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subcontinent |
Noun
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a large and distinctive landmass that is a distinct part of some continent, for example India |
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sun |
Noun
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the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system |
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sun |
Noun
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any star around which a planetary system revolves |
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sun |
Noun
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a person considered as a source of warmth or energy or glory etc |
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sun |
Noun
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the rays of the sun |
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sun |
Verb
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expose one's body to the sun |
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sun |
Verb
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expose to the rays of the sun or affect by exposure to the sun |
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supergiant |
Noun
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an extremely bright star of very large diameter and low density |
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superior planet |
Noun
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any of the planets whose orbit lies outside the earth's orbit |
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supernova |
Noun
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a star that explodes and becomes extremely luminous in the process |
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superstring |
Noun
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a hypothetical particle that is the elementary particle in a theory of space-time |
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sea serpent |
Noun
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huge creature of the sea resembling a snake or dragon |
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swale |
Noun
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a low area (especially a marshy area between ridges) |
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swamp |
Noun
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low land that is seasonally flooded |
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swamp |
Noun
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a situation fraught with difficulties and imponderables |
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swamp |
Verb
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fill quickly beyond capacity |
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swamp |
Verb
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drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged |
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swampland |
Noun
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low land that is seasonally flooded |
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swath |
Noun
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a path or strip, as cut by one course of mowing |
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swath |
Noun
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the space created by the swing of a scythe or the cut of a mowing machine |
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swimming hole |
Noun
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a small body of water, usually in a creek, that is deep enough to use for swimming |
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sod |
Noun
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surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots |
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sod |
Noun
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an informal British term for a youth or man |
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sod |
Noun
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someone who engages in anal copulation (especially a male who engages in anal copulation with another male) |
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sod |
Verb
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cover with sod |
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sward |
Noun
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surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots |
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scree |
Noun
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a sloping mass of loose rocks at the base of a cliff |
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stratosphere |
Noun
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the atmospheric layer between the troposphere and the mesosphere |
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stratus |
Noun
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a large dark low cloud |
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stratus cloud |
Noun
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a large dark low cloud |
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streambed |
Noun
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a channel occupied (or formerly occupied) by a stream |
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stressor |
Noun
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any agent that causes stress to an organism |
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strike-slip fault |
Noun
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a geological fault in which one of the adjacent surfaces appears to have moved horizontally |
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spiritual being |
Noun
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an incorporeal being believed to have powers to affect the course of human events |
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supernatural being |
Noun
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an incorporeal being believed to have powers to affect the course of human events |
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spiritual leader |
Noun
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a leader in religious or sacred affairs |
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sea god |
Noun
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a deity that personifies the sea and is usually believed to live in or to control the sea |
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sun god |
Noun
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a god that personifies the sun or is otherwise associated with the sun |
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satyr |
Noun
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one of a class of woodland deities |
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satyr |
Noun
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man with strong sexual desires |
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silenus |
Noun
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any of the minor woodland deities who were companions of Dionysus (similar to the satyrs) |
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seraph |
Noun
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an angel of the first order |
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sprite |
Noun
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a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers |
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sandman |
Noun
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an elf in fairy stories who sprinkles sand in children's eyes to make them sleepy |
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succubus |
Noun
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a female demon believed to have sexual intercourse with sleeping men |
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succuba |
Noun
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a female demon believed to have sexual intercourse with sleeping men |
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shaitan |
Noun
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(Islam) a rebellious jinni who leads men astray |
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shaytan |
Noun
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(Islam) a rebellious jinni who leads men astray |
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shielder |
Noun
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a person who cares for persons or property |
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sensualist |
Noun
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a person who enjoys sensuality |