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spectrum.noun,.plural.spectra.or.spectrums
Physics:.the
distribution of a characteristic
of a physical system or phenomenon,
especially (the distribution of energy emitted
by a radiant source, as by an incandescent
body, arranged in order of wavelengths;
full
spectrum lighting is preferred to the disease causing wavelengths of
regular fluorescent lighting as used in most schools and office buildings);
the distribution of atomic
or subatomic.particles
in a system, as in a magnetically resolved molecular
beam, arranged in order of masses;
a graphic or photographic representation of such a distribution; a range
of values of a quantity or set of related quantities; a broad sequence
or range of related qualities, ideas or activities (the whole spectrum
of 20th-century thought)
succinct,
succincter,
succinctest.adjectives
characterized by clear, precise
expression in few words; concise
and terse.(a
succinct reply); a succinct style
succinctly.adverb
succinctness.noun,.plural.succinctnesses
superfluous.adjective
abundance; being greater than normally expected;
more
superfluously.adverb
superfluousness.noun,.plural.superfluousnesses
superfluity.noun,.plural.superfluities
synonyms.excess,
extra, spare, supernumerary, surplus
sacrament.noun,.plural.sacraments
a visible form of an invisible grace;
what's
a sacrament and what about this religious rite today?; in the Eastern,
Roman Catholic and some other Western churches,
any of the traditional
sevenrites
that churches administering it believe it was instituted by Emmanuel
and recorded in the New
Testament (where?.!Corinthians
1:26; Luke 22:19) that confer.sanctifying
grace; other churches have the two rites,
Baptism
and the Eucharist; these declared
by those in such
institutions
to be the consecrated.elements
of the Eucharist, especially the bread or wafer
sacramental.adjective
of,
relating.to.or.used
in a sacrament; consecrated
or bound
by or as if by a sacrament (a sacramental duty);
having
the force
or efficacy
of a sacrament
sacramental.noun,.plural.sacramentals
a rite,
an act
or a sacred.object
used by churches in worship
sacramentally.adverb
sacramentalism.noun,.plural.sacramentalisms
the doctrine
that observance
of the sacraments is necessary
for salvation
and that such participation
can confer.grace;
emphasis
on the efficacy of a sacramental
sacramentalist.noun,.plural.sacramentalists
scrupulous.adjective
conscientious
and exact; painstaking; having scruples;
principled
scrupulously.adverb
scrupulosity.or.scrupulousness.adjective
synonym.meticulous
segue,
segued,
seguing,
segues.intransitive
verb
to make a transition directly from one section
or theme to another; to move smoothly and unhesitatingly from one state,
condition, situation or element to another
sinister.adjective
suggesting or threatening evil; presaging
trouble; ominous.(sinister
storm clouds); attended by or causing disaster or inauspicious
circumstances
sinisterly.adverb
sinisterness.noun,.plural.sinisternessws
spatiotemporal.adjective
of,
relating.to.or.existing
in both space and time; of or relating to spacetime
spatiotemporally.adverb
superficial.adjective
if you describe something such as an action, feeling
or relationship as superficial, you mean that it includes only the simplest
and most obvious aspects of that thing and not those aspects which require
more effort to deal with in
order to comprehend; of, affecting or being on or near the surface
(a superficial wound); concerned with or comprehending only what is apparent
or obvious; shallow; apparent rather than actual or substantial; trivial;
insignificant (made only a few superficial changes in the manuscript)
superficiality-or-superficialness.nouns
superficially.adverb
synonyms.shallow,
cursory
supernumerary.adjective
exceeding a fixed, prescribed
or standard number; extra
supernumerary.noun,.plural.supernumeraries
one that is in excess of the regular, necessary
or usual number; an actor without a speaking part, as one who appears in
a crowd scene
super.noun,.plural.supers
superior size, quality or grade; supernumerary
super.adjective
very large, great or extreme (another super boat);
excellent; first rate (a super party)
super.adverb
especially; extremely (was super careful)
super, supered,
supering,
supers.transitive
verbs
Printing:.to
reinforce
(a book spine or cover) with super
salamander.noun,.plural.salamanders
any of various small lizardlike amphibians of
the order Caudata, having porous scaleless skin and four, often weak or
rudimentary legs
salamandrine.adjective
Semite.noun,.plural.Semites
a descendant of Shem;
a member of a group of Semitic speaking peoples of the Near East and northern
Africa, including the Arabs, Arameans, Babylonians, Carthaginians, Ethiopians,
Hebrews and Phoenicians; also those of the true tribe
of ancient Judah, not called Jews until the Khazarian
mafia decided to hide themselves under the umbrella
of the name of Judah, adopting even
a name they created which those true individuals of the tribe of Judah
could readily accept. The umbrella
name created and used, was Jew.
Semitic.adjective
Semitic is a language;
of.or.relating.to
the Semites or their languages
or cultures; of, relating to or constituting a subgroup of the Afro Asiatic
language group that includes Arabic, Hebrew, Amharic and Aramaic
anti-semitic.is
relating to or characterized
by anti-Semitism, the separating oneself from
Semitic people because of
dislike;
discriminatory,
especially on the basis of race or religion; although the term anti-Semitism
has wide usage, it is regarded by some as a misnomer,
implying.discrimination
against all Semites, including Arabs and other peoples who are not the
targets of anti-Semitism as it is usually understood; such is the confusing
world of today, where language had been contaminated by those wanting to
use it as a weapon or an umbrella to hide under
sepal.noun,.plural.sepals
one of the separate, usually green parts forming
the
calyx of a flower
sepaled or sepalous.adjective
stamen.noun,.plural-stamens
the pollen
producing reproductive organ of a flower, usually consisting of a filament
and an anther
staminate.adjective
having stamens but lacking pistils
(staminate flowers); staminate and pistillate
flowers occurring
on one plant are monoecious;
when they occur on different plants, dioecious
stamina.noun,.plural.staminas
physical or moral.strength
to keep on going in
spite of.resistance;
resist or withstand
illness, fatigue
or hardship; endurance
stigma.noun,.plural.stigmata.or.stigmas
a mark of
infamy,
disgrace
or reproach; stain;
a small mark; a scar or birthmark
Botany:.in
botany,
the receptive apex
of the pistil of a flower, on which
pollen is deposited to pollenate
Biology:.in
biology.a
small mark, spot or pore, such as the respiratory spiracle of an insect
or an eyespot in certain algae
Religion:.some
people in the Catholic church and in other churches, think sores and marks
on people could be a representation of what happened to Emmanuel on his
crucifixion and they call this 'stigmata'
stigmal.adjective
stigmatize, stigmatized,
stigmatizing,
stigmatizes.transitive
verbs
to characterize
or brand as disgraceful or ignominious;
to mark with stigmata or a stigma
stigmatization.noun,.plural.stigmatizations
stigmatizer.noun,.plural.stigmatizers
substandard.adjective
failing to meet a standard;
below
standard
standard.noun,.plural.standards
normal,
familiar
or usual (the standard weather of
a region); an acknowledged measure
of comparison for quantitative
or qualitative.value;
a criterion;
commonly
used or supplied (standard car equipment); a flag, banner or ensign,
especially (the ensign of a chief of tribe); recognized as a model of excellence
(a standard reference work);
acceptable but of less than top quality (a standard grade of beef)
standardly.adverb
standardize, standardized,
standardizing,
standardizes.transitive
verbs
to cause to conform
to a standard
standardization.noun
stationary.adjective
not moving; fixed;
real.estate
is property such as land and permanent buildings that are intrinsic,
that is, immovable
stationary.noun,.plural.stationaries
one that is stationary
stationery.noun
writing paper and envelopes; writing materials
and office supplies
station.noun,.plural.stations
the place
or position
where a person or thing stands; a post.(a
sentry
station); the place, building or establishment
from which a service is provided or operations are directed (a fire station);
a stopping place along a route, especially a stop for refueling or for
taking on passengers; a depot; social
position; rank;
an establishment equipped for observation and study (a radar station);
an establishment equipped for radio or television transmission; an input
or output point along a communications system
station, stationed,
stationing,
stations.transitive
verbs
to assign to a position; post
slither, slithered,
slithering,
slithers.verbs
intransitive verb use.to
slip and slide, as on a loose or uneven surface, often with friction and
noise; to glide or slide like a reptile
transitive verb use.to
cause to slither
slither.noun
a slithering movement or gait
slithery.adjective
siphon, siphoned,
siphoning,
siphons.verbs
transitive verb use.to
draw off or convey through or as
if through a siphon
intransitive verb use.to
pass through a siphon
siphon.noun
a pipe or tube fashioned or deployed
in an inverted U shape and filled
until atmospheric pressure is sufficient to force a liquid from a reservoir
in one end of the tube over a barrier higher than the reservoir and out
the other end
siphonal.or.siphonic.adjective
steroid.noun,.plural.steroids
any of numerous naturally occurring or synthetic
fat-soluble organic compounds having as a basis 17 carbon atoms arranged
in four rings and including the sterols and bile acids, adrenal and sex
hormones; synthetic steroids used to accelerate (force) the body's normai
processes can often cause serious health issues later
steroid.or.steroidal.adjective
sterol.noun,.plural.sterols
is the shortened form of the word cholesterol;
any of a group of predominantly unsaturated solid alcohols of the steroid
group, such as cholesterol and ergosterol, present in the fatty tissues
of plants and animals
scrounge, scrounged,
scrounging,
scrounges.verbs
transitive verb use.to
obtain something by begging or borrowing with no intention
of reparation (scrounged a few
dollars off my brother); to obtain by salvaging or foraging;
round up
intransitive verb use.to
seek to obtain something by begging or borrowing with no intention of reparation
(scrounge for a cigarette); to forage about in an effort to acquire
something at no cost (scrounging around the kitchen for a late-night snack)
scrounger.noun,.plural.scroungers
scuff, scuffed,scuffing,
scuffs.verbs
intransitive verb use.to
scrape
the feet while walking;
shuffle
transitive verb use.to
scrape
with the feet (he walked along slowly scuffing his shoes on the sidewalk);
to scrape and roughen the surface of
scuff.noun,.plural.scuffs
the act or sound of scraping
especially with the feet; a worn or rough spot resulting from scraping
(her shows looked badly scuffed after hiking); a flat, backless house slipper
scuffer.noun,.plural.scuffers
strait.noun,.plural.straits
a narrow channel joining two larger bodies of
water; means, narrow,
difficult to be entered (Emmanuel
when on Earth said."...strait
is the gate and narrow is the way which leads unto life and few there be
that find it." ...Matthew
7;13,14); a narrow channel.joining.two
larger bodies of water is called a 'strait' (the Strait of Gibraltar, which
connects the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean between Spain and
northern Africa, map; Strait of Magellan
is a channel separating South America from Tierra del Fuego and other islands
south of the continent and connecting the southern Atlantic and Pacific
oceans. Ferdinand Magellan sailed through the strait in October and November
1520); a position of difficulty,
perplexity,
distress
or need; the word strait is often
used in the plural (in desperate
straits); original in Bible
for word 'strait' is firmly established
strait,.straits.adjectives
difficult; stressful
(short of money for one's obligations);
a position
of difficulty,
perplexity,
distress
or need
(in desperate
straits having limited funds or resources); affording little space or room;
confined;
fitting tightly; constricted;
morally.strict;
rigid
dire straits.plural
noun
in severe
difficulty
straitly.adverb
strait-laced.also.straight-laced.adjective
strict
in behavior,
morality
or opinions
as the ancient Pharisees,
et
al., were in the time of Emmanuel;
having or wearing a tightly laced garment
strait-lacedly.adverb
strait-lacedness.noun.(normally
used without being pluralized)
straitness.noun.(normally
used without being pluralized)
straiten, straitened,
straitening,
straitens.transitive
verbs
to make narrow;
to enclose
in a limited.area;
confine;
to put or bring into difficulties,
distress
or hardship (since the divorce
I've been in straitened circumstances);
to hamper;
to restrict
in latitude
or scope
straight, straighter,
straightest.adjectives
straight means not crooked; extending.continuouslyin
the same direction without curving (a straight line); having no waves or
bends (straight hair); erect; upright (has a straight, strong back); perfectly
horizontal or vertical; level or even (the mirror isn't straight); direct
and candid
(a straight answer seldom is seen in politics);
following a direct or correct method or approach; systematic
(straight reasoning); showing or marked by honesty
or fair-mindedness (straight dealings with others); right; correct (made
sure the facts were straight in the report); neatly arranged; orderly (the
room is straight again; uninterrupted; consecutive
(sunshine for 10 days straight); made up of five cards constituting
a sequence
in poker; characterized
by undeviating.support,
as of a principle (he always adheres
straightly to the principle of honesty); not deviating
from what is considered socially normal, usual or acceptable; conventional;
heterosexual; not altered, embellished
or modified
(does straight comedy); not mixed with anything else; undiluted (straight
coffee)
straight.adverb
in a straight line; directly; in an erect posture;
upright; without detour or delay (went straight home); without circumlocution;
candidly
(he told it to us straight that we were wrong); in a neat and orderly condition
(put the living room straight); in an honest, law-abiding or virtuous
manner (lives straight); without stopping; continuously (walked six hours
straight); without embellishment
or modification
(told the joke straight; play the role straight); without ice, water or
a mixer (drinks her whiskey straight) straight.noun,.plural.straights
the straight part, as of a road; a straight line;
a straight form or position; a conventional
individual; a heterosexual individual; a poker hand containing five cards
of various suits in numerical sequence, ranked above three of a kind and
below a flush; an individual who does not use drugs
straighten, straightened,
straightening,
straightens.transitive
and intransitive verbs
to make or become straight
or straighter
straighten out.phrasal
verb
to put right; correct; to get back pn track
straightly.adverb
straightness.noun.(normally
used without being pluralized)
straightener.noun,.plural.straighteners
straight up.idiom
served without ice (a martini straight up)
straightaway.adjective
unhesitatingly;
immediate
(a straightaway decision); extending in a straight line or course without
a curve or turn; both straightaway and straightway words mean the same,
welcome
to English
straightaway.adverb
at
once; immediately
straightaway.noun,.plural.straightaways
a straight course, stretch or track (almost every
city, pretty well, has a straightaway where fast cars can be raced)
straightway.adverb
in a direct
course (the rocks plunged straightway
to the water below); without delay;
at once (straightway a storm began to brew)
straightforward.adjective
proceeding in a straight course; not circuitous
or evasive; honest and frank;
free from ambiguity or pretense;
plain and open
straightforward,
straightforwardly,
straightforwards.adverbs
in a direct course or an honest
manner
straightforwardness.noun.(normally
used without being pluralized)
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