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straight line |
Noun
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a line traced by a point traveling in a constant direction |
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scale of measurement |
Noun
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an ordered reference standard |
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salient angle |
Noun
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an angle pointing outward |
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semicircle |
Noun
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a plane figure with the shape of half a circle |
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swirl |
Noun
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the shape of something rotating rapidly |
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swirl |
Verb
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flow in a circular current, of liquids |
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swirl |
Verb
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turn in a twisting or spinning motion |
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sliding scale |
Noun
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a wage scale that fluctuates in response to the cost-of-living index |
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standard of measurement |
Noun
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accepted or approved instance or example of a quantity or quality against which others are judged or measured or compared |
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scalene triangle |
Noun
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a triangle with no two sides of equal length |
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spheroid |
Noun
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a shape that is generated by rotating an ellipse around one of its axes |
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spherule |
Noun
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a small sphere |
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spherical polygon |
Noun
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a figure on the surface of a sphere bounded by arcs of 3 or more great circles |
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spherical triangle |
Noun
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a spherical polygon formed by the arcs of 3 great circles |
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solid figure |
Noun
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a three-dimensional shape |
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subfigure |
Noun
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a figure that is a part of another figure |
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sag |
Noun
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a shape that sags |
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sag |
Verb
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to droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness |
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sag |
Verb
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to cause to sag |
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symbiosis |
Noun
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the relation between two different species of organisms that are interdependent |
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sinuosity |
Noun
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having curves |
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sinuousness |
Noun
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having curves |
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schemozzle |
Noun
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(Yiddish) a confused situation or affair |
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shemozzle |
Noun
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(Yiddish) a confused situation or affair |
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sympatry |
Noun
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the occurrence of organisms in overlapping geographical areas, but without interbreeding |
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sine curve |
Noun
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the curve of y=sin x |
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size of it |
Noun
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the actual state of affairs |
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spuriousness |
Noun
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state of lacking genuineness |
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square one |
Noun
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the situation in which you begin an endeavor and to which you return if your efforts fail |
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status quo |
Noun
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the existing state of affairs |
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sleep |
Noun
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euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb) |
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sleep |
Noun
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a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended |
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sleep |
Noun
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a torpid state resembling deep sleep |
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sleep |
Noun
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a period of time spent sleeping |
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sleep |
Verb
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be asleep |
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sleep |
Verb
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be able to accommodate for sleeping |
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Sturm und Drang |
Noun
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a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally) |
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social stratification |
Noun
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the condition of being arranged in social strata or classes within a group |
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state of nature |
Noun
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a wild primitive state untouched by civilization |
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state of war |
Noun
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a legal state created by a declaration of war and ended by official declaration during which the international rules of war apply |
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standard of living |
Noun
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a level of material comfort in terms of goods and services available to someone or some group |
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standard of life |
Noun
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a level of material comfort in terms of goods and services available to someone or some group |
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state of the art |
Noun
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the highest degree of development of an art or technique at a particular time |
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spousal relationship |
Noun
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the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce) |
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semidarkness |
Noun
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partial darkness |
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shadowiness |
Noun
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relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body |
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social station |
Noun
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position in a social hierarchy |
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social status |
Noun
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position in a social hierarchy |
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serial monogamy |
Noun
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a succession of short monogamous relationships (as by someone who undergoes multiple divorces) |
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social rank |
Noun
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position in a social hierarchy |