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'sabbath, n. Rest-day kept by Jews on
last (Saturday), and by Christians on first
(Sunday), day of week. Break the sabbath, do
work or take part in amusement on the
sabbath. sabba'tarian, n., a. (One who is)
against working or playing on the sabbath.
sab'batic(al), a. Of the sabbath.
Sabbatic year, year of rest given to university
teacher etc. every 7 years. ('sabəθ).

'sable, 1. n. (Skin and hair of) small dark-coated
animal. 2. [Let.] a. Black. ('seibl).

'sabot, n. Shoe cut out from one bit of
wood. ('sabou).

'sabotage, n. Damage done on purpose by
workers to plant, materials etc.
('sabəta:ʒ).

'sabre, 1. n. Military horseman's curved
blade. 2. v.t. Give wound to, put to
death, with sabre. ('seibə).

sac, n. Bag-like part in animal or plant.
(sak).

'saccharin, n. Very sweet substance got
from coal. 'saccharine ('sakərain), a. Very sweet,
of or like sugar. ('sakərin).

sacer'dotal, a. Of PRIEST(s). (sasə'doutl).

'sachem, n. Am.-Indian chief; important
person. ('seitʃəm).

'sachet, n. Small bag of sweet-smelling
substance. ('saʃei).

sack, 1. n. Great bag of rough material for
storing and transporting goods in. Get the
sack, sp., be sacked; give the sack to, sp., sack.
2. [Com.] v.t. Take position away from
(worker). 'sackcloth, n. Material such as
sacks are made of. In sackcloth and ashes, full
of bitter regret, shame. 'sacking, n. Sackcloth.
(sak).

sack, v.t., n. Do violent acts, take property
of persons, in (town which military have
taken by force).

sack, n. Sorts of white wine made in Spain
and Canary Islands.

'sackbut, [Hist.] n. Sort of wind instrument
of music. ('sakbʌt).

'sacrament, n. Any of certain acts in
Christian religion, sp., COMMUNION,
marked by special church forms.
sacra'mental, a. ('sakrəmənt).

'sacred, a. Of, given to, GOD, religion.
Sacred to, sp., given to, looked on as special
to, (some purpose, person). ('seikrid).

'sacrifice, 1. n. Putting to death of an
animal or person, giving of something,
as offering to Higher Power: giving up
of something for some person, purpose;
thing sacrificed. At a sacrifice, with some loss.
2. v.t.&i. Give or give up as sacrifice.
sacri'ficial (sakri'fiʃl), a. ('sakrifais).

'sacrilege, n. Having no respect for, putting
to a wrong use, what is SACRED.
sacri'legious (sakri'lidʒəs), a.
('sakrilidʒ).

'sacristan, n. Man having care of special
vessels and clothing used in church.
('sakristən).

'sacrosanct, a. Kept safe, respected, for
reason of religion. ('sakrousaŋkt).

'sacrum, n. Bone at base of backbone,
forming back of PELVIS in man. 'sacral,
a. ('seikrəm).

sad, a. Unhappy; causing sad feeling; (of
cake, bread) paste-like, not well cooked;
(of colour) not bright. (sad).

'saddle, 1. n. Leather seat to put on horse
etc. or as part of BICYCLE; cut of sheep's
meat formed of 2 LOINS; line of high land
between 2 higher
points. 2. v.t. Put
saddle on (horse); get
(person) weighted
down (with work,
trouble etc.).
'saddlebag, n. One or
other of 2 bags put
across horse at
back of saddle. 'saddle-horse, n. One trained
to take person on its back. 'saddler, n. Maker
of saddles and leather things for use
with horses. 'saddlery ('sadləri), n. Saddler's
trade or goods. ('sadl).

'sadism, n. Getting pleasure from acting
in cruel way. sa'distic, a. ('sa:dizm).

safe, 1. a. Undamaged, not in danger;
keeping from, not causing or open to,
danger; taking no chances, making no
error. Be on the safe side, sp., do even more
than is necessary. 2. n. Metal box or
cupboard with special lock, for keeping
things of value in; small food cupboard
having current of air going through.
safe-conduct, n. (Paper giving) special
right to go somewhere safely, without
being put in prison etc. 'safeguard, 1. n.
Fact, thing etc., which keeps a person or
thing safe from some danger. 2. v.t. Be
a safeguard to. 'safety, n. Being safe. Safety razor, sorts
of RAZOR made in way which keeps blade
from cutting face. 'safety-match, n. One
lighting only when rubbed on special
material. 'safety-pin, n. One bent back on
itself and having a cover into which
point may be fixed. 'safety-valve, n. Outlet
working automatically to let out
steam when there is danger; safe outlet
for feelings. (seif).

'saffron, 1. n. Orange part of certain
flower used for colouring and to give
taste to food; colour of this. 2. a.
Coloured like saffron. ('safrən).

sag, 1. v.i. Become curved, bag-like, as
effect of weight; be hanging lower at one
point than the rest. 2. n. (Amount of)
sagging. (sag).

'saga, n. Old story of the great doings
of men of Iceland or Norway. ('sa:gə).

sa'gacious, a. Wise, having or marked by
common sense. (sə'geiʃəs).

sage, 1. a. Wise, experienced. 2. n. Man
credited with being very sage. (seidʒ).

sage, n. Plant with grey-green leaves used
for giving taste to food.

'sago, n. Hard, round, white grains made
from inside of stem of certain trees and
cooked as food. ('seigou).

'sahib, n. Indian name for white person in
India. ('sa:hib).

said. See SAY.

sail, 1. n. Canvas fixed to upright support
and stretched out to take driving-force
of wind and send ship forward; pleasure
journey on water; boards etc. fixed to
arm of WINDMILL to make wind send it
round. Full sail, with all sails stretched out;
under sail, with sails up. 2. v.i.&t. Go
forward by the use of a sail; make a start
on a sea journey; be controlling (ship);
sail on (sea); go smoothly through air etc.
as if sailing. 'sailor, n. One who makes his
living on the sea, sp., one who is not an
OFFICER; one expert at sailing, guiding
boat. A good (bad) sailor, sp., one not
readily (readily) ill in boat. 'sailoring, n.
Sailor's existence. (seil).

saint, n. Good person respected by
Christian Church after death as having
been given high place in HEAVEN; very
good person. 'sainted, a. (Good enough to
be) made a saint. 'saintly, a. (Of person) very
good. (seint).

saith, [Old] Says. (seθ).

sake, n. Only for the sake of, for my, his etc. sake,
in the interests of, to give pleasure to,
(person, me, him etc.), for the purpose
of, to get, keep, (thing). (seik).

sa'laam, n., v.i. Indian form of OBEISANCE.
(sə1a:m).

sa'lacious, a. Full of sex desire, dirty-minded.
(sə'leiʃəs).

'salad, n. Uncooked leaves, roots etc.,
dressed with oil etc., as food. 'salad-days,
n. pl. Time when one was young and
without experience. ('salad).

'salamander, n. 4-legged, heat-loving
REPTILE, at one time looked on as having
power of living in fire; [Fict.] a being
living in, and representative of, fire;
cook's iron apparatus for browning
food. ('saləmandə).

'salary, n. Regular payment to person for
other than physical work. ('saləri).

sale, n. Exchange of goods for money;
AUCTION; offering of goods for short
time at special low prices. On sale, offered
for sale; put up (goods) for sale, put for sale in
an AUCTION. 'sal(e)able, a. Able to be
marketed. 'salesman, 'saleswoman, nn. Man,
woman, whose work is the sale of goods
in a store or to storekeepers. 'salesman-ship,
n. Art of being a good salesman.
(seil).

'salient, 1. a. Coming forward, out from
general line or level, most readily seen;
(of angle) pointing out. 2. n. Salient angle,
part, sp. in fighting-line. ('seiljant).

'saline, [Sc.] 1. a. Having salt in it, tasting
of salt. 2. n. Saline substance. ('seilain).

saliva, n. The liquid of the mouth.
saliva'ry, a. Of or producing saliva (sp. salivary
glands). (sə'laivə).

'sallow, a. (Of skin) of unhealthy yellow
colour. ('salou).

'sally, 1. n. Sudden coming out of attacking
force from place ringed round by
army; a sallying forth, out; pointed observation,
words making good-humoured
sport of person. 2. v.i. Make a military sally.
Sally forth, out, go out for a walk, on a
journey. ('sali).

'salmon, 1. n. Great silver-skinned river-fish
with orange-red meat, much valued
for sport and as food. 2. a. Salmon-coloured.
('samən).

'salon, [F.] n. A coming together, as a
regular event, of noted persons at house
of woman with high position in society;
room such as is used for salon. ('salɔŋ).

sa'loon, n. Room for public use in hotel,
ship, railway-carriage etc.; public room
for special purpose (billiard-saloon etc.);
[Am.] drinking-bar. Saloon car, automobile
with shut-in top. (sə'lu:n).

'salsify, n. (Plant having) long yellow root
used for food. ('salsifi).

salt, 1. n. Substance which is mined from
the earth and is present in sea-water,
used for giving taste to, and keeping,
food; experienced sailor (gen. old salt);
[Sc.] substance formed when the place
of all or some of the HYDROGEN of an
add is taken by a metal or a BASE.
Take with a grain of salt, not take as
completely true; the salt of the earth,
persons with the highest qualities. 2. a.
With salt in, tasting of salt. 3. v.t. Put salt
on or in (food), sp., to keep it from going
bad. 'salt-cellar, n. Vessel for
salt for table use. 'salt'petre ('sɔ:lt'pi:tə), n.
NITRE. (sɔ:lt).

sa'lubrious, a. (Of weather of place)
making healthy. (sə'lu:briəs).

'salutary, a. Having a good effecty
healthy. ('saljutəri).

sa'lute, 1. n. Sign of respect made sp. at
meeting or parting; [Mil.] special motion
of hand and position of body, use of
flags, firing of guns, as a sign of respect.
2. v.t.&i. Make a salute, give a salutation,
to; give a kiss to, at meeting or parting.
salu'tation (salju'teiʃn), n. Words of
interest, pleasure etc. at meeting or
parting, using of such words. (sə'lu:t).

'salvage, 1. v.t. Get (property in danger of
destruction by fire or water) into safe
place. 2. n. (Payment for) salvaging;
property salvaged. ('salvidʒ).

sai'vation, n. Keeping, being kept, thing
keeping, from destruction, loss etc.; the
saivation of man's SOUL, turning him from
wrongdoing. Saivation Army, organization of
military form working to get persons
turned to Christian religion. sai'vationist, n., a.
(One) of the Salvation Army. (sai'veiʃn).

salve, 1. n. Paste with oil in it used
on wounds; something giving comfort to
wounded feelings etc., making sense of
wrongdoing less sharp. 2. v.t. Put salve on;
be a salve to (wounded feelings, etc.).
(sa:v).

'salver, n. Tray, gen. round, of silver or
other metal, for handing food, letters
etc., on. ('salvə).

'salvo, n. Firing of a number of guns
together as SALUTE or in a fight.
('salvou).

sal vo'latile, n. Liquid having effect on
the heart, used medically when a person
suddenly becomes unconscious etc. (sal
və'latili).

Sa'maritan, n. Person of Samaria. Good
Samaritan, one giving help to person in trouble
(from BIBLE story). (sə'maritn).

'Sam 'Browne, n. Leather band going
round middle of body, with another
joined to it going over chest, forming
part of dress of army OFFICER. ('sam
'braun).

same, 1. a. Of one sort, quality, degree
(gen. the same); named earlier (the, this, that,
same, etc.). At the same lime, sp., however, on the
other hand; the same, being one thing, not
separate in space, time, or existence;
unchanged. 2. pron. Only the same, the same
thing(s) or person(s). 3. adv. Only
all, just, the same, even though that is, was,
true; the same, in the same way. 'sameness, n.
Sp., unchanging, uninteresting, quality
or condition. (seim).

'samite, [Hist.] n. Silk dress-material.
('samait).

'samovar, n. Metal vessel used in Russia
for boiling water for tea. ('samouva:).

'sampan, n. Small flat boat used in China.
('sampan).

'sample, 1. n. One of a number, part of an
amount, taken as representative of the
rest. 2. v.t. Take sample(s) of, get representative
experience of. 'sampler, n. Needlework
design using different sorts of stitches,
done by girl as sample of her work.
('sa:mpl).

sana'torium, n. Hospital for sp. persons
who have chest trouble or are getting
well after serious disease. (sanə'tɔ:riəm).

'sanctify, v.t. Make, be looking on as,
HOLY, right. ('sanktifai).

sancti'monious, a. Putting on air of
being very good, moved by religion.
'sanctimony, n. (saŋkti'mounjəs).

'sanction, 1. n. Right given by authority
to do something; public support, approval,
for something; punishment or reward
designed to make law respected. 2.
v.t. Give sanction to (act, law). ('saŋkʃn).

'sanctity, n. Condition of being SACRED
or very good. ('saŋktiti).

'sanctuary, n. HOLY place, sp. church or
special part of it; [Hist.] place where
persons in danger of attack or punishment
were kept safe by Church law.
('saŋktjuəri).

'sanctum, n. HOLY place; person's private
room. ('saŋktəm).

sand, 1. n. Powder produced when different
sorts of stone get rubbed down by
motion of sea etc. The sands, stretch of sand by
the sea. 2. v.t. Put sand on or over, or
get it mixed with (sugar etc.). 'sandbag, n.
Bag full of sand used in making walls
for military purposes. 'sandpaper, n. Paper
covered with sand for polishing wood,
etc. 'sand-piper, n. Sorts of bird living
where there are stretches of wet sand.
'sandstone, n. Stone made of sand forced
into solid mass. 'sandy, a. Sp., (of hair)
yellow-red. (sand).

'sandal, n. Open shoe with leather etc.
bands going over foot. ('sandl).

'sandalwood, n. Sorts of sweet-smelling
wood. ('sandlwud).

'sandwich, 1. n. 2 bits of bread with meat
etc. between. 2. v.t. Put (thing) between
2 others of different sort. 'sandwich-board, n.
One of 2 boards with advertisements
pasted on them, taken about by sandwich-man.
'sandwich-man, n. Man who goes
about streets with one sandwich-board
hanging over his chest and one over his
back. ('sanwidʒ).

sane, a. With a healthy mind, not off one's
head; (of views etc.) balanced, marked
by sense. 'sanity ('saniti), n. (sein).

sang. See SING.

'sang-'froid, [F.] n. Power of keeping
one's self-control, not getting worked
up, in face of danger, trouble. ('sɔŋ
'frwa:).

'sanguinary, a. Marked by, taking pleasure
in, putting persons, animals, to
death, cruel acts. ('saŋgwinəri).

'sanguine, a. Full of hope, with belief that
things will go well; (of face) bright and
red. ('saŋgwin).

'sanitary, a. Clean, healthy; of, used in,
keeping conditions sanitary. sani'tation, n.
Making of conditions more sanitary;
system of water etc. CLOSETS in building.
('sanitri).

'sanity. See SANE.

sank. See SINK (v.).

sans, [Old] prep. Without. (sanz).

'Sanscrit, 'Sanskrit, a., n. (Of, in) old
language of India. ('sanskrit).

'Santa 'Claus, [Fict.] n. Man who puts
playthings etc. in boys' and girls' stockings
on night before Christmas. ('santə
'klɔ:z).

sap, n. Liquid in plant taking necessary
chemicals to all parts of its structure.
'sapling, n. Young tree. (sap).

sap, 1. [Mil.] n. (Making of) covered way
under earth for attacking force to get near
a place. 2. v.i.&t. [Mil.] Make a sap; get
near (place) by sap; get (wall etc.) undermined;
take slowly away, make slow
destruction of, (belief, force etc.). 'sapper,
n. Sp., PRIVATE in the Royal Engineers.

'sapient, a. Wise; attempting to be wise.
'sapience, n. Being wise. ('seipjənt).

sapo'naceous, a. Of, like, soap.
(sapouneiʃəs).

'sapphire, 1. n. (Colour of) clear blue jewel
stone. 2. a. Of sapphire blue. ('safaiə).

'saraband, n. (Music for) slow Spanish
dance. ('sarəband).

'Saracen, n. Arab or Mohammedan of
time of CRUSADES. ('sarəsn).

'sarcasm, n. Cruel, acid humour, wounding
words. sar'castic, a. ('sa:kazm).

sar'cophagus, n. Stone box for dead body.
(sa:'kɔfəgəs).

sar'dine, n. Small fish which is tinned in
oil for food. (sa:'di:n).

sar'donic, a. Using, marked by, bitter
humour. sar'donically, adv. (sa:'dɔnik).

'sari, n. Indian woman's dress, formed of
long cloth going round body and over
head. ('sa:ri).

sarsapa'ri'la, n. (Substance used medically
made from roots of) certain sorts of
plant. (sa:səpə'rilə).

sar'torial, a. To do with men's clothing
or the making of it. (sa:'tɔ:riəl).

sash, n. Band of silk etc. put on round
middle of body or across chest. (saʃ).

sash, n. Frame round window-glass, gen.
made for slipping up and down. 'sash-cord,
'sash-line, nn. Cord with weights by which
sash is kept in desired position.

'sassafras, n. (Outer skin, used medically,
of) N. Am. tree. ('sasəfras).

sat. See SIT.

'Satan, n. Name for the DEVIL. sa'tanic
(sa'tanik), a. Of, like, Satan; very cruel.
('seitn).

'satchel, n. Small bag of leather etc., gen.
for hanging across body, used for school-books
etc. ('satʃl).

sate, v.t. Give (person) as much as, more
than, he has a desire for. (seit).

sa'teen, n. Cotton or wool material which
is bright and smooth like silk. (sə'ti:n).

'satellite, n. One dependent on, working
under, looking up to, another; PLANET
moving round another. ('satilait).

'satiate, v.t. SATE. sa'tiety (sə'taiəti), n.
Condition, feeling, of being satiated.
('seiʃieit).

'satin, n., a. Silk material bright and
smooth on one side. 'satinwood, n. Sort of
smooth hard wood got from warm countries.
('satin).

'satire, n. Sort, bit, of writing attacking
person(s) with bitter humour. sa'tirical
(sə'tirikl), a. 'satirize, v.t. Make attack
on with satire. ('sataiə).

'satisfy, v.t. Give (person) what is desired,
needed, by him; be enough for, be right
for (desires, needs, conditions); make
(person) free from doubt, certain.
satis'faction (satis'fakʃn), n. Satisfying,
being satisfied; feeling of pleasure
about something; thing satisfying.
satis'factory, a. Causing pleasure,
meeting a desire, need; good for its
purpose. 'satisfied, a. Sp., pleased with
something. ('satisfai).

'satrap, [Hist.] n. Man responsible for
government of country under Persian
rule. ('satrəp).

'saturate, v.t. Make completely wet; [Sc.]
make (substance) take into itself as much
as possible of another substance, electric
current, etc. (freq. saturate with); make (person)
full (with learning, opinions etc.).
('satʃəreit).

'Saturday, n. Last day of week. ('satədi).

satur'nalia, n. FESTIVAL of Saturn, Rom.
Higher Being representative of farming
(Saturnalia); uncontrolled pleasure-making.
(satə:'neiljə).

'saturnine, a. (Of person) naturally sad
and serious; (of face etc.) of or as of saturnine
person. ('satə:nain).

'satyr, [Gk., Rom., Fict.] n. Woodland
being, half-man, half-animal. ('satə).

sauce, n. Liquid put over or into food to
give it sharp, sweet etc. taste; [Com.]
forward behaviour, talking or acting
without enough respect. 'sauce-boat, n.
Table-vessel for sauce. 'saucy, a.
Forward, without enough respect. (sɔ:s).

'saucepan, n. Deep, round, metal cooking-pot,
gen. with cover and long hand-part.
('sɔ:spən).

'saucer, n. Curved plate for placing under
a cup. ('sɔ:sə).

'sauerkraut, n. CABBAGE cut up and
salted uncooked in G. way. ('sauəkraut).

'saunter, n., v.i. Slow walk. ('sɔ:ntə).

'saurian, [Sc.] n., a. (One) of the group of
animals among which are LIZARDS and
CROCODILES. ('sɔ:riən).

'sausage, n. Cut-up meat etc. put in pipe-like
cover of thin skin. Sausage roll, sausage-meat
cooked inside paste. ('sɔsidʒ).

'sauté, [F.] a. Quickly cooked over a fire
with a little fat. ('soutei).

'savage, 1. a. In, of, simple, early, stage of
society; cruel, violent; [Com.] angry.
2. n. Savage person. 3. v.t. (Of horse) make a
violent attack on, kicking and biting.
'savagery ('savidʒəri), n. Savage behaviour or
condition. ('savidʒ).

sa'vanna(h), n. (In S. America) great stretch
of grass-land without trees. (sə'vanə).

'savant, n. Man of great learning. ('savənt).

save, 1. v.t.&i. Get out of danger, make or
keep safe; (in Christian religion) keep
SOUL of from destruction; keep, get
stored up, for future use, sp., money;
make the using of unnecessary, make
needed amount of less; keep person
from need of using (money etc.). Save appearances,
keep trouble, shame, from becoming
public; save oneself, take care not to
get overtired etc.; save up, save money etc.
for the future by degrees. 2. prep. But
(all save him, etc.). 'saving, 1. [Com.] prep.
Save. 2. a. (Of good quality etc.) balancing
bad qualities etc. (freq. a saving grace);
with tendency to save money. Saving clause,
one keeping something back, making
some condition. 3. n. Sp., amount of
something saved. Savings, money saved up.
'savings-bank, n. Bank in which small
amounts of money may be placed to get
interest. (seiv).

'saveloy, n. Sort of strong-tasting
SAUSAGE. ('savilɔi).

'saviour, n. One who keeps others from
destruction, trouble. The, our, Saviour, Christ.
('seivjə).

'savoir 'Faire, [F.] n. Quality of being
quick to see what is needed, do the right
thing. ('savwa: 'feə).

'savory, n. Sort of plant used to give taste
in cooking. ('seivəri).

'savour, 1. n. Special taste or smell of
something; suggestion, touch, (of some
quality). 2. v.t.&i. [Let.] Be tasting,
experiencing, sp. with pleasure; have savour
(of quality). 'savoury, 1. a. Pleasing to the
taste; (of smell) giving suggestion of
pleasing taste; having sharp or salt, not
sweet, taste. 2. n. Sorts of savoury food taken
at start or end of a meal. ('seiva).

saw. See SEE (v.).

saw, n. Old saying. (sɔ:).

saw, 1. n. Cutting-instrument with tooth-edged
blade. 2. (sawed, sawn), v. t.&i.
Get cut with a saw; make use of a saw.
'sawbones, [Hum.] n. SURGEON. 'sawdust, n.
Powder produced in sawing wood. 'saw-mill,
n. Machine for sawing worked by
power. 'sawyer, n.
Workman who saws
wood.

saxe, n. Shade of dark
blue. (saks).

'saxifrage, n. Sorts of
small plant which
do well on mountains
or among
stones. ('saksifrids).

'Saxon, n., a. (Person,
language) of
early N. G. nation
which came to
Britain. ('saksn).

'saxophone, n. Sort
of brass wind
music instrument. ('saksətoun).

say (said), 1. v.t.&i. Make sound of
(word(s)) in talking voice; put into words;
make a statement that. I say!, sp., cry
used as sign of surprise or to get attention;
(let us) say, sp., for example,
roughly; say over, say (verse etc.) from
memory; say the word, give order for
acting; that is to say, in other, clearer.
words; at least, more truly; what do you
say to ... ?, what's your opinion of ... ? 2. n.
What one has to say, one's opinion;
right of having voice in control, decision.
'saying, n. Sp., something commonly
said. (sei (sed)).

scab, n. Hard, dry skin formed over a
wound while getting better; sorts of
skin-disease and plant-disease; [Com.]
BLACKLEG. (skab).

'scabbard, n. Cover for blade of SWORD
or BAYONET. ('skabəd).

'scabies, n. A skin disease. ('skeibi:z).

'scabious, n. Sorts of field and garden
plant with delicately coloured flowers.
('skeibjəs).

'scaffold, n. Stage put up for workmen
building, painting house, etc.; stage on
which person is put to death as punishment.
'scaffolding, n. (Material for) structure of
boards and uprights forming stages for
builders. ('skafəld).

scald, 1. v.t. Make damaged, give pain to,
(part of body, person) with heated liquid
or steam; get (vessel etc.) washed with
boiling water; get (milk) heated to near
boiling-point. 2. n. Damage to skin
caused by scalding. (skɔ:ld).

scale, 1. n. One of the thin plates of
horn-like material covering the skin of
fishes and some animals; scale-like skin or
cover; coat of hard substance forming
inside boilers etc.; TARTAR on teeth.
2. v.t.&i. Take scale(s) off; (of skin etc.)
be forming, come off in, scales. (skeil).

scale, 1. n. Number of marks representative
of units, placed at regular distances
on line, used for measuring; system of
units for measuring; bit of wood, metal,
marked with scale; relation in size between
thing and picture or copy of it, sp. unit
for unit; [Mus.] group of regularly spaced
notes ranging from lowest to highest, sp.,
scale of 8 notes starting on given keynote;
tray of weight-measuring instrument.
Scales, sp., weight-measuring instrument;
turn the scales, sp., have effect of causing
decision or outcome one way or the
other when thing is in doubt. 2. v.t. Get
up (wall etc.); make copy of, keeping to
certain scale. Scale up (down), make greater
(smaller) in agreement with fixed scale.

'scalene, a. (Of 3-angled form) having
no 2 sides equal. ('skeili:n).

'scallop, 1. n. Fish with hard outer cover
in 2 parts which are almost round and
have edges curving in and out. Scallops,
edging-material
like edge of scallop as
ornament. 2. v.t.
Get (material) cut
in scallops; get cooked
in oven with milk
dressing, butter
etc. 'scalloping, n. Scalloped edge. ('skɔləp).

'scallywag, [Hum.] n. SCAMP. ('skaliwag).

scalp, 1. n. Skin and hair of top part of
head; this cut off in war by Am. Indians.
2. v.t. Take the scalp off. (skalp).

'scalpel, [Med.] n. Small knife used for
operations. ('skalpl).

scamp, 1. n. Good-for-nothing, tricking
person. 2. v.t. Do (work) badly, not completely.
(skamp).

'scamper, v.i., n. Go at quick run for
short distance as if in play or to get away
from danger. ('skampə).

scan, v.t.&i. Take a look at every part of
in turn; see what structure of (verse-line)
is by noting the division into FEET and
how the sounds are weighted; be reading
with the rhythm marked; (of verse)
keep to certain rhythm. 'scansion, n.
Scanning of verse. (skan).

'scandal, n. (Behaviour etc. causing)
widely voiced disgust, protest; unkind
talk damaging to person's good name.
'scandalize, v.t. Make shocked. 'scandal-monger
('skandl-mʌŋgə), n. One talking scandal.
'scandalous, a. Very wrong, shockingly bad;
given to unkind talk. ('skandl).

Scandi'navian, n., a. (Person, family of
languages) of Denmark, Sweden, Norway,
or Iceland. (skandi'neivjən).

scant, a. Very little, less than enough. 'scanty,
a. Scant, small in amount, size. (skant).

'scantling, n. Size to which stone or wood
is to be cut; wood support, board, not
more than 5 inches wide or 5 inches
deep. ('skantliŋ).

'scapegoat, n. Person made responsible,
undergoing punishment, for wrongdoing
of others. ('skeipgout).

'scapegrace, n. Good-for-nothing person.
('skeipgreis).

'scapula, n. One or other of the 2 flat bones
forming top part of back to which the
arms are fixed. ('skapjulə).

scar, 1. n. Mark on skin caused by old
wound or on plant by loss of leaf etc.
2. v.t.&i. Get marked with a scar; (of
wound) become a scar. (ska:).

scar, scaur, nn. Rough, sharply sloping
part of mountain-side. (ska:, skɔ:).

'scarab, n. Sorts of BEETLE; jewel of early
Egypt in form of scarab with design cut into
under side for use as stamp. ('skarəb).

scarce, 1. a. Hard to get enough of; uncommon,
not frequently come across. Make
oneself scarce, [Com.] go away, keep out of the
way. 2. [Old] adv. Scarcely. 'scarcely, adv.
Almost no or not; certainly not. (skeəs).

scare, 1. v.t. Give sudden teeling of fear
to. 2. n. Unreasoning, uncontrolled
fear, sp. among general public. 'scarecrow,
n. Structure of sticks etc. dressed up as
person and put in field, garden, to keep
birds away; badly dressed or strange-looking
person. 'scaremonger, n. One given
to causing scares. (skeə).

scarf, n. Long narrow bit of material put
round neck etc. for ornament or to keep
person warm. (ska:f).

scarf, 1. v.t. SPLICE (wood). 2. n. Join so
made.

'scarify, v.t. [Med.] Make small cuts all
over (skin); make wounding or damaging
statements to or against. ('skeərifai).

scarla'tina, n. SCARLET FEVER.
(ska:lə'ti:nə).

'scarlet, a., n. (Of) bright red colour.
Scarlet fever, disease which may be given
by one person to another causing scarlet
marks on skin; scarlet runner, scarlet-flowered
BEAN. ('ska:lit).

scarp, n. Sharp slope. (ska:p).

scathe, [Old] v.t. Do damage to. 'scathing,
a. (Of words etc.) damaging, wounding.
'scatheless, a. Undamaged. (skeið).

'scatter, v.t.&i. Put, make a distribution
of, about, in different places; send,
go, in different directions. 'scattered, a. With
much space or time between. 'scatter-brain,
n. Person who does not give attention to
what he is doing, has bad memory.
('skatə).

'scavenger, n. Street-cleaner; animal
living on dead bodies. 'scavenge, v.i.&t.
Be acting as scavenger; make
(street etc.) clean. ('skavindʒə).

sce'nario, n. Outline of events of play etc.,
sp., detailed outline of motion picture
from which picture is made. (si'na:riou).

scene, n. Place where some event takes
place; view, what one sees before one;
painted canvas, woodwork, curtains etc.,
used in picturing place on stage; division
of play shorter than act; angry, violent,
outburst, argument. Behind the scenes, off
the stage, at, the back; (having a knowledge
of) what is taking place but not
publicly seen; make a scene, sp., have angry,
violent, outburst before others. 'scene-painter,
n. Painter of stage scenery.
'scenery ('si:nəri), n. Stage scenes; natural,
sp. beautiful, country scene. 'scene-shifter,
n. Person changing stage scenes. 'scenic,
a. Of or on the stage; to do with natural
scenery; (of picture) giving a story. (si:n).

scent, 1. n. Special, sp. pleasing, smell of
something; liquid with pleasing smell
made from flowers etc.; smell of animal
by which dog etc. is guided in going after
it; sense of smell in dogs etc. On (off)
the scent, going (not going) after the right scent.
2. v.t. Make discovery of by smell; get
an idea, become conscious of the existence,
of; give a scent to; take a smell at
(the air etc.); put pleasing scent on. (sent).

'sceptic, n. One unready to give unquestioning
belief, doubting if something
is true; one without belief in,
sp. Christian, religion. 'scepticism
('skeptisizm), n. ('skeptik).

'sceptre, n. Rod as a sign of ruler's power.
'sceptred, a. ('septə).

'schedule, 1. n. List of details, sp. of rates
of payment, times of doing things.
2. v.t. Make a schedule of, put in a schedule. ('ʃedju:l).

scheme, 1. n. Outline, framework, of ordered
system; design for doing something,
worked out purpose; secret, not
straightforward, design. 2. v.i.&t.
Make, sp., secret, scheme(s) (to do, for); make
scheme(s) for effecting of. 'schema, n. Outline,
scheme, design, put out on paper.
sche'matic, a. Of, in the form of, a
schema. 'scheming, a. Given to secret
schemes. (ski:m).

'scherzo, [Mus.] n. Bright, quick, happy
part of a work of music. ('skeətsou).

'schism, n. Separating of a Church into
two through division of opinion. schism'atic,
a. With a tendency to, causing, schism.
('sizm).

schist, n. Sort of stone readily cracking
into thin plates. (ʃist).

'scholar, n. Boy or girl at school, learner;
one having scholarship, free education,
given to specially good learner by
school, university; etc.; man of learning.
'scholarship, n. Great learning; money given
by school etc. for scholar. scho'lastic
(skɔ'lastik), 1. a. Of schools or education;
(as) of the scholastics. 2. n. SCHOOLMAN.
('skɔlə).

school, 1. n. (Body of learners in) place for
the education of young persons; work-time
in school; place where special sort of
training is given; group of men of
thought, painters etc., having same
outlook; such outlook; any place or
system of training; any special branch
of learning having its separate tests at
Oxford university. Schools, sp., test for
DEGREE at Oxford. 2. v.t. Give training
to, get under control. 'school-fellow, 'school-mate,
nn. One who goes or went to the
same school. 'schooling, n. Sp., education at
school. 'schoolman, n. Teacher of Christian
religion in MEDIEVAL university, using
Aristotle's system of reasoning. 'schoolmaster,
'schoolmistress, nn. Man, woman,
teacher in a school. 'schoolroom, n. Room
for teaching boys, girls, in. (sku:l).

school, n. Great number of fish together.

'schooner, n. Sort of great sailing-ship.
('sku:nə).

schot'tische, n. Sort of dance. (ʃɔ'ti:ʃ).

sci'atic, a. Of the bone where person's leg
is joined to body; of or having sciatica.
sci'atica, n. Pain in sciatic nerve. (sai'atik).

'science, n. (The getting of) body of
ordered knowledge, sp. based on observation
and testing of facts; any branch
of such knowledge; the body of sciences, such
as physics, biology etc., to do with material
things; expert knowledge of
how to do something. scientific, a. Of,
to do with, guided by rules of, used in,
science(s); using, needing, expert knowledge.
'scientist, n. Sp., one expert in,
working at, a material science. ('saiəns).

'scimitar, n. Fighter's short curved blade
used in the E. ('simitə).

scin'tilla, n, SPARK; small, least, amount
(of quality etc.). 'scintillate, v.i.
SPARKLE. (sin'tilə).

'scion, n. Young person of old, noted
family. ('saiən).

'scissors, n. pl. Cutting instrument with 2
blades which come together in making
cut. ('sizəz).

scle'rosis, [Med.] n. Diseased condition in
which walls of blood-vessels etc. become
hard. scle'rotic, a. (skli'rousis).

scoff, 1. v.i. Be talking without respect,
laughing (at). 2. n. Scoffing words. (skɔf).

scold, 1. v.t.&i. Make loud and
angry protest, say angry words, to. 2. n. Scolding
woman. (skould).

'scollop, n. SCALLOP. ('skɔlap).

sconce, n Support for wax-lights fixed to
a wall. (skɔns).

scone, n. Soft cake of meal taken with
butter. (skɔn).

scoop, 1. n. Spoon-like or spade-like
instrument with short hand-part for
taking up grain, sugar, cheese, coal etc.;
act of scooping; [Com.] great profit made
quickly; [Com.] bit of news which newspaper
is the first to make public. 2. v.t.
Take up, take out, make hollow in,
make (hole), (as) with a scoop; [Com.] get
(profit, news) as a scoop. (sku:p).

scoot, [Hum.] v.i. Go quickly, go running
off. 'scooter, n. Plaything with wheeled footboard
on which one foot is placed while
the other sends it forward by pushing
against the road etc. (sku:t).

scope, n. Outlook, range of observation,
acting; chance, outlet. (skoup).

scor'butic, a. Of, like, having, SCURVY.
(skɔ:'bju:tik).

scorch, v.t.&i. Get the outside of
(something) burned with dry heat; [Com.]
(of automobile driver etc.) go very
quickly. (skɔ:tʃ).

score, n. (Group of) 20 (freq. a score of).
(skɔ:).

score, 1. n. Copy of work of music giving
separate parts for different instruments
or voices. 2. v.t. Put (work of music)
into parts for number of instruments,
voices.

score, 1. n. Small cut or line on something;
[Hist.] account, sp. for drinks,
kept by scores; (record of) points made, sp.,
by one player or side, in sport. On that score,
sp., on that point; on the score of, sp., because
of; pay off old scores, get equal with
someone for past wrongs. 2. v.t.&i.
Make (cut, line); make scores on; make a
record of (debt etc. against or to); keep
record of score in sport; make (points) in
sport; do well, do better than another.
Score off, get the better of in argument etc.;
score out (under), put line through (under)
(word etc.). 'scorer, n. Sp., keeper of scores
in sport.

scorn, 1. n. Poor opinion of, feeling of
looking down on, person, thing; what is
scorned. 2. v.t. Have scorn for; keep from,
be unready (to do), as wrong, not good
enough for one. (skɔ:n).

'scorpion, n. Animal of SPIDER sort having
long tail with which it is able to give
poisoned wounds. ('skɔ:pjən).

Scot, n. Person of Scotland. Scotch, 1. a. Of
Scotland or the Scots. 2. n. English as
talked by Scots; Scotch whisky. Scotch mist,
rain-like mist; the Scotch, Scots. Scots, 'Scottish,
aa. Scotch. (skɔt).

scotch, [Old] v.t. Give wound to, do
damage to. (skɔtʃ).

'scot-'free, a., adv. Quite free from
punishment, damage (gen. go scot-free).
('skɔt'fri:).

'scoundrel, n. Very bad person. 'scoundrelly, a.
('skaundrəl).

scour, v.t. Make bright or clean by rubbing;
get (mark etc.) away, off, out, by
rubbing. (skauə).

scour, v.i.&t. Go about, into every part of
(place) looking for something.

scourge, 1. n. [Old] Whip for punishment;
person or thing looked on as
instrument of punishment. 2. v.t. [Old]
Give a whipping to; give punishment,
pain, to. (skə:dʒ).

scout, 1. n. [Mil.] Man sent out by army
to get knowledge of forces on opposite
side; BOY scout; college servant at Oxford.
2. v.i. Go out as scout. Scout round for, go
round looking for. 'scout-master, n. Man
in control of BOY SCOUTS. (skaut).

scout, v.t. Have poor opinion of, nothing
to do with. (idea, suggestion etc.).

scow, n. Great boat with flat base used
sp. for transporting sand, stones etc.
(skau).

scowl, v.i., n. (Have) angry look on face.
(skaul).

'scrabble, v.i. Make marks without purpose
on paper etc.; be feeling about,
turning things over, etc., looking for
something. ('skrabl).

scrag, 1. n. Thin person or animal; least
good part of neck of sheep as meat.
a. [Hum.] v.t. Put to death by hanging
or twisting the neck. 'scraggy, a. Thin.
(skrag).

'scramble, 1. v.i. Get (up, over, into etc.)
quickly, roughly, using hands etc.;
take part in a fight with others for
something. Scrambled eggs, eggs broken
and cooked in butter while kept in
motion with spoon or fork. 2. n. A
scrambling. ('skrambl).

scrap, 1. n. Small bit; picture etc. cut out
and pasted in book etc.; waste material,
sp. bits of iron or steel; [Com.] fight,
violent argument. Scraps, sp., waste bits
of food etc. 2. v.t.&i. Put out as of no
more use, get broken up; have argument
or fight. 'scrap-book, n. Book in which
cuttings, pictures etc. are pasted. 'scrap-heap,
n. Mass of waste material. 'scrappy,
a. Made of scraps, bits which do not go
together, not complete. (skrap).

scrape, 1. v.t.&i. Make level, smooth,
clean, or do damage to, by rubbing,
pushing, hard edge over face of; take
(material) off, away, out by scraping;
go (against, past etc.) touching or almost
touching; get (something) moved with,
make, a rough sound; scrape one's feet in
BOWING; make use of money with great
care. Scrape acquaintance with, get chance of
meeting, talking to, (someone strange)
by pushing oneself into his company;
scrape together, get together bit by bit, with
great trouble; scrape through (test), almost
not get through. 2. n. Act or sound of
scraping; trouble which person gets into
through foolish or wrong behaviour.
'scraper, n. Sp., metal edge outside a door for
scraping boots on. (skreip).

scratch, 1. v.t.&i. Make long narrow
wound(s) or mark(s) on, with nails or
sharp point; make (hole etc.) by scratching;
get (skin etc.) rubbed with the nails
etc., sp. to take away ITCH; make rough
sound (as) of nails scratching; take
(horse etc.), go, out of competition.
Scratch out, put line through to take out
(word etc.). 2. n. Wound, mark, or sound
made by scratching; a scratching of
oneself; small wound or cut; starling-line
in running competition. Come up to
(the) scratch, do what, be as good as, was
hoped. 3. a. Done with whatever material
was about, got together without care
in selection. Scratch player, one good enough
not to be given points, distance, at start
of competition. scratchy, a. With tendency to
scratch or make scratching noise. (skratʃ).

scrawl, 1. v.i.&t. Be writing quickly,
badly. 2. n. Scrawled writing. (skrɔ:l).

'scrawny, a. (Of persons, animals) very
thin, nothing but skin and bone.
('skrɔ:ni).

scream, 1. v.i.&t. Give loud, sharp cry
(as) of fear or pain; give out loud, sharp
sound; give way to uncontrolled laughing;
say (something) in a very loud voice.
2. n. Loud cry or other sound made by
screaming; [Com.] cause of much
laughing. 'screaming, a. Sp., [Com.] causing
much laughing. (skri:m).

scree, n. Slope covered with loose stones.
(skri:).

screech, 1. n. SCREAM, sp. caused by fear,
pain, or angry feeling. 2. v.i.&t. Make
a screech; say in screeching voice. (skri:tʃ).

screed, n. Long, uninteresting letter, bit of
writing. (skri:d).

screen, 1. n. Framework, freq. folding,
covered with leather, cloth etc., used to
keep off heat, cold
etc., or for shutting
out view; structure
acting as screen; [Am.]
frame with wire
network at window,
door, for keeping
out flies etc.; cloth
or wall onto which
motion pictures are
sent for viewing;
structure forming
division between
body of church and
end where ALTAR is;
SIEVE for sorting coal etc. 2. v.t. Keep
from view or from sun, wind etc.; keep
(wrongdoer) from discovery, punishment;
give view of (motion picture) on
screen; get (coal etc.) sorted with screen. (skri:n).

screw, 1. n. Rod having on the outside,
pipe having on the inside, deep line cut
in it going round and round from one end
to the other; nail-like metal screw with flat
top and sharp point used for joining bits
of wood etc.; PROPELLER of ship or airplane;
twisting motion given to ball in
BILLIARDS etc.; small, twisted up, paper
parcel; [Com.] regular payment for
work. Have a screw loose, sp., be a little off
one's head; put the screw on, make use of
one's power for forcing (person) to do
something. 2. v.t.&i. Get fixed, make
tight, with a screw or screws (gen. screw onto, up etc.);
get (screw) turned; get crushed, twisted, in
one's hand; get twisted round like a screw;
get (money) out of by force etc. Be
screwed, sp., [Hum.] be the worse for
drink; screw up, sp., get skin round (eyes,
mouth etc.) pulled into tight folds; screw up
one's courage, overcome one's fear.
'screwdriver, n. Instrument for turning
metal screws. screw-propeller, n. PROPELLER.
(skru:).

'scribble, v.i.&t., n. Do writing quickly,
without care; make marks without
purpose on paper etc. with pencil etc.
('skribl).

scribe, [Hist.] n. Secretary, one doing
writing work; expert on, teacher of,
Jewish law. (skraib).

'scrimmage, n. Rough fight without
order in which all are attacking one another;
(in football) group of players
massed round ball on field. ('skrimidʒ).

scrimp, v.t.&i. SKIMP. (skrimp).

'scrimshank, [Hum.] v.i. Get out of
doing one's work. ('skrimʃaŋk).

scrip, n. Paper giving person right to
STOCK in a company, exchanged after
completing of payments, for CERTIFICATE.
(skrip).

script, n. Handwriting; print copying script;
play, talk etc., in writing as used by
person(s) acting, giving, it. (skript).

'scripture, n. The BIBLE (Holy Scripture, the Scriptures);
verse or saying from scripture; book taken as
authority for the teachings of any
religion. 'scriptural, a. Sp., based on
the BIBLE. ('skriptʃə).

'scrivener, [Hist.] n. Copier, writer, of law
agreements etc. ('skrivənə).

'scrofula, n. Disease causing increase
in size of certain GLANDS. 'scrofulous, a.
('skrɔfjulə).

scroll, n. Roll of skin or paper for writing
on; book in old roll form; ornament cut in
stone etc. copying half-unrolled papers.
'scrolled, a. Ornamented by scrolls. (skroul).

scrounge, [Com.] v.i.&t. CADGE;
take without right. (skraundʒ).

scrub, v.t.&i., n. Give hard rubbing to,
sp. with brush, soap, and water, to make
clean. (skrʌb).

scrub, n. (Land covered with) brushwood,
undergrowth, low trees. 'scrubby, a. Sp.,
[Com.] (of person) small, without
attraction.

scruff, n. Only take etc. by the scruff of the neck,
take by the back of the neck. (skrʌf).

scrum, n. Football SCRIMMAGE. (skrʌm).

'scrumptious, [Hum.] a. (Sp. of food)
first-rate. ('skrʌmpʃəs).

scrunch, v.t.&i., n. CRUNCH. (skrʌntʃ).

'scruple, n. Unit of weight for medical
substances etc.; [Old] very small
amount. ('skru:pl).

'scruple, 1. n. Doubt about it being right
to do something, desire not to do thing
looked on as wrong. 2. v.i. Scruple to, have scruple
about. 'scrupulous ('skru:pjuləs), a.
Taking care to do nothing wrong; overlooking
nothing, taking great care.

'scrutiny, n. Looking at or into details of
something with care. scruti'neer, n.
One making scrutiny of VOTES to see
that there is nothing wrong. 'scrutinize,
v.t. Make a scrutiny of. ('skru:tini).

scud, 1. v.i. Go straight and quickly with
smooth motion; (of ships) go with wind
driving. 2. n. A scudding,
scudding motion; mist-like, quickly moving
clouds. (skʌd).

'scuffle, n., v.i. Rough fighting, pushing
about. ('skʌfl).

scull, 1. n. One or other of 2 OARS worked
one with one hand and one with the
other; OAR worked over end of boat.
2. v.t.&i. Send (boat) forward with sculls.
(skʌl).

'scullery, n. Room in which washing of
plates, pots etc. is done. ('skʌləri).

'scullion, [Old] n. Cook's boy, washer of
plates etc. ('skʌljən).

'sculpture, 1. n. Art of making forms in
stone, wood etc.; work(s) so made. 2.
v.t.&i. Make sculpture of, make ornamented
with sculpture; do sculpture. 'sculptor, 'sculptress,
nn. Man, woman, who sculptures.
('ikʌlptʃə).

scum, n. Dirty or waste substance which
comes to the top of a liquid, sp. when it
is boiling; worst, lowest, part of. (skʌm).

'scupper, n. Outlet in ship's side for
draining on water from floor boards.
('skʌpə).

scurf, n, DANRUFF; scurf-like bits of
material on something. (skə:f).

'scurrilous, a. Attacking with violent
words, saying things very damaging to
person's good name. scur'rility, n.
('skʌriləs).

'scurry, 1. v.i. Go at a quick run, sp. with
short steps. 2. n. Act or sound of
scurrying. ('skʌri).

'scurvy, 1. a. Low, bad, not upright (scurvy
trick etc.). 2. n. Disease caused by living
on salt meat, not getting enough fruit
etc. ('skə:vi).

scut, n. Short tail of RABBIT etc. (skʌt).

'scutcheon, n. ESCVTCHBON. ('skʌtʃən).

'scuttle, n. COAL-SCUTTLE. ('skʌtl).

'scuttle, 1. n. Hole with cover in floor-boards
or side of ship, or in roof or wall.
2. v.t. Make hole in (ship) to make it go
down.

'scuttle, v.i., n. SCURRY (sp. away, off).

scythe, 1. n. Long curved blade with long
curved hand-part worked with 2 hands,
for cutting grass etc. 2. v.t. Get cut
with scythe. (saið).

sea, n. Stretch of salt water covering more
than half the earth, sp. as opp. land;
stretch of sea shut in or almost shut in
by land; condition of sea special to any
time or place; great wave as coming
over ship or land; great amount or
stretch (of something). At sea,
on the sea, far from land; at a loss; go to sea, sp.,
become a sailor; put to sea, go out on sea
from harbour or land; the high seas, the
sea outside the 3 miles to which a
country's control is limited. 'sea-anemone,
n. Flower-like water-animal of very
simple form. 'seaboard, n. Part of a country
by the sea. sea-cow, n. MAMATEE;
DUGONG; WALRUS. 'sea-dog, n. Old sailor.
'seafarer ('si:fearə), n. Seafaring person.
'seafaring, n., a. Going regularly to sea.
'sea-front, n. Part of a town facing the
sea. 'sea-girt, [Let.] a. With sea all round.
'sea-gull, n. Sort of common sea-bird.
'sea-horse, n. Small fish with head like
a horse. 'sea-kale, n. Plant with white
stems used as food. 'sea-legs, n. pl. Power
of walking on rolling ship (get one's sea-legs,
etc.). 'sea-level, n. The sea taken
as base in measuring how high land is.
'sea-lion, n. Sorts of SEAL. 'seaman, n.
Sailor. 'seamanship, n. Art of guiding,
controlling, ships. 'seamew, n. Sort of sea-gull.
'seaport, n. Town with a harbour.
sea-rover, n. Sea outlaw. sea-shore, n.
Land by the sea. 'seasick, a. Ill from the
motion of a ship. seaside, n., a. (Place, the
land) by the sea. sea-urchin, n. Small
sea-animal having hard outer cover with
sharp points. sea-wall, n. Wall to keep
out the sea. 'seaweed, n. Sorts of sea plant.
'seaworthy, a. (Of ship) in good enough
condition to make sea journey. (si:).

seal, 1. n. Bit of wax, lead etc., stamped
with a design and fixed to statement,
copy of agreement etc., as sign that it is
in order, or to letter-cover, box etc.,
to keep persons from opening it; jewel or
metal stamp used in making seal; act or
thing given looked on as completing,
giving effect to, agreement etc. 2. v.t.
Put a seal on; get stamped with a seal; get
tightly shut, sp. in way making airtight
or watertight; make fixed by decision,
by some sign, act. 'sealing-wax, n. Wax-like
substance
used for letters
etc. (si:l).

seal, 1. n. Animal
living half on
land and half in
sea, valued for
its skin. 2. v.i. Go after seals.

seam, 1. n. Line where 2 edges, sp. of
cloth, are joined; thin stretch of coal etc.
in earth between thicker stretches of
other material. 2. v.t. Get joined by
stitching; get marked with lines, cuts
etc. 'seamstress, n. Woman doing needlework
for a living. 'seamy, a. Sp., the seamy side,
the less pleasing side of existence etc.
(si:m).

'séance, [F.] n. Meeting of a society etc.;
meeting for purpose of getting in touch
with the dead, etc. ('sciɔns).

sear, v.t. Get burned, sp. with a heated
iron; make (person's heart etc.) hard,
without feeling. (siə).

search, v.t.&i., n. Go over, be feeling
over or looking through, to make discovery
of something; go deep into. 'searching,
a. Sp., (of look) taking in every detail,
(of test etc.) very complete. 'searchlight, n.
Electric light for sending very bright ray
in desired direction, used for military
purposes. 'search-warrant, n. One giving
right to police to go into person's
house for purpose of looking for person
or thing. (sə:tʃ).

'season, 1. n. Any of the 4 divisions of the
year based on weather; right, good, or
normal time for something; time of
year, in some town etc., when place is
full, when most is going on; a short
time. In season, (of fish, fruit etc.) in best
condition and readily to be got; in season
and out of season, at all times without
selection. 2. v.t.&i. Make or become in
right condition for use, through effects
of time, weather, experience etc.; give
taste to (food) with salt etc. 'seasonable, a.
(Sp. of weather) normal for the time of
year; (of event etc.) OPPORTUNE. 'seasonal, a.
Dependent on or changing with the
seasons. 'seasoning, n. Sp., strong-tasting
substances for putting in food. 'season-ticket,
n. Ticket giving owner the right
to make any number of journeys
between certain stations for a limited
time, or to go to place of amusement at
all times in season. ('si:zn).

seat, 1. n. Thing made or used for resting
on with body supported in more or less
upright position on backside; part of seat
on which person is supported; part of
person's body supporting him when
seated; part of clothing covering seat of
body; right to a seat in some place, sp., as
one of committee etc.; great country-house
with land; place where a thing is
or takes place; position in which person
keeps his body on horseback as good,
bad etc. 2. v.t. Give seat(s) to, have seat(s)
for; get (oneself) placed on a seat etc. (si:t).

se'baceous, a. Of or producing fat.
(si'beiʃəs).

'secateur, n. Scissors-like gardener's instrument
for cutting branches. ('sekətə:).

se'cede, v.i. Give up being part of Church
or other organization. se'cession, n.
(si'si:d).

se'clude, v.t. Keep (person) away from
company. se'cluded, a. Sp., (of place) quiet,
private. se'clusion, n. (si'klu:d).

'second, 1. a. Coming nearest in order
after the first; another in addition to
one; secondary; coming after and
copying. Get one's second wind, get back one's
breath after being out of breath, while
still running etc.; second lieutenant, man
having lowest position with COMMISSION
in army; second nature, quality, tendency,
which has come to be natural to one; second
sight, power of seeing future or far-off
events as if present; second to none, the
best. 2. n. Second person or thing; (one
getting) place in second division in university
test; [Mus.] second part, voice, or instrument
in harmony; one named by person
to take care of his interests in DUEL
etc.; 1/50th of minute or of degree of angle-measure.
Seconds, goods of second quality.
3. v.t. Give support to; say necessary
words in support of (motion) so that it
may be given discussion by meeting.
'secondary, a. Coming after, dependent on,
less important than, what is first or
chief. Secondary school (education), school (education)
for boys and girls of 13-19.
'second-best, a. First after the best. 'second-class,
a. Of second, less good, position, quality.
'seconder, n. One seconding a motion.
'second-hand, a. Put on the market a second
time, after being used; (of news, knowledge)
based on authority of another,
not on observation of facts etc. 'secondly,
adv. As a second point. 'second-rate, a. Of
poorer, not the best, quality. ('sekənd).

se'cond, [Mil.] v.t. Take (army man) from
normal position for work with another
branch. (si'kɔnd).

'secret, 1. a. Kept or to be kept from
general knowledge or view, of which
others have no knowledge; secretive;
(of place) quiet, away from where
persons go. Secret service, branch of
government whose work is to make
the discovery of the secret designs of
other governments. 2. n. Secret thing; the
cause of something, the best way of
doing something, which is not common
knowledge. In secret, secretly; open secret, fact
of which it is possible for anyone to get
knowledge. 'secrecy, n. (Power of)
keeping things secret; condition of
being secret. se'crete (si'kri:t), v.t. Put
into a secret place. se'cretive (si'kri:tiv),
a. Given to secrecy. ('si:krit).

'secretary, n. Person whose work it is to
send letters, keep papers in order, take
care of business, etc., for organization
or another person; MINISTER at head of
certain branches of government. Private
secretary, secretary to a person. secre'tariat(e) (sekrə'teəriət),
n. Position of a secretary; body
of secretaries. ('sekrətri).

se'crete, v.t. Get produced by secretion;
see SECRET. se'cretion, n. Process, in
plant or animal body, of separating some
substance from SAP or blood as waste or
for use; substance secreted. (si'kri:t).

sect, n. (In religion) group united by certain
views, sp. one cut off from chief
church; group supporting certain school
of thought. sec'tarian, n., a. (Supporter)
of a sect. (sekt).

'section, n. Separating by cutting; part
cut off; any division of something, sp.
a writing; any of the parts designed to
be put together to make a structure;
[Math.] the cutting of a solid by a plane;
plane form so made; picture of inside
structure of thing as it would seem if
cut open. 'sector ('sektə), n. [Math.]
Plane form marked off by any 2 RADII
of a circle and part of outline cut off
by them; [Mil.] any of the divisions
made for purposes of controlling operations
in stretch of country over which
a armies are fighting. ('sekʃn).

'secular, a. Going on for a very long time,
hundreds of years; to do with material
things, not with religion or the Church;
not of an order of religion. 'secularism, n.
View that it is wrong for the rules of
right behaviour to be based on religion.
('sekjulə).

se'curc, 1. a. Safe (from, against); fixed,
certain; tightly fixed, not able to get
loose. 2. v.t. Make securc; get for oneself.
se'cnrity, n. Sp., thing of value given
into keeping of one to whom undertaking
has been given, sp. for payment of
debt, and which may be kept if the
undertaking is not effected; paper giving
details of person's STOCK in a business.
(sikjuə).

se'dan(sedan'chair), [Hist.] n. Covered seat
transported on long rods by 2 men, for
taking one person about. (si'dan('tʃeə)).

se'date, a. (Of person etc. or behaviour)
quiet, stiff. (si'deit).

'sedative, n., a. (Medical substance) having
tendency to make nerves quiet.
('sedətiv).

'sedentary, a. Much seated; (of work etc.)
done seated. ('sedntəri).

sedge, n. Sorts of grass-like waterside
plant. (sedʒ).

'sediment, n. Powder, bits, coming to
rest at base of a liquid. ('sedimənt).

se'dition, n. Words, behaviour, designed
to make persons go against authority.
se'ditious, a. (si'diʃn).

se'duce, v.t. Get (person) to do wrong by
suggestion, offer of reward etc.; get
(woman) to have sex connection for
first time without being married to her.
se'duction (si'dʌkʃn), n. Sp., (thing
having) great attraction. se'ductive, a.
Having great attraction. (si'dju:s).

'sedulous, a. Taking or done with much
trouble, care, consciously keeping or
kept on with, not stopping. ('sedjuləs).

see (saw, seen), v.i.&t. Have or make use
of the power of noting things with the
eye; be noting (thing) with the eye;
take in the fact of or that, be clear about,
get the sense of; get knowledge (how,
where etc.) by looking, questioning, or
thought; have meeting, talk, with
(person) as friend or for business; take
care, make certain, (that thing is done
etc.). I'll see, sp., I'll make the decision
about that later; let me see, sp., used before
making statement as sign that one is
working something out, using one's
memory; see about, take steps to do or
get; see after, take care of, do what is
necessary to; see double, see 2 things where
there is only one; see eye to eye (with), be
in agreement (with); see (person) home,
to place, etc., go with him there to give
him company on the way; seeing that,
sp., in view of the fact that; see into, get
knowledge of details of by questioning
etc.; see life, get wide experience;
see (person) off, go to station etc. to see
him make start on journey; see (person)
out, take him to the door when he is
going; see (work etc.) out, through, go on to
the end with it; see red, sp., be violently
angry; see through (person, trick etc.), not
be tricked by; see (person etc.) through,
give support to as long as is needed;
see to, see after; see to it that, take care that.
(si: (sɔ:)).

see, n. Division of country under BISHOP.

seed, 1. n. Part formed by flowering plant
and having power of development
into another plant; seeds; [Old] offspring;
starting-point, cause, (of some
development). Go, run, to seed, come to end
of flowering through growth of seeds;
become poor-looking, badly-dressed etc.
2. v.i.&t. Get seeds formed, go to seed; take
seeds out of (fruit). Seeded player, (in
TENNIS etc.) one of stronger players kept
till later stages of competition. 'seedling,
n. Young plant produced from seed.
'seedsman, n. Trader in seeds. 'seed-vessel,
n. Part of plant in which seeds are
formed. 'seedy, [Com.] a. SHABBY; not well.
(si:d).

seek (sought), v.t.&i. Have a look for,
make an attempt to get. Seek person's
life, make an attempt to put him to
death; seek to, make an attempt to.
'sought-after, a. Much, generally, desired.
(si:k (sɔ:t)).

seem, v.i. Have the air, look, or feeling of
being. Seem to (be, do, have done, etc.), have
the look of (being etc.), be taken to (be
etc.). 'seeming, a. Which seems to be, but
is not. 'seemingly, adv. Judging by what it
seems to be. (si:m).

'seemly, a. (Of behaviour) right for the
time or person, good. ('si:mli).

seep, v.i. (Of liquid) come through, out,
slowly, drop by drop. 'seepage, n. Seeping.
(si:p).

'seer, n. One who sees into future, into
inner purpose of things. ('si:ə).

'seesaw, 1. n. Back-and-forward or up-and-down
motion; (play on) board supported
in middle and moved up and
down by weight of persons seated at
ends. 2. v.i. Have seesaw motion; be playing
on seesaw. ('si:sɔ:).

seethe, v.i. Be in violent motion, boiling;
[Old] get cooked by boiling. (si:ð).

'segment, n. Part cut or marked off from
the other parts of something; [Math.]
part cut on from any form by line or
plane. ('segmənt).

'segregate, v.t. Put or keep separate from
the rest. ('segrigeið).

seig'neur, [Hist.] n. Great landowner in
FEUDAL times. (sei'njə:).

seine, n. Fishing-net hanging straight
down with corks at top and weights at
lower edge. (sein).

'seismic, a. Of earth-shocks. 'seismograph,
n. Instrument recording force,
place etc., of earth-shocks. seis'mography,
seis'mology, nn. Science
of (recording) earth-shocks. ('saizmik).

seize, v.t.&i. [Law] (Of authorities) take
(goods) by right; take violently, suddenly,
sp. in the hand. 'seizure ('si:ʒə),
n. Seizing; sudden heart attack, etc.
(si:z).

'seldom, adv. Not frequently. ('seldəm).

se'lect, 1. v.t. Take (some things) from a
number, sp. as being the best, most desired,
right for some purpose. 2. a.
Selected as being the best etc.; (of society
etc.) not open to all, formed only of the
best. se'lection, n. Sp., group selected; things
to select from. (si'lekt).

self (selves), n. Person, his special qualities,
from the point of view of that same
person; person's interests, pleasures, as
given attention by him; [Com.] oneself
(seats for self and family, etc.). One's
better self, one's better impulses, qualities.
oneself (herself, himself, itself, myself, ourself,
yourself) 'self, ourself (themself, yourself)
'selves, prons. One, her, him, it etc. as
acted on by that person or thing (he
wade himself ill, etc.); used in addition
to pron. to give it greater force (I myself
came, etc.). 'selfish, a. Without thought,
care, for others, chiefly interested in
oneself. 'selfless, a. With little thought,
care, for oneself. (self (selvz)).

self-, In relation to oneself, done to,
by, or for oneself (self-condemned, self-control,
self-government); acting automatically
or without help from another
(self-acting, self-fertilising, self-regulating, self-starting).
self-assertive, a. Pushing,
putting, oneself forward. self-centred,
a. Interested chiefly in oneself. self-coloured,
a. Having the same colour
all over. self-command, n. Power of
controlling one's feelings. self-conscious,
a. Not happy, not natural in behaviour,
when in company of others. self-contained,
a. (Of flat etc.) complete in
itself, shut off from the rest of the
building; keeping thoughts, feelings, to
oneself. self-denial, n. Not letting oneself
have pleasures etc. self-determination,
n. Power of free decision; right
of any nation to say what form of
government it will have. self-devotion,
n. Giving up of oneself to person or
cause. self-effacing, a. Keeping oneself
from attention, not putting oneself forward.
self-evident, a. Clear without need
for reasoning. self-forgetful, a. Caring
less for oneself than for others. self-important,
a. Having a high opinion
of oneself. self-indulgence, n. Giving way
to one's desires, sp. for comfort.
self-interest, n. Attention to one's
private profit. self-made, a. Sp., having
made money, got high position, after
starting from nothing. self-opinionated,
a. OPINIONATED. self-possessed, a. Certain
of oneself, not readily put at a loss.
self-preservation, n. (Natural impulse
to) keeping oneself from destruction.
self-reliant, a. Making decisions for oneself,
not dependent on others. self-respect,
n. Feeling that one would let oneself
down by not keeping up to certain
level of behaviour. self-respecting, a. self-righteous,
a. Looking on oneself as
doing right, being better than others.
self-sacriftce, n. The giving up of one's
private interests, desires, tor others.
'selfsame, a. The very same. self-seeking,
n., a. (Behaviour of one) moved by self-interest.
self-sown, a. Coming from seed
dropped by the plant. self-styled, a. So-named
by oneself but without right.
self-sufflcient, a. Self-sufficing; over-certain
of one's powers etc. self-sufflcing,
a. Complete, needing nothing from outside.
self-will, n. Quality of doing what
is pleasing to oneself, not being guided
by others.

sell (sold), 1. v.t.&i. Give in exchange for
money, do trade in; give up, be false to,
for money or other reward; (of goods) be
sold. Be sold, sp., be tricked, let down;
sell off, sell (goods) cheap to make room for
new goods; sell out, sell all or some of one's
interest in a company, all one's goods
etc.; sell up, sell goods of (person) for payment
of bis debt. 2. [Com.] n. Event by
which person is
tricked. (sel
(sould)).

'selvage, 'selvedge,
n. Edge
of cloth so made
that the threads will not become loose.
('selvidʒ).

selves. See SELF.

se'mantics, n. Branch of the science of
language to do with (changes in) the
senses of words. (si'mantiks).

'semaphore, 1. n. Military system for
sending news by making signs with 2
arms or flags; apparatus with moving
arms used on railways etc. for direction of
trains etc. 2. v.i.&t. Make signs, send
(news), by semaphore. ('seməfɔ:).

'semblance, n. Look of, seeming like,
something. ('sembləns).

'semen, n. Liquid with which male makes
female egg fertile. 'seminal, a. Of seed
or semen. ('si:men).

se'mester, [Am.] n. Half of school or
university year. (si'mestə).

'semi-, The half of ('semi-circle); almost,
not quite (semi-barbarism, semi-official);
taking place every half, or twice in a,
year etc. (semi-annual). 'semibreve, [Mus.] n.
Note now taken as unit, of which other
notes are looked on as divisions, 1/2 BREVE.
'semicolon, n. Sign for a stop used in
printing, writing (;), longer than
COMMA. 'semi-detached, a. (Of building)
joined to another on one side only.
'semi-final, n. Last stage but one in competition.
'semiquaver, [Mus.] n. Note one-sixteenth
as long as a semibreve. 'semitone,
[Mus.] n. INTERVAL equal to half a TONE
on scale. 'semivowel, [Lang.] n. Sound or letter
which is sometimes VOWEL and sometimes
CONSONANT, sp. W and Y. ('semi-).

'seminar, n. Small group at university
working on some question and meeting
for discussion with teacher. ('semina:).

'seminary, n. Place of training or education,
sp., R.-C. school for PRIESTS.
('seminəri).

'Semite, n., a. (Person) of group of nations
taking in the Hebrews, Arabs,
Assyrians etc. Se'mitic (si'mitik), n., a.
(Group of languages) of the Semites.
('si:mait).

semolina, n. Hard grains of WHEAT meal
cooked as food. (semə1i:nə).

'sempstress, n. SEAMSTRESS. ('semstris).

'senate, n. Body forming part of government
in Rome etc.; the smaller of the 2
bodies forming PARLIAMENT in certain
countries, sp. France and U.S.A.; controlling
body of certain universities and
other organizations. 'senator, n. One
of a government senate. ('senit).

send (sent), v.t.&i. Get taken, transported,
make go, to, from etc., a place,
person; (of Higher Being) make be or
come about (send him victorious). Send crazy,
mad, make become so; send down, sp., send
away from a university as punishment;
send flying, sp., send violently away, sp.
through the air; send for, make request,
give order, for (person) to come or (goods
etc.) to be sent; send forth leaves etc., be
producing; send in, up, put forward (one's
name, work etc.) for a competition etc.;
send off (letter etc.), get it started on its
way; send word, send news, order etc. (to
person, that, to do etc.). 'send-off, n. Coming
of friends to station etc. to see person
make start on journey. (send (sent)).

se'nescent, a. Getting old. (se'nesnt).

'seneschal, [Hist.] n. Overseer of great
house. ('seniʃl).

'senile, a. Giving signs of, caused by, being
old. se'nility (si'niliti), n. Sp., feeble
condition caused by being old. ('si:nail).

'senior, n., a. (Person) older in years,
higher in authority, position (freq. senior
to); used after name of father who has
son of same name. Senior service, Brit. sea
force as opp. army. seni'ority (si:ni'ɔriti),
n. ('si:njə).

'senna, n. Substance used medically to
send waste material from body. ('senə).

sen'sation, n. Being conscious of some
condition of, effect on, one's body; a
sense-experience, a feeling; (thing causing)
deep, strong, general interest or
shock etc. sen'sational, a. Causing public sensation,
shock; (of papers etc.) using sensational
material. (sen'seiʃn).

sense, 1. n. (Power of) being conscious of
things outside oneself through their
effect on one's body; any of the special
powers of the body by which one has
conscious experience, sp., seeing, hearing,
smell, taste, and touch; a feeling
(of); delicate feeling for the values (of
some quality, condition etc.); power of
judging, acting, reasoning, wisely (freq.
good sense); idea(s) of which word, statement
etc., is or is taken to be representative.
Senses, sp., a normal condition of mind
(one's senses); make sense, (of statement) have
a sense, be in harmony with reason. 2. v.t.
Be conscious of, have a feeling of,
without any clear reason for it. 'senseless, a.
Very foolish; unconscious. 'sensible, a.
Having good sense, wise; conscious (of);
which may be experienced by the senses.
sensibility, n. Power of, sp., delicate,
feeling. 'sensitive, a. Having ready,
delicate, reactions; (of instruments)
recording very small changes; readily
wounded or made angry. sensi'tivity, n.
Sp., degree of being sensitive. 'sensitize,
v.t. Make (paper etc.) sensitive to
effects of light etc. for camera purposes.
'sensory, a. Of the senses or SENSATION.
(sens).

'sensual, a. Dependent on the senses only
and not the mind; given up to pleasures
of the senses, body. 'sensualist, n. Sensual
person. 'sensuous, a. Acting on, noted
by, pleasing to, the senses. ('sensjuəl).

sent. See SEND.

'sentence, 1. n. Word or group of words
forming a statement, question, or request
and making complete sense, sp., one
having v. and its SUBJECT; (statement
of) punishment to be given to prisoner.
2. v.t. Say that (person) is to have certain
punishment (freq. sentence him to death
etc.). ('sentəns).

sen'tentious, a. (Given to) saying things
in short, pointed way; with air of being
wise, teaching. (sen'tenʃəs).

'sentient, a. Having, able to have, feeling.
('senʃənt).

'sentiment, n. A feeling in the mind; view
based on or coloured by feeling; words
making dear a sentiment; (tendency to be moved
by) soft, foolish feeling. senti'mental,
a. Over-ready to give way to, designed to
have effect on, foolishly soft feelings.
senti'mentalist, n. One with tendency
to be sentimental. ('sentimənt).

'sentinel, 'sentry, nn. Military man keeping
watch. 'sentry-box, n. Roofed
structure for sentry. 'sentry-go, n.
Act of walking up and down as sentry.
('sentini, 'sentri).

'sepal, n. One of ring of leaves round base
of a flower. ('si:pl).

'separate, 1. a. Not joined, without connection;
different. 2. ('seporeit), v.t.&i.
Make, keep, or become separate; make
parts of separate; go away from one another.
'separable, a. sepa'ration, n. Sp.,
parting between married persons who
no longer have desire to be living
together. 'separator, n. Sp., apparatus
for separating fat part of milk from the
rest. ('seprit).

'sepia, n. Brown colouring-material used
in making pictures. ('si:pjə).

'sepoy, n. Indian man in Brit-Indian
army. ('si:pɔi).

'sepsis, [Med.] n. Septic condition.
'septic, a. Causing or caused by going
bad, poisoned. septi'caemia (septi'si:mjə),
n. Blood-poisoning. ('sepsis).

sept-, 7. sept'ennial (sep'tenjəl), a. For,
taking place, every 7 years. (sept-).

Sep'tember, n. 9th month of year.
(sep'tembə).

'septuagenarian, n., a. (Person who is)
70-80 years old. ('septjuədʒi'neəriən).

'Septuagint, n. Gk. form of OLD TESTAMENT.
('septjuədʒint).

'sepulchre, n. TOMB. Whited sepulchre, person who
makes himself seem better than he is.
se'pulchral (si'pʌlkrəl), a. Of sepul-chre(s)
or sepulture; giving suggestion of
death; sad, dark. 'sepulture ('sepəltʃə),
n. Putting in a sepulchre, putting of dead
body in the earth. ('sepəlkə).

'sequel, n. What comes after; later part,
rest, of story, gone on with after a stop;
after-effects, outcome. ('si:kwəl).

'sequence, n. Coming after or nearest;
unbroken line of things, events, coming
one after the other. ('si:kwəns).

se'quester, v.t. Keep away from society,
in a quiet place. se'questered, a. Quiet, private.
'sequestrate ('si:kwestreit), [Law] v.t.
Take income of (property) for payment
of owner's debts. 'sequestrator, n.
Sp., manager of sequestrated property.
(si'kcwestə).

'sequin, n. [Hist.]
Bit of gold money
of Venice; small
circle of metal etc.
stitched on dresses
as ornament.
('si:kwin).

se'quoia, n. Great, tall, evergreen tree of
California. (si'kwɔiə).

se'raglio, n. (In Turkey) ruler's house;
women's part of Mohammedan house.
(se'ra:liou).

'seraph (-s or -im), n. ANGEL of the highest
of the 9 orders. se'raphic (si'rafik), a.
Sp., very beautiful, happy. ('serəf(im)).

'Serb(ian), n., a. (Person, language) of
Serbia. ('sə:b(jən)).

sere, a. (Of leaves, flowers etc.) old, dry.
(siə).

sere'nade, n., v.t. Music or song given
under woman's window at night by her
lover. (serə'neid).

se'rene, a. Clear, untroubled, quiet. His
(your) Serene Highness, form used in talking
of (to) certain rulers etc. se'renity
(si'reniti), n. (si'ri:n).

serf, n. [Chiefly Hist.] Landworker who is
not free to go away from the land he is
working on; person made to do very
hard work for very little reward.
(sə:f).

serge, n. Strong, rough, wool material.
(sə:dʒ).

'sergeant, n. Man in army with position
between CORPORAL and sergeant-major;
policeman in lowest position of authority.
'sergeant-major, n. Person in highest
position without COMMISSION in army.
('sa:dʒənt).

seri'atim, adv. Taking up points, questions,
one after another, in order.
(siəri'eitim).

'series (series), n. Number of things of
which every one has same sort of relation
to the one before it. 'serial, 1. a.
Of, in, forming, a series; (of story etc.)
coming out in parts. 2. n. Serial story.
('siəri:z).

'serif, n. Small line put across end of lines
forming letters (with serifs; without serifs).
('serif).

'serious, a. Given to thought, quiet, not
pleasure-loving; important, needing
attention, thought, very troubling; not
said or done in play. ('siəriəs).

'Serjeant-at-'arms, 'sergeant-at-'arms, n.
Man present in a HOUSE OF PARLIAMENT
who is responsible for seeing that its
orders are effected. ('sa:dʒəntət'a:mz).

'sermon, n. Talk given in church by man
of religion for purpose of teaching;
serious talk to person about his bad
qualities etc. 'sermonize, v.i. Be talking as if
giving a sermon. ('sə:mən).

'serpent, n. Snake; false person. 'serpentine,
1. a. Like, of, a serpent, sp. much
curved. 2. n. Sorts of stone with marks
as on serpent's skin, freq. dark green.
('sə:pənt).

'serrate(d), a. Having a toothed edge.
('sent (se'reitid)).

'serried, a. (Of persons in lines) very near
together, touching. ('serid).

'serum, n. Water-like liquid in animal
body, sp. thin part of blood. 'serous,
a. ('siərəm).

'servant, n. Person working for another
for payment, sp. one doing housework
etc. ('sə:vənt).

serve, 1. v.t.&i. Be (acting as) servant to;
do something for, give help to; be of
use, right, or enough, for; take (food)
to table, give (food) out, round, at meal;
give attention to (person coming to
store); be acting to (person, in certain
way); (in TENNIS) put ball in play; [Law]
give (WRIT etc.) to person named in it
(freq. serve writ on him). Serve in the army etc.,
be in the army; serve one right, be the right
punishment for, outcome of, one's behaviour;
serve one's time, be for the normal,
necessary, time in a position, in prison
etc.; serve time, a sentence, be in prison for
certain time as punishment; serve up
(food), put it ready on table; serve (person
etc.) with, (of store etc.) give, send,
(goods) to in trade, sp. regularly. 2. n.
(In TENNIS) (turn for, way of) serving.
'service ('sə:vis), 1. n. Being a servant,
servant's position; act or work of serving;
thing done as help to another;
branch of public work, sp. under government
(Civil Service, etc.); serve; system of
trains etc. going at certain times;
church form to be gone through for
certain purpose; a meeting for such service;
complete group of plates etc. of one
design needed for certain sort of meal.
At person's service, ready to do what is
desired by him; in a person's service, being
his servant; of service, of use, help; on active
service, doing military etc. work, sp. in time
of war; see service, have experience of war;
the (fighting) services, army, sea, and air
forces; with service, (of flat etc.) with cleaning
etc. covered by price for which it is let.
2. a. Of sort regularly used in army
etc. 'serviceable, a. Of use; able to be
much used, not readily damaged. (sə:v).

servi'ette, a. Table NAPKIN. (sə:vi'et).

'servile, a. (As) of one who is not free,
without self-respect. ('sə:vail).

'servitor, [Old] n. Servant. ('sə:vitə).

'servitude, n. Condition of not being free,
being forced to do work for another.
('sə:vitju:d).

'sesame, n. (Oil-giving seeds of) Indian
plant. Open sesame, (in old stories) MAGIC
words said to get door open. ('sesəmi).

'session, n. Meeting of a body for law
business etc.; time in which regular sessions
take place. Petty sessions, COURT for judging
small crimes; quarter sessions, COURT taking
place every 3 months. ('seʃn).

ses'tet, n. Last 6 lines of SONNET. (ses'tet).

set (set), 1. v.t.&i. Put (something into
certain position, condition, pointing in
certain direction); put (apparatus) in
position, condition, for operation, use;
put (metal letters) in position ready for
printing from; get (broken bone) united
or put in place; put (jewel) in gold etc.
framework as ornament; put (fowl) on
eggs; give (work, question) to learner etc.
to do, give orders to (person) to; get
(person, thing) started (doing etc.); (of
liquid, soft substance, jelly) become
hard, solid; (of sporting dog) take up
stiff position as a sign that birds etc. are
present; give a good edge to (blade); (of
plant, flower) get fruit formed; (of sun
etc.) go down. Set about (work, doing etc.),
make a start at, take steps to (do); set at
defiance, naught, DEFY (person, authority
etc.); set (wind, fears) at rest, make at
peace, no longer troubling; set clock,
watch, put hands of it at certain time;
set eyes on, see; set examination questions,
paper, make them up for test;
set fire to, make burning, on fire;
set forth, give an account of; make a
start on a journey; set free, make free;
set going, put in motion, get started;
set in, (of weather, disease etc.) get
started with every sign of going on; set
much (little) store by, be valuing much
(little); set off, make effect of (something
pleasing, beautiful) greater; get
(person) laughing, talking etc.; make a
start on a journey; set on, make, or be
causing (person, dog etc.) to make,
attack on; set one's face against, be
strongly against (doing etc.); set one's
heart on, get one's hopes fixed on; set
one's teeth, put one's teeth tightly together
as sign of fixed purpose; set out,
put on view; make a start on a journey; set
sail, make a start on a journey on water;
set the fashion, get it started, be generally
copied; set the pace, go at rate which
others have to keep up with; set to, make
a start at fighting; set to music, make
music to go with (words, verse); set to
rights, put right, in working order;
set to work, make a start on work, doing
something; set up, sp., get (business etc.)
started, (person) started in business; set
for printing; make (person) strong after
being ill; make (loud protest, outcry
etc.); set upon, sp., make an attack on. 2. a.
Sp., (of eyes, look etc.) fixed, unmoving;
(of person or his mind, purpose) fixed
on; (of public talk, etc.) got ready before
it is given. Set book, one on which school etc.
test is based; set fair, (of weather) good and
giving no sign of change. 3. n. Direction
of current, wind, tendency of opinion; (of
clothing) way of hanging on body; (of
head) position in which it is kept, its
angle; bit of plant for planting; stage,
place, made ready for acting of motion
picture. Make a (dead) set at, make open,
strong attack on, attempt at attraction
of. 'set-back, n. (Thing causing) stopping,
slowing, of development. set-square, n.
3-sided instrument for making lines at
certain angles. 'setter, n. Sp., sorts
of long-haired dog trained to set.
'setting, n. Music of song etc.; frame of
gold etc. in which jewel is set; place etc.
as frame for events, sp., on stage.
set-to, n. Fight, argument. (set).

set, n. Group of things, persons, which
are like or go together; (in TENNIS) group
of GAMES forming unit.

set'tee, n. Seat for 2 or more. (se'ti:).

'settle, n. Seat with high back and gen.
forming top of box. ('setl).

'settle, v.t.&i. (Make) come to fixed way
of living (freq. settle down); make one's
fixed living-place (in); (of number of
persons) settle in (new country); get persons
to settle; (make) come to rest; (of solid
substance in liquid) settle at base of vessel
etc.; (of such liquid) become dear; (of
earth, structure) become by degrees
lower in level; make no longer troubling;
come to agreement about, make a
decision on; make payment of (debt
etc.); put (business etc.) in order. Settle
(money etc.) on, [Law] give use of to
while living; settle on (act, thing etc.), make
decision to do, have etc. it; settle person's
hash, make him no longer able to give
trouble; settle up, settle debts, accounts. 'settlement,
n. Sp., (statement of) property settled
on person; (persons in) newly settled
place; body of persons living among
and helping the poor. 'settler, n. Sp., one
who settles in a new country.

'seven, a., n. 7. 'seventh, a. Sp., in the seventh
heaven, very happy. seven'teen, a., n. 17.
'seventy, a., n. 70. ('sevn).

'sever, v.t.&i. Make or become cut in
two, broken, parted. 'severance, n. Sp.,
severed condition. ('sevə).

'several, 1. a. 3 or more; separate, of or
in relation to every different one named
(the 4 men went to their several positions). 2.
pron. 3 or more of the persons or things
named earlier. 'severally, adv. Separately,
every one in relation to what is his.
('sevrəl).

se'vere, a. Hard, unkind; (of weather,
disease etc.) violent, bad; (of test etc.)
hard; simple, unomamented. se'verity
(si'veriti), n. (si'viə).

Sèvres, n. Sort of PORCELAIN. (seivr).

sew (sewed, sewed or sewn), v.i.&t. Do
stitching; put stitches in (material etc.);
make by stitching. 'sewing, n. Needlework.
'sewing-machine, n. Apparatus
for sewing with needle worked by
machine. (sou).

'sewer, n. Drain under the earth for
taking away waste material from houses
and towns. 'sewage, n. Waste taken
away in sewers. 'sewerage, n. Draining by,
system of, sewers. ('sjuə).

sex, n. Being male or female; males or
females as a group. 'sexual, a. Of sex, a
sex, or the sexes. (seks).

sex-, 6. sexage'narian, n., a. (Person)
between 60 and 70
years old. sex'tet(te),
n. (Music work for)
group of 6 voices or
players; group of 6.

'sextant, n. Instrument
for measuring distances
by angles.
('sekstənt).

'sexton, n. Man taking
care of church building and sounding
church bells, etc. ('sekstən).

'shabby, a. Old-looking, in bad condition
through much use; badly dressed; (of
behaviour) MEAN. ('ʃabi).

shack, n. Small, rough house, gen. of
wood. (ʃak).

'shackle, 1. n. One or other of 2 iron rings
joined by chain for prisoning hands or
feet. Shackles, sp., anything keeping person
from acting freely. 2. v.t. Put shackles on;
keep from acting freely. ('ʃakl).

shad (shad), n. Am. fish much valued as
food. (ʃad).

shade, 1. n. Part not brightly lighted,
where bright rays are not falling;
shaded, darker, parts of a picture;
colour, sp., one of a range of like
colours; very small amount, degree, sp.
by which one thing is different from
another; form of person seen walking
etc. after death; cover etc. for keeping
off rays of light, sp., one for putting
over light. 2. v.t.&i. Keep the light
from, make dark; get light of covered,
kept off; make (part of picture) darker
to give effect of solid forms; get, be,
changed by degrees (into another colour,
quality). 'shading, n. Sp., lines etc.
used in shading picture. 'shady, a.
Out of, giving shade from, sunlight; (of
behaviour) not upright or straightforward.
(ʃeid).

'shadow, 1. n. (Bit of) shade, sp., dark form
sent onto floor, wall etc., by body
keeping off the light; person going
with another like his shadow; least sign
(of doubt etc.); thing of no substance.
2. v.t. Keep a secret watch on; send
shadow over, make shaded from the light.
('ʃadou).

shaft, n. Rod forming stem of ARROW,
SPEAR etc., or joining machine-parts;
ray of light; words making sport of,
attacking, person (shaft of ridicule etc.);
one or other of the a rods between which
horse is fixed to cart; hole forming way
down to mine etc.; outlet for smoke or
bad air. (ʃa:ft).

shag, n. Sort of cut-up tobacco. 'shaggy, a.
(Of hair) thick and rough; covered with
shaggy hair. (ʃag).

sha'green, n. Sorts of rough leather;
SHARK-skin. (ʃə'gri:n).

Shah, n. Ruler of Persia, Iran. (ʃa:).

shake (shook, shaken), 1. v.t.&i. Get
moved, be moving, violently or quickly
up and down or forward and back; give
shock to, make troubled; make (belief
etc.) less certain; (of voice) be uncertain,
broken in quality, through being old or
deeply moved. Shake hands with, take grip of
hand of, as sign of kind feeling, sp. at
meeting or parting; shake off, sp., get free
from; shake one's head, shake it from side to side
as sign of "no"; shake up, get (liquid etc.)
mixed by shaking; make (person) awake,
interested. 2. n. A shaking; [Mus.] 2
notes played quickly in turn again and
again. 'shakedown, n. Bed of dry grass or
bedding quickly made on floor etc.
'shaky, a. With tendency to shake,
unsafe; uncertain. (ʃeik (ʃuk)).

'shako, n. Sort of military hat with part
for shading eyes. ('ʃakou).

shale, n. Sorts of soft stone readily cracking
into thin plates. (ʃeil).

shall (should), v.aux. Used before v.:--
(a) with "I" and "we" to make future
form; (b) with "you," "he," "she,"
"it," and "they" in giving order, or
as sign that something will necessarily
be, or that person talking will make, or
not let, person do etc.; (c) with "I" and
"we" to make statement dependent on
condition; (d) in statements naming the
condition on which another is dependent,
as sign of doubt (if he should come ...;
should he come ...); (should only)
OUGHT to. (ʃal, ʃəl (ʃud, ʃəd)).

'shallop, n. Small boat. ('ʃaləp).

shal'(l)ot, n. Sort of ONION. (ʃə'lɔt).

'shallow, 1. a. Not deep, not serious-minded.
2. n. Shallow place in sea etc. ('ʃalou).

shalt. Form of SHALL used with THOU.
(ʃalt, ʃəlt).

sham, 1. v.i.&t. Make oneself falsely
seem to be; put on false air of. 2. n., a.
Person shamming, thing, act, made to
seem other than it is. (ʃam).

'shamble, v.i., n. Be walking badly,
without lifting feet enough. ('ʃambl).

'shambles, n. pl. Place where animals are
put to death for food; place where great
destruction of persons takes place.
('ʃamblz).

shame, 1. n. Feeling of loss of self-respect,
good name, caused by wrong,
foolish, behaviour of oneself or of one's
family etc.; condition of being judged
to have done wrong, given no respect;
that by which shame is caused, something
clearly wrong. Put to shame, give feeling of
shame to. 2. v.t. Give feeling of, be causing,
shame to. Shame into, out of, doing, make do (not
do) by shaming. 'shamefaced, a. Acting as
if feeling shame. 'shameful, a. Very wrong,
shocking. 'shameless, a. Feeling no, done
without, shame. (ʃeim).

'shammy, n. CHAMOIS leather. ('ʃami).

sham'poo, 1. v.t. Get (hair, head)
washed. 2. n. Special soap in liquid or
powdered form for washing the hair; a
shampooing. (ʃam'pu:).

'shamrock, n. Sorts of plant with leaves
having 3 divisions, representative of
Ireland. ('ʃamrɔk).

'shandygaff, n. Beer and GINGER BEER
mixed. ('ʃandigaf).

shang'hai, v.t. Make (man) unconscious
and take him away to be a sailor.
(ʃaŋ'hai).

shank, n. Leg; thin stem of spoon, key
etc., smooth part of stem of screw. On
Shanks's mare, on foot. (ʃaŋk).

shan't. Short form of "SHALL not." (ʃa:nt).

'shanty, n. Small, poorly-made house.
('ʃanti).

'shanty, n. CHANTY.

shape, 1. n. Outer form, outline; clear
form, ordered condition, system; (jelly
etc. turned out of) vessel for giving certain
form to such substance. In any shape or
form, in any way, of any sort; take shape, get
into clear form. 2. v.t.&i. Give certain
or desired shape to; have controlling effect
on development, direction, of; be undergoing
development, getting into clear shape.
shapeless, a. Without clear-cut shape, badly
formed. 'shapely, a. Well formed. (ʃeip).

shard, [Old] n. Bit of a broken pot. (ʃa:d).

shard, n. Hard wing-cover of BEETLE.

share, 1. n. Part which person (rightly)
gets from or gives to a common store;
part taken by person in common undertaking;
any one of the equal parts of a
company's CAPITAL, giving owner a
right to part of its profits. Go shares in,
take one's share in payment for, become
part owner of, with others. 2. v.t.&i.
Give a part of to others, make distribution
of into shares (freq. share out); have or
do a share of (gen. share in), have, make use
of, with (another). 'shareholder, n. Owner of
company shares. 'share-out, n. A distribution
among persons of a group.
(ʃeə).

share, n. Cutting-part of plough.

shark, n. Great sea-fish living on other
fish, a danger to persons in the water;
one who gets money out of persons by
tricking them in business etc. (ʃa:k).

sharp, 1. a. (Of edge, point) very thin,
readily cutting or making holes; having
sharp edge or point; (of outline) clear-cut,
with a clear, strong line; (of curve,
slope) sudden; (of angle) narrow; (of
taste) acid, biting; (of sound) high,
seeming to go through the head; bitter,
cutting, wounding, cruel; (of walk,
fight etc.) quick, violent; quick in mind,
quickly seeing a point; quick in getting
the better of others, using tricks; [Mus.]
higher than true note. A, B etc., sharp,
note half a TONE higher than A, B etc.;
sharp practice, sharp, tricking behaviour in
business etc. 2. [Mus.] n. A sharp note;
the sign ♯ put before a note making it
a sharp. 3. adv. Suddenly, quickly. At 6.30
etc. sharp, at and not later than. 'sharper, n. Sp.,
one who makes his living by tricking
others at cards etc. sharp-set, a. With a
great desire for food. 'sharpshooter, n. Man
very expert with gun, placed for military
purposes where expert firing is needed.
(ʃa:p).

'shatter, v.t.&i. Get, be, broken suddenly
into bits; put an end to (hopes etc.). do
serious damage to (nerves etc.). ('ʃatə).

shave, 1. v.t.&i. Take hair off (chin etc.)
with special blade; get (hair etc.) shaved
off; shave hair off one's face; get thin bits
cut off (wood etc.) (as) with plane etc.;
go past, very near to, almost touching.
2. n. A shaving or being shaved; wood-shaving
instrument. A close, narrow,
near, shave, experience almost ending in
destruction, loss etc., but happily not
doing so. 'shaver, [Hum.] n. Boy. 'shaving-brush,
n. Brush for soaping face before
shaving. 'shavings, n. pl. Thin bits
shaved on wood. (ʃeiv).

shawl, n. Square etc. of material for putting
over woman's back or head. (ʃɔ:l).

she (her, her, hers; pl. they, them, their),
1. pron. The female in question. 2. n., a.
Female. (ʃi:).

sheaf (sheaves), n. Mass of grain-stems
corded together; sheaf-like parcel of papers
etc. (ʃi:f (ʃi:vz)).

shear (sheared, shorn), v.t.&i. Get cut
with shears or [Let.] a fighting-blade;
take wool off (sheep) with shears. Shorn
of, sp., having undergone the complete
loss of. shears, n. pl. Scissors-like instrument
for cutting wool, grass etc. (ʃiə (ʃɔ:n)).

sheath, n. Cover for blade; sheath-like cover,
sp. as part of animal or plant. sheathe (ʃi:ð),
v.t. Put (blade) into sheath. (ʃi:θ).

shed (shed), v.t.&i. Let (leaves, hair,
feathers etc.) come off; (of leaves etc.)
come off; let (TEARS); make (blood), come;
give out (light etc.). Shed light on, sp., make
clearer to the mind; shed the blood of, sp.,
put to death. (ʃed).

shed, n. Roofed structure, rough building,
used as storehouse, for keeping animals
in, working in, etc.

sheen, n. Bright quality, polish. (ʃi:n).

sheep (sheep), n. Animal living on grass
and kept by man for its meat and wool.
Make sheep's eyes at, be looking at as if in
love with. 'sheep-cot(e), n. Building for
sheep. 'sheep-dog, n. Dog used for driving
sheep. 'sheepfold, n. Walled place for keeping
sheep in. 'sheepish, a. Self-conscious,
feeling foolish. 'sheep-run, n. Great stretch
of grass-land for sheep, sp. in Australia.
'sheepshank, n. Sort of knot for making cord
shorter without cutting it. (ʃi:p).

sheer, 1. a. Complete, not more or less
than, nothing but; (of mountain, wall
etc.) going straight up or down, at a right
angle; (of silk etc. material) very delicate,
able to be seen through. 2. adv. Straight
up or down. (ʃiə).

sheer, v.i. (Sp. of ship) make sudden
change in direction to one side. Sheer off,
go away, go in another direction.

sheet, 1. n. Linen etc. bed-cover of sort
which is nearest to person in bed; wide,
thin, flat bit of iron, glass, paper etc., of
regular form; wide stretch of water;
cord or chain at lower point of sail for
changing its position, making it looser
or tighter. Sheet anchor, great ANCHOR used
only in times of special need; one's best
hope, chief support. 2. v.t. Get (sail)
fixed with sheet; get covered with a sheet. 'sheeting,
n. Material used for bed sheets. (ʃi:t).

sheik(h), n. Arab chief. (ʃeik).

'shekel, n. Jewish weight and bit of
silver money. Shekels, money. ('ʃekl).

shelf (shelves), n. Board etc. fixed at right
angles on wall or in cupboard, for keeping
things on; shelf-like mass of stone as
part of mountain etc.; massed sand or
stone in sea. On the shelf, sp., (of person)
put on one side, past work, etc. shelve
(ʃelv), v.t.&i. Get shelves fixed in
(cupboard etc.); put on one side, put off
giving attention to, (question etc.); (of
land etc.) be sloping a little, not sharply.
(ʃelf (ʃelvz)).

shell, 1. n. Hard outer cover of birds' eggs,
nuts, certain seeds, animals etc. (see
SNAIL); walls, outer structure, of something;
metal structure with EXPLOSIVES
inside for firing from a great gun. 2. v.t.
Take out of shell; be firing shells at. Shell out,
[Com.] make the payment, give the
money for something. 'shell-fish, n. Sorts
of water-animal having shell. 'shell-shock,
n. Damage to brain and nerves caused
by noise of bursting shells, etc. (ʃel).

shel'lac, n. LAC in form of thin plates for
making liquid to give hard, bright coat to
wood, phonograph records, etc. (ʃe'lak).

'shelter, 1. n. Condition of being kept safe
from danger, bad weather, etc.; thing
used for shelter, sp., structure keeping off
rain, wind etc. Take shelter, get into shelter. 2. v.t.&i.
Give shelter to, take shelter (in, under etc.).
('ʃeltə).

shelve, shelves. See SHELF.

'shepherd, 1. n. Man who takes care of
sheep. Shepherd's plaid, cloth with design of
small black and white squares; the good
Shepherd, Christ. 2. v.t. Take care of, be
driving, (sheep); take care of, be guiding,
like sheep. ('ʃepəd).

'sherbet, n. Cold drink made from fruit,
common in the E.; drink giving off gas,
made by putting sort of powder into
water. ('ʃə:bət).

'sheriff, n. Chief law authority, responsible
for keeping order, etc. in COUNTY.
('ʃerif).

sherry, n. A yellow or brown Spanish
wine. ('ʃeri).

shew, v.t.&i. SHOW. 'shewbread, n. See
SHOW. (ʃou).

'shibboleth, n. Saying, opinion, form of
behaviour, whose use is looked on as
sign, test, of person's position in society,
political beliefs, etc.; belief at one time
looked on as very important but now no
longer current. ('ʃibəleθ).

shield, 1. n. Structure of steel, leather
etc., gripped in
hand or fixed on
arm of fighter to
keep off blows
etc.; covering
thing, part, for
keeping out dust,
keeping safe
from damage,
etc.; common shield-like
form, straight
across top with
sides curving to point at base, with
COAT OF ARMS on it. 2. v.t. Keep safe,
sp. from punishment. (ʃi:ld).

shift, 1. v.t.&i. Get, be, changed from
one place, position, to another. Shift for
oneself, take care of oneself in whatever
way one is able. 2. n. A shifting; group
of workers taking place of another in its
turn; time for which shift does work;
something turned to, made use of, for
effecting purpose, sp., a trick; [Old]
CHEMISE. Make shift (to), get on somehow,
be able somehow (to do etc.). 'shiftless, a.
With little power of invention or self-help,
unable to get on. 'shifty, a. Not
straightforward, given to tricks. (ʃift).

shil'lelagh, n. Irish roughly-cut stick
with thick head. (ʃi'leilə).

'shilling, n. (Brit. bit of silver money
equal to) 12 pennies, 1/20th pound.
'shillingsworth, n. As much as may be got
for a shilling. ('ʃiliŋ).

'shilly-shally, v.i. Be uncertain, changing
in purpose. ('ʃiliʃali).

'shimmer, v.i., n. (Give out, be bright
with) dancing or soft light. ('ʃimə).

shin, 1. n. Front of lower part of leg.
2. v.i. Shin up, get up (tree, wall etc.)
gripping with hands and knees. (ʃin).

'shindy, [Com.] n. Noise, general fight,
trouble-making. ('ʃindi).

shine (shone), 1. v.i.&t. Give out light, be
bright; make bright, polished; be good
at, in, something. 2. n. Light, sunlight;
polish, bright quality; a polishing.
'shiny, a. Polished; bright. (ʃain (ʃɔn)).

'shingle, 1. n. Flat square etc. of wood for
roof. 2. v.t. Put roof of shingles on. ('ʃiŋgl).

'shingle, n. Small, smooth, loose stones at
edge of sea etc.

'shingle, 1. v.t. Get (woman's hair) cut
short like a man's at the back, with
longer sides. 2. n. Hair so cut.

'shingles, n. pl. Skin-disease forming band
of INFLAMMATION round body. ('ʃiŋglz).

'Shinto, n. Religion of Japanese nation.
('ʃintou).

ship, 1. n. Great sea-going vessel. 2. v.t.&i.
Put, take, send, in a ship; send (goods)
in trade; take a place, sp. as sailor, for
journey in a ship; put (OARS) inside boat.
Ship a sea, water, have wave come over ship's
side. 'shipboard, n. Only on shipboard, on a ship.
'ship-mate, n. Person in same ship.
'shipment, n. Sp., goods shipped. 'shipper, n.
Trader sending or getting goods by
ship. 'shipping, n. Sp., ships, the ships of
a country. 'shipshape, a. In good order.
'shipwreck, 1. n. Loss, destruction, of a
ship at sea. 2. v.t.&i. (Make) undergo
shipwreck. 'ship-wright, n. Shipbuilder. 'ship-yard,
n. Ship-building works. (ʃip).

shir(r), v.t. Get (material) stitched in
small folds with parallel lines of thread.
(ʃa:).

shire, n. COUNTY (now chiefly used in
names, Yorkshire etc., with sound ʃə).
Shire horse, one of specially strong sort for
pulling cart, plough etc. (ʃaiə).

shirk, v.t.&i. Get out of doing, facing,
be unready to do (work to be done,
unpleasing thing). (ʃə:k).

shirt, n. Clothing of cotton etc. for man's
body with lower part going under
trousers. In one's shirt-sleeves, with no coat
on. 'shirting, n. Shirt material. 'shirty, [Hum.]
a. In a bad humour, angry. (ʃə:t).

'shiver, 1. v.i. Make quick shaking
motion of body, sp. as effect of cold,
fear etc. 2. n. A shivering. 'shivery, a. With
tendency to shiver, feeling cold. ('ʃivə).

'shiver, 1. n. Small broken bit of glass etc.
2. v.t.&i. Get, be, broken into shivers.

shoal, n. Great number, group, sp. of fish
swimming together. (ʃoul).

shoal, n. Place in sea etc. where water is
not deep, where there is massed sand.

shock, n. Group of grain SHEAVES placed
upright against one another in field. (ʃɔk).

shock, n. Rough mass of hair on head.
'shock-headed, a. With such hair.

shock, 1. n. A violent blow, shake, as
caused by 2 things coming together
with force, gunpowder going off, etc.;
sudden violent effect on the senses, blow
to the feelings; condition caused by this.
Electric shock, feeling, effect, caused by an
electric current going through the body;
shock tactics, [Mil.] way of attacking in
massed order, forcing hand-to-hand
fighting; shock troops, forces specially good
for attacking. 2. v.t. (Of news etc.) come
as blow, give great pain, to; seem very
wrong, give feeling of surprised disgust,
to. 'shocker, n. Sp., story of violent crime,
etc. 'shocking, a. Sp., very bad, wrong.

shod. See SHOE (v.).

'shoddy, 1. n. (Material made in part
from) threads pulled from old cloth.
2. a. Of poor quality, made to seem
better than it is. ('ʃɔdi).

shoe, 1. n. Outer cover of leather etc. for
the foot, sp., one not covering leg;
thing like shoe in use or form, as horse-shoe.
2. v.t. (shod) (ʃɔd). Put shoe on sp. horse.
'shoeblack, n. Boy etc. cleaning shoes for
persons in public place. 'shoehorn, n. Horn
etc. instrument for helping to get feet
into shoes. (ʃu:).

shone. See SHINE.

shoo, 1. int. Cry used in driving away
birds etc. 2. v.i.&t. Say, be driving
away etc. with, shoo. (ʃu:).

shook. See SHAKE.

shoon, [Old] n. pl. Shoes. (ʃu:n).

shoot (shot), 1. v.i.&t. Come, go, quickly
or suddenly (out, in, up etc.); (of plant)
put out leaves etc.; (of young flowers
etc.) be put out; (of pain) go through
body sharply, suddenly, sp. again and
again; (of boat etc.) be taken on current
over (waterfall etc.); make (gun) go off,
be firing gun (at); give wound to, put
to death, with gun; take motion picture
of. 2. n. Young flower, branch etc.;
CHUTS; a coming together of persons
to shoot birds etc. 'shooting, n. Sp., right of
shooting birds on person's etc. land.
'shooting-box, n. Country house used by
persons shooting for sport. shooting-star,
n. Point of light moving quickly across
sky, caused by bit of material shooting
through space. shot, 1. n. That which
is fired from gun, sp., (pl. shot) small
lead ball of which a number together
are used chiefly in sports gun; (sound of)
a firing of a gun; shooting, sending stone
etc. at, something; attempt at answering
question or at doing some trick,
etc.; person as expert in some degree at
shooting (good, bad etc., shot); picture
taken with motion-picture camera.
2. a. (Of cloth) made of different-coloured
threads in such a way that
colour is different when seen from
different angles. 'shotgun, n. Gun in
which small shot are used. (ʃu:t (ʃɔt)).

shop, 1. n. Building or room used as
trading-store; work-place where things,
sp. machines, are made; one's work as
thing talked about (talk shop). All over the shop,
[Com.] everywhere, in every direction,
without order; closed (open) shop, (works)
using only (not only) TRADH UNION men;
shut up shop, [Com.] come to the end of
working, give up business. 2. v.i. Get things at shop(s) (freq. go shopping).
'shopkeeper, n. Owner of a shop. 'shoplifter,
n. One taking goods from a shop secretly,
without making payment. 'shop-steward,
n. Workman made the representative of
the others in a works to take part in
discussions about conditions of work etc.
'shopwalker, n. One who sees that persons
get attention, etc. in great shop. 'shopworn,
a. Dirty etc. through being put on view
in shop.(ʃɔp).

shore, 1. n. Wood support placed at an
angle against wall to keep it up. 2. v.t.
Keep up with shores. (ʃɔ:).

shore, n. Land skirting sea etc. On shore, on
land.

shorn. See SHEAR.

short, 1. a. Measuring little from end to
end in space or time; of little range;
opp. tall; taking a short time; less than the
named amount, weight; (of person, statement
etc.) saying as little as possible,
sharp, not kind; (of paste, cake etc.)
readily broken to bits, powder. Cut short,
make come to an end before it is complete;
for short, as a shorter form (of name);
in short, to put it more shortly (used after
saying something in greater detail); (on)
short commons, (having) not enough food;
short cut, shorter way than the normal; short
measure (weight), amount of thing less
than it is traded as being; short of, needing,
not having enough of; short of breath, (quickly
getting) out of breath; short story, sp., work
of fiction of very short sort; short vowel, one
having the sound in "at," "bed," "in,"
"dog," "up." 2. adv. Suddenly. Come short
of, not come up to (hopes); jump short, not
get as far by jumping as is attempted;
sell short, (STOCK Exchange etc.) do trade
in something which one has not at the
time, in hope of getting it before it has
to be handed over; short of, sp., without
going as far as; take (person) up short,
not let him get to the end of what he
is. saying. 'shortage, n. Condition of there not
being enough (of). 'shortbread, n. Sort of
short cake made sp. in Scotland. 'shortcake,
n. Sort of sponge-cake etc. with fruit
on top. short'coming, n. Bad quality, point.
'shortening, n. Fat used in making cakes
etc. 'shorthand, n. System of special signs
for writing quickly. short-handed, a. Not
having necessary number of workers for
some purpose. 'shorthorn, n. Sort of short-horned
cow. shortlived, a. Not going on for
long. 'shortly, adv. After a short time; in a
small number of words; sharply. Shortly
before (after), a short time before (after).
shorts, n. pl. Short trousers not coming
farther than knee, used in sport etc.
short-sighted, a. Unable to see things
clearly at a distance; not looking far
enough into the future. short-tempered,
a. Quickly made angry. short-winded, a.
Getting out of breath quickly. (ʃɔ:t).

shot. See SHOOT.

should. See SHALL. shouldst. Form of "should"
used with THOU.

'shoulder, 1. n. Point where arm, front
leg, or wing is joined to the body, curve
from this to neck; out-curving, shoulder-like
part (of mountain,
bottle etc.);
animal's front leg
as meat. Shoulders, sp.,
back from shoulder to shoulder;
straight from the
shoulder, (of protest
etc.) putting
point strongly
and straightforwardly.
2. v.t.&i. Give a push to with
the shoulder; make way (through etc.) by
shouldering; take on one's shoulders, make
oneself responsible for. Shoulder arms, [Mil.]
put gun in upright position, supported
against shoulder. 'shoulder-blade, n. SCAPULA. 'shoulder-strap,
n. Narrow band on military coat
from base of collar to point of shoulder;
band over woman's shoulder keeping up
dress etc. ('ʃouldə).

shout, 1. n. Loud cry. 2. v.i.&t. Give
shout; be talking, say, in shouting voice.
(ʃaut).

shove, [Com.] v.i.&t., n. (Give) push
(to). 'shove-halfpenny, n. Sport in which
bits of money are pushed across lines
on board etc. (ʃʌv).

'shovel, 1. n. Instrument like spade but
with hollower blade for moving loose
coal etc. 2. v.t. Get moved (as) with shovel.
'shovelboard, n. SHUFTLEBOARD. ('ʃʌvl).

show (showed, shown), 1. v.t.&i. Let be
seen, put on view; be acting as guide to
(person) in (place), take to see; be seen,
come into view; make (thing) clear to
(person); put (dog etc.) into show; be
acting with (love etc.) to (person). On
one's own showing, as one has said, made
dear, oneself; show fight, give signs of being
ready to put up a fight; show in, out, go
before or with (person) to let him into
room, out of front door, etc.; show off, be
helping effect of (beautiful etc. thing)
by showing it well; put on airs, make a
show of one's powers etc.; show (person)
the door, sp., send him from the house,
put him out; show the way, sp., be the first
to do something, give example to others;
show up, sp., [Com.] (of person) come, be
present; make wrongdoing etc. of (person)
public; make, be, clearly seen
against some colour etc. 2. n. A showing;
look, air, (of); putting on view for effect,
use of showy ornament etc.; public view
of pictures, animals etc., freq. with
competition to see which is best; public
event, amusement, play etc.; [Com.]
chance of letting one's powers be seen;
[Com.] undertaking, something going
on. Give the show away, [Com.] let the secret
out; show of hands, putting up of hands
for or against motion; show one's hand,
let one's purpose, position, be seen.
'showbread, [Hist.] n. Bread put
out every week as offering in Jewish
house of religion. 'showman, n. Manager,
producer, of CIRCUS, stage show, etc.
'show-room, n. Room in which trade goods
are on view. 'showy, a. Bright, ornamented,
freq. overmuch. (ʃou).

'shower, 1. n. Short fall of rain etc.; great
number of leaves etc. dropping, letters,
kind words, etc., coming to person. 2.
v.i.&t. Come down, send, give, in a shower.
'showery, a. (Of weather) marked by showers.
('ʃauə).

shrank. See SHRINK.

'shrapnel, n. Metal structure full of metal
balls etc. for firing from great gun.
('ʃrapnl).

shred, 1. n. Very small bit, thread, sp.
cut or broken off something. 2. v.t.&i.
Make into shreds; become shredded.
(ʃred).

shrew, n. Bad-humoured woman; shrew-mouse.
'shrewish, a. Sharp-tongued, bad-humoured.
'shrew-mouse, n. Small rat-like,
long-nosed animal living on insects.
(ʃru:).

shrewd, a. Wise, sharp, to the point.
(ʃru:d).

shriek, n., v.i.&t. Loud sharp cry, sp.
of fear or pain. (ʃri:k).

shrift, n. Only short shrift, little time
between decision and effecting of
punishment. (ʃrift).

shrike, n. Sorts of bird with hooked,
toothed mouth-part. (ʃraik).

shrill, 1. a. Sharp and high in sound.
2. v.i.&t. Be
sounding, crying,
shrilly. (ʃril).

shrimp, 1. n. Small
sea-animal with
hard outer skin,
cooked as food;
very small person.
2. v.i. Get shrimps in
nets. (ʃrimp).

shrine, 1. n. Last
resting-place, or
box with clothing
or part of body,
of SAINT; place
where some specially beautiful, respected,
valued, thing is housed. 2. v.t.
Put (as) in a shrine. (ʃrain).

shrink (shrank, shrunk), v.i.&t. Become
smaller, less; make shrink (sp. cloth, by
wetting etc.); make motion away, from in
fear, disgust. Shrink from, sp., have feeling
against (doing) through fear, shame etc.
'shrinkage, n. Process, amount, of shrinking
in size, amount. (ʃriŋk (ʃraŋk, ʃrʌŋk)).

shrive (shrove, shriven), [Old] v.t. Give
ABSOLUTION to. (ʃraiv (ʃrouv, 'ʃrivn)).

'shrivel, v.t.&i. (Make) become smaller,
dry, twisted, like dead leaf etc. ('ʃrivl).

shroud, 1. n. Cloth put round dead body.
Shrouds, sp., cords supporting ship's MAST.
2. v.t. Put shroud on (dead body); keep secret,
dark. (ʃraud).

shrub, n. Tree-like plant with wood stems.
'shrubbery, n. (Place planted with) shrubs.
(ʃrʌb).

shrug, v.t.&i., n. (Make) motion of lifting
(SHOULDERS) as a sign of not caring,
feeling angry etc. (ʃrʌg).

shrunk. See SHRINK. 'shrunken, a. Having
shrunk.

shuck, 1. n. Outer skin of grain; POD.
2. v.t. Take shucks off. (ʃʌk).

'shudder, n., v.i. SHIVER, sp. caused by
fear or disgust. ('ʃʌdə).

'shuffle, 1. v.t.&i. Be moving (feet)
on the floor without lifting them; be
walking in this way; get (playing-cards)
mixed by slipping them over one
another; get (persons, things) moved
into one another's places; be acting in
unstraightforward, uncertain, way. Shuffle
out of (work etc.), get out of it by
shuffling. 2. n. Act, bit, of shuffling;
shuffling walk, dance-step. 'shuffleboard, n.
Form of sport played chiefly on ship, in
which flat circles of wood are sent with
special stick into numbered squares.
('ʃʌfl).

shun, v.t. Keep away from; not let oneself
do. (ʃʌn).

shunt, 1. v.t.&i. Send (train, electric
current, etc.), go, from one line, wire,
onto another. 2. n. A shunting. (ʃʌnt).

shut (shut), 1. v.t.&i. Put (door, lips,
cover etc.) into such a position that
there is no opening; shut cover etc. of;
become shut; get parts of (book, knife
etc.) folded together. Shut down, sp., (of
works etc.) give up working; shut in (out),
keep in (out) by shutting door etc.; be
as wall round; shut off, get (water etc.)
turned off at inlet-pipe etc.; shut off (from),
kept away, separate, (from); shut up, shut all
openings into (house etc.); get (person,
thing) shut, locked, in some place; [Com.]
come, make (person) come, to an end of
talking. 2. a. Having been shut, with opening
covered. 'shutter, n. Board, door, steel
plate etc., for covering a window to keep
out light etc.; part in camera for opening
and shutting hole through which light
comes. (ʃʌt).

'shuttle, n. Instrument which takes thread
forward and back between WARP-threads
on cloth-making machine (see
WARP); part of SEWING-machine in which
the under thread is put. 'shuttlecock, n.
Feathered cork sent across net in certain
forms of sport. 'shuttle-train, n. One going
forward and back on one short line.
('ʃʌtl).

shy, 1. a. Unhappy, self-conscious, in
company; as of shy person; (of animals)
fearing observation, readily feeling fear.
2. v.i. (Of horse) give sudden jump to
one side in fear. (ʃai).

shy, [Com.] v.t.&i., n. Send through the
air, gen. at something.

Sia'mese, n., a. (Person(s), language) of
Siam (now Thailand). Siamese twins,
2 persons joined together from birth.
(saiə'mi:z).

'sibilant, 1. n. (Letter having) sound of
"s," "z," "sh." 2. a. Having such
sound. ('sibilənt).

'sibyl, n. Woman in early times credited
with power of seeing the future, acting
as voice of Higher Being. si'bylline
(si'bilain), a. ('sibil).

sic, [L.] Used in writing, between BRACKETS,
after giving word, statement, of
another as sign that, however strange it
seems, it is the very word(s) used. (sik).

sick, a. (With tendency to) VOMITING; ill;
[Com.] full of regret, angry, disgusted
(about, at etc.). Sick for, with a great desire
for; sick of, tired of. 'sicken, v.i.&t. Become
ill; make, become, sick, disgusted, tired
(of). 'sickening, a. Unpleasing, disgusting.
'sickly, a. (Giving suggestion of being)
unhealthy; causing a sick feeling; (of
feeling) over-sweet. 'sickness, n. Sp.,
a disease. (sik).

'sickle, n. Curved blade with short hand-part
for cutting grain. ('sikl).

side, 1. n. Any of the faces of a thing, sp.,
not the top or base, or not an end; one of
the lines limiting a plane form; right or
left side of body, sp., from under arm to top
of leg; part of thing to right or left of
middle division; part or place near edge
and away from middle of a thing; space
near, about, direction facing, one side, part,
of person or thing; part of question etc.,
question seen from one point of view;
(cause supported by) one of 2 opp.
groups in war, sport etc.; [Com.]
behaviour of person over-pleased with
himself, air of being important. On
all sides, everywhere round; on the side
of, sp., giving support, approval, to;
put on one side, sp., put out of the way;
put away for future use; side by side, with sides
touching or near; side issue, less important
question in relation to some other;
take sides, give support to one side in argument
etc. 2. v.i. Only side with, give support
to the cause of. 'sideboard, n. Side-table,
freq. with cupboards, for putting food
on. 'side-car, n. Small carriage fixed to
side of MOTOR CYCLE. 'sidelight, n. Light
on some question etc. from an unlooked-for
direction. 'side-line, n. Work, interest,
taken up in addition to one's chief one.
'sidelong, a., adv. (Moving, turning) to
one side. 'side-saddle, n. Woman's
SADDLE designed for person to be seated
with 2 feet on same side of horse.
'side-slip, n., v.i. (Of airplane) slipping
motion to one side. 'sidesman, n. Man going
round with plate etc. for money in
church. 'side-stroke, n. Way of swimming
on one's side. 'side-track, 1. n.
Branch or less important road, way.
2. v.t. Get (question etc.) pushed to one
side; get (person) turned from his chief
purpose to one less important. 'sidewalk,
[Am.] n. Footway at side of road.
'sideways, a., adv. To, from, one side; with
front turned to side. 'siding, n. Short
branch of railway line for taking trains
out of the way. (said).

si'dereal, a. To do with, measured by, the
stars. (sai'diəriəl).

'sidle, v.i. Be walking sideways, sp. as if
uncertain of oneself, fearing attention
(freq. sidle up to person etc.). ('saidl).

siege, n. (Time of) BESIEGING, being
BESIEGED; long attempt marked by
frequent requests etc. to make person
do thing. Lay siege to, BESIEGE. (si:dʒ).

si'enna, n. Red-brown earth used as colouring
substance. (si'enə).

'sierra, n. Long mountain chain with sharp
slopes, sp. in Spain, S. America. ('siərə).

si'esta, n. Middle-day rest normal in
warm countries. (si'estə).

sieve, 1. n. Vessel or tray with network of
wire etc. for separating smaller grains,
bits, of substance from greater. 2. v.t.
Put through a sieve. (siv).

sift, v.t. SIEVE; get (facts, details etc.)
sorted into true and false etc. (sift).

sigh, 1. v.i. Take deep breath, making
sound, as sign of being sad, tired, full
of desire, etc.; (of wind) make sound like
a sigh. Sigh for, have a great desire for. 2. n.
Act or sound of sighing. (sai).

sight, 1. n. (Power of) seeing; thing (to
be) seen, sp., noted or interesting;
(apparatus for guiding) the pointing
of a gun or instrument for observation.
A sight, sp., [Com.] person or
thing whose look, general condition,
gives the eye a shock; at, on, sight, the
minute person, thing, is seen; catch sight of,
suddenly see; in (out of) sight (of), in (out
of) range of seeing (of); in person's sight,
in his opinion; long (short) sight, sight which
is good only at long (short) range; lose
sight of, be unable to see any longer, get out
of touch with. 2. v.t. Catch sight of (land,
animal etc.); make observation of (star
etc.) with instrument; make adjustment
in sight of (gun). 'sightly, a. Pleasing to the
eye. 'sight-seer, n. Person going round to
see the sights of a town etc. (sait).

sign, 1. n. Mark, thing, used as representative
of some other thing; something
pointing to fact, existence of something;
design painted on board, name-plate
etc., put up outside hotel, store
etc.; motion of hand, head etc., used in
place of words. Give, wake, no sign, give
no reaction by word or act; send no
news. 2. v.t.&i. Put one's name to
(letter etc.) as sign that one is the writer of,
gives agreement to, it; make sign of (agreement
etc.) by motion, make motion as sign
(to, that). Sign away, give up (right, property)
by signing one's name; sign on,
become worker for someone by signing
agreement. 'signboard, n. Board on which
hotel etc. sign is painted. 'signpost, n.
Upright by road with arms giving
names and directions of towns etc. (sain).

'signal, 1. n. Motion, light, sound etc.,
used as sign to give order, news, sp. to
person(s) at a distance; order etc. given
by signal(s); event which becomes the starting-point
for some general outburst etc.
2. v.i.&t. Make signal(s) (to, that); send
(news etc.) by signal(s). 3. a. Of marked
quality, very important, noted. 'signal-box,
n. Small building on railway with
apparatus for signalling. 'signalize, v.t. Make
(event) noted, important. 'signalman, n.
Signaller, sp. on railway. ('signəl).

'signatory, n., a. (Person, country),
signing an agreement. ('signətəri).

'signature, n. Person's name signed in
his writing; act of signing it.; [Mus.]
signs placed at start of STAFF giving key
and rhythm. ('signətʃə).

'signet, n. Small SEAL, sp. one in a finger-ring.
('signit).

'signify, v.t.&i. Be a sign or mark of;
(of word(s)) have as sense; give sign,
make statement, of (one's purpose etc.).
Signify much (little), be important (unimportant).
sig'nificance (sig'nifikəns), n.
Sp., sense. sig'nificant, a. Important,
interesting; having a sense. signin'cation,
n. Sp., sense of a word etc.
('signifai).

Sikh, n. One of a group in the Punjab
having certain religion and noted as
fighters. (si:k).

'silage, n. Green food for animals kept
in SILO. ('sailidʒ).

'silence, 1. n. Condition of being silent.
Break (keep) silence, say something (nothing).
2. v.t. Make (person, sound or thing
making it) silent. 'silencer, n. Sp., apparatus
for (almost) silencing noise of oil-engine,
gun etc. 'silent, a. Saying nothing,
making no sound; without sound.
('sailəns).

silhou'ette, 1. n. Picture done in solid
black on white, giving outline only;
outline of a thing seen against the light.
2. v.t. Make a silhouette of. (silu'et).

'silica, n. Substance formed of silicon and
OXYGEN, which is the chief part of
sand and certain sorts of hard stone.
'silicon ('silikən). n. An ELEMENT. ('silikə).

silk, n., a. Thin, soft thread produced by
COCOON of certain insect; thread or
material made from it. Take silk, sp.,
become KING's COUNSEL. 'silkworm, n.
Worm form of insect producing silk.
'silken, [Let.] a. Made of silk; silk-like,
soft, smooth. (silk).

sill, n. Flat bit of wood or stone across
foot of window or doorway. (sil).

'sillabub, [Hist.], n. Soft, sweet food made
of milk mixed with wine and sugar.
('siləbʌb).

'silly, 1. a. Foolish, unwise; feeble-minded.
2. n. Silly person. ('sili).

'silo, n. Hole or airtight structure in which
green plants are crushed together and
stored as food for farm animals. ('sailou).

silt, 1. n. Solid substance put down by
moving water. 2. v.t.&i. Make (harbour
etc.), get, stopped up with silt. (silt).

'silvan, a. Of the, having, woodland.
('silvən).

'silver, 1. n., a. White, soft metal used for
money, ornaments; silver money, ornaments,
spoons etc.; the colour of silver.
Silver paper, very thin leaves of tin etc. used
for putting round sweets, etc.; silver point,
art of making pictures, picture made,
with silver-pointed pencil on special paper;
silver side, certain cut of beef. 2. v.t.&i.
Get coated with silver or silver-like material;
make, become, bright and white like silver.
'silver-gilt, a. Of silver coated with gold.
'silversmith, n. Worker in silver. 'silver-tongued,
a. Talking with great art.
'silvery, a. Sp., (of voice etc.) clear and soft
like sound of a silver bell. ('silvə).

'simian, a., n. (Like) a monkey. ('simiən).

'similar, a. Of the same sort, like. Similar to
(thing), like it. simi'larity, n. ('similə).

'simile, n. (Use of) comparison of one
thing with another as ornament in writing
or to make a point clear. ('simili).

si'militude, n. Look, form, of a thing;
SIMILE; thing completely like another.
(si'militju:d).

'simmer, 1. v.i.&t. Keep (water, pot),
be, almost at boiling-point; have angry
etc. feeling to which one does not give
outlet. 2. n. Simmering condition. ('simə).

'simony, n. Crime of trading in Church
positions. ('saiməni).

si'moom, n. Very warm dry wind blowing
suddenly over sand wastes in Arabia
etc. (si'mu:m).

'simper, v.i.&t., n. (Give) a foolish or
unnatural smile. ('simpə).

'simple, a. Of one substance, unmixed,
without division into parts; having only
small number of parts; not (much)
ornamented; at early stage of development;
needing only small number of
operations, able to be done or made
with little trouble; readily taken in by
the mind; not using arts or tricks,
straightforward, natural; without experience,
foolish. 'simpleton, n. Foolish
person. sim'plicity (sim'plisiti), n.
'simplify, v.t. Make (thing, question,
process) simpler. 'simply, adv. Sp.,
completely, quite; only. ('simpl).

'simple, [Old] n. (Plant used for making)
medical substance.

simulacrum (simulacra), n. Picture,
copy, of thing, sp. as poor, false.
(simju'leikrəm).

'simulate, v.t. Put on air of, be acting the
part of. ('simjuleit).

simul'taneous, a. Taking place at the
same time (with). (siməl'teinjəs).

sin, 1. n. Act, behaviour, against law of
GOD; anything looked on as serious
wrongdoing by society; act against rules
of taste etc. 2. v.i. Do a sin. 'sinful, a.
Wrong; bad. 'sinner, n. (sin).

since, 1. prep. All through, or at point in,
the time between now or then and
(earlier time, event). 2. adv. Since that or
then. 3. conj. Since the time when; because,
in view of the fact that. (sins).

sin'cere, a. (Of feeling etc.) true, not put
on for effect; (of person) straightforward,
feeling as one seems. sin'cerity
(sin'seriti), n. (sin'siə).

sine, [L.] prep. Without. Sine die, for an
uncertain time, without any day being
fixed; sine quanon, a necessary condition.
('saini).

'sinecure, n. Position for which one gets
respect or payment without having to
do any work. ('sainikjuə).

'sinew, n. (Material forming) strong cord
in animal body joining muscle to bone
etc. Sinews, sp., muscles, physical power;
sinews of war, money. ('sinju:).

sing (sang, sung), v.i.&t. Make music
with voice, give (song); make whistling
etc. sound on high note; make verse
about (great acts, etc.). Sing out, give a
cry, say in loud, high, voice. 'singsong, a.,
n. (In, given with) voice with unchanging
rhythm; [Com.] meeting of friends at
which they sing for one another. (siŋ
(saŋ, sʌŋ)).

singe, v.t.&i. Put fire to edge or end of
(hair etc.); undergo singeing. (sindʒ).

'single, 1. a. One only; united; designed
for, used or done by, one person etc.;
unmarried. Single flower, one which has only
one circle of flower leaves; single ticket, one
for journey only to place, not there and
back. 2. v.t. Only single out, make selection
of from others for special attention etc.
'single-breasted, a. (Of coat) with only one
line of buttons. 'single-handed, a., adv.
Without help from others. 'single-hearted,
a. Straightforward, true. 'single-minded, a.
Keeping one purpose before one. 'singlestick,
n. (Sport of fighting with) special sort of
stick. 'singlet ('siŋglit), n. Undershirt. ('siŋgl).

'singular, 1. a. Very strange, uncommon,
surprising; [Lang.] used in talking of
one thing or person. 2. [Lang.] n. The
singular form. singu'larity, n. ('siŋgjulə).

'sinister, a. Giving suggestion of something
bad to come; (of person etc.)
sinister-looking, causing fear; (of designs etc.)
having a bad purpose; (in HERALDRY)
on left side of SHIELD. ('sinistə).

sink (sank, sunk), 1. v.i.&t. Go down,
sp., under level of liquid; make (sp.
ship) sink in water; become lower, less
in value, feebler, worse; make (hole,
mine etc.) deep in earth; put (money)
into business etc., sp. with little chance
of getting it out. Sink a die, get design cut
on it; sink in, (of liquid) go deeply into
material; (of idea etc.) be fully taken in
by mind; sink (in)to, sp., get slowly into
condition of (sleep, rest etc.). 2. n. Fixed,
box-like basin for washing plates etc. in,
with pipe for draining off dirty water.
'sinker, n. Sp., lead weight for sinking
fishing-line etc. 'sinking, n. Sp., troubled
feeling in stomach caused by fear or
need of food. 'sinking-fund, n. Money put
on one side by government or public
body for payment of a debt by degrees.
(sink (saŋk, sʌŋk)).

si'nology, n. Knowledge of things to do
with China. si'nologist, 'sinologue,
nn. Expert in sinology. (si'nɔlədʒi).

'sinuous, a. With a number of curves,
waves. sinu'osity, n. ('sinjuəs).

'sinus, n. Hollow in bone or other substance
of body. ('sainəs).

sip, 1. v.t.&i. Take (liquid) into the
mouth in very small amounts. 2. n.
(Amount taken in) a sipping. (sip).

'siphon, 1. n. Pipe bent into 2 unequal
parts, so that if
the end of the
shorter is put in
a vessel of liquid,
the liquid is forced
up the pipe and
out at the other
end; bottle from
which, liquid is
forced out through a pipe by gas. 2.
v.t.&i. (Make) come out (as) through siphon.
('saifən).

'sippet, n. Small bit of bread made brown
to put in soup etc. ('sipit).

sir, n. Word as sign of position, put before
CHRISTIAN name of KNIGHT, BARONET
(Sir John Brown); name used as sign of
respect in talking to man older, more
important, than oneself. (sə:).

'sirdar, n. Military chief in India, Iran;
chief of Egyptian army. ('sə:da:).

'sire, 1. n. [Old] Father, father's father,
etc.; father of horse etc.; [Old] name
used in talking to ruler. 2. v.t. (Sp. of
horse) be the sire of. ('saiə).

'siren, n. [Gk. Fict.] One of winged
women living on an island, whose songs
sent sailors to destruction; woman of
great attraction, a danger to men;
loud-sounding instrument, steam
whistle, used by steamers etc. ('saiərən).

'sirloin, n. Best part of LOIN of beef.
('sə:lɔin).

si'rocco, n. Warm wet wind coming to
Italy from Africa. (si'rɔkou).

'sirrah, [Old] n. Form of "sir" used
to person one is angry with. ('sirə).

'sisal (grass), n. (Plant giving) thread
used for making cords. ('saisl (gra:s)).

'sissy, n. Over-soft, girl-like, boy, man.
('sisi).

'sister, n. Daughter of person's mother and
father; woman in a sister-hood; woman
with position of authority in hospital.
Sister ship etc., one of same design as, the
parallel of, another. 'sisterhood, n. Sp.,
society of women living together under
rules of an order of religion, etc. 'sister-in-law,
n. Sister of person one is married
to or woman one's brother is married to.
('sistə).

sit (sat), v.i.&t. Become or be seated;
be seated on (horse etc.); (of PARLIAMENT,
committee etc.) he at work; (of
bird) be resting with legs folded under
it, sp., on eggs to make young come out.
Make (person) sit up, sp., [Com.] give
him a shock, surprise; sit down, become
seated; sit down under, sp., undergo without
protest; sit for, sp., be representative
of in PARLIAMENT; sit for an examination,
take, undergo, school etc. test; sit for
one's portrait, have one's picture painted
while seated etc. before painter; sit in
judgment, be acting as if one had the
right of judging others; sit loosely, well
etc., on (person), (of clothing) be hanging
in this way on him; sit on (person),
sp., [Com.] be crushing to him, keep
him from feeling important; sit on a
committee, be one of it; sit on a question,
(of committee etc.) go into it; sit on the
fence, not give one's support to one side
or the other; sit out (dance), not be
dancing (it) when others are; sit tight,
[Com.] keep one's place, position, not
let oneself be moved to give away
secret etc.; sit up, take sitting position
after resting flat; not go to bed (till
late). 'sitter, n. Sp., one sitting for
picture. 'sitting, n. Sp., time for which
committee goes on sitting, person sits
doing work etc. (sit (sat)).

site, n. Land on which town or building is,
was, or is to be. (sait).

situ'ation, n. Position of a place; person's
position in relation to others; condition
of things, events, at certain time;
working position, sp. as house-servant.
'situated, a. Placed (in certain situation
or conditions). (sitju'eiʃn).

six, a., n. 6. At sixs and sevens, all mixed,
without order or organization. 'sixpence,
n. (Brit. bit of silver money equal to) 6
pennies. six-shooter, n. Hand-gun which
may be fired 6 times without putting in
new firing material. six'teen, a., n. 16.
'sixty, a., n. 60. (siks).

size, 1. n. Measure of a thing; any of
range of numbered sizes in which
clothing etc. is made. Of some size, not
small. 2. v.t. Get sorted in sizes. Size up,
get an opinion formed of (person).
'sizable, a. Not small. (saiz).

size, 1. n. Sticky substance used for
coating wood etc. before painting, in
wall-papering etc. 2. v.t. Put size on, in.

'sizzle, v.i., n. (Make) sound as of something
cooking in fat. ('sizl).

'sjambok, n. Leather whip used in S.
Africa. ('ʃambɔk).

skate, 1. n. One or other of 2 steel-bladed
structures which are fixed to boots and
used for going smoothly over ice. 2 v.i.
Go on skates. (skeit).

skate, n. Great flat sea-fish used as food.

skein, n. Mass of thread twisted round
and round in circles and folded; group
of GEESE etc. in flight. (skein).

'skeleton, n. Hard framework of animal
or plant; dry bones of dead body fixed
together as when living; chief parts,
framework, of organization, theory etc.
Skelton in the cupboard, secret cause of trouble
or shame in family; skeleton key, key opening
number of different locks; skeleton staff etc.,
one cut down to smallest possible
number able to keep things going.
('skelitn).

skep, n. Sorts of basket; bee-house of
basket-work or dry grain-stems. (skep).

sketch, 1. n. Rough, quickly done picture;
short outline account; short, not deep or
serious, play, writing. 2. v.i.&t. Make
sketch (of). 'sketchy, a. Not complete, done without
detail or care. (sketʃ).

skew, a. Sloping, twisted, sideways. (skju:).

'skewbald, a. (Of horse) marked with
masses of white and colour other than
black. ('skju:bɔ:ld).

'skewer, 1. n. Long wood or metal pin
for keeping meat together while cooking.
2. v.t. Get fixed (as) with skewer. ('skjuə).

ski, 1. n. One or other of 2 long, narrow,
flat bits of wood curving up at front,
fixed under feet for going over snow. 2.
v.i. Go on skis. (ski:).

skid, 1. n. Bit of wood, iron etc., put
under wheel of cart to keep it from
turning; a sideways slipping of a wheel
on wet road etc. 2. v.t.&i. Get (wheel)
stopped with skid; (of wheel, cart, etc.)
have skid on wet road etc. (skid).

skiff, n. Sorts of small boat of little weight,
worked with 1 or 2 OARS. (skif).

skill, n. Power of doing something expertly.
'skilful, a. Having skill, expert;
expertly done. 'skilled, a. Sp., trained,
experienced. (skil).

'skillet, n. Small metal cooking-pot with
legs and long hand-part. ('skilit).

'skilly, n. Thin soup of crushed meal and
water. ('skili).

skim, v.t.&i. Take top part from (liquid),
take (CREAM etc.) off top of milk etc.;
go over the top of, almost touching; go
through (book etc.) quickly, noting only
chief points. Skim milk, milk from which
CREAM has been skimmed. (skim).

skimp, v.t.&i. Give, be using, less than
enough of; keep (person) skimped in
food, clothing etc. 'skimpy, a. Not enough;
(of dress) over-tight, short. (skimp).

skin, 1. n. Substance forming outer cover
of body of person or animal; outer cover
of fruit; (material made from) animal skin,
with or without hair. 2. v.i.&t. (Of
wound) become covered with new skin
(gen. skin over); take skin or skin-like cover off;
[Hum.] FLEECE. skin-deep, a. (Of wound,
feeling) not going deep. 'skinflint, n. MISER.
'skinny, a. Very thin. (skin).

skip, 1. v.i.&t.
Give a small
jump, go with
jumping motion,
give jump over
skipping-rope; go
from one point,
part of book etc.,
to another without
reading etc.
(what is between).
2. n.
Skipping motion;
a skipping with
a skipping-rope.
'skipping-rope, n.
Cord for turning
over head and skipping over as form
of play. (skip).

'skipper, n. Man in control of ship, sp.
small trading-vessel. ('skipə).

skirl, v.i., n. (Make) sound of bagpipes.
(skə:l).

'skirmish, n., v.i. Fight between armed
bands etc., sp. not taking place by
design. ('skə:miʃ).

skirt, 1. n. Part of sp. woman's dress,
separate or joined to top, hanging from
middle of body; edge or outer part
(freq. skirts). 2. v.t. Go, be, by or round,
the edge of. 'skirting-board, n. Board
round base of room wall. (skə:t).

skit, n. Play, bit of writing, making sport
of something, freq. by copying it.
(skit).

'skittish, a. (Of horse etc.) full of play,
hard to keep quiet; (gen. of woman)
putting on behaviour of young person,
over-bright, given to amusement.
('skitiʃ).

'skittle, n. Any of 9 bottle-like bits of
wood put upright to be rolled over by
wood ball. Skittles, sp., sport played with
9 skittles. ('skill).

skulk, v.i. Keep oneself out of view, be
moving secretly, sp. for wrong purpose,
to get away from danger etc. (skʌlk).

skull, n. Bone structure of head. 'skull-cap,
n. Head-dress going tightly over head,
used in house by old men, etc. (skʌl).

skunk, n. (Skin, used for coat-collars etc.,
of) N. Am. animal giving out very strong
smell when attacked; person acting in
low, unstraightforward way. (skʌŋk).

sky, 1. n. The space looked up to from the
earth, in which sun, moon, and stars are
seen; condition of sky as sign of weather;
HEAVEN. 2. v.t. Send (ball) high in air;
put (picture) high on wall. sky-high, a.,
adv. Up in, to, the sky. 'skylark, 1. n.
Sort of LARK which goes high in sky. 2.
v.i. LARK. 'skylight, n. Window in roof or
sloping wall. 'sky-line, n. Outline of land,
buildings, against sky. 'skyscraper, n.
Very high building. (skai).

slab, n. Flat bit, sp. square etc., of stone
or other hard substance. (slab).

slack, 1. a. Loose, not tight; not giving
attention to, caring about, one's work;
with little work, business, to be done.
Slack water, time when TIDE is on point of
turning. 2. n. Loose part of cord etc.;
slack water; coal-dust. Slacks, [Com.] loose
trousers. 3. v.t.&i. Make, become,
loose; [Com.] take a rest, be slack about
work. Slack off, up, do less work, go less
quickly. 'slacken, v.t.&i. Make, become,
loose, slower, less in force. 'slacker, n. Sp.,
[Com.] person slack at work, not doing
his part. (slak).

slag, n. Waste material formed when metal
is got from ORE by heating. (slag).

slain. See SLAY.

slake, v.t. Give, take, do, what is needed
to make (desire for a drink etc.) less
strong; get (LIME) chemically united
with water. (sleik).

slam, 1. v.t.&i. Get, become, shut with
loud noise; put (thing down etc.)
violently. 2. n. Noise of slamming door
etc.; getting of every TRICK in certain
forms of card-play. (slam).

'slander, v.t., n. (Make) false statement
about (person) damaging to his good
name. ('sla:nda).

slang, 1. n. Words, senses etc., common
in talk but not used in good writing or for
serious purposes; slang used by some special
group. 2. v.t. Say strong, angry words to
(person) about himself. (slag).

slant, 1. v.i.&t. Be or put in sloping
position, not at right angles to something.
2. n. A slope. On the slant, slanting.
(sla:nt).

slap, 1. n. Blow with flat thing or part of
band. 2. v.t. Give slap to. 3. adv. Suddenly,
completely, straight (go slap into, etc.).
'slapdash, a., adv. Acting, done. without
thought or care. 'slap-up, [Com.] a. (Of
meal etc.) first-rate. (slap).

slash, 1. v.t.&i. Make long cut(s) in, at,
with sharp blade, or whip. 2. n. Act of
slashing; long cut. (slaʃ).

slat, n. Thin, flat, narrow bit of wood or
metal. (slat).

slate, 1. n. Blue-grey stone readily broken
into thin, smooth, flat plates; bit of slate
with wood frame used for writing on,
sp. at school; square of slate used for
roofing; colour of slate. A clean slate, sp., a
good record. 2. v.t. Get roofed with slates;
[Com.] say angry words to (person),
make attack on (book etc.). (sleit).

'slattern, n. Dirty, badly-dressed woman.
('slatən).

'slaughter, v.t., n. Put to death great
number of (persons); put (animals) to
death for food. 'slaughter-house, n. ABATTOIR.
('slɔ:tə).

Slav, n., a. (Person) of RACE in E. Europe
taking in Russians, Poles, Czechs, etc.
'Slavic, Slav'onic (slə'vɔnik), aa. Slav. (sla:v).

slave, 1. n. Person who is another's
property; person completely under
control of some overruling power or
impulse; person working very hard for
another. 2. v.i. Be working hard (at
something, for living, etc.). 'slave-driver, n.
Overseer of slaves, one making others
do very hard work. 'slaver, n. Ship or person
trading in slaves. 'slavery ('sleivəri), n.
Slave's condition; the having of slaves;
very hard work. 'slavey, n. Girl servant doing
all work of house. 'slavish, a. SERVILE;
completely given up to, guided by,
another. (sleiv).

'slaver, 1. n. SALIVA coming from mouth.
2. v.i. Let slaver go from mouth. ('slavə).

slay (slew, slain), [Let.] v.t. Put to death.
(slei (slu:, slein)).

'sleazy, a. (Of material) cheap, thin,
poor. ('sli:zi).

sled(ge), 1. n. Carriage or other structure
with long blades of wood, iron, in place
of wheels, for slipping over snow. 2. v.i.&t.
Go, take, by sled. (sled(ʒ)).

'sledge ('sledgehammer), n. Great hammer
used by iron-worker. ('sledʒ(hamə)).

sleek, 1. a. (Of hair, animal's skin) soft
and smooth; with sleek hair or skin, looking
in good condition; over-smooth in
behaviour, dress. 2. v.t. Make sleek by
smoothing with hand etc. (sli:k).

sleep, 1. n. Unconscious condition with
eyes shut, normally coming every night
and giving rest to body; a stretch, time,
of sleeping. Go to sleep, get into condition
of sleep. 2. v.i.&t. (slept). Be in a condition
of sleep; go to bed at night (at, in
etc.); have beds enough for; be in condition
of rest, seemingly with nothing
going on; be dead. Sleep off, get over
(effects of) by sleeping; sleeping partner,
one putting money in business but not
working. 'sleeper, n. Sp., (bed in) sleeping-carriage.
'sleeping-bag, n. Warm bag for
sleeping in in the open. 'sleeping-car(riage),
n. Railway carriage with beds. 'sleeping-draught,
n. Medical substance for
causing sleep. 'sleeping-sickness, n. African
wasting disease marked by overpowering
desire for sleep and gen.
causing death. 'sleepwalker, n. One who
gets up and goes about in his sleep. 'sleepy,
a. Needing, ready for, sleep; slow in
reaction, not noting things; (of place)
quiet, with little going on; (of certain
fruit) dry and soft through being old.
Sleepy sickness, serious disease marked by
long, unconscious condition. 'sleepyhead,
n. Very sleepy person. (sli:p).

'sleeper, n. Thick bit of wood used as
support for train rails. ('sli:pə).

sleet, 1. n. Snow falling mixed with rain.
2. v.i. (Of sleet) come down (it sleets). (sli:t).

sleeve, n. Part of a dress, coat etc.,
covering the arm; sleeve-like part. Have
something up one's sleeve, be keeping some
idea etc. secret for use when time comes;
laugh in, up, one's sleeve, be feeling secret
amusement. (sli:v).

sleigh, n. SLED. (slei).

sleight, n. Only sleight of hand, power of
moving hands quickly, expertly, as in
doing card etc. tricks. (slait).

'slender, a. Thin, narrow, sp. in body;
small, not enough, poor. ('slendə).

slept. See SLEEP.

'sleuth ('sleuthbound), n. BLOODHOUND; DETECTIVE
(gen. sleuth). ('slu:θ(haund)).

slew. See SLAY.

slew, v.t.&i., n. Get or be turned, forced,
round into new position. (slu:).

slice, 1. n. Thin wide bit cut off or out of
sp. meat, bread etc.; instrument with
flat, wide blade for lifting or cutting
cooked fish etc. 2. v.t.&i. Get cut into
slices; get (bit) cut off; (in GOLF) give
sideways blow to (ball) sending it in
wrong direction. (slais).

slick, [Com.] 1. a. Smooth, quick, expert;
(of person) over-smooth, not straightforward.
2. adv. Slickly; completely,
straight. (slik).

slide (slid), 1. v.t.&i. (Make) go slipping
over smooth floor, ice etc.; (of thing)
go smoothly, with sliding motion, into
place; get by slow degrees, without
noting it (into condition, etc.). Let things
slide, do nothing, give no care, attention, to
things. 2. n. Act of sliding; smooth
stretch of ice, snow etc., on which sliding
is done; sliding part of machine; bit of
glass on which thing is put to be looked
at under MICROSCOPE; bit of glass with
picture on for use with MAGIC LANTERN.
Slide rule, instrument with sliding part by
the adjustment of which amounts may
be worked out automatically. 'sliding,
a. Sp., sliding scale, scale for automatically
changing taxes, prices etc., in relation
to changes in some other thing, condition.
(slaid (slid)).

slight, a. Thin, delicate-looking; small,
little in degree. (slait).

slight, 1. v.t. Be acting to, talking of,
without respect. 2. n. Slighting act or
words.

slim, 1. a. Not tat, delicately made. 2. v.i.
Make oneself slim through taking special
food etc. (slim).

slime, n. Earth so wet as to be almost
liquid; slime-like substance. 'slimy, a.
Sp., disgustingly over-smooth in behaviour
to others, attempts to get
approval. (slaim).

sling, 1. n. Band of leather used for
sending stones etc. to a distance; band
for hanging weight in, sp., broken arm.
2. v.t.&i. (slung) (slʌŋ). Send (stone
etc.) with sling; send through air, sp.
violently; get lifted, moved, supported,
in sling. Sling mud at, sp., say damaging things
about. (sliŋ).

slink (slunk), v.i. Go secretly or with
shamed air (away, by etc.). (sliŋk
(slʌŋk)).

slip, 1. v.i.&t. Have one's feet go
suddenly and smoothly from under one,
as on ice, (almost) have fall in this way;
be moved from position by motion as of
slipping; go, put, smoothly, quietly,
quickly, secretly, unnoted (out, in, away,
etc.); let go; get free, away, from;
make small error, sp. through not
giving enough care. 2. n. Act of slipping;
small error; loose cover for cushion,
bed etc.; woman's under-dress; slope
of stone as landing-stage onto which
boats may be pulled up; sloping
support for building ships on (freq. slips).
Slips, sp., side openings on to theatre
stage; part of field in CRICKET; give
(person) the slip, get away from him; slip of
the pen, tongue, slip in writing, talk.
'slip-carriage, n. Railway carriage slipped
off at station without train stopping.
'slip-knot, n. Knot which may be undone
by pulling or which slips up and down
cord. 'slipper, n. Loose shoe used indoors.
'slippery, a. Hard to keep one's balance or
get a grip on through being wet, smooth,
polished; hard to keep a grip of because
moving violently; (of person) tricking
and twisting. 'slipshod, a. Without care,
system; dressed in old shoes etc., without
care. 'slipway, n. Landing-slip. (slip).

slip, n. Long narrow bit, sp. of wood or
paper; bit of paper used for note,
record etc.; cutting taken from plant
for planting. A slip of a girl, young girl.

slit, 1. n. Long cut; long narrow opening.
2. v.t.&i. (slit) Make or get slit in, cut
open, parted, cut into narrow bits. (slit).

'slither, v.i. Go with slipping motion but
not straight, not smoothly. ('sliθə).

'sliver, n. Very thin, small bit of wood.
('slivə).

'slobber, 1. n. SLAVER. 2. v.i. SLAVER;
give signs of foolish, soft, over-loving
feeling. ('slɔbə).

sloe, n. (Small, blue-black, bitter fruit of)
tree-like plant. 'sloe-worm, n. SLOW-WORM.
(slou).

slog, v.t.&i. Give (ball etc.) very
hard blow; be working hard (at). (slɔg).

'slogan, n. Scot.
war-cry; guiding
rule, one or
more words
making purpose
of organization
etc. clear.
('slougən).

sloop, n. Small
sailing-ship with
one MAST and one
front sail. (slu:p).

slop, v.i.&t. (Of liquid) go over edge of
vessel onto floor; let slop. 'slop-basin, n.
Basin for tea-leaves etc. from used cups.
'slop-pail, n. Bucket for bedroom slops.
'sloppy, a. Wet with rain or slops; (of food)
formed of slops; (of work) done without
care; (of feeling) foolish, feeble. slops, n.
pl. Dirty, waste water of house; liquid
food, sp. for ill persons; [Hum.] cheap,
ready-made clothing. (slɔp).

slope, 1. n. Position or direction at angle
other than right angle to flat face of
earth or some other line or plane; bit
of sloping land; [Mil.] position with gun
rested sloping over collar-bone. 2. v.i.&t.
Have a slope; give a slope to. Slope about.
[Com.] be about doing nothing; slope off,
[Com.] go off, away. (sloup).

slot, 1. n. Narrow opening, hole, in machine
etc. into which some thing or part
may be slipped. 2. v.t. Make slot(s) in.
'slot-machine, n. One in station etc.
from which matches etc. may be got
by putting money in slot. (slɔt).

slot, n. Footmarks of DEER.

sloth, n. Slow-moving S.-Am. animal
living in trees. (slouθ).

sloth, n. Quality of having no desire for
work, being happiest doing nothing.

slouch, 1. v.i.&t. Be moving as if tired,
with loose, uncontrolled walk, not keep
one's body upright; get edge of (bat)
bent down. 2. n. Slouching motion or
position; down-curve of edge of hat.
slouch-hat, n. Man's soft hat with slouched
edge. (slautʃ).

slough, n. Wet, dirty place, hard to get
through or out of. (slau).

slough, 1. n. Snake's old dry skin, dead
part or skin dropped off from animal's
body. 2. v.t.&i. Put or come off as slough.
(slʌf).

'sloven, n. Dirty person whose dress, way
of living, etc., is without order. ('slʌvən).

slow, 1. a., adv. Opp. quick in motion,
mind; (of clock) pointing to earlier than
right time; uninteresting. 2. v.t.&i.
(Make) go at slower rate (freq. slow up,
down). 'slowcoach, n. Person slow in
thought or acting. 'slowly, adv. At a slow
rate. 'slow-worm, n. Small snake-like
animal. (slou).

sludge, n. Wet, sticky earth. (slʌdʒ).

slug, n. Sorts of SNAIL without hard outer
cover, damaging to plants. (slʌg).

slug, n. Roughly formed BULLET; line of
letters on bit of metal for printing from.

'sluggard, n. Sluggish person. 'sluggish,
a. Slow-moving, not working readily.
('slʌgəd).

sluice, 1. n. Apparatus for changing level
of water by controlling amount coming
into or out of it; structure across river
etc. with such apparatus; current of
water going through sluice; waterway for
taking away water; a washing by putting
water over. 2. v.t.&i. Let water
into through sluice; send water over, get
washed with current of water; (of water)
come out etc. (as) from sluice. (slu:s).

slum, 1. n. Dirty, poor part of a town. 2.
v.i. Go to slums to give help to poor. (slʌm).

'slumber, [Let.] v.i., n. (Have) sleep.
('slʌmbə).

slump, 1. n. Sudden or great fall in prices
or request for goods etc. 2. v.i. Have such
fall; go down on to seat as if falling,
very tired. (slʌmp).

slung. See SLING (v.).

slunk. See SLINK.

slur, 1. v.t.&i. Say unclearly so that 2
or more sounds seem like one; [Mus.]
give more than one note to one part of
word, get (2 or more notes) played
smoothly one after another without
time between; make little of (fact error)
(freq. slur over). 2. n. Something damaging
to one's good name, not to one's credit;
a slurring of sounds; curved mark in
music-writing put over 2 or more notes
to be slurred. (slə:).

slush, n. Wet snow, soft wet earth;
foolishly soft feeling. (slʌʃ).

slut, n. Dirty woman. (slʌt).

sly, a. Not straightforward, using tricks,
keeping designs secret; done in secret,
not straightforwardly; with air of having
secret knowledge, making suggestions
not very openly. On the sly, secretly.
'slyboots, n. Sly person. (slai).

smack, 1. n. Blow with open hand, etc.;
loud kiss; sound of smack. 2. v.t.&i. Give smack
to with hand etc. Smack one's lips, make
smacking sound with lips as sign of
pleasure in food etc. 3. adv. In sudden,
violent way, straight (go smack into, etc.).
(smak).

smack, v.i., n. (Have) small taste, suggestion
(of some substance or quality).

smack, n. Sort of sailing-boat for fishing.

small, 1. a. Opp. great in size, degree etc.;
(of trader etc.) on a small scale; narrow in
feeling, valuing unimportant rights etc.
(freq. small-winded). Look (fed) small, sp., seem
(be feeling) foolish, shamed; small change,
silver and copper money; small fry, unimportant
person(s); small letter, sp., letter
other than CAPITAL letter, such as a, b,
c. 2. n. Only the small of the back, the narrowest
part of it. 'small-arms, n. pl. Hand fire-arms.
'small-clothes, [Old] n. pl. Tight
trousers coming to knee. 'smallpox, n. Very
serious disease readily given by one to
another and marking skin with deep
holes. 'small-talk, n. Talk about unimportant
things. (smɔ:l).

smart, 1. v.i. Be feeling or giving a smart. 2. n.
Sharp pain of mind or body. (sma:t).

smart, a. With quick, good, brain; able to
get the better of others; bright, clean-looking,
well-dressed; (doing what is)
in harmony with the latest taste;
(of walk etc.) quick.

smash, 1. v.t.&i. Get, be, broken to
bits; overcome completely; (in TENNIS)
send (ball) violently down over net;
(of business) go BANKRUPT, be forced to
come to an end; make a way violently
(through, into etc.). 2. n. A (sound of)
smashing; COLLISION etc. smashing train
and so on. 3. adv. With a smash. (smaʃ).

'smattering, n. Very small, not deep,
knowledge of something. ('smatəriŋ).

smear, 1. v.t.&i. Get marked or covered
with oil or sticky substance, make dirty
marks on; put (oil etc.) on something;
(of wet ink etc.) make dirty mark by
getting rubbed. 2. n. Mark made by
smearing. (smiə).

smell, 1. n. The sense special to the nose;
quality experienced by this; act of
breathing in through nose to get smell of
thing. 2. v.i.&t. (smelt). Have or make
use of sense of smell; be conscious of smell of;
put nose to (thing) to smell it; give out
(certain, sp. bad) smell, seem from its smell to
be (in some condition). Smell a rat, sp., get
idea that something secret, not straightforward,
is going on; smell of, sp., give
suggestion of; smell out, make discovery of
(animal) by smelling; make discovery of
(secret etc.) by using powers of observation.
'smellling-bottle, n. Bottle having
smelling-salts. 'smellling-salts, n. pl.
Strong-smelling substance for use when
feeling ill. 'smelly, a. Having a bad smell.
(smel).

smelt, n. Small, delicate-tasting sea-fish.
(smelt).

smelt, v.t. Make (ORE) liquid by heating;
get (metal) from ORE in this way.

smile, 1. n. A stretching of the mouth
from side to side, freq. with parted lips,
as sign of amusement, pleasure. 2. v.i.&t.
Give a smile; make clear (pleasure,
agreement etc.) by smiling. Smile on, be
looking with approval on. (smail).

smirch, [Let.] v.t., n. Make dirty (sp.,
good name). (smə:tʃ).

smirk, v.i., n. (Put on) fixed, foolish
smile. (smə:k).

smite (smote, smitten), [Let., Hum.] v.t.&i.
Give blow to; do damage to, give
punishment to, overcome. Smitten with,
sp., very pleased with, interested in,
(idea, person etc.); attacked by (disease).
(smait (smout, smitn)).

smith, n. Worker in iron or other metals.
'smithy ('smiθi), n. Work-place of smith
working in iron. (smiθ).

smithe'reens, n. pl. Small broken bits
(gen. in, broken into, smithereens). (smiðə'ri:nz).

smock, 1. n. Loose dress with smocking
at top, freq. used
by farm-workers
as overall. 2. v.t.
Make ornamented
with smocking.
'smocking, n. Tight
folds in cloth fixed
in place by stitching.
(smɔk).

smoke, 1. n. Grey etc. VAPOUR given out
by burning substance; a smoking of
tobacco. 2. v.i.&t. Give out smoke or
steam; (of fire in fireplace) send smoke out
into room; get smoke of burning tobacco in
(pipe etc.) breathed in and out; make
(meat, fish) dry with smoke so that it keeps
good. Smoke out, send (insects etc.) away by
smoke. 'smoked, a. Made dry or dark by smoke.
'smoker, n. Sp., person smoking tobacco;
railway carriage for smokers. 'smoke-screen,
n. Cloud of smoke sent out as cover for
military operations. 'smoke-stack, n. Smoke
outlet in steamer or engine; tall smoke
outlet of works. (smouk).

smooth, 1. a. Flat, level, or polished, soft
to the touch; (of sea etc.) without waves;
(of motion) (as) of something slipping,
not shaking or violent, simple, untroubled;
using soft words, taking care
to be pleasing. 2. v.t. Make level etc.
(freq. smooth down, out, over); make free from
troubles etc. Smooth away, over, sp., put an
end to troubles etc. 3. n. Smoothing
touch. 'smooth-faced, a. Sp., over-smooth in
behaviour. smooth-spoken, smooth-tongued, aa.
Using smooth words. (smu:ð).

smote. See SMITE.

'smother, v.t. Put to death by stopping
breath of or keeping air from; put out
or keep down (fire) with burned material
etc.; keep back (smile, angry words,
etc.); keep (fact etc.) secret; make
completely, thickly, covered (with).
('smʌðə).

'smoulder, 1. v.i. Be burning slowly without
flame. 2. n. Smouldering. ('smouldə).

smudge, 1. n. Dirty mark, rubbed line
in writing etc. 2. v.t.&i. Make a smudge on;
make smudge in writing (letter, word etc.).
(smʌdʒ).

smug, a. Over-pleased with oneself, with
narrow idea of what is right, unready to
have mind, comfort, troubled. (smʌg).

'smuggle, v.t.&i. Get (goods) into
country secretly without payment of
tax; take (thing) secretly (in, out etc.).
('sinʌgl).

smut, 1. n. (Mark made by) small bit of
powder from burning coal etc.; dirty,
low, talk or writing; plant-disease in
which parts of grain become black. 2. v.t.
Get marked with smut(s). (smʌt).

snack, n. Small, quick meal. (snak).

'snaffle, 1. n. Simple mouth-bit for horse
without CURB. 2. [Hum.] v.t. Take
(another's property). ('snafl).

snag, n. Rough sharp bit of wood, stone
etc., coming out from sp. sea; unlooked-for
danger etc., point causing trouble,
making it hard to do as designed. (snag).

snail, n. Sorts of
MOLLUSC, sp. one
common in gardens,
having
screw-like SHELL
and very slow in
motion. (sneil).

snake, n. Sorts of long-bodied REPTILE
without legs, of which some are able
to give poison-bite; false friend, person
turning against one. 'snake-charmer, n.
Person able to get control over snakes by
playing pipe, moving hands over them. (sneik).

snap, 1. v.i.&t. (Sp. of dogs) make sudden,
violent bite at something; suddenly
say something sharp, angry;
make, become, suddenly broken in two
with sharp noise; make, become, shut
with sharp noise; take a snapshot of.
Snap one's fingers, make sharp sound by
moving finger with force against thumb.
2. n. Act or sound of snapping; locking-apparatus
with spring, shut by pushing;
form of card-play; power to make quick
decisions, give quick reactions; snapshot.
Cold snap, short stretch of cold
weather. 3. adv. Suddenly, without
time for thought. 'snapdragon, n. Plant
having flowers with lip-like opening.
snap'py, a. Sp., bright, interesting. Make
it snappy! Be quick! 'snapshot, 1. n. Taking of picture
with hand camera acting straight
away; such picture. 2. v.t.&i. Take
snapshot of. (snap).

snare, 1. n. TRAP for small animals, sp.
one with slipping knot; something (designed
for) tricking person, giving false
idea. 2. v.t. Take in a snare. (sneə).

snarl, v.i.&t., n. (Of dog) make angry
noise, letting teeth be seen; (of person)
be talking, say, with bad humour. (sna:l).

snatch, 1. v.t.&i. Take quickly, suddenly,
readily, sp. with outstretched hand (freq.
up, down etc.). Snatch at, make attempt to snatch.
2. n. Outstretching of hand to snatch; short
burst or stretch of song, talk, work etc.
(snatʃ).

sneak, 1. v.i.&t. Go secretly (in, out,
away etc.); [Com.] PEACH; take away
(another's property) without being seen.
2. n. One acting in low, tricking way;
[Com.] one who sneaks about others.
'sneakers, [Am.] n. pl. Shoes with soft rubber
under-part. 'sneaking, a. (Of feeling etc.)
going on without approval, against reason,
of person experiencing it. (sni:k).

sneer, v.i., n. Give unkind smile (at), say
cruel, wounding words. (sniə).

sneeze, 1. n. Sudden, loud, uncontrolled
sound made in clearing nose. 2. v.i.
Make a sneeze. Not to be sneezed at, important,
great, enough to be taken into account.
(sni:z).

'snicker, v.i., n. WHINNY; SNIGGER.
('snikə).

sniff, 1. v.i.&t. Take in air through the
nose, making sound, sp., as sign of not
giving approval to thing; take up (air,
smell etc.) into nose, sniff smell of (flower
etc.). Sniff at, sp., make clear one's poor
opinion of. 2. n. Act or sound of sniffing;
amount of air etc. sniffed up. 'sniffle, v.i.
Sniff frequently as from a cold. 'sniffy,
[Hum.] a. Looking down on, having
poor opinion of, others. (snif).

'snigger, v.i., n. (Give) half-covered
laugh, sp. at dirty talk. ('snigə).

snip, 1. v.t.&i. Get cut with scissors.
2. n. Cut made by snipping; bit snipped
off. 'snippet ('snipit), n. Small bit cut off.
Snippets, sp., small bits of news. (snip).

snipe (snipe), 1. n. Sorts of bird with
long, straight mouth-part, living on low,
wet land and gone after for sport.
2. [Mil.] v.i.&t. Be firing from cover or at
night, sp. at separate persons; give wound
to, put to death, in this way. (snaip).

'snivel, 1. n. Liquid coming from nose;
snivelling talk, condition. 2. v.i. Have
snivel coming from nose; be half crying
with fear or false regret, etc. ('snivl).

snob, n. One with over-great respect for
money, high position in society. (snɔb).

snood, n. Band or net for keeping hair in
place. (snud).

snook, [Hum.] n. Motion of putting thumb
to nose with fingers stretched out, as
sign of one's low opinion (cock, make, a
snook). (snu:k).

'snooker, n. Sport played with coloured
balls on BiLHARD-table. ('snu:kə).

snooze, v.i., n. DOZE. (snu:z).

snore, 1. n. Rough noise made by sleeper
in breathing. 2. v.i. Make a snore. (snɔ:).

snort, 1. n. Loud noise made by forcing
air violently through the nose. 2. v.i.&t.
Make a snort; snort as sign of (angry feeling
etc.). 'snorter, n. Sp., [Hum.] violent wind
something marked by great force.
(snɔ:t).

snout, n. Nose and mouth of animal;
[Hum.] person's nose; pointed front of
something. (snaut).

snow, 1. n. Water from air turned to ice
and falling to earth in soft white bits
thing like snow, sp. in being white. 2. v.i.&t.
(Of snow) come down (it snows); come
send, down like snow. Snowed up, snow-bound; snow
under, p., overcome with mass of requests
etc. 'snowball, 1. n. Mass of snow
formed into hard bail; system of getting
money etc. in which everyone who gives
undertakes to get others to give. 2. v.t.
Send snowball(s) at. snow-blindness, n. Being unable
to see because eyes arc tired by
effect of light on snow. 'snow-boot, n.
Overboot for use in snow. 'snow-bound, a.
Stopped by snow from journeying. 'snow-drift,
n. Wall of snow massed together
by the wind. 'snowdrop, n. Plant with small
white spring flower. 'snow-flake, n. Falling
bit of snow. 'snow-plough, n. Apparatus
for clearing snow from road etc. 'snow-shoe,
n. One or other of 2 boards or
frames covered with netted cord, fixed
to feet for walking over snow. (snou).

snub, 1. v.t. Give (person) feeling of being
foolish, unimportant, by sharp words
cold behaviour. 2. n. Snubbing words,
behaviour. (snʌb).

snub, a. (Of nose) short and turned up.

snuff, 1. v.i.&t. SNIFF; take snuff. 2. n.
Powdered tobacco taken through the
nose. (snʌf).

snuff, 1. v.t.&i. Get burned part of
thread cut from (wax-light); put out
(wax-light) with fingers. 2. n. Black
burned part of thread of wax-light.
'snuffers, n. pl. Scissors for snuffing
wax-light.

'snuffle, 1. v.i. SNIFFLE, be talking
like person with cold, with stopped
nose. 2. n. Snuffling sound, talk.
(snʌfl).

snug, a. Warm, safe from waather, having
or giving comfort; fixed in the right
place, in good order; (of income etc.)
enough for comfort. 'snuggery, n. Person's
private room designed tor comfort.
'snuggle, v.i. Get near (to) for comfort,
to be warm (freq. snuggle up). (snʌg).

so, 1. adv. In that way, in the condition
named, as said; to the same degree (as),
to such a degree (that), to a high degree;
for that reason; as it seems, in fact.
And so forth, on, and more of the same
sort; so as to, for the purpose of; so ... as
to, ... to such a degree that; so far (as),
up to that point, to the degree (to
which); so long, sp., [Com.] words said
at parting; so long as, sp., if, on condition
that; so much for, sp., there is no
need to say more about; so so, [Com.]
not very well or good; so that, in such a
way that. 2. int. Used as sign of surprise
or question. 3. pron. (With say
etc.) that, it, those things. 12 etc. or
so, 12 etc. or about that number or
amount. 'so-and-so, pron. Used in
place of the name of some person or
thing not named. so-called, a. Given
that name but with no clear right to it.
(sou).

soak, 1. v.i.&t. Be in liquid and take it
in like a sponge; get (thing) soaked; (of
rain etc.) make wet, get into, through:
[Com.] take overmuch alcohol. Soak up,
in, take up (liquid) like a sponge. 2. n.
A soaking, sp., a long fall of rain or
stretch of drinking: soaker. 'soaker, n. Sp.,
one who soaks with alcohol. (souk).

soap, 1. n. Substance made of fat or oil
mixed with ALKALI, forming LATHER
when rubbed in water. Soft soap, special
sort which keeps soft; FLATTERY. 2. v.t.
Put soap on, get washed with soap. 'soap-boiler,
n. Maker of soap. 'soap-bubble, n. Clear
ball with changing colours, full of
air, formed by blowing through pipe
full of soap-suds, etc. 'soap-stone, n. Sort
of flat smooth stone. 'soap-suds, n. pl.
LATHER. 'soapy, a. Sp., (of person, talk etc.)
over-smooth, full of soft soap. (soup).

soar, v.i. Go high in the air;
keep in air without moving wings; (of prices)
become high. (sɔ:).

sob, 1. n. Sudden, sharp intake of breath,
sp. in crying. 2. v.i.&t. Make sob(s); say
with sobs. 'a.-stuff, n. Writing which is
over-sweet, working up sad feeling in
cheap way. (sob).

'sober, 1. a. Not the worse for drink, not
given to drink; quiet, serious-minded,
controlled in feeling; (of colours) not
bright. 2. v.t.&i. Make, become, sober.
so'briety (sou'braiəti), n. Quality,
condition, of being sober. ('soubə).

'sobriquet, n. NICKNAME. ('soubrikei).

'soccer, [Com.] n. ASSOCIATION football.
('sɔkə).

'sociable, a. Desiring, getting on well in
company of others. socia'bility, n.
('souʃəbl).

'social, 1. a. Living in groups, not able or
desiring to be completely separate from
others; to do with relations between
persons or groups; of, in, society. Social
Credit, theory that certain changes in
the money system would make possible
an increase in the amount of goods produced
and the distribution of these
among all. 2. n. Meeting for talk, amusement,
sp. one given by club etc. 'socialism, n.
Theory that it is right for nation to be
owner of land and the property needed
for producing goods, so that there may
be a more equal distribution of material
things. social'istic, a. In harmony with
socialism. 'socialize, v.t. Make social or
socialistic. ('souʃl).

so'ciety, n. Condition of living in a group;
persons living together as group, nation;
the organization, system of living, of
such a group; the persons with much
money, a high position, in a society; an
organization of persons formed for some
purpose; condition of being with, going
about with, another or others. (sə'saiəti).

soci'ology, n. Science, history, of society.
(sousi'ɔlədʒi).

sock, n. Short stocking not stretching as
far as knee; bit of leather, cloth etc., for
putting inside shoe. (sɔk).

sock, [HUM.] v.t., n. Give hard blow to.

'socket, n. Hollow in which something is
or may be fixed or turned. ('sɔkit).

sod, n. TURF. (sɔd).

'soda, n. Chemical in part formed of SODIUM,
in common use for washing etc.;
soda-water. 'soda-fountain, n. Place where
drinks made with soda-water, ices etc.,
may be got. 'soda-water, n. Water which
has had certain gas forced into it, used
as drink, freq. mixed with whisky etc.
('soudə).

'sodden, a. Wet through; (of bread etc.)
sticky, not sponge-like; made foolish
through frequent drinking of alcohol.
('sɔdn).

'sodium, n. Silver-white metal which
becomes on fire when put in warm water.
('soudiəm).

'sodomy, n. (Crime of) sex connection
between males. ('sɔdəmi).

'sofa, n. Long cushioned seat with high
back and
ends.
('soufə).

soft, 1. a. (Of
solid
substances
and water)
opp. hard;
opp. hard
in feeling, behaviour; (of cloth etc.)
smooth, delicate, not rough or stiff; not
loud or sharp; (of light, colour) not bright
or hard; (of air, weather) warm, with tendency
to mist; (of words) loving, designed
to be pleasing; comfort-loving; [Hum.]
foolish, feeble-minded. Soft drink, cold one
without alcohol; soft job, one giving good
reward for little work. 2. adv. (Of
sound) softly. 'softy, [Com.] n. Foolish,
feeble person. (sɔft).

'soggy, a. (Of land) very wet, with soft
earth. ('sɔgi).

soil, n. Earth as substance, land. (sɔil).

soil, v.t.&i. Make, become, dirty.

'soirée, n. A coming together of persons
at someone's house for pleasure, sp. for
music, talk etc., late in the day.
('swa:rei).

'sojourn, v.i., n. (Make) stop for some
time in a place or with persons.
('sɔdʒə:n).

'solace, 1. n. Comfort in time of trouble,
when sad. 2. v.t. Give solace to. ('sɔləs).

solar, a. Of, based on changing position of,
the sun. Solar plexus, network of nerves between
chest and stomach. ('soulə).

so'larium, n. Place, gen. shut in with
glass, for getting rays of sun on body,
sp. for medical purposes. (sou'leəriəm).

sold. See SELL (v.).

'solder, 1. n. Sorts of metal readily made
liquid by heat, used for joining edges of
harder metals. 2. v.t. Get joined with solder.
'soldering-iron, n. Instrument for putting
on solder. ('sɔldə).

'soldier, 1. n. Man in the army, sp., one
who is not an OFFICER. Soldier of fortune, soldier
or other person ready for any undertaking
offering profit, interest. 2. v.i. Be
working as a soldier. 'soldiery, n. Soldiers of a
nation etc. as a group. ('souldʒə).

sole, 1. n. Under part of shoe, stocking,
foot; lower face, base, of plough etc.
2. v.t. Put sole on (shoe etc.). (soul).

sole, n. Sort of delicate-tasting, flat sea-fish.
sole, a. One and only; special to one only.

'solecism, n. Error in use of language;
act going against rules of behaviour
in society. ('sɔlisizm).

'solemn, a. Done with church etc. forms;
deeply moving to feelings, causing
deep respect etc.; serious-looking, slow,
controlled; serious, important. so'lemnity
(sə'lemniti), n. Sp., church etc.
form gone through for some purpose.
'solemnize ('sɔləmnaiz), v.t. Go through
(special form for persons getting
married, etc.). ('sɔləm).

'sol-'fa, [Mus.] n. System of note-names
used in voice-training. ('sɔl'fa:).

so'licit, v.t.&i. Make strong request,
frequent requests, to (person) or (for).
(sə'lisit).

so'licitor, n. Law expert who gets causes
ready before a hearing but has no power
of acting in highest COURT. Solicitor General,
law authority under ATTORNEY
GENERAL. (sə'lisitə).

so'licitous, a. Troubled (about), having
care (for); with a great desire (to).
so'licitude, n. Being solicitous.
(sə'lisitəs).

'solid, 1. a. Opp. liquid, of unchanging form,
of solid material all through, without
holes or spaces; of strong material or
structure; able to be measured in 3
directions, not a point, line, or plane;
strongly united in support of something;
(of reasons etc.) well-based, good,
supported by fact. 2. n. Body or
substance which is solid, not a liquid;
body able to be measured in 3
directions. solid'arity, n. An acting together,
being united by common interests
or feelings. so'lidify (sə'lidifai),
v.t.&i. Make or become solid, not
liquid. so'lidity, n. Quality of being
solid. ('sɔlid).

so'liloquy, n. Act of talking to oneself,
bit of such talk. so'liloquize, v.i. Be
talking to oneself. (sə'liləkwi).

'solipsism, n. Theory that one has knowledge
only of the self. ('sɔlipsizm).

soli'taire, n. (Ornament having) one jewel
framed by itself; sorts of sport for one
player, sp. one played with MARBLES
on board. (sɔli'teə).

'solitary, 1. a. (Living) by oneself, without
company; (of place) quiet, away from
where things are going on; one only.
2. n. One living by himself. 'solitude, n.
Being solitary; solitary place. ('sɔlitəri).

'solo, n. Song, bit of music, given by one
person. 'soloist, n. Giver of solo. ('soulou).

'solstice, n. Time (about June 21st) at
which sun is farthest north, or (about
December 22nd) at which it is farthest
south, of middle line of earth. ('sɔlstis).

'soluble, a. Able to be completely taken
up by liquid (freq. soluble in); (of question)
to which it is possible to get an answer.
('sɔljubl).

so'lution, n. Changing of solid or gas
into liquid form by getting it mixed
with liquid; mixed liquid so formed;
see SOLVE. (sə'lu:ʃn).

solve, v.t. Get answer to, way out of,
(question, troubling condition). so'lution,
n. Answer to question, way
out of troubling condition, etc. (sɔlv).

'solvent, 1. a. (Of liquid etc.) having
power of taking up substance in SOLUTION;
with tendency to undermining
beliefs etc.; having money enough for
payment of all one's debts. 2. n. Solvent
liquid. 'solvency, n. Being able to make
payment of debts. ('sɔlvənt).

'sombre, a. Sad, dark-coloured. ('sɔmbə).

som'brero, n. Hat with very wide, curved
edge. (sɔm'breərou).

some, 1. a. A certain unnamed amount,
number of; (of person(s), thing(s)) certain
unnamed; about (a certain number);
[Am. Hum.] of very great size
or degree, high quality. Some day, at some
future time; some few, a certain not very
great number; some time, at some future time;
for some time. 2. pron. Some persons; some examples
of the things in question; some
amount. 'somebody, 'someone, nn. Some person;
an important person. 'somehow, adv.
In some way. 'something, 1. n. Some thing.
See something of, have meetings with (person)
sometimes, have some experience of;
think something of, have a good opinion of.
2. adv. Only something like, in
some degree; in a very great degree. 'sometime, a. QUONDAM.
'sometimes, adv. At some times.
'somewhat, adv. In some degree. 'somewhere,
adv. In, at, to, some unnamed place.
(sʌm, səm).

'somersault, n., v.i. Jump, in which person
comes down on feet after turning
body completely over in air. ('sʌməsɔ:lt).

som'nambulism, n. Walking or doing
some other act while sleeping.
(sɔm'nambjulizm).

'somnolent, a. Ready for, almost, sleeping;
causing sleep. ('sɔmnələnt).

son, n. Person's male offspring. A son of,
sp., man having the qualities of, or with
deep feeling for, true to (sons of freedom,
etc.). The Son, Christ. 'son-in-law, n.
Man whom daughter is married to. 'sonny,
[Com.] n. Name used in talking to small
boy. (sʌn).

so'nata, [Mus.] n. Work in 3 or 4 parts,
gen. for one instrument. (sə'na:tə).

song, n. Music for, produced by, the
voice; words, verses, given as song, [Let.]
verse. For a song, sp., very cheaply.
'song-bird, n. Sorts of bird giving song.
'songster, n. Person SINGING; song-bird;
verse-writer. (sɔŋ).

'sonnet, n. Sorts of verse form having 14
IAMBIC lines. sonnet'eer, n. Writer of sonnets.
('sɔnit).

so'norous, a. Having a deep, full sound;
(of language etc.) high-sounding, serious.
(sə'nɔ:rəs).

soon, adv. After a short time, quickly;
early. As, so, soon as, at the same time as,
when; no sooner (did he come) than (she
went). as soon as (he came, she went);
sooner or later, at some uncertain time
in the future; would sooner (as soon), would
more (as) readily, with greater (equal)
pleasure. (su:n).

soot, 1. n. Black powder present in smoke.
2. v.t. Put soot on. (sut).

sooth, [Old] n. Only in sooth, truly. 'soothsayer,
n. One credited with power of reading
the future. (su:θ).

soothe, v.t. Make (nerves, person) quiet,
at peace, with comforting words etc.,
make (pain) less sharp. (su:ð).

sop, 1. n. Bit of bread made wet in soup
etc.; thing offered for purpose of stopping
an outcry, protest, to get person to do
something, etc. 2. v.t.&i. Put (bread
etc.) into liquid; take up (liquid); make
very wet. 'sopping, a., adv. Wet through.
'soppy, a. Sopping. (sɔp).

'sophist, n. Reasoner using false, tricking
arguments. 'sophism, n. False argument
designed to give wrong idea.
sophisticate, v.t. Take away natural,
simple quality of, make changed by art.
'sophistry, n. Use of sophisms. ('sɔfist).

'sophomore, [Am.] n. Person in 2nd year
at university. ('sɔfəmɔ:).

sopo'rific, n., a. (Substance, drink etc.)
producing sleep. (sɔpə'rifik).

so'prano, n., a. (Person having) highest
female or boy's voice. (sə'pra:nou).

'sorcerer, n. Man using MAGIC powers for
bad purposes. 'sorceress, n. 'sorcery,
n. ('sɔ:sərə).

'sordid, a. (Of conditions) dirty, poor,
without comfort, etc.; (of behaviour,
designs) low, self-interested. ('sɔ:did).

sore, 1. a. Feeling pain of body or mind;
(of part of body) damaged, with skin
broken, giving pain. A sore point, one
causing pain to feelings when talked
about. 2. n. Sore place. 3. [Old] adv.
Greatly, bitterly (sore afflicted etc.). (sɔ:).

'sorrel, 1. n. Sorts of plant with acid-tasting
leaves; red-brown colour of sorrel
flower. 2. a. Red-brown. ('sɔrəl).

'sorrow, 1. n. Trouble, pain of mind; its
cause. 2. v.i. Be feeling sorrow. ('sɔrou).

'sorry, a. Feeling regret, sad (for, about);
[Let.] of poor quality, to be looked
down on. ('sɔri).

sort, 1. n. Group of things etc. having
common qualities. A good sort, sp., person
who is kind, full of good qualities; a sort
of, sp., almost, but not in every way a;
out of sorts, not very well. 2. v.t. Put into
different groups dependent on size,
quality etc. (freq. sort out); make selection
of as of one sort. (freq. sort out). (sɔ:t).

'sortie, [Mil.] n. Attack made from town
ringed round by armed forces. ('sɔ:ti:).

'SO'S, Radio sign sent out by ships, as request
for help in danger; cry etc. for
help. ('esou'es).

sot, n. Person made foolish by frequently
taking overmuch alcohol. (sɔt).

'sotto 'voce, [It.] adv. In a low, very quiet
voice. ('sɔtou 'voutʃi).

sou, n. Bit of F. money, 1/20 franc. (su:).

sou'brette, [F.] n. Young woman in play,
freq. a servant, who is quick-tongued
and full of tricks. (su:'bret).

'soufflé, n. Sponge-like sorts of food made
with whipped white part of egg, cooked
in oven. ('su:flei).

sough, v.i., n. (Make) whistling sound
(as) of wind in trees etc. (sau).

sought. See SEEK.

soul, n. Part of man which is looked on
as not material, living after death; seat
of feeling, thought, desire; person looked
on as having some quality in marked
degree (the soul of virtue etc.); person.
'soulful, a. Having, giving signs of, moving,
the higher feelings. 'soulless, a. Sp., without
higher or kind feelings. (soul).

sound, 1. a. Healthy, not damaged or
diseased; well based, in harmony with
reason, well judged; (sp. of sleep) very
good, complete, deep. 2. adv. Only sound
asleep, in a sound sleep. (saund).

sound, 1. n. (Waves in the air etc. producing)
effect experienced by sense of hearing;
any special sort of sound produced by
special tiling. 2. v.i.&t. Make sound; make
sound of (note, letter etc.); seem by its, his, sound
to be (sound rusty, ill etc.);
make (horn etc.) give out sound; give sign in this way for
(going forward etc.); seem by the account
of it to be; [Med.] get condition of
(person, heart, breathing) tested with
instrument. 'sounding, a. Sp., sounding
important. 'sounding-board, n. Board
placed over stage etc. for increasing
sound of voice.

sound, 1. n. Narrow stretch of water joining
2 seas. 2. v.t.&i. Get measure of
how deep (sea etc.) is with lead weight
on line; get views of (person) on some
question. 'soundings, n. pl. Measure got by
sounding.

soup, n. Liquid food made by boiling
bones, meat, potatoes etc. In the soup, sp.,
[Hum.] in trouble. 'soup-kitchen, n. Place
for free distribution of soup to poor
persons. (su:p).

'soupçon, [F.] n. Taste, suggestion, very
small amount, (of something). ('su:psɔŋ).

'sour, 1. a. Acid in taste; (of milk etc.)
gone bad; (of person) bad-humoured,
sharp-tongued; (of earth) wet, unhealthy.
Sour grapes, said of the act of
comforting oneself by making little of
something which one is unable to get.
2. v.t.&i. Make, become, sour. ('sauə).

source, n. Place from which thing, sp.
river, comes, starting-point. (sɔ:s).

souse, 1. v.t.&i. Put (fish etc.) in salted
water to make it keep; send or go
violently into liquid, make very wet.
2. n. A sousing, being in liquid. (saus).

south, n., a., adv. Opp. north. 'southerly
('sʌðəli), adv., a. Opp. NORTHERLY.
'southera ('sʌðən), a. Opp. NORTHERN.
'southerner, n. Opp. NORTHERNER. 'sou'wester
('sau'westə), n. Wind coming
from S.W.; oil-skin hat with wide edge
at back covering neck. (sauθ).

'souvenir, n. Thing kept, given, in memory
of person, place, event. ('su:vəniə).

'sovereign, 1. a. (Of power) highest, not
dependent or limited; (of nation, ruler
having sovereign power; greatest, highest, best;
(of medical substance) of undoubted
value, effect. 2. n. Ruler, such as KING;
bit of Brit. gold money, equal to 20
shillings. 'sovereignty, n. Sovereign power.
('sɔvrin).

'soviet, n. Any one of the groups representative
of workers in any part of
U.S.S.R.; any of smaller groups given
authority by these; meeting formed of
representatives of these from all over
U.S.S.R. ('souviet).

sow (sowed, sown or sowed), v.t. Put
(seeds) in the earth; get (field) planted
with seed. (sou (soud, soun)).

sow, n. Female pig. (sau).

'soya-bean, n. Plant of Asia producing oil
and used as food. ('sɔiəbi:n).

spa, n. (Place where there is) natural
spring of water having medical properties.
(spa:).

space, 1. n. That in which all physical
things have their being; amount of space
between 2 or more things, limits, measured
in 1, 2, or 3 directions; (bit of) space
not taken up by anything; part of paper,
wall etc., not covered by print, picture
etc.; stretch of time; a short time.
Open space, land, sp. in town, without
buildings. 2. v.t. Put spaces between (sp.
words, lines of print). Space out, (in printing)
put more or wider spaces between.
'spacious ('speiʃəs), a. Having a great
amount of space, room. (speis).

spade, n. Instrument with wide iron
blade and wood hand-part for turning up
earth; playing-card of group having
black design like pointed leaf. Call a spade
a spade, give a thing its straightforward
name however unpleasing. 'spade-work,
n. Hard work with attention to details,
sp. at start of undertaking. (speid).

spa'ghetti, n. Food like MACARONI but
thinner. (spə'geti).

spake, v. Old past form of SPEAK. (speik).

span. See SPIN.

span, 1. n. Distance between end of thumb
and little finger when stretched out, gen.
taken as 9 inches; distance or part between
supports of arch, roof etc.; short
distance or time; [Am.] 2 horses etc.
pulling together. 2. v.t. Get measured by
hand-spans, sp., by one hand-span; (of
bridge etc.) go across from side to side of
(river etc.); (of thought) make jump
through (time or space). (span).

'spandrel, n. Space between curving side
of arch and the right-angled framework
round it. ('spandrəl).

'spangle, 1. n. Small bit of bright metal
etc. stitched on clothing as ornament. 2.
v.t. Get covered (as) with spangles. ('spaŋgl).

'Spaniard, n. Person of Spain. 'Spanish
('spaniʃ), n., a. (Language) of Spain.
The Spanish, Spanish persons. ('spanjəd).

'spaniel, n. Sorts of long-haired dog with
wide, hanging ears, used for sport.
('spanjəl).

spank, 1. v.t.&i. Give blow with open hand
to, sp. on backside; (of horse, ship) go (up,
over etc.) at quick rate. 2. n. Spanking
blow. 'spanker, n. Sp., square sail fixed to back
MAST, pointing from end to end of vessel.
Spanker boom, support for foot of spanker fixed at
right angles to back MAST. 'spanking, [Hum.]
a. Good. first-rate. (spank).

'spanner, n. Metal
gripping-instrument
for turning
nuts, screws etc.
('spanə).

spar, n. Strong rod
of sort used for sail supports. (spa:).

spar, n. Sorts of glass-like MINERAL.

spar, v.i. Go through motions of BOXING
(freq. at); (of male fowls) be fighting
with SPURS; have an argument.

spare, 1. v.t.&i. Keep from damaging.
making destruction of; do without, let
another have; let (person) off being
shamed. To spare, sp., over, not needed.
2. a. Which is to spare; kept for use when
needed; (of person) thin; (of meal etc.)
small. 3. n. Spare part of machine etc. for
use when another is damaged. (speə).

spark, 1. n. Small lighted bit given off by
burning substance or produced by hard
blow on metal, stone; smallest sign of
(feeling, quality); point of light produced
when electric current is suddenly broken;
such spark firing gas in oil-engine;
pleasure-loving young man. 2. v.i. Give
out sparks. 'sparking-plug, n. Apparatus for
firing gas in automobile-engine. 'sparkle, v.i.,
n. (Give out) points of light, (have)
bright quality. Sparkling wines,
wines having gas in them. (spa:k).

'sparrow, n. Small brown and grey bird
common in towns. ('sparou).

sparse, a. With wide spaces between, not
thickly massed together. (spa:s).

'Spartan, n., a. (Person) of Sparta; (one)
undergoing pain without protest, caring
nothing for comfort; (of living-conditions)
hard. ('spa:tn).

'spasm, n. Sudden automatic pulling together
of the muscles; sudden violent
attack of pain, strong feeling, etc.
spas'modic (spaz'mɔdik), a. Caused by,
with tendency to, spasms; taking place
only from time to time. ('spazm).

spat. See SPIT (v.).

spat, n. Cover of thick cloth put on over
shoe to keep top part of foot and base of
leg warm. (spat).

'spatchcock, 1. n. Fowl cut open and
cooked over fire straight away after
having been put to death. 2. v.t. Get
cooked in this way. ('spatʃkɔk).

spate, n. More than normally high level,
strong current, of water in river;
great number of, coming all together.
(speit).

'spatial, a. Of, in relation to, space.
('speiʃl).

'spatter, 1. v.t.&i. Send, go, in small
drops in all directions; spatter liquid on.
2. n. Spattering fall. ('spatə).

'spatula, n. Wide-bladed instrument used
for putting on paste, getting paint mixed,
etc. ('spatjulə).

'spavin, n. Sort of diseased growth on
horse's leg. ('spavin).

spawn, 1. n. Eggs of fish and certain
water-animals; young of fish at early
stage; thread-like structures from which
FUNGI are formed. 2. v.i. Be producing
spawn. (spɔm).

speak (spoke, spoken), v.i.&t. Say
something; say (word(s)), give voice to
(one's opinion, the TRUTH); give public
talk; make use of, have knowledge of,
(certain language). Be (not) on speaking
terms, be (no longer) friends; nothing to speak
of, not much, unimportant; roughly
(generally etc.) speaking, giving a rough
(general) idea; speaking likeness, picture
of person which is very like him; speak one's
mind, say openly what is in one's mind
even if it is unpleasing to one's hearer(s);
speak out, up, say in dear voice; say openly;
speak to (a motion etc.), say something for or
against it; speak (well) for, sp., be sign of
good qualities of. 'speak-easy, [Am. Com.]
n. Place trading in strong drink secretly
against the law. 'speaker, n. Sp., one
speaking in public. The Speaker, authority
in HOUSE OF COMMONS etc. responsible
for seeing that rules of discussion are
kept, etc. 'speaking-trumpet, n. Horn for
talking through to make voice louder.
'speaking-tube, n. One for talking from one
room to another. (spi:k (spouk)).

spear, 1. n. Fighting-instrument formed
of sharp metal point on long wood rod.
2. v.t. Give wound to, make hole in,
(as) with spear. (spiə).

'spearmint, n. Common garden MINT.
('spiəmint).

spec. See SPECULATE.

'special, 1. a. Of some certain sort, of, for,
a certain person, thing, purpose, not
common or general; greater than normal.
Special constable, one of a body of men used
for police work in time of need; special
pleading, one-sided statement of position
designed to get approval for some
one point of view. 2. n. Special constable; special
train; special printing of newspaper in addition
to the normal ones. 'specialist, n. Expert
in special branch of work, knowledge,
sp. medical science. speci'ality (speʃi'aliti),
n. Special quality; specialty.
'specialize, v.t.&i. Give special, limited,
direction to (work etc.); be or become
a specialist; make adjustments in, make
good, for special purpose. 'specialty, n. Work,
goods etc., for which person etc. is
noted. ('speʃl).

'specie, n. Metal money. ('spi:ʃi:).

'species (species), n. Group of things
having common qualities; division of a
GENUS; sort. ('spi:ʃi:z).

spe'cific, 1. a. Clear, detailed, having
relation to some certain thing, not
general; having, to do with, properties
of a SPECIES; having connection with
one special thing. Specific gravity, [Sc.] the
weight of an amount of a given substance
in relation to the weight of an
equal amount of water; specific remedy,
substance having medical effect on some
special disease or part of the body.
2. n. Specific remedy. specifi'cation (spesifi'keiʃn),
n. Sp., any or all of the details
as to how a thing is to be made or done,
given in builder's agreement, PATENT
etc. 'specify, v.t. Give name of, give
details of. (spi'sifik).

'specimen, n. Unit or part taken as
representative example of group or
complete thing, sp. animal, plant etc.,
kept under observation, tested, for
science purposes. ('spesimin).

'specious, a. Seeming true, right, when
it is not. ('spi:ʃəs).

speck, 1. n. Small dirty or coloured mark,
bit of dust, powder. 2. v.t. Put specks on.
'speckle, 1. n. Small mark, sp., one of a
number of natural marks on skin,
feathers etc. 2. v.t. Put speckles on. (spek).

'spectacle, n. Public or stage event
marked by bright colours, ornament
etc.; interesting or surprising thing seen,
taking place before one's eyes. Spectacles, sp.,
eye-glasses in metal or horn frame
resting on nose with side bits supported
by ears. specs, n. pl. Short form of
"spectacles." spec'tacular (spek'takjulə),
a. Making a spectacle, causing
public interest. spec'tator, n. Person
watching a sport etc., seeing something
take place. (spektəkl).

'spectre, n. Shade of dead person; fear
of some future trouble. 'spectral
('spektrl), a. Of, like, a spectre; see
SPECTRUM. ('spektə).

'spectroscope, [Sc.] n. Instrument for
producing and viewing SPECTRA.
('spektrəskoup).

'spectrum (spectra), [Sc.] n. Band of different
colours in certain order into which
ray of light is broken by going through
PRISM. 'spectral, a. Of the spectrum;
see SPECTRE. ('spektrəm).

'speculate, v.i. Make up theories, be
forming views without complete knowledge
of facts (about, on etc.); undertake
business operations with danger of loss
in hope of profiting by changing market
values. On spec, [Com.] in the hope of not
very probable profit etc. ('spekjuleit).

speech, n. (Power, way, of) talking; thing
said; public talk; language of a nation
or group. 'speech-day, n. Day at school,
marked by speeches, when rewards are
given. 'speechify, v.i. Make speeches, be
talking as if making public speech.
'speechless, a. Unable to say anything, sp.
because of strong feeling. (spi:tʃ).

speed, 1. n. (Quick) rate of motion. At
full speed, at the quickest possible rate.
2. v.t.&i. (sped (sped)). (Make) go
quickly. God speed you, (words said at
parting) it is my hope that GOD will
take care of you; speed up, make go more
quickly. speed'ometer (spi'dɔmitə), n.
Instrument recording speed of automobile
etc. 'speedy, a. Quick, done without
loss of time. (spi:d).

spelican, n. SPILLIKIN. ('spelikən).

spell (spelt), v.t.&i. Be writing or naming
letters forming (a word); (of letters) be
forming (word); have as necessary
outcome. 'spelling, n. Sp., way word is
spelt. 'spelling-bee, n. Competition in
spelling as form of play. (spel).

spell, n. Words used as MAGIC; effect of spell;
attraction, power of keeping the attention,
of a person, thing. Under a person's
etc. spell, spell-bound. 'spell-bound, a. Controlled,
gripped, (as) by a spell.

spell, n. Time given to doing something;
short time.

'spencer, n. Short, tight, wool coat
for putting on under dress etc. ('spensə).

spend (spent), v.t.&i. Give out (money)
in payment for something; get (force,
material, time) used up. 'spendthrift, n.
Person wasting money. spent, a. Very
tired, with no more force. (spend).

sperm, n. SEMEN. (spə:m).

'sperm ('spermwhale), n. WHALE from which
spermaceti is got. sperma'ceti (spə:mə'seti),
n. White, readily broken up fat used in
making wax-lights etc. ('spə:m(weil)).

spew, [Old, Com.] v.t.&i. VOMIT. (spju:).

sphere, n. Form of a GLOBE; ball, GLOBE,
sp. one painted to be representative of
earth; star; [Let.] sky; field of acting,
interests. 'spherical ('sferikl), a. Formed
like a sphere; of spheres. 'spheroid
('sfiərɔid), n. Almost spherical body.
(sfiə).

sphinx, n. Stone form in Egypt of LION
with head of woman; person who keeps
his views, feelings, purposes, secret.
(sfiŋks).

spice, 1. n. Sorts of sweet- or sharp-tasting
substance used in cooking;
interesting taste, suggestion of some
quality. 2. v.t. Give taste to (as) with spice.
'spicy, a. Tasting of spice; (of story)
full of shocking, interesting, details.
(spais).

spick, a. Only spick and span, bright, clean,
new. (spik).

'spider, n. Sorts of small 8-legged animal
of which most sorts make nets in which
to get insects for food by producing
thin thread from their bodies. ('spaidə).

'spigot, n. Wood pin for controlling
air getting into BARREL; part of TAP for
controlling current of liquid. ('spigət).

spike, 1. n. Sharp point; pointed bit of
metal, as on top of iron railings; mass
of flowers on stem in form of spike. 2. v.t.
Put spikes on; put spike through, get fixed
with spikes; [Hist.] put spike in hole of (gun)
to keep it from firing. Spike his guns, sp.,
keep his designs from being effected.
(spaik).

'spikenard, n. Sweet-smelling substance
got from a plant in the E. ('spaikna:d).

spill (spilt), 1. v.i.&t. (Of liquid, powder)
go over edge of vessel; let spill. Spill blood (of),
give wound (to), put to death; spill the
beans, [Hum.] let out secret. 2. [Com.]
n. A fall from a horse, carriage etc.
(spil).

spill, n. Thin bit of wood or twisted bit
of paper for lighting gas-light etc.
'spillikin, n. Thin bit of wood used in sport
of spillikins. Spillikins, sp., sport in which attempt is
made to take spillikins from mass on table
without moving others.

spin (span, spun), 1. v.t.&i. Make
(thread) by twisting wool, cotton etc.,
spin thread from (wool etc.); make up
(story etc.); (make) go round and round
like wheel etc. (freq. spin round). Spin along,
go quickly on wheels; spin out, make go
on for long time; spun glass, glass pulled
out when heated into hair-like threads;
spun silk, cheap material made from
short ends of silk, freq. mixed with
cotton. 2. n. Turning motion, sp. given
to ball in some sports. Take, go for, a spin,
go out in automobile etc. for a short
time. 'spindle, n. Thin rod for twisting and
rolling thread; pin or rod on which something
goes round. 'spindleshanks ('spindlʃaŋks),
[Hum.] n. (Person with) very
thin legs. 'spindly, a. Long and thin.
'spinning-jenny, n. Early form of spinning-machine.
'spinning-wheel, n. Simple spinning-apparatus
with wheel worked by
foot. (spin (span, spʌn)).

'spinach, n. Plant with dark green leaves
used as food. ('spinidʒ).

'spindrift, n. Mist of small drops of water
caused by wind blowing against waves
at sea. ('spindrift).

spine, n. Backbone; middle line of roof,
mountain-range etc.; sharp, pointed
part on plant or on skin of certain
animals. 'spinal, a. Of, forming, the
backbone. Spinal column, backbone; spinal cord,
nerve substance in hollow part of backbone.
'spineless, a. Sp., without decision,
power of mind. 'spiny, a. Having a
number of sharp-pointed spines. (spain).