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singularly

adverb · in a singular manner or to a singular degree

Example: Lord T. was considered singularly licentious even for the courts of Russia and Portugal; he acquired three wives and fourteen children during his Portuguese embassy alone

sinning

adjective · transgressing a moral or divine law- Shakespeare

Example: if it be a sin to covet honor, I am the most sinning soul alive

sinningia

noun · genus of perennial tuberous herbs and shrubs of Central and South America

siouan language

noun · a family of North American Indian languages spoken by the Sioux

sir james clark ross

noun · British explorer of the Arctic and Antarctic; located the north magnetic pole in 1831; discovered the Ross Sea in Antarctica; nephew of Sir John Ross (1800-1862)

siss

verb · make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval

sit

verb · serve in a specific professional capacity

Example: the priest sat for confession

sit back

verb · settle into a comfortable sitting position

sit by

verb · be inactive or indifferent while something is happening

Example: Don't just sit by while your rights are violated!

sixty-fifth

adjective · the ordinal number of sixty-five in counting order

sixty-six

adjective · being six more than sixty

sizz

verb · make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval

ski parka

noun · a parka to be worn while skiing

skimcoat

verb · coat with a mixture of gypsum and spackle

Example: he skimcoated the drywall

skimp

verb · supply sparingly and with restricted quantities

Example: sting with the allowance

skirting

adjective · being all around the edges; enclosing

Example: his encircling arms

sky-high

adverb · to a very high level

Example: prices have gone sky-high

slackly

adverb · in a relaxed manner; not rigid

Example: his hands lay loosely

slaked

adjective · allayed

Example: his thirst quenched he was able to continue

slantways

adverb · at a slant; moving or directed in a slantwise position or direction

slantwise

adverb · at a slant; moving or directed in a slantwise position or direction

slap

adverb · directly

Example: he ran bang into the pole

slap-bang

adverb · in a violent or sudden or noisy manner

Example: the pans fell slam-bang and woke the whole house

slapstick

adjective · characterized by horseplay and physical action

Example: slapstick style of humor

slather

verb · spread thickly

Example: I can't eat bagels without slathering them with cream cheese

sleekly

adverb · in a sleek glossy manner

Example: the wet road was shining sleekly

sleeping

adjective · lying with head on paws as if sleeping

sleeved

adjective · made with sleeves or sleeves especially as specified; often used in combination

Example: sleeved garments

slick up

verb · dress and groom with particular care, as for a special occasion

Example: He spruced up for the party

slightly

adverb · to a small degree or extent

Example: his arguments were somewhat self-contradictory

slime eels

noun · eellike cyclostome having a tongue with horny teeth in a round mouth surrounded by eight tentacles; feeds on dead or trapped fishes by boring into their bodies

slimly

adverb · in a slim or slender manner

Example: a slenderly built woman

slip carriage

noun · a railway car at the end of the train; it can be detached without stopping the train

slip off

verb · take off with ease or speed

Example: She slipped off her jacket

slipper

noun · low footwear that can be slipped on and off easily; usually worn indoors

slither

verb · to pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly

Example: They slid through the wicket in the big gate

slouchily

adverb · in a slouchy manner

Example: slouchily dressed

slow up

verb · lose velocity; move more slowly

Example: The car decelerated

slue

verb · move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner

Example: the wheels skidded against the sidewalk

sluice down

verb · pour as if from a sluice

Example: An aggressive tide sluiced across the barrier reef

slurp

verb · eat noisily

Example: He slurped his soup

small

adjective · made to seem smaller or less (especially in worth)

Example: her comments made me feel small

small-capitalisation

adjective · of stocks of companies with a market capitalization of less than one billion dollars

smartly

adverb · in a stylish manner

Example: He was smartly dressed

smell out

verb · become aware of not through the senses but instinctively

Example: I sense his hostility

smelter

noun · an industrial plant for smelting

smilingly

adverb · with smiles; in a smiling manner

Example: the girl reminded her smilingly of their childhood spent together

smoothly

adverb · with no problems or difficulties

Example: put the plans into effect quickly and smoothly

smoulderingly

adverb · with barely repressed anger

Example: `I can't wait,' she answered smolderingly

snapping shrimp

noun · small shrimp that makes a snapping noise with one of their enlarged chelae

sneakily

adverb · in a surreptitious manner

Example: he was watching her surreptitiously as she waited in the hotel lobby

snobbishly

adverb · in a snobbish manner

Example: they snobbishly excluded their less wealthy friends from the party

snuff out

verb · put an end to; kill

Example: The Nazis snuffed out the life of many Jewish children

snuffly

adjective · liable to sniffle

so

adverb · in truth (often tends to intensify)

Example: they said the car would break down and indeed it did