Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z supremo The most important person in an organization. supremum (real analysis): Given a subset X of R, the smallest real number that is ≥ every element of X; (order theory): given a subset X of a partially ordered set P (with partial order ≤), the least element y of P such that every element of X is ≤ y. Suprenant A surname. Supriya A female given name from Sanskrit. suproclone A sedative and anxiolytic cyclopyrrolone drug. suprofen A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug. Supur A commune of Satu Mare County, Romania. Supyire A language, of the Senufo group, spoken in southeastern Mali Suqian A prefecture-level city of Jiangsu, in eastern China. Suquamish A Lushootseed-speaking Native American people, located in present-day Washington in the United States. sura Any of the 114 chapters of the Quran. Surabaya The capital and largest city of East Java, Indonesia. Surabhi A female given name from Sanskrit used in India. surabundant Overly abundant; superabundant. Surace A surname from Italian. suradanni A valuable kind of wood obtained from the genus Hieronyma in South America. It is hard and resistant, and used for timbers, rails, furniture, etc. suraddition Something added or appended, as to a name. surah soft twilled silk surahi An ornamental flask or goglet. Suraj A male given name from Hindi used by Hindus. Surajpur A village in Uttar Pradesh, India. Surakarta A city in Central Java, Indonesia. sural Of or pertaining to the calf of the leg. Surallah A municipality of South Cotabato, Philippines. Surami A small town in the municipality of Khashuri, Shida Kartli, Georgia. suramin Synonym of suramin sodium. Suramya A male given name from Sanskrit. suran A tropical plant of the species Amorphophallus paeoniifolius, cultivated for its edible corm. suranal Above the anus or a body part associated with the anus. surance assurance; guarantee surangular Above the angular bone; supra-angular surasundari In Indian art, a young maiden characterizing feminine beauty and graceful sensuality. surat A coarse uncoloured cotton made at Surat in India. surau A small mosque or other Islamic assembly building in parts of Sumatra and the Malay peninsula. surautomatism An extreme form of surrealist creative production, taking automatism to its most absurd limits. Surayt Turoyo surazo A cold polar wind in parts of South America. surbahar A bass sitar. surbase the uppermost part of the moulding of a baseboard, a pedestal or a similar construct surbased having its height less than half of its span surbasement The trait of any arch or vault that describes a portion of an ellipse. surbate To bruise, hurt (the feet, hooves etc.) from walking. surbated Sore from extensive walking. surbed To set (a stone) edgewise, in a position different from that which it had in the quarry. Surber A surname. Surbhi A female given name from Sanskrit used in India. Surbiton A suburb (with a town centre) in the borough of Kingston upon Thames, south-west Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ1867). surceasance cessation; halting surcease Cessation; stop, stopping; end. Respite, intermission. surcession A complete end or halt; a surcease. surcharge An addition of extra charge on the agreed, stated, or baseline price. Sometimes portrayed by a buyer as excessive and rapacious; usually portrayed by a seller as justified and necessary. surchargeable Requiring payment of a surcharge. surcharged overprinted with a new value surchargement The act of surcharging; a surcharge or surplus. surcharger Someone who surcharges. surcingle A long unpadded strap to pass over and keep in place a blanket, pack or saddle on an animal. surcingled Contained in a surcingle. surcle A little shoot or branch; a twig; a sucker. surcloy To fill to excess; to stuff surcoat A loose sleeveless garment worn over a suit of armor, sometimes colored or embroidered with the wearer's coat of arms. surcoated Dressed in a surcoat. surcomplex Of or relating to any number of the form a+bi, where a and b are surreal numbers. surculose Producing suckers or sucker-like shoots. surculoside A particular steroid glycoside. surculus A shoot from a rootstock; a sucker. surcurrent Having laminar extensions beginning at the leaf base and continuing up the stem. surd An irrational number, especially one expressed using the √ symbol. surdimutism Synonym of deafmutism. surdity Deafness surdization devoicing surdo A type of percussion instrument used in Brazil. Surduc A village in Copăcel, Bihor County, Romania. sure Physically secure and certain, non-failing, reliable. sureball sure; certain; guaranteed; sure-fire suredaite An orthorhombic-dipyramidal grayish black mineral containing arsenic, lead, silver, sulfur, and tin. surefooted Walking steadily, without stumbling; capable of finding good footing. surefootedly In a surefooted manner surefootedness The state or condition of being surefooted. surely Without fail. surement A making sure; surety. Suren Surname of a Parthian noble family. Surendra A male given name from Sanskrit used in India. Surendranagar A city in Gujarat, India. sureness The property of being sure, certainty. Surenian A surname from Armenian. Surenne A surname. Surenyan A surname from Armenian. sureseater An art house cinema. Suresh A male given name from Sanskrit used in India. Suresnes A town and commune in Hauts-de-Seine department, Île-de-France, France. Suret Assyrian suretor Synonym of surety (“one who undertakes to pay money or perform other acts in the event that his principal fails therein”). Surette A surname. surety Certainty. suretyship An accessory agreement through which one binds oneself for another already bound, either in whole or in part, as for one's debt, default or miscarriage; the assumption of liability for the obligations of another. surexcitation Synonym of superexcitation. surexpression Synonym of overexpression. surf Waves that break on an ocean shoreline. surfable Able to be surfed surface The external boundary of an object or body. surfaceable Able to be brought to the surface. surfaced Having a (particular kind of) surface. surfaceless Without a surface. surfacelessness Lack of a surface. surfacely On the surface; superficially. surfaceman A miner who works in the open air, rather than underground. surfaceome All the surface proteins of a cell or organism surfacer One who rises to the surface. surfaceward Toward the surface. surfacewards Towards the surface. surfacic Of, or related to a surface. surfacing Material used to make a surface. surfacism Superficiality. surfactant A surface-active agent, or wetting agent, capable of reducing the surface tension of a liquid; typically organic compounds having a hydrophilic “head” and a hydrophobic “tail”. surfactantless Lacking a surfactant surfactantlike Resembling or characteristic of a surfactant. surfactin A bacterial cyclic lipopeptide that is a powerful surfactant, sometimes used as an antibiotic. surfactometer An instrument that measures surface tension, especially on the surface of bubbles surfactometry The measurement of surface tension surfacy superficial surfari A hunt for good surfing conditions. surfatron An electron accelerator that works on the principle of plasma acceleration. surfbird A small sandpiper, Aphriza virgata, endemic to the northwestern parts of North America. surfboard A shaped waterproof plank, usually made of wood or foam and reinforced plastic, used to surf on waves. surfboarder A person who surfboards; a surfer. surfboardlike Resembling or characteristic of a surfboard. surfboatman Synonym of surfman (“member of surf boat crew”). surfbort A surfboard. surfcast To fish by casting into the surf near the shoreline. surfcaster One who fishes by surfcasting. surfcasting The practice of fishing by casting a line into the sea from the shore. surfcoast A coastal region popular with surfers. surfeit Sated; surfeited; filled. surfeiter A person who surfeits or overeats. surfeiting An overindulgence in food and drink. surfeitive excessive surfel To wash with a cosmetic water, said by some to be prepared from sulphur. surfer A person who rides a surfboard. surferish Resembling or characteristic of a surfer. surfers Surfers Paradise (a suburb of the Gold Coast) surffish Synonym of surfperch. surfgrass Any seagrass of the genus Phyllospadix surficial Of or pertaining to the surface of something, particularly the surface of the Earth. surficially In relation to the surface of something, particularly the surface of the Earth. surfiction A style of fiction that rejects realism and advertises its own fictional status, similar to metafiction, postmodernism or fabulation. surfie A surfer (one who rides a surfboard), especially one involved in the surfing subculture. surfing The pastime or sport of riding surf on a surfboard. surfle To embroider. Surfleet A village and civil parish in South Holland district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TL2528). surflike Resembling surf (breaking waves) or some aspect of it.