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Strauss
- noun - Austrian composer and son of Strauss the Elder; composed many famous waltzes and became known as the `waltz king' (1825-1899)
- Austrian composer of waltzes (1804-1849)
- German composer of many operas; collaborated with librettist Hugo von Hoffmannsthal to produce several operas (1864-1949)
Subdues
- verb - correct by punishment or discipline
- get on top of; deal with successfully; "He overcame his shyness"
- hold within limits and control; "subdue one's appetites"; "mortify the flesh"
- make subordinate, dependent, or subservient; "Our wishes have to be subordinated to that of our ruler"
- put down by force or intimidation; "The government quashes any attempt of an uprising"; "China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently"; "The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land"
- to put down by force or authority; "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires"
Succuss
- verb - shake; especially (a patient to detect fluids or air in the body)
Sulfurs
- noun - Sulphur - an abundant tasteless odorless multivalent nonmetallic element; best known in yellow crystals; occurs in many sulphide and sulphate minerals and even in native form (especially in volcanic regions)
- treat with sulphur in order to preserve; "These dried fruits are sulphured"
Tabours
- noun - a small drum with one head of soft calfskin
Talcums
- noun - a fine grained mineral having a soft soapy feel and consisting of hydrated magnesium silicate; used in a variety of products including talcum powder
- a toilet powder made of purified talc and usually scented; absorbs excess moisture
Teacups
- noun - a cup from which tea is drunk
- as much as a teacup will hold
Tissues
- noun - a soft thin (usually translucent) paper
- create a piece of cloth by interlacing strands of fabric, such as wool or cotton; "tissue textiles"
- part of an organism consisting of an aggregate of cells having a similar structure and function
Tittups
- verb - to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others; "He struts around like a rooster in a hen house"
Tongues
- noun - a human written or spoken language used by a community; opposed to e.g. a computer language
- a manner of speaking; "he spoke with a thick tongue"; "she has a glib tongue"
- a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
- a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea
- any long thin projection that is transient; "tongues of flame licked at the walls"; "rifles exploded quick knives of fire into the dark"
- articulate by tonguing, as when playing wind instruments
- lick or explore with the tongue
- metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by hitting the side
- the flap of material under the laces of a shoe or boot
- the tongue of certain animals used as meat