scheduling
         n 1: setting an order and time for planned events [syn:
               {scheduling}, {programming}, {programing}]

English Dictionary: settlement	by the DICT Development Group
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Scotland n one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain; famous for bagpipes and plaids and kilts
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Scotland Yard n the detective department of the metropolitan police force of London Synonym(s): Scotland Yard, New Scotland Yard
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seedling n young plant or tree grown from a seed
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setline n a long fishing line with many shorter lines and hooks attached to it (usually suspended between buoys) Synonym(s): trawl, trawl line, spiller, setline, trotline
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settle on v become fixed (on); "Her eyes fixated on a point on the horizon" Synonym(s): fixate, settle on
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settlement n a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government; "the American colony in Paris" Synonym(s): colony, settlement a community of people smaller than a town Synonym(s): village, small town, settlement a conclusive resolution of a matter and disposition of it the act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies; "the British colonization of America" Synonym(s): colonization, colonisation, settlement something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making; "they finally reached a settlement with the union"; "they never did achieve a final resolution of their differences"; "he needed to grieve before he could achieve a sense of closure" Synonym(s): settlement, resolution, closure an area where a group of families live together termination of a business operation by using its assets to discharge its liabilities Synonym(s): liquidation, settlement
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settlement house n a center in an underprivileged area that provides community services
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settling n a gradual sinking to a lower level [syn: settling, subsiding, subsidence]
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settlings n sediment that has settled at the bottom of a liquid [syn: dregs, settlings]
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Shetland n an archipelago of about 100 islands in the North Atlantic off the north coast of Scotland Synonym(s): Shetland, Shetland Islands, Zetland a small sheepdog resembling a collie that was developed in the Shetland Islands Synonym(s): Shetland sheepdog, Shetland sheep dog, Shetland
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Shetland Islands n an archipelago of about 100 islands in the North Atlantic off the north coast of Scotland Synonym(s): Shetland, Shetland Islands, Zetland
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Shetland pony n breed of very small pony with long shaggy mane and tail
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Shetland sheep dog n a small sheepdog resembling a collie that was developed in the Shetland Islands Synonym(s): Shetland sheepdog, Shetland sheep dog, Shetland
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Shetland sheepdog n a small sheepdog resembling a collie that was developed in the Shetland Islands Synonym(s): Shetland sheepdog, Shetland sheep dog, Shetland
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Shetland wool n a wool obtained from sheep of the Shetland islands
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shoot a line v show off [syn: boast, tout, swash, shoot a line, brag, gas, blow, bluster, vaunt, gasconade]
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sideline n a line that marks the side boundary of a playing field Synonym(s): sideline, out of bounds an auxiliary line of merchandise an auxiliary activity Synonym(s): avocation, by-line, hobby, pursuit, sideline, spare-time activity v remove from the center of activity or attention; place into an inferior position; "The outspoken cabinet member was sidelined by the President"
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sidelong adv on the side; "the plow lay sidelong on the ground" with the side toward someone or something; "seated sidelong to the window"- Nathaniel Hawthorne to, toward or at one side; "darting eyes looking sidelong out of a wizened face" Synonym(s): sidelong, sideways, obliquely adj (used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy; "her eyes with their misted askance look"- Elizabeth Bowen; "sidelong glances" Synonym(s): askance, askant, asquint, squint, squint-eyed, squinty, sidelong situated at or extending to the side; "the lateral branches of a tree"; "shot out sidelong boughs"- Tennyson Synonym(s): lateral, sidelong inclining or directed to one side; "moved downward in a sidelong way" - Bram Stoker
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soda lime n a mixture of sodium and calcium hydroxides; absorbs liquids and gases
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southland n any region lying in or toward the south
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St. Elmo's fire n an electrical discharge accompanied by ionization of surrounding atmosphere Synonym(s): corona discharge, corona, corposant, St. Elmo's fire, Saint Elmo's fire, Saint Elmo's light, Saint Ulmo's fire, Saint Ulmo's light, electric glow
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stalemate n a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible; "reached an impasse on the negotiations" Synonym(s): deadlock, dead end, impasse, stalemate, standstill drawing position in chess: any of a player's possible moves would place his king in check v subject to a stalemate
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stalemated adj at a complete standstill because of opposition of two unrelenting forces or factions; "the chess game ended with white stalemated"; "the two factions are deadlocked over fringe benefits" Synonym(s): deadlocked, stalemated
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staleness n unoriginality as a result of being dull and hackneyed [syn: triteness, staleness] having lost purity and freshness as a consequence of aging Antonym(s): freshness
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Stalin n Russian leader who succeeded Lenin as head of the Communist Party and created a totalitarian state by purging all opposition (1879-1953) Synonym(s): Stalin, Joseph Stalin, Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili
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Stalin Peak n the highest mountain peak in the Pamir Mountains; near the Chinese border in northeastern Tajikistan (24,590 feet high) Synonym(s): Communism Peak, Mount Communism, Stalin Peak, Mount Garmo
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Stalinabad n the capital of Tajikistan; formerly Stalinabad 1926-1991 Synonym(s): Dushanbe, Dusanbe, Dyushambe, Stalinabad, capital of Tajikistan
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Stalingrad n a city in the European part of Russia on the Volga; site of German defeat in World War II in the winter of 1942-43 Synonym(s): Volgograd, Stalingrad, Tsaritsyn
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Stalinisation n social process of adopting (or being forced to adopt) the policies and practices of Joseph Stalin; "many Hungarians refused to take part in the Stalinization of their country" Synonym(s): Stalinization, Stalinisation
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stalinise v transform in accordance with Stalin's policies; "Russia was slowly stalinized after Lenin's death" Synonym(s): stalinize, stalinise Antonym(s): destalinise, destalinize
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Stalinism n a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.) Synonym(s): dictatorship, absolutism, authoritarianism, Caesarism, despotism, monocracy, one-man rule, shogunate, Stalinism, totalitarianism, tyranny
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Stalinist adj of or relating to Joseph Stalin or his times n a follower of Stalin and Stalinism
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Stalinization n social process of adopting (or being forced to adopt) the policies and practices of Joseph Stalin; "many Hungarians refused to take part in the Stalinization of their country" Synonym(s): Stalinization, Stalinisation
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stalinize v transform in accordance with Stalin's policies; "Russia was slowly stalinized after Lenin's death" Synonym(s): stalinize, stalinise Antonym(s): destalinise, destalinize
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Stalino n an industrial city in the Donets Basin [syn: Donetsk, Donetske, Stalino]
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stalling n a tactic used to mislead or delay [syn: stall, stalling]
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stallion n uncastrated adult male horse Synonym(s): stallion, entire
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stealing n the act of taking something from someone unlawfully; "the thieving is awful at Kennedy International" Synonym(s): larceny, theft, thievery, thieving, stealing avoiding detection by moving carefully Synonym(s): stealth, stealing
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steel engraving n an impression taken from an engraved steel plate engraving on a steel plate the act of engraving on a steel plate
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steel industry n the industry that makes steel and steel products
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steel mill n a factory where steel is made [syn: steel mill, steelworks, steel plant, steel factory]
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steel oneself against v prepare mentally or emotionally for something unpleasant Synonym(s): steel oneself against, steel onself for, brace oneself for, prepare for
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steel onself for v prepare mentally or emotionally for something unpleasant Synonym(s): steel oneself against, steel onself for, brace oneself for, prepare for
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steelmaker n a worker engaged in making steel [syn: steelmaker, steelworker, steelman]
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steelman n a worker engaged in making steel [syn: steelmaker, steelworker, steelman]
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still hunt n a hunt for game carried on by following it stealthily or waiting in ambush Synonym(s): stalk, stalking, still hunt
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still-hunt v hunt (quarry) by stalking and ambushing [syn: still-hunt, ambush]
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stillness n (poetic) tranquil silence; "the still of the night" [syn: hush, stillness, still] calmness without winds Synonym(s): stillness, windlessness a state of no motion or movement; "the utter motionlessness of a marble statue" Synonym(s): motionlessness, stillness, lifelessness Antonym(s): motion
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stolen property n property that has been stolen
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stolon n a horizontal branch from the base of plant that produces new plants from buds at its tips Synonym(s): stolon, runner, offset
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stoloniferous adj producing stolons
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stylemark n a distinctive characteristic or attribute [syn: hallmark, trademark, earmark, stylemark]
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stylomastoid vein n a vein that drains the tympanic cavity and empties into the retromandibular vein Synonym(s): stylomastoid vein, vena stylomastoidea
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Stylomecon n one species: wind poppy [syn: Stylomecon, {genus Stylomecon}]
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Stylomecon heterophyllum n California wild poppy with bright red flowers [syn: {wind poppy}, flaming poppy, Stylomecon heterophyllum, Papaver heterophyllum]
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swaddling bands n a garment (a gown or narrow strips of cloth) for an infant Synonym(s): swaddling clothes, swaddling bands
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swaddling clothes n a garment (a gown or narrow strips of cloth) for an infant Synonym(s): swaddling clothes, swaddling bands restrictions placed on the immature
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sweet almond n small bushy deciduous tree native to Asia and North Africa having pretty pink blossoms and highly prized edible nuts enclosed in a hard green hull; cultivated in southern Australia and California Synonym(s): almond, sweet almond, Prunus dulcis, Prunus amygdalus, Amygdalus communis
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sweet almond oil n pale yellow fatty oil expressed from sweet or bitter almonds Synonym(s): almond oil, expressed almond oil, sweet almond oil
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sweet lemon n lemon tree having fruit with a somewhat insipid sweetish pulp Synonym(s): sweet lemon, sweet lime, Citrus limetta
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sweet lime n lemon tree having fruit with a somewhat insipid sweetish pulp Synonym(s): sweet lemon, sweet lime, Citrus limetta
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sweet William n Eurasian pink widely cultivated for its flat-topped dense clusters of varicolored flowers Synonym(s): sweet William, Dianthus barbatus
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Saddle \Sad"dle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Saddled}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Saddling}.] [AS. sadelian.]       1. To put a saddle upon; to equip (a beast) for riding.             [bd]saddle my horse.[b8] --Shak.                         Abraham rose up early, . . . and saddled his ass.                                                                               --Gen. xxii.                                                                               3.          2. Hence: To fix as a charge or burden upon; to load; to             encumber; as, to saddle a town with the expense of bridges             and highways.
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Scuttle \Scut"tle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scuttled}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Scuttling}.]       1. To cut a hole or holes through the bottom, deck, or sides             of (as of a ship), for any purpose.          2. To sink by making holes through the bottom of; as, to             scuttle a ship.
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Seedling \Seed"ling\, n. (Bot.)       A plant reared from the seed, as distinguished from one       propagated by layers, buds, or the like.
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Set \Set\, a.       1. Fixed in position; immovable; rigid; as, a set line; a set             countenance.          2. Firm; unchanging; obstinate; as, set opinions or             prejudices.          3. Regular; uniform; formal; as, a set discourse; a set             battle. [bd]The set phrase of peace.[b8] --Shak.          4. Established; prescribed; as, set forms of prayer.          5. Adjusted; arranged; formed; adapted.          {Set hammer}.             (a) A hammer the head of which is not tightly fastened                   upon the handle, but may be reversed. --Knight.             (b) A hammer with a concave face which forms a die for                   shaping anything, as the end of a bolt, rivet, etc.          {Set line}, a line to which a number of baited hooks are             attached, and which, supported by floats and properly             secured, may be left unguarded during the absence of the             fisherman.          {Set nut}, a jam nut or lock nut. See under {Nut}.          {Set screw} (Mach.), a screw, sometimes cupped or printed at             one end, and screwed through one part, as of a machine,             tightly upon another part, to prevent the one from             slipping upon the other.          {Set speech}, a speech carefully prepared before it is             delivered in public; a formal or methodical speech.
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Settlement \Set"tle*ment\, n.       1. The act of setting, or the state of being settled.             Specifically:             (a) Establishment in life, in business, condition, etc.;                   ordination or installation as pastor.                               Every man living has a design in his head upon                            wealth power, or settlement in the world.                                                                               --L'Estrange.             (b) The act of peopling, or state of being peopled; act of                   planting, as a colony; colonization; occupation by                   settlers; as, the settlement of a new country.
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Settle \Set"tle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Settled}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Settling}.] [OE. setlen, AS. setlan. [root]154. See       {Settle}, n. In senses 7, 8, and 9 perhaps confused with OE.       sahtlen to reconcile, AS. sahtlian, fr. saht reconciliation,       sacon to contend, dispute. Cf. {Sake}.]       1. To place in a fixed or permanent condition; to make firm,             steady, or stable; to establish; to fix; esp., to             establish in life; to fix in business, in a home, or the             like.                         And he settled his countenance steadfastly upon him,                      until he was ashamed.                        --2 Kings                                                                               viii. 11.                                                                               (Rev. Ver.)                         The father thought the time drew on Of setting in                      the world his only son.                     --Dryden.          2. To establish in the pastoral office; to ordain or install             as pastor or rector of a church, society, or parish; as,             to settle a minister. [U. S.]          3. To cause to be no longer in a disturbed condition; to             render quiet; to still; to calm; to compose.                         God settled then the huge whale-bearing lake.                                                                               --Chapman.                         Hoping that sleep might settle his brains. --Bunyan.          4. To clear of dregs and impurities by causing them to sink;             to render pure or clear; -- said of a liquid; as, to             settle coffee, or the grounds of coffee.          5. To restore or bring to a smooth, dry, or passable             condition; -- said of the ground, of roads, and the like;             as, clear weather settles the roads.          6. To cause to sink; to lower; to depress; hence, also, to             render close or compact; as, to settle the contents of a             barrel or bag by shaking it.          7. To determine, as something which is exposed to doubt or             question; to free from unscertainty or wavering; to make             sure, firm, or constant; to establish; to compose; to             quiet; as, to settle the mind when agitated; to settle             questions of law; to settle the succession to a throne; to             settle an allowance.                         It will settle the wavering, and confirm the                      doubtful.                                          --Swift.          8. To adjust, as something in discussion; to make up; to             compose; to pacify; as, to settle a quarrel.          9. To adjust, as accounts; to liquidate; to balance; as, to             settle an account.          10. Hence, to pay; as, to settle a bill. [Colloq.] --Abbott.          11. To plant with inhabitants; to colonize; to people; as,             the French first settled Canada; the Puritans settled New             England; Plymouth was settled in 1620.          {To settle on} [or] {upon}, to confer upon by permanent             grant; to assure to. [bd]I . . . have settled upon him a             good annuity.[b8] --Addison.          {To settle the land} (Naut.), to cause it to sink, or appear             lower, by receding from it.          Syn: To fix; establish; regulate; arrange; compose; adjust;                determine; decide.
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Settling \Set"tling\, n.       1. The act of one who, or that which, settles; the act of             establishing one's self, of colonizing, subsiding,             adjusting, etc.          2. pl. That which settles at the bottom of a liquid; lees;             dregs; sediment. --Milton.          {Settling day}, a day for settling accounts, as in the stock             market.
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Settling \Set"tling\, n.       1. The act of one who, or that which, settles; the act of             establishing one's self, of colonizing, subsiding,             adjusting, etc.          2. pl. That which settles at the bottom of a liquid; lees;             dregs; sediment. --Milton.          {Settling day}, a day for settling accounts, as in the stock             market.
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Shetland pony \Shet"land po"ny\       One of a small, hardy breed of horses, with long mane and       tail, which originated in the Shetland Islands; a sheltie.
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Shittleness \Shit"tle*ness\, n.       Instability; inconstancy. [Obs.]                   The vain shittlenesse of an unconstant head. --Baret.
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Side line \Side line\       1.             (a) A line pert. or attached to the side of a thing.             (b) Specif., a line for hobbling an animal by connecting                   the fore and the hind feet of the same side.          2.             (a) A line of goods sold in addition to one's principal                   articles of trade; a course of business pursued aside                   from one's regular occupation.             (b) A secondary road; esp., a byroad at right angles to a                   main road. [Canada]
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Sideling \Side"ling\, adv. [OE. sideling, fr. side side. See       {Side}, and cf. {Sidelong}, {Headlong}.]       Sidelong; on the side; laterally; also, obliquely; askew.                   A fellow nailed up maps . . . some sideling, and others                upside down.                                          --Swift.
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Sideling \Side"ling\, a.       Inclining to one side; directed toward one side; sloping;       inclined; as, sideling ground.
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Sidelong \Side"long`\, adv. [See {Sideling}, adv.]       1. Laterally; obliquely; in the direction of the side.          2. On the side; as, to lay a thing sidelong.          Note: [See {Sideling}, adv. ] --Evelyn.
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Sidelong \Side"long`\, a.       Lateral; oblique; not being directly in front; as, a sidelong       glance.                   The bashful virgin's sidelong looks of love.                                                                               --Goldsmith.
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Sidle \Si"dle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sidled}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Sidling}.] [From {Side}.]       To go or move with one side foremost; to move sidewise; as,       to sidle through a crowd or narrow opening. --Swift.                   He . . . then sidled close to the astonished girl.                                                                               --Sir W.                                                                               Scott.
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Soda \So"da\, n. [It., soda, in OIt., ashes used in making       glass, fr. L. solida, fem. of solidus solid; solida having       probably been a name of glasswort. See {Solid}.] (Chem.)       (a) Sodium oxide or hydroxide.       (b) Popularly, sodium carbonate or bicarbonate.          {Caustic soda}, sodium hydroxide.          {Cooking soda}, sodium bicarbonate. [Colloq.]          {Sal soda}. See {Sodium carbonate}, under {Sodium}.          {Soda alum} (Min.), a mineral consisting of the hydrous             sulphate of alumina and soda.          {Soda ash}, crude sodium carbonate; -- so called because             formerly obtained from the ashes of sea plants and certain             other plants, as saltwort ({Salsola}). See under {Sodium}.                      {Soda fountain}, an apparatus for drawing soda water, fitted             with delivery tube, faucets, etc.          {Soda lye}, a lye consisting essentially of a solution of             sodium hydroxide, used in soap making.          {Soda niter}. See {Nitratine}.          {Soda salts}, salts having sodium for the base; specifically,             sodium sulphate or Glauber's salts.          {Soda waste}, the waste material, consisting chiefly of             calcium hydroxide and sulphide, which accumulates as a             useless residue or side product in the ordinary Leblanc             process of soda manufacture; -- called also {alkali             waste}.          {Soda water}, originally, a beverage consisting of a weak             solution of sodium bicarbonate, with some acid to cause             effervescence; now, in common usage, a beverage consisting             of water highly charged with carbon dioxide (carbonic             acid). Fruit sirups, cream, etc., are usually added to             give flavor. See {Carbonic acid}, under {Carbonic}.          {Washing soda}, sodium carbonate. [Colloq.]
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.             (b) A balloon sent up at night with fireworks which ignite                   at a regulated height. --Simmonds.          {Fire bar}, a grate bar.          {Fire basket}, a portable grate; a cresset. --Knight.          {Fire beetle}. (Zo[94]l.) See in the Vocabulary.          {Fire blast}, a disease of plants which causes them to appear             as if burnt by fire.          {Fire box}, the chamber of a furnace, steam boiler, etc., for             the fire.          {Fire brick}, a refractory brick, capable of sustaining             intense heat without fusion, usually made of fire clay or             of siliceous material, with some cementing substance, and             used for lining fire boxes, etc.          {Fire brigade}, an organized body of men for extinguished             fires.          {Fire bucket}. See under {Bucket}.          {Fire bug}, an incendiary; one who, from malice or through             mania, persistently sets fire to property; a pyromaniac.             [U.S.]          {Fire clay}. See under {Clay}.          {Fire company}, a company of men managing an engine in             extinguishing fires.          {Fire cross}. See {Fiery cross}. [Obs.] --Milton.          {Fire damp}. See under {Damp}.          {Fire dog}. See {Firedog}, in the Vocabulary.          {Fire drill}.             (a) A series of evolutions performed by fireman for                   practice.             (b) An apparatus for producing fire by friction, by                   rapidly twirling a wooden pin in a wooden socket; --                   used by the Hindoos during all historic time, and by                   many savage peoples.          {Fire eater}.             (a) A juggler who pretends to eat fire.             (b) A quarrelsome person who seeks affrays; a hotspur.                   [Colloq.]          {Fire engine}, a portable forcing pump, usually on wheels,             for throwing water to extinguish fire.          {Fire escape}, a contrivance for facilitating escape from             burning buildings.          {Fire gilding} (Fine Arts), a mode of gilding with an amalgam             of gold and quicksilver, the latter metal being driven off             afterward by heat.          {Fire gilt} (Fine Arts), gold laid on by the process of fire             gilding.          {Fire insurance}, the act or system of insuring against fire;             also, a contract by which an insurance company undertakes,             in consideration of the payment of a premium or small             percentage -- usually made periodically -- to indemnify an             owner of property from loss by fire during a specified             period.          {Fire irons}, utensils for a fireplace or grate, as tongs,             poker, and shovel.          {Fire main}, a pipe for water, to be used in putting out             fire.          {Fire master}             (Mil), an artillery officer who formerly supervised the                      composition of fireworks.          {Fire office}, an office at which to effect insurance against             fire.          {Fire opal}, a variety of opal giving firelike reflections.                      {Fire ordeal}, an ancient mode of trial, in which the test             was the ability of the accused to handle or tread upon             red-hot irons. --Abbot.          {Fire pan}, a pan for holding or conveying fire, especially             the receptacle for the priming of a gun.          {Fire plug}, a plug or hydrant for drawing water from the             main pipes in a street, building, etc., for extinguishing             fires.          {Fire policy}, the writing or instrument expressing the             contract of insurance against loss by fire.          {Fire pot}.             (a) (Mil.) A small earthen pot filled with combustibles,                   formerly used as a missile in war.             (b) The cast iron vessel which holds the fuel or fire in a                   furnace.             (c) A crucible.             (d) A solderer's furnace.          {Fire raft}, a raft laden with combustibles, used for setting             fire to an enemy's ships.          {Fire roll}, a peculiar beat of the drum to summon men to             their quarters in case of fire.          {Fire setting} (Mining), the process of softening or cracking             the working face of a lode, to facilitate excavation, by             exposing it to the action of fire; -- now generally             superseded by the use of explosives. --Raymond.          {Fire ship}, a vessel filled with combustibles, for setting             fire to an enemy's ships.          {Fire shovel}, a shovel for taking up coals of fire.          {Fire stink}, the stench from decomposing iron pyrites,             caused by the formation of sulphureted hydrogen.             --Raymond.          {Fire surface}, the surfaces of a steam boiler which are             exposed to the direct heat of the fuel and the products of             combustion; heating surface.          {Fire swab}, a swab saturated with water, for cooling a gun             in action and clearing away particles of powder, etc.             --Farrow.          {Fire teaser}, in England, the fireman of a steam emgine.          {Fire water}, ardent spirits; -- so called by the American             Indians.          {Fire worship}, the worship of fire, which prevails chiefly             in Persia, among the followers of Zoroaster, called             Chebers, or Guebers, and among the Parsees of India.          {Greek fire}. See under {Greek}.          {On fire}, burning; hence, ardent; passionate; eager;             zealous.          {Running fire}, the rapid discharge of firearms in succession             by a line of troops.          {St. Anthony's fire}, erysipelas; -- an eruptive fever which             St. Anthony was supposed to cure miraculously. --Hoblyn.          {St. Elmo's fire}. See under {Saint Elmo}.          {To set on fire}, to inflame; to kindle.          {To take fire}, to begin to burn; to fly into a passion.
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Stahlian \Stahl"ian\, a.       Pertaining to, or taught by, Stahl, a German physician and       chemist of the 17th century; as, the Stahlian theory of       phlogiston.
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Stahlian \Stahl"ian\, n.       A believer in, or advocate of, Stahlism.
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Stahlism \Stahl"ism\, Stahlianism \Stahl"ian*ism\, n.       The Stahlian theoru, that every vital action is function or       operation of the soul.
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Stalemate \Stale"mate`\, n. (Chess)       The position of the king when he can not move without being       placed on check and there is no other piece which can be       moved.
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Stalemate \Stale"mate`\, v. t. (Chess)       To subject to a stalemate; hence, to bring to a stand.
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Staleness \Stale"ness\, n.       The quality or state of being stale.
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Stale \Stale\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Staled}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Staling}.]       To make vapid or tasteless; to destroy the life, beauty, or       use of; to wear out.                   Age can not wither her, nor custom stale Her infinite                variety.                                                --Shak.
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Stall \Stall\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stalled}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Stalling}.] [Cf. Sw. stalla, Dan. stalde.]       1. To put into a stall or stable; to keep in a stall or             stalls; as, to stall an ox.                         Where King Latinus then his oxen stalled.                         Dryden.          2. To fatten; as, to stall cattle. [Prov. Eng.]          3. To place in an office with the customary formalities; to             install. --Shak.          4. To plunge into mire or snow so as not to be able to get             on; to set; to fix; as, to stall a cart. --Burton.                         His horses had been stalled in the snow. --E. E.                                                                               Hale.          5. To forestall; to anticipitate. Having                         This not to be stall'd by my report.   --Massinger.          6. To keep close; to keep secret. [Obs.]                         Stall this in your bosom.                  --Shak.
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Stalling \Stall"ing\, n.       Stabling. --Tennyson.
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Stallion \Stal"lion\, n. [OE. stalon, OF. estalon, F. [82]talon,       fr. OHG. stal a stable. See {Stall}, n.]       A male horse not castrated; a male horse kept for breeding.
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Stallman \Stall"man\, n.; pl. {Stallmen}.       One who keeps a stall for the sale of merchandise, especially       books. --Sterne.
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Stallman \Stall"man\, n.; pl. {Stallmen}.       One who keeps a stall for the sale of merchandise, especially       books. --Sterne.
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Stallon \Stal"lon\, n.       A slip from a plant; a scion; a cutting. [R.] --Holished.
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Steal \Steal\, v. t. [imp. {Stole}; p. p. {Stolen}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Stealing}.] [OE. stelen, AS. stelan; akin to OFries.       stela, D. stelen, OHG. stelan, G. stehlen, Icel. stela, SW.       stj[84]la, Dan. sti[91]le, Goth. stilan.]       1. To take and carry away, feloniously; to take without right             or leave, and with intent to keep wrongfully; as, to steal             the personal goods of another.                         Maugre thy heed, thou must for indigence Or steal,                      or borrow, thy dispense.                     --Chaucer.                         The man who stole a goose and gave away the giblets                      in [?]lms.                                          --G. Eliot.          2. To withdraw or convey clandestinely (reflexive); hence, to             creep furtively, or to insinuate.                         They could insinuate and steal themselves under the                      same by their humble carriage and submission.                                                                               --Spenser.                         He will steal himself into a man's favor. --Shak.          3. To gain by insinuating arts or covert means.                         So Absalom stole the hearts of the men of Israel.                                                                               --2 Sam. xv.                                                                               6.          4. To get into one's power gradually and by imperceptible             degrees; to take possession of by a gradual and             imperceptible appropriation; -- with away.                         Variety of objects has a tendency to steal away the                      mind from its steady pursuit of any subject. --I.                                                                               Watts.          5. To accomplish in a concealed or unobserved manner; to try             to carry out secretly; as, to steal a look.                         Always, when thou changest thine opinion or course,                      profess it plainly, . . . and do not think to steal                      it.                                                   --Bacon.          {To steal a march}, to march in a covert way; to gain an             advantage unobserved; -- formerly followed by of, but now             by on or upon, and sometimes by over; as, to steal a march             upon one's political rivals.                         She yesterday wanted to steal a march of poor Liddy.                                                                               --Smollett.                         Fifty thousand men can not easily steal a march over                      the sea.                                             --Walpole.          Syn: To filch; pilfer; purloin; thieve.
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Stealing \Steal"ing\, n.       1. The act of taking feloniously the personal property of             another without his consent and knowledge; theft; larceny.          2. That which is stolen; stolen property; -- chiefly used in             the plural.
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Stealingly \Steal"ing*ly\, adv.       By stealing, or as by stealing, furtively, or by an invisible       motion. --Sir P. Sidney.
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Steel \Steel\, n. [AS. st[c7]l, st[df]l, st[df]le; akin to D.       staal, G. stahl, OHG. stahal, Icel. st[be]l, Dan. staal, Sw.       st[86]l, Old Prussian stakla.]       1. (Metal) A variety of iron intermediate in composition and             properties between wrought iron and cast iron (containing             between one half of one per cent and one and a half per             cent of carbon), and consisting of an alloy of iron with             an iron carbide. Steel, unlike wrought iron, can be             tempered, and retains magnetism. Its malleability             decreases, and fusibility increases, with an increase in             carbon.          2. An instrument or implement made of steel; as:             (a) A weapon, as a sword, dagger, etc. [bd]Brave Macbeth .                   . . with his brandished steel.[b8] --Shak.                               While doubting thus he stood, Received the steel                            bathed in his brother's blood.      --Dryden.             (b) An instrument of steel (usually a round rod) for                   sharpening knives.             (c) A piece of steel for striking sparks from flint.          3. Fig.: Anything of extreme hardness; that which is             characterized by sternness or rigor. [bd]Heads of             steel.[b8] --Johnson. [bd]Manhood's heart of steel.[b8]             --Byron.          4. (Med.) A chalybeate medicine. --Dunglison.          Note: Steel is often used in the formation of compounds,                generally of obvious meaning; as, steel-clad,                steel-girt, steel-hearted, steel-plated, steel-pointed,                etc.          {Bessemer steel} (Metal.) See in the Vocabulary.          {Blister steel}. (Metal.) See under {Blister}.          {Cast steel} (Metal.), a fine variety of steel, originally             made by smelting blister or cementation steel; hence,             ordinarily, steel of any process of production when             remelted and cast.          {Cromium steel} (Metal.), a hard, tenacious variety             containing a little cromium, and somewhat resembling             {tungsten steel}.          {Mild steel} (Metal.), a kind of steel having a lower             proportion of carbon than ordinary steel, rendering it             softer and more malleable.          {Puddled steel} (Metal.), a variety of steel produced from             cast iron by the puddling process.          {Steel duck} (Zo[94]l.), the goosander, or merganser. [Prov.             Eng.]          {Steel mill}.             (a) (Firearms) See {Wheel lock}, under {Wheel}.             (b) A mill which has steel grinding surfaces.             (c) A mill where steel is manufactured.          {Steel trap}, a trap for catching wild animals. It consists             of two iron jaws, which close by means of a powerful steel             spring when the animal disturbs the catch, or tongue, by             which they are kept open.          {Steel wine}, wine, usually sherry, in which steel filings             have been placed for a considerable time, -- used as a             medicine.          {Tincture of steel} (Med.), an alcoholic solution of the             chloride of iron.          {Tungsten steel} (Metal.), a variety of steel containing a             small amount of tungsten, and noted for its tenacity and             hardness, as well as for its malleability and tempering             qualities. It is also noted for its magnetic properties.
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Steel \Steel\, n. [AS. st[c7]l, st[df]l, st[df]le; akin to D.       staal, G. stahl, OHG. stahal, Icel. st[be]l, Dan. staal, Sw.       st[86]l, Old Prussian stakla.]       1. (Metal) A variety of iron intermediate in composition and             properties between wrought iron and cast iron (containing             between one half of one per cent and one and a half per             cent of carbon), and consisting of an alloy of iron with             an iron carbide. Steel, unlike wrought iron, can be             tempered, and retains magnetism. Its malleability             decreases, and fusibility increases, with an increase in             carbon.          2. An instrument or implement made of steel; as:             (a) A weapon, as a sword, dagger, etc. [bd]Brave Macbeth .                   . . with his brandished steel.[b8] --Shak.                               While doubting thus he stood, Received the steel                            bathed in his brother's blood.      --Dryden.             (b) An instrument of steel (usually a round rod) for                   sharpening knives.             (c) A piece of steel for striking sparks from flint.          3. Fig.: Anything of extreme hardness; that which is             characterized by sternness or rigor. [bd]Heads of             steel.[b8] --Johnson. [bd]Manhood's heart of steel.[b8]             --Byron.          4. (Med.) A chalybeate medicine. --Dunglison.          Note: Steel is often used in the formation of compounds,                generally of obvious meaning; as, steel-clad,                steel-girt, steel-hearted, steel-plated, steel-pointed,                etc.          {Bessemer steel} (Metal.) See in the Vocabulary.          {Blister steel}. (Metal.) See under {Blister}.          {Cast steel} (Metal.), a fine variety of steel, originally             made by smelting blister or cementation steel; hence,             ordinarily, steel of any process of production when             remelted and cast.          {Cromium steel} (Metal.), a hard, tenacious variety             containing a little cromium, and somewhat resembling             {tungsten steel}.          {Mild steel} (Metal.), a kind of steel having a lower             proportion of carbon than ordinary steel, rendering it             softer and more malleable.          {Puddled steel} (Metal.), a variety of steel produced from             cast iron by the puddling process.          {Steel duck} (Zo[94]l.), the goosander, or merganser. [Prov.             Eng.]          {Steel mill}.             (a) (Firearms) See {Wheel lock}, under {Wheel}.             (b) A mill which has steel grinding surfaces.             (c) A mill where steel is manufactured.          {Steel trap}, a trap for catching wild animals. It consists             of two iron jaws, which close by means of a powerful steel             spring when the animal disturbs the catch, or tongue, by             which they are kept open.          {Steel wine}, wine, usually sherry, in which steel filings             have been placed for a considerable time, -- used as a             medicine.          {Tincture of steel} (Med.), an alcoholic solution of the             chloride of iron.          {Tungsten steel} (Metal.), a variety of steel containing a             small amount of tungsten, and noted for its tenacity and             hardness, as well as for its malleability and tempering             qualities. It is also noted for its magnetic properties.
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Steeliness \Steel"i*ness\, n.       The quality of being steely.
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Steel \Steel\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Steeled}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Steeling}.] [AS. stlan: cf. Icel. st[91]la. See {Steel}, n.]       1. To overlay, point, or edge with steel; as, to steel a             razor; to steel an ax.          2. To make hard or strong; hence, to make insensible or             obdurate.                         Lies well steeled with weighty arguments. --Shak.                         O God of battles! steel my soldier's hearts. --Shak.                         Why will you fight against so sweet a passion, And                      steel your heart to such a world of charms?                                                                               --Addison.          3. Fig.: To cause to resemble steel, as in smoothness,             polish, or other qualities.                         These waters, steeled By breezeless air to smoothest                      polish.                                             --Wordsworth.          4. (Elec.) To cover, as an electrotype plate, with a thin             layer of iron by electrolysis. The iron thus deposited is             very hard, like steel.
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Steeling \Steel"ing\, n.       The process of pointing, edging, or overlaying with steel;       specifically, acierage. See {Steel}, v.
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Stelene \Ste"lene\, a. [See {Stela}.]       Resembling, or used as, a stela; columnar. [R.]
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Stellion \Stel"lion\, n. [L. stellio a newt having starlike       spots on its back, fr. stella a star.] (Zo[94]l.)       A lizard ({Stellio vulgaris}), common about the Eastern       Mediterranean among ruins. In color it is olive-green, shaded       with black, with small stellate spots. Called also {hardim},       and {star lizard}.
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Stellionate \Stel"lion*ate\, n. [L. stellionatus cozenage,       trickery, fr. stellio a newt, a crafty, knavish person.]       (Scots & Roman Law)       Any fraud not distinguished by a more special name; --       chiefly applied to sales of the same property to two       different persons, or selling that for one's own which       belongs to another, etc. --Erskine.
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Still \Still\, adv. [AS. stille quietly. See {Still}, a. The       modern senses come from the idea of stopping and staying       still, or motionless.]       1. To this time; until and during the time now present; now             no less than before; yet.                         It hath been anciently reported, and is still                      received.                                          --Bacon.          2. In the future as now and before.                         Hourly joys be still upon you!            --Shak.          3. In continuation by successive or repeated acts; always;             ever; constantly; uniformly.                         The desire of fame betrays an ambitious man into                      indecencies that lessen his reputation; he is still                      afraid lest any of his actions should be thrown away                      in private.                                       --Addison.                         Chemists would be rich if they could still do in                      great quantities what they have sometimes done in                      little.                                             --Boyle.          4. In an increasing or additional degree; even more; -- much             used with comparatives.                         The guilt being great, the fear doth still exceed.                                                                               --Shak.          5. Notwithstanding what has been said or done; in spite of             what has occured; nevertheless; -- sometimes used as a             conjunction. See Synonym of {But}.                         As sunshine, broken in the rill, Though turned                      astray, is sunshine still.                  --Moore.          6. After that; after what is stated.                         In the primitive church, such as by fear being                      compelled to sacrifice to strange gods, after                      repented, and kept still the office of preaching the                      gospel.                                             --Whitgift.          {Still and anon}, at intervals and repeatedly; continually;             ever and anon; now and then.                         And like the watchful minutes to the hour, Still and                      anon cheered up the heavy time.         --Shak.
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Still-hunt \Still"-hunt`\, n.       A hunting for game in a quiet and cautious manner, or under       cover; stalking; hence, colloquially, the pursuit of any       object quietly and cautiously. -- {Still"-hunt`er}, n. --       {Still"-hunt`ing}, n. [U.S.]
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Still-hunt \Still"-hunt`\, n.       A hunting for game in a quiet and cautious manner, or under       cover; stalking; hence, colloquially, the pursuit of any       object quietly and cautiously. -- {Still"-hunt`er}, n. --       {Still"-hunt`ing}, n. [U.S.]
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Still-hunt \Still"-hunt`\, n.       A hunting for game in a quiet and cautious manner, or under       cover; stalking; hence, colloquially, the pursuit of any       object quietly and cautiously. -- {Still"-hunt`er}, n. --       {Still"-hunt`ing}, n. [U.S.]
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Still \Still\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stilled}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Stilling}.] [AS. stillan, from stille still, quiet, firm.       See {Still}, a.]       1. To stop, as motion or agitation; to cause to become quiet,             or comparatively quiet; to check the agitation of; as, to             still the raging sea.                         He having a full sway over the water, had power to                      still and compose it, as well as to move and disturb                      it.                                                   --Woodward.          2. To stop, as noise; to silence.                         With his name the mothers still their babies.                                                                               --Shak.          3. To appease; to calm; to quiet, as tumult, agitation, or             excitement; as, to still the passions. --Shak.                         Toil that would, at least, have stilled an unquiet                      impulse in me.                                    --Hawthorne.          Syn: To quiet; calm; allay; lull; pacify; appease; subdue;                suppress; silence; stop; check; restrain.
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Stilling \Still"ing\, n. [Cf. LG. stelling, G. stellen to set,       to place.]       A stillion. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
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Tallow \Tal"low\, n. [OE. taluh, talugh; akin to OD. talgh, D.       talk, G., Dan. and Sw. talg, Icel. t[d3]lgr, t[d3]lg,       t[d3]lk; and perhaps to Goth. tulgus firm.]       1. The suet or fat of animals of the sheep and ox kinds,             separated from membranous and fibrous matter by melting.          Note: The solid consistency of tallow is due to the large                amount of stearin it contains. See {Fat}.          2. The fat of some other animals, or the fat obtained from             certain plants, or from other sources, resembling the fat             of animals of the sheep and ox kinds.          {Tallow candle}, a candle made of tallow.          {Tallow catch}, a keech. See {Keech}. [Obs.]          {Tallow chandler}, one whose occupation is to make, or to             sell, tallow candles.          {Tallow chandlery}, the trade of a tallow chandler; also, the             place where his business is carried on.          {Tallow tree} (Bot.), a tree ({Stillingia sebifera}) growing             in China, the seeds of which are covered with a substance             which resembles tallow and is applied to the same             purposes.
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{Queen conch} (Zo[94]l.), a very large West Indian cameo             conch ({Cassis cameo}). It is much used for making cameos.                      {Queen consort}, the wife of a reigning king. --Blackstone.          {Queen dowager}, the widow of a king.          {Queen gold}, formerly a revenue of the queen consort of             England, arising from gifts, fines, etc.          {Queen mother}, a queen dowager who is also mother of the             reigning king or queen.          {Queen of May}. See {May queen}, under {May}.          {Queen of the meadow} (Bot.), a European herbaceous plant             ({Spir[91]a Ulmaria}). See {Meadowsweet}.          {Queen of the prairie} (Bot.), an American herb ({Spir[91]a             lobata}) with ample clusters of pale pink flowers.          {Queen pigeon} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of very             large and handsome crested ground pigeons of the genus             {Goura}, native of New Guinea and the adjacent islands.             They are mostly pale blue, or ash-blue, marked with white,             and have a large occipital crest of spatulate feathers.             Called also {crowned pigeon}, {goura}, and {Victoria             pigeon}.          {Queen regent}, [or] {Queen regnant}, a queen reigning in her             own right.          {Queen's Bench}. See {King's Bench}.          {Queen's counsel}, {Queen's evidence}. See {King's counsel},             {King's evidence}, under {King}.          {Queen's delight} (Bot.), an American plant ({Stillinqia             sylvatica}) of the Spurge family, having an herbaceous             stem and a perennial woody root.          {Queen's metal} (Metal.), an alloy somewhat resembling pewter             or britannia, and consisting essentially of tin with a             slight admixture of antimony, bismuth, and lead or copper.                      {Queen's pigeon}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Queen pigeon}, above.                      {Queen's ware}, glazed English earthenware of a cream color.                      {Queen's yellow} (Old Chem.), a heavy yellow powder             consisting of a basic mercuric sulphate; -- formerly             called {turpetum minerale}, or {Turbith's mineral}.
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Stillion \Stil"lion\, n. [See {Stilling}.]       A stand, as for casks or vats in a brewery, or for pottery       while drying.
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Stillness \Still"ness\, n.       1. The quality or state of being still; quietness; silence;             calmness; inactivity.                         Painting, then, was the art demanded by the modern                      intellect upon its emergence from the stillness of                      the Middle Ages.                                 --J. A.                                                                               Symonds.          2. Habitual silence or quiet; taciturnity.                         The gravity and stillness of your youth The world                      hath noted.                                       --Shak.
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Steal \Steal\, v. t. [imp. {Stole}; p. p. {Stolen}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Stealing}.] [OE. stelen, AS. stelan; akin to OFries.       stela, D. stelen, OHG. stelan, G. stehlen, Icel. stela, SW.       stj[84]la, Dan. sti[91]le, Goth. stilan.]       1. To take and carry away, feloniously; to take without right             or leave, and with intent to keep wrongfully; as, to steal             the personal goods of another.                         Maugre thy heed, thou must for indigence Or steal,                      or borrow, thy dispense.                     --Chaucer.                         The man who stole a goose and gave away the giblets                      in [?]lms.                                          --G. Eliot.          2. To withdraw or convey clandestinely (reflexive); hence, to             creep furtively, or to insinuate.                         They could insinuate and steal themselves under the                      same by their humble carriage and submission.                                                                               --Spenser.                         He will steal himself into a man's favor. --Shak.          3. To gain by insinuating arts or covert means.                         So Absalom stole the hearts of the men of Israel.                                                                               --2 Sam. xv.                                                                               6.          4. To get into one's power gradually and by imperceptible             degrees; to take possession of by a gradual and             imperceptible appropriation; -- with away.                         Variety of objects has a tendency to steal away the                      mind from its steady pursuit of any subject. --I.                                                                               Watts.          5. To accomplish in a concealed or unobserved manner; to try             to carry out secretly; as, to steal a look.                         Always, when thou changest thine opinion or course,                      profess it plainly, . . . and do not think to steal                      it.                                                   --Bacon.          {To steal a march}, to march in a covert way; to gain an             advantage unobserved; -- formerly followed by of, but now             by on or upon, and sometimes by over; as, to steal a march             upon one's political rivals.                         She yesterday wanted to steal a march of poor Liddy.                                                                               --Smollett.                         Fifty thousand men can not easily steal a march over                      the sea.                                             --Walpole.          Syn: To filch; pilfer; purloin; thieve.
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Stolen \Stol"en\,       p. p. of {Steal}.
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Stolon \Sto"lon\, n. [L. stolo, -onis: cf. F. stolon. Cf.       {Stole} a stolon, 1st {Stool}.]       1. (Bot.) A trailing branch which is disposed to take root at             the end or at the joints; a stole.          2. (Zo[94]l.) An extension of the integument of the body, or             of the body wall, from which buds are developed, giving             rise to new zooids, and thus forming a compound animal in             which the zooids usually remain united by the stolons.             Such stolons are often present in Anthozoa, Hydroidea,             Bryozoa, and social ascidians. See Illust. under             {Scyphistoma}.
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Stoloniferous \Stol`o*nif"er*ous\, a. [Stolon + -ferous: cf. F.       stolonif[8a]re.]       Producing stolons; putting forth suckers.
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Stulm \Stulm\, n. [Cf. G. stollen a post, a stulm, E. stall,       stand.]       A shaft or gallery to drain a mine. [Local, Eng.] --Bailey.
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Style \Style\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Styled}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Styling}.]       To entitle; to term, name, or call; to denominate. [bd]Styled       great conquerors.[b8] --Milton.                   How well his worth and brave adventures styled.                                                                               --Dryden.          Syn: To call; name; denominate; designate; term;                characterize.
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Stylomastoid \Sty`lo*mas"toid\, a. (Anat.)       Of or pertaining to the styloid and mastoid processes of the       temporal bone.
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Stylomaxillary \Sty`lo*max"il*la*ry\, a. (Anat.)       Of or pertaining to the styloid process and the maxilla.
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Stylometer \Sty*lom"e*ter\, n. [Gr. [?] column + -meter.]       An instrument for measuring columns.
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Stylommatophorous \Sty*lom`ma*toph"o*rous\, a. (Zo[94]l.)       Of or pertaining to Stylommatophora.
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Sutling \Sut"ling\, a.       Belonging to sutlers; engaged in the occupation of a sutler.       --Addison.
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Swaddling \Swad"dling\,       a. & n. from {Swaddle}, v.          {Swaddling band}, {Swaddling cloth}, [or] {Swaddling clout},             a band or cloth wrapped round an infant, especially round             a newborn infant.                         Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes,                      lying in a manger.                              --Luke ii. 12.
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Swaddle \Swad"dle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Swaddled}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Swaddling}.]       1. To bind as with a bandage; to bind or warp tightly with             clothes; to swathe; -- used esp. of infants; as, to             swaddle a baby.                         They swaddled me up in my nightgown with long pieces                      of linen.                                          --Addison.          2. To beat; to cudgel. [Obs.] --Hudibras.
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Swaddling \Swad"dling\,       a. & n. from {Swaddle}, v.          {Swaddling band}, {Swaddling cloth}, [or] {Swaddling clout},             a band or cloth wrapped round an infant, especially round             a newborn infant.                         Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes,                      lying in a manger.                              --Luke ii. 12.
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Swaddling \Swad"dling\,       a. & n. from {Swaddle}, v.          {Swaddling band}, {Swaddling cloth}, [or] {Swaddling clout},             a band or cloth wrapped round an infant, especially round             a newborn infant.                         Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes,                      lying in a manger.                              --Luke ii. 12.
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Swaddling \Swad"dling\,       a. & n. from {Swaddle}, v.          {Swaddling band}, {Swaddling cloth}, [or] {Swaddling clout},             a band or cloth wrapped round an infant, especially round             a newborn infant.                         Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes,                      lying in a manger.                              --Luke ii. 12.
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Willow \Wil"low\, n. [OE. wilowe, wilwe, AS. wilig, welig; akin       to OD. wilge, D. wilg, LG. wilge. Cf. {Willy}.]       1. (Bot.) Any tree or shrub of the genus {Salix}, including             many species, most of which are characterized often used             as an emblem of sorrow, desolation, or desertion. [bd]A             wreath of willow to show my forsaken plight.[b8] --Sir W.             Scott. Hence, a lover forsaken by, or having lost, the             person beloved, is said to wear the willow.                         And I must wear the willow garland For him that's                      dead or false to me.                           --Campbell.          2. (Textile Manuf.) A machine in which cotton or wool is             opened and cleansed by the action of long spikes             projecting from a drum which revolves within a box studded             with similar spikes; -- probably so called from having             been originally a cylindrical cage made of willow rods,             though some derive the term from winnow, as denoting the             winnowing, or cleansing, action of the machine. Called             also {willy}, {twilly}, {twilly devil}, and {devil}.          {Almond willow}, {Pussy willow}, {Weeping willow}. (Bot.) See             under {Almond}, {Pussy}, and {Weeping}.          {Willow biter} (Zo[94]l.) the blue tit. [Prov. Eng.]          {Willow fly} (Zo[94]l.), a greenish European stone fly             ({Chloroperla viridis}); -- called also {yellow Sally}.          {Willow gall} (Zo[94]l.), a conical, scaly gall produced on             willows by the larva of a small dipterous fly ({Cecidomyia             strobiloides}).          {Willow grouse} (Zo[94]l.), the white ptarmigan. See             {ptarmigan}.          {Willow lark} (Zo[94]l.), the sedge warbler. [Prov. Eng.]          {Willow ptarmigan} (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The European reed bunting, or black-headed bunting.                   See under {Reed}.             (b) A sparrow ({Passer salicicolus}) native of Asia,                   Africa, and Southern Europe.          {Willow tea}, the prepared leaves of a species of willow             largely grown in the neighborhood of Shanghai, extensively             used by the poorer classes of Chinese as a substitute for             tea. --McElrath.          {Willow thrush} (Zo[94]l.), a variety of the veery, or             Wilson's thrush. See {Veery}.          {Willow warbler} (Zo[94]l.), a very small European warbler             ({Phylloscopus trochilus}); -- called also {bee bird},             {haybird}, {golden wren}, {pettychaps}, {sweet William},             {Tom Thumb}, and {willow wren}.
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Sweet \Sweet\, a. [Compar. {Sweeter}; superl. {Sweetest}.] [OE.       swete, swote, sote, AS. sw[c7]te; akin to OFries. sw[c7]te,       OS. sw[d3]ti, D. zoet, G. s[81]ss, OHG. suozi, Icel. s[91]tr,       s[d2]tr, Sw. s[94]t, Dan. s[94]d, Goth. suts, L. suavis, for       suadvis, Gr. [?], Skr. sv[be]du sweet, svad, sv[be]d, to       sweeten. [fb]175. Cf. {Assuage}, {Suave}, {Suasion}.]       1. Having an agreeable taste or flavor such as that of sugar;             saccharine; -- opposed to sour and bitter; as, a sweet             beverage; sweet fruits; sweet oranges.          2. Pleasing to the smell; fragrant; redolent; balmy; as, a             sweet rose; sweet odor; sweet incense.                         The breath of these flowers is sweet to me.                                                                               --Longfellow.          3. Pleasing to the ear; soft; melodious; harmonious; as, the             sweet notes of a flute or an organ; sweet music; a sweet             voice; a sweet singer.                         To make his English sweet upon his tongue.                                                                               --Chaucer.                         A voice sweet, tremulous, but powerful. --Hawthorne.          4. Pleasing to the eye; beautiful; mild and attractive; fair;             as, a sweet face; a sweet color or complexion.                         Sweet interchange Of hill and valley, rivers, woods,                      and plains.                                       --Milton.          5. Fresh; not salt or brackish; as, sweet water. --Bacon.          6. Not changed from a sound or wholesome state. Specifically:             (a) Not sour; as, sweet milk or bread.             (b) Not state; not putrescent or putrid; not rancid; as,                   sweet butter; sweet meat or fish.          7. Plaesing to the mind; mild; gentle; calm; amiable;             winning; presuasive; as, sweet manners.                         Canst thou bind the sweet influence of Pleiades?                                                                               --Job xxxviii.                                                                               31.                         Mildness and sweet reasonableness is the one                      established rule of Christian working. --M. Arnold.          Note: Sweet is often used in the formation of self-explaining                compounds; as, sweet-blossomed, sweet-featured,                sweet-smelling, sweet-tempered, sweet-toned, etc.          {Sweet alyssum}. (Bot.) See {Alyssum}.          {Sweet apple}. (Bot.)             (a) Any apple of sweet flavor.             (b) See {Sweet-top}.          {Sweet bay}. (Bot.)             (a) The laurel ({laurus nobilis}).             (b) Swamp sassafras.          {Sweet calabash} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Passiflora}             ({P. maliformis}) growing in the West Indies, and             producing a roundish, edible fruit, the size of an apple.                      {Sweet cicely}. (Bot.)             (a) Either of the North American plants of the                   umbelliferous genus {Osmorrhiza} having aromatic roots                   and seeds, and white flowers. --Gray.             (b) A plant of the genus {Myrrhis} ({M. odorata}) growing                   in England.          {Sweet calamus}, [or] {Sweet cane}. (Bot.) Same as {Sweet             flag}, below.          {Sweet Cistus} (Bot.), an evergreen shrub ({Cistus Ladanum})             from which the gum ladanum is obtained.          {Sweet clover}. (Bot.) See {Melilot}.          {Sweet coltsfoot} (Bot.), a kind of butterbur ({Petasites             sagittata}) found in Western North America.          {Sweet corn} (Bot.), a variety of the maize of a sweet taste.             See the Note under {Corn}.          {Sweet fern} (Bot.), a small North American shrub             ({Comptonia, [or] Myrica, asplenifolia}) having             sweet-scented or aromatic leaves resembling fern leaves.                      {Sweet flag} (Bot.), an endogenous plant ({Acorus Calamus})             having long flaglike leaves and a rootstock of a pungent             aromatic taste. It is found in wet places in Europe and             America. See {Calamus}, 2.          {Sweet gale} (Bot.), a shrub ({Myrica Gale}) having bitter             fragrant leaves; -- also called {sweet willow}, and {Dutch             myrtle}. See 5th {Gale}.          {Sweet grass} (Bot.), holy, or Seneca, grass.          {Sweet gum} (Bot.), an American tree ({Liquidambar             styraciflua}). See {Liquidambar}.          {Sweet herbs}, fragrant herbs cultivated for culinary             purposes.          {Sweet John} (Bot.), a variety of the sweet William.          {Sweet leaf} (Bot.), horse sugar. See under {Horse}.          {Sweet marjoram}. (Bot.) See {Marjoram}.          {Sweet marten} (Zo[94]l.), the pine marten.          {Sweet maudlin} (Bot.), a composite plant ({Achillea             Ageratum}) allied to milfoil.          {Sweet oil}, olive oil.          {Sweet pea}. (Bot.) See under {Pea}.          {Sweet potato}. (Bot.) See under {Potato}.          {Sweet rush} (Bot.), sweet flag.          {Sweet spirits of niter} (Med. Chem.) See {Spirit of nitrous             ether}, under {Spirit}.          {Sweet sultan} (Bot.), an annual composite plant ({Centaurea             moschata}), also, the yellow-flowered ({C. odorata}); --             called also {sultan flower}.          {Sweet tooth}, an especial fondness for sweet things or for             sweetmeats. [Colloq.]          {Sweet William}.             (a) (Bot.) A species of pink ({Dianthus barbatus}) of many                   varieties.             (b) (Zo[94]l.) The willow warbler.             (c) (Zo[94]l.) The European goldfinch; -- called also                   {sweet Billy}. [Prov. Eng.]          {Sweet willow} (Bot.), sweet gale.          {Sweet wine}. See {Dry wine}, under {Dry}.          {To be sweet on}, to have a particular fondness for, or             special interest in, as a young man for a young woman.             [Colloq.] --Thackeray.          Syn: Sugary; saccharine; dulcet; luscious.
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Goldfinch \Gold"finch`\, n. [AS. goldfinc. See {Gold}, and       {Finch}.] (Zo[94]l.)       (a) A beautiful bright-colored European finch ({Carduelis             elegans}). The name refers to the large patch of yellow             on the wings. The front of the head and throat are bright             red; the nape, with part of the wings and tail, black; --             called also {goldspink}, {goldie}, {fool's coat},             {drawbird}, {draw-water}, {thistle finch}, and {sweet             William}.       (b) The yellow-hammer.       (c) A small American finch ({Spinus tristis}); the thistle             bird.          Note: The name is also applied to other yellow finches, esp.                to several additional American species of {Spinus}.
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Willow \Wil"low\, n. [OE. wilowe, wilwe, AS. wilig, welig; akin       to OD. wilge, D. wilg, LG. wilge. Cf. {Willy}.]       1. (Bot.) Any tree or shrub of the genus {Salix}, including             many species, most of which are characterized often used             as an emblem of sorrow, desolation, or desertion. [bd]A             wreath of willow to show my forsaken plight.[b8] --Sir W.             Scott. Hence, a lover forsaken by, or having lost, the             person beloved, is said to wear the willow.                         And I must wear the willow garland For him that's                      dead or false to me.                           --Campbell.          2. (Textile Manuf.) A machine in which cotton or wool is             opened and cleansed by the action of long spikes             projecting from a drum which revolves within a box studded             with similar spikes; -- probably so called from having             been originally a cylindrical cage made of willow rods,             though some derive the term from winnow, as denoting the             winnowing, or cleansing, action of the machine. Called             also {willy}, {twilly}, {twilly devil}, and {devil}.          {Almond willow}, {Pussy willow}, {Weeping willow}. (Bot.) See             under {Almond}, {Pussy}, and {Weeping}.          {Willow biter} (Zo[94]l.) the blue tit. [Prov. Eng.]          {Willow fly} (Zo[94]l.), a greenish European stone fly             ({Chloroperla viridis}); -- called also {yellow Sally}.          {Willow gall} (Zo[94]l.), a conical, scaly gall produced on             willows by the larva of a small dipterous fly ({Cecidomyia             strobiloides}).          {Willow grouse} (Zo[94]l.), the white ptarmigan. See             {ptarmigan}.          {Willow lark} (Zo[94]l.), the sedge warbler. [Prov. Eng.]          {Willow ptarmigan} (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The European reed bunting, or black-headed bunting.                   See under {Reed}.             (b) A sparrow ({Passer salicicolus}) native of Asia,                   Africa, and Southern Europe.          {Willow tea}, the prepared leaves of a species of willow             largely grown in the neighborhood of Shanghai, extensively             used by the poorer classes of Chinese as a substitute for             tea. --McElrath.          {Willow thrush} (Zo[94]l.), a variety of the veery, or             Wilson's thrush. See {Veery}.          {Willow warbler} (Zo[94]l.), a very small European warbler             ({Phylloscopus trochilus}); -- called also {bee bird},             {haybird}, {golden wren}, {pettychaps}, {sweet William},             {Tom Thumb}, and {willow wren}.
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Sweet \Sweet\, a. [Compar. {Sweeter}; superl. {Sweetest}.] [OE.       swete, swote, sote, AS. sw[c7]te; akin to OFries. sw[c7]te,       OS. sw[d3]ti, D. zoet, G. s[81]ss, OHG. suozi, Icel. s[91]tr,       s[d2]tr, Sw. s[94]t, Dan. s[94]d, Goth. suts, L. suavis, for       suadvis, Gr. [?], Skr. sv[be]du sweet, svad, sv[be]d, to       sweeten. [fb]175. Cf. {Assuage}, {Suave}, {Suasion}.]       1. Having an agreeable taste or flavor such as that of sugar;             saccharine; -- opposed to sour and bitter; as, a sweet             beverage; sweet fruits; sweet oranges.          2. Pleasing to the smell; fragrant; redolent; balmy; as, a             sweet rose; sweet odor; sweet incense.                         The breath of these flowers is sweet to me.                                                                               --Longfellow.          3. Pleasing to the ear; soft; melodious; harmonious; as, the             sweet notes of a flute or an organ; sweet music; a sweet             voice; a sweet singer.                         To make his English sweet upon his tongue.                                                                               --Chaucer.                         A voice sweet, tremulous, but powerful. --Hawthorne.          4. Pleasing to the eye; beautiful; mild and attractive; fair;             as, a sweet face; a sweet color or complexion.                         Sweet interchange Of hill and valley, rivers, woods,                      and plains.                                       --Milton.          5. Fresh; not salt or brackish; as, sweet water. --Bacon.          6. Not changed from a sound or wholesome state. Specifically:             (a) Not sour; as, sweet milk or bread.             (b) Not state; not putrescent or putrid; not rancid; as,                   sweet butter; sweet meat or fish.          7. Plaesing to the mind; mild; gentle; calm; amiable;             winning; presuasive; as, sweet manners.                         Canst thou bind the sweet influence of Pleiades?                                                                               --Job xxxviii.                                                                               31.                         Mildness and sweet reasonableness is the one                      established rule of Christian working. --M. Arnold.          Note: Sweet is often used in the formation of self-explaining                compounds; as, sweet-blossomed, sweet-featured,                sweet-smelling, sweet-tempered, sweet-toned, etc.          {Sweet alyssum}. (Bot.) See {Alyssum}.          {Sweet apple}. (Bot.)             (a) Any apple of sweet flavor.             (b) See {Sweet-top}.          {Sweet bay}. (Bot.)             (a) The laurel ({laurus nobilis}).             (b) Swamp sassafras.          {Sweet calabash} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Passiflora}             ({P. maliformis}) growing in the West Indies, and             producing a roundish, edible fruit, the size of an apple.                      {Sweet cicely}. (Bot.)             (a) Either of the North American plants of the                   umbelliferous genus {Osmorrhiza} having aromatic roots                   and seeds, and white flowers. --Gray.             (b) A plant of the genus {Myrrhis} ({M. odorata}) growing                   in England.          {Sweet calamus}, [or] {Sweet cane}. (Bot.) Same as {Sweet             flag}, below.          {Sweet Cistus} (Bot.), an evergreen shrub ({Cistus Ladanum})             from which the gum ladanum is obtained.          {Sweet clover}. (Bot.) See {Melilot}.          {Sweet coltsfoot} (Bot.), a kind of butterbur ({Petasites             sagittata}) found in Western North America.          {Sweet corn} (Bot.), a variety of the maize of a sweet taste.             See the Note under {Corn}.          {Sweet fern} (Bot.), a small North American shrub             ({Comptonia, [or] Myrica, asplenifolia}) having             sweet-scented or aromatic leaves resembling fern leaves.                      {Sweet flag} (Bot.), an endogenous plant ({Acorus Calamus})             having long flaglike leaves and a rootstock of a pungent             aromatic taste. It is found in wet places in Europe and             America. See {Calamus}, 2.          {Sweet gale} (Bot.), a shrub ({Myrica Gale}) having bitter             fragrant leaves; -- also called {sweet willow}, and {Dutch             myrtle}. See 5th {Gale}.          {Sweet grass} (Bot.), holy, or Seneca, grass.          {Sweet gum} (Bot.), an American tree ({Liquidambar             styraciflua}). See {Liquidambar}.          {Sweet herbs}, fragrant herbs cultivated for culinary             purposes.          {Sweet John} (Bot.), a variety of the sweet William.          {Sweet leaf} (Bot.), horse sugar. See under {Horse}.          {Sweet marjoram}. (Bot.) See {Marjoram}.          {Sweet marten} (Zo[94]l.), the pine marten.          {Sweet maudlin} (Bot.), a composite plant ({Achillea             Ageratum}) allied to milfoil.          {Sweet oil}, olive oil.          {Sweet pea}. (Bot.) See under {Pea}.          {Sweet potato}. (Bot.) See under {Potato}.          {Sweet rush} (Bot.), sweet flag.          {Sweet spirits of niter} (Med. Chem.) See {Spirit of nitrous             ether}, under {Spirit}.          {Sweet sultan} (Bot.), an annual composite plant ({Centaurea             moschata}), also, the yellow-flowered ({C. odorata}); --             called also {sultan flower}.          {Sweet tooth}, an especial fondness for sweet things or for             sweetmeats. [Colloq.]          {Sweet William}.             (a) (Bot.) A species of pink ({Dianthus barbatus}) of many                   varieties.             (b) (Zo[94]l.) The willow warbler.             (c) (Zo[94]l.) The European goldfinch; -- called also                   {sweet Billy}. [Prov. Eng.]          {Sweet willow} (Bot.), sweet gale.          {Sweet wine}. See {Dry wine}, under {Dry}.          {To be sweet on}, to have a particular fondness for, or             special interest in, as a young man for a young woman.             [Colloq.] --Thackeray.          Syn: Sugary; saccharine; dulcet; luscious.
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Goldfinch \Gold"finch`\, n. [AS. goldfinc. See {Gold}, and       {Finch}.] (Zo[94]l.)       (a) A beautiful bright-colored European finch ({Carduelis             elegans}). The name refers to the large patch of yellow             on the wings. The front of the head and throat are bright             red; the nape, with part of the wings and tail, black; --             called also {goldspink}, {goldie}, {fool's coat},             {drawbird}, {draw-water}, {thistle finch}, and {sweet             William}.       (b) The yellow-hammer.       (c) A small American finch ({Spinus tristis}); the thistle             bird.          Note: The name is also applied to other yellow finches, esp.                to several additional American species of {Spinus}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Willow \Wil"low\, n. [OE. wilowe, wilwe, AS. wilig, welig; akin       to OD. wilge, D. wilg, LG. wilge. Cf. {Willy}.]       1. (Bot.) Any tree or shrub of the genus {Salix}, including             many species, most of which are characterized often used             as an emblem of sorrow, desolation, or desertion. [bd]A             wreath of willow to show my forsaken plight.[b8] --Sir W.             Scott. Hence, a lover forsaken by, or having lost, the             person beloved, is said to wear the willow.                         And I must wear the willow garland For him that's                      dead or false to me.                           --Campbell.          2. (Textile Manuf.) A machine in which cotton or wool is             opened and cleansed by the action of long spikes             projecting from a drum which revolves within a box studded             with similar spikes; -- probably so called from having             been originally a cylindrical cage made of willow rods,             though some derive the term from winnow, as denoting the             winnowing, or cleansing, action of the machine. Called             also {willy}, {twilly}, {twilly devil}, and {devil}.          {Almond willow}, {Pussy willow}, {Weeping willow}. (Bot.) See             under {Almond}, {Pussy}, and {Weeping}.          {Willow biter} (Zo[94]l.) the blue tit. [Prov. Eng.]          {Willow fly} (Zo[94]l.), a greenish European stone fly             ({Chloroperla viridis}); -- called also {yellow Sally}.          {Willow gall} (Zo[94]l.), a conical, scaly gall produced on             willows by the larva of a small dipterous fly ({Cecidomyia             strobiloides}).          {Willow grouse} (Zo[94]l.), the white ptarmigan. See             {ptarmigan}.          {Willow lark} (Zo[94]l.), the sedge warbler. [Prov. Eng.]          {Willow ptarmigan} (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The European reed bunting, or black-headed bunting.                   See under {Reed}.             (b) A sparrow ({Passer salicicolus}) native of Asia,                   Africa, and Southern Europe.          {Willow tea}, the prepared leaves of a species of willow             largely grown in the neighborhood of Shanghai, extensively             used by the poorer classes of Chinese as a substitute for             tea. --McElrath.          {Willow thrush} (Zo[94]l.), a variety of the veery, or             Wilson's thrush. See {Veery}.          {Willow warbler} (Zo[94]l.), a very small European warbler             ({Phylloscopus trochilus}); -- called also {bee bird},             {haybird}, {golden wren}, {pettychaps}, {sweet William},             {Tom Thumb}, and {willow wren}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sweet \Sweet\, a. [Compar. {Sweeter}; superl. {Sweetest}.] [OE.       swete, swote, sote, AS. sw[c7]te; akin to OFries. sw[c7]te,       OS. sw[d3]ti, D. zoet, G. s[81]ss, OHG. suozi, Icel. s[91]tr,       s[d2]tr, Sw. s[94]t, Dan. s[94]d, Goth. suts, L. suavis, for       suadvis, Gr. [?], Skr. sv[be]du sweet, svad, sv[be]d, to       sweeten. [fb]175. Cf. {Assuage}, {Suave}, {Suasion}.]       1. Having an agreeable taste or flavor such as that of sugar;             saccharine; -- opposed to sour and bitter; as, a sweet             beverage; sweet fruits; sweet oranges.          2. Pleasing to the smell; fragrant; redolent; balmy; as, a             sweet rose; sweet odor; sweet incense.                         The breath of these flowers is sweet to me.                                                                               --Longfellow.          3. Pleasing to the ear; soft; melodious; harmonious; as, the             sweet notes of a flute or an organ; sweet music; a sweet             voice; a sweet singer.                         To make his English sweet upon his tongue.                                                                               --Chaucer.                         A voice sweet, tremulous, but powerful. --Hawthorne.          4. Pleasing to the eye; beautiful; mild and attractive; fair;             as, a sweet face; a sweet color or complexion.                         Sweet interchange Of hill and valley, rivers, woods,                      and plains.                                       --Milton.          5. Fresh; not salt or brackish; as, sweet water. --Bacon.          6. Not changed from a sound or wholesome state. Specifically:             (a) Not sour; as, sweet milk or bread.             (b) Not state; not putrescent or putrid; not rancid; as,                   sweet butter; sweet meat or fish.          7. Plaesing to the mind; mild; gentle; calm; amiable;             winning; presuasive; as, sweet manners.                         Canst thou bind the sweet influence of Pleiades?                                                                               --Job xxxviii.                                                                               31.                         Mildness and sweet reasonableness is the one                      established rule of Christian working. --M. Arnold.          Note: Sweet is often used in the formation of self-explaining                compounds; as, sweet-blossomed, sweet-featured,                sweet-smelling, sweet-tempered, sweet-toned, etc.          {Sweet alyssum}. (Bot.) See {Alyssum}.          {Sweet apple}. (Bot.)             (a) Any apple of sweet flavor.             (b) See {Sweet-top}.          {Sweet bay}. (Bot.)             (a) The laurel ({laurus nobilis}).             (b) Swamp sassafras.          {Sweet calabash} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Passiflora}             ({P. maliformis}) growing in the West Indies, and             producing a roundish, edible fruit, the size of an apple.                      {Sweet cicely}. (Bot.)             (a) Either of the North American plants of the                   umbelliferous genus {Osmorrhiza} having aromatic roots                   and seeds, and white flowers. --Gray.             (b) A plant of the genus {Myrrhis} ({M. odorata}) growing                   in England.          {Sweet calamus}, [or] {Sweet cane}. (Bot.) Same as {Sweet             flag}, below.          {Sweet Cistus} (Bot.), an evergreen shrub ({Cistus Ladanum})             from which the gum ladanum is obtained.          {Sweet clover}. (Bot.) See {Melilot}.          {Sweet coltsfoot} (Bot.), a kind of butterbur ({Petasites             sagittata}) found in Western North America.          {Sweet corn} (Bot.), a variety of the maize of a sweet taste.             See the Note under {Corn}.          {Sweet fern} (Bot.), a small North American shrub             ({Comptonia, [or] Myrica, asplenifolia}) having             sweet-scented or aromatic leaves resembling fern leaves.                      {Sweet flag} (Bot.), an endogenous plant ({Acorus Calamus})             having long flaglike leaves and a rootstock of a pungent             aromatic taste. It is found in wet places in Europe and             America. See {Calamus}, 2.          {Sweet gale} (Bot.), a shrub ({Myrica Gale}) having bitter             fragrant leaves; -- also called {sweet willow}, and {Dutch             myrtle}. See 5th {Gale}.          {Sweet grass} (Bot.), holy, or Seneca, grass.          {Sweet gum} (Bot.), an American tree ({Liquidambar             styraciflua}). See {Liquidambar}.          {Sweet herbs}, fragrant herbs cultivated for culinary             purposes.          {Sweet John} (Bot.), a variety of the sweet William.          {Sweet leaf} (Bot.), horse sugar. See under {Horse}.          {Sweet marjoram}. (Bot.) See {Marjoram}.          {Sweet marten} (Zo[94]l.), the pine marten.          {Sweet maudlin} (Bot.), a composite plant ({Achillea             Ageratum}) allied to milfoil.          {Sweet oil}, olive oil.          {Sweet pea}. (Bot.) See under {Pea}.          {Sweet potato}. (Bot.) See under {Potato}.          {Sweet rush} (Bot.), sweet flag.          {Sweet spirits of niter} (Med. Chem.) See {Spirit of nitrous             ether}, under {Spirit}.          {Sweet sultan} (Bot.), an annual composite plant ({Centaurea             moschata}), also, the yellow-flowered ({C. odorata}); --             called also {sultan flower}.          {Sweet tooth}, an especial fondness for sweet things or for             sweetmeats. [Colloq.]          {Sweet William}.             (a) (Bot.) A species of pink ({Dianthus barbatus}) of many                   varieties.             (b) (Zo[94]l.) The willow warbler.             (c) (Zo[94]l.) The European goldfinch; -- called also                   {sweet Billy}. [Prov. Eng.]          {Sweet willow} (Bot.), sweet gale.          {Sweet wine}. See {Dry wine}, under {Dry}.          {To be sweet on}, to have a particular fondness for, or             special interest in, as a young man for a young woman.             [Colloq.] --Thackeray.          Syn: Sugary; saccharine; dulcet; luscious.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Goldfinch \Gold"finch`\, n. [AS. goldfinc. See {Gold}, and       {Finch}.] (Zo[94]l.)       (a) A beautiful bright-colored European finch ({Carduelis             elegans}). The name refers to the large patch of yellow             on the wings. The front of the head and throat are bright             red; the nape, with part of the wings and tail, black; --             called also {goldspink}, {goldie}, {fool's coat},             {drawbird}, {draw-water}, {thistle finch}, and {sweet             William}.       (b) The yellow-hammer.       (c) A small American finch ({Spinus tristis}); the thistle             bird.          Note: The name is also applied to other yellow finches, esp.                to several additional American species of {Spinus}.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Scotland, AR       Zip code(s): 72141    Scotland, CT       Zip code(s): 06264    Scotland, GA (city, FIPS 69336)       Location: 32.04741 N, 82.81872 W       Population (1990): 244 (108 housing units)       Area: 3.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)    Scotland, MD       Zip code(s): 20687    Scotland, SD (city, FIPS 57940)       Location: 43.14811 N, 97.71950 W       Population (1990): 968 (496 housing units)       Area: 2.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 57059    Scotland, TX (city, FIPS 66284)       Location: 33.64868 N, 98.45564 W       Population (1990): 490 (199 housing units)       Area: 29.0 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 76379
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Scotland County, MO (county, FIPS 199)       Location: 40.45378 N, 92.14872 W       Population (1990): 4822 (2302 housing units)       Area: 1135.7 sq km (land), 2.0 sq km (water)    Scotland County, NC (county, FIPS 165)       Location: 34.84148 N, 79.48027 W       Population (1990): 33754 (12759 housing units)       Area: 826.6 sq km (land), 3.9 sq km (water)
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Scotland Neck, NC (town, FIPS 59780)       Location: 36.13029 N, 77.42127 W       Population (1990): 2575 (1066 housing units)       Area: 3.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 27874
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Scotlandville, LA       Zip code(s): 70807
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Shadeland, IN (town, FIPS 68868)       Location: 40.34452 N, 86.96369 W       Population (1990): 1674 (606 housing units)       Area: 70.3 sq km (land), 0.6 sq km (water)
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South El Monte, CA (city, FIPS 72996)       Location: 34.04870 N, 118.04758 W       Population (1990): 20850 (4867 housing units)       Area: 7.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 91733
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South Holland, IL (village, FIPS 70850)       Location: 41.59750 N, 87.60117 W       Population (1990): 22105 (7546 housing units)       Area: 18.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 60473
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South Lancaster, MA (CDP, FIPS 64460)       Location: 42.43587 N, 71.69355 W       Population (1990): 1772 (681 housing units)       Area: 3.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
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South Lineville, MO (town, FIPS 68942)       Location: 40.57790 N, 93.52364 W       Population (1990): 40 (26 housing units)       Area: 0.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
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South Londonderr, VT       Zip code(s): 05155
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South Lyon, MI (city, FIPS 75100)       Location: 42.46073 N, 83.65129 W       Population (1990): 5857 (2485 housing units)       Area: 7.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 48178
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South Wallins, KY (CDP, FIPS 72255)       Location: 36.80745 N, 83.40630 W       Population (1990): 1022 (409 housing units)       Area: 16.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
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South Williamson, KY       Zip code(s): 41503
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South Williamspo, PA       Zip code(s): 17701
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South Williamsport, PA (borough, FIPS 72648)       Location: 41.22990 N, 77.00127 W       Population (1990): 6496 (2732 housing units)       Area: 4.9 sq km (land), 0.6 sq km (water)
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South Wilmington, IL (village, FIPS 71370)       Location: 41.17422 N, 88.27626 W       Population (1990): 698 (288 housing units)       Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
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St. Elmo, IL (city, FIPS 66794)       Location: 39.02470 N, 88.85324 W       Population (1990): 1473 (639 housing units)       Area: 2.1 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
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St. Helen, MI (CDP, FIPS 70800)       Location: 44.36284 N, 84.41860 W       Population (1990): 2390 (2249 housing units)       Area: 9.1 sq km (land), 2.3 sq km (water)
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St. Helena, CA (city, FIPS 64140)       Location: 38.50470 N, 122.46572 W       Population (1990): 4990 (2364 housing units)       Area: 12.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)    St. Helena, NC (village, FIPS 58620)       Location: 34.51376 N, 77.91538 W       Population (1990): 321 (145 housing units)       Area: 14.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)    St. Helena, NE (village, FIPS 43090)       Location: 42.80993 N, 97.24887 W       Population (1990): 87 (31 housing units)       Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
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St Helena Island, SC       Zip code(s): 29920
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St. Helena Parish, LA (parish, FIPS 91)       Location: 30.82040 N, 90.70986 W       Population (1990): 9874 (3840 housing units)       Area: 1057.7 sq km (land), 2.8 sq km (water)
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St. Helens, OR (city, FIPS 64600)       Location: 45.86060 N, 122.81097 W       Population (1990): 7535 (3081 housing units)       Area: 9.3 sq km (land), 2.2 sq km (water)
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St. Landry Parish, LA (parish, FIPS 97)       Location: 30.59843 N, 92.00350 W       Population (1990): 80331 (31137 housing units)       Area: 2405.3 sq km (land), 26.4 sq km (water)
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St. Leon, IN (town, FIPS 66978)       Location: 39.28731 N, 84.96715 W       Population (1990): 493 (165 housing units)       Area: 18.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
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Stallings, NC (town, FIPS 64420)       Location: 35.08466 N, 80.68954 W       Population (1990): 2132 (778 housing units)       Area: 8.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 28105
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Stillman Valley, IL (village, FIPS 72702)       Location: 42.10401 N, 89.17807 W       Population (1990): 848 (325 housing units)       Area: 1.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 61084
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Stillmore, GA (town, FIPS 73620)       Location: 32.44101 N, 82.21479 W       Population (1990): 615 (234 housing units)       Area: 8.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
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Suitland, MD       Zip code(s): 20746
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Suitland-Silver Hill, MD (CDP, FIPS 75762)       Location: 38.84555 N, 76.92278 W       Population (1990): 35111 (15328 housing units)       Area: 17.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
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Sweetland, WV       Zip code(s): 25568
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
scheduling          The arrangement of a number of related operations       in time.          There are several kinds of scheduling related to computers:          {instruction scheduling} - sequencing the instructions       executed by the {CPU}          {multitasking} ("process scheduling") - sharing a CPU between       several processes          {application} {software} to help organise your daily meetings       etc.          {task scheduling} - {algorithms} to solve the general problem       of satisfying time and resource {constraints} between a number       of tasks.          Compare {planning}.          (1998-04-25)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Scheduling API          {Scheduling Application Programming Interface}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Scheduling Application Programming Interface          (SAPI, Scheduling API) An {API} aimed at {software} which aids       humans in arranging their (business) activities.          {Microsoft} has defined a SAPI for its {Schedule+}       application.          (1995-01-11)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Stallman, Richard M.          {Richard Stallman}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Steelman          DoD, June 1978.   Fifth and last of the series of DoD       requirements that led to Ada.   "Steelman Requirements for High       Order Programming Languages", US Dept of Defense, June 1978.       SIGPLAN Notices 13(12) (Dec 1978).   (See Strawman, Woodenman,       Tinman, Ironman).
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
SweetLambda          Sugared {lambda-calculus}(?).
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Stealing       See {THEFT}.