Portuguese to English Dictionary (Dicionário Português-Inglês)

Spenserian sonnet

A variation of the sonnet form consisting of fourteen lines with a specific interlocking rhyme scheme (ABAB BCBC CDCD EE).

Stet

A directive used in editing or proofreading to indicate that a correction should be disregarded.

Stoating

Walking or running with bouncy, energetic, or heavy strides; moving along with a spring in one's step.

Straw-in-the-Wind

A sign or indication of a future event or trend, often considered unreliable or insubstantial.

Strokese

A reductionist approach or methodology in Chinese character typography and processing that prioritizes individual brush strokes over structural components or radicals.

Sublate

To negate or eliminate while simultaneously preserving or incorporating elements of the negated concept.

Subtilitate

The quality of being subtle; delicacy or intricacy in thought or perception.

Subulate

Awl-shaped; tapering from a broad base to a sharp, slender point.

Subversion

The act of undermining or overthrowing a system, institution, or authority.

Sulcus

A groove or furrow, especially one on the surface of the brain.

Supercilious

Behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others.

Supernate

To rise or float above a liquid, particularly in a scientific context.