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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Suc'cu-lous, a. p. 1321Succulent. See SUCCULENT.Suc-cŭmb’, v. i. p. 1321To yield; to submit; to sink unresistingly; as, to succumb under calamities.Sue-cŭr'sal, a. p. 1321Associated and tributary; dependent. [Rare.] Not a city was without its cathedral, surrounded by its succursal churches, its monasteries, and convents. Milman.Sŭc'cus-sā'tion, n. p. 1321A trot or trotting. [Rare.] Browne. 2. A shaking; succussion.Suc-cŭs'sion, n. p. 1321The act of shaking; a shake. 2. (Med.) A mode of ascertaining the existence of a liquid in the thorax, by shaking the body.Suc-cŭs'sive, a. p. 1321Characterized by a shaking motion, especially an up and down movement, and not merely tremulous oscillation; as, the successive motion in earthquakes. Dana.Sŭch, a. p. 1321Of that kind; of the like kind; like; resembling; similar; as, we never saw such a day;—followed by as before the thing to which it relates; as, give your children such precepts as tend to make them…Sŭch'-wīze, adv. p. 1321In such a manner; so. [Obs.]Sŭck, v. t. p. 1321To draw, as a liquid, by the action of the mouth and tongue, which serves to produce a vacuum, and causes the liquid to rush in by atmospheric pressure; to draw, or apply force to, by exhausting the…Sŭck, v. i. p. 1321To draw by causing a vacuum, as with the mouth, or through a tube. Where the bee sucks, there suck I. Shak. 2. To draw the breast; as, a child or the young of an animal is first nourished by sucking.…Sŭck, n. p. 1321The act of drawing with the mouth. 2. Milk drawn from the breast by the mouth. 3. Juice; succulence. [Obs.] Ward.Sŭck, n. p. 1321Succulence; juice. [Obs.]Sŭck'er, n. p. 1321One who, or that which, sucks or draws with the mouth. 2. A suckling. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl. 3. A parasite; a sponger. [Obs.] They who constantly converse with men far above their estates shall reap…Sŭck'er, v. t. p. 1321To strip off the suckers or shoots from; to deprive of suckers; as, to sucker maize.Sŭck'et, n. p. 1321A sweetmeat.Sŭck'ing-bŏt'tle, n. p. 1321A bottle to be filled with milk for infants to suck instead of the pap. Locke.Sŭck'ing-fish, n. p. 1321(Ichth.) One of a family of fishes, including the remora, having a cartilaginous, laminated disk upon its head, by means of which it attaches itself to the bottoms of ships, to sharks or other large…Sŭck'ing-pŭmp, n. p. 1321A suction-pump. See SUCTION-PUMP.Sŭck'le, n. p. 1321A teat. [Obs.]Sŭck'le, v. t. p. 1321To give suck to; to nurse at the breast. They are not weak; suckled by Wisdom, taught to walk by Virtue. Landor. 2. To suck. [Rare.] H. Spencer.Sŭck'ling, n. p. 1321A young child or animal nursed at the breast. 2. A sort of white clover.Sū'erōse, n. p. 1321(Chem.) Cane sugar;—so called in distinction from glucose. See GLUCOSE.Sūc'tion, n. p. 1321The act of sucking or drawing, as fluids, by exhausting the air. Suction-chamber, the chamber of a pump into which the suction pipe delivers.—Suction-pipe, the induction water-pipe of a…Suc-tō'ri-al, a. p. 1321Adapted for sucking; living by sucking; as, the humming-birds are suctorial birds. 2. Capable of adhering by suction; as, the suctorial fishes.Sue-tō′ri-an, n. p. 1321(Ichth.) A cartilaginous fish with a mouth adapted for suction, as the lamprey.Sue-tō'ri-oŭs, a. p. 1321Suctorial. [Rare.]Sū'dak, n. p. 1321(Ichth.) A fish; a species of Perca. Tooke.Sū'da-ry, n. p. 1321A napkin or handkerchief. [Obs.] Wycliffe.Sū-dā'tion, n. p. 1321A sweating. [Obs.]Sū'da-to-ry, n. p. 1321A hot-house; a sweating-bath; a vapor-bath. These sudatories are much in request for many infirmities. Evelyn.Sū'da-to-ry, a. p. 1321Sweating; perspiring.Sūd'den, a. p. 1321Happening without previous notice; coming unexpectedly, or without the common preparatives. Sudden fear troubleth thee. Job xxii. 10. 2. Hastily prepared or employed; quick; rapid. “The apples of…Sūd'den, n. p. 1321An unexpected occurrence; surprise. On a sudden, of a sudden, sooner than was expected; without the usual preparatives. How art thou lost, how on a sudden lost! Milton.Sūd'den-ly, adv. p. 1321In a sudden, unexpected manner; unexpectedly; hastily; without preparation or premeditation. Therefore his calamity shall come suddenly. Prov. vi. 15.Sūd'den-ness, n. p. 1321The state of being sudden; a coming or happening without previous notice; as, the suddenness of the event precluded preparation.Sŭd'den-ty, n. p. 1321The quality of being sudden; an unexpected occurrence or occasion; an emergency. [Very rare.] It was impossible he could have been concerned in any previous machinations of these unhappy rioters, and…Sū'dor-īf'er-oŭs, a. p. 1321Producing or secreting perspiration.Sū'dor-īf'ic, a. p. 1321Causing sweat; as, sudorific herbs.Sū'dor-īf'ic, n. p. 1321(Med.) A medicine that produces sweat. Coxe.Sū'dor-īp'a-roŭs, a. p. 1321(Phys.) Producing sweat. Sudoriparous glands, glands consisting of a minute tube coiled in a globular form, situated in the subcutaneous areolar tissue, and secreting the sweat.Sū'dor-oŭs, a. p. 1321Consisting of sweat. [Obs.]Sū'drā, n. p. 1321The lowest of the four great castes among the Hindoos.Sŭds, n. pl. p. 1321Water impregnated with soap. To be in the suds, to be in turmoil or difficulty. [Colloq.]Sūe, v. t. p. 1321To follow up; to prosecute; to seek after; to endeavor to win. I was beloved of many a gentle knight, And sued and sought with all the service due. Spenser. 2. (Law.) (a.) To seek justice or right…Sūe, v. i. p. 1322To seek by request; to make application; to petition; to entreat; to plead; to demand. By adverse destiny constrained to sue For counsel and redress, he sues to you. Pope. Cæsar came to Rome to sue…Sū'ent, a. p. 1322Uniformly or evenly distributed or spread; even; smooth. See SUANT.Sū'ent-ly, adv. p. 1322In a suent manner.Sū'er, n. p. 1322One who sues or courts; a suitor. [Rare.]Sū'et, n. p. 1322The fat of an animal, especially the harder and less fusible fat about the kidneys and loins.Sū'et-y, a. p. 1322Consisting of suet, or resembling it; as, a suety substance.Sŭf'fer, v. t. p. 1322To feel or endure with pain, annoyance, and the like; to submit to with distress or grief; to undergo; as, to suffer pain of body, or grief of mind. 2. To endure without sinking; to support; to…Sŭf'fer, v. i. p. 1322To feel or undergo pain of body or mind; to bear what is inconvenient; as, we suffer with pain, sickness, or sorrow; we suffer with anxiety. O, well for him whose will is strong: He suffers, but he…Sŭf'fer-a-ble, a. p. 1322Capable of being suffered, tolerated, or permitted; allowable; tolerable.Sŭf'fer-a-ble-ness, n. p. 1322The state or quality of being sufferable; tolerableness.Sŭf'fer-a-bly, adv. p. 1322In a sufferable manner; tolerably.Sŭf'fer-ance, n. p. 1322The state of suffering; the bearing of pain; endurance; pain endured; misery. He must not only die, But thy unkindness shall the death draw out To lingering sufferance. Shak. 2. Submission under…Sŭf'fer-er, n. p. 1322One who suffers; one who endures or undergoes suffering; one who sustains inconvenience or loss; as, sufferers by poverty or sickness; men are sufferers by fire or losses at sea. 2. One who permits…Sŭf'fer-ing, n. p. 1322The bearing of pain, inconvenience, or loss; pain endured; distress, loss, or injury incurred; as, sufferings by pain or sorrow; sufferings by want or by wrongs.Sŭf'fer-ing-ly, adv. p. 1322In a suffering manner; with suffering or pain.Suf-fice', v. i. p. 1322To be enough or sufficient; to be equal to the end proposed. To recount almighty works, What words or tongue of seraph can suffice? Milton.