Succuba
‖Suc″cu‐ba (?), n.; pl.Succubæ (#). [NL., fr. L. succubare to lie under; sub under + cubare to lie down; cf. L. succuba, succubo, one who lies under another.] A female demon or ...
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Succubine
Suc″cu‐bine (?), a. Of or pertaining to succuba.
Succubous
Suc″cu‐bous (?), a. [See Succuba.] (Bot.) Having the leaves so placed that the upper part of each one is covered by the base of the next higher leaf, as in hepatic mosses of the...
Succubus
‖Suc″cu‐bus (?), n.; pl.Succubi (#). [See Succuba.] 1. A demon or fiend; especially, a lascivious spirit supposed to have sexual intercourse with the men by night; a succuba. Cf...
Succula
Suc″cu‐la (?), n. [L. sucula a winch, windlass, capstan.] (Mach.) A bare axis or cylinder with staves or levers in it to turn it round, but without any drum.
Succulence
{ Suc″cu‐lence (?), Suc″cu‐len‐cy (?), } n. [See Succulent.] The quality or condition of being succulent; juiciness; as, the succulence of a peach.
Succulent
Suc″cu‐lent (?), a. [L. succulentus, suculentus, fr. succus, sucus, juice; perhaps akin to E. suck: cf. F. succulent.] Full of juice; juicy.Succulent plants (Bot.), plants which...
Succulently
Suc″cu‐lent‐ly, adv. In a succulent manner.
Succulous
Suc″cu‐lous (?), a. Succulent; juicy.
Succumb
Suc‐cumb″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Succumbed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Succumbing.] [L. succumbere; sub under + cumbere (in comp.), akin to cubare to lie down. See Incumbent, Cubit.] T...
Succumbent
Suc‐cum″bent (?), a. [L. succumbens, p. pr.] Submissive; yielding. Howell.
Succursal
Suc‐cur″sal (?), a. [Cf. F. succursale. See Succor, n. & v. t.] Serving to aid or help; serving as a chapel of ease; tributary.Not a city was without its cathedral, surrounded b...
Succus
‖Suc″cus (?), n.; pl.Succi (�). (Med.) The expressed juice of a plant, for medicinal use.‖Succus entericus (�). (Physiol.) A fluid secreted in small by certain glands (probably ...
Succussation
Suc′cus‐sa″tion (?), n. [L. succussare to jolt, v. intens. fr. succutere, succussum, to fling up from below, to toss up; sub under + quatere to shake.] 1. A trot or trotting. Si...
Succussion
Suc‐cus″sion (?), n. [L. succussio, from succutere: cf. F. succussion. See Succussation.] The act of shaking; a shake; esp. (Med.), a shaking of the body to ascertain if there b...
Succussive
Suc‐cus″sive (?), a. Characterized by a shaking motion, especially an up and down movement, and not merely tremulous oscillation; as, the succussive motion in earthquakes.
Such
Such (?), a. [OE. such, sich, sech, sik, swich, swilch, swulch, swilc, swulc, AS. swelc, swilc, swylc; akin to OFries. selik, D. zulk, OS. sulic, OHG. sulih, solih, G. solch, Ic...
Suchospondylous
Su′cho‐spon″dy‐lous (?), a.(Zoöl.) Having dorsal vertebræ with long and divided transverse processes; — applied to certain reptiles.
Suchwise
Such″wise′ (?), adv. In a such a manner; so.
Suck
Suck (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Sucked (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Sucking.] [OE. suken, souken, AS. s�can, s�gan; akin to D. zuigen, G. saugen, OHG. s�gan, Icel. s�ga, sj�ga, Sw. suga, Da...
Suck (2)
Suck, v. i. 1. To draw, or attempt to draw, something by suction, as with the mouth, or through a tube.Where the bee sucks, there suck I. Shak.2. To draw milk from the breast or...
Suck (3)
Suck, n. 1. The act of drawing with the mouth.2. That which is drawn into the mouth by sucking; specifically, mikl drawn from the breast. Shak.3. A small draught. Massinger.4. J...
Suckanhock
Suck″an‐hock (?), n. A kind of seawan. See Note under Seawan.
Suckatash
Suck″a‐tash (?), n. See Succotash. Bartlett.
Sucken
Suck″en (?), n. [See Socome, Soc.] (Scots Law) The jurisdiction of a mill, or that extent of ground astricted to it, the tenants of which are bound to bring their grain thither ...
Sucker
Suck″er (sŭk″ẽr), n. 1. One who, or that which, sucks; esp., one of the organs by which certain animals, as the octopus and remora, adhere to other bodies.2. A suckling; a sucki...
Sucker (2)
Suck″er (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Suckered (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Suckering.] To strip off the suckers or shoots from; to deprive of suckers; as, to sucker maize.