English English Dictionary

The act of taking one's own life voluntary and intentionally; self-murder; specifically (Law), the felonious killing of one's self; the deliberate and intentional destruction of one's own life by a person of years of discretion and of sound mind.

One guilty of self-murder; a felo-de-se.

Ruin of one's own interests.

Suicidal.

The quality or state of being suicidal, or self-murdering.

Selfishness; egoism.

The Scandinavian Goths. See the Note under Goths.

A drain or collection of filth.

Of or pertaining to a hog or the Hog family (Suidae).

A mixture of oleomargarine with lard or other fatty ingredients. It is used as a substitute for butter. See Butterine.

of Sue

The process of soaking through anything.

In succession; afterwards.

A peculiar substance obtained from the wool of sheep, consisting largely of potash mixed with fatty and earthy matters. It is used as a source of potash and also for the manufacture of gas.

One who seeks for things which gratify merely himself; a selfish person; a selfist.

The act of following or pursuing, as game; pursuit.

The act of suing; the process by which one endeavors to gain an end or an object; an attempt to attain a certain result; pursuit; endeavor.

The act of wooing in love; the solicitation of a woman in marriage; courtship.

The attempt to gain an end by legal process; an action or process for the recovery of a right or claim; legal application to a court for justice; prosecution of right before any tribunal; as, a civil suit; a criminal suit; a suit in chancery.

That which follows as a retinue; a company of attendants or followers; the assembly of persons who attend upon a prince, magistrate, or other person of distinction; -- often written suite, and pronounced sw/t.