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   saccadic
         adj 1: of or related to the rapid movement of the eyes between
                  points of fixation

English Dictionary: Schistosoma by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Saktism
n
  1. a Hindu sect worshiping Shakti
    Synonym(s): Shaktism, Saktism
  2. worship of Shakti as the wife of Shiva
    Synonym(s): Shaktism, Saktism
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Saskatchewan
n
  1. one of the three prairie provinces in west central Canada; "vast fields of wheat grow on Saskatchewan's prairies"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Sasquatch
n
  1. large hairy humanoid creature said to live in wilderness areas of the United States and Canada
    Synonym(s): Bigfoot, Sasquatch
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
saxitoxin
n
  1. a powerful neurotoxin produced by certain dinoflagellates found in red tides; it can accumulate in mollusks that feed on the dinoflagellates and cause food poisoning to humans
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Schick test
n
  1. a skin test for immunity to diphtheria
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Schistosoma
n
  1. type genus of the family Schistosomatidae: blood flukes
    Synonym(s): Schistosoma, genus Schistosoma
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Schistosomatidae
n
  1. a family of Trematoda [syn: Schistosomatidae, {family Schistosomatidae}]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
schistosome
n
  1. flatworms parasitic in the blood vessels of mammals [syn: schistosome, blood fluke]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
schistosome dermatitis
n
  1. a sensitization reaction to repeated invasion of the skin by cercariae of schistosomes
    Synonym(s): schistosome dermatitis, swimmer's itch
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
schistosomiasis
n
  1. an infestation with or a resulting infection caused by a parasite of the genus Schistosoma; common in the tropics and Far East; symptoms depend on the part of the body infected
    Synonym(s): schistosomiasis, bilharzia, bilharziasis
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
seaside centaury
n
  1. a variety of centaury found at the seaside
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
seaside goldenrod
n
  1. vigorous showy goldenrod common along eastern coast and Gulf Coast of North America
    Synonym(s): seaside goldenrod, beach goldenrod, Solidago sempervirens
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
seaside scrub oak
n
  1. small evergreen shrub or tree of southeastern United States; often forms almost impenetrable thickets in sandy coastal areas
    Synonym(s): myrtle oak, seaside scrub oak, Quercus myrtifolia
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Secotiaceae
n
  1. a family of fungi that have a stalk and cap and a wrinkled mass of tissue (the gleba) where spores are produced; are often dismissed as misshapen forms of other fungi
    Synonym(s): Secotiaceae, family Secotiaceae
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
sewage disposal
n
  1. the disposal of sewage
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
sewage disposal plant
n
  1. a plant for disposing of sewage [syn: {sewage disposal plant}, disposal plant]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
sexadecimal notation
n
  1. any notation that uses 16 different characters [syn: hexadecimal notation, sexadecimal notation]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
sexadecimal number system
n
  1. a positional system of numeration that uses hexadecimal digits and a radix of sixteen
    Synonym(s): hexadecimal number system, sexadecimal number system, hexadecimal system
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
shaggy dog story
n
  1. a long rambling joke whose humor derives from its pointlessness
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Shaktism
n
  1. a Hindu sect worshiping Shakti
    Synonym(s): Shaktism, Saktism
  2. worship of Shakti as the wife of Shiva
    Synonym(s): Shaktism, Saktism
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Shaktist
n
  1. worshipper of Shakti
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Shasta salamander
n
  1. primarily a cave dweller in the Mount Shasta area [syn: Shasta salamander, Hydromantes shastae]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
shegetz
n
  1. an offensive term for non-Jewish young man; "why does she like all those shkotzim?"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Shostakovich
n
  1. Russian composer best known for his fifteen symphonies (1906-1975)
    Synonym(s): Shostakovich, Dmitri Shostakovich, Dmitri Dmitrievich Shostakovich
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
sick headache
n
  1. a headache accompanied by nausea
  2. a severe recurring vascular headache; occurs more frequently in women than men
    Synonym(s): migraine, megrim, sick headache, hemicrania
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
sight gag
n
  1. a joke whose effect is achieved by visual means rather than by speech (as in a movie)
    Synonym(s): sight gag, visual joke
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
sight setting
n
  1. the adjustment of a gunsight for elevation and windage on a particular range under favorable light conditions
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
sight-sing
v
  1. sing from a score without having seen it before; "This tenor can sightsing even the most difficult pieces"
    Synonym(s): sightsing, sight-sing
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
sights
n
  1. an optical instrument for aiding the eye in aiming, as on a firearm or surveying instrument
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
sightsee
v
  1. visit famous or interesting sights
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
sightseeing
n
  1. going about to look at places of interest [syn: sightseeing, rubber-necking]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
sightseer
n
  1. a tourist who is visiting sights of interest [syn: sightseer, excursionist, tripper, rubberneck]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
sightsing
v
  1. sing from a score without having seen it before; "This tenor can sightsing even the most difficult pieces"
    Synonym(s): sightsing, sight-sing
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
sixth cranial nerve
n
  1. a small motor nerve supplying the lateral rectus muscle of the eye
    Synonym(s): abducent, abducent nerve, abducens, abducens nerve, nervus abducens, sixth cranial nerve
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Sixth Crusade
n
  1. a Crusade from 1228 to 1229 led by the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II who fell ill and was excommunicated by the Pope; by negotiation Frederick II was able to crown himself king of Jerusalem
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
sixth sense
n
  1. grasping the inner nature of things intuitively [syn: insight, sixth sense]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
sixties
n
  1. the decade from 1960 to 1969
    Synonym(s): sixties, 1960s
  2. the time of life between 60 and 70
    Synonym(s): sixties, mid- sixties
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Sixtus IV
n
  1. Italian pope from 1471 to 1484 who consented to the establishment of the Spanish Inquisition and built the Sistine Chapel (1414-1484)
    Synonym(s): Sixtus IV, Francesco della Rovere
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
sixty-eight
adj
  1. being eight more than sixty [syn: sixty-eight, 68, lxviii]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
sixty-seven
adj
  1. being seven more than sixty [syn: sixty-seven, 67, lxvii]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
sixty-six
adj
  1. being six more than sixty [syn: sixty-six, 66, lxvi]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Society Islands
n
  1. an island group of French Polynesia in the South Pacific to the east of Samoa
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
succotash
n
  1. fresh corn and lima beans with butter or cream
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
suicide squeeze
n
  1. the runner on third base starts home as the pitcher delivers the ball
    Synonym(s): suicide squeeze play, suicide squeeze
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
suicide squeeze play
n
  1. the runner on third base starts home as the pitcher delivers the ball
    Synonym(s): suicide squeeze play, suicide squeeze
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
swastika
n
  1. the official emblem of the Nazi Party and the Third Reich; a cross with the arms bent at right angles in a clockwise direction
    Synonym(s): swastika, Hakenkreuz
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Swiss steak
n
  1. steak braised in tomato and onion mixture
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Sagittocyst \Sag"it*to*cyst\, n. [See {Sagitta}, and {Cyst}.]
      (Zo[94]l.)
      A defensive cell containing a minute rodlike structure which
      may be expelled. Such cells are found in certain Turbellaria.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Schistaceous \Schis*ta"ceous\, a.
      Of a slate color.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Schistic \Schist"ic\, a.
      Schistose.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Schistose \Schis*tose"\ (?; 277), Schistous \Schist*ous\, a.
      [Cf. F. schisteux.] (Geol.)
      Of or pertaining to schist; having the structure of a schist.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Schistosity \Schis*tos"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. schistosit[82].]
      (Geol.)
      The quality or state of being schistose.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Schistose \Schis*tose"\ (?; 277), Schistous \Schist*ous\, a.
      [Cf. F. schisteux.] (Geol.)
      Of or pertaining to schist; having the structure of a schist.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Sea goddess \Sea" god"dess\
      A goddess supposed to live in or reign over the sea, or some
      part of the sea.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Sea gudgeon \Sea" gud"geon\ (Zo[94]l.)
      The European black goby ({Gobius niger}).

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Oxeye \Ox"eye`\, n. [Ox + eye.]
      1. (Bot.)
            (a) The oxeye daisy. See under {Daisy}.
            (b) The corn camomile ({Anthemis arvensis}).
            (c) A genus of composite plants ({Buphthalmum}) with large
                  yellow flowers.
  
      2. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) A titmouse, especially the great titmouse ({Parus
                  major}) and the blue titmouse ({P. c[d2]ruleus}).
                  [Prov. Eng.]
            (b) The dunlin.
            (c) A fish; the bogue, or box.
  
      {Creeping oxeye} (Bot.) a West Indian composite plant
            ({Wedelia carnosa}).
  
      {Seaside oxeye} (Bot.), a West Indian composite shrub
            ({Borrichia arborescens}).

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Sectism \Sect"ism\, n.
      Devotion to a sect. [R.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Sectist \Sect"ist\, n.
      One devoted to a sect; a soetary. [R.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Seecatch \See"catch\, n. [Russ. siekach.] (Zo[94]l.)
      A full-grown male fur seal. [Alaska]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Sexdigitism \Sex*dig"it*ism\, n. [Sex- + digit.]
      The state of having six fingers on a hand, or six toes on a
      foot.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Sexdigitist \Sex*dig"it*ist\, n.
      One who has six fingers on a hand, or six toes on a foot.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Sextic \Sex"tic\, a. [L. sextus sixth.] (Math.)
      Of the sixth degree or order. -- n. (Alg.) A quantic of the
      sixth degree.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Sexto \Sex"to\, n.; pl. {Sextos}. [L. sextus sixth.]
      A book consisting of sheets each of which is folded into six
      leaves.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Shasta Sam \Shasta Sam\ (Card Playing)
      A game like California Jack, except that the pack drawn from
      is turned face down.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Shist \Shist\, Shistose \Shis*tose"\
      See {Shist}, {Schistose}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Shockdog \Shock"dog`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      See 7th {Shock}, 1.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Shock \Shock\, n. [Cf. {Shag}.]
      1. (Zo[94]l.) A dog with long hair or shag; -- called also
            {shockdog}.
  
      2. A thick mass of bushy hair; as, a head covered with a
            shock of sandy hair.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Shockdog \Shock"dog`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      See 7th {Shock}, 1.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Shock \Shock\, n. [Cf. {Shag}.]
      1. (Zo[94]l.) A dog with long hair or shag; -- called also
            {shockdog}.
  
      2. A thick mass of bushy hair; as, a head covered with a
            shock of sandy hair.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Sick \Sick\, a. [Compar. {Sicker}; superl. {Sickest}.] [OE. sek,
      sik, ill, AS. se[a2]c; akin to OS. siok, seoc, OFries. siak,
      D. ziek, G. siech, OHG. sioh, Icel. sj[?]kr, Sw. sjuk, Dan.
      syg, Goth. siuks ill, siukan to be ill.]
      1. Affected with disease of any kind; ill; indisposed; not in
            health. See the Synonym under {Illness}.
  
                     Simon's wife's mother lay sick of a fever. --Mark i.
                                                                              30.
  
                     Behold them that are sick with famine. --Jer. xiv.
                                                                              18.
  
      2. Affected with, or attended by, nausea; inclined to vomit;
            as, sick at the stomach; a sick headache.
  
      3. Having a strong dislike; disgusted; surfeited; -- with of;
            as, to be sick of flattery.
  
                     He was not so sick of his master as of his work.
                                                                              --L'Estrange.
  
      4. Corrupted; imperfect; impaired; weakned.
  
                     So great is his antipathy against episcopacy, that,
                     if a seraphim himself should be a bishop, he would
                     either find or make some sick feathers in his wings.
                                                                              --Fuller.
  
      {Sick bay} (Naut.), an apartment in a vessel, used as the
            ship's hospital.
  
      {Sick bed}, the bed upon which a person lies sick.
  
      {Sick berth}, an apartment for the sick in a ship of war.
  
      {Sick headache} (Med.), a variety of headache attended with
            disorder of the stomach and nausea.
  
      {Sick list}, a list containing the names of the sick.
  
      {Sick room}, a room in which a person lies sick, or to which
            he is confined by sickness.
  
      Note: [These terms, sick bed, sick berth, etc., are also
               written both hyphened and solid.]
  
      Syn: Diseased; ill; disordered; distempered; indisposed;
               weak; ailing; feeble; morbid.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Sight-seeing \Sight"-see`ing\, a.
      Engaged in, or given to, seeing sights; eager for novelties
      or curiosities.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Sight-seeing \Sight"-see`ing\, n.
      The act of seeing sights; eagerness for novelties or
      curiosities.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Sight-seer \Sight"-se`er\, n.
      One given to seeing sights or noted things, or eager for
      novelties or curiosities.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Sight-shot \Sight"-shot`\, n.
      Distance to which the sight can reach or be thrown. [R.]
      --Cowley.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Sightsman \Sights"man\, n.; pl. {Sightsmen}. (Mus.)
      One who reads or performs music readily at first sight. [R.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Sightsman \Sights"man\, n.; pl. {Sightsmen}. (Mus.)
      One who reads or performs music readily at first sight. [R.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Sixty \Six"ty\, n.; pl. {Sixties}.
      1. The sum of six times ten; sixty units or objects.
  
      2. A symbol representing sixty units, as 60, lx., or LX.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Society \So*ci"e*ty\, n.; pl. {Societies}. [L. societas, fr.
      socius a companion: cf. F. soci[82]t[82]. See {Social}.]
      1. The relationship of men to one another when associated in
            any way; companionship; fellowship; company. [bd]Her loved
            society.[b8] --Milton.
  
                     There is society where none intrudes By the deep
                     sea, and music in its roar.               --Byron.
  
      2. Connection; participation; partnership. [R.]
  
                     The meanest of the people and such as have the least
                     society with the acts and crimes of kings. --Jer.
                                                                              Taylor.
  
      3. A number of persons associated for any temporary or
            permanent object; an association for mutual or joint
            usefulness, pleasure, or profit; a social union; a
            partnership; as, a missionary society.
  
      4. The persons, collectively considered, who live in any
            region or at any period; any community of individuals who
            are united together by a common bond of nearness or
            intercourse; those who recognize each other as associates,
            friends, and acquaintances.
  
      5. Specifically, the more cultivated portion of any community
            in its social relations and influences; those who mutually
            give receive formal entertainments.
  
      {Society of Jesus}. See {Jesuit}.
  
      {Society verses} [a translation of F. vers de soci[82]t[82]],
            the lightest kind of lyrical poetry; verses for the
            amusement of polite society.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Socket \Sock"et\, n. [OE. soket, a dim. through OF. fr. L.
      soccus. See {Sock} a covering for the foot.]
      1. An opening into which anything is fitted; any hollow thing
            or place which receives and holds something else; as, the
            sockets of the teeth.
  
                     His eyeballs in their hollow sockets sink. --Dryden.
  
      2. Especially, the hollow tube or place in which a candle is
            fixed in the candlestick.
  
                     And in the sockets oily bubbles dance. --Dryden.
  
      {Socket bolt} (Mach.), a bolt that passes through a thimble
            that is placed between the parts connected by the bolt.
  
      {Socket chisel}. Same as {Framing chisel}. See under
            {Framing}.
  
      {Socket pipe}, a pipe with an expansion at one end to receive
            the end of a connecting pipe.
  
      {Socket pole}, a pole armed with iron fixed on by means of a
            socket, and used to propel boats, etc. [U.S.]
  
      {Socket wrench}, a wrench consisting of a socket at the end
            of a shank or rod, for turning a nut, bolthead, etc., in a
            narrow or deep recess.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Squawk \Squawk\, n.
      1. Act of squawking; a harsh squeak.
  
      2. (Zo[94]l.) The American night heron. See under {Night}.
  
      {Squawk duck} (Zo[94]l.), the bimaculate duck ({Anas
            glocitans}). It has patches of reddish brown behind, and
            in front of, each eye. [Prov. Eng.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Swastika \Swas"ti*ka\, Swastica \Swas"ti*ca\, n. [Also
      {suastica}, {svastika}, etc.] [Skr. svastika, fr. svasti
      walfare; su well + asti being.]
      A symbol or ornament in the form of a Greek cross with the
      ends of the arms at right angles all in the same direction,
      and each prolonged to the height of the parallel arm of the
      cross. A great many modified forms exist, ogee and volute as
      well as rectilinear, while various decorative designs, as
      Greek fret or meander, are derived from or closely associated
      with it. The swastika is found in remains from the Bronze Age
      in various parts of Europe, esp. at Hissarlik (Troy), and was
      in frequent use as late as the 10th century. It is found in
      ancient Persia, in India, where both Jains and Buddhists used
      (or still use) it as religious symbol, in China and Japan,
      and among Indian tribes of North, Central, and South America.
      It is usually thought to be a charm, talisman, or religious
      token, esp. a sign of good luck or benediction. Max M[81]Ller
      distinguished from the swastika, with arms prolonged to the
      right, the suavastika, with arms prolonged to the left, but
      this distinction is not commonly recognized. Other names for
      the swastika are {fylfot} and {gammadion}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Succade \Suc"cade\, n. [L. succus, sucus, juice: cf. F. succade
      a sugarbox. Cf. {Sucket}.]
      1. A sweetmeat. [Obs.] --Holland.
  
      2. pl. (Com.) Sweetmeats, or preserves in sugar, whether
            fruit, vegetables, or confections. --Blakely.
  
      {Succade gourd}. (Bot.) Same as {Vegetable marrow}, under
            {Vegetable}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Succiduous \Suc*cid"u*ous\, a. [L. succiduus, fr. succidere to
      fall under.]
      Ready to fall; falling. [R.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Succotash \Suc"co*tash\, n. [Narragansett Indian m'sickquatash
      corn boiled whole.]
      Green maize and beans boiled together. The dish is borrowed
      from the native Indians. [Written also {suckatash}.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Succoteague \Suc`co*teague"\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      The squeteague.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Succotash \Suc"co*tash\, n. [Narragansett Indian m'sickquatash
      corn boiled whole.]
      Green maize and beans boiled together. The dish is borrowed
      from the native Indians. [Written also {suckatash}.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Suckatash \Suck"a*tash\, n.
      See {Succotash}. --Bartlett.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Succotash \Suc"co*tash\, n. [Narragansett Indian m'sickquatash
      corn boiled whole.]
      Green maize and beans boiled together. The dish is borrowed
      from the native Indians. [Written also {suckatash}.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Suckatash \Suck"a*tash\, n.
      See {Succotash}. --Bartlett.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Suicidical \Su`i*cid"i*cal\, a.
      Suicidal. [Obs.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Suicidism \Su"i*ci*dism\, n.
      The quality or state of being suicidal, or self-murdering.
      [R.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Suigothus \Su`i*gothus"\, n. pl. [L. Suiones (a Teutonic tribe
      in what is now Sweeden) + E. Goth.]
      The Scandinavian Goths. See the Note under {Goths}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Swastika \Swas"ti*ka\, Swastica \Swas"ti*ca\, n. [Also
      {suastica}, {svastika}, etc.] [Skr. svastika, fr. svasti
      walfare; su well + asti being.]
      A symbol or ornament in the form of a Greek cross with the
      ends of the arms at right angles all in the same direction,
      and each prolonged to the height of the parallel arm of the
      cross. A great many modified forms exist, ogee and volute as
      well as rectilinear, while various decorative designs, as
      Greek fret or meander, are derived from or closely associated
      with it. The swastika is found in remains from the Bronze Age
      in various parts of Europe, esp. at Hissarlik (Troy), and was
      in frequent use as late as the 10th century. It is found in
      ancient Persia, in India, where both Jains and Buddhists used
      (or still use) it as religious symbol, in China and Japan,
      and among Indian tribes of North, Central, and South America.
      It is usually thought to be a charm, talisman, or religious
      token, esp. a sign of good luck or benediction. Max M[81]Ller
      distinguished from the swastika, with arms prolonged to the
      right, the suavastika, with arms prolonged to the left, but
      this distinction is not commonly recognized. Other names for
      the swastika are {fylfot} and {gammadion}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Swastika \Swas"ti*ka\, Swastica \Swas"ti*ca\, n. [Also
      {suastica}, {svastika}, etc.] [Skr. svastika, fr. svasti
      walfare; su well + asti being.]
      A symbol or ornament in the form of a Greek cross with the
      ends of the arms at right angles all in the same direction,
      and each prolonged to the height of the parallel arm of the
      cross. A great many modified forms exist, ogee and volute as
      well as rectilinear, while various decorative designs, as
      Greek fret or meander, are derived from or closely associated
      with it. The swastika is found in remains from the Bronze Age
      in various parts of Europe, esp. at Hissarlik (Troy), and was
      in frequent use as late as the 10th century. It is found in
      ancient Persia, in India, where both Jains and Buddhists used
      (or still use) it as religious symbol, in China and Japan,
      and among Indian tribes of North, Central, and South America.
      It is usually thought to be a charm, talisman, or religious
      token, esp. a sign of good luck or benediction. Max M[81]Ller
      distinguished from the swastika, with arms prolonged to the
      right, the suavastika, with arms prolonged to the left, but
      this distinction is not commonly recognized. Other names for
      the swastika are {fylfot} and {gammadion}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Fyllot \Fyl"lot\, n. [Prov. fr. AS. fy[?]erf[?]te, fierf[?]te,
      fe[a2]werf[?]te. See {Four}, and {Foot}, n.]
      A rebated cross, formerly used as a secret emblem, and a
      common ornament. It is also called {gammadion}, and
      {swastika}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Swastika \Swas"ti*ka\, Swastica \Swas"ti*ca\, n. [Also
      {suastica}, {svastika}, etc.] [Skr. svastika, fr. svasti
      walfare; su well + asti being.]
      A symbol or ornament in the form of a Greek cross with the
      ends of the arms at right angles all in the same direction,
      and each prolonged to the height of the parallel arm of the
      cross. A great many modified forms exist, ogee and volute as
      well as rectilinear, while various decorative designs, as
      Greek fret or meander, are derived from or closely associated
      with it. The swastika is found in remains from the Bronze Age
      in various parts of Europe, esp. at Hissarlik (Troy), and was
      in frequent use as late as the 10th century. It is found in
      ancient Persia, in India, where both Jains and Buddhists used
      (or still use) it as religious symbol, in China and Japan,
      and among Indian tribes of North, Central, and South America.
      It is usually thought to be a charm, talisman, or religious
      token, esp. a sign of good luck or benediction. Max M[81]Ller
      distinguished from the swastika, with arms prolonged to the
      right, the suavastika, with arms prolonged to the left, but
      this distinction is not commonly recognized. Other names for
      the swastika are {fylfot} and {gammadion}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Fyllot \Fyl"lot\, n. [Prov. fr. AS. fy[?]erf[?]te, fierf[?]te,
      fe[a2]werf[?]te. See {Four}, and {Foot}, n.]
      A rebated cross, formerly used as a secret emblem, and a
      common ornament. It is also called {gammadion}, and
      {swastika}.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Sackets Harbor, NY (village, FIPS 64408)
      Location: 43.94156 N, 76.12222 W
      Population (1990): 1313 (708 housing units)
      Area: 5.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 13685

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Sagadahoc County, ME (county, FIPS 23)
      Location: 43.90765 N, 69.83759 W
      Population (1990): 33535 (14633 housing units)
      Area: 657.9 sq km (land), 301.2 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Saugatuck, MI (city, FIPS 71700)
      Location: 42.65611 N, 86.20580 W
      Population (1990): 954 (846 housing units)
      Area: 3.1 sq km (land), 0.7 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 49453

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Schaghticoke, NY (village, FIPS 65475)
      Location: 42.89947 N, 73.58657 W
      Population (1990): 794 (286 housing units)
      Area: 1.9 sq km (land), 0.4 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 12154

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Seaside Heights, NJ (borough, FIPS 66450)
      Location: 39.94310 N, 74.07648 W
      Population (1990): 2366 (2844 housing units)
      Area: 1.2 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 08751

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Sequatchie, TN
      Zip code(s): 37374

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Sequatchie County, TN (county, FIPS 153)
      Location: 35.36966 N, 85.41246 W
      Population (1990): 8863 (3570 housing units)
      Area: 688.6 sq km (land), 0.5 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Shasta County, CA (county, FIPS 89)
      Location: 40.76001 N, 122.03813 W
      Population (1990): 147036 (60552 housing units)
      Area: 9804.8 sq km (land), 160.5 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Siesta Key, FL (CDP, FIPS 66000)
      Location: 27.27707 N, 82.55153 W
      Population (1990): 7772 (8077 housing units)
      Area: 5.9 sq km (land), 3.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Skagit County, WA (county, FIPS 57)
      Location: 48.47679 N, 121.78190 W
      Population (1990): 79555 (33580 housing units)
      Area: 4494.4 sq km (land), 479.7 sq km (water)

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   sexadecimal
  
      {hexadecimal}
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   SICStus Prolog
  
      A {Prolog} from the SICS (Swedish Inst of Comp Sci).
  
      E-mail: .
      Mailing list: sicstus-users@sics.se.
  
      (1995-01-05)
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   Sysdeco Mimer AB
  
      Part of the international software group Sysdeco
      Group AS.   They developed the {MIMER} {RDBMS}.
  
      {Home (http://www.mimer.se/)}.
  
      Address: Uppsala, Sweden.
  
      (1995-11-11)
  
  
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