Definition of s

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S () the nineteenth letter of the English alphabet, is a consonant, and is often called a sibilant, in allusion to its hissing sound. It has two principal sounds; one a mere hissing, as in sack, this; the other a vocal hissing (the same as that of z), as in is, wise. Besides these it sometimes has the sounds of sh and zh, as in sure, measure. It generally has its hissing sound at the beginning of words, but in the middle and at the end of words its sound is determined by usage. In a few words it

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Suffumigation :: Suffumigate (v. t.) To apply fumes or smoke to the parts of, as to the body in medicine; to fumigate in part..
Counterpoint :: Counterpoint (n.) The setting of note against note in harmony; the adding of one or more parts to a given canto fermo or melod.
Southmost :: Southmost (a.) Farthest toward the south; southernmost.
Mislaying :: Mislaying (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Misla.
Bull :: Bull (v. i.) A seal. See Bulla.
Pronounce :: Pronounce (v. i.) To make declaration; to utter on opinion; to speak with confidence.
Gutturalness :: Gutturalness (n.) The quality of being guttural.
Floral :: Floral (a.) Containing, or belonging to, a flower; as, a floral bud; a floral leaf; floral characters..
Instilllator :: Instilllator (n.) An instiller.
Offset :: Offset (imp. & p. p.) of Offse.
Tangly :: Tangly (a.) Covered with tangle, or seaweed..
Flock :: Flock (v. i.) To gather in companies or crowds.
Doggedness :: Doggedness (n.) Sullenness; moroseness.
Overlight :: Overlight (a.) Too light or frivolous; giddy.
Figural :: Figural (a.) Figurate. See Figurate.
Vinette :: Vinette (n.) A sprig or branch.
August :: August (a.) The eighth month of the year, containing thirty-one days..
Eikosylene :: Eikosylene (n.) A liquid hydrocarbon, C20H38, of the acetylene series, obtained from brown coal..
Ulonata :: Ulonata (n. pl.) A division of insects nearly equivalent to the true Orthoptera.
Capelin :: Capelin (n.) A small marine fish (Mallotus villosus) of the family Salmonidae, very abundant on the coasts of Greenland, Iceland, Newfoundland, and Alaska. It is used as a bait for the cod..
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