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state1.noun
collective public power expressed constitutionally
governing those elected to represent.(re-present)
publically approved ideas; a sovereign
political entity
state2.noun
a set of circumstances
or attributes.characterizing
a person or thing at a given time; a condition or mode
of being, as with regard to circumstances.(a
state of happiness after the win);
Physics.-.the
condition of a physical system with regard to phase, form, composition,
or structure (ice is the solid state of water)
state, stated,
stating,
states.transitive
verbs
to set forth in words; declare
stately,
statelier, stateliest.adjectives
dignified
and impressive, as in size or proportions; grand; majestic; lofty
stately.adverb
in a ceremonious or imposing
manner
stateliness.noun
statement.noun
the act of stating or declaring;
something stated; a declaration;
a monthly report
make a statement.idiom
to create a certain impression
subjective.adjective
of, affected by, or produced by the mind; resulting
from feeling; particular to
a given person; personal (subjective experience of laughing at a joke no
one else caught the humor of); expressing or bringing into prominence
the individuality of the artist or author; relating to the real nature
of something; essential; a subjective experience is seeing a movie, where
the person you are with gets something different out of it than you did;
Grammar
meaning
compare
objective
subjectively.adverb
subjectivity.or.subjectiveness.nouns
subjectivism,
subjectivist.nouns
the quality of being subjective;
the theory that
individual conscience is the only valid standard of moral judgment; the
doctrine that all knowledge is restricted to the conscious self and its
sensory states; a theory or doctrine that emphasizes the subjective
elements
in experience. This theory is cousin to philosophical naturalism.
subjectivistic.adjective
symbol.noun
something that represents something else by association,
resemblance, or convention, especially a material object used to represent
something invisible; a printed or written sign used to represent an operation,
an element, a quantity, a quality, or a relation, as in mathematics or
music
symbol, symboled,
symboling,
symbols.transitive
verbs
to symbolize
symbolic.also.symbolical.adjective
using, employing, or exhibiting a symbol; consisting
of or proceeding by means of symbols; of, relating to, or constituting
a symbol; characterized by or terminating in symbols (symbolic thinking);
characterized by symbolism (a symbolic dance); of, relating to, or expressed
by means of symbols or a symbol; serving as a symbol; using symbolism (symbolic
art)
symbolical, symbolically.adverb
symbolicalness.noun
symbolize, symbolized,
symbolizing,
symbolizes.verbs
transitive verb use.to
serve as a symbol of (their flag was a symbol of courage and bravery);
to represent or identify by a symbol
intransitive
verb use.to use symbols
symbolization, symbolizer.nouns
symbolist.noun
one who uses symbols or
symbolism; one who interprets
or represents conditions or
truths by the use of symbols or symbolism
symbolist, symbolistic.adjectives
of or relating to symbolism
symbolistically.adverb
symbolism.noun
a symbolic meaning or
representation; revelation or suggestion of intangible
conditions or truths by artistic invention; the practice of representing
things by means of symbols or of attributing
symbolic meanings or significance
to objects, events, or relationships
smattering.noun
slight or superficial knowledge
smatter.intransitive
verb
species.noun,.singular.or.plural
a single distinct
kind of plant or animal having certain distinguishing.characteristics,
enabling it to have a different biological-category;
sort; variety; a category
of organisms consisting of a group
of similar individuals. To evolutionists this often means 'isolated breeding
groups' producing changes which they tag 'micro evolution'; what is not
seen however, are the sorts of transitions
upon which evolutionary theory stands – transitions between fundamentally
different structures,
called
macro evolution
specific.adjective
precise; definite; explicit;
peculiar
to or characteristic of
something; of a special sort or kind
specifical.adjective
specific
specification.noun
a specifying; detailed mention or definition;
detailed description of the parts of a whole; statement of particulars
as to size, quality, performance, terms, etc.
specific.noun
something particularly fitted to a use or purpose;
a distinguishing.quality
or attribute; distinct
items or details; particulars
specifically.adverb
specificity.noun
the quality or state of being-specific
specify, specified,
specifying,
specifies.transitive
verbs
to mention, describe, or define in detail; to
include in a specification; to state as a
condition (specified the measurements)
specifier.noun
speculate,
speculated,
speculating,
speculates.intransitive
verbs
to think about the various aspects
of a given subject; reflect; to engage in a course of reasoning often based
on inconclusive evidence; conjecture;
to buy or sell stocks hoping to take advantage of an expected rise or fall
in price
transitive verb-to
assume to be true without conclusive evidence (speculated that the bones
found were a contributing factor to the theory of evolution)
speculation.noun
speculative, speculatory.adjectives
synonym.think,
meditate
spontaneous.adjective
happening or arising without apparent
external cause; self generated; arising from a natural inclination or impulse
and not from external incitement or constraint; growing without cultivation
or human labor; occurring or produced within its own energy; indigenous;
impulsive (just below)
spontaneously.adverb
spontaneousness.noun
...spontaneous applies to what arises naturally
rather than resulting from external constraint or stimulus (the two suddenly
embraced in a spontaneous gesture of affection;."The
highest and best form of efficiency is the spontaneous cooperation of a
free people."....Woodrow
Wilson)
...impulsive
refers to the operation of a sudden urge or feeling not governed by reason
(saying yes so quickly to a relationship was an impulsive act that worked
out well); impulse (offering to help seems
is as natural as breathing)
spontaneity.noun,.plural.spontaneities
the quality or condition of being spontaneous;
spontaneous behavior, impulse, or movement
sterile.adjective
incapable of producing others of its kind; barren;
unfruitful
subsist, subsisted,
subsisting,
subsists.verbs
intransitive verb use.to
exist; be; to remain or continue in existence; to maintain life; live (subsisted
on one meal a day); to be logically.conceivable
transitive verb use.to
maintain or support with provisions;
to support
subsister.noun
subsistence.noun
existence; being; continuance
sustain.transitive
verb
to maintain; keep in existence; keep supplied
with necessities
synergism, synergist.nouns
the simultaneous action of separate agencies which,
together, have greater total effect than the sum of their individual effects
synergetic, synergistic,
synergic.adjectives
synergy.noun,.plural-synergies
to work together; the combined or correlated action
of different components, the interaction of which is so that their combined
effect is greater than the sum of their individual effects
synergistic.adjective
of or relating to synergy (a synergistic effect);
producing or capable of producing synergy
synergistically.adverb
staunch, stauncher,
staunchest.adjectives
firm and steadfast; true; faithful; having a strong
or substantial construction or constitution
staunchly.adverb
staunchness.noun
sorcery.noun
use of supernatural power over others through
the assistance of spirits; witchcraft
sorcerous.adjective
sorcerously.adverb
sorcerer.noun
one who practices sorcery; a wizard
shun, shunned,
shunning,
shuns.transitive
verbs
to keep away from; avoid;
escape
shunner.noun
shunt.noun
the act or process of turning aside or moving
to an alternate course; bypass
shunt, shunted,
shunting,
shunts.verbs
transitive use.to
turn or move aside or onto another course (shunting traffic around an accident);
to evade by putting aside or ignoring (urgent problems that society can
no longer shunt aside); to switch (a train or car) from one track to another
intransitive use.to
move or turn aside; to become diverted by means of a shunt
shunter.noun
stalk.noun
a stem or main axis
of a herbaceous plant; a stem or similar structure that supports a plant
part such as a flower, flower cluster, or leaf
stalk, stalked,
stalking,
stalks.verbs
intransitive verb use.to
walk with a stiff, haughty, or
angry gait.(stalked
off in a huff); to move threateningly
or menacingly; to track prey or quarry
transitive verb use.to
pursue by tracking stealthily; to go through (an area) in pursuit of prey
or quarry
stalker.noun
spell1, spelled.or.spelt,
spelling,
spells.verbs
transitive verb use.to
name or write in order the letters constituting
(a word or part of a word); to constitute the letters of (a word) (these
letters spell animal); to add up to; signify (their wise refusal to enter
the investment market saved them financially);
intransitive verb use.to
form words by means of letters
spell out.phrasal
verb
to make perfectly clear and understandable (asked
him to spell out his goals); to read slowly and laboriously
spell2.noun
a word or formula believed to have special power;
a bewitched state; a trance
spell3.noun
a short, indefinite period of time; a period of
weather of a particular kind (a dry spell); a period of rest (rest a spell);
a short period of distress.(a
dizzy spell); a short distance (I'm going to walk a spell up the road)
spell, spelled,
spelling,
spells.verbs
transitive verb use.to
relieve (someone) from work temporarily by taking a turn (spelling him
off); to allow to rest a while
intransitive verb use.to
take turns working
stem.noun
the main ascending.axis
of a plant; a stalk or trunk; a slender stalk supporting or connecting
another plant part, such as a leaf or flower; a banana stalk bearing several
bunches of bananas; a connecting or supporting part; the slender upright
support of a wineglass or goblet; the main line of descent
of a family
stem, stemmed,
stemming,
stems.verbs
intransitive verb use.to
have or take origin or descent
transitive verb use.to
remove the stem of; to provide with a stem; to make headway against (managed
to stem the tide of traffic and arrive earlier than was expected)
from stem to stern.idiom.from
one end to another
Linguistics.-.the
main part of a word to which affixes
are added
Nautical - the curved
upright beam at the fore of a vessel into which the hull timbers are scarfed
to form the prow
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