the code of law derived from the Koran and from the teachings and example of Mohammed
sharia law
Noun
the code of law derived from the Koran and from the teachings and example of Mohammed
single file
Noun
a line of persons or things ranged one behind the other
special jury
Noun
a jury whose members are selected for special knowledge for a case involving complicated issues
statutory law
Noun
the body of laws created by legislative statutes
securities law
Noun
the body of laws governing the issuance and selling of securities
seance
Noun
a meeting of spiritualists
state bank
Noun
a bank chartered by a state rather than by the federal government
synthetic cubism
Noun
the late phase of cubism
stockpile
Noun
goods accumulated for future use
stockpile
Noun
something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose
stockpile
Verb
continuously acquire more of
support system
Noun
a network of facilities and people who interact and remain in informal communication for mutual assistance
subsystem
Noun
a system that is part of some larger system
shebang
Noun
an entire system
small loan company
Noun
a finance company that makes loans to people who have trouble getting a bank loan
spinney
Noun
a copse that shelters game
sales finance company
Noun
a finance company that buys (at a discount) the installment sales contracts of retail merchants
social movement
Noun
a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals
suprematism
Noun
a geometric abstractionist movement originated by Kazimir Malevich in Russia that influenced constructivism
savings and loan
Noun
a thrift institution that is required by law to make a certain percentage of its loans as home mortgages
savings and loan association
Noun
a thrift institution that is required by law to make a certain percentage of its loans as home mortgages
selva
Noun
a rain forest in a tropical area
shipper
Noun
a company in the business of shipping freight
shipper
Noun
someone who ships goods
supra expressionism
Noun
a movement that tried to go beyond expressionism
shrubbery
Noun
a collection of shrubs growing together
shrubbery
Noun
an area where a number of shrubs are planted
smithereens
Noun
a collection of small fragments considered as a whole
shogunate
Noun
a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)
Stalinism
Noun
a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)
sezession
Noun
an Austrian school of art and architecture parallel to the French art nouveau in the 1890s
surrealism
Noun
a 20th century movement of artists and writers (developing out of dadaism) who used fantastic images and incongruous juxtapositions in order to represent unconscious thoughts and dreams
state line
Noun
the boundary between two states
storm center
Noun
the central area or place of lowest barometric pressure within a storm
storm center
Noun
a center of trouble or disturbance
state boundary
Noun
the boundary between two states
storm centre
Noun
the central area or place of lowest barometric pressure within a storm
storm centre
Noun
a center of trouble or disturbance
string line
Noun
line across a billiard table behind which the cue balls are placed at the start of a game
subtopia
Noun
monotonous urban sprawl of standardized buildings
street address
Noun
the address where a person or organization can be found
skyway
Noun
a designated route followed by airplanes in flying from one airport to another
semidesert
Noun
a region much like a desert but usually located between a desert and the surrounding regions
soil
Noun
the geographical area under the jurisdiction of a sovereign state
soil
Noun
material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use)
soil
Noun
the state of being covered with unclean things
soil
Noun
the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock
soil
Verb
make soiled, filthy, or dirty
shire town
Noun
the town or city that is the seat of government for a shire