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   Sabin vaccine
         n 1: an oral vaccine (containing live but weakened poliovirus)
               that is given to provide immunity to poliomyelitis [syn:
               {Sabin vaccine}, {oral poliovirus vaccine}, {OPV},
               {trivalent live oral poliomyelitis vaccine}, {TOPV}]

English Dictionary: Sphenopsida by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
sabine pine
n
  1. medium-sized five-needled pine of southwestern California having long cylindrical cones
    Synonym(s): Torrey pine, Torrey's pine, soledad pine, grey-leaf pine, sabine pine, Pinus torreyana
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
saponification
n
  1. a chemical reaction in which an ester is heated with an alkali (especially the alkaline hydrolysis of a fat or oil to make soap)
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
saponified
adj
  1. converted into soap; "saponified oils" [ant: unsaponified]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
saponify
v
  1. become converted into soap by being hydrolized into an acid and alcohol as a result of being treated with an alkali; "the oil saponified"
  2. convert into soap by hydrolizing an ester into an acid and alcohol as a result of treating it with an alkali; "saponify oils and fats"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
seven-fold
adj
  1. having seven units or components [syn: septuple, sevenfold, seven-fold]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
seven-up
n
  1. a form of all fours in which a total of seven points is game
    Synonym(s): seven-up, old sledge
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
sevenfold
adv
  1. seven times; "the population of this village increased sevenfold in the past 100 years"
adj
  1. having seven units or components [syn: septuple, sevenfold, seven-fold]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
shoe bomb
n
  1. an explosive device concealed inside the heel and sole of a shoe
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
siphon off
v
  1. convey, draw off, or empty by or as if by a siphon [syn: siphon, syphon, siphon off]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Siphonaptera
n
  1. fleas
    Synonym(s): Siphonaptera, order Siphonaptera
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Siphonophora
n
  1. marine colonial hydrozoans [syn: Siphonophora, {order Siphonophora}]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
siphonophore
n
  1. a floating or swimming oceanic colony of polyps often transparent or showily colored
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
skip-bomb
v
  1. attack with delayed release bombs
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
soybean flour
n
  1. meal made from soybeans [syn: soybean meal, {soybean flour}, soy flour]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
soybean future
n
  1. soybeans bought or sold at an agreed price for delivery at a specified future date
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
soybean plant
n
  1. erect bushy hairy annual herb having trifoliate leaves and purple to pink flowers; extensively cultivated for food and forage and soil improvement but especially for its nutritious oil-rich seeds; native to Asia
    Synonym(s): soy, soya, soybean, soya bean, soybean plant, soja, soja bean, Glycine max
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Sphenopsida
n
  1. horsetails and related forms [syn: Sphenopsida, {class Sphenopsida}, Equisetatae, class Equisetatae]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
spin off
v
  1. produce as a consequence of something larger
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
spin-off
n
  1. a product made during the manufacture of something else
    Synonym(s): by-product, byproduct, spin-off
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
spina bifida
n
  1. a not uncommon congenital defect in which a vertebra is malformed; unless several vertebrae are affected or there is myelomeningocele there are few symptoms; can be diagnosed by amniocentesis
    Synonym(s): spina bifida, rachischisis, schistorrhachis
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
spinnability
n
  1. the quality of being suitable for spinning or the capability of being spun (used of textile fibers)
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
spinnable
adj
  1. capable or susceptible to being influenced by biased information
  2. capable of being spun into fibres
    Synonym(s): spinnable, spinnbar
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
spinnbar
adj
  1. capable of being spun into fibres [syn: spinnable, spinnbar]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
spinnbarkeit
n
  1. the capacity of a viscous liquid (especially the cervical mucus) to be drawn out into a strand or blown up into a bubble
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
spiny puffer
n
  1. puffers having rigid or erectile spines
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
spiny-backed
adj
  1. having the back covered with spines
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
spiny-finned
adj
  1. of or relating to fish with spiny fins
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
spiny-finned fish
n
  1. a teleost fish with fins that are supported by sharp inflexible rays
    Synonym(s): spiny-finned fish, acanthopterygian
    Antonym(s): malacopterygian, soft-finned fish
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
spoon bread
n
  1. soft bread made of cornmeal and sometimes rice or hominy; must be served with a spoon (chiefly southern)
    Synonym(s): spoon bread, batter bread
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
spoon food
n
  1. a diet that does not require chewing; advised for those with intestinal disorders
    Synonym(s): soft diet, pap, spoon food
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
spoonbill
n
  1. wading birds having a long flat bill with a tip like a spoon
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
spoonbill catfish
n
  1. large catfish of central United States having a flattened head and projecting jaw
    Synonym(s): flathead catfish, mudcat, goujon, shovelnose catfish, spoonbill catfish, Pylodictus olivaris
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
spoonfeed
v
  1. feed with a spoon
  2. teach without challenging the students; "This professor spoonfeeds his students"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
spoonfeeding
n
  1. feeding someone (as a baby) from a spoon
  2. teaching in an overly simplified way that discourages independent thought
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
spoonflower
n
  1. tropical American aroid having edible tubers that are cooked and eaten like yams or potatoes
    Synonym(s): yautia, tannia, spoonflower, malanga, Xanthosoma sagittifolium, Xanthosoma atrovirens
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
spoonful
n
  1. as much as a spoon will hold; "he added two spoons of sugar"
    Synonym(s): spoon, spoonful
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Saponifiable \Sa*pon*i*fi`a*ble\, a.
      Capable of conversion into soap; as, a saponifiable
      substance.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Saponification \Sa*pon`i*fi*ca"tion\, n. [Cf. F. saponification.
      See {Saponify}.]
      The act, process, or result, of soap making; conversion into
      soap; specifically (Chem.), the decomposition of fats and
      other ethereal salts by alkalies; as, the saponification of
      ethyl acetate.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Saponify \Sa*pon"i*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Saponified}; p. pr.
      & vb. n. {Saponifying}.] [L. sapo, -onis, soap + -fy: cf. F.
      saponifier.]
      To convert into soap, as tallow or any fat; hence (Chem.), to
      subject to any similar process, as that which ethereal salts
      undergo in decomposition; as, to saponify ethyl acetate.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Saponifier \Sa*pon"i*fi`er\, n. (Chem.)
      That which saponifies; any reagent used to cause
      saponification.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Saponify \Sa*pon"i*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Saponified}; p. pr.
      & vb. n. {Saponifying}.] [L. sapo, -onis, soap + -fy: cf. F.
      saponifier.]
      To convert into soap, as tallow or any fat; hence (Chem.), to
      subject to any similar process, as that which ethereal salts
      undergo in decomposition; as, to saponify ethyl acetate.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Saponify \Sa*pon"i*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Saponified}; p. pr.
      & vb. n. {Saponifying}.] [L. sapo, -onis, soap + -fy: cf. F.
      saponifier.]
      To convert into soap, as tallow or any fat; hence (Chem.), to
      subject to any similar process, as that which ethereal salts
      undergo in decomposition; as, to saponify ethyl acetate.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Savanna \Sa*van"na\, n. [Of American Indian origin; cf. Sp.
      sabana, F. savane.]
      A tract of level land covered with the vegetable growth
      usually found in a damp soil and warm climate, -- as grass or
      reeds, -- but destitute of trees. [Spelt also {savannah}.]
  
               Savannahs are clear pieces of land without woods.
                                                                              --Dampier.
  
      {Savanna flower} (Bot.), a West Indian name for several
            climbing apocyneous plants of the genus {Echites}.
  
      {Savanna sparrow} (Zo[94]l.), an American sparrow
            ({Ammodramus sandwichensis} or {Passerculus savanna}) of
            which several varieties are found on grassy plains from
            Alaska to the Eastern United States.
  
      {Savanna wattle} (Bot.), a name of two West Indian trees of
            the genus {Citharexylum}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   High \High\, n.
      1. An elevated place; a superior region; a height; the sky;
            heaven.
  
      2. People of rank or high station; as, high and low.
  
      3. (Card Playing) The highest card dealt or drawn.
  
      {High, low, jack, and the game}, a game at cards; -- also
            called {all fours}, {old sledge}, and {seven up}.
  
      {In high and low}, utterly; completely; in every respect.
            [Obs.] --Chaucer.
  
      {On high}, aloft; above.
  
                     The dayspring from on high hath visited us. --Luke
                                                                              i. 78.
  
      {The Most High}, the Supreme Being; God.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Sevenfold \Sev"en*fold`\, a.
      Repeated seven times; having seven thicknesses; increased to
      seven times the size or amount. [bd]Sevenfold rage.[b8]
      --Milton.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Sevenfold \Sev"en*fold`\, adv.
      Seven times as much or as often.
  
               Whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him
               sevenfold.                                             --Gen. iv. 15.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Seven-up \Sev"en-up`\, n.
      The game of cards called also {all fours}, and {old sledge}.
      [U. S.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ballast \Bal"last\, n. [D. ballast; akin to Dan. baglast,
      ballast, OSw. barlast, Sw. ballast. The first part is perh.
      the same word as E. bare, adj.; the second is last a burden,
      and hence the meaning a bare, or mere, load. See {Bare}, a.,
      and {Last} load.]
      1. (Naut.) Any heavy substance, as stone, iron, etc., put
            into the hold to sink a vessel in the water to such a
            depth as to prevent capsizing.
  
      2. Any heavy matter put into the car of a balloon to give it
            steadiness.
  
      3. Gravel, broken stone, etc., laid in the bed of a railroad
            to make it firm and solid.
  
      4. The larger solids, as broken stone or gravel, used in
            making concrete.
  
      5. Fig.: That which gives, or helps to maintain, uprightness,
            steadiness, and security.
  
                     It [piety] is the right ballast of prosperity.
                                                                              --Barrow.
  
      {Ballast engine}, a steam engine used in excavating and for
            digging and raising stones and gravel for ballast.
  
      {Ship in ballast}, a ship carring only ballast.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Siphon \Si"phon\, n. [F. siphon, L. sipho, -onis, fr. Gr.
      [?][?][?] a siphon, tube, pipe.]
      1. A device, consisting of a pipe or tube bent so as to form
            two branches or legs of unequal length, by which a liquid
            can be transferred to a lower level, as from one vessel to
            another, over an intermediate elevation, by the action of
            the pressure of the atmosphere in forcing the liquid up
            the shorter branch of the pipe immersed in it, while the
            continued excess of weight of the liquid in the longer
            branch (when once filled) causes a continuous flow. The
            flow takes place only when the discharging extremity of
            the pipe ia lower than the higher liquid surface, and when
            no part of the pipe is higher above the surface than the
            same liquid will rise by atmospheric pressure; that is,
            about 33 feet for water, and 30 inches for mercury, near
            the sea level.
  
      2. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) One of the tubes or folds of the mantle border of a
                  bivalve or gastropod mollusk by which water is
                  conducted into the gill cavity. See Illust. under
                  {Mya}, and {Lamellibranchiata}.
            (b) The anterior prolongation of the margin of any
                  gastropod shell for the protection of the soft siphon.
            (c) The tubular organ through which water is ejected from
                  the gill cavity of a cephaloid. It serves as a
                  locomotive organ, by guiding and confining the jet of
                  water. Called also {siphuncle}. See Illust. under
                  {Loligo}, and {Dibranchiata}.
            (d) The siphuncle of a cephalopod shell.
            (e) The sucking proboscis of certain parasitic insects and
                  crustaceans.
            (f) A sproutlike prolongation in front of the mouth of
                  many gephyreans.
            (g) A tubular organ connected both with the esophagus and
                  the intestine of certain sea urchins and annelids.
  
      3. A siphon bottle.
  
      {Inverted siphon}, a tube bent like a siphon, but having the
            branches turned upward; specifically (Hydraulic
            Engineering), a pipe for conducting water beneath a
            depressed place, as from one hill to another across an
            intervening valley, following the depression of the
            ground.
  
      {Siphon barometer}. See under {Barometer}.
  
      {Siphon bottle}, a bottle for holding a[89]rated water, which
            is driven out through a bent tube in the neck by the gas
            within the bottle when a valve in the tube is opened; --
            called also {gazogene}, and {siphoid}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Barometer \Ba*rom"e*ter\, n. [Gr. [?] weight + -meter: cf. F.
      barom[8a]tre.]
      An instrument for determining the weight or pressure of the
      atmosphere, and hence for judging of the probable changes of
      weather, or for ascertaining the height of any ascent.
  
      Note: The barometer was invented by Torricelli at Florence
               about 1643. It is made in its simplest form by filling
               a graduated glass tube about 34 inches long with
               mercury and inverting it in a cup containing mercury.
               The column of mercury in the tube descends until
               balanced by the weight of the atmosphere, and its rise
               or fall under varying conditions is a measure of the
               change in the atmospheric pressure. At the sea level
               its ordinary height is about 30 inches (760
               millimeters). See {Sympiesometer}. --Nichol.
  
      {Aneroid barometer}. See {Aneroid barometer}, under
            {Aneroid}.
  
      {Marine barometer}, a barometer with tube contracted at
            bottom to prevent rapid oscillations of the mercury, and
            suspended in gimbals from an arm or support on shipboard.
           
  
      {Mountain barometer}, a portable mercurial barometer with
            tripod support, and long scale, for measuring heights.
  
      {Siphon barometer}, a barometer having a tube bent like a
            hook with the longer leg closed at the top. The height of
            the mercury in the longer leg shows the pressure of the
            atmosphere.
  
      {Wheel barometer}, a barometer with recurved tube, and a
            float, from which a cord passes over a pulley and moves an
            index.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Siphon \Si"phon\, n. [F. siphon, L. sipho, -onis, fr. Gr.
      [?][?][?] a siphon, tube, pipe.]
      1. A device, consisting of a pipe or tube bent so as to form
            two branches or legs of unequal length, by which a liquid
            can be transferred to a lower level, as from one vessel to
            another, over an intermediate elevation, by the action of
            the pressure of the atmosphere in forcing the liquid up
            the shorter branch of the pipe immersed in it, while the
            continued excess of weight of the liquid in the longer
            branch (when once filled) causes a continuous flow. The
            flow takes place only when the discharging extremity of
            the pipe ia lower than the higher liquid surface, and when
            no part of the pipe is higher above the surface than the
            same liquid will rise by atmospheric pressure; that is,
            about 33 feet for water, and 30 inches for mercury, near
            the sea level.
  
      2. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) One of the tubes or folds of the mantle border of a
                  bivalve or gastropod mollusk by which water is
                  conducted into the gill cavity. See Illust. under
                  {Mya}, and {Lamellibranchiata}.
            (b) The anterior prolongation of the margin of any
                  gastropod shell for the protection of the soft siphon.
            (c) The tubular organ through which water is ejected from
                  the gill cavity of a cephaloid. It serves as a
                  locomotive organ, by guiding and confining the jet of
                  water. Called also {siphuncle}. See Illust. under
                  {Loligo}, and {Dibranchiata}.
            (d) The siphuncle of a cephalopod shell.
            (e) The sucking proboscis of certain parasitic insects and
                  crustaceans.
            (f) A sproutlike prolongation in front of the mouth of
                  many gephyreans.
            (g) A tubular organ connected both with the esophagus and
                  the intestine of certain sea urchins and annelids.
  
      3. A siphon bottle.
  
      {Inverted siphon}, a tube bent like a siphon, but having the
            branches turned upward; specifically (Hydraulic
            Engineering), a pipe for conducting water beneath a
            depressed place, as from one hill to another across an
            intervening valley, following the depression of the
            ground.
  
      {Siphon barometer}. See under {Barometer}.
  
      {Siphon bottle}, a bottle for holding a[89]rated water, which
            is driven out through a bent tube in the neck by the gas
            within the bottle when a valve in the tube is opened; --
            called also {gazogene}, and {siphoid}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      {Siphon condenser}, a condenser for a steam engine, in which
            the vacuum is maintained by the downward flow of water
            through a vertical pipe of great height.
  
      {Siphon cup}, a cup with a siphon attached for carrying off
            any liquid in it; specifically (Mach.), an oil cup in
            which oil is carried over the edge of a tube in a cotton
            wick, and so reaches the surface to be lubricated.
  
      {Siphon gauge}. See under {Gauge}.
  
      {Siphon pump}, a jet pump. See under {Jet}, n.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Siphonifer \Si*phon"i*fer\, n. [NL., fr. L. sipho, -onis, siphon
      + ferre to bear.] (Zo[94]l.)
      Any cephalopod having a siphonate shell.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Siphoniferous \Si"phon*if"er*ous\, a. [Siphon + -ferous.]
      (Zo[94]l.)
      Siphon-bearing, as the shell of the nautilus and other
      cephalopods.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Siphonobranchiate \Si`pho*no*bran"chi*ate\, a. (Zo[94]l.)
      Having a siphon, or siphons, to convey water to the gills;
      belonging or pertaining to the Siphonobranchiata. -- n. One
      of the Siphonobranchiata.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Siphonophoran \Si`pho*noph"o*ran\, a. (Zo[94]l.)
      Belonging to the Siphonophora. -- n. One of the Siphonophora.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Siphonophore \Si*phon"o*phore\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      One of the Siphonophora.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Span \Span\, n. [AS. spann; akin to D. span, OHG. spanna, G.
      spanne, Icel. sp[94]nn. [root]170. See {Span}, v. t. ]
      1. The space from the thumb to the end of the little finger
            when extended; nine inches; eighth of a fathom.
  
      2. Hence, a small space or a brief portion of time.
  
                     Yet not to earth's contracted span Thy goodness let
                     me bound.                                          --Pope.
  
                     Life's but a span; I'll every inch enjoy.
                                                                              --Farquhar.
  
      3. The spread or extent of an arch between its abutments, or
            of a beam, girder, truss, roof, bridge, or the like,
            between its supports.
  
      4. (Naut.) A rope having its ends made fast so that a
            purchase can be hooked to the bight; also, a rope made
            fast in the center so that both ends can be used.
  
      5. [Cf. D. span, Sw. spann, Dan. sp[91]nd, G. gespann. See
            {Span}, v. t. ] A pair of horses or other animals driven
            together; usually, such a pair of horses when similar in
            color, form, and action.
  
      {Span blocks} (Naut.), blocks at the topmast and
            topgallant-mast heads, for the studding-sail halyards.
  
      {Span counter}, an old English child's game, in which one
            throws a counter on the ground, and another tries to hit
            it with his counter, or to get his counter so near it that
            he can span the space between them, and touch both the
            counters. --Halliwell. [bd]Henry V., in whose time boys
            went to span counter for French crowns.[b8] --Shak.
  
      {Span iron} (Naut.), a special kind of harpoon, usually
            secured just below the gunwale of a whaleboat.
  
      {Span roof}, a common roof, having two slopes and one ridge,
            with eaves on both sides. --Gwilt.
  
      {Span shackle} (Naut.), a large bolt driven through the
            forecastle deck, with a triangular shackle in the head to
            receive the heel of the old-fashioned fish davit. --Ham.
            Nav. Encyc.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Spanpiece \Span"piece\, n. (Arch.)
      The collar of a roof; sparpiece.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Corn \Corn\, n. [AS. corn; akin to OS. korn, D. koren, G., Dan.,
      Sw., & Icel. korn, Goth. ka[uacute]rn, L. granum, Russ.
      zerno. Cf. {Grain}, {Kernel}.]
      1. A single seed of certain plants, as wheat, rye, barley,
            and maize; a grain.
  
      2. The various farinaceous grains of the cereal grasses used
            for food, as wheat, rye, barley, maize, oats.
  
      Note: In Scotland, corn is generally restricted to oats, in
               the United States, to maize, or {Indian corn}, of which
               there are several kinds; as, {yellow corn}, which grows
               chiefly in the Northern States, and is yellow when
               ripe; {white [or] southern corn}, which grows to a
               great height, and has long white kernels; {sweet corn},
               comprising a number of sweet and tender varieties,
               grown chiefly at the North, some of which have kernels
               that wrinkle when ripe and dry; {pop corn}, any small
               variety, used for popping.
  
      3. The plants which produce corn, when growing in the field;
            the stalks and ears, or the stalks, ears, and seeds, after
            reaping and before thrashing.
  
                     In one night, ere glimpse of morn, His shadowy flail
                     had thrashed the corn.                        --Milton.
  
      4. A small, hard particle; a grain. [bd]Corn of sand.[b8]
            --Bp. Hall. [bd]A corn of powder.[b8] --Beau. & Fl.
  
      {Corn ball}, a ball of popped corn stuck together with soft
            candy from molasses or sugar.
  
      {Corn bread}, bread made of Indian meal.
  
      {Corn cake}, a kind of corn bread; johnny cake; hoecake.
  
      {Corn cockle} (Bot.), a weed ({Agrostemma [or] Lychnis
            Githago}), having bright flowers, common in grain fields.
           
  
      {Corn flag} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Gladiolus}; --
            called also {sword lily}.
  
      {Corn fly}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) A small fly which, in the larval state, is injurious
                  to grain, living in the stalk, and causing the disease
                  called [bd]gout,[b8] on account of the swelled joints.
                  The common European species is {Chlorops t[91]niopus}.
            (b) A small fly ({Anthomyia ze}) whose larva or maggot
                  destroys seed corn after it has been planted.
  
      {Corn fritter}, a fritter having green Indian corn mixed
            through its batter. [U. S.]
  
      {Corn laws}, laws regulating trade in corn, especially those
            in force in Great Britain till 1846, prohibiting the
            importation of foreign grain for home consumption, except
            when the price rose above a certain rate.
  
      {Corn marigold}. (Bot.) See under {Marigold}.
  
      {Corn oyster}, a fritter containing grated green Indian corn
            and butter, the combined taste resembling that of oysters.
            [U.S.]
  
      {Corn parsley} (Bot.), a plant of the parsley genus
            ({Petroselinum segetum}), a weed in parts of Europe and
            Asia.
  
      {Corn popper}, a utensil used in popping corn.
  
      {Corn poppy} (Bot.), the red poppy ({Papaver Rh[d2]as}),
            common in European cornfields; -- also called {corn rose}.
           
  
      {Corn rent}, rent paid in corn.
  
      {Corn rose}. See {Corn poppy}.
  
      {Corn salad} (Bot.), a name given to several species of
            {Valerianella}, annual herbs sometimes used for salad. {V.
            olitoria} is also called {lamb's lettuce}.
  
      {Corn stone}, red limestone. [Prov. Eng.]
  
      {Corn violet} (Bot.), a species of {Campanula}.
  
      {Corn weevil}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) A small weevil which causes great injury to grain.
            (b) In America, a weevil ({Sphenophorus ze[91]}) which
                  attacks the stalk of maize near the root, often doing
                  great damage. See {Grain weevil}, under {Weevil}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Spineback \Spine"back`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      A fish having spines in, or in front of, the dorsal fins.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Spinebill \Spine"bill`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      Any species of Australian birds of the genus
      {Acanthorhynchus}. They are related to the honey eaters.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Spine-finned \Spine"-finned`\, a. (Zo[94]l.)
      Having fine supported by spinous fin rays; -- said of certain
      fishes.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Spiniferous \Spi*nif"er*ous\, a. [L. spinifer; spina thorn +
      ferre to produce.]
      Producing spines; bearing thorns or spines; thorny; spiny.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Spiniform \Spin"i*form\, a.
      Shaped like a spine.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Spoon \Spoon\, n. [OE. spon, AS. sp[omac]n, a chip; akin to D.
      spaan, G. span, Dan. spaan, Sw. sp[86]n, Icel. sp[a0]nn,
      sp[a2]nn, a chip, a spoon. [root]170. Cf. {Span-new}.]
      1. An implement consisting of a small bowl (usually a shallow
            oval) with a handle, used especially in preparing or
            eating food.
  
                     [bd]Therefore behoveth him a full long spoon That
                     shall eat with a fiend,[b8] thus heard I say.
                                                                              --Chaucer.
  
                     He must have a long spoon that must eat with the
                     devil.                                                --Shak.
  
      2. Anything which resembles a spoon in shape; esp. (Fishing),
            a spoon bait.
  
      3. Fig.: A simpleton; a spooney. [Slang] --Hood.
  
      {Spoon bait} (Fishing), a lure used in trolling, consisting
            of a glistening metallic plate shaped like the bowl of a
            spoon with a fishhook attached.
  
      {Spoon bit}, a bit for boring, hollowed or furrowed along one
            side.
  
      {Spoon net}, a net for landing fish.
  
      {Spoon oar}. see under {Oar}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Spoon \Spoon\, n. [OE. spon, AS. sp[omac]n, a chip; akin to D.
      spaan, G. span, Dan. spaan, Sw. sp[86]n, Icel. sp[a0]nn,
      sp[a2]nn, a chip, a spoon. [root]170. Cf. {Span-new}.]
      1. An implement consisting of a small bowl (usually a shallow
            oval) with a handle, used especially in preparing or
            eating food.
  
                     [bd]Therefore behoveth him a full long spoon That
                     shall eat with a fiend,[b8] thus heard I say.
                                                                              --Chaucer.
  
                     He must have a long spoon that must eat with the
                     devil.                                                --Shak.
  
      2. Anything which resembles a spoon in shape; esp. (Fishing),
            a spoon bait.
  
      3. Fig.: A simpleton; a spooney. [Slang] --Hood.
  
      {Spoon bait} (Fishing), a lure used in trolling, consisting
            of a glistening metallic plate shaped like the bowl of a
            spoon with a fishhook attached.
  
      {Spoon bit}, a bit for boring, hollowed or furrowed along one
            side.
  
      {Spoon net}, a net for landing fish.
  
      {Spoon oar}. see under {Oar}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ruddy \Rud"dy\, a. [Compar. {Ruddier}; superl. {Ruddiest}.] [AS.
      rudig. See {Rud}, n.]
      1. Of a red color; red, or reddish; as, a ruddy sky; a ruddy
            flame. --Milton.
  
                     They were more ruddy in body than rubies. --Lam. iv.
                                                                              7.
  
      2. Of a lively flesh color, or the color of the human skin in
            high health; as, ruddy cheeks or lips. --Dryden.
  
      {Ruddy duck} (Zo[94]l.), an American duck ({Erismatura
            rubida}) having a broad bill and a wedge-shaped tail
            composed of stiff, sharp feathers. The adult male is rich
            brownish red on the back, sides, and neck, black on the
            top of the head, nape, wings, and tail, and white on the
            cheeks. The female and young male are dull brown mixed
            with blackish on the back; grayish below. Called also
            {dunbird}, {dundiver}, {ruddy diver}, {stifftail},
            {spinetail}, {hardhead}, {sleepy duck}, {fool duck},
            {spoonbill}, etc.
  
      {Ruddy plover} (Zo[94]l.) the sanderling.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Shoveler \Shov"el*er\, n. [Also shoveller.]
      1. One who, or that which, shovels.
  
      2. (Zo[94]l.) A river duck ({Spatula clypeata}), native of
            Europe and America. It has a large bill, broadest towards
            the tip. The male is handsomely variegated with green,
            blue, brown, black, and white on the body; the head and
            neck are dark green. Called also {broadbill}, {spoonbill},
            {shovelbill}, and {maiden duck}. The Australian shoveler,
            or shovel-nosed duck ({S. rhynchotis}), is a similar
            species.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Spoonbill \Spoon"bill`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      (a) Any one of several species of wading birds of the genera
            {Ajaja} and {Platalea}, and allied genera, in which the
            long bill is broadly expanded and flattened at the tip.
  
      Note: The roseate spoonbill of America ({Ajaja ajaja}), and
               the European spoonbill ({Platalea leucorodia}) are the
               best known. The royal spoonbill ({P. regia}) of
               Australia is white, with the skin in front of the eyes
               naked and black. The male in the breeding season has a
               fine crest.
      (b) The shoveler. See {Shoveler}, 2.
      (c) The ruddy duck. See under {Ruddy}.
      (d) The paddlefish.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ruddy \Rud"dy\, a. [Compar. {Ruddier}; superl. {Ruddiest}.] [AS.
      rudig. See {Rud}, n.]
      1. Of a red color; red, or reddish; as, a ruddy sky; a ruddy
            flame. --Milton.
  
                     They were more ruddy in body than rubies. --Lam. iv.
                                                                              7.
  
      2. Of a lively flesh color, or the color of the human skin in
            high health; as, ruddy cheeks or lips. --Dryden.
  
      {Ruddy duck} (Zo[94]l.), an American duck ({Erismatura
            rubida}) having a broad bill and a wedge-shaped tail
            composed of stiff, sharp feathers. The adult male is rich
            brownish red on the back, sides, and neck, black on the
            top of the head, nape, wings, and tail, and white on the
            cheeks. The female and young male are dull brown mixed
            with blackish on the back; grayish below. Called also
            {dunbird}, {dundiver}, {ruddy diver}, {stifftail},
            {spinetail}, {hardhead}, {sleepy duck}, {fool duck},
            {spoonbill}, etc.
  
      {Ruddy plover} (Zo[94]l.) the sanderling.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Shoveler \Shov"el*er\, n. [Also shoveller.]
      1. One who, or that which, shovels.
  
      2. (Zo[94]l.) A river duck ({Spatula clypeata}), native of
            Europe and America. It has a large bill, broadest towards
            the tip. The male is handsomely variegated with green,
            blue, brown, black, and white on the body; the head and
            neck are dark green. Called also {broadbill}, {spoonbill},
            {shovelbill}, and {maiden duck}. The Australian shoveler,
            or shovel-nosed duck ({S. rhynchotis}), is a similar
            species.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Spoonbill \Spoon"bill`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      (a) Any one of several species of wading birds of the genera
            {Ajaja} and {Platalea}, and allied genera, in which the
            long bill is broadly expanded and flattened at the tip.
  
      Note: The roseate spoonbill of America ({Ajaja ajaja}), and
               the European spoonbill ({Platalea leucorodia}) are the
               best known. The royal spoonbill ({P. regia}) of
               Australia is white, with the skin in front of the eyes
               naked and black. The male in the breeding season has a
               fine crest.
      (b) The shoveler. See {Shoveler}, 2.
      (c) The ruddy duck. See under {Ruddy}.
      (d) The paddlefish.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Paddlefish \Pad"dle*fish`\, n. (Zo[94]l)
      A large ganoid fish ({Polyodon spathula}) found in the rivers
      of the Mississippi Valley. It has a long spatula-shaped
      snout. Called also {duck-billed cat}, and {spoonbill
      sturgeon}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Spoon-billed \Spoon"-billed`\, a. (Zo[94]l.)
      Having the bill expanded and spatulate at the end.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Widgeon \Widg"eon\, n. [Probably from an old French form of F.
      vigeon, vingeon, gingeon; of uncertain origin; cf. L. vipio,
      -onis, a kind of small crane.] (Zo[94]l.)
      Any one of several species of fresh-water ducks, especially
      those belonging to the subgenus {Mareca}, of the genus
      {Anas}. The common European widgeon ({Anas penelope}) and the
      American widgeon ({A. Americana}) are the most important
      species. The latter is called also {baldhead}, {baldpate},
      {baldface}, {baldcrown}, {smoking duck}, {wheat}, {duck}, and
      {whitebelly}.
  
      {Bald-faced}, [or] {Green-headed}, widgeon, the American
            widgeon.
  
      {Black widgeon}, the European tufted duck.
  
      {Gray widgeon}.
      (a) The gadwall.
      (b) The pintail duck.
  
      {Great headed widgeon}, the poachard.
  
      {Pied widgeon}.
      (a) The poachard.
      (b) The goosander.
  
      {Saw-billed widgeon}, the merganser.
  
      {Sea widgeon}. See in the Vocabulary.
  
      {Spear widgeon}, the goosander. [Prov. Eng.]
  
      {Spoonbilled widgeon}, the shoveler.
  
      {White widgeon}, the smew.
  
      {Wood widgeon}, the wood duck.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Spoonflower \Spoon"flow`er\, n.
      The yautia.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Spoonful \Spoon"ful\, n.; pl. {Spoonfuls}.
      1. The quantity which a spoon contains, or is able to
            contain; as, a teaspoonful; a tablespoonful.
  
      2. Hence, a small quantity. --Arbuthnot.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Spoonful \Spoon"ful\, n.; pl. {Spoonfuls}.
      1. The quantity which a spoon contains, or is able to
            contain; as, a teaspoonful; a tablespoonful.
  
      2. Hence, a small quantity. --Arbuthnot.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Spumiferous \Spu*mif"er*ous\, a. [L. spumifier; spuma foam +
      ferra bear.]
      Producing foam.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Subinfeudation \Sub*in`feu*da"tion\, n. (Law)
      (a) The granting of lands by inferior lords to their
            dependents, to be held by themselves by feudal tenure.
            --Craig.
      (b) Subordinate tenancy; undertenancy.
  
                     The widow is immediate tenant to the heir, by a
                     kind of subinfeudation, or undertenancy.
                                                                              --Blackstone.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Subinvolution \Sub*in`vo*lu"tion\, n.
      Partial or incomplete involution; as, subinvolution of the
      uterus.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Subnuvolar \Sub*nu"vo*lar\, a. [Pref. sub + It. nuvola cloud:
      cf. L. subnubilus somewhat cloudy.]
      Under the clouds; attended or partly covered or obscured by
      clouds; somewhat cloudy. [R. & Poetic]
  
               Subnuvolar lights of evening sharply slant. --Milnes.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Subumbonal \Sub`um*bo"nal\, a. (Zo[94]l.)
      Beneath or forward of the umbos of a bivalve shell.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Subumbrella \Sub`um*brel"la\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      The integument of the under surface of the bell, or
      disk-shaped body, of a jellyfish.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Sabine Parish, LA (parish, FIPS 85)
      Location: 31.55972 N, 93.55815 W
      Population (1990): 22646 (12789 housing units)
      Area: 2241.2 sq km (land), 378.8 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Savonburg, KS (city, FIPS 63200)
      Location: 37.74913 N, 95.14168 W
      Population (1990): 93 (54 housing units)
      Area: 0.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 66772

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Seven Fields, PA (borough, FIPS 69309)
      Location: 40.68842 N, 80.06201 W
      Population (1990): 556 (274 housing units)
      Area: 2.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Seven Points, TX (city, FIPS 66908)
      Location: 32.32559 N, 96.21483 W
      Population (1990): 723 (477 housing units)
      Area: 6.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 75143

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Seven Valleys, PA (borough, FIPS 69360)
      Location: 39.85262 N, 76.76647 W
      Population (1990): 483 (198 housing units)
      Area: 3.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 17360

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Shavano Park, TX (city, FIPS 67268)
      Location: 29.58410 N, 98.55501 W
      Population (1990): 1708 (624 housing units)
      Area: 4.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 78231

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Shippenville, PA (borough, FIPS 70368)
      Location: 41.25093 N, 79.46303 W
      Population (1990): 474 (212 housing units)
      Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 16254

From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
   spamblock /spam'blok/ n.   [poss. by analogy to sunblock] Text
   inserted in an email address to render it invalid and thus useless
   to spammers.   For example, the address `jrandom@hacker.org' might be
   transformed to `jrandom@NOSPAM.hacker.org'.   Adding spamblock to an
   address is often referred to as `munging' it (see {munge})-.   This
   evasion tactic depends on the fact that most spammers collect names
   with some sort of {address harvester} on volumes too high to de-mung
      by hand, but individual humans reading an email message can readily
   spot and remove a spamblock in the from address.
  
      Note: This is not actually a very effective tactic, and may already
   be passing out of use in early 1999 after about two years of life.
   In both mail and news, it's essentially impossible to keep a smart
   address harvester from mining out the addresses in the message
   header and trace lines.   Therefore the only people who can be
   protected are third parties mentioned by email address in the
   message - not a common enough case to interest spammers.
  
  

From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
   spamvertize v.   To advertise using {spam}.   Pejorative.
  
  
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