a post marking the starting point of a race (especially a horse race)
shocker
Noun
a sensational message (in a film or play or novel)
shocker
Noun
a shockingly bad person
stripes
Noun
V-shaped sleeve badge indicating military rank and service
sales talk
Noun
promotion by means of an argument and demonstration
smash-up
Noun
a serious collision, especially of motor vehicles
social event
Noun
an event characteristic of persons forming groups
smoulder
Noun
a fire that burns with thick smoke but no flame
smoulder
Verb
burn slowly and without a flame
smoulder
Verb
have strong suppressed feelings
smolder
Noun
a fire that burns with thick smoke but no flame
smolder
Verb
burn slowly and without a flame
smolder
Verb
have strong suppressed feelings
surface fire
Noun
a forest fire that burns only the surface litter and undergrowth
shame
Noun
an unfortunate development
shame
Noun
a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
shame
Noun
a state of dishonor
shame
Verb
surpass or beat by a wide margin
shame
Verb
cause to be ashamed
shame
Verb
compel through a sense of shame
shame
Verb
bring shame or dishonor upon
salaam
Noun
a deep bow
salaam
Verb
greet with a salaam
system command
Noun
a computer user's instruction (not part of a program) that calls for action by the computer's executive program
skeleton in the closet
Noun
a scandal that is kept secret
square deal
Noun
fair treatment
skeleton in the cupboard
Noun
a scandal that is kept secret
split decision
Noun
a boxing decision in which the judges are not unanimous
sequella
Noun
a secondary consequence
short order
Noun
an order for food that can be prepared quickly
sublimation
Noun
(psychology) modifying the natural expression of an impulse or instinct (especially a sexual one) to one that is socially acceptable
sublimation
Noun
in chemistry, a change directly from the solid to the gaseous state without becoming liquid
slanguage
Noun
language characterized by excessive use of slang or cant
sprechgesang
Noun
a style of dramatic vocalization between singing and speaking
sprechstimme
Noun
a style of dramatic vocalization between singing and speaking
stunner
Noun
an unexpected and amazing event
stunner
Noun
a very attractive or seductive looking woman
software error
Noun
error resulting from bad code in some program involved in producing the erroneous result
start-off
Noun
a start given to contestants
semantic error
Noun
an error in logic or arithmetic that must be detected at run time
syntax error
Noun
an error of language resulting from code that does not conform to the syntax of the programming language
stationary wave
Noun
a wave (as a sound wave in a chamber or an electromagnetic wave in a transmission line) in which the ratio of its instantaneous amplitude at one point to that at any other point does not vary with time
surcease
Noun
a stopping
settling
Noun
a gradual sinking to a lower level
sound wave
Noun
(acoustics) a wave that transmits sound
subsiding
Noun
a gradual sinking to a lower level
submergence
Noun
sinking until covered completely with water
submerging
Noun
sinking until covered completely with water
shock wave
Noun
a region of high pressure travelling through a gas at a high velocity