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without hesitation
sheath.noun,.plural.sheaths
a case
for a blade, as of a sword; any
of various.similar
coverings; a close-fitting dress
sheath,
sheathed,
sheathing,
sheaths.transitive
verbs
to encase
or cover with or as if with a sheath
signature.noun,.plural.signatures
your signature is what you
write when you sign your name; the act of putting a signature on something
is called signing; one's name as written by oneself is called your signature;
the act of signing one's name; a distinctive.mark,
characteristic
or sound
indicating.identity
(a surprise ending is the signature of an O. Henry short story); in music,
a sign used to indicate key; a sign used to indicate tempo;
in printing, a signature is a letter, number or symbol
placed at the bottom of the first page on each sheet of printed pages of
a book as a guide to the proper sequence
of the sheets in binding; a large sheet printed with four or a multiple
of four pages that when folded becomes a section of the book
signatory.adjective
bound by signed agreement
(the signatory parties to a contract)
signatory.noun,.plural.signatories
one that has signed a document
sign.noun,.plural.signs
something
that suggests the presence
or existence of a fact,
condition
or quality; an act
or a gesture used to convey
an idea, a desire,
information
or a command (once the road was
cleared of the landslide, workers gave the go-ahead sign); sign language;
a displayed.structure.bearing
lettering or symbols, used to identify
or advertise a place of business
(a motel with a flashing neon sign outside; an EXIT sign above a door;
a traffic sign); an indicator,
such
as a dropping or footprint, of the trail of an animal (looking for
deer sign)
sign,
signed,
signing,
signs.verbs
transitive
verb use.to
affix
one's signature to; to write one's signature;
to approve or ratify a document
by affixing a signature, seal
or other mark: also called a sigil
and a signet; to provide with a
sign or signs (sign a new highway); to communicate with a sign or by sign
language (signed his approval; sign instructions to a hearing-impaired
teammate)
intransitive
verb use.to
make a sign or signs; signal; to
use sign language; to write one's signature
sign in.phrasal
verb
to record the arrival of
another or oneself by signing a register
sign off.phrasal
verb
to announce the end of a
communication; conclude
sign out.phrasal
verb
to record the departure
of another or oneself by signing a register
sign up.phrasal
verb
to agree to be a participant
or recipient by signing one's name; enlist (signing up for a pottery course)
signer.noun,.plural.signers
shot put.noun
an athletic event
in which contestants attempt
to put a heavy metal ball by heaving
it as far as possible; the standard ball used in this competition; shotputting
derives
from the ancient event of 'putting the stone'; later a shot, a cannonball
was substituted; a 16-lb (7.3-kg)
shot was adopted for men in the first modern Olympic Games (1896); an 8.8-lb
(4-kg) weight is used by women
shotputter.noun,.plural.shotputters
shotputting.noun
a sport in which you throw
a heavy metal ball as far as you can
somersault.noun,.plural.somersaults
an acrobatic.stunt
in which the body rolls in a complete circle, heels over head; also called
somerset; a complete reversal,
as of sympathies or opinions
(her present.stance
on the issue is somewhat
of a somersault from her previous.opinion)
somersaulted,
somersaulting,
somersaults.intransitive
verbs
to execute
a somersault
stunt.noun,.plural.stunts
a feat.displaying.unusual.strength,
skillor
daring;
something
of an unusual nature done for
publicity
stunt,
stunted,
stunting,
stunts.intransitive
verbs
to perform stunts or a stunt
stunt,
stunted,
stunting,
stunts.transitive
verbs
if something
stunts the growth or development of a person or thing, it prevents
it from growing or developing as much as it should (interest rates on money
stunt the economic growth of a nation to the inverse.degree
of their rise); to check the growth
or development of
stunt.noun,.plural.stunts
one that is stunted; one
affected by dwarfng
stuntedness.noun
sold.verb.past
tense.and.past
participle.of sell
sell, sold,
selling,
sells.verbs
transitive verb use.to
exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent;
to offer for sale, as for one's business or livelihood
(the partners sell textiles); to give up or surrender
in exchange for a price or reward (sell one's soul to the devil);
to be responsible
for the sale of; promote.successfully
(publicity
sells products); to persuade
another to recognize
the worth or desirability
of (they sold me on the idea)
intransitive verb use.to
exchange
ownership for money or its equivalent; engage
in selling; to be sold or be on sale (grapes are selling high this season;
an item
that sells well); to attract.prospective
buyers (they'll put their house is up to sell)
sell.noun,.plural.sells
the activity
of selling; an instance
of selling (the kids were selling lemonade from their stand by the street);
an item that sells in a particular
way (a book that turned out to be a difficult sell)
sellable.adjective
sell off.phrasal
verb
to get
rid of by selling, often at reduced
prices
sell out.phrasal
verb
to put all of one's goods or possessions up for
sale; to betray
one's cause
or colleagues
(he sold out to the competition
because they offered him more money)
sold a bill of goods.idiom
to take unfair.advantage
of
sold
down the river.idiom
to betray
the trust or faith of, such as the
criminals have done to those blind enough
to trust them to the
point of their own hurt; dispose
of by casting.irretrievably
away down the
river or down the drain
sold
their soul to the devil.idiom
be willing to do anything,
no matter how wrong it is, in order to achieve one's objective (*)
sell short.idiom
to contract
for the sale of securities
or commodities
one expects to own at a later date and at more advantageous terms;
to
underestimate
the true value
or worth of (don't sell your colleague short because reallt, she's a smart
lawyer)
sell themselves short.idiom
underestimate the real value or ability of
sale.noun,.plural.sales
the exchange
of goods or services for an amount of money or its equivalent;
the act of selling; an instance
of selling (watching the kids through the window making their first sale
from the lemonade stand); an opportunity
for selling or being sold; available
for purchase (a store where organic foods are for sale)
source.noun,.plural.sources
the point at which something springs into being
or from which it derives
or is obtained; te point
of origin,
such as a spring, of a stream or river; one that causes, creates or initiates;
a maker; one, such as a person or document,
that supplies.information
(anyone presenting
information is only as reliable
as his or her sources)
source, sourced,
sourcing,
sources.verbs
transitive verb use.to
specify
the origin of say, a communication or document
(the report is thoroughly
sourced); to obtain parts or materials
from another business,
country or locale
for manufacture (they sourced the spoke nuts from our company) intransitive
verb use.to
obtain parts or materials from another business, country or locale (they
are sourcing poorer parts from abroad
in order to save money)
shoulder, shouldered,
shouldering,
shoulders.verbs
transitive verb use.to
carry or place a burden for example, on the shoulders; to take on; assume
(shouldered the blame for his friends);
to push or apply force to, with or as if with the shoulder; to make one's
way by or as if by shoving.obstacles
with one's shoulders
intransitive verb use.to
push with the shoulders; to make one's way by or as if by shoving obstacles
with one's shoulders
shoulder.noun,.plural.shoulders
the joint connecting the arm with the torso; the
part of the human body between the neck and upper arm; the joint of a vertebrate
animal that connects the forelimb to the trunk; the part of an animal near
this joint; the part of a bird's wing between the wrist and the trunk;
shoulders are the area of the back from one shoulder to the other; the
edge or border running on either side of a roadway
longsuffering.or.long-suffering.adjective
someone who is longsuffering,
patiently
puts up with a lot of trouble
or unhappiness and has a
forgiving nature, especially when it is caused
by someone else; longsuffering is patiently
enduring.wrongs
or difficulties
longsuffering.noun,.plural.longsufferings
patient endurance
longsufferingly.adverb
suffering.noun,.plural.sufferings
to experience
(to suffer a change while your house is being renovated
is an inconvenience); to
permit;
allow;
the condition
of one who suffers pain or distress
(to go through a period of getting well again); a source of pain or distress
an example being the corrupt designed to be harmful
Rockfeller funded.allopathic
medicine
suffer, suffered,
suffering,
suffers.verbs
intransitive verb use.to
feel pain or distress;
sustain
loss, injury,
harm
or punishment;
to tolerate
or endure
evil, injury or pain; to bear;
to suffer through something is to be patient
when experiencing it; basically
to suffer means to experience, either in a good sense
or a bad sense; to be longsuffering (we missed our son so much when he
was away, but we had no choice but to suffer through it till he returned)
transitive verb use.to
undergo
or sustain something painful, injurious or unpleasant
sufferer.noun,.plural.sufferers
sufferingly.adverb
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