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All Words Glossary Glossary of Music Terms beginning with letter S Browse the Music Glossary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z  synthesizer noun  (music) An electronic instrument that creates its sounds with electronics and has a keyboard. (music) An electronic instrument module that creates its sounds with electronics and do not have any keyboard. (electronics) An electronic circuit that generates an electronic signal oscillation with accurate timing from a reference oscillator. (electronics) An electronic device that generates electronic signal patterns to test an electronic circuit.       S noun  The nineteenth letter of the Appendix:Roman script, English alphabet, preceded by R and followed by T.       sackbut noun  (music) A brass instrument from the Renaissance and Baroque Eras, and is an ancestor of the modern trombone. It was derived from the medieval slide trumpet.       Salome proper noun  a feminine given name       samisen noun (samisen) a kind of three-stringed Japanese lute 1982: He sees her chastened and cast-down eyes as she kneels and tinkles away on her " John Fowles, Mantissa       saxophone noun  (musici) A single reed instrument musical instrument of the woodwind family, usually made of brass and with a distinctive loop bringing the bell upwards       Scheherazade proper noun  The virgin storyteller of the king in w:One Thousand and One Nights, One Thousand and One Nights A musical suite by w:Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakow, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakow inspired by this character Two pieces by w:Maurice Ravel, Maurice Ravel       scherzo noun (pl=scherzos, pl2=scherzi) (music) A piece of music or a movement from a larger piece such as a symphony; especially, a piece of music played in a playful manner. 1980, Anthony Burgess, Earthly Powers: : At seven Val knocked " three shorts and one long, out of the of Beethoven"s Fifth " and I rushed to open.       scordatura noun  cross-tuning; a system of tuning a musical instrument to pitches other than the accepted standard, for example, tuning one or more strings of a violin to pitches other than the commonly accepted GDAE.       scroll 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.       second noun (rfc-level, Noun at L4+ not in L3 Ety section) The SI unit of time, defined as the duration of 9,192,631,770 periods of radiation corresponding to the transition between two hyperfine levels of caesium-133 in a ground state at a temperature of absolute zero and at rest; one-sixtieth of a minute. A unit of angle equal to one-sixtieth of a minute of arc or one part in 3600 of a degree. A short, indeterminate amount of time. I'll be there in a . (context, usually in the plural) A manufactured item that, though still usable, fails to meet quality control standards. They were discounted because they contained blemishes, nicks or were otherwise factory seconds. The attendant of a contestant in a duel or box, boxing match, who must be ready to take over if the contestant drops out. In the case of a duel, the seconds may also fight each other at 90° to the other contestants. One who agrees in addition, or such a motion, as required in certain meetings to pass judgement etc. If we want the motion to pass, we will need a . Another chance to achieve what should have been done the first time, usually indicating success this time around. (See second-guess.) The second gear of an engine. (baseball) second base, Second base. verb  (transitive) To agree as a second person to (a proposal), usually to reach a necessary quorum of two. I the motion.       section noun  A cutting; a part cut out from the rest of something. A part, piece, division. A part of a document. verb  To cut, divide or separate into pieces. To commit, as for mental health reasons       segue noun  An instance of segueing, a transition. verb (segues, segueing, segued, segued) To move smoothly from one state or subject to another. I can tell she's going to from our conversation about school to the topic of marriage. (music) To make a smooth transition from one theme to another. Beethoven's symphonies effortlessly from one theme to the next. (context, of a disk jockey) To play a sequence of records with no talk between them.       semibreve noun , plural semibreves (music) half note       semiquaver noun (plural: semiquavers) (music) a sixteenth note, drawn as a crotchet with two tails.       semitone noun  (music) The interval between adjacent keys on a keyboard instrument; a half tone in the standard diatonic scale       sempre adverb  (context, music, as a qualifier) always, still       sentence noun  (grammar) A grammatically complete series of words consisting of a subject and predicate, even if one or the other is implied, and typically beginning with a capital letter and ending with a full stop. The children were made to construct sentences consisting of nouns and verbs from the list on the chalkboard. The decision of a jury; a verdict. The jury returned a of guilt in the first charge, but innocence in the second. An unfavorable sentence(2): a conviction. The prisoner was scheduled for execution as all appeals of his had been denied. The punishment imposed on a person convicted of a crime. The judge declared a of death by hanging for the infamous cattle rustler. verb (sentences, sentencing, sentenced) To declare a sentence on a convicted person. The judge sentenced the embezzler to ten years in prison, along with a hefty fine.       septet noun  A group of seven; often applied to a musical group of seven performers. The Lindsey Septet performs at Carnegie Hall this evening.       septuplet noun  One of a group of seven baby, babies born at the same birth, i.e. one of seven "twins".       sequence noun  A set of things next to each other in a set order; a series A series of musical phrases where a theme or melody is repeated, with some change each time, such as in pitch or length (example: opening of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony). A musical composition used in some Catholic Masses between the readings. The most famous sequence is the Dies Irae (Day of Wrath) formerly used in funeral services. (mathematics) An ordered list of objects. verb (sequences, sequencing, sequenced) (transitive) to arrange in an order (transitive) to determine the order of things, especially of amino acids in a protein, or of bases in a nucleic acid       serenade noun  a love song, especially one performed below the window of a loved one in the evening (music) an instrumental composition in several movements verb (serenades, serenading, serenaded) to sing or play a serenade (for someone) (trans-top, serenade) French: sérénader(fr) Romanian: a cí¢nta o serenadÄ� (trans-bot)       serpent noun  A snake. (musici) A musical instrument in the brass family, whose shape is suggestive of a snake (w:Serpent (instrument), Wikipedia article).       service noun  (economics) That which is produced, then traded, bought or sold, then finally consumed and consists of an action or work. Hair care is a industry. (computing) A function that is provided by one program or machine for another. This machine provides the name for the LAN. The military. I did three years in the before coming here. A set of dishes or utensils. She brought out the silver tea . The act of initially starting, or serving, the ball in play in tennis, volleyball, and other games. The player had four faults in the set. A religious rite or ritual. The funeral was touching. The serving, or delivery, of a summons or writ. The happened yesterday. (public service) that which is provided by the Government or its agents The Job Centre provides a to the unemployed. (religion) Doing something for someone else without thought of reward or payment. verb (servic, ing) to serve They the customer base. to perform maintenance He is going to the car.       sestet noun  The last six lines of a poem.       sextuplet noun  One of a group of six babies born from the same mother during the same birth.       SF initialism  San Francisco science fiction or speculative fiction, often used to avoid having to choose between the two. square feet Sinn Fein , an Irish political party       sforzando noun  (music) A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played with a strong initial attack (music) A passage having this mark adjective  (music) describing a passage having this mark adverb  (music) played in this style       shake noun  The act of shaking something. The cat gave the mouse a . A milkshake. Ground-up marijuana. verb (shakes, shaking, shook, shaken) (transitive) (ergative) To cause (something) to move rapidly from side to side. The earthquake shook the building. (transitive) To disturb emotionally; to shock. Her father's death shook her terribly. (transitive) To lose, evade, or get rid of (something) I can't the feeling that I forgot something. (intransitive) To move from side to side. She shook with grief. (intransitive) To shake hands. OK, let's on it.       shank noun  The lower part of the leg; shin. meat, Meat from that part of an animal. A straight, narrow part of an object; shaft; stem A protruding part of an object, by which it is or can be attached. The metal part on a curb bit that falls below the mouthpiece of the bit, which length controls the severity of the leverage action of the bit, and to which the reins of the bridle are attached (sports) A poorly played golf shot in which the ball is struck by the part of the club head that connects to the shaft. See thin,fat,toe (slang) An improvised stabbing weapon (slang) Bad. verb  (archaic) To travel on foot (slang) To stab adjective  bad, Bad.       shanty noun (shanties) An old run-down house or shack. Sailors' work song. adjective (used with 'Irish') Pejorative term used on early (mid 1800's), poor, Irish immigrants to USA That neighborhood is full of Irishmen.       shawm noun  a mediaeval wind instrument with a double reed 1985: There are four flutes, a harp of twenty strings, a mournful , and a number of drums of oxhide, some to be struck, others spanked. " Anthony Burgess, Kingdom of the Wicked       sheet music noun  hand-written, Hand-written or printed form of musical notation.       shift noun  (historical) a type of women's undergarment, a slip Just last week she bought a new at the market. a change of workers, now specifically a set group of workers or period of working time We'll work three shifts a day till the job's done. an act of shifting; a slight movement or change There was a in the political atmosphere. the gear mechanism in a motor vehicle Does it come with a stick-? a button on a keyboard, chiefly for switching between upper and lower case If you press -P, the preview display will change. verb  (transitive) To change, swap His political stance shifted daily. (transitive) to move from one place to another; to redistribute We'll have to these boxes to the downtown office. (intransitive) to change position She shifted slightly in her seat. (intransitive) To change gears (in a car). I crested the hill and shifted into fifth. (context, transitive, computing) to remove the first value from an array. (transitive) to dispose of How can I a grass stain? (intransitive) to hurry If you , you might make the 2:19. (Ireland, crude slang) to engage in sexual petting.       shimmy noun (shimmies) An abnormal vibration, especially in the wheels of a vehicle. (archaic) A dance that was popular in the 1920s. (rare) A sleeveless chemise. verb (shimmies, shimmying, shimmied, ) To climb sometime (e.g. a pole) gradually (e.g. using alternately one's arms then one's legs.) He shimmied up the flagpole. The static made her dress up her leg. (intransitive) To vibrate abnormally, as a broken wheel. (context, intransitive, rare) To shake the body as if dancing the shimmy.       shuffle noun  the act of shuffling cards He made a real mess of the last shuffle a rhythm commonly used in blues music. Consists of a series of triplet notes with the middle note missing, so that it sounds like a long note followed by a short note. Sounds like a walker dragging one foot. (idiom) to get lost in the shuffle: to lack attention when you deserve it. verb (shuffl, es) (transitive) to mix up (cards) in a random order before a card game (intransitive) to walk without picking up one's feet       SI initialism  Smithsonian Institution       signature noun  A person"s autograph name. The act of signing one's name. (medicine) That part of a doctor"s prescription containing directions for the patient. (music) Signs on the stave indicating key and tempo (printing) A group of four (or a multiple of four) pages printed such that, when folded, become a section of a book (computing) A pattern used for matching the identity of a virus, or of types of behaviour. (cryptography) Data attached to a message that guarantees that the message originated from its claimed source. (wikipedia, Signature) adjective  distinctive, characteristic indicative of identity Rabbit in mustard sauce is my dish. The route of the airline is its daily flight between Buenos Aires and Madrid. 2005: CBS News website, Paul Winchell Dead At Age 82, read at http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/06/27/entertainment/main704340.shtml on 14 May 2006 - The inspiration for w:Tigger, Tigger"s phrase: TTFN, ta ta for now, ta-ta for now.       simple noun  (context, jargon, medicine) A preparation made from one plant, as opposed to something made from more than one plant. adjective (simpler, simplest) having few parts or features; having no special features (colloquial) feeble-minded.       sinfonia noun (plural sinfonias or sinfonie) A symphony. A piece or music serving as an overture, interlude or ritornello. A small symphony orchestra.       sing noun  A gathering for the purpose of singing songs. verb (sings, singing, sang, sung) To produce harmonious sounds with one"s voice. I tenor in my school choir. (slang) To confess under interrogation.       sistrum noun (pl=sistrums, pl2=sistra) an ancient Egyptian musical instrument, to be shaken, consisting of a metal frame holding percussive metal beads 1983, Norman Mailer, Ancient Evenings: : She moved with slow undulations of her body as lascivious as the curve of Hathfertiti"s hair, and the with its singing wires was played by a dwarf wearing nothing but a gold purse and a few bracelets on his stunted biceps.       sitar noun  (musical instrument) A Hindustani/Indian stringed classical musical instrument, typically having a gourd as its resonating chamber.       skiffle noun  A type of folk music, with jazz and blues influences, using home made or improvised instruments.       skip noun  A leaping, jumping or skipping movement. An open-topped rubbish bin, ranging in size from perhaps 1.5x1.5 metres up to 6x3 metres, designed to be lifted onto the back of a truck to take away both bin and contents. See also skep. (slang) An Australian person of Anglo-Celtic descent. Used by people of southern European descent (those who the "skips" in turn call "wogs"), not used by Anglo Australians themselves. Usually taken to be from w:Skippy the Bush Kangaroo, Skippy the Bush Kangaroo and not of itself insulting (though might be used as such). 2001: Effie: How did you find the second, the defacto, and what nationality is she? <br> Barber: She is Australian.<br> Effie: Is she? Gone for a skip. You little radical you. <br> &mdash; w:Mary Coustas, Mary Coustas as her character w:Effie, Effie, TV series Effie: Just Quietly, 2001, episode Nearest and Dearest (curling)The player who call the shots, calls the shots and traditionally throws the last two rocks Short for skipper, the master or captain of a ship. verb (skip, p, ed) To move by hopping on alternate feet. To leap about lightly. To skim, ricochet or bounce over a surface. To omit or disregard intermediate items or stages. my heart just skipped a beat. To place an item in a skip.       skirl verb  To make a shrill sound, as of bagpipes. 1985: Drums began to thump in a variety of rhythms. The flautists were not sure what to play. The shawm began to . " Anthony Burgess, Kingdom of the Wicked       Sleeping Beauty proper noun sleeping, Sleeping beauty, Beauty A fairy tale originally titled La Belle au Bois dormant by w:Charles Perrault, Charles Perrault. The main character in this story, who is in unbroken slumber under a magical spell, awaiting the kiss of a prince.       snare noun  A trap made from a loop of wire, string, or leather. (rare) A mental or psychological trap; usually in the phrase a snare and a delusion. (context, veterinary) A loop of cord used in obstetric cases, to hold or to pull a fetus from the mother animal. (music) A set of chains strung across the bottom of a drum to create a rattling sound. (music) A snare drum. verb (snar, ing) to catch or hold, especially with a loop       snare drum noun  A tubular drum with skins stretched over the top and bottom, and having a set of chains that can be applied to the bottom skin to create a rattling sound.       SOL initialism  Statute of Limitations Speed of Light Standards of Learning (vulgar) Shit Outta Luck Sorry, Outta Luck So Outta Luck Sleep Onset Latency       sol-fa noun  a method of sight singing music that uses the syllables do (originally ut), re, mi, fa, sol (or so), la, and si (or ti) to represent the pitches of the scale, most commonly the major scale. The fixed-do system uses do for C, and the moveable-do system uses do for whatever key the melody uses (thus B is do if the piece is in the key of B).       solo noun  A piece of music for one performer. A job or performance (e.g., an airplane flight) done by one person alone. A card game similar to Whist in which each player plays against the others in turn without a partner. adjective  Without a companion or instructor Of, for, or played as a musical solo.       soloist noun (Plural soloists) a person who performs a solo       sonata noun  (music) A musical composition for one or two instruments, one of which is frequently a piano, in three or four movements that vary in key and tempo       song noun  A musical piece with lyrics (or "words to sing"); prose that one can sing. He wrote a beautiful about her. A musical sound by a bird. A musical sound by insect, whale or some other animal which sounds melodious to humans. I love hearing the of canary birds. Something that cost only a little. He bought that car for a . Faeces. The gorilla liked to fling at the patrons at the zoo.       songster noun  A man who sings songs, especially as a profession. A male singer. A male songbird.       songwriter noun  Someone who writes the lyrics and usually the music of songs We are now collaborating with a famous . (rfc-level, Translations at L3+)       sostenuto noun  A note or passage marked to be sustained adverb  (music) played in a sustained manner beyond the notes normal value       sounding board noun  A thin board that forms part of the resonating chamber of a musical instrument and serves to reinforce its sound (context, by extension) Any device or means used to spread an idea or point of view A person, or group, whose reactions to a new idea or proposal serve to assess its acceptability       sour noun  the sensation of a sour taste a drink made with whiskey, lemon or lime juice and sugar verb to sour to make or become sour or disenchanted adjective  having an acid, sharp or tangy taste made rancid by fermentation etc tasting or smelling rancid peevish or bad-tempered (context, of soil) excessively acid and thus infertile (context, of petroleum) containing excess sulphur       sousaphone noun  (musici) A valved brass instrument with the same length as a tuba, but shaped differently so that the bell is above the head, that the valves are situated directly in front of the musician a few inches above the waist, and that most of the weight rests on one shoulder.       space noun  The intervening contents of a volume. (uncountable) Space occupied by or intended for a person or thing. There's not enough space for this couch in this room. (countable) An area or volume of sufficient size to accommodate a person or thing. They reserved a space for him to park his car. Write your name in the space below. The area beyond the atmosphere of planets that consists of a vacuum. A gap between written characters; blank. (typography) A piece of type used to separate words. (geometry) A set of points, each of which is uniquely specified by a set of coordinates; the number of coordinates specifying a point and the number of mutually perpendicular axis, axes along which the coordinates lie are the same, and that is the number of dimensions of the space. We live in a space that has at least four dimensions: up-down, left-right, forward-backward, and future-past. One's personal freedom to think or be oneself. I just need some , man. The state of mind one is in when daydreaming. (mathematics) a generalized construct or set, the members of which have certain properties in common; often used in combination with the name of a particular mathematician (context, Indian philosophy) One of the five basic elements. verb (spac, ing) (transitive) To be separated to a distance. :The cities are evenly spaced. (intransitive) To vent into vacuum. :The captain spaced the traitors.       spinet noun  (music) A short, compact harpsichord.       spiritual noun (wikipedia, spiritual (music)) An African-American folk song, or a song in that style adjective  Of or pertaining to the spirit or the soul Of or pertaining to the God or a Church; sacred Of or pertaining to spirits; supernatural       Sprechstimme noun  A dramatic vocal style midway between speaking and singing. 1999: The woozy "Black Market Baby" and spooky sprechstimme of "What's He Building?" are prime latter-day Waits, as are a host of other numbers that sound like work songs bellowed down a Tin Pan Alley. " Bradley Bambarger, Billboard 20 Mar 1999 (Innocent When You Dream, Orion Books 2006, p. 208)       square dance noun (countable and uncountable; plural square dances) (uncountable) Square dancing. "Square dance is America's folk dance." (countable) A particular instance of square dancing. "There's a square dance at the school tonight." verb , present participle square dancing, past tense and past participle square danced take part in square dancing; to dance this type of dancing "I square danced for three hours last night."       square-dance verb to square-dance The participate in a square dance       staccato noun (plural staccatos or staccati) (music) An articulation marking directing that a note or passage of notes are to be played in an abruptly disconnected manner, with each note sounding for a very short duration, and a short break lasting until the sounding of the next note; as opposed to legato. Staccato is indicated by a dot directly above or below the notehead. (music) A passage having this mark. adjective  (music) describing a passage having this mark adverb  (music) played in this style Now, play the same passage very .       staff noun (pl. staffs or staves) (plural: staffs or staves) a long, straight stick, especially one used to assist in walking. (plural: staves) a series of horizontal lines on which musical notes are written. (plural: ) the employees of a business. (e.g. The company employed 10 new staff this month.) verb  (transitive) to supply (a business) with employees       standard noun  A level of quality or attainment. Something used as a measure for comparative evaluations. An object supported in an upright position. A musical work of established popularity. The flag or ensign carried by a cavalry unit. A rule or set of rules or requirements which are widely agreed upon or imposed by government. A bottle of wine containing 0.750 liters of fluid. One of the upright members that supports the horizontal axis of a transit or theodolite. adjective  Falling within an accepted range. ex, size, amount, power, quality, etc. (context, of a tree or shrub) Growing on an erect stem of full height. Having recognized excellence or authority. Of a usable or serviceable grade or quality.       stave noun  One of a number of narrow strips of wood, or narrow iron plates, placed edge to edge to form the sides, covering, or lining of a vessel or structure; esp., one of the strips which form the sides of a cask, a pail, etc. One of the bars or rounds of a rack, a ladder, etc; one of the cylindrical bars of a lantern wheel A metrical portion; a stanza; a staff. The five horizontal and parallel lines on and between which musical notes are written or pointed; the staff. verb (staves, staving, stove or staved) (transitive) To break in the staves of; to break a hole in; to burst. Often with in. (transitive) To push, as with a staff. With off. (transitive) To delay by force; to drive away. Often with off. (intransitive) To burst in pieces by strike, striking against something.       step noun (plural: steps) An advance or movement made from one foot to the other; a pace. A rest, or one of a set of rests, for the foot in ascending or descending, as a stair, or a rung of a ladder. running board where passengers step to get on and off the bus - the driver must have a clear view of the step in order to prevent accidents. The breadth of every single or stair should be never less than one foot. - Sir H. Wotton The space passed over by one movement of the foot in walking or running; as, one step is generally about three feet, but may be more or less. Used also figuratively of any kind of progress; as, he improved step by step, or by steps. To derive two or three general principles of motion from phenomena, and afterwards to tell us how the properties and actions of all corporeal things follow from those manifest principles, would be a very great in philosophy. - Isaac Newton A small space or distance; as, it is but a . A print of the foot; a footstep; a footprint; track. Gait; manner of walking; as, the approach of a man is often known by his step. Proceeding; measure; action; an act. The reputation of a man depends on the first steps he makes in the world. - Alexander Pope Beware of desperate steps. The darkest day, Live till to-morrow, will have passed away. - William Cowper I have lately taken steps . . . to relieve the old gentleman's distresses. - G. W. Cable (plural): Walk; passage. Conduct my steps to find the fatal tree. - John Dryden (plural): A portable framework of stairs, much used indoors in reaching to a high position (nautical) In general, a framing in wood or iron which is intended to receive an upright shaft; specif., a block of wood, or a solid platform upon the keelson, supporting the heel of the mast. (Machines): One of a series of offsets, or parts, resembling the steps of stairs, as one of the series of parts of a cone pulley on which the belt runs (Machines): A bearing in which the lower extremity of a spindle or a vertical shaft revolves. (music) The interval between two contiguous degrees of the scale. Usage note: The word tone is often used as the name of this interval; but there is evident incongruity in using tone for indicating the interval between tones. As the word scale is derived from the Italian scala, a ladder, the intervals may well be called steps. (Kinematics): A change of position effected by a motion of translation. - W. K. Clifford verb (step, p, ing) (intransitive) To move the foot in walking; to advance or recede by raising and moving one of the feet to another resting place, or by moving both feet in succession. (intransitive) To walk; to go on foot; esp., to walk a little distance; as, to step to one of the neighbors. (intransitive) To walk slowly, gravely, or resolutely. Home the swain retreats, His flock before him stepping to the fold. - Thomson? (intransitive)(figuratively) To move mentally; to go in imagination. They are stepping almost three thousand years back into the remotest antiquity. - w:Alexander Pope, Alexander Pope (transitive) To set, as the foot. (transitive) (nautical) To fix the foot of (a mast) in its step; to erect.       stomp noun  a dance having a heavy, rhythmic step the jazz music for this dance verb  (transitive) to trample heavily on something or someone (transitive, slang) to severely beat someone physically or figuratively.       strain noun  (obsolete) treasure, Treasure. (obsolete) The blood-vessel in the yolk of an egg. (archaic) race, Race; lineage, pedigree. A particular breed or race of animal, microbe etc. They say this year's flu virus is a particularly virulent . hereditary, Hereditary character, quality, or disposition. There is a of madness in her family. (rare) A kind or sort (of person etc.). verb  To exert or struggle (to do something), especially to stretch too far. Sitting in back, I strained to hear the speaker. To apply a force or forces to To tighten the strings of a musical instrument; to uplift one"s voice To separate solid from liquid by passing through a strainer or colander       stress noun (es, -) (context, countable, physics) The internal distribution of force per unit area (pressure) within a body reacting to applied forces which causes strain or deformation and is typically symbolised by Ï� (context, countable, physics) externally applied to a body which cause internal stress within the body. (uncountable) Emotional pressure suffered by a human being or other animal. (context, uncountable, phonetics) The emphasis placed on a syllable of a word. Some people put the on the first syllable of "controversy"; others put it on the second. (uncountable) Emphasis placed on words in speaking. (uncountable) Emphasis placed on a particular point in an argument or discussion (whether spoken or written). verb (stresses, stressing, stressed) To apply force to (a body or structure) causing strain. To apply emotional pressure to (a person or animal). To emphasise (a syllable of a word). "Emphasis" is stressed on the first syllable, but "emphatic" is stressed on the second. To emphasise (words in speaking). To emphasise (a point) in an argument or discussion. I must that this information is given in strict confidence.       stretto adjective  having gradually increasing speed 1960: So that over and above the public components " holidays, tourist attractions " there are private meanderings, linked to the climate as if this spell were a passage in the year"s fugue: haphazard weather, aimless loves, unpredicted commitments" " Thomas Pynchon, "Entropy" adverb  (music) with gradually increasing speed       strike 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. &mdash; 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.       string noun  (countable) A long, thin and flexible structure made from threads twisted together. (uncountable) Such a structure considered as a substance. (countable) Any long, thin and flexible object. a violin (countable) A cohesive substance taking the form of a string. The of spittle dangling from his chin was most unattractive (countable) A series of items or events. a of successes (countable) (computer science) A sequence of characters stored consecutively in memory and capable of being processed as a single entity. (music, countable, usually in plural) A stringed instrument or the person playing that instrument. verb (strings, stringing, strung) (transitive) To put (items) on a string. You can string these beads on to this cord to make a colorful necklace (transitive) To put strings on (something). It is difficult to string a tennis racket properly       stringed adjective  Having strings. The violin is a instrument but without frets.       strum verb (strum, m, ing) To play a guitar using most strings simultaneously.       study 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.       subdominant noun  (music) The fourth tone of a scale. (music) The triad built on the subdominant tone.       subito adverb  (music) suddenly       subject 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.       subsidiary noun  A company owned by the parent company or holding company (music) a subordinate theme adjective  auxiliary or supplemental secondary or subordinate of, or relating to a subsidy       suspend verb  To hang freely To discontinue or interrupt a function, task, position, or event.       sweet noun  (uncountable) The basic taste sensation induced by sugar. (countable) A confection made from sugar, or high in sugar content. (countable) A food eaten for dessert. Can we see the menu, please? sweetheart adjective (er, est) Having a pleasant taste, especially one relating to the basic taste sensation induced by sugar. Having a taste of sugar. Containing a sweetening ingredient. (context, wine) Retaining a portion of sugar. Not having a salty taste. butter water Having a pleasant smell. a scent Not decaying, fermented, rancid, sour, spoiled, or stale. milk Having a pleasant sound. a tune a voice Having a pleasing disposition. a child Having a helpful disposition. It was of him to help out. Free from excessive unwanted substances like acid or sulphur. soil crude oil (colloquial) very good adverb  In a sweet manner.       swing noun  The manner in which something is swung. He worked tirelessly to improve his golf . Door indicates direction the door opens. A hanging seat in a children's playground, for acrobats in a circus, or on a porch for relaxing. A dance style. (music) The genre of music associated with this dance style. The amount of change towards or away from something. Particularly, the increase or decrease in the number of votes in an election for opposition parties compared with votes for the incumbent party. The polls showed a wide to Labour. (cricket) sideways movement of the ball as it flies through the air. The diameter that a lathe can cut. In a musical theater production, a performer who understudies several roles. See w:understudy, understudy. verb (swings, swinging, swung) (defn, English)       syllabic noun  (linguistics) A syllabic sound. adjective  Of, relating to, or consisting of a syllable or syllables. Pronounced with every syllable distinct. (linguistics) Designating a sound that is or can be the most sonorant segment of a syllable, as a vowel or a resonant. In the word riddle (rÄ­d'l), the two syllabic sounds are the (iË�) and the (l). Of, or being a form of verse, based on the number of syllables in a line rather than on the arrangement of accents or quantities.       symphonic adjective  relating to a symphony 1923: George Bernard Shaw, The Perfect Wagnerite - Finally, Mozart's most dramatic finales and concerted numbers are more or less in sonata form, like symphonic movements, and must therefore be classed as musical prose.       symphonic poem noun  (music) A piece of orchestral music, in one movement, based on something non-musical, such as a story or a painting.       symphony noun (symphonies) an extended piece of music of sophisticated structure, usually for orchestra harmony in music or colour, or a harmonious combination of elements       symphony orchestra noun  a large orchestra that traditionally plays western classical orchestral music       syncopated adjective  (grammar) of a word, shortened by syncope (music) of a rhythm, modified by syncopation       syncopation noun  Use of rhythmic units or patterns which do not confirm the pulses on a metric level. (DeLone? et. al. (Eds.), 1975, chap. 3) (rfc, music definition needs rewritten because the current one is copyrighted)       syrinx noun (pl=syrinxes, pl2=syringes) A set of pan-pipes. 1982, John Fowles, Mantissa: : Actually, to cut a long story short, he began...well, playing with a rather different sort of pipe. Or , as we called it. He obviously thought he was alone. 2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage 2007, p. 247: :Inside, somebody was playing a duet on and lyre. A narrow channel cut in rock, especially in ancient Egyptian tombs. (zoology) The voice organ in birds.       Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z  Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish     Show 51015202550100250500 results per page.

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