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Sainting
- verb - declare (a dead person) to be a saint; "After he was shown to have performed a miracle, the priest was canonized"
- hold sacred
Scandent
- adjective - used especially of plants; having a tendency to climb; "plants of a creeping or scandent nature"
Scanning
- verb - conform to a metrical pattern
- examine hastily; "She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi"
- examine minutely or intensely; "the surgeon scanned the X-ray"
- make a wide, sweeping search of; "The beams scanned the night sky"
- move a light beam over; in electronics, to reproduce an image
- obtain data from magnetic tapes; "This dictionary can be read by the computer"
- read metrically; "scan verses"
- the act of systematically moving a finely focused beam of light or electrons over a surface in order to produce an image of it for analysis or transmission
- the process of translating photographs into a digital form that can be recognized by a computer
Scanting
- verb - limit in quality or quantity
- supply sparingly and with restricted quantities; "sting with the allowance"
- work hastily or carelessly; deal with inadequately and superficially
Scending
- verb - rise or heave upward under the influence of a natural force such as a wave; "the boats surged"
Scenting
- verb - apply perfume to; "She perfumes herself every day"
- catch the scent of; get wind of; "The dog nosed out the drugs"
- cause to smell or be smelly
Shanking
- verb - hit (a golf ball) with the heel of a club, causing the ball to veer in the wrong direction
Shantung
- noun - a heavy silk fabric with a rough surface (or a cotton imitation)
Shenyang
- noun - a city in northeastern China
Shinbone
- noun - the inner and thicker of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle