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- SHAKOA stiff, cylindrical military dress hat with a metal plate in front, a short visor, and a plume.
- SHAMOYObsolete spelling of chamois.
- SHANTYA roughly-built hut or cabin.
- SHAYA chaise.
- SHEBANGA lean-to or temporary shelter.
- SHELLACA processed secretion of the lac insect, Coccus lacca; used in polishes, varnishes etc.
- SHIVAREEAlternative form of charivari.
- SILAGEFermented green forage fodder stored in an airtight silo or clamp.
- SILHOUETTEAn artistic depiction, often of a person's profile, in the form of an outline without any other visual details, similar to a shadow, made by cutting a piece of black paper, filling
- SIMARA woman's loose, long dress or robe; sometimes specifically, an undergarment or chemise.
- SIMOLEONA dollar.
- SIMPLETONA simple-minded person lacking common sense.
- SIMPLIFYTo make simpler, either by reducing in complexity, reducing to component parts, or making easier to understand.
- SIMULTANEITYThe quality or state of being simultaneous; simultaneousness.
- SINOLOGUEA student or expert of Chinese studies.
- SINUSOIDA curve having the shape of a sine wave.
- SIROCSynonym of sirocco.
- SKIVERA slacker.
- SMARAGDITEA green foliated kind of amphibole, observed in eclogite and some varieties of gabbro.
- SOCIALISMAny of various economic and political theories advocating collective or governmental ownership and administration of the means of production and distribution of goods. A system of
- SOIREEA formal evening party.
- SOLIDARYHaving community of interests and responsibilities; showing solidarity.
- SOLIDIFYTo make solid; convert into a solid body.
- SOLMISATIONMnemonic association of syllables with musical scale degrees.
- SONDAGEA small test excavation or test pit to examine the stratigraphy of a site; a deeper investigation of a small part of a larger trench.
- SONDEProbe; sound.
- SOUARIAny tree of the genus Caryocar. They yield strong timber and some bear edible nuts.
- SOUBISEA béchamel-based sauce containing strained or puréed onions.
- SOUPLEOf raw silk: deprived of its silk-glue.
- SOURDELINEA kind of small bagpipe.
- SOURDINEA muted trumpet.
- SOUTACHEA narrow braid often decorated with a herringbone pattern
- SOUTENEURA man who protects, and commonly compels, a prostitute of any gender and lives off the earnings; a pimp. Originally a Parisian term, but since adopted into other languages such as
- SOUVENIRAn item of sentimental value, that is given or kept to remember an event or location.
- SPADROONA single-handed, lightweight sword.
- SPELEOLOGYThe scientific study of caves.
- SPIRITUELLEShowing great grace and delicacy.
- SPOLIATIVEServing to take away, diminish, or rob. Serving to diminish the amount of blood in the body.
- SPORTIFSynonym of cyclosportive.
- SQUADA group of people organized for some common purpose, usually of about ten members.
- STAMINALOf or pertaining to stamens.
- STATUETTEA small statue, usually a figure much less than life size, especially when of marble or bronze, or of plaster or clay as a preparation for the marble or bronze, as distinguished fr
- STEARICOf or relating to stearin, tallow etc.
- STEREOTOMYThe cutting or dissection of solids.
- STETHOSCOPEA medical instrument used for listening to sounds produced within the body.
- STOCKADEAn enclosure protected by a wall of wooden posts.
- STOMACHALOf or relating to the stomach; gastric.
- STRATIFYTo become separated out into distinct layers or strata.
- STRONGBOXA sturdy box with a lock, for storing valuables.
- SUBERINA waxy material found in the cell walls of cork and similar plants.
- SUCKETA candied fruit sweetmeat
- SUCROSEA disaccharide with formula C12H22O11, consisting of two simple sugars, glucose and fructose; normal culinary sugar.
- SUEDEA type of soft leather, made from calfskin, with a brushed texture to resemble fabric, often used to make boots, clothing and fashion accessories.
- SUINTA substance obtained from the dried perspiration of sheep wool, it is of a fatty and earthy consistency and contains potassium salts.
- SUIVANTEA lady's maid.
- SULFURICOf, or relating to sulfur, especially in its higher oxidation state
- SUPPLIANTEntreating with humility; supplicant.
- SURBATEDSore from extensive walking.
- SURICATEThe meerkat, a member of the mongoose family.
- SURREALISMAn artistic movement and an aesthetic philosophy that aims for the liberation of the mind by emphasizing the critical and imaginative powers of the subconscious.
- SURTAXAn additional or extra tax.
- SURVEILTo keep someone or something under surveillance.
- SUTURALOf or pertaining to a suture
- SYLPHIDA young or little sylph.
- SYLVANERA variety of white grape originally from central Europe.
- SYMBOLISTOf or pertaining to the Symbolist movement in late 19th-century and early 20th-century European arts and literature
- SYNDICALOf or pertaining to a syndicate
- SYNDICALISMControl of both industry and government by labor unions, especially as achieved through revolutionary direct action; advocacy for attempts to bring it about.
- TABLIERChessboard.
- TACHISMA French style of abstract painting popular in the 1940s and 1950s.
- TACHISMESA French style of abstract painting popular in the 1940s and 1950s.
- TAFIAA variety of rum.
- TALAPOINA monkey from one of two species of Old World monkeys, of the genus Miopithecus, distinguished by a short-snouted head with a hairless face.
- TALLBOYA tall chest of drawers, or combination of chest on chest, or chest with a small wardrobe on top. Usually with low bracket feet but always resulting in a tall piece of furniture.
- TAMANOIRgiant anteater
- TANNICPertaining to, containing, or obtained from tannin.
- TAPIRAn odd-toed ungulate of the genus Tapirus with a long prehensile upper lip.
- TAPOTEMENTA form of massage involving hitting the body with various parts of one's hand.
- TARTINEA slice of bread topped with sweet or savoury spreadable food such as butter, jam, honey, cream, or sauce.
- TATOUThe giant armadillo (Priodontes maximus)
- TATOUAYAn armadillo (Cabassous tatouay), native to tropical South America; the broad-banded armadillo.
- TAXONOMICOf or relating to taxonomy.
- TAXONOMYThe science, technique, or process used to make a classification.
- TEERTo stir, as a calico-printer's sieve.
- TEGUMENTARYOf or pertaining to a tegument or teguments; serving as a covering.
- TELEGRAPHSynonym of telegraphy, any process for transmitting arbitrarily long messages over a long distance using a symbolic code.
- TELEMATICOf or pertaining to telematics.
- TELEMATICSThe science of sending, receiving and storing information by means of telecommunication devices.
- TELEMETERAny measuring device used in telemetry.
- TELEVISIONAn electronic communication medium that allows the transmission of real-time visual images, and often sound.
- TENABLEcapable of being maintained or justified; well-founded
- TENDUA move in which the leg and foot stretch to point in a particular direction, but the foot does not leave the floor.
- TENRECAny of several diverse small mammals, of the family Tenrecidae, many native to Madagascar.
- TENUEbearing, carriage, deportment
- TERRINEA deep type of dish or pan, typically used for casseroles and made out of pottery.
- TETANICOf or relating to tetanus.
- THEINECaffeine when present in tea.
- THEREMINAn electronic musical instrument that generates sound of varying pitch and volume depending on the proximity of the musician’s hands to two antennas mounted on the instrument.
- THYMOLa monoterpene phenol, C10H13OH, found in the oil extracted from thyme; used as in perfume, as an antiseptic and fungicide, and in embalming
- TIARA tiara.