Index of English words, starting with "su"

(1) - Sublieutenant (n.) An inferior or second lieutenant; in the British service, a commissioned officer of the lowest rank.

(1) - Sublimate (a.) Brought into a state of vapor by heat, and again condensed as a solid.
(2) - Sublimate (n.) A product obtained by sublimation; hence, also, a purified product so obtained.
(3) - Sublimate (v. t.) To refine and exalt; to heighten; to elevate.
(4) - Sublimate (v. t.) To bring by heat into the state of vapor, which, on cooling, returns again to the solid state; as, to sublimate sulphur or camphor.

(1) - Sublimation (n.) That which is sublimed; the product of a purifying process.
(2) - Sublimation (n.) The act of heightening or improving; exaltation; elevation; purification.
(3) - Sublimation (n.) The act or process of subliming, or the state or result of being sublimed.

(1) - Sublime (v. i.) To pass off in vapor, with immediate condensation; specifically, to evaporate or volatilize from the solid state without apparent melting; -- said of those substances, like arsenic, benzoic acid, etc., which do not exhibit a liquid form on heating, except under increased pressure.
(2) - Sublime (v. t.) To dignify; to ennoble.
(3) - Sublime (v. t.) To exalt; to heighten; to improve; to purify.
(4) - Sublime (v. t.) To subject to the process of sublimation; to heat, volatilize, and condense in crystals or powder; to distill off, and condense in solid form; hence, also, to purify.
(5) - Sublime (v. t.) To raise on high.
(6) - Sublime (n.) That which is grand in nature or art, as distinguished from the merely beautiful.
(7) - Sublime (n.) A grand or lofty style in speaking or writing; a style that expresses lofty conceptions.
(8) - Sublime (n.) That which is sublime; -- with the definite article
(9) - Sublime (superl.) Lofty of mien; haughty; proud.
(10) - Sublime (superl.) Elevated by joy; elate.
(11) - Sublime (superl.) Awakening or expressing the emotion of awe, adoration, veneration, heroic resolve, etc.; dignified; grand; solemn; stately; -- said of an impressive object in nature, of an action, of a discourse, of a work of art, of a spectacle, etc.; as, sublime scenery; a sublime deed.
(12) - Sublime (superl.) Distinguished by lofty or noble traits; eminent; -- said of persons.
(13) - Sublime (superl.) Lifted up; high in place; exalted aloft; uplifted; lofty.