| surgery |
the field of medicine that treats disease, physical defects, and injury with medical operations. [4 definitions] |
| surgical |
of, involving, or used in surgery. [3 definitions] |
| Suriname |
a country in northeastern South America on the Atlantic between Guyana and French Guiana. |
| surly |
ill-tempered and rude; unfriendly. |
| surmise |
to infer without certain knowledge; suppose; guess. [3 definitions] |
| surmount |
to get over or past; overcome; conquer. [2 definitions] |
| surmountable |
combined form of surmount. |
| surname |
the name that distinguishes one as part of a particular family, as opposed to one's given name; family name; last name. [2 definitions] |
| surpass |
to go past or beyond in degree or quantity; be greater or larger than. [3 definitions] |
| surpassable |
combined form of surpass. |
| surpassing |
exceeding others in a particular quality or characteristic; exceptional. |
| surplice |
a white gown with full sleeves and a loose fit that is worn over a cassock by the clergy in some religious services. |
| surplus |
the quantity that exceeds what is needed or required; an extra amount. [3 definitions] |
| surplusage |
an excessive amount, esp. of speech or words. [2 definitions] |
| surplus value |
in Marxist theory, the difference between the value of the products of a worker's labor and the wage he or she receives, which constitutes the profit made by a capitalist owner of land, a factory, or the like. |
| surprise |
to catch unawares; occur to unexpectedly. [8 definitions] |
| surprised |
showing surprise. |
| surprising |
causing surprise or wonder; astonishing. [2 definitions] |
| surprisingly |
in a way or to a degree that surprises ;unexpectedly. |
| surreal |
of, like, involving, or typical of surrealism; surrealistic. [2 definitions] |
| surrealism |
(sometimes cap.) an artistic and literary movement of the twentieth century that attempts to depict the subconscious mind with dream imagery, fantastic juxtapositions, and other unusual effects. |