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Sluice ValvenounMWEregulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the rate of water flow through a sluiceverified
Sluicegatenounregulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the rate of water flow through a sluiceverified
Slumber PartynounMWEan overnight party of girls who dress in nightclothes and pass the night talkingverified
Slurrynouna suspension of insoluble particles (as plaster of Paris or lime or clay etc.) usually in waterverified
Small CalorienounMWEunit of heat defined as the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 degree centigrade at atmospheric pressureverified
Small CapnounMWEa character having the form of an upper-case letter but the same height as lower-case lettersverified
Small CapitalnounMWEa character having the form of an upper-case letter but the same height as lower-case lettersverified
Small Cell CarcinomanounMWEhighly malignant carcinoma composed of small round or egg-shaped cells with little cytoplasmverified
Small Computer System InterfacenounMWEinterface consisting of a standard port between a computer and its peripherals that is used in some computersverified
Small Computer Systems Interface (SCSI)nounMWESmall computer systems interface (pronounced "scuzzy"). A standard way of interfacing a computer to disk drives, tape drives, and other devices that require high-speed data transfer. Also, a secondary SAN protocol that allows computer applications to talk to storage devices.Network
Small CranberrynounMWEsmall red-fruited trailing cranberry of Arctic and cool regions of the northern hemisphereverified
Small Indefinite AmountnounMWEan indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitudeverified
Small Indefinite QuantitynounMWEan indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitudeverified
Small LetternounMWEthe characters that were once kept in bottom half of a compositor's type caseverified
Small Loan CompanynounMWEa finance company that makes loans to people who have trouble getting a bank loanverified
Small PrintnounMWEthe part of a contract that contains reservations and qualifications that are often printed in small typeverified
Small StoresnounMWEpersonal items conforming to regulations that are sold aboard ship or at a naval base and charged to the person's payverified
Small-For-Gestational-Age InfantnounMWEan infant whose size and weight are considerably less than the average for babies of the same ageverified
Small-Particle PollutionnounMWEair pollution caused by fine particles of soot (as from power plants or diesel engines)verified
Smaller Pectoral MusclenounMWEa skeletal muscle that draws down the scapula or raises the ribsverified
Smallholdingnouna piece of land under 50 acres that is sold or let to someone for cultivationverified
Smallpoxnouna highly contagious viral disease characterized by fever and weakness and skin eruption with pustules that form scabs that slough off leaving scarsverified
Smart cardnounMWEA credit card-sized card with embedded integrated circuits that can store, process, and communicate information.Physical
Smart MoneynounMWE(law) compensation in excess of actual damages (a form of punishment awarded in cases of malicious or willful misconduct)verified
Smartanounone of a group of brahmans who uphold nonsectarian orthodoxy according to the Vedanta school of Hinduismverified
Smash HitnounMWEan unusually successful hit with widespread popularity and huge sales (especially a movie or play or recording or novel)verified
Smear TestnounMWEa method of examining stained cells in a cervical smear for early diagnosis of uterine cancerverified
Smelling SaltsnounMWEa pungent preparation of ammonium carbonate and perfume, often used to wake peopleverified
Smilaxnounfragile twining plant of South Africa with bright green flattened stems and glossy foliage popular as a floral decorationverified
Smilernounthe human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British)verified