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Succinctnessnounterseness and economy in writing and speaking achieved by expressing a great deal in just a few wordsverified
Succinylcholinenouna muscle relaxant for striated muscle that is used as an adjunct to anesthesia during certain surgical proceduresverified
Succorynounperennial Old World herb having rayed flower heads with blue florets cultivated for its root and its heads of crisp edible leaves used in saladsverified
Succussionnounshaking a person to determine whether a large amount of liquid is present in a body cavityverified
Suckernounmostly North American freshwater fishes with a thick-lipped mouth for feeding by suctionverified
Suckerfishnounmarine fishes with a flattened elongated body and a sucking disk on the head for attaching to large fish or moving objectsverified
Sucking FishnounMWEmarine fishes with a flattened elongated body and a sucking disk on the head for attaching to large fish or moving objectsverified
Sucking LousenounMWEwingless usually flattened bloodsucking insect parasitic on warm-blooded animalsverified
Suction CupnounMWEa cup-shaped device (made of rubber, glass, or plastic) that produces a partial vacuumverified
Suction LipectomynounMWElipectomy (especially for cosmetic purposes) in which excess fatty tissue is removed from under the skin by suctionverified
Sudden DeathnounMWE(sports) overtime in which play is stopped as soon as one contestant scoresverified
Sudden Infant Death SyndromenounMWEsudden and unexpected death of an apparently healthy infant during sleepverified
Sudokunouna number puzzle in which the numbers 1 through 9 must be placed into a grid of cells so that each row or column contains only one of each numberverified
Suffix NotationnounMWEa parenthesis-free notation for forming mathematical expressions in which each operator follows its operandsverified
Suffragettenouna woman advocate of women's right to vote (especially a militant advocate in the United Kingdom at the beginning of the 20th century)verified
Sugar BeetnounMWEform of the common beet having a sweet white root from which sugar is obtainedverified
Sugar CornnounMWEa corn plant developed in order to have young ears that are sweet and suitable for eatingverified
Sugar DaddynounMWEa wealthy older man who gives a young person expensive gifts in return for friendship or intimacyverified
Sugar of LeadnounMWEa poisonous white solid (Pb[CH3CO]2) used in dyeing cotton and in making enamels and varnishesverified
Sugar SumacnounMWEevergreen shrub of southeastern United States with spikes of reddish yellow flowers and glandular hairy fruitsverified
Sugar-Bushnounevergreen shrub of southeastern United States with spikes of reddish yellow flowers and glandular hairy fruitsverified
Suggestionnounthe sequential mental process in which one thought leads to another by associationverified
Suicide BombernounMWEa terrorist who blows himself up in order to kill or injure other peopleverified
Suicide BombingnounMWEa terrorist bombing carried out by someone who does not hope to survive itverified
Suicide PactnounMWEan agreement by two or more people to commit suicide together at a given place and timeverified
Suicide PillnounMWEa poison pill with potentially catastrophic implications for the company it is intended to protectverified