s2
+ sulfur, S
+ an artificial sweetener, saccharin
+ 1879, Fahlberg, Remsen, and saccharin
- 1836-1895, a journalist and writer, von Sacher-Masoch
+ to receive the Sacrament
+ in the saddle
- 1740-1814, an aristocrat and writer, de Sade
- the enjoyment of giving pain to others, sadism
- the giving or receiving pleasure from pain or humiliation, sadomasochism
- de Sade, von Sacher-Masoch, and sadomasochism
+ to play safe
- complete disregard for my own safety
+ to set sail
+ square sail
+ ideal weather for sailing
+ the art of sailing
+ captain and sailors
+ St., Saint
- Mormon, a Latter-day Saint
+ patron saint
- FLDS Church, Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Mormon Church, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- 1830, J. Smith and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
+ a rice wine, sake
+ Japan and sake
- for goodness' sake
+ a low bow, salaam
+ the Orient and salaam
+ fruit salad
+ green salad
+ clearance sale
+ homes for sale
+ up for sale
+ garage sale
+ on sale
+ yard sale
+/- an aggressive salesman
- a high-pressure salesman
+ red salmon
+ smoked salmon
+ sockeye salmon
+ beauty salon
+ to consume less salt
+ a small amount of salt
+ a pinch of salt
+ rock salt
+ sea salt
+ smelling salts
+ good Samaritan
+ a dance, samba
+ early 1900s, Brazil and samba
+ the same
- all the same
+ pretty much the same
- apply economic sanctions
+ to seek sanctuary
+ a grain of sand
+ a defense, sandbag
+ 1700s, UK and the sandbag
+ a finger food, sandwich
+ 1700s, Sandwich and sandwich
+ club sandwich
+ star sapphire
+ an extremely potent nerve agent, sarin
+ 1938, Schrader, Ambros, Ritter, von der Linde, and sarin
+ Saturday, Sat.
- the fallen angel, Satan
- the deceiver, Satan
+ artificial satellite
+ 1957, Korolev and the artificial satellite
+ the moon and the artificial satellite
+ to take it that you are satisfied
+ perfectly satisfied
+ Sat., Saturday
+ Happy Saturday
+ barbeque sauce
+ soy sauce
+ white sauce
+ Worcestershire sauce
+ 1837, Lea, Perrins, and Worcestershire sauce
+ flying saucer
+ a steam bath, sauna
+ Finland and sauna
+ a brand of ring-shaped hard candy, Life Savers
+ 1912, C. Crane and Life Savers
+ Christ, the Savior
- lost its savor
+ chain saw
+ circular saw
+ keyhole saw
+ reciprocating saw
+ saber saw
+ the grass and the saw
+ sawfish
+ sawhorse
+ a woodwind instrument, saxophone
+ 1840, Sax and the saxophone
- hard to say
+ to take note of what he says
- the scaffold
+ Celsius scale
+ 1742, Celsius and the Celsius scale
+ produced on a commercial scale
+ Fahrenheit scale
+ 1724, Fahrenheit and the Fahrenheit scale
+ on a grand scale
+ a scale of mineral hardness, Mohs scale
+ 1812, Mohs and the Mohs scale
+ a numeric acidity or basicity scale, pH scale
+ 1909, Sorensen and the pH scale
+ for measuring the magnitude of earthquakes, Richter scale
+ 1935, Richter and the Richter scale
+ sliding scale
- to tip the scale
- to turn the scale
+ a sign of the zodiac, the Scales
- a confidence trick, scam
- romance scam
- technical support scam
- 2014, India and technical support scam
+ the mouse scampers(motion)
+ CT scan, computed tomography scan
+ using 2D x-ray images to form a 3D image of the inside of the body, CT scan
+ computed tomography scan, CT scan
+ 1967, Hounsfield, Cormack, and the CT scan
+ ultrasound scan
+ 1979, Donald and ultrasound scan
- to talk scandal
+ optical scanner
- a bomb scare
+ a defense, scarecrow
- felt downright scared
- crime scene
- to revisit crime scene
+ at the scene
+ on the scene
- behind the scenes
+ to hunt by scent
+ followed the scent
- lost the scent
- behind schedule
+ on schedule
+ urged them about the importance of keeping to the schedule
- a tight schedule
+ a color scheme
+ a contributory pension scheme
+ a noncontributory pension scheme
- visionary scheme
+ masterminded the whole scheme
- characterized by confused thinking and hallucinations, schizophrenia
+ 1908, Bleuler and schizophrenia
+ double bind theory and schizophrenia
+ to scrape mud off shoes
+ to attend school
+ day school
+ elementary school
- absent from school
- hated school
+ high school
+ junior high school
+ senior high school
+ night school
- no school
+ nursing school
+ 1860, Nightingale and nursing school
- old school
+ play school
+ primary school
+ private school
+ public school
+ secondary school
+ summer school
+ Sunday school
+ technical school
+ trade school
+ a trade school, vocational school
+ applied science
+ domestic science
+ B.S., Bachelor of Science
+ M.Sc., Master of Science
+ the realms of science
- a quasi science
+ social science
+ Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
+ life sciences
+ natural sciences
+ physical sciences
+ golden scissors
+ a pair of scissors
- a hardening of nerve tissue, multiple sclerosis
- gave him a scolding
+ pooper scooper
+ a motorcycle with a platform for the rider's feet, Vespa scooter
+ 1946, Piaggio and the Vespa scooter
+ a sign of the zodiac, the Scorpio
+ talent scout
+ an organization, the Boy Scouts
+ 1908, Baden-Powell and the Boy Scouts
+ 1963, an organization, Cadette Scouts
+ 1916, an organization, Cub Scouts
+ to start from scratch
+ the eagle screams
+ the hyena screams
+ the seagull screams
+ the parrot screeches(sound)
+ fire screen
+ a defense, ink screen
+ octopus and the ink screen
+ silver screen
+ a defense, smoke screen
+ wood screw
+ square-headed screw-driver and screws
+ 1908, P. Robertson and the square-headed screw-driver and screws
+ nails and screws
+ self-contained underwater breathing apparatus, scuba
+ 1943, Gagnan, Cousteau, and scuba
+ ice sculpture
+ at sea
+ Black Sea
+ by sea
+ a hypersaline lake, Dead Sea
+ Jordan, Israel, Palestine, and the Dead Sea
- a heavy sea
+ high sea
+ Red Sea
+ on the sea
+ a small upright fish with a horse-like head, seahorse
+ a diligent search
+ made an exhaustive search
+ high seas
+ the Seven Seas
+ sailed the seas
+ seesaw
+ to sell seashells
+ national seashore
+ the baseball season
- closed season
+ high season
+ the hunting season
+ in season
- low season
- out of season
+ the height of the tourist season
+ the cycle of the seasons
+ to take a back seat
+ ejection seat
+ 1934, Martin and the ejection seat
+ an armchair for two persons, love seat
- returned slowly to my seat
+ passenger seat
+ potty seat
+ sat in the very same seat
+ a vacant seat
+ window seat
+ row upon row of seats
+ split second
- a mantle of secrecy
+ to keep a secret
- Caesarean section
+ cross section
+ in secret
- open secret
+ top secret
+ trade secret
+ a well-kept secret
+ 8.1 pH of human pancreas secretions
+ HTTPS, HyperText Transfer Protocol Secure
+ had a feeling of security
+ social security
+ to wait and see
+ to thin out seedlings
+ caraway seeds
+ a game, hide and seek
+ office seeker
+ natural selection
+ a representative selection
+ my own self
- hard sell
+ soft sell
+ signaling by hand-held flags, rods, disks, paddles, or hands, semaphore
+ 1792, Chappe and the semaphore
+ a punctuation mark, semicolon
+ 1494, Manutius and the semicolon
+ Sr., Senior
+ in a sense
+ common sense
+ to make sense
+ in one sense
+ road sense
+ sixth sense
+ sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch; the five senses
+ to come to my senses
- life sentence
+ served a prison sentence
+ to wash whites and colored clothes separately
- Japanese ritual suicide by belly cutting, seppuku
+ 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13..., Fibonacci sequence
+ 1202, Fibonacci and the Fibonacci sequence
+ in sequence
- out of sequence
+ word sequence
+ world series
- to regard the matter as serious
- deadly serious
- to take things too seriously
+ an antidepressant and antiemetic, serotonin
+ a monoamine neurotransmitter that regulates sleep, memory, and mood; serotonin
+ 1935, Erspamer and serotonin
+ serum matching, serotyping
+ 1933, Lancefield and serotyping
+ civil servant
+ a faithful servant
+ first come, first served
+ did me a service
+ an hourly bus service
+ the bus service
+ curbside service
+ a dinner service
+ the Foreign Service
- lost his service
- not in service
+ laundry service
- dodged military service
- to disqualify me for military service
- out of service
+ to have a good record of service
+ postal service
+ quick service
+ room service
+ the Secret Service
+ shuttle service
+ tea service
+ wire service
+ auxiliary services
+ essential services
+ a presentation in recognition of his services
+ the services
+ a command and password, "Open Sesame!"
+ jam session
+ tea set
+ television set
- the sun sets
+ place setting
+ a peaceful settlement
- over seventy years old, on the wrong side of seventy
- well over seventy
+ the fair sex
+ the opposite sex
+ a navigation instrument, sextant
+ c. 1730, Hadley, Godfrey, and the sextant
- to put in the shade
+ to cast a shadow
+ light and shadow
+ used in training, shadowboxing
+ milk shake
- the shakes
+ oil shale
+ a Jewish greeting, shalom
+ peace in Hebrew, shalom
- to have no shame
- to have no sense of shame
- covered with shame
+ a three-leaved plant, shamrocks
+ St. Patrick and shamrocks
+ to take shape
+ the lion share
+ profit sharing
+ time sharing
- an aggressive seafish, shark
- hammerhead shark
- tiger shark
- great white shark
+ to look sharp
+ at nine o'clock sharp
+ pencil sharpener
+ 1847, des Estivaux and the pencil sharpener
+ to need a shave
+ serrated scissors, pinking shears
- aggressive animals, bear and she-bear
+ a defense, shedding
+ crab and shedding (a claw)
+ lizard and shedding (the tail)
- black sheep
+ to raise sheep
+ sheepdog
+ time sheet
+ work sheet
- on the shelf
+ half shell
+ a defense, hard shell
+ turtle and a hard shell
+ to come out of my shell
- star shell
+ tortoise shell
- allergic to shellfish
+ a bus shelter
+ tax shelter
+ German shepherd
- aggressive animals, wolf and she-wolf
+ heat shield
- negative red shift, blue shift
+ day shift
+ evening shift
+ night shift
+ the expansion of space-time, red shift
+ 1929, Hubble and the red shift
- split shift
+ stick shift
+ to rise and shine
+ to make hay when the sun shines
- to abandon ship
+ cruise ship
- to jump ship
+ mother ship
+ SOS, "Save Our Ship"
+ sailing ship
+ sister ship
+ training ship
- phantom ships
+ polo shirt
+ sport shirt
+ sweat shirt
+ wash-and-wear shirt
+ 1953, Brooks Brothers and the wash-and-wear shirt
- culture shock
- electric shock
- future shock
- insulin shock
- went into shock
+ left foot and left shoe
- left foot and right shoe
+ tennis shoe
+ to wear socks and shoes
+ dancing shoes
+ gym shoes
+ to wear socks or shoes
+ a fairy tale, The Red Shoes
+ 1845, Andersen and The Red Shoes
+ spiked running shoes
+ spiked shoes, track shoes
- on a shoestring
+ to cut off the side shoots
+ coffee shop
+ pawn shop
- secondhand shop
+ wooing customers into the shop
+ thrift shop
+ to go shopping
+ convenient to shopping
+ gained the shore
+ regained the shore
- to cut short
- to fall short
+ for short
+ in short
- an acute shortage
+ based on the sounds of consonants, shorthand
+ 1837, Pitman and shorthand
+ coming shortly
+ like a shot
+ foul shot
+ a good shot
+ wing shot
- gave him the cold shoulder
+ hard shoulder
- to cry on my shoulder
- soft shoulder
+ gave him a clap on the shoulder
+ shoulder to shoulder
+ head and shoulders
+ auto show
+ boat show
+ a dog show
+ dumb show
+ fashion show
+ floor show
+ ice show
+ light show
+ minstrel show
- peep show
+ puppet show
+ quiz show
+ road show
+ talk show
+ tent show
+ to steal the show
- to stop the show
+ variety show
+ Wild West show
- occasional showers
+ to allow for shrinkage
+ trees and shrubs
+ space shuttle
+ 1981, NASA and the space shuttle
+ now Thailand, Siam
+ an emblem, hammer and sickle
+ 1923, USSR, and hammer and sickle
- nausea in the morning during early pregnancy, morning sickness
- motion sickness
- radiation sickness
- sleeping sickness
- tsetse fly and sleeping sickness
+ to look at the bright side
+ side by side
+ stood at my side
- a thorn in my side
- to put to one side
- to take to one side
+ on the safe side
+ sunny side
- wrong side
+ to take sides
- on the sidelines
+ moving sidewalk
+ vinyl siding
+ to raise the siege
- uttered a sigh
- a deep sigh
- EEG and sight
+ to know by sight
+ a familiar sight
+ at first sight
+ on first sight
+ in sight
- not by a long sight
- out of sight
- to lower my sights
+ a distinct sign
+ a distinctive sign
+ division sign
+ c. 1630, Pell and the division sign
+ equals sign
+ 1557, Recorde and the equals sign
+ greater-than sign
+ 1621, Harriot and the greater-than sign
+ less-than sign
+ 1621, Harriot and the less-than sign
+ minus sign
+ 1489 Widmann and the minus sign
+ multiplication sign
+ 1631, Oughtred and the multiplication sign
- negative sign
+ plus sign
+ 1360, Oresme and the plus sign
+ positive sign
- an offensive hand gesture with the palm of the signer facing inward, V sign
+ a victory hand gesture with the palm of the signer facing outward, V sign
- busy signal
- distress signal
+ SOS, (...---...), the International Morse code distress signal
+ time signal
+ railway signals
+ traffic signals
+ 1923, G. Morgan and traffic signals
- of no significance
- missed the signpost
+ neon signs
+ 1923, Claude and neon signs
+ blood pressure, pulse, and respiration; vital signs
+ a drug for erectile dysfunction, sildenafil
+ 1998, A. Bell, Brown, Terrett, and sildenafil
+ absolute silence
- dead silence
- in silence
+ conspiracy of silence
+/- broke the silence
+ a semiconductor, silicon
+ 1823, Berzelius and silicon
+ an excellent insulators and lubricants, silicones
+ 1900, Kipping and silicones
+ silk
+ 3630 BC, China and silk
+ oiled silk
+ spun silk
+ silkworm
+ window ledge, window sill
+ mirror silvering
+ 1856, von Liebig and mirror silvering
- mortal sin
+ folk singer
+ the lead singer
+ the kettle sings
+ the lark sings
+ "I understand and will comply.", "Aye aye, sir"
+ "Yes, sir" in naval language, "Aye aye, sir"
+ dear sir
+ yes sir
- often mistaken for her sister
+ my little sister
+ elder sister and younger sister
+ brothers and sisters
+ brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law
+ do not sit
+ camping site
- a compromising situation
- recognized the hopelessness of the situation
+ to take the heat out of the situation
+ the realities of the situation
+ parallel situations
- hexadactyly, six-fingers
+ half size
+ junior size
+ stock size
+ to come in three sizes
+ ice skater
+ ice skates
+ roller skates
+ 1863, Plimpton and roller skates
+ inline roller skates
+ 1760, Merlin and inline roller skates
+ thumbnail sketch
- leaden skies
+ skiing
+ cross-country skiing
+ a surface water sport, water skiing
+ 1922, Samuelson and water skiing
+ to demand great skill
+ to require a high degree of skill
+ technical skill
- loose skin
- to change the color of my skin
+ hula skirt
- a black and white bushy-tailed mammal, skunk
+ North America and skunks
- sullen sky
+ skywriting
+ 1915, A. Smith and skywriting
+ a thesaurus of slang
- a blank slate
+ a clean slate
+ to abolish slavery
+ a deep sleep
+ sank into sleep
+ a long sleep
+ characterized by paralysis of the skeletal muscles and dreaming, REM sleep
+ 1955, Aserinsky, Dement, and REM sleep
- a short sleep
+ a heavy sleeper
- a light sleeper
- to let a thing slide
+ a toy, Slinky
+ 1943, James and Slinky
+ Cinderella and gold slippers
- a sharp slope
+ to go slowly
- Miss Slowly
- to think too slowly
- miserable slums
- on the sly
- to feel small
+ to chop it small
- to look small
+ an UK brand of color-varied sugar-coated chocolates, Smarties
+ 1882, Rowntrees and Smarties
+ a mobile computer phone, smartphone
+ 1999, NTT DoCoMo and the smartphone
- an offensive smell
- a strong smell
- a vile smell
- smothered a smile
- an artificial smile
- a shy smile
- with a sly smile
- a faint smile, a wan smile
+ a winning smile
- the ideation of a smoker; to smoke, smoke, smoke
+ wanted a smoke
+ a column of smoke
+ a plume of smoke
- chain smoker
+ discontent smoldered
+ to take the rough with the smooth
- never did run smoothly
- cold snap
- coral snake
+ milk snake
+ ring-necked snake
+ sea snake
- venomous snake
- water snake
- white snake
- the rope snapped
+ white snow
+ snowblower
+ 1925, Sicard and the snowblower
+ snowmobile
+ 1937, Bombardier and the snowmobile
+ snowshoes
+ North American Indians and snowshoes
+ just so
+ or so
+ a recreational water gun, Super Soaker
+ 1982 L. Johnson and Super Soaker
+ a cake of soap
+ soft soap
+ toilet soap
- prices soared
+ the lark soars(motion)
+ the affluent society
+ high society
+ humane society
+ Legal Aid Society
+ 1896, von Briesen and the Legal Aid Society
+ a multiracial society
+ the cream of society
+ the fabric of society
+ polite society
- secret society
- cannot find a pair to this sock
- to wear shoes and socks
- wearing odd socks
+ sweat socks
+ baking soda
+ a dash of soda
+ washing soda
+ a convertible sofa
+ water softener
+ on American soil
- impoverished soil
+ the composition of soil
- poor soil
+ rich soil
+ virgin soil
+ to enlist as a soldier
+ foot soldier
+ a toy soldier, tin soldier
+ toy soldier
+ general and soldiers
+ about Jun. 22, summer solstice
+ about Dec. 22, winter solstice
+ for some
+ must get it finished somehow
+ quite something
+ eldest son
+ favorite son
+/- like father, like son
- the lost son
+ the Son
+ youngest son
+ sound navigation and ranging, sonar
+ the dolphin and the sonar
+ 1915, Langevin and the sonar
+ folk song
+ love song
+ part song
+ the last performance of a singer, swan song
+ theme song
+ father and sons
+ mother and sons
- spoke too soon
+ will write you soon
- canker sore
- cold sore
- saddle sore
+ drown my sorrows
+ "Save Our Ship", SOS
+ the International Morse code distress signal (...---...), SOS
+ "Save Our Soul", SOS
+ 1905, Germany and SOS
+ Bless my soul!
+ SOS, "Save Our Soul"
- transmigration of the soul
+ to amplify sound
+ muffled the sound
+ a delicacy, shark fin soup
+ China and shark fin soup
+ onion soup
+ France and onion soup
+ thick soup
+ at the source
- secondary sources
+ headed south
+ the South
+ Japanese, Hindi, Korea, Latin, Mongolian, Turkish...; SOV
+ subject, object, and verb; SOV
+ Supreme Soviet
+ boar(pig) and sow
+ deep space
+ free space
+ first humans in space
+ 1961, Gagarin, Shepard, and the first humans in space
+ outer space
+ unmanned spaceflights
+ the wide open spaces
+ parking spaces
- to call a spade a spade
+ spaghetti
+ c. 1100s, Italy and spaghetti
+ bound for Spain
- unsolicited or undesired electronic messages, spam
- a junk email, email spam
+ to lend me what money you can spare
+ so to speak
+ the Speaker
+ broadly speaking
+ strictly speaking
+ spearfish
+ endangered species
+ a magnificent spectacle
+ spectroscope
+ 1859, Kirchoff, Bunsen, and the spectroscope
+ a draft of a speech
+ free speech
+ keynote speech
+ a maiden speech
+ at the conclusion of my speech
+ parts of speech
+ n., pron., v., adj., adv.; first 5 parts of speech
+ prep., conj., interj.; last 3 parts of speech
+ at full speed
+ to gather speed
+ with lightning speed
- lost speed
+ at top speed
+ to pick up speed
- was fined for speeding
- under a spell
- a bad speller
+ leaving out unpronounced letters in English words, reformed spelling
+ 1828, Webster and reformed spelling
+ deficit spending
+ to put a curb on spending
+ the Sphinx
+ sphygmomanometer
+ 1881, Basch and the sphygmomanometer
+ a fictional hero, Spider-Man
+ 1962, Lee, Ditko, and Spider-Man
+ Popeye and spinach
+ a defense, spine
+ lumbar spine
+ curvature of the spine
+ porcupine and spines
+/- bachelor and spinster
+ Holy Spirit
+ team spirit
+ the Spirit
+ raised their spirits
+/- a defense, spitting
+ banana split
- the couple split
+ a dab with a sponge
+ to soak it up with a sponge
+ soup and spoon
+ silver spoon
+ aquatic sports
+ contact sports
+ winter sports
+ beauty spot
- blind spot
+ soft spot
+ just at that spot
+ on the spot
- in a tight spot
- trouble spot
+ in the spotlight
+ used in riot control and defense against dogs and bears, pepper spray
+ a tabular form, spreadsheet
+ a shopping spree
+ a spending spree
+ hot spring
+ mineral spring
+ Yellowstone National Park and the Grand Prismatic Spring
+ a book leading to the ban of DDT, Silent Spring
+ 1962, Carson and Silent Spring
+ bean sprout
- prostitute and spy
- a spy software, spyware
- 2000, G. Freund and spyware
+ riot squad
+ fair and square
+ magic square
+ 650 BC, China and magic square
+ 1904, a tourist attraction in New York City, Times Square
+ a narrow squeak
+ the mouse squeaks
+ the rabbit squeals(sound)
- a credit squeeze
+ Senior, Sr.
+ Saint, St.
+ general staff
- a rapid turnover of staff
+ early 1000 d'Arezzo and music staffs
+ to take center stage
+ the stage
+ to go on the stage
+ used for the visualization of bacteria, Gram stain
+ 1884, Gram and the Gram stain
+ to climb stairs
- at stake
- the stake
- burned at the stake
- to pull up stakes
+ commemorative stamp
+ local stamp
+ international stamp
+ postage stamp
+ 1840, Hill and postage stamp
+ rubber stamp
+ to make a stand
+ newspaper stand
- a one-night stand
+ umbrella stand
+ witness stand
- below standard
- double standard
+ gold standard
+ single standard
+ a friendship of long standing
+ still standing
+ as it stands
+ stapler
+ staples and stapler
+ 1877, Heyl and the stapler
+ binary star
- falling star
+ the first Gold Record single, Catch a Falling Star
+ 1958, Como and Catch a Falling Star
+ film star
+ gold star
+ lucky star
+ morning star
+ a nuclear fusion of protons and electrons, neutron star
+ 1933, Baade, Zwicky, and the neutron star
+ North Star
- shooting star
+ to wish when you see a shooting star
+ x-ray star
+ corn starch
+ starfish
+ moon and stars
- to become dizzy, to see stars
+ head start
- died from starvation
+ to contest a statement
+ to make a statement
+ a guarded statement
+ the States
+ US, the United States
+ to rank among the great statesmen
+ bus station
+ fire station
+ gas station
+ police station
+ power station
+ radio station
+ 1920, KDKA and the radio station
+ service station
+ 1998, International Space Station
+ drove him to the station
+ walked to the station
+ tracking station
+ births and deaths; vital statistics
+ (informal) the measurements of a woman's bust, waist and hips; vital statistics
+ marital status
- minute steak
+ a slice of beef cut from the short loin, T-bone steak
- an ideation of a thief; to steal, steal, steal
+ the cat steals
- to lose steam
- to run out of steam
+ to let off steam
+ stainless steel
+ 1912, Brearley and stainless steel
+ white-hot steel
+ power steering
+ 1926, F. Davis and power steering
+ step by step
+ goose step
+ in step
+ recognized my step
+ discussed the next step
- out of step
+ to mind the step
+ step-son and step-daughter
+ step-son or step-daughter
+ step-father and step-mother
+ step-father or step-mother
+ railings and steps
+ to take steps
+ from stem to stern
+ Dolby Stereo
+ 1975, Dolby Labs and Dolby Stereo
+ stethoscope
+ 1816, Laennec and the stethoscope
+ hockey stick
+ an incense stick, joss stick
+ orange stick
- the carrot and the stick
+ walking stick
+ better still
+ to stand still
+ not a leaf stirred
+ stirrup
+ c. 322, China and the stirrup
+ lock stitch
+ in stock
+ out of stock
+ rolling stock
+ to take stock
+ growth stocks
- turns my stomach
- have butterflies in the stomach
- a weak stomach
- the eastern cornerstone of the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Black Stone
- 605, Muhammad and the Black Stone
- bladder stone
- gall stone
- kidney stone
+ to kill two birds with one stone
+ paving stone
+ a light porous lava used for rubbing stains from the skin, pumice stone
- rolling stone
+ inscribed his name on the stone
- a venomous fish, stonefish
- Indo-Pacific coasts and stonefish
+ precious stones
- to eat my own stool
- tarry stool
- to walk with a stoop
+ ran without a stop
- to come to an abrupt stop
+ bus stop
- a dead stop
+ to come to a full stop
+ a stop for racing cars, pit stop
+ cold storage
+ chain store
+ department store
+ in store
+ variety store
- dust storm
- ice storm
- magnetic storm
+ weathered the storm
+ detective story
- a gripping story
+ lead story
+ long story
+ love story
+ a very moving story
+ short story
- sob story
+ told him the whole story
+ dishwasher and stove
+ gas stove
+ to go straight
- cannot shoot straight
+ to shoot straight
+ to stand up straight
+ a restraint, straitjacket
- a complete stranger
+/- do not talk to strangers
+ baggage strap
+ shoulder strap
- last straw
+ had a long winning streak
+ Gulf Stream
+ jet stream
- a shallow stream
+ against the stream
+ to divert the stream
+ the official office and residence of the Britsih Prime Minister, 10 Downing Street
+ one-way street
+ side street
+ man in the street
+ the US money market, Wall Street
+ New York City and Wall Street
- empty streets
- a prostitute, woman of the streets
+ to exert all my strength
+ tensile strength
+ to try your strength
+ hunger strike
+ on strike
+ sit-down strike
+ sympathy strike
+ instigated them to strike
+ a ball of string
+ to hold the purse strings
+ comic strip
+ Mobius strip
+ 1858, Mobius and the Mobius strip
+ Stars and Stripes
+ a defense pattern, yellowish and black stripes
+ a defense pattern, black and white stripes
+ zebra with black and white stripes
+ tiger with black and yellow stripes
+ breast stroke
- heat stroke
+ twice as strong
+ extra strong
+ the Olympic motto: "Faster, Higher, Stronger"
+ id, ego and super-ego; psychic structure
+ 1923, S. Freud and psychic structure
+ a linear structure, coniferous tree structure
+ a hierarchical structure, deciduous tree structure
- class struggle
+ to continue the struggle
+ the hen struts(motion)
+ the rooster struts(motion)
+ the turkey struts(motion)
+ foreign exchange student
+ teacher and students
+ medical students
+ to orient the new students
+ social studies
+ creative right brain and logical left brain, split-brain studies
+ 1962, R. Sperry and split-brain studies
+ case study
+ close study
+ feasibility study
+ time and motion study
+ nature study
+ work study
+ to do your stuff
+ in style
- out of fashion, out of style
+ the ABC's of a subject
+ dwell on a subject
+ to deal with a subject
- dropped the subject
+ academic subjects
+ a mature defense mechanism, sublimation
+ diverting the unacceptable memories into acceptable ones, sublimation
+ the fish and the submarine
+ 1891, Holland and the submarine
+ to renew my subscription
- the excitement subsided
+ to reserve the right to offer a substitute
+ no substitute
+ sure to be a success
+ will be a success
+ to show signs of being a success
+ a recipe for success
+ scored a great success
- only a slim chance of success
+ the cornerstone of success
+ the gateway to success
+ the road to success
+ to assure your success
+ in succession
+ SOS, "Send Out Succour"
- all of a sudden
+ chop suey
- born to suffer
+ salt and sugar
+ blood sugar
- high blood sugar
- low blood sugar
- brown sugar
+ cane sugar
+ granulated sugar
+ to take less sugar
+ lump sugar
+ spun sugar
- a tentative suggestion
+ made some positive suggestions
+ a defense, suicide
+ honey bee and suicide
- to commit suicide
+ bathing suit
+ a business suit
+ a dark suit
+ diving suit
+ gym suit
+ jump suit
+ a shirt-like jacket with no necktie, leisure suit
+ pressure suit
+ 1931, Chertovsky and the pressure suit
+ pressurized suit
+ ski suit
+ sweat suit
+ track suit
+ a diving suit, wet suit
+ two-wheel suitcase
+ 1987, Plath and the two-wheel suitcase
+ the fissure between the parietal lobe and the frontal lobe, central sulcus
+ S, sulfur
+ lump sum
+ a kind of wrestling, sumo
+ Japan and sumo
+ Sunday, Sun.
- the artificial nuclear reactor and the sun
+ under the sun
+ to rise with the sun
+ Sun., Sunday
+ celebrating the resurrection of Jesus, Easter Sunday
+ on Sunday
+ Oct. 16, 2016, on Sunday
+ to go to church on Sunday
+ the Sunday before Easter, Palm Sunday
+ demurred at working on Sundays
+ sundial
+ 3000 BC, Ireland and the sundial
+ sunfish
+ sunglasses
+ 1100s, China and sunglasses
+ bathed in sunlight
+ treated him for sunstroke
+ the zero resistivity of metals when cooled below a critical temperature, superconductivity
+ 1911, Onnes and superconductivity
+ the moral right, super-ego
+ a fictional hero, Superman
+ 1933, Siegel, Shuster, and Superman
+ supermarket
+ 1930 Cullen and the supermarket
+ a fictional heroine, Superwoman
+ 1943, DC Comics and Superwoman
- Last Supper
+ money supply
- in short supply
+ the water supply
+ moral support
+ worthy of support
+ price support
+ to have a family to support
+ to drum up support
+ whole-hearted support
+ to need your support
+ a devout supporter
+ a warm supporter
+ a device to reduce the sound of firearms when fired, suppressor
+ c. 1902, Maxim and the suppressor
+/- white supremacy
+ to be sure
+ a working surface
+ plastic surgeon
+ tree surgeon
+ cosmetic surgery
+ orange for general surgery
+ open-heart surgery
+ plastic surgery
+ purple for plastic surgery
+ government surplus
+ much to my surprise
- starved them into surrender
- unconditional surrender
+ Dolby Surround
+ 1982, Dolby Labs and Dolby Surround
- oblivious of her surroundings
- oblivious to her surroundings
+ an in-depth survey
+ a food turntable, lazy Susan
+ to allay suspicion
+ no grounds for suspicion
+ freed him from suspicion
- sexy Suzy
+ subject, verb, and object; SVO
+ English, Chinese, French, Indonesian, Russian...; SVO
+ black swan
+ trumpeter swan
+ white swan
+ Australia and black swans
+ North America and trumpeter swans
+ a cross with four legs bent at 90° angles, swastika
+ 9,000 BC, Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and the swastika
- cold sweat
+ carpet sweeper
+ 1876, Bissell and the carpet sweeper
+/- to sink or swim
+ in the swim
- not a proper time for swimming
+ the fish swims
+ a pig, swine
- Muslims and swine
- to cast pearls before swine
+ in full swing
+ to set it swinging
+ the ape swings
+ toggle switch
+ two-way switch
- tampered with the switches
+ the eagle swoops(motion)
- naked sword
+ swordfish
+ Arabia and the solfege syllables
+ do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, ti; solfege syllables
+ deep sympathy
+ asterisk symbol
+ 1587, Sidney and the asterisk symbol
+ comma symbol
+ 1281-1372, Dagomari and the comma symbol
+ infinity symbol
+ 1655 Wallis and the infinity symbol
+ peace symbol
+ 1958, Holtom and the peace symbol
+ square root symbol
+ 1525, Rudolff and the square root symbol
+ status symbol
- withdrawal symptoms
+ lip sync
- shaken baby syndrome
- AIDS acquired immune deficiency syndrome
- mongolism, Down syndrome
- trisomy 21, Down syndrome
+ 1862, Down and Down syndrome
- associated with defective testicular function, Klinefelter syndrome
- caused by an extra copy of the X chromosome, XXY; Klinefelter syndrome
+ 1942, Klinefelter and Klinefelter syndrome
- caused by a lack of vitamin B1, Korsakoff's syndrome
- caused by alcoholic damage to the mammillary bodies, Korsakoff's syndrome
+ characterized by gaps in memory and invented memories, Korsakoff's syndrome
+ late 1800s, Korsakoff and Korsakoff's syndrome
- caused by an extra copy of the Y chromosome, XYY syndrome
- associated with increased stature, XYY syndrome
+ 1961, Sandberg and XYY syndrome
- a social disease, syphilis
+ 1905, Schaudinn, Hoffmann, and syphilis
+ hypodermal syringe
+ 1853, Pravaz and the hypodermal syringe
+ corn syrup
+ maple syrup
+ Quebec, Vermont, and maple syrup
+ double-entry bookkeeping system
+ 1494, Pacioli and the double-entry bookkeeping system
+ x, y, and z coordinates; Cartesian coordinate system
+ 1637, Descartes and Cartesian coordinate system
+ a library classification system, Dewey decimal system
+ 1876, Dewey and the Dewey decimal system
+ film-rating system
+ 1968, MPAA and the film-rating system
+ guidance system
+ 1925, US Numbered Highway System
+ VHS video home system
+ 1825, used by Burma, Liberia and the US, Imperial System
+ intercom system
+ life-support system
+ a defense system, lymphatic system
+ 1652, Bartholin, Rudbeck and the lymphatic system
+ 1960, widely used around the world, metric system
+ nervous system
+ CNS, central nervous system
+ peripheral nervous system
+ sympathetic nervous system
+ 0123456789, Hindu-Arabic number system
+ 1202, Fibonacci and the Hindu-Arabic number system
+ binary numbering system
+ 1703, Leibniz and the binary numbering system
+ "one country, one system"
+ GPS, Global Positioning System
+ a railway system
+ the sun and its eight planets, solar system
+ Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars; first 4 planets in the solar system
+ Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune; last 4 planets in the solar system
+ telegraph system
+ 1837, W. Cook, Wheatstone, and the telegraph system
+ Stone Age, Bronze Age, and Iron Age; Three-age System
+ 1831, Thomsen and the Three-age System
+ vascular system
+ I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X; Roman number system 1
+ L, C, D, M for 50, 100, 500, 1,000; Roman number system 2