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TermTypeDefinitionClassificationsUpdated
Scottish MaplenounMWEEurasian maple tree with pale grey bark that peels in flakes like that of a sycamore treeverified
Scratch SheetnounMWEa racing publication giving information on horses and the outcomes of horse racesverified
Scratch TestnounMWEa test to determine allergic sensitivity to various substances by applying them to scratches in the skinverified
Screech OwlnounMWEsmall North American owl having hornlike tufts of feathers whose call sounds like a quavering whistleverified
Screen BackgroundnounMWE(computer science) the area of the screen in graphical user interfaces against which icons and windows appearverified
Screen OutnounMWEScreen-out discrimination occurs when “a disability prevents a job applicant or employee from meeting—or lowers their performance on—a selection criterion, and the applicant or employee loses a job opportunity as a result.”verified
Screen PassnounMWEa short forward pass in which the receiver is protected by a screen of blockersverified
Screen SavernounMWE(computer science) a moving design that appears on a computer screen when there has been no input for a specified period of timeverified
Screw AugurnounMWEan orchid of the genus Spiranthes having tall erect densely flowered spiraling clusters of creamy white vanilla-scented flowersverified
Screw BeannounMWEshrub or small tree of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico having spirally twisted podsverified
Screw PinenounMWEany of various Old World tropical palmlike trees having huge prop roots and edible conelike fruits and leaves like pineapple leavesverified
Screw PropellernounMWEa propeller with several angled blades that rotates to push against water or airverified
Screw WrenchnounMWEadjustable wrench that has one jaw that can be adjusted by turning a screwverified
Screwbean MesquitenounMWEshrub or small tree of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico having spirally twisted podsverified
Scrimmage LinenounMWEline parallel to the goal lines where football linesmen line up at the start of each play in American footballverified
Scrub BeefwoodnounMWEtree or tall shrub with shiny leaves and umbels of fragrant creamy-white flowersverified
Scrub OaknounMWEany of various chiefly American small shrubby oaks often a dominant form on thin dry soils sometimes forming dense thicketsverified
Scrub PinenounMWEcommon small shrubby pine of the eastern United States having straggling often twisted or branches and short needles in bunches of 2verified
Scrutin Uninomial SystemnounMWEbased on the principle of having only one member (as of a legislature) selected from each electoral districtverified
Scrutin Uninominal Voting SystemnounMWEbased on the principle of having only one member (as of a legislature) selected from each electoral districtverified
Sculptural ReliefnounMWEsculpture consisting of shapes carved on a surface so as to stand out from the surrounding backgroundverified
Scurvy GrassnounMWEa widely distributed Arctic cress reputed to have value in treatment or prevention of scurvyverified
Sea AnimalnounMWEany of numerous animals inhabiting the sea including e.g. fishes and molluscs and many mammalsverified
Sea AshnounMWEsmall deciduous aromatic shrub (or tree) having spiny branches and yellowish flowersverified
Sea BassnounMWEany of various food and sport fishes of the Atlantic coast of the United States having an elongated body and long spiny dorsal finverified
Sea BreamnounMWEany of numerous marine percoid fishes especially (but not exclusively) of the family Sparidaeverified