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spot Noun a slight attack of illness
straddle Noun the option to buy or sell a given stock at a given price before a given date
straddle Noun the act of sitting or standing astride
straddle Noun a gymnastic exercise performed with a leg on either side of the parallel bars
straddle Noun a noncommittal or equivocal position
straddle Verb range or extend over
straddle Verb be noncommittal
straddle Verb sit or stand astride of
stumble Noun an unintentional but embarrassing blunder
stumble Noun an unsteady uneven gait
stumble Verb make an error
stumble Verb miss a step and fall or nearly fall
stumble Verb walk unsteadily
stumble Verb encounter by chance
shopping Noun searching for or buying goods or services
shopping Noun the commodities purchased from stores
sequestration Noun seizing property that belongs to someone else and holding it until profits pay the demand for which it was seized
sequestration Noun the act of segregating or sequestering
sequestration Noun a writ that authorizes the seizure of property
sequestration Noun the action of forming a chelate or other stable compound with an ion or atom or molecule so that it is no longer available for reactions
spill Noun a sudden drop from an upright position
spill Noun the act of allowing a fluid to escape
spill Noun a channel that carries excess water over or around a dam or other obstruction
spill Noun liquid that is spilled
spill Verb reduce the pressure of wind on (a sail)
spill Verb reveal information
spill Verb cause or allow (a solid substance) to flow or run out or over
spill Verb pour out in drops or small quantities or as if in drops or small quantities
spill Verb cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container
spill Verb flow, run or fall out and become lost
succession Noun acquisition of property by descent or by will
succession Noun the action of following in order
succession Noun a following of one thing after another in time
succession Noun a group of people or things arranged or following in order
succession Noun (ecology) the gradual and orderly process of change in an ecosystem brought about by the progressive replacement of one community by another until a stable climax is established
subsidization Noun the act of providing a subsidy
subsidization Noun money (or other benefits) obtained as a subsidy
subsidisation Noun the act of providing a subsidy
subsidisation Noun money (or other benefits) obtained as a subsidy
short sale Noun sale of securities or commodity futures not owned by the seller, who hopes to buy them back later at a lower price
short selling Noun sale of securities or commodity futures not owned by the seller (who hopes to buy them back later at a lower price)
short covering Noun the purchase of securities or commodities by a short seller to close out a short sale
spectacle Noun a blunder that makes you look ridiculous
spectacle Noun an elaborate and remarkable display on a lavish scale
spectacle Noun something or someone seen (especially a notable or unusual sight)
seizure Noun the taking possession of something by legal process
seizure Noun the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property
seizure Noun the act of taking of a person by force
seizure Noun a sudden occurrence, or recurrence, of a disease
solecism Noun a socially awkward or tactless act