Sarah Bernhardt
         n 1: French actress (1844-1923) [syn: {Bernhardt}, {Sarah
               Bernhardt}, {Henriette Rosine Bernard}]

English Dictionary: surprint	by the DICT Development Group
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sauerbraten n pot roast marinated several days in seasoned vinegar before cooking; usually served with potato dumplings
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scarper v flee; take to one's heels; cut and run; "If you see this man, run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police showed up" Synonym(s): scat, run, scarper, turn tail, lam, run away, hightail it, bunk, head for the hills, take to the woods, escape, fly the coop, break away
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Schreiber's aster n a variety of aster
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scoreboard n a large board for displaying the score of a contest (and some other information)
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scorper n a graver used to scoop out broad areas when engraving wood or metal Synonym(s): scauper, scorper
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scrap iron n iron to be melted again and reworked
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scraper n any of various hand tools for scraping
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scrapper n someone who fights (or is fighting) [syn: combatant, battler, belligerent, fighter, scrapper]
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screw propeller n a propeller with several angled blades that rotates to push against water or air Synonym(s): screw, screw propeller
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scriber n a sharp-pointed awl for marking wood or metal to be cut Synonym(s): scriber, scribe, scratch awl
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scrub bird n small fast-running Australian bird resembling a wren and frequenting brush or scrub Synonym(s): scrubbird, scrub-bird, scrub bird
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scrub brush n a brush with short stiff bristles for heavy cleaning [syn: scrub brush, scrubbing brush, scrubber]
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scrub-bird n small fast-running Australian bird resembling a wren and frequenting brush or scrub Synonym(s): scrubbird, scrub-bird, scrub bird
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scrubber n a worker who uses a scrub brush to clean a surface (usually a floor or deck) a brush with short stiff bristles for heavy cleaning Synonym(s): scrub brush, scrubbing brush, scrubber a purifier that removes impurities from a gas
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scrubbird n small fast-running Australian bird resembling a wren and frequenting brush or scrub Synonym(s): scrubbird, scrub-bird, scrub bird
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sea robber n someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation Synonym(s): pirate, buccaneer, sea robber, sea rover
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sea rover n someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation Synonym(s): pirate, buccaneer, sea robber, sea rover
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server n a person whose occupation is to serve at table (as in a restaurant) Synonym(s): waiter, server (court games) the player who serves to start a point (computer science) a computer that provides client stations with access to files and printers as shared resources to a computer network Synonym(s): server, host utensil used in serving food or drink
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sharp-eared adj having keen hearing Synonym(s): sharp-eared, quick-eared
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sharp-worded adj harsh; "sharp criticism"; "a sharp-worded exchange"; "a tart remark" Synonym(s): sharp, sharp-worded, tart
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sharper n a professional card player who makes a living by cheating at card games Synonym(s): cardsharp, card sharp, cardsharper, card sharper, sharper, sharpie, sharpy, card shark
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sherbert n a frozen dessert made primarily of fruit juice and sugar, but also containing milk or egg-white or gelatin Synonym(s): sherbert, sherbet
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shoe repairing n the shoemaker's trade [syn: shoemaking, shoe repairing, cobbling]
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shore bird n any of numerous wading birds that frequent mostly seashores and estuaries Synonym(s): shorebird, shore bird, limicoline bird
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shorebird n any of numerous wading birds that frequent mostly seashores and estuaries Synonym(s): shorebird, shore bird, limicoline bird
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shrubbery n an area where a number of shrubs are planted a collection of shrubs growing together
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Sir Barton n thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1919
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Sir Bernard Law Montgomery n English general during World War II; won victories over Rommel in North Africa and led British ground forces in the invasion of Normandy (1887-1976) Synonym(s): Montgomery, Bernard Law Montgomery, Sir Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein
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Sir Bernard Lovell n English astronomer who pioneered radio astronomy (born in 1913) Synonym(s): Lovell, Sir Bernard Lovell, Sir Alfred Charles Bernard Lovell
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Sir Bernard Williams n English philosopher credited with reviving the field of moral philosophy (1929-2003) Synonym(s): Williams, Sir Bernard Williams, Bernard Arthur Owen Williams
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Sir Francis Bacon n English statesman and philosopher; precursor of British empiricism; advocated inductive reasoning (1561-1626) Synonym(s): Bacon, Francis Bacon, Sir Francis Bacon, Baron Verulam, 1st Baron Verulam, Viscount St. Albans
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Sir Francis Drake n English explorer and admiral who was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe and who helped to defeat the Spanish Armada (1540-1596) Synonym(s): Drake, Francis Drake, Sir Francis Drake
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Sir Francis Galton n English scientist (cousin of Charles Darwin) who explored many fields including heredity, meteorology, statistics, psychology, and anthropology; founder of eugenics and first to use fingerprints for identification (1822-1911) Synonym(s): Galton, Francis Galton, Sir Francis Galton
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Sir Frank Whittle n English aeronautical engineer who invented the jet aircraft engine (1907-1996) Synonym(s): Whittle, Frank Whittle, Sir Frank Whittle
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Sir Fred Hoyle n an English astrophysicist and advocate of the steady state theory of cosmology; described processes of nucleosynthesis inside stars (1915-2001) Synonym(s): Hoyle, Fred Hoyle, Sir Fred Hoyle
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Sir Frederick Ashton n British choreographer (1906-1988) [syn: Ashton, {Sir Frederick Ashton}]
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Sir Frederick Gowland Hopkins n English biochemist who did pioneering work that led to the discovery of vitamins (1861-1947) Synonym(s): Hopkins, Sir Frederick Gowland Hopkins
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Sir Frederick Grant Banting n Canadian physiologist who discovered insulin with C. H. Best and who used it to treat diabetes(1891-1941) Synonym(s): Banting, F. G. Banting, Sir Frederick Grant Banting
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Sir Frederick Handley Page n English industrialist who pioneered in the design and manufacture of aircraft (1885-1962) Synonym(s): Page, Sir Frederick Handley Page
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Sir Frederick William Herschel n English astronomer (born in Germany) who discovered infrared light and who catalogued the stars and discovered the planet Uranus (1738-1822) Synonym(s): Herschel, William Herschel, Sir William Herschel, Sir Frederick William Herschel
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Sir Robert Eric Mortimer Wheeler n Scottish archaeologist (1890-1976) [syn: Wheeler, {Sir Mortimer Wheeler}, Sir Robert Eric Mortimer Wheeler]
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Sir Robert Peel n British politician (1788-1850) [syn: Peel, Robert Peel, Sir Robert Peel]
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Sir Robert Robinson n English chemist noted for his studies of molecular structures in plants (1886-1975) Synonym(s): Robinson, Robert Robinson, Sir Robert Robinson
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Sir Robert Walpole n Englishman and Whig statesman who (under George I) was effectively the first British prime minister (1676-1745) Synonym(s): Walpole, Robert Walpole, Sir Robert Walpole, First Earl of Orford
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soar upwards v rise rapidly; "the dollar soared against the yen" [syn: soar, soar up, soar upwards, surge, zoom]
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sour bread n made with a starter of a small amount of dough in which fermentation is active Synonym(s): sour bread, sourdough bread
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square bracket n either of two punctuation marks ([ or ]) used to enclose textual material Synonym(s): bracket, square bracket
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sure-fire adj certain to be successful; "a sure-fire way to get rich"
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surfbird n sandpiper-like shorebird of Pacific coasts of North America and South America Synonym(s): surfbird, Aphriza virgata
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surfboard n a narrow buoyant board for riding surf v ride the waves of the sea with a surfboard; "Californians love to surf" Synonym(s): surfboard, surf
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surfboarder n someone who engages in surfboarding [syn: surfer, surfboarder]
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surfboarding n the sport of riding a surfboard toward the shore on the crest of a wave Synonym(s): surfing, surfboarding, surfriding
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surfer n someone who engages in surfboarding [syn: surfer, surfboarder]
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surfperch n small to medium-sized shallow-water fishes of the Pacific coast of North America Synonym(s): surfperch, surffish, surf fish
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surfriding n the sport of riding a surfboard toward the shore on the crest of a wave Synonym(s): surfing, surfboarding, surfriding
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surprint n something added by overprinting [syn: overprint, surprint]
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surprisal n the act of surprising someone [syn: surprise, surprisal]
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surprise n the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you a sudden unexpected event the act of surprising someone Synonym(s): surprise, surprisal v cause to be surprised; "The news really surprised me" come upon or take unawares; "She surprised the couple"; "He surprised an interesting scene" attack by storm; attack suddenly Synonym(s): storm, surprise
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surprise attack n an attack without warning [syn: surprise attack, {coup de main}]
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surprised adj taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment; "surprised by her student's ingenuity"; "surprised that he remembered my name"; "a surprised expression" Antonym(s): not surprised, unsurprised
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surprisedly adv in the manner of one who is surprised
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surpriser n a captor who uses surprise to capture the victim
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surprising adj causing surprise or wonder or amazement; "the report shows a surprising lack of hard factual data"; "leaped up with surprising agility"; "she earned a surprising amount of money" Antonym(s): unsurprising
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surprisingly adv in a surprising manner; "he was surprisingly friendly" in an amazing manner; to everyone's surprise; "amazingly, he finished medical school in three years" Synonym(s): amazingly, surprisingly, astonishingly
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surprisingness n extraordinariness by virtue of being unexpected; "the unexpectedness of the warm welcome" Synonym(s): unexpectedness, surprisingness Antonym(s): expectedness
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surveyor n an engineer who determines the boundaries and elevations of land or structures someone who conducts a statistical survey
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surveyor's instrument n an instrument used by surveyors [syn: {surveying instrument}, surveyor's instrument]
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surveyor's level n surveying instrument consisting basically of a small telescope with an attached spirit level rotating around a vertical axis; for measuring relative heights of land
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Rockfish \Rock"fish`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       (a) Any one of several California scorp[91]noid food fishes             of the genus {Sebastichthys}, as the red rockfish ({S.             ruber}). They are among the most important of California             market fishes. Called also {rock cod}, and {garrupa}.       (b) The striped bass. See {Bass}.       (c) Any one of several species of Florida and Bermuda             groupers of the genus {Epinephelus}.       (d) An American fresh-water darter; the log perch.          Note: The term is locally applied to various other fishes.
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Scarefire \Scare"fire`\, n.       1. An alarm of fire. [Obs.]          2. A fire causing alarm. [Obs.] --Fuller.
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Scarifier \Scar"i*fi`er\, n.       1. One who scarifies.          2. (Surg.) The instrument used for scarifying.          3. (Agric.) An implement for stripping and loosening the             soil, without bringing up a fresh surface.                         You have your scarifiers to make the ground clean.                                                                               --Southey.
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Schreibersite \Schrei"bers*ite\, n. [Named after Carl von       Schreibers, of Vienna.] (Min.)       A mineral occurring in steel-gray flexible folia. It contains       iron, nickel, and phosphorus, and is found only in meteoric       iron.
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Scorifier \Sco"ri*fi`er\, n. (Chem.)       One who, or that which, scorifies; specifically, a small flat       bowl-shaped cup used in the first heating in assaying, to       remove the earth and gangue, and to concentrate the gold and       silver in a lead button.
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Scoriform \Sco"ri*form\, a.       In the form of scoria.
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Scorper \Scor"per\, n.       Same as {Scauper}.
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Scraber \Scra"ber\, n. [Cf. {Scrabble}.] (Zo[94]l.)       (a) The Manx shearwater.       (b) The black guillemot.
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{Scrap forgings}, forgings made from wrought iron scrap.          {Scrap iron}.             (a) Cuttings and waste pieces of wrought iron from which                   bar iron or forgings can be made; -- called also                   {wrought-iron scrap}.             (b) Fragments of cast iron or defective castings suitable                   for remelting in the foundry; -- called also {foundry                   scrap}, or {cast scrap}.
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{Scrap forgings}, forgings made from wrought iron scrap.          {Scrap iron}.             (a) Cuttings and waste pieces of wrought iron from which                   bar iron or forgings can be made; -- called also                   {wrought-iron scrap}.             (b) Fragments of cast iron or defective castings suitable                   for remelting in the foundry; -- called also {foundry                   scrap}, or {cast scrap}.
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Scraper \Scrap"er\, n.       1. An instrument with which anything is scraped.             Specifically:             (a) An instrument by which the soles of shoes are cleaned                   from mud and the like, by drawing them across it.             (b) An instrument drawn by oxen or horses, used for                   scraping up earth in making or repairing roads,                   digging cellars, canals etc.             (c) (Naut.) An instrument having two or three sharp sides                   or edges, for cleaning the planks, masts, or decks of                   a ship.             (d) (Lithography) In the printing press, a board, or                   blade, the edge of which is made to rub over the                   tympan sheet and thus produce the impression.          2. One who scrapes. Specifically:             (a) One who plays awkwardly on a violin.             (b) One who acquires avariciously and saves penuriously.
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Screw \Screw\ (skr[udd]), n. [OE. scrue, OF. escroue, escroe,       female screw, F. [82]crou, L. scrobis a ditch, trench, in       LL., the hole made by swine in rooting; cf. D. schroef a       screw, G. schraube, Icel. skr[umac]fa.]       1. A cylinder, or a cylindrical perforation, having a             continuous rib, called the thread, winding round it             spirally at a constant inclination, so as to leave a             continuous spiral groove between one turn and the next, --             used chiefly for producing, when revolved, motion or             pressure in the direction of its axis, by the sliding of             the threads of the cylinder in the grooves between the             threads of the perforation adapted to it, the former being             distinguished as the external, or male screw, or, more             usually the screw; the latter as the internal, or female             screw, or, more usually, the nut.          Note: The screw, as a mechanical power, is a modification of                the inclined plane, and may be regarded as a                right-angled triangle wrapped round a cylinder, the                hypotenuse of the marking the spiral thread of the                screw, its base equaling the circumference of the                cylinder, and its height the pitch of the thread.          2. Specifically, a kind of nail with a spiral thread and a             head with a nick to receive the end of the screw-driver.             Screws are much used to hold together pieces of wood or to             fasten something; -- called also {wood screws}, and {screw             nails}. See also {Screw bolt}, below.          3. Anything shaped or acting like a screw; esp., a form of             wheel for propelling steam vessels. It is placed at the             stern, and furnished with blades having helicoidal             surfaces to act against the water in the manner of a             screw. See {Screw propeller}, below.          4. A steam vesel propelled by a screw instead of wheels; a             screw steamer; a propeller.          5. An extortioner; a sharp bargainer; a skinflint; a niggard.             --Thackeray.          6. An instructor who examines with great or unnecessary             severity; also, a searching or strict examination of a             student by an instructor. [Cant, American Colleges]          7. A small packet of tobacco. [Slang] --Mayhew.          8. An unsound or worn-out horse, useful as a hack, and             commonly of good appearance. --Ld. Lytton.          9. (Math.) A straight line in space with which a definite             linear magnitude termed the pitch is associated (cf. 5th             {Pitch}, 10             (b) ). It is used to express the displacement of a rigid                   body, which may always be made to consist of a                   rotation about an axis combined with a translation                   parallel to that axis.          10. (Zo[94]l.) An amphipod crustacean; as, the skeleton screw             ({Caprella}). See {Sand screw}, under {Sand}.          {Archimedes screw}, {Compound screw}, {Foot screw}, etc. See             under {Archimedes}, {Compound}, {Foot}, etc.          {A screw loose}, something out of order, so that work is not             done smoothly; as, there is a screw loose somewhere. --H.             Martineau.          {Endless, [or] perpetual, {screw}, a screw used to give             motion to a toothed wheel by the action of its threads             between the teeth of the wheel; -- called also a {worm}.                      {Lag screw}. See under {Lag}.          {Micrometer screw}, a screw with fine threads, used for the             measurement of very small spaces.          {Right and left screw}, a screw having threads upon the             opposite ends which wind in opposite directions.          {Screw alley}. See {Shaft alley}, under {Shaft}.          {Screw bean}. (Bot.)             (a) The curious spirally coiled pod of a leguminous tree                   ({Prosopis pubescens}) growing from Texas to                   California. It is used for fodder, and ground into                   meal by the Indians.             (b) The tree itself. Its heavy hard wood is used for                   fuel, for fencing, and for railroad ties.          {Screw bolt}, a bolt having a screw thread on its shank, in             distinction from a {key bolt}. See 1st {Bolt}, 3.          {Screw box}, a device, resembling a die, for cutting the             thread on a wooden screw.          {Screw dock}. See under {Dock}.          {Screw engine}, a marine engine for driving a screw             propeller.          {Screw gear}. See {Spiral gear}, under {Spiral}.          {Screw jack}. Same as {Jackscrew}.          {Screw key}, a wrench for turning a screw or nut; a spanner             wrench.          {Screw machine}.             (a) One of a series of machines employed in the                   manufacture of wood screws.             (b) A machine tool resembling a lathe, having a number of                   cutting tools that can be caused to act on the work                   successively, for making screws and other turned                   pieces from metal rods.          {Screw pine} (Bot.), any plant of the endogenous genus             {Pandanus}, of which there are about fifty species,             natives of tropical lands from Africa to Polynesia; --             named from the spiral arrangement of the pineapple-like             leaves.          {Screw plate}, a device for cutting threads on small screws,             consisting of a thin steel plate having a series of             perforations with internal screws forming dies.          {Screw press}, a press in which pressure is exerted by means             of a screw.          {Screw propeller}, a screw or spiral bladed wheel, used in             the propulsion of steam vessels; also, a steam vessel             propelled by a screw.          {Screw shell} (Zo[94]l.), a long, slender, spiral gastropod             shell, especially of the genus Turritella and allied             genera. See {Turritella}.          {Screw steamer}, a steamship propelled by a screw.          {Screw thread}, the spiral rib which forms a screw.          {Screw stone} (Paleon.), the fossil stem of an encrinite.          {Screw tree} (Bot.), any plant of the genus {Helicteres},             consisting of about thirty species of tropical shrubs,             with simple leaves and spirally twisted, five-celled             capsules; -- also called {twisted-horn}, and {twisty}.          {Screw valve}, a stop valve which is opened or closed by a             screw.          {Screw worm} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of an American fly             ({Compsomyia macellaria}), allied to the blowflies, which             sometimes deposits its eggs in the nostrils, or about             wounds, in man and other animals, with fatal results.          {Screw wrench}.             (a) A wrench for turning a screw.             (b) A wrench with an adjustable jaw that is moved by a                   screw.          {To put the} {screw, [or] screws}, {on}, to use pressure             upon, as for the purpose of extortion; to coerce.          {To put under the} {screw [or] screws}, to subject to             pressure; to force.          {Wood screw}, a metal screw with a sharp thread of coarse             pitch, adapted to holding fast in wood. See Illust. of             {Wood screw}, under {Wood}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Screw \Screw\ (skr[udd]), n. [OE. scrue, OF. escroue, escroe,       female screw, F. [82]crou, L. scrobis a ditch, trench, in       LL., the hole made by swine in rooting; cf. D. schroef a       screw, G. schraube, Icel. skr[umac]fa.]       1. A cylinder, or a cylindrical perforation, having a             continuous rib, called the thread, winding round it             spirally at a constant inclination, so as to leave a             continuous spiral groove between one turn and the next, --             used chiefly for producing, when revolved, motion or             pressure in the direction of its axis, by the sliding of             the threads of the cylinder in the grooves between the             threads of the perforation adapted to it, the former being             distinguished as the external, or male screw, or, more             usually the screw; the latter as the internal, or female             screw, or, more usually, the nut.          Note: The screw, as a mechanical power, is a modification of                the inclined plane, and may be regarded as a                right-angled triangle wrapped round a cylinder, the                hypotenuse of the marking the spiral thread of the                screw, its base equaling the circumference of the                cylinder, and its height the pitch of the thread.          2. Specifically, a kind of nail with a spiral thread and a             head with a nick to receive the end of the screw-driver.             Screws are much used to hold together pieces of wood or to             fasten something; -- called also {wood screws}, and {screw             nails}. See also {Screw bolt}, below.          3. Anything shaped or acting like a screw; esp., a form of             wheel for propelling steam vessels. It is placed at the             stern, and furnished with blades having helicoidal             surfaces to act against the water in the manner of a             screw. See {Screw propeller}, below.          4. A steam vesel propelled by a screw instead of wheels; a             screw steamer; a propeller.          5. An extortioner; a sharp bargainer; a skinflint; a niggard.             --Thackeray.          6. An instructor who examines with great or unnecessary             severity; also, a searching or strict examination of a             student by an instructor. [Cant, American Colleges]          7. A small packet of tobacco. [Slang] --Mayhew.          8. An unsound or worn-out horse, useful as a hack, and             commonly of good appearance. --Ld. Lytton.          9. (Math.) A straight line in space with which a definite             linear magnitude termed the pitch is associated (cf. 5th             {Pitch}, 10             (b) ). It is used to express the displacement of a rigid                   body, which may always be made to consist of a                   rotation about an axis combined with a translation                   parallel to that axis.          10. (Zo[94]l.) An amphipod crustacean; as, the skeleton screw             ({Caprella}). See {Sand screw}, under {Sand}.          {Archimedes screw}, {Compound screw}, {Foot screw}, etc. See             under {Archimedes}, {Compound}, {Foot}, etc.          {A screw loose}, something out of order, so that work is not             done smoothly; as, there is a screw loose somewhere. --H.             Martineau.          {Endless, [or] perpetual, {screw}, a screw used to give             motion to a toothed wheel by the action of its threads             between the teeth of the wheel; -- called also a {worm}.                      {Lag screw}. See under {Lag}.          {Micrometer screw}, a screw with fine threads, used for the             measurement of very small spaces.          {Right and left screw}, a screw having threads upon the             opposite ends which wind in opposite directions.          {Screw alley}. See {Shaft alley}, under {Shaft}.          {Screw bean}. (Bot.)             (a) The curious spirally coiled pod of a leguminous tree                   ({Prosopis pubescens}) growing from Texas to                   California. It is used for fodder, and ground into                   meal by the Indians.             (b) The tree itself. Its heavy hard wood is used for                   fuel, for fencing, and for railroad ties.          {Screw bolt}, a bolt having a screw thread on its shank, in             distinction from a {key bolt}. See 1st {Bolt}, 3.          {Screw box}, a device, resembling a die, for cutting the             thread on a wooden screw.          {Screw dock}. See under {Dock}.          {Screw engine}, a marine engine for driving a screw             propeller.          {Screw gear}. See {Spiral gear}, under {Spiral}.          {Screw jack}. Same as {Jackscrew}.          {Screw key}, a wrench for turning a screw or nut; a spanner             wrench.          {Screw machine}.             (a) One of a series of machines employed in the                   manufacture of wood screws.             (b) A machine tool resembling a lathe, having a number of                   cutting tools that can be caused to act on the work                   successively, for making screws and other turned                   pieces from metal rods.          {Screw pine} (Bot.), any plant of the endogenous genus             {Pandanus}, of which there are about fifty species,             natives of tropical lands from Africa to Polynesia; --             named from the spiral arrangement of the pineapple-like             leaves.          {Screw plate}, a device for cutting threads on small screws,             consisting of a thin steel plate having a series of             perforations with internal screws forming dies.          {Screw press}, a press in which pressure is exerted by means             of a screw.          {Screw propeller}, a screw or spiral bladed wheel, used in             the propulsion of steam vessels; also, a steam vessel             propelled by a screw.          {Screw shell} (Zo[94]l.), a long, slender, spiral gastropod             shell, especially of the genus Turritella and allied             genera. See {Turritella}.          {Screw steamer}, a steamship propelled by a screw.          {Screw thread}, the spiral rib which forms a screw.          {Screw stone} (Paleon.), the fossil stem of an encrinite.          {Screw tree} (Bot.), any plant of the genus {Helicteres},             consisting of about thirty species of tropical shrubs,             with simple leaves and spirally twisted, five-celled             capsules; -- also called {twisted-horn}, and {twisty}.          {Screw valve}, a stop valve which is opened or closed by a             screw.          {Screw worm} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of an American fly             ({Compsomyia macellaria}), allied to the blowflies, which             sometimes deposits its eggs in the nostrils, or about             wounds, in man and other animals, with fatal results.          {Screw wrench}.             (a) A wrench for turning a screw.             (b) A wrench with an adjustable jaw that is moved by a                   screw.          {To put the} {screw, [or] screws}, {on}, to use pressure             upon, as for the purpose of extortion; to coerce.          {To put under the} {screw [or] screws}, to subject to             pressure; to force.          {Wood screw}, a metal screw with a sharp thread of coarse             pitch, adapted to holding fast in wood. See Illust. of             {Wood screw}, under {Wood}.
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Scriber \Scrib"er\, n.       A sharp-pointed tool, used by joiners for drawing lines on       stuff; a marking awl.
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Scrub \Scrub\, n.       1. One who labors hard and lives meanly; a mean fellow. [bd]A             sorry scrub.[b8] --Bunyan.                         We should go there in as proper a manner possible;                      nor altogether like the scrubs about us.                                                                               --Goldsmith.          2. Something small and mean.          3. A worn-out brush. --Ainsworth.          4. A thicket or jungle, often specified by the name of the             prevailing plant; as, oak scrub, palmetto scrub, etc.          5. (Stock Breeding) One of the common live stock of a region             of no particular breed or not of pure breed, esp. when             inferior in size, etc. [U.S.]          {Scrub bird} (Zo[94]l.), an Australian passerine bird of the             family {Atrichornithid[91]}, as {Atrichia clamosa}; --             called also {brush bird}.          {Scrub oak} (Bot.), the popular name of several dwarfish             species of oak. The scrub oak of New England and the             Middle States is {Quercus ilicifolia}, a scraggy shrub;             that of the Southern States is a small tree ({Q.             Catesb[91]i}); that of the Rocky Mountain region is {Q.             undulata}, var. Gambelii.          {Scrub robin} (Zo[94]l.), an Australian singing bird of the             genus {Drymodes}.
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Scrub \Scrub\, a.       Mean; dirty; contemptible; scrubby.                   How solitary, how scrub, does this town look!                                                                               --Walpole.                   No little scrub joint shall come on my board. --Swift.          {Scrub game}, a game, as of ball, by unpracticed players.          {Scrub race}, a race between scrubs, or between untrained             animals or contestants.
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Scrub \Scrub\, n.       1. One who labors hard and lives meanly; a mean fellow. [bd]A             sorry scrub.[b8] --Bunyan.                         We should go there in as proper a manner possible;                      nor altogether like the scrubs about us.                                                                               --Goldsmith.          2. Something small and mean.          3. A worn-out brush. --Ainsworth.          4. A thicket or jungle, often specified by the name of the             prevailing plant; as, oak scrub, palmetto scrub, etc.          5. (Stock Breeding) One of the common live stock of a region             of no particular breed or not of pure breed, esp. when             inferior in size, etc. [U.S.]          {Scrub bird} (Zo[94]l.), an Australian passerine bird of the             family {Atrichornithid[91]}, as {Atrichia clamosa}; --             called also {brush bird}.          {Scrub oak} (Bot.), the popular name of several dwarfish             species of oak. The scrub oak of New England and the             Middle States is {Quercus ilicifolia}, a scraggy shrub;             that of the Southern States is a small tree ({Q.             Catesb[91]i}); that of the Rocky Mountain region is {Q.             undulata}, var. Gambelii.          {Scrub robin} (Zo[94]l.), an Australian singing bird of the             genus {Drymodes}.
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Scrubber \Scrub"ber\, n.       1. One who, or that which, scrubs; esp., a brush used in             scrubbing.          2. (Gas Manuf.) A gas washer. See under {Gas}.
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Scrubby \Scrub"by\, a. [Compar. {Scrubbier}; superl.       {Scrubbiest}.]       Of the nature of scrub; small and mean; stunted in growth;       as, a scrubby cur. [bd]Dense, scrubby woods.[b8] --Duke of       Argull.
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Scrubboard \Scrub"board`\, n.       A baseboard; a mopboard.
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Scurfy \Scurf"y\, a. [Compar. {Scurfier}; superl. {Scurfiest}.]       Having or producing scurf; covered with scurf; resembling       scurf.
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Scurvy \Scur"vy\, a. [Compar. {Scurvier}; superl. {Scurviest}.]       [From {Scurf}; cf. {Scurvy}, n.]       1. Covered or affected with scurf or scabs; scabby; scurfy;             specifically, diseased with the scurvy. [bd]Whatsoever man             . . . be scurvy or scabbed.[b8] --lev. xxi. 18, 20.          2. Vile; mean; low; vulgar; contemptible. [bd]A scurvy             trick.[b8] --Ld. Lytton.                         That scurvy custom of taking tobacco. --Swift.                         [He] spoke spoke such scurvy and provoking terms.                                                                               --Shak.
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Sea robber \Sea" rob"ber\       A pirate; a sea rover.
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Sea rover \Sea" rov"er\       One that cruises or roves the sea for plunder; a sea robber;       a pirate; also, a piratical vessel.
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Server \Serv"er\, n.       1. One who serves.          2. A tray for dishes; a salver. --Randolph.
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Sharebroker \Share"bro`ker\, n.       A broker who deals in railway or other shares and securities.
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Sharp \Sharp\, a. [Compar. {Sharper}; superl. {Sharpest}.] [OE.       sharp, scharp, scarp, AS. scearp; akin to OS. skarp, LG.       scharp, D. scherp, G. scharf, Dan. & Sw. skarp, Icel. skarpr.       Cf. {Escarp}, {Scrape}, {Scorpion}.]       1. Having a very thin edge or fine point; of a nature to cut             or pierce easily; not blunt or dull; keen.                         He dies upon my scimeter's sharp point. --Shak.          2. Terminating in a point or edge; not obtuse or rounded;             somewhat pointed or edged; peaked or ridged; as, a sharp             hill; sharp features.          3. Affecting the sense as if pointed or cutting, keen,             penetrating, acute: to the taste or smell, pungent, acid,             sour, as ammonia has a sharp taste and odor; to the             hearing, piercing, shrill, as a sharp sound or voice; to             the eye, instantaneously brilliant, dazzling, as a sharp             flash.          4. (Mus.)             (a) High in pitch; acute; as, a sharp note or tone.             (b) Raised a semitone in pitch; as, C sharp (C[sharp]),                   which is a half step, or semitone, higher than C.             (c) So high as to be out of tune, or above true pitch; as,                   the tone is sharp; that instrument is sharp. Opposed                   in all these senses to {flat}.          5. Very trying to the feelings; piercing; keen; severe;             painful; distressing; as, sharp pain, weather; a sharp and             frosty air.                         Sharp misery had worn him to the bones. --Shak.                         The morning sharp and clear.               --Cowper.                         In sharpest perils faithful proved.   --Keble.          6. Cutting in language or import; biting; sarcastic; cruel;             harsh; rigorous; severe; as, a sharp rebuke. [bd]That             sharp look.[b8] --Tennyson.                         To that place the sharp Athenian law Can not pursue                      us.                                                   --Shak.                         Be thy words severe, Sharp as merits but the sword                      forbear.                                             --Dryden.          7. Of keen perception; quick to discern or distinguish;             having nice discrimination; acute; penetrating; sagacious;             clever; as, a sharp eye; sharp sight, hearing, or             judgment.                         Nothing makes men sharper . . . than want.                                                                               --Addison.                         Many other things belong to the material world,                      wherein the sharpest philosophers have never ye[?]                      arrived at clear and distinct ideas.   --L. Watts.          8. Eager in pursuit; keen in quest; impatient for             gratification; keen; as, a sharp appetite.          9. Fierce; ardent; fiery; violent; impetuous. [bd]In sharp             contest of battle.[b8] --Milton.                         A sharp assault already is begun.      --Dryden.          10. Keenly or unduly attentive to one's own interest; close             and exact in dealing; shrewd; as, a sharp dealer; a sharp             customer.                         The necessity of being so sharp and exacting.                                                                               --Swift.          11. Composed of hard, angular grains; gritty; as, sharp sand.             --Moxon.          12. Steep; precipitous; abrupt; as, a sharp ascent or             descent; a sharp turn or curve.          13. (Phonetics) Uttered in a whisper, or with the breath             alone, without voice, as certain consonants, such as p,             k, t, f; surd; nonvocal; aspirated.          Note: Sharp is often used in the formation of self-explaining                compounds; as, sharp-cornered, sharp-edged,                sharp-pointed, sharp-tasted, sharp-visaged, etc.          {Sharp practice}, the getting of an advantage, or the attempt             to do so, by a tricky expedient.          {To brace sharp}, [or] {To sharp up} (Naut.), to turn the             yards to the most oblique position possible, that the ship             may lie well up to the wind.          Syn: Keen; acute; piercing; penetrating; quick; sagacious;                discerning; shrewd; witty; ingenious; sour; acid; tart;                pungent; acrid; severe; poignant; biting; acrimonious;                sarcastic; cutting; bitter; painful; afflictive;                violent; harsh; fierce; ardent; fiery.
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Sharp \Sharp\, a. [Compar. {Sharper}; superl. {Sharpest}.] [OE.       sharp, scharp, scarp, AS. scearp; akin to OS. skarp, LG.       scharp, D. scherp, G. scharf, Dan. & Sw. skarp, Icel. skarpr.       Cf. {Escarp}, {Scrape}, {Scorpion}.]       1. Having a very thin edge or fine point; of a nature to cut             or pierce easily; not blunt or dull; keen.                         He dies upon my scimeter's sharp point. --Shak.          2. Terminating in a point or edge; not obtuse or rounded;             somewhat pointed or edged; peaked or ridged; as, a sharp             hill; sharp features.          3. Affecting the sense as if pointed or cutting, keen,             penetrating, acute: to the taste or smell, pungent, acid,             sour, as ammonia has a sharp taste and odor; to the             hearing, piercing, shrill, as a sharp sound or voice; to             the eye, instantaneously brilliant, dazzling, as a sharp             flash.          4. (Mus.)             (a) High in pitch; acute; as, a sharp note or tone.             (b) Raised a semitone in pitch; as, C sharp (C[sharp]),                   which is a half step, or semitone, higher than C.             (c) So high as to be out of tune, or above true pitch; as,                   the tone is sharp; that instrument is sharp. Opposed                   in all these senses to {flat}.          5. Very trying to the feelings; piercing; keen; severe;             painful; distressing; as, sharp pain, weather; a sharp and             frosty air.                         Sharp misery had worn him to the bones. --Shak.                         The morning sharp and clear.               --Cowper.                         In sharpest perils faithful proved.   --Keble.          6. Cutting in language or import; biting; sarcastic; cruel;             harsh; rigorous; severe; as, a sharp rebuke. [bd]That             sharp look.[b8] --Tennyson.                         To that place the sharp Athenian law Can not pursue                      us.                                                   --Shak.                         Be thy words severe, Sharp as merits but the sword                      forbear.                                             --Dryden.          7. Of keen perception; quick to discern or distinguish;             having nice discrimination; acute; penetrating; sagacious;             clever; as, a sharp eye; sharp sight, hearing, or             judgment.                         Nothing makes men sharper . . . than want.                                                                               --Addison.                         Many other things belong to the material world,                      wherein the sharpest philosophers have never ye[?]                      arrived at clear and distinct ideas.   --L. Watts.          8. Eager in pursuit; keen in quest; impatient for             gratification; keen; as, a sharp appetite.          9. Fierce; ardent; fiery; violent; impetuous. [bd]In sharp             contest of battle.[b8] --Milton.                         A sharp assault already is begun.      --Dryden.          10. Keenly or unduly attentive to one's own interest; close             and exact in dealing; shrewd; as, a sharp dealer; a sharp             customer.                         The necessity of being so sharp and exacting.                                                                               --Swift.          11. Composed of hard, angular grains; gritty; as, sharp sand.             --Moxon.          12. Steep; precipitous; abrupt; as, a sharp ascent or             descent; a sharp turn or curve.          13. (Phonetics) Uttered in a whisper, or with the breath             alone, without voice, as certain consonants, such as p,             k, t, f; surd; nonvocal; aspirated.          Note: Sharp is often used in the formation of self-explaining                compounds; as, sharp-cornered, sharp-edged,                sharp-pointed, sharp-tasted, sharp-visaged, etc.          {Sharp practice}, the getting of an advantage, or the attempt             to do so, by a tricky expedient.          {To brace sharp}, [or] {To sharp up} (Naut.), to turn the             yards to the most oblique position possible, that the ship             may lie well up to the wind.          Syn: Keen; acute; piercing; penetrating; quick; sagacious;                discerning; shrewd; witty; ingenious; sour; acid; tart;                pungent; acrid; severe; poignant; biting; acrimonious;                sarcastic; cutting; bitter; painful; afflictive;                violent; harsh; fierce; ardent; fiery.
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Sharper \Sharp"er\, n.       A person who bargains closely, especially, one who cheats in       bargains; a swinder; also, a cheating gamester.                   Sharpers, as pikes, prey upon their own kind.                                                                               --L'Estrange.          Syn: Swindler; cheat; deceiver; trickster; rogue. See                {Swindler}.
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Sheriffalty \Sher"iff*al*ty\, Sheriffdom \Sher"iff*dom\,    Sheriffry \Sher"iff*ry\, Sheriffship \Sher"iff*ship\,    Sheriffwick \Sher"iff*wick\, n.       The office or jurisdiction of sheriff. See {Shrievalty}.
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Sand \Sand\, n. [AS. sand; akin to D. zand, G. sand, OHG. sant,       Icel. sandr, Dan. & Sw. sand, Gr. [?].]       1. Fine particles of stone, esp. of siliceous stone, but not             reduced to dust; comminuted stone in the form of loose             grains, which are not coherent when wet.                         That finer matter, called sand, is no other than                      very small pebbles.                           --Woodward.          2. A single particle of such stone. [R.] --Shak.          3. The sand in the hourglass; hence, a moment or interval of             time; the term or extent of one's life.                         The sands are numbered that make up my life. --Shak.          4. pl. Tracts of land consisting of sand, like the deserts of             Arabia and Africa; also, extensive tracts of sand exposed             by the ebb of the tide. [bd]The Libyan sands.[b8]             --Milton. [bd]The sands o' Dee.[b8] --C. Kingsley.          5. Courage; pluck; grit. [Slang]          {Sand badger} (Zo[94]l.), the Japanese badger ({Meles             ankuma}).          {Sand bag}.             (a) A bag filled with sand or earth, used for various                   purposes, as in fortification, for ballast, etc.             (b) A long bag filled with sand, used as a club by                   assassins.          {Sand ball}, soap mixed with sand, made into a ball for use             at the toilet.          {Sand bath}.             (a) (Chem.) A vessel of hot sand in a laboratory, in which                   vessels that are to be heated are partially immersed.             (b) A bath in which the body is immersed in hot sand.          {Sand bed}, a thick layer of sand, whether deposited             naturally or artificially; specifically, a thick layer of             sand into which molten metal is run in casting, or from a             reducing furnace.          {Sand birds} (Zo[94]l.), a collective name for numerous             species of limicoline birds, such as the sandpipers,             plovers, tattlers, and many others; -- called also {shore             birds}.          {Sand blast}, a process of engraving and cutting glass and             other hard substances by driving sand against them by a             steam jet or otherwise; also, the apparatus used in the             process.          {Sand box}.             (a) A box with a perforated top or cover, for sprinkling                   paper with sand.             (b) A box carried on locomotives, from which sand runs on                   the rails in front of the driving wheel, to prevent                   slipping.          {Sand-box tree} (Bot.), a tropical American tree ({Hura             crepitans}). Its fruit is a depressed many-celled woody             capsule which, when completely dry, bursts with a loud             report and scatters the seeds. See Illust. of {Regma}.          {Sand bug} (Zo[94]l.), an American anomuran crustacean             ({Hippa talpoidea}) which burrows in sandy seabeaches. It             is often used as bait by fishermen. See Illust. under             {Anomura}.          {Sand canal} (Zo[94]l.), a tubular vessel having a calcareous             coating, and connecting the oral ambulacral ring with the             madreporic tubercle. It appears to be excretory in             function.          {Sand cock} (Zo[94]l.), the redshank. [Prov. Eng.]          {Sand collar}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Sand saucer}, below.          {Sand crab}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The lady crab.             (b) A land crab, or ocypodian.          {Sand crack} (Far.), a crack extending downward from the             coronet, in the wall of a horse's hoof, which often causes             lameness.          {Sand cricket} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of             large terrestrial crickets of the genus {Stenophelmatus}             and allied genera, native of the sandy plains of the             Western United States.          {Sand cusk} (Zo[94]l.), any ophidioid fish. See {Illust.}             under {Ophidioid}.          {Sand dab} (Zo[94]l.), a small American flounder ({Limanda             ferruginea}); -- called also {rusty dab}. The name is also             applied locally to other allied species.          {Sand darter} (Zo[94]l.), a small etheostomoid fish of the             Ohio valley ({Ammocrypta pellucida}).          {Sand dollar} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of small             flat circular sea urchins, which live on sandy bottoms,             especially {Echinarachnius parma} of the American coast.                      {Sand drift}, drifting sand; also, a mound or bank of drifted             sand.          {Sand eel}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) A lant, or launce.             (b) A slender Pacific Ocean fish of the genus                   {Gonorhynchus}, having barbels about the mouth.          {Sand flag}, sandstone which splits up into flagstones.          {Sand flea}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) Any species of flea which inhabits, or breeds in,                   sandy places, especially the common dog flea.             (b) The chigoe.             (c) Any leaping amphipod crustacean; a beach flea, or                   orchestian. See {Beach flea}, under {Beach}.          {Sand flood}, a vast body of sand borne along by the wind.             --James Bruce.          {Sand fluke}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The sandnecker.             (b) The European smooth dab ({Pleuronectes                   microcephalus}); -- called also {kitt}, {marysole},                   {smear dab}, {town dab}.          {Sand fly} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of small             dipterous flies of the genus {Simulium}, abounding on             sandy shores, especially {Simulium nocivum} of the United             States. They are very troublesome on account of their             biting habits. Called also {no-see-um}, {punky}, and             {midge}.          {Sand gall}. (Geol.) See {Sand pipe}, below.          {Sand grass} (Bot.), any species of grass which grows in             sand; especially, a tufted grass ({Triplasis purpurea})             with numerous bearded joints, and acid awl-shaped leaves,             growing on the Atlantic coast.
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Shore \Shore\, n. [OE. schore, AS. score, probably fr. scieran,       and so meaning properly, that which is shorn off, edge; akin       to OD. schoore, schoor. See {Shear}, v. t.]       The coast or land adjacent to a large body of water, as an       ocean, lake, or large river.                   Michael Cassio, Lieutenant to the warlike Moor Othello,                Is come shore.                                       --Shak.                   The fruitful shore of muddy Nile.            --Spenser.          {In shore}, near the shore. --Marryat.          {On shore}. See under {On}.          {Shore birds} (Zo[94]l.), a collective name for the various             limicoline birds found on the seashore.          {Shore crab} (Zo[94]l.), any crab found on the beaches, or             between tides, especially any one of various species of             grapsoid crabs, as {Heterograpsus nudus} of California.          {Shore lark} (Zo[94]l.), a small American lark ({Otocoris             alpestris}) found in winter, both on the seacoast and on             the Western plains. Its upper parts are varied with dark             brown and light brown. It has a yellow throat, yellow             local streaks, a black crescent on its breast, a black             streak below each eye, and two small black erectile ear             tufts. Called also {horned lark}.          {Shore plover} (Zo[94]l.), a large-billed Australian plover             ({Esacus magnirostris}). It lives on the seashore, and             feeds on crustaceans, etc.          {Shore teetan} (Zo[94]l.), the rock pipit ({Anthus             obscurus}). [Prov. Eng.]
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Sand \Sand\, n. [AS. sand; akin to D. zand, G. sand, OHG. sant,       Icel. sandr, Dan. & Sw. sand, Gr. [?].]       1. Fine particles of stone, esp. of siliceous stone, but not             reduced to dust; comminuted stone in the form of loose             grains, which are not coherent when wet.                         That finer matter, called sand, is no other than                      very small pebbles.                           --Woodward.          2. A single particle of such stone. [R.] --Shak.          3. The sand in the hourglass; hence, a moment or interval of             time; the term or extent of one's life.                         The sands are numbered that make up my life. --Shak.          4. pl. Tracts of land consisting of sand, like the deserts of             Arabia and Africa; also, extensive tracts of sand exposed             by the ebb of the tide. [bd]The Libyan sands.[b8]             --Milton. [bd]The sands o' Dee.[b8] --C. Kingsley.          5. Courage; pluck; grit. [Slang]          {Sand badger} (Zo[94]l.), the Japanese badger ({Meles             ankuma}).          {Sand bag}.             (a) A bag filled with sand or earth, used for various                   purposes, as in fortification, for ballast, etc.             (b) A long bag filled with sand, used as a club by                   assassins.          {Sand ball}, soap mixed with sand, made into a ball for use             at the toilet.          {Sand bath}.             (a) (Chem.) A vessel of hot sand in a laboratory, in which                   vessels that are to be heated are partially immersed.             (b) A bath in which the body is immersed in hot sand.          {Sand bed}, a thick layer of sand, whether deposited             naturally or artificially; specifically, a thick layer of             sand into which molten metal is run in casting, or from a             reducing furnace.          {Sand birds} (Zo[94]l.), a collective name for numerous             species of limicoline birds, such as the sandpipers,             plovers, tattlers, and many others; -- called also {shore             birds}.          {Sand blast}, a process of engraving and cutting glass and             other hard substances by driving sand against them by a             steam jet or otherwise; also, the apparatus used in the             process.          {Sand box}.             (a) A box with a perforated top or cover, for sprinkling                   paper with sand.             (b) A box carried on locomotives, from which sand runs on                   the rails in front of the driving wheel, to prevent                   slipping.          {Sand-box tree} (Bot.), a tropical American tree ({Hura             crepitans}). Its fruit is a depressed many-celled woody             capsule which, when completely dry, bursts with a loud             report and scatters the seeds. See Illust. of {Regma}.          {Sand bug} (Zo[94]l.), an American anomuran crustacean             ({Hippa talpoidea}) which burrows in sandy seabeaches. It             is often used as bait by fishermen. See Illust. under             {Anomura}.          {Sand canal} (Zo[94]l.), a tubular vessel having a calcareous             coating, and connecting the oral ambulacral ring with the             madreporic tubercle. It appears to be excretory in             function.          {Sand cock} (Zo[94]l.), the redshank. [Prov. Eng.]          {Sand collar}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Sand saucer}, below.          {Sand crab}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The lady crab.             (b) A land crab, or ocypodian.          {Sand crack} (Far.), a crack extending downward from the             coronet, in the wall of a horse's hoof, which often causes             lameness.          {Sand cricket} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of             large terrestrial crickets of the genus {Stenophelmatus}             and allied genera, native of the sandy plains of the             Western United States.          {Sand cusk} (Zo[94]l.), any ophidioid fish. See {Illust.}             under {Ophidioid}.          {Sand dab} (Zo[94]l.), a small American flounder ({Limanda             ferruginea}); -- called also {rusty dab}. The name is also             applied locally to other allied species.          {Sand darter} (Zo[94]l.), a small etheostomoid fish of the             Ohio valley ({Ammocrypta pellucida}).          {Sand dollar} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of small             flat circular sea urchins, which live on sandy bottoms,             especially {Echinarachnius parma} of the American coast.                      {Sand drift}, drifting sand; also, a mound or bank of drifted             sand.          {Sand eel}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) A lant, or launce.             (b) A slender Pacific Ocean fish of the genus                   {Gonorhynchus}, having barbels about the mouth.          {Sand flag}, sandstone which splits up into flagstones.          {Sand flea}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) Any species of flea which inhabits, or breeds in,                   sandy places, especially the common dog flea.             (b) The chigoe.             (c) Any leaping amphipod crustacean; a beach flea, or                   orchestian. See {Beach flea}, under {Beach}.          {Sand flood}, a vast body of sand borne along by the wind.             --James Bruce.          {Sand fluke}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The sandnecker.             (b) The European smooth dab ({Pleuronectes                   microcephalus}); -- called also {kitt}, {marysole},                   {smear dab}, {town dab}.          {Sand fly} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of small             dipterous flies of the genus {Simulium}, abounding on             sandy shores, especially {Simulium nocivum} of the United             States. They are very troublesome on account of their             biting habits. Called also {no-see-um}, {punky}, and             {midge}.          {Sand gall}. (Geol.) See {Sand pipe}, below.          {Sand grass} (Bot.), any species of grass which grows in             sand; especially, a tufted grass ({Triplasis purpurea})             with numerous bearded joints, and acid awl-shaped leaves,             growing on the Atlantic coast.
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Shore \Shore\, n. [OE. schore, AS. score, probably fr. scieran,       and so meaning properly, that which is shorn off, edge; akin       to OD. schoore, schoor. See {Shear}, v. t.]       The coast or land adjacent to a large body of water, as an       ocean, lake, or large river.                   Michael Cassio, Lieutenant to the warlike Moor Othello,                Is come shore.                                       --Shak.                   The fruitful shore of muddy Nile.            --Spenser.          {In shore}, near the shore. --Marryat.          {On shore}. See under {On}.          {Shore birds} (Zo[94]l.), a collective name for the various             limicoline birds found on the seashore.          {Shore crab} (Zo[94]l.), any crab found on the beaches, or             between tides, especially any one of various species of             grapsoid crabs, as {Heterograpsus nudus} of California.          {Shore lark} (Zo[94]l.), a small American lark ({Otocoris             alpestris}) found in winter, both on the seacoast and on             the Western plains. Its upper parts are varied with dark             brown and light brown. It has a yellow throat, yellow             local streaks, a black crescent on its breast, a black             streak below each eye, and two small black erectile ear             tufts. Called also {horned lark}.          {Shore plover} (Zo[94]l.), a large-billed Australian plover             ({Esacus magnirostris}). It lives on the seashore, and             feeds on crustaceans, etc.          {Shore teetan} (Zo[94]l.), the rock pipit ({Anthus             obscurus}). [Prov. Eng.]
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Shriver \Shriv"er\, n.       One who shrives; a confessor.
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Shrubbery \Shrub"ber*y\, n.; pl. {Shrubberies}.       1. A collection of shrubs.          2. A place where shrubs are planted. --Macaulay.
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Shrubbery \Shrub"ber*y\, n.; pl. {Shrubberies}.       1. A collection of shrubs.          2. A place where shrubs are planted. --Macaulay.
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Shrubby \Shrub"by\, a. [Compar. {Shrubbier}; superl.       {Shrubbiest}.]       1. Full of shrubs.          2. Of the nature of a shrub; resembling a shrub. [bd]Shrubby             browse.[b8] --J. Philips.
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Joint-fir \Joint"-fir`\, n. (Bot.)       A genus ({Ephedra}) of leafless shrubs, with the stems       conspicuously jointed; -- called also {shrubby horsetail}.       There are about thirty species, of which two or three are       found from Texas to California.
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Horsetail \Horse"tail`\, n.       1. (Bot.) A leafless plant, with hollow and rushlike stems.             It is of the genus {Equisetum}, and is allied to the             ferns. See Illust. of {Equisetum}.          2. A Turkish standard, denoting rank.          Note: Commanders are distinguished by the number of                horsetails carried before them. Thus, the sultan has                seven, the grand vizier five, and the pashas three,                two, or one.          {Shrubby horsetail}. (Bot.) See {Joint-fir}.
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Joint-fir \Joint"-fir`\, n. (Bot.)       A genus ({Ephedra}) of leafless shrubs, with the stems       conspicuously jointed; -- called also {shrubby horsetail}.       There are about thirty species, of which two or three are       found from Texas to California.
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Horsetail \Horse"tail`\, n.       1. (Bot.) A leafless plant, with hollow and rushlike stems.             It is of the genus {Equisetum}, and is allied to the             ferns. See Illust. of {Equisetum}.          2. A Turkish standard, denoting rank.          Note: Commanders are distinguished by the number of                horsetails carried before them. Thus, the sultan has                seven, the grand vizier five, and the pashas three,                two, or one.          {Shrubby horsetail}. (Bot.) See {Joint-fir}.
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Sir \Sir\, n. [OE. sire, F. sire, contr. from the nominative L.       senior an elder, elderly person, compar. of senex,senis, an       aged person; akin to Gr. [?][?][?] old, Skr. sana, Goth.       sineigs old, sinista eldest, Ir. & Gael. sean old, W. hen.       Cf. {Seignior}, {Senate}, {Seneschal}, {Senior}, {Senor},       {Signor}, {Sire}, {Sirrah}.]       1. A man of social authority and dignity; a lord; a master; a             gentleman; -- in this sense usually spelled sire. [Obs.]                         He was crowned lord and sire.            --Gower.                         In the election of a sir so rare.      --Shak.          2. A title prefixed to the Christian name of a knight or a             baronet.                         Sir Horace Vere, his brother, was the principal in                      the active part.                                 --Bacon.          3. An English rendering of the LAtin Dominus, the academical             title of a bachelor of arts; -- formerly colloquially, and             sometimes contemptuously, applied to the clergy. --Nares.                         Instead of a faithful and painful teacher, they hire                      a Sir John, which hath better skill in playing at                      tables, or in keeping of a garden, than in God's                      word.                                                --Latimer.          4. A respectful title, used in addressing a man, without             being prefixed to his name; -- used especially in speaking             to elders or superiors; sometimes, also, used in the way             of emphatic formality. [bd]What's that to you, sir?[b8]             --Sheridan.          Note: Anciently, this title, was often used when a person was                addressed as a man holding a certain office, or                following a certain business. [bd]Sir man of law.[b8]                [bd]Sir parish priest.[b8] --Chaucer.          {Sir reverance}. See under {Reverence}, n.
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Reverence \Rev"er*ence\, n. [F. r[82]v[82]rence, L. reverentia.       See {Reverent}.]       1. Profound respect and esteem mingled with fear and             affection, as for a holy being or place; the disposition             to revere; veneration.                         If thou be poor, farewell thy reverence. --Chaucer.                         Reverence, which is the synthesis of love and fear.                                                                               --Coleridge.                         When discords, and quarrels, and factions, are                      carried openly and audaciously, it is a sign the                      reverence of government islost.         --Bacon.          Note: Formerly, as in Chaucer, reverence denoted                [bd]respect[b8] [bd]honor[b8], without awe or fear.          2. The act of revering; a token of respect or veneration; an             obeisance.                         Make twenty reverences upon receiving . . . about                      twopence.                                          --Goldsmith.                         And each of them doeth all his diligence To do unto                      the feast reverence.                           --Chaucer.          3. That which deserves or exacts manifestations of reverence;             reverend character; dignity; state.                         I am forced to lay my reverence by.   --Shak.          4. A person entitled to be revered; -- a title applied to             priests or other ministers with the pronouns his or your;             sometimes poetically to a father. --Shak.          {Save your reverence}, {Saving your reverence}, an             apologetical phrase for an unseemly expression made in the             presence of a priest or clergyman.          {Sir reverence}, a contracted form of Save your reverence.                         Such a one as a man may not speak of, without he                      say. [bd]Sir reverence.[b8]               --Shak.          {To do reverence}, to show reverence or honor; to perform an             act of reverence.                         Now lies he there, And none so poor to do him                      reverence.                                          --Shak.          Syn: Awe; honor; veneration; adoration; dread.          Usage: {Awe}, {Reverence}, {Dread}, {Veneration}. Reverence                   is a strong sentiment of respect and esteem, sometimes                   mingled slightly with fear; as, reverence for the                   divine law. Awe is a mixed feeling of sublimity and                   dread in view of something great or terrible, sublime                   or sacred; as, awe at the divine presence. It does not                   necessarily imply love. Dread is an anxious fear in                   view of an impending evil; as, dread of punishment.                   Veneration is reverence in its strongest                   manifestations. It is the highest emotion we can                   exercise toward human beings. Exalted and noble                   objects produce reverence; terrific and threatening                   objects awaken dread; a sense of the divine presence                   fills us with awe; a union of wisdom and virtue in one                   who is advanced in years inspires us with veneration.
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Surf \Surf\, n. [Formerly spelled suffe, and probably the same       word as E. sough.]       The swell of the sea which breaks upon the shore, esp. upon a       sloping beach.          {Surf bird} (Zo[94]l.), a ploverlike bird of the genus             {Aphriza}, allied to the turnstone.          {Surf clam} (Zo[94]l.), a large clam living on the open             coast, especially {Mactra, [or] Spisula, solidissima}. See             {Mactra}.          {Surf duck} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of sea             ducks of the genus {Oidemia}, especially {O.             percpicillata}; -- called also {surf scoter}. See the Note             under {Scoter}.          {Surf fish} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of             California embiotocoid fishes. See {Embiotocoid}.          {Surf smelt}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Smelt}.          {Surf whiting}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Whiting}.
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Surfer \Surf"er\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       The surf duck. [U. S.]
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Surprisal \Sur*pris"al\, n. [See {Surprise}, n.]       The act of surprising, or state of being surprised; surprise.                   How to secure the lady from surprisal.   --Milton.                   Because death is uncertain, let us prevent its                surprisal.                                             --Barrow.
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Surprise \Sur*prise"\, n. [F. surprise, fr. surprendre, surpris;       sur over + prendre to take, L. prehendere. See {Sur-}, and       {Prehensile}.]       1. The act of coming upon, or taking, unawares; the act of             seizing unexpectedly; surprisal; as, the fort was taken by             surprise.          2. The state of being surprised, or taken unawares, by some             act or event which could not reasonably be foreseen;             emotion excited by what is sudden and strange; a suddenly             excited feeling of wonder or astonishment.                         Pure surprise and fear Made me to quit the house.                                                                               --Shak.          3. Anything that causes such a state or emotion.          4. A dish covered with a crust of raised paste, but with no             other contents. [Obs.] --King.          {Surprise party}, a party of persons who assemble by mutual             agreement, and without invitation, at the house of a             common friend. [U.S.] --Bartlett.          Syn: Wonder; astonishment; amazement.
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Surprise \Sur*prise"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Surprised}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Surprising}.] [From {Surprise}, n.: cf. F.       surprendre, p. p. surpris.]       1. To come or fall suddenly and unexpectedly; to take             unawares; to seize or capture by unexpected attack.                         Fearfulness hath surprised the hypocrites. --Isa.                                                                               xxxiii. 14.                         The castle of Macduff I will surprise. --Shak.                         Who can speak The mingled passions that surprised                      his heart?                                          --Thomson.          2. To strike with wonder, astonishment, or confusion, by             something sudden, unexpected, or remarkable; to confound;             as, his conduct surprised me.                         I am surprised with an uncouth fear.   --Shak.                         Up he starts, Discovered and surprised. --Milton.          3. To lead (one) to do suddenly and without forethought; to             bring (one) into some unexpected state; -- with into; as,             to be surprised into an indiscretion; to be surprised into             generosity.          4. To hold possession of; to hold. [Obs.]                         Not with me, That in my hands surprise the                      sovereignity.                                    --J. Webster.          Syn: See {Astonish}.
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Surprise \Sur*prise"\, n. [F. surprise, fr. surprendre, surpris;       sur over + prendre to take, L. prehendere. See {Sur-}, and       {Prehensile}.]       1. The act of coming upon, or taking, unawares; the act of             seizing unexpectedly; surprisal; as, the fort was taken by             surprise.          2. The state of being surprised, or taken unawares, by some             act or event which could not reasonably be foreseen;             emotion excited by what is sudden and strange; a suddenly             excited feeling of wonder or astonishment.                         Pure surprise and fear Made me to quit the house.                                                                               --Shak.          3. Anything that causes such a state or emotion.          4. A dish covered with a crust of raised paste, but with no             other contents. [Obs.] --King.          {Surprise party}, a party of persons who assemble by mutual             agreement, and without invitation, at the house of a             common friend. [U.S.] --Bartlett.          Syn: Wonder; astonishment; amazement.
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Surprise \Sur*prise"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Surprised}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Surprising}.] [From {Surprise}, n.: cf. F.       surprendre, p. p. surpris.]       1. To come or fall suddenly and unexpectedly; to take             unawares; to seize or capture by unexpected attack.                         Fearfulness hath surprised the hypocrites. --Isa.                                                                               xxxiii. 14.                         The castle of Macduff I will surprise. --Shak.                         Who can speak The mingled passions that surprised                      his heart?                                          --Thomson.          2. To strike with wonder, astonishment, or confusion, by             something sudden, unexpected, or remarkable; to confound;             as, his conduct surprised me.                         I am surprised with an uncouth fear.   --Shak.                         Up he starts, Discovered and surprised. --Milton.          3. To lead (one) to do suddenly and without forethought; to             bring (one) into some unexpected state; -- with into; as,             to be surprised into an indiscretion; to be surprised into             generosity.          4. To hold possession of; to hold. [Obs.]                         Not with me, That in my hands surprise the                      sovereignity.                                    --J. Webster.          Syn: See {Astonish}.
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Surprisement \Sur*prise"ment\, n.       Surprisal. [Obs.] --Daniel.
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Surpriser \Sur*pris"er\, n.       One who surprises.
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Surprise \Sur*prise"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Surprised}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Surprising}.] [From {Surprise}, n.: cf. F.       surprendre, p. p. surpris.]       1. To come or fall suddenly and unexpectedly; to take             unawares; to seize or capture by unexpected attack.                         Fearfulness hath surprised the hypocrites. --Isa.                                                                               xxxiii. 14.                         The castle of Macduff I will surprise. --Shak.                         Who can speak The mingled passions that surprised                      his heart?                                          --Thomson.          2. To strike with wonder, astonishment, or confusion, by             something sudden, unexpected, or remarkable; to confound;             as, his conduct surprised me.                         I am surprised with an uncouth fear.   --Shak.                         Up he starts, Discovered and surprised. --Milton.          3. To lead (one) to do suddenly and without forethought; to             bring (one) into some unexpected state; -- with into; as,             to be surprised into an indiscretion; to be surprised into             generosity.          4. To hold possession of; to hold. [Obs.]                         Not with me, That in my hands surprise the                      sovereignity.                                    --J. Webster.          Syn: See {Astonish}.
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Surprising \Sur*pris"ing\, a.       Exciting surprise; extraordinary; of a nature to excite       wonder and astonishment; as, surprising bravery; a surprising       escape from danger. -- {Sur*pris"ing*ly}, adv. --       {Sur*pris"ing*ness}, n.          Syn: Wonderful; extraordinary; unexpected; astonishing;                striking.
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Surprising \Sur*pris"ing\, a.       Exciting surprise; extraordinary; of a nature to excite       wonder and astonishment; as, surprising bravery; a surprising       escape from danger. -- {Sur*pris"ing*ly}, adv. --       {Sur*pris"ing*ness}, n.          Syn: Wonderful; extraordinary; unexpected; astonishing;                striking.
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Surprising \Sur*pris"ing\, a.       Exciting surprise; extraordinary; of a nature to excite       wonder and astonishment; as, surprising bravery; a surprising       escape from danger. -- {Sur*pris"ing*ly}, adv. --       {Sur*pris"ing*ness}, n.          Syn: Wonderful; extraordinary; unexpected; astonishing;                striking.
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Surveyor \Sur*vey"or\, n.       1. One placed to superintend others; an overseer; an             inspector.                         Were 't not madness then, To make the fox surveyor                      of the fold?                                       --Shak.          2. One who views and examines for the purpose of ascertaining             the condition, quantity, or quality of anything; as, a             surveyor of highways, ordnance, etc.          3. One who surveys or measures land; one who practices the             art of surveying.          4. (Customs)             (a) An officer who ascertains the contents of casks, and                   the quantity of liquors subject to duty; a gauger.             (b) In the United States, an officer whose duties include                   the various measures to be taken for ascertaining the                   quantity, condition, and value of merchandise brought                   into a port. --Abbot.          {Surveyor general}.             (a) A principal surveyor; as, the surveyor general of the                   king's manors, or of woods and parks. [Eng.]             (b) An officer having charge of the survey of the public                   lands of a land district. [U.S.] --Davies & Peck                   (Math. Dict.).          {Surveyor's compass}. See {Circumferentor}.          {Surveyor's level}. See under {Level}.
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Surveyor \Sur*vey"or\, n.       1. One placed to superintend others; an overseer; an             inspector.                         Were 't not madness then, To make the fox surveyor                      of the fold?                                       --Shak.          2. One who views and examines for the purpose of ascertaining             the condition, quantity, or quality of anything; as, a             surveyor of highways, ordnance, etc.          3. One who surveys or measures land; one who practices the             art of surveying.          4. (Customs)             (a) An officer who ascertains the contents of casks, and                   the quantity of liquors subject to duty; a gauger.             (b) In the United States, an officer whose duties include                   the various measures to be taken for ascertaining the                   quantity, condition, and value of merchandise brought                   into a port. --Abbot.          {Surveyor general}.             (a) A principal surveyor; as, the surveyor general of the                   king's manors, or of woods and parks. [Eng.]             (b) An officer having charge of the survey of the public                   lands of a land district. [U.S.] --Davies & Peck                   (Math. Dict.).          {Surveyor's compass}. See {Circumferentor}.          {Surveyor's level}. See under {Level}.
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Surveyor \Sur*vey"or\, n.       1. One placed to superintend others; an overseer; an             inspector.                         Were 't not madness then, To make the fox surveyor                      of the fold?                                       --Shak.          2. One who views and examines for the purpose of ascertaining             the condition, quantity, or quality of anything; as, a             surveyor of highways, ordnance, etc.          3. One who surveys or measures land; one who practices the             art of surveying.          4. (Customs)             (a) An officer who ascertains the contents of casks, and                   the quantity of liquors subject to duty; a gauger.             (b) In the United States, an officer whose duties include                   the various measures to be taken for ascertaining the                   quantity, condition, and value of merchandise brought                   into a port. --Abbot.          {Surveyor general}.             (a) A principal surveyor; as, the surveyor general of the                   king's manors, or of woods and parks. [Eng.]             (b) An officer having charge of the survey of the public                   lands of a land district. [U.S.] --Davies & Peck                   (Math. Dict.).          {Surveyor's compass}. See {Circumferentor}.          {Surveyor's level}. See under {Level}.
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4. Extent; reach; sweep; capacity; sphere; as, the compass of             his eye; the compass of imagination.                         The compass of his argument.               --Wordsworth.          5. Moderate bounds, limits of truth; moderation; due limits;             -- used with within.                         In two hundred years before (I speak within                      compass), no such commission had been executed.                                                                               --Sir J.                                                                               Davies.          6. (Mus.) The range of notes, or tones, within the capacity             of a voice or instrument.                         You would sound me from my lowest note to the top of                      my compass.                                       --Shak.          7. An instrument for determining directions upon the earth's             surface by means of a magnetized bar or needle turning             freely upon a pivot and pointing in a northerly and             southerly direction.                         He that first discovered the use of the compass did                      more for the supplying and increase of useful                      commodities than those who built workhouses.                                                                               --Locke.          8. A pair of compasses. [R.] See {Compasses.}.                         To fix one foot of their compass wherever they                      please.                                             --Swift.          9. A circle; a continent. [Obs.]                         The tryne compas [the threefold world containing                      earth, sea, and heaven. --Skeat.]      --Chaucer.          {Azimuth compass}. See under {Azimuth}.          {Beam compass}. See under {Beam}.          {Compass card}, the circular card attached to the needles of             a mariner's compass, on which are marked the thirty-two             points or rhumbs.          {Compass dial}, a small pocket compass fitted with a sundial             to tell the hour of the day.          {Compass plane} (Carp.), a plane, convex in the direction of             its length on the under side, for smoothing the concave             faces of curved woodwork.          {Compass plant}, {Compass flower} (Bot.), a plant of the             American prairies ({Silphium laciniatum}), not unlike a             small sunflower; rosinweed. Its lower and root leaves are             vertical, and on the prairies are disposed to present             their edges north and south.                         Its leaves are turned to the north as true as the                      magnet: This is the compass flower.   --Longefellow.          {Compass saw}, a saw with a narrow blade, which will cut in a             curve; -- called also {fret saw} and {keyhole saw}.          {Compass timber} (Shipbuilding), curved or crooked timber.          {Compass window} (Arch.), a circular bay window or oriel             window.          {Mariner's compass}, a kind of compass used in navigation. It             has two or more magnetic needles permanently attached to a             card, which moves freely upon a pivot, and is read with             reference to a mark on the box representing the ship's             head. The card is divided into thirty-two points, called             also rhumbs, and the glass-covered box or bowl containing             it is suspended in gimbals within the binnacle, in order             to preserve its horizontal position.          {Surveyor's compass}, an instrument used in surveying for             measuring horizontal angles. See {Circumferentor}.          {Variation compass}, a compass of delicate construction, used             in observations on the variations of the needle.          {To fetch a compass}, to make a circuit.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Level \Lev"el\ (l[ecr]v"[ecr]l), n. [OE. level, livel, OF.       livel, F. niveau, fr. L. libella level, water level, a plumb       level, dim. of libra pound, measure for liquids, balance,       water poise, level. Cf. {Librate}, {Libella}.]       1. A line or surface to which, at every point, a vertical or             plumb line is perpendicular; a line or surface which is             everywhere parallel to the surface of still water; -- this             is the true level, and is a curve or surface in which all             points are equally distant from the center of the earth,             or rather would be so if the earth were an exact sphere.          2. A horizontal line or plane; that is, a straight line or a             plane which is tangent to a true level at a given point             and hence parallel to the horizon at that point; -- this             is the apparent level at the given point.          3. An approximately horizontal line or surface at a certain             degree of altitude, or distance from the center of the             earth; as, to climb from the level of the coast to the             level of the plateau and then descend to the level of the             valley or of the sea.                         After draining of the level in Northamptonshire.                                                                               --Sir M. Hale.                         Shot from the deadly level of a gun.   --Shak.          4. Hence, figuratively, a certain position, rank, standard,             degree, quality, character, etc., conceived of as in one             of several planes of different elevation.                         Providence, for the most part, sets us on a level.                                                                               --Addison.                         Somebody there of his own level.         --Swift.                         Be the fair level of thy actions laid As temperance                      wills and prudence may persuade.         --Prior.          5. A uniform or average height; a normal plane or altitude; a             condition conformable to natural law or which will secure             a level surface; as, moving fluids seek a level.                         When merit shall find its level.         --F. W.                                                                               Robertson.          6. (Mech. & Surv.)             (a) An instrument by which to find a horizontal line, or                   adjust something with reference to a horizontal line.             (b) A measurement of the difference of altitude of two                   points, by means of a level; as, to take a level.          7. A horizontal passage, drift, or adit, in a mine.          {Air level}, {a spirit level}. See {Spirit level} (below).          {Box level}, a spirit level in which a glass-covered box is             used instead of a tube.          {Carpenter's level}, {Mason's level}, either the plumb level             or a straight bar of wood, in which is imbedded a small             spirit level.          {Level of the sea}, the imaginary level from which heights             and depths are calculated, taken at a mean distance             between high and low water.          {Line of levels}, a connected series of measurements, by             means of a level, along a given line, as of a railroad, to             ascertain the profile of the ground.          {Plumb level}, one in which a horizontal bar is placed in             true position by means of a plumb line, to which it is at             right angles.          {Spirit level}, one in which the adjustment to the horizon is             shown by the position of a bubble in alcohol or ether             contained in a nearly horizontal glass tube, or a circular             box with a glass cover.          {Surveyor's level}, a telescope, with a spirit level             attached, and with suitable screws, etc., for accurate             adjustment, the whole mounted on a tripod, for use in             leveling; -- called also {leveling instrument}.          {Water level}, an instrument to show the level by means of             the surface of water in a trough, or in upright tubes             connected by a pipe.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Surveyor \Sur*vey"or\, n.       1. One placed to superintend others; an overseer; an             inspector.                         Were 't not madness then, To make the fox surveyor                      of the fold?                                       --Shak.          2. One who views and examines for the purpose of ascertaining             the condition, quantity, or quality of anything; as, a             surveyor of highways, ordnance, etc.          3. One who surveys or measures land; one who practices the             art of surveying.          4. (Customs)             (a) An officer who ascertains the contents of casks, and                   the quantity of liquors subject to duty; a gauger.             (b) In the United States, an officer whose duties include                   the various measures to be taken for ascertaining the                   quantity, condition, and value of merchandise brought                   into a port. --Abbot.          {Surveyor general}.             (a) A principal surveyor; as, the surveyor general of the                   king's manors, or of woods and parks. [Eng.]             (b) An officer having charge of the survey of the public                   lands of a land district. [U.S.] --Davies & Peck                   (Math. Dict.).          {Surveyor's compass}. See {Circumferentor}.          {Surveyor's level}. See under {Level}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Transit \Trans"it\, n. [L. transitus, from transire to go over:       cf. F. transit. See {Transient}.]       1. The act of passing; passage through or over.                         In France you are now . . . in the transit from one                      form of government to another.            --Burke.          2. The act or process of causing to pass; conveyance; as, the             transit of goods through a country.          3. A line or route of passage or conveyance; as, the             Nicaragua transit. --E. G. Squier.          4. (Astron.)             (a) The passage of a heavenly body over the meridian of a                   place, or through the field of a telescope.             (b) The passage of a smaller body across the disk of a                   larger, as of Venus across the sun's disk, or of a                   satellite or its shadow across the disk of its                   primary.          5. An instrument resembling a theodolite, used by surveyors             and engineers; -- called also {transit compass}, and             {surveyor's transit}.          Note: The surveyor's transit differs from the theodolite in                having the horizontal axis attached directly to the                telescope which is not mounted in Y's and can be turned                completely over about the axis.          {Lower transit} (Astron.), the passage of a heavenly body             across that part of the meridian which is below the polar             axis.          {Surveyor's transit}. See {Transit}, 5, above.          {Transit circle} (Astron.), a transit instrument with a             graduated circle attached, used for observing the time of             transit and the declination at one observation. See             {Circle}, n., 3.          {Transit compass}. See {Transit}, 5, above.          {Transit duty}, a duty paid on goods that pass through a             country.          {Transit instrument}. (Astron.)             (a) A telescope mounted at right angles to a horizontal                   axis, on which it revolves with its line of                   collimation in the plane of the meridian, -- used in                   connection with a clock for observing the time of                   transit of a heavenly body over the meridian of a                   place.             (b) (Surv.) A surveyor's transit. See {Transit}, 5, above.                            {Transit trade} (Com.), the business conected with the             passage of goods through a country to their destination.                      {Upper transit} (Astron.), the passage of a heavenly body             across that part of the meridian which is above the polar             axis.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Transit \Trans"it\, n. [L. transitus, from transire to go over:       cf. F. transit. See {Transient}.]       1. The act of passing; passage through or over.                         In France you are now . . . in the transit from one                      form of government to another.            --Burke.          2. The act or process of causing to pass; conveyance; as, the             transit of goods through a country.          3. A line or route of passage or conveyance; as, the             Nicaragua transit. --E. G. Squier.          4. (Astron.)             (a) The passage of a heavenly body over the meridian of a                   place, or through the field of a telescope.             (b) The passage of a smaller body across the disk of a                   larger, as of Venus across the sun's disk, or of a                   satellite or its shadow across the disk of its                   primary.          5. An instrument resembling a theodolite, used by surveyors             and engineers; -- called also {transit compass}, and             {surveyor's transit}.          Note: The surveyor's transit differs from the theodolite in                having the horizontal axis attached directly to the                telescope which is not mounted in Y's and can be turned                completely over about the axis.          {Lower transit} (Astron.), the passage of a heavenly body             across that part of the meridian which is below the polar             axis.          {Surveyor's transit}. See {Transit}, 5, above.          {Transit circle} (Astron.), a transit instrument with a             graduated circle attached, used for observing the time of             transit and the declination at one observation. See             {Circle}, n., 3.          {Transit compass}. See {Transit}, 5, above.          {Transit duty}, a duty paid on goods that pass through a             country.          {Transit instrument}. (Astron.)             (a) A telescope mounted at right angles to a horizontal                   axis, on which it revolves with its line of                   collimation in the plane of the meridian, -- used in                   connection with a clock for observing the time of                   transit of a heavenly body over the meridian of a                   place.             (b) (Surv.) A surveyor's transit. See {Transit}, 5, above.                            {Transit trade} (Com.), the business conected with the             passage of goods through a country to their destination.                      {Upper transit} (Astron.), the passage of a heavenly body             across that part of the meridian which is above the polar             axis.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Surveyorship \Sur*vey"or*ship\, n.       The office of a surveyor.
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Scarborough, ME (CDP, FIPS 66110)       Location: 43.59777 N, 70.33185 W       Population (1990): 2586 (1169 housing units)       Area: 12.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 04074
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Scarbro, WV       Zip code(s): 25917
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Schriever, LA (CDP, FIPS 68300)       Location: 29.73609 N, 90.82680 W       Population (1990): 4958 (1813 housing units)       Area: 34.8 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 70395
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Sherborn, MA       Zip code(s): 01770
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Sherburn, MN (city, FIPS 59638)       Location: 43.65376 N, 94.72649 W       Population (1990): 1105 (539 housing units)       Area: 2.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 56171
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Sherburne, NY (village, FIPS 66883)       Location: 42.68033 N, 75.49754 W       Population (1990): 1531 (730 housing units)       Area: 3.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 13460
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Sherburne County, MN (county, FIPS 141)       Location: 45.44035 N, 93.76811 W       Population (1990): 41945 (14964 housing units)       Area: 1130.7 sq km (land), 37.4 sq km (water)
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Surprise, AZ (town, FIPS 71510)       Location: 33.66411 N, 112.46845 W       Population (1990): 7122 (5256 housing units)       Area: 161.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 85374    Surprise, NE (village, FIPS 47850)       Location: 41.10439 N, 97.30863 W       Population (1990): 55 (26 housing units)       Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)    Surprise, NY       Zip code(s): 12176
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Surveyor, WV       Zip code(s): 25932
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
server n.   A kind of {daemon} that performs a service for the    requester and which often runs on a computer other than the one on    which the server runs.   A particularly common term on the Internet,    which is rife with `web servers', `name servers', `domain servers',    `news servers', `finger servers', and the like.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
server          1. A program which provides some service to other ({client})       programs.   The connection between client and server is       normally by means of message passing, often over a network,       and uses some {protocol} to encode the client's requests and       the server's responses.   The server may run continuously (as a       {daemon}), waiting for requests to arrive or it may be invoked       by some higher level daemon which controls a number of       specific servers ({inetd} on {Unix}).   There are many servers       associated with the Internet, such as those for {Network File       System}, {Network Information Service} (NIS), {Domain Name       System} (DNS), {FTP}, {news}, {finger}, {Network Time       Protocol}.   On Unix, a long list can be found in /etc/services       or in the {NIS} database "services".   See {client-server}.          2. A computer which provides some service for other computers       connected to it via a network.   The most common example is a       {file server} which has a local disk and services requests       from remote clients to read and write files on that disk,       often using {Sun}'s {Network File System} (NFS) {protocol} or       {Novell Netware} on {IBM PC}s.          [{Jargon File}]          (1996-09-08)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Server Message Block          (SMB) A {client/server} {protocol} that provides       file and printer sharing between computers.   In addition SMB       can share {serial ports} and communications abstractions such       as {named pipes} and {mail slots}.   SMB is similar to {remote       procedure call} (RPC) specialised for file system access.          SMB was developed by {Intel}, {Microsoft}, and {IBM} in the       early 1980s.   It has also had input from {Xerox} and {3Com}.       It is the native method of file and print sharing for       Microsoft {operating systems}; where it is called {Microsoft       Networking}.   {Windows for Workgroups}, {Windows 95}, and       {Windows NT} all include SMB clients and servers.   SMB is also       used by {OS/2}, {Lan Manager} and {Banyan} {Vines}.   There are       SMB servers and clients for {Unix}, for example {Samba} and       {smbclient}.          SMB is a {presentation layer} protocol structured as a large       set of commands (Server Message Blocks).   There are commands       to support file sharing, printer sharing, {user       authentication}, resource browsing, and other miscellaneous       functions.   As clients and servers may implement different       versions ("dialects") of the protocol they negotiate before       starting a session.          The {redirector} packages SMB requests into a {network control       block} (NBC) structure that can be sent across the network to       a remote device.          SMB originally ran on top of the lower level protocols       {NetBEUI} and {NetBIOS}, but now typically runs over {TCP/IP}.          Microsoft have developed an extended version of SMB for the       {Internet}, the {Common Internet File System} (CIFS), which in       most cases replaces SMB.   {CIFS} runs only runs over TCP/IP.          {Just what is SMB?       (http://samba.anu.edu.au/cifs/docs/what-is-smb.html)}.          {IBM protocols       (http://www.protocols.com/pbook/ibm.htm)}.          {Microsoft SMB/CIFS documents       (ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/developr/drg/CIFS/)}.          (1999-08-08)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
server room          The room where all the {server} computers are       housed.   The {workstations} at which people sit and program       are usually located elsewhere.          Compare: {sun lounge}, {dinosaur pen}, {play pen}, {salt       mines}, {disk farm}.          (1998-07-06)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
serverlet          {Java Servlet}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
server-parsed HTML          (SPML, SHTML) A kind of {HTML}       file containing server-specific, non-standard commands which       are interpreted by the {HTTP server} and replaced by standard       HTML or text before the data is returned to the client.          Different servers use different command syntax and support       different sets of commands.   The most common example is a       {server-side include} command which simply expands to the       contents of some given file and allows bits of HTML or text to       be shared between pages for ease of updating.   Other commands       insert the value of an {environment variable} or the output of       a {shell command}.   These allow pages to be different each       time they are served without requiring a {CGI} script.          Some servers distinguish SPML from HTML with a different       {filename extension}, others use the execute bit of the file's       {permissions}.          (1996-09-29)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
servers          {server}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
server-side include          (SSI) The facility provided by several {HTTP}       {servers}, e.g. {NCSA httpd}, to replace certain {HTML} {tag}s       in one {HTML} file with the contents of another file at the       time when the file is sent out by the server, i.e. an {HTML}       {macro}.          {NCSA httpd tutorial       (http://hoohoo.ncsa.uiuc.edu/docs/tutorials/includes.html)}.          (1996-09-08)