sorrel : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

   saurel
         n 1: large elongated compressed food fish of the Atlantic waters
               of Europe [syn: {horse mackerel}, {saurel}, {Trachurus
               trachurus}]
         2: a California food fish [syn: {horse mackerel}, {jack
            mackerel}, {Spanish mackerel}, {saurel}, {Trachurus
            symmetricus}]

English Dictionary: sorrel	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
scarily adv in an alarming manner; "the disturbing thing about the Minister's behavior is that far from being artificial, it too often rings frighteningly true" Synonym(s): frighteningly, scarily
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
schorl n black tourmaline
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
scrawl n poor handwriting [syn: scribble, scratch, scrawl, cacography] v write carelessly Synonym(s): scribble, scrawl
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
scroll n a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals) Synonym(s): coil, whorl, roll, curl, curlicue, ringlet, gyre, scroll a document that can be rolled up (as for storage) Synonym(s): scroll, roll v move through text or graphics in order to display parts that do not fit on the screen; "Scroll down to see the entire text"
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serail n living quarters reserved for wives and concubines and female relatives in a Muslim household Synonym(s): harem, hareem, seraglio, serail
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serial adj in regular succession without gaps; "serial concerts" Synonym(s): consecutive, sequent, sequential, serial, successive pertaining to or composed in serial technique; "serial music" pertaining to or occurring in or producing a series; "serial monogamy"; "serial killing"; "a serial killer"; "serial publication" of or relating to the sequential performance of multiple operations; "serial processing" Synonym(s): serial, in series(p), nonparallel n a serialized set of programs; "a comedy series"; "the Masterworks concert series" Synonym(s): serial, series a periodical that appears at scheduled times Synonym(s): series, serial, serial publication
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serially adv in a serial manner; "serially composed music"
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Seriola n a genus of Carangidae Synonym(s): Seriola, genus Seriola
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sharia law 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
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
shariah law 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
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
shrill adj having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones ; "a shrill whistle"; "a shrill gaiety" Synonym(s): shrill, sharp being sharply insistent on being heard; "strident demands"; "shrill criticism" Synonym(s): strident, shrill of colors that are bright and gaudy; "a shrill turquoise" v utter a shrill cry [syn: shriek, shrill, pipe up, pipe]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
shrilly adv in a shrill voice; "she sang rather shrilly" [syn: shrilly, piercingly]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
skirl n the sound of (the chanter of) a bagpipe v make a shrill, wailing sound; "skirling bagpipes" play the bagpipes
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sorely adv to a great degree; "I missed him sorely"; "we were sorely taxed to keep up with them" in or as if in pain; "she moved painfully forward"; "sorely wounded" Synonym(s): painfully, sorely Antonym(s): painlessly
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
sorrel adj of a light brownish color [syn: sorrel, {brownish- orange}] n any plant or flower of the genus Oxalis [syn: oxalis, sorrel, wood sorrel] any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine Synonym(s): dock, sorrel, sour grass East Indian sparsely prickly annual herb or perennial subshrub widely cultivated for its fleshy calyxes used in tarts and jelly and for its bast fiber Synonym(s): roselle, rozelle, sorrel, red sorrel, Jamaica sorrel, Hibiscus sabdariffa large sour-tasting arrowhead-shaped leaves used in salads and sauces Synonym(s): sorrel, common sorrel a horse of a brownish orange to light brown color
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
sourly adv in a sour manner; "he complained sourly that the new rules only benefitted the managers"
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squarely adv directly and without evasion; not roundabout; "to face a problem squarely"; "the responsibility lies squarely with them"; "spoke forthright (or forthrightly) and to the point" Synonym(s): squarely, forthrightly, forthright in a straight direct way; "looked him squarely in the eye"; "ran square into me" 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 in a square shape; "a squarely cut piece of paper"; "folded the sheet of paper square" Synonym(s): squarely, square with firmness and conviction; without compromise; "he stood foursquare for religious liberty and toleration"- C.G.Bowers; "dealt straightforwardly with all issues" Synonym(s): squarely, foursquare, straightforwardly
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squirrel n a kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail the fur of a squirrel
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squirrel away v save up as for future use [syn: hoard, stash, cache, lay away, hive up, squirrel away]
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surely 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
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
surly adj inclined to anger or bad feelings with overtones of menace; "a surly waiter"; "an ugly frame of mind" Synonym(s): surly, ugly
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surreal adj characterized by fantastic imagery and incongruous juxtapositions; "a great concourse of phantasmagoric shadows"--J.C.Powys; "the incongruous imagery in surreal art and literature" Synonym(s): phantasmagoric, phantasmagorical, surreal, surrealistic resembling a dream; "night invested the lake with a dreamlike quality"; "as irrational and surreal as a dream" Synonym(s): dreamlike, surreal
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
swirl n the shape of something rotating rapidly [syn: whirl, swirl, vortex, convolution] v turn in a twisting or spinning motion; "The leaves swirled in the autumn wind" Synonym(s): twirl, swirl, twiddle, whirl flow in a circular current, of liquids Synonym(s): eddy, purl, whirlpool, swirl, whirl
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Saurel \Sau"rel\, n. (Zo[94]l.) Any carangoid fish of the genus {Trachurus}, especially {T. trachurus}, or {T. saurus}, of Europe and America, and {T. picturatus} of California. Called also {skipjack}, and {horse mackerel}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Schorl \Schorl\ (sh[93]rl), n. [G. sch[94]rl; cf. Sw. sk[94]rl.] (Min.) Black tourmaline. [Written also {shorl}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Schorly \Schorl"y\>, a. Pertaining to, or containing, schorl; as, schorly granite.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Scrawl \Scrawl\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scrawled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Scrawling}.] [Probably corrupted from scrabble.] To draw or mark awkwardly and irregularly; to write hastily and carelessly; to scratch; to scribble; as, to scrawl a letter. His name, scrawled by himself. --Macaulay.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Scrawl \Scrawl\, v. i. See {Crawl}. [Obs.] --Latimer.
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Scrawl \Scrawl\ (skr[add]l), n. Unskillful or inelegant writing; that which is unskillfully or inelegantly written. The left hand will make such a scrawl, that it will not be legible. --Arbuthnot. You bid me write no more than a scrawl to you. --Gray.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Scrawl \Scrawl\, v. i. To write unskillfully and inelegantly. Though with a golden pen you scrawl. --Swift.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rule \Rule\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ruled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ruling}.] [Cf. OF. riuler, ruiler, L. regulare. See {Rule}, n., and cf. {Regulate}.] 1. To control the will and actions of; to exercise authority or dominion over; to govern; to manage. --Chaucer. A bishop then must be blameless; . . . one that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection. --1 Tim. iii. 2, 4. 2. To control or direct by influence, counsel, or persuasion; to guide; -- used chiefly in the passive. I think she will be ruled In all respects by me. --Shak. 3. To establish or settle by, or as by, a rule; to fix by universal or general consent, or by common practice. That's are ruled case with the schoolmen. --Atterbury. 4. (Law) To require or command by rule; to give as a direction or order of court. 5. To mark with lines made with a pen, pencil, etc., guided by a rule or ruler; to print or mark with lines by means of a rule or other contrivance effecting a similar result; as, to rule a sheet of paper of a blank book. {Ruled surface} (Geom.), any surface that may be described by a straight line moving according to a given law; -- called also a {scroll}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Scroll \Scroll\, n. [A dim. of OE. scroue, scrowe (whence E. escrow), OF. escroe, escroue, F. [82]crou entry in the jail book, LL. scroa scroll, probably of Teutonic origin; cf. OD. schroode a strip, shred, slip of paper, akin to E. shred. Cf. {Shred}, {Escrow}.] 1. A roll of paper or parchment; a writing formed into a roll; a schedule; a list. The heavens shall be rolled together as a scroll. --Isa. xxxiv. 4. Here is the scroll of every man's name. --Shak. 2. (Arch.) An ornament formed of undulations giving off spirals or sprays, usually suggestive of plant form. Roman architectural ornament is largely of some scroll pattern. 3. A mark or flourish added to a person's signature, intended to represent a seal, and in some States allowed as a substitute for a seal. [U.S.] --Burrill. 4. (Geom.) Same as {Skew surface}. See under {Skew}. {Linen scroll} (Arch.) See under {Linen}. {Scroll chuck} (Mach.), an adjustable chuck, applicable to a lathe spindle, for centering and holding work, in which the jaws are adjusted and tightened simultaneously by turning a disk having in its face a spiral groove which is entered by teeth on the backs of the jaws. {Scroll saw}. See under {Saw}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rule \Rule\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ruled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ruling}.] [Cf. OF. riuler, ruiler, L. regulare. See {Rule}, n., and cf. {Regulate}.] 1. To control the will and actions of; to exercise authority or dominion over; to govern; to manage. --Chaucer. A bishop then must be blameless; . . . one that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection. --1 Tim. iii. 2, 4. 2. To control or direct by influence, counsel, or persuasion; to guide; -- used chiefly in the passive. I think she will be ruled In all respects by me. --Shak. 3. To establish or settle by, or as by, a rule; to fix by universal or general consent, or by common practice. That's are ruled case with the schoolmen. --Atterbury. 4. (Law) To require or command by rule; to give as a direction or order of court. 5. To mark with lines made with a pen, pencil, etc., guided by a rule or ruler; to print or mark with lines by means of a rule or other contrivance effecting a similar result; as, to rule a sheet of paper of a blank book. {Ruled surface} (Geom.), any surface that may be described by a straight line moving according to a given law; -- called also a {scroll}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Scroll \Scroll\, n. [A dim. of OE. scroue, scrowe (whence E. escrow), OF. escroe, escroue, F. [82]crou entry in the jail book, LL. scroa scroll, probably of Teutonic origin; cf. OD. schroode a strip, shred, slip of paper, akin to E. shred. Cf. {Shred}, {Escrow}.] 1. A roll of paper or parchment; a writing formed into a roll; a schedule; a list. The heavens shall be rolled together as a scroll. --Isa. xxxiv. 4. Here is the scroll of every man's name. --Shak. 2. (Arch.) An ornament formed of undulations giving off spirals or sprays, usually suggestive of plant form. Roman architectural ornament is largely of some scroll pattern. 3. A mark or flourish added to a person's signature, intended to represent a seal, and in some States allowed as a substitute for a seal. [U.S.] --Burrill. 4. (Geom.) Same as {Skew surface}. See under {Skew}. {Linen scroll} (Arch.) See under {Linen}. {Scroll chuck} (Mach.), an adjustable chuck, applicable to a lathe spindle, for centering and holding work, in which the jaws are adjusted and tightened simultaneously by turning a disk having in its face a spiral groove which is entered by teeth on the backs of the jaws. {Scroll saw}. See under {Saw}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Scroyle \Scroyle\ (skroil), n. [Cf. OF. escrouselle a kind of vermin, escrouelles, pl., scrofula, F. [82]crouelles, fr. (assumed) LL. scrofulae. See {Scrofula}, and cf. {Cruels}.] A mean fellow; a wretch. [Obs.] --hak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Scurrile \Scur"rile\, a. [L. scurrilis, fr. scurra a bufoon, jester: cf. F. scurrile.] Such as befits a buffoon or vulgar jester; grossly opprobrious or loudly jocose in language; scurrilous; as, scurrile taunts. The wretched affectation of scurrile laughter. --Cowley. A scurrile or obscene jest will better advance you at the court of Charles than father's ancient name. --Sir W. Scott.
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Serial \Se"ri*al\, a. 1. Of or pertaining to a series; consisting of a series; appearing in successive parts or numbers; as, a serial work or publication. [bd]Classification . . . may be more or less serial.[b8] --H. Spencer. 2. (Bot.) Of or pertaining to rows. --Gray. {Serial homology}. (Biol.) See under {Homology}. {Serial symmetry}. (Biol.) See under {Symmetry}.
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Serial \Se"ri*al\, n. A publication appearing in a series or succession of part; a tale, or other writing, published in successive numbers of a periodical.
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Serially \Se"rially\, adv. In a series, or regular order; in a serial manner; as, arranged serially; published serially.
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Yellowtail \Yel"low*tail`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) (a) Any one of several species of marine carangoid fishes of the genus {Seriola}; especially, the large California species ({S. dorsalis}) which sometimes weighs thirty or forty pounds, and is highly esteemed as a food fish; -- called also {cavasina}, and {white salmon}. (b) The mademoiselle, or silver perch. (c) The menhaden. (d) The runner, 12. (e) A California rockfish ({Sebastodes flavidus}). (f) The sailor's choice ({Diplodus rhomboides}). Note: Several other fishes are also locally called yellowtail.
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Serrula \Ser"ru*la\, n. [L., a little saw.] (Zo[94]l.) The red-breasted merganser.
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Sheerly \Sheer"ly\, adv. At once; absolutely. [Obs.]
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Shirl \Shirl\, a. Shrill. [Prov. Eng.] -- Halliwell.
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Shirl \Shirl\, n. (Min.) See {Schorl}.
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Shirley \Shir"ley\, n. (Zo[94]l.) The bullfinch.
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Schorl \Schorl\ (sh[93]rl), n. [G. sch[94]rl; cf. Sw. sk[94]rl.] (Min.) Black tourmaline. [Written also {shorl}.]
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Shorl \Shorl\, n., Shorlaceous \Shor*la"ceous\, a.(Min.) See {Schorl}, {Schorlaceous}.
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Schorl \Schorl\ (sh[93]rl), n. [G. sch[94]rl; cf. Sw. sk[94]rl.] (Min.) Black tourmaline. [Written also {shorl}.]
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Shorl \Shorl\, n., Shorlaceous \Shor*la"ceous\, a.(Min.) See {Schorl}, {Schorlaceous}.
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Shrill \Shrill\, v. t. To utter or express in a shrill tone; to cause to make a shrill sound. How poor Andromache shrills her dolors forth. --Shak.
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Shrill \Shrill\, a. [Compar. {Shriller}; superl. {Shrillest}.] [OE. shril, schril; akin to LG. schrell, G. schrill. See {Shrill},v. i.] Acute; sharp; piercing; having or emitting a sharp, piercing tone or sound; -- said of a sound, or of that which produces a sound. Hear the shrill whistle which doth order give To sounds confused. --Shak. Let winds be shrill, let waves roll high. --Byron.
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Shrill \Shrill\, n. A shrill sound. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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Shrill \Shrill\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Shrilled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shrilling}.] [OE. schrillen, akin to G. schrillen; cf. AS. scralletan to resound loudly, Icel. skr[94]lta to jolt, Sw. skr[84]lla to shrill, Norw. skryla, skr[?]la. Cf. {Skirl}.] To utter an acute, piercing sound; to sound with a sharp, shrill tone; to become shrill. Break we our pipes, that shrilledloud as lark. --Spenser. No sounds were heard but of the shrilling cock. --Goldsmith. His voice shrilled with passion. --L. Wallace.
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Shrilly \Shril"ly\, adv. In a shrill manner; acutely; with a sharp sound or voice.
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Shrilly \Shril"ly\, a. Somewhat shrill. [Poetic] --Sir W. Scott. Some kept up a shrilly mellow sound. --Keats.
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Skirl \Skirl\, v. t.& i. [Of Scand. origin, and originally the same word as E. shrill.] To utter in a shrill tone; to scream. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
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Skirl \Skirl\, n. A shrill cry or sound. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
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Sorel \Sor"el\, n. [A diminutive. See {Sore} reddish brown.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) A young buck in the third year. See the Note under {Buck}. --Shak. 2. A yellowish or reddish brown color; sorrel.
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Sorely \Sore"ly\, adv. In a sore manner; grievously; painfully; as, to be sorely afflicted.
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Sorrel \Sor"rel\, a. [F. saur, saure, OF. sor, sore, probably of Teutonic origin; cf. D. zoor dry, LG. soor; the meaning probably coming from the color of dry leaves. See {Sear}, a., and cf. {Sorel}.] Of a yellowish or redish brown color; as, a sorrel horse.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sorrel \Sor"rel\, n. A yellowish or redish brown color.
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Sorrel \Sor"rel\, n. [F. surelle, fr. sur sour, fr. OHG. s[?]r sour. See {Sour}.] (Bot.) One of various plants having a sour juice; especially, a plant of the genus {Rumex}, as {Rumex Acetosa}, {Rumex Acetosella}, etc. {Mountain sorrel}. (Bot.) See under {Mountain}. {Red sorrel}. (Bot.) (a) A malvaceous plant ({Hibiscus Sabdariffa}) whose acid calyxes and capsules are used in the West Indies for making tarts and acid drinks. (b) A troublesome weed ({Rumex Acetosella}), also called {sheep sorrel}. {Salt of sorrel} (Chem.), binoxalate of potassa; -- so called because obtained from the juice of {Rumex Acetosella}, or {Rumex Axetosa}. {Sorrel tree} (Bot.), a small ericaceous tree ({Oxydendrum arboreum}) whose leaves resemble those of the peach and have a sour taste. It is common along the Alleghanies. Called also {sourwood}. {Wood sorrel} (Bot.), any plant of the genus Oxalis.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sorrily \Sor"ri*ly\, adv. In a sorry manner; poorly. Thy pipe, O Pan, shall help, though I sing sorrily. --Sir P. Sidney.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sourly \Sour"ly\, adv. In a sour manner; with sourness.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Squarely \Square"ly\, adv. In a square form or manner.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Squirely \Squire"ly\, a. & adv. Becoming a squire; like a squire.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Squirrel \Squir"rel\ (skw[etil]r"r[etil]l or skw[icr]r"-; 277), n. [OE. squirel, OF. esquirel, escurel, F. [82]cureuil, LL. squirelus, squirolus, scuriolus, dim. of L. sciurus, Gr. si`oyros; skia` shade + o'yra` tail. Cf. {Shine}, v. i.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of small rodents belonging to the genus {Sciurus} and several allied genera of the family {Sciurid[91]}. Squirrels generally have a bushy tail, large erect ears, and strong hind legs. They are commonly arboreal in their habits, but many species live in burrows. Note: Among the common North American squirrels are the gray squirrel ({Scirius Carolinensis}) and its black variety; the fox, or cat, sqirrel ({S. cinereus}, or {S. niger}) which is a large species, and variable in color, the southern variety being frequently black, while the northern and western varieties are usually gray or rusty brown; the red squirrel (see {Chickaree}); the striped, or chipping, squirrel (see {Chipmunk}); and the California gray squirrel ({S. fossor}). Several other species inhabit Mexico and Central America. The common European species ({Sciurus vulgaris}) has a long tuft of hair on each ear. the so-called Australian squirrels are marsupials. See {Petaurist}, and {Phalanger}. 2. One of the small rollers of a carding machine which work with the large cylinder. {Barking squirrel} (Zo[94]l.), the prairie dog. {Federation squirrel} (Zo[94]l.), the striped gopher. See {Gopher}, 2. {Flying squirrel} (Zo[94]l.). See {Flying squirrel}, in the Vocabulary. {Java squirrel} (Zo[94]l.). See {Jelerang}. {Squirrel corn} (Bot.), a North American herb ({Dicantra Canadensis}) bearing little yellow tubers. {Squirrel cup} (Bot.), the blossom of the {Hepatica triloba}, a low perennial herb with cup-shaped flowers varying from purplish blue to pink or even white. It is one of the earliest flowers of spring. {Squirrel fish} (Zo[94]l.) (a) A sea bass ({Serranus fascicularis}) of the Southern United States. (b) The sailor's choice ({Diplodus rhomboides}). (c) The redmouth, or grunt. (d) A market fish of Bermuda ({Holocentrum Ascensione}). {Squirrel grass} (Bot.), a pestiferous grass ({Hordeum murinum}) related to barley. In California the stiffly awned spiklets work into the wool of sheep, and into the throat, flesh, and eyes of animals, sometimes even producing death. {Squirrel hake} (Zo[94]l.), a common American hake ({Phycis tenuis}); -- called also {white hake}. {Squirrel hawk} (Zo[94]l.), any rough-legged hawk; especially, the California species {Archibuteo ferrugineus}. {Squirrel monkey}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) Any one of several species of small, soft-haired South American monkeys of the genus {Calithrix}. They are noted for their graceful form and agility. See {Teetee}. (b) A marmoset. {Squirrel petaurus} (Zo[94]l.), a flying phalanger of Australia. See {Phalanger}, {Petaurist}, and {Flying phalanger} under {Flying}. {Squirrel shrew} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of East Indian and Asiatic insectivores of the genus {Tupaia}. They are allied to the shrews, but have a bushy tail, like that of a squirrel. {Squirrel-tail grass} (Bot.), a grass ({Hordeum jubatum}) found in salt marshes and along the Great Lakes, having a dense spike beset with long awns.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sural \Su"ral\, a. [L. sura the calf of the leg: cf. F. sural.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the calf of the leg; as, the sural arteries.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Surely \Sure"ly\, adv. 1. In a sure or certain manner; certainly; infallibly; undoubtedly; assuredly. In the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die. --Gen. ii. 17. He that created something out of nothing, surely can raise great things out of small. --South. 2. Without danger; firmly; steadly; securely. He that walketh uprightly walketh surely. --Prov. x. 9.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Surly \Sur"ly\, a. [Compar. {Surlier}; superl. {Surliest}.] [Probably from sir, and originally meaning, sirlike, i.e., proud. See {Sir}, and {Like}, a.] 1. Arrogant; haughty. [Obs.] --Cotgrave. 2. Gloomily morose; ill-natured, abrupt, and rude; severe; sour; crabbed; rough; sullen; gloomy; as, a surly groom; a surly dog; surly language; a surly look. [bd]That surly spirit, melancholy.[b8] --Shak. 3. Rough; dark; tempestuous. Now softened into joy the surly storm. --Thomson.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Surroyal \Sur*roy"al\, n. [Pref. sur- + royal.] (Zo[94]l.) One of the terminal branches or divisions of the beam of the antler of the stag or other large deer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Swirl \Swirl\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Swirled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Swirling}.] [Akin to Norw. svirla to whirl, freq. of sverra to whirl, Dan. svirre, G. schwirren to whiz, to buzz. [fb]177. See {Swarm}, n.] To whirl, or cause to whirl, as in an eddy. [bd]The river swirled along.[b8] --C. Kingsley.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Swirl \Swirl\, n. A whirling motion; an eddy, as of water; a whirl. [bd]The silent swirl of bats.[b8] --Mrs. Browning.
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From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
scrool /skrool/ n. [from the pioneering Roundtable chat system in Houston ca. 1984; prob. originated as a typo for `scroll'] The log of old messages, available for later perusal or to help one get back in synch with the conversation. It was originally called the `scrool monster', because an early version of the roundtable software had a bug where it would dump all 8K of scrool on a user's terminal.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
SCROLL String and Character Recording Oriented Logogrammatic Language. ["SCROLL - A Pattern Recording Language", M. Sargent, Proc SJCC 36 (1970)]. (1994-12-01)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
scroll (From a scroll of paper) To change the portion of a document displayed in a window or on a {VDU} screen. In a {graphical user interface}, scrolling is usually controlled by the user via {scroll bars}, whereas on a VDU the text scrolls up automatically as lines of data are output at the bottom of the screen. (2001-04-27)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
SCROLL String and Character Recording Oriented Logogrammatic Language. ["SCROLL - A Pattern Recording Language", M. Sargent, Proc SJCC 36 (1970)]. (1994-12-01)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
scroll (From a scroll of paper) To change the portion of a document displayed in a window or on a {VDU} screen. In a {graphical user interface}, scrolling is usually controlled by the user via {scroll bars}, whereas on a VDU the text scrolls up automatically as lines of data are output at the bottom of the screen. (2001-04-27)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
scrool /skrool/ [The pioneering Roundtable chat system in Houston ca. 1984; probably originated as a typo for "scroll"] The log of old messages, available for later perusal or to help one get back in synch with the conversation. It was originally called the "scrool monster", because an early version of the roundtable software had a bug where it would dump all 8K of scrool on a user's terminal. [{Jargon File}]
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
SRL 1. Bharat Jayaraman. ["Towards a Broader Basis for Logic Programming", B. Jayaraman, TR CS Dept, SUNY Buffalo, 1990]. 2. {Schema Representation language}. 3. {Structured Robot Language}. C. Blume & W. Jacob, U Karlsruhe. (1995-01-26)