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Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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adj
Initialism of Subsaharan.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable
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adj
Abbreviation of single-stranded.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable
Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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name
Initialism of Schutzstaffel; from German SS.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
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name
Initialism of Subsahara: a geographic region of Africa, constituting all countries south of the Sahara Desert.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
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name
Initialism of Pokémon Sword and Shield.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, slang
Topics: lifestyle
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Synonyms: SwSh
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name
Initialism of South Sumatra: a province of Indonesia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
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noun
Abbreviation of Saints.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of
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noun
Initialism of social security.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
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noun
Initialism of secret service.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
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noun
Initialism of spousal support.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
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noun
Initialism of stainless steel.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Synonyms: CRES
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noun
A shiptype
Initialism of steamship.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Topics: nautical, transport
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Synonyms: S/S, S.S., S. S., S./S.
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: ship, vessel
noun
A shiptype
Initialism of screw steamer (a screw-driven steamship)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Topics: nautical, transport
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noun
A shiptype
Initialism of subsurface, a subsurface ship, a submarine
A conventionally-powered submarine
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Navy, US
Topics: nautical, transport
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noun
A shiptype
Initialism of subsurface, a subsurface ship, a submarine
diesel-powered attack submarine
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Navy, US
Topics: nautical, transport
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Synonyms: SSK
Antonyms: none provided
noun
NATO prefix-code for surface-to-surface missiles developed by the Soviet Union
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: aerospace, astronautics, business, engineering, government, military, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, politics, war
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noun
Initialism of shortstop.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Topics: ball-games, baseball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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noun
Initialism of screenshot.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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noun
Initialism of sum of squares.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Topics: mathematics, sciences, statistics
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noun
Initialism of Segawa syndrome.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
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noun
Initialism of side seam.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Topics: business, manufacturing, textiles
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noun
Initialism of spring/summer, often followed by a year.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Topics: fashion, lifestyle
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noun
plural of s
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
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noun
Abbreviation of screenshot.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of
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symbol
surround-sound
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
special police force in Nazi Germany founded as a personal bodyguard for Adolf Hitler in 1925; the SS administered the concentration camps
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Schutzstaffel
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: police, police force, constabulary, law
noun
the United States intelligence agency that protects current and former presidents and vice presidents and their immediate families and protects distinguished foreign visitors; detects and apprehends counterfeiters; suppresses forgery of government securities and documents
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: United States Secret Service, US Secret Service, USSS, Secret Service
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: United States intelligence agency
History
Abbreviations.
From Indonesian SS, initialism of Sumatra Selatan; compare SB (“West Sumatra”) and SU (“North Sumatra”).
