saccharin | (noun) a crystalline substance 500 times sweeter than sugar; used as a calorie-free sweetener | - |
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saccharinity | (noun) the excessive sweetness of saccharin | - |
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saccharose | (noun) a complex carbohydrate found in many plants and used as a sweetening agent | Synonyms: sucrose |
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shard | (noun) a broken piece of a brittle artifact | Synonyms: fragment, sherd |
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share | (noun) the allotment of some amount by dividing something | Synonyms: parcel, portion |
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(noun) the effort contributed by a person in bringing about a result | Synonyms: contribution, part |
(noun) a sharp steel wedge that cuts loose the top layer of soil | Synonyms: ploughshare, plowshare |
(noun) assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group | Synonyms: part, percentage, portion |
(noun) any of the equal portions into which the capital stock of a corporation is divided and ownership of which is evidenced by a stock certificate | - |
sharecropper | (noun) small farmers and tenants | Synonyms: cropper, sharecrop farmer |
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shareholder | (noun) someone who holds shares of stock in a corporation | Synonyms: shareowner, stockholder |
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shareholding | (noun) a holding in the form of shares of corporations | - |
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shareowner | (noun) someone who holds shares of stock in a corporation | Synonyms: shareholder, stockholder |
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sharer | (noun) someone who has or gives or receives a part or a share | Synonyms: partaker |
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shareware | (noun) software that is available free of charge; may be distributed for evaluation with a fee requested for additional features or a manual etc. | - |
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sharia | (noun) the code of law derived from the Koran and from the teachings and example of Mohammed | Synonyms: Islamic law, sharia law, shariah, shariah law |
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shariah | (noun) the code of law derived from the Koran and from the teachings and example of Mohammed | Synonyms: Islamic law, sharia, sharia law, shariah law |
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sharing | (noun) a distribution in shares | Synonyms: share-out |
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(noun) sharing thoughts and feelings | Synonyms: communion |
(noun) having in common | - |
(noun) using or enjoying something jointly with others | - |
shark | (noun) any of numerous elongate mostly marine carnivorous fishes with heterocercal caudal fins and tough skin covered with small toothlike scales | - |
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(noun) a person who is unusually skilled in certain ways | - |
(noun) a person who is ruthless and greedy and dishonest | - |
sharkskin | (noun) a smooth crisp fabric | - |
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sharksucker | (noun) remoras found attached to sharks | Synonyms: Echeneis naucrates |
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sharp | (noun) a long thin sewing needle with a sharp point | - |
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(noun) a musical notation indicating one half step higher than the note named | - |
sharpener | (noun) any implement that is used to make something (an edge or a point) sharper | - |
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sharper | (noun) a professional card player who makes a living by cheating at card games | Synonyms: card shark, card sharp, card sharper, cardsharp, cardsharper, sharpie, sharpy |
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sharpie | (noun) a shallow-draft sailboat with a sharp prow, flat bottom, and triangular sail; formerly used along the northern Atlantic coast of the United States | - |
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(noun) a professional card player who makes a living by cheating at card games | Synonyms: card shark, card sharp, card sharper, cardsharp, cardsharper, sharper, sharpy |
(noun) an alert and energetic person | Synonyms: busy bee, eager beaver, live wire, sharpy |
sharpness | (noun) harshness of manner | Synonyms: asperity |
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(noun) thinness of edge or fineness of point | Synonyms: keenness |
(noun) a strong odor or taste property | Synonyms: bite, pungency, raciness |
(noun) the quality of being sharp and clear | Synonyms: distinctness |
(noun) the attribute of urgency in tone of voice | Synonyms: edge |
(noun) the quality of being keenly and painfully felt | - |
(noun) a quick and penetrating intelligence | Synonyms: acuity, acuteness, keenness |
sharpshooter | (noun) a fast schooner once used by New England fisherman for illegal fishing in Canadian waters | - |
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(noun) someone skilled in shooting | Synonyms: crack shot, marksman |
(noun) an athlete noted for accurate aim | - |
sharpy | (noun) a professional card player who makes a living by cheating at card games | Synonyms: card shark, card sharp, card sharper, cardsharp, cardsharper, sharper, sharpie |
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(noun) an alert and energetic person | Synonyms: busy bee, eager beaver, live wire, sharpie |
shophar | (noun) an ancient musical horn made from the horn of a ram; used in ancient times by the Israelites to sound a warning or a summons; used in synagogues today on solemn occasions | Synonyms: shofar |
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supercharger | (noun) compressor that forces increased oxygen into the cylinders of an internal-combustion engine | - |
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surcharge | (noun) an additional charge (as for items previously omitted or as a penalty for failure to exercise common caution or common skill) | - |
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tetrasaccharide | (noun) any of a variety of carbohydrates that yield four monosaccharide molecules on complete hydrolysis | - |
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trisaccharide | (noun) any of a variety of carbohydrates that yield three monosaccharide molecules on complete hydrolysis | - |
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undercharge | (noun) an insufficient charge | - |
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(noun) a price that is too low | - |
uvulopalatopharyngoplasty | (noun) surgical resection of unnecessary palatal and oropharyngeal tissue to open the airway; intended to cure extreme cases of snoring (with or without sleep apnea) | Synonyms: palatopharyngoplasty, PPP, UPPP |
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vibraharp | (noun) a percussion instrument similar to a xylophone but having metal bars and rotating disks in the resonators that produce a vibrato sound | Synonyms: vibes, vibraphone |
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wharf | (noun) a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats | Synonyms: dock, pier, wharfage |
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wharfage | (noun) a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats | Synonyms: dock, pier, wharf |
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(noun) a fee charged for the use of a wharf or quay | Synonyms: quayage |