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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language Category: General Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA Words: 85192

suburbia
noun suburbanites considered as a cultural class or subculture

subvention
noun the act or process of providing aid or help of any sort

subvention
subvent verb guarantee financial support of; `The opera tour was subvented by a bank`

subversion
noun the act of subverting; as overthrowing or destroying a legally constituted government

subversive activity
noun the act of subverting; as overthrowing or destroying a legally constituted government

subvocalizer
subvocaliser noun someone who articulates speech without uttering sounds

subway fare
noun the fare charged for riding a subway train

subway station
noun a terminal where subways load and unload passengers

subway token
noun a token that is used to pay for entry to the subway system

subway train
noun a train that runs in a subway system

succedaneum
noun (medicine) something that can be used as a substitute (especially any medicine that may be taken in place of another)

succeed
verb be the successor (of); `Carter followed Ford`; `Will Charles succeed to the throne?`

succeeding(a)
adjective coming after or following

success
noun an attainment that is successful; `his success in the marathon was unexpected`; `his new play was a great success`

successful
adjective having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome; `a successful architect`; `a successful business venture`

successfully
with success adverb in a successful manner; `she performed the surgery successfully`

succession
noun acquisition of property by descent or by will

successively
in turn adverb in proper order or sequence; `talked to each child in turn`; `the stable became in turn a chapel and then a movie theater`

successor
noun a thing or person that immediately replaces something or someone

succinic
adjective of or relating to or obtained from amber

succinic acid
noun a dicarboxylic acid (C4H6O4) active in metabolic processes

succinylcholine
noun a muscle relaxant for striated muscle that is used as an adjunct to anesthesia during certain surgical procedures

succor
succour noun assistance in time of difficulty; `the contributions provided some relief for the victims`

succorer
succourer noun someone who gives help in times of need or distress or difficulty

succory
chicory plant noun perennial Old World herb having rayed flower heads with blue florets cultivated for its root and its heads of crisp edible leaves used in salads

succotash
noun fresh corn and lima beans with butter or cream

Succoth
Sukkoth noun a major Jewish festival beginning on the eve of the 15th of Tishri and commemorating the shelter of the Israelites during their 40 years in the wilderness

succubus
succuba noun a female demon believed to have sexual intercourse with sleeping men

succulence
succulency noun a juicy appetizingness

succulent
noun a plant adapted to arid conditions and characterized by fleshy water-storing tissues that act as water reservoirs

succussion
noun shaking a person to determine whether a large amount of liquid is present in a body cavity

such
adverb to so extreme a degree; `he is such a baby`; `Such rich people!`

such(a)
so much adjective of so extreme a degree or extent; `such weeping`; `so much weeping`; `such a help`; `such grief`; `never dreamed of such beauty`

suchlike
adjective of the same kind; `a locker that usually contained paper, ink, and suchlike equipment`

sucker
noun a drinker who sucks (as at a nipple or through a straw)

sucker punch
noun an unexpected punch

sucking
suck noun the act of sucking

sucking louse
noun wingless usually flattened bloodsucking insect parasitic on warm-blooded animals

sucking pig
noun an unweaned piglet

suckling
lactation noun feeding an infant by giving suck at the breast

Suckling
noun English poet and courtier (1609-1642)

suckling reflex
noun reflex behavior in newborn mammals; includes finding and grasping the nipple in the mouth and sucking on it and swallowing the milk

sucralfate
Carafate noun medicine consisting of a tablet (trade name Carafate) used to treat peptic ulcers; said to bind to the ulcer site and coat it

Sucre
noun the legal capital and seat of the judiciary in Bolivia

sucrose
saccharose noun a complex carbohydrate found in many plants and used as a sweetening agent

suction
noun a force over an area produced by a pressure difference

suction curettage
vacuum aspiration noun a method of induced abortion; prior to the 14th week of gestation the embryo and placenta are removed by applying suction to the dilated cervix

suction pump
noun a pump for raising fluids by suction

suction stop
click noun a stop consonant made by the suction of air into the mouth (as in Bantu)

suctorial
adjective adapted for sucking or clinging by suction

Sudan
Republic of the Sudan noun a republic in northeastern Africa on the Red Sea; achieved independence from Egypt and the United Kingdom in 1956

Sudanese
adjective of or relating to or characteristic of the African Republic of the Sudan or its people; `the Sudanese desert`

Sudanese monetary unit
noun monetary unit in the Sudan

Sudanese pound
noun the basic unit of money in the Sudan; equal to 100 piasters

sudatorium
sudatory noun a bathhouse for hot air baths or steam baths

Sudbury
noun a city in south central Canada in Ontario; a major nickel mining center

sudden
adjective happening without warning or in a short space of time; `a sudden storm`; `a sudden decision`; `a sudden cure`

sudden death
noun (sports) overtime in which play is stopped as soon as one contestant scores; e.g. football and golf

sudden infant death syndrome
SIDS noun sudden and unexpected death of an apparently healthy infant during sleep

suddenly
adverb happening unexpectedly; `suddenly she felt a sharp pain in her side`

sudorific
noun a medicine that causes or increases sweating

sudra
shudra noun the lowest of the four varnas: the servants and workers of low status

suds
noun a dysphemism for beer (especially for lager that effervesces)

Sue
Eugene Sue noun French writer whose novels described the sordid side of city life (1804-1857)

suede
suede leather noun leather with a napped surface

suede cloth
suede noun a fabric made to resemble suede leather

suer
noun someone who petitions a court for redress of a grievance or recovery of a right

suet
noun hard fat around the kidneys and loins in beef and mutton

suet pudding
noun a sweet or savory pudding made with suet and steamed or boiled

suety
adjective like or full of suet; `suety lamb chops`

Suez
noun a city in northeastern Egypt at the head of the Gulf of Suez and at the southern end of the Suez Canal

Suez Canal
noun a ship canal in northeastern Egypt linking the Red Sea with the Mediterranean Sea

suffer
verb undergo or be subjected to; `He suffered the penalty`; `Many saints suffered martyrdom`

sufferance
noun patient endurance especially of pain or distress

suffering
adjective troubled by pain or loss; `suffering refugees`

suffering
noun misery resulting from affliction

sufficiency
noun the quality of being sufficient for the end in view; `he questioned the sufficiency of human intelligence`

sufficient
adjective of a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement but without being abundant; `sufficient food`

sufficiently
adverb to a sufficient degree; `she was sufficiently fluent in Mandarin`

suffix
postfix noun an affix that is added at the end of the word

suffixation
noun formation of a word by means of a suffix

suffocate
verb be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen; `The child suffocated under the pillow`

suffocation
asphyxiation noun killing by depriving of oxygen

suffragan
suffragan bishop noun an assistant or subordinate bishop of a diocese

suffragette
noun a woman advocate of women`s right to vote (especially a militant advocate in the United Kingdom at the beginning of the 20th century)

suffragism
noun the belief that the right to vote should be extended (as to women)

suffragist
noun an advocate of the extension of voting rights (especially to women)

suffrutescent
adjective of a plant; having a woody base that does not die down each year

suffuse
verb cause to spread or flush or flood through, over, or across; `The sky was suffused with a warm pink color`

suffusive
adjective spreading through; `suffusive purple light`

Sufi
adjective of or relating to the Sufis or to Sufism

Sufism
noun Islamic mysticism

sugar
refined sugar noun a white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative

sugar beet
noun white-rooted beet grown as a source of sugar

sugar bowl
noun a dish in which sugar is served

sugar candy
noun made by boiling pure sugar until it hardens

sugar cookie
noun cookies sprinkled with granulated sugar

sugar daddy
noun a wealthy older man who gives a young person expensive gifts in return for friendship or intimacy

sugar maple
rock maple noun maple of eastern and central North America having three-lobed to five-lobed leaves and hard close-grained wood much used for cabinet work especially the curly-grained form; sap is chief source of maple syrup and maple sugar; many subspecies

sugar palm
gomuti noun Malaysian feather palm with base densely clothed with fibers; yields a sweet sap used in wine and trunk pith yields sago