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Square OnenounMWEthe situation in which you begin an endeavor and to which you return if your efforts failverified
Square SailnounMWEa four-sided sail set beneath a horizontal yard suspended at the middle from a mastverified
Squareflipper Square FlippernounMWEmedium-sized greyish to yellow seal with bristles each side of muzzleverified
Squash RacketsnounMWEa game played in an enclosed court by two or four players who strike the ball with long-handled racketsverified
Squash RacquetsnounMWEa game played in an enclosed court by two or four players who strike the ball with long-handled racketsverified
Squash VinenounMWEany of numerous annual trailing plants of the genus Cucurbita grown for their fleshy edible fruitsverified
Squaw GrassnounMWEplant of western North America having woody rhizomes and tufts of stiff grasslike basal leaves and spikes of creamy white flowersverified
Squaw HuckleberrynounMWEsmall branching blueberry common in marshy areas of the eastern United States having greenish or yellowish unpalatable berries reputedly eaten by deerverified
Squeeze PlaynounMWEa baseball play in which a runner on third base tries to score as the batter bunts the pitchverified
Squelch CircuitnounMWEan electric circuit that cuts off a receiver when the signal becomes weaker than the noiseverified
Squirrel CagenounMWEcage with a cylindrical framework that rotates as a small animal runs inside itverified
Squirrel MonkeynounMWEsmall long-tailed monkey of Central American and South America with greenish fur and black muzzleverified
Squirreltail BarleynounMWEbarley grown for its highly ornamental flower heads with delicate long silky awnsverified
Squirreltail GrassnounMWEbarley grown for its highly ornamental flower heads with delicate long silky awnsverified
Squirting CucumbernounMWEMediterranean vine having oblong fruit that when ripe expels its seeds and juice violently when touchedverified
Sreen scrapingnounMWEA process used by information aggregators to gather information from a customer's website, whereby the aggregator accesses the target site by logging in as the customer, electronically reads and copies selected information from the displayed webpage(s), then redisplays the information on the aggregator's site. The process is analogous to "scraping" the information off the computer screen.verified
Sri LankanadjectiveMWEof or relating to Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon) or its people or culturecandidate
Stabilizer BarnounMWEa rigid metal bar between the front suspensions and between the rear suspensions of cars and trucksverified
Stable CompanionnounMWEa horse stabled with another or one of several horses owned by the same personverified
Stable FactornounMWEa coagulation factor formed in the kidney under the influence of vitamin Kverified
Stack MashingnounMWEStack mashing is the technique of using a buffer overflow to trick a computer into executing arbitrary code.verified
Stadium JumpingnounMWEriding horses in competitions over set courses to demonstrate skill in jumping over obstaclesverified
Staff MembernounMWEan employee who is a member of a staff of workers (especially a member of the staff that works for the President of the United States)verified
Staff of LifenounMWEfood made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then bakedverified
Staff OfficenounMWEthe department responsible for hiring and training and placing employees and for setting policies for personnel managementverified
Staff SergeantnounMWEa noncommissioned officer ranking above corporal and below sergeant first class in the Army or Marines or above airman 1st class in the Air Forceverified
Staff VinenounMWEtwining shrub of North America having yellow capsules enclosing scarlet seedsverified
Staff-Tree FamilynounMWEtrees and shrubs and woody vines usually having bright-colored fruitsverified
Stage CrewnounMWEcrew of workers who move scenery or handle properties in a theatrical productionverified
Stage DirectornounMWEsomeone who supervises the actors and directs the action in the production of a stage showverified
Stage ManagernounMWEsomeone who supervises the physical aspects in the production of a show and who is in charge of the stage when the show is being performedverified
Stage RightnounMWEthe part of the stage on the actor's right as the actor faces the audienceverified
Stage SetnounMWErepresentation consisting of the scenery and other properties used to identify the location of a dramatic productionverified
Stage SettingnounMWEarrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enactedverified
Stage TechniciannounMWEan employee of a theater who performs work involved in putting on a theatrical productionverified
Stagger HeadnounMWEa headline with the top line flush left and succeeding lines indented to the rightverified
Staggered Board of DirectorsnounMWEa board of directors a portion of whose members are elected each year instead of all members being elected annuallyverified
Staggered HeadnounMWEa headline with the top line flush left and succeeding lines indented to the rightverified
Staghorn FernnounMWEany of various tropical ferns of the genus Platycerium having large flat lobed fronds often resembling the antlers of a stagverified
Staghorn SumacnounMWEdeciduous shrubby tree or eastern North America with compound leaves that turn brilliant red in fall and dense panicles of greenish yellow flowers followed by crimson acidic berriesverified
Staging AreanounMWEan area where troops and equipment in transit are assembled before a military operationverified
Stagnant HypoxianounMWEhypoxia resulting from slow peripheral circulation (such as follows congestive cardiac failure)verified
Stake RacenounMWEa horse race in which part of the prize is put up by the owners of the horses in the raceverified