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solvent.adjective
capable
of meeting financial obligations
solvency.noun,.plural.solvencies
Chemistry:.capable
of dissolving
another substance
solvent.noun,.plural.solvents
Chemistry:.a
substance in which another substance is dissolved, forming a solution;
a substance, usually a liquid,
capable of dissolving another substance; something
that solves or explains
supply, supplied,
supplying,
supplies.verbs
transitive
verb use.to
make available
for use;
provide;
to furnish
or equip
with (supplied lunches for the picnic); to fill sufficiently;
satisfy
(supply a need);
to make up for a deficiency,
for example; compensate
for
intransitive
verb use.to
fill a position as a substitute
supply.noun,.plural.supplies
the act
of supplying; something that
is or can be supplied; an amount available or sufficient for a given use;
stock
(we have a lot of extra apples, so let's give them to the school children);
materials
or provisions.stored
and dispensed
when needed
supplier.noun,.plural.suppliers
syncretism.noun,.plural.syncretisms
reconciliation
or fusion of differing.systems
of belief, as in philosophy
or religion,
especially
when success is partial
or the result is heterogeneous;
a merging of two or more originally
different inflectional
forms as in linguistics
syncretic.or.syncretistic.adjective
syncretist.noun,.plural.syncretists
singe,
singed,
singeing,
singes.transitive
verbs
to burn superficially;
scorch;
if you singe something
or if it singes, it burns very slightly
and changes color but does not catch fire (she said to toast the dried
chillies in a hot pan until they start to singe); to burn off the feathers
or bristles of a carcass
of a bird or an animal) by subjecting.briefly
to flame.; to burn the ends of hair, for example; to burn the nap
from cloth in manufacturing
singe.noun,.plural.singes
a slight or surface burn;
a scorch
scorch,
scorched,
scorching,
scorches.verbs
transitive verb use.to
burn superficially so as
to discolor or damage
the texture of (doing ironing
with too much heat slightly burnt his shirt); to wither
or parch with intense
heat
intransitive verb use.to
become scorched or singed
scorch.noun,.plural.scorches
a slight
or surface burn; a discoloration
caused
by heat
scorchingly.adverb
semisolid.adjective
intermediate
in properties, especially
in rigidity, between solids
and liquids (there are many tasty semisolid cheeses on the market)
semisolid.noun,.plural.semisolids
a semisolid substance,
such
as a stiff.dough
or firm.gelatin
stochastic.adjective
of,
relating.to.or.characterized.by
conjecture;
conjectural;
in statistics,
involving
or containing
a random.variable
or variables (stochastic calculus);
involving chance or probability
(a stochastic simulation)
stochastically.adverb
slab.noun,.plural.slabs
a broad,
flat, thick piece, as of cake, stone or cheese; an outside piece cut from
a log when squaring it for lumber
slab,
slabbed,
slabbing,
slabs.transitive
verbs
to make or shape into slabs
or a slab; to cover or pave
with slabs
sneer.noun,.plural.sneers
a scornful.facial.expression.characterized
by a slight raising of one corner
of the upper lip; a contemptuous
facial expression, sound or statement
sneer,
sneered,
sneering,
sneers.verbs
transitive verb use.to
utter
with a sneer or in a sneering
manner
intransitive verb use.to
assume
a scornful, contemptuous or derisive
facial expression; to speak in a scornful, contemptuous or derisive manner
sneerful.or.sneery.adjective
sneeringly.adverb
sneerer.noun,.plural.sneerers
stretch.noun,.plural.stretches
the act
of stretching or the state of being
stretched; the extent or scope
to which something can be stretched;
elasticity. 3. A continuous
or unbroken length, area
or expanse (an empty stretch of
highway); a straight.section
of a racecourse or track, especially the section leading to the finish
line (rounding the corner the horses headed down the last stretch); a continuous
period of time (that was one long
stretch of cold weather); the last stage
of an event, a period or a process
stretch,
stretched,
stretching,
stretches.verbs
something
that stretches over an area or distance covers or exists in the whole of
that area or distance (the procession
stretched for several miles; a reef
stretching the length of the coast); a stretch of road, water or land is
a length or area of it (it's a dangerous stretch of mountain road in the
wintertime); when you stretch, you put your arms or legs out straight and
tighten your muscles
(he yawned
and stretched; try stretching your legs and pulling your toes upwards;
she arched her back and stretched
herself); a stretch of time is a period of time (after an 18-month stretch
in the army; he would study for eight to ten hours at a stretch); if something
stretches from one time to another, it begins at the first time and ends
at the second (a working day that stretches from nine in the morning to
three in the afternoon); when something soft or elastic
stretches or is stretched, it becomes longer or bigger as well as thinner,
usually because it is pulled (the cables are designed not to stretch);
if you stretch an amount of something or if it stretches, you make it last
longer than it usually would by being careful and not wasting any of it
(they're used to stretching their budgets; during his senior year at college
his earnings stretched far enough to buy an older car)
transitive verb use.to
lengthen, widen or distend (stretched
the sweater out of shape); to cause
to extend from one place to another
or across a given space (stretched the banner
between two poles); to make taut;
tighten
(stretched the tarpaulin until
it ripped); to increase the quantity
of by admixture or dilution (stretch
a meal by thinning the stew)
intransitive verb use.to
become lengthened, widened or distended;
to lie down at full length (stretched out on the bed for a nap);
the extent or scope to which something
can be stretched; elasticity; the last stage of an event, a period or a
process (we're now on the home stretch and will be home in an hour)
stretch.adjective
made of an elastic material
that stretches easily (stretch pants); of,
relating.to.or.being
a vehicle, such
as a limousine or passenger jet, having an extended seating area that
provides extra space for more passengers, leg room or amenities
stretch
one's legs.idiom
to go for a walk, especially
after a lengthy period of sitting
stretchability.noun,.plural.stretchabilities
stretchable.adjective
stretchable.noun,.plural.stretchables
garments
that exhibit a stretch quality
to them (the department store now has a line of stretchable pants)
siege.noun,.plural.sieges
the surrounding
and blockading of a city, town
or fortress by an army attempting
to capture it; a prolonged.period,
as of illness (a siege of asthma)
siege,
sieged,
sieging,
sieges.transitive
verbs
to subject
to a siege; besiege
spread,
spreading,
spreads.verbs
transitive verb use.to
open to a fuller extent or width;
stretch
(spread out the tablecloth; a bird spreading its wings); to make wider
the gap between; move farther apart
(spread the fingers); to distribute
over a surface in a layer
(spread varnish on the steps);
to cover with a layer (spread a cracker with butter); to distribute widely
(the storm spread dust everywhere); to make a wide or extensive.arrangement
of (we spread the bicycle parts out on the garage floor); to cause to become
widely seen or known; scatter
or disseminate (spread the
good news; spread the beam of the flashlight); to prepare a table for eating;
to arrange food or a meal on a table (spread out the table for dinner);
set;
to flatten a rivet end for example,
by pounding
intransitive verb use.to
be extended or enlarged;
to become distributed or widely dispersed;
to increase in range
of occurrence; become known
or prevalent over a wide area
(the word spread fast); to be exhibited, displayed or visible in broad
or full extent (the vista spread
seemingly
to infinity
spread.noun,.plural.spreads
the act of spreading; dissemination;
diffusion;
an open area
of land; an expanse; a ranch, a
farm or an estate (this is my spread in the country); a cloth covering
for a bed, table or other piece of furniture; an abundant
meal laid out on a table (that's quite
a spread you put on for dinner)
spreadability.noun
spreadable.adjective
spreadably.adverb
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