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Snout
A snout is the protruding portion of an animal's face, consisting of its nose, mouth, and jaw. The snout is also often called a muzzle. An extremely elongated snout is often called a snout. A piece of equipment also called a muzzle can be placed over the snout to prevent the animal from biting or eating.


Snow
Snow is precipitation in the form of crystalline water ice, consisting of a multitude of snowflakes. Since it is composed of small rough particles it is a granular material. It has an open and therefore soft structure, unless packed by external pressure.


Snow blower
A snow blower, snowblower, or snow thrower is a machine for removing snow from an area where it is not wanted, such as a driveway, sidewalk, roadway, or runway. It uses electric power or a gasoline engine or diesel engine to throw snow to another location or into a truck to be hauled away.


Snow Bunting
The Snow Bunting,, is a passerine bird in the bunting family Emberizidae, a family now separated by most modern authors from the finches Fringillidae. This bird is an arctic specialist, with a circumpolar arctic breeding range throughout the northern hemisphere. There is a small isolated population on the high mountaintops of Scotland.


Snow chains
Snow chains, or tire chains, are devices made of chains and/or cables which are affixed to the wheel of vehicles to provide superior traction when driving through snow and ice. Snow chains are usually attached to the drive wheels of a vehicle, though all four wheels may be chained to provide extra stability.


Snow Goose
The Snow Goose is a North American species of goose. Its name derives from the typically white plumage. The American Ornithologists' Union places this species and the other two "white" geese in the genus Chen, while some other authorities place it in the more traditional "grey" goose genus Anser.


Snow Leopard
The snow leopard , also known in some instances as the ounce, is a large cat native to the mountain ranges of central Asia. The taxonomic position of this species has been subject to change. In the past, many taxonomists included the snow leopard in the genus Panthera, with several of the other largest felidae, but later it was placed in its own genus, Uncia.


Snowball
A snowball is a ball of snow, usually created by scooping snow with the hands and compacting it into a roughly fist-sized ball. The snowball is necessary to hold a snowball fight. The pressure exerted by the hands on the snow is determinant for the final result. Reduced pressure leads to a light and soft snowball.


Snowbirds
Officially known as the Canadian Forces 431 Air Demonstration Squadron, the Snowbirds are Canada's aerobatics team. Unlike The United States' Blue Angels and Thunderbirds, the Snowbirds perform with nine airplanes, which give them more variations in formation and flying patterns.


Snowboard
A snowboard is a board ridden by a rider in the sport of snowboarding. Attached to the rider's feet with bindings, it is ridden down snow-covered slopes or artificial ski slopes without the use of ski poles. Analogous to a surfboard or skateboard for snow. The length and width of the board depend on the length, weight, shoe size and rider preference.


Snowboarding
Snowboarding is a boardsport on snow similar to skiing, but inspired by surfing and skateboarding. Snowboarding is an increasingly popular winter sport throughout the world. A snowboarder's equipment consists of a snowboard, snowboarding boots, bindings to attach their boots to the board, as well as snowboarding-specific winter clothing.


Snowdrop
The Common Snowdrop is the best-known representative of a small genus of about 20 species in the family Amaryllidaceae that are among the first bulbs to bloom in spring. All species of Galanthus have bulbs, linear leaves, and erect flowering stalks, destitute of leaves but bearing at the top a solitary pendulous bell-shaped flower.


Snowflake
A Snowflake is an aggregate of ice crystals that forms while falling in and below a cloud. da:Snefnug fr:Flocon Category:Weather Category:Forms of water


Snowflakes
Snowflakes is the first Christmas album by Toni Braxton released in 2001. Along with traditional Christmas songs "The Christmas Song" and "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas", the album features original songs which focus not only on Christmas, but also on love. Braxton was newly married and expecting her first child while making the album.


Snowman
A snowman is a man-like figure constructed from compacted snow. The image of a snowman is popularly connected with Christmas and is embedded in Western culture. Building a snowman is a popular winter recreation for children. The symbol of snowman is ?. A snowman can be constructed by rolling a large ball of snow for its body.


Snowmobile
A snowmobile is a land vehicle propelled by one rubber track with ski(s) for steering. They are designed to be operated on snow and ice, and require no road or trail. Most snowmobiles are typically powered by two-stroke gasoline/petrol internal combustion engines.


Snowplow
A snowplow is a vehicle, or a device intended for mounting on a vehicle, for removing snow and sometimes ice from outdoor surfaces, typically those serving transport purposes. In many cases, pickup trucks are outfitted with plows from brands such as Western, Meyer and Fisher, to fulfill this purpose, and some regions that do not frequently see snow may use graders and other equipment to fulfill this task.


Snowshoe
Snowshoes, sometimes colloquially referred to as webs, are footwear for walking over snow. Snowshoes work by distributing the weight of the person over a larger area so that the person's foot doesn't sink completely into the snow, a quality called "flotation". Traditional snowshoes have a hardwood frame with leather lacings.


Snowshoe Hare
The Snowshoe Hare, also called the varying hare, is a species of hare found in North America. It has the name "snowshoe" because its back feet are so big, it looks as though it is wearing big shoes to walk in the snow. The animal's big feet prevent it from sinking into the snow when it hops and walks.


Snowy Egret
The Snowy Egret is a small white heron. It is the American counterpart to the very similar Old World Little Egret, which has established a foothold in the Bahamas. Adults are typically 61 cm long and weigh 375 g. They have a slim black bill and long black legs with yellow feet. The area of the upper bill, in front of the eyes, is yellow but turns red during the breeding season, when the adults also gain recurved plumes on the back, making for a "shaggy" effect.


Snuggle
Snuggle is the brand name of a Unilever fabric softener sold in the United States. It features a bear as its mascot. The product is available in sheets or liquid. This product is available in five fragrances: Blue Sparkle, Green Burst, Orange Rush, Pink Flare and Purple Fusion.


Soap
. Sodium Tallowate, a common ingredient in many soaps, is in fact derived from Kitchen rendering beef fat. Soap can also be made of vegetable oils, such as olive oil. Soap made entirely from such oils, or nearly so, is called castile soap. The use of the word "soap" has become such a household name that even cleaning solutions for the body that don't have soap in the ingredients are referred to as soap.


Soap bubble
A soap bubble is a very thin soap film of soap water that forms a hollow sphere with an iridescence surface. Soap bubbles usually last for only a few moments and then burst either on their own or on contact with another object. They are often used as a children's plaything, but their usage in artistic performances shows that they can be fascinating for adults too.


Soap dispenser
A soap dispenser is a device that, when manipulated or triggered appropriately, yields soap. It can be manually operated by means of a handle, or can be automatic. Soap dispensers are often found in public Washroom.


Soap opera
A soap opera is an ongoing, episodic work of fiction, usually broadcast on television or radio. This genre of TV and radio entertainment has existed long enough for audiences to recognize them simply by the term soap. What differentiates a soap from other television drama programs is their open-ended nature.


Soapbox
A soapbox is a metaphorical raised, improvised platform on which one stands to make an Individual_events#Impromptu_speaking, often about a political subject. The phrase arises from olden times when speakers would literally stand on a soapbox or a similar item to gain height.


Soapstone
Soapstone is a metamorphic rock rich in magnesium and iron. It is produced by dynamothermal metamorphism, which occurs at the areas where tectonic plates are subducted, changing rocks by heat and pressure, and without melting. Steatite is a type of soapstone. It is relatively soft, and may feel soapy when touched, hence the name.


Soapwort
Soapwort is a common perennial plant from the carnation family. Other common names are Bouncing Bet and Sweet William. The Latin name is derived from the toxic substance saponin, contained in the roots. It starts producing a lather when in contact with water. The epithet officinalis indicates its medicinal functions.


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Sôber
S?ber is the name of a Spain heavy rock band, noted in the U.S. for their similarity to United States band Tool (band). They released their first album, Torcidos, as "Sober Stoned." S?ber formed in 1993. They are most notably famous in their hometown of Madrid, Spain.


Sobralia
Sobralia is a genus of about 125 orchids and the only genus of the subtribe Sobraliinae. It is native to Central America and South America. The plants are more commonly terrestrial, but are also found growing epiphytically, in wet forests from sea level to about 8,800 ft.


Social class
Social class refers to the hierarchy distinctions between individuals or groups in societies or cultures. While anthropologists, historians and sociologists identify class as a social structure emerging from pre-history, the idea of social class entered the English lexicon about the 1770s.


Social democracy
| |- | |} Social democracy is a political ideology that emerged in the late 19th century and early 20th century. Modern social democracy emphasises a program of gradual legislative reform of the capitalist system with equality of outcome as a goal. However, social democratic parties initially included democratic socialisms.


Social movement
Social movements are a type of Group action. They are large wiktionary:informal groupings of individuals and/or organizations focused on specific politics or social issues, in other words, on carrying out, resisting or undoing a social change.


Social sciences
The social sciences are groups of academic disciplines that study the human aspects of the world. They diverge from the arts and humanities in that the social sciences emphasize the use of the scientific method and rigorous standards of evidence in the study of humanity, including quantitative method and qualitative method methods.


Social Security Administration
The United States Social Security Administration) is an Independent agencies of the United States government established by a law currently codified at . The SSA manages the United States' social insurance program, consisting of retirement, disability, and survivors' benefits.


Social Security number
In the United States, a Social Security number is a number issued to citizens, permanent residents, and temporary residents under section 205 of the Social Security Act, codified as . The number is issued to an individual by the Social Security Administration, an agency of the federal government of the United States.


Socialism
Socialism refers to a broad array of doctrines or political movements that envisage a socio-economic system in which property and the distribution of wealth are subject to social control.modern socialist movement had its origin largely in the working class movement of the late-19th century.


Socialization
Socialization is the process by which human beings or animals learn to adopt the behavior patterns of the community in which they live. For both humans and animals, this is typically thought to occur during the early stages of life, during which individuals develop the skills and knowledge necessary to function within their culture and social environment.


Society
A society is a group of individuals, which is characterised by common interest and may have distinctive culture and institutions.


Society Islands
The Society Islands are a group of islands in the south Pacific, administratively part of French Polynesia. The islands are divided geographically, politically and administratively into two groups: *Windward Islands **Mehetia **Tahiti **Moorea **Maiao


Society of Jesus
The Society of Jesus is a Christian religious order of the Roman Catholic Church in direct service to the Pope. Its members, known as Society of Jesus since the Protestant Reformation, have been called "Soldiers of Jesus Christ", first, and "Footsoldiers of the Pope", second, in part because the Society's founder, Saint Ignatius of Loyola, was a soldier before he became a Holy Orders.


Sociobiology
Sociobiology is a synthesis of scientific disciplines that attempts to explain behaviour in all species by considering the evolutionary advantages of social behaviours. It is often considered a branch of biology and sociology, and it also draws from ethology, evolution, zoology, archeology, population genetics, and other disciplines.


Sociolinguistics
Sociolinguistics is the study of the effect of any and all aspects of society, including cultural norms, expectations, and context, on the way language is used. It also studies how lects differ between groups separated by certain social variables, e.g., ethnicity, religion, status, gender, level of education, etc., and how creation and adherence to these rules is used to categorize individuals in social class or socio-economic classes.


Sociology
Sociology is the study of society and human social action. It generally concerns itself with the social rules and process es that bind and separate people not only as individuals, but as members of Voluntary association, Group , and social institution, and includes the examination of the organization and development of human social life.


Sock
A sock is a knitted garment for enclosing the human foot and/or lower leg, which is designed to: * ease chafing between the foot and footwear, * keep the feet warm * absorb sweat from the feet. Sock is also the term given to the layer of leather or other material covering the insole of a shoe.


Socket wrench
A socket wrench is a type of wrench, or tightening tool, that uses separate, removable sockets to fit many different sizes of nuts. It generally includes a ratcheting mechanism that allows the nut to be tightened or loosened with a continuous motion, rather than requiring that the wrench be removed and refitted after each turn.


Sockeye salmon
Sockeye salmon, also called red salmon or blueback salmon, is an anadromous species of salmon found in the Pacific Ocean. The same species when it occurs in landlocked bodies of water is called the Kokanee.


Socrates
Socrates was an ancient Greece Philosophy who is widely credited for laying the foundation for Western philosophy. He was born and lived in Ancient Athens, where he spent most of his time in enthusiastic pursuit of wisdom. He "followed the argument" in his personal reflection, and in a sustained and rigorous dialog between friends, followers, and contemporary itinerant teachers of wisdom.


Sócrates
Scrates Brasileiro Sampaio de Souza Vieira de Oliveira, more commonly known simply as Scrates, is a Brazilian former football player. His ability to read the game was highly valued, but his touch on the ball was impeccable as well. His signature was the blind heel pass. Scrates is a physician, a rare achievement for a professional soccer player.


Sod
Sod is turf and the part of the soil beneath it held together by the roots, or a piece of this material. Some sod is grown agriculturally, and is sold to landscaping who use it to quickly establish a lawn. When applying sod application of starter fertilizer with a 1-1-1 ratio of Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Potassium.


Sod house
The sod house or "soddie" was a corollary to the log cabin during frontier settlement of the United States and Canada. The prairie lacked standard building materials such as wood or stone; however, sod from thickly-rooted prairie grass was abundant. Prairie grass had a much thicker, tougher root structure than modern landscaping grass.


Sodalite
Sodalite is a rare, rich royal blue mineral widely enjoyed as an ornamental stone. Although massive sodalite samples are opaque, crystals are usually transparent to translucent. Sodalite is a member of the sodalite group and together with hauyne, nosean and lazurite is a common constituent of lapis lazuli.


Sodium
Sodium is a chemical element which has the symbol Na , atomic number 11, atomic mass 22.9898 g/mol, oxidation number +1. Sodium is a soft, silvery, highly reactive element and is a member of the alkali metals within group 1 . It has only one stable isotope, 23Na. Sodium was first isolated by Sir Humphry Davy in 1807 by passing an electric current through molten sodium hydroxide.


Sodium benzoate
Sodium benzoate, also called benzoate of soda, has chemical formula 65. It is the sodium salt of benzoic acid and exists in this form when dissolved in water. It can be produced by reacting sodium hydroxide with benzoic acid.


Sodium bicarbonate
Sodium bicarbonate is the chemical compound with the formula NaHCO3. Because it has long been known and is widely used, the salt has many other names including sodium hydrogen carbonate and "sodium bicarb," as well as baking soda, bread soda, or bicarbonate of soda. It is poorly soluble in water.


Sodium carbonate
Sodium carbonate, , is a sodium salt of carbonic acid. It most commonly occurs as a crystaline heptahydrate which readily efflorescence to form a white powder, the monohydrate. It has a cooling alkaline taste, and can be extracted from the ashes of many plants.


Sodium chlorate
Sodium chlorate is an oxidizing agent. It is mostly used to produce chlorine dioxide for bleaching paper pulp, but is also used as a herbicide and to prepare other chlorates. Production in the United States is about 400000 tonnes per year. When pure, it is a white crystalline powder which is readily soluble in water.


Sodium chloride
Sodium chloride, also known as common salt, table salt, or halite, is a chemical compound with the chemical formula SodiumChlorine. Sodium chloride is the salt most responsible for the salinity of the ocean and of the extracellular fluid of many multicellular organisms.


Sodium cyanide
Sodium cyanide is a highly toxic chemical compound, also known as sodium salt of hydrocyanic acid and cyanogran. Immediate medicine attention is required in the event of cyanide poisoning, as it is quickly fatal. Like the similar potassium cyanide, NaCN has a smell like bitter almonds, but not everyone can smell it.


Sodium dichromate
Sodium dichromate is a chemical compound with the formula Na2Cr2O7. Usually, however, the salt is handled as its dihydrate Na2Cr2O7·2H2O. Its chemistry, appearance, and behaviour are very similar to those of the more widely encountered potassium dichromate.


Sodium fluoride
Sodium fluoride is an ionic compound whose formula is NaF. It was once used to Water fluoridation water; however, hexafluorosilicic acid and its sodium salt are more commonly used, especially in the United States. Sodium fluoride is also an ingredient in toothpaste that prevents dental caries.


Sodium hydride
Sodium hydride is the chemical compound with the formula NaH. It is primarily used as a strong base in organic synthesis. NaH is representative of the saline hydrides, meaning it is a salt-like hydride, composed of Na+ and H- ions, in contrast to the more molecular hydrides such as borane, methane, ammonia and water.


Sodium hydroxide
Sodium hydroxide , also known as lye or caustic soda, is a caustic metallic Base . An alkali, caustic soda is widely used in many industries, mostly as a strong chemical compound pH in the manufacture of pulp and paper, textiles, drinking water, and detergents.


Sodium hypochlorite
Sodium hypochlorite is a chemical compound with the chemical formula NaClO. A solution of sodium hypochlorite is frequently used as a disinfectant and as a bleaching agent; indeed, often it is simply called "bleach", though other chemicals are sometimes given that name as well.


Sodium iodide
Sodium iodide is a white, crystalline salt with chemical formula SodiumIodine used in radiation dectection, treatment of iodine deficiency, and as a catalyst in the Finkelstein reaction.


Sodium nitrite
Sodium nitrite, with chemical formula SodiumNitrogenOxygen2, is used as a color fixative and preservative in meats and fish. When pure, it is a white to slight yellowish crystalline powder. It's very soluble in water and hygroscopic. It's also slowly oxidized by oxygen in the air to sodium nitrate, NaNO3.


Sodium silicate
Sodium silicate, also known as water glass or liquid glass, available in liquid and solid form, is a compound used in cements, passive fire protection, refractories, textile and lumber processing.


Sodium sulfate
Sodium sulfate is an important compound of sodium. When anhydrous, it is a white crystalline solid of formula Na2SO4. The decahydrate, Na2SO410H2O, is known as Glauber's salt. Sodium sulfate is mainly used for the manufacture of detergents and in the Kraft process of paper pulping, although it has many other #Uses.


Sodium thiopental
Sodium thiopental, better known as Sodium Pentothal , thiopental, thiopentone sodium, or trapanal, is a rapid-onset short-acting barbiturate general anaesthetic.


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