| reassure | (verb) give reassurance to; give or restore confidence in; cause to feel sure or certain | - |
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| reassured | (adjective) having confidence restored; freed from anxiety | - |
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| recapture | (noun) the act of taking something back | Synonyms: retaking |
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| (noun) a legal seizure by the government of profits beyond a fixed amount | - |
| (verb) capture again | Synonyms: retake |
| (verb) take up anew | - |
| (verb) experience anew | - |
| (verb) take back by force, as after a battle | Synonyms: retake |
| refracture | (verb) break (a bone) that was previously broken but mended in an abnormal way | - |
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| reinsure | (verb) insure again by transferring to another insurance company all or a part of a liability assumed | - |
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| (verb) insure again by assuming all or a part of the liability of an insurance company already covering a risk | - |
| (verb) provide additional insurance for | - |
| restructure | (verb) construct or form anew or provide with a new structure | Synonyms: reconstitute |
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| rotogravure | (noun) using photography to produce a plate for printing | Synonyms: photogravure |
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| (noun) printing by transferring an image from a photogravure plate to a cylinder in a rotary press | - |
| (noun) printed material (text and pictures) produced by an intaglio printing process in a rotary press | - |
| rupture | (noun) the act of making a sudden noisy break | - |
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| (noun) a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions) | Synonyms: breach, break, falling out, rift, severance |
| (noun) state of being torn or burst open | - |
| (verb) separate or cause to separate abruptly | Synonyms: bust, snap, tear |
| rupturewort | (noun) common prostrate Old World herb often used as a ground cover; formerly reputed to cure ruptures | Synonyms: Hernaria glabra |
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| saurel | (noun) large elongated compressed food fish of the Atlantic waters of Europe | Synonyms: horse mackerel, Trachurus trachurus |
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| (noun) a California food fish | Synonyms: horse mackerel, jack mackerel, Spanish mackerel, Trachurus symmetricus |
| scissure | (noun) a long narrow cleft | Synonyms: cleft, crack, crevice, fissure |
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| scoured | (adjective) worn away as by water or ice or wind | Synonyms: eroded |
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| scourer | (noun) someone who cleanses by scouring | - |
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| (noun) someone who travels widely and energetically | - |
| scripture | (noun) any writing that is regarded as sacred by a religious group | Synonyms: sacred scripture |
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| sculpture | (noun) creating figures or designs in three dimensions | Synonyms: carving |
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| (noun) a three-dimensional work of plastic art | - |
| (verb) shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it | Synonyms: grave, sculpt |
| (verb) create by shaping stone or wood or any other hard material | Synonyms: sculpt |
| sculptured | (adjective) cut into a desired shape | Synonyms: graven, sculpted |
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| (adjective) resembling sculpture | Synonyms: modeled, modelled, sculptural, sculpturesque |
| sculpturer | (noun) an artist who creates sculptures | Synonyms: carver, sculptor, statue maker |
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| sculpturesque | (adjective) resembling sculpture | Synonyms: modeled, modelled, sculptural, sculptured |
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| secure | (adjective) free from fear or doubt; easy in mind | Synonyms: unafraid, untroubled |
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| (adjective) free from danger or risk | - |
| (adjective) not likely to fail or give way | - |
| (adjective) immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with | Synonyms: impregnable, inviolable, strong, unassailable, unattackable |
| (adjective) financially safe | Synonyms: dependable, good, safe |
| (verb) make certain of | Synonyms: assure, ensure, guarantee, insure |
| (verb) cause to be firmly attached | Synonyms: fasten, fix |
| (verb) fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug | Synonyms: plug, stop up |
| (verb) furnish with battens | Synonyms: batten, batten down |
| (verb) get by special effort | Synonyms: procure |
| (verb) assure payment of | - |
| securely | (adverb) in a secure manner; in a manner free from danger | Synonyms: firmly |
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| (adverb) in an invulnerable manner | - |
| (adverb) in a manner free from fear or risk | - |
| (adverb) in a confident and unselfconscious manner | - |
| secureness | (noun) the quality of being fixed in place as by some firm attachment | Synonyms: fastness, fixedness, fixity, fixture |
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| (noun) the state of freedom from fear or danger | - |
| securer | (noun) someone who obtains or acquires | Synonyms: procurer |
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| seizure | (noun) the taking possession of something by legal process | - |
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| (noun) the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property | Synonyms: capture, gaining control |
| (noun) the act of taking of a person by force | Synonyms: capture |
| (noun) a sudden occurrence (or recurrence) of a disease | Synonyms: ictus, raptus |
| sepulture | (noun) a chamber that is used as a grave | Synonyms: burial chamber, sepulcher, sepulchre |
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| (noun) the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave | Synonyms: burial, entombment, inhumation, interment |
| sericulture | (noun) the production of raw silk by raising silkworms | - |
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| (noun) raising silkworms in order to obtain raw silk | - |
| signature | (noun) a distinguishing style | Synonyms: touch |
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| (noun) your name written in your own handwriting | - |
| (noun) a sheet with several pages printed on it; it folds to page size and is bound with other signatures to form a book | - |
| (noun) the sharps or flats that follow the clef and indicate the key | Synonyms: key signature |
| (noun) a melody used to identify a performer or a dance band or radio/tv program | Synonyms: signature tune, theme song |
| silviculture | (noun) the branch of forestry dealing with the development and care of forests | - |
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| sinecure | (noun) an office that involves minimal duties | - |
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| (noun) a benefice to which no spiritual or pastoral duties are attached | - |
| soilure | (noun) the act of soiling something | Synonyms: dirtying, soiling |
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| soured | (adjective) having turned bad | - |
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| stature | (noun) (of a standing person) the distance from head to foot | Synonyms: height |
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| (noun) high level of respect gained by impressive development or achievement | - |
| stricture | (noun) severe criticism | - |
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| (noun) abnormal narrowing of a bodily canal or passageway | Synonyms: stenosis |
| structure | (noun) a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts | Synonyms: construction |
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| (noun) the manner of construction of something and the arrangement of its parts | - |
| (noun) a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing and its construction and arrangement | Synonyms: anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part |
| (noun) the complex composition of knowledge as elements and their combinations | - |
| (noun) the people in a society considered as a system organized by a characteristic pattern of relationships | Synonyms: social organisation, social organization, social structure, social system |
| (verb) give a structure to | - |
| structured | (adjective) having definite and highly organized structure | - |
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| (adjective) resembling a living organism in organization or development | Synonyms: integrated |
| subculture | (noun) a social group within a national culture that has distinctive patterns of behavior and beliefs | - |
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| subfigure | (noun) a figure that is a part of another figure | - |
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| substructure | (noun) lowest support of a structure | Synonyms: base, foot, foundation, fundament, groundwork, understructure |
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| (noun) the basic structure or features of a system or organization | Synonyms: infrastructure |
| succourer | (noun) someone who gives help in times of need or distress or difficulty | Synonyms: succorer |
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| sulfonylurea | (noun) antidiabetic consisting of any of several drugs that reduce the level of glucose in the blood; used to treat diabetes mellitus | - |
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| sulfurette | (verb) combine with sulfur | Synonyms: sulphurette |
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| sulfuretted | (adjective) treated or impregnated with sulfur | Synonyms: sulfurized, sulphuretted |
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| sulphurette | (verb) combine with sulfur | Synonyms: sulfurette |
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| sulphuretted | (adjective) treated or impregnated with sulfur | Synonyms: sulfuretted, sulfurized |
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| supersedure | (noun) act of replacing one person or thing by another especially one held to be superior | Synonyms: supersession |
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| superstructure | (noun) structure consisting of the part of a ship above the main deck | - |
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| sure | (adjective) having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured | Synonyms: certain |
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| (adjective) certain to occur; destined or inevitable | Synonyms: certain |
| (adjective) exercising or taking care great enough to bring assurance | Synonyms: certain |
| (adjective) reliable in operation or effect | Synonyms: certain |
| (adjective) physically secure or dependable | - |
| (adjective) certain not to fail | - |
| (adjective) infallible or unfailing | - |
| (adjective) (of persons) worthy of trust or confidence | Synonyms: trusted |
| (adjective) impossible to doubt or dispute | Synonyms: indisputable |
| (adverb) definitely or positively (`sure' is sometimes used informally for `surely') | Synonyms: certainly, for certain, for sure, sure as shooting, sure enough, surely |
| surefooted | (adjective) not liable to error in judgment or action | Synonyms: confident, sure-footed |
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| (adjective) not liable to stumble or fall | Synonyms: footsure, sure-footed |
| surely | (adverb) definitely or positively (`sure' is sometimes used informally for `surely') | Synonyms: certainly, for certain, for sure, sure, sure as shooting, sure enough |
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| sureness | (noun) the quality of being steady and unfailing | - |
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| (noun) freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities | Synonyms: assurance, authority, confidence, self-assurance, self-confidence |
| surety | (noun) something clearly established | - |
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| (noun) a guarantee that an obligation will be met | Synonyms: security |
| (noun) one who provides a warrant or guarantee to another | Synonyms: guarantor, warranter, warrantor |
| (noun) a prisoner who is held by one party to insure that another party will meet specified terms | Synonyms: hostage |
| (noun) property that your creditor can claim in case you default on your obligation | Synonyms: security |
| suture | (noun) thread of catgut or silk or wire used by surgeons to stitch tissues together | - |
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| (noun) a seam used in surgery | Synonyms: surgical seam |
| (noun) an immovable joint (especially between the bones of the skull) | Synonyms: fibrous joint, sutura |
| (verb) join with a suture | - |
| tablature | (noun) a musical notation indicating the fingering to be used | - |
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| tabouret | (noun) a low stool in the shape of a drum | Synonyms: taboret |
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| temperature | (noun) the degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment (corresponding to its molecular activity) | - |
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| (noun) the somatic sensation of cold or heat | - |
| tenure | (noun) the right to hold property; part of an ancient hierarchical system of holding lands | Synonyms: land tenure |
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| (noun) the term during which some position is held | Synonyms: incumbency, term of office |
| (verb) give life-time employment to | - |
| tenured | (adjective) appointed for life and not subject to dismissal except for a grave crime | - |
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| texture | (noun) the feel of a surface or a fabric | - |
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| (noun) the characteristic appearance of a surface having a tactile quality | - |
| (noun) the musical pattern created by parts being played or sung together | - |
| (noun) the physical composition of something (especially with respect to the size and shape of the small constituents of a substance) | Synonyms: grain |
| (noun) the essential quality of something | - |
| textured | (adjective) having surface roughness | Synonyms: coarse-textured, rough-textured |
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| tincture | (noun) (pharmacology) a medicine consisting of an extract in an alcohol solution | - |
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| (noun) a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color | Synonyms: shade, tint, tone |
| (noun) an indication that something has been present | Synonyms: shadow, trace, vestige |
| (noun) a substance that colors or dyes | - |
| (verb) stain or tinge with a slight amount of a color | - |
| (verb) fill, as with a certain quality | Synonyms: impregnate, infuse, instill |
| tonsure | (noun) shaving the crown of the head by priests or members of a monastic order | - |
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| (noun) the shaved crown of a monk's or priest's head | - |
| (verb) shave the head of a newly inducted monk | - |
| tonsured | (adjective) having a bald spot either shaved or natural | - |
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| torture | (noun) the deliberate, systematic, or wanton infliction of physical or mental suffering by one or more persons in an attempt to force another person to yield information or to make a confession or for any other reason | Synonyms: torturing |
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| (noun) the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean | Synonyms: distortion, overrefinement, straining, twisting |
| (noun) intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain | Synonyms: agony, torment |
| (noun) extreme mental distress | Synonyms: anguish, torment |
| (noun) unbearable physical pain | Synonyms: torment |
| (verb) subject to torture | Synonyms: excruciate, torment |
| (verb) torment emotionally or mentally | Synonyms: excruciate, rack, torment |
| tortured | (adjective) experiencing intense pain especially mental pain | Synonyms: anguished, tormented |
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| torturer | (noun) someone who inflicts severe physical pain (usually for punishment or coercion) | - |
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| torturesome | (adjective) extremely painful | Synonyms: agonising, agonizing, excruciating, harrowing, torturing, torturous |
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| tourer | (noun) large open car seating four with folding top | Synonyms: phaeton, touring car |
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| (noun) someone who travels for pleasure | Synonyms: holidaymaker, tourist |
| transfigure | (verb) change completely the nature or appearance of | Synonyms: metamorphose, transmogrify |
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| (verb) elevate or idealize, in allusion to Christ's transfiguration | Synonyms: glorify, spiritualize |
| treasure | (noun) art highly prized for its beauty or perfection | Synonyms: gem |
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| (noun) a collection of precious things | - |
| (noun) accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc. | Synonyms: hoarded wealth |
| (noun) any possession that is highly valued by its owner | - |
| (verb) be fond of; be attached to | Synonyms: care for, cherish, hold dear |
| (verb) hold dear | Synonyms: appreciate, prize, value |
| treasured | (adjective) characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for | Synonyms: cherished, precious, wanted |
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| treasurer | (noun) an officer charged with receiving and disbursing funds | Synonyms: financial officer |
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| treasurership | (noun) the position of treasurer | - |
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| tureen | (noun) large deep serving dish with a cover; for serving soups and stews | - |
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| unarmoured | (adjective) (used of persons or things military) without protective armor | Synonyms: unarmored |
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| (adjective) used of animals; without protective covering | Synonyms: unarmored |
| unassured | (adjective) lacking boldness or confidence | - |
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| uncoloured | (adjective) without color | Synonyms: uncolored |
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| uncultured | (adjective) (of persons) lacking art or knowledge | Synonyms: artless, uncultivated |
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| uncured | (adjective) not seasoned | - |
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| underexposure | (noun) the act of exposing film to too little light or for too short a time | - |
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| (noun) inadequate publicity | - |
| understructure | (noun) lowest support of a structure | Synonyms: base, foot, foundation, fundament, groundwork, substructure |
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| unflavoured | (adjective) without flavoring added | Synonyms: nonflavored, nonflavoured, unflavored |
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| uninjured | (adjective) not injured physically or mentally | - |
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| uninsured | (adjective) not covered by insurance | - |
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| unlaureled | (adjective) not crowned with laurel; having no acclaim or reward | Synonyms: unlaurelled |
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| unlaurelled | (adjective) not crowned with laurel; having no acclaim or reward | Synonyms: unlaureled |
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| unmeasured | (adjective) without limits in extent or size or quantity | Synonyms: illimitable, limitless, measureless |
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| (adjective) not composed of measured syllables; not metrical | - |
| unpictured | (adjective) not pictured | Synonyms: undepicted |
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| unpicturesque | (adjective) without beauty or charm | Synonyms: unlovely |
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| unsecured | (adjective) without financial security | Synonyms: unguaranteed |
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| (adjective) not firmly fastened or secured | Synonyms: unbarred, unbolted, unlatched, unlocked |
| unsoured | (adjective) not having turned bad | - |
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| unstructured | (adjective) lacking definite structure or organization | - |
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| (adjective) lacking the system or structure characteristic of living bodies | Synonyms: amorphous |
| unsure | (adjective) lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance | Synonyms: incertain, uncertain |
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| (adjective) lacking self-confidence | Synonyms: diffident, shy, timid |
| urea | (noun) the chief solid component of mammalian urine; synthesized from ammonia and carbon dioxide and used as fertilizer and in animal feed and in plastics | Synonyms: carbamide |
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| urease | (noun) an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of urea into carbon dioxide and ammonia; is present in intestinal bacteria | - |
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| ureide | (noun) any compound, of general formula R-CO-NH-CO-NH2 or R-CO-NH-CO-NH-CO-R', formally derived by the acylation of urea. | - |
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| uremia | (noun) accumulation in the blood of nitrogenous waste products (urea) that are usually excreted in the urine | Synonyms: azotaemia, azotemia, uraemia |
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| uremic | (adjective) of or involving excess nitrogenous waste products in the urine (usually due to kidney insufficiency) | Synonyms: azotemic, uraemic |
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| ureter | (noun) either of a pair of thick-walled tubes that carry urine from the kidney to the urinary bladder | - |
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| ureteritis | (noun) inflammation of the ureter | - |
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| ureterocele | (noun) prolapse of the end of the ureter into the bladder; may obstruct urine flow | - |
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| ureterostenosis | (noun) stenosis of the ureter | - |
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