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English Word Dictionary

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superb

adjective · surpassingly good

Example: a superb meal

supercede

verb · take the place or move into the position of

Example: Smith replaced Miller as CEO after Miller left

superficially

adverb · in a superficial manner

Example: he was superficially interested

superintend

verb · watch and direct

Example: Who is overseeing this project?

supernaturally

adverb · in a supernatural manner

Example: she was preternaturally beautiful

superposition principle

noun · (geology) the principle that in a series of stratified sedimentary rocks the lowest stratum is the oldest

superstrate

noun · the language of a later invading people that is imposed on an indigenous population and contributes features to their language

supinely

adverb · in an indifferently supine manner

Example: he called the tune to me and I supinely took it up

supplicate

verb · ask humbly (for something)

Example: He supplicated the King for clemency

supplicatory

adjective · humbly entreating

Example: a suppliant sinner seeking forgiveness

supposed

adjective · based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence

Example: theories about the extinction of dinosaurs are still highly conjectural

supposedly

adverb · believed or reputed to be the case

suppress

verb · reduce the incidence or severity of or stop

Example: suppress a yawn

sure enough

adverb · definitely or positively (`sure' is sometimes used informally for `surely')

Example: the results are surely encouraging

surpassingly

adverb · to a surpassing degree

Example: she was a surpassingly beautiful woman

surviving

adjective · still in existence

Example: the Wollemi pine found in Australia is a surviving specimen of a conifer thought to have been long extinct and therefore known as a living fossil

susurrant

adjective · making a low continuous indistinct sound

Example: like murmuring waves

swallow up

verb · enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing

Example: The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter

swank

adjective · imposingly fashionable and elegant

Example: a swank apartment

swear in

verb · administer on oath to

Example: The speaker of the House swore in the new President

sweat off

verb · lose weight by sweating

Example: I sweated off 3 pounds in the sauna

sweep over

verb · overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli

sweet

adjective · having a natural fragrance

Example: odoriferous spices

sweet-smelling

adjective · having a natural fragrance

Example: odoriferous spices

sweetheart

adjective · privileged treatment of a favored person or corporation (sometimes unethically)

Example: another sweetheart deal based on political influence

swell up

verb · expand abnormally

Example: The bellies of the starving children are swelling

sweltry

adjective · excessively hot and humid or marked by sweating and faintness

Example: a sweltering room

sweptwing

adjective · (of an aircraft) having sweptback wings

Example: a sweptwing aircraft

switch over

verb · change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence

swosh

verb · move with or cause to move with a whistling or hissing sound

Example: The bubbles swoshed around in the glass

syllabise

verb · utter with distinct articulation of each syllable

Example: The poet syllabized the verses he read

sylphlike

adjective · moving and bending with ease

symbolise

verb · express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol

Example: What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize?

symmetrise

verb · make symmetric

Example: symmetrized waves

symphonic

adjective · harmonious in sound

Example: the symphonic hum of a million insects

symphonize

verb · play or sound together, in harmony

synchronously

adverb · in synchrony; in a synchronous manner

Example: in four-chambered hearts, the two auricles move synchronously

synonymously

adverb · in a synonymous manner

Example: the two terms are used synonymously

systematically

adverb · in a systematic or consistent manner

Example: they systematically excluded women

systematise

verb · arrange according to a system or reduce to a system

Example: systematize our scientific knowledge

systemise

verb · arrange according to a system or reduce to a system

Example: systematize our scientific knowledge

systemiser

noun · an organizer who puts things in order

Example: Aristotle was a great orderer of ideas

tacheometer

noun · a theodolite designed for rapid measurements

tack on

verb · fix to; attach

Example: append a charm to the necklace

tactfully

adverb · showing tact or tactfulness; in a tactful manner

Example: he stepped tactfully in to prevent trouble

tactical

adjective · of or pertaining to tactic or tactics

Example: a tactical error

tactically

adverb · with regard to tactics

Example: the tactically useful province is still firmly in the rebels' hands

tactless

adjective · revealing lack of perceptiveness or judgment or finesse

Example: an inept remark

tactlessly

adverb · without tact; in a tactless manner

Example: at the moment of the murder, he is standing in front of television cameras and talking tactlessly

tag along

verb · go along with, often uninvited

Example: my younger brother often tagged along when I went out with my friends

tailcoat

noun · formalwear consisting of full evening dress for men

tailor-make

verb · make to specifications

Example: I had this desk custom-made for me

taiwanese

adjective · of or relating to or characteristic of the island republic on Taiwan or its residents or their language

Example: the Taiwanese capital is Taipeh

take a breath

verb · draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs

Example: I can breathe better when the air is clean

take a firm stand

verb · be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge

Example: I must insist!

take aback

verb · surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off

Example: I was floored when I heard that I was promoted

take away

verb · remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract

Example: remove a threat