stationary
a. fixed or immobile; not capable of being moved |
stationery
n. paper cut to right size for writing letters; writing materials and office supplies |
strait
n. a narrow area of sea that connects two larger areas of sea
a. narrow or not broad |
submit
v. refer for judgment or consideration; hand in; present |
substitute
v. exchange; use something or someone instead of another thing or person |
sulfur
n. a pale yellow chemical element that exists in various physical forms, it burns with a blue flame and a strong smell |
superintendent
n. a person who is in charge of work done in a particular department or office
n. janitor or custodian in a building |
superior
a. greater rank or quality than other people or things of the same type; excellent |
supervise
v. manage a department or project and make sure that things are done correctly; administer |
supervision
n. management by overseeing the performance and making certain that everything is done correctly |
suspect
v. have doubts about; distrust
v. think that someone has committed a crime |
sympathize
v. understand and care about someone's problems
v. support and agree with someone or something |
synchronize
v. happen at the same time; arrange or represent events so that they co-occur |
technician
n. one skilled particularly in the technical details of work |
technology
n. application of science, especially to industrial or commercial objectives |
terrapin
n. a type of small North American turtle that lives in warm rivers and lakes |
thermometer
n. instrument for measuring temperature |
thermonuclear
a. relating to nuclear reactions that happen only at very high temperatures |
thermos
n. a special container that keeps drinks hot or cold |
thirtieth
n. position 30 in a countable series of things
a. coming next after the twenty-ninth in position |
tornado
n. a dangerous storm which is a spinning cone of wind that destroys anything in its path |
tournament
n. sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to decide the winner; contest |
tragedy
n. event resulting in great loss and misfortune; disaster |
trajectory
n. curved path an object follows after it is thrown or shot into the air
n. an object moving under the action of given forces |
treasure
n. very valuable things, usually as precious metals, precious stones, or money
n. a collection of precious things |
trigonometry
n. a type of mathematics that deals with the relationship between the angles and sides of triangles |
trillion
n. a thousand billion |
triple
a. having three parts of the same type, or happening three times
a. multiplied by three; threefold |
tripod
n. a three-legged rack used for support |
tundra
n. permanently frozen and treeless plain in Siberia and arctic North America |
typhoon
n. tropical cyclone occurring in the western Pacific; violent whirlwind |
unbreakable
a. impossible to break especially under ordinary usage |
unicycle
n. a vehicle like a bicycle with only one wheel |
uniformity
n. sameness or consistency; not changing or being different in any way |
unify
v. integrate; make into or become one unit |
unique
a. without an equal; being the only one of its kind |
unison
n. corresponding exactly
n. two or more sounds or tones at the same pitch |
universal
a. relating to the entire world or all within the world; affecting all; present everywhere |
vacuum
n. empty area or space; a space from which most or all of the matter has been removed
n. electrical home appliance that cleans by suction |
verdict
n. an opinion or decision made after judging the facts, especially one made at the end of a trial |
vertical
a. upright in position or posture |
victim
n. a person who has suffered the effects of violence, illness, or bad luck |
visible
a. being in public eye; obvious to the eye |
vision
n. ability to see; sight; vivid mental image |
vitamin
n. any of a group of natural substances that are necessary in small amounts for the growth and good health |
volcano
n. a mountain with a large, circular hole at the top through which lava, gases, and dust are or have been forced out |
Washington
n. the capital of the United States
n. a state in the Pacific Northwest region of US |
whirlpool
n. a powerful circular current of water, usually the result of conflicting tides |
wildebeest
n. a large African antelope having a head with horns like an ox and a long tufted tail |
yogurt
n. a slightly sour, thick liquid made from milk with bacteria added to it |