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- STEVIAAny of the sweet herbs of genus Stevia, native to tropical and subtropical regions of South America and western North America.
- STILETTOA small, slender knife or dagger-like weapon intended for stabbing.
- STOCKADEAn enclosure protected by a wall of wooden posts.
- STOMACHALOf or relating to the stomach; gastric.
- STOMACHERA type of men's waistcoat.
- STONEDsimple past and past participle of stone
- STRATIFYTo become separated out into distinct layers or strata.
- STRAYAny domestic animal that lacks an enclosure, proper place, or company, but that instead wanders at large or is lost; an estray.
- STRETTOThe presence of two close or overlapping statements of the subject of a fugue, especially towards the end.
- SUBERINA waxy material found in the cell walls of cork and similar plants.
- SUBEROSEHaving a corky texture.
- SUBITOSuddenly, abruptly.
- SUCREThe former currency of Ecuador, divided into 100 centavos.
- 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.
- SUITEA group or train of attendants, servants etc.; a retinue.
- SUIVANTEA lady's maid.
- SULFURETA sulfide.
- SULFURICOf, or relating to sulfur, especially in its higher oxidation state
- SULTANAA pale yellow raisin made from a seedless grape.
- SUMACAny of various shrubs or small trees of the genus Rhus and certain other genera in Anacardiaceae. particularly, one of species Rhus coriaria (tanner's sumac)
- SUPPLIANTEntreating with humility; supplicant.
- SUPPORTABLECapable of being supported, upheld, maintained, or defended.
- SUPREMOThe most important person in an organization.
- SURCINGLEA long unpadded strap to pass over and keep in place a blanket, pack or saddle on an animal.
- SURCOATA loose sleeveless garment worn over a suit of armor, sometimes colored or embroidered with the wearer's coat of arms.
- SURFACEThe external boundary of an object or body.
- SURFEITSated; surfeited; filled.
- SURICATEThe meerkat, a member of the mongoose family.
- SURJECTIONA function for which every element of the codomain is mapped to by some element of the domain; (formally) Any function f:X→Y for which for every y∈Y, there is at least one x∈X such
- SURMISEThought, imagination, or conjecture, which may be based upon feeble or scanty evidence; suspicion; guess.
- SURMOUNTTo get or be over without touching or resting on; to overcome.
- SURPLUSThat which remains when use or need is satisfied, or when a limit is reached; excess; overplus; overage.
- 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.
- SURVIEWTo survey; to make a survey of.
- SUSPICIONThe act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong.
- SUTURALOf or pertaining to a suture
- SUZERAINA dominant nation or state that has control over the international affairs of a subservient state which otherwise has domestic autonomy.
- SUZERAINTYA relation between states in which a subservient nation has its own government, but is unable to take international action independent of the superior state.
- SWEETENTo make sweet to the taste.
- 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
- SYMBOLIZETo be symbolic of; to represent.
- SYNCOPEThe elision or loss of a sound from the interior of a word, especially of a vowel sound with loss of a syllable.
- 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.
- TABARDA silk banner attached to a bugle or trumpet.
- TABLEFurniture with a top surface to accommodate a variety of uses.
- TABLEAUA striking and vivid representation or scene; a picture.
- TABLETA slab of clay, stone or wood used for inscription.
- 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.
- TACITURNSilent; temperamentally untalkative; disinclined to speak.
- TACOA Mexican snack food made of a small tortilla (soft- or hard-shelled) filled with ingredients such as meat, rice, beans, cheese, diced vegetables, and salsa.
- TAFIAA variety of rum.
- TAGLIONIA kind of overcoat.
- 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.
- TALEGGIOA soft Italian cheese from Lombardy.
- 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.
- TALLYHOUsed to urge on a fox hunt, especially when the fox is sighted.
- TAMALESplural of tamal
- TAMANOIRgiant anteater
- TAMARINOne of a family of squirrel-sized South American monkeys of the genus Saguinus.
- TAMBOURINEA percussion instrument consisting of a small, usually wooden, hoop closed on one side with a drum frame and featuring jingling metal disks on the tread; it is most often held in t
- TANAGERAny of numerous species of often colorful passerine birds that inhabit New World forests within the family Thraupidae.
- TANGOAlternative letter-case form of Tango of the ICAO/NATO radiotelephony alphabet.
- TANKARDA large drinking vessel, sometimes of pewter, sometimes with a glass base, with one handle and often a hinged cover.
- TANNERA person whose occupation is to tan hides, or convert them into leather by the use of tan.
- TANNERYA place where people tan hides to make leather.
- TANNICPertaining to, containing, or obtained from tannin.
- TAPACULOAny member of the family Rhinocryptidae of small suboscine passeriform birds found mainly in South America.
- TAPETIA small South American cottontail rabbit (Sylvilagus brasiliensis).
- TAPIOCAA starchy food made from the cassava plant, used in puddings.
- 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.
- TAQUERIAA restaurant specializing in tacos and other Mexican food.
- TAROTA card game played in various different variations.
- TARSIAIntarsia.
- TARTINEA slice of bread topped with sweet or savoury spreadable food such as butter, jam, honey, cream, or sauce.
- TARTLETA small tart (pastry).
- TARTUFOAn Italian dessert consisting of a ball of ice cream coated in chocolate, with a cherry inside.
- TASLETA piece of armor formerly worn to guard the thighs; a tasse.
- TASSETA tasse.
- TATOUThe giant armadillo (Priodontes maximus)
- TAUNTTo make fun of (someone); to goad (a person) into responding, often in an aggressive manner.
- TAXONOMICOf or relating to taxonomy.
- TAXONOMYThe science, technique, or process used to make a classification.
- TAYRAA South American omnivore, Eira barbara, allied to the grison, with a long thick tail.
- TEERTo stir, as a calico-printer's sieve.
- 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.
- TELEPHONEA telecommunication device which converts data or sounds (usually speech) into electrical signals which are then transmitted to enable two or more people to communicate with each o
- TELEVISIONAn electronic communication medium that allows the transmission of real-time visual images, and often sound.
- TEMBLORAn earthquake.