Schuljahrsbeginn : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

   sales rep
         n 1: a person employed to represent a business and to sell its
               merchandise (as to customers in a store or to customers who
               are visited) [syn: {salesperson}, {sales representative},
               {sales rep}]

English Dictionary: Schuljahrsbeginn	by the DICT Development Group
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sales representative n a person employed to represent a business and to sell its merchandise (as to customers in a store or to customers who are visited) Synonym(s): salesperson, sales representative, sales rep
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sales resistance n resistance by potential customers to aggressive selling practices
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salesgirl n a woman salesperson [syn: salesgirl, saleswoman, saleslady]
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salesroom n an area where merchandise (such as cars) can be displayed; "in Britain a showroom is called a salesroom" Synonym(s): showroom, salesroom, saleroom
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Salicornia n glassworts Synonym(s): Salicornia, genus Salicornia
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Salicornia europaea n fleshy maritime plant having fleshy stems with rudimentary scalelike leaves and small spikes of minute flowers; formerly used in making glass Synonym(s): glasswort, samphire, Salicornia europaea
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Salix arctica n low creeping shrub of Arctic Europe and America [syn: arctic willow, Salix arctica]
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Salix herbacea n widely distributed boreal shrubby willow with partially underground creeping stems and bright green glossy leaves Synonym(s): dwarf willow, Salix herbacea
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Salix repens n small trailing bush of Europe and Asia having straggling branches with silky green leaves of which several varieties are cultivated Synonym(s): creeping willow, Salix repens
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Salix sericea n North American willow with greyish silky pubescent leaves that usually blacken in drying Synonym(s): silver willow, silky willow, Salix alba sericea, Salix sericea
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school crossing n a pedestrian crossing where school children cross a street on the way to school
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Schoolcraft n United States geologist and ethnologist and explorer who discovered the source of the Mississippi River (1793-1864) Synonym(s): Schoolcraft, Henry Rowe Schoolcraft
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schoolgirl n a girl attending school
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schoolgirlish adj befitting or characteristic of a young girl; "girlish charm"; "a dress too schoolgirlish for office wear" Synonym(s): girlish, schoolgirlish
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Selcraig n Scottish sailor who was put ashore on a deserted island off the coast of Chile for five years (providing the basis for Daniel Defoe's novel about Robinson Crusoe) (1676-1721) Synonym(s): Selkirk, Selcraig, Alexander Selkirk, Alexander Selcraig
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Selkirk n Scottish sailor who was put ashore on a deserted island off the coast of Chile for five years (providing the basis for Daniel Defoe's novel about Robinson Crusoe) (1676-1721) Synonym(s): Selkirk, Selcraig, Alexander Selkirk, Alexander Selcraig
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Selkirk Mountains n a range of the Rocky Mountains in southeastern British Columbia
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sell short v sell securities or commodities or foreign currency that is not actually owned by the seller, who hopes to cover (buy back) the sold items at a lower price and thus to earn a profit underestimate the real value or ability of; "Don't sell your students short--they are just shy and don't show off their knowledge"
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shell corporation n a company that is incorporated but has no assets or operations Synonym(s): shell corporation, shell entity
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silk grass n valuable forage grass of dry upland areas and plains of western North America to northern Mexico Synonym(s): mountain rice, silkgrass, silk grass, Indian millet, Oryzopsis hymenoides
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Silk Road n an ancient trade route between China and the Mediterranean (4,000 miles); followed by Marco Polo in the 13th century to reach Cathay
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silk screen print n a print made using a stencil process in which an image or design is superimposed on a very fine mesh screen and printing ink is squeegeed onto the printing surface through the area of the screen that is not covered by the stencil Synonym(s): silkscreen, silk screen print, serigraph
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silkgrass n valuable forage grass of dry upland areas and plains of western North America to northern Mexico Synonym(s): mountain rice, silkgrass, silk grass, Indian millet, Oryzopsis hymenoides
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silkscreen n a print made using a stencil process in which an image or design is superimposed on a very fine mesh screen and printing ink is squeegeed onto the printing surface through the area of the screen that is not covered by the stencil Synonym(s): silkscreen, silk screen print, serigraph v print by silkscreen
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silkworm n the commercially bred hairless white caterpillar of the domestic silkworm moth which spins a cocoon that can be processed to yield silk fiber; the principal source of commercial silk larva of a saturniid moth; spins a large amount of strong silk in constructing its cocoon Synonym(s): silkworm, giant silkworm, wild wilkworm
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silkworm moth n any silkworm moth of the family Saturniidae [syn: {giant silkworm moth}, silkworm moth] moderate-sized Asiatic moth whose larvae feed on mulberry leaves and produce silk Synonym(s): bombycid, bombycid moth, silkworm moth
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silkworm seed n eggs of a silkworm
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silky-haired adj having hair that resembles silk
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skulker n someone shirking their duty by feigning illness or incapacity Synonym(s): malingerer, skulker, shammer someone waiting in concealment Synonym(s): lurker, skulker, lurcher
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slacker n a person who shirks his work or duty (especially one who tries to evade military service in wartime) Synonym(s): slacker, shirker
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slasher n someone who slashes another person a weapon (a sword or dagger) used for slashing
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slicer n a golfer whose shots typically curve right (for right- handed golfers) a machine for cutting; usually with a revolving blade knife especially designed for slicing particular foods, as cheese
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slicker n a macintosh made from cotton fabric treated with oil and pigment to make it waterproof Synonym(s): oilskin, slicker a person with good manners and stylish clothing someone who leads you to believe something that is not true Synonym(s): deceiver, cheat, cheater, trickster, beguiler, slicker
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slogger n someone who walks in a laborious heavy-footed manner [syn: trudger, plodder, slogger] someone who works slowly and monotonously for long hours Synonym(s): plodder, slogger a boxer noted for an ability to deliver hard punches Synonym(s): slugger, slogger
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slosh around v spill or splash copiously or clumsily; "slosh paint all over the walls" Synonym(s): slosh, slush, slosh around, slush around
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sloucher n a person who slouches; someone with a drooping carriage
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sluggard n an idle slothful person Synonym(s): sluggard, slug
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slugger n (baseball) a ballplayer who is batting [syn: batter, hitter, slugger, batsman] a boxer noted for an ability to deliver hard punches Synonym(s): slugger, slogger
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slush around v spill or splash copiously or clumsily; "slosh paint all over the walls" Synonym(s): slosh, slush, slosh around, slush around
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soul-searching n a penetrating examination of your own beliefs and motives Synonym(s): soul-searching, self-analysis
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squelcher n a crushing remark [syn: put-down, squelch, squelcher, takedown] an electric circuit that cuts off a receiver when the signal becomes weaker than the noise Synonym(s): squelch circuit, squelch, squelcher
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swallow shrike n Australasian and Asiatic bird related to the shrikes and resembling a swallow Synonym(s): wood swallow, swallow shrike
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sal \Sal\ (s[acr]l), n. [L. See {Salt}.] (Chem. & Pharm.) Salt. {Sal absinthii} [NL.] (Old Chem.), an impure potassium carbonate obtained from the ashes of wormwood ({Artemisia Absinthium}). {Sal acetosell[91]} [NL.] (Old Chem.), salt of sorrel. {Sal alembroth}. (Old Chem.) See {Alembroth}. {Sal ammoniac} (Chem.), ammonium chloride, {NH4Cl}, a white crystalline volatile substance having a sharp salty taste, obtained from gas works, from nitrogenous matter, etc. It is largely employed as a source of ammonia, as a reagent, and as an expectorant in bronchitis. So called because originally made from the soot from camel's dung at the temple of Jupiter Ammon in Africa. Called also {muriate of ammonia}. {Sal catharticus} [NL.] (Old Med. Chem.), Epsom salts. {Sal culinarius} [L.] (Old Chem.), common salt, or sodium chloride. {Sal Cyrenaicus}. [NL.] (Old Chem.) See {Sal ammoniac} above. {Sal de duobus}, {Sal duplicatum} [NL.] (Old Chem.), potassium sulphate; -- so called because erroneously supposed to be composed of two salts, one acid and one alkaline. {Sal diureticus} [NL.] (Old Med. Chem.), potassium acetate. {Sal enixum} [NL.] (Old Chem.), acid potassium sulphate. {Sal gemm[91]} [NL.] (Old Min.), common salt occuring native. {Sal Jovis} [NL.] (Old Chem.), salt tin, or stannic chloride; -- the alchemical name of tin being Jove. {Sal Martis} [NL.] (Old Chem.), green vitriol, or ferrous sulphate; -- the alchemical name of iron being Mars. {Sal microcosmicum} [NL.] (Old Chem.) See {Microcosmic salt}, under {Microcosmic}. {Sal plumbi} [NL.] (Old Chem.), sugar of lead. {Sal prunella}. (Old Chem.) See {Prunella salt}, under 1st {Prunella}. {Sal Saturni} [NL.] (Old Chem.), sugar of lead, or lead acetate; -- the alchemical name of lead being Saturn. {Sal sedativus} [NL.] (Old Chem.), sedative salt, or boric acid. {Sal Seignette} [F. seignette, sel de seignette] (Chem.), Rochelle salt. {Sal soda} (Chem.), sodium carbonate. See under {Sodium}. {Sal vitrioli} [NL.] (Old Chem.), white vitriol; zinc sulphate. {Sal volatile}. [NL.] (a) (Chem.) See {Sal ammoniac}, above. (b) Spirits of ammonia.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Samphire \Sam"phire\ (? [or] ?; 277), n. [F. l'herbe de Saint Pierre. See {Saint}, and {Petrel}.] (Bot.) (a) A fleshy, suffrutescent, umbelliferous European plant ({Crithmum maritimum}). It grows among rocks and on cliffs along the seacoast, and is used for pickles. Hangs one that gathers samphire, dreadful trade! --Shak. (b) The species of glasswort ({Salicornia herbacea}); -- called in England {marsh samphire}. (c) A seashore shrub ({Borrichia arborescens}) of the West Indies. {Golden samphire}. See under {Golden}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Marsh \Marsh\, n. [OE. mersch, AS. mersc, fr. mere lake. See {Mere} pool, and cf. {Marish}, {Morass}.] A tract of soft wet land, commonly covered partially or wholly with water; a fen; a swamp; a morass. [Written also {marish}.] {Marsh asphodel} (Bot.), a plant ({Nartheeium ossifragum}) with linear equitant leaves, and a raceme of small white flowers; -- called also {bog asphodel}. {Marsh cinquefoil} (Bot.), a plant ({Potentilla palustris}) having purple flowers, and found growing in marshy places; marsh five-finger. {Marsh elder}. (Bot.) (a) The guelder-rose or cranberry tree ({Viburnum Opulus}). (b) In the United States, a composite shrub growing in salt marshes ({Iva frutescens}). {Marsh five-finger}. (Bot.) See {Marsh cinquefoil} (above). {Marsh gas}. (Chem.) See under {Gas}. {Marsh grass} (Bot.), a genus ({Spartina}) of coarse grasses growing in marshes; -- called also {cord grass}. The tall {S. cynosuroides} is not good for hay unless cut very young. The low {S. juncea} is a common component of salt hay. {Marsh harrier} (Zo[94]l.), a European hawk or harrier ({Circus [91]ruginosus}); -- called also {marsh hawk}, {moor hawk}, {moor buzzard}, {puttock}. {Marsh hawk}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A hawk or harrier ({Circus cyaneus}), native of both America and Europe. The adults are bluish slate above, with a white rump. Called also {hen harrier}, and {mouse hawk}. (b) The marsh harrier. {Marsh hen} (Zo[94]l.), a rail; esp., {Rallus elegans} of fresh-water marshes, and {R. longirostris} of salt-water marshes. {Marsh mallow} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Alth[91]a} ( {A. officinalis}) common in marshes near the seashore, and whose root is much used in medicine as a demulcent. {Marsh marigold}. (Bot.) See in the Vocabulary. {Marsh pennywort} (Bot.), any plant of the umbelliferous genus {Hydrocotyle}; low herbs with roundish leaves, growing in wet places; -- called also {water pennywort}. {Marsh quail} (Zo[94]l.), the meadow lark. {Marsh rosemary} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Statice} ({S. Limonium}), common in salt marshes. Its root is powerfully astringent, and is sometimes used in medicine. Called also {sea lavender}. {Marsh samphire} (Bot.), a plant ({Salicornia herbacea}) found along seacoasts. See {Glasswort}. {Marsh St. John's-wort} (Bot.), an American herb ({Elodes Virginica}) with small opposite leaves and flesh-colored flowers. {Marsh tea}. (Bot.). Same as {Labrador tea}. {Marsh trefoil}. (Bot.) Same as {Buckbean}. {Marsh wren} (Zo[94]l.), any species of small American wrens of the genus {Cistothorus}, and allied genera. They chiefly inhabit salt marshes.
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Glasswort \Glass"wort`\, n. (Bot.) A seashore plant of the Spinach family ({Salicornia herbacea}), with succulent jointed stems; also, a prickly plant of the same family ({Salsola Kali}), both formerly burned for the sake of the ashes, which yield soda for making glass and soap.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Osier \O"sier\, n. [F. osier: cf. {Prov}. F. oisis, Armor. ozil, aozil, Gr. [?], [?], [?], L. vitex, and E. withy.] (Bot.) (a) A kind of willow ({Salix viminalis}) growing in wet places in Europe and Asia, and introduced into North America. It is considered the best of the willows for basket work. The name is sometimes given to any kind of willow. (b) One of the long, pliable twigs of this plant, or of other similar plants. The rank of osiers by the murmuring stream. --Shak. {Osier bed}, [or] {Osier holt}, a place where willows are grown for basket making. [Eng.] {Red osier}. (a) A kind of willow with reddish twigs ({Salix rubra}). (b) An American shrub ({Cornus stolonifera}) which has slender red branches; -- also called {osier cornel}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Scale \Scale\, n. [Cf. AS. scealu, scalu, a shell, parings; akin to D. schaal, G. schale, OHG. scala, Dan. & Sw. skal a shell, Dan. ski[91]l a fish scale, Goth. skalja tile, and E. shale, shell, and perhaps also to scale of a balance; but perhaps rather fr. OF. escale, escaile, F. [82]caille scale of a fish, and [82]cale shell of beans, pease, eggs, nuts, of German origin, and akin to Goth. skalja, G. schale. See {Shale}.] 1. (Anat.) One of the small, thin, membranous, bony or horny pieces which form the covering of many fishes and reptiles, and some mammals, belonging to the dermal part of the skeleton, or dermoskeleton. See {Cycloid}, {Ctenoid}, and {Ganoid}. Fish that, with their fins and shining scales, Glide under the green wave. --Milton. 2. Hence, any layer or leaf of metal or other material, resembling in size and thinness the scale of a fish; as, a scale of iron, of bone, etc. 3. (Zo[94]l.) One of the small scalelike structures covering parts of some invertebrates, as those on the wings of Lepidoptera and on the body of Thysanura; the elytra of certain annelids. See {Lepidoptera}. 4. (Zo[94]l.) A scale insect. (See below.) 5. (Bot.) A small appendage like a rudimentary leaf, resembling the scales of a fish in form, and often in arrangement; as, the scale of a bud, of a pine cone, and the like. The name is also given to the chaff on the stems of ferns. 6. The thin metallic side plate of the handle of a pocketknife. See Illust. of {Pocketknife}. 7. An incrustation deposit on the inside of a vessel in which water is heated, as a steam boiler. 8. (Metal.) The thin oxide which forms on the surface of iron forgings. It consists essentially of the magnetic oxide, {Fe3O4}. Also, a similar coating upon other metals. {Covering scale} (Zo[94]l.), a hydrophyllium. {Ganoid scale}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Ganoid}. {Scale armor} (Mil.), armor made of small metallic scales overlapping, and fastened upon leather or cloth. {Scale beetle} (Zo[94]l.), the tiger beetle. {Scale carp} (Zo[94]l.), a carp having normal scales. {Scale insect} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of small hemipterous insects belonging to the family {Coccid[91]}, in which the females, when adult, become more or less scalelike in form. They are found upon the leaves and twigs of various trees and shrubs, and often do great damage to fruit trees. See {Orange scale},under {Orange}. {Scale moss} (Bot.), any leafy-stemmed moss of the order {Hepatic[91]}; -- so called from the small imbricated scalelike leaves of most of the species. See {Hepatica}, 2, and {Jungermannia}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Scheele's green \Scheele's" green`\ [See {Scheelite}.] (Chem.) See under {Green}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Green \Green\ (gren), n. 1. The color of growing plants; the color of the solar spectrum intermediate between the yellow and the blue. 2. A grassy plain or plat; a piece of ground covered with verdant herbage; as, the village green. O'er the smooth enameled green. --Milton. 3. Fresh leaves or branches of trees or other plants; wreaths; -- usually in the plural. In that soft season when descending showers Call forth the greens, and wake the rising flowers. --Pope. 4. pl. Leaves and stems of young plants, as spinach, beets, etc., which in their green state are boiled for food. 5. Any substance or pigment of a green color. {Alkali green} (Chem.), an alkali salt of a sulphonic acid derivative of a complex aniline dye, resembling emerald green; -- called also {Helvetia green}. {Berlin green}. (Chem.) See under {Berlin}. {Brilliant green} (Chem.), a complex aniline dye, resembling emerald green in composition. {Brunswick green}, an oxychloride of copper. {Chrome green}. See under {Chrome}. {Emerald green}. (Chem.) (a) A complex basic derivative of aniline produced as a metallic, green crystalline substance, and used for dyeing silk, wool, and mordanted vegetable fiber a brilliant green; -- called also {aldehyde green}, {acid green}, {malachite green}, {Victoria green}, {solid green}, etc. It is usually found as a double chloride, with zinc chloride, or as an oxalate. (b) See {Paris green} (below). {Gaignet's green} (Chem.) a green pigment employed by the French artist, Adrian Gusgnet, and consisting essentially of a basic hydrate of chromium. {Methyl green} (Chem.), an artificial rosaniline dyestuff, obtained as a green substance having a brilliant yellow luster; -- called also {light-green}. {Mineral green}. See under {Mineral}. {Mountain green}. See {Green earth}, under {Green}, a. {Paris green} (Chem.), a poisonous green powder, consisting of a mixture of several double salts of the acetate and arsenite of copper. It has found very extensive use as a pigment for wall paper, artificial flowers, etc., but particularly as an exterminator of insects, as the potato bug; -- called also {Schweinfurth green}, {imperial green}, {Vienna green}, {emerald qreen}, and {mitis green}. {Scheele's green} (Chem.), a green pigment, consisting essentially of a hydrous arsenite of copper; -- called also {Swedish green}. It may enter into various pigments called {parrot green}, {pickel green}, {Brunswick green}, {nereid green}, or {emerald green}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Schoolgirl \School"girl`\, n. A girl belonging to, or attending, a school.
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Sculk \Sculk\, Sculker \Sculk"er\ See {Skulk}, {Skulker}.
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Siliciureted \Silic"iu*ret`ed\, a. [Written also {siliciuretted}.] (Old. Chem.) Combined or impregnated with silicon. [Obsoles.] {Siliciureted hydrogen}. (Chem.) Hydrogen silicide. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Silicide \Sil"i*cide\, n. (Chem.) A binary compound of silicon, or one regarded as binary. [R.] {Hydrogen silicide} (Chem.), a colorless, spontaneously inflammable gas, {SiH4}, produced artifically from silicon, and analogous to methane; -- called also {silico-methane}, {silicon hydride}, and formerly {siliciureted hydrogen}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Siliciureted \Silic"iu*ret`ed\, a. [Written also {siliciuretted}.] (Old. Chem.) Combined or impregnated with silicon. [Obsoles.] {Siliciureted hydrogen}. (Chem.) Hydrogen silicide. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Silicide \Sil"i*cide\, n. (Chem.) A binary compound of silicon, or one regarded as binary. [R.] {Hydrogen silicide} (Chem.), a colorless, spontaneously inflammable gas, {SiH4}, produced artifically from silicon, and analogous to methane; -- called also {silico-methane}, {silicon hydride}, and formerly {siliciureted hydrogen}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Siliciureted \Silic"iu*ret`ed\, a. [Written also {siliciuretted}.] (Old. Chem.) Combined or impregnated with silicon. [Obsoles.] {Siliciureted hydrogen}. (Chem.) Hydrogen silicide. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Siliciureted \Silic"iu*ret`ed\, a. [Written also {siliciuretted}.] (Old. Chem.) Combined or impregnated with silicon. [Obsoles.] {Siliciureted hydrogen}. (Chem.) Hydrogen silicide. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Silk \Silk\, n. [OE. silk, selk, AS. seolc, seoloc; akin to Icel. silki, SW. & Dan. silke; prob. through Slavic from an Oriental source; cf. Lith. szilkai, Russ. shelk', and also L. sericum Seric stuff, silk. Cf. {Sericeous}. {Serge} a woolen stuff.] 1. The fine, soft thread produced by various species of caterpillars in forming the cocoons within which the worm is inclosed during the pupa state, especially that produced by the larv[91] of {Bombyx mori}. 2. Hence, thread spun, or cloth woven, from the above-named material. 3. That which resembles silk, as the filiform styles of the female flower of maize. {Raw silk}, silk as it is wound off from the cocoons, and before it is manufactured. {Silk cotton}, a cottony substance enveloping the seeds of the silk-cotton tree. {Silk-cotton tree} (Bot.), a name for several tropical trees of the genera {Bombax} and {Eriodendron}, and belonging to the order {Bombace[91]}. The trees grow to an immense size, and have their seeds enveloped in a cottony substance, which is used for stuffing cushions, but can not be spun. {Silk flower}. (Bot.) (a) The silk tree. (b) A similar tree ({Calliandra trinervia}) of Peru. {Silk fowl} (Zo[94]l.), a breed of domestic fowls having silky plumage. {Silk gland} (Zo[94]l.), a gland which secretes the material of silk, as in spider or a silkworm; a sericterium. {Silk gown}, the distinctive robe of a barrister who has been appointed king's or queen's counsel; hence, the counsel himself. Such a one has precedence over mere barristers, who wear stuff gowns. [Eng.] {Silk grass} (Bot.), a kind of grass ({Stipa comata}) of the Western United States, which has very long silky awns. The name is also sometimes given to various species of the genera {Aqave} and {Yucca}. {Silk moth} (Zo[94]l.), the adult moth of any silkworm. See {Silkworm}. {Silk shag}, a coarse, rough-woven silk, like plush, but with a stiffer nap. {Silk spider} (Zo[94]l.), a large spider ({Nephila plumipes}), native of the Southern United States, remarkable for the large quantity of strong silk it produces and for the great disparity in the sizes of the sexes. {Silk thrower}, {Silk throwster}, one who twists or spins silk, and prepares it for weaving. --Brande & C. {Silk tree} (Bot.), an Asiatic leguminous tree ({Albizzia Julibrissin}) with finely bipinnate leaves, and large flat pods; -- so called because of the abundant long silky stamens of its blossoms. Also called {silk flower}. {Silk vessel}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Silk gland}, above. {Virginia silk} (Bot.), a climbing plant ({Periploca Gr[ae]ca}) of the Milkweed family, having a silky tuft on the seeds. It is native in Southern Europe.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Serge \Serge\, n. [F. serge, sarge, originally, a silken stuff, fr. L. serica, f. or neut. pl. of sericus silken. See {Sericeous}, {Silk}.] A woolen twilled stuff, much used as material for clothing for both sexes. {Silk serge}, a twilled silk fabric used mostly by tailors for lining parts of gentlemen's coats.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Silky \Silk"y\, a. [Compar. {Silkier}; superl. {Silkiest}.] 1. Of or pertaining to silk; made of, or resembling, silk; silken; silklike; as, a silky luster. 2. Hence, soft and smooth; as, silky wine. 3. Covered with soft hairs pressed close to the surface, as a leaf; sericeous. {Silky oak} (Bot.), a lofty Australian tree ({Grevillea robusta}) with silky tomentose lobed or incised leaves. It furnishes a valuable timber.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Silkworm \Silk"worm`\, n. [AS. seolcwyrm.] (Zo[94]l.) The larva of any one of numerous species of bombycid moths, which spins a large amount of strong silk in constructing its cocoon before changing to a pupa. Note: The common species ({Bombyx mori}) feeds on the leaves of the white mulberry tree. It is native of China, but has long been introduced into other countries of Asia and Europe, and is reared on a large scale. In America it is reared only to small extent. The Ailanthus silkworm ({Philosamia cynthia}) is a much larger species, of considerable importance, which has been introduced into Europe and America from China. The most useful American species is the Polyphemus. See {Polyphemus}. {Pernyi silkworm}, the larva of the Pernyi moth. See {Pernyi moth}. {Silkworm gut}, a substance prepared from the contents of the silk glands of silkworms and used in making lines for angling. See {Gut}. {Silkworm rot}, a disease of silkworms; muscardine.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Silkworm \Silk"worm`\, n. [AS. seolcwyrm.] (Zo[94]l.) The larva of any one of numerous species of bombycid moths, which spins a large amount of strong silk in constructing its cocoon before changing to a pupa. Note: The common species ({Bombyx mori}) feeds on the leaves of the white mulberry tree. It is native of China, but has long been introduced into other countries of Asia and Europe, and is reared on a large scale. In America it is reared only to small extent. The Ailanthus silkworm ({Philosamia cynthia}) is a much larger species, of considerable importance, which has been introduced into Europe and America from China. The most useful American species is the Polyphemus. See {Polyphemus}. {Pernyi silkworm}, the larva of the Pernyi moth. See {Pernyi moth}. {Silkworm gut}, a substance prepared from the contents of the silk glands of silkworms and used in making lines for angling. See {Gut}. {Silkworm rot}, a disease of silkworms; muscardine.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Silkworm \Silk"worm`\, n. [AS. seolcwyrm.] (Zo[94]l.) The larva of any one of numerous species of bombycid moths, which spins a large amount of strong silk in constructing its cocoon before changing to a pupa. Note: The common species ({Bombyx mori}) feeds on the leaves of the white mulberry tree. It is native of China, but has long been introduced into other countries of Asia and Europe, and is reared on a large scale. In America it is reared only to small extent. The Ailanthus silkworm ({Philosamia cynthia}) is a much larger species, of considerable importance, which has been introduced into Europe and America from China. The most useful American species is the Polyphemus. See {Polyphemus}. {Pernyi silkworm}, the larva of the Pernyi moth. See {Pernyi moth}. {Silkworm gut}, a substance prepared from the contents of the silk glands of silkworms and used in making lines for angling. See {Gut}. {Silkworm rot}, a disease of silkworms; muscardine.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{Silky, [or] Silk-bark}, {oak}, an Australian tree ({Grevillea robusta}). {Green oak}, oak wood colored green by the growth of the mycelium of certain fungi. {Oak apple}, a large, smooth, round gall produced on the leaves of the American red oak by a gallfly ({Cynips confluens}). It is green and pulpy when young. {Oak beauty} (Zo[94]l.), a British geometrid moth ({Biston prodromaria}) whose larva feeds on the oak. {Oak gall}, a gall found on the oak. See 2d {Gall}. {Oak leather} (Bot.), the mycelium of a fungus which forms leatherlike patches in the fissures of oak wood. {Oak pruner}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Pruner}, the insect. {Oak spangle}, a kind of gall produced on the oak by the insect {Diplolepis lenticularis}. {Oak wart}, a wartlike gall on the twigs of an oak. {The Oaks}, one of the three great annual English horse races (the Derby and St. Leger being the others). It was instituted in 1779 by the Earl of Derby, and so called from his estate. {To sport one's oak}, to be [bd]not at home to visitors,[b8] signified by closing the outer (oaken) door of one's rooms. [Cant, Eng. Univ.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sill \Sill\, n. [OE. sille, sylle, AS. syl, syll; akin to G. schwelle, OHG. swelli, Icel. syll, svill, Sw. syll, Dan. syld, Goth. gasuljan to lay a foundation, to found.] The basis or foundation of a thing; especially, a horizontal piece, as a timber, which forms the lower member of a frame, or supports a structure; as, the sills of a house, of a bridge, of a loom, and the like. Hence: (a) The timber or stone at the foot of a door; the threshold. (b) The timber or stone on which a window frame stands; or, the lowest piece in a window frame. (c) The floor of a gallery or passage in a mine. (d) A piece of timber across the bottom of a canal lock for the gates to shut against. {Sill course} (Arch.), a horizontal course of stone, terra cotta, or the like, built into a wall at the level of one or more window sills, these sills often forming part of it.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Skulk \Skulk\, Skulker \Skulk"er\, n. One who, or that which, skulks.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Slack \Slack\, a. [Compar. {Slacker}; superl. {Slackest}.] [OE. slak, AS. sleac; akin to OS. slak, OHG. slah, Prov. G. schlack, Icel. slakr, Sw. slak; cf. Skr. s[rsdot]j to let loose, to throw. Cf. {Slake}.] Lax; not tense; not hard drawn; not firmly extended; as, a slack rope. 2. Weak; not holding fast; as, a slack hand. --Milton. 3. Remiss; backward; not using due diligence or care; not earnest or eager; as, slack in duty or service. The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness. --2 Pet. iii. 9. 4. Not violent, rapid, or pressing; slow; moderate; easy; as, business is slack. [bd]With slack pace.[b8] --Chaucer. C[?]sar . . . about sunset, hoisting sail with a slack southwest, at midnight was becalmed. --Milton. {Slack in stays} (Naut.), slow in going about, as a ship. {Slack water}, the time when the tide runs slowly, or the water is at rest; or the interval between the flux and reflux of the tide. {Slack-water navigation}, navigation in a stream the depth of which has been increased, and the current diminished, by a dam or dams. Syn: Loose; relaxed; weak; remiss; backward; abated; diminished; inactive; slow; tardy; dull.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Slag \Slag\, n. [Sw. slagg, or LG. slacke, whence G. schlacke; originally, perhaps, the splinters struck off from the metal by hammering. See {Slay}, v. t.] 1. The dross, or recrement, of a metal; also, vitrified cinders. 2. The scoria of a volcano. {Slag furnace}, [or] {Slag hearth} (Metal.), a furnace, or hearth, for extracting lead from slags or poor ore. {Slag wool}, mineral wool. See under {Mineral}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Slasher \Slash"er\, n. (Textile Manuf.) A machine for applying size to warp yarns.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Thrasher \Thrash"er\, Thresher \Thresh"er\, n. 1. One who, or that which, thrashes grain; a thrashing machine. 2. (Zo[94]l.) A large and voracious shark ({Alopias vulpes}), remarkable for the great length of the upper lobe of its tail, with which it beats, or thrashes, its prey. It is found both upon the American and the European coasts. Called also {fox shark}, {sea ape}, {sea fox}, {slasher}, {swingle-tail}, and {thrasher shark}. 3. (Zo[94]l.) A name given to the brown thrush and other allied species. See {Brown thrush}. {Sage thrasher}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Sage}. {Thrasher whale} (Zo[94]l.), the common killer of the Atlantic.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Slasher \Slash"er\, n. (Textile Manuf.) A machine for applying size to warp yarns.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Thrasher \Thrash"er\, Thresher \Thresh"er\, n. 1. One who, or that which, thrashes grain; a thrashing machine. 2. (Zo[94]l.) A large and voracious shark ({Alopias vulpes}), remarkable for the great length of the upper lobe of its tail, with which it beats, or thrashes, its prey. It is found both upon the American and the European coasts. Called also {fox shark}, {sea ape}, {sea fox}, {slasher}, {swingle-tail}, and {thrasher shark}. 3. (Zo[94]l.) A name given to the brown thrush and other allied species. See {Brown thrush}. {Sage thrasher}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Sage}. {Thrasher whale} (Zo[94]l.), the common killer of the Atlantic.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sleek \Sleek\, a. [Compar. {Sleeker}; superl. {Sleekest}.] [OE. slik; akin to Icel. sl[c6]kr, and OE. sliken to glide, slide, G. schleichen, OHG. sl[c6]hhan, D. slik, slijk, mud, slime, and E. slink. Cf. {Slick}, {Slink}.] 1. Having an even, smooth surface; smooth; hence, glossy; as, sleek hair. --Chaucer. So sleek her skin, so faultless was her make. --Dryden. 2. Not rough or harsh. Those rugged names to our like mouths grow sleek. --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Slicer \Sli"cer\, n. One who, or that which, slices; specifically, the circular saw of the lapidary.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Slicker \Slick"er\, n. That which makes smooth or sleek. Specifically: (a) A kind of burnisher for leather. (b) (Founding) A curved tool for smoothing the surfaces of a mold after the withdrawal of the pattern.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Slicker \Slick"er\, n. A waterproof coat. [Western U.S.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Slogger \Slog"ger\, n. A hard hitter; a slugger. [Cant or Slang] --T. Hughes.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Slug-horn \Slug"-horn`\, a. An erroneous form of the Scotch word {slughorne}, or {sloggorne}, meaning slogan.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sluggard \Slug"gard\, a. Sluggish; lazy. --Dryden.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sluggard \Slug"gard\, n. [Slug + -ard.] A person habitually lazy, idle, and inactive; a drone. Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise. --Prov. vi. 6.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sluggardize \Slug"gard*ize\, v. t. To make lazy. [R.] --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sluggardy \Slug"gard*y\, n. [OE. sloggardye.] The state of being a sluggard; sluggishness; sloth. --Gower. Idleness is rotten sluggardy. --Chaucer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Slugger \Slug"ger\, n. One who strikes heavy blows; hence, a boxer; a prize fighter. [Cant or Slang]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Slug-horn \Slug"-horn`\, a. An erroneous form of the Scotch word {slughorne}, or {sloggorne}, meaning slogan.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Slug-horn \Slug"-horn`\, a. An erroneous form of the Scotch word {slughorne}, or {sloggorne}, meaning slogan.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Slugworm \Slug"worm`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) Any caterpillar which has the general appearance of a slug, as do those of certain moths belonging to {Limacodes} and allied genera, and those of certain sawflies.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sulker \Sulk"er\, n. One who sulks.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sulky \Sulk"y\, a. [Compar. {Sulkier}; superl. {Sulkiest}.] [See {Sulkiness}, and cf. {Sulky}, n.] Moodly silent; sullen; sour; obstinate; morose; splenetic. Syn: See {Sullen}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Shrike \Shrike\, n. [Akin to Icel. skr[c6]kja a shrieker, the shrike, and E. shriek; cf. AS. scr[c6]c a thrush. See {Shriek}, v. i.] (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of oscinine birds of the family {Laniid[91]}, having a strong hooked bill, toothed at the tip. Most shrikes are insectivorous, but the common European gray shrike ({Lanius excubitor}), the great northern shrike ({L. borealis}), and several others, kill mice, small birds, etc., and often impale them on thorns, and are, on that account called also {butcher birds}. See under {Butcher}. Note: The ant shrikes, or bush shrikes, are clamatorial birds of the family {Formicarid[91]}. The cuckoo shrikes of the East Indies and Australia are Oscines of the family {Campephagid[91]}. The drongo shrikes of the same regions belong to the related family {Dicrurid[91]}. See {Drongo}. {Crow shrike}. See under {Crow}. {Shrike thrush}. (a) Any one of several species of Asiatic timaline birds of the genera {Thamnocataphus}, {Gampsorhynchus}, and allies. (b) Any one of several species of shrikelike Australian singing birds of the genus {Colluricincla}. {Shrike tit}. (a) Any one of several Australian birds of the genus {Falcunculus}, having a strong toothed bill and sharp claws. They creep over the bark of trees, like titmice, in search of insects. (b) Any one of several species of small Asiatic birds belonging to {Allotrius}, {Pteruthius}, {Cutia}, {Leioptila}, and allied genera, related to the true tits. Called also {hill tit}. {Swallow shrike}. See under {Swallow}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Swallow \Swal"low\, n. [OE. swalowe, AS. swalewe, swealwe; akin to D. zwaluw, OHG. swalawa, G. schwalbe, Icel. & Sw. svala, Dan. svale.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of passerine birds of the family {Hirundinid[91]}, especially one of those species in which the tail is deeply forked. They have long, pointed wings, and are noted for the swiftness and gracefulness of their flight. Note: The most common North American species are the barn swallow (see under {Barn}), the cliff, or eaves, swallow (see under {Cliff}), the white-bellied, or tree, swallow ({Tachycineta bicolor}), and the bank swallow (see under {Bank}). The common European swallow ({Chelidon rustica}), and the window swallow, or martin ({Chelidon urbica}), are familiar species. 2. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of swifts which resemble the true swallows in form and habits, as the common American chimney swallow, or swift. 3. (Naut.) The aperture in a block through which the rope reeves. --Ham. Nav. Encyc. {Swallow plover} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of fork-tailed ploverlike birds of the genus {Glareola}, as {G. orientalis} of India; a pratincole. {Swallow shrike} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of East Indian and Asiatic birds of the family {Artamiid[91]}, allied to the shrikes but similar to swallows in appearance and habits. The ashy swallow shrike ({Artamus fuscus}) is common in India. {Swallow warbler} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of East Indian and Australian singing birds of the genus {Dic[91]um}. They are allied to the honeysuckers.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Swell \Swell\, n. 1. The act of swelling. 2. Gradual increase. Specifically: (a) Increase or augmentation in bulk; protuberance. (b) Increase in height; elevation; rise. Little River affords navigation during a swell to within three miles of the Miami. --Jefferson. (c) Increase of force, intensity, or volume of sound. Music arose with its voluptuous swell. --Byron. (d) Increase of power in style, or of rhetorical force. The swell and subsidence of his periods. --Landor. 3. A gradual ascent, or rounded elevation, of land; as, an extensive plain abounding with little swells. 4. A wave, or billow; especially, a succession of large waves; the roll of the sea after a storm; as, a heavy swell sets into the harbor. The swell Of the long waves that roll in yonder bay. --Tennyson. The gigantic swells and billows of the snow. --Hawthorne. 5. (Mus.) A gradual increase and decrease of the volume of sound; the crescendo and diminuendo combined; -- generally indicated by the sign. 6. A showy, dashing person; a dandy. [Slang] {Ground swell}. See under {Ground}. {Organ swell} (Mus.), a certain number of pipes inclosed in a box, the uncovering of which by means of a pedal produces increased sound. {Swell shark} (Zo[94]l.), a small shark ({Scyllium ventricosum}) of the west coast of North America, which takes in air when caught, and swells up like a swellfish.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Sale Creek, TN Zip code(s): 37373
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Schleicher County, TX (county, FIPS 413) Location: 30.89961 N, 100.53897 W Population (1990): 2990 (1288 housing units) Area: 3394.7 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Schlusser, PA (CDP, FIPS 68188) Location: 40.24159 N, 77.17729 W Population (1990): 4728 (1859 housing units) Area: 6.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Schoolcraft, MI (village, FIPS 71860) Location: 42.11515 N, 85.63354 W Population (1990): 1517 (597 housing units) Area: 2.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 49087
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Schoolcraft County, MI (county, FIPS 153) Location: 46.02432 N, 86.18733 W Population (1990): 8302 (5487 housing units) Area: 3051.5 sq km (land), 1827.5 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Selkirk, NY Zip code(s): 12158
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Shoal Creek, AL Zip code(s): 35242
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Shoal Creek Drive, MO (village, FIPS 67628) Location: 37.03751 N, 94.52324 W Population (1990): 296 (118 housing units) Area: 1.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Shoal Creek Estates, MO (town, FIPS 67632) Location: 37.01875 N, 94.49411 W Population (1990): 21 (9 housing units) Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
salescritter /sayls'kri`tr/ n. Pejorative hackerism for a computer salesperson. Hackers tell the following joke: Q. What's the difference between a used-car dealer and a computer salesman? A. The used-car dealer knows he's lying. [Some versions add: ...and probably knows how to drive.] This reflects the widespread hacker belief that salescritters are self-selected for stupidity (after all, if they had brains and the inclination to use them, they'd be in programming). The terms `salesthing' and `salesdroid' are also common. Compare {marketroid}, {suit}, {droid}.
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
skulker n. Syn. {prowler}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
salescritter /sayls'kri"tr/ Pejorative hackerism for a computer salesperson. Hackers tell the following joke: Q. What's the difference between a used-car dealer and a computer salesman? A. The used-car dealer knows he's lying. [Some versions add: ...and probably knows how to drive.] This reflects the widespread hacker belief that salescritters are self-selected for stupidity (after all, if they had brains and the inclination to use them, they'd be in programming). The terms "salesthing" and "salesdroid" are also common. Compare {marketroid}, {suit}. [{Jargon File}] (1994-12-08)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
shell script A {program} written to be interpreted by the {shell} of an {operating system}, especially {Unix}. Compare: {script}, {glue language}. (1999-02-22)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
skulker {prowler}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
slackware A distribution of the {Linux} {operating system} by Patrick Volkerding , . {cdrom.com (ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/pub/linux/)}. {FAQ (ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/distributions/slackware/SLAKWARE.FAQ)}. {Sunsite Linux archives (http://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/distributions/slackware/)}. {Sunsite mirrors (http://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/MIRRORS.html)}. (1995-03-01)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
SQL Server (Note capitalised) 1. Sybase {Adaptive Server Enterprise}. 2. {Microsoft SQL Server}. (2003-07-02)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
SQL server (Note not capitalised) Any {database management system} (DBMS) that can respond to queries from {clients} formatted in the {SQL} language. Two popular examples are {Microsoft SQL Server} and {Sybase SQL Server}. (1997-12-07)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
SQL Server (Note capitalised) 1. Sybase {Adaptive Server Enterprise}. 2. {Microsoft SQL Server}. (2003-07-02)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
SQL server (Note not capitalised) Any {database management system} (DBMS) that can respond to queries from {clients} formatted in the {SQL} language. Two popular examples are {Microsoft SQL Server} and {Sybase SQL Server}. (1997-12-07)