English dictionary: words starting with s - page 654

Meanings of Synoecious:

adjective

Having male and female organs in the same flower or receptacle.

Meanings of Synonym:

noun

A word or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word or phrase in the same language, for example shut is a synonym of close.

Usage examples:

“the east” was a synonym for the soviet empire

Meanings of Synonymies:

noun

The state of being synonymous.

Usage examples:

It is our aim in this paper to establish the synonymy of these genera.

Meanings of Synonymous:

adjective

(of a word or phrase) having the same meaning as another word or phrase in the same language.

Usage examples:

I for one do not share the view that the terms are essentially synonymous.

Meanings of Synonymously:

adverb

With the same meaning

Usage examples:

The term distance education is often used synonymously with distance learning., we can use the two …

Meanings of Synonyms:

noun

A word or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word or phrase in the same language, for example shut is a synonym of close.

Usage examples:

“the east” was a synonym for the soviet empire

Meanings of Synonymy:

noun

The state of being synonymous.

Usage examples:

It is our aim in this paper to establish the synonymy of these genera.

Meanings of Synopses:

noun

A brief summary or general survey of something.

Usage examples:

A synopsis of the insurance cover provided is set out below

Meanings of Synopsis:

noun

A brief summary or general survey of something.

Usage examples:

A synopsis of the insurance cover provided is set out below

Meanings of Synopsise:

verb

Give a brief summary or general survey of (something)

Usage examples:

Here's my 5-minute attempt to synopsize the events of the last few weeks

Meanings of Synopsised:

verb

Give a brief summary or general survey of (something)

Usage examples:

Here's my 5-minute attempt to synopsize the events of the last few weeks

Meanings of Synopsising:

verb

Give a brief summary or general survey of (something)

Usage examples:

Here's my 5-minute attempt to synopsize the events of the last few weeks

Meanings of Synopsize:

verb

Give a brief summary or general survey of (something)

Usage examples:

Here's my 5-minute attempt to synopsize the events of the last few weeks

Meanings of Synopsized:

verb

Give a brief summary or general survey of (something)

Usage examples:

Here's my 5-minute attempt to synopsize the events of the last few weeks

Meanings of Synopsizing:

verb

Give a brief summary or general survey of (something)

Usage examples:

Here's my 5-minute attempt to synopsize the events of the last few weeks

Meanings of Synoptic:

adjective

Of or forming a general summary or synopsis.

Usage examples:

A synoptic outline of the contents

noun

The synoptic gospels.

Usage examples:

In the synoptics, the most characteristic form is the parable: a fresh, pithy, and often paradoxica…

Meanings of Synoptist:

noun

The writer of a synoptic gospel.

Usage examples:

Alternatively, we have to suppose that the wording of the synoptists pointed to a custom in those d…

Meanings of Synostoses:

noun

The union or fusion of adjacent bones by the growth of bony substance, either as a normal process during growth or as the result of ankylosis.

Usage examples:

Isolated sagittal synostosis, premature fusion of the sagittal suture, is the most common type of c…

Meanings of Synostosis:

noun

The union or fusion of adjacent bones by the growth of bony substance, either as a normal process during growth or as the result of ankylosis.

Usage examples:

Isolated sagittal synostosis, premature fusion of the sagittal suture, is the most common type of c…

Meanings of Synovectomy:

noun

An operation to remove the synovial membrane (= part of the structure that helps bones to move smoothly in the joints)

Meanings of Synovial:

adjective

Relating to or denoting a type of joint which is surrounded by a thick flexible membrane forming a sac into which is secreted a viscous fluid that lubricates the joint.

Usage examples:

Synovial fluid

Meanings of Synovitis:

noun

Inflammation of a synovial membrane.

Usage examples:

Rheumatoid arthritis produces synovitis and effusions but may lead to a valgus deformity.

Meanings of Synsacrum:

noun

An elongated composite sacrum containing a number of fused vertebrae, present in birds and some extinct reptiles.

Usage examples:

The posterior thoracic vertebrae, synsacrum, and hindlimb are pneumatized by diverticula of the abd…

Meanings of Syntactic:

adjective

Of or according to syntax.

Usage examples:

Syntactic analysis

Meanings of Syntactically:

adverb

In a way that relates to the grammatical arrangement of words in a sentence

Usage examples:

A syntactically complicated language, i hoped the query was syntactically correct.