| sciatic |
of, pertaining to, near, or affecting the hip or nerves of the hip. [2 definitions] |
| sciatica |
pain from an inflamed sciatic nerve, which runs through the pelvis and upper leg; pain in the hip and thigh. |
| science |
systematic observation and testing of natural phenomena in a search for general laws and conclusive evidence. [3 definitions] |
| science-based |
pertaining to a process or approach that is developed using the scientific method. |
| science fiction |
fiction in which scientific findings, capabilities, or speculations provide an essential basis for the imagined events. |
| science-fiction |
of or pertaining to fiction in which scientific findings, capabilities, or speculations provide an essential basis for the imagined events. |
| scientific |
requiring or demonstrating systematic knowledge and skills, exactness in observation and testing, and keen but dispassionate interest in the truths of nature. [2 definitions] |
| scientist |
one who uses scientific procedures and is involved in science, esp. the physical or natural sciences. |
| sci-fi |
(informal) science fiction. |
| scilicet |
that is to say; to wit; namely. |
| scimitar |
a curved, one-edged sword that originated in the Orient. |
| scintilla |
a tiny amount; trace. |
| scintillate |
to send out sparks. [4 definitions] |
| scintillating |
intellectually lively or brilliant. |
| scintillation |
the act or process of scintillating. [2 definitions] |
| sciolism |
superficial knowledge or familiarity, used as a basis for scholarly pretensions. |
| scion |
an offspring or heir. [2 definitions] |
| scire facias |
in law, a judicial writ requiring a party to show cause why a judicial record should not be enforced, repealed, or annulled. [2 definitions] |
| scission |
the act or result of cutting, dividing, or splitting; fission. |
| scissor |
to cut with, or as with, a pair of scissors. [2 definitions] |
| scissors |
(sometimes used with a singular verb) a tool for cutting paper, fabric, or the like, made up of two blades joined with a pivot so their edges may be opened and closed. [2 definitions] |