sharpener | (noun) any implement that is used to make something (an edge or a point) sharper | - |
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sideropenia | (noun) a deficiency of iron; results from inadequate iron in the diet or from hemorrhage | - |
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sixpence | (noun) a small coin of the United Kingdom worth six pennies; not minted since 1970 | Synonyms: tanner |
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spender | (noun) someone who spends money to purchase goods or services | Synonyms: disburser, expender |
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(noun) someone who spends money prodigally | Synonyms: scattergood, spend-all, spendthrift |
spending | (noun) the act of spending or disbursing money | Synonyms: disbursal, disbursement, outlay |
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(noun) money paid out; an amount spent | Synonyms: expenditure, outgo, outlay |
spendthrift | (noun) someone who spends money prodigally | Synonyms: scattergood, spend-all, spender |
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stipend | (noun) a sum of money allotted on a regular basis; usually for some specific purpose | - |
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stipendiary | (noun) (United Kingdom) a paid magistrate (appointed by the Home Secretary) dealing with police cases | Synonyms: stipendiary magistrate |
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suspender | (noun) elastic straps that hold trousers up | Synonyms: brace, gallus |
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suspense | (noun) an uncertain cognitive state | - |
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(noun) excited anticipation of an approaching climax | - |
(noun) apprehension about what is going to happen | - |
suspension | (noun) the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely) | Synonyms: dangling, hanging |
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(noun) a temporary debarment (from a privilege or position etc) | Synonyms: temporary removal |
(noun) a mechanical system of springs or shock absorbers connecting the wheels and axles to the chassis of a wheeled vehicle | Synonyms: suspension system |
(noun) an interruption in the intensity or amount of something | Synonyms: abatement, hiatus, reprieve, respite |
(noun) temporary cessation or suspension | Synonyms: abeyance |
(noun) a mixture in which fine particles are suspended in a fluid where they are supported by buoyancy | - |
(noun) a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something | Synonyms: break, intermission, interruption, pause |
suspensor | (noun) a support for the genitals worn by men engaging in strenuous exercise | Synonyms: athletic supporter, jock, jockstrap, supporter |
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suspensory | (noun) a bandage of elastic fabric applied to uplift a dependant part (as the scrotum or a pendulous breast) | Synonyms: suspensory bandage |
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tapenade | (noun) a spread consisting of capers and black olives and anchovies made into a puree with olive oil | - |
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tenpence | (noun) a decimal coin worth ten pennies | - |
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terpene | (noun) an unsaturated hydrocarbon obtained from plants | - |
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thiopental | (noun) barbiturate that is a hygroscopic powder (trade name Pentothal) that is a strong barbiturate that acts rapidly; induces a relaxed state when injected as a general anesthetic | Synonyms: Pentothal, thiopental sodium, thiopentobarbital sodium |
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threepence | (noun) former cupronickel coin of the United Kingdom equal to three pennies | - |
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thrombocytopenia | (noun) a blood disease characterized by an abnormally small number of platelets in the blood | Synonyms: thrombopenia |
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thrombopenia | (noun) a blood disease characterized by an abnormally small number of platelets in the blood | Synonyms: thrombocytopenia |
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tuppence | (noun) a former United Kingdom silver coin; United Kingdom bronze decimal coin worth two pennies | Synonyms: twopence |
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turpentine | (noun) an oleoresin obtained from conifers (especially pines) | Synonyms: gum terpentine |
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(noun) volatile liquid distilled from turpentine oleoresin; used as paint thinner and solvent and medicinally | Synonyms: oil of turpentine, spirit of turpentine, turps |
twopence | (noun) a former United Kingdom silver coin; United Kingdom bronze decimal coin worth two pennies | Synonyms: tuppence |
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undependability | (noun) the trait of not being dependable or reliable | Synonyms: undependableness, unreliability, unreliableness |
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undependableness | (noun) the trait of not being dependable or reliable | Synonyms: undependability, unreliability, unreliableness |
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ununpentium | (noun) a radioactive transuranic element, with atomic number 115 | Synonyms: atomic number 115, element 115, Uup |
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upending | (noun) turning upside down; setting on end | Synonyms: inversion |
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