sense of right and wrong
— Noun
– English
~ motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions
Sir Thomas Wyat
— Noun
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~ English poet who introduced the sonnet form to English literature (1503-1542)
Sir Thomas Wyatt
— Noun
– English
~ English poet who introduced the sonnet form to English literature (1503-1542)
Stefan Wyszynski
— Noun
– English
~ Polish prelate who persuaded the Soviet to allow greater religious freedom in Poland (1901-1981)
Saint Francis Xavier
— Noun
– English
~ Spanish missionary and Jesuit who establish missionaries in Japan and Ceylon and the East Indies (1506-1552)
suborder Xenarthra
— Noun
– English
~ armadillos; American anteaters; sloths
Santiago Ramon y Cajal
— Noun
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~ Spanish histologist noted for his work on the structure of the nervous system (1852-1934)
Scotland Yard
— Noun
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~ the detective department of the metropolitan police force of London
square yard
— Noun
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~ a unit of area equal to one yard by one yard square
side yard
— Noun
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~ the grounds at either side of a house
spun yarn
— Noun
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~ (nautical) small stuff consisting of a lightweight rope made of several rope yarns loosely wound together
sneezeweed yarrow
— Noun
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~ Eurasian herb having loose heads of button-shaped white flowers and long grey-green leaves that cause sneezing when powdered
Sun Yat-sen
— Noun
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~ Chinese statesman who organized the Kuomintang and led the revolution that overthrew the Manchu dynasty in 1911 and 1912 (1866-1925)
sq yd
— Noun
– English
~ a unit of area equal to one yard by one yard square
school year
— Noun
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~ the period of time each year when the school is open and people are studying
sabbatical year
— Noun
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~ a sabbatical leave lasting one year
solar year
— Noun
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~ the time for the earth to make one revolution around the sun, measured between two vernal equinoxes
sidereal year
— Noun
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~ the time for the earth to make one complete revolution around the sun, relative to the fixed stars
seventeen-year locust
— Noun
– English
~ North American cicada; appears in great numbers at infrequent intervals because the nymphs take 13 to 17 years to mature
Seven Years' War
— Noun
– English
~ a war of England and Prussia against France and Austria (1756-1763); Britain and Prussia got the better of it