📖 S — The English dictionary · page 121

surveyor — Everyday, meaning 1: A surveyor is a person whose job is to measure land and make maps or plans of it.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A surveyor is also someone who checks a building to see what condition it is in, often before people buy it (money, UK).↗ Everyday, meaning 3: A surveyor can be an official who inspects something, like ships.↗ Example: The surveyor measured the field with a special tool.↗ · The surveyor's map showed where the new road would go.↗ · Before buying the house, Mum and Dad hired a surveyor.↗ · The surveyor found damp in the cellar.↗ · Long ago, surveyors mapped the coastlines.↗ · My aunt is a surveyor and works outdoors a lot.↗

survival — Everyday, meaning 1: Staying alive, especially in danger or a hard situation.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Continuing to exist, like the survival of a species or a business.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Something that still exists from long ago.↗ Example: Water is necessary for survival.↗ · The polar bear's thick fur helps its survival in the cold.↗ · We learnt survival skills on the camping trip.↗ · The hikers had a survival kit with food, a torch and a whistle.↗ · The survival of the tigers depends on protecting forests.↗ · The rescue team gave him a good chance of survival.↗ · It was a fight for survival in the storm.↗ · There appears little doubt that the modern Carnival is a survival of the ancient Saturnalia.↗

survive — Everyday, meaning 1: To survive means to stay alive, especially through something dangerous.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To survive means to last through something hard and still be there: the old church survived the storm.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: To survive someone is to live longer than them.↗ Example: Of the 30 seeds, 24 survived.↗ · Only half of the fish survived the winter.↗ · 3 of the 10 trees did not survive.↗ · How many plants survived?↗ · Camels can survive many days without water.↗ · Everyone survived the shipwreck.↗ · Penguins huddle together to survive the cold.↗ · The old castle has survived for hundreds of years.↗ · She refuses to survive him, and is buried by his side.↗ · It has survived long enough for the copyright to expire and the book to enter the public domain.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)↗

survivor — Everyday, meaning 1: A survivor is a person or animal that stays alive after something dangerous, such as an accident, war, illness or disaster.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A survivor is someone who keeps going strongly through hard times.↗ Example: Rescuers searched for survivors after the earthquake.↗ · There were only a few survivors of the shipwreck.↗ · She is a cancer survivor.↗ · The survivor told reporters what happened.↗ · Gran is a real survivor; nothing gets her down.↗ · The last survivor of the old fort was a cat.↗ · The last survivor, the bravest and strongest of the whole, had just force enough to wave his crimson sword over his head and give a shout of exultation, crying, "Victory!↗

susceptible — Everyday, meaning 1: Easily affected, harmed or influenced by something.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Likely to catch an illness.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (formal) Able to be treated in a certain way: «susceptible to proof».↗ Example: Young babies are more susceptible to colds.↗ · Some plants are susceptible to frost.↗ · (formal) Children are susceptible to advertising.↗ · People with fair skin are more susceptible to sunburn.↗ · Wooden houses are susceptible to termites.↗ · He is very susceptible to flattery.↗ · Wear a hat — you're susceptible to sunburn.↗

sushi — Everyday, meaning 1: Sushi is a Japanese food made of small pieces of cold rice with vinegar, often with raw or cooked fish, egg or vegetables, sometimes rolled in seaweed.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: It is usually eaten in small bites, with chopsticks or fingers.↗ Example: We had sushi for lunch.↗ · I like cucumber sushi rolls.↗ · Sushi is a traditional food from Japan.↗ · The sushi was wrapped in seaweed called nori.↗ · Be careful: wasabi is very hot!↗ · We learnt to eat sushi with chopsticks.↗ · Not all sushi has raw fish; some has egg or vegetables.↗

suspect — Everyday, meaning 1: (verb) To think something is probably true, without being sure (I suspect it will rain).↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (verb) To think someone may have done something wrong (suspect him of lying).↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (verb) To doubt or not trust something.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: (noun) A person the police think may have done a crime.↗ Everyday, meaning 5: (adjective) Possibly false, dangerous or not to be trusted (a suspect package).↗ Example: I suspect the dog ate my sandwich.↗ · The police questioned three suspects.↗ · She suspected him of cheating.↗ · Don't touch a suspect package — tell an adult.↗ · I suspect you're right.↗ · He is the main suspect in the robbery.↗ · A suspected broken arm was checked by the doctor.↗ · “Do you suspect me of being a spy sent by the ogre?”↗

suspend — Everyday, meaning 1: To suspend something is to hang it from above: a lamp suspended from the ceiling.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To suspend something is to stop it for a while: matches were suspended because of snow.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: To suspend a pupil, worker or player is to stop them from coming to school, work or playing for a time as a punishment.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: (science) If tiny bits are suspended in a liquid or gas, they float in it without sinking or dissolving.↗ Example: A big chandelier was suspended from the ceiling.↗ · All flights were suspended because of the storm.↗ · He was suspended from school for fighting.↗ · The player was suspended for two matches.↗ · Mud particles were suspended in the water.↗ · The bridge is suspended from strong cables.↗ · The club suspended training during the holidays.↗ · For this purpose she jumped upon a peg, and suspending herself from it, pretended to be dead.↗

suspended — Everyday, meaning 1: Hung from above (a lamp suspended from the ceiling).↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Stopped for a time, not for ever (the game was suspended because of rain).↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Not allowed to come to school, work or play for a time as a punishment.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: (science) Floating in a liquid or gas without sinking or rising (particles suspended in water).↗ Example: A lamp was suspended from the ceiling.↗ · The match was suspended because of lightning.↗ · He was suspended from school for fighting.↗ · The player was suspended for three games.↗ · Train services are suspended until further notice.↗ · Tiny bits of mud were suspended in the water.↗ · The spider was suspended on a silk thread.↗ · His master suspended a bell about his neck so that the Dog might give notice of his presence wherever he went.↗

suspender — Everyday, meaning 1: (US, Canada) Suspenders are straps that go over the shoulders to hold trousers up; British people call these braces.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (UK, Ireland, Australia) A suspender is an elastic strap that holds up a stocking or sock; suspender belts were worn by women and sock suspenders by men in the past.↗ Example: Grandpa wears red suspenders to hold up his jeans.↗ · In Britain, those straps are called braces, not suspenders.↗ · The clown's trousers fell down when his suspenders snapped.↗ · Old-fashioned sock suspenders kept socks from slipping.↗ · He clipped his suspenders to his trousers.↗ · Firefighters wear suspenders on their heavy trousers.↗ · And he knew one thing more: he could embroider suspenders with roses and other flowers, and with arabesques, for he was a tasty, light-fingered fellow.↗

suspense — Everyday, meaning 1: Suspense is the excited or worried feeling of waiting to find out what will happen next.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: In stories and films, suspense is the tension a writer builds on purpose so that you want to keep reading.↗ Example: The story was full of suspense.↗ · Don't keep me in suspense — who won?↗ · Short sentences can build suspense.↗ Then silence.↗ A creak.↗ · The suspense is killing me!↗ · The film's suspense made us hold our breath.↗ · The author ends each chapter in suspense with a cliffhanger.↗ · We waited in suspense for our test results.↗ · ‘Ah, Princess!’ said the Queen, ‘don’t keep this poor Percinet in suspense any longer.↗ · And My people are in suspense about returning to Me; and though they call them upwards, none at all will lift himself up.↗ (Prophets HOS.11.7, JPS 1917)↗

suspension — Everyday, meaning 1: Suspension is when a pupil is not allowed to come to school for a time as a punishment.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A suspension is a pause or stop to something for a time: suspension of a game or service.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: A vehicle's suspension is the springs and parts that make the ride smooth over bumps.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: (science) A suspension is a liquid with tiny bits of a solid floating in it that do not dissolve, like muddy water.↗ Example: The Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension bridge.↗ · He got a two-day suspension for fighting.↗ · Muddy water is a suspension, so we can filter it.↗ · The suspension of play was due to rain.↗ · The car's suspension made the bumpy ride smooth.↗ · There was a suspension of train services during the storm.↗

suspicion — Everyday, meaning 1: Suspicion is a feeling that someone has done something wrong, without being sure.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A suspicion is a feeling or idea that something is probably true.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Suspicion is also not trusting someone.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: A suspicion of something is a very small amount or trace of it: a suspicion of a smile.↗ Example: The detective had a suspicion that the butler was lying.↗ · The man was arrested on suspicion of theft.↗ · Everyone looked at Ben with suspicion when the biscuits disappeared.↗ · I have a suspicion that it will rain.↗ · Her strange story aroused suspicion.↗ · The cat eyed the new dog with suspicion.↗ · There was a suspicion of a smile on his face.↗ · Listening to these flattering words, the Crow forgot all her suspicion, and also her breakfast.↗

suspicious — Everyday, meaning 1: Making you think something is wrong, dangerous or dishonest.↗ e.g. "a suspicious package".↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Not trusting someone or something.↗ e.g. "The cat was suspicious of the new dog."↗ Example: Tell a teacher if you see a suspicious bag.↗ · That email looks suspicious; do not click the link.↗ · The detective found a suspicious footprint.↗ · The cat was suspicious of the vacuum cleaner.↗ · Mum got suspicious when the biscuit jar was empty.↗ · A man was acting suspiciously near the cars.↗ · “Father first,” said Michael, who was of a suspicious nature.↗

suspiciously — Everyday, meaning 1: Suspiciously means in a way that shows you do not trust someone or something: «The dog sniffed the stranger suspiciously».↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Suspiciously means in a way that makes other people think something is wrong or that someone has done something bad: «He was acting suspiciously».↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (humour) Suspiciously can mean «surprisingly, in a way that makes you wonder»: «The room was suspiciously tidy».↗ Example: The cat looked at the new dog suspiciously.↗ · A man was acting suspiciously near the bikes.↗ · The kids were suspiciously quiet in the kitchen.↗ · She eyed the green soup suspiciously.↗ · Report any bag left suspiciously on the train.↗ · My brother was suspiciously helpful today.↗ · The detective noticed the butler smiling suspiciously.↗ · The Crow, her head cocked on one side, watched the Fox suspiciously.↗

sustain — Everyday, meaning 1: To sustain something is to keep it going for a long time.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To sustain someone is to give them the food, strength or support they need to live.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: To sustain an injury or damage is to suffer it (formal).↗ Everyday, meaning 4: To sustain a weight is to hold it up without breaking.↗ Example: Plants need sunlight to sustain life.↗ · A good breakfast will sustain you until lunch.↗ · The runner could not sustain her speed.↗ · Two people sustained minor injuries in the crash.↗ · The bridge can sustain heavy lorries.↗ · Christians believe God sustains the world.↗ · The class sustained their attention for the whole film.↗ · Perhaps without anything to sustain life I may drag on my existence for a day or two.↗ · Now therefore fear ye not; I will sustain you, and your little ones.'↗ And he comforted them, and spoke kindly unto them.↗ (Torah GEN.50.21, JPS 1917)↗ · and there will I sustain thee; for there are yet five years of famine; lest thou come to poverty, thou, and thy household, and all that thou hast.↗ (Torah GEN.45.11, JPS 1917)↗ · These seven double letters point out the dimensions, East, West, height, depth, North, South, with the holy temple in the middle, sustaining all things.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887)↗ · My soul melteth away for heaviness; sustain me according unto Thy word.↗ (Writings PSA.119.28, JPS 1917)↗ · The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a broken spirit who can bear?↗ (Writings PRO.18.14, JPS 1917)↗ · And the king said unto Barzillai: 'Come thou over with me, and I will sustain thee with me in Jerusalem.'↗ (Prophets 2SA.19.34, JPS 1917)↗

sustained — Everyday, meaning 1: Sustained means kept going for a long time without stopping: sustained effort.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (formal) To have sustained an injury is to have been hurt.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (formal) To sustain something is to keep it alive or going, or to hold up its weight.↗ Example: She sustained a broken arm in the fall.↗ · The players sustained minor injuries.↗ · The class showed sustained effort all term.↗ · Food and water sustained them on the trip.↗ · The rain was heavy and sustained.↗ · The bridge sustained no damage in the storm.↗ · We did ten minutes of sustained silent reading.↗ · Sustained wind of 100 km/h blew down the fence.↗ · The flower in its color of flame seemed to receive its nourishment from the water, as a lamp is sustained by oil.↗ · And Joseph sustained his father, and his brethren, and all his father's household, with bread, according to the want of their little ones.↗ (Torah GEN.47.12, JPS 1917)↗ · The root SPR thus holds unique metaphysical significance for the SY, alone representing the totality of language by which the world was created and is sustained.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)↗ · And He saw that there was no man, and was astonished that there was no intercessor; therefore His own arm brought salvation unto Him; and His righteousness, it sustained Him; (Prophets ISA.59.16, JPS 1917)↗