Glossary · Adjectives · S
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TermTypeDefinitionClassificationsUpdated
Streamingadjective(computer science) using or relating to a form of continuous tape transportcandidate
Street SmartadjectiveMWEhaving the shrewd resourcefulness needed to survive in an urban environmentcandidate
Streetwiseadjectivehaving the shrewd resourcefulness needed to survive in an urban environmentcandidate
Stridentadjectiveof speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then')candidate
Struckadjectiveaffected by something overwhelming, usually used in combination with another adjectivecandidate
Structuraladjectiverelating to or caused by structure, especially political or economic structurecandidate
Stuporousadjectivestunned or confused and slow to react (as from blows or drunkenness or exhaustion)candidate
Subartesianadjective(of water) rising naturally in a well to a height appreciably above that of the surrounding water table but not flowing out of the wellcandidate
Subclinicaladjectiverelating to the stage in the development of a disease before the symptoms are observedcandidate
Subcorticaladjectiveof or relating to or being or involving nerve centers below the cerebral cortexcandidate