| reconsideration | (noun) thinking again about a choice previously made | Synonyms: afterthought, rethink, second thought |
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| (noun) a consideration of a topic (as in a meeting) with a view to changing an earlier decision | - |
| regicide | (noun) the act of killing a king | - |
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| (noun) someone who commits regicide; the killer of a king | - |
| reside | (verb) make one's home in a particular place or community | Synonyms: domicile, domiciliate, shack |
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| (verb) live (in a certain place) | Synonyms: lodge in, occupy |
| (verb) be inherent or innate in | Synonyms: repose, rest |
| residence | (noun) the act of dwelling in a place | Synonyms: abidance, residency |
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| (noun) the official house or establishment of an important person (as a sovereign or president) | - |
| (noun) a large and imposing house | Synonyms: hall, manse, mansion, mansion house |
| (noun) any address at which you dwell more than temporarily | Synonyms: abode |
| residency | (noun) the act of dwelling in a place | Synonyms: abidance, residence |
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| (noun) the position of physician who is receiving special training in a hospital (usually after completing an internship) | - |
| resident | (adjective) living in a particular place | - |
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| (adjective) used of animals that do not migrate | Synonyms: nonmigratory |
| (noun) someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there | Synonyms: occupant, occupier |
| (noun) a physician (especially an intern) who lives in a hospital and cares for hospitalized patients under the supervision of the medical staff of the hospital | Synonyms: house physician, resident physician |
| residential | (adjective) used or designed for residence or limited to residences | - |
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| (adjective) of or relating to or connected with residence | - |
| residentially | (adverb) used as a residence | - |
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| rhytidectomy | (noun) plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face; an incision is made near the hair line and skin is pulled back and excess tissue is excised | Synonyms: cosmetic surgery, face lift, face lifting, facelift, lift, nip and tuck, rhytidoplasty |
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| ride | (noun) a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile) | Synonyms: drive |
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| (noun) a mechanical device that you ride for amusement or excitement | - |
| (verb) harass with persistent criticism or carping | Synonyms: bait, cod, rag, rally, razz, tantalise, tantalize, taunt, tease, twit |
| (verb) keep partially engaged by slightly depressing a pedal with the foot | - |
| (verb) copulate with | Synonyms: mount |
| (verb) be carried or travel on or in a vehicle | - |
| (verb) sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions | Synonyms: sit |
| (verb) move like a floating object | - |
| (verb) climb up on the body | - |
| (verb) sit on and control a vehicle | - |
| (verb) ride over, along, or through | - |
| (verb) continue undisturbed and without interference | - |
| (verb) lie moored or anchored | - |
| (verb) have certain properties when driven | Synonyms: drive |
| (verb) be sustained or supported or borne | - |
| (verb) be contingent on | Synonyms: depend on, depend upon, devolve on, hinge on, hinge upon, turn on |
| rider | (noun) a clause that is appended to a legislative bill | - |
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| (noun) a traveler who actively rides an animal (as a horse or camel) | - |
| (noun) a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it | Synonyms: passenger |
| (noun) a traveler who actively rides a vehicle (as a bicycle or motorcycle) | - |
| ringside | (noun) first row of seating; has an unobstructed view of a boxing or wrestling ring | Synonyms: ringside seat |
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| riptide | (noun) a strong surface current flowing outwards from a shore | Synonyms: rip current |
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| (noun) a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current | Synonyms: countercurrent, crosscurrent, rip, tide rip |
| riverside | (noun) the bank of a river | Synonyms: riverbank |
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| roadside | (noun) edge of a way or road or path | Synonyms: wayside |
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| rockslide | (noun) a landslide of rocks | - |
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| roughrider | (noun) a horseman skilled at breaking wild horses to the saddle | - |
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| saccharide | (noun) an essential structural component of living cells and source of energy for animals; includes simple sugars with small molecules as well as macromolecular substances; are classified according to the number of monosaccharide groups they contain | Synonyms: carbohydrate, sugar |
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| sarcocystidean | (noun) parasite of the muscles of vertebrates | Synonyms: sarcocystieian, sarcosporidian |
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| scabicide | (noun) a drug that destroys the itch mite that causes scabies | - |
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| schoolwide | (adjective) occurring or extending throughout a school | - |
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| seaside | (noun) the shore of a sea or ocean regarded as a resort | Synonyms: seaboard |
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| seidel | (noun) a glass for beer | - |
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| semidesert | (noun) a region much like a desert but usually located between a desert and the surrounding regions | - |
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| semidetached | (adjective) attached on one side only | - |
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| shipside | (noun) the part of a wharf that is next to a ship | - |
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| side | (adjective) located on a side | - |
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| (noun) an extended outer surface of an object | - |
| (noun) either the left or right half of a body | - |
| (noun) an aspect of something (as contrasted with some other implied aspect) | - |
| (noun) an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute | Synonyms: position |
| (noun) (sports) the spin given to a ball by striking it on one side or releasing it with a sharp twist | Synonyms: English |
| (noun) a lengthwise dressed half of an animal's carcass used for food | Synonyms: side of meat |
| (noun) one of two or more contesting groups | - |
| (noun) a family line of descent | - |
| (noun) a surface forming part of the outside of an object | Synonyms: face |
| (noun) a line segment forming part of the perimeter of a plane figure | - |
| (noun) a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location | - |
| (noun) an elevated geological formation | Synonyms: incline, slope |
| (verb) take sides for or against | - |
| sidearm | (adjective) (of pitches) made with the arm moving parallel to the ground | - |
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| (adverb) in a sidearm manner | - |
| sidebar | (noun) (law) a courtroom conference between the lawyers and the judge that is held out of the jury's hearing | - |
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| (noun) a short news story presenting sidelights on a major story | - |
| sideboard | (noun) a piece of furniture that stands at the side of a dining room; has shelves and drawers | Synonyms: buffet, counter |
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| (noun) a board that forms part of the side of a bed or crib | - |
| (noun) a removable board fitted on the side of a wagon to increase its capacity | - |
| sideboob | (noun) A breast exposed from the side | - |
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| sideburn | (noun) facial hair that has grown down the side of a man's face in front of the ears (especially when the rest of the beard is shaved off) | Synonyms: burnside, mutton chop, side-whiskers |
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| sidecar | (noun) conveyance consisting of a small carrier attached to the side of a motorcycle | - |
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| (noun) a cocktail made of orange liqueur with lemon juice and brandy | - |
| sidekick | (noun) a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities | Synonyms: brother, buddy, chum, crony, pal |
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| sidelight | (noun) light carried by a boat that indicates the boat's direction; vessels at night carry a red light on the port bow and a green light on the starboard bow | Synonyms: running light |
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| sideline | (noun) an auxiliary activity | Synonyms: avocation, by-line, hobby, pursuit, spare-time activity |
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| (noun) an auxiliary line of merchandise | - |
| (noun) a line that marks the side boundary of a playing field | Synonyms: out of bounds |
| (verb) remove from the center of activity or attention; place into an inferior position | - |
| sidelong | (adjective) inclining or directed to one side | - |
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| (adjective) (used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy | Synonyms: askance, askant, asquint, squint-eyed, squint, squinty |
| (adjective) situated at or extending to the side | Synonyms: lateral |
| (adverb) to, toward or at one side | Synonyms: obliquely, sideways |
| (adverb) with the side toward someone or something | - |
| (adverb) on the side | - |
| sidereal | (adjective) (of divisions of time) determined by daily motion of the stars | - |
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| (adjective) of or relating to the stars or constellations | - |
| siderite | (noun) a meteorite consisting principally of nickel and iron | - |
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| (noun) iron ore in the form of ferrous carbonate | Synonyms: chalybite |
| sideroblast | (noun) an erythroblast having granules of ferritin | - |
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| siderocyte | (noun) an abnormal red blood cell containing granules of iron not bound in hemoglobin | - |
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| sideropenia | (noun) a deficiency of iron; results from inadequate iron in the diet or from hemorrhage | - |
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| siderophilin | (noun) a globulin in blood plasma that carries iron | Synonyms: beta globulin, transferrin |
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| siderosis | (noun) fibrosis of the lung caused by iron dust; occurs among welders and other metal workers | - |
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| sidesaddle | (noun) a saddle for a woman; rider sits with both feet on the same side of the horse | - |
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| (adverb) on or as if on a sidesaddle | - |
| sideshow | (noun) a minor show that is part of a larger one (as at the circus) | - |
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| (noun) a subordinate incident of little importance relative to the main event | - |
| sideslip | (noun) an unexpected slide | Synonyms: skid, slip |
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| (noun) a flight maneuver; aircraft slides sideways in the air | Synonyms: slip |
| sidesman | (noun) (Church of England) an assistant to the churchwarden; collects offerings of money in the church | - |
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| sidesplitter | (noun) a joke that seems extremely funny | Synonyms: belly laugh, howler, riot, scream, thigh-slapper, wow |
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| sidesplitting | (adjective) very funny | Synonyms: killing |
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| sidesplittingly | (adverb) in a very humorous manner | Synonyms: killingly |
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| sidestep | (noun) a step to one side (as in boxing or dancing) | - |
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| (verb) avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues) | Synonyms: circumvent, dodge, duck, elude, evade, fudge, hedge, parry, put off, skirt |
| sidestroke | (noun) a swimming stroke in which the arms move forward and backward while the legs do a scissors kick | - |
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| sideswipe | (noun) a glancing blow from or on the side of something (especially motor vehicles) | - |
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| (verb) strike from the side | - |
| sidetrack | (noun) a short stretch of railroad track used to store rolling stock or enable trains on the same line to pass | Synonyms: railroad siding, siding, turnout |
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| (verb) wander from a direct or straight course | Synonyms: depart, digress, straggle |
| sidewalk | (noun) walk consisting of a paved area for pedestrians; usually beside a street or roadway | Synonyms: pavement |
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| sidewall | (noun) a wall that forms the side of a structure | - |
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| (noun) the side of an automobile tire | - |
| sideward | (adverb) toward one side | Synonyms: sidewards |
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| sidewards | (adverb) toward one side | Synonyms: sideward |
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| sideway | (adverb) from the side; obliquely | Synonyms: sideways, sidewise |
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| (adverb) with one side forward or to the front | Synonyms: sideways, sidewise |
| (adverb) in a lateral direction | Synonyms: sideways, sidewise |
| sideways | (adjective) (of movement) at an angle | Synonyms: crabwise |
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| (adverb) to, toward or at one side | Synonyms: obliquely, sidelong |
| (adverb) from the side; obliquely | Synonyms: sideway, sidewise |
| (adverb) with one side forward or to the front | Synonyms: sideway, sidewise |
| (adverb) in a lateral direction | Synonyms: sideway, sidewise |
| sidewinder | (noun) small pale-colored desert rattlesnake of southwestern United States; body moves in an s-shaped curve | Synonyms: Crotalus cerastes, horned rattlesnake |
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| (noun) air-to-air missile with infrared homing device | - |
| sidewise | (adverb) from the side; obliquely | Synonyms: sideway, sideways |
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| (adverb) with one side forward or to the front | Synonyms: sideway, sideways |
| (adverb) in a lateral direction | Synonyms: sideway, sideways |
| sigmoidectomy | (noun) surgical removal of part or all of the sigmoid colon (usually to remove a malignant tumor) | - |
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| silicide | (noun) any of various compounds of silicon with a more electropositive element or radical | - |
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| silverside | (noun) small fishes having a silver stripe along each side; abundant along the Atlantic coast of the United States | Synonyms: silversides |
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| silversides | (noun) small fishes having a silver stripe along each side; abundant along the Atlantic coast of the United States | Synonyms: silverside |
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| (noun) the common North American shiner | Synonyms: common shiner, Notropis cornutus |
| slide | (noun) the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it | Synonyms: coast, glide |
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| (noun) sloping channel through which things can descend | Synonyms: chute, slideway, sloping trough |
| (noun) a transparency mounted in a frame; viewed with a slide projector | Synonyms: lantern slide |
| (noun) a small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study | Synonyms: microscope slide |
| (noun) plaything consisting of a sloping chute down which children can slide | Synonyms: playground slide, sliding board |
| (noun) (music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale | Synonyms: swoop |
| (noun) (geology) the descent of a large mass of earth or rocks or snow etc. | - |
| (verb) to pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly | Synonyms: slither |
| (verb) move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner | Synonyms: skid, slew, slip, slue |
| (verb) move smoothly along a surface | - |
| slider | (noun) a fastball that curves slightly away from the side from which it was thrown | - |
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| (noun) freshwater turtle of United States and South America; frequently raised commercially; some young sold as pets | Synonyms: Pseudemys scripta, yellow-bellied terrapin |
| (noun) someone who races the luge | Synonyms: luger |
| (noun) a person who slips or slides because of loss of traction | Synonyms: skidder, slipper |
| slideway | (noun) sloping channel through which things can descend | Synonyms: chute, slide, sloping trough |
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| snide | (adjective) expressive of contempt | Synonyms: sneering, supercilious |
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| snidely | (adverb) with a sneer; in an uncomplimentary sneering manner | Synonyms: sneeringly, superciliously |
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| sobersided | (adjective) completely lacking in humor or lightness of touch | - |
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| sobersides | (noun) a serious and sedate individual | - |
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| spermatocide | (noun) a contraceptive agent that kills spermatozoa | Synonyms: spermicide |
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| spermicide | (noun) a contraceptive agent that kills spermatozoa | Synonyms: spermatocide |
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| spider | (noun) predatory arachnid with eight legs, two poison fangs, two feelers, and usually two silk-spinning organs at the back end of the body; they spin silk to make cocoons for eggs or traps for prey | - |
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| (noun) a skillet made of cast iron | - |
| (noun) a computer program that prowls the internet looking for publicly accessible resources that can be added to a database; the database can then be searched with a search engine | Synonyms: wanderer |
| spiderflower | (noun) any of various often strong-smelling plants of the genus Cleome having showy spider-shaped flowers | Synonyms: cleome |
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| spiderlike | (adjective) relating to or resembling a member of the class Arachnida | Synonyms: arachnidian, arachnoid, spiderly, spidery |
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| spiderly | (adjective) relating to or resembling a member of the class Arachnida | Synonyms: arachnidian, arachnoid, spiderlike, spidery |
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| spiderwort | (noun) any plant of the family Commelinaceae | Synonyms: dayflower |
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| spidery | (adjective) relating to or resembling a member of the class Arachnida | Synonyms: arachnidian, arachnoid, spiderlike, spiderly |
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| springtide | (noun) a greater than average tide occurring during the new and full moons | - |
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| (noun) a swelling rush of anything | - |
| statewide | (adjective) occurring or extending throughout a state | - |
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| stride | (noun) a step in walking or running | Synonyms: pace, tread |
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| (noun) significant progress (especially in the phrase `make strides') | - |
| (noun) the distance covered by a step | Synonyms: footstep, pace, step |
| (verb) walk with long steps | - |
| stridence | (noun) having the timbre of a loud high-pitched sound | Synonyms: shrillness, stridency |
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| stridency | (noun) having the timbre of a loud high-pitched sound | Synonyms: shrillness, stridence |
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| strident | (adjective) unpleasantly loud and harsh | Synonyms: raucous |
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| (adjective) being sharply insistent on being heard | Synonyms: shrill |
| (adjective) conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry | Synonyms: blatant, clamant, clamorous, vociferous |
| (adjective) of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then') | Synonyms: continuant, fricative, sibilant, spirant |
| stridently | (adverb) in a strident manner | - |
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| strider | (noun) a person who walks rapidly with long steps | - |
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| subdivide | (verb) divide into smaller and smaller pieces | - |
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| (verb) form into subdivisions | - |
| subdivider | (noun) someone who divides parts into smaller parts (especially a divider of land into building sites) | - |
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| subside | (verb) wear off or die down | Synonyms: lessen |
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| (verb) sink down or precipitate | Synonyms: settle |
| (verb) sink to a lower level or form a depression | - |
| (verb) descend into or as if into some soft substance or place | Synonyms: sink |
| subsidence | (noun) a gradual sinking to a lower level | Synonyms: settling, subsiding |
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| (noun) the sudden collapse of something into a hollow beneath it | Synonyms: cave in |
| (noun) an abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease) | Synonyms: remission, remittal |
| suicide | (noun) the act of killing yourself | Synonyms: self-annihilation, self-destruction |
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| (noun) a person who kills himself intentionally | Synonyms: felo-de-se |
| sulfacetamide | (noun) a topical sulfonamide (trade name Sulamyd) used to treat eye infections | Synonyms: Sulamyd |
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| sulfanilamide | (noun) a white odorless crystalline sulfa drug; the parent compound of most of the sulfa drugs | - |
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| sulfide | (noun) a compound of sulphur and some other element that is more electropositive | Synonyms: sulphide |
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| sulfonamide | (noun) antibacterial consisting of any of several synthetic organic compounds capable of inhibiting the growth of bacteria that require PABA | Synonyms: sulfa, sulfa drug, sulpha |
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| sulphide | (noun) a compound of sulphur and some other element that is more electropositive | Synonyms: sulfide |
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