A Dictionary of English Synonymes and Synonymous or Parallel Expressions Designed as a Practical Guide to Aptness and Variety of Phraseology

Part 77

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~Strong-box~, _n._ Coffer (_for money_), safe, money-chest.

~Stronghold~, _n._ Fort, fortress, castle, citadel, fortification, fastness, keep, bulwark, donjon, muniment, fortified place.

~Strong-scented~, _a._ STRONG-SMELLING.

~Strong-smelling~, _a._ Rank, FROWZY, fetid, strong-scented.

~Strop~, _n._ Strap, razor-strap, razor-strop.

~Strop~, _v. a._ Strap, sharpen (_on a strap_).

~Strow~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Strew, scatter, spread.

~2.~ Cover, overspread.

~Structure~, _n._ ~1.~ Construction, make, form, arrangement, conformation, configuration, contexture, texture, mode of building, manner of making.

~2.~ Edifice, fabric, building, erection, pile.

~Struggle~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Strive, labor, toil, endeavor, try, aim, exert one's self, make an effort, do one's best.

~2.~ Contend, contest, fight, have a contest.

~Struggle~, _n._ ~1.~ Labor, endeavor, effort, exertion, pains.

~2.~ Contest, contention, conflict, strife, fight.

~Strum~, _v. a._ Thrum, play, play upon.

~Struma~, _n._ ~1.~ (_Med._) Scrofula, king's evil.

~2.~ (_Bot._) Swelling, protuberance.

~Strumose~, _a._ Scrofulous.

~Strumous~, _a._ Scrofulous.

~Strumpet~, _n._ Harlot, prostitute, whore, courtesan, punk, wench, drab, Cyprian, street-walker, night-walker, woman of the town, woman of ill fame.

~Strut~, _v. n._ Walk (_pompously_), swell.

~Strut~, _n._ ~1.~ Pompous walk.

~2.~ (_Arch._) Brace.

~Strychnia~, _n._ Strychnine.

~Strychnine~, _n._ Strychnia.

~Stub~, _n._ Stump.

~Stub~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Eradicate, grub up, extirpate.

~2.~ [_Colloquial, U. S._] Strike (_as the toes, against a stump, stone, &c._).

~Stubbed~, _a._ Blunt, obtuse, truncated, stubby, short and thick.

~Stubborn~, _a._ Obstinate, unyielding, inflexible, positive, contumacious, refractory, perverse, headstrong, cantankerous, wilful, dogged, mulish, unruly, unmanageable, ungovernable, intractable, indocile, heady, cross-grained, obdurate, stiff, pig-headed.

~Stubby~, _a._ Blunt, obtuse, truncated, stubbed, STUMPY, short and thick.

~Stucco~, _v. a._ Cover with stucco.

~Stucco~, _n._ Plaster (_for covering walls and ceilings_), mortar, cement.

~Stud~, _n._ ~1.~ Post, prop.

~2.~ Knob (_for ornament_), boss.

~3.~ Button (_for a shirt-bosom_).

~Student~, _n._ Scholar, pupil, learner.

~Stud-horse~, _n._ Stallion, breeding horse.

~Studio~, _n._ Workshop (_of an artist_).

~Studious~, _a._ ~1.~ Meditative, reflective, contemplative, given to study, thoughtful.

~2.~ Diligent, assiduous, eager, zealous.

~Studious of~, Careful of, attentive to, interested in.

~Study~, _n._ ~1.~ Research, inquiry, investigation, close attention.

~2.~ Meditation, thought, reflection, cogitation, studious mood, contemplation.

~3.~ Subject of attention.

~Study~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Meditate, muse, reflect, cogitate, think, ponder, apply the mind.

~2.~ Be eager, be zealous, try hard, do one's best.

~Study~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Learn, apply the mind to.

~2.~ Investigate, examine, scrutinize, contemplate, ponder, weigh, sift, search into, meditate on, think about, reflect upon, inquire into, consider attentively, revolve in the mind.

~Stuff~, _n._ ~1.~ Material, matter, substance, raw material.

~2.~ Cloth, textile fabric.

~3.~ Mixture, medicine, potion.

~4.~ Trash, nonsense, absurdity, folly, moonshine, twaddle, balderdash, fudge, inanity, platitude, flummery.

~Stuff~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Cram, stow, pack, fill full.

~2.~ Press, crowd, squeeze.

~3.~ [_Colloquial, U. S._] Flatter, cajole, wheedle, coax, coddle.

~Stuff~, _v. n._ Cram, eat greedily.

~Stuffing~, _n._ ~1.~ Filling full.

~2.~ Dressing, force-meat.

~Stuffy~, _a._ [_Scottish._] Stout, resolute.

~2.~ [_Colloquial, U. S._] Angry (_and obstinate_), sulky, moody, irate, ireful, wrathful.

~Stultify~, _v. a._ Make foolish, prove foolish, make a fool of.

~Stumble~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Trip, miss one's footing, make a false step.

~2.~ Err, do wrong.

~Stumble~, _n._ ~1.~ Trip, false step.

~2.~ Error, blunder, failure.

~Stumble on~, Fall upon (_by chance_), light upon, come upon, strike upon.

~Stumbling-block~, _n._ Hinderance, obstruction, obstacle, check, bar, barrier, difficulty, impediment, lion in the way.

~Stump~, _n._ Stub.

~Stump~, _v. a._ [_Colloquial, U. S._] Challenge, dare.

~Stump it~, [_Colloquial, U. S._] Take the stump, make electioneering speeches.

~Stumpy~, _a._ ~1.~ Full of stumps.

~2.~ [_Colloquial._] Stubby, dumpy, squat, short and thick.

~Stun~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Make senseless (_by a blow_).

~2.~ Stupefy, confound, bewilder.

~3.~ Deafen, make deaf.

~Stunning~, _a._ ~1.~ Deafening, stentorian, very loud.

~2.~ [_Colloquial._] Striking, astonishing, wonderful.

~Stunt~, _v. a._ Dwarf, stop the growth of, hinder from growth.

~Stunted~, _a._ Dwarfish, dwarfed, diminutive, small, little, tiny, Liliputian, pygmean.

~Stupe~, _n._ Fomentation, sweating bath.

~Stupe~, _v. a._ Foment, bathe with warm lotions.

~Stupefaction~, _n._ ~1.~ Lethargy, stupor, numbness.

~2.~ Insensibility, dulness, obtuseness, torpor, stupidity.

~Stupefactive~, _a._ Stupefying, narcotic.

~Stupefy~, _v. a._ Dull, blunt, benumb, muddle, hebetate, make stupid, make dull, make torpid.

~Stupefying~, _a._ Stupefactive, narcotic.

~Stupendous~, _a._ Astonishing, surprising, amazing, wonderful, wondrous, marvellous.

~Stupid~, _a._ ~1.~ Senseless, witless, dull, obtuse, foolish, DAFT, sluggish, insensible, brutish, insensate, muddy, muddy-brained, muddy- headed, slow of apprehension, void of understanding.

~2.~ Unentertaining, prosaic, pointless, prosy, flat, heavy, insipid, tame, vapid, bald, uninteresting, humdrum.

~3.~ Stupefied, drowsy, torpid, heavy, comatose, lethargic, morbidly sleepy.

~Stupidity~, _n._ ~1.~ Dulness, obtuseness, sluggishness of understanding, slowness of apprehension.

~2.~ Lifelessness, heaviness, insipidity, tameness, vapidness, want of interest.

~3.~ Stupor, lethargy, torpor, COMA, stupefaction, morbid drowsiness.

~Stupor~, _n._ Lethargy, torpor, numbness, stupefaction, COMA.

~Stupration~, _n._ [_Rare._] Ravishment, ravishing, rape, defloration, violation, constupration.

~Sturdy~, _a._ ~1.~ Bold (_from coarseness or rudeness_), obstinate, dogged, stubborn, pertinacious, firm, stiff.

~2.~ Strong, lusty, robust, stout, stalwart, athletic, brawny, muscular.

~Stutter~, _v. n._ Stammer, hesitate, falter.

~Sty~, _n._ ~1.~ Hog-sty, pig-sty.

~2.~ Tumor (_on the edge of the eyelid_).

~3.~ Place of debauchery.

~Stygian~, _a._ Hellish, infernal, diabolical.

~Style~, _n._ ~1.~ Diction, phraseology, mode of expression, mode of speech, turn of expression, manner of writing.

~2.~ Manner, method, mode, way, form, fashion, cast, pattern.

~3.~ Title, appellation, name, designation, denomination, mode of address.

~4.~ Gnomon (_of a dial_).

~Style~, _v. a._ Denominate, name, designate, call, term, dub, christen.

~Stylet~, _n._ (_Surgery._) Specillum.

~Stylish~, _a._ [_Colloquial._] Fashionable, modish, genteel, courtly, polished, in fashion, in vogue, À LA MODE, having a run, the rage.

~Styptic~, _n._ Astringent (_to stop bleeding_).

~Styptic~, _a._ Astringent, binding, contracting.

~Styptical~, _a._ Astringent, binding, contracting.

~Suant~, _a._ [_Local Eng. and U. S._ Written also _Suent_.] ~1.~ Even, smooth, uniform, regular, equable.

~2.~ Easy, quiet.

~Suasion~, _n._ PERSUASION.

~Suasory~, _a._ Persuasive.

~Suavity~, _n._ Sweetness (_of temper or of manner_), urbanity, amenity, civility, politeness, courtesy, decorum, gentleness, mildness, pleasantness, agreeableness, complaisance, affability, amiability, obliging manner, good manners, good breeding.

~Subacid~, _a._ Slightly acid, somewhat acid, somewhat sour, sourish.

~Subaltern~, _a._ Inferior, subordinate.

~Subdivision~, _n._ ~1.~ Division, dividing, ramification.

~2.~ Part, portion, piece, fraction, section.

~Subdue~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Conquer, subjugate, vanquish, beat, crush, defeat, rout, discomfit, worst, overpower, overcome, overbear, overwhelm, master, choke, foil, quell, surmount, get the better of, get the upper hand of, put down, beat down.

~2.~ Tame, HAVE ON THE HIP, subject, control, make submissive, bring under rule.

~Subduer~, _n._ ~1.~ Conqueror, vanquisher, victor.

~2.~ Tamer.

~Subject~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Subdue, control, bring under rule, make submissive, make subordinate.

~2.~ Enslave, inthrall.

~3.~ Expose, make liable.

~4.~ Submit, refer.

~Subject~, _a._ ~1.~ Subservient, subjected, in bondage, under the lash, under one's thumb, under one's command, at one's command, at one's beck or call, at one's mercy.

~2.~ Submissive, obedient.

~3.~ Exposed, liable.

~Subject~, _n._ ~1.~ Dependent, subordinate.

~2.~ Topic, theme, thesis, point, matter, subject-matter, matter in hand.

~3.~ Hero, person treated of.

~4.~ Nominative, nominative case.

~5.~ Corpse, dead body, carcass.

~Subjection~, _n._ Dependence, subordination, subserviency.

~Subjective~, _a._ Mental, spiritual, ideal, psychological, metaphysical.

~Subject-matter~, _n._ SUBJECT, topic.

~Subjoin~, _v. a._ Add (_at the end_), annex, affix, suffix, postfix.

~Sub judice~, [L.] Under consideration, not yet decided.

~Subjugate~, _v. a._ CONQUER, vanquish, subdue, overcome, beat, overpower, overbear, overthrow, master, subject.

~Subjugation~, _n._ Conquest, mastery, subjection.

~Subjugator~, _n._ Conqueror, victor, enslaver.

~Sublet~, _v. a._ Underlet.

~Sublimate~, _v. a._ ~1.~ (_Chem._) SUBLIME.

~2.~ Refine, exalt, elevate, heighten.

~Sublimation~, _n._ ~1.~ Vaporization (_of a solid, to be again condensed_).

~2.~ Refinement, exaltation, elevation.

~Sublime~, _a._ ~1.~ High, elevated.

~2.~ Exalted (_in excellence or dignity_), great, noble, grand, lofty, dignified, stately, majestic.

~Sublime~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Vaporize (_as a solid, to be again condensed_), sublimate.

~2.~ Refine, exalt, elevate, heighten.

~Sublime Porte~, Turkish court, Porte.

~Sublimity~, _n._ Grandeur, greatness, nobleness, loftiness, exaltation.

~Sublunary~, _a._ Earthly, mundane, terrestrial, of this world.

~Submerge~, _v. a._ Immerse, inundate, deluge, flood, overflow, overwhelm, drown, plunge, sink, submerse, put under water (_or other liquid_).

~Submerse~, _v. a._ SUBMERGE.

~Submission~, _n._ ~1.~ Surrender, cession, yielding.

~2.~ Obedience, resignation, compliance, acquiescence, meekness, submissiveness, lowliness, humility, humiliation, self-abasement.

~3.~ Endurance, sufferance, long-sufferance, forbearance, fortitude.

~Submissive~, _a._ ~1.~ Yielding, tractable, pliant, docile.

~2.~ Obedient, resigned, uncomplaining, unrepining, patient, long- suffering.

~3.~ Humble, meek, lowly, profound.

~Submissiveness~, _n._ ~1.~ Pliancy, docility.

~2.~ Obedience, submission, resignation, compliance, passiveness, non- resistance.

~3.~ Humility, humbleness, meekness, lowliness, self-abasement.

~Submit~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Yield, surrender, resign, subject, give up.

~2.~ Refer, commit.

~Submit~, _v. n._ Yield, surrender, succumb, knuckle, stoop, crouch, give up, knock under, lower one's flag, kiss the rod, lick the dust, eat humble pie, draw in one's horns.

~Submit to~, Endure, tolerate, put up with, bear with, reconcile one's self to, be reconciled to, make the best of.

~Subordinate~, _a._ Inferior, subservient, subject, ancillary, minor, secondary.

~Subordinate~, _n._ Inferior, dependant.

~Subordinate~, _v. a._ Subject, make subordinate, make subservient.

~Subordination~, _n._ Subjection, subserviency.

~Suborn~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Procure indirectly.

~2.~ (_Law_.) Bribe (_to commit perjury_), bribe to take a false oath.

~Sub rosa~, [L.] Privately, secretly, confidentially, in confidence, under the rose, between ourselves, between you and me, ENTRE NOUS.

~Subscribe~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Sign, set one's name to, affix one's signature to.

~2.~ Promise to contribute.

~Subscribe~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Sign one's name (_in token of consent_).

~2.~ Agree, consent, assent, give consent, yield assent.

~3.~ Enter one's name (_for a newspaper, &c._).

~4.~ Promise to contribute.

~Subsequent~, _a._ Following, succeeding, posterior.

~Subserve~, _v. a._ Promote, forward, further, serve, help forward, be subservient to, pander to, minister to.

~Subservience~, _n._ ~1.~ Subordination, inferiority.

~2.~ Usefulness, helpfulness.

~Subserviency~, _n._ ~1.~ Subordination, inferiority.

~2.~ Usefulness, helpfulness.

~Subservient~, _a._ ~1.~ Subordinate, inferior, subject.

~2.~ Useful, helpful, serviceable, conducive, subsidiary, ancillary, instrumental.

~Subside~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Sink, settle.

~2.~ Decrease, diminish, lessen, lull, wane, ebb, abate, intermit, grow less.

~Subsidence~, _n._ ~1.~ Sinking, settling.

~2.~ Decrease, diminution, lessening, abatement, ebb.

~Subsidiary~, _a._ Assistant, auxiliary, co-operating, subservient.

~Subsidize~, _v. a._ Supply with a subsidy.

~Subsidy~, _n._ Pecuniary aid (_granted by one government to another_).

~Subsist~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Exist, be, live.

~2.~ [_Rare._] Remain, abide, continue.

~3.~ Be supported, obtain a livelihood, get a living.

~Subsist~, _v. a._ Feed, victual, ration, support, maintain.

~Subsistence~, _n._ ~1.~ Real being.

~2.~ Support, livelihood, maintenance, aliment, nutriment, sustenance, living, food, viands, provision, victuals, meat, rations, grub, PROG, FEED, FORAGE.

~3.~ Inherence.

~Subsistent~, _a._ ~1.~ Substantial, really existing.

~2.~ Inherent.

~Substance~, _n._ ~1.~ Substratum, groundwork, reality, hypostasis, substantiality, essential nature, real being, real existence.

~2.~ Meaning, import, significance, essence, pith, gist, soul, chief part, essential part, vital part.

~3.~ Body, matter, material, texture, stuff.

~4.~ Property, wealth, means, estate.

~Substantial~, _a._ ~1.~ Real, actual, existent, subsistent, actually existing, having substance.

~2.~ True, positive, not imaginary.

~3.~ Strong, stout, solid, firm, stable, sound, massive.

~4.~ Responsible (_pecuniarily_), moderately wealthy.

~Substantials~, _n. pl._ Essential or material parts.

~Substantiate~, _v. a._ Establish, verify, prove, confirm, corroborate, ratify, make good.

~Substantiation~, _n._ Confirmation, corroboration, establishment, evidence, proof, ratification.

~Substantive~, _n._ (_Gram._) Noun, name.

~Substitute~, _v. a._ Exchange, commute, put in the place of.

~Substitute~, _n._ ~1.~ Proxy, lieutenant, agent, deputy, LOCUM TENENS.

~2.~ Makeshift, temporary expedient.

~Substitution~, _n._ Exchange, COMMUTATION.

~Substratum~, _n._ Principle, element, groundwork, underlying substance, fundamental or primordial substance.

~Substructure~, _n._ Foundation.

~Subterfuge~, _n._ Evasion, excuse, shift, artifice, trick, quirk, shuffle, pretence, pretext, mask.

~Subterranean~, _a._ Underground, subterrene.

~Subterraneous~, _a._ Underground, subterrene.

~Subterrene~, _a._ SUBTERRANEAN.

~Subtile~, _a._ ~1.~ Rare, thin, light, airy, ethereal, sublimated, not dense, not gross.

~2.~ Delicate, fine, slender, nice, not coarse.

~Subtileness~, _n._ SUBTILTY.

~Subtilize~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Etherealize, make thin, light, or airy.

~2.~ Refine excessively, make over-nice.

~Subtilize~, _v. n._ Refine, be over-nice.

~Subtilty~, _n._ ~1.~ Rarity, thinness, etherealness, subtileness.

~2.~ Fineness, slenderness, exility.

~3.~ Refinement, extreme nicety.

~Subtle~, _a._ ~1.~ Crafty, cunning, artful, sly, wily, arch, astute, designing, intriguing, insinuating, crooked, tricky, diplomatic, Machiavelian.

~2.~ Acute, keen, shrewd, sagacious, deep, profound.

~Subtleness~, _n._ SUBTLETY.

~Subtlety~, _n._ ~1.~ Craft, craftiness, cunning, artifice, astuteness, artfulness, subtleness, guile.

~2.~ Acuteness, acumen, keenness, shrewdness, discernment, intelligence, cleverness, sagacity.

~Subtract~, _v. a._ Deduct, withdraw, take, take away.

~Subtraction~, _n._ Deduction.

~Subulate~, _a._ Awl-shaped.

~Subulated~, _a._ Awl-shaped.

~Suburbs~, _n. pl._ Environs, outskirts, purlieus, neighborhood, vicinage, border, limit, confines, FAUBOURGS.

~Subvention~, _n._ Government bounty, government aid.

~Subversion~, _n._ ~1.~ Overturn, inversion.

~2.~ Overthrow, destruction, demolition, ruin.

~Subversive~, _a._ Destructive, tending to the overthrow.

~Subvert~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Overturn, overset, invert, turn upside down.

~2.~ Destroy, ruin, overthrow, demolish, raze.

~Succedaneum~, _n._ Substitute.

~Succeed~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Follow, come after, be subsequent to.

~2.~ Take the place of, assume the office of.

~Succeed~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Follow, ensue, come afterwards, come subsequently.

~2.~ Prosper, flourish, prevail, thrive, hit, make a hit, come on, be successful, meet with success, go on well, go on swimmingly, have a run of luck, hit the right nail on the head, turn up trumps, have the game in one's hands.

~Succeed to~, ~1.~ Follow, succeed, come after.

~2.~ Take the place of, assume the authority of.

~Success~, _n._ ~1.~ Issue, result.

~2.~ Prosperity, luck, good fortune, good luck, lucky hit, fortunate hit, prosperous issue.

~Successful~, _a._ Prosperous, fortunate, lucky, auspicious, felicitous.

~Succession~, _n._ ~1.~ Sequence, consecution.

~2.~ Series, suite, progression, chain, concatenation.

~3.~ Lineage, race, line of descendants.

~4.~ (_Mus._) Notes of melody (_as distinguished from chords of harmony_).

~Successive~, _a._ Consecutive.

~Successor~, _n._ Follower.

~Succinct~, _n._ Short, brief, concise, laconic, terse, compact, compendious, condensed, pithy, summary, curt.

~Succor~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Aid, assist, help, relieve.

~2.~ Cherish, foster, encourage, nurse.

~Succor~, _n._ Relief, aid, assistance, help, support, helping hand.

~Succory~, _n._ Chiccory.

~Succulence~, _n._ Juiciness.

~Succulency~, _n._ Juiciness.

~Succulent~, _a._ Juicy, sappy, lush, full of juice.

~Succumb~, _v. n._ Yield, submit, surrender, capitulate, give in, give way.

~Such~, _a._ ~1.~ Like, similar, of that kind, of the like kind.

~2.~ So, in the same state or condition, as it is, as it was.

~Such a~, Of this kind, of that kind, of the same kind.

~Such an~, Of this kind, of that kind, of the same kind.

~Such as~, ~1.~ Of the same kind as, of the like kind as, of the kind that.

~2.~ The same as.

~Suck~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Draw into the mouth.

~2.~ Draw milk from (_with the mouth_).

~Suck in~, Imbibe, absorb, take in, suck up.

~Suckle~, _v. a._ Nurse, give suck to, feed at the breast.

~Suckling~, _n._ Infant, babe, baby, nursling, chit, brat, bantling, BAIRN, little child, little one.

~Suck up~, Imbibe, SUCK IN.

~Sucrose~, _n._ Cane sugar.

~Sudatory~, _n._ Hot-house, sweating-bath, vapor-bath, sweating-room.

~Sudatory~, _a._ Sweating, perspiring.

~Sudden~, _a._ Unexpected, abrupt, unforeseen, unanticipated, unlooked for.

~Suddenly~, _a._ Unexpectedly, abruptly, pop, on a sudden.

~Sue~, _v. a._ Prosecute, bring an action against, commence a suit against.

~Sue~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Beg, petition, entreat, plead, supplicate, implore, pray.

~2.~ Bring an action, make legal claim.

~Sue out~, (_Law_.) Obtain by judicial process.

~Suent~, a. [_Local Eng. and U. S._ Written also _Suant_.] ~1.~ Even, smooth, uniform, regular, equable.

~2.~ Easy, quiet.

~Suet~, _n._ Tallow (_with adhering membranes_).

~Suffer~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Undergo, feel, meet with, experience, go through.

~2.~ Endure, sustain, support, tolerate, bear, POCKET, bear up under, put up with.

~3.~ Permit, allow, indulge, admit, let, give permission to, give leave to.

~Suffer~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Feel pain.

~2.~ Be put to inconvenience.

~3.~ Be punished, undergo punishment.

~4.~ Be injured, be impaired, sustain loss or damage.

~Sufferance~, _n._ ~1.~ SUFFERING.

~2.~ Patience, moderation, long-suffering.

~3.~ Permission, allowance, toleration.

~Suffering~, _n._ ~1.~ Endurance, pain, distress, misery, sufferance, passion.

~2.~ Poverty, want.

~Suffice~, _v. n._ Be enough, be sufficient.

~Suffice~, _v. a._ Satisfy, content, be enough for.

~Sufficiency~, _n._ ~1.~ Adequacy, enough, competence, plenty, ample supply.

~2.~ Ability, qualification, capacity.

~Sufficient~, _a._ ~1.~ Adequate (_to supply a want_), ENOUGH, competent, ample, satisfactory.

~2.~ Qualified, fit, able.

~Suffix~, _n._ Affix, postfix.

~Suffocate~, _v. a._ Stifle, smother, choke, strangle, kill (_by stopping respiration_).

~Suffragan~, _n._ Bishop (_as subject to an archbishop_), assistant bishop, suffragan bishop.

~Suffragan bishop~, Suffragan, assistant bishop.

~Suffrage~, _n._ ~1.~ Vote, voice, ballot.

~2.~ Prayer (_as uttered by a congregation in response to a minister_).

~Suffuse~, _v. a._ Overspread, spread over.

~Sugar~, _v. a._ Sweeten.

~Sugar-beet~, _n._ Silesian beet, white beet (_Beta alba_).

~Sugar-berry~, _n._ Hackberry (_Celtis occidentalis_).

~Sugar-maple~, _n._ Rock-maple (_Acer saccharinum_).

~Sugar of lead~, Acetate of lead.

~Sugary~, _a._ Sweet.

~Suggest~, _v. a._ Hint, intimate, insinuate, move, propose, indicate, prompt, give an inkling of, refer to, glance at, allude to, put in mind of, remind of.

~Suggestion~, _n._ Hint, intimation, insinuation, allusion.

~Suicide~, _n._ ~1.~ Self-murder, self-slaughter, self-homicide.

~2.~ Self-murderer, FELO DE SE.

~Sui generis~, [L.] Peculiar, individual, of its own kind.

~Suit~, _n._ ~1.~ Set, SUITE.

~2.~ Request, solicitation, petition, entreaty, prayer, supplication, appeal, invocation.

~3.~ Courtship, wooing, addresses.

~4.~ (_Law_.) Prosecution, process, trial, action, cause, case.

~Suit~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Fit, adapt, fashion, accommodate, level, match, make suitable or proper.

~2.~ Become, befit; be suited, fitted, or adapted to; be suitable for, be appropriate for.

~3.~ Please, gratify, make content.

~Suitable~, _a._ Fit, proper, meet, apt, appropriate, seemly, becoming, due, just, apposite, applicable, fitting, befitting, relevant, eligible, adapted, accordant, consonant, conformable, pertinent, convenient, PAT, APROPOS, to the point, to the purpose.

~Suite~, _n._ ~1.~ Train (_of attendants_), staff, retinue, followers, CORTÉGE.

~2.~ Set (_particularly of apartments_).

~Suitor~, _n._ ~1.~ Solicitor, petitioner, applicant, suppliant, supplicant.

~2.~ Wooer, lover, gallant.

~Sulcate~, _a._ Furrowed, grooved.

~Sulcated~, _a._ Furrowed, grooved.

~Sulkiness~, _n._ Moroseness, SULLENNESS.

~Sulky~, _a._ Cross, morose, sour, sullen, spleeny, spleenish, perverse, wayward, surly, moody, dogged, churlish, mumpish, cross- grained, ill-tempered, in the sulks, out of humor, out of temper, out of tune.

~Sullen~, _a._ ~1.~ Cross, morose, SULKY.

~2.~ Gloomy, dismal, sombre, dark, funereal, mournful.

~Sullenness~, _n._ ~1.~ Moroseness, moodiness, sourness, churlishness, spleen, sulkiness, ill temper, bad blood.

~2.~ Gloominess, sombreness, dismalness.

~Sully~, _v. a._ Soil, stain, tarnish, spot, blemish, dirty, contaminate.

~Sulphate of baryta~, ~1.~ (_Native._) Barytes, heavy-spar.

~2.~ (_Artificially made._) Blanc-fix, permanent white.

~Sulphate of copper~, Blue vitriol.

~Sulphate of potash~, Vitriolated tartar.

~Sulphate of quinia~, Quinine.

~Sulphate of soda~, Glauber's salt, vitriolated soda.

~Sulphate of zinc~, White vitriol.

~Sulphur~, _n._ ~1.~ Brimstone.

~2.~ [_An abbreviated term of commerce._] Flowers of sulphur, sublimed brimstone.

~Sulphuret of zinc~, Blende, black-jack, mock lead, false galena.

~Sulphuretted hydrogen~, Hydro-sulphuric acid.

~Sulphuric acid~, Oil of vitriol.

~Sultan~, _n._ Padishah, grand-seignior, Turkish emperor.

~Sultana~, _n._ Sultaness, Sultan's wife.

~Sultaness~, _n._ SULTANA.

~Sultry~, _a._ Hot and close, warm and damp.

~Sum~, _n._ ~1.~ Aggregate amount, total, totality, the whole, sum total, gross amount.

~2.~ Quantity of money.

~3.~ SUMMARY, sum and substance.

~4.~ Question (_in arithmetic_), problem.

~Sum~, _v. a._ Add, add together, sum up, cast up.

~Summarily~, _ad._ ~1.~ Briefly, concisely, compendiously, in a few words.

~2.~ Without delay, by a short method.