suability | (noun) (law) liability to be sued. | - |
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suasible | (adjective) being susceptible to persuasion | Synonyms: convincible, persuadable, persuasible |
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suasion | (noun) the act of persuading (or attempting to persuade); communication intended to induce belief or action | Synonyms: persuasion |
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suave | (adjective) smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication | Synonyms: bland, politic, smooth |
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(adjective) having a sophisticated charm | Synonyms: debonair, debonaire, debonnaire |
suavely | (adverb) with suavity; in a suave manner | - |
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suaveness | (noun) the quality of being bland and gracious or ingratiating in manner | Synonyms: blandness, smoothness, suavity |
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suavity | (noun) the quality of being bland and gracious or ingratiating in manner | Synonyms: blandness, smoothness, suaveness |
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sub | (noun) a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes | Synonyms: pigboat, submarine |
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(noun) a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States | Synonyms: bomber, Cuban sandwich, grinder, hero, hero sandwich, hoagie, hoagy, Italian sandwich, poor boy, submarine, submarine sandwich, torpedo, wedge, zep |
(verb) be a substitute | Synonyms: fill in, stand in, substitute |
subacid | (adjective) slightly sour to the taste | - |
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subacute | (adjective) less than acute; relating to a disease present in a person with no symptoms of it | - |
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subalpine | (adjective) growing at high altitudes | Synonyms: alpestrine |
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subaltern | (adjective) inferior in rank or status | Synonyms: junior-grade, lower-ranking, lowly, petty, secondary |
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(noun) a British commissioned army officer below the rank of captain | - |
subaquatic | (adjective) partially aquatic; living or growing partly on land and partly in water | Synonyms: semiaquatic |
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(adjective) growing or remaining under water | Synonyms: subaqueous, submerged, submersed, underwater |
subaqueous | (adjective) growing or remaining under water | Synonyms: subaquatic, submerged, submersed, underwater |
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subarctic | (adjective) of or relating to latitudes just south of the Arctic Circle | - |
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subartesian | (adjective) (of water) rising naturally in a well to a height appreciably above that of the surrounding water table but not flowing out of the well | - |
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subatomic | (adjective) of or relating to constituents of the atom or forces within the atom | - |
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(adjective) of smaller than atomic dimensions | - |
subbase | (noun) the lowest molding of an architectural base or of a baseboard | - |
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subbing | (noun) working as a substitute for someone who is ill or on leave of absence | Synonyms: substituting |
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subception | (noun) (psychology) perception of or reaction to a stimulus that occurs without awareness or consciousness. | Synonyms: subliminal perception |
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subclass | (noun) (biology) a taxonomic category below a class and above an order | - |
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subclavian | (adjective) situated beneath the clavicle | - |
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subclinical | (adjective) relating to the stage in the development of a disease before the symptoms are observed | - |
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subcommittee | (noun) a subset of committee members organized for a specific purpose | - |
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subcompact | (noun) a car smaller than a compact car | Synonyms: subcompact car |
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subconscious | (adjective) just below the level of consciousness | - |
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(noun) psychic activity just below the level of awareness | Synonyms: subconscious mind |
subconsciously | (adverb) from the subconscious mind | - |
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subconsciousness | (noun) a state of mind not immediately available to consciousness | - |
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subcontinent | (noun) a large and distinctive landmass (as India or Greenland) that is a distinct part of some continent | - |
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subcontract | (noun) a contract assigning to another party some obligations of a prior contract | - |
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(verb) work under a subcontract; engage in a subcontract | - |
(verb) arranged for contracted work to be done by others | Synonyms: farm out, job |
subcontractor | (noun) someone who enters into a subcontract with the primary contractor | - |
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subcortical | (adjective) of or relating to or being or involving nerve centers below the cerebral cortex | - |
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subculture | (noun) a social group within a national culture that has distinctive patterns of behavior and beliefs | - |
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subcutaneous | (adjective) relating to or located below the epidermis | Synonyms: hypodermic |
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subcutaneously | (adverb) below the skin | - |
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subdeacon | (noun) a clergyman an order below deacon; one of the Holy Orders in the unreformed western Christian church and the eastern Catholic Churches but now suppressed in the Roman Catholic Church | - |
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subdimension | (noun) a partial dimension that constitutes the entire dimension of a given object. | - |
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subdirectory | (noun) (computer science) a directory that is listed in another directory | - |
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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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subdivision | (noun) the act of subdividing; division of something previously divided | - |
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(noun) a section of a section; a part of a part; i.e., a part of something already divided | Synonyms: subsection |
(noun) a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical) | Synonyms: section |
(noun) a division of some larger or more complex organization | Synonyms: arm, branch |
(noun) an area composed of subdivided lots | - |
subdominant | (noun) (music) the fourth note of the diatonic scale | - |
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subduable | (adjective) susceptible to being subjugated | Synonyms: subjugable |
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subduction | (noun) a geological process in which one edge of a crustal plate is forced sideways and downward into the mantle below another plate | - |
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subdue | (verb) correct by punishment or discipline | Synonyms: chasten, tame |
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(verb) bring under control by force or authority | Synonyms: conquer, stamp down, suppress |
(verb) make subordinate, dependent, or subservient | Synonyms: subordinate |
(verb) get on top of; deal with successfully | Synonyms: get over, master, overcome, surmount |
(verb) hold within limits and control | Synonyms: crucify, mortify |
(verb) put down by force or intimidation | Synonyms: keep down, quash, reduce, repress, subjugate |
subdued | (adjective) lacking in light; not bright or harsh | Synonyms: dim |
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(adjective) not brilliant or glaring | Synonyms: soft |
(adjective) restrained in style or quality | Synonyms: low-key, low-keyed |
(adjective) in a softened tone | Synonyms: hushed, muted, quiet |
(adjective) quieted and brought under control | - |
subduedness | (noun) the property of lights or sounds that lack brilliance or are reduced in intensity | Synonyms: dimness |
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(noun) a disposition to be patient and long suffering | Synonyms: meekness |
subduer | (noun) someone who overcomes and establishes ascendancy and control by force or persuasion | Synonyms: overcomer, surmounter |
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subdural | (adjective) below the dura mater but above the arachnoid membrane of the meninges | - |
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subedit | (verb) edit and correct (written or printed material) | Synonyms: copyedit, copyread |
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subeditor | (noun) an assistant editor | - |
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subentry | (noun) An entry, such as one in an account or reference work, that is included within a main entry. | - |
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subfamily | (noun) (biology) a taxonomic category below a family | - |
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subfigure | (noun) a figure that is a part of another figure | - |
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subfusc | (adjective) devoid of brightness or appeal | - |
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subgenus | (noun) (biology) taxonomic group between a genus and a species | - |
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subgross | (adjective) too small to be visible to the naked eye | - |
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subgroup | (noun) (mathematics) a subset (that is not empty) of a mathematical group | - |
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(noun) a distinct and often subordinate group within a group | - |
subhead | (noun) a heading of a subdivision of a text | Synonyms: subheading |
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subheading | (noun) a heading of a subdivision of a text | Synonyms: subhead |
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subhuman | (adjective) less than human or not worthy of a human being | - |
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(adjective) unfit for human beings | - |
subjacent | (adjective) lying nearby but lower | - |
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subject | (adjective) likely to be affected by something | - |
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(adjective) being under the power or sovereignty of another or others | Synonyms: dependent |
(adjective) possibly accepting or permitting | Synonyms: capable, open |
(noun) something (a person or object or scene) selected by an artist or photographer for graphic representation | Synonyms: content, depicted object |
(noun) a branch of knowledge | Synonyms: bailiwick, discipline, field, field of study, study, subject area, subject field |
(noun) some situation or event that is thought about | Synonyms: issue, matter, topic |
(noun) the subject matter of a conversation or discussion | Synonyms: theme, topic |
(noun) (grammar) one of the two main constituents of a sentence; the grammatical constituent about which something is predicated | - |
(noun) (logic) the first term of a proposition | - |
(noun) a person who owes allegiance to that nation | Synonyms: national |
(noun) a person who is subjected to experimental or other observational procedures; someone who is an object of investigation | Synonyms: case, guinea pig |
(verb) make accountable for | - |
(verb) cause to experience or suffer or make liable or vulnerable to | - |
(verb) make subservient; force to submit or subdue | Synonyms: subjugate |
subjection | (noun) the act of conquering | Synonyms: conquering, conquest, subjugation |
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(noun) forced submission to control by others | Synonyms: subjugation |
subjective | (adjective) taking place within the mind and modified by individual bias | - |
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(adjective) of a mental act performed entirely within the mind | Synonyms: immanent |
subjectively | (adverb) in a subjective way | - |
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subjectiveness | (noun) judgment based on individual personal impressions and feelings and opinions rather than external facts | Synonyms: subjectivity |
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subjectivism | (noun) the quality of being subjective | - |
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(noun) (philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge and value are dependent on and limited by your subjective experience | - |
subjectivist | (noun) a person who subscribes to subjectivism | - |
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subjectivity | (noun) judgment based on individual personal impressions and feelings and opinions rather than external facts | Synonyms: subjectiveness |
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subjoin | (verb) add to the end | - |
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subjoining | (noun) the act of supplementing | Synonyms: subjunction, supplementation |
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subjugable | (adjective) susceptible to being subjugated | Synonyms: subduable |
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subjugate | (verb) make subservient; force to submit or subdue | Synonyms: subject |
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(verb) put down by force or intimidation | Synonyms: keep down, quash, reduce, repress, subdue |
subjugated | (adjective) reduced to submission | - |
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subjugation | (noun) the act of conquering | Synonyms: conquering, conquest, subjection |
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(noun) the act of subjugating by cruelty | Synonyms: oppression |
(noun) forced submission to control by others | Synonyms: subjection |
subjugator | (noun) a conqueror who defeats and enslaves | - |
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subjunction | (noun) the act of supplementing | Synonyms: subjoining, supplementation |
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subjunctive | (adjective) relating to a mood of verbs | - |
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(noun) a mood that represents an act or state (not as a fact but) as contingent or possible | Synonyms: subjunctive mood |
subkingdom | (noun) (biology) a taxonomic group comprising a major division of a kingdom | - |
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sublease | (noun) a lease from one lessee to another | Synonyms: sublet |
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(verb) lease or rent all or part of (a leased or rented property) to another person | Synonyms: sublet |
sublet | (noun) a lease from one lessee to another | Synonyms: sublease |
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(verb) lease or rent all or part of (a leased or rented property) to another person | Synonyms: sublease |
sublieutenant | (noun) an officer ranking next below a lieutenant | - |
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sublimate | (adjective) made pure | - |
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(noun) the product of vaporization of a solid | - |
(verb) vaporize and then condense right back again | Synonyms: sublime |
(verb) remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation | Synonyms: distil, distill, make pure, purify |
(verb) make more subtle or refined | Synonyms: rarefy, subtilize |
(verb) change or cause to change directly from a solid into a vapor without first melting | Synonyms: sublime |
(verb) direct energy or urges into useful activities | - |
sublimated | (adjective) passing or having passed from the solid to the gaseous state (or vice versa) without becoming liquid | Synonyms: sublimed |
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sublimation | (noun) (psychology) modifying the natural expression of an impulse or instinct (especially a sexual one) to one that is socially acceptable | - |
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(noun) (chemistry) a change directly from the solid to the gaseous state without becoming liquid | - |
sublime | (adjective) lifted up or set high | - |
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(adjective) inspiring awe | Synonyms: empyreal, empyrean |
(adjective) greatest or maximal in degree; extreme | Synonyms: supreme |
(adjective) of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style | Synonyms: elevated, exalted, grand, high-flown, high-minded, idealistic, lofty, noble-minded, rarefied, rarified |
(adjective) worthy of adoration or reverence | Synonyms: reverend |
(verb) vaporize and then condense right back again | Synonyms: sublimate |
(verb) change or cause to change directly from a solid into a vapor without first melting | Synonyms: sublimate |
sublimed | (adjective) passing or having passed from the solid to the gaseous state (or vice versa) without becoming liquid | Synonyms: sublimated |
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sublimely | (adverb) in a lofty and exalted manner | - |
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(adverb) to the maximum degree | Synonyms: supremely |
subliminal | (adjective) below the threshold of conscious perception | - |
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sublimit | (noun) (insurance) a limitation in an amount of loss coverage. | - |
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sublimity | (noun) nobility in thought or feeling or style | - |
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sublingual | (adjective) beneath the tongue | - |
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subliterary | (adjective) not written as or intended to be literature | - |
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sublittoral | (adjective) of or relating to the region of the continental shelf (between the seashore and the edge of the continental shelf) or the marine organisms situated there | - |
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sublunar | (adjective) situated between the earth and the moon | Synonyms: cislunar, sublunary |
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(adjective) of this earth | Synonyms: sublunary, terrestrial |
sublunary | (adjective) situated between the earth and the moon | Synonyms: cislunar, sublunar |
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(adjective) of this earth | Synonyms: sublunar, terrestrial |
subluxate | (verb) sprain or dislocate slightly | - |
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subluxation | (noun) partial displacement of a joint or organ | - |
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submarine | (adjective) beneath the surface of the sea | Synonyms: undersea |
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(noun) a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes | Synonyms: pigboat, sub |
(noun) a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States | Synonyms: bomber, Cuban sandwich, grinder, hero, hero sandwich, hoagie, hoagy, Italian sandwich, poor boy, sub, submarine sandwich, torpedo, wedge, zep |
(verb) attack by submarine | - |
(verb) bring down with a blow to the legs | - |
(verb) throw with an underhand motion | - |
(verb) control a submarine | - |
(verb) move forward or under in a sliding motion | - |