- 3. Concealment, retention.
- 4. (Gram. and Rhet.) Omission (as of a letter or a word).
Suppressive, a. Subduing, concealing.
Suppurate, v. n. Fester, maturate, generate pus.
Suppuration, n.
- 1. Festering, maturation, generation of pus.
- 2. Virulent matter, matter.
Supremacy, n. Domination, predominance, predominancy, lordship, mastership, mastery, sovereignty, supreme authority, upper hand.
Supreme, a.
- 1. Highest, greatest, paramount, predominant, principal, chief, leading, first, pre-eminent.
- 2. Highest, greatest, superlative.
- 3. Utmost, greatest possible.
Supreme Being. The Almighty, the Omnipotent, the Omniscient, the Omnipresent, the Author, the Creator, the Infinite, the Eternal, the All-powerful, the First Cause, God.
Supreme good. See Summum Bonum.
Surbase, n. Skirting-board, mop-board, base-board, skirting, wash-board.
Surcharge, v. a. Overload, overburden, overcharge.
Surcharged, a. Overcharged, overloaded, over-burdened, surfeited, plethoric, over-full.
Surcingle, n. Girth, girt, girdle, belt, band.
Surd, a.
- 1. (Math.) Radical, incommensurable.
- 2. (Orthoepy.) Aspirate, toneless, unintonated, atonic, unheard, without vocality, pronounced with a simple
breathing.
Sure, a.
- 1. Certain, confident, positive, assured, fully convinced.