --Jer. xiv.                                                                               18.          2. Affected with, or attended by, nausea; inclined to vomit;             as, sick at the stomach; a sick headache.          3. Having a strong dislike; disgusted; surfeited; -- with of;             as, to be sick of flattery.                         He was not so sick of his master as of his work.                                                                               --L'Estrange.          4. Corrupted; imperfect; impaired; weakned.                         So great is his antipathy against episcopacy, that,                      if a seraphim himself should be a bishop, he would                      either find or make some sick feathers in his wings.                                                                               --Fuller.          {Sick bay} (Naut.), an apartment in a vessel, used as the             ship's hospital.          {Sick bed}, the bed upon which a person lies sick.          {Sick berth}, an apartment for the sick in a ship of war.          {Sick headache} (Med.), a variety of headache attended with             disorder of the stomach and nausea.          {Sick list}, a list containing the names of the sick.          {Sick room}, a room in which a person lies sick, or to which             he is confined by sickness.          Note: [These terms, sick bed, sick berth, etc., are also                written both hyphened and solid.]          Syn: Diseased; ill; disordered; distempered; indisposed;                weak; ailing; feeble; morbid.
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Sick-brained \Sick"-brained`\, a.       Disordered in the brain.
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Sigh-born \Sigh"-born`\, a.       Sorrowful; mournful. [R.] [bd]Sigh-born thoughts.[b8] --De       Quincey.
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Succiferous \Suc*cif"er*ous\, a. [L. succus, sucus, juice, sap +       -ferous.]       Producing or conveying sap.
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Suspiral \Sus*pir"al\, n. [From {Suspire}.]       1. A breathing hole; a vent or ventiduct.          2. A spring of water passing under ground toward a cistern or             conduit.
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Suspiration \Sus`pi*ra"tion\, n. [L. suspiratio. See {Suspire}.]       The act of sighing, or fetching a long and deep breath; a       deep respiration; a sigh.                   Windy suspiration of forced breath.         --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Suspire \Sus*pire"\, n. [Cf. L. suspirium.]       A long, deep breath; a sigh. [Obs.]
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Suspire \Sus*pire"\, v. i. [L. suspirare to breathe out, to       sigh; sub under + spirare to breathe: cf. F. souspirer, OF.       souspirer.]       To fetch a long, deep breath; to sigh; to breathe. --Shak.                   Fireflies that suspire In short, soft lapses of                transported flame.                                 --Mrs.                                                                               Browning.
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Suspired \Sus*pired"\, a.       Ardently desired or longed for; earnestly coveted. [Obs.]       --Sir H. Wotton.
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
sig virus n.   A parasitic {meme} embedded in a {sig block}.    There was a {meme plague} or fad for these on Usenet in late 1991.    Most were equivalents of "I am a .sig virus.   Please reproduce me in    your .sig block.".   Of course, the .sig virus's memetic hook is the    giggle value of going along with the gag; this, however, was a    self-limiting phenomenon as more and more people picked up on the    idea.   There were creative variants on it; some people stuck `sig    virus antibody' texts in their sigs, and there was at least one    instance of a sig virus eater.
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
sys-frog /sis'frog/ n.   [the PLATO system] Playful variant of    `sysprog', which is in turn short for `systems programmer'.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
sig virus          A parasitic {meme} embedded in a {sig block}.   There was a       {meme plague} or fad for these on {Usenet} in late 1991.   Most       were equivalents of "I am a .sig virus.   Please reproduce me       in your .sig block.".   Of course, the .sig virus's memetic       hook is the giggle value of going along with the gag; this,       however, was a self-limiting phenomenon as more and more       people picked up on the idea.   There were creative variants on       it; some people stuck "sig virus antibody" texts in their       sigs, and there was at least one instance of a sig virus       eater.          [{Jargon File}]
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
SIGhyper          Special Interest Group on Hypertext and Multimedia of the       {SGML} Users' Group.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
sys-frog          /sis'frog/ (the {PLATO} system) A playful variant of       "{sysprog}".          [{Jargon File}]          (1994-11-04)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
sysprog          {Systems programmer}