an explosive sound caused by the shock wave of an airplane traveling faster than the speed of sound
standstill
Noun
an interruption of normal activity
standstill
Noun
a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible
seek
Noun
the movement of a read/write head to a specific data track on a disk
seek
Verb
inquire for
seek
Verb
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
seek
Verb
go to or towards
seek
Verb
try to get or reach
seek
Verb
make an effort or attempt
solar eclipse
Noun
the moon interrupts light from the sun
stalemate
Noun
drawing position in chess: any of a player's possible moves would place his king in check
stalemate
Noun
a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible
stalemate
Verb
subject to a stalemate
second-place finish
Noun
a finish in second place (as in a race)
samsara
Noun
(Hinduism and Buddhism) the endless cycle of birth and suffering and death and rebirth
sunrise
Adjective
of an industry or technology
sunrise
Noun
the daily event of the sun rising above the horizon
sunrise
Noun
atmospheric phenomena accompanying the daily appearance of the sun
sunrise
Noun
the first light of day
surf
Noun
waves breaking on the shore
surf
Verb
switch channels, on television
surf
Verb
look around casually and randomly, without seeking anything in particular
surf
Verb
ride the waves of the sea with a surfboard
sinking
Noun
a slow fall or decline (as for lack of strength)
sinking
Noun
a descent as through liquid, especially through water
sinking
Noun
a feeling caused by uneasiness or apprehension
swash
Noun
the movement or sound of water
swash
Verb
act in an arrogant, overly self-assured, or conceited manner
swash
Verb
show off
swash
Verb
dash a liquid upon or against
swash
Verb
make violent, noisy movements
sea change
Noun
a profound transformation
sine wave
Noun
a wave whose waveform resembles a sine curve
seiche
Noun
a wave on the surface of a lake or landlocked bay
subsidence
Noun
the sudden collapse of something into a hollow beneath it
subsidence
Noun
a gradual sinking to a lower level
subsidence
Noun
an abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease)
soliton
Noun
(physics) a quantum of energy or quasiparticle that can be propagated as a traveling wave in nonlinear systems and is neither preceded nor followed by another such disturbance
soliton wave
Noun
(physics) a quantum of energy or quasiparticle that can be propagated as a traveling wave in nonlinear systems and is neither preceded nor followed by another such disturbance
solitary wave
Noun
(physics) a quantum of energy or quasiparticle that can be propagated as a traveling wave in nonlinear systems and is neither preceded nor followed by another such disturbance
standing 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
spate
Noun
the occurrence of a water flow resulting from sudden rain or melting snow
spate
Noun
a sudden forceful flow
spate
Noun
(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
sex change
Noun
a change in a person's physical sexual characteristics (as by surgery and hormone treatments)
seism
Noun
shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane of from volcanic activity
seismic disturbance
Noun
an instance of agitation of the earth's crust
sideswipe
Noun
a glancing blow from or on the side of something (especially motor vehicles)
sideswipe
Verb
strike from the side
simple harmonic motion
Noun
periodic motion in which the restoring force is proportional to the displacement