light microscope consisting of a single convex lens that is used to produce an enlarged image
storage-battery grid
Noun
a perforated or corrugated metal plate used in a storage battery as a conductor and support for the active material
spa
Noun
a place of business with equipment and facilities for exercising and improving physical fitness
spa
Noun
a fashionable hotel usually in a resort area
spa
Noun
a health resort near a spring or at the seaside
scuttle
Noun
an entrance equipped with a hatch
scuttle
Noun
container for coal
scuttle
Verb
to move about or proceed hurriedly
superheterodyne receiver
Noun
a radio receiver that combines a locally generated frequency with the carrier frequency to produce a supersonic signal that is demodulated and amplified
superhet
Noun
a radio receiver that combines a locally generated frequency with the carrier frequency to produce a supersonic signal that is demodulated and amplified
steel guitar
Noun
guitar whose steel strings are twanged while being pressed with a movable steel bar for a glissando effect
safety hat
Noun
a lightweight protective helmet (plastic or metal) worn by construction workers
seraglio
Noun
living quarters reserved for wives and concubines and female relatives in a Muslim household
serail
Noun
living quarters reserved for wives and concubines and female relatives in a Muslim household
student lodging
Noun
inexpensive supervised lodging (especially for youths on bicycling trips)
storm lantern
Noun
an oil lamp with a glass chimney and perforated metal lid to protect the flame from high winds
storm lamp
Noun
an oil lamp with a glass chimney and perforated metal lid to protect the flame from high winds
sheesha
Noun
an oriental tobacco pipe with a long flexible tube connected to a container where the smoke is cooled by passing through water
shisha
Noun
an oriental tobacco pipe with a long flexible tube connected to a container where the smoke is cooled by passing through water
saddle horn
Noun
a high pommel of a Western saddle (usually metal covered with leather)
stockhorn
Noun
an ancient (now obsolete) single-reed woodwind
shack
Noun
small crude shelter used as a dwelling
shack
Verb
move, proceed, or walk draggingly or slowly
shack
Verb
make one's home in a particular place or community
shanty
Noun
small crude shelter used as a dwelling
shanty
Noun
a rhythmical work song originally sung by sailors
sanctum sanctorum
Noun
(Judaism) sanctuary comprised of the innermost chamber of the Tabernacle in the temple of Solomon where the Ark of the Covenant was kept
sanctum sanctorum
Noun
a place of inviolable privacy
swinging post
Noun
the gatepost on which the gate is hung
smoothing iron
Noun
home appliance consisting of a flat metal base that is heated and used to smooth cloth
super acid
Noun
street names for ketamine
special K
Noun
street names for ketamine
screw jack
Noun
screw-operated jack
super C
Noun
street names for ketamine
spillikin
Noun
a thin strip of wood used in playing the game of jackstraws
suede glove
Noun
a glove made of fine soft leather (as kidskin)
spliff
Noun
marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking
slammer
Noun
a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government
slammer
Noun
a person who closes things violently
swivel pin
Noun
bolt that provides a steering joint in a motor vehicle
souvenir
Noun
something of sentimental value
souvenir
Noun
a reminder of past events
service cap
Noun
a cap with a flat circular top and a visor
skip rope
Noun
a length of rope (usually with handles on each end) that is swung around while someone jumps over it
skipping rope
Noun
a length of rope, usually with handles on each end, that is swung around while someone jumps over it
scroll saw
Noun
fine-toothed power saw with a narrow blade
shoemaker's last
Noun
holding device shaped like a human foot that is used to fashion or repair shoes
science lab
Noun
a workplace for the conduct of scientific research
science laboratory
Noun
a workplace for the conduct of scientific research
splice
Noun
joint made by overlapping two ends and joining them together