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- STETA symbol used by proofreaders and typesetters to indicate that a word or phrase that was crossed out or changed should remain as it was.
- STIMULATIONA pushing or goading toward action.
- STIPEThe stem of a mushroom, kelp, etc.
- STIPENDIARYReceiving a stipend.
- STIPESThe vertical beam of a cross used for crucifixion.
- STIPITATEPossessing a stalk.
- STIPULATETo require (something) as a condition of a contract or agreement.
- STIPULATIONThe act of stipulating; a contracting or bargaining; an agreement.
- STIPULEA basal appendage of a typical leaf of a flowering plant, usually appearing paired beside the petiole although sometimes absent or highly modified.
- STIRPESplural of stirps
- STOCIOUSvery drunk, intoxicated
- STOICALEnduring pain and hardship without showing feeling or complaint.
- STOICISMA school of philosophy popularized during the Roman Empire that emphasized reason as a means of understanding the natural state of things, or logos, and as a means of freeing onese
- STOLIDHaving or revealing little emotion or sensibility.
- STOLIDITYThe property of being stolid; unemotionality.
- STOLONA shoot that grows along the ground and produces roots at its nodes; a runner.
- STOREA place where items may be accumulated or routinely kept.
- STOVERFodder for cattle, especially straw or coarse hay.
- STRAINRace; lineage, pedigree.
- STRAITNarrow; restricted as to space or room; close.
- STRANGENot normal; odd, unusual, surprising, out of the ordinary, often with a negative connotation.
- STRATUMOne of several parallel horizontal layers of material arranged one on top of another.
- STRATUSA principal, low-level cloud type in the form of a gray layer with a rather uniform base, usually not associated with precipitation, and capable of producing corona phenomena and a
- STRENUOUSHaving great vigour or energy; forceful.
- STRIAA stripe, usually one of a set of parallel stripes.
- STRIATETo mark something with striations.
- STRICHAn owl.
- STRICTStrained; drawn close; tight.
- STRICTIONThe act of constricting, or the state of being constricted.
- STRICTIONSThe act of constricting, or the state of being constricted.
- STRICTUREA rule restricting behaviour or action.
- STRIDENTLoud; shrill, piercing, high-pitched; rough-sounding.
- STRIDORA harsh, shrill, unpleasant noise.
- STRIDULATETo make a high-pitched chirping, grating, hissing, or squeaking sound, as male crickets and grasshoppers do, by rubbing certain body parts together.
- STRIDULATIONA high-pitched chirping, grating, hissing, or squeaking sound, as male crickets and grasshoppers make by rubbing certain body parts together.
- STRIGAA sharp bristle or hair-like scale.
- STRIGILA grooming tool used to scrape away dead skin, oil, dirt, etc.
- STRIGINEOf or pertaining to owls.
- STRIGOSEHaving fine grooves, ridges, or streaks.
- STRUCTUREA cohesive whole built up of distinct parts.
- STRUMAScrofula.
- STRUMPETA female prostitute.
- STRUTHIOUSlike an ostrich or other ratite
- STUBBLEShort, coarse hair, especially on a man’s face.
- STUDENTA person who studies or learns about a particular subject.
- STUDIOAn artist’s or photographer’s workshop or the room in which an artist works.
- STUDYTo review materials already learned in order to make sure one does not forget them, usually in preparation for an examination.
- STULTIFYTo stunt, inhibit (progress, ideas, etc.) or make dull and uninteresting, especially through routine that is overly restrictive or limiting.
- STUPEFACTIONThe state of extreme shock or astonishment.
- STUPEFYTo dull the senses or capacity to think thereby reducing responsiveness; to stun.
- STUPIDITYThe property of being stupid.
- STUPORA state of greatly dulled or completely suspended consciousness or sensibility; a chiefly mental condition marked by absence of spontaneous movement, greatly diminished responsiven
- STYLIFORMHaving the form of, or resembling, a bristle, pin, or pen; styloid.
- STYRENEAn aromatic hydrocarbon; a colourless, oily liquid, used in the manufacture of polymers such as polystyrene.
- SUAVEOf a person, charming, though often in a manner that is insincere or sophisticated.
- SUAVEOLENTSweet-smelling.
- SUAVITYThe quality of being sweet or pleasing to the mind; agreeableness; pleasantness
- SUBACTIONThe act of reducing to any state, such as of mixing two bodies completely.
- SUBALTERNOf a lower rank or position; inferior or secondary; especially ranking as a junior officer, below the rank of captain.
- SUBAUDITIONThe act of understanding, or supplying, something not expressed.
- SUBCLAVIANRelating to or denoting an artery or vein which serves the neck and arm on the left or right side of the body.
- SUBDEACONA Catholic clerical rank in the major orders below that of a deacon.
- SUBDUCTTo push under or below.
- SUBDUCTIONThe action of being pushed or drawn beneath another object.
- SUBDUETo overcome, quieten, or bring under control.
- SUBERCork, or the corresponding layer of woody tissue below the epidermis of a plant.
- SUBERSCork, or the corresponding layer of woody tissue below the epidermis of a plant.
- SUBFUSCHaving subdued colors.
- SUBITIZETo judge (the number of objects in a group) rapidly, accurately and confidently without counting them.
- SUBJACENTLying beneath or at a lower level; underlying.
- SUBJECTIONThe act of bringing something under the control of something else.
- SUBJECTIVEFormed, as in opinions, based upon a person's feelings or intuition, rather than upon observation or purely logical reasoning; coming more from within the observer than from observ
- SUBJUGATIONThe act of subjugating.
- SUBJUGATORA person who subjugates or conquers.
- SUBJUNCTIVEInflected to indicate that an act or state of being is possible, contingent or hypothetical, and not a fact.
- SUBLATETo negate, deny or contradict.
- SUBLATIONA flotation method in which the material to be separated is adsorbed on the surface of gas bubbles in a liquid and is collected on an upper layer of an immiscible liquid
- SUBLIMATETo heat (a substance) in a container so as to convert it into a gas which then condenses in solid form on cooler parts of the container.
- SUBLIMATIONThe transition of a substance from the solid phase directly to the vapor state such that it does not pass through the intermediate liquid phase.
- SUBLIMITYThe quality or state of being sublime.
- SUBLINGUAA muscular secondary tongue found below the primary tongue in prosimian primates.
- SUBLUXSynonym of subluxate: to partially dislocate or displace.
- SUBLUXATETo cause the subluxation of something: to partially dislocate or displace.
- SUBMERGETo sink out of sight.
- SUBMITTo yield or give way to another.
- SUBORDINATEPlaced in a lower class, rank, or position.
- SUBPOENAA writ (“written order”) requiring someone to appear in court, or at a deposition or some other legal proceeding, as a witness to give testimony (a subpoena ad testificandum) or to
- SUBREPTIONUnder Roman law, the act of giving false testimony.
- SUBREPTITIOUSObsolete form of surreptitious.
- SUBROGATETo replace one person or thing with another.
- SUBROGATIONSubstitution of a different person in place of a creditor or claimant with respect to certain rights and duties.
- SUBSCRIBETo write (one’s name) at the bottom of a document; to sign (one's name).
- SUBSCRIPTIONAccess to a resource for a period of time, generally for payment.
- SUBSHRUBA low-growing woody shrub or perennial with a woody base.
- SUBSIDETo sink or fall to the bottom; to settle, as lees.
- SUBSIDENCEThe process of becoming less active or severe.
- SUBSIDIARYAuxiliary or supplemental.
- SUBSIDYFinancial support or assistance, such as a grant.
- SUBTERFUGEAn indirect or deceptive device or stratagem; a blind. Refers especially to war and diplomatics.
- SUBTILEArchaic spelling of subtle.