suna - n. a traditional portion of Muslim law based on Muhammad's...

substitute - n. & v. 1 a (also attrib.) a person or thing acting or serving in place of another....

sucubus - n. (pl. succubi) a female demon believed to have sexual intercourse with sleeping...

surealism - n. a 20th-c. movement in art and literature aiming at ...

subservent - adj. 1 cringing; obsequious. 2 (usu. foll. by to) serving as a means; instrumental....

superlative - adj. & n. 1 of the highest quality or degree (superlative wisdom )....

sunna - n. a traditional portion of Muslim law based on Muhammad's...

sucide - n. & v. 1 a the intentional killing of oneself. b a person who commits suicide....

subclavian - cf. CLAVICLE]...

surrelism - n. a 20th-c. movement in art and literature aiming at ...

submisive - adj. 1 humble; obedient. 2 yielding to power or authority; willing to submit. submissively...

Surgery - n. (pl. -ies) 1 the branch of medicine concerned ...

sumbeam - n. a ray of sunlight. ...

such - cf. LIKE(1)]...

succubus - n. (pl. succubi) a female demon believed to have sexual intercourse with sleeping...

subservient - adj. 1 cringing; obsequious. 2 (usu. foll. by to) serving as a means; instrumental....

substitue - n. & v. 1 a (also attrib.) a person or thing acting or serving in place of another....

summon - v.tr. 1 call upon to appear, esp. as a defendant or witness in a lawcourt. 2 (usu....

suicde - n. & v. 1 a the intentional killing of oneself. b a person who commits suicide....

sublime - adj. & v. (sublimer, sublimest) 1 of the most exalted,...

subjective - adj. & n. 1 (of art, literature , written

suffix - n. & v. 1 a verbal element added at the end of a word to form a derivative (e.g....

suacide - n. & v. 1 a the intentional killing of oneself. b a person who commits suicide....

successful - adj. having success; prosperous. successfully adv. successfulness n....

superative - adj. & n. 1 of the highest quality or degree (superlative wisdom )....

superiority - n. the state of being superior. superiority complex Psychol. an undue conviction...

suname - n. & v. 1 a hereditary name common to all members of a family, as distinct from...

subsitute - n. & v. 1 a (also attrib.) a person or thing acting or serving in place of another....

surgary - n. (pl. -ies) 1 the branch of medicine concerned ...

surgry - n. (pl. -ies) 1 the branch of medicine concerned ...

surce - n. & v. 1 a spring or fountain-head from which a stream issues (the sources of the...

summary - n. & adj. (pl. -ies) a brief account; an abridgement. 1 dispensing with needless...

subject - n., adj., adv., & v. 1 a a matter, theme, etc. to be discussed, described, represented,...

superstition - n. 1 credulity regarding the supernatural. 2 an irrational fear of the unknown or...

surgey - n. (pl. -ies) 1 the branch of medicine concerned ...

sutla - n. 1 an aphorism or set of aphorisms in Hindu literature. 2 a narrative part of...

suddan - adj. & n. occurring or done unexpectedly or without warning; abrupt, hurried, hasty...

sustitute - n. & v. 1 a (also attrib.) a person or thing acting or serving in place of another....

suds - cf. MDu., MLG sudde, MDu. sudse marsh, bog, prob. rel. to SEETHE]...

sucker - n. & v. 1 a a person or thing that sucks. b a sucking-pig, newborn whale, etc. 2...

susage - see SAUCE]...

suger - n. & v. 1 a sweet crystalline substance obtained...

surgery - n. (pl. -ies) 1 the branch of medicine concerned ...

sumon - v.tr. 1 call upon to appear, esp. as a defendant or witness in a lawcourt. 2 (usu....

suspicious - adj. 1 prone to or feeling suspicion. 2 indicating suspicion (a suspicious glance)....

sumerien - adj. & n. of or relating to the early and non-Semitic element in the civilization...

subime - adj. & v. (sublimer, sublimest) 1 of the most exalted,...

succubis - n. (pl. succubi) a female demon believed to have sexual intercourse with sleeping...

sublie - adj. & v. (sublimer, sublimest) 1 of the most exalted,...

sutra - n. 1 an aphorism or set of aphorisms in Hindu literature. 2 a narrative part of...

succint - adj. briefly expressed; terse, concise. succinctly adv. succinctness n. [ME f....

subliminal - adj. Psychol. (of a stimulus etc.) below the threshold...

submissive - adj. 1 humble; obedient. 2 yielding to power or authority; willing to submit. submissively...

suposedly - adv. as is generally supposed. ...

sublimimal - adj. Psychol. (of a stimulus etc.) below the threshold...

sumary - n. & adj. (pl. -ies) a brief account; an abridgement. 1 dispensing with needless...

subdivision - n. 1 the act or an instance of subdividing. 2 a secondary or subordinate division....

suicide - n. & v. 1 a the intentional killing of oneself. b a person who commits suicide....

subordinate - adj., n., & v. (usu. foll. by to) of inferior importance or rank; secondary, subservient....

sublimnal - adj. Psychol. (of a stimulus etc.) below the threshold...

suffolk - n. 1 a sheep of a black-faced breed. 2 this breed. [Suffolk in S. England]...

suset - n. 1 a secondary part of a set. 2 Math. a set all the elements of which are contained...

sumission - n. 1 a the act or an instance of submitting; the

sumissive - adj. 1 humble; obedient. 2 yielding to power or authority; willing to submit. submissively...

suk - (also sukh) var. of SOUK. ...

suffrage - n. 1 a the right of voting in political elections (full adult suffrage). b a

suvk - v. & n. 1 tr. draw (a fluid) into the mouth by making a partial vacuum. 2 tr. ...

succulent - adj. & n. 1 juicy; palatable. 2 colloq. desirable. 3 Bot. (of a plant, its leaves,...

supercilious - adj. assuming an air of contemptuous indifference or superiority. superciliously...

surogate - n. 1 a substitute, esp. for a person in a specific role or office. 2 Brit. a deputy,...