📖 S — The English dictionary · page 112

such — Everyday, meaning 1: Such means of that kind or like the one just named: such boxes.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Such means so much or so very: such a big dog, such fun.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: «Such as» introduces examples: fruits such as apples and pears.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: «Such ... that» shows a result: it was such a hot day that we swam.↗ Example: How many such boxes does he need?↗ · Such a box holds 12 pens.↗ · She has 5 such bags.↗ · It was such a long trip that they stopped twice.↗ · I like fruits such as apples and grapes.↗ · We had such fun at the beach!↗ · There is no such thing as a dragon.↗ · Don't make such a mess.↗ · And they said unto him: 'Wherefore speaketh my lord such words as these?↗ (Torah GEN.44.7, JPS 1917)↗ · Far be it from thy servants that they should do such a thing.↗ (Torah GEN.44.7, JPS 1917)↗ · And Adah bore Jabal; he was the father of such as dwell in tents and have cattle.↗ (Torah GEN.4.20, JPS 1917)↗ · Who hath heard such a thing?↗ (Prophets ISA.66.8, JPS 1917)↗ · Happy is the people that is in such a case.↗ (Writings PSA.144.15, JPS 1917)↗ · I have heard many such things; sorry comforters are ye all.↗ (Writings JOB.16.2, JPS 1917)↗

suck — Everyday, meaning 1: To suck is to pull liquid or air into your mouth by tightening your lips and cheeks, as through a straw.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To suck something, like a sweet or your thumb, is to keep it in your mouth and move your tongue and lips around it.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: To suck something in or up is to pull it with force, as a vacuum cleaner does.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: (Informal, a bit rude) Something «sucks» if it is bad or unpleasant.↗ Example: He sucked his drink through a straw.↗ · The baby sucks her thumb when she's tired.↗ · The vacuum cleaner sucked up the crumbs.↗ · A mosquito sucks blood.↗ · Bees suck nectar from flowers.↗ · Don't suck on pencils; it's not clean.↗ · Strong currents can suck swimmers out to sea.↗ · Suck in your tummy for the photo.↗ · But generally he sucks the blood of sleepers.↗ · And she said: 'Who would have said unto Abraham, that Sarah should give children suck? for I have borne him a son in his old age.'↗ (Torah GEN.21.7, JPS 1917)↗ · They shall call peoples unto the mountain; there shall they offer sacrifices of righteousness; for they shall suck the abundance of the seas, and the hidden treasures of the sand.↗ (Torah DEU.33.19, JPS 1917)↗ · And he said unto him: 'My lord knoweth that the children are tender, and that the flocks and herds giving suck are a care to me; and if they overdrive them one day, all the flocks will die.↗ (Torah GEN.33.13, JPS 1917)↗ · And wherefore the breasts, that I should suck?↗ (Writings JOB.3.12, JPS 1917)↗ · He shall suck the poison of asps; the viper's tongue shall slay him.↗ (Writings JOB.20.16, JPS 1917)↗ · Oh that thou wert as my brother, that sucked the breasts of my mother!↗ (Writings SNG.8.1, JPS 1917)↗

sucker — Everyday, meaning 1: A sucker is a part of an animal that can stick to things by suction, like the round pads on an octopus's arms.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A sucker is also a rubber cup that sticks to smooth surfaces when you press it.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (informal) A sucker is a person who is easily tricked: «Ha, sucker!».↗ Everyday, meaning 4: (informal) To be a sucker for something is to like it so much you cannot resist it.↗ e.g. I'm a sucker for chocolate.↗ Everyday, meaning 5: A sucker is also a new shoot growing from the root of a plant, and (US) a lollipop.↗ Everyday, meaning 6: A sapsucker is a woodpecker that drills holes in tree bark to drink the sap.↗ Example: An octopus has two rows of suckers on each arm.↗ · The sucker holds the toy to the window.↗ · (informal) I'm a sucker for funny cat videos.↗ · (informal) He was suckered into paying for everyone's chips.↗ · (informal) "Made you look, sucker!"↗ · Cut off the suckers so the tomato plant grows strong.↗ · (US) The dentist gave me a sugar-free sucker.↗

suckle — Everyday, meaning 1: When a mother mammal suckles her baby, she feeds it with milk from her body.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: When a baby animal suckles, it drinks milk from its mother.↗ Example: The cow suckled her calf in the field.↗ · Mammals suckle their young with milk.↗ · The kittens suckled while the mother cat purred.↗ · A joey suckles inside its mother's pouch.↗ · Whales suckle their babies underwater.↗ · The piglets pushed to suckle from the sow.↗ · The babe became still, just as if it was being suckled.↗ · Without shall the sword bereave, and in the chambers terror; slaying both young man and virgin, the suckling with the man of gray hairs.↗ (Torah DEU.32.25, JPS 1917)↗ · Now go and smite Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and spare them not; but slay both man and woman, infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ass.'↗ (Prophets 1SA.15.3, JPS 1917)↗

suckling — In Jewish tradition, meaning 1: A baby or young animal that still drinks its mother's milk.↗ Example: Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast Thou founded strength, because of Thine adversaries; that Thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger.↗ (Writings PSA.8.3, JPS 1917)↗ · And Nob, the city of the priests, smote he with the edge of the sword, both men and women, children and sucklings, and oxen and asses and sheep, with the edge of the sword.↗ (Prophets 1SA.22.19, JPS 1917)↗ · Mine eyes do fail with tears, mine inwards burn, my liver is poured upon the earth, for the breach of the daughter of my people; because the young children and the sucklings swoon in the broad places of the city.↗ (Writings LAM.2.11, JPS 1917)↗

sucre — Everyday, meaning 1: Sucre is the constitutional capital city of Bolivia, in South America.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: The sucre was the money of Ecuador until it was replaced by the US dollar.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (French) «Sucre» is the French word for sugar; it sounds like «SOO-kruh» to an English ear and is not an English word.↗ Example: Sucre is the official capital of Bolivia.↗ · Many buildings in Sucre are painted white.↗ · The government of Bolivia sits mostly in La Paz, not Sucre.↗ · On the French yoghurt pot it said «sans sucre», which means no sugar.↗ · In French class we learned that «sucre» means sugar.↗ · Ecuador once used money called the sucre.↗

suction — Everyday, meaning 1: The pulling force made when air or liquid is removed from a space, so things are pulled in or held on.↗ e.g. "A vacuum cleaner works by suction."↗ Example: A vacuum cleaner picks up dust by suction.↗ · The suction cup holds the hook on the window.↗ · An octopus grips rocks with suction.↗ · You use suction when you drink through a straw.↗ · The dentist used a suction tube to remove the water.↗ · A plunger unblocks a sink by suction.↗

sudden — Everyday, meaning 1: Sudden means happening quickly and without warning.↗ Example: There was a sudden flash of lightning.↗ · All of a sudden, the lights went out.↗ · The car came to a sudden stop.↗ · A sudden storm forced us indoors.↗ · Don't make sudden movements near a strange dog.↗ · She felt a sudden pain in her side.↗ · All of a sudden a cock crew.↗ · Therefore snares are round about thee, and sudden dread affrighted thee, (Writings JOB.22.10, JPS 1917)↗ · Be not afraid of sudden terror, neither of the destruction of the wicked, when it cometh; (Writings PRO.3.25, JPS 1917)↗ · Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; on a sudden shall he be broken, and that without remedy.↗ (Writings PRO.6.15, JPS 1917)↗

suddenly — Everyday, meaning 1: Suddenly means quickly and without warning, when you didn't expect it.↗ Example: Suddenly, there was a loud bang.↗ · The rain started suddenly, and we all got wet.↗ · The bus stopped suddenly, so hold on.↗ · All of a sudden, the cat jumped onto the table.↗ · He suddenly remembered his homework was at home.↗ · Don't make sudden movements near a strange dog.↗ · The weather can change suddenly in the mountains.↗ · The light suddenly went out.↗ · Suddenly there rode past another horseman.↗ · But if he thrust him suddenly without enmity, or hurled upon him any thing without lying in wait, (Torah NUM.35.22, JPS 1917)↗ · And the LORD spoke suddenly unto Moses, and unto Aaron, and unto Miriam: 'Come out ye three unto the tent of meeting.'↗ And they three came out.↗ (Torah NUM.12.4, JPS 1917)↗ · And if any man die very suddenly beside him, and he defile his consecrated head, then he shall shave his head in the day of his cleansing, on the seventh day shall he shave it.↗ (Torah NUM.6.9, JPS 1917)↗ · I have seen the foolish taking root; but suddenly I beheld his habitation cursed.↗ (Writings JOB.5.3, JPS 1917)↗ · If the scourge slay suddenly, He will mock at the calamity of the guiltless.↗ (Writings JOB.9.23, JPS 1917)↗ · But God doth shoot at them with an arrow suddenly; thence are their wounds.↗ (Writings PSA.64.8, JPS 1917)↗

suddenness — Everyday, meaning 1: The suddenness of something is how quickly and unexpectedly it happens, without warning.↗ Example: The suddenness of the noise made me jump.↗ · I was shocked by the suddenness of the storm.↗ · Nobody expected the suddenness of the news.↗

sue — Everyday, meaning 1: To sue someone is to go to a court of law to ask for money or justice because they harmed you or broke an agreement.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Sue (with a capital S) is a girl's name, short for Susan.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: To sue for someone's hand is to ask for their permission to marry them.↗ Example: The man sued the shop because he slipped on a wet floor.↗ · They threatened to sue if the money was not paid.↗ · A court decides who wins when someone sues.↗ · My aunt Sue is coming for tea.↗ · The company was sued for selling unsafe toys.↗ · You can't sue someone just because they were rude.↗ · Well, they got ready for the journey and set off to sue for the hand of the Princess Anna the Fair.↗

suet — Everyday, meaning 1: Suet is hard white fat from around the kidneys of cows and sheep, used in cooking.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Vegetable suet is a similar fat made from plants.↗ Example: Mum adds suet to the dumplings for the stew.↗ · We hung a suet ball in the garden for the birds.↗ · Christmas pudding is made with suet and dried fruit.↗ · Vegetarians use vegetable suet.↗ · The old cook made a big suet pudding.↗ · Blue tits love pecking at suet in winter.↗ · And when the ram was cut into its pieces, Moses made the head, and the pieces, and the suet smoke.↗ (Torah LEV.8.20, JPS 1917)↗ · And Aaron's sons, the priests, shall lay the pieces, and the head, and the suet, in order upon the wood that is on the fire which is upon the altar; (Torah LEV.1.8, JPS 1917)↗ · And he shall cut it into its pieces; and the priest shall lay them, with its head and its suet, in order on the wood that is on the fire which is upon the altar.↗ (Torah LEV.1.12, JPS 1917)↗

suffer — Everyday, meaning 1: To suffer is to feel pain, illness, sadness or other bad things.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To have a bad thing happen to you: suffer a defeat, suffer damage.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: To become worse because of something: your work will suffer if you do not sleep.↗ Early Modern English, meaning 1: To let something happen or to permit it.↗ Example: She suffers from hay fever in the spring.↗ · Animals should never be left to suffer.↗ · The team suffered a big defeat.↗ · The town suffered damage in the flood.↗ · Your schoolwork will suffer if you stay up too late.↗ · Don't suffer in silence; tell an adult if you are hurt.↗ · Then everybody in the jungle suffers.↗ · Therefore suffered I thee not to touch her.↗ (Torah GEN.20.6, JPS 1917)↗ · Thou shalt not suffer a sorceress to live.↗ (Torah EXO.22.18, JPS 1917)↗ · and didst not suffer me to kiss my sons and my daughters? now hast thou done foolishly.↗ (Torah GEN.31.28, JPS 1917)↗ · Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and the idle soul shall suffer hunger.↗ (Writings PRO.19.15, JPS 1917)↗ · That would not suffer me to take my breath, but fill me with bitterness.↗ (Writings JOB.9.18, JPS 1917)↗ · Suffer me, that I may speak; and after that I have spoken, mock on.↗ (Writings JOB.21.3, JPS 1917)↗ · Thou shalt not suffer a sorceress to live.↗ (Torah EXO.22.18, JPS 1917) · They complain most who suffer least.↗ (Aesop's Fables; a new translation) · and didst not suffer me to kiss my sons and my daughters? now hast thou done foolishly.↗ (Torah GEN.31.28, JPS 1917)

sufferer — Everyday, meaning 1: A sufferer is a person who feels pain, trouble or harm, often for a long time.↗ Example: The sufferers cried out in pain.↗ · He was a sufferer from a bad cold.↗ · The sufferers were given food and water.↗

suffering — Everyday, meaning 1: Pain, sadness or difficulty that a person or animal feels.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Feeling pain or having a problem.↗ e.g. "She is suffering from a cold."↗ Example: The vet ended the old dog's suffering.↗ · He is suffering from hay fever.↗ · Charities help reduce the suffering of people after floods.↗ · The animals were suffering in the heat.↗ · We read about the suffering of soldiers in the war.↗ · She is suffering from a bad headache.↗ · The scene of past sufferings revives painful memories.↗ · And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed: 'The LORD, the LORD, God, merciful and gracious, long-suffering, and abundant in goodness and truth; (Torah EXO.34.6, JPS 1917)↗ · Therefore I fled beforehand unto Tarshish; for I knew that Thou art a gracious God, and compassionate, long-suffering, and abundant in mercy, and repentest Thee of the evil.↗ (Prophets JON.4.2, JPS 1917)↗ · And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the LORD your God; for He is gracious and compassionate, long-suffering, and abundant in mercy, and repenteth Him of the evil.↗ (Prophets JOL.2.13, JPS 1917)↗ · Thou, O LORD, knowest; Remember me, and think of me, and avenge me of my persecutors; take me not away because of Thy long-suffering; know that for Thy sake I have suffered taunts.↗ (Prophets JER.15.15, JPS 1917)↗