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sudden infant death syndrome
nounLow-Frequency Specialized Term
/ˌsʌd.ən ˈɪn.fənt deθ ˌsɪn.drəʊm/A medical term for the unexpected and unexplained death, typically during sleep, of a seemingly healthy baby less than one year old.
sudermann
nounRare
/ˈsuːdərmən/A surname, notably of Hermann Sudermann, a German playwright and novelist.
sudeten
nounLow (C2/Proficiency)
/suːˈdeɪt(ə)n/Relating to the Sudetenland, a historical region in Central Europe encompassing parts of the present-day Czech Republic, Poland, and Germany.
sudetenland
nounLow
/suːˈdeɪtənlænd/The historical German name for the border regions of Bohemia, Moravia, and parts of Silesia, inhabited primarily by Sudeten Germans.
sudetes
plural-nounVery Low
/suːˈdiːtiːz/A mountain range in central Europe, historically forming a natural border between Poland, the Czech Republic, and Germany.
sudoku
nounMedium
/suːˈdəʊ.kuː/A logic-based number placement puzzle where the objective is to fill a 9x9 grid with digits so that each column, each row, and each of the nine 3x3 subgrids contains all of the digits from 1 to 9.
sudor
nounLow
/ˈs(j)uːdɔː/A formal or technical term for sweat, the salty fluid excreted by sweat glands.
sudorific
adjectivenounC2
/ˌsjuːdəˈrɪfɪk/Causing or inducing sweating.
sudra
nounLow
/ˈʃuːdrə/A member of the lowest caste in the traditional Hindu caste system.
suds
nounplural-nounverb-transitiveB2
/sʌdz/The mass of small bubbles formed on or in liquid, especially soapy water.
sudser
nounlow
/ˈsʌdzə/A person who works in a place where soapy substances are used, especially in laundry; a soap opera.
sue
verbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveB2
/sjuː/to start a legal process against someone, typically to claim money because of some harm they have caused.
suede
nounverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveB2
/sweɪd/A type of leather with a soft, napped surface, typically made from the underside of animal skin.
suet
nounC1
/ˈsuːɪt/The hard white fat found around the kidneys and loins of cattle, sheep, and other animals, used in cooking, especially in traditional British puddings and pastry.
suet pudding
nounLow
/ˈsuː.ɪt ˌpʊd.ɪŋ/A traditional British steamed or boiled pudding made with suet (hard animal fat) as the primary fat, often encased in a suet pastry and containing sweet or savoury fillings.
suetonius
nounLow (specialist/educated discourse)
/swɪˈtəʊ.ni.əs/Proper noun referring to Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus, a Roman historian and biographer who lived c. AD 69 – after AD 122, best known for his work 'The Lives of the Twelve Caesars'.
suevian
adjectivenounVery Low
/ˈswiːvɪən/Relating to the Suevi, an ancient Germanic people.
suez
nounLow
/ˈsuːɪz/A proper noun referring primarily to the Suez Canal, a major artificial sea-level waterway in Egypt connecting the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea.
suez canal
nounC1
/ˌsuːɪz kəˈnæl/A major artificial sea-level waterway in Egypt, connecting the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea via the Isthmus of Suez.
suffer
verbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveHigh
/ˈsʌf.ə/To experience or undergo something unpleasant, such as pain, distress, or hardship.

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