| sage green |
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noun
- (colour) a greyish green colour, like that of sage.
- <table><tr><td>sage green colour: </td><td bgcolor="
- 8A9A5B" width="80"> </td></tr></table>
adjective
- (colour) of a greyish green colour, like that of sage.
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| salon |
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noun
- a large room, especially one used to receive and entertain guests
- a gathering of people for a social or intellectual meeting
- an art gallery
- a beauty salon or similar establishment
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| scrimshaw |
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noun
- (uncountable) The manufacture of handcrafts by sailors on long voyages, especially as whittled from wood or bone.
- (countable) An item produced by scrimshaw.
verb
- To make an item of scrimshaw.
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| scroll |
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noun
- A roll of paper or parchment; a writing formed into a roll; a schedule; a list.
- (architecture) An ornament formed of undulations giving off spirals or sprays, usually suggestive of plant form. Roman architectural ornament is largely of some scroll pattern.
- A mark or flourish added to a person's signature, intended to represent a seal, and in some States allowed as a substitute for a seal. U.S. Burrill.
- (geometry) a skew surface.
verb
- (context, Computing): to change one's view of data on a computer's display using a scroll bar or a scroll wheel.
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| sculptor |
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noun
- A person who sculpts. An artist who produces sculpture.
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| sculpture |
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noun
- The art of shaping figures or designs in the round or in relief
- A work of art created by sculpting; such works as a group
verb (sculptur, ing)
- To fashion something into a three-dimensional figure.
- To represent something in sculpture.
- To change the shape of a land feature by erosion etc.
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| scumble |
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verb (scumbl, ing)
- to apply an opaque glaze to an area of a painting to make it softer or duller
- 2000: The moon was brilliant, the path a track of scumbled footprints in the snow, the air cutting and cold. " Philip Pullman, The Amber Spyglass
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| secession |
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noun
- The act of secede, seceding.
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| sepia |
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noun
- (archaic) The cuttlefish.
- A dark brown pigment made from the secretions of the cuttlefish.
- (colour) A dark, slightly reddish, brown color, colour.
- <table><tr><td>sepia colour: </td><td bgcolor="
- 3B3121" width="80"> </td></tr></table>
- A sepia-coloured drawing or photograph.
adjective
- (colour) Of a dark reddish-brown colour.
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| sfumato |
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noun
- In painting, the application of subtle layers of translucent paint so that there is no visible transition between colors, tones and often objects.
verb (it-pp, sfumat)
- past participle of sfumare
adjective (it-adj, sfumat)
- shaded
- hazy
- disappeared
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| sgraffito |
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noun
- A technique in ceramics, art and wall design, where the top layer of pigment or slip is scratched through to reveal an underlying layer.
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| shade |
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noun
- (uncountable) darkness, Darkness where light, particularly sunlight, is blocked.
- The old oak tree gave shade in the heat of the day.
- (countable) Something that blocks light, particularly in a window.
- Close the shade, please, it's too bright in here.
- (countable) A variety of a colour/color, in particular one obtained by adding black (compare tint).
- I've painted my room in five lovely shades of pink and chartreuse.
- (figurative) A subtle variation in a concept.
- shades of meaning
- (archaic) A ghost.
- Too long have I been haunted by that shade.
- (archaic) A creature that is partially human and partially angel.
- He was attacked by a Shade.
- (countable) A postage stamp showing an obvious difference in colour/color to the original printing and needing a separate catalogue/catalog entry.
verb (shad, ing)
- (transitive) To shield from light.
- The old oak tree shaded the lawn in the heat of the day.
- (transitive) To alter slightly.
- You'll need to shade your shot slightly to the left.
- Most politicians will shade the truth if it helps them.
- (intransitive) To vary slightly, particularly in color.
- The hillside was bright green, shading towards gold in the drier areas.
- (intransitive) (baseball) When a defensive player moves slightly from his normal fielding position.
- Jones will a little to the right on this pitch count.
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| shocking pink |
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noun
- (colour) a very bright pink colour.
- <table><tr><td>shocking pink colour: </td><td bgcolor="
- FC0FC0?" width="80"> </td></tr></table>
adjective
- (colour) of a very bright pink colour.
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| sketch |
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noun
- A quick drawing, often spontaneously produced.
- A short dramatic production.
- (slang used in Ireland) keeping sketch is to keep a lookout
verb (sketch, es)
- (defn, English)
- To create a sketch.
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| sketchbook |
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noun
- a book or pad with blank pages for sketching; a sketch pad
- a book of printed sketches
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| skiagram |
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noun
- A picture or image created from shadows, especially with X-rays.
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| slate blue |
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noun
- (colour) a dark, bluish-grey colour.
- <table><tr><td>slate blue colour: </td><td bgcolor="
- 45525F" width="80"> </td></tr></table>
adjective (pos=slate blue, -)
- (colour) of a dark, bluish-grey colour.
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| snowshoe |
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noun
- A flat item of footwear worn to facilitate walking in deep snow.
verb (snowshoes, snowshoeing, snowshoed)
- (intransitive) To travel using snowshoes.
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| spot |
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noun
- A stain or disfigure, disfiguring mark.
- I have tried everything, and I can"t get this out.
- A pimple or pustule.
- That morning, I saw that a had come up on my chin.
- A round or irregular patch on the surface of a thing having a different color, texture etc. and generally round in shape.
- The leopard is noted for the spots of color in its fur.
- A small amount or quantity.
- Would you like to come round on Sunday for a of lunch?
- A particular location or area.
- I like to eat lunch in a pleasant outside.
- A bright lamp; a spotlight.
- A brief advertisement or program segment on television.
- Did you see the on the news about the shoelace factory?
verb (spot, t, ing)
- (transitive) To see, find; to pick out, notice, locate or identify.
- Try to the differences between these two entries.
- (finance) To loan a small amount of money to someone.
- I"ll you ten dollars for lunch.
- To stain; to leave a spot.
- Hard water will if it is left on a surface.
- (rfv-sense) To remove, or attempt to remove, a stain.
- I spotted the carpet where the child dropped spaghetti.
- (context, gymnastics, dance, weightlifting) To support or assist a maneuver, or to be prepared to assist if safety dictates.
- I can"t do a back handspring unless somebody spots me.
- (dance) To keep the head and eyes pointing in a single direction while turning.
- Most figure skaters do not their turns like dancers do.
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| stabile |
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noun
- Abstract sculpture or structure of wire, sheet metal, etc.
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| statuary |
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noun (statuar, ies, -)
- (uncountable) The craft of making statues.
- (countable) A person who makes statues.
- statue, Statues considered collectively.
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| statue |
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noun
- A three-dimensional work of art, usually of a person or animal, usually created by sculpting, carving, molding, or casting.
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| still life |
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noun (plural: still lifes)
- a work of art depicting an arrangement of inanimate objects
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| stretcher |
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noun
- A simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured, or dead person.
- A frame on which a canvas is stretched for painting.
- A device to stretch shoes or gloves.
- A brick laid with the longest side exposed (compare header).
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| strike |
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noun
- (baseball) a status resulting from a batter swinging and missing a pitch, or having a pitch pass over home plate at a height between a batter's shoulders and knees, or hitting a ball into foul territory without being caught
- (bowling) the act of knocking down all ten pins in on the first roll of a frame
- a work stoppage
- a blow or application of physical force against something
- (finance) In an option contract, the price at which the holder buys or sells if they choose to exercise the option.
- An old English measure of corn equal to the bushel.
- Quotations
- 1882: The sum is also used for the quarter, and the for the bushel. — James Edwin Thorold Rogers, A History of Agriculture and Prices in England, Volume 4, p. 207.
- (cricket) the status of being the batsman that the bowler is bowling at
verb (strikes, striking, struck, struck or stricken)
- To delete or cross out; to scratch or eliminate.
- Please the last sentence.
- To hit.
- Strike the door sharply with your foot and see if it comes loose.
- To stop working to achieve better working conditions.
- The workers struck for a week before the new contract went through.
- (obsolete) To surrender (strike one's colors)
- To impress, seem or appear.
- Golf has always struck me as a waste of time.
- To manufacture, as by stamping.
- ''We will a medal in your honour
- (nautical) To haul down, or lower a mast, a flag or cargo etc
- (nautical) To capitulate: to signal a surrender by hauling down the colours.
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| strip |
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noun
- a long, thin piece of a bigger item
- You use strips of paper in papier mache.
- a series of drawings, a comic
- a landing strip
- a street with multiple shopping or entertainment possibilities
- (fencing) The fencing area, roughly 14 meters by 2 meters.
- (UK football) the uniform of a football team, or the same worn by supporters.
verb (strip, p, ing)
- (transitive) To remove or take away.
- Norm will the old varnish before painting the chair.
- (transitive) To take off clothing.
- (intransitive) To do a striptease.
- (transitive) To completely take away, to plunder.
- The robbers stripped Norm of everything he owned.
- (transitive) To remove the threads from a screw or the teeth from a gear.
- (transitive) To remove color from hair, cloth, etc. to prepare it to receive new color.
- (transitive) (in Bridge) To remove all cards of a particular suit from another player. (See also, strip-squeeze.)
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| stroke |
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noun
- An act of stroking.
- She gave the cat a .
- A blow.
- A line drawn with a pen or pencil.
- A streak of paint made with a brush.
- The time when a clock strikes.
- on the of midnight
- A thrust of a piston.
- A particular style of swimming.
- (medicine) The loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted.
- A single movement with a tool.
- A single act of striking with a weapon.
- (golf) A single act of striking at the ball with a club.
- (tennis)The hitting of a ball with a racket, or the movement of the racket and arm that produces that impact.
- (rowing) The movement of an oar or paddle through water, either the pull which actually propels the vessel or a single entire cycle of movement including the pull.
- (rowing) The rower who is nearest the stern of the boat.
- In professional wrestling, backstage influence.
- (cricket) The action of hitting the ball with the bat; a shot.
- The symbol "/".
verb (strok, ing)
- (transitive) To move the hand over the surface of (something) in one direction.
- (context, transitive, cricket) To hit the ball with the bat in a flowing motion.
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| studio |
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noun
- An artist's or photographer's workshop or the room in which an artist works.
- An establishment where an art is taught.
- A place where radio or television programs, records or films are made.
- A company or organization that makes films, records or other artistic works.
- A studio flat / apartment, especially one having the kitchen, living area, and sleeping area in a single room.
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| study |
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noun (studies)
- The act of acquiring knowledge on a subject through concentration.
- The study of languages is fascinating.
- A room in a house intended for reading and writing.
- An artwork made in order to practise or demonstrate a subject or technique.
verb (stud, i, ed)
- To acquire knowledge on a subject through concentration on prepared learning materials.
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| stump |
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noun
- the remains of something that has been cut off; especially the remains of a tree, the remains of a limb
- (politics) the place where a campaign takes place
- (politics) an occasion at which the campaign takes place
- (cricket) one of three small wooden posts which together with the bails make the wicket and that the fielding team attempt to hit with the ball
- (context, drawing) an artists" drawing tool made of rolled paper used to smudge or blend marks made with charcoal, Conté crayon, pencil or other drawing media
- wooden or concrete poles used to support a house.
verb
- (intransitive) to baffle; to be unable to find an answer to a question or problem.
- ''This last question has me stumped.
- (intransitive) to campaign
- He"s been stumping for that reform for months.
- (context, transitive, cricket, of a wicket keeper) to get a batsman out stumped
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| style |
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noun
- A manner of doing things, especially in a fashionable one.
- (botany) the stalk that connects the stigma(s) to the ovary in a pistil of a flower.
verb (styl, ing)
- To create or give a style, fashion or image
- To call or give a name or title
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| stylograph |
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noun
- A fountain pen that has a thin hollow tube or needle instead of a nib.
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| stylographic |
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adjective
- Pertaining to stylography; stylographical.
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| stylography |
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noun
- The process of drawing or writing using a stylus onto a wax tablet, etc.
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| stylus |
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noun (styli)
- A sharp stick used in ancient times for writing in clay tablets; a sharp tool for engraving.
- A phonograph needle.
- A small plastic stick used for writing on the touch sensitive screen of an electronic gadget.
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| subject |
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noun
- (grammar) In a clause: the word or word group (usually a noun phrase) that is dealt with. In active clauses with verbs denoting an action, the and the actor are usually the same.
- "In the sentence "The mouse is eaten by the cat in the kitchen.", "The mouse" is the , "the cat" being the agent."
- The main topic of a paper, work of art, discussion, etc.
- A particular area of study.
- Her favorite is physics.
- A citizen in a monarchy.
- I am a British .
- A person ruled over by another, especially a monarch or state authority
verb
- (followed by to) To cause (someone or something) to undergo a particular experience, especially one that is unpleasant or unwanted.
adjective
- Pertaining to a person or people who are ruled by another.
- The Roman Empire ruled many territories.
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| support |
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noun
- Something which supports. Often used attributively, as a complement or supplement to.
- Don"t move that beam! It"s a for the whole platform.
- Don"t move that beam! It"s a beam.
- Financial or other help.
- The government provides to the arts in several ways.
- Answers to questions and resolution of problems regarding something sold.
- Sure they sell the product, but do they provide ?
verb
- (transitive) To keep from falling.
- Don"t move that beam! It supports the whole platform.
- (transitive) To help, particularly financially.
- The government supports the arts in several ways.
- (transitive) To answer questions and resolve problems regarding something sold.
- Sure they sell the product, but do they it?
- (transitive) To back a cause, party etc. mentally or with concrete aid.
- I France in the World Cup
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| surreal |
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adjective (more surreal, most surreal)
- Having the intense reality of a dream.
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