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sidewall |
Noun
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a wall that forms the side of a structure |
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sidewall |
Noun
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the side of an automobile tire |
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singleton |
Noun
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the playing card that is the only card in a suit held in a bridge hand as initially dealt |
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singleton |
Noun
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a set containing a single member |
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singleton |
Noun
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a single object (as distinguished from a pair) |
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shift key |
Noun
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the key on the typewriter keyboard that shifts from lower-case letters to upper-case letters |
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shift register |
Noun
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(computer science) register in which all bits can be shifted one or more positions to the left or to the right |
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side-wheeler |
Noun
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a paddle steamer having a paddle wheel on each side |
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sinusoidal projection |
Noun
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an equal-area map projection showing parallels and the equator as straight lines and other meridians as curved |
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shillelagh |
Noun
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a cudgel made of hardwood (usually oak or blackthorn) |
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shot glass |
Noun
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a small glass adequate to hold a single swallow of whiskey |
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side yard |
Noun
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the grounds at either side of a house |
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shillalah |
Noun
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a cudgel made of hardwood (usually oak or blackthorn) |
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shotgun |
Noun
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firearm that is a double-barreled smoothbore shoulder weapon for firing shot at short ranges |
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siding |
Noun
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a short stretch of railroad track used to store rolling stock or enable trains on the same line to pass |
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siding |
Noun
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a material applied to the outside of a building to make it weatherproof, made of wood, aluminum, or other materials |
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sister ship |
Noun
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a ship that is one of two or more similar ships built at the same time |
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shim |
Noun
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a thin wedge of material (wood or metal or stone) for driving into crevices |
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scattergun |
Noun
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firearm that is a double-barreled smoothbore shoulder weapon for firing shot at short ranges |
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shingle |
Noun
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a small signboard outside the office of a lawyer or doctor, e.g. |
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shingle |
Noun
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coarse beach gravel of small waterworn stones and pebbles (or a stretch of shore covered with such gravel) |
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shingle |
Noun
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building material used as siding or roofing |
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shingle |
Verb
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cover with shingles |
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shotgun shell |
Noun
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a shell containing lead shot |
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sitar |
Noun
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a stringed instrument of India |
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sidetrack |
Noun
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a short stretch of railroad track used to store rolling stock or enable trains on the same line to pass |
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sidetrack |
Verb
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wander from a direct or straight course |
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shot hole |
Noun
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drill hole for a charge of an explosive |
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sitz bath |
Noun
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a bathtub in which your buttocks and hips are immersed as if you were sitting in a chair and you bathe in a sitting position |
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shot tower |
Noun
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tower of a kind once used to make shot |
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shin guard |
Noun
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a stiff protective garment worn by hockey players or a catcher in baseball to protect the shins |
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shoulder |
Noun
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a narrow edge of land, usually unpaved, along the side of a road |
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shoulder |
Noun
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the part of a garment that covers or fits over the shoulder |
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shoulder |
Noun
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the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm |
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shoulder |
Noun
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a ball-and-socket joint between the head of the humerus and a cavity of the scapula |
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shoulder |
Noun
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a cut of meat including the upper joint of the foreleg |
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shoulder |
Verb
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to push with the shoulders |
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shoulder |
Verb
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to carry a burden, either real or metaphoric |
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shoulder |
Verb
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to lift onto one's shoulders |
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six-pack |
Noun
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a carton containing six bottles or cans |
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shinpad |
Noun
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a stiff protective garment worn by hockey players or a catcher in baseball to protect the shins |
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sieve |
Noun
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a strainer for separating lumps from powdered material or grading particles |
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sieve |
Verb
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distinguish and separate out |
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sieve |
Verb
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separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements |
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sieve |
Verb
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check and sort carefully |
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sieve |
Verb
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examine in order to test suitability |
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six pack |
Noun
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a carton containing six bottles or cans |
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ship |
Noun
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a vessel that carries passengers or freight |
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ship |
Verb
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place on board a ship |
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ship |
Verb
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travel by ship |