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Southern Red OaknounMWElarge round-topped deciduous tree with spreading branches having narrow falcate leaves with deeply sinuate lobes and wood similar to that of northern red oaksverified
Southern White CedarnounMWEslow-growing medium-sized cedar of east coast of the United Statesverified
Southern Yellow PinenounMWElarge three-needled pine of southeastern United States having very long needles and gnarled twisted limbsverified
Southwestern Lip FernnounMWElip fern of Texas to Oklahoma and Colorado and Arizona and Mexico having tall erect tufted frondsverified
Southwestern ToadnounMWEa uniformly warty stocky toad of washes and streams of semiarid southwestern United Statesverified
Southwestern United StatesnounMWEthe southwestern region of the United States generally including New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, Nevada, California, and sometimes Utah and Coloradoverified
Sovereign ImmunitynounMWEan exemption that precludes bringing a suit against the sovereign government without the government's consentverified
Sow ThistlenounMWEany of several Old World coarse prickly-leaved shrubs and subshrubs having milky juice and yellow flowersverified
Soya BeannounMWEerect bushy hairy annual herb having trifoliate leaves and purple to pink flowersverified
Soybeannounerect bushy hairy annual herb having trifoliate leaves and purple to pink flowersverified
Soybean FuturenounMWEsoybeans bought or sold at an agreed price for delivery at a specified future dateverified
Soybean PlantnounMWEerect bushy hairy annual herb having trifoliate leaves and purple to pink flowersverified
Spanouna place of business with equipment and facilities for exercising and improving physical fitnessverified
Space BiologynounMWEthe branch of biology concerned with the effects of outer space on living organisms and the search for extraterrestrial lifeverified
Space CadetnounMWEsomeone who seems unable to respond appropriately to reality (as if under the influence of some narcotic drug)verified
Space CapsulenounMWEa spacecraft designed to transport people and support human life in outer spaceverified
Space HeaternounMWEheater consisting of a self-contained (usually portable) unit to warm a roomverified
Space LaboratorynounMWEa manned artificial satellite in a fixed orbit designed for scientific researchverified
Space LatticenounMWEa 3-dimensional geometric arrangement of the atoms or molecules or ions composing a crystalverified
Space MedicinenounMWEthe branch of medicine concerned with the effects of space flight on human beingsverified
Space PlatformnounMWEa manned artificial satellite in a fixed orbit designed for scientific researchverified
Space ShuttlenounMWEa reusable spacecraft with wings for a controlled descent through the Earth's atmosphereverified
Space StationnounMWEa manned artificial satellite in a fixed orbit designed for scientific researchverified
Space-Reflection SymmetrynounMWE(physics) parity is conserved in a universe in which the laws of physics are the same in a right-handed system of coordinates as in a left-handed systemverified
Space-Timenounthe four-dimensional coordinate system (3 dimensions of space and 1 of time) in which physical events are locatedverified
Space-Time ContinuumnounMWEthe four-dimensional coordinate system (3 dimensions of space and 1 of time) in which physical events are locatedverified
Spaceshipnouna spacecraft designed to carry a crew into interstellar space (especially in science fiction)verified
Spacklenounpowder containing gypsum plaster and glue, that when mixed with water forms a plastic paste used to fill cracks and holes in plasterverified
Spackling CompoundnounMWEpowder (containing gypsum plaster and glue) that when mixed with water forms a plastic paste used to fill cracks and holes in plasterverified
Spadefoot ToadnounMWEa burrowing toad of the northern hemisphere with a horny spade-like projection on each hind footverified
Spaghetti SquashnounMWEsquash plant bearing oval fruit with smooth yellowish skin and tender stranded flesh resembling spaghettiverified
Spaghetti WesternnounMWEa low-budget Western movie produced by a European (especially an Italian) film companyverified
Spallnouna fragment broken off from the edge or face of stone or ore and having at least one thin edgeverified
Spallationnoun(physics) a nuclear reaction in which a bombarded nucleus breaks up into many particlesverified
SpamnounElectronic junk mail or the abuse of electronic messaging systems to indiscriminately send unsolicited bulk messages.Threat
spam filtering softwarenounMWEA program that analyzes emails to look for characteristics of spam, and typically places messages that appear to be spam in a separate email folder.Capability