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   sea nymph
         n 1: (Greek mythology) a water nymph who was the daughter of
               Oceanus or Nereus

English Dictionary: somnambulism by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
semiempirical
adj
  1. relying to some extent on observation or experiment
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
seminiferous
adj
  1. bearing or producing seed or semen; "seminiferous tubules"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
seminiferous tubule
n
  1. any of the numerous long convoluted tubules in the testis which are the sites where spermatozoa mature
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Simon Bolivar
n
  1. Venezuelan statesman who led the revolt of South American colonies against Spanish rule; founded Bolivia in 1825 (1783-1830)
    Synonym(s): Bolivar, Simon Bolivar, El Libertador
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Simon Peter
n
  1. disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
    Synonym(s): Peter, Simon Peter, Saint Peter, St. Peter, Saint Peter the Apostle, St. Peter the Apostle
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
snowmobile
n
  1. tracked vehicle for travel on snow having skis in front
v
  1. ride a snowmobile
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
somnambulate
v
  1. walk in one's sleep
    Synonym(s): sleepwalk, somnambulate
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
somnambulation
n
  1. walking by a person who is asleep [syn: sleepwalking, somnambulism, somnambulation, noctambulism, noctambulation]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
somnambulism
n
  1. walking by a person who is asleep [syn: sleepwalking, somnambulism, somnambulation, noctambulism, noctambulation]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
somnambulist
n
  1. someone who walks about in their sleep [syn: sleepwalker, somnambulist, noctambulist]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
summum bonum
n
  1. the supreme good in which all moral values are included or from which they are derived
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
swine influenza
n
  1. an acute and highly contagious respiratory disease of swine caused by the orthomyxovirus thought to be the same virus that caused the 1918 influenza pandemic
    Synonym(s): swine influenza, swine flu
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Meagre \Mea"gre\, n. [F. maigre.] (Zo[94]l.)
      A large European sci[91]noid fish ({Sci[91]na umbra} or {S.
      aquila}), having white bloodless flesh. It is valued as a
      food fish. [Written also {maigre}.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Semeniferous \Sem`e*nif"er*ous\, a. (Biol.)
      Seminiferous.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Semiamplexicaul \Sem`i*am*plex"i*caul\, a. (Bot.)
      Partially amplexicaul; embracing the stem half round, as a
      leaf.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Seminiferous \Sem`i*nif"er*ous\, a. [L. semen, semenis, seed
      -ferous.] (Biol.)
      Seed-bearing; producing seed; pertaining to, or connected
      with, the formation of semen; as, seminiferous cells or
      vesicles.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Seminific \Sem`i*nif"ic\, Semnifical \Sem`*nif"ic*al\, a. [L.
      semen, seminis, seed + facere to make.] (Biol.)
      Forming or producing seed, or the male generative product of
      animals or of plants.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Seminification \Sem`i*ni*fi*ca"tion\, n.
      Propagation from seed. [R.] --Sir M. Hale.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Simon-pure \Si"mon-pure"\, a.
      Genuine; true; real; authentic; -- a term alluding to the
      comedy character Simon Pure, who is impersonated by another
      and is obliged to prove himself to be the [bd]real Simon
      Pure.[b8]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Somnambular \Som*nam"bu*lar\, a.
      Of or pertaining to somnambulism; somnambulistic. --Mrs.
      Browning.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Somnambulate \Som*nam"bu*late\, v. i. & t.
      To walk when [?]sleep.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Somnambulation \Som*nam`bu*la"tion\, n. [L. somnus sleep +
      ambulatio a walking about, from ambulare to walk. See
      {Somnolent}, {Amble}.]
      The act of walking in sleep.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Somnambulator \Som*nam"bu*la`tor\, n.
      A somnambulist.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Somnambule \Som*nam"bule\, n. [F.]
      A somnambulist.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Somnambulic \Som*nam"bu*lic\, a.
      Somnambulistic.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Somnambulism \Som*nam"bu*lism\, n. [Cf. F. somnambulisme. See
      {Somnambulation}.]
      A condition of the nervous system in which an individual
      during sleep performs actions approppriate to the waking
      state; a state of sleep in which some of the senses and
      voluntary powers are partially awake; noctambulism.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Somnambulist \Som*nam"bu*list\, n.
      A person who is subject to somnambulism; one who walks in his
      sleep; a sleepwalker; a noctambulist.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Somnambulistic \Som*nam`bu*lis"tic\, a.
      Of or pertaining to a somnambulist or somnambulism; affected
      by somnambulism; appropriate to the state of a somnambulist.
  
               Whether this was an intentional and waking departure,
               or a somnambulistic leave-taking and waking in her
               sleep, may remain a subject of contention. --Dickens.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Sunn \Sunn\, n. [Hind. san, fr. Skr. [87]ana.] (Bot.)
      An East Indian leguminous plant ({Crotalaria juncea}) and its
      fiber, which is also called {sunn hemp}. [Written also
      {sun}.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Hemp \Hemp\ (h[ecr]mp), n. [OE. hemp, AS. henep, h[91]nep; akin
      to D. hennep, OHG. hanaf, G. hanf, Icel. hampr, Dan. hamp,
      Sw. hampa, L. cannabis, cannabum, Gr. ka`nnabis, ka`nnabos;
      cf. Russ. konoplia, Skr. [cced]a[nsdot]a; all prob. borrowed
      from some other language at an early time. Cf. {Cannabine},
      {Canvas}.]
      1. (Bot.) A plant of the genus {Cannabis} ({C. sativa}), the
            fibrous skin or bark of which is used for making cloth and
            cordage. The name is also applied to various other plants
            yielding fiber.
  
      2. The fiber of the skin or rind of the plant, prepared for
            spinning. The name has also been extended to various
            fibers resembling the true hemp.
  
      {African hemp}, {Bowstring hemp}. See under {African}, and
            {Bowstring}.
  
      {Bastard hemp}, the Asiatic herb {Datisca cannabina}.
  
      {Canada hemp}, a species of dogbane ({Apocynum cannabinum}),
            the fiber of which was used by the Indians.
  
      {Hemp agrimony}, a coarse, composite herb of Europe
            ({Eupatorium cannabinum}), much like the American boneset.
           
  
      {Hemp nettle}, a plant of the genus {Galeopsis} ({G.
            Tetrahit}), belonging to the Mint family.
  
      {Indian hemp}. See under {Indian}, a.
  
      {Manila hemp}, the fiber of {Musa textilis}.
  
      {Sisal hemp}, the fiber of {Agave sisalana}, of Mexico and
            Yucatan.
  
      {Sunn hemp}, a fiber obtained from a leguminous plant
            ({Crotalaria juncea}).
  
      {Water hemp}, an annual American weed ({Acnida cannabina}),
            related to the amaranth.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Sunn \Sunn\, n. [Hind. san, fr. Skr. [87]ana.] (Bot.)
      An East Indian leguminous plant ({Crotalaria juncea}) and its
      fiber, which is also called {sunn hemp}. [Written also
      {sun}.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Hemp \Hemp\ (h[ecr]mp), n. [OE. hemp, AS. henep, h[91]nep; akin
      to D. hennep, OHG. hanaf, G. hanf, Icel. hampr, Dan. hamp,
      Sw. hampa, L. cannabis, cannabum, Gr. ka`nnabis, ka`nnabos;
      cf. Russ. konoplia, Skr. [cced]a[nsdot]a; all prob. borrowed
      from some other language at an early time. Cf. {Cannabine},
      {Canvas}.]
      1. (Bot.) A plant of the genus {Cannabis} ({C. sativa}), the
            fibrous skin or bark of which is used for making cloth and
            cordage. The name is also applied to various other plants
            yielding fiber.
  
      2. The fiber of the skin or rind of the plant, prepared for
            spinning. The name has also been extended to various
            fibers resembling the true hemp.
  
      {African hemp}, {Bowstring hemp}. See under {African}, and
            {Bowstring}.
  
      {Bastard hemp}, the Asiatic herb {Datisca cannabina}.
  
      {Canada hemp}, a species of dogbane ({Apocynum cannabinum}),
            the fiber of which was used by the Indians.
  
      {Hemp agrimony}, a coarse, composite herb of Europe
            ({Eupatorium cannabinum}), much like the American boneset.
           
  
      {Hemp nettle}, a plant of the genus {Galeopsis} ({G.
            Tetrahit}), belonging to the Mint family.
  
      {Indian hemp}. See under {Indian}, a.
  
      {Manila hemp}, the fiber of {Musa textilis}.
  
      {Sisal hemp}, the fiber of {Agave sisalana}, of Mexico and
            Yucatan.
  
      {Sunn hemp}, a fiber obtained from a leguminous plant
            ({Crotalaria juncea}).
  
      {Water hemp}, an annual American weed ({Acnida cannabina}),
            related to the amaranth.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Scammon Bay, AK (city, FIPS 67680)
      Location: 61.84502 N, 165.58194 W
      Population (1990): 343 (99 housing units)
      Area: 1.9 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 99662

From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
   semi-infinite n.   See {infinite}.
  
  
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