suck in

verb

1. take up as if with a sponge (Synonyms: take in, sop up, take up)
2. draw in as if by suction (Synonyms: draw in)
   "suck in your cheeks and stomach"
3. attract by using an inexorable force, inducement, etc. (Synonyms: suck)
   "The current boom in the economy sucked many workers in from abroad"

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sucking US /sˈʌkɪŋ/

noun

1. the act of sucking (Synonyms: suck, suction)

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sucking fish

noun

1. marine fishes with a flattened elongated body and a sucking disk on the head for attaching to large fish or moving objects (Synonyms: remora, suckerfish)

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sucking louse

noun

1. wingless usually flattened bloodsucking insect parasitic on warm-blooded animals (Synonyms: louse)

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sucking pig

noun

1. an unweaned piglet

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suckle US /sˈʌkəl/

verb

1. give suck to (Synonyms: breastfeed, suck, nurse, wet-nurse, lactate, give suck)
   "The wetnurse suckled the infant"
   "You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places"
2. suck milk from the mother's breasts
   "the infant was suckling happily"

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suckled

adjective (satellite)

1. (of an infant) breast-fed (Synonyms: nursed)

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suckling US /sˈʌklɪŋ/

noun

1. feeding an infant by giving suck at the breast (Synonyms: lactation)
2. a young mammal that has not been weaned
3. an infant considered in relation to its nurse (Synonyms: nursling, nurseling)

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Suckling US /sˈʌklɪŋ/

noun

1. English poet and courtier (1609-1642) (Synonyms: Sir John Suckling)

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suckling pig

noun

1. whole young pig suitable for roasting (Synonyms: cochon de lait)

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suckling reflex

noun

1. reflex behavior in newborn mammals; includes finding and grasping the nipple in the mouth and sucking on it and swallowing the milk

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suck out

verb

1. remove by suction (Synonyms: aspirate, draw out)
   "aspirate the wound"

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suck up

verb

1. try to gain favor by cringing or flattering (Synonyms: fawn, toady, truckle, bootlick, kowtow, kotow)
   "He is always kowtowing to his boss"
2. take in, also metaphorically (Synonyms: absorb, suck, imbibe, soak up, sop up, draw)
   "The sponge absorbs water well"
   "She drew strength from the minister's words"
3. ingratiate oneself to; often with insincere behavior (Synonyms: cozy up, cotton up, shine up, play up, sidle up)
   "She is playing up to the chairman"

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sucralfate

noun

1. medicine consisting of a tablet (trade name Carafate) used to treat peptic ulcers; said to bind to the ulcer site and coat it (Synonyms: Carafate)

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sucrase

noun

1. an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of sucrose into glucose and fructose (Synonyms: invertase, saccharase)

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Sucre US /sˈuːkər/

noun

1. the judicial capital and seat of the judiciary in Bolivia

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sucre US /sˈuːkər/

noun

1. the basic unit of money in Ecuador; equal to 100 centavos

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sucrose US /sˈuːkroʊs/

noun

1. a complex carbohydrate found in many plants and used as a sweetening agent (Synonyms: saccharose)

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suction US /sˈʌkʃən/

noun

1. the act of sucking (Synonyms: sucking, suck)
2. a force over an area produced by a pressure difference

verb

1. empty or clean (a body cavity) by the force of suction
   "suction the uterus in an abortion"
2. remove or draw away by the force of suction
   "the doctors had to suction the water from the patient's lungs"

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suction cup

noun

1. a cup-shaped device (made of rubber, glass, or plastic) that produces a partial vacuum; used to adhere or draw something to a surface

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suction curettage

noun

1. a method of induced abortion; prior to the 14th week of gestation the embryo and placenta are removed by applying suction to the dilated cervix (Synonyms: vacuum aspiration)

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suction lipectomy

noun

1. lipectomy (especially for cosmetic purposes) in which excess fatty tissue is removed from under the skin by suction (Synonyms: liposuction)

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suction pump

noun

1. a pump for raising fluids by suction

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suction stop

noun

1. a stop consonant made by the suction of air into the mouth (as in Bantu) (Synonyms: click)

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suctorial

adjective

1. adapted for sucking or clinging by suction

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Sudafed US /sˈuːdəfɛd/

noun

1. vasoconstrictor (trade names Privine and Sudafed) used in nasal sprays to treat symptoms of nasal congestion and in eyedrops to treat eye irritation (Synonyms: naphazoline, Privine)

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Sudan US /suːdˈæn/

noun

1. a region of northern Africa to the south of the Sahara and Libyan deserts; extends from the Atlantic to the Red Sea (Synonyms: Soudan)
2. a republic in northeastern Africa on the Red Sea; achieved independence from Egypt and the United Kingdom in 1956 (Synonyms: Republic of the Sudan, Soudan)

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Sudanese US /suːdənˈiː/

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Sudan

adjective

1. of or relating to or characteristic of the African Republic of the Sudan or its people
   "the Sudanese desert"

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Sudanese monetary unit

noun

1. monetary unit in the Sudan

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Sudanese pound

noun

1. the basic unit of money in the Sudan; equal to 100 piasters (Synonyms: pound)

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sudate

verb

1. excrete perspiration through the pores in the skin (Synonyms: sweat, perspire)
   "Exercise makes one sweat"

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sudation

noun

1. the process of the sweat glands of the skin secreting a salty fluid (Synonyms: perspiration, sweating, diaphoresis, hidrosis)
   "perspiration is a homeostatic process"

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sudatorium

noun

1. a bathhouse for hot air baths or steam baths (Synonyms: sudatory)

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sudatory

noun

1. a bathhouse for hot air baths or steam baths (Synonyms: sudatorium)
2. a medicine that causes or increases sweating (Synonyms: sudorific)

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Sudbury US /sˈʌdbɛriː/

noun

1. a city in south central Canada in Ontario; a major nickel mining center

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sudden A2 US /sˈʌdən/

adjective

1. happening without warning or in a short space of time
   "a sudden storm"
   "a sudden decision"

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sudden death

noun

1. (sports) overtime in which play is stopped as soon as one contestant scores; e.g. football and golf

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sudden infant death syndrome

noun

1. sudden and unexpected death of an apparently healthy infant during sleep (Synonyms: SIDS, infant death, crib death, cot death)

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suddenly B1 US /sˈʌdənliː/

adverb

1. quickly and without warning (Synonyms: abruptly, short, dead)
   "he stopped suddenly"
2. happening unexpectedly (Synonyms: all of a sudden, of a sudden)
   "suddenly she felt a sharp pain in her side"
3. on impulse; without premeditation (Synonyms: on the spur of the moment)
   "he decided to go to Chicago on the spur of the moment"
   "he made up his mind suddenly"

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suddenness US /sˈʌdənnəs/

noun

1. the quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning (Synonyms: abruptness, precipitateness, precipitousness, precipitance, precipitancy)

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sudoku

noun

1. 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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sudor

noun

1. salty fluid secreted by sweat glands (Synonyms: perspiration, sweat)
   "sweat poured off his brow"

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sudoriferous gland

noun

1. any of the glands in the skin that secrete perspiration (Synonyms: sweat gland)

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sudorific

noun

1. a medicine that causes or increases sweating (Synonyms: sudatory)

adjective

1. inducing perspiration (Synonyms: diaphoretic)

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sudra

noun

1. the lowest of the four varnas: the servants and workers of low status (Synonyms: shudra)

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Sudra

noun

1. a member of the lowest or worker Hindu caste (Synonyms: Shudra)

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suds C1 US /sˈʌd/

noun

1. a dysphemism for beer (especially for lager that effervesces)
2. the froth produced by soaps or detergents (Synonyms: soapsuds, lather)

verb

1. make froth or foam and become bubbly (Synonyms: froth, spume)
   "The river foamed"
2. wash in suds

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sudsy

adjective

1. resembling lather or covered with lather (Synonyms: lathery)

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Sue B2 US /sˈuː/

noun

1. French writer whose novels described the sordid side of city life (1804-1857) (Synonyms: Eugene Sue)

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sue B2 US /sˈuː/

verb

1. institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against (Synonyms: action, litigate, process)
   "He was warned that the district attorney would process him"
   "She actioned the company for discrimination"

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suede US /swˈeɪd/

noun

1. a fabric made to resemble suede leather (Synonyms: suede cloth)
2. leather with a napped surface (Synonyms: suede leather)

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suede cloth

noun

1. a fabric made to resemble suede leather (Synonyms: suede)

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suede glove

noun

1. a glove made of fine soft leather (as kidskin) (Synonyms: kid glove)

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suede leather

noun

1. leather with a napped surface (Synonyms: suede)

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suer

noun

1. someone who petitions a court for redress of a grievance or recovery of a right (Synonyms: petitioner)
2. a man who courts a woman (Synonyms: suitor, wooer)
   "a suer for the hand of the princess"

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suet

noun

1. hard fat around the kidneys and loins in beef and sheep

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suet pudding

noun

1. a sweet or savory pudding made with suet and steamed or boiled

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suety

adjective (satellite)

1. like or full of suet
   "suety lamb chops"

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Suez US /sˈuːɛ/

noun

1. a city in northeastern Egypt at the head of the Gulf of Suez and at the southern end of the Suez Canal

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Suez Canal

noun

1. a ship canal in northeastern Egypt linking the Red Sea with the Mediterranean Sea

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suffer B1 US /sˈʌfər/

verb

1. feel pain or be in pain (Synonyms: hurt)
2. undergo (as of injuries and illnesses) (Synonyms: sustain, have, get)
   "She suffered a fracture in the accident"
   "He had an insulin shock after eating three candy bars"
3. feel unwell or uncomfortable
   "She is suffering from the hot weather"
4. get worse
   "His grades suffered"
5. be set at a disadvantage (Synonyms: lose)
   "This author really suffers in translation"
   "The painting loses something in this light"
6. put up with something or somebody unpleasant (Synonyms: digest, endure, stick out, stomach, bear, stand)
   "I cannot bear his constant criticism"
   "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"
7. experience (emotional) pain
   "Every time her husband gets drunk, she suffers"
8. undergo or be subjected to (Synonyms: endure)
   "He suffered the penalty"
   "Many saints suffered martyrdom"
9. undergo or suffer (Synonyms: meet)
   "meet a violent death"
   "suffer a terrible fate"
10. feel physical pain (Synonyms: hurt, ache)
    "Were you hurting after the accident?"
11. be given to
    "She suffers from a tendency to talk too much"

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sufferable

adjective (satellite)

1. capable of being borne though unpleasant (Synonyms: bearable, endurable, supportable)
   "sufferable punishment"

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sufferance

noun

1. a disposition to tolerate or accept people or situations (Synonyms: toleration, acceptance)
   "all people should practice toleration and live together in peace"
2. patient endurance especially of pain or distress

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sufferer US /sˈʌfərər/

noun

1. one who suffers for the sake of principle (Synonyms: martyr)
2. a person suffering from an illness (Synonyms: sick person, diseased person)

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suffering B2 US /sˈʌfərɪŋ/

noun

1. feelings of mental or physical pain (Synonyms: hurt)
2. psychological suffering (Synonyms: distress, hurt)
   "the death of his wife caused him great distress"
3. a state of acute pain (Synonyms: agony, excruciation)
4. misery resulting from affliction (Synonyms: woe)

adjective (satellite)

1. very unhappy; full of misery (Synonyms: miserable, wretched)
   "he felt depressed and miserable"
   "a message of hope for suffering humanity"
2. troubled by pain or loss
   "suffering refugees"

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suffice C1 US /səfˈaɪs/

verb

1. be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity (Synonyms: do, answer, serve)
   "A few words would answer"
   "This car suits my purpose well"

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sufficiency US /səfˈɪʃənsiː/

noun

1. the quality of being sufficient for the end in view (Synonyms: adequacy)
   "he questioned the sufficiency of human intelligence"
2. an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose (Synonyms: enough)
   "enough is as good as a feast"
   "there is more than a sufficiency of lawyers in this country"
3. sufficient resources to provide comfort and meet obligations
   "her father questioned the young suitor's sufficiency"

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sufficient B1 US /səfˈɪʃənt/

adjective

1. of a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement but without being abundant
   "sufficient food"

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sufficiently B2 US /səfˈɪʃəntliː/

adverb

1. to a sufficient degree
   "she was sufficiently fluent in Mandarin"

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suffix B1 US /sˈʌfɪks/

noun

1. an affix that is added at the end of the word (Synonyms: postfix)

verb

1. attach a suffix to
   "suffix words"

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suffixation

noun

1. formation of a word by means of a suffix

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suffix notation

noun

1. a parenthesis-free notation for forming mathematical expressions in which each operator follows its operands (Synonyms: postfix notation, reverse Polish notation)

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suffocate US /sˈʌfəkeɪt/

verb

1. struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake (Synonyms: gag, choke, strangle)
   "he swallowed a fishbone and gagged"
2. feel uncomfortable for lack of fresh air
   "The room was hot and stuffy and we were suffocating"
3. be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen (Synonyms: stifle, asphyxiate)
   "The child suffocated under the pillow"
4. suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of (Synonyms: choke)
   "His job suffocated him"
5. become stultified, suppressed, or stifled (Synonyms: choke)
   "He is suffocating--living at home with his aged parents in the small village"
6. impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of (Synonyms: stifle, asphyxiate, choke)
   "The foul air was slowly suffocating the children"
7. deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing (Synonyms: smother, asphyxiate)
   "Othello smothered Desdemona with a pillow"
   "The child suffocated herself with a plastic bag that the parents had left on the floor"

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suffocating US /sˈʌfəkeɪtɪŋ/

adjective (satellite)

1. causing difficulty in breathing especially through lack of fresh air and presence of heat (Synonyms: smothering, suffocative)
   "the choking June dust"
   "the smothering soft voices"

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suffocation US /sʌfəkˈeɪʃən/

noun

1. killing by depriving of oxygen (Synonyms: asphyxiation)
2. the condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped) (Synonyms: asphyxiation)
   "asphyxiation is sometimes used as a form of torture"

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suffocative

adjective (satellite)

1. causing difficulty in breathing especially through lack of fresh air and presence of heat (Synonyms: smothering, suffocating)
   "the choking June dust"
   "the smothering soft voices"

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suffragan

noun

1. an assistant or subordinate bishop of a diocese (Synonyms: suffragan bishop)

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suffragan bishop

noun

1. an assistant or subordinate bishop of a diocese (Synonyms: suffragan)

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suffrage US /sˈʌfrɪdʒ/

noun

1. a legal right guaranteed by the 15th amendment to the US Constitution; guaranteed to women by the 19th amendment (Synonyms: right to vote, vote)
   "American women got the vote in 1920"

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suffragette US /sʌfrədʒˈɛt/

noun

1. a woman advocate of women's right to vote (especially a militant advocate in the United Kingdom at the beginning of the 20th century)

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suffragism

noun

1. the belief that the right to vote should be extended (as to women)

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suffragist US /sˈʌfrədʒɪst/

noun

1. an advocate of the extension of voting rights (especially to women)

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suffrutescent

adjective (satellite)

1. of a plant; having a woody base that does not die down each year

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suffrutex

noun

1. low-growing woody shrub or perennial with woody base (Synonyms: subshrub)

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suffuse C2 US /səfjˈuː/

verb

1. cause to spread or flush or flood through, over, or across (Synonyms: perfuse)
   "The sky was suffused with a warm pink color"
2. to become overspread as with a fluid, a colour, a gleam of light
   "His whole frame suffused with a cold dew"

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suffusion

noun

1. the process of permeating or infusing something with a substance (Synonyms: permeation, pervasion)

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suffusive

adjective (satellite)

1. spreading through
   "suffusive purple light"

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Sufi

noun

1. a Muslim who represents the mystical dimension of Islam; a Muslim who seeks direct experience of Allah; mainly in Iran

adjective

1. of or relating to the Sufis or to Sufism

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Sufism

noun

1. Islamic mysticism

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sugar A1 US /ʃˈʊɡər/

noun

1. a white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative (Synonyms: refined sugar)
2. informal terms for money (Synonyms: boodle, bread, cabbage, clams, dinero, dough)
3. an essential structural component of living cells and source of energy for animals; includes simple sugars with small molecules as well as macromolecular substances; are classified according to the number of monosaccharide groups they contain (Synonyms: carbohydrate, saccharide)

verb

1. sweeten with sugar (Synonyms: saccharify)
   "sugar your tea"

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sugar apple

noun

1. sweet pulpy tropical fruit with thick scaly rind and shiny black seeds (Synonyms: sweetsop, annon)

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sugar beet

noun

1. white-rooted beet grown as a source of sugar
2. form of the common beet having a sweet white root from which sugar is obtained

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sugarberry

noun

1. small edible dark purple to black berry with large pits; southern United States (Synonyms: hackberry)
2. deciduous shade tree with small black berries; southern United States; yields soft yellowish wood (Synonyms: Celtis laevigata)

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sugar bowl

noun

1. a dish in which sugar is served

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sugar-bush

noun

1. evergreen shrub of southeastern United States with spikes of reddish yellow flowers and glandular hairy fruits (Synonyms: sugar sumac, Rhus ovata)

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sugar candy

noun

1. made by boiling pure sugar until it hardens

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sugarcane US /ʃˈʊɡərkeɪn/

noun

1. tall tropical southeast Asian grass having stout fibrous jointed stalks; sap is a chief source of sugar (Synonyms: sugar cane, Saccharum officinarum)
2. juicy canes whose sap is a source of molasses and commercial sugar; fresh canes are sometimes chewed for the juice (Synonyms: sugar cane)

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sugar cane

noun

1. tall tropical southeast Asian grass having stout fibrous jointed stalks; sap is a chief source of sugar (Synonyms: sugarcane, Saccharum officinarum)
2. juicy canes whose sap is a source of molasses and commercial sugar; fresh canes are sometimes chewed for the juice (Synonyms: sugarcane)

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sugarcoat

verb

1. cause to appear more pleasant or appealing
   "The mayor did not sugarcoat the reality of the tax cuts"
2. coat with something sweet, such as a hard sugar glaze (Synonyms: glaze, candy)

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sugar-coated

adjective (satellite)

1. encrusted with sugar or syrup (Synonyms: candied)
   "candied grapefruit peel"

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sugar cookie

noun

1. cookies sprinkled with granulated sugar

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sugar corn

noun

1. a corn plant developed in order to have young ears that are sweet and suitable for eating (Synonyms: sweet corn, green corn, sweet corn plant, Zea mays rugosa, Zea saccharata)

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sugar daddy

noun

1. a wealthy older man who gives a young person expensive gifts in return for friendship or intimacy

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sugared US /ʃˈʊɡərd/

adjective (satellite)

1. with sweetening added (Synonyms: sweetened, sweet, sweet-flavored)

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sugariness

noun

1. the sweetness of sugar
2. the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth (Synonyms: sweet, sweetness)

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sugarless

adjective

1. not containing sugar (Synonyms: nonsweet)

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sugarloaf

noun

1. a large conical loaf of concentrated refined sugar (Synonyms: sugar loaf, loaf sugar)

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sugar loaf

noun

1. a large conical loaf of concentrated refined sugar (Synonyms: sugarloaf, loaf sugar)

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sugar maple

noun

1. maple of eastern and central North America having three-lobed to five-lobed leaves and hard close-grained wood much used for cabinet work especially the curly-grained form; sap is chief source of maple syrup and maple sugar; many subspecies (Synonyms: rock maple, Acer saccharum)

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sugar of lead

noun

1. a poisonous white solid (Pb[CH3CO]2) used in dyeing cotton and in making enamels and varnishes (Synonyms: lead acetate)

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sugar palm

noun

1. Malaysian feather palm with base densely clothed with fibers; yields a sweet sap used in wine and trunk pith yields sago (Synonyms: gomuti, gomuti palm, Arenga pinnata)

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sugar pea

noun

1. green peas with flat edible pods (Synonyms: snow pea)
2. variety of pea plant producing peas having thin flat edible pods (Synonyms: snow pea)

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sugarplum

noun

1. any of various small sugary candies

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Sugar Ray Robinson

noun

1. United States prizefighter who won the world middleweight championship five times and the world welterweight championship once (1921-1989) (Synonyms: Robinson, Ray Robinson, Walker Smith)

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sugar refinery

noun

1. a refinery for sugar

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sugar shell

noun

1. a spoon for serving sugar; often made in the shape of a seashell (Synonyms: sugar spoon)

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sugar snap pea

noun

1. green peas with edible pods that are very crisp and not flat
2. variety of pea plant producing peas having crisp rounded edible pods (Synonyms: snap pea)

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sugar sorghum

noun

1. any of several sorghums cultivated as a source of syrup (Synonyms: sorgo, sorgho, sweet sorghum)

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sugar spoon

noun

1. a spoon for serving sugar; often made in the shape of a seashell (Synonyms: sugar shell)

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sugar sumac

noun

1. evergreen shrub of southeastern United States with spikes of reddish yellow flowers and glandular hairy fruits (Synonyms: sugar-bush, Rhus ovata)

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sugar syrup

noun

1. sugar and water and sometimes corn syrup boiled together; used as sweetening especially in drinks

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sugar water

noun

1. water sweetened with sugar

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sugary US /ʃˈʊɡəriː/

adjective

1. containing sugar
   "he eats too much sugary food"

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suggest A2 US /sədʒˈɛst/

verb

1. make a proposal, declare a plan for something (Synonyms: propose, advise)
   "the senator proposed to abolish the sales tax"
2. drop a hint; intimate by a hint (Synonyms: hint)
3. call to mind (Synonyms: evoke, paint a picture)
   "this remark evoked sadness"
4. imply as a possibility (Synonyms: intimate)
   "The evidence suggests a need for more clarification"

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suggester

noun

1. someone who advances a suggestion or proposal (Synonyms: proposer)
   "the suggester of this absurd strategy was a fool"

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suggestibility

noun

1. susceptibility or responsiveness to suggestion

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suggestible US /sədʒˈɛstəbəl/

adjective (satellite)

1. susceptible or responsive to suggestion
   "suggestible young minds"

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suggestion A1 US /sədʒˈɛstʃən/

noun

1. the act of inducing hypnosis (Synonyms: hypnotism, mesmerism)
2. the sequential mental process in which one thought leads to another by association
3. an idea that is suggested
   "the picnic was her suggestion"
4. a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection (Synonyms: proposition, proffer)
   "it was a suggestion we couldn't refuse"
5. persuasion formulated as a suggestion (Synonyms: prompting)
6. a just detectable amount (Synonyms: trace, hint, tint)
   "he speaks French with a trace of an accent"
   "a hint mockery in her manner"

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suggestive US /sədʒˈɛstɪv/

adjective (satellite)

1. tending to suggest something improper or indecent
   "a suggestive nod"
   "suggestive poses"
2. tending to suggest or imply (Synonyms: implicative)
   "artifacts suggestive of an ancient society"
   "an implicative statement"
3. (usually followed by `of') pointing out or revealing clearly (Synonyms: indicative, indicatory, revelatory, significative)
   "actions indicative of fear"

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suggestively

adverb

1. in a suggestive manner
   "she smiled suggestively"

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sugi

noun

1. tall evergreen of Japan and China yielding valuable soft wood (Synonyms: Japanese cedar, Japan cedar, Cryptomeria japonica)

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Suharto US /suːhˈɑrtoʊ/

noun

1. Indonesian statesman who seized power from Sukarno in 1967 (born in 1921)

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suicidal US /suːəsˈaɪdəl/

adjective (satellite)

1. dangerous to yourself or your interests (Synonyms: self-destructive)
   "suicidal impulses"
   "a suicidal corporate takeover strategy"

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suicide B1 US /sˈuːəsaɪd/

noun

1. the act of killing yourself (Synonyms: self-destruction, self-annihilation)
   "it is a crime to commit suicide"
2. a person who kills himself intentionally (Synonyms: felo-de-se)

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suicide bomber

noun

1. a terrorist who blows himself up in order to kill or injure other people

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suicide bombing

noun

1. a terrorist bombing carried out by someone who does not hope to survive it

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suicide mission

noun

1. killing or injuring others while annihilating yourself; usually accomplished with a bomb (Synonyms: martyr operation, sacrifice operation)

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suicide pact

noun

1. an agreement by two or more people to commit suicide together at a given place and time
   "the two lovers killed themselves in a suicide pact"

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suicide pill

noun

1. a poison pill with potentially catastrophic implications for the company it is intended to protect

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suicide squeeze

noun

1. the runner on third base starts home as the pitcher delivers the ball (Synonyms: suicide squeeze play)

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suicide squeeze play

noun

1. the runner on third base starts home as the pitcher delivers the ball (Synonyms: suicide squeeze)

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Suidae

noun

1. pigs; hogs; boars (Synonyms: family Suidae)

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sui generis

adjective (satellite)

1. constituting a class of its own; unique
   "a history book sui generis"
   "sui generis works like Mary Chestnut's Civil War diary"

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Suillus

noun

1. a genus of fungi belonging to the family Boletaceae (Synonyms: genus Suillus)

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Suillus albivelatus

noun

1. a short squat edible fungus with a reddish brown cap and white stalk; fruits under pines in the spring

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Suisse US /swˈɪs/

noun

1. a landlocked federal republic in central Europe (Synonyms: Switzerland, Swiss Confederation, Schweiz, Svizzera)

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suit A2 US /sˈuːt/

noun

1. a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy (Synonyms: lawsuit, case, cause, causa)
   "the family brought suit against the landlord"
2. a set of garments (usually including a jacket and trousers or skirt) for outerwear all of the same fabric and color (Synonyms: suit of clothes)
   "they buried him in his best suit"
3. playing card in any of four sets of 13 cards in a pack; each set has its own symbol and color
   "a flush is five cards in the same suit"
   "in bridge you must follow suit"
4. a petition or appeal made to a person of superior status or rank
5. a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage) (Synonyms: courtship, wooing, courting)
   "its was a brief and intense courtship"
6. (slang) a businessman dressed in a business suit
   "all the suits care about is the bottom line"

verb

1. accord or comport with (Synonyms: befit, beseem)
   "This kind of behavior does not suit a young woman!"
2. be agreeable or acceptable to (Synonyms: accommodate, fit)
   "This suits my needs"
3. enhance the appearance of (Synonyms: become)
   "Mourning becomes Electra"
   "This behavior doesn't suit you!"
4. be agreeable or acceptable
   "This time suits me"

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suitability US /suːtəbˈɪlɪtiː/

noun

1. the quality of having the properties that are right for a specific purpose (Synonyms: suitableness)
   "an important requirement is suitability for long trips"

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suitable A2 US /sˈuːtəbəl/

adjective (satellite)

1. worthy of being chosen especially as a spouse (Synonyms: desirable, worthy)
   "the parents found the girl suitable for their son"
2. meant or adapted for an occasion or use (Synonyms: suited)
   "a tractor suitable (or fit) for heavy duty"
   "not an appropriate (or fit) time for flippancy"

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suitableness

noun

1. the quality of having the properties that are right for a specific purpose (Synonyms: suitability)
   "an important requirement is suitability for long trips"

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suitably B2 US /sˈuːtəbliː/

adverb

1. in accordance with what is appropriate or suitable for the circumstances (Synonyms: appropriately, fittingly, befittingly, fitly, properly, duly)
   "he was appropriately dressed"
   "If you don't behave properly, you'll have to leave!"

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suitcase A2 US /sˈuːtkeɪs/

noun

1. a portable rectangular container for carrying clothes (Synonyms: bag, traveling bag, travelling bag, grip)
   "he carried his small bag onto the plane with him"

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suite US /swˈiːt/

noun

1. apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel) (Synonyms: rooms)
2. a musical composition of several movements only loosely connected
3. a matching set of furniture
4. the group following and attending to some important person (Synonyms: cortege, retinue, entourage)

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