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   Sagittaria
         n 1: genus of aquatic herbs of temperate and tropical regions
               having sagittate or hastate leaves and white scapose
               flowers [syn: {Sagittaria}, {genus Sagittaria}]

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Sagittariidae n secretary birds [syn: Sagittariidae, {family Sagittariidae}]
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Sagittarius n (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Sagittarius Synonym(s): Sagittarius, Archer a large zodiacal constellation in the southern hemisphere; between Scorpius and Capricornus the ninth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about November 22 to December 21 Synonym(s): Sagittarius, Sagittarius the Archer, Archer type genus of the Sagittariidae Synonym(s): Sagittarius, genus Sagittarius
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Sagittarius serpentarius n large long-legged African bird of prey that feeds on reptiles Synonym(s): secretary bird, Sagittarius serpentarius
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Sagittarius the Archer n the ninth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about November 22 to December 21 Synonym(s): Sagittarius, Sagittarius the Archer, Archer
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schistorrhachis n a not uncommon congenital defect in which a vertebra is malformed; unless several vertebrae are affected or there is myelomeningocele there are few symptoms; can be diagnosed by amniocentesis Synonym(s): spina bifida, rachischisis, schistorrhachis
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sea aster n a common European aster that grows in salt marshes [syn: sea aster, sea starwort, Aster tripolium]
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sea scooter n a motorboat resembling a motor scooter [syn: {water scooter}, sea scooter, scooter]
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sea star n echinoderms characterized by five arms extending from a central disk Synonym(s): starfish, sea star
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sea starwort n a common European aster that grows in salt marshes [syn: sea aster, sea starwort, Aster tripolium]
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secateurs n small pruning shears with a spring that holds the handles open and a single blade that closes against a flat surface
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sectarian adj of or relating to or characteristic of a sect or sects; "sectarian differences" belonging to or characteristic of a sect; "a sectarian mind"; "the negations of sectarian ideology"- Sidney Hook; "sectarian squabbles in psychology" Antonym(s): nonsectarian, unsectarian n a member of a sect; "most sectarians are intolerant of the views of any other sect" Synonym(s): sectarian, sectary, sectarist
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sectarianism n a narrow-minded adherence to a particular sect or party or denomination; "he condemned religious sectarianism" Synonym(s): sectarianism, denominationalism
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sectarist n a member of a sect; "most sectarians are intolerant of the views of any other sect" Synonym(s): sectarian, sectary, sectarist
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sectary n a member of a sect; "most sectarians are intolerant of the views of any other sect" Synonym(s): sectarian, sectary, sectarist
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sector n a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle a social group that forms part of the society or the economy; "the public sector" a particular aspect of life or activity; "he was helpless in an important sector of his life" Synonym(s): sector, sphere the minimum track length that can be assigned to store information; unless otherwise specified a sector of data consists of 512 bytes a portion of a military position measuring instrument consisting of two graduated arms hinged at one end
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sectorial adj relating to or resembling a sector; "a sectorial box"
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Sectral n an oral beta blocker (trade name Sectral) used in treating hypertension Synonym(s): acebutolol, Sectral
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sex drive n a physiological need for sexual activity; "testosterone is responsible for the male sex drive"
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sex-starved adj desiring but deprived of sexual gratification
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shock therapy n treatment of certain psychotic states by the administration of shocks that are followed by convulsions Synonym(s): shock therapy, shock treatment
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shock treatment n treatment of certain psychotic states by the administration of shocks that are followed by convulsions Synonym(s): shock therapy, shock treatment
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shock troops n soldiers who are specially trained and armed to lead an assault
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shoe store n a shop where shoes are sold [syn: shoe shop, shoe-shop, shoe store]
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shoe string n a small amount of money; "he managed it on a shoestring" Synonym(s): shoestring, shoe string a lace used for fastening shoes Synonym(s): shoelace, shoe lace, shoestring, shoe string
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shoestring n a lace used for fastening shoes [syn: shoelace, {shoe lace}, shoestring, shoe string] a small amount of money; "he managed it on a shoestring" Synonym(s): shoestring, shoe string
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shoestring catch n (baseball) a running catch made near the ground
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shoestring fungus n any of several fungi of the genus Armillaria that form brown stringy rhizomorphs and cause destructive rot of the roots of some trees such as apples or maples
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shyster n a person (especially a lawyer or politician) who uses unscrupulous or unethical methods Synonym(s): shyster, pettifogger
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sight draft n a draft payable on presentation [syn: sight draft, {sight bill}]
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sight-read v perform music from a score without having seen the score before; "He is a brilliant pianist but he cannot sightread" Synonym(s): sightread, sight-read
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sightread v perform music from a score without having seen the score before; "He is a brilliant pianist but he cannot sightread" Synonym(s): sightread, sight-read
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sightreader n a performer who reads without preparation or prior acquaintance (as in music)
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sister n a female person who has the same parents as another person; "my sister married a musician" Synonym(s): sister, sis Antonym(s): blood brother, brother (Roman Catholic Church) a title given to a nun (and used as a form of address); "the Sisters taught her to love God" a female person who is a fellow member of a sorority or labor union or other group; "none of her sisters would betray her" (slang) sometimes used as a term of address for attractive young women Synonym(s): baby, babe, sister
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sister ship n a ship that is one of two or more similar ships built at the same time
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sister-in-law n the sister of your spouse
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sisterhood n the kinship relation between a female offspring and the siblings Synonym(s): sisterhood, sistership an association or society of women who are linked together by a common religion or trade or interest Synonym(s): sisterhood, sistership a religious society of women who live together as sisters (especially an order of nuns)
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sisterlike adj like or characteristic of or befitting a sister; "sisterly kindness"; "sororal concern" Synonym(s): sisterly, sisterlike, sororal Antonym(s): brotherlike, brotherly, fraternal
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sisterly adj like or characteristic of or befitting a sister; "sisterly kindness"; "sororal concern" Synonym(s): sisterly, sisterlike, sororal Antonym(s): brotherlike, brotherly, fraternal
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sistership n the kinship relation between a female offspring and the siblings Synonym(s): sisterhood, sistership an association or society of women who are linked together by a common religion or trade or interest Synonym(s): sisterhood, sistership
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Sistrurus n pygmy rattlesnakes Synonym(s): Sistrurus, genus Sistrurus
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Sistrurus catenatus n pygmy rattlesnake found in moist areas from the Great Lakes to Mexico; feeds on mice and small amphibians Synonym(s): massasauga, massasauga rattler, Sistrurus catenatus
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Sistrurus miliaris n small pygmy rattlesnake [syn: ground rattler, massasauga, Sistrurus miliaris]
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Six Day War n tension between Arabs and Israeli erupted into a brief war in June 1967; Israel emerged as a major power in the Middle East Synonym(s): Arab-Israeli War, Six-Day War, Six Day War
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Six-Day War n tension between Arabs and Israeli erupted into a brief war in June 1967; Israel emerged as a major power in the Middle East Synonym(s): Arab-Israeli War, Six-Day War, Six Day War
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six-shooter n a pistol with a revolving cylinder (usually having six chambers for bullets) Synonym(s): revolver, six-gun, six- shooter
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soak through v be or become thoroughly soaked or saturated with a liquid Synonym(s): sop, soak through
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socket wrench n a wrench with a handle onto which sockets of different sizes can be fitted
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Socotra begonia n semi-tuberous begonia having peltate leaves and rose-pink flowers; Yemen Synonym(s): Socotra begonia, Begonia socotrana
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sou'easter n a strong wind from the southeast [syn: southeaster, sou'easter]
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sou'wester n a strong wind from the southwest [syn: southwester, sou'wester] waterproof hat with wide slanting brim longer in back than in front
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squeak through v escape; "She squeaked by me" [syn: squeak by, {squeak through}]
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succeeder n a person with a record of successes; "his son would never be the achiever that his father was"; "only winners need apply"; "if you want to be a success you have to dress like a success" Synonym(s): achiever, winner, success, succeeder Antonym(s): failure, loser, nonstarter, unsuccessful person
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suctorial adj adapted for sucking or clinging by suction
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suksdorfia n any of several American plants of the genus Suksdorfia having orbicular to kidney-shaped somewhat succulent leaves and white or rose or violet flowers in terminal panicles
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Suksdorfia violaceae n slender delicate plant with wide roundish deeply lobed leaves and deep pink to violet funnel-shaped flowers; British Columbia to northern Oregon and west to Idaho and Montana Synonym(s): violet suksdorfia, Suksdorfia violaceae
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{Sack bearer} (Zo[94]l.). See {Basket worm}, under {Basket}. {Sack tree} (Bot.), an East Indian tree ({Antiaris saccidora}) which is cut into lengths, and made into sacks by turning the bark inside out, and leaving a slice of the wood for a bottom. {To give the sack to} [or] {get the sack}, to discharge, or be discharged, from employment; to jilt, or be jilted. [Slang]
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Sage \Sage\, n. [OE. sauge, F. sauge, L. salvia, from salvus saved, in allusion to its reputed healing virtues. See {Safe}.] (Bot.) (a) A suffruticose labiate plant ({Salvia officinalis}) with grayish green foliage, much used in flavoring meats, etc. The name is often extended to the whole genus, of which many species are cultivated for ornament, as the scarlet sage, and Mexican red and blue sage. (b) The sagebrush. {Meadow sage} (Bot.), a blue-flowered species of Salvia ({S. pratensis}) growing in meadows in Europe. {Sage cheese}, cheese flavored with sage, and colored green by the juice of leaves of spinach and other plants which are added to the milk. {Sage cock} (Zo[94]l.), the male of the sage grouse; in a more general sense, the specific name of the sage grouse. {Sage green}, of a dull grayish green color, like the leaves of garden sage. {Sage grouse} (Zo[94]l.), a very large American grouse ({Centrocercus urophasianus}), native of the dry sagebrush plains of Western North America. Called also {cock of the plains}. The male is called {sage cock}, and the female {sage hen}. {Sage hare}, or {Sage rabbit} (Zo[94]l.), a species of hare ({Lepus Nuttalli, [or] artemisia}) which inhabits the arid regions of Western North America and lives among sagebrush. By recent writers it is considered to be merely a variety of the common cottontail, or wood rabbit. {Sage hen} (Zo[94]l.), the female of the sage grouse. {Sage sparrow} (Zo[94]l.), a small sparrow ({Amphispiza Belli}, var. {Nevadensis}) which inhabits the dry plains of the Rocky Mountain region, living among sagebrush. {Sage thrasher} (Zo[94]l.), a singing bird ({Oroscoptes montanus}) which inhabits the sagebrush plains of Western North America. {Sage willow} (Bot.), a species of willow ({Salix tristis}) forming a low bush with nearly sessile grayish green leaves.
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Thrasher \Thrash"er\, Thresher \Thresh"er\, n. 1. One who, or that which, thrashes grain; a thrashing machine. 2. (Zo[94]l.) A large and voracious shark ({Alopias vulpes}), remarkable for the great length of the upper lobe of its tail, with which it beats, or thrashes, its prey. It is found both upon the American and the European coasts. Called also {fox shark}, {sea ape}, {sea fox}, {slasher}, {swingle-tail}, and {thrasher shark}. 3. (Zo[94]l.) A name given to the brown thrush and other allied species. See {Brown thrush}. {Sage thrasher}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Sage}. {Thrasher whale} (Zo[94]l.), the common killer of the Atlantic.
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Wapatoo \Wap"a*too`\, n. (Bot.) The edible tuber of a species of arrowhead ({Sagittaria variabilis}); -- so called by the Indians of Oregon. [Written also {wappato}.]
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Sign \Sign\, n. [F. signe, L. signum; cf. AS. segen, segn, a sign, standard, banner, also fr. L. signum. Cf. {Ensign}, {Resign}, {Seal} a stamp, {Signal}, {Signet}.] That by which anything is made known or represented; that which furnishes evidence; a mark; a token; an indication; a proof. Specifically: (a) A remarkable event, considered by the ancients as indicating the will of some deity; a prodigy; an omen. (b) An event considered by the Jews as indicating the divine will, or as manifesting an interposition of the divine power for some special end; a miracle; a wonder. Through mighty signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God. --Rom. xv. 19. It shall come to pass, if they will not believe thee, neither hearken to the voice of the first sign, that they will believe the voice of the latter sign. --Ex. iv. 8. (c) Something serving to indicate the existence, or preserve the memory, of a thing; a token; a memorial; a monument. What time the fire devoured two hundred and fifty men, and they became a sign. --Num. xxvi. 10. (d) Any symbol or emblem which prefigures, typifles, or represents, an idea; a type; hence, sometimes, a picture. The holy symbols, or signs, are not barely significative; but what they represent is as certainly delivered to us as the symbols themselves. --Brerewood. Saint George of Merry England, the sign of victory. --Spenser. (e) A word or a character regarded as the outward manifestation of thought; as, words are the sign of ideas. (f) A motion, an action, or a gesture by which a thought is expressed, or a command or a wish made known. They made signs to his father, how he would have him called. --Luke i. 62. (g) Hence, one of the gestures of pantomime, or of a language of a signs such as those used by the North American Indians, or those used by the deaf and dumb. Note: Educaters of the deaf distinguish between natural signs, which serve for communicating ideas, and methodical, or systematic, signs, adapted for the dictation, or the rendering, of written language, word by word; and thus the signs are to be distinguished from the manual alphabet, by which words are spelled on the fingers. (h) A military emblem carried on a banner or a standard. --Milton. (i) A lettered board, or other conspicuous notice, placed upon or before a building, room, shop, or office to advertise the business there transacted, or the name of the person or firm carrying it on; a publicly displayed token or notice. The shops were, therefore, distinguished by painted signs, which gave a gay and grotesque aspect to the streets. --Macaulay. (j) (Astron.) The twelfth part of the ecliptic or zodiac. Note: The signs are reckoned from the point of intersection of the ecliptic and equator at the vernal equinox, and are named, respectively, {Aries} ([Aries]), {Taurus} ([Taurus]), {Gemini} (II), {Cancer} ([Cancer]), {Leo} ([Leo]), {Virgo} ([Virgo]), {Libra} ([Libra]), {Scorpio} ([Scorpio]), {Sagittarius} ([Sagittarius]), {Capricornus ([Capricorn]), {Aquarius} ([Aquarius]), {Pisces} ([Pisces]). These names were originally the names of the constellations occupying severally the divisions of the zodiac, by which they are still retained; but, in consequence of the procession of the equinoxes, the signs have, in process of time, become separated about 30 degrees from these constellations, and each of the latter now lies in the sign next in advance, or to the east of the one which bears its name, as the constellation Aries in the sign Taurus, etc. (k) (Alg.) A character indicating the relation of quantities, or an operation performed upon them; as, the sign + (plus); the sign -- (minus); the sign of division [f6], and the like. (l) (Med.) An objective evidence of disease; that is, one appreciable by some one other than the patient. Note: The terms symptom and and sign are often used synonymously; but they may be discriminated. A sign differs from a symptom in that the latter is perceived only by the patient himself. The term sign is often further restricted to the purely local evidences of disease afforded by direct examination of the organs involved, as distinguished from those evidence of general disturbance afforded by observation of the temperature, pulse, etc. In this sense it is often called physical sign. (m) (Mus.) Any character, as a flat, sharp, dot, etc. (n) (Theol.) That which, being external, stands for, or signifies, something internal or spiritual; -- a term used in the Church of England in speaking of an ordinance considered with reference to that which it represents. An outward and visible sign of an inward and spiritual grace. --Bk. of Common Prayer. Note: See the Table of {Arbitrary Signs}, p. 1924. {Sign manual}. (a) (Eng. Law) The royal signature superscribed at the top of bills of grants and letter patent, which are then sealed with the privy signet or great seal, as the case may be, to complete their validity. (b) The signature of one's name in one's own handwriting. --Craig. Tomlins. Wharton. Syn: Token; mark; note; symptom; indication; signal; symbol; type; omen; prognostic; presage; manifestation. See {Emblem}.
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Sagittary \Sag"it*ta"ry\, n. [See {Sagittarius}.] 1. (Myth.) A centaur; a fabulous being, half man, half horse, armed with a bow and quiver. --Shak. 2. The Arsenal in Venice; -- so called from having a figure of an archer over the door. --Shak.
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Sagittary \Sag"ittary\, a. [L. sagittarius.] Pertaining to, or resembling, an arrow. --Sir T. Browne.
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d8Saiga \[d8]Sai"ga\, n. [Russ. saika.] (Zo[94]l.) An antelope ({Saiga Tartarica}) native of the plains of Siberia and Eastern Russia. The male has erect annulated horns, and tufts of long hair beneath the eyes and ears.
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d8Shaster \[d8]Shas"ter\, d8Shastra \[d8]Shas"tra\, n. [Skr. c[be]stra an order or command, a sacred book, fr. c[be]s to order, instruct, govern. Cf. {Sastra}.] A treatise for authoritative instruction among the Hindoos; a book of institutes; especially, a treatise explaining the Vedas. [Written also {sastra}.]
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Sastrugi \Sas*tru"gi\ Incorrect, but common, var. of {Zastrugi}.
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Gaper \Gap"er\, n. 1. One who gapes. 2. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A European fish. See 4th {Comber}. (b) A large edible clam ({Schizoth[91]rus Nuttalli}), of the Pacific coast; -- called also {gaper clam}. (c) An East Indian bird of the genus {Cymbirhynchus}, related to the broadbills.
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Otter \Ot"ter\, n. [OE. oter, AS. otor; akin to D. & G. otter, Icel. otr, Dan. odder, Sw. utter, Lith. udra, Russ, vuidra, Gr. "y`dra water serpent, hydra, Skr. udra otter, and also to E. water. [root]137, 215. See {Water}, and cf. {Hydra}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) Any carnivorous animal of the genus {Lutra}, and related genera. Several species are described. They have large, flattish heads, short ears, and webbed toes. They are aquatic, and feed on fish. Their fur is soft and valuable. The common otter of Europe is {Lutra vulgaris}; the American otter is {L. Canadensis}; other species inhabit South America and Asia. 2. (Zo[94]l.) The larva of the ghost moth. It is very injurious to hop vines. {Otter hound}, {Otter dog} (Zo[94]l.), a small breed of hounds, used in England for hunting otters. {Otter sheep}. See {Ancon sheep}, under {Ancon}. {Otter shell} (Zo[94]l.), very large bivalve mollusk ({Schizoth[91]rus Nuttallii}) found on the northwest coast of America. It is excellent food, and is extensively used by the Indians. {Sea otter}. (Zo[94]l.) See in the Vocabulary.
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Sea star \Sea" star`\ (Zo[94]l.) A starfish, or brittle star.
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Starfish \Star"fish\, n. 1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of echinoderms belonging to the class Asterioidea, in which the body is star-shaped and usually has five rays, though the number of rays varies from five to forty or more. The rays are often long, but are sometimes so short as to appear only as angles to the disklike body. Called also {sea star}, {five-finger}, and {stellerid}. Note: The ophiuroids are also sometimes called starfishes. See {Brittle star}, and {Ophiuroidea}. 2. (Zo[94]l.) The dollar fish, or butterfish.
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Sea star \Sea" star`\ (Zo[94]l.) A starfish, or brittle star.
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Starfish \Star"fish\, n. 1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of echinoderms belonging to the class Asterioidea, in which the body is star-shaped and usually has five rays, though the number of rays varies from five to forty or more. The rays are often long, but are sometimes so short as to appear only as angles to the disklike body. Called also {sea star}, {five-finger}, and {stellerid}. Note: The ophiuroids are also sometimes called starfishes. See {Brittle star}, and {Ophiuroidea}. 2. (Zo[94]l.) The dollar fish, or butterfish.
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Seceder \Se*ced"er\, n. 1. One who secedes. 2. (Eccl. Hist.) One of a numerous body of Presbyterians in Scotland who seceded from the communion of the Established Church, about the year 1733, and formed the Secession Church, so called.
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Sectarian \Secta"rian\, n. Pertaining to a sect, or to sects; peculiar to a sect; bigotedly attached to the tenets and interests of a denomination; as, sectarian principles or prejudices.
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Sectarian \Secta"rian\, n. One of a sect; a member or adherent of a special school, denomination, or religious or philosophical party; one of a party in religion which has separated itself from established church, or which holds tenets different from those of the prevailing denomination in a state. Syn: See {Heretic}.
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Sectarianism \Secta"rian*ism\, n. The quality or character of a sectarian; devotion to the interests of a party; excess of partisan or denominational zeal; adherence to a separate church organization.
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Sectarianize \Secta"rian*ize\, v. t. To imbue with sectarian feelings; to subject to the control of a sect.
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Sectary \Sec"ta*ry\, n.;pl. {Sectaries}. [F. sectaire. See {Sect}.] A sectarian; a member or adherent of a sect; a follower or disciple of some particular teacher in philosophy or religion; one who separates from an established church; a dissenter. I never knew that time in England when men of truest religion were not counted sectaries. --Milton.
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Sectarism \Sec"ta*rism\, n. Sectarianism. [Obs.]
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Sectarist \Sec"ta*rist\, n. A sectary. [R.] --T. Warton.
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Sectary \Sec"ta*ry\, n.;pl. {Sectaries}. [F. sectaire. See {Sect}.] A sectarian; a member or adherent of a sect; a follower or disciple of some particular teacher in philosophy or religion; one who separates from an established church; a dissenter. I never knew that time in England when men of truest religion were not counted sectaries. --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sector \Sec"tor\, n. [L., properly, a cutter, fr. secare, sectum, to cut: cf. F. secteur. See {Section}.] 1. (Geom.) A part of a circle comprehended between two radii and the included arc. 2. A mathematical instrument, consisting of two rulers connected at one end by a joint, each arm marked with several scales, as of equal parts, chords, sines, tangents, etc., one scale of each kind on each arm, and all on lines radiating from the common center of motion. The sector is used for plotting, etc., to any scale. 3. An astronomical instrument, the limb of which embraces a small portion only of a circle, used for measuring differences of declination too great for the compass of a micrometer. When it is used for measuring zenith distances of stars, it is called a zenith sector. {Dip sector}, an instrument used for measuring the dip of the horizon. {Sector of a sphere}, [or] {Spherical sector}, the solid generated by the revolution of the sector of a circle about one of its radii, or, more rarely, about any straight line drawn in the plane of the sector through its vertex.
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Sector \Sec"tor\, n. [L., properly, a cutter, fr. secare, sectum, to cut: cf. F. secteur. See {Section}.] 1. (Geom.) A part of a circle comprehended between two radii and the included arc. 2. A mathematical instrument, consisting of two rulers connected at one end by a joint, each arm marked with several scales, as of equal parts, chords, sines, tangents, etc., one scale of each kind on each arm, and all on lines radiating from the common center of motion. The sector is used for plotting, etc., to any scale. 3. An astronomical instrument, the limb of which embraces a small portion only of a circle, used for measuring differences of declination too great for the compass of a micrometer. When it is used for measuring zenith distances of stars, it is called a zenith sector. {Dip sector}, an instrument used for measuring the dip of the horizon. {Sector of a sphere}, [or] {Spherical sector}, the solid generated by the revolution of the sector of a circle about one of its radii, or, more rarely, about any straight line drawn in the plane of the sector through its vertex.
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Sectoral \Sec"tor*al\, a. Of or pertaining to a sector; as, a sectoral circle.
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Sectorial \Secto"rial\, a. (Anat.) Adapted for cutting. -- n. A sectorial, or carnassial, tooth.
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Sesquitertial \Ses`qui*ter"tial\, a. Sesquitertian.
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Sesquitertian \Ses`quiter"tian\, Sesquitertianal \Ses`quiter"tian*al\, a. [Sesqui- + L. tertianus belonging to the third. Cf. {Tertian}.] (Math.) Having the ratio of one and one third to one (as 4 : 3).
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Sesquitertian \Ses`quiter"tian\, Sesquitertianal \Ses`quiter"tian*al\, a. [Sesqui- + L. tertianus belonging to the third. Cf. {Tertian}.] (Math.) Having the ratio of one and one third to one (as 4 : 3).
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Sesterce \Ses"terce\, n. [L. sestertius (sc. nummus), fr. sestertius two and a half; semis half + tertius third: cf. F. sesterce.] (Rom. Antiq.) A Roman coin or denomination of money, in value the fourth part of a denarius, and originally containing two asses and a half, afterward four asses, -- equal to about two pence sterling, or four cents. Note: The sestertium was equivalent to one thousand sesterces, equal to [9c]8 17s 1d. sterling, or about $43, before the reign of Augustus. After his reign its value was about [9c]7 16s. 3d. sterling. The sesterce was originally coined only in silver, but later both in silver and brass.
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Sestet \Ses*tet"\, n. [It. sestetto, fr. sesto sixth, L. sextus, fr. sex six.] 1. (Mus.) A piece of music composed for six voices or six instruments; a sextet; -- called also {sestuor}. [Written also {sestett}, {sestette}.] 2. (Poet.) The last six lines of a sonnet.
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Sestuor \Ses"tu*or\, n. [F.] A sestet.
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Sestet \Ses*tet"\, n. [It. sestetto, fr. sesto sixth, L. sextus, fr. sex six.] 1. (Mus.) A piece of music composed for six voices or six instruments; a sextet; -- called also {sestuor}. [Written also {sestett}, {sestette}.] 2. (Poet.) The last six lines of a sonnet.
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Sestuor \Ses"tu*or\, n. [F.] A sestet.
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Sewster \Sew"ster\, n. A seamstress. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.
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Sextary \Sex"ta*ry\, n.; pl. {Sextaries}. [L. sextarius the sixth part of a measure, weight, etc., fr. sextus sixth, sex six.] (Rom. Antiq.) An ancient Roman liquid and dry measure, about equal to an English pint.
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Sextary \Sex"ta*ry\, n.; pl. {Sextaries}. [L. sextarius the sixth part of a measure, weight, etc., fr. sextus sixth, sex six.] (Rom. Antiq.) An ancient Roman liquid and dry measure, about equal to an English pint.
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Sextary \Sex"ta*ry\, n. [For sextonry.] A sacristy. [Obs.]
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Sextry \Sex"try\, n. See {Sacristy}. [Obs.]
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Shackatory \Shack"atory\, n. A hound. [Obs.]
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Shyster \Shy"ster\, n. [Perh. from G. scheisse excrement.] A trickish knave; one who carries on any business, especially legal business, in a mean and dishonest way. [Slang, U.S.]
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Siege \Siege\, n. [OE. sege, OF. siege, F. si[8a]ge a seat, a siege; cf. It. seggia, seggio, zedio, a seat, asseggio, assedio, a siege, F. assi[82]ger to besiege, It. & LL. assediare, L. obsidium a siege, besieging; all ultimately fr. L. sedere to sit. See {Sit}, and cf. {See}, n.] 1. A seat; especially, a royal seat; a throne. [Obs.] [bd]Upon the very siege of justice.[b8] --Shak. A stately siege of sovereign majesty, And thereon sat a woman gorgeous gay. --Spenser. In our great hall there stood a vacant chair . . . And Merlin called it [bd]The siege perilous.[b8] --Tennyson. 2. Hence, place or situation; seat. [Obs.] Ah! traitorous eyes, come out of your shameless siege forever. --Painter (Palace of Pleasure). 3. Rank; grade; station; estimation. [Obs.] I fetch my life and being From men of royal siege. --Shak. 4. Passage of excrements; stool; fecal matter. [Obs.] The siege of this mooncalf. --Shak. 5. The sitting of an army around or before a fortified place for the purpose of compelling the garrison to surrender; the surrounding or investing of a place by an army, and approaching it by passages and advanced works, which cover the besiegers from the enemy's fire. See the Note under {Blockade}. 6. Hence, a continued attempt to gain possession. Love stood the siege, and would not yield his breast. --Dryden. 7. The floor of a glass-furnace. 8. A workman's bench. --Knught. {Siege gun}, a heavy gun for siege operations. {Siege train}, artillery adapted for attacking fortified places.
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Sight \Sight\, n. [OE. sight, si[?]t, siht, AS. siht, gesiht, gesih[?], gesieh[?], gesyh[?]; akin to D. gezicht, G. sicht, gesicht, Dan. sigte, Sw. sigt, from the root of E. see. See {See}, v. t.] 1. The act of seeing; perception of objects by the eye; view; as, to gain sight of land. A cloud received him out of their sight. --Acts. i. 9. 2. The power of seeing; the faculty of vision, or of perceiving objects by the instrumentality of the eyes. Thy sight is young, And thou shalt read when mine begin to dazzle. --Shak. O loss of sight, of thee I most complain! --Milton. 3. The state of admitting unobstructed vision; visibility; open view; region which the eye at one time surveys; space through which the power of vision extends; as, an object within sight. 4. A spectacle; a view; a show; something worth seeing. Moses said, I will now turn aside and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt. --Ex. iii. 3. They never saw a sight so fair. --Spenser. 5. The instrument of seeing; the eye. Why cloud they not their sights? --Shak. 6. Inspection; examination; as, a letter intended for the sight of only one person. 7. Mental view; opinion; judgment; as, in their sight it was harmless. --Wake. That which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God. --Luke xvi. 15. 8. A small aperture through which objects are to be seen, and by which their direction is settled or ascertained; as, the sight of a quadrant. Thier eyes of fire sparking through sights of steel. --Shak. 9. A small piece of metal, fixed or movable, on the breech, muzzle, center, or trunnion of a gun, or on the breech and the muzzle of a rifle, pistol, etc., by means of which the eye is guided in aiming. --Farrow. 10. In a drawing, picture, etc., that part of the surface, as of paper or canvas, which is within the frame or the border or margin. In a frame or the like, the open space, the opening. 11. A great number, quantity, or sum; as, a sight of money. [Now colloquial] Note: Sight in this last sense was formerly employed in the best usage. [bd]A sight of lawyers.[b8] --Latimer. A wonder sight of flowers. --Gower. {At sight}, as soon as seen, or presented to sight; as, a draft payable at sight: to read Greek at sight; to shoot a person at sight. {Front sight} (Firearms), the sight nearest the muzzle. {Open sight}. (Firearms) (a) A front sight through which the objects aimed at may be seen, in distinction from one that hides the object. (b) A rear sight having an open notch instead of an aperture. {Peep sight}, {Rear sight}. See under {Peep}, and {Rear}. {Sight draft}, an order, or bill of exchange, directing the payment of money at sight. {To take sight}, to take aim; to look for the purpose of directing a piece of artillery, or the like. Syn: Vision; view; show; spectacle; representation; exhibition.
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Sister \Sis"ter\, v. t. To be sister to; to resemble closely. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Sister \Sis"ter\, n. [OE. sister, fr. Icel. systir; also suster, from AS. sweostor, sweoster, swuster, akin to OFries. sweester, suster, LG. s[81]ster, suster, D. zuster, OS. & OHG. swestar, G. schwester, Icel. systir, Sw. syster, Dan. s[94]ster, Goth. swistar, Lith. ses[?], Russ. sestra, Pol. siostra, L. soror, Skr. svasr. [root]298. Cf. {Cousin}.] 1. A female who has the same parents with another person, or who has one of them only. In the latter case, she is more definitely called a half sister. The correlative of brother. I am the sister of one Claudio. --Shak. 2. A woman who is closely allied to, or assocciated with, another person, as in the sdame faith, society, order, or community. --James ii. 15. 3. One of the same kind, or of the same condition; -- generally used adjectively; as, sister fruits. --Pope. {Sister Block} (Naut.), a tackle block having two sheaves, one above the other. {Sister hooks}, a pair of hooks fitted together, the shank of one forming a mousing for the other; -- called also {match hook}. {Sister of charity}, {Sister of mercy}. (R. C. Ch.) See under {Charity}, and {Mercy}.
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Sister \Sis"ter\, n. [OE. sister, fr. Icel. systir; also suster, from AS. sweostor, sweoster, swuster, akin to OFries. sweester, suster, LG. s[81]ster, suster, D. zuster, OS. & OHG. swestar, G. schwester, Icel. systir, Sw. syster, Dan. s[94]ster, Goth. swistar, Lith. ses[?], Russ. sestra, Pol. siostra, L. soror, Skr. svasr. [root]298. Cf. {Cousin}.] 1. A female who has the same parents with another person, or who has one of them only. In the latter case, she is more definitely called a half sister. The correlative of brother. I am the sister of one Claudio. --Shak. 2. A woman who is closely allied to, or assocciated with, another person, as in the sdame faith, society, order, or community. --James ii. 15. 3. One of the same kind, or of the same condition; -- generally used adjectively; as, sister fruits. --Pope. {Sister Block} (Naut.), a tackle block having two sheaves, one above the other. {Sister hooks}, a pair of hooks fitted together, the shank of one forming a mousing for the other; -- called also {match hook}. {Sister of charity}, {Sister of mercy}. (R. C. Ch.) See under {Charity}, and {Mercy}.
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Sister \Sis"ter\, n. [OE. sister, fr. Icel. systir; also suster, from AS. sweostor, sweoster, swuster, akin to OFries. sweester, suster, LG. s[81]ster, suster, D. zuster, OS. & OHG. swestar, G. schwester, Icel. systir, Sw. syster, Dan. s[94]ster, Goth. swistar, Lith. ses[?], Russ. sestra, Pol. siostra, L. soror, Skr. svasr. [root]298. Cf. {Cousin}.] 1. A female who has the same parents with another person, or who has one of them only. In the latter case, she is more definitely called a half sister. The correlative of brother. I am the sister of one Claudio. --Shak. 2. A woman who is closely allied to, or assocciated with, another person, as in the sdame faith, society, order, or community. --James ii. 15. 3. One of the same kind, or of the same condition; -- generally used adjectively; as, sister fruits. --Pope. {Sister Block} (Naut.), a tackle block having two sheaves, one above the other. {Sister hooks}, a pair of hooks fitted together, the shank of one forming a mousing for the other; -- called also {match hook}. {Sister of charity}, {Sister of mercy}. (R. C. Ch.) See under {Charity}, and {Mercy}.
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Sister \Sis"ter\, n. [OE. sister, fr. Icel. systir; also suster, from AS. sweostor, sweoster, swuster, akin to OFries. sweester, suster, LG. s[81]ster, suster, D. zuster, OS. & OHG. swestar, G. schwester, Icel. systir, Sw. syster, Dan. s[94]ster, Goth. swistar, Lith. ses[?], Russ. sestra, Pol. siostra, L. soror, Skr. svasr. [root]298. Cf. {Cousin}.] 1. A female who has the same parents with another person, or who has one of them only. In the latter case, she is more definitely called a half sister. The correlative of brother. I am the sister of one Claudio. --Shak. 2. A woman who is closely allied to, or assocciated with, another person, as in the sdame faith, society, order, or community. --James ii. 15. 3. One of the same kind, or of the same condition; -- generally used adjectively; as, sister fruits. --Pope. {Sister Block} (Naut.), a tackle block having two sheaves, one above the other. {Sister hooks}, a pair of hooks fitted together, the shank of one forming a mousing for the other; -- called also {match hook}. {Sister of charity}, {Sister of mercy}. (R. C. Ch.) See under {Charity}, and {Mercy}.
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Sister \Sis"ter\, n. [OE. sister, fr. Icel. systir; also suster, from AS. sweostor, sweoster, swuster, akin to OFries. sweester, suster, LG. s[81]ster, suster, D. zuster, OS. & OHG. swestar, G. schwester, Icel. systir, Sw. syster, Dan. s[94]ster, Goth. swistar, Lith. ses[?], Russ. sestra, Pol. siostra, L. soror, Skr. svasr. [root]298. Cf. {Cousin}.] 1. A female who has the same parents with another person, or who has one of them only. In the latter case, she is more definitely called a half sister. The correlative of brother. I am the sister of one Claudio. --Shak. 2. A woman who is closely allied to, or assocciated with, another person, as in the sdame faith, society, order, or community. --James ii. 15. 3. One of the same kind, or of the same condition; -- generally used adjectively; as, sister fruits. --Pope. {Sister Block} (Naut.), a tackle block having two sheaves, one above the other. {Sister hooks}, a pair of hooks fitted together, the shank of one forming a mousing for the other; -- called also {match hook}. {Sister of charity}, {Sister of mercy}. (R. C. Ch.) See under {Charity}, and {Mercy}.
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Sisterhood \Sis"ter*hood\, n. [Sister + hood.] 1. The state or relation of being a sister; the office or duty of a sister. She . . . abhorr'd Her proper blood, and left to do the part Of sisterhood, to do that of a wife. --Daniel. 2. A society of sisters; a society of women united in one faith or order; sisters, collectively. [bd]A sisterhood of holy nuns.[b8] --Shak. The fair young flowers . . . a beauteous sisterhood. --Bryant.
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Sistering \Sis"ter*ing\, a. Contiguous. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Sister-in-law \Sis"ter-in-law`\, n.; pl. {Sisters-in-law}. The sister of one's husband or wife; also, the wife of one's brother; sometimes, the wife of one's husband's or wife's brother.
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Sisterly \Sis"ter*ly\, a. Like a sister; becoming a sister, affectionate; as, sisterly kindness; sisterly remorse. --Shak.
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Charity \Char"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Charities}. [F. charit[82] fr. L. caritas dearness, high regard, love, from carus dear, costly, loved; asin to Skr. kam to wish, love, cf. Ir. cara a friend, W. caru to love. Cf. {Caress}.] 1. Love; universal benevolence; good will. Now abideth faith, hope, charity, three; but the greatest of these is charity. --1. Cor. xiii. 13. They, at least, are little to be envied, in whose hearts the great charities . . . lie dead. --Ruskin. With malice towards none, with charity for all. --Lincoln. 2. Liberality in judging of men and their actions; a disposition which inclines men to put the best construction on the words and actions of others. The highest exercise of charity is charity towards the uncharitable. --Buckminster. 3. Liberality to the poor and the suffering, to benevolent institutions, or to worthy causes; generosity. The heathen poet, in commending the charity of Dido to the Trojans, spake like a Christian. --Dryden. 4. Whatever is bestowed gratuitously on the needy or suffering for their relief; alms; any act of kindness. She did ill then to refuse her a charity. --L'Estrange. 5. A charitable institution, or a gift to create and support such an institution; as, Lady Margaret's charity. 6. pl. (Law) Eleemosynary appointments [grants or devises] including relief of the poor or friendless, education, religious culture, and public institutions. The charities that soothe, and heal, and bless, Are scattered at the feet of man like flowers. --Wordsworth. {Sisters of Charity} (R. C. Ch.), a sisterhood of religious women engaged in works of mercy, esp. in nursing the sick; -- a popular designation. There are various orders of the Sisters of Charity. Syn: Love; benevolence; good will; affection; tenderness; beneficence; liberality; almsgiving.
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Nun \Nun\, n. [OE. nunne, AS. nunne, fr. L. nonna nun, nonnus monk; cf. Gr. [?], [?]; of unknown origin. Cf. {Nunnery}.] 1. A woman devoted to a religious life, who lives in a convent, under the three vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience. They holy time is quiet as a nun Breathless with adoration. --Wordsworth. 2. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A white variety of domestic pigeons having a veil of feathers covering the head. (b) The smew. (c) The European blue titmouse. {Gray nuns} (R. C. Ch.), the members of a religious order established in Montreal in 1745, whence branches were introduced into the United States in 1853; -- so called from the color or their robe, and known in religion as {Sisters of Charity of Montreal}. {Nun buoy}. See under {Buoy}.
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Lorettine \Lo`ret*tine"\, n. (R. C. Ch.) One of a order of nuns founded in 1812 at Loretto, in Kentucky. The members of the order (called also {Sisters of Loretto}, or {Friends of Mary at the Foot of the Cross}) devote themselves to the cause of education and the care of destitute orphans, their labors being chiefly confined to the Western United States.
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Mercy \Mer"cy\, n.; pl. {Mercies}. [OE. merci, F. merci, L. merces, mercedis, hire, pay, reward, LL., equiv. to misericordia pity, mercy. L. merces is prob[?] akin to merere to deserve, acquire. See {Merit}, and cf. {Amerce}.] 1. Forbearance to inflict harm under circumstances of provocation, when one has the power to inflict it; compassionate treatment of an offender or adversary; clemency. Examples of justice must be made for terror to some; examples of mercy for comfort to others. --Bacon. 2. Compassionate treatment of the unfortunate and helpless; sometimes, favor, beneficence. --Luke x. 37. 3. Disposition to exercise compassion or favor; pity; compassion; willingness to spare or to help. In whom mercy lacketh and is not founden. --Sir T. Elyot. 4. A blessing regarded as a manifestation of compassion or favor. The Father of mercies and the God of all comfort. --2 Cor. i. 3. {Mercy seat} (Bib.), the golden cover or lid of the Ark of the Covenant. See {Ark}, 2. {Sisters of Mercy} (R. C. Ch.),a religious order founded in Dublin in the year 1827. Communities of the same name have since been established in various American cities. The duties of those belonging to the order are, to attend lying-in hospitals, to superintend the education of girls, and protect decent women out of employment, to visit prisoners and the sick, and to attend persons condemned to death. {To be at the mercy of}, to be wholly in the power of. Syn: See {Grace}.
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Sister-in-law \Sis"ter-in-law`\, n.; pl. {Sisters-in-law}. The sister of one's husband or wife; also, the wife of one's brother; sometimes, the wife of one's husband's or wife's brother.
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Sistren \Sis"tren\, n. pl. Sisters. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Six-shooter \Six"-shoot`er\, n. A pistol or other firearm which can be fired six times without reloading especially, a six-chambered revolver. [Colloq. U.S.]
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Societarian \Soci`eta"ri*an\, a. Of or pertaining to society; social. The all-sweeping besom of societarian reformation. --Lamb.
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Societary \Soci"eta*ry\, a. Societarian. [R.]
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Socket \Sock"et\, n. [OE. soket, a dim. through OF. fr. L. soccus. See {Sock} a covering for the foot.] 1. An opening into which anything is fitted; any hollow thing or place which receives and holds something else; as, the sockets of the teeth. His eyeballs in their hollow sockets sink. --Dryden. 2. Especially, the hollow tube or place in which a candle is fixed in the candlestick. And in the sockets oily bubbles dance. --Dryden. {Socket bolt} (Mach.), a bolt that passes through a thimble that is placed between the parts connected by the bolt. {Socket chisel}. Same as {Framing chisel}. See under {Framing}. {Socket pipe}, a pipe with an expansion at one end to receive the end of a connecting pipe. {Socket pole}, a pole armed with iron fixed on by means of a socket, and used to propel boats, etc. [U.S.] {Socket wrench}, a wrench consisting of a socket at the end of a shank or rod, for turning a nut, bolthead, etc., in a narrow or deep recess.
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Socotrine \Soc"o*trine\, a. Of or pertaining to Socotra, an island in the Indian Ocean, on the east coast of Africa. -- n. A native or inhabitant of Socotra.
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Succeeder \Suc*ceed"er\, n. A successor. --Shak. Tennyson.
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Suctorial \Sucto"rial\, a. [L. sugere, suctum, to suck.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) Adapted for sucking; living by sucking; as, the humming birds are suctorial birds. 2. (Zo[94]l.) Capable of adhering by suction; as, the suctorial fishes.
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Suctorian \Sucto"rian\, n. 1. (Zo[94]l.) A cartilaginous fish with a mouth adapted for suction, as the lampery. 2. (Zo[94]l.) One of the Suctoria.
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Suctorious \Sucto"rious\, a. Suctorial. [R.]
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Suster \Sus"ter\, Sustre \Sus"tre\, n.; pl. {Susters}, {Sustres}, [or] {Sustren}. Sister. [Obs.] --Chaucer. There are seven sustren, that serve truth ever. --Piers Plowman.
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Suster \Sus"ter\, Sustre \Sus"tre\, n.; pl. {Susters}, {Sustres}, [or] {Sustren}. Sister. [Obs.] --Chaucer. There are seven sustren, that serve truth ever. --Piers Plowman.
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Suster \Sus"ter\, Sustre \Sus"tre\, n.; pl. {Susters}, {Sustres}, [or] {Sustren}. Sister. [Obs.] --Chaucer. There are seven sustren, that serve truth ever. --Piers Plowman.
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Suster \Sus"ter\, Sustre \Sus"tre\, n.; pl. {Susters}, {Sustres}, [or] {Sustren}. Sister. [Obs.] --Chaucer. There are seven sustren, that serve truth ever. --Piers Plowman.
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Suster \Sus"ter\, Sustre \Sus"tre\, n.; pl. {Susters}, {Sustres}, [or] {Sustren}. Sister. [Obs.] --Chaucer. There are seven sustren, that serve truth ever. --Piers Plowman.
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Sister Bay, WI (village, FIPS 74225) Location: 45.18689 N, 87.12745 W Population (1990): 675 (859 housing units) Area: 6.7 sq km (land), 1.2 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 54234
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Sisterdale, TX Zip code(s): 78006
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Sisters, OR (city, FIPS 67950) Location: 44.29099 N, 121.54818 W Population (1990): 679 (354 housing units) Area: 2.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Sistersville, WV (city, FIPS 74380) Location: 39.55955 N, 80.99850 W Population (1990): 1797 (841 housing units) Area: 1.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 26175
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Schachter's Hypothesis The observation that "Given two unrelated technical terms, an {Internet} {search engine} will retrieve only résumés". This was first formulated by {Joshua Eli Schachter (http://www.burri.to/~joshua/)} in about 1998, while poring over the uniformly irrelevant pages that resulted from a search he'd run on "+{Perl} +{MAPI}" in {Altavista}. (2002-02-04)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
sector interleave (Or sector map) The mapping from logical to physical sector numbers on a {magnetic disk} designed to optimise sequential reads and writes. Data is usually transferred to and from the disk in {block}s or {sector}s where one sector lies within a continuous range of rotational angle of the disk. If logical sectors are assigned sequentially to physical sectors (0,1,2,...) then by the time one sector has been read and processed (e.g. writen to main memory) the start of the next logical sector will have passed the read/write head and will not be accessible until the disk's rotation brings it back under the head. Staggering the physical sectors (e.g. 0,3,6,1,4,7,2,5,8) aims to allow just enough time deal with one sector before the next is accessible. This obviously depends on the relative speed of the rotation of the disk, sector size, sectors per track and the speed of transfer of sectors to main memory.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
sector interleaving See {sector interleave}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
sector map See {sector interleave}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
sector mapping In this scheme the memory and {cache} are divided into blocks of 2^m bytes (the {cache line} size). A sector consists of 2^n consecutive blocks. When a block is cached, it is read into the correct position in any sector of the cache, given by discarding the bottom m address bits and taking the next n as the block number within the sector. That whole sector is then tagged with the remaining upper address bits and the other blocks in the sector are marked as invalid. This scheme takes advantage of locality of reference to consecutive blocks and needs fewer tags thus reducing the cost of associative access to the tags.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
suicideware A program which entirely stops functioning after a predefined date. Used to ensure that {beta versions} don't remain in circulation indefinitely or in {demo versions} to ensure that they can only be used to try out the program. (1997-05-26)