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star sign |
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in astrology, one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided |
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sodom |
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any location known for vice and corruption |
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sultanate |
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country or territory ruled by a sultan |
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slave state |
Noun
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any of the southern states in which slavery was legal prior to the American Civil War |
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scruples |
Noun
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motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions |
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sense of right and wrong |
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motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions |
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small voice |
Noun
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an inner voice that judges your behavior |
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sense of shame |
Noun
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a motivating awareness of ethical responsibility |
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sense of duty |
Noun
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a motivating awareness of ethical responsibility |
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Silicon Valley |
Noun
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a region in California to the south of San Francisco that is noted for its concentration of high-technology industries |
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stercolith |
Noun
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a hard mass of fecal matter |
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settlings |
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sediment that has settled at the bottom of a liquid |
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scissure |
Noun
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a long narrow opening |
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sand dune |
Noun
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a ridge of sand created by the wind |
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solid ground |
Noun
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the solid part of the earth's surface |
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sliver |
Noun
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a thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from something |
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sliver |
Noun
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a small thin sharp bit or wood or glass or metal |
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sliver |
Verb
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form into slivers |
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sliver |
Verb
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break up into splinters or slivers |
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sliver |
Verb
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divide into slivers or splinters |
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subatomic particle |
Noun
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a body having finite mass and internal structure but negligible dimensions |
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sea floor |
Noun
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the bottom of a sea or ocean |
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seabed |
Noun
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the bottom of a sea or ocean |
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sea bottom |
Noun
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the bottom of a sea or ocean |
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sandbank |
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a submerged bank of sand near a shore or in a river |
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sandbar |
Noun
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a bar of sand |
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sand bar |
Noun
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a bar of sand |
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silva |
Noun
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the forest trees growing in a country or region |
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sylva |
Noun
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the forest trees growing in a country or region |
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sanitary landfill |
Noun
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a low area where waste is buried between layers of earth |
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sinkhole |
Noun
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a depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof |
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swallow hole |
Noun
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a depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof |
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ski slope |
Noun
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a snow-covered slope for skiing |
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satisfier |
Noun
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any agent capable of producing satisfaction |
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sky |
Noun
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the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth |
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sky |
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throw or toss with a light motion |
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slough |
Noun
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any outer covering that can be shed or cast off (such as the cast-off skin of a snake) |
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slough |
Noun
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a stagnant swamp (especially as part of a bayou) |
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slough |
Noun
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a hollow filled with mud |
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slough |
Noun
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necrotic tissue |
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slough |
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cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers |
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sawpit |
Noun
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a pit over which lumber is positioned to be sawed by two men with a long two-handed saw |
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scablands |
Noun
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(geology) flat elevated land with poor soil and little vegetation that is scarred by dry channels of glacial origin (especially in eastern Washington) |
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scurf |
Noun
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a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin |
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scurf |
Noun
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(botany) a covering that resembles scales or bran that covers some plant parts |
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snowcap |
Noun
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a covering of snow (as on a mountain peak) |
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snowdrift |
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a mass of snow heaped up by the wind |
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snowfield |
Noun
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a permanent wide expanse of snow |
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soap bubble |
Noun
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a bubble formed by a thin soap film |
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soapsuds |
Noun
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the froth produced by soaps or detergents |