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| scabbard |
a case for holding a sword or other weapon with a blade. |
| Scripture |
(often lower case) a passage from the Bible. [2/3 definitions] |
| sheath |
a case for the blade of a sword or knife. |
| Spam |
(lower case) junk mail received by e-mail. Spam is usually advertising sent to a large group of people. [2/3 definitions] |
| suitcase |
a case in the shape of a rectangle used for carrying clothing and personal items. |
| Thanksgiving |
(lower case) the feeling or expression of being thankful. [1/2 definitions] |
| Thermos |
(lower case) any container used to keep food or drink at its original temperature. [1/2 definitions] |
| touch |
a mild case. [1/11 definitions] |
| trial |
the act of hearing a case in court to decide whether or not a person has broken a particular law. [1/5 definitions] |
| upper-case |
capital rather than lower-case. |
| vaccine |
a substance used to protect people and animals from very serious diseases. Vaccines contain germs of a particular disease--these germs been killed or changed in a certain way in a laboratory to make them safe. A vaccine goes into a person's body in a shot that is given by a doctor or nurse. After a vaccine is put into a person's body, that person will not get that disease or will get only a mild case. |
| verdict |
the decision of a judge or jury in a law case. [1/2 definitions] |
| Viking |
(sometimes lower case) any of the Scandinavian sea warriors and traders who were active from around A.D. 700 to 1100. The Vikings raided the coasts of Europe and settled parts of Britain, western Europe, Russia, and elsewhere. |
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