Words starting with S

• state of the art — Noun – English ～ the highest degree of development of an art or technique at a particular time; "the state of the art in space travel"
• Stations of the Cross — Noun – English ～ (Roman Catholic Church) a devotion consisting of fourteen prayers said before a series of fourteen pictures or carvings representing successive incidents during Jesus' passage from Pilate's house to his crucifixion at Calvary
• Station of the Cross — Noun – English ～ a representation of any of the 14 stages in Christ's journey to Calvary
• spin the plate — Noun – English ～ a game in which something round (as a plate) is spun on edge and the name of a player is called; the named player must catch the spinning object before it falls or pay a forfeit
• spin the bottle — Noun – English ～ a game in which a player spins a bottle and kisses the person that it points to when it stops spinning
• spin the platter — Noun – English ～ a game in which something round (as a plate) is spun on edge and the name of a player is called; the named player must catch the spinning object before it falls or pay a forfeit
• stick-in-the-mud — Noun – English ～ someone who moves slowly; "in England they call a slowpoke a slowcoach"
• St. Edward the Confessor — Noun – English ～ son of Ethelred the Unready; King of England from 1042 to 1066; he founded Westminster Abbey where he was eventually buried (1003-1066)
• St. Edward the Martyr — Noun – English ～ King of England who was a son of Edgar; he was challenged for the throne by supporters of his half-brother Ethelred II who eventually murdered him (963-978)
• St. Basil the Great — Noun – English ～ (Roman Catholic Church) the bishop of Caesarea who defended the Roman Catholic Church against the heresies of the 4th century; a saint and Doctor of the Church (329-379)
• Strauss the Elder — Noun – English ～ Austrian composer of waltzes (1804-1849)
• survival of the fittest — Noun – English ～ a natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment
• see the light — Verb – English ～ change for the better; "The lazy student promised to reform"; "the habitual cheater finally saw the light"
• spill the beans — Verb – English ～ divulge confidential information or secrets; "Be careful--his secretary talks"
• show the door — Verb – English ～ ask to leave; "I was shown the door when I asked for a raise"
• shoot the breeze — Verb – English ～ talk socially without exchanging too much information; "the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze"
• speak of the devil — Verb – English ～ mention someone's name who just then appears
• Simon the Canaanite — Noun – English ～ one of the twelve Apostles (first century)
• Sinbad the Sailor — Noun – English ～ in the Arabian Nights a hero who tells of the fantastic adventures he had in his voyages
• sign of the cross — Noun – English ～ a gesture with the right hand moving to form a cross; used by Catholics as a profession of faith

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