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"SUSAN" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "a lily", "a rose". |
Date "SUSAN" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1550. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Literature | Susan (St.). The patron saint who saves from infamy and reproach. This is from her fiery trial recorded in the tale of Susannah and the Elders. This wife of Joiachim, being accused of adultery, was condemned to death by the Jewish elders; but Daniel proved her innocence, and turned the tables on her accusers, who were put to death instead. (The Apocrypha.). Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
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The Invisible Woman, real name Susan Richards, nee Storm, formerly the Invisible Girl, is a fictional superhero who is a member of The Fantastic Four in the Marvel Universe.As the girlfriend of Reed Richards and sister of Johnny Storm, she was instrumental in persuading pilot Ben Grimm in joining them on a dangerous space mission, which got them massively exposed to cosmic radiation. As a result, she gained the ability to become invisible at will. Unfortunately, this power alone proved to be of relatively little use in their missions, especially compared to the more aggressive ones of the rest of the group. Fortunately, creators Stan Lee and Jack Kirby realized this and gave Susan the ability to project telekinetic forcefields which could also make other things invisible.
However for her abilities, Susan served primarily as an helpmeet and adjunct to Reed and the comics tended to treat her in a condencing matter. This changed when John Byrne began his celebrated run on the title. Under his authorship, Susan became much more confident and assertive in her own abilities which themselves became more versatile and impressive. Eventually, she came to be recognized as the most powerful member of the team which served her well, including as leader.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Invisible Woman."
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Susan Sto Helit is a fictional character, she features in three of Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels - Soul Music, Hogfather, and Thief of Time.She is the daughter of Mort and Ysabelle. Ysabelle was the adopted daughter of Death and Mort was, briefly, Death's apprentice. They leave Death's ambit and become Duke and Duchess of Sto Helit, Susan is their only child. She is first introduced as a sixteen year old pupil at the "Quirm College for Young Ladies" in Soul Music, shortly after the death of her parents.
Despite her tenuous relationship to Death, she is often called his granddaughter and she refers to Death as grandfather. Because of this link she has certain abilities, she can "walk through walls and live outside time and be a little bit immortal." As a career she teaches.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Susan (Discworld)."
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Money | Penny, cent, Lincoln cent, indian head penny, copper; two-cent piece three-cent piece, half-dime, nickel, buffalo nickel, V nickel, dime, disme, mercury dime, quarter, two bits, half dollar, dollar, silver dollar, Eisenhower dollar, Susan B. Anthony dollar. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: SUSAN |
| English words defined with "SUSAN": dystopian ♦ replace ♦ supersede, supervene upon, supplant. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "SUSAN": Best, Better ♦ Dunmow ♦ Genes, fms ♦ Lady of the Broom ♦ Wetherell. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "SUSAN" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. German (Susan), Italian (Susan), Romanian (sesame). |
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Screenplays | The Susan Hayward of it all (My Best Friend's Wedding; writing credit: Ronald Bass) Susan and I are wanderers in the fourth dimension of space and time, cut off from our own people by distances beyond the reach of your most advanced science (Doctor Who; writing credit: Basil Caplan; Martin Defalco) Susan was right; I was afraid of commitment (Grapevine; writing credit: David Frankel) Susan, you have to get out of this apartment (Bringing Up Baby; writing credit: Hagar Wilde; Dudley Nichols) She's living with a woman named Susan. She's pregnant with my child, and she and Susan are going to raise the baby (Friends; writing credit: Jörn O. Jensen; Birger Larsen) | |
Tongue Twisters | Susan shineth shoes and socks; socks and shoes shines Susan. She ceased shining shoes and socks, for shoes and socks shock Susan. (references; author: unknown) | |
Movie/TV Titles | To Susan with Love (1968) Susan Slade (1961) Miss Susan (1951) Susan Raye (1950) The Affairs of Susan (1945) | |
Song Titles | Susan (performing artist: The Buckinghams) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | Susan Hunter and Dr. Balasubramanian Swaminathan. Credit: CDC. |  | At the Women in Military Service to America Memorial's third anniversary celebration held Oct. 15 at Arlington National Cemetery, retired Brig. Gen. Wilma Vaught (left), helps Navy Lt. Comdr. Susan Kilrain, unveil the Shuttle Mission Display collage. Kilr. |
 | Carlos Rodriques (right), NRCS, Resource Conservationist assists Susan Gardner (left) in feeding her Corriedale sheep. Gardners' ranch is in Charlow, Mission Valley, Montana. Credit: USDA. |  | Gwen McDowell (l) and Susan Armstrong prepare USDA commodity ground beef for the school lunch program at T. C. Williams High School in Alexandria, VA. Credit: USDA. |
 | Campers camp at the Susan Creek Campground. Credit: Unknown. |  | Scenic pitcture of Susan Creek Falls. Credit: Unknown. |
 | Colored lithograph of an artwork by B. Russell, depicting CSS Shenandoah's assault on the U.S. whale ships in the Bering Sea area. Individual items shown are (from left to right): brig Susan Abigail (burning); ship Euphrates (burning--distant); CSS Shenandoah; ship Jerah Swift (burning--distant); ship William Thompson (burning--distant); ship Sophia Thornton (burning); whaleboat going to warn other whalers (very distant); ship Milo which carried the destroyed vessels' crews to San Francisco; ice in the distance. Credit: NAVY. |  | Cartoon showing President Grover Cleveland, carrying book "What I know about women's clubs," being chased with an umbrella by Susan B. Anthony, as Uncle Sam laughs in background] / Barth. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Susan Thompson, Cape Split, Maine, 1945. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Old Fort Crailo, Riverside Avenue, Rensselaer, New York, birthplace of "Yankee Doodle," at time it was given to the state by Mrs. Susan DeLancey Van Rensselaer Strong of Philadelphia. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| "Black-eyed Susan" by Stephanie Summerfield Commentary: "This is another black-eyed susan in the garden." |
Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers. |
| Author | Quotation |
Susan B(rownell) Anthony | Men, their rights and nothing more; women, their rights and nothing less. |
Susan B. Anthony | Suffrage is the pivotal right. |
| The only question left to be settled now is: Are women persons? | |
| The true Republic: men, their rights and nothing more; women, their rights and nothing less. | |
| Modern invention has banished the spinning-wheel, and the same law of progress makes the woman of today a different woman from her grandmother. | |
| Sooner or later we all discover that the important moments in life are not the advertised ones, not the birthdays, the graduations, the weddings, not the great goals achieved. The real milestones are less prepossessing. They come to the door of memory. | |
Susan Blow | To each man is reserved a work which he alone can do. |
Susan Coolidge | Slow buds the pink dawn like a rose From out night's gray and cloudy sheath; Softly and still it grows and grows, Petal by petal, leaf by leaf. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | |
| Title | Author | Quote |
Tangled Tale | Carroll, Lewis | BLITHE has made so ingenious an addition to the problem, and SIMPLE SUSAN and Co. |
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| Speaker | Phrase(s) |
Brad Silberling | Well, I think what she felt was chemistry, and that there is incredible chemistry between, certainly, Susan Sarandon and Jake Gyllenhaal and all the actors. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| "SUSAN" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 99.95% of the time. "SUSAN" is used about 2,060 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (proper) | 99.95% | 2,059 | 4,216 |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 0.05% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 2,060 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "SUSAN" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Susan | First name Female | 794,000 | 8 |
| Susan | Last name | 130 | 67,386 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits. | |||
| "SUSAN" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "a lily", "a rose". | |||
| The following table summarizes names related to "SUSAN." | |||
| Name | Gender | Language | Related Name |
| Susanna | Female | Biblical | N/A |
| Susannah | Female | Biblical (Variant) | Susanna |
| Zuzana | Female | Czech | Susanna |
| Su | Female | English | Susanna |
| Sue | Female | English | Susanna |
| Sukie | Female | English | Susanna |
| Susan | Female | English | Susanna |
| Susanna | Female | English | N/A |
| Susannah | Female | English | Susanna |
| Susie | Female | English | Susanna |
| Suzan | Female | English | Susan |
| Suzanna | Female | English | Susanna |
| Suzie | Female | English | Susanna |
| Suzy | Female | English | Susanna |
| Suzanne | Female | French | Susanna |
| Suzette | Female | French | Susanna |
| Susanne | Female | German | Susanna |
| Suse | Female | German | Susanna |
| Zsuzsa | Female | Hungarian | Susanna |
| Zsuzsanna | Female | Hungarian | Susanna |
| Zsuzsi | Female | Hungarian | Susanna |
| Susana | Female | Italian | Susanna |
| Susanna | Female | Italian | N/A |
| Shoshana | Female | Jewish | Susanna |
| Zuzanna | Female | Polish | Susanna |
| Sanna | Female | Scandinavian | Susanna |
| Susana | Female | Spanish | Susanna |
| Susanita | Female | Spanish | Susanna |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
Expressions using "SUSAN": lazy susan ♦ Susan Anthony ♦ Susan B ♦ Susan B Anthony dollar ♦ Susan B. Anthony ♦ Susan Brownell Anthony ♦ Susan Moore ♦ Susan Sontag. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "SUSAN": Susan-jane, susan-shaped. | |
Ending with "SUSAN": On-susan. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
black eyed susan | 1,528 | susan branch | 135 |
susan ward | 1,257 | susan ward nude | 134 |
susan | 825 | susan hayward | 132 |
susan miller | 673 | susan johnson | 111 |
susan sarandon | 609 | suddenly susan | 109 |
susan b anthony | 543 | susan summer | 106 |
susan lucci | 496 | susan sarandon nude | 105 |
susan tedeschi | 313 | cooper cronyn susan | 105 |
susan smith | 265 | susan sontag | 99 |
susan powter | 247 | susan anton | 96 |
lazy susan | 236 | susan cooper | 94 |
hallowell susan | 219 | susan atkins | 92 |
susan orlean | 202 | susan komen | 76 |
susan g komen | 186 | marques susan | 76 |
susan george | 181 | susan polis schutz | 76 |
featherly susan | 179 | ashton susan | 74 |
susan miller astrology | 162 | susan elizabeth phillips | 67 |
susan miller horoscope | 157 | susan spear | 66 |
susan dey | 147 | susan egan | 65 |
susan miller astrology zone | 140 | susan ward picture | 62 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "SUSAN"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Czech | Zuzana. (various references) | |
Danish | hjoernekarrusel (corner unit with swivel rack, lazy susan). (various references) | |
Dutch | hoekelement met draaibare vakken (corner unit with swivel rack, lazy susan), draaibaar presenteerblad (lazy Susan). (various references) | |
Finnish | karusellikaappi (corner unit with swivel rack, lazy susan). (various references) | |
French | plateau pivotant (lazy susan), élément d'angle avec rayonnage tournant (lazy susan). (various references) | |
German | Susan. (various references) | |
Greek | γωνιακό ντουλάπι με περιστρεφόμενο ράφι (corner unit with swivel rack, lazy susan), γωνιακό ερμάρι με στρεπτό ράφι (corner unit with swivel rack, lazy susan). (various references) | |
Italian | susan. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | usansay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | elemento de canto arredondado (corner unit with swivel rack, lazy susan), armário de canto arredondado (corner unit with swivel rack, lazy susan). (various references) | |
Romanian | tavã turnantã (lazy susan), mãsuţã (lazy susan). (various references) | |
Russian | сюзан (suzanne). (various references) | |
Spanish | armario de esquina con cajones giratorios (corner unit with swivel rack, lazy susan). (various references) | |
Swedish | hörnkarusell (corner unit with swivel rack, lazy susan). (various references) | |
Vietnamese | khay tròn có nhiều ô (lazy susan). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Esther Chapter 2, Verse 8 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kai ote hkousqh to tou basilewV prostagma sunhcqhsan korasia polla eiV sousan thn polin upo ceira gai kai hcqh esqhr proV gai ton fulaka twn gunaikwn |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Cumque percrebuisset regis imperium et iuxta mandata illius multae virgines pulchrae adducerentur Susan et Aegaeo traderentur eunucho Hester quoque inter ceteras puellas ei tradita est ut servaretur in numero feminarum |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And whanne the maundement of the king more wex knowen, and after his heste manye faire maidenes were broyt to Susem, and to Egeo, gelding, wer taken, Ester also among othere child maidenes is take to hym, that she wer kept in the noumbre of wymmen. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | So it came to pass, when the king's commandment and his decree was heard, and when many maidens were gathered together unto Shushan the palace, to the custody of Hegai, that Esther was brought also unto the king's house, to the custody of Hegai, keeper of the women. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | So it came to pass, when the king's commandment and his decree were heard, and when many maidens were assembled at Shushan the palace, to the custody of Hegai, that Esther was brought also to the king's house, to the custody of Hegai, keeper of the women. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | So when the order made by the king was publicly given out, and a number of girls had been placed in the care of Hegai in the king's house in Shushan, Esther was taken into the king's house and put in the care of Hegai, the keeper of the women. |
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| Language | Esther Chapter 2, Verse 8 |
| Albanian | Kur urdhëri i mbretit dhe dekreti i tij u përhapën, dhe shumë vajza u mblodhën në qytetin e Suzës nën mbikqyrjen e Hegait, edhe Esterin e çuan në pallatin e mbretit nën mbikëqyrjen e Hegait, rojtarit të grave. |
| Cebuano | Busa nahitabo, sa diha nga ang sugo sa hari ug ang iyang pagbulot-an gibatalinghugan, ug sa diha nga may daghang mga dalaga nga natigum ngadto sa Susan, nga mao ang palacio ngadto sa pagbantay ni Hagai, si Ester gidala ngadto sa balay sa hari, ngadto sa pagbantay ni Hagai, ang magbalantay sa mga babaye. |
| Croatian | Kako se zaèu za kraljevu rijeè i njegovu naredbu, mnogo se djevojaka sabra u tvrðavi grada Suze pod Hegejevim nadzorom. Tako dovedoše i Esteru u kraljevu palaèu, pod nadzor Hegeja, èuvara žena. |
| Danish | Da nu Kongens Befaling og Bud blev kendt, og mange unge Piger samledes i Borgen Susan, hvor de stilledes under Opsyn af Hegaj, blev også Ester bragt til Kongens Hus og stillet under Opsyn af Hegaj, som vogtede Kvinderne. |
| Dutch | Het geschiedde nu, toen het woord des konings en zijn wet ruchtbaar was, en toen vele jonge dochters samenvergaderd werden op den burg Susan, onder de hand van Hegai, werd Esther ook genomen in des konings huis, onder de hand van Hegai, den bewaarder der vrouwen. |
| Finnish | Ja kun kuninkaan käsky ja laki tuli tunnetuksi ja kun kerättiin paljon tyttöjä Suusanin linnaan Heegain huostaan, otettiin Esterkin kuninkaan palatsiin Heegain, vaimojen vartijan, huostaan. |
| French | Lorsqu`on eut publié l`ordre du roi et son édit, et qu`un grand nombre de jeunes filles furent rassemblées à Suse, la capitale, sous la surveillance d`Hégaï, Esther fut aussi prise et conduite dans la maison du roi, sous la surveillance d`Hégaï, gardien des femmes. |
| German | Da nun das Gebot und Gesetz des Königs laut ward und viel Dirnen zuhaufe gebracht wurden gen Schloß Susan unter die Hand Hegais, ward Esther auch genommen zu des Königs Hause unter die Hand Hegais, des Hüters der Weiber. |
| Hungarian | Lõn pedig, mikor a király parancsa és rendelete kihirdettetett és sok leány gyûjtetett Susán várába, Hégai keze alá, akkor felvétetett Eszter is a király házába, Hégainak, az asszonyok õrének keze alá. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Setelah perintah raja diumumkan, banyak gadis dikumpulkan di Susan dan Ester ada di antara mereka. Dia pun dibawa ke istana raja dan dipercayakan kepada Hegai kepala rumah tangga istana wanita. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Hata, setelah termasyhurlah titah baginda dan hukum itu dan beberapa berapa anak darapun sudah dihimpunkan di dalam kota Susan di bawah perintah Hejai, maka Esterpun dibawa masuk ke dalam istana baginda di bawah perintah Hejai, penunggu segala perempuan itu. |
| Italian | Quando l'ordine del re e il suo editto furono divulgati e un gran numero di fanciulle venivano radunate nella cittadella di Susa sotto la sorveglianza di Egài, anche Ester fu presa e condotta nella reggia, sotto la sorveglianza di Egài, guardiano delle donne. |
| Manx Gaelic | Myr shen haink eh gykione, tra va sarey as oardagh y ree er ny chlashtyn, as tra va ymmodee moidynyn er nyn jaglym cooidjagh gys Shushan y phlaase fo currym Hegai, dy row Esther myrgeddin er ny choyrt lh'ee gys thie yn ree, fo kiarail Hegai, |
| Maori | Heoi, ka rangona te kupu a te kingi, me tana ture, a ka tokomaha ano nga kotiro ka huihuia ki Huhana, ki te whare kingi, ki te ringa o Hekai, na ka mauria ano hoki a Ehetere ki te whare o te kingi, ki te ringa o Hekai kaitiaki wahine. |
| Norwegian | Da nu kongens bud og befaling blev kjent, og mange unge piker samledes til borgen Susan under Hegais tilsyn, da blev også Ester hentet til kongens hus under tilsyn av Hegai, kvinnevokteren. |
| Rumanian | Cknd s`a auzit porunca kmpqratului wi hotqrkrea lui, au fost strknse un mare numqr de fete kn capitala Susa, supt privegherea lui Hegai. Odatq cu ele a fost luatq wi Estera wi adusq kn casa kmpqratului, subt privegherea lui Hegai, pqzitorul femeilor. |
| Russian | лПЗДБ ПВЯСЧМЕОП ВЩМП РПЧЕМЕОЙЕ ГБТС Й ХЛБЪ ЕЗП, Й ЛПЗДБ УПВТБОЩ ВЩМЙ НОПЗЙЕ ДЕЧЙГЩ Ч РТЕУФПМШОЩК ЗПТПД уХЪЩ РПД ОБДЪПТ зЕЗБС, ФПЗДБ ЧЪСФБ ВЩМБ Й еУЖЙТШ Ч ГБТУЛЙК ДПН РПД ОБДЪПТ зЕЗБС, УФТБЦБ ЦЕО. |
| Swedish | Då nu konungens befallning och påbud blev kunnigt, och många unga kvinnor samlades tillhopa till Susans borg och överlämnades åt Hegai, blev ock Ester hämtad till konungshuset och överlämnad åt kvinnovaktaren Hegai. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Misspellings | |
"SUSAN" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Dussan, Saseno, Sassan, Sassen, Sauzon, Sbsa, Seshan, Sezan, Sezuan, Shushan, Shuswap, suzan, Suzman, Zusanli, Zusya. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-n-s-s-u" | |
-1 letter: anus, sans, suns. | |
-2 letters: ass, nus, sau, sun, uns. | |
-3 letters: an, as, na, nu, un, us. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-n-s-s-u" | |
+1 letter: anuses, saunas, snafus, sunnas, unsays, usneas. | |
+2 letters: ankuses, fusains, hausens, issuant, nauseas, quassin, sanious, sannups, santurs, sensual, soudans, suasion, suldans, sultans, sundaes, sunfast, sunnahs, suntans, sustain, uncases, uneases, unmasks, unseals, unseams, unseats, unsnaps, usances. | |
+3 letters: anchusas, anestrus, animuses, ankushes, anserous, anureses, anuresis, arsenous, arsonous, assuming, assuring, astounds, danseurs, danseuse, dustpans, fustians, guanases, husbands, insulars, inulases, issuance, medusans, mustangs, nauseous, nutcases, nutgrass, osmundas, outspans, puissant, quassins, sanctums, sandburs, sandspur, santours, saunters, saurians, scalenus, senarius, sinuates, solanums, soutanes, stannous, stannums, stunsail, suasions, subbasin, subclans, subdeans, subnasal, subpenas, sultanas, summands, sunbaths, sunbeams, sundials, sunglass, sunlamps, sunlands, sunscald, sunshade, sunwards, surnames, sustains, tautness, tsunamis, unclasps, unlashes, unsnarls, unspeaks, unstacks, unstates, unstraps, unswears, upstands, uranisms, usaunces. | |
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