-s1 |
used to form the third person sing. present tense of all regular and most irregular verbs. |
-s2 |
used to form the regular plural of most nouns. |
-'s2 |
used to form the possessive of most singular nouns, some plural nouns not ending in "s," some pronouns, and various noun phrases. |
-'s3 |
shortened form of "is". [3 definitions] |
-'s1 |
shortened form of "us". |
S1 |
abbreviation of "south." |
S2 |
symbol of the chemical element sulfur. |
S3 |
abbreviation of "small." |
s |
the nineteenth letter of the English alphabet. [4 definitions] |
S.A. |
abbreviation of "société anonyme" (French), or "sociedad anonima" (Spanish), or "societa anonima" (Italian); corporation. |
sabadilla |
a tropical American plant of the lily family, with poisonous seeds that are used in insecticides. |
Sabbatarian |
one who observes the Sabbath on Saturday, as Jews and certain Christians. [3 definitions] |
Sabbath |
the day of rest and worship observed by Jews and certain Christians on Saturday, the seventh day of the week. [2 definitions] |
Sabbatical |
(l.c.) used or intended as a period of rest, as a periodic leave of absence. [3 definitions] |
sabbatical leave |
for teachers and some others, a year or half year of freedom from ordinary duties, granted periodically with full or partial salary. |
sabbatical year |
see "sabbatical leave." [2 definitions] |
saber |
a heavy sword, often slightly curved, with one sharp edge. [3 definitions] |
saber rattling |
a menacing display of military force, or the verbal threat to use it. |
saber-toothed tiger |
any of various large wild cats that became extinct in the Pleistocene period, characterized by long upper canine teeth. |
Sabine |
a member of an ancient people of central Italy, conquered by the Romans in the early third century B.C. [2 definitions] |
sable |
a weasel-like mammal of the cold regions of Eurasia that has very dark, valuable fur. [6 definitions] |