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Sima(n.) A cyma.
Simian(a.) Of or pertaining to the family Simiadae, which, in its widest sense, includes all the Old World apes and monkeys
(n.) Any Old World monkey or ape.
Similar(a.) Exactly corresponding
(n.) That which is similar to, or resembles, something else, as in quality, form, etc.
Simile(n.) A word or phrase by which anything is likened, in one or more of its aspects, to something else
Similitude(n.) That which is like or similar
Simmer(v. i.) To boil gently, or with a gentle hissing
(v. t.) To cause to boil gently
Simoniac(n.) One who practices simony, or who buys or sells preferment in the church.
Simony(n.) The crime of buying or selling ecclesiastical preferment
Simper(n.) A constrained, self-conscious smile
(v. i.) To glimmer
Simplicity(n.) Artlessness of mind
Simplify(v. t.) To make simple
Simplistic(a.) Of or pertaining to simples, or a simplist.
Simply(adv.) In a simple manner or state
Simulacrum(n.) A likeness
Simular(a.) False
(n.) One who pretends to be what he is not
Simulate(a.) Feigned
(v. t.) To assume the mere appearance of, without the reality
Simulation(n.) The act of simulating, or assuming an appearance which is feigned, or not true
Simulator(n.) One who simulates, or feigns.
Simultaneous(a.) Existing, happening, or done, at the same time
Sin(adv., prep., & conj.) Old form of Since.
(n.) An embodiment of sin
Since(adv.) From a definite past time until now
(conj.) Seeing that
(prep.) From the time of
Sinciput(n.) The fore part of the head.
Sine(n.) The length of a perpendicular drawn from one extremity of an arc of a circle to the diameter drawn through the other extremity
(prep.) Without.
Sinful(a.) Tainted with, or full of, sin
Sing(v. i.) Ti cry out
(v. t.) To accompany, or attend on, with singing.
Sinicism(n.) Anything peculiar to the Chinese
Sinister(a.) Indicative of lurking evil or harm
Sinistral(a.) Having the whorls of the spire revolving or rising to the left
Sinistrorse(a.) Turning to the left (of the spectator) in the ascending line
Sinistrous(a.) Being on the left side
Sink(n.) A drain to carry off filthy water
(v. i.) Hence, to enter so as to make an abiding impression
(v. t.) Figuratively: To cause to decline
Sinner(n.) One who has sinned
(v. i.) To act as a sinner.
Sinology(n.) That branch of systemized knowledge which treats of the Chinese, their language, literature, etc
Sinter(n.) Dross, as of iron
Sinuate(v. i.) To bend or curve in and out
Sinuosity(n.) A bend, or a series of bends and turns
Sinuous(a.) Bending in and out
Sinus(n.) A bay of the sea
Sip(n.) A small draught taken with the lips
(v. t.) To draw into the mouth
Siphon(n.) A device, consisting of a pipe or tube bent so as to form two branches or legs of unequal length, by which a liquid can be transferred to a lower level, as from one vessel to another, over an intermediate elevation, by the action of the pressure of the atmosphere in forcing the liquid up the shorter branch of the pipe immersed in it, while the continued excess of weight of the liquid in the longer branch (when once filled) causes a continuous flow
(v. t.) To convey, or draw off, by means of a siphon, as a liquid from one vessel to another at a lower level
Sippet(n.) A small sop
Sir(n.) A man of social authority and dignity
Sirdar(n.) A native chief in Hindostan
Sire(n.) A creator
(v. t.) To beget
Sirius(n.) The Dog Star.
Sirloin(n.) A loin of beef, or a part of a loin.
Sirocco(n.) An oppressive, relaxing wind from the Libyan deserts, chiefly experienced in Italy, Malta, and Sicily
Sirrah(n.) A term of address implying inferiority and used in anger, contempt, reproach, or disrespectful familiarity, addressed to a man or boy, but sometimes to a woman
Sirvente(n.) A peculiar species of poetry, for the most part devoted to moral and religious topics, and commonly satirical
Sis(n.) A colloquial abbreviation of Sister.
Siskin(n.) A small green and yellow European finch (Spinus spinus, or Carduelis spinus)
Sister(n.) A female who has the same parents with another person, or who has one of them only. In the latter case, she is more definitely called a half sister
(v. t.) To be sister to
Sistine(a.) Of or pertaining to Pope Sixtus.
Sisyphean(a.) Relating to Sisyphus
Sisyphus(n.) A king of Corinth, son of Aeolus, famed for his cunning. He was killed by Theseus, and in the lower world was condemned by Pluto to roll to the top of a hill a huge stone, which constantly rolled back again, making his task incessant
Sit(v. t.) To be adjusted
Site(n.) A place fitted or chosen for any certain permanent use or occupation
Sitfast(a.) Fixed
(n.) A callosity with inflamed edges, on the back of a horse, under the saddle.
Sith(prep., adv., & conj.) Since
Sitology(n.) A treatise on the regulation of the diet
Sitter(n.) A bird that sits or incubates.
Sitting(a.) Being in the state, or the position, of one who, or that which, sits.
(n.) A brooding over eggs for hatching, as by fowls.
Situate(v. t.) To place.
Situation(n.) Manner in which an object is placed
Situs(n.) The method in which the parts of a plant are arranged
Siva(n.) One of the triad of Hindoo gods. He is the avenger or destroyer, and in modern worship symbolizes the reproductive power of nature
Six(a.) One more than five
(n.) A symbol representing six units, as 6, vi., or VI.
Sixfold(a.) Six times repeated
Sixteen(a.) Six and ten
(n.) A symbol representing sixteen units, as 16, or xvi.
Sixth(a.) Constituting or being one of six equal parts into which anything is divided.
(n.) The interval embracing six diatonic degrees of the scale.
Sixtieth(a.) Constituting or being one one of sixty equal parts into which anything is divided.
(n.) The next in order after the fifty-ninth
Sixty(a.) Six times ten
(n.) A symbol representing sixty units, as 60, lx., or LX.
Sizable(a.) Being of reasonable or suitable size
Sizar(n.) One of a body of students in the universities of Cambridge (Eng.) and Dublin, who, having passed a certain examination, are exempted from paying college fees and charges
Size(n.) A conventional relative measure of dimension, as for shoes, gloves, and other articles made up for sale
(v. i.) Any viscous substance, as gilder's varnish.
(v. t.) To adjust or arrange according to size or bulk.
Sizing(n.) Act of covering or treating with size.
Sizzle(n.) A hissing sound, as of something frying over a fire.
(v. i.) To make a hissing sound
Skat(n.) A three-handed card game played with 32 cards, of which two constitute the skat (sense 2), or widow
Skean(n.) A knife or short dagger, esp. that in use among the Highlanders of Scotland.
Skedaddle(v. i.) To betake one's self to flight, as if in a panic
Skeet(n.) A scoop with a long handle, used to wash the sides of a vessel, and formerly to wet the sails or deck
Skeg(n.) A kind of oats.
Skein(n.) A flight of wild fowl (wild geese or the like).
Skeletal(a.) Pertaining to the skeleton.
Skeleton(a.) Consisting of, or resembling, a skeleton
(n.) A very thin or lean person.
Skeptic(n.) A doubter as to whether any fact or truth can be certainly known
Skerry(n.) A rocky isle
Sketch(n.) An outline or general delineation of anything
(v. i.) To make sketches, as of landscapes.
Skew(a.) Turned or twisted to one side
(adv.) Awry
(n.) A stone at the foot of the slope of a gable, the offset of a buttress, or the like, cut with a sloping surface and with a check to receive the coping stones and retain them in place
(v. i.) To look obliquely
Skid(n.) A piece of timber used as a support, or to receive pressure.
(v.) Act of skidding
(v. i.) To fail to grip the roadway
(v. t.) To check with a skid, as wagon wheels.
Skiff(n.) A small, light boat.
(v. t.) To navigate in a skiff.
Skill(n.) Any particular art.
(v. i.) To be knowing
(v. t.) To know
Skim(a.) Contraction of Skimming and Skimmed.
(v. i.) To hasten along with superficial attention.
Skin(n.) A vessel made of skin, used for holding liquids.
(v. i.) To become covered with skin
(v. t.) To cover with skin, or as with skin
Skip(n.) A basket.
(v. t.) To cause to skip
Skirl(n.) A shrill cry or sound.
(v. t.& i.) To utter in a shrill tone
Skirmish(v. i.) A slight contest.
Skirr(n.) A tern.
(v. i.) To scour
(v. t.) To ramble over in order to clear
Skirting(n.) A skirting board.
Skit(n.) A reflection
(v. t.) To cast reflections on
Skive(n.) The iron lap used by diamond polishers in finishing the facets of the gem.
(v. t.) To pare or shave off the rough or thick parts of (hides or leather).
Skulk(v. i.) To hide, or get out of the way, in a sneaking manner
Skull(n.) A covering for the head
Skunk(n.) Any one of several species of American musteline carnivores of the genus Mephitis and allied genera
(v. t.) In games of chance and skill: To defeat (an opponent) (as in cards) so that he fails to gain a point, or (in checkers) to get a king
Sky(n.) A cloud.
(v. t.) To hang (a picture on exhibition) near the top of a wall, where it can not be well seen.
Skylark(n.) A lark that mounts and sings as it files, especially the common species (Alauda arvensis) found in Europe and in some parts of Asia, and celebrated for its melodious song
Skylight(n.) A window placed in the roof of a building, in the ceiling of a room, or in the deck of a ship, for the admission of light from above
Skyrocket(n.) A rocket that ascends high and burns as it flies
Skysail(n.) The sail set next above the royal.
Skyscraper(n.) A name for the one of the fancy sails alleged to have been sometimes set above the skysail
Skyward(a. & adv.) Toward the sky.
Slab(a.) Thick
(n.) An outside piece taken from a log or timber in sawing it into boards, planks, etc.
Slack(adv.) Slackly
(n.) A valley, or small, shallow dell.
(superl.) Lax
Slag(n.) A product of smelting, containing, mostly as silicates, the substances not sought to be produced as matte or metal, and having a lower specific gravity than the latter
(v. i. & t.) To form, or form into, a slag
(v. t.) The dross, or recrement, of a metal
Slain(p. p.) of Slay
Slake(a.) To allay
(v. i.) To abate
Slam(n.) The act of one who, or that which, slams.
(v. i.) To come or swing against something, or to shut, with sudden force so as to produce a shock and noise
(v. t.) To defeat (opponents at cards) by winning all the tricks of a deal or a hand.
Slander(n.) A false tale or report maliciously uttered, tending to injure the reputation of another
(v. t.) To bring discredit or shame upon by one's acts.
Slang(n.) A fetter worn on the leg by a convict.
(v. t.) To address with slang or ribaldry
Slant(n.) An oblique reflection or gibe
(v. i.) Inclined from a direct line, whether horizontal or perpendicular
(v. t.) To turn from a direct line
Slap(n.) A blow, esp. one given with the open hand, or with something broad.
(v. t.) To strike with the open hand, or with something broad.
Slash(n.) A large slit in the material of any garment, made to show the lining through the openings.
(v. i.) To strike violently and at random, esp. with an edged instrument
(v. t.) To crack or snap, as a whip.
Slat(n.) A thin, narrow strip or bar of wood or metal
(v. t.) To set on
Slaughter(v. t.) The act of killing.
Slav(n.) One of a race of people occupying a large part of Eastern and Northern Europe, including the Russians, Bulgarians, Roumanians, Servo-Croats, Slovenes, Poles, Czechs, Wends or Sorbs, Slovaks, etc
Slaw(n.) Sliced cabbage served as a salad, cooked or uncooked.
Slay(v. t.) To put to death with a weapon, or by violence
Sle(v. t.) To slay.
Sleazy(a.) Wanting firmness of texture or substance
Sled(n.) A small, light vehicle with runners, used, mostly by young persons, for sliding on snow or ice
(v. t.) To convey or transport on a sled
Sleek(adv.) With ease and dexterity.
(n.) A slick.
(superl.) Having an even, smooth surface
(v. t.) To make even and smooth
Sleep(v. i.) A natural and healthy, but temporary and periodical, suspension of the functions of the organs of sense, as well as of those of the voluntary and rational soul
(v. t.) To be slumbering in
Sleet(n.) Hail or snow, mingled with rain, usually falling, or driven by the wind, in fine particles.
(v. i.) To snow or hail with a mixture of rain.
Sleeve(n.) A double tube of copper, in section like the figure 8, into which the ends of bare wires are pushed so that when the tube is twisted an electrical connection is made
(v. t.) To furnish with sleeves
Sleigh(a.) Sly.
(n.) A vehicle moved on runners, and used for transporting persons or goods on snow or ice
Slender(superl.) Moderate
Slept(imp. & p. p.) of Sleep
Sleuth(n.) The track of man or beast as followed by the scent.
Slew(imp.) of Slay
(n.) A wet place
Slice(v. t.) A broad, thin piece of plaster.
Slick(a.) Sleek
(n.) A slick, or smooth and slippery, surface or place
(v. t.) To make sleek or smoth.
Slide(n.) A clasp or brooch for a belt, or the like.
(v. t.) Especially, to move over snow or ice with a smooth, uninterrupted motion, as on a sled moving by the force of gravity, or on the feet
Sliding(a.) Slippery
Slight(adv.) Slightly.
(n.) Sleight.
(superl.) Foolish
(v. t.) To disregard, as of little value and unworthy of notice
Slim(superl.) Of small diameter or thickness in proportion to the height or length
Sling(n.) A drink composed of spirit (usually gin) and water sweetened.
(v. t.) A band of rope or iron for securing a yard to a mast
Slink(a.) Produced prematurely
(n.) A thievish fellow
(v. t.) To cast prematurely
Slip(n.) A child's pinafore.
(v. t.) To bring forth (young) prematurely
Slit(imp. & p. p.) of Slit
(n.) A long cut
Sliver(n.) A long piece cut ot rent off
(v. t.) To cut or divide into long, thin pieces, or into very small pieces
Slobber(n.) A jellyfish.
Sloe(n.) A small, bitter, wild European plum, the fruit of the blackthorn (Prunus spinosa)
Slog(v. t.) To hit hard, esp. with little attention to aim or the like, as in cricket or boxing
Sloop(n.) A vessel having one mast and fore-and-aft rig, consisting of a boom-and-gaff mainsail, jibs, staysail, and gaff topsail
Slop(n.) Dirty water
(v. i.) A loose lower garment
(v. t.) To cause to overflow, as a liquid, by the motion of the vessel containing it
Slot(n.) A bolt or bar for fastening a door.
(v. t.) To shut with violence
Slouch(n.) A hanging down of the head
(v. i.) To droop, as the head.
(v. t.) To cause to hang down
Slough(a.) Slow.
(n.) A place of deep mud or mire
(v. i.) To form a slough
(v. t.) To cast off
Slovenly(adv.) a slovenly manner.
Slow(adv.) Slowly.
(n.) A moth.
(superl.) Behind in time
(v. i.) To go slower
(v. t.) To render slow
Slub(n.) A roll of wool slightly twisted
(v. t.) To draw out and twist slightly
Sludge(n.) Anything resembling mud or slush
Slue(n.) A slough
(v. i.) To turn about
(v. t.) In general, to turn about
Slug(n.) A drone
(v. i.) To become reduced in diameter, or changed in shape, by passing from a larger to a smaller part of the bore of the barrel
(v. t.) To load with a slug or slugs
Sluice(n.) A long box or trough through which water flows
(v. t.) To emit by, or as by, flood gates.
Slum(n.) A foul back street of a city, especially one filled with a poor, dirty, degraded, and often vicious population
(v. i.) To visit or frequent slums, esp. out of curiosity, or for purposes of study, etc.
Slung(imp.) of Sling
(p. p.) of Sling
Slunk(imp.) of Slink
(p. p.) of Slink
Slur(n.) A mark, thus
(v. t.) To blur or double, as an impression from type
Slush(n.) A mixture of snow and water
(v. t.) To paint with a mixture of white lead and lime.
Sly(adv.) Slyly.
(v. t.) Artfully cunning
Slyboots(n.) A humerous appellation for a sly, cunning, or waggish person.
Slype(n.) A narrow passage between two buildings, as between the transept and chapter house of a monastery
Smack(adv.) As if with a smack or slap.
(n.) A small sailing vessel, commonly rigged as a sloop, used chiefly in the coasting and fishing trade
(v. i.) A loud kiss
(v. t.) To kiss with a sharp noise
Small(adv.) In or to small extent, quantity, or degree
(superl.) Being of slight consequence
(v. t.) To make little or less.
Smalt(v. t.) A deep blue pigment or coloring material used in various arts. It is a vitreous substance made of cobalt, potash, and calcined quartz fused, and reduced to a powder
Smaragd(n.) The emerald.
Smart(v. i.) Accomplishing, or able to accomplish, results quickly
(v. t.) To cause a smart in.
Smash(n.) A breaking or dashing to pieces
(v. i.) To break up, or to pieces suddenly, as the result of collision or pressure.
(v. t.) To break in pieces by violence
Smatter(n.) Superficial knowledge
(v. i.) To have a slight taste, or a slight, superficial knowledge, of anything
(v. t.) To gain a slight taste of
Smear(n.) A fat, oily substance
Smectite(n.) A hydrous silicate of alumina, of a greenish color, which, in certain states of humidity, appears transparent and almost gelatinous
Smegma(n.) The cheesy, sebaceous matter which collects between the glans penis and the foreskin.
Smell(n.) To detect or perceive, as if by the sense of smell
(v. i.) To affect the olfactory nerves
(v. t.) The quality of any thing or substance, or emanation therefrom, which affects the olfactory organs
Smelt(n.) A gull
(v. i.) To melt or fuse, as, ore, for the purpose of separating and refining the metal
Smew(n.) small European merganser (Mergus albellus) which has a white crest
Smilax(n.) A delicate trailing plant (Myrsiphyllum asparagoides) much used for decoration. It is a native of the Cape of Good Hope
Smile(v. i.) A somewhat similar expression of countenance, indicative of satisfaction combined with malevolent feelings, as contempt, scorn, etc
(v. t.) To affect in a certain way with a smile.
Smilodon(n.) An extinct genus of saber-toothed tigers.
Smirch(n.) A smutch
(v. t.) To smear with something which stains, or makes dirty
Smirk(a.) Nice,
(n.) A forced or affected smile
(v. i.) To smile in an affected or conceited manner
Smite(n.) The act of smiting
(v. i.) To strike
(v. t.) To afflict
Smith(n.) One who forges with the hammer
Smitten(p. p.) of Smite
Smock(a.) Of or pertaining to a smock
(n.) A blouse
(v. t.) To provide with, or clothe in, a smock or a smock frock.
Smoke(n.) Anything unsubstantial, as idle talk.
(v. t.) To apply smoke to
Smoky(superl.) Emitting smoke, esp. in large quantities or in an offensive manner
Smolt(n.) A young salmon two or three years old, when it has acquired its silvery color.
Smooth(a.) To ease
(adv.) Smoothly.
(n.) That which is smooth
(superl.) Bland
(v. i.) To flatter
Smote(imp.) of Smite
Smother(n.) That which smothers or causes a sensation of smothering, as smoke, fog, the foam of the sea, a confused multitude of things
(v. i.) To be suffocated or stifled.
(v. t.) A state of suppression.
Smoulder(n.) Smoke
(v. t.) To smother
Smudge(n.) A heap of damp combustibles partially ignited and burning slowly, placed on the windward side of a house, tent, or the like, in order, by the thick smoke, to keep off mosquitoes or other insects
(v. t.) To smear
Smug(a.) Studiously neat or nice, especially in dress
(v. t.) To make smug, or spruce.
Smut(v. i.) To gather smut
(v. t.) An affection of cereal grains producing a swelling which is at length resolved into a powdery sooty mass
Snack(v. t.) A share
Snaffle(n.) A kind of bridle bit, having a joint in the part to be placed in the mouth, and rings and cheek pieces at the ends, but having no curb
(v. t.) To put a snaffle in the mouth of
Snag(n.) A stump or base of a branch that has been lopped off
(v. t.) To cut the snags or branches from, as the stem of a tree
Snail(n.) Any gastropod having a general resemblance to the true snails, including fresh-water and marine species
Snake(n.) Any species of the order Ophidia
(v. i.) To crawl like a snake.
(v. t.) To drag or draw, as a snake from a hole
Snaky(a.) Covered with serpents
Snap(a.) Done, performed, made, executed, carried through, or the like, quickly and without deliberation
(n.) Any task, labor, set of circumstances, or the like, that yields satisfactory results or gives pleasure with little trouble or effort, as an easy course of study, a job where work is light, a bargain, etc
(v. i.) Of the eyes, to emit sudden, brief sparkles like those of a snapping fire, as sometimes in anger
(v. t.) A greedy fellow.
Snare(n.) A contrivance, often consisting of a noose of cord, or the like, by which a bird or other animal may be entangled and caught
(v. t.) To catch with a snare
Snarl(n.) A knot or complication of hair, thread, or the like, difficult to disentangle
(v. i.) To growl, as an angry or surly dog
(v. t.) To embarrass
Sneak(imp. & p. p.) To act in a stealthy and cowardly manner
(n.) A ball bowled so as to roll along the ground
(v. i.) To creep or steal (away or about) privately
(v. t.) To hide, esp. in a mean or cowardly manner.
Sneer(n.) A smile, grin, or contortion of the face, indicative of contempt
(v. i.) To inssinuate contempt by a covert expression
(v. t.) To treat with sneers
Sneeze(n.) A sudden and violent ejection of air with an audible sound, chiefly through the nose.
(v. i.) To emit air, chiefly through the nose, audibly and violently, by a kind of involuntary convulsive force, occasioned by irritation of the inner membrane of the nose
Snell(a.) Active
(n.) A short line of horsehair, gut, etc., by which a fishhook is attached to a longer line.
Snick(n.) A knot or irregularity in yarn.
(v. t.) To cut slightly
Snide(a.) Tricky
Sniff(n.) The act of sniffing
(v. t.) To draw air audibly up the nose
Sniggle(v. i.) To fish for eels by thrusting the baited hook into their holes or hiding places.
(v. t.) To catch, as an eel, by sniggling
Snip(n.) A share
(v. t.) To cut off the nip or neb of, or to cut off at once with shears or scissors
Snivel(v. i.) Mucus from the nose
Snob(n.) A journeyman shoemaker.
Snood(n.) A short line (often of horsehair) connecting a fishing line with the hook
(v. t.) To bind or braid up, as the hair, with a snood.
Snook(n.) A large perchlike marine food fish (Centropomus undecimalis) found both on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of tropical America
(v. i.) To lurk
Snooze(n.) A short sleep
(v. i.) To doze
Snore(n.) A harsh nasal noise made in sleep.
(v. i.) To breathe with a rough, hoarse, nasal voice in sleep.
Snort(n.) The act of snorting
(v. i.) To force the air with violence through the nose, so as to make a noise, as do high-spirited horsed in prancing and play
(v. t.) To expel throught the nostrils with a snort
Snout(n.) The anterior prolongation of the head of a gastropod
(v. t.) To furnish with a nozzle or point.
Snow(n.) A square-rigged vessel, differing from a brig only in that she has a trysail mast close abaft the mainmast, on which a large trysail is hoisted
(v. i.) To fall in or as snow
(v. t.) To scatter like snow
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