saraband
         n 1: music composed for dancing the saraband
         2: a stately court dance of the 17th and 18th centuries; in slow
            time

English Dictionary: scarf bandage	by the DICT Development Group
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Sarafem n a selective-serotonin reuptake inhibitor commonly prescribed as an antidepressant (trade names Prozac or Sarafem); it is thought to work by increasing the activity of serotonin in the brain Synonym(s): fluoxetine, fluoxetine hydrocholoride, Prozac, Sarafem
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Sarpanitu n consort of Marduk [syn: Sarpanitu, Zirbanit, Zarpanit]
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scarabaean n any of numerous species of stout-bodied beetles having heads with horny spikes Synonym(s): scarabaeid beetle, scarabaeid, scarabaean
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scarf bandage n bandage to support an injured forearm; consisting of a wide triangular piece of cloth hanging from around the neck Synonym(s): sling, scarf bandage, triangular bandage
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scarfpin n a pin used to hold the tie in place [syn: tie tack, tiepin, scarfpin]
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Scorpaena n type genus of the Scorpaenidae: scorpionfishes [syn: Scorpaena, genus Scorpaena]
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Scorpaena grandicornis n a kind of scorpionfish [syn: plumed scorpionfish, Scorpaena grandicornis]
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scorpaenid n any of numerous carnivorous usually bottom-dwelling warm- water marine fishes found worldwide but most abundant in the Pacific Synonym(s): scorpaenid, scorpaenid fish
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scorpaenid fish n any of numerous carnivorous usually bottom-dwelling warm- water marine fishes found worldwide but most abundant in the Pacific Synonym(s): scorpaenid, scorpaenid fish
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Scorpaenidae n scorpionfishes; rockfishes; lionfishes [syn: Scorpaenidae, family Scorpaenidae]
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scorpaenoid n fishes having the head armored with bony plates [syn: scorpaenoid, scorpaenoid fish]
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scorpaenoid fish n fishes having the head armored with bony plates [syn: scorpaenoid, scorpaenoid fish]
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Scorpaenoidea n mail-cheeked fishes: scorpionfishes; gurnards [syn: Scorpaenoidea, suborder Scorpaenoidea]
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Scorpion n (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Scorpio Synonym(s): Scorpio, Scorpion the eighth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about October 23 to November 21 Synonym(s): Scorpio, Scorpio the Scorpion, Scorpion arachnid of warm dry regions having a long segmented tail ending in a venomous stinger
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scorpion fish n marine fishes having a tapering body with an armored head and venomous spines Synonym(s): scorpionfish, scorpion fish, sea scorpion
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scorpion fly n any of various mecopterous insects of the family Panorpidae of the northern hemisphere having a long beak and long antennae; males have a tail like that of a scorpion except it is not venomous
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scorpion shell n any of numerous tropical marine snails that as adults have the outer lip of the aperture produced into a series of long curved spines
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scorpion weed n any plant of the genus Phacelia [syn: scorpionweed, scorpion weed, phacelia]
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scorpionfish n marine fishes having a tapering body with an armored head and venomous spines Synonym(s): scorpionfish, scorpion fish, sea scorpion
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Scorpionida n true scorpions Synonym(s): Scorpionida, order Scorpionida
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scorpionweed n any plant of the genus Phacelia [syn: scorpionweed, scorpion weed, phacelia]
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scrap metal n discarded metal suitable for reprocessing; "he finally sold the car for scrap metal"
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scraping n (usually plural) a fragment scraped off of something and collected; "they collected blood scrapings for analysis" a harsh noise made by scraping; "the scrape of violin bows distracted her" Synonym(s): scrape, scraping, scratch, scratching a deep bow with the foot drawn backwards (indicating excessive humility); "all that bowing and scraping did not impress him" Synonym(s): scrape, scraping
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scrappiness n the trait of being scrappy and pugnacious
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screw bean n spirally twisted sweet pod of screwbean mesquite that is used for fodder or ground into meal for feed shrub or small tree of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico having spirally twisted pods Synonym(s): screw bean, screwbean, tornillo, screwbean mesquite, Prosopis pubescens
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screw pine n any of various Old World tropical palmlike trees having huge prop roots and edible conelike fruits and leaves like pineapple leaves Synonym(s): pandanus, screw pine
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screw-pine family n family of woody plants of the order Pandanales including pandanus Synonym(s): Pandanaceae, family Pandanaceae, screw- pine family
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screwbean n shrub or small tree of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico having spirally twisted pods Synonym(s): screw bean, screwbean, tornillo, screwbean mesquite, Prosopis pubescens
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screwbean mesquite n shrub or small tree of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico having spirally twisted pods Synonym(s): screw bean, screwbean, tornillo, screwbean mesquite, Prosopis pubescens
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Scriabin n Russian composer of orchestral and piano music (1872-1915) Synonym(s): Scriabin, Aleksandr Scriabin, Aleksandr Nikolayevich Scriabin
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scribing block n gauge consisting of a scriber mounted on an adjustable stand; used to test the accuracy of plane surfaces Synonym(s): surface gauge, surface gage, scribing block
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scrivened adj copied in handwriting
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scrivener n someone employed to make written copies of documents and manuscripts Synonym(s): copyist, scribe, scrivener
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scrub nurse n a nurse who helps a surgeon prepare for surgery
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scrub pine n common small shrubby pine of the eastern United States having straggling often twisted or branches and short needles in bunches of 2 Synonym(s): scrub pine, Virginia pine, Jersey pine, Pinus virginiana
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scrubbiness n the property of being stunted and inferior in size or quality; "the scrawniness of sickly trees" Synonym(s): scrawniness, scrubbiness
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scrubbing n the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water Synonym(s): scrub, scrubbing, scouring
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scrubbing brush n a brush with short stiff bristles for heavy cleaning [syn: scrub brush, scrubbing brush, scrubber]
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sea raven n large sculpin of western Atlantic; inflates itself when caught Synonym(s): sea raven, Hemitripterus americanus
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sea robin n American gurnard; mostly found in bays and estuaries [syn: sea robin, searobin]
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searobin n American gurnard; mostly found in bays and estuaries [syn: sea robin, searobin]
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Serbia and Montenegro n a mountainous republic in southeastern Europe bordering on the Adriatic Sea; formed from two of the six republics that made up Yugoslavia until 1992; Serbia and Montenegro were known as the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia until 2003 when they adopted the name of the Union of Serbia and Montenegro Synonym(s): Serbia and Montenegro, Union of Serbia and Montenegro, Yugoslavia, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Jugoslavija
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Serbian adj of or relating to the people or language or culture of the region of Serbia n a member of a Slavic people who settled in Serbia and neighboring areas in the 6th and 7th centuries Synonym(s): Serbian, Serb
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Serpens n a constellation in the equatorial region of the northern hemisphere near Ophiuchus and Corona Borealis
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serpent n limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous [syn: snake, serpent, ophidian] a firework that moves in serpentine manner when ignited an obsolete bass cornet; resembles a snake
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serpent fern n tropical American fern with brown scaly rhizomes cultivated for its large deeply lobed deep bluish-green fronds; sometimes placed in genus Polypodium Synonym(s): golden polypody, serpent fern, rabbit's-foot fern, Phlebodium aureum, Polypodium aureum
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serpent star n an animal resembling a starfish with fragile whiplike arms radiating from a small central disc Synonym(s): brittle star, brittle-star, serpent star
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serpent-worship n the worship of snakes [syn: ophiolatry, {serpent- worship}]
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Serpentes n snakes [syn: Serpentes, suborder Serpentes, Ophidia, suborder Ophidia]
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serpentine adj resembling a serpent in form; "a serpentine wall"; "snaky ridges in the sand" Synonym(s): serpentine, snaky, snakelike
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servant n a person working in the service of another (especially in the household) Synonym(s): servant, retainer in a subordinate position; "theology should be the handmaiden of ethics"; "the state cannot be a servant of the church" Synonym(s): handmaid, handmaiden, servant
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servant girl n a girl who is a servant [syn: servant girl, {serving girl}]
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servant's entrance n an entrance intended for the use of servants or for delivery of goods and removal of refuse Synonym(s): service door, service entrance, servant's entrance
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serving n an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal; "the helpings were all small"; "his portion was larger than hers"; "there's enough for two servings each" Synonym(s): helping, portion, serving the act of delivering a writ or summons upon someone; "he accepted service of the subpoena" Synonym(s): service, serving, service of process
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serving cart n a handcart for serving food
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serving dish n a dish used for serving food
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serving girl n a girl who is a servant [syn: servant girl, {serving girl}]
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servomechanical adj of or involving servomechanisms [syn: servomechanical, servo]
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servomechanism n control system that converts a small mechanical motion into one requiring much greater power; may include a negative feedback system Synonym(s): servo, servomechanism, servosystem
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sharp-angled adj having sharp corners [syn: sharp-cornered, {sharp- angled}]
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sharp-nosed adj having a sharply pointed nose
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sharp-pointed adj having a sharp point
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sharpen v make sharp or sharper; "sharpen the knives" [ant: blunt, dull] make crisp or more crisp and precise; "We had to sharpen our arguments" become sharp or sharper; "The debate sharpened" put (an image) into focus; "Please focus the image; we cannot enjoy the movie" Synonym(s): focus, focalize, focalise, sharpen Antonym(s): blear, blur make (images or sounds) sharp or sharper Antonym(s): soften raise the pitch of (musical notes) Antonym(s): drop, flatten give a point to; "The candles are tapered" Synonym(s): sharpen, taper, point make (one's senses) more acute; "This drug will sharpen your vision" Synonym(s): sharpen, heighten
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sharpened adj having the point made sharp; "a sharpened pencil" made sharp or sharper; "a sharpened knife cuts more cleanly"
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sharpener n any implement that is used to make something (an edge or a point) sharper; "a knife sharpener"
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sharpness n a quick and penetrating intelligence; "he argued with great acuteness"; "I admired the keenness of his mind" Synonym(s): acuteness, acuity, sharpness, keenness the attribute of urgency in tone of voice; "his voice had an edge to it" Synonym(s): edge, sharpness a strong odor or taste property; "the pungency of mustard"; "the sulfurous bite of garlic"; "the sharpness of strange spices"; "the raciness of the wine" Synonym(s): pungency, bite, sharpness, raciness the quality of being keenly and painfully felt; "the sharpness of her loss" thinness of edge or fineness of point Synonym(s): sharpness, keenness Antonym(s): bluntness, dullness the quality of being sharp and clear Synonym(s): distinctness, sharpness Antonym(s): blurriness, fogginess, fuzziness, indistinctness, softness harshness of manner Synonym(s): asperity, sharpness Antonym(s): bluntness, dullness
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shore pine n shrubby two-needled pine of coastal northwestern United States; red to yellow-brown bark fissured into small squares Synonym(s): shore pine, lodgepole, lodgepole pine, spruce pine, Pinus contorta
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shrapnel n shell containing lead pellets that explodes in flight
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Sir Rabindranath Tagore n Indian writer and philosopher whose poetry (based on traditional Hindu themes) pioneered the use of colloquial Bengali (1861-1941) Synonym(s): Tagore, Rabindranath Tagore, Sir Rabindranath Tagore
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sorbent n a material that sorbs another substance; i.e. that has the capacity or tendency to take it up by either absorption or adsorption Synonym(s): sorbent, sorbent material
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sorbent material n a material that sorbs another substance; i.e. that has the capacity or tendency to take it up by either absorption or adsorption Synonym(s): sorbent, sorbent material
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Sorbian n a speaker of Sorbian a Slavonic language spoken in rural area of southeastern Germany Synonym(s): Sorbian, Lusatian
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Sorbonne n a university in Paris; intellectual center of France [syn: Paris University, University of Paris, Sorbonne]
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Sravana n the fifth month of the Hindu calendar [syn: Sawan, Sravana]
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surfing n the sport of riding a surfboard toward the shore on the crest of a wave Synonym(s): surfing, surfboarding, surfriding
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survey mile n a U.S. unit of measure equal to 1609.347 meters; derived from the use of 39.37 inches as the conversion for one meter
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surveying n the practice of measuring angles and distances on the ground so that they can be accurately plotted on a map; "he studied surveying at college"
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surveying instrument n an instrument used by surveyors [syn: {surveying instrument}, surveyor's instrument]
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swerving n the act of turning aside suddenly [syn: swerve, swerving, veering]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Saraband \Sar"a*band\, n. [F. sarabande, Sp. zarabanda, fr. Per.       serbend a song.]       A slow Spanish dance of Saracenic origin, to an air in triple       time; also, the air itself.                   She has brought us the newest saraband from the court                of Queen Mab.                                          --Sir W.                                                                               Scott.
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Sharpen \Sharp"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sarpened}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Sharpening}.] [See {Sharp}, a.]       To make sharp. Specifically:       (a) To give a keen edge or fine point to; to make sharper;             as, to sharpen an ax, or the teeth of a saw.       (b) To render more quick or acute in perception; to make more             ready or ingenious.                         The air . . . sharpened his visual ray To objects                      distant far.                                    --Milton.                         He that wrestles with us strengthens our nerves and                      sharpens our skill.                           --Burke.       (c) To make more eager; as, to sharpen men's desires.                         Epicurean cooks Sharpen with cloyless sauce his                      appetite.                                          --Shak.       (d) To make more pungent and intense; as, to sharpen a pain             or disease.       (e) To make biting, sarcastic, or severe. [bd]Sharpen each             word.[b8] --E. Smith.       (f) To render more shrill or piercing.                         Inclosures not only preserve sound, but increase                      and sharpen it.                                 --Bacon.       (g) To make more tart or acid; to make sour; as, the rays of             the sun sharpen vinegar.       (h) (Mus.) To raise, as a sound, by means of a sharp; to             apply a sharp to.
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Scarf \Scarf\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scarfed}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Scarfing}.]       1. To throw on loosely; to put on like a scarf. [bd]My             sea-gown scarfed about me.[b8] --Shak.          2. To dress with a scarf, or as with a scarf; to cover with a             loose wrapping. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Scarify \Scar"i*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scarified}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Scarifying}.] [F. scarifier, L. scarificare,       scarifare, fr. Gr. [?] to scratch up, fr. [?] a pointed       instrument.]       1. To scratch or cut the skin of; esp. (Med.), to make small             incisions in, by means of a lancet or scarificator, so as             to draw blood from the smaller vessels without opening a             large vein.          2. (Agric.) To stir the surface soil of, as a field.
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Scarp \Scarp\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scarped}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Scarping}.]       To cut down perpendicularly, or nearly so; as, to scarp the       face of a ditch or a rock.                   From scarped cliff and quarried stone.   --Tennyson.                   Sweep ruins from the scarped mountain.   --Emerson.
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Scorify \Sco"ri*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scorified}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Scorifying}.] [Scoria + -fy: cf. F. scorifier.]       (Chem.)       To reduce to scoria or slag; specifically, in assaying, to       fuse so as to separate the gangue and earthy material, with       borax, lead, soda, etc., thus leaving the gold and silver in       a lead button; hence, to separate from, or by means of, a       slag.
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Pigfoot \Pig"foot`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       A marine fish ({Scorp[91]na porcus}), native of Europe. It is       reddish brown, mottled with dark brown and black.
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Hogfish \Hog"fish`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       (a) A large West Indian and Florida food fish             ({Lachnol[91]mus}).       (b) The pigfish or sailor's choice.       (c) An American fresh-water fish; the log perch.       (d) A large, red, spiny-headed, European marine fish             ({Scorp[91]na scrofa}).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sculpin \Scul"pin\, n. [Written also skulpin.] (Zo[94]l.)       (a) Any one of numerous species of marine cottoid fishes of             the genus {Cottus}, or {Acanthocottus}, having a large             head armed with sharp spines, and a broad mouth. They are             generally mottled with yellow, brown, and black. Several             species are found on the Atlantic coasts of Europe and             America.       (b) A large cottoid market fish of California             ({Scorp[91]nichthys marmoratus}); -- called also             {bighead}, {cabezon}, {scorpion}, {salpa}.       (c) The dragonet, or yellow sculpin, of Europe ({Callionymus             lura}).          Note: The name is also applied to other related California                species.          {Deep-water sculpin}, the sea raven.
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Scorp91noid \Scor*p[91]"noid\, a. [NL. Scorpaena, a typical       genus (see {Scorpene}) + -oid.] (Zo[94]l.)       Of or pertaining to the family {Scorp[91]nid[91]}, which       includes the scorpene, the rosefish, the California       rockfishes, and many other food fishes. [Written also       {scorp[91]nid}.] See Illust. under {Rockfish}.
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Scorp91noid \Scor*p[91]"noid\, a. [NL. Scorpaena, a typical       genus (see {Scorpene}) + -oid.] (Zo[94]l.)       Of or pertaining to the family {Scorp[91]nid[91]}, which       includes the scorpene, the rosefish, the California       rockfishes, and many other food fishes. [Written also       {scorp[91]nid}.] See Illust. under {Rockfish}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Scorpene \Scor"pene\, n. [F. scorp[8a]ne, fr. L. scorpaena a       kind of fish, Gr. [?].] (Zo[94]l.)       A marine food fish of the genus {Scorp[91]na}, as the       European hogfish ({S. scrofa}), and the California species       ({S. guttata}).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Scorpion \Scor"pi*on\, n. [F., fr. L. scorpio, scorpius, Gr.       [?], perhaps akin to E. sharp.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of pulmonate             arachnids of the order Scorpiones, having a suctorial             mouth, large claw-bearing palpi, and a caudal sting.          Note: Scorpions have a flattened body, and a long, slender                post-abdomen formed of six movable segments, the last                of which terminates in a curved venomous sting. The                venom causes great pain, but is unattended either with                redness or swelling, except in the axillary or inguinal                glands, when an extremity is affected. It is seldom if                ever destructive of life. Scorpions are found widely                dispersed in the warm climates of both the Old and New                Worlds.          2. (Zo[94]l.) The pine or gray lizard ({Sceloporus             undulatus}). [Local, U. S.]          3. (Zo[94]l.) The scorpene.          4. (Script.) A painful scourge.                         My father hath chastised you with whips, but I will                      chastise you with scorpions.               --1 Kings xii.                                                                               11.          5. (Astron.) A sign and constellation. See {Scorpio}.          6. (Antiq.) An ancient military engine for hurling stones and             other missiles.          {Book scorpion}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Book}.          {False scorpion}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {False}, and {Book             scorpion}.          {Scorpion bug}, or {Water scorpion} (Zo[94]l.) See {Nepa}.          {Scorpion fly} (Zo[94]l.), a neuropterous insect of the genus             {Panorpa}. See {Panorpid}.          {Scorpion grass} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Myosotis}. {M.             palustris} is the forget-me-not.          {Scorpion senna} (Bot.), a yellow-flowered leguminous shrub             ({Coronilla Emerus}) having a slender joined pod, like a             scorpion's tail. The leaves are said to yield a dye like             indigo, and to be used sometimes to adulterate senna.          {Scorpion shell} (Zo[94]l.), any shell of the genus             Pteroceras. See {Pteroceras}.          {Scorpion spiders}. (Zo[94]l.), any one of the Pedipalpi.          {Scorpion's tail} (Bot.), any plant of the leguminous genus             {Scorpiurus}, herbs with a circinately coiled pod; -- also             called {caterpillar}.          {Scorpion's thorn} (Bot.), a thorny leguminous plant             ({Genista Scorpius}) of Southern Europe.          {The Scorpion's Heart} (Astron.), the star Antares in the             constellation Scorpio.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sculpin \Scul"pin\, n. [Written also skulpin.] (Zo[94]l.)       (a) Any one of numerous species of marine cottoid fishes of             the genus {Cottus}, or {Acanthocottus}, having a large             head armed with sharp spines, and a broad mouth. They are             generally mottled with yellow, brown, and black. Several             species are found on the Atlantic coasts of Europe and             America.       (b) A large cottoid market fish of California             ({Scorp[91]nichthys marmoratus}); -- called also             {bighead}, {cabezon}, {scorpion}, {salpa}.       (c) The dragonet, or yellow sculpin, of Europe ({Callionymus             lura}).          Note: The name is also applied to other related California                species.          {Deep-water sculpin}, the sea raven.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Scorpion \Scor"pi*on\, n. [F., fr. L. scorpio, scorpius, Gr.       [?], perhaps akin to E. sharp.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of pulmonate             arachnids of the order Scorpiones, having a suctorial             mouth, large claw-bearing palpi, and a caudal sting.          Note: Scorpions have a flattened body, and a long, slender                post-abdomen formed of six movable segments, the last                of which terminates in a curved venomous sting. The                venom causes great pain, but is unattended either with                redness or swelling, except in the axillary or inguinal                glands, when an extremity is affected. It is seldom if                ever destructive of life. Scorpions are found widely                dispersed in the warm climates of both the Old and New                Worlds.          2. (Zo[94]l.) The pine or gray lizard ({Sceloporus             undulatus}). [Local, U. S.]          3. (Zo[94]l.) The scorpene.          4. (Script.) A painful scourge.                         My father hath chastised you with whips, but I will                      chastise you with scorpions.               --1 Kings xii.                                                                               11.          5. (Astron.) A sign and constellation. See {Scorpio}.          6. (Antiq.) An ancient military engine for hurling stones and             other missiles.          {Book scorpion}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Book}.          {False scorpion}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {False}, and {Book             scorpion}.          {Scorpion bug}, or {Water scorpion} (Zo[94]l.) See {Nepa}.          {Scorpion fly} (Zo[94]l.), a neuropterous insect of the genus             {Panorpa}. See {Panorpid}.          {Scorpion grass} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Myosotis}. {M.             palustris} is the forget-me-not.          {Scorpion senna} (Bot.), a yellow-flowered leguminous shrub             ({Coronilla Emerus}) having a slender joined pod, like a             scorpion's tail. The leaves are said to yield a dye like             indigo, and to be used sometimes to adulterate senna.          {Scorpion shell} (Zo[94]l.), any shell of the genus             Pteroceras. See {Pteroceras}.          {Scorpion spiders}. (Zo[94]l.), any one of the Pedipalpi.          {Scorpion's tail} (Bot.), any plant of the leguminous genus             {Scorpiurus}, herbs with a circinately coiled pod; -- also             called {caterpillar}.          {Scorpion's thorn} (Bot.), a thorny leguminous plant             ({Genista Scorpius}) of Southern Europe.          {The Scorpion's Heart} (Astron.), the star Antares in the             constellation Scorpio.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sculpin \Scul"pin\, n. [Written also skulpin.] (Zo[94]l.)       (a) Any one of numerous species of marine cottoid fishes of             the genus {Cottus}, or {Acanthocottus}, having a large             head armed with sharp spines, and a broad mouth. They are             generally mottled with yellow, brown, and black. Several             species are found on the Atlantic coasts of Europe and             America.       (b) A large cottoid market fish of California             ({Scorp[91]nichthys marmoratus}); -- called also             {bighead}, {cabezon}, {scorpion}, {salpa}.       (c) The dragonet, or yellow sculpin, of Europe ({Callionymus             lura}).          Note: The name is also applied to other related California                species.          {Deep-water sculpin}, the sea raven.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Nepa \[d8]Ne"pa\, n. [L. nepa scorpion.] (Zo[94]l.)       A genus of aquatic hemipterus insects. The species feed upon       other insects and are noted for their voracity; -- called       also {scorpion bug} and {water scorpion}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Scorpion \Scor"pi*on\, n. [F., fr. L. scorpio, scorpius, Gr.       [?], perhaps akin to E. sharp.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of pulmonate             arachnids of the order Scorpiones, having a suctorial             mouth, large claw-bearing palpi, and a caudal sting.          Note: Scorpions have a flattened body, and a long, slender                post-abdomen formed of six movable segments, the last                of which terminates in a curved venomous sting. The                venom causes great pain, but is unattended either with                redness or swelling, except in the axillary or inguinal                glands, when an extremity is affected. It is seldom if                ever destructive of life. Scorpions are found widely                dispersed in the warm climates of both the Old and New                Worlds.          2. (Zo[94]l.) The pine or gray lizard ({Sceloporus             undulatus}). [Local, U. S.]          3. (Zo[94]l.) The scorpene.          4. (Script.) A painful scourge.                         My father hath chastised you with whips, but I will                      chastise you with scorpions.               --1 Kings xii.                                                                               11.          5. (Astron.) A sign and constellation. See {Scorpio}.          6. (Antiq.) An ancient military engine for hurling stones and             other missiles.          {Book scorpion}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Book}.          {False scorpion}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {False}, and {Book             scorpion}.          {Scorpion bug}, or {Water scorpion} (Zo[94]l.) See {Nepa}.          {Scorpion fly} (Zo[94]l.), a neuropterous insect of the genus             {Panorpa}. See {Panorpid}.          {Scorpion grass} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Myosotis}. {M.             palustris} is the forget-me-not.          {Scorpion senna} (Bot.), a yellow-flowered leguminous shrub             ({Coronilla Emerus}) having a slender joined pod, like a             scorpion's tail. The leaves are said to yield a dye like             indigo, and to be used sometimes to adulterate senna.          {Scorpion shell} (Zo[94]l.), any shell of the genus             Pteroceras. See {Pteroceras}.          {Scorpion spiders}. (Zo[94]l.), any one of the Pedipalpi.          {Scorpion's tail} (Bot.), any plant of the leguminous genus             {Scorpiurus}, herbs with a circinately coiled pod; -- also             called {caterpillar}.          {Scorpion's thorn} (Bot.), a thorny leguminous plant             ({Genista Scorpius}) of Southern Europe.          {The Scorpion's Heart} (Astron.), the star Antares in the             constellation Scorpio.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Nepa \[d8]Ne"pa\, n. [L. nepa scorpion.] (Zo[94]l.)       A genus of aquatic hemipterus insects. The species feed upon       other insects and are noted for their voracity; -- called       also {scorpion bug} and {water scorpion}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Scorpion \Scor"pi*on\, n. [F., fr. L. scorpio, scorpius, Gr.       [?], perhaps akin to E. sharp.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of pulmonate             arachnids of the order Scorpiones, having a suctorial             mouth, large claw-bearing palpi, and a caudal sting.          Note: Scorpions have a flattened body, and a long, slender                post-abdomen formed of six movable segments, the last                of which terminates in a curved venomous sting. The                venom causes great pain, but is unattended either with                redness or swelling, except in the axillary or inguinal                glands, when an extremity is affected. It is seldom if                ever destructive of life. Scorpions are found widely                dispersed in the warm climates of both the Old and New                Worlds.          2. (Zo[94]l.) The pine or gray lizard ({Sceloporus             undulatus}). [Local, U. S.]          3. (Zo[94]l.) The scorpene.          4. (Script.) A painful scourge.                         My father hath chastised you with whips, but I will                      chastise you with scorpions.               --1 Kings xii.                                                                               11.          5. (Astron.) A sign and constellation. See {Scorpio}.          6. (Antiq.) An ancient military engine for hurling stones and             other missiles.          {Book scorpion}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Book}.          {False scorpion}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {False}, and {Book             scorpion}.          {Scorpion bug}, or {Water scorpion} (Zo[94]l.) See {Nepa}.          {Scorpion fly} (Zo[94]l.), a neuropterous insect of the genus             {Panorpa}. See {Panorpid}.          {Scorpion grass} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Myosotis}. {M.             palustris} is the forget-me-not.          {Scorpion senna} (Bot.), a yellow-flowered leguminous shrub             ({Coronilla Emerus}) having a slender joined pod, like a             scorpion's tail. The leaves are said to yield a dye like             indigo, and to be used sometimes to adulterate senna.          {Scorpion shell} (Zo[94]l.), any shell of the genus             Pteroceras. See {Pteroceras}.          {Scorpion spiders}. (Zo[94]l.), any one of the Pedipalpi.          {Scorpion's tail} (Bot.), any plant of the leguminous genus             {Scorpiurus}, herbs with a circinately coiled pod; -- also             called {caterpillar}.          {Scorpion's thorn} (Bot.), a thorny leguminous plant             ({Genista Scorpius}) of Southern Europe.          {The Scorpion's Heart} (Astron.), the star Antares in the             constellation Scorpio.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Scorpion \Scor"pi*on\, n. [F., fr. L. scorpio, scorpius, Gr.       [?], perhaps akin to E. sharp.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of pulmonate             arachnids of the order Scorpiones, having a suctorial             mouth, large claw-bearing palpi, and a caudal sting.          Note: Scorpions have a flattened body, and a long, slender                post-abdomen formed of six movable segments, the last                of which terminates in a curved venomous sting. The                venom causes great pain, but is unattended either with                redness or swelling, except in the axillary or inguinal                glands, when an extremity is affected. It is seldom if                ever destructive of life. Scorpions are found widely                dispersed in the warm climates of both the Old and New                Worlds.          2. (Zo[94]l.) The pine or gray lizard ({Sceloporus             undulatus}). [Local, U. S.]          3. (Zo[94]l.) The scorpene.          4. (Script.) A painful scourge.                         My father hath chastised you with whips, but I will                      chastise you with scorpions.               --1 Kings xii.                                                                               11.          5. (Astron.) A sign and constellation. See {Scorpio}.          6. (Antiq.) An ancient military engine for hurling stones and             other missiles.          {Book scorpion}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Book}.          {False scorpion}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {False}, and {Book             scorpion}.          {Scorpion bug}, or {Water scorpion} (Zo[94]l.) See {Nepa}.          {Scorpion fly} (Zo[94]l.), a neuropterous insect of the genus             {Panorpa}. See {Panorpid}.          {Scorpion grass} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Myosotis}. {M.             palustris} is the forget-me-not.          {Scorpion senna} (Bot.), a yellow-flowered leguminous shrub             ({Coronilla Emerus}) having a slender joined pod, like a             scorpion's tail. The leaves are said to yield a dye like             indigo, and to be used sometimes to adulterate senna.          {Scorpion shell} (Zo[94]l.), any shell of the genus             Pteroceras. See {Pteroceras}.          {Scorpion spiders}. (Zo[94]l.), any one of the Pedipalpi.          {Scorpion's tail} (Bot.), any plant of the leguminous genus             {Scorpiurus}, herbs with a circinately coiled pod; -- also             called {caterpillar}.          {Scorpion's thorn} (Bot.), a thorny leguminous plant             ({Genista Scorpius}) of Southern Europe.          {The Scorpion's Heart} (Astron.), the star Antares in the             constellation Scorpio.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Scorpion \Scor"pi*on\, n. [F., fr. L. scorpio, scorpius, Gr.       [?], perhaps akin to E. sharp.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of pulmonate             arachnids of the order Scorpiones, having a suctorial             mouth, large claw-bearing palpi, and a caudal sting.          Note: Scorpions have a flattened body, and a long, slender                post-abdomen formed of six movable segments, the last                of which terminates in a curved venomous sting. The                venom causes great pain, but is unattended either with                redness or swelling, except in the axillary or inguinal                glands, when an extremity is affected. It is seldom if                ever destructive of life. Scorpions are found widely                dispersed in the warm climates of both the Old and New                Worlds.          2. (Zo[94]l.) The pine or gray lizard ({Sceloporus             undulatus}). [Local, U. S.]          3. (Zo[94]l.) The scorpene.          4. (Script.) A painful scourge.                         My father hath chastised you with whips, but I will                      chastise you with scorpions.               --1 Kings xii.                                                                               11.          5. (Astron.) A sign and constellation. See {Scorpio}.          6. (Antiq.) An ancient military engine for hurling stones and             other missiles.          {Book scorpion}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Book}.          {False scorpion}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {False}, and {Book             scorpion}.          {Scorpion bug}, or {Water scorpion} (Zo[94]l.) See {Nepa}.          {Scorpion fly} (Zo[94]l.), a neuropterous insect of the genus             {Panorpa}. See {Panorpid}.          {Scorpion grass} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Myosotis}. {M.             palustris} is the forget-me-not.          {Scorpion senna} (Bot.), a yellow-flowered leguminous shrub             ({Coronilla Emerus}) having a slender joined pod, like a             scorpion's tail. The leaves are said to yield a dye like             indigo, and to be used sometimes to adulterate senna.          {Scorpion shell} (Zo[94]l.), any shell of the genus             Pteroceras. See {Pteroceras}.          {Scorpion spiders}. (Zo[94]l.), any one of the Pedipalpi.          {Scorpion's tail} (Bot.), any plant of the leguminous genus             {Scorpiurus}, herbs with a circinately coiled pod; -- also             called {caterpillar}.          {Scorpion's thorn} (Bot.), a thorny leguminous plant             ({Genista Scorpius}) of Southern Europe.          {The Scorpion's Heart} (Astron.), the star Antares in the             constellation Scorpio.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Scorpion \Scor"pi*on\, n. [F., fr. L. scorpio, scorpius, Gr.       [?], perhaps akin to E. sharp.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of pulmonate             arachnids of the order Scorpiones, having a suctorial             mouth, large claw-bearing palpi, and a caudal sting.          Note: Scorpions have a flattened body, and a long, slender                post-abdomen formed of six movable segments, the last                of which terminates in a curved venomous sting. The                venom causes great pain, but is unattended either with                redness or swelling, except in the axillary or inguinal                glands, when an extremity is affected. It is seldom if                ever destructive of life. Scorpions are found widely                dispersed in the warm climates of both the Old and New                Worlds.          2. (Zo[94]l.) The pine or gray lizard ({Sceloporus             undulatus}). [Local, U. S.]          3. (Zo[94]l.) The scorpene.          4. (Script.) A painful scourge.                         My father hath chastised you with whips, but I will                      chastise you with scorpions.               --1 Kings xii.                                                                               11.          5. (Astron.) A sign and constellation. See {Scorpio}.          6. (Antiq.) An ancient military engine for hurling stones and             other missiles.          {Book scorpion}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Book}.          {False scorpion}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {False}, and {Book             scorpion}.          {Scorpion bug}, or {Water scorpion} (Zo[94]l.) See {Nepa}.          {Scorpion fly} (Zo[94]l.), a neuropterous insect of the genus             {Panorpa}. See {Panorpid}.          {Scorpion grass} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Myosotis}. {M.             palustris} is the forget-me-not.          {Scorpion senna} (Bot.), a yellow-flowered leguminous shrub             ({Coronilla Emerus}) having a slender joined pod, like a             scorpion's tail. The leaves are said to yield a dye like             indigo, and to be used sometimes to adulterate senna.          {Scorpion shell} (Zo[94]l.), any shell of the genus             Pteroceras. See {Pteroceras}.          {Scorpion spiders}. (Zo[94]l.), any one of the Pedipalpi.          {Scorpion's tail} (Bot.), any plant of the leguminous genus             {Scorpiurus}, herbs with a circinately coiled pod; -- also             called {caterpillar}.          {Scorpion's thorn} (Bot.), a thorny leguminous plant             ({Genista Scorpius}) of Southern Europe.          {The Scorpion's Heart} (Astron.), the star Antares in the             constellation Scorpio.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Scorpion \Scor"pi*on\, n. [F., fr. L. scorpio, scorpius, Gr.       [?], perhaps akin to E. sharp.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of pulmonate             arachnids of the order Scorpiones, having a suctorial             mouth, large claw-bearing palpi, and a caudal sting.          Note: Scorpions have a flattened body, and a long, slender                post-abdomen formed of six movable segments, the last                of which terminates in a curved venomous sting. The                venom causes great pain, but is unattended either with                redness or swelling, except in the axillary or inguinal                glands, when an extremity is affected. It is seldom if                ever destructive of life. Scorpions are found widely                dispersed in the warm climates of both the Old and New                Worlds.          2. (Zo[94]l.) The pine or gray lizard ({Sceloporus             undulatus}). [Local, U. S.]          3. (Zo[94]l.) The scorpene.          4. (Script.) A painful scourge.                         My father hath chastised you with whips, but I will                      chastise you with scorpions.               --1 Kings xii.                                                                               11.          5. (Astron.) A sign and constellation. See {Scorpio}.          6. (Antiq.) An ancient military engine for hurling stones and             other missiles.          {Book scorpion}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Book}.          {False scorpion}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {False}, and {Book             scorpion}.          {Scorpion bug}, or {Water scorpion} (Zo[94]l.) See {Nepa}.          {Scorpion fly} (Zo[94]l.), a neuropterous insect of the genus             {Panorpa}. See {Panorpid}.          {Scorpion grass} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Myosotis}. {M.             palustris} is the forget-me-not.          {Scorpion senna} (Bot.), a yellow-flowered leguminous shrub             ({Coronilla Emerus}) having a slender joined pod, like a             scorpion's tail. The leaves are said to yield a dye like             indigo, and to be used sometimes to adulterate senna.          {Scorpion shell} (Zo[94]l.), any shell of the genus             Pteroceras. See {Pteroceras}.          {Scorpion spiders}. (Zo[94]l.), any one of the Pedipalpi.          {Scorpion's tail} (Bot.), any plant of the leguminous genus             {Scorpiurus}, herbs with a circinately coiled pod; -- also             called {caterpillar}.          {Scorpion's thorn} (Bot.), a thorny leguminous plant             ({Genista Scorpius}) of Southern Europe.          {The Scorpion's Heart} (Astron.), the star Antares in the             constellation Scorpio.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Pteroceras \[d8]Pte*roc"e*ras\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] a wing +       [?] a horn.] (Zo[94]l.)       A genus of large marine gastropods having the outer border of       the lip divided into lobes; -- called also {scorpion shell}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Scorpion \Scor"pi*on\, n. [F., fr. L. scorpio, scorpius, Gr.       [?], perhaps akin to E. sharp.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of pulmonate             arachnids of the order Scorpiones, having a suctorial             mouth, large claw-bearing palpi, and a caudal sting.          Note: Scorpions have a flattened body, and a long, slender                post-abdomen formed of six movable segments, the last                of which terminates in a curved venomous sting. The                venom causes great pain, but is unattended either with                redness or swelling, except in the axillary or inguinal                glands, when an extremity is affected. It is seldom if                ever destructive of life. Scorpions are found widely                dispersed in the warm climates of both the Old and New                Worlds.          2. (Zo[94]l.) The pine or gray lizard ({Sceloporus             undulatus}). [Local, U. S.]          3. (Zo[94]l.) The scorpene.          4. (Script.) A painful scourge.                         My father hath chastised you with whips, but I will                      chastise you with scorpions.               --1 Kings xii.                                                                               11.          5. (Astron.) A sign and constellation. See {Scorpio}.          6. (Antiq.) An ancient military engine for hurling stones and             other missiles.          {Book scorpion}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Book}.          {False scorpion}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {False}, and {Book             scorpion}.          {Scorpion bug}, or {Water scorpion} (Zo[94]l.) See {Nepa}.          {Scorpion fly} (Zo[94]l.), a neuropterous insect of the genus             {Panorpa}. See {Panorpid}.          {Scorpion grass} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Myosotis}. {M.             palustris} is the forget-me-not.          {Scorpion senna} (Bot.), a yellow-flowered leguminous shrub             ({Coronilla Emerus}) having a slender joined pod, like a             scorpion's tail. The leaves are said to yield a dye like             indigo, and to be used sometimes to adulterate senna.          {Scorpion shell} (Zo[94]l.), any shell of the genus             Pteroceras. See {Pteroceras}.          {Scorpion spiders}. (Zo[94]l.), any one of the Pedipalpi.          {Scorpion's tail} (Bot.), any plant of the leguminous genus             {Scorpiurus}, herbs with a circinately coiled pod; -- also             called {caterpillar}.          {Scorpion's thorn} (Bot.), a thorny leguminous plant             ({Genista Scorpius}) of Southern Europe.          {The Scorpion's Heart} (Astron.), the star Antares in the             constellation Scorpio.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Pteroceras \[d8]Pte*roc"e*ras\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] a wing +       [?] a horn.] (Zo[94]l.)       A genus of large marine gastropods having the outer border of       the lip divided into lobes; -- called also {scorpion shell}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Scorpion \Scor"pi*on\, n. [F., fr. L. scorpio, scorpius, Gr.       [?], perhaps akin to E. sharp.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of pulmonate             arachnids of the order Scorpiones, having a suctorial             mouth, large claw-bearing palpi, and a caudal sting.          Note: Scorpions have a flattened body, and a long, slender                post-abdomen formed of six movable segments, the last                of which terminates in a curved venomous sting. The                venom causes great pain, but is unattended either with                redness or swelling, except in the axillary or inguinal                glands, when an extremity is affected. It is seldom if                ever destructive of life. Scorpions are found widely                dispersed in the warm climates of both the Old and New                Worlds.          2. (Zo[94]l.) The pine or gray lizard ({Sceloporus             undulatus}). [Local, U. S.]          3. (Zo[94]l.) The scorpene.          4. (Script.) A painful scourge.                         My father hath chastised you with whips, but I will                      chastise you with scorpions.               --1 Kings xii.                                                                               11.          5. (Astron.) A sign and constellation. See {Scorpio}.          6. (Antiq.) An ancient military engine for hurling stones and             other missiles.          {Book scorpion}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Book}.          {False scorpion}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {False}, and {Book             scorpion}.          {Scorpion bug}, or {Water scorpion} (Zo[94]l.) See {Nepa}.          {Scorpion fly} (Zo[94]l.), a neuropterous insect of the genus             {Panorpa}. See {Panorpid}.          {Scorpion grass} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Myosotis}. {M.             palustris} is the forget-me-not.          {Scorpion senna} (Bot.), a yellow-flowered leguminous shrub             ({Coronilla Emerus}) having a slender joined pod, like a             scorpion's tail. The leaves are said to yield a dye like             indigo, and to be used sometimes to adulterate senna.          {Scorpion shell} (Zo[94]l.), any shell of the genus             Pteroceras. See {Pteroceras}.          {Scorpion spiders}. (Zo[94]l.), any one of the Pedipalpi.          {Scorpion's tail} (Bot.), any plant of the leguminous genus             {Scorpiurus}, herbs with a circinately coiled pod; -- also             called {caterpillar}.          {Scorpion's thorn} (Bot.), a thorny leguminous plant             ({Genista Scorpius}) of Southern Europe.          {The Scorpion's Heart} (Astron.), the star Antares in the             constellation Scorpio.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Scorpio \[d8]Scor"pi*o\, n.; pl. {Scorpiones}. [L.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) A scorpion.          2. (Astron.)             (a) The eighth sign of the zodiac, which the sun enters                   about the twenty-third day of October, marked thus                   [[scorpio]] in almanacs.             (b) A constellation of the zodiac containing the bright                   star Antares. It is drawn on the celestial globe in                   the figure of a scorpion.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Antares \[d8]An*ta"res\, n. [Gr. [?]; [?] similar to + [?]       Mars. It was thought to resemble Mars in color.]       The principal star in Scorpio: -- called also the {Scorpion's       Heart}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Scorpion \Scor"pi*on\, n. [F., fr. L. scorpio, scorpius, Gr.       [?], perhaps akin to E. sharp.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of pulmonate             arachnids of the order Scorpiones, having a suctorial             mouth, large claw-bearing palpi, and a caudal sting.          Note: Scorpions have a flattened body, and a long, slender                post-abdomen formed of six movable segments, the last                of which terminates in a curved venomous sting. The                venom causes great pain, but is unattended either with                redness or swelling, except in the axillary or inguinal                glands, when an extremity is affected. It is seldom if                ever destructive of life. Scorpions are found widely                dispersed in the warm climates of both the Old and New                Worlds.          2. (Zo[94]l.) The pine or gray lizard ({Sceloporus             undulatus}). [Local, U. S.]          3. (Zo[94]l.) The scorpene.          4. (Script.) A painful scourge.                         My father hath chastised you with whips, but I will                      chastise you with scorpions.               --1 Kings xii.                                                                               11.          5. (Astron.) A sign and constellation. See {Scorpio}.          6. (Antiq.) An ancient military engine for hurling stones and             other missiles.          {Book scorpion}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Book}.          {False scorpion}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {False}, and {Book             scorpion}.          {Scorpion bug}, or {Water scorpion} (Zo[94]l.) See {Nepa}.          {Scorpion fly} (Zo[94]l.), a neuropterous insect of the genus             {Panorpa}. See {Panorpid}.          {Scorpion grass} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Myosotis}. {M.             palustris} is the forget-me-not.          {Scorpion senna} (Bot.), a yellow-flowered leguminous shrub             ({Coronilla Emerus}) having a slender joined pod, like a             scorpion's tail. The leaves are said to yield a dye like             indigo, and to be used sometimes to adulterate senna.          {Scorpion shell} (Zo[94]l.), any shell of the genus             Pteroceras. See {Pteroceras}.          {Scorpion spiders}. (Zo[94]l.), any one of the Pedipalpi.          {Scorpion's tail} (Bot.), any plant of the leguminous genus             {Scorpiurus}, herbs with a circinately coiled pod; -- also             called {caterpillar}.          {Scorpion's thorn} (Bot.), a thorny leguminous plant             ({Genista Scorpius}) of Southern Europe.          {The Scorpion's Heart} (Astron.), the star Antares in the             constellation Scorpio.
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Scorpion \Scor"pi*on\, n. [F., fr. L. scorpio, scorpius, Gr.       [?], perhaps akin to E. sharp.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of pulmonate             arachnids of the order Scorpiones, having a suctorial             mouth, large claw-bearing palpi, and a caudal sting.          Note: Scorpions have a flattened body, and a long, slender                post-abdomen formed of six movable segments, the last                of which terminates in a curved venomous sting. The                venom causes great pain, but is unattended either with                redness or swelling, except in the axillary or inguinal                glands, when an extremity is affected. It is seldom if                ever destructive of life. Scorpions are found widely                dispersed in the warm climates of both the Old and New                Worlds.          2. (Zo[94]l.) The pine or gray lizard ({Sceloporus             undulatus}). [Local, U. S.]          3. (Zo[94]l.) The scorpene.          4. (Script.) A painful scourge.                         My father hath chastised you with whips, but I will                      chastise you with scorpions.               --1 Kings xii.                                                                               11.          5. (Astron.) A sign and constellation. See {Scorpio}.          6. (Antiq.) An ancient military engine for hurling stones and             other missiles.          {Book scorpion}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Book}.          {False scorpion}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {False}, and {Book             scorpion}.          {Scorpion bug}, or {Water scorpion} (Zo[94]l.) See {Nepa}.          {Scorpion fly} (Zo[94]l.), a neuropterous insect of the genus             {Panorpa}. See {Panorpid}.          {Scorpion grass} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Myosotis}. {M.             palustris} is the forget-me-not.          {Scorpion senna} (Bot.), a yellow-flowered leguminous shrub             ({Coronilla Emerus}) having a slender joined pod, like a             scorpion's tail. The leaves are said to yield a dye like             indigo, and to be used sometimes to adulterate senna.          {Scorpion shell} (Zo[94]l.), any shell of the genus             Pteroceras. See {Pteroceras}.          {Scorpion spiders}. (Zo[94]l.), any one of the Pedipalpi.          {Scorpion's tail} (Bot.), any plant of the leguminous genus             {Scorpiurus}, herbs with a circinately coiled pod; -- also             called {caterpillar}.          {Scorpion's thorn} (Bot.), a thorny leguminous plant             ({Genista Scorpius}) of Southern Europe.          {The Scorpion's Heart} (Astron.), the star Antares in the             constellation Scorpio.
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Scorpionwort \Scor"pi*on*wort`\, n. (Bot.)       A leguminous plant ({Ornithopus scorpioides}) of Southern       Europe, having slender curved pods.
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Scrape \Scrape\ (skr[amac]p), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scraped}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Scraping}.] [Icel. skrapa; akin to Sw. skrapa,       Dan. skrabe, D. schrapen, schrabben, G. schrappen, and prob.       to E. sharp.]       1. To rub over the surface of (something) with a sharp or             rough instrument; to rub over with something that roughens             by removing portions of the surface; to grate harshly             over; to abrade; to make even, or bring to a required             condition or form, by moving the sharp edge of an             instrument breadthwise over the surface with pressure,             cutting away excesses and superfluous parts; to make             smooth or clean; as, to scrape a bone with a knife; to             scrape a metal plate to an even surface.          2. To remove by rubbing or scraping (in the sense above).                         I will also scrape her dust from her, and make her                      like the top of a rock.                     --Ezek. xxvi.                                                                               4.          3. To collect by, or as by, a process of scraping; to gather             in small portions by laborious effort; hence, to acquire             avariciously and save penuriously; -- often followed by             together or up; as, to scrape money together.                         The prelatical party complained that, to swell a                      number the nonconformists did not choose, but                      scrape, subscribers.                           --Fuller.          4. To express disapprobation of, as a play, or to silence, as             a speaker, by drawing the feet back and forth upon the             floor; -- usually with down. --Macaulay.          {To scrape acquaintance}, to seek acquaintance otherwise than             by an introduction. --Farquhar.                         He tried to scrape acquaintance with her, but failed                      ignominiously.                                    --G. W. Cable.
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Scraping \Scrap"ing\, n.       1. The act of scraping; the act or process of making even, or             reducing to the proper form, by means of a scraper.          2. Something scraped off; that which is separated from a             substance, or is collected by scraping; as, the scraping             of the street.
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Scraping \Scrap"ing\, a.       Resembling the act of, or the effect produced by, one who, or       that which, scrapes; as, a scraping noise; a scraping miser.       -- {Scrap"ing*ly}, adv.
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Scraping \Scrap"ing\, a.       Resembling the act of, or the effect produced by, one who, or       that which, scrapes; as, a scraping noise; a scraping miser.       -- {Scrap"ing*ly}, adv.
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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}.
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Bean \Bean\ (b[emac]n), n. [OE. bene, AS. be[a0]n; akin to D.       boon, G. bohne, OHG. p[omac]na, Icel. baun, Dan. b[94]nne,       Sw. b[94]na, and perh. to Russ. bob, L. faba.]       1. (Bot.) A name given to the seed of certain leguminous             herbs, chiefly of the genera {Faba}, {Phaseolus}, and             {Dolichos}; also, to the herbs.          Note: The origin and classification of many kinds are still                doubtful. Among true beans are: the black-eyed bean and                China bean, included in {Dolichos Sinensis}; black                Egyptian bean or hyacinth bean, {D. Lablab}; the common                haricot beans, kidney beans, string beans, and pole                beans, all included in {Phaseolus vulgaris}; the lower                bush bean, {Ph. vulgaris}, variety {nanus}; Lima bean,                {Ph. lunatus}; Spanish bean and scarlet runner, {Ph.                maltiflorus}; Windsor bean, the common bean of England,                {Faba vulgaris}. As an article of food beans are                classed with vegetables.          2. The popular name of other vegetable seeds or fruits, more             or less resembling true beans.          {Bean aphis} (Zo[94]l.), a plant louse ({Aphis fab[91]})             which infests the bean plant.          {Bean fly} (Zo[94]l.), a fly found on bean flowers.          {Bean goose} (Zo[94]l.), a species of goose ({Anser             segetum}).          {Bean weevil} (Zo[94]l.), a small weevil that in the larval             state destroys beans. The American species in {Bruchus             fab[91]}.          {Florida bean} (Bot.), the seed of {Mucuna urens}, a West             Indian plant. The seeds are washed up on the Florida             shore, and are often polished and made into ornaments.          {Ignatius bean}, or {St. Ignatius's bean} (Bot.), a species             of {Strychnos}.          {Navy bean}, the common dried white bean of commerce;             probably so called because an important article of food in             the navy.          {Pea bean}, a very small and highly esteemed variety of the             edible white bean; -- so called from its size.          {Sacred bean}. See under {Sacred}.          {Screw bean}. See under {Screw}.          {Sea bean}.             (a) Same as {Florida bean}.             (b) A red bean of unknown species used for ornament.          {Tonquin bean}, or {Tonka bean}, the fragrant seed of             {Dipteryx odorata}, a leguminous tree.          {Vanilla bean}. See under {Vanilla}.
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}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Scribe \Scribe\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scribed}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Scribing}.]       1. To write, engrave, or mark upon; to inscribe. --Spenser.          2. (Carp.) To cut (anything) in such a way as to fit closely             to a somewhat irregular surface, as a baseboard to a floor             which is out of level, a board to the curves of a molding,             or the like; -- so called because the workman marks, or             scribe, with the compasses the line that he afterwards             cuts.          3. To score or mark with compasses or a scribing iron.          {Scribing iron}, an iron-pointed instrument for scribing, or             marking, casks and logs.
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Scribe \Scribe\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scribed}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Scribing}.]       1. To write, engrave, or mark upon; to inscribe. --Spenser.          2. (Carp.) To cut (anything) in such a way as to fit closely             to a somewhat irregular surface, as a baseboard to a floor             which is out of level, a board to the curves of a molding,             or the like; -- so called because the workman marks, or             scribe, with the compasses the line that he afterwards             cuts.          3. To score or mark with compasses or a scribing iron.          {Scribing iron}, an iron-pointed instrument for scribing, or             marking, casks and logs.
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Scrivener \Scrive"ner\ (? [or] ?), n. [From older scrivein, OF.       escrivain, F. [82]crivain, LL. scribanus, from L. scribere to       write. See {Scribe}.]       1. A professional writer; one whose occupation is to draw             contracts or prepare writings. --Shak.                         The writer better scrivener than clerk. --Fuller.          2. One whose business is to place money at interest; a             broker. [Obs.] --ryden.          3. A writing master. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.          {Scrivener's palsy}. See {Writer's cramp}, under {Writer}.
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Writer \Writ"er\, n. [AS. wr[c6]tere.]       1. One who writes, or has written; a scribe; a clerk.                         They [came] that handle the pen of the writer.                                                                               --Judg. v. 14.                         My tongue is the pen of a ready writer. --Ps. xlv.                                                                               1.          2. One who is engaged in literary composition as a             profession; an author; as, a writer of novels.                         This pitch, as ancient writers do report, doth                      defile.                                             --Shak.          3. A clerk of a certain rank in the service of the late East             India Company, who, after serving a certain number of             years, became a factor.          {Writer of the tallies} (Eng. Law), an officer of the             exchequer of England, who acted as clerk to the auditor of             the receipt, and wrote the accounts upon the tallies from             the tellers' bills. The use of tallies in the exchequer             has been abolished. --Wharton (Law. Dict.)          {Writer's} {cramp, palsy, [or] spasm} (Med.), a painful             spasmodic affection of the muscles of the fingers, brought             on by excessive use, as in writing, violin playing,             telegraphing, etc. Called also {scrivener's palsy}.          {Writer to the signet}. See under {Signet}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Scrivener \Scrive"ner\ (? [or] ?), n. [From older scrivein, OF.       escrivain, F. [82]crivain, LL. scribanus, from L. scribere to       write. See {Scribe}.]       1. A professional writer; one whose occupation is to draw             contracts or prepare writings. --Shak.                         The writer better scrivener than clerk. --Fuller.          2. One whose business is to place money at interest; a             broker. [Obs.] --ryden.          3. A writing master. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.          {Scrivener's palsy}. See {Writer's cramp}, under {Writer}.
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Palsy \Pal"sy\, n.; pl. {Palsies}. [OE. palesie, parlesy, OF.       paralesie, F. paralysie, L. paralysis. See {Paralysis}.]       (Med.)       Paralysis, complete or partial. See {Paralysis}. [bd]One sick       of the palsy.[b8] --Mark ii. 3.          {Bell's palsy}, paralysis of the facial nerve, producing             distortion of one side of the face; -- so called from Sir             Charles Bell, an English surgeon who described it.          {Scrivener's palsy}. See {Writer's cramp}, under {Writer}.          {Shaking palsy}, paralysis agitans, a disease usually             occurring in old people, characterized by muscular tremors             and a peculiar shaking and tottering gait.
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Writer \Writ"er\, n. [AS. wr[c6]tere.]       1. One who writes, or has written; a scribe; a clerk.                         They [came] that handle the pen of the writer.                                                                               --Judg. v. 14.                         My tongue is the pen of a ready writer. --Ps. xlv.                                                                               1.          2. One who is engaged in literary composition as a             profession; an author; as, a writer of novels.                         This pitch, as ancient writers do report, doth                      defile.                                             --Shak.          3. A clerk of a certain rank in the service of the late East             India Company, who, after serving a certain number of             years, became a factor.          {Writer of the tallies} (Eng. Law), an officer of the             exchequer of England, who acted as clerk to the auditor of             the receipt, and wrote the accounts upon the tallies from             the tellers' bills. The use of tallies in the exchequer             has been abolished. --Wharton (Law. Dict.)          {Writer's} {cramp, palsy, [or] spasm} (Med.), a painful             spasmodic affection of the muscles of the fingers, brought             on by excessive use, as in writing, violin playing,             telegraphing, etc. Called also {scrivener's palsy}.          {Writer to the signet}. See under {Signet}.
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Scrivener \Scrive"ner\ (? [or] ?), n. [From older scrivein, OF.       escrivain, F. [82]crivain, LL. scribanus, from L. scribere to       write. See {Scribe}.]       1. A professional writer; one whose occupation is to draw             contracts or prepare writings. --Shak.                         The writer better scrivener than clerk. --Fuller.          2. One whose business is to place money at interest; a             broker. [Obs.] --ryden.          3. A writing master. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.          {Scrivener's palsy}. See {Writer's cramp}, under {Writer}.
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Palsy \Pal"sy\, n.; pl. {Palsies}. [OE. palesie, parlesy, OF.       paralesie, F. paralysie, L. paralysis. See {Paralysis}.]       (Med.)       Paralysis, complete or partial. See {Paralysis}. [bd]One sick       of the palsy.[b8] --Mark ii. 3.          {Bell's palsy}, paralysis of the facial nerve, producing             distortion of one side of the face; -- so called from Sir             Charles Bell, an English surgeon who described it.          {Scrivener's palsy}. See {Writer's cramp}, under {Writer}.          {Shaking palsy}, paralysis agitans, a disease usually             occurring in old people, characterized by muscular tremors             and a peculiar shaking and tottering gait.
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Scrub \Scrub\ (skr[ucr]b), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scrubbed}       (skr[ucr]bd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Scrubbing}.] [OE. scrobben,       probably of Dutch or Scand. origin; cf. Dan. sckrubbe, Sw.       skrubba, D. schrobben, LG. schrubben.]       To rub hard; to wash with rubbing; usually, to rub with a wet       brush, or with something coarse or rough, for the purpose of       cleaning or brightening; as, to scrub a floor, a doorplate.
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Scurfiness \Scurf"i*ness\, n.       1. Quality or state of being scurfy.          2. (Bot.) Scurf.
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Scurviness \Scur"vi*ness\, n.       The quality or state of being scurvy; vileness; meanness.
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Sea raven \Sea" ra"ven\ (Zo[94]l.)             (a) An American cottoid fish ({Hemitripterus Americanus})                   allied to the sculpins, found on the northeren                   Atlantic coasts.             (b) The cormorant.
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Raven \Ra"ven\, n. [AS. hr[91]fn; akin to raaf, G. rabe, OHG.       hraban, Icel. hrafn, Dan. ravn, and perhaps to L. corvus, Gr.       [?]. [?][?][?].] (Zo[94]l.)       A large black passerine bird ({Corvus corax}), similar to the       crow, but larger. It is native of the northern part of       Europe, Asia and America, and is noted for its sagacity.          {Sea raven} (Zo[94]l.), the cormorant.
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Cormorant \Cor"mo*rant\ (k[ocir]r"m[osl]*r[ait]nt), n. [F.       cormoran, fr. Armor. m[omac]r-vran a sea raven; m[omac]r sea       + bran raven, with cor, equiv. to L. corvus raven,       pleonastically prefixed; or perh. fr. L. corvus marinus sea       raven.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) Any species of {Phalacrocorax}, a genus of sea             birds having a sac under the beak; the shag. Cormorants             devour fish voraciously, and have become the emblem of             gluttony. They are generally black, and hence are called             {sea ravens}, and {coalgeese}. [Written also {corvorant}.]          2. A voracious eater; a glutton, or gluttonous servant. --B.             Jonson.
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Robin \Rob"in\, n. [Properly a pet name for Robert, originally       meaning, famebright; F., fron OHG. Roudperht; ruod (in comp.;       akin to AS. hr[?][?] glory, fame, Goth. hr[?]peigs victorius)       + beraht bright. See {Bright}, {Hob} a clown.] (Zo[94]l.)       (a) A small European singing bird ({Erythacus rubecula}),             having a reddish breast; -- called also {robin             redbreast}, {robinet}, and {ruddock}.       (b) An American singing bird ({Merula migratoria}), having             the breast chestnut, or dull red. The upper parts are             olive-gray, the head and tail blackish. Called also             {robin redbreast}, and {migratory thrush}.       (c) Any one of several species of Australian warblers of the             genera {Petroica}, {Melanadrays}, and allied genera; as,             the scarlet-breasted robin ({Petroica mullticolor}).       (d) Any one of several Asiatic birds; as, the Indian robins.             See {Indian robin}, below.          {Beach robin} (Zo[94]l.), the robin snipe, or knot. See             {Knot}.          {Blue-throated robin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Bluethroat}.          {Canada robin} (Zo[94]l.), the cedar bird.          {Golden robin} (Zo[94]l.), the Baltimore oriole.          {Ground robin} (Zo[94]l.), the chewink.          {Indian robin} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of             Asiatic saxoline birds of the genera {Thamnobia} and             {Pratincola}. They are mostly black, usually with some             white on the wings.          {Magrie robin} (Zo[94]l.), an Asiatic singing bird ({Corsycus             saularis}), having the back, head, neck, and breast black             glossed with blue, the wings black, and the belly white.                      {Ragged robin}. (Bot.) See under {Ragged}.          {Robin accentor} (Zo[94]l.), a small Asiatic singing bird             ({Accentor rubeculoides}), somewhat resembling the             European robin.          {Robin redbreast}. (Zo[94]l.)       (a) The European robin.       (b) The American robin.       (c) The American bluebird.          {Robin snipe}. (Zo[94]l.)       (a) The red-breasted snipe, or dowitcher.       (b) The red-breasted sandpiper, or knot.          {Robin's plantain}. (Bot.) See under {Plantain}.          {Sea robin}. (Zo[94]l.)       (a) Any one of several species of American gurnards of the             genus {Prionotus}. They are excellent food fishes. Called             also {wingfish}. The name is also applied to a European             gurnard.       (b) The red-breasted merganser, or sheldrake. [Local, U.S.]                      {Water robin} (Zo[94]l.), a redstart ({Ruticulla             fuliginosa}), native of India.
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Sea robin \Sea" rob"in\       See under {Robin}, and Illustration in Appendix.
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Sea-roving \Sea"-rov"ing\, a.       Cruising at random on the ocean.
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Seraph \Ser"aph\, n.; pl. E. {Seraphs}, Heb. {Seraphim}. [Heb.       ser[be]phim, pl.]       One of an order of celestial beings, each having three pairs       of wings. In ecclesiastical art and in poetry, a seraph is       represented as one of a class of angels. --Isa. vi. 2.                   As full, as perfect, in vile man that mourns, As the                rapt seraph that adores and burns.         --Pope.          {Seraph moth} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of             geometrid moths of the genus {Lobophora}, having the hind             wings deeply bilobed, so that they seem to have six wings.
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Seraph \Ser"aph\, n.; pl. E. {Seraphs}, Heb. {Seraphim}. [Heb.       ser[be]phim, pl.]       One of an order of celestial beings, each having three pairs       of wings. In ecclesiastical art and in poetry, a seraph is       represented as one of a class of angels. --Isa. vi. 2.                   As full, as perfect, in vile man that mourns, As the                rapt seraph that adores and burns.         --Pope.          {Seraph moth} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of             geometrid moths of the genus {Lobophora}, having the hind             wings deeply bilobed, so that they seem to have six wings.
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Seraphim \Ser"a*phim\, n.       The Hebrew plural of {Seraph}. Cf. {Cherubim}.          Note: The double plural form seraphims is sometimes used, as                in the King James version of the Bible, --Isa. vi. 2                and 6.
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Seraphina \Ser`a*phi"na\, n. [NL.]       A seraphine.
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Seraphine \Ser"a*phine\, n. [From {Seraph}.] (Mus.)       A wind instrument whose sounding parts are reeds, consisting       of a thin tongue of brass playing freely through a slot in a       plate. It has a case, like a piano, and is played by means of       a similar keybord, the bellows being worked by the foot. The       melodeon is a portable variety of this instrument.
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Serbonian \Ser*bo"ni*an\, a.       Relating to the lake of Serbonis in Egypt, which by reason of       the sand blowing into it had a deceptive appearance of being       solid land, but was a bog.                   A gulf profound as that Serbonian bog . . . Where                armies whole have sunk.                           --Milton.
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Serpent \Ser"pent\, n. [F., fr. L. serpens, -entis (sc. bestia),       fr. serpens, p. pr. of serpere to creep; akin to Gr.       [?][?][?], Skr. sarp, and perhaps to L. repere, E. reptile.       Cf. {Herpes}.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) Any reptile of the order Ophidia; a snake,             especially a large snake. See Illust. under {Ophidia}.          Note: The serpents are mostly long and slender, and move                partly by bending the body into undulations or folds                and pressing them against objects, and partly by using                the free edges of their ventral scales to cling to                rough surfaces. Many species glide swiftly over the                ground, some burrow in the earth, others live in trees.                A few are entirely aquatic, and swim rapidly. See                {Ophidia}, and {Fang}.          2. Fig.: A subtle, treacherous, malicious person.          3. A species of firework having a serpentine motion as it             passess through the air or along the ground.          4. (Astron.) The constellation Serpens.          5. (Mus.) A bass wind instrument, of a loud and coarse tone,             formerly much used in military bands, and sometimes             introduced into the orchestra; -- so called from its form.          {Pharaoh's serpent} (Chem.), mercuric sulphocyanate, a             combustible white substance which in burning gives off a             poisonous vapor and leaves a peculiar brown voluminous             residue which is expelled in a serpentine from. It is             employed as a scientific toy.          {Serpent cucumber} (Bot.), the long, slender, serpentine             fruit of the cucurbitaceous plant {Trichosanthes             colubrina}; also, the plant itself.          {Serpent eage} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of             raptorial birds of the genera {Circa[89]tus} and             {Spilornis}, which prey on serpents. They inhabit Africa,             Southern Europe, and India. The European serpent eagle is             {Circa[89]tus Gallicus}.          {Serpent eater}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The secretary bird.             (b) An Asiatic antelope; the markhoor.          {Serpent fish} (Zo[94]l.), a fish ({Cepola rubescens}) with a             long, thin, compressed body, and a band of red running             lengthwise.          {Serpent star} (Zo[94]l.), an ophiuran; a brittle star.          {Serpent's tongue} (Paleon.), the fossil tooth of a shark; --             so called from its resemblance to a tongue with its root.                      {Serpent withe} (Bot.), a West Indian climbing plant             ({Aristolochia odoratissima}).          {Tree serpent} (Zo[94]l.), any species of African serpents             belonging to the family {Dendrophid[91]}.
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Serpent \Ser"pent\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Serpented}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Serpenting}.]       To wind like a serpent; to crook about; to meander. [R.]       [bd]The serpenting of the Thames.[b8] --Evelyn.
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Serpent \Ser"pent\, v. t.       To wind; to encircle. [R.] --Evelyn.
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Serpent \Ser"pent\, n. [F., fr. L. serpens, -entis (sc. bestia),       fr. serpens, p. pr. of serpere to creep; akin to Gr.       [?][?][?], Skr. sarp, and perhaps to L. repere, E. reptile.       Cf. {Herpes}.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) Any reptile of the order Ophidia; a snake,             especially a large snake. See Illust. under {Ophidia}.          Note: The serpents are mostly long and slender, and move                partly by bending the body into undulations or folds                and pressing them against objects, and partly by using                the free edges of their ventral scales to cling to                rough surfaces. Many species glide swiftly over the                ground, some burrow in the earth, others live in trees.                A few are entirely aquatic, and swim rapidly. See                {Ophidia}, and {Fang}.          2. Fig.: A subtle, treacherous, malicious person.          3. A species of firework having a serpentine motion as it             passess through the air or along the ground.          4. (Astron.) The constellation Serpens.          5. (Mus.) A bass wind instrument, of a loud and coarse tone,             formerly much used in military bands, and sometimes             introduced into the orchestra; -- so called from its form.          {Pharaoh's serpent} (Chem.), mercuric sulphocyanate, a             combustible white substance which in burning gives off a             poisonous vapor and leaves a peculiar brown voluminous             residue which is expelled in a serpentine from. It is             employed as a scientific toy.          {Serpent cucumber} (Bot.), the long, slender, serpentine             fruit of the cucurbitaceous plant {Trichosanthes             colubrina}; also, the plant itself.          {Serpent eage} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of             raptorial birds of the genera {Circa[89]tus} and             {Spilornis}, which prey on serpents. They inhabit Africa,             Southern Europe, and India. The European serpent eagle is             {Circa[89]tus Gallicus}.          {Serpent eater}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The secretary bird.             (b) An Asiatic antelope; the markhoor.          {Serpent fish} (Zo[94]l.), a fish ({Cepola rubescens}) with a             long, thin, compressed body, and a band of red running             lengthwise.          {Serpent star} (Zo[94]l.), an ophiuran; a brittle star.          {Serpent's tongue} (Paleon.), the fossil tooth of a shark; --             so called from its resemblance to a tongue with its root.                      {Serpent withe} (Bot.), a West Indian climbing plant             ({Aristolochia odoratissima}).          {Tree serpent} (Zo[94]l.), any species of African serpents             belonging to the family {Dendrophid[91]}.
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Serpent \Ser"pent\, n. [F., fr. L. serpens, -entis (sc. bestia),       fr. serpens, p. pr. of serpere to creep; akin to Gr.       [?][?][?], Skr. sarp, and perhaps to L. repere, E. reptile.       Cf. {Herpes}.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) Any reptile of the order Ophidia; a snake,             especially a large snake. See Illust. under {Ophidia}.          Note: The serpents are mostly long and slender, and move                partly by bending the body into undulations or folds                and pressing them against objects, and partly by using                the free edges of their ventral scales to cling to                rough surfaces. Many species glide swiftly over the                ground, some burrow in the earth, others live in trees.                A few are entirely aquatic, and swim rapidly. See                {Ophidia}, and {Fang}.          2. Fig.: A subtle, treacherous, malicious person.          3. A species of firework having a serpentine motion as it             passess through the air or along the ground.          4. (Astron.) The constellation Serpens.          5. (Mus.) A bass wind instrument, of a loud and coarse tone,             formerly much used in military bands, and sometimes             introduced into the orchestra; -- so called from its form.          {Pharaoh's serpent} (Chem.), mercuric sulphocyanate, a             combustible white substance which in burning gives off a             poisonous vapor and leaves a peculiar brown voluminous             residue which is expelled in a serpentine from. It is             employed as a scientific toy.          {Serpent cucumber} (Bot.), the long, slender, serpentine             fruit of the cucurbitaceous plant {Trichosanthes             colubrina}; also, the plant itself.          {Serpent eage} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of             raptorial birds of the genera {Circa[89]tus} and             {Spilornis}, which prey on serpents. They inhabit Africa,             Southern Europe, and India. The European serpent eagle is             {Circa[89]tus Gallicus}.          {Serpent eater}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The secretary bird.             (b) An Asiatic antelope; the markhoor.          {Serpent fish} (Zo[94]l.), a fish ({Cepola rubescens}) with a             long, thin, compressed body, and a band of red running             lengthwise.          {Serpent star} (Zo[94]l.), an ophiuran; a brittle star.          {Serpent's tongue} (Paleon.), the fossil tooth of a shark; --             so called from its resemblance to a tongue with its root.                      {Serpent withe} (Bot.), a West Indian climbing plant             ({Aristolochia odoratissima}).          {Tree serpent} (Zo[94]l.), any species of African serpents             belonging to the family {Dendrophid[91]}.
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Secretary \Sec"re*ta*ry\, n.; pl. {Secretaries}. [F.       secr[82]taire (cf. Pr. secretari, Sp. & Pg. secretario, It.       secretario, segretario) LL. secretarius, originally, a       confidant, one intrusted with secrets, from L. secretum a       secret. See {Secret}, a. & n.]       1. One who keeps, or is intrusted with, secrets. [R.]          2. A person employed to write orders, letters, dispatches,             public or private papers, records, and the like; an             official scribe, amanuensis, or writer; one who attends to             correspondence, and transacts other business, for an             association, a public body, or an individual.                         That which is most of all profitable is acquaintance                      with the secretaries, and employed men of                      ambassadors.                                       --Bacon.          3. An officer of state whose business is to superintend and             manage the affairs of a particular department of             government, and who is usually a member of the cabinet or             advisory council of the chief executive; as, the secretary             of state, who conducts the correspondence and attends to             the relations of a government with foreign courts; the             secretary of the treasury, who manages the department of             finance; the secretary of war, etc.          4. A piece of furniture, with conveniences for writing and             for the arrangement of papers; an escritoire.          5. (Zo[94]l.) The secretary bird.          {Secretary Bird}. [So called in allusion to the tufts of             feathers at the back of its head, which were fancifully             thought to resemble pens stuck behind the ear.] (Zo[94]l.)             A large long-legged raptorial bird ({Gypogeranus             serpentarius}), native of South Africa, but now             naturalized in the West Indies and some other tropical             countries. It has a powerful hooked beak, a crest of long             feathers, and a long tail. It feeds upon reptiles of             various kinds, and is much prized on account of its habit             of killing and devouring snakes of all kinds. Called also             {serpent eater}.          Syn: See the Note under {Clerk}, n., 4.
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Serpent \Ser"pent\, n. [F., fr. L. serpens, -entis (sc. bestia),       fr. serpens, p. pr. of serpere to creep; akin to Gr.       [?][?][?], Skr. sarp, and perhaps to L. repere, E. reptile.       Cf. {Herpes}.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) Any reptile of the order Ophidia; a snake,             especially a large snake. See Illust. under {Ophidia}.          Note: The serpents are mostly long and slender, and move                partly by bending the body into undulations or folds                and pressing them against objects, and partly by using                the free edges of their ventral scales to cling to                rough surfaces. Many species glide swiftly over the                ground, some burrow in the earth, others live in trees.                A few are entirely aquatic, and swim rapidly. See                {Ophidia}, and {Fang}.          2. Fig.: A subtle, treacherous, malicious person.          3. A species of firework having a serpentine motion as it             passess through the air or along the ground.          4. (Astron.) The constellation Serpens.          5. (Mus.) A bass wind instrument, of a loud and coarse tone,             formerly much used in military bands, and sometimes             introduced into the orchestra; -- so called from its form.          {Pharaoh's serpent} (Chem.), mercuric sulphocyanate, a             combustible white substance which in burning gives off a             poisonous vapor and leaves a peculiar brown voluminous             residue which is expelled in a serpentine from. It is             employed as a scientific toy.          {Serpent cucumber} (Bot.), the long, slender, serpentine             fruit of the cucurbitaceous plant {Trichosanthes             colubrina}; also, the plant itself.          {Serpent eage} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of             raptorial birds of the genera {Circa[89]tus} and             {Spilornis}, which prey on serpents. They inhabit Africa,             Southern Europe, and India. The European serpent eagle is             {Circa[89]tus Gallicus}.          {Serpent eater}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The secretary bird.             (b) An Asiatic antelope; the markhoor.          {Serpent fish} (Zo[94]l.), a fish ({Cepola rubescens}) with a             long, thin, compressed body, and a band of red running             lengthwise.          {Serpent star} (Zo[94]l.), an ophiuran; a brittle star.          {Serpent's tongue} (Paleon.), the fossil tooth of a shark; --             so called from its resemblance to a tongue with its root.                      {Serpent withe} (Bot.), a West Indian climbing plant             ({Aristolochia odoratissima}).          {Tree serpent} (Zo[94]l.), any species of African serpents             belonging to the family {Dendrophid[91]}.
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Secretary \Sec"re*ta*ry\, n.; pl. {Secretaries}. [F.       secr[82]taire (cf. Pr. secretari, Sp. & Pg. secretario, It.       secretario, segretario) LL. secretarius, originally, a       confidant, one intrusted with secrets, from L. secretum a       secret. See {Secret}, a. & n.]       1. One who keeps, or is intrusted with, secrets. [R.]          2. A person employed to write orders, letters, dispatches,             public or private papers, records, and the like; an             official scribe, amanuensis, or writer; one who attends to             correspondence, and transacts other business, for an             association, a public body, or an individual.                         That which is most of all profitable is acquaintance                      with the secretaries, and employed men of                      ambassadors.                                       --Bacon.          3. An officer of state whose business is to superintend and             manage the affairs of a particular department of             government, and who is usually a member of the cabinet or             advisory council of the chief executive; as, the secretary             of state, who conducts the correspondence and attends to             the relations of a government with foreign courts; the             secretary of the treasury, who manages the department of             finance; the secretary of war, etc.          4. A piece of furniture, with conveniences for writing and             for the arrangement of papers; an escritoire.          5. (Zo[94]l.) The secretary bird.          {Secretary Bird}. [So called in allusion to the tufts of             feathers at the back of its head, which were fancifully             thought to resemble pens stuck behind the ear.] (Zo[94]l.)             A large long-legged raptorial bird ({Gypogeranus             serpentarius}), native of South Africa, but now             naturalized in the West Indies and some other tropical             countries. It has a powerful hooked beak, a crest of long             feathers, and a long tail. It feeds upon reptiles of             various kinds, and is much prized on account of its habit             of killing and devouring snakes of all kinds. Called also             {serpent eater}.          Syn: See the Note under {Clerk}, n., 4.
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Serpent \Ser"pent\, n. [F., fr. L. serpens, -entis (sc. bestia),       fr. serpens, p. pr. of serpere to creep; akin to Gr.       [?][?][?], Skr. sarp, and perhaps to L. repere, E. reptile.       Cf. {Herpes}.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) Any reptile of the order Ophidia; a snake,             especially a large snake. See Illust. under {Ophidia}.          Note: The serpents are mostly long and slender, and move                partly by bending the body into undulations or folds                and pressing them against objects, and partly by using                the free edges of their ventral scales to cling to                rough surfaces. Many species glide swiftly over the                ground, some burrow in the earth, others live in trees.                A few are entirely aquatic, and swim rapidly. See                {Ophidia}, and {Fang}.          2. Fig.: A subtle, treacherous, malicious person.          3. A species of firework having a serpentine motion as it             passess through the air or along the ground.          4. (Astron.) The constellation Serpens.          5. (Mus.) A bass wind instrument, of a loud and coarse tone,             formerly much used in military bands, and sometimes             introduced into the orchestra; -- so called from its form.          {Pharaoh's serpent} (Chem.), mercuric sulphocyanate, a             combustible white substance which in burning gives off a             poisonous vapor and leaves a peculiar brown voluminous             residue which is expelled in a serpentine from. It is             employed as a scientific toy.          {Serpent cucumber} (Bot.), the long, slender, serpentine             fruit of the cucurbitaceous plant {Trichosanthes             colubrina}; also, the plant itself.          {Serpent eage} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of             raptorial birds of the genera {Circa[89]tus} and             {Spilornis}, which prey on serpents. They inhabit Africa,             Southern Europe, and India. The European serpent eagle is             {Circa[89]tus Gallicus}.          {Serpent eater}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The secretary bird.             (b) An Asiatic antelope; the markhoor.          {Serpent fish} (Zo[94]l.), a fish ({Cepola rubescens}) with a             long, thin, compressed body, and a band of red running             lengthwise.          {Serpent star} (Zo[94]l.), an ophiuran; a brittle star.          {Serpent's tongue} (Paleon.), the fossil tooth of a shark; --             so called from its resemblance to a tongue with its root.                      {Serpent withe} (Bot.), a West Indian climbing plant             ({Aristolochia odoratissima}).          {Tree serpent} (Zo[94]l.), any species of African serpents             belonging to the family {Dendrophid[91]}.
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Serpent \Ser"pent\, n. [F., fr. L. serpens, -entis (sc. bestia),       fr. serpens, p. pr. of serpere to creep; akin to Gr.       [?][?][?], Skr. sarp, and perhaps to L. repere, E. reptile.       Cf. {Herpes}.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) Any reptile of the order Ophidia; a snake,             especially a large snake. See Illust. under {Ophidia}.          Note: The serpents are mostly long and slender, and move                partly by bending the body into undulations or folds                and pressing them against objects, and partly by using                the free edges of their ventral scales to cling to                rough surfaces. Many species glide swiftly over the                ground, some burrow in the earth, others live in trees.                A few are entirely aquatic, and swim rapidly. See                {Ophidia}, and {Fang}.          2. Fig.: A subtle, treacherous, malicious person.          3. A species of firework having a serpentine motion as it             passess through the air or along the ground.          4. (Astron.) The constellation Serpens.          5. (Mus.) A bass wind instrument, of a loud and coarse tone,             formerly much used in military bands, and sometimes             introduced into the orchestra; -- so called from its form.          {Pharaoh's serpent} (Chem.), mercuric sulphocyanate, a             combustible white substance which in burning gives off a             poisonous vapor and leaves a peculiar brown voluminous             residue which is expelled in a serpentine from. It is             employed as a scientific toy.          {Serpent cucumber} (Bot.), the long, slender, serpentine             fruit of the cucurbitaceous plant {Trichosanthes             colubrina}; also, the plant itself.          {Serpent eage} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of             raptorial birds of the genera {Circa[89]tus} and             {Spilornis}, which prey on serpents. They inhabit Africa,             Southern Europe, and India. The European serpent eagle is             {Circa[89]tus Gallicus}.          {Serpent eater}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The secretary bird.             (b) An Asiatic antelope; the markhoor.          {Serpent fish} (Zo[94]l.), a fish ({Cepola rubescens}) with a             long, thin, compressed body, and a band of red running             lengthwise.          {Serpent star} (Zo[94]l.), an ophiuran; a brittle star.          {Serpent's tongue} (Paleon.), the fossil tooth of a shark; --             so called from its resemblance to a tongue with its root.                      {Serpent withe} (Bot.), a West Indian climbing plant             ({Aristolochia odoratissima}).          {Tree serpent} (Zo[94]l.), any species of African serpents             belonging to the family {Dendrophid[91]}.
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Serpent \Ser"pent\, n. [F., fr. L. serpens, -entis (sc. bestia),       fr. serpens, p. pr. of serpere to creep; akin to Gr.       [?][?][?], Skr. sarp, and perhaps to L. repere, E. reptile.       Cf. {Herpes}.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) Any reptile of the order Ophidia; a snake,             especially a large snake. See Illust. under {Ophidia}.          Note: The serpents are mostly long and slender, and move                partly by bending the body into undulations or folds                and pressing them against objects, and partly by using                the free edges of their ventral scales to cling to                rough surfaces. Many species glide swiftly over the                ground, some burrow in the earth, others live in trees.                A few are entirely aquatic, and swim rapidly. See                {Ophidia}, and {Fang}.          2. Fig.: A subtle, treacherous, malicious person.          3. A species of firework having a serpentine motion as it             passess through the air or along the ground.          4. (Astron.) The constellation Serpens.          5. (Mus.) A bass wind instrument, of a loud and coarse tone,             formerly much used in military bands, and sometimes             introduced into the orchestra; -- so called from its form.          {Pharaoh's serpent} (Chem.), mercuric sulphocyanate, a             combustible white substance which in burning gives off a             poisonous vapor and leaves a peculiar brown voluminous             residue which is expelled in a serpentine from. It is             employed as a scientific toy.          {Serpent cucumber} (Bot.), the long, slender, serpentine             fruit of the cucurbitaceous plant {Trichosanthes             colubrina}; also, the plant itself.          {Serpent eage} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of             raptorial birds of the genera {Circa[89]tus} and             {Spilornis}, which prey on serpents. They inhabit Africa,             Southern Europe, and India. The European serpent eagle is             {Circa[89]tus Gallicus}.          {Serpent eater}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The secretary bird.             (b) An Asiatic antelope; the markhoor.          {Serpent fish} (Zo[94]l.), a fish ({Cepola rubescens}) with a             long, thin, compressed body, and a band of red running             lengthwise.          {Serpent star} (Zo[94]l.), an ophiuran; a brittle star.          {Serpent's tongue} (Paleon.), the fossil tooth of a shark; --             so called from its resemblance to a tongue with its root.                      {Serpent withe} (Bot.), a West Indian climbing plant             ({Aristolochia odoratissima}).          {Tree serpent} (Zo[94]l.), any species of African serpents             belonging to the family {Dendrophid[91]}.
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Ammonite \Am"mon*ite\, n. [L. cornu Ammonis born of Ammon; L.       Ammon, Gr. [?] an appellation of Jupiter, as represented with       the horns of a ram. It was originally the name of an.       Egyptian god, Amun.] (Paleon.)       A fossil cephalopod shell related to the nautilus. There are       many genera and species, and all are extinct, the typical       forms having existed only in the Mesozoic age, when they were       exceedingly numerous. They differ from the nautili in having       the margins of the septa very much lobed or plaited, and the       siphuncle dorsal. Also called {serpent stone}, {snake stone},       and {cornu Ammonis}.
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Serpent \Ser"pent\, n. [F., fr. L. serpens, -entis (sc. bestia),       fr. serpens, p. pr. of serpere to creep; akin to Gr.       [?][?][?], Skr. sarp, and perhaps to L. repere, E. reptile.       Cf. {Herpes}.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) Any reptile of the order Ophidia; a snake,             especially a large snake. See Illust. under {Ophidia}.          Note: The serpents are mostly long and slender, and move                partly by bending the body into undulations or folds                and pressing them against objects, and partly by using                the free edges of their ventral scales to cling to                rough surfaces. Many species glide swiftly over the                ground, some burrow in the earth, others live in trees.                A few are entirely aquatic, and swim rapidly. See                {Ophidia}, and {Fang}.          2. Fig.: A subtle, treacherous, malicious person.          3. A species of firework having a serpentine motion as it             passess through the air or along the ground.          4. (Astron.) The constellation Serpens.          5. (Mus.) A bass wind instrument, of a loud and coarse tone,             formerly much used in military bands, and sometimes             introduced into the orchestra; -- so called from its form.          {Pharaoh's serpent} (Chem.), mercuric sulphocyanate, a             combustible white substance which in burning gives off a             poisonous vapor and leaves a peculiar brown voluminous             residue which is expelled in a serpentine from. It is             employed as a scientific toy.          {Serpent cucumber} (Bot.), the long, slender, serpentine             fruit of the cucurbitaceous plant {Trichosanthes             colubrina}; also, the plant itself.          {Serpent eage} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of             raptorial birds of the genera {Circa[89]tus} and             {Spilornis}, which prey on serpents. They inhabit Africa,             Southern Europe, and India. The European serpent eagle is             {Circa[89]tus Gallicus}.          {Serpent eater}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The secretary bird.             (b) An Asiatic antelope; the markhoor.          {Serpent fish} (Zo[94]l.), a fish ({Cepola rubescens}) with a             long, thin, compressed body, and a band of red running             lengthwise.          {Serpent star} (Zo[94]l.), an ophiuran; a brittle star.          {Serpent's tongue} (Paleon.), the fossil tooth of a shark; --             so called from its resemblance to a tongue with its root.                      {Serpent withe} (Bot.), a West Indian climbing plant             ({Aristolochia odoratissima}).          {Tree serpent} (Zo[94]l.), any species of African serpents             belonging to the family {Dendrophid[91]}.
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d8Ophiuchus \[d8]O`phi*u"chus\, n. [L., fr. Gr. [?], lit.,       holding a serpent; 'o`fis a serpent + [?] to hold.] (Astron.)       A constellation in the Northern Hemisphere, delineated as a       man holding a serpent in his hands; -- called also       {Serpentarius}.
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Serpent \Ser"pent\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Serpented}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Serpenting}.]       To wind like a serpent; to crook about; to meander. [R.]       [bd]The serpenting of the Thames.[b8] --Evelyn.
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Serpentiform \Ser*pen"ti*form\, a. [L. serpens a serpent +       -form.]       Having the form of a serpent.
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Serpentigenous \Ser`pen*tig"e*nous\, a. [L. serpens, -entis, a       serpent + -genous: cf. L. serpentigena.]       Bred of a serpent.
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Serpentine \Ser"pen*tine\, a. [L. serpentinus: cf. F.       serpentin.]       Resembling a serpent; having the shape or qualities of a       serpent; subtle; winding or turning one way and the other,       like a moving serpent; anfractuous; meandering; sinuous;       zigzag; as, serpentine braid.                   Thy shape Like his, and color serpentine. --Milton.
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Serpentine \Ser"pen*tine\, n. [Cf. (for sense 1) F. serpentine,       (for sense 2) serpentin.]       1. (Min.) A mineral or rock consisting chiefly of the hydrous             silicate of magnesia. It is usually of an obscure green             color, often with a spotted or mottled appearance             resembling a serpent's skin. Precious, or noble,             serpentine is translucent and of a rich oil-green color.          Note: Serpentine has been largely produced by the alteration                of other minerals, especially of chrysolite.          2. (Ordnance) A kind of ancient cannon.
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Serpentine \Ser"pen*tine\, v. i.       To serpentize. [R.] --Lyttleton.
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Serpentinely \Ser"pen*tine*ly\, adv.       In a serpentine manner.
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Serpent \Ser"pent\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Serpented}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Serpenting}.]       To wind like a serpent; to crook about; to meander. [R.]       [bd]The serpenting of the Thames.[b8] --Evelyn.
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Serpentinian \Ser`pen*tin"i*an\, n. (Eccl.)       See 2d {Ophite}.
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Serpentinize \Ser"pen*tin*ize\, v. t. (Min.)       To convert (a magnesian silicate) into serpentine. --       {Ser`pen*tin`i*za"tion}, n.
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Serpentinize \Ser"pen*tin*ize\, v. t. (Min.)       To convert (a magnesian silicate) into serpentine. --       {Ser`pen*tin`i*za"tion}, n.
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Serpentinous \Ser"pen*ti`nous\, a.       Relating to, or like, serpentine; as, a rock serpentinous in       character.
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Serpentize \Ser"pent*ize\, v. i.       To turn or bend like a serpent, first in one direction and       then in the opposite; to meander; to wind; to serpentine.       [R.]                   The river runs before the door, and serpentizes more                than you can conceive.                           --Walpole.
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Serpentry \Ser"pent*ry\, n.       1. A winding like a serpent's.          2. A place inhabited or infested by serpents.
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Serpent \Ser"pent\, n. [F., fr. L. serpens, -entis (sc. bestia),       fr. serpens, p. pr. of serpere to creep; akin to Gr.       [?][?][?], Skr. sarp, and perhaps to L. repere, E. reptile.       Cf. {Herpes}.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) Any reptile of the order Ophidia; a snake,             especially a large snake. See Illust. under {Ophidia}.          Note: The serpents are mostly long and slender, and move                partly by bending the body into undulations or folds                and pressing them against objects, and partly by using                the free edges of their ventral scales to cling to                rough surfaces. Many species glide swiftly over the                ground, some burrow in the earth, others live in trees.                A few are entirely aquatic, and swim rapidly. See                {Ophidia}, and {Fang}.          2. Fig.: A subtle, treacherous, malicious person.          3. A species of firework having a serpentine motion as it             passess through the air or along the ground.          4. (Astron.) The constellation Serpens.          5. (Mus.) A bass wind instrument, of a loud and coarse tone,             formerly much used in military bands, and sometimes             introduced into the orchestra; -- so called from its form.          {Pharaoh's serpent} (Chem.), mercuric sulphocyanate, a             combustible white substance which in burning gives off a             poisonous vapor and leaves a peculiar brown voluminous             residue which is expelled in a serpentine from. It is             employed as a scientific toy.          {Serpent cucumber} (Bot.), the long, slender, serpentine             fruit of the cucurbitaceous plant {Trichosanthes             colubrina}; also, the plant itself.          {Serpent eage} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of             raptorial birds of the genera {Circa[89]tus} and             {Spilornis}, which prey on serpents. They inhabit Africa,             Southern Europe, and India. The European serpent eagle is             {Circa[89]tus Gallicus}.          {Serpent eater}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The secretary bird.             (b) An Asiatic antelope; the markhoor.          {Serpent fish} (Zo[94]l.), a fish ({Cepola rubescens}) with a             long, thin, compressed body, and a band of red running             lengthwise.          {Serpent star} (Zo[94]l.), an ophiuran; a brittle star.          {Serpent's tongue} (Paleon.), the fossil tooth of a shark; --             so called from its resemblance to a tongue with its root.                      {Serpent withe} (Bot.), a West Indian climbing plant             ({Aristolochia odoratissima}).          {Tree serpent} (Zo[94]l.), any species of African serpents             belonging to the family {Dendrophid[91]}.
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Serpent-tongued \Ser"pent-tongued`\, a. (Zo[94]l.)       Having a forked tongue, like a serpent.
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Servant \Serv"ant\, n. [OE. servant, servaunt, F. servant, a &       p. pr. of servir to serve, L. servire. See {Serve}, and cf.       {Sergeant}.]       1. One who serves, or does services, voluntarily or on             compulsion; a person who is employed by another for menial             offices, or for other labor, and is subject to his             command; a person who labors or exerts himself for the             benefit of another, his master or employer; a subordinate             helper. [bd]A yearly hired servant.[b8] --Lev. xxv. 53.                         Men in office have begun to think themselves mere                      agents and servants of the appointing power, and not                      agents of the government or the country. --D.                                                                               Webster.          Note: In a legal sense, stewards, factors, bailiffs, and                other agents, are servants for the time they are                employed in such character, as they act in                subordination to others. So any person may be legally                the servant of another, in whose business, and under                whose order, direction, and control, he is acting for                the time being. --Chitty.          2. One in a state of subjection or bondage.                         Thou wast a servant in the land of Egypt. --Deut. v.                                                                               15.          3. A professed lover or suitor; a gallant. [Obs.]                         In my time a servant was I one.         --Chaucer.          {Servant of servants}, one debased to the lowest condition of             servitude.          {Your humble servant}, [or] {Your obedient servant}, phrases             of civility often used in closing a letter.                         Our betters tell us they are our humble servants,                      but understand us to be their slaves. --Swift.
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Servant \Serv"ant\, v. t.       To subject. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Servant \Serv"ant\, n. [OE. servant, servaunt, F. servant, a &       p. pr. of servir to serve, L. servire. See {Serve}, and cf.       {Sergeant}.]       1. One who serves, or does services, voluntarily or on             compulsion; a person who is employed by another for menial             offices, or for other labor, and is subject to his             command; a person who labors or exerts himself for the             benefit of another, his master or employer; a subordinate             helper. [bd]A yearly hired servant.[b8] --Lev. xxv. 53.                         Men in office have begun to think themselves mere                      agents and servants of the appointing power, and not                      agents of the government or the country. --D.                                                                               Webster.          Note: In a legal sense, stewards, factors, bailiffs, and                other agents, are servants for the time they are                employed in such character, as they act in                subordination to others. So any person may be legally                the servant of another, in whose business, and under                whose order, direction, and control, he is acting for                the time being. --Chitty.          2. One in a state of subjection or bondage.                         Thou wast a servant in the land of Egypt. --Deut. v.                                                                               15.          3. A professed lover or suitor; a gallant. [Obs.]                         In my time a servant was I one.         --Chaucer.          {Servant of servants}, one debased to the lowest condition of             servitude.          {Your humble servant}, [or] {Your obedient servant}, phrases             of civility often used in closing a letter.                         Our betters tell us they are our humble servants,                      but understand us to be their slaves. --Swift.
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Servantess \Serv"ant*ess\, n.       A maidservant. [Obs.] --Wyclif.
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Servantry \Serv"ant*ry\, n.       A body of servants; servants, collectively. [R.]
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Servian \Ser"vi*an\, a.       Of or pertaining to Servia, a kingdom of Southern Europe. --       n. A native or inhabitant of Servia.
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Servient \Serv"i*ent\, a. [L. serviens, -entis, p. pr. See       {Serve}.]       Subordinate. [Obs. except in law.] --Dyer.          {Servient tenement} [or] {estate} (Law), that on which the             burden of a servitude or an easement is imposed. Cf.             Dominant estate, under {Dominant}. --Gale & Whately.
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Servient \Serv"i*ent\, a. [L. serviens, -entis, p. pr. See       {Serve}.]       Subordinate. [Obs. except in law.] --Dyer.          {Servient tenement} [or] {estate} (Law), that on which the             burden of a servitude or an easement is imposed. Cf.             Dominant estate, under {Dominant}. --Gale & Whately.
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Serve \Serve\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Served}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Serving}.] [OE. serven, servien, OF. & F. servir, fr. L.       servire; akin to servus a servant or slave, servare to       protect, preserve, observe; cf. Zend har to protect, haurva       protecting. Cf. {Conserve}, {Desert} merit, {Dessert},       {Observe}, {Serf}, {Sergeant}.]       1. To work for; to labor in behalf of; to exert one's self             continuously or statedly for the benefit of; to do service             for; to be in the employment of, as an inferior, domestic,             serf, slave, hired assistant, official helper, etc.;             specifically, in a religious sense, to obey and worship.                         God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit.                                                                               --Rom. i. 9.                         Jacob loved Rachel; and said, I will serve thee                      seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter. --Gen.                                                                               xxix. 18.                         No man can serve two masters.            --Matt. vi.                                                                               24.                         Had I but served my God with half the zeal I served                      my king, he would not in mine age Have left me naked                      to mine enemies.                                 --Shak.          2. To be subordinate to; to act a secondary part under; to             appear as the inferior of; to minister to.                         Bodies bright and greater should not serve The less                      not bright.                                       --Milton.          3. To be suitor to; to profess love to. [Obs.]                         To serve a lady in his beste wise.      --Chaucer.          4. To wait upon; to supply the wants of; to attend;             specifically, to wait upon at table; to attend at meals;             to supply with food; as, to serve customers in a shop.                         Others, pampered in their shameless pride, Are                      served in plate and in their chariots ride.                                                                               --Dryden.          5. Hence, to bring forward, arrange, deal, or distribute, as             a portion of anything, especially of food prepared for             eating; -- often with up; formerly with in.                         Bid them cover the table, serve in the meat, and we                      will come in to dinner.                     --Shak.                         Some part he roasts, then serves it up so dressed.                                                                               --Dryde.
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Serving \Serv"ing\,       a. & n. from {Serve}.          {Serving board} (Naut.), a flat piece of wood used in serving             ropes.          {Serving maid}, a female servant; a maidservant.          {Serving mallet} (Naut.), a wooden instrument shaped like a             mallet, used in serving ropes.          {Serving man}, a male servant, or attendant; a manservant.          {Serving stuff} (Naut.), small lines for serving ropes.
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Serving \Serv"ing\,       a. & n. from {Serve}.          {Serving board} (Naut.), a flat piece of wood used in serving             ropes.          {Serving maid}, a female servant; a maidservant.          {Serving mallet} (Naut.), a wooden instrument shaped like a             mallet, used in serving ropes.          {Serving man}, a male servant, or attendant; a manservant.          {Serving stuff} (Naut.), small lines for serving ropes.
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Serving \Serv"ing\,       a. & n. from {Serve}.          {Serving board} (Naut.), a flat piece of wood used in serving             ropes.          {Serving maid}, a female servant; a maidservant.          {Serving mallet} (Naut.), a wooden instrument shaped like a             mallet, used in serving ropes.          {Serving man}, a male servant, or attendant; a manservant.          {Serving stuff} (Naut.), small lines for serving ropes.
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Serving \Serv"ing\,       a. & n. from {Serve}.          {Serving board} (Naut.), a flat piece of wood used in serving             ropes.          {Serving maid}, a female servant; a maidservant.          {Serving mallet} (Naut.), a wooden instrument shaped like a             mallet, used in serving ropes.          {Serving man}, a male servant, or attendant; a manservant.          {Serving stuff} (Naut.), small lines for serving ropes.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Serving \Serv"ing\,       a. & n. from {Serve}.          {Serving board} (Naut.), a flat piece of wood used in serving             ropes.          {Serving maid}, a female servant; a maidservant.          {Serving mallet} (Naut.), a wooden instrument shaped like a             mallet, used in serving ropes.          {Serving man}, a male servant, or attendant; a manservant.          {Serving stuff} (Naut.), small lines for serving ropes.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Serving \Serv"ing\,       a. & n. from {Serve}.          {Serving board} (Naut.), a flat piece of wood used in serving             ropes.          {Serving maid}, a female servant; a maidservant.          {Serving mallet} (Naut.), a wooden instrument shaped like a             mallet, used in serving ropes.          {Serving man}, a male servant, or attendant; a manservant.          {Serving stuff} (Naut.), small lines for serving ropes.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Servo-motor \Ser`vo-mo"tor\, n. [Sometimes erroneously spelt       serro-motor.] [F. servo-moteur. See {Serf}; {Motor}.] (Mach.)       A relay apparatus; specif.:       (a) An auxiliary motor, regulated by a hand lever, for             quickly and easily moving the reversing gear of a large             marine engine into any desired position indicated by that             of the hand lever, which controls the valve of the motor.       (b) In a Whitehead torpedo, a compressed-air motor, for             moving the rudders so as to correct deviations from the             course.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sharebeam \Share"beam`\, n.       The part of the plow to which the share is attached.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sharebone \Share"bone`\, n. (Anat.)       The public bone.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sharpen \Sharp"en\, v. i.       To grow or become sharp.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sharpen \Sharp"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sarpened}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Sharpening}.] [See {Sharp}, a.]       To make sharp. Specifically:       (a) To give a keen edge or fine point to; to make sharper;             as, to sharpen an ax, or the teeth of a saw.       (b) To render more quick or acute in perception; to make more             ready or ingenious.                         The air . . . sharpened his visual ray To objects                      distant far.                                    --Milton.                         He that wrestles with us strengthens our nerves and                      sharpens our skill.                           --Burke.       (c) To make more eager; as, to sharpen men's desires.                         Epicurean cooks Sharpen with cloyless sauce his                      appetite.                                          --Shak.       (d) To make more pungent and intense; as, to sharpen a pain             or disease.       (e) To make biting, sarcastic, or severe. [bd]Sharpen each             word.[b8] --E. Smith.       (f) To render more shrill or piercing.                         Inclosures not only preserve sound, but increase                      and sharpen it.                                 --Bacon.       (g) To make more tart or acid; to make sour; as, the rays of             the sun sharpen vinegar.       (h) (Mus.) To raise, as a sound, by means of a sharp; to             apply a sharp to.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sharpen \Sharp"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sarpened}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Sharpening}.] [See {Sharp}, a.]       To make sharp. Specifically:       (a) To give a keen edge or fine point to; to make sharper;             as, to sharpen an ax, or the teeth of a saw.       (b) To render more quick or acute in perception; to make more             ready or ingenious.                         The air . . . sharpened his visual ray To objects                      distant far.                                    --Milton.                         He that wrestles with us strengthens our nerves and                      sharpens our skill.                           --Burke.       (c) To make more eager; as, to sharpen men's desires.                         Epicurean cooks Sharpen with cloyless sauce his                      appetite.                                          --Shak.       (d) To make more pungent and intense; as, to sharpen a pain             or disease.       (e) To make biting, sarcastic, or severe. [bd]Sharpen each             word.[b8] --E. Smith.       (f) To render more shrill or piercing.                         Inclosures not only preserve sound, but increase                      and sharpen it.                                 --Bacon.       (g) To make more tart or acid; to make sour; as, the rays of             the sun sharpen vinegar.       (h) (Mus.) To raise, as a sound, by means of a sharp; to             apply a sharp to.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sharp \Sharp\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sharped}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Sharping}.]       1. To sharpen. [Obs.] --Spenser.          2. (Mus.) To raise above the proper pitch; to elevate the             tone of; especially, to raise a half step, or semitone,             above the natural tone.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sharpness \Sharp"ness\, n. [AS. scearpness.]       The quality or condition of being sharp; keenness; acuteness.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Shrapnel \Shrap"nel\, a.       Applied as an appellation to a kind of shell invented by Gen.       H. Shrapnel of the British army. -- n. A shrapnel shell;       shrapnel shells, collectively.          {Shrapnel shell} (Gunnery), a projectile for a cannon,             consisting of a shell filled with bullets and a small             bursting charge to scatter them at any given point while             in flight. See the Note under {Case shot}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Shrapnel \Shrap"nel\, a.       Applied as an appellation to a kind of shell invented by Gen.       H. Shrapnel of the British army. -- n. A shrapnel shell;       shrapnel shells, collectively.          {Shrapnel shell} (Gunnery), a projectile for a cannon,             consisting of a shell filled with bullets and a small             bursting charge to scatter them at any given point while             in flight. See the Note under {Case shot}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Shrive \Shrive\, v. t. [imp. {Shrived}or {Shrove}; p. p.       {Shriven}or {Shrived}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shriving}.] [OE.       shriven, schriven, AS. scr[c6]van to shrive, to impose       penance or punishment; akin to OFries. skr[c6]va to impose       punishment; cf. OS. biskr[c6]ban to be troubled. Cf.       {Shrift}, {Shrovetide}.]       1. To hear or receive the confession of; to administer             confession and absolution to; -- said of a priest as the             agent.                         That they should shrive their parishioners. --Piers                                                                               Plowman.                         Doubtless he shrives this woman, . . . Else ne'er                      could he so long protract his speech. --Shak.                         Till my guilty soul be shriven.         --Longfellow.          2. To confess, and receive absolution; -- used reflexively.                         Get you to the church and shrive yourself. --Beau. &                                                                               Fl.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Shriven \Shriv"en\,       p. p. of {Shrive}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Shrive \Shrive\, v. t. [imp. {Shrived}or {Shrove}; p. p.       {Shriven}or {Shrived}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shriving}.] [OE.       shriven, schriven, AS. scr[c6]van to shrive, to impose       penance or punishment; akin to OFries. skr[c6]va to impose       punishment; cf. OS. biskr[c6]ban to be troubled. Cf.       {Shrift}, {Shrovetide}.]       1. To hear or receive the confession of; to administer             confession and absolution to; -- said of a priest as the             agent.                         That they should shrive their parishioners. --Piers                                                                               Plowman.                         Doubtless he shrives this woman, . . . Else ne'er                      could he so long protract his speech. --Shak.                         Till my guilty soul be shriven.         --Longfellow.          2. To confess, and receive absolution; -- used reflexively.                         Get you to the church and shrive yourself. --Beau. &                                                                               Fl.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Shriving \Shriv"ing\, n.       Shrift; confession. --Spenser.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Shroving \Shrov"ing\, n.       The festivity of Shrovetide. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Shrubbiness \Shrub"bi*ness\, n.       Quality of being shrubby.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sirbonian \Sir*bo"ni*an\, a.       See {Serbonian}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sorbent \Sorb"ent\, n. [L. sorbens, p. pr. of sorbere to suck       in, to absorb.]       An absorbent. [R.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sorbin \Sor"bin\, n. (Chem.)       An unfermentable sugar, isomeric with glucose, found in the       ripe berries of the rowan tree, or sorb, and extracted as a       sweet white crystalline substance; -- called also       {mountain-ash sugar}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sorbonical \Sor*bon"ic*al\, a.       Belonging to the Sorbonne or to a Sorbonist. --Bale.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sorbonist \Sor"bon*ist\, n. [F. sorboniste.]       A doctor of the Sorbonne, or theological college, in the       University of Paris, founded by Robert de Sorbon, a. d. 1252.       It was suppressed in the Revolution of 1789.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Piano \Pi*an"o\, Pianoforte \Pi*an"o*for`te\, n. [It. piano soft       (fr. L. planus even, smooth; see {Plain}, a.) + It. forte       strong, fr. L. fortis (see {Fort}).] (Mus.)       A well-known musical instrument somewhat resembling the       harpsichord, and consisting of a series of wires of graduated       length, thickness, and tension, struck by hammers moved by       keys.          {Dumb piano}. See {Digitorium}.          {Grand piano}. See under {Grand}.          {Square piano}, one with a horizontal frame and an oblong             case.          {Upright piano}, one with an upright frame and vertical             wires.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Surfman \Surf"man\, n.; pl. {Surmen}.       One who serves in a surfboat in the life-saving service.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Surrebound \Sur`re*bound"\, v. i.       To give back echoes; to re[89]cho. [Obs.] --Chapman.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Survene \Sur*vene"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Survened}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Survening}.] [F. survenir. See {Supervene}.]       To supervene upon; to come as an addition to. [Obs.]                   A suppuration that survenes lethargies.   --Harvey.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Survene \Sur*vene"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Survened}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Survening}.] [F. survenir. See {Supervene}.]       To supervene upon; to come as an addition to. [Obs.]                   A suppuration that survenes lethargies.   --Harvey.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Survene \Sur*vene"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Survened}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Survening}.] [F. survenir. See {Supervene}.]       To supervene upon; to come as an addition to. [Obs.]                   A suppuration that survenes lethargies.   --Harvey.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Survenue \Sur"ve*nue\, n. [OF. See {Survene}.]       A sudden or unexpected coming or stepping on. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Surveyance \Sur*vey"ance\, n.       Survey; inspection. [R.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Survey \Sur*vey"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Surveyed}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Surveying}.] [OF. surveoir, surveer; sur, sor, over, E.       sur + veoir, veeir, to see, F. voir, L. videre. See {Sur-},       and {Vision}, and cf. {Supervise}.]       1. To inspect, or take a view of; to view with attention, as             from a high place; to overlook; as, to stand on a hill,             and survey the surrounding country.                         Round he surveys and well might, where he stood, So                      high above.                                       --Milton.          2. To view with a scrutinizing eye; to examine.                         With such altered looks, . . . All pale and                      speechless, he surveyed me round.      --Dryden.          3. To examine with reference to condition, situation, value,             etc.; to examine and ascertain the state of; as, to survey             a building in order to determine its value and exposure to             loss by fire.          4. To determine the form, extent, position, etc., of, as a             tract of land, a coast, harbor, or the like, by means of             linear and angular measurments, and the application of the             principles of geometry and trigonometry; as, to survey             land or a coast.          5. To examine and ascertain, as the boundaries and royalties             of a manor, the tenure of the tenants, and the rent and             value of the same. [Eng.] --Jacob (Law Dict.).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Surveying \Sur*vey"ing\, n.       That branch of applied mathematics which teaches the art of       determining the area of any portion of the earth's surface,       the length and directions of the bounding lines, the contour       of the surface, etc., with an accurate delineation of the       whole on paper; the act or occupation of making surveys.          {Geodetic surveying}, geodesy.          {Maritime}, [or] {Nautical}, {surveying}, that branch of             surveying which determines the forms of coasts and             harbors, the entrances of rivers, with the position of             islands, rocks, and shoals, the depth of water, etc.          {Plane surveying}. See under {Plane}, a.          {Topographical surveying}, that branch of surveying which             involves the process of ascertaining and representing upon             a plane surface the contour, physical features, etc., of             any portion of the surface of the earth.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Survey \Sur*vey"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Surveyed}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Surveying}.] [OF. surveoir, surveer; sur, sor, over, E.       sur + veoir, veeir, to see, F. voir, L. videre. See {Sur-},       and {Vision}, and cf. {Supervise}.]       1. To inspect, or take a view of; to view with attention, as             from a high place; to overlook; as, to stand on a hill,             and survey the surrounding country.                         Round he surveys and well might, where he stood, So                      high above.                                       --Milton.          2. To view with a scrutinizing eye; to examine.                         With such altered looks, . . . All pale and                      speechless, he surveyed me round.      --Dryden.          3. To examine with reference to condition, situation, value,             etc.; to examine and ascertain the state of; as, to survey             a building in order to determine its value and exposure to             loss by fire.          4. To determine the form, extent, position, etc., of, as a             tract of land, a coast, harbor, or the like, by means of             linear and angular measurments, and the application of the             principles of geometry and trigonometry; as, to survey             land or a coast.          5. To examine and ascertain, as the boundaries and royalties             of a manor, the tenure of the tenants, and the rent and             value of the same. [Eng.] --Jacob (Law Dict.).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Surveying \Sur*vey"ing\, n.       That branch of applied mathematics which teaches the art of       determining the area of any portion of the earth's surface,       the length and directions of the bounding lines, the contour       of the surface, etc., with an accurate delineation of the       whole on paper; the act or occupation of making surveys.          {Geodetic surveying}, geodesy.          {Maritime}, [or] {Nautical}, {surveying}, that branch of             surveying which determines the forms of coasts and             harbors, the entrances of rivers, with the position of             islands, rocks, and shoals, the depth of water, etc.          {Plane surveying}. See under {Plane}, a.          {Topographical surveying}, that branch of surveying which             involves the process of ascertaining and representing upon             a plane surface the contour, physical features, etc., of             any portion of the surface of the earth.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Swerve \Swerve\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Swerved}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Swerving}.] [OE. swerven, AS. sweorfan to wipe off, to file,       to polish; akin to OFries. swerva to creep, D. zwerven to       swerve, to rope, OS. swerban to wipe off, MHG. swerben to be       whirled, OHG. swerban to wipe off, Icel. sverfa to file,       Goth. swa[a1]rban (in comp.) to wipe, and perhaps to E.       swarm. Cf. {Swarm}.]       1. To stray; to wander; to rope. [Obs.]                         A maid thitherward did run, To catch her sparrow                      which from her did swerve.                  --Sir P.                                                                               Sidney.          2. To go out of a straight line; to deflect. [bd]The point             [of the sword] swerved.[b8] --Sir P. Sidney.          3. To wander from any line prescribed, or from a rule or             duty; to depart from what is established by law, duty,             custom, or the like; to deviate.                         I swerve not from thy commandments.   --Bk. of Com.                                                                               Prayer.                         They swerve from the strict letter of the law.                                                                               --Clarendon.                         Many who, through the contagion of evil example,                      swerve exceedingly from the rules of their holy                      religion.                                          --Atterbury.          4. To bend; to incline. [bd]The battle swerved.[b8] --Milton.          5. To climb or move upward by winding or turning.                         The tree was high; Yet nimbly up from bough to bough                      I swerved.                                          --Dryden.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Syrphian \Syr"phi*an\, a. (Zo[94]l.)       Of or pertaining to the syrphus flies. -- n. (Zo[94]l.) A       syrphus fly.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Screven, GA (city, FIPS 69448)       Location: 31.48384 N, 82.01707 W       Population (1990): 819 (326 housing units)       Area: 5.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 31560
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Screven County, GA (county, FIPS 251)       Location: 32.74871 N, 81.61441 W       Population (1990): 13842 (5861 housing units)       Area: 1679.7 sq km (land), 18.4 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Scribner, NE (city, FIPS 44280)       Location: 41.66454 N, 96.66485 W       Population (1990): 950 (429 housing units)       Area: 1.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 68057
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Scorpion          Twenty tools that can be used to construct specialised       programming environments.   The Scorpion Project was started by       Prof. Richard Snodgrass as an outgrowth       of the {SoftLab} Project (which produced the {IDL Toolkit})       that he started when he was at the {University of North       Carolina}.   The Scorpion Project is directed by him at the       {University of Arizona} and by Karen Shannon at the       {University of North Carolina} at Chapel Hill.          Version 6.0 runs on {Sun-3}, {Sun-4}, {VAX}, {Decstation},       {Iris}, {Sequent}, {HP9000}.          See also {Candle}.          {(ftp://cs.arizona.edu/scorpion/)}.          Mailing list: info-scorpion-request@cs.arizona.edu.          E-mail: .          (1993-11-04)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
surfing          ("Internet surfing") Used by analogy to describe the ease with       which an expert user can use the waves of information flowing       around the {Internet} to get where he wants.   The term became       popular in the early 1990s as access to the {Internet} became       more widespread and tools such as {World-Wide Web} {browser}s       made its use simpler and more pleasant.          (1995-01-05)
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Scorpions       mentioned along with serpents (Deut. 8:15). Used also       figuratively to denote wicked persons (Ezek. 2:6; Luke 10:19);       also a particular kind of scourge or whip (1 Kings 12:11).       Scorpions were a species of spider. They abounded in the Jordan       valley.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Seraphim       mentioned in Isa. 6:2, 3, 6, 7. This word means fiery ones, in       allusion, as is supposed, to their burning love. They are       represented as "standing" above the King as he sat upon his       throne, ready at once to minister unto him. Their form appears       to have been human, with the addition of wings. (See {ANGELS}.) This word, in the original, is used elsewhere only       of the "fiery serpents" (Num. 21:6, 8; Deut. 8:15; comp. Isa.       14:29; 30:6) sent by God as his instruments to inflict on the       people the righteous penalty of sin.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Serpent       (Heb. nahash; Gr. ophis), frequently noticed in Scripture. More       than forty species are found in Syria and Arabia. The poisonous       character of the serpent is alluded to in Jacob's blessing on       Dan (Gen. 49:17; see Prov. 30:18, 19; James 3:7; Jer. 8:17).       (See {ADDER}.)                This word is used symbolically of a deadly, subtle, malicious       enemy (Luke 10:19).                The serpent is first mentioned in connection with the history       of the temptation and fall of our first parents (Gen. 3). It has       been well remarked regarding this temptation: "A real serpent       was the agent of the temptation, as is plain from what is said       of the natural characteristic of the serpent in the first verse       of the chapter (3:1), and from the curse pronounced upon the       animal itself. But that Satan was the actual tempter, and that       he used the serpent merely as his instrument, is evident (1)       from the nature of the transaction; for although the serpent may       be the most subtle of all the beasts of the field, yet he has       not the high intellectual faculties which the tempter here       displayed. (2.) In the New Testament it is both directly       asserted and in various forms assumed that Satan seduced our       first parents into sin (John 8:44; Rom. 16:20; 2 Cor. 11:3, 14;       Rev. 12:9; 20:2)." Hodge's System. Theol., ii. 127.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Serpent, Fiery       (LXX. "deadly," Vulg. "burning"), Num. 21:6, probably the naja       haje of Egypt; some swift-springing, deadly snake (Isa. 14:29).       After setting out from their encampment at Ezion-gaber, the       Israelites entered on a wide sandy desert, which stretches from       the mountains of Edom as far as the Persian Gulf. While       traversing this region, the people began to murmur and utter       loud complaints against Moses. As a punishment, the Lord sent       serpents among them, and much people of Israel died. Moses       interceded on their behalf, and by divine direction he made a       "brazen serpent," and raised it on a pole in the midst of the       camp, and all the wounded Israelites who looked on it were at       once healed. (Comp. John 3:14, 15.) (See {ASP}.) This       "brazen serpent" was preserved by the Israelites till the days       of Hezekiah, when it was destroyed (2 Kings 18:4). (See {BRASS}.)
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Syrophenician       "a Greek, a Syrophenician by nation" (Mark 7:26), i.e., a       Gentile born in the Phoenician part of Syria. (See {PHENICIA}.)                When our Lord retired into the borderland of Tyre and Sidon       (Matt. 15:21), a Syro-phoenician woman came to him, and       earnestly besought him, in behalf of her daughter, who was       grievously afflicted with a demon. Her faith in him was severely       tested by his silence (Matt. 15:23), refusal (24), and seeming       reproach that it was not meet to cast the children's bread to       dogs (26). But it stood the test, and her petition was       graciously granted, because of the greatness of her faith (28).
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Seraphim, burning; fiery
From The CIA World Factbook (1995) [world95]:
Serbia And Montenegro       Note--Serbia and Montenegro have asserted the formation of a joint    independent state, but this entity has not been formally recognized as    a state by the US; the US view is that the Socialist Federal Republic    of Yugoslavia (SFRY) has dissolved and that none of the successor    republics represents its continuation       Serbia And Montenegro:Geography       Location: Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea, between    Albania and Bosnia and Herzegovina       Map references: Ethnic Groups in Eastern Europe, Europe       Area:    total area: 102,350 sq km    land area: 102,136 sq km    comparative area: slightly larger than Kentucky    note: Serbia has a total area and a land area of 88,412 sq km making    it slightly larger than Maine; Montenegro has a total area of 13,938    sq km and a land area of 13,724 sq km making it slightly larger than    Connecticut       Land boundaries: total 2,246 km, Albania 287 km (114 km with Serbia;    173 km with Montenegro), Bosnia and Herzegovina 527 km (312 km with    Serbia; 215 km with Montenegro), Bulgaria 318 km, Croatia (north) 241    km, Croatia (south) 25 km, Hungary 151 km, The Former Yugoslav    Republic of Macedonia 221 km, Romania 476 km    note: the internal boundary between Montenegro and Serbia is 211 km       Coastline: 199 km (Montenegro 199 km, Serbia 0 km)       Maritime claims: NA       International disputes: Sandzak region bordering northern Montenegro    and southeastern Serbia - Muslims seeking autonomy; disputes with    Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia over Serbian populated areas;    Albanian majority in Kosovo seeks independence from Serbian Republic       Climate: in the north, continental climate (cold winter and hot, humid    summers with well distributed rainfall); central portion, continental    and Mediterranean climate; to the south, Adriatic climate along the    coast, hot, dry summers and autumns and relatively cold winters with    heavy snowfall inland       Terrain: extremely varied; to the north, rich fertile plains; to the    east, limestone ranges and basins; to the southeast, ancient mountain    and hills; to the southwest, extremely high shoreline with no islands    off the coast       Natural resources: oil, gas, coal, antimony, copper, lead, zinc,    nickel, gold, pyrite, chrome       Land use:    arable land: 30%    permanent crops: 5%    meadows and pastures: 20%    forest and woodland: 25%    other: 20%       Irrigated land: NA sq km       Environment:    current issues: pollution of coastal waters from sewage outlets,    especially in tourist-related areas such as Kotor; air pollution    around Belgrade and other industrial cities; water pollution from    industrial wastes dumped into the Sava which flows into the Danube    natural hazards: destructive earthquakes    international agreements: NA       Note: controls one of the major land routes from Western Europe to    Turkey and the Near East; strategic location along the Adriatic coast       Serbia And Montenegro:People       Population:    total population: 11,101,833 (July 1995 est.)    Montenegro: 708,248 (July 1995 est.)    Serbia: 10,393,585 (July 1995 est.)       Age structure:    Montenegro: *** No data for this item ***    0-14 years: 22% (female 77,498; male 82,005)    15-64 years: 68% (female 236,987; male 241,397)    65 years and over: 10% (female 41,625; male 28,736) (July 1995 est.)    Serbia: *** No data for this item ***    0-14 years: 22% (female 1,095,121; male 1,173,224)    15-64 years: 66% (female 3,431,823; male 3,483,066)    65 years and over: 12% (female 699,488; male 510,863) (July 1995 est.)       Population growth rate:    Montenegro: 0.79% (1995 est.)    Serbia: 0.51% (1995 est.)       Birth rate:    Montenegro: 14.39 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)    Serbia: 14.15 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)       Death rate:    Montenegro: 5.7 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)    Serbia: 8.72 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)       Net migration rate:    Montenegro: -0.78 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)    Serbia: -0.36 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)       Infant mortality rate:    Montenegro: 9.8 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)    Serbia: 18.6 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)       Life expectancy at birth:    Montenegro: *** No data for this item ***    total population: 79.56 years    male: 76.69 years    female: 82.61 years (1995 est.)    Serbia: *** No data for this item ***    total population: 73.94 years    male: 71.4 years    female: 76.68 years (1995 est.)       Total fertility rate:    Montenegro: 1.79 children born/woman (1995 est.)    Serbia: 2 children born/woman (1995 est.)       Nationality:    noun: Serb(s) and Montenegrin(s)    adjective: Serbian and Montenegrin       Ethnic divisions: Serbs 63%, Albanians 14%, Montenegrins 6%,    Hungarians 4%, other 13%       Religions: Orthodox 65%, Muslim 19%, Roman Catholic 4%, Protestant 1%,    other 11%       Languages: Serbo-Croatian 95%, Albanian 5%       Literacy: NA%       Labor force: 2,640,909    by occupation: industry, mining 40% (1990)       Serbia And Montenegro:Government       Names:    conventional long form: none    conventional short form: Serbia and Montenegro    local long form: none    local short form: Srbija-Crna Gora       Digraph:    Serbia: SR    Montenegro: MW       Type: republic       Capital: Belgrade       Administrative divisions: 2 republics (pokajine, singular - pokajina);    and 2 nominally autonomous provinces*; Kosovo*, Montenegro, Serbia,    Vojvodina*       Independence: 11 April 1992 (Federal Republic of Yugoslavia formed as    self-proclaimed successor to the Socialist Federal Republic of    Yugoslavia - SFRY)       National holiday: NA       Constitution: 27 April 1992       Legal system: based on civil law system       Suffrage: 16 years of age, if employed; 18 years of age, universal       Executive branch:    chief of state: President Zoran LILIC (since 25 June 1993); note -    Slobodan MILOSEVIC is president of Serbia (since 9 December 1990);    Momir BULATOVIC is president of Montenegro (since 23 December 1990);    Federal Assembly elected Zoran LILIC on 25 June 1993    head of government: Prime Minister Radoje KONTIC (since 29 December    1992); Deputy Prime Ministers Jovan ZEBIC (since NA March 1993), Uros    KLIKOVAC (since 15 September 1994), Nikola SAINOVIC (since 15    September 1995)    cabinet: Federal Executive Council       Legislative branch: bicameral Federal Assembly    Chamber of Republics: elections last held 20 December 1992 (next to be    held NA 1996); results - percent of vote by party NA; seats - (40    total, 20 Serbian, 20 Montenegrin) seats by party NA    Chamber of Citizens: elections last held 20 December 1992 (next to be    held NA 1996); results - percent of votes by party NA; seats - (138    total, 108 Serbian, 30 Montenegrin) SPS 47, SRS 34, Depos 20, DPSCG    17, DS 5, SP 5, NS 4, DZVM 3, other 3       Judicial branch: Savezni Sud (Federal Court), Constitutional Court       Political parties and leaders: Serbian Socialist Party (SPS, former    Communist Party), Slobodan MILOSEVIC; Serbian Radical Party (SRS),    Vojislav SESELJ; Serbian Renewal Movement (SPO), Vuk DRASKOVIC,    president; Democratic Party (DS), Zoran DJINDJIC; Democratic Party of    Serbia (Depos), Vojlslav KOSTUNICA; Democratic Party of Socialists of    Montenegro (DPSCG), Momir BULATOVIC, president; People's Party of    Montenegro (NS), Milan PAROSKI; Liberal Alliance of Montenegro, Slavko    PEROVIC; Democratic Community of Vojvodina Hungarians (DZVM), Andras    AGOSTON; League of Communists-Movement for Yugoslavia (SK-PJ), Dragan    ATANASOVSKI; Democratic Alliance of Kosovo (LDK), Dr. Ibrahim RUGOVA,    president; Party of Democratic Action (SDA), Sulejman UGLJANIN; Civic    Alliance of Serbia (GSS), Vesna PESIC, chairman; Socialist Party of    Montenegro (SP), leader NA       Other political or pressure groups: NA       Diplomatic representation in US: US and Serbia and Montenegro do not    maintain full diplomatic relations; the Embassy of the former    Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia continues to function in the    US       US diplomatic representation:    chief of mission: (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Rudolf V. PERINA    embassy: address NA, Belgrade    mailing address: Box 5070, Unit 1310, APO AE 09213-1310    telephone: [381] (11) 645655    FAX: [381] (11) 645221       Flag: three equal horizontal bands of blue (top), white, and red       Economy       Overview: The swift collapse of the Yugoslav federation in 1991 has    been followed by bloody ethnic warfare, the destabilization of    republic boundaries, and the breakup of important interrepublic trade    flows. Serbia and Montenegro faces major economic problems; output has    dropped sharply, particularly in 1993. First, like the other former    Yugoslav republics, it depended on its sister republics for large    amounts of foodstuffs, energy supplies, and manufactures. Wide    differences in climate, mineral resources, and levels of technology    among the republics accentuated this interdependence, as did the    communist practice of concentrating much industrial output in a small    number of giant plants. The breakup of many of the trade links, the    sharp drop in output as industrial plants lost suppliers and markets,    and the destruction of physical assets in the fighting all have    contributed to the economic difficulties of the republics. One    singular factor in the economic situation of Serbia and Montenegro is    the continuation in office of a communist government that is primarily    interested in political and military mastery, not economic reform. A    further complication is the imposition of economic sanctions by the UN    in 1992. Hyperinflation ended with the establishment of a new currency    unit in June 1993; prices were relatively stable in 1994. Reliable    statistics are hard to come by; the GDP estimate of $1,000 per capita    in 1994 is extremely rough. Output in 1994 seems to have leveled off    after the plunge in 1993.       National product: GDP - purchasing power parity - $10 billion (1994    est.)       National product real growth rate: NA%       National product per capita: $1,000 (1994 est.)       Inflation rate (consumer prices): 20% (January-November 1994 est.)       Unemployment rate: more than 40% (1994 est.)       Budget:    revenues: $NA    expenditures: $NA, including capital expenditures of $NA       Exports: $NA    commodities: prior to the breakup of the federation, Yugoslavia    exported machinery and transport equipment, manufactured goods,    chemicals, food and live animals, raw materials    partners: prior to the imposition of UN sanctions trade partners were    the other former Yugoslav republics, Italy, Germany, other EC, the FSU    countries, East European countries, US       Imports: $NA    commodities: prior to the breakup of the federation, Yugoslavia    imported machinery and transport equipment, fuels and lubricants,    manufactured goods, chemicals, food and live animals, raw materials    including coking coal for the steel industry    partners: prior to the imposition of UN sanctions trade partners were    the other former Yugoslav republics, the FSU countries, EC countries    (mainly Italy and Germany), East European countries, US       External debt: $4.2 billion (1993 est.)       Industrial production: growth rate NA%       Electricity:    capacity: 10,400,000 kW    production: 34 billion kWh    consumption per capita: 2,400 kWh (1994 est.)       Industries: machine building (aircraft, trucks, and automobiles;    armored vehicles and weapons; electrical equipment; agricultural    machinery), metallurgy (steel, aluminum, copper, lead, zinc, chromium,    antimony, bismuth, cadmium), mining (coal, bauxite, nonferrous ore,    iron ore, limestone), consumer goods (textiles, footwear, foodstuffs,    appliances), electronics, petroleum products, chemicals, and    pharmaceuticals       Agriculture: the fertile plains of Vojvodina produce 80% of the cereal    production of the former Yugoslavia and most of the cotton, oilseeds,    and chicory; Vojvodina also produces fodder crops to support intensive    beef and dairy production; Serbia proper, although hilly, has a    well-distributed rainfall and a long growing season; produces fruit,    grapes, and cereals; in this area, livestock production (sheep and    cattle) and dairy farming prosper; Kosovo produces fruits, vegetables,    tobacco, and a small amount of cereals; the mountainous pastures of    Kosovo and Montenegro support sheep and goat husbandry; Montenegro has    only a small agriculture sector, mostly near the coast where a    Mediterranean climate permits the culture of olives, citrus, grapes,    and rice       Illicit drugs: NA       Economic aid: $NA       Currency: 1 Yugoslav New Dinar (YD) = 100 paras       Exchange rates: Yugoslav New Dinars (YD) per US $1 - 102.6 (February    1995 black market rate)       Fiscal year: calendar year       Serbia And Montenegro:Transportation       Railroads:    total: 3,960 km    standard gauge: 3,960 km 1.435-m gauge (partially electrified) (1992)       Highways:    total: 46,019 km    paved: 26,949 km    unpaved: gravel 10,373 km; earth 8,697 km (1990)       Inland waterways: NA km       Pipelines: crude oil 415 km; petroleum products 130 km; natural gas    2,110 km       Ports: Bar, Belgrade, Kotor, Novi Sad, Pancevo, Tivat       Merchant marine:    Montenegro: total 35 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 543,511    GRT/891,664 DWT (controlled by Montenegrin beneficial owners)    ships by type: bulk 15, cargo 14, container 5, short-sea passenger    ferry 1    note: under Maltese and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines flags; no    ships remain under Yugoslav flag    Serbia: total 2 (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 113,471 GRT/212,742 DWT    (controlled by Serbian beneficial owners)    ships by type: bulk 2    note: all under the flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; no ships    remain under Yugoslav flag       Airports:    total: 54    with paved runways over 3,047 m: 2    with paved runways 2,438 to 3,047 m: 5    with paved runways 1,524 to 2,437 m: 5    with paved runways 914 to 1,523 m: 2    with paved runways under 914 m: 24    with unpaved runways 1,524 to 2,438 m: 2    with unpaved runways 914 to 1,523 m: 14       Serbia And Montenegro:Communications       Telephone system: 700,000 telephones    local: NA    intercity: NA    international: 1 INTELSAT (Atlantic Ocean) earth station       Radio:    broadcast stations: AM 26, FM 9, shortwave 0    radios: 2.015 million       Television:    broadcast stations: 18    televisions: 1 million       Serbia And Montenegro:Defense Forces       Branches: People's Army (includes Ground Forces with internal and    border troops, Naval Forces, and Air and Air Defense Forces), Civil    Defense       Manpower availability:    Montenegro: males age 15-49 194,154; males fit for military service    157,611; males reach military age (19) annually 5,498 (1995 est.)    Serbia: males age 15-49 2,652,224; males fit for military service    2,131,894 (1995 est.)       Defense expenditures: 245 billion dinars, 4% to 6% of GDP (1992 est.);    note - conversion of defense expenditures into US dollars using the    current exchange rate could produce misleading results