sac fungus
         n 1: any of various ascomycetous fungi in which the spores are
               formed in a sac or ascus

English Dictionary: suspension	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
sauce vinaigrette n oil and vinegar with mustard and garlic [syn: {French dressing}, vinaigrette, sauce vinaigrette]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
saucepan n a deep pan with a handle; used for stewing or boiling
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
saxophone n a single-reed woodwind with a conical bore [syn: sax, saxophone]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
saxophonist n a musician who plays the saxophone [syn: saxophonist, saxist]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
sesbania n any of various plants of the genus Sesbania having pinnate leaves and large showy pea-like flowers
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Sesbania exaltata n tall-growing annual of southwestern United States widely grown as green manure; yields a strong tough bast fiber formerly used by Indians for cordage Synonym(s): Colorado River hemp, Sesbania exaltata
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Sesbania grandiflora n a softwood tree with lax racemes of usually red or pink flowers; tropical Australia and Asia; naturalized in southern Florida and West Indies Synonym(s): scarlet wisteria tree, vegetable hummingbird, Sesbania grandiflora
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
sex bomb n a young woman who is thought to have sex appeal [syn: {sex kitten}, sexpot, sex bomb]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
sex offender n someone who has been convicted of a sex crime
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sex offense n a statutory offense that provides that it is a crime to knowingly cause another person to engage in an unwanted sexual act by force or threat; "most states have replaced the common law definition of rape with statutes defining sexual assault" Synonym(s): sexual assault, sexual abuse, sex crime, sex offense
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
sick benefit n money paid (by the government) to someone who is too ill to work Synonym(s): sick benefit, sickness benefit
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Sisyphean adj of or relating to Sisyphus both extremely effortful and futile
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
six-pointed adj having six points
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
sixpence n a small coin of the United Kingdom worth six pennies; not minted since 1970 Synonym(s): sixpence, tanner
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
sixpenny adj of trifling worth [syn: sixpenny, threepenny, twopenny, tuppeny, two-a-penny, twopenny- halfpenny]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
sixpenny nail n a nail 2 inches long
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
soja bean n erect bushy hairy annual herb having trifoliate leaves and purple to pink flowers; extensively cultivated for food and forage and soil improvement but especially for its nutritious oil-rich seeds; native to Asia Synonym(s): soy, soya, soybean, soya bean, soybean plant, soja, soja bean, Glycine max
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
sousaphone n the lowest brass wind instrument [syn: bass horn, sousaphone, tuba]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
squash vine n any of numerous annual trailing plants of the genus Cucurbita grown for their fleshy edible fruits Synonym(s): squash, squash vine
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
suspend v hang freely; "The secret police suspended their victims from the ceiling and beat them" cause to be held in suspension in a fluid; "suspend the particles" bar temporarily; from school, office, etc. Synonym(s): suspend, debar stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it; "Suspend the aid to the war-torn country" Synonym(s): freeze, suspend make inoperative or stop; "suspend payments on the loan" Synonym(s): suspend, set aside render temporarily ineffective; "the prison sentence was suspended"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
suspended adj (of undissolved particles in a fluid) supported or kept from sinking or falling by buoyancy and without apparent attachment; "suspended matter such as silt or mud..."; "dust particles suspended in the air"; "droplets in suspension in a gas"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
suspended animation n a temporary cessation of vital functions with loss of consciousness resembling death; usually resulting from asphyxia
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
suspender n elastic straps that hold trousers up (usually used in the plural) Synonym(s): brace, suspender, gallus
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
suspender belt n a wide belt of elastic with straps hanging from it; worn by women to hold up stockings Synonym(s): garter belt, suspender belt
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
suspense n apprehension about what is going to happen an uncertain cognitive state; "the matter remained in suspense for several years" excited anticipation of an approaching climax; "the play kept the audience in suspense"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
suspense account n an account used temporarily to carry doubtful receipts and disbursements or discrepancies pending their analysis and permanent classification
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
suspenseful adj (of a situation) characterized by or causing suspense Synonym(s): cliff-hanging, suspenseful, suspensive, nail-biting
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
suspension n a mixture in which fine particles are suspended in a fluid where they are supported by buoyancy a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something Synonym(s): pause, intermission, break, interruption, suspension temporary cessation or suspension Synonym(s): abeyance, suspension an interruption in the intensity or amount of something Synonym(s): suspension, respite, reprieve, hiatus, abatement a mechanical system of springs or shock absorbers connecting the wheels and axles to the chassis of a wheeled vehicle Synonym(s): suspension, suspension system the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely); "there was a small ceremony for the hanging of the portrait" Synonym(s): suspension, dangling, hanging a temporary debarment (from a privilege or position etc) Synonym(s): suspension, temporary removal
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
suspension bridge n a bridge that has a roadway supported by cables that are anchored at both ends
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
suspension point n (usually plural) one of a series of points indicating that something has been omitted or that the sentence is incomplete
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
suspension system n a mechanical system of springs or shock absorbers connecting the wheels and axles to the chassis of a wheeled vehicle Synonym(s): suspension, suspension system
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
suspensive adj (of a situation) characterized by or causing suspense Synonym(s): cliff-hanging, suspenseful, suspensive, nail-biting undecided or characterized by indecisiveness
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
suspensor n a support for the genitals worn by men engaging in strenuous exercise Synonym(s): athletic supporter, supporter, suspensor, jockstrap, jock
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
suspensory n a bandage of elastic fabric applied to uplift a dependant part (as the scrotum or a pendulous breast) Synonym(s): suspensory, suspensory bandage
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
suspensory bandage n a bandage of elastic fabric applied to uplift a dependant part (as the scrotum or a pendulous breast) Synonym(s): suspensory, suspensory bandage
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Swiss pine n large five-needled European pine; yields cembra nuts and a resinous exudate Synonym(s): Swiss pine, Swiss stone pine, arolla pine, cembra nut tree, Pinus cembra
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
sycophancy n fawning obsequiousness
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
sycophant n a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage Synonym(s): sycophant, toady, crawler, lackey, ass-kisser
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sycophantic adj attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery Synonym(s): bootlicking, fawning, obsequious, sycophantic, toadyish attempting to win favor by flattery Synonym(s): bootlicking, fawning, sycophantic, toadyish
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sagapen \Sag"a*pen\, n.       Sagapenum.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Saucepan \Sauce"pan`\, n.       A small pan with a handle, in which sauce is prepared over a       fire; a stewpan.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Saxophone \Sax"o*phone\, n. [A.A.J. Sax, the inventor (see       {Saxhorn}) + Gr. [?] tone.] (Mus.)       A wind instrument of brass, containing a reed, and partaking       of the qualities both of a brass instrument and of a       clarinet.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Secco \[d8]Sec"co\, a. [It.]       Dry.          {Secco painting}, [or] {Painting in secco}, painting on dry             plaster, as distinguished from fresco painting, which is             on wet or fresh plaster.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sesban \Ses"ban\, n. [F., fr. Ar. saisab[be]n, seiseb[be]n, a       kind of tree, fr. Per. s[c6]sab[be]n seed of cinquefoil.]       (Bot.)       A leguminous shrub ({Sesbania aculeata}) which furnishes a       fiber used for making ropes.          Note: The name is applied also to the similar plant,                {Sesbania [92]gyptiaca}, and other species of the same                genus.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sesban \Ses"ban\, n. [F., fr. Ar. saisab[be]n, seiseb[be]n, a       kind of tree, fr. Per. s[c6]sab[be]n seed of cinquefoil.]       (Bot.)       A leguminous shrub ({Sesbania aculeata}) which furnishes a       fiber used for making ropes.          Note: The name is applied also to the similar plant,                {Sesbania [92]gyptiaca}, and other species of the same                genus.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sesban \Ses"ban\, n. [F., fr. Ar. saisab[be]n, seiseb[be]n, a       kind of tree, fr. Per. s[c6]sab[be]n seed of cinquefoil.]       (Bot.)       A leguminous shrub ({Sesbania aculeata}) which furnishes a       fiber used for making ropes.          Note: The name is applied also to the similar plant,                {Sesbania [92]gyptiaca}, and other species of the same                genus.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sisyphean \Sis`y*phe"an\, a.       Relating to Sisyphus; incessantly recurring; as, Sisyphean       labors.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Six \Six\, a. [AS. six, seox, siex; akin to OFries. sex, D. zes,       OS. & OHG. sehs, G. sechs, Icel., Sw., & Dan. sex, Goth.       sa[a1]hs, Lith. szeszi, Russ. sheste, Gael. & Ir. se, W.       chwech, L. sex, Gr. [?][?], Per. shesh, Skr. shash.       [root]304. Cf. {Hexagon}, {Hexameter}, {Samite}, {Senary},       {Sextant}, {Sice}.]       One more than five; twice three; as, six yards.          {Six Nations} (Ethnol.), a confederation of North American             Indians formed by the union of the Tuscaroras and the Five             Nations.          {Six points circle}. (Geom.) See {Nine points circle}, under             {Nine}.
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Poyou \Poy"ou\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       A South American armadillo ({Dasypus sexcinctus}). Called       also {sixbanded armadillo}.
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Sixpence \Six"pence\, n.; pl. {Sixpences}.       An English silver coin of the value of six pennies; half a       shilling, or about twelve cents.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sixpence \Six"pence\, n.; pl. {Sixpences}.       An English silver coin of the value of six pennies; half a       shilling, or about twelve cents.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sixpenny \Six"pen`ny\, a.       Of the value of, or costing, sixpence; as, a sixpenny loaf.
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Succubine \Suc"cu*bine\, a.       Of or pertaining to succuba.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Suscipiency \Sus*cip"i*en*cy\, n.       Admission. [R.]
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Suscipient \Sus*cip"i*ent\, a. [L. suscipiens, p. pr. of       suscipere. See {Susceptible}.]       Receiving; admitting. [R.]
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Suscipient \Sus*cip"i*ent\, n.       One who takes or admits; one who receives. [R.] --Jer.       Taylor.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Suspend \Sus*pend"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Suspended}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Suspending}.] [F. suspendre, or OF. souspendre (where       the prefix is L. subtus below, from sub under), L.       suspendere, suspensum; pref. sus- (see {Sub-}) + pendere to       hang. See {Pedant}, and cf. {Suspense}, n.]       1. To attach to something above; to hang; as, to suspend a             ball by a thread; to suspend a needle by a loadstone.          2. To make to depend; as, God hath suspended the promise of             eternal life on the condition of obedience and holiness of             life. [Archaic] --Tillotson.          3. To cause to cease for a time; to hinder from proceeding;             to interrupt; to delay; to stay.                         Suspend your indignation against my brother. --Shak.                         The guard nor fights nor fies; their fate so near At                      once suspends their courage and their fear.                                                                               --Denham.          4. To hold in an undetermined or undecided state; as, to             suspend one's judgment or opinion. --Locke.          5. To debar, or cause to withdraw temporarily, from any             privilege, from the execution of an office, from the             enjoyment of income, etc.; as, to suspend a student from             college; to suspend a member of a club.                         Good men should not be suspended from the exercise                      of their ministry and deprived of their livelihood                      for ceremonies which are on all hands acknowledged                      indifferent.                                       --Bp.                                                                               Sanderson.          6. To cause to cease for a time from operation or effect; as,             to suspend the habeas corpus act; to suspend the rules of             a legislative body.          7. (Chem.) To support in a liquid, as an insoluble powder, by             stirring, to facilitate chemical action.          {To suspend payment} (Com.), to cease paying debts or             obligations; to fail; -- said of a merchant, a bank, etc.          Syn: To hang; interrupt; delay; intermit; stay; hinder;                debar.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Suspend \Sus*pend"\, v. i.       To cease from operation or activity; esp., to stop payment,       or be unable to meet obligations or engagements (said of a       commercial firm or a bank).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Suspend \Sus*pend"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Suspended}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Suspending}.] [F. suspendre, or OF. souspendre (where       the prefix is L. subtus below, from sub under), L.       suspendere, suspensum; pref. sus- (see {Sub-}) + pendere to       hang. See {Pedant}, and cf. {Suspense}, n.]       1. To attach to something above; to hang; as, to suspend a             ball by a thread; to suspend a needle by a loadstone.          2. To make to depend; as, God hath suspended the promise of             eternal life on the condition of obedience and holiness of             life. [Archaic] --Tillotson.          3. To cause to cease for a time; to hinder from proceeding;             to interrupt; to delay; to stay.                         Suspend your indignation against my brother. --Shak.                         The guard nor fights nor fies; their fate so near At                      once suspends their courage and their fear.                                                                               --Denham.          4. To hold in an undetermined or undecided state; as, to             suspend one's judgment or opinion. --Locke.          5. To debar, or cause to withdraw temporarily, from any             privilege, from the execution of an office, from the             enjoyment of income, etc.; as, to suspend a student from             college; to suspend a member of a club.                         Good men should not be suspended from the exercise                      of their ministry and deprived of their livelihood                      for ceremonies which are on all hands acknowledged                      indifferent.                                       --Bp.                                                                               Sanderson.          6. To cause to cease for a time from operation or effect; as,             to suspend the habeas corpus act; to suspend the rules of             a legislative body.          7. (Chem.) To support in a liquid, as an insoluble powder, by             stirring, to facilitate chemical action.          {To suspend payment} (Com.), to cease paying debts or             obligations; to fail; -- said of a merchant, a bank, etc.          Syn: To hang; interrupt; delay; intermit; stay; hinder;                debar.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Animation \An`i*ma"tion\, n. [L. animatio, fr. animare.]       1. The act of animating, or giving life or spirit; the state             of being animate or alive.                         The animation of the same soul quickening the whole                      frame.                                                --Bp. Hall.                         Perhaps an inanimate thing supplies me, while I am                      speaking, with whatever I possess of animation.                                                                               --Landor.          2. The state of being lively, brisk, or full of spirit and             vigor; vivacity; spiritedness; as, he recited the story             with great animation.          {Suspended animation}, temporary suspension of the vital             functions, as in persons nearly drowned.          Syn: Liveliness; vivacity; spirit; buoyancy; airiness;                sprightliness; promptitude; enthusiasm; ardor;                earnestness; energy. See {Liveliness}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Suspender \Sus*pend"er\, n.       One who, or that which, suspends; esp., one of a pair of       straps or braces worn over the shoulders, for holding up the       trousers.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Suspend \Sus*pend"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Suspended}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Suspending}.] [F. suspendre, or OF. souspendre (where       the prefix is L. subtus below, from sub under), L.       suspendere, suspensum; pref. sus- (see {Sub-}) + pendere to       hang. See {Pedant}, and cf. {Suspense}, n.]       1. To attach to something above; to hang; as, to suspend a             ball by a thread; to suspend a needle by a loadstone.          2. To make to depend; as, God hath suspended the promise of             eternal life on the condition of obedience and holiness of             life. [Archaic] --Tillotson.          3. To cause to cease for a time; to hinder from proceeding;             to interrupt; to delay; to stay.                         Suspend your indignation against my brother. --Shak.                         The guard nor fights nor fies; their fate so near At                      once suspends their courage and their fear.                                                                               --Denham.          4. To hold in an undetermined or undecided state; as, to             suspend one's judgment or opinion. --Locke.          5. To debar, or cause to withdraw temporarily, from any             privilege, from the execution of an office, from the             enjoyment of income, etc.; as, to suspend a student from             college; to suspend a member of a club.                         Good men should not be suspended from the exercise                      of their ministry and deprived of their livelihood                      for ceremonies which are on all hands acknowledged                      indifferent.                                       --Bp.                                                                               Sanderson.          6. To cause to cease for a time from operation or effect; as,             to suspend the habeas corpus act; to suspend the rules of             a legislative body.          7. (Chem.) To support in a liquid, as an insoluble powder, by             stirring, to facilitate chemical action.          {To suspend payment} (Com.), to cease paying debts or             obligations; to fail; -- said of a merchant, a bank, etc.          Syn: To hang; interrupt; delay; intermit; stay; hinder;                debar.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Suspensation \Sus`pen*sa"tion\, n. [Cf. LL. suspensatio       suspension from a charge or benefice.]       The act of suspending, or the state of being suspended,       especially for a short time; temporary suspension.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Suspense \Sus*pense"\, a. [F. suspens, L. suspensus, p. p. of       suspendere. See {Suspend}.]       1. Held or lifted up; held or prevented from proceeding.             [Obs.]                         [The great light of day] suspense in heaven.                                                                               --Milton.          2. Expressing, or proceeding from, suspense or doubt. [Obs.]             [bd]Expectation held his look suspense.[b8] --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Suspense \Sus*pense"\, n. [From F. suspens, a. See {Suspense},       a.]       1. The state of being suspended; specifically, a state of             uncertainty and expectation, with anxiety or apprehension;             indetermination; indecision; as, the suspense of a person             waiting for the verdict of a jury.                         Ten days the prophet in suspense remained. --Denham.                         Upon the ticklish balance of suspense. --Cowper.          2. Cessation for a time; stop; pause.                         A cool suspense from pleasure and from pain. --Pope.          3. [Cf. F. suspense.] (Law) A temporary cessation of one's             right; suspension, as when the rent or other profits of             land cease by unity of possession of land and rent.          {Suspense account} (Bookkeeping), an account in which             receipts or disbursements are temporarily entered until             their proper position in the books is determined.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Suspense \Sus*pense"\, n. [From F. suspens, a. See {Suspense},       a.]       1. The state of being suspended; specifically, a state of             uncertainty and expectation, with anxiety or apprehension;             indetermination; indecision; as, the suspense of a person             waiting for the verdict of a jury.                         Ten days the prophet in suspense remained. --Denham.                         Upon the ticklish balance of suspense. --Cowper.          2. Cessation for a time; stop; pause.                         A cool suspense from pleasure and from pain. --Pope.          3. [Cf. F. suspense.] (Law) A temporary cessation of one's             right; suspension, as when the rent or other profits of             land cease by unity of possession of land and rent.          {Suspense account} (Bookkeeping), an account in which             receipts or disbursements are temporarily entered until             their proper position in the books is determined.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Suspensely \Sus*pense"ly\, adv.       In suspense. [Obs.] --Hales.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Suspensibility \Sus*pen`si*bil"i*ty\, n.       The quality or state of being suspensible.
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Suspensible \Sus*pen"si*ble\, a.       Capable of being suspended; capable of being held from       sinking.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Suspension \Sus*pen"sion\, n. [Cf. F. suspension, L. suspensio       arched work, imperfect pronunciation. See {Suspend}.]       1. The act of suspending, or the state of being suspended;             pendency; as, suspension from a hook.          2. Especially, temporary delay, interruption, or cessation;             as:             (a) Of labor, study, pain, etc.             (b) Of decision, determination, judgment, etc.; as, to ask                   a suspension of judgment or opinion in view of                   evidence to be produced.             (c) Of the payment of what is due; as, the suspension of a                   mercantile firm or of a bank.             (d) Of punishment, or sentence of punishment.             (e) Of a person in respect of the exercise of his office,                   powers, prerogative, etc.; as, the suspension of a                   student or of a clergyman.             (f) Of the action or execution of law, etc.; as, the                   suspension of the habeas corpus act.
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3. A conditional withholding, interruption, or delay; as, the             suspension of a payment on the performance of a condition.          4. The state of a solid when its particles are mixed with,             but undissolved in, a fluid, and are capable of separation             by straining; also, any substance in this state.          5. (Rhet.) A keeping of the hearer in doubt and in attentive             expectation of what is to follow, or of what is to be the             inference or conclusion from the arguments or observations             employed.          6. (Scots Law) A stay or postponement of execution of a             sentence condemnatory by means of letters of suspension             granted on application to the lord ordinary.          7. (Mus.) The prolongation of one or more tones of a chord             into the chord which follows, thus producing a momentary             discord, suspending the concord which the ear expects. Cf.             {Retardation}.          {Pleas in suspension} (Law), pleas which temporarily abate or             suspend a suit.          {Points of suspension} (Mech.), the points, as in the axis or             beam of a balance, at which the weights act, or from which             they are suspended.          {Suspension bridge}, a bridge supported by chains, ropes, or             wires, which usually pass over high piers or columns at             each end, and are secured in the ground beyond.          {Suspension of arms} (Mil.), a short truce or cessation of             operations agreed on by the commanders of contending             armies, as for burying the dead, making proposal for             surrender or for peace, etc.          {Suspension scale}, a scale in which the platform hangs             suspended from the weighing apparatus instead of resting             upon it.          Syn: Delay; interruption; intermission; stop.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bridge \Bridge\, n. [OE. brig, brigge, brug, brugge, AS. brycg,       bricg; akin to Fries. bregge, D. brug, OHG. brucca, G.       br[81]cke, Icel. bryggja pier, bridge, Sw. brygga, Dan.       brygge, and prob. Icel. br[umac] bridge, Sw. & Dan. bro       bridge, pavement, and possibly to E. brow.]       1. A structure, usually of wood, stone, brick, or iron,             erected over a river or other water course, or over a             chasm, railroad, etc., to make a passageway from one bank             to the other.          2. Anything supported at the ends, which serves to keep some             other thing from resting upon the object spanned, as in             engraving, watchmaking, etc., or which forms a platform or             staging over which something passes or is conveyed.          3. (Mus.) The small arch or bar at right angles to the             strings of a violin, guitar, etc., serving of raise them             and transmit their vibrations to the body of the             instrument.          4. (Elec.) A device to measure the resistance of a wire or             other conductor forming part of an electric circuit.          5. A low wall or vertical partition in the fire chamber of a             furnace, for deflecting flame, etc.; -- usually called a             {bridge wall}.          {Aqueduct bridge}. See {Aqueduct}.          {Asses' bridge}, {Bascule bridge}, {Bateau bridge}. See under             {Ass}, {Bascule}, {Bateau}.          {Bridge of a steamer} (Naut.), a narrow platform across the             deck, above the rail, for the convenience of the officer             in charge of the ship; in paddlewheel vessels it connects             the paddle boxes.          {Bridge of the nose}, the upper, bony part of the nose.          {Cantalever bridge}. See under {Cantalever}.          {Draw bridge}. See {Drawbridge}.          {Flying bridge}, a temporary bridge suspended or floating, as             for the passage of armies; also, a floating structure             connected by a cable with an anchor or pier up stream, and             made to pass from bank to bank by the action of the             current or other means.          {Girder bridge} or {Truss bridge}, a bridge formed by             girders, or by trusses resting upon abutments or piers.          {Lattice bridge}, a bridge formed by lattice girders.          {Pontoon bridge}, {Ponton bridge}. See under {Pontoon}.          {Skew bridge}, a bridge built obliquely from bank to bank, as             sometimes required in railway engineering.          {Suspension bridge}. See under {Suspension}.          {Trestle bridge}, a bridge formed of a series of short,             simple girders resting on trestles.          {Tubular bridge}, a bridge in the form of a hollow trunk or             rectangular tube, with cellular walls made of iron plates             riveted together, as the Britannia bridge over the Menai             Strait, and the Victoria bridge at Montreal.          {Wheatstone's bridge} (Elec.), a device for the measurement             of resistances, so called because the balance between the             resistances to be measured is indicated by the absence of             a current in a certain wire forming a bridge or connection             between two points of the apparatus; -- invented by Sir             Charles Wheatstone.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
3. A conditional withholding, interruption, or delay; as, the             suspension of a payment on the performance of a condition.          4. The state of a solid when its particles are mixed with,             but undissolved in, a fluid, and are capable of separation             by straining; also, any substance in this state.          5. (Rhet.) A keeping of the hearer in doubt and in attentive             expectation of what is to follow, or of what is to be the             inference or conclusion from the arguments or observations             employed.          6. (Scots Law) A stay or postponement of execution of a             sentence condemnatory by means of letters of suspension             granted on application to the lord ordinary.          7. (Mus.) The prolongation of one or more tones of a chord             into the chord which follows, thus producing a momentary             discord, suspending the concord which the ear expects. Cf.             {Retardation}.          {Pleas in suspension} (Law), pleas which temporarily abate or             suspend a suit.          {Points of suspension} (Mech.), the points, as in the axis or             beam of a balance, at which the weights act, or from which             they are suspended.          {Suspension bridge}, a bridge supported by chains, ropes, or             wires, which usually pass over high piers or columns at             each end, and are secured in the ground beyond.          {Suspension of arms} (Mil.), a short truce or cessation of             operations agreed on by the commanders of contending             armies, as for burying the dead, making proposal for             surrender or for peace, etc.          {Suspension scale}, a scale in which the platform hangs             suspended from the weighing apparatus instead of resting             upon it.          Syn: Delay; interruption; intermission; stop.
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3. A conditional withholding, interruption, or delay; as, the             suspension of a payment on the performance of a condition.          4. The state of a solid when its particles are mixed with,             but undissolved in, a fluid, and are capable of separation             by straining; also, any substance in this state.          5. (Rhet.) A keeping of the hearer in doubt and in attentive             expectation of what is to follow, or of what is to be the             inference or conclusion from the arguments or observations             employed.          6. (Scots Law) A stay or postponement of execution of a             sentence condemnatory by means of letters of suspension             granted on application to the lord ordinary.          7. (Mus.) The prolongation of one or more tones of a chord             into the chord which follows, thus producing a momentary             discord, suspending the concord which the ear expects. Cf.             {Retardation}.          {Pleas in suspension} (Law), pleas which temporarily abate or             suspend a suit.          {Points of suspension} (Mech.), the points, as in the axis or             beam of a balance, at which the weights act, or from which             they are suspended.          {Suspension bridge}, a bridge supported by chains, ropes, or             wires, which usually pass over high piers or columns at             each end, and are secured in the ground beyond.          {Suspension of arms} (Mil.), a short truce or cessation of             operations agreed on by the commanders of contending             armies, as for burying the dead, making proposal for             surrender or for peace, etc.          {Suspension scale}, a scale in which the platform hangs             suspended from the weighing apparatus instead of resting             upon it.          Syn: Delay; interruption; intermission; stop.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Suspensive \Sus*pen"sive\, a. [Cf. F. suspensif. See {Suspend}.]       Tending to suspend, or to keep in suspense; causing       interruption or delay; uncertain; doubtful. [bd]In suspensive       thoughts.[b8] --Beaumont. [bd]A suspensive veto.[b8]       --Macaulay.                   The provisional and suspensive attitude. --J. Morley.          {Suspensive} condition (Scots Law), a condition precedent, or             a condition without the performance of which the contract             can not be completed.
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Suspensor \Sus*pen"sor\, n. [NL.]       1. A suspensory.          2. (Bot.) The cord which suspends the embryo; and which is             attached to the radicle in the young state; the proembryo.
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d8Suspensorium \[d8]Sus`pen*so"ri*um\, n.; pl. {Suspensoria}.       [NL.] (Anat.)       Anything which suspends or holds up a part: especially, the       mandibular suspensorium (a series of bones, or of cartilages       representing them) which connects the base of the lower jaw       with the skull in most vertebrates below mammals.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Suspensory \Sus*pen"so*ry\, a.       1. Suspended; hanging; depending.          2. Fitted or serving to suspend; suspending; as, a suspensory             muscle. --Ray.          3. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to a suspensorium.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Suspensory \Sus*pen"so*ry\, n. [Cf. F. suspensoir, suspensoire.]       That which suspends, or holds up, as a truss; specifically       (Med.), a bandage or bag for supporting the scrotum.
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Sycophancy \Syc"o*phan*cy\, n. [Cf. L. sycophantia deceit, Gr.       [?] false accusation.]       The character or characteristic of a sycophant. Hence:       (a) False accusation; calumniation; talebearing. [Obs.] --Bp.             Hall.       (b) Obsequious flattery; servility.                         The sycophancy of A.Philips had prejudiced Mr.                      Addison against Pope.                        --Bp.                                                                               Warburton.
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Sycophant \Syc"o*phant\, v. t. [CF. L. sycophantari to deceive,       to trick, Gr. [?].]       1. To inform against; hence, to calumniate. [Obs.]                         Sycophanting and misnaming the work of his                      adversary.                                          --Milton.          2. To play the sycophant toward; to flatter obsequiously.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sycophant \Syc"o*phant\, n. [L. sycophanta a slanderer,       deceiver, parasite, Gr. [?] a false accuser, false adviser,       literally, a fig shower; [?] a fig + [?] to show: cf. F.       sycophante. The reason for the name is not certainly known.       See {Phenomenon}.]       1. An informer; a talebearer. [Obs.] [bd]Accusing sycophants,             of all men, did best sort to his nature.[b8] --Sir P.             Sidney.          2. A base parasite; a mean or servile flatterer; especially,             a flatterer of princes and great men.                         A sycophant will everything admire: Each verse, each                      sentence, sets his soul on fire.         --Dryden.
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Sycophant \Syc"o*phant\, v. i.       To play the sycophant.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sycophantcy \Syc"o*phant*cy\, n.       Sycophancy. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sycophantic \Syc`o*phan"tic\, Sycophantical \Syc`o*phan"tic*al\,       a. [Cf. Gr. [?] slanderous.]       Of or pertaining to a sycophant; characteristic of a       sycophant; meanly or obsequiously flattering; courting favor       by mean adulation; parasitic.                   To be cheated and ruined by a sycophantical parasite.                                                                               --South.                   Sycophantic servants to the King of Spain. --De                                                                               Quincey.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sycophantic \Syc`o*phan"tic\, Sycophantical \Syc`o*phan"tic*al\,       a. [Cf. Gr. [?] slanderous.]       Of or pertaining to a sycophant; characteristic of a       sycophant; meanly or obsequiously flattering; courting favor       by mean adulation; parasitic.                   To be cheated and ruined by a sycophantical parasite.                                                                               --South.                   Sycophantic servants to the King of Spain. --De                                                                               Quincey.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sycophantish \Syc"o*phant`ish\, a.       Like a sycophant; obsequiously flattering. --       {Syc"o*phant`ish*ly}, adv.                   Sycophantish satirists that forever humor the                prevailing folly.                                    --De Quincey.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sycophantish \Syc"o*phant`ish\, a.       Like a sycophant; obsequiously flattering. --       {Syc"o*phant`ish*ly}, adv.                   Sycophantish satirists that forever humor the                prevailing folly.                                    --De Quincey.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sycophantism \Syc"o*phant*ism\, n.       Sycophancy.
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Sycophantize \Syc"o*phant*ize\, v. i.       To play the sycophant.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sycophantry \Syc"o*phant*ry\, n.       Sycophancy. [Obs.]
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
suspension          In {lazy evaluation}, a suspension (or in Henderson's       terminology, a "recipe") is a {closure} with a flag indicating       whether the expression has been evaluated or not.   When the       expression is evaluated the first time, this flag is set.       Subsequent requests for the value of the expression will not       attempt to re-evaluate it.          (1995-02-06)