Words ending with s

'tween decks means: in the space between decks, on a ship

1 chronicles means: the first of two Old Testament books telling the history of Judah and Israel until the return from the Babylonian Captivity in 536 BC

1 esdras means: an Apocryphal book consisting of a compilation from I Chronicles and II Chronicles and Ezra and Nehemiah

1 kings means: the first of two Old Testament books telling the histories of the kings of Judah and Israel

1 maccabees means: an Apocryphal book describing the life of Judas Maccabaeus

11-plus means: (formerly in Britain) an examination taken by 11 and 12 year old students to select suitable candidates for grammar school

15 minutes means: a quarter of an hour

1530s means: the decade from 1530 to 1539

1750s means: the decade from 1750 to 1759

1760s means: the decade from 1760 to 1769

abolition means: the act of abolishing a system or practice or institution (especially abolishing slavery)

aire river means: a river in northern England that flows southeast through West Yorkshire

beaver board means: a light wallboard made of compressed wood pulp

bind off means: finish the last row

bite off means: bite off with a quick bite

brainstorming means: a group problem-solving technique in which members spontaneously share ideas and solutions

de jure means: by right; according to law

de jure means: by law; conforming to the law

desmidiaceae means: unicellular algae

family palmae means: chiefly tropical trees and shrubs and vines usually having a tall columnar trunk bearing a crown of very large leaves; coextensive with the order Palmales

matamoros means: a city in northeastern Mexico opposite Brownsville near the mouth of the Rio Grande

mischief-maker means: someone who deliberately stirs up trouble

persuasion means: a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty

persuasion means: the act of persuading (or attempting to persuade); communication intended to induce belief or action

pilgrim means: someone who journeys in foreign lands

pilgrim means: someone who journeys to a sacred place as an act of religious devotion

pilgrim means: one of the colonists from England who sailed to America on the Mayflower and founded the colony of Plymouth in New England in 1620

psalmist means: a composer of sacred songs

reciprocal ohm means: a unit of conductance equal to the reciprocal of an ohm

sirius means: the brightest star in the sky; in Canis Major