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101sticky — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. adhesive, mucilaginous, glutinous, viscous, tenacious; humid, muggy; sweaty; tacky. See coherence. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. glutinous, ropy, viscous, gluey; see adhesive . III (Roget s 3… …
102tropical — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. torrid, hot, fiery; equatorial. See heat. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. hot, sultry, torrid; see tropic 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. hot, humid, sweltering, torrid, sultry, *like a steambath …
103Selene — moon goddess, from Gk. selene moon, related to selas light, brightness, flame, from PIE root *swel to burn (Cf. Skt. svargah heaven, Lith. svilti to singe, O.E. swelan to be burnt up, M.L.G. swelan to smolder ); related to …
104crisp — adjective 1) Sarah ordered scrambled eggs and crisp bacon Syn: crunchy, crispy, brittle, crumbly, friable, breakable; firm, dry Ant: soft 2) Grace and Elijah enjoyed the crisp autumn day Syn …
105torrid — adjective 1) a torrid summer Syn: hot, dry, scorching, searing, blazing, blistering, sweltering, burning, sultry; informal boiling (hot), baking (hot), sizzling Ant: cold, wet 2) …
106torrid — [adj1] very hot arid, austral, blazing, blistering, boiling, broiling, burning, dried, dry, fiery, heated, parched, parching, red hot*, scalding, scorched, scorching, sizzling, stifling, sultry, sweltering, tropic, tropical; concept 605 Ant.… …
107su̯el-2 — su̯el 2 English meaning: to smoulder, burn Deutsche Übersetzung: ‘schwelen, brennen” Material: O.Ind. svárati “radiates, shines “; svargá m. “ sky “; Gk. εἵλη, εἴλη, ἕλη f. “ solar warmth, sunlight “, γέλαν αὐγήν ἡλίου, lak. βέλα… …
108sensually — adverb in a sultry and sensual manner the belly dancer mover sensually among the tables • Syn: ↑sultrily • Derived from adjective: ↑sultry (for: ↑sultrily), ↑sensual …
109sultrily — adverb in a sultry and sensual manner the belly dancer mover sensually among the tables • Syn: ↑sensually • Derived from adjective: ↑sultry, ↑sensual (for: ↑sensually) …
110sultriness — noun 1. oppressively hot and humid weather • Derivationally related forms: ↑sultry • Hypernyms: ↑hot weather 2. the quality of expressing or arousing sexual desire the sultriness of her look was unmistakable the sultriness of lust was in the air …
