Glossary · Nouns · S
L1 — paginated flat list. Pick a POS, pick a letter.
TermTypeDefinitionClassificationsUpdated
Smilonounperennial mountain rice native to Mediterranean region and introduced into North Americaverified
Smilo GrassnounMWEperennial mountain rice native to Mediterranean region and introduced into North Americaverified
Smockingnounembroidery consisting of ornamental needlework on a garment that is made by gathering the cloth tightly in stitchesverified
Smoke BushnounMWEany of various shrubs of the genus Conospermum with panicles of mostly white woolly flowersverified
Smoke TreenounMWEgreyish-green shrub of desert regions of southwestern United States and Mexico having sparse foliage and terminal spikes of bluish violet flowersverified
Smokeless PowdernounMWEan explosive (trade name Ballistite) that burns with relatively little smokeverified
Smokestacknouna large tall chimney through which combustion gases and smoke can be evacuatedverified
Smooth Bark KaurinounMWEAustralian timber tree resembling the kauri but having wood much lighter in weight and softerverified
Smooth Darling PeanounMWEerect or trailing perennial of eastern Australia having axillary racemes of blue to purple or red flowersverified
Smooth EarthballnounMWEan earthball with a peridium that is firm dry and smooth when young but developing cracks when matureverified
Smooth MusclenounMWEa muscle that contracts without conscious control and found in walls of internal organs such as stomach and intestine and bladder and blood vessels (excluding the heart)verified
Smooth SumacnounMWEcommon nonpoisonous shrub of eastern North America with waxy compound leaves and green paniculate flowers followed by red berriesverified
Smoothbarknounany of several Australian eucalypts having the bark smooth except at or near the base of the trunkverified
Smoothienouna thick smooth drink consisting of fresh fruit pureed with ice cream or yoghurt or milkverified
Smoothing IronnounMWEhome appliance consisting of a flat metal base that is heated and used to smooth clothverified
Smorgasbordnounan assortment of foods starting with herring or smoked eel or salmon etc with bread and butterverified
SmurfnounThe Smurf attack works by spoofing the target address and sending a ping to the broadcast address for a remote network, which results in a large amount of ping replies being sent to the target.Threat
Smut GrassnounMWEgrass native to West Indies but common in southern United States having tufted wiry stems often infested with a dark fungusverified
Snail BeannounMWEperennial tropical American vine cultivated for its racemes of showy yellow and purple flowers having the corolla keel coiled like a snail shellverified
Snail ButternounMWEfor preparing snails: butter seasoned with shallots and garlic and parsleyverified
Snail-Flowernounperennial tropical American vine cultivated for its racemes of showy yellow and purple flowers having the corolla keel coiled like a snail shellverified
Snake DancenounMWEa ceremonial dance (as by the Hopi) in which snakes are handled or invokedverified
Snake DoctornounMWEslender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at restverified
Snake EyesnounMWEexpressions used when when two dice are thrown and both come up showing one spotverified
Snake FeedernounMWEslender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at restverified
Snake GodnounMWEa god of voodoo cults of African origin worshipped especially in West Indiesverified
Snake OilnounMWEany of various liquids sold as medicine, such as by a travelling medicine show, but medically worthlessverified
Snake PalmnounMWEfoul-smelling somewhat fleshy tropical plant of southeastern Asia cultivated for its edible corms or in the greenhouse for its large leaves and showy dark red spathe surrounding a large spadixverified
Snake PlantnounMWEstemless plant having narrow rigid leaves often cultivated as a houseplantverified