Saracen
         n 1: (historically) a member of the nomadic people of the Syrian
               and Arabian deserts at the time of the Roman Empire
         2: (when used broadly) any Arab
         3: (historically) a Muslim who opposed the Crusades

English Dictionary: searching	by the DICT Development Group
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Sarah Kemble Siddons n English actress noted for her performances in Shakespearean roles (1755-1831) Synonym(s): Siddons, Sarah Siddons, Sarah Kemble Siddons
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Sarawakian adj of or relating to Sarawak or its people; "Sarawakian beaches"; "Sarawakian natives" n a native or inhabitant of Sarawak
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Sarazen n United States golfer who was first to win all four major golf tournaments (1902-1999) Synonym(s): Sarazen, Gene Sarazen
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sarcenet n a fine soft silk fabric often used for linings [syn: sarcenet, sarsenet]
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sarcoma n a usually malignant tumor arising from connective tissue (bone or muscle etc.); one of the four major types of cancer
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sarcomere n one of the segments into which a myofibril is divided
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Sargent n United States painter (born in Italy) known for his society portraits (1856-1925) Synonym(s): Sargent, John Singer Sargent
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Sarracenia n pitcher plants Synonym(s): Sarracenia, genus Sarracenia
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Sarracenia flava n pitcher plant of southeastern United States having erect yellow trumpet-shaped pitchers with wide mouths and erect lids Synonym(s): huntsman's horn, huntsman's horns, yellow trumpet, yellow pitcher plant, trumpets, Sarracenia flava
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Sarracenia minor n yellow-flowered pitcher plant of southeastern United States having trumpet-shaped leaves with the orifice covered with an arched hood Synonym(s): hooded pitcher plant, Sarracenia minor
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Sarracenia purpurea n perennial bog herb having dark red flowers and decumbent broadly winged pitchers forming a rosette; of northeastern North America and naturalized in Europe especially Ireland Synonym(s): common pitcher plant, huntsman's cup, huntsman's cups, Sarracenia purpurea
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Sarraceniaceae n insectivorous plants [syn: Sarraceniaceae, {family Sarraceniaceae}, pitcher-plant family]
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Sarraceniales n plants that are variously modified to serve as insect traps: families Sarraceniaceae; Nepenthaceae; Droseraceae Synonym(s): Sarraceniales, order Sarraceniales
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sarsenet n a fine soft silk fabric often used for linings [syn: sarcenet, sarsenet]
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saurischian n herbivorous or carnivorous dinosaur having a three-pronged pelvis like that of a crocodile Synonym(s): saurischian, saurischian dinosaur
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saurischian dinosaur n herbivorous or carnivorous dinosaur having a three-pronged pelvis like that of a crocodile Synonym(s): saurischian, saurischian dinosaur
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scarceness n a small and inadequate amount [syn: scarcity, scarceness] Antonym(s): abundance, copiousness, teemingness
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Sciurus niger n exceptionally large arboreal squirrel of eastern United States Synonym(s): fox squirrel, eastern fox squirrel, Sciurus niger
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scorching adv capable of causing burns; "it was scorching hot" adj hot and dry enough to burn or parch a surface; "scorching heat"
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scorzonera n perennial south European herb having narrow entire leaves and solitary yellow flower heads and long black edible roots shaped like carrots Synonym(s): black salsify, viper's grass, scorzonera, Scorzonera hispanica long black salsify Synonym(s): scorzonera, black salsify
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Scorzonera hispanica n perennial south European herb having narrow entire leaves and solitary yellow flower heads and long black edible roots shaped like carrots Synonym(s): black salsify, viper's grass, scorzonera, Scorzonera hispanica
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scrag end n the lean end of a neck of veal Synonym(s): scrag, scrag end
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screeching n a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry; "he ducked at the screechings of shells"; "he heard the scream of the brakes" Synonym(s): screech, screeching, shriek, shrieking, scream, screaming sharp piercing cry; "her screaming attracted the neighbors" Synonym(s): scream, screaming, shriek, shrieking, screech, screeching
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sea urchin n shallow-water echinoderms having soft bodies enclosed in thin spiny globular shells
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search and destroy mission n an operation developed for United States troops in Vietnam; troops would move through a designated area destroying troops as they found them
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search and rescue mission n a rescue mission to search for survivors and to rescue them
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search engine n a computer program that retrieves documents or files or data from a database or from a computer network (especially from the internet)
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search mission n a mission to discover something
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searching adj diligent and thorough in inquiry or investigation; "a probing inquiry"; "a searching investigation of their past dealings" Synonym(s): inquisitory, probing, searching having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought, expression, or intellect; "searching insights"; "trenchant criticism" Synonym(s): searching, trenchant exploring thoroughly
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searching fire n fire distributed in depth by successive changes in the elevation of the gun
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searchingly adv in a searching manner; "`Are you really happy with him,' asked her mother, gazing at Vera searchingly"
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sergeant n any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporal a lawman with the rank of sergeant Synonym(s): police sergeant, sergeant an English barrister of the highest rank Synonym(s): serjeant-at- law, serjeant, sergeant-at-law, sergeant
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sergeant at arms n an officer (as of a legislature or court) who maintains order and executes commands Synonym(s): sergeant at arms, serjeant-at-arms
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sergeant first class n a sergeant in the Army above the rank of staff sergeant and below master sergeant Synonym(s): first sergeant, sergeant first class
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sergeant fish n large dark-striped tropical food and game fish related to remoras; found worldwide in coastal to open waters Synonym(s): cobia, Rachycentron canadum, sergeant fish
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sergeant major n a noncommissioned officer serving as chief administrative officer of a headquarters unit of the Army Synonym(s): sergeant major, command sergeant major large blue-grey black-striped damselfish; nearly worldwide Synonym(s): sergeant major, Abudefduf saxatilis
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sergeant-at-law n an English barrister of the highest rank [syn: {serjeant- at-law}, serjeant, sergeant-at-law, sergeant]
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Sergei Mikhailovich Eisenstein n Russian film maker who pioneered the use of montage and is considered among the most influential film makers in the history of motion pictures (1898-1948) Synonym(s): Eisenstein, Sergei Eisenstein, Sergei Mikhailovich Eisenstein
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seriocomedy n a comedy with serious elements or overtones [syn: seriocomedy, tragicomedy]
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seriocomic adj mixing the serious with the comic with comic predominating; "a seriocomic novel" Synonym(s): seriocomic, seriocomical
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seriocomical adj mixing the serious with the comic with comic predominating; "a seriocomic novel" Synonym(s): seriocomic, seriocomical
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serious music n traditional genre of music conforming to an established form and appealing to critical interest and developed musical taste Synonym(s): classical music, classical, serious music
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serious-minded adj acting with or showing thought and good sense; "a sensible young man" Synonym(s): thoughtful, serious-minded
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serious-mindedness n the trait of being serious; "a lack of solemnity is not necessarily a lack of seriousness"- Robert Rice Synonym(s): seriousness, earnestness, serious-mindedness, sincerity Antonym(s): frivolity, frivolousness
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seriousness n an earnest and sincere feeling [syn: earnestness, seriousness, sincerity] the quality of arousing fear or distress; "he learned the seriousness of his illness" Synonym(s): seriousness, distressfulness the trait of being serious; "a lack of solemnity is not necessarily a lack of seriousness"- Robert Rice Synonym(s): seriousness, earnestness, serious-mindedness, sincerity Antonym(s): frivolity, frivolousness
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serjeant n an English barrister of the highest rank [syn: {serjeant- at-law}, serjeant, sergeant-at-law, sergeant]
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serjeant-at-arms n an officer (as of a legislature or court) who maintains order and executes commands Synonym(s): sergeant at arms, serjeant-at-arms
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serjeant-at-law n an English barrister of the highest rank [syn: {serjeant- at-law}, serjeant, sergeant-at-law, sergeant]
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Serkin n United States concert pianist (born in Czechoslovakia) (1903-1991) Synonym(s): Serkin, Rudolf Serkin
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serous membrane n a thin membrane lining the closed cavities of the body; has two layers with a space between that is filled with serous fluid Synonym(s): serous membrane, serosa
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Serzone n an antidepressant drug (trade name Serzone) [syn: nefazodone, Serzone]
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sharkskin n a smooth crisp fabric
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shirking n the evasion of work or duty [syn: shirking, slacking, soldiering, goofing off, goldbricking]
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shrewishness n a nature given to nagging or scolding
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shrieking n sharp piercing cry; "her screaming attracted the neighbors" Synonym(s): scream, screaming, shriek, shrieking, screech, screeching a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry; "he ducked at the screechings of shells"; "he heard the scream of the brakes" Synonym(s): screech, screeching, shriek, shrieking, scream, screaming
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Sir Gawain n (Arthurian legend) a nephew of Arthur and one of the knights of the Round Table Synonym(s): Gawain, Sir Gawain
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Sir James Augustus Henry Murray n Scottish philologist and the lexicographer who shaped the Oxford English Dictionary (1837-1915) Synonym(s): Murray, James Murray, James Augustus Murray, James Augustus Henry Murray, Sir James Murray, Sir James Augustus Murray, Sir James Augustus Henry Murray
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Sir James Augustus Murray n Scottish philologist and the lexicographer who shaped the Oxford English Dictionary (1837-1915) Synonym(s): Murray, James Murray, James Augustus Murray, James Augustus Henry Murray, Sir James Murray, Sir James Augustus Murray, Sir James Augustus Henry Murray
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Sir James Clark Ross n British explorer of the Arctic and Antarctic; located the north magnetic pole in 1831; discovered the Ross Sea in Antarctica; nephew of Sir John Ross (1800-1862) Synonym(s): Ross, James Clark Ross, Sir James Clark Ross
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Sir James Dewar n Scottish chemist and physicist noted for his work in cryogenics and his invention of the Dewar flask (1842-1923) Synonym(s): Dewar, Sir James Dewar
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Sir James George Frazer n English social anthropologist noted for studies of primitive religion and magic (1854-1941) Synonym(s): Frazer, James George Frazer, Sir James George Frazer
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Sir James Matthew Barrie n Scottish dramatist and novelist; created Peter Pan (1860-1937) Synonym(s): Barrie, James Barrie, J. M. Barrie, James Matthew Barrie, Sir James Matthew Barrie
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Sir James Murray n Scottish philologist and the lexicographer who shaped the Oxford English Dictionary (1837-1915) Synonym(s): Murray, James Murray, James Augustus Murray, James Augustus Henry Murray, Sir James Murray, Sir James Augustus Murray, Sir James Augustus Henry Murray
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Sir James Paget n English pathologist who discovered the cause of trichinosis (1814-1899) Synonym(s): Paget, Sir James Paget
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Sir James Paul McCartney n English rock star and bass guitarist and songwriter who with John Lennon wrote most of the music for the Beatles (born in 1942) Synonym(s): McCartney, Paul McCartney, Sir James Paul McCartney
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Sir James Young Simpson n Scottish obstetrician and surgeon who pioneered in the use of ether and discovered the anesthetic effects of chloroform (1811-1870) Synonym(s): Simpson, Sir James Young Simpson
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Sir John Carew Eccles n Australian physiologist noted for his research on the conduction of impulses by nerve cells (1903-1997) Synonym(s): Eccles, John Eccles, Sir John Carew Eccles
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Sir John Cockcroft n British physicist who (with Ernest Walton in 1931) first split an atom (1897-1967) Synonym(s): Cockcroft, Sir John Cockcroft, Sir John Douglas Cockcroft
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Sir John Cowdery Kendrew n English biologist noted for studies of the molecular structure of blood components (born in 1917) Synonym(s): Kendrew, Sir John Cowdery Kendrew
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Sir John Douglas Cockcroft n British physicist who (with Ernest Walton in 1931) first split an atom (1897-1967) Synonym(s): Cockcroft, Sir John Cockcroft, Sir John Douglas Cockcroft
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Sir John Everett Millais n Englishman and Pre-Raphaelite painter (1829-1896) [syn: Millais, Sir John Everett Millais]
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Sir John Falstaff n a dissolute character in Shakespeare's plays [syn: Falstaff, Sir John Falstaff]
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Sir John Frederick William Herschel n English astronomer (son of William Herschel) who extended the catalogue of stars to the southern hemisphere and did pioneering work in photography (1792-1871) Synonym(s): Herschel, John Herschel, Sir John Herschel, Sir John Frederick William Herschel
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Sir John Gielgud n English actor of Shakespearean roles who was also noted for appearances in films (1904-2000) Synonym(s): Gielgud, Sir John Gielgud, Arthur John Gielgud
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Sir John Hawkins n English privateer involved in the slave trade; later helped build the fleet that in 1588 defeated the Spanish Armada (1532-1595) Synonym(s): Hawkins, Hawkyns, Sir John Hawkins, Sir John Hawkyns
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Sir John Hawkyns n English privateer involved in the slave trade; later helped build the fleet that in 1588 defeated the Spanish Armada (1532-1595) Synonym(s): Hawkins, Hawkyns, Sir John Hawkins, Sir John Hawkyns
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Sir John Herschel n English astronomer (son of William Herschel) who extended the catalogue of stars to the southern hemisphere and did pioneering work in photography (1792-1871) Synonym(s): Herschel, John Herschel, Sir John Herschel, Sir John Frederick William Herschel
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Sir John Ross n Scottish explorer who led Arctic expeditions that yielded geographic discoveries while searching for the Northwest Passage (1777-1856) Synonym(s): Ross, John Ross, Sir John Ross
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Sir John Suckling n English poet and courtier (1609-1642) [syn: Suckling, Sir John Suckling]
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Sir John Tenniel n English cartoonist (1820-1914) [syn: Tenniel, {Sir John Tenniel}]
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Sir John Vanbrigh n English architect (1664-1726) [syn: Vanbrugh, {John Vanbrugh}, Sir John Vanbrigh]
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Sorex cinereus n commonest shrew of moist habitats in North America [syn: masked shrew, Sorex cinereus]
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sorghum n economically important Old World tropical cereal grass annual or perennial tropical and subtropical cereal grasses: sorghum Synonym(s): genus Sorghum, Sorghum made from juice of sweet sorghum Synonym(s): sorghum, sorghum molasses
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Sorghum bicolor n important for human and animal food; growth habit and stem form similar to Indian corn but having sawtooth-edged leaves Synonym(s): great millet, kaffir, kafir corn, kaffir corn, Sorghum bicolor
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Sorghum halepense n tall perennial grass that spreads by creeping rhizomes and is grown for fodder; naturalized in southern United States where it is a serious pest on cultivated land Synonym(s): Johnson grass, Aleppo grass, means grass, evergreen millet, Sorghum halepense
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sorghum molasses n made from juice of sweet sorghum [syn: sorghum, {sorghum molasses}]
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Sorghum vulgare caudatum n a Sudanese sorghum having exceptionally large soft white grains Synonym(s): feterita, federita, Sorghum vulgare caudatum
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Sorghum vulgare rosburghii n sorghum having slender dry stalks and small hard grains; introduced into United States from India Synonym(s): shallu, Sorghum vulgare rosburghii
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Sorghum vulgare technicum n tall grasses grown for the elongated stiff-branched panicle used for brooms and brushes Synonym(s): broomcorn, Sorghum vulgare technicum
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sour gum n columnar tree of eastern North America having horizontal limbs and small leaves that emerge late in spring and have brilliant color in early fall Synonym(s): sour gum, black gum, pepperidge, Nyssa sylvatica
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sour-gum family n a family of dicotyledonous trees of order Myrtales that includes the sour gum trees Synonym(s): Nyssaceae, family Nyssaceae, sour-gum family, tupelo family
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source materials n publications from which information is obtained
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square knot n a double knot made of two half hitches and used to join the ends of two cords
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surgeon n a physician who specializes in surgery [syn: surgeon, operating surgeon, sawbones]
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Surgeon General n the head of the United States Public Health Service the senior medical officer in an Army or Navy
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surgeon's knot n any of several knots used in tying stitches or ligatures
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surgeonfish n brightly colored coral-reef fish with knifelike spines at the tail
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surging adj characterized by great swelling waves or surges; "billowy storm clouds"; "the restless billowing sea"; "surging waves" Synonym(s): billowy, billowing(a), surging
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surrejoinder n (law) a pleading by the plaintiff in reply to the defendant's rejoinder
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sursum corda n (Roman Catholic Church) a Latin versicle meaning `lift up your hearts'
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Barracuda \Bar`ra*cu"da\, n. [Native name.]       Any of several voracious pikelike marine fishes allied to the       gray mullets, constituting the genus {Sphyr[91]na} and family       {Sphyr[91]nid[91]}. The great barracuda ({S. barracuda}) of       the West Indies, Florida, etc., is often six feet or more       long, and as dangerous as a shark. In Cuba its flesh is       reputed to be poisonous. {S. Argentea} of the Pacific coast       and {S. sphyr[91]na} of Europe are smaller species, and are       used as food.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Barracuda \Bar`ra*cu"da\, Barracouata \Bar`ra*cou"ata\, n.       1. (Zo[94]l.) A voracious pikelike, marine fish, of the genus             {Sphyr[91]na}, sometimes used as food.          Note: That of Europe and our Atlantic coast is {Sphyr[91]na                spet} (or {S. vulgaris}); a southern species is {S.                picuda}; the Californian is {S. argentea}.          2. (Zo[94]l.) A large edible fresh-water fish of Australia             and New Zealand ({Thyrsites atun}).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Barracuda \Bar`ra*cu"da\, n. [Native name.]       Any of several voracious pikelike marine fishes allied to the       gray mullets, constituting the genus {Sphyr[91]na} and family       {Sphyr[91]nid[91]}. The great barracuda ({S. barracuda}) of       the West Indies, Florida, etc., is often six feet or more       long, and as dangerous as a shark. In Cuba its flesh is       reputed to be poisonous. {S. Argentea} of the Pacific coast       and {S. sphyr[91]na} of Europe are smaller species, and are       used as food.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Barracuda \Bar`ra*cu"da\, Barracouata \Bar`ra*cou"ata\, n.       1. (Zo[94]l.) A voracious pikelike, marine fish, of the genus             {Sphyr[91]na}, sometimes used as food.          Note: That of Europe and our Atlantic coast is {Sphyr[91]na                spet} (or {S. vulgaris}); a southern species is {S.                picuda}; the Californian is {S. argentea}.          2. (Zo[94]l.) A large edible fresh-water fish of Australia             and New Zealand ({Thyrsites atun}).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pomfret \Pom"fret\, n. [Perhaps corrupt. fr. Pg. pampano a kind       of fish.] (Zo[94]l.)       (a) One of two or more species of marine food fishes of the             genus {Stromateus} ({S. niger}, {S. argenteus}) native of             Southern Europe and Asia.       (b) A marine food fish of Bermuda ({Brama Raji}).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Saracen \Sar"a*cen\, n. [L. Saracenus perhaps fr. Ar. sharqi,       pl. sharqi[c6]n, Oriental, Eastern, fr. sharaqa to rise, said       of the sun: cf. F. sarrasin. Cf. {Sarcenet}, {Sarrasin},       {Sirocco}.]       Anciently, an Arab; later, a Mussulman; in the Middle Ages,       the common term among Christians in Europe for a Mohammedan       hostile to the crusaders.          {Saracens' consound} (Bot.), a kind of ragwort ({Senecio             Saracenicus}), anciently used to heal wounds.
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Watches \Watch"es\ (-[ecr]z), n. pl. (Bot.)       The leaves of {Saracenia flava}. See {Trumpets}.
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Saracenic \Sar`a*cen"ic\, Saracenical \Sar`a*cen"ic*al\, a.       Of or pertaining to the Saracens; as, Saracenic architecture.       [bd]Saracenic music.[b8] --Sir W. Scott.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Saracenic \Sar`a*cen"ic\, Saracenical \Sar`a*cen"ic*al\, a.       Of or pertaining to the Saracens; as, Saracenic architecture.       [bd]Saracenic music.[b8] --Sir W. Scott.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Saracen \Sar"a*cen\, n. [L. Saracenus perhaps fr. Ar. sharqi,       pl. sharqi[c6]n, Oriental, Eastern, fr. sharaqa to rise, said       of the sun: cf. F. sarrasin. Cf. {Sarcenet}, {Sarrasin},       {Sirocco}.]       Anciently, an Arab; later, a Mussulman; in the Middle Ages,       the common term among Christians in Europe for a Mohammedan       hostile to the crusaders.          {Saracens' consound} (Bot.), a kind of ragwort ({Senecio             Saracenicus}), anciently used to heal wounds.
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Sarasin \Sar"a*sin\, n. (Arch.)       See {Sarrasin}.
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Sarrasin \Sar"ra*sin\, Sarrasine \Sar"ra*sine\, n. [F.       sarrasine, LL. saracina. See {Saracen}.] (Fort.)       A portcullis, or herse. [Written also {sarasin}.]
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Sarasin \Sar"a*sin\, n. (Arch.)       See {Sarrasin}.
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Sarrasin \Sar"ra*sin\, Sarrasine \Sar"ra*sine\, n. [F.       sarrasine, LL. saracina. See {Saracen}.] (Fort.)       A portcullis, or herse. [Written also {sarasin}.]
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Sarcenet \Sarce"net\, n. [OF. sarcenet; cf. LL. saracenicum       cloth made by Saracens. See {Saracen}.]       A species of fine thin silk fabric, used for linings, etc.       [Written also {sarsenet}.]                   Thou green sarcenet flap for a sore eye. --Shak.
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Sarcin \Sar"cin\, n.       Same as {Hypoxanthin}.
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Hypoxanthin \Hy`po*xan"thin\, n. [Pref. hypo- + xanthin.]       (Physiol. Chem.)       A crystalline, nitrogenous substance, closely related to       xanthin and uric acid, widely distributed through the animal       body, but especially in muscle tissue; -- called also       {sarcin}, {sarkin}.
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Sarcin \Sar"cin\, n.       Same as {Hypoxanthin}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hypoxanthin \Hy`po*xan"thin\, n. [Pref. hypo- + xanthin.]       (Physiol. Chem.)       A crystalline, nitrogenous substance, closely related to       xanthin and uric acid, widely distributed through the animal       body, but especially in muscle tissue; -- called also       {sarcin}, {sarkin}.
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d8Sarcina \[d8]Sar*ci"na\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] of flesh, fr.       sa`rx, sa`rkos, flesh.] (Biol.)       A genus of bacteria found in various organic fluids,       especially in those those of the stomach, associated with       certain diseases. The individual organisms undergo division       along two perpendicular partitions, so that multiplication       takes place in two directions, giving groups of four cubical       cells. Also used adjectively; as, a sarcina micrococcus; a       sarcina group.          {Sarcina form} (Biol.), the tetrad form seen in the division             of a dumb-bell group of micrococci into four; -- applied             particularly to bacteria. See {micrococcus}.
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d8Sarcoma \[d8]Sar*co"ma\, n.; pl. L. {Sarcomata} (# [or] #), E.       {sarcomas}. [NL., from Gr. [?], from sa`rx, sa`rkos, flesh.]       (Med.)       A tumor of fleshy consistence; -- formerly applied to many       varieties of tumor, now restricted to a variety of malignant       growth made up of cells resembling those of fetal development       without any proper intercellular substance.
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d8Sarcoma \[d8]Sar*co"ma\, n.; pl. L. {Sarcomata} (# [or] #), E.       {sarcomas}. [NL., from Gr. [?], from sa`rx, sa`rkos, flesh.]       (Med.)       A tumor of fleshy consistence; -- formerly applied to many       varieties of tumor, now restricted to a variety of malignant       growth made up of cells resembling those of fetal development       without any proper intercellular substance.
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Sarcomatous \Sar*com"a*tous\ (? [or] ?), a. (Med.)       Of or pertaining to sarcoma; resembling sarcoma.
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d8Lignum-vitae \[d8]Lig"num-vi"tae\ (-v[imac]"t[emac]), n. [L.,       wood of life; lignum wood + vita, genitive vit[91], life.]       (Bot.)       A tree ({Guaiacum officinale}) found in the warm latitudes of       America, from which the {guaiacum} of medicine is procured.       Its wood is very hard and heavy, and is used for various       mechanical purposes, as for the wheels of ships' blocks,       cogs, bearings, and the like. See {Guaiacum}.          Note: In New Zealand the {Metrosideros buxifolia} is called                lignum-vit[91], and in Australia a species of {Acacia}.                The bastard lignum-vit[91] is a West Indian tree                ({Sarcomphalus laurinus}).
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Sarkin \Sar"kin\, n. [Gr. sa`rx, sa`rkos, flesh.] (Physiol.       Chem.)       Same as {Hypoxanthin}.
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Hypoxanthin \Hy`po*xan"thin\, n. [Pref. hypo- + xanthin.]       (Physiol. Chem.)       A crystalline, nitrogenous substance, closely related to       xanthin and uric acid, widely distributed through the animal       body, but especially in muscle tissue; -- called also       {sarcin}, {sarkin}.
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Sarkin \Sar"kin\, n. [Gr. sa`rx, sa`rkos, flesh.] (Physiol.       Chem.)       Same as {Hypoxanthin}.
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Hypoxanthin \Hy`po*xan"thin\, n. [Pref. hypo- + xanthin.]       (Physiol. Chem.)       A crystalline, nitrogenous substance, closely related to       xanthin and uric acid, widely distributed through the animal       body, but especially in muscle tissue; -- called also       {sarcin}, {sarkin}.
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Sarking \Sark"ing\, n. [From {Sark} shirt.] (Carp.)       Thin boards for sheathing, as above the rafters, and under       the shingles or slates, and for similar purposes.
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Trumpets \Trump"ets\, n. pl. (Bot.)       A plant ({Sarracenia flava}) with long, hollow leaves.
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Water pitcher \Wa"ter pitch"er\       1. A pitcher for water.          2. (Bot.) One of a family of plants having pitcher-shaped             leaves. The sidesaddle flower ({Sarracenia purpurea}) is             the type.
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d8Sarracenia \[d8]Sar`ra*ce"ni*a\, n. [NL. So named after a Dr.       Sarrazin of Quebec.] (Bot.)       A genus of American perennial herbs growing in bogs; the       American pitcher plant.          Note: They have hollow pitcher-shaped or tubular leaves, and                solitary flowers with an umbrella-shaped style.                {Sarracenia purpurea}, the sidesaddle flower, is common                at the North; {S. flava}, {rubra}, {Drummondii},                {variolaris}, and {psittacina} are Southern species.                All are insectivorous, catching and drowning insects in                their curious leaves. See {Illust}. of Sidesaddle                flower, under {Sidesaddle}.
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Huntsman \Hunts"man\, n.; pl. {Huntsmen}.       1. One who hunts, or who practices hunting.          2. The person whose office it is to manage the chase or to             look after the hounds. --L'Estrange.          {Huntsman's cup} (Bot.), the sidesaddle flower, or common             American pitcher plant ({Sarracenia purpurea}).
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Sarrasin \Sar"ra*sin\, Sarrasine \Sar"ra*sine\, n. [F.       sarrasine, LL. saracina. See {Saracen}.] (Fort.)       A portcullis, or herse. [Written also {sarasin}.]
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Sarrasin \Sar"ra*sin\, Sarrasine \Sar"ra*sine\, n. [F.       sarrasine, LL. saracina. See {Saracen}.] (Fort.)       A portcullis, or herse. [Written also {sarasin}.]
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Sarsen \Sar"sen\, n. [Etymol. uncertain; perhaps for saracen       stone, i.e., a heathen or pagan stone or monument.]       One of the large sandstone blocks scattered over the English       chalk downs; -- called also {sarsen stone}, and {Druid       stone}. [Eng.]
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Sarsen \Sar"sen\, n. [Etymol. uncertain; perhaps for saracen       stone, i.e., a heathen or pagan stone or monument.]       One of the large sandstone blocks scattered over the English       chalk downs; -- called also {sarsen stone}, and {Druid       stone}. [Eng.]
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Sarcenet \Sarce"net\, n. [OF. sarcenet; cf. LL. saracenicum       cloth made by Saracens. See {Saracen}.]       A species of fine thin silk fabric, used for linings, etc.       [Written also {sarsenet}.]                   Thou green sarcenet flap for a sore eye. --Shak.
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Sarsenet \Sarse"net\, n.       See {Sarcenet}.
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Sarcenet \Sarce"net\, n. [OF. sarcenet; cf. LL. saracenicum       cloth made by Saracens. See {Saracen}.]       A species of fine thin silk fabric, used for linings, etc.       [Written also {sarsenet}.]                   Thou green sarcenet flap for a sore eye. --Shak.
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Sarsenet \Sarse"net\, n.       See {Sarcenet}.
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Saurognathous \Sau*rog"na*thous\, a. [Gr. [?] a lizard + [?] the       jaw.] (Zo[94]l.)       Having the bones of the palate arranged as in saurians, the       vomer consisting of two lateral halves, as in the woodpeckers       ({Pici}).
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Scarcement \Scarce"ment\, n. (Arch. & Engin.)       An offset where a wall or bank of earth, etc., retreats,       leaving a shelf or footing.
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Scarceness \Scarce"ness\, Scarcity \Scar"ci*ty\, n.       The quality or condition of being scarce; smallness of       quantity in proportion to the wants or demands; deficiency;       lack of plenty; short supply; penury; as, a scarcity of       grain; a great scarcity of beauties. --Chaucer.                   A scarcity of snow would raise a mutiny at Naples.                                                                               --Addison.                   Praise . . . owes its value to its scarcity. --Rambler.                   The value of an advantage is enhanced by its                scarceness.                                             --Collier.          Syn: Deficiency; lack; want; penury; dearth; rareness;                rarity; infrequency.
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Cancer \Can"cer\, n. [L. cancer, cancri, crab, ulcer, a sign of       the zodiac; akin to Gr. karki`nos, Skr. karka[tsdot]a crab,       and prob. Skr. karkara hard, the crab being named from its       hard shell. Cf. {Canner}, {Chancre}.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) A genus of decapod Crustacea, including some of             the most common shore crabs of Europe and North America,             as the rock crab, Jonah crab, etc. See {Crab}.          2. (Astron.)             (a) The fourth of the twelve signs of the zodiac. The                   first point is the northern limit of the sun's course                   in summer; hence, the sign of the summer solstice. See                   {Tropic}.             (b) A northern constellation between Gemini and Leo.          3. (Med.) Formerly, any malignant growth, esp. one attended             with great pain and ulceration, with cachexia and             progressive emaciation. It was so called, perhaps, from             the great veins which surround it, compared by the             ancients to the claws of a crab. The term is now             restricted to such a growth made up of aggregations of             epithelial cells, either without support or embedded in             the meshes of a trabecular framework.          Note: Four kinds of cancers are recognized: (1) {Epithelial                cancer, or Epithelioma}, in which there is no                trabecular framework. See {Epithelioma}. (2) {Scirrhous                cancer, or Hard cancer}, in which the framework                predominates, and the tumor is of hard consistence and                slow growth. (3) {Encephaloid, Medullary, [or] Soft                cancer}, in which the cellular element predominates,                and the tumor is soft, grows rapidy, and often                ulcerates. (4) {Colloid cancer}, in which the cancerous                structure becomes gelatinous. The last three varieties                are also called {carcinoma}.          {Cancer cells}, cells once believed to be peculiar to             cancers, but now know to be epithelial cells differing in             no respect from those found elsewhere in the body, and             distinguished only by peculiarity of location and             grouping.          {Cancer root} (Bot.), the name of several low plants, mostly             parasitic on roots, as the beech drops, the squawroot,             etc.          {Tropic of Cancer}. See {Tropic}.
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Fox \Fox\, n.; pl. {Foxes}. [AS. fox; akin to D. vos, G. fuchs,       OHG. fuhs, foha, Goth. fa[a3]h[?], Icel. f[?]a fox, fox       fraud; of unknown origin, cf. Skr. puccha tail. Cf. {Vixen}.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) A carnivorous animal of the genus {Vulpes},             family {Canid[91]}, of many species. The European fox ({V.             vulgaris} or {V. vulpes}), the American red fox ({V.             fulvus}), the American gray fox ({V. Virginianus}), and             the arctic, white, or blue, fox ({V. lagopus}) are             well-known species.          Note: The black or silver-gray fox is a variety of the                American red fox, producing a fur of great value; the                cross-gray and woods-gray foxes are other varieties of                the same species, of less value. The common foxes of                Europe and America are very similar; both are                celebrated for their craftiness. They feed on wild                birds, poultry, and various small animals.                            Subtle as the fox for prey.            --Shak.          2. (Zo[94]l.) The European dragonet.          3. (Zo[94]l.) The fox shark or thrasher shark; -- called also             {sea fox}. See {Thrasher shark}, under {Shark}.          4. A sly, cunning fellow. [Colloq.]                         We call a crafty and cruel man a fox. --Beattie.          5. (Naut.) Rope yarn twisted together, and rubbed with tar;             -- used for seizings or mats.          6. A sword; -- so called from the stamp of a fox on the             blade, or perhaps of a wolf taken for a fox. [Obs.]                         Thou diest on point of fox.               --Shak.          7. pl. (Enthnol.) A tribe of Indians which, with the Sacs,             formerly occupied the region about Green Bay, Wisconsin;             -- called also {Outagamies}.          {Fox and geese}.             (a) A boy's game, in which one boy tries to catch others                   as they run one goal to another.             (b) A game with sixteen checkers, or some substitute for                   them, one of which is called the fox, and the rest the                   geese; the fox, whose first position is in the middle                   of the board, endeavors to break through the line of                   the geese, and the geese to pen up the fox.          {Fox bat} (Zo[94]l.), a large fruit bat of the genus             {Pteropus}, of many species, inhabiting Asia, Africa, and             the East Indies, esp. {P. medius} of India. Some of the             species are more than four feet across the outspread             wings. See {Fruit bat}.          {Fox bolt}, a bolt having a split end to receive a fox wedge.                      {Fox brush} (Zo[94]l.), the tail of a fox.          {Fox evil}, a disease in which the hair falls off; alopecy.                      {Fox grape} (Bot.), the name of two species of American             grapes. The northern fox grape ({Vitis Labrusca}) is the             origin of the varieties called {Isabella}, {Concord},             {Hartford}, etc., and the southern fox grape ({Vitis             vulpina}) has produced the {Scuppernong}, and probably the             {Catawba}.          {Fox hunter}.             (a) One who pursues foxes with hounds.             (b) A horse ridden in a fox chase.          {Fox shark} (Zo[94]l.), the thrasher shark. See {Thrasher             shark}, under {Thrasher}.          {Fox sleep}, pretended sleep.          {Fox sparrow} (Zo[94]l.), a large American sparrow             ({Passerella iliaca}); -- so called on account of its             reddish color.          {Fox squirrel} (Zo[94]l.), a large North American squirrel             ({Sciurus niger}, or {S. cinereus}). In the Southern             States the black variety prevails; farther north the             fulvous and gray variety, called the {cat squirrel}, is             more common.          {Fox terrier} (Zo[94]l.), one of a peculiar breed of             terriers, used in hunting to drive foxes from their holes,             and for other purposes. There are rough- and smooth-haired             varieties.          {Fox trot}, a pace like that which is adopted for a few             steps, by a horse, when passing from a walk into a trot,             or a trot into a walk.
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Scorching \Scorch"ing\, a.       Burning; parching or shriveling with heat. --       {Scorch"ing*ly}, adv. -- {Scorch"ing*ness}, n.
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Scorch \Scorch\ (sk[ocir]rch), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scorched};       p. pr. & vb. n. {Scorching}.] [OE. scorchen, probably akin to       scorcnen; cf. Norw. skrokken shrunk up, skrekka, skr[94]kka,       to shrink, to become wrinkled up, dial. Sw. skr[86]kkla to       wrinkle (see {Shrug}); but perhaps influenced by OF.       escorchier to strip the bark from, to flay, to skin, F.       [82]corcher, LL. excorticare; L. ex from + cortex, -icis,       bark (cf. {Cork}); because the skin falls off when scorched.]       1. To burn superficially; to parch, or shrivel, the surface             of, by heat; to subject to so much heat as changes color             and texture without consuming; as, to scorch linen.                         Summer drouth or sing[8a]d air Never scorch thy                      tresses fair.                                    --Milton.          2. To affect painfully with heat, or as with heat; to dry up             with heat; to affect as by heat.                         Lashed by mad rage, and scorched by brutal fires.                                                                               --Prior.          3. To burn; to destroy by, or as by, fire.                         Power was given unto him to scorch men with fire.                                                                               --Rev. xvi. 8.                         The fire that scorches me to death.   --Dryden.
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Scorching \Scorch"ing\, a.       Burning; parching or shriveling with heat. --       {Scorch"ing*ly}, adv. -- {Scorch"ing*ness}, n.
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Scorching \Scorch"ing\, a.       Burning; parching or shriveling with heat. --       {Scorch"ing*ly}, adv. -- {Scorch"ing*ness}, n.
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Viper \Vi"per\, n. [F. vip[8a]re, L. vipera, probably contr. fr.       vivipera; vivus alive + parere to bring forth, because it was       believed to be the only serpent that brings forth living       young. Cf. {Quick}, a., {Parent}, {Viviparous}, {Wivern},       {Weever}.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of Old World             venomous makes belonging to {Vipera}, {Clotho}, {Daboia},             and other genera of the family {Viperid[91]}.                         There came a viper out of the heat, and fastened on                      his hand.                                          --Acts xxviii.                                                                               3.          Note: Among the best-known species are the European adder                ({Pelias berus}), the European asp ({Vipera aspis}),                the African horned viper ({V. cerastes}), and the                Indian viper ({Daboia Russellii}).          2. A dangerous, treacherous, or malignant person.                         Who committed To such a viper his most sacred trust                      Of secrecy.                                       --Milton.          {Horned viper}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Cerastes}.          {Red viper} (Zo[94]l.), the copperhead.          {Viper fish} (Zo[94]l.), a small, slender, phosphorescent             deep-sea fish ({Chauliodus Sloanii}). It has long ventral             and dorsal fins, a large mouth, and very long, sharp             teeth.          {Viper's bugloss} (Bot.), a rough-leaved biennial herb             ({Echium vulgare}) having showy purplish blue flowers. It             is sometimes cultivated, but has become a pestilent weed             in fields from New York to Virginia. Also called {blue             weed}.          {Viper's grass} (Bot.), a perennial composite herb             ({Scorzonera Hispanica}) with narrow, entire leaves, and             solitary heads of yellow flowers. The long, white,             carrot-shaped roots are used for food in Spain and some             other countries. Called also {viper grass}.
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Scourge \Scourge\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scourged}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Scourging}.] [From {Scourge}, n.: cf. OF. escorgier.]       1. To whip severely; to lash.                         Is it lawful for you to scourge a . . . Roman?                                                                               --Acts xxii.                                                                               25.          2. To punish with severity; to chastise; to afflict, as for             sins or faults, and with the purpose of correction.                         Whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth                      every son whom he receiveth.               --Heb. xii. 6.          3. To harass or afflict severely.                         To scourge and impoverish the people. --Brougham.
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Scragginess \Scrag"gi*ness\, n.       The quality or state of being scraggy; scraggedness.
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Scrag-necked \Scrag"-necked`\, a.       Having a scraggy neck.
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Screak \Screak\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Screaked}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Screaking}.] [Cf. Icel. skr[91]kja to screech. Cf. {Creak},       v., {Screech}.]       To utter suddenly a sharp, shrill sound; to screech; to       creak, as a door or wheel.
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Swift \Swift\, n.       1. The current of a stream. [R.] --Walton.          2. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of small,             long-winged, insectivorous birds of the family             {Micropodid[91]}. In form and habits the swifts resemble             swallows, but they are destitute of complex vocal muscles             and are not singing birds, but belong to a widely             different group allied to the humming birds.          Note: The common European swift ({Cypselus, [or] Micropus,                apus}) nests in church steeples and under the tiles of                roofs, and is noted for its rapid flight and shrill                screams. It is called also {black martin}, {black                swift}, {hawk swallow}, {devil bird}, {swingdevil},                {screech martin}, and {shreik owl}. The common                American, or chimney, swift ({Ch[91]tura pelagica}) has                sharp rigid tips to the tail feathers. It attaches its                nest to the inner walls of chimneys, and is called also                {chimney swallow}. The Australian swift ({Ch[91]tura                caudacuta}) also has sharp naked tips to the tail                quills. The European Alpine swift ({Cypselus melba}) is                whitish beneath, with a white band across the breast.                The common Indian swift is {Cypselus affinis}. See also                {Palm swift}, under {Palm}, and {Tree swift}, under                {Tree}.          3. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of lizards, as the             pine lizard.          4. (Zo[94]l.) The ghost moth. See under {Ghost}.          5. [Cf. {Swivel}.] A reel, or turning instrument, for winding             yarn, thread, etc.; -- used chiefly in the plural.          6. The main card cylinder of a flax-carding machine.
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Screech \Screech\ (skr[emac]ch), v. i. [imp. & p. p.       {Screeched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Screeching}.] [Also formerly,       scritch, OE. skriken, skrichen, schriken, of Scand. origin;       cf. Icel. skr[ae]kja to shriek, to screech, skr[imac]kja to       titter, Sw. skrika to shriek, Dan. skrige; also Gael.       sgreach, sgreuch, W. ysgrechio, Skr. kharj to creak. Cf.       {Shriek}, v., {Scream}, v.]       To utter a harsh, shrill cry; to make a sharp outcry, as in       terror or acute pain; to scream; to shriek. [bd]The screech       owl, screeching loud.[b8] --Shak.
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Sea urchin \Sea" ur"chin\ (Zo[94]l.)       Any one of numerous species of echinoderms of the order       Echinoidea.          Note: When living they are covered with movable spines which                are often long and sharp.
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Search \Search\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Searched}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Searching}.] [OE. serchen, cerchen, OF. cerchier, F.       chercher, L. circare to go about, fr. L. circum, circa,       around. See {Circle}.]       1. To look over or through, for the purpose of finding             something; to examine; to explore; as, to search the city.             [bd]Search the Scriptures.[b8] --John v. 39.                         They are come to search the house.      --Shak.                         Search me, O God, and know my heart.   --Ps. cxxxix.                                                                               23.          2. To inquire after; to look for; to seek.                         I will both search my sheep, and seek them out.                                                                               --Ezek. xxxiv.                                                                               11.                         Enough is left besides to search and know. --Milton.          3. To examine or explore by feeling with an instrument; to             probe; as, to search a wound.          4. To examine; to try; to put to the test.          {To search out}, to seek till found; to find by seeking; as,             to search out truth.          Syn: To explore; examine; scrutinize; seek; investigate; pry                into; inquire.
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Searching \Search"ing\, a.       Exploring thoroughly; scrutinizing; penetrating; trying; as,       a searching discourse; a searching eye. [bd]Piercing,       searching, biting, cold.[b8] --Dickens. -- {Search"ing*ly},       adv. -- {Search"ing*ness}, n.
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Searching \Search"ing\, a.       Exploring thoroughly; scrutinizing; penetrating; trying; as,       a searching discourse; a searching eye. [bd]Piercing,       searching, biting, cold.[b8] --Dickens. -- {Search"ing*ly},       adv. -- {Search"ing*ness}, n.
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Searching \Search"ing\, a.       Exploring thoroughly; scrutinizing; penetrating; trying; as,       a searching discourse; a searching eye. [bd]Piercing,       searching, biting, cold.[b8] --Dickens. -- {Search"ing*ly},       adv. -- {Search"ing*ness}, n.
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Thrush \Thrush\, n. [OE. [thorn]rusche, AS. [thorn]rysce; akin       to OHG. drosca, droscea, droscela, and E. throstle. Cf.       {Throstle}.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of singing birds             belonging to {Turdus} and allied genera. They are noted             for the sweetness of their songs.          Note: Among the best-known European species are the song                thrush or throstle ({Turdus musicus}), the missel                thrush (see under {Missel}), the European redwing, and                the blackbird. The most important American species are                the wood thrush ({Turdus mustelinus}), Wilson's thrush                ({T. fuscescens}), the hermit thrush (see under                {Hermit}), Swainson's thrush ({T. Alici[91]}), and the                migratory thrush, or American robin (see {Robin}).          2. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of singing birds             more or less resembling the true thrushes in appearance or             habits; as the thunderbird and the American brown thrush             (or thrasher). See {Brown thrush}.          {Ant thrush}. See {Ant thrush}, {Breve}, and {Pitta}.          {Babbling thrush}, any one of numerous species of Asiatic             timaline birds; -- called also {babbler}.          {Fruit thrush}, any species of bulbul.          {Shrike thrush}. See under {Shrike}.          {Stone thrush}, the missel thrush; -- said to be so called             from its marbled breast.          {Thrush nightingale}. See {Nightingale}, 2.          {Thrush tit}, any one of several species of Asiatic singing             birds of the genus {Cochoa}. They are beautifully colored             birds allied to the tits, but resembling thrushes in size             and habits.          {Water thrush}.             (a) The European dipper.             (b) An American warbler ({Seiurus Noveboracensis}).
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Sergeancy \Ser"gean*cy\, n.; pl. {Sergeancies}. [Cf.       {Sergeanty}.]       The office of a sergeant; sergeantship. [Written also       {serjeancy}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sergeancy \Ser"gean*cy\, n.; pl. {Sergeancies}. [Cf.       {Sergeanty}.]       The office of a sergeant; sergeantship. [Written also       {serjeancy}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sergeant \Ser"geant\, n. [F. sergent, fr. L. serviens, -entis,       p. pr. of servire to serve. See {Serve}, and cf. {Servant}.]       [Written also {serjeant}. Both spellings are authorized. In       England {serjeant} is usually preferred, except for military       officers. In the United States {sergeant} is common for civil       officers also.]       1. Formerly, in England, an officer nearly answering to the             more modern bailiff of the hundred; also, an officer whose             duty was to attend on the king, and on the lord high             steward in court, to arrest traitors and other offenders.             He is now called sergeant-at-arms, and two of these             officers, by allowance of the sovereign, attend on the             houses of Parliament (one for each house) to execute their             commands, and another attends the Court Chancery.                         The sergeant of the town of Rome them sought.                                                                               --Chaucer.                         The magistrates sent the serjeant, saying, Let those                      men go.                                             --Acts xvi.                                                                               35.                         This fell sergeant, Death, Is strict in his arrest.                                                                               --Shak.          2. (Mil.) In a company, battery, or troop, a noncommissioned             officer next in rank above a corporal, whose duty is to             instruct recruits in discipline, to form the ranks, etc.          Note: In the United States service, besides the sergeants                belonging to the companies there are, in each regiment,                a sergeant major, who is the chief noncommissioned                officer, and has important duties as the assistant to                the adjutant; a quartermaster sergeant, who assists the                quartermaster; a color sergeant, who carries the                colors; and a commissary sergeant, who assists in the                care and distribution of the stores. Ordnance sergeants                have charge of the ammunition at military posts.          3. (Law) A lawyer of the highest rank, answering to the             doctor of the civil law; -- called also {serjeant at law}.             [Eng.] --Blackstone.          4. A title sometimes given to the servants of the sovereign;             as, sergeant surgeon, that is, a servant, or attendant,             surgeon. [Eng.]          5. (Zo[94]l.) The cobia.          {Drill sergeant}. (Mil.) See under {Drill}.          {Sergeant-at-arms}, an officer of a legislative body, or of a             deliberative or judicial assembly, who executes commands             in preserving order and arresting offenders. See             {Sergeant}, 1.          {Sergeant major}.             (a) (Mil.) See the Note under def. 2, above.             (b) (Zo[94]l.) The cow pilot.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sergeant \Ser"geant\, n. [F. sergent, fr. L. serviens, -entis,       p. pr. of servire to serve. See {Serve}, and cf. {Servant}.]       [Written also {serjeant}. Both spellings are authorized. In       England {serjeant} is usually preferred, except for military       officers. In the United States {sergeant} is common for civil       officers also.]       1. Formerly, in England, an officer nearly answering to the             more modern bailiff of the hundred; also, an officer whose             duty was to attend on the king, and on the lord high             steward in court, to arrest traitors and other offenders.             He is now called sergeant-at-arms, and two of these             officers, by allowance of the sovereign, attend on the             houses of Parliament (one for each house) to execute their             commands, and another attends the Court Chancery.                         The sergeant of the town of Rome them sought.                                                                               --Chaucer.                         The magistrates sent the serjeant, saying, Let those                      men go.                                             --Acts xvi.                                                                               35.                         This fell sergeant, Death, Is strict in his arrest.                                                                               --Shak.          2. (Mil.) In a company, battery, or troop, a noncommissioned             officer next in rank above a corporal, whose duty is to             instruct recruits in discipline, to form the ranks, etc.          Note: In the United States service, besides the sergeants                belonging to the companies there are, in each regiment,                a sergeant major, who is the chief noncommissioned                officer, and has important duties as the assistant to                the adjutant; a quartermaster sergeant, who assists the                quartermaster; a color sergeant, who carries the                colors; and a commissary sergeant, who assists in the                care and distribution of the stores. Ordnance sergeants                have charge of the ammunition at military posts.          3. (Law) A lawyer of the highest rank, answering to the             doctor of the civil law; -- called also {serjeant at law}.             [Eng.] --Blackstone.          4. A title sometimes given to the servants of the sovereign;             as, sergeant surgeon, that is, a servant, or attendant,             surgeon. [Eng.]          5. (Zo[94]l.) The cobia.          {Drill sergeant}. (Mil.) See under {Drill}.          {Sergeant-at-arms}, an officer of a legislative body, or of a             deliberative or judicial assembly, who executes commands             in preserving order and arresting offenders. See             {Sergeant}, 1.          {Sergeant major}.             (a) (Mil.) See the Note under def. 2, above.             (b) (Zo[94]l.) The cow pilot.
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Cobia \Co"bi*a\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       An oceanic fish of large size ({Elacate canada}); the       crabeater; -- called also {bonito}, {cubbyyew}, {coalfish},       and {sergeant fish}.
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Sergeant \Ser"geant\, n. [F. sergent, fr. L. serviens, -entis,       p. pr. of servire to serve. See {Serve}, and cf. {Servant}.]       [Written also {serjeant}. Both spellings are authorized. In       England {serjeant} is usually preferred, except for military       officers. In the United States {sergeant} is common for civil       officers also.]       1. Formerly, in England, an officer nearly answering to the             more modern bailiff of the hundred; also, an officer whose             duty was to attend on the king, and on the lord high             steward in court, to arrest traitors and other offenders.             He is now called sergeant-at-arms, and two of these             officers, by allowance of the sovereign, attend on the             houses of Parliament (one for each house) to execute their             commands, and another attends the Court Chancery.                         The sergeant of the town of Rome them sought.                                                                               --Chaucer.                         The magistrates sent the serjeant, saying, Let those                      men go.                                             --Acts xvi.                                                                               35.                         This fell sergeant, Death, Is strict in his arrest.                                                                               --Shak.          2. (Mil.) In a company, battery, or troop, a noncommissioned             officer next in rank above a corporal, whose duty is to             instruct recruits in discipline, to form the ranks, etc.          Note: In the United States service, besides the sergeants                belonging to the companies there are, in each regiment,                a sergeant major, who is the chief noncommissioned                officer, and has important duties as the assistant to                the adjutant; a quartermaster sergeant, who assists the                quartermaster; a color sergeant, who carries the                colors; and a commissary sergeant, who assists in the                care and distribution of the stores. Ordnance sergeants                have charge of the ammunition at military posts.          3. (Law) A lawyer of the highest rank, answering to the             doctor of the civil law; -- called also {serjeant at law}.             [Eng.] --Blackstone.          4. A title sometimes given to the servants of the sovereign;             as, sergeant surgeon, that is, a servant, or attendant,             surgeon. [Eng.]          5. (Zo[94]l.) The cobia.          {Drill sergeant}. (Mil.) See under {Drill}.          {Sergeant-at-arms}, an officer of a legislative body, or of a             deliberative or judicial assembly, who executes commands             in preserving order and arresting offenders. See             {Sergeant}, 1.          {Sergeant major}.             (a) (Mil.) See the Note under def. 2, above.             (b) (Zo[94]l.) The cow pilot.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sergeant \Ser"geant\, n. [F. sergent, fr. L. serviens, -entis,       p. pr. of servire to serve. See {Serve}, and cf. {Servant}.]       [Written also {serjeant}. Both spellings are authorized. In       England {serjeant} is usually preferred, except for military       officers. In the United States {sergeant} is common for civil       officers also.]       1. Formerly, in England, an officer nearly answering to the             more modern bailiff of the hundred; also, an officer whose             duty was to attend on the king, and on the lord high             steward in court, to arrest traitors and other offenders.             He is now called sergeant-at-arms, and two of these             officers, by allowance of the sovereign, attend on the             houses of Parliament (one for each house) to execute their             commands, and another attends the Court Chancery.                         The sergeant of the town of Rome them sought.                                                                               --Chaucer.                         The magistrates sent the serjeant, saying, Let those                      men go.                                             --Acts xvi.                                                                               35.                         This fell sergeant, Death, Is strict in his arrest.                                                                               --Shak.          2. (Mil.) In a company, battery, or troop, a noncommissioned             officer next in rank above a corporal, whose duty is to             instruct recruits in discipline, to form the ranks, etc.          Note: In the United States service, besides the sergeants                belonging to the companies there are, in each regiment,                a sergeant major, who is the chief noncommissioned                officer, and has important duties as the assistant to                the adjutant; a quartermaster sergeant, who assists the                quartermaster; a color sergeant, who carries the                colors; and a commissary sergeant, who assists in the                care and distribution of the stores. Ordnance sergeants                have charge of the ammunition at military posts.          3. (Law) A lawyer of the highest rank, answering to the             doctor of the civil law; -- called also {serjeant at law}.             [Eng.] --Blackstone.          4. A title sometimes given to the servants of the sovereign;             as, sergeant surgeon, that is, a servant, or attendant,             surgeon. [Eng.]          5. (Zo[94]l.) The cobia.          {Drill sergeant}. (Mil.) See under {Drill}.          {Sergeant-at-arms}, an officer of a legislative body, or of a             deliberative or judicial assembly, who executes commands             in preserving order and arresting offenders. See             {Sergeant}, 1.          {Sergeant major}.             (a) (Mil.) See the Note under def. 2, above.             (b) (Zo[94]l.) The cow pilot.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sergeantcy \Ser"geant*cy\, n.       Same as {Sergeancy}.
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Sergeantry \Ser"geant*ry\, n. [CF. OF. sergenteric.]       See {Sergeanty}. [R.] [Written also {serjeantry}.]
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Sergeantship \Ser"geant*ship\, n.       The office of sergeant.
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Sergeanty \Ser"geant*y\, n. [Cf. OF. sergentie, LL. sergentia.       See {Sergeant}.] (Eng. Law)       Tenure of lands of the crown by an honorary kind of service       not due to any lord, but to the king only. [Written also       {serjeanty}.]          {Grand sergeanty}, a particular kind of tenure by which the             tenant was bound to do some special honorary service to             the king in person, as to carry his banner, his sword, or             the like. --Tomlins. --Cowell. --Blackstone.          {Petit sergeanty}. See under {Petit}.
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Sericin \Ser"i*cin\, n. [L. sericus silken.] (Chem.)       A gelatinous nitrogenous material extracted from crude silk       and other similar fiber by boiling water; -- called also       {silk gelatin}.
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Series motor \Series motor\ (Elec.)             (a) A series-wound motor.             (b) A motor capable of being used in a series circuit.
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Series winding \Series winding\ (Elec.)       A winding in which the armature coil and the field-magnet       coil are in series with the external circuits; -- opposed to       {shunt winding}. -- {Se"ries-wound`}, a.
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Series winding \Series winding\ (Elec.)       A winding in which the armature coil and the field-magnet       coil are in series with the external circuits; -- opposed to       {shunt winding}. -- {Se"ries-wound`}, a.
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Serio-comic \Se`ri*o-com"ic\, Serio-comical \Se`ri*o-com"ic*al\,       a.       Having a mixture of seriousness and sport; serious and       comical.
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Serio-comic \Se`ri*o-com"ic\, Serio-comical \Se`ri*o-com"ic*al\,       a.       Having a mixture of seriousness and sport; serious and       comical.
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Serious \Se"ri*ous\, a. [L. serius: cf. F. s[82]rieux, LL.       seriosus.]       1. Grave in manner or disposition; earnest; thoughtful;             solemn; not light, gay, or volatile.                         He is always serious, yet there is about his manner                      a graceful ease.                                 --Macaulay.          2. Really intending what is said; being in earnest; not             jesting or deceiving. --Beaconsfield.          3. Important; weighty; not trifling; grave.                         The holy Scriptures bring to our ears the most                      serious things in the world.               --Young.          4. Hence, giving rise to apprehension; attended with danger;             as, a serious injury.          Syn: Grave; solemn; earnest; sedate; important; weighty. See                {Grave}. -- {Se"ri*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Se"ri*ous*ness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sergeancy \Ser"gean*cy\, n.; pl. {Sergeancies}. [Cf.       {Sergeanty}.]       The office of a sergeant; sergeantship. [Written also       {serjeancy}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sergeant \Ser"geant\, n. [F. sergent, fr. L. serviens, -entis,       p. pr. of servire to serve. See {Serve}, and cf. {Servant}.]       [Written also {serjeant}. Both spellings are authorized. In       England {serjeant} is usually preferred, except for military       officers. In the United States {sergeant} is common for civil       officers also.]       1. Formerly, in England, an officer nearly answering to the             more modern bailiff of the hundred; also, an officer whose             duty was to attend on the king, and on the lord high             steward in court, to arrest traitors and other offenders.             He is now called sergeant-at-arms, and two of these             officers, by allowance of the sovereign, attend on the             houses of Parliament (one for each house) to execute their             commands, and another attends the Court Chancery.                         The sergeant of the town of Rome them sought.                                                                               --Chaucer.                         The magistrates sent the serjeant, saying, Let those                      men go.                                             --Acts xvi.                                                                               35.                         This fell sergeant, Death, Is strict in his arrest.                                                                               --Shak.          2. (Mil.) In a company, battery, or troop, a noncommissioned             officer next in rank above a corporal, whose duty is to             instruct recruits in discipline, to form the ranks, etc.          Note: In the United States service, besides the sergeants                belonging to the companies there are, in each regiment,                a sergeant major, who is the chief noncommissioned                officer, and has important duties as the assistant to                the adjutant; a quartermaster sergeant, who assists the                quartermaster; a color sergeant, who carries the                colors; and a commissary sergeant, who assists in the                care and distribution of the stores. Ordnance sergeants                have charge of the ammunition at military posts.          3. (Law) A lawyer of the highest rank, answering to the             doctor of the civil law; -- called also {serjeant at law}.             [Eng.] --Blackstone.          4. A title sometimes given to the servants of the sovereign;             as, sergeant surgeon, that is, a servant, or attendant,             surgeon. [Eng.]          5. (Zo[94]l.) The cobia.          {Drill sergeant}. (Mil.) See under {Drill}.          {Sergeant-at-arms}, an officer of a legislative body, or of a             deliberative or judicial assembly, who executes commands             in preserving order and arresting offenders. See             {Sergeant}, 1.          {Sergeant major}.             (a) (Mil.) See the Note under def. 2, above.             (b) (Zo[94]l.) The cow pilot.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Serjeant \Ser"jeant\, Serjeantcy \Ser"jeant*cy\, etc.       See {Sergeant}, {Sergeantcy}, etc.          {Serjeant-at-arms}. See {Sergeant-at-arms}, under {Sergeant}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sergeant \Ser"geant\, n. [F. sergent, fr. L. serviens, -entis,       p. pr. of servire to serve. See {Serve}, and cf. {Servant}.]       [Written also {serjeant}. Both spellings are authorized. In       England {serjeant} is usually preferred, except for military       officers. In the United States {sergeant} is common for civil       officers also.]       1. Formerly, in England, an officer nearly answering to the             more modern bailiff of the hundred; also, an officer whose             duty was to attend on the king, and on the lord high             steward in court, to arrest traitors and other offenders.             He is now called sergeant-at-arms, and two of these             officers, by allowance of the sovereign, attend on the             houses of Parliament (one for each house) to execute their             commands, and another attends the Court Chancery.                         The sergeant of the town of Rome them sought.                                                                               --Chaucer.                         The magistrates sent the serjeant, saying, Let those                      men go.                                             --Acts xvi.                                                                               35.                         This fell sergeant, Death, Is strict in his arrest.                                                                               --Shak.          2. (Mil.) In a company, battery, or troop, a noncommissioned             officer next in rank above a corporal, whose duty is to             instruct recruits in discipline, to form the ranks, etc.          Note: In the United States service, besides the sergeants                belonging to the companies there are, in each regiment,                a sergeant major, who is the chief noncommissioned                officer, and has important duties as the assistant to                the adjutant; a quartermaster sergeant, who assists the                quartermaster; a color sergeant, who carries the                colors; and a commissary sergeant, who assists in the                care and distribution of the stores. Ordnance sergeants                have charge of the ammunition at military posts.          3. (Law) A lawyer of the highest rank, answering to the             doctor of the civil law; -- called also {serjeant at law}.             [Eng.] --Blackstone.          4. A title sometimes given to the servants of the sovereign;             as, sergeant surgeon, that is, a servant, or attendant,             surgeon. [Eng.]          5. (Zo[94]l.) The cobia.          {Drill sergeant}. (Mil.) See under {Drill}.          {Sergeant-at-arms}, an officer of a legislative body, or of a             deliberative or judicial assembly, who executes commands             in preserving order and arresting offenders. See             {Sergeant}, 1.          {Sergeant major}.             (a) (Mil.) See the Note under def. 2, above.             (b) (Zo[94]l.) The cow pilot.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Serjeant \Ser"jeant\, Serjeantcy \Ser"jeant*cy\, etc.       See {Sergeant}, {Sergeantcy}, etc.          {Serjeant-at-arms}. See {Sergeant-at-arms}, under {Sergeant}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sergeant \Ser"geant\, n. [F. sergent, fr. L. serviens, -entis,       p. pr. of servire to serve. See {Serve}, and cf. {Servant}.]       [Written also {serjeant}. Both spellings are authorized. In       England {serjeant} is usually preferred, except for military       officers. In the United States {sergeant} is common for civil       officers also.]       1. Formerly, in England, an officer nearly answering to the             more modern bailiff of the hundred; also, an officer whose             duty was to attend on the king, and on the lord high             steward in court, to arrest traitors and other offenders.             He is now called sergeant-at-arms, and two of these             officers, by allowance of the sovereign, attend on the             houses of Parliament (one for each house) to execute their             commands, and another attends the Court Chancery.                         The sergeant of the town of Rome them sought.                                                                               --Chaucer.                         The magistrates sent the serjeant, saying, Let those                      men go.                                             --Acts xvi.                                                                               35.                         This fell sergeant, Death, Is strict in his arrest.                                                                               --Shak.          2. (Mil.) In a company, battery, or troop, a noncommissioned             officer next in rank above a corporal, whose duty is to             instruct recruits in discipline, to form the ranks, etc.          Note: In the United States service, besides the sergeants                belonging to the companies there are, in each regiment,                a sergeant major, who is the chief noncommissioned                officer, and has important duties as the assistant to                the adjutant; a quartermaster sergeant, who assists the                quartermaster; a color sergeant, who carries the                colors; and a commissary sergeant, who assists in the                care and distribution of the stores. Ordnance sergeants                have charge of the ammunition at military posts.          3. (Law) A lawyer of the highest rank, answering to the             doctor of the civil law; -- called also {serjeant at law}.             [Eng.] --Blackstone.          4. A title sometimes given to the servants of the sovereign;             as, sergeant surgeon, that is, a servant, or attendant,             surgeon. [Eng.]          5. (Zo[94]l.) The cobia.          {Drill sergeant}. (Mil.) See under {Drill}.          {Sergeant-at-arms}, an officer of a legislative body, or of a             deliberative or judicial assembly, who executes commands             in preserving order and arresting offenders. See             {Sergeant}, 1.          {Sergeant major}.             (a) (Mil.) See the Note under def. 2, above.             (b) (Zo[94]l.) The cow pilot.
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Serjeant \Ser"jeant\, Serjeantcy \Ser"jeant*cy\, etc.       See {Sergeant}, {Sergeantcy}, etc.          {Serjeant-at-arms}. See {Sergeant-at-arms}, under {Sergeant}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Serjeant \Ser"jeant\, Serjeantcy \Ser"jeant*cy\, etc.       See {Sergeant}, {Sergeantcy}, etc.          {Serjeant-at-arms}. See {Sergeant-at-arms}, under {Sergeant}.
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Sergeantry \Ser"geant*ry\, n. [CF. OF. sergenteric.]       See {Sergeanty}. [R.] [Written also {serjeantry}.]
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Sergeanty \Ser"geant*y\, n. [Cf. OF. sergentie, LL. sergentia.       See {Sergeant}.] (Eng. Law)       Tenure of lands of the crown by an honorary kind of service       not due to any lord, but to the king only. [Written also       {serjeanty}.]          {Grand sergeanty}, a particular kind of tenure by which the             tenant was bound to do some special honorary service to             the king in person, as to carry his banner, his sword, or             the like. --Tomlins. --Cowell. --Blackstone.          {Petit sergeanty}. See under {Petit}.
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Serous \Se"rous\, a. [Cf. F. s[82]reux. See {Serum}.] (Physiol.)       (a) Thin; watery; like serum; as the serous fluids.       (b) Of or pertaining to serum; as, the serous glands,             membranes, layers. See {Serum}.          {Serous membrane}. (Anat.) See under {Membrane}.
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Membrane \Mem"brane\, n. [F., fr. L. membrana the skin that       covers the separate members of the body, fr. L. membrum. See       {Member}.] (Anat.)       A thin layer or fold of tissue, usually supported by a       fibrous network, serving to cover or line some part or organ,       and often secreting or absorbing certain fluids.          Note: The term is also often applied to the thin, expanded                parts, of various texture, both in animals and                vegetables.          {Adventitious membrane}, a membrane connecting parts not             usually connected, or of a different texture from the             ordinary connection; as, the membrane of a cicatrix.          {Jacob's membrane}. See under {Retina}.          {Mucous membranes} (Anat.), the membranes lining passages and             cavities which communicate with the exterior, as well as             ducts and receptacles of secretion, and habitually             secreting mucus.          {Schneiderian membrane}. (Anat.) See {Schneiderian}.          {Serous membranes} (Anat.), the membranes, like the             peritoneum and pleura, which line, or lie in, cavities             having no obvious outlet, and secrete a serous fluid.
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Sharking \Shark"ing\, n.       Petty rapine; trick; also, seeking a livelihood by shifts and       dishonest devices.
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Shark \Shark\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sharked}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Sharking}.]       1. To play the petty thief; to practice fraud or trickery; to             swindle.                         Neither sharks for a cup or a reckoning. --Bp.                                                                               Earle.          2. To live by shifts and stratagems. --Beau. & Fl.
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Shirk \Shirk\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shirked}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Shirking}.] [Probably the same word as shark. See {Shark},       v. t.]       1. To procure by petty fraud and trickery; to obtain by mean             solicitation.                         You that never heard the call of any vocation, . . .                      that shirk living from others, but time from                      Yourselves.                                       --Bp. Rainbow.          2. To avoid; to escape; to neglect; -- implying             unfaithfulness or fraud; as, to shirk duty.                         The usual makeshift by which they try to shirk                      difficulties.                                    --Hare.
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Snipe \Snipe\, n. [OE. snipe; akin to D. snep, snip, LG. sneppe,       snippe, G. schnepfe, Icel. sn[c6]pa (in comp.), Dan. sneppe,       Sw. sn[84]ppa a sanpiper, and possibly to E. snap. See       {Snap}, {Snaffle}.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of limicoline game             birds of the family {Scolopacid[91]}, having a long,             slender, nearly straight beak.          Note: The common, or whole, snipe ({Gallinago c[oe]lestis})                and the great, or double, snipe ({G. major}), are the                most important European species. The Wilson's snipe                ({G. delicata}) (sometimes erroneously called English                snipe) and the gray snipe, or dowitcher ({Macrohamphus                griseus}), are well-known American species.          2. A fool; a blockhead. [R.] --Shak.          {Half snipe}, the dunlin; the jacksnipe.          {Jack snipe}. See {Jacksnipe}.          {Quail snipe}. See under {Quail}.          {Robin snipe}, the knot.          {Sea snipe}. See in the Vocabulary.          {Shore snipe}, any sandpiper.          {Snipe hawk}, the marsh harrier. [Prov. Eng.]          {Stone snipe}, the tattler.          {Summer snipe}, the dunlin; the green and the common European             sandpipers.          {Winter snipe}. See {Rock snipe}, under {Rock}.          {Woodcock snipe}, the great snipe.
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Shrewish \Shrew"ish\, a.       having the qualities of a shrew; having a scolding       disposition; froward; peevish.                   My wife is shrewish when I keep not hours. --Shak.       -- {Shrew"ish*ly}, adv. -- {Shrew"ish*ness}, n.
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Shriek \Shriek\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Shrieked}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Shrieking}.] [OE. shriken, originallythe same word as E.       screech. See {Screech}, and cf. {Screak}.]       To utter a loud, sharp, shrill sound or cry, as do some birds       and beasts; to scream, as in a sudden fright, in horror or       anguish.                   It was the owl that shrieked.                  --Shak.                   At this she shrieked aloud; the mournful train Echoed                her grief.                                             --Dryden.
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Shrug \Shrug\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shrugged}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Shrugging}.] [Probably akin to shrink, p. p. shrunk; cf.       Dan. skrugge, skrukke, to stoop, dial. Sw. skrukka, skruga,       to crouch.]       To draw up or contract (the shoulders), especially by way of       expressing dislike, dread, doubt, or the like.                   He shrugs his shoulders when you talk of securities.                                                                               --Addison.
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Musk \Musk\, n. [F. musc, L. muscus, Per. musk, fr. Skr. mushka       testicle, orig., a little mouse. See {Mouse}, and cd.       {Abelmosk}, {Muscadel}, {Muscovy duck}, {Nutmeg}.]       1. A substance of a reddish brown color, and when fresh of             the consistence of honey, obtained from a bag being behind             the navel of the male musk deer. It has a slightly bitter             taste, but is specially remarkable for its powerful and             enduring odor. It is used in medicine as a stimulant             antispasmodic. The term is also applied to secretions of             various other animals, having a similar odor.          2. (Zo[94]l.) The musk deer. See {Musk deer} (below).          3. The perfume emitted by musk, or any perfume somewhat             similar.          4. (Bot.)             (a) The musk plant ({Mimulus moschatus}).             (b) A plant of the genus {Erodium} ({E. moschatum}); --                   called also {musky heron's-bill}.             (c) A plant of the genus {Muscari}; grape hyacinth.          {Musk beaver} (Zo[94]l.), muskrat (1).          {Musk beetle} (Zo[94]l.), a European longicorn beetle             ({Aromia moschata}), having an agreeable odor resembling             that of attar of roses.          {Musk cat}. See {Bondar}.          {Musk cattle} (Zo[94]l.), musk oxen. See {Musk ox} (below).                      {Musk deer} (Zo[94]l.), a small hornless deer ({Moschus             moschiferus}), which inhabits the elevated parts of             Central Asia. The upper canine teeth of the male are             developed into sharp tusks, curved downward. The male has             scent bags on the belly, from which the musk of commerce             is derived. The deer is yellow or red-brown above, whitish             below. The pygmy musk deer are chevrotains, as the kanchil             and napu.          {Musk duck}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The Muscovy duck.             (b) An Australian duck ({Biziura lobata}).          {Musk lorikeet} (Zo[94]l.), the Pacific lorikeet             ({Glossopsitta australis}) of Australia.          {Musk mallow} (Bot.), a name of two malvaceous plants:             (a) A species of mallow ({Malva moschata}), the foliage of                   which has a faint musky smell.             (b) An Asiatic shrub. See {Abelmosk}.          {Musk orchis} (Bot.), a European plant of the Orchis family             ({Herminium Minorchis}); -- so called from its peculiar             scent.          {Musk ox} (Zo[94]l.), an Arctic hollow-horned ruminant             ({Ovibos moschatus}), now existing only in America, but             found fossil in Europe and Asia. It is covered with a             thick coat of fine yellowish wool, and with long dark             hair, which is abundant and shaggy on the neck and             shoulders. The full-grown male weighs over four hundred             pounds.          {Musk parakeet}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Musk lorikeet} (above).                      {Musk pear} (Bot.), a fragrant kind of pear much resembling             the Seckel pear.          {Musk plant} (Bot.), the {Mimulus moschatus}, a plant found             in Western North America, often cultivated, and having a             strong musky odor.          {Musk root} (Bot.), the name of several roots with a strong             odor, as that of the nard ({Nardostachys Jatamansi}) and             of a species of {Angelica}.          {Musk rose} (Bot.), a species of rose ({Rosa moschata}),             having peculiarly fragrant white blossoms.          {Musk seed} (Bot.), the seed of a plant of the Mallow family             ({Hibiscus moschatus}), used in perfumery and in             flavoring. See {Abelmosk}.          {Musk sheep} (Zo[94]l.), the musk ox.          {Musk shrew} (Zo[94]l.), a shrew ({Sorex murinus}), found in             India. It has a powerful odor of musk. Called also             {sondeli}, and {mondjourou}.          {Musk thistle} (Bot.), a species of thistle ({Carduus             nutans}), having fine large flowers, and leaves smelling             strongly of musk.          {Musk tortoise}, {Musk turtle} (Zo[94]l.), a small American             fresh-water tortoise ({Armochelys, [or] Ozotheca,             odorata}), which has a distinct odor of musk; -- called             also {stinkpot}.
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Sorghum \Sor"ghum\, n. [NL., probably of Chinese origin.] (Bot.)       (a) A genus of grasses, properly limited to two species,             {Sorghum Halepense}, the Arabian millet, or Johnson grass             (see {Johnson grass}), and {S. vulgare}, the Indian             millet (see {Indian millet}, under {Indian}).       (b) A variety of {Sorghum vulgare}, grown for its saccharine             juice; the Chinese sugar cane.
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Johnson grass \John"son grass`\ [Named after W. Johnson of       Alabama, who planted it about 1840-1845.] (Bot.)       A tall perennial grass ({Sorghum Halepense}), valuable in the       Southern and Western States for pasture and hay. The       rootstocks are large and juicy and are eagerly sought by       swine. Called also {Cuba grass}, {Means grass}, {Evergreen       millet}, and {Arabian millet}.
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Note:          {Arabian millet} is {Sorghum Halepense}.          {Egyptian [or] East Indian},          {millet} is {Penicillaria spicata}.          {Indian millet} is {Sorghum vulgare}. (See under {Indian}.)                      {Italian millet} is {Setaria Italica}, a coarse, rank-growing             annual grass, valuable for fodder when cut young, and             bearing nutritive seeds; -- called also {Hungarian grass}.                      {Texas millet} is {Panicum Texanum}.          {Wild millet}, or          {Millet grass}, is {Milium effusum}, a tail grass growing in             woods.
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Aleppo grass \Aleppo grass\ (Bot.)       One of the cultivated forms of {Andropogon Halepensis} (syn.       {Sorghum Halepense}). See {Andropogon}, below.
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Sorghum \Sor"ghum\, n. [NL., probably of Chinese origin.] (Bot.)       (a) A genus of grasses, properly limited to two species,             {Sorghum Halepense}, the Arabian millet, or Johnson grass             (see {Johnson grass}), and {S. vulgare}, the Indian             millet (see {Indian millet}, under {Indian}).       (b) A variety of {Sorghum vulgare}, grown for its saccharine             juice; the Chinese sugar cane.
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Grama grass, grazing. West and Pacific slope. {Bouteloua    oligostachya}, etc. Great bunch grass, pasture and hay. Far    West. {Festuca scabrella}. Guinea grass, hay. South. {Panicum    jumentorum}. Herd's grass, in New England Timothy, in    Pennsylvania and South Redtop. Indian grass. Same as {Wood    grass} (below). Italian rye grass, forage and hay. {Lolium    Italicum}. Johnson grass, grazing aud hay. South and Southwest.    {Sorghum Halepense}. Kentucky blue grass, pasture. {Poa    pratensis}. Lyme grass, coarse hay. South. {Elymus}, several    species. Manna grass, pasture and hay. {Glyceria}, several    species. Meadow fescue, pasture and hay. {Festuca elatior}.    Meadow foxtail, pasture, hay, lawn. North. {Alopecurus    pratensis}. Meadow grass, pasture, hay, lawn. {Poa}, several    species. Mesquite, [or] Muskit grass. Same as {Grama grass}    (above).
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Indian \In"di*an\ (?; 277), a. [From India, and this fr. Indus,       the name of a river in Asia, L. Indus, Gr. [?], OPers. Hindu,       name of the land on the Indus, Skr. sindhu river, the Indus.       Cf. {Hindoo}.]       1. Of or pertaining to India proper; also to the East Indies,             or, sometimes, to the West Indies.          2. Of or pertaining to the aborigines, or Indians, of             America; as, Indian wars; the Indian tomahawk.          3. Made of maize or Indian corn; as, Indian corn, Indian             meal, Indian bread, and the like. [U.S.]          {Indian} bay (Bot.), a lauraceous tree ({Persea Indica}).          {Indian bean} (Bot.), a name of the catalpa.          {Indian berry}. (Bot.) Same as {Cocculus indicus}.          {Indian bread}. (Bot.) Same as {Cassava}.          {Indian club}, a wooden club, which is swung by the hand for             gymnastic exercise.          {Indian cordage}, cordage made of the fibers of cocoanut             husk.          {Indian corn} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Zea} ({Z. Mays});             the maize, a native of America. See {Corn}, and {Maize}.                      {Indian cress} (Bot.), nasturtium. See {Nasturtium}, 2.          {Indian cucumber} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Medeola} ({M.             Virginica}), a common in woods in the United States. The             white rootstock has a taste like cucumbers.          {Indian currant} (Bot.), a plant of the genus             {Symphoricarpus} ({S. vulgaris}), bearing small red             berries.          {Indian dye}, the puccoon.          {Indian fig}. (Bot.)             (a) The banyan. See {Banyan}.             (b) The prickly pear.          {Indian file}, single file; arrangement of persons in a row             following one after another, the usual way among Indians             of traversing woods, especially when on the war path.          {Indian fire}, a pyrotechnic composition of sulphur, niter,             and realgar, burning with a brilliant white light.          {Indian grass} (Bot.), a coarse, high grass ({Chrysopogon             nutans}), common in the southern portions of the United             States; wood grass. --Gray.          {Indian hemp}. (Bot.)             (a) A plant of the genus {Apocynum} ({A. cannabinum}),                   having a milky juice, and a tough, fibrous bark,                   whence the name. The root it used in medicine and is                   both emetic and cathartic in properties.             (b) The variety of common hemp ({Cannabis Indica}), from                   which hasheesh is obtained.          {Indian mallow} (Bot.), the velvet leaf ({Abutilon             Avicenn[91]}). See {Abutilon}.          {Indian meal}, ground corn or maize. [U.S.]          {Indian millet} (Bot.), a tall annual grass ({Sorghum             vulgare}), having many varieties, among which are broom             corn, Guinea corn, durra, and the Chinese sugar cane. It             is called also {Guinea corn}. See {Durra}.          {Indian ox} (Zo[94]l.), the zebu.          {Indian paint}. See {Bloodroot}.          {Indian paper}. See {India paper}, under {India}.          {Indian physic} (Bot.), a plant of two species of the genus             {Gillenia} ({G. trifoliata}, and {G. stipulacea}), common             in the United States, the roots of which are used in             medicine as a mild emetic; -- called also {American             ipecac}, and {bowman's root}. --Gray.          {Indian pink}. (Bot.)             (a) The Cypress vine ({Ipom[d2]a Quamoclit}); -- so called                   in the West Indies.             (b) See {China pink}, under {China}.          {Indian pipe} (Bot.), a low, fleshy herb ({Monotropa             uniflora}), growing in clusters in dark woods, and having             scalelike leaves, and a solitary nodding flower. The whole             plant is waxy white, but turns black in drying.          {Indian plantain} (Bot.), a name given to several species of             the genus {Cacalia}, tall herbs with composite white             flowers, common through the United States in rich woods.             --Gray.          {Indian poke} (Bot.), a plant usually known as the {white             hellebore} ({Veratrum viride}).          {Indian pudding}, a pudding of which the chief ingredients             are Indian meal, milk, and molasses.          {Indian purple}.             (a) A dull purple color.             (b) The pigment of the same name, intensely blue and                   black.          {Indian red}.             (a) A purplish red earth or pigment composed of a silicate                   of iron and alumina, with magnesia. It comes from the                   Persian Gulf. Called also {Persian red}.             (b) See {Almagra}.          {Indian rice} (Bot.), a reedlike water grass. See {Rice}.          {Indian shot} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Canna} ({C.             Indica}). The hard black seeds are as large as swan shot.             See {Canna}.          {Indian summer}, in the United States, a period of warm and             pleasant weather occurring late in autumn. See under             {Summer}.          {Indian tobacco} (Bot.), a species of {Lobelia}. See             {Lobelia}.          {Indian turnip} (Bot.), an American plant of the genus             {Aris[91]ma}. {A. triphyllum} has a wrinkled farinaceous             root resembling a small turnip, but with a very acrid             juice. See {Jack in the Pulpit}, and {Wake-robin}.          {Indian wheat}, maize or Indian corn.          {Indian yellow}.             (a) An intense rich yellow color, deeper than gamboge but                   less pure than cadmium.             (b) See {Euxanthin}.
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Note:          {Arabian millet} is {Sorghum Halepense}.          {Egyptian [or] East Indian},          {millet} is {Penicillaria spicata}.          {Indian millet} is {Sorghum vulgare}. (See under {Indian}.)                      {Italian millet} is {Setaria Italica}, a coarse, rank-growing             annual grass, valuable for fodder when cut young, and             bearing nutritive seeds; -- called also {Hungarian grass}.                      {Texas millet} is {Panicum Texanum}.          {Wild millet}, or          {Millet grass}, is {Milium effusum}, a tail grass growing in             woods.
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Sorghum \Sor"ghum\, n. [NL., probably of Chinese origin.] (Bot.)       (a) A genus of grasses, properly limited to two species,             {Sorghum Halepense}, the Arabian millet, or Johnson grass             (see {Johnson grass}), and {S. vulgare}, the Indian             millet (see {Indian millet}, under {Indian}).       (b) A variety of {Sorghum vulgare}, grown for its saccharine             juice; the Chinese sugar cane.
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Durra \Dur"ra\, n. [Ar. dhorra.] (Bot.)       A kind of millet, cultivated throughout Asia, and introduced       into the south of Europe; a variety of {Sorghum vulgare}; --       called also {Indian millet}, and {Guinea corn}. [Written also       {dhoorra}, {dhurra}, {doura}, etc.]
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Broom corn \Broom" corn`\ (Bot.)       A variety of {Sorghum vulgare}, having a joined stem, like       maize, rising to the height of eight or ten feet, and bearing       its seeds on a panicle with long branches, of which brooms       are made.
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Sorgne \Sor"gne\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       The three-beared rocking, or whistlefish. [Prov. Eng.]
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Soricine \So"ri*cine\, a. [L. sorricinus, fr. sorex a shrew.]       (Zo[94]l.)       Of or pertaining to the Shrew family (Soricid[91]); like a       shrew in form or habits; as, the soricine bat ({Glossophaga       soricina}).
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Sour \Sour\, a. [Compar. {Sourer}; superl. {Sourest}.] [OE.       sour, sur, AS. s[?]r; akin to D. zuur, G. sauer, OHG. s[?]r,       Icel. s[?]rr, Sw. sur, Dan. suur, Lith. suras salt, Russ.       surovui harsh, rough. Cf. {Sorrel}, the plant.]       1. Having an acid or sharp, biting taste, like vinegar, and             the juices of most unripe fruits; acid; tart.                         All sour things, as vinegar, provoke appetite.                                                                               --Bacon.          2. Changed, as by keeping, so as to be acid, rancid, or             musty, turned.          3. Disagreeable; unpleasant; hence; cross; crabbed; peevish;             morose; as, a man of a sour temper; a sour reply. [bd]A             sour countenance.[b8] --Swift.                         He was a scholar . . . Lofty and sour to them that                      loved him not, But to those men that sought him                      sweet as summer.                                 --Shak.          4. Afflictive; painful. [bd]Sour adversity.[b8] --Shak.          5. Cold and unproductive; as, sour land; a sour marsh.          {Sour dock} (Bot.), sorrel.          {Sour gourd} (Bot.), the gourdlike fruit {Adansonia             Gregorii}, and {A. digitata}; also, either of the trees             bearing this fruit. See {Adansonia}.          {Sour grapes}. See under {Grape}.          {Sour gum} (Bot.) See {Turelo}.          {Sour plum} (Bot.), the edible acid fruit of an Australian             tree ({Owenia venosa}); also, the tree itself, which             furnished a hard reddish wood used by wheelwrights.          Syn: Acid; sharp; tart; acetous; acetose; harsh; acrimonious;                crabbed; currish; peevish.
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Tupelo \Tu"pe*lo\, n. [Tupelo, or tupebo, the native American       Indian name.] (Bot.)       A North American tree ({Nyssa multiflora}) of the Dogwood       family, having brilliant, glossy foliage and acid red       berries. The wood is crossgrained and very difficult to       split. Called also {black gum}, {sour gum}, and {pepperidge}.          {Largo tupelo}, [or] {Tupelo gum} (Bot.), an American tree             ({Nyssa uniflora}) with softer wood than the tupelo.          {Sour tupelo} (Bot.), the Ogeechee lime.
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Sour \Sour\, a. [Compar. {Sourer}; superl. {Sourest}.] [OE.       sour, sur, AS. s[?]r; akin to D. zuur, G. sauer, OHG. s[?]r,       Icel. s[?]rr, Sw. sur, Dan. suur, Lith. suras salt, Russ.       surovui harsh, rough. Cf. {Sorrel}, the plant.]       1. Having an acid or sharp, biting taste, like vinegar, and             the juices of most unripe fruits; acid; tart.                         All sour things, as vinegar, provoke appetite.                                                                               --Bacon.          2. Changed, as by keeping, so as to be acid, rancid, or             musty, turned.          3. Disagreeable; unpleasant; hence; cross; crabbed; peevish;             morose; as, a man of a sour temper; a sour reply. [bd]A             sour countenance.[b8] --Swift.                         He was a scholar . . . Lofty and sour to them that                      loved him not, But to those men that sought him                      sweet as summer.                                 --Shak.          4. Afflictive; painful. [bd]Sour adversity.[b8] --Shak.          5. Cold and unproductive; as, sour land; a sour marsh.          {Sour dock} (Bot.), sorrel.          {Sour gourd} (Bot.), the gourdlike fruit {Adansonia             Gregorii}, and {A. digitata}; also, either of the trees             bearing this fruit. See {Adansonia}.          {Sour grapes}. See under {Grape}.          {Sour gum} (Bot.) See {Turelo}.          {Sour plum} (Bot.), the edible acid fruit of an Australian             tree ({Owenia venosa}); also, the tree itself, which             furnished a hard reddish wood used by wheelwrights.          Syn: Acid; sharp; tart; acetous; acetose; harsh; acrimonious;                crabbed; currish; peevish.
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Tupelo \Tu"pe*lo\, n. [Tupelo, or tupebo, the native American       Indian name.] (Bot.)       A North American tree ({Nyssa multiflora}) of the Dogwood       family, having brilliant, glossy foliage and acid red       berries. The wood is crossgrained and very difficult to       split. Called also {black gum}, {sour gum}, and {pepperidge}.          {Largo tupelo}, [or] {Tupelo gum} (Bot.), an American tree             ({Nyssa uniflora}) with softer wood than the tupelo.          {Sour tupelo} (Bot.), the Ogeechee lime.
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Square \Square\, a.       1. (Geom.) Having four equal sides and four right angles; as,             a square figure.          2. Forming a right angle; as, a square corner.          3. Having a shape broad for the height, with rectilineal and             angular rather than curving outlines; as, a man of a             square frame.          4. Exactly suitable or correspondent; true; just.                         She's a most truimphant lady, if report be square to                      her.                                                   --Shak.          5. Rendering equal justice; exact; fair; honest, as square             dealing.          6. Even; leaving no balance; as, to make or leave the             accounts square.          7. Leaving nothing; hearty; vigorous.                         By Heaven, square eaters. More meat, I say. --Beau.                                                                               & Fl.          8. (Naut.) At right angles with the mast or the keel, and             parallel to the horizon; -- said of the yards of a             square-rigged vessel when they are so braced.          Note: Square is often used in self-explaining compounds or                combination, as in square-built, square-cornered,                square-cut, square-nosed, etc.          {Square foot}, an area equal to that of a square the sides of             which are twelwe inches; 144 square inches.          {Square knot}, a knot in which the terminal and standing             parts are parallel to each other; a reef knot. See Illust.             under {Knot}.          {Square measure}, the measure of a superficies or surface             which depends on the length and breadth taken conjointly.             The units of square measure are squares whose sides are             the linear measures; as, square inches, square feet,             square meters, etc.          {Square number}. See {square}, n., 6.          {Square root of a number} [or] {quantity} (Math.), that             number or quantity which, multiplied by itself produces             the given number or quantity.          {Square sail} (Naut.), a four-sided sail extended upon a yard             suspended by the middle; sometimes, the foresail of a             schooner set upon a yard; also, a cutter's or sloop's sail             boomed out. See Illust. of {Sail}.          {Square stern} (Naut.), a stern having a transom and joining             the counter timbers at an angle, as distinguished from a             round stern, which has no transom.          {Three-square}, {Five-square}, etc., having three, five,             etc., equal sides; as, a three-square file.          {To get square with}, to get even with; to pay off. [Colloq.]
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Surcingle \Sur"cin`gle\, n. [OE. sursengle, OF. sursangle. See       {Sur-}, and {Cingle}, {Shingles}.]       1. A belt, band, or girth which passes over a saddle, or over             anything laid on a horse's back, to bind it fast.          2. (Eccl.) The girdle of a cassock, by which it is fastened             round the waist.
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Surcingled \Sur"cin`gled\, a.       Bound with the surcingle.
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Surgent \Sur"gent\, a. [L. surgens, p. pr.]       Rising; swelling, as a flood. [R.] --Robert Greene.
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Surgeon \Sur"geon\, n. [OE. surgien, OF. surgien, contr. fr.       chirurgien. See {Chirurgeon}.]       1. One whose profession or occupation is to cure diseases or             injuries of the body by manual operation; one whose             occupation is to cure local injuries or disorders (such as             wounds, dislocations, tumors, etc.), whether by manual             operation, or by medication and constitutional treatment.          2. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of ch[91]todont             fishes of the family {Teuthid[91]}, or {Acanthurid[91]},             which have one or two sharp lancelike spines on each side             of the base of the tail. Called also {surgeon fish},             {doctor fish}, {lancet fish}, and {sea surgeon}.          {Surgeon apothecary}, one who unites the practice of surgery             with that of the apothecary. --Dunglison.          {Surgeon dentist}, a dental surgeon; a dentist.          {Surgeon fish}. See def. 2, above.          {Surgeon general}.             (a) In the United States army, the chief of the medical                   department.             (b) In the British army, a surgeon ranking next below the                   chief of the medical department.
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Surgeon \Sur"geon\, n. [OE. surgien, OF. surgien, contr. fr.       chirurgien. See {Chirurgeon}.]       1. One whose profession or occupation is to cure diseases or             injuries of the body by manual operation; one whose             occupation is to cure local injuries or disorders (such as             wounds, dislocations, tumors, etc.), whether by manual             operation, or by medication and constitutional treatment.          2. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of ch[91]todont             fishes of the family {Teuthid[91]}, or {Acanthurid[91]},             which have one or two sharp lancelike spines on each side             of the base of the tail. Called also {surgeon fish},             {doctor fish}, {lancet fish}, and {sea surgeon}.          {Surgeon apothecary}, one who unites the practice of surgery             with that of the apothecary. --Dunglison.          {Surgeon dentist}, a dental surgeon; a dentist.          {Surgeon fish}. See def. 2, above.          {Surgeon general}.             (a) In the United States army, the chief of the medical                   department.             (b) In the British army, a surgeon ranking next below the                   chief of the medical department.
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Jacana \Jac"a*na`\, n. [Cf. Sp. jacania.] (Zo[94]l.)       Any of several wading birds belonging to the genus {Jacana}       and several allied genera, all of which have spurs on the       wings. They are able to run about over floating water weeds       by means of their very long, spreading toes. Called also       {surgeon bird}.          Note: The most common South American species is {Jacana                spinosa}. The East Indian or pheasant jacana                ({Hydrophasianus chirurgus}) is remarkable for having                four very long, curved, middle tail feathers.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Surgeon \Sur"geon\, n. [OE. surgien, OF. surgien, contr. fr.       chirurgien. See {Chirurgeon}.]       1. One whose profession or occupation is to cure diseases or             injuries of the body by manual operation; one whose             occupation is to cure local injuries or disorders (such as             wounds, dislocations, tumors, etc.), whether by manual             operation, or by medication and constitutional treatment.          2. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of ch[91]todont             fishes of the family {Teuthid[91]}, or {Acanthurid[91]},             which have one or two sharp lancelike spines on each side             of the base of the tail. Called also {surgeon fish},             {doctor fish}, {lancet fish}, and {sea surgeon}.          {Surgeon apothecary}, one who unites the practice of surgery             with that of the apothecary. --Dunglison.          {Surgeon dentist}, a dental surgeon; a dentist.          {Surgeon fish}. See def. 2, above.          {Surgeon general}.             (a) In the United States army, the chief of the medical                   department.             (b) In the British army, a surgeon ranking next below the                   chief of the medical department.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Surgeon \Sur"geon\, n. [OE. surgien, OF. surgien, contr. fr.       chirurgien. See {Chirurgeon}.]       1. One whose profession or occupation is to cure diseases or             injuries of the body by manual operation; one whose             occupation is to cure local injuries or disorders (such as             wounds, dislocations, tumors, etc.), whether by manual             operation, or by medication and constitutional treatment.          2. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of ch[91]todont             fishes of the family {Teuthid[91]}, or {Acanthurid[91]},             which have one or two sharp lancelike spines on each side             of the base of the tail. Called also {surgeon fish},             {doctor fish}, {lancet fish}, and {sea surgeon}.          {Surgeon apothecary}, one who unites the practice of surgery             with that of the apothecary. --Dunglison.          {Surgeon dentist}, a dental surgeon; a dentist.          {Surgeon fish}. See def. 2, above.          {Surgeon general}.             (a) In the United States army, the chief of the medical                   department.             (b) In the British army, a surgeon ranking next below the                   chief of the medical department.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Surgeon \Sur"geon\, n. [OE. surgien, OF. surgien, contr. fr.       chirurgien. See {Chirurgeon}.]       1. One whose profession or occupation is to cure diseases or             injuries of the body by manual operation; one whose             occupation is to cure local injuries or disorders (such as             wounds, dislocations, tumors, etc.), whether by manual             operation, or by medication and constitutional treatment.          2. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of ch[91]todont             fishes of the family {Teuthid[91]}, or {Acanthurid[91]},             which have one or two sharp lancelike spines on each side             of the base of the tail. Called also {surgeon fish},             {doctor fish}, {lancet fish}, and {sea surgeon}.          {Surgeon apothecary}, one who unites the practice of surgery             with that of the apothecary. --Dunglison.          {Surgeon dentist}, a dental surgeon; a dentist.          {Surgeon fish}. See def. 2, above.          {Surgeon general}.             (a) In the United States army, the chief of the medical                   department.             (b) In the British army, a surgeon ranking next below the                   chief of the medical department.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Surgeon \Sur"geon\, n. [OE. surgien, OF. surgien, contr. fr.       chirurgien. See {Chirurgeon}.]       1. One whose profession or occupation is to cure diseases or             injuries of the body by manual operation; one whose             occupation is to cure local injuries or disorders (such as             wounds, dislocations, tumors, etc.), whether by manual             operation, or by medication and constitutional treatment.          2. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of ch[91]todont             fishes of the family {Teuthid[91]}, or {Acanthurid[91]},             which have one or two sharp lancelike spines on each side             of the base of the tail. Called also {surgeon fish},             {doctor fish}, {lancet fish}, and {sea surgeon}.          {Surgeon apothecary}, one who unites the practice of surgery             with that of the apothecary. --Dunglison.          {Surgeon dentist}, a dental surgeon; a dentist.          {Surgeon fish}. See def. 2, above.          {Surgeon general}.             (a) In the United States army, the chief of the medical                   department.             (b) In the British army, a surgeon ranking next below the                   chief of the medical department.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Surgeoncy \Sur"geon*cy\, n.       The office or employment of a surgeon, as in the naval or       military service.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Surgeonry \Sur"geon*ry\, n.       Surgery. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Surge \Surge\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Surged}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Surging}.] [Cf. F. surgir to cast anchor, to land. Cf.       {Surge}, n.] (Naut.)       To let go or slacken suddenly, as a rope; as, to surge a       hawser or messenger; also, to slacken the rope about (a       capstan).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Surrejoin \Sur`re*join"\, v. i. [Pref. sur + rejoin.] (Law)       To reply, as a plaintiff to a defendant's rejoinder.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Surrejoinder \Sur`re*join"der\, n. (Law)       The answer of a plaintiff to a defendant's rejoinder.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sursanure \Sur"sa*nure\, n. [(Assumed) OF. sursane[81]re. See       {Sur-}, and {Sane}.]       A wound healed or healing outwardly only. [Obs.]                   Of a sursanure In surgery is perilous the cure.                                                                               --Chaucer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Surseance \Sur"se*ance\, n. [OF., fr. OF. & F. surseoir. See       {Surcease}.]       Peace; quiet. [Obs.] --Bacon.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Syriasm \Syr"i*asm\, n.       A Syrian idiom; a Syrianism; a Syriacism. --M. Stuart.                   The Scripture Greek is observed to be full of Syriasms                and Hebraisms.                                       --Bp.                                                                               Warburton.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
S Richmond Hill, NY       Zip code(s): 11419
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Sargeant, MN (city, FIPS 58576)       Location: 43.80559 N, 92.80091 W       Population (1990): 78 (34 housing units)       Area: 2.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 55973
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Sargent, NE (city, FIPS 43685)       Location: 41.64095 N, 99.36996 W       Population (1990): 710 (366 housing units)       Area: 2.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 68874    Sargent, TX       Zip code(s): 77414
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Sargent County, ND (county, FIPS 81)       Location: 46.10662 N, 97.62928 W       Population (1990): 4549 (2057 housing units)       Area: 2224.3 sq km (land), 21.6 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Sargentville, ME       Zip code(s): 04673
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Sawyer County, WI (county, FIPS 113)       Location: 45.89860 N, 91.14214 W       Population (1990): 14181 (13025 housing units)       Area: 3254.4 sq km (land), 243.2 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Schoharie County, NY (county, FIPS 95)       Location: 42.59097 N, 74.43934 W       Population (1990): 31859 (14431 housing units)       Area: 1610.6 sq km (land), 11.2 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Scroggins, TX       Zip code(s): 75480
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Scurry County, TX (county, FIPS 415)       Location: 32.74583 N, 100.91670 W       Population (1990): 18634 (7702 housing units)       Area: 2337.7 sq km (land), 13.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Searsmont, ME       Zip code(s): 04973
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Sergeant Bluff, IA (city, FIPS 71625)       Location: 42.40065 N, 96.35559 W       Population (1990): 2772 (922 housing units)       Area: 5.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 51054
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Sierra County, CA (county, FIPS 91)       Location: 39.59074 N, 120.49915 W       Population (1990): 3318 (2166 housing units)       Area: 2469.4 sq km (land), 22.3 sq km (water)    Sierra County, NM (county, FIPS 51)       Location: 33.13560 N, 107.18584 W       Population (1990): 9912 (6457 housing units)       Area: 10827.5 sq km (land), 145.2 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Surgoinsville, TN (town, FIPS 72380)       Location: 36.47332 N, 82.85792 W       Population (1990): 1499 (625 housing units)       Area: 10.5 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 37873
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Surry County, NC (county, FIPS 171)       Location: 36.41541 N, 80.68690 W       Population (1990): 61704 (26022 housing units)       Area: 1389.7 sq km (land), 3.2 sq km (water)    Surry County, VA (county, FIPS 181)       Location: 37.11982 N, 76.89054 W       Population (1990): 6145 (2982 housing units)       Area: 722.9 sq km (land), 80.9 sq km (water)
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
search-and-destroy mode n.   Hackerism for a noninteractive    search-and-replace facility in an editor, so called because an    incautiously chosen match pattern can cause {infinite} damage.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
SCSI reconnect          The ability of a {SCSI initiator} to initiate new       transactions before earlier ones have completed.   A target or       initiator can disconnect from the bus when it experiences a       delay in completing a task so that another device can use the       bus.   It can reconnect later and complete the task.          (1999-02-16)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
search engine          A remotely       accessible program that lets you do keyword searches for       information on the {Internet}.   There are several types of       search engine; the search may cover titles of documents,       {URL}s, headers, or the {full text}.          {A list of search engines       (http://cuiwww.unige.ch/meta-index.html#MISC)}, Centre       Universitaire d'Informatique at the University of Geneva          (1995-11-28)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
search-and-destroy mode          Hackerism for a noninteractive search-and-replace facility in       an editor, so called because an incautiously chosen match       pattern can cause {infinite} damage.          [{Jargon File}]
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
SRC Modula-3          Version 2.11          compiler(->C), run-time, library, documentation          The goal of Modula-3 is to be as simple and safe as it       can be while meeting the needs of modern systems       programmers.   Instead of exploring new features, we       studied the features of the Modula family of languages       that have proven themselves in practice and tried to       simplify them into a harmonious language.   We found       that most of the successful features were aimed at one       of two main goals: greater robustness, and a simpler,       more systematic type system.   Modula-3 retains one of       Modula-2's most successful features, the provision for       explicit interfaces between modules.   It adds objects       and classes, exception handling, garbage collection,       lightweight processes (or threads), and the isolation       of unsafe features.          conformance: implements the language defined in SPwM3.          ports: i386/AIX 68020/DomainOS Acorn/RISCiX MIPS/Ultrix       68020/HP-UX RS/6000/AIX IBMRT/4.3 68000/NEXTSTEP i860/SVR4       SPARC/SunOS 68020/SunOS sun386/SunOS Multimax/4.3 VAX/Ultrix          Mailing list: comp.lang.modula3          E-mail: Bill Kalsow          From DEC/SRC, Palo Alto, CA.   "Modula-3 Report (revised)"       Luca Cardelli et al.          {(ftp://gatekeeper.dec.com/DEC/Modula-3/)}.          (1992/02/09)
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Sargon       (In the inscriptions, "Sarra-yukin" [the god] has appointed the       king; also "Sarru-kinu," the legitimate king.) On the death of       Shalmaneser (B.C. 723), one of the Assyrian generals established       himself on the vacant throne, taking the name of "Sargon," after       that of the famous monarch, the Sargon of Accad, founder of the       first Semitic empire, as well as of one of the most famous       libraries of Chaldea. He forthwith began a conquering career,       and became one of the most powerful of the Assyrian monarchs. He       is mentioned by name in the Bible only in connection with the       siege of Ashdod (Isa. 20:1).                At the very beginning of his reign he besieged and took the       city of Samaria (2 Kings 17:6; 18:9-12). On an inscription found       in the palace he built at Khorsabad, near Nieveh, he says, "The       city of Samaria I besieged, I took; 27,280 of its inhabitants I       carried away; fifty chariots that were among them I collected,"       etc. The northern kingdom he changed into an Assyrian satrapy.       He afterwards drove Merodach-baladan (q.v.), who kept him at bay       for twelve years, out of Babylon, which he entered in triumph.       By a succession of victories he gradually enlarged and       consolidated the empire, which now extended from the frontiers       of Egypt in the west to the mountains of Elam in the east, and       thus carried almost to completion the ambitious designs of       Tiglath-pileser (q.v.). He was murdered by one of his own       soldiers (B.C. 705) in his palace at Khorsabad, after a reign of       sixteen years, and was succeeded by his son Sennacherib.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Scourging       (1 Kings 12:11). Variously administered. In no case were the       stripes to exceed forty (Deut. 25:3; comp. 2 Cor. 11:24). In the       time of the apostles, in consequence of the passing of what was       called the Porcian law, no Roman citizen could be scourged in       any case (Acts 16:22-37). (See {BASTINADO}.) In the       scourging of our Lord (Matt. 27:26; Mark 15:15) the words of       prophecy (Isa. 53:5) were fulfilled.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Sergeants       Acts 16:35, 38 (R.V., "lictors"), officers who attended the       magistrates and assisted them in the execution of justice.
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Sargon, who takes away protection