Saprolegnia
         n 1: aquatic fungi growing chiefly on plant debris and animal
               remains [syn: {Saprolegnia}, {genus Saprolegnia}]

English Dictionary: superlunary	by the DICT Development Group
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Saprolegnia ferax n a fungus that attacks living fish and tadpoles and spawn causing white fungus disease: a coating of white hyphae on especially peripheral parts (as fins) Synonym(s): white fungus, Saprolegnia ferax
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Saprolegniales n order of chiefly aquatic fungi [syn: Saprolegniales, order Saprolegniales]
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saprolite n a deposit of clay and disintegrating rock that is found in its original place
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savorless adj lacking taste or flavor or tang; "a bland diet"; "insipid hospital food"; "flavorless supermarket tomatoes"; "vapid beer"; "vapid tea" Synonym(s): bland, flat, flavorless, flavourless, insipid, savorless, savourless, vapid
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savorlessness n the property of having no flavor [syn: flavorlessness, flavourlessness, savorlessness, savourlessness, tastelessness]
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savourless adj lacking taste or flavor or tang; "a bland diet"; "insipid hospital food"; "flavorless supermarket tomatoes"; "vapid beer"; "vapid tea" Synonym(s): bland, flat, flavorless, flavourless, insipid, savorless, savourless, vapid
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savourlessness n the property of having no flavor [syn: flavorlessness, flavourlessness, savorlessness, savourlessness, tastelessness]
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say farewell v say good-bye or bid farewell Antonym(s): receive, welcome
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Schiaparelli n Italian astronomer who first noted lines (which he called canals) on the surface of Mars (1835-1910) Synonym(s): Schiaparelli, Giovanni Virginio Schiaparelli fashion designer born in Italy who was noted for her use of synthetic materials and brilliant colors (1896-1973) Synonym(s): Schiaparelli, Elsa Schiaparelli
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several adj (used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many; "several letters came in the mail"; "several people were injured in the accident" considered individually; "the respective club members"; "specialists in their several fields"; "the various reports all agreed" Synonym(s): respective(a), several(a), various(a) distinct and individual; "three several times"
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several-seeded adj having many seeds Synonym(s): multi-seeded, several-seeded
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severalise v distinguish or separate Synonym(s): severalize, severalise mark as different; "We distinguish several kinds of maple" Synonym(s): distinguish, separate, differentiate, secern, secernate, severalize, severalise, tell, tell apart
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severalize v distinguish or separate Synonym(s): severalize, severalise mark as different; "We distinguish several kinds of maple" Synonym(s): distinguish, separate, differentiate, secern, secernate, severalize, severalise, tell, tell apart
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severally adv apart from others; "the clothes were hung severally" Synonym(s): independently, severally apart from others; "taken individually, the rooms were, in fact, square"; "the fine points are treated singly" Synonym(s): individually, separately, singly, severally, one by one, on an individual basis in the order given; "the brothers were called Felix and Max, respectively" Synonym(s): respectively, severally
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severalty n the state of being several and distinct [syn: discreteness, distinctness, separateness, severalty] exclusive individual ownership
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severely adv to a severe or serious degree; "fingers so badly frozen they had to be amputated"; "badly injured"; "a severely impaired heart"; "is gravely ill"; "was seriously ill" Synonym(s): badly, severely, gravely, seriously with sternness; in a severe manner; "`No,' she said sternly"; "peered severely over her glasses" Synonym(s): sternly, severely causing great damage or hardship; "industries hit hard by the depression"; "she was severely affected by the bank's failure" Synonym(s): hard, severely
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sky burial n a traditional Tibetan funeral ritual in which the corpse is exposed to the open air to be eaten by sacred vultures
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soberly adv in a grave and sober manner; "he walked soberly toward the altar" Synonym(s): gravely, soberly, staidly
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sobralia n any of various showy orchids of the genus Sobralia having leafy stems and bright-colored solitary or racemose flowers similar to those of genus Cattleya
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sparely adv in a spare manner; "William held me longest with his recent bronzes sparely arranged at Waddington's galleries"
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sparling n common smelt of Europe Synonym(s): European smelt, sparling the common smelt of Europe Synonym(s): sparling, European smelt, Osmerus eperlanus
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Sphaeralcea n large genus of chiefly tropical herbs with showy flowers and mostly globose fruits: globe mallows Synonym(s): Sphaeralcea, genus Sphaeralcea
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Sphaeralcea coccinea n false mallow of western United States having racemose red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Malvastrum Synonym(s): prairie mallow, red false mallow, Sphaeralcea coccinea, Malvastrum coccineum
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Sphaeralcea fasciculata n shrub of coastal ranges of California and Baja California having hairy branches and spikes of numerous mauve flowers; sometimes placed in genus Sphaeralcea Synonym(s): chaparral mallow, Malacothamnus fasciculatus, Sphaeralcea fasciculata
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Sphaeralcea remota n a rare mallow found only in Illinois resembling the common hollyhock and having pale rose-mauve flowers; sometimes placed in genus Sphaeralcea Synonym(s): wild hollyhock, Iliamna remota, Sphaeralcea remota
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Sphaeriales n large order of ascomycetous fungi usually having a dark hard perithecia with definite ostioles; in more recent classifications often divided among several orders Synonym(s): Sphaeriales, order Sphaeriales
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spherule n a small sphere
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spiral adj in the shape of a coil [syn: coiling, helical, spiral, spiraling, volute, voluted, whorled, turbinate] n a plane curve traced by a point circling about the center but at increasing distances from the center a curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and cuts the element at a constant angle Synonym(s): helix, spiral a continuously accelerating change in the economy ornament consisting of a curve on a plane that winds around a center with an increasing distance from the center Synonym(s): spiral, volute a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops; "a coil of rope" Synonym(s): coil, spiral, volute, whorl, helix flying downward in a helical path with a large radius v to wind or move in a spiral course; "the muscles and nerves of his fine drawn body were coiling for action"; "black smoke coiling up into the sky"; "the young people gyrated on the dance floor" Synonym(s): gyrate, spiral, coil form a spiral; "The path spirals up the mountain" move in a spiral or zigzag course Synonym(s): corkscrew, spiral
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spiral bandage n an oblique bandage in which successive turns overlap preceding turns
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spiral galaxy n a galaxy having a spiral structure; arms containing younger stars spiral out from old stars at the center Synonym(s): spiral galaxy, spiral nebula
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spiral nebula n a galaxy having a spiral structure; arms containing younger stars spiral out from old stars at the center Synonym(s): spiral galaxy, spiral nebula
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spiral ratchet screwdriver n a screwdriver with a ratchet (so the blade turns in only one direction) and a spiral in the handle (so the blade rotates) with downward pressure on the handle Synonym(s): spiral ratchet screwdriver, ratchet screwdriver
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spiral spring n a spring that is wound like a spiral
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spiral-shelled adj having a shell that forms a spiral
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spiraling adj in the shape of a coil [syn: coiling, helical, spiral, spiraling, volute, voluted, whorled, turbinate]
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spirally adv with spirals; "spirally fluted handles"
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spirilla n any flagellated aerobic bacteria having a spirally twisted rodlike form Synonym(s): spirillum, spirilla
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Spirillaceae n rigid spirally curved elongate bacteria [syn: Spirillaceae, family Spirillaceae]
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spirillum n spirally twisted elongate rodlike bacteria usually living in stagnant water any flagellated aerobic bacteria having a spirally twisted rodlike form Synonym(s): spirillum, spirilla
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spirillum fever n the form of ratbite fever occurring in the Far East [syn: sodoku, spirillum fever]
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Spirillum minus n a bacterium causing ratbite fever [syn: {ratbite fever bacterium}, Spirillum minus]
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spirula n a small tropical cephalopod of the genus Spirula having prominent eyes and short arms and a many-chambered shell coiled in a flat spiral Synonym(s): spirula, Spirula peronii
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Spirula peronii n a small tropical cephalopod of the genus Spirula having prominent eyes and short arms and a many-chambered shell coiled in a flat spiral Synonym(s): spirula, Spirula peronii
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Spirulidae n coextensive with the genus Spirula; included in the order Belemnoidea in some older classifications Synonym(s): Spirulidae, family Spirulidae
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sporulate v produce spores; "plants sporulate" convert into spores
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sporulation n asexual reproduction by the production and release of spores Synonym(s): monogenesis, sporulation
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sprawl n an aggregation or continuous network of urban communities Synonym(s): conurbation, urban sprawl, sprawl an ungainly posture with arms and legs spread about Synonym(s): sprawl, sprawling v sit or lie with one's limbs spread out go, come, or spread in a rambling or irregular way; "Branches straggling out quite far" Synonym(s): sprawl, straggle
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sprawler n a person who sprawls; "he is such a sprawler he needs a bed to himself"
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sprawling adj spreading out in different directions; "sprawling handwriting"; "straggling branches"; "straggly hair" Synonym(s): sprawling, straggling, rambling, straggly n an ungainly posture with arms and legs spread about [syn: sprawl, sprawling]
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sprawly adj spread out irregularly; "a big sprawly city"
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spur wheel n gear wheels that mesh in the same plane [syn: spur gear, spur wheel]
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superlative adj highest in quality [syn: greatest, sterling(a), superlative] n an exaggerated expression (usually of praise); "the critics lavished superlatives on it" the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development; "his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty"; "the artist's gifts are at their acme"; "at the height of her career"; "the peak of perfection"; "summer was at its peak"; "...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame"; "the summit of his ambition"; "so many highest superlatives achieved by man"; "at the top of his profession" Synonym(s): acme, height, elevation, peak, pinnacle, summit, superlative, meridian, tiptop, top the superlative form of an adjective or adverb; "`fastest' is the superlative of the adjective `fast'"; "`least famous' is the superlative degree of the adjective `famous'"; "`most surely' is the superlative of the adverb `surely'" Synonym(s): superlative, superlative degree
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superlative degree n the superlative form of an adjective or adverb; "`fastest' is the superlative of the adjective `fast'"; "`least famous' is the superlative degree of the adjective `famous'"; "`most surely' is the superlative of the adverb `surely'" Synonym(s): superlative, superlative degree
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superlatively adv to a superlative degree
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superload n a variable load on a structure (e.g. a bridge) such as moving traffic Synonym(s): live load, superload
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superlunar adj situated beyond the moon or its orbit around the earth; "who can imagine a translunary visitor in Times Square?" Synonym(s): translunar, translunary, superlunar, superlunary unworldly or ethereal; "high translunary dreams" Synonym(s): translunar, translunary, superlunar, superlunary
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superlunary adj situated beyond the moon or its orbit around the earth; "who can imagine a translunary visitor in Times Square?" Synonym(s): translunar, translunary, superlunar, superlunary unworldly or ethereal; "high translunary dreams" Synonym(s): translunar, translunary, superlunar, superlunary
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supperless adj without supper; "went to bed supperless"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sulphur-bottom \Sul`phur-bot"tom\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       A very large whalebone whale of the genus {Sibbaldius},       having a yellowish belly; especially, {S. sulfureus} of the       North Pacific, and {S. borealis} of the North Atlantic; --       called also {sulphur whale}.
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Sandalwood \San"dal*wood\, n. [F. sandal, santal, fr. Ar.       [cced]andal, or Gr. sa`ntalon; both ultimately fr. Skr.       candana. Cf. {Sanders}.] (Bot.)       (a) The highly perfumed yellowish heartwood of an East Indian             and Polynesian tree ({Santalum album}), and of several             other trees of the same genus, as the Hawaiian {Santalum             Freycinetianum} and {S. pyrularium}, the Australian {S.             latifolium}, etc. The name is extended to several other             kinds of fragrant wood.       (b) Any tree of the genus {Santalum}, or a tree which yields             sandalwood.       (c) The red wood of a kind of buckthorn, used in Russia for             dyeing leather ({Rhamnus Dahuricus}).          {False sandalwood}, the fragrant wood of several trees not of             the genus {Santalum}, as {Ximenia Americana}, {Myoporum             tenuifolium} of Tahiti.          {Red sandalwood}, a heavy, dark red dyewood, being the             heartwood of two leguminous trees of India ({Pterocarpus             santalinus}, and {Adenanthera pavonina}); -- called also             {red sanderswood}, {sanders} or {saunders}, and             {rubywood}.
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Sap \Sap\, n. (Mil.)       A narrow ditch or trench made from the foremost parallel       toward the glacis or covert way of a besieged place by       digging under cover of gabions, etc.          {Sap fagot} (Mil.), a fascine about three feet long, used in             sapping, to close the crevices between the gabions before             the parapet is made.          {Sap roller} (Mil.), a large gabion, six or seven feet long,             filled with fascines, which the sapper sometimes rolls             along before him for protection from the fire of an enemy.
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Savorily \Sa"vor*i*ly\, adv.       In a savory manner.
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Savorless \Sa"vor*less\, a.       Having no savor; destitute of smell or of taste; insipid.
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Savorly \Sa"vor*ly\, a.       Savory. [Obs.]
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Savorly \Sa"vor*ly\, adv.       In a savory manner. [Obs.] --Barrow.
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Scupper \Scup"per\, n. [OF. escopir, escupir, to spit, perhaps       for escospir, L. ex + conspuere to spit upon; pref. con- +       spuere to spit. Cf. {Spit}, v.] (Naut.)       An opening cut through the waterway and bulwarks of a ship,       so that water falling on deck may flow overboard; -- called       also {scupper hole}.
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Several \Sev"er*al\, adv.       By itself; severally. [Obs.]                   Every kind of thing is laid up several in barns or                storehoudses.                                          --Robynson                                                                               (More's                                                                               Utopia).
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Several \Sev"er*al\, n.       1. Each particular taken singly; an item; a detail; an             individual. [Obs.]                         There was not time enough to hear . . . The                      severals.                                          --Shak.          2. Persons oe objects, more than two, but not very many.                         Several of them neither rose from any conspicuous                      family, nor left any behind them.      --Addison.          3. An inclosed or separate place; inclosure. [Obs.]                         They had their several for heathen nations, their                      several for the people of their own nation.                                                                               --Hooker.          {In several}, in a state of separation. [R.] [bd]Where             pastures in several be.[b8] --Tusser.
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Several \Sev"er*al\, a. [OF., fr. LL. separalis, fr. L. separ       separate, different. See {Sever}, {Separate}.]       1. Separate; distinct; particular; single.                         Each several ship a victory did gain. --Dryden.                         Each might his several province well command, Would                      all but stoop to what they understand. --Pope.          2. Diverse; different; various. --Spenser.                         Habits and faculties, several, and to be                      distinguished.                                    --Bacon.                         Four several armies to the field are led. --Dryden.          3. Consisting of a number more than two, but not very many;             divers; sundry; as, several persons were present when the             event took place.
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Severality \Sev`er*al"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Severalities}.       Each particular taken singly; distinction. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.
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Severality \Sev`er*al"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Severalities}.       Each particular taken singly; distinction. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.
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Severalize \Sev"er*al*ize\, v. t.       To distinguish. [Obs.]
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Severally \Sev"er*al*ly\, adv.       Separately; distinctly; apart from others; individually.                   There must be an auditor to check and revise each                severally by itself.                              --De Quincey.
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Severalty \Sev"er*al*ty\, n.       A state of separation from the rest, or from all others; a       holding by individual right.                   Forests which had never been owned in severalty.                                                                               --Bancroft.          {Estate in severalty} (Law), an estate which the tenant holds             in his own right, without being joined in interest with             any other person; -- distinguished from joint tenancy,             coparcenary, and common. --Blackstone.
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Severe \Se*vere"\, a. [Compar. {Severer}; superl. {Severest}.]       [L. severus; perhaps akin to Gr. [?][?][?] awe, [?][?][?]       revered, holy, solemn, Goth. swikns innocent, chaste: cf. F.       s[82]v[8a]re. Cf. {Asseverate}, {Persevere}.]       1. Serious in feeeling or manner; sedate; grave; austere; not             light, lively, or cheerful.                         Your looks alter, as your subject does, From kind to                      fierce, from wanton to severe.            --Waller.          2. Very strict in judgment, discipline, or government; harsh;             not mild or indulgent; rigorous; as, severe criticism;             severe punishment. [bd]Custody severe.[b8] --Milton.                         Come! you are too severe a moraler.   --Shak.                         Let your zeal, if it must be expressed in anger, be                      always more severe against thyself than against                      others.                                             --Jer. Taylor.          3. Rigidly methodical, or adherent to rule or principle;             exactly conformed to a standard; not allowing or employing             unneccessary ornament, amplification, etc.; strict; --             said of style, argument, etc. [bd]Restrained by reason and             severe principles.[b8] --Jer. Taylor.                         The Latin, a most severe and compendious language.                                                                               --Dryden.          4. Sharp; afflictive; distressing; violent; extreme; as,             severe pain, anguish, fortune; severe cold.          5. Difficult to be endured; exact; critical; rigorous; as, a             severe test.          Syn: Strict; grave; austere; stern; morose; rigid; exact;                rigorous; hard; rough; harsh; censorious; tart;                acrimonious; sarcastic; satirical; cutting; biting;                keen; bitter; cruel. See {Strict}. -- {Se*vere"ly}, adv.                -- {Se*vere"ness}, n.
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3. A dish or utensil (originally fashioned like the hull of a             ship) used to hold incense. [Obs.] --Tyndale.          {Armed ship}, a private ship taken into the service of the             government in time of war, and armed and equipped like a             ship of war. [Eng.] --Brande & C.          {General ship}. See under {General}.          {Ship biscuit}, hard biscuit prepared for use on shipboard;             -- called also {ship bread}. See {Hardtack}.          {Ship boy}, a boy who serves in a ship. [bd]Seal up the ship             boy's eyes.[b8] --Shak.          {Ship breaker}, one who breaks up vessels when unfit for             further use.          {Ship broker}, a mercantile agent employed in buying and             selling ships, procuring cargoes, etc., and generally in             transacting the business of a ship or ships when in port.                      {Ship canal}, a canal suitable for the passage of seagoing             vessels.          {Ship carpenter}, a carpenter who works at shipbuilding; a             shipwright.          {Ship chandler}, one who deals in cordage, canvas, and other,             furniture of vessels.          {Ship chandlery}, the commodities in which a ship chandler             deals; also, the business of a ship chandler.          {Ship fever} (Med.), a form of typhus fever; -- called also             {putrid, jail, [or] hospital fever}.          {Ship joiner}, a joiner who works upon ships.          {Ship letter}, a letter conveyed by a ship not a mail packet.                      {Ship money} (Eng. Hist.), an imposition formerly charged on             the ports, towns, cities, boroughs, and counties, of             England, for providing and furnishing certain ships for             the king's service. The attempt made by Charles I. to             revive and enforce this tax was resisted by John Hampden,             and was one of the causes which led to the death of             Charles. It was finally abolished.          {Ship of the line}. See under {Line}.          {Ship pendulum}, a pendulum hung amidships to show the extent             of the rolling and pitching of a vessel.          {Ship railway}.             (a) An inclined railway with a cradelike car, by means of                   which a ship may be drawn out of water, as for                   repairs.             (b) A railway arranged for the transportation of vessels                   overland between two water courses or harbors.          {Ship's company}, the crew of a ship or other vessel.          {Ship's days}, the days allowed a vessel for loading or             unloading.          {Ship's husband}. See under {Husband}.          {Ship's papers} (Mar. Law), papers with which a vessel is             required by law to be provided, and the production of             which may be required on certain occasions. Among these             papers are the register, passport or sea letter, charter             party, bills of lading, invoice, log book, muster roll,             bill of health, etc. --Bouvier. --Kent.          {To make ship}, to embark in a ship or other vessel.
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Ship railway \Ship railway\       (a) An inclined railway running into the water with a             cradelike car on which a vessel may be drawn out on land,             as for repairs.       (b) A railway on which to transport vessels overland between             bodies of water.
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Soberly \So"ber*ly\, adv.       In a sober manner; temperately; cooly; calmly; gravely;       seriously.
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Soberly \So"ber*ly\, a.       Grave; serious; solemn; sad. [Obs.]                   [He] looked hollow and thereto soberly.   --Chaucer.
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Spareless \Spare"less\, a.       Unsparing. --Sylvester.
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Sparely \Spare"ly\, adv.       In a spare manner; sparingly.
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Smelt \Smelt\, n. [AS. smelt, smylt; akin to Dan. smelt.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of small silvery             salmonoid fishes of the genus {Osmerus} and allied genera,             which ascend rivers to spawn, and sometimes become             landlocked in lakes. They are esteemed as food, and have a             peculiar odor and taste.          Note: The most important species are the European smelt                ({Osmerus eperlans}) (called also {eperlan},                {sparling}, and {spirling}), the Eastern American smelt                ({O. mordax}), the California smelt ({O. thalichthys}),                and the surf smelt ({Hypomesus olidus}). The name is                loosely applied to various other small fishes, as the                lant, the California tomcod, the spawn eater, the                silverside.          2. Fig.: A gull; a simpleton. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.          {Sand smelt} (Zo[94]l.), the silverside.
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Sparling \Spar"ling\, n. [Akin to G. spierling, spiering, D.       spiering: cf. F. [82]perlan.] (Zo[94]l.)       (a) The European smelt ({Osmerus eperlanus}).       (b) A young salmon.       (c) A tern. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.]
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Smelt \Smelt\, n. [AS. smelt, smylt; akin to Dan. smelt.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of small silvery             salmonoid fishes of the genus {Osmerus} and allied genera,             which ascend rivers to spawn, and sometimes become             landlocked in lakes. They are esteemed as food, and have a             peculiar odor and taste.          Note: The most important species are the European smelt                ({Osmerus eperlans}) (called also {eperlan},                {sparling}, and {spirling}), the Eastern American smelt                ({O. mordax}), the California smelt ({O. thalichthys}),                and the surf smelt ({Hypomesus olidus}). The name is                loosely applied to various other small fishes, as the                lant, the California tomcod, the spawn eater, the                silverside.          2. Fig.: A gull; a simpleton. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.          {Sand smelt} (Zo[94]l.), the silverside.
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Sparling \Spar"ling\, n. [Akin to G. spierling, spiering, D.       spiering: cf. F. [82]perlan.] (Zo[94]l.)       (a) The European smelt ({Osmerus eperlanus}).       (b) A young salmon.       (c) A tern. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.]
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Sparlyre \Spar"lyre`\, n. [AS. spear-lira.]       The calf of the leg. [Obs.] --Wyclif (Deut. xxviii. 35).
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Sparrow \Spar"row\, n. [OE. sparwe, AS. spearwa; akin to OHG.       sparo, G. sperling, Icel. sp[94]rr, Dan. spurv, spurre, Sw.       sparf, Goth. sparwa; -- originally, probably, the quiverer or       flutterer, and akin to E. spurn. See {Spurn}, and cf.       {Spavin}.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) One of many species of small singing birds of             the family {Fringillig[91]}, having conical bills, and             feeding chiefly on seeds. Many sparrows are called also             {finches}, and {buntings}. The common sparrow, or house             sparrow, of Europe ({Passer domesticus}) is noted for its             familiarity, its voracity, its attachment to its young,             and its fecundity. See {House sparrow}, under {House}.          Note: The following American species are well known; the                {chipping sparrow}, or {chippy}, the {sage sparrow},                the {savanna sparrow}, the {song sparrow}, the {tree                sparrow}, and the {white-throated sparrow} (see                {Peabody bird}). See these terms under {Sage},                {Savanna}, etc.          2. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several small singing birds somewhat             resembling the true sparrows in form or habits, as the             European hedge sparrow. See under {Hedge}.                         He that doth the ravens feed, Yea, providently                      caters for the sparrow, Be comfort to my age!                                                                               --Shak.          {Field sparrow}, {Fox sparrow}, etc. See under {Field},             {Fox}, etc.          {Sparrow bill}, a small nail; a castiron shoe nail; a             sparable.          {Sparrow hawk}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) A small European hawk ({Accipiter nisus}) or any of                   the allied species.             (b) A small American falcon ({Falco sparverius}).             (c) The Australian collared sparrow hawk ({Accipiter                   torquatus}).          Note: The name is applied to other small hawks, as the                European kestrel and the New Zealand quail hawk.          {Sparrow owl} (Zo[94]l.), a small owl ({Glaucidium             passerinum}) found both in the Old World and the New. The             name is also applied to other species of small owls.          {Sparrow spear} (Zo[94]l.), the female of the reed bunting.             [Prov. Eng.]
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Sparry \Spar"ry\, a. [From {Spar}.]       Resembling spar, or consisting of spar; abounding with spar;       having a confused crystalline structure; spathose.          {Sparry iron} (Min.), siderite. See {Siderite}       (a) .          {Sparry limestone} (Min.), a coarsely crystalline marble.
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Sperling \Sper"ling\, n. [See {Sparling}.] (Zo[94]l.)       (a) A smelt; a sparling. [Prov. Eng.]       (b) A young herring. [Local, U.S.]
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Sperrylite \Sper"ry*lite\, n.[Named after F. L. Sperry, who       discovered it.] (Min.)       An arsenide of platinum occuring in grains and minute       isometric crystals of tin-white color. It is found near       Sudbury, Ontario Canada, and is the only known compound of       platinum occuring in nature.
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Sph91rulite \Sph[91]r"u*lite\, n. (Min.)       Same as {Spherulite}.
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Spheral \Spher"al\, a.       1. Of or pertaining to a sphere or the spheres.          2. Rounded like a sphere; sphere-shaped; hence, symmetrical;             complete; perfect.
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Spherulate \Spher"u*late\, a.       Covered or set with spherules; having one or more rows of       spherules, or minute tubercles.
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Spherule \Spher"ule\, n. [L. spherula: cf. F. sph[82]rule.]       A little sphere or spherical body; as, quicksilver, when       poured upon a plane, divides itself into a great number of       minute spherules.
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Spherulite \Spher"u*lite\, n. [Cf. F. sph[82]rulite.] (Min.)       A minute spherical crystalline body having a radiated       structure, observed in some vitreous volcanic rocks, as       obsidian and pearlstone.
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Spherulitic \Spher`u*lit"ic\, a.       Of or pertaining to a spherulite; characterized by the       presence of spherulites.
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{Queen conch} (Zo[94]l.), a very large West Indian cameo             conch ({Cassis cameo}). It is much used for making cameos.                      {Queen consort}, the wife of a reigning king. --Blackstone.          {Queen dowager}, the widow of a king.          {Queen gold}, formerly a revenue of the queen consort of             England, arising from gifts, fines, etc.          {Queen mother}, a queen dowager who is also mother of the             reigning king or queen.          {Queen of May}. See {May queen}, under {May}.          {Queen of the meadow} (Bot.), a European herbaceous plant             ({Spir[91]a Ulmaria}). See {Meadowsweet}.          {Queen of the prairie} (Bot.), an American herb ({Spir[91]a             lobata}) with ample clusters of pale pink flowers.          {Queen pigeon} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of very             large and handsome crested ground pigeons of the genus             {Goura}, native of New Guinea and the adjacent islands.             They are mostly pale blue, or ash-blue, marked with white,             and have a large occipital crest of spatulate feathers.             Called also {crowned pigeon}, {goura}, and {Victoria             pigeon}.          {Queen regent}, [or] {Queen regnant}, a queen reigning in her             own right.          {Queen's Bench}. See {King's Bench}.          {Queen's counsel}, {Queen's evidence}. See {King's counsel},             {King's evidence}, under {King}.          {Queen's delight} (Bot.), an American plant ({Stillinqia             sylvatica}) of the Spurge family, having an herbaceous             stem and a perennial woody root.          {Queen's metal} (Metal.), an alloy somewhat resembling pewter             or britannia, and consisting essentially of tin with a             slight admixture of antimony, bismuth, and lead or copper.                      {Queen's pigeon}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Queen pigeon}, above.                      {Queen's ware}, glazed English earthenware of a cream color.                      {Queen's yellow} (Old Chem.), a heavy yellow powder             consisting of a basic mercuric sulphate; -- formerly             called {turpetum minerale}, or {Turbith's mineral}.
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{Queen conch} (Zo[94]l.), a very large West Indian cameo             conch ({Cassis cameo}). It is much used for making cameos.                      {Queen consort}, the wife of a reigning king. --Blackstone.          {Queen dowager}, the widow of a king.          {Queen gold}, formerly a revenue of the queen consort of             England, arising from gifts, fines, etc.          {Queen mother}, a queen dowager who is also mother of the             reigning king or queen.          {Queen of May}. See {May queen}, under {May}.          {Queen of the meadow} (Bot.), a European herbaceous plant             ({Spir[91]a Ulmaria}). See {Meadowsweet}.          {Queen of the prairie} (Bot.), an American herb ({Spir[91]a             lobata}) with ample clusters of pale pink flowers.          {Queen pigeon} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of very             large and handsome crested ground pigeons of the genus             {Goura}, native of New Guinea and the adjacent islands.             They are mostly pale blue, or ash-blue, marked with white,             and have a large occipital crest of spatulate feathers.             Called also {crowned pigeon}, {goura}, and {Victoria             pigeon}.          {Queen regent}, [or] {Queen regnant}, a queen reigning in her             own right.          {Queen's Bench}. See {King's Bench}.          {Queen's counsel}, {Queen's evidence}. See {King's counsel},             {King's evidence}, under {King}.          {Queen's delight} (Bot.), an American plant ({Stillinqia             sylvatica}) of the Spurge family, having an herbaceous             stem and a perennial woody root.          {Queen's metal} (Metal.), an alloy somewhat resembling pewter             or britannia, and consisting essentially of tin with a             slight admixture of antimony, bismuth, and lead or copper.                      {Queen's pigeon}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Queen pigeon}, above.                      {Queen's ware}, glazed English earthenware of a cream color.                      {Queen's yellow} (Old Chem.), a heavy yellow powder             consisting of a basic mercuric sulphate; -- formerly             called {turpetum minerale}, or {Turbith's mineral}.
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Spiral \Spi"ral\, a. [Cf. F. spiral. See {Spire} a winding       line.]       1. Winding or circling round a center or pole and gradually             receding from it; as, the spiral curve of a watch spring.          2. Winding round a cylinder or imaginary axis, and at the             same time rising or advancing forward; winding like the             thread of a screw; helical.          3. (Geom.) Of or pertaining to a spiral; like a spiral.          {Spiral gear}, [or] {Spiral wheel} (Mach.), a gear resembling             in general a spur gear, but having its teeth cut at an             angle with its axis, or so that they form small portions             of screws or spirals.          {Spiral gearing}, a kind of gearing sometimes used in light             machinery, in which spiral gears, instead of bevel gears,             are used to transmit motion between shafts that are not             parallel.          {Spiral operculum}, an operculum whih has spiral lines of             growth.          {Spiral shell}, any shell in which the whorls form a spiral             or helix.          {Spiral spring}. See the Note under {Spring}, n., 4.
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Spiral \Spi"ral\, n. [Cf. F. spirale. See {Spiral}, a.]       1. (Geom.) A plane curve, not re[89]ntrant, described by a             point, called the generatrix, moving along a straight line             according to a mathematical law, while the line is             revolving about a fixed point called the pole. Cf.             {Helix}.          2. Anything which has a spiral form, as a spiral shell.          {Equiangular spiral},a plane curve which cuts all its             generatrices at the same angle. Same as {Logarithmic             spiral}, under {Logarithmic}.          {Spiral of Archimedes}, a spiral the law of which is that the             generatrix moves uniformly along the revolving line, which             also moves uniformly.
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Axis \Ax"is\, n.; pl. {Axes}. [L. axis axis, axle. See {Axle}.]       A straight line, real or imaginary, passing through a body,       on which it revolves, or may be supposed to revolve; a line       passing through a body or system around which the parts are       symmetrically arranged.          2. (Math.) A straight line with respect to which the             different parts of a magnitude are symmetrically arranged;             as, the axis of a cylinder, i. e., the axis of a cone,             that is, the straight line joining the vertex and the             center of the base; the axis of a circle, any straight             line passing through the center.          3. (Bot.) The stem; the central part, or longitudinal             support, on which organs or parts are arranged; the             central line of any body. --Gray.          4. (Anat.)             (a) The second vertebra of the neck, or {vertebra                   dentata}.             (b) Also used of the body only of the vertebra, which is                   prolonged anteriorly within the foramen of the first                   vertebra or atlas, so as to form the odontoid process                   or peg which serves as a pivot for the atlas and head                   to turn upon.          5. (Crystallog.) One of several imaginary lines, assumed in             describing the position of the planes by which a crystal             is bounded.          6. (Fine Arts) The primary or secondary central line of any             design.          {Anticlinal axis} (Geol.), a line or ridge from which the             strata slope downward on the two opposite sides.          {Synclinal axis}, a line from which the strata slope upward             in opposite directions, so as to form a valley.          {Axis cylinder} (Anat.), the neuraxis or essential, central             substance of a nerve fiber; -- called also {axis band},             {axial fiber}, and {cylinder axis}.          {Axis in peritrochio}, the wheel and axle, one of the             mechanical powers.          {Axis of a curve} (Geom.), a straight line which bisects a             system of parallel chords of a curve; called a {principal             axis}, when cutting them at right angles, in which case it             divides the curve into two symmetrical portions, as in the             parabola, which has one such axis, the ellipse, which has             two, or the circle, which has an infinite number. The two             axes of the ellipse are the {major axis} and the {minor             axis}, and the two axes of the hyperbola are the             {transverse axis} and the {conjugate axis}.          {Axis of a lens}, the straight line passing through its             center and perpendicular to its surfaces.          {Axis of a} {telescope [or] microscope}, the straight line             with which coincide the axes of the several lenses which             compose it.          {Axes of co[94]rdinates in a plane}, two straight lines             intersecting each other, to which points are referred for             the purpose of determining their relative position: they             are either rectangular or oblique.          {Axes of co[94]rdinates in space}, the three straight lines             in which the co[94]rdinate planes intersect each other.          {Axis of a balance}, that line about which it turns.          {Axis of oscillation}, of a pendulum, a right line passing             through the center about which it vibrates, and             perpendicular to the plane of vibration.          {Axis of polarization}, the central line around which the             prismatic rings or curves are arranged. --Brewster.          {Axis of revolution} (Descriptive Geom.), a straight line             about which some line or plane is revolved, so that the             several points of the line or plane shall describe circles             with their centers in the fixed line, and their planes             perpendicular to it, the line describing a surface of             revolution, and the plane a solid of revolution.          {Axis of symmetry} (Geom.), any line in a plane figure which             divides the figure into two such parts that one part, when             folded over along the axis, shall coincide with the other             part.          {Axis of the} {equator, ecliptic, horizon} (or other circle             considered with reference to the sphere on which it lies),             the diameter of the sphere which is perpendicular to the             plane of the circle. --Hutton.          {Axis of the Ionic capital} (Arch.), a line passing             perpendicularly through the middle of the eye of the             volute.          {Neutral axis} (Mech.), the line of demarcation between the             horizontal elastic forces of tension and compression,             exerted by the fibers in any cross section of a girder.          {Optic axis of a crystal}, the direction in which a ray of             transmitted light suffers no double refraction. All             crystals, not of the isometric system, are either uniaxial             or biaxial.          {Optic axis}, {Visual axis} (Opt.), the straight line passing             through the center of the pupil, and perpendicular to the             surface of the eye.          {Radical axis of two circles} (Geom.), the straight line             perpendicular to the line joining their centers and such             that the tangents from any point of it to the two circles             shall be equal to each other.          {Spiral axis} (Arch.), the axis of a twisted column drawn             spirally in order to trace the circumvolutions without.          {Axis of abscissas} and {Axis of ordinates}. See {Abscissa}.
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Spiral \Spi"ral\, a. [Cf. F. spiral. See {Spire} a winding       line.]       1. Winding or circling round a center or pole and gradually             receding from it; as, the spiral curve of a watch spring.          2. Winding round a cylinder or imaginary axis, and at the             same time rising or advancing forward; winding like the             thread of a screw; helical.          3. (Geom.) Of or pertaining to a spiral; like a spiral.          {Spiral gear}, [or] {Spiral wheel} (Mach.), a gear resembling             in general a spur gear, but having its teeth cut at an             angle with its axis, or so that they form small portions             of screws or spirals.          {Spiral gearing}, a kind of gearing sometimes used in light             machinery, in which spiral gears, instead of bevel gears,             are used to transmit motion between shafts that are not             parallel.          {Spiral operculum}, an operculum whih has spiral lines of             growth.          {Spiral shell}, any shell in which the whorls form a spiral             or helix.          {Spiral spring}. See the Note under {Spring}, n., 4.
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Spiral \Spi"ral\, a. [Cf. F. spiral. See {Spire} a winding       line.]       1. Winding or circling round a center or pole and gradually             receding from it; as, the spiral curve of a watch spring.          2. Winding round a cylinder or imaginary axis, and at the             same time rising or advancing forward; winding like the             thread of a screw; helical.          3. (Geom.) Of or pertaining to a spiral; like a spiral.          {Spiral gear}, [or] {Spiral wheel} (Mach.), a gear resembling             in general a spur gear, but having its teeth cut at an             angle with its axis, or so that they form small portions             of screws or spirals.          {Spiral gearing}, a kind of gearing sometimes used in light             machinery, in which spiral gears, instead of bevel gears,             are used to transmit motion between shafts that are not             parallel.          {Spiral operculum}, an operculum whih has spiral lines of             growth.          {Spiral shell}, any shell in which the whorls form a spiral             or helix.          {Spiral spring}. See the Note under {Spring}, n., 4.
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Spiral \Spi"ral\, n. [Cf. F. spirale. See {Spiral}, a.]       1. (Geom.) A plane curve, not re[89]ntrant, described by a             point, called the generatrix, moving along a straight line             according to a mathematical law, while the line is             revolving about a fixed point called the pole. Cf.             {Helix}.          2. Anything which has a spiral form, as a spiral shell.          {Equiangular spiral},a plane curve which cuts all its             generatrices at the same angle. Same as {Logarithmic             spiral}, under {Logarithmic}.          {Spiral of Archimedes}, a spiral the law of which is that the             generatrix moves uniformly along the revolving line, which             also moves uniformly.
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Spiral \Spi"ral\, a. [Cf. F. spiral. See {Spire} a winding       line.]       1. Winding or circling round a center or pole and gradually             receding from it; as, the spiral curve of a watch spring.          2. Winding round a cylinder or imaginary axis, and at the             same time rising or advancing forward; winding like the             thread of a screw; helical.          3. (Geom.) Of or pertaining to a spiral; like a spiral.          {Spiral gear}, [or] {Spiral wheel} (Mach.), a gear resembling             in general a spur gear, but having its teeth cut at an             angle with its axis, or so that they form small portions             of screws or spirals.          {Spiral gearing}, a kind of gearing sometimes used in light             machinery, in which spiral gears, instead of bevel gears,             are used to transmit motion between shafts that are not             parallel.          {Spiral operculum}, an operculum whih has spiral lines of             growth.          {Spiral shell}, any shell in which the whorls form a spiral             or helix.          {Spiral spring}. See the Note under {Spring}, n., 4.
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Spiral \Spi"ral\, a. [Cf. F. spiral. See {Spire} a winding       line.]       1. Winding or circling round a center or pole and gradually             receding from it; as, the spiral curve of a watch spring.          2. Winding round a cylinder or imaginary axis, and at the             same time rising or advancing forward; winding like the             thread of a screw; helical.          3. (Geom.) Of or pertaining to a spiral; like a spiral.          {Spiral gear}, [or] {Spiral wheel} (Mach.), a gear resembling             in general a spur gear, but having its teeth cut at an             angle with its axis, or so that they form small portions             of screws or spirals.          {Spiral gearing}, a kind of gearing sometimes used in light             machinery, in which spiral gears, instead of bevel gears,             are used to transmit motion between shafts that are not             parallel.          {Spiral operculum}, an operculum whih has spiral lines of             growth.          {Spiral shell}, any shell in which the whorls form a spiral             or helix.          {Spiral spring}. See the Note under {Spring}, n., 4.
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Spiral \Spi"ral\, a. [Cf. F. spiral. See {Spire} a winding       line.]       1. Winding or circling round a center or pole and gradually             receding from it; as, the spiral curve of a watch spring.          2. Winding round a cylinder or imaginary axis, and at the             same time rising or advancing forward; winding like the             thread of a screw; helical.          3. (Geom.) Of or pertaining to a spiral; like a spiral.          {Spiral gear}, [or] {Spiral wheel} (Mach.), a gear resembling             in general a spur gear, but having its teeth cut at an             angle with its axis, or so that they form small portions             of screws or spirals.          {Spiral gearing}, a kind of gearing sometimes used in light             machinery, in which spiral gears, instead of bevel gears,             are used to transmit motion between shafts that are not             parallel.          {Spiral operculum}, an operculum whih has spiral lines of             growth.          {Spiral shell}, any shell in which the whorls form a spiral             or helix.          {Spiral spring}. See the Note under {Spring}, n., 4.
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Spiral \Spi"ral\, a. [Cf. F. spiral. See {Spire} a winding       line.]       1. Winding or circling round a center or pole and gradually             receding from it; as, the spiral curve of a watch spring.          2. Winding round a cylinder or imaginary axis, and at the             same time rising or advancing forward; winding like the             thread of a screw; helical.          3. (Geom.) Of or pertaining to a spiral; like a spiral.          {Spiral gear}, [or] {Spiral wheel} (Mach.), a gear resembling             in general a spur gear, but having its teeth cut at an             angle with its axis, or so that they form small portions             of screws or spirals.          {Spiral gearing}, a kind of gearing sometimes used in light             machinery, in which spiral gears, instead of bevel gears,             are used to transmit motion between shafts that are not             parallel.          {Spiral operculum}, an operculum whih has spiral lines of             growth.          {Spiral shell}, any shell in which the whorls form a spiral             or helix.          {Spiral spring}. See the Note under {Spring}, n., 4.
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Spirality \Spi*ral"i*ty\, n.       The quality or states of being spiral.
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Spirally \Spi"ral*ly\, adv.       In a spiral form, manner, or direction.
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Spiralozooid \Spi*ra`lo*zo"oid\, n. [Spiral + zooid. So called       because they often have a spiral form when contracted.]       (Zo[94]l.)       One of the special defensive zooids of certain hydroids. They       have the form of long, slender tentacles, and bear lasso       cells.
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Smelt \Smelt\, n. [AS. smelt, smylt; akin to Dan. smelt.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of small silvery             salmonoid fishes of the genus {Osmerus} and allied genera,             which ascend rivers to spawn, and sometimes become             landlocked in lakes. They are esteemed as food, and have a             peculiar odor and taste.          Note: The most important species are the European smelt                ({Osmerus eperlans}) (called also {eperlan},                {sparling}, and {spirling}), the Eastern American smelt                ({O. mordax}), the California smelt ({O. thalichthys}),                and the surf smelt ({Hypomesus olidus}). The name is                loosely applied to various other small fishes, as the                lant, the California tomcod, the spawn eater, the                silverside.          2. Fig.: A gull; a simpleton. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.          {Sand smelt} (Zo[94]l.), the silverside.
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Spirling \Spirl"ing\, n.       Sparling. [Prov. Eng.]
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Smelt \Smelt\, n. [AS. smelt, smylt; akin to Dan. smelt.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of small silvery             salmonoid fishes of the genus {Osmerus} and allied genera,             which ascend rivers to spawn, and sometimes become             landlocked in lakes. They are esteemed as food, and have a             peculiar odor and taste.          Note: The most important species are the European smelt                ({Osmerus eperlans}) (called also {eperlan},                {sparling}, and {spirling}), the Eastern American smelt                ({O. mordax}), the California smelt ({O. thalichthys}),                and the surf smelt ({Hypomesus olidus}). The name is                loosely applied to various other small fishes, as the                lant, the California tomcod, the spawn eater, the                silverside.          2. Fig.: A gull; a simpleton. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.          {Sand smelt} (Zo[94]l.), the silverside.
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Spirling \Spirl"ing\, n.       Sparling. [Prov. Eng.]
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Spiroylic \Spi*royl"ic\, Spiroylous \Spi*royl"ous\, a. [NL.       Spir[?] meadowsweet (a source of salicylal) + -yl + -ic,       -ous.] (Chem.)       Pertaining to, or designating, a substance now called       salicylal. [Obs.]
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Spiroylic \Spi*royl"ic\, Spiroylous \Spi*royl"ous\, a. [NL.       Spir[?] meadowsweet (a source of salicylal) + -yl + -ic,       -ous.] (Chem.)       Pertaining to, or designating, a substance now called       salicylal. [Obs.]
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Spirulate \Spir"u*late\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       Having the color spots, or structural parts, arranged       spirally.
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Sporulation \Spor`u*la"tion\, n. (Biol.)       The act or process of forming spores; spore formation. See       Illust. of Bacillus, b.
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Sporule \Spor"ule\, n. [Dim. of spore.] (Biol.)       A small spore; a spore.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sporuliferous \Spor`u*lif"er*ous\, a. [Sporule + -ferous.]       (Biol.)       Producing sporules.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sprawl \Sprawl\ (spr[add]l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sprawled}       (spr[add]ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Sprawling}.] [OE. spraulen;       cf. Sw. sprattla to sprawl, dial. Sw. spralla, Dan.       sp[91]lle, spr[91]lde, D. spartelen, spertelen, to flounder,       to struggle.]       1. To spread and stretch the body or limbs carelessly in a             horizontal position; to lie with the limbs stretched out             ungracefully.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sprawl \Sprawl\ (spr[add]l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sprawled}       (spr[add]ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Sprawling}.] [OE. spraulen;       cf. Sw. sprattla to sprawl, dial. Sw. spralla, Dan.       sp[91]lle, spr[91]lde, D. spartelen, spertelen, to flounder,       to struggle.]       1. To spread and stretch the body or limbs carelessly in a             horizontal position; to lie with the limbs stretched out             ungracefully.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sprawl \Sprawl\ (spr[add]l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sprawled}       (spr[add]ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Sprawling}.] [OE. spraulen;       cf. Sw. sprattla to sprawl, dial. Sw. spralla, Dan.       sp[91]lle, spr[91]lde, D. spartelen, spertelen, to flounder,       to struggle.]       1. To spread and stretch the body or limbs carelessly in a             horizontal position; to lie with the limbs stretched out             ungracefully.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
2. That which goads to action; an incitement.                         Fame is the spur that the clear spirit doth raise                      (That last infirmity of noble mind) To scorn                      delights and live laborious days.      --Milton.          3. Something that projects; a snag.          4. One of the large or principal roots of a tree. --Shak.          5. (Zo[94]l.) Any stiff, sharp spine, as on the wings and             legs of certain burds, on the legs of insects, etc.;             especially, the spine on a cock's leg.          6. A mountain that shoots from any other mountain, or range             of mountains, and extends to some distance in a lateral             direction, or at right angles.          7. A spiked iron worn by seamen upon the bottom of the boot,             to enable them to stand upon the carcass of a whale, to             strip off the blubber.          8. (Carp.) A brace strengthening a post and some connected             part, as a rafter or crossbeam; a strut.          9. (Arch.)             (a) The short wooden buttress of a post.             (b) A projection from the round base of a column,                   occupying the angle of a square plinth upon which the                   base rests, or bringing the bottom bed of the base to                   a nearly square form. It is generally carved in                   leafage.          10. (Bot.)             (a) Any projecting appendage of a flower looking like a                   spur. --Gray.             (b) Ergotized rye or other grain. [R.]          11. (Fort.) A wall that crosses a part of a rampart and joins             to an inner wall.          12. (Shipbuilding)             (a) A piece of timber fixed on the bilge ways before                   launching, having the upper ends bolted to the                   vessel's side.             (b) A curved piece of timber serving as a half to support                   the deck where a whole beam can not be placed.          {Spur fowl} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of Asiatic             gallinaceous birds of the genus {Galloperdix}, allied to             the jungle fowl. The males have two or more spurs on each             leg.          {Spur gear} (Mach.), a cogwheel having teeth which project             radially and stand parallel to the axis; a spur wheel.          {Spur gearing}, gearing in which spur gears are used. See             under {Gearing}.          {Spur pepper}. (Bot.) See the Note under {Capsicum}.          {Spur wheel}. Same as {Spur gear}, above.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Spurless \Spur"less\, a.       Having no spurs.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Spurling \Spur"ling\, n. [See {Sparling}.] (Zo[94]l.)       A tern. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] --Tusser.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Spurling-line \Spur"ling-line`\, n. [Cf. Prov. E. spurling the       rut of a wheel, a cart rut, AS. spor a track, trace, E.       spoor. Scot. spurl to sprawl.] (Naut.)       The line which forms the communication between the steering       wheel and the telltale.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Spur-royal \Spur"-roy`al\, n.       A gold coin, first made in the reign of Edward IV., having a       star on the reverse resembling the rowel of a spur. In the       reigns of Elizabeth and of James I., its value was fifteen       shillings. [Written also {spur-rial}, and {spur-ryal}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Spur-royal \Spur"-roy`al\, n.       A gold coin, first made in the reign of Edward IV., having a       star on the reverse resembling the rowel of a spur. In the       reigns of Elizabeth and of James I., its value was fifteen       shillings. [Written also {spur-rial}, and {spur-ryal}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Spur-royal \Spur"-roy`al\, n.       A gold coin, first made in the reign of Edward IV., having a       star on the reverse resembling the rowel of a spur. In the       reigns of Elizabeth and of James I., its value was fifteen       shillings. [Written also {spur-rial}, and {spur-ryal}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Suba89rial \Sub`a*[89]"ri*al\, a.       Beneath the sky; in the open air; specifically (Geol.),       taking place on the earth's surface, as opposed to       subaqueous.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Subreligion \Sub`re*li"gion\, n.       A secondary religion; a belief or principle held in a quasi       religious veneration.                   Loyalty is in the English a subreligion. --Emerson.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Superalimentation \Su`per*al`i*men*ta"tion\, n.       The act of overfeeding, or making one take food in excess of       the natural appetite for it.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Superaltar \Su"per*al`tar\, n. (Arch.)       A raised shelf or stand on the back of an altar, on which       different objects can be placed; a predella or gradino.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Superlation \Su`per*la"tion\, n. [L. superlatio. See       {Superlative}.]       Exaltation of anything beyond truth or propriety. [Obs.] --B.       Jonson.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Superlative \Su`per*la"tive\, a. [L. superlativus, fr.       superlatus excessive, used as p. p. of superiorferre, but       from a different root: cf. F. superlatif. See {Elate},       {Tolerate}.]       1. Lifted up to the highest degree; most eminent; surpassing             all other; supreme; as, superlative wisdom or prudence; a             woman of superlative beauty; the superlative glory of the             divine character.          2. (Gram.) Expressing the highest or lowest degree of the             quality, manner, etc., denoted by an adjective or an             adverb. The superlative degree is formed from the positive             by the use of -est, most, or least; as, highest, most             pleasant, least bright. -- {Su`per*la"tive*ly}, adv. --             {Su`per*la"tive*ness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Superlative \Su`per*la"tive\, n.       1. That which is highest or most eminent; the utmost degree.          2. (Gram.)             (a) The superlative degree of adjectives and adverbs;                   also, a form or word by which the superlative degree                   is expressed; as, strongest, wisest, most stormy,                   least windy, are all superlatives.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Superlative \Su`per*la"tive\, a. [L. superlativus, fr.       superlatus excessive, used as p. p. of superiorferre, but       from a different root: cf. F. superlatif. See {Elate},       {Tolerate}.]       1. Lifted up to the highest degree; most eminent; surpassing             all other; supreme; as, superlative wisdom or prudence; a             woman of superlative beauty; the superlative glory of the             divine character.          2. (Gram.) Expressing the highest or lowest degree of the             quality, manner, etc., denoted by an adjective or an             adverb. The superlative degree is formed from the positive             by the use of -est, most, or least; as, highest, most             pleasant, least bright. -- {Su`per*la"tive*ly}, adv. --             {Su`per*la"tive*ness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Superlative \Su`per*la"tive\, a. [L. superlativus, fr.       superlatus excessive, used as p. p. of superiorferre, but       from a different root: cf. F. superlatif. See {Elate},       {Tolerate}.]       1. Lifted up to the highest degree; most eminent; surpassing             all other; supreme; as, superlative wisdom or prudence; a             woman of superlative beauty; the superlative glory of the             divine character.          2. (Gram.) Expressing the highest or lowest degree of the             quality, manner, etc., denoted by an adjective or an             adverb. The superlative degree is formed from the positive             by the use of -est, most, or least; as, highest, most             pleasant, least bright. -- {Su`per*la"tive*ly}, adv. --             {Su`per*la"tive*ness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Superlucration \Su`per*lu*cra"tion\, n. [Pref. super- + L.       lucratio gain.]       Excessive or extraordinary gain. [Obs.] --Davenant.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Superlunar \Su`per*lu"nar\, Superlunary \Su`per*lu"na*ry\, a.       Being above the moon; not belonging to this world; -- opposed       to sublunary.                   The head that turns at superlunar things. --Pope.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Superlunar \Su`per*lu"nar\, Superlunary \Su`per*lu"na*ry\, a.       Being above the moon; not belonging to this world; -- opposed       to sublunary.                   The head that turns at superlunar things. --Pope.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Superroyal \Su`per*roy"al\, a.       Larger than royal; -- said of a particular size of printing       and writing paper. See the Note under {Paper}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Supperless \Sup"per*less\, a.       Having no supper; deprived of supper; as, to go supperless to       bed. --Beau. & Fl.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Supra-ilium \Su`pra-il"i*um\, n. (Anat.)       The cartilaginous cap at the sacral end of the ilium of some       animals.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Supralapsarian \Su`pra*lap*sa"ri*an\, n. [Supra- + lapse: cf. F.       supralapsaire.] (Eccl. Hist.)       One of that class of Calvinists who believed that God's       decree of election determined that man should fall, in order       that the opportunity might be furnished of securing the       redemption of a part of the race, the decree of salvation       being conceived of as formed before or beyond, and not after       or following, the lapse, or fall. Cf. {Infralapsarian}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Supralapsarian \Su`pra*lap*sa"ri*an\, a.       Of or pertaining to the Supralapsarians, or their doctrine.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Supralapsarianism \Su`pra*lap*sa"ri*an*ism\, n.       The doctrine, belief, or principles of the Supralapsarians.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Supralapsary \Su`pra*lap"sa*ry\, a.       Supralapsarian.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Supralapsary \Su`pra*lap"sa*ry\, n.       A Supralapsarian.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Supraloral \Su`pra*lo"ral\, a. (Zo[94]l.)       Situated above the lores; as, the supraloral feathers of a       bird. -- n. A supraloral feather.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Supralunar \Su`pra*lu"nar\, Supralunary \Su`pra*lu"na*ry\, a.       Beyond the moon; hence, very lofty.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Supralunar \Su`pra*lu"nar\, Supralunary \Su`pra*lu"na*ry\, a.       Beyond the moon; hence, very lofty.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Shaver Lake, CA       Zip code(s): 93664
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Sparland, IL (village, FIPS 71422)       Location: 41.03029 N, 89.44091 W       Population (1990): 412 (151 housing units)       Area: 1.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 61565
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Sparlingville, MI (CDP, FIPS 75380)       Location: 42.96036 N, 82.52587 W       Population (1990): 1974 (681 housing units)       Area: 6.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
superloser n.   [Unix] A superuser with no clue - someone with    root privileges on a Unix system and no idea what he/she is doing,    the moral equivalent of a three-year-old with an unsafetied Uzi.    Anyone who thinks this is an uncommon situation reckons without the    territorial urges of {management}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
SB-Prolog          Stony Brook Prolog.   A {public domain} {Prolog} {interpreter}       for {Unix}.   Version 3.1.   Distributed under the {GNU}       {General Public License}.          {(ftp://sbcs.sunysb.edu/pub/sbprolog/)}.          {Amiga version 2.3.2       (ftp://ftp.cso.uiuc.edu/amiga/fish/f1/ff140)} and       {(ftp://ftp.cso.uiuc.edu/amiga/fish/f1/ff141)}.          E-mail: .          (1995-01-16)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Siprol          Signal Processing Language.   A DSP language.          ["SIPROL: A High Level Language for Digital Signal       Processing", H. Gethoffer, Proc ICASSP-80, 1980,       pp.1056-1059].
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
spiral model          A {software life-cycle} model which supposes       incremental development, using the {waterfall model} for each       step, with the aim of managing risk.   In the spiral model,       developers define and implement features in order of       decreasing priority.          [Barry Boehm, "A Spiral Model of Software Development and       Enhancement", ACM SIGSOFT Software Engineering Notes, August       1986].          [Barry Boehm "A Spiral Model of Software Development and       Enhancement" IEEE Computer, vol.21, #5, May 1988, pp 61-72].          [Better explanation?]          (1997-11-23)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
SWI-Prolog          A {Prolog} by Jan Wielemaker       like a superset of {Edinburgh Prolog}.       Version 1.7.2.   Docking Station is distributed under {General       Public License}.   It runs on {Sun-4}, {Sun-3}, {Linux}, {DEC}       {MIPS} (incomplete), {RS/6000}, {PS2}/{AIX}, {Atari ST},       {Gould PN}, {NeXT}, {VAX}, {HP-UX} (problems), {MS-DOS}, and       {OS/2}.          {Home (ftp://swi.psy.uva.nl/pub/SWI-Prolog)}.          {OS/2 (ftp://mpii02999.ag2.mpi-sb.mpg.de/pub/toolw/SWI/)}.          Mailing list: prolog-request@swi.psy.uva.nl.          (2000-03-23)