SUBURBS
SUB'URBS, noun [Latin suburbium; sub and urbs, a city.]1. A building without the walls of a city, but near them; or more generally, the parts that lie without the walls, but in ...
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SUBVARIETY
SUBVARI'ETY, noun [sub and variety.] A subordinate variety, or division of a variety.
SUBVENTANEOUS
SUBVENTA'NEOUS, adjective [Latin subventaneus; sub and ventus.]Addle; windy. [A bad word and not in use.]
SUBVENTION
SUBVEN'TION, noun [Latin subvenio.] The act of coming under.1. The act of coming to relief; support; aid. [Little used.]
SUBVERSE
SUBVERSE, verb transitive subvers'. To subvert. [Not in use.]
SUBVERSION
SUBVER'SION, noun [Latin subversio. See Subvert.] Entire overthrow; an overthrow of the foundation; utter ruin; as the subversion of a government or state; the subversion of des...
SUBVERSIVE
SUBVERS'IVE, adjective Tending to subvert; having a tendency to overthrow and ruin. Every immorality is subversive of private happiness. Public corruption of morals is subversiv...
SUBVERT
SUBVERT', verb transitive [Latin subverto; sub and verto, to turn.]1. To overthrow from the foundation; to overturn; to ruin utterly. The northern nations of Europe subverted th...
SUBVERTED
SUBVERT'ED, participle passive Overthrown; overturned; entirely destroyed.
SUBVERTER
SUBVERT'ER, noun One who subverts; an overthrower.
SUBVERTING
SUBVERT'ING, participle present tense Overthrowing; entirely destroying.
SUBWORKER
SUBWORK'ER, noun [sub and worker.] A subordinate worker or helper.
SUCCEDANEOUS
SUCCEDA'NEOUS, adjective [Latin succedaneus; sub and cedo.] Supplying the place of something else; being or employed as a substitute.
SUCCEDANEUM
SUCCEDA'NEUM, noun [supra.] That which is used for something else; a substitute.
SUCCEDE
SUCCE'DESUCCEE'D, verb transitive The first is the more analogical spelling, as in concede, recede. [Latin succedo; sub and cedo, to give way, to pass.]1. To follow in order; to...
SUCCEED
SUCCEE'D, v.t. The first is the more analogical spelling, as in concede, recede. [L. succedo; sub and cedo, to give way, to pass.]1. To follow in order; to take the place which ...
SUCCEEDER
SUCCEE'DER, noun One that follows or comes in the place of another; a successor. [But the latter word is generally used.]
SUCCEEDING
SUCCEE'DING, participle present tense Following in order; subsequent; coming after; as in all succeeding ages. He attended to the business in every succeeding stage of its progr...
SUCCESS
SUCCESS', noun [Latin successus, from succedo.]1. The favorable or prosperous termination of any thing attempted; a termination which answers the purpose intended; properly in a...
SUCCESSFUL
SUCCESS'FUL, adjective Terminating in accomplishing what is wished or intended; having the desired effect; hence, in a good sense, prosperous; fortunate; happy; as a successful ...
SUCCESSFULLY
SUCCESS'FULLY, adverb With a favorable termination of what is attempted; prosperously; favorably.A reformation successfully carried on--
SUCCESSFULNESS
SUCCESS'FULNESS, noun Prosperous conclusion; favorable event; success.
SUCCESSION
SUCCES'SION, noun [Latin successio.]1. A following of things in order; consecution; series of things following one another, either in time or place. Thus we speak of a successio...
SUCCESSIVE
SUCCESS'IVE, adjective1. Following in order or uninterrupted course, as a series of persons or things, and either in time or place; as the successive revolutions of years or age...
SUCCESSIVELY
SUCCESS'IVELY, adverb In a series or order, one following another. He left three sons, who all reigned successivelyThe whiteness at length changed successively into blue, indigo...
SUCCESSIVENESS
SUCCESS'IVENESS, noun The state of being successive.
SUCCESSLESS
SUCCESS'LESS, adjective Having no success; unprosperous; unfortunate; failing to accomplish what was intended.Successless all her soft caresses prove.Best temper'd steel success...