Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter S

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Southeaster (n.) A storm, strong wind, or gale coming from the southeast.

Southeaster (adv.) Toward the southeast.

Southeaster (n.) A strong wind from the southeast [syn: southeaster, sou'easter].

Southeastern (a.) （在）東南的；向東南的；來自東南的；（常大寫）東南部的 Of or pertaining to the southeast; southeasterly. Southeastward

Southeastern (a.) Situated in or oriented toward the southeast [syn: southeast, southeastern, southeasterly].

Southeastern (a.) Of a region of the United States generally including Alabama; Georgia; Florida; Tennessee; South Carolina; North Carolina.

Southeastward (adv.) Alt. of Southeastwardly.

Southeastwardly (adv.) Toward the southeast.

Southeastward (adv.) In a southeastward direction; "the river flows southeastward to the gulf" [syn: southeastward, southeastwardly].

Southeastward (a.) Toward the southeast.

Southeastward (n.) The compass point midway between south and east; at 135 degrees [syn: southeast, sou'-east, southeastward, SE].

Souther (n.) A strong wind, gale, or storm from the south.

Souther (n.) A wind from the south [syn: south wind, souther, southerly].

Southerliness (n.) The quality or state of being southerly; direction toward the south.

Southerly (a.) Southern.

South southerly (Zool.) The old squaw; -- so called in imitation of its cry. Called also southerly, and southerland. See under Old. Southward

Southerly (adv.) Toward the south; "the ship turned southerly" [syn: southerly, southward, southwards].

Southerly (adv.) From the south; "a wind blew southerly."

Southerly (a.) Situated in or oriented toward the south; "a southern exposure"; "took a southerly course" [syn: southerly, southern].

Southerly (a.) From the south; used especially of wind; "a hot southerly wind"; "southern breezes"; "the winds are southerly" [syn: southerly, southern].

Southerly (n.) A wind from the south [syn: south wind, souther, southerly].

Southern (a.) Of or pertaining to the south; situated in, or proceeding from, the south; situated or proceeding toward the south.

Southern Cross (Astron.), A constellation of the southern hemisphere containing several bright stars so related in position as to resemble a cross.

Southern Fish (Astron.), A constelation of the southern hemisphere ({Piscis Australis) containing the bright star Fomalhaut.

Southern States (U.S. Hist. & Geog.), The States of the American Union lying south of Pennsylvania and the Ohio River, with Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas. Before the Civil War, Missouri also, being a slave State, was classed as one of the Southern States.

Southern (n.) A Southerner. [R.]

Southern (a.) In or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line; "southern hospitality"; "southern cooking"; "southern plantations" [ant: northern].

Southern (a.) Situated in or oriented toward the south; "a southern exposure"; "took a southerly course" [syn: southerly, southern].

Southern (a.) Situated in or coming from regions of the south; "the southern hemisphere"; "southern constellations" [ant: northern].

Southern (a.) From the south; used especially of wind; "a hot southerly wind"; "southern breezes"; "the winds are southerly" [syn: southerly, southern].

Southerner (n.) An inhabitant or native of the south, esp. of the Southern States of North America; opposed to Northerner.

Southerner (n.) An American who lives in the South.

Southernliness (n.) Southerliness.

Southernly (a.) Somewhat southern.

Southernly (adv.) In a southerly manner or course; southward.

Southernmost (a.) Farthest south.

Southernmost (a.) Situated farthest south; "Key West is the southernmost city in the continental United States" [syn: southernmost, southmost].

Southernwood (n.) (Bot.) A shrubby species of wormwood ({Artemisia Abrotanum) having aromatic foliage. It is sometimes used in making beer.

Southernwood (n.) Shrubby European wormwood naturalized in North America; sometimes used in brewing beer [syn: southernwood, Artemisia abrotanum].

Southing (n.) Tendency or progress southward; as, the southing of the sun. -- Emerson.

Southing (n.) The time at which the moon, or other heavenly body, passes the meridian of a place.

Southing (n.) (Astron.) Distance of any heavenly body south of the equator; south declination; south latitude.

Southing (n.) (Surv. & Navigation) Distance southward from any point departure or of reckoning, measured on a meridian; -- opposed to northing.

Southly (adv.) Southerly. [Obs. & R.]

Southmost (a.) Farthest toward the south; southernmost. [R.] -- Milton.

Southmost (a.) Situated farthest south; "Key West is the southernmost city in the continental United States" [syn: southernmost, southmost].

Southness (n.) A tendency in the end of a magnetic needle to point toward the south pole. -- Farady.

Southren (a.) Southern. [Obs.] "I am a Southren man." -- Chaucer.
Southron (n.) An inhabitant of the more southern part of a country; formerly, a name given in Scotland to any Englishman.
Southsay (v. i.) See Soothsay. [Obs.]
Southsayer (n.) See Soothsayer. [Obs.]
South southerly (Zool.) The old squaw; -- so called in imitation of its cry. Called also southerly, and southerland. See under Old. Southward

Southward (adv.) Alt. of Southwards.

Southwards (adv.) Toward the south, or toward a point nearer the south than the east or west point; as, to go southward.

Southward (a.) Toward the south.

Southward (n.) The southern regions or countries; the south. -- Sir W. Raleigh.

Southward (adv.) Toward the south; "the ship turned southerly" [syn: southerly, southward, southwards].

Southward (a.) Moving toward the south; "a southbound train" [syn: southbound, southward].

Southward (n.) The cardinal compass point that is at 180 degrees [syn: south, due south, southward, S].

Southwardly (adv.) In a southern direction.

Southwest (n.) The point of the compass equally from the south and the west; the southwest part or region.

Southwest (a.) Pertaining to, or in the direction of, the southwest; proceeding toward the southwest; coming from the southwest; as, a southwest wind.

Southwest (adv.) To, toward, or in the southwest [syn: southwest, south-west, sou'west].

Southwest (a.) Coming from the southwest; "the winds are southwesterly" [syn: southwesterly, southwest].

Southwest (a.) Situated in or oriented toward the southwest [syn: southwest, southwestern, southwesterly].

Southwest (n.) The compass point midway between south and west; at 225 degrees [syn: southwest, sou'-west, southwestward, SW].

Southwest (n.) The southwestern region of the United States generally including New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, Nevada, California, and sometimes Utah and Colorado [syn: Southwest, southwestern United States].

Southwest (n.) The direction corresponding to the southwestward compass point.

Southwest (n.) A location in the southwestern part of a country, region, or city.

Southwester (n.) A storm, gale, or strong wind from the southwest.

Southwester (n.) A hat made of painted canvas, oiled cloth, or the like, with a flap at the back, -- worn in stormy weather.

Southwester (n.) A strong wind from the southwest [syn: southwester, sou'wester].

Southwesterly (a.) To ward or from the southwest; as, a southwesterly course; a southwesterly wind.

Southwesterly (a.) Coming from the southwest; "the winds are southwesterly" [syn: southwesterly, southwest].

Southwesterly (a.) Situated in or oriented toward the southwest [syn: southwest, southwestern, southwesterly].

Southwestern (a.) Of or pertaining to the southwest; southwesterly; as, to sail a southwestern course. Southwestward

Southwestern (a.) Situated in or oriented toward the southwest [syn: southwest, southwestern, southwesterly].

Southwestern (a.) Of a region of the United States generally including New Mexico; Arizona; Texas; California; and sometimes Nevada; Utah; Colorado.

Southwestern (n.) A dialect of Middle English [syn: Southwestern, WestSaxon].

Southwestward (adv.) Alt. of Southwestwardly

Southwestwardly (adv.) Toward the southwest. Souvenance

Southwestward (adv.) In a southwestward direction [syn: southwestward, southwestwardly].

Southwestward (a.) Toward the southwest.

Southwestward (n.) The compass point midway between south and west; at 225 degrees [syn: southwest, sou'-west, southwestward, SW].

Souvenance (n.) Alt. of Sovenaunce.

Sovenaunce (n.) Remembrance. [Obs.]

Of his way he had no sovenance. -- Spenser.

Souvenir (n.) That which serves as a reminder; a remembrancer; a memento; a keepsake.

Souvenir (n.) Something of sentimental value [syn: keepsake, souvenir, token, relic].

Souvenir (n.) A reminder of past events [syn: memento, souvenir].

Sovereign (a.) 具有主權的，至高無上的，國王的，完全的 Supreme or highest in power; superior to all others; chief; as, our sovereign prince.

Sovereign (a.) Independent of, and unlimited by, any other; possessing, or entitled to, original authority or jurisdiction; as, a sovereign state; a sovereign discretion.

Sovereign (a.) Princely; royal. "Most sovereign name." -- Shak.

At Babylon was his sovereign see. -- Chaucer.

Sovereign (a.) Predominant; greatest; utmost; paramount.

We acknowledge him [God] our sovereign good. -- Hooker.

Sovereign (a.) Efficacious in the highest degree; effectual; controlling; as, a sovereign remedy. -- Dryden.

Such a sovereign influence has this passion upon the regulation of the lives and actions of men. -- South.

Sovereign state, A state which administers its own government, and is not dependent upon, or subject to, another power.

Sovereign (n.) 元首，獨立國 The person, body, or state in which independent and supreme authority is vested; especially, in a monarchy, a king, queen, or emperor.

No question is to be made but that the bed of the Mississippi belongs to the sovereign, that is, to the nation. -- Jefferson.

Sovereign (n.) A gold coin of Great Britain, on which an effigy of the head of the reigning king or queen is stamped, valued at one pound sterling, or about $4.86.

Sovereign (n.) (Zool.) Any butterfly of the tribe Nymphalidi, or genus Basilarchia, as the ursula and the viceroy.

Syn: King; prince; monarch; potentate; emperor.

Sovereign (a.) (Of political bodies) Not controlled by outside forces; "an autonomous judiciary"; "a sovereign state" [syn: autonomous, independent, self-governing, sovereign].

Sovereign (a.) Greatest in status or authority or power; "a supreme tribunal" [syn: sovereign, supreme].

Sovereign (n.) A nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right [syn: sovereign, crowned head, monarch].

Sovereign state (n.) 主權國家 A sovereign state is, in international law, a nonphysical juridical entity that is represented by one centralized government that has sovereignty over a geographic area. International law defines sovereign states as having a permanent population, defined territory, one government, and the capacity to enter into relations with other sovereign states. [1] It is also normally understood that a sovereign state is neither dependent on nor subjected to any other power or state. [2]

The existence or disappearance of a state is a question of fact.[3] While according to the declarative theory of statehood, a sovereign state can exist without being recognised by other sovereign states, unrecognised states will often find it hard to exercise full treaty-making powers and engage in diplomatic relations with other sovereign states.

Sovereignize (v. i.) To exercise supreme authority. [Obs.] -- Sir T. Herbert.

Sovereignly (adv.) In a sovereign manner; in the highest degree; supremely. -- Chaucer.

Sovereignties (n. pl. ) of Sovereignty.

Sovereignty (n.) The quality or state of being sovereign, or of being a sovereign; the exercise of, or right to exercise, supreme power; dominion; sway; supremacy; independence; also, that which is sovereign; a sovereign state; as, Italy was formerly divided into many sovereignties.

Woman desiren to have sovereignty As well over their husband as over their love. -- Chaucer.

Sovran (a.) A variant of Sovereign. [Poetic]

On thy bald, awful head, O sovran Blanc. -- Coleridge.

Sow (v. i.) To sew. See Sew. [Obs.] -- Chaucer.
Sow (n.) (Zool.) The female of swine, or of the hog kind.

Sow (n.) (Zool.) A sow bug.

Sow (n.) (Metal.) A channel or runner which receives the rows of molds in the pig bed.

Sow (n.) (Metal.) The bar of metal which remains in such a runner.

Sow (n.) (Metal.) A mass of solidified metal in a furnace hearth; a salamander.

Sow (n.) (Mil.) A kind of covered shed, formerly used by besiegers in filling up and passing the ditch of a besieged place, sapping and mining the wall, or the like. -- Craig.

Sow bread. (Bot.) See Cyclamen.

Sow bug, or Sowbug (Zool.), Any one of numerous species of terrestrial Isopoda belonging to Oniscus, Porcellio, and allied genera of the family Oniscidae.

They feed chiefly on decaying vegetable substances.

Sow thistle [AS. sugepistel] (Bot.), A composite plant ({Sonchus oleraceus) said to be eaten by swine and some other animals.

Sowed (imp.) of Sow.

Sown (p. p.) of Sow.

Sowed () of Sow.

Sowing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Sow.

Sow (v. t.) To scatter, as seed, upon the earth; to plant by strewing; as, to sow wheat. Also used figuratively: To spread abroad; to propagate. "He would sow some difficulty." -- Chaucer.

A sower went forth to sow; and when he sowed, some seeds fell by the wayside. -- Matt. xiii. 3, 4.

And sow dissension in the hearts of brothers. -- Addison.

Sow (v. t.) To scatter seed upon, in, or over; to supply or stock, as land, with seeds. Also used figuratively: To scatter over; to besprinkle.

The intellectual faculty is a goodly field, . . . and it is the worst husbandry in the world to sow it with trifles. -- Sir M. Hale.

[He] sowed with stars the heaven. -- Milton.

Now morn . . . sowed the earth with orient pearl. -- Milton.

Sow (v. i.) To scatter seed for growth and the production of a crop; -- literally or figuratively.

They that sow in tears shall reap in joi. -- Ps. cxxvi. 5.

Sow (n.) An adult female hog.

Sow (v.) Place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth; "She sowed sunflower seeds" [syn: sow, seed].

Sow (v.) Introduce into an environment; "sow suspicion or beliefs."

Sow (v.) Place seeds in or on (the ground); "sow the ground with sunflower seeds" [syn: inseminate, sow, sow in].

Sowans (n. pl.) See Sowens.

Sowens (n. pl.) A nutritious article of food, much used in Scotland, made from the husk of the oat by a process not unlike that by which common starch is made; -- called flummery in England. [Written also sowans, and sowins.]

Sowar (n.) In India, a mounted soldier.

Sowbane (n.) (Bot.) The red goosefoot ({Chenopodium rubrum), -- said to be fatal to swine.

Sowbane (n.) Herb considered fatal to swine [syn: sowbane, red goosefoot, Chenopodium hybridum].

Sowce (n. & v.) See Souse. [Obs.]

Souse (n.) Pickle made with salt.

Souse (n.) Something kept or steeped in pickle; esp., the pickled ears, feet, etc., of swine.

And he that can rear up a pig in his house, Hath cheaper his bacon, and sweeter his souse. -- Tusser.

Souse (n.) The ear; especially, a hog's ear. [Prov. Eng.]

Souse (n.) The act of sousing; a plunging into water.

Sowdan (n.) Sultan. [Obs.] -- Chaucer.

Sowdanesse (n.) A sultaness. [Obs.] -- Chaucer.

Sower (n.) One who, or that which, sows.

Sower (n.) Someone who sows.

Sowins (n. pl.) See Sowens. Sowl

Sowl (v. t.) Alt. of Sowle.

Sowle (v. t.) To pull by the ears; to drag about. [Obs.] -- Shak.

Sowl (v. i.) See Soul, v. i. [Obs.]

Sown () p. p. of Sow.

Sow (v. t.) [imp. Sowed; p. p. Sownor Sowed; p. pr. & vb. n. Sowing.] To scatter, as seed, upon the earth; to plant by strewing; as, to sow wheat. Also used figuratively: To spread abroad; to propagate. "He would sow some difficulty." -- Chaucer.

A sower went forth to sow; and when he sowed, some seeds fell by the wayside. -- Matt. xiii. 3, 4.

And sow dissension in the hearts of brothers. -- Addison.

Sow (v. t.) To scatter seed upon, in, or over; to supply or stock, as land, with seeds. Also used figuratively: To scatter over; to besprinkle.

The intellectual faculty is a goodly field, . . . and it is the worst husbandry in the world to sow it with trifles. -- Sir M. Hale.

[He] sowed with stars the heaven. -- Milton.
Now morn . . . sowed the earth with orient pearl. -- Milton.

Sow (n.) An adult female hog.

Sow (v.) Place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth; "She sowed sunflower seeds" [syn: sow, seed].

Sow (v.) Introduce into an environment; "sow suspicion or beliefs."

Sow (v.) Place seeds in or on (the ground); "sow the ground with sunflower seeds" [syn: inseminate, sow, sow in].

Sown (a.) Sprinkled with seed; "a seeded lawn" [syn: seeded, sown].

Sowne (v. t. & i.) To sound. [Obs.] -- Chaucer.

Sowse (n. & v.) See Souse. [Obs.] -- ryden.

Compare: Souse

Souse (n.) [Written also souce, sowce, and sowse.] Pickle made with salt.

Souse (n.) Something kept or steeped in pickle; esp., the pickled ears, feet, etc., of swine.

And he that can rear up a pig in his house, Hath cheaper his bacon, and sweeter his souse. -- Tusser.

Souse (n.) The ear; especially, a hog's ear. [Prov. Eng.]

Souse (n.) The act of sousing; a plunging into water.

Sowter (n.) See Souter. [Obs.] -- B. Jonson. Soy

Soy (n.) A Chinese and Japanese liquid sauce for fish, etc., made by subjecting boiled beans (esp. soja beans), or beans and meal, to long fermentation and then long digestion in salt and water.

Soy (n.) (Bot.) The soybean.

Soy (n.) The soja, a kind of bean. See Soja.

Soybean (n.) (Bot.) An Asiatic leguminous herb ({Glycine max, formerly Glycine Soja) the seeds of which (also called soy beans) are used in preparing the sauce called soy. Called also soya bean and soya.

Soybean (n.) (Bot.) The seeds of the Glycine max, which produce soybean oil; -- called also soya bean.

Soybean oil (n.) An oil obtained from the soybean ({Glycine max), rich in protein, fats, sterols, and phospholipids, used as a food and in paints and varnishes and in various industrial applications; -- called also soya oil. It is also used in preparing the sauce called soy or soy sauce.

Soja (n.) (Bot.) An Asiatic leguminous herb ({Glycine max, formerly Glycine Soja) the seeds of which (called soy beans) are used in preparing the sauce called soy. Called also soya.

Soy (n.) A source of oil; used for forage and soil improvement and as food [syn: soy, soybean, soya bean].

Soy (n.) Erect bushy hairy annual herb having trifoliate leaves and purple to pink flowers; extensively cultivated for food and forage and soil improvement but especially for its nutritious oil-rich seeds; native to Asia [syn: soy, soya, soybean, soya bean, soybean plant, soja, soja bean, Glycine max].

Soy (n.) Thin sauce made of fermented soy beans [syn: soy sauce, soy].

Soy (n.) The most highly proteinaceous vegetable known; the fruit of the soybean plant is used in a variety of foods and as fodder (especially as a replacement for animal protein) [syn: soy, soybean, soya, soya bean].

Soyle (v. t.) To solve, to clear up; as, to soyl all other texts. [Obs.] -- Tyndate.

Soyle (n.) Prey. [Obs.] -- Spenser.

Soyned (a.) Filled with care; anxious. [Obs.] -- Mir. for Mag.

Sozzle (v. t.) To splash or wet carelessly; as, to sozzle the feet in water. [Local, U.S.] -- Bartlett.

Sozzle (v. t.) To heap up in confusion. [Prov. Eng.] -- Forby.

Sozzle (n.) One who spills water or other liquids carelessly; specifically, a sluttish woman. [Local, U.S.]

Sozzle (n.) A mass, or heap, confusedly mingled. [Prov. Eng.]

Spa (n.) A spring or mineral water; -- so called from a place of this name in Belgium.

Spa (n.) A health resort near a spring or at the seaside [syn: watering place, watering hole, spa].

Spa (n.) A fashionable hotel usually in a resort area [syn: resort hotel, spa].

Spa (n.) A place of business with equipment and facilities for exercising and improving physical fitness [syn: health spa, spa, health club].

SPA, () Software Publishers Association (org., USA)

SPA, () Storage Pool Allocator (ZFS)

Spaad (n.) (Min.) A kind of spar; earth flax, or amianthus. [Obs.] -- oodward.

Space (n.) Extension, considered independently of anything which it may contain; that which makes extended objects conceivable and possible.

Pure space is capable neither of resistance nor motion. -- Locke.

Space (n.) Place, having more or less extension; room.

They gave him chase, and hunted him as hare; Long had he no space to dwell [in]. -- R. of Brunne.

While I have time and space. -- Chaucer.

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