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Run(a.) Melted, or made from molten material
(n.) A continuing urgent demand
(p. p.) of Run
(v. i.) To be charged with, or to contain much of, while flowing
(v. t.) To cause to run (in the various senses of Run, v. i.)
Runaway(a.) Accomplished by running away or elopement, or during flight
(n.) One who, or that which, flees from danger, duty, restraint, etc.
Rune(n.) A letter, or character, belonging to the written language of the ancient Norsemen, or Scandinavians
Rung(n.) A floor timber in a ship.
(p. p.) of Ring
Runlet(n.) A little run or stream
Runnel(n.) A rivulet or small brook.
Runner(n.) A detective.
Running(a.) Continuous
(n.) That which runs or flows
Runway(n.) The beaten path made by deer or other animals in passing to and from their feeding grounds
Rupee(n.) A silver coin, and money of account, in the East Indies.
Rupture(n.) A bursting open, as of a steam boiler, in a less sudden manner than by explosion.
(v. i.) To suffer a breach or disruption.
(v. t.) To part by violence
Rural(a.) Of or pertaining to agriculture
Ruse(n.) An artifice
Rush(n.) A moving forward with rapidity and force or eagerness
(v. i.) To enter into something with undue haste and eagerness, or without due deliberation and preparation
(v. t.) To push or urge forward with impetuosity or violence
Rusk(n.) A kind of light, hard cake or bread, as for stores.
Russ(a.) Of or pertaining to the Russians.
(n. sing. & pl.) A Russian, or the Russians.
Rust(n.) A composition used in making a rust joint.
(v. i.) To be affected with the parasitic fungus called rust
(v. t.) To cause to contract rust
Rut(n.) A track worn by a wheel or by habitual passage of anything
(v. i.) To have a strong sexual impulse at the reproductive period
(v. t.) To cover in copulation.
Ruth(v.) Sorrow for the misery of another
Rutilant(a.) Having a reddish glow
Rutile(n.) A mineral usually of a reddish brown color, and brilliant metallic adamantine luster, occurring in tetragonal crystals
Rutty(a.) Full of ruts
Rye(n.) A disease in a hawk.
Sabadilla(n.) A Mexican liliaceous plant (Schoenocaulon officinale)
Sabbat(n.) In mediaeval demonology, the nocturnal assembly in which demons and sorcerers were thought to celebrate their orgies
Sabine(a.) Of or pertaining to the ancient Sabines, a people of Italy.
(n.) One of the Sabine people.
Sable(a.) Of the color of the sable's fur
(n.) A carnivorous animal of the Weasel family (Mustela zibellina) native of the northern latitudes of Europe, Asia, and America
(v. t.) To render sable or dark
Sabot(n.) A kind of wooden shoe worn by the peasantry in France, Belgium, Sweden, and some other European countries
Sabre(n.) A sword with a broad and heavy blade, thick at the back, and usually more or less curved like a scimiter
(v. t.) To strike, cut, or kill with a saber
Sabulous(a.) Sandy
Sac(n.) A cavity, bag, or receptacle, usually containing fluid, and either closed, or opening into another cavity to the exterior
Saccade(n.) A sudden, violent check of a horse by drawing or twitching the reins on a sudden and with one pull
Saccate(a.) Having the form of a sack or pouch
Saccharate(n.) A salt of saccharic acid.
Saccharify(v. t.) To convert into, or to impregnate with, sugar.
Saccharimeter(n.) An instrument for ascertaining the quantity of saccharine matter in any solution, as the juice of a plant, or brewers' and distillers' worts
Saccharin(n.) A bitter white crystalline substance obtained from the saccharinates and regarded as the lactone of saccharinic acid
Saccharometer(n.) A saccharimeter.
Saccharose(n.) Cane sugar
Saccular(a.) Like a sac
Saccule(n.) A little sac
Sacerdotal(a.) Of or pertaining to priests, or to the order of priests
Sachem(n.) A chief of a tribe of the American Indians
Sachet(n.) A scent bag, or perfume cushion, to be laid among handkerchiefs, garments, etc., to perfume them
Sack(n.) A bag for holding and carrying goods of any kind
(v. t.) To bear or carry in a sack upon the back or the shoulders.
Sacral(a.) Of or pertaining to the sacrum
Sacrament(n.) One of the solemn religious ordinances enjoined by Christ, the head of the Christian church, to be observed by his followers
(v. t.) To bind by an oath.
Sacrarium(n.) A sort of family chapel in the houses of the Romans, devoted to a special divinity.
Sacred(a.) Consecrated
Sacrifice(n.) Anything consecrated and offered to God, or to a divinity
(v. i.) To make offerings to God, or to a deity, of things consumed on the altar
Sacrificial(a.) Of or pertaining to sacrifice or sacrifices
Sacrilege(n.) The sin or crime of violating or profaning sacred things
Sacrilegious(a.) Violating sacred things
Sacristan(n.) An officer of the church who has the care of the utensils or movables, and of the church in general
Sacristy(n.) An apartment in a church where the sacred utensils, vestments, etc., are kept
Sacrosanct(a.) Sacred
Sacrum(n.) That part of the vertebral column which is directly connected with, or forms a part of, the pelvis
Sad(supperl.) Affected with grief or unhappiness
(v. t.) To make sorrowful
Sadden(v. i.) To become, or be made, sad.
(v. t.) To make dull- or sad-colored, as cloth.
Saddle(n.) A block of wood, usually fastened to some spar, and shaped to receive the end of another spar
(v. t.) Hence: To fix as a charge or burden upon
Sadducee(n.) One of a sect among the ancient Jews, who denied the resurrection, a future state, and the existence of angels
Sadiron(n.) An iron for smoothing clothes
Safe(n.) A place for keeping things in safety.
(superl.) Conferring safety
(v. t.) To render safe
Safflower(n.) A dyestuff from these flowers.
Saffron(a.) Having the color of the stigmas of saffron flowers
(n.) A bulbous iridaceous plant (Crocus sativus) having blue flowers with large yellow stigmas
(v. t.) To give color and flavor to, as by means of saffron
Safranine(n.) An orange-red nitrogenous dyestuff produced artificially by oxidizing certain aniline derivatives, and used in dyeing silk and wool
Sag(n.) State of sinking or bending
(v. t.) To cause to bend or give way
Saga(n.) A Scandinavian legend, or heroic or mythic tradition, among the Norsemen and kindred people
Sage(n.) A suffruticose labiate plant (Salvia officinalis) with grayish green foliage, much used in flavoring meats, etc
(superl.) Grave
Sagitta(n.) A genus of transparent, free-swimming marine worms having lateral and caudal fins, and capable of swimming rapidly
Sago(n.) A dry granulated starch imported from the East Indies, much used for making puddings and as an article of diet for the sick
Said(a.) Before-mentioned
(imp. & p. p.) of Say
Saiga(n.) An antelope (Saiga Tartarica) native of the plains of Siberia and Eastern Russia. The male has erect annulated horns, and tufts of long hair beneath the eyes and ears
Sail(n.) An extent of canvas or other fabric by means of which the wind is made serviceable as a power for propelling vessels through the water
(v. t.) To direct or manage the motion of, as a vessel
Sainfoin(n.) A kind of tick trefoil (Desmodium Canadense).
Saint(n.) A person sanctified
(v. i.) To act or live as a saint.
(v. t.) To make a saint of
Saiva(n.) One of an important religious sect in India which regards Siva with peculiar veneration.
Sake(n.) Final cause
Saki(n.) Any one of several species of South American monkeys of the genus Pithecia. They have large ears, and a long hairy tail which is not prehensile
Sal(n.) An East Indian timber tree (Shorea robusta), much used for building purposes. It is of a light brown color, close-grained, heavy, and durable
Salaam(v. i.) To make or perform a salam.
Salable(a.) Capable of being sold
Salacious(n.) Having a propensity to venery
Salad(n.) A dish composed of chopped meat or fish, esp. chicken or lobster, mixed with lettuce or other vegetables, and seasoned with oil, vinegar, mustard, and other condiments
Salamander(n.) A culinary utensil of metal with a plate or disk which is heated, and held over pastry, etc
Salaried(a.) Receiving a salary
Sale(v. t.) Opportunity of selling
Salian(a.) Denoting a tribe of Franks who established themselves early in the fourth century on the river Sala
(n.) A Salian Frank.
Salic(a.) Of or pertaining to the Salian Franks, or to the Salic law so called.
Salience(n.) The quality or condition of being salient
Salient(a.) A salient angle or part
(v. i.) Hence, figuratively, forcing itself on the attention
Saliferous(a.) Producing, or impregnated with, salt.
Salimeter(n.) An instrument for measuring the amount of salt present in any given solution.
Salina(a.) A salt marsh, or salt pond, inclosed from the sea.
Saline(a.) A salt spring
(n.) A crude potash obtained from beet-root residues and other similar sources.
Salinometer(n.) A salimeter.
Salique(a.) Salic.
Saliva(n.) The secretion from the salivary glands.
Sallet(n.) A light kind of helmet, with or without a visor, introduced during the 15th century.
Sallow(n.) A name given to certain species of willow, especially those which do not have flexible shoots, as Salix caprea, S
(superl.) Having a yellowish color
(v. t.) To tinge with sallowness.
Sally(v.) A flight of fancy, liveliness, wit, or the like
(v. i.) To leap or rush out
Salmagundi(n.) A mixture of chopped meat and pickled herring, with oil, vinegar, pepper, and onions.
Salmon(a.) Of a reddish yellow or orange color, like that of the flesh of the salmon.
(v.) Any one of several species of fishes of the genus Salmo and allied genera. The common salmon (Salmo salar) of Northern Europe and Eastern North America, and the California salmon, or quinnat, are the most important species
Salon(n.) An apartment for the reception and exhibition of works of art
Saloon(n.) A spacious and elegant apartment for the reception of company or for works of art
Saloop(n.) An aromatic drink prepared from sassafras bark and other ingredients, at one time much used in London
Salp(n.) Any species of Salpa, or of the family Salpidae.
Salt(n.) A dish for salt at table
(v. i.) To deposit salt as a saline solution
(v. t.) To fill with salt between the timbers and planks, as a ship, for the preservation of the timber
Salubrious(a.) Favorable to health
Salutary(a.) Promotive of, or contributing to, some beneficial purpose
Salutation(n.) The act of saluting, or paying respect or reverence, by the customary words or actions
Salutatorian(n.) The student who pronounces the salutatory oration at the annual Commencement or like exercises of a college
Salutatory(a.) Containing or expressing salutations
(n.) A place for saluting or greeting
Salute(v.) A sign, token, or ceremony, expressing good will, compliment, or respect, as a kiss, a bow, etc
(v. t.) Hence, to give a sign of good will
Salvable(a.) Capable of being saved
Salvage(a. & n.) Savage.
(n.) That part of the property that survives the peril and is saved.
Salvation(n.) Saving power
Salve(interj.) Hail!
(n.) An adhesive composition or substance to be applied to wounds or sores
(v. t.) To say "Salve" to
(v. t. & i.) To save, as a ship or goods, from the perils of the sea.
Salvia(n.) A genus of plants including the sage.
Salvific(a.) Tending to save or secure safety.
Salvo(n.) A concentrated fire from pieces of artillery, as in endeavoring to make a break in a fortification
Sam(a.) Together.
Samara(n.) A dry, indehiscent, usually one-seeded, winged fruit, as that of the ash, maple, and elm
Samaritan(a.) Of or pertaining to Samaria, in Palestine.
(n.) A native or inhabitant of Samaria
Samarium(n.) A rare metallic element of doubtful identity.
Samarskite(a.) A rare mineral having a velvet-black color and submetallic luster. It is a niobate of uranium, iron, and the yttrium and cerium metals
Sambo(n.) A colloquial or humorous appellation for a negro
Sambur(n.) An East Indian deer (Rusa Aristotelis) having a mane on its neck. Its antlers have but three prongs
Same(v. i.) Just mentioned, or just about to be mentioned.
Samian(a.) Of or pertaining to the island of Samos.
(n.) A native or inhabitant of Samos.
Samiel(n.) A hot and destructive wind that sometimes blows, in Turkey, from the desert. It is identical with the simoom of Arabia and the kamsin of Syria
Samisen(n.) A Japanese musical instrument with three strings, resembling a guitar or banjo.
Samite(a.) A species of silk stuff, or taffeta, generally interwoven with gold.
Samlet(n.) The parr.
Samoan(a.) Of or pertaining to the Samoan Islands (formerly called Navigators' Islands) in the South Pacific Ocean, or their inhabitants
(n.) An inhabitant of the Samoan Islands.
Samovar(n.) A metal urn used in Russia for making tea. It is filled with water, which is heated by charcoal placed in a pipe, with chimney attached, which passes through the urn
Samp(n.) An article of food consisting of maize broken or bruised, which is cooked by boiling, and usually eaten with milk
Samson(n.) An Israelite of Bible record (see Judges xiii.), distinguished for his great strength
Samurai(n. pl. & sing.) In the former feudal system of Japan, the class or a member of the class, of military retainers of the daimios, constituting the gentry or lesser nobility
Sanative(a.) Having the power to cure or heal
Sanatorium(n.) An establishment for the treatment of the sick
Sanbenito(n.) A garnment or cap, or sometimes both, painted with flames, figures, etc., and worn by persons who had been examined by the Inquisition and were brought forth for punishment at the auto-da-fe
Sanctify(v. t.) To impart or impute sacredness, venerableness, inviolability, title to reverence and respect, or the like, to
Sanctimonious(a.) Making a show of sanctity
Sanction(n.) Anything done or said to enforce the will, law, or authority of another
(v. t.) To give sanction to
Sanctity(n.) A saint or holy being.
Sanctuary(n.) A house consecrated to the worship of God
Sanctum(n.) A sacred place
Sanctus(n.) An anthem composed for these words.
Sand(n.) A single particle of such stone.
(v. t.) To bury (oysters) beneath drifting sand or mud.
Sane(a.) Being in a healthy condition
Sangaree(n.) Wine and water sweetened and spiced
Sanguinaria(n.) A genus of plants of the Poppy family.
Sanguinary(a.) Attended with much bloodshed
Sanguine(a.) Anticipating the best
(n.) Anything of a blood-red color, as cloth.
(v. t.) To stain with blood
Sanicle(n.) Any plant of the umbelliferous genus Sanicula, reputed to have healing powers.
Sanidine(n.) A variety of orthoclase feldspar common in certain eruptive rocks, as trachyte
Sanitarian(a.) Of or pertaining to health, or the laws of health
(n.) An advocate of sanitary measures
Sanitarium(n.) A health station or retreat
Sanitary(a.) Of or pertaining to health
Sanitation(n.) The act of rendering sanitary
Sanity(n.) The condition or quality of being sane
Sankhya(n.) A Hindoo system of philosophy which refers all things to soul and a rootless germ called prakriti, consisting of three elements, goodness, passion, and darkness
Sannup(n.) A male Indian
Sans(prep.) Without
Santonin(n.) A white crystalline substance having a bitter taste, extracted from the buds of levant wormseed and used as an anthelmintic
Sap(n.) A narrow ditch or trench made from the foremost parallel toward the glacis or covert way of a besieged place by digging under cover of gabions, etc
(v. i.) To proceed by mining, or by secretly undermining
(v. t.) To make unstable or infirm
Sapajou(n.) Any one of several species of South American monkeys of the genus Cebus, having long and prehensile tails
Sapid(a.) Having the power of affecting the organs of taste
Sapient(a.) Wise
Sapindaceous(a.) Of or pertaining to an order of trees and shrubs (Sapindaceae), including the (typical) genus Sapindus, the maples, the margosa, and about seventy other genera
sapling(n.) A young tree.
Sapodilla(n.) A tall, evergeen, tropical American tree (Achras Sapota)
Saponaceous(a.) Resembling soap
Saponify(v. t.) To convert into soap, as tallow or any fat
Saponin(n.) A poisonous glucoside found in many plants, as in the root of soapwort (Saponaria), in the bark of soap bark (Quillaia), etc
Saponite(n.) A hydrous silicate of magnesia and alumina. It occurs in soft, soapy, amorphous masses, filling veins in serpentine and cavities in trap rock
Sapor(n.) Power of affecting the organs of taste
Sapota(n.) The sapodilla.
Sapper(n.) One who saps
Sapphic(a.) Belonging to, or in the manner of, Sappho
(n.) A Sapphic verse.
Sapphire(a.) Of or resembling sapphire
(n.) Any humming bird of the genus Hylocharis, native of South America. The throat and breast are usually bright blue
Sapphirine(n.) Resembling sapphire
Saprophagous(a.) Feeding on carrion.
Saprophyte(n.) Any plant growing on decayed animal or vegetable matter, as most fungi and some flowering plants with no green color, as the Indian pipe
Sapsago(n.) A kind of Swiss cheese, of a greenish color, flavored with melilot.
Sapwood(n.) The alburnum, or part of the wood of any exogenous tree next to the bark, being that portion of the tree through which the sap flows most freely
Saraband(n.) A slow Spanish dance of Saracenic origin, to an air in triple time
Saracen(n.) Anciently, an Arab
Sarcasm(n.) A keen, reproachful expression
Sarcenet(n.) A species of fine thin silk fabric, used for linings, etc.
Sarcoid(a.) Resembling flesh, or muscle
Sarcolemma(n.) The very thin transparent and apparently homogeneous sheath which incloses a striated muscular fiber
Sarcoma(n.) A tumor of fleshy consistence
Sarcophagus(n.) A coffin or chest-shaped tomb of the kind of stone described above
Sarcous(a.) Fleshy
Sard(n.) A variety of carnelian, of a rich reddish yellow or brownish red color.
Saree(n.) The principal garment of a Hindoo woman. It consists of a long piece of cloth, which is wrapped round the middle of the body, a portion being arranged to hang down in front, and the remainder passed across the bosom over the left shoulder
Sargasso(n.) The gulf weed.
Sargassum(n.) A genus of algae including the gulf weed.
Sarmentose(a.) Bearing sarments
Sarong(n.) A sort of petticoat worn by both sexes in Java and the Malay Archipelago.
Saros(n.) A Chaldean astronomical period or cycle, the length of which has been variously estimated from 3,600 years to 3,600 days, or a little short of 10 years
Sarracenia(n.) A genus of American perennial herbs growing in bogs
Sarsaparilla(n.) Any plant of several tropical American species of Smilax.
Sarsen(n.) One of the large sandstone blocks scattered over the English chalk downs
Sartorial(a.) Of or pertaining to a tailor or his work.
Sartorius(n.) A muscle of the thigh, called the tailor's muscle, which arises from the hip bone and is inserted just below the knee
Sash(n.) A scarf or band worn about the waist, over the shoulder, or otherwise
(v. t.) To adorn with a sash or scarf.
Sasin(n.) The Indian antelope (Antilope bezoartica, / cervicapra), noted for its beauty and swiftness
Sassafras(n.) An American tree of the Laurel family (Sassafras officinale)
Sat(imp.) of Sit
(p. p.) of Sit
Satan(n.) The grand adversary of man
Satchel(n.) A little sack or bag for carrying papers, books, or small articles of wearing apparel
Sate(v. t.) To satisfy the desire or appetite of
Satiate(a.) Filled to satiety
(v. t.) To full beyond natural desire
Satiety(n.) The state of being satiated or glutted
Satin(n.) A silk cloth, of a thick, close texture, and overshot woof, which has a glossy surface.
Satire(a.) A composition, generally poetical, holding up vice or folly to reprobation
Satirical(a.) Censorious
Satirist(n.) One who satirizes
Satirize(v. t.) To make the object of satire
Satisfaction(n.) Settlement of a claim, due, or demand
Satisfactory(a.) Giving or producing satisfaction
Satisfy(a.) In general, to fill up the measure of a want of (a person or a thing)
(v. i.) To give satisfaction
Satrap(n.) The governor of a province in ancient Persia
Saturable(a.) Capable of being saturated
Saturant(a.) Impregnating to the full
(n.) An antacid, as magnesia, used to correct acidity of the stomach.
Saturate(p. a.) Filled to repletion
(v. t.) To cause to become completely penetrated, impregnated, or soaked
Saturation(n.) Freedom from mixture or dilution with white
Saturday(n.) The seventh or last day of the week
Saturn(n.) One of the elder and principal deities, the son of Coelus and Terra (Heaven and Earth), and the father of Jupiter
Satyr(n.) Any one of many species of butterflies belonging to the family Nymphalidae. Their colors are commonly brown and gray, often with ocelli on the wings
Sauce(n.) A composition of condiments and appetizing ingredients eaten with food as a relish
(v. t.) To accompany with something intended to give a higher relish
Saucy(superl.) Expressive of, or characterized by, impudence
Sauerkraut(n.) Cabbage cut fine and allowed to ferment in a brine made of its own juice with salt
Sauger(n.) An American fresh-water food fish (Stizostedion Canadense)
Sault(n.) A rapid in some rivers
Saunter(n.) A sauntering, or a sauntering place.
(n. & v.) To wander or walk about idly and in a leisurely or lazy manner
Saurel(n.) Any carangoid fish of the genus Trachurus, especially T. trachurus, or T. saurus, of Europe and America, and T
Saurian(a.) Of or pertaining to, or of the nature of, the Sauria.
(n.) One of the Sauria.
Saury(n.) A slender marine fish (Scomberesox saurus) of Europe and America. It has long, thin, beaklike jaws
Sausage(n.) An article of food consisting of meat (esp. pork) minced and highly seasoned, and inclosed in a cylindrical case or skin usually made of the prepared intestine of some animal
Sauterne(n.) A white wine made in the district of Sauterne, France.
Savanna(n.) A tract of level land covered with the vegetable growth usually found in a damp soil and warm climate
Savant(a.) A man of learning
Save(a.) Except
(conj.) Except
(n.) The herb sage, or salvia.
(v. i.) To avoid unnecessary expense or expenditure
Saving(a.) Avoiding unnecessary expense or waste
(n.) Exception
(participle) With the exception of
Savior(v.) One who saves, preserves, or delivers from destruction or danger.
Savor(a.) Hence, specific flavor or quality
(n.) To have a particular smell or taste
(v. t.) To have the flavor or quality of
Savoy(n.) A variety of the common cabbage (Brassica oleracea major), having curled leaves
Saw(imp.) of See
(n.) An instrument for cutting or dividing substances, as wood, iron, etc., consisting of a thin blade, or plate, of steel, with a series of sharp teeth on the edge, which remove successive portions of the material by cutting and tearing
(v. i.) To be cut with a saw
(v. t.) Also used figuratively
Sawbones(n.) A nickname for a surgeon.
Sawbuck(n.) A sawhorse.
Sawdust(n.) Dust or small fragments of wood (or of stone, etc.) made by the cutting of a saw.
Sawfish(n.) Any one of several species of elasmobranch fishes of the genus Pristis. They have a sharklike form, but are more nearly allied to the rays
Sawfly(n.) Any one of numerous species of hymenopterous insects belonging to the family Tenthredinidae
Sawhorse(n.) A kind of rack, shaped like a double St. Andrew's cross, on which sticks of wood are laid for sawing by hand
Sawmill(n.) A mill for sawing, especially one for sawing timber or lumber.
Sawtooth(n.) An arctic seal (Lobodon carcinophaga), having the molars serrated
Sawyer(n.) A tree which has fallen into a stream so that its branches project above the surface, rising and falling with a rocking or swaying motion in the current
Sax(n.) A kind of chopping instrument for trimming the edges of roofing slates.
Saxatile(a.) Of or pertaining to rocks
Saxhorn(n.) A name given to a numerous family of brass wind instruments with valves, invented by Antoine Joseph Adolphe Sax (known as Adolphe Sax), of Belgium and Paris, and much used in military bands and in orchestras
Saxicolous(a.) Growing on rocks.
Saxifrage(n.) Any plant of the genus Saxifraga, mostly perennial herbs growing in crevices of rocks in mountainous regions
Saxon(a.) Anglo-Saxon.
(n.) Also used in the sense of Anglo-Saxon.
Saxophone(n.) A wind instrument of brass, containing a reed, and partaking of the qualities both of a brass instrument and of a clarinet
Say(imp.) Saw.
(n.) A delicate kind of serge, or woolen cloth.
(v. i.) To speak
(v. t.) A speech
Saying(n.) That which is said
Scabbard(n.) The case in which the blade of a sword, dagger, etc., is kept
(v. t.) To put in a scabbard.
Scabby(superl.) Affected with scabs
Scabies(n.) The itch.
Scabious(a.) Any plant of the genus Scabiosa, several of the species of which are common in Europe. They resemble the Compositae, and have similar heads of flowers, but the anthers are not connected
Scad(n.) A small carangoid fish (Trachurus saurus) abundant on the European coast, and less common on the American
Scaffold(n.) An accumulation of adherent, partly fused material forming a shelf, or dome-shaped obstruction, above the tuyeres in a blast furnace
(v. t.) To furnish or uphold with a scaffold.
Scagliola(n.) An imitation of any veined and ornamental stone, as marble, formed by a substratum of finely ground gypsum mixed with glue, the surface of which, while soft, is variegated with splinters of marble, spar, granite, etc
Scalable(a.) Capable of being scaled.
Scalar(n.) In the quaternion analysis, a quantity that has magnitude, but not direction
Scalawag(n.) A scamp
Scald(a.) Affected with the scab
(n.) A burn, or injury to the skin or flesh, by some hot liquid, or by steam.
(v. t.) To burn with hot liquid or steam
Scale(n.) A basis for a numeral system
(v. i.) To lead up by steps
(v. t.) To clean, as the inside of a cannon, by the explosion of a small quantity of powder.
Scaling(a.) Adapted for removing scales, as from a fish
Scallion(n.) A kind of small onion (Allium Ascalonicum), native of Palestine
Scallop(n.) Any one of numerous species of marine bivalve mollusks of the genus Pecten and allied genera of the family Pectinidae
(v. t.) To mark or cut the edge or border of into segments of circles, like the edge or surface of a scallop shell
Scalp(n.) A bed of oysters or mussels.
(v. i.) To make a small, quick profit by slight fluctuations of the market
(v. t.) To brush the hairs or fuzz from, as wheat grains, in the process of high milling.
Scaly(a.) Composed of scales lying over each other
Scammony(n.) An inspissated sap obtained from the root of the Convolvulus Scammonia, of a blackish gray color, a nauseous smell like that of old cheese, and a somewhat acrid taste
Scamp(a.) To perform in a hasty, neglectful, or imperfect manner
(n.) A rascal
Scan(v. t.) To mount by steps
Scape(n.) A freak
(v. t. & i.) To escape.
Scaphoid(a.) Resembling a boat in form
(n.) The scaphoid bone.
Scapolite(n.) A grayish white mineral occuring in tetragonal crystals and in cleavable masses. It is essentially a silicate of alumina and soda
Scapula(n.) One of the plates from which the arms of a crinoid arise.
Scar(n.) A marine food fish, the scarus, or parrot fish.
(v. i.) To form a scar.
(v. t.) To mark with a scar or scars.
Scat(interj.) Go away
Scaup(n.) A bed or stratum of shellfish
Scaur(n.) A precipitous bank or rock
Scavenge(v. i.) To remove the burned gases from the cylinder after a working stroke
(v. t.) To cleanse, as streets, from filth.
Scena(n.) An accompanied dramatic recitative, interspersed with passages of melody, or followed by a full aria
Scene(n.) A landscape, or part of a landscape
(v. t.) To exhibit as a scene
Scenography(n.) The art or act of representing a body on a perspective plane
Scent(n.) Specifically, the odor left by an animal on the ground in passing over it
(v. i.) To have a smell.
(v. t.) To imbue or fill with odor
Sceptre(n.) A staff or baton borne by a sovereign, as a ceremonial badge or emblem of authority
(v. t.) To endow with the scepter, or emblem of authority
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