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Stypsis
- noun - the ability to contract or draw together soft body tissues to check blood flow or restrict secretion of fluids
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"
Sublets
- noun - a lease from one lessee to another
- lease or rent all or part of (a leased or rented property) to another person; "We sublet our apartment over the summer"
Submiss
- - Submissive; humble; obsequious.
Submits
- verb - accept as inevitable; "He resigned himself to his fate"
- accept or undergo, often unwillingly; "We took a pay cut"
- hand over formally
- make an application as for a job or funding; "We put in a grant to the NSF"
- make over as a return; "They had to render the estate"
- put before; "I submit to you that the accused is guilty"
- refer for judgment or consideration; "The lawyers submitted the material to the court"
- refer to another person for decision or judgment; "She likes to relegate difficult questions to her colleagues"
- yield to another's wish or opinion; "The government bowed to the military pressure"
- yield to the control of another
Suborns
- verb - incite to commit a crime or an evil deed; "He suborned his butler to cover up the murder of his wife"
- induce to commit perjury or give false testimony; "The President tried to suborn false witnesses"
- procure (false testimony or perjury)
Subsets
- noun - a set whose members are members of another set; a set contained within another set
Suburbs
- noun - a residential district located on the outskirts of a city
Subways
- noun - an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city); "in Paris the subway system is called the `metro' and in London it is called the `tube' or the `underground'"
- an underground tunnel or passage enabling pedestrians to cross a road or railway
Success
- noun - a person with a record of successes; "his son would never be the achiever that his father was"; "only winners need apply"; "if you want to be a success you have to dress like a success"
- a state of prosperity or fame; "he is enjoying great success"; "he does not consider wealth synonymous with success"
- an attainment that is successful; "his success in the marathon was unexpected"; "his new play was a great success"
- an event that accomplishes its intended purpose; "let's call heads a success and tails a failure"; "the election was a remarkable success for the Whigs"