Saimiri sciureus
         n 1: small long-tailed monkey of Central American and South
               America with greenish fur and black muzzle [syn: {squirrel
               monkey}, {Saimiri sciureus}]

English Dictionary: summer hyacinth	by the DICT Development Group
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Samarcand n city in southern Uzbekistan; Tamerlane's opulent capital in the 14th century Synonym(s): Samarkand, Samarcand
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Samarkand n city in southern Uzbekistan; Tamerlane's opulent capital in the 14th century Synonym(s): Samarkand, Samarcand
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samarskite n a complex black mineral occurring in pegmatites
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scenarist n a writer of screenplays
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scheme arch n an arch whose height is less than half its width [syn: skeen arch, skene arch, scheme arch, diminished arch]
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schnorchel n air passage provided by a retractable device containing intake and exhaust pipes; permits a submarine to stay submerged for extended periods of time Synonym(s): snorkel, schnorkel, schnorchel, snorkel breather, breather
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schnorkel n air passage provided by a retractable device containing intake and exhaust pipes; permits a submarine to stay submerged for extended periods of time Synonym(s): snorkel, schnorkel, schnorchel, snorkel breather, breather
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semi-erect adj of plants that are partly erect
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semirigid adj having a form maintained by a rigid internal structure as well as by internal gas pressure not fully rigid
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senior chief petty officer n a senior noncommissioned officer in the Navy or Coast Guard with a rank comparable to master sergeant in the Army Synonym(s): senior chief petty officer, SCPO
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senior citizen n an elderly person [syn: oldster, old person, {senior citizen}, golden ager]
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senior class n final grade or class in high school or college
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senior high n a public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12; "he goes to the neighborhood highschool" Synonym(s): senior high school, senior high, high, highschool, high school
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senior high school n a public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12; "he goes to the neighborhood highschool" Synonym(s): senior high school, senior high, high, highschool, high school
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senior status n higher rank than that of others especially by reason of longer service Synonym(s): seniority, senior status, higher status, higher rank
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Senna auriculata n evergreen Indian shrub with vivid yellow flowers whose bark is used in tanning; sometimes placed in genus Cassia Synonym(s): avaram, tanner's cassia, Senna auriculata, Cassia auriculata
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shamrock n creeping European clover having white to pink flowers and bright green leaves; naturalized in United States; widely grown for forage Synonym(s): white clover, dutch clover, shamrock, Trifolium repens Eurasian plant with heart-shaped trifoliate leaves and white purple-veined flowers Synonym(s): common wood sorrel, cuckoo bread, shamrock, Oxalis acetosella clover native to Ireland with yellowish flowers; often considered the true or original shamrock Synonym(s): hop clover, shamrock, lesser yellow trefoil, Trifolium dubium
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shamrock pea n trailing trifoliate Asiatic and African herb having cobalt blue flowers Synonym(s): shamrock pea, Parochetus communis
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skeen arch n an arch whose height is less than half its width [syn: skeen arch, skene arch, scheme arch, diminished arch]
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skene arch n an arch whose height is less than half its width [syn: skeen arch, skene arch, scheme arch, diminished arch]
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skin rash n any red eruption of the skin [syn: rash, roseola, efflorescence, skin rash]
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sky marshal n a person trained by the government in hijacking and terrorist tactics who (for security reasons) is a passenger aboard an airline flight Synonym(s): air marshal, sky marshal
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smirch n a blemish made by dirt; "he had a smudge on his cheek" Synonym(s): smudge, spot, blot, daub, smear, smirch, slur an act that brings discredit to the person who does it; "he made a huge blot on his copybook" Synonym(s): blot, smear, smirch, spot, stain v smear so as to make dirty or stained [syn: smirch, besmirch] charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone; "The journalists have defamed me!" "The article in the paper sullied my reputation" Synonym(s): defame, slander, smirch, asperse, denigrate, calumniate, smear, sully, besmirch
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smirk n a smile expressing smugness or scorn instead of pleasure v smile affectedly or derisively Synonym(s): smirk, simper
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smirker n a smiler whose smile is offensively self-satisfied
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smorgasbord n a collection containing a variety of sorts of things; "a great assortment of cars was on display"; "he had a variety of disorders"; "a veritable smorgasbord of religions" Synonym(s): assortment, mixture, mixed bag, miscellany, miscellanea, variety, salmagundi, smorgasbord, potpourri, motley an assortment of foods starting with herring or smoked eel or salmon etc with bread and butter; then cheeses and eggs and pickled vegetables and aspics; finally hot foods; served as a buffet meal
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snorkel n breathing device consisting of a bent tube fitting into a swimmer's mouth and extending above the surface; allows swimmer to breathe while face down in the water air passage provided by a retractable device containing intake and exhaust pipes; permits a submarine to stay submerged for extended periods of time Synonym(s): snorkel, schnorkel, schnorchel, snorkel breather, breather v dive with a snorkel
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snorkel breather n air passage provided by a retractable device containing intake and exhaust pipes; permits a submarine to stay submerged for extended periods of time Synonym(s): snorkel, schnorkel, schnorchel, snorkel breather, breather
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snorkel diving n skin diving with a snorkel [syn: snorkeling, {snorkel diving}]
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snorkeling n skin diving with a snorkel [syn: snorkeling, {snorkel diving}]
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snow orchid n waxy white nearly leafless plant with stems in clusters and racemes of white flowers; northwestern United States to northern California and east to Idaho Synonym(s): phantom orchid, snow orchid, Eburophyton austinae
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snowy orchid n slender fringed orchid of eastern North America having white flowers Synonym(s): snowy orchid, Habenaria nivea
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somersault n an acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return Synonym(s): somersault, somerset, summersault, summerset, somersaulting, flip v do a somersault
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somersaulting n an acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return Synonym(s): somersault, somerset, summersault, summerset, somersaulting, flip
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Somerset n a county in southwestern England on the Bristol Channel an acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return Synonym(s): somersault, somerset, summersault, summerset, somersaulting, flip
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Somerset Maugham n English writer (born in France) of novels and short stories (1874-1965) Synonym(s): Maugham, Somerset Maugham, W. Somerset Maugham, William Somerset Maugham
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Sonora gum n acidulous gum resin of the creosote bush
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Sonora semiannulata n small shy brightly-ringed terrestrial snake of arid or semiarid areas of western North America Synonym(s): ground snake, Sonora semiannulata
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sonorous adj full and loud and deep; "heavy sounds"; "a herald chosen for his sonorous voice" Synonym(s): heavy, sonorous
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sonorously adv in a sonorous manner; "the congregation consisted chiefly of a few young folk, who snored sonorously" Synonym(s): sonorously, rotundly
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sonorousness n having the character of a loud deep sound; the quality of being resonant Synonym(s): plangency, resonance, reverberance, ringing, sonorousness, sonority, vibrancy
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Sooner State n a state in south central United States [syn: Oklahoma, Sooner State, OK]
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summarisation n the act of preparing a summary (or an instance thereof); stating briefly and succinctly Synonym(s): summarization, summarisation
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summarise v be a summary of; "The abstract summarizes the main ideas in the paper" Synonym(s): summarize, summarise, sum, sum up give a summary (of); "he summed up his results"; "I will now summarize" Synonym(s): sum up, summarize, summarise, resume
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summarization n the act of preparing a summary (or an instance thereof); stating briefly and succinctly Synonym(s): summarization, summarisation
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summarize v give a summary (of); "he summed up his results"; "I will now summarize" Synonym(s): sum up, summarize, summarise, resume be a summary of; "The abstract summarizes the main ideas in the paper" Synonym(s): summarize, summarise, sum, sum up
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summary judgement n a judgment rendered by the court prior to a verdict because no material issue of fact exists and one party or the other is entitled to a judgment as a matter of law Synonym(s): summary judgment, summary judgement, judgment on the pleadings, judgement on the pleadings
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summary judgment n a judgment rendered by the court prior to a verdict because no material issue of fact exists and one party or the other is entitled to a judgment as a matter of law Synonym(s): summary judgment, summary judgement, judgment on the pleadings, judgement on the pleadings
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summer camp n a site where care and activities are provided for children during the summer months; "city kids get to see the country at a summer camp" Synonym(s): camp, summer camp
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summer cohosh n bugbane of the eastern United States having erect racemes of white flowers Synonym(s): American bugbane, summer cohosh, Cimicifuga americana
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summer crookneck n yellow squash with a thin curved neck and somewhat warty skin Synonym(s): crookneck, crookneck squash, summer crookneck
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summer cypress n densely branched Eurasian plant; foliage turns purple-red in autumn Synonym(s): summer cypress, burning bush, fire bush, fire-bush, belvedere, Bassia scoparia, Kochia scoparia
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summer house n a country house (usually located in the country) that provides a cool place to live in the summer
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summer hyacinth n southern African herb with white bell-shaped flowers [syn: summer hyacinth, cape hyacinth, Hyacinthus candicans, Galtonia candicans]
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summer savory n erect annual herb with oval leaves and pink flowers; used to flavor e.g. meats or soups or salads; southeastern Europe and naturalized elsewhere Synonym(s): summer savory, Satureja hortensis, Satureia hortensis herb with delicately flavored leaves with many uses Synonym(s): summer savory, summer savoury
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summer savoury n herb with delicately flavored leaves with many uses [syn: summer savory, summer savoury]
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summer school n an academic session during the summer; usually for remedial or supplementary study
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summer snowflake n common Old World herb having grasslike leaves and clusters of star-shaped white flowers with green stripes; naturalized in the eastern United States Synonym(s): starflower, sleepy dick, summer snowflake, Ornithogalum umbellatum
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summer solstice n June 21, when the sun is at its northernmost point [syn: summer solstice, June 21, midsummer] Antonym(s): winter solstice
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summer squash n any of various usually bushy plants producing fruit that is eaten while immature and before the rind or seeds harden Synonym(s): summer squash, summer squash vine, Cucurbita pepo melopepo any of various fruits of the gourd family that mature during the summer; eaten while immature and before seeds and rind harden
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summer squash vine n any of various usually bushy plants producing fruit that is eaten while immature and before the rind or seeds harden Synonym(s): summer squash, summer squash vine, Cucurbita pepo melopepo
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summer stock n theatrical productions performed by a stock company during the summer
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summer sweet n shrub of eastern and southern coastal United States having beautiful racemes of spice-scented white flowers Synonym(s): sweet pepperbush, pepper bush, summer sweet, white alder, Clethra alnifolia
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summercater n (Maine colloquial) a temporary summer resident of Maine Synonym(s): sport, summercater
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summercaters n (Maine colloquial) temporary summer residents of coastal Maine
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summerhouse n a small roofed building affording shade and rest [syn: gazebo, summerhouse]
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summerise v prepare for summer; "summerize your car"; "summerize a house" Synonym(s): summerize, summerise Antonym(s): winterise, winterize
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summerize v prepare for summer; "summerize your car"; "summerize a house" Synonym(s): summerize, summerise Antonym(s): winterise, winterize
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summersault n an acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return Synonym(s): somersault, somerset, summersault, summerset, somersaulting, flip
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summerset n an acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return Synonym(s): somersault, somerset, summersault, summerset, somersaulting, flip
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sumo wrestler n a wrestler who participates in sumo (a Japanese form of wrestling); "sumo wrestlers are large heavy men"
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sun marigold n any of several South African plants grown for the profusion of usually yellow daisylike flowers and mounds of aromatic foliage Synonym(s): cape marigold, sun marigold, star of the veldt
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sun rose n any plant of the genus Helianthemum; vigorous plants of stony alpine meadows and dry scrub regions Synonym(s): helianthemum, sunrose, sun rose
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sun worshiper n someone who worships the sun
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sun-worship n the worship of the sun Synonym(s): heliolatry, sun-worship
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sunrise adj of an industry or technology; new and developing; "high- technology sunrise industries" n the first light of day; "we got up before dawn"; "they talked until morning" Synonym(s): dawn, dawning, morning, aurora, first light, daybreak, break of day, break of the day, dayspring, sunrise, sunup, cockcrow Antonym(s): sundown, sunset atmospheric phenomena accompanying the daily appearance of the sun the daily event of the sun rising above the horizon
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sunrise industry n a new industry that is expanding rapidly (especially telecommunications or electronics)
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sunrose n any plant of the genus Helianthemum; vigorous plants of stony alpine meadows and dry scrub regions Synonym(s): helianthemum, sunrose, sun rose
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swan orchid n any of several orchids of the genus Cycnoches having slender arching columns of flowers suggesting the neck of a swan Synonym(s): swan orchid, swanflower, swan-flower, swanneck, swan-neck
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swimmer's itch n a sensitization reaction to repeated invasion of the skin by cercariae of schistosomes Synonym(s): schistosome dermatitis, swimmer's itch
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synaeresis n the contraction of two vowels into a diphthong [syn: syneresis, synaeresis] the separation of liquid from a gel that is caused by contraction (as in cheese making) Synonym(s): syneresis, synaeresis
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Synercus n Cape buffalo [syn: Synercus, genus Synercus, {tribe synercus}]
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Synercus caffer n large often savage buffalo of southern Africa having upward-curving horns; mostly in game reserves Synonym(s): Cape buffalo, Synercus caffer
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syneresis n the contraction of two vowels into a diphthong [syn: syneresis, synaeresis] the separation of liquid from a gel that is caused by contraction (as in cheese making) Synonym(s): syneresis, synaeresis
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synergetic adj working together; used especially of groups, as subsidiaries of a corporation, cooperating for an enhanced effect; "a synergistic effect" Synonym(s): synergetic, synergistic
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synergism n the working together of two things (muscles or drugs for example) to produce an effect greater than the sum of their individual effects Synonym(s): synergy, synergism the theological doctrine that salvation results from the interaction of human will and divine grace
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synergist n a drug that augments the activity of another drug [ant: antagonist]
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synergistic adj used especially of drugs or muscles that work together so the total effect is greater than the sum of the two (or more) Synonym(s): synergistic, interactive Antonym(s): antagonistic, incompatible of or relating to the theological doctrine of synergism working together; used especially of groups, as subsidiaries of a corporation, cooperating for an enhanced effect; "a synergistic effect" Synonym(s): synergetic, synergistic
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synergistically adv (of group) in a synergistic or cooperative manner (of drugs or muscles) in a synergistic or interactive manner
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synergy n the working together of two things (muscles or drugs for example) to produce an effect greater than the sum of their individual effects Synonym(s): synergy, synergism
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mountain \Moun"tain\, a.       1. Of or pertaining to a mountain or mountains; growing or             living on a mountain; found on or peculiar to mountains;             among mountains; as, a mountain torrent; mountain pines;             mountain goats; mountain air; mountain howitzer.          2. Like a mountain; mountainous; vast; very great.                         The high, the mountain majesty of worth. --Byron.          {Mountain antelope} (Zo[94]l.), the goral.          {Mountain ash} (Bot.), an ornamental tree, the {Pyrus             (Sorbus) Americana}, producing beautiful bunches of red             berries. Its leaves are pinnate, and its flowers white,             growing in fragrant clusters. The European species is the             {P. aucuparia}, or rowan tree.          {Mountain barometer}, a portable barometer, adapted for safe             transportation, used in measuring the heights of             mountains.          {Mountain beaver} (Zo[94]l.), the sewellel.          {Mountain blue} (Min.), blue carbonate of copper; azurite.          {Mountain cat} (Zo[94]l.), the catamount. See {Catamount}.          {Mountain chain}, a series of contiguous mountain ranges,             generally in parallel or consecutive lines or curves.          {Mountain cock} (Zo[94]l.), capercailzie. See {Capercailzie}.                      {Mountain cork} (Min.), a variety of asbestus, resembling             cork in its texture.          {Mountain crystal}. See under {Crystal}.          {Mountain damson} (Bot.), a large tree of the genus             {Simaruba} ({S. amarga}) growing in the West Indies, which             affords a bitter tonic and astringent, sometimes used in             medicine.          {Mountain dew}, Scotch whisky, so called because often             illicitly distilled among the mountains. [Humorous]          {Mountain ebony} (Bot.), a small leguminous tree ({Bauhinia             variegata}) of the East and West Indies; -- so called             because of its dark wood. The bark is used medicinally and             in tanning.          {Mountain flax} (Min.), a variety of asbestus, having very             fine fibers; amianthus. See {Amianthus}.          {Mountain fringe} (Bot.), climbing fumitory. See under             {Fumitory}.          {Mountain goat}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Mazama}.          {Mountain green}. (Min.)             (a) Green malachite, or carbonate of copper.             (b) See {Green earth}, under {Green}, a.          {Mountain holly} (Bot.), a branching shrub ({Nemopanthes             Canadensis}), having smooth oblong leaves and red berries.             It is found in the Northern United States.          {Mountain laurel} (Bot.), an American shrub ({Kalmia             latifolia}) with glossy evergreen leaves and showy             clusters of rose-colored or white flowers. The foliage is             poisonous. Called also {American laurel}, {ivy bush}, and             {calico bush}. See {Kalmia}.          {Mountain leather} (Min.), a variety of asbestus, resembling             leather in its texture.          {Mountain licorice} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Trifolium}             ({T. Alpinum}).          {Mountain limestone} (Geol.), a series of marine limestone             strata below the coal measures, and above the old red             standstone of Great Britain. See Chart of {Geology}.          {Mountain linnet} (Zo[94]l.), the twite.          {Mountain magpie}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The yaffle, or green woodpecker.             (b) The European gray shrike.          {Mountain mahogany} (Bot.) See under {Mahogany}.          {Mountain meal} (Min.), a light powdery variety of calcite,             occurring as an efflorescence.          {Mountain milk} (Min.), a soft spongy variety of carbonate of             lime.          {Mountain mint}. (Bot.) See {Mint}.          {Mountain ousel} (Zo[94]l.), the ring ousel; -- called also             {mountain thrush} and {mountain colley}. See {Ousel}.          {Mountain pride}, [or] {Mountain green} (Bot.), a tree of             Jamaica ({Spathelia simplex}), which has an unbranched             palmlike stem, and a terminal cluster of large, pinnate             leaves.          {Mountain quail} (Zo[94]l.), the plumed partridge ({Oreortyx             pictus}) of California. It has two long, slender,             plumelike feathers on the head. The throat and sides are             chestnut; the belly is brown with transverse bars of black             and white; the neck and breast are dark gray.          {Mountain range}, a series of mountains closely related in             position and direction.          {Mountain rice}. (Bot.)             (a) An upland variety of rice, grown without irrigation,                   in some parts of Asia, Europe, and the United States.             (b) An American genus of grasses ({Oryzopsis}).          {Mountain rose} (Bot.), a species of rose with solitary             flowers, growing in the mountains of Europe ({Rosa             alpina}).          {Mountain soap} (Min.), a soft earthy mineral, of a brownish             color, used in crayon painting; saxonite.          {Mountain sorrel} (Bot.), a low perennial plant ({Oxyria             digyna} with rounded kidney-form leaves, and small             greenish flowers, found in the White Mountains of New             Hampshire, and in high northern latitudes. --Gray.          {Mountain sparrow} (Zo[94]l.), the European tree sparrow.          {Mountain spinach}. (Bot.) See {Orach}.          {Mountain tobacco} (Bot.), a composite plant ({Arnica             montana}) of Europe; called also {leopard's bane}.          {Mountain witch} (Zo[94]l.), a ground pigeon of Jamaica, of             the genus {Geotrygon}.
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Squirrel \Squir"rel\ (skw[etil]r"r[etil]l or skw[icr]r"-; 277),       n. [OE. squirel, OF. esquirel, escurel, F. [82]cureuil, LL.       squirelus, squirolus, scuriolus, dim. of L. sciurus, Gr.       si`oyros; skia` shade + o'yra` tail. Cf. {Shine}, v. i.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of small rodents             belonging to the genus {Sciurus} and several allied genera             of the family {Sciurid[91]}. Squirrels generally have a             bushy tail, large erect ears, and strong hind legs. They             are commonly arboreal in their habits, but many species             live in burrows.          Note: Among the common North American squirrels are the gray                squirrel ({Scirius Carolinensis}) and its black                variety; the fox, or cat, sqirrel ({S. cinereus}, or                {S. niger}) which is a large species, and variable in                color, the southern variety being frequently black,                while the northern and western varieties are usually                gray or rusty brown; the red squirrel (see                {Chickaree}); the striped, or chipping, squirrel (see                {Chipmunk}); and the California gray squirrel ({S.                fossor}). Several other species inhabit Mexico and                Central America. The common European species ({Sciurus                vulgaris}) has a long tuft of hair on each ear. the                so-called Australian squirrels are marsupials. See                {Petaurist}, and {Phalanger}.          2. One of the small rollers of a carding machine which work             with the large cylinder.          {Barking squirrel} (Zo[94]l.), the prairie dog.          {Federation squirrel} (Zo[94]l.), the striped gopher. See             {Gopher}, 2.          {Flying squirrel} (Zo[94]l.). See {Flying squirrel}, in the             Vocabulary.          {Java squirrel} (Zo[94]l.). See {Jelerang}.          {Squirrel corn} (Bot.), a North American herb ({Dicantra             Canadensis}) bearing little yellow tubers.          {Squirrel cup} (Bot.), the blossom of the {Hepatica triloba},             a low perennial herb with cup-shaped flowers varying from             purplish blue to pink or even white. It is one of the             earliest flowers of spring.          {Squirrel fish} (Zo[94]l.)             (a) A sea bass ({Serranus fascicularis}) of the Southern                   United States.             (b) The sailor's choice ({Diplodus rhomboides}).             (c) The redmouth, or grunt.             (d) A market fish of Bermuda ({Holocentrum Ascensione}).                            {Squirrel grass} (Bot.), a pestiferous grass ({Hordeum             murinum}) related to barley. In California the stiffly             awned spiklets work into the wool of sheep, and into the             throat, flesh, and eyes of animals, sometimes even             producing death.          {Squirrel hake} (Zo[94]l.), a common American hake ({Phycis             tenuis}); -- called also {white hake}.          {Squirrel hawk} (Zo[94]l.), any rough-legged hawk;             especially, the California species {Archibuteo             ferrugineus}.          {Squirrel monkey}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) Any one of several species of small, soft-haired South                   American monkeys of the genus {Calithrix}. They are                   noted for their graceful form and agility. See                   {Teetee}.             (b) A marmoset.          {Squirrel petaurus} (Zo[94]l.), a flying phalanger of             Australia. See {Phalanger}, {Petaurist}, and {Flying             phalanger} under {Flying}.          {Squirrel shrew} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of             East Indian and Asiatic insectivores of the genus             {Tupaia}. They are allied to the shrews, but have a bushy             tail, like that of a squirrel.          {Squirrel-tail grass} (Bot.), a grass ({Hordeum jubatum})             found in salt marshes and along the Great Lakes, having a             dense spike beset with long awns.
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Fox \Fox\, n.; pl. {Foxes}. [AS. fox; akin to D. vos, G. fuchs,       OHG. fuhs, foha, Goth. fa[a3]h[?], Icel. f[?]a fox, fox       fraud; of unknown origin, cf. Skr. puccha tail. Cf. {Vixen}.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) A carnivorous animal of the genus {Vulpes},             family {Canid[91]}, of many species. The European fox ({V.             vulgaris} or {V. vulpes}), the American red fox ({V.             fulvus}), the American gray fox ({V. Virginianus}), and             the arctic, white, or blue, fox ({V. lagopus}) are             well-known species.          Note: The black or silver-gray fox is a variety of the                American red fox, producing a fur of great value; the                cross-gray and woods-gray foxes are other varieties of                the same species, of less value. The common foxes of                Europe and America are very similar; both are                celebrated for their craftiness. They feed on wild                birds, poultry, and various small animals.                            Subtle as the fox for prey.            --Shak.          2. (Zo[94]l.) The European dragonet.          3. (Zo[94]l.) The fox shark or thrasher shark; -- called also             {sea fox}. See {Thrasher shark}, under {Shark}.          4. A sly, cunning fellow. [Colloq.]                         We call a crafty and cruel man a fox. --Beattie.          5. (Naut.) Rope yarn twisted together, and rubbed with tar;             -- used for seizings or mats.          6. A sword; -- so called from the stamp of a fox on the             blade, or perhaps of a wolf taken for a fox. [Obs.]                         Thou diest on point of fox.               --Shak.          7. pl. (Enthnol.) A tribe of Indians which, with the Sacs,             formerly occupied the region about Green Bay, Wisconsin;             -- called also {Outagamies}.          {Fox and geese}.             (a) A boy's game, in which one boy tries to catch others                   as they run one goal to another.             (b) A game with sixteen checkers, or some substitute for                   them, one of which is called the fox, and the rest the                   geese; the fox, whose first position is in the middle                   of the board, endeavors to break through the line of                   the geese, and the geese to pen up the fox.          {Fox bat} (Zo[94]l.), a large fruit bat of the genus             {Pteropus}, of many species, inhabiting Asia, Africa, and             the East Indies, esp. {P. medius} of India. Some of the             species are more than four feet across the outspread             wings. See {Fruit bat}.          {Fox bolt}, a bolt having a split end to receive a fox wedge.                      {Fox brush} (Zo[94]l.), the tail of a fox.          {Fox evil}, a disease in which the hair falls off; alopecy.                      {Fox grape} (Bot.), the name of two species of American             grapes. The northern fox grape ({Vitis Labrusca}) is the             origin of the varieties called {Isabella}, {Concord},             {Hartford}, etc., and the southern fox grape ({Vitis             vulpina}) has produced the {Scuppernong}, and probably the             {Catawba}.          {Fox hunter}.             (a) One who pursues foxes with hounds.             (b) A horse ridden in a fox chase.          {Fox shark} (Zo[94]l.), the thrasher shark. See {Thrasher             shark}, under {Thrasher}.          {Fox sleep}, pretended sleep.          {Fox sparrow} (Zo[94]l.), a large American sparrow             ({Passerella iliaca}); -- so called on account of its             reddish color.          {Fox squirrel} (Zo[94]l.), a large North American squirrel             ({Sciurus niger}, or {S. cinereus}). In the Southern             States the black variety prevails; farther north the             fulvous and gray variety, called the {cat squirrel}, is             more common.          {Fox terrier} (Zo[94]l.), one of a peculiar breed of             terriers, used in hunting to drive foxes from their holes,             and for other purposes. There are rough- and smooth-haired             varieties.          {Fox trot}, a pace like that which is adopted for a few             steps, by a horse, when passing from a walk into a trot,             or a trot into a walk.
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Samarskite \Sa*mar"skite\, a. [After Samarski, a Russian.]       (Min.)       A rare mineral having a velvet-black color and submetallic       luster. It is a niobate of uranium, iron, and the yttrium and       cerium metals.
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Sea marge \Sea" marge`\       Land which borders on the sea; the seashore. --Shak.                   You are near the sea marge of a land teeming with life.                                                                               --J.                                                                               Burroughs.
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Seamark \Sea"mark`\, n.       Any elevated object on land which serves as a guide to       mariners; a beacon; a landmark visible from the sea, as a       hill, a tree, a steeple, or the like. --Shak.
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Semirecondite \Sem`i*rec"on*dite\, a. (Zool.)       Half hidden or half covered; said of the head of an insect       when half covered by the shield of the thorax.
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Senior \Sen"ior\, n.       1. A person who is older than another; one more advanced in             life.          2. One older in office, or whose entrance upon office was             anterior to that of another; one prior in grade.          3. An aged person; an older. --Dryden.                         Each village senior paused to scan, And speak the                      lovely caravan.                                 --Emerson.          4. One in the fourth or final year of his collegiate course             at an American college; -- originally called {senior             sophister}; also, one in the last year of the course at a             professional schools or at a seminary.
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Seniorize \Sen"ior*ize\, v. i.       To exercise authority; to rule; to lord it. [R.] --Fairfax.
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Shamrock \Sham"rock\, n. [L. seamrog, seamar, trefoil, white       clover, white honeysuckle; akin to Gael. seamrag.] (Bot.)       A trifoliate plant used as a national emblem by the Irish.       The legend is that St. Patrick once plucked a leaf of it for       use in illustrating the doctrine of the trinity.          Note: The original plant was probably a kind of wood sorrel                ({Oxalis Acetocella}); but now the name is given to the                white clover ({Trifolium repens}), and the black medic                ({Medicago lupulina}).
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Sinneress \Sin"ner*ess\, n.       A woman who sins. [Obs.]
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Skin \Skin\, n. [Icel. skinn; akin to Sw. skinn, Dan. skind, AS.       scinn, G. schined to skin.]       1. (Anat.) The external membranous integument of an animal.          Note: In man, and the vertebrates generally, the skin consist                of two layers, an outer nonsensitive and nonvascular                epidermis, cuticle, or skarfskin, composed of cells                which are constantly growing and multiplying in the                deeper, and being thrown off in the superficial,                layers; and an inner sensitive, and vascular dermis,                cutis, corium, or true skin, composed mostly of                connective tissue.          2. The hide of an animal, separated from the body, whether             green, dry, or tanned; especially, that of a small animal,             as a calf, sheep, or goat.          3. A vessel made of skin, used for holding liquids. See             {Bottle}, 1. [bd]Skins of wine.[b8] --Tennyson.          4. The bark or husk of a plant or fruit; the exterior coat of             fruits and plants.          5. (Naut.)             (a) That part of a sail, when furled, which remains on the                   outside and covers the whole. --Totten.             (b) The covering, as of planking or iron plates, outside                   the framing, forming the sides and bottom of a vessel;                   the shell; also, a lining inside the framing.          {Skin friction}, {Skin resistance} (Naut.), the friction, or             resistance, caused by the tendency of water to adhere to             the immersed surface (skin) of a vessel.          {Skin graft} (Surg.), a small portion of skin used in the             process of grafting. See {Graft}, v. t., 2.          {Skin moth} (Zo[94]l.), any insect which destroys the             prepared skins of animals, especially the larva of             Dermestes and Anthrenus.          {Skin of the teeth}, nothing, or next to nothing; the least             possible hold or advantage. --Job xix. 20.          {Skin wool}, wool taken from dead sheep.
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Smaragd \Smar"agd\, n. [L. smaragdus. See {Emerald}.]       The emerald. [Obs.] --Bale.
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Smaragdine \Sma*rag"dine\, a. [L. smaragdinus, Gr.       [?][?][?][?].]       Of or pertaining to emerald; resembling emerald; of an       emerald green.
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Smaragdite \Sma*rag"dite\, n. [Cf. F. smaragdite; -- so called       from its emerald-green color. See {Smaragd}.] (Min.)       A green foliated kind of amphibole, observed in eclogite and       some varietis of gabbro.
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Smearcase \Smear"case`\, n. [G. schmierk[84]se; schmier grease       (or schmieren to smear) + k[84]se cheese.]       Cottage cheese. [Local, U. S.]
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Smerk \Smerk\, Smerky \Smerk"y\, a.       Smart; jaunty; spruce. See {Smirk}, a. [Obs.]                   So smerk, so smooth, his pricked ears.   --Spenser.
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Smerk \Smerk\, n. & v.       See {Smirk}.
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Smerk \Smerk\, Smerky \Smerk"y\, a.       Smart; jaunty; spruce. See {Smirk}, a. [Obs.]                   So smerk, so smooth, his pricked ears.   --Spenser.
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Smirch \Smirch\, v. t. [From the root of smear.]       To smear with something which stains, or makes dirty; to       smutch; to begrime; to soil; to sully.                   I'll . . . with a kind of umber smirch my face. --Shak.
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Smirch \Smirch\, n.       A smutch; a dirty stain.
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Smirk \Smirk\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Smirked}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Smirking}.] [OE. smirken, ASS. smercian, smearcian; cf. MHG.       smieren, smielen, to smile. See {Smile}, v. i.]       To smile in an affected or conceited manner; to smile with       affected complaisance; to simper.
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Smirk \Smirk\, n.       A forced or affected smile; a simper.                   The bride, all smirk and blush, had just entered. --Sir                                                                               W. Scott.
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Smirk \Smirk\, a.       Nice,; smart; spruce; affected; simpering. [bd]So smirk, so       smooth.[b8] --Spenser.
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Smirk \Smirk\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Smirked}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Smirking}.] [OE. smirken, ASS. smercian, smearcian; cf. MHG.       smieren, smielen, to smile. See {Smile}, v. i.]       To smile in an affected or conceited manner; to smile with       affected complaisance; to simper.
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Smirk \Smirk\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Smirked}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Smirking}.] [OE. smirken, ASS. smercian, smearcian; cf. MHG.       smieren, smielen, to smile. See {Smile}, v. i.]       To smile in an affected or conceited manner; to smile with       affected complaisance; to simper.
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Smirkingly \Smirk"ing*ly\, adv.       With smirking; with a smirk.
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Smirky \Smirk"y\, a.       Smirk; smirking.
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Somersault \Som"er*sault\, Somerset \Som"er*set\, n. [F.       soubresaut a jump, leap, OF. soubresault, It. soprassalto an       overleap, fr. L. supra over + saltus a leap, fr. salire to       leap; or the French may be from Sp. sobresalto a sudden       asault, a surprise. See {Supra}, and Salient.]       A leap in which a person turns his heels over his head and       lights upon his feet; a turning end over end. [Written also       {summersault}, {sommerset}, {summerset}, etc.] [bd]The       vaulter's sombersalts.[b8] --Donne.                   Now I'll only Make him break his neck in doing a                sommerset.                                             --Beau. & Fl.
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Somersault \Som"er*sault\, Somerset \Som"er*set\, n. [F.       soubresaut a jump, leap, OF. soubresault, It. soprassalto an       overleap, fr. L. supra over + saltus a leap, fr. salire to       leap; or the French may be from Sp. sobresalto a sudden       asault, a surprise. See {Supra}, and Salient.]       A leap in which a person turns his heels over his head and       lights upon his feet; a turning end over end. [Written also       {summersault}, {sommerset}, {summerset}, etc.] [bd]The       vaulter's sombersalts.[b8] --Donne.                   Now I'll only Make him break his neck in doing a                sommerset.                                             --Beau. & Fl.
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Somersault \Som"er*sault\, Somerset \Som"er*set\, n. [F.       soubresaut a jump, leap, OF. soubresault, It. soprassalto an       overleap, fr. L. supra over + saltus a leap, fr. salire to       leap; or the French may be from Sp. sobresalto a sudden       asault, a surprise. See {Supra}, and Salient.]       A leap in which a person turns his heels over his head and       lights upon his feet; a turning end over end. [Written also       {summersault}, {sommerset}, {summerset}, etc.] [bd]The       vaulter's sombersalts.[b8] --Donne.                   Now I'll only Make him break his neck in doing a                sommerset.                                             --Beau. & Fl.
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Sommerset \Som"mer*set\, n.       See {Somersault}.
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Somersault \Som"er*sault\, Somerset \Som"er*set\, n. [F.       soubresaut a jump, leap, OF. soubresault, It. soprassalto an       overleap, fr. L. supra over + saltus a leap, fr. salire to       leap; or the French may be from Sp. sobresalto a sudden       asault, a surprise. See {Supra}, and Salient.]       A leap in which a person turns his heels over his head and       lights upon his feet; a turning end over end. [Written also       {summersault}, {sommerset}, {summerset}, etc.] [bd]The       vaulter's sombersalts.[b8] --Donne.                   Now I'll only Make him break his neck in doing a                sommerset.                                             --Beau. & Fl.
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Sommerset \Som"mer*set\, n.       See {Somersault}.
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Sonorous \So*no"rous\, a. [L. sonorus, fr. sonor, -oris, a       sound, akin to sonus a sound. See {Sound}.]       1. Giving sound when struck; resonant; as, sonorous metals.          2. Loud-sounding; giving a clear or loud sound; as, a             sonorous voice.          3. Yielding sound; characterized by sound; vocal; sonant; as,             the vowels are sonorous.          4. Impressive in sound; high-sounding.                         The Italian opera, amidst all the meanness and                      familiarty of the thoughts, has something beautiful                      and sonorous in the expression.         --Addison.                         There is nothing of the artificial Johnsonian                      balance in his style. It is as often marked by a                      pregnant brevity as by a sonorous amplitude. --E.                                                                               Everett.          5. (Med.) Sonant; vibrant; hence, of sounds produced in a             cavity, deep-toned; as, sonorous rhonchi.          {Sonorous figures} (Physics), figures formed by the             vibrations of a substance capable of emitting a musical             tone, as when the bow of a violin is drawn along the edge             of a piece of glass or metal on which sand is strewed, and             the sand arranges itself in figures according to the             musical tone. Called also {acoustic figures}.          {Sonorous tumor} (Med.), a tumor which emits a clear,             resonant sound on percussion. -- {So*no"rous*ly}, adv. --             {So*no"rous*ness}, n.
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Sonorous \So*no"rous\, a. [L. sonorus, fr. sonor, -oris, a       sound, akin to sonus a sound. See {Sound}.]       1. Giving sound when struck; resonant; as, sonorous metals.          2. Loud-sounding; giving a clear or loud sound; as, a             sonorous voice.          3. Yielding sound; characterized by sound; vocal; sonant; as,             the vowels are sonorous.          4. Impressive in sound; high-sounding.                         The Italian opera, amidst all the meanness and                      familiarty of the thoughts, has something beautiful                      and sonorous in the expression.         --Addison.                         There is nothing of the artificial Johnsonian                      balance in his style. It is as often marked by a                      pregnant brevity as by a sonorous amplitude. --E.                                                                               Everett.          5. (Med.) Sonant; vibrant; hence, of sounds produced in a             cavity, deep-toned; as, sonorous rhonchi.          {Sonorous figures} (Physics), figures formed by the             vibrations of a substance capable of emitting a musical             tone, as when the bow of a violin is drawn along the edge             of a piece of glass or metal on which sand is strewed, and             the sand arranges itself in figures according to the             musical tone. Called also {acoustic figures}.          {Sonorous tumor} (Med.), a tumor which emits a clear,             resonant sound on percussion. -- {So*no"rous*ly}, adv. --             {So*no"rous*ness}, n.
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Sonorous \So*no"rous\, a. [L. sonorus, fr. sonor, -oris, a       sound, akin to sonus a sound. See {Sound}.]       1. Giving sound when struck; resonant; as, sonorous metals.          2. Loud-sounding; giving a clear or loud sound; as, a             sonorous voice.          3. Yielding sound; characterized by sound; vocal; sonant; as,             the vowels are sonorous.          4. Impressive in sound; high-sounding.                         The Italian opera, amidst all the meanness and                      familiarty of the thoughts, has something beautiful                      and sonorous in the expression.         --Addison.                         There is nothing of the artificial Johnsonian                      balance in his style. It is as often marked by a                      pregnant brevity as by a sonorous amplitude. --E.                                                                               Everett.          5. (Med.) Sonant; vibrant; hence, of sounds produced in a             cavity, deep-toned; as, sonorous rhonchi.          {Sonorous figures} (Physics), figures formed by the             vibrations of a substance capable of emitting a musical             tone, as when the bow of a violin is drawn along the edge             of a piece of glass or metal on which sand is strewed, and             the sand arranges itself in figures according to the             musical tone. Called also {acoustic figures}.          {Sonorous tumor} (Med.), a tumor which emits a clear,             resonant sound on percussion. -- {So*no"rous*ly}, adv. --             {So*no"rous*ness}, n.
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Sonorous \So*no"rous\, a. [L. sonorus, fr. sonor, -oris, a       sound, akin to sonus a sound. See {Sound}.]       1. Giving sound when struck; resonant; as, sonorous metals.          2. Loud-sounding; giving a clear or loud sound; as, a             sonorous voice.          3. Yielding sound; characterized by sound; vocal; sonant; as,             the vowels are sonorous.          4. Impressive in sound; high-sounding.                         The Italian opera, amidst all the meanness and                      familiarty of the thoughts, has something beautiful                      and sonorous in the expression.         --Addison.                         There is nothing of the artificial Johnsonian                      balance in his style. It is as often marked by a                      pregnant brevity as by a sonorous amplitude. --E.                                                                               Everett.          5. (Med.) Sonant; vibrant; hence, of sounds produced in a             cavity, deep-toned; as, sonorous rhonchi.          {Sonorous figures} (Physics), figures formed by the             vibrations of a substance capable of emitting a musical             tone, as when the bow of a violin is drawn along the edge             of a piece of glass or metal on which sand is strewed, and             the sand arranges itself in figures according to the             musical tone. Called also {acoustic figures}.          {Sonorous tumor} (Med.), a tumor which emits a clear,             resonant sound on percussion. -- {So*no"rous*ly}, adv. --             {So*no"rous*ness}, n.
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Sonorous \So*no"rous\, a. [L. sonorus, fr. sonor, -oris, a       sound, akin to sonus a sound. See {Sound}.]       1. Giving sound when struck; resonant; as, sonorous metals.          2. Loud-sounding; giving a clear or loud sound; as, a             sonorous voice.          3. Yielding sound; characterized by sound; vocal; sonant; as,             the vowels are sonorous.          4. Impressive in sound; high-sounding.                         The Italian opera, amidst all the meanness and                      familiarty of the thoughts, has something beautiful                      and sonorous in the expression.         --Addison.                         There is nothing of the artificial Johnsonian                      balance in his style. It is as often marked by a                      pregnant brevity as by a sonorous amplitude. --E.                                                                               Everett.          5. (Med.) Sonant; vibrant; hence, of sounds produced in a             cavity, deep-toned; as, sonorous rhonchi.          {Sonorous figures} (Physics), figures formed by the             vibrations of a substance capable of emitting a musical             tone, as when the bow of a violin is drawn along the edge             of a piece of glass or metal on which sand is strewed, and             the sand arranges itself in figures according to the             musical tone. Called also {acoustic figures}.          {Sonorous tumor} (Med.), a tumor which emits a clear,             resonant sound on percussion. -- {So*no"rous*ly}, adv. --             {So*no"rous*ness}, n.
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Sooner State \Sooner State\       Oklahoma; -- a nickname.
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Summary \Sum"ma*ry\, n.; pl. {Summaries}. [F. sommaire, or L.       summarium. See {Summary}, a.]       A general or comprehensive statement; an abridged account; an       abstract, abridgment, or compendium, containing the sum or       substance of a fuller account.
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Summarist \Sum"ma*rist\, n.       One who summarized.
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Summarize \Sum"ma*rize\, v. t.       To comprise in, or reduce to, a summary; to present briefly.       --Chambers.
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Summer \Sum"mer\, n. [OE. sumer, somer, AS. sumor, sumer; akin       to OFries. sumur, D. zomer, OS. sumar, G. sommer, OHG. &       Icel. sumar, Dan. sommer, Sw. sommar, W. haf, Zend hama, Skr.       sam[be] year. [fb]292.]       The season of the year in which the sun shines most directly       upon any region; the warmest period of the year.          Note: North of the equator summer is popularly taken to                include the months of June, July, and August.                Astronomically it may be considered, in the northern                hemisphere, to begin with the summer solstice, about                June 21st, and to end with the autumnal equinox, about                September 22d.          {Indian summer}, in North America, a period of warm weather             late in autumn, usually characterized by a clear sky, and             by a hazy or smoky appearance of the atmosphere,             especially near the horizon. The name is derived probably             from the custom of the Indians of using this time in             preparation for winter by laying in stores of food.          {Saint Martin's summer}. See under {Saint}.          {Summer bird} (Zo[94]l.), the wryneck. [Prov. Eng.]          {Summer colt}, the undulating state of the air near the             surface of the ground when heated. [Eng.]          {Summer complaint} (Med.), a popular term for any diarrheal             disorder occurring in summer, especially when produced by             heat and indigestion.          {Summer coot} (Zo[94]l.), the American gallinule. [Local,             U.S.]          {Summer cypress} (Bot.), an annual plant ({Kochia Scoparia})             of the Goosefoot family. It has narrow, ciliate, crowded             leaves, and is sometimes seen in gardens.          {Summer duck}. (Zo[94]l.)       (a) The wood duck.       (b) The garganey, or summer teal. See Illust. of {Wood duck},             under {Wood}.          {Summer fallow}, land uncropped and plowed, etc., during the             summer, in order to pulverize the soil and kill the weeds.                      {Summer rash} (Med.), prickly heat. See under {Prickly}.          {Summer sheldrake} (Zo[94]l.), the hooded merganser. [Local,             U.S.]          {Summer snipe}. (Zo[94]l.)       (a) The dunlin.       (b) The common European sandpiper.       (c) The green sandpiper.          {Summer tanager} (Zo[94]l.), a singing bird ({Piranga rubra})             native of the Middle and Southern United States. The male             is deep red, the female is yellowish olive above and             yellow beneath. Called also {summer redbird}.          {Summer teal} (Zo[94]l.), the blue-winged teal. [Local, U.S.]                      {Summer wheat}, wheat that is sown in the spring, and matures             during the summer following. See {Spring wheat}.          {Summer yellowbird}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Yellowbird}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Summer \Sum"mer\, n. [OE. sumer, somer, AS. sumor, sumer; akin       to OFries. sumur, D. zomer, OS. sumar, G. sommer, OHG. &       Icel. sumar, Dan. sommer, Sw. sommar, W. haf, Zend hama, Skr.       sam[be] year. [fb]292.]       The season of the year in which the sun shines most directly       upon any region; the warmest period of the year.          Note: North of the equator summer is popularly taken to                include the months of June, July, and August.                Astronomically it may be considered, in the northern                hemisphere, to begin with the summer solstice, about                June 21st, and to end with the autumnal equinox, about                September 22d.          {Indian summer}, in North America, a period of warm weather             late in autumn, usually characterized by a clear sky, and             by a hazy or smoky appearance of the atmosphere,             especially near the horizon. The name is derived probably             from the custom of the Indians of using this time in             preparation for winter by laying in stores of food.          {Saint Martin's summer}. See under {Saint}.          {Summer bird} (Zo[94]l.), the wryneck. [Prov. Eng.]          {Summer colt}, the undulating state of the air near the             surface of the ground when heated. [Eng.]          {Summer complaint} (Med.), a popular term for any diarrheal             disorder occurring in summer, especially when produced by             heat and indigestion.          {Summer coot} (Zo[94]l.), the American gallinule. [Local,             U.S.]          {Summer cypress} (Bot.), an annual plant ({Kochia Scoparia})             of the Goosefoot family. It has narrow, ciliate, crowded             leaves, and is sometimes seen in gardens.          {Summer duck}. (Zo[94]l.)       (a) The wood duck.       (b) The garganey, or summer teal. See Illust. of {Wood duck},             under {Wood}.          {Summer fallow}, land uncropped and plowed, etc., during the             summer, in order to pulverize the soil and kill the weeds.                      {Summer rash} (Med.), prickly heat. See under {Prickly}.          {Summer sheldrake} (Zo[94]l.), the hooded merganser. [Local,             U.S.]          {Summer snipe}. (Zo[94]l.)       (a) The dunlin.       (b) The common European sandpiper.       (c) The green sandpiper.          {Summer tanager} (Zo[94]l.), a singing bird ({Piranga rubra})             native of the Middle and Southern United States. The male             is deep red, the female is yellowish olive above and             yellow beneath. Called also {summer redbird}.          {Summer teal} (Zo[94]l.), the blue-winged teal. [Local, U.S.]                      {Summer wheat}, wheat that is sown in the spring, and matures             during the summer following. See {Spring wheat}.          {Summer yellowbird}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Yellowbird}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Summer \Sum"mer\, n. [OE. sumer, somer, AS. sumor, sumer; akin       to OFries. sumur, D. zomer, OS. sumar, G. sommer, OHG. &       Icel. sumar, Dan. sommer, Sw. sommar, W. haf, Zend hama, Skr.       sam[be] year. [fb]292.]       The season of the year in which the sun shines most directly       upon any region; the warmest period of the year.          Note: North of the equator summer is popularly taken to                include the months of June, July, and August.                Astronomically it may be considered, in the northern                hemisphere, to begin with the summer solstice, about                June 21st, and to end with the autumnal equinox, about                September 22d.          {Indian summer}, in North America, a period of warm weather             late in autumn, usually characterized by a clear sky, and             by a hazy or smoky appearance of the atmosphere,             especially near the horizon. The name is derived probably             from the custom of the Indians of using this time in             preparation for winter by laying in stores of food.          {Saint Martin's summer}. See under {Saint}.          {Summer bird} (Zo[94]l.), the wryneck. [Prov. Eng.]          {Summer colt}, the undulating state of the air near the             surface of the ground when heated. [Eng.]          {Summer complaint} (Med.), a popular term for any diarrheal             disorder occurring in summer, especially when produced by             heat and indigestion.          {Summer coot} (Zo[94]l.), the American gallinule. [Local,             U.S.]          {Summer cypress} (Bot.), an annual plant ({Kochia Scoparia})             of the Goosefoot family. It has narrow, ciliate, crowded             leaves, and is sometimes seen in gardens.          {Summer duck}. (Zo[94]l.)       (a) The wood duck.       (b) The garganey, or summer teal. See Illust. of {Wood duck},             under {Wood}.          {Summer fallow}, land uncropped and plowed, etc., during the             summer, in order to pulverize the soil and kill the weeds.                      {Summer rash} (Med.), prickly heat. See under {Prickly}.          {Summer sheldrake} (Zo[94]l.), the hooded merganser. [Local,             U.S.]          {Summer snipe}. (Zo[94]l.)       (a) The dunlin.       (b) The common European sandpiper.       (c) The green sandpiper.          {Summer tanager} (Zo[94]l.), a singing bird ({Piranga rubra})             native of the Middle and Southern United States. The male             is deep red, the female is yellowish olive above and             yellow beneath. Called also {summer redbird}.          {Summer teal} (Zo[94]l.), the blue-winged teal. [Local, U.S.]                      {Summer wheat}, wheat that is sown in the spring, and matures             during the summer following. See {Spring wheat}.          {Summer yellowbird}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Yellowbird}.
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Crookneck \Crook"neck`\, n.       Either of two varieties of squash, distinguished by their       tapering, recurved necks. The {summer crookneck} is       botanically a variety of the pumpkin ({Cucurbita pepo}) and       matures early in the season. It is pale yellow in color, with       warty excrescences. The {winter crookneck} belongs to a       distinct species ({C. moschata}) and is smooth and often       striped. [U. S.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Summer \Sum"mer\, n. [OE. sumer, somer, AS. sumor, sumer; akin       to OFries. sumur, D. zomer, OS. sumar, G. sommer, OHG. &       Icel. sumar, Dan. sommer, Sw. sommar, W. haf, Zend hama, Skr.       sam[be] year. [fb]292.]       The season of the year in which the sun shines most directly       upon any region; the warmest period of the year.          Note: North of the equator summer is popularly taken to                include the months of June, July, and August.                Astronomically it may be considered, in the northern                hemisphere, to begin with the summer solstice, about                June 21st, and to end with the autumnal equinox, about                September 22d.          {Indian summer}, in North America, a period of warm weather             late in autumn, usually characterized by a clear sky, and             by a hazy or smoky appearance of the atmosphere,             especially near the horizon. The name is derived probably             from the custom of the Indians of using this time in             preparation for winter by laying in stores of food.          {Saint Martin's summer}. See under {Saint}.          {Summer bird} (Zo[94]l.), the wryneck. [Prov. Eng.]          {Summer colt}, the undulating state of the air near the             surface of the ground when heated. [Eng.]          {Summer complaint} (Med.), a popular term for any diarrheal             disorder occurring in summer, especially when produced by             heat and indigestion.          {Summer coot} (Zo[94]l.), the American gallinule. [Local,             U.S.]          {Summer cypress} (Bot.), an annual plant ({Kochia Scoparia})             of the Goosefoot family. It has narrow, ciliate, crowded             leaves, and is sometimes seen in gardens.          {Summer duck}. (Zo[94]l.)       (a) The wood duck.       (b) The garganey, or summer teal. See Illust. of {Wood duck},             under {Wood}.          {Summer fallow}, land uncropped and plowed, etc., during the             summer, in order to pulverize the soil and kill the weeds.                      {Summer rash} (Med.), prickly heat. See under {Prickly}.          {Summer sheldrake} (Zo[94]l.), the hooded merganser. [Local,             U.S.]          {Summer snipe}. (Zo[94]l.)       (a) The dunlin.       (b) The common European sandpiper.       (c) The green sandpiper.          {Summer tanager} (Zo[94]l.), a singing bird ({Piranga rubra})             native of the Middle and Southern United States. The male             is deep red, the female is yellowish olive above and             yellow beneath. Called also {summer redbird}.          {Summer teal} (Zo[94]l.), the blue-winged teal. [Local, U.S.]                      {Summer wheat}, wheat that is sown in the spring, and matures             during the summer following. See {Spring wheat}.          {Summer yellowbird}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Yellowbird}.
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Queening \Queen"ing\, n. [See {Queen apple}.] (Bot.)       Any one of several kinds of apples, as {summer queening},       {scarlet queening}, and {early queening}. An apple called the       queening was cultivated in England two hundred years ago.
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Summer \Sum"mer\, n. [OE. sumer, somer, AS. sumor, sumer; akin       to OFries. sumur, D. zomer, OS. sumar, G. sommer, OHG. &       Icel. sumar, Dan. sommer, Sw. sommar, W. haf, Zend hama, Skr.       sam[be] year. [fb]292.]       The season of the year in which the sun shines most directly       upon any region; the warmest period of the year.          Note: North of the equator summer is popularly taken to                include the months of June, July, and August.                Astronomically it may be considered, in the northern                hemisphere, to begin with the summer solstice, about                June 21st, and to end with the autumnal equinox, about                September 22d.          {Indian summer}, in North America, a period of warm weather             late in autumn, usually characterized by a clear sky, and             by a hazy or smoky appearance of the atmosphere,             especially near the horizon. The name is derived probably             from the custom of the Indians of using this time in             preparation for winter by laying in stores of food.          {Saint Martin's summer}. See under {Saint}.          {Summer bird} (Zo[94]l.), the wryneck. [Prov. Eng.]          {Summer colt}, the undulating state of the air near the             surface of the ground when heated. [Eng.]          {Summer complaint} (Med.), a popular term for any diarrheal             disorder occurring in summer, especially when produced by             heat and indigestion.          {Summer coot} (Zo[94]l.), the American gallinule. [Local,             U.S.]          {Summer cypress} (Bot.), an annual plant ({Kochia Scoparia})             of the Goosefoot family. It has narrow, ciliate, crowded             leaves, and is sometimes seen in gardens.          {Summer duck}. (Zo[94]l.)       (a) The wood duck.       (b) The garganey, or summer teal. See Illust. of {Wood duck},             under {Wood}.          {Summer fallow}, land uncropped and plowed, etc., during the             summer, in order to pulverize the soil and kill the weeds.                      {Summer rash} (Med.), prickly heat. See under {Prickly}.          {Summer sheldrake} (Zo[94]l.), the hooded merganser. [Local,             U.S.]          {Summer snipe}. (Zo[94]l.)       (a) The dunlin.       (b) The common European sandpiper.       (c) The green sandpiper.          {Summer tanager} (Zo[94]l.), a singing bird ({Piranga rubra})             native of the Middle and Southern United States. The male             is deep red, the female is yellowish olive above and             yellow beneath. Called also {summer redbird}.          {Summer teal} (Zo[94]l.), the blue-winged teal. [Local, U.S.]                      {Summer wheat}, wheat that is sown in the spring, and matures             during the summer following. See {Spring wheat}.          {Summer yellowbird}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Yellowbird}.
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{Rose de Pompadour}, {Rose du Barry}, names succesively given             to a delicate rose color used on S[8a]vres porcelain.          {Rose diamond}, a diamond, one side of which is flat, and the             other cut into twenty-four triangular facets in two ranges             which form a convex face pointed at the top. Cf.             {Brilliant}, n.          {Rose ear}. See under {Ear}.          {Rose elder} (Bot.), the Guelder-rose.          {Rose engine}, a machine, or an appendage to a turning lathe,             by which a surface or wood, metal, etc., is engraved with             a variety of curved lines. --Craig.          {Rose family} (Bot.) the {Rosece[91]}. See {Rosaceous}.          {Rose fever} (Med.), rose cold.          {Rose fly} (Zo[94]l.), a rose betle, or rose chafer.          {Rose gall} (Zo[94]l.), any gall found on rosebushes. See             {Bedeguar}.          {Rose knot}, a ribbon, or other pliade band plaited so as to             resemble a rose; a rosette.          {Rose lake}, {Rose madder}, a rich tint prepared from lac and             madder precipitated on an earthy basis. --Fairholt.          {Rose mallow}. (Bot.)             (a) A name of several malvaceous plants of the genus                   {Hibiscus}, with large rose-colored flowers.             (b) the hollyhock.          {Rose nail}, a nail with a convex, faceted head.          {Rose noble}, an ancient English gold coin, stamped with the             figure of a rose, first struck in the reign of Edward             III., and current at 6s. 8d. --Sir W. Scott.          {Rose of China}. (Bot.) See {China rose}             (b), under {China}.          {Rose of Jericho} (Bot.), a Syrian cruciferous plant             ({Anastatica Hierochuntica}) which rolls up when dry, and             expands again when moistened; -- called also {resurrection             plant}.          {Rose of Sharon} (Bot.), an ornamental malvaceous shrub             ({Hibiscus Syriacus}). In the Bible the name is used for             some flower not yet identified, perhaps a Narcissus, or             possibly the great lotus flower.          {Rose oil} (Chem.), the yellow essential oil extracted from             various species of rose blossoms, and forming the chief             part of attar of roses.          {Rose pink}, a pigment of a rose color, made by dyeing chalk             or whiting with a decoction of Brazil wood and alum; also,             the color of the pigment.          {Rose quartz} (Min.), a variety of quartz which is rose-red.                      {Rose rash}. (Med.) Same as {Roseola}.          {Rose slug} (Zo[94]l.), the small green larva of a black             sawfly ({Selandria ros[91]}). These larv[91] feed in             groups on the parenchyma of the leaves of rosebushes, and             are often abundant and very destructive.          {Rose window} (Arch.), a circular window filled with             ornamental tracery. Called also {Catherine wheel}, and             {marigold window}. Cf. {wheel window}, under {Wheel}.          {Summer rose} (Med.), a variety of roseola. See {Roseola}.          {Under the rose} [a translation of L. sub rosa], in secret;             privately; in a manner that forbids disclosure; -- the             rose being among the ancients the symbol of secrecy, and             hung up at entertainments as a token that nothing there             said was to be divulged.          {Wars of the Roses} (Eng. Hist.), feuds between the Houses of             York and Lancaster, the white rose being the badge of the             House of York, and the red rose of the House of Lancaster.
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Savory \Sa"vo*ry\ (s[amac]"v[osl]*r[ycr]), n. [F. savor[82]e;       cf. It. santoreggia, satureja, L. satureia,] (Bot.)       An aromatic labiate plant ({Satureia hortensis}), much used       in cooking; -- also called {summer savory}. [Written also       {savoury}.]
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Summer \Sum"mer\, n. [OE. sumer, somer, AS. sumor, sumer; akin       to OFries. sumur, D. zomer, OS. sumar, G. sommer, OHG. &       Icel. sumar, Dan. sommer, Sw. sommar, W. haf, Zend hama, Skr.       sam[be] year. [fb]292.]       The season of the year in which the sun shines most directly       upon any region; the warmest period of the year.          Note: North of the equator summer is popularly taken to                include the months of June, July, and August.                Astronomically it may be considered, in the northern                hemisphere, to begin with the summer solstice, about                June 21st, and to end with the autumnal equinox, about                September 22d.          {Indian summer}, in North America, a period of warm weather             late in autumn, usually characterized by a clear sky, and             by a hazy or smoky appearance of the atmosphere,             especially near the horizon. The name is derived probably             from the custom of the Indians of using this time in             preparation for winter by laying in stores of food.          {Saint Martin's summer}. See under {Saint}.          {Summer bird} (Zo[94]l.), the wryneck. [Prov. Eng.]          {Summer colt}, the undulating state of the air near the             surface of the ground when heated. [Eng.]          {Summer complaint} (Med.), a popular term for any diarrheal             disorder occurring in summer, especially when produced by             heat and indigestion.          {Summer coot} (Zo[94]l.), the American gallinule. [Local,             U.S.]          {Summer cypress} (Bot.), an annual plant ({Kochia Scoparia})             of the Goosefoot family. It has narrow, ciliate, crowded             leaves, and is sometimes seen in gardens.          {Summer duck}. (Zo[94]l.)       (a) The wood duck.       (b) The garganey, or summer teal. See Illust. of {Wood duck},             under {Wood}.          {Summer fallow}, land uncropped and plowed, etc., during the             summer, in order to pulverize the soil and kill the weeds.                      {Summer rash} (Med.), prickly heat. See under {Prickly}.          {Summer sheldrake} (Zo[94]l.), the hooded merganser. [Local,             U.S.]          {Summer snipe}. (Zo[94]l.)       (a) The dunlin.       (b) The common European sandpiper.       (c) The green sandpiper.          {Summer tanager} (Zo[94]l.), a singing bird ({Piranga rubra})             native of the Middle and Southern United States. The male             is deep red, the female is yellowish olive above and             yellow beneath. Called also {summer redbird}.          {Summer teal} (Zo[94]l.), the blue-winged teal. [Local, U.S.]                      {Summer wheat}, wheat that is sown in the spring, and matures             during the summer following. See {Spring wheat}.          {Summer yellowbird}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Yellowbird}.
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Sandpiper \Sand"pi`per\, n.       1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of small limicoline             game birds belonging to {Tringa}, {Actodromas},             {Ereunetes}, and various allied genera of the family             {Tringid[91]}.          Note: The most important North American species are the                pectoral sandpiper ({Tringa maculata}), called also                {brownback}, {grass snipe}, and {jacksnipe}; the                red-backed, or black-breasted, sandpiper, or dunlin                ({T. alpina}); the purple sandpiper ({T. maritima}: the                red-breasted sandpiper, or knot ({T. canutus}); the                semipalmated sandpiper ({Ereunetes pusillus}); the                spotted sandpiper, or teeter-tail ({Actitis                macularia}); the buff-breasted sandpiper ({Tryngites                subruficollis}), and the Bartramian sandpiper, or                upland plover. See under {Upland}. Among the European                species are the dunlin, the knot, the ruff, the                sanderling, and the common sandpiper ({Actitis, [or]                Tringoides, hypoleucus}), called also {fiddler},                {peeper}, {pleeps}, {weet-weet}, and {summer snipe}.                Some of the small plovers and tattlers are also called                sandpipers.          2. (Zo[94]l.) A small lamprey eel; the pride.          {Curlew sandpiper}. See under {Curlew}.          {Stilt sandpiper}. See under {Stilt}.
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Snipe \Snipe\, n. [OE. snipe; akin to D. snep, snip, LG. sneppe,       snippe, G. schnepfe, Icel. sn[c6]pa (in comp.), Dan. sneppe,       Sw. sn[84]ppa a sanpiper, and possibly to E. snap. See       {Snap}, {Snaffle}.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of limicoline game             birds of the family {Scolopacid[91]}, having a long,             slender, nearly straight beak.          Note: The common, or whole, snipe ({Gallinago c[oe]lestis})                and the great, or double, snipe ({G. major}), are the                most important European species. The Wilson's snipe                ({G. delicata}) (sometimes erroneously called English                snipe) and the gray snipe, or dowitcher ({Macrohamphus                griseus}), are well-known American species.          2. A fool; a blockhead. [R.] --Shak.          {Half snipe}, the dunlin; the jacksnipe.          {Jack snipe}. See {Jacksnipe}.          {Quail snipe}. See under {Quail}.          {Robin snipe}, the knot.          {Sea snipe}. See in the Vocabulary.          {Shore snipe}, any sandpiper.          {Snipe hawk}, the marsh harrier. [Prov. Eng.]          {Stone snipe}, the tattler.          {Summer snipe}, the dunlin; the green and the common European             sandpipers.          {Winter snipe}. See {Rock snipe}, under {Rock}.          {Woodcock snipe}, the great snipe.
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Summer \Sum"mer\, n. [OE. sumer, somer, AS. sumor, sumer; akin       to OFries. sumur, D. zomer, OS. sumar, G. sommer, OHG. &       Icel. sumar, Dan. sommer, Sw. sommar, W. haf, Zend hama, Skr.       sam[be] year. [fb]292.]       The season of the year in which the sun shines most directly       upon any region; the warmest period of the year.          Note: North of the equator summer is popularly taken to                include the months of June, July, and August.                Astronomically it may be considered, in the northern                hemisphere, to begin with the summer solstice, about                June 21st, and to end with the autumnal equinox, about                September 22d.          {Indian summer}, in North America, a period of warm weather             late in autumn, usually characterized by a clear sky, and             by a hazy or smoky appearance of the atmosphere,             especially near the horizon. The name is derived probably             from the custom of the Indians of using this time in             preparation for winter by laying in stores of food.          {Saint Martin's summer}. See under {Saint}.          {Summer bird} (Zo[94]l.), the wryneck. [Prov. Eng.]          {Summer colt}, the undulating state of the air near the             surface of the ground when heated. [Eng.]          {Summer complaint} (Med.), a popular term for any diarrheal             disorder occurring in summer, especially when produced by             heat and indigestion.          {Summer coot} (Zo[94]l.), the American gallinule. [Local,             U.S.]          {Summer cypress} (Bot.), an annual plant ({Kochia Scoparia})             of the Goosefoot family. It has narrow, ciliate, crowded             leaves, and is sometimes seen in gardens.          {Summer duck}. (Zo[94]l.)       (a) The wood duck.       (b) The garganey, or summer teal. See Illust. of {Wood duck},             under {Wood}.          {Summer fallow}, land uncropped and plowed, etc., during the             summer, in order to pulverize the soil and kill the weeds.                      {Summer rash} (Med.), prickly heat. See under {Prickly}.          {Summer sheldrake} (Zo[94]l.), the hooded merganser. [Local,             U.S.]          {Summer snipe}. (Zo[94]l.)       (a) The dunlin.       (b) The common European sandpiper.       (c) The green sandpiper.          {Summer tanager} (Zo[94]l.), a singing bird ({Piranga rubra})             native of the Middle and Southern United States. The male             is deep red, the female is yellowish olive above and             yellow beneath. Called also {summer redbird}.          {Summer teal} (Zo[94]l.), the blue-winged teal. [Local, U.S.]                      {Summer wheat}, wheat that is sown in the spring, and matures             during the summer following. See {Spring wheat}.          {Summer yellowbird}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Yellowbird}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sandpiper \Sand"pi`per\, n.       1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of small limicoline             game birds belonging to {Tringa}, {Actodromas},             {Ereunetes}, and various allied genera of the family             {Tringid[91]}.          Note: The most important North American species are the                pectoral sandpiper ({Tringa maculata}), called also                {brownback}, {grass snipe}, and {jacksnipe}; the                red-backed, or black-breasted, sandpiper, or dunlin                ({T. alpina}); the purple sandpiper ({T. maritima}: the                red-breasted sandpiper, or knot ({T. canutus}); the                semipalmated sandpiper ({Ereunetes pusillus}); the                spotted sandpiper, or teeter-tail ({Actitis                macularia}); the buff-breasted sandpiper ({Tryngites                subruficollis}), and the Bartramian sandpiper, or                upland plover. See under {Upland}. Among the European                species are the dunlin, the knot, the ruff, the                sanderling, and the common sandpiper ({Actitis, [or]                Tringoides, hypoleucus}), called also {fiddler},                {peeper}, {pleeps}, {weet-weet}, and {summer snipe}.                Some of the small plovers and tattlers are also called                sandpipers.          2. (Zo[94]l.) A small lamprey eel; the pride.          {Curlew sandpiper}. See under {Curlew}.          {Stilt sandpiper}. See under {Stilt}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Snipe \Snipe\, n. [OE. snipe; akin to D. snep, snip, LG. sneppe,       snippe, G. schnepfe, Icel. sn[c6]pa (in comp.), Dan. sneppe,       Sw. sn[84]ppa a sanpiper, and possibly to E. snap. See       {Snap}, {Snaffle}.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of limicoline game             birds of the family {Scolopacid[91]}, having a long,             slender, nearly straight beak.          Note: The common, or whole, snipe ({Gallinago c[oe]lestis})                and the great, or double, snipe ({G. major}), are the                most important European species. The Wilson's snipe                ({G. delicata}) (sometimes erroneously called English                snipe) and the gray snipe, or dowitcher ({Macrohamphus                griseus}), are well-known American species.          2. A fool; a blockhead. [R.] --Shak.          {Half snipe}, the dunlin; the jacksnipe.          {Jack snipe}. See {Jacksnipe}.          {Quail snipe}. See under {Quail}.          {Robin snipe}, the knot.          {Sea snipe}. See in the Vocabulary.          {Shore snipe}, any sandpiper.          {Snipe hawk}, the marsh harrier. [Prov. Eng.]          {Stone snipe}, the tattler.          {Summer snipe}, the dunlin; the green and the common European             sandpipers.          {Winter snipe}. See {Rock snipe}, under {Rock}.          {Woodcock snipe}, the great snipe.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Summer \Sum"mer\, n. [OE. sumer, somer, AS. sumor, sumer; akin       to OFries. sumur, D. zomer, OS. sumar, G. sommer, OHG. &       Icel. sumar, Dan. sommer, Sw. sommar, W. haf, Zend hama, Skr.       sam[be] year. [fb]292.]       The season of the year in which the sun shines most directly       upon any region; the warmest period of the year.          Note: North of the equator summer is popularly taken to                include the months of June, July, and August.                Astronomically it may be considered, in the northern                hemisphere, to begin with the summer solstice, about                June 21st, and to end with the autumnal equinox, about                September 22d.          {Indian summer}, in North America, a period of warm weather             late in autumn, usually characterized by a clear sky, and             by a hazy or smoky appearance of the atmosphere,             especially near the horizon. The name is derived probably             from the custom of the Indians of using this time in             preparation for winter by laying in stores of food.          {Saint Martin's summer}. See under {Saint}.          {Summer bird} (Zo[94]l.), the wryneck. [Prov. Eng.]          {Summer colt}, the undulating state of the air near the             surface of the ground when heated. [Eng.]          {Summer complaint} (Med.), a popular term for any diarrheal             disorder occurring in summer, especially when produced by             heat and indigestion.          {Summer coot} (Zo[94]l.), the American gallinule. [Local,             U.S.]          {Summer cypress} (Bot.), an annual plant ({Kochia Scoparia})             of the Goosefoot family. It has narrow, ciliate, crowded             leaves, and is sometimes seen in gardens.          {Summer duck}. (Zo[94]l.)       (a) The wood duck.       (b) The garganey, or summer teal. See Illust. of {Wood duck},             under {Wood}.          {Summer fallow}, land uncropped and plowed, etc., during the             summer, in order to pulverize the soil and kill the weeds.                      {Summer rash} (Med.), prickly heat. See under {Prickly}.          {Summer sheldrake} (Zo[94]l.), the hooded merganser. [Local,             U.S.]          {Summer snipe}. (Zo[94]l.)       (a) The dunlin.       (b) The common European sandpiper.       (c) The green sandpiper.          {Summer tanager} (Zo[94]l.), a singing bird ({Piranga rubra})             native of the Middle and Southern United States. The male             is deep red, the female is yellowish olive above and             yellow beneath. Called also {summer redbird}.          {Summer teal} (Zo[94]l.), the blue-winged teal. [Local, U.S.]                      {Summer wheat}, wheat that is sown in the spring, and matures             during the summer following. See {Spring wheat}.          {Summer yellowbird}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Yellowbird}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Summerhouse \Sum"mer*house`\, n.; pl. {Summerhouses}.       A rustic house or apartment in a garden or park, to be used       as a pleasure resort in summer. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Summerhouse \Sum"mer*house`\, n.; pl. {Summerhouses}.       A rustic house or apartment in a garden or park, to be used       as a pleasure resort in summer. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Somersault \Som"er*sault\, Somerset \Som"er*set\, n. [F.       soubresaut a jump, leap, OF. soubresault, It. soprassalto an       overleap, fr. L. supra over + saltus a leap, fr. salire to       leap; or the French may be from Sp. sobresalto a sudden       asault, a surprise. See {Supra}, and Salient.]       A leap in which a person turns his heels over his head and       lights upon his feet; a turning end over end. [Written also       {summersault}, {sommerset}, {summerset}, etc.] [bd]The       vaulter's sombersalts.[b8] --Donne.                   Now I'll only Make him break his neck in doing a                sommerset.                                             --Beau. & Fl.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Summersault \Sum"mer*sault\, Summerset \Sum"mer*set\, n.       See {Somersault}, {Somerset}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Somersault \Som"er*sault\, Somerset \Som"er*set\, n. [F.       soubresaut a jump, leap, OF. soubresault, It. soprassalto an       overleap, fr. L. supra over + saltus a leap, fr. salire to       leap; or the French may be from Sp. sobresalto a sudden       asault, a surprise. See {Supra}, and Salient.]       A leap in which a person turns his heels over his head and       lights upon his feet; a turning end over end. [Written also       {summersault}, {sommerset}, {summerset}, etc.] [bd]The       vaulter's sombersalts.[b8] --Donne.                   Now I'll only Make him break his neck in doing a                sommerset.                                             --Beau. & Fl.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Summersault \Sum"mer*sault\, Summerset \Sum"mer*set\, n.       See {Somersault}, {Somerset}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Somersault \Som"er*sault\, Somerset \Som"er*set\, n. [F.       soubresaut a jump, leap, OF. soubresault, It. soprassalto an       overleap, fr. L. supra over + saltus a leap, fr. salire to       leap; or the French may be from Sp. sobresalto a sudden       asault, a surprise. See {Supra}, and Salient.]       A leap in which a person turns his heels over his head and       lights upon his feet; a turning end over end. [Written also       {summersault}, {sommerset}, {summerset}, etc.] [bd]The       vaulter's sombersalts.[b8] --Donne.                   Now I'll only Make him break his neck in doing a                sommerset.                                             --Beau. & Fl.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Summersault \Sum"mer*sault\, Summerset \Sum"mer*set\, n.       See {Somersault}, {Somerset}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Somersault \Som"er*sault\, Somerset \Som"er*set\, n. [F.       soubresaut a jump, leap, OF. soubresault, It. soprassalto an       overleap, fr. L. supra over + saltus a leap, fr. salire to       leap; or the French may be from Sp. sobresalto a sudden       asault, a surprise. See {Supra}, and Salient.]       A leap in which a person turns his heels over his head and       lights upon his feet; a turning end over end. [Written also       {summersault}, {sommerset}, {summerset}, etc.] [bd]The       vaulter's sombersalts.[b8] --Donne.                   Now I'll only Make him break his neck in doing a                sommerset.                                             --Beau. & Fl.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Summersault \Sum"mer*sault\, Summerset \Sum"mer*set\, n.       See {Somersault}, {Somerset}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Summerstir \Sum"mer*stir`\, v. t.       To summer-fallow.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sunrise \Sun"rise`\, Sunrising \Sun"ris`ing\, n.       1. The first appearance of the sun above the horizon in the             morning; more generally, the time of such appearance,             whether in fair or cloudy weather; as, to begin work at             sunrise. [bd]The tide of sunrise swells.[b8] --Keble.          2. Hence, the region where the sun rises; the east.                         Which were beyond Jordan toward the sunrising.                                                                               --Deut. iv. 47                                                                               (Rev. Ver.)                         Full hot and fast the Saxon rides, with rein of                      travel slack, And, bending o'ev his saddle, leaves                      the sunrise at his back.                     --Whittier.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sunrise \Sun"rise`\, Sunrising \Sun"ris`ing\, n.       1. The first appearance of the sun above the horizon in the             morning; more generally, the time of such appearance,             whether in fair or cloudy weather; as, to begin work at             sunrise. [bd]The tide of sunrise swells.[b8] --Keble.          2. Hence, the region where the sun rises; the east.                         Which were beyond Jordan toward the sunrising.                                                                               --Deut. iv. 47                                                                               (Rev. Ver.)                         Full hot and fast the Saxon rides, with rein of                      travel slack, And, bending o'ev his saddle, leaves                      the sunrise at his back.                     --Whittier.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Swanmark \Swan"mark`\, n.       A mark of ownership cut on the bill or swan. [Eng.] --Encyc.       Brit.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Syn91resis \Syn*[91]r"e*sis\, Syneresis \Syn*er"e*sis\, n. [NL.,       fr. Gr. [?] a taking or drawing together, fr. [?] to take       together; sy`n with + [?] to take, to grasp. See {Syn-}, and       {Heresy}.] (Gram.)       The union, or drawing together into one syllable, of two       vowels that are ordinarily separated in syllabification;       synecphonesis; -- the opposite of di[91]resis.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Synarchy \Syn"ar*chy\, n. [Gr. [?], fr. [?] to rule jointly       with; sy`n with + [?] to rule.]       Joint rule or sovereignity. [R.] --Stackhouse.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Syneresis \Syn*er"e*sis\, n.       Same as {Syn[91]resis}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Syn91resis \Syn*[91]r"e*sis\, Syneresis \Syn*er"e*sis\, n. [NL.,       fr. Gr. [?] a taking or drawing together, fr. [?] to take       together; sy`n with + [?] to take, to grasp. See {Syn-}, and       {Heresy}.] (Gram.)       The union, or drawing together into one syllable, of two       vowels that are ordinarily separated in syllabification;       synecphonesis; -- the opposite of di[91]resis.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Synergetic \Syn`er*get"ic\, a. [Gr. [?], fr. [?] to work       together; sy`n with + 'e`rgon work.]       Working together; co[94]perating; as, synergetic muscles.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Synergism \Syn"er*gism\, n. [See {Synergetic}.] (Theol.)       The doctrine or theory, attributed to Melanchthon, that in       the regeneration of a human soul there is a co[94]peration,       or joint agency, on the part both of God and of man.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Synergist \Syn"er*gist\, n. [Cf. F. synergiste.]       1. One who holds the doctrine of synergism.          2. (Med.) A remedy which has an action similar to that of             another remedy, and hence increases the efficiency of that             remedy when combined with it.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Synergistic \Syn`er*gis"tic\, a.       1. Of or pertaining to synergism. [bd]A synergistic view of             regeneration.[b8] --Shedd.          2. Co[94]perating; synergetic.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Synergy \Syn"er*gy\, n. [Gr. [?]. See {Synergetic}.]       Combined action; especially (Med.), the combined healthy       action of every organ of a particular system; as, the       digestive synergy.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Synneorosis \[d8]Syn`neo*ro"sis\, n.; pl. {Synneuroses}. [NL.,       fr. Gr. [?]; sy`n with + [?] a sinew, ligament.] (Anat.)       Syndesmosis.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
San Marcos, CA (city, FIPS 68196)       Location: 33.13663 N, 117.17311 W       Population (1990): 38974 (14476 housing units)       Area: 60.1 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 92069    San Marcos, TX (city, FIPS 65600)       Location: 29.88018 N, 97.92904 W       Population (1990): 28743 (10923 housing units)       Area: 45.1 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 78666
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
San Roque, MP (CDP, FIPS 53100)       Location: 15.24742 N, 145.77204 E       Population (1990): 911 (160 housing units)       Area: 1.2 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Seymour Johnson, NC       Zip code(s): 27531
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Shamrock, OK (town, FIPS 66600)       Location: 35.91034 N, 96.57739 W       Population (1990): 95 (56 housing units)       Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)    Shamrock, TX (city, FIPS 67160)       Location: 35.21599 N, 100.24555 W       Population (1990): 2286 (1232 housing units)       Area: 5.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Shamrock Lakes, IN (town, FIPS 68976)       Location: 40.41101 N, 85.42622 W       Population (1990): 207 (67 housing units)       Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Shinrock, OH       Zip code(s): 44839
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Somers, CT       Zip code(s): 06071    Somers, IA (city, FIPS 73920)       Location: 42.37792 N, 94.43077 W       Population (1990): 161 (70 housing units)       Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 50586    Somers, MT       Zip code(s): 59932    Somers, NY       Zip code(s): 10589
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Somers Point, NJ (city, FIPS 68430)       Location: 39.31727 N, 74.60683 W       Population (1990): 11216 (5449 housing units)       Area: 10.4 sq km (land), 2.9 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 08244
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Somerset, CA       Zip code(s): 95684    Somerset, CO       Zip code(s): 81434    Somerset, KY (city, FIPS 71688)       Location: 37.08234 N, 84.60980 W       Population (1990): 10733 (4633 housing units)       Area: 25.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)    Somerset, MA (CDP, FIPS 62465)       Location: 41.73940 N, 71.15904 W       Population (1990): 17655 (6614 housing units)       Area: 21.0 sq km (land), 10.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 02725, 02726    Somerset, MD (town, FIPS 73350)       Location: 38.96583 N, 77.09538 W       Population (1990): 993 (386 housing units)       Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)    Somerset, MI       Zip code(s): 49281    Somerset, NJ (CDP, FIPS 68370)       Location: 40.49757 N, 74.48897 W       Population (1990): 22070 (8147 housing units)       Area: 13.8 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 08873    Somerset, OH (village, FIPS 72970)       Location: 39.80583 N, 82.30004 W       Population (1990): 1390 (588 housing units)       Area: 2.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 43783    Somerset, PA (borough, FIPS 71776)       Location: 40.00500 N, 79.07827 W       Population (1990): 6454 (3100 housing units)       Area: 7.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 15501    Somerset, TX (city, FIPS 68708)       Location: 29.22759 N, 98.65669 W       Population (1990): 1144 (426 housing units)       Area: 5.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 78069    Somerset, VA       Zip code(s): 22972    Somerset, WI (village, FIPS 74675)       Location: 45.12725 N, 92.67605 W       Population (1990): 1065 (417 housing units)       Area: 4.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 54025
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Somerset County, MD (county, FIPS 39)       Location: 38.08240 N, 75.85899 W       Population (1990): 23440 (9393 housing units)       Area: 847.5 sq km (land), 734.5 sq km (water)    Somerset County, ME (county, FIPS 25)       Location: 45.50589 N, 69.95405 W       Population (1990): 49767 (24927 housing units)       Area: 10170.5 sq km (land), 437.4 sq km (water)    Somerset County, NJ (county, FIPS 35)       Location: 40.56390 N, 74.61479 W       Population (1990): 240279 (92653 housing units)       Area: 789.2 sq km (land), 0.9 sq km (water)    Somerset County, PA (county, FIPS 111)       Location: 39.97388 N, 79.03339 W       Population (1990): 78218 (35713 housing units)       Area: 2783.6 sq km (land), 16.8 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Somersworth, NH (city, FIPS 69940)       Location: 43.25575 N, 70.88436 W       Population (1990): 11249 (4719 housing units)       Area: 25.3 sq km (land), 0.6 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 03878
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Sumerco, WV       Zip code(s): 25567
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Summer Shade, KY       Zip code(s): 42166
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Summers, AR       Zip code(s): 72769
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Summers County, WV (county, FIPS 89)       Location: 37.65668 N, 80.85702 W       Population (1990): 14204 (6769 housing units)       Area: 935.5 sq km (land), 17.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Summerside, OH (CDP, FIPS 75434)       Location: 39.12283 N, 84.28645 W       Population (1990): 4573 (1727 housing units)       Area: 5.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Summersville, KY       Zip code(s): 42782    Summersville, MO (city, FIPS 71512)       Location: 37.17809 N, 91.65838 W       Population (1990): 571 (283 housing units)       Area: 3.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 65571    Summersville, WV (town, FIPS 77980)       Location: 38.28442 N, 80.84413 W       Population (1990): 2906 (1295 housing units)       Area: 9.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 26651
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Sumner County, KS (county, FIPS 191)       Location: 37.22957 N, 97.47535 W       Population (1990): 25841 (10769 housing units)       Area: 3061.1 sq km (land), 7.7 sq km (water)    Sumner County, TN (county, FIPS 165)       Location: 36.46761 N, 86.45638 W       Population (1990): 103281 (39807 housing units)       Area: 1371.0 sq km (land), 35.8 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Sunrise, FL (city, FIPS 69700)       Location: 26.15170 N, 80.29792 W       Population (1990): 64407 (29295 housing units)       Area: 47.2 sq km (land), 0.5 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 33322, 33323
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Sunrise Beach, MO (village, FIPS 71728)       Location: 38.17968 N, 92.77237 W       Population (1990): 181 (238 housing units)       Area: 3.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 65079    Sunrise Beach, TX       Zip code(s): 78643
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Sunrise Beach Village, TX (city, FIPS 71228)       Location: 30.58830 N, 98.41878 W       Population (1990): 497 (712 housing units)       Area: 4.3 sq km (land), 1.7 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Sunrise Manor, NV (CDP, FIPS 71400)       Location: 36.18740 N, 115.04999 W       Population (1990): 95362 (37264 housing units)       Area: 90.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
snark n.   [Lewis Carroll, via the Michigan Terminal System] 1.    A system failure.   When a user's process bombed, the operator would    get the message "Help, Help, Snark in MTS!"   2. More generally, any    kind of unexplained or threatening event on a computer (especially    if it might be a boojum).   Often used to refer to an event or a log    file entry that might indicate an attempted security violation.   See    {snivitz}.   3. UUCP name of snark.thyrsus.com, home site of the    Jargon File versions from 2.*.* on (i.e., this lexicon).
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
scan register          (circuit design) A digital {logic circuit} which can act       either as a {flip-flop} or as a serial {shift register} and       which is used to form a {scan path}.          The most common design is a multiplexed {flip-flop}:                   ___    ____          normal in --| \ |      |             |    |------|D   Q|---- normal/scan output          scan in ----|___/ mux |      |                | |      |          test mode ----+      +----|>   | flip-flop             | |____|          clk ---------------+          The addition of a {multiplexor} (mux) to each {flip-flop}'s       input allows operation in either normal or test mode.   The       output of each flip-flop goes to the normal functional logic       as well as to the scan input of the next multiplexor in the       scan path.          The other common design is {level-sensitive scan design}       (LSSD).          (1995-02-14)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Seymour Cray          The founder of {Cray Research} and designer of       several of their {supercomputers}.          Cray has been a charismatic yet somewhat reclusive figure.   He       began Cray Research in Minnesota in 1972.   In 1988, Cray moved       his {Cray-3} project to Colorado Springs.   The next year, Cray       Research spun it off to create {Cray Computer}.   In 1989, Cray       left Cray Research and started Cray Computer Corporation in Colorado       Springs.          His quest to build a faster computer using new-generation       materials failed in 1995, and his bankruptcy cost half a       billion dollars and more than 400 jobs.   The company was       unable to raise $20 million needed to finish the {Cray-4} and       filed for bankruptcy in March 1995.          In the summer of 1996, Cray started a Colorado Springs-based       company called {SRC Computers, Inc.}   "We think we'll build       computers, but who knows what kind or how," Cray said at the       time.   "We'll talk it over and see if we can come up with a       plan."          On 1996-09-22, aged 70, Cray broke his neck in a car       accident.   Surgery for massive head injuries and swelling of       the brain leaving him in a critical and unstable condition.          (1997-03-02)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
snark          [Lewis Carroll, via the Michigan Terminal System] 1. A system       failure.   When a user's process bombed, the operator would get       the message "Help, Help, Snark in MTS!"          2. More generally, any kind of unexplained or threatening       event on a computer (especially if it might be a boojum).       Often used to refer to an event or a log file entry that might       indicate an attempted security violation.   See {snivitz}.          3. UUCP name of snark.thyrsus.com, home site of the Hacker       {Jargon File} versions 2.*.*.          [{Jargon File}]
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Somar Software          The distributors of {Somar DumpAcl} and other       utilities for {Windows NT}.          {Home (http://www.somar.com/)}.          Address: Washington, DC, USA.          (1995-04-10)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
SUMMER SESSION          An early system on {MIT}'s {Whirlwind}.          [Listed in CACM 2(5):16 (May 1959)].          (1995-01-19)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Sun-2 Workstation          A {Unix} {workstation} produced by {Sun       Microsystems, Inc.}, based on the {Motorola 68000}.   Followed       by the {Sun-3 Workstation}.          [Details?   Dates?]          (2001-03-11)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Sun-3 Workstation          A {Unix} {workstation} produced by {Sun       Microsystems, Inc.} in the 1980s, based on the {Motorola       68020}.   Successor to the {Sun-2 Workstation}, followed by the       {Sun-4 Workstation}.   The Sun-3 had a custom {MMU}.   A couple       of mutant models used an entirely different architecture.          [Details?   Dates?]          (2001-03-11)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Sun-4 Workstation          A {Unix} {workstation} produced by {Sun       Microsystems, Inc.} in the late 1980s[?], based on {SPARC}       processors.   The Sun-4 followed the {Sun-3 Workstation}.       Later SPARC-based workstations were called "{SPARCstations}".          [Details?   Dates?   Was "Sun-4" a SPARCstation?]          (2001-03-11)