n.pl. Froth of soap and water. sudsy adj. [low german sudde or dutch sudse marsh, bog]
SUET
n. Hard white fat on the kidneys or loins of oxen, sheep, etc. suety adj. [anglo-french seu, from latin sebum]
SUFI
n. (pl. -s) muslim mystic. sufic adj. Sufism n. [arabic]
SUIT
—n. - set of matching clothes, usu. A jacket and trousers or skirt.
- (esp. In comb.) Clothes for a special purpose (swimsuit).
- any of the four sets (spades, hearts, diamonds, clubs) making up a pack of cards.
- lawsuit.
- a petition, esp. To a person in authority. B archaic courting a woman (paid suit to her). —v. - go well with (a person's appearance etc.).
- (also absol.) Meet the demands or requirements of; satisfy; agree with.
- make fitting; accommodate; adapt.
- (as suited adj.) Appropriate; well-fitted (not suited to be a nurse). suit oneself do as one chooses. [anglo-french siute]
SULK
—v. Be sulky. —n. (also in pl., prec. By the) period of sullen silence. [perhaps a back-formation from *sulky]
SUMO
n. Japanese wrestling in which a wrestler is defeated by touching the ground with any part of the body except the soles of the feet or by moving outside the ring. [japanese]
SUMP
n. - casing holding the oil in an internal-combustion engine.
- pit, well, hole, etc. In which superfluous liquid collects. [low german or dutch]
SUNG
past part. Of *sing.
SUNK
past and past part. Of *sink.
SURD
math —adj. (of a number) irrational. —n. Surd number, esp. The root of an integer. [latin, = deaf]
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