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   sachem
         n 1: a political leader (especially of Tammany Hall)
         2: a chief of a North American tribe or confederation
            (especially an Algonquian chief) [syn: {sachem}, {sagamore}]

English Dictionary: sign(a)	by the DICT Development Group
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sage hen n large grouse of sagebrush regions of North America [syn: sage grouse, sage hen, Centrocercus urophasianus]
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Sagina n small low-growing annual or perennial herbs of temperate and cool regions Synonym(s): Sagina, genus Sagina
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Saginaw n a town in east central Michigan on an arm of Lake Huron
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Saigon n a city in South Vietnam; formerly (as Saigon) it was the capital of French Indochina Synonym(s): Ho Chi Minh City, Saigon
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Sajama n a mountain peak in the Andes in Bolivia (21,391 feet high)
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sashimi n very thinly sliced raw fish
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Saxon adj of or relating to or characteristic of the early Saxons or Anglo-Saxons and their descendents (especially the English or Lowland Scots) and their language; "Saxon princes"; "for greater clarity choose a plain Saxon term instead of a latinate one" n a member of a Germanic people who conquered England and merged with the Angles and Jutes to become Anglo-Saxons; dominant in England until the Norman Conquest
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Saxony n an area in Germany around the upper Elbe river; the original home of the Saxons Synonym(s): Saxony, Sachsen, Saxe
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schism n division of a group into opposing factions; "another schism like that and they will wind up in bankruptcy" Synonym(s): schism, split the formal separation of a church into two churches or the withdrawal of one group over doctrinal differences
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scission n the act of dividing by cutting or splitting
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season n a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field; "he celebrated his 10th season with the ballet company"; "she always looked forward to the avocado season" one of the natural periods into which the year is divided by the equinoxes and solstices or atmospheric conditions; "the regular sequence of the seasons" Synonym(s): season, time of year a recurrent time marked by major holidays; "it was the Christmas season" v lend flavor to; "Season the chicken breast after roasting it" Synonym(s): season, flavor, flavour make fit; "This trip will season even the hardiest traveller" Synonym(s): season, harden make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate; "she tempered her criticism" Synonym(s): temper, season, mollify
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Sechuana n the dialect of Sotho spoken by the Tswana in Botswana [syn: Tswana, Setswana, Sechuana]
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segno n (music) a notation written at the beginning or end of a passage that is to be repeated
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seism n shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane of from volcanic activity Synonym(s): earthquake, quake, temblor, seism
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seize on v adopt; "take up new ideas" [syn: take up, latch on, fasten on, hook on, seize on]
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sequin n adornment consisting of a small piece of shiny material used to decorate clothing Synonym(s): sequin, spangle, diamante
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sesame n East Indian annual erect herb; source of sesame seed or benniseed and sesame oil Synonym(s): sesame, benne, benni, benny, Sesamum indicum
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session n a meeting for execution of a group's functions; "it was the opening session of the legislature" the time during which a school holds classes; "they had to shorten the school term" Synonym(s): school term, academic term, academic session, session a meeting devoted to a particular activity; "a filming session"; "a gossip session" a meeting of spiritualists; "the seance was held in the medium's parlor" Synonym(s): seance, sitting, session
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Shah Jahan n Mogul emperor of India during whose reign the finest monuments of Mogul architecture were built (including the Taj Mahal at Agra) (1592-1666)
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shaken adj disturbed psychologically as if by a physical jolt or shock; "retrieved his named from her jolted memory"; "the accident left her badly shaken" Synonym(s): jolted, shaken
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Shiism n the branch of Islam that regards Ali as the legitimate successor to Mohammed and rejects the first three caliphs
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shoeshine n a shiny finish put on shoes with polish and buffing; "his trousers had a sharp crease and you could see your reflection in his shoeshine" the act of shining shoes; "he charged a dollar for a shoeshine"
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shogun n a hereditary military dictator of Japan; the shoguns ruled Japan until the revolution of 1867-68
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Shoshone n a member of the North American Indian people (related to the Aztecs) of the southwestern United States Synonym(s): Shoshone, Shoshoni the language spoken by the Shoshone (belonging to the Uto- Aztecan family)
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Shoshoni n a member of the North American Indian people (related to the Aztecs) of the southwestern United States Synonym(s): Shoshone, Shoshoni
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Sichuan n a populous province of south central China [syn: Szechwan, Sichuan, Szechuan, Szechwan province]
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sicken v cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of; "The pornographic pictures sickened us" Synonym(s): disgust, revolt, nauseate, sicken, churn up get sick; "She fell sick last Friday, and now she is in the hospital" Synonym(s): sicken, come down upset and make nauseated; "The smell of the food turned the pregnant woman's stomach"; "The mold on the food sickened the diners" Synonym(s): sicken, nauseate, turn one's stomach make sick or ill; "This kind of food sickens me"
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sigma n the 18th letter of the Greek alphabet
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sign adj used of the language of the deaf [syn: gestural, sign(a), signed, sign-language(a)] n a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened); "he showed signs of strain"; "they welcomed the signs of spring" Synonym(s): sign, mark a public display of a message; "he posted signs in all the shop windows" any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message; "signals from the boat suddenly stopped" Synonym(s): signal, signaling, sign structure displaying a board on which advertisements can be posted; "the highway was lined with signboards" Synonym(s): signboard, sign (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided Synonym(s): sign of the zodiac, star sign, sign, mansion, house, planetary house (medicine) any objective evidence of the presence of a disorder or disease; "there were no signs of asphyxiation" having an indicated pole (as the distinction between positive and negative electric charges); "he got the polarity of the battery reversed"; "charges of opposite sign" Synonym(s): polarity, sign an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come; "he hoped it was an augury"; "it was a sign from God" Synonym(s): augury, sign, foretoken, preindication a gesture that is part of a sign language a fundamental linguistic unit linking a signifier to that which is signified; "The bond between the signifier and the signified is arbitrary"--de Saussure a character indicating a relation between quantities; "don't forget the minus sign" v mark with one's signature; write one's name (on); "She signed the letter and sent it off"; "Please sign here" Synonym(s): sign, subscribe approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation; "All parties ratified the peace treaty"; "Have you signed your contract yet?" Synonym(s): sign, ratify be engaged by a written agreement; "He signed to play the casino on Dec. 18"; "The soprano signed to sing the new opera" engage by written agreement; "They signed two new pitchers for the next season" Synonym(s): sign, contract, sign on, sign up communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs; "He signed his disapproval with a dismissive hand gesture"; "The diner signaled the waiters to bring the menu" Synonym(s): sign, signal, signalize, signalise place signs, as along a road; "sign an intersection"; "This road has been signed" communicate in sign language; "I don't know how to sign, so I could not communicate with my deaf cousin" make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection; consecrate Synonym(s): bless, sign
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sign away v formally assign ownership of; "She signed away her rights" Synonym(s): sign away, sign over
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Sigyn n (Norse mythology) wife of Loki; held a cup over him during his punishment to spare him the pain of drops of poison
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Sikkim n a geographical area and former kingdom in northeastern India in the Himalaya Mountains between Nepal and Bhutan
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sisham n East Indian tree whose leaves are used for fodder; yields a compact dark brown durable timber used in shipbuilding and making railroad ties Synonym(s): sissoo, sissu, sisham, Dalbergia sissoo
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siskin n small yellow-and-black Eurasian finch with a sharp beak Synonym(s): siskin, Carduelis spinus
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Sison n genus including stone parsley Synonym(s): Sison, genus Sison
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six-gun n a pistol with a revolving cylinder (usually having six chambers for bullets) Synonym(s): revolver, six-gun, six- shooter
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sixsome n six people considered as a unit [syn: sextet, sextette, sixsome]
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soigne adj polished and well-groomed; showing sophisticated elegance Synonym(s): soigne, soignee
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soignee adj polished and well-groomed; showing sophisticated elegance Synonym(s): soigne, soignee
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suasion n the act of persuading (or attempting to persuade); communication intended to induce belief or action Synonym(s): persuasion, suasion Antonym(s): dissuasion
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suck in v take up as if with a sponge [syn: take in, sop up, suck in, take up] attract by using an inexorable force, inducement, etc.; "The current boom in the economy sucked many workers in from abroad" Synonym(s): suck, suck in draw in as if by suction; "suck in your cheeks and stomach" Synonym(s): suck in, draw in
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Susanna n an Apocryphal book consisting of text added to the Book of Daniel Synonym(s): Susanna, Book of Susanna
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Susian n an extinct ancient language of unknown affinities; spoken by the Elamites Synonym(s): Elamitic, Elamite, Susian
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Susiana n an ancient country in southwestern Asia to the east of the Tigris River (in what is modern Iran); was known for its warlike people Synonym(s): Elam, Susiana
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Susquehanna n a river in the northeastern United States that rises in New York and flows southward through Pennsylvania and Maryland into Chesapeake Bay Synonym(s): Susquehanna, Susquehanna River
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Szechuan n a populous province of south central China [syn: Szechwan, Sichuan, Szechuan, Szechwan province]
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Szechwan n a populous province of south central China [syn: Szechwan, Sichuan, Szechuan, Szechwan province]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sponge \Sponge\, n. [OF. esponge, F. [82]ponge, L. spongia, Gr. [?], [?]. Cf. {Fungus}, {Spunk}.] [Formerly written also {spunge}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of Spongi[91], or Porifera. See Illust. and Note under {Spongi[91]}. 2. The elastic fibrous skeleton of many species of horny Spongi[91] (keratosa), used for many purposes, especially the varieties of the genus {Spongia}. The most valuable sponges are found in the Mediterranean and the Red Sea, and on the coasts of Florida and the West Indies. 3. Fig.: One who lives upon others; a pertinaceous and indolent dependent; a parasite; a sponger. 4. Any spongelike substance. Specifically: (a) Dough before it is kneaded and formed into loaves, and after it is converted into a light, spongy mass by the agency of the yeast or leaven. (b) Iron from the puddling furnace, in a pasty condition. (c) Iron ore, in masses, reduced but not melted or worked. 5. (Gun.) A mop for cleaning the bore of a cannon after a discharge. It consists of a cylinder of wood, covered with sheepskin with the wool on, or cloth with a heavy looped nap, and having a handle, or staff. 6. (Far.) The extremity, or point, of a horseshoe, answering to the heel. {Bath sponge}, any one of several varieties of coarse commercial sponges, especially {Spongia equina}. {Cup sponge}, a toilet sponge growing in a cup-shaped form. {Glass sponge}. See {Glass-sponge}, in the Vocabulary. {Glove sponge}, a variety of commercial sponge ({Spongia officinalis}, variety {tubulufera}), having very fine fibers, native of Florida, and the West Indies. {Grass sponge}, any one of several varieties of coarse commercial sponges having the surface irregularly tufted, as {Spongia graminea}, and {S. equina}, variety {cerebriformis}, of Florida and the West Indies. {Horse sponge}, a coarse commercial sponge, especially {Spongia equina}. {Platinum sponge}. (Chem.) See under {Platinum}. {Pyrotechnical sponge}, a substance made of mushrooms or fungi, which are boiled in water, dried, and beaten, then put in a strong lye prepared with saltpeter, and again dried in an oven. This makes the black match, or tinder, brought from Germany. {Sheep's-wool sponge}, a fine and durable commercial sponge ({Spongia equina}, variety {gossypina}) found in Florida and the West Indies. The surface is covered with larger and smaller tufts, having the oscula between them. {Sponge cake}, a kind of sweet cake which is light and spongy. {Sponge lead}, [or] {Spongy lead} (Chem.), metallic lead brought to a spongy form by reduction of lead salts, or by compressing finely divided lead; -- used in secondary batteries and otherwise. {Sponge tree} (Bot.), a tropical leguminous tree ({Acacia Farnesiana}), with deliciously fragrant flowers, which are used in perfumery. {Toilet sponge}, a very fine and superior variety of Mediterranean sponge ({Spongia officinalis}, variety {Mediterranea}); -- called also {turkish sponge}. {To set a sponge} (Cookery), to leaven a small mass of flour, to be used in leavening a larger quantity. {To throw up the sponge}, to give up a contest; to acknowledge defeat; -- from a custom of the prize ring, the person employed to sponge a pugilist between rounds throwing his sponge in the air in token of defeat. [Cant or Slang] [bd]He was too brave a man to throw up the sponge to fate.[b8] --Lowell.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sachem \Sa"chem\ (s[acr"]ch[eit]m), n. A chief of a tribe of the American Indians; a sagamore. See {Sagamore}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sage \Sage\, n. [OE. sauge, F. sauge, L. salvia, from salvus saved, in allusion to its reputed healing virtues. See {Safe}.] (Bot.) (a) A suffruticose labiate plant ({Salvia officinalis}) with grayish green foliage, much used in flavoring meats, etc. The name is often extended to the whole genus, of which many species are cultivated for ornament, as the scarlet sage, and Mexican red and blue sage. (b) The sagebrush. {Meadow sage} (Bot.), a blue-flowered species of Salvia ({S. pratensis}) growing in meadows in Europe. {Sage cheese}, cheese flavored with sage, and colored green by the juice of leaves of spinach and other plants which are added to the milk. {Sage cock} (Zo[94]l.), the male of the sage grouse; in a more general sense, the specific name of the sage grouse. {Sage green}, of a dull grayish green color, like the leaves of garden sage. {Sage grouse} (Zo[94]l.), a very large American grouse ({Centrocercus urophasianus}), native of the dry sagebrush plains of Western North America. Called also {cock of the plains}. The male is called {sage cock}, and the female {sage hen}. {Sage hare}, or {Sage rabbit} (Zo[94]l.), a species of hare ({Lepus Nuttalli, [or] artemisia}) which inhabits the arid regions of Western North America and lives among sagebrush. By recent writers it is considered to be merely a variety of the common cottontail, or wood rabbit. {Sage hen} (Zo[94]l.), the female of the sage grouse. {Sage sparrow} (Zo[94]l.), a small sparrow ({Amphispiza Belli}, var. {Nevadensis}) which inhabits the dry plains of the Rocky Mountain region, living among sagebrush. {Sage thrasher} (Zo[94]l.), a singing bird ({Oroscoptes montanus}) which inhabits the sagebrush plains of Western North America. {Sage willow} (Bot.), a species of willow ({Salix tristis}) forming a low bush with nearly sessile grayish green leaves.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sage \Sage\, n. [OE. sauge, F. sauge, L. salvia, from salvus saved, in allusion to its reputed healing virtues. See {Safe}.] (Bot.) (a) A suffruticose labiate plant ({Salvia officinalis}) with grayish green foliage, much used in flavoring meats, etc. The name is often extended to the whole genus, of which many species are cultivated for ornament, as the scarlet sage, and Mexican red and blue sage. (b) The sagebrush. {Meadow sage} (Bot.), a blue-flowered species of Salvia ({S. pratensis}) growing in meadows in Europe. {Sage cheese}, cheese flavored with sage, and colored green by the juice of leaves of spinach and other plants which are added to the milk. {Sage cock} (Zo[94]l.), the male of the sage grouse; in a more general sense, the specific name of the sage grouse. {Sage green}, of a dull grayish green color, like the leaves of garden sage. {Sage grouse} (Zo[94]l.), a very large American grouse ({Centrocercus urophasianus}), native of the dry sagebrush plains of Western North America. Called also {cock of the plains}. The male is called {sage cock}, and the female {sage hen}. {Sage hare}, or {Sage rabbit} (Zo[94]l.), a species of hare ({Lepus Nuttalli, [or] artemisia}) which inhabits the arid regions of Western North America and lives among sagebrush. By recent writers it is considered to be merely a variety of the common cottontail, or wood rabbit. {Sage hen} (Zo[94]l.), the female of the sage grouse. {Sage sparrow} (Zo[94]l.), a small sparrow ({Amphispiza Belli}, var. {Nevadensis}) which inhabits the dry plains of the Rocky Mountain region, living among sagebrush. {Sage thrasher} (Zo[94]l.), a singing bird ({Oroscoptes montanus}) which inhabits the sagebrush plains of Western North America. {Sage willow} (Bot.), a species of willow ({Salix tristis}) forming a low bush with nearly sessile grayish green leaves.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sagene \Sa*gene"\, n. [Russ. sajene.] A Russian measure of length equal to about seven English feet.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pearlwort \Pearl"wort`\, n. (Bot.) A name given to several species of {Sagina}, low and inconspicuous herbs of the Chickweed family.
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Sagoin \Sa*goin"\, n. [F. sagouin(formed from the native South American name).] (Zo[94]l.) A marmoset; -- called also {sagouin}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sagoin \Sa*goin"\, n. [F. sagouin(formed from the native South American name).] (Zo[94]l.) A marmoset; -- called also {sagouin}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sajene \Sa*jene"\, n. Same as {Sagene}.
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Sashoon \Sash"oon\, n. [Etymology uncertain.] A kind of pad worn on the leg under the boot. [Obs.] --Nares.
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Sasin \Sa"sin\, n. (Zo[94]l.) The Indian antelope ({Antilope bezoartica, [or] cervicapra}), noted for its beauty and swiftness. It has long, spiral, divergent horns.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Saw \Saw\, n. [OE. sawe, AS. sage; akin to D. zaag, G. s[84]ge, OHG. sega, saga, Dan. sav, Sw. s[86]g, Icel. s[94]g, L. secare to cut, securis ax, secula sickle. Cf. {Scythe}, {Sickle}, {Section}, {Sedge}.] An instrument for cutting or dividing substances, as wood, iron, etc., consisting of a thin blade, or plate, of steel, with a series of sharp teeth on the edge, which remove successive portions of the material by cutting and tearing. Note: Saw is frequently used adjectively, or as the first part of a compound. {Band saw}, {Crosscut saw}, etc. See under {Band}, {Crosscut}, etc. {Circular saw}, a disk of steel with saw teeth upon its periphery, and revolved on an arbor. {Saw bench}, a bench or table with a flat top for for sawing, especially with a circular saw which projects above the table. {Saw file}, a three-cornered file, such as is used for sharpening saw teeth. {Saw frame}, the frame or sash in a sawmill, in which the saw, or gang of saws, is held. {Saw gate}, a saw frame. {Saw gin}, the form of cotton gin invented by Eli Whitney, in which the cotton fibers are drawn, by the teeth of a set of revolving circular saws, through a wire grating which is too fine for the seeds to pass. {Saw grass} (Bot.), any one of certain cyperaceous plants having the edges of the leaves set with minute sharp teeth, especially the {Cladium Mariscus} of Europe, and the {Cladium effusum} of the Southern United States. Cf. {Razor grass}, under {Razor}. {Saw log}, a log of suitable size for sawing into lumber. {Saw mandrel}, a mandrel on which a circular saw is fastened for running. {Saw pit}, a pit over which timbor is sawed by two men, one standing below the timber and the other above. --Mortimer. {Saw sharpener} (Zo[94]l.), the great titmouse; -- so named from its harsh call note. [Prov. Eng.] {Saw whetter} (Zo[94]l.), the marsh titmouse ({Parus palustris}); -- so named from its call note. [Prov. Eng.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Saxon \Sax"on\, a. Of or pertaining to the Saxons, their country, or their language. (b) Anglo-Saxon. (c) Of or pertaining to Saxony or its inhabitants. {Saxon blue} (Dyeing), a deep blue liquid used in dyeing, and obtained by dissolving indigo in concentrated sulphuric acid. --Brande & C. {Saxon green} (Dyeing), a green color produced by dyeing with yellow upon a ground of Saxon blue.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Saxon \Sax"on\ (s[acr]ks"[ucr]n or -'n), n. [L. Saxo, pl. Saxones, from the Saxon national name; cf. AS. pl. Seaxe, Seaxan, fr. seax a knife, a short sword, a dagger (akin to OHG. sahs, and perhaps to L. saxum rock, stone, knives being originally made of stone); and cf. G. Sachse, pl. Sachsen. Cf. {Saxifrage}.] 1. (a) One of a nation or people who formerly dwelt in the northern part of Germany, and who, with other Teutonic tribes, invaded and conquered England in the fifth and sixth centuries. (b) Also used in the sense of Anglo-Saxon. (c) A native or inhabitant of modern Saxony. 2. The language of the Saxons; Anglo-Saxon. {Old Saxon}, the Saxon of the continent of Europe in the old form of the language, as shown particularly in the [bd]Heliand[b8], a metrical narration of the gospel history preserved in manuscripts of the 9th century.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
German \Ger"man\, n.; pl. {Germans}[L. Germanus, prob. of Celtis origin.] 1. A native or one of the people of Germany. 2. The German language. 3. (a) A round dance, often with a waltz movement, abounding in capriciosly involved figures. (b) A social party at which the german is danced. {High German}, the Teutonic dialect of Upper or Southern Germany, -- comprising Old High German, used from the 8th to the 11th century; Middle H. G., from the 12th to the 15th century; and Modern or New H. G., the language of Luther's Bible version and of modern German literature. The dialects of Central Germany, the basis of the modern literary language, are often called Middle German, and the Southern German dialects Upper German; but High German is also used to cover both groups. {Low German}, the language of Northern Germany and the Netherlands, -- including {Friesic}; {Anglo-Saxon} or {Saxon}; {Old Saxon}; {Dutch} or {Low Dutch}, with its dialect, {Flemish}; and {Plattdeutsch} (called also {Low German}), spoken in many dialects.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Saxony \Sax"o*ny\, n. [So named after the kingdom of Saxony, reputed to produce fine wool.] 1. A kind of glossy woolen cloth formerly much used. 2. Saxony yarn, or flannel made of it or similar yarn.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Schism \Schism\, n. [OE. scisme, OF. cisme, scisme, F. schisme, L. schisma, Gr. schi`sma, fr. schi`zein to split; akin to L. scindere, Skr. chid, and prob. to E. shed, v.t. (which see); cf. {Rescind}, {Schedule}, {Zest}.] Division or separation; specifically (Eccl.), permanent division or separation in the Christian church; breach of unity among people of the same religious faith; the offense of seeking to produce division in a church without justifiable cause. Set bounds to our passions by reason, to our errors by truth, and to our schisms by charity. --Eikon Basilike.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Scission \Scis"sion\, n. [L. scissio, fr. scindere, scissum, to cut, to split: cf. F. scission.] The act of dividing with an instrument having a sharp edge. --Wiseman.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sea gown \Sea" gown`\ A gown or frock with short sleeves, formerly worn by mariners. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Season \Sea"son\, n. [OE. sesoun, F. saison, properly, the sowing time, fr. L. satio a sowing, a planting, fr. serere, satum, to sow, plant; akin to E. sow, v., to scatter, as seed.] 1. One of the divisions of the year, marked by alternations in the length of day and night, or by distinct conditions of temperature, moisture, etc., caused mainly by the relative position of the earth with respect to the sun. In the north temperate zone, four seasons, namely, spring, summer, autumn, and winter, are generally recognized. Some parts of the world have three seasons, -- the dry, the rainy, and the cold; other parts have but two, -- the dry and the rainy. The several seasons of the year in their beauty. --Addison. 2. Hence, a period of time, especially as regards its fitness for anything contemplated or done; a suitable or convenient time; proper conjuncture; as, the season for planting; the season for rest. The season, prime for sweetest scents and airs. --Milton. 3. A period of time not very long; a while; a time. Thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun for a season. --Acts xiii. 11. 4. That which gives relish; seasoning. [Obs.] You lack the season of all natures, sleep. --Shak. {In season}, in good time, or sufficiently early for the purpose. {Out of season}, beyond or out of the proper time of the usual or appointed time.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Season \Sea"son\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Seasoned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Seasoning}.] 1. To render suitable or appropriate; to prepare; to fit. He is fit and seasoned for his passage. --Shak. 2. To fit for any use by time or habit; to habituate; to accustom; to inure; to ripen; to mature; as, to season one to a climate. 3. Hence, to prepare by drying or hardening, or removal of natural juices; as, to season timber. 4. To fit for taste; to render palatable; to give zest or relish to; to spice; as, to season food. 5. Hence, to fit for enjoyment; to render agrecable. You season still with sports your serious hours. --Dryden. The proper use of wit is to season conversation. --Tillotson. 6. To qualify by admixture; to moderate; to temper. [bd]When mercy seasons justice.[b8] --Shak. 7. To imbue; to tinge or taint. [bd]Who by his tutor being seasoned with the love of the truth.[b8] --Fuller. Season their younger years with prudent and pious principles. --Jer. Taylor. 8. To copulate with; to impregnate. [R.] --Holland.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Season \Sea"son\, v. i. 1. To become mature; to grow fit for use; to become adapted to a climate. 2. To become dry and hard, by the escape of the natural juices, or by being penetrated with other substance; as, timber seasons in the sun. 3. To give token; to savor. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sechium \Se"chi*um\, n. [NL.: cf. F. s[82]chion; perhaps formed fr. Gr. [?] cucumber.] (Bot.) The edible fruit of a West Indian plant ({Sechium edule}) of the Gourd family. It is soft, pear-shaped, and about four inches long, and contains a single large seed. The root of the plant resembles a yam, and is used for food.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Seisin \Sei"sin\, n. See {Seizin}. --Spenser.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Seizin \Sei"zin\, n. [F. saisine. See {Seize}.] 1. (Law) Possession; possession of an estate of froehold. It may be either in deed or in law; the former when there is actual possession, the latter when there is a right to such possession by construction of law. In some of the United States seizin means merely ownership. --Burrill. 2. The act of taking possession. [Obs.] 3. The thing possessed; property. --Sir M. Halle. Note: Commonly spelt by writers on law seisin. {Livery of seizin}. (Eng. Law) See Note under {Livery}, 1.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sejein \Se*jein"\, v. t. [L. sejungere; pref. se- aside + jungere to join. See {Join}.] To separate. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sequin \Se"quin\, n. [F. sequin, It. zecchino, from zecca the mint, fr. Ar. sekkah, sikkah, a die, a stamp. Cf. {Zechin}.] An old gold coin of Italy and Turkey. It was first struck at Venice about the end of the 13th century, and afterward in the other Italian cities, and by the Levant trade was introduced into Turkey. It is worth about 9s. 3d. sterling, or about $2.25. The different kinds vary somewhat in value. [Written also {chequin}, and {zequin}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sequoi89ne \Se*quoi"[89]ne\, n. (Chem.) A hydrocarbon ({C13H10}) obtained in white fluorescent crystals, in the distillation products of the needles of the California [bd]big tree[b8] ({Sequoia gigantea}).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sesame \Ses"a*me\, n. [L. sesamum, sesama, Gr. [?][?][?][?], [?][?][?]: cf. F. s[82]same.] (Bot.) Either of two annual herbaceous plants of the genus {Sesamum} ({S. Indicum}, and {S. orientale}), from the seeds of which an oil is expressed; also, the small obovate, flattish seeds of these plants, sometimes used as food. See {Benne}. {Open Sesame}, the magical command which opened the door of the robber's den in the Arabian Nights' tale of [bd]The Forty Thieves;[b8] hence, a magical password. {Sesame grass}. (Bot.) Same as {Gama grass}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Session \Ses"sion\, n. [L. sessio, fr. sedere, sessum, to sit: cf. F. session. See {Sit}.] 1. The act of sitting, or the state of being seated. [Archaic] So much his ascension into heaven and his session at the right hand of God do import. --Hooker. But Viven, gathering somewhat of his mood, . . . Leaped from her session on his lap, and stood. --Tennyson. 2. The actual sitting of a court, council, legislature, etc., or the actual assembly of the members of such a body, for the transaction of business. It's fit this royal session do proceed. --Shak. 3. Hence, also, the time, period, or term during which a court, council, legislature, etc., meets daily for business; or, the space of time between the first meeting and the prorogation or adjournment; thus, a session of Parliaments is opened with a speech from the throne, and closed by prorogation. The session of a judicial court is called a term. It was resolved that the convocation should meet at the beginning of the next session of Parliament. --Macaulay. Note: Sessions, in some of the States, is particularly used as a title for a court of justices, held for granting licenses to innkeepers, etc., and for laying out highways, and the like; it is also the title of several courts of criminal jurisdiction in England and the United States. {Church session}, the lowest court in the Presbyterian Church, composed of the pastor and a body of elders elected by the members of a particular church, and having the care of matters pertaining to the religious interests of that church, as the admission and dismission of members, discipline, etc. {Court of Session}, the supreme civil court of Scotland. {Quarter sessions}. (Eng.Law) See under {Quarter}. {Sessions of the peace}, sittings held by justices of the peace. [Eng.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Shake \Shake\, v. t. [imp. {Shook}; p. p. {Shaken}, ({Shook}, obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. {Shaking}.] [OE. shaken, schaken, AS. scacan, sceacan; akin to Icel. & Sw. skaka, OS. skakan, to depart, to flee. [root]161. Cf. {Shock}, v.] 1. To cause to move with quick or violent vibrations; to move rapidly one way and the other; to make to tremble or shiver; to agitate. As a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind. --Rev. vi. 13. Ascend my chariot; guide the rapid wheels That shake heaven's basis. --Milton. 2. Fig.: To move from firmness; to weaken the stability of; to cause to waver; to impair the resolution of. When his doctrines grew too strong to be shook by his enemies, they persecuted his reputation. --Atterbury. Thy equal fear that my firm faith and love Can by his fraud be shaken or seduced. --Milton. 3. (Mus.) To give a tremulous tone to; to trill; as, to shake a note in music. 4. To move or remove by agitating; to throw off by a jolting or vibrating motion; to rid one's self of; -- generally with an adverb, as off, out, etc.; as, to shake fruit down from a tree. Shake off the golden slumber of repose. --Shak. 'Tis our fast intent To shake all cares and business from our age. --Shak. I could scarcely shake him out of my company. --Bunyan. {To shake a cask} (Naut.), to knock a cask to pieces and pack the staves. {To shake hands}, to perform the customary act of civility by clasping and moving hands, as an expression of greeting, farewell, good will, agreement, etc. {To shake out a reef} (Naut.), to untile the reef points and spread more canvas. {To shake the bells}. See under {Bell}. {To shake the sails} (Naut.), to luff up in the wind, causing the sails to shiver. --Ham. Nav. Encyc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Shaken \Shak"en\, a. 1. Caused to shake; agitated; as, a shaken bough. 2. Cracked or checked; split. See {Shake}, n., 2. Nor is the wood shaken or twisted. --Barroe. 3. Impaired, as by a shock.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Shechinah \She*chi"nah\, n. See {Shekinah}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Shekinah \She*ki"nah\, n. [Heb Talmud shek[c6]n[be]h, fr. sh[be]kan to inhabit.] The visible majesty of the Divine Presence, especially when resting or dwelling between the cherubim on the mercy seat, in the Tabernacle, or in the Temple of Solomon; -- a term used in the Targums and by the later Jews, and adopted by Christians. [Written also {Shechinah}.] --Dr. W. Smith (Bib. Dict.)
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Shekinah \She*ki"nah\, n. [Heb Talmud shek[c6]n[be]h, fr. sh[be]kan to inhabit.] The visible majesty of the Divine Presence, especially when resting or dwelling between the cherubim on the mercy seat, in the Tabernacle, or in the Temple of Solomon; -- a term used in the Targums and by the later Jews, and adopted by Christians. [Written also {Shechinah}.] --Dr. W. Smith (Bib. Dict.)
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Shogun \Sho"gun\, n. [Chin. tsiang ki[9a]n commander in chief.] A title originally conferred by the Mikado on the military governor of the eastern provinces of Japan. By gradual usurpation of power the Shoguns (known to foreigners as Tycoons) became finally the virtual rulers of Japan. The title was abolished in 1867. [Written variously, {Shiogun}, {Shiogoon}, etc.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Shogun \Sho"gun\, n. [Chin. tsiang ki[9a]n commander in chief.] A title originally conferred by the Mikado on the military governor of the eastern provinces of Japan. By gradual usurpation of power the Shoguns (known to foreigners as Tycoons) became finally the virtual rulers of Japan. The title was abolished in 1867. [Written variously, {Shiogun}, {Shiogoon}, etc.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Shogun \Sho"gun\, n. [Chin. tsiang ki[9a]n commander in chief.] A title originally conferred by the Mikado on the military governor of the eastern provinces of Japan. By gradual usurpation of power the Shoguns (known to foreigners as Tycoons) became finally the virtual rulers of Japan. The title was abolished in 1867. [Written variously, {Shiogun}, {Shiogoon}, etc.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Shoshones \Sho*sho"nes\, n. pl.; sing. {Shoshone}. (Ethnol.) A linguistic family or stock of North American Indians, comprising many tribes, which extends from Montana and Idaho into Mexico. In a restricted sense the name is applied especially to the Snakes, the most northern of the tribes.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sicken \Sick"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sickened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sickening}.] 1. To make sick; to disease. Raise this strength, and sicken that to death. --Prior. 2. To make qualmish; to nauseate; to disgust; as, to sicken the stomach. 3. To impair; to weaken. [Obs.] --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sicken \Sick"en\, v. i. 1. To become sick; to fall into disease. The judges that sat upon the jail, and those that attended, sickened upon it and died. --Bacon. 2. To be filled to disgust; to be disgusted or nauseated; to be filled with abhorrence or aversion; to be surfeited or satiated. Mine eyes did sicken at the sight. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sign \Sign\, n. [F. signe, L. signum; cf. AS. segen, segn, a sign, standard, banner, also fr. L. signum. Cf. {Ensign}, {Resign}, {Seal} a stamp, {Signal}, {Signet}.] That by which anything is made known or represented; that which furnishes evidence; a mark; a token; an indication; a proof. Specifically: (a) A remarkable event, considered by the ancients as indicating the will of some deity; a prodigy; an omen. (b) An event considered by the Jews as indicating the divine will, or as manifesting an interposition of the divine power for some special end; a miracle; a wonder. Through mighty signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God. --Rom. xv. 19. It shall come to pass, if they will not believe thee, neither hearken to the voice of the first sign, that they will believe the voice of the latter sign. --Ex. iv. 8. (c) Something serving to indicate the existence, or preserve the memory, of a thing; a token; a memorial; a monument. What time the fire devoured two hundred and fifty men, and they became a sign. --Num. xxvi. 10. (d) Any symbol or emblem which prefigures, typifles, or represents, an idea; a type; hence, sometimes, a picture. The holy symbols, or signs, are not barely significative; but what they represent is as certainly delivered to us as the symbols themselves. --Brerewood. Saint George of Merry England, the sign of victory. --Spenser. (e) A word or a character regarded as the outward manifestation of thought; as, words are the sign of ideas. (f) A motion, an action, or a gesture by which a thought is expressed, or a command or a wish made known. They made signs to his father, how he would have him called. --Luke i. 62. (g) Hence, one of the gestures of pantomime, or of a language of a signs such as those used by the North American Indians, or those used by the deaf and dumb. Note: Educaters of the deaf distinguish between natural signs, which serve for communicating ideas, and methodical, or systematic, signs, adapted for the dictation, or the rendering, of written language, word by word; and thus the signs are to be distinguished from the manual alphabet, by which words are spelled on the fingers. (h) A military emblem carried on a banner or a standard. --Milton. (i) A lettered board, or other conspicuous notice, placed upon or before a building, room, shop, or office to advertise the business there transacted, or the name of the person or firm carrying it on; a publicly displayed token or notice. The shops were, therefore, distinguished by painted signs, which gave a gay and grotesque aspect to the streets. --Macaulay. (j) (Astron.) The twelfth part of the ecliptic or zodiac. Note: The signs are reckoned from the point of intersection of the ecliptic and equator at the vernal equinox, and are named, respectively, {Aries} ([Aries]), {Taurus} ([Taurus]), {Gemini} (II), {Cancer} ([Cancer]), {Leo} ([Leo]), {Virgo} ([Virgo]), {Libra} ([Libra]), {Scorpio} ([Scorpio]), {Sagittarius} ([Sagittarius]), {Capricornus ([Capricorn]), {Aquarius} ([Aquarius]), {Pisces} ([Pisces]). These names were originally the names of the constellations occupying severally the divisions of the zodiac, by which they are still retained; but, in consequence of the procession of the equinoxes, the signs have, in process of time, become separated about 30 degrees from these constellations, and each of the latter now lies in the sign next in advance, or to the east of the one which bears its name, as the constellation Aries in the sign Taurus, etc. (k) (Alg.) A character indicating the relation of quantities, or an operation performed upon them; as, the sign + (plus); the sign -- (minus); the sign of division [f6], and the like. (l) (Med.) An objective evidence of disease; that is, one appreciable by some one other than the patient. Note: The terms symptom and and sign are often used synonymously; but they may be discriminated. A sign differs from a symptom in that the latter is perceived only by the patient himself. The term sign is often further restricted to the purely local evidences of disease afforded by direct examination of the organs involved, as distinguished from those evidence of general disturbance afforded by observation of the temperature, pulse, etc. In this sense it is often called physical sign. (m) (Mus.) Any character, as a flat, sharp, dot, etc. (n) (Theol.) That which, being external, stands for, or signifies, something internal or spiritual; -- a term used in the Church of England in speaking of an ordinance considered with reference to that which it represents. An outward and visible sign of an inward and spiritual grace. --Bk. of Common Prayer. Note: See the Table of {Arbitrary Signs}, p. 1924. {Sign manual}. (a) (Eng. Law) The royal signature superscribed at the top of bills of grants and letter patent, which are then sealed with the privy signet or great seal, as the case may be, to complete their validity. (b) The signature of one's name in one's own handwriting. --Craig. Tomlins. Wharton. Syn: Token; mark; note; symptom; indication; signal; symbol; type; omen; prognostic; presage; manifestation. See {Emblem}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sign \Sign\, v. i. 1. To be a sign or omen. [Obs.] --Shak. 2. To make a sign or signal; to communicate directions or intelligence by signs. 3. To write one's name, esp. as a token of assent, responsibility, or obligation.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sign \Sign\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Signed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Signing}.] [OE. seinen to bless, originally, to make the sign of the cross over; in this sense fr. ASS. segnian (from segn, n.), or OF. seignier, F. signer, to mark, to sign (in sense 3), fr. L. signare to mark, set a mark upon, from signum. See {Sign}, n.] 1. To represent by a sign; to make known in a typical or emblematic manner, in distinction from speech; to signify. I signed to Browne to make his retreat. --Sir W. Scott. 2. To make a sign upon; to mark with a sign. We receive this child into the congregation of Christ's flock, and do sign him with the sign of the cross. --Bk. of Com Prayer. 3. To affix a signature to; to ratify by hand or seal; to subscribe in one's own handwriting. Inquire the Jew's house out, give him this deed, And let him sign it. --Shak. 4. To assign or convey formally; -- used with away. 5. To mark; to make distinguishable. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Siogoon \Sio"goon\, n. See {Shogun}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Siskin \Sis"kin\, n. [Dan. sisgen; cf. Sw. siska, G. zeisig, D. sijsje; of Slav. origin; cf. Pol. czy[?].] (Zo[94]l.) (a) A small green and yellow European finch ({Spinus spinus}, or {Carduelis spinus}); -- called also {aberdevine}. (b) The American pinefinch ({S. pinus}); -- called also {pine siskin}. See {Pinefinch}. Note: The name is applied also to several other related species found in Asia and South America. {Siskin green}, a delicate shade of yellowish green, as in the mineral torbernite.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Socome \Soc"ome\, n. [AS. s[omac]cen, s[omac]cn, searching, or the right of searching, the lord's court. See {Soc}.] (O.Eng. Law) A custom of tenants to grind corn at the lord's mill. --Cowell.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Soken \Sok"en\, n. [Cf. {Socome}.] 1. A toll. See {Soc}, n., 2. [Obs.] Great sooken had this miller, out of doubt. --Chaucer. 2. A district held by socage.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Suasion \Sua"sion\, n. [L. suasio, fr. suadere, suasum, to advise, persuade, fr. suadus persuading, persuasive; akin to suavis sweet: cf. OF. suasion. See {Suave}, and cf. {Dissuade}, {Persuade}.] The act of persuading; persuasion; as, moral suasion.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sucken \Suck"en\, n. [See {Socome}, {Soc}.] (Scots Law) The jurisdiction of a mill, or that extent of ground astricted to it, the tenants of which are bound to bring their grain thither to be ground.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Saginaw, MI (city, FIPS 70520) Location: 43.41955 N, 83.94952 W Population (1990): 69512 (27986 housing units) Area: 45.2 sq km (land), 1.9 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 48601, 48602, 48603, 48604, 48607 Saginaw, MN Zip code(s): 55779 Saginaw, MO (village, FIPS 63902) Location: 37.02642 N, 94.46954 W Population (1990): 384 (142 housing units) Area: 2.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Saginaw, TX (city, FIPS 64112) Location: 32.86523 N, 97.36534 W Population (1990): 8551 (3007 housing units) Area: 19.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 76179
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Saxon, SC (CDP, FIPS 64240) Location: 34.96207 N, 81.97131 W Population (1990): 4002 (1520 housing units) Area: 6.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Saxon, WI Zip code(s): 54559 Saxon, WV Zip code(s): 25180
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Segno, TX Zip code(s): 77351
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Seguin, TX (city, FIPS 66644) Location: 29.57950 N, 97.96877 W Population (1990): 18853 (7145 housing units) Area: 30.7 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 78155
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Sequim, WA (city, FIPS 63385) Location: 48.07749 N, 123.10525 W Population (1990): 3616 (1953 housing units) Area: 6.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 98382
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Shickshinny, PA (borough, FIPS 70224) Location: 41.15321 N, 76.15162 W Population (1990): 1108 (494 housing units) Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
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Shokan, NY Zip code(s): 12481
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Shoshone, CA Zip code(s): 92384 Shoshone, ID (city, FIPS 73900) Location: 42.93617 N, 114.40463 W Population (1990): 1249 (563 housing units) Area: 2.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 83352
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Shoshoni, WY (town, FIPS 70570) Location: 43.23792 N, 108.10287 W Population (1990): 497 (272 housing units) Area: 8.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 82649
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Shushan, NY Zip code(s): 12873
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Skowhegan, ME (CDP, FIPS 68875) Location: 44.77566 N, 69.71344 W Population (1990): 6990 (3124 housing units) Area: 33.1 sq km (land), 1.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 04976
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Susquehanna, PA Zip code(s): 18847
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Swisshome, OR Zip code(s): 97480
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
sagan /say'gn/ n. [from Carl Sagan's TV series "Cosmos"; think "billions of billions"] A large quantity of anything. "There's a sagan different ways to tweak EMACS." "The U.S. Government spends sagans on bombs and welfare -- hard to say which is more destructive."
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
sagan /say'gn/ (From Carl Sagan's TV series "Cosmos") Billions and billions. A large quantity of anything. "There's a sagan different ways to tweak Emacs." "The US Government spends sagans on bombs and welfare - hard to say which is more destructive." [{Jargon File}] (1999-10-12)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
see u see me {CU-SeeMe}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
session 1. A lasting connection between a user (or user agent) and a {peer}, typically a {server}, usually involving the exchange of many packets between the user's computer and the server. A session is typically implemented as a layer in a network {protocol} (e.g. {telnet}, {FTP}). In the case of protocols where there is no concept of a session layer (e.g. {UDP}) or where sessions at the {session layer} are generally very short-lived (e.g. {HTTP}), {virtual} sessions are implemented by having each exchange between the user and the remote host include some form of {cookie} which stores state (e.g. a unique session ID, information about the user's preferences or authorisation level, etc.). See also {login}. 2. A lasting connection using the {session layer} of a networking protocol. (1997-08-03)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
SIGMA A scientific {visual programming} environment from NASA. {(http://fi-www.arc.nasa.gov/fia/projects/sigma/)}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
SYGMA A symbolic generator and macro assembler by A.P. Ershov et al of Novosibirsk. For the {BESM-6}, {M-220} and {Minsk-22}. ["SYGMA, A Symbolic Generator and Macroassembler", A.P. Ershov et al, in Symbol Manipulation Languages and Techniques, D.G. Bobrow ed, N-H 1968, pp.226- 246].
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Schism a separation, an alienation causing divisions among Christians, who ought to be united (1 Cor. 12:25).
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Shecaniah one intimate with Jehovah. (1.) A priest to whom the tenth lot came forth when David divided the priests (1 Chr. 24:11). (2.) One of the priests who were set "to give to their brethren by courses" of the daily portion (2 Chr. 31:15). Shechani'ah, id. (1.) A priest whose sons are mentioned in 1 Chr. 3:21, 22. (2.) Ezra 8:5. (3.) Ezra 10:2-4. (4.) The father of Shemaiah, who repaired the wall of Jerusalem (Neh. 3:29). (5.) The father-in-law of Tobiah (Neh. 6:18). (6.) A priest who returned from the Captivity with Zerubbabel (Neh. 12:3; marg., or Shebaniah).
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Shechem shoulder. (1.) The son of Hamor the Hivite (Gen. 33:19; 34). (2.) A descendant of Manasseh (Num. 26:31; Josh. 17:2). (3.) A city in Samaria (Gen. 33:18), called also Sichem (12:6), Sychem (Acts 7:16). It stood in the narrow sheltered valley between Ebal on the north and Gerizim on the south, these mountains at their base being only some 500 yards apart. Here Abraham pitched his tent and built his first altar in the Promised Land, and received the first divine promise (Gen. 12:6, 7). Here also Jacob "bought a parcel of a field at the hands of the children of Hamor" after his return from Mesopotamia, and settled with his household, which he purged from idolatry by burying the teraphim of his followers under an oak tree, which was afterwards called "the oak of the sorcerer" (Gen. 33:19; 35:4; Judg. 9:37). (See {MEONENIM}.) Here too, after a while, he dug a well, which bears his name to this day (John 4:5, 39-42). To Shechem Joshua gathered all Israel "before God," and delivered to them his second parting address (Josh. 24:1-15). He "made a covenant with the people that day" at the very place where, on first entering the land, they had responded to the law from Ebal and Gerizim (Josh. 24:25), the terms of which were recorded "in the book of the law of God", i.e., in the roll of the law of Moses; and in memory of this solemn transaction a great stone was set up "under an oak" (comp. Gen. 28:18; 31:44-48; Ex. 24:4; Josh. 4:3, 8, 9), possibly the old "oak of Moreh," as a silent witness of the transaction to all coming time. Shechem became one of the cities of refuge, the central city of refuge for Western Palestine (Josh. 20:7), and here the bones of Joseph were buried (24:32). Rehoboam was appointed king in Shechem (1 Kings 12:1, 19), but Jeroboam afterwards took up his residence here. This city is mentioned in connection with our Lord's conversation with the woman of Samaria (John 4:5); and thus, remaining as it does to the present day, it is one of the oldest cities of the world. It is the modern Nablus, a contraction for Neapolis, the name given to it by Vespasian. It lies about a mile and a half up the valley on its southern slope, and on the north of Gerizim, which rises about 1,100 feet above it, and is about 34 miles north of Jerusalem. It contains about 10,000 inhabitants, of whom about 160 are Samaritans and 100 Jews, the rest being Christians and Mohammedans. The site of Shechem is said to be of unrivalled beauty. Stanley says it is "the most beautiful, perhaps the only very beautiful, spot in Central Palestine." Gaza, near Shechem, only mentioned 1 Chr. 7:28, has entirely disappeared. It was destroyed at the time of the Conquest, and its place was taken by Shechem. (See {SYCHAR}.)
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Shechinah a Chaldee word meaning resting-place, not found in Scripture, but used by the later Jews to designate the visible symbol of God's presence in the tabernacle, and afterwards in Solomon's temple. When the Lord led Israel out of Egypt, he went before them "in a pillar of a cloud." This was the symbol of his presence with his people. For references made to it during the wilderness wanderings, see Ex. 14:20; 40:34-38; Lev. 9:23, 24; Num. 14:10; 16:19, 42. It is probable that after the entrance into Canaan this glory-cloud settled in the tabernacle upon the ark of the covenant in the most holy place. We have, however, no special reference to it till the consecration of the temple by Solomon, when it filled the whole house with its glory, so that the priests could not stand to minister (1 Kings 8:10-13; 2 Chr. 5:13, 14; 7:1-3). Probably it remained in the first temple in the holy of holies as the symbol of Jehovah's presence so long as that temple stood. It afterwards disappeared. (See {CLOUD}.)
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Shiggaion from the verb shagah, "to reel about through drink," occurs in the title of Ps. 7. The plural form, shigionoth, is found in Hab. 3:1. The word denotes a lyrical poem composed under strong mental emotion; a song of impassioned imagination accompanied with suitable music; a dithyrambic ode.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Shushan a lily, the Susa of Greek and Roman writers, once the capital of Elam. It lay in the uplands of Susiana, on the east of the Tigris, about 150 miles to the north of the head of the Persian Gulf. It is the modern Shush, on the northwest of Shuster. Once a magnificent city, it is now an immense mass of ruins. Here Daniel saw one of his visions (Dan. 8); and here also Nehemiah (Neh. 1) began his public life. Most of the events recorded in the Book of Esther took place here. Modern explorers have brought to light numerous relics, and the ground-plan of the splendid palace of Shushan, one of the residences of the great king, together with numerous specimens of ancient art, which illustrate the statements of Scripture regarding it (Dan. 8:2). The great hall of this palace (Esther 1) "consisted of several magnificent groups of columns, together with a frontage of 343 feet 9 inches, and a depth of 244 feet. These groups were arranged into a central phalanx of thirty-six columns (six rows of six each), flanked on the west, north, and east by an equal number, disposed in double rows of six each, and distant from them 64 feet 2 inches." The inscriptions on the ruins represent that the palace was founded by Darius and completed by Artaxerxes.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Sichem =She'chem, (q.v.), Gen. 12:6.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Susanna lily, with other pious women, ministered to Jesus (Luke 8:3).
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Sychem See {SHECHEM}.
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Shecaniah, habitation of the Lord
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Shechem, part; portion; back early in the morning
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Sheshan, lily; rose; joy; flax
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Shiggaion, a song of trouble or comfort
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Shushan, lily; rose; joy
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Sichem, portion; shoulder
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Sisamai, house; blindness
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Susanna, lily; rose; joy