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state.noun,.plural.states
a condition
or mode of being,
as with regard to circumstances;
supposed
to be collective.public
power expressed constitutionally,
governing.politicians
elected to represent.(re-present)
publically approved ideas; a sovereign
political entity, that being the
area within which the political entity extends; in actuality.however
and by observing decisions made inimical
to the highest values of people residing with the realm
of so many decisions' effects, one can easily ascertain
that the power is not whatsoever
in the hands of the electorate
state.noun,.plural.states
a set of circumstances
or attributes.characterizing
a person or thing at a given time; a condition
or mode of being, as with regard
to circumstances.(car was in a good state
after being repaired; a state of happiness after success)
Physics:.the
condition of a physical system with regard to phase, form, composition
or structure
(ice is the solid state of water)
state of mind.noun,.plural.states
of mind
your state of mind is your mood
or mental
state at any particular
time (she was in a whole new state of mind of joy
with the birth of her baby)
state of affairs.noun
if you refer
to a someone's or something's state of affairs, you mean the general.situation
and circumstances connected with them
state, stated,
stating,
states.transitive
verbs
to set forth in words; declare
statement.noun,.plural.statements
the act of stating or declaring;
something stated; a declaration;
a monthly report (statements on bank accounts come out once monthly)
make a statement.idiom
to create a certain impression
stately,
statelier, stateliest.adjectives
dignified
and impressive, as in size or proportions; grand; majestic; lofty
stately.adverb
in a ceremonious or imposing
manner
stateliness.noun
sub.prefix
sub.is
used at the beginning of.words.that
have 'below', 'beside', alongside,, 'beneath', 'under' as part of their
meaning (the waters were rising round about the rock and would soon 'submerge'
it; a nuclear-powered 'submarine'; 'subsoil'); secondary;
at a lower point in a hierarchy
(a subcommittee; a subcorporation;
a subplot)
sub.is
added to the beginning of.nouns.in
order to form other nouns that refer to things that are part of a larger
thing (a 'subcommittee' on family values and individual rights; the
'subdivision' of land in order to build dwellings on)
sub.is
added to the beginning of.adjectives.in
order to form other adjectives that describe someone or something as inferior,
for example inferior to normal people or to normal things (the cold has
made already 'substandard' living conditions even worse); 'subordinate';
secondary (there was a 'subplot' to the movie); subdivision;
'subregion'; 'subspecies';
less than completely or normally; nearly; almost
subunit.noun,.plural.subunits
a subdivision
of a larger unit
sub.noun,.plural.subs
a substitute
sub,
subbed,
subbing,
subs.intransitive
verbs
to act as a substitute
subjective.adjective
of, affected by or produced by the mind; resulting
from feeling; particular to
a given person; personal (subjective experience of laughing at a joke no
one else caught the humor of); expressing or bringing into prominence
the individuality of the artist or author; relating to the real nature
of something; essential; a subjective experience is seeing a movie, where
the person you are with gets something different out of it than you did
subjectivity.or.subjectiveness.nouns
subjectivity is judgment
based on individual personal impressions
and feelings
and opinions.rather
than.external.facts
Grammar
meaning
compare
objective
subjectively.adverb
subjectivism.noun
the quality of being subjective;
the theory that individual conscience
is the only valid.standard
of moral
judgment; the doctrine
that all knowledge is restricted to the conscious
self and its sensory.states;
a theory or doctrine that emphasizes
the subjective
elements in experience;
this theory is cousin to philosophical
naturalism
subjectivistic.adjective
subjectivist.noun,.plural.subjectivists
symbol.noun,.plural.symbols
something that represents something else by association,
resemblance or convention, especially a material object used to represent
something invisible, such as Mendeleev's ; a printed or written sign used
to represent an operation, an element, a quantity, a quality or a relation,
as in mathematics or music
symbol, symboled,
symboling,
symbols.transitive
verbs
to symbolize
symbolic.also.symbolical.adjective
using,
employing or exhibiting a symbol; consisting of or
proceeding by means of symbols, such
as the Periodic Table of
Elements; of,
relating.to.or.constituting
a symbol; characterized
by or terminating in symbols (symbolic thinking); characterized by symbolism
(a symbolic dance); of, relating to or expressed by means of symbols or
a symbol; serving as a symbol; using symbolism (symbolic art)
symbolical, symbolically.adverb
symbolicalness.noun
symbolize, symbolized,
symbolizing,
symbolizes.verbs
transitive verb use.to
serve as a symbol of (their flag was a symbol of courage and bravery);
to represent or identify by a symbol
intransitive
verb use.to use symbols
symbolization, symbolizer.nouns
symbolist.noun
one who uses symbols or
symbolism; one who interprets
or represents conditions or
truths by the use of symbols or symbolism
symbolist, symbolistic.adjectives
of or relating to symbolism
symbolistically.adverb
symbolism.noun
a symbolic meaning or
representation; revelation or suggestion of intangible
conditions or truths by artistic invention; the practice of representing
things by means of symbols or of attributing
symbolic meanings or significance
to objects, events or relationships
smattering.noun
a small, scattered
amount or number (a smattering of raindrops); slight
or superficial
knowledge
smatter, smattered,
smattering,
smatters.verbs
transitive verb use.to
speak a language without fluency
(he speaks a smattering of Russian); to study or approach superficially;
dabble
in
intransitive verb use.to
prattle
(smattered on about her vacation) smatter.noun
a smattering
smatterer.noun
species.noun,.can
be either singular.or.plural
a single distinct
kind of plant or animal having certain
distinguishing.characteristics,
enabling it to have a different biological-category;
sort; variety (many new species appear every year in nature); a category
of organisms consisting of a
group of similar individuals. To evolutionists this often means 'isolated
breeding groups' producing changes which they tag 'microevolution';
what is not seen however, are the sorts of transitions
upon which evolutionary
theory stands, that is, transitions between fundamentally
different structures, called
macroevolution
subspecies.noun,.plural.subspecies
Biology: a subdivision
of a taxonomic.species,
usually based on geographic
distribution; see meaning of prefix
'sub'
subspecific.adjective
specific.adjective
the details
of as compared to an overall broad plan; precise;
definite;
explicit;
peculiar
to or characteristic of
something; of a special sort or kind
specific.noun,.plural.specifics
specifical.adjective
specific
specification.noun,.plural.specifications
a specifying; detailed mention or definition;
detailed description of the parts of a whole; statement of particulars
as to size, quality, performance, terms, etc.
specific.noun
something particularly fitted to a use or purpose;
a distinguishing.quality
or attribute; distinct
items or details; particulars
specifically.adverb
specify, specified,
specifying,
specifies.transitive
verbs
to state explicitly
or in detail (specified the amount needed); to state as a condition (specified
that they be included)
specifier.noun
specificity.noun.pronounced
'specif iss (as in 'hiss') it e'
the quality or state of being-specific
specify, specified,
specifying,
specifies.transitive
verbs
to mention, describe or define in detail; to include
in a specification; to state as a condition
(specified the measurements)
specifier.noun
speculate,
speculated,
speculating,
speculates.intransitive
verbs
to think about the various aspects
of a given subject; reflect; to engage in a course of reasoning often based
on inconclusive evidence; conjecture;
to buy or sell (if they indeed.can
be.sold) stocks
hoping to take advantage
of an expected
rise or fall in price
transitive verb-to
assume
to be true without conclusive.evidence
(speculated that the bones found were a contributing.factor
to the theory of evolution)
speculation.noun,.plural.speculations
speculative, speculatory.adjectives
a piece of information that is speculative is
based on guesses rather than knowledge; someone who has a speculative expression
seems to be trying to guess something about a person or thing
spontaneous.adjective
happening or arising without apparent
external cause; self generated; arising from a natural inclination or impulse
and not from external incitement or constraint; growing without cultivation
or human labor; occurring or produced within its own energy; indigenous;
impulsive (just below)
spontaneously.adverb
spontaneousness.noun
...spontaneous applies to what arises naturally
rather than resulting from external constraint or stimulus (the two suddenly
embraced in a spontaneous gesture of affection;."The
highest and best form of efficiency is the spontaneous cooperation of a
free people."....Woodrow
Wilson)
...impulsive
refers to the operation of a sudden urge or feeling not governed by reason
(saying yes so quickly to a relationship was an impulsive act that worked
out well); impulse (offering to help seems
is as natural as breathing)
spontaneity.noun,.plural.spontaneities
the quality or condition of being spontaneous;
spontaneous behavior, impulse or movement
sterile.adjective
incapable of producing others of its kind; barren;
unfruitful
subsist, subsisted,
subsisting,
subsists.verbs
intransitive verb use.to
exist; be; to remain or continue in existence; to maintain life; live (subsisted
on one meal a day); to be logically.conceivable
transitive verb use.to
maintain or support with provisions;
to support
subsister.noun
subsistence.noun
existence; being; continuance
sustain, sustained,
sustaining,
sustains.transitive
verbs
to keep in existence;
to maintain;
keep in existence; keep supplied with necessities;
to support the spirits, vitality
or resolution of; encourage
sustainable.adjective
sustainer, sustainment,
sustainability.nouns
synergism, synergist.nouns
the simultaneous
action of separate agencies
which, together, have greater total effect than the sum of their individual
effects
synergetic, synergistic,
synergic.adjectives
synergy.noun,.plural-synergies
to work together; the combined or correlated action
of different components, the interaction of which is so that their combined
effect is greater than the sum of their individual effects
synergistically.adverb
synergistic.adjective
of.or.relating.to
synergy (a synergistic effect); producing or capable
of producing synergy
stanch, stanched,
stanching,
stanches.transitive
verbs
to stop or checkthe
flow of blood or tears for example; to stop the flow of blood from a wound);
to check or allay
(her anxiety
was stanched and she was at peace after her trip to the farm she grew up
on)
staunch, stauncher,
staunchest.adjectives
firm and steadfast;
true; faithful; having a strong or substantial
construction or constitution
staunchly.adverb
staunchness.noun
Usage note:.staunch
is more common than stanch as the spelling of the adjective and stanch
is more common than staunch as the spelling of the verb; See more
Usage notes
sorcery.noun,.plural.sorceries
use of supernatural
power over others to their detriment
through the assistance of often dark side spirits;
witchcraft
sorcerous.adjective
sorcerously.adverb
sorcerer.noun,.plural.sorcerers
one who practices sorcery
as a man called Elymas and a man
called Simon did in the
early New Testament era;
a wizard
shun, shunned,
shunning,
shuns.transitive
verbs
to keep away from; avoid;
escape
shunner.noun,.plural.shunners
shunt.noun,.plural.shunts
the act or process of turning aside or moving
to an alternate course; bypass (we finally reached our destination after
quite a few shunts due to much highway construction)
shunt, shunted,
shunting,
shunts.verbs
transitive use.to
turn or move aside or onto another course (shunting traffic around an accident);
to evade
by putting aside or ignoring(urgent
problems that society can no longer shunt aside); to switch (a train or
car) from one track to another
intransitive use.to
move or turn aside; to become diverted
by means of a shunt
shunter.noun
spell, spelled.or.spelt
(welcome to English;
like, didn't the word 'spelled' work well? go
figure; American English uses the form 'spelled' as the past
tense and past participle. British English uses either 'spelled' or 'spelt'),
spelling,
spells.verbs
transitive verb use.to
name or write in order the letters; to spell is to constitute
the letters of a word (these letters spell animal); to add up to; signify;
when you spell a word, you write or speak each letter in the word in the
correct order (spell your name please)
intransitive verb use.to
form words by means of letters
spell out.phrasal
verb
to make perfectly clear and understandable (asked
him to spell out his goals); to read slowly and carefully
spell.noun,.plural.spells
a short, indefinite.period
of time; a period of weather of a particular
kind (a dry spell; a wet spell); a period of rest (rest a spell); a short
period of distress.(a
dizzy spell); a short distance (I'm going to walk a spell up the road)
spell, spelled,
spelling,
spells.verbs
transitive verb use.to
relieve
someone from work temporarily
by taking a turn (spelling him off for awhile);
to allow
to rest awhile
intransitive verb use.to
take turns working
spell.noun,.plural.spells
a word or formula.believed
to have special power; a spell (Deuteronomy
18:11) is a situation
in which events
are supposedly
controlled by powers often deemed
magical and by using various.incantations;
a bewitched.state
of mind;
a trance
spelt.noun
a hardy
kind of wheat
stalk, stalked,
stalking,
stalks.verbs
intransitive verb use.to
walk with a stiff, haughty or angry
gait.(stalked
off in a huff); to move threateningly
or menacingly;
to track prey
or quarry
transitive verb use.to
pursue by tracking stealthily;
to go through an area in pursuit
of prey or quarry
stalker.noun,.plural.stalkers
stalk.noun,.plural.stalks
a stem or main axis
of a herbaceous plant; a stem
or similar structure that supports a plant part such as a
flower, flower
cluster
or leaf
stalked.adjective
having a stalk or stem;
often
used in combination
(long-stalked flowers; short-stalked flowers)
stem.noun,.plural.stems
the main ascending.axis
of a plant; a stalk or trunk; a slender stalk
supporting or connecting another plant part, such as a leaf or flower;
a banana stalk bearing several bunches of bananas; a connecting or supporting
part; the slender upright support of a wineglass or goblet; the main line
of descent of a family
stem, stemmed,
stemming,
stems.verbs
intransitive verb use.to
have or take origin or descent
(he stems from a long line of researchers); if a condition or problem stems
from something, it was caused originally by that thing; if you stem something,
you stop it spreading, increasing or continuing (much economic instability
is caused following greed and control policies benefiting
the few having designed them) stems from the effects of the
transitive verb use.to
remove the stem of; to provide with a stem; to make headway against (managed
to stem the tide of traffic and arrive earlier than was expected)
from stem to stern.idiom
from one end to another
Nautical: the curved
upright beam at the fore of a vessel into which the hull timbers are scarfed
to form the prow
Linguistics:.the
main part of a word to which affixes
are added
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