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Spilogale
- noun - a genus of Mustelidae
Stylobate
- - The uninterrupted and continuous flat band, coping, or pavement upon which the bases of a row of columns are supported. See Sub-base.
Subrogate
- verb - substitute one creditor for another, as in the case where an insurance company sues the person who caused an accident for the insured
Suffocate
- verb - be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen; "The child suffocated under the pillow"
- become stultified, suppressed, or stifled; "He is suffocating--living at home with his aged parents in the small village"
- deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing; "Othello smothered Desdemona with a pillow"; "The child suffocated herself with a plastic bag that the parents had left on the floor"
- feel uncomfortable for lack of fresh air; "The room was hot and stuffy and we were suffocating"
- impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of; "The foul air was slowly suffocating the children"
- struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake; "he swallowed a fishbone and gagged"
- suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of; "His job suffocated him"
Sulfonate
- noun - a salt of sulphonic acid
Surrogate
- adjective - a person appointed to represent or act on behalf of others
- providing or receiving nurture or parental care though not related by blood or legal ties; "foster parent"; "foster child"; "foster home"; "surrogate father"
- someone who takes the place of another person
Syncopate
- verb - modify the rhythm by stressing or accenting a weak beat
- omit a sound or letter in a word; "syncopate a word"
Tamponade
- noun - blockage or closure (as of a wound or body cavity) by (or as if by) a tampon (especially to stop bleeding)
Tamponage
- noun - blockage or closure (as of a wound or body cavity) by (or as if by) a tampon (especially to stop bleeding)