Webster's Dictionary 1913

11503

Sucker (3)

Suck″er, v. i. To form suckers; as, corn suckers abundantly.

11504

Sucker State

Suck″er State. Illinois; — a nickname.

11505

Sucket

Suck″et (?), n. [Cf. Suck, v. t., Succades.] A sweetmeat; a dainty morsel. Jer. Taylor.

11506

Suckfish

Suck″fish′ (?), n.(Zoöl.) A sucker fish.

11507

Sucking

Suck″ing, a. Drawing milk from the mother or dam; hence, colloquially, young, inexperienced, as, a sucking infant; a sucking calf.I suppose you are a young barrister, sucking la...

11508

Suckle

Suc″kle (?), n. A teat. Sir T. Herbert.

11509

Suckle (2)

Suc″kle, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Suckled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Suckling (?).] [Freq. of suck.] To give suck to; to nurse at the breast. Addison.The breasts of HecubaWhen she did suckle...

11510

Suckle (3)

Suc″kle, v. i. To nurse; to suck.

11511

Suckler

Suc″kler (?), n.(Zoöl.) An animal that suckles its young; a mammal.

11512

Suckling

Suck″ling (?), n. [OE. sokeling. See Suck, v. t.] 1. A young child or animal nursed at the breast.2. A small kind of yellow clover (Trifolium filiforme) common in Southern Europe.

11513

Sucrate

Su″crate (?), n.(Chem.) A compound of sucrose (or of some related carbohydrate) with some base, after the analogy of a salt; as, sodium sucrate.

11514

Sucre

‖Su″cre (?), n. A silver coin of Ecuador, worth 68 cents.

11515

Sucrose

Su″crose′ (?), n. [F. sucre sugar. See Sugar.] (Chem.) A common variety of sugar found in the juices of many plants, as the sugar cane, sorghum, sugar maple, beet root, etc. It ...

11516

Suction

Suc″tion (?), n. [L. sugere, suctum, to suck; cf. OF. suction. See Suck, v. t.] The act or process of sucking; the act of drawing, as fluids, by exhausting the air.Suction chamb...

11517

Suctoria

‖Suc‐to″ri‐a (?), n. pl. [NL. See Suction.] (Zoöl.) 1. An order of Infusoria having the body armed with somewhat stiff, tubular processes which they use as suckers in obtaining ...

11518

Suctorial

Suc‐to″ri‐al (?), a. [L. sugere, suctum, to suck.] 1. (Zoöl.) Adapted for sucking; living by sucking; as, the humming birds are suctorial birds.2. (Zoöl.) Capable of adhering by...

11519

Suctorian

Suc‐to″ri‐an (?), n. 1. (Zoöl.) A cartilaginous fish with a mouth adapted for suction, as the lampery.2. (Zoöl.) One of the Suctoria.

11520

Suctorious

Suc‐to″ri‐ous (?), a. Suctorial.

11521

Sudamina

‖Su‐dam″i‐na (?), n. pl., sing. Sudamen (�). [NL. sudamen, -inis, fr. sudare to sweat. See Sweat.] (Med.) Minute vesicles surrounded by an area of reddened skin, produced by exc...

11522

Sudarium

‖Su‐da″ri‐um (?), n.(Eccl.) The handkerchief upon which the Savior is said to have impressed his own portrait miraculously, when wiping his face with it, as he passed to the cru...

11523

Sudary

Su″da‐ry (?), n. [L. sudarium, fr. sudare to sweat. See Sweat.] A napkin or handkerchief. Wyclif. R. Browning.

11524

Sudation

Su‐da″tion (?), n. [L. sudatio, fr. sudare to sweat: cf. F. sudation.] A sweating.

11525

Sudatorium

‖Su′da‐to″ri‐um (?), n.; pl.Sudatoria (#). A sudatory. Dunglison.

11526

Sudatory

Su″da‐to‐ry (?), a. [L. sudatorius, fr. sudare to sweat: cf. F. sudatoire. See Sweat.] Sweating; perspiring.

11527

Sudatory (2)

Su″da‐to‐ry, n.; pl.Sudatories (#). [L. sudatorium.] A bagnio; a sweating bath; a vapor bath.These sudatories are much in request for many infirmities. Evelyn.

11528

Sudd

Sudd (sŭd), n. [Ar. sadd barrier.] A tangled mass of floating vegetal matter obstructing navigation.

11529

Sudden

Sud″den (?), a. [OE. sodian, sodein, OF. sodain, sudain, F. soudain, L. subitaneus, fr. subitus sudden, that has come unexpectedly, p. p. of subire to come on, to steal upon; su...