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

acorus means: sweet flags; sometimes placed in subfamily Acoraceae

by-blow means: the illegitimate offspring of unmarried parents

correlation table means: a two-way tabulation of the relations between correlates; row headings are the scores on one variable and column headings are the scores on the second variables and a cell shows how many times the score on that row was associated with the score in that column

defaulter means: a contestant who forfeits a match

defaulter means: someone who fails to meet a financial obligation

defaulter means: someone who fails to make a required appearance in court

do by means: interact in a certain way

gossipy means: prone to friendly informal communication

human dynamo means: a highly energetic and indefatigable person

landscape painting means: a genre of art dealing with the depiction of natural scenery

long shot means: a venture that involves great risk but promises great rewards

long shot means: a contestant that is unlikely to win

minuend means: the number from which the subtrahend is subtracted

piano teacher means: someone who teaches students to play the piano

resplendent means: having great beauty and splendor

rock 'n' roll musician means: a performer or composer or fan of rock music

roll off means: recite volubly or extravagantly

sodium lauryl sulphate means: a caustic detergent useful for removing grease; although commonly included in personal care items (shampoos and toothpastes etc.) it can irritate skin and should not be swallowed

stereo means: reproducer in which two microphones feed two or more loudspeakers to give a three-dimensional effect to the sound

stereo means: two photographs taken from slightly different angles that appear three-dimensional when viewed together