marked by friendly companionship with others; "a social cup of coffee"
living together or enjoying life in communities or organized groups; "a human being is a social animal"; "mature social behavior"
tending to move or live together in groups or colonies of the same kind; "ants are social insects"
composed of sociable people or formed for the purpose of sociability; "a purely social club"; "the church has a large social hall"; "a social director"
relating to human society and its members; "social institutions"; "societal evolution"; "societal forces"; "social legislation"
relating to or belonging to or characteristic of high society; "made fun of her being so social and high-toned"; "a social gossip colum"; "the society page"
a person who owes allegiance to that nation; "a monarch has a duty to his subjects"
concerned with or applicable to or belonging to an entire nation or country; "the national government"; "national elections"; "of national concern"; "the national highway system"; "national forests"
limited to or in the interests of a particular nation; "national interests"; "isolationism is a strictly national policy"
owned or maintained for the public by the national government; "national parks"
of or relating to or belonging to a nation or country; "national hero"; "national anthem"; "a national landmark"
of or relating to nationality; "national origin"
characteristic of or peculiar to the people of a nation; "a national trait"
happening or arising or located within some limits or especially surface; "internal organs"; "internal mechanism of a toy"; "internal party maneuvering"
occurring within an institution or community; "intragroup squabbling within the corporation"
a cgs unit of dynamic viscosity equal to one dyne-second per square centimeter; the viscosity of a fluid in which a force of one dyne per square centimeter maintains a velocity of 1 centimeter per second
a state of being balanced in a stable equilibrium
hold or carry in equilibrium
cause to be balanced or suspended
be motionless, in suspension; "The bird poised for a few moments before it attacked"
the act of punishing; "the offenders deserved the harsh discipline they received"
the trait of being well behaved; "he insisted on discipline among the troops"
a system of rules of conduct or method of practice; "he quickly learned the discipline of prison routine"; "for such a plan to work requires discipline";
a branch of knowledge; "in what discipline is his doctorate?"; "teachers should be well trained in their subject"; "anthropology is the study of human beings"
punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience; "The teacher disciplined the pupils rather frequently"
train by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control; "Parents must discipline their children"; "Is this dog trained?"