softcocks
plural of softcock

softshell
Having a relatively soft shell.

softshells
plural of softshell

solaria
plural of solarium

solarium
A room, rooftop, balcony, or terrace, used for its abundant sunlight, especially when used as a medical treatment.
Synonym of tanning salon, a room or business used for its sunlamps or tanning beds.
An earthen structure constructed by certain ants for the purpose of brood incubation.
Synonym of sundial.

solariums
plural of solarium

solatia
plural of solatium

solen
A cradle, as for a broken limb.
Any marine bivalve mollusk belonging to Solen; a razor clam.

solens
plural of solen

sonothrombolysis
thrombolysis by means of ultrasound

spanspek
A cantaloupe.

spanspeks
plural of spanspek

spasmolysis
The alleviation of spasms

spatha
A type of straight sword originating from the first-century Roman Empire. It was worn typically by cavalry officers and is a long version of the left shaped gladius.
Synonym of spathe.

spathae
plural of spatha

spathas
plural of spatha

spectacle case
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see spectacles, case. (This entry is a translation hub.)

speculator
One who speculates; an observer; a contemplator.
One who forms theories; a theorist.
One who speculates; as in investing, one who is willing to take volatile risks upon invested principal for the potential of substantial returns.
Synonym of field goal.

speculators
plural of speculator

spermatogemma
spermosphere

spermatogemmae
plural of spermatogemma

spermatogemmas
plural of spermatogemma

sphaerulites
plural of sphaerulite

sphendone
An Ancient Greek headband worn by women.
An elliptical or semi-elliptical auditorium.

sphendones
plural of sphendone

sphenocorona
A polyhedron, one of the Johnson solids, whose faces are composed of 12 equilateral triangles and 2 squares.

sphenomegacorona
A polyhedron, one of the Johnson solids, whose faces are composed of 16 triangles and 2 squares.

spherocylinder
A solid, made up of two hemispheres connected by a cylinder.
A lens of this form.

spherocylinders
plural of spherocylinder

spherulites
plural of spherulite

spike
A sort of very large nail.
A piece of pointed metal etc. set with points upward or outward.
Anything resembling such a nail in shape.
An ear of corn or grain.
A kind of inflorescence in which sessile flowers are arranged on an unbranched elongated axis.
A running shoe with spikes in the sole to provide grip.
A sharp peak in a graph.
A surge in power or in the price of a commodity, etc.; any sudden and brief change that would be represented by a sharp peak on a graph.
The rod-like protrusion from a woman's high-heeled shoe that elevates the heel.
A long nail for storing papers by skewering them; (by extension) the metaphorical place where rejected newspaper articles are sent.
An attack from, usually, above the height of the net performed with the intent to send the ball straight to the floor of the opponent or off the hands of the opposing block.
An adolescent male deer.
The casual ward of a workhouse.
Spike lavender.
Synonym of endpin.
A mark indicating where a prop or other item should be placed on stage.
A small project that uses the simplest possible program to explore potential solutions.
An excessively high church Anglican.
a structure projecting from the surface of an enveloped virus, which binds to host cells.

spikes
plural of spike

spinula
Alternative form of spinule.

spinulae
plural of spinula

spiracula
plural of spiraculum

spiraculum
A spiracle.

spirilla
plural of spirillum

spiritrompe
Synonym of haustellum (“sucking organ”).

spiritrompes
plural of spiritrompe

spirula
Any mollusk of the cephalopod genus Spirula, of which Spirula spirula is the only extant species.

spirulas
plural of spirula

spirulina
A food supplement prepared from blue-green algae of the genus Arthrospira found in soda lakes.

spondylolysis
A defect or stress fracture of the pars interarticularis of the vertebral arch.

spotted marginella
Any of species Persicula persicula of small sea snails.

squids
plural of squid

steamer
A device or object that works by the operation of steam.
A device or object that works by the operation of steam.
A device or object that works by the operation of steam.
A mode of transportation propelled by steam.
A mode of transportation propelled by steam.
Clipping of steamer trunk.
A babycino (frothy milk drink).
A wetsuit with long sleeves and legs.
The name of various animals.
The name of various animals.
A racehorse the odds of which are becoming shorter (that is, decreasing) because bettors are backing it.
An act of fellatio.
A member of a youth gang who engages in steaming (robbing and escaping in a large group).
A drinking session.
A dish made by cooking diced meat very slowly in a tightly sealed pot with a minimum of flavourings, allowing it to steam in its own juices; specifically such a dish made with kangaroo meat.
A steamed clam.
A stolen vehicle.

steamers
plural of steamer

steatoma
A sebaceous cyst.

steatomas
plural of steatoma

stella
A star-shaped structure.
Alternative letter-case form of Stella.

stellae
plural of stella

stephanites
plural of stephanite

stepmammas
plural of stepmamma

stereotapes
plural of stereotape

sticheraria
plural of sticherarion

sticherarion
A hymnbook containing the stichera for the morning and evening services throughout the year.

stili
plural of stilus

stilus
Alternative spelling of stylus.

stimulater
Alternative form of stimulator.

stimulaters
plural of stimulater

stimulator
A person, device or substance that stimulates.

stimulators
plural of stimulator

stranger
comparative form of strange: more strange

strangers
plural of stranger

stratocirri
plural of stratocirrus

stratocirrus
An altostratus cloud.

strawberry snail
A reddish-brown snail of species Trochulus striolatus.

strobila
A jointed series of segments of an organism, as of the body of a tapeworm, posterior to the unjointed collum.

strobilae
plural of strobila

strobili
plural of strobilus

strobilus
A cone-shaped fruiting body sensu stricto of gymnosperms and vascular plants other than angiosperms, bearing either seeds or spores, but sensu lato may refer to similarly structured catkins and cones in angiosperms; usage arbitrary according to preferences of various authorities.
A cone-shaped fruiting body sensu stricto of gymnosperms and vascular plants other than angiosperms, bearing either seeds or spores, but sensu lato may refer to similarly structured catkins and cones in angiosperms; usage arbitrary according to preferences of various authorities.
A cone-shaped fruiting body sensu stricto of gymnosperms and vascular plants other than angiosperms, bearing either seeds or spores, but sensu lato may refer to similarly structured catkins and cones in angiosperms; usage arbitrary according to preferences of various authorities.
A strobila, a layered reproductive stage in jellyfish, in which the swimming medusa form is produced.

strombi
plural of strombus

stromboli
A type of turnover filled with various cheeses, typically mozzarella, and Italian meats such as salami, capicola and bresaola.

strombolis
plural of stromboli

strombus
Any conch of the genus Strombus. Most subspecies are known as forms of fighting conchs.

strombuses
plural of strombus

stylocones
plural of stylocone

subapices
plural of subapex

subhelices
plural of subhelix

sublenses
plural of sublens

subula
A fine sharp point.

subulae
plural of subula

subulitacean
Any gastropod of the superfamily Subulitacea an obsolete form of Subulitoidea.

subulitaceans
plural of subulitacean

sucrolysis
The hydrolysis of sucrose

sulfitolysis
The cleavage of disulfide bonds by reaction with sulfite

sundial
A device measuring the time of day by the position of a shadow cast by a pole or plate (gnomon) upon an engraved series of marks.
A sea snail of the genus Heliacus.

sundials
plural of sundial