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DICTIONARY ABBREVIATIONS
label (Latin: signa)
sabbath
saint
satisfactory
schilling
scruple (unit of weight)
second
secondary
section
senate
series
schilling
short
siemens (unit of electrical conductance)
signor
sine
singular
small
smooth
snow
society
son
sou
south
southern
standard deviation
strange (quark)
subject
sulfur
svedberg (unit of sedimentation velocity)
symmetrical
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COMMON USAGE
19th
ess
curves
salt
satisfactory
Saturday
small
soprano
south
bearing
pole
southern
Sunday
Superman
Sierra (NATO alphabet)
Bob (i.e. shilling)
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NOUNS: PEOPLE
chief of security
chief of Seneca
curvaceous character
finalist in Olympics?
first in school
half of S.A.
head of sales, school, Science, security, sorority, staff, state, studio
last of us
lead in Scarface, Scream, Seven, Shrek, Speed, Supertramp
leader in school, season, seclusion, shape, stitches
leader of Saskatchewan, Senegal, Sicily, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Somalia, Spain, Surinam, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria
leader of Soviets
leader of squadron
leading member of society
Saskatchewan’s premier
school’s principal
Scouts’ leader
second (duel)
snaky character
soldiers at the front
soprano
Supersonics’ center
the character of Superman
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NOUNS: PLACES
back of bus
bus’ terminal
capital of Saskatchewan, Scotland, Senegal, Sicily, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Somalia, Spain, Surinam, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria
central Louisiana, Mississippi
east end of metropolis
entrance to store, sunroom
half of S.A.
head of stairs
rear of bus
south
State’s capital
terminal in Brussels, Caracas, Damascus, Madras, Memphis, Paris
west of Saskatchewan, Scotland, Senegal, Sicily, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Somalia, Spain, Surinam, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria
19th row of the theater
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NOUNS: THINGS
closing of Aliens, Amadeus, Beatles, Cats, Cheers, Dallas, Follies, Genesis, Gremlins, Hoosiers, Jaws, Meatballs, Nuts, Witness
closing of doors
conclusion of series
culmination of process
double bend
double curve
element of stove
element of surprise
end of days, his
final in calculus, economics, mathematics, physics
first part of series
grain of sand
grain of sense
head of screwdriver
Introduction to Sociology
introductory sample
kind of curve
leadoff of series
letter of support
last of series
onset of schizophrenia, sleepiness, snow
opening, premiere of Scarface, Scream, Seven, Shrek, Speed, Supertramp
original sin
piece of silk, silver, silverware, soap, software, steel, string, styrofoam
radio operator’s Sierra
road curve
season’s opener
second last place in contest
series’ opener
sinuous curve
snow now disappearing
socialite’s debut
statue’s head
stove’s front element
sulphur
tail of airbus
termination of process, rights
The Origin of Species
the character of Superman
Truman’s middle name
two hairpins?
unlimited use
ultimate in selfishness
wavy line
wits’ end
19th in a series
6 – 9 (six – IX)
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NOUNS: BODY PARTS
curvy figure
head of seal, serpent, sheep, shrew, skunk, sloth, snake, squirrel, swan
piece of skin
someone’s face
someone’s head
tail of albatross, bass
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NOUNS: CLOTHING
front of shirt, sweater
rear of pants, trousers
piece of silk
Scott’s cap
Santa’s cap
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NOUNS: FOOD
piece/sample/bite of salmon, sausage, seafood, shrimp, sole, spaghetti, squash, steak, sushi, Swiss
slice of sausage, Swiss
starter of spaghetti, sushi
serving/entrée of salmon, sausage, seafood, shrimp, sole, spaghetti, steak
bit/touch/taste of saffron, sassafras, sesame, sorrel, spearmint
entrée for supper
introductory sample
last piece of asparagus, Swiss (cheese)
pinch of salt
salt
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NOUNS: DATES & TIMES
5th of August
1st of September
close of business
early part of season
end of days
onset of snowstorm
Saturday
start of shift, spring, summer
Sunday
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VERBS
beginning to say, scare, see, sense, shake shift, show, sketch, skid, slide, slip, smell, soar, sob, speak, spill, spread, sprout, stiffen, stink, stir, strengthen, study, suffer, support, sweat
beginning to sing to —
beginning to speak to —
curve
edges away from asp
ending in tears
finally was
has finally
heading to Saskatchewan, Scotland, Senegal, Serbia, Sicily, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Somalia, Spain, Surinam, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria
hook
is ultimately
pole
sail without trouble
school
second
shilling
snake
start from scratch
start to sob
subject
was conclusively
was ultimately
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ADJECTIVES & ADVERBS
back from Belarus, Cyprus, Honduras, Illinois, Kansas, Laos, Massachusetts, Mauritius
back in business
back to business
beginning in/west of Saskatchewan, Scotland, Senegal, Sicily, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Somalia, Spain, Surinam, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria
close to his
close to this
end of his, this —
first of several
first of six
initially scared to
close to your, our, her, their —
initially similar to —
initially subordinate to —
inside of asp
last of his
satisfactory
small
southern
Spain’s painless
Sweden’s first
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S BEFORE WORD
add salt to
after Basil’s heart
after Sunday
after Susan’s heart
behind Nicolas’s back
faced by son
following Shannon’s lead
headed south
initially similar to —
leader in session with —
leader in synch with —
not even seven —
Pole —
satisfactory —
second —
second to
seconds before —
short —
short on —
short with
small —
soft oft-forgotten —
southern —
Spain’s painless —
sulfur on —
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WORD AROUND S
accepting seconds
bearing south
containing sulphur
eating seconds
embracing Sierra
gaining entrance to sanctuary, school, shop, shrine, site, stadium, store
getting back to basics
getting back to business
getting back to us
going around second
having seconds
holding pole
importing sulphur
keeps shilling
loaded with salt
maintaining element of surprise
protecting society
pulls in front of snowplow steamroller
put outside society
ringing second
shown around Saturday
taking second
taking seconds
with a curve in it
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S INSIDE WORD
add a dash of salt to
beginning to sneak in
Pole wearing
school boards —
short cuts —
someone’s heading inside —
son adopted by
son inspired by —
soprano appearing in
soprano inspired by —
soprano wears —
southern parts —
southern tenants —
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S AFTER WORD
abandoning society
at rear of bus
at end of series
avoiding curves
by Saturday
heading south
leader in stitches after
losing shilling
no son
on Saturday
on Sunday
shunning society
small dogs —
society led by —
to a point
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DELETE S
after southern deserts
less satisfactory
less short
no sign of Superman
overlooking school
shunning society
small deserts —
small leaves —
soprano is out of
sulphur-free
taking seconds
taking Sunday off
with no end of clothes, crises, delays, ideas, problems, prospects, responsibilities, surprises
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DELETE ALL S’S
cancelling The Sopranos
having no spades
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