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S

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Noun

1. s, sec, second

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

2. atomic number 16, s, sulfur, sulphur

an abundant tasteless odorless multivalent nonmetallic element; best known in yellow crystals; occurs in many sulphide and sulphate minerals and even in native form (especially in volcanic regions)

3. due south, s, south, southward

the cardinal compass point that is at 180 degrees

4. mho, reciprocal ohm, s, siemens

a unit of conductance equal to the reciprocal of an ohm

5. s

the 19th letter of the Roman alphabet

6. entropy, randomness, s

(thermodynamics) a thermodynamic quantity representing the amount of energy in a system that is no longer available for doing mechanical work

Example Sentences:
'entropy increases as matter and energy in the universe degrade to an ultimate state of inert uniformity'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

S

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nounWord forms: plural s's, S's or Ss
1. 
the 19th letter and 15th consonant of the modern English alphabet
2. 
a speech sound represented by this letter, usually an alveolar fricative, either voiceless, as in sit, or voiced, as in dogs
3. 
a. 
something shaped like an S
b. 
(in combination)
an S-bend in a road
symbol for
second (of time)
symbol for
1. 
satisfactory
2. 
Society
3. 
small (size)
4. 
South
5. chemistry
sulphur
6. physics
a. 
entropy
b. 
siemens
c. 
strangeness
7. currency
a. 
(the former) schilling
b. 
sol
c. 
(the former) sucre
abbreviation for
8. 
Sweden (international car registration)
abbreviation for
1. 
see
2. 
semi-
3. 
shilling
4. 
singular
5. 
son
6. 
succeeded
abbreviation for
1. Word forms: plural SS
Saint
2. 
school
3. 
Sea
4. 
Signor
5. 
Society

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S

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1. 
Sabbath
2.  American Football
safety (the player)
: sometimes written s
3. 
Saint
4.  Bible
Samuel
5. 
Saturday
6. 
Saxon
7. 
Seaman
8. 
Senate
9. 
September
10. 
siemens
11. 
Signor
12. 
small
13. 
Society
14. 
South
15. 
south
16. 
southern
17. 
Sunday
18.  Pharmacy
write
1.  Physics
entropy
2.  Chemistry
sulfur
nounWord forms: plural S's or s's
1. 
the nineteenth letter of the English alphabet: from the Greek sigma, a borrowing from the Phoenician
2. 
any of the speech sounds that this letter represents, as, in English, the (s) of soap or (z) of rise
3. 
a type or impression for s or S
4. 
the nineteenth in a sequence or group
5. 
an object shaped like S
adjective
6. 
of s or S
7. 
nineteenth in a sequence or group
8. 
shaped like S
1. 
school
2. 
second(s)
3. 
section
4. 
see
5. 
semi
6. 
series
7. 
shilling(s)
8. 
sign
9. 
silver
10. 
singular
11. 
sire
12. 
society
13. 
son
14. 
soprano
15. 
south
16. 
southern
17. 
substantive

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

S

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suff.
Used to form plural nouns: letters; ashes.
1. The symbol for sulfur.
2. The symbol for entropy.
n. pl. s's or S's also ss or Ss
1. The 19th letter of the modern English alphabet.
2. Any of the speech sounds represented by the letter s.
3. The 19th in a series.
4. Something shaped like the letter S.
suff.
Used to form the third person singular present tense of all regular and most irregular verbs: looks; holds; goes.
abbr.
1. Football safety
2. Bible Samuel
3. satisfactory
4. Saturday
5. Sports shot
6. siemens
7. small
8. soprano
9.
a. south
b. southern
10. Baseball strike
11. Sports striker
12. Sunday
abbr.
1. second (unit of time)
2. Mathematics second (of arc)
3. stere
4. strange quark
suff.
Used to form adverbs: They were caught unawares. He works nights.
1. Is: She's here.
2. Has: He's arrived.
3. Does: What's he want?
4. Us: Let's go.
suff.
Used to form the possessive case of singular nouns, plural nouns that do not end in s, certain pronouns, and phrases that function as nouns or pronouns: nation's; women's; another's; the girl next door's cat.
abbr.
1. saint
2. sea
3. Medicine signature
4.
a. signor
b. signore
abbr.
1. section
2. shilling
3. singular
4. sire
5. solo
6. son
7. substantive

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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