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beginning with letter S
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Samos
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noun
  1. A city and an island in the eastern part of the Aegean.
  2. A prefecture in the eastern part of the Aegean that includes the island along with the islands of Icaria and Fourni.
satellite
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noun
  1. Object orbiting a celestial object.
The moon is a natural of the Earth.
Many telecommunication satellites orbit at 36000km above the equator.
adjective
  1. Transmitted via a radio signal from an artifical satellite.
satellite TV
satellite phone
skylab
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noun
  1. An outer space laboratory.
SMS
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noun
  1. A text message sent on a cell phone.
verb (SMS, es)
  1. To send a message on a cell phone.
I SMSed him and asked why he is late.
  1. To exchange messages, chat, on a cell phone.
I can't talk to her, she is too busy SMSing her friends.
soft
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adjective ((compar): softer, (superl): softest)
  1. Giving way under pressure.
My head sank easily into the soft pillow.
  1. (context, of cloth or similar material) Smooth and flexible.
Polish the silver with a soft cloth to avoid scratching.
  1. Gentle.
There was a soft breeze blowing.
  1. (context, of a sound) Quiet.
I could hear the soft rustle of the leaves in the trees.''
  1. (linguistics) voiced, sonant
DH represents the voiced (soft) th of English these clothes. " w:The Lords of the Rings, The Lord of the Rings, w:J.R.R. Tolkien, J.R.R. Tolkien
  1. (linguistics) (rare) voiceless
  2. (linguistics) palatalized
  3. Lacking strength or resolve.
When it comes to drinking, Wessel is as soft as they come.
  1. (context, of water) Low in dissolved calcium compounds.
You won't need as much soap, as the water here is very soft.
  1. (Northern British, colloquial) Foolish.
spaceborne
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adjective
  1. operating, or travelling in space
space capsule
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noun
  1. A vehicle (or a compartment of a vehicle) designed to transport, and provide life support for people in space, and during reentry through the Earth's atmosphere
spaceport
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noun
  1. A site for launching spacecraft.
space probe
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noun
  1. An unmanned space vehicle designed to voyage beyond Earth orbit
space science
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noun
  1. Any scientific discipline concerned with the study of phenomena occurring in space, or with space flight
Space Shuttle
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proper noun
  1. A space transportation system (STS) developed by NASA. Consisting of a reusable, winged orbiter (what most people think of as the "Space Shuttle"), a set of recoverable booster rockets, and a fuel tank.
space station
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noun
  1. a manned artificial satellite designed for long-term habitation, research etc.
space travel
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noun (wikipedia, space exploration)
  1. travel through space in order to visit and explore other worlds
synchronous
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adjective
  1. At the same time, at the same frequency.
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