Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter S - Page 193

Sunder (v. t.) To expose to the sun and wind.

Sundew (n.) Any plant of the genus Drosera, low bog plants whose leaves are beset with pediceled glands which secrete a viscid fluid that glitters like dewdrops and attracts and detains insects. After an insect is caught, the glands curve inward like tentacles and the leaf digests it. Called also lustwort.

Sundial (n.) An instrument to show the time of day by means of the shadow of a gnomon, or style, on a plate.

Sundog (n.) A luminous spot occasionally seen a few degrees from the sun, supposed to be formed by the intersection of two or more halos, or in a manner similar to that of halos.

Sundown (n.) The setting of the sun; sunset.

Sundown (n.) A kind of broad-brimmed sun hat worn by women.

Sun-dried (a.) Dried by the heat of the sun.

Sundries (n. pl.) Many different or small things; sundry things.

Sundrily (adv.) In sundry ways; variously.

Sundry (v. t.) Several; divers; more than one or two; various.

Sundry (v. t.) Separate; diverse.

Sundrymen (pl. ) of Sundryman

Sundryman (n.) One who deals in sundries, or a variety of articles.

Sunfish (n.) A very large oceanic plectognath fish (Mola mola, Mola rotunda, or Orthagoriscus mola) having a broad body and a truncated tail.

Sunfish (n.) Any one of numerous species of perch-like North American fresh-water fishes of the family Centrachidae. They have a broad, compressed body, and strong dorsal spines. Among the common species of the Eastern United States are Lepomis gibbosus (called also bream, pondfish, pumpkin seed, and sunny), the blue sunfish, or dollardee (L. pallidus), and the long-eared sunfish (L. auritus). Several of the species are called also pondfish.

Sunfish (n.) The moonfish, or bluntnosed shiner.

Sunfish (n.) The opah.

Sunfish (n.) The basking, or liver, shark.

Sunfish (n.) Any large jellyfish.

Sunflower (n.) Any plant of the genus Helianthus; -- so called probably from the form and color of its flower, which is large disk with yellow rays. The commonly cultivated sunflower is Helianthus annuus, a native of America.

Sung () imp. & p. p. of Sing.

Sunglasses (pl. ) of Sunglass

Sunglass (n.) A convex lens of glass for producing heat by converging the sun's rays into a focus.

Sunglow (n.) A rosy flush in the sky seen after sunset.

Sunk () imp. & p. p. of Sink.

Sunken (a.) Lying on the bottom of a river or other water; sunk.

Sunless (a.) Destitute or deprived of the sun or its rays; shaded; shadowed.

Sunlight (n.) The light of the sun.

Sunlike (a.) Like or resembling the sun.

Sunlit (a.) Lighted by the sun.

Sunn (n.) An East Indian leguminous plant (Crotalaria juncea) and its fiber, which is also called sunn hemp.

Sunna (n.) A collection of traditions received by the orthodox Mohammedans as of equal authority with the Koran.

Sunniah (n.) One of the sect of Sunnites.

Sunniness (n.) The quality or state of being sunny.

Sunnite (n.) One of the orthodox Mohammedans who receive the Sunna as of equal importance with the Koran.

Sunnud (n.) A charter or warrant; also, a deed of gift.

Sunny (superl.) Of or pertaining to the sun; proceeding from, or resembling the sun; hence, shining; bright; brilliant; radiant.

Sunny (superl.) Exposed to the rays of the sun; brightened or warmed by the direct rays of the sun; as, a sunny room; the sunny side of a hill.

Sunny (superl.) Cheerful; genial; as, a sunny disposition.

Sunny (n.) See Sunfish (b).

Sunproof (a.) Impervious to the rays of the sun.

Sunrise (n.) Alt. of Sunrising

Sunrising (n.) The first appearance of the sun above the horizon in the morning; more generally, the time of such appearance, whether in fair or cloudy weather; as, to begin work at sunrise.

Sunrising (n.) Hence, the region where the sun rises; the east.

Sunset (n.) Alt. of Sunsetting

Sunsetting (n.) The descent of the sun below the horizon; also, the time when the sun sets; evening. Also used figuratively.

Sunsetting (n.) Hence, the region where the sun sets; the west.

Sunshade (n.) Anything used as a protection from the sun's rays.

Sunshade (n.) A small parasol.

Sunshade (n.) An awning.

Sunshine (n.) The light of the sun, or the place where it shines; the direct rays of the sun, the place where they fall, or the warmth and light which they give.

Sunshine (n.) Anything which has a warming and cheering influence like that of the rays of the sun; warmth; illumination; brightness.

Sunshine (a.) Sunshiny; bright.

Sunshiny (a.) Bright with the rays of the sun; clear, warm, or pleasant; as, a sunshiny day.

Sunshiny (a.) Bright like the sun; resplendent.

Sunshiny (a.) Beaming with good spirits; cheerful.

Sunsquall (n.) Any large jellyfish.

Sun star () See Sun star, under Sun.

Sunsted (n.) Solstice.

Sunstone (n.) Aventurine feldspar. See under Aventurine.

Sunstroke (n.) Any affection produced by the action of the sun on some part of the body; especially, a sudden prostration of the physical powers, with symptoms resembling those of apoplexy, occasioned by exposure to excessive heat, and often terminating fatally; coup de soleil.

Sun-struck (a.) Overcome by, or affected with, sunstroke; as, sun-struck soldiers.

Sunup (n.) Sunrise.

Sunward (adv.) Toward the sun.

Sunwise (adv.) In the direction of the sun's apparent motion, or from the east southward and westward, and so around the circle; also, in the same direction as the movement of the hands of a watch lying face upward.

Supped (imp. & p. p.) of Sup

Supping (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Sup

Sup (v. t.) To take into the mouth with the lips, as a liquid; to take or drink by a little at a time; to sip.

Sup (n.) A small mouthful, as of liquor or broth; a little taken with the lips; a sip.

Sup (v. i.) To eat the evening meal; to take supper.

Sup (v. t.) To treat with supper.

Supawn (n.) Boiled Indian meal; hasty pudding; mush.

Supe (n.) A super.

Super- () A prefix signifying above, over, beyond, and hence often denoting in a superior position, in excess, over and above, in addition, exceedingly; as in superimpose, supersede, supernatural, superabundance.

Super- () A prefix formerly much used to denote that the ingredient to the name of which it was prefixed was present in a large, or unusually large, proportion as compared with the other ingredients; as in calcium superphosphate. It has been superseded by per-, bi-, di-, acid, etc. (as peroxide, bicarbonate, disulphide, and acid sulphate), which retain the old meanings of super-, but with sharper definition. Cf. Acid, a., Bi-, Di-, and Per-.

Super (n.) A contraction of Supernumerary, in sense 2.

Superable (a.) Capable of being overcome or conquered; surmountable.

Superabound (v. i.) To be very abundant or exuberant; to be more than sufficient; as, the country superabounds with corn.

Superabundance (n.) The quality or state of being superabundant; a superabundant quantity; redundancy; excess.

Superabundant (a.) Abounding to excess; being more than is sufficient; redundant; as, superabundant zeal.

Superacidulated (a.) Acidulated to excess.

Superadded (imp. & p. p.) of Superadd

Superadding (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Superadd

Superadd (v. t.) To add over and above; to add to what has been added; to annex, as something extrinsic.

Superaddition (n.) The act of adding something in excess or something extraneous; also, something which is added in excess or extraneously.

Superadvenient (a.) Coming upon; coming in addition to, or in assistance of, something.

Superalimentation (n.) The act of overfeeding, or making one take food in excess of the natural appetite for it.

Superaltar (n.) A raised shelf or stand on the back of an altar, on which different objects can be placed; a predella or gradino.

Superangelic (a.) Superior to the angels in nature or rank.

Superannuated (imp. & p. p.) of Superannuate

Superannuating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Superannuate

Superannuate (v. t.) To impair or disquality on account of age or infirmity.

Superannuate (v. t.) To give a pension to, on account of old age or other infirmity; to cause to retire from service on a pension.

Superannuate (v. i.) To last beyond the year; -- said of annual plants.

Superannuation (n.) The state of being superannuated, or too old for office or business; the state of being disqualified by old age; decrepitude.

Superb (a.) Grand; magnificent; august; stately; as, a superb edifice; a superb colonnade.

Superb (a.) Rich; elegant; as, superb furniture or decorations.

Superb (a.) Showy; excellent; grand; as, a superb exhibition.

Superbiate (v. t.) To make (a person) haughty.

Supercarbonate (n.) A bicarbonate.

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