S

noun

  1. A weight of 1/288 of a pound, that is, twenty grains or one third of a dram, about 1.3 grams (symbol: ℈).

  2. (by extension) A very small quantity; a particle.

  3. A doubt or uncertainty concerning a matter of fact; intellectual perplexity.

Synonyms: s.ap.

noun

  1. Each of the four divisions of a year: spring, summer, autumn (fall) and winter

  2. A part of a year when something particular happens

    mating season

  3. That which gives relish; seasoning.

Synonyms: series (British English), yeartide, yeartime

noun

  1. A coin formerly used in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Malta, Australia, New Zealand and many other Commonwealth countries.

    The shilling was worth twelve old pence, or one twentieth of a pound sterling.

  2. The currency of Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania and Uganda.

  3. A currency in the United States, differing in value between states.

Synonyms: deener, Abraham's willing, bob, gen, generalise, hog

noun

  1. One of the four major compass points, specifically 180°, directed toward the South Pole, and conventionally downwards on a map, abbreviated as S.

  2. The side of a church on the right hand of a person facing the altar.

noun

  1. A quark having a fractional electric charge of -1/3 and a mass about 80 to 130 MeV. Symbol: s

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