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slipover |
Noun
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a sweater that is put on by pulling it over the head |
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single shell |
Noun
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a shell for a single oarsman |
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slide action |
Noun
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action mechanism in a modern rifle or shotgun |
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shelter tent |
Noun
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a wedge-shaped tent |
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shred |
Noun
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a small piece of cloth or paper |
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shred |
Noun
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a tiny or scarcely detectable amount |
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shred |
Verb
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tear into shreds |
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scout car |
Noun
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fast armored military vehicle with four-wheel drive and open top |
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shadowgraph |
Noun
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a photographic image produced on a radiosensitive surface by radiation other than visible light (especially by X-rays or gamma rays) |
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skiagraph |
Noun
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a photographic image produced on a radiosensitive surface by radiation other than visible light (especially by X-rays or gamma rays) |
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skiagram |
Noun
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a photographic image produced on a radiosensitive surface by radiation other than visible light (especially by X-rays or gamma rays) |
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skating rink |
Noun
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building that contains a surface for ice skating or roller skating |
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semicircular arch |
Noun
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a round arch drawn from a single center |
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splitsaw |
Noun
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a handsaw for cutting with the grain of the wood |
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sculptural relief |
Noun
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sculpture consisting of shapes carved on a surface so as to stand out from the surrounding background |
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stone facing |
Noun
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a facing (usually masonry) that supports an embankment |
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six-gun |
Noun
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a pistol with a revolving cylinder, usually having six chambers for bullets |
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six-shooter |
Noun
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a pistol with a revolving cylinder (usually having six chambers for bullets) |
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sable brush |
Noun
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an artist's brush made of sable hairs |
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saxophone |
Noun
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a single-reed woodwind with a conical bore |
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saltcellar |
Noun
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a small container for holding salt at the dining table |
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sable's hair pencil |
Noun
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an artist's brush made of sable hairs |
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saxhorn |
Noun
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any of a family of brass wind instruments that resemble a bugle with valves |
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saltshaker |
Noun
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a shaker with a perforated top for sprinkling salt |
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sable coat |
Noun
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a fur coat made of sable furs |
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scabbard |
Noun
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a sheath for a sword or dagger or bayonet |
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salt shaker |
Noun
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a shaker with a perforated top for sprinkling salt |
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scaffold |
Noun
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a temporary arrangement erected around a building for convenience of workers |
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scaffold |
Noun
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a platform from which criminals are executed (hanged or beheaded) |
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scaffold |
Verb
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provide with a scaffold for support |
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saltworks |
Noun
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a plant where salt is produced commercially |
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sachet |
Noun
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a small soft bag containing perfumed powder |
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salver |
Noun
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a tray (or large plate) for serving food or drinks |
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scaffolding |
Noun
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a system of scaffolds |
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salvinorin |
Noun
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a hallucinogen obtained from Salvia divinorum |
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salwar |
Noun
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a pair of light loose trousers with a tight fit around the ankles |
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sacque |
Noun
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a woman's full loose hiplength jacket |
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scaler |
Noun
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an electronic pulse counter used to count pulses that occur too rapidly to be recorded individually |
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shalwar |
Noun
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a pair of light loose trousers with a tight fit around the ankles |
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sackbut |
Noun
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a medieval musical instrument resembling a trombone |
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scaling ladder |
Noun
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a ladder used to scale walls (as in an attack) |
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sackcloth |
Noun
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a coarse cloth resembling sacking |
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sackcloth |
Noun
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a garment made of coarse sacking |
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scalpel |
Noun
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a thin straight surgical knife used in dissection and surgery |
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sack coat |
Noun
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man's hiplength coat with a straight back |
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samisen |
Noun
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a Japanese stringed instrument resembling a banjo with a long neck and three strings and a fretted fingerboard and a rectangular soundbox |
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scanner |
Noun
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a radio receiver that moves automatically across some selected range of frequencies looking for some signal or condition |
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scanner |
Noun
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a radar dish that rotates or oscillates in order to scan a broad area |
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scanner |
Noun
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an electronic device that generates a digital representation of an image for data input to a computer |
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scanner |
Noun
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someone who scans verse to determine the number and prosodic value of the syllables |