Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter S - Page 193
Sunder (v. t.) To expose to the sun and wind. [Prov. Eng.] -- Halliwell.
Sunder (v.) Break apart or in two, using violence.
Sundew (n.) (Bot.) Any plant of
the genus Drosera, low bog plants whose leaves are beset with pediceled glands
which secrete a viscid fluid that glitters like dewdrops and attracts and
detains insects. After an insect is caught, the glands curve inward like
tentacles and the leaf digests it. Called also lustwort.
Sundew (n.)
Any of various bog plants of the genus Drosera having leaves covered with sticky hairs
that trap and digest insects; cosmopolitan in distribution [syn:
sundew, sundew plant, daily dew].
Sundial (n.) An instrument to show the time of day by means of the shadow of a gnomon, or style, on a plate.
Sundial shell (Zool.), Any shell of the genus Solarium. See Solarium.
Sundial (n.) Timepiece that indicates the daylight hours by the shadow that the gnomon casts on a calibrated dial.
Sundog (n.) (Meteorol.) 幻日；（氣象學）不完整的虹 A luminous spot occasionally seen a few degrees from the sun, supposed to be formed by the intersection of two or more halos, or in a manner similar to that of halos.
Sundog (n.) A fragmentary rainbow; a small rainbow near the horizon; -- called also dog and weathergaw.
Sundog (n.) A bright spot on the parhelic circle; caused by diffraction by ice crystals; "two or more parhelia are usually seen at once" [syn: parhelion, mock sun, sundog].
Sundown (n.) 日落 [U] The setting of the sun; sunset. "When sundown skirts the moor." -- Tennyson.
Sundown (n.) A kind of broad-brimmed sun hat worn by women.
Sundown (n.) The time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon [syn: sunset, sundown] [ant: aurora, break of day, break of the day, cockcrow, dawn, dawning, daybreak, dayspring, first light, morning, sunrise, sunup].
Sundown, MO -- U.S. village in Missouri
Population (2000): 38
Housing Units (2000): 25
Land area (2000): 1.072340 sq. miles (2.777347 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.072340 sq. miles (2.777347 sq. km)
FIPS code: 71628
Located within: Missouri (MO), FIPS 29
Location: 36.568280 N, 92.637779 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Sundown, MO
Sundown
Sundown, TX -- U.S. city in Texas
Population (2000): 1505
Housing Units (2000): 575
Land area (2000): 1.512635 sq. miles (3.917706 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.512635 sq. miles (3.917706 sq. km)
FIPS code: 71060
Located within: Texas (TX), FIPS 48
Location: 33.457018 N, 102.488283 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Sundown, TX
Sundown
Sun-dried (a.) 太陽曬乾的 Dried by the heat of the sun ; as, sun-dried tomatoes. "Sun-dried brick." -- Sir T. Herbert.
Sun-dried (a.) Dried naturally by the sun; "sun-dried apricots" [syn: sun-dried, sundried].
Sundries (n. pl.) Many different or small things; sundry things.
Sundries (n.) Miscellaneous objects too numerous or too small to be specified.
Sundrily (adv.) In sundry ways; variously.
Sundry (v. t.) Several; divers; more than one or two; various. "Sundry wines." -- Chaucer. "Sundry weighty reasons." -- Shak.
With many a sound of sundry melody. -- Chaucer.
Sundry foes the rural realm surround. -- Dryden.
Sundry (v. t.) Separate; diverse. [Obs.]
Every church almost had the Bible of a sundry translation. -- Coleridge.
All and sundry, all collectively, and each separately.
Sundry (a.) Consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds; "an arrangement of assorted spring flowers"; "assorted sizes"; "miscellaneous accessories"; "a mixed program of baroque and contemporary music"; "a motley crew"; "sundry sciences commonly known as social"- I.A.Richards [syn: assorted, miscellaneous, mixed, motley, sundry(a)].
Sundrymen (n. pl. ) of Sundryman.
Sundryman (n.) One who deals in sundries, or a variety of articles.
Sunfish (n.) (Zool.) 【魚】太陽魚；棘臀魚；翻車魚 A very large oceanic plectognath fish ({Mola mola, Mola rotunda, or Orthagoriscus mola) having a broad body and a truncated tail.
Sunfish (n.) (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of perch-like North American fresh-water fishes of the family Centrachidae. They have a broad, compressed body, and strong dorsal spines. Among the common species of the Eastern United States are Lepomis gibbosus (called also bream, pondfish, pumpkin seed, and sunny), the blue sunfish, or dollardee (L. pallidus), and the long-eared sunfish (L. auritus). Several of the species are called also pondfish.
Sunfish (n.) (Zool.) The moonfish, or bluntnosed shiner.
Sunfish (n.) (Zool.) The opah.
Sunfish (n.) (Zool.) The basking, or liver, shark.
Sunfish (n.) (Zool.) Any large jellyfish.
Sunflower (n.) 向日葵 Any plant of the genus Helianthus; -- so called probably from the form and color of its flower, which is large disk with yellow rays. The commonly cultivated sunflower is {Helianthus annuus}, a native of America.
Sunflower (n.) Any plant of the genus Helianthus having large flower heads with dark disk florets and showy yellow rays [syn: {sunflower}, {helianthus}].
Sung () imp. & p. p. of Sing.
Sunglasses (n. pl. ) of Sunglass.
Sunglass (n.) A convex lens of glass for producing heat by converging the sun's rays into a focus.
Sunglow (n.) A rosy flush in the sky seen after sunset.
Sunk () imp. & p. p. of Sink.
Sunk (v.) past simple and past participle of sink.
Sunk (a.) [ After verb ] (Informal) （使）沉沒；（使）陷入 Experiencing serious trouble, or unable to solve a problem.
// If I had to pay off that debt, I’d be sunk.
Idiom:
Sunk in thought, () Thinking deeply.
// Rodin's sculpture "The Thinker" is of a man sitting with his head in his hand, sunk in thought.
Sunken (a.) Lying on the bottom of a river or other water; sunk.
Sunless (a.) Destitute or deprived of the sun or its rays; shaded; shadowed.
Sunlight (n.) [U] 陽光 The light of the sun.
Sunlike (a.) Like or resembling the sun.
Sunlit (a.) Lighted by the sun.
Sunn (n.) An East Indian leguminous plant (Crotalaria juncea) and its fiber, which is also called sunn hemp.
Sunna (n.) A collection of traditions received by the orthodox Mohammedans as of equal authority with the Koran.
Sunniah (n.) One of the sect of Sunnites.
Sunniness (n.) The quality or state of being sunny.
Sunnite (n.) One of the orthodox Mohammedans who receive the Sunna as of equal importance with the Koran.
Sunnud (n.) A charter or warrant; also, a deed of gift.
Pondfish (n.) (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of American fresh-water fishes belonging to the family {Centrarchid[ae]}; -- called also {pond perch}, and {sunfish}.
Note: The common pondfish of New England ({Lepomis gibbosus}) is called also {bream}, {pumpkin seed}, and {sunny}. See {Sunfish}. The long-eared pondfish ({Lepomis auritus}) of the Eastern United States is distinguished by its very long opercular flap.
Sunny (a.) 陽光充足的；和煦的，暖和的；快活的；樂觀的；性情開朗的；太陽的；像太陽的 Of or pertaining to the sun; proceeding from, or resembling the sun; hence, shining; bright; brilliant; radiant.
Sunny (a.) Exposed to the rays of the sun; brightened or warmed by the direct rays of the sun; as, a sunny room; the sunny side of a hill.
Her blooming mountains and her sunny shores. -- Addison.
Sunny (a.) Cheerful; genial; as, a sunny disposition.
My decayed fair A sunny look of his would soon repair. -- Shak.
Sunfish (n.) (Zool.) A very large oceanic plectognath fish ({Mola mola}, {Mola rotunda}, or {Orthagoriscus mola}) having a broad body and a truncated tail.
Sunfish (n.) (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of perch-like North American fresh-water fishes of the family {Centrachidae}. They have a broad, compressed body, and strong dorsal spines. Among the common species of the Eastern United States are {Lepomis gibbosus} (called also {bream}, {pondfish}, {pumpkin seed}, and {sunny}), the blue sunfish, or dollardee ({Lepomis pallidus}), and the long-eared sunfish ({Lepomis auritus}). Several of the species are called also {pondfish}.
Sunfish (n.) (Zool.) The moonfish, or bluntnosed shiner.
Sunfish (n.) (Zool.) The opah.
Sunfish (n.) (Zool.) The basking, or liver, shark.
Sunfish (n.) (Zool.) Any large jellyfish.
Sunny (n.) See {Sunfish} (b).
Sunny (a.) Bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer; "a cheery hello"; "a gay sunny room"; "a sunny smile" [syn: {cheery}, {gay}, {sunny}].
Sunproof (a.) Impervious to the rays of the sun.
Sunrise (n.) Alt. of Sunrising.
Sunrising (n.) The first appearance of the sun above the horizon in the morning; more generally, the time of such appearance, whether in fair or cloudy weather; as, to begin work at sunrise.
Sunrising (n.) Hence, the region where the sun rises; the east.
Sunset (n.) Alt. of Sunsetting
Sunsetting (n.) The descent of the sun below the horizon; also, the time when the sun sets; evening. Also used figuratively.
Sunsetting (n.) Hence, the region where the sun sets; the west.
Sunshade (n.) Anything used as a protection from the sun's rays.
Sunshade (n.) A small parasol.
Sunshade (n.) An awning.
Sunshine (n.) The light of the sun, or the place where it shines; the direct rays of the sun, the place where they fall, or the warmth and light which they give.
Sunshine (n.) Anything which has a warming and cheering influence like that of the rays of the sun; warmth; illumination; brightness.
Sunshine (a.) Sunshiny; bright.
Sunshiny (a.) Bright with the rays of the sun; clear, warm, or pleasant; as, a sunshiny day.
Sunshiny (a.) Bright like the sun; resplendent.
Sunshiny (a.) Beaming with good spirits; cheerful.
Sunsquall (n.) Any large jellyfish.
Sun star () See Sun star, under Sun.
Sunsted (n.) Solstice.
Sunstone (n.) Aventurine feldspar. See under Aventurine.
Sunstroke (n.) Any affection produced by the action of the sun on some part of the body; especially, a sudden prostration of the physical powers, with symptoms resembling those of apoplexy, occasioned by exposure to excessive heat, and often terminating fatally; coup de soleil.
Sun-struck (a.) Overcome by, or affected with, sunstroke; as, sun-struck soldiers.
Sunup (n.) Sunrise.
Sunward (adv.) Toward the sun.
Sunwise (adv.) In the direction of the sun's apparent motion, or from the east southward and westward, and so around the circle; also, in the same direction as the movement of the hands of a watch lying face upward.
Supped (imp. & p. p.) of Sup.
Supping (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Sup.
Sup (v. t.) To take into the mouth with the lips, as a liquid; to take or drink by a little at a time; to sip.
Sup (n.) A small mouthful, as of liquor or broth; a little taken with the lips; a sip.
Sup (v. i.) To eat the evening meal; to take supper.
Sup (v. t.) To treat with supper.
Supawn (n.) Boiled Indian meal; hasty pudding; mush.
Supe (n.) A super.
Super- () A prefix signifying above, over, beyond, and hence often denoting in a superior position, in excess, over and above, in addition, exceedingly; as in superimpose, supersede, supernatural, superabundance.
Super- () A prefix formerly much used to denote that the ingredient to the name of which it was prefixed was present in a large, or unusually large, proportion as compared with the other ingredients; as in calcium superphosphate. It has been superseded by per-, bi-, di-, acid, etc. (as peroxide, bicarbonate, disulphide, and acid sulphate), which retain the old meanings of super-, but with sharper definition. Cf. Acid, a., Bi-, Di-, and Per-.
Super (n.) A contraction of Supernumerary, in sense 2.
Superable (a.) 可勝過的，可征服的 Capable of being overcome or conquered; surmountable.
Antipathies are generally superable by a single effort. -- Johnson. -- Su"per*a*ble*ness, n. -- Su"per*a*bly, adv.
Superable (a.) Capable of being surmounted or excelled [syn: conquerable, superable].
Superabound (v. i.) To be very abundant or exuberant; to be more than sufficient; as, the country superabounds with corn.
Superabundance (n.) 極多；大量；過多 The quality or state of being superabundant; a superabundant quantity; redundancy; excess.
Superabundance (n.) A quantity that is more than what is appropriate; "four-year-olds have an overabundance of energy"; "we received an inundation of email" [syn: overabundance, overmuch, overmuchness, superabundance].
Superabundant (a.) 大量的；過多的Abounding to excess; being more than is sufficient; redundant; as, superabundant zeal. -- Su`per*a*bun"dant*ly, adv.
Superacidulated (a.) Acidulated to excess.
Superadded (imp. & p. p.) of Superadd.
Superadding (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Superadd.
Superadd (v. t.) To add over and above; to add to what has been added; to annex, as something extrinsic.
Superaddition (n.) The act of adding something in excess or something extraneous; also, something which is added in excess or extraneously.
This superaddition is nothing but fat. -- Arbuthnot.
Superadvenient (a.) Coming upon; coming in addition to, or in assistance of, something. [R.]
He has done bravely by the superadvenient assistance of his God. -- Dr. H. More.
Superalimentation (n.) The act of overfeeding, or making one take food in excess of the natural appetite for it.
Superaltar (n.) (Arch.) A raised shelf or stand on the back of an altar, on which different objects can be placed; a predella or gradino.
Superangelic (a.) Superior to the angels in nature or rank. [R.] -- Milman.
Superannuated (imp. & p. p.) of Superannuate.
Superannuating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Superannuate.
Superannuate (v. t.) 使領養老金退休；解僱（年老體弱者）；淘汰，廢棄（破舊過時物） To impair or disquality on account of age or infirmity. -- Sir T. Browne.
Superannuate (v. t.) To give a pension to, on account of old age or other infirmity; to cause to retire from service on a pension.
Superannuate (v. i.) 因年老（體弱）而領養老金退休；變得過時；變得老式 To last beyond the year; -- said of annual plants.
Superannuated (a.) (Formal) 陳舊的，過時的；老朽的，年老體衰的 Old, and almost no longer suitable for work or use.
Superannuation (n.) 老年退休；養老金；陳舊，過時；老弱無能 The state of being superannuated, or too old for office or business; the state of being disqualified by old age; decrepitude.
Superb (a.) 堂皇的，宏偉的；華麗的；極好的，上乘的，一流的 Grand; magnificent; august; stately; as, a superb edifice; a superb colonnade.
Superb (a.) Rich; elegant; as, superb furniture or decorations.
Superb (a.) Showy; excellent; grand; as, a superb exhibition.
Superb (a.) Of surpassing excellence; "a brilliant performance"; "a superb actor" [syn: {brilliant}, {superb}].
Superb (a.) Surpassingly good; "a superb meal".
Superbiate (v. t.) To make (a person) haughty.
Supercarbonate (n.) A bicarbonate.