A Dictionary of English Synonymes and Synonymous or Parallel Expressions / Designed as a Practical Guide to Aptness and Variety of Phraseology

by Richard Soule

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Sabbath, n. 1. [With The prefixed.] Sunday, the Lord's day, the day of rest, the Christian sabbath, first day of the week (among Christians), seventh day of the week (among Jews). 2. Rest, repose, time of rest. Sable, n. 1. Zibelline marten (Mustela zibellina). 2. Pine marten, American sable (Mustela abietum). Sable, a. Dark, dusky. Sabre, n. [Written also Saber.] Cimeter, falchion, cavalry sword, dragoon's sword. Sabulous, a. Sandy. Saccharine, a. Sugary, sweet. Sacerdotal, a. Priestly. Sack, n. 1. Bag, pouch. 2. Spoliation, destruction, desolation, devastation, havoc, waste, ravage. 3. Sherry, sherry wine. Sack, v. a. Ravage, despoil, devastate, spoil, destroy, plunder, pillage, rifle, ransack, lay waste, take by storm. Sacrament, n. 1. Rite, ceremony, solemnity. 2. [With The prefixed.] Eucharist, Communion, Lord's Supper. Sacred, a. 1. Hallowed, holy, divine. 2. Religious, not secular, not profane. 3. Dedicated, devoted, consecrated. 4. Inviolable, not to be profaned. 5. Venerable, sainted. Sacredness, n. 1. Holiness, sanctity. 2. Inviolableness. Sacrifice, v. a. 1. Immolate, offer up. 2. Surrender, give up. Sacrifice, n. 1. Immolation. 2. Offering, oblation. 3. Surrender. Sacrilege, n. Profanation, desecration. Sacrilegious, a. Irreverent, impious, blasphemous, profane, desecrating. Sacring-bell, n. Saints' bell, mass bell. Sacristy, n. Vestry, vestry-room. Sad, a. 1. Sorrowful, desponding, depressed, downcast, melancholy, cheerless, disconsolate, crest-fallen, chap-fallen, cast down. 2. Gloomy, dismal, doleful, mournful, lugubrious, grievous, woebegone. 3. Grievous, afflictive, calamitous, disastrous, dire, deplorable. Saddle, v. a. 1. Put a saddle on. 2. Load, burden, encumber. Saddle-horse, n. Palfrey. Sad-iron, n. Flat-iron. Sadness, n. 1. Sorrow, despondency, MELANCHOLY, depression, dejection, sorrowfulness, depression of spirits. 2. Gloominess, mournfulness, dolefulness. Safe, a. 1. Secure, unharmed, undamaged, unscathed, unhurt, sound, free from harm, out of harm's way. 2. Protected, guarded, under lock and key, under cover. 3. Trusty, trustworthy, reliable, to be depended on, to be relied on. Safe, n. 1. Place of safety, secure place. 2. Coffer, money-chest, strong box. Safe-conduct, n. 1. Escort, convoy, safeguard, protection. 2. Pass, passport. Safeguard, n. 1. Defence, protection, security, bulwark, palladium. 2. Convoy, escort, safe conduct. 3. Pass, passport. Safety, n. Security. Sag, v. n. Bend (by force of gravity), settle, swag, give way. Sagacious, a. 1. Quick-scented, quick of scent. 2. Discerning, intelligent, rational, gifted, sage, shrewd, acute, apt, keen, able, perspicacious, enlightened, wise, sharp-witted, keen-witted, keen-sighted, clear-sighted, long-headed. Sagaciousness, n. Sagacity. Sagacity, n. 1. Sagaciousness, quickness of scent. 2. Shrewdness, acuteness, sharpness, astuteness, penetration, ingenuity, discernment, perspicacity, sense, insight, mother-wit, quick parts. Sage, a. 1. Wise, sagacious, sapient, discerning, shrewd, acute, intelligent, sensible. 2. Prudent, grave, judicious, oracular, venerable. Sagittary, n. (Myth.) Centaur, archer, bowman. Said, a. Aforesaid, before mentioned. Sail, v. n. 1. Make sail, put to sea, get under way, set sail. 2. Plough the deep, plough the waves. Sail, v. a. Navigate. Sail-cloth, n. Duck, canvas. Sailor, n. Seaman, mariner, navigator, TAR, seafarer, seafaring man. Sail round, Circumnavigate. Saint, n. Holy person. Sainted, a. 1. Consecrated, sacred, holy. 2. Canonized. Saint-John's bread, n. Carob-tree, Algaroba tree, locust-tree (Ceratonia siliqua). Saintly, a. Holy, devout, pious, religious, godly. Saint-Simonianism, n. Fourierism, phalansterianism, humanitarianism, socialism. Saint-Vitus's dance, Chorea. Sake, n. 1. Reason, purpose, end, final cause. 2. Score, account, regard, respect, consideration. Salable, a. 1. Vendible, marketable, fit for sale. 2. In good demand, of ready sale. Salacious, a. Lewd, lustful, carnal, lecherous, lascivious, wanton, libidinous, lickerish, concupiscent, lewd, loose, prurient, unchaste, incontinent. Salamander, n. Eft, newt. Sal-ammoniac, n. Chloride of ammonium, hydrochlorate of ammonia, muriate of ammonia. Salary, n. Stipend, wages, hire, allowance, pay. Sale, n. Demand, market, vent, opportunity to sell. Salient, a. 1. Projecting, prominent, standing out, in relief. 2. Striking, remarkable. Saline, a. Briny. Saline, n. Salt-spring, salt-pit. Saliva, n. Spittle. Sallow, a. Yellow (as from illness), yellowish; of a pale, sickly color. Sally, n. 1. Sortie. 2. Digression, excursion. 3. Frolic, escapade, wild gayety. 4. Jest, joke, quip, quirk, crank, witticism, JEU D'ESPRIT, sprightly fancy, flash of wit. Sally, v. n. Rush out, issue suddenly, sally forth. Sally forth, Sally. Salmagundi, n. Medley, olio, miscellany, mixture, farrago, jumble, hodge-podge, hotch-potch, mish-mash, gallimaufry, pot-pourri, OLLA PODRIDA, MÉLANGE. Salmon-trout, n. Sea-trout (Salmo trutta), hirling. Saloon, n. Spacious room, reception room. Salsify, n. [Written also Salsafy.] Oyster-plant (Tragopogon porrifolius). Sal-soda, n. Carbonate of soda. Salt, n. Chloride of sodium, muriate of soda, common salt. Saltation, n. Leap, jump, hop, spring, bound, vault. Saltatory, a. Leaping, jumping, skipping, hopping, dancing. Salt-cake, n. Sulphate of soda (artificially prepared from common salt). Saltish, a. Brackish, somewhat salty. Salt of hartshorn, Sal-volatile, carbonate of ammonia (solid and impure), sesqui-carbonate of ammonia, volatile salts, smelling salts. Salt of lemons, 1. Binoxalate of potash, salt of sorrel, essential salt of lemons. 2. Oxalic acid. Salt of sorrel, 1. Binoxalate of potash, salt of lemons. 2. Oxalic acid. Salt of Tartar, Pure carbonate of potash. Saltpetre, n. [Written also Saltpeter.] Nitre, nitrate of potash. Salt-water, n. Sea-water. Salt-wort, n. Glass-wort, marsh-samphire (Salicornia herbacea). Salubrious, a. Healthy, healthful, salutary, wholesome, salutiferous. Salubriousness, n. Salubrity. Salubrity, n. Healthiness, healthfulness, salutariness, wholesomeness, salubriousness. Salutariness, n. Salubrity. Salutary, a. 1. Healthy, healthful, salubrious, wholesome, salutiferous, helpful. 2. Advantageous, beneficial, serviceable, good. Salutation, n. 1. Greeting, salute, address. 2. Obeisance, reverence, bow, courtesy. Salutatory, a. [U. S.] Greeting. Salutatory, n. [U. S.] Salutatory oration. Salute, v. a. 1. Greet, hail, address, welcome, bow to, nod to, show civility to, pay one's respects to, pay homage or obeisance to. 2. Kiss, greet with a kiss. Salute, n. 1. Salutation, greeting, address. 2. Kiss, buss. Salutiferous, a. Healthy, healthful, salutary, salubrious, wholesome. Salvation, n. Preservation, deliverance, redemption, rescue, escape from danger, security from evil. Salvo, n. 1. Exception, reservation. 2. Volley, general discharge (of fire-arms). Sal-volatile, n. Sesqui-carbonate of ammonia, carbonate of ammonia, smelling salts, salt of hartshorn. Same, a. 1. Identical, not different. 2. Similar, like, corresponding; of like kind, sort, or degree. Sameness, n. 1. Identity, identicalness. 2. Similarity, resemblance, correspondence. 3. Monotony, want of variety. Sample, n. 1. Specimen, illustration. 2. Example, pattern, instance. Sampler, n. Pattern (of needle-work). Sanability, n. Curableness, sanableness. Sanable, n. Curable, remediable, healable. Sanableness, n. Curableness, sanability. Sanative, a. Healing, curative, curing, sanatory. Sanatory, a. Healing, SANATIVE. Sanctification, n. 1. Justification, absolution, remission of sin. 2. Consecration. Sanctified, a. Consecrated, hallowed. Sanctifier, n. [With The prefixed.] The Holy Spirit. Sanctify, v. a. 1. Make holy, cleanse from sin. 2. Consecrate, hallow. Sanctimonious, a. Pharisaical, affectedly holy, hypocritically devout. Sanctimoniousness, n. Pharisaism, hypocrisy, cant, formalism, pietism, sanctimony, assumed piety. Sanctimony, n. Affected holiness, hypocritical devoutness, pretence of holiness, sanctimoniousness. Sanction, n. Confirmation, ratification, countenance, support, authority, warranty, authorization. Sanction, v. a. Ratify, confirm, countenance, support, authorize, warrant, allow, legalize, bind. Sanctity, n. 1. Purity, holiness, godliness, saintliness, goodness, piety, grace, religion, devotion. 2. Sacredness, inviolability, solemnity. Sanctuary, n. 1. Sacred or holy place, consecrated spot, holy ground, SANCTUM SANCTORUM, Holy of Holies. 2. Temple, church, place of worship, consecrated building. 3. Asylum, refuge, shelter. Sanctum Sanctorum, [L.] Sanctuary, Holy of Holies. Sand, n. Gravel, small pebbles. Sand, v. a. Cover or sprinkle with sand. Sand-flea, n. Beach-flea, sandhopper. Sand-fly, n. Midge (Simulium nocivum). Sandhopper, n. Sand-flea, beach-flea. Sandiver, n. Glass-gall. Sandy, a. Sabulous. Sane, a. Sound (especially in mind), healthy, sober, lucid, not disordered, not insane. Saneness, n. Sanity. Sang froid, [Fr.] Coolness, unconcern, indifference, cold blood. Sanguinary, a. 1. Bloody, murderous. 2. Cruel, blood-thirsty, savage, inhuman, barbarous, ruthless, pitiless, fell. Sanguine, a. 1. Red, crimson. 2. Warm, ardent, lively, animated. 3. Confident, hopeful, enthusiastic, buoyant. Sanity, n. Saneness, soundness. Sans-culotte, n. [Fr.] 1. Ragamuffin, tatterdemalion, ragged fellow. 2. Jacobin, radical, republican. Sans souci, [Fr.] Without care, with unconcern, free and easy. Sap, n. Juice (of a plant). Sap, v. a. Mine, undermine. Sap-head, n. [Cant term.] Simpleton, DUNCE. Sapid, a. Savory, relishing. Sapidness, n. Savoriness, savor, taste, sapidity. Sapidity, n. Sapidness. Sapience, n. Wisdom, sageness, knowledge, sagacity, shrewdness, intelligence, sense. Sapient, a. Wise, sage, sagacious, sensible, shrewd, acute, intelligent. Sapless, a. 1. Without sap, destitute of sap. 2. Decayed, dry, old. Saponaceous, a. Soapy. Sapor, n. Taste, flavor, savor, gust, relish, smack. Sappiness, n. 1. Juiciness, succulence. 2. [Colloquial.] Silliness. Sappy, a. 1. Juicy, succulent. 2. [Colloquial.] Silly, underwitted, half-witted, foolish. Sap-rot, n. Dry-rot, POWDER-POST. Saracen, n. 1. Arabian, Arab. 2. Mussulman, Mahometan. Sarcasm, n. Taunt, gibe, fling, satire, irony, ridicule, cutting jest, satirical remark. Sarcastic, a. Severe, cutting, taunting, satirical, sharp, biting, mordacious. Sarcophagus, n. Stone coffin. Sard, n. Carnelian, sardel, sardine, sardius, sardoin. Sardel, n. Sard. Sardine, n. Sard. Sardius, n. Sard. Sardoin, n. Sard. Sarlac, n. Yak, grunting ox of Tartary. Sarlyk, n. Yak, grunting ox of Tartary. Sarment, n. Runner, long twig; prostrate, filiform stem. Sash, n. Girdle, band, belt, scarf. Satan, n. Belial, Apollyon, Devil, the evil one, the arch-enemy, the arch-fiend, the tempter, the author of evil, the wicked one, the old serpent, the prince of darkness, the foul fiend. Satanic, a. Diabolical, infernal, hellish, devilish, malicious, malignant. Sate, v. a. Satiate. Satellite, n. 1. Moon, secondary planet. 2. Attendant, follower, dependant, retainer, vassal. Satiate, v. a. Sate, glut, gorge, surfeit, cloy, pall, overfeed. Satiety, n. Repletion, surfeit, fulness, glut. Satire, n. Ridicule, sarcasm, invective, irony, phillipic, diatribe, fling, squib, lampoon, pasquinade, cutting remark. Satirical, a. Sarcastic, severe, taunting, censorious, cutting, biting, sharp, keen, poignant, invective, mordacious. Satirize, v. a. Censure, ridicule, abuse, lampoon, lash, inveigh against. Satisfaction, n. 1. Gratification. 2. Contentment, content, enjoyment, ease, comfort. 3. Compensation, amends, requital, remuneration, indemnification, reparation, atonement, recompense. 4. Discharge, payment. Satisfactorily, ad. In a satisfactory manner, to one's heart's content. Satisfactory, a. 1. Gratifying, pleasing. 2. Sufficient, conclusive, convincing, decisive. 3. Compensating, atoning, that makes amends. Satisfy, v. a. 1. Please, gratify, content. 2. Recompense, requite, indemnify. 3. Pay, discharge, settle. 4. Convince, persuade. 5. Fulfil, answer. Saturate, v. a. Drench, fill full (with a liquid absorbed), impregnate or imbue fully. Saturation, n. Repletion, fulness. Saturnalia, n. pl. [L.] Revels, orgies, BACCHANALS. Saturnian, a. 1. Of Saturn. 2. Palmy, joyous, halcyon, golden, happy. Saturnine, a. Dull, heavy, grave, sad, gloomy, sedate. Sauce, n. 1. Seasoning, relish, condiment, appetizing compound. 2. [Low.] Impertinence, SAUCINESS. 3. [Colloquial.] Culinary vegetables. Saucebox, n. [Colloquial.] Saucy fellow, impudent fellow. Sauciness, n. Impertinence, insolence, impudence, pertness, malapertness, rudeness, SAUCE. Saucy, a. Impertinent, impudent, pert, insolent, cavalier, rude, forward, bold, flippant, malapert. Saunders-blue, n. Ultramarine. Saunter, v. n. Loiter, linger, lag, delay, lounge, stroll, dilly-dally, wander about idly, move slowly. Saunterer, n. Loiterer, lounger, stroller, lagger, laggard, rambler, idle wanderer. Sauria, n. pl. Lizards. Saurian, n. Lizard. Saury-pike, n. Skipper (Scomberesox saurus). Savage, a. 1. Uncultivated (as a forest), wild, rough, sylvan. 2. Uncivilized (like an inhabitant of the woods), untaught, rude, barbarous, unpolished, bearish. 3. Untamed, fierce, ferocious, rapacious, ravenous, ferine, sanguinary, blood-thirsty. 4. Inhuman, brutal, brutish, brute, cruel, fell, remorseless, pitiless, unmerciful, ruthless, merciless, heathenish, relentless, hard-hearted, sanguinary, bloody, vandalic. Savage, n. Barbarian. Savanna, n. [Written also Savannah.] Meadow, plain, plateau, prairie, pampas, open country, champaign country, table-land, steppe. Savant, n. [Fr. pl. Savants.] Scholar, learned man, erudite person, one of the literati, man of science. Save, v. a. 1. Deliver, rescue, protect, preserve, redeem. 2. Reserve, keep, hold, husband, lay up, lay by. 3. Spare, prevent, hinder, obviate, insure against. Save, prep. Except, leaving out, not including. Saver, n. 1. Rescuer, deliverer, savior, preserver. 2. Economist. Saving, a. Economical, frugal, sparing, thrifty, careful. Savior, n. 1. Rescuer, saver, deliverer, preserver, protector, defender, guardian. 2. [With The or Our prefixed.] Christ, Jesus, Immanuel, the Messiah, the Redeemer, the Mediator, the Intercessor, the Advocate, the Judge, the Anointed, the Word, the Son of God, the Son of man, the Lamb of God. Saviour, n. 1. Rescuer, saver, deliverer, preserver, protector, defender, guardian. 2. [With The or Our prefixed.] Christ, Jesus, Immanuel, the Messiah, the Redeemer, the Mediator, the Intercessor, the Advocate, the Judge, the Anointed, the Word, the Son of God, the Son of man, the Lamb of God. Savor, n. 1. Taste, flavor, relish, gust, smack, GOÛT. 2. Odor, scent, smell, fragrance. Savor, v. n. 1. Taste, smack. 2. Partake, have a touch of. Savorless, a. Tasteless, insipid, vapid, gustless, mawkish, stale, flat, without savor or relish. Savory, a. Relishing, piquant, luscious, palatable, delicious, flavorous, nice, well-tasted. Saw, n. Saying, maxim, adage, proverb, aphorism, apothegm, dictum, by-word, sententious precept. Sawney, n. Simpleton, DUNCE. Saw-set, n. Saw-wrest. Saw-wrest, n. Saw-set. Say, v. a. 1. Speak, utter, allege, tell, affirm, declare, pronounce. 2. Repeat, rehearse, recite. Saying, n. 1. Expression, observation, remark, declaration, statement. 2. Proverb, saw, maxim, aphorism, adage, apothegm, dictum, by-word, sententious precept. Scabbard, n. Sheath (of a sword or a dagger), case. Scabies, n. [L.] (Med.) The itch, psora. Scabrous, a. Rough, rugged, scraggy, cragged, uneven. Scaffold, n. Stage, frame, scaffolding, STAGING. Scaffolding, n. Scaffold. Scalawag, n. [Low.] Scapegrace, miserable scamp, worthless fellow. Scald, v. a. Burn (with a hot liquid). Scald-head, n. Porrigo, ringworm of the scalp. Scale, n. 1. Dish (of a balance). 2. Balance. 3. Gradation, progressive series. 4. Lamina, layer, flake, LAMELLA, thin plate. Scale, v. a. Climb, ascend, escalade, mount, clamber up. Scale off, Exfoliate, shell off, peel off, fall off in scales. Scallion, n. (Bot.) Shallot (Allium Ascalonicum). Scallop, v. a. Indent, notch. Scaly, a. 1. Flaky, lamelliform. 2. [Low.] Mean, scurvy, stingy, contemptible. Scaly ant-eater, Pangolin. Scamp, n. [colloquial.] Rogue, rascal, cheat, knave, swindler, sharper, trickster, scoundrel, villain, scapegrace, SCALAWAG, worthless fellow. Scamper, v. n. Scud, run, trip, hie, haste, hasten, speed. Scan, v. a. 1. Recite metrically, divide into feet. 2. Scrutinize, examine, investigate, sift, inquire into, look into. Scandal, n. 1. Defamation, aspersion, calumny, backbiting, slander, detraction, traducement, reproach, obloquy. 2. Disgrace, dishonor, shame, infamy, discredit, disrepute, ignominy, odium, opprobrium, ingloriousness. Scandalize, v. a. 1. Offend, give offence to. 2. Vilify, asperse, defame, backbite, decry, calumniate, slander, reproach, libel, revile, satirize, lampoon, bring disgrace on, inveigh against. Scandalous, a. 1. Opprobrious, defamatory, libellous, slanderous. 2. Disgraceful, shameful, infamous, disreputable, ignominious, atrocious, odious, inglorious. Scant, v. a. Limit, straiten, stint. Scant, a. Insufficient, SCANTY. Scantiness, n. Insufficiency, meagreness, narrowness, deficiency, short supply, short measure. Scanty, a. Insufficient, short, narrow, slender, meagre, lean, scant, deficient, not plentiful, not enough. Scapegrace, n. Rogue, knave, SCAMP, SCALAWAG. Scaphoid, a. (Anat.) Boat-shaped, cymbiform, navicular. Scapula, n. Shoulder-blade. Scar, n. Cicatrix, cicatrice, seam. Scaramouch, n. Buffoon, harlequin, clown, zany, PUNCH. Scarce, a. 1. Deficient, wanting, not plentiful, not abundant. 2. Rare, uncommon, infrequent. Scarcely, ad. Hardly, barely, but just, with difficulty. Scarcity, n. Deficiency, dearth, want, insufficiency, lack. Scarcity-root, n. Field-beet, mangel-wurzel (Beta altissima). Scare, v. a. Frighten, affright, FRIGHT, intimidate, daunt, appall, terrify, make afraid, put in fear. Scarfskin, n. Cuticle, epidermis. Scarlatina, n. Scarlet-fever. Scarlet-fever, n. Scarlatina. Scath, v. a. Injure, harm, blast, destroy, damage, waste. Scathe, v. a. Injure, harm, blast, destroy, damage, waste. Scathless, a. Uninjured, unhurt, intact, unharmed, untouched. Scatter, v. a. 1. Strew, sprinkle, throw about loosely. 2. Dissipate, disperse, diffuse, distribute, spread. Scatter-brain, n. Scatter-brains, shatter-brain; giddy, thoughtless person. Scatter-brained, a. Giddy, thoughtless, light-headed, shatter-brained. Scatter-brains, n. pl. Scatter-brain. Scattered, a. 1. Strewn, sprinkled. 2. Diffused, dispersed, spread about. 3. Sporadic, occurring here and there. Scene, n. Spectacle, exhibition, show, sight, view, display, representation, pageant. Scenery, n. Landscape, prospect, view. Scenic, a. Theatrical, dramatic. Scent, n. Odor, smell, perfume, fragrance, redolence, balminess. Scent, v. a. 1. Smell, get scent of. 2. Perfume, fill with odor, give odor to. Scentless, a. Inodorous, without odor, destitute of smell. Sceptic, n. [Written also Skeptic.] 1. Doubter. 2. Deist, infidel, unbeliever, free thinker. Sceptical, a. [Written also Skeptical.] Doubting, disbelieving, incredulous. Scepticism, n. [Written also Skepticism.] 1. Doubt, incredulity, Pyrrhonism. 2. Unbelief, infidelity, deism, free thinking. Sceptre, n. [Written also Scepter.] 1. Royal mace. 2. Royal power, sovereign authority. Schedule, n. 1. Scroll, document. 2. Inventory, list, CATALOGUE, record, roll, REGISTER. Scheme, n. 1. Plan, system. 2. Device, design, project, contrivance, plot, stratagem, conspiracy, intrigue, cabal, machination. 3. Draft, outline. Scheme, v. a. Plan, contrive, project, plot, devise, design, imagine, frame. Scheme, v. n. Intrigue, plot, plan, contrive, set one's wits to work, rack one's brains, cudgel one's brains, strain one's invention. Schemer, n. Planner, projector, contriver. Schism, n. 1. Division (in a church), separation. 2. Disunion, discord. Schismatic, n. Sectary, heretic, nonconformist, dissenter, separatist. Schismatical, a. Discordant, dissentient. Schistose, a. Lamellate, lamellated, laminar, laminated, foliated, foliaceous, scaly, flaky. Schistous, a. Lamellate, lamellated, laminar, laminated, foliated, foliaceous, scaly, flaky. Scholar, n. 1. Disciple, pupil, student, learner. 2. Savant, learned man, erudite person, one of the literati. Scholarlike, a. Scholarly. Scholarly, a. Scholar-like. Scholars, n. pl. Literati, savans, the learned, learned men. Scholarship, n. 1. Learning, erudition, knowledge, attainments, acquirements, acquired knowledge. 2. Maintenance for a student. Scholastic, a. 1. Academic, literary, lettered, bookish. 2. Pedantic, formal, after the manner of the schoolmen. Scholastic, n. Schoolman. Scholiast, n. Commentator, annotator, glossarist. Scholium, n. Annotation, comment, remark, observation, note, elucidation, gloss. School, n. 1. Seminary, academy, institute, gymnasium, place of education. 2. Sect, class, denomination. School, v. a. 1. Instruct, teach, educate, train, drill, exercise, indoctrinate. 2. Tutor, discipline, control, govern, bring under subjection. School-book, n. Text-book. School-fellow, n. School-mate. Schooling, n. Tuition, instruction, education, teaching, training, nurture, discipline. Schoolman, n. Scholastic. School-master, n. Instructor, preceptor, teacher, tutor, master, PEDAGOGUE. School-mate, n. School-fellow. Sciatica, n. Ischiagra, gout of the hip. Sciatic, a. Of the hip, ischiadic, ischiatic. Sciatical, a. Of the hip, ischiadic, ischiatic. Science, n. 1. Knowledge, information, learning. 2. System of knowledge, body of knowledge, philosophical knowledge, knowledge of principles or general laws. 3. Branch of knowledge. Scientific, a. Philosophical, according to principles or general laws. Scilicet, ad. [L.] Namely, VIDELICET, to wit, that is, that is to say, to particularize. Scintilla, n. [L.] Spark, glimmer, jot, shadow, trace, iota, whit, tittle, bit, ace, grain, atom, particle, corpuscle, scrap, mite. Scintillant, a. Sparkling. Scintillate, v. n. 1. Sparkle, twinkle, coruscate. 2. Emit sparks. Scintillation, n. 1. Spark, sparkle, flash, coruscation. 2. Twinkling, sparkling. Sciolism, n. Smattering, shallowness, superficialness, imperfect knowledge, superficial knowledge, slight knowledge. Sciolist, n. Smatterer, ignoramus, novice, greenhorn. Scion, n. Sprout, shoot, twig, branch, cion, graft. Sclavonic, a. Slavic, Slavonian. Sclerotic, n. (Anat.) White of the eye. Scoff, v. a. Mock, deride, jeer, scoff at. Scoff, v. n. Mock, jeer, jibe, sneer. Scoff, n. 1. Sneer, jibe, jeer, taunt, flout, biting jest. 2. Derision, ridicule, mockery, raillery, scoffing, jeering. Scoffer, n. Scorner, mocker, ridiculer, railer, derider, despiser, jeerer. Scold, v. a. Berate, rate, censure, reprimand, blame, chide, scold at, BLOW UP. Scold, n. Vixen, shrew, termagant. Scold at, Rebuke, chide, reprimand, reprove, censure, condemn, denounce, blame, declaim against, inveigh against, exclaim against, rail at. Scolding, a. Chiding, berating, abusive, vituperative. Scolding, n. Railing, vituperation, abuse, JAW. Sconce, n. [Colloquial.] 1. Head, skull. 2. Brains, sense. Scoop, v. a. 1. Excavate, hollow, scoop out. 2. Lade out. Scoop out, 1. Excavate, make hollow, hollow out. 2. Scoop, lade out. Scooper, n. Avoset. Scope, n. 1. Purpose, proposal, drift, tendency, aim, mark, intention, intent, purport, design, object, view. 2. Room, opportunity, margin, range, liberty, latitude, amplitude, free course, free play, full play, elbow room. Scorch, v. a. Burn (slightly), singe, char, roast, parch. Score, n. 1. Mark, incision, notch, furrow. 2. Account, charge, bill, debt, reckoning. 3. Reason, motive, ground, consideration, sake. 4. Twenty. Score, v. a. 1. Mark, notch, furrow, cut, scratch. 2. Record, note, charge, set down, jot down. Scoria, n. Dross, slag, recrement. Scoriæ, n. pl Volcanic cinders, slaggy lavas. Scorn, v. a. Contemn, despise, disdain, scout, slight, hold in contempt. Scorn, v. n. Disdain. Scorn, n. Contempt, disdain, derision, mockery, slight, sneer. Scorner, n. Scoffer, derider, despiser, ridiculer, jeerer, mocker. Scornful, a. Contemptuous, disdainful, derisive, contumelious. Scot, n. Tax, contribution, reckoning. Scotch, v. a. 1. Cut (slightly), wound (superficially). 2. Stop (as a wheel to prevent it from rolling back), block. Scotch, a. Scottish. Scotch-hoppers, n. pl. Hoppers, hop-scotch. Scot-free, a. 1. Untaxed, without payment, without expense. 2. Unhurt, uninjured, clear, safe. Scotticism, n. Scottish idiom. Scottish, a. Scotch. Scoundrel, n. Knave, rogue, villain, rascal, scamp, cheat, trickster, swindler, sharper, scapegrace, caitiff, vile wretch, miscreant. Scoundrelism, n. Knavery, roguery, villainy, rascality, turpitude, baseness. Scour, v. a. 1. Clean (by friction), make bright. 2. Range over, brush along, pass swiftly over. 3. Purge (violently). 4. Rake, search closely. Scour, v. n. Course, career, scamper, range, run swiftly. Scourge, n. 1. Whip, lash, thong, strap, cowhide. 2. Punishment, affliction, curse, pest, bane, plague, annoyance, infliction, nuisance. Scourge, v. a. 1. Lash, whip. 2. Punish, chastise, chasten. Scout, n. Spy. Scout, v. n. Act the spy. Scout at, Scout, sneer at. Scout, v. a. Ridicule, deride, disdain, despise, contemn, scorn, spurn, scoff at, laugh at, sneer at, hold in contempt. Scowl, v. n. Frown; look angry, sour, or sullen. Scowl, n. Frown. Scrabble, v. a. Scribble, scrawl, scratch. Scrabble, v. n. Scribble, scrawl. Scrabble, n. [Colloquial.] Scramble, struggle, muss. Scraggy, a. 1. Rough, rugged, uneven, broken, craggy, scabrous. 2. Lean, thin, lank, meagre, gaunt, skinny, emaciated, attenuated, scranny, scrawny. Scramble, v. n. 1. Struggle (as in climbing), scrabble. 2. Climb (with difficulty), clamber. Scramble, n. Struggle, contest, muss, scrabble. Scranny, a. [Local.] Thin, lank, meagre, scraggy, SCRAWNY. Scrap, n. 1. Fragment, bit, fraction, remnant, little piece, small part. 2. Crumb, morsel, bite, mouthful. Scrape, v. a. 1. Rub or abrade (with something edged). 2. Gather, collect. Scrape, n. Difficulty, perplexity, distress, embarrassment, hot water. Scrape acquaintance, Make acquaintance, make one's self acquainted, curry favor. Scratch, v. a. 1. Mark with a scratch, or with scratches. 2. Wound slightly (as with the nails). 3. Scribble, write carelessly. 4. Dig (with the claws). Scratch, n. 1. Incision (slight and ragged). 2. Slight wound (as with the nails). 3. Scratch-wig, small wig, periwig, peruke. 4. Scribble, scrawl. Scratch-cradle, n. Cat's cradle, cratch-cradle. Scratches, n. pl. [Farriery.] Grease. Scratch out, Erase, obliterate, rub out. Scratch-wig, n. Scratch, small wig. Scrawl, v. a. Scribble, scrabble, scratch, write carelessly. Scrawl, v. n. Scribble, scrabble. Scrawl, n. Scribble, scratch, careless writing. Scrawler, n. Scribbler. Scrawny, a. [Colloquial, U. S.] Thin, lank, meagre, scraggy, SCRANNY. Scream, v. n. Shriek, screech, cry out (in a shrill voice). Scream, n. Shriek, screech, yell, outcry, shrill cry. Screech, v. n. Shriek, SCREAM. Screech, n. Scream. Screed, n. [Scottish.] 1. Cry, outcry, shrill sound. 2. Harangue, tirade. Screen, n. 1. Protection, guard, defence, shield. 2. Veil, disguise, cloak, cover. Screen, v. a. 1. Hide, shelter, cover, conceal, shroud, mask, cloak, protect, defend. 2. Riddle, sift. Screw, n. Miser, niggard, curmudgeon, skinflint, churl, codger, scrimp, hunks, lickpenny, muckworm, sordid wretch, mean fellow. Screw-jack, n. Jack-screw. Screw-shaped, a. Cochleary, cochleated, spiral, helical, winding. Screw-steamer, n. Propeller. Scribble, v. n. Scrawl, scrabble, scratch. Scribbler, n. 1. Scrawler. 2. Petty author. Scribe, n. 1. Writer, penman, chirographer, chirographist, amanuensis, copyist, scrivener. 2. Clerk, secretary, notary. Scrimp, a. [Local.] Short, scanty. Scrimp, v. a. [Local.] Scant, contract, shorten, curtail, pinch, limit, straiten, reduce. Scrimp, n. Miser, niggard, SCREW. Scrip, n. 1. Wallet, satchel, small bag. 2. Certificate of stock. Scriptural, a. Biblical, scripture, of the Scriptures, of the Bible. Scripture, n. 1. Writing, document. 2. The Scriptures, the Bible, the Holy Scriptures. Scriptures, n. pl. [With The prefixed.] The Bible, The Holy Scriptures, Scripture, Holy Writ, the word of God. Scripture, a. Scriptural. Scrivener, n. Writer (by profession), SCRIBE. Scrofula, n. Struma, King's evil. Scroll, n. 1. Schedule, roll of paper or parchment. 2. Flourish, paraph. 3. Volute, spiral ornament. Scrouge, v. a. [Local, England; Colloquial, U. S.] Crowd, squeeze. Scrub, v. a. Scour, cleanse, clean, rub hard. Scrub, v. n. Work hard. Scrub, n. Mean fellow. Scrubby, a. 1. Vile, mean, pitiful, poor, shabby, sorry, miserable, despicable. 2. Small, diminutive, puny, stunted, dwarfed, dwarfish, pygmy, pygmean. Scruple, n. 1. Hesitation, hesitancy, doubt, perplexity, qualm. 2. Twenty grains. Scruple, v. n. Hesitate, doubt, waver, fluctuate. Scrupulosity, n. Over-nicety, conscientiousness, punctiliousness, scrupulousness, tenderness of conscience. Scrupulous, a. 1. Conscientious, punctilious, strict, nice. 2. Cautious, careful, exact, vigilant. Scrupulousness, n. Scrupulosity. Scrutinize, v. a. Examine, investigate, search, canvass, study, sift, explore, overhaul, probe, dissect, look into, search into, pry into. Scrutiny, n. Search, examination, investigation, inquisition, exploration, sifting, searching or careful inquiry, close search, critical examination. Scud, v. n. 1. Flee, run, speed, trip, hie, post, scamper, haste, hasten. 2. (Naut.) Drive before a gale. Scuddle, v. n. Scuttle, hurry, bustle, run about (in affecting to be busy). Scuffle, v. n. Struggle (in a disorderly manner), contend, fight, strive (as in a close embrace). Scuffle, n. Contest (of a disorderly kind), struggle, fight, rencounter, encounter, broil, fray, brawl, quarrel, squabble, wrangle, altercation, set-to. Sculptor, n. Carver. Sculpture, n. 1. Carving, statuary, plastic art. 2. Carved work. Sculpture, v. a. 1. Carve, chisel, cut. 2. Engrave, grave. Scum, n. Froth, dross, refuse, scoria, recrement. Scurf, a. 1. (Med.) Miliary scab. 2. Soil, stain, foul remains. Scurfy, a. Scabby, scabbed, scurvy, scaly, furfuraceons, lentiginous. Scurrile, a. Scurrilous. Scurrilous, a. 1. Abusive, scurrile, reproachful, opprobrious, vituperative, insulting, insolent, contumelious, ribald, blackguard, indecent, offensive, foul-mouthed. 2. Low, mean, vile, foul, coarse, vulgar, gross. Scurvy, a. 1. Scurfy, scabbed, scabby. 2. Vile, mean, low, base, bad, sorry, contemptible, despicable, worthless, pitiful, abject. Scutate, a. Clypeiform, shield-shaped. Scutcheon, n. Shield, escutcheon, ensign armorial. Scuttle, v. n. Hurry, bustle, scuddle, run about (affecting to be busy). Sea, n. 1. Ocean, main, the deep, the great deep, great sea, high sea. 2. Wave, billow. Sea-ape, n. Sea-fox. Sea-board, n. Beach, strand, shore, sea-coast. Sea-cabbage, n. Sea-kale, sea-colewort (Crambe maritima). Sea-coal, n. Mineral coal, pit coal. Sea-coast, n. Sea-board, beach, strand, shore. Sea-colewort, n. Sea-cabbage. Sea-cow, n. 1. Walrus, morse, seahorse (Trichechus rosmarus). 2. Manatee, lamantine. Sea-cucumber, n. Trepang, BÊCHE-DE-MER, sea-slug. Sea-egg, n. Sea-urchin. Seafarer, n. Mariner, seaman, sailor, tar, navigator, seafaring man. Seafaring, a. Following the business of a seaman. Sea-fox, n. Thrasher, sea-ape, fox-shark (Carcharias vulpes). Sea-horse, n. (Zool.) 1. Walrus, morse, sea-cow (Trichechus rosmarus). 2. Hippopotamus, river-horse. Sea-kale, n. Sea-cabbage. Seal, n. 1. Stamp. 2. Attestation, authentication, confirmation. Seal, v. a. 1. Close, fasten, secure. 2. Confirm, ratify, authenticate, attest. Sea-loach, n. Rockling, whistle-fish, (Motella vulgaris). Seam, n. 1. Suture, commissure, joint, line of juncture. 2. Fissure, crevice. 3. (Mining.) Thin layer, stratum, or bed; narrow vein. 4. Scar, cicatrice, cicatrix. Seam, v. a. 1. Unite, join together. 2. Scar, mark with scars. Seaman, n. Sailor, mariner, navigator, seafarer, tar, seafaring man. Sea-mew, n. Mew, gull, cob, sea-cob. Seamstress, n. Sempstress, needlewoman. Séance, n. [Fr.] Session, sitting. Sea-needle, n. Gar-fish, snook, green-bone, gar-pike, sea-pike, long-nose, gore-bill, sword-fish, mackerel-guide (Esox belone or Belone vulgaris). Sea-pike, n. Sea-needle. Sear, v. a. Cauterize, burn with a hot iron, burn with cautery. Sear, a. Dry, withered. Search, v. a. Examine, explore, scrutinize, investigate, overhaul, probe, sift, look into, search into, pry into, peer into. Search, v. n. Seek, inquire, mouse, peer, search, make search, make inquiry. Search, n. Examination, inquiry, scrutiny, research, exploration, investigation, quest, pursuit. Searcher, n. Seeker, explorer, examiner, inquirer, trier. Searching, a. 1. Penetrating, trying. 2. Close, thorough. Seared, a. 1. Cauterized, burnt on the surface. 2. Hardened, callous, impenitent, unrepentant, obdurate, graceless, incorrigible, shameless, irreclaimable. Sea-robber, n. Pirate, corsair, buccaneer, freebooter, picaroon, marauder, sea-rover. Sea-rover, n. Sea-robber. Sea-salt, n. Common salt (obtained by evaporating sea-water), chloride of sodium, muriate of soda. Sea-sickness, n. Nausea (caused by the tossing of a vessel at sea). Sea-slug, n. Trepang, sea-cucumber, BÊCHE-DE-MER. Season, n. 1. Period of the year. 2. Time, conjuncture, interval, spell, term, space of time. Season, v. a. 1. Habituate, accustom, inure, harden, form, train, fit by habit. 2. Mature, prepare. 3. Make palatable, give relish to, give zest to. 4. Moderate, temper, qualify. Season, v. n. Be seasoned, become seasoned. Seasonable, a. Timely, opportune, fit, convenient, suitable, appropriate, APROPOS, to the purpose. Seasoning, n. Condiment, relish, sauce, appetizing substance. Seat, n. 1. Place, station, site, situation. 2. Abode, dwelling, residence, mansion. 3. Bottom, fundament. Seat, v. a. Place, station, locate, establish, fix, set, settle, dispose. Sea-tortoise, n. Turtle. Sea-trout, n. Hirling, salmon-trout (Salmo trutta). Sea-unicorn, n. Narwhal, unicorn-fish, unicorn whale (Monodon monoceros). Sea-urchin, n. Sea-egg. Sea-water, n. Salt-water, water of the sea. Sebaceous, a. Fat, fatty, unctuous, greasy, oily, oleaginous, adipose. Secede, v. n. Withdraw, retire, draw off. Seceder, n. Sectary, separatist. Secession, n. Withdrawal. Seclude, v. a. Separate (from society), keep apart. Secluded, a. Retired, withdrawn, close, sequestered, isolated, private. Seclusion, n. Separation, retirement, privacy, secrecy, obscurity, solitude. Second, a. 1. Next to the first (in place or in time). 2. Secondary, inferior. Second, n. 1. Maintainer, supporter, helper, assistant, backer. 2. Sixtieth part of a minute. 3. Moment, instant, jiffy, trice, flash, twinkling, twinkling of an eye. Second, v. a. 1. Support, help, forward, assist, aid, promote, back, encourage, abet, further, advance, stand by, side with, take part with. 2. Approve, favor. Secondary, a. Subordinate, inferior, not primary, not first-rate, not of the first order. Second-sight, n. Prophetic vision. Secrecy, n. 1. Concealment, privacy, HUGGER-MUGGER. 2. Seclusion, retirement. Secret, a. 1. Hidden, hid, concealed, latent, occult, covert, obscure, recondite, privy, close, covered, shrouded, veiled, unseen, unknown. 2. Clandestine, sly, underhand, underhanded, hugger-mugger. 3. Secluded, retired, private. Secretary, n. Scribe, clerk. Secrete, v. a. 1. Hide, conceal, shroud, bury. 2. Separate (as from blood or sap). Secretly, ad. Privately, privily. Secret vice, Onanism, masturbation, self-abuse, self-pollution. Sect, n. Denomination, school. Sectarian, n. Sectary, partisan. Sectary, n. 1. Sectarian. 2. Dissenter, nonconformist, heretic, separatist, schismatic, seceder. Section, n. Division, fragment, portion, part, piece. Sectional, a. 1. Fragmentary. 2. Divided, made in pieces or distinct parts. 3. [Modern.] Partial, exclusive, narrow, selfish. Secular, a. Temporal, worldly, civil, profane, lay, not spiritual. Secularism, n. Secularity. Secularity, n. Worldliness, secularism, secularness, secular or worldly spirit. Secularness, n. Secularity. Secundines, n. pl. Afterbirth, placenta. Secundum artem, [L.] Skilfully, cleverly, well, in a skilful manner. Secure, a. 1. Certain, sure, assured, confident, sanguine. 2. Safe, snug, free from danger. 3. Fixed, fast, stable, immovable. Secure, v. a. 1. Guard, protect. 2. Insure, assure, guarantee, make sure, make certain, make sure of. 3. Fasten, make fast, make firm. 4. Get, acquire, gain, procure, make, get possession of. Security, n. 1. Safety. 2. Protection, safeguard, defence, guard, bulwark, palladium. 3. Pledge, pawn, deposit, surety, stake. Sedate, a. Calm, composed, collected, quiet, placid, serene, tranquil, still, unruffled, undisturbed, settled, imperturbable, sober, serious, staid, cool, philosophical. Sedative, a. Soothing, tranquillizing, calming, emollient, assuasive, assuaging, lenient, lenitive, demulcent, balmy. Sedative, n. Opiate, anodyne, narcotic. Sediment, n. Dregs, lees, settlings, grounds, precipitate, DUNDER. Sedition, n. Insurrection, riot, rising, rebellion, revolt, tumult, mutiny. Seditious, a. Rebellious, mutinous, refractory, insurgent, tumultuous, factious, riotous, incendiary. Sedlitz powders, Rochelle powders. Seduce, v. a. 1. Allure, decoy, entice, attract, tempt, inveigle, mislead, lead astray, ensnare. 2. Tempt to the surrender of chastity. Seducement, n. Seduction. Seduction, n. 1. Enticement, allurement, seducement, solicitation, attraction, temptation, witchery. 2. Lure, decoy, bait. Seductive, a. Enticing, alluring, tempting. Sedulity, n. [Rare.] Sedulousness. Sedulous, a. Diligent, assiduous, industrious, laborious, active, busy, notable, diligently employed, busily engaged. Sedulousness, n. Assiduity, assiduousness, industry, diligence, SEDULITY. See, n. Diocese. See, v. a. 1. Behold, descry, view, spy. 2. Perceive, notice, observe, discern, remark, comprehend, understand. 3. Visit, call on. See, v. n. 1. Look. 2. Inquire, examine, notice, mark, observe. 3. Take heed, take care, be careful, be attentive, pay attention. See, interj. Look, lo, behold, observe. See about, Consider, take into consideration. Seed, n. 1. Semen, sperm. 2. (Bot.) Embryo (with its envelope or pericarp), matured ovule, kernel, grain. 3. Original, first principle. 4. Progeny, offspring, descendants, children. Seed-lobe, n. Cotyledon. Seed-vessel, n. Pericarp, pod, LEGUME, capsule. Seedy, a. [Colloquial.] 1. Old (as garments), worn, faded, shabby. 2. Poor, needy, destitute, indigent, distressed, penniless, pinched, out of money, short of money, out of pocket, out of cash, out at the elbows, in need, in want, in distress. Seeing, n. 1. Sight, vision. 2. Perception. Seeing, conj. Considering, since, inasmuch as, for the reason that. See into, Comprehend, understand, see through, take in. Seek, v. a. 1. Search for, seek for, look for, look after, try to find. 2. Solicit, ask, inquire for, try to get, endeavor to gain. Seek, v. n. 1. Search, make search, look. 2. Try, strive, endeavor, attempt. Seek after, Seek, search for, seek for, look for, look after, try to find. Seeker, n. Inquirer. Seek-sorrow, n. Hypochondriac, self-tormentor. Seem, v. n. Appear, look, appear to be, present the appearance, have the appearance, strike one as being. Seeming, n. Show, appearance, semblance, look, color, guise. Seeming, a. Apparent, specious, not real. Seemingly, ad. Apparently, ostensibly, in show, in semblance, in appearance. Seemliness, n. 1. Fitness, propriety, decency. 2. Comeliness, beauty. Seemly, a. 1. Fit, fitting, befitting, becoming, proper, appropriate, congruous, meet, decent, decorous, right. 2. Comely, fair, beautiful, handsome, pretty, well-favored. Seer, n. Prophet, foreteller, predictor, soothsayer, vaticinator. Seesaw, n. 1. Reciprocating motion. 2. Tetter-totter, titter-totter. Seethe, v. a. Boil. Seethe, v. n. Boil, be hot. See through, Comprehend, understand, see into, take in. See to, Attend to, look to, look after. See with half an eye, See easily, cannot help seeing. Segment, n. Portion, section. Segregate, v. a. Separate, dissociate, insulate, isolate, set apart, place by itself. Segregation, n. Separation, disconnection, insulation, isolation, detachment. Seignior, n. Lord. Seigniory, n. Lordship, manor. Seine, n. Net (large). Seize, v. a. 1. Gripe, grasp, snatch, clutch, catch, capture, grapple, NAB, lay hold on, lay hold of, take possession of, fasten upon, lay hands on, take hold of (forcibly and suddenly). 2. Come upon suddenly (as attacks of disease). Seized of, (Law.) Possessing, possessed of. Seizure, n. Taking, catching, griping, grasping, capture, appropriation. Seldom, ad. Barely, not often, not frequently. Select, v. a. Choose, pick, cull, prefer, pick out, single out, pitch upon, fix upon. Select, a. Selected, chosen, picked, rare, choice, good, excellent, exquisite. Selection, n. Choice, pick. Self-abasement, n. Humiliation, humility, humbleness, meekness, lowliness. Self-abnegation, n. Self-denial, self-sacrifice. Self-abuse, n. Onanism, masturbation, secret vice, self-pollution. Self-asserting, a. Bold, forward, demonstrative, presuming. Self-command, n. Self-control, self-government, self-possession. Self-complacency, n. Self-conceit. Self-complacent, a. Self-conceited. Self-conceit, n. Vanity, conceit, BUMPTIOUSNESS, self-sufficiency, egotism, self-complacency, self-esteem. Self-conceited, a. Vain, egotistical, conceited, BUMPTIOUS, self-complacent, self-sufficient. Self-control, n. Self-command, self-government, self-restraint. Self-deception, n. Illusion, delusion, hallucination, monomania. Self-denial, n. Self-abnegation, self-sacrifice, mortification. Self-destruction, n. Suicide, self-murder, self-slaughter. Self-esteem, n. Self-complacency, self-conceit, self-sufficiency. Self-dubbed, a. Pretended, would-be, self-styled, SOI-DISANT. Self-government, n. 1. Self-control, self-mastery, self-restraint. 2. Democracy. Selfish, a. Illiberal, mean, sordid, mercenary, narrow, narrow-minded, self-seeking. Selfishness, n. Undue love of self, self-interest, private interest, illiberality, meanness. Self-mastery, n. Self-command, self-control. Self-murder, n. Suicide, self-destruction, self-slaughter, self-homicide. Self-murderer, n. Suicide, FELO-DE-SE. Self-pollution, n. Onanism, masturbation, secret vice, self-abuse. Self-possessed, a. Calm, placid, composed, unruffled, unexcited, cool, undisturbed, sedate. Self-possession, n. Calmness, composure, coolness, self-command, self-control. Self-reliance, n. Confidence (in one's own powers), assurance, firmness, courage, intrepidity, reliance on one's self. Self-restraint, n. Self-command, self-mastery, self-control. Self-sacrifice, n. Self-denial, self-abnegation. Self-same, a. Same, identical, the very same, exactly the same. Self-seeker, n. Selfish person. Self-seeking, a. Selfish, illiberal, mean, sordid, mercenary. Self-slaughter, n. Suicide, self-murder, self-destruction. Self-styled, a. Pretended, would-be, self-dubbed. Self-sufficiency, n. Conceit, conceitedness, pride, haughtiness, self-complacency, self-conceit, self-esteem, self-confidence. Self-sufficient, a. Proud, haughty, overbearing, assuming, arrogant, overweening, consequential, lordly. Self-will, n. Wilfulness, stubbornness, doggedness, obstinacy, pig-headedness. Self-willed, a. Wilful, dogged, obstinate, headstrong, pig-headed, stubborn. Sell, v. a. Vend, dispose of, put up to sale, bring to the hammer. Seller, n. Vender. Selvage, n. List, strip of cloth (forming an edge). Semaphore, n. Telegraph. Semblance, n. 1. Likeness, resemblance, similitude. 2. Show, appearance, seeming, figure, form. Semen, n. [L.] Sperm, seed, MILT. Semi, n. [L.] [Used as a prefix.] Half. Semi-annual, a. Half-yearly. Semi-barbarian, a. Semi-barbarous. Semi-barbarous, a. Half-civilized, semi-barbarian, semi-savage. Seminal, a. Germinal, radical, original, rudimental. Seminary, n. School, academy, high-school, institute, gymnasium, college, university, place of education, seminary of learning. Semi-savage, a. Semi-barbarous, half-civilized, semi-barbarian. Semi-transparent, a. Translucent, imperfectly transparent. Sempiternal, a. Everlasting, endless, perpetual, ever-during, unending, eternal. Sempstress, n. Seamstress, needlewoman. Send, v. a. 1. Throw, hurl, cast, fling, impel, emit, project, toss, launch, lance, jaculate. 2. Despatch, delegate, depute, send forth, send out. 3. Transmit, forward. 4. Give, bestow, grant, confer. Seneca oil, n. Petroleum, rock oil, mineral oil, mineral tar, Barbadoes tar. Seneca-root, n. [Written also Senega-root and Seneka-root.] Virginia snake-root. Senility, n. 1. Old age. 2. Imbecility (from old age), dotage. Senior, a. Older, elder. Senior, n. Elder. Seniority, n. Eldership. Sensation, n. 1. Feeling (without perception or a reference to any object that causes the feeling), sense. 2. Excitement, impression. Sense, n. 1. Faculty of perception. 2. Feeling, sensibility, sensation. 3. Intellect, mind, understanding, reason, brains, thinking principle, intellectual powers or faculties. 4. Discernment, perception, sagacity, wisdom, tact, gumption, ballast, common sense. 5. Opinion, judgment, notion, idea, conception, apprehension, view. 6. Signification, meaning, import, purport, interpretation. 7. Consciousness, persuasion, conviction. Senseless, a. 1. Inert, not sentient, without perception. 2. Insensible, unfeeling, apathetic. 3. Unreasonable, foolish, nonsensical, stupid, doltish, preposterous. Sensibility, n. 1. Feeling, sensitiveness. 2. Delicacy of feeling, tender feeling, quick emotion. Sensible, n.. 1. Perceptible (by any of the senses or by the mind), that makes an impression. 2. Cognizant, observant, aware, conscious, convinced, persuaded. 3. Judicious, wise, discreet, sage, sagacious, reasonable, intelligent, rational, sober, sound. Sensitive, a.. 1. Sentient, perceptive. 2. Impressible, easily affected. Sensitize, v. a. (Photography.) Make sensitive to light. Sensual, a. 1. Carnal, fleshly, unspiritual. 2. Voluptuous, luxurious. 3. Lewd, dissolute, licentious. Sensualist, n. Voluptuary, epicure, sybarite, free-liver, man of pleasure. Sensuality, n. 1. Voluptuousness, carnality. 2. Lewdness, dissoluteness, licentiousness. Sensuous, a. Affecting the senses (mediately or immediately), that concerns sensible objects or impressions derived from the senses. Sentence, n. 1. Decision, judgment, determination. 2. (Common Law.) Condemnation, doom, judgment passed on a criminal. 3. (Civil and Admiralty Law.) Judicial decree. 4. Period, proposition. Sentence, v. a. Doom, condemn, pass judgment upon. Sententious, a. Pithy, terse, laconic, pointed, compact, full of meaning, very expressive, to the point, short and energetic. Sententiousness, n. Pithiness, terseness, point, vigor. Sentient, a. Perceiving, perceptive, sensitive. Sentiment, n. 1. Feeling, sensibility, tenderness, emotion. 2. Thought (prompted by feeling), opinion, notion, judgment. 3. Saying, maxim, toast, striking remark. Sentimental, a. Tender, impressible, romantic. Sentimentalism, n. Sentimentality, affectation of sentiment, affected sensibility. Sentimentality, n. Sentimentalism. Sentinel, n. Watchman, guard, sentry, guardsman. Sentry, n. 1. Sentinel. 2. Watch, guard, watch and ward. Separable, a. Divisible, discerpible. Separate, v. a. 1. Disjoin, disunite, disconnect, dispart, divide, detach, disengage, insulate, isolate. 2. Sever, dissever, sunder, cleave, part. 3. Withdraw, remove, eliminate. Separate, v. n. Part, divide, cleave, be divided, be disunited, be separated. Separate, a. Disjoined, disconnected, unconnected, disunited, dissociated, detached, distinct, discrete. Separately, ad. Distinctly, singly, apart. Separation, n. Disjunction, disunion, disconnection, disengagement, dissociation, isolation. Separatist, n. Sectary, schismatic, dissenter, seceder, nonconformist, heretic. Separator, n. Divider. Sepia, n. 1. Cuttle-fish. 2. India ink. Sepulchral, a. 1. Monumental. 2. Funereal, mournful, sombre, sad, woful, gloomy, dismal, lugubrious, melancholy. Sepulchre, n. [Written also Sepulcher.] Tomb, grave, ossuary, charnel-house, narrow house, long home. Sepulture, n. Burial, interment, inhumation. Sequel, n. 1. Continuation, succeeding part. 2. Close, conclusion, termination, DÉNOUEMENT. 3. Consequence, event, issue, upshot. Sequence, n. Succession, series, course, order of succession. Sequester, v. a. Sequestrate. Sequestrate, v. a. 1. Sequester, set aside. 2. (International Law.) Confiscate. Seraglio, n. 1. The Sultan's palace. 2. Harem. Seraphic, a. Angelic, celestial, heavenly, Elysium, blissful. Serene, a. 1. Calm, quiet, placid, tranquil, unruffled, peaceful, composed, undisturbed, collected, sedate. 2. Clear, fair, bright. Serenity, n. 1. Calmness, peacefulness, tranquillity, collectedness, sedateness, composure, coolness, calm, peace. 2. Clearness, fairness, brightness. Serf, n. Slave (attached to the soil), bondman, thrall, bond-servant. Serfdom, n. Enslavement, slavery, servitude, bondage, thraldom, enthralment, vassalage, subjection. Serial, a. Successive, consecutive, continuous, continued. Seriatim, ad. [L.] In a series, in regular order. Sericulture, n. Raising of silk-worms. Series, n. Succession, order, sequence, course, line, row, concatenation. Serious, a. 1. Grave, solemn, sedate, staid, sober, earnest, demure, not gay, not sportive or jocose. 2. Important, weighty, great, momentous. Seriousness, n. Gravity, solemnity, demureness, sedateness. Sermon, n. Homily, exhortation, religious discourse. Sermonize, v. n. Preach. Serous, a. Thin (as parts of animal fluids), watery, wheyey. Serpent, n. Snake. Serpentine, a. Winding, meandering, crooked, anfractuous. Serpentine, n. Ophite, green porphyry. Serrate, a. Notched, indented, denticulated, cleft, divided, uneven (on the edges). Serrated, a. Notched, indented, denticulated, cleft, divided, uneven (on the edges). Serried, a. Close, compact, crowded. Servant, n. 1. Servitor, subaltern, dependant, subordinate helper. 2. Menial, domestic, drudge, slave, HELP. Servant-maid, n. Maid-servant, servant-girl, female domestic, GIRL, HELP, maid-of-all-work. Serve, v. a. 1. Work for, labor for, be under the orders of, be subservient to. 2. Aid, assist, help, succor, attend, oblige, wait on, minister to. 3. Promote, advance, forward, benefit, contribute to, be of use to. 4. Satisfy, content, be sufficient for. 5. Treat, behave towards. Serve, v. n. 1. Be a servant, be a slave, be in bondage, be in subjection. 2. Obey, be dutiful, perform duty. 3. Answer, do, conduce, minister, be sufficient, be of use, pass muster. 4. Suit, be convenient, be suitable. Serve one's time, Be an apprentice, serve one's apprenticeship. Service, n. 1. Labor (for another), work. 2. Duty, office, business, employment. 3. Benefit, advantage, profit, gain, good, use, utility, avail. 4. Homage, mark of respect. 5. Office of devotion, religious rite. 6. Military duty. Serviceable, a. Useful, helpful, profitable, advantageous, convenient, beneficial, available, operative. Service-berry, n. June-berry (the fruit of the shad-bush). Service-book, Missal, prayer-book, mass-book. Servile, a. 1. Dependent, menial, held in bondage, held in slavery, held in subjection. 2. Slavish, mean, base, cringing, obsequious, fawning, supple, grovelling, sycophantic, abject, low, beggarly, sneaking, base-minded, low-minded, meanly submissive. Servility, n. 1. Slavery, bondage, dependence. 2. Slavishness, baseness, meanness, abjectness, abjection, obsequiousness, fawning, sycophancy. Servitor, n. Servant, attendant, dependant, retainer, squire, lackey, valet, waiter, footman. Servitude, n. Slavery, bondage, thraldom, enthralment, enslavement, serfdom, vassalage. Sesame, n. Benne, oil-plant. Sesqui-carbonate of ammonia, Sal-volatile, smelling-salts, carbonate of ammonia. Session, n. Sitting (of a court, of a legislature, &c.). Set, v. a. 1. Put, place, plant, station, locate, pitch (as a tent). 2. Fix, establish, settle, determine, appoint, assign. 3. Stake, wager, risk. 4. Regulate, adjust, adapt. 5. Stud, variegate, adorn. 6. Sharpen, bring to an edge. 7. Replace (as a broken bone). Set, v. n. 1. Decline, sink, go down (as the sun). 2. Concrete, become hard. 3. Flow, run, tend, move on. Set, a. 1. Regular, formal, established, prescribed. 2. Firm, unyielding, obstinate. Set, n. 1. Suit, assortment. 2. Group, CLIQUE, school, class, sect, party, gang, crew, knot, squad, pack, cluster, COTERIE, company. Set about, Begin, commence, take in hand, apply one's self to. Setaceous, a. Bristly. Set apart, Reserve (for a particular use), appropriate, dedicate, consecrate, devote, set aside. Set aside, 1. Reserve, SET APART. 2. Omit, leave out of the account. 3. Reject, discard, annul. Set at defiance, Defy. Set at naught, 1. Contemn, despise, undervalue. 2. Break, infringe, transgress, violate. Set-down, n. Rebuff, rebuke. Set down, Register, record, state, put in writing, chronicle, make a note of, jot down, take down, make a memorandum of. Set fire to, Kindle, inflame, ignite, set on fire. Set forth, 1. Manifest, exhibit, display, show, put forward. 2. Publish, promulgate, make appear. 3. Explain, expound, represent. Set free, Liberate, release, emancipate, disenthral, clear, acquit. Set in, 1. Flow in. 2. Be fairly begun, be established. Set off, [Active.] 1. Portion off, define the boundaries of. 2. Adorn, decorate, embellish, set out. Set off, [Neuter.] Start, set out. Set-off, n. 1. Decoration, ornament. 2. Off-set. 3. (Law.) Counter-claim. Seton, n. 1. Rowel. 2. Issue. Set on, 1. Incite, instigate, prompt, urge, impel, influence, actuate. 2. Attack, assault, set upon. Set on fire, Inflame, kindle, ignite, set fire to. Set on foot, Originate, begin, set in motion. Set out, [Active.] Adorn, decorate, embellish, set off. Set out, [Neuter.] Start, set off. Set right, Correct, put in order. Set store by, Esteem highly, place a high value on, think a good deal of. Set the hand to, Undertake, engage in. Set the heart upon, Long for earnestly, fix one's desires upon. Settle, v. a. 1. Fix, establish, institute, ordain, appoint, confirm, make permanent. 2. Decide, determine, make clear, free from doubt. 3. Adjust, reconcile, regulate, arrange, make up. 4. Compress, make close or compact. 5. Colonize, people, plant, found. 6. Liquidate, pay, discharge, close up. 7. [U. S.] Ordain as pastor. 8. Clarify, free from dregs or impurities. 9. Compose, quiet, tranquillize, calm, pacify. Settle, v. n. 1. Subside, sink, fall. 2. Rest, repose, be quiet, be tranquil, be composed. 3. Dwell, abide, inhabit, reside, plant one's self, get a footing, get established, be stationary. 4. Account, reckon, pay the bill, square accounts, strike a balance, quit scores, satisfy all demands, PAY UP. Settled, a. Established, ordinary, common, wonted, usual, customary, every day. Settlement, n. 1. Adjustment, arrangement. 2. Reconciliation, pacification. 3. Liquidation, payment, discharge. 4. Colonization. 5. Colony. 6. [U. S.] Ordination, installation. Settle on, 1. Establish one's habitation upon. 2. Fix on, determine upon, fix upon. Settler, n. Colonist. Settling, n. 1. Planting, colonizing. 2. Subsidence. Settlings, n. pl. Lees, dregs, sediment. Set-to, n. [Colloquial.] Fight, combat, contest, conflict. Set to rights, Adjust, regulate, put in order, put to rights. Set up, [Active.] 1. Erect, raise, elevate. 2. Exalt, put in power. 3. Institute, establish, found. 4. Put in type. Set up, [Neuter.] Begin business. Set up for, Profess, make pretensions to. Set upon, Attack, assault, assail, have at, fly at, rush upon, set on. Sever, v. a. Part, divide, separate, disjoin, disunite, sunder, detach, disconnect, disengage. Several, a. 1. Separate, distinct, particular, single. 2. Various, manifold, different. 3. Sundry, divers, more than one or two, not a great many. Severe, a. 1. Rigid, stern, harsh, bitter, austere, rigorous, stiff, strait-laced, hard, unrelenting, relentless, inexorable, peremptory. 2. Strict, exact, accurate, methodical. 3. Simple, plain, unadorned, concise, chaste. 4. Caustic, satirical, sarcastic, keen, cutting, stinging, biting, sharp. 5. Distressing, afflictive, acute, violent, extreme, intense, hard to bear. Severity, n. 1. Sternness, harshness, rigor, austerity, acrimony. 2. Strictness, exactness, accuracy. 3. Simplicity, plainness, conciseness. 4. Sharpness, keenness, causticity. 5. Extremity, afflictiveness, violence. Sew, v. n. Work with needle and thread. Sew, v. a. Stitch, BASTE. Sewage, n. 1. Contents of a sewer, sewerage. 2. Drainage. Sewer, n. Drain. Sewerage, n. 1. Drainage. 2. Sewage, contents of a sewer. Sextuple, a. Six-fold. Sexual, a. 1. Of the sexes. 2. Of the genitals. Sexual organs, Genitals, private parts. Shabby, a. 1. Ragged, worn, faded, threadbare, worn out. 2. Mean, base, low, vile, grovelling, despicable, contemptible, beggarly, paltry, pitiful, dirty, scurvy, abject, disgraceful, unhandsome, ungentlemanly. Shackle, n. Fetter, gyve, chain, hamper, MANACLE, handcuff. Shackle, v. a. 1. Fetter, chain, manacle, hamper. 2. Trammel, embarrass, obstruct, impede, restrict. Shackles, n. pl. Fetters, gyves, irons, manacles, chains, hampers. Shackly, a. [Colloquial, U. S.] Loose, rickety. Shad-bush, n. June-berry, shad-berry (Amelanchier Canadensis). Shade, n. 1. Shadow. 2. Darkness, obscurity, dusk, duskiness, gloom. 3. Screen, curtain, veil. 4. Color, hue, tint, tinge, cast, stain, dye. 5. Degree, kind, variety, minute difference. 6. Ghost, spirit, apparition, spectre, phantom, manes. Shade, v. a. 1. Obscure, cloud, darken, eclipse, dim, obfuscate, put in shadow, cast in the shade. 2. Screen, cover, protect. Shadow, n. 1. Shade. 2. Darkness, obscurity, gloom. 3. Shelter, cover, protection, security. 4. Type, image, adumbration, representation. Shadow, v. a. 1. Shade. 2. Darken, obscure, cloud. 3. Typify, SHADOW FORTH, adumbrate. Shadow forth, Typify, symbolize, represent, indicate, denote, show, shadow, foreshadow, stand for. Shadowy, a. 1. Shady, umbrageous, dark, obscure, dim, murky, gloomy. 2. Unreal, unsubstantial, impalpable, visionary, imaginary, spectral, ghostly. Shady, a. Shadowy, umbrageous. Shaft, n. 1. Arrow. 2. Handle. 3. Thill, pole. 4. Trunk (of a column). 5. Axis, spindle, arbor. Shagbark, n. Shellbark (Carya alba). Shaggy, a. Rough (with long hair or wool). Shah, n. King of Persia, padisha. Shake, v. a. 1. Agitate, convulse, make to tremble or quiver. 2. Trill, sing with a trill. Shake, v. n. Tremble, quake, quiver, totter, shudder, shiver. Shake, n. 1. Agitation, concussion, jar, jolt, shaking. 2. Trill. 3. Crack (in timber), fissure, cleft. Shakes, n. pl. [U. S.] Fever and ague. Shaking, n. Agitation, concussion, jolting, jolt, shake. Shaky, a. 1. Unsound (as timber), full of clefts. 2. Shaking, trembling. Shallow, a. 1. Shoal, not deep. 2. Superficial, unintelligent, simple, ignorant, not profound. 3. Flimsy, trivial, frivolous, trifling, foolish, puerile, trashy. Shallow, n. Shoal, flat, shelf, bank. Shallow-brain, n. Simpleton, DUNCE. Shallow-brained, a. Simple, ignorant, foolish, empty-headed, shallow-pated. Shallow-pated, a. Shallow-brained. Sham, v. a. Feign, pretend, make pretence of. Sham, n. Imposture, imposition, trick, fraud, feint, delusion, humbug, pretence, clap-trap. Sham, a. Pretended, false, assumed, counterfeit, mock, spurious, clap-trap, make-believe, not real. Shamble, v. n. Hobble, shuffle. Shambles, n. pl. Flesh market. Shame, n. 1. Abashment, mortification, confusion. 2. Disgrace, dishonor, opprobrium, reproach, ignominy, infamy, obloquy, odium, scandal, degradation. Shame, v. a. 1. Abash, mortify, confuse, confound, disconcert, discompose, humiliate, humble, put to shame, make ashamed, put down. 2. Disgrace, dishonor, degrade, debase, discredit, sully, taint, stain, tarnish. 3. Deride, jeer, ridicule, mock at, sneer at, point at. Shame-faced, a. Bashful, diffident, over-modest. Shameful, a. Disgraceful, scandalous, dishonorable, disreputable, infamous, outrageous, ignominious, opprobrious, base, vile, villanous, nefarious, heinous, atrocious, wicked, dark. Shameless, a. 1. Impudent, unblushing, unabashed, immodest, frontless, assuming, brazen, brazen-faced, bold-faced, blustering, swaggering, vaporing, bluff, insolent, audacious, cool. 2. Depraved, vicious, sinful, unprincipled, corrupt, profligate, dissolute, reprobate, abandoned, graceless, obdurate, hardened, incorrigible, irreclaimable, lost, lost to shame, dead to honor. Shamrock, n. White trefoil, white clover (Trifolium repens). Shape, v. a. Form, frame, mould, figure, fashion, model. Shape, n. Fork (with especial reference to what is visible), figure, configuration, mould, fashion, outline, appearance, cut, build, cast, TOURNURE, external appearance. Shapely, a. Symmetrical, comely, well-shaped. Share, v. a. 1. Divide, distribute, apportion, parcel out. 2. Partake, participate in, have a portion of. Share, v. n. Participate, have part, have a portion, go snacks. Share, n. 1. Part, portion, interest, allotment, apportionment, contingent, dividend, quota. 2. Ploughshare. Share equally, Go halves. Sharer, n. Partaker, participator, communicant. Shark, n. Sharper, cheat, swindler, blackleg, knave, trickster, slyboots, jockey, SHYSTER, artful fellow. Sharp, a. 1. Acute, keen, with a fine edge. 2. Sagacious, apt, shrewd, astute, discerning, discriminating, ingenious, inventive, witty, quick, clever, ready, smart, clear, sharp-sighted, quick-sighted, keen-eyed, keen-witted, sharp-witted, clear-sighted, long-headed, cunning. 3. Biting, pungent, hot, burning, stinging, mordacious, acrid, piquant, high-flavored, high-seasoned. 4. Severe, harsh, acrimonious, sarcastic, caustic, cutting, tart, pointed. 5. Distressing, poignant, intense, very painful. 6. Pinching, piercing, nipping. 7. Strong, eager, fierce, ardent, violent. 8. Shrill, high, not flat. Sharp, v. a. Sharpen, make shrill. Sharpen, v. a. 1. Edge, give an edge to, make keen. 2. Make eager. 3. Sharp, make shrill. 4. Intensify, make more intense. Sharper, n. Cheat, rogue, swindler, trickster, shark, knave, blackleg, slyboots, jockey, SHYSTER, artful fellow. Sharpness, n. 1. Acuteness, keenness. 2. Sagacity, shrewdness, ingenuity, wit, cleverness, quickness. 3. Pungency, piquancy, acridity. 4. Severity, sarcasm, satire. 5. Poignancy, intensity, painfulness, keenness. 6. Fierceness, violence, ardor. 7. Shrillness, highness. Sharp-set, a. Eager, hungry, ravenous, famishing. Sharp-shooter, n. Good marksman. Sharp-sighted, a. Keen, keen-eyed, keen-sighted, clear-sighted. Sharp-witted, a. Acute, shrewd, quick, SHARP, discerning, sagacious, ingenious, intelligent, keen, clear-sighted, keen-sighted, long-headed, cunning. Shatter, v. a. 1. Shiver, break in pieces, dash into fragments. 2. Disorder, derange, make insane. Shatter-brain, n. Scatter-brain, scatter brains, giddy or thoughtless person. Shatter-brained, a. Giddy, thoughtless, light-headed, scatter-brained. Shave, v. a. 1. Cut off (close to the surface). 2. Make smooth or bare (as by cutting off hair closely). 3. Slice, cut in thin slices. 4. Strip, fleece. 5. Graze, skim, touch lightly (in passing over). Shear, v. a. Cut, clip. Sheath, n. 1. Case (as for a sword), scabbard. 2. (Bot.) Base of a leaf (when it is wrapped around a stem). 3. (Ent.) Wing-case. Sheathe, v. a. 1. Put into a sheath, enclose in a sheath. 2. Cover, line, case. Sheathed, a. Vaginate. Sheathe the sword, Make peace. Sheathing, a. Vaginant. Sheathing, n. Casing, lining. Shed, v. a. 1. Spill, effuse, pour out. 2. Spread, diffuse, scatter. 3. Cast, throw off, put off, lay aside, let fall. Shed, n. Hut, hovel, cot, cabin. Shed-roof, n. Pent roof, lean-to. Sheen, n. Brightness, splendor, shine, gloss. Sheepcot, n. Sheepfold, sheep-pen. Sheepfold, n. Sheepcot. Sheepish, a. Timid, shame-faced, over-modest, very bashful, excessively diffident. Sheer, a. 1. Pure, unmixed, simple, mere, bare, naked. 2. Perpendicular. Sheet-anchor, n. 1. (Naut.) Principal anchor, largest anchor. 2. Mainstay, chief support, main reliance. Sheet-tin, n. Latten, tinned iron plate. Shelf, n. 1. Ledge. 2. Shoal, shallow. Shell, n. 1. Case, capsule, outer covering. 2. Bomb, hollow ball. 3. Frame-work. 4. Lyre, stringed instrument. Shell, v. a. 1. Take out of the shell, strip the shell from, hull. 2. Bombard. Shell, v. n. Exfoliate, fall off, peel off, shell off. Shellbark, n. Shagbark (Carya alba). Shell off, Shell, peel off. Shelter, n. 1. Asylum, refuge, retreat, covert, sanctuary, harbor, haven. 2. Protection, shield, screen, defence, security, safety. Shelter, v. a. Shield, screen, hide, shroud, protect, defend, cover, house, harbor, lodge, ensconce. Shelve, v. a. Put on the shelf, put aside, give the go-by to. Shelve, v. n. Slope, incline. She-monster, n. Fury, beldam, vixen, virago, hag, jezebel, ugly old woman. Shepherd, n. 1. Herdsman (of sheep). 2. Swain, rural lover. 3. Pastor, minister, clergyman. Shepherd-spider, n. Father-long-legs, daddy-long-legs, harvest-man. Shibboleth, n. Criterion, watchword, test. Shield, n. 1. Buckler, ægis. 2. Safeguard, protection, defence, guard, cover, security, bulwark, rampart, palladium. 3. Escutcheon, ensign armorial. Shield, v. a. Defend, protect, guard, shelter, cover. Shield-shaped, a. Scutate, clypeiform, peltate, peltated. Shift, v. a. Change, alter, vary. Shift, v. n. 1. Move, change place, change about. 2. Change, vary, veer, chop. 3. Contrive, manage, plan, scheme, devise ways and means. Shift, n. 1. Change. 2. Expedient, contrivance, resort, resource, means. 3. Evasion, artifice, fraud, trick, doubling, stratagem, subterfuge, dodge, mask, ruse, wile, craft, device, artful contrivance. 4. Chemise, smock. Shiftless, a. Improvident, imprudent, prodigal, wasteful, without forecast, without foresight, careless of the future. Shillalah, n. Club, cudgel. Shillaly, n. Club, cudgel. Shimmer, v. n. Glimmer, gleam, shine faintly. Shin, n. Spine, fore part of the leg. Shindy, n. [Colloquial.] Row, spree, riot, disturbance, uproar. Shine, v. n. 1. Beam, radiate, glitter, glisten, glow, blaze, be bright, be brilliant, emit rays of light. 2. Be eminent, be distinguished, be conspicuous. Shine, n. 1. Fair weather. 2. Brightness, splendor, lustre, brilliancy, polish, gloss. 3. [Colloquial, U. S.] Liking, fancy. Shingling-mill, n. Furnace, forge. Shining, a. 1. Beaming, glittering, radiant, resplendent, effulgent, glowing, lucid, luminous, BRIGHT, shiny. 2. Illustrious, splendid, conspicuous, distinguished. Shiny, a. Bright, clear, SHINING. Ship-biscuit, n. Pilot-bread, hard-bread. Ship-carpenter, n. Shipwright. Ship of war, Man-of-war. Shipwreck, n. Wreck, ruin, perdition, destruction, miscarriage, overthrow, subversion, demolition. Shipwreck, v. a. Wreck, strand, flounder, cast away. Shipwright, n. Ship-carpenter. Shirk, v. a. Avoid (in a mean way), evade, get off from. Shiver, v. a. Shatter, break in pieces, dash to fragments. Shiver, v. n. Shudder, quake, tremble. Shiver, n. 1. Fragment, bit, piece. 2. Slice, sliver. 3. Tremor. Shiver-spar, n. Slate-spar. Shivering, a. Friable, brittle, frangible, BRASH, easily shivered, not compact. Shoal, n. 1. Crowd, throng, multitude, swarm, horde, gang. 2. Shallow, sand-bank. Shoal, v. n. Grow shallow. Shoal, a. Shallow. Shock, n. 1. Concussion, collision, clash, impact, percussion. 2. Brunt, heat of onset. 3. Blow, buffet. 4. Stook, hattock. Shock, v. a. 1. Encounter, strike against, come into collision with. 2. Offend, disgust, nauseate, sicken, scandalize, revolt, outrage. 3. Stun, astound, stagger. 4. Appall, terrify, affright. Shocking, a. 1. Repulsive, offensive, hateful, detestable, execrable, obnoxious, odious, disgusting, revolting, abominable, very bad. 2. Dreadful, terrible, horrid, horrible, fearful, frightful, dire, horrific, awful, tremendous, hideous, monstrous, ghastly, grim, appalling. Shoemaker, n. Crispin. Shoe-string, n. Shoe-tie. Shoe-tie, n. Shoe-string. Shooks, n. pl. Staves. Shoot, v. a. 1. Dart, let fly. 2. Fire, discharge, let off. 3. Emit, project, propel, send forth, put forth, thrust forth. 4. Hit or kill by a missile. Shoot, v. n. 1. Fire, discharge a gun. 2. Pass, fly, dart. 3. Bud, sprout, germinate, pullulate. 4. Project, jut, jut out. Shoot, n. Sprout, branch, twig, scion, offshoot. Shoot up, Grow, increase, spring up, run up, grow up, start up. Shop, n. Store. Shopkeeper, n. Tradesman, shopman, COUNTER-JUMPER, retail trader, petty trader. Shoplifter, n. Shop-thief. Shoplifting, n. Larceny, stealing, pilfering, theft, thievery, petty larceny. Shopman, n. Shopkeeper. Shop-thief, n. Shoplifter. Shore, n. 1. Coast, beach, strand, seaboard, seaside, seacoast. 2. Prop, support, stay, brace, buttress. Shore up, Prop, support, prop up. Short, a. 1. Brief, not long. 2. Near, direct, straight. 3. Compendious, succinct, concise, terse, pithy, sententious, laconic, CURT. 4. Abrupt, blunt. 5. Deficient, defective, inadequate, scanty, insufficient, imperfect. 6. Lacking, wanting, destitute. 7. Brittle, friable, BRASH. 8. (Cookery.) Crisp. Short, ad. Suddenly, abruptly, at once. Short-coming, n. 1. Deficiency. 2. Slip, fault, error, failing, defect, weakness, weak side, blind side. Shorten, v. a. 1. Abbreviate, abridge, retrench, cut short, cut down. 2. Lessen, diminish, reduce. Shortening, n. 1. Abbreviation, curtailment, abridgment, contraction, reduction, retrenchment. 2. Fat, fatty substance. Short-hand, n. Stenography, brachygraphy, tachygraphy. Short-lived, a. Transient, ephemeral, mushroom, TRANSITORY. Shortly, ad. 1. Soon, in a short time, in a little time. 2. Briefly, concisely, tersely, in a few words. Short-sighted, a. 1. Myopic, purblind, near-sighted. 2. Inconsiderate, imprudent, indiscreet. Short-sightedness, n. Myopy, near-sightedness. Short-winged, a. Brevipennate. Short-witted, a. Unintelligent, shallow, stupid, dull, stolid, foolish, doltish, simple, soft, sappy, weak-headed, weak-minded, feeble-minded, half-witted, shallow-brained, dull-witted, blunt-witted, fat-witted. Shot, n. 1. Discharge. 2. Ball, bullet. 3. [Colloquial.] Marksman. Shote, n. Pig, young hog. Shoulder, n. Projection, protuberance. Shoulder-belt, n. Baldric. Shout, v. n. Exclaim, vociferate, halloo, hollo, holla, cry out. Shout, n. Halloo, holla, huzza, yell, hoot, loud cry, loud call. Shove, v. a. Push, propel, thrust, poke. Show, v. a. 1. Exhibit, display, present to view, set forth, bring to light. 2. Exhibit to, point out to. 3. Indicate, point out. 4. Disclose, divulge, proclaim, publish, explain, make known, make clear. 5. Prove, evince, manifest, express, demonstrate, make manifest. 6. Conduct, guide, usher. 7. Bestow, confer, grant. Show, v. n. Seem, look, appear. Show, n. 1. Spectacle, exhibition, sight, representation, pageant. 2. Parade, ostentation, flourish, dash, pomp, pageantry, splendor, display, ceremony. 3. Semblance, resemblance, likeness, external appearance. 4. Pretence, pretext, color, mask, simulation. Showery, a. Rainy, wet. Show fight, Take the offensive, lay about one. Show off, 1. [Active.] Exhibit (ostentatiously), display, make a parade of. 2. [Neuter.] Make a show, display one's self, put on airs, give one's self airs, look big, hold up one's head, perk one's self up, ride a high horse, MAKE A SPLURGE, SPREAD ONE'S SELF. Showy, a. 1. Gaudy, flashy, gay, glaring, gairish, flaunting, gorgeous, splendid, fine, dressy, jaunty, airy, bedizened, pranked out. 2. Grand, stately, ostentatious, pompous, magnificent. Shred, n. 1. Strip. 2. Scrap, fragment, bit, piece, flitter, tatter, rag. Shrew, n. 1. Brawler, scold, termagant, vixen, virago, fury, hag, beldam, turbulent woman. 2. Shrew-mouse. Shrewd, a. 1. Artful, cunning, sly, wily, subtle, crafty, arch, astute, Machiavelian. 2. Sagacious, acute, sharp, quick, keen, ingenious, discerning, intelligent, deep, profound. Shrewdness, n. 1. Cunning, archness, artfulness, subtlety, craft, astuteness, slyness, art, address, skill, policy. 2. Sagacity, acumen, acuteness, perspicacity, sharpness, keenness, ingenuity, discernment, penetration, intelligence, mother-wit, quick parts. Shrewish, a. Froward, peevish, petulant, scolding, brawling, clamorous. Shrew-mouse, n. Shrew. Shriek, v. n. Scream, screech, yell. Shriek, n. Scream, screech, yell, shrill cry. Shrike, n. Butcher-bird (Lanius excubitor). Shrill, a. Acute, sharp, high, high-toned. Shrine, n. Altar, place of worship, sacred place. Shrink, v. n. 1. Shrivel, contract, decrease, dwindle, wither. 2. Recoil, blench, flinch, withdraw, swerve, draw back, give way, lack courage or resolution. Shrink from, Abhor, nauseate, abominate, loathe, detest, feel disgust at, recoil from. Shrivel, v. a. Parch, dry, dry up. Shrivel, v. n. Shrink, contract, dwindle, wither, decrease. Shroud, n. Winding sheet, grave-clothes. Shroud, v. a. Cover, hide, veil, mask, cloak, screen, bury, muffle. Shrub, n. Bush. Shrubby, a. Bushy. Shrunk, a. Shrivelled, withered, dwindled. Shudder, v. n. Tremble, shake, quake, quiver. Shudder, n. Tremor, shuddering. Shuddering, n. Trembling, tremor, HORRIPILATION, horror. Shuffle, v. a. Confuse, jumble, throw into disorder. Shuffle, v. n. 1. Prevaricate, quibble, equivocate, cavil, dodge, palter, evade the truth. 2. Struggle, shift, make shift. Shuffle, n. Trick, quibble, prevarication, evasion, artifice, fraud, shuffling, subterfuge, pretence, pretext. Shuffle off, Discard, lay aside, get rid of. Shuffling, n. Trick, SHUFFLE. Shuffling, a. Fraudulent, quibbling, prevaricating, evasive, disingenuous. Shun, v. a. Avoid (in a positive sense or denoting positive exertion), evade, escape, elude, eschew, get clear of, get out of the way of, escape from. Shunt, v. a. [England.] Switch (from one set of rails to another). Shut, v. a. 1. Close, close up. 2. Enclose, confine, imprison, shut up, coop up, lock up, close the door upon. Shut out, Exclude. Shut up, 1. Shut, close up. 2. Confine, shut up, lock up. Shy, a. 1. Coy, reserved, bashful, diffident, timid, sheepish, shame-faced, over-modest. 2. Cautious, wary, heedful, chary. Shy, n. 1. Sudden start (as of a horse). 2. [Colloquial.] Fling, throw. Shy, v. a. Fling, throw, jerk, cast, toss, hurl, FLIRT, chuck, pitch, sling. Shy, v. n. Sheer, start aside. Shyster, n. [Colloquial.] Rogue, cheat, trickster, knave, shark, sharper, swindler, slyboots; sly, mean fellow. Sibilant, a. Hissing. Siccative, a. Drying. Siccity, n. [Rare.] Dryness, aridity, want of moisture. Sice, n. Six (at dice). Sick, a. 1. Ill, indisposed, ailing, unwell, not well, laid up, out of sorts. 2. Nauseated, affected with nausea, sick at the stomach. 3. Disgusted, tired, weary. Sicken, v. a. 1. Nauseate, make sick, turn one's stomach, make one's gorge rise. 2. Disgust, weary. Sicken, v. n. 1. Become sick, fall sick. 2. Be disgusted, feel disgust. Sickening, a. 1. Nauseating, nauseous, sickish, palling. 2. Disgusting, distasteful, repulsive, revolting, foul, loathsome, offensive. Sickish, a. Nauseating, nauseous, sickening. Sickle, n. Reaping-hook. Sickle-shaped, a. Falcate, falcated, hooked. Sickly, a. Weak, feeble, ailing, languishing, unhealthy, piping, whining. Sickness, n. 1. Illness, disease, disorder, distemper, malady, complaint, ail, ailment, indisposition. 2. Nausea. Side, n. 1. Verge, margin, edge, border. 2. Party, sect, faction, interest. Side, a. Lateral. Side, v. n. Take sides. Side-board, n. Commode. Side by side, Abreast, alongside, by the side (of one another). Side-face, n. Profile. Side-glance, n. Ogle. Sidehill, n. Declivity, hillside, slope, sloping ground. Sideling, a. Sloping, inclined. Sideling, ad. Sidewise. Sidelong, a. Lateral, oblique, not direct. Sidelong, ad. Laterally, obliquely. Sidereal, a. Starry, stellar, astral. Side-saddle-flower, n. Pitcher plant, huntsman's cup. Sidewalk, n. Foot-way (at the side of a street), foot-path. Sideways, ad. Laterally, SIDEWISE. Sidewise, ad. Laterally, sideways, sideling. Siege, n. Investment. Siesta, n. [Sp.] Nap (after dinner). Sieve, n. Bolt. Sift, v. a. 1. Bolt. 2. Scrutinize, probe, fathom, sound, investigate, canvass, discuss, examine critically, look into, follow up, inquire into. Sigh, n. Long breath. Sight, n. 1. Perception, view, ken, cognizance. 2. Vision, sense of sight. 3. Spectacle, show, exhibition, representation, pageant. 4. Inspection, examination. Sightless, a. Blind, eyeless, unseeing. Sightly, a. 1. Conspicuous, prominent, exposed to view. 2. Comely, handsome, beautiful. Sign, n. 1. Token, mark, note, indication, index, symptom, manifestation, symbol, emblem. 2. Signal, beacon. 3. Prodigy, wonder, miracle, portent, augury, presage, prognostic, auspice, foreboding, omen. Sign, v. a. Subscribe, put one's name to, affix one's signature to. Signal, n. Token, mark, indication, SIGN, beacon. Signal, a. Eminent, memorable, extraordinary, remarkable, noted, conspicuous. Signal-fire, n. Beacon. Signalize, v. a. 1. Distinguish, celebrate, make memorable. 2. Make a signal to. 3. Indicate by a signal. Signature, n. 1. Stamp, mark. 2. Sign-manual. Signet, n. Seal (especially of a sovereign). Significance, n. 1. Meaning, import, purport, sense. 2. Importance, consequence, weight, moment. Significancy, Meaning, import purport, sense. 2. Importance, consequence, weight, moment. Significant, a. 1. Betokening, indicative, expressive, pregnant with meaning. 2. Important, weighty, momentous. Signification, n. 1. Expression. 2. Meaning, sense, import, purport, acceptation. Signify, v. a. 1. Denote, betoken, mean, imply, intimate, indicate, purport. 2. Express, declare, proclaim, make known. Signify, v. n. Import, matter, be of importance, be of consequence. Sign-manual, n. Signature. Silence, n. 1. Stillness, noiselessness, quiet, calm. 2. Taciturnity, muteness, dumbness. 3. Oblivion, obscurity. Silence, v. a. 1. Still, hush, gag, stifle, muzzle, muffle, put to silence. 2. Allay, quiet, calm, put to rest, put an end to. Silence, interj. Hush, whist, mum, soft, tush, chut, tut, be still, be silent, hold your tongue. Silent, a. 1. Still, noiseless, quiet, calm. 2. Mute, dumb, TACITURN, speechless, mum, without a word to say. 3. Quiescent, not pronounced, not sounded. 4. Dormant, not active. Silex, n. Silica, silicic acid, pure quartz, pure flint, oxide of silicon. Silica, n. Silex. Silicic acid, Silex. Silken, a. Silky. Silk-weed, n. Milk-weed, wild cotton. Silky, a. Silken. Sill, n. 1. Lower piece of a frame (as of a door or a window). 2. Ground-sill, ground-plate. Silly, a. 1. Senseless, witless, stupid, foolish, DAFT, simple, weak, childish, inept. 2. Absurd, trifling, frivolous, extravagant, preposterous, nonsensical. Silt, n. Sediment, deposit, alluvium. Silver, a. 1. Silvery, of silver. 2. White, bright, of the color of silver. 3. Soft and clear (as sound), mellifluous, euphonious, not harsh. Silvery, a. Silver. Similar, a. Like, resembling. Similarity, n. Likeness, resemblance, similitude, parallelism, analogy, correspondence, parity. Simile, n. Similitude, METAPHOR, comparison. Similitude, n. 1. Likeness, resemblance, SIMILARITY, image. 2. Simile, comparison, METAPHOR. Simmer, v. n. Boil (gently), seethe, stew. Simmering, a. Boiling, piping. Simoom, n. Samiel, kamsin. Simoon, n. Samiel, kamsin. Simper, v. n. Smile (affectedly), smirk. Simper, n. Smirk, affected smile. Simple, a. 1. Single, uncombined, uncompounded, unmixed, elementary, bare, mere, not complex, nothing else but, not complicated. 2. Plain, unadorned, unstudied, unvarnished, natural, chaste, neat. 3. Artless, undesigning, sincere, unaffected, unconstrained, NAÏVE, frank, open, downright, inartificial, straightforward, true, simple-hearted, simple-minded. 4. Silly, foolish, weak, not wise, not sagacious. Simple, n. Medicinal plant. Simple-hearted, a. Ingenuous, frank, open, artless, SIMPLE. Simple-minded, a. Simple-hearted. Simplicity, n. 1. Plainness, naturalness, chasteness, neatness. 2. Artlessness, sincerity, frankness, openness, truth. 3. Silliness, folly, weakness. Simplify, v. a. Make simple. Simply, ad. 1. Plainly, artlessly, sincerely, truly. 2. Merely, barely, solely, of itself. Simulate, v. a. Feign, counterfeit, act, sham, affect, pretend. Simulation, n. Feigning, counterfeiting, personation, PRETEXT, PRETENCE. Simultaneously, ad. At the same time. Sin, n. Offence (against the divine law), iniquity, unrighteousness, wickedness, wrong, CRIME, transgression, delinquency. Sin, v. n. Trespass, do wrong. Sinapism, n. Mustard plaster, mustard poultice. Since, conj. Because, as, considering, seeing that, because that, inasmuch as. Since, ad. 1. Ago, before this. 2. From that time. Since, prep. After, from the time of, subsequently to. Sincere, a. 1. True, real, unfeigned, genuine, unaffected, unvarnished, not pretended. 2. Honest, ingenuous, open, frank, candid, hearty, undissembling, artless, guileless, single. Sincerity, n. Honesty, ingenuousness, candor, frankness, artlessness, guilelessness, probity, veracity, truth. Sinciput, n. (Anat.) Bregma, top of the head. Sine qua non, [L.] Necessity, necessary, requisite, essential, indispensable thing, indispensable condition. Sinew, n. Tendon. Sinewy, a. Muscular, brawny, athletic, stalwart, strapping, robust, powerful, sturdy, strong, Herculean, able-bodied, made of iron. Sinful, a. Wicked, unrighteous, iniquitous, unholy, wrong, criminal, mischievous, bad. Sinfulness, n. Wickedness, unrighteousness, iniquity, unholiness, criminality, ungodliness, irreligion. Sing, v. n. Carol, chant, warble. Sing, v. a. Carol, chant, warble, hum, hymn, celebrate in song. Singe, v. a. Scorch, burn (slightly). Singer, n. Chanter, chantress, songster, songstress, vocalist, minstrel. Single, a. 1. Sole, one only. 2. Particular, individual, separate. 3. Unmarried, unwedded. 4. Pure, simple, unmixed, uncompounded. 5. Alone, solitary, isolated. 6. Sincere, uncorrupt, unbiassed, upright, ingenuous. Single, v. a. Choose, select, single out. Single-handed, a. Alone, unaided, unassisted, by one's self. Singleness, n. 1. Unity, individuality. 2. Purity, simplicity. 3. Sincerity, integrity, uprightness, ingenuousness. 4. Celibacy, single blessedness. Single life, Celibacy, unmarried state. Single out, Choose, select, single, pick. Single-tree, n. Whiffle-tree, whipple-tree. Singular, a. 1. Single, uncompounded, not complex. 2. Unusual, uncommon, rare, unwonted, strange, odd, extraordinary, eccentric, queer, BIZARRE, out of the way. 3. Particular, peculiar, exceptional, unexampled, unparalleled, remarkable. Singularity, n. 1. Uncommonness, rareness, rarity, strangeness, oddness, abnormity, aberration, irregularity. 2. Peculiarity, particularity, idiosyncrasy, individuality. 3. Eccentricity, oddity, queerness. Sinister, a. 1. Left, on the left hand. 2. Unlucky, inauspicious, unfortunate, untoward, disastrous, injurious. 3. Wrong, bad, evil, perverse, corrupt, wicked, sinful, criminal. Sink, v. n. 1. Fall (gradually), subside, descend, go down, go to the bottom. 2. Penetrate, enter. 3. Be depressed, be overwhelmed. 4. Decline, decrease, decay, droop, dwindle, lose strength, give way. Sink, v. a. 1. Merge, submerge, submerse, immerse, ingulf, plunge, dip. 2. Dig, excavate, scoop out. 3. Depress, degrade, lower, abase, debase, diminish, lessen, bring down, let down. 4. Ruin, destroy, waste, overthrow, overwhelm, swamp. 5. Suppress, conceal, keep close. 6. Reduce. Sink, n. Drain, sewer. Sinless, a. Guileless, innocent, spotless, faultless, immaculate, impeccable, unblemished, untarnished, undented, unsullied, pure. Sinlessness, n. Faultlessness, immaculateness, innocence, purity, impeccability. Sinner, n. Offender, delinquent, criminal, wrong-doer, evil-doer, wicked person, irreligious person. Sinologue, n. Adept in the Chinese language, or in Chinese literature. Sinuate, a. Sinuous. Sinuated, a. Sinuous. Sinuosity, n. Curvature, flexure, bend, crook, winding, tortuosity. Sinuous, a. Winding, crooked, curved, curvilinear, curvilineal, sinuate, sinuated, serpentine, flexuous, bending in and out. Sinus, n. [L.] 1. Bay, recess. 2. Fold, hollow, cavity. Sip, v. a. Drink (a little at a time), sup. Sip, n. Slight taste, small draught. Sire, n. 1. [Poetical.] Father. 2. Male parent (of a beast). Siren, n. 1. Tempter, seducer, Circe, bewitching or fascinating woman. 2. (Zoöl.) Mud iguana. Siren, a. Alluring, seducing, tempting, bewitching, fascinating. Siriasis, n. [L.] [Med.] Sun-stroke, insolation, COUP-DE-SOLEIL, stroke of the sun. Sirius, n. Canicula, dog-star. Siskin, n. Aberdevine (Carduelis spinus). Sit, v. n. 1. Be seated, have a seat. 2. Perch (as a bird). 3. Stay, rest, settle. 4. Brood (as fowls), incubate. 5. Fit, be adjusted. 6. Hold a session. Site, n. Place, situation, locality, location, position, seat, station. Sitting, n. Session. Situation, n. 1. Place, locality, station, location, site, position, seat, ground, spot. 2. Condition, state, plight, case, predicament, category, circumstances. 3. Post, station, office, BERTH, employment. Six-sided, a. Hexahedral, cubic. Sixthly, ad. In the sixth place. Sizable, a. 1. Of suitable size. 2. Of considerable size. Size, n. 1. Bigness, greatness, magnitude, bulk, volume, dimensions. 2. Sizing, weak glue, glutinous substance. Sizing, n. Size, weak glue. Skein, n. Knot. Skeleton, n. 1. Framework. 2. Sketch, outline, draught, rough draught. Skeptic, n. [Written also Sceptic] 1. Doubter, pyrrhonist. 2. Deist, infidel, unbeliever, freethinker. Skeptical, a. [Written also Sceptical.] Doubting, disbelieving, incredulous. Skepticism, n. [Written also Scepticism.] 1. Doubt, incredulity, Pyrrhonism. 2. Unbelief, infidelity, free-thinking. Sketch, n. Outline, drawing, delineation, plan, skeleton, pencilling, plot, rough draft, first draft, design in outline. Sketch, v. a. 1. Draw (in outline), chalk out, make a rough draught of. 2. Depict, delineate, represent, portray, paint, pencil, shadow forth. Sketchy, a. Incomplete, unfinished, only in outline. Skilful, a. [Written also Skillful.] Skilled, well-versed, versed, conversant, proficient, learned, knowing, intelligent, ingenious, competent, able, clever, qualified, practised, trained, initiated, prepared, accomplished, expert, dexterous, adroit, apt, handy, ready, quick, masterly, good at, master of, at home in, in one's element. Skilfully, ad. Ably, cleverly, well, in a skilful manner, SECUNDUM ARTEM. Skilfulness, n. Skill, dexterity. Skill, n. Skilfulness, dexterity, dexterousness, aptness, adroitness, readiness, facility, expertness, cleverness, quickness, knack, address, ingenuity, ability. Skilled, a. Skilful. Skim, v. n. Pass lightly or superficially. Skin, n. 1. Hide, pelt, derm, CUTIS. 2. Husk, hull, peel, rind. Skin, v. a. 1. Flay, excoriate. 2. Peel, pare. 3. Cover with a skin or crust. Skin-deep, a. Superficial, slight. Skin-flint, n. Miser, niggard, churl, hunks, scrimp, screw, curmudgeon, lick-penny, sordid wretch. Skin-like, a. Dermatoid. Skinny, a. Lean, poor, thin, lank, shrunk, emaciated, shrivelled, fallen away. Skip, v. n. Leap, jump, bound, spring, hop, CAPER. Skip, v. a. Disregard, omit, neglect, miss, skip over, pass without notice. Skip, n. Leap, jump, bound, spring, hop, CAPER. Skip over, Disregard, SKIP. Skipper, n. 1. Master (of a small vessel), captain. 2. (Ich.) Saury-pike (Scomberesox saurus). 3. [Ent.] Cheese maggot. Skirmish, n. Fight (of slight consequence), battle, collision, conflict, combat, brush, affair. Skirt, n. 1. Flap, loose part (of a garment below the waist). 2. Petticoat. 3. Edge, border, margin, verge, rim, extreme part. Skirt, v. a. Border, form the border or edge of. Skirting, n. Skirting-board. Skirting-board, n. Washboard, skirting, mop-board. Skittish, a. Shy (as a horse), timid, timorous, easily frightened. Skittles, n. pl. Ninepins. Skulk, v. n. Lurk, hide, sneak, slink, lie hid. Skulker, n. Lurker, shirk, sneak. Skull, n. Cranium, brain-pan. Skunk-blackbird, n. Skunk-bird. Skunk-bird, n. Bobolink, skunk-blackbird (Emberiza oryzivora). Skunk-cabbage, n. Swamp-cabbage, (Symplocarpus fœtidus), skunk-weed. Skunk-weed, n. Skunk-cabbage. Sky, n. Firmament, heavens, canopy of heaven, celestial expanse. Sky-blue, a. Cerulean, azure, sky-colored. Sky-color, n. Azure, blue. Skyey, a. Ethereal. Sky-lark, n. Laverock (Alauda arvensis). Skylarking, n. Frolicking, sporting, carousing. Slabber, v. a. Slaver, slobber. Slabber, v. n. Slaver, drivel. Slabber, n. Slaver, slobber. Slabberer, n. Idiot, driveller, slaverer. Slabby, a. [Rare.] 1. Viscous, sticky, glutinous, thick. 2. Wet, slimy, muddy, sloppy. Slack, a. 1. Backward, remiss, careless, negligent. 2. Slow, tardy, dilatory, lingering, not quick, not rapid. 3. Loose, relaxed, not tight, not tense. Slack, v. n. Slacken. Slack, v. a. 1. Slacken. 2. Slake (as lime). Slacked-lime, n. Hydrate of lime. Slacken, v. n. 1. Slack, abate, become less intense. 2. Become loose or slack, be made less tight or tense. Slacken, v. a. 1. Retard, slack, moderate, make slower. 2. Loosen, relax, make less tight or tense, lessen the tension of. 3. Lessen, diminish, abate. Slag, n. Refuse, dross, recrement, cinders. Slake, v. a. 1. Quench, extinguish, allay. 2. Slack (as lime). Slander, v. a. Defame, calumniate, vilify, scandalize, decry, reproach, malign, traduce, brand, blacken, asperse, backbite, libel, lampoon, satirize, run down, inveigh against. Slander, n. Defamation (maliciously uttered), CALUMNY, aspersion, detraction, backbiting, scandal, obloquy, libel, lampoon. Slanderer, n. Calumniator, backbiter, libeller, defamer, traducer, maligner. Slanderous, a. Calumnious, defamatory, libellous, false and malicious. Slang, n. Cant, low language, colloquial expression, inelegant expression. Slant, a. Slanting. Slant, n. Slope. Slant, v. n. Slope, lean, incline. Slanting, a. Inclining, sloping, oblique, slant. Slap, n. Blow (with something broad), clap. Slap, ad. With a slap. Slap, v. a. Strike (with something broad), dab, pat. Slap-dash, ad. [Colloquial.] In a hurry, in a hurry-scurry, without forethought, at hap hazard, at random. Slapjack, n. Flapjack. Slash, v. a. Slit. Slash, n. Slit, long cut. Slashed, a. 1. Slit, cut. 2. (Bot.) Lancinate, multifid. Slattern, n. Slut, drab, draggletail, slovenly woman. Slattern, a. Sluttish, SLATTERNLY. Slatternly, a. Sluttish, slovenly, slattern, untidy, uncleanly, dirty. Slatternly, ad. Sluttishly, negligently. Slaty, a. Laminated, laminar, schistous, schistose. Slaughter, n. Massacre, MURDER, carnage, bloodshed, butchery, ASSASSINATION, MANSLAUGHTER. Slaughter, v. a. Massacre, slay, kill, butcher, despatch, MURDER. Slaughterer, n. Murderer, assassin, slayer, killer, butcher, cut-throat. Slave, n. 1. Bondsman, vassal, SERF, thrall, bond-servant. 2. Drudge. Slave, v. n. Drudge, toil, moil. Slaver, n. Drivel, slabber, slobber. Slaver, v. n. Slabber, slobber, drivel. Slaverer, n. Idiot, driveller, slabberer. Slavery, n. 1. Bondage, servitude, vassalage, serfdom, thraldom, inthralment, enslavement, captivity. 2. Drudgery. Slavish, a. 1. Servile, low, mean, base, cringing, obsequious, fawning, supple, grovelling, sycophantic, abject, sneaking, beggarly, base-minded, low-minded. 2. Drudging, laborious, menial. Slavonic, a. Sclavonic. Slay, v. a. Kill, slaughter, murder, massacre, destroy, despatch, ASSASSINATE. Slayer, n. Killer, murderer, SLAUGHTERER. Sleazy, a. Thin, flimsy, weak. Sled, n. Sledge. Sledge, n. 1. [England.] Sled. 2. Sledge-hammer. Sledge-hammer, n. Sledge. Sleek, a. Smooth, glossy. Sleep, v. n. Slumber, doze, drowse, nap, repose, fall asleep, drop asleep, take a nap, take a SIESTA. Sleep, n. Slumber, repose, rest. Sleepiness, n. Drowsiness, somnolence, doziness, inclination to sleep. Sleepless, a. Wakeful, without sleep. Sleep-walker, n. Somnambulist, night-walker, noctambulist. Sleep-walking, n. Somnambulism. Sleepy, a. Drowsy, somnolent, dozy, heavy, inclined to sleep. Sleight, n. 1. Sly artifice, artful trick. 2. Adroitness, dexterity, manœuvring, dexterous management. Sleight of hand, Legerdemain, hocus-pocus, jugglery. Slender, a. 1. Slim, thin, narrow, minute, CAPILLARY. 2. Weak, feeble, slight, fragile, flimsy. 3. Small, little, inconsiderable. 4. Meagre, scanty, sparing, inadequate, pitiful, lean, lenten, not ample, not enough. Slewed, a. [Colloquial.] Drunk, fuddled, corned, tipsy, muddled, intoxicated, inebriated, maudlin, NAPPY, TIGHT, high, GROGGY, disguised, mellow, in liquor, HALF SEAS OVER, has had a drop too much, THREE SHEETS IN THE WIND. Sley, n. Weaver's reed. Slice, v. a. Cut (into thin pieces). Slice, n. Collop, chop, thin piece. Slide, v. n. Glide, slip, move smoothly. Slide, n. Glide, slip. Slight, a. 1. Small, little, trifling, inconsiderable, trivial, petty, paltry, insignificant, unimportant, of little account. 2. Weak, frail, feeble, fragile, flimsy, slender. 3. Cursory, hasty, hurried, desultory, superficial, scanty. Slight, n. Neglect, disregard, inattention, disrespect, contempt, scorn, disdain, indignity. Slight, v. a. Neglect, disregard, disdain, contempt, despise, scout, scorn, give a cold shoulder to, turn a cold shoulder on. Slightly, ad. 1. Little, in a small degree. 2. Weakly, feebly, slenderly. 3. Cursorily, negligently, hastily, in a superficial manner. 4. Scornfully, contemptuously, disrespectfully, slightingly. Slightingly, ad. Disrespectfully, scornfully, contemptuously, slightly, with contempt, with scorn. Slim, a. 1. Slender, thin, narrow, lank, gaunt, meagre. 2. Weak, slight, trivial, trifling, paltry, unsubstantial, inconsiderable, poor. Slime, n. Mud, ooze, mire. Slimy, a. 1. Miry, muddy, oozy. 2. Ropy, clammy, viscous, viscid, glutinous, gummy, mucilaginous, gelatinous, mucous, SLABBY. Sling, v. a. Throw, cast, hurl, fling. Sling up, [Colloquial.] Hang, suspend. Slink, v. n. Sneak, skulk, steal away, slip away, slink away. Slink away, Slink. Slip, v. n. 1. Glide, slide. 2. Err, trip, mistake, fall into error, commit a fault. Slip, v. a. 1. Put stealthily, convey secretly. 2. Throw off, disengage one's self from. 3. Loose, loosen, let loose, let go, let slip. Slip, n. 1. Slide, glide, move smoothly. 2. Error, mistake, fault, lapse, shortcoming, trip, oversight. 3. Cutting, twig, shoot. 4. Strip, long and narrow piece. Slip away, 1. Escape, glide away, slide away. 2. Sneak, skulk, slink, steal away, slink away. Slip on, Put on hastily. Slippery, a. 1. Smooth, glib. 2. Unstable, uncertain, changeable, mutable, unsteady, shaky. 3. Treacherous, perfidious, faithless, knavish, dishonest, false. Slipslop, a. Washy, trashy, feeble, poor. Slit, v. a. 1. Cut (lengthwise). 2. Sunder, divide, rend. Slit, n. Long cut. Slobber, v. a. Slabber, slaver, drivel. Slobber, v. n. Slabber, slaver, drivel. Sloe, n. Black-thorn (Prunus spinosa). Slogan, n. [Scotland.] War-cry or gathering-word (of a Highland clan). Slop, v. a. Spill. Slope, n. Inclination, acclivity or declivity. Slope, v. a. Incline. Slope, v. n. Incline, slant, take an oblique direction. Sloping, a. Inclining, slanting, declivous, prone. Sloppy, a. Plashy, splashy, muddy, SLABBY. Slosh, n. Slush, sludge. Sloshy, a. Slushy. Sloth, n. Inactivity, inaction, laziness, indolence, idleness, inertness, sluggishness, torpor, lumpishness, supineness, slothfulness. Slothful, a. Lazy, idle, inert, sluggish, indolent, dronish, inactive, lumpish, supine, torpid, slack. Slothfulness, n. Sloth. Slouch, n. 1. Lubber, clown, awkward fellow. 2. Clownish gait. Slouching, a. Awkward, uncouth, clownish, lubberly, loutish, ungainly. Slough, n. Quagmire, morass, bog, fen. Slough, n. Crust, scab, ESCHAR. Sloughy, a. Miry, boggy. Slovenly, a. 1. Untidy, unclean, dowdy, not neat. 2. Disorderly, loose. 3. Perfunctory, heedless, reckless, careless. Slow, a. 1. Moderate, deliberate, not swift, not rapid, not speedy. 2. Tardy, dilatory, late, inactive, sluggish. 3. Dull, stupid, heavy, not alert, not prompt, not ready. Slow-back, n. Idler, drone, sluggard, laggard, lounger, trifler, dawdler, doodle, slug, inefficient person. Slows, n. (Med.) Milk-sickness. Slow-worm, n. Blind-worm (Anguis fragilis). Sludge, n. Slosh, slush. Slug, n. 1. Snail (without a shell). 2. Drone, sluggard, idler, slow-back. Sluggard, n. Drone, lounger, idler, trifler, laggard, doodle, slug, slow-back. Sluggard, n. Sluggish, lazy. Sluggish, a. 1. Inert, inactive, indolent, idle, lazy, slothful, dronish, lumpish, supine, phlegmatic. 2. Slow, not brisk. Sluggishness, n. Phlegm, apathy, insensibility, dulness, indifference, inertness, indolence, slothfulness, laziness, supineness, torpor, sloth. Sluice, n. Opening, vent. Sluice-gate, n. Flood-gate. Slum, n. Close (in a city), alley, lane, dark retreat, low neighborhood. Slumber, v. n. Sleep (lightly), doze, nap, snooze, lose one's self, take a nap, take a SIESTA. Slumber, n. Sleep (not deep or profound), repose, rest, doze, nap, light sleep. Slumberous, a. Soporific, soporiferous, somniferous, somnific. Slump, v. n. Sink (as in walking on snow). Slur, v. a. 1. Reproach, traduce, asperse, disparage, speak of slightingly or disrespectfully. 2. Disregard, slight, pass by, pass over, gloss over, slur over. Slur, n. Reproach, stigma, stain, brand. Slush, n. 1. Slosh, sludge. 2. (Naut.) Grease, fat. Slushy, a. Sloshy. Slut, n. Slattern, drab, draggletail. Sluttish, a. Untidy, uncleanly, dirty. Sly, a. Cunning, artful, crafty, wily, subtle, insidious, arch, shrewd, knowing. Slyboots, n. Sharper, cheat, rogue, knave, trickster, shark, blackleg, swindler, jockey, SHYSTER, artful fellow, sly dog. Smack, v. n. 1. Taste, have a taste, have a flavor. 2. Have a tincture, have a quality. Smack, n. 1. Taste, savor, flavor, tang. 2. Tincture, touch, tinge, dash, spice, infusion, sprinkling, little, small quantity. 3. Buss, loud kiss. Small, a. 1. Little, diminutive, tiny, puny, dwarf, minikin, dwarfish, stunted, Liliputian, pygmean, pygmy, miniature, not great, not large. 2. Minute, microscopic, molecular, atomic, corpuscular. 3. Petty, trifling, trivial, inconsiderable, insignificant, unimportant. 4. Slender, scanty, paltry, moderate. 5. Feeble, weak, faint, slight. 6. Mean, sordid, selfish, illiberal, ungenerous, mercenary, narrow, narrow-minded. 7. Shallow, unintelligent, unintellectual, ungifted, sappy, stolid, dull, feeble-minded. Small-beer, n. Table-beer. Small-clothes, n. pl. Breeches. Smallish, a. Somewhat small. Small portrait, Miniature. Small-pox, n. Variola. Smart, n. Pungent or sharp pain, lancinating pain. Smart, v. n. 1. Feel sharp pain. 2. Suffer, be punished. Smart, a. 1. Sharp, stinging, keen, severe, poignant, pungent. 2. Vigorous, forcible, effective, energetic. 3. Lively, brisk, vivacious, agile, nimble, quick, alert, spry, active, stirring, prompt, ready, sprightly, spirited, dapper. 4. Expert, dexterous, clever. 5. Witty, acute, apt. 6. Spruce, trim, nicely or showily dressed. Smartness, n. 1. Sharpness, keenness, poignancy, pungency. 2. Vigor, force, energy. 3. Liveliness, briskness, vivacity, agility, nimbleness, quickness, alertness, spryness, activity, sprightliness. 4. Expertness, dexterity, cleverness. 5. Wit, wittiness, acuteness, aptness. 6. Spruceness, trimness. Smart-weed, n. Water-poppet (Polyganum hydropiper). Smash, v. a. Crush, mash, dash to pieces, break in pieces. Smatter, n. Smattering. Smatterer, n. Ignoramus, novice, sciolist, greenhorn. Smattering, n. Smatter, sciolism, slight knowledge, superficial knowledge, imperfect knowledge. Smear, v. a. 1. Daub, bedaub, besmear, plaster, begrime, PAY. 2. Contaminate, soil, stain, pollute, tarnish, sully. Smear, n. Daub, stain. Smeary, a. Adhesive, viscous, viscid, glutinous, dauby, sticky. Smell a rat, [Colloquial.] Get an inkling, have a strong suspicion. Smell, v. a. Scent, get scent of. Smell, v. n. Have an odor, have a scent. Smell, n. Scent, odor, perfume, fragrance, aroma. Smelling-salts, n. pl. Sal-volatile, carbonate of ammonia, sesqui-carbonate of ammonia. Smell out, Discover, find out, smoke out. Smelt, v. a. Fuse (as ore), melt. Smew, n. (Ornith.) White-nun (Mergus albellus). Smift, n. Fuse. Smirk, n. Affected smile. Smirk, v. n. Smile (affectedly), simper. Smite, v. a. 1. Strike, beat, box, cuff, buffet. 2. Kill, slay, destroy. 3. Afflict, chasten, punish. Smite, v. n. Strike, collide. Smithery, n. 1. Smithy. 2. Smithing, smith's work. Smithing, n. Smithery, smith's work. Smithy, n. Smithery, stithy, FORGE, smith's shop. Smitten, part. 1. Struck. 2. Killed, slain, destroyed. 3. Afflicted, chastened, punished. 4. Charmed, captivated, fascinated, delighted, pleased, attracted, taken. Smock, n. 1. Chemise, shift. 2. Blouse, gabardine, smock-frock. Smock-frock, n. Smock, blouse. Smoke, n. 1. Sooty vapor. 2. Reek, steam, exhalation, effluvium, fume, mist. Smoke, v. a. 1. Fumigate, expose to smoke. 2. Draw into the mouth and puff out smoke from (as tobacco in a pipe or a cigar). Smoke, v. n. 1. Emit smoke; steam, reek. 2. Smoke tobacco. Smoke out, Discover, find out, smell out. Smoke-tree, n. Venetian sumach (Rhus cotinus). Smoky, a. 1. Of the nature of smoke. 2. Fumy, fuliginous. 3. Filled with smoke. Smooth, 1. Even, level, plane, flat, not rough. 2. Sleek, glossy. 3. Unruffled, undisturbed. 4. Easy, voluble, fluent, not harsh. 5. Bland, mild, soothing, oily, flattering, adulatory, courtier-like, fair-spoken, smooth-spoken, smooth-tongued. Smooth, v. a. 1. Level, flatten, make smooth. 2. Ease, make easy. 3. Calm, allay, assuage, mollify, mitigate, alleviate. Smooth-spoken, a. Fair-spoken, SMOOTH-TONGUED. Smooth-tongued, a. Plausible, flattering, adulatory, smooth, smooth-spoken, fair-spoken. Smother, v. a. 1. Stifle, suffocate, choke. 2. Suppress, repress, conceal, keep back, keep down. Smug, a. Nice, spruce, trim, neat. Smuggler, n. Contrabandist. Smut, n. 1. Dirt. 2. Blight, blemish. 3. Obscenity, ribaldry, smuttiness, obscene language. Smut, v. a. Soil, tarnish, sully, taint, stain. Smutty, a. 1. Dirty, foul, soiled, stained, nasty. 2. Obscene, ribald, indecent, indelicate, immodest, gross, coarse, loose. Snack, n. [England.] Luncheon, slight meal, hasty repast. Snag, n. 1. Knot, knarl, knob, projection. 2. Tooth (in contempt). 3. [U. S.] Swaying trunk or branch of a tree (fixed at one end in a river). Snail, n. 1. Slug. 2. Drone, idler, sluggard, slow-back. Snail-shell, n. Helix. Snake, n. Serpent. Snake-bird, n. Darter. Snake-head, n. Shell-flower (Chelone glabra). Snake's-head, n. Shell-flower (Chelone glabra). Snake-stone, n. Ammonite. Snakish, a. Snaky. Snaky, a. 1. Serpentine, winding, snakish. 2. Sly, cunning, artful, deceitful, insinuating. Snap, v. a. 1. Break short, break short off. 2. Bite, seize, catch at, snatch at, snap at. 3. Crack (as a whip). Snap, v. n. 1. Break short. 2. Crackle, decrepitate, crepitate. Snap at, 1. Bite, seize, snap, catch at, snatch at. 2. Snarl at, growl at. Snap, n. 1. Bite, catch, seizure. 2. Clasp, fastening. 3. Crack (as of a whip). 4. [Colloquial.] Force, energy. Snap-dragon, n. Flap-dragon. Snap judgment, Hasty judgment, offhand decision, jumping to a conclusion, judgment without due consideration or adequate knowledge. Snappish, a. Touchy, testy, crabbed, cross, crusty, irascible, waspish, petulant, perverse, froward, pettish, snarling, peevish, captious, churlish, splenetic, censorious, acrimonious, ill-tempered, out of sorts. Snare, n. Gin, noose, net, trap, springs, toil. Snare, v. a. Entrap, entangle, catch, ensnare. Snarl, v. n. Growl, gnarl, grumble, murmur. Snarl, v. a. Entangle, complicate, make knotty, involve in knots. Snarl, n. Entanglement, tangle, complication. Snarling, a. Snappish. Snatch, v. a. Grasp, clutch, gripe, wring, wrest, twitch, pluck, NAB, seize suddenly. Snatch, n. 1. Bit, fragment, portion, small part. 2. Catch, short effort. Snatch at, Seize, snap, catch at, snap at. Snath, n. Snead. Snead, n. Snath. Sneak, v. n. 1. Skulk, lurk, slink, peak, steal away, sneak off, slink away. 2. Crouch, truckle. Sneak, n. Shirk, lurker, mean fellow. Sneaking, a. Servile, slavish, cringing, obsequious, fawning, grovelling, truckling, crouching, mean, low, base, abject, vile, beggarly, time-serving. Sneak off, Sneak, slink away. Sneer, v. n. Scoff, gibe, jeer, flout, mock, fleer, rail, turn up the nose. Sneer, n. Scoff, jeer, jibe, fling. Sneer at, Deride, ridicule, scorn, disdain, scout, scoff, spurn, despise, contemn, mock, look down upon, laugh at, rail at, turn up the nose at, POKE FUN AT. Sneezing, n. Sternutation. Snicker, v. n. Laugh (under restraint), titter, GIGGLE, snigger. Sniff, v. n. Snuff. Sniff, v. a. Snuff, inhale, breathe, breathe in. Sniff, n. Snuff. Sniffle, v. n. Snuffle. Snifting-valve, n. Blow-valve. Snigger, v. n. Snicker. Snip, v. a. Clip, cut, nip, nip off. Snip, n. Clip, bit, cut, shred, fragment, piece. Snipe-fish, n. Trumpet-fish, bellows-fish (Centriscus scolopax). Snivel, n. Snot. Snivel, v. n. Cry (as a child), blubber, whimper. Snivelly, a. [Written also Snively.] 1. Snotty. 2. Whining, pitiful. Snob, n. Upstart, mushroom, PARVENU, pretender to gentility, pretentious fellow. Snook, n. Greenbone, garfish, gar-pike, sea-pike, sea-needle, long-nose, gore-bill, sword-fish, mackerel-guide (Esox belone or Belone vulgaris). Snooze, v. n. [Colloquial.] Slumber, sleep, nap, doze, take a nap, take a SIESTA. Snot, n. Snivel. Snotty, a. Snivelly. Snout, n. 1. Nose (of a beast), muzzle. 2. Nozzle. Snow-ball, n. Guelder-rose (Viburnum opulus). Snow-ball-tree, n. Guelder-rose (Viburnum opulus). Snow-goose, n. Whitebrant (Anser hyperboreus). Snub, v. a. 1. Nip, clip, dock, prune, cut short, cut down. 2. Check (with a tart remark), reprimand, reprove, rebuke, chide. 3. Abash (as a pretentious person), humble, humiliate, shame, mortify, confound, disconcert, discomfit, BLUFF, put down, take down, put to shame, make ashamed, take down a peg, send away with a flea in one's ear, teach one one's distance. Snuff, n. Sniff. Snuff, v. a. 1. Inhale, breathe, sniff, breathe in. 2. Smell, scent. Snuff, v. n. Snort (as a horse). Snuffle, v. n. Sniffle. Snug, v. n. Snuggle, nestle. Snug, a. 1. Close, concealed, not exposed. 2. Comfortable, convenient, compact. Snuggery, n. Snug place. Snuggle, v. n. Nestle, cuddle, snug, lie snug, lie close. So, ad. 1. Thus, in like manner, for a like reason, with equal reason. 2. To such a degree, in such a manner. 3. Likewise, in the same manner, in such a manner, in this way. 4. Such, in the same state or condition, as it is, as it was. 5. Therefore, for this reason, on this account. 6. Thus it is, so it is. 7. Be it so, thus be it, it is well. So, conj. Provided that, on condition that, in case that. Soak, v. a. Steep, macerate, imbrue, drench. Soak, v. n. Steep, be soaked. Soak in, Imbibe, draw in, soak up. Soak up, Soak in. Soaker, n. [Colloquial.] Tippler, toper, hard drinker. Soapstone, n. Steatite. Soar, v. n. Tower, mount, rise, ascend, fly aloft. Sob, v. n. Weep, cry, sigh convulsively. So be it, Amen. Sober, a. 1. Temperate, abstemious, abstinent, not drunken. 2. Calm, moderate, cool, composed, unruffled, unimpassioned, dispassionate, steady, sedate, demure, staid, rational. 3. Grave, solemn, serious, pensive. Soberness, n. Sobriety. Sobriety, n. 1. Temperance, abstemiousness, abstinence. 2. Calmness, coolness, sedateness, soberness, demureness, thoughtfulness, gravity. Sobriquet, n. [Fr.] Nickname, byname. Sociability, n. Sociableness, companionableness, sociality, good-fellowship. Sociable, a. Companionable, SOCIAL, friendly, familiar, neighborly, conversable, inclined to society. Sociableness, n. Sociability. Social, a. 1. Civil, civic, of society. 2. Companionable, SOCIABLE, neighborly, formed for society. 3. Convivial, festive. Socialism, n. Communism, Fourierism, phalansterianism, Saint Simonianism, humanitarianism. Socialist, n. Fourierite, communist. Sociality, n. Sociability. Society, n. 1. Association, copartnership, partnership, fellowship, company, corporation, body, fraternity, sodality, brotherhood, social union. 2. The community, the public, the world. Sociology, n. Social science. Socius criminis, [L.] Accomplice, confederate, accessary, abettor, PARTICEPS CRIMINIS. Sod, n. Turf, clod. Soda, n. Protoxide of sodium. Soda-ash, n. Carbonate of soda (impure). Sodality, n. Fraternity, brotherhood, society. Sodden, a. 1. Boiled, decocted, stewed. 2. Soaked, steeped, drenched, thoroughly wet (so as to be soft). Sodomy, n. Buggery, unnatural carnal intercourse. Sofa, n. Couch, seat to recline on. Soft, a. 1. Impressible, yielding, not firm, not hard. 2. Plastic, pliable, easily moulded. 3. Smooth, delicate, fine, not rugged, not rough. 4. Compliant, submissive, irresolute, facile. 5. Mild, gentle, bland, kind, lenient, tender, not harsh, not severe. 6. Simple, silly, foolish, weak. 7. Quiet, easy, light. 8. Mellifluous, dulcet, clear, flowing. Soft, interj. Hold, stop, not so fast. Soften, v. a. 1. Intenerate, melt, touch, make tender, make soft. 2. Assuage, appease, mitigate, moderate, alleviate, soothe, mollify, quiet, calm, still, quell, allay, relieve, ease, abate, temper, qualify, attemper, dull, lessen, blunt. Soften, v. n. Grow soft. Soft roe, Milt, sperm. Soft sawder, [Low.] Flattery, cajolery, blarney, SOFT SOAP. Soft soap, 1. Potash soap, semi-fluid soap. 2. [Low.] Flattery, SOFT SAWDER. Soi-disant, [Fr.] Pretended, would-be, self-styled. Soil, v. a. Foul, dirty, stain, pollute, sully, tarnish, defile, taint, contaminate, bedaub, begrime, besmear, bespatter, make foul. Soil, n. 1. Stain, blot, spot, tarnish. 2. Mould, loam, earth, ground. 3. Land, country. Soirée, n. [Fr.] Evening party. Sojourn, v. n. Abide (temporarily), stay, tarry, lodge, rest, STOP, take up one's quarters, pitch one's tent, put up, take lodgings, have lodgings. Sojourn, n. Stay, temporary abode. Solace, v. a. 1. Cheer, comfort, soothe, console. 2. Allay, assuage, soften, mitigate, relieve. Soland-goose, n. Gannet (Sula barsanus). Solar spectrum, Prismatic spectrum. Soldier, n. Warrior, fighting-man, man at arms. Soldier-like, a. Soldierly. Soldierly, a. 1. Warlike, martial, military, soldier-like. 2. Valiant, brave, gallant, intrepid, courageous. Soldiery, n. Soldiers, the military, the army, body of soldiers. Sole, a. Single, only, solitary, alone, individual. Solecism, n. 1. Bad grammar, false syntax. 2. Incongruity, impropriety, absurdity. Solemn, a. 1. Formal, ritual, ceremonial. 2. Sacred, religious, devout, reverential, devotional. 3. Serious, grave, sober. 4. Awful, august, venerable, imposing, grand, stately, majestic. Solemnity, n. 1. Rite (religious), ceremonial, observance, ceremony. 2. Awfulness, sacredness. 3. Seriousness, gravity. Solemnize, v. a. Celebrate (with solemn ceremonies), commemorate, observe, do honor to, honor, keep. Solicit, v. a. 1. Ask (earnestly), request (urgently), entreat, beg, pray, implore, crave, importune, beseech, supplicate, petition, conjure, press, urge, appeal to. 2. Invite, summon. Solicitant, n. 1. Solicitor, petitioner, asker. 2. Aspirant, candidate. Solicitation, n. 1. Entreaty, importunity, supplication, imploration, appeal, petition, address, insistence, urgency, suit. 2. Invitation, summons, bidding, call. Solicitor, n. 1. Asker, petitioner, solicitant. 2. (Law.) Chancery lawyer, equity lawyer. Solicitous, a. Anxious, careful, concerned, apprehensive, troubled, uneasy, jealous. Solicitude, n. Anxiety, care, carefulness, concern, trouble, perplexity. Solid, a. 1. Hard, firm, not fluid, not liquid. 2. Dense, compact, not hollow. 3. Strong, substantial, stable, sound, stout. 4. Real, true, valid, just, weighty, important, grave, not frivolous, not fallacious. Solidarity, n. [Modern.] Consolidation (of interests and responsibilities), community (in whatever befalls), close fellowship, joint interest. Solidify, v. a. Consolidate, compact, make solid. Solidify, v. n. Become solid. Solidity, n. 1. Hardness, firmness, solidness. 2. Density, compactness. 3. Strength, stability, soundness. 4. Reality, truth, weight, validity, justice, gravity, importance. 5. (Geom.) Volume, solid contents. Solidness, n. Solidity. Solidungulate, n. Soliped. Soliloquize, v. n. Talk to one's self. Soliloquy, n. Monologue. Soliped, n. Solidungulate. Solitaire, n. [Fr.] Hermit, SOLITARY. Solitary, a. 1. Lone, lonely, alone, unaccompanied, companionless, without society, without company. 2. Isolated, secluded, unfrequented, uninhabited, retired, deserted. 3. Dismal, gloomy, desolate, cheerless, lonesome. 4. Single, sole, individual. Solitary, n. Hermit, anchorite, anchoret, recluse, solitaire, EREMITE. Solitude, n. 1. Loneliness, isolation, seclusion, solitariness, lonely state, seclusiveness, lonely life, estrangement from the world. 2. Desert, wilderness, waste, lonely place, deserted region. Soluble, a. That may be dissolved, susceptible of solution. Soluble glass, Silicate of soda (or of potash), liquor of flints. Solution, n. 1. Disruption, separation, breach, disjunction, disintegration. 2. Explanation, explication, resolution, disentanglement, key. 3. Liquefaction, dissolution, melting. Solvable, a. Resolvable. Solve, v. a. Explain, unfold, expound, interpret, elucidate, clear, make plain, resolve, clear up, throw light upon. Solvent, n. Menstruum. Somatotomy, n. Anatomy. Sombre, a. [Written also Somber.] 1. Shady, dusky, cloudy, murky, dark, dull, darksome, rayless, sunless, unilluminated, obscure, dismal, sombrous, gloomy. 2. Melancholy, sad, mournful, doleful, lugubrious, funereal. Sombrous, a. Sombre. Some, a. 1. More or less, a certain quantity of, a certain number of. 2. One (indefinitely), a, an, any. 3. About, near. 4. Several, a considerable number. 5. Some people, some persons. 6. A part, a portion. Somebody, n. 1. One, some person, some one. 2. Something, a person of consequence. Somehow, ad. In some way, somehow or other. Somersault, n. Somerset. Somerset, n. Somersault, summerset, summersault. Something, n. 1. A thing (indefinitely). 2. A part, a portion, a little. 3. Somebody, a person of consequence. Something, ad. Somewhat. Somewhat, ad. Something, in some degree, more or less. Somewhat, n. Something, more or less, a little. Somewhere, ad. In some place, in one place or another. Somewhither, ad. To some place, to one place or another. Somnambulism, n. Sleep-walking. Somnambulist, n. Sleep-walker, night-walker, noctambulist. Somniferous, a. Soporific, soporiferous, slumberous, somnific, narcotic. Somnific, a. Somniferous. Somnolence, n. Sleepiness, drowsiness, doziness, somnolency. Somnolency, n. Somnolence. Somnolent, a. Sleepy, drowsy. Song, n. 1. Ballad, ditty, canticle, carol, canzonet. 2. Lay, strain, poem, hymn, psalm, anthem. 3. Poetry, poesy, verse, numbers. 4. Trifle, small sum. Sonnet, n. Poem (of fourteen lines). Son of man, Christ. Sonorous, a. 1. Sounding, resonant, resounding, ringing. 2. High-sounding. Soon, ad. 1. Shortly, presently, before long, pretty soon, by and by, in a short time. 2. Early, at so early an hour. 3. Lief, willingly, readily, gladly. Soot, n. Crock. Soothe, v. a. 1. Assuage, calm, quiet, appease, tranquillize, compose, pacify, sober, still, lull. 2. Moderate, alleviate, palliate, lessen, allay, mollify, repress, check, temper, soften, attemper, deaden, qualify, relieve, ease, dull, blunt. Soothsayer, n. Seer, foreteller, predictor, prophet, diviner, haruspice, vaticinator, sorcerer, necromancer. Sooty, a. Dark, dusky, murky, fuliginous. Sop, n. Something to pacify, tub to the whale. Sophism, n. Fallacy, paralogism, paralogy, quibble, fallacious argument. Sophistical, a. Fallacious, illogical. Sophisticate, v. a. Adulterate, debase, vitiate, pervert, corrupt. Sophisticate, a. Adulterated, spurious, counterfeit, debased, vitiated, perverted, corrupted, sophisticated. Sophistication, n. Adulteration, corruption. Sophistry, n. Paralogy, paralogism, false logic, fallacious reasoning, flaw in the argument, inconclusive reasoning, reasoning in a circle, begging the question. Sophomorical, a. Bombastic, inflated, turgid, stilted, swelling, pompous, extravagant, grandiloquent, high-flown, high-sounding, HIGH-FALUTIN. Soporiferous, a. Soporific. Soporific, a. Somniferous, somnific, slumberous, soporiferous, narcotic, hypnotic. Soporific, n. Narcotic. Soprano, n. (Mus.) Treble, descant, highest female voice. Sorcerer, n. Magician, conjurer, juggler, enchanter, necromancer, charmer, wizard, exorcist, diviner, seer, soothsayer. Sorcery, n. Divination (by evil spirits), magic, enchantment, witchcraft, necromancy, charm, spell, the black art. Sordid, a. 1. Mean, base, vile, low, degraded. 2. Covetous, avaricious, stingy, miserly, niggardly, close, illiberal, ungenerous, penurious, close-fisted. Sore, n. Ulcer, fester, abscess, imposthume, gathering, boil, pustule. Sore, a. 1. Painful (from inflammation), tender. 2. Pained, hurt, grieved. Sorely, ad. Grievously, severely, violently, greatly. Sorghum, n. Chinese sugar-cane. Sorrow, n. 1. Grief, sadness, affliction, mourning, trouble. 2. Regret, vexation, chagrin. Sorrow, v. n. Grieve, mourn, be sad. Sorrowful, a. 1. Grieved, afflicted, in sorrow, in mourning. 2. Sad, mournful, grievous, lamentable, distressing, painful, dismal, doleful, melancholy, sorry, piteous, woful, rueful, moving pity, exciting compassion. Sorry, a. 1. Grieved, SORROWFUL. 2. Mean, vile, base, poor, miserable, wretched, pitiful, abject, beggarly, rascally, contemptible, despicable, shabby, bad, low, paltry. 3. Mournful, dismal, sad, painful, melancholy. Sort, n. 1. Kind, species, description, class, denomination, character, nature. 2. Manner, way, degree. Sort, v. a. Distribute (into sorts), assort, class, classify. Sort, v. n. Associate, consort, fraternize, be in familiar intercourse. Sortie, n. Sally. Sort with, Suit, fit, agree with, be adapted to. So so, 1. [Adverbially.] Moderately, passably, indifferently, tolerably well, pretty well. 2. [Adjectively.] Passable, tolerable, ordinary, middling, indifferent, pretty good, not bad. Sot, n. Toper, tippler, drunkard, wine-bibber, dram-drinker. Sottish, a. Stupid (from intemperance), dull, doltish, foolish, senseless, insensate, besotted. Sotto voce, [It.] Softly, in a low voice, in an under tone, in a low tone, with bated breath. Soul, 1. Mind, spirit, inner man. 2. Life, vital principle, animating principle. 3. Essence, principal part, essential part, best part. 4. Individual, person, man, human being, intelligent being. 5. Ardor, fire, fervor, courage, energy, force. Soulless, a. 1. Lifeless. 2. Mean, base, vile, low, spiritless. Sound, a. 1. Whole, entire, unbroken, undecayed, uninjured, perfect, faultless, good, firm, strong. 2. Healthy, hearty, hale, hardy, vigorous, in health, in good health, not diseased. 3. Sane, well-balanced. 4. Correct, true, valid, solid, weighty, reasonable, rational, sensible, judicious. 5. Established, fixed, well-grounded. 6. Profound, unbroken, undisturbed, fast. 7. Heavy, lusty, forcible. 8. Orthodox, of the true faith, not heretical. Sound, ad. Soundly, profoundly. Sound, n. 1. Strait, narrows. 2. Air-bladder (of a fish). 3. Noise, report. Sound, v. n. 1. Resound, make a noise, give out a sound. 2. Appear by the sound. 3. Try the depth (of water), throw the lead. Sound, v. a. 1. Cause to sound. 2. Utter, express audibly. 3. Celebrate (by sounds). 4. Measure, fathom, try the depth of. 5. Examine, test, try. Soundless, a. 1. Silent, noiseless. 2. Unfathomable, bottomless, very deep, very profound. Soundness, n. 1. Wholeness, entireness. 2. Healthiness, vigor. 3. Saneness. 4. Correctness, truth, rectitude, validity. 5. Firmness, strength, solidity. Soup, n. Broth. Sour, a. 1. Acid, tart, pricked. 2. Cross, crabbed, morose, surly, testy, touchy, cantankerous, crusty, fretful, peevish, petulant, pettish, snappish, waspish, snarling, cynical, froward, uncivil, rude, rough, harsh, ill-tempered, ill-natured. Sour, v. a. 1. Make acid, turn sour. 2. Imbitter, make cross. Sour, v. n. Turn sour, become acid. Source, n. 1. Origin, spring, fountain, head, rise, cradle, beginning, commencement, fountain-head, starting point. 2. Cause, original. Sour-gum, n. Tupelo, pepperidge. Sourish, a. Acidulous, somewhat sour, somewhat acid. Sourness, n. 1. Acidity, tartness. 2. Acrimony, asperity, moroseness, crabbedness, churlishness, peevishness, petulance, ill temper, bad blood. Souse, v. a. 1. Pickle. 2. Plunge, dip, immerse, submerge, douse, put under water (or other liquid). Souse, ad. With a plunge. South, a. Southern, southerly. South, ad. Southward, towards the south. Southerly, a. Southern, south. Southern, a. Southerly, south. Southerner, n. Southron. Southron, n. Southerner. Souvenir, n. [Fr.] Remembrancer, memento. Sovereign, a. 1. Supreme, regal, royal, imperial, monarchical. 2. Chief, predominant, principal. 3. Efficacious, effectual. Sovereign, n. Monarch, autocrat, potentate, despot, king, emperor, prince, lord, queen, supreme ruler. Sovereignty, n. Dominion, supremacy, empire, dynasty, kingdom, supreme power, supreme rule, absolute authority, chief sway. Sow, n. Hog (female), pig, swine. Sow, v. a. 1. Scatter, strew, spread. 2. Disseminate, disperse, propagate, spread abroad. 3. Plant, put seed in. 4. Besprinkle, scatter over. Sow, v. n. Plant, scatter seed, put in seed. Sowens, n. pl. [Scottish.] Porridge (made of the dust of oatmeal), flummery. Spa, n. Mineral spring. Space, n. 1. Extension, extent. 2. Capacity, room. 3. Distance, interval. 4. [Rare.] While, short time. Spacious, a. Wide, extended, extensive, expansive, broad, ample, capacious, roomy. Span, n. 1. Nine inches. 2. Brief period. 3. [U. S.] Pair (of horses). Spangle, n. Sparkling ornament. Spanish-bayonet, n. Yucca, Adam's needle, bear-grass. Spanish-fly, n. Blister-fly, blister-beetle (Cantharis vesicatoria). Spank, v. a. Strike (with the open hand), slap. Span-new, a. Brand-new, fire-new, quite new, spick-and-span new. Spanworm, n. Geometer, looper, canker-worm. Spar, v. n. 1. Box. 2. Dispute, wrangle, quarrel, SPAT. Spare, v. a. 1. Reserve, save, lay by, lay aside, set apart, set aside. 2. Dispense with, do without, part with. 3. Withhold, omit, forbear. 4. Withhold from, keep from. 5. Give, grant, afford, allow, give up. 6. Preserve (from any thing dreaded). Spare, v. n. 1. Be frugal, be parsimonious. 2. Forbear, refrain, be scrupulous. 3. Be lenient, be merciful, be tender. Spare, a. 1. Scanty, sparing, not abundant, not plentiful. 2. Lean, meagre, thin, poor, lank, gaunt, skinny, scraggy, raw-boned. 4. Superfluous, supernumerary, not used, not wanted. Spare hours, Leisure, time to spare. Spare time, Leisure, time to spare. Sparing, a. 1. Scanty, SPARE. 2. Frugal, saving, chary, parsimonious, economical, not liberal. Spark, n. 1. Sparkle, scintillation, particle of fire, scintilla. 2. Germ, element, active principle. 3. Gallant, beau, buck; gay, dashing fellow. Sparkish, a. Gay, showy, airy, fine. Sparkle, v. n. 1. Shine (with intermissions), glitter, glisten, glister, twinkle, scintillate, coruscate, flash. 2. Mantle, effervesce, bubble, foam, froth. Sparkling, a. 1. Glittering, glistening, twinkling, flashing. 2. Bubbling, foaming, effervescing, frothing, mantling. 3. Lively, glowing, spirited, piquant, vigorous, forcible, strong, nervous, racy, impassioned. Sparring, n. Wrangling, quarrelling, contention, strife. Sparry iron, Spathic iron, carbonate of iron. Sparse, a. Scattered, spread here and there, not dense. Spartan, a. Brave, courageous, hardy, undaunted, daring, intrepid, dauntless, fearless, bold, valiant, valorous, doughty, chivalric, heroic, lion-hearted. Spasm, n. 1. Twitch, sudden contraction (as of the muscles). 2. Fit, paroxysm, throe. Spasmodic, a. Convulsive, fitful. Spasmodic cholera, Asiatic cholera, cholera asphyxia. Spat, n. [Local, U. S.] Petty dispute, petty quarrel, war of words. Spat, v. n. Dispute, wrangle, quarrel, spar, bicker, jangle, squabble, TIFF, have words, have an altercation. Spathic, a. Foliated, lamellar. Spathic iron, Sparry iron. Spatter, v. a. 1. Sprinkle, besprinkle, bespatter, splash, plash. 2. Daub, bedaub, smear, besmear, begrime, bedraggle, spot, stain, soil. Spatterdashes, n. pl. Gaiters, leggings. Spawl, v. n. Spit, sputter. Spawl, n. Spit, spittle, saliva. Spawn, n. 1. Eggs (of fish or of frogs), hard roe. 2. (Bot.) Mycelium, filaments (from which fungi originate). Spawn, v. a. [In contempt.] Generate, produce, bring forth. Spawn, v. n. [In contempt.] Issue. Speak, v. n. 1. Articulate, enunciate, talk with articulate sounds. 2. Plead, spout, hold forth, make a speech, discourse, harangue, declaim. 3. Treat, make mention. 4. Sound, resound. Speak, v. a. 1. Utter, express, deliver, pronounce, articulate. 2. Announce, make known, spread abroad, proclaim, declare. 3. (Naut.) Hail. Speaker, n. 1. Discourser, orator, spokesman, prolocutor. 2. Chairman, presiding officer. Speaking, n. 1. Talk, discourse. 2. Elocution, declamation, oratory. Speak of, Treat, discuss, mention, treat of, touch upon, speak about, talk about, make mention of. Speak to, Accost, address, make up to. Speak well for, Be creditable to, be commendatory of. Speak out, Blab, open one's mind, unbosom one's self, unburden one's mind. Speak with, Converse with, hold a conversation with. Spear, n. 1. Lance, javelin. 2. Shoot, spire. Spear-hand, n. Right-hand. Spear-shaped, a. Hastate, hastated. Special, a. 1. Particular, peculiar, specific, especial. 2. Extraordinary, uncommon. Speciality, n. 1. Particularity. 2. Specialty, object of special attention, particular object of pursuit, pet subject. Specialty, n. Speciality. Specie, n. Coin, cash, metallic money, hard money, stamped money. Species, n. 1. Group (subordinate to a genus). 2. Kind, sort, description, variety. Specific, a. 1. Peculiar, particular, especial, characteristic. 2. Definite, precise, specified. Specific, n. 1. Special medicine, sovereign remedy, infallible remedy. 2. Unfailing agent, sure means. Specification, n. 1. Designation (of properties), characterization. 2. Particularization, detailed statement. Specify, v. a. Designate, particularize, indicate, define, individualize, show clearly, name with precision. Specillum, n. Stylet. Specimen, n. Pattern, sample, model. Specious, a. Fair (apparently, but not really), plausible, colorable, ostensible. Speck, n. 1. Stain, spot, flaw, blemish, blot. 2. Bit, mite, mote, atom, particle, corpuscle, scintilla, small thing. Speck, v. a. Spot, stain (in spots). Speckle, v. a. Mark with spots (of a different color from that of the ground). Spectacle, n. 1. Show, exhibition, sight, scene, representation, display, pageant, parade. 2. Curiosity, wonder, marvel, phenomenon. Spectacles, n. pl. Glasses. Spectator, n. Beholder, observer, bystander, looker-on, on-looker. Spectral, a. Ghostly, phantom-like. Spectre, n. [Written also Specter.] Apparition, ghost, spirit, shade, phantom, phantasm, illusion, ogre, sprite, GOBLIN, HOBGOBLIN. Spectrum, n. Image, appearance, representation. Speculate, v. n. 1. Meditate, contemplate, cogitate, reflect, ponder, muse, ruminate, think, consider. 2. Trade (hazardously). Speculation, n. 1. Contemplation. 2. Theory, scheme, hypothesis, supposition, conjecture, view, a priori reasoning. Speculatist, n. Speculator, theorizer. Speculative, a. 1. Contemplative, unpractical, Platonic, philosophical, given to speculation. 2. Theoretical, ideal, imaginary. 3. Given to hazardous trading. Speculator, n. 1. Theorizer, speculatist. 2. Trader (who takes great risks in the hope of great gains). Speculum, n. [L.] Mirror, looking-glass, reflector. Speech, n. 1. Articulate utterance. 2. Language, tongue, vernacular, idiom, dialect, LINGO. 3. Talk, parlance, verbal intercourse, oral communication. 4. Oration, discourse, address, harangue. Speechify, v. n. [Colloquial.] Harangue, make a speech, hold forth. Speechless, a. Mute, dumb, silent, mum. Speed, v. n. 1. Make haste. 2. Succeed, prosper, thrive, flourish. 3. Fare, get on. Speed, v. a. 1. Hasten, expedite, accelerate, hurry, despatch, quicken, precipitate, forward, urge or press forward, urge or press on. 2. Assist, help, aid, help forward. 3. Prosper, favor, make successful. Speed, n. 1. Haste, hurry, despatch, celerity, swiftness, fleetness, velocity, quickness, rapidity, expedition. 3. Success, prosperity, good fortune, good luck, favorable issue. Speedy, a. Swift, rapid, quick, fleet, hasty, prompt, expeditious, hurried, flying. Spell, n. 1. Charm, incantation, exorcism. 2. Turn (at work). 3. Season, term, period, interval, fit. Spell, v. a. 1. Represent by letters. 2. Relieve (by taking a turn at work), help, aid, assist. Spell-bound, a. Enchanted, under a spell, under magic influence. Speller, n. [U. S.] Spelling-book. Spell out, Interpret, decipher, unfold, read, unriddle, unravel, find out, make out. Spelling, n. Orthography. Spelling-book, n. Speller. Spelter, n. Zinc. Spend, v. a. 1. Expend, disburse, lay out. 2. Waste, consume, exhaust, squander, dissipate, lavish, use up. 3. Employ, devote, bestow, apply. 4. Pass, lead. Spend, v. n. 1. Lay out money, incur expense. 2. Vanish, be lost, be consumed. Spendthrift, n. Prodigal, squanderer, waster, UNTHRIFT. Sperm, n. Semen, seed. Spermaceti-whale, n. Cachelot, sperm-whale (Physeter macrocephalus). Spermatic, a. Seminal. Sperm-whale, n. Spermaceti-whale. Spew, v. a. Vomit, puke, cast up, throw up. Spew, v. n. Vomit, puke. Sphacelate, v. n. Mortify. Sphacelation, n. (Med.) Mortification. Sphacelus, n. (Med.) Gangrene, mortification. Sphenoid, a. (Anat.) Wedge-shaped, sphenoidal. Sphenoidal, a. Sphenoid. Sphere, n. 1. Globe, ball, orb. 2. Circuit, circle, compass, province, department, walk, beat, function, vocation, post, office, employment, capacity. 3. Rank, standing, order. 4. Region, realm, domain, quarter, country. Spherical, a. Globular, orbicular, globated, globous, globose, rotund, round. Sphericity, n. Rotundity, roundness, globosity. Spice, n. 1. Flavoring, flavor, relish, taste, savor, tincture, dash, infusion, admixture, sprinkling. 2. Grain, particle, small quantity. Spice-bush, n. Spice-wood. Spice-wood, n. Spice-bush, Benjamin tree, wild allspice (Benzoin odoriferum or Laurus benzoin). Spick-and-span new, Quite new, fire-new, brand-new. Spicy, a. 1. Aromatic, fragrant. 2. Pungent, sharp, piquant, pointed. Spider's web, Cobweb. Spigot, n. Spile, stopper, stopple. Spike, n. 1. Ear (of grain), head. 2. Large nail. Spile, n. 1. Spigot. 2. [Colloquial.] Pile. Spill, v. a. Shed, effuse, pour out. Spin, v. a. 1. Twist (into thread). 2. Twirl, whirl. Spin a long yarn, Tell a long story. Spindle, n. (Mech.) Axis, shaft, arbor. Spindle-shaped, a. Fusiform. Spine, n. 1. Thorn. 2. Backbone, spinal column, vertebral column. 3. Shin, forepart of the leg. Spinney, n. [Written also Spinny.] Thicket, grove. Spinose, a. Thorny, spiny, spinous, briery. Spinous, a. Spinose. Spin out, Prolong, lengthen, protract, draw out. Spinster, n. Single woman, maiden lady. Spiny, a. Thorny, spinose, spinous, briery. Spiracle, n. Aperture (especially in animal and vegetable bodies), blowhole, vent, orifice, pore. Spiral, a. Winding (like the thread of a screw), cochleary, cochleated, spiry, helical, screw-shaped. Spiral, n. Helix, worm. Spire, n. 1. Steeple. 2. Shoot, spear. Spirit, n. 1. Vital essence (apart from matter), immaterial substance. 2. Soul, pure intelligence, inner man. 3. Apparition, ghost, spectre, shade, phantom, phantasm, sprite, fairy, elf, demon, genius. 4. Disposition, temper, humor, mood, spirits, frame of mind, turn of mind. 5. Courage, ardor, fire, energy, force, vigor, mettle, earnestness, enthusiasm, zeal, resolution, pluck, elevation of soul. 6. Liveliness, animation, piquancy, warmth, glow. 7. Person (as distinguished by peculiar qualities), individual. 8. Meaning, significance, purport, intent, drift, gist, tenor, sense. 9. Nature, character, complexion, characteristic quality. 10. Alcohol, distilled liquor. 11. [With The prefixed.] Holy Ghost, Holy Spirit, Paraclete, Comforter, The Spirit of God. Spirit away, Kidnap, carry off (secretly). Spirited, a. Animated, lively, vivacious, sprightly, ardent, earnest, active, alert, high-mettled, high-spirited, full of spirit, full of life. Spiritist, n. Spiritualist. Spiritless, a. 1. Lifeless, breathless, extinct, dead. 2. Dejected, depressed, discouraged, dispirited, low-spirited, in low spirits. 3. Dull, torpid, sluggish, cold, apathetic, phlegmatic, languid, soulless, feeble, unenterprising. 4. Heavy, stupid, dull, frigid, tame, prosaic, prosy, insipid, uninteresting. Spirit of Myrcia, Bay-rum. Spirit of Truth, Paraclete, Comforter, The Dove, The Holy Ghost. Spirit-stirring, a. Inspiring, animating, enlivening, cheering, exhilarating. Spirits, n. pl. 1. Disposition, temper, mood, humor, spirit, frame of mind, turn of mind. 2. Distilled liquors, ardent spirits. Spiritual, a. 1. Immaterial, incorporeal, ethereal, ghostly. 2. Mental, intellectual, ideal, abstract. 3. Holy, divine, pure. 4. Ecclesiastical, not lay, not secular. 5. Internal, not literal. Spirituality, n. 1. Immateriality. 2. Religious function (as of the church). 3. Spiritual-mindedness. Spiritualize, v. a. Purify, elevate, refine, make spiritual. Spiritual-mindedness, n. Spirituality. Spirituous, a. Alcoholic, ardent. Spirt, v. n. Gush, jet, spout. Spirt, v. a. Spout, throw out. Spiry, a. 1. Winding, wreathed, curled, spiral, helical, cochleary, cochleated, screw-shaped. 2. Pyramidal, tapering. Spit, v. n. Spawl, sputter. Spit, n. Spittle, saliva, spawl. Spit-box, n. Spittoon. Spite, n. 1. Malice, malevolence, rancor, venom, gall, malignity, maliciousness, hate, grudge, pique, ill-nature. 2. Defiance, opposition, despite, contempt. Spiteful, a. Malicious, malignant, malevolent, malign, ill-disposed, evil-minded, ill-natured. Spittoon, n. Spit-box. Splash, v. n. Plash, dabble in water. Splash, v. a. Dash, spatter, plash. Splay, v. a. (Arch.) Slope (as the side of a window), slant. Spleen, n. 1. (Anat.) Milt. 2. Anger, spite, animosity, gall, rancor, pique, malevolence, malignity, grudge, hatred, malice, ill humor, ill blood, bad blood. 3. Melancholy, despondency, hypochondria, dejection, depression, dumps, megrims, the dismals, the blues, blue devils. Spleeny, a. Angry, fretful, SPLENETIC. Splendid, a. 1. Shining, glowing, resplendent, effulgent, refulgent, bright, lustrous, radiant, beaming, brilliant. 2. Showy, magnificent, gorgeous, sumptuous, pompous, superb, kingly. 3. Illustrious, conspicuous, eminent, distinguished, pre-eminent, remarkable, famous, celebrated, glorious. 4. Grand, heroic, sublime, lofty, noble. Splendor, n. 1. Lustre, brilliance, brilliancy, brightness, polish. 2. Magnificence, pomp, stateliness, show, gorgeousness, pompousness, display, parade, ÉCLAT, striking effect. 3. Eminence, celebrity, fame, glory. 4. Grandeur, sublimity. Splenetic, a. 1. Irascible, irritable, fretful, peevish, touchy, testy, pettish, waspish, petulant, choleric, snappish, cross. 2. Morose, sullen, sulky, churlish, sour, crabbed. 3. Melancholy, despondent, moping, gloomy, melancholic, hypochondriacal, jaundiced. Splice, v. a. Braid together (as the ends of ropes), join together. Splinter, v. a. Split (into thin pieces), shiver. Splinter, v. n. Be split (into thin pieces), be shivered. Splinters, n. pl. Flinders, fragments. Split, v. a. 1. Cleave, rive, rend, burst, SPLINTER, tear asunder. 2. Divide, sunder, separate, part. Split, v. n. 1. Burst, be riven, be rent, SPLINTER, be split. 2. Be broken, be dashed to pieces. Split, n. Crack, fissure, rent. Split hairs, Refine, be over-nice, affect nicety, make useless distinctions. Splurge, n. [Colloquial, U. S.] Blustering effort. Splutter, n. [Colloquial.] Bustle, stir. Splutter, v. n. [Colloquial.] Stammer (through haste). Splutterer, n. [Colloquial.] Stammerer. Spoil, v. a. 1. Plunder, rob, despoil, fleece, strip, ravage, waste. 2. Injure, harm, disfigure, mar. Spoil, v. n. 1. Steal, pilfer, engage in robbery. 2. Decay, be corrupted. Spoil, n. Booty, pillage, plunder, prey, rapine. Spoiler, n. 1. Plunderer, robber, pillager. 2. Destroyer, corrupter. Spoken, a. Oral, parole, nuncupative, not written. Spokesman, n. Speaker, prolocutor. Spoliate, v. a. Rob, plunder, spoil. Spoliation, n. Robbery, pillage, plundering, rapine, devastation, destruction. Sponge, v. a. 1. Wipe (with a sponge), cleanse. 2. Dampen, wet. Sponger, n. Parasite, hanger-on. Spongy, a. Bibulous, porous. Sponsor, n. 1. Surety. 2. Godfather or godmother. Spontaneity, n. Spontaneousness. Spontaneous, a. Voluntary, instinctive, uncompelled, unbidden, unconstrained, willing, gratuitous, free, of one's own accord. Spontaneousness, n. Spontaneity. Spooney, n. [Colloquial.] Dunce, blockhead. Sporadic, a. Scattered, occurring here and there. Sport, n. 1. Play, diversion, amusement, pastime, game, fun, frolic, gambol, prank, jest, recreation, hilarity, entertainment, merriment, mirth, jollity, joviality, pleasantry, merry-making. 2. Mockery, derision, mock, ridicule, contemptuous mirth. Sport, v. n. Play, frolic, disport, wanton, skip, frisk, romp, caper, make fun, make merry. Sport, v. a. [Colloquial.] Exhibit, display, make a show of. Sportive, a. Jocose, jocular, waggish, frolicsome, playful, gamesome, DAFT, facetious, funny, merry, gay, debonair, vivacious, lively, sprightly, jocund, wanton, buxom, prankish, full of play, full of fun. Spot, n. 1. Speck, blot. 2. Blemish, stain, taint, flaw. 3. Place, locality. Spot, v. a. 1. Make spots on, dapple, variegate. 2. Stain, sully, soil, tarnish, blemish. 3. [Cant term,] Mark, take special note of. Spotless, a. 1. Unspotted, undefaced, perfect. 2. Immaculate, unstained, untainted, unblemished, untarnished, blameless, stainless, innocent, pure. Spotted, a. Speckled, bespeckled, bespotted, dotted, freckled, spotty. Spotty, a. Spotted. Spousal, a. Matrimonial, conjugal, connubial, hymeneal, bridal, marital. Spousals, n. pl. Nuptials, espousals, marriage. Spouse, n. Husband or wife, married person, consort. Spouseless, a. Unmarried. Spout, n. 1. Ajutage, pipe. 2. Nozzle, nose. Spout, v. a. 1. Spirt, pour out (through a narrow orifice). 2. Utter (pompously), mouth, declaim, speak. Spout, v. n. 1. Gush, issue. 2. [Colloquial.] Declaim, rant, make a speech, hold forth. Spouter, n. Declaimer. Sprain, v. a. Strain (as a joint), twist, wrench. Spray, n. 1. Twig, shoot, sprig. 2. Foam, froth, spume. Spread, v. a. 1. Extend, expand, mantle, stretch, dilate. 2. Disperse, scatter, distribute, diffuse. 3. Publish, divulge, propagate, disseminate, circulate, promulgate, make known, make public, spread abroad. 4. Unfold, unfurl, open. 5. Cover, overspread. Spread, v. n. 1. Extend, be expanded. 2. Be dispersed, be scattered. 3. Circulate, be circulated, be spread abroad. Spread, n. 1. Extent, reach, compass. 2. Dissemination, circulation, propagation. Spread-eagle, a. [Colloquial, U. S.] Bombastic, pompous, inflated, turgid, tumid, swelling, stilted, grandiloquent, pretentious, sophomorical, HIGHFALUTIN, high-flowing, high-sounding. Spread over, [Active and Neuter.] Overrun, run over. Spree, n. [Colloquial.] 1. Carousal, revel, revelry, revelling, jollification, bacchanals, saturnalia, debauch, compotation, wassail, orgies, carouse, cups, drinking bout. 2. Row, riot, disturbance, SHINDY. Sprig, n. Twig, shoot, spray. Sprightliness, n. Liveliness, briskness, vivacity, animation, alertness, cheerfulness, gayety, frolicsomeness. Sprightly, a. Lively, mercurial, animated, vigorous, vivacious, buoyant, brisk, active, alert, agile, blithe, blithesome, gay, airy, cheerful, joyous, frolicsome, buxom, debonair, pleasant. Spring, v. n. 1. Leap, bound, jump, vault, hop, CAPER. 2. Rise, start, come forth. 3. Arise, proceed, issue, put forth, shoot forth, make its appearance. 4. Originate, emanate, flow, take its rise, have its origin. 5. Rebound, fly back. 6. Warp, bend. Spring, n. 1. Leap, bound, jump. 2. Elasticity, resiliency, springiness, elastic force. 3. Fountain, well, FOUNT, fountain-head. 4. Source, original, origin, principle, cause. 5. Vernal season. Spring a leak, Begin to leak. Springe, n. Snare, gin, noose, net, toil, trap. Spring-halt, n. String-halt. Springiness, n. Elasticity, resilience, spring. Springy, a. Elastic, resilient, rebounding. Sprinkle, v. a. 1. Scatter, strew. 2. Bedew, besprinkle. Sprinkle, v. n. Rain (moderately). Sprinkler, n. Watering pot. Sprinkling, n. Affusion. Sprite, n. Fairy, elf, spirit, ghost, spectre, apparition, shade, phantom, phantasm, goblin, hobgoblin. Sprout, v. n. Shoot, germinate, vegetate, push, grow, pullulate, put forth, shoot forth, burst forth. Sprout, n. 1. Acrospire, plumule. 2. Shoot, ratoon, young branch. Spruce, a. Neat (without elegance), trim, nice, trig, line, finical, smart, jaunty, natty, foppish, dandyish. Spruce, v. n. Prink, dress finically. Spruce, v. a. Trim, deck, dress. Spry, a. [Colloquial.] Active, lively, brisk, nimble, supple, agile, sprightly, quick, smart, prompt, alert, stirring, ready, dapper. Spume, n. Foam, froth, spray. Spumous, a. Spumy. Spumy, a. Foamy, frothy, spumous. Spunk, n. 1. Touchwood. 2. Punk, amadou, agaric, German tinder. 3. [Colloquial.] Spirit, pluck, mettle, energy, force, courage. Spur, n. 1. Goad, prick, point, rowel. 2. Incitement, stimulus, incentive, impulse, inducement, instigation, provocation, motive. 3. Snag, point, knot, gnarl, knob, projection. 4. Ergot, horn-seed, spurred rye. Spur, v. a. 1. Prick (with the spur). 2. Stimulate, incite, rouse, arouse, goad, induce, instigate, impel, urge forward, drive. Spur, v. n. Prick, gallop, hasten, press forward, press on. Spurious, a. 1. Illegitimate, bastard. 2. Counterfeit, supposititious, meretricious, deceitful, sham, false, mock, pretended, feigned, clap-trap, fictitious, unauthentic, make-believe, not genuine. Spurn, v. a. 1. Kick. 2. Contemn, scorn, scout, despise, disdain, make light of, look down upon, hold in contempt. Spurred-rye, Ergot, spur. Sputter, v. n. 1. Spit, spawl. 2. Splutter, stammer. Sputterer, a. Stammerer, splutterer. Spy, n. Scout, emissary (in disguise), secret agent. Spy, v. a. See, behold, discern, espy. Squab, a. 1. Fat, plump, stout, portly, dumpy, squabbish, squabby. 2. Unfledged, unfeathered. Squab, n. Young pigeon. Squabbish, a. Squabby, SQUAB. Squabble, v. n. Quarrel, wrangle, dispute, contend, fight, jangle, TIFF. Squabble, n. Brawl, wrangle, dispute, petty quarrel. Squabby, a. Squabbish, SQUAB. Squad, n. Gang, band, crew, set, knot, bevy, lot, small company. Squalid, a. Filthy, nasty, dirty, foul, unclean. Squalidity, n. Foulness, SQUALIDNESS. Squalidness, n. Foulness, filthiness, squalidity, squalor. Squall, v. n. Cry (as an infant), bawl, yell, scream, cry out. Squall, n. 1. Cry, bawl, yell, scream, outcry. 2. Storm (sudden and brief), blast, gust, sudden breeze. Squally, a. Gusty, blustering, stormy, tempestuous. Squalor, n. [L.] Foulness, SQUALIDNESS. Squamate, a. Scaly, SQUAMOSE. Squamated, a. Scaly, SQUAMOSE. Squamose, a. (Bot.) Scaly, squamate, squamated, squamous. Squamous, a. Scaly, SQUAMOSE. Squander, v. a. Spend (profusely), lavish, expend, waste, lose, dissipate, run out, throw away, muddle away. Squanderer, n. Spendthrift, prodigal, waster. Square, a. 1. Quadrilateral and equi-angular. 2. Perpendicular, making a right angle. 3. Just, honest, fair, equitable, upright, exact, equal. 4. Adjusted, balanced, settled, even. Square, n. 1. Four-sided figure (with equal sides and angles), quadrate. 2. Square number. 3. Open area (in a city or town). 4. (Arch.) One hundred superficial feet. Square, v. a. 1. Make square. 2. Regulate, adapt, fit, suit, accommodate. 3. Adjust, settle, close, balance. 4. (Arith.) Multiply into itself. Square, v. n. Suit, fit, accord, harmonize, quadrate, comport, cohere, chime in, fall in. Squash, v. a. Crush. Squat, v. n. 1. Crouch, cower, sit close to the ground. 2. [Modern.] Settle (without title to the land), plant one's self, take up one's quarters, pitch one's tent. Squat, a. 1. Crouching, cowering. 2. Dumpy, STUMPY, stubby, short and thick. Squaw-vine, n. Checkerberry, partridge-berry, winter-clover (Mitchella repens). Squeal, v. n. Cry (as a pig), yell. Squeamish, a. Fastidious, dainty, difficult, scrupulous, over-nice, hard to please. Squeeze, v. a. 1. Compress, gripe, pinch, nip, press closely. 2. Force (between close bodies), drive. Squeeze, v. n. Press, crowd, force a way, urge one's way. Squeeze out, Press out, force out. Squeteague, n. Weak-fish (Labrus squeteague or Onolithus regalis). Squib, n. 1. Cracker. 2. Lampoon, pasquinade, satire. Squib, v. n. [Colloquial.] Make lampoons, throw squibs, make sarcastic remarks. Squid, n. Cuttle-fish. Squint, v. n. Look askant, look askance, look obliquely. Squint-eyed, a. Cock-eyed. Squire, n. Esquire. Squireen, n. [Modern, Eng.] Country-squire, petty squire. Squirm, v. n. Writhe, wriggle. Squirt, v. a. Eject (through a syringe). Squirt, n. Syringe. Stab, n. Thrust, stick. Stab, v. a. Pierce, transfix, gore, spear. Stability, n. 1. Fixedness, durability, permanence, stableness. 2. Constancy, steadiness, firmness. Stable, a. 1. Fixed, established, durable, enduring, permanent, immovable, immutable, unalterable, indestructible, unchangeable, invariable. 2. Constant, steady, firm, steadfast, stanch, not fickle, not wavering. Stableness, n. Stability. Stables, n. pl. Mews. Stable-servant, n. Groom, hostler. Staff, n. 1. Cane, stick, pole, rod, partisan, truncheon. 2. Support, prop, stay. 3. État major, staff, staff-officers, commissioned officers. 4. Stanza, verse, stave. Stag, n. Hart, male red deer (Cervus elaphus). Stage, n. 1. Platform, scaffold, STAGING. 2. Theatre, play-house. 3. Step, degree. Stage-like, a. Ranting, declamatory, STAGEY. Stagey, a. [Colloquial.] Ranting, declamatory, bombastic, theatrical, stage-like. Stage-player, n. Actor, performer, player, comedian, tragedian. Stagger, v. n. Reel, totter, vacillate. Stagger, v. a. Shock, astonish, astound, amaze, confound, dumfounder, pose, surprise, nonplus, strike with wonder, take by surprise. Staging, n. [U. S.] Platform, scaffold. Stagnant, a. 1. Motionless, standing, close. 2. Sluggish, inactive, inert, torpid, dull, heavy. Stagnate, v. n. 1. Be stagnant, stand still. 2. Be dull, be inactive. Staid, a. Sober, grave, steady, serious, sedate. Stain, v. a. 1. Soil, sully, contaminate, tarnish, spot, blot, blemish, discolor. 2. Dye, tinge, color. 3. Disgrace, pollute, corrupt, defile, dishonor, debase, deprave, contaminate, taint. Stain, n. 1. Blemish, tarnish, spot, blot, imperfection. 2. Disgrace, dishonor, contamination, taint. Stainless, a. 1. Spotless, untarnished, unspotted. 2. Unsullied, faultless, innocent, uncorrupted, guiltless, pure. Stair, n. 1. Stairs, flight of steps. 2. Step (of a flight of stairs). Stairs, n. pl. Stair-case, flight of steps, flight of stairs, pair of stairs, set of steps. Stair-case, n. Stairs (with casing, &c.), flight of stairs. Stake, n. 1. Stick (pointed for driving into the ground), picket, pale. 2. Wager, bet, pledge. 3. Risk, hazard, venture, adventure. Stake, v. a. Risk, venture, hazard, peril, imperil, jeopardize, wager, pledge, put at stake, put at hazard. Stale, a. 1. Vapid, tasteless, insipid, mawkish, flat, flashy, musty, fusty, sour, not fresh. 2. Old, decayed, faded, effete, time-worn, worn out, not new. 3. Trite, common, hackneyed, commonplace, threadbare, not novel. Stalk, v. n. 1. Walk (stealthily). 2. Stride, strut. Stalk, n. Stem, petiole, pedicel, CULM, peduncle. Stalking-horse, n. Mask, cover, pretence. Stall, n. 1. Stable. 2. Compartment (as in a stable), cell, recess. 3. Stand (where things are sold), shop, booth. 4. Seat (for a dignitary in the choir of a church). Stall, v. a. 1. Put in a stable, keep in a stable. 2. Set fast (as in mire), fix in a slough. Stallion, n. Stud-horse, breeding-horse. Stalwart, a. 1. Strong, stout, sinewy, brawny, muscular, athletic, lusty, robust, sturdy, strapping, vigorous, powerful, puissant, able-bodied, Herculean, gigantic, stalworth. 2. Brave, bold, manly, valiant, valorous, gallant, intrepid, daring, resolute, firm, indomitable, redoubtable. Stalworth, a. Stalwart. Stamina, n. pl. 1. Firm parts (that give strength), principal elements. 2. Strength, vigor, force, stoutness, sturdiness, lustiness. Stammel, a. Reddish (paler than scarlet). Stammer, v. n. Stutter, hesitate (in speaking), falter, haw, hum and haw. Stammer, n. Stutter, hesitate, falter. Stammerer, n. Stutterer. Stammering, n. Stuttering, faltering, difficulty of utterance. Stamp, v. a. 1. Beat (with the foot or a pestle). 2. Impress, imprint, print, mark, brand, put a stamp on. Stamp, n. 1. Mark, impress, print, impression, brand. 2. Make, cast, mould, form, fashion, cut, character, complexion. Stampede, n. Sudden flight (as of horses from fright). Stanch, v. a. Stop the flow of, stop from running. Stanch, a. 1. Strong, sound, stout. 2. Steady, firm, constant, steadfast, resolute, stable, unwavering. Stanchion, n. Prop, support. Stand, v. n. 1. Be upon the feet, rest on the feet. 2. Be erect, continue erect, remain upright. 3. Be placed, be situated. 4. Remain, continue, abide, be fixed. 5. Stop, halt, pause. 6. Stay, be firm, be resolute, keep one's position, maintain one's ground, stand one's ground. 7. Rank, have rank, hold a place. 8. Be (emphatically). 9. Be valid, have force, have validity. 10. Be a candidate. 11. (Naut.) Steer, hold a course. Stand, v. a. 1. Endure, sustain, bear, weather, bear up against. 2. Resist (without flinching), oppose, withstand, stand against. 3. Abide, await, submit to. 4. Put, place, set upright. Stand, n. 1. Stop, halt, stay. 2. Post, position, place. 3. Interruption, cessation, standstill. 4. Small table. 5. Stall, booth, shop. Standard, n. 1. Ensign, flag, banner, streamer, pennons, colors. 2. Criterion, rule, test, touchstone. 3. Model, gauge. 4. Upright, support. 5. (Bot.) Vexillum. Stand of arms, Complete set of arms. Stand against, Oppose, resist, withstand. Standard-bearer, n. Ensign (of infantry), cornet (of cavalry), color-sergeant. Stand by, 1. Stand near, be near. 2. Support, assist, aid, help, defend, side with, stand for, not desert. 3. Defend, maintain, vindicate, make good, justify. Stand for, 1. Signify, mean, represent. 2. Defend, support, aid, help, side with, stand by, not desert. Stand in hand, Behoove, interest, concern, be important for, be advantageous for, be for one's interest. Stand in one's own light, Act against one's own interest, not know on which side one's bread is buttered, quarrel with one's bread and butter, kill the goose which lays golden eggs, throw a stone in one's own garden. Stand in stead, Benefit, profit, be of use, be of service, be advantageous. Stand off, Keep off, keep at a distance. Stand one in, Cost. Stand one's ground, Stand, stay, be firm, be resolute, keep one's position, maintain one's ground. Stand out, 1. Project, jut, protrude, be prominent, jut out. 2. Persist (in resistance), not yield, not comply. Stand-still, n. Interruption, cessation, stop, stand. Stand to, 1. Abide by, adhere to. 2. Be consistent with. 3. (Naut.) Ply, urge, use vigorously. Stand to it, Persist in the opinion, stick to it. Stand to reason, Seem reasonable, appear consistent. Stand up for, Defend, justify, uphold, support, sustain. Stand upon, 1. Insist upon. 2. Value, pride one's self on, think much of. Stannel, n. Kestrel, castrel, windhover (Falco tinnunculus). Stanza, n. Verse, stave, staff. Staple, n. 1. Chief commodity (of a country or a district), principal production. 2. Fibre (of cotton, wool, &c.), pile, filament. 3. Raw material. 4. Bulk, mass, body, substance, principal part, greater part. Staple, a. Chief, principal. Star, n. 1. Heavenly body. 2. Asterisk, figure of a star. 3. Fate, fortune, destiny, lot, doom. 4. Eminent person (particularly an eminent actor). Starboard, n. (Naut.) Right hand side (of a vessel, to a person looking forward). Starboard, a. (Naut.) Right. Starch, a. Stiff, STARCHED. Starched, a. Stiff, precise, formal, prim, rigid, punctilious, ceremonious, starchy, affectedly exact. Starch-sugar, n. Glucose, grape sugar. Stare, v. n. Gaze, gloat, look intently, gaze earnestly. Star-finch, n. Redstart (Phœnicura ruticilla). Star-fish, n. Sea-star, five-finger. Star-flower, n. 1. Star-of-Bethlehem (Ornithogalum umbellatum). 2. Chickweed, star-wort. Stark, a. Mere, simple, sheer, bare, downright, gross, unmistakable. Stark, ad. Wholly, entirely, completely, fully. Star-like, a. 1. Bright, lustrous, twinkling. 2. Radiated, stellate, stellated, stellular. Start, v. n. 1. Shrink, flinch, wince, startle. 2. Depart, set out, set off. Start, v. a. 1. Rouse, alarm, startle. 2. Evoke, raise, call forth. 3. Begin, initiate, institute, set on foot. 4. Move (suddenly). Start, n. 1. Startle, sudden motion. 2. Fit, spasmodic effort. 3. Beginning, outset. Starting-point, n. Point of departure. Startle, v. n. Shrink, wince, flinch, start. Startle, v. a. 1. Frighten, flight, affright, alarm, shock. 2. Strike with wonder, surprise, astonish, astound, amaze. Startle, n. Shock, START. Starvation, n. Famishment. Starve, v. n. Perish (especially with hunger). Starve, v. a. Kill with hunger, starve to death. Starveling, a. Lean, meagre, lank, emaciated, gaunt, skinny, scraggy, raw-boned. Starveling, n. Pauper, mendicant, beggar. Starwort, n. Star-flower, chickweed. State, n. 1. Condition, situation, position, plight, predicament, pass, case, category. 2. Commonwealth, civil community, body politic. 3. Pomp, parade, dignity, grandeur, magnificence, glory. State, v. a. Express (with particularity), explain, specify, set forth. State, a. National, public. State-chamber, n. Divan, audience-chamber, council-chamber. Stately, a. 1. Lofty, dignified, majestic, imperial, magnificent, grand, noble, princely, royal, palatial, elevated, august. 2. Pompous, ceremonious, solemn, formal. Stately mansion, Palace. Statement, n. Specification, mention, announcement, report, account, recital, relation, narration, description. Statesman, n. Statist, politician. Station, n. 1. Place, position, post, location, situation. 2. Office, function, business, employment, sphere of duty. 3. Rank, standing, character, state, condition, STATUS. 4. Depot (of a railroad), station-house. Station, v. a. Place, locate, post, fix, establish, set. Stationary, a. Fixed, stable, standing, still, quiescent, motionless, permanent, at rest, at a stand, standing still. Station-house, n. Station (of a railroad), depot. Statist, n. Statesman, politician. Statuary, n. 1. Sculpture, carving. 2. Statues (collectively). Statue, n. Image (made of some solid substance). Statuette, n. Small statue, little image. Stature, n. Height, tallness. Status, n. [L.] Standing, rank, station, condition. Statute, n. Law, act, enactment, ordinance. Staurolite, n. 1. Staurotide. 2. Harmotome. Staurotide, n. Cross-stone, grenatite, staurolite. Stave, n. Stanza, verse, staff. Stave, v. a. Burst, break a hole in, stave in. Stave in, Burst, STAVE. Stave off, Defer, delay, postpone, adjourn, procrastinate, put off, lay over, let lie over. Stay, v. n. 1. Sojourn, tarry, abide, dwell, lodge, rest, take up one's quarters, pitch one's tent. 2. Remain, continue, stop, be fixed, stand still. 3. Wait, attend, delay, linger. Stay, v. a. 1. Stop, restrain, check, hold, withhold, curb, keep in, rein in. 2. Delay, obstruct, hinder. 3. Support, sustain, uphold, prop, hold up, shore up. Stay, n. 1. Sojourn, delay, halt, rest, repose, stop. 2. Hinderance, obstruction, interruption, obstacle, impediment, check, bar, restraint, curb, stumbling block. 3. Support, prop, staff, dependence, supporter, buttress. Stays, n. pl. Corsets. Steadfast, a. 1. Fixed, fast, established. 2. Resolute, firm, steady, stanch, constant, stable, pertinacious, unwavering, unhesitating, unshaken, unreserved, implicit. Steady, a. 1. Fixed, firm, not tottering. 2. Regular, undeviating, unremitted, uniform. 3. Constant, resolute, stanch, steadfast, stable, unwavering, persevering. Steal, v. a. 1. Purloin, pilfer, filch, CABBAGE, poach, peculate, embezzle, ROB, make off with, come unlawfully by. 2. Allure, win, gain, draw over. Steal, v. n. 1. Pilfer, purloin, thieve, practise theft. 2. Pass stealthily, go unperceived. Stealer, n. Thief, robber. Stealing, n. Theft, robbery, larceny. Stealthy, a. Sly, secret, private, clandestine, furtive, underhand, sneaking, skulking. Steam, n. 1. Vapor (especially of water). 2. Mist, fume, reek, smoke, exhalation, effluvium. Steam, v. n. 1. Emit vapor. 2. Evaporate, pass off in vapor. 3. Navigate (by means of steam), plough the deep, plough the waves. Steamboat, n. Steamer. Steamer, n. Steamboat, steamship. Steamer-duck, n. Race-horse (Micropterus brachypterus). Steamship, n. Steamer. Steatite, n. Soapstone. Steed, n. [Poetical.] Horse (especially a war horse), charger. Steel, v. a. 1. Case-harden, edge or point with steel. 2. Harden, strengthen, fortify, nerve, brace, make firm. Steep, a. Precipitous, abrupt. Steep, n. Precipice, abrupt declivity. Steep, v. a. Soak, macerate, imbrue, drench, digest, seethe. Steeple, n. Spire, tower, turret. Steeple-bush, n. Hardhack (Spiræa tomentosa). Steer, n. Young ox. Steer, v. a. Direct (as a vessel by the helm), guide, pilot, conduct, govern, have or take the direction of. Steer, v. n. 1. Direct one's course. 2. Be directed, be governed. Steersman, n. Helmsman, pilot, guide, conductor. Stellar, a. Astral, starry. Stellate, a. Star-like, radiated, stellular, stellated. Stellated, a. Stellate. Stellular, a. Stellate. Stem, n. 1. Trunk (of a tree), main stock. 2. Peduncle, pedicel, petiole, stalk. 3. Branch, shoot, scion. 4. (Naut.) Forepart (of a ship), prow, beak, bow. 5. (Mus.) Tail (of a note). Stem, v. a. 1. Oppose (as a current), resist, breast, withstand, bear up against, make head against. 2. Stop, check. Stench, n. Stink, fetor, bad smell, offensive odor. Stench-trap, n. Cesspool, stink-trap. Stenographer, n. Stenographist. Stenographist, n. Stenographer. Stenography, n. Shorthand, tachygraphy, brachygraphy. Stentorian, a. Stunning, deafening, very loud. Step, n. 1. Pace, tread. 2. Stair. 3. Degree, grade, gradation. 4. Advancement, progression. 5. Action, act, deed, proceeding. 6. Measure, means, method, expedient. 7. Round (of a ladder), rundle. 8. Short distance, stone's throw, small space, few steps. Step, v. n. Walk. Steppe, n. Prairie, pampa, savanna. Stercoraceous, a. Fecal. Sterile, a. Barren, unfruitful, fruitless, unproductive, unprolific, infecund, addle, ACARPOUS, jejune, poor. Sterility, n. Barrenness, unfruitfulness, fruitlessness, unproductiveness, infecundity. Sterling, a. Genuine, pure, true, real, substantial, positive. Stern, a. 1. Forbidding, austere, severe, rigid. 2. Harsh, cruel, bitter, rigorous, strict, hard, unrelenting, inflexible, uncompromising. Stern, n. Hinder part (of a vessel). Sternness, n. 1. Severity, austerity, rigidity. 2. Harshness, asperity, rigor, inflexibility, cruelty. Sternum, n. (Anat.) Breastbone. Sternutation, n. Sneezing. Sternutative, a. Sternutatory. Sternutatory, a. Sternutative, errhine, that produces sneezing. Stertorous, a. Snoring. Stew, v. a. Boil (slowly), seethe, simmer. Stew, v. n. Be boiled (slowly). Stew, n. 1. Brothel, bagnio, bawdy house, whore-house, house of prostitution, house of ill fame. 2. [Colloquial.] Confusion, difficulty, scrape, mess. 3. Bouilli, stewed meat. Steward, n. 1. Major-domo. 2. Manciple. Stibial, a. Antimonial. Stibium, n. 1. Antimony. 2. Stibnite. Stibnite, n. Stibium, antimony glance. Stich, n. Line, verse. Stick, n. 1. Rod, switch, birch. 2. Club, bludgeon. 3. Cane, staff. 4. Piece of timber. 5. Stab, thrust. Stick, v. a. 1. Pierce, penetrate, transfix, stab, spear, gore. 2. Insert, thrust, infix. 3. Attach, paste, glue, cement. 4. Fix (on something pointed). Stick, v. n. 1. Adhere, cleave, cling, hold, stay fixed. 2. Abide, remain, stop, stay, hold fast, be infixed. 3. Hesitate, waver, doubt, scruple, stickle, be embarrassed, be puzzled. Stick at, Hesitate about, doubt about, be puzzled by. Stick by, Adhere to, be faithful to, be true to, stick to. Stickle, v. n. 1. Struggle (pertinaciously and on trifling grounds), contend, altercate. 2. Hesitate, waver, doubt, scruple, stick, be puzzled. Stickle-back, n. Prickle-back. Stickler, n. Pertinacious person. Stick out, Project, protrude, be prominent. Stick Sulphur, Cane brimstone, roll sulphur. Stick to, 1. Adhere to, STICK BY. 2. Persevere in. Sticky, a. Adhesive, glutinous, viscous, viscid, tenacious, gluey. Stiff, a. 1. Rigid, unbending, unyielding, inflexible. 2. Firm, tenacious, thick, inspissated. 3. Stubborn, obstinate, pertinacious, rigorous, severe, strict, straight-laced, stringent, peremptory, absolute, positive, austere, dogmatic, uncompromising. 4. Formal, constrained, ceremonious, punctilious, prim, starch, stately, chilling, frigid, in buckram. 5. Inelegant, cramped, harsh, crude, graceless, abrupt. 6. Strong, fresh. Stiff-necked, a. Stubborn, obdurate, dogged, mulish, headstrong, contumacious, cross-grained, unruly, intractable. Stifle, v. a. 1. Smother, choke, suffocate. 2. Suppress, repress, check, deaden, stop, destroy, extinguish, quench. 3. Still, hush, silence, muffle, muzzle, gag. Stigma, n. 1. Mark (made with a hot iron), brand. 2. Stain, blot, disgrace, reproach, dishonor. Stigmatize, v. a. 1. Brand, mark with a hot iron. 2. Disgrace, reproach, dishonor, vilify, defame, discredit, brand, post. Stiletto, n. 1. Dagger, dirk, poniard. 2. Bodkin. Still, v. a. 1. Silence, stifle, muffle, hush. 2. Calm, compose, quiet, allay, appease, pacify, tranquillize, smooth. Still, a. 1. Silent, noiseless, hushed, mute, mum. 2. Quiet, calm, tranquil, placid, serene, stilly. 3. Motionless, quiescent, at rest. Still, ad. or conj. 1. Yet, till now, to this time. 2. However, nevertheless, notwithstanding. 3. Always, ever, continually, habitually. Stilly, a. Quiet, calm, tranquil, serene, still. Stilt, n. Stilt-bird, long-legged plover (Himantopus melanopterus). Stilt-bird, n. Stilt. Stilted, a. Pompous, swelling, inflated, bombastic, turgid, pretentious, grandiloquent, high-flowing, high-sounding, HIGH-FALUTIN, on stilts. Stimulant, a. Stimulating, exciting, stimulative. Stimulant, n. 1. Stimulating medicine. 2. Incentive, STIMULUS. Stimulate, v. a. Incite, excite, instigate, animate, awaken, provoke, pique, encourage, inspirit, urge, prompt, goad, rouse, arouse, whet, foment, spur, impel, inflame, fire, kindle, stir up, set on, work up. Stimulative, a. Stimulating, STIMULANT. Stimulative, n. Stimulus. Stimulus, n. Incentive, spur, goad, incitement, stimulant, provocative, provocation, motive, encouragement. Sting, v. a. 1. Prick, wound, hurt. 2. Afflict, pain, cut to the quick, go to one's heart. Stingy, a. Niggardly, penurious, parsimonious, miserly, close, mean, covetous, avaricious, sordid, close-fisted. Stink, v. n. Smell bad, smell ill, emit a stench. Stink, n. Stench, fetor, FUNK, offensive odor, bad smell. Stinkard, n. Teledu (Mydaus meliceps). Stink-stone, n. Swinestone. Stink-trap, n. Cesspool, stench-trap. Stint, v. a. 1. Limit, bound, restrain, confine. 2. Straiten, pinch, distress, put on short allowance. 3. [U. S.] Assign a task to. Stint, v. n. Stop, cease, desist. Stint, n. 1. Limit, bound, restraint. 2. Quantity assigned. 3. Allotted task. Stipe, n. Stalk (of a pistil), stem (of a mushroom or a fern). Stipend, n. Salary, wages, allowance, pay, hire, compensation, remuneration. Stipple, v. a. Engrave (by dots, instead of lines). Stipulate, v. n. Bargain, agree, contract, engage, covenant, provide. Stipulation, n. Bargain, agreement, contract, engagement, obligation, covenant, indenture, concordat, pact, convention. Stir, v. a. 1. Move. 2. Agitate, disturb. 3. Discuss, argue, moot. 4. Instigate, incite, excite, rouse, arouse, awaken, prompt, stimulate, provoke, animate, goad, spur, stir up, set on. Stir, v. n. 1. Move, budge, go, change place, change one's position, move one's self. 2. Be active, be in motion. 3. Appear, happen, turn up, come into notice. 4. [Colloquial.] Rise (from bed in the morning), get up. Stir, n. 1. Movement, activity, bustle, FUSS, hurry, flurry, fidget, ado. 2. Agitation, excitement, confusion, tumult, commotion. Stir one's stumps, [Colloquial.] Hasten, be quick, make the most of one's time, not suffer the grass to grow under one's feet. Stirrer up, Inciter, instigator. Stirring, a. Active, lively, brisk, smart, industrious, diligent. Stir up, Instigate, excite, STIR. Stitch, v. a. 1. Sew, sew together. 2. Make stitches in. Stithy, n. Smithy, smithery, FORGE, smith's shop. Stive, v. a. 1. Stow, stuff close. 2. Make hot, close, or sultry. Stoat, n. Ermine (Mustela erminea), meniver. Stock, n. 1. Trunk (of a tree), stalk, stem. 2. Post, pillar, block, log. 3. Handle (of an instrument), haft. 4. Cravat, neckcloth. 5. Race, lineage, pedigree, parentage, ancestry, family. 6. Capital, fund, invested property. 7. Store, supply, accumulation, provision, hoard, reserve. 8. Live-stock, domestic animals (on a farm). Stock, v. a. 1. Store, supply, furnish, fill. 2. Reserve, save, garner, hoard, reposit, accumulate, lay in, treasure up, lay by. Stock-dove, n. Wild pigeon (of Europe), wood-pigeon (Columba ænas). Stockholder, n. Shareholder. Stockish, a. Stupid, blockish, STOLID. Stock-jobber, n. Speculator in stocks, trader in stocks. Stocks, n. pl. 1. Funds (invested in joint-stock enterprises or in the obligations of a Government), public funds, public securities. 2. Shares (in joint-stock companies, or in the obligations of a Government). Stock-still, a. Stone-still, perfectly still. Stocky, a. [Colloquial.] Stout, plump, chubbed, stubby, STUMPY, short and thick. Stoic, n. Follower of Zeno, stoical philosopher. Stoic, a. Passionless, apathetic, unimpassioned, imperturbable, philosophic, Platonic, cool, indifferent, cold, cold-blooded. Stoical, a. Passionless, apathetic, unimpassioned, imperturbable, philosophic, Platonic, cool, indifferent, cold, cold-blooded. Stoicism, n. 1. Stoical philosophy, philosophy of Zeno. 2. Apathy, insensibility, coolness, indifference, coldness, phlegm, cold blood. Stolen, a. 1. Purloined, pilfered, taken wrongfully. 2. Furtive, stealthy, surreptitious, clandestine, secret, sly. Stolid, a. Stupid, dull, heavy, doltish, slow, foolish, blockish, obtuse, stockish. Stolidity, n. Stupidity, dullness, foolishness, doltishness, obtuseness, stolidness. Stolidness, n. Stolidity. Stoma, n. [Gr. pl. Stomata.] 1. Pore (in plants). 2. Breathing-hole (in articulate animals). Stomach, n. 1. Appetite. 2. Inclination, desire, taste, liking. Stomach, v. a. Brook, endure, bear, suffer, put up with. Stomachal, a. Stomachic. Stomachic, n. Cordial, medicine for the stomach, stomachal. Stomachic, a. Stomachal, cordial, good for the stomach. Stomachical, a. Stomachal, cordial, good for the stomach. Stone, n. 1. Rock, pebble. 2. Gem, jewel, precious stone. 3. Nut (of a drupe). 4. Vesical calculus. 5. Testicle. 6. Monumental tablet. Stone, v. a. 1. Pelt with stones. 2. Face with stone, line with stone. 3. Free from stones. Stone-bed, n. Quarry, stone-pit. Stone-blind, a. Totally blind. Stone-coal, n. Anthracite, blind-coal, glance-coal, hard-coal. Stone-cold, a. Cold as stone. Stone-curlew, n. Stone-plover (Œdicnemus crepitans). Stone-fruit, n. Drupe. Stone-pit, n. Quarry, stone-bed. Stone-plover, n. Stone-curlew. Stone's cast, n. Stone's throw. Stone's throw, n. Stone's cast, short distance, few steps. Stone-still, a. Stock-still. Stone-weed, n. Red-root (Lithospermum arvense). Stony-hearted, a. Cruel, unfeeling, pitiless, remorseless, hard-hearted. Stook, n. Shock (of corn), hattock. Stool, n. 1. Seat (without a back). 2. Discharge (from the bowels), evacuation. 3. [Local, U. S.] Decoy-bird. Stool-pigeon, n. 1. Decoy-pigeon. 2. [U. S.] Decoy-rogue (employed by the police). Stoop, v. n. 1. Couch, bend forward, bend down, lean forward. 2. Cower, yield, submit, succumb, surrender, knuckle, give in. 3. Condescend, deign, vouchsafe. 4. Swoop, descend, come down, bear down. 5. Sink, fall. Stoop, v. a. Lower, abase, bow, bend down, bend forward. Stoop, n. 1. Condescension. 2. Swoop, descent. 3. Flagon, bowl. 4. [U. S.] Door-steps, porch. Stop, v. a. 1. Close, close up. 2. Hinder, repress, restrain, suppress, obstruct, stay, intercept, preclude, thwart, impede, interrupt, block, blockade, barricade, check, bring to a stand-still, lay an embargo on. 3. Leave, cease from, desist from, refrain from, leave off, make an end of. 4. Suspend, arrest, intermit, discontinue, quiet, put an end to. Stop, v. n. 1. Be at a stand-still, come to a stand, come to a stand-still, come to a dead lock, cease progress, halt, stand still, lie by, LIE TO. 2. Cease, desist, forbear, leave off, break off. 3. [Colloquial, U. S.] Tarry, stay, lodge, take lodgings, have lodgings. Stop, n. 1. Pause, rest, intermission. 2. Interruption, repression, obstruction, hinderance, obstacle, check, impediment. 3. Point, mark of punctuation. Stop-cock, n. Cock, tap. Stoppage, n. Obstruction, hinderance, interruption, prevention. Stopper, n. Stopple, plug. Stopple, n. Stopper, plug. Store, n. 1. Stock, supply. 2. Abundance, plenty, great quantity, great number. 3. Warehouse, magazine, store-house, repository, depot. 4. Shop. Store, v. a. 1. Garner, hoard, husband, deposit, save, reserve, treasure up, lay in, lay up, lay by, set by, store up, lay in store. 2. Supply, furnish, stock, replenish, provide. Store-house, n. Magazine, warehouse, repository, depot, store. Storge, n. [Gr.] Parental love, instinctive affection (for offspring). Storm, n. 1. Tempest, gale, SQUALL, hurricane, TORNADO, violent wind (usually accompanied with rain, hail, or snow). 2. Disturbance, agitation, commotion, tumult, turmoil, clamor, sedition, insurrection, outbreak. 3. Calamity, adversity, distress. 4. Attack, assault, onslaught, onset, first brunt. Storm, v. a. Attack (with violence, as a fortification), assault. Storm, v. n. 1. Blow violently (with or without rain, hail, or snow). 2. Rage, fume. Storminess, n. Tempestuousness, inclemency, roughness. Stormy, a. 1. Tempestuous, windy, gusty, squally, boisterous, blustering. 2. Violent, passionate, rough. Stormy petrel, Mother Carey's chicken (Procellaria pelagica). Story, n. 1. History. 2. Narration, narrative, recital, relation, rehearsal, account, statement, tale. 3. Fiction, fable, romance, novel. 4. [Colloquial.] Falsehood, untruth, lie. 5. Floor, loft. Stout, a. 1. Strong, sinewy, brawny, athletic, lusty, robust, sturdy, stalwart, vigorous, able-bodied. 2. Brave, valiant, valorous, intrepid, bold, manful, manly, resolute, gallant, firm, indomitable. 3. Large, corpulent, obese, strapping, bouncing, portly, chubby, jolly, burly, plump, fat, in good case. Stout-hearted, a. Brave, valiant, valorous, courageous, resolute, gallant, intrepid, fearless, heroic, manly. Stove-pipe, n. Funnel. Stow, v. a. Pack, stuff, stive, wedge in, put in compactly. Strabism, n. Squinting, STRABISMUS. Strabismus, n. Squinting, strabism, cast of the eye, obliquity of vision. Straddle, v. a. Bestride. Straggle, v. n. Rove, ramble, stray, stroll, range, roam, wander, deviate, digress, gad about, go out of the way, go astray. Straggler, n. Wanderer, rambler, rover, strayer, stroller, vagrant, vagabond, nomad, bird of passage. Straggling, a. 1. Roving, rambling, straying, strolling, wandering. 2. Scattered, occurring here and there. 3. Isolated, solitary. Strahlstein, n. Actinolite, ray-stone. Straight, a. 1. Rectilinear, direct, short, near, right, undeviating, not crooked, not curved. 2. Vertical, upright, erect, perpendicular. 3. Just, fair, honorable, straightforward. Straight, ad. Immediately, directly, forthwith, straightway, at once, without delay. Straight-edge, n. Strike, strickle. Straighten, v. a. Make straight. Straightforward, a. 1. Direct, undeviating, STRAIGHT. 2. Honest, honorable, equitable, fair, just, square, even-handed. Straightforward, ad. Directly, in a straight line, without turning to the right or to the left. Straightway, ad. Straight, immediately. Strain, v. a. 1. Stretch, draw tightly. 2. Wrench, sprain. 3. Exert (to the utmost), put to the utmost strength. 4. Pervert (from the true intent), push too far. 5. Force, constrain, compel. 6. Filter, purify (by filtration). Strain, v. n. 1. Try hard, make great efforts. 2. Percolate, filter, be filtered, be strained. Strain, n. 1. Extreme tension. 2. Over-exertion, violent effort, great exertion. 3. Sprain, wrench. 4. Tune, melody, movement. 5. Poem, lay, song, sonnet. 6. Style, manner. Strait, a. 1. Narrow, close, contracted, constricted, not broad, not wide. 2. Strict, rigorous, rigid, severe. Strait, n. 1. Narrow pass (especially between two seas), gut, narrows. 2. Distress, difficulty, perplexity, dilemma, embarrassment, pinch, exigency, emergency, critical situation. Straiten, v. a. 1. Confine, limit, constrict, contract. 2. Stretch, straighten, make tight or tense. 3. Distress, perplex, pinch, embarrass, oppress. Straitened, a. Distressed, perplexed, embarrassed. Strait-jacket, n. Strait-waistcoat. Straight-laced, a. Strict, rigid, formal, stiff, stern, rigorous, austere, uncompromising. Strait-waistcoat, n. Strait-jacket. Strake, n. (Ship building.) Streak, range of planks (on the side of a vessel). Stramonium, n. Thorn-apple, stramony, Jamestown weed, apple Peru (Datura stramonium). Stramony, n. Stramonium. Strand, n. Beach, shore, coast, seaboard, seacoast. Stranded, a. Aground, ashore, wrecked, cast away. Strand, v. n. Run aground, get ashore, be wrecked, be cast away. Strange, a. 1. Foreign, outlandish, exotic, alien, not native, not domestic, from abroad. 2. New, novel, unusual, uncommon, unnatural, abnormal, anomalous, singular, rare, irregular, extraordinary, wonderful, inexplicable, exceptional, unique, PRETERNATURAL, unheard of, out of the way. 3. Odd, eccentric, queer, peculiar, BIZARRE. Stranger, n. 1. Foreigner, alien. 2. Guest, visitor. Stranger, a. 1. Foreign, alien. 2. Unacquainted, unknown. Strangle, v. a. Choke, throttle, suffocate. Strap, n. 1. Thong. 2. Strop, razor-strap, razor-strop. 3. Ligature, tie, band. Strap, v. a. 1. Whip (with a strap). 2. Bind (with a strap), fasten. 3. Strop, sharpen (on a strap). Strapper, n. [Colloquial.] Large person, giant, BOUNCER. Strapping, a. [Colloquial.] Large, huge, vast, BOUNCING, portly, burly, stout, lusty, stalwart, gigantic, Herculean. Strata, n. pl. [L. sing. Stratum.] Layers (as of rocks), beds. Stratagem, n. Artifice, device, manœuvre, intrigue, wile, trick, fetch, finesse, ruse, dodge, crafty device, artful contrivance, stroke of policy. Strategetic, a. Strategic, strategical. Strategetical, a. Strategic, strategical. Strategetics, n. pl. Strategy, generalship. Strategic, a. Strategetic, strategetical. Strategical, a. Strategetic, strategetical. Strategy, n. Generalship, strategetics, tactics, military science. Stratified, a. In strata, in layers. Stratum, n. [L. pl. Strata.] Layer, bed. Straw, n. Stalk (of grain after being thrashed). Stray, v. n. 1. Wander, rove, ramble, range, roam, straggle, stroll, deviate, digress, go out of the way, go astray. 2. Swerve (from rectitude), err. Stray, n. Estray. Stray, a. [Colloquial.] Straying, wandering, gone astray. Strayer, n. Wanderer, rambler, rover, stroller, vagrant, straggler, vagabond, nomad, bird of passage. Streak, n. 1. Stripe. 2. Strake. Streak, v. a. Stripe. Streaked, a. Striped, streaky. Streaky, a. Striped, streaked. Stream, n. 1. Current, course, flow, rush, tide. 2. River, rivulet, brook, run. Stream, v. n. 1. Flow, run, glide, pour. 2. Issue, radiate, go forth. 3. Extend, stretch out. Streamer, n. Pennon, banner, flag, ensign, standard, colors. Streamlet, n. Rill, brook, rivulet, runlet, runnel, run, BURN, small stream. Street, n. Road, highway, public way. Street-walker, n. Strumpet, whore. Strength, n. 1. Power, FORCE, might, potency, puissance, nerve. 2. Tenacity, toughness, solidity. 3. Lustiness, brawniness, robustness, stoutness. 4. Fortitude, courage, spirit, animation, firmness, resolution. 5. Validity, cogency, efficacy, prevalence, soundness. 6. Vigor (of style), energy, nervous diction. 7. Support, security, stay. Strengthen, v. a. 1. Fortify, brace, harden, steel, nerve, make strong, make stronger, give strength to, add strength to. 2. Intensify, make more intense. 3. Invigorate, animate, impart health to. 4. Confirm, corroborate, establish, justify, sustain, support. Strengthen, v. n. Grow strong. Strengthening, a. 1. Fortifying, bracing. 2. Invigorating, roborant, tonic. Strenuous, a. Zealous, ardent, earnest, active, vigorous, resolute, energetic. Strenuously, ad. Earnestly, ardently, vigorously, zealously, resolutely, energetically, actively, with all one's might, with might and main, tooth and nail, PUGNIS ET CALCIBUS, HAMMER AND TONGS, through thick and thin, through fire and water. Stress, n. 1. Force, strain. 2. Pressure, urgency. 3. Importance, significance, weight. 4. Emphasis, accent. Stretch, v. a. 1. Strain, tighten, make tense. 2. Extend, lengthen, elongate, draw out. 3. Reach, stretch forth, hold out. 4. Spread, expand, unfold, display. 5. Exaggerate, extend too far. Stretch, v. n. Extend, reach, be drawn out. Stretch, n. 1. Extent, extension, reach, compass, range. 2. Effort, struggle, strain, exertion. Stretch forth, Reach, hold out. Strew, v. a. 1. Scatter, spread. 2. Cover, overspread. Stria, n. [L. pl. Striæ.] Furrow, groove, channel. Striate, a. Channelled, furrowed, grooved. Striated, a. Channelled, furrowed, grooved. Stricken, a. 1. Struck, smitten, wounded, afflicted. 2. Advanced (in years), far gone. Stricken hour, Whole hour, entire hour. Strickle, n. Strike, straight-edge. Strict, a. 1. Tight, strained. 2. Exact, accurate, precise, very nice. 3. Severe, rigorous, stringent, stern, austere, harsh, uncompromising, strait-laced. Stricture, n. 1. Animadversion, censure, criticism, critique, critical remark. 2. (Med.) Contraction (of some duct, as the œsophagus). Stride, n. Long step. Stride, v. n. Take long steps. Stride, v. a. Bestride. Stridor, n. [L.] Grating, creaking, jarring, harsh sound. Stridulous, a. Grating, harsh, creaking. Strife, n. Contention, contest, conflict, struggle, quarrel. Strike, v. a. 1. Smite, beat, hit, knock, slap, bump, pound, give a blow to. 2. Cast, dash, hurl. 3. Impress, imprint, stamp, coin, mint. 4. Thrust, force, drive, impel. 5. Deal, inflict, give. 6. Cause (by a sudden impulse), produce. 7. Impress (suddenly), affect. 8. Lower (as a sail), take down, haul down. Strike, v. n. 1. Deal a blow. 2. Hit, clash, dash, collide, touch, come in contact. 3. Sound (by percussion). 4. Dart, penetrate, pass quickly, shoot. 5. Yield, surrender, strike the flag. 6. [Modern.] Rebel, mutiny, rise, quit work (in order to extort higher wages). Strike at, Attempt to strike, aim a blow at, try to hit. Strike, n. 1. Stroke. 2. Strickle, straight-edge. 3. Suspension of work (in order to extort higher wages), turn-out. Strike for, Start suddenly for, make for, move toward, go toward. Strike hands with, Agree with, make a bargain with. Strike home, Deal an effective blow. Strike in, 1. Enter suddenly. 2. Interpose, interrupt. 3. Disappear (from the surface). Strike in with, Side with, take part with, conform to. Strike off, 1. Cut off (by a blow). 2. Erase (from an account), strike out. 3. Print (as copies of a book). Strike out, [Active.] 1. Produce (by a blow), force out. 2. Erase, efface, strike off. 3. Devise, contrive, invent, plan. Strike out, [Neuter.] Rove, wander, make a sudden excursion. Strike the iron while it is hot, Seize the occasion, let not the opportunity slip, make hay while the sun shines. Strike up, 1. Begin to beat (as drums). 2. Begin to play or sing. Striking, a. Affecting, impressive, surprising, astonishing, wonderful, extraordinary, STUNNING. String, n. 1. Line, cord, thread, twine, CHORD. 2. Row, file, series, concatenation. String, v. a. 1. File, put on a string. 2. Set in a row, put in line. 3. Strengthen, fortify, make firm. Stringent, a. 1. Binding, contracting. 2. Strict, rigid, severe, rigorous. String-halt, n. Spring-halt. Stringy, a. 1. Fibrous, filamentous. 2. Ropy, viscid, viscous, glutinous, adhesive, smeary, dauby. Strip, v. a. 1. Tear off, pull off, strip off. 2. Uncover, denude, peel, lay bare. 3. Divest, deprive, bereave, despoil, fleece, shave, make destitute. 4. Rob, plunder, pillage, spoil, sack, ransack, devastate, desolate, lay waste. 5. Milk dry. Strip, v. n. Undress, uncover, take off the clothes. Strip, n. Piece (long and narrow, torn off), slip, shred. Stripe, v. a. Streak. Stripe, n. 1. Streak. 2. Stroke (with a lash), blow. 3. Wale, mark of the lash. Striped, a. Streaked. Striped alder, Witch-hazel. Striped squirrel, Hackee, chipmunk. Stripling, n. Lad, boy, youth, youngster, school-boy, YOUNKER. Strippings, n. pl. Strokings. Strip off, Strip, tear off, pull off. Strive, v. n. 1. Labor, endeavor, toil, struggle, try, aim, exert one's self, make an effort, do one's best, lay one's self out. 2. Contend, contest, fight, compete, cope, have a contest. 3. [Poetical.] Vie, compare, be comparable. Stroke, n. 1. Blow, knock, rap, pat, hit, thump. 2. Attack, shock. 3. Affliction, reverse, calamity, hardship, misfortune, visitation. 4. Touch, dash, sudden effort, sudden effect. Stroke, v. a. Rub gently (with the hands, in one direction). Strokings, n. pl. Strippings. Stroll, v. n. Wander, ramble, rove, roam, straggle, stray, range, wander about, stray about. Stroll, n. Ramble, walk, promenade, excursion, trip, tour, wandering, rambling, roving. Stroller, n. Wanderer, rambler, rover, strayer, straggler, vagrant, vagabond, nomad, bird of passage. Strolling, a. Wandering, roving, vagrant, nomadic. Strong, a. 1. Vigorous, robust, sturdy, athletic, brawny, sinewy, muscular, stalwart, Herculean, able-bodied, hale, healthy, hardy, stout. 2. Able, capable, efficient, mighty, potent, powerful, puissant. 3. Firm, solid, compact, impregnable, well fortified. 4. Energetic, active, vivid, intense. 5. Violent, impetuous, vehement. 6. Pungent, piquant, biting, sharp, racy, spicy, hot, peppery, high-seasoned, high-flavored. 7. Tenacious, tough, cohesive, resisting, stubborn. 8. Cogent, forcible, impressive, conclusive, persuasive. 9. Ardent, eager, zealous, hearty, earnest. 10. Alcoholic (in a high degree), intoxicating. Strong-box, n. Coffer (for money), safe, money-chest. Stronghold, n. Fort, fortress, castle, citadel, fortification, fastness, keep, bulwark, donjon, muniment, fortified place. Strong-scented, a. Strong-smelling. Strong-smelling, a. Rank, FROWZY, fetid, strong-scented. Strop, n. Strap, razor-strap, razor-strop. Strop, v. a. Strap, sharpen (on a strap). Strow, v. a. 1. Strew, scatter, spread. 2. Cover, overspread. Structure, n. 1. Construction, make, form, arrangement, conformation, configuration, contexture, texture, mode of building, manner of making. 2. Edifice, fabric, building, erection, pile. Struggle, v. n. 1. Strive, labor, toil, endeavor, try, aim, exert one's self, make an effort, do one's best. 2. Contend, contest, fight, have a contest. Struggle, n. 1. Labor, endeavor, effort, exertion, pains. 2. Contest, contention, conflict, strife, fight. Strum, v. a. Thrum, play, play upon. Struma, n. 1. (Med.) Scrofula, king's evil. 2. (Bot.) Swelling, protuberance. Strumose, a. Scrofulous. Strumous, a. Scrofulous. Strumpet, n. Harlot, prostitute, whore, courtesan, punk, wench, drab, Cyprian, street-walker, night-walker, woman of the town, woman of ill fame. Strut, v. n. Walk (pompously), swell. Strut, n. 1. Pompous walk. 2. (Arch.) Brace. Strychnia, n. Strychnine. Strychnine, n. Strychnia. Stub, n. Stump. Stub, v. a. 1. Eradicate, grub up, extirpate. 2. [Colloquial, U. S.] Strike (as the toes, against a stump, stone, &c.). Stubbed, a. Blunt, obtuse, truncated, stubby, short and thick. Stubborn, a. Obstinate, unyielding, inflexible, positive, contumacious, refractory, perverse, headstrong, cantankerous, wilful, dogged, mulish, unruly, unmanageable, ungovernable, intractable, indocile, heady, cross-grained, obdurate, stiff, pig-headed. Stubby, a. Blunt, obtuse, truncated, stubbed, STUMPY, short and thick. Stucco, v. a. Cover with stucco. Stucco, n. Plaster (for covering walls and ceilings), mortar, cement. Stud, n. 1. Post, prop. 2. Knob (for ornament), boss. 3. Button (for a shirt-bosom). Student, n. Scholar, pupil, learner. Stud-horse, n. Stallion, breeding horse. Studio, n. Workshop (of an artist). Studious, a. 1. Meditative, reflective, contemplative, given to study, thoughtful. 2. Diligent, assiduous, eager, zealous. Studious of, Careful of, attentive to, interested in. Study, n. 1. Research, inquiry, investigation, close attention. 2. Meditation, thought, reflection, cogitation, studious mood, contemplation. 3. Subject of attention. Study, v. n. 1. Meditate, muse, reflect, cogitate, think, ponder, apply the mind. 2. Be eager, be zealous, try hard, do one's best. Study, v. a. 1. Learn, apply the mind to. 2. Investigate, examine, scrutinize, contemplate, ponder, weigh, sift, search into, meditate on, think about, reflect upon, inquire into, consider attentively, revolve in the mind. Stuff, n. 1. Material, matter, substance, raw material. 2. Cloth, textile fabric. 3. Mixture, medicine, potion. 4. Trash, nonsense, absurdity, folly, moonshine, twaddle, balderdash, fudge, inanity, platitude, flummery. Stuff, v. a. 1. Cram, stow, pack, fill full. 2. Press, crowd, squeeze. 3. [Colloquial, U. S.] Flatter, cajole, wheedle, coax, coddle. Stuff, v. n. Cram, eat greedily. Stuffing, n. 1. Filling full. 2. Dressing, force-meat. Stuffy, a. [Scottish.] Stout, resolute. 2. [Colloquial, U. S.] Angry (and obstinate), sulky, moody, irate, ireful, wrathful. Stultify, v. a. Make foolish, prove foolish, make a fool of. Stumble, v. n. 1. Trip, miss one's footing, make a false step. 2. Err, do wrong. Stumble, n. 1. Trip, false step. 2. Error, blunder, failure. Stumble on, Fall upon (by chance), light upon, come upon, strike upon. Stumbling-block, n. Hinderance, obstruction, obstacle, check, bar, barrier, difficulty, impediment, lion in the way. Stump, n. Stub. Stump, v. a. [Colloquial, U. S.] Challenge, dare. Stump it, [Colloquial, U. S.] Take the stump, make electioneering speeches. Stumpy, a. 1. Full of stumps. 2. [Colloquial.] Stubby, dumpy, squat, short and thick. Stun, v. a. 1. Make senseless (by a blow). 2. Stupefy, confound, bewilder. 3. Deafen, make deaf. Stunning, a. 1. Deafening, stentorian, very loud. 2. [Colloquial.] Striking, astonishing, wonderful. Stunt, v. a. Dwarf, stop the growth of, hinder from growth. Stunted, a. Dwarfish, dwarfed, diminutive, small, little, tiny, Liliputian, pygmean. Stupe, n. Fomentation, sweating bath. Stupe, v. a. Foment, bathe with warm lotions. Stupefaction, n. 1. Lethargy, stupor, numbness. 2. Insensibility, dulness, obtuseness, torpor, stupidity. Stupefactive, a. Stupefying, narcotic. Stupefy, v. a. Dull, blunt, benumb, muddle, hebetate, make stupid, make dull, make torpid. Stupefying, a. Stupefactive, narcotic. Stupendous, a. Astonishing, surprising, amazing, wonderful, wondrous, marvellous. Stupid, a. 1. Senseless, witless, dull, obtuse, foolish, DAFT, sluggish, insensible, brutish, insensate, muddy, muddy-brained, muddy-headed, slow of apprehension, void of understanding. 2. Unentertaining, prosaic, pointless, prosy, flat, heavy, insipid, tame, vapid, bald, uninteresting, humdrum. 3. Stupefied, drowsy, torpid, heavy, comatose, lethargic, morbidly sleepy. Stupidity, n. 1. Dulness, obtuseness, sluggishness of understanding, slowness of apprehension. 2. Lifelessness, heaviness, insipidity, tameness, vapidness, want of interest. 3. Stupor, lethargy, torpor, COMA, stupefaction, morbid drowsiness. Stupor, n. Lethargy, torpor, numbness, stupefaction, COMA. Stupration, n. [Rare.] Ravishment, ravishing, rape, defloration, violation, constupration. Sturdy, a. 1. Bold (from coarseness or rudeness), obstinate, dogged, stubborn, pertinacious, firm, stiff. 2. Strong, lusty, robust, stout, stalwart, athletic, brawny, muscular. Stutter, v. n. Stammer, hesitate, falter. Sty, n. 1. Hog-sty, pig-sty. 2. Tumor (on the edge of the eyelid). 3. Place of debauchery. Stygian, a. Hellish, infernal, diabolical. Style, n. 1. Diction, phraseology, mode of expression, mode of speech, turn of expression, manner of writing. 2. Manner, method, mode, way, form, fashion, cast, pattern. 3. Title, appellation, name, designation, denomination, mode of address. 4. Gnomon (of a dial). Style, v. a. Denominate, name, designate, call, term, dub, christen. Stylet, n. (Surgery.) Specillum. Stylish, a. [Colloquial.] Fashionable, modish, genteel, courtly, polished, in fashion, in vogue, À LA MODE, having a run, the rage. Styptic, n. Astringent (to stop bleeding). Styptic, a. Astringent, binding, contracting. Styptical, a. Astringent, binding, contracting. Suant, a. [Local Eng. and U. S. Written also Suent.] 1. Even, smooth, uniform, regular, equable. 2. Easy, quiet. Suasion, n. Persuasion. Suasory, a. Persuasive. Suavity, n. Sweetness (of temper or of manner), urbanity, amenity, civility, politeness, courtesy, decorum, gentleness, mildness, pleasantness, agreeableness, complaisance, affability, amiability, obliging manner, good manners, good breeding. Subacid, a. Slightly acid, somewhat acid, somewhat sour, sourish. Subaltern, a. Inferior, subordinate. Subdivision, n. 1. Division, dividing, ramification. 2. Part, portion, piece, fraction, section. Subdue, v. a. 1. Conquer, subjugate, vanquish, beat, crush, defeat, rout, discomfit, worst, overpower, overcome, overbear, overwhelm, master, choke, foil, quell, surmount, get the better of, get the upper hand of, put down, beat down. 2. Tame, HAVE ON THE HIP, subject, control, make submissive, bring under rule. Subduer, n. 1. Conqueror, vanquisher, victor. 2. Tamer. Subject, v. a. 1. Subdue, control, bring under rule, make submissive, make subordinate. 2. Enslave, inthrall. 3. Expose, make liable. 4. Submit, refer. Subject, a. 1. Subservient, subjected, in bondage, under the lash, under one's thumb, under one's command, at one's command, at one's beck or call, at one's mercy. 2. Submissive, obedient. 3. Exposed, liable. Subject, n. 1. Dependent, subordinate. 2. Topic, theme, thesis, point, matter, subject-matter, matter in hand. 3. Hero, person treated of. 4. Nominative, nominative case. 5. Corpse, dead body, carcass. Subjection, n. Dependence, subordination, subserviency. Subjective, a. Mental, spiritual, ideal, psychological, metaphysical. Subject-matter, n. Subject, topic. Subjoin, v. a. Add (at the end), annex, affix, suffix, postfix. Sub judice, [L.] Under consideration, not yet decided. Subjugate, v. a. Conquer, vanquish, subdue, overcome, beat, overpower, overbear, overthrow, master, subject. Subjugation, n. Conquest, mastery, subjection. Subjugator, n. Conqueror, victor, enslaver. Sublet, v. a. Underlet. Sublimate, v. a. 1. (Chem.) Sublime. 2. Refine, exalt, elevate, heighten. Sublimation, n. 1. Vaporization (of a solid, to be again condensed). 2. Refinement, exaltation, elevation. Sublime, a. 1. High, elevated. 2. Exalted (in excellence or dignity), great, noble, grand, lofty, dignified, stately, majestic. Sublime, v. a. 1. Vaporize (as a solid, to be again condensed), sublimate. 2. Refine, exalt, elevate, heighten. Sublime Porte, Turkish court, Porte. Sublimity, n. Grandeur, greatness, nobleness, loftiness, exaltation. Sublunary, a. Earthly, mundane, terrestrial, of this world. Submerge, v. a. Immerse, inundate, deluge, flood, overflow, overwhelm, drown, plunge, sink, submerse, put under water (or other liquid). Submerse, v. a. Submerge. Submission, n. 1. Surrender, cession, yielding. 2. Obedience, resignation, compliance, acquiescence, meekness, submissiveness, lowliness, humility, humiliation, self-abasement. 3. Endurance, sufferance, long-sufferance, forbearance, fortitude. Submissive, a. 1. Yielding, tractable, pliant, docile. 2. Obedient, resigned, uncomplaining, unrepining, patient, long-suffering. 3. Humble, meek, lowly, profound. Submissiveness, n. 1. Pliancy, docility. 2. Obedience, submission, resignation, compliance, passiveness, non-resistance. 3. Humility, humbleness, meekness, lowliness, self-abasement. Submit, v. a. 1. Yield, surrender, resign, subject, give up. 2. Refer, commit. Submit, v. n. Yield, surrender, succumb, knuckle, stoop, crouch, give up, knock under, lower one's flag, kiss the rod, lick the dust, eat humble pie, draw in one's horns. Submit to, Endure, tolerate, put up with, bear with, reconcile one's self to, be reconciled to, make the best of. Subordinate, a. Inferior, subservient, subject, ancillary, minor, secondary. Subordinate, n. Inferior, dependant. Subordinate, v. a. Subject, make subordinate, make subservient. Subordination, n. Subjection, subserviency. Suborn, v. a. 1. Procure indirectly. 2. (Law.) Bribe (to commit perjury), bribe to take a false oath. Sub rosa, [L.] Privately, secretly, confidentially, in confidence, under the rose, between ourselves, between you and me, ENTRE NOUS. Subscribe, v. a. 1. Sign, set one's name to, affix one's signature to. 2. Promise to contribute. Subscribe, v. n. 1. Sign one's name (in token of consent). 2. Agree, consent, assent, give consent, yield assent. 3. Enter one's name (for a newspaper, &c.). 4. Promise to contribute. Subsequent, a. Following, succeeding, posterior. Subserve, v. a. Promote, forward, further, serve, help forward, be subservient to, pander to, minister to. Subservience, n. 1. Subordination, inferiority. 2. Usefulness, helpfulness. Subserviency, n. 1. Subordination, inferiority. 2. Usefulness, helpfulness. Subservient, a. 1. Subordinate, inferior, subject. 2. Useful, helpful, serviceable, conducive, subsidiary, ancillary, instrumental. Subside, v. n. 1. Sink, settle. 2. Decrease, diminish, lessen, lull, wane, ebb, abate, intermit, grow less. Subsidence, n. 1. Sinking, settling. 2. Decrease, diminution, lessening, abatement, ebb. Subsidiary, a. Assistant, auxiliary, co-operating, subservient. Subsidize, v. a. Supply with a subsidy. Subsidy, n. Pecuniary aid (granted by one government to another). Subsist, v. n. 1. Exist, be, live. 2. [Rare.] Remain, abide, continue. 3. Be supported, obtain a livelihood, get a living. Subsist, v. a. Feed, victual, ration, support, maintain. Subsistence, n. 1. Real being. 2. Support, livelihood, maintenance, aliment, nutriment, sustenance, living, food, viands, provision, victuals, meat, rations, grub, PROG, FEED, FORAGE. 3. Inherence. Subsistent, a. 1. Substantial, really existing. 2. Inherent. Substance, n. 1. Substratum, groundwork, reality, hypostasis, substantiality, essential nature, real being, real existence. 2. Meaning, import, significance, essence, pith, gist, soul, chief part, essential part, vital part. 3. Body, matter, material, texture, stuff. 4. Property, wealth, means, estate. Substantial, a. 1. Real, actual, existent, subsistent, actually existing, having substance. 2. True, positive, not imaginary. 3. Strong, stout, solid, firm, stable, sound, massive. 4. Responsible (pecuniarily), moderately wealthy. Substantials, n. pl. Essential or material parts. Substantiate, v. a. Establish, verify, prove, confirm, corroborate, ratify, make good. Substantiation, n. Confirmation, corroboration, establishment, evidence, proof, ratification. Substantive, n. (Gram.) Noun, name. Substitute, v. a. Exchange, commute, put in the place of. Substitute, n. 1. Proxy, lieutenant, agent, deputy, LOCUM TENENS. 2. Makeshift, temporary expedient. Substitution, n. Exchange, COMMUTATION. Substratum, n. Principle, element, groundwork, underlying substance, fundamental or primordial substance. Substructure, n. Foundation. Subterfuge, n. Evasion, excuse, shift, artifice, trick, quirk, shuffle, pretence, pretext, mask. Subterranean, a. Underground, subterrene. Subterraneous, a. Underground, subterrene. Subterrene, a. Subterranean. Subtile, a. 1. Rare, thin, light, airy, ethereal, sublimated, not dense, not gross. 2. Delicate, fine, slender, nice, not coarse. Subtileness, n. Subtilty. Subtilize, v. a. 1. Etherealize, make thin, light, or airy. 2. Refine excessively, make over-nice. Subtilize, v. n. Refine, be over-nice. Subtilty, n. 1. Rarity, thinness, etherealness, subtileness. 2. Fineness, slenderness, exility. 3. Refinement, extreme nicety. Subtle, a. 1. Crafty, cunning, artful, sly, wily, arch, astute, designing, intriguing, insinuating, crooked, tricky, diplomatic, Machiavelian. 2. Acute, keen, shrewd, sagacious, deep, profound. Subtleness, n. Subtlety. Subtlety, n. 1. Craft, craftiness, cunning, artifice, astuteness, artfulness, subtleness, guile. 2. Acuteness, acumen, keenness, shrewdness, discernment, intelligence, cleverness, sagacity. Subtract, v. a. Deduct, withdraw, take, take away. Subtraction, n. Deduction. Subulate, a. Awl-shaped. Subulated, a. Awl-shaped. Suburbs, n. pl. Environs, outskirts, purlieus, neighborhood, vicinage, border, limit, confines, FAUBOURGS. Subvention, n. Government bounty, government aid. Subversion, n. 1. Overturn, inversion. 2. Overthrow, destruction, demolition, ruin. Subversive, a. Destructive, tending to the overthrow. Subvert, v. a. 1. Overturn, overset, invert, turn upside down. 2. Destroy, ruin, overthrow, demolish, raze. Succedaneum, n. Substitute. Succeed, v. a. 1. Follow, come after, be subsequent to. 2. Take the place of, assume the office of. Succeed, v. n. 1. Follow, ensue, come afterwards, come subsequently. 2. Prosper, flourish, prevail, thrive, hit, make a hit, come on, be successful, meet with success, go on well, go on swimmingly, have a run of luck, hit the right nail on the head, turn up trumps, have the game in one's hands. Succeed to, 1. Follow, succeed, come after. 2. Take the place of, assume the authority of. Success, n. 1. Issue, result. 2. Prosperity, luck, good fortune, good luck, lucky hit, fortunate hit, prosperous issue. Successful, a. Prosperous, fortunate, lucky, auspicious, felicitous. Succession, n. 1. Sequence, consecution. 2. Series, suite, progression, chain, concatenation. 3. Lineage, race, line of descendants. 4. (Mus.) Notes of melody (as distinguished from chords of harmony). Successive, a. Consecutive. Successor, n. Follower. Succinct, n. Short, brief, concise, laconic, terse, compact, compendious, condensed, pithy, summary, curt. Succor, v. a. 1. Aid, assist, help, relieve. 2. Cherish, foster, encourage, nurse. Succor, n. Relief, aid, assistance, help, support, helping hand. Succory, n. Chiccory. Succulence, n. Juiciness. Succulency, n. Juiciness. Succulent, a. Juicy, sappy, lush, full of juice. Succumb, v. n. Yield, submit, surrender, capitulate, give in, give way. Such, a. 1. Like, similar, of that kind, of the like kind. 2. So, in the same state or condition, as it is, as it was. Such a, Of this kind, of that kind, of the same kind. Such an, Of this kind, of that kind, of the same kind. Such as, 1. Of the same kind as, of the like kind as, of the kind that. 2. The same as. Suck, v. a. 1. Draw into the mouth. 2. Draw milk from (with the mouth). Suck in, Imbibe, absorb, take in, suck up. Suckle, v. a. Nurse, give suck to, feed at the breast. Suckling, n. Infant, babe, baby, nursling, chit, brat, bantling, BAIRN, little child, little one. Suck up, Imbibe, SUCK IN. Sucrose, n. Cane sugar. Sudatory, n. Hot-house, sweating-bath, vapor-bath, sweating-room. Sudatory, a. Sweating, perspiring. Sudden, a. Unexpected, abrupt, unforeseen, unanticipated, unlooked for. Suddenly, a. Unexpectedly, abruptly, pop, on a sudden. Sue, v. a. Prosecute, bring an action against, commence a suit against. Sue, v. n. 1. Beg, petition, entreat, plead, supplicate, implore, pray. 2. Bring an action, make legal claim. Sue out, (Law.) Obtain by judicial process. Suent, a. [Local Eng. and U. S. Written also Suant.] 1. Even, smooth, uniform, regular, equable. 2. Easy, quiet. Suet, n. Tallow (with adhering membranes). Suffer, v. a. 1. Undergo, feel, meet with, experience, go through. 2. Endure, sustain, support, tolerate, bear, POCKET, bear up under, put up with. 3. Permit, allow, indulge, admit, let, give permission to, give leave to. Suffer, v. n. 1. Feel pain. 2. Be put to inconvenience. 3. Be punished, undergo punishment. 4. Be injured, be impaired, sustain loss or damage. Sufferance, n. 1. Suffering. 2. Patience, moderation, long-suffering. 3. Permission, allowance, toleration. Suffering, n. 1. Endurance, pain, distress, misery, sufferance, passion. 2. Poverty, want. Suffice, v. n. Be enough, be sufficient. Suffice, v. a. Satisfy, content, be enough for. Sufficiency, n. 1. Adequacy, enough, competence, plenty, ample supply. 2. Ability, qualification, capacity. Sufficient, a. 1. Adequate (to supply a want), ENOUGH, competent, ample, satisfactory. 2. Qualified, fit, able. Suffix, n. Affix, postfix. Suffocate, v. a. Stifle, smother, choke, strangle, kill (by stopping respiration). Suffragan, n. Bishop (as subject to an archbishop), assistant bishop, suffragan bishop. Suffragan bishop, Suffragan, assistant bishop. Suffrage, n. 1. Vote, voice, ballot. 2. Prayer (as uttered by a congregation in response to a minister). Suffuse, v. a. Overspread, spread over. Sugar, v. a. Sweeten. Sugar-beet, n. Silesian beet, white beet (Beta alba). Sugar-berry, n. Hackberry (Celtis occidentalis). Sugar-maple, n. Rock-maple (Acer saccharinum). Sugar of lead, Acetate of lead. Sugary, a. Sweet. Suggest, v. a. Hint, intimate, insinuate, move, propose, indicate, prompt, give an inkling of, refer to, glance at, allude to, put in mind of, remind of. Suggestion, n. Hint, intimation, insinuation, allusion. Suicide, n. 1. Self-murder, self-slaughter, self-homicide. 2. Self-murderer, FELO DE SE. Sui generis, [L.] Peculiar, individual, of its own kind. Suit, n. 1. Set, SUITE. 2. Request, solicitation, petition, entreaty, prayer, supplication, appeal, invocation. 3. Courtship, wooing, addresses. 4. (Law.) Prosecution, process, trial, action, cause, case. Suit, v. a. 1. Fit, adapt, fashion, accommodate, level, match, make suitable or proper. 2. Become, befit; be suited, fitted, or adapted to; be suitable for, be appropriate for. 3. Please, gratify, make content. Suitable, a. Fit, proper, meet, apt, appropriate, seemly, becoming, due, just, apposite, applicable, fitting, befitting, relevant, eligible, adapted, accordant, consonant, conformable, pertinent, convenient, PAT, APROPOS, to the point, to the purpose. Suite, n. 1. Train (of attendants), staff, retinue, followers, CORTÉGE. 2. Set (particularly of apartments). Suitor, n. 1. Solicitor, petitioner, applicant, suppliant, supplicant. 2. Wooer, lover, gallant. Sulcate, a. Furrowed, grooved. Sulcated, a. Furrowed, grooved. Sulkiness, n. Moroseness, SULLENNESS. Sulky, a. Cross, morose, sour, sullen, spleeny, spleenish, perverse, wayward, surly, moody, dogged, churlish, mumpish, cross-grained, ill-tempered, in the sulks, out of humor, out of temper, out of tune. Sullen, a. 1. Cross, morose, SULKY. 2. Gloomy, dismal, sombre, dark, funereal, mournful. Sullenness, n. 1. Moroseness, moodiness, sourness, churlishness, spleen, sulkiness, ill temper, bad blood. 2. Gloominess, sombreness, dismalness. Sully, v. a. Soil, stain, tarnish, spot, blemish, dirty, contaminate. Sulphate of baryta, 1. (Native.) Barytes, heavy-spar. 2. (Artificially made.) Blanc-fix, permanent white. Sulphate of copper, Blue vitriol. Sulphate of potash, Vitriolated tartar. Sulphate of quinia, Quinine. Sulphate of soda, Glauber's salt, vitriolated soda. Sulphate of zinc, White vitriol. Sulphur, n. 1. Brimstone. 2. [An abbreviated term of commerce.] Flowers of sulphur, sublimed brimstone. Sulphuret of zinc, Blende, black-jack, mock lead, false galena. Sulphuretted hydrogen, Hydro-sulphuric acid. Sulphuric acid, Oil of vitriol. Sultan, n. Padishah, grand-seignior, Turkish emperor. Sultana, n. Sultaness, Sultan's wife. Sultaness, n. Sultana. Sultry, a. Hot and close, warm and damp. Sum, n. 1. Aggregate amount, total, totality, the whole, sum total, gross amount. 2. Quantity of money. 3. Summary, sum and substance. 4. Question (in arithmetic), problem. Sum, v. a. Add, add together, sum up, cast up. Summarily, ad. 1. Briefly, concisely, compendiously, in a few words. 2. Without delay, by a short method. Summary, a. Short, brief, concise, compendious, synoptical, succinct, laconic, curt, terse, pithy, compact, condensed. Summary, n. Abridgment, compend, compendium, abstract, epitome, digest, synopsis, syllabus, conspectus, RESUMÉ, sum and substance, the short and the long. Summer-duck, n. Wood-duck (Anas sponsa or Dendronessa sponsa). Summersault, n. Summerset. Summerset, n. Somerset, somersault, summersault. Summit, n. Top, apex, vertex, acme, pinnacle, zenith, utmost height, culminating point. Summon, v. a. 1. Bid, cite, call, call for, send for, order to appear, notify to appear. 2. (Mil.) Demand the surrender of. Summons, n. Citation, official call or notice. Summon up, Raise, rouse, arouse, call up, excite, pluck up, call into action. Summum bonum, [L.] Greatest or highest good, supreme good. Sumptuous, a. 1. Costly, expensive, dear. 2. Magnificent, splendid, gorgeous, stately, rich, superb, grand, showy. Sum up, 1. Add, compute, cast up, add together. 2. Condense, epitomize, comprise in a few words, put in a nutshell. Sun, n. Day-Star, orb of day. Sun-burnt, a. Tanned, blowzy, ruddy, blowzed, ruddy-faced. Sunday, n. The Sabbath, the Lord's day, the Christian Sabbath, the day of rest. Sunder, v. a. Disunite, disjoin, dispart, disconnect, part, separate, dissociate, divide, sever, dissever, break, part, tear asunder. Sundog, n. Parhelion, mock-sun. Sundown, n. Sunset. Sundry, a. Several, divers, more than one or two, not a great many. Sunless, a. Rayless, beamless, dark, darksome, black, dismal, pitchy, Cimmerian. Sunlight, n. Daylight, sunshine, day, light of day, light of heaven. Sunny, a. 1. Bright, shining, brilliant, clear, unclouded, fine, sunshiny. 2. Warm, mild, genial, pleasant. 3. Cheerful, joyful, happy. Sun-picture, n. Photograph. Sunset, n. Evening, sundown, close of the day. Sunshiny, a. Bright, SUNNY. Sunstroke, n. Insolation, SIRIASIS, COUP-DE-SOLEIL, stroke of the sun. Sup, v. n. Take supper. Sup, v. a. Drink (a little at a time), sip. Sup, n. Sip, taste. Supawn, n. [Indian word, Local U. S.] Mush, hasty-pudding (made of Indian meal). Superable, n. Surmountable, conquerable, that may be overcome. Superabound, v. n. Be very abundant, be exuberant. Superabundance, n. Excess, overflow, exuberance, luxuriance, superfluity, redundance, plethora, surfeit. Superabundant, a. Exuberant, superfluous, excessive. Superadd, v. a. Add (over and above), superinduce. Superannuated, a. Decrepit, anile, aged, imbecile, doting, old-womanish, effete, rusty, time-worn, unfit for service, on the retired list, on the pension list. Superb, a. 1. Grand, stately, august, majestic, noble, magnificent, sumptuous, rich, splendid, showy, pompous. 2. Elegant, beautiful, exquisite. Supercilious, a. Haughty, disdainful, contemptuous, overbearing, domineering, dictatorial, arrogant, proud, high, lofty, overweening, consequential, lordly, intolerant. Supereminence, n. Pre-eminence, transcendence, marked superiority. Supereminent, a. Pre-eminent, transcendent. Superficial, a. 1. External, exterior, outer, on the surface. 2. Shallow, slight, smattering, not deep, not thorough, not profound. Superficies, n. Surface, exterior, outside. Superfine, a. Excellent, choice, prime, first-rate, very good, very fine. Superfluity, n. Superabundance, excess, redundance, redundancy, exuberance, surfeit, more than enough, enough and to spare. Superfluous, a. Excessive, superabundant, redundant, exuberant, unnecessary, needless, useless, expletive, more than enough. Superimpose, v. a. Superpose. Superinduce, v. a. Superadd, bring on. Superintend, v. a. Supervise, oversee, overlook, direct, conduct, manage, control, administer, boss, have charge of, have the direction of, have the oversight of, preside over. Superintendence, n. Supervision, inspection oversight, care, direction, control, charge, management, SURVEILLANCE. Superintendency, n. Supervision, inspection oversight, care, direction, control, charge, management, SURVEILLANCE. Superintendent, n. Overseer, supervisor, master, conductor, inspector, curator, warden, guardian, custodian, intendant, BOSS. Superior, a. 1. High, higher, upper, paramount, more elevated. 2. Of higher rank, more exalted, more dignified. 3. Surpassing, noble, more eminent, more excellent. 4. Predominant, prevalent. Superiority, n. 1. Pre-eminence, ascendency, predominance, supremacy, preponderance, advantage. 2. Excellence, worthiness, nobility. Superior to, Above, beyond the influence of, unaffected by. Superlative, a. Supreme, most eminent, greatest, most excellent. Supernal, a. Heavenly, celestial. Supernatural, a. Miraculous, above nature, beyond the powers of nature, that exceeds the laws of nature. Supernumerary, a. Odd, redundant, in excess, above the regular number, left over (from a specified number). Superpose, v. a. Superimpose. Supersede, v. a. 1. Suspend, annul, overrule, set aside, make void. 2. Displace, replace, supplant. Superstition, n. 1. False religion, worship of false gods, irrational worship. 2. Belief in omens. Supervene, v. n. Occur (with reference to something that precedes), happen, take place, be added, come as an accessory. Supervisal, n. Superintendence. Supervise, v. a. Superintend. Supervision, n. Superintendence. Supervisor, n. Superintendent. Supine, a. 1. On the back. 2. Indolent, sluggish, lazy, slothful, inert, torpid, languid, dull, lumpish, listless, careless, thoughtless, inattentive. Supper, n. Tea, evening meal. Supplant, v. a. 1. Undermine, overthrow. 2. Displace (by stratagem), replace, remove, supersede. Supple, a. 1. Pliant, flexible, limber, lithe, lithesome, easily bent. 2. Yielding, compliant, submissive, humble, not obstinate. 3. Servile, obsequious, cringing, slavish, fawning, grovelling, sycophantic. Supplement, n. 1. Addition (to supply something wanting), appendix, postscript, continuation, CODICIL. 2. Counterpart, correlative, complement. Supplement, v. a. Supply, add to. Supplemental, a. Supplementary. Supplementary, a. Additional, supplemental. Suppliant, a. Supplicating, beseeching, entreating, imploring, begging, praying. Suppliant, n. Petitioner, supplicant, applicant, solicitor, suitor. Supplicant, n. Suppliant. Supplicate, v. a. Beg, implore, pray, invoke, entreat, beseech, importune, solicit, conjure, ADJURE, obtest, call upon, pray to, appeal to, prefer a request to. Supplicate, v. n. Entreat, beg, pray, petition, sue, implore, put up a prayer, prefer a request or petition. Supplication, n. Entreaty, petition, solicitation, prayer, invocation, orison. Supplicatory, a. Petitionary. Supply, v. a. 1. Provide, furnish, minister, replenish, stock, store, endue, endow, invest. 2. Give, grant, afford, accommodate with. 3. Serve instead of, take the place of. Supply, n. Stock, store, reserve, provision, hoard. Support, v. a. 1. Sustain, uphold, prop, brace, bear up, hold up, shore up. 2. Endure, bear, undergo, suffer, tolerate, put up with, go through. 3. Cherish, nourish, maintain, provide for. 4. Have, hold, keep up. 5. Perform, play, act, take the part of. 6. Substantiate, confirm, make good, verify. 7. Assist, aid, help, second, patronize, abet, befriend, back, countenance, encourage, back up. 8. Further, forward, advocate, vindicate. 9. Accompany (as an assistant), attend, act as aid to. Support, n. 1. Prop, stay, shore, supporter, brace, hold. 2. Base, basis, bed, foundation. 3. Sustenance, maintenance, FEED, subsistence, livelihood, living, keeping. 4. Aid, help, assistance, succor, favor, countenance, encouragement, patronage, comfort. Supportable, a. Endurable, tolerable. Supporter, n. 1. Prop, stay, support, shore, brace. 2. Sustainer, comforter. 3. Maintainer, defender, aider, assistant, partisan, adherent, follower. Suppose, v. a. 1. Presume, conceive, apprehend, believe, imagine, consider, deem, think, judge, presuppose, conjecture, guess. 2. Imply, assume, presuppose, take for granted. Suppose, v. n. Think, imagine, fancy, believe, surmise, conjecture, divine, guess, suspect, presume, OPINE, WEEN, RECKON. Supposition, n. 1. Surmise, conjecture, guess, presumption. 2. Hypothesis, postulate, assumed position. Supposititious, a. Spurious, counterfeit, sham, mock, false, not genuine, foisted in. Suppress, v. a. 1. Crush, overpower, subdue, quell, overthrow, stifle, choke, smother, put down. 2. Restrain, repress, keep back, stop, check. 3. Conceal, keep secret, not tell, not reveal. Suppression, n. 1. Overthrow, crushing, quelling. 2. Restraint, repression, check, stoppage. 3. Concealment. 4. (Gram. & Rhet.) Omission (as of a letter or a word). Suppurate, v. n. Fester, maturate, discharge pus. Suppuration, n. Festering, maturation, discharge of pus. Supremacy, n. Domination, predominance, predominancy, lordship, mastership, mastery, sovereignty, supreme authority, upper hand. Supreme, a. Highest, greatest, paramount, predominant, principal, chief, leading, first. Supreme good, Summum bonum. Surcharge, v. a. Overload, overburden, overcharge. Surcharged, a. Overcharged, overloaded, overburdened, surfeited, plethoric, over-full. Surcingle, n. Girth, girt, girdle, belt. Surd, a. 1. (Math.) Radical, incommensurable. 2. (Orthoëpy.) Aspirate, toneless, unintonated, atonic, not sonant, not vocal, without vocality, pronounced with a simple breathing. Sure, a. 1. Certain, confident, positive, assured, fully convinced. 2. Safe, secure, stable, firm, steady, trustworthy. 3. Infallible, unfailing, never-failing. Sure, ad. Certainly, SURELY. Surely, ad. 1. Certainly, undoubtedly, assuredly, sure, without doubt. 2. Safely, securely, firmly. Surety, n. 1. Certainty, indubitableness. 2. Safety, security. 3. Guaranty, pledge. 4. Bondsman. Surf, n. Breakers, breaking waves. Surface, n. Superficies, exterior, outside, external part. Surfeit, v. a. Satiate, glut, gorge, sate, cloy, pall, overfeed. Surfeit, v. n. Be surfeited, feed to satiety. Surfeit, n. Repletion, glut, fulness, satiety, plethora, excess, superabundance, redundance, superfluity. Surge, n. Wave, billow, breaker. Surge, v. n. 1. Swell, rise high. 2. (Naut.) Slip back. Surge, v. a. (Naut.) Slack up suddenly (as a rope round a pin), let go. Surly, a. Morose, cross, crabbed, testy, touchy, crusty, fretful, peevish, petulant, perverse, pettish, snappish, waspish, snarling, cynical, froward, uncivil, rude, rough, harsh, ill-tempered, ill-natured. Surmise, v. a. Imagine, suspect, conjecture, suppose, guess, divine, fancy, believe, think, presume. Surmise, n. Conjecture, suspicion, supposition, guess. Surmount, v. a. Overcome, conquer, subdue, overpower, vanquish, master, triumph over, rise above, get the better of. Surmountable, a. Conquerable, superable, that may be surmounted. Surname, n. Cognomen, family name. Surpass, v. a. Excel, exceed, outdo, outstrip, outrun, override, transcend, cap, overtop, beat, go beyond. Surplus, n. Overplus, residue, excess, surplusage. Surplusage, n. 1. Excess, SURPLUS. 2. Irrelevant matter. Surprise, n. Wonder, astonishment, amazement, admiration. Surprise, v. a. 1. Take unawares, take by surprise, take off one's guard. 2. Astonish, amaze, startle, strike with wonder, take aback. Surrender, v. a. Relinquish, cede, yield, resign, forego, abdicate, abandon, give up, give over, deliver up, part with. Surrender, v. n. Yield, CAPITULATE, give up, give over, give in, give one's self up, strike one's flag or colors, cry quarter, cry quits. Surrender, n. Relinquishment, renunciation, cession, resignation, abandonment, CAPITULATION. Surreptitious, a. Fraudulently introduced, foisted in, done by stealth. Surreptitiously, ad. Fraudulently, by stealth, without authority. Surround, v. a. 1. Encircle, environ, encompass, enclose. 2. (Mil.) Invest, besiege, lay siege to. Surtout, n. Overcoat. Surveillance, n. [Fr.] Superintendence, inspection, oversight, supervision, care, charge, control, direction, management. Survey, v. a. 1. View, observe, overlook, take a view of. 2. Inspect, examine, scrutinize. 3. Measure and estimate (as lands or buildings). Survey, n. 1. View, sight, prospect. 2. Inspection, examination, scrutiny. 3. Mensuration (to determine areas, contours, &c.), surveying. Surveying, n. Survey. Survive, v. n. Remain alive, continue to live, live on. Survive, v. a. Outlive, live longer than. Susceptibility, n. Sensitiveness, impressibility, susceptibleness, susceptivity, excitability. Susceptible, a. Susceptive impressible, sensitive, excitable. Susceptibleness, n. Susceptibility. Susceptive, a. Susceptible. Susceptivity, n. Susceptibility. Suspect, v. a. 1. Surmise, imagine, fancy, believe, conjecture, guess, suppose, think. 2. Distrust, mistrust, doubt, have no confidence in. 3. Believe to be guilty. Suspect, v. n. Be suspicious, have suspicion. Suspend, v. a. 1. Hang, SLING UP. 2. Make to depend. 3. Interrupt, intermit, stay, stop, discontinue, arrest, leave off, give over, break off. 4. Defer, delay, postpone, withhold, lay over, stave off. 5. Debar (as from an office) temporarily. Suspend, v. n. Stop payment, become bankrupt, go into bankruptcy. Suspended, a. Hanging, pendent, pendulous, pensile. Suspense, n. 1. Uncertainty, indetermination, incertitude. 2. Hesitation, hesitancy, irresolution, doubt, indecision, vacillation, wavering, scruple, misgiving. 3. Suspension, intermission, remission, interruption, cessation, stoppage, stop, respite, pause, rest, stay, quiescence. Suspension, n. 1. Hanging. 2. Interruption, intermission, SUSPENSE. 3. Delay, postponement. 4. Temporary deprivation (as of an office). Suspicion, n. 1. Surmise, conjecture, supposition, guess. 2. Distrust, mistrust, doubt, misgiving, want of confidence. Suspicious, a. Distrustful, jealous, inclined to suspect, given to suspicion. Sustain, v. a. 1. Bear, support, uphold, preserve, hold up, keep from falling. 2. Nourish, maintain, subsist, keep alive, supply with food. 3. Suffer, undergo, endure. 4. Sanction, approve, confirm, ratify. 5. Justify, prove, establish, confirm. Sustenance, n. 1. Subsistence, support, maintenance. 2. Food, victuals, provisions, BREAD. Suture, n. Line of junction. Swab, n. Mop. Swaddle, v. a. Swathe. Swag, v. n. Bend (by force of gravity), settle, sag, give way. Swagger, v. n. Bluster, bully, vapor, brag, be insolent. Swaggerer, n. Blusterer, bully, braggart, boaster, braggadocio, BLATHERSKITE. Swain, n. Rustic, hind, peasant, countryman. Swale, v. n. Melt (as a candle), waste, consume, sweal, waste away. Swallow, v. a. 1. Gulp, GOBBLE, BOLT, take into the stomach, take down, get down. 2. Absorb, engulf, destroy, devour, swallow up. 3. Believe (without scruple), receive implicitly. 4. Brook, stomach, pocket, endure, bear, put up with. 5. Renounce, retract, recant, take back. 6. Consume, exhaust, waste, use up. Swallow, n. 1. Throat, gullet, œsophagus. 2. Voracity, gluttonous appetite. Swallow-tailed, a. 1. With pointed skirts. 2. Dovetailed. Swallow up, Absorb, engulf, destroy, swallow, suck in, suck up. Swamp, n. Bog, fen, quagmire, morass, marsh, slough, spongy land, soft and wet ground. Swamp, v. a. Ingulf, sink, whelm, swallow up. Swamp-cabbage, n. Skunk-cabbage, skunk-weed (Symplocarpus fœtidus). Swamp-sassafras, n. Sweet bay (Magnolia glauca). Swampy, a. Boggy, fenny, marshy, undrained, wet and spongy. Swap, v. a. [Colloquial.. Written also Swop.] Exchange, barter, trade. Swap, n. Exchange, barter, barter-trade. Swape, n. Sweep, swipe, well-sweep. Sward, n. Turf, sod. Swarm, n. Multitude (especially of winged insects), crowd, throng, concourse. Swarm, v. n. 1. Crowd, throng, gather in a swarm. 2. Be crowded, be thronged, be filled. Swarthy, a. Dark, tawny, black, of a dark complexion. Swathe, v. a. Swaddle. Swathe, n. Bandage. Sway, v. a. 1. Move, wield, swing, wave, brandish. 2. Bias, prejudice, bend, turn, influence, persuade, prevail upon. 3. Rule, govern, direct, guide, control. Sway, v. n. Incline, lean. Sway, n. Power, dominion, control, domination, command, rule, government, sovereignty, ascendancy, authority, predominance, mastership, mastery, supreme power. Sweal, v. n. Melt (as a candle), SWALE. Swear, v. n. 1. Utter an oath, take oath, take an oath. 2. Declare (solemnly), avow, affirm, depose, testify, state, say. 3. Use profane language, take the name of God in vain. Swear, v. a. Administer an oath to, put under oath. Sweat, n. Perspiration, exudation, excretion, sweating. Sweat, v. n. 1. Perspire. 2. Toll, labor, drudge. Sweat, v. a. 1. Exude. 2. Put into a perspiration. Sweating, n. Exudation, SWEAT. Sweating-bath, n. Sudatory, vapor-bath, hot-house, sweating-room. Sweating-room, n. Sweating-bath. Sweep, v. a. 1. Clean (with a broom). 2. Graze, touch (in passing), brush, rub over. 3. Traverse, pass over. 4. Carry off, sweep off, sweep away. Sweep away, 1. Clear away (by a broom). 2. Dislodge, remove, expel, drive off, sweep off. 3. Destroy, overwhelm, carry off. Sweep, n. 1. Range, compass, scope. 2. Swipe, swape, well-sweep. 3. Destruction, havoc, ravage, devastation. Sweeping, a. 1. Destructive. 2. Wholesale, extensive, broad. 3. Unqualified, exaggerated. Sweepings, n. pl. Refuse, offscourings, dirt, rubbish. Sweep off, Sweep away. Sweepstakes, n. 1. Winner (in gaming or in horse-racing). 2. Total stakes (at a horse-race). Sweet, a. 1. Sugary, honeyed, saccharine, luscious, not sour, not bitter. 2. Redolent, fragrant, balmy, not fetid, not stinking. 3. Soft, melodious, harmonious, mellifluous, dulcet. 4. Beautiful, fair, lovely. 5. Delightful, agreeable, pleasant, charming, grateful, gratifying. 6. Mild, gentle, engaging, winning, attractive, amiable, sweet, lovable. Sweet, n. 1. Sweetness, sweetest part. 2. Dear, darling. Sweets, n. pl. Saccharine substances. Sweet-bay, n. 1. Laurel (Laurus nobilis). 2. Swamp-sassafras (Magnolia glauca). Sweet-bread, n. Pancreas. Sweeten, v. a. 1. Make sweet. 2. Soften, make mild, make tender. 3. Give zest to, give a relish to. Sweeten, v. n. Grow sweet, become sweet. Sweet-flag, n. Sweet-rush (Acorus calamus). Sweet-gum, n. Liquidambar (Liquid-ambar styraciflua). Sweetheart, n. 1. Lover, beau, wooer, admirer, CICISBEO. 2. Flame, mistress, lady-love. Sweetmeat, n. Confection, comfit, junket, sugar-plum. Sweetmeats, n. pl. Confectionery. Sweetness, n. 1. Sweet. 2. Agreeableness, pleasantness. 3. Beauty, fairness, loveliness. 4. Amiableness, gentleness, mildness, suavity. Sweet-oil, n. Olive-oil. Sweet-potato, n. Carolina potato (Batatas edulis or Convolvulus batatas). Sweet-rush, n. Sweet-flag. Sweet-scented, a. Fragrant, redolent, balmy, sweet-smelling. Sweet-smelling, a. Fragrant, SWEET-SCENTED. Sweet-sounding, a. Melodious, harmonious, symphonious, tuneful, dulcet, musical. Sweet-toned, a. Euphonious, euphonic, mellifluous. Sweet-william, n. Bunch-pink, bearded pink (Dianthus barbatus). Swell, v. n. 1. Dilate, expand, intumesce, grow larger or bigger (by expansion). 2. Increase (by outward addition), augment, enlarge. 3. Rise (as waves), heave, surge. 4. Belly, be inflated. 5. Strut, look big, put on airs, be puffed up. 6. Be turgid or bombastic. 7. Bulge, protuberate, swell out. Swell, v. a. 1. Dilate, expand, inflate. 2. Enhance, heighten, aggravate. 3. Puff up, make arrogant. Swell, n. 1. Swelling. 2. Waves, billows. 3. [Colloquial.] Fop, coxcomb, dandy, beau, exquisite, jackanapes, popinjay, man-milliner, man of dress, vain fellow. Swelling, a. Bombastic, pompous, turgid, inflated, tumid, stilted, grandiloquent, pretentious, SPREAD-EAGLE, HIGHFALUTIN, sophomorical, high-flowing, high-sounding. Swelling, n. 1. Swell. 2. Protuberance, bump. Swell out, Bulge, protuberate, swell. Swelter, v. n. Be oppressed with heat, be overcome by heat. Swerve, v. n. Deviate, depart, diverge, wander, turn aside, go astray. Swift, a. 1. Quick, fast, fleet, rapid, speedy, expeditious, flying. 2. Ready, prompt, eager, zealous, forward. 3. Sudden, instant. Swiftly, ad. Quickly, speedily, expeditiously, trippingly, apace, posthaste, with speed, under press of sail or canvas, by forced marches, on eagle's wings, in double quick time, in seven-league boots, as fast as one's legs will carry one. Swig, v. a. [Colloquial.] Guzzle, swill. Swill, v. a. Drink (greedily), guzzle, SWIG, quaff. Swill, n. hogwash, swillings. Swillings, n. pl. Swill. Swim, v. n. 1. Float, be borne up (on a liquid). 2. Be borne along (as on water, by effort or by a current), buffet the waves, float with the tide. 3. Glide, skim. 4. Be flooded, be inundated. 5. Be dizzy (as the head). Swindle, v. a. Cheat, cozen, deceive, dupe, gull, trick, defraud, overreach, victimize, bamboozle, chouse, diddle, impose upon, practise upon, take in. Swindle, n. Cheat, fraud, imposition, deception, chouse, piece of knavery. Swindler, n. Rogue, knave, cheat, impostor, trickster, sharper, blackleg, jockey, SHYSTER. Swindling, n. Knavery, cheating. Swine, n. sing. and pl. 1. Hog, pig, SOW, porker. 2. Hogs (collectively). Swine-pipe, n. Redwing, wind-thrush, red-sided thrush (Turdus iliacus). Swine-stone, n. Stink-stone. Swing, v. n. 1. Oscillate, vibrate, wave, move to and fro, move backward and forward. 2. Hang, dangle, hang loose. Swing, n. 1. Oscillation, vibration, waving motion. 2. Scope, range, play, margin, free play, full play, elbow room. Swinge, v. a. Beat, whip, scourge, flog, lash, bastinade, switch, chastise, punish. Swingel, n. Swiple. Swingle, n. Swingle-staff, swingling-staff, swingling-knife, swingling-wand. Swingle, v. a. Dress with a swingle (as flax), beat with a swingle. Swingle-tree, n. Whiffle-tree, whipple-tree, single-tree. Swingling-knife, n. Swingle. Swingling-staff, n. Swingle. Swingling-wand, n. Swingle. Swinish, a. Hoggish, piggish, gross, sensual, brutish, beastly. Swinish multitude, Rabble, populace. Swipe, n. Sweep, swape, well-sweep. Swiple, n. Swingel. Switch, n. Rod, twig, stick, birch. Switch, v. a. Beat, whip, SWINGE. Switchel, n. Sweetened water, molasses and water. Swivel, n. 1. Caster. 2. Turning link (in a chain). 3. Swivel-gun. Swivel-gun, n. Swivel. Swoon, v. n. Faint, faint away. Swoon, n. Syncope, fainting, fainting fit. Swoop, v. a. Seize (as a hawk its prey), clutch, catch up, pounce upon. Swoop, v. n. Stoop, descend, come down, bear down. Swoop, n. 1. Clutch, seizure. 2. Stoop, descent. Swop, v. a. [Colloquial. Written also Swap.] Exchange, barter, trade. Sword, n. Sabre, broadsword, cutlass, falchion, cimeter, rapier, claymore. Sword-arm, n. Right arm. Sword-fish, n. Gar-fish, horn-fish, sea-needle, gar-pike, sea-pike, long-nose, gore-bill, snook, mackerel-guide (Esox belone or Belone vulgaris). Sword-hand, n. Right hand. Sword-player, n. Fencer, gladiator. Sword-shaped, a. Ensiform. Sworn enemies, Irreconcilable enemies. Sworn friends, Intimate friends, dear friends, bosom-friends. Sybarite, n. Voluptuary, epicure. Sybaritic, a. Voluptuous, luxurious, wanton. Sybaritical, a. Voluptuous, luxurious, wanton. Sycamore, n. [U. S.] Plane-tree, button-wood, button-ball tree, water-beech (Platanus Occidentalis). Sycophancy, n. Servility, obsequiousness, fawning, gross flattery. Sycophant, n. Parasite, fawner, toady, wheedler, flunkey, spaniel, lick-spittle, pick-thank, toad-eater, time-server, hanger-on, mean flatterer. Sycophantic, a. Fawning, cringing, servile, slavish, parasitic, obsequious, supple, grovelling, meanly submissive. Syllabus, n. Abstract, abridgment, outline, epitome, summary, compend, digest, compendium, synopsis, breviary, brief, sum and substance. Sylph, n. Fairy, fay. Sylva, n. Trees (of a country). Sylvan, a. 1. Forest-like. 2. Woody, shady. Sylvan, n. Satyr, faun. Symbol, n. Emblem, type, sign, token, figure, representative. Symbolic, a. Emblematical, typical, hieroglyphical, representative, significative. Symbolical, a. Emblematical, typical, hieroglyphical, representative, significative. Symbolization, n. Representation, indication, prefigurement. Symbolize, v. a. Prefigure, typify, emblematize, be symbolical of. Symmetrical, a. Proportional (in the several parts), regular, shapely, harmonious, congruent, well-proportioned. Symmetry, n. Proportion, harmony, shapeliness, regularity, order, regular arrangement. Sympathetic, a. Compassionate, sympathizing, commiserating, pitiful, tender, kind, affectionate, loving, with the heart in the right place. Sympathize with, Feel sympathy with, feel for, enter into the feelings of, have pity for, fraternize with, make common cause with. Sympathy, n. 1. Compassion, commiseration, condolence, pity, tenderness, kindliness, fellow-feeling, bowels of compassion. 2. Agreement, harmony, correspondence, correlation, affinity, union, concert. 3. Mutual influence. Symphonious, a. Harmonious, consonant, accordant, concordant, musical. Symphony, n. Consonance, harmony, music. Symptom, n. Indication, sign, mark, note, token. Symptomatic, a. Indicative. Symptomatical, a. Indicative. Synchronal, a. Simultaneous, synchronical, synchronistic, synchronous. Synchronism, n. Simultaneousness. Synchronistic, a. Synchronal. Synchronous, a. Synchronal. Syncope, n. 1. (Gram.) Elision (in the middle of a word). 2. (Med.) Swoon, fainting, fainting fit. Synergetic, a. Co-operating, co-operative, synergistic. Synergistic, a. Synergetic. Synonymes, n. pl. [Written also Synonyms.] Equivalent words (of the same language), words of the same meaning. Synod, n. Council. Synonymous, a. Equivalent, of the same meaning, of similar meaning, that express the same idea. Synopsis, n. Abridgment, epitome, abstract, outline, compend, compendium, summary, syllabus, digest, sum and substance, general view. Synthesis, n. Combination (of elements), composition, putting together. Syringe, n. Squirt. System, n. 1. A whole (viewed with reference to the interdependence of its parts), combination of parts to form a whole. 2. Scheme, body, plan, theory, connected view. 3. Order, method, regularity, rule. Systematic, a. Methodical, orderly, regular. Systematical, a. Methodical, orderly, regular. Systematize, v. a. Methodize, arrange, harmonize, regulate, order, reduce to order, put into a systematic form.