Sahara
         n 1: the world's largest desert (3,500,000 square miles) in
               northern Africa [syn: {Sahara}, {Sahara Desert}]

English Dictionary: shrew	by the DICT Development Group
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sahuaro n extremely large treelike cactus of desert regions of southwestern United States having a thick columnar sparsely branched trunk bearing white flowers and edible red pulpy fruit Synonym(s): saguaro, sahuaro, Carnegiea gigantea
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Sarah n (Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac
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saree n a dress worn primarily by Hindu women; consists of several yards of light material that is draped around the body Synonym(s): sari, saree
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sari n a dress worn primarily by Hindu women; consists of several yards of light material that is draped around the body Synonym(s): sari, saree
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Sauria n true lizards; including chameleons and geckos [syn: Sauria, suborder Sauria, Lacertilia, suborder Lacertilia]
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saury n slender long-beaked fish of temperate Atlantic waters [syn: saury, billfish, Scomberesox saurus]
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sawyer n one who is employed to saw wood any of several beetles whose larvae bore holes in dead or dying trees especially conifers Synonym(s): sawyer, sawyer beetle
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scar n a mark left (usually on the skin) by the healing of injured tissue Synonym(s): scar, cicatrix, cicatrice an indication of damage Synonym(s): scratch, scrape, scar, mark v mark with a scar; "The skin disease scarred his face permanently" Synonym(s): scar, mark, pock, pit
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scare n sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events; "panic in the stock market"; "a war scare"; "a bomb scare led them to evacuate the building" Synonym(s): panic, scare a sudden attack of fear Synonym(s): scare, panic attack v cause fear in; "The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me"; "Ghosts could never affright her" Synonym(s): frighten, fright, scare, affright cause to lose courage; "dashed by the refusal" Synonym(s): daunt, dash, scare off, pall, frighten off, scare away, frighten away, scare
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scare away v cause to lose courage; "dashed by the refusal" [syn: daunt, dash, scare off, pall, frighten off, scare away, frighten away, scare]
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scarey adj provoking fear terror; "a scary movie"; "the most terrible and shuddery...tales of murder and revenge" Synonym(s): chilling, scarey, scary, shivery, shuddery
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scary adj provoking fear terror; "a scary movie"; "the most terrible and shuddery...tales of murder and revenge" Synonym(s): chilling, scarey, scary, shivery, shuddery
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sciara n minute blackish gregarious flies destructive to mushrooms and seedlings Synonym(s): fungus gnat, sciara, sciarid
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score n a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance); "she made good marks in algebra"; "grade A milk"; "what was your score on your homework?" Synonym(s): mark, grade, score a written form of a musical composition; parts for different instruments appear on separate staves on large pages; "he studied the score of the sonata" Synonym(s): score, musical score a number that expresses the accomplishment of a team or an individual in a game or contest; "the score was 7 to 0" a set of twenty members; "a score were sent out but only one returned" grounds; "don't do it on my account"; "the paper was rejected on account of its length"; "he tried to blame the victim but his success on that score was doubtful" Synonym(s): score, account the facts about an actual situation; "he didn't know the score" an amount due (as at a restaurant or bar); "add it to my score and I'll settle later" a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally) Synonym(s): score, scotch a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation; "holding a grudge"; "settling a score" Synonym(s): grudge, score, grievance the act of scoring in a game or sport; "the winning score came with less than a minute left to play" a seduction culminating in sexual intercourse; "calling his seduction of the girl a `score' was a typical example of male slang" Synonym(s): sexual conquest, score v gain points in a game; "The home team scored many times"; "He hit a home run"; "He hit .300 in the past season" Synonym(s): score, hit, tally, rack up make small marks into the surface of; "score the clay before firing it" Synonym(s): score, nock, mark make underscoring marks Synonym(s): score, mark write a musical score for induce to have sex; "Harry finally seduced Sally"; "Did you score last night?"; "Harry made Sally" Synonym(s): seduce, score, make get a certain number or letter indicating quality or performance; "She scored high on the SAT"; "He scored a 200" assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation; "grade tests"; "score the SAT essays"; "mark homework" Synonym(s): grade, score, mark
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scoria n the scum formed by oxidation at the surface of molten metals Synonym(s): slag, scoria, dross
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scour n a place that is scoured (especially by running water) v examine minutely; "The police scoured the country for the fugitive" clean with hard rubbing; "She scrubbed his back" Synonym(s): scrub, scour rub hard or scrub; "scour the counter tops" Synonym(s): scour, abrade rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid; "flush the wound with antibiotics"; "purge the old gas tank" Synonym(s): flush, scour, purge
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scree n a sloping mass of loose rocks at the base of a cliff [syn: talus, scree]
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screw n someone who guards prisoners [syn: prison guard, jailer, jailor, gaoler, screw, turnkey] a simple machine of the inclined-plane type consisting of a spirally threaded cylindrical rod that engages with a similarly threaded hole a propeller with several angled blades that rotates to push against water or air Synonym(s): screw, screw propeller a fastener with a tapered threaded shank and a slotted head slang for sexual intercourse Synonym(s): fuck, fucking, screw, screwing, ass, nooky, nookie, piece of ass, piece of tail, roll in the hay, shag, shtup v have sexual intercourse with; "This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever intimate with this man?" Synonym(s): sleep together, roll in the hay, love, make out, make love, sleep with, get laid, have sex, know, do it, be intimate, have intercourse, have it away, have it off, screw, fuck, jazz, eff, hump, lie with, bed, have a go at it, bang, get it on, bonk turn like a screw cause to penetrate, as with a circular motion; "drive in screws or bolts" Synonym(s): screw, drive in tighten or fasten by means of screwing motions; "Screw the bottle cap on" Antonym(s): unscrew defeat someone through trickery or deceit Synonym(s): cheat, chouse, shaft, screw, chicane, jockey
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screw eye n a woodscrew having its shank bent into a ring
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screwy adj not behaving normally Synonym(s): screw-loose, screwy
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scry v divine by gazing into crystals
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scurry n rushing about hastily in an undignified way [syn: scamper, scramble, scurry] v to move about or proceed hurriedly; "so terrified by the extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to higher ground" Synonym(s): scurry, scamper, skitter, scuttle
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sea hare n naked marine gastropod having a soft body with reduced internal shell and two pairs of ear-like tentacles Synonym(s): sea hare, Aplysia punctata
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sea-ear n an abalone found near the Channel Islands [syn: ormer, sea-ear, Haliotis tuberculata]
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sear adj (used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture; "dried-up grass"; "the desert was edged with sere vegetation"; "shriveled leaves on the unwatered seedlings"; "withered vines" Synonym(s): dried-up, sere, sear, shriveled, shrivelled, withered v make very hot and dry; "The heat scorched the countryside" Synonym(s): sear, scorch become superficially burned; "my eyebrows singed when I bent over the flames" Synonym(s): scorch, sear, singe burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color; "The cook blackened the chicken breast"; "The fire charred the ceiling above the mantelpiece"; "the flames scorched the ceiling" Synonym(s): char, blacken, sear, scorch cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat; "The sun parched the earth" Synonym(s): parch, sear
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seer n a person with unusual powers of foresight [syn: visionary, illusionist, seer] an observer who perceives visually; "an incurable seer of movies" an authoritative person who divines the future Synonym(s): prophet, prophesier, oracle, seer, vaticinator
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sere adj (used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture; "dried-up grass"; "the desert was edged with sere vegetation"; "shriveled leaves on the unwatered seedlings"; "withered vines" Synonym(s): dried-up, sere, sear, shriveled, shrivelled, withered
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serow n short-horned dark-coated goat antelope of mountain areas of southern and southeastern Asia
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Serra n Spanish missionary who founded Franciscan missions in California (1713-1784) Synonym(s): Serra, Junipero Serra, Miguel Jose Serra
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sewer n a waste pipe that carries away sewage or surface water Synonym(s): sewer, sewerage, cloaca someone who sews; "a sewer of fine gowns" misfortune resulting in lost effort or money; "his career was in the gutter"; "all that work went down the sewer"; "pensions are in the toilet" Synonym(s): gutter, sewer, toilet
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share n assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group; "he wanted his share in cash" Synonym(s): share, portion, part, percentage any of the equal portions into which the capital stock of a corporation is divided and ownership of which is evidenced by a stock certificate; "he bought 100 shares of IBM at the market price" the allotment of some amount by dividing something; "death gets more than its share of attention from theologians" Synonym(s): parcel, portion, share the part played by a person in bringing about a result; "I am proud of my contribution in advancing the project"; "they all did their share of the work" Synonym(s): contribution, part, share a sharp steel wedge that cuts loose the top layer of soil Synonym(s): plowshare, ploughshare, share v have in common; "Our children share a love of music"; "The two countries share a long border" use jointly or in common have, give, or receive a share of; "We shared the cake" Synonym(s): partake, share, partake in give out as one's portion or share Synonym(s): share, divvy up, portion out, apportion, deal communicate; "I'd like to share this idea with you"
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Shari n an African river that flows northwest into Lake Chad [syn: Shari, Shari River, Chari, Chari River]
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sharia n the code of law derived from the Koran and from the teachings and example of Mohammed; "sharia is only applicable to Muslims"; "under Islamic law there is no separation of church and state" Synonym(s): shariah, shariah law, sharia, sharia law, Islamic law
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shariah n the code of law derived from the Koran and from the teachings and example of Mohammed; "sharia is only applicable to Muslims"; "under Islamic law there is no separation of church and state" Synonym(s): shariah, shariah law, sharia, sharia law, Islamic law
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shear n (physics) a deformation of an object in which parallel planes remain parallel but are shifted in a direction parallel to themselves; "the shear changed the quadrilateral into a parallelogram" a large edge tool that cuts sheet metal by passing a blade through it v cut with shears; "shear hedges" shear the wool from; "shear sheep" Synonym(s): fleece, shear cut or cut through with shears; "shear the wool off the lamb" become deformed by forces tending to produce a shearing strain
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sheer adv straight up or down without a break [syn: sheer, perpendicularly] directly; "he fell sheer into the water" adj complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers; "absolute freedom"; "an absolute dimwit"; "a downright lie"; "out- and-out mayhem"; "an out-and-out lie"; "a rank outsider"; "many right-down vices"; "got the job through sheer persistence"; "sheer stupidity" Synonym(s): absolute, downright, out-and-out(a), rank(a), right-down, sheer(a) not mixed with extraneous elements; "plain water"; "sheer wine"; "not an unmixed blessing" Synonym(s): plain, sheer, unmingled, unmixed very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front; "a bluff headland"; "where the bold chalk cliffs of England rise"; "a sheer descent of rock" Synonym(s): bluff, bold, sheer so thin as to transmit light; "a hat with a diaphanous veil"; "filmy wings of a moth"; "gauzy clouds of dandelion down"; "gossamer cobwebs"; "sheer silk stockings"; "transparent chiffon"; "vaporous silks" Synonym(s): diaphanous, filmy, gauzy, gauze-like, gossamer, see-through, sheer, transparent, vaporous, vapourous, cobwebby v turn sharply; change direction abruptly; "The car cut to the left at the intersection"; "The motorbike veered to the right" Synonym(s): swerve, sheer, curve, trend, veer, slue, slew, cut cause to sheer; "She sheered her car around the obstacle"
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sherry n dry to sweet amber wine from the Jerez region of southern Spain or similar wines produced elsewhere; usually drunk as an aperitif
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shire n a former administrative district of England; equivalent to a county British breed of large heavy draft horse Synonym(s): shire, shire horse
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shirr v bake (eggs) in their shells until they are set; "shirr the eggs"
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shore n the land along the edge of a body of water a beam or timber that is propped against a structure to provide support Synonym(s): shore, shoring v serve as a shore to; "The river was shored by trees" arrive on shore; "The ship landed in Pearl Harbor" Synonym(s): land, set ashore, shore support by placing against something solid or rigid; "shore and buttress an old building" Synonym(s): prop up, prop, shore up, shore
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Shorea n genus of Indonesian and Malaysian timber trees rich in resin Synonym(s): Shorea, genus Shorea
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shower n a plumbing fixture that sprays water over you; "they installed a shower in the bathroom" washing yourself by standing upright under water sprayed from a nozzle; "he took a shower after the game" Synonym(s): shower, shower bath a brief period of precipitation; "the game was interrupted by a brief shower" Synonym(s): shower, rain shower a sudden downpour (as of tears or sparks etc) likened to a rain shower; "a little shower of rose petals"; "a sudden cascade of sparks" Synonym(s): shower, cascade someone who organizes an exhibit for others to see Synonym(s): exhibitor, exhibitioner, shower a party of friends assembled to present gifts (usually of a specified kind) to a person; "her friends organized a baby shower for her when she was expecting" v expend profusely; also used with abstract nouns; "He was showered with praise" Synonym(s): lavish, shower spray or sprinkle with; "The guests showered rice on the couple" take a shower; wash one's body in the shower; "You should shower after vigorous exercise" rain abundantly; "Meteors showered down over half of Australia" Synonym(s): shower, shower down provide abundantly with; "He showered her with presents"
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showery adj (of weather) wet by periods of rain; "showery weather"; "rainy days" Synonym(s): showery, rainy
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shrew n a scolding nagging bad-tempered woman [syn: shrew, termagant] small mouselike mammal with a long snout; related to moles Synonym(s): shrew, shrewmouse
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sierra n a range of mountains (usually with jagged peaks and irregular outline) a Spanish mackerel of western North America Synonym(s): sierra, Scomberomorus sierra
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sir n term of address for a man a title used before the name of knight or baronet
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sire n a title of address formerly used for a man of rank and authority the founder of a family; "keep the faith of our forefathers" Synonym(s): forefather, father, sire male parent of an animal especially a domestic animal such as a horse v make children; "Abraham begot Isaac"; "Men often father children but don't recognize them" Synonym(s): beget, get, engender, father, mother, sire, generate, bring forth
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sirrah n formerly a contemptuous term of address to an inferior man or boy; often used in anger
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skewer n a long pin for holding meat in position while it is being roasted v drive a skewer through; "skewer the meat for the BBQ" [syn: skewer, spit]
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skier n someone who skis
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soar n the act of rising upward into the air Synonym(s): soar, zoom v rise rapidly; "the dollar soared against the yen" [syn: soar, soar up, soar upwards, surge, zoom] fly by means of a hang glider Synonym(s): hang glide, soar fly upwards or high in the sky go or move upward; "The stock market soared after the cease- fire was announced" fly a plane without an engine Synonym(s): sailplane, soar
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soiree n a party of people assembled in the evening (usually at a private house)
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sore adj hurting; "the tender spot on his jaw" [syn: sensitive, sore, raw, tender] causing misery or pain or distress; "it was a sore trial to him"; "the painful process of growing up" Synonym(s): afflictive, painful, sore roused to anger; "stayed huffy a good while"- Mark Twain; "she gets mad when you wake her up so early"; "mad at his friend"; "sore over a remark" Synonym(s): huffy, mad, sore n an open skin infection
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sorrow n an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement; "he tried to express his sorrow at her loss" Antonym(s): joy, joyfulness, joyousness sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment; "he drank to drown his sorrows"; "he wrote a note expressing his regret"; "to his rue, the error cost him the game" Synonym(s): sorrow, regret, rue, ruefulness something that causes great unhappiness; "her death was a great grief to John" Synonym(s): grief, sorrow the state of being sad; "she tired of his perpetual sadness" Synonym(s): sadness, sorrow, sorrowfulness v feel grief Synonym(s): grieve, sorrow
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sorry adj feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone; "felt regretful over his vanished youth"; "regretful over mistakes she had made"; "he felt bad about breaking the vase" Synonym(s): regretful, sorry, bad Antonym(s): unregretful, unregretting bad; unfortunate; "my finances were in a deplorable state"; "a lamentable decision"; "her clothes were in sad shape"; "a sorry state of affairs" Synonym(s): deplorable, distressing, lamentable, pitiful, sad, sorry without merit; "a sorry horse"; "a sorry excuse"; "a lazy no- count, good-for-nothing goldbrick"; "the car was a no-good piece of junk" Synonym(s): good-for-nothing, good-for-naught, meritless, no-account, no-count, no-good, sorry causing dejection; "a blue day"; "the dark days of the war"; "a week of rainy depressing weather"; "a disconsolate winter landscape"; "the first dismal dispiriting days of November"; "a dark gloomy day"; "grim rainy weather" Synonym(s): blue, dark, dingy, disconsolate, dismal, gloomy, grim, sorry, drab, drear, dreary
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souari n large South American evergreen tree trifoliate leaves and drupes with nutlike seeds used as food and a source of cooking oil Synonym(s): souari, souari nut, souari tree, Caryocar nuciferum
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sour adj smelling of fermentation or staleness [syn: sour, rancid] having a sharp biting taste Antonym(s): sweet one of the four basic taste sensations; like the taste of vinegar or lemons in an unpalatable state; "sour milk" Synonym(s): off, sour, turned inaccurate in pitch; "a false (or sour) note"; "her singing was off key" Synonym(s): false, off-key, sour showing a brooding ill humor; "a dark scowl"; "the proverbially dour New England Puritan"; "a glum, hopeless shrug"; "he sat in moody silence"; "a morose and unsociable manner"; "a saturnine, almost misanthropic young genius"- Bruce Bliven; "a sour temper"; "a sullen crowd" Synonym(s): dark, dour, glowering, glum, moody, morose, saturnine, sour, sullen n a cocktail made of a liquor (especially whiskey or gin) mixed with lemon or lime juice and sugar the taste experience when vinegar or lemon juice is taken into the mouth Synonym(s): sour, sourness, tartness the property of being acidic Synonym(s): sourness, sour, acidity v go sour or spoil; "The milk has soured"; "The wine worked"; "The cream has turned--we have to throw it out" Synonym(s): sour, turn, ferment, work make sour or more sour Synonym(s): sour, acidify, acidulate, acetify Antonym(s): dulcify, dulcorate, edulcorate, sweeten
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sower n someone who sows
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square adv in a straight direct way; "looked him squarely in the eye"; "ran square into me" Synonym(s): squarely, square in a square shape; "a squarely cut piece of paper"; "folded the sheet of paper square" Synonym(s): squarely, square firmly and solidly; "hit the ball squarely"; "the bat met the ball squarely"; "planted his great bulk square before his enemy" Synonym(s): squarely, square adj having four equal sides and four right angles or forming a right angle; "a square peg in a round hole"; "a square corner" Antonym(s): circular, round characterized by honesty and fairness; "straight dealing"; "a square deal" Synonym(s): straight, square Antonym(s): corrupt, crooked providing abundant nourishment; "a hearty meal"; "good solid food"; "ate a substantial breakfast"; "four square meals a day" Synonym(s): hearty, satisfying, solid, square, substantial leaving no balance; "my account with you is now all square" without evasion or compromise; "a square contradiction"; "he is not being as straightforward as it appears" Synonym(s): square(a), straightforward, straight rigidly conventional or old-fashioned Synonym(s): square, straight n (geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon; "you can compute the area of a square if you know the length of its sides" Synonym(s): square, foursquare the product of two equal terms; "nine is the second power of three"; "gravity is inversely proportional to the square of the distance" Synonym(s): square, second power an open area at the meeting of two or more streets Synonym(s): public square, square something approximating the shape of a square someone who doesn't understand what is going on Synonym(s): square, lame a formal and conservative person with old-fashioned views Synonym(s): square, square toes any artifact having a shape similar to a plane geometric figure with four equal sides and four right angles; "a checkerboard has 64 squares" a hand tool consisting of two straight arms at right angles; used to construct or test right angles; "the carpenter who built this room must have lost his square" v make square; "Square the circle"; "square the wood with a file" Synonym(s): square, square up raise to the second power cause to match, as of ideas or acts position so as to be square; "He squared his shoulders" be compatible with; "one idea squares with another" pay someone and settle a debt; "I squared with him" turn the paddle; in canoeing Synonym(s): feather, square turn the oar, while rowing Synonym(s): feather, square
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square away v put (things or places) in order; "Tidy up your room!" [syn: tidy, tidy up, clean up, neaten, straighten, straighten out, square away]
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squire n young nobleman attendant on a knight an English country landowner a man who attends or escorts a woman Synonym(s): squire, gallant v attend upon as a squire; serve as a squire
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Sr n a soft silver-white or yellowish metallic element of the alkali metal group; turns yellow in air; occurs in celestite and strontianite Synonym(s): strontium, Sr, atomic number 38 the unit of solid angle adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites Synonym(s): steradian, sr
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sr. adj used of the older of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a father from his son; "Bill Adams, Sr." Synonym(s): elder, older, sr.
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SSRI n an antidepressant drug that acts by blocking the reuptake of serotonin so that more serotonin is available to act on receptors in the brain Synonym(s): selective-serotonin reuptake inhibitor, SSRI
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suer n a man who courts a woman; "a suer for the hand of the princess" Synonym(s): suitor, suer, wooer someone who petitions a court for redress of a grievance or recovery of a right Synonym(s): suer, petitioner
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Sur n a port in southern Lebanon on the Mediterranean Sea; formerly a major Phoenician seaport famous for silks Synonym(s): Sur, Tyre
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sura n one of the sections (or chapters) in the Koran; "the Quran is divided in 114 suras" the muscular back part of the shank Synonym(s): calf, sura
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sure adv definitely or positively (`sure' is sometimes used informally for `surely'); "the results are surely encouraging"; "she certainly is a hard worker"; "it's going to be a good day for sure"; "they are coming, for certain"; "they thought he had been killed sure enough"; "he'll win sure as shooting"; "they sure smell good"; "sure he'll come" Synonym(s): surely, certainly, sure, for sure, for certain, sure enough, sure as shooting adj having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured; "felt certain of success"; "was sure (or certain) she had seen it"; "was very sure in his beliefs"; "sure of her friends" Synonym(s): certain(p), sure Antonym(s): incertain, uncertain, unsure exercising or taking care great enough to bring assurance; "be certain to disconnect the iron when you are through"; "be sure to lock the doors" Synonym(s): certain, sure certain to occur; destined or inevitable; "he was certain to fail"; "his fate is certain"; "In this life nothing is certain but death and taxes"- Benjamin Franklin; "he faced certain death"; "sudden but sure regret"; "he is sure to win" Synonym(s): certain, sure Antonym(s): uncertain physically secure or dependable; "a sure footing"; "was on sure ground" reliable in operation or effect; "a quick and certain remedy"; "a sure way to distinguish the two"; "wood dust is a sure sign of termites" Synonym(s): certain, sure (of persons) worthy of trust or confidence; "a sure (or trusted) friend" Synonym(s): sure, trusted infallible or unfailing; "a sure (or true) sign of one's commitment" certain not to fail; "a sure hand on the throttle" impossible to doubt or dispute; "indisputable (or sure) proof" Synonym(s): indisputable, sure
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Surrey n a county in southeastern England on the Thames a light four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage; has two or four seats
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Surya n an important god of later Hinduism; the sun god or the sun itself worshipped as the source of warmth and light
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swayer n a person who rules or commands; "swayer of the universe" Synonym(s): ruler, swayer
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swear v utter obscenities or profanities; "The drunken men were cursing loudly in the street" Synonym(s): curse, cuss, blaspheme, swear, imprecate to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before God I swear I am innocent" Synonym(s): affirm, verify, assert, avow, aver, swan, swear promise solemnly; take an oath make a deposition; declare under oath Synonym(s): swear, depose, depone have confidence or faith in; "We can trust in God"; "Rely on your friends"; "bank on your good education"; "I swear by my grandmother's recipes" Synonym(s): trust, swear, rely, bank Antonym(s): distrust, mistrust, suspect
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Syria n an Asian republic in the Middle East at the east end of the Mediterranean; site of some of the world's most ancient centers of civilization Synonym(s): Syria, Syrian Arab Republic
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d8Sargo \[d8]Sar"go\, n. [Sp. sargo, L. sargus a kind of fish.]       (Zo[94]l.)       Any one of several species of sparoid fishes belonging to       {Sargus}, {Pomadasys}, and related genera; -- called also       {sar}, and {saragu}.
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Saur \Saur\, n. [Contracted from Gael. salachar filth,       nastiness, fr. salach nasty, fr. sal filth, refuse.]       Soil; dirt; dirty water; urine from a cowhouse. [Prov. Eng.]
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Saury \Sau"ry\, n.; pl. {Sauries}. [Etymol. uncertain.]       (Zo[94]l.)       A slender marine fish ({Scomberesox saurus}) of Europe and       America. It has long, thin, beaklike jaws. Called also       {billfish}, {gowdnook}, {gawnook}, {skipper}, {skipjack},       {skopster}, {lizard fish}, and {Egypt herring}.
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Sawer \Saw"er`\, n.       One who saws; a sawyer.
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Sawyer \Saw"yer\, n. [Saw + -yer, as in lawyer. Cf. {Sawer}.]       1. One whose occupation is to saw timber into planks or             boards, or to saw wood for fuel; a sawer.          2. A tree which has fallen into a stream so that its branches             project above the surface, rising and falling with a             rocking or swaying motion in the current. [U.S.]          3. (Zo[94]l.) The bowfin. [Local, U.S.]
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Sayer \Say"er\, n.       One who says; an utterer.                   Mr. Curran was something much better than a sayer of                smart sayings.                                       --Jeffrey.
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Scar \Scar\, n. [OF. escare, F. eschare an eschar, a dry slough       (cf. It. & Sp. escara), L. eschara, fr. Gr. [?] hearth,       fireplace, scab, eschar. Cf. {Eschar}.]       1. A mark in the skin or flesh of an animal, made by a wound             or ulcer, and remaining after the wound or ulcer is             healed; a cicatrix; a mark left by a previous injury; a             blemish; a disfigurement.                         This earth had the beauty of youth, . . . and not a                      wrinkle, scar, or fracture on all its body. --T.                                                                               Burnet.          2. (Bot.) A mark left upon a stem or branch by the fall of a             leaf, leaflet, or frond, or upon a seed by the separation             of its support. See Illust.. under {Axillary}.
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Scar \Scar\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scarred}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Scarring}.]       To mark with a scar or scars.                   Yet I'll not shed her blood; Nor scar that whiter skin                of hers than snow.                                 --Shak.                   His cheeks were deeply scarred.               --Macaulay.
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Scar \Scar\, v. i.       To form a scar.
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Scar \Scar\, n. [Scot. scar, scaur, Icel. sker a skerry, an       isolated rock in the sea; akin to Dan. ski[91]r, Sw. sk[84]r.       Cf. {Skerry}.]       An isolated or protruding rock; a steep, rocky eminence; a       bare place on the side of a mountain or steep bank of earth.       [Written also {scaur}.]                   O sweet and far, from cliff and scar, The horns of                Elfland faintly blowing.                        --Tennyson.
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Scar \Scar\, n. [L. scarus, a kind of fish, Gr. ska`ros.]       (Zo[94]l.)       A marine food fish, the scarus, or parrot fish.
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Scare \Scare\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scared}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Scaring}.] [OE. skerren, skeren, Icel. skirra to bar,       prevent, skirrask to shun, shrink from; or fr. OE. skerre,       adj., scared, Icel. skjarr; both perhaps akin to E. sheer to       turn.]       To frighten; to strike with sudden fear; to alarm.                   The noise of thy crossbow Will scare the herd, and so                my shoot is lost.                                    --Shak.          {To scare away}, to drive away by frightening.          {To scare up}, to find by search, as if by beating for game.             [Slang]          Syn: To alarm; frighten; startle; affright; terrify.
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Scare \Scare\, n.       Fright; esp., sudden fright produced by a trifling cause, or       originating in mistake. [Colloq.]
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Scarry \Scar"ry\, a.       Bearing scars or marks of wounds.
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Scarry \Scar"ry\, a. [See 4th {Scar}.]       Like a scar, or rocky eminence; containing scars.       --Holinshed.
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Scary \Sca"ry\, n. [Prov. E. scare scraggy.]       Barren land having only a thin coat of grass. [Prov. Eng.]
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Scary \Scar"y\, a. [From {Scare}.]       1. Subject to sudden alarm. [Colloq. U. S.] --Whittier.          2. Causing fright; alarming. [Colloq. U. S.]
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Scar \Scar\, n. [Scot. scar, scaur, Icel. sker a skerry, an       isolated rock in the sea; akin to Dan. ski[91]r, Sw. sk[84]r.       Cf. {Skerry}.]       An isolated or protruding rock; a steep, rocky eminence; a       bare place on the side of a mountain or steep bank of earth.       [Written also {scaur}.]                   O sweet and far, from cliff and scar, The horns of                Elfland faintly blowing.                        --Tennyson.
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Scaur \Scaur\, n.       A precipitous bank or rock; a scar.
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Scar \Scar\, n. [Scot. scar, scaur, Icel. sker a skerry, an       isolated rock in the sea; akin to Dan. ski[91]r, Sw. sk[84]r.       Cf. {Skerry}.]       An isolated or protruding rock; a steep, rocky eminence; a       bare place on the side of a mountain or steep bank of earth.       [Written also {scaur}.]                   O sweet and far, from cliff and scar, The horns of                Elfland faintly blowing.                        --Tennyson.
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Scaur \Scaur\, n.       A precipitous bank or rock; a scar.
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Scorie \Sco"rie\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       The young of any gull. [Written also {scaurie}.] [Prov. Eng.]
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Scirrhus \Scir"rhus\, n.; pl. L. {Scirrhi}, E. {Scirrhuses}.       [NL., from L. scirros, Gr. [?], [?], fr. [?], [?], hard.]       (Med.)       (a) An indurated organ or part; especially, an indurated             gland. [Obs.]       (b) A cancerous tumor which is hard, translucent, of a gray             or bluish color, and emits a creaking sound when incised.             [Sometimes incorrectly written {schirrus}; written also             {skirrhus}.]
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Score \Score\ (sk[omac]r), n. [AS. scor twenty, fr. sceran,       scieran, to shear, cut, divide; or rather the kindred Icel.       skor incision, twenty, akin to Dan. skure a notch, Sw.       sk[86]ra. See {Shear}.]       1. A notch or incision; especially, one that is made as a             tally mark; hence, a mark, or line, made for the purpose             of account.                         Whereas, before, our forefathers had no other books                      but the score and the tally, thou hast caused                      printing to be used.                           --Shak.          2. An account or reckoning; account of dues; bill; hence,             indebtedness.                         He parted well, and paid his score.   --Shak.          3. Account; reason; motive; sake; behalf.                         But left the trade, as many more Have lately done on                      the same score.                                 --Hudibras.                         You act your kindness in Cydaria's score. --Dryden.          4. The number twenty, as being marked off by a special score             or tally; hence, in pl., a large number.                         Amongst three or four score hogsheads. --Shak.                         At length the queen took upon herself to grant                      patents of monopoly by scores.            --Macaulay.          5. A distance of twenty yards; -- a term used in ancient             archery and gunnery. --Halliwell.          6. A weight of twenty pounds. [Prov. Eng.]          7. The number of points gained by the contestants, or either             of them, in any game, as in cards or cricket.          8. A line drawn; a groove or furrow.          9. (Mus.) The original and entire draught, or its transcript,             of a composition, with the parts for all the different             instruments or voices written on staves one above another,             so that they can be read at a glance; -- so called from             the bar, which, in its early use, was drawn through all             the parts. --Moore (Encyc. of Music).          {In score} (Mus.), having all the parts arranged and placed             in juxtaposition. --Smart.          {To quit scores}, to settle or balance accounts; to render an             equivalent; to make compensation.                         Does not the earth quit scores with all the elements                      in the noble fruits that issue from it? --South.
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Score \Score\ (sk[omac]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scored}       (sk[omac]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Scoring}.]       1. To mark with lines, scratches, or notches; to cut notches             or furrows in; to notch; to scratch; to furrow; as, to             score timber for hewing; to score the back with a lash.                         Let us score their backs.                  --Shak.                         A briar in that tangled wilderness Had scored her                      white right hand.                              --M. Arnold.          2. Especially, to mark with significant lines or notches, for             indicating or keeping account of something; as, to score a             tally.          3. To mark or signify by lines or notches; to keep record or             account of; to set down; to record; to charge.                         Madam, I know when, Instead of five, you scored me                      ten.                                                   --Swift.                         Nor need I tallies thy dear love to score. --Shak.          4. To engrave, as upon a shield. [R.] --Spenser.          5. To make a score of, as points, runs, etc., in a game.          6. (Mus.) To write down in proper order and arrangement; as,             to score an overture for an orchestra. See {Score}, n., 9.          7. (Geol.) To mark with parallel lines or scratches; as, the             rocks of New England and the Western States were scored in             the drift epoch.
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Score \Score\, v. i.       1. To keep the score in a game; to act as scorer.          2. To make or count a point or points, as in a game; to             tally.          3. To run up a score, or account of dues.
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Point \Point\, n. [F. point, and probably also pointe, L.       punctum, puncta, fr. pungere, punctum, to prick. See       {Pungent}, and cf. {Puncto}, {Puncture}.]       1. That which pricks or pierces; the sharp end of anything,             esp. the sharp end of a piercing instrument, as a needle             or a pin.          2. An instrument which pricks or pierces, as a sort of needle             used by engravers, etchers, lace workers, and others;             also, a pointed cutting tool, as a stone cutter's point;             -- called also {pointer}.          3. Anything which tapers to a sharp, well-defined             termination. Specifically: A small promontory or cape; a             tract of land extending into the water beyond the common             shore line.          4. The mark made by the end of a sharp, piercing instrument,             as a needle; a prick.          5. An indefinitely small space; a mere spot indicated or             supposed. Specifically: (Geom.) That which has neither             parts nor magnitude; that which has position, but has             neither length, breadth, nor thickness, -- sometimes             conceived of as the limit of a line; that by the motion of             which a line is conceived to be produced.          6. An indivisible portion of time; a moment; an instant;             hence, the verge.                         When time's first point begun Made he all souls.                                                                               --Sir J.                                                                               Davies.          7. A mark of punctuation; a character used to mark the             divisions of a composition, or the pauses to be observed             in reading, or to point off groups of figures, etc.; a             stop, as a comma, a semicolon, and esp. a period; hence,             figuratively, an end, or conclusion.                         And there a point, for ended is my tale. --Chaucer.                         Commas and points they set exactly right. --Pope.          8. Whatever serves to mark progress, rank, or relative             position, or to indicate a transition from one state or             position to another, degree; step; stage; hence, position             or condition attained; as, a point of elevation, or of             depression; the stock fell off five points; he won by             tenpoints. [bd]A point of precedence.[b8] --Selden.             [bd]Creeping on from point to point.[b8] --Tennyson.                         A lord full fat and in good point.      --Chaucer.          9. That which arrests attention, or indicates qualities or             character; a salient feature; a characteristic; a             peculiarity; hence, a particular; an item; a detail; as,             the good or bad points of a man, a horse, a book, a story,             etc.                         He told him, point for point, in short and plain.                                                                               --Chaucer.                         In point of religion and in point of honor. --Bacon.                         Shalt thou dispute With Him the points of liberty ?                                                                               --Milton.          10. Hence, the most prominent or important feature, as of an             argument, discourse, etc.; the essential matter; esp.,             the proposition to be established; as, the point of an             anecdote. [bd]Here lies the point.[b8] --Shak.                         They will hardly prove his point.      --Arbuthnot.          11. A small matter; a trifle; a least consideration; a             punctilio.                         This fellow doth not stand upon points. --Shak.                         [He] cared not for God or man a point. --Spenser.          12. (Mus.) A dot or mark used to designate certain tones or             time; as:             (a) (Anc. Mus.) A dot or mark distinguishing or                   characterizing certain tones or styles; as, points of                   perfection, of augmentation, etc.; hence, a note; a                   tune. [bd]Sound the trumpet -- not a levant, or a                   flourish, but a point of war.[b8] --Sir W. Scott.             (b) (Mod. Mus.) A dot placed at the right hand of a note,                   to raise its value, or prolong its time, by one half,                   as to make a whole note equal to three half notes, a                   half note equal to three quarter notes.          13. (Astron.) A fixed conventional place for reference, or             zero of reckoning, in the heavens, usually the             intersection of two or more great circles of the sphere,             and named specifically in each case according to the             position intended; as, the equinoctial points; the             solstitial points; the nodal points; vertical points,             etc. See {Equinoctial Nodal}.          14. (Her.) One of the several different parts of the             escutcheon. See {Escutcheon}.          15. (Naut.)             (a) One of the points of the compass (see {Points of the                   compass}, below); also, the difference between two                   points of the compass; as, to fall off a point.             (b) A short piece of cordage used in reefing sails. See                   {Reef point}, under {Reef}.          16. (Anc. Costume) A a string or lace used to tie together             certain parts of the dress. --Sir W. Scott.          17. Lace wrought the needle; as, point de Venise; Brussels             point. See Point lace, below.          18. pl. (Railways) A switch. [Eng.]          19. An item of private information; a hint; a tip; a pointer.             [Cant, U. S.]          20. (Cricket) A fielder who is stationed on the off side,             about twelve or fifteen yards from, and a little in             advance of, the batsman.          21. The attitude assumed by a pointer dog when he finds game;             as, the dog came to a point. See {Pointer}.          22. (Type Making) A standard unit of measure for the size of             type bodies, being one twelfth of the thickness of pica             type. See {Point system of type}, under {Type}.          23. A tyne or snag of an antler.          24. One of the spaces on a backgammon board.          25. (Fencing) A movement executed with the saber or foil; as,             tierce point.          Note: The word point is a general term, much used in the                sciences, particularly in mathematics, mechanics,                perspective, and physics, but generally either in the                geometrical sense, or in that of degree, or condition                of change, and with some accompanying descriptive or                qualifying term, under which, in the vocabulary, the                specific uses are explained; as, boiling point, carbon                point, dry point, freezing point, melting point,                vanishing point, etc.          {At all points}, in every particular, completely; perfectly.             --Shak.          {At point}, {In point}, {At}, {In}, [or] On, {the point}, as             near as can be; on the verge; about (see {About}, prep.,             6); as, at the point of death; he was on the point of             speaking. [bd]In point to fall down.[b8] --Chaucer.             [bd]Caius Sidius Geta, at point to have been taken,             recovered himself so valiantly as brought day on his             side.[b8] --Milton.          {Dead point}. (Mach.) Same as {Dead center}, under {Dead}.          {Far point} (Med.), in ophthalmology, the farthest point at             which objects are seen distinctly. In normal eyes the             nearest point at which objects are seen distinctly; either             with the two eyes together (binocular near point), or with             each eye separately (monocular near point).          {Nine points of the law}, all but the tenth point; the             greater weight of authority.          {On the point}. See {At point}, above.          {Point lace}, lace wrought with the needle, as distinguished             from that made on the pillow.          {Point net}, a machine-made lace imitating a kind of Brussels             lace (Brussels ground).          {Point of concurrence} (Geom.), a point common to two lines,             but not a point of tangency or of intersection, as, for             instance, that in which a cycloid meets its base.          {Point of contrary flexure}, a point at which a curve changes             its direction of curvature, or at which its convexity and             concavity change sides.          {Point of order}, in parliamentary practice, a question of             order or propriety under the rules.          {Point of sight} (Persp.), in a perspective drawing, the             point assumed as that occupied by the eye of the             spectator.          {Point of view}, the relative position from which anything is             seen or any subject is considered.          {Points of the compass} (Naut.), the thirty-two points of             division of the compass card in the mariner's compass; the             corresponding points by which the circle of the horizon is             supposed to be divided, of which the four marking the             directions of east, west, north, and south, are called             cardinal points, and the rest are named from their             respective directions, as N. by E., N. N. E., N. E. by N.,             N. E., etc. See Illust. under {Compass}.          {Point paper}, paper pricked through so as to form a stencil             for transferring a design.          {Point system of type}. See under {Type}.          {Singular point} (Geom.), a point of a curve which possesses             some property not possessed by points in general on the             curve, as a cusp, a point of inflection, a node, etc.          {To carry one's point}, to accomplish one's object, as in a             controversy.          {To make a point of}, to attach special importance to.          {To make}, [or] {gain}, {a point}, accomplish that which was             proposed; also, to make advance by a step, grade, or             position.          {To mark}, [or] {score}, {a point}, as in billiards, cricket,             etc., to note down, or to make, a successful hit, run,             etc.          {To strain a point}, to go beyond the proper limit or rule;             to stretch one's authority or conscience.          {Vowel point}, in Hebrew, and certain other Eastern and             ancient languages, a mark placed above or below the             consonant, or attached to it, representing the vowel, or             vocal sound, which precedes or follows the consonant.
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Score \Score\ (sk[omac]r), n. [AS. scor twenty, fr. sceran,       scieran, to shear, cut, divide; or rather the kindred Icel.       skor incision, twenty, akin to Dan. skure a notch, Sw.       sk[86]ra. See {Shear}.]       1. A notch or incision; especially, one that is made as a             tally mark; hence, a mark, or line, made for the purpose             of account.                         Whereas, before, our forefathers had no other books                      but the score and the tally, thou hast caused                      printing to be used.                           --Shak.          2. An account or reckoning; account of dues; bill; hence,             indebtedness.                         He parted well, and paid his score.   --Shak.          3. Account; reason; motive; sake; behalf.                         But left the trade, as many more Have lately done on                      the same score.                                 --Hudibras.                         You act your kindness in Cydaria's score. --Dryden.          4. The number twenty, as being marked off by a special score             or tally; hence, in pl., a large number.                         Amongst three or four score hogsheads. --Shak.                         At length the queen took upon herself to grant                      patents of monopoly by scores.            --Macaulay.          5. A distance of twenty yards; -- a term used in ancient             archery and gunnery. --Halliwell.          6. A weight of twenty pounds. [Prov. Eng.]          7. The number of points gained by the contestants, or either             of them, in any game, as in cards or cricket.          8. A line drawn; a groove or furrow.          9. (Mus.) The original and entire draught, or its transcript,             of a composition, with the parts for all the different             instruments or voices written on staves one above another,             so that they can be read at a glance; -- so called from             the bar, which, in its early use, was drawn through all             the parts. --Moore (Encyc. of Music).          {In score} (Mus.), having all the parts arranged and placed             in juxtaposition. --Smart.          {To quit scores}, to settle or balance accounts; to render an             equivalent; to make compensation.                         Does not the earth quit scores with all the elements                      in the noble fruits that issue from it? --South.
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Score \Score\ (sk[omac]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scored}       (sk[omac]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Scoring}.]       1. To mark with lines, scratches, or notches; to cut notches             or furrows in; to notch; to scratch; to furrow; as, to             score timber for hewing; to score the back with a lash.                         Let us score their backs.                  --Shak.                         A briar in that tangled wilderness Had scored her                      white right hand.                              --M. Arnold.          2. Especially, to mark with significant lines or notches, for             indicating or keeping account of something; as, to score a             tally.          3. To mark or signify by lines or notches; to keep record or             account of; to set down; to record; to charge.                         Madam, I know when, Instead of five, you scored me                      ten.                                                   --Swift.                         Nor need I tallies thy dear love to score. --Shak.          4. To engrave, as upon a shield. [R.] --Spenser.          5. To make a score of, as points, runs, etc., in a game.          6. (Mus.) To write down in proper order and arrangement; as,             to score an overture for an orchestra. See {Score}, n., 9.          7. (Geol.) To mark with parallel lines or scratches; as, the             rocks of New England and the Western States were scored in             the drift epoch.
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Score \Score\, v. i.       1. To keep the score in a game; to act as scorer.          2. To make or count a point or points, as in a game; to             tally.          3. To run up a score, or account of dues.
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Point \Point\, n. [F. point, and probably also pointe, L.       punctum, puncta, fr. pungere, punctum, to prick. See       {Pungent}, and cf. {Puncto}, {Puncture}.]       1. That which pricks or pierces; the sharp end of anything,             esp. the sharp end of a piercing instrument, as a needle             or a pin.          2. An instrument which pricks or pierces, as a sort of needle             used by engravers, etchers, lace workers, and others;             also, a pointed cutting tool, as a stone cutter's point;             -- called also {pointer}.          3. Anything which tapers to a sharp, well-defined             termination. Specifically: A small promontory or cape; a             tract of land extending into the water beyond the common             shore line.          4. The mark made by the end of a sharp, piercing instrument,             as a needle; a prick.          5. An indefinitely small space; a mere spot indicated or             supposed. Specifically: (Geom.) That which has neither             parts nor magnitude; that which has position, but has             neither length, breadth, nor thickness, -- sometimes             conceived of as the limit of a line; that by the motion of             which a line is conceived to be produced.          6. An indivisible portion of time; a moment; an instant;             hence, the verge.                         When time's first point begun Made he all souls.                                                                               --Sir J.                                                                               Davies.          7. A mark of punctuation; a character used to mark the             divisions of a composition, or the pauses to be observed             in reading, or to point off groups of figures, etc.; a             stop, as a comma, a semicolon, and esp. a period; hence,             figuratively, an end, or conclusion.                         And there a point, for ended is my tale. --Chaucer.                         Commas and points they set exactly right. --Pope.          8. Whatever serves to mark progress, rank, or relative             position, or to indicate a transition from one state or             position to another, degree; step; stage; hence, position             or condition attained; as, a point of elevation, or of             depression; the stock fell off five points; he won by             tenpoints. [bd]A point of precedence.[b8] --Selden.             [bd]Creeping on from point to point.[b8] --Tennyson.                         A lord full fat and in good point.      --Chaucer.          9. That which arrests attention, or indicates qualities or             character; a salient feature; a characteristic; a             peculiarity; hence, a particular; an item; a detail; as,             the good or bad points of a man, a horse, a book, a story,             etc.                         He told him, point for point, in short and plain.                                                                               --Chaucer.                         In point of religion and in point of honor. --Bacon.                         Shalt thou dispute With Him the points of liberty ?                                                                               --Milton.          10. Hence, the most prominent or important feature, as of an             argument, discourse, etc.; the essential matter; esp.,             the proposition to be established; as, the point of an             anecdote. [bd]Here lies the point.[b8] --Shak.                         They will hardly prove his point.      --Arbuthnot.          11. A small matter; a trifle; a least consideration; a             punctilio.                         This fellow doth not stand upon points. --Shak.                         [He] cared not for God or man a point. --Spenser.          12. (Mus.) A dot or mark used to designate certain tones or             time; as:             (a) (Anc. Mus.) A dot or mark distinguishing or                   characterizing certain tones or styles; as, points of                   perfection, of augmentation, etc.; hence, a note; a                   tune. [bd]Sound the trumpet -- not a levant, or a                   flourish, but a point of war.[b8] --Sir W. Scott.             (b) (Mod. Mus.) A dot placed at the right hand of a note,                   to raise its value, or prolong its time, by one half,                   as to make a whole note equal to three half notes, a                   half note equal to three quarter notes.          13. (Astron.) A fixed conventional place for reference, or             zero of reckoning, in the heavens, usually the             intersection of two or more great circles of the sphere,             and named specifically in each case according to the             position intended; as, the equinoctial points; the             solstitial points; the nodal points; vertical points,             etc. See {Equinoctial Nodal}.          14. (Her.) One of the several different parts of the             escutcheon. See {Escutcheon}.          15. (Naut.)             (a) One of the points of the compass (see {Points of the                   compass}, below); also, the difference between two                   points of the compass; as, to fall off a point.             (b) A short piece of cordage used in reefing sails. See                   {Reef point}, under {Reef}.          16. (Anc. Costume) A a string or lace used to tie together             certain parts of the dress. --Sir W. Scott.          17. Lace wrought the needle; as, point de Venise; Brussels             point. See Point lace, below.          18. pl. (Railways) A switch. [Eng.]          19. An item of private information; a hint; a tip; a pointer.             [Cant, U. S.]          20. (Cricket) A fielder who is stationed on the off side,             about twelve or fifteen yards from, and a little in             advance of, the batsman.          21. The attitude assumed by a pointer dog when he finds game;             as, the dog came to a point. See {Pointer}.          22. (Type Making) A standard unit of measure for the size of             type bodies, being one twelfth of the thickness of pica             type. See {Point system of type}, under {Type}.          23. A tyne or snag of an antler.          24. One of the spaces on a backgammon board.          25. (Fencing) A movement executed with the saber or foil; as,             tierce point.          Note: The word point is a general term, much used in the                sciences, particularly in mathematics, mechanics,                perspective, and physics, but generally either in the                geometrical sense, or in that of degree, or condition                of change, and with some accompanying descriptive or                qualifying term, under which, in the vocabulary, the                specific uses are explained; as, boiling point, carbon                point, dry point, freezing point, melting point,                vanishing point, etc.          {At all points}, in every particular, completely; perfectly.             --Shak.          {At point}, {In point}, {At}, {In}, [or] On, {the point}, as             near as can be; on the verge; about (see {About}, prep.,             6); as, at the point of death; he was on the point of             speaking. [bd]In point to fall down.[b8] --Chaucer.             [bd]Caius Sidius Geta, at point to have been taken,             recovered himself so valiantly as brought day on his             side.[b8] --Milton.          {Dead point}. (Mach.) Same as {Dead center}, under {Dead}.          {Far point} (Med.), in ophthalmology, the farthest point at             which objects are seen distinctly. In normal eyes the             nearest point at which objects are seen distinctly; either             with the two eyes together (binocular near point), or with             each eye separately (monocular near point).          {Nine points of the law}, all but the tenth point; the             greater weight of authority.          {On the point}. See {At point}, above.          {Point lace}, lace wrought with the needle, as distinguished             from that made on the pillow.          {Point net}, a machine-made lace imitating a kind of Brussels             lace (Brussels ground).          {Point of concurrence} (Geom.), a point common to two lines,             but not a point of tangency or of intersection, as, for             instance, that in which a cycloid meets its base.          {Point of contrary flexure}, a point at which a curve changes             its direction of curvature, or at which its convexity and             concavity change sides.          {Point of order}, in parliamentary practice, a question of             order or propriety under the rules.          {Point of sight} (Persp.), in a perspective drawing, the             point assumed as that occupied by the eye of the             spectator.          {Point of view}, the relative position from which anything is             seen or any subject is considered.          {Points of the compass} (Naut.), the thirty-two points of             division of the compass card in the mariner's compass; the             corresponding points by which the circle of the horizon is             supposed to be divided, of which the four marking the             directions of east, west, north, and south, are called             cardinal points, and the rest are named from their             respective directions, as N. by E., N. N. E., N. E. by N.,             N. E., etc. See Illust. under {Compass}.          {Point paper}, paper pricked through so as to form a stencil             for transferring a design.          {Point system of type}. See under {Type}.          {Singular point} (Geom.), a point of a curve which possesses             some property not possessed by points in general on the             curve, as a cusp, a point of inflection, a node, etc.          {To carry one's point}, to accomplish one's object, as in a             controversy.          {To make a point of}, to attach special importance to.          {To make}, [or] {gain}, {a point}, accomplish that which was             proposed; also, to make advance by a step, grade, or             position.          {To mark}, [or] {score}, {a point}, as in billiards, cricket,             etc., to note down, or to make, a successful hit, run,             etc.          {To strain a point}, to go beyond the proper limit or rule;             to stretch one's authority or conscience.          {Vowel point}, in Hebrew, and certain other Eastern and             ancient languages, a mark placed above or below the             consonant, or attached to it, representing the vowel, or             vocal sound, which precedes or follows the consonant.
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d8Scoria \[d8]Sco"ri*a\, n.; pl. {Scori[91]}. [L., fr. Gr. [?],       fr. [?] dung, ordure.]       1. The recrement of metals in fusion, or the slag rejected             after the reduction of metallic ores; dross.          2. Cellular slaggy lava; volcanic cinders.
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Scorie \Sco"rie\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       The young of any gull. [Written also {scaurie}.] [Prov. Eng.]
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Scour \Scour\, v. i.       1. To clean anything by rubbing. --Shak.          2. To cleanse anything.                         Warm water is softer than cold, for it scoureth                      better.                                             --Bacon.          3. To be purged freely; to have a diarrh[d2]a.          4. To run swiftly; to rove or range in pursuit or search of             something; to scamper.                         So four fierce coursers, starting to the race, Scour                      through the plain, and lengthen every pace.                                                                               --Dryden.
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Scour \Scour\ (skour), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scoured}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Scouring}.] [Akin to LG. sch[81]ren, D. schuren,       schueren, G. scheuern, Dan. skure; Sw. skura; all possibly       fr. LL. escurare, fr. L. ex + curare to take care. Cf.       {Cure}.]       1. To rub hard with something rough, as sand or Bristol             brick, especially for the purpose of cleaning; to clean by             friction; to make clean or bright; to cleanse from grease,             dirt, etc., as articles of dress.          2. To purge; as, to scour a horse.          3. To remove by rubbing or cleansing; to sweep along or off;             to carry away or remove, as by a current of water; --             often with off or away.                         [I will] stain my favors in a bloody mask, Which,                      washed away, shall scour my shame with it. --Shak.          4. [Perhaps a different word; cf. OF. escorre, escourre, It.             scorrere, both fr. L. excurrere to run forth. Cf.             {Excursion}.] To pass swiftly over; to brush along; to             traverse or search thoroughly; as, to scour the coast.                         Not so when swift Camilla scours the plain. --Pope.          {Scouring barrel}, a tumbling barrel. See under {Tumbling}.                      {Scouring cinder} (Metal.), a basic slag, which attacks the             lining of a shaft furnace. --Raymond.          {Scouring rush}. (Bot.) See {Dutch rush}, under {Dutch}.          {Scouring stock} (Woolen Manuf.), a kind of fulling mill.
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Scour \Scour\, n.       Diarrh[d2]a or dysentery among cattle.
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Scour \Scour\, v. t.       To cleanse or clear, as by a current of water; to flush.                   If my neighbor ought to scour a ditch.   --Blackstone.
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Scour \Scour\, n.       1. The act of scouring.          2. A place scoured out by running water, as in the bed of a             stream below a fall.                         If you catch the two sole denizens [trout] of a                      particular scour, you will find another pair                      installed in their place to-morrow.   --Grant Allen.
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Scraw \Scraw\ (skr[add]), n. [Ir. scrath a turf, sgraith a turf,       green sod; akin to Gael. sgrath, sgroth, the outer skin of       anything, a turf, a green sod.]       A turf. [Obs.] --Swift.
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Scray \Scray\, n. [Cf. W. ysgr[84]en, ysgr[84]ell, a sea       swallow, Armor. skrav.] (Zo[94]l.)       A tern; the sea swallow. [Prov. Eng.] [Written also       {scraye}.]
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Scray \Scray\, n. [Cf. W. ysgr[84]en, ysgr[84]ell, a sea       swallow, Armor. skrav.] (Zo[94]l.)       A tern; the sea swallow. [Prov. Eng.] [Written also       {scraye}.]
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Scree \Scree\ (skr[emac]), n.       A pebble; a stone; also, a heap of stones or rocky d[82]bris.       [Prov. Eng.] --Southey.
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Screw \Screw\ (skr[udd]), n. [OE. scrue, OF. escroue, escroe,       female screw, F. [82]crou, L. scrobis a ditch, trench, in       LL., the hole made by swine in rooting; cf. D. schroef a       screw, G. schraube, Icel. skr[umac]fa.]       1. A cylinder, or a cylindrical perforation, having a             continuous rib, called the thread, winding round it             spirally at a constant inclination, so as to leave a             continuous spiral groove between one turn and the next, --             used chiefly for producing, when revolved, motion or             pressure in the direction of its axis, by the sliding of             the threads of the cylinder in the grooves between the             threads of the perforation adapted to it, the former being             distinguished as the external, or male screw, or, more             usually the screw; the latter as the internal, or female             screw, or, more usually, the nut.          Note: The screw, as a mechanical power, is a modification of                the inclined plane, and may be regarded as a                right-angled triangle wrapped round a cylinder, the                hypotenuse of the marking the spiral thread of the                screw, its base equaling the circumference of the                cylinder, and its height the pitch of the thread.          2. Specifically, a kind of nail with a spiral thread and a             head with a nick to receive the end of the screw-driver.             Screws are much used to hold together pieces of wood or to             fasten something; -- called also {wood screws}, and {screw             nails}. See also {Screw bolt}, below.          3. Anything shaped or acting like a screw; esp., a form of             wheel for propelling steam vessels. It is placed at the             stern, and furnished with blades having helicoidal             surfaces to act against the water in the manner of a             screw. See {Screw propeller}, below.          4. A steam vesel propelled by a screw instead of wheels; a             screw steamer; a propeller.          5. An extortioner; a sharp bargainer; a skinflint; a niggard.             --Thackeray.          6. An instructor who examines with great or unnecessary             severity; also, a searching or strict examination of a             student by an instructor. [Cant, American Colleges]          7. A small packet of tobacco. [Slang] --Mayhew.          8. An unsound or worn-out horse, useful as a hack, and             commonly of good appearance. --Ld. Lytton.          9. (Math.) A straight line in space with which a definite             linear magnitude termed the pitch is associated (cf. 5th             {Pitch}, 10             (b) ). It is used to express the displacement of a rigid                   body, which may always be made to consist of a                   rotation about an axis combined with a translation                   parallel to that axis.          10. (Zo[94]l.) An amphipod crustacean; as, the skeleton screw             ({Caprella}). See {Sand screw}, under {Sand}.          {Archimedes screw}, {Compound screw}, {Foot screw}, etc. See             under {Archimedes}, {Compound}, {Foot}, etc.          {A screw loose}, something out of order, so that work is not             done smoothly; as, there is a screw loose somewhere. --H.             Martineau.          {Endless, [or] perpetual, {screw}, a screw used to give             motion to a toothed wheel by the action of its threads             between the teeth of the wheel; -- called also a {worm}.                      {Lag screw}. See under {Lag}.          {Micrometer screw}, a screw with fine threads, used for the             measurement of very small spaces.          {Right and left screw}, a screw having threads upon the             opposite ends which wind in opposite directions.          {Screw alley}. See {Shaft alley}, under {Shaft}.          {Screw bean}. (Bot.)             (a) The curious spirally coiled pod of a leguminous tree                   ({Prosopis pubescens}) growing from Texas to                   California. It is used for fodder, and ground into                   meal by the Indians.             (b) The tree itself. Its heavy hard wood is used for                   fuel, for fencing, and for railroad ties.          {Screw bolt}, a bolt having a screw thread on its shank, in             distinction from a {key bolt}. See 1st {Bolt}, 3.          {Screw box}, a device, resembling a die, for cutting the             thread on a wooden screw.          {Screw dock}. See under {Dock}.          {Screw engine}, a marine engine for driving a screw             propeller.          {Screw gear}. See {Spiral gear}, under {Spiral}.          {Screw jack}. Same as {Jackscrew}.          {Screw key}, a wrench for turning a screw or nut; a spanner             wrench.          {Screw machine}.             (a) One of a series of machines employed in the                   manufacture of wood screws.             (b) A machine tool resembling a lathe, having a number of                   cutting tools that can be caused to act on the work                   successively, for making screws and other turned                   pieces from metal rods.          {Screw pine} (Bot.), any plant of the endogenous genus             {Pandanus}, of which there are about fifty species,             natives of tropical lands from Africa to Polynesia; --             named from the spiral arrangement of the pineapple-like             leaves.          {Screw plate}, a device for cutting threads on small screws,             consisting of a thin steel plate having a series of             perforations with internal screws forming dies.          {Screw press}, a press in which pressure is exerted by means             of a screw.          {Screw propeller}, a screw or spiral bladed wheel, used in             the propulsion of steam vessels; also, a steam vessel             propelled by a screw.          {Screw shell} (Zo[94]l.), a long, slender, spiral gastropod             shell, especially of the genus Turritella and allied             genera. See {Turritella}.          {Screw steamer}, a steamship propelled by a screw.          {Screw thread}, the spiral rib which forms a screw.          {Screw stone} (Paleon.), the fossil stem of an encrinite.          {Screw tree} (Bot.), any plant of the genus {Helicteres},             consisting of about thirty species of tropical shrubs,             with simple leaves and spirally twisted, five-celled             capsules; -- also called {twisted-horn}, and {twisty}.          {Screw valve}, a stop valve which is opened or closed by a             screw.          {Screw worm} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of an American fly             ({Compsomyia macellaria}), allied to the blowflies, which             sometimes deposits its eggs in the nostrils, or about             wounds, in man and other animals, with fatal results.          {Screw wrench}.             (a) A wrench for turning a screw.             (b) A wrench with an adjustable jaw that is moved by a                   screw.          {To put the} {screw, [or] screws}, {on}, to use pressure             upon, as for the purpose of extortion; to coerce.          {To put under the} {screw [or] screws}, to subject to             pressure; to force.          {Wood screw}, a metal screw with a sharp thread of coarse             pitch, adapted to holding fast in wood. See Illust. of             {Wood screw}, under {Wood}.
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Screw \Screw\, v. i.       1. To use violent mans in making exactions; to be oppressive             or exacting. --Howitt.          2. To turn one's self uneasily with a twisting motion; as, he             screws about in his chair.
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Screw \Screw\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Screwed}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Screwing}.]       1. To turn, as a screw; to apply a screw to; to press,             fasten, or make firm, by means of a screw or screws; as,             to screw a lock on a door; to screw a press.          2. To force; to squeeze; to press, as by screws.                         But screw your courage to the sticking place, And                      we'll not fail.                                 --Shak.          3. Hence: To practice extortion upon; to oppress by             unreasonable or extortionate exactions.                         Our country landlords, by unmeasurable screwing and                      racking their tenants, have already reduced the                      miserable people to a worse condition than the                      peasants in France.                           --swift.          4. To twist; to distort; as, to screw his visage.                         He screwed his face into a hardened smile. --Dryden.          5. To examine rigidly, as a student; to subject to a severe             examination. [Cant, American Colleges]          {To screw out}, to press out; to extort.          {To screw up}, to force; to bring by violent pressure.             --Howell.
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Screw \Screw\ (skr[udd]), n. [OE. scrue, OF. escroue, escroe,       female screw, F. [82]crou, L. scrobis a ditch, trench, in       LL., the hole made by swine in rooting; cf. D. schroef a       screw, G. schraube, Icel. skr[umac]fa.]       1. A cylinder, or a cylindrical perforation, having a             continuous rib, called the thread, winding round it             spirally at a constant inclination, so as to leave a             continuous spiral groove between one turn and the next, --             used chiefly for producing, when revolved, motion or             pressure in the direction of its axis, by the sliding of             the threads of the cylinder in the grooves between the             threads of the perforation adapted to it, the former being             distinguished as the external, or male screw, or, more             usually the screw; the latter as the internal, or female             screw, or, more usually, the nut.          Note: The screw, as a mechanical power, is a modification of                the inclined plane, and may be regarded as a                right-angled triangle wrapped round a cylinder, the                hypotenuse of the marking the spiral thread of the                screw, its base equaling the circumference of the                cylinder, and its height the pitch of the thread.          2. Specifically, a kind of nail with a spiral thread and a             head with a nick to receive the end of the screw-driver.             Screws are much used to hold together pieces of wood or to             fasten something; -- called also {wood screws}, and {screw             nails}. See also {Screw bolt}, below.          3. Anything shaped or acting like a screw; esp., a form of             wheel for propelling steam vessels. It is placed at the             stern, and furnished with blades having helicoidal             surfaces to act against the water in the manner of a             screw. See {Screw propeller}, below.          4. A steam vesel propelled by a screw instead of wheels; a             screw steamer; a propeller.          5. An extortioner; a sharp bargainer; a skinflint; a niggard.             --Thackeray.          6. An instructor who examines with great or unnecessary             severity; also, a searching or strict examination of a             student by an instructor. [Cant, American Colleges]          7. A small packet of tobacco. [Slang] --Mayhew.          8. An unsound or worn-out horse, useful as a hack, and             commonly of good appearance. --Ld. Lytton.          9. (Math.) A straight line in space with which a definite             linear magnitude termed the pitch is associated (cf. 5th             {Pitch}, 10             (b) ). It is used to express the displacement of a rigid                   body, which may always be made to consist of a                   rotation about an axis combined with a translation                   parallel to that axis.          10. (Zo[94]l.) An amphipod crustacean; as, the skeleton screw             ({Caprella}). See {Sand screw}, under {Sand}.          {Archimedes screw}, {Compound screw}, {Foot screw}, etc. See             under {Archimedes}, {Compound}, {Foot}, etc.          {A screw loose}, something out of order, so that work is not             done smoothly; as, there is a screw loose somewhere. --H.             Martineau.          {Endless, [or] perpetual, {screw}, a screw used to give             motion to a toothed wheel by the action of its threads             between the teeth of the wheel; -- called also a {worm}.                      {Lag screw}. See under {Lag}.          {Micrometer screw}, a screw with fine threads, used for the             measurement of very small spaces.          {Right and left screw}, a screw having threads upon the             opposite ends which wind in opposite directions.          {Screw alley}. See {Shaft alley}, under {Shaft}.          {Screw bean}. (Bot.)             (a) The curious spirally coiled pod of a leguminous tree                   ({Prosopis pubescens}) growing from Texas to                   California. It is used for fodder, and ground into                   meal by the Indians.             (b) The tree itself. Its heavy hard wood is used for                   fuel, for fencing, and for railroad ties.          {Screw bolt}, a bolt having a screw thread on its shank, in             distinction from a {key bolt}. See 1st {Bolt}, 3.          {Screw box}, a device, resembling a die, for cutting the             thread on a wooden screw.          {Screw dock}. See under {Dock}.          {Screw engine}, a marine engine for driving a screw             propeller.          {Screw gear}. See {Spiral gear}, under {Spiral}.          {Screw jack}. Same as {Jackscrew}.          {Screw key}, a wrench for turning a screw or nut; a spanner             wrench.          {Screw machine}.             (a) One of a series of machines employed in the                   manufacture of wood screws.             (b) A machine tool resembling a lathe, having a number of                   cutting tools that can be caused to act on the work                   successively, for making screws and other turned                   pieces from metal rods.          {Screw pine} (Bot.), any plant of the endogenous genus             {Pandanus}, of which there are about fifty species,             natives of tropical lands from Africa to Polynesia; --             named from the spiral arrangement of the pineapple-like             leaves.          {Screw plate}, a device for cutting threads on small screws,             consisting of a thin steel plate having a series of             perforations with internal screws forming dies.          {Screw press}, a press in which pressure is exerted by means             of a screw.          {Screw propeller}, a screw or spiral bladed wheel, used in             the propulsion of steam vessels; also, a steam vessel             propelled by a screw.          {Screw shell} (Zo[94]l.), a long, slender, spiral gastropod             shell, especially of the genus Turritella and allied             genera. See {Turritella}.          {Screw steamer}, a steamship propelled by a screw.          {Screw thread}, the spiral rib which forms a screw.          {Screw stone} (Paleon.), the fossil stem of an encrinite.          {Screw tree} (Bot.), any plant of the genus {Helicteres},             consisting of about thirty species of tropical shrubs,             with simple leaves and spirally twisted, five-celled             capsules; -- also called {twisted-horn}, and {twisty}.          {Screw valve}, a stop valve which is opened or closed by a             screw.          {Screw worm} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of an American fly             ({Compsomyia macellaria}), allied to the blowflies, which             sometimes deposits its eggs in the nostrils, or about             wounds, in man and other animals, with fatal results.          {Screw wrench}.             (a) A wrench for turning a screw.             (b) A wrench with an adjustable jaw that is moved by a                   screw.          {To put the} {screw, [or] screws}, {on}, to use pressure             upon, as for the purpose of extortion; to coerce.          {To put under the} {screw [or] screws}, to subject to             pressure; to force.          {Wood screw}, a metal screw with a sharp thread of coarse             pitch, adapted to holding fast in wood. See Illust. of             {Wood screw}, under {Wood}.
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Screw \Screw\, v. i.       1. To use violent mans in making exactions; to be oppressive             or exacting. --Howitt.          2. To turn one's self uneasily with a twisting motion; as, he             screws about in his chair.
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Screw \Screw\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Screwed}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Screwing}.]       1. To turn, as a screw; to apply a screw to; to press,             fasten, or make firm, by means of a screw or screws; as,             to screw a lock on a door; to screw a press.          2. To force; to squeeze; to press, as by screws.                         But screw your courage to the sticking place, And                      we'll not fail.                                 --Shak.          3. Hence: To practice extortion upon; to oppress by             unreasonable or extortionate exactions.                         Our country landlords, by unmeasurable screwing and                      racking their tenants, have already reduced the                      miserable people to a worse condition than the                      peasants in France.                           --swift.          4. To twist; to distort; as, to screw his visage.                         He screwed his face into a hardened smile. --Dryden.          5. To examine rigidly, as a student; to subject to a severe             examination. [Cant, American Colleges]          {To screw out}, to press out; to extort.          {To screw up}, to force; to bring by violent pressure.             --Howell.
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Screw \Screw\ (skr[udd]), n. [OE. scrue, OF. escroue, escroe,       female screw, F. [82]crou, L. scrobis a ditch, trench, in       LL., the hole made by swine in rooting; cf. D. schroef a       screw, G. schraube, Icel. skr[umac]fa.]       1. A cylinder, or a cylindrical perforation, having a             continuous rib, called the thread, winding round it             spirally at a constant inclination, so as to leave a             continuous spiral groove between one turn and the next, --             used chiefly for producing, when revolved, motion or             pressure in the direction of its axis, by the sliding of             the threads of the cylinder in the grooves between the             threads of the perforation adapted to it, the former being             distinguished as the external, or male screw, or, more             usually the screw; the latter as the internal, or female             screw, or, more usually, the nut.          Note: The screw, as a mechanical power, is a modification of                the inclined plane, and may be regarded as a                right-angled triangle wrapped round a cylinder, the                hypotenuse of the marking the spiral thread of the                screw, its base equaling the circumference of the                cylinder, and its height the pitch of the thread.          2. Specifically, a kind of nail with a spiral thread and a             head with a nick to receive the end of the screw-driver.             Screws are much used to hold together pieces of wood or to             fasten something; -- called also {wood screws}, and {screw             nails}. See also {Screw bolt}, below.          3. Anything shaped or acting like a screw; esp., a form of             wheel for propelling steam vessels. It is placed at the             stern, and furnished with blades having helicoidal             surfaces to act against the water in the manner of a             screw. See {Screw propeller}, below.          4. A steam vesel propelled by a screw instead of wheels; a             screw steamer; a propeller.          5. An extortioner; a sharp bargainer; a skinflint; a niggard.             --Thackeray.          6. An instructor who examines with great or unnecessary             severity; also, a searching or strict examination of a             student by an instructor. [Cant, American Colleges]          7. A small packet of tobacco. [Slang] --Mayhew.          8. An unsound or worn-out horse, useful as a hack, and             commonly of good appearance. --Ld. Lytton.          9. (Math.) A straight line in space with which a definite             linear magnitude termed the pitch is associated (cf. 5th             {Pitch}, 10             (b) ). It is used to express the displacement of a rigid                   body, which may always be made to consist of a                   rotation about an axis combined with a translation                   parallel to that axis.          10. (Zo[94]l.) An amphipod crustacean; as, the skeleton screw             ({Caprella}). See {Sand screw}, under {Sand}.          {Archimedes screw}, {Compound screw}, {Foot screw}, etc. See             under {Archimedes}, {Compound}, {Foot}, etc.          {A screw loose}, something out of order, so that work is not             done smoothly; as, there is a screw loose somewhere. --H.             Martineau.          {Endless, [or] perpetual, {screw}, a screw used to give             motion to a toothed wheel by the action of its threads             between the teeth of the wheel; -- called also a {worm}.                      {Lag screw}. See under {Lag}.          {Micrometer screw}, a screw with fine threads, used for the             measurement of very small spaces.          {Right and left screw}, a screw having threads upon the             opposite ends which wind in opposite directions.          {Screw alley}. See {Shaft alley}, under {Shaft}.          {Screw bean}. (Bot.)             (a) The curious spirally coiled pod of a leguminous tree                   ({Prosopis pubescens}) growing from Texas to                   California. It is used for fodder, and ground into                   meal by the Indians.             (b) The tree itself. Its heavy hard wood is used for                   fuel, for fencing, and for railroad ties.          {Screw bolt}, a bolt having a screw thread on its shank, in             distinction from a {key bolt}. See 1st {Bolt}, 3.          {Screw box}, a device, resembling a die, for cutting the             thread on a wooden screw.          {Screw dock}. See under {Dock}.          {Screw engine}, a marine engine for driving a screw             propeller.          {Screw gear}. See {Spiral gear}, under {Spiral}.          {Screw jack}. Same as {Jackscrew}.          {Screw key}, a wrench for turning a screw or nut; a spanner             wrench.          {Screw machine}.             (a) One of a series of machines employed in the                   manufacture of wood screws.             (b) A machine tool resembling a lathe, having a number of                   cutting tools that can be caused to act on the work                   successively, for making screws and other turned                   pieces from metal rods.          {Screw pine} (Bot.), any plant of the endogenous genus             {Pandanus}, of which there are about fifty species,             natives of tropical lands from Africa to Polynesia; --             named from the spiral arrangement of the pineapple-like             leaves.          {Screw plate}, a device for cutting threads on small screws,             consisting of a thin steel plate having a series of             perforations with internal screws forming dies.          {Screw press}, a press in which pressure is exerted by means             of a screw.          {Screw propeller}, a screw or spiral bladed wheel, used in             the propulsion of steam vessels; also, a steam vessel             propelled by a screw.          {Screw shell} (Zo[94]l.), a long, slender, spiral gastropod             shell, especially of the genus Turritella and allied             genera. See {Turritella}.          {Screw steamer}, a steamship propelled by a screw.          {Screw thread}, the spiral rib which forms a screw.          {Screw stone} (Paleon.), the fossil stem of an encrinite.          {Screw tree} (Bot.), any plant of the genus {Helicteres},             consisting of about thirty species of tropical shrubs,             with simple leaves and spirally twisted, five-celled             capsules; -- also called {twisted-horn}, and {twisty}.          {Screw valve}, a stop valve which is opened or closed by a             screw.          {Screw worm} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of an American fly             ({Compsomyia macellaria}), allied to the blowflies, which             sometimes deposits its eggs in the nostrils, or about             wounds, in man and other animals, with fatal results.          {Screw wrench}.             (a) A wrench for turning a screw.             (b) A wrench with an adjustable jaw that is moved by a                   screw.          {To put the} {screw, [or] screws}, {on}, to use pressure             upon, as for the purpose of extortion; to coerce.          {To put under the} {screw [or] screws}, to subject to             pressure; to force.          {Wood screw}, a metal screw with a sharp thread of coarse             pitch, adapted to holding fast in wood. See Illust. of             {Wood screw}, under {Wood}.
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Screw \Screw\, v. i.       1. To use violent mans in making exactions; to be oppressive             or exacting. --Howitt.          2. To turn one's self uneasily with a twisting motion; as, he             screws about in his chair.
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Screw \Screw\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Screwed}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Screwing}.]       1. To turn, as a screw; to apply a screw to; to press,             fasten, or make firm, by means of a screw or screws; as,             to screw a lock on a door; to screw a press.          2. To force; to squeeze; to press, as by screws.                         But screw your courage to the sticking place, And                      we'll not fail.                                 --Shak.          3. Hence: To practice extortion upon; to oppress by             unreasonable or extortionate exactions.                         Our country landlords, by unmeasurable screwing and                      racking their tenants, have already reduced the                      miserable people to a worse condition than the                      peasants in France.                           --swift.          4. To twist; to distort; as, to screw his visage.                         He screwed his face into a hardened smile. --Dryden.          5. To examine rigidly, as a student; to subject to a severe             examination. [Cant, American Colleges]          {To screw out}, to press out; to extort.          {To screw up}, to force; to bring by violent pressure.             --Howell.
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Scrow \Scrow\ (? [or] ?), n. [See {Escrow}, {Scroll}.]       1. A scroll. [Obs.] --Palsgrave.          2. A clipping from skins; a currier's cuttings.
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Scry \Scry\, v. t.       To descry. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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Scry \Scry\, n. [From {Scry}, v.]       A flock of wild fowl.
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Scry \Scry\, n. [OE. ascrie, fr. ascrien to cry out, fr. OF.       escrier, F. s'[82]crier. See {Ex}-, and {Cry}.]       A cry or shout. [Obs.] --Ld. Berners.
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Scur \Scur\, v. i. [Cf. {Scour} to run.]       To move hastily; to scour. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
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Scurry \Scur"ry\, v. i. [Cf. {Scur}, {Skirr}.]       To hasten away or along; to move rapidly; to hurry; as, the       rabbit scurried away.
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Scurry \Scur"ry\, n.       Act of scurring; hurried movement.
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Sea arrow \Sea" ar"row\ (Zo[94]l.)       A squid of the genus {Ommastrephes}. See {Squid}.
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Sea hare \Sea" hare`\ (Zo[94]l.)       Any tectibranchiate mollusk of the genus Aplysia. See       {Aplysia}.
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Hare \Hare\, n. [AS. hara; akin to D. haas, G. hase, OHG. haso,       Dan. [91] Sw. hare, Icel. h[?]ri, Skr. [?]a[?]a. [?].]       1. (Zo[94]l.) A rodent of the genus {Lepus}, having long hind             legs, a short tail, and a divided upper lip. It is a timid             animal, moves swiftly by leaps, and is remarkable for its             fecundity.          Note: The species of hares are numerous. The common European                hare is {Lepustimidus}. The northern or varying hare of                America ({L. Americanus}), and the prairie hare ({L.                campestris}), turn white in winter. In America, the                various species of hares are commonly called {rabbits}.          2. (Astron.) A small constellation situated south of and             under the foot of Orion; Lepus.          {Hare and hounds}, a game played by men and boys, two, called             hares, having a few minutes' start, and scattering bits of             paper to indicate their course, being chased by the             others, called the hounds, through a wide circuit.          {Hare kangaroo} (Zo[94]l.)., a small Australian kangaroo             ({Lagorchestes Leporoides}), resembling the hare in size             and color,          {Hare's lettuce} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Sonchus}, or             sow thistle; -- so called because hares are said to eat it             when fainting with heat. --Dr. Prior.          {Jumping hare}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Jumping}.          {Little chief hare}, [or] {Crying hare}. (Zo[94]l.) See             {Chief hare}.          {Sea hare}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Aplysia}.
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Sea-ear \Sea"-ear`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       Any species of ear-shaped shells of the genus Haliotis. See       {Abalone}.
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Ear-shell \Ear"-shell`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       A flattened marine univalve shell of the genus {Haliotis}; --       called also {sea-ear}. See {Abalone}.
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Sea-ear \Sea"-ear`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       Any species of ear-shaped shells of the genus Haliotis. See       {Abalone}.
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Ear-shell \Ear"-shell`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       A flattened marine univalve shell of the genus {Haliotis}; --       called also {sea-ear}. See {Abalone}.
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Sear \Sear\, Sere \Sere\ (s[emac]r), a.       [OE. seer, AS. se[a0]r (assumed) fr. se[a0]rian to wither;       akin to D. zoor dry, LG. soor, OHG. sor[emac]n to to wither,       Gr. a"y`ein to parch, to dry, Skr. [cced]ush (for sush) to       dry, to wither, Zend hush to dry. [root]152. Cf. {Austere},       {Sorrel}, a.] Dry; withered; no longer green; -- applied to       leaves. --Milton.                   I have lived long enough; my way of life Is fall'n into                the sear, the yellow leaf.                     --Shak.
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Sear \Sear\, n. [F. serre a grasp, pressing, fr. L. sera. See       {Serry}.]       The catch in a gunlock by which the hammer is held cocked or       half cocked.          {Sear spring}, the spring which causes the sear to catch in             the notches by which the hammer is held.
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Sear \Sear\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Seared}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Searing}.] [OE. seeren, AS. se[a0]rian. See {Sear}, a.]       1. To wither; to dry up. --Shak.          2. To burn (the surface of) to dryness and hardness; to             cauterize; to expose to a degree of heat such as changes             the color or the hardness and texture of the surface; to             scorch; to make callous; as, to sear the skin or flesh.             Also used figuratively.                         I'm seared with burning steel.            --Rowe.                         It was in vain that the amiable divine tried to give                      salutary pain to that seared conscience. --Macaulay.                         The discipline of war, being a discipline in                      destruction of life, is a discipline in callousness.                      Whatever sympathies exist are seared. --H. Spencer.          Note: Sear is allied to scorch in signification; but it is                applied primarily to animal flesh, and has special                reference to the effect of heat in marking the surface                hard. Scorch is applied to flesh, cloth, or any other                substance, and has no reference to the effect of                hardness.          {To sear}, to close by searing. [bd]Cherish veins of good             humor, and sear up those of ill.[b8] --Sir W. Temple.
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Sea girdles \Sea" gir"dles\ (Bot.)       A kind of kelp ({Laminaria digitata}) with palmately cleft       fronds; -- called also {sea wand}, {seaware}, and tangle.
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Seaware \Sea"ware`\, n. [Cf. AS. s[d6]w[be]r seaweed.] (Bot.)       Seaweed; esp., coarse seaweed. See {Ware}, and {Sea girdles}.
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Sea girdles \Sea" gir"dles\ (Bot.)       A kind of kelp ({Laminaria digitata}) with palmately cleft       fronds; -- called also {sea wand}, {seaware}, and tangle.
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Seaware \Sea"ware`\, n. [Cf. AS. s[d6]w[be]r seaweed.] (Bot.)       Seaweed; esp., coarse seaweed. See {Ware}, and {Sea girdles}.
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Seer \Se"er\ (s[emac]"[etil]r), n.       One who sees. --Addison.
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Seer \Seer\ (s[emac]r), n. [From {See}.]       A person who foresees events; a prophet. --Milton.
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Seer \Seer\ (s[emac]r), a.       Sore; painful. [Prov. Eng.] --Ray.
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Sear \Sear\, Sere \Sere\ (s[emac]r), a.       [OE. seer, AS. se[a0]r (assumed) fr. se[a0]rian to wither;       akin to D. zoor dry, LG. soor, OHG. sor[emac]n to to wither,       Gr. a"y`ein to parch, to dry, Skr. [cced]ush (for sush) to       dry, to wither, Zend hush to dry. [root]152. Cf. {Austere},       {Sorrel}, a.] Dry; withered; no longer green; -- applied to       leaves. --Milton.                   I have lived long enough; my way of life Is fall'n into                the sear, the yellow leaf.                     --Shak.
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Sere \Sere\, a.       Dry; withered. Same as {Sear}.                   But with its sound it shook the sails That were so thin                and sere.                                                --Coleridge.
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Sere \Sere\, n. [F. serre.]       Claw; talon. [Obs.] --Chapman.
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Serie \Se"rie\, n. [Cf. F. s[82]rie.]       Series. [Obs.]
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Serow \Ser"ow\, Surrow \Sur"row\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       The thar.
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Thar \Thar\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       A goatlike animal ({Capra Jemlaica}) native of the Himalayas.       It has small, flattened horns, curved directly backward. The       hair of the neck, shoulders, and chest of the male is very       long, reaching to the knees. Called also {serow}, and {imo}.       [Written also {thaar}, and {tahr}.]
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Serow \Ser"ow\, Surrow \Sur"row\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       The thar.
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Thar \Thar\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       A goatlike animal ({Capra Jemlaica}) native of the Himalayas.       It has small, flattened horns, curved directly backward. The       hair of the neck, shoulders, and chest of the male is very       long, reaching to the knees. Called also {serow}, and {imo}.       [Written also {thaar}, and {tahr}.]
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Serr \Serr\, v. t. [F. serrer. See {Serry}.]       To crowd, press, or drive together. [Obs.] --Bacon.
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Serry \Ser"ry\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Serried}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Serrying}.] [F. serrer, LL. serrare, serare, from L. sera a       bar, bolt; akin to serere to join or bind together. See       {Serries}.]       To crowd; to press together.          Note: [Now perhaps only in the form serried, p. p. or a.]
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Serye \Se"rye\, n.       A series. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Sewer \Sew"er\, n. [Cf. OE. assewer, and asseour, OF. asseour,       F. asseoir to seat, to set, L. assidere to sit by; ad +       sedere to sit (cf. {Sit}); or cf. OE. sew pottage, sauce,       boiled meat, AS. se[a0]w juice, Skr. su to press out.]       Formerly, an upper servant, or household officer, who set on       and removed the dishes at a feast, and who also brought water       for the hands of the guests.                   Then the sewer Poured water from a great and golden                ewer, That from their hands to a silver caldron ran.                                                                               --Chapman.
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Sewer \Sew"er\, n.       1. One who sews, or stitches.          2. (Zo[94]l.) A small tortricid moth whose larva sews             together the edges of a leaf by means of silk; as, the             apple-leaf sewer ({Phoxopteris nubeculana})
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Sewer \Sew"er\, n. [OF. sewiere, seuwiere, ultimately fr. L. ex       out + a derivative of aqua water; cf. OF. essevour a drain,       essever, esseuwer, essiaver, to cause to flow, to drain, to       flow, LL. exaquatorium a channel through which water runs       off. Cf. {Ewer}, {Aquarium}.]       A drain or passage to carry off water and filth under ground;       a subterraneous channel, particularly in cities.
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Share \Share\, v. i.       To have part; to receive a portion; to partake, enjoy, or       suffer with others.                   A right of inheritance gave every one a title to share                in the goods of his father.                     --Locke.
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Share \Share\, n. [OE. schar, AS. scear; akin to OHG. scaro, G.       schar, pflugshar, and E. shear, v. See {Shear}.]       1. The part (usually an iron or steel plate) of a plow which             cuts the ground at the bottom of a furrow; a plowshare.          2. The part which opens the ground for the reception of the             seed, in a machine for sowing seed. --Knight.
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Share \Share\, n. [OE. share, AS. scearu, scaru, fr. sceran to       shear, cut. See {Shear}, v.]       1. A certain quantity; a portion; a part; a division; as, a             small share of prudence.          2. Especially, the part allotted or belonging to one, of any             property or interest owned by a number; a portion among             others; an apportioned lot; an allotment; a dividend.             [bd]My share of fame.[b8] --Dryden.          3. Hence, one of a certain number of equal portions into             which any property or invested capital is divided; as, a             ship owned in ten shares.          4. The pubes; the sharebone. [Obs.] --Holland.          {To go shares}, to partake; to be equally concerned.          {Share and share alike}, in equal shares.
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Share \Share\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shared}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Sharing}.]       1. To part among two or more; to distribute in portions; to             divide.                         Suppose I share my fortune equally between my                      children and a stranger.                     --Swift.
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Shear \Shear\, v. t. [imp. {Sheared}or {Shore};p. p. {Sheared}       or {Shorn}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shearing}.] [OE. sheren,       scheren, to shear, cut, shave, AS. sceran, scieran, scyran;       akin to D. & G. scheren, Icel. skera, Dan. ski[?]re, Gr.       [?][?][?]. Cf. {Jeer}, {Score}, {Shard}, {Share}, {Sheer} to       turn aside.]       1. To cut, clip, or sever anything from with shears or a like             instrument; as, to shear sheep; to shear cloth.          Note: It is especially applied to the cutting of wool from                sheep or their skins, and the nap from cloth.          2. To separate or sever with shears or a similar instrument;             to cut off; to clip (something) from a surface; as, to             shear a fleece.                         Before the golden tresses . . . were shorn away.                                                                               --Shak.          3. To reap, as grain. [Scot.] --Jamieson.          4. Fig.: To deprive of property; to fleece.          5. (Mech.) To produce a change of shape in by a shear. See             {Shear}, n., 4.
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Shear \Shear\, v. i.       1. To deviate. See {Sheer}.          2. (Engin.) To become more or less completely divided, as a             body under the action of forces, by the sliding of two             contiguous parts relatively to each other in a direction             parallel to their plane of contact.
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Shear \Shear\, n. [AS. sceara. See {Shear}, v. t.]       1. A pair of shears; -- now always used in the plural, but             formerly also in the singular. See {Shears}.                         On his head came razor none, nor shear. --Chaucer.                         Short of the wool, and naked from the shear.                                                                               --Dryden.          2. A shearing; -- used in designating the age of sheep.                         After the second shearing, he is a two-shear ram; .                      . . at the expiration of another year, he is a                      three-shear ram; the name always taking its date                      from the time of shearing.                  --Youatt.          3. (Engin.) An action, resulting from applied forces, which             tends to cause two contiguous parts of a body to slide             relatively to each other in a direction parallel to their             plane of contact; -- also called {shearing stress}, and             {tangential stress}.          4. (Mech.) A strain, or change of shape, of an elastic body,             consisting of an extension in one direction, an equal             compression in a perpendicular direction, with an             unchanged magnitude in the third direction.          {Shear blade}, one of the blades of shears or a shearing             machine.          {Shear hulk}. See under {Hulk}.          {Shear steel}, a steel suitable for shears, scythes, and             other cutting instruments, prepared from fagots of             blistered steel by repeated heating, rolling, and tilting,             to increase its malleability and fineness of texture.
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Sheer \Sheer\, adv.       Clean; quite; at once. [Obs.] --Milton.
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Sheer \Sheer\, v. t. [See {Shear}.]       To shear. [Obs.] --Dryden.
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Sheer \Sheer\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sheered}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Sheering}.] [D. sheren to shear, cut, withdraw, warp. See       {Shear}.]       To decline or deviate from the line of the proper course; to       turn aside; to swerve; as, a ship sheers from her course; a       horse sheers at a bicycle.          {To sheer off}, to turn or move aside to a distance; to move             away.          {To sheer up}, to approach obliquely.
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Sheer \Sheer\, a. [OE. shere, skere, pure, bright, Icel.       sk[?]rr; akin to sk[c6]rr, AS. sc[c6]r, OS. sk[c6]ri, MHG.       sch[c6]r, G. schier, Dan. sk[?]r, Sw. sk[84]r, Goth. skeirs       clear, and E. shine. [root]157. See {Shine}, v. i.]       1. Bright; clear; pure; unmixed. [bd]Sheer ale.[b8] --Shak.                         Thou sheer, immaculate, and silver fountain. --Shak.          2. Very thin or transparent; -- applied to fabrics; as, sheer             muslin.          3. Being only what it seems to be; obvious; simple; mere;             downright; as, sheer folly; sheer nonsense. [bd]A sheer             impossibility.[b8] --De Quincey.                         It is not a sheer advantage to have several strings                      to one's bow.                                    --M. Arnold.          4. Stright up and down; vertical; prpendicular.                         A sheer precipice of a thousand feet. --J. D.                                                                               Hooker.                         It was at least Nine roods of sheer ascent.                                                                               --Wordsworth.
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Sheer \Sheer\, n.       1. (Naut.)             (a) The longitudinal upward curvature of the deck,                   gunwale, and lines of a vessel, as when viewed from                   the side.             (b) The position of a vessel riding at single anchor and                   swinging clear of it.          2. A turn or change in a course.                         Give the canoe a sheer and get nearer to the shore.                                                                               --Cooper.          3. pl. Shears See {Shear}.          {Sheer batten} (Shipbuilding), a long strip of wood to guide             the carpenters in following the sheer plan.          {Sheer boom}, a boom slanting across a stream to direct             floating logs to one side.          {Sheer hulk}. See {Shear hulk}, under {Hulk}.          {Sheer plan}, [or] {Sheer draught} (Shipbuilding), a             projection of the lines of a vessel on a vertical             longitudinal plane passing through the middle line of the             vessel.          {Sheer pole} (Naut.), an iron rod lashed to the shrouds just             above the dead-eyes and parallel to the ratlines.          {Sheer strake} (Shipbuilding), the strake under the gunwale             on the top side. --Totten.          {To break sheer} (Naut.), to deviate from sheer, and risk             fouling the anchor.
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Sherry \Sher"ry\, n. [So called from Xeres, a Spanish town near       Cadiz, x in Spanish having been formerly pronounced like sh       in English.]       A Spanish light-colored dry wine, made in Andalusia. As       prepared for commerce it is colored a straw color or a deep       amber by mixing with it cheap wine boiled down.          {Sherry cobbler}, a beverage prepared with sherry wine,             water, lemon or orange, sugar, ice, etc., and usually             imbided through a straw or a glass tube.
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Shewer \Shew"er\, n.       One who shews. See {Shower}.
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Shy \Shy\ (sh[imac]), a. [Compar. {Shier} (-[etil]r) or {Shyer};       superl. {Shiest} or {Shyest}.] [OE. schey, skey, sceouh, AS.       sce[a2]h; akin to Dan. sky, Sw. skygg, D. schuw, MHG.       schiech, G. scheu, OHG. sciuhen to be or make timid. Cf.       {Eschew}.]       1. Easily frightened; timid; as, a shy bird.                         The horses of the army . . . were no longer shy, but                      would come up to my very feet without starting.                                                                               --Swift.          2. Reserved; coy; disinclined to familiar approach.                         What makes you so shy, my good friend? There's                      nobody loves you better than I.         --Arbuthnot.                         The embarrassed look of shy distress And maidenly                      shamefacedness.                                 --Wordsworth.          3. Cautious; wary; suspicious.                         I am very shy of using corrosive liquors in the                      preparation of medicines.                  --Boyle.                         Princes are, by wisdom of state, somewhat shy of                      thier successors.                              --Sir H.                                                                               Wotton.          {To fight shy}. See under {Fight}, v. i.
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Shire \Shire\, n. [AS. sc[c6]re, sc[c6]r, a division, province,       county. Cf. {Sheriff}.]       1. A portion of Great Britain originally under the             supervision of an earl; a territorial division, usually             identical with a county, but sometimes limited to a             smaller district; as, Wiltshire, Yorkshire, Richmondshire,             Hallamshire.                         An indefinite number of these hundreds make up a                      county or shire.                                 --Blackstone.          2. A division of a State, embracing several contiguous             townships; a county. [U. S.]          Note: Shire is commonly added to the specific designation of                a county as a part of its name; as, Yorkshire instead                of York shire, or the shire of York; Berkshire instead                of Berks shire. Such expressions as the county of                Yorkshire, which in a strict sense are tautological,                are used in England. In the United States the composite                word is sometimes the only name of a county; as,                Berkshire county, as it is called in Massachusetts,                instead of Berks county, as in Pensylvania.                            The Tyne, Tees, Humber, Wash, Yare, Stour, and                         Thames separate the counties of Northumberland,                         Durham, Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, etc. --Encyc.                                                                               Brit.          {Knight of the shire}. See under {Knight}.          {Shire clerk}, an officer of a county court; also, an under             sheriff. [Eng.]          {Shire mote} (Old. Eng. Law), the county court; sheriff's             turn, or court. [Obs.] --Cowell. --Blackstone.          {Shire reeve} (Old Eng. Law), the reeve, or bailiff, of a             shire; a sheriff. --Burrill.          {Shire town}, the capital town of a county; a county town.          {Shire wick}, a county; a shire. [Obs.] --Holland.
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County \Coun"ty\ (koun"t?), n.; pl. {Counties} (-t[?]z). [F.       comt[?], fr. LL. comitatus. See {Count}.]       1. An earldom; the domain of a count or earl. [Obs.]          2. A circuit or particular portion of a state or kingdom,             separated from the rest of the territory, for certain             purposes in the administration of justice and public             affairs; -- called also a {shire}. See {Shire}.                         Every county, every town, every family, was in                      agitation.                                          --Macaulay.
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Shire \Shire\, n. [AS. sc[c6]re, sc[c6]r, a division, province,       county. Cf. {Sheriff}.]       1. A portion of Great Britain originally under the             supervision of an earl; a territorial division, usually             identical with a county, but sometimes limited to a             smaller district; as, Wiltshire, Yorkshire, Richmondshire,             Hallamshire.                         An indefinite number of these hundreds make up a                      county or shire.                                 --Blackstone.          2. A division of a State, embracing several contiguous             townships; a county. [U. S.]          Note: Shire is commonly added to the specific designation of                a county as a part of its name; as, Yorkshire instead                of York shire, or the shire of York; Berkshire instead                of Berks shire. Such expressions as the county of                Yorkshire, which in a strict sense are tautological,                are used in England. In the United States the composite                word is sometimes the only name of a county; as,                Berkshire county, as it is called in Massachusetts,                instead of Berks county, as in Pensylvania.                            The Tyne, Tees, Humber, Wash, Yare, Stour, and                         Thames separate the counties of Northumberland,                         Durham, Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, etc. --Encyc.                                                                               Brit.          {Knight of the shire}. See under {Knight}.          {Shire clerk}, an officer of a county court; also, an under             sheriff. [Eng.]          {Shire mote} (Old. Eng. Law), the county court; sheriff's             turn, or court. [Obs.] --Cowell. --Blackstone.          {Shire reeve} (Old Eng. Law), the reeve, or bailiff, of a             shire; a sheriff. --Burrill.          {Shire town}, the capital town of a county; a county town.          {Shire wick}, a county; a shire. [Obs.] --Holland.
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County \Coun"ty\ (koun"t?), n.; pl. {Counties} (-t[?]z). [F.       comt[?], fr. LL. comitatus. See {Count}.]       1. An earldom; the domain of a count or earl. [Obs.]          2. A circuit or particular portion of a state or kingdom,             separated from the rest of the territory, for certain             purposes in the administration of justice and public             affairs; -- called also a {shire}. See {Shire}.                         Every county, every town, every family, was in                      agitation.                                          --Macaulay.
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Shirr \Shirr\, n. (Sewing)       A series of close parallel runnings which are drawn up so as       to make the material between them set full by gatherings; --       called also {shirring}, and {gauging}.
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Shoar \Shoar\ (sh[omac]r), n.       A prop. See 3d {Shore}.
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Shore \Shore\, n. [OE. schore; akin to LG. schore, D. schoor,       OD. schoore, Icel. skor[?]a, and perhaps to E. shear, as       being a piece cut off.]       A prop, as a timber, placed as a brace or support against the       side of a building or other structure; a prop placed beneath       anything, as a beam, to prevent it from sinking or sagging.       [Written also {shoar}.]
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Shoar \Shoar\ (sh[omac]r), n.       A prop. See 3d {Shore}.
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Shore \Shore\, n. [OE. schore; akin to LG. schore, D. schoor,       OD. schoore, Icel. skor[?]a, and perhaps to E. shear, as       being a piece cut off.]       A prop, as a timber, placed as a brace or support against the       side of a building or other structure; a prop placed beneath       anything, as a beam, to prevent it from sinking or sagging.       [Written also {shoar}.]
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Shoer \Sho"er\, n.       One who fits shoes to the feet; one who furnishes or puts on       shoes; as, a shoer of horses.
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Shear \Shear\, v. t. [imp. {Sheared}or {Shore};p. p. {Sheared}       or {Shorn}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shearing}.] [OE. sheren,       scheren, to shear, cut, shave, AS. sceran, scieran, scyran;       akin to D. & G. scheren, Icel. skera, Dan. ski[?]re, Gr.       [?][?][?]. Cf. {Jeer}, {Score}, {Shard}, {Share}, {Sheer} to       turn aside.]       1. To cut, clip, or sever anything from with shears or a like             instrument; as, to shear sheep; to shear cloth.          Note: It is especially applied to the cutting of wool from                sheep or their skins, and the nap from cloth.          2. To separate or sever with shears or a similar instrument;             to cut off; to clip (something) from a surface; as, to             shear a fleece.                         Before the golden tresses . . . were shorn away.                                                                               --Shak.          3. To reap, as grain. [Scot.] --Jamieson.          4. Fig.: To deprive of property; to fleece.          5. (Mech.) To produce a change of shape in by a shear. See             {Shear}, n., 4.
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Shore \Shore\,       imp. of {Shear}. --Chaucer.
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Shore \Shore\, n. [OE. schore; akin to LG. schore, D. schoor,       OD. schoore, Icel. skor[?]a, and perhaps to E. shear, as       being a piece cut off.]       A prop, as a timber, placed as a brace or support against the       side of a building or other structure; a prop placed beneath       anything, as a beam, to prevent it from sinking or sagging.       [Written also {shoar}.]
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Shore \Shore\, n.       A sewer. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
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Shore \Shore\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shored}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Shoring}.] [OE. schoren. See {Shore} a prop.]       To support by a shore or shores; to prop; -- usually with up;       as, to shore up a building.
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Shore \Shore\, n. [OE. schore, AS. score, probably fr. scieran,       and so meaning properly, that which is shorn off, edge; akin       to OD. schoore, schoor. See {Shear}, v. t.]       The coast or land adjacent to a large body of water, as an       ocean, lake, or large river.                   Michael Cassio, Lieutenant to the warlike Moor Othello,                Is come shore.                                       --Shak.                   The fruitful shore of muddy Nile.            --Spenser.          {In shore}, near the shore. --Marryat.          {On shore}. See under {On}.          {Shore birds} (Zo[94]l.), a collective name for the various             limicoline birds found on the seashore.          {Shore crab} (Zo[94]l.), any crab found on the beaches, or             between tides, especially any one of various species of             grapsoid crabs, as {Heterograpsus nudus} of California.          {Shore lark} (Zo[94]l.), a small American lark ({Otocoris             alpestris}) found in winter, both on the seacoast and on             the Western plains. Its upper parts are varied with dark             brown and light brown. It has a yellow throat, yellow             local streaks, a black crescent on its breast, a black             streak below each eye, and two small black erectile ear             tufts. Called also {horned lark}.          {Shore plover} (Zo[94]l.), a large-billed Australian plover             ({Esacus magnirostris}). It lives on the seashore, and             feeds on crustaceans, etc.          {Shore teetan} (Zo[94]l.), the rock pipit ({Anthus             obscurus}). [Prov. Eng.]
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Shore \Shore\, v. t.       To set on shore. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Shory \Shor"y\, a.       Lying near the shore. [Obs.]
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Shower \Show"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Showered}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Showering}.]       1. To water with a shower; to [?][?]t copiously with rain.                         Lest it again dissolve and shower the earth.                                                                               --Milton.          2. To bestow liberally; to destribute or scatter in             [?]undance; to rain. --Shak.                         C[?]sar's favor, That showers down greatness on his                      friends.                                             --Addison.
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Shower \Show"er\, v. i.       To rain in showers; to fall, as in a hower or showers.       --Shak.
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Shower \Show"er\, n.       1. One who shows or exhibits.          2. That which shows; a mirror. [Obs.] --Wyclif.
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Shower \Show"er\, n. [OE. shour, schour, AS. se[?]r; akin to D.       schoer, G. schauer, OHG. sc[?]r, Icel. sk[?]r, Sw. skur,       Goth. sk[?]ra windis a storm of wind; of uncertain origin.]       1. A fall or rain or hail of short duration; sometimes, but             rarely, a like fall of snow.                         In drought or else showers.               --Chaucer.                         Or wet the thirsty earth with falling showers.                                                                               --Milton.          2. That which resembles a shower in falling or passing             through the air copiously and rapidly.                         With showers of stones he drives them far away.                                                                               --Pope.          3. A copious supply bestowed. [R.]                         He and myself Have travail'd in the great shower of                      your gifts.                                       --Shak.          {Shower bath}, a bath in which water is showered from above,             and sometimes from the sides also.
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Showery \Show"er*y\, a.       1. Raining in showers; abounding with frequent showers of             rain.          2. Of or pertaining to a shower or showers. [bd]Colors of the             showery arch.[b8] --Milton.
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Shrew \Shrew\, a. [OE. shrewe, schrewe. Cf. {Shrewd}.]       Wicked; malicious. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Shrew \Shrew\, n. [See {Shrew}, a.]       1. Originally, a brawling, turbulent, vexatious person of             either sex, but now restricted in use to females; a             brawler; a scold.                         A man . . . grudgeth that shrews [i. e., bad men]                      have prosperity, or else that good men have                      adversity.                                          --Chaucer.                         A man had got a shrew to his wife, and there could                      be no quiet in the house for her.      --L'Estrange.          2. [AS. scre[a0]wa; -- so called because supposed to be             venomous. ] (Zo[94]l.) Any small insectivore of the genus             {Sorex} and several allied genera of the family             {Sorecid[91]}. In form and color they resemble mice, but             they have a longer and more pointed nose. Some of them are             the smallest of all mammals.          Note: The common European species are the house shrew                ({Crocidura araneus}), and the erd shrew ({Sorex                vulgaris}) (see under {Erd}.). In the United States                several species of {Sorex} and {Blarina} are common, as                the broadnosed shrew ({S. platyrhinus}), Cooper's shrew                ({S. Cooperi}), and the short-tailed, or mole, shrew                ({Blarina brevicauda}). Th American water, or marsh,                shrew ({Neosorex palustris}), with fringed feet, is                less common. The common European water shrews are                {Crossopus fodiens}, and the oared shrew (see under                {Oared}).          {Earth shrew}, any shrewlike burrowing animal of the family             {Centetid[91]}, as the tendrac.          {Elephant shrew}, {Jumping shrew}, {Mole shrew}. See under             {Elephant}, {Jumping}, etc.          {Musk shrew}. See {Desman}.          {River shrew}, an aquatic West African insectivore             ({Potamogale velox}) resembling a weasel in form and size,             but having a large flattened and crested tail adapted for             rapid swimming. It feeds on fishes.          {Shrew mole}, a common large North American mole ({Scalops             aquaticus}). Its fine, soft fur is gray with iridescent             purple tints.
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Shrew \Shrew\, v. t. [See {Shrew}, a., and cf. {Beshrew}.]       To beshrew; to curse. [Obs.] [bd]I shrew myself.[b8]       --Chaucer.
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Shrow \Shrow\, n.       A shrew. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Shy \Shy\ (sh[imac]), a. [Compar. {Shier} (-[etil]r) or {Shyer};       superl. {Shiest} or {Shyest}.] [OE. schey, skey, sceouh, AS.       sce[a2]h; akin to Dan. sky, Sw. skygg, D. schuw, MHG.       schiech, G. scheu, OHG. sciuhen to be or make timid. Cf.       {Eschew}.]       1. Easily frightened; timid; as, a shy bird.                         The horses of the army . . . were no longer shy, but                      would come up to my very feet without starting.                                                                               --Swift.          2. Reserved; coy; disinclined to familiar approach.                         What makes you so shy, my good friend? There's                      nobody loves you better than I.         --Arbuthnot.                         The embarrassed look of shy distress And maidenly                      shamefacedness.                                 --Wordsworth.          3. Cautious; wary; suspicious.                         I am very shy of using corrosive liquors in the                      preparation of medicines.                  --Boyle.                         Princes are, by wisdom of state, somewhat shy of                      thier successors.                              --Sir H.                                                                               Wotton.          {To fight shy}. See under {Fight}, v. i.
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Sir \Sir\, n. [OE. sire, F. sire, contr. from the nominative L.       senior an elder, elderly person, compar. of senex,senis, an       aged person; akin to Gr. [?][?][?] old, Skr. sana, Goth.       sineigs old, sinista eldest, Ir. & Gael. sean old, W. hen.       Cf. {Seignior}, {Senate}, {Seneschal}, {Senior}, {Senor},       {Signor}, {Sire}, {Sirrah}.]       1. A man of social authority and dignity; a lord; a master; a             gentleman; -- in this sense usually spelled sire. [Obs.]                         He was crowned lord and sire.            --Gower.                         In the election of a sir so rare.      --Shak.          2. A title prefixed to the Christian name of a knight or a             baronet.                         Sir Horace Vere, his brother, was the principal in                      the active part.                                 --Bacon.          3. An English rendering of the LAtin Dominus, the academical             title of a bachelor of arts; -- formerly colloquially, and             sometimes contemptuously, applied to the clergy. --Nares.                         Instead of a faithful and painful teacher, they hire                      a Sir John, which hath better skill in playing at                      tables, or in keeping of a garden, than in God's                      word.                                                --Latimer.          4. A respectful title, used in addressing a man, without             being prefixed to his name; -- used especially in speaking             to elders or superiors; sometimes, also, used in the way             of emphatic formality. [bd]What's that to you, sir?[b8]             --Sheridan.          Note: Anciently, this title, was often used when a person was                addressed as a man holding a certain office, or                following a certain business. [bd]Sir man of law.[b8]                [bd]Sir parish priest.[b8] --Chaucer.          {Sir reverance}. See under {Reverence}, n.
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Sire \Sire\, n. [F. sire, originally, an older person. See       {Sir}.]       1. A lord, master, or other person in authority. See {Sir}.             [Obs.]                         Pain and distress, sickness and ire, And melancholy                      that angry sire, Be of her palace senators. --Rom.                                                                               of R.          2. A tittle of respect formerly used in speaking to elders             and superiors, but now only in addressing a sovereign.          3. A father; the head of a family; the husband.                         Jankin thet was our sire [i.e., husband]. --Chaucer.                         And raise his issue, like a loving sire. --Shak.          4. A creator; a maker; an author; an originator.                         [He] was the sire of an immortal strain. --Shelley.          5. The male parent of a beast; -- applied especially to             horses; as, the horse had a good sire.          Note: Sire is often used in composition; as in grandsire,                grandfather; great-grandsire, great-grandfather.
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Sire \Sire\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sired}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Siring}.]       To beget; to procreate; -- used of beasts, and especially of       stallions.
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Sirrah \Sir"rah\, n. [Probably from Icel. s[c6]ra, fr. F. sire.       See {Sir}.]       A term of address implying inferiority and used in anger,       contempt, reproach, or disrespectful familiarity, addressed       to a man or boy, but sometimes to a woman. In sililoquies       often preceded by ah. Not used in the plural. [bd]Ah, sirrah       mistress.[b8]
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Skar \Skar\, Skare \Skare\, a. [From the root of scare.]       Wild; timid; shy. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
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Skar \Skar\, Skare \Skare\, a. [From the root of scare.]       Wild; timid; shy. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
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Skerry \Sker"ry\, n.; pl. {Skerries}. [Of Scand. origin; cf.       Icel. sker, Sw. sk[84]r, Dan. ski[?]r. Cf. {Scar} a bank.]       A rocky isle; an insulated rock. [Scot.]
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Skewer \Skew"er\, n. [Probably of Scand, origin; cf. Sw. & Dan.       skifer a slate. Cf. {Shuver} a fragment.]       A pin of wood or metal for fastening meat to a spit, or for       keeping it in form while roasting.                   Meat well stuck with skewers to make it look round.                                                                               --Swift.
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Skewer \Skew"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Skewered}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Skewering}.]       To fasten with skewers.
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Skirr \Skirr\, v. i.       To scour; to scud; to run. [Archaic]
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Skirr \Skirr\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       A tern. [Prov. Eng.]
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Skirr \Skirr\, v. t. [Cf. {Scur}, {Scurry}.]       To ramble over in order to clear; to scour. [Archaic] --Shak.
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Skurry \Skur"ry\, n. & v.       See {Scurry}.
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Soar \Soar\, v. i. (A[89]ronautics)       To fly by wind power; to glide indefinitely without loss of       altitude.
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Soar \Soar\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Soared}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Soaring}.] [F. s'essorer to soar, essorer to dry (by       exposing to the air), fr. L. ex out + aura the air, a breeze;       akin to Gr. [?][?][?][?][?].]       1. To fly aloft, as a bird; to mount upward on wings, or as             on wings. --Chaucer.                         When soars Gaul's vulture with his wings unfurled.                                                                               --Byron.          2. Fig.: To rise in thought, spirits, or imagination; to be             exalted in mood.                         Where the deep transported mind may soar. --Milton.                         Valor soars above What the world calls misfortune.                                                                               --Addison.
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Soar \Soar\, n.       The act of soaring; upward flight.                   This apparent soar of the hooded falcon. --Coleridge.
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Soar \Soar\, a.       See {Sore}, reddish brown.          {Soar falcon}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Sore falcon}, under {Sore}.
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Soar \Soar\, a.       See 3d {Sore}. [Obs.]
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d8Sudra \[d8]Su"dra\, n. [Skr. [87][?]dra.]       The lowest of the four great castes among the Hindoos. See       {Caste}. [Written also {Soorah}, {Soodra}, and {Sooder}.]
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Sora \So"ra\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       A North American rail ({Porzana Carolina}) common in the       Eastern United States. Its back is golden brown, varied with       black and white, the front of the head and throat black, the       breast and sides of the head and neck slate-colored. Called       also {American rail}, {Carolina rail}, {Carolina crake},       {common rail}, {sora rail}, {soree}, {meadow chicken}, and       {orto}.          {King sora}, the Florida gallinule.
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Sore \Sore\, adv. [AS. s[be]re. See {Sore}, a.]       1. In a sore manner; with pain; grievously.                         Thy hand presseth me sore.                  --Ps. xxxviii.                                                                               2.          2. Greatly; violently; deeply.                         [Hannah] prayed unto the Lord and wept sore. --1                                                                               Sam. i. 10.                         Sore sighed the knight, who this long sermon heard.                                                                               --Dryden.
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Sore \Sore\, a. [F. saure, sore, sor; faucon sor a sore falcon.       See {Sorrel}, n.]       Reddish brown; sorrel. [R.]          {Sore falcon}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Sore}, n., 1.
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Sore \Sore\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       A young hawk or falcon in the first year.          2. (Zo[94]l.) A young buck in the fourth year. See the Note             under {Buck}.
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Sore \Sore\, a. [Compar. {Sorer}; superl. {Sorest}.] [OE. sor,       sar, AS. s[be]r; akin to D. zeer, OS. & OHG. s[?]r, G. sehr       very, Icel. s[be]rr, Sw. s[86]r, Goth. sair pain. Cf.       {Sorry}.]       1. Tender to the touch; susceptible of pain from pressure;             inflamed; painful; -- said of the body or its parts; as, a             sore hand.          2. Fig.: Sensitive; tender; easily pained, grieved, or vexed;             very susceptible of irritation.                         Malice and hatred are very fretting and vexatious,                      and apt to make our minds sore and uneasy.                                                                               --Tillotson.          3. Severe; afflictive; distressing; as, a sore disease; sore             evil or calamity. --Shak.          4. Criminal; wrong; evil. [Obs.] --Shak.          {Sore throat} (Med.), inflammation of the throat and tonsils;             pharyngitis. See {Cynanche}.          {Malignant}, {Ulcerated} [or] {Putrid}, {sore throat}. See             {Angina}, and under {Putrid}.
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Sore \Sore\, n. [OE. sor, sar, AS. s[be]r. See {Sore}, a.]       1. A place in an animal body where the skin and flesh are             ruptured or bruised, so as to be tender or painful; a             painful or diseased place, such as an ulcer or a boil.                         The dogs came and licked his sores.   --Luke xvi.                                                                               21.          2. Fig.: Grief; affliction; trouble; difficulty. --Chaucer.                         I see plainly where his sore lies.      --Sir W.                                                                               Scott.          {Gold sore}. (Med.) See under {Gold}, n.
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Sora \So"ra\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       A North American rail ({Porzana Carolina}) common in the       Eastern United States. Its back is golden brown, varied with       black and white, the front of the head and throat black, the       breast and sides of the head and neck slate-colored. Called       also {American rail}, {Carolina rail}, {Carolina crake},       {common rail}, {sora rail}, {soree}, {meadow chicken}, and       {orto}.          {King sora}, the Florida gallinule.
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Soree \So"ree\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       Same as {Sora}.
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Sora \So"ra\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       A North American rail ({Porzana Carolina}) common in the       Eastern United States. Its back is golden brown, varied with       black and white, the front of the head and throat black, the       breast and sides of the head and neck slate-colored. Called       also {American rail}, {Carolina rail}, {Carolina crake},       {common rail}, {sora rail}, {soree}, {meadow chicken}, and       {orto}.          {King sora}, the Florida gallinule.
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Soree \So"ree\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       Same as {Sora}.
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d8Sorus \[d8]So"rus\, n.; pl. {Sori}. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] a heap.]       (Bot.)       One of the fruit dots, or small clusters of sporangia, on the       back of the fronds of ferns.
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d8Ostensorium \[d8]Os`ten*so"ri*um\, Ostensory \Os*ten"so*ry\,       n.; pl. L. {-soria}, E. {-sories}. [NL. ostensorium: cf. F.       ostensoir. See {Ostensible}.] (R. C. Ch.)       Same as {Monstrance}.
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Sorrow \Sor"row\, n. [OE. sorwe, sorewe, sor[?]e, AS. sorg,       sorh; akin to D. zorg care, anxiety, OS. sorga, OHG. sorga,       soraga, suorga, G. sorge, Icel., Sw., & Dan. sorg, Goth.       sa[a3]rga; of unknown origin.]       The uneasiness or pain of mind which is produced by the loss       of any good, real or supposed, or by diseappointment in the       expectation of good; grief at having suffered or occasioned       evil; regret; unhappiness; sadness. --Milton.                   How great a sorrow suffereth now Arcite! --Chaucer.                   The safe and general antidote against sorrow is                employment.                                             --Rambler.          Syn: Grief; unhappiness; regret; sadness; heaviness;                mourning; affliction. See {Affliction}, and {Grief}.
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Sorrow \Sor"row\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sorrowed}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Sorrowing}.] [OE. sorowen, sorwen, sorhen, AS. sorgian;       akin to Goth. sa[a3]rgan. See {Sorrow}, n.]       To feel pain of mind in consequence of evil experienced,       feared, or done; to grieve; to be sad; to be sorry.                   Sorrowing most of all . . . that they should see his                face no more.                                          --Acts xx. 38.                   I desire no man to sorrow for me.            --Sir J.                                                                               Hayward.
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Sorry \Sor"ry\, a. [Compar. {Sorrier}; superl. {Sorriest}.] [OE.       sory, sary, AS. s[be]rig, fr. s[be]r, n., sore. See {Sore},       n. & a. The original sense was, painful; hence. miserable,       sad.]       1. Grieved for the loss of some good; pained for some evil;             feeling regret; -- now generally used to express light             grief or affliction, but formerly often used to express             deeper feeling. [bd]I am sorry for my sins.[b8] --Piers             Plowman.                         Ye were made sorry after a godly manner. --2 Cor.                                                                               vii. 9.                         I am sorry for thee, friend; 't is the duke's                      pleasure.                                          --Shak.                         She entered, were he lief or sorry.   --Spenser.          2. Melancholy; dismal; gloomy; mournful. --Spenser.                         All full of chirking was this sorry place.                                                                               --Chaucer.          3. Poor; mean; worthless; as, a sorry excuse. [bd]With sorry             grace.[b8] --Chaucer.                         Cheeks of sorry grain will serve.      --Milton.                         Good fruit will sometimes grow on a sorry tree.                                                                               --Sir W.                                                                               Scott.          Syn: Hurt; afflicted; mortified; vexed; chagrined;                melancholy; dismal; poor; mean; pitiful.
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Sorwe \Sor"we\, n. & v.       Sorrow. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Sory \So"ry\, n. [L. sory, Gr. [?].] (Old Min. Chem.)       Green vitriol, or some earth imregnated with it.
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Souir \Souir\, v. t.       To throw with a jerk; to throw edge foremost. [Obs.] [Written       also {squirr}.] --Addison.
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Sour \Sour\, a. [Compar. {Sourer}; superl. {Sourest}.] [OE.       sour, sur, AS. s[?]r; akin to D. zuur, G. sauer, OHG. s[?]r,       Icel. s[?]rr, Sw. sur, Dan. suur, Lith. suras salt, Russ.       surovui harsh, rough. Cf. {Sorrel}, the plant.]       1. Having an acid or sharp, biting taste, like vinegar, and             the juices of most unripe fruits; acid; tart.                         All sour things, as vinegar, provoke appetite.                                                                               --Bacon.          2. Changed, as by keeping, so as to be acid, rancid, or             musty, turned.          3. Disagreeable; unpleasant; hence; cross; crabbed; peevish;             morose; as, a man of a sour temper; a sour reply. [bd]A             sour countenance.[b8] --Swift.                         He was a scholar . . . Lofty and sour to them that                      loved him not, But to those men that sought him                      sweet as summer.                                 --Shak.          4. Afflictive; painful. [bd]Sour adversity.[b8] --Shak.          5. Cold and unproductive; as, sour land; a sour marsh.          {Sour dock} (Bot.), sorrel.          {Sour gourd} (Bot.), the gourdlike fruit {Adansonia             Gregorii}, and {A. digitata}; also, either of the trees             bearing this fruit. See {Adansonia}.          {Sour grapes}. See under {Grape}.          {Sour gum} (Bot.) See {Turelo}.          {Sour plum} (Bot.), the edible acid fruit of an Australian             tree ({Owenia venosa}); also, the tree itself, which             furnished a hard reddish wood used by wheelwrights.          Syn: Acid; sharp; tart; acetous; acetose; harsh; acrimonious;                crabbed; currish; peevish.
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Sour \Sour\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Soured}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Souring}.]       To become sour; to turn from sweet to sour; as, milk soon       sours in hot weather; a kind temper sometimes sours in       adversity.                   They keep out melancholy from the virtuous, and hinder                the hatred of vice from souring into severity.                                                                               --Addison.
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Sour \Sour\, n.       A sour or acid substance; whatever produces a painful effect.       --Spenser.
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Sour \Sour\, v. t. [AS. s[?]rian to sour, to become sour.]       1. To cause to become sour; to cause to turn from sweet to             sour; as, exposure to the air sours many substances.                         So the sun's heat, with different powers, Ripens the                      grape, the liquor sours.                     --Swift.          2. To make cold and unproductive, as soil. --Mortimer.          3. To make unhappy, uneasy, or less agreeable.                         To sour your happiness I must report, The queen is                      dead.                                                --Shak.          4. To cause or permit to become harsh or unkindly.             [bd]Souring his cheeks.[b8] --Shak.                         Pride had not sour'd nor wrath debased my heart.                                                                               --Harte.          5. To macerate, and render fit for plaster or mortar; as, to             sour lime for business purposes.
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Sowar \Sow"ar\, n. [Per. saw[be]r a horseman.]       In India, a mounted soldier.
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Sower \Sow"er\, n.       One who, or that which, sows.
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Square \Square\, n. [OF. esquarre, esquierre, F. [82]querre a       carpenter's square (cf. It. squadra), fr. (assumed) LL.       exquadrare to make square; L. ex + quadrus a square, fr.       quattuor four. See {Four}, and cf. {Quadrant}, {Squad},       {Squer} a square.]       1. (Geom.)             (a) The corner, or angle, of a figure. [Obs.]             (b) A parallelogram having four equal sides and four right                   angles.          2. Hence, anything which is square, or nearly so; as:             (a) A square piece or fragment.                               He bolted his food down his capacious throat in                            squares of three inches.               --Sir W.                                                                               Scott.             (b) A pane of glass.             (c) (Print.) A certain number of lines, forming a portion                   of a column, nearly square; -- used chiefly in                   reckoning the prices of advertisements in newspapers.             (d) (Carp.) One hundred superficial feet.          3. An area of four sides, generally with houses on each side;             sometimes, a solid block of houses; also, an open place or             area for public use, as at the meeting or intersection of             two or more streets.                         The statue of Alexander VII. stands in the large                      square of the town.                           --Addison.          4. (Mech. & Joinery) An instrument having at least one right             angle and two or more straight edges, used to lay out or             test square work. It is of several forms, as the T square,             the carpenter's square, the try-square., etc.          5. Hence, a pattern or rule. [Obs.]          6. (Arith. & Alg.) The product of a number or quantity             multiplied by itself; thus, 64 is the square of 8, for 8             [times] 8 = 64; the square of a + b is a^{2} + 2ab +             b^{2}.          7. Exact proportion; justness of workmanship and conduct;             regularity; rule. [Obs.]                         They of Galatia [were] much more out of square.                                                                               --Hooker.                         I have not kept my square.                  --Shak.          8. (Mil.) A body of troops formed in a square, esp. one             formed to resist a charge of cavalry; a squadron. [bd]The             brave squares of war.[b8] --Shak.          9. Fig.: The relation of harmony, or exact agreement;             equality; level.                         We live not on the square with such as these.                                                                               --Dryden.          10. (Astrol.) The position of planets distant ninety degrees             from each other; a quadrate. [Obs.]          11. The act of squaring, or quarreling; a quarrel. [R.]          12. The front of a woman's dress over the bosom, usually             worked or embroidered. [Obs.] --Shak.          {Geometrical square}. See {Quadrat}, n., 2.          {Hollow square} (Mil.), a formation of troops in the shape of             a square, each side consisting of four or five ranks, and             the colors, officers, horses, etc., occupying the middle.                      {Least square}, {Magic square}, etc. See under {Least},             {Magic}, etc.          {On the square}, [or] {Upon the square}, in an open, fair             manner; honestly, or upon honor. [Obs. or Colloq.]          {On}, [or] {Upon}, {the square with}, upon equality with;             even with. --Nares.          {To be all squares}, to be all settled. [Colloq.] --Dickens.          {To be at square}, to be in a state of quarreling. [Obs.]             --Nares.          {To break no square}, to give no offense; to make no             difference. [Obs.]          {To break squares}, to depart from an accustomed order.          {To see how the squares go}, to see how the game proceeds; --             a phrase taken from the game of chess, the chessboard             being formed with squares. [Obs.] --L'Estrange.
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Square \Square\, a.       1. (Geom.) Having four equal sides and four right angles; as,             a square figure.          2. Forming a right angle; as, a square corner.          3. Having a shape broad for the height, with rectilineal and             angular rather than curving outlines; as, a man of a             square frame.          4. Exactly suitable or correspondent; true; just.                         She's a most truimphant lady, if report be square to                      her.                                                   --Shak.          5. Rendering equal justice; exact; fair; honest, as square             dealing.          6. Even; leaving no balance; as, to make or leave the             accounts square.          7. Leaving nothing; hearty; vigorous.                         By Heaven, square eaters. More meat, I say. --Beau.                                                                               & Fl.          8. (Naut.) At right angles with the mast or the keel, and             parallel to the horizon; -- said of the yards of a             square-rigged vessel when they are so braced.          Note: Square is often used in self-explaining compounds or                combination, as in square-built, square-cornered,                square-cut, square-nosed, etc.          {Square foot}, an area equal to that of a square the sides of             which are twelwe inches; 144 square inches.          {Square knot}, a knot in which the terminal and standing             parts are parallel to each other; a reef knot. See Illust.             under {Knot}.          {Square measure}, the measure of a superficies or surface             which depends on the length and breadth taken conjointly.             The units of square measure are squares whose sides are             the linear measures; as, square inches, square feet,             square meters, etc.          {Square number}. See {square}, n., 6.          {Square root of a number} [or] {quantity} (Math.), that             number or quantity which, multiplied by itself produces             the given number or quantity.          {Square sail} (Naut.), a four-sided sail extended upon a yard             suspended by the middle; sometimes, the foresail of a             schooner set upon a yard; also, a cutter's or sloop's sail             boomed out. See Illust. of {Sail}.          {Square stern} (Naut.), a stern having a transom and joining             the counter timbers at an angle, as distinguished from a             round stern, which has no transom.          {Three-square}, {Five-square}, etc., having three, five,             etc., equal sides; as, a three-square file.          {To get square with}, to get even with; to pay off. [Colloq.]
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Square \Square\, v. i.       1. To accord or agree exactly; to be consistent with; to             conform or agree; to suit; to fit.                         No works shall find acceptamce . . . That square not                      truly with the Scripture plan.            --Cowper.          2. To go to opposite sides; to take an attitude of offense or             defense, or of defiance; to quarrel. [Obs.]                         Are you such fools To square for this? --Shak.          3. To take a boxing attitude; -- often with up, sometimes             with off. [Colloq.] --Dickens.
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Square \Square\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Squared}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Squaring}.] [Cf. OF. escarrer, esquarrer. See {Square}, n.]       1. To form with four sides and four right angles. --Spenser.          2. To form with right angles and straight lines, or flat             surfaces; as, to square mason's work.          3. To compare with, or reduce to, any given measure or             standard. --Shak.          4. To adjust; to regulate; to mold; to shape; to fit; as, to             square our actions by the opinions of others.                         Square my trial To my proportioned strength.                                                                               --Milton.          5. To make even, so as leave no remainder of difference; to             balance; as, to square accounts.          6. (Math.) To multiply by itself; as, to square a number or a             quantity.          7. (Astrol.) To hold a quartile position respecting.                         The icy Goat and Crab that square the Scales.                                                                               --Creech.          8. (Naut.) To place at right angles with the keel; as, to             square the yards.          {To square one's shoulders}, to raise the shoulders so as to             give them a square appearance, -- a movement expressing             contempt or dislike. --Sir W. Scott.          {To square the circle} (Math.), to determine the exact             contents of a circle in square measure. The solution of             this famous problem is now generally admitted to be             impossible.
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Squier \Squier\, n.       A square. See 1st {Squire}. [Obs.]                   Not the worst of the three but jumps twelve foot and a                half by the squier.                                 --Shak.
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Squierie \Squi"er*ie\, Squiery \Squi"er*y\,, n. [OF. escuiere.       See {Esquire}.]       A company of squires; the whole body of squires.          Note: This word is found in Tyrwhitt's Chaucer, but is not in                the modern editions.
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Squierie \Squi"er*ie\, Squiery \Squi"er*y\,, n. [OF. escuiere.       See {Esquire}.]       A company of squires; the whole body of squires.          Note: This word is found in Tyrwhitt's Chaucer, but is not in                the modern editions.
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Squire \Squire\, n. [OF. esquierre, F. [82]querre. See {Square},       n.]       A square; a measure; a rule. [Obs.] [bd]With golden       squire.[b8] --Spenser.
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Squire \Squire\, n. [Aphetic form of esquire.]       1. A shield-bearer or armor-bearer who attended a knight.          2. A title of dignity next in degree below knight, and above             gentleman. See {Esquire}. [Eng.] [bd]His privy knights and             squires.[b8] --Chaucer.          3. A male attendant on a great personage; also (Colloq.), a             devoted attendant or follower of a lady; a beau.          4. A title of office and courtesy. See under {Esquire}.
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Squire \Squire\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {squired}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {squiring}.]       1. To attend as a squire. --Chaucer.          2. To attend as a beau, or gallant, for aid and protection;             as, to squire a lady. [Colloq.] --Goldsmith.
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Souir \Souir\, v. t.       To throw with a jerk; to throw edge foremost. [Obs.] [Written       also {squirr}.] --Addison.
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Squirr \Squirr\, v. t.       See {Squir}.
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Souir \Souir\, v. t.       To throw with a jerk; to throw edge foremost. [Obs.] [Written       also {squirr}.] --Addison.
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Squirr \Squirr\, v. t.       See {Squir}.
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Squiry \Squir"y\, n. [See {Squiery}.]       The body of squires, collectively considered; squirarchy.       [Obs.]                   The flower of chivalry and squiry.         --Ld. Berbers.
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Suer \Su"er\, n.       One who sues; a suitor.
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Sur- \Sur-\ [F. sur over, above, contr. fr. L. super, supra. See       {Super-}.]       A prefix signifying over, above, beyond, upon.
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Surah \Su"rah\, n.       A soft twilled silk fabric much used for women's dresses; --       called also {surah silk}.
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Sure \Sure\, a. [Compar. {Surer}; superl. {Surest}.] [OE. sur,       OF. se[81]r, F. s[96]r, L. securus; se aside, without + cura       care. See {Secure}, and cf. {Assure}, {Insure}, {Sicker}       sure.]       1. Certainly knowing and believing; confident beyond doubt;             implicity trusting; unquestioning; positive.                         We are sure that the judgment of God is according to                      truth against them which commit such things. --Rom.                                                                               ii. 2.                         I'm sure care 's an enemy of life.      --Shak.          2. Certain to find or retain; as, to be sure of game; to be             sure of success; to be sure of life or health.          3. Fit or worthy to be depended on; certain not to fail or             disappoint expectation; unfailing; strong; permanent;             enduring. [bd]His sure word.[b8] --Keble.                         The Lord will certainly make my lord a sure house;                      because my lord fighteth the battles of the Lord.                                                                               --1 Sam. xxv.                                                                               28.                         The testimony of the Lord is sure.      --Ps. xix. 7.                         Which put in good sure leather sacks. --Chapman.          4. Betrothed; engaged to marry. [Obs.]                         The king was sure to Dame Elizabeth Lucy, and her                      husband before God.                           --Sir T. More.                         I presume . . . that you had been sure as fast as                      faith could bind you, man and wife.   --Brome.          5. Free from danger; safe; secure.                         Fear not; the forest is not three leagues off; If we                      recover that we are sure enough.         --Shak.                      {To be sure}, [or] {Be sure}, certainly; without doubt; as,             Shall you do? To be sure I shall.          {To make sure}.             (a) To make certain; to secure so that there can be no                   failure of the purpose or object. [bd]Make Cato                   sure.[b8] --Addison. [bd]A peace can not fail,                   provided we make sure of Spain.[b8] --Sir W. Temple.             (b) To betroth. [Obs.]                               She that's made sure to him she loves not well.                                                                               --Cotgrave.          Syn: Certain; unfailing; infallible; safe; firm; permanent;                steady; stable; strong; secure; indisputable; confident;                positive.
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Sure \Sure\, adv.       In a sure manner; safely; certainly. [bd]Great, sure, shall       be thy meed.[b8] --Spenser.                   'T is pleasant, sure, to see one's name in print.                                                                               --Byron.
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Surrey \Sur"rey\, n.       A four-wheeled pleasure carriage, (commonly two-seated)       somewhat like a phaeton, but having a straight bottom.
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Serow \Ser"ow\, Surrow \Sur"row\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       The thar.
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Suwarrow \Su*war"row\, n. (Bot.)       The giant cactus ({Cereus giganteus}); -- so named by the       Indians of Arizona. Called also {saguaro}.
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Sware \Sware\,       imp. of {Swear}. [Obs. or Poetic]                   Cophetua sware a royal oath.                  --Tennyson.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Swear \Swear\, v. i. [imp. {Swore}, formerly {Sware}; p. p.       {Sworn}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Swearing}.] [OE. swerien, AS.       swerian; akin to D. zweren, OS. swerian, OHG. swerien, G.       schw[94]ren, Icel. sverja, Sw. sv[84]rja, Dan. sv[91]rge,       Icel. & Sw. svara to answer, Dan. svare, Dan. & Sw. svar an       answer, Goth. swaran to swear, and perhaps to E. swarm.       [fb]177. Cf. {Answer}.]       1. To affirm or utter a solemn declaration, with an appeal to             God for the truth of what is affirmed; to make a promise,             threat, or resolve on oath; also, to affirm solemnly by             some sacred object, or one regarded as sacred, as the             Bible, the Koran, etc.                         Ye shall swear by my name falsely.      --Lev. xix.                                                                               12.                         I swear by all the Roman gods.            --Shak.          2. (Law) To give evidence on oath; as, to swear to the truth             of a statement; he swore against the prisoner.          3. To make an appeal to God in an irreverant manner; to use             the name of God or sacred things profanely; to call upon             God in imprecation; to curse.                         [I] swore little; diced not above seven times a                      week.                                                --Shak.          {To swear by}, to place great confidence in a person or             thing; to trust implicitly as an authority. [bd]I simply             meant to ask if you are one of those who swear by Lord             Verulam.[b8] --Miss Edgeworth.          {To swear off}, to make a solemn vow, or a serious             resolution, to abstain from something; as, to swear off             smoking. [Slang]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Swear \Swear\, v. i. [imp. {Swore}, formerly {Sware}; p. p.       {Sworn}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Swearing}.] [OE. swerien, AS.       swerian; akin to D. zweren, OS. swerian, OHG. swerien, G.       schw[94]ren, Icel. sverja, Sw. sv[84]rja, Dan. sv[91]rge,       Icel. & Sw. svara to answer, Dan. svare, Dan. & Sw. svar an       answer, Goth. swaran to swear, and perhaps to E. swarm.       [fb]177. Cf. {Answer}.]       1. To affirm or utter a solemn declaration, with an appeal to             God for the truth of what is affirmed; to make a promise,             threat, or resolve on oath; also, to affirm solemnly by             some sacred object, or one regarded as sacred, as the             Bible, the Koran, etc.                         Ye shall swear by my name falsely.      --Lev. xix.                                                                               12.                         I swear by all the Roman gods.            --Shak.          2. (Law) To give evidence on oath; as, to swear to the truth             of a statement; he swore against the prisoner.          3. To make an appeal to God in an irreverant manner; to use             the name of God or sacred things profanely; to call upon             God in imprecation; to curse.                         [I] swore little; diced not above seven times a                      week.                                                --Shak.          {To swear by}, to place great confidence in a person or             thing; to trust implicitly as an authority. [bd]I simply             meant to ask if you are one of those who swear by Lord             Verulam.[b8] --Miss Edgeworth.          {To swear off}, to make a solemn vow, or a serious             resolution, to abstain from something; as, to swear off             smoking. [Slang]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Swear \Swear\, v. t.       1. To utter or affirm with a solemn appeal to God for the             truth of the declaration; to make (a promise, threat, or             resolve) under oath.                         Swear unto me here by God, that thou wilt not deal                      falsely with me.                                 --Gen. xxi.                                                                               23.                         He swore consent to your succession.   --Shak.          2. (Law) To put to an oath; to cause to take an oath; to             administer an oath to; -- ofetn followed by in or into;             as, to swear witnesses; to swear a jury; to swear in an             officer; he was sworn into office.          3. To declare or charge upon oath; as, he swore treason             against his friend. --Johnson.          4. To appeal to by an oath.                         Now, by Apollo, king, Thou swear'st thy gods in                      vain.                                                --Shak.          {To swear the peace against one}, to make oath that one is             under the actual fear of death or bodily harm from the             person, in which case the person must find sureties that             he will keep the peace.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Swear \Swear\, v. i. [imp. {Swore}, formerly {Sware}; p. p.       {Sworn}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Swearing}.] [OE. swerien, AS.       swerian; akin to D. zweren, OS. swerian, OHG. swerien, G.       schw[94]ren, Icel. sverja, Sw. sv[84]rja, Dan. sv[91]rge,       Icel. & Sw. svara to answer, Dan. svare, Dan. & Sw. svar an       answer, Goth. swaran to swear, and perhaps to E. swarm.       [fb]177. Cf. {Answer}.]       1. To affirm or utter a solemn declaration, with an appeal to             God for the truth of what is affirmed; to make a promise,             threat, or resolve on oath; also, to affirm solemnly by             some sacred object, or one regarded as sacred, as the             Bible, the Koran, etc.                         Ye shall swear by my name falsely.      --Lev. xix.                                                                               12.                         I swear by all the Roman gods.            --Shak.          2. (Law) To give evidence on oath; as, to swear to the truth             of a statement; he swore against the prisoner.          3. To make an appeal to God in an irreverant manner; to use             the name of God or sacred things profanely; to call upon             God in imprecation; to curse.                         [I] swore little; diced not above seven times a                      week.                                                --Shak.          {To swear by}, to place great confidence in a person or             thing; to trust implicitly as an authority. [bd]I simply             meant to ask if you are one of those who swear by Lord             Verulam.[b8] --Miss Edgeworth.          {To swear off}, to make a solemn vow, or a serious             resolution, to abstain from something; as, to swear off             smoking. [Slang]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Swore \Swore\,       imp. of {Swear}.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Sawyer, KS (city, FIPS 63275)       Location: 37.49773 N, 98.68269 W       Population (1990): 183 (88 housing units)       Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 67134    Sawyer, KY       Zip code(s): 42643    Sawyer, MI       Zip code(s): 49125    Sawyer, MN       Zip code(s): 55780    Sawyer, ND (city, FIPS 70980)       Location: 48.08933 N, 101.05399 W       Population (1990): 319 (143 housing units)       Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 58781    Sawyer, OK       Zip code(s): 74756
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Sayre, OK (city, FIPS 65700)       Location: 35.29730 N, 99.63482 W       Population (1990): 2881 (1507 housing units)       Area: 7.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 73662    Sayre, PA (borough, FIPS 68096)       Location: 41.98586 N, 76.52099 W       Population (1990): 5791 (2602 housing units)       Area: 5.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 18840
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Scherr, WV       Zip code(s): 26726
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Schoharie, NY (village, FIPS 65585)       Location: 42.66675 N, 74.31287 W       Population (1990): 1045 (443 housing units)       Area: 4.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 12157
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Scurry, TX       Zip code(s): 75158
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Se Ree, KY       Zip code(s): 40164
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Shore, OH       Zip code(s): 44123
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Squire, WV       Zip code(s): 24884
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Surrey, ND (city, FIPS 77180)       Location: 48.23604 N, 101.13259 W       Population (1990): 856 (302 housing units)       Area: 2.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 58785
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Surry, ME       Zip code(s): 04684    Surry, NH       Zip code(s): 03431    Surry, VA (town, FIPS 76880)       Location: 37.13744 N, 76.83503 W       Population (1990): 192 (98 housing units)       Area: 2.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 23883
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Syria, VA       Zip code(s): 22743
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
screw n.   [MIT] A {lose}, usually in software.   Especially used    for user-visible misbehavior caused by a bug or misfeature.   This    use has become quite widespread outside MIT.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
SAR          {segmentation and reassembly}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
screw          (MIT) A {lose}, usually in software.   Especially used       for user-visible misbehaviour caused by a bug or {misfeature}.       This use has become quite widespread outside {MIT}.          [{Jargon File}]          (1994-12-01)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
shar          ("Shell archive", after {ar} and {tar})       Any of the many {Unix} programs that creates a {flatten}ed       representation of one or more files, with the unique property       that it can be unflattened (the original files extracted)       merely by feeding it through a standard {Unix} {shell}.   The       output of shar, known as a "shar file" or "sharchive", can be       distributed to anyone running {Unix}, and no special unpacking       software is required.          Sharchives are intriguing in that they are typically created       by shell scripts; the script that produces sharchives is thus       a script which produces self-unpacking scripts, which may       themselves contain scripts.   The disadvantage of sharchives       are that they are an ideal venue for {Trojan horse} attacks       and that, for recipients not running Unix, no simple       un-sharchiving program is possible; sharchives can and do make       use of arbitrarily-powerful shell features and other Unix       commands.          Different implementations of shar vary in sophistication.       Some just {uuencode} each input file and output commands to       {uudecode} the result, others include extensive checking to       make sure the files have been transferred without corruption       and that all parts of a multi-file sharchive have been       unpacked.          The {unshar} utility strips off mail and news headers before       passing the remainder of its input to sh.          (1996-10-18)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Sierra          (Or "Sierra On-Line") A computer game       developer founded in the early 1980s by Ken and Roberta       Willams in the small mountain town of Oakhurst California.       Sierra was named after the local mountian range, 15 miles from       the famous Yosemite National Park.          In 1997 Sierra was purchased by {CUC} and its main office is       now in Seattle, WA, USA.          Products include Kings Quest, Space Quest, Police Quest, Quest       for Glory, Robin Hood, Phantasmagoria, Leisure Suit Larry, Eco       Quest and many more.          {Home (http://www.sierra.com /)}.          (1997-11-23)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
SIR          1. An early system on the {IBM 650}.          [Listed in CACM 2(5):16, May 1959].          2. Serial Infrared.   An {infrared} {standard} from       {IrDA}, part of {IrDA Data}.   SIR supports {asynchronous}       communications at 9600 bps - 115.2 Kbps, at a distance of up       to 1 metre.          [Reference?]          (1999-10-14)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Siri          An {object-oriented} {constraint language} using a single       abstraction mechanism developed by Bruce Horn of {CMU} in       1991.   Siri is a conceptual blend of {BETA} and {Bertrand}.       It is similar to {Kaleidoscope}.          ["Constraint Patterns as a Basis for Object-Oriented       Constraint Programming", B. Horn, OOPSLA '92 (Sept 1992)].          (1994-11-04)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
SOAR          1. State, Operator And Result.   A general problem-solving       {production system} architecture, intended as a model of human       intelligence.   Developed by A. Newell in the early 1980s.       SOAR was originally implemented in {Lisp} and {OPS5} and is       currently implemented in {Common Lisp}.   Version: Soar6.          E-mail: .          ["The SOAR Papers", P.S. Rosenbloom et al eds, MIT Press       1993].          (1994-11-04)          2. Smalltalk On A RISC.   A {RISC} {microprocessor} designed by       David Patterson's at Berekeley.          (1994-11-04)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
SQR          A {fourth generation language} for the       creation of reports from {databases}.   SQR is interpreted to       dynamically generate {SQL} queries and format the results.          Originally a {Sybase} product, it was then sold to MITI, who       subsequently changed their name to {SQRIBE}.          SQR Server supports {native} database access for all major       {DBMS}s and the use of {platform} independent {Java} code.          (1998-09-19)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Square          A {query language}, a precursor to {SQL}.          ["Specifying Queries as Relational Expressions: The SQUARE       Data Sublanguage", R.E. Boyce et al, CACM 18(11):621-628 (Nov       1975)].          (1995-05-02)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
sr          The {country code} for Suriname.          (1999-01-27)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
SR          Synchronizing Resources.          A language for concurrent programming.          "Resources" encapsulate processes and variables they share.       Each Resource can be separately compiled.   "Operations"       provide the primary mechanism for process interaction.          SR provides a novel integration of the mechanisms for invoking       and servicing operations.   Consequently, it supports local and       {remote procedure call}, {rendezvous}, {message passing},       {dynamic process creation}, {multicast}, {semaphore}s and       {shared memory}.          Version 2.2 has been ported to {Sun-3}, {Sun-4}, {Decstation},       {SGI Iris}, {HP PA}, {HP 9000/300}, {NeXT}, {Sequent       Symmetry}, {DG AViiON}, {RS/6000}, {Multimax}, {Apollo} and       others.          {(ftp://cs.arizona.edu/sr/sr.tar.Z)}.          E-mail: .   Mailing list:       info-sr-request@cs.arizona.edu.          ["An Overview of the SR Language and Implementation", G.       Andrews, ACM TOPLAS 10:51-86 (Jan 1988)].          ["The SR Programming Language: Concurrency in Practice",       G.R. Andrews et al, Benjamin/Cummings 1993, ISBN       0-8053-0088-0].          (1992-09-01)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
sr          The {country code} for Suriname.          (1999-01-27)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
SR          Synchronizing Resources.          A language for concurrent programming.          "Resources" encapsulate processes and variables they share.       Each Resource can be separately compiled.   "Operations"       provide the primary mechanism for process interaction.          SR provides a novel integration of the mechanisms for invoking       and servicing operations.   Consequently, it supports local and       {remote procedure call}, {rendezvous}, {message passing},       {dynamic process creation}, {multicast}, {semaphore}s and       {shared memory}.          Version 2.2 has been ported to {Sun-3}, {Sun-4}, {Decstation},       {SGI Iris}, {HP PA}, {HP 9000/300}, {NeXT}, {Sequent       Symmetry}, {DG AViiON}, {RS/6000}, {Multimax}, {Apollo} and       others.          {(ftp://cs.arizona.edu/sr/sr.tar.Z)}.          E-mail: .   Mailing list:       info-sr-request@cs.arizona.edu.          ["An Overview of the SR Language and Implementation", G.       Andrews, ACM TOPLAS 10:51-86 (Jan 1988)].          ["The SR Programming Language: Concurrency in Practice",       G.R. Andrews et al, Benjamin/Cummings 1993, ISBN       0-8053-0088-0].          (1992-09-01)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
SRI          {SRI International}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
SSR          {Scalable Sampling Rate}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Sure          ["Towards a Broader Basis for Logic Programming", Bharat       Jayaraman, TR CS Dept, SUNY Buffalo, 1990].          (1995-01-05)
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Sarah       princess, the wife and at the same time the half-sister of       Abraham (Gen. 11:29; 20:12). This name was given to her at the       time that it was announced to Abraham that she should be the       mother of the promised child. Her story is from her marriage       identified with that of the patriarch till the time of her       death. Her death, at the age of one hundred and twenty-seven       years (the only instance in Scripture where the age of a woman       is recorded), was the occasion of Abraham's purchasing the cave       of Machpelah as a family burying-place.                In the allegory of Gal. 4:22-31 she is the type of the       "Jerusalem which is above." She is also mentioned as Sara in       Heb. 11:11 among the Old Testament worthies, who "all died in       faith." (See {ABRAHAM}.)
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Sarai       my princess, the name originally borne by Sarah (Gen. 11:31;       17:15).
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Seer       a name sometimes applied to the prophets because of the visions       granted to them. It is first found in 1 Sam. 9:9. It is       afterwards applied to Zadok, Gad, etc. (2 Sam. 15:27; 24:11; 1       Chr. 9:22; 25:5; 2 Chr. 9:29; Amos 7:12; Micah 3:7). The       "sayings of the seers" (2 Chr. 33:18, 19) is rendered in the       Revised Version "the history of Hozai" (marg., the seers; so the       LXX.), of whom, however, nothing is known. (See {PROPHET}.)
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Seir       rough; hairy. (1.) A Horite; one of the "dukes" of Edom (Gen.       36:20-30).                (2.) The name of a mountainous region occupied by the       Edomites, extending along the eastern side of the Arabah from       the south-eastern extremity of the Dead Sea to near the Akabah,       or the eastern branch of the Red Sea. It was originally occupied       by the Horites (Gen. 14:6), who were afterwards driven out by       the Edomites (Gen. 32:3; 33:14, 16). It was allotted to the       descendants of Esau (Deut. 2:4, 22; Josh. 24:4; 2 Chr. 20:10;       Isa. 21:11; Exek. 25:8).                (3.) A mountain range (not the Edomite range, Gen. 32:3) lying       between the Wady Aly and the Wady Ghurab (Josh. 15:10).
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Serah       abundance; princess, the daughter of Asher and grand-daughter of       Jacob (Gen. 46:17); called also Sarah (Num. 26:46; R.V.,       "Serah").
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Seraiah       soldier of Jehovah. (1.) The father of Joab (1 Chr. 4:13, 14).                (2.) The grandfather of Jehu (1 Chr. 4:35).                (3.) One of David's scribes or secretaries (2 Sam. 8:17).                (4.) A Netophathite (Jer. 40:8), a chief priest of the time of       Zedekiah. He was carried captive by Nebuchadnezzar to Babylon,       and there put to death (2 Kings 25:18, 23).                (5.) Ezra 2:2.                (6.) Father of Ezra the scribe (7:1).                (7.) A ruler of the temple (Neh. 11:11).                (8.) A priest of the days of Jehoiakim (Neh. 12:1, 12).                (9.) The son of Neriah. When Zedekiah made a journey to       Babylon to do homage to Nebuchadnezzar, Seraiah had charge of       the royal gifts to be presented on that occasion. Jeremiah took       advantage of the occasion, and sent with Seraiah a word of cheer       to the exiles in Babylon, and an announcement of the doom in       store for that guilty city. The roll containing this message       (Jer. 50:1-8) Seraiah was to read to the exiles, and then, after       fixing a stone to it, was to throw it into the Euphrates,       uttering, as it sank, the prayer recorded in Jer. 51:59-64.       Babylon was at this time in the height of its glory, the       greatest and most powerful monarchy in the world. Scarcely       seventy years elapsed when the words of the prophet were all       fulfilled. Jer. 51:59 is rendered in the Revised Version, "Now       Seraiah was chief chamberlain," instead of "was a quiet prince,"       as in the Authorized Version.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Shihor       dark, (1 Chr. 13:5), the southwestern boundary of Canaan, the       Wady el-'Arish. (See {SIHOR}; {NILE}.)
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Shur       an enclosure; a wall, a part, probably, of the Arabian desert,       on the north-eastern border of Egypt, giving its name to a       wilderness extending from Egypt toward Philistia (Gen. 16:7;       20:1; 25:18; Ex.15:22). The name was probably given to it from       the wall (or shur) which the Egyptians built to defend their       frontier on the north-east from the desert tribes. This wall or       line of fortifications extended from Pelusium to Heliopolis.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Sihor       (correctly Shi'hor) black; dark the name given to the river Nile       in Isa. 23:3; Jer. 2:18. In Josh. 13:3 it is probably "the river       of Egypt", i.e., the Wady el-Arish (1 Chr. 13:5), which flows       "before Egypt", i.e., in a north-easterly direction from Egypt,       and enters the sea about 50 miles south-west of Gaza.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Sirah       retiring, a well from which Joab's messenger brought back Abner       (2 Sam. 3:26). It is now called 'Ain Sarah, and is situated       about a mile from Hebron, on the road to the north.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Syria       (Heb. Aram), the name in the Old Testament given to the whole       country which lay to the north-east of Phoenicia, extending to       beyond the Euphrates and the Tigris. Mesopotamia is called (Gen.       24:10; Deut. 23:4) Aram-naharain (=Syria of the two rivers),       also Padan-aram (Gen. 25:20). Other portions of Syria were also       known by separate names, as Aram-maahah (1 Chr. 19:6),       Aram-beth-rehob (2 Sam. 10:6), Aram-zobah (2 Sam. 10:6, 8). All       these separate little kingdoms afterwards became subject to       Damascus. In the time of the Romans, Syria included also a part       of Palestine and Asia Minor.                "From the historic annals now accessible to us, the history of       Syria may be divided into three periods: The first, the period       when the power of the Pharaohs was dominant over the fertile       fields or plains of Syria and the merchant cities of Tyre and       Sidon, and when such mighty conquerors as Thothmes III. and       Rameses II. could claim dominion and levy tribute from the       nations from the banks of the Euphrates to the borders of the       Libyan desert. Second, this was followed by a short period of       independence, when the Jewish nation in the south was growing in       power, until it reached its early zenith in the golden days of       Solomon; and when Tyre and Sidon were rich cities, sending their       traders far and wide, over land and sea, as missionaries of       civilization, while in the north the confederate tribes of the       Hittites held back the armies of the kings of Assyria. The       third, and to us most interesting, period is that during which       the kings of Assyria were dominant over the plains of Syria;       when Tyre, Sidon, Ashdod, and Jerusalem bowed beneath the       conquering armies of Shalmaneser, Sargon, and Sennacherib; and       when at last Memphis and Thebes yielded to the power of the       rulers of Nineveh and Babylon, and the kings of Assyria       completed with terrible fulness the bruising of the reed of       Egypt so clearly foretold by the Hebrew prophets.", Boscawen.
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Sarah, lady; princess; princess of the multitude
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Sarai, my lady; my princess
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Seir, Seirath, hairy; goat; demon; tempest
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Serah, lady of scent; song; the morning star
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Seraiah, prince of the Lord
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Sharai, my lord; my prince; my song
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Sheariah, gate of the Lord; tempest of the Lord
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Shehariah, mourning or blackness of the Lord
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Sherah, flesh; relationship
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Shur, wall; ox; that beholds
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Sihor, black; trouble (the river Nile)
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Sur, that withdraws or departs; rebellion
From The CIA World Factbook (1995) [world95]:
Syria       Syria:Geography       Location: Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between    Lebanon and Turkey       Map references: Middle East       Area:    total area: 185,180 sq km    land area: 184,050 sq km    comparative area: slightly larger than North Dakota    note: includes 1,295 sq km of Israeli-occupied territory       Land boundaries: total 2,253 km, Iraq 605 km, Israel 76 km, Jordan 375    km, Lebanon 375 km, Turkey 822 km       Coastline: 193 km       Maritime claims:    contiguous zone: 41 nm    territorial sea: 35 nm       International disputes: separated from Israel by the 1949 Armistice    Line; Golan Heights is Israeli occupied; Hatay question with Turkey;    ongoing dispute over water development plans by Turkey for the Tigris    and Euphrates Rivers; Syrian troops in northern Lebanon since October    1976       Climate: mostly desert; hot, dry, sunny summers (June to August) and    mild, rainy winters (December to February) along coast; cold weather    with snow or sleet periodically hits Damascus       Terrain: primarily semiarid and desert plateau; narrow coastal plain;    mountains in west       Natural resources: petroleum, phosphates, chrome and manganese ores,    asphalt, iron ore, rock salt, marble, gypsum       Land use:    arable land: 28%    permanent crops: 3%    meadows and pastures: 46%    forest and woodland: 3%    other: 20%       Irrigated land: 10,000 sq km (1992)       Environment:    current issues: deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion;    desertification; water pollution from dumping of raw sewage and wastes    from petroleum refining; inadequate supplies of potable water    natural hazards: dust storms, sandstorms    international agreements: party to - Hazardous Wastes, Nuclear Test    Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution; signed, but not ratified    - Biodiversity, Desertification, Environmental Modification       Note: there are 42 Jewish settlements and civilian land use sites in    the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights (August 1994 est.)       Syria:People       Population: 15,451,917 (July 1995 est.)    note: in addition, there are 31,000 people living in the    Israeli-occupied Golan Heights - 16,500 Arabs (15,000 Druze and 1,500    Alawites) and 14,500 Jewish settlers (August 1994 est.)       Age structure:    0-14 years: 48% (female 3,639,776; male 3,826,154)    15-64 years: 49% (female 3,691,862; male 3,854,989)    65 years and over: 3% (female 219,251; male 219,885) (July 1995 est.)       Population growth rate: 3.71% (1995 est.)       Birth rate: 43.21 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)       Death rate: 6.07 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)       Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)       Infant mortality rate: 41.1 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)       Life expectancy at birth:    total population: 66.81 years    male: 65.67 years    female: 68.01 years (1995 est.)       Total fertility rate: 6.55 children born/woman (1995 est.)       Nationality:    noun: Syrian(s)    adjective: Syrian       Ethnic divisions: Arab 90.3%, Kurds, Armenians, and other 9.7%       Religions: Sunni Muslim 74%, Alawite, Druze, and other Muslim sects    16%, Christian (various sects) 10%, Jewish (tiny communities in    Damascus, Al Qamishli, and Aleppo)       Languages: Arabic (official), Kurdish, Armenian, Aramaic, Circassian,    French widely understood       Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.)    total population: 64%    male: 78%    female: 51%       Labor force: 4.3 million (1994 est.)    by occupation: miscellaneous and government services 36%, agriculture    32%, industry and construction 32%; note - shortage of skilled labor    (1984)       Syria:Government       Names:    conventional long form: Syrian Arab Republic    conventional short form: Syria    local long form: Al Jumhuriyah al Arabiyah as Suriyah    local short form: Suriyah    former: United Arab Republic (with Egypt)       Digraph: SY       Type: republic under leftwing military regime since March 1963       Capital: Damascus       Administrative divisions: 14 provinces (muhafazat, singular -    muhafazah); Al Hasakah, Al Ladhiqiyah, Al Qunaytirah, Ar Raqqah, As    Suwayda', Dar'a, Dayr az Zawr, Dimashq, Halab, Hamah, Hims, Idlib, Rif    Dimashq, Tartus       Independence: 17 April 1946 (from League of Nations mandate under    French administration)       National holiday: National Day, 17 April (1946)       Constitution: 13 March 1973       Legal system: based on Islamic law and civil law system; special    religious courts; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction       Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal       Executive branch:    chief of state: President Hafiz al-ASAD (since 22 February 1971 see    note); Vice Presidents 'Abd al-Halim ibn Said KHADDAM, Rif'at al-ASAD,    and Muhammad Zuhayr MASHARIQA (since 11 March 1984); election last    held 2 December 1991 (next to be held NA December 1998); results -    President Hafiz al-ASAD was reelected for a fourth seven-year term    with 99.98% of the vote; note - President ASAD seized power in the    November 1970 coup, assumed presidential powers 22 February 1971, and    was confirmed as president in the 12 March 1971 national elections    head of government: Prime Minister Mahmud ZU'BI (since 1 November    1987); Deputy Prime Minister Lt. Gen. Mustafa TALAS (since 11 March    1984); Deputy Prime Minister Salim YASIN (since NA December 1981);    Deputy Prime Minister Rashid AKHTARINI (since 4 July 1992)    cabinet: Council of Ministers; appointed by the president       Legislative branch: unicameral    People's Council (Majlis al-Chaab): elections last held 24-25 August    1994 (next to be held NA); results - percent of vote by party NA;    seats - (250 total) National Progressive Front 167, independents 83       Judicial branch: Supreme Constitutional Court, High Judicial Council,    Court of Cassation, State Security Courts       Political parties and leaders:    National Progressive Front includes: the ruling Arab Socialist    Resurrectionist (Ba'th) Party, Hafiz al-ASAD, President of the    Republic, Secretary General of the party, and Chairman of the National    Progressive Front; Syrian Arab Socialist Party (ASP), 'Abd al-Ghani    KANNUT; Arab Socialist Union (ASU), Jamal ATASSI; Syrian Communist    Party (SCP), Khalid BAKDASH; Arab Socialist Unionist Movement, Sami    SOUFAN; and Democratic Socialist Union Party, leader NA       Other political or pressure groups: non-Ba'th parties have little    effective political influence; Communist party ineffective;    conservative religious leaders; Muslim Brotherhood       Member of: ABEDA, AFESD, AL, AMF, CAEU, CCC, ESCWA, FAO, G-24, G-77,    IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF,    IMO, INTELSAT, INTERPOL, IOC, ISO, ITU, NAM, OAPEC, OIC, UN, UNCTAD,    UNESCO, UNIDO, UNRWA, UPU, WFTU, WHO, WMO, WTO       Diplomatic representation in US:    chief of mission: Ambassador Walid MUALEM    chancery: 2215 Wyoming Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008    telephone: [1] (202) 232-6313    FAX: [1] (202) 234-9548       US diplomatic representation:    chief of mission: Ambassador Christopher W. S. ROSS    embassy: Abou Roumaneh, Al-Mansur Street No. 2, Damascus    mailing address: P. O. Box 29, Damascus    telephone: [963] (11) 333-2814, 714-108, 333-3788    FAX: [963] (11) 224-7938       Flag: three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, and black with    two small green five-pointed stars in a horizontal line centered in    the white band; similar to the flag of Yemen, which has a plain white    band and of Iraq, which has three green stars (plus an Arabic    inscription) in a horizontal line centered in the white band; also    similar to the flag of Egypt, which has a symbolic eagle centered in    the white band       Economy       Overview: In 1990-93 Syria's state-dominated Ba'thist economy    benefited from the Gulf war, increased oil production, good weather,    and economic deregulation. Economic growth averaged roughly 10%. The    Gulf war provided Syria an aid windfall of nearly $5 billion dollars    from Arab, European, and Japanese donors. However, the benefits of the    1990-93 boom were not evenly distributed and the gap between rich and    poor is widening. A nationwide financial scandal and increasing    inflation were accompanied by a decline in GDP growth to 4% in 1994.    For the long run, Syria's economy is still saddled with a large number    of poorly performing public sector firms, and industrial productivity    remains to be improved. Oil production is likely to fall off    dramatically by the end of the decade. Unemployment will become a    problem for the government when the more than 60% of the population    under the age of 20 enter the labor force.       National product: GDP - purchasing power parity - $74.4 billion (1994    est.)       National product real growth rate: 4% (1994 est.)       National product per capita: $5,000 (1994 est.)       Inflation rate (consumer prices): 16.3% (1993 est.)       Unemployment rate: 7.5% (1993 est.)       Budget: NA       Exports: $3.6 billion (f.o.b., 1994 est.)    commodities: petroleum 53%, textiles 22%, cotton, fruits and    vegetables, wheat, barley, chickens    partners: EC 48%, former CEMA countries 24%, Arab countries 18% (1991)       Imports: $4 billion (c.i.f., 1994 est.)    commodities: foodstuffs 21%, metal products 17%, machinery 15%    partners: EC 37%, former CEMA countries 15%, US and Canada 10% (1991)       External debt: $19.4 billion (1993 est.)       Industrial production: growth rate NA%       Electricity:    capacity: 4,160,000 kW    production: 13.2 billion kWh    consumption per capita: 865 kWh (1993)       Industries: textiles, food processing, beverages, tobacco, phosphate    rock mining, petroleum       Agriculture: accounts for 30% of GDP and one-third of labor force; all    major crops (wheat, barley, cotton, lentils, chickpeas) grown mainly    on rain-watered land causing wide swings in production; animal    products - beef, lamb, eggs, poultry, milk; not self-sufficient in    grain or livestock products       Illicit drugs: a transit country for Lebanese and Turkish refined    cocaine going to Europe and heroin and hashish bound for regional and    Western markets       Economic aid:    recipient: no US aid; about $4.2 billion in loans and grants from Arab    and Western donors 1990-92 as a result of Gulf war stance       Currency: 1 Syrian pound (#S) = 100 piastres       Exchange rates: Syrian pounds (#S) per US$1 - 11.2 (official fixed    rate), 26.6 (blended rate used by the UN and diplomatic missions),    42.0 (neighboring country rate - applies to most state enterprise    imports), 46.0 - 53.0 (offshore rate) (yearend 1993)       Fiscal year: calendar year       Syria:Transportation       Railroads:    total: 1,998 km    broad gauge: 1,766 km 1.435-m gauge    narrow gauge: 232 km 1.050-m gauge       Highways:    total: 31,569 km    paved: 24,308 km (including 670 km of expressways)    unpaved: 7,261 km       Inland waterways: 870 km; minimal economic importance       Pipelines: crude oil 1,304 km; petroleum products 515 km       Ports: Baniyas, Jablah, Latakia, Tartus       Merchant marine:    total: 80 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 233,701 GRT/364,714 DWT    ships by type: bulk 10, cargo 68, vehicle carrier 2       Airports:    total: 107    with paved runways over 3,047 m: 5    with paved runways 2,438 to 3,047 m: 16    with paved runways 914 to 1,523 m: 1    with paved runways under 914 m: 67    with unpaved runways 1,524 to 2,438 m: 3    with unpaved runways 914 to 1,523 m: 15       Syria:Communications       Telephone system: 512,600 telephones; 37 telephones/1,000 persons;    fair system currently undergoing significant improvement and digital    upgrades, including fiber optic technology    local: NA    intercity: coaxial cable and microwave radio relay network    international: 1 INTELSAT (Indian Ocean) and 1 Intersputnik earth    station; 1 submarine cable; coaxial cable and microwave radio relay to    Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, and Turkey       Radio:    broadcast stations: AM 9, FM 1, shortwave 0    radios: NA       Television:    broadcast stations: 17    televisions: NA       Syria:Defense Forces       Branches: Syrian Arab Army, Syrian Arab Navy, Syrian Arab Air Force,    Syrian Arab Air Defense Forces, Police and Security Force       Manpower availability: males age 15-49 3,440,030; males fit for    military service 1,927,930; males reach military age (19) annually    159,942 (1995 est.)       Defense expenditures: exchange rate conversion - $2.2 billion, 6% of    GDP (1992)