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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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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.Suf-fice', v. t. p. 1322To satisfy; to content; to be equal to the wants or demands of. Let it suffice thee; speak no more unto me of this matter. Deut. iii. 26. 2. To furnish; to supply. [Obs. and rare.] The power…Suf-fi'cience, n. p. 1322Sufficiency. [Obs.]Suf-fi'cien-cy, n. p. 1322The state of being sufficient, or adequate to the end proposed. His sufficiency is such that he bestows and possesses, his plenty being unexhausted. Doyle. 2. Qualification for any purpose; ability…Suf-fi'cient, a. p. 1322Adequate to suffice; equal to the end proposed; adequate to wants; competent; as, provision sufficient for the family; an army sufficient to defend the country. My grace is sufficient for thee. 2…Suf-fi'cient-ly, adv. p. 1322To a sufficient degree; to a degree that answers the purpose, or gives content; enough; as, we are sufficiently supplied with food and clothing; a man sufficiently qualified for the discharge of his…Suf-fi'cing-ness, n. p. 1322The state or quality of sufficing, or being sufficient; sufficiency.Suf-fi’sance, n. p. 1322Sufficiency; plenty. [Obs.]Sŭf'fix, n. p. 1322A letter or syllable added or annexed to the end of a word; an affix; a postfix.Suf-fix', v. t. p. 1322To add or annex to the end, as a letter or syllable to a word; to append.Suf-fix'ion, n. p. 1322The act of suffixing or appending, or the state of being suffixed or appended.Suf-flam'i-nāte, v. t. p. 1322To retard the motion of, as a carriage, by preventing one or more of its wheels from revolving, either by a chain or otherwise. 2. Hence, to stop; to impede. Barrow.Suf-flāte′, v. t. p. 1322To blow up; to inflate. [Rare.] Bailey.Suf-flā'tion, n. p. 1322The act of blowing up or inflating. [Rare.] Coles.Sŭf'fo-cāte, v. t. p. 1322[Lat. suffocare, suffocatum, from sub, under, and faux, faucis, pl. fauces, the throat; It. suffocare, Pg. suffocar, Sp. suffocar, Pr. suffocar, Fr. suffoquer. 1. To choke or kill by stopping…Sŭf'fo-cāte, v. i. p. 1322To become choked, stifled, or smothered. A swelling discontent is apt to suffocate and strangle without passage. Collier.Sŭf'fo-cate, a. p. 1322Suffocated. Shak.Sŭf'fo-cā'ting-ly, adv. p. 1322In a suffocating manner; so as to suffocate; as, suffocatingly hot.Sŭf'fo-cā'tion, n. p. 1322The act of suffocating, choking, or stifling. 2. The condition of being suffocated, choked, or stifled.Sūf'fo-cā'tive, a. p. 1322Tending or able to choke or stifle. “Suffocative catarrhs.” Arbuthnot.Suf-fŏs'sion, n. p. 1322A digging under; an undermining. [Rare.] Bp. Hall.Sŭf'fra-gan, a. p. 1322Assisting: as, a suffragan bishop.Sŭf'fra-gan, n. p. 1322(Eccl.) A bishop considered as an assistant, or as subject, to his metropolitan; an assistant bishop. He issued a commission empowering any three of his suffragans to commit, in his name and as his…