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Safe
To render safe; to make right.
Salicylous
Pertaining to, or designating, a substance formerly called , and now .
Sameliness
Sameness, 2.
Sandman
A mythical person who makes children sleepy, so that they rub their eyes as if there were sand in them.
Sanskrit
The ancient language of the Hindoos, long since obsolete in vernacular use, but preserved to the present day as the literary and sacred dialect of India. It is nearly allied to the Persian, and to the principal languages of Europe, classical and modern, and by its more perfect preservation of the roots and forms of the primitive language from which they are all descended, is a most important assistance in determining their history and relations. Cf. , and .
Saporous
Having flavor or taste; yielding a taste.
Scale
The dish of a balance; hence, the balance itself; an instrument or machine for weighing; ; -- chiefly used in the plural when applied to the whole instrument or apparatus for weighing. Also used figuratively.
Scapulo-
A combining form used in anatomy to indicate , or , or ; .
Scarlet
To dye or tinge with scarlet.
Scelerat
A villain; a criminal.
Schwann's sheath
The neurilemma.
Scribe
To make a mark.
Sea brief
Same as .
Sea chart
A chart or map on which the lines of the shore, islands, shoals, harbors, etc., are delineated.
Sea holm
A small uninhabited island.
Sea sandpiper
The purple sandpiper.
Semicircular
Having the form of half of a circle.
Sensate
To feel or apprehend more or less distinctly through a sense, or the senses; .
Sequestered
Retired; secluded.
Shakiness
Quality of being shaky.
Shama
A saxicoline singing bird () of India, noted for the sweetness and power of its song. In confinement it imitates the notes of other birds and various animals with accuracy. Its head, neck, back, breast, and tail are glossy black, the rump white, the under parts chestnut.
Shearman
One whose occupation is to shear cloth.
Sheathing
Inclosing with a sheath; .
Shent
of , for .
Shoemaking
The business of a shoemaker.
Significatory
Significant.
Silentness
State of being silent; silence.
Silverfin
A small North American fresh-water cyprinoid fish ().
Silversides
Any one of several species of small fishes of the family , having a silvery stripe along each side of the body. The common species of the American coast () is very abundant. Called also , , , , and .
Similitudinary
Involving or expressing similitude.
simvastatin
a chemical substance () having inhibitory activity on the enzyme HMG-CoA reductase, and used in medicine to reduce cholesterol levels in blood.
Sisyphean
Relating to Sisyphus; incessantly recurring; .
Skill
To know; to understand.
Skun
See .
Slattern
To consume carelessly or wastefully; to waste; -- with .
Slepez
A burrowing rodent (), native of Russia and Asia Minor. It has the general appearance of a mole, and is destitute of eyes. Called also .
Snary
Resembling, or consisting of, snares; entangling; insidious.
Snib
A reprimand; a snub.
Snowl
The hooded merganser.
Soar
See , reddish brown.
Socinianize
To cause to conform to Socinianism; to regulate by, or imbue with, the principles of Socinianism.
Sojourn
To dwell for a time; to dwell or live in a place as a temporary resident or as a stranger, not considering the place as a permanent habitation; to delay; to tarry.
Sophister
A sophist. See .
Soune
To sound.
Southward
The southern regions or countries; the south.
Spight
Spite.
Spongiform
Resembling a sponge; soft and porous; porous.
Squaterole
The black-bellied plover.
Staddle
To leave the staddles, or saplings, of, as a wood when it is cut.
Starchness
The quality or state of being starched or starchy{5}; stiffness of manner; preciseness.
Starshoot
See .
Stifled
Stifling.
Stocking
A close-fitting covering for the foot and leg, usually knit or woven.
Stream wheel
A wheel used for measuring, by its motion when submerged, the velocity of flowing water; a current wheel.
Stringpiece
A long piece of timber, forming a margin or edge of any piece of construction; esp.:
Strobila
A form of the larva of certain Discophora in a state of development succeeding the scyphistoma. The body of the strobila becomes elongated, and subdivides transversely into a series of lobate segments which eventually become ephyr, or young medus.
Strow
Same as .
Studding
Material for studs, or joists; studs, or joists, collectively; studs.
Studfish
Any one of several species of small American minnows of the genus , as .
Subinfer
To infer from an inference already made.
Substitutional
Of or pertaining to substitution; standing in the place of another; substituted.
Successful
Resulting in success; assuring, or promotive of, success; accomplishing what was proposed; having the desired effect; hence, prosperous; fortunate; happy; .
Succinamic
Of, pertaining to, or designating, an acid amide derivative of succinic acid, obtained as a white crystalline substance, and forming a series of salts.
Sulphanilic
Of, pertaining to, or designating, an anilene sulphonic acid which is obtained as a white crystalline substance.
Sulpharsenic
Of, pertaining to, or designating, a hypothetical sulphacid (called also ) analogous to arsenic acid, and known only in its salts.
Sunder
A separation into parts; a division or severance.
Superposition
The act of superposing, or the state of being superposed; .
Supplement
To fill up or supply by addition; to add something to.
Supportless
Having no support.
Surfeit-water
Water for the cure of surfeits.
Surpliced
Wearing a surplice.
Survivor
One who survives or outlives another person, or any time, event, or thing.
Sway
The act of swaying; a swaying motion; the swing or sweep of a weapon.
Swill
The wash, or mixture of liquid substances, given to swine; hogwash; -- called also .
Swive
To copulate with (a woman).
Syllogizer
One who syllogizes.
Synthesist
One who employs synthesis, or who follows synthetic methods.