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  • ridiculousness — causing or worthy of ridicule or derision; absurd; preposterous; laughable: a ridiculous plan.
  • rolling cutter — A rolling cutter is a drill bit which is often used for drilling hard rock.
  • rossel current — a seasonal Pacific Ocean current, a branch of the South Equatorial Current, flowing W and NW past New Guinea.
  • run counter to — to have a contrary effect or action to
  • run its course — (of something) to complete its development or action
  • runcible spoon — a forklike utensil with two broad prongs and one sharp, curved prong, as used for serving hors d'oeuvres.
  • sacrifice bunt — a bunt made by the batter so that a base runner is advanced while the batter is put out
  • safety curtain — a sheet of asbestos or other fireproof material that can be lowered just inside the proscenium arch in case of fire, sealing off the backstage area from the auditorium.
  • sanctus turret — a bell cote holding a Sanctus bell.
  • sansculotterie — the characteristics of sansculottes
  • scarlet runner — a twining, South American bean plant, Phaseolus coccineus, having clusters of scarlet flowers.
  • scavenger hunt — a game in which individuals or teams are sent out to accumulate, without purchasing, a series of common, outlandish, or humorous objects, the winner being the person or team returning first with all the items.
  • scoresby sound — a heavily indented arm of the Norwegian Sea in E Greenland.
  • scotch furnace — ore hearth.
  • screen capture — Also called screen capture. a copy or image of what is seen on a computer screen at a given time: Save the screenshot as a graphics file.
  • seaman recruit — a noncommissioned enlisted person of the lowest rank. Abbreviation: SR.
  • secularization — to make secular; separate from religious or spiritual connection or influences; make worldly or unspiritual; imbue with secularism.
  • secure tenancy — the letting of a dwelling by a nonprivate landlord, usually a local council or housing association, under an agreement that allows security of tenure, subletting, improvements made to the property by the tenant without consequent rent increase, and the right to buy the dwelling at a discount after three years' occupancy
  • securitization — the use of such securities as eurobonds to enable investors to lend directly to borrowers with a minimum of risk but without using banks as intermediaries
  • selection rule — any of several rules designating allowed transitions between quantum states in terms of the quantum numbers associated with the states.
  • self-assurance — self-confidence.
  • self-insurance — insurance of one's property or interests against possible loss by the establishing of a special fund for the purpose instead of seeking coverage with an underwriter.
  • semi-nocturnal — active at night (opposed to diurnal): nocturnal animals.
  • serum sickness — a generalized allergic reaction to a foreign serum or drug, characterized by fever, skin rash, enlarged lymph nodes, and painful joints.
  • servant church — the attitude or practices of a church whose avowed purpose is to serve the world.
  • service tunnel — a tunnel alongside another which is used for services such as maintenance, repairs, etc
  • shower curtain — waterproof sheet around a shower
  • size reduction — Size reduction is a process in which the particle size of a solid is made smaller.
  • slantendicular — slanting (rather than perpendicular or horizontal)
  • slum clearance — the removal for rehousing, by the state, of those people who previously lived in slum areas, to prepare the area for demolition and rebuilding
  • sock suspender — garter (def 1).
  • somali current — a current of the Indian Ocean, flowing northward along the coast of Somalia in summer and southwestward the rest of the year.
  • soul-searching — the act or process of close and penetrating analysis of oneself, to determine one's true motives and sentiments.
  • sound archives — official records or files (as in a library) of sound recordings, broadcasts, or performances, esp those from radio programmes
  • south american — a continent in the S part of the Western Hemisphere. About 6,900,000 sq. mi. (17,871,000 sq. km).
  • southern cross — Also called Cross. Astronomy. a southern constellation between Centaurus and Musca. Compare Northern Cross.
  • southern crown — the constellation Corona Australis.
  • southern ocean — that part of the Indian Ocean south of Australia
  • square-dancing — the activity of taking part in a square dance
  • stock turnover — the rate at which stock is sold and replenished
  • stretch runner — an athlete or horse that is especially strong or fast in the final stage of a race.
  • streuselkuchen — coffeecake topped with streusel.
  • subarborescent — below or under trees
  • subcontrariety — the quality or state of being subcontrary
  • subgenerically — in a subgeneric manner; in a way relating to a subgenus
  • submetacentric — referring to chromosomes which have one long arm and one short arm
  • summer kitchen — an extra kitchen, usually detached from a house, for use in warm weather.
  • superabundance — exceedingly or excessively abundant; more than sufficient; excessive.
  • superconductor — the phenomenon of almost perfect conductivity shown by certain substances at temperatures approaching absolute zero. The recent discovery of materials that are superconductive at temperatures hundreds of degrees above absolute zero raises the possibility of revolutionary developments in the production and transmission of electrical energy.
  • superconfident — very or extremely confident, overly confident
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