A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V X Y Z

S (5218 entries)

syllăbātim adv. syllable by syllable; by syllables syllăbĭcē adv. in respect to syllables; in increasing the number of them syllăbus a list; register syllepsis a grammatical figure; by which one word is referred to another in the sentence … Syllēum syllŏgismătĭcus adj. consisting of syllogisms; syllogistic syllŏgismus a form of reasoning in which a conclusion is drawn from two premises; a syllogi… syllŏgistĭcus adj. belonging to a syllogism; syllogistic; syllogistically; in syllogisms Syllus the name of a general sylva Sўmaethum a river and town situated upon it on the east coast of Sicily; near Catina; bel… symbŏla a contribution; a share; scot; shot symbŏlĭcē adv. figuratively; symbolically symbŏlus a sign; mark; a token; symbol; Neutr Symē an island of the Ægean Sea; between Rhodes and Cnidos Symmăchus a consul and prefect of Rome towards the end of the fourth century; distinguish… symmē^trĭa proportion; symmetry symmē^tros adj. symmetrical symmysta a fellow-priest; colleague in the priesthood sympasma a powder for sprinkling over the body sympăthīa a feeling in common; sympathy symphōnĭa an agreement of sounds; concord; harmony; symphony; a signal symphōnĭăcus adj. belonging to concerts; to music; a plant; called also; henbane symphўton Wallwort; comfrey; boneset; A plant; called also Symplēgădes Two rocky islands in the Euxine that; according to the fable; floated about das… symplegma a group symplŏcē a figure of speech where the same word is often repeated sympŏsĭăcus adj. belonging to a banquet; convivial; symposiac; Subst; the writings of Plutarch e… Sympŏsĭum the title of one of Plato; A dialogue of Xenophon sympŏtĭcus adj. convivial sympsalma a playing together sўnăgōga a congregation; synagogue sўnăloephē the contraction of two syllables into one sўnanchē an inflammation of the throat; a sore-throat; quinsy sўnanchĭcus adj. belonging to a soreness of the throat Sўnăpothnescontes the title of a comedy by Diphilus Synăristōsae the women breakfasting together sўnaxis a gathering; collecting syncĕrastum a dish composed of a variety of ingredients; a hash; hotch-potch synchrisma an anointing synchrŏnus adj. synchronic; contemporary syncŏpē A fainting away; swooning; syncope; the omission of a letter; syllable in the m… syncŏpo v. n. to faint away; to swoon syncrāsis a mingling; blending syndĭcus a representative of a corporation; a syndic sўnecdŏchē a figure of speech by which a part is put for the whole; the cause for the effe… sўnecdŏchĭcē adv. by synecdoche sўnectĭcus adj. fit for maintaining sўnĕdrus a counsellor sўnēmmĕnon the name of a certain series of musical sounds Sўnĕphēbi The Fellow-youths sўnĕsis understanding syngĕnĭcos adj. belonging to one; race syngrăpha a written agreement to pay; a promissory note; bond syngrăphus A written contract; A passport Synhiētae a people of Asia Synicense a fortress in Numidia sўnīzēsis a contraction of two vowels into one syllable Synnăda a town in Phrygia Major; famous for its marble; Afioum Karahissar; belonging to… synnĕphītis another name for the gem synŏchītis a kind of precious stone now unknown sўnŏdālis adj. belonging to a synod; synodal; Subst; constitutions of a synod; synodals sўnŏdĭcus adj. going; coming together; synodical; when in conjunction with the sun; According … sўnŏdītae fellow-travellers; companions sўnŏdontītis a precious stone found in the brain of the fish sўnŏdus A college of priests; An ecclesiastical assembly; council; a synod sўnŏdūs a fish of the bream genus sўnoecĭum a room where several persons dwell together sўnōnēton a buying up; a collecting by purchase sўnōnўmĭa a sameness of meaning; synonymy sўnōnўmum a word having the same meaning; a synonym sўnŏphītes sўnopsis a general view; a list; synopsis sўnōris a yoke; pair syntaxis the connection of words syntēctĭcus adj. ill of consumption; consumptive; syntectic syntēxis a decline; consumption synthē^ma a passport synthĕsĭnus adj. pertaining to a dressing-gown synthĕsis a mixture; compound; A set; service of plate; a set of wearing-apparel syntŏnum a kind of musical instrument syntrŏphĭum a bramble-bush syntrŏphus that has been brought up with another Sўphax a king of Numidia at the time of the second Punic war Syphēum a town of the Bruttii; Montalto Syra the name of a slave Sўrācūsae the city of Syracuse in Sicily; Siragossa; belonging to Syracuse; Syracusan; Su… Syrbotae a people of Ethiopia remarkable for stature syrĕon a plant; called also Sȳrĭa a country in Asia; on the Mediterranean Sea; Assyria; belonging to Syria; Syrian Sўrĭarcha the chief priest; His office Sўrĭātĭcus Sўrĭcus Syrĭē an island near Ephesus sȳringĭas a kind of reed; cane good for pipes sȳringītis an unknown kind of precious stone sȳringnātus adj. hollowed out like a pipe sȳringŏtŏmĭum a surgical instrument for cutting fistulas Sȳrinx A nymph changed into a reed; caverns; subterraneous passages Sўriscus