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Sugar CornnounMWEa corn plant developed in order to have young ears that are sweet and suitable for eatingverified
Sugar DaddynounMWEa wealthy older man who gives a young person expensive gifts in return for friendship or intimacyverified
Sugar of LeadnounMWEa poisonous white solid (Pb[CH3CO]2) used in dyeing cotton and in making enamels and varnishesverified
Sugar SumacnounMWEevergreen shrub of southeastern United States with spikes of reddish yellow flowers and glandular hairy fruitsverified
Suicide BombernounMWEa terrorist who blows himself up in order to kill or injure other peopleverified
Suicide BombingnounMWEa terrorist bombing carried out by someone who does not hope to survive itverified
Suicide PactnounMWEan agreement by two or more people to commit suicide together at a given place and timeverified
Suicide PillnounMWEa poison pill with potentially catastrophic implications for the company it is intended to protectverified
Suicide Squeeze PlaynounMWEthe runner on third base starts home as the pitcher delivers the ballverified
Suit of ClothesnounMWEa set of garments (usually including a jacket and trousers or skirt) for outerwear all of the same fabric and colorverified
Suite AnounMWEA specific set of classified cryptographic algorithms used for the protection of some categories of restricted mission-critical information.verified
Suite BnounMWEA specific set of cryptographic algorithms suitable for protecting national security systems and information throughout the U.S. government and to support interoperability with allies and coalition partners.verified
Sulcus CentralisnounMWEa brain fissure extending upward on the lateral surface of both hemispheresverified
Sulfa DrugnounMWEantibacterial consisting of any of several synthetic organic compounds capable of inhibiting the growth of bacteria that require PABAverified
Sulfur MustardnounMWEa toxic war gas with sulfide based compounds that raises blisters and attacks the eyes and lungsverified
Sulfur PaintbrushnounMWEplant of moist highland meadows having ragged clusters of pale yellow flowersverified
Summary JudgementnounMWEa judgment rendered by the court prior to a verdict because no material issue of fact exists and one party or the other is entitled to a judgment as a matter of lawverified
Summary JudgmentnounMWEa judgment rendered by the court prior to a verdict because no material issue of fact exists and one party or the other is entitled to a judgment as a matter of lawverified
Summer CampnounMWEa site where care and activities are provided for children during the summer monthsverified
Summer CohoshnounMWEbugbane of the eastern United States having erect racemes of white flowersverified
Summer HawnounMWEhawthorn of southern United States bearing a juicy, acidic, scarlet fruit that is often used in jellies or preservesverified
Summer SnowflakenounMWEcommon Old World herb having grasslike leaves and clusters of star-shaped white flowers with green stripesverified
Summer SolsticenounMWEthe date at which the sun is at its northernmost point, usually around the middle of summer verified
Summer SquashnounMWEany of various usually bushy plants producing fruit that is eaten while immature and before the rind or seeds hardenverified
Summer SweetnounMWEshrub of eastern and southern coastal United States having beautiful racemes of spice-scented white flowersverified
Summum BonumnounMWEthe supreme good in which all moral values are included or from which they are derivedverified
Sun MarigoldnounMWEany of several South African plants grown for the profusion of usually yellow daisylike flowers and mounds of aromatic foliageverified
Sun PitchernounMWEany of several herbs of Guiana highlands having racemes of nodding white or pink flowersverified
Sun PlantnounMWEwidely cultivated in many varieties for its fleshy moss-like foliage and profusion of brightly colored flowersverified
Sun Protection FactornounMWEthe degree to which a sunscreen protects the skin from the direct rays of the sunverified