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suikastçı
Someone who intentionally kills a person, especially a professional who kills a public or political figure.
suistimal
Improper treatment or usage; application to a wrong or bad purpose; an unjust, corrupt or wrongful practice or custom. [from around 1350 to 1470]
suistimal etmek
(transitive) To put to a wrong use; to misapply; to use improperly; to use for a wrong purpose or end; to pervert [from around 1350 to 1470.]
sukabağı
A hard-shelled fruit from a plant in Lagenaria or Cucurbita.
şükran
(archaic) That which is asked or granted as a benefit or favor; a gift or benefaction.
şükran duâsı
(countable) A short prayer of thanks before or after a meal.
Şükran Günü
(Canada, US) The long weekend which includes Thanksgiving Day; Thanksgiving weekend.
sukulent bitki
A succulent plant.
sükunet
A period of reduced activity; a respite.
şükür
The state of being grateful.
sulak
A device from which animals can drink.
sulama
The act or process of irrigating, or the state of being irrigated; especially, the operation of causing water to flow over lands, for nourishing plants.
sulama kovası
A container used to carry and dispense water for plants (a watering can).
sulamak
(transitive) To pour water into the soil surrounding (plants).
sulandırmak
(transitive) To wet or supply with water; to moisten; to overflow with water; to irrigate.
sulanmak
(transitive) To wet or supply with water; to moisten; to overflow with water; to irrigate.
Süleyman'ın Özdeyişleri
A book of the Old Testament of Bible, and of the Tanakh, being a collection of moral maxims.
sülfat
(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of sulfuric acid.
sülfit
(American spelling, inorganic chemistry) Any salt of sulfurous acid.
sulh
A state of tranquility, quiet, and harmony. For instance, a state free from civil disturbance.
sulh olma
The state of being settled.
sulhta
Not at war; not disturbed by strife or turmoil.
sultan
A hereditary ruler in various Muslim states (sultanate), varying from petty principalities (as in Yemen), often vassal of a greater ruler, to independent realms, such as Oman, Brunei, Morocco (until 1957) or an empire such as the Turkish Ottoman Empire.
sultanlık
A government in which sovereignty is embodied within a single, today usually hereditary head of state (whether as a figurehead or as a powerful ruler).
sulu
(physical chemistry) Consisting mostly of water. Often used in the expression "aqueous solution".
sulu gözlü
Of eyes, filled with tears.
sulu sepken
(chiefly, UK, Ireland, Northeast US) Precipitation in the form of a mixture of rain and snow.
sülüğen
A deep red mineral, mercuric sulfide, HgS; the principal ore of mercury; such ore used as the pigment vermilion.
sülükayaklı
A marine crustacean of the subclass Cirripedia that attaches itself to submerged surfaces such as tidal rocks or the bottoms of ships.
sülün
(countable) A bird of family Phasianidae, often hunted for food.
suluzırtlak
A yellowish citrus fruit.
Sumatra
The largest island entirely in Indonesia and the world’s sixth largest island.
sümbül
Any bulbous plant of the genus Hyacinthus, native to the Mediterranean and South Africa.
Sümer
A historical region occupied by the earliest known ancient civilization of the ancient Near East (4th to 3rd millennia BC), located in lower Mesopotamia in modern southern Iraq.
Sümerce
(linguistics) The ancient language spoken in Sumer, a language isolate.
sumrugil
Any of various seabirds of the subfamily Sterninae (of the family Laridae) that are similar to gulls but are smaller and have a forked tail.
sümük
(US, Canada, Philippines, slang) A piece of solid or semisolid mucus in or removed from a nostril.
sümüklü
Running or dirtied with mucus.
sümüklü böcek
Any of many gastropod mollusks, having no (or only a rudimentary) shell. [from early 18th c.]
şümullü
Broadly or completely covering; including a large proportion of something.
sün
(organic compound, countable) Any of a class of organic compounds (such as ethanol) containing a hydroxyl functional group (-OH).
suna
A species of shelduck, Tadorna tadorna.
sunak
A table or similar flat-topped structure used for religious rites.
sundurma
(architectural element) A covered entrance to a building, whether taken from the interior, and forming a sort of vestibule within the main wall, or projecting without and with a separate roof. A porch often has chair(s), table(s) and swings.
sünek
Capable of being pulled or stretched into thin wire by mechanical force without breaking.
süneklik
(materials science) Ability of a material to be drawn out longitudinally to a reduced section without fracture under the action of a tensile force.
sünger
A person who is addicted to alcohol.
suni
Man-made; made by humans; of artifice.
suni gübre
(chemistry) A chemical compound created to have the same effect.
şunlar
(demonstrative) The thing, person, idea, quality, event, action, or time indicated or understood from context, especially if more remote geographically, temporally or mentally than one designated as "this", or if expressing distinction. [from 9thc.]
sunma
The act by which something is offered.
sunmak
To impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour; to confer, to give, to accord; to render.
sünnet
The surgical excision of the foreskin and usually all or most of the penile frenulum.
sünnet derisi
(anatomy) The nerve-dense, retractable fold of skin which covers and protects the head of the penis in humans and some other mammals.
sünnet etmek
(military, nautical, slang) To trim off the portion of the barrel liner of a large-caliber naval gun that protrudes from the end of the barrel as a result of the liner slowly stretching from prolonged fire.
sünnet olmak
(military, nautical, slang) To trim off the portion of the barrel liner of a large-caliber naval gun that protrudes from the end of the barrel as a result of the liner slowly stretching from prolonged fire.
sünnetli
(medicine, urology) Of a man, having had the foreskin of the penis excised.
sünnetsiz
Not circumcised, intact.
Sünni
Belonging or relating to the branch of Islam based on the Qur'an, the Kutub al-Sittah (the hadiths which record the Sunnah) and that places emphasis on the Sahabah.
sunroof
(automotive) A fixed or operable opening in a vehicle roof (car or truck) which allows fresh air and/or light to enter the passenger compartment. A sunroof may include a transparent or opaque panel and may be manually operated or power driven.
sunu
Something put forth, bid, proffered or tendered.
sunucu
(television) An anchorman or anchorwoman.
sünük
A bone of a fish; a fishbone.
sunum
The act of presenting, or something presented.
sunuş
The act by which something is offered.
supap
Such a device that admits fuel and air into the cylinder of an internal combustion engine, or one that allows combustion gases to exit.
süper
(colloquial, North America, Australia) Excellent, exciting, remarkable.
süper güç
(countable) A sovereign state with dominant status on the globe and a very advanced military, especially the United States or formerly the Soviet Union.
süper kahraman
Any fictional crime-fighting character, often with supernatural powers or equipment, in popular children's and fantasy literature; a fictional hero who does great things.
süperbilgisayar
(computing) Any computer that has a far greater processing power than others of its generation.
Superman
A fictional comic-book superhero with superhuman strength and speed, X-ray vision, and the ability to fly. [from 1933.]
süpermarket
A chain of such stores.
Süpermen
A fictional comic-book superhero with superhuman strength and speed, X-ray vision, and the ability to fly. [from 1933.]
süpernova
(star) A powerful and bright explosion of a massive star, which afterwards becomes a neutron star or a black hole, or is destroyed.
süperşarj
(automotive) To increase the power of an internal combustion engine (either Otto or Diesel cycle) by compressing the inlet air with power extracted from the crankshaft.
süpersonik
(of a speed) Greater than the speed of sound (in the same medium, and at the same temperature and pressure).
süperstar
Someone who has accumulated a vast amount of fame; a high-level celebrity.
şüphe
(uncountable, countable) Disbelief or uncertainty (about something); (countable) a particular instance of such disbelief or uncertainty.
şüphe uyandırıcı
Arousing suspicion.
şüpheci
Of or relating to agnosticism or its adherents.
şüphecilik
(philosophy) The doctrine that absolute knowledge is not possible.
şüphelenmek
(ambitransitive) To be undecided about; to lack confidence in; to disbelieve, to question.
şüpheli
(of a statement, matter, or thing) Arousing doubt; questionable; open to suspicion.
şüphesiz
(idiomatic) without question; undoubtedly
süprüntü
Useless or disposable material; waste material of any kind.
süpürasyon
(medicine) The act of suppurating.
süpürge çalısı
Various species of the genus Erica.
süpürge otu
Various species of the genus Erica.
süpürgelik
(US) A similar panel at the base of a piece of furniture or equipment.
süpürmek
(transitive) To clean (a surface) by means of a stroking motion of a broom or brush.
Sur
A city in Lebanon, a major port on the Levantine Sea that was a city-state in Phoenicia in antiquity and the capital of the Kingdom of Jerusalem during the Middle Ages.
şurada
(location) In or at a place or location (stated, implied or otherwise indicated) that is perceived to be away from, or at a relative distance from, the speaker (compare here).
sürahi
A bottle, usually glass and with a flared lip, used for serving water, wine, or other beverages.
sürat
The state of moving quickly or the capacity for rapid motion.
surat asmak
(intransitive) To express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn.
şuraya
(location) In or at a place or location (stated, implied or otherwise indicated) that is perceived to be away from, or at a relative distance from, the speaker (compare here).
sürdürebilirlik
(ecology) A means of configuring civilization and human activity so that society, its members and its economies are able to meet their needs and express their greatest potential in the present, while preserving biodiversity and natural ecosystems, planning and acting for the ability to maintain these necessary resources for future generations.
sürdürmek
(intransitive) To resume.
surdurulebilir
Able to be sustained.
sürdürülebilirlik
(ecology) A means of configuring civilization and human activity so that society, its members and its economies are able to meet their needs and express their greatest potential in the present, while preserving biodiversity and natural ecosystems, planning and acting for the ability to maintain these necessary resources for future generations.
süre
An amount of time or a particular time interval.
Sure-i Yusuf
The 12th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.
süreç
A series of events leading to a result or product.
süregelen
Persisting for an extended period of time.
sürekli
Without stopping; without a break, cessation, or interruption.
süreklilik
Lack of interruption or disconnection; the quality of being continuous in space or time.
süresince
For all of a given time interval; throughout; in; pending.
süresiz
limitless or without bounds; unrestricted
suret
The result of copying; an identical or nearly identical duplicate of an original.
Süreyya
(Greek god) The "seven sisters", companions of Artemis and daughters of the Titan Atlas and the sea-nymph Pleione.
sürgü
A bar of wood or metal dropped in horizontal hooks on a door and adjoining wall or between the two sides of a double door, to prevent the door(s) from being forced open.
sürgülemek
(transitive) To obstruct the passage of (someone or something).
sürgülü makara
(GUI) A widget allowing the user to select a value or position on a sliding scale.
sürgün
The act of banishing.
Suriye
A country in West Asia in the Middle East. Official name: Syrian Arab Republic. Capital: Damascus.
Suriyeli
Of, from, or pertaining to Syria, the Syrian people or the Syrian language.
sürme
An act of driving (prompting) animals forward.
sürmek
(transitive) To proceed with (doing an activity); to prolong (an activity).
sürmenaj
Excessive work.
sürpriz
The feeling or experience of being astonished; great surprise.
sürpriz yapmak
(transitive) To do something to (a person) that they are not expecting, as a surprise.
sürrealizm
(art) An artistic movement and an aesthetic philosophy that aims for the liberation of the mind by emphasizing the critical and imaginative powers of the subconscious.
sürtmek
(transitive) To move (one object) while maintaining contact with another object over some area, with pressure and friction.
sürtük
A sexually immoral woman.
sürü
(collective) A large group or collection.
sürü hâlinde
(zoology) Of animals that travel in herds or packs.
sürücü
A person employed to drive a private motor car or a hired car of executive or luxury class (like a limousine).
sürücül
(zoology) Of animals that travel in herds or packs.
sürükleme
(nautical) The difference between the speed of a screw steamer under sail and that of the screw when the ship outruns the screw; or between the propulsive effects of the different floats of a paddle wheel.
sürüklemek
(transitive) To pull along a surface or through a medium, sometimes with difficulty.
sürükleyici
Engrossing, that sustains someone's interest. [First attested in the mid 18th century.]
sürüm
(computing) A particular revision (of software, firmware, CPU, etc.).
sürüngen
(informal) Any member of the class Reptilia that is not a bird— a cold-blooded vertebrate with dry scales that usually lays eggs, such as a lizard, snake, turtle, tortoise, crocodile, alligator, etc. [from 19th c.]
sürünmek
(intransitive) To be slavishly nice to someone or apologize in the hope of securing something.
şurup
Any thick liquid that has a high sugar content and which is added to or poured over food as a flavoring.
sürüş
A trip made in a vehicle (now generally in a motor vehicle).
süs
A decorative strip around the edge of something.
süs balığı
A type of small fish, Carassius auratus, typically orange-colored.
susak
A hard-shelled fruit from a plant in Lagenaria or Cucurbita.
susam
The seed of this plant.
susamak
(intransitive) To be thirsty.
susamış
(informal, uncommon) Causing thirst; giving one a need to drink.
süsen
(botany) A plant of the genus Iris, common in the northern hemisphere, and generally having attractive blooms (See w:Iris (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia).
suşi
(proscribed) Raw fish, especially as a Japanese dish.
suskun
Not talking much or not talking loudly; reserved.
suskunlaşmak
(intransitive) To become quiet.
süsleme
The act of adorning, embellishing, or honoring; ornamentation.
süslemek
To clothe and ornament; to adorn or attire.
susmak
To refrain from speaking; to say nothing. (This entry is a translation hub.)
süsmek
(transitive, of an animal) To pierce with a horn or tusk.

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