Sciurus hudsonicus : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

   Sarah Siddons
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English Dictionary: Sciurus hudsonicus	by the DICT Development Group
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Sarasota n a town in west central Florida on the Gulf of Mexico
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Sarcodes n snow plant; in some classifications placed in family Pyrolaceae Synonym(s): Sarcodes, genus Sarcodes
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Sarcodes sanguinea n a fleshy bright red saprophytic plant of the mountains of western North America that appears in early spring while snow is on the ground Synonym(s): snow plant, Sarcodes sanguinea
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Sarcodina n characterized by the formation of pseudopods for locomotion and taking food: Actinopoda; Rhizopoda Synonym(s): Sarcodina, class Sarcodina
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sarcodine n protozoa that move and capture food by forming pseudopods Synonym(s): sarcodinian, sarcodine
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sarcodinian n protozoa that move and capture food by forming pseudopods Synonym(s): sarcodinian, sarcodine
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sarcoid adj of or relating to or resembling flesh [syn: fleshy, sarcoid]
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sarcoidosis n a chronic disease of unknown cause marked by the formation of nodules in the lungs and liver and lymph glands and salivary glands
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scarcity n a small and inadequate amount [syn: scarcity, scarceness] Antonym(s): abundance, copiousness, teemingness
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scare quote n the use of quotation marks to indicate that it is not the authors preferred terminology
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Sciurus hudsonicus n of northern United States and Canada [syn: {American red squirrel}, spruce squirrel, red squirrel, Sciurus hudsonicus, Tamiasciurus hudsonicus]
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scorched adj dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight; "a vast desert all adust"; "land lying baked in the heat"; "parched soil"; "the earth was scorched and bare"; "sunbaked salt flats" Synonym(s): adust, baked, parched, scorched, sunbaked having everything destroyed so nothing is left salvageable by an enemy; "Sherman's scorched earth policy"
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scorched-earth policy n the target company defends itself by selling off its crown jewels
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sea-rocket n salt-tolerant seashore annual grown for its fragrant rose or violet flowers and fleshy grey-green foliage Synonym(s): sea- rocket, Cakile maritima
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Sears Tower n a skyscraper built in Chicago in 1974; 1454 feet tall
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Sergei Diaghilev n Russian ballet impresario who founded the Russian ballet and later introduced it to the West (1872-1929) Synonym(s): Diaghilev, Sergei Diaghilev, Sergei Pavlovich Diaghilev
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sericterium n silk-producing gland of insects (especially of a silkworm) or spiders Synonym(s): silk gland, serictery, sericterium
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serictery n silk-producing gland of insects (especially of a silkworm) or spiders Synonym(s): silk gland, serictery, sericterium
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shore station n military installation servicing naval forces [syn: {naval installation}, shore station]
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shower stall n booth for washing yourself, usually in a bathroom [syn: shower stall, shower bath]
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shrieked adj uttered in a shrill scream as of pain or terror
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Sir Stephen Harold Spender n English poet and critic (1909-1995) [syn: Spender, Stephen Spender, Sir Stephen Harold Spender]
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Siraj-ud-daula n Indian general and nawab of Bengal who opposed the colonization of India by England; he captured Calcutta in 1756 and many of his prisoners suffocated in a crowded room that became known as the Black Hole of Calcutta; he was defeated at the battle of Plassey by a group of Indian nobles in alliance with Robert Clive (1728-1757)
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siris tree n large spreading Old World tree having large leaves and globose clusters of greenish-yellow flowers and long seed pods that clatter in the wind Synonym(s): siris, siris tree, Albizia lebbeck, Albizzia lebbeck
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skyrocket n propels bright light high in the sky, or used to propel a lifesaving line or harpoon Synonym(s): rocket, skyrocket sends a firework display high into the sky Synonym(s): skyrocket, rocket v shoot up abruptly, like a rocket; "prices skyrocketed" Synonym(s): rocket, skyrocket
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Soricidae n shrews Synonym(s): Soricidae, family Soricidae
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square shooter n a frank and honest person [syn: square shooter, {straight shooter}, straight arrow] Antonym(s): liar, prevaricator
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square-jawed adj having a relatively square jaw
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surcoat n a loose outer coat usually of rich material a tunic worn over a knight's armor
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sure as shooting adv definitely or positively (`sure' is sometimes used informally for `surely'); "the results are surely encouraging"; "she certainly is a hard worker"; "it's going to be a good day for sure"; "they are coming, for certain"; "they thought he had been killed sure enough"; "he'll win sure as shooting"; "they sure smell good"; "sure he'll come" Synonym(s): surely, certainly, sure, for sure, for certain, sure enough, sure as shooting adj absolutely certain; "it is sure as shooting that they will come"
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Suricata n meerkats Synonym(s): Suricata, genus Suricata
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Suricata suricatta n a meerkat with a thin and elongated tail [syn: {slender- tailed meerkat}, Suricata suricatta]
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Suricata tetradactyla n burrowing diurnal meerkat of southern Africa; often kept as a pet Synonym(s): suricate, Suricata tetradactyla
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suricate n burrowing diurnal meerkat of southern Africa; often kept as a pet Synonym(s): suricate, Suricata tetradactyla
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surrogate adj providing or receiving nurture or parental care though not related by blood or legal ties; "foster parent"; "foster child"; "foster home"; "surrogate father" Synonym(s): foster, surrogate n someone who takes the place of another person [syn: surrogate, alternate, replacement] a person appointed to represent or act on behalf of others Synonym(s): deputy, surrogate
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surrogate mother n a woman who bears a child for a couple where the wife is unable to do so; "a surrogate mother is artificially inseminated with the father's semen and carries the fetus to term"
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Spinifex \Spin"i*fex\, n. [NL.; L. spina spine + facere to make.] 1. (Bot.) A genus of chiefly Australian grasses, the seeds of which bear an elastic spine. {S. hirsutus} (black grass) and {S. longifolius} are useful as sand binders. {S. paradoxus}is a valuable perennial fodder plant. Also, a plant of this genus. 2. Any of several Australian grasses of the genus {Tricuspis}, which often form dense, almost impassable growth, their leaves being stiff and sharp-pointed.
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Sarcode \Sar"code\, n. [Gr. [?] fleshy; sa`rx, flesh + e'i^dos form. Cf. {Sarcoid}.] (Biol.) A name applied by Dujardin in 1835 to the gelatinous material forming the bodies of the lowest animals; protoplasm.
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Sarcoderm \Sar"coderm\, d8sarcoderma \[d8]sar`coder"ma\, n. [NL. sarcoderma. See {Sarco-}, and {Derm}.] (Bot.) (a) A fleshy covering of a seed, lying between the external and internal integuments. (b) A sarcocarp.
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Snow \Snow\, n. [OE. snow, snaw, AS. sn[be]w; akin to D. sneeuw, OS. & OHG. sn[emac]o, G. schnee, Icel. sn[ae]r, snj[omac]r, snaj[be]r, Sw. sn[94], Dan. snee, Goth. snaiws, Lith. sn[89]gas, Russ. snieg', Ir. & Gael. sneachd, W. nyf, L. nix, nivis, Gr. acc. ni`fa, also AS. sn[c6]wan to snow, G. schneien, OHG. sn[c6]wan, Lith. snigti, L. ningit it snows, Gr. ni`fei, Zend snizh to snow; cf. Skr. snih to be wet or sticky. [root]172.] 1. Watery particles congealed into white or transparent crystals or flakes in the air, and falling to the earth, exhibiting a great variety of very beautiful and perfect forms. Note: Snow is often used to form compounds, most of which are of obvious meaning; as, snow-capped, snow-clad, snow-cold, snow-crowned, snow-crust, snow-fed, snow-haired, snowlike, snow-mantled, snow-nodding, snow-wrought, and the like. 2. Fig.: Something white like snow, as the white color (argent) in heraldry; something which falls in, or as in, flakes. The field of snow with eagle of black therein. --Chaucer. {Red snow}. See under {Red}. {Snow bunting}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Snowbird}, 1. {Snow cock} (Zo[94]l.), the snow pheasant. {Snow flea} (Zo[94]l.), a small black leaping poduran ({Achorutes nivicola}) often found in winter on the snow in vast numbers. {Snow flood}, a flood from melted snow. {Snow flower} (Bot.), the fringe tree. {Snow fly}, [or] {Snow insect} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of neuropterous insects of the genus {Boreus}. The male has rudimentary wings; the female is wingless. These insects sometimes appear creeping and leaping on the snow in great numbers. {Snow gnat} (Zo[94]l.), any wingless dipterous insect of the genus {Chionea} found running on snow in winter. {Snow goose} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of arctic geese of the genus {Chen}. The common snow goose ({Chen hyperborea}), common in the Western United States in winter, is white, with the tips of the wings black and legs and bill red. Called also {white brant}, {wavey}, and {Texas goose}. The blue, or blue-winged, snow goose ({C. c[d2]rulescens}) is varied with grayish brown and bluish gray, with the wing quills black and the head and upper part of the neck white. Called also {white head}, {white-headed goose}, and {bald brant}. {Snow leopard} (Zool.), the ounce. {Snow line}, lowest limit of perpetual snow. In the Alps this is at an altitude of 9,000 feet, in the Andes, at the equator, 16,000 feet. {Snow mouse} (Zo[94]l.), a European vole ({Arvicola nivalis}) which inhabits the Alps and other high mountains. {Snow pheasant} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of large, handsome gallinaceous birds of the genus {Tetraogallus}, native of the lofty mountains of Asia. The Himalayn snow pheasant ({T. Himalayensis}) in the best-known species. Called also {snow cock}, and {snow chukor}. {Snow partridge}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Partridge}. {Snow pigeon} (Zo[94]l.), a pigeon ({Columba leuconota}) native of the Himalaya mountains. Its back, neck, and rump are white, the top of the head and the ear coverts are black. {Snow plant} (Bot.), a fleshy parasitic herb ({Sarcodes sanguinea}) growing in the coniferous forests of California. It is all of a bright red color, and is fabled to grow from the snow, through which it sometimes shoots up.
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Sarcodic \Sar*cod"ic\ (? [or] ?), a. (Biol.) Of or pertaining to sarcode.
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Sarcoid \Sar"coid\, a. [Gr. [?]. See {Sarcode}.] (Biol.) Resembling flesh, or muscle; composed of sarcode.
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Sarcotic \Sar*cot"ic\, a. [Gr. [?]: cf. F. sarcotique.] (Med.) Producing or promoting the growth of flesh. [R.] -- n. A sarcotic medicine. [R.]
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Saw-set \Saw"-set`\, n. An instrument used to set or turn the teeth of a saw a little sidewise, that they may make a kerf somewhat wider than the thickness of the blade, to prevent friction; -- called also {saw-wrest}.
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Saw-wrest \Saw"-wrest`\, n. See {Saw-set}.
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Saw-set \Saw"-set`\, n. An instrument used to set or turn the teeth of a saw a little sidewise, that they may make a kerf somewhat wider than the thickness of the blade, to prevent friction; -- called also {saw-wrest}.
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Saw-wrest \Saw"-wrest`\, n. See {Saw-set}.
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Scarceness \Scarce"ness\, Scarcity \Scar"ci*ty\, n. The quality or condition of being scarce; smallness of quantity in proportion to the wants or demands; deficiency; lack of plenty; short supply; penury; as, a scarcity of grain; a great scarcity of beauties. --Chaucer. A scarcity of snow would raise a mutiny at Naples. --Addison. Praise . . . owes its value to its scarcity. --Rambler. The value of an advantage is enhanced by its scarceness. --Collier. Syn: Deficiency; lack; want; penury; dearth; rareness; rarity; infrequency.
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Scirrhosity \Scirrhos"ity\ (sk[icr]rr[ocr]s"[icr]t[ycr]), n. (Med.) A morbid induration, as of a gland; state of being scirrhous.
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Chickaree \Chick"a*ree`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) The American red squirrel ({Sciurus Hudsonius}); -- so called from its cry.
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Scorch \Scorch\ (sk[ocir]rch), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scorched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Scorching}.] [OE. scorchen, probably akin to scorcnen; cf. Norw. skrokken shrunk up, skrekka, skr[94]kka, to shrink, to become wrinkled up, dial. Sw. skr[86]kkla to wrinkle (see {Shrug}); but perhaps influenced by OF. escorchier to strip the bark from, to flay, to skin, F. [82]corcher, LL. excorticare; L. ex from + cortex, -icis, bark (cf. {Cork}); because the skin falls off when scorched.] 1. To burn superficially; to parch, or shrivel, the surface of, by heat; to subject to so much heat as changes color and texture without consuming; as, to scorch linen. Summer drouth or sing[8a]d air Never scorch thy tresses fair. --Milton. 2. To affect painfully with heat, or as with heat; to dry up with heat; to affect as by heat. Lashed by mad rage, and scorched by brutal fires. --Prior. 3. To burn; to destroy by, or as by, fire. Power was given unto him to scorch men with fire. --Rev. xvi. 8. The fire that scorches me to death. --Dryden.
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Scourge \Scourge\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scourged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Scourging}.] [From {Scourge}, n.: cf. OF. escorgier.] 1. To whip severely; to lash. Is it lawful for you to scourge a . . . Roman? --Acts xxii. 25. 2. To punish with severity; to chastise; to afflict, as for sins or faults, and with the purpose of correction. Whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth. --Heb. xii. 6. 3. To harass or afflict severely. To scourge and impoverish the people. --Brougham.
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Scragged \Scrag"ged\, a. 1. Rough with irregular points, or a broken surface; scraggy; as, a scragged backbone. 2. Lean and rough; scraggy.
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Scraggedness \Scrag"ged*ness\, n. Quality or state of being scragged.
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Screak \Screak\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Screaked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Screaking}.] [Cf. Icel. skr[91]kja to screech. Cf. {Creak}, v., {Screech}.] To utter suddenly a sharp, shrill sound; to screech; to creak, as a door or wheel.
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Screech \Screech\, n. A harsh, shrill cry, as of one in acute pain or in fright; a shriek; a scream. {Screech bird}, [or] {Screech thrush} (Zo[94]l.), the fieldfare; -- so called from its harsh cry before rain. {Screech rain}. {Screech hawk} (Zo[94]l.), the European goatsucker; -- so called from its note. [Prov. Eng.] {Screech owl}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A small American owl ({Scops asio}), either gray or reddish in color. (b) The European barn owl. The name is applied also to other species.
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Screech \Screech\ (skr[emac]ch), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Screeched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Screeching}.] [Also formerly, scritch, OE. skriken, skrichen, schriken, of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. skr[ae]kja to shriek, to screech, skr[imac]kja to titter, Sw. skrika to shriek, Dan. skrige; also Gael. sgreach, sgreuch, W. ysgrechio, Skr. kharj to creak. Cf. {Shriek}, v., {Scream}, v.] To utter a harsh, shrill cry; to make a sharp outcry, as in terror or acute pain; to scream; to shriek. [bd]The screech owl, screeching loud.[b8] --Shak.
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Screw \Screw\ (skr[udd]), n. [OE. scrue, OF. escroue, escroe, female screw, F. [82]crou, L. scrobis a ditch, trench, in LL., the hole made by swine in rooting; cf. D. schroef a screw, G. schraube, Icel. skr[umac]fa.] 1. A cylinder, or a cylindrical perforation, having a continuous rib, called the thread, winding round it spirally at a constant inclination, so as to leave a continuous spiral groove between one turn and the next, -- used chiefly for producing, when revolved, motion or pressure in the direction of its axis, by the sliding of the threads of the cylinder in the grooves between the threads of the perforation adapted to it, the former being distinguished as the external, or male screw, or, more usually the screw; the latter as the internal, or female screw, or, more usually, the nut. Note: The screw, as a mechanical power, is a modification of the inclined plane, and may be regarded as a right-angled triangle wrapped round a cylinder, the hypotenuse of the marking the spiral thread of the screw, its base equaling the circumference of the cylinder, and its height the pitch of the thread. 2. Specifically, a kind of nail with a spiral thread and a head with a nick to receive the end of the screw-driver. Screws are much used to hold together pieces of wood or to fasten something; -- called also {wood screws}, and {screw nails}. See also {Screw bolt}, below. 3. Anything shaped or acting like a screw; esp., a form of wheel for propelling steam vessels. It is placed at the stern, and furnished with blades having helicoidal surfaces to act against the water in the manner of a screw. See {Screw propeller}, below. 4. A steam vesel propelled by a screw instead of wheels; a screw steamer; a propeller. 5. An extortioner; a sharp bargainer; a skinflint; a niggard. --Thackeray. 6. An instructor who examines with great or unnecessary severity; also, a searching or strict examination of a student by an instructor. [Cant, American Colleges] 7. A small packet of tobacco. [Slang] --Mayhew. 8. An unsound or worn-out horse, useful as a hack, and commonly of good appearance. --Ld. Lytton. 9. (Math.) A straight line in space with which a definite linear magnitude termed the pitch is associated (cf. 5th {Pitch}, 10 (b) ). It is used to express the displacement of a rigid body, which may always be made to consist of a rotation about an axis combined with a translation parallel to that axis. 10. (Zo[94]l.) An amphipod crustacean; as, the skeleton screw ({Caprella}). See {Sand screw}, under {Sand}. {Archimedes screw}, {Compound screw}, {Foot screw}, etc. See under {Archimedes}, {Compound}, {Foot}, etc. {A screw loose}, something out of order, so that work is not done smoothly; as, there is a screw loose somewhere. --H. Martineau. {Endless, [or] perpetual, {screw}, a screw used to give motion to a toothed wheel by the action of its threads between the teeth of the wheel; -- called also a {worm}. {Lag screw}. See under {Lag}. {Micrometer screw}, a screw with fine threads, used for the measurement of very small spaces. {Right and left screw}, a screw having threads upon the opposite ends which wind in opposite directions. {Screw alley}. See {Shaft alley}, under {Shaft}. {Screw bean}. (Bot.) (a) The curious spirally coiled pod of a leguminous tree ({Prosopis pubescens}) growing from Texas to California. It is used for fodder, and ground into meal by the Indians. (b) The tree itself. Its heavy hard wood is used for fuel, for fencing, and for railroad ties. {Screw bolt}, a bolt having a screw thread on its shank, in distinction from a {key bolt}. See 1st {Bolt}, 3. {Screw box}, a device, resembling a die, for cutting the thread on a wooden screw. {Screw dock}. See under {Dock}. {Screw engine}, a marine engine for driving a screw propeller. {Screw gear}. See {Spiral gear}, under {Spiral}. {Screw jack}. Same as {Jackscrew}. {Screw key}, a wrench for turning a screw or nut; a spanner wrench. {Screw machine}. (a) One of a series of machines employed in the manufacture of wood screws. (b) A machine tool resembling a lathe, having a number of cutting tools that can be caused to act on the work successively, for making screws and other turned pieces from metal rods. {Screw pine} (Bot.), any plant of the endogenous genus {Pandanus}, of which there are about fifty species, natives of tropical lands from Africa to Polynesia; -- named from the spiral arrangement of the pineapple-like leaves. {Screw plate}, a device for cutting threads on small screws, consisting of a thin steel plate having a series of perforations with internal screws forming dies. {Screw press}, a press in which pressure is exerted by means of a screw. {Screw propeller}, a screw or spiral bladed wheel, used in the propulsion of steam vessels; also, a steam vessel propelled by a screw. {Screw shell} (Zo[94]l.), a long, slender, spiral gastropod shell, especially of the genus Turritella and allied genera. See {Turritella}. {Screw steamer}, a steamship propelled by a screw. {Screw thread}, the spiral rib which forms a screw. {Screw stone} (Paleon.), the fossil stem of an encrinite. {Screw tree} (Bot.), any plant of the genus {Helicteres}, consisting of about thirty species of tropical shrubs, with simple leaves and spirally twisted, five-celled capsules; -- also called {twisted-horn}, and {twisty}. {Screw valve}, a stop valve which is opened or closed by a screw. {Screw worm} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of an American fly ({Compsomyia macellaria}), allied to the blowflies, which sometimes deposits its eggs in the nostrils, or about wounds, in man and other animals, with fatal results. {Screw wrench}. (a) A wrench for turning a screw. (b) A wrench with an adjustable jaw that is moved by a screw. {To put the} {screw, [or] screws}, {on}, to use pressure upon, as for the purpose of extortion; to coerce. {To put under the} {screw [or] screws}, to subject to pressure; to force. {Wood screw}, a metal screw with a sharp thread of coarse pitch, adapted to holding fast in wood. See Illust. of {Wood screw}, under {Wood}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Screw \Screw\ (skr[udd]), n. [OE. scrue, OF. escroue, escroe, female screw, F. [82]crou, L. scrobis a ditch, trench, in LL., the hole made by swine in rooting; cf. D. schroef a screw, G. schraube, Icel. skr[umac]fa.] 1. A cylinder, or a cylindrical perforation, having a continuous rib, called the thread, winding round it spirally at a constant inclination, so as to leave a continuous spiral groove between one turn and the next, -- used chiefly for producing, when revolved, motion or pressure in the direction of its axis, by the sliding of the threads of the cylinder in the grooves between the threads of the perforation adapted to it, the former being distinguished as the external, or male screw, or, more usually the screw; the latter as the internal, or female screw, or, more usually, the nut. Note: The screw, as a mechanical power, is a modification of the inclined plane, and may be regarded as a right-angled triangle wrapped round a cylinder, the hypotenuse of the marking the spiral thread of the screw, its base equaling the circumference of the cylinder, and its height the pitch of the thread. 2. Specifically, a kind of nail with a spiral thread and a head with a nick to receive the end of the screw-driver. Screws are much used to hold together pieces of wood or to fasten something; -- called also {wood screws}, and {screw nails}. See also {Screw bolt}, below. 3. Anything shaped or acting like a screw; esp., a form of wheel for propelling steam vessels. It is placed at the stern, and furnished with blades having helicoidal surfaces to act against the water in the manner of a screw. See {Screw propeller}, below. 4. A steam vesel propelled by a screw instead of wheels; a screw steamer; a propeller. 5. An extortioner; a sharp bargainer; a skinflint; a niggard. --Thackeray. 6. An instructor who examines with great or unnecessary severity; also, a searching or strict examination of a student by an instructor. [Cant, American Colleges] 7. A small packet of tobacco. [Slang] --Mayhew. 8. An unsound or worn-out horse, useful as a hack, and commonly of good appearance. --Ld. Lytton. 9. (Math.) A straight line in space with which a definite linear magnitude termed the pitch is associated (cf. 5th {Pitch}, 10 (b) ). It is used to express the displacement of a rigid body, which may always be made to consist of a rotation about an axis combined with a translation parallel to that axis. 10. (Zo[94]l.) An amphipod crustacean; as, the skeleton screw ({Caprella}). See {Sand screw}, under {Sand}. {Archimedes screw}, {Compound screw}, {Foot screw}, etc. See under {Archimedes}, {Compound}, {Foot}, etc. {A screw loose}, something out of order, so that work is not done smoothly; as, there is a screw loose somewhere. --H. Martineau. {Endless, [or] perpetual, {screw}, a screw used to give motion to a toothed wheel by the action of its threads between the teeth of the wheel; -- called also a {worm}. {Lag screw}. See under {Lag}. {Micrometer screw}, a screw with fine threads, used for the measurement of very small spaces. {Right and left screw}, a screw having threads upon the opposite ends which wind in opposite directions. {Screw alley}. See {Shaft alley}, under {Shaft}. {Screw bean}. (Bot.) (a) The curious spirally coiled pod of a leguminous tree ({Prosopis pubescens}) growing from Texas to California. It is used for fodder, and ground into meal by the Indians. (b) The tree itself. Its heavy hard wood is used for fuel, for fencing, and for railroad ties. {Screw bolt}, a bolt having a screw thread on its shank, in distinction from a {key bolt}. See 1st {Bolt}, 3. {Screw box}, a device, resembling a die, for cutting the thread on a wooden screw. {Screw dock}. See under {Dock}. {Screw engine}, a marine engine for driving a screw propeller. {Screw gear}. See {Spiral gear}, under {Spiral}. {Screw jack}. Same as {Jackscrew}. {Screw key}, a wrench for turning a screw or nut; a spanner wrench. {Screw machine}. (a) One of a series of machines employed in the manufacture of wood screws. (b) A machine tool resembling a lathe, having a number of cutting tools that can be caused to act on the work successively, for making screws and other turned pieces from metal rods. {Screw pine} (Bot.), any plant of the endogenous genus {Pandanus}, of which there are about fifty species, natives of tropical lands from Africa to Polynesia; -- named from the spiral arrangement of the pineapple-like leaves. {Screw plate}, a device for cutting threads on small screws, consisting of a thin steel plate having a series of perforations with internal screws forming dies. {Screw press}, a press in which pressure is exerted by means of a screw. {Screw propeller}, a screw or spiral bladed wheel, used in the propulsion of steam vessels; also, a steam vessel propelled by a screw. {Screw shell} (Zo[94]l.), a long, slender, spiral gastropod shell, especially of the genus Turritella and allied genera. See {Turritella}. {Screw steamer}, a steamship propelled by a screw. {Screw thread}, the spiral rib which forms a screw. {Screw stone} (Paleon.), the fossil stem of an encrinite. {Screw tree} (Bot.), any plant of the genus {Helicteres}, consisting of about thirty species of tropical shrubs, with simple leaves and spirally twisted, five-celled capsules; -- also called {twisted-horn}, and {twisty}. {Screw valve}, a stop valve which is opened or closed by a screw. {Screw worm} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of an American fly ({Compsomyia macellaria}), allied to the blowflies, which sometimes deposits its eggs in the nostrils, or about wounds, in man and other animals, with fatal results. {Screw wrench}. (a) A wrench for turning a screw. (b) A wrench with an adjustable jaw that is moved by a screw. {To put the} {screw, [or] screws}, {on}, to use pressure upon, as for the purpose of extortion; to coerce. {To put under the} {screw [or] screws}, to subject to pressure; to force. {Wood screw}, a metal screw with a sharp thread of coarse pitch, adapted to holding fast in wood. See Illust. of {Wood screw}, under {Wood}.
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Screw-cutting \Screw"-cut`ting\, a. Adapted for forming a screw by cutting; as, a screw-cutting lathe.
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Rocket \Rock"et\, n. [F. roquette (cf. Sp. ruqueta, It ruchetta), fr. L. eruca.] (Bot.) (a) A cruciferous plant ({Eruca sativa}) sometimes eaten in Europe as a salad. (b) Damewort. (c) Rocket larkspur. See below. {Dyer's Rocket}. (Bot.) See {Dyer's broom}, under {Broom}. {Rocket larkspur} (Bot.), an annual plant with showy flowers in long racemes ({Delphinium Ajacis}). {Sea rocket} (Bot.), either of two fleshy cruciferous plants ({Cakile maritima} and {C. Americana}) found on the seashore of Europe and America. {Yellow rocket} (Bot.), a common cruciferous weed with yellow flowers ({Barbarea vulgaris}).
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Sea rocket \Sea" rock"et\(Bot.) See under {Rocket}.
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Search \Search\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Searched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Searching}.] [OE. serchen, cerchen, OF. cerchier, F. chercher, L. circare to go about, fr. L. circum, circa, around. See {Circle}.] 1. To look over or through, for the purpose of finding something; to examine; to explore; as, to search the city. [bd]Search the Scriptures.[b8] --John v. 39. They are come to search the house. --Shak. Search me, O God, and know my heart. --Ps. cxxxix. 23. 2. To inquire after; to look for; to seek. I will both search my sheep, and seek them out. --Ezek. xxxiv. 11. Enough is left besides to search and know. --Milton. 3. To examine or explore by feeling with an instrument; to probe; as, to search a wound. 4. To examine; to try; to put to the test. {To search out}, to seek till found; to find by seeking; as, to search out truth. Syn: To explore; examine; scrutinize; seek; investigate; pry into; inquire.
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Sericite \Ser"i*cite\, n. [L. sericus silken.] (Min.) A kind of muscovite occuring in silky scales having a fibrous structure. It is characteristic of sericite schist.
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Series dynamo \Series dynamo\ (Elec.) (a) A series-wound dynamo. (b) A dynamo running in series with another or others.
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Series turns \Series turns\ (Elec.) The turns in a series circuit.
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Serosity \Seros"ity\, n. [Cf. F. serosit[82]. See {Serous}.] 1. The quality or state of being serous. 2. (Physiol.) A thin watery animal fluid, as synovial fluid and pericardial fluid.
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Serricated \Ser"ri*ca`ted\, a. [See {Sericeous}.] Covered with fine silky down.
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Shark \Shark\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sharked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sharking}.] 1. To play the petty thief; to practice fraud or trickery; to swindle. Neither sharks for a cup or a reckoning. --Bp. Earle. 2. To live by shifts and stratagems. --Beau. & Fl.
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Shear \Shear\, n. [AS. sceara. See {Shear}, v. t.] 1. A pair of shears; -- now always used in the plural, but formerly also in the singular. See {Shears}. On his head came razor none, nor shear. --Chaucer. Short of the wool, and naked from the shear. --Dryden. 2. A shearing; -- used in designating the age of sheep. After the second shearing, he is a two-shear ram; . . . at the expiration of another year, he is a three-shear ram; the name always taking its date from the time of shearing. --Youatt. 3. (Engin.) An action, resulting from applied forces, which tends to cause two contiguous parts of a body to slide relatively to each other in a direction parallel to their plane of contact; -- also called {shearing stress}, and {tangential stress}. 4. (Mech.) A strain, or change of shape, of an elastic body, consisting of an extension in one direction, an equal compression in a perpendicular direction, with an unchanged magnitude in the third direction. {Shear blade}, one of the blades of shears or a shearing machine. {Shear hulk}. See under {Hulk}. {Shear steel}, a steel suitable for shears, scythes, and other cutting instruments, prepared from fagots of blistered steel by repeated heating, rolling, and tilting, to increase its malleability and fineness of texture.
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Shear steel \Shear steel\ See under {Shear}.
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Sheer \Sheer\, n. 1. (Naut.) (a) The longitudinal upward curvature of the deck, gunwale, and lines of a vessel, as when viewed from the side. (b) The position of a vessel riding at single anchor and swinging clear of it. 2. A turn or change in a course. Give the canoe a sheer and get nearer to the shore. --Cooper. 3. pl. Shears See {Shear}. {Sheer batten} (Shipbuilding), a long strip of wood to guide the carpenters in following the sheer plan. {Sheer boom}, a boom slanting across a stream to direct floating logs to one side. {Sheer hulk}. See {Shear hulk}, under {Hulk}. {Sheer plan}, [or] {Sheer draught} (Shipbuilding), a projection of the lines of a vessel on a vertical longitudinal plane passing through the middle line of the vessel. {Sheer pole} (Naut.), an iron rod lashed to the shrouds just above the dead-eyes and parallel to the ratlines. {Sheer strake} (Shipbuilding), the strake under the gunwale on the top side. --Totten. {To break sheer} (Naut.), to deviate from sheer, and risk fouling the anchor.
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Shirk \Shirk\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shirked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shirking}.] [Probably the same word as shark. See {Shark}, v. t.] 1. To procure by petty fraud and trickery; to obtain by mean solicitation. You that never heard the call of any vocation, . . . that shirk living from others, but time from Yourselves. --Bp. Rainbow. 2. To avoid; to escape; to neglect; -- implying unfaithfulness or fraud; as, to shirk duty. The usual makeshift by which they try to shirk difficulties. --Hare.
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Cod \Cod\, n. [Cf. G. gadde, and (in Heligoland) gadden, L. gadus merlangus.] (Zo[94]l.) An important edible fish ({Gadus morrhua}), taken in immense numbers on the northern coasts of Europe and America. It is especially abundant and large on the Grand Bank of Newfoundland. It is salted and dried in large quantities. Note: There are several varieties; as {shore cod}, from shallow water; {bank cod}, from the distant banks; and {rock cod}, which is found among ledges, and is often dark brown or mottled with red. The {tomcod} is a distinct species of small size. The {bastard}, {blue}, {buffalo}, or {cultus cod} of the Pacific coast belongs to a distinct family. See {Buffalo cod}, under {Buffalo}. {Cod fishery}, the business of fishing for cod. {Cod line}, an eighteen-thread line used in catching codfish. --McElrath.
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Shriek \Shriek\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Shrieked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shrieking}.] [OE. shriken, originallythe same word as E. screech. See {Screech}, and cf. {Screak}.] To utter a loud, sharp, shrill sound or cry, as do some birds and beasts; to scream, as in a sudden fright, in horror or anguish. It was the owl that shrieked. --Shak. At this she shrieked aloud; the mournful train Echoed her grief. --Dryden.
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Shright \Shright\, obs. imp. & p. p. of {Shriek}. She cried alway and shright. --Chaucer.
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Shright \Shright\, n. [See {Shriek}.] A shriek; shrieking. [Obs] --Spenser. [bd]All hoarse for shright.[b8] --Chaucer.
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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}.
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Thrush \Thrush\, n. [OE. [thorn]rusche, AS. [thorn]rysce; akin to OHG. drosca, droscea, droscela, and E. throstle. Cf. {Throstle}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of singing birds belonging to {Turdus} and allied genera. They are noted for the sweetness of their songs. Note: Among the best-known European species are the song thrush or throstle ({Turdus musicus}), the missel thrush (see under {Missel}), the European redwing, and the blackbird. The most important American species are the wood thrush ({Turdus mustelinus}), Wilson's thrush ({T. fuscescens}), the hermit thrush (see under {Hermit}), Swainson's thrush ({T. Alici[91]}), and the migratory thrush, or American robin (see {Robin}). 2. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of singing birds more or less resembling the true thrushes in appearance or habits; as the thunderbird and the American brown thrush (or thrasher). See {Brown thrush}. {Ant thrush}. See {Ant thrush}, {Breve}, and {Pitta}. {Babbling thrush}, any one of numerous species of Asiatic timaline birds; -- called also {babbler}. {Fruit thrush}, any species of bulbul. {Shrike thrush}. See under {Shrike}. {Stone thrush}, the missel thrush; -- said to be so called from its marbled breast. {Thrush nightingale}. See {Nightingale}, 2. {Thrush tit}, any one of several species of Asiatic singing birds of the genus {Cochoa}. They are beautifully colored birds allied to the tits, but resembling thrushes in size and habits. {Water thrush}. (a) The European dipper. (b) An American warbler ({Seiurus Noveboracensis}).
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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}.
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Shrug \Shrug\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shrugged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shrugging}.] [Probably akin to shrink, p. p. shrunk; cf. Dan. skrugge, skrukke, to stoop, dial. Sw. skrukka, skruga, to crouch.] To draw up or contract (the shoulders), especially by way of expressing dislike, dread, doubt, or the like. He shrugs his shoulders when you talk of securities. --Addison.
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Skyrocket \Sky"rock`et\, n. A rocket that ascends high and burns as it flies; a species of fireworks.
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Sore \Sore\, a. [Compar. {Sorer}; superl. {Sorest}.] [OE. sor, sar, AS. s[be]r; akin to D. zeer, OS. & OHG. s[?]r, G. sehr very, Icel. s[be]rr, Sw. s[86]r, Goth. sair pain. Cf. {Sorry}.] 1. Tender to the touch; susceptible of pain from pressure; inflamed; painful; -- said of the body or its parts; as, a sore hand. 2. Fig.: Sensitive; tender; easily pained, grieved, or vexed; very susceptible of irritation. Malice and hatred are very fretting and vexatious, and apt to make our minds sore and uneasy. --Tillotson. 3. Severe; afflictive; distressing; as, a sore disease; sore evil or calamity. --Shak. 4. Criminal; wrong; evil. [Obs.] --Shak. {Sore throat} (Med.), inflammation of the throat and tonsils; pharyngitis. See {Cynanche}. {Malignant}, {Ulcerated} [or] {Putrid}, {sore throat}. See {Angina}, and under {Putrid}.
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Sorry \Sor"ry\, a. [Compar. {Sorrier}; superl. {Sorriest}.] [OE. sory, sary, AS. s[be]rig, fr. s[be]r, n., sore. See {Sore}, n. & a. The original sense was, painful; hence. miserable, sad.] 1. Grieved for the loss of some good; pained for some evil; feeling regret; -- now generally used to express light grief or affliction, but formerly often used to express deeper feeling. [bd]I am sorry for my sins.[b8] --Piers Plowman. Ye were made sorry after a godly manner. --2 Cor. vii. 9. I am sorry for thee, friend; 't is the duke's pleasure. --Shak. She entered, were he lief or sorry. --Spenser. 2. Melancholy; dismal; gloomy; mournful. --Spenser. All full of chirking was this sorry place. --Chaucer. 3. Poor; mean; worthless; as, a sorry excuse. [bd]With sorry grace.[b8] --Chaucer. Cheeks of sorry grain will serve. --Milton. Good fruit will sometimes grow on a sorry tree. --Sir W. Scott. Syn: Hurt; afflicted; mortified; vexed; chagrined; melancholy; dismal; poor; mean; pitiful.
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Sour \Sour\, a. [Compar. {Sourer}; superl. {Sourest}.] [OE. sour, sur, AS. s[?]r; akin to D. zuur, G. sauer, OHG. s[?]r, Icel. s[?]rr, Sw. sur, Dan. suur, Lith. suras salt, Russ. surovui harsh, rough. Cf. {Sorrel}, the plant.] 1. Having an acid or sharp, biting taste, like vinegar, and the juices of most unripe fruits; acid; tart. All sour things, as vinegar, provoke appetite. --Bacon. 2. Changed, as by keeping, so as to be acid, rancid, or musty, turned. 3. Disagreeable; unpleasant; hence; cross; crabbed; peevish; morose; as, a man of a sour temper; a sour reply. [bd]A sour countenance.[b8] --Swift. He was a scholar . . . Lofty and sour to them that loved him not, But to those men that sought him sweet as summer. --Shak. 4. Afflictive; painful. [bd]Sour adversity.[b8] --Shak. 5. Cold and unproductive; as, sour land; a sour marsh. {Sour dock} (Bot.), sorrel. {Sour gourd} (Bot.), the gourdlike fruit {Adansonia Gregorii}, and {A. digitata}; also, either of the trees bearing this fruit. See {Adansonia}. {Sour grapes}. See under {Grape}. {Sour gum} (Bot.) See {Turelo}. {Sour plum} (Bot.), the edible acid fruit of an Australian tree ({Owenia venosa}); also, the tree itself, which furnished a hard reddish wood used by wheelwrights. Syn: Acid; sharp; tart; acetous; acetose; harsh; acrimonious; crabbed; currish; peevish.
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Square \Square\, a. 1. (Geom.) Having four equal sides and four right angles; as, a square figure. 2. Forming a right angle; as, a square corner. 3. Having a shape broad for the height, with rectilineal and angular rather than curving outlines; as, a man of a square frame. 4. Exactly suitable or correspondent; true; just. She's a most truimphant lady, if report be square to her. --Shak. 5. Rendering equal justice; exact; fair; honest, as square dealing. 6. Even; leaving no balance; as, to make or leave the accounts square. 7. Leaving nothing; hearty; vigorous. By Heaven, square eaters. More meat, I say. --Beau. & Fl. 8. (Naut.) At right angles with the mast or the keel, and parallel to the horizon; -- said of the yards of a square-rigged vessel when they are so braced. Note: Square is often used in self-explaining compounds or combination, as in square-built, square-cornered, square-cut, square-nosed, etc. {Square foot}, an area equal to that of a square the sides of which are twelwe inches; 144 square inches. {Square knot}, a knot in which the terminal and standing parts are parallel to each other; a reef knot. See Illust. under {Knot}. {Square measure}, the measure of a superficies or surface which depends on the length and breadth taken conjointly. The units of square measure are squares whose sides are the linear measures; as, square inches, square feet, square meters, etc. {Square number}. See {square}, n., 6. {Square root of a number} [or] {quantity} (Math.), that number or quantity which, multiplied by itself produces the given number or quantity. {Square sail} (Naut.), a four-sided sail extended upon a yard suspended by the middle; sometimes, the foresail of a schooner set upon a yard; also, a cutter's or sloop's sail boomed out. See Illust. of {Sail}. {Square stern} (Naut.), a stern having a transom and joining the counter timbers at an angle, as distinguished from a round stern, which has no transom. {Three-square}, {Five-square}, etc., having three, five, etc., equal sides; as, a three-square file. {To get square with}, to get even with; to pay off. [Colloq.]
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Squarroso-dentate \Squar*ro`so-den"tate\, a. (Bot.) Having the teeth bent out of the plane of the lamina; -- said of a leaf.
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Surcoat \Sur"coat`\, n. [OE. surcote, OF. surcote. See {Sur-}, and {Coat}, and cf. {Overcoat}.] 1. A coat worn over the other garments; especially, the long and flowing garment of knights, worn over the armor, and frequently emblazoned with the arms of the wearer. A long surcoat of pers upon he had.. --Chaucer. At night, or in the rain, He dons a surcoat which he doffs at morn. --Emerson. 2. A name given to the outer garment of either sex at different epochs of the Middle Ages.
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Sure \Sure\, a. [Compar. {Surer}; superl. {Surest}.] [OE. sur, OF. se[81]r, F. s[96]r, L. securus; se aside, without + cura care. See {Secure}, and cf. {Assure}, {Insure}, {Sicker} sure.] 1. Certainly knowing and believing; confident beyond doubt; implicity trusting; unquestioning; positive. We are sure that the judgment of God is according to truth against them which commit such things. --Rom. ii. 2. I'm sure care 's an enemy of life. --Shak. 2. Certain to find or retain; as, to be sure of game; to be sure of success; to be sure of life or health. 3. Fit or worthy to be depended on; certain not to fail or disappoint expectation; unfailing; strong; permanent; enduring. [bd]His sure word.[b8] --Keble. The Lord will certainly make my lord a sure house; because my lord fighteth the battles of the Lord. --1 Sam. xxv. 28. The testimony of the Lord is sure. --Ps. xix. 7. Which put in good sure leather sacks. --Chapman. 4. Betrothed; engaged to marry. [Obs.] The king was sure to Dame Elizabeth Lucy, and her husband before God. --Sir T. More. I presume . . . that you had been sure as fast as faith could bind you, man and wife. --Brome. 5. Free from danger; safe; secure. Fear not; the forest is not three leagues off; If we recover that we are sure enough. --Shak. {To be sure}, [or] {Be sure}, certainly; without doubt; as, Shall you do? To be sure I shall. {To make sure}. (a) To make certain; to secure so that there can be no failure of the purpose or object. [bd]Make Cato sure.[b8] --Addison. [bd]A peace can not fail, provided we make sure of Spain.[b8] --Sir W. Temple. (b) To betroth. [Obs.] She that's made sure to him she loves not well. --Cotgrave. Syn: Certain; unfailing; infallible; safe; firm; permanent; steady; stable; strong; secure; indisputable; confident; positive.
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Surge \Surge\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Surged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Surging}.] [Cf. F. surgir to cast anchor, to land. Cf. {Surge}, n.] (Naut.) To let go or slacken suddenly, as a rope; as, to surge a hawser or messenger; also, to slacken the rope about (a capstan).
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Zenick \Ze"nick\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A South African burrowing mammal ({Suricata tetradactyla}), allied to the civets. It is grayish brown, with yellowish transverse stripes on the back. Called also {suricat}.
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Suricat \Su"ri*cat\, n. [F. surikate, from the native name in South Africa.] (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Zenick}. [Written also {suricate}, {surikate}.]
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Zenick \Ze"nick\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A South African burrowing mammal ({Suricata tetradactyla}), allied to the civets. It is grayish brown, with yellowish transverse stripes on the back. Called also {suricat}.
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Suricat \Su"ri*cat\, n. [F. surikate, from the native name in South Africa.] (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Zenick}. [Written also {suricate}, {surikate}.]
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Zenick \Ze"nick\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A South African burrowing mammal ({Suricata tetradactyla}), allied to the civets. It is grayish brown, with yellowish transverse stripes on the back. Called also {suricat}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Suricat \Su"ri*cat\, n. [F. surikate, from the native name in South Africa.] (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Zenick}. [Written also {suricate}, {surikate}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Suricat \Su"ri*cat\, n. [F. surikate, from the native name in South Africa.] (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Zenick}. [Written also {suricate}, {surikate}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Suroxidate \Surox"idate\, v. t. (Chem.) To combine with oxygen so as to form a suroxide or peroxide. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Suroxide \Sur*ox"ide\, n. [Cf. F. suroxyde. See {Sur-}, and {Oxide}.] (Chem.) A peroxide. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Surquedous \Sur"quedous\, Surquedrous \Sur"quedrous\, a. Having or exhibiting surquedry; arrogant; insolent. [Obs.] --Gower. James II. of Scot.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Surquedous \Sur"quedous\, Surquedrous \Sur"quedrous\, a. Having or exhibiting surquedry; arrogant; insolent. [Obs.] --Gower. James II. of Scot.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Surquedry \Sur"quedry\, Surquidry \Sur"quidry\, n. [OF. surcuidier to presume; sur over + cuidier to think, L. cogitare. See {Sur-}, and {Cogitate}.] Overweening pride; arrogance; presumption; insolence. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Then pay you the price of your surquedry. --Spenser.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Surquedry \Sur"quedry\, Surquidry \Sur"quidry\, n. [OF. surcuidier to presume; sur over + cuidier to think, L. cogitare. See {Sur-}, and {Cogitate}.] Overweening pride; arrogance; presumption; insolence. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Then pay you the price of your surquedry. --Spenser.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Surrogate \Sur"ro*gate\, n. [L. surrogatus, p. p. of surrogare, subrogare, to put in another's place, to substitute; sub under + rogare to ask, ask for a vote, propose a law. See {Rogation}, and cf. {Subrogate}.] 1. A deputy; a delegate; a substitute. 2. The deputy of an ecclesiastical judge, most commonly of a bishop or his chancellor, especially a deputy who grants marriage licenses. [Eng.] 3. In some States of the United States, an officer who presides over the probate of wills and testaments and yield the settlement of estates.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Surrogate \Sur"ro*gate\, v. t. To put in the place of another; to substitute. [R.] --Dr. H. More.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Surrogateship \Sur"rogateship\, n. The office of a surrogate.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Surrogation \Sur`ro*ga"tion\, n. [See {Surrogate}, n., and cf. {Subrogation}.] The act of substituting one person in the place of another. [R.] --Killingbeck.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Surstyle \Sur*style"\, v. t. To surname. [R.]
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Sarasota County, FL (county, FIPS 115) Location: 27.19451 N, 82.36935 W Population (1990): 277776 (157055 housing units) Area: 1480.8 sq km (land), 397.6 sq km (water)
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Sarasota Springs, FL (CDP, FIPS 64325) Location: 27.30870 N, 82.47980 W Population (1990): 16088 (6795 housing units) Area: 9.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
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Sarasota Square, FL Zip code(s): 34238
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Sierra City, CA Zip code(s): 96125
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
search term An element of a search or query. A search term is the basic building block of a {boolean search} or a {weighted search}. In a search engine a search term is typically a word, phrase, or pattern match expression. For example: cosmonaut or "space travel" or astronaut* In a {database} a term is typically the comparison of a column with a constant or with another column. For example: last_name like 'Smith%' (1999-08-27)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Search The Fucking Web (always abbreviated STFW) A response implying that an inquirer could have easily found an answer to his question using a {World-Wide Web} {search engine} such as {Google}. It is now often quicker and more productive to search the {World-Wide Web} than to {RTFM}. (2003-09-11)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
surrogate key A unique {primary key} generated by the {RDBMS} that is not derived from any data in the database and whose only significance is to act as the primary key. A surrogate key is frequently a sequential number (e.g. a {Sybase} "{identity column}") but doesn't have to be. Having the key independent of all other columns insulates the database relationships from changes in data values or database design and guarantees uniqueness. Some database designers use surrogate keys religiously regardless of the suitability of other {candidate keys}. However, if a good key already exists, the addition of a surrogate key will merely slow down access, particularly if it is indexed. Compare: {intelligent key}. (1999-12-07)