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scream |
Noun
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a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry |
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scream |
Verb
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utter or declare in a very loud voice |
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scream |
Verb
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utter a sudden loud cry |
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scream |
Verb
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make a loud, piercing sound |
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self-justification |
Noun
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a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc. |
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shaggy dog story |
Noun
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a long rambling joke whose humor derives from its pointlessness |
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sick joke |
Noun
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a joke in bad taste |
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song and dance |
Noun
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an interesting but highly implausible story |
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song and dance |
Noun
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theatrical performance combining singing and dancing |
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sight gag |
Noun
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a joke whose effect is achieved by visual means rather than by speech (as in a movie) |
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slip of the tongue |
Noun
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an accidental and usually trivial mistake in speaking |
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spoonerism |
Noun
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transposition of initial consonants in a pair of words |
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spoof |
Noun
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a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way |
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spoof |
Verb
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make a parody of |
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snow job |
Noun
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a long and elaborate misrepresentation |
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sendup |
Noun
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a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way |
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subterfuge |
Noun
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something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity |
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stipulative definition |
Noun
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a definition that is stipulated by someone and that is not a standard usage |
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skulduggery |
Noun
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verbal misrepresentation intended to take advantage of you in some way |
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skullduggery |
Noun
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verbal misrepresentation intended to take advantage of you in some way |
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surmise |
Noun
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a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence |
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surmise |
Verb
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infer from incomplete evidence |
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surmise |
Verb
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imagine to be the case or true or probable |
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surmisal |
Noun
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a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence |
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slop |
Noun
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writing or music that is excessively sweet and sentimental |
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slop |
Noun
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wet feed (especially for pigs) consisting of mostly kitchen waste mixed with water or skimmed or sour milk |
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slop |
Noun
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weak or watery unappetizing food or drink; usually plural |
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slop |
Noun
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usually plural, waste water from a kitchen or bathroom or chamber pot that has to be emptied by hand |
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slop |
Noun
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deep soft mud in water or slush |
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slop |
Verb
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feed pigs |
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slop |
Verb
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cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container |
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slop |
Verb
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ladle clumsily |
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slop |
Verb
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walk through mud or mire |
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stumper |
Noun
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a particularly difficult or baffling question or problem |
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sudoku |
Noun
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a number puzzle in which the numbers 1 through 9 must be placed into a grid of cells so that each row or column contains only one of each number |
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syncategorem |
Noun
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a syncategorematic expression |
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syncategoreme |
Noun
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a syncategorematic expression |
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suffix notation |
Noun
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a parenthesis-free notation for forming mathematical expressions in which each operator follows its operands |
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stage direction |
Noun
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an instruction written as part of the script of a play |
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screen font |
Noun
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the font that is displayed on a computer screen |
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sheet music |
Noun
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a musical composition in printed or written form |
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sans serif |
Noun
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a typeface in which characters have no serifs |
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SOS |
Noun
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an internationally recognized distress signal in radio code |
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serif |
Noun
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a short line at the end of the main strokes of a character |
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seriph |
Noun
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a short line at the end of the main strokes of a character |
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structural formula |
Noun
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an expanded molecular formula showing the arrangement of atoms within the molecule |
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signaling |
Noun
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any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message |
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starting signal |
Noun
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a signal to begin (as in a race) |
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storm signal |
Noun
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a signal announcing the approach of a storm (particularly a storm of marked violence) |
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storm cone |
Noun
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a canvas cone hoisted to warn of high winds |