English dictionary: words starting with s - page 657

Meanings of Syracuse:

proper noun

A port on the east coast of sicily; population 124,083 (2008). it became a flourishing centre of greek culture, especially in the 5th and 4th centuries bc under the rule of dionysius i and ii. it was taken by the romans at the end of the 3rd century bc.

Meanings of Syrette:

noun

A disposable injection unit comprising a collapsible tube with an attached hypodermic needle and a single dose of a drug, commonly morphine.

Usage examples:

The medic slammed a syrette of morphine into loren's thigh, making ava cry out.

Meanings of Syria:

proper noun

A country in the middle east with a coastline on the eastern mediterranean sea; population 17,100,000 (estimated 2014); official language, arabic; capital, damascus.

Meanings of Syriac:

noun

The language of ancient syria, a western dialect of aramaic in which many important early christian texts are preserved, and which is still used by syrian christians as a liturgical language.

Usage examples:

The translation of the bible into latin marks the beginning of a parting of the ways between wester…

adjective

Relating to syriac.

Usage examples:

In such cases they fulfil the basic requirement of syriac sentence structure (namely, that the pred…

Meanings of Syrian:

adjective

Relating to or characteristic of syria or its people.

Usage examples:

Some syrian scientists say that the discovery shows that syria may have been the birthplace of mode…

noun

A native or inhabitant of syria, or a person of syrian descent.

Usage examples:

He was a syrian by ancestry.

Meanings of Syrians:

noun

A native or inhabitant of syria, or a person of syrian descent.

Usage examples:

He was a syrian by ancestry.

adjective

Relating to or characteristic of syria or its people.

Usage examples:

Some syrian scientists say that the discovery shows that syria may have been the birthplace of mode…

Meanings of Syringa:

noun

A plant of the genus syringa (family oleaceae ), especially (in gardening) the lilac.

Meanings of Syringas:

noun

A plant of the genus syringa (family oleaceae ), especially (in gardening) the lilac.

Meanings of Syringe:

noun

A tube with a nozzle and piston or bulb for sucking in and ejecting liquid in a thin stream, used for cleaning wounds or body cavities, or fitted with a hollow needle for injecting or withdrawing fluids.

Usage examples:

Injections were given using glass syringes with reusable steel needles.

verb

Clean (the ear, a wound, etc.) by spraying liquid from a syringe.

Usage examples:

I had my ears syringed

Meanings of Syringeal:

adjective

Relating to the lower larynx or voice organ in birds.

Usage examples:

Air is pushed out of the bird's lungs and through the syringeal muscles

Meanings of Syringed:

verb

Clean (the ear, a wound, etc.) by spraying liquid from a syringe.

Usage examples:

I had my ears syringed

noun

A tube with a nozzle and piston or bulb for sucking in and ejecting liquid in a thin stream, used for cleaning wounds or body cavities, or fitted with a hollow needle for injecting or withdrawing fluids.

Usage examples:

Injections were given using glass syringes with reusable steel needles.

Meanings of Syringes:

noun

A tube with a nozzle and piston or bulb for sucking in and ejecting liquid in a thin stream, used for cleaning wounds or body cavities, or fitted with a hollow needle for injecting or withdrawing fluids.

Usage examples:

Injections were given using glass syringes with reusable steel needles.

verb

Clean (the ear, a wound, etc.) by spraying liquid from a syringe.

Usage examples:

I had my ears syringed

Meanings of Syringing:

verb

Clean (the ear, a wound, etc.) by spraying liquid from a syringe.

Usage examples:

I had my ears syringed

noun

A tube with a nozzle and piston or bulb for sucking in and ejecting liquid in a thin stream, used for cleaning wounds or body cavities, or fitted with a hollow needle for injecting or withdrawing fluids.

Usage examples:

Injections were given using glass syringes with reusable steel needles.

Meanings of Syringomyelia:

noun

A chronic progressive disease in which longitudinal cavities form in the cervical region of the spinal cord. this characteristically results in wasting of the muscles in the hands and a loss of sensation.

Usage examples:

He believed that others would recognize the authenticity of his suffering if more information was a…

Meanings of Syringomyelic:

noun

A chronic progressive disease in which longitudinal cavities form in the cervical region of the spinal cord. this characteristically results in wasting of the muscles in the hands and a loss of sensation.

Usage examples:

He believed that others would recognize the authenticity of his suffering if more information was a…

Meanings of Syrinx:

noun

A set of pan pipes.

Meanings of Syrinxes:

noun

A set of pan pipes.

Meanings of Syrphid:

noun

A fly of the hoverfly family ( syrphidae ).

Meanings of Syrphidae:

noun

A fly of the hoverfly family (syrphidae).

Usage examples:

Sagittaria trifolia is self-compatible and is pollinated by a variety of insects including flies, b…

Meanings of Syrphids:

noun

A fly of the hoverfly family ( syrphidae ).

Meanings of Syrringing:

noun

A tube with a nozzle and piston or bulb for sucking in and ejecting liquid in a thin stream, used for cleaning wounds or body cavities, or fitted with a hollow needle for injecting or withdrawing fluids.

Usage examples:

Injections were given using glass syringes with reusable steel needles.

verb

Clean (the ear, a wound, etc.) by spraying liquid from a syringe.

Usage examples:

I had my ears syringed

Meanings of Syrup:

noun

A thick, sweet liquid made by dissolving sugar in boiling water, often used for preserving fruit.

Usage examples:

Select canned fruit in its own juice or water, not heavy syrup, and frozen fruit without added sugar.

Meanings of Syrups:

noun

A thick, sweet liquid made by dissolving sugar in boiling water, often used for preserving fruit.

Usage examples:

Select canned fruit in its own juice or water, not heavy syrup, and frozen fruit without added sugar.

Meanings of Syrupy:

adjective

Having the consistency or sweetness of syrup.

Usage examples:

Syrupy puddings

Meanings of Systaltic:

adjective

Contracting; contracting and relaxing in a rhythmic manner.