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TermTypeDefinitionClassificationsUpdated
Sexual ReproductionnounMWEreproduction involving the union or fusion of a male and a female gameteverified
Sexualitynounthe properties that distinguish organisms on the basis of their reproductive rolesverified
Sexually Transmitted DiseasenounMWEa communicable infection transmitted by sexual intercourse or genital contactverified
Sezessionnounan Austrian school of art and architecture parallel to the French art nouveau in the 1890sverified
Sforzandonoun(music) a notation written above a note and indicating that it is to be played with a strong initial attackverified
Sgraffitonouna ceramic or mural decoration made by scratching off a surface layer to reveal the groundverified
Shabunounan amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the form of a crystalline hydrochlorideverified
Shadnounbony flesh of herring-like fish usually caught during their migration to fresh water for spawningverified
Shadblownounany of various North American trees or shrubs having showy white flowers and edible blue-black or purplish fruitverified
Shadbushnounany of various North American trees or shrubs having showy white flowers and edible blue-black or purplish fruitverified
Shadflowernounannual weed of Europe and North America having a rosette of basal leaves and tiny flowers followed by oblong seed capsulesverified
Shadflynounslender insect with delicate membranous wings having an aquatic larval stage and terrestrial adult stage usually lasting less than two daysverified
Shadow BoxnounMWEa shallow rectangular box with a transparent front used to protect and display small items (jewelry, coins, etc.)verified
Shadow ITnounMWEA term used to describe IT systems or applications used inside institutions without explicit approval.SystemInternal
Shadow Password FilesnounMWEA system file in which encryption user password are stored so that they aren't available to people who try to break into the system.Credential
Shadowgraphnouna photographic image produced on a radiosensitive surface by radiation other than visible light (especially by X-rays or gamma rays)verified
Shaggy CapnounMWEcommon edible mushroom having an elongated shaggy white cap and black sporesverified
Shaggymane MushroomnounMWEcommon edible mushroom having an elongated shaggy white cap and black sporesverified
Shakeoutnounan economic condition that results in the elimination of marginally financed participants in an industryverified
Shakingnounthe act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movementsverified
Shaking PalsynounMWEa degenerative disorder of the central nervous system characterized by tremor and impaired muscular coordinationverified
Shall-Flowernouncultivated for its shining oblong leaves and arching clusters of white flowers with pink shading and crinkled yellow lips with variegated magenta stripesverified
Shallonnounsmall evergreen shrub of Pacific coast of North America having edible dark purple grape-sized berriesverified
Shallotnountype of onion plant producing small clustered mild-flavored bulbs used as seasoningverified
Shallow LearningnounMWETechniques that separate the process of feature extraction from learning itself.Capability
Shamannounin societies practicing shamanism: one acting as a medium between the visible and spirit worldsverified
Shamanismnounan animistic religion of northern Asia having the belief that the mediation between the visible and the spirit worlds is effected by shamansverified
Shamisennouna Japanese stringed instrument resembling a banjo with a long neck and three strings and a fretted fingerboard and a rectangular soundboxverified
Shammynouna soft suede leather formerly from the skin of the chamois antelope but now from sheepskinverified
Shammy LeathernounMWEa soft suede leather formerly from the skin of the chamois antelope but now from sheepskinverified
ShamrocknounEurasian plant with heart-shaped trifoliate leaves and white purple-veined flowersverified
Shape ConstancynounMWEthe tendency to perceive the shape of a rigid object as constant despite differences in the viewing angle (and consequent differences in the shape of the pattern projected on the retina of the eye)verified