<B>succes d'estime,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (French.) <DD><B> 1. </B>a play, novel, or other piece of writing that is praised by the critics but largely ignored by the public. <DD><B> 2. </B>critical acclaim accompanied by popular indifference. <BR> <I>Ex. The public's indifference ... prevented it from having more than a succes d'estime, in spite of the extraordinary music (Listener).</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>(literally) success of esteem. </DL>
<A NAME="succesfou">
<B>succes fou,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (French.) <DD><B> 1. </B>a success marked by wild enthusiasm. <BR> <I>Ex. In France, where the antinovel is in, it has been a succes fou (Punch).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>(literally) mad success. </DL>
<A NAME="success">
<B>success, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a favorable result; wished-for ending; good fortune. <BR> <I>Ex. Success in school comes from intelligence and hard work. Success in one field does not assure success in another (Newsweek).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>the gaining of wealth, position, or other advantage. <BR> <I>Ex. He has had little success in life.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>a person or thing that succeeds. <BR> <I>Ex. The girl from the small village became a social success in the city. The party was a great success.</I> <DD><B> 4. </B>result; outcome; fortune. <BR> <I>Ex. What success did you have in finding a new apartment?</I> </DL>
<A NAME="successful">
<B>successful, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>having success; accomplishing what is desired or intended; ending in success. <BR> <I>Ex. a successful campaign. The books of a successful writer are liked by the public. Many of these seeds are imperfect, but occasional ones give rise to successful plants (Fred W. Emerson).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>having succeeded in gaining wealth, position, or other advantage; prosperous; fortunate. <BR> <I>Ex. a successful businessman, a successful match or marriage.</I> adv. <B>successfully.</B> noun <B>successfulness.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="succession">
<B>succession, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a group of persons or things coming one after another; series. <BR> <I>Ex. a rapid succession of victories. A succession of accidents spoiled our automobile trip. Succession thus is the process of migration of one type of people after another into a given area, or the migration of one type of land usage after another into a particular area (Emory S. Bogardus).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>the coming of one person or thing after another. <DD><B> 3. </B>the act, right, or process of succeeding to an office, property, or rank. <BR> <I>Ex. There was a dispute between the brothers about the rightful succession to the throne.</I> <DD><B> 4. </B>the order or arrangement of persons having such a right of succeeding. <BR> <I>Ex. The king's oldest son is first in succession to the throne. The Speaker is ... second in succession to the Presidency, following only the Vice-President (New York Times).</I> <DD><B> 5. </B>(Law.) the legal change involved when a person succeeds to the rights and liabilities of a predecessor. <BR><I>expr. <B>in succession,</B> </I>one after another. <BR> <I>Ex. We visited our sick friend several days in succession.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="successional">
<B>successional, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>of or having to do with succession. <DD><B> 2. </B>following or occurring in succession. <DD><B> 3. </B>passing by succession or descent. adv. <B>successionally.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="successionduty">
<B>succession duty</B> or <B>tax,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Especially British.) a tax on inherited property; inheritance tax. </DL>
<A NAME="successive">
<B>successive, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>coming one after another; following in order; consecutive. <BR> <I>Ex. It has rained for three successive days.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>characterized by or involving succession. adv. <B>successively.</B> noun <B>successiveness.</B> </DL>
<B>successor, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a person who follows or succeeds another in office, position, or ownership of property. <BR> <I>Ex. John Adams was George Washington's successor as President.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>a person or thing that comes next after another in a series. </DL>
<A NAME="successorship">
<B>successorship, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the position or condition of a successor. </DL>
<A NAME="successstory">
<B>success story,</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a real or fictitious narrative recounting the rise of someone, usually poor or unknown, to fame and fortune. <BR> <I>Ex. The Horatio Alger myth is the American archetype of the success story.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>a person, thing, or event that achieves outstanding, and usually unexpected, success. <BR> <I>Ex. Among the major Protestant denominations in Canada, the United Church is the great success story of our times (Maclean's).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="succinate">
<B>succinate, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a salt of succinic acid. </DL>
<A NAME="succinct">
<B>succinct, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>expressed briefly and clearly; expressing much in few words; concise. <BR> <I>Ex. His letter was succinct, with all the major points on one page. A tale should be judicious, clear, succinct (William Cowper).</I> (SYN) compressed, condensed. <DD><B> 2. </B>characterized by brevity or consciseness. <BR> <I>Ex. a succinct writer, speaker, or style.</I> (SYN) terse, curt. <DD><B> 3. </B>(Archaic.) (of garments) not full; close-fitting; short; scant. adv. <B>succinctly.</B> noun <B>succinctness.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="succinctorium">
<B>succinctorium, </B>noun, pl. <B>-toria.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a vestment worn on solemn occasions by the pope, similar in shape to a maniple, and hanging on his left side from the girdle or cincture. </DL>
<B>succinic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of, having to do with, or derived from amber. </DL>
<A NAME="succinicacid">
<B>succinic acid,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a colorless, crystalline dicarboxylic acid present in amber, but usually produced synthetically from tartaric acid, used in making dyes and perfumes and in photography. </DL>
<A NAME="succinylcholine">
<B>succinylcholine,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a white, odorless crystalline powder, used to relax the muscles in surgery; scoline. <BR> <I>Ex. Anesthetists commonly infuse succinylcholine by vein (Sumner M. Kalman).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="succinylsulfathiazole">
<B>succinylsulfathiazole, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a derivative of sulfathiazole, less toxic than sulfaguanidine, and used orally for the prevention and treatment of bacterial infections of the gastrointestinal tract. </DL>
<A NAME="succise">
<B>succise, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Botany.) appearing as if cut or broken off at the lower end. </DL>
<A NAME="succor">
<B>succor, </B>noun, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> a person or thing that helps, relieves, or assists; help; aid; assistance. <DD><I>v.t. </I> to help, aid, or asisst (a person) in time of need, distress, or danger; support; relieve. <BR> <I>Ex. Mr. Harding thought ... of the worn-out, aged men whom he had succored (Anthony Trollope).</I> <DD> Also, (especially British,) <B>succour.</B> noun <B>succorer.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="succorable">
<B>succorable, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>capable of being succored or relieved. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Archaic.) affording succor or relief. </DL>
<A NAME="succorless">
<B>succorless, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> without succor, help, or relief. </DL>
<B>succotash, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> kernels of sweet corn and beans, usually Lima beans, cooked together. <BR> <I>Ex. Since corn was their principal product, the Indians devised numerous ways of preparing it ... They made succotash, a mixture of corn and beans boiled (Science News Letter).</I> </DL>
<B>succuba, </B>noun, pl. <B>-bae.</B> =succubus.</DL>
<A NAME="succubus">
<B>succubus, </B>noun, pl. <B>-bi,</B> <B>-buses.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a demon in female form supposed to have carnal intercourse with men in their sleep. <DD><B> 2. </B>any evil spirit; demon. </DL>
<A NAME="succulence">
<B>succulence, </B>noun. =juiciness.</DL>
<A NAME="succulency">
<B>succulency, </B>noun. =succulence.</DL>
<A NAME="succulent">
<B>succulent, </B>adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> <B>1. </B>full of juice; juicy. <BR> <I>Ex. a succulent peach.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>(Figurative.) interesting; not dull. <DD><B> 3. </B>(Botany.) having thick or fleshy and juicy leaves or stems. <BR> <I>Ex. The houseleek and the cactuses are succulent plants.</I> <DD><I>noun </I> a succulent plant. <BR> <I>Ex. Most desert surfaces carry a scattered grass growth, dotted with thorny shrubs and succulents (White and Renner).</I> adv. <B>succulently.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="succumb">
<B>succumb, </B>intransitive verb.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>to give way: yield. <BR> <I>Ex. He succumbed to the temptation and stole the money.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>to die. <BR> <I>Ex. He succumbed of old age.</I> <BR><I>expr. <B>succumb to,</B> </I>to die of. <BR> <I>Ex. Mr. Picken has since succumbed to his injuries (Pall Mall Gazette).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="succursal">
<B>succursal, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> that is or is like a subsidiary or auxiliary. <BR> <I>Ex. A succursal church is dependent on the main church.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="succus">
<B>succus, </B>noun, pl. <B>succi.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the juice in the body. <DD><B> 2. </B>the extracted juice of a plant for use in medicine. </DL>
<A NAME="succuss">
<B>succuss, </B>transitive verb.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>to shake up. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Medicine.) to subject (a patient) to succussion. </DL>
<A NAME="succussation">
<B>succussation, </B>noun. =succussion.</DL>
<A NAME="succussatory">
<B>succussatory, </B>adjective. =succussive.</DL>
<A NAME="succussion">
<B>succussion, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the action of shaking or condition of being shaken with violence. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Medicine.) a shaking of the body to detect the presence of fluid in the thorax or other cavity. </DL>
