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   safety lamp
         n 1: an oil lamp that will not ignite flammable gases (methane)
               [syn: {safety lamp}, {Davy lamp}]

English Dictionary: septal	by the DICT Development Group
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safety lock n guard consisting of a locking device that prevents a weapon from being fired Synonym(s): safety catch, safety lock a bolt that cannot be moved from outside the door or gate Synonym(s): safety bolt, safety lock
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sapodilla n large tropical American evergreen yielding chicle gum and edible fruit; sometimes placed in genus Achras Synonym(s): sapodilla, sapodilla tree, Manilkara zapota, Achras zapota tropical fruit with a rough brownish skin and very sweet brownish pulp Synonym(s): sapodilla, sapodilla plum, sapota
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sapodilla family n tropical trees or shrubs with milky juice and often edible fleshy fruit Synonym(s): Sapotaceae, family Sapotaceae, sapodilla family
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sapodilla plum n tropical fruit with a rough brownish skin and very sweet brownish pulp Synonym(s): sapodilla, sapodilla plum, sapota
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sapodilla tree n large tropical American evergreen yielding chicle gum and edible fruit; sometimes placed in genus Achras Synonym(s): sapodilla, sapodilla tree, Manilkara zapota, Achras zapota
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Scipio the Elder n Roman general who commanded the invasion of Carthage in the second Punic War and defeated Hannibal at Zama (circa 237-183 BC) Synonym(s): Scipio, Scipio Africanus, Scipio Africanus Major, Publius Cornelius Scipio, Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus Major, Scipio the Elder
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Scophthalmus n a genus of Bothidae [syn: Scophthalmus, {genus Scophthalmus}]
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Scophthalmus aquosus n very thin translucent flounder of the Atlantic coast of North America Synonym(s): windowpane, Scophthalmus aquosus
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Scophthalmus rhombus n European food fish Synonym(s): brill, Scophthalmus rhombus
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septal adj of or relating to a septum Synonym(s): septal, septate
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septal defect n a congenital abnormality in the septum between the left and right sides of the heart
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septillion n the number that is represented as a one followed by 24 zeros
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shaft louse n a louse parasitic on poultry [syn: chicken louse, {shaft louse}, Menopon palladum, Menopon gallinae]
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shiftily adv in a shifty manner; "he looked at his new customer shiftily"
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shiftless adj lacking or characterized by lack of ambition or initiative; lazy; "a shiftless student"; "studied in a shiftless way"
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shiftlessness n a failure to be active as a consequence of lack of initiative or ambition
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shop talk n talk about your business that only others in the same business can understand
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softly adv with low volume; "speak softly but carry a big stick"; "she spoke quietly to the child"; "the radio was playing softly" Synonym(s): softly, quietly Antonym(s): aloud, loud, loudly in a manner that is pleasing to the senses; "she smiled softly" with little weight or force; "she kissed him lightly on the forehead" Synonym(s): lightly, softly, gently used as a direction in music; to be played relatively softly Synonym(s): piano, softly Antonym(s): forte, loudly
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spade-like adj shaped in the form of a spade [syn: spade-shaped, spade-like]
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spatial adj pertaining to or involving or having the nature of space; "the first dimension to concentrate on is the spatial one"; "spatial ability"; "spatial awareness"; "the spatial distribution of the population" Synonym(s): spatial, spacial Antonym(s): nonspatial
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spatial arrangement n the property possessed by an array of things that have space between them Synonym(s): spacing, spatial arrangement
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spatial property n any property relating to or occupying space [syn: {spatial property}, spatiality]
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spatial relation n the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated; "the position of the hands on the clock"; "he specified the spatial relations of every piece of furniture on the stage" Synonym(s): position, spatial relation
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spatiality n any property relating to or occupying space [syn: {spatial property}, spatiality]
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spatially adv with regard to space; "spatially limited"
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spatula n a turner with a narrow flexible blade a hand tool with a thin flexible blade used to mix or spread soft substances
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spatula-shaped adj (of a leaf shape) having a broad rounded apex and a narrow base Synonym(s): spatulate, spatula-shaped
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spatulate adj (of a leaf shape) having a broad rounded apex and a narrow base Synonym(s): spatulate, spatula-shaped
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spatulate leaf n spatula-shaped leaf; having a broad rounded apex and narrow base
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speed limit n regulation establishing the top speed permitted on a given road
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speedily adv with rapid movements; "he works quickly" [syn: quickly, rapidly, speedily, chop-chop, apace] Antonym(s): easy, slow, slowly, tardily
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speedwell n any plant of the genus Veronica [syn: veronica, speedwell]
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spittle n a clear liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands of the mouth; moistens the mouth and starts the digestion of starches Synonym(s): saliva, spit, spittle
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spittle insect n small leaping herbivorous insect that lives in a mass of protective froth which it and its larvae secrete Synonym(s): spittle insect, spittlebug
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spittlebug n small leaping herbivorous insect that lives in a mass of protective froth which it and its larvae secrete Synonym(s): spittle insect, spittlebug
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spot weld n each of the welds made by welding at a separate point [syn: spot weld, spot-weld]
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spot welder n a welder who does spot welding [syn: spot-welder, {spot welder}]
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spot welding n creating an overlapping joint by welding at small points Synonym(s): spot welding, spot-welding
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spot-weld n each of the welds made by welding at a separate point [syn: spot weld, spot-weld] v make circular welds; "These pipes are only spotwelded" Synonym(s): spotweld, spot-weld
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spot-welder n a welder who does spot welding [syn: spot-welder, {spot welder}]
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spot-welding n creating an overlapping joint by welding at small points Synonym(s): spot welding, spot-welding
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spotless adj completely neat and clean; "the apartment was immaculate"; "in her immaculate white uniform"; "a spick- and-span kitchen"; "their spic red-visored caps" Synonym(s): immaculate, speckless, spick-and-span, spic-and- span, spic, spick, spotless
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spotlessly adv in a spotless manner; "spotlessly clean"
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spotlessness n the state of being spotlessly clean [syn: spotlessness, immaculateness]
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spotlight n a focus of public attention; "he enjoyed being in the limelight"; "when Congress investigates it brings the full glare of publicity to the agency" Synonym(s): limelight, spotlight, glare, public eye a lamp that produces a strong beam of light to illuminate a restricted area; used to focus attention of a stage performer Synonym(s): spotlight, spot v move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent; "The introduction highlighted the speaker's distinguished career in linguistics" Synonym(s): foreground, highlight, spotlight, play up Antonym(s): background, downplay, play down illuminate with a spotlight, as in the theater
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spotweld v make circular welds; "These pipes are only spotwelded" Synonym(s): spotweld, spot-weld
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subthalamic nucleus n an oval mass of grey matter located in the caudal part of the subthalamus; associated with the striate body
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subthalamus n the ventral part of the thalamus
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subtilin n a polypeptide antibiotic (similar to bacitracin) obtained from a soil bacterium
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subtilise v make (senses) more keen Synonym(s): subtilize, subtilise
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subtilize v mark fine distinctions and subtleties, as among words make more subtle or refined Synonym(s): rarefy, sublimate, subtilize make (senses) more keen Synonym(s): subtilize, subtilise
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subtle adj difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze; "his whole attitude had undergone a subtle change"; "a subtle difference"; "that elusive thing the soul" Synonym(s): elusive, subtle able to make fine distinctions; "a subtle mind" working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way; "glaucoma is an insidious disease"; "a subtle poison" Synonym(s): insidious, pernicious, subtle
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subtlety n a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude; "without understanding the finer nuances you can't enjoy the humor"; "don't argue about shades of meaning" Synonym(s): nuance, nicety, shade, subtlety, refinement the quality of being difficult to detect or analyze; "you had to admire the subtlety of the distinctions he drew" Synonym(s): subtlety, niceness
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subtly adv in a subtle manner; "late nineteenth-century French opera at its most beautiful, subtly romantic with a twilight melancholy"
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swiftlet n swift of eastern Asia; produces the edible bird's nest Synonym(s): swiftlet, Collocalia inexpectata
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swiftly adv in a swift manner; "she moved swiftly" [syn: swiftly, fleetly]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sabadilla \Sab`adil"la\ (s[acr]b`[adot]d[icr]l"l[adot]), n. [Sp. cebadilla.] (Bot.) A Mexican liliaceous plant ({Sch[d2]nocaulon officinale}); also, its seeds, which contain the alkaloid veratrine. It was formerly used in medicine as an emetic and purgative.
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Sabbathless \Sab"bath*less\, a. Without Sabbath, or intermission of labor; hence, without respite or rest. --Bacon.
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2. Figuratively, anything which enlightens intellectually or morally; anything regarded metaphorically a performing the uses of a lamp. Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path. --Ps. cxix. 105. Ages elapsed ere Homer's lamp appeared. --Cowper. 3. (Elec.) A device or mechanism for producing light by electricity. See {Incandescent lamp}, under {Incandescent}. {[92]olipile lamp}, a hollow ball of copper containing alcohol which is converted into vapor by a lamp beneath, so as to make a powerful blowpipe flame when the vapor is ignited. --Weale. {Arc lamp} (Elec.), a form of lamp in which the voltaic arc is used as the source of light. {D[89]bereiner's lamp}, an apparatus for the instantaneous production of a flame by the spontaneous ignition of a jet of hydrogen on being led over platinum sponge; -- named after the German chemist D[94]bereiner, who invented it. Called also {philosopher's lamp}. {Flameless lamp}, an aphlogistic lamp. {Lamp burner}, the part of a lamp where the wick is exposed and ignited. --Knight. {Lamp fount}, a reservoir for oil, in a lamp. {Lamp jack}. See 2d {Jack}, n., 4 (l) & (n) . {Lamp shade}, a screen, as of paper, glass, or tin, for softening or obstructing the light of a lamp. {Lamp shell} (Zo[94]l.), any brachiopod shell of the genus Terebratula and allied genera. The name refers to the shape, which is like that of an antique lamp. See {Terebratula}. {Safety lamp}, a miner's lamp in which the flame is surrounded by fine wire gauze, preventing the kindling of dangerous explosive gases; -- called also, from Sir Humphry Davy the inventor, {Davy lamp}. {To smell of the lamp}, to bear marks of great study and labor, as a literary composition.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Safety \Safe"ty\, n. [Cf. F. sauvet[82].] 1. The condition or state of being safe; freedom from danger or hazard; exemption from hurt, injury, or loss. Up led by thee, Into the heaven I have presumed, An earthly guest . . . With like safety guided down, Return me to my native element. --Milton. 2. Freedom from whatever exposes one to danger or from liability to cause danger or harm; safeness; hence, the quality of making safe or secure, or of giving confidence, justifying trust, insuring against harm or loss, etc. Would there were any safety in thy sex, That I might put a thousand sorrows off, And credit thy repentance! --Beau. & Fl. 3. Preservation from escape; close custody. Imprison him, . . . Deliver him to safety; and return. --Shak. 4. (Football) Same as Safety touchdown, below. {Safety arch} (Arch.), a discharging arch. See under {Discharge}, v. t. {Safety belt}, a belt made of some buoyant material, or which is capable of being inflated, so as to enable a person to float in water; a life preserver. {Safety buoy}, a buoy to enable a person to float in water; a safety belt. {Safety cage} (Mach.), a cage for an elevator or mine lift, having appliances to prevent it from dropping if the lifting rope should break. {Safety lamp}. (Mining) See under {Lamp}. {Safety match}, a match which can be ignited only on a surface specially prepared for the purpose. {Safety pin}, a pin made in the form of a clasp, with a guard covering its point so that it will not prick the wearer. {Safety plug}. See {Fusible plug}, under {Fusible}. {Safety switch}. See {Switch}. {Safety touchdown} (Football), the act or result of a player's touching to the ground behind his own goal line a ball which received its last impulse from a man on his own side; -- distinguished from touchback. See {Touchdown}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sapadillo \Sap`a*dil"lo\, n. See {Sapodila}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sapodilla \Sap`o*dil"la\, n. [Sp. zapote, sapotillo, zapotillo, Mexican cochit-zapotl. Cf. {Sapota}.] (Bot.) A tall, evergeen, tropical American tree ({Achras Sapota}); also, its edible fruit, the sapodilla plum. [Written also {sapadillo}, {sappadillo}, {sappodilla}, and {zapotilla}.] {Sapodilla plum} (Bot.), the fruit of {Achras Sapota}. It is about the size of an ordinary quince, having a rough, brittle, dull brown rind, the flesh being of a dirty yellowish white color, very soft, and deliciously sweet. Called also {naseberry}. It is eatable only when it begins to be spotted, and is much used in desserts.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sapadillo \Sap`a*dil"lo\, n. See {Sapodila}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sapodilla \Sap`o*dil"la\, n. [Sp. zapote, sapotillo, zapotillo, Mexican cochit-zapotl. Cf. {Sapota}.] (Bot.) A tall, evergeen, tropical American tree ({Achras Sapota}); also, its edible fruit, the sapodilla plum. [Written also {sapadillo}, {sappadillo}, {sappodilla}, and {zapotilla}.] {Sapodilla plum} (Bot.), the fruit of {Achras Sapota}. It is about the size of an ordinary quince, having a rough, brittle, dull brown rind, the flesh being of a dirty yellowish white color, very soft, and deliciously sweet. Called also {naseberry}. It is eatable only when it begins to be spotted, and is much used in desserts.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sapodilla \Sap`o*dil"la\, n. [Sp. zapote, sapotillo, zapotillo, Mexican cochit-zapotl. Cf. {Sapota}.] (Bot.) A tall, evergeen, tropical American tree ({Achras Sapota}); also, its edible fruit, the sapodilla plum. [Written also {sapadillo}, {sappadillo}, {sappodilla}, and {zapotilla}.] {Sapodilla plum} (Bot.), the fruit of {Achras Sapota}. It is about the size of an ordinary quince, having a rough, brittle, dull brown rind, the flesh being of a dirty yellowish white color, very soft, and deliciously sweet. Called also {naseberry}. It is eatable only when it begins to be spotted, and is much used in desserts.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sapodilla \Sap`o*dil"la\, n. [Sp. zapote, sapotillo, zapotillo, Mexican cochit-zapotl. Cf. {Sapota}.] (Bot.) A tall, evergeen, tropical American tree ({Achras Sapota}); also, its edible fruit, the sapodilla plum. [Written also {sapadillo}, {sappadillo}, {sappodilla}, and {zapotilla}.] {Sapodilla plum} (Bot.), the fruit of {Achras Sapota}. It is about the size of an ordinary quince, having a rough, brittle, dull brown rind, the flesh being of a dirty yellowish white color, very soft, and deliciously sweet. Called also {naseberry}. It is eatable only when it begins to be spotted, and is much used in desserts.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sapodilla \Sap`o*dil"la\, n. [Sp. zapote, sapotillo, zapotillo, Mexican cochit-zapotl. Cf. {Sapota}.] (Bot.) A tall, evergeen, tropical American tree ({Achras Sapota}); also, its edible fruit, the sapodilla plum. [Written also {sapadillo}, {sappadillo}, {sappodilla}, and {zapotilla}.] {Sapodilla plum} (Bot.), the fruit of {Achras Sapota}. It is about the size of an ordinary quince, having a rough, brittle, dull brown rind, the flesh being of a dirty yellowish white color, very soft, and deliciously sweet. Called also {naseberry}. It is eatable only when it begins to be spotted, and is much used in desserts.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sapodilla \Sap`o*dil"la\, n. [Sp. zapote, sapotillo, zapotillo, Mexican cochit-zapotl. Cf. {Sapota}.] (Bot.) A tall, evergeen, tropical American tree ({Achras Sapota}); also, its edible fruit, the sapodilla plum. [Written also {sapadillo}, {sappadillo}, {sappodilla}, and {zapotilla}.] {Sapodilla plum} (Bot.), the fruit of {Achras Sapota}. It is about the size of an ordinary quince, having a rough, brittle, dull brown rind, the flesh being of a dirty yellowish white color, very soft, and deliciously sweet. Called also {naseberry}. It is eatable only when it begins to be spotted, and is much used in desserts.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sappodilla \Sap`po*dil"la\, n. (Bot.) See {Sapodilla}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sapodilla \Sap`o*dil"la\, n. [Sp. zapote, sapotillo, zapotillo, Mexican cochit-zapotl. Cf. {Sapota}.] (Bot.) A tall, evergeen, tropical American tree ({Achras Sapota}); also, its edible fruit, the sapodilla plum. [Written also {sapadillo}, {sappadillo}, {sappodilla}, and {zapotilla}.] {Sapodilla plum} (Bot.), the fruit of {Achras Sapota}. It is about the size of an ordinary quince, having a rough, brittle, dull brown rind, the flesh being of a dirty yellowish white color, very soft, and deliciously sweet. Called also {naseberry}. It is eatable only when it begins to be spotted, and is much used in desserts.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sappodilla \Sap`po*dil"la\, n. (Bot.) See {Sapodilla}.
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Septal \Sep"tal\, a. Of or pertaining to a septum or septa, as of a coral or a shell.
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Septilateral \Sep`tilat"eral\, a. [Septi- + lateral.] Having seven sides; as, a septilateral figure.
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Septillion \Sep*til"lion\, n. [F. septilion, formed fr. L. septem seven, in imitation of million.] According to the French method of numeration (which is followed also in the United States), the number expressed by a unit with twenty-four ciphers annexed. According to the English method, the number expressed by a unit with forty-two ciphers annexed. See {Numeration}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Septulum \[d8]Sep"tu*lum\, n.; pl. {Septula}. [NL., dim. of L. septum septum.] (Anat.) A little septum; a division between small cavities or parts.
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Septulate \Sep"tu*late\, a. [Dim. fr. septum.] (Bot.) Having imperfect or spurious septa.
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Shaft \Shaft\, n. [OE. shaft, schaft, AS. sceaft; akin to D. schacht, OHG. scaft, G. schaft, Dan. & Sw. skaft handle, haft, Icel. skapt, and probably to L. scapus, Gr. [?][?][?][?], [?][?][?][?], a staff. Probably originally, a shaven or smoothed rod. Cf. {Scape}, {Scepter}, {Shave}.] 1. The slender, smooth stem of an arrow; hence, an arrow. His sleep, his meat, his drink, is him bereft, That lean he wax, and dry as is a shaft. --Chaucer. A shaft hath three principal parts, the stele [stale], the feathers, and the head. --Ascham. 2. The long handle of a spear or similar weapon; hence, the weapon itself; (Fig.) anything regarded as a shaft to be thrown or darted; as, shafts of light. And the thunder, Winged with red lightning and impetuous rage, Perhaps hath spent his shafts. --Milton. Some kinds of literary pursuits . . . have been attacked with all the shafts of ridicule. --V. Knox. 3. That which resembles in some degree the stem or handle of an arrow or a spear; a long, slender part, especially when cylindrical. Specifically: (a) (Bot.) The trunk, stem, or stalk of a plant. (b) (Zo[94]l.) The stem or midrib of a feather. See Illust. of {Feather}. (c) The pole, or tongue, of a vehicle; also, a thill. (d) The part of a candlestick which supports its branches. Thou shalt make a candlestick of pure gold . . . his shaft, and his branches, his bowls, his knops, and his flowers, shall be of the same. --Ex. xxv. 31. (e) The handle or helve of certain tools, instruments, etc., as a hammer, a whip, etc. (f) A pole, especially a Maypole. [Obs.] --Stow. (g) (Arch.) The body of a column; the cylindrical pillar between the capital and base (see Illust. of {Column}). Also, the part of a chimney above the roof. Also, the spire of a steeple. [Obs. or R.] --Gwilt. (h) A column, an obelisk, or other spire-shaped or columnar monument. Bid time and nature gently spare The shaft we raise to thee. --Emerson. (i) (Weaving) A rod at the end of a heddle. (j) (Mach.) A solid or hollow cylinder or bar, having one or more journals on which it rests and revolves, and intended to carry one or more wheels or other revolving parts and to transmit power or motion; as, the shaft of a steam engine. See Illust. of {Countershaft}. 4. (Zo[94]l.) A humming bird ({Thaumastura cora}) having two of the tail feathers next to the middle ones very long in the male; -- called also {cora humming bird}. 5. [Cf. G. schacht.] (Mining) A well-like excavation in the earth, perpendicular or nearly so, made for reaching and raising ore, for raising water, etc. 6. A long passage for the admission or outlet of air; an air shaft. 7. The chamber of a blast furnace. {Line shaft} (Mach.), a main shaft of considerable length, in a shop or factory, usually bearing a number of pulleys by which machines are driven, commonly by means of countershafts; -- called also {line}, or {main line}. {Shaft alley} (Naut.), a passage extending from the engine room to the stern, and containing the propeller shaft. {Shaft furnace} (Metal.), a furnace, in the form of a chimney, which is charged at the top and tapped at the bottom.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Shiftless \Shift"less\, a. Destitute of expedients, or not using successful expedients; characterized by failure, especially by failure to provide for one's own support, through negligence or incapacity; hence, lazy; improvident; thriftless; as, a shiftless fellow; shiftless management. -- {Shift"lessly}, adv. -- {Shift"lessness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Shiftless \Shift"less\, a. Destitute of expedients, or not using successful expedients; characterized by failure, especially by failure to provide for one's own support, through negligence or incapacity; hence, lazy; improvident; thriftless; as, a shiftless fellow; shiftless management. -- {Shift"lessly}, adv. -- {Shift"lessness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Shiftless \Shift"less\, a. Destitute of expedients, or not using successful expedients; characterized by failure, especially by failure to provide for one's own support, through negligence or incapacity; hence, lazy; improvident; thriftless; as, a shiftless fellow; shiftless management. -- {Shift"lessly}, adv. -- {Shift"lessness}, n.
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Softling \Soft"ling\, n. A soft, effeminate person; a voluptuary. [R.] --Bp. Woolton. .
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Softly \Soft"ly\, adv. In a soft manner.
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Spaddle \Spad"dle\, n. A little spade. [Obs.]
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Spadille \Spa*dille"\, n. [F., fr. Sp. espadilla, dim. of espada. See {Spade} a card.] (Card Playing) The ace of spades in omber and quadrille.
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Spathal \Spa"thal\, a. (Bot.) Furnished with a spathe; as, spathal flowers. --Howitt.
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Mountain \Moun"tain\, a. 1. Of or pertaining to a mountain or mountains; growing or living on a mountain; found on or peculiar to mountains; among mountains; as, a mountain torrent; mountain pines; mountain goats; mountain air; mountain howitzer. 2. Like a mountain; mountainous; vast; very great. The high, the mountain majesty of worth. --Byron. {Mountain antelope} (Zo[94]l.), the goral. {Mountain ash} (Bot.), an ornamental tree, the {Pyrus (Sorbus) Americana}, producing beautiful bunches of red berries. Its leaves are pinnate, and its flowers white, growing in fragrant clusters. The European species is the {P. aucuparia}, or rowan tree. {Mountain barometer}, a portable barometer, adapted for safe transportation, used in measuring the heights of mountains. {Mountain beaver} (Zo[94]l.), the sewellel. {Mountain blue} (Min.), blue carbonate of copper; azurite. {Mountain cat} (Zo[94]l.), the catamount. See {Catamount}. {Mountain chain}, a series of contiguous mountain ranges, generally in parallel or consecutive lines or curves. {Mountain cock} (Zo[94]l.), capercailzie. See {Capercailzie}. {Mountain cork} (Min.), a variety of asbestus, resembling cork in its texture. {Mountain crystal}. See under {Crystal}. {Mountain damson} (Bot.), a large tree of the genus {Simaruba} ({S. amarga}) growing in the West Indies, which affords a bitter tonic and astringent, sometimes used in medicine. {Mountain dew}, Scotch whisky, so called because often illicitly distilled among the mountains. [Humorous] {Mountain ebony} (Bot.), a small leguminous tree ({Bauhinia variegata}) of the East and West Indies; -- so called because of its dark wood. The bark is used medicinally and in tanning. {Mountain flax} (Min.), a variety of asbestus, having very fine fibers; amianthus. See {Amianthus}. {Mountain fringe} (Bot.), climbing fumitory. See under {Fumitory}. {Mountain goat}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Mazama}. {Mountain green}. (Min.) (a) Green malachite, or carbonate of copper. (b) See {Green earth}, under {Green}, a. {Mountain holly} (Bot.), a branching shrub ({Nemopanthes Canadensis}), having smooth oblong leaves and red berries. It is found in the Northern United States. {Mountain laurel} (Bot.), an American shrub ({Kalmia latifolia}) with glossy evergreen leaves and showy clusters of rose-colored or white flowers. The foliage is poisonous. Called also {American laurel}, {ivy bush}, and {calico bush}. See {Kalmia}. {Mountain leather} (Min.), a variety of asbestus, resembling leather in its texture. {Mountain licorice} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Trifolium} ({T. Alpinum}). {Mountain limestone} (Geol.), a series of marine limestone strata below the coal measures, and above the old red standstone of Great Britain. See Chart of {Geology}. {Mountain linnet} (Zo[94]l.), the twite. {Mountain magpie}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The yaffle, or green woodpecker. (b) The European gray shrike. {Mountain mahogany} (Bot.) See under {Mahogany}. {Mountain meal} (Min.), a light powdery variety of calcite, occurring as an efflorescence. {Mountain milk} (Min.), a soft spongy variety of carbonate of lime. {Mountain mint}. (Bot.) See {Mint}. {Mountain ousel} (Zo[94]l.), the ring ousel; -- called also {mountain thrush} and {mountain colley}. See {Ousel}. {Mountain pride}, [or] {Mountain green} (Bot.), a tree of Jamaica ({Spathelia simplex}), which has an unbranched palmlike stem, and a terminal cluster of large, pinnate leaves. {Mountain quail} (Zo[94]l.), the plumed partridge ({Oreortyx pictus}) of California. It has two long, slender, plumelike feathers on the head. The throat and sides are chestnut; the belly is brown with transverse bars of black and white; the neck and breast are dark gray. {Mountain range}, a series of mountains closely related in position and direction. {Mountain rice}. (Bot.) (a) An upland variety of rice, grown without irrigation, in some parts of Asia, Europe, and the United States. (b) An American genus of grasses ({Oryzopsis}). {Mountain rose} (Bot.), a species of rose with solitary flowers, growing in the mountains of Europe ({Rosa alpina}). {Mountain soap} (Min.), a soft earthy mineral, of a brownish color, used in crayon painting; saxonite. {Mountain sorrel} (Bot.), a low perennial plant ({Oxyria digyna} with rounded kidney-form leaves, and small greenish flowers, found in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, and in high northern latitudes. --Gray. {Mountain sparrow} (Zo[94]l.), the European tree sparrow. {Mountain spinach}. (Bot.) See {Orach}. {Mountain tobacco} (Bot.), a composite plant ({Arnica montana}) of Europe; called also {leopard's bane}. {Mountain witch} (Zo[94]l.), a ground pigeon of Jamaica, of the genus {Geotrygon}.
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Spatulate \Spat"u*late\, a. [NL. spatulatus.] (Nat. Hist.) Shaped like spatula, or like a battledoor, being roundish, with a long, narrow, linear base. [Also written {spathulate}.]
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Spathulate \Spath"u*late\, a. See {Spatulate}.
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Spatulate \Spat"u*late\, a. [NL. spatulatus.] (Nat. Hist.) Shaped like spatula, or like a battledoor, being roundish, with a long, narrow, linear base. [Also written {spathulate}.]
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Spathulate \Spath"u*late\, a. See {Spatulate}.
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Spatial \Spa"tial\, a. Of or pertaining to space. [bd]Spatial quantity and relations.[b8] --L. H. Atwater.
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Spatially \Spa"tial*ly\, adv. As regards space.
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Poppy \Pop"py\, n.; pl. {Poppies}. [OE. popy, AS. popig, L. papaver.] (Bot.) Any plant or species of the genus {Papaver}, herbs with showy polypetalous flowers and a milky juice. From one species ({Papaver somniferum}) opium is obtained, though all the species contain it to some extent; also, a flower of the plant. See Illust. of {Capsule}. {California poppy} (Bot.), any yellow-flowered plant of the genus {Eschscholtzia}. {Corn poppy}. See under {Corn}. {Horn}, [or] {Horned}, {poppy}. See under {Horn}. {Poppy bee} (Zo[94]l.), a leaf-cutting bee ({Anthocopa papaveris}) which uses pieces cut from poppy petals for the lining of its cells; -- called also {upholsterer bee}. {Prickly poppy} (Bot.), {Argemone Mexicana}, a yellow-flowered plant of the Poppy family, but as prickly as a thistle. {Poppy seed}, the seed the opium poppy ({P. somniferum}). {Spatling poppy} (Bot.), a species of Silene ({S. inflata}). See {Catchfly}.
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Spattle \Spat"tle\, n. 1. A spatula. 2. (Pottery) A tool or implement for mottling a molded article with coloring matter --Knoght.
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Spattle \Spat"tle\, n. Spawl; spittle. [Obs.] --Bale.
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Spattling-poppy \Spat"tling-pop"py\, n. [Prov. E. spattle to spit + E. poppy.] (Bot.) A kind of catchfly ({Silene inflata}) which is sometimes frothy from the action of captured insects.
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Spatula \Spat"u*la\ (?; 135), n. [L. spatula, spathula, dim. of spatha a spatula: F. spatule. See {Spade} for digging.] An implement shaped like a knife, flat, thin, and somewhat flexible, used for spreading paints, fine plasters, drugs in compounding prescriptions, etc. Cf. {Palette knife}, under {Palette}.
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Shoveler \Shov"el*er\, n. [Also shoveller.] 1. One who, or that which, shovels. 2. (Zo[94]l.) A river duck ({Spatula clypeata}), native of Europe and America. It has a large bill, broadest towards the tip. The male is handsomely variegated with green, blue, brown, black, and white on the body; the head and neck are dark green. Called also {broadbill}, {spoonbill}, {shovelbill}, and {maiden duck}. The Australian shoveler, or shovel-nosed duck ({S. rhynchotis}), is a similar species.
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Spatulate \Spat"u*late\, a. [NL. spatulatus.] (Nat. Hist.) Shaped like spatula, or like a battledoor, being roundish, with a long, narrow, linear base. [Also written {spathulate}.]
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3. The movable swing frame of a loom, carrying the reed for separating the warp threads and beating up the weft; -- called also {lay} and {batten}. {Blanchard lathe}, a lathe for turning irregular forms after a given pattern, as lasts, gunstocks, and the like. {Drill lathe}, [or] {Speed lathe}, a small lathe which, from its high speed, is adapted for drilling; a hand lathe. {Engine lathe}, a turning lathe in which the cutting tool has an automatic feed; -- used chiefly for turning and boring metals, cutting screws, etc. {Foot lathe}, a lathe which is driven by a treadle worked by the foot. {Geometric lathe}. See under {Geometric} {Hand lathe}, a lathe operated by hand; a power turning lathe without an automatic feed for the tool. {Slide lathe}, an engine lathe. {Throw lathe}, a small lathe worked by one hand, while the cutting tool is held in the other.
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Speed \Speed\, n. [AS. sp[?]d success, swiftness, from sp[?]wan to succeed; akin to D. spoedd, OHG. spuot success, spuot to succees, Skr. sph[be] to increase, grow fat. [root]170b.] 1. Prosperity in an undertaking; favorable issue; success. [bd]For common speed.[b8] --Chaucer. O Lord God of my master Abraham, I pray thee, send me good speed this day. --Gen. xxiv. 12. 2. The act or state of moving swiftly; swiftness; velocity; rapidly; rate of motion; dispatch; as, the speed a horse or a vessel. Speed, to describe whose swiftness number fails. --Milton. Note: In kinematics, speedis sometimes used to denote the amount of velocity without regard to direction of motion, while velocity is not regarded as known unless both the direction and the amount are known. 3. One who, or that which, causes or promotes speed or success. [Obs.] [bd]Hercules be thy speed![b8] --Shak. {God speed}, Good speed; prosperity. See {Godspeed}. {Speed gauge}, {Speed indicator}, [and] {Speed recorder} (Mach.), devices for indicating or recording the rate of a body's motion, as the number of revolutions of a shaft in a given time. {Speed lathe} (Mach.), a power lathe with a rapidly revolving spindle, for turning small objects, for polishing, etc.; a hand lathe. {Speed pulley}, a cone pulley with steps. Syn: Haste; swiftness; celerity; quickness; dispatch; expedition; hurry; acceleration. See {Haste}.
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Speedily \Speed"i*ly\, adv. In a speedy manner.
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Speedless \Speed"less\, a. Being without speed.
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Speedwell \Speed"well\, n. (Bot.) Any plant of the genus {Veronica}, mostly low herbs with pale blue corollas, which quickly fall off.
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Spital \Spit"al\, n. [Abbreviated from hospital.] [Written also {spittle}.] A hospital. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Spitalhouse \Spit"al*house`\, n. A hospital. [Obs.]
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Spital \Spit"al\, n. [Abbreviated from hospital.] [Written also {spittle}.] A hospital. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Spittle \Spit"tle\, n. See {Spital}. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.
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Spittle \Spit"tle\, v. t. [See {Spit} to spade.] To dig or stir with a small spade. [Prov. Eng.]
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Spittle \Spit"tle\, n. A small sort of spade. [Prov. Eng.]
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Spittle \Spit"tle\, n. [From {Spit} to eject from the mouth: cf. {Spattle}, and AS. sp[be]tl.] The thick, moist matter which is secreted by the salivary glands; saliva; spit. {Spittle insect}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Cuckoo spit} (b), under {Cuckoo}.
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Spital \Spit"al\, n. [Abbreviated from hospital.] [Written also {spittle}.] A hospital. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Spittle \Spit"tle\, n. See {Spital}. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.
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Spittle \Spit"tle\, v. t. [See {Spit} to spade.] To dig or stir with a small spade. [Prov. Eng.]
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Spittle \Spit"tle\, n. A small sort of spade. [Prov. Eng.]
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Spittle \Spit"tle\, n. [From {Spit} to eject from the mouth: cf. {Spattle}, and AS. sp[be]tl.] The thick, moist matter which is secreted by the salivary glands; saliva; spit. {Spittle insect}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Cuckoo spit} (b), under {Cuckoo}.
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Spittle \Spit"tle\, n. [From {Spit} to eject from the mouth: cf. {Spattle}, and AS. sp[be]tl.] The thick, moist matter which is secreted by the salivary glands; saliva; spit. {Spittle insect}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Cuckoo spit} (b), under {Cuckoo}.
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Spittly \Spit"tly\, a. Like spittle; slimy. [Obs.]
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Spot \Spot\, n. [Cf. Scot. & D. spat, Dan. spette, Sw. spott spittle, slaver; from the root of E. spit. See {Spit} to eject from the mouth, and cf. {Spatter}.] 1. A mark on a substance or body made by foreign matter; a blot; a place discolored. Out, damned spot! Out, I say! --Shak. 2. A stain on character or reputation; something that soils purity; disgrace; reproach; fault; blemish. Yet Chloe, sure, was formed without a spot. --Pope. 3. A small part of a different color from the main part, or from the ground upon which it is; as, the spots of a leopard; the spots on a playing card. 4. A small extent of space; a place; any particular place. [bd]Fixed to one spot.[b8] --Otway. That spot to which I point is Paradise. --Milton. [bd]A jolly place,[b8] said he, [bd]in times of old! But something ails it now: the spot is cursed.[b8] --Wordsworth. 5. (Zo[94]l.) A variety of the common domestic pigeon, so called from a spot on its head just above its beak. 6. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A sci[91]noid food fish ({Liostomus xanthurus}) of the Atlantic coast of the United States. It has a black spot behind the shoulders and fifteen oblique dark bars on the sides. Called also {goody}, {Lafayette}, {masooka}, and {old wife}. (b) The southern redfish, or red horse, which has a spot on each side at the base of the tail. See {Redfish}. 7. pl. Commodities, as merchandise and cotton, sold for immediate delivery. [Broker's Cant] {Crescent spot} (Zo[94]l.), any butterfly of the family {Melit[91]id[91]} having crescent-shaped white spots along the margins of the red or brown wings. {Spot lens} (Microscopy), a condensing lens in which the light is confined to an annular pencil by means of a small, round diaphragm (the spot), and used in dark-field ilumination; -- called also {spotted lens}. {Spot rump} (Zo[94]l.), the Hudsonian godwit ({Limosa h[91]mastica}). {Spots on the sun}. (Astron.) See {Sun spot}, ander {Sun}. {On}, [or] {Upon}, {the spot}, immediately; before moving; without changing place. It was determined upon the spot. --Swift. Syn: Stain; flaw; speck; blot; disgrace; reproach; fault; blemish; place; site; locality.
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Spotless \Spot"less\, a. Without a spot; especially, free from reproach or impurity; pure; untainted; innocent; as, a spotless mind; spotless behavior. A spotless virgin, and a faultless wife. --Waller. Syn: Blameless; unspotted; unblemished; pure; immaculate; irreproachable. See {Blameless}. -- {Spot"lessly}, adv. -- {Spot"lessness}, n.
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Spotless \Spot"less\, a. Without a spot; especially, free from reproach or impurity; pure; untainted; innocent; as, a spotless mind; spotless behavior. A spotless virgin, and a faultless wife. --Waller. Syn: Blameless; unspotted; unblemished; pure; immaculate; irreproachable. See {Blameless}. -- {Spot"lessly}, adv. -- {Spot"lessness}, n.
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Spotless \Spot"less\, a. Without a spot; especially, free from reproach or impurity; pure; untainted; innocent; as, a spotless mind; spotless behavior. A spotless virgin, and a faultless wife. --Waller. Syn: Blameless; unspotted; unblemished; pure; immaculate; irreproachable. See {Blameless}. -- {Spot"lessly}, adv. -- {Spot"lessness}, n.
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Spotlight \Spot"light`\, n. The projected spot or circle of light used to illuminate brilliantly a single person or object or group on the stage; leaving the rest of the stage more or less unilluminated; hence, conspicuous public notice. [Cant or Colloq.]
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Typhus \Ty"phus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] smoke, cloud, stupor arising from fever; akin to [?] to smoke, Skr. dh[?]pa smoke.] (Med.) A contagious continued fever lasting from two to three weeks, attended with great prostration and cerebral disorder, and marked by a copious eruption of red spots upon the body. Also called {jail fever}, {famine fever}, {putrid fever}, {spottled fever}, etc. See {Jail fever}, under {Jail}.
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Spoutless \Spout"less\, a. Having no spout. --Cowper.
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Subbeadle \Sub*bea"dle\, n. An under beadle.
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Subdelegate \Subdel"egate\, n. A subordinate delegate, or one with inferior powers.
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Subdelegate \Subdel"egate\, v. t. To appoint to act as subdelegate, or as a subordinate; to depete.
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Subdial \Sub*di"al\, a. [L. subdialis in the open air.] Of or pertaining to the open air; being under the open sky. [R.] --N. Bacon.
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Subdialect \Subdi"alect\, n. A subordinate dialect.
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Subdilated \Sub`di*lat"ed\, a. Partially dilated.
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Subdolous \Sub"do*lous\, a. [L. subdolus, sub + dolus deceit.] Sly; crafty; cunning; artful. [R.]
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Subdual \Sub*du"al\, n. Act of subduing. --Bp. Warburton.
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Subdulcid \Sub*dul"cid\, a. [Pref. sub + L. dulcis sweet.] Somewhat sweet; sweetish. [R.]
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Subpetiolar \Subpet"io*lar\, a. (Bot.) Concealed within the base of the petiole, as the leaf buds of the plane tree.
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Subthalamic \Sub`tha*lam"ic\, a. (Anat.) Situated under the optic thalamus.
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Subtile \Sub"tile\, a. [L. subtilis. See {Subtile}.] 1. Thin; not dense or gross; rare; as, subtile air; subtile vapor; a subtile medium. 2. Delicately constituted or constructed; nice; fine; delicate; tenuous; finely woven. [bd]A sotil [subtile] twine's thread.[b8] --Chaucer. More subtile web Arachne can not spin. --Spenser. I do distinguish plain Each subtile line of her immortal face. --Sir J. Davies. 3. Acute; piercing; searching. The slow disease and subtile pain. --Prior. 5. Characterized by nicety of discrimination; discerning; delicate; refined; subtle. [In this sense now commonly written {subtle}.] The genius of the Spanish people is exquisitely subtile, without being at all acute; hence there is so much humor and so little wit in their literature. The genius of the Italians, on the contrary, is acute, profound, and sensual, but not subtile; hence what they think to be humorous, is merely witty. --Coleridge. The subtile influence of an intellect like Emerson's. --Hawthorne. 5. Sly; artful; cunning; crafty; subtle; as, a subtile person; a subtile adversary; a subtile scheme. [In this sense now commonly written {subtle}.] Syn: {Subtile}, {Acute}. Usage: In acute the image is that of a needle's point; in subtile that of a thread spun out to fineness. The acute intellect pierces to its aim; the subtile (or subtle) intellect winds its way through obstacles. -- {Sub"tilely}, adv. -- {Sub"tileness}, n.
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Subtile \Sub"tile\, a. [L. subtilis. See {Subtile}.] 1. Thin; not dense or gross; rare; as, subtile air; subtile vapor; a subtile medium. 2. Delicately constituted or constructed; nice; fine; delicate; tenuous; finely woven. [bd]A sotil [subtile] twine's thread.[b8] --Chaucer. More subtile web Arachne can not spin. --Spenser. I do distinguish plain Each subtile line of her immortal face. --Sir J. Davies. 3. Acute; piercing; searching. The slow disease and subtile pain. --Prior. 5. Characterized by nicety of discrimination; discerning; delicate; refined; subtle. [In this sense now commonly written {subtle}.] The genius of the Spanish people is exquisitely subtile, without being at all acute; hence there is so much humor and so little wit in their literature. The genius of the Italians, on the contrary, is acute, profound, and sensual, but not subtile; hence what they think to be humorous, is merely witty. --Coleridge. The subtile influence of an intellect like Emerson's. --Hawthorne. 5. Sly; artful; cunning; crafty; subtle; as, a subtile person; a subtile adversary; a subtile scheme. [In this sense now commonly written {subtle}.] Syn: {Subtile}, {Acute}. Usage: In acute the image is that of a needle's point; in subtile that of a thread spun out to fineness. The acute intellect pierces to its aim; the subtile (or subtle) intellect winds its way through obstacles. -- {Sub"tilely}, adv. -- {Sub"tileness}, n.
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Subtile \Sub"tile\, a. [L. subtilis. See {Subtile}.] 1. Thin; not dense or gross; rare; as, subtile air; subtile vapor; a subtile medium. 2. Delicately constituted or constructed; nice; fine; delicate; tenuous; finely woven. [bd]A sotil [subtile] twine's thread.[b8] --Chaucer. More subtile web Arachne can not spin. --Spenser. I do distinguish plain Each subtile line of her immortal face. --Sir J. Davies. 3. Acute; piercing; searching. The slow disease and subtile pain. --Prior. 5. Characterized by nicety of discrimination; discerning; delicate; refined; subtle. [In this sense now commonly written {subtle}.] The genius of the Spanish people is exquisitely subtile, without being at all acute; hence there is so much humor and so little wit in their literature. The genius of the Italians, on the contrary, is acute, profound, and sensual, but not subtile; hence what they think to be humorous, is merely witty. --Coleridge. The subtile influence of an intellect like Emerson's. --Hawthorne. 5. Sly; artful; cunning; crafty; subtle; as, a subtile person; a subtile adversary; a subtile scheme. [In this sense now commonly written {subtle}.] Syn: {Subtile}, {Acute}. Usage: In acute the image is that of a needle's point; in subtile that of a thread spun out to fineness. The acute intellect pierces to its aim; the subtile (or subtle) intellect winds its way through obstacles. -- {Sub"tilely}, adv. -- {Sub"tileness}, n.
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Subtiliate \Subtil"iate\, v. t. [LL. subtiliare.] To make thin or rare. [Obs.] --Harvey. -- {Sub`tilia"tion}, n. [Obs.] Boyle.
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Subtiliate \Subtil"iate\, v. t. [LL. subtiliare.] To make thin or rare. [Obs.] --Harvey. -- {Sub`tilia"tion}, n. [Obs.] Boyle.
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Subtilism \Sub"til*ism\, n. The quality or state of being subtile; subtility; subtlety. The high orthodox subtilism of Duns Scotus. --Milman.
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Subtility \Subtil"ity\, n. [L. subtilitas: cf. F. subtilit[82]. See {Subtle}.] Subtilty. [R.]
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Subtilization \Sub`tiliza"tion\, n. [Cf. F. subtilization.] 1. The act of making subtile. 2. (Old Chem.) The operation of making so volatile as to rise in steam or vapor. 3. Refinement; subtlety; extreme attenuation.
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Subtilize \Sub"til*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Subtilized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Subtilizing}.] [L. subtiliser.] 1. To make thin or fine; to make less gross or coarse. 2. To refine; to spin into niceties; as, to subtilize arguments. Nor as yet have we subtilized ourselves into savages. --Burke.
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Subtilize \Sub"til*ize\, v. i. To refine in argument; to make very nice distinctions. --Milner.
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Subtilize \Sub"til*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Subtilized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Subtilizing}.] [L. subtiliser.] 1. To make thin or fine; to make less gross or coarse. 2. To refine; to spin into niceties; as, to subtilize arguments. Nor as yet have we subtilized ourselves into savages. --Burke.
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Subtilizer \Sub"til*i`zer\, n. One who subtilizes.
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Subtilize \Sub"til*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Subtilized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Subtilizing}.] [L. subtiliser.] 1. To make thin or fine; to make less gross or coarse. 2. To refine; to spin into niceties; as, to subtilize arguments. Nor as yet have we subtilized ourselves into savages. --Burke.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Subtilty \Sub"til*ty\, n. [Contr. fr. subtility.] 1. The quality or state of being subtile; thinness; fineness; as, the subtility of air or light. 2. Refinement; extreme acuteness; subtlety. Intelligible discourses are spoiled by too much subtility in nice divisions. --Locke. 3. Cunning; skill; craft. [Obs.] To learn a lewd man this subtility. --Chaucer. 4. Slyness in design; artifice; guile; a cunning design or artifice; a trick; subtlety. O full of all subtility and all mischief. --Acts xiii. 10. Note: In senses 2, 3, and 4 the word is more commonly written subtlety.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Subtile \Sub"tile\, a. [L. subtilis. See {Subtile}.] 1. Thin; not dense or gross; rare; as, subtile air; subtile vapor; a subtile medium. 2. Delicately constituted or constructed; nice; fine; delicate; tenuous; finely woven. [bd]A sotil [subtile] twine's thread.[b8] --Chaucer. More subtile web Arachne can not spin. --Spenser. I do distinguish plain Each subtile line of her immortal face. --Sir J. Davies. 3. Acute; piercing; searching. The slow disease and subtile pain. --Prior. 5. Characterized by nicety of discrimination; discerning; delicate; refined; subtle. [In this sense now commonly written {subtle}.] The genius of the Spanish people is exquisitely subtile, without being at all acute; hence there is so much humor and so little wit in their literature. The genius of the Italians, on the contrary, is acute, profound, and sensual, but not subtile; hence what they think to be humorous, is merely witty. --Coleridge. The subtile influence of an intellect like Emerson's. --Hawthorne. 5. Sly; artful; cunning; crafty; subtle; as, a subtile person; a subtile adversary; a subtile scheme. [In this sense now commonly written {subtle}.] Syn: {Subtile}, {Acute}. Usage: In acute the image is that of a needle's point; in subtile that of a thread spun out to fineness. The acute intellect pierces to its aim; the subtile (or subtle) intellect winds its way through obstacles. -- {Sub"tilely}, adv. -- {Sub"tileness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Subtle \Sub"tle\, a. [Compar. {Subtler}; superl. {Subtlest}.] [OE. sotil, subtil, OF. soutil, later subtil, F. subtil, L. subtilis; probably, originally, woven fine, and fr. sub under + tela a web, fr. texere to weave. See {Text}, and cf. {Subtile}.] 1. Sly in design; artful; cunning; insinuating; subtile; -- applied to persons; as, a subtle foe. [bd]A subtle traitor.[b8] --Shak. 2. Cunningly devised; crafty; treacherous; as, a subtle stratagem. 3. Characterized by refinement and niceness in drawing distinctions; nicely discriminating; -- said of persons; as, a subtle logician; refined; tenuous; sinuous; insinuating; hence, penetrative or pervasive; -- said of the mind; its faculties, or its operations; as, a subtle intellect; a subtle imagination; a subtle process of thought; also, difficult of apprehension; elusive. Things remote from use, obscure and subtle. --Milton. 4. Smooth and deceptive. [Obs.] Like to a bowl upon a subtle ground [bowling ground]. --Shak. Syn: Artful; crafty; cunning; shrewd; sly; wily. Usage: Subtle is the most comprehensive of these epithets and implies the finest intellectual quality. See {Shrewd}, and {Cunning}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Subtile \Sub"tile\, a. [L. subtilis. See {Subtile}.] 1. Thin; not dense or gross; rare; as, subtile air; subtile vapor; a subtile medium. 2. Delicately constituted or constructed; nice; fine; delicate; tenuous; finely woven. [bd]A sotil [subtile] twine's thread.[b8] --Chaucer. More subtile web Arachne can not spin. --Spenser. I do distinguish plain Each subtile line of her immortal face. --Sir J. Davies. 3. Acute; piercing; searching. The slow disease and subtile pain. --Prior. 5. Characterized by nicety of discrimination; discerning; delicate; refined; subtle. [In this sense now commonly written {subtle}.] The genius of the Spanish people is exquisitely subtile, without being at all acute; hence there is so much humor and so little wit in their literature. The genius of the Italians, on the contrary, is acute, profound, and sensual, but not subtile; hence what they think to be humorous, is merely witty. --Coleridge. The subtile influence of an intellect like Emerson's. --Hawthorne. 5. Sly; artful; cunning; crafty; subtle; as, a subtile person; a subtile adversary; a subtile scheme. [In this sense now commonly written {subtle}.] Syn: {Subtile}, {Acute}. Usage: In acute the image is that of a needle's point; in subtile that of a thread spun out to fineness. The acute intellect pierces to its aim; the subtile (or subtle) intellect winds its way through obstacles. -- {Sub"tilely}, adv. -- {Sub"tileness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Subtle \Sub"tle\, a. [Compar. {Subtler}; superl. {Subtlest}.] [OE. sotil, subtil, OF. soutil, later subtil, F. subtil, L. subtilis; probably, originally, woven fine, and fr. sub under + tela a web, fr. texere to weave. See {Text}, and cf. {Subtile}.] 1. Sly in design; artful; cunning; insinuating; subtile; -- applied to persons; as, a subtle foe. [bd]A subtle traitor.[b8] --Shak. 2. Cunningly devised; crafty; treacherous; as, a subtle stratagem. 3. Characterized by refinement and niceness in drawing distinctions; nicely discriminating; -- said of persons; as, a subtle logician; refined; tenuous; sinuous; insinuating; hence, penetrative or pervasive; -- said of the mind; its faculties, or its operations; as, a subtle intellect; a subtle imagination; a subtle process of thought; also, difficult of apprehension; elusive. Things remote from use, obscure and subtle. --Milton. 4. Smooth and deceptive. [Obs.] Like to a bowl upon a subtle ground [bowling ground]. --Shak. Syn: Artful; crafty; cunning; shrewd; sly; wily. Usage: Subtle is the most comprehensive of these epithets and implies the finest intellectual quality. See {Shrewd}, and {Cunning}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Subtleness \Sub"tle*ness\, n. The quality or state of being subtle; subtlety.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Subtle \Sub"tle\, a. [Compar. {Subtler}; superl. {Subtlest}.] [OE. sotil, subtil, OF. soutil, later subtil, F. subtil, L. subtilis; probably, originally, woven fine, and fr. sub under + tela a web, fr. texere to weave. See {Text}, and cf. {Subtile}.] 1. Sly in design; artful; cunning; insinuating; subtile; -- applied to persons; as, a subtle foe. [bd]A subtle traitor.[b8] --Shak. 2. Cunningly devised; crafty; treacherous; as, a subtle stratagem. 3. Characterized by refinement and niceness in drawing distinctions; nicely discriminating; -- said of persons; as, a subtle logician; refined; tenuous; sinuous; insinuating; hence, penetrative or pervasive; -- said of the mind; its faculties, or its operations; as, a subtle intellect; a subtle imagination; a subtle process of thought; also, difficult of apprehension; elusive. Things remote from use, obscure and subtle. --Milton. 4. Smooth and deceptive. [Obs.] Like to a bowl upon a subtle ground [bowling ground]. --Shak. Syn: Artful; crafty; cunning; shrewd; sly; wily. Usage: Subtle is the most comprehensive of these epithets and implies the finest intellectual quality. See {Shrewd}, and {Cunning}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Subtle \Sub"tle\, a. [Compar. {Subtler}; superl. {Subtlest}.] [OE. sotil, subtil, OF. soutil, later subtil, F. subtil, L. subtilis; probably, originally, woven fine, and fr. sub under + tela a web, fr. texere to weave. See {Text}, and cf. {Subtile}.] 1. Sly in design; artful; cunning; insinuating; subtile; -- applied to persons; as, a subtle foe. [bd]A subtle traitor.[b8] --Shak. 2. Cunningly devised; crafty; treacherous; as, a subtle stratagem. 3. Characterized by refinement and niceness in drawing distinctions; nicely discriminating; -- said of persons; as, a subtle logician; refined; tenuous; sinuous; insinuating; hence, penetrative or pervasive; -- said of the mind; its faculties, or its operations; as, a subtle intellect; a subtle imagination; a subtle process of thought; also, difficult of apprehension; elusive. Things remote from use, obscure and subtle. --Milton. 4. Smooth and deceptive. [Obs.] Like to a bowl upon a subtle ground [bowling ground]. --Shak. Syn: Artful; crafty; cunning; shrewd; sly; wily. Usage: Subtle is the most comprehensive of these epithets and implies the finest intellectual quality. See {Shrewd}, and {Cunning}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Subtlety \Sub"tle*ty\, n.; pl. {Subtleties}. [OE. sotelte, sutilte, OF. sotillete, L. subtilitas. See {Subtle}, and cf. {Subtility}.] 1. The quality or state of being subtle, or sly; cunning; craftiness; artfulness. The fox which lives by subtlety. --Shak. 2. Nice discernment with delicacy of mental action; nicety of discrimination. 3. Something that is sly, crafty, or delusive. Unlearned in the world's false subtleties. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Subtlety \Sub"tle*ty\, n.; pl. {Subtleties}. [OE. sotelte, sutilte, OF. sotillete, L. subtilitas. See {Subtle}, and cf. {Subtility}.] 1. The quality or state of being subtle, or sly; cunning; craftiness; artfulness. The fox which lives by subtlety. --Shak. 2. Nice discernment with delicacy of mental action; nicety of discrimination. 3. Something that is sly, crafty, or delusive. Unlearned in the world's false subtleties. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Subtly \Sub"tly\, adv. In a subtle manner; slyly; artfully; cunningly. Thou seest how subtly to detain thee I devise. --Milton. 2. Nicely; delicately. In the nice bee what sense so subtly true. --Pope. Subtly communicating itself to my sensibilities, but evading the analysis of my mind. --Hawthorne. 3. Deceitfully; delusively. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Subvitalized \Subvi"talized\, a. Imperfectly vitalized; having naturally but little vital power or energy.
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Swiftlet \Swift"let\, n. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of small East Indian and Asiatic swifts of the genus {Collocalia}. Some of the species are noted for furnishing the edible bird's nest. See Illust. under {Edible}.
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Swiftly \Swift"ly\, adv. In a swift manner; with quick motion or velocity; fleetly. --Wyclif.
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