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s or S (es)
- the nineteenth letter of the English alphabet: from the Greek sigma, a borrowing from the Phoenician
- any of the speech sounds that this letter represents, as, in English, the (s) of soap or (z) of rise
- a type or impression for s or S
- the nineteenth in a sequence or group
- an object shaped like
adjective
- of s or S
- nineteenth in a sequence or group
- shaped like
s
- school
- second(s)
- section
- see
- semi
- series
- shilling(s)
- sign
- silver
- singular
- sire
- society
- son
- soprano
- south
- southern
- substantive
S
- Sabbath
- Football safety (the player) sometimes written s
- Saint
- Bible Samuel
- Saturday
- Saxon
- Seaman
- Senate
- September
- siemens
- Signor
- small
- Society
- South
- south
- southern
- Sunday
Etymology: L signa
Pharmacy write
S
- Physics entropy
- Chem. sulfur
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Alternate definitions:
Converse of object
- buy: Cost of buying gasoline golf s shore up its.
Adjective modifier
- nic: NIC s may be due on the fuel, depending on the method of purchase.
Modifies a noun
- ome: Here are some tips to cropping your photography budget down to size: s ome more interesting links.. ... .
Modifying Another Word
- there: However inside there s enough shaving foam for 10 full shaves - more than enough for a holiday!
Noun used with modifier
- walter: Call center that national associations from at walter s obvious violations by.
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Webster's New World Dictionary of Quotations Copyright © 2005 by Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd. All rights reserved. Published by Wiley, Hoboken, NJ. Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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