Successless Suc·cess"less adjective Having no success. Successless all her soft caresses prove.
Pope. --
Suc*cess"less*ly ,
adverb --
Suc*cess"less*ness ,
noun
Successor Suc·ces"sor noun [ Middle English
successour , Old French
successur ,
successor , French
successeur , Latin
successor . See
Succeed .]
One who succeeds or follows; one who takes the place which another has left, and sustains the like part or character; -- correlative to predecessor ; as, the successor of a deceased king. Chaucer. A gift to a corporation, either of lands or of chattels, without naming their successors , vests an absolute property in them so lond as the corporation subsists.
Blackstone.
Succiduous Suc·cid"u·ous adjective [ Latin
succiduus , from
succidere to fall under.]
Ready to fall; falling. [ R.]
Succiferous Suc·cif"er·ous adjective [ Latin
succus ,
sucus , juice, sap +
-ferous .]
Producing or conveying sap.
Succinamate Suc`cin·am"ate noun (Chemistry) A salt of succinamic acid.
Succinamic Suc`cin·am"ic adjective (Chemistry) Of, pertaining to, or designating, an acid amide derivative of succinic acid, obtained as a white crystalline substance, and forming a series of salts.
Succinate Suc"ci·nate noun [ Latin
succinum ,
sucinum , amber, from
succus ,
sucus , juice, sap: confer French
succinate .]
(Chemistry) A salt of succinic acid.
Succinct Suc·cinct" adjective [ Latin
succinctus , past participle of
succingere to gird below or from below, to tuck up;
sub + cingere to gird. Confer
Cincture .]
1. Girded or tucked up; bound; drawn tightly together. His habit fit for speed succinct .
Milton. 2. Compressed into a narrow compass; brief; concise. Let all your precepts be succinct and clear.
Roscommon. The shortest and most succinct model that ever grasped all the needs and necessities of mankind.
South. Syn. -- Short; brief; concise; summary; compendious; laconic; terse. --
Suc*cinct"ly ,
adverb --
Suc*cinct"ness ,
noun
Succinic Suc·cin"ic adjective [ Confer French
succinique . See
Succinate .]
(Chemistry) Pertaining to, or derived from, amber; specif., designating a dibasic acid, C...H....(CO...H)..., first obtained by the dry distillation of amber. It is found in a number of plants, as in lettuce and wormwood, and is also produced artificially as a white crystalline substance having a slightly acid taste.
Succinimide Suc`cin·im"ide noun (Chemistry) A white crystalline nitrogenous substance, C 2 H 4 .(CO) 2 .NH, obtained by treating succinic anhydride with ammonia gas. It is a typical imido acid, and forms a series of salts. See Imido acid , under Imido .
Succinite Suc"ci·nite noun [ Confer French
succinite .]
(Min.) (a) Amber. (b) A garnet of an amber color.
Succinous Suc"ci·nous adjective [ From Latin
succinum amber.]
Succinic. [ R.]
Succinurate Suc`cin·u"rate noun (Chemistry) A salt of succinuric acid.
Succinuric Suc`cin·u"ric adjective (Chemistry) Pertaining to, or designating, an acid amide, analogous to succinamic acid, which is obtained as a white crystalline substance by heating urea with succinic anhydride. It is known also in its salts.
Succinyl Suc"cin·yl noun [
Succin ic +
-yl .]
(Chemistry) A hypothetical radical characteristic of succinic acid and certain of its derivatives.
Succise Suc·cise" adjective [ See
Succision .]
(Botany) Appearing as if a part were cut off at the extremity.
Succision Suc·ci"sion noun [ Latin
succisio , from
succidere ,
succisum , to cut away below,
sub under +
caedere to cut.]
The act of cutting down, as of trees; the act of cutting off. [ R.]
Succor Suc"cor transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Succored ;
present participle & verbal noun Succoring .] [ Middle English
socouren , Old French
sucurre ,
soucourre ,
secorre , French
secourir , Latin
succurrere ,
succursum , to run under, run to the aid of, help, succor;
sub under +
currere to run. See
Current .]
To run to, or run to support; hence, to help or relieve when in difficulty, want, or distress; to assist and deliver from suffering; to relieve; as, to succor a besieged city. [ Written also
succour .]
He is able to succor them that are tempted.
Hebrew ii. 18. Syn. -- To aid; assist; relieve; deliver; help; comfort.
Succor Suc"cor noun [ Middle English
socours ,
sucurs , Old French
sucurs ,
socors ,
secors , French
secours , Latin
succursus , from Latin
succurrere . See
Succor ,
transitive verb ]
1. Aid; help; assistance; esp., assistance that relieves and delivers from difficulty, want, or distress. "We beseech mercy and
succor ."
Chaucer. My noble father . . .
Flying for succor to his servant Bannister.
Shak. 2. The person or thing that brings relief. This mighty succor , which made glad the foe.
Dryden.
Succorable Suc"cor·a·ble adjective Capable of being succored or assisted; admitting of relief.
Succorer Suc"cor·er noun One who affords succor; a helper.
Succorless Suc"cor·less adjective Destitute of succor. Thomson.
Succory Suc"co·ry noun [ Corrupted from
chicory .]
(Botany) A plant of the genus Cichorium . See Chicory .
Succotash Suc"co·tash noun [ Narragansett Indian
m'sickquatash corn boiled whole.]
Green maize and beans boiled together. The dish is borrowed from the native Indians. [ Written also
suckatash .]
Succoteague Suc`co·teague" noun (Zoology) The squeteague.
Succuba Suc"cu·ba noun ;
plural Succubæ . [ New Latin , from Latin
succubare to lie under;
sub under +
cubare to lie down; confer Latin
succuba ,
succubo , one who lies under another.]
A female demon or fiend. See Succubus . Though seeming in shape a woman natural
Was a fiend of the kind that succubæ some call.
Mir. for Mag.
Succubine Suc"cu·bine adjective Of or pertaining to succuba.
Succubous Suc"cu·bous adjective [ See
Succuba .]
(Botany) Having the leaves so placed that the upper part of each one is covered by the base of the next higher leaf, as in hepatic mosses of the genus Plagiochila .
Succubus Suc"cu·bus noun ;
plural Succubi . [ See
Succuba .]
1. A demon or fiend; especially, a lascivious spirit supposed to have sexual intercourse with the men by night; a succuba. Confer Incubus . 2. (Medicine) The nightmare. See Nightmare , 2.
Succula Suc"cu·la noun [ Latin
sucula a winch, windlass, capstan.]
(Machinery) A bare axis or cylinder with staves or levers in it to turn it round, but without any drum.
Succulence, Succulency Suc"cu·lence, Suc"cu·len·cy noun [ See
Succulent .]
The quality or condition of being succulent; juiciness; as, the succulence of a peach.
Succulent Suc"cu·lent adjective [ Latin
succulentus ,
suculentus , from
succus ,
sucus , juice; perhaps akin to English
suck : confer French
succulent .]
Full of juice; juicy. Succulent plants (Botany) , plants which have soft and juicy leaves or stems, as the houseleek, the live forever, and the species of Mesembryanthemum.
Succulently Suc"cu·lent·ly adverb In a succulent manner.
Succulous Suc"cu·lous adjective Succulent; juicy. [ R.]
Succumb Suc·cumb" transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Succumbed ;
present participle & verbal noun Succumbing .] [ Latin
succumbere ;
sub under +
cumbere (in comp.), akin to
cubare to lie down. See
Incumbent ,
Cubit .]
To yield; to submit; to give up unresistingly; as, to succumb under calamities; to succumb to disease.
Succumbent Suc·cum"bent adjective [ Latin
succumbens , present participle]
Submissive; yielding. [ R.]
Howell.
Succursal Suc·cur"sal adjective [ Confer French
succursale . See
Succor ,
noun &
transitive verb ]
Serving to aid or help; serving as a chapel of ease; tributary. [ R.]
Not a city was without its cathedral, surrounded by its succursal churches, its monasteries, and convents.
Milman.
Succus Suc"cus noun ;
plural Succi (Medicine) The expressed juice of a plant, for medicinal use. Succussation Suc`cus·sa"tion noun [ Latin
succussare to jolt, v. intens. from
succutere ,
succussum , to fling up from below, to toss up;
sub under +
quatere to shake.]
1. A trot or trotting. [ Obsolete]
Sir T. Browne. 2. A shaking; succussion.
Succussion Suc·cus"sion noun [ Latin
succussio , from
succutere : confer French
succussion . See
Succussation .]
The act of shaking; a shake; esp. (Medicine) , a shaking of the body to ascertain if there be a liquid in the thorax.
Succussive Suc·cus"sive adjective Characterized by a shaking motion, especially an up and down movement, and not merely tremulous oscillation; as, the succussive motion in earthquakes.
Such Such adjective [ Middle English
such ,
sich ,
sech ,
sik ,
swich ,
swilch ,
swulch ,
swilc ,
swulc , Anglo-Saxon
swelc ,
swilc ,
swylc ; akin to OFries.
selik , Dutch
zulk , Old Saxon
sulic , Old High German
sulih ,
solih , German
solch , Icelandic
slīkr , OSw.
salik , Swedish
slik , Danish
slig , Goth.
swaleiks ; originally meaning, so shaped. √192. See
So ,
Like ,
adjective , and confer
Which .]
1. Of that kind; of the like kind; like; resembling; similar; as, we never saw such a day; -- followed by that or as introducing the word or proposition which defines the similarity, or the standard of comparison; as, the books are not such that I can recommend them, or, not such as I can recommend; these apples are not such as those we saw yesterday; give your children such precepts as tend to make them better. And in his time such a conqueror
That greater was there none under the sun.
Chaucer. His misery was such that none of the bystanders could refrain from weeping.
Macaulay. » The indefinite article
a or
an never precedes
such , but is placed between it and the noun to which it refers; as,
such a man;
such an honor. The indefinite adjective
some ,
several ,
one ,
few ,
many ,
all , etc., precede
such ; as, one
such book is enough; all
such people ought to be avoided; few
such ideas were then held.
2. Having the particular quality or character specified. That thou art happy, owe to God;
That thou continuest such , owe to thyself.
Milton. 3. The same that; -- with as ; as, this was the state of the kingdom at such time as the enemy landed. "[ It] hath
such senses as we have."
Shak. 4. Certain; -- representing the object as already particularized in terms which are not mentioned. In rushed one and tells him such a knight
Is new arrived.
Daniel. To-day or to-morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year.
James iv. 13. »
Such is used pronominally. "He was the father of
such as dwell in tents."
Gen. iv. 20. "
Such as I are free in spirit when our limbs are chained."
Sir W. Scott. Such is also used before adjectives joined to substantives; as, the fleet encountered
such a terrible storm that it put back. "Everything was managed with so much care, and
such excellent order was observed."
De Foe. Temple sprung from a family which . . . long after his death produced so many eminent men, and formed such distinguished alliances, that, etc.
Macaulay. Such is used emphatically, without the correlative.
Now will he be mocking:
I shall have such a life.
Shak. Such was formerly used with numerals in the sense of
times as much or
as many ; as,
such ten , or ten times as many.
Such and such , or
Such or such ,
certain; some; -- used to represent the object indefinitely, as already particularized in one way or another, or as being of one kind or another. "In
such and such a place shall be my camp."
2 Kings vi. 8. "Sovereign authority may enact a law commanding
such and such an action."
South. --
Such like or
character ,
of the like kind. And many other such like things ye do.
Mark vii. 8.
Suchospondylous Su`cho·spon"dy·lous adjective [ Greek ... a crocodile + ... a vertebra.]
(Zoology) Having dorsal vertebræ with long and divided transverse processes; -- applied to certain reptiles.
Suchwise Such"wise` adverb In a such a manner; so.
Suck Suck transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Sucked ;
present participle & verbal noun Sucking .] [ Middle English
suken ,
souken , Anglo-Saxon
s...can ,
s...gan ; akin to Dutch
zuigen , German
saugen , Old High German
s...gan , Icelandic
s...ga ,
sj...ga , Swedish
suga , Danish
suge , Latin
sugere . Confer
Honeysuckle ,
Soak ,
Succulent ,
Suction .]
1. To draw, as a liquid, by the action of the mouth and tongue, which tends to produce a vacuum, and causes the liquid to rush in by atmospheric pressure; to draw, or apply force to, by exhausting the air. 2. To draw liquid from by the action of the mouth; as, to suck an orange; specifically, to draw milk from (the mother, the breast, etc.) with the mouth; as, the young of an animal sucks the mother, or dam; an infant sucks the breast. 3. To draw in, or imbibe, by any process resembles sucking; to inhale; to absorb; as, to suck in air; the roots of plants suck water from the ground. 4. To draw or drain. Old ocean, sucked through the porous globe.
Thomson. 5. To draw in, as a whirlpool; to swallow up. As waters are by whirlpools sucked and drawn.
Dryden. To suck in ,
to draw into the mouth; to imbibe; to absorb. --
To suck out ,
to draw out with the mouth; to empty by suction. --
To suck up ,
to draw into the mouth; to draw up by suction or absorption.
Suck Suck intransitive verb 1. To draw, or attempt to draw, something by suction, as with the mouth, or through a tube. Where the bee sucks , there suck I.
Shak. 2. To draw milk from the breast or udder; as, a child, or the young of an animal, is first nourished by sucking . 3. To draw in; to imbibe; to partake. The crown had sucked too hard, and now, being full, was like to draw less.
Bacon.
Suck Suck noun 1. The act of drawing with the mouth. 2. That which is drawn into the mouth by sucking; specifically, mikl drawn from the breast. Shak. 3. A small draught. [ Colloq.]
Massinger. 4. Juice; succulence. [ Obsolete]
Suckanhock Suck"an·hock noun [ Of American Indian origin.]
A kind of seawan. See Note under Seawan .
Suckatash Suck"a·tash noun See Succotash . Bartlett.
Sucken Suck"en noun [ See
Socome ,
Soc .]
(Scots Law) The jurisdiction of a mill, or that extent of ground astricted to it, the tenants of which are bound to bring their grain thither to be ground.
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