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Sorely, ad. Grievously, severely, violently, greatly.

Sorghum, n. Chinese sugar-cane.

Sorrow, n. 1. Grief, sadness, affliction, mourning, trouble.

2. Regret, vexation, chagrin.

Sorrow, v. n. Grieve, mourn, be sad.

Sorrowful, a. 1. Grieved, afflicted, in sorrow, in mourning.

2. Sad, mournful, grievous, lamentable, distressing, painful, dismal, doleful, melancholy, sorry, piteous, woful, rueful, moving pity, exciting compassion.

Sorry, a. 1. Grieved, SORROWFUL.

2. Mean, vile, base, poor, miserable, wretched, pitiful, abject, beggarly, rascally, contemptible, despicable, shabby, bad, low, paltry.

3. Mournful, dismal, sad, painful, melancholy.

Sort, n. 1. Kind, species, description, class, denomination, character, nature.

2. Manner, way, degree.

Sort, v. a. Distribute (into sorts), assort, class, classify.

Sort, v. n. Associate, consort, fraternize, be in familiar intercourse.

Sortie, n. Sally.

Sort with, Suit, fit, agree with, be adapted to.

So so, 1. [Adverbially.] Moderately, passably, indifferently, tolerably well, pretty well.

2. [Adjectively.] Passable, tolerable, ordinary, middling, indifferent, pretty good, not bad.

Sot, n. Toper, tippler, drunkard, wine-bibber, dram-drinker.

Sottish, a. Stupid (from intemperance), dull, doltish, foolish, senseless, insensate, besotted.

Sotto voce, [It.] Softly, in a low voice, in an under tone, in a low tone, with bated breath.

Soul, 1. Mind, spirit, inner man.

2. Life, vital principle, animating principle.

3. Essence, principal part, essential part, best part.

4. Individual, person, man, human being, intelligent being.

5. Ardor, fire, fervor, courage, energy, force.

Soulless, a. 1. Lifeless.

2. Mean, base, vile, low, spiritless.

Sound, a. 1. Whole, entire, unbroken, undecayed, uninjured, perfect, faultless, good, firm, strong.

2. Healthy, hearty, hale, hardy, vigorous, in health, in good health, not diseased.

3. Sane, well-balanced.

4. Correct, true, valid, solid, weighty, reasonable, rational, sensible, judicious.

5. Established, fixed, well-grounded.

6. Profound, unbroken, undisturbed, fast.

7. Heavy, lusty, forcible.

8. Orthodox, of the true faith, not heretical.

Sound, ad. Soundly, profoundly.

Sound, n. 1. Strait, narrows.

2. Air-bladder (of a fish).

3. Noise, report.

Sound, v. n. 1. Resound, make a noise, give out a sound.

2. Appear by the sound.

3. Try the depth (of water), throw the lead.

Sound, v. a. 1. Cause to sound.

2. Utter, express audibly.

3. Celebrate (by sounds).

4. Measure, fathom, try the depth of.

5. Examine, test, try.

Soundless, a. 1. Silent, noiseless.

2. Unfathomable, bottomless, very deep, very profound.

Soundness, n. 1. Wholeness, entireness.

2. Healthiness, vigor.

3. Saneness.

4. Correctness, truth, rectitude, validity.

5. Firmness, strength, solidity.

Soup, n. Broth.

Sour, a. 1. Acid, tart, pricked.

2. Cross, crabbed, morose, surly, testy, touchy, cantankerous, crusty, fretful, peevish, petulant, pettish, snappish, waspish, snarling, cynical, froward, uncivil, rude, rough, harsh, ill-tempered, ill-natured.

Sour, v. a. 1. Make acid, turn sour.

2. Imbitter, make cross.

Sour, v. n. Turn sour, become acid.

Source, n. 1. Origin, spring, fountain, head, rise, cradle, beginning, commencement, fountain-head, starting point.

2. Cause, original.

Sour-gum, n. Tupelo, pepperidge.

Sourish, a. Acidulous, somewhat sour, somewhat acid.

Sourness, n. 1. Acidity, tartness.

2. Acrimony, asperity, moroseness, crabbedness, churlishness, peevishness, petulance, ill temper, bad blood.

Souse, v. a. 1. Pickle.

2. Plunge, dip, immerse, submerge, douse, put under water (or other liquid).

Souse, ad. With a plunge.

South, a. Southern, southerly.

South, ad. Southward, towards the south.

Southerly, a. Southern, south.

Southern, a. Southerly, south.

Southerner, n. Southron.

Southron, n. Southerner.

Souvenir, n. [Fr.] Remembrancer, memento.

Sovereign, a. 1. Supreme, regal, royal, imperial, monarchical.

2. Chief, predominant, principal.

3. Efficacious, effectual.

Sovereign, n. Monarch, autocrat, potentate, despot, king, emperor, prince, lord, queen, supreme ruler.

Sovereignty, n. Dominion, supremacy, empire, dynasty, kingdom, supreme power, supreme rule, absolute authority, chief sway.

Sow, n. Hog (female), pig, swine.

Sow, v. a. 1. Scatter, strew, spread.

2. Disseminate, disperse, propagate, spread abroad.

3. Plant, put seed in.

4. Besprinkle, scatter over.

Sow, v. n. Plant, scatter seed, put in seed.

Sowens, n. pl. [Scottish.] Porridge (made of the dust of oatmeal), flummery.

Spa, n. Mineral spring.

Space, n. 1. Extension, extent.

2. Capacity, room.

3. Distance, interval.

4. [Rare.] While, short time.

Spacious, a. Wide, extended, extensive, expansive, broad, ample, capacious, roomy.

Span, n. 1. Nine inches.

2. Brief period.

3. [U. S.] Pair (of horses).

Spangle, n. Sparkling ornament.

Spanish-bayonet, n. Yucca, Adam's needle, bear-grass.

Spanish-fly, n. Blister-fly, blister-beetle (Cantharis vesicatoria).

Spank, v. a. Strike (with the open hand), slap.

Span-new, a. Brand-new, fire-new, quite new, spick-and-span new.

Spanworm, n. Geometer, looper, canker-worm.

Spar, v. n. 1. Box.

2. Dispute, wrangle, quarrel, SPAT.

Spare, v. a. 1. Reserve, save, lay by, lay aside, set apart, set aside.

2. Dispense with, do without, part with.

3. Withhold, omit, forbear.

4. Withhold from, keep from.

5. Give, grant, afford, allow, give up.

6. Preserve (from any thing dreaded).

Spare, v. n. 1. Be frugal, be parsimonious.

2. Forbear, refrain, be scrupulous.

3. Be lenient, be merciful, be tender.

Spare, a. 1. Scanty, sparing, not abundant, not plentiful.

2. Lean, meagre, thin, poor, lank, gaunt, skinny, scraggy, raw-boned.

4. Superfluous, supernumerary, not used, not wanted.

Spare hours, Leisure, time to spare.

Spare time, Leisure, time to spare.

Sparing, a. 1. Scanty, SPARE.

2. Frugal, saving, chary, parsimonious, economical, not liberal.

Spark, n. 1. Sparkle, scintillation, particle of fire, scintilla.

2. Germ, element, active principle.

3. Gallant, beau, buck; gay, dashing fellow.

Sparkish, a. Gay, showy, airy, fine.

Sparkle, v. n. 1. Shine (with intermissions), glitter, glisten, glister, twinkle, scintillate, coruscate, flash.

2. Mantle, effervesce, bubble, foam, froth.

Sparkling, a. 1. Glittering, glistening, twinkling, flashing.

2. Bubbling, foaming, effervescing, frothing, mantling.

3. Lively, glowing, spirited, piquant, vigorous, forcible, strong, nervous, racy, impassioned.

Sparring, n. Wrangling, quarrelling, contention, strife.

Sparry iron, Spathic iron, carbonate of iron.

Sparse, a. Scattered, spread here and there, not dense.

Spartan, a. Brave, courageous, hardy, undaunted, daring, intrepid, dauntless, fearless, bold, valiant, valorous, doughty, chivalric, heroic, lion-hearted.

Spasm, n. 1. Twitch, sudden contraction (as of the muscles).

2. Fit, paroxysm, throe.

Spasmodic, a. Convulsive, fitful.

Spasmodic cholera, Asiatic cholera, cholera asphyxia.

Spat, n. [Local, U. S.] Petty dispute, petty quarrel, war of words.

Spat, v. n. Dispute, wrangle, quarrel, spar, bicker, jangle, squabble, TIFF, have words, have an altercation.

Spathic, a. Foliated, lamellar.

Spathic iron, Sparry iron.

Spatter, v. a. 1. Sprinkle, besprinkle, bespatter, splash, plash.

2. Daub, bedaub, smear, besmear, begrime, bedraggle, spot, stain, soil.

Spatterdashes, n. pl. Gaiters, leggings.

Spawl, v. n. Spit, sputter.

Spawl, n. Spit, spittle, saliva.

Spawn, n. 1. Eggs (of fish or of frogs), hard roe.

2. (Bot.) Mycelium, filaments (from which fungi originate).

Spawn, v. a. [In contempt.] Generate, produce, bring forth.

Spawn, v. n. [In contempt.] Issue.

Speak, v. n. 1. Articulate, enunciate, talk with articulate sounds.

2. Plead, spout, hold forth, make a speech, discourse, harangue, declaim.

3. Treat, make mention.

4. Sound, resound.

Speak, v. a. 1. Utter, express, deliver, pronounce, articulate.

2. Announce, make known, spread abroad, proclaim, declare.

3. (Naut.) Hail.

Speaker, n. 1. Discourser, orator, spokesman, prolocutor.

2. Chairman, presiding officer.

Speaking, n. 1. Talk, discourse.

2. Elocution, declamation, oratory.

Speak of, Treat, discuss, mention, treat of, touch upon, speak about, talk about, make mention of.

Speak to, Accost, address, make up to.

Speak well for, Be creditable to, be commendatory of.

Speak out, Blab, open one's mind, unbosom one's self, unburden one's mind.

Speak with, Converse with, hold a conversation with.

Spear, n. 1. Lance, javelin.

2. Shoot, spire.

Spear-hand, n. Right-hand.

Spear-shaped, a. Hastate, hastated.

Special, a. 1. Particular, peculiar, specific, especial.

2. Extraordinary, uncommon.

Speciality, n. 1. Particularity.

2. Specialty, object of special attention, particular object of pursuit, pet subject.

Specialty, n. Speciality.

Specie, n. Coin, cash, metallic money, hard money, stamped money.

Species, n. 1. Group (subordinate to a genus).

2. Kind, sort, description, variety.

Specific, a. 1. Peculiar, particular, especial, characteristic.

2. Definite, precise, specified.

Specific, n. 1. Special medicine, sovereign remedy, infallible remedy.

2. Unfailing agent, sure means.

Specification, n. 1. Designation (of properties), characterization.

2. Particularization, detailed statement.

Specify, v. a. Designate, particularize, indicate, define, individualize, show clearly, name with precision.

Specillum, n. Stylet.

Specimen, n. Pattern, sample, model.

Specious, a. Fair (apparently, but not really), plausible, colorable, ostensible.

Speck, n. 1. Stain, spot, flaw, blemish, blot.

2. Bit, mite, mote, atom, particle, corpuscle, scintilla, small thing.

Speck, v. a. Spot, stain (in spots).

Speckle, v. a. Mark with spots (of a different color from that of the ground).

Spectacle, n. 1. Show, exhibition, sight, scene, representation, display, pageant, parade.

2. Curiosity, wonder, marvel, phenomenon.

Spectacles, n. pl. Glasses.

Spectator, n. Beholder, observer, bystander, looker-on, on-looker.

Spectral, a. Ghostly, phantom-like.

Spectre, n. [Written also Specter.] Apparition, ghost, spirit, shade, phantom, phantasm, illusion, ogre, sprite, GOBLIN, HOBGOBLIN.

Spectrum, n. Image, appearance, representation.

Speculate, v. n. 1. Meditate, contemplate, cogitate, reflect, ponder, muse, ruminate, think, consider.

2. Trade (hazardously).

Speculation, n. 1. Contemplation.

2. Theory, scheme, hypothesis, supposition, conjecture, view, a priori reasoning.

Speculatist, n. Speculator, theorizer.

Speculative, a. 1. Contemplative, unpractical, Platonic, philosophical, given to speculation.

2. Theoretical, ideal, imaginary.

3. Given to hazardous trading.

Speculator, n. 1. Theorizer, speculatist.

2. Trader (who takes great risks in the hope of great gains).

Speculum, n. [L.] Mirror, looking-glass, reflector.

Speech, n. 1. Articulate utterance.

2. Language, tongue, vernacular, idiom, dialect, LINGO.

3. Talk, parlance, verbal intercourse, oral communication.

4. Oration, discourse, address, harangue.

Speechify, v. n. [Colloquial.] Harangue, make a speech, hold forth.

Speechless, a. Mute, dumb, silent, mum.

Speed, v. n. 1. Make haste.

2. Succeed, prosper, thrive, flourish.

3. Fare, get on.

Speed, v. a. 1. Hasten, expedite, accelerate, hurry, despatch, quicken, precipitate, forward, urge or press forward, urge or press on.

2. Assist, help, aid, help forward.

3. Prosper, favor, make successful.

Speed, n. 1. Haste, hurry, despatch, celerity, swiftness, fleetness, velocity, quickness, rapidity, expedition.

3. Success, prosperity, good fortune, good luck, favorable issue.

Speedy, a. Swift, rapid, quick, fleet, hasty, prompt, expeditious, hurried, flying.

Spell, n. 1. Charm, incantation, exorcism.

2. Turn (at work).

3. Season, term, period, interval, fit.

Spell, v. a. 1. Represent by letters.

2. Relieve (by taking a turn at work), help, aid, assist.

Spell-bound, a. Enchanted, under a spell, under magic influence.

Speller, n. [U. S.] Spelling-book.

Spell out, Interpret, decipher, unfold, read, unriddle, unravel, find out, make out.

Spelling, n. Orthography.

Spelling-book, n. Speller.

Spelter, n. Zinc.

Spend, v. a. 1. Expend, disburse, lay out.

2. Waste, consume, exhaust, squander, dissipate, lavish, use up.

3. Employ, devote, bestow, apply.

4. Pass, lead.

Spend, v. n. 1. Lay out money, incur expense.

2. Vanish, be lost, be consumed.

Spendthrift, n. Prodigal, squanderer, waster, UNTHRIFT.

Sperm, n. Semen, seed.

Spermaceti-whale, n. Cachelot, sperm-whale (Physeter macrocephalus).

Spermatic, a. Seminal.

Sperm-whale, n. Spermaceti-whale.

Spew, v. a. Vomit, puke, cast up, throw up.

Spew, v. n. Vomit, puke.

Sphacelate, v. n. Mortify.

Sphacelation, n. (Med.) Mortification.

Sphacelus, n. (Med.) Gangrene, mortification.

Sphenoid, a. (Anat.) Wedge-shaped, sphenoidal.

Sphenoidal, a. Sphenoid.

Sphere, n. 1. Globe, ball, orb.

2. Circuit, circle, compass, province, department, walk, beat, function, vocation, post, office, employment, capacity.

3. Rank, standing, order.

4. Region, realm, domain, quarter, country.

Spherical, a. Globular, orbicular, globated, globous, globose, rotund, round.

Sphericity, n. Rotundity, roundness, globosity.

Spice, n. 1. Flavoring, flavor, relish, taste, savor, tincture, dash, infusion, admixture, sprinkling.

2. Grain, particle, small quantity.

Spice-bush, n. Spice-wood.

Spice-wood, n. Spice-bush, Benjamin tree, wild allspice (Benzoin odoriferum or Laurus benzoin).

Spick-and-span new, Quite new, fire-new, brand-new.

Spicy, a. 1. Aromatic, fragrant.

2. Pungent, sharp, piquant, pointed.

Spider's web, Cobweb.

Spigot, n. Spile, stopper, stopple.

Spike, n. 1. Ear (of grain), head.

2. Large nail.

Spile, n. 1. Spigot.

2. [Colloquial.] Pile.

Spill, v. a. Shed, effuse, pour out.

Spin, v. a. 1. Twist (into thread).

2. Twirl, whirl.

Spin a long yarn, Tell a long story.

Spindle, n. (Mech.) Axis, shaft, arbor.

Spindle-shaped, a. Fusiform.

Spine, n. 1. Thorn.

2. Backbone, spinal column, vertebral column.

3. Shin, forepart of the leg.

Spinney, n. [Written also Spinny.] Thicket, grove.

Spinose, a. Thorny, spiny, spinous, briery.

Spinous, a. Spinose.

Spin out, Prolong, lengthen, protract, draw out.

Spinster, n. Single woman, maiden lady.

Spiny, a. Thorny, spinose, spinous, briery.

Spiracle, n. Aperture (especially in animal and vegetable bodies), blowhole, vent, orifice, pore.

Spiral, a. Winding (like the thread of a screw), cochleary, cochleated, spiry, helical, screw-shaped.

Spiral, n. Helix, worm.

Spire, n. 1. Steeple.

2. Shoot, spear.

Spirit, n. 1. Vital essence (apart from matter), immaterial substance.

2. Soul, pure intelligence, inner man.

3. Apparition, ghost, spectre, shade, phantom, phantasm, sprite, fairy, elf, demon, genius.

4. Disposition, temper, humor, mood, spirits, frame of mind, turn of mind.

5. Courage, ardor, fire, energy, force, vigor, mettle, earnestness, enthusiasm, zeal, resolution, pluck, elevation of soul.

6. Liveliness, animation, piquancy, warmth, glow.

7. Person (as distinguished by peculiar qualities), individual.

8. Meaning, significance, purport, intent, drift, gist, tenor, sense.

9. Nature, character, complexion, characteristic quality.

10. Alcohol, distilled liquor.

11. [With The prefixed.] Holy Ghost, Holy Spirit, Paraclete, Comforter, The Spirit of God.

Spirit away, Kidnap, carry off (secretly).

Spirited, a. Animated, lively, vivacious, sprightly, ardent, earnest, active, alert, high-mettled, high-spirited, full of spirit, full of life.

Spiritist, n. Spiritualist.

Spiritless, a. 1. Lifeless, breathless, extinct, dead.

2. Dejected, depressed, discouraged, dispirited, low-spirited, in low spirits.

3. Dull, torpid, sluggish, cold, apathetic, phlegmatic, languid, soulless, feeble, unenterprising.

4. Heavy, stupid, dull, frigid, tame, prosaic, prosy, insipid, uninteresting.

Spirit of Myrcia, Bay-rum.

Spirit of Truth, Paraclete, Comforter, The Dove, The Holy Ghost.

Spirit-stirring, a. Inspiring, animating, enlivening, cheering, exhilarating.

Spirits, n. pl. 1. Disposition, temper, mood, humor, spirit, frame of mind, turn of mind.

2. Distilled liquors, ardent spirits.

Spiritual, a. 1. Immaterial, incorporeal, ethereal, ghostly.

2. Mental, intellectual, ideal, abstract.

3. Holy, divine, pure.

4. Ecclesiastical, not lay, not secular.

5. Internal, not literal.

Spirituality, n. 1. Immateriality.

2. Religious function (as of the church).

3. Spiritual-mindedness.

Spiritualize, v. a. Purify, elevate, refine, make spiritual.

Spiritual-mindedness, n. Spirituality.

Spirituous, a. Alcoholic, ardent.

Spirt, v. n. Gush, jet, spout.

Spirt, v. a. Spout, throw out.

Spiry, a. 1. Winding, wreathed, curled, spiral, helical, cochleary, cochleated, screw-shaped.

2. Pyramidal, tapering.

Spit, v. n. Spawl, sputter.

Spit, n. Spittle, saliva, spawl.

Spit-box, n. Spittoon.

Spite, n. 1. Malice, malevolence, rancor, venom, gall, malignity, maliciousness, hate, grudge, pique, ill-nature.

2. Defiance, opposition, despite, contempt.

Spiteful, a. Malicious, malignant, malevolent, malign, ill-disposed, evil-minded, ill-natured.

Spittoon, n. Spit-box.

Splash, v. n. Plash, dabble in water.

Splash, v. a. Dash, spatter, plash.

Splay, v. a. (Arch.) Slope (as the side of a window), slant.

Spleen, n. 1. (Anat.) Milt.

2. Anger, spite, animosity, gall, rancor, pique, malevolence, malignity, grudge, hatred, malice, ill humor, ill blood, bad blood.

3. Melancholy, despondency, hypochondria, dejection, depression, dumps, megrims, the dismals, the blues, blue devils.

Spleeny, a. Angry, fretful, SPLENETIC.

Splendid, a. 1. Shining, glowing, resplendent, effulgent, refulgent, bright, lustrous, radiant, beaming, brilliant.

2. Showy, magnificent, gorgeous, sumptuous, pompous, superb, kingly.

3. Illustrious, conspicuous, eminent, distinguished, pre-eminent, remarkable, famous, celebrated, glorious.

4. Grand, heroic, sublime, lofty, noble.

Splendor, n. 1. Lustre, brilliance, brilliancy, brightness, polish.

2. Magnificence, pomp, stateliness, show, gorgeousness, pompousness, display, parade, ÉCLAT, striking effect.

3. Eminence, celebrity, fame, glory.

4. Grandeur, sublimity.

Splenetic, a. 1. Irascible, irritable, fretful, peevish, touchy, testy, pettish, waspish, petulant, choleric, snappish, cross.

2. Morose, sullen, sulky, churlish, sour, crabbed.

3. Melancholy, despondent, moping, gloomy, melancholic, hypochondriacal, jaundiced.

Splice, v. a. Braid together (as the ends of ropes), join together.

Splinter, v. a. Split (into thin pieces), shiver.

Splinter, v. n. Be split (into thin pieces), be shivered.

Splinters, n. pl. Flinders, fragments.

Split, v. a. 1. Cleave, rive, rend, burst, SPLINTER, tear asunder.

2. Divide, sunder, separate, part.

Split, v. n. 1. Burst, be riven, be rent, SPLINTER, be split.

2. Be broken, be dashed to pieces.

Split, n. Crack, fissure, rent.

Split hairs, Refine, be over-nice, affect nicety, make useless distinctions.

Splurge, n. [Colloquial, U. S.] Blustering effort.

Splutter, n. [Colloquial.] Bustle, stir.

Splutter, v. n. [Colloquial.] Stammer (through haste).

Splutterer, n. [Colloquial.] Stammerer.

Spoil, v. a. 1. Plunder, rob, despoil, fleece, strip, ravage, waste.

2. Injure, harm, disfigure, mar.

Spoil, v. n. 1. Steal, pilfer, engage in robbery.

2. Decay, be corrupted.

Spoil, n. Booty, pillage, plunder, prey, rapine.

Spoiler, n. 1. Plunderer, robber, pillager.

2. Destroyer, corrupter.

Spoken, a. Oral, parole, nuncupative, not written.

Spokesman, n. Speaker, prolocutor.

Spoliate, v. a. Rob, plunder, spoil.

Spoliation, n. Robbery, pillage, plundering, rapine, devastation, destruction.

Sponge, v. a. 1. Wipe (with a sponge), cleanse.

2. Dampen, wet.

Sponger, n. Parasite, hanger-on.

Spongy, a. Bibulous, porous.

Sponsor, n. 1. Surety.

2. Godfather or godmother.

Spontaneity, n. Spontaneousness.

Spontaneous, a. Voluntary, instinctive, uncompelled, unbidden, unconstrained, willing, gratuitous, free, of one's own accord.

Spontaneousness, n. Spontaneity.

Spooney, n. [Colloquial.] Dunce, blockhead.

Sporadic, a. Scattered, occurring here and there.

Sport, n. 1. Play, diversion, amusement, pastime, game, fun, frolic, gambol, prank, jest, recreation, hilarity, entertainment, merriment, mirth, jollity, joviality, pleasantry, merry-making.

2. Mockery, derision, mock, ridicule, contemptuous mirth.

Sport, v. n. Play, frolic, disport, wanton, skip, frisk, romp, caper, make fun, make merry.

Sport, v. a. [Colloquial.] Exhibit, display, make a show of.

Sportive, a. Jocose, jocular, waggish, frolicsome, playful, gamesome, DAFT, facetious, funny, merry, gay, debonair, vivacious, lively, sprightly, jocund, wanton, buxom, prankish, full of play, full of fun.

Spot, n. 1. Speck, blot.

2. Blemish, stain, taint, flaw.

3. Place, locality.

Spot, v. a. 1. Make spots on, dapple, variegate.

2. Stain, sully, soil, tarnish, blemish.

3. [Cant term,] Mark, take special note of.

Spotless, a. 1. Unspotted, undefaced, perfect.

2. Immaculate, unstained, untainted, unblemished, untarnished, blameless, stainless, innocent, pure.

Spotted, a. Speckled, bespeckled, bespotted, dotted, freckled, spotty.

Spotty, a. Spotted.

Spousal, a. Matrimonial, conjugal, connubial, hymeneal, bridal, marital.

Spousals, n. pl. Nuptials, espousals, marriage.

Spouse, n. Husband or wife, married person, consort.

Spouseless, a. Unmarried.

Spout, n. 1. Ajutage, pipe.

2. Nozzle, nose.

Spout, v. a. 1. Spirt, pour out (through a narrow orifice).

2. Utter (pompously), mouth, declaim, speak.

Spout, v. n. 1. Gush, issue.

2. [Colloquial.] Declaim, rant, make a speech, hold forth.

Spouter, n. Declaimer.

Sprain, v. a. Strain (as a joint), twist, wrench.

Spray, n. 1. Twig, shoot, sprig.

2. Foam, froth, spume.

Spread, v. a. 1. Extend, expand, mantle, stretch, dilate.

2. Disperse, scatter, distribute, diffuse.

3. Publish, divulge, propagate, disseminate, circulate, promulgate, make known, make public, spread abroad.

4. Unfold, unfurl, open.

5. Cover, overspread.

Spread, v. n. 1. Extend, be expanded.

2. Be dispersed, be scattered.

3. Circulate, be circulated, be spread abroad.

Spread, n. 1. Extent, reach, compass.

2. Dissemination, circulation, propagation.

Spread-eagle, a. [Colloquial, U. S.] Bombastic, pompous, inflated, turgid, tumid, swelling, stilted, grandiloquent, pretentious, sophomorical, HIGHFALUTIN, high-flowing, high-sounding.

Spread over, [Active and Neuter.] Overrun, run over.

Spree, n. [Colloquial.] 1. Carousal, revel, revelry, revelling, jollification, bacchanals, saturnalia, debauch, compotation, wassail, orgies, carouse, cups, drinking bout.

2. Row, riot, disturbance, SHINDY.

Sprig, n. Twig, shoot, spray.

Sprightliness, n. Liveliness, briskness, vivacity, animation, alertness, cheerfulness, gayety, frolicsomeness.

Sprightly, a. Lively, mercurial, animated, vigorous, vivacious, buoyant, brisk, active, alert, agile, blithe, blithesome, gay, airy, cheerful, joyous, frolicsome, buxom, debonair, pleasant.

Spring, v. n. 1. Leap, bound, jump, vault, hop, CAPER.

2. Rise, start, come forth.

3. Arise, proceed, issue, put forth, shoot forth, make its appearance.

4. Originate, emanate, flow, take its rise, have its origin.

5. Rebound, fly back.

6. Warp, bend.

Spring, n. 1. Leap, bound, jump.

2. Elasticity, resiliency, springiness, elastic force.

3. Fountain, well, FOUNT, fountain-head.

4. Source, original, origin, principle, cause.

5. Vernal season.

Spring a leak, Begin to leak.

Springe, n. Snare, gin, noose, net, toil, trap.

Spring-halt, n. String-halt.

Springiness, n. Elasticity, resilience, spring.

Springy, a. Elastic, resilient, rebounding.

Sprinkle, v. a. 1. Scatter, strew.

2. Bedew, besprinkle.

Sprinkle, v. n. Rain (moderately).

Sprinkler, n. Watering pot.

Sprinkling, n. Affusion.

Sprite, n. Fairy, elf, spirit, ghost, spectre, apparition, shade, phantom, phantasm, goblin, hobgoblin.

Sprout, v. n. Shoot, germinate, vegetate, push, grow, pullulate, put forth, shoot forth, burst forth.

Sprout, n. 1. Acrospire, plumule.

2. Shoot, ratoon, young branch.

Spruce, a. Neat (without elegance), trim, nice, trig, line, finical, smart, jaunty, natty, foppish, dandyish.

Spruce, v. n. Prink, dress finically.

Spruce, v. a. Trim, deck, dress.

Spry, a. [Colloquial.] Active, lively, brisk, nimble, supple, agile, sprightly, quick, smart, prompt, alert, stirring, ready, dapper.

Spume, n. Foam, froth, spray.

Spumous, a. Spumy.

Spumy, a. Foamy, frothy, spumous.

Spunk, n. 1. Touchwood.

2. Punk, amadou, agaric, German tinder.

3. [Colloquial.] Spirit, pluck, mettle, energy, force, courage.

Spur, n. 1. Goad, prick, point, rowel.

2. Incitement, stimulus, incentive, impulse, inducement, instigation, provocation, motive.

3. Snag, point, knot, gnarl, knob, projection.

4. Ergot, horn-seed, spurred rye.

Spur, v. a. 1. Prick (with the spur).

2. Stimulate, incite, rouse, arouse, goad, induce, instigate, impel, urge forward, drive.

Spur, v. n. Prick, gallop, hasten, press forward, press on.

Spurious, a. 1. Illegitimate, bastard.

2. Counterfeit, supposititious, meretricious, deceitful, sham, false, mock, pretended, feigned, clap-trap, fictitious, unauthentic, make-believe, not genuine.

Spurn, v. a. 1. Kick.

2. Contemn, scorn, scout, despise, disdain, make light of, look down upon, hold in contempt.

Spurred-rye, Ergot, spur.

Sputter, v. n. 1. Spit, spawl.

2. Splutter, stammer.

Sputterer, a. Stammerer, splutterer.

Spy, n. Scout, emissary (in disguise), secret agent.

Spy, v. a. See, behold, discern, espy.

Squab, a. 1. Fat, plump, stout, portly, dumpy, squabbish, squabby.

2. Unfledged, unfeathered.

Squab, n. Young pigeon.

Squabbish, a. Squabby, SQUAB.

Squabble, v. n. Quarrel, wrangle, dispute, contend, fight, jangle, TIFF.

Squabble, n. Brawl, wrangle, dispute, petty quarrel.

Squabby, a. Squabbish, SQUAB.

Squad, n. Gang, band, crew, set, knot, bevy, lot, small company.

Squalid, a. Filthy, nasty, dirty, foul, unclean.

Squalidity, n. Foulness, SQUALIDNESS.

Squalidness, n. Foulness, filthiness, squalidity, squalor.

Squall, v. n. Cry (as an infant), bawl, yell, scream, cry out.

Squall, n. 1. Cry, bawl, yell, scream, outcry.

2. Storm (sudden and brief), blast, gust, sudden breeze.

Squally, a. Gusty, blustering, stormy, tempestuous.

Squalor, n. [L.] Foulness, SQUALIDNESS.

Squamate, a. Scaly, SQUAMOSE.

Squamated, a. Scaly, SQUAMOSE.

Squamose, a. (Bot.) Scaly, squamate, squamated, squamous.

Squamous, a. Scaly, SQUAMOSE.

Squander, v. a. Spend (profusely), lavish, expend, waste, lose, dissipate, run out, throw away, muddle away.

Squanderer, n. Spendthrift, prodigal, waster.

Square, a. 1. Quadrilateral and equi-angular.

2. Perpendicular, making a right angle.

3. Just, honest, fair, equitable, upright, exact, equal.

4. Adjusted, balanced, settled, even.

Square, n. 1. Four-sided figure (with equal sides and angles), quadrate.

2. Square number.

3. Open area (in a city or town).

4. (Arch.) One hundred superficial feet.

Square, v. a. 1. Make square.

2. Regulate, adapt, fit, suit, accommodate.

3. Adjust, settle, close, balance.

4. (Arith.) Multiply into itself.

Square, v. n. Suit, fit, accord, harmonize, quadrate, comport, cohere, chime in, fall in.

Squash, v. a. Crush.

Squat, v. n. 1. Crouch, cower, sit close to the ground.

2. [Modern.] Settle (without title to the land), plant one's self, take up one's quarters, pitch one's tent.

Squat, a. 1. Crouching, cowering.

2. Dumpy, STUMPY, stubby, short and thick.

Squaw-vine, n. Checkerberry, partridge-berry, winter-clover (Mitchella repens).

Squeal, v. n. Cry (as a pig), yell.

Squeamish, a. Fastidious, dainty, difficult, scrupulous, over-nice, hard to please.

Squeeze, v. a. 1. Compress, gripe, pinch, nip, press closely.

2. Force (between close bodies), drive.

Squeeze, v. n. Press, crowd, force a way, urge one's way.

Squeeze out, Press out, force out.

Squeteague, n. Weak-fish (Labrus squeteague or Onolithus regalis).

Squib, n. 1. Cracker.

2. Lampoon, pasquinade, satire.

Squib, v. n. [Colloquial.] Make lampoons, throw squibs, make sarcastic remarks.

Squid, n. Cuttle-fish.

Squint, v. n. Look askant, look askance, look obliquely.

Squint-eyed, a. Cock-eyed.

Squire, n. Esquire.

Squireen, n. [Modern, Eng.] Country-squire, petty squire.

Squirm, v. n. Writhe, wriggle.

Squirt, v. a. Eject (through a syringe).

Squirt, n. Syringe.

Stab, n. Thrust, stick.

Stab, v. a. Pierce, transfix, gore, spear.

Stability, n. 1. Fixedness, durability, permanence, stableness.

2. Constancy, steadiness, firmness.

Stable, a. 1. Fixed, established, durable, enduring, permanent, immovable, immutable, unalterable, indestructible, unchangeable, invariable.

2. Constant, steady, firm, steadfast, stanch, not fickle, not wavering.

Stableness, n. Stability.

Stables, n. pl. Mews.

Stable-servant, n. Groom, hostler.

Staff, n. 1. Cane, stick, pole, rod, partisan, truncheon.

2. Support, prop, stay.

3. État major, staff, staff-officers, commissioned officers.

4. Stanza, verse, stave.

Stag, n. Hart, male red deer (Cervus elaphus).

Stage, n. 1. Platform, scaffold, STAGING.

2. Theatre, play-house.

3. Step, degree.

Stage-like, a. Ranting, declamatory, STAGEY.

Stagey, a. [Colloquial.] Ranting, declamatory, bombastic, theatrical, stage-like.

Stage-player, n. Actor, performer, player, comedian, tragedian.

Stagger, v. n. Reel, totter, vacillate.

Stagger, v. a. Shock, astonish, astound, amaze, confound, dumfounder, pose, surprise, nonplus, strike with wonder, take by surprise.

Staging, n. [U. S.] Platform, scaffold.

Stagnant, a. 1. Motionless, standing, close.

2. Sluggish, inactive, inert, torpid, dull, heavy.

Stagnate, v. n. 1. Be stagnant, stand still.

2. Be dull, be inactive.

Staid, a. Sober, grave, steady, serious, sedate.

Stain, v. a. 1. Soil, sully, contaminate, tarnish, spot, blot, blemish, discolor.

2. Dye, tinge, color.

3. Disgrace, pollute, corrupt, defile, dishonor, debase, deprave, contaminate, taint.

Stain, n. 1. Blemish, tarnish, spot, blot, imperfection.

2. Disgrace, dishonor, contamination, taint.

Stainless, a. 1. Spotless, untarnished, unspotted.

2. Unsullied, faultless, innocent, uncorrupted, guiltless, pure.

Stair, n. 1. Stairs, flight of steps.

2. Step (of a flight of stairs).

Stairs, n. pl. Stair-case, flight of steps, flight of stairs, pair of stairs, set of steps.

Stair-case, n. Stairs (with casing, &c.), flight of stairs.

Stake, n. 1. Stick (pointed for driving into the ground), picket, pale.

2. Wager, bet, pledge.

3. Risk, hazard, venture, adventure.

Stake, v. a. Risk, venture, hazard, peril, imperil, jeopardize, wager, pledge, put at stake, put at hazard.

Stale, a. 1. Vapid, tasteless, insipid, mawkish, flat, flashy, musty, fusty, sour, not fresh.

2. Old, decayed, faded, effete, time-worn, worn out, not new.

3. Trite, common, hackneyed, commonplace, threadbare, not novel.

Stalk, v. n. 1. Walk (stealthily).

2. Stride, strut.

Stalk, n. Stem, petiole, pedicel, CULM, peduncle.

Stalking-horse, n. Mask, cover, pretence.

Stall, n. 1. Stable.

2. Compartment (as in a stable), cell, recess.

3. Stand (where things are sold), shop, booth.

4. Seat (for a dignitary in the choir of a church).

Stall, v. a. 1. Put in a stable, keep in a stable.

2. Set fast (as in mire), fix in a slough.

Stallion, n. Stud-horse, breeding-horse.

Stalwart, a. 1. Strong, stout, sinewy, brawny, muscular, athletic, lusty, robust, sturdy, strapping, vigorous, powerful, puissant, able-bodied, Herculean, gigantic, stalworth.

2. Brave, bold, manly, valiant, valorous, gallant, intrepid, daring, resolute, firm, indomitable, redoubtable.

Stalworth, a. Stalwart.

Stamina, n. pl. 1. Firm parts (that give strength), principal elements.

2. Strength, vigor, force, stoutness, sturdiness, lustiness.

Stammel, a. Reddish (paler than scarlet).

Stammer, v. n. Stutter, hesitate (in speaking), falter, haw, hum and haw.

Stammer, n. Stutter, hesitate, falter.

Stammerer, n. Stutterer.

Stammering, n. Stuttering, faltering, difficulty of utterance.

Stamp, v. a. 1. Beat (with the foot or a pestle).

2. Impress, imprint, print, mark, brand, put a stamp on.

Stamp, n. 1. Mark, impress, print, impression, brand.

2. Make, cast, mould, form, fashion, cut, character, complexion.

Stampede, n. Sudden flight (as of horses from fright).

Stanch, v. a. Stop the flow of, stop from running.

Stanch, a. 1. Strong, sound, stout.

2. Steady, firm, constant, steadfast, resolute, stable, unwavering.

Stanchion, n. Prop, support.

Stand, v. n. 1. Be upon the feet, rest on the feet.

2. Be erect, continue erect, remain upright.

3. Be placed, be situated.

4. Remain, continue, abide, be fixed.

5. Stop, halt, pause.

6. Stay, be firm, be resolute, keep one's position, maintain one's ground, stand one's ground.

7. Rank, have rank, hold a place.

8. Be (emphatically).

9. Be valid, have force, have validity.

10. Be a candidate.

11. (Naut.) Steer, hold a course.

Stand, v. a. 1. Endure, sustain, bear, weather, bear up against.

2. Resist (without flinching), oppose, withstand, stand against.

3. Abide, await, submit to.

4. Put, place, set upright.

Stand, n. 1. Stop, halt, stay.

2. Post, position, place.

3. Interruption, cessation, standstill.

4. Small table.

5. Stall, booth, shop.

Standard, n. 1. Ensign, flag, banner, streamer, pennons, colors.

2. Criterion, rule, test, touchstone.

3. Model, gauge.

4. Upright, support.

5. (Bot.) Vexillum.

Stand of arms, Complete set of arms.

Stand against, Oppose, resist, withstand.

Standard-bearer, n. Ensign (of infantry), cornet (of cavalry), color-sergeant.

Stand by, 1. Stand near, be near.

2. Support, assist, aid, help, defend, side with, stand for, not desert.

3. Defend, maintain, vindicate, make good, justify.

Stand for, 1. Signify, mean, represent.

2. Defend, support, aid, help, side with, stand by, not desert.

Stand in hand, Behoove, interest, concern, be important for, be advantageous for, be for one's interest.

Stand in one's own light, Act against one's own interest, not know on which side one's bread is buttered, quarrel with one's bread and butter, kill the goose which lays golden eggs, throw a stone in one's own garden.

Stand in stead, Benefit, profit, be of use, be of service, be advantageous.

Stand off, Keep off, keep at a distance.

Stand one in, Cost.

Stand one's ground, Stand, stay, be firm, be resolute, keep one's position, maintain one's ground.

Stand out, 1. Project, jut, protrude, be prominent, jut out.

2. Persist (in resistance), not yield, not comply.

Stand-still, n. Interruption, cessation, stop, stand.

Stand to, 1. Abide by, adhere to.

2. Be consistent with.

3. (Naut.) Ply, urge, use vigorously.

Stand to it, Persist in the opinion, stick to it.

Stand to reason, Seem reasonable, appear consistent.

Stand up for, Defend, justify, uphold, support, sustain.

Stand upon, 1. Insist upon.

2. Value, pride one's self on, think much of.

Stannel, n. Kestrel, castrel, windhover (Falco tinnunculus).

Stanza, n. Verse, stave, staff.

Staple, n. 1. Chief commodity (of a country or a district), principal production.

2. Fibre (of cotton, wool, &c.), pile, filament.

3. Raw material.

4. Bulk, mass, body, substance, principal part, greater part.

Staple, a. Chief, principal.

Star, n. 1. Heavenly body.

2. Asterisk, figure of a star.

3. Fate, fortune, destiny, lot, doom.

4. Eminent person (particularly an eminent actor).

Starboard, n. (Naut.) Right hand side (of a vessel, to a person looking forward).

Starboard, a. (Naut.) Right.

Starch, a. Stiff, STARCHED.

Starched, a. Stiff, precise, formal, prim, rigid, punctilious, ceremonious, starchy, affectedly exact.

Starch-sugar, n. Glucose, grape sugar.

Stare, v. n. Gaze, gloat, look intently, gaze earnestly.

Star-finch, n. Redstart (Phœnicura ruticilla).

Star-fish, n. Sea-star, five-finger.

Star-flower, n. 1. Star-of-Bethlehem (Ornithogalum umbellatum).

2. Chickweed, star-wort.

Stark, a. Mere, simple, sheer, bare, downright, gross, unmistakable.

Stark, ad. Wholly, entirely, completely, fully.

Star-like, a. 1. Bright, lustrous, twinkling.

2. Radiated, stellate, stellated, stellular.

Start, v. n. 1. Shrink, flinch, wince, startle.

2. Depart, set out, set off.

Start, v. a. 1. Rouse, alarm, startle.

2. Evoke, raise, call forth.

3. Begin, initiate, institute, set on foot.

4. Move (suddenly).

Start, n. 1. Startle, sudden motion.

2. Fit, spasmodic effort.

3. Beginning, outset.

Starting-point, n. Point of departure.

Startle, v. n. Shrink, wince, flinch, start.

Startle, v. a. 1. Frighten, flight, affright, alarm, shock.

2. Strike with wonder, surprise, astonish, astound, amaze.

Startle, n. Shock, START.

Starvation, n. Famishment.

Starve, v. n. Perish (especially with hunger).

Starve, v. a. Kill with hunger, starve to death.

Starveling, a. Lean, meagre, lank, emaciated, gaunt, skinny, scraggy, raw-boned.

Starveling, n. Pauper, mendicant, beggar.

Starwort, n. Star-flower, chickweed.

State, n. 1. Condition, situation, position, plight, predicament, pass, case, category.

2. Commonwealth, civil community, body politic.

3. Pomp, parade, dignity, grandeur, magnificence, glory.

State, v. a. Express (with particularity), explain, specify, set forth.

State, a. National, public.

State-chamber, n. Divan, audience-chamber, council-chamber.

Stately, a. 1. Lofty, dignified, majestic, imperial, magnificent, grand, noble, princely, royal, palatial, elevated, august.

2. Pompous, ceremonious, solemn, formal.

Stately mansion, Palace.

Statement, n. Specification, mention, announcement, report, account, recital, relation, narration, description.

Statesman, n. Statist, politician.

Station, n. 1. Place, position, post, location, situation.

2. Office, function, business, employment, sphere of duty.

3. Rank, standing, character, state, condition, STATUS.

4. Depot (of a railroad), station-house.

Station, v. a. Place, locate, post, fix, establish, set.

Stationary, a. Fixed, stable, standing, still, quiescent, motionless, permanent, at rest, at a stand, standing still.

Station-house, n. Station (of a railroad), depot.

Statist, n. Statesman, politician.

Statuary, n. 1. Sculpture, carving.

2. Statues (collectively).

Statue, n. Image (made of some solid substance).

Statuette, n. Small statue, little image.

Stature, n. Height, tallness.

Status, n. [L.] Standing, rank, station, condition.

Statute, n. Law, act, enactment, ordinance.

Staurolite, n. 1. Staurotide.

2. Harmotome.

Staurotide, n. Cross-stone, grenatite, staurolite.

Stave, n. Stanza, verse, staff.

Stave, v. a. Burst, break a hole in, stave in.

Stave in, Burst, STAVE.

Stave off, Defer, delay, postpone, adjourn, procrastinate, put off, lay over, let lie over.

Stay, v. n. 1. Sojourn, tarry, abide, dwell, lodge, rest, take up one's quarters, pitch one's tent.

2. Remain, continue, stop, be fixed, stand still.

3. Wait, attend, delay, linger.

Stay, v. a. 1. Stop, restrain, check, hold, withhold, curb, keep in, rein in.

2. Delay, obstruct, hinder.

3. Support, sustain, uphold, prop, hold up, shore up.

Stay, n. 1. Sojourn, delay, halt, rest, repose, stop.

2. Hinderance, obstruction, interruption, obstacle, impediment, check, bar, restraint, curb, stumbling block.

3. Support, prop, staff, dependence, supporter, buttress.

Stays, n. pl. Corsets.

Steadfast, a. 1. Fixed, fast, established.

2. Resolute, firm, steady, stanch, constant, stable, pertinacious, unwavering, unhesitating, unshaken, unreserved, implicit.

Steady, a. 1. Fixed, firm, not tottering.

2. Regular, undeviating, unremitted, uniform.

3. Constant, resolute, stanch, steadfast, stable, unwavering, persevering.

Steal, v. a. 1. Purloin, pilfer, filch, CABBAGE, poach, peculate, embezzle, ROB, make off with, come unlawfully by.

2. Allure, win, gain, draw over.

Steal, v. n. 1. Pilfer, purloin, thieve, practise theft.

2. Pass stealthily, go unperceived.

Stealer, n. Thief, robber.

Stealing, n. Theft, robbery, larceny.

Stealthy, a. Sly, secret, private, clandestine, furtive, underhand, sneaking, skulking.

Steam, n. 1. Vapor (especially of water).

2. Mist, fume, reek, smoke, exhalation, effluvium.

Steam, v. n. 1. Emit vapor.

2. Evaporate, pass off in vapor.

3. Navigate (by means of steam), plough the deep, plough the waves.

Steamboat, n. Steamer.

Steamer, n. Steamboat, steamship.

Steamer-duck, n. Race-horse (Micropterus brachypterus).

Steamship, n. Steamer.

Steatite, n. Soapstone.

Steed, n. [Poetical.] Horse (especially a war horse), charger.

Steel, v. a. 1. Case-harden, edge or point with steel.

2. Harden, strengthen, fortify, nerve, brace, make firm.

Steep, a. Precipitous, abrupt.

Steep, n. Precipice, abrupt declivity.

Steep, v. a. Soak, macerate, imbrue, drench, digest, seethe.

Steeple, n. Spire, tower, turret.

Steeple-bush, n. Hardhack (Spiræa tomentosa).

Steer, n. Young ox.

Steer, v. a. Direct (as a vessel by the helm), guide, pilot, conduct, govern, have or take the direction of.

Steer, v. n. 1. Direct one's course.

2. Be directed, be governed.

Steersman, n. Helmsman, pilot, guide, conductor.

Stellar, a. Astral, starry.

Stellate, a. Star-like, radiated, stellular, stellated.

Stellated, a. Stellate.

Stellular, a. Stellate.

Stem, n. 1. Trunk (of a tree), main stock.

2. Peduncle, pedicel, petiole, stalk.

3. Branch, shoot, scion.

4. (Naut.) Forepart (of a ship), prow, beak, bow.

5. (Mus.) Tail (of a note).

Stem, v. a. 1. Oppose (as a current), resist, breast, withstand, bear up against, make head against.

2. Stop, check.

Stench, n. Stink, fetor, bad smell, offensive odor.

Stench-trap, n. Cesspool, stink-trap.

Stenographer, n. Stenographist.

Stenographist, n. Stenographer.

Stenography, n. Shorthand, tachygraphy, brachygraphy.

Stentorian, a. Stunning, deafening, very loud.

Step, n. 1. Pace, tread.

2. Stair.

3. Degree, grade, gradation.

4. Advancement, progression.

5. Action, act, deed, proceeding.

6. Measure, means, method, expedient.

7. Round (of a ladder), rundle.

8. Short distance, stone's throw, small space, few steps.

Step, v. n. Walk.

Steppe, n. Prairie, pampa, savanna.

Stercoraceous, a. Fecal.

Sterile, a. Barren, unfruitful, fruitless, unproductive, unprolific, infecund, addle, ACARPOUS, jejune, poor.

Sterility, n. Barrenness, unfruitfulness, fruitlessness, unproductiveness, infecundity.

Sterling, a. Genuine, pure, true, real, substantial, positive.

Stern, a. 1. Forbidding, austere, severe, rigid.

2. Harsh, cruel, bitter, rigorous, strict, hard, unrelenting, inflexible, uncompromising.

Stern, n. Hinder part (of a vessel).

Sternness, n. 1. Severity, austerity, rigidity.

2. Harshness, asperity, rigor, inflexibility, cruelty.

Sternum, n. (Anat.) Breastbone.

Sternutation, n. Sneezing.

Sternutative, a. Sternutatory.

Sternutatory, a. Sternutative, errhine, that produces sneezing.

Stertorous, a. Snoring.

Stew, v. a. Boil (slowly), seethe, simmer.

Stew, v. n. Be boiled (slowly).

Stew, n. 1. Brothel, bagnio, bawdy house, whore-house, house of prostitution, house of ill fame.

2. [Colloquial.] Confusion, difficulty, scrape, mess.

3. Bouilli, stewed meat.

Steward, n. 1. Major-domo.

2. Manciple.

Stibial, a. Antimonial.

Stibium, n. 1. Antimony.

2. Stibnite.

Stibnite, n. Stibium, antimony glance.

Stich, n. Line, verse.

Stick, n. 1. Rod, switch, birch.

2. Club, bludgeon.

3. Cane, staff.

4. Piece of timber.

5. Stab, thrust.

Stick, v. a. 1. Pierce, penetrate, transfix, stab, spear, gore.

2. Insert, thrust, infix.

3. Attach, paste, glue, cement.

4. Fix (on something pointed).

Stick, v. n. 1. Adhere, cleave, cling, hold, stay fixed.

2. Abide, remain, stop, stay, hold fast, be infixed.

3. Hesitate, waver, doubt, scruple, stickle, be embarrassed, be puzzled.

Stick at, Hesitate about, doubt about, be puzzled by.

Stick by, Adhere to, be faithful to, be true to, stick to.

Stickle, v. n. 1. Struggle (pertinaciously and on trifling grounds), contend, altercate.

2. Hesitate, waver, doubt, scruple, stick, be puzzled.

Stickle-back, n. Prickle-back.

Stickler, n. Pertinacious person.

Stick out, Project, protrude, be prominent.

Stick Sulphur, Cane brimstone, roll sulphur.

Stick to, 1. Adhere to, STICK BY.

2. Persevere in.

Sticky, a. Adhesive, glutinous, viscous, viscid, tenacious, gluey.

Stiff, a. 1. Rigid, unbending, unyielding, inflexible.

2. Firm, tenacious, thick, inspissated.

3. Stubborn, obstinate, pertinacious, rigorous, severe, strict, straight-laced, stringent, peremptory, absolute, positive, austere, dogmatic, uncompromising.

4. Formal, constrained, ceremonious, punctilious, prim, starch, stately, chilling, frigid, in buckram.

5. Inelegant, cramped, harsh, crude, graceless, abrupt.

6. Strong, fresh.

Stiff-necked, a. Stubborn, obdurate, dogged, mulish, headstrong, contumacious, cross-grained, unruly, intractable.

Stifle, v. a. 1. Smother, choke, suffocate.

2. Suppress, repress, check, deaden, stop, destroy, extinguish, quench.

3. Still, hush, silence, muffle, muzzle, gag.

Stigma, n. 1. Mark (made with a hot iron), brand.

2. Stain, blot, disgrace, reproach, dishonor.

Stigmatize, v. a. 1. Brand, mark with a hot iron.

2. Disgrace, reproach, dishonor, vilify, defame, discredit, brand, post.

Stiletto, n. 1. Dagger, dirk, poniard.

2. Bodkin.

Still, v. a. 1. Silence, stifle, muffle, hush.

2. Calm, compose, quiet, allay, appease, pacify, tranquillize, smooth.

Still, a. 1. Silent, noiseless, hushed, mute, mum.

2. Quiet, calm, tranquil, placid, serene, stilly.

3. Motionless, quiescent, at rest.

Still, ad. or conj. 1. Yet, till now, to this time.

2. However, nevertheless, notwithstanding.

3. Always, ever, continually, habitually.

Stilly, a. Quiet, calm, tranquil, serene, still.

Stilt, n. Stilt-bird, long-legged plover (Himantopus melanopterus).

Stilt-bird, n. Stilt.

Stilted, a. Pompous, swelling, inflated, bombastic, turgid, pretentious, grandiloquent, high-flowing, high-sounding, HIGH-FALUTIN, on stilts.

Stimulant, a. Stimulating, exciting, stimulative.

Stimulant, n. 1. Stimulating medicine.

2. Incentive, STIMULUS.

Stimulate, v. a. Incite, excite, instigate, animate, awaken, provoke, pique, encourage, inspirit, urge, prompt, goad, rouse, arouse, whet, foment, spur, impel, inflame, fire, kindle, stir up, set on, work up.

Stimulative, a. Stimulating, STIMULANT.

Stimulative, n. Stimulus.

Stimulus, n. Incentive, spur, goad, incitement, stimulant, provocative, provocation, motive, encouragement.

Sting, v. a. 1. Prick, wound, hurt.

2. Afflict, pain, cut to the quick, go to one's heart.

Stingy, a. Niggardly, penurious, parsimonious, miserly, close, mean, covetous, avaricious, sordid, close-fisted.

Stink, v. n. Smell bad, smell ill, emit a stench.

Stink, n. Stench, fetor, FUNK, offensive odor, bad smell.

Stinkard, n. Teledu (Mydaus meliceps).

Stink-stone, n. Swinestone.

Stink-trap, n. Cesspool, stench-trap.

Stint, v. a. 1. Limit, bound, restrain, confine.

2. Straiten, pinch, distress, put on short allowance.

3. [U. S.] Assign a task to.

Stint, v. n. Stop, cease, desist.

Stint, n. 1. Limit, bound, restraint.

2. Quantity assigned.

3. Allotted task.

Stipe, n. Stalk (of a pistil), stem (of a mushroom or a fern).

Stipend, n. Salary, wages, allowance, pay, hire, compensation, remuneration.

Stipple, v. a. Engrave (by dots, instead of lines).

Stipulate, v. n. Bargain, agree, contract, engage, covenant, provide.

Stipulation, n. Bargain, agreement, contract, engagement, obligation, covenant, indenture, concordat, pact, convention.

Stir, v. a. 1. Move.

2. Agitate, disturb.

3. Discuss, argue, moot.

4. Instigate, incite, excite, rouse, arouse, awaken, prompt, stimulate, provoke, animate, goad, spur, stir up, set on.

Stir, v. n. 1. Move, budge, go, change place, change one's position, move one's self.

2. Be active, be in motion.

3. Appear, happen, turn up, come into notice.

4. [Colloquial.] Rise (from bed in the morning), get up.

Stir, n. 1. Movement, activity, bustle, FUSS, hurry, flurry, fidget, ado.

2. Agitation, excitement, confusion, tumult, commotion.

Stir one's stumps, [Colloquial.] Hasten, be quick, make the most of one's time, not suffer the grass to grow under one's feet.

Stirrer up, Inciter, instigator.

Stirring, a. Active, lively, brisk, smart, industrious, diligent.

Stir up, Instigate, excite, STIR.

Stitch, v. a. 1. Sew, sew together.

2. Make stitches in.

Stithy, n. Smithy, smithery, FORGE, smith's shop.

Stive, v. a. 1. Stow, stuff close.

2. Make hot, close, or sultry.

Stoat, n. Ermine (Mustela erminea), meniver.

Stock, n. 1. Trunk (of a tree), stalk, stem.

2. Post, pillar, block, log.

3. Handle (of an instrument), haft.

4. Cravat, neckcloth.

5. Race, lineage, pedigree, parentage, ancestry, family.

6. Capital, fund, invested property.

7. Store, supply, accumulation, provision, hoard, reserve.

8. Live-stock, domestic animals (on a farm).

Stock, v. a. 1. Store, supply, furnish, fill.

2. Reserve, save, garner, hoard, reposit, accumulate, lay in, treasure up, lay by.

Stock-dove, n. Wild pigeon (of Europe), wood-pigeon (Columba ænas).

Stockholder, n. Shareholder.

Stockish, a. Stupid, blockish, STOLID.

Stock-jobber, n. Speculator in stocks, trader in stocks.

Stocks, n. pl. 1. Funds (invested in joint-stock enterprises or in the obligations of a Government), public funds, public securities.

2. Shares (in joint-stock companies, or in the obligations of a Government).

Stock-still, a. Stone-still, perfectly still.

Stocky, a. [Colloquial.] Stout, plump, chubbed, stubby, STUMPY, short and thick.

Stoic, n. Follower of Zeno, stoical philosopher.

Stoic, a. Passionless, apathetic, unimpassioned, imperturbable, philosophic, Platonic, cool, indifferent, cold, cold-blooded.

Stoical, a. Passionless, apathetic, unimpassioned, imperturbable, philosophic, Platonic, cool, indifferent, cold, cold-blooded.

Stoicism, n. 1. Stoical philosophy, philosophy of Zeno.

2. Apathy, insensibility, coolness, indifference, coldness, phlegm, cold blood.

Stolen, a. 1. Purloined, pilfered, taken wrongfully.

2. Furtive, stealthy, surreptitious, clandestine, secret, sly.

Stolid, a. Stupid, dull, heavy, doltish, slow, foolish, blockish, obtuse, stockish.

Stolidity, n. Stupidity, dullness, foolishness, doltishness, obtuseness, stolidness.

Stolidness, n. Stolidity.

Stoma, n. [Gr. pl. Stomata.] 1. Pore (in plants).

2. Breathing-hole (in articulate animals).

Stomach, n. 1. Appetite.

2. Inclination, desire, taste, liking.

Stomach, v. a. Brook, endure, bear, suffer, put up with.

Stomachal, a. Stomachic.

Stomachic, n. Cordial, medicine for the stomach, stomachal.

Stomachic, a. Stomachal, cordial, good for the stomach.

Stomachical, a. Stomachal, cordial, good for the stomach.

Stone, n. 1. Rock, pebble.

2. Gem, jewel, precious stone.

3. Nut (of a drupe).

4. Vesical calculus.

5. Testicle.

6. Monumental tablet.

Stone, v. a. 1. Pelt with stones.

2. Face with stone, line with stone.

3. Free from stones.

Stone-bed, n. Quarry, stone-pit.

Stone-blind, a. Totally blind.

Stone-coal, n. Anthracite, blind-coal, glance-coal, hard-coal.

Stone-cold, a. Cold as stone.

Stone-curlew, n. Stone-plover (Œdicnemus crepitans).

Stone-fruit, n. Drupe.

Stone-pit, n. Quarry, stone-bed.

Stone-plover, n. Stone-curlew.

Stone's cast, n. Stone's throw.

Stone's throw, n. Stone's cast, short distance, few steps.

Stone-still, a. Stock-still.

Stone-weed, n. Red-root (Lithospermum arvense).

Stony-hearted, a. Cruel, unfeeling, pitiless, remorseless, hard-hearted.

Stook, n. Shock (of corn), hattock.

Stool, n. 1. Seat (without a back).

2. Discharge (from the bowels), evacuation.

3. [Local, U. S.] Decoy-bird.

Stool-pigeon, n. 1. Decoy-pigeon.

2. [U. S.] Decoy-rogue (employed by the police).

Stoop, v. n. 1. Couch, bend forward, bend down, lean forward.

2. Cower, yield, submit, succumb, surrender, knuckle, give in.

3. Condescend, deign, vouchsafe.

4. Swoop, descend, come down, bear down.

5. Sink, fall.

Stoop, v. a. Lower, abase, bow, bend down, bend forward.

Stoop, n. 1. Condescension.

2. Swoop, descent.

3. Flagon, bowl.

4. [U. S.] Door-steps, porch.

Stop, v. a. 1. Close, close up.

2. Hinder, repress, restrain, suppress, obstruct, stay, intercept, preclude, thwart, impede, interrupt, block, blockade, barricade, check, bring to a stand-still, lay an embargo on.

3. Leave, cease from, desist from, refrain from, leave off, make an end of.

4. Suspend, arrest, intermit, discontinue, quiet, put an end to.

Stop, v. n. 1. Be at a stand-still, come to a stand, come to a stand-still, come to a dead lock, cease progress, halt, stand still, lie by, LIE TO.

2. Cease, desist, forbear, leave off, break off.

3. [Colloquial, U. S.] Tarry, stay, lodge, take lodgings, have lodgings.

Stop, n. 1. Pause, rest, intermission.

2. Interruption, repression, obstruction, hinderance, obstacle, check, impediment.

3. Point, mark of punctuation.

Stop-cock, n. Cock, tap.

Stoppage, n. Obstruction, hinderance, interruption, prevention.

Stopper, n. Stopple, plug.

Stopple, n. Stopper, plug.

Store, n. 1. Stock, supply.

2. Abundance, plenty, great quantity, great number.

3. Warehouse, magazine, store-house, repository, depot.

4. Shop.

Store, v. a. 1. Garner, hoard, husband, deposit, save, reserve, treasure up, lay in, lay up, lay by, set by, store up, lay in store.

2. Supply, furnish, stock, replenish, provide.

Store-house, n. Magazine, warehouse, repository, depot, store.

Storge, n. [Gr.] Parental love, instinctive affection (for offspring).

Storm, n. 1. Tempest, gale, SQUALL, hurricane, TORNADO, violent wind (usually accompanied with rain, hail, or snow).

2. Disturbance, agitation, commotion, tumult, turmoil, clamor, sedition, insurrection, outbreak.

3. Calamity, adversity, distress.

4. Attack, assault, onslaught, onset, first brunt.

Storm, v. a. Attack (with violence, as a fortification), assault.

Storm, v. n. 1. Blow violently (with or without rain, hail, or snow).

2. Rage, fume.

Storminess, n. Tempestuousness, inclemency, roughness.

Stormy, a. 1. Tempestuous, windy, gusty, squally, boisterous, blustering.

2. Violent, passionate, rough.

Stormy petrel, Mother Carey's chicken (Procellaria pelagica).

Story, n. 1. History.

2. Narration, narrative, recital, relation, rehearsal, account, statement, tale.

3. Fiction, fable, romance, novel.

4. [Colloquial.] Falsehood, untruth, lie.

5. Floor, loft.

Stout, a. 1. Strong, sinewy, brawny, athletic, lusty, robust, sturdy, stalwart, vigorous, able-bodied.

2. Brave, valiant, valorous, intrepid, bold, manful, manly, resolute, gallant, firm, indomitable.

3. Large, corpulent, obese, strapping, bouncing, portly, chubby, jolly, burly, plump, fat, in good case.

Stout-hearted, a. Brave, valiant, valorous, courageous, resolute, gallant, intrepid, fearless, heroic, manly.

Stove-pipe, n. Funnel.

Stow, v. a. Pack, stuff, stive, wedge in, put in compactly.

Strabism, n. Squinting, STRABISMUS.

Strabismus, n. Squinting, strabism, cast of the eye, obliquity of vision.

Straddle, v. a. Bestride.

Straggle, v. n. Rove, ramble, stray, stroll, range, roam, wander, deviate, digress, gad about, go out of the way, go astray.

Straggler, n. Wanderer, rambler, rover, strayer, stroller, vagrant, vagabond, nomad, bird of passage.

Straggling, a. 1. Roving, rambling, straying, strolling, wandering.

2. Scattered, occurring here and there.

3. Isolated, solitary.

Strahlstein, n. Actinolite, ray-stone.

Straight, a. 1. Rectilinear, direct, short, near, right, undeviating, not crooked, not curved.

2. Vertical, upright, erect, perpendicular.

3. Just, fair, honorable, straightforward.

Straight, ad. Immediately, directly, forthwith, straightway, at once, without delay.

Straight-edge, n. Strike, strickle.

Straighten, v. a. Make straight.

Straightforward, a. 1. Direct, undeviating, STRAIGHT.

2. Honest, honorable, equitable, fair, just, square, even-handed.

Straightforward, ad. Directly, in a straight line, without turning to the right or to the left.

Straightway, ad. Straight, immediately.

Strain, v. a. 1. Stretch, draw tightly.

2. Wrench, sprain.

3. Exert (to the utmost), put to the utmost strength.

4. Pervert (from the true intent), push too far.

5. Force, constrain, compel.

6. Filter, purify (by filtration).

Strain, v. n. 1. Try hard, make great efforts.

2. Percolate, filter, be filtered, be strained.

Strain, n. 1. Extreme tension.

2. Over-exertion, violent effort, great exertion.

3. Sprain, wrench.

4. Tune, melody, movement.

5. Poem, lay, song, sonnet.

6. Style, manner.

Strait, a. 1. Narrow, close, contracted, constricted, not broad, not wide.

2. Strict, rigorous, rigid, severe.

Strait, n. 1. Narrow pass (especially between two seas), gut, narrows.

2. Distress, difficulty, perplexity, dilemma, embarrassment, pinch, exigency, emergency, critical situation.

Straiten, v. a. 1. Confine, limit, constrict, contract.

2. Stretch, straighten, make tight or tense.

3. Distress, perplex, pinch, embarrass, oppress.

Straitened, a. Distressed, perplexed, embarrassed.

Strait-jacket, n. Strait-waistcoat.

Straight-laced, a. Strict, rigid, formal, stiff, stern, rigorous, austere, uncompromising.

Strait-waistcoat, n. Strait-jacket.

Strake, n. (Ship building.) Streak, range of planks (on the side of a vessel).

Stramonium, n. Thorn-apple, stramony, Jamestown weed, apple Peru (Datura stramonium).

Stramony, n. Stramonium.

Strand, n. Beach, shore, coast, seaboard, seacoast.

Stranded, a. Aground, ashore, wrecked, cast away.

Strand, v. n. Run aground, get ashore, be wrecked, be cast away.

Strange, a. 1. Foreign, outlandish, exotic, alien, not native, not domestic, from abroad.

2. New, novel, unusual, uncommon, unnatural, abnormal, anomalous, singular, rare, irregular, extraordinary, wonderful, inexplicable, exceptional, unique, PRETERNATURAL, unheard of, out of the way.

3. Odd, eccentric, queer, peculiar, BIZARRE.

Stranger, n. 1. Foreigner, alien.

2. Guest, visitor.

Stranger, a. 1. Foreign, alien.

2. Unacquainted, unknown.

Strangle, v. a. Choke, throttle, suffocate.

Strap, n. 1. Thong.

2. Strop, razor-strap, razor-strop.

3. Ligature, tie, band.

Strap, v. a. 1. Whip (with a strap).

2. Bind (with a strap), fasten.

3. Strop, sharpen (on a strap).

Strapper, n. [Colloquial.] Large person, giant, BOUNCER.

Strapping, a. [Colloquial.] Large, huge, vast, BOUNCING, portly, burly, stout, lusty, stalwart, gigantic, Herculean.

Strata, n. pl. [L. sing. Stratum.] Layers (as of rocks), beds.

Stratagem, n. Artifice, device, manœuvre, intrigue, wile, trick, fetch, finesse, ruse, dodge, crafty device, artful contrivance, stroke of policy.

Strategetic, a. Strategic, strategical.

Strategetical, a. Strategic, strategical.

Strategetics, n. pl. Strategy, generalship.

Strategic, a. Strategetic, strategetical.

Strategical, a. Strategetic, strategetical.

Strategy, n. Generalship, strategetics, tactics, military science.

Stratified, a. In strata, in layers.

Stratum, n. [L. pl. Strata.] Layer, bed.

Straw, n. Stalk (of grain after being thrashed).

Stray, v. n. 1. Wander, rove, ramble, range, roam, straggle, stroll, deviate, digress, go out of the way, go astray.

2. Swerve (from rectitude), err.

Stray, n. Estray.

Stray, a. [Colloquial.] Straying, wandering, gone astray.

Strayer, n. Wanderer, rambler, rover, stroller, vagrant, straggler, vagabond, nomad, bird of passage.

Streak, n. 1. Stripe.

2. Strake.

Streak, v. a. Stripe.

Streaked, a. Striped, streaky.

Streaky, a. Striped, streaked.

Stream, n. 1. Current, course, flow, rush, tide.

2. River, rivulet, brook, run.

Stream, v. n. 1. Flow, run, glide, pour.

2. Issue, radiate, go forth.

3. Extend, stretch out.

Streamer, n. Pennon, banner, flag, ensign, standard, colors.

Streamlet, n. Rill, brook, rivulet, runlet, runnel, run, BURN, small stream.

Street, n. Road, highway, public way.

Street-walker, n. Strumpet, whore.

Strength, n. 1. Power, FORCE, might, potency, puissance, nerve.

2. Tenacity, toughness, solidity.

3. Lustiness, brawniness, robustness, stoutness.

4. Fortitude, courage, spirit, animation, firmness, resolution.

5. Validity, cogency, efficacy, prevalence, soundness.

6. Vigor (of style), energy, nervous diction.

7. Support, security, stay.

Strengthen, v. a. 1. Fortify, brace, harden, steel, nerve, make strong, make stronger, give strength to, add strength to.

2. Intensify, make more intense.

3. Invigorate, animate, impart health to.

4. Confirm, corroborate, establish, justify, sustain, support.

Strengthen, v. n. Grow strong.

Strengthening, a. 1. Fortifying, bracing.

2. Invigorating, roborant, tonic.

Strenuous, a. Zealous, ardent, earnest, active, vigorous, resolute, energetic.

Strenuously, ad. Earnestly, ardently, vigorously, zealously, resolutely, energetically, actively, with all one's might, with might and main, tooth and nail, PUGNIS ET CALCIBUS, HAMMER AND TONGS, through thick and thin, through fire and water.

Stress, n. 1. Force, strain.

2. Pressure, urgency.

3. Importance, significance, weight.

4. Emphasis, accent.

Stretch, v. a. 1. Strain, tighten, make tense.

2. Extend, lengthen, elongate, draw out.

3. Reach, stretch forth, hold out.

4. Spread, expand, unfold, display.

5. Exaggerate, extend too far.

Stretch, v. n. Extend, reach, be drawn out.

Stretch, n. 1. Extent, extension, reach, compass, range.

2. Effort, struggle, strain, exertion.

Stretch forth, Reach, hold out.

Strew, v. a. 1. Scatter, spread.

2. Cover, overspread.

Stria, n. [L. pl. Striæ.] Furrow, groove, channel.

Striate, a. Channelled, furrowed, grooved.

Striated, a. Channelled, furrowed, grooved.

Stricken, a. 1. Struck, smitten, wounded, afflicted.

2. Advanced (in years), far gone.

Stricken hour, Whole hour, entire hour.

Strickle, n. Strike, straight-edge.

Strict, a. 1. Tight, strained.

2. Exact, accurate, precise, very nice.

3. Severe, rigorous, stringent, stern, austere, harsh, uncompromising, strait-laced.

Stricture, n. 1. Animadversion, censure, criticism, critique, critical remark.

2. (Med.) Contraction (of some duct, as the œsophagus).

Stride, n. Long step.

Stride, v. n. Take long steps.

Stride, v. a. Bestride.

Stridor, n. [L.] Grating, creaking, jarring, harsh sound.

Stridulous, a. Grating, harsh, creaking.

Strife, n. Contention, contest, conflict, struggle, quarrel.

Strike, v. a. 1. Smite, beat, hit, knock, slap, bump, pound, give a blow to.

2. Cast, dash, hurl.

3. Impress, imprint, stamp, coin, mint.

4. Thrust, force, drive, impel.

5. Deal, inflict, give.

6. Cause (by a sudden impulse), produce.

7. Impress (suddenly), affect.

8. Lower (as a sail), take down, haul down.

Strike, v. n. 1. Deal a blow.

2. Hit, clash, dash, collide, touch, come in contact.

3. Sound (by percussion).

4. Dart, penetrate, pass quickly, shoot.

5. Yield, surrender, strike the flag.

6. [Modern.] Rebel, mutiny, rise, quit work (in order to extort higher wages).

Strike at, Attempt to strike, aim a blow at, try to hit.

Strike, n. 1. Stroke.

2. Strickle, straight-edge.

3. Suspension of work (in order to extort higher wages), turn-out.

Strike for, Start suddenly for, make for, move toward, go toward.

Strike hands with, Agree with, make a bargain with.

Strike home, Deal an effective blow.

Strike in, 1. Enter suddenly.

2. Interpose, interrupt.

3. Disappear (from the surface).

Strike in with, Side with, take part with, conform to.

Strike off, 1. Cut off (by a blow).

2. Erase (from an account), strike out.

3. Print (as copies of a book).

Strike out, [Active.] 1. Produce (by a blow), force out.

2. Erase, efface, strike off.

3. Devise, contrive, invent, plan.

Strike out, [Neuter.] Rove, wander, make a sudden excursion.

Strike the iron while it is hot, Seize the occasion, let not the opportunity slip, make hay while the sun shines.

Strike up, 1. Begin to beat (as drums).

2. Begin to play or sing.

Striking, a. Affecting, impressive, surprising, astonishing, wonderful, extraordinary, STUNNING.

String, n. 1. Line, cord, thread, twine, CHORD.

2. Row, file, series, concatenation.

String, v. a. 1. File, put on a string.

2. Set in a row, put in line.

3. Strengthen, fortify, make firm.

Stringent, a. 1. Binding, contracting.

2. Strict, rigid, severe, rigorous.

String-halt, n. Spring-halt.

Stringy, a. 1. Fibrous, filamentous.

2. Ropy, viscid, viscous, glutinous, adhesive, smeary, dauby.

Strip, v. a. 1. Tear off, pull off, strip off.

2. Uncover, denude, peel, lay bare.

3. Divest, deprive, bereave, despoil, fleece, shave, make destitute.

4. Rob, plunder, pillage, spoil, sack, ransack, devastate, desolate, lay waste.

5. Milk dry.

Strip, v. n. Undress, uncover, take off the clothes.

Strip, n. Piece (long and narrow, torn off), slip, shred.

Stripe, v. a. Streak.

Stripe, n. 1. Streak.

2. Stroke (with a lash), blow.

3. Wale, mark of the lash.

Striped, a. Streaked.

Striped alder, Witch-hazel.

Striped squirrel, Hackee, chipmunk.

Stripling, n. Lad, boy, youth, youngster, school-boy, YOUNKER.

Strippings, n. pl. Strokings.

Strip off, Strip, tear off, pull off.

Strive, v. n. 1. Labor, endeavor, toil, struggle, try, aim, exert one's self, make an effort, do one's best, lay one's self out.

2. Contend, contest, fight, compete, cope, have a contest.

3. [Poetical.] Vie, compare, be comparable.

Stroke, n. 1. Blow, knock, rap, pat, hit, thump.

2. Attack, shock.

3. Affliction, reverse, calamity, hardship, misfortune, visitation.

4. Touch, dash, sudden effort, sudden effect.

Stroke, v. a. Rub gently (with the hands, in one direction).

Strokings, n. pl. Strippings.

Stroll, v. n. Wander, ramble, rove, roam, straggle, stray, range, wander about, stray about.

Stroll, n. Ramble, walk, promenade, excursion, trip, tour, wandering, rambling, roving.

Stroller, n. Wanderer, rambler, rover, strayer, straggler, vagrant, vagabond, nomad, bird of passage.

Strolling, a. Wandering, roving, vagrant, nomadic.

Strong, a. 1. Vigorous, robust, sturdy, athletic, brawny, sinewy, muscular, stalwart, Herculean, able-bodied, hale, healthy, hardy, stout.

2. Able, capable, efficient, mighty, potent, powerful, puissant.

3. Firm, solid, compact, impregnable, well fortified.

4. Energetic, active, vivid, intense.

5. Violent, impetuous, vehement.

6. Pungent, piquant, biting, sharp, racy, spicy, hot, peppery, high-seasoned, high-flavored.

7. Tenacious, tough, cohesive, resisting, stubborn.

8. Cogent, forcible, impressive, conclusive, persuasive.

9. Ardent, eager, zealous, hearty, earnest.

10. Alcoholic (in a high degree), intoxicating.

Strong-box, n. Coffer (for money), safe, money-chest.

Stronghold, n. Fort, fortress, castle, citadel, fortification, fastness, keep, bulwark, donjon, muniment, fortified place.

Strong-scented, a. Strong-smelling.

Strong-smelling, a. Rank, FROWZY, fetid, strong-scented.

Strop, n. Strap, razor-strap, razor-strop.

Strop, v. a. Strap, sharpen (on a strap).

Strow, v. a. 1. Strew, scatter, spread.

2. Cover, overspread.

Structure, n. 1. Construction, make, form, arrangement, conformation, configuration, contexture, texture, mode of building, manner of making.

2. Edifice, fabric, building, erection, pile.

Struggle, v. n. 1. Strive, labor, toil, endeavor, try, aim, exert one's self, make an effort, do one's best.

2. Contend, contest, fight, have a contest.

Struggle, n. 1. Labor, endeavor, effort, exertion, pains.

2. Contest, contention, conflict, strife, fight.

Strum, v. a. Thrum, play, play upon.

Struma, n. 1. (Med.) Scrofula, king's evil.

2. (Bot.) Swelling, protuberance.

Strumose, a. Scrofulous.

Strumous, a. Scrofulous.

Strumpet, n. Harlot, prostitute, whore, courtesan, punk, wench, drab, Cyprian, street-walker, night-walker, woman of the town, woman of ill fame.

Strut, v. n. Walk (pompously), swell.

Strut, n. 1. Pompous walk.

2. (Arch.) Brace.

Strychnia, n. Strychnine.

Strychnine, n. Strychnia.

Stub, n. Stump.

Stub, v. a. 1. Eradicate, grub up, extirpate.

2. [Colloquial, U. S.] Strike (as the toes, against a stump, stone, &c.).

Stubbed, a. Blunt, obtuse, truncated, stubby, short and thick.

Stubborn, a. Obstinate, unyielding, inflexible, positive, contumacious, refractory, perverse, headstrong, cantankerous, wilful, dogged, mulish, unruly, unmanageable, ungovernable, intractable, indocile, heady, cross-grained, obdurate, stiff, pig-headed.

Stubby, a. Blunt, obtuse, truncated, stubbed, STUMPY, short and thick.

Stucco, v. a. Cover with stucco.

Stucco, n. Plaster (for covering walls and ceilings), mortar, cement.

Stud, n. 1. Post, prop.

2. Knob (for ornament), boss.

3. Button (for a shirt-bosom).

Student, n. Scholar, pupil, learner.

Stud-horse, n. Stallion, breeding horse.

Studio, n. Workshop (of an artist).

Studious, a. 1. Meditative, reflective, contemplative, given to study, thoughtful.

2. Diligent, assiduous, eager, zealous.

Studious of, Careful of, attentive to, interested in.

Study, n. 1. Research, inquiry, investigation, close attention.

2. Meditation, thought, reflection, cogitation, studious mood, contemplation.

3. Subject of attention.

Study, v. n. 1. Meditate, muse, reflect, cogitate, think, ponder, apply the mind.

2. Be eager, be zealous, try hard, do one's best.

Study, v. a. 1. Learn, apply the mind to.

2. Investigate, examine, scrutinize, contemplate, ponder, weigh, sift, search into, meditate on, think about, reflect upon, inquire into, consider attentively, revolve in the mind.

Stuff, n. 1. Material, matter, substance, raw material.

2. Cloth, textile fabric.

3. Mixture, medicine, potion.

4. Trash, nonsense, absurdity, folly, moonshine, twaddle, balderdash, fudge, inanity, platitude, flummery.

Stuff, v. a. 1. Cram, stow, pack, fill full.

2. Press, crowd, squeeze.

3. [Colloquial, U. S.] Flatter, cajole, wheedle, coax, coddle.

Stuff, v. n. Cram, eat greedily.

Stuffing, n. 1. Filling full.

2. Dressing, force-meat.

Stuffy, a. [Scottish.] Stout, resolute.

2. [Colloquial, U. S.] Angry (and obstinate), sulky, moody, irate, ireful, wrathful.

Stultify, v. a. Make foolish, prove foolish, make a fool of.

Stumble, v. n. 1. Trip, miss one's footing, make a false step.

2. Err, do wrong.

Stumble, n. 1. Trip, false step.

2. Error, blunder, failure.

Stumble on, Fall upon (by chance), light upon, come upon, strike upon.

Stumbling-block, n. Hinderance, obstruction, obstacle, check, bar, barrier, difficulty, impediment, lion in the way.

Stump, n. Stub.

Stump, v. a. [Colloquial, U. S.] Challenge, dare.

Stump it, [Colloquial, U. S.] Take the stump, make electioneering speeches.

Stumpy, a. 1. Full of stumps.

2. [Colloquial.] Stubby, dumpy, squat, short and thick.

Stun, v. a. 1. Make senseless (by a blow).

2. Stupefy, confound, bewilder.

3. Deafen, make deaf.

Stunning, a. 1. Deafening, stentorian, very loud.

2. [Colloquial.] Striking, astonishing, wonderful.

Stunt, v. a. Dwarf, stop the growth of, hinder from growth.

Stunted, a. Dwarfish, dwarfed, diminutive, small, little, tiny, Liliputian, pygmean.

Stupe, n. Fomentation, sweating bath.

Stupe, v. a. Foment, bathe with warm lotions.

Stupefaction, n. 1. Lethargy, stupor, numbness.

2. Insensibility, dulness, obtuseness, torpor, stupidity.

Stupefactive, a. Stupefying, narcotic.

Stupefy, v. a. Dull, blunt, benumb, muddle, hebetate, make stupid, make dull, make torpid.

Stupefying, a. Stupefactive, narcotic.

Stupendous, a. Astonishing, surprising, amazing, wonderful, wondrous, marvellous.

Stupid, a. 1. Senseless, witless, dull, obtuse, foolish, DAFT, sluggish, insensible, brutish, insensate, muddy, muddy-brained, muddy-headed, slow of apprehension, void of understanding.

2. Unentertaining, prosaic, pointless, prosy, flat, heavy, insipid, tame, vapid, bald, uninteresting, humdrum.

3. Stupefied, drowsy, torpid, heavy, comatose, lethargic, morbidly sleepy.

Stupidity, n. 1. Dulness, obtuseness, sluggishness of understanding, slowness of apprehension.

2. Lifelessness, heaviness, insipidity, tameness, vapidness, want of interest.

3. Stupor, lethargy, torpor, COMA, stupefaction, morbid drowsiness.

Stupor, n. Lethargy, torpor, numbness, stupefaction, COMA.

Stupration, n. [Rare.] Ravishment, ravishing, rape, defloration, violation, constupration.

Sturdy, a. 1. Bold (from coarseness or rudeness), obstinate, dogged, stubborn, pertinacious, firm, stiff.

2. Strong, lusty, robust, stout, stalwart, athletic, brawny, muscular.

Stutter, v. n. Stammer, hesitate, falter.

Sty, n. 1. Hog-sty, pig-sty.

2. Tumor (on the edge of the eyelid).

3. Place of debauchery.

Stygian, a. Hellish, infernal, diabolical.

Style, n. 1. Diction, phraseology, mode of expression, mode of speech, turn of expression, manner of writing.

2. Manner, method, mode, way, form, fashion, cast, pattern.

3. Title, appellation, name, designation, denomination, mode of address.

4. Gnomon (of a dial).

Style, v. a. Denominate, name, designate, call, term, dub, christen.

Stylet, n. (Surgery.) Specillum.

Stylish, a. [Colloquial.] Fashionable, modish, genteel, courtly, polished, in fashion, in vogue, À LA MODE, having a run, the rage.

Styptic, n. Astringent (to stop bleeding).

Styptic, a. Astringent, binding, contracting.

Styptical, a. Astringent, binding, contracting.

Suant, a. [Local Eng. and U. S. Written also Suent.] 1. Even, smooth, uniform, regular, equable.

2. Easy, quiet.

Suasion, n. Persuasion.

Suasory, a. Persuasive.

Suavity, n. Sweetness (of temper or of manner), urbanity, amenity, civility, politeness, courtesy, decorum, gentleness, mildness, pleasantness, agreeableness, complaisance, affability, amiability, obliging manner, good manners, good breeding.

Subacid, a. Slightly acid, somewhat acid, somewhat sour, sourish.

Subaltern, a. Inferior, subordinate.

Subdivision, n. 1. Division, dividing, ramification.

2. Part, portion, piece, fraction, section.

Subdue, v. a. 1. Conquer, subjugate, vanquish, beat, crush, defeat, rout, discomfit, worst, overpower, overcome, overbear, overwhelm, master, choke, foil, quell, surmount, get the better of, get the upper hand of, put down, beat down.

2. Tame, HAVE ON THE HIP, subject, control, make submissive, bring under rule.

Subduer, n. 1. Conqueror, vanquisher, victor.

2. Tamer.

Subject, v. a. 1. Subdue, control, bring under rule, make submissive, make subordinate.

2. Enslave, inthrall.

3. Expose, make liable.

4. Submit, refer.

Subject, a. 1. Subservient, subjected, in bondage, under the lash, under one's thumb, under one's command, at one's command, at one's beck or call, at one's mercy.

2. Submissive, obedient.

3. Exposed, liable.

Subject, n. 1. Dependent, subordinate.

2. Topic, theme, thesis, point, matter, subject-matter, matter in hand.

3. Hero, person treated of.

4. Nominative, nominative case.

5. Corpse, dead body, carcass.

Subjection, n. Dependence, subordination, subserviency.

Subjective, a. Mental, spiritual, ideal, psychological, metaphysical.

Subject-matter, n. Subject, topic.

Subjoin, v. a. Add (at the end), annex, affix, suffix, postfix.

Sub judice, [L.] Under consideration, not yet decided.

Subjugate, v. a. Conquer, vanquish, subdue, overcome, beat, overpower, overbear, overthrow, master, subject.

Subjugation, n. Conquest, mastery, subjection.

Subjugator, n. Conqueror, victor, enslaver.

Sublet, v. a. Underlet.

Sublimate, v. a. 1. (Chem.) Sublime.

2. Refine, exalt, elevate, heighten.

Sublimation, n. 1. Vaporization (of a solid, to be again condensed).

2. Refinement, exaltation, elevation.

Sublime, a. 1. High, elevated.

2. Exalted (in excellence or dignity), great, noble, grand, lofty, dignified, stately, majestic.

Sublime, v. a. 1. Vaporize (as a solid, to be again condensed), sublimate.

2. Refine, exalt, elevate, heighten.

Sublime Porte, Turkish court, Porte.

Sublimity, n. Grandeur, greatness, nobleness, loftiness, exaltation.

Sublunary, a. Earthly, mundane, terrestrial, of this world.

Submerge, v. a. Immerse, inundate, deluge, flood, overflow, overwhelm, drown, plunge, sink, submerse, put under water (or other liquid).

Submerse, v. a. Submerge.

Submission, n. 1. Surrender, cession, yielding.

2. Obedience, resignation, compliance, acquiescence, meekness, submissiveness, lowliness, humility, humiliation, self-abasement.

3. Endurance, sufferance, long-sufferance, forbearance, fortitude.

Submissive, a. 1. Yielding, tractable, pliant, docile.

2. Obedient, resigned, uncomplaining, unrepining, patient, long-suffering.

3. Humble, meek, lowly, profound.

Submissiveness, n. 1. Pliancy, docility.

2. Obedience, submission, resignation, compliance, passiveness, non-resistance.

3. Humility, humbleness, meekness, lowliness, self-abasement.

Submit, v. a. 1. Yield, surrender, resign, subject, give up.

2. Refer, commit.

Submit, v. n. Yield, surrender, succumb, knuckle, stoop, crouch, give up, knock under, lower one's flag, kiss the rod, lick the dust, eat humble pie, draw in one's horns.

Submit to, Endure, tolerate, put up with, bear with, reconcile one's self to, be reconciled to, make the best of.

Subordinate, a. Inferior, subservient, subject, ancillary, minor, secondary.

Subordinate, n. Inferior, dependant.

Subordinate, v. a. Subject, make subordinate, make subservient.

Subordination, n. Subjection, subserviency.

Suborn, v. a. 1. Procure indirectly.

2. (Law.) Bribe (to commit perjury), bribe to take a false oath.

Sub rosa, [L.] Privately, secretly, confidentially, in confidence, under the rose, between ourselves, between you and me, ENTRE NOUS.

Subscribe, v. a. 1. Sign, set one's name to, affix one's signature to.

2. Promise to contribute.

Subscribe, v. n. 1. Sign one's name (in token of consent).

2. Agree, consent, assent, give consent, yield assent.

3. Enter one's name (for a newspaper, &c.).

4. Promise to contribute.

Subsequent, a. Following, succeeding, posterior.

Subserve, v. a. Promote, forward, further, serve, help forward, be subservient to, pander to, minister to.

Subservience, n. 1. Subordination, inferiority.

2. Usefulness, helpfulness.

Subserviency, n. 1. Subordination, inferiority.

2. Usefulness, helpfulness.

Subservient, a. 1. Subordinate, inferior, subject.

2. Useful, helpful, serviceable, conducive, subsidiary, ancillary, instrumental.

Subside, v. n. 1. Sink, settle.

2. Decrease, diminish, lessen, lull, wane, ebb, abate, intermit, grow less.

Subsidence, n. 1. Sinking, settling.

2. Decrease, diminution, lessening, abatement, ebb.

Subsidiary, a. Assistant, auxiliary, co-operating, subservient.

Subsidize, v. a. Supply with a subsidy.

Subsidy, n. Pecuniary aid (granted by one government to another).

Subsist, v. n. 1. Exist, be, live.

2. [Rare.] Remain, abide, continue.

3. Be supported, obtain a livelihood, get a living.

Subsist, v. a. Feed, victual, ration, support, maintain.

Subsistence, n. 1. Real being.

2. Support, livelihood, maintenance, aliment, nutriment, sustenance, living, food, viands, provision, victuals, meat, rations, grub, PROG, FEED, FORAGE.

3. Inherence.

Subsistent, a. 1. Substantial, really existing.

2. Inherent.

Substance, n. 1. Substratum, groundwork, reality, hypostasis, substantiality, essential nature, real being, real existence.

2. Meaning, import, significance, essence, pith, gist, soul, chief part, essential part, vital part.

3. Body, matter, material, texture, stuff.

4. Property, wealth, means, estate.

Substantial, a. 1. Real, actual, existent, subsistent, actually existing, having substance.

2. True, positive, not imaginary.

3. Strong, stout, solid, firm, stable, sound, massive.

4. Responsible (pecuniarily), moderately wealthy.

Substantials, n. pl. Essential or material parts.

Substantiate, v. a. Establish, verify, prove, confirm, corroborate, ratify, make good.

Substantiation, n. Confirmation, corroboration, establishment, evidence, proof, ratification.

Substantive, n. (Gram.) Noun, name.

Substitute, v. a. Exchange, commute, put in the place of.

Substitute, n. 1. Proxy, lieutenant, agent, deputy, LOCUM TENENS.

2. Makeshift, temporary expedient.

Substitution, n. Exchange, COMMUTATION.

Substratum, n. Principle, element, groundwork, underlying substance, fundamental or primordial substance.

Substructure, n. Foundation.

Subterfuge, n. Evasion, excuse, shift, artifice, trick, quirk, shuffle, pretence, pretext, mask.

Subterranean, a. Underground, subterrene.

Subterraneous, a. Underground, subterrene.

Subterrene, a. Subterranean.

Subtile, a. 1. Rare, thin, light, airy, ethereal, sublimated, not dense, not gross.

2. Delicate, fine, slender, nice, not coarse.

Subtileness, n. Subtilty.

Subtilize, v. a. 1. Etherealize, make thin, light, or airy.

2. Refine excessively, make over-nice.

Subtilize, v. n. Refine, be over-nice.

Subtilty, n. 1. Rarity, thinness, etherealness, subtileness.

2. Fineness, slenderness, exility.

3. Refinement, extreme nicety.

Subtle, a. 1. Crafty, cunning, artful, sly, wily, arch, astute, designing, intriguing, insinuating, crooked, tricky, diplomatic, Machiavelian.

2. Acute, keen, shrewd, sagacious, deep, profound.

Subtleness, n. Subtlety.

Subtlety, n. 1. Craft, craftiness, cunning, artifice, astuteness, artfulness, subtleness, guile.

2. Acuteness, acumen, keenness, shrewdness, discernment, intelligence, cleverness, sagacity.

Subtract, v. a. Deduct, withdraw, take, take away.

Subtraction, n. Deduction.

Subulate, a. Awl-shaped.

Subulated, a. Awl-shaped.

Suburbs, n. pl. Environs, outskirts, purlieus, neighborhood, vicinage, border, limit, confines, FAUBOURGS.

Subvention, n. Government bounty, government aid.

Subversion, n. 1. Overturn, inversion.

2. Overthrow, destruction, demolition, ruin.

Subversive, a. Destructive, tending to the overthrow.

Subvert, v. a. 1. Overturn, overset, invert, turn upside down.

2. Destroy, ruin, overthrow, demolish, raze.

Succedaneum, n. Substitute.

Succeed, v. a. 1. Follow, come after, be subsequent to.

2. Take the place of, assume the office of.

Succeed, v. n. 1. Follow, ensue, come afterwards, come subsequently.

2. Prosper, flourish, prevail, thrive, hit, make a hit, come on, be successful, meet with success, go on well, go on swimmingly, have a run of luck, hit the right nail on the head, turn up trumps, have the game in one's hands.

Succeed to, 1. Follow, succeed, come after.

2. Take the place of, assume the authority of.

Success, n. 1. Issue, result.

2. Prosperity, luck, good fortune, good luck, lucky hit, fortunate hit, prosperous issue.

Successful, a. Prosperous, fortunate, lucky, auspicious, felicitous.

Succession, n. 1. Sequence, consecution.

2. Series, suite, progression, chain, concatenation.

3. Lineage, race, line of descendants.

4. (Mus.) Notes of melody (as distinguished from chords of harmony).

Successive, a. Consecutive.

Successor, n. Follower.

Succinct, n. Short, brief, concise, laconic, terse, compact, compendious, condensed, pithy, summary, curt.

Succor, v. a. 1. Aid, assist, help, relieve.

2. Cherish, foster, encourage, nurse.

Succor, n. Relief, aid, assistance, help, support, helping hand.

Succory, n. Chiccory.

Succulence, n. Juiciness.

Succulency, n. Juiciness.

Succulent, a. Juicy, sappy, lush, full of juice.

Succumb, v. n. Yield, submit, surrender, capitulate, give in, give way.

Such, a. 1. Like, similar, of that kind, of the like kind.

2. So, in the same state or condition, as it is, as it was.

Such a, Of this kind, of that kind, of the same kind.

Such an, Of this kind, of that kind, of the same kind.

Such as, 1. Of the same kind as, of the like kind as, of the kind that.

2. The same as.

Suck, v. a. 1. Draw into the mouth.

2. Draw milk from (with the mouth).

Suck in, Imbibe, absorb, take in, suck up.

Suckle, v. a. Nurse, give suck to, feed at the breast.

Suckling, n. Infant, babe, baby, nursling, chit, brat, bantling, BAIRN, little child, little one.

Suck up, Imbibe, SUCK IN.

Sucrose, n. Cane sugar.

Sudatory, n. Hot-house, sweating-bath, vapor-bath, sweating-room.

Sudatory, a. Sweating, perspiring.

Sudden, a. Unexpected, abrupt, unforeseen, unanticipated, unlooked for.

Suddenly, a. Unexpectedly, abruptly, pop, on a sudden.

Sue, v. a. Prosecute, bring an action against, commence a suit against.

Sue, v. n. 1. Beg, petition, entreat, plead, supplicate, implore, pray.

2. Bring an action, make legal claim.

Sue out, (Law.) Obtain by judicial process.

Suent, a. [Local Eng. and U. S. Written also Suant.] 1. Even, smooth, uniform, regular, equable.

2. Easy, quiet.

Suet, n. Tallow (with adhering membranes).

Suffer, v. a. 1. Undergo, feel, meet with, experience, go through.

2. Endure, sustain, support, tolerate, bear, POCKET, bear up under, put up with.

3. Permit, allow, indulge, admit, let, give permission to, give leave to.

Suffer, v. n. 1. Feel pain.

2. Be put to inconvenience.