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   Seven Hills of Rome
         n 1: the hills on which the ancient city of Rome was built

English Dictionary: subfamily Merginae by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
soyabean oil
n
  1. oil from soya beans
    Synonym(s): soybean oil, soyabean oil
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
soybean meal
n
  1. meal made from soybeans [syn: soybean meal, {soybean flour}, soy flour]
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soybean milk
n
  1. a milk substitute containing soybean flour and water; used in some infant formulas and in making tofu
    Synonym(s): soya milk, soybean milk, soymilk
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
soybean oil
n
  1. oil from soya beans
    Synonym(s): soybean oil, soyabean oil
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
span loading
n
  1. the ratio of the weight of an airplane to its wingspan
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
spaniel
n
  1. any of several breeds of small to medium-sized gun dogs with a long silky coat and long frilled ears
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
spinal
adj
  1. of or relating to the spine or spinal cord; "spinal cord"; "spinal injury"
n
  1. anesthesia of the lower half of the body; caused by injury to the spinal cord or by injecting an anesthetic beneath the arachnoid membrane that surrounds the spinal cord
    Synonym(s): spinal anesthesia, spinal anaesthesia, spinal
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
spinal accessory
n
  1. arises from two sets of roots (cranial and spinal) that unite to form the nerve
    Synonym(s): accessory nerve, spinal accessory, nervus accessorius, eleventh cranial nerve
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
spinal anaesthesia
n
  1. anesthesia of the lower half of the body; caused by injury to the spinal cord or by injecting an anesthetic beneath the arachnoid membrane that surrounds the spinal cord
    Synonym(s): spinal anesthesia, spinal anaesthesia, spinal
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
spinal anaesthetic
n
  1. an anesthetic that is injected into the spine [syn: {spinal anesthetic}, spinal anaesthetic]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
spinal anesthesia
n
  1. anesthesia of the lower half of the body; caused by injury to the spinal cord or by injecting an anesthetic beneath the arachnoid membrane that surrounds the spinal cord
    Synonym(s): spinal anesthesia, spinal anaesthesia, spinal
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
spinal anesthetic
n
  1. an anesthetic that is injected into the spine [syn: {spinal anesthetic}, spinal anaesthetic]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
spinal canal
n
  1. the canal in successive vertebrae through which the spinal cord passes
    Synonym(s): spinal canal, vertebral canal, canalis vertebralis
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
spinal column
n
  1. the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord; "the fall broke his back"
    Synonym(s): spinal column, vertebral column, spine, backbone, back, rachis
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
spinal cord
n
  1. a major part of the central nervous system which conducts sensory and motor nerve impulses to and from the brain; a long tubelike structure extending from the base of the brain through the vertebral canal to the upper lumbar region
    Synonym(s): spinal cord, medulla spinalis
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
spinal curvature
n
  1. an abnormal curvature of the vertebral column
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
spinal fluid
n
  1. clear liquid produced in the ventricles of the brain; fills and protects cavities in the brain and spinal cord
    Synonym(s): spinal fluid, cerebrospinal fluid
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
spinal fusion
n
  1. correction of an unstable part of the spine by joining two or more vertebrae; usually done surgically but sometimes done by traction or immobilization
    Synonym(s): fusion, spinal fusion
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
spinal nerve
n
  1. any of the 31 pairs of nerves emerging from each side of the spinal cord (each attached to the cord by two roots: ventral and dorsal)
    Synonym(s): spinal nerve, nervus spinalis
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
spinal puncture
n
  1. removal by centesis of fluid from the subarachnoid space of the lumbar region of the spinal cord for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes
    Synonym(s): lumbar puncture, spinal puncture, spinal tap
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
spinal tap
n
  1. removal by centesis of fluid from the subarachnoid space of the lumbar region of the spinal cord for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes
    Synonym(s): lumbar puncture, spinal puncture, spinal tap
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
spinal vein
n
  1. veins that drain the spinal cord [syn: spinal vein, {vena spinalis}]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
spinally
adv
  1. in the spine; "spinally administered"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
spinel
n
  1. a hard glassy mineral consisting of an oxide of magnesium and aluminum; occurs in various colors that are used as gemstones
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spinel ruby
n
  1. a spinel used as a gemstone (usually dark red) [syn: spinel ruby, ruby spinel]
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spineless
adj
  1. weak in willpower, courage or vitality [syn: {namby- pamby}, gutless, spineless, wishy-washy]
  2. lacking a backbone or spinal column; "worms are an example of invertebrate animals"
    Synonym(s): invertebrate, spineless
    Antonym(s): vertebrate
  3. lacking spiny processes; "spineless fins"
    Antonym(s): spinous, spiny
  4. lacking thorns
    Synonym(s): thornless, spineless
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
spinelessness
n
  1. the quality of lacking a strong character; an irresolute disposition
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
spiny lizard
n
  1. desert lizard that feeds on ants [syn: mountain devil, spiny lizard, Moloch horridus]
  2. any of numerous lizards with overlapping ridged pointed scales; of North America and Central America
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
spiny lobster
n
  1. warm-water lobsters without claws; those from Australia and South Africa usually marketed as frozen tails; caught also in Florida and California
    Synonym(s): spiny lobster, langouste, rock lobster, crayfish
  2. large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobsters
    Synonym(s): spiny lobster, langouste, rock lobster, crawfish, crayfish, sea crawfish
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
spiny-leafed
adj
  1. having spiny leaves
    Synonym(s): spiny-leaved, spiny-leafed
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
spiny-leaved
adj
  1. having spiny leaves
    Synonym(s): spiny-leaved, spiny-leafed
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
spoonleaf yucca
n
  1. yucca with long stiff leaves having filamentlike appendages
    Synonym(s): Adam's needle, Adam's needle-and-thread, spoonleaf yucca, needle palm, Yucca filamentosa
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
subfamily
n
  1. (biology) a taxonomic category below a family
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subfamily Acoraceae
n
  1. used in some classifications for the genus Acorus which is usually assigned to Araceae
    Synonym(s): Acoraceae, subfamily Acoraceae
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
subfamily Anserinae
n
  1. used in some classifications for the swans [syn: Anserinae, subfamily Anserinae]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
subfamily Bassariscidae
n
  1. in some classifications considered a separate family [syn: Bassariscidae, subfamily Bassariscidae]
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subfamily Bovinae
n
  1. term not used technically; essentially coextensive with genus Bos: cattle; buffalo; and sometimes includes kudu
    Synonym(s): Bovinae, subfamily Bovinae
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
subfamily Cabombaceae
n
  1. in some classifications considered an independent family of water lilies; comprises the genera Cabomba and Brasenia
    Synonym(s): Cabombaceae, subfamily Cabombaceae, water-shield family
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
subfamily Caesalpinioideae
n
  1. alternative name in some classification systems for the family Caesalpiniaceae
    Synonym(s): Caesalpinioideae, subfamily Caesalpinioideae
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
subfamily Carduelinae
n
  1. used in some classifications for a subgroup of finches
    Synonym(s): Carduelinae, subfamily Carduelinae
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subfamily Carpinaceae
n
  1. used in some classification systems for the genera Carpinus, Ostryopsis, and Ostryopsis
    Synonym(s): Carpinaceae, subfamily Carpinaceae, family Carpinaceae
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
subfamily Cetoniidae
n
  1. considered a separate family in some classification systems
    Synonym(s): Cetoniidae, subfamily Cetoniidae
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
subfamily Corylaceae
n
  1. used in some classification systems for the genus Corylus
    Synonym(s): Corylaceae, subfamily Corylaceae, family Corylaceae
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
subfamily Dorylinae
n
  1. army ants
    Synonym(s): Dorylinae, subfamily Dorylinae
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subfamily Dracaenaceae
n
  1. one of two subfamilies to which some classification systems assign some members of the Agavaceae
    Synonym(s): Dracenaceae, subfamily Dracenaceae, Dracaenaceae, subfamily Dracaenaceae
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subfamily Dracenaceae
n
  1. one of two subfamilies to which some classification systems assign some members of the Agavaceae
    Synonym(s): Dracenaceae, subfamily Dracenaceae, Dracaenaceae, subfamily Dracaenaceae
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
subfamily Emberizidae
n
  1. buntings and some New World sparrows [syn: Emberizidae, subfamily Emberizidae, subfamily Emberizinae]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
subfamily Emberizinae
n
  1. buntings and some New World sparrows [syn: Emberizidae, subfamily Emberizidae, subfamily Emberizinae]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
subfamily Garrulinae
n
  1. subfamily of the crow family: jays [syn: Garrulinae, subfamily Garrulinae]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
subfamily Gerbillinae
n
  1. gerbils
    Synonym(s): Gerbillinae, subfamily Gerbillinae
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
subfamily Hydromyinae
n
  1. water rats of Australia and New Guinea [syn: Hydromyinae, subfamily Hydromyinae]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
subfamily Loriinae
n
  1. lories
    Synonym(s): Loriinae, subfamily Loriinae
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
subfamily Lutrinae
n
  1. subdivision not used in some classifications: otters [syn: Lutrinae, subfamily Lutrinae]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
subfamily Malaconotinae
n
  1. an African bush shrikes [syn: Malaconotinae, {subfamily Malaconotinae}]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
subfamily Melinae
n
  1. subdivision not used in some classifications: badgers [syn: Melinae, subfamily Melinae]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
subfamily Melolonthidae
n
  1. considered a separate family in some classification systems
    Synonym(s): Melolonthidae, subfamily Melolonthidae
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
subfamily Mephitinae
n
  1. subdivision not used in some classifications: skunks [syn: Mephitinae, subfamily Mephitinae]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
subfamily Merginae
n
  1. mergansers and closely related diving birds [syn: Merginae, subfamily Merginae]
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subfamily Mimosoideae
n
  1. alternative name used in some classification systems for the family Mimosaceae
    Synonym(s): Mimosoideae, subfamily Mimosoideae
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
subfamily Nelumbonaceae
n
  1. in some classifications considered an independent family of water lilies; comprises the single genus Nelumbo
    Synonym(s): Nelumbonaceae, subfamily Nelumbonaceae
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
subfamily Numididae
n
  1. guinea fowl and related birds of Africa and Madagascar
    Synonym(s): Numididae, subfamily Numididae, Numidinae, subfamily Numidinae
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
subfamily Numidinae
n
  1. guinea fowl and related birds of Africa and Madagascar
    Synonym(s): Numididae, subfamily Numididae, Numidinae, subfamily Numidinae
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
subfamily Papilionoideae
n
  1. alternative name used in some classification systems for the family Papilionaceae
    Synonym(s): Papilionoideae, subfamily Papilionoideae
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
subfamily Perdicidae
n
  1. Old World partridges [syn: Perdicidae, {subfamily Perdicidae}, Perdicinae, subfamily Perdicinae]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
subfamily Perdicinae
n
  1. Old World partridges [syn: Perdicidae, {subfamily Perdicidae}, Perdicinae, subfamily Perdicinae]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
subfamily Peristediinae
n
  1. in some classifications considered a subfamily of Triglidae comprising the armored searobins
    Synonym(s): Peristediinae, subfamily Peristediinae
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
subfamily Petauristidae
n
  1. Old World flying squirrels [syn: Petauristidae, subfamily Petauristidae]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
subfamily Philadelphaceae
n
  1. one genus; usually included in family Hydrangeaceae [syn: Philadelphaceae, subfamily Philadelphaceae]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
subfamily Potoroinae
n
  1. rat kangaroos
    Synonym(s): Potoroinae, subfamily Potoroinae
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subfamily Pythoninae
n
  1. Old World boas: pythons; in some classifications considered a separate family from Boidae
    Synonym(s): Pythoninae, subfamily Pythoninae
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
subfamily Smilacaceae
n
  1. one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted
    Synonym(s): Smilacaceae, subfamily Smilacaceae
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
subfamily Sterninae
n
  1. terns
    Synonym(s): Sterninae, subfamily Sterninae
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
subfamily Sylviinae
n
  1. alternative classification for the Old World warblers [syn: Sylviinae, subfamily Sylviinae]
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subfamily Taxodiaceae
n
  1. coniferous trees; traditionally considered an independent family though recently included in Cupressaceae in some classification systems
    Synonym(s): Taxodiaceae, subfamily Taxodiaceae, redwood family
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subfamily Triglinae
n
  1. in some classifications considered a subfamily of Triglidae comprising searobins having ordinary scales and no barbels (true searobins)
    Synonym(s): Triglinae, subfamily Triglinae
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
subfamily Turdinae
n
  1. alternative classification for the thrushes [syn: Turdinae, subfamily Turdinae]
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subfamily Uvulariaceae
n
  1. one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae
    Synonym(s): Uvulariaceae, subfamily Uvulariaceae
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
supinely
adv
  1. with the face upward; "she was stretched supinely on her back"
  2. in an indifferently supine manner; "he called the tune to me and I supinely took it up"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Saponul \Sap"o*nul\, n. [F. saponule, fr. L. sapo, -onis, soap.]
      (Old Chem.)
      A soapy mixture obtained by treating an essential oil with an
      alkali; hence, any similar compound of an essential oil.
      [Written also {saponule}.] [Obs.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Saponul \Sap"o*nul\, n. [F. saponule, fr. L. sapo, -onis, soap.]
      (Old Chem.)
      A soapy mixture obtained by treating an essential oil with an
      alkali; hence, any similar compound of an essential oil.
      [Written also {saponule}.] [Obs.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Savanilla \Sav`a*nil"la\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      The tarpum. [Local, U.S.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Tarpum \Tar"pum\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      A very large marine fish ({Megapolis Atlanticus}) of the
      Southern United States and the West Indies. It often becomes
      six or more feet in length, and has large silvery scales. The
      scales are a staple article of trade, and are used in
      fancywork. Called also {tarpon}, {sabalo}, {savanilla},
      {silverfish}, and {jewfish}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Savanilla \Sav`a*nil"la\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      The tarpum. [Local, U.S.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Tarpum \Tar"pum\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      A very large marine fish ({Megapolis Atlanticus}) of the
      Southern United States and the West Indies. It often becomes
      six or more feet in length, and has large silvery scales. The
      scales are a staple article of trade, and are used in
      fancywork. Called also {tarpon}, {sabalo}, {savanilla},
      {silverfish}, and {jewfish}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Rhatany \Rhat"a*ny\, Rhatanhy \Rhat"an*hy\, n. [Sp. ratania,
      rata[a4]a, Peruv. rata[a4]a.]
      The powerfully astringent root of a half-shrubby Peruvian
      plant ({Krameria triandra}). It is used in medicine and to
      color port wine. [Written also {ratany}.]
  
      {Savanilla rhatany}, the root of {Krameria Ixina}, a native
            of New Granada.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Sea fennel \Sea" fen"nel\ (Bot.)
      Samphire.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Latten \Lat"ten\, n. [OE. latoun, laton, OF. laton, F. laiton,
      prob. fr. OF. late lath, F. latte; -- because made in thin
      plates; cf. It. latta a sheet of tinned iron, tin plate. F.
      latte is of German origin. See {Lath} a thin board.]
      1. A kind of brass hammered into thin sheets, formerly much
            used for making church utensils, as candlesticks, crosses,
            etc.; -- called also {latten brass}.
  
                     He had a cross of latoun full of stones. --Chaucer.
  
      2. Sheet tin; iron plate, covered with tin; also, any metal
            in thin sheets; as, gold latten.
  
      {Black latten}, brass in milled sheets, composed of copper
            and zinc, used by braziers, and for drawing into wire.
  
      {Roll latten}, latten polished on both sides ready for use.
           
  
      {Shaven latten}, a thinner kind than black latten.
  
      {White latten}, a mixture of brass and tin.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Siphonal \Si"phon*al\, a.
      Of or pertaining to a siphon; resembling a siphon.
  
      {Siphonal stomach} (Zo[94]l.), a stomach which is tubular and
            bent back upon itself, like a siphon, as in the salmon.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Siphonal \Si"phon*al\, a.
      Of or pertaining to a siphon; resembling a siphon.
  
      {Siphonal stomach} (Zo[94]l.), a stomach which is tubular and
            bent back upon itself, like a siphon, as in the salmon.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Caoutchouc \Caout"chouc\, n. [F. caoutchouc, from the South
      American name.]
      A tenacious, elastic, gummy substance obtained from the milky
      sap of several plants of tropical South America (esp. the
      euphorbiaceous tree {Siphonia elastica} or {Hevea
      caoutchouc}), Asia, and Africa. Being impermeable to liquids
      and gases, and not readly affected by exposure to air, acids,
      and alkalies, it is used, especially when vulcanized, for
      many purposes in the arts and in manufactures. Also called
      {India rubber} (because it was first brought from India, and
      was formerly used chiefly for erasing pencil marks) and {gum
      elastic}. See {Vulcanization}.
  
      {Mineral caoutchouc}. See under {Mineral}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Spaniel \Span"iel\, n. [OF. espagneul, F. [82]pagneul, espagnol
      Spanish, Sp. espa[a4]nol, fr. Espa[a4]a Spain, from L.
      Hispania.]
      1. (Zo[94]l.) One of a breed of small dogs having long and
            thick hair and large drooping ears. The legs are usually
            strongly feathered, and the tail bushy. See Illust. under
            {Clumber}, and {Cocker}.
  
      Note: There are several varieties of spaniels, some of which,
               known as field spaniels, are used in hunting; others
               are used for toy or pet dogs, as the Blenheim spaniel,
               and the King Charles spaniel (see under {Blenheim}). Of
               the field spaniels, the larger kinds are called
               springers, and to these belong the Sussex, Norfolk, and
               Clumber spaniels (see {Clumber}). The smaller field
               spaniels, used in hunting woodcock, are called cocker
               spaniels (see Cocker). Field spaniels are remarkable
               for their activity and intelligence.
  
                        As a spaniel she will on him leap. --Chaucer.
  
      2. A cringing, fawning person. --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Spaniel \Span"iel\, a.
      Cringing; fawning. --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Spaniel \Span"iel\, v. i.
      To fawn; to cringe; to be obsequious. [R.] --Churchill.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Spaniel \Span"iel\, v. t.
      To follow like a spaniel. [R.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Spanless \Span"less\, a.
      Incapable of being spanned.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Spinal \Spi"nal\, a. [L. spinalis, fr. spina the spine: cf. F.
      spinal. See {Spine}.]
      1. (Anat.) Of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the
            backbone, or vertebral column; rachidian; vertebral.
  
      2. Of or pertaining to a spine or spines.
  
      {Spinal accessory nerves}, the eleventh pair of cranial
            nerves in the higher vertebrates. They originate from the
            spinal cord and pass forward into the skull, from which
            they emerge in company with the pneumogastrics.
  
      {Spinal column}, the backbone, or connected series or
            vertebr[91] which forms the axis of the vertebrate
            skeleton; the spine; rachis; vertebral column.
  
      {Spinal cord}, the great nervous cord extending backward from
            the brain along the dorsal side of the spinal column of a
            vertebrate animal, and usually terminating in a threadlike
            appendage called the filum terminale; the spinal, or
            vertebral, marrow; the myelon. The nervous tissue consists
            of nerve fibers and nerve cells, the latter being confined
            to the so-called gray matter of the central portions of
            the cord, while the peripheral white matter is composed of
            nerve fibers only. The center of the cord is traversed by
            a slender canal connecting with the ventricles of the
            brain.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Spinal \Spi"nal\, a. [L. spinalis, fr. spina the spine: cf. F.
      spinal. See {Spine}.]
      1. (Anat.) Of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the
            backbone, or vertebral column; rachidian; vertebral.
  
      2. Of or pertaining to a spine or spines.
  
      {Spinal accessory nerves}, the eleventh pair of cranial
            nerves in the higher vertebrates. They originate from the
            spinal cord and pass forward into the skull, from which
            they emerge in company with the pneumogastrics.
  
      {Spinal column}, the backbone, or connected series or
            vertebr[91] which forms the axis of the vertebrate
            skeleton; the spine; rachis; vertebral column.
  
      {Spinal cord}, the great nervous cord extending backward from
            the brain along the dorsal side of the spinal column of a
            vertebrate animal, and usually terminating in a threadlike
            appendage called the filum terminale; the spinal, or
            vertebral, marrow; the myelon. The nervous tissue consists
            of nerve fibers and nerve cells, the latter being confined
            to the so-called gray matter of the central portions of
            the cord, while the peripheral white matter is composed of
            nerve fibers only. The center of the cord is traversed by
            a slender canal connecting with the ventricles of the
            brain.

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   Spinal \Spi"nal\, a. [L. spinalis, fr. spina the spine: cf. F.
      spinal. See {Spine}.]
      1. (Anat.) Of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the
            backbone, or vertebral column; rachidian; vertebral.
  
      2. Of or pertaining to a spine or spines.
  
      {Spinal accessory nerves}, the eleventh pair of cranial
            nerves in the higher vertebrates. They originate from the
            spinal cord and pass forward into the skull, from which
            they emerge in company with the pneumogastrics.
  
      {Spinal column}, the backbone, or connected series or
            vertebr[91] which forms the axis of the vertebrate
            skeleton; the spine; rachis; vertebral column.
  
      {Spinal cord}, the great nervous cord extending backward from
            the brain along the dorsal side of the spinal column of a
            vertebrate animal, and usually terminating in a threadlike
            appendage called the filum terminale; the spinal, or
            vertebral, marrow; the myelon. The nervous tissue consists
            of nerve fibers and nerve cells, the latter being confined
            to the so-called gray matter of the central portions of
            the cord, while the peripheral white matter is composed of
            nerve fibers only. The center of the cord is traversed by
            a slender canal connecting with the ventricles of the
            brain.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Spinal \Spi"nal\, a. [L. spinalis, fr. spina the spine: cf. F.
      spinal. See {Spine}.]
      1. (Anat.) Of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the
            backbone, or vertebral column; rachidian; vertebral.
  
      2. Of or pertaining to a spine or spines.
  
      {Spinal accessory nerves}, the eleventh pair of cranial
            nerves in the higher vertebrates. They originate from the
            spinal cord and pass forward into the skull, from which
            they emerge in company with the pneumogastrics.
  
      {Spinal column}, the backbone, or connected series or
            vertebr[91] which forms the axis of the vertebrate
            skeleton; the spine; rachis; vertebral column.
  
      {Spinal cord}, the great nervous cord extending backward from
            the brain along the dorsal side of the spinal column of a
            vertebrate animal, and usually terminating in a threadlike
            appendage called the filum terminale; the spinal, or
            vertebral, marrow; the myelon. The nervous tissue consists
            of nerve fibers and nerve cells, the latter being confined
            to the so-called gray matter of the central portions of
            the cord, while the peripheral white matter is composed of
            nerve fibers only. The center of the cord is traversed by
            a slender canal connecting with the ventricles of the
            brain.

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   Marrow \Mar"row\, n. [OE. marou, mary, maruh, AS. mearg, mearh;
      akin to OS. marg, D. merg, G. Mark, OHG. marg, marag, Icel.
      mergr, Sw. merg, Dan. marv, Skr. majjan; cf. Skr. majj to
      sink, L. mergere. [root]274 Cf. {Merge}.]
      1. (Anat.) The tissue which fills the cavities of most bones;
            the medulla. In the larger cavities it is commonly very
            fatty, but in the smaller cavities it is much less fatty,
            and red or reddish in color.
  
      2. The essence; the best part.
  
                     It takes from our achievements . . . The pith and
                     marrow of our attribute.                     --Shak.
  
      3. [OE. maru, maro; -- perh. a different word; cf. Gael.
            maraon together.] One of a pair; a match; a companion; an
            intimate associate. [Scot.]
  
                     Chopping and changing I can not commend, With thief
                     or his marrow, for fear of ill end.   --Tusser.
  
      {Marrow squash} (Bot.), a name given to several varieties of
            squash, esp. to the {Boston marrow}, an ovoid fruit,
            pointed at both ends, and with reddish yellow flesh, and
            to the {vegetable marrow}, a variety of an ovoid form, and
            having a soft texture and fine grain resembling marrow.
  
      {Spinal marrow}. (Anat.) See {Spinal cord}, under {Spinal}.

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   Spinel \Spin"el\, n.
      Bleached yarn in making the linen tape called inkle;
      unwrought inkle. --Knight.

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   Spinel \Spi*nel"\, Spinelle \Spi*nelle"\, n. [F. spinelle, or
      LL. spinellus, perhaps from L. spina a thorn, a prickle, in
      allusion to its pointed crystals.] (Min.)
      A mineral occuring in octahedrons of great hardness and
      various colors, as red, green, blue, brown, and black, the
      red variety being the gem spinel ruby. It consist essentially
      of alumina and magnesia, but commonly contains iron and
      sometimes also chromium.
  
      Note: The spinel group includes spinel proper, also
               magnetite, chromite, franklinite, gahnite, etc., all of
               which may be regarded as composed of a sesquioxide and
               a protoxide in equal proportions.

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   Spineless \Spine"less\, a.
      Having no spine.

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   Spinel \Spi*nel"\, Spinelle \Spi*nelle"\, n. [F. spinelle, or
      LL. spinellus, perhaps from L. spina a thorn, a prickle, in
      allusion to its pointed crystals.] (Min.)
      A mineral occuring in octahedrons of great hardness and
      various colors, as red, green, blue, brown, and black, the
      red variety being the gem spinel ruby. It consist essentially
      of alumina and magnesia, but commonly contains iron and
      sometimes also chromium.
  
      Note: The spinel group includes spinel proper, also
               magnetite, chromite, franklinite, gahnite, etc., all of
               which may be regarded as composed of a sesquioxide and
               a protoxide in equal proportions.

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   Spinule \Spin"ule\, n. [L. spinula, dim. of spina a spine: cf.
      F. spinule.]
      A minute spine. --Dana.

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   Spinulescent \Spin`u*les"cent\, a. (Bot.)
      Having small spines; somewhat thorny.

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   Spinulose \Spin"u*lose`\, Spinulous \Spin"u*lous\, a. [Cf. F.
      spinuleux.]
      Covered with small spines.

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   Spinulose \Spin"u*lose`\, Spinulous \Spin"u*lous\, a. [Cf. F.
      spinuleux.]
      Covered with small spines.

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   Rock \Rock\, n. [OF. roke, F. roche; cf. Armor. roc'h, and AS.
      rocc.]
      1. A large concreted mass of stony material; a large fixed
            stone or crag. See {Stone}.
  
                     Come one, come all! this rock shall fly From its
                     firm base as soon as I.                     --Sir W.
                                                                              Scott.
  
      2. (Geol.) Any natural deposit forming a part of the earth's
            crust, whether consolidated or not, including sand, earth,
            clay, etc., when in natural beds.
  
      3. That which resembles a rock in firmness; a defense; a
            support; a refuge.
  
                     The Lord is my rock, and my fortress. --2 Sam. xxii.
                                                                              2.
  
      4. Fig.: Anything which causes a disaster or wreck resembling
            the wreck of a vessel upon a rock.
  
      5. (Zo[94]l.) The striped bass. See under {Bass}.
  
      Note: This word is frequently used in the formation of
               self-explaining compounds; as, rock-bound, rock-built,
               rock-ribbed, rock-roofed, and the like.
  
      {Rock alum}. [Probably so called by confusion with F. roche a
            rock.] Same as {Roche alum}.
  
      {Rock barnacle} (Zo[94]l.), a barnacle ({Balanus balanoides})
            very abundant on rocks washed by tides.
  
      {Rock bass}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The stripped bass. See under {Bass}.
            (b) The goggle-eye.
            (c) The cabrilla. Other species are also locally called
                  rock bass.
  
      {Rock builder} (Zo[94]l.), any species of animal whose
            remains contribute to the formation of rocks, especially
            the corals and Foraminifera.
  
      {Rock butter} (Min.), native alum mixed with clay and oxide
            of iron, usually in soft masses of a yellowish white
            color, occuring in cavities and fissures in argillaceous
            slate.
  
      {Rock candy}, a form of candy consisting of crystals of pure
            sugar which are very hard, whence the name.
  
      {Rock cavy}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Moco}.
  
      {Rock cod} (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) A small, often reddish or brown, variety of the cod
                  found about rocks andledges.
            (b) A California rockfish.
  
      {Rock cook}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) A European wrasse ({Centrolabrus exoletus}).
            (b) A rockling.
  
      {Rock cork} (Min.), a variety of asbestus the fibers of which
            are loosely interlaced. It resembles cork in its texture.
           
  
      {Rock crab} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of large
            crabs of the genus {Cancer}, as the two species of the New
            England coast ({C. irroratus} and {C. borealis}). See
            Illust. under {Cancer}.
  
      {Rock cress} (Bot.), a name of several plants of the cress
            kind found on rocks, as {Arabis petr[91]a}, {A. lyrata},
            etc.
  
      {Rock crystal} (Min.), limpid quartz. See {Quartz}, and under
            {Crystal}.
  
      {Rock dove} (Zo[94]l.), the rock pigeon; -- called also {rock
            doo}.
  
      {Rock drill}, an implement for drilling holes in rock; esp.,
            a machine impelled by steam or compressed air, for
            drilling holes for blasting, etc.
  
      {Rock duck} (Zo[94]l.), the harlequin duck.
  
      {Rock eel}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Gunnel}.
  
      {Rock goat} (Zo[94]l.), a wild goat, or ibex.
  
      {Rock hopper} (Zo[94]l.), a penguin of the genus
            {Catarractes}. See under {Penguin}.
  
      {Rock kangaroo}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Kangaroo}, and {Petrogale}.
           
  
      {Rock lobster} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of
            large spinose lobsters of the genera {Panulirus} and
            {Palinurus}. They have no large claws. Called also {spiny
            lobster}, and {sea crayfish}.
  
      {Rock meal} (Min.), a light powdery variety of calcite
            occuring as an efflorescence.
  
      {Rock milk}. (Min.) See {Agaric mineral}, under {Agaric}.
  
      {Rock moss}, a kind of lichen; the cudbear. See {Cudbear}.
  
      {Rock oil}. See {Petroleum}.
  
      {Rock parrakeet} (Zo[94]l.), a small Australian parrakeet
            ({Euphema petrophila}), which nests in holes among the
            rocks of high cliffs. Its general color is yellowish olive
            green; a frontal band and the outer edge of the wing
            quills are deep blue, and the central tail feathers bluish
            green.
  
      {Rock pigeon} (Zo[94]l.), the wild pigeon ({Columba livia})
            Of Europe and Asia, from which the domestic pigeon was
            derived. See Illust. under {Pigeon}.
  
      {Rock pipit}. (Zo[94]l.) See the Note under {Pipit}.
  
      {Rock plover}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The black-bellied, or whistling, plover.
            (b) The rock snipe.
  
      {Rock ptarmigan} (Zo[94]l.), an arctic American ptarmigan
            ({Lagopus rupestris}), which in winter is white, with the
            tail and lores black. In summer the males are grayish
            brown, coarsely vermiculated with black, and have black
            patches on the back.
  
      {Rock rabbit} (Zo[94]l.), the hyrax. See {Cony}, and {Daman}.
           
  
      {Rock ruby} (Min.), a fine reddish variety of garnet.
  
      {Rock salt} (Min.), cloride of sodium (common salt) occuring
            in rocklike masses in mines; mineral salt; salt dug from
            the earth. In the United States this name is sometimes
            given to salt in large crystals, formed by evaporation
            from sea water in large basins or cavities.
  
      {Rock seal} (Zo[94]l.), the harbor seal. See {Seal}.
  
      {Rock shell} (Zo[94]l.), any species of Murex, Purpura, and
            allied genera.
  
      {Rock snake} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several large pythons;
            as, the royal rock snake ({Python regia}) of Africa, and
            the rock snake of India ({P. molurus}). The Australian
            rock snakes mostly belong to the allied genus {Morelia}.
           
  
      {Rock snipe} (Zo[94]l.), the purple sandpiper ({Tringa
            maritima}); -- called also {rock bird}, {rock plover},
            {winter snipe}.
  
      {Rock soap} (Min.), a kind of clay having a smooth, greasy
            feel, and adhering to the tongue.
  
      {Rock sparrow}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) Any one of several species of Old World sparrows of
                  the genus {Petronia}, as {P. stulla}, of Europe.
            (b) A North American sparrow ({Puc[91]a ruficeps}).
  
      {Rock tar}, petroleum.
  
      {Rock thrush} (Zo[94]l.), any Old World thrush of the genus
            {Monticola}, or {Petrocossyphus}; as, the European rock
            thrush ({M. saxatilis}), and the blue rock thrush of India
            ({M. cyaneus}), in which the male is blue throughout.
  
      {Rock tripe} (Bot.), a kind of lichen ({Umbilicaria
            Dillenii}) growing on rocks in the northen parts of
            America, and forming broad, flat, coriaceous, dark fuscous
            or blackish expansions. It has been used as food in cases
            of extremity.
  
      {Rock trout} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of marine
            food fishes of the genus {Hexagrammus}, family
            {Chirad[91]}, native of the North Pacific coasts; --
            called also {sea trout}, {boregat}, {bodieron}, and
            {starling}.
  
      {Rock warbler} (Zo[94]l.), a small Australian singing bird
            ({Origma rubricata}) which frequents rocky ravines and
            water courses; -- called also {cataract bird}.
  
      {Rock wren} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of wrens
            of the genus {Salpinctes}, native of the arid plains of
            Lower California and Mexico.

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   Spiny \Spin"y\, a. [From {Spine}.]
      1. Full of spines; thorny; as, a spiny tree.
  
      2. Like a spine in shape; slender. [bd]Spiny grasshoppers sit
            chirping.[b8] --Chapman.
  
      3. Fig.: Abounding with difficulties or annoyances.
  
                     The spiny deserts of scholastic philosophy. --Bp.
                                                                              Warburton.
  
      {Spiny lobster}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Rock lobster}, under
            {Rock}. See also {Lobster}.

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   Rock \Rock\, n. [OF. roke, F. roche; cf. Armor. roc'h, and AS.
      rocc.]
      1. A large concreted mass of stony material; a large fixed
            stone or crag. See {Stone}.
  
                     Come one, come all! this rock shall fly From its
                     firm base as soon as I.                     --Sir W.
                                                                              Scott.
  
      2. (Geol.) Any natural deposit forming a part of the earth's
            crust, whether consolidated or not, including sand, earth,
            clay, etc., when in natural beds.
  
      3. That which resembles a rock in firmness; a defense; a
            support; a refuge.
  
                     The Lord is my rock, and my fortress. --2 Sam. xxii.
                                                                              2.
  
      4. Fig.: Anything which causes a disaster or wreck resembling
            the wreck of a vessel upon a rock.
  
      5. (Zo[94]l.) The striped bass. See under {Bass}.
  
      Note: This word is frequently used in the formation of
               self-explaining compounds; as, rock-bound, rock-built,
               rock-ribbed, rock-roofed, and the like.
  
      {Rock alum}. [Probably so called by confusion with F. roche a
            rock.] Same as {Roche alum}.
  
      {Rock barnacle} (Zo[94]l.), a barnacle ({Balanus balanoides})
            very abundant on rocks washed by tides.
  
      {Rock bass}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The stripped bass. See under {Bass}.
            (b) The goggle-eye.
            (c) The cabrilla. Other species are also locally called
                  rock bass.
  
      {Rock builder} (Zo[94]l.), any species of animal whose
            remains contribute to the formation of rocks, especially
            the corals and Foraminifera.
  
      {Rock butter} (Min.), native alum mixed with clay and oxide
            of iron, usually in soft masses of a yellowish white
            color, occuring in cavities and fissures in argillaceous
            slate.
  
      {Rock candy}, a form of candy consisting of crystals of pure
            sugar which are very hard, whence the name.
  
      {Rock cavy}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Moco}.
  
      {Rock cod} (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) A small, often reddish or brown, variety of the cod
                  found about rocks andledges.
            (b) A California rockfish.
  
      {Rock cook}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) A European wrasse ({Centrolabrus exoletus}).
            (b) A rockling.
  
      {Rock cork} (Min.), a variety of asbestus the fibers of which
            are loosely interlaced. It resembles cork in its texture.
           
  
      {Rock crab} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of large
            crabs of the genus {Cancer}, as the two species of the New
            England coast ({C. irroratus} and {C. borealis}). See
            Illust. under {Cancer}.
  
      {Rock cress} (Bot.), a name of several plants of the cress
            kind found on rocks, as {Arabis petr[91]a}, {A. lyrata},
            etc.
  
      {Rock crystal} (Min.), limpid quartz. See {Quartz}, and under
            {Crystal}.
  
      {Rock dove} (Zo[94]l.), the rock pigeon; -- called also {rock
            doo}.
  
      {Rock drill}, an implement for drilling holes in rock; esp.,
            a machine impelled by steam or compressed air, for
            drilling holes for blasting, etc.
  
      {Rock duck} (Zo[94]l.), the harlequin duck.
  
      {Rock eel}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Gunnel}.
  
      {Rock goat} (Zo[94]l.), a wild goat, or ibex.
  
      {Rock hopper} (Zo[94]l.), a penguin of the genus
            {Catarractes}. See under {Penguin}.
  
      {Rock kangaroo}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Kangaroo}, and {Petrogale}.
           
  
      {Rock lobster} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of
            large spinose lobsters of the genera {Panulirus} and
            {Palinurus}. They have no large claws. Called also {spiny
            lobster}, and {sea crayfish}.
  
      {Rock meal} (Min.), a light powdery variety of calcite
            occuring as an efflorescence.
  
      {Rock milk}. (Min.) See {Agaric mineral}, under {Agaric}.
  
      {Rock moss}, a kind of lichen; the cudbear. See {Cudbear}.
  
      {Rock oil}. See {Petroleum}.
  
      {Rock parrakeet} (Zo[94]l.), a small Australian parrakeet
            ({Euphema petrophila}), which nests in holes among the
            rocks of high cliffs. Its general color is yellowish olive
            green; a frontal band and the outer edge of the wing
            quills are deep blue, and the central tail feathers bluish
            green.
  
      {Rock pigeon} (Zo[94]l.), the wild pigeon ({Columba livia})
            Of Europe and Asia, from which the domestic pigeon was
            derived. See Illust. under {Pigeon}.
  
      {Rock pipit}. (Zo[94]l.) See the Note under {Pipit}.
  
      {Rock plover}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The black-bellied, or whistling, plover.
            (b) The rock snipe.
  
      {Rock ptarmigan} (Zo[94]l.), an arctic American ptarmigan
            ({Lagopus rupestris}), which in winter is white, with the
            tail and lores black. In summer the males are grayish
            brown, coarsely vermiculated with black, and have black
            patches on the back.
  
      {Rock rabbit} (Zo[94]l.), the hyrax. See {Cony}, and {Daman}.
           
  
      {Rock ruby} (Min.), a fine reddish variety of garnet.
  
      {Rock salt} (Min.), cloride of sodium (common salt) occuring
            in rocklike masses in mines; mineral salt; salt dug from
            the earth. In the United States this name is sometimes
            given to salt in large crystals, formed by evaporation
            from sea water in large basins or cavities.
  
      {Rock seal} (Zo[94]l.), the harbor seal. See {Seal}.
  
      {Rock shell} (Zo[94]l.), any species of Murex, Purpura, and
            allied genera.
  
      {Rock snake} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several large pythons;
            as, the royal rock snake ({Python regia}) of Africa, and
            the rock snake of India ({P. molurus}). The Australian
            rock snakes mostly belong to the allied genus {Morelia}.
           
  
      {Rock snipe} (Zo[94]l.), the purple sandpiper ({Tringa
            maritima}); -- called also {rock bird}, {rock plover},
            {winter snipe}.
  
      {Rock soap} (Min.), a kind of clay having a smooth, greasy
            feel, and adhering to the tongue.
  
      {Rock sparrow}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) Any one of several species of Old World sparrows of
                  the genus {Petronia}, as {P. stulla}, of Europe.
            (b) A North American sparrow ({Puc[91]a ruficeps}).
  
      {Rock tar}, petroleum.
  
      {Rock thrush} (Zo[94]l.), any Old World thrush of the genus
            {Monticola}, or {Petrocossyphus}; as, the European rock
            thrush ({M. saxatilis}), and the blue rock thrush of India
            ({M. cyaneus}), in which the male is blue throughout.
  
      {Rock tripe} (Bot.), a kind of lichen ({Umbilicaria
            Dillenii}) growing on rocks in the northen parts of
            America, and forming broad, flat, coriaceous, dark fuscous
            or blackish expansions. It has been used as food in cases
            of extremity.
  
      {Rock trout} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of marine
            food fishes of the genus {Hexagrammus}, family
            {Chirad[91]}, native of the North Pacific coasts; --
            called also {sea trout}, {boregat}, {bodieron}, and
            {starling}.
  
      {Rock warbler} (Zo[94]l.), a small Australian singing bird
            ({Origma rubricata}) which frequents rocky ravines and
            water courses; -- called also {cataract bird}.
  
      {Rock wren} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of wrens
            of the genus {Salpinctes}, native of the arid plains of
            Lower California and Mexico.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Spiny \Spin"y\, a. [From {Spine}.]
      1. Full of spines; thorny; as, a spiny tree.
  
      2. Like a spine in shape; slender. [bd]Spiny grasshoppers sit
            chirping.[b8] --Chapman.
  
      3. Fig.: Abounding with difficulties or annoyances.
  
                     The spiny deserts of scholastic philosophy. --Bp.
                                                                              Warburton.
  
      {Spiny lobster}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Rock lobster}, under
            {Rock}. See also {Lobster}.

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   Spoonily \Spoon"i*ly\, adv.
      In a spoony manner.

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   Subfamily \Sub*fam"i*ly\, n. (Biol.)
      One of the subdivisions, of more importance than genus, into
      which certain families are divided.

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   Submultiple \Sub*mul"ti*ple\, n. (Math.)
      A number or quality which is contained in another an exact
      number of times, or is an aliquot part of it; thus, 7 is the
      submultiple of 56, being contained in it eight times.

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   Submultiple \Sub*mul"ti*ple\, a. (Math.)
      Of or pertaining to a submultiple; being a submultiple; as, a
      submultiple number; submultiple ratio.

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   Supine \Su*pine"\, a. [L. supinus, akin to sub under, super
      above. Cf. {Sub-}, {Super-}.]
      1. Lying on the back, or with the face upward; -- opposed to
            prone.
  
      2. Leaning backward, or inclining with exposure to the sun;
            sloping; inclined.
  
                     If the vine On rising ground be placed, or hills
                     supine.                                             --Dryden.
  
      3. Negligent; heedless; indolent; listless.
  
                     He became pusillanimous and supine, and openly
                     exposed to any temptation.                  --Woodward.
  
      Syn: Negligent; heedless; indolent; thoughtless; inattentive;
               listless; careless; drowsy. -- {Su*pine"ly}, adv. --
               {Su*pine"ness}, n.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Sabinal, TX (city, FIPS 64004)
      Location: 29.32141 N, 99.46872 W
      Population (1990): 1584 (735 housing units)
      Area: 3.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 78881

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Seven Hills, OH (city, FIPS 71416)
      Location: 41.37947 N, 81.67507 W
      Population (1990): 12339 (4584 housing units)
      Area: 12.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Seven Lakes, NC (CDP, FIPS 60515)
      Location: 35.26422 N, 79.58502 W
      Population (1990): 2049 (995 housing units)
      Area: 21.1 sq km (land), 4.1 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Seven Mile, OH (village, FIPS 71444)
      Location: 39.47932 N, 84.55249 W
      Population (1990): 804 (317 housing units)
      Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Seven Mile Ford, VA
      Zip code(s): 24373

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   seven layer model
  
      {Open Systems Interconnect}
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   SPML
  
      {server-parsed HTML}
  
  
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