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

summary judgment
summary judgement noun a judgment rendered by the court prior to a verdict because no material issue of fact exists and one party or the other is entitled to a judgment as a matter of law

summation
summing up noun a concluding summary (as in presenting a case before a law court)

summation
noun the arithmetic operation of summing; calculating the sum of two or more numbers; `the summation of four and three gives seven`; `four plus three equals seven`

summational
summative adjective of or relating to a summation or produced by summation

summer
summertime noun the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox; `they spent a lazy summer at the shore`

summer camp
noun a site where care and activities are provided for children during the summer months; `city kids get to see the country at a summer camp`

summer cypress
burning bush 1 fire bush 1 fire-bush 1 belvedere noun densely branched Eurasian plant; foliage turns purple-red in autumn

summer flounder
Paralichthys dentatus noun flounder of eastern coast of North America

summer hyacinth
cape hyacinth noun southern African herb with white bell-shaped flowers

summer savory
summer savoury noun herb with delicately flavored leaves with many uses

summer school
noun an academic session during the summer; usually for remedial or supplementary study

summer solstice
June 21 noun June 21, when the sun is at its northernmost point

summer squash
noun any of various fruits of the gourd family that mature during the summer; eaten while immature and before seeds and rind harden

summer stock
noun theatrical productions performed by a stock company during the summer

summer tanager
summer redbird noun of middle and southern United States; male is deep rose-red the female mostly yellow

summer-flowering
summer-blooming adjective of plants that bloom during the summer

summercater
noun (Maine colloquial) a temporary summer resident of Maine

summercaters
noun (Maine colloquial) temporary summer residents of coastal Maine

summery
adjective belonging to or characteristic of or occurring in summer; `summery weather`; `summery dresses`

summit
summit meeting noun a meeting of heads of governments

summon
verb gather or bring together; `muster the courage to do something`; `she rallied her intellect`; `Summon all your courage`

summoning
noun calling up supposed supernatural forces by spells and incantations

summons
process noun a writ issued by authority of law; usually compels the defendant`s attendance in a civil suit; failure to appear results in a default judgment against the defendant

summum bonum
noun the supreme good in which all moral values are included or from which they are derived

Sumner
William Graham Sumner noun United States sociologist (1840-1910)

sumo
noun a Japanese form of wrestling; you lose if you are forced out of a small ring or if any part of your body (other than your feet) touches the ground

sumo wrestler
noun a wrestler who participates in sumo (a Japanese form of wrestling); `sumo wrestlers are large heavy men`

sump
noun a well or other hole in which water has collected

sump pump
noun a suction pump for removing liquid from a sump

sumpsimus
noun a correct expression that takes the place of a popular but incorrect expression; `he preferred his erroneous but pleasing mumpsimus to the correct sumpsimus`

sumptuary
adjective regulating or controlling expenditure or personal behavior; `sumptuary laws discouraging construction of large houses on small plots`; `sumptuary laws forbidding gambling`

sumptuously
opulently adverb in a sumptuous and opulent manner; `this government building is sumptuously appointed`

sun
noun a typical star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system; `the sun contains 99.85% of the mass in the solar system`

sun bathing
noun immersing the body in sunlight

Sun City
noun a residential suburb of Phoenix

sun dance
noun a ceremonial dance performed by Amerindians at the summer solstice

sun deck
noun an unroofed deck

sun gear
noun the central gear in a epicyclic train

sun god
noun a god that personifies the sun or is otherwise associated with the sun

sun parlor
sun parlour noun a room enclosed largely with glass and affording exposure to the sun

sun pitcher
noun any of several herbs of Guiana highlands having racemes of nodding white or pink flowers; trap and digest insects in pitcher-shaped leaves with spoon-shaped caps

sun protection factor
SPF noun the degree to which a sunscreen protects the skin from the direct rays of the sun

Sun River
noun a river in western Montana that flows south and east to join the Missouri River

sun spurge
wartweed noun not unattractive European weed whose flowers turn toward the sun

sun tea
noun tea made by exposing tea leaves steeped in water to the direct rays of the sun; usually served with ice

Sun Valley
noun a winter sports resort in south central Idaho

sun visor
noun a shade (sometimes of green mica) affixed above the windshield of an automobile

sun worshiper
noun someone who worships the sun

Sun Yat-sen
Sun Yixian noun Chinese statesman who organized the Kuomintang and led the revolution that overthrew the Manchu dynasty in 1911 and 1912 (1866-1925)

sun-drenched
adjective covered with sunlight; `sun-drenched beaches along the Riviera`

sun-dried
sundried adjective dried naturally by the sun; `sun-dried apricots`

sun-loving
adjective (of plants) flourishing in strong sunlight

sunbaked
adjective baked or hardened by exposure to sunlight; not burned; `sunbaked adobe bricks`

sunbather
noun someone who basks in the sunshine in order to get a suntan

sunbeam
sunray noun a ray of sunlight

Sunbelt
noun states in the south and southwest that have a warm climate and tend to be politically conservative

sunbonnet
noun a large bonnet that shades the face; worn by girls and women

sunburn
erythema solare noun redness of the skin caused by exposure to the rays of the sun

sunburned
sunburnt adjective suffering from overexposure to direct sunlight

sunburst
noun a jewelled brooch with a pattern resembling the sun

sunburst pleat
sunray pleat noun knife pleat cut on the bias to produce a flared effect

Sunda Islands
noun a chain of islands in the western Malay Archipelago

Sundacarpus
genus Sundacarpus noun one species

Sundacarpus amara
Prumnopitys amara noun a large fast-growing monoecious tropical evergreen tree having large glossy lanceolate leaves; of rain forests of Sumatra and Philippines to northern Queensland

Sundanese
noun the Indonesian language spoken in the Lesser Sunda Islands

Sunday
Lord`s Day noun first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians

Sunday best
Sunday clothes noun the best attire you have which is worn to church on Sunday

Sunday school
Sabbath school noun school meeting on Sundays for religious instruction

Sunday school class
noun a class in a Sunday school

Sunderland
noun a port and industrial city in northwestern England

sundew
sundew plant noun any of various bog plants of the genus Drosera having leaves covered with sticky hairs that trap and digest insects; cosmopolitan in distribution

sundial
noun timepiece that indicates the daylight hours by the shadow that the gnomon casts on a calibrated dial

sundowner
noun a drink taken at sundown

sundress
noun a light loose sleeveless summer dress with a wide neckline and thin shoulder straps that expose the arms and shoulders

sundries
noun miscellaneous objects too numerous or too small to be specified

sundrops
Oenothera fruticosa noun a day-flowering biennial or perennial of the genus Oenothera

sunfish
noun the lean flesh of any of numerous American perch-like fishes of the family Centrarchidae

sunfish
noun small carnivorous freshwater percoid fishes of North America usually having a laterally compressed body and metallic luster: crappies; black bass; bluegills; pumpkinseed

sunflower
helianthus noun any plant of the genus Helianthus having large flower heads with dark disk florets and showy yellow rays

sunflower oil
sunflower-seed oil noun oil from sunflower seeds

sunflower seed
noun edible seed of sunflowers; used as food and poultry feed and as a source of oil

Sung
Sung dynasty noun the imperial dynasty of China from 960 to 1279; noted for art and literature and philosophy

sunglass
noun a convex lens that focuses the rays of the sun; used to start a fire

sunglasses
dark glasses noun spectacles that are darkened or polarized to protect the eyes from the glare of the sun; `he was wearing a pair of mirrored shades`

sunhat
sun hat noun a hat with a broad brim that protects the face from direct exposure to the sun

sunk fence
ha-ha noun a ditch with one side being a retaining wall; used to divide lands without defacing the landscape

sunken
adjective under water; e.g. at the bottom of a body of water; `sunken treasure`; `a sunken ship`

sunken arch
fallen arch noun an instep flattened so the entire sole rests on the ground

sunken garden
noun a garden set below the level of the ground surrounding it

sunlamp
sun lamp noun a mercury-vapor lamp used in medical or cosmetic treatments

sunlight
sunshine noun the rays of the sun; `the shingles were weathered by the sun and wind`

sunlit
sunstruck adjective lighted by sunlight; `the sunlit slopes of the canyon`; `violet valleys and the sunstruck ridges`- Wallace Stegner

Sunnah
Sunna noun (Islam) the way of life prescribed as normative for Muslims on the basis of the teachings and practices of Muhammad and interpretations of the Koran

Sunni
Sunni Islam noun one of the two main branches of orthodox Islam

sunniness
noun lightness created by sunlight

Sunnite
Sunni 2 Sunni Muslim noun a member of the branch of Islam that accepts the first four caliphs as rightful successors to Muhammad

sunny-side up
adjective (eggs) fried on only one side

sunray
Enceliopsis nudicaulis noun herb having a basal cluster of grey-green leaves and leafless stalks each with a solitary broad yellow flower head; desert areas Idaho to Arizona

sunrise
noun the daily event of the sun rising above the horizon

sunrise industry
noun a new industry that is expanding rapidly (especially telecommunications or electronics)