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Nouns denoting natural events
R (continued)
S
sack race
sacrifice
sailing-race
saltation
salvo
samsara
scandal
scattering
scene
schism
scintillation
scrape
scraping
scratch
scratch race
scratching
scream
screaming
screech
screeching
scrunch
sea change
sea purse
sea puss
sea-poose
sea-purse
sea-puss
seaquake
Second Advent
Second Coming
Second Coming of Christ
second-place finish
seek
seepage
seiche
seism
seismic disturbance
self-fertilisation
self-fertilization
self-pollination
selling race
sellout
semantic error
semi
semifinal
senate campaign
senate race
send-off
separation
sepulture
sequel
sequella
sequence
series
service break
set
setback
settling
severance
sex change
shakedown
shame
sheet lighting
shift
shimmer
shimmy
shipwreck
shock
shock wave
shoo-in
shot put
shower
shriek
shrieking
shrilling
shrinkage
shrinking
shutout
sibilation
side
sideshow
sideswipe
sigh
sign
simple harmonic motion
sine wave
sinking
sizzle
skeleton
skeleton in the closet
skeleton in the cupboard
ski race
skiing race
skirl
skunk
sky burial
slack tide
slack water
slackening
slalom
slam
slap
slaughter
sleepover
slide
slip
smack
small slam
smash
smash-up
smolder
smoulder
smudge
snap
snore
social event
social function
social occasion
software error
solar eclipse
solitary wave
soliton
soliton wave
song
sonic boom
sound
sound wave
spark
sparkle
sparkling
sparring match
spate
spatter
spattering
Special Olympics
spelldown
spelling bee
spelling contest
spike
spin
spirt
splash
splat
splatter
splattering
split decision
splutter
sports meeting
spray
spread
spreading
springtide
spritz
spurt
sputter
sputtering
square deal
squawk
squeak
squeal
squeeze
squirt
squish
stake race
stalemate
stall
stampede
stand
standing wave
standoff
standstill
start
start-off
static
stationary wave
steeplechase
step
stop
straits
streak
stream
strengthening
stridulation
strike
striking
stroke
strum
stunner
sublimation
subluxation
submarine earthquake
submergence
submerging
submersion
subsequence
subsidence
subsiding
substitution
success
sunrise
sunset
superfecundation
superfetation
superior conjunction
supervention
surcease
surf
surface fire
surface noise
surge
surprise
suspension
susurration
susurrus
swash
sweep
swell
swerve
swim meet
swimming event
swimming meet
swish
switch
swoon
swoosh
syncope
syntax error
systole
T
takedown
takeoff
taking apart
tap
tapping
taste
tea party
Teapot Dome
Teapot Dome scandal
tectonic movement
temblor
tennis match
termination
test match
thaw
the Great Calamity
the Great Hunger
the Great Starvation
the Irish Famine
thelarche
theophany
thing
third-place finish
thoroughbred race
thrashing
three-day event
throb
throbbing
throw
throwback
thrum
thud
thump
thumping
thunder
thunderbolt
thunderclap
thunk
tick
ticking
ticktock
tictac
tidal bore
tidal current
tidal flow
tidal wave
tide
tide rip
tie
tie-up
tilt
time
tin disease
tin pest
tin plague
ting
tinkle
tintinnabulation
tocktact
toll
toot
tootle
top dressing
topspin
torch race
torment
torrent
total eclipse
touch
touching
Tour de France
tournament
tourney
track event
track meet
trade cycle
tragedy
train
tramp
trample
trampling
Transfiguration
Transfiguration of Jesus
transformation
transient
transition
translation
transmigration
transmission
transmutation
transposition
transudation
travel
traveling wave
travelling wave
treat
tremolo
tremor
trial
tribulation
trickle
trip
triple jump
triumph
trouble
trouncing
tsunami
tug-of-war
turkey
turn
turn around
turn of events
turning
turning point
twang
tweet
twinkle
twist
twitter
U
unavoidable casualty
undercurrent
undertide
undertow
undulation
unification
union
unknown quantity
upheaval
uplift
uplifting
uproar
upsurge
upthrow
upthrust
V
vagary
vanishing
variance
variant
variation
vibration
vibrato
vicissitude
victory
violent death
violent stream
vis major
vision
visitation
voice
volcanic eruption
volution
vortex
vroom
W
wages
wake
walk-in
walkaway
walloping
wallow
waltz
waning
war cloud
warp
warping
water hammer
Watergate
Watergate scandal
waterloo
watershed
wave
wave form
wave shape
waveform
wavelet
waxing
weakening
wedding
wedding ceremony
whack
whammy
whicker
whinny
whipping
whir
whirl
whirlpool
whirr
whirring
whisper
whispering
whist drive
whistle
whistling
white horse
white noise
whitecap
whitewash
whiz
whoosh
wild card
wildfire
win
windfall
Winter Olympic Games
Winter Olympics
wipeout
withering
wobble
wonder
Word of God
World Cup
World Series
worst
wound
wrack
wreck
wrecking
wrench
wrestling match
wring
wrongful death
X
Y
yacht race
yaw
yelp
yelping
yip