<B>squirrel cage,</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a cylindrical cage for squirrels, that revolves as they move. <DD><B> 2. </B>any structure or situation similar to this. </DL>
<A NAME="squirrelcorn">
<B>squirrel corn,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> an American herb of the fumitory family, having finely divided leaves, cream-colored, heart-shaped flowers, and small tubers which resemble kernels of corn. </DL>
<A NAME="squirrelfish">
<B>squirrelfish, </B>noun, pl. <B>-fishes</B> or (collectively) <B>-fish.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> any one of a family of nocturnal, usually reddish, tropical fishes with large eyes and sharp spines and scales. </DL>
<A NAME="squirrelfrog">
<B>squirrel frog,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a small green tree frog found in the southern United States. </DL>
<A NAME="squirrelglider">
<B>squirrel glider,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a flying phalanger (marsupial) found in isolated areas of eastern Australia, Papua, and Tasmania. It has a squirrellike face and a full parachute. </DL>
<A NAME="squirrelgrass">
<B>squirrel grass,</B> =squirreltail.</DL>
<A NAME="squirrelhake">
<B>squirrel hake,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a species of hake found on the ocean bottom from Cape Hatteras to Labrador. </DL>
<A NAME="squirrelhawk">
<B>squirrel hawk,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a large hawk of western North America with reddish-brown back and white underparts, so called because it preys extensively on ground squirrels. </DL>
<A NAME="squirrelly">
<B>squirrelly, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Slang.) very odd or peculiar; eccentric; crazy. </DL>
<A NAME="squirrelmonkey">
<B>squirrel monkey,</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>any one of certain small South and Central American monkeys with a bushy, nonprehensile tail. <BR> <I>Ex. Although the squirrel monkey possesses a brain that is proportionately larger than man's, the animal is not particularly intelligent (Science News Letter).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B><B>=marmoset.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="squirreltail">
<B>squirreltail, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> any one of various wild grasses related to the common barley. </DL>
<A NAME="squirrely">
<B>squirrely, </B>adjective. =squirrelly.</DL>
<A NAME="squirt">
<B>squirt, </B>verb, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>v.t. </I> <B>1. </B>to force out (liquid) through a narrow opening. <BR> <I>Ex. to squirt water through a tube.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>to wet or soak (something) by shooting liquid in a stream. <BR> <I>Ex. An elephant squirted me with his trunk.</I> <DD><I>v.i. </I> to come out in a jet or stream; spurt. <BR> <I>Ex. Water squirted from the hose.</I> <DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>the act of squirting. <DD><B> 2. </B>a jet of liquid, or something like a liquid. <BR> <I>Ex. He soaked her with little squirts of water from the hose.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>a small pump, syringe, or other device that squirts. <DD><B> 4. </B>(Informal.) <DD><B> a. </B>a small person. <DD><B> b. </B>an insignificant person who is impudent or conceited; whipper-snapper. <BR> <I>Ex. a little squirt of a man.</I> noun <B>squirter.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="squirtgun">
<B>squirt gun,</B> =water pistol.</DL>
<A NAME="squirtingcucumber">
<B>squirting cucumber,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a trailing Mediterranean plant of the gourd family whose ripened fruit separates from the stalk and expels the seeds and pulp with considerable force. </DL>
<A NAME="squish">
<B>squish, </B>verb, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>v.i. </I> (of water, soft mud, or other watery mixture) to make a soft, splashing sound when walked on. <BR> <I>Ex. the caress of soft mud squishing up between the toes (Rudyard Kipling).</I> <DD><I>v.t. </I> <B>1. </B>to cause to make a soft, splashing sound. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Dialect.) to squeeze or squash. <DD><I>noun </I> a squishing sound. <BR> <I>Ex. Much of the pleasure appears purely sensuous--the squish and splatter of paints, the squash of clay (New York Times).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="squishy">
<B>squishy, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> making or characterized by soft, splashing sounds; wet and soft. adv. <B>squishily.</B> noun <B>squishiness.</B> </DL>
<B>sradha, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a Hindu funeral ceremony in honor of a deceased ancestor, at which food is offered, and gifts are made to Brahmans. Also, <B>shraddha.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="sram">
<B>SRAM</B> (no periods),<DL COMPACT><DD> short-range attack missile. </DL>
<A NAME="sranantongo">
<B>Sranan-tongo, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a pidgin dialect of English spoken in Surinam; Taki-Taki. </DL>
<A NAME="src">
<B>SRC</B> (no periods),<DL COMPACT><DD> Science Research Council (of Great Britain). </DL>
<A NAME="srept">
<B>S. Rept.,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> Senate Report (used with a number). </DL>
<A NAME="sres">
<B>S. Res.,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> Senate Resolution (used with a number). </DL>
<A NAME="sri">
<B>Sri, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a Hindu form of address for a deity, holy person, or sacred book. <BR> <I>Ex. ... India's Holy Mother, Sri Sarada Devi (New York Times).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>this form of address used as a title of respect and equivalent to Mr. </DL>
<A NAME="sri">
<B>S.R.I.,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> Holy Roman Empire (Latin, <I>Sacrum Romanum Imperium</I>). </DL>
<A NAME="srilankan">
<B>Sri Lankan,<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. </B>a native or inhabitant of the Republic of Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon); Ceylonese; Singhalese. <BR> <I>Ex. Thousands of Sri Lankans applauded May Day speakers (New York Times).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>of or having to do with the Republic of Sri Lanka or its people. </DL>
<A NAME="srn">
<B>S.R.N.,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> State Registered Nurse. </DL>
<A NAME="srna">
<B>sRNA</B> (no periods),<DL COMPACT><DD> soluble RNA. </DL>
<A NAME="sro">
<B>S.R.O.,</B> or <B>SRO</B> (no periods),<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>single-room occupancy. <DD><B> 2. </B>standing room only. <BR> <I>Ex. The Carnegie Hall box office dusted off its S.R.O. sign (Harper's).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="srs">
<B>S.R.S.,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> Fellow of the Royal Society (Latin, <I>Societatis Regiae Socius</I>). </DL>
<B>SSBN</B> (no periods),<DL COMPACT><DD> Submarine, Ballistic, Nuclear (a naval designation for a nuclear-powered submarine capable of launching ballistic missiles). <BR> <I>Ex. The [British Royal] Navy provided the strategic deterrent of four SSBN's, each with 16 Polaris A-3 missiles with MRV (Robin J. Panger).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="sse">
<B>SSE</B> (no periods) or <B>S.S.E.,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> south-southeast. </DL>
<A NAME="ssgt">
<B>S.Sgt.</B> or <B>S/Sgt.,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> staff sergeant. </DL>
<A NAME="ssj">
<B>S.S.J.,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> Society of St. Joseph (the official name of the Josephites of the United States). <BR> <I>Ex. Father Philip Berrigan, S.S.J.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="ssm">
<B>SSM</B> (no periods),<DL COMPACT><DD> surface-to-surface missile. </DL>
<A NAME="ssr">
<B>SSR</B> (no periods) or <B>S.S.R.,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (formerly) Soviet Socialist Republic. </DL>
<A NAME="sss">
<B>SSS</B> (no periods),<DL COMPACT><DD> Selective Service System. </DL>
<A NAME="sst">
<B>SST</B> (no periods),<DL COMPACT><DD> supersonic transport. </DL>
<A NAME="sstroops">
<B>SS Troops,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a select military unit of fanatical Nazis who served as a bodyguard to Hitler, in special units, as a policing unit of the German army, and as the force in charge of concentration camps and deportation; Schutzstaffel. </DL>
<A NAME="ssu">
<B>SSU</B> (no periods),<DL COMPACT><DD> semiconductor storage unit. </DL>
<A NAME="ssw">
<B>SSW</B> (no periods) or <B>S.S.W.,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> south-southwest. </DL>
<A NAME="st">
<B>-st,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a suffix added to the numeral 1 or any numeral ending with 1 (except 11) to indicate the ordinal number. <BR> <I>Ex. 1st Avenue, the 31st of May.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="st">
<B>st.,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> an abbreviation for the following: <DD><B> 1. </B>stanza. <DD><B> 2. </B>statute or statutes. <DD><B> 3. </B>stere. <DD><B> 4. </B>stet. <DD><B> 5. </B>stitch or stitches. <DD><B> 6. </B>stone (weight). <DD><B> 7. </B>street. <DD><B> 8. </B>strophe. </DL>
<A NAME="st">
<B>s.t.,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> short ton. </DL>
<A NAME="st">
<B>St</B> (no period),<DL COMPACT><DD> stratus. </DL>
