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   Saharan
         adj 1: of or relating to or located in the Sahara Desert
         n 1: a Nilo-Saharan language spoken in parts of Chad

English Dictionary: seriema	by the DICT Development Group
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saran n any of various thermoplastic resins used to make things
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sarin n a highly toxic chemical nerve agent that inhibits the activity of cholinesterase Synonym(s): sarin, GB
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Saroyan n United States writer of plays and short stories (1908-1981) Synonym(s): Saroyan, William Saroyan
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saurian adj of or relating to lizards Synonym(s): saurian, lacertilian n any of various reptiles of the suborder Sauria which includes lizards; in former classifications included also the crocodiles and dinosaurs
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scorn n lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike; "he was held in contempt"; "the despite in which outsiders were held is legendary" Synonym(s): contempt, disdain, scorn, despite open disrespect for a person or thing Synonym(s): contempt, scorn v look down on with disdain; "He despises the people he has to work for"; "The professor scorns the students who don't catch on immediately" Synonym(s): contemn, despise, scorn, disdain reject with contempt; "She spurned his advances" Synonym(s): reject, spurn, freeze off, scorn, pooh-pooh, disdain, turn down
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scram v leave immediately; used usually in the imperative form; "Scram!" Synonym(s): scram, buzz off, fuck off, get, bugger off
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scrawny adj being very thin; "a child with skinny freckled legs"; "a long scrawny neck" Synonym(s): scraggy, boney, scrawny, skinny, underweight, weedy inferior in size or quality; "scrawny cattle"; "scrubby cut- over pine"; "old stunted thorn trees" Synonym(s): scrawny, scrubby, stunted
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scream n sharp piercing cry; "her screaming attracted the neighbors" Synonym(s): scream, screaming, shriek, shrieking, screech, screeching a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry; "he ducked at the screechings of shells"; "he heard the scream of the brakes" Synonym(s): screech, screeching, shriek, shrieking, scream, screaming a joke that seems extremely funny Synonym(s): belly laugh, sidesplitter, howler, thigh-slapper, scream, wow, riot v utter a sudden loud cry; "she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle"; "I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me" Synonym(s): shout, shout out, cry, call, yell, scream, holler, hollo, squall utter or declare in a very loud voice; "You don't have to yell--I can hear you just fine" Synonym(s): yell, scream make a loud, piercing sound; "Fighter planes are screaming through the skies"
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screen n a white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewing Synonym(s): screen, silver screen, projection screen a protective covering that keeps things out or hinders sight; "they had just moved in and had not put up blinds yet" Synonym(s): blind, screen the display that is electronically created on the surface of the large end of a cathode-ray tube Synonym(s): screen, CRT screen a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something; "a screen of trees afforded privacy"; "under cover of darkness"; "the brush provided a covert for game"; "the simplest concealment is to match perfectly the color of the background" Synonym(s): screen, cover, covert, concealment a protective covering consisting of netting; can be mounted in a frame; "they put screens in the windows for protection against insects"; "a metal screen protected the observers" the personnel of the film industry; "a star of stage and screen" Synonym(s): filmdom, screenland, screen a strainer for separating lumps from powdered material or grading particles Synonym(s): sieve, screen a door that consists of a frame holding metallic or plastic netting; used to allow ventilation and to keep insects from entering a building through the open door; "he heard the screen slam as she left" Synonym(s): screen door, screen partition consisting of a decorative frame or panel that serves to divide a space v test or examine for the presence of disease or infection; "screen the blood for the HIV virus" Synonym(s): screen, test examine methodically; "screen the suitcases" examine in order to test suitability; "screen these samples"; "screen the job applicants" Synonym(s): screen, screen out, sieve, sort project onto a screen for viewing; "screen a film" prevent from entering; "block out the strong sunlight" Synonym(s): screen, block out separate with a riddle, as grain from chaff Synonym(s): riddle, screen protect, hide, or conceal from danger or harm Synonym(s): shield, screen
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scrim n a firm open-weave fabric used for a curtain in the theater
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scrimy adj dirty and disgusting; "worry about the gossip and secretiveness and other scrimy sides"- Al Hine petty or reluctant in giving or spending; "a niggardly tip" Synonym(s): grudging, niggardly, scrimy
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scrum n (rugby) the method of beginning play in which the forwards of each team crouch side by side with locked arms; play starts when the ball is thrown in between them and the two sides compete for possession Synonym(s): scrum, scrummage
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sea room n space for maneuver at sea
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serene adj not agitated; without losing self-possession; "spoke in a calm voice"; "remained calm throughout the uproar"; "he remained serene in the midst of turbulence"; "a serene expression on her face"; "she became more tranquil"; "tranquil life in the country" Synonym(s): calm, unagitated, serene, tranquil completely clear and fine; "serene skies and a bright blue sea"
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Serenoa n one species: saw palmetto Synonym(s): Serenoa, genus Serenoa
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seriema n Argentinian Cariama [syn: chunga, seriema, {Chunga burmeisteri}] Brazilian Cariama; sole representative of the genus Cariama Synonym(s): crested cariama, seriema, Cariama cristata
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serin n any of various brown and yellow finches of parts of Europe
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serine n a sweetish crystalline amino acid involved in the synthesis by the body of cysteine
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serum n an amber, watery fluid, rich in proteins, that separates out when blood coagulates Synonym(s): serum, blood serum
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shoehorn n a device used for easing the foot into a shoe v fit for a specific purpose even when not well suited
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shorn adj having the hair or wool cut or clipped off as if with shears or clippers; "picked up the baby's shorn curls from the floor"; "naked as a sheared sheep" Synonym(s): sheared, shorn Antonym(s): unsheared, unshorn
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shower room n a room with several showers
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showroom n an area where merchandise (such as cars) can be displayed; "in Britain a showroom is called a salesroom" Synonym(s): showroom, salesroom, saleroom
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shrine n a place of worship hallowed by association with some sacred thing or person v enclose in a shrine; "the saint's bones were enshrined in the cathedral" Synonym(s): enshrine, shrine
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Siren n a sea nymph (part woman and part bird) supposed to lure sailors to destruction on the rocks where the nymphs lived; "Odysseus ordered his crew to plug their ears so they would not hear the Siren's fatal song" a woman who is considered to be dangerously seductive Synonym(s): enchantress, temptress, siren, Delilah, femme fatale a warning signal that is a loud wailing sound an acoustic device producing a loud often wailing sound as a signal or warning eellike aquatic North American salamander with small forelimbs and no hind limbs; have permanent external gills
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Sirenia n an animal order including: manatees; dugongs; Steller's sea cow Synonym(s): Sirenia, order Sirenia
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ski run n trail or slope prepared for skiing [syn: ski run, {ski trail}]
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square one n the situation in which you begin an endeavor and to which you return if your efforts fail; "the police are now back at square one after having arrested and released 27 men"; "she has tried to diet but always ends up back at square one"
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squirm n the act of wiggling Synonym(s): wiggle, wriggle, squirm v to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling); "The prisoner writhed in discomfort"; "The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace" Synonym(s): writhe, wrestle, wriggle, worm, squirm, twist
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Surnia n a genus of hawk-like owls Synonym(s): Surnia, genus Surnia
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swarm n a moving crowd Synonym(s): drove, horde, swarm a group of many things in the air or on the ground; "a swarm of insects obscured the light"; "clouds of blossoms"; "it discharged a cloud of spores" Synonym(s): swarm, cloud v be teeming, be abuzz; "The garden was swarming with bees"; "The plaza is teeming with undercover policemen"; "her mind pullulated with worries" Synonym(s): teem, pullulate, swarm move in large numbers; "people were pouring out of the theater"; "beggars pullulated in the plaza" Synonym(s): pour, swarm, stream, teem, pullulate
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swear in v administer on oath to; "The speaker of the House swore in the new President"
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sworn adj bound by or as if by an oath; "according to an early tradition became his sworn brother"; "sworn enemies" Synonym(s): pledged, sworn bound by or stated on oath; "now my sworn friend and then mine enemy"- Shakespeare Antonym(s): unsworn
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Syrian adj of or relating to or characteristic of Syria or its people or culture; "the Syrian government" n a native or inhabitant of Syria
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Sarn \Sarn\, n. [W. sarn a causeway, paving.] A pavement or stepping-stone. [Prov. Eng.] --Johnson.
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Saurian \Sau"ri*an\, a. (Zo[94]l.) Of or pertaining to, or of the nature of, the Sauria. -- n. One of the Sauria.
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Scarn \Scarn\, n. [Icel. skarn; akin to AS. scearn. Cf. {Shearn}.] Dung. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] --Ray. {Scarn bee} (Zo[94]l.), a dung beetle.
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Scern \Scern\, v. t. To discern; to perceive. [Obs.]
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Sciurine \Sci"u*rine\ (?; 277), a. [Cf. F. sciurien. See {Sciurus}.] (Zo[94]l.) Of or pertaining to the Squirrel family. -- n. A rodent of the Squirrel family.
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Scorn \Scorn\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scorned} (sk[ocir]rnd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Scoring}.] [OE. scornen, scarnen, schornen, OF. escarnir, escharnir. See {Scorn}, n.] 1. To hold in extreme contempt; to reject as unworthy of regard; to despise; to contemn; to disdain. I scorn thy meat; 't would choke me. --Shak. This my long sufferance, and my day of grace, Those who neglect and scorn shall never taste. --Milton. We scorn what is in itself contemptible or disgraceful. --C. J. Smith. 2. To treat with extreme contempt; to make the object of insult; to mock; to scoff at; to deride. His fellow, that lay by his bed's side, Gan for to laugh, and scorned him full fast. --Chaucer. To taunt and scorn you thus opprobriously. --Shak. Syn: To contemn; despise; disdain. See {Contemn}.
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Scorn \Scorn\ (sk[ocir]rn), n. [OE. scorn, scarn, scharn, OF. escarn, escharn, eschar, of German origin; cf. OHG. skern mockery, skern[omac]n to mock; but cf. also OF. escorner to mock.] 1. Extreme and lofty contempt; haughty disregard; that disdain which springs from the opinion of the utter meanness and unworthiness of an object. Scorn at first makes after love the more. --Shak. And wandered backward as in scorn, To wait an [91]on to be born. --Emerson. 2. An act or expression of extreme contempt. Every sullen frown and bitter scorn But fanned the fuel that too fast did burn. --Dryden. 3. An object of extreme disdain, contempt, or derision. Thou makest us a reproach to our neighbors, a scorn and a derision to them that are round about us. --Ps. xliv. 13. {To think scorn}, to regard as worthy of scorn or contempt; to disdain. [bd]He thought scorn to lay hands on Mordecai alone.[b8] --Esther iii. 6. {To laugh to scorn}, to deride; to make a mock of; to ridicule as contemptible. Syn: Contempt; disdain; derision; contumely; despite; slight; dishonor; mockery.
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Scorn \Scorn\ (sk[ocir]rn), v. i. To scoff; to mock; to show contumely, derision, or reproach; to act disdainfully. He said mine eyes were black and my hair black, And, now I am remembered, scorned at me. --Shak.
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Scorny \Scorn"y\, a. Deserving scorn; paltry. [Obs.]
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Scranny \Scran"ny\, a. [See {Scrannel}.] Thin; lean; meager; scrawny; scrannel. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
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Scrawny \Scraw"ny\, a. [Cf. {Scrannel}.] Meager; thin; rawboned; bony; scranny.
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Scream \Scream\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Screamed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Screaming}.] [Icel. skr[91]ma to scare, terrify; akin to Sw. skr[84]ma, Dan. skr[91]mme. Cf. {Screech}.] To cry out with a shrill voice; to utter a sudden, sharp outcry, or shrill, loud cry, as in fright or extreme pain; to shriek; to screech. I heard the owl scream and the crickets cry. --Shak. And scream thyself as none e'er screamed before. --Pope.
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Scream \Scream\, n. A sharp, shrill cry, uttered suddenly, as in terror or in pain; a shriek; a screech. [bd]Screams of horror.[b8] --Pope.
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Screen \Screen\ (skr[emac]n), n. [OE. scren, OF. escrein, escran, F. [82]cran, of uncertain origin; cf. G. schirm a screen, OHG. scirm, scerm a protection, shield, or G. schragen a trestle, a stack of wood, or G. schranne a railing.] 1. Anything that separates or cuts off inconvenience, injury, or danger; that which shelters or conceals from view; a shield or protection; as, a fire screen. Your leavy screens throw down. --Shak. Some ambitious men seem as screens to princes in matters of danger and envy. --Bacon. 2. (Arch.) A dwarf wall or partition carried up to a certain height for separation and protection, as in a church, to separate the aisle from the choir, or the like. 3. A surface, as that afforded by a curtain, sheet, wall, etc., upon which an image, as a picture, is thrown by a magic lantern, solar microscope, etc. 4. A long, coarse riddle or sieve, sometimes a revolving perforated cylinder, used to separate the coarser from the finer parts, as of coal, sand, gravel, and the like.
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Screen \Screen\ (skr[emac]n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Screened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Screening}.] 1. To provide with a shelter or means of concealment; to separate or cut off from inconvenience, injury, or danger; to shelter; to protect; to protect by hiding; to conceal; as, fruits screened from cold winds by a forest or hill. They were encouraged and screened by some who were in high commands. --Macaulay. 2. To pass, as coal, gravel, ashes, etc., through a screen in order to separate the coarse from the fine, or the worthless from the valuable; to sift.
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Screen \Screen\ (skr[emac]n), n. (Cricket) An erection of white canvas or wood placed on the boundary opposite a batsman to enable him to see ball better.
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Scrim \Scrim\, n. 1. A kind of light cotton or linen fabric, often woven in openwork patterns, -- used for curtains, etc,; -- called also {India scrim}. 2. pl. Thin canvas glued on the inside of panels to prevent shrinking, checking, etc.
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Scrine \Scrine\, n. [L. scrinium a case for books, letters, etc.: cf. OF. escrin, F. [82]crin. See {Shrine}.] A chest, bookcase, or other place, where writings or curiosities are deposited; a shrine. [Obs.] But laid them up in immortial scrine. --Spenser.
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Scrine \Scrine\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Scringed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Scringing}.] [Cf. {Cringe}.] To cringe. [Prov. Eng. & Local, U.S.]
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Sea room \Sea" room`\ (Naut.) Room or space at sea for a vessel to maneuver, drive, or scud, without peril of running ashore or aground. --Totten.
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Serene \Se*rene"\, a. [L. serenus to grow dry, Gr. [?][?][?] hot, scorching.] 1. Bright; clear; unabscured; as, a serene sky. The moon serene in glory mounts the sky. --Pope. Full many a gem of purest ray serene The dark unfathomed caves of ocean bear. --Gray. 2. Calm; placid; undisturbed; unruffled; as, a serene aspect; a serene soul. --Milton. Note: In several countries of Europe, Serene is given as a tittle to princes and the members of their families; as, His Serene Highness. {Drop serene}. (Med.) See {Amaurosis}. --Milton.
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Serene \Se*rene"\, n. 1. Serenity; clearness; calmness. [Poetic.] [bd]The serene of heaven.[b8] --Southey. To their master is denied To share their sweet serene. --Young. 2. [F. serein evening dew or damp. See {Serein}.] Evening air; night chill. [Obs.] [bd]Some serene blast me.[b8] --B. Jonson.
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Serene \Se*rene"\, v. t. [L. serenare.] To make serene. Heaven and earth, as if contending, vie To raise his being, and serene his soul. --Thomson.
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Serin \Ser"in\, n. [F. serin.] (Zo[94]l.) A European finch ({Serinus hortulanus}) closely related to the canary.
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Serine \Ser"ine\, n. [L. sericus silken.] (Chem.) A white crystalline nitrogenous substance obtained by the action of dilute sulphuric acid on silk gelatin
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Seron \Seron"\, Seroon \Seroon"\, n. [Sp. seron a kind of hamper or pannier, aug. of sera a large pannier or basket.] Same as {Ceroon}. Note: This word as expressing a quantity or weight has no definite signification. --McElrath.
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Seron \Seron"\, Seroon \Seroon"\, n. [Sp. seron a kind of hamper or pannier, aug. of sera a large pannier or basket.] Same as {Ceroon}. Note: This word as expressing a quantity or weight has no definite signification. --McElrath.
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Serum \Se"rum\ (s[emac]"r[ucr]m), n. [L., akin to Gr. [?][?][?], Skr. s[be]ra curd.] (Physiol.) (a) The watery portion of certain animal fluids, as blood, milk, etc. (b) A thin watery fluid, containing more or less albumin, secreted by the serous membranes of the body, such as the pericardium and peritoneum. {Blood serum}, the pale yellowish fluid which exudes from the clot formed in the coagulation of the blood; the liquid portion of the blood, after removal of the blood corpuscles and the fibrin. {Muscle serum}, the thin watery fluid which separates from the muscles after coagulation of the muscle plasma; the watery portion of the plasma. See {Muscle plasma}, under {Plasma}. {Serum albumin} (Physiol. Chem.), an albuminous body, closely related to egg albumin, present in nearly all serous fluids; esp., the albumin of blood serum. {Serum globulin} (Physiol. Chem.), paraglobulin. {Serum of milk} (Physiol. Chem.), the whey, or fluid portion of milk, remaining after removal of the casein and fat.
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Shearn \Shearn\, n. [AS. scearn. Cf. {Scarn}.] Dung; excrement. [Obs.] [Written also {shern}.] --Holland.
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Shearn \Shearn\, n. [AS. scearn. Cf. {Scarn}.] Dung; excrement. [Obs.] [Written also {shern}.] --Holland.
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Shern \Shern\, n. See {Shearn}. [Obs.]
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Shearn \Shearn\, n. [AS. scearn. Cf. {Scarn}.] Dung; excrement. [Obs.] [Written also {shern}.] --Holland.
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Shern \Shern\, n. See {Shearn}. [Obs.]
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Shoehorn \Shoe"horn`\, Shoeing-horn \Shoe"ing-horn`\, n. 1. A curved piece of polished horn, wood, or metal used to facilitate the entrance of the foot into a shoe. 2. Figuratively: (a) Anything by which a transaction is facilitated; a medium; -- by way of contempt. --Spectator. (b) Anything which draws on or allures; an inducement. [Low] --Beau. & Fl.
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Shear \Shear\, v. t. [imp. {Sheared}or {Shore};p. p. {Sheared} or {Shorn}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shearing}.] [OE. sheren, scheren, to shear, cut, shave, AS. sceran, scieran, scyran; akin to D. & G. scheren, Icel. skera, Dan. ski[?]re, Gr. [?][?][?]. Cf. {Jeer}, {Score}, {Shard}, {Share}, {Sheer} to turn aside.] 1. To cut, clip, or sever anything from with shears or a like instrument; as, to shear sheep; to shear cloth. Note: It is especially applied to the cutting of wool from sheep or their skins, and the nap from cloth. 2. To separate or sever with shears or a similar instrument; to cut off; to clip (something) from a surface; as, to shear a fleece. Before the golden tresses . . . were shorn away. --Shak. 3. To reap, as grain. [Scot.] --Jamieson. 4. Fig.: To deprive of property; to fleece. 5. (Mech.) To produce a change of shape in by a shear. See {Shear}, n., 4.
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Shorn \Shorn\, p. p. of {Shear}.
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Showroom \Show"room`\, n. A room or apartment where a show is exhibited. 2. A room where merchandise is exposed for sale, or where samples are displayed.
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Shram \Shram\, v. t. [Cf. Shrink.] To cause to shrink or shrivel with cold; to benumb. [Prov. Eng.]
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Shrine \Shrine\, v. t. To enshrine; to place reverently, as in a shrine. [bd]Shrined in his sanctuary.[b8] --Milton.
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Shrine \Shrine\ (shr[imac]n), n. [OE. schrin, AS. scr[c6]n, from L. scrinium a case, chest, box.] 1. A case, box, or receptacle, especially one in which are deposited sacred relics, as the bones of a saint. 2. Any sacred place, as an altar, tromb, or the like. Too weak the sacred shrine guard. --Byron. 3. A place or object hallowed from its history or associations; as, a shrine of art.
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Shrine \Shrine\, n. Short for {Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine}, a secret order professedly originated by one Kalif Alu, a son-in-law of Mohammed, at Mecca, in the year of the Hegira 25 (about 646 a. d.) In the modern order, established in the United States in 1872, only Knights Templars or thirty-second degree Masons are eligible for admission, though the order itself is not Masonic.
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Siren \Si"ren\, a. Of or pertaining to a siren; bewitching, like a siren; fascinating; alluring; as, a siren song.
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Siren \Si"ren\, n. [L., fr. Gr. [?][?][?]: cf. F. sir[8a]ne.] 1. (Class. Myth.) One of three sea nymphs, -- or, according to some writers, of two, -- said to frequent an island near the coast of Italy, and to sing with such sweetness that they lured mariners to destruction. Next where the sirens dwell you plow the seas; Their song is death, and makes destruction please. --Pope. 2. An enticing, dangerous woman. --Shak. 3. Something which is insidious or deceptive. Consumption is a siren. --W. Irving. 4. A mermaid. [Obs.] --Shak. 5. (Zo[94]l.) Any long, slender amphibian of the genus {Siren} or family {Sirenid[91]}, destitute of hind legs and pelvis, and having permanent external gills as well as lungs. They inhabit the swamps, lagoons, and ditches of the Southern United States. The more common species ({Siren lacertina}) is dull lead-gray in color, and becames two feet long. 6. [F. sir[8a]ne, properly, a siren in sense 1.] (Acoustics) An instrument for producing musical tones and for ascertaining the number of sound waves or vibrations per second which produce a note of a given pitch. The sounds are produced by a perforated rotating disk or disks. A form with two disks operated by steam or highly compressed air is used sounding an alarm to vessels in fog. [Written also {sirene}, and {syren}.]
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Sirene \Si*rene"\, n. See {Siren}, 6.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Siren \Si"ren\, n. [L., fr. Gr. [?][?][?]: cf. F. sir[8a]ne.] 1. (Class. Myth.) One of three sea nymphs, -- or, according to some writers, of two, -- said to frequent an island near the coast of Italy, and to sing with such sweetness that they lured mariners to destruction. Next where the sirens dwell you plow the seas; Their song is death, and makes destruction please. --Pope. 2. An enticing, dangerous woman. --Shak. 3. Something which is insidious or deceptive. Consumption is a siren. --W. Irving. 4. A mermaid. [Obs.] --Shak. 5. (Zo[94]l.) Any long, slender amphibian of the genus {Siren} or family {Sirenid[91]}, destitute of hind legs and pelvis, and having permanent external gills as well as lungs. They inhabit the swamps, lagoons, and ditches of the Southern United States. The more common species ({Siren lacertina}) is dull lead-gray in color, and becames two feet long. 6. [F. sir[8a]ne, properly, a siren in sense 1.] (Acoustics) An instrument for producing musical tones and for ascertaining the number of sound waves or vibrations per second which produce a note of a given pitch. The sounds are produced by a perforated rotating disk or disks. A form with two disks operated by steam or highly compressed air is used sounding an alarm to vessels in fog. [Written also {sirene}, and {syren}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sirene \Si*rene"\, n. See {Siren}, 6.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Siren \Si"ren\, n. [L., fr. Gr. [?][?][?]: cf. F. sir[8a]ne.] 1. (Class. Myth.) One of three sea nymphs, -- or, according to some writers, of two, -- said to frequent an island near the coast of Italy, and to sing with such sweetness that they lured mariners to destruction. Next where the sirens dwell you plow the seas; Their song is death, and makes destruction please. --Pope. 2. An enticing, dangerous woman. --Shak. 3. Something which is insidious or deceptive. Consumption is a siren. --W. Irving. 4. A mermaid. [Obs.] --Shak. 5. (Zo[94]l.) Any long, slender amphibian of the genus {Siren} or family {Sirenid[91]}, destitute of hind legs and pelvis, and having permanent external gills as well as lungs. They inhabit the swamps, lagoons, and ditches of the Southern United States. The more common species ({Siren lacertina}) is dull lead-gray in color, and becames two feet long. 6. [F. sir[8a]ne, properly, a siren in sense 1.] (Acoustics) An instrument for producing musical tones and for ascertaining the number of sound waves or vibrations per second which produce a note of a given pitch. The sounds are produced by a perforated rotating disk or disks. A form with two disks operated by steam or highly compressed air is used sounding an alarm to vessels in fog. [Written also {sirene}, and {syren}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sirenia \Sire"nia\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zo[94]l.) An order of large aquatic herbivorous mammals, including the manatee, dugong, rytina, and several fossil genera. Note: The hind limbs are either rudimentary or wanting, and the front ones are changed to paddles. They have horny plates on the front part of the jaws, and usually flat-crowned molar teeth. The stomach is complex and the intestine long, as in other herbivorous mammals. See {Cetacea} (b) .
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Skreen \Skreen\, n. & v. See {Screen}. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Skrim \Skrim\, n. Scum; refuse. --Bryskett.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Soorma \Soor"ma\, n. [Hind. & Per. surma.] A preparation of antimony with which Mohammedan men anoint their eyelids.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sorehon \Sore"hon\, n. [Corrupted from sojourn, Scot. soirne, sorn.] Formerly, in Ireland, a kind of servile tenure which subjected the tenant to maintain his chieftain gratuitously whenever he wished to indulge in a revel. --Spenser.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sorn \Sorn\, v. i. [See {Sorehon}.] To obtrude one's self on another for bed and board. [Scot.] --Sir W. Scott.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Squireen \Squir*een"\, n. One who is half squire and half farmer; -- used humorously. [Eng.] --C. Kingsley.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Squirm \Squirm\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Squirmed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Squirming}.] [Cf. {Swarm} to climb a tree.] To twist about briskly with contor[?]ions like an eel or a worm; to wriggle; to writhe.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Surrein \Sur"rein`\, v. t. [Pref. sur + rein.] To override; to exhaust by riding. [Obs.] --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Swarm \Swarm\, v. i. [Cf. {Swerve}.] To climb a tree, pole, or the like, by embracing it with the arms and legs alternately. See {Shin}. [Colloq.] At the top was placed a piece of money, as a prize for those who could swarm up and seize it. --W. Coxe.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Swarm \Swarm\, v. t. To crowd or throng. --Fanshawe.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Swarm \Swarm\, n. [OE. swarm, AS. swearm; akin to D. zwerm, G. schwarm, OHG. swaram, Icel. svarmr a tumult, Sw. sv[84]rm a swarm, Dan. sv[91]rm, and G. schwirren to whiz, to buzz, Skr. svar to sound, and perhaps to E. swear. [fb]177. Cf. {Swerve}, {Swirl}.] 1. A large number or mass of small animals or insects, especially when in motion. [bd]A deadly swarm of hornets.[b8] --Milton. 2. Especially, a great number of honeybees which emigrate from a hive at once, and seek new lodgings under the direction of a queen; a like body of bees settled permanently in a hive. [bd]A swarm of bees.[b8] --Chaucer. 3. Hence, any great number or multitude, as of people in motion, or sometimes of inanimate objects; as, a swarm of meteorites. Those prodigious swarms that had settled themselves in every part of it [Italy]. --Addison. Syn: Multitude; crowd; throng.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Swarm \Swarm\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Swarmed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Swarming}.] 1. To collect, and depart from a hive by flight in a body; -- said of bees; as, bees swarm in warm, clear days in summer. 2. To appear or collect in a crowd; to throng together; to congregate in a multitude. --Chaucer. 3. To be crowded; to be thronged with a multitude of beings in motion. Every place swarms with soldiers. --Spenser. 4. To abound; to be filled (with). --Atterbury. 5. To breed multitudes. Not so thick swarmed once the soil Bedropped with blood of Gorgon. --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Swear \Swear\, v. i. [imp. {Swore}, formerly {Sware}; p. p. {Sworn}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Swearing}.] [OE. swerien, AS. swerian; akin to D. zweren, OS. swerian, OHG. swerien, G. schw[94]ren, Icel. sverja, Sw. sv[84]rja, Dan. sv[91]rge, Icel. & Sw. svara to answer, Dan. svare, Dan. & Sw. svar an answer, Goth. swaran to swear, and perhaps to E. swarm. [fb]177. Cf. {Answer}.] 1. To affirm or utter a solemn declaration, with an appeal to God for the truth of what is affirmed; to make a promise, threat, or resolve on oath; also, to affirm solemnly by some sacred object, or one regarded as sacred, as the Bible, the Koran, etc. Ye shall swear by my name falsely. --Lev. xix. 12. I swear by all the Roman gods. --Shak. 2. (Law) To give evidence on oath; as, to swear to the truth of a statement; he swore against the prisoner. 3. To make an appeal to God in an irreverant manner; to use the name of God or sacred things profanely; to call upon God in imprecation; to curse. [I] swore little; diced not above seven times a week. --Shak. {To swear by}, to place great confidence in a person or thing; to trust implicitly as an authority. [bd]I simply meant to ask if you are one of those who swear by Lord Verulam.[b8] --Miss Edgeworth. {To swear off}, to make a solemn vow, or a serious resolution, to abstain from something; as, to swear off smoking. [Slang]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sworn \Sworn\, p. p. of {Swear}. {Sworn brothers}, originally, companions in arms who took an oath to share together good and bad fortune; hence, faithful friends. {Sworn enemies}, determined or irreconcilable enemies. {Sworn friends}, close friends.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Siren \Si"ren\, n. [L., fr. Gr. [?][?][?]: cf. F. sir[8a]ne.] 1. (Class. Myth.) One of three sea nymphs, -- or, according to some writers, of two, -- said to frequent an island near the coast of Italy, and to sing with such sweetness that they lured mariners to destruction. Next where the sirens dwell you plow the seas; Their song is death, and makes destruction please. --Pope. 2. An enticing, dangerous woman. --Shak. 3. Something which is insidious or deceptive. Consumption is a siren. --W. Irving. 4. A mermaid. [Obs.] --Shak. 5. (Zo[94]l.) Any long, slender amphibian of the genus {Siren} or family {Sirenid[91]}, destitute of hind legs and pelvis, and having permanent external gills as well as lungs. They inhabit the swamps, lagoons, and ditches of the Southern United States. The more common species ({Siren lacertina}) is dull lead-gray in color, and becames two feet long. 6. [F. sir[8a]ne, properly, a siren in sense 1.] (Acoustics) An instrument for producing musical tones and for ascertaining the number of sound waves or vibrations per second which produce a note of a given pitch. The sounds are produced by a perforated rotating disk or disks. A form with two disks operated by steam or highly compressed air is used sounding an alarm to vessels in fog. [Written also {sirene}, and {syren}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Syren \Sy"ren\, n. See {Siren}. [R.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Siren \Si"ren\, n. [L., fr. Gr. [?][?][?]: cf. F. sir[8a]ne.] 1. (Class. Myth.) One of three sea nymphs, -- or, according to some writers, of two, -- said to frequent an island near the coast of Italy, and to sing with such sweetness that they lured mariners to destruction. Next where the sirens dwell you plow the seas; Their song is death, and makes destruction please. --Pope. 2. An enticing, dangerous woman. --Shak. 3. Something which is insidious or deceptive. Consumption is a siren. --W. Irving. 4. A mermaid. [Obs.] --Shak. 5. (Zo[94]l.) Any long, slender amphibian of the genus {Siren} or family {Sirenid[91]}, destitute of hind legs and pelvis, and having permanent external gills as well as lungs. They inhabit the swamps, lagoons, and ditches of the Southern United States. The more common species ({Siren lacertina}) is dull lead-gray in color, and becames two feet long. 6. [F. sir[8a]ne, properly, a siren in sense 1.] (Acoustics) An instrument for producing musical tones and for ascertaining the number of sound waves or vibrations per second which produce a note of a given pitch. The sounds are produced by a perforated rotating disk or disks. A form with two disks operated by steam or highly compressed air is used sounding an alarm to vessels in fog. [Written also {sirene}, and {syren}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Syren \Sy"ren\, n. See {Siren}. [R.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Syrian \Syr"i*an\, a. [L. Syrius: cf. F. Syrien.] Of or pertaining to Syria; Syriac. -- n. A native of Syria.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Sarona, WI Zip code(s): 54870
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Serena, IL Zip code(s): 60549
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Sewaren, NJ (CDP, FIPS 66720) Location: 40.55085 N, 74.26093 W Population (1990): 2569 (946 housing units) Area: 2.5 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 07077
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Shoreham, MI (village, FIPS 73660) Location: 42.05770 N, 86.51165 W Population (1990): 737 (356 housing units) Area: 1.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Shoreham, NY (village, FIPS 67191) Location: 40.95578 N, 72.90647 W Population (1990): 540 (204 housing units) Area: 1.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 11786 Shoreham, VT Zip code(s): 05770
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From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
screen n. [Atari ST {demoscene}] One {demoeffect} or one screenful of them. Probably comes from old Sierra-style adventures or shoot-em-ups where one travels from one place to another one screenful at a time.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
SGRAM {Synchronous Graphics Random Access Memory}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
SRAM {static random access memory}
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Seorim barley, the chief of the forth priestly course (1 Chr. 24:8).
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Shaaraim two gates. (1.) A city in the plain of Judah (1 Sam. 17:52); called also Sharaim (Josh. 15:36). (2.) A town in Simeon (1 Chr. 4:31).
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Sharaim two gates (Josh. 15:36), more correctly Shaaraim (1 Sam. 17:52), probably Tell Zakariya and Kefr Zakariya, in the valley of Elah, 3 1/2 miles north-west of Socoh.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Sirion a breastplate, the Sidonian name of Hermon (q.v.), Deut. 3:9; Ps. 29:6.
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Saron, same as Sharon
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Seorim, gates; hairs; tempests
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Shaaraim, gates; valuation; hairs
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Sharon, his plain; his song