Words Starting With S

overly sweet

must be kept sacred

skillful in statecraft or management

(military) the part of the line of battle that projects closest to the enemy

promoting health; healthful; ; ; ; ; - C.B.Davis

tending to promote physical well-being; beneficial to health

excessively or hypocritically pious

a mechanism of social control for enforcing a society's standards

inclined to a healthy reddish color often associated with outdoor life

disdainfully or ironically humorous; scornful and mocking; - Frank Schoenberner; - Irwin Edman

of or relating to a tailor or to tailoring

overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself

witty language used to convey insults or scorn; ; ; --Jonathan Swift

cause (a chemical compound, vapour, solution, magnetic material) to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance

a leisurely walk (usually in some public place)

someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field

the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth

a sheath for a sword or dagger or bayonet

short underpants for women or children (usually used in the plural)

marked by harshly abusive criticism

the formal separation of a church into two churches or the withdrawal of one group over doctrinal differences

physics: fluoresce momentarily when struck by a charged particle or high-energy photon

having scruples; arising from a sense of right and wrong; principled

examine carefully for accuracy with the intent of verification

expressing offensive reproach

characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world

requiring sitting or little activity

an illegal action inciting resistance to lawful authority and tending to cause the disruption or overthrow of the government

marked by care and persistent effort

pertaining to or containing or consisting of semen

of a nerve fiber or impulse originating outside and passing toward the central nervous system

endowed with feeling and unstructured consciousness; - T.E.Lawrence

take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority

good luck in making unexpected and fortunate discoveries

not agitated; without losing self-possession

relating to or involving slaves or appropriate for slaves or servants

a mounting consisting of a piece of metal (as in a ring or other jewelry) that holds a gem in place

cut off from a whole

marked by practical hardheaded intelligence

a figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between things of different kinds (usually formed with `like' or `as')

reproduce someone's behavior or looks

a benefice to which no spiritual or pastoral duties are attached

grammatical number category referring to a single item or unit

curved or curving in and out

someone who habitually doubts accepted beliefs

denying or questioning the tenets of especially a religion

any of various small boats propelled by oars or by sails or by a motor

charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone

any of several slow-moving arboreal mammals of South America and Central America; they hang from branches back downward and feed on leaves and fruits

negligent of neatness especially in dress and person; habitually dirty and unkempt

the state of being sober and not intoxicated by alcohol

wet through and through; thoroughly wet

the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment

make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently

showing hovering attentiveness

a (usually long) dramatic speech intended to give the illusion of unspoken reflections

a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem

lacking brightness or color; dull

full and loud and deep

a deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in the hope of deceiving someone

a drug that induces sleep

morally degraded; ; ; ; - Seattle Weekly; - James Joyce

unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgment; - H.G.Wells

based on pretense; deceptively pleasing

recurring in scattered and irregular or unpredictable instances

born out of wedlock; - E.A.Freeman

reject with contempt

morally degraded; ; ; ; - Seattle Weekly; - James Joyce

spend thoughtlessly; throw away

not growing or changing; without force or vitality

characterized by dignity and propriety

stop the flow of a liquid

a crackling or hissing noise caused by electrical interference

firm and dependable especially in loyalty

marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable

the apical end of the style where deposited pollen enters the pistil

an unbroken period of time during which you do something

specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement

a member of the ancient Greek school of philosophy founded by Zeno

having or revealing little emotion or sensibility; not easily aroused or excited; ; - Nordhoff & Hall; -Virginia Woolf

of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then')

demanding strict attention to rules and procedures

prove to be of unsound mind or demonstrate someone's incompetence

a situation in golf where an opponent's ball blocks the line between your ball and the hole

make subservient; force to submit or subdue

of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style; ; - Oliver Franks

(of a clause) unable to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence

a writ issued by court authority to compel the attendance of a witness at a judicial proceeding; disobedience may be punishable as a contempt of court

following in time or order

abjectly submissive; characteristic of a slave or servant; ; - S.H.Adams

descend into or as if into some soft substance or place

an assistant subject to the authority or control of another

establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts

something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity

working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way

a radical supporter of political or social revolution

briefly giving the gist of something

assistance in time of difficulty

rich and superior in quality

consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds; ; ; ; ; ; - I.A.Richards

1. Of or pertaining to the eyebrows; supraorbital. 2. (Zoöl.) Having a distinct streak of color above the eyes; as, the superciliary woodpecker.

having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy; ; ; ; ; ; ; - W.L.Shirer

serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being

take the place or move into the position of

take the place or move into the position of

(used of persons' bodies) capable of moving or bending freely

ask for humbly or earnestly, as in prayer

the quality of being so overabundant that prices fall

inclined to anger or bad feelings with overtones of menace

a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence

be or do something to a greater degree

marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed

providing or receiving nurture or parental care though not related by blood or legal ties

a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage

deductive reasoning in which a conclusion is derived from two premises

the process of producing a chemical compound (usually by the union of simpler chemical compounds)