sad-faced
         adj 1: having a face with a sad expression; "the sad-faced
                  clown"

English Dictionary: stopcock	by the DICT Development Group
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sawed-off shotgun n a shotgun with short barrels
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scatophagy n the eating of excrement or other filth
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scotopic vision n the ability to see in reduced illumination (as in moonlight) Synonym(s): night vision, night-sight, scotopic vision, twilight vision
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seed vessel n the ripened and variously modified walls of a plant ovary Synonym(s): pericarp, seed vessel
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set back v hold back to a later time; "let's postpone the exam" [syn: postpone, prorogue, hold over, put over, table, shelve, set back, defer, remit, put off] slow down the progress of; hinder; "His late start set him back" cost a certain amount; "My daughter's wedding set me back $20,000" Synonym(s): set back, knock back, put back
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set piece n a piece of scenery intended to stand alone as part of the stage setting
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set-back n structure where a wall or building narrows abruptly [syn: set-back, setoff, offset]
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setback n an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating Synonym(s): reverse, reversal, setback, blow, black eye
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Setophaga n a genus of Parulidae Synonym(s): Setophaga, genus Setophaga
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Setophaga ruticilla n flycatching warbler of eastern North America the male having bright orange on sides and wings and tail Synonym(s): American redstart, redstart, Setophaga ruticilla
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shadbush n any of various North American trees or shrubs having showy white flowers and edible blue-black or purplish fruit Synonym(s): Juneberry, serviceberry, service tree, shadbush, shadblow
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shadow box n a shallow rectangular box with a transparent front used to protect and display small items (jewelry, coins, etc.)
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shadowbox v go through boxing motions without an opponent
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shadowboxing n sparring with an imaginary opponent (for exercise or training)
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sheatfish n large elongated catfish of central and eastern Europe [syn: European catfish, sheatfish, Silurus glanis]
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side by side adj nearest in space or position; immediately adjoining without intervening space; "had adjacent rooms"; "in the next room"; "the person sitting next to me"; "our rooms were side by side" Synonym(s): adjacent, next, side by side(p) closely related or associated; "a city in which communism and democracy had to live side by side"
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side effect n a secondary and usually adverse effect of a drug or therapy; "severe headaches are one of the side effects of the drug" any adverse and unwanted secondary effect; "a strategy to contain the fallout from the accounting scandal" Synonym(s): side effect, fallout
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side of bacon n salted and cured abdominal wall of a side of pork [syn: flitch, side of bacon]
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side pocket n a pocket on the side of a billiard table
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sit back v settle into a comfortable sitting position [syn: {sit back}, take it easy] be inactive or indifferent while something is happening; "Don't just sit by while your rights are violated!" Synonym(s): sit by, sit back
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site visit n a visit in an official capacity to examine a site to determine its suitability for some enterprise
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soda biscuit n very tender biscuit partially leavened with buttermilk and soda Synonym(s): buttermilk biscuit, soda biscuit
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sodbuster n a person who operates a farm [syn: farmer, husbandman, granger, sodbuster]
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sotto voce adv in an undertone; "he uttered a curse sotto voce" [syn: sotto voce, in a low voice]
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south by east n the compass point that is one point east of due south [syn: south by east, SbE]
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south by west n the compass point that is one point west of due south [syn: south by west, SbW]
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South of Houston n a district in southwestern Manhattan noted for its shops and restaurants and galleries and artist's lofts Synonym(s): SoHo, South of Houston
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South Pacific n that part of the Pacific Ocean to the south of the equator
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St. Basil n (Roman Catholic Church) the bishop of Caesarea who defended the Roman Catholic Church against the heresies of the 4th century; a saint and Doctor of the Church (329-379) Synonym(s): Basil, St. Basil, Basil of Caesarea, Basil the Great, St. Basil the Great
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St. Basil the Great n (Roman Catholic Church) the bishop of Caesarea who defended the Roman Catholic Church against the heresies of the 4th century; a saint and Doctor of the Church (329-379) Synonym(s): Basil, St. Basil, Basil of Caesarea, Basil the Great, St. Basil the Great
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St. Dabeoc's heath n low straggling evergreen shrub of western Europe represented by several varieties with flowers from white to rose-purple Synonym(s): Connemara heath, St. Dabeoc's heath, Daboecia cantabrica
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staff sergeant n a noncommissioned officer ranking above corporal and below sergeant first class in the Army or Marines or above airman 1st class in the Air Force
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stapes n the stirrup-shaped ossicle that transmits sound from the incus to the cochlea Synonym(s): stapes, stirrup
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stay of execution n an order whereby a judgment is precluded from being executed for a specific period of time
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steep-sided adj having very steep sides
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steepish adj somewhat steep
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Steffi Graf n German tennis player who won seven women's singles titles at Wimbledon (born in 1969) Synonym(s): Graf, Steffi Graf, Stephanie Graf
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step by step adv in a gradual manner; "the snake moved gradually toward its victim" Synonym(s): gradually, bit by bit, step by step proceeding in steps; "the voltage was increased stepwise" Synonym(s): stepwise, step by step
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step stool n a stool that has one or two steps that fold under the seat
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step-by-step adj one thing at a time [syn: bit-by-bit, {in small stages}, piecemeal, step-by-step, stepwise]
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stepchild n a child of your spouse by a former marriage
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steps n a flight of stairs or a flight of steps [syn: stairs, steps] the course along which a person has walked or is walking in; "I followed in his steps"; "he retraced his steps"; "his steps turned toward home"
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stepsister n a sister who has only one parent in common with you [syn: half sister, half-sister, stepsister]
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stepson n the son your spouse by a former marriage
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stepwise adv proceeding in steps; "the voltage was increased stepwise" Synonym(s): stepwise, step by step adj one thing at a time [syn: bit-by-bit, {in small stages}, piecemeal, step-by-step, stepwise]
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stiff aster n wiry tufted perennial of the eastern United States with stiff erect rough stems, linear leaves and large violet flowers Synonym(s): stiff aster, Aster linarifolius
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stiff gentian n gentian of eastern North America having clusters of bristly blue flowers Synonym(s): agueweed, ague weed, five-flowered gentian, stiff gentian, Gentianella quinquefolia, Gentiana quinquefolia
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stiff-backed adj having a stiff back; "the guards stood stiff-backed and unsmiling"
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stop consonant n a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it; "his stop consonants are too aspirated" Synonym(s): stop consonant, stop, occlusive, plosive consonant, plosive speech sound, plosive Antonym(s): continuant, continuant consonant
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stopcock n faucet consisting of a rotating device for regulating flow of a liquid Synonym(s): stopcock, cock, turncock
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Stopes n birth-control campaigner who in 1921 opened the first birth control clinic in London (1880-1958) Synonym(s): Stopes, Marie Stopes, Marie Charlotte Carmichael Stopes
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stopgap n something contrived to meet an urgent need or emergency Synonym(s): makeshift, stopgap, make-do
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stoppage n the state of inactivity following an interruption; "the negotiations were in arrest"; "held them in check"; "during the halt he got some lunch"; "the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow"; "he spent the entire stop in his seat" Synonym(s): arrest, check, halt, hitch, stay, stop, stoppage an obstruction in a pipe or tube; "we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe" Synonym(s): blockage, block, closure, occlusion, stop, stoppage the act of stopping something; "the third baseman made some remarkable stops"; "his stoppage of the flow resulted in a flood" Synonym(s): stop, stoppage
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stops n a gambling card game in which chips are placed on the ace and king and queen and jack of separate suits (taken from a separate deck); a player plays the lowest card of a suit in his hand and successively higher cards are played until the sequence stops; the player who plays a card matching one in the layout wins all the chips on that card Synonym(s): Michigan, Chicago, Newmarket, boodle, stops
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Stubbs n English historian noted for his constitutional history of medieval England (1825-1901) Synonym(s): Stubbs, William Stubbs
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stuff shot n a basketball shot in which the basketball is propelled downward into the basket Synonym(s): dunk, dunk shot, stuff shot
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Stuyvesant n the last Dutch colonial administrator of New Netherland; in 1664 he was forced to surrender the colony to England (1592-1672) Synonym(s): Stuyvesant, Peter Stuyvesant, Petrus Stuyvesant
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stypsis n the ability to contract or draw together soft body tissues to check blood flow or restrict secretion of fluids Synonym(s): astringency, stypsis
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suit of clothes n a set of garments (usually including a jacket and trousers or skirt) for outerwear all of the same fabric and color; "they buried him in his best suit" Synonym(s): suit, suit of clothes
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sweat bag n a porous bag (usually of canvas) that holds water and cools it by evaporation
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sweatbox n small or narrow cell a device that causes tobacco leaves or fruit or hides to sweat
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sweet basil n annual or perennial of tropical Asia having spikes of small white flowers and aromatic leaves; one of the most important culinary herbs; used in salads, casseroles, sauces and some liqueurs Synonym(s): common basil, sweet basil, Ocimum basilicum leaves of the common basil; used fresh or dried Synonym(s): basil, sweet basil
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sweet buckeye n a tall and often cultivated buckeye of the central United States
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sweet pickle n pickle cured in brine and preserved in sugar and vinegar
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sweet-faced adj having a pleasing face or one showing a sweet disposition; "a sweet-faced child"
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Black snake \Black" snake`\ (sn[amac]k) [or] Blacksnake    \Black"snake\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       A snake of a black color, of which two species are common in       the United States, the {Bascanium constrictor}, or racer,       sometimes six feet long, and the {Scotophis Alleghaniensis},       seven or eight feet long.          Note: The name is also applied to various other black                serpents, as {Natrix atra} of Jamaica.
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Seed \Seed\, n.; pl. {Seed} or {Seeds}. [OE. seed, sed, AS.       s[?]d, fr. s[be]wan to sow; akin to D. zaad seed, G. saat,       Icel. s[be][?], s[?][?]i, Goth. manas[?]ps seed of men.       world. See {Sow} to scatter seed, and cf. {Colza}.]       1. (Bot.)             (a) A ripened ovule, consisting of an embryo with one or                   more integuments, or coverings; as, an apple seed; a                   currant seed. By germination it produces a new plant.             (b) Any small seedlike fruit, though it may consist of a                   pericarp, or even a calyx, as well as the seed proper;                   as, parsnip seed; thistle seed.                               And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass,                            the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree                            yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in                            itself.                                       --Gen. i. 11.          Note: The seed proper has an outer and an inner coat, and                within these the kernel or nucleus. The kernel is                either the embryo alone, or the embryo inclosed in the                albumen, which is the material for the nourishment of                the developing embryo. The scar on a seed, left where                the stem parted from it, is called the hilum, and the                closed orifice of the ovule, the micropyle.          2. (Physiol.) The generative fluid of the male; semen; sperm;             -- not used in the plural.          3. That from which anything springs; first principle;             original; source; as, the seeds of virtue or vice.          4. The principle of production.                         Praise of great acts he scatters as a seed, Which                      may the like in coming ages breed.      --Waller.          5. Progeny; offspring; children; descendants; as, the seed of             Abraham; the seed of David.          Note: In this sense the word is applied to one person, or to                any number collectively, and admits of the plural form,                though rarely used in the plural.          6. Race; generation; birth.                         Of mortal seed they were not held.      --Waller.          {Seed bag} (Artesian well), a packing to prevent percolation             of water down the bore hole. It consists of a bag             encircling the tubing and filled with flax seed, which             swells when wet and fills the space between the tubing and             the sides of the hole.          {Seed bud} (Bot.), the germ or rudiment of the plant in the             embryo state; the ovule.          {Seed coat} (Bot.), the covering of a seed.          {Seed corn}, [or] {Seed grain} (Bot.), corn or grain for             seed.          {Seed down} (Bot.), the soft hairs on certain seeds, as             cotton seed.          {Seed drill}. See 6th {Drill}, 2             (a) .          {Seed eater} (Zo[94]l.), any finch of the genera             {Sporophila}, and {Crithagra}. They feed mainly on seeds.                      {Seed gall} (Zo[94]l.), any gall which resembles a seed,             formed, on the leaves of various plants, usually by some             species of Phylloxera.          {Seed leaf} (Bot.), a cotyledon.          {Seed lobe} (Bot.), a cotyledon; a seed leaf.          {Seed oil}, oil expressed from the seeds of plants.          {Seed oyster}, a young oyster, especially when of a size             suitable for transplantation to a new locality.          {Seed pearl}, a small pearl of little value.          {Seed plat}, [or] {Seed plot}, the ground on which seeds are             sown, to produce plants for transplanting; a nursery.          {Seed stalk} (Bot.), the stalk of an ovule or seed; a             funicle.          {Seed tick} (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of ticks             resembling seeds in form and color.          {Seed vessel} (Bot.), that part of a plant which contains the             seeds; a pericarp.          {Seed weevil} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous small weevels,             especially those of the genus {Apion}, which live in the             seeds of various plants.          {Seed wool}, cotton wool not yet cleansed of its seeds.             [Southern U.S.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Seed \Seed\, n.; pl. {Seed} or {Seeds}. [OE. seed, sed, AS.       s[?]d, fr. s[be]wan to sow; akin to D. zaad seed, G. saat,       Icel. s[be][?], s[?][?]i, Goth. manas[?]ps seed of men.       world. See {Sow} to scatter seed, and cf. {Colza}.]       1. (Bot.)             (a) A ripened ovule, consisting of an embryo with one or                   more integuments, or coverings; as, an apple seed; a                   currant seed. By germination it produces a new plant.             (b) Any small seedlike fruit, though it may consist of a                   pericarp, or even a calyx, as well as the seed proper;                   as, parsnip seed; thistle seed.                               And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass,                            the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree                            yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in                            itself.                                       --Gen. i. 11.          Note: The seed proper has an outer and an inner coat, and                within these the kernel or nucleus. The kernel is                either the embryo alone, or the embryo inclosed in the                albumen, which is the material for the nourishment of                the developing embryo. The scar on a seed, left where                the stem parted from it, is called the hilum, and the                closed orifice of the ovule, the micropyle.          2. (Physiol.) The generative fluid of the male; semen; sperm;             -- not used in the plural.          3. That from which anything springs; first principle;             original; source; as, the seeds of virtue or vice.          4. The principle of production.                         Praise of great acts he scatters as a seed, Which                      may the like in coming ages breed.      --Waller.          5. Progeny; offspring; children; descendants; as, the seed of             Abraham; the seed of David.          Note: In this sense the word is applied to one person, or to                any number collectively, and admits of the plural form,                though rarely used in the plural.          6. Race; generation; birth.                         Of mortal seed they were not held.      --Waller.          {Seed bag} (Artesian well), a packing to prevent percolation             of water down the bore hole. It consists of a bag             encircling the tubing and filled with flax seed, which             swells when wet and fills the space between the tubing and             the sides of the hole.          {Seed bud} (Bot.), the germ or rudiment of the plant in the             embryo state; the ovule.          {Seed coat} (Bot.), the covering of a seed.          {Seed corn}, [or] {Seed grain} (Bot.), corn or grain for             seed.          {Seed down} (Bot.), the soft hairs on certain seeds, as             cotton seed.          {Seed drill}. See 6th {Drill}, 2             (a) .          {Seed eater} (Zo[94]l.), any finch of the genera             {Sporophila}, and {Crithagra}. They feed mainly on seeds.                      {Seed gall} (Zo[94]l.), any gall which resembles a seed,             formed, on the leaves of various plants, usually by some             species of Phylloxera.          {Seed leaf} (Bot.), a cotyledon.          {Seed lobe} (Bot.), a cotyledon; a seed leaf.          {Seed oil}, oil expressed from the seeds of plants.          {Seed oyster}, a young oyster, especially when of a size             suitable for transplantation to a new locality.          {Seed pearl}, a small pearl of little value.          {Seed plat}, [or] {Seed plot}, the ground on which seeds are             sown, to produce plants for transplanting; a nursery.          {Seed stalk} (Bot.), the stalk of an ovule or seed; a             funicle.          {Seed tick} (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of ticks             resembling seeds in form and color.          {Seed vessel} (Bot.), that part of a plant which contains the             seeds; a pericarp.          {Seed weevil} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous small weevels,             especially those of the genus {Apion}, which live in the             seeds of various plants.          {Seed wool}, cotton wool not yet cleansed of its seeds.             [Southern U.S.]
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Seedbox \Seed"box`\, n. (Bot.)             (a) A capsule.             (b) A plant ({Ludwigia alternifolia}) which has somewhat                   cubical or box-shaped capsules.
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Setback \Set"back`\, n.       1. (Arch.) Offset, n., 4.          2. A backset; a countercurrent; an eddy. [U. S.]          3. A backset; a check; a repulse; a reverse; a relapse.             [Colloq. U.S.]
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Redstart \Red"start`\ (-st?rt`), n. [Red + start tail.]       (Zo[94]l.)       (a) A small, handsome European singing bird ({Ruticilla             ph[d2]nicurus}), allied to the nightingale; -- called             also {redtail}, {brantail}, {fireflirt}, {firetail}. The             black redstart is {P.tithys}. The name is also applied to             several other species of {Ruticilla} amnd allied genera,             native of India.       (b) An American fly-catching warbler ({Setophaga ruticilla}).             The male is black, with large patches of orange-red on             the sides, wings, and tail. The female is olive, with             yellow patches.
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Juneberry \June"ber`ry\, n. (Bot.)       (a) The small applelike berry of American trees of genus             {Amelanchier}; -- also called {service berry}.       (b) The shrub or tree which bears this fruit; -- also called             {shad bush}, and {had tree}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Shad \Shad\ (sh[acr]d), n. sing. & pl. [AS. sceadda a kind of       fish, akin to Prov. G. schade; cf. Ir. & Gael. sgadan a       herring, W. ysgadan herrings; all perhaps akin to E. skate a       fish.] (Zo[94]l.)       Any one of several species of food fishes of the Herring       family. The American species ({Clupea sapidissima}), which is       abundant on the Atlantic coast and ascends the larger rivers       in spring to spawn, is an important market fish. The European       allice shad, or alose ({C. alosa}), and the twaite shad. ({C.       finta}), are less important species. [Written also {chad}.]          Note: The name is loosely applied, also, to several other                fishes, as the gizzard shad (see under {Gizzard}),                called also {mud shad}, {white-eyed shad}, and {winter                shad}.          {Hardboaded}, [or] {Yellow-tailed}, {shad}, the menhaden.          {Hickory}, [or] {Tailor}, {shad}, the mattowacca.          {Long-boned shad}, one of several species of important food             fishes of the Bermudas and the West Indies, of the genus             {Gerres}.          {Shad bush} (Bot.), a name given to the North American shrubs             or small trees of the rosaceous genus {Amelanchier} ({A.             Canadensis}, and {A. alnifolia}) Their white racemose             blossoms open in April or May, when the shad appear, and             the edible berries (pomes) ripen in June or July, whence             they are called Juneberries. The plant is also called             {service tree}, and {Juneberry}.          {Shad frog}, an American spotted frog ({Rana halecina}); --             so called because it usually appears at the time when the             shad begin to run in the rivers.          {Trout shad}, the squeteague.          {White shad}, the common shad.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Juneberry \June"ber`ry\, n. (Bot.)       (a) The small applelike berry of American trees of genus             {Amelanchier}; -- also called {service berry}.       (b) The shrub or tree which bears this fruit; -- also called             {shad bush}, and {had tree}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Shad \Shad\ (sh[acr]d), n. sing. & pl. [AS. sceadda a kind of       fish, akin to Prov. G. schade; cf. Ir. & Gael. sgadan a       herring, W. ysgadan herrings; all perhaps akin to E. skate a       fish.] (Zo[94]l.)       Any one of several species of food fishes of the Herring       family. The American species ({Clupea sapidissima}), which is       abundant on the Atlantic coast and ascends the larger rivers       in spring to spawn, is an important market fish. The European       allice shad, or alose ({C. alosa}), and the twaite shad. ({C.       finta}), are less important species. [Written also {chad}.]          Note: The name is loosely applied, also, to several other                fishes, as the gizzard shad (see under {Gizzard}),                called also {mud shad}, {white-eyed shad}, and {winter                shad}.          {Hardboaded}, [or] {Yellow-tailed}, {shad}, the menhaden.          {Hickory}, [or] {Tailor}, {shad}, the mattowacca.          {Long-boned shad}, one of several species of important food             fishes of the Bermudas and the West Indies, of the genus             {Gerres}.          {Shad bush} (Bot.), a name given to the North American shrubs             or small trees of the rosaceous genus {Amelanchier} ({A.             Canadensis}, and {A. alnifolia}) Their white racemose             blossoms open in April or May, when the shad appear, and             the edible berries (pomes) ripen in June or July, whence             they are called Juneberries. The plant is also called             {service tree}, and {Juneberry}.          {Shad frog}, an American spotted frog ({Rana halecina}); --             so called because it usually appears at the time when the             shad begin to run in the rivers.          {Trout shad}, the squeteague.          {White shad}, the common shad.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sheatfish \Sheat"fish`\, n. [Cf. dial. G. scheid, schaid,       schaiden.] (Zo[94]l.)       A European siluroid fish ({Silurus glanis}) allied to the       cat-fishes. It is the largest fresh-water fish of Europe,       sometimes becoming six feet or more in length. See       {Siluroid}.
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Sheath \Sheath\, n. [OE. schethe, AS. sc[aemac][edh],       sce[a0][edh], sc[emac][edh]; akin to OS. sk[emac][edh]ia, D.       scheede, G. scheide, OHG. sceida, Sw. skida, Dan. skede,       Icel. skei[edh]ir, pl., and to E. shed, v.t., originally       meaning, to separate, to part. See {Shed}.]       1. A case for the reception of a sword, hunting knife, or             other long and slender instrument; a scabbard.                         The dead knight's sword out of his sheath he drew.                                                                               --Spenser.          2. Any sheathlike covering, organ, or part. Specifically:             (a) (Bot.) The base of a leaf when sheathing or investing                   a stem or branch, as in grasses.             (b) (Zo[94]l.) One of the elytra of an insect.          {Medullary sheath}. (Anat.) See under {Medullary}.          {Primitive sheath}. (Anat.) See {Neurilemma}.          {Sheath knife}, a knife with a fixed blade, carried in a             sheath.          {Sheath of Schwann}. (Anat.) See {Schwann's sheath}.
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Sheathfish \Sheath"fish`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       Same as {Sheatfish}.
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Electric \E*lec"tric\, Electrical \E*lec"tric*al\, a. [L.       electrum amber, a mixed metal, Gr. [?]; akin to [?] the       beaming sun, cf. Skr. arc to beam, shine: cf. F.       [82]lectrique. The name came from the production of       electricity by the friction of amber.]       1. Pertaining to electricity; consisting of, containing,             derived from, or produced by, electricity; as, electric             power or virtue; an electric jar; electric effects; an             electric spark.          2. Capable of occasioning the phenomena of electricity; as,             an electric or electrical machine or substance.          3. Electrifying; thrilling; magnetic. [bd]Electric             Pindar.[b8] --Mrs. Browning.          {Electric atmosphere}, [or] {Electric aura}. See under             {Aura}.          {Electrical battery}. See {Battery}.          {Electrical brush}. See under {Brush}.          {Electric cable}. See {Telegraph cable}, under {Telegraph}.                      {Electric candle}. See under {Candle}.          {Electric cat} (Zo[94]l.), one of three or more large species             of African catfish of the genus {Malapterurus} (esp. {M.             electricus} of the Nile). They have a large electrical             organ and are able to give powerful shocks; -- called also             {sheathfish}.          {Electric clock}. See under {Clock}, and see             {Electro-chronograph}.          {Electric current}, a current or stream of electricity             traversing a closed circuit formed of conducting             substances, or passing by means of conductors from one             body to another which is in a different electrical state.                      {Electric, [or] Electrical}, {eel} (Zo[94]l.), a South             American eel-like fresh-water fish of the genus {Gymnotus}             ({G. electricus}), from two to five feet in length,             capable of giving a violent electric shock. See             {Gymnotus}.          {Electrical fish} (Zo[94]l.), any fish which has an             electrical organ by means of which it can give an             electrical shock. The best known kinds are the torpedo,             the gymnotus, or electrical eel, and the electric cat. See             {Torpedo}, and {Gymnotus}.          {Electric fluid}, the supposed matter of electricity;             lightning.          {Electrical image} (Elec.), a collection of electrical points             regarded as forming, by an analogy with optical phenomena,             an image of certain other electrical points, and used in             the solution of electrical problems. --Sir W. Thomson.          {Electrical light}, the light produced by a current of             electricity which in passing through a resisting medium             heats it to incandescence or burns it. See under {Carbon}.                      {Electric, [or] Electrical}, {machine}, an apparatus for             generating, collecting, or exciting, electricity, as by             friction.          {Electric motor}. See {Electro-motor}, 2.          {Electric osmose}. (Physics) See under {Osmose}.          {Electric pen}, a hand pen for making perforated stencils for             multiplying writings. It has a puncturing needle driven at             great speed by a very small magneto-electric engine on the             penhandle.          {Electric railway}, a railway in which the machinery for             moving the cars is driven by an electric current.          {Electric ray} (Zo[94]l.), the torpedo.          {Electric telegraph}. See {Telegraph}.
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Sheathfish \Sheath"fish`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       Same as {Sheatfish}.
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Electric \E*lec"tric\, Electrical \E*lec"tric*al\, a. [L.       electrum amber, a mixed metal, Gr. [?]; akin to [?] the       beaming sun, cf. Skr. arc to beam, shine: cf. F.       [82]lectrique. The name came from the production of       electricity by the friction of amber.]       1. Pertaining to electricity; consisting of, containing,             derived from, or produced by, electricity; as, electric             power or virtue; an electric jar; electric effects; an             electric spark.          2. Capable of occasioning the phenomena of electricity; as,             an electric or electrical machine or substance.          3. Electrifying; thrilling; magnetic. [bd]Electric             Pindar.[b8] --Mrs. Browning.          {Electric atmosphere}, [or] {Electric aura}. See under             {Aura}.          {Electrical battery}. See {Battery}.          {Electrical brush}. See under {Brush}.          {Electric cable}. See {Telegraph cable}, under {Telegraph}.                      {Electric candle}. See under {Candle}.          {Electric cat} (Zo[94]l.), one of three or more large species             of African catfish of the genus {Malapterurus} (esp. {M.             electricus} of the Nile). They have a large electrical             organ and are able to give powerful shocks; -- called also             {sheathfish}.          {Electric clock}. See under {Clock}, and see             {Electro-chronograph}.          {Electric current}, a current or stream of electricity             traversing a closed circuit formed of conducting             substances, or passing by means of conductors from one             body to another which is in a different electrical state.                      {Electric, [or] Electrical}, {eel} (Zo[94]l.), a South             American eel-like fresh-water fish of the genus {Gymnotus}             ({G. electricus}), from two to five feet in length,             capable of giving a violent electric shock. See             {Gymnotus}.          {Electrical fish} (Zo[94]l.), any fish which has an             electrical organ by means of which it can give an             electrical shock. The best known kinds are the torpedo,             the gymnotus, or electrical eel, and the electric cat. See             {Torpedo}, and {Gymnotus}.          {Electric fluid}, the supposed matter of electricity;             lightning.          {Electrical image} (Elec.), a collection of electrical points             regarded as forming, by an analogy with optical phenomena,             an image of certain other electrical points, and used in             the solution of electrical problems. --Sir W. Thomson.          {Electrical light}, the light produced by a current of             electricity which in passing through a resisting medium             heats it to incandescence or burns it. See under {Carbon}.                      {Electric, [or] Electrical}, {machine}, an apparatus for             generating, collecting, or exciting, electricity, as by             friction.          {Electric motor}. See {Electro-motor}, 2.          {Electric osmose}. (Physics) See under {Osmose}.          {Electric pen}, a hand pen for making perforated stencils for             multiplying writings. It has a puncturing needle driven at             great speed by a very small magneto-electric engine on the             penhandle.          {Electric railway}, a railway in which the machinery for             moving the cars is driven by an electric current.          {Electric ray} (Zo[94]l.), the torpedo.          {Electric telegraph}. See {Telegraph}.
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Shot \Shot\, n.; pl. {Shot}or {Shots}. [OE. shot, schot, AS.       gesceot a missile; akin to D. schot a shot, shoot, G. schuss,       geschoss a missile, Icel. skot a throwing, a javelin, and E.       shoot, v.t. [root]159. See {Shoot}, and cf. {Shot} a share.]       1. The act of shooting; discharge of a firearm or other             weapon which throws a missile.                         He caused twenty shot of his greatest cannon to be                      made at the king's army.                     --Clarendon.          2. A missile weapon, particularly a ball or bullet;             specifically, whatever is discharged as a projectile from             firearms or cannon by the force of an explosive.          Note: Shot used in war is of various kinds, classified                according to the material of which it is composed, into                lead, wrought-iron, and cast-iron; according to form,                into spherical and oblong; according to structure and                modes of operation, into solid, hollow, and case. See                {Bar shot}, {Chain shot}, etc., under {Bar}, {Chain},                etc.          3. Small globular masses of lead, of various sizes, -- used             chiefly for killing game; as, bird shot; buckshot.          4. The flight of a missile, or the distance which it is, or             can be, thrown; as, the vessel was distant more than a             cannon shot.          5. A marksman; one who practices shooting; as, an exellent             shot.          {Shot belt}, a belt having a pouch or compartment for             carrying shot.          {Shot cartridge}, a cartridge containing powder and small             shot, forming a charge for a shotgun.          {Shot garland} (Naut.), a wooden frame to contain shot,             secured to the coamings and ledges round the hatchways of             a ship.          {Shot gauge}, an instrument for measuring the diameter of             round shot. --Totten.          {shot hole}, a hole made by a shot or bullet discharged.          {Shot locker} (Naut.), a strongly framed compartment in the             hold of a vessel, for containing shot.          {Shot of a cable} (Naut.), the splicing of two or more cables             together, or the whole length of the cables thus united.                      {Shot prop} (Naut.), a wooden prop covered with tarred hemp,             to stop a hole made by the shot of an enemy in a ship's             side.          {Shot tower}, a lofty tower for making shot, by dropping from             its summit melted lead in slender streams. The lead forms             spherical drops which cool in the descent, and are             received in water or other liquid.          {Shot window}, a window projecting from the wall. Ritson,             quoted by Halliwell, explains it as a window that opens             and shuts; and Wodrow describes it as a window of shutters             made of timber and a few inches of glass above them.
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Side \Side\, a.       1. Of or pertaining to a side, or the sides; being on the             side, or toward the side; lateral.                         One mighty squadron with a side wind sped. --Dryden.          2. Hence, indirect; oblique; collateral; incidental; as, a             side issue; a side view or remark.                         The law hath no side respect to their persons.                                                                               --Hooker.          3. [AS. s[c6]d. Cf {Side}, n.] Long; large; extensive. [Obs.             or Scot.] --Shak.                         His gown had side sleeves down to mid leg.                                                                               --Laneham.          {Side action}, in breech-loading firearms, a mechanism for             operating the breech block, which is moved by a lever that             turns sidewise.          {Side arms}, weapons worn at the side, as sword, bayonet,             pistols, etc.          {Side ax}, an ax of which the handle is bent to one side.          {Side-bar rule} (Eng. Law.), a rule authorized by the courts             to be granted by their officers as a matter of course,             without formal application being made to them in open             court; -- so called because anciently moved for by the             attorneys at side bar, that is, informally. --Burril.          {Side box}, a box or inclosed seat on the side of a theater.                         To insure a side-box station at half price.                                                                               --Cowper.          {Side chain}, one of two safety chains connecting a tender             with a locomotive, at the sides.
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Looking round on every side beheld A pathless desert.                                                                               --Milton.          4.             (a) One of the halves of the body, of an animals or man,                   on either side of the mesial plane; or that which                   pertains to such a half; as, a side of beef; a side of                   sole leather.             (b) The right or left part of the wall or trunk of the                   body; as, a pain in the side.                               One of the soldiers with a spear pierced his                            side.                                          --John xix.                                                                               34.          5. A slope or declivity, as of a hill, considered as opposed             to another slope over the ridge.                         Along the side of yon small hill.      --Milton.          6. The position of a person or party regarded as opposed to             another person or party, whether as a rival or a foe; a             body of advocates or partisans; a party; hence, the             interest or cause which one maintains against another; a             doctrine or view opposed to another.                         God on our side, doubt not of victory. --Shak.                         We have not always been of the . . . same side in                      politics.                                          --Landor.                         Sets the passions on the side of truth. --Pope.          7. A line of descent traced through one parent as             distinguished from that traced through another.                         To sit upon thy father David's throne, By mother's                      side thy father.                                 --Milton.          8. Fig.: Aspect or part regarded as contrasted with some             other; as, the bright side of poverty.          {By the side of}, close at hand; near to.          {Exterior side}. (Fort.) See {Exterior}, and Illust. of             {Ravelin}.          {Interior side} (Fort.), the line drawn from the center of             one bastion to that of the next, or the line curtain             produced to the two oblique radii in front. --H. L. Scott.          {Side by side}, close together and abreast; in company or             along with.          {To choose sides}, to select those who shall compete, as in a             game, on either side.          {To take sides}, to attach one's self to, or give assistance             to, one of two opposing sides or parties.
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{Side cut}, a canal or road branching out from the main one.             [U.S.]          {Side dish}, one of the dishes subordinate to the main             course.          {Side glance}, a glance or brief look to one side.          {Side hook} (Carp.), a notched piece of wood for clamping a             board to something, as a bench.          {Side lever}, a working beam of a side-lever engine.          {Side-lever engine}, a marine steam engine having a working             beam of each side of the cylinder, near the bottom of the             engine, communicating motion to a crank that is above             them.          {Side pipe} (Steam Engine), a steam or exhaust pipe             connecting the upper and lower steam chests of the             cylinder of a beam engine.          {Side plane}, a plane in which the cutting edge of the iron             is at the side of the stock.          {Side posts} (Carp.), posts in a truss, usually placed in             pairs, each post set at the same distance from the middle             of the truss, for supporting the principal rafters,             hanging the tiebeam, etc.          {Side rod}.             (a) One of the rods which connect the piston-rod crosshead                   with the side levers, in a side-lever engine.             (b) See {Parallel rod}, under {Parallel}.          {Side screw} (Firearms), one of the screws by which the lock             is secured to the side of a firearm stock.          {Side table}, a table placed either against the wall or aside             from the principal table.          {Side tool} (Mach.), a cutting tool, used in a lathe or             planer, having the cutting edge at the side instead of at             the point.          {Side wind}, a wind from one side; hence, an indirect attack,             or indirect means. --Wright.
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Sidepiece \Side"piece`\, n. (Joinery)       The jamb, or cheek, of an opening in a wall, as of door or       window.
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Sitfast \Sit"fast`\, a. [Sit + fast.]       Fixed; stationary; immovable. [R.]                   'T is good, when you have crossed the sea and back, To                find the sitfast acres where you left them. --Emerson.
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Sitfast \Sit"fast`\, n. (Far.)       A callosity with inflamed edges, on the back of a horse,       under the saddle.
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Soothfast \Sooth"fast`\, a. [Sooth + fast, that is, fast or firm       with respect to truth.]       Firmly fixed in, or founded upon, the thruth; true; genuine;       real; also, truthful; faithful. [Archaic] --       {Sooth"fast`ness}, n. [Archaic] [bd]In very       soothfastness.[b8] --Chaucer.                   Why do not you . . . bear leal and soothfast evidence                in her behalf, as ye may with a clear conscience! --Sir                                                                               W. Scott.
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Soothfast \Sooth"fast`\, adv.       Soothly; really; in fact. [Archaic]                   I care not if the pomps you show Be what they soothfast                appear.                                                   --Emerson.
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Soothfast \Sooth"fast`\, a. [Sooth + fast, that is, fast or firm       with respect to truth.]       Firmly fixed in, or founded upon, the thruth; true; genuine;       real; also, truthful; faithful. [Archaic] --       {Sooth"fast`ness}, n. [Archaic] [bd]In very       soothfastness.[b8] --Chaucer.                   Why do not you . . . bear leal and soothfast evidence                in her behalf, as ye may with a clear conscience! --Sir                                                                               W. Scott.
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Stab culture \Stab culture\ (Bacteriol.)       A culture made by inoculating a solid medium, as gelatin,       with the puncture of a needle or wire. The growths are       usually of characteristic form.
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Staffish \Staff"ish\, a.       Stiff; harsh. [Obs.] --Ascham.
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Staff \Staff\, n.; pl. {Staves} ([?] [or] [?]; 277) or       {Staffs}in senses 1-9, {Staffs} in senses 10, 11. [AS.       st[91]f a staff; akin to LG. & D. staf, OFries stef, G. stab,       Icel. stafr, Sw. staf, Dan. stav, Goth. stabs element,       rudiment, Skr. sth[be]pay to cause to stand, to place. See       {Stand}, and cf. {Stab}, {Stave}, n.]       1. A long piece of wood; a stick; the long handle of an             instrument or weapon; a pole or srick, used for many             purposes; as, a surveyor's staff; the staff of a spear or             pike.                         And he put the staves into the rings on the sides of                      the altar to bear it withal.               --Ex. xxxviii.                                                                               7.                         With forks and staves the felon to pursue. --Dryden.          2. A stick carried in the hand for support or defense by a             person walking; hence, a support; that which props or             upholds. [bd]Hooked staves.[b8] --Piers Plowman.                         The boy was the very staff of my age. --Shak.                         He spoke of it [beer] in [bd]The Earnest Cry,[b8]                      and likewise in the [bd]Scotch Drink,[b8] as one of                      the staffs of life which had been struck from the                      poor man's hand.                                 --Prof.                                                                               Wilson.          3. A pole, stick, or wand borne as an ensign of authority; a             badge of office; as, a constable's staff.                         Methought this staff, mine office badge in court,                      Was broke in twain.                           --Shak.                         All his officers brake their staves; but at their                      return new staves were delivered unto them.                                                                               --Hayward.          4. A pole upon which a flag is supported and displayed.          5. The round of a ladder. [R.]                         I ascend at one [ladder] of six hundred and                      thirty-nine staves.                           --Dr. J.                                                                               Campbell (E.                                                                               Brown's                                                                               Travels).          6. A series of verses so disposed that, when it is concluded,             the same order begins again; a stanza; a stave.                         Cowley found out that no kind of staff is proper for                      an heroic poem, as being all too lyrical. --Dryden.          7. (Mus.) The five lines and the spaces on which music is             written; -- formerly called stave.          8. (Mech.) An arbor, as of a wheel or a pinion of a watch.          9. (Surg.) The grooved director for the gorget, or knife,             used in cutting for stone in the bladder.          10. [From {Staff}, 3, a badge of office.] (Mil.) An             establishment of officers in various departments attached             to an army, to a section of an army, or to the commander             of an army. The general's staff consists of those             officers about his person who are employed in carrying             his commands into execution. See {[90]tat Major}.          11. Hence: A body of assistants serving to carry into effect             the plans of a superintendant or manager; as, the staff             of a newspaper.          {Jacob's staff} (Surv.), a single straight rod or staff,             pointed and iron-shod at the bottom, for penetrating the             ground, and having a socket joint at the top, used,             instead of a tripod, for supporting a compass.          {Staff angle} (Arch.), a square rod of wood standing flush             with the wall on each of its sides, at the external angles             of plastering, to prevent their being damaged.          {The staff of life}, bread. [bd]Bread is the staff of             life.[b8] --Swift.          {Staff tree} (Bot.), any plant of the genus {Celastrus},             mostly climbing shrubs of the northern hemisphere. The             American species ({C. scandens}) is commonly called             {bittersweet}. See 2d {Bittersweet}, 3             (b) .          {To set}, [or] {To put}, {up, [or] down}, {one's staff}, to             take up one's residence; to lodge. [Obs.]
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Flagstaff \Flag"staff`\, n.; pl. {-staves}or {-staffs}.       A staff on which a flag is hoisted.
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Staff \Staff\, n.; pl. {Staves} ([?] [or] [?]; 277) or       {Staffs}in senses 1-9, {Staffs} in senses 10, 11. [AS.       st[91]f a staff; akin to LG. & D. staf, OFries stef, G. stab,       Icel. stafr, Sw. staf, Dan. stav, Goth. stabs element,       rudiment, Skr. sth[be]pay to cause to stand, to place. See       {Stand}, and cf. {Stab}, {Stave}, n.]       1. A long piece of wood; a stick; the long handle of an             instrument or weapon; a pole or srick, used for many             purposes; as, a surveyor's staff; the staff of a spear or             pike.                         And he put the staves into the rings on the sides of                      the altar to bear it withal.               --Ex. xxxviii.                                                                               7.                         With forks and staves the felon to pursue. --Dryden.          2. A stick carried in the hand for support or defense by a             person walking; hence, a support; that which props or             upholds. [bd]Hooked staves.[b8] --Piers Plowman.                         The boy was the very staff of my age. --Shak.                         He spoke of it [beer] in [bd]The Earnest Cry,[b8]                      and likewise in the [bd]Scotch Drink,[b8] as one of                      the staffs of life which had been struck from the                      poor man's hand.                                 --Prof.                                                                               Wilson.          3. A pole, stick, or wand borne as an ensign of authority; a             badge of office; as, a constable's staff.                         Methought this staff, mine office badge in court,                      Was broke in twain.                           --Shak.                         All his officers brake their staves; but at their                      return new staves were delivered unto them.                                                                               --Hayward.          4. A pole upon which a flag is supported and displayed.          5. The round of a ladder. [R.]                         I ascend at one [ladder] of six hundred and                      thirty-nine staves.                           --Dr. J.                                                                               Campbell (E.                                                                               Brown's                                                                               Travels).          6. A series of verses so disposed that, when it is concluded,             the same order begins again; a stanza; a stave.                         Cowley found out that no kind of staff is proper for                      an heroic poem, as being all too lyrical. --Dryden.          7. (Mus.) The five lines and the spaces on which music is             written; -- formerly called stave.          8. (Mech.) An arbor, as of a wheel or a pinion of a watch.          9. (Surg.) The grooved director for the gorget, or knife,             used in cutting for stone in the bladder.          10. [From {Staff}, 3, a badge of office.] (Mil.) An             establishment of officers in various departments attached             to an army, to a section of an army, or to the commander             of an army. The general's staff consists of those             officers about his person who are employed in carrying             his commands into execution. See {[90]tat Major}.          11. Hence: A body of assistants serving to carry into effect             the plans of a superintendant or manager; as, the staff             of a newspaper.          {Jacob's staff} (Surv.), a single straight rod or staff,             pointed and iron-shod at the bottom, for penetrating the             ground, and having a socket joint at the top, used,             instead of a tripod, for supporting a compass.          {Staff angle} (Arch.), a square rod of wood standing flush             with the wall on each of its sides, at the external angles             of plastering, to prevent their being damaged.          {The staff of life}, bread. [bd]Bread is the staff of             life.[b8] --Swift.          {Staff tree} (Bot.), any plant of the genus {Celastrus},             mostly climbing shrubs of the northern hemisphere. The             American species ({C. scandens}) is commonly called             {bittersweet}. See 2d {Bittersweet}, 3             (b) .          {To set}, [or] {To put}, {up, [or] down}, {one's staff}, to             take up one's residence; to lodge. [Obs.]
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Flagstaff \Flag"staff`\, n.; pl. {-staves}or {-staffs}.       A staff on which a flag is hoisted.
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Stave \Stave\, n. [From {Staff}, and corresponding to the pl.       staves. See {Staff}.]       1. One of a number of narrow strips of wood, or narrow iron             plates, placed edge to edge to form the sides, covering,             or lining of a vessel or structure; esp., one of the             strips which form the sides of a cask, a pail, etc.          2. One of the cylindrical bars of a lantern wheel; one of the             bars or rounds of a rack, a ladder, etc.          3. A metrical portion; a stanza; a staff.                         Let us chant a passing stave In honor of that hero                      brave.                                                --Wordsworth.          4. (Mus.) The five horizontal and parallel lines on and             between which musical notes are written or pointed; the             staff. [Obs.]          {Stave jointer}, a machine for dressing the edges of staves.
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Staff \Staff\, n.; pl. {Staves} ([?] [or] [?]; 277) or       {Staffs}in senses 1-9, {Staffs} in senses 10, 11. [AS.       st[91]f a staff; akin to LG. & D. staf, OFries stef, G. stab,       Icel. stafr, Sw. staf, Dan. stav, Goth. stabs element,       rudiment, Skr. sth[be]pay to cause to stand, to place. See       {Stand}, and cf. {Stab}, {Stave}, n.]       1. A long piece of wood; a stick; the long handle of an             instrument or weapon; a pole or srick, used for many             purposes; as, a surveyor's staff; the staff of a spear or             pike.                         And he put the staves into the rings on the sides of                      the altar to bear it withal.               --Ex. xxxviii.                                                                               7.                         With forks and staves the felon to pursue. --Dryden.          2. A stick carried in the hand for support or defense by a             person walking; hence, a support; that which props or             upholds. [bd]Hooked staves.[b8] --Piers Plowman.                         The boy was the very staff of my age. --Shak.                         He spoke of it [beer] in [bd]The Earnest Cry,[b8]                      and likewise in the [bd]Scotch Drink,[b8] as one of                      the staffs of life which had been struck from the                      poor man's hand.                                 --Prof.                                                                               Wilson.          3. A pole, stick, or wand borne as an ensign of authority; a             badge of office; as, a constable's staff.                         Methought this staff, mine office badge in court,                      Was broke in twain.                           --Shak.                         All his officers brake their staves; but at their                      return new staves were delivered unto them.                                                                               --Hayward.          4. A pole upon which a flag is supported and displayed.          5. The round of a ladder. [R.]                         I ascend at one [ladder] of six hundred and                      thirty-nine staves.                           --Dr. J.                                                                               Campbell (E.                                                                               Brown's                                                                               Travels).          6. A series of verses so disposed that, when it is concluded,             the same order begins again; a stanza; a stave.                         Cowley found out that no kind of staff is proper for                      an heroic poem, as being all too lyrical. --Dryden.          7. (Mus.) The five lines and the spaces on which music is             written; -- formerly called stave.          8. (Mech.) An arbor, as of a wheel or a pinion of a watch.          9. (Surg.) The grooved director for the gorget, or knife,             used in cutting for stone in the bladder.          10. [From {Staff}, 3, a badge of office.] (Mil.) An             establishment of officers in various departments attached             to an army, to a section of an army, or to the commander             of an army. The general's staff consists of those             officers about his person who are employed in carrying             his commands into execution. See {[90]tat Major}.          11. Hence: A body of assistants serving to carry into effect             the plans of a superintendant or manager; as, the staff             of a newspaper.          {Jacob's staff} (Surv.), a single straight rod or staff,             pointed and iron-shod at the bottom, for penetrating the             ground, and having a socket joint at the top, used,             instead of a tripod, for supporting a compass.          {Staff angle} (Arch.), a square rod of wood standing flush             with the wall on each of its sides, at the external angles             of plastering, to prevent their being damaged.          {The staff of life}, bread. [bd]Bread is the staff of             life.[b8] --Swift.          {Staff tree} (Bot.), any plant of the genus {Celastrus},             mostly climbing shrubs of the northern hemisphere. The             American species ({C. scandens}) is commonly called             {bittersweet}. See 2d {Bittersweet}, 3             (b) .          {To set}, [or] {To put}, {up, [or] down}, {one's staff}, to             take up one's residence; to lodge. [Obs.]
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Staves \Staves\, n.;       pl. of {Staff}. [bd]Banners, scarves and staves.[b8] --R.       Browning. Also (st[amac]vz), pl. of {Stave}.
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Flagstaff \Flag"staff`\, n.; pl. {-staves}or {-staffs}.       A staff on which a flag is hoisted.
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Staff \Staff\, n.; pl. {Staves} ([?] [or] [?]; 277) or       {Staffs}in senses 1-9, {Staffs} in senses 10, 11. [AS.       st[91]f a staff; akin to LG. & D. staf, OFries stef, G. stab,       Icel. stafr, Sw. staf, Dan. stav, Goth. stabs element,       rudiment, Skr. sth[be]pay to cause to stand, to place. See       {Stand}, and cf. {Stab}, {Stave}, n.]       1. A long piece of wood; a stick; the long handle of an             instrument or weapon; a pole or srick, used for many             purposes; as, a surveyor's staff; the staff of a spear or             pike.                         And he put the staves into the rings on the sides of                      the altar to bear it withal.               --Ex. xxxviii.                                                                               7.                         With forks and staves the felon to pursue. --Dryden.          2. A stick carried in the hand for support or defense by a             person walking; hence, a support; that which props or             upholds. [bd]Hooked staves.[b8] --Piers Plowman.                         The boy was the very staff of my age. --Shak.                         He spoke of it [beer] in [bd]The Earnest Cry,[b8]                      and likewise in the [bd]Scotch Drink,[b8] as one of                      the staffs of life which had been struck from the                      poor man's hand.                                 --Prof.                                                                               Wilson.          3. A pole, stick, or wand borne as an ensign of authority; a             badge of office; as, a constable's staff.                         Methought this staff, mine office badge in court,                      Was broke in twain.                           --Shak.                         All his officers brake their staves; but at their                      return new staves were delivered unto them.                                                                               --Hayward.          4. A pole upon which a flag is supported and displayed.          5. The round of a ladder. [R.]                         I ascend at one [ladder] of six hundred and                      thirty-nine staves.                           --Dr. J.                                                                               Campbell (E.                                                                               Brown's                                                                               Travels).          6. A series of verses so disposed that, when it is concluded,             the same order begins again; a stanza; a stave.                         Cowley found out that no kind of staff is proper for                      an heroic poem, as being all too lyrical. --Dryden.          7. (Mus.) The five lines and the spaces on which music is             written; -- formerly called stave.          8. (Mech.) An arbor, as of a wheel or a pinion of a watch.          9. (Surg.) The grooved director for the gorget, or knife,             used in cutting for stone in the bladder.          10. [From {Staff}, 3, a badge of office.] (Mil.) An             establishment of officers in various departments attached             to an army, to a section of an army, or to the commander             of an army. The general's staff consists of those             officers about his person who are employed in carrying             his commands into execution. See {[90]tat Major}.          11. Hence: A body of assistants serving to carry into effect             the plans of a superintendant or manager; as, the staff             of a newspaper.          {Jacob's staff} (Surv.), a single straight rod or staff,             pointed and iron-shod at the bottom, for penetrating the             ground, and having a socket joint at the top, used,             instead of a tripod, for supporting a compass.          {Staff angle} (Arch.), a square rod of wood standing flush             with the wall on each of its sides, at the external angles             of plastering, to prevent their being damaged.          {The staff of life}, bread. [bd]Bread is the staff of             life.[b8] --Swift.          {Staff tree} (Bot.), any plant of the genus {Celastrus},             mostly climbing shrubs of the northern hemisphere. The             American species ({C. scandens}) is commonly called             {bittersweet}. See 2d {Bittersweet}, 3             (b) .          {To set}, [or] {To put}, {up, [or] down}, {one's staff}, to             take up one's residence; to lodge. [Obs.]
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Staves \Staves\, n.;       pl. of {Staff}. [bd]Banners, scarves and staves.[b8] --R.       Browning. Also (st[amac]vz), pl. of {Stave}.
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Flagstaff \Flag"staff`\, n.; pl. {-staves}or {-staffs}.       A staff on which a flag is hoisted.
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Stavesacre \Staves"a`cre\, n. [Corrupted from NL. staphis agria,       Gr. [?] dried grape + [?] wild.] (Bot.)       A kind of larkspur ({Delphinium Staphysagria}), and its       seeds, which are violently purgative and emetic. They are       used as a parasiticide, and in the East for poisoning fish.
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Stay \Stay\, n. [Cf. OF. estai, F. [82]tai support, and E. stay       a rope to support a mast.]       1. That which serves as a prop; a support. [bd]My only             strength and stay.[b8] --Milton.                         Trees serve as so many stays for their vines.                                                                               --Addison.                         Lord Liverpool is the single stay of this ministry.                                                                               --Coleridge.          2. pl. A corset stiffened with whalebone or other material,             worn by women, and rarely by men.                         How the strait stays the slender waist constrain.                                                                               --Gay.          3. Continuance in a place; abode for a space of time;             sojourn; as, you make a short stay in this city.                         Make haste, and leave thy business and thy care; No                      mortal interest can be worth thy stay. --Dryden.                         Embrace the hero and his stay implore. --Waller.          4. Cessation of motion or progression; stand; stop.                         Made of sphere metal, never to decay Until his                      revolution was at stay.                     --Milton.                         Affairs of state seemed rather to stand at a stay.                                                                               --Hayward.          5. Hindrance; let; check. [Obs.]                         They were able to read good authors without any                      stay, if the book were not false.      --Robynson                                                                               (more's                                                                               Utopia).          6. Restraint of passion; moderation; caution; steadiness;             sobriety. [Obs.] [bd]Not grudging that thy lust hath             bounds and stays.[b8] --Herbert.                         The wisdom, stay, and moderation of the king.                                                                               --Bacon.                         With prudent stay he long deferred The rough                      contention.                                       --Philips.          7. (Engin.) Strictly, a part in tension to hold the parts             together, or stiffen them.          {Stay bolt} (Mech.), a bolt or short rod, connecting opposite             plates, so as to prevent them from being bulged out when             acted upon by a pressure which tends to force them apart,             as in the leg of a steam boiler.          {Stay busk}, a stiff piece of wood, steel, or whalebone, for             the front support of a woman's stays. Cf. {Busk}.          {Stay rod}, a rod which acts as a stay, particularly in a             steam boiler.
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Steapsin \Ste*ap"sin\, n. (Physiol Chem.)       An unorganized ferment or enzyme present in pancreatic juice.       It decomposes neutral fats into glycerin and fatty acids.
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Steep \Steep\, a. [Comper. {Steeper}; superl. {Steepest}.] [OE.       steep, step, AS. ste[a0]p; akin to Icel. steyp[?]r steep, and       st[umac]pa to stoop, Sw. stupa to fall, to tilt; cf. OFries.       stap high. Cf. {Stoop}, v. i., {Steep}, v. t., {Steeple}.]       1. Making a large angle with the plane of the horizon;             ascending or descending rapidly with respect to a             horizontal line or a level; precipitous; as, a steep hill             or mountain; a steep roof; a steep ascent; a steep             declivity; a steep barometric gradient.          2. Difficult of access; not easy reached; lofty; elevated;             high. [Obs.] --Chapman.          3. Excessive; as, a steep price. [Slang]
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Steepish \Steep"ish\, a.       Somewhat steep. --Carlyle.
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Step \Step\, n. [AS. st[91]pe. See {Step}, v. i.]       1. An advance or movement made by one removal of the foot; a             pace.          2. A rest, or one of a set of rests, for the foot in             ascending or descending, as a stair, or a round of a             ladder.                         The breadth of every single step or stair should be                      never less than one foot.                  --Sir H.                                                                               Wotton.          3. The space passed over by one movement of the foot in             walking or running; as, one step is generally about three             feet, but may be more or less. Used also figuratively of             any kind of progress; as, he improved step by step, or by             steps.                         To derive two or three general principles of motion                      from phenomena, and afterwards to tell us how the                      properties and actions of all corporeal things                      follow from those manifest principles, would be a                      very great step in philosophy.            --Sir I.                                                                               Newton.          4. A small space or distance; as, it is but a step.          5. A print of the foot; a footstep; a footprint; track.          6. Gait; manner of walking; as, the approach of a man is             often known by his step.          7. Proceeding; measure; action; an act.                         The reputation of a man depends on the first steps                      he makes in the world.                        --Pope.                         Beware of desperate steps. The darkest day, Live                      till to-morrow, will have passed away. --Cowper.                         I have lately taken steps . . . to relieve the old                      gentleman's distresses.                     --G. W. Cable.          8. pl. Walk; passage.                         Conduct my steps to find the fatal tree. --Dryden.          9. pl. A portable framework of stairs, much used indoors in             reaching to a high position.          10. (Naut.) In general, a framing in wood or iron which is             intended to receive an upright shaft; specif., a block of             wood, or a solid platform upon the keelson, supporting             the heel of the mast.          11. (Mach.)             (a) One of a series of offsets, or parts, resembling the                   steps of stairs, as one of the series of parts of a                   cone pulley on which the belt runs.             (b) A bearing in which the lower extremity of a spindle                   or a vertical shaft revolves.          12. (Mus.) The intervak between two contiguous degrees of the             csale.          Note: The word tone is often used as the name of this                interval; but there is evident incongruity in using                tone for indicating the interval between tones. As the                word scale is derived from the Italian scala, a ladder,                the intervals may well be called steps.          13. (Kinematics) A change of position effected by a motion of             translation. --W. K. Clifford.          {Back step}, {Half step}, etc. See under {Back}, {Half}, etc.                      {Step grate}, a form of grate for holding fuel, in which the             bars rise above one another in the manner of steps.          {To take steps}, to take action; to move in a matter.
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Stepchild \Step"child`\, n. [AS. ste[a2]pcild.]       1. A bereaved child; one who has lost father or mother.             [Obs.]          2. A son or daughter of one's wife or husband by a former             marriage.
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Stepsister \Step"sis`ter\, n.       A daughter of one's stepfather or stepmother by a former       marriage.
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Stepson \Step"son`\, n. [AS. ste[a2]psunu.]       A son of one's husband or wife by a former marriage.
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Stepstone \Step"stone`\, n.       A stone laid before a door as a stair to rise on in entering       the house.
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Stibic \Stib"ic\, a. (Chem.)       Antimonic; -- used with reference to certain compounds of       antimony.
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Stibiconite \Stib"i*co*nite\, n. (Min.)       A native oxide of antimony occurring in masses of a yellow       color.
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Stibious \Stib"i*ous\, a. (Chem.)       Antimonious. [R.]
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Stiff-backed \Stiff"-backed`\, a.       Obstinate. --J. H. Newman.
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Stiff \Stiff\, a. [Compar. {Stiffer}; superl. {Stiffest}.] [OE.       stif, AS. st[c6]f; akin to D. stijf, G. steif, Dan. stiv, Sw.       styf, Icel. st[c6]fr, Lith. stipti to be stiff; cf. L. stipes       a post, trunk of a tree, stipare to press, compress. Cf.       {Costive}, {Stifle}, {Stipulate}, {Stive} to stuff.]       1. Not easily bent; not flexible or pliant; not limber or             flaccid; rigid; firm; as, stiff wood, paper, joints.                         [They] rising on stiff pennons, tower The mid                      a[89]rial sky.                                    --Milton.          2. Not liquid or fluid; thick and tenacious; inspissated;             neither soft nor hard; as, the paste is stiff.          3. Firm; strong; violent; difficult to oppose; as, a stiff             gale or breeze.          4. Not easily subdued; unyielding; stubborn; obstinate;             pertinacious; as, a stiff adversary.                         It is a shame to stand stiff in a foolish argument.                                                                               --Jer. Taylor.                         A war ensues: the Cretans own their cause, Stiff to                      defend their hospitable laws.            --Dryden.          5. Not natural and easy; formal; constrained; affected;             starched; as, stiff behavior; a stiff style.                         The French are open, familiar, and talkative; the                      Italians stiff, ceremonious, and reserved.                                                                               --Addison.          6. Harsh; disagreeable; severe; hard to bear. [Obs. or             Colloq.] [bd]This is stiff news.[b8] --Shak.          7. (Naut.) Bearing a press of canvas without careening much;             as, a stiff vessel; -- opposed to {crank}. --Totten.          8. Very large, strong, or costly; powerful; as, a stiff             charge; a stiff price. [Slang]          {Stiff neck}, a condition of the neck such that the head can             not be moved without difficulty and pain.          Syn: Rigid; inflexible; strong; hardly; stubborn; obstinate;                pertinacious; harsh; formal; constrained; affected;                starched; rigorous.
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Stiffish \Stiff"ish\, a.       Somewhat stiff.
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Silk \Silk\, n. [OE. silk, selk, AS. seolc, seoloc; akin to       Icel. silki, SW. & Dan. silke; prob. through Slavic from an       Oriental source; cf. Lith. szilkai, Russ. shelk', and also L.       sericum Seric stuff, silk. Cf. {Sericeous}. {Serge} a woolen       stuff.]       1. The fine, soft thread produced by various species of             caterpillars in forming the cocoons within which the worm             is inclosed during the pupa state, especially that             produced by the larv[91] of {Bombyx mori}.          2. Hence, thread spun, or cloth woven, from the above-named             material.          3. That which resembles silk, as the filiform styles of the             female flower of maize.          {Raw silk}, silk as it is wound off from the cocoons, and             before it is manufactured.          {Silk cotton}, a cottony substance enveloping the seeds of             the silk-cotton tree.          {Silk-cotton tree} (Bot.), a name for several tropical trees             of the genera {Bombax} and {Eriodendron}, and belonging to             the order {Bombace[91]}. The trees grow to an immense             size, and have their seeds enveloped in a cottony             substance, which is used for stuffing cushions, but can             not be spun.          {Silk flower}. (Bot.)             (a) The silk tree.             (b) A similar tree ({Calliandra trinervia}) of Peru.          {Silk fowl} (Zo[94]l.), a breed of domestic fowls having             silky plumage.          {Silk gland} (Zo[94]l.), a gland which secretes the material             of silk, as in spider or a silkworm; a sericterium.          {Silk gown}, the distinctive robe of a barrister who has been             appointed king's or queen's counsel; hence, the counsel             himself. Such a one has precedence over mere barristers,             who wear stuff gowns. [Eng.]          {Silk grass} (Bot.), a kind of grass ({Stipa comata}) of the             Western United States, which has very long silky awns. The             name is also sometimes given to various species of the             genera {Aqave} and {Yucca}.          {Silk moth} (Zo[94]l.), the adult moth of any silkworm. See             {Silkworm}.          {Silk shag}, a coarse, rough-woven silk, like plush, but with             a stiffer nap.          {Silk spider} (Zo[94]l.), a large spider ({Nephila             plumipes}), native of the Southern United States,             remarkable for the large quantity of strong silk it             produces and for the great disparity in the sizes of the             sexes.          {Silk thrower}, {Silk throwster}, one who twists or spins             silk, and prepares it for weaving. --Brande & C.          {Silk tree} (Bot.), an Asiatic leguminous tree ({Albizzia             Julibrissin}) with finely bipinnate leaves, and large flat             pods; -- so called because of the abundant long silky             stamens of its blossoms. Also called {silk flower}.          {Silk vessel}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Silk gland}, above.          {Virginia silk} (Bot.), a climbing plant ({Periploca             Gr[ae]ca}) of the Milkweed family, having a silky tuft on             the seeds. It is native in Southern Europe.
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Porcupine \Por"cu*pine\, n. [OE. porkepyn, porpentine, OF.       porc-espi, F. porc-[82]pic (cf. It. porco spino, porco       spinoso, Sp. puerco espino, puerco espin, fr. L. porcus swine       + spina thorn, spine). The last part of the French word is       perhaps a corruption from the It. or Sp.; cf. F. [82]pi ear,       a spike of grain, L. spica. See {Pork}, {Spike} a large nail,       {Spine}.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) Any Old Word rodent of the genus {Hystrix},             having the back covered with long, sharp, erectile spines             or quills, sometimes a foot long. The common species of             Europe and Asia ({Hystrix cristata}) is the best known.          2. (Zo[94]l.) Any species of {Erethizon} and related genera,             native of America. They are related to the true             porcupines, but have shorter spines, and are arboreal in             their habits. The Canada porcupine ({Erethizon dorsatus})             is a well known species.          {Porcupine ant-eater} (Zo[94]l.), the echidna.          {Porcupine crab} (Zo[94]l.), a large spiny Japanese crab             ({Acantholithodes hystrix}).          {Porcupine disease} (Med.). See {Ichthyosis}.          {Porcupine fish} (Zo[94]l.), any plectognath fish having the             body covered with spines which become erect when the body             is inflated. See {Diodon}, and {Globefish}.          {Porcupine grass} (Bot.), a grass ({Stipa spartea}) with             grains bearing a stout twisted awn, which, by coiling and             uncoiling through changes in moisture, propels the             sharp-pointed and barbellate grain into the wool and flesh             of sheep. It is found from Illinois westward. See             Illustration in Appendix.          {Porcupine wood} (Bot.), the hard outer wood of the cocoa             palm; -- so called because, when cut horizontally, the             markings of the wood resemble the quills of a porcupine.
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Nimble Will, a kind of drop seed. {Muhlenbergia diffsa}. Orchard    grass, pasture and hay. {Dactylis glomerata}. Porcupine grass,    troublesome to sheep. Northwest. {Stipa spartea}. Quaking grass,    ornamental. {Briza media} and {maxima}. Quitch, or Quick, grass,    etc., a weed. {Agropyrum repens}. Ray grass. Same as {Rye grass}    (below). Redtop, pasture and hay. {Agrostis vulgaris}.    Red-topped buffalo grass, forage. Northwest. {Poa tenuifolia}.    Reed canary grass, of slight value. {Phalaris arundinacea}. Reed    meadow grass, hay. North. {Glyceria aquatica}. Ribbon grass, a    striped leaved form of {Reed canary grass}. Rye grass, pasture,    hay. {Lolium perenne}, var. Seneca grass, fragrant basket work,    etc. North. {Hierochloa borealis}. Sesame grass. Same as {Gama    grass} (above). Sheep's fescue, sheep pasture, native in    Northern Europe and Asia. {Festuca ovina}. Small reed grass,    meadow pasture and hay. North. {Deyeuxia Canadensis}. Spear    grass, Same as {Meadow grass} (above). Squirrel-tail grass,    troublesome to animals. Seacoast and Northwest. {Hordeum    jubatum}. Switch grass, hay, cut young. {Panicum virgatum}.    Timothy, cut young, the best of hay. North. {Phleum pratense}.    Velvet grass, hay on poor soil. South. {Holcus lanatus}. Vernal    grass, pasture, hay, lawn. {Anthoxanthum odoratum}. Wire grass,    valuable in pastures. {Poa compressa}. Wood grass, Indian grass,    hay. {Chrysopogon nutans}.          Note: Many plants are popularly called grasses which are not                true grasses botanically considered, such as black                grass, goose grass, star grass, etc.          {Black grass}, a kind of small rush ({Juncus Gerardi}),             growing in salt marshes, used for making salt hay.          {Grass of the Andes}, an oat grass, the {Arrhenatherum             avenaceum} of Europe.          {Grass of Parnassus}, a plant of the genus {Parnassia}             growing in wet ground. The European species is {P.             palustris}; in the United States there are several             species.          {Grass bass} (Zo[94]l.), the calico bass.          {Grass bird}, the dunlin.          {Grass cloth}, a cloth woven from the tough fibers of the             grass-cloth plant.          {Grass-cloth plant}, a perennial herb of the Nettle family             ({B[d2]hmeria nivea [or] Urtica nivea}), which grows in             Sumatra, China, and Assam, whose inner bark has fine and             strong fibers suited for textile purposes.          {Grass finch}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) A common American sparrow ({Po[94]c[91]tes                   gramineus}); -- called also {vesper sparrow} and                   {bay-winged bunting}.             (b) Any Australian finch, of the genus {Po[89]phila}, of                   which several species are known.          {Grass lamb}, a lamb suckled by a dam running on pasture land             and giving rich milk.          {Grass land}, land kept in grass and not tilled.          {Grass moth} (Zo[94]l.), one of many small moths of the genus             {Crambus}, found in grass.          {Grass oil}, a fragrant essential volatile oil, obtained in             India from grasses of the genus {Andropogon}, etc.; --             used in perfumery under the name of {citronella}, {ginger             grass oil}, {lemon grass oil}, {essence of verbena} etc.                      {Grass owl} (Zo[94]l.), a South African owl ({Strix             Capensis}).          {Grass parrakeet} (Zo[94]l.), any of several species of             Australian parrots, of the genus {Euphemia}; -- also             applied to the zebra parrakeet.          {Grass plover} (Zo[94]l.), the upland or field plover.          {Grass poly} (Bot.), a species of willowwort ({Lythrum             Hyssopifolia}). --Johnson.          {Crass quit} (Zo[94]l.), one of several tropical American             finches of the genus {Euetheia}. The males have most of             the head and chest black and often marked with yellow.          {Grass snake}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The common English, or ringed, snake ({Tropidonotus                   natrix}).             (b) The common green snake of the Northern United States.                   See {Green snake}, under {Green}.          {Grass snipe} (Zo[94]l.), the pectoral sandpiper ({Tringa             maculata}); -- called also {jacksnipe} in America.          {Grass spider} (Zo[94]l.), a common spider ({Agelena             n[91]via}), which spins flat webs on grass, conspicuous             when covered with dew.          {Grass sponge} (Zo[94]l.), an inferior kind of commercial             sponge from Florida and the Bahamas.          {Grass table}. (Arch.) See {Earth table}, under {Earth}.          {Grass vetch} (Bot.), a vetch ({Lathyrus Nissolia}), with             narrow grasslike leaves.          {Grass widow}. [Cf. Prov. R. an unmarried mother, G.             strohwittwe a mock widow, Sw. gr[84]senka a grass widow.]             (a) An unmarried woman who is a mother. [Obs.]             (b) A woman separated from her husband by abandonment or                   prolonged absence; a woman living apart from her                   husband. [Slang.]          {Grass wrack} (Bot.) eelgrass.          {To bring to grass} (Mining.), to raise, as ore, to the             surface of the ground.          {To put to grass}, {To put out to grass}, to put out to graze             a season, as cattle.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Stives \Stives\, n. pl. [OE. See {Stew}.]       Stews; a brothel. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Stopcock \Stop"cock`\, n.       1. A bib, faucet, or short pipe, fitted with a turning             stopper or plug for permitting or restraining the flow of             a liquid or gas; a cock or valve for checking or             regulating the flow of water, gas, etc., through or from a             pipe, etc.          2. The turning plug, stopper, or spigot of a faucet. [R.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Stop-gap \Stop"-gap`\, n.       That which closes or fills up an opening or gap; hence, a       temporary expedient.                   Moral prejudices are the stop-gaps of virtue. --Hare.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Stoppage \Stop"page\, n.       The act of stopping, or arresting progress, motion, or       action; also, the state of being stopped; as, the stoppage of       the circulation of the blood; the stoppage of commerce.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Stopship \Stop"ship`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       A remora. It was fabled to stop ships by attaching itself to       them. --Sylvester.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Stovehouse \Stove"house`\, n.       A hothouse.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Stub \Stub\, n. [OE. stubbe, AS. stub, styb; akin to D. stobbe,       LG. stubbe, Dan. stub, Sw. stubbe, Icel. stubbr, stubbi; cf.       Gr. [?].]       1. The stump of a tree; that part of a tree or plant which             remains fixed in the earth when the stem is cut down; --             applied especially to the stump of a small tree, or shrub.                         Stubs sharp and hideous to behold.      --Chaucer.                         And prickly stubs instead of trees are found.                                                                               --Dryden.          2. A log; a block; a blockhead. [Obs.] --Milton.          3. The short blunt part of anything after larger part has             been broken off or used up; hence, anything short and             thick; as, the stub of a pencil, candle, or cigar.          4. A part of a leaf in a check book, after a check is torn             out, on which the number, amount, and destination of the             check are usually recorded.          5. A pen with a short, blunt nib.          6. A stub nail; an old horseshoe nail; also, stub iron.          {Stub end} (Mach.), the enlarged end of a connecting rod, to             which the strap is fastened.          {Stub iron}, iron made from stub nails, or old horseshoe             nails, -- used in making gun barrels.          {Stub mortise} (Carp.), a mortise passing only partly through             the timber in which it is formed.          {Stub nail}, an old horseshoe nail; a nail broken off; also,             a short, thick nail.          {Stub short}, [or] {Stub shot} (Lumber Manuf.), the part of             the end of a sawn log or plank which is beyond the place             where the saw kerf ends, and which retains the plank in             connection with the log, until it is split off.          {Stub twist}, material for a gun barrel, made of a spirally             welded ribbon of steel and stub iron combined.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Stub \Stub\, n. [OE. stubbe, AS. stub, styb; akin to D. stobbe,       LG. stubbe, Dan. stub, Sw. stubbe, Icel. stubbr, stubbi; cf.       Gr. [?].]       1. The stump of a tree; that part of a tree or plant which             remains fixed in the earth when the stem is cut down; --             applied especially to the stump of a small tree, or shrub.                         Stubs sharp and hideous to behold.      --Chaucer.                         And prickly stubs instead of trees are found.                                                                               --Dryden.          2. A log; a block; a blockhead. [Obs.] --Milton.          3. The short blunt part of anything after larger part has             been broken off or used up; hence, anything short and             thick; as, the stub of a pencil, candle, or cigar.          4. A part of a leaf in a check book, after a check is torn             out, on which the number, amount, and destination of the             check are usually recorded.          5. A pen with a short, blunt nib.          6. A stub nail; an old horseshoe nail; also, stub iron.          {Stub end} (Mach.), the enlarged end of a connecting rod, to             which the strap is fastened.          {Stub iron}, iron made from stub nails, or old horseshoe             nails, -- used in making gun barrels.          {Stub mortise} (Carp.), a mortise passing only partly through             the timber in which it is formed.          {Stub nail}, an old horseshoe nail; a nail broken off; also,             a short, thick nail.          {Stub short}, [or] {Stub shot} (Lumber Manuf.), the part of             the end of a sawn log or plank which is beyond the place             where the saw kerf ends, and which retains the plank in             connection with the log, until it is split off.          {Stub twist}, material for a gun barrel, made of a spirally             welded ribbon of steel and stub iron combined.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Stuff \Stuff\, n. [OF. estoffe, F. [82]toffe; of uncertain       origin, perhaps of Teutonic origin and akin to E. stop, v.t.       Cf. {Stuff}, v. t.]       1. Material which is to be worked up in any process of             manufacture.                         For the stuff they had was sufficient for all the                      work to make it, and too much.            --Ex. xxxvi.                                                                               7.                         Ambitions should be made of sterner stuff. --Shak.                         The workman on his stuff his skill doth show, And                      yet the stuff gives not the man his skill. --Sir J.                                                                               Davies.          2. The fundamental material of which anything is made up;             elemental part; essence.                         Yet do I hold it very stuff o' the conscience To do                      no contrived murder.                           --Shak.          3. Woven material not made into garments; fabric of any kind;             specifically, any one of various fabrics of wool or             worsted; sometimes, worsted fiber.                         What stuff wilt have a kirtle of?      --Shak.                         It [the arras] was of stuff and silk mixed, though,                      superior kinds were of silk exclusively. --F. G.                                                                               Lee.          4. Furniture; goods; domestic vessels or utensils.                         He took away locks, and gave away the king's stuff.                                                                               --Hayward.          5. A medicine or mixture; a potion. --Shak.          6. Refuse or worthless matter; hence, also, foolish or             irrational language; nonsense; trash.                         Anger would indite Such woeful stuff as I or                      Shadwell write.                                 --Dryden.          7. (Naut.) A melted mass of turpentine, tallow, etc., with             which the masts, sides, and bottom of a ship are smeared             for lubrication.                                          --Ham. Nav.                                                                               Encyc.          8. Paper stock ground ready for use.          Note: When partly ground, called half stuff. --Knight.          {Clear stuff}. See under {Clear}.          {Small stuff} (Naut.), all kinds of small cordage. --Ham.             Nav. Encyc.          {Stuff gown}, the distinctive garb of a junior barrister;             hence, a junior barrister himself. See {Silk gown}, under             {Silk}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Stupeous \Stu"pe*ous\, a. [L. stupa, or better stuppa, tow; cf.       L. stuppeus made of tow. Cf. {Stupose}.]       Resembling tow; having long, loose scales, or matted       filaments, like tow; stupose.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Stupose \Stu*pose\, a. [L. stupa, or better stuppa, tow. Cf.       {Stupeous}.] (Bot.)       Composed of, or having, tufted or matted filaments like tow;       stupeous.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sweat \Sweat\, n. [Cf. OE. swot, AS. sw[be]t. See {Sweat}, v.       i.]       1. (Physiol.) The fluid which is excreted from the skin of an             animal; the fluid secreted by the sudoriferous glands; a             transparent, colorless, acid liquid with a peculiar odor,             containing some fatty acids and mineral matter;             perspiration. See {Perspiration}.                         In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread.                                                                               --Gen. iii.                                                                               19.          2. The act of sweating; or the state of one who sweats;             hence, labor; toil; drudgery. --Shak.          3. Moisture issuing from any substance; as, the sweat of hay             or grain in a mow or stack. --Mortimer.          4. The sweating sickness. [Obs.] --Holinshed.          5. (Man.) A short run by a race horse in exercise.          {Sweat box} (Naut.), a small closet in which refractory men             are confined.          {Sweat glands} (Anat.), sudoriferous glands. See under             {Sudoriferous}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Buckeye \Buck"eye`\, n.       1. (Bot.) A name given to several American trees and shrubs             of the same genus ({[92]sculus}) as the horse chestnut.          {The Ohio buckeye}, [or] {Fetid buckeye}, is {[92]sculus             glabra}.          {Red buckeye} is {[92]. Pavia}.          {Small buckeye} is {[92]. paviflora}.          {Sweet buckeye}, [or] {Yellow buckeye}, is {[92]. flava}.          2. A cant name for a native in Ohio. [U.S.]          {Buckeye State}, Ohio; -- so called because buckeye trees             abound there.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
South Beach, FL (CDP, FIPS 67192)       Location: 27.59083 N, 80.34432 W       Population (1990): 2754 (1671 housing units)       Area: 7.0 sq km (land), 10.8 sq km (water)    South Beach, OR       Zip code(s): 97366
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
South Boston, MA       Zip code(s): 02127    South Boston, VA (city, FIPS 780)       Location: 36.70779 N, 78.90625 W       Population (1990): 6997 (2997 housing units)       Area: 14.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)    South Boston, VA (city, FIPS 73712)       Location: 36.70779 N, 78.90625 W       Population (1990): 6997 (2997 housing units)       Area: 14.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 24592
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
South Pasadena, CA (city, FIPS 73220)       Location: 34.11135 N, 118.15702 W       Population (1990): 23936 (10719 housing units)       Area: 8.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 91030    South Pasadena, FL (city, FIPS 67675)       Location: 27.75159 N, 82.74041 W       Population (1990): 5644 (4398 housing units)       Area: 1.8 sq km (land), 1.2 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
South Pekin, IL (village, FIPS 71175)       Location: 40.49689 N, 89.65178 W       Population (1990): 1184 (431 housing units)       Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
South Vacherie, LA (CDP, FIPS 72092)       Location: 29.92721 N, 90.69960 W       Population (1990): 3462 (1139 housing units)       Area: 40.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
South Webster, OH (village, FIPS 73824)       Location: 38.81558 N, 82.72787 W       Population (1990): 806 (319 housing units)       Area: 3.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 45682
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
South Yuba City, CA (CDP, FIPS 73472)       Location: 39.11653 N, 121.63797 W       Population (1990): 8816 (3035 housing units)       Area: 7.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Stuyvesant, NY       Zip code(s): 12173
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
stoppage /sto'p*j/ n.   Extreme {lossage} that renders something    (usually something vital) completely unusable.   "The recent system    stoppage was caused by a {fried} transformer."
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
set abstraction          {list comprehension}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
set-top box          (STB) Any electronic device       designed to produce output on a conventional televesion set       (on top of which it nominally sits) and connected to some       other communications channels such as telephone, {ISDN},       {optical fibre} or cable.   The STB usually runs software to       allow the user to interact with the programmes shown on the       television in some way.          {Online Media} are one STB manufacturer.          (1997-05-16)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
side-effect          A language construct that modifies the state of the system.       The most common side-effects are {assignment}, input and       output.   A language without side-effects is       {purely-functional} - execution consists of the evaluation of       an expression and all subexpressions are {referentially       transparent}.          (1995-02-16)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Stepstone Corp          A company founded by Brad Cox, responsible for       {Objective C}.          Telephone: +1 (203) 426-1875.          (1996-08-04)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
stepwise refinement          {top-down design}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Steve Jobs          {Stephen Jobs}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Steve Wozniak          Co-founder of {Apple Computer} with {Steve Jobs} on       01 April 1976 and the inventor of the {Apple II} {personal       computer}.          (1998-04-05)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Steve's Shell          (ssh) A {Unix} {shell} with many {csh}- and       {ksh}-like features, by Steve Baker       and Thomas Moore.          Version 1.7 has been ported to {Sequent}, {Sun}, {NeXT},       {Ultrix}, {BSDI} and is available from {comp.sources.unix}       volume 26.          (1993-04-15)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
stoppage          /sto'p*j/ Extreme {lossage} that renders something (usually       something vital) completely unusable.   "The recent system       stoppage was caused by a {fried} transformer."          [{Jargon File}]          (1995-01-24)