📖 S — The English dictionary · page 49

sind — In Jewish tradition, meaning 1: "Sind" is German for "are.".↗ Example: '"Die Weltkugel besteht aus fuenf Koerpern: dies sind innerhalb der Kugel Feuer, Wasser, Erde, Luft und ausserdem fuenftens das Gehaeuse der Kugel selbst."↗ (Nestle, Die For- sokratiker.↗ (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))↗

sinew — Everyday, meaning 1: A tendon: a tough cord in the body that joins a muscle to a bone.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (sinews, literary) Strength or power: «the sinews of war» (money and supplies needed for war).↗ Example: The sinew joins the muscle to the bone.↗ · He strained every sinew to win the race.↗ · Native peoples used animal sinew to sew clothes.↗ · The meat was tough and full of sinew.↗ · The athlete's arms were all muscle and sinew.↗ · The bowstring was made of twisted sinew.↗ · It was tough meat, full of sinews, yet it was the only piece he could take without his father's notice.↗ · Therefore the children of Israel eat not the sinew of the thigh-vein which is upon the hollow of the thigh, unto this day; because he touched the hollow of Jacob's thigh, even in the sinew of the thigh-vein.↗ (Torah GEN.32.32, JPS 1917)↗ · He straineth his tail like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs are knit together.↗ (Writings JOB.40.17, JPS 1917)↗ · Thou hast clothed me with skin and flesh, and knit me together with bones and sinews.↗ (Writings JOB.10.11, JPS 1917)↗ · In the night my bones are pierced, and fall from me, and my sinews take no rest.↗ (Writings JOB.30.17, JPS 1917)↗

sinful — Everyday, meaning 1: (church) Wrong according to God's law or religious teaching; full of sin.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (informal, humorous) Very naughty or too much: «a sinfully rich chocolate cake».↗ Example: Christians believe that people are sinful and need God's forgiveness.↗ · The priest spoke about sinful thoughts.↗ · That chocolate cake is sinfully rich!↗ · The story showed how sinful greed can be.↗ · She felt sinful eating three doughnuts.↗ · In the Bible, people turned away from sinful ways.↗ · "What are you doing, you children?" cried the gentle lady; "that is sinful!"↗ · And, behold, ye are risen up in your fathers' stead, a brood of sinful men, to augment yet the fierce anger of the LORD toward Israel.↗ (Torah NUM.32.14, JPS 1917)↗ · Ah sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a seed of evil-doers, children that deal corruptly; they have forsaken the LORD, they have contemned the Holy One of Israel, they are turned away backward.↗ (Prophets ISA.1.4, JPS 1917)↗ · Behold, the eyes of the Lord GOD are upon the sinful kingdom, and I will destroy it from off the face of the earth; saving that I will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob, saith the LORD.↗ (Prophets AMO.9.8, JPS 1917)↗

sing — Everyday, meaning 1: To sing means to make music with your voice, using words or tunes.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Birds sing when they make musical calls.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Things like a kettle or the wind can «sing» when they make a high, musical sound.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: To sing someone's praises means to praise them a lot.↗ Early Modern English, meaning 1: To make music with your voice; in the Torah, to sing a song of praise to someone.↗ Example: We sing in the school choir.↗ · She sang «Happy Birthday» to her dad.↗ · The birds were singing in the morning.↗ · Can you sing along to this song?↗ · He has sung in three concerts.↗ · Mum sang the baby to sleep.↗ · The kettle began to sing on the stove.↗ · My teacher always sings our praises.↗ · Then sang Israel this song: Spring up, O well — sing ye unto it — (Torah NUM.21.17, JPS 1917)↗ · And Miriam sang unto them: Sing ye to the LORD, for He is highly exalted: the horse and his rider hath He thrown into the sea.↗ (Torah EXO.15.21, JPS 1917)↗ · Sing aloud, O ye nations, of His people; for He doth avenge the blood of His servants, and doth render vengeance to His adversaries, and doth make expiation for the land of His people.↗ (Torah DEU.32.43, JPS 1917)↗ · How shall we sing the LORD'S song in a foreign land?↗ (Writings PSA.137.4, JPS 1917)↗ · Sing unto Him a new song; play skilfully amid shouts of joy.↗ (Writings PSA.33.3, JPS 1917)↗ · Sing praises unto the glory of His name; make His praise glorious.↗ (Writings PSA.66.2, JPS 1917)↗ · Then sang Israel this song: Spring up, O well — sing ye unto it —↗ (Torah NUM.21.17, JPS 1917) · What song could the Ranunculus sing?↗ (Andersen's Fairy Tales) · And Miriam sang unto them: Sing ye to the LORD, for He is highly exalted: the horse and his rider hath He thrown into the sea.↗ (Torah EXO.15.21, JPS 1917)

singer — Everyday, meaning 1: A singer is a person who sings, especially as a job or very well.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A singer can be any person singing at a given moment, like in a choir.↗ Example: My favourite singer has a new song out.↗ · The choir has 24 singers.↗ · She wants to be a singer when she grows up.↗ · The lead singer waved to the crowd.↗ · Our music teacher is a great singer.↗ · The opera singer hit a very high note.↗ · Each singer had a solo in the school concert.↗ · If 3 rows have 8 singers each, there are 24 singers.↗ · The singers burst forth in a lively tune.↗ · And the singers sang loud, with Jezrahiah their overseer.↗ (Writings NEH.12.42, JPS 1917)↗ · The singers: the children of Asaph, a hundred twenty and eight.↗ (Writings EZR.2.41, JPS 1917)↗ · The singers: the children of Asaph, a hundred forty and eight.↗ (Writings NEH.7.44, JPS 1917)↗

singing — Everyday, meaning 1: Singing is making musical sounds with your voice, with words or a tune.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Singing (verb form) means doing this now («She is singing»).↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Singing can describe a high ringing sound, like a kettle or a bird («singing birds»).↗ Example: We practised singing for the school concert.↗ · The birds were singing at dawn.↗ · She has a beautiful singing voice.↗ · Everyone joined in the singing of «Happy Birthday».↗ · He takes singing lessons on Saturdays.↗ · The fans were singing loudly in the stadium.↗ · I like singing in the bath.↗ · Singing in a round means starting the same tune at different times.↗ · 'And how is the nightingale singing?↗ · Serve the LORD with gladness; come before His presence with singing.↗ (Writings PSA.100.2, JPS 1917)↗ · And He brought forth His people with joy, His chosen ones with singing.↗ (Writings PSA.105.43, JPS 1917)↗ · And let them offer the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare His works with singing.↗ (Writings PSA.107.22, JPS 1917)↗

single — Everyday, meaning 1: Single means only one, not two or more.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: «Not a single» means none at all.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: A single room or bed is for one person.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: Single means not married.↗ Everyday, meaning 5: A single ticket (UK) is for going one way only, not there and back.↗ Everyday, meaning 6: A single is a song sold on its own; singles is a game of tennis with one player on each side.↗ Everyday, meaning 7: Single can be used after "every" to stress that each one is included, with none left out.↗ Example: A single ticket costs $3.↗ · Not a single apple was left.↗ · A hotel has 10 single rooms and 8 double rooms.↗ · How much do 5 single tickets cost?↗ · Walk in single file along the narrow path.↗ · She did not say a single word.↗ · Try to avoid single-use plastic bags.↗ · He won the singles final.↗ · He'll catch them, every single one!"↗ · The foundations are the twenty-two letters, three mothers, seven double, and twelve single letters.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887)↗ · Meroz has associated these ‘three books’ with what she regards to be the three original textual layers of the SY, woven together after their composition into a single work by an editor.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)↗ · Instead, the SY may be intimating a twofold pronunciation of Resh known among certain mediveal Jewish communities in Babylonia and elsewhere, which does indeed preserve a distinguish between ‘single’ Resh and ‘double’ Resh.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)↗ · And I was single-hearted toward Him, and I kept myself from mine iniquity.↗ (Prophets 2SA.22.24, JPS 1917)↗ · And I was single-hearted with Him, and I kept myself from mine iniquity.↗ (Writings PSA.18.24, JPS 1917)↗ · Now therefore, let not my blood fall to the earth away from the presence of the LORD; for the king of Israel is come out to seek a single flea, as when one doth hunt a partridge in the mountains.'↗ (Prophets 1SA.26.20, JPS 1917)↗

singly — Everyday, meaning 1: Singly means one at a time, or one by one, not in a group.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Singly means alone, on its own.↗ Example: The pupils came in singly.↗ · The bananas are sold singly or in bunches.↗ · Tigers usually live singly.↗ · Plant the seeds singly, 5 cm apart.↗ · Answer the questions singly, not all together.↗ · The guests arrived singly or in pairs.↗

singular — Everyday, meaning 1: In grammar, singular means one: «cat» is singular and «cats» is plural.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (formal) Singular means very unusual or special, one of a kind.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: The singular is the form of a word for just one thing.↗ Example: «Mouse» is singular and «mice» is plural.↗ · Use a singular verb with «everyone».↗ · Write the singular of «children».↗ · She showed singular bravery.↗ · «Is» goes with a singular subject.↗ · «Sheep» is the same in singular and plural.↗ · They were of the most singular shapes, and glittered like diamonds.↗ · AL ChI H OULMIM; ''the Living God of Ages," here the word God really is in the singular.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)↗ · Thus saith the Lord GOD: An evil, a singular evil, behold, it cometh.↗ (Prophets EZK.7.5, JPS 1917)↗

singularly — Everyday, meaning 1: (formal) Singularly means very, unusually or especially, often in a surprising way.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Singularly can also mean one at a time, separately, though «singly» is more common for this.↗ Example: It was a singularly cold morning for June.↗ · The Mole found the Wild Wood singularly unfriendly.↗ · He was singularly unlucky with the weather on his holidays.↗ · The answer was singularly clear.↗ · Toad was singularly pleased with himself.↗ · That was a singularly bad idea.↗ · You seem to be a singularly thoughtless little girl."↗

sink — Everyday, meaning 1: To go down below the top of water or another liquid: «The stone sank».↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To go down slowly: «The sun sank behind the hills».↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Of a ship: to go to the bottom of the sea.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: A noun: a basin with taps in a kitchen or bathroom for washing.↗ Everyday, meaning 5: To fall lower in amount: «Prices sank».↗ Everyday, meaning 6: In sport: to get a ball into a hole or net: sink a putt, sink a basket.↗ Example: Stones sink, but wood floats.↗ · The Titanic sank in the Atlantic Ocean.↗ · Wash your hands at the sink.↗ · Put the dirty plates in the sink.↗ · The sun sank behind the mountains.↗ · My heart sank when I saw the broken vase.↗ · It took a while for the news to sink in.↗ · She sank the basket from the middle of the court.↗ · The boat was again brought along-side of the sinking vessel.↗ · By slothfulness the rafters sink in; and through idleness of the hands the house leaketh.↗ (Writings ECC.10.18, JPS 1917)↗ · Thine arrows are sharp — the peoples fall under thee — they sink into the heart of the king's enemies.↗ (Writings PSA.45.6, JPS 1917)↗ · Yea, it shall rise up wholly like the River; and it shall be troubled and sink again, like the River of Egypt.↗ (Prophets AMO.8.8, JPS 1917)↗

sinner — Everyday, meaning 1: A sinner is a person who has done something wrong according to a religion's rules.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (joking) A sinner is anyone who has done something a bit naughty.↗ Example: The priest said all sinners can be forgiven.↗ · In the story, the sinner asked for forgiveness.↗ · (joking) Who's the sinner who ate my chocolate?↗ · The play was about saints and sinners.↗ · The old gentleman said: "It is true; I am a hardened sinner.↗ · Now the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners against the LORD exceedingly.↗ (Torah GEN.13.13, JPS 1917)↗ · My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.↗ (Writings PRO.1.10, JPS 1917)↗ · Evil pursueth sinners; but to the righteous good shall be repaid.↗ (Writings PRO.13.21, JPS 1917)↗ · Gather not my soul with sinners, nor my life with men of blood; (Writings PSA.26.9, JPS 1917)↗

sinning — In Jewish tradition, meaning 1: Sinning means doing wrong against God's rules or against other people.↗ Example: or have found that which was lost, and deal falsely therein, and swear to a lie; in any of all these that a man doeth, sinning therein; (Torah LEV.6.3, JPS 1917)↗ · And God said unto him in the dream: 'Yea, I know that in the simplicity of thy heart thou hast done this, and I also withheld thee from sinning against Me.↗ (Torah GEN.20.6, JPS 1917)↗

sinuous — Everyday, meaning 1: Curving and winding, with many bends, like a snake or a river.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Moving in a smooth, twisting, graceful way.↗ Example: The river was sinuous and full of bends.↗ · The snake moved in a sinuous way.↗ · A sinuous path wound up the mountain.↗ · Mole had never seen such a sleek, sinuous river.↗ · The dancer's arms made sinuous shapes.↗ · Eels swim with sinuous movements.↗