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spell |
Verb
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relieve someone from work by taking a turn |
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small talk |
Noun
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light informal conversation for social occasions |
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speech act |
Noun
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the use of language to perform some act |
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special session |
Noun
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a session that is held in addition to the regular sessions |
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shmooze |
Noun
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from Yiddish, a warm heart-to-heart talk |
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shmooze |
Verb
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talk idly or casually and in a friendly way |
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shop talk |
Noun
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talk about your business that only others in the same business can understand |
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shuttle diplomacy |
Noun
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international negotiations conducted by a mediator who frequently flies back and forth between the negotiating parties |
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second reading |
Noun
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the second presentation of a bill in a legislature |
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snicker |
Noun
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a disrespectful laugh |
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snicker |
Verb
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laugh quietly |
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snigger |
Noun
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a disrespectful laugh |
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snigger |
Verb
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laugh quietly |
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self-contradiction |
Noun
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contradicting yourself |
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short shrift |
Noun
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a brief and unsympathetic rejection |
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sob story |
Noun
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a sentimental story (or drama) of personal distress |
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sob stuff |
Noun
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a sentimental story or drama of personal distress |
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summary treatment |
Noun
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a brief and unsympathetic rejection |
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scuttlebutt |
Noun
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a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people |
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squawk |
Noun
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informal terms for objecting |
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squawk |
Noun
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the noise of squawking |
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squawk |
Verb
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complain |
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squawk |
Verb
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utter a harsh abrupt scream |
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scandal |
Noun
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disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people |
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scandal |
Noun
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a disgraceful event |
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severance agreement |
Noun
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an agreement on the terms on which an employee will leave |
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suicide pact |
Noun
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an agreement by two or more people to commit suicide together at a given place and time |
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strategic warning |
Noun
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(military) a warning prior to the start of a threatening act |
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showdown |
Noun
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a hostile disagreement face-to-face |
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sackcloth and ashes |
Noun
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a display of extreme remorse or repentance or grief |
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squabble |
Noun
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a quarrel about petty points |
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squabble |
Verb
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argue over petty things |
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self-accusation |
Noun
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an admission that you have failed to do or be something you know you should do or be |
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self-condemnation |
Noun
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an admission that you have failed to do or be something you know you should do or be |
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sop |
Noun
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a concession given to mollify or placate |
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sop |
Noun
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piece of solid food for dipping in a liquid |
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sop |
Verb
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cover with liquid |
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sop |
Verb
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dip into liquid |
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sop |
Verb
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be or become thoroughly soaked or saturated with a liquid |
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sop |
Verb
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give a conciliatory gift or bribe to |
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sales pitch |
Noun
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promotion by means of an argument and demonstration |
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shrug |
Noun
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a gesture involving the shoulders |
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shrug |
Verb
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raise one's shoulders to indicate indifference or resignation |
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sales promotion |
Noun
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promotion that supplements or coordinates advertising |
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sign of the cross |
Noun
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a gesture with the right hand moving to form a cross |
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stuffer |
Noun
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an advertising circular that is enclosed with other material and (usually) sent by mail |
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stuffer |
Noun
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a craftsman who stuffs and mounts the skins of animals for display |
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scraping |
Noun
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a deep bow with the foot drawn backwards (indicating excessive humility) |
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scraping |
Noun
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a harsh noise made by scraping |
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scraping |
Noun
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(usually plural) a fragment scraped off of something and collected |