English words: speakeasy to specificness

300 English words, part 144 of 245 of the words starting with S, A to Z. 34 have a page of their own.

English words speakeasy to specificness

speakeasy noun: An illegal saloon or tavern, especially one operated during the American Prohibition period in the 1920s.
speakeasylike adjective: Resembling a speakeasy.
speakee noun: A person who is spoken to.
speaker noun /ˈspikɚ/: One who speaks.
speaker base noun: the aggregate of people who speak some language
speaker enclosure noun: Synonym of loudspeaker (“an encasing containing loudspeakers”).
speaker point noun: Each of the points awarded to an individual speaker in a formal debate for speaking and debating well.
speaker pro tempore noun: Synonym of president pro tempore
speaker's staff noun: Synonym of talking stick (“a ceremonial stick that grants the holder the right to speak”).
speaker/strobe noun: A fire alarm notification appliance consisting of a speaker and a strobe.
speakeress noun /ˈspiːkəɹəs/: A female speaker (all human senses)
speakerine noun: A female speaker.
speakerless adjective: Without a speaker (narrator).
speakerlessness noun: Absence of a speaker.
speakerlike adjective: Resembling a speaker.
speakerly adjective: Befitting a speaker or orator.
speakerphone noun /ˈspiːkəˌfəʊn/: A telephone with a microphone and loudspeaker separate from those in the handset.
speakership noun: The position or tenure of the speaker of a legislative body.
speakhouse noun: A parlor for conversation within a monastery or convent.
speakie noun: A talkie; a film with sound.
speakin' verb /ˈspi.kɪn/: Pronunciation spelling of speaking.
speaking adjective, interjection, noun, verb /ˈspiː.kɪŋ/: Used in speaking.
speaking clock noun: A person employed to read the time over a telephone line.
speaking in tongues noun, verb: The act of speaking a language one does not know, or speaking elaborate but apparently meaningless speech, while in a trance-like state (or, supposedly,...
speaking objection noun: An objection that is argumentative in nature and volunteers more information than necessary for a judge to evaluate it.
speaking of adverb, interjection, verb: Speaking of which; relatedly, used to introduce a related topic.
speaking terms noun: A slight acquaintance, allowing for the exchange of salutations and general remarks.
speaking trumpet noun: A megaphone (of the older, non-electric kind).
speaking tube noun: A tube for conveying speech, especially from one room to another at a distance.
speaking voice noun: A person's voice when speaking.
speaking with tongues noun: speaking in tongues
speakingly adverb: In an expressive manner.
speakingness noun: Expressiveness; eloquence.
Speakman proper noun: A surname.
speako noun, verb: A mistake made when speaking, for example saying the wrong word accidentally.
speakout noun: A public forum or meeting at which members of a community speak out about an issue facing the community, e.g. rape.
speakworthy adjective: Worthy of mention; worthy of being spoken; mentionable.
speal noun: Only used in speal-bone (“shoulder bone”)
speal-bone noun: The shoulder blade.
spealbone noun: Alternative form of speal-bone.
spean noun /spiːn/: A teat or nipple of a cow.
spear adjective, noun, verb /spɪə̯(ɹ)/: A long stick with a sharp tip used as a weapon for throwing or thrusting, or anything used to make a thrusting motion.
spear biscuits verb: To search garbage for food.
spear carrier noun: A person in a play or movie with a minimal part; an extra.
spear catcher noun: A person who is responsible for dealing with aggression or demands directed at another party.
spear closet noun: A small irregular space left by the building of other rooms in a structure.
spear foot noun: The off hind foot of a horse.
spear grass noun: Alternative form of speargrass.
spear gun noun: A form of mechanical gun that fires a spear as a projectile; generally used under water when spearfishing.
spear-head noun: Alternative form of spearhead.
spear lily noun: The flowering plant Doryanthes palmeri.
spear penny noun: A fine under medieval Welsh law levied on related male landowners when the immediate kin of a murderer proved incapable of paying galanas
spear phishing noun: Alternative form of spearphishing.
spear-point noun: Alternative form of spearpoint.
spear-rib noun: Alternative form of sparerib.
spear side noun: The male or paternal branch of a family.
spear tackle noun: An offensive tackle in which the tackled player is lifted up and driven into the ground head-first. This is very dangerous and can result in serious injury...
spear thistle noun: A biennial herb of species Cirsium vulgare.
spear-thrower noun: Alternative form of spearthrower.
spear tip noun: Alternative form of speartip.
spearable adjective: Able to be speared.
spearbush noun: A plant native to Australia, Pandorea doratoxylon.
spearcarrier noun: Alternative form of spear carrier.
spearcast noun: The throwing of a spear.
spearcaster noun /ˈspɪəkɑːstə/: A sling-like device used to impart greater impetus to a thrown spear.
speared adjective, verb: Wielding a spear.
spearer noun /ˈspɪəɹə/: One who uses a spear.
spearfish noun, verb: Any of the genus Tetrapturus of marlins, a type of fish with the upper jaw elongated into a spearlike bill.
spearfisher noun: One who fishes with a spear.
spearfisherman noun: A male spearfisher.
spearfisherwoman noun: A female spearfisher.
spearfishery noun: A fishery worked by spearfishers
spearfishing noun: A form of fishing in which the fisherman attempts to impale the fish upon a spear, which may be thrust or thrown by hand or with a spear gun.
speargrass noun: Species of Aristida (three-awn wiregrass)
speargun noun: A tube-shaped gun that fires a barbed spear, almost always for underwater use.
spearhead noun, verb /ˈspɪə.hɛd/: The pointed head, or end, of a spear.
spearheader noun: One who spearheads a movement, campaign, etc.
spearing noun, verb: The stabbing of something with a spear.
spearless adjective: Without a spear.
spearlet noun: A small spear.
spearlike adjective: Resembling a spear.
spearmaker noun: One who makes spears.
spearmaking noun: The making of spears.
spearman noun: One who uses a spear; a soldier or warrior who fights with a spear; a person who hunts with a spear.
Spearman's rank correlation coefficient noun: A statistical measure that expresses two variables by correlation on a scale from 1 to -1.
Spearman's rho noun: Synonym of Spearman's rank correlation coefficient.
spearmanship noun: The skill or art of using a spear.
spearmint noun /ˈspɪəˌmɪnt/: A herb of the mint family (Mentha spicata), commonly used in herb tea, candy and to treat mild stomach ache.
spearminty adjective: Resembling or characteristic of spearmint.
spearo noun: A spearfisher.
spearphish noun, verb: To engage in spearphishing.
spearphisher noun: One who engages in spearphishing.
spearphishing noun: Phishing against a small group of selected targets who are more likely to be attracted.
spearplay noun: Fighting (or practice exercises) with spears.
spearpoint noun: The point or tip of a spear.
spearproof adjective: Resistant to spears.
spearshaft noun /ˈspɪə̯ˌʃɑːft/: The shaft of a spear
spearsman noun: Alternative form of spearman.
spearsmith noun: A smith who makes spears.
spearthrower noun: A hand-held tool used as a lever to increase the throwing distance and penetrating force of a spear or dart, an atlatl; a woomera.
speartip noun: The tip, end, or point of a spear.
spearwoman noun: A female warrior who fights with a spear.
spearwood noun: The erect woody evergreen shrub Kunzea ericifolia, endemic to Western Australia.
spearwork noun: Combat or hunting with a spear.
spearwort noun: Any of various perennial herbaceous plants in the Ranunculus (buttercup) genus.
speary adjective: Having the form of a spear.
speat noun: One of the rods on which fish are placed to drain before being smoked.
spec adjective, adverb, noun, verb /ˈspɛk/: Clipping of specification.
Spec-chum noun: A user or fan of the Sinclair ZX Spectrum computer.
spec evo noun: Clipping of speculative evolution.
spec home noun: A home that is built by or for a homebuilder according to their specifications without a purchase order; it is instead built on spec.
spec ops noun /ˌspɛkˈɒps/: Clipping of special operations (clipped compound).
spec out verb: To create (draw up) the list of specifications for (something); to specify all the attributes of (something).
spec pack noun /ˈspɛkpæk/: Synonym of techpack
spec script noun: A screenplay for a movie that is written on spec and then purchased or sold on the open market, as opposed to one commissioned by a studio or production...
spec up verb: To improve, optimize, or maximize the attributes of (something).
specchia noun: A megalithic pile of stones found in the Salento region of Italy.
speccy adjective, noun: A Sinclair ZX Spectrum computer.
SPECI noun: The aviation special weather report; a specially encoded weather observation report.
special adjective, noun, verb /ˈspɛʃ.əl/: Distinguished by a unique, particular, or unusual quality.
special administrative region noun: Designation for types of administrative division in China, East Timor, and North Korea.
special agent noun: A detective of the United States government.
special area noun: Any one of three specific rural municipalities in Alberta, Canada, governed by the Special Areas Board.
special case noun, verb: A specialized instance of a more general phenomenon, category, etc.
special character noun: A symbol that is not an alphanumeric character; a nonalphanumeric character.
special constable noun: A volunteer police officer
special counsel noun: A special prosecutor.
special court-martial noun: An intermediate level military trial in the US armed forces, roughly equivalent to a civilian misdemeanor court.
special creation noun: In creationism, a theological doctrine which asserts that the origin of the universe and all life in it suddenly sprang into being by unconditional fiat or...
special damages noun: Damages that can be quantified precisely, including such things as plaintiff's medical expenses, lost wages, and similar out-of-pocket costs (as contrasted...
special defence noun: Any of various defences (such as mental disorder or coercion) that may be raised in criminal proceedings upon notice by the accused ahead of the trial, and...
special defense noun: A special move used to defend against damage.
special delivery noun: A kind of postal service in which, for an extra fee, letters and packages are delivered in a highly expedited manner by a special courier.
special drawing right noun: A monetary unit of account maintained by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the value of which is based on a basket of major currencies, currently...
special economic zone noun: An area in which the business and trade laws are different from the rest of the country, to encourage investment and development especially through fiscal...
special ed noun: Clipped compound of special education.
special education noun: Any of several educational services designed for students with learning difficulties, mental health problems, or other disabilities.
special education advocate noun: A professional, other than an attorney, who provides advice and representation regarding children with educational disabilities.
special educator noun: A teacher who specifically teaches children with special needs; a special education teacher.
special effect noun: An effect that cannot be reasonably achieved by normal means, as for example by the digital manipulation of previously filmed footage.
special election noun: An election scheduled at other than the usual date for a specific purpose, often to fill an office that has become vacant before the incumbent has completed...
special event noun: A public event such as a ballgame, parade, or festival that requires transportation planning, especially including roadway closure, and often a city permit...
special forces noun: Elite military forces engaged in special operations such as guerrilla warfare or counterterrorism.
special fried rice noun: A Chinese-style dish of fried rice with prawns, pork, chicken, peas, scallions, egg yolk, or other ingredients.
special friend noun: A partner or lover.
special function noun: Any of various specific mathematical functions that have more or less established names and notations due to their importance.
special grace noun: In Reformed theology: the grace by which God redeems, sanctifies, and glorifies His people. Unlike common grace, which is universally given, special grace...
special handling unit noun: Synonym of hole (“solitary confinement”).
special interest noun: A particular political issue that is the focus of political advocacy.
special interest group noun: An advocacy group.
special issue adjective, noun: An issue taken by denying a particular part of the allegations.
Special K noun: Ketamine, used as a hallucinogen.
special lassi noun: A lassi (yogurt-based drink) with cannabis mixed in.
special licence noun: A marriage licence, granted by the Archbishop of Canterbury or his officials, permitting the marriage of two specified persons without banns, and at a place...
special linear group noun: For given field F and order n, the group of n×n matrices with determinant 1, with the group operations of matrix multiplication and matrix inversion.
special master noun: An authority appointed by a judge to make sure that judicial orders are actually followed.
special measures noun: External administration for a failing public service such as a school or hospital.
special military operation noun: A military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.
special move noun: An exceptionally powerful fighting move.
special name noun: specific name
special needs adjective, noun: Needs for special care, services or accommodations for people with disabilities.
Special Olympian noun: Someone who competes in the Special Olympics.
special omelette noun: A Chinese-style omelette with various ingredients similar to those of special fried rice.
special operations noun: A category of military operations with unusual and stringent requirements and methods, such as guerrilla warfare or counterterrorism.
special ops noun: Synonym of special operations.
special order sale noun: The sale of an item that is not stocked by ordering it from another company
special pleader noun: Someone who uses special pleading; someone who argues that a particular case is an exception to a generally accepted rule, without justification or without...
special pleading noun: Arguing that a particular case is an exception to a generally accepted rule, without justification and without a relevant basis.
special police noun: A law enforcement agency or unit whose duties and responsibilities differ significantly from other forces in the same nation, jurisdiction, or agency.
special proceeding noun: A judicial proceeding other than an action, such as a writ of mandamus.
special prosecutor noun: A lawyer assigned to investigate, and if necessary prosecute, a case for which there is a conflict of interest for the normal prosecuting authority.
special-purpose entity noun: Synonym of special-purpose vehicle.
special-purpose vehicle noun: A legal entity (usually a limited company or a limited partnership) created to fulfill narrow, specific or temporary objectives, typically used for taxation...
special rapporteur noun: A person who works on behalf of a regional or international organization and is charged with investigating, monitoring and recommending solutions to...
special relationship noun: The relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom since World War II.
special relativity noun: A theory that (neglecting the effects of gravity) reconciles the principle of relativity with the observation that the speed of light is constant in all...
special resolution noun: A resolution that requires a large majority vote of members present, usually two thirds or three quarters, at a general meeting of a company.
special retainer noun: A fee paid to counsel for work on a particular case.
special revelation noun: God's revelation made exclusively to His Chosen People in His divine Word, as opposed to knowledge of God attained through any other means such as philosophy.
special rights noun: An undeserved right that grants a demographic an unfair advantage over the majority.
special saloon noun: A special railway carriage reserved for royalty and other dignitaries.
special sauce noun: A basic ingredient in McDonald's Big Mac hamburgers, a sort of Thousand Island dressing (now called Big Mac sauce by the company).
special school noun: An educational institution designed for students with special needs, such as physical, mental, developmental or learning disabilities.
special service request noun: Synonym of special service requirement.
special service requirement noun: A request for special treatment for a passenger such as a special diet or mobility assistance, sent from an agent to an airline, to which a reply will be...
special session noun: A session in which lawmakers are convened outside of the normal legislative session, usually for the purpose of addressing an emergency or to complete a...
special situation noun: An atypical event with the potential to alter the future course of a business, with material impact on the company's value.
special snowflake noun: Synonym of snowflake (“someone who believes they are particularly unique and special; someone hypersensitive to insult or offense, especially a young person...
special someone noun: A significant other.
special stage noun: A competitive section of a rally event where the goal is to cover a stretch of closed road in the shortest time.
special team noun: A group of football players with special assignments for plays other than standard offensive and defensive plays, such as those involving kicking.
special teamer noun: A member of a special team.
special treatment noun: A form of exceptional handling or care that differs from the standard, often implying favoritism.
special unitary group noun: For given n, the group of n×n unitary matrices with complex elements and determinant equal to one.
special verdict noun: A verdict in which specific facts are found and put on the record.
special victims unit noun: A specialized branch within some law enforcement agencies, focusing on cases involving vulnerable or high-risk victims.
special ward noun: Any of the 23 municipalities that make up the core and the most populous part of Tokyo, Japan.
special warranty deed noun: A deed of title to real property by which the grantor warrants that he is not personally responsible for any title defects, but making no warranties or...
Speciale proper noun: A surname from Italian.
specialer adjective, noun: A nurse or aide assigned to provide one-on-one observation of a patient.
specialisation noun: Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of specialization.
specialise verb: Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of specialize.
specialised adjective, verb: Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of specialized.
specialiser noun: Alternative form of specializer.
specialism noun: Speciality.
specialist adjective, noun /ˈspɛʃəlɪst/: Specialised, involving detailed knowledge of a restricted topic.
specialistic adjective: Specialist, specialized.
specialistically adverb: In a specialized way.
speciality noun /ˌspɛʃiˈælɪti/: UK standard form of specialty.
specializable adjective: Able to be specialized.
specialization noun [ˌspɛʃəlaɪ̯ˈzeɪ̯ʃn̩]: The act or process of specializing.
specialize verb /ˈspɛʃəˌlaɪz/: To go into specific details.
specialized adjective, verb: Highly skilled in, or specifically adapted to, a specific field.
specialized municipality noun: A type of municipality in the Canadian province of Alberta, in which local governments can be formed without the creation of special legislation, and which...
specializer noun: One who, or that which, specializes.
specially adverb /ˈspɛʃəli/: For a special purpose, person, or occasion.
specialness noun: The state or quality of being special.
specialog noun: Alternative form of specialogue.
specialogue noun: A sales catalogue aimed at a particular demographic.
specialty noun /ˈspɛʃ.əl.ti/: That in which one specializes; a chosen expertise or talent; bailiwick.
specialty coffee noun: The highest grade of coffee available, typically relating to the entire supply chain, using single-origin or single-estate coffee.
specialty crop noun: Any of various crops cultivated for, or managed and gathered for, human use (in food, personal hygiene, medicine, or decoration) rather than as animal feed,...
specialty shop noun: Synonym of specialty store.
specialty store noun: A store specialized on a particular type of items.
speciate verb: To form new biological species by the division of an existing one
speciation noun /ˌspi.siˈeɪ.ʃən/: The process by which new distinct species evolve.
speciation event noun: a moment when the evolutional lineage splits, starting history of a new species.
speciational adjective: Relating to speciation.
specicide noun: The elimination of an entire species.
specie noun /ˈspiːʃi/: Type or kind, in various uses of the phrase in specie.
specie point noun: Synonym of gold point.
speciecide noun: The systematic extermination of a species.
speciedaler noun: A Norwegian coin minted from 1816 to 1875, divided into 120 skilling.
speciegraphical adjective: Relating to the scientific description of species.
specieism noun: Rare spelling of speciesism.
specieist adjective, noun: Alternative form of speciesist.
species noun /ˈspiːʃiːz/: A type or kind. (Compare race.)
species aggregate noun: Synonym of species complex
species barrier noun: The inability of a disease to be transmitted from one species to a different one.
species complex noun: A group of closely related species so similar in appearance that the boundaries between them are often unclear.
species dysphoria noun: The experience of dysphoria associated with the feeling that one's body is of the wrong species.
species epithet noun: Synonym of specific epithet.
species flock noun: A group of many closely related, ecologically diverse species that originated from a single ancestor and evolved rapidly in an isolated location.
species group noun: Synonym of species complex
species-ism noun: Alternative form of speciesism.
species name noun: A scientific name at the rank of species, with two terms: the generic name (or generic epithet, the genus of the species) and the specific name (a term used...
species problem noun: The problem of finding a concept of a taxonomic species that can be usefully applied to many very different types of organism.
species-rich adjective: Synonym of speciose.
species swarm noun: Synonym of species flock
speciescide noun: Alternative form of speciecide.
speciesism noun /ˈspiːʃiːˌzɪzəm/: An ethical stance that assigns different worth or rights to beings on the basis of their species membership, such as assigning greater rights to human...
speciesist adjective, noun: A proponent of speciesism.
speciesless adjective: Without species.
specieslike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a species or species in general.
speciesm noun: Alternative form of speciesism.
specieswide adjective, adverb: Throughout a species.
specif adverb: Abbreviation of specifically.
specifiability noun: The quality of being specifiable.
specifiable adjective: Able to be specified
specifiably adverb: In a specifiable manner; in a way that admits specification.
specific adjective, noun /spɪˈsɪf.ɪk/: Explicit or definite.
specific activity noun: The activity per unit mass of a radionuclide: number of decays per unit time, per mass.
specific charge noun: The ratio of the electric charge to the mass of a particle
specific contract noun: Synonym of nominate contract.
specific density noun: The mass of any given substance contained in unit volume.
specific energy noun: The energy of a substance measured per unit mass
specific epithet noun: The second (uncapitalized) word in the scientific name of a species, following the name of the genus.
specific fuel consumption noun: The ratio of the mass of fuel used to the output power of an engine (especially an aircraft engine).
specific gravity noun: Synonym of relative density (“a dimensionless measure which is the ratio of the mass of a substance to that of some reference substance (chiefly an equal...
specific gravity bottle noun: A pycnometer.
specific heat noun: An obsolete term for specific heat capacity.
specific heat capacity noun: The heat capacity per unit mass.
specific humidity noun: The ratio of the mass of water vapour to mass of air.
specific impulse noun: The ratio of the thrust produced by a rocket or other jet engine to the rate of use of propellant.
specific language impairment noun: A disorder where a person's language skills are retarded or abnormally poor for unknown reasons.
specific leaf area noun: a measure of leaf thickness, calculated by dividing the area of a portion of a leaf by the dry weight of that same portion of leaf.
specific name noun: The second word in the scientific name of an animal species, following the name of the genus.
specific performance noun: A legal remedy in which the court orders a party to perform a specific act, such as fulfilling the terms of a contract.
specific phobia noun: Any morbid fear of specific objects or situations, such as fingers, injections, or darkness.
specific power noun: The ratio of the power produced by an object to its mass.
specific resistance noun: Resistivity.
specific risk noun: A risk inherent in a small group of assets that can be mitigated by diversifying, investing in a broad portfolio of assets.
specific rotation noun: [α]_D, the angle of rotation of the plane of polarization of a ray of monochromatic light that passes through 10cm of the substance in solution at a...
specific thrust noun: The thrust per unit weight of a vehicle or engine.
specific volume noun: The volume of unit mass of a substance; the reciprocal of density
specifical adjective: Synonym of specific.
specificality noun: specificity
specifically adverb /spɪˈsɪf.ɪ.kli/: In a specific manner, applying to or naming a particular thing or things, expressly, explicitly.
specificalness noun: The quality of being specific.
specificate verb: To show, mark, or designate the species, or the distinguishing particulars of; to specify.
specification noun: An explicit set of requirements to be satisfied by a material, product, or service.
specificational adjective: Serving to specify something.
specifications noun: A set of requirements defining an exact description of an object or a process.
specificative adjective: Serving to specify something.
specificatively adverb: In a specificative manner.
specificatory adjective: Serving to specify something.
specificity noun /spɛsɪˈfɪsɪti/: The state of being specific rather than general.
specificize verb: To make specific.
specificker noun /spɛˈsɪfɪkə/: A homoeopathic practitioner who sought to ascertain the aetiologies of diseases, focusing on the symptoms most regularly associated with their diagnosis (to...
specificness noun: Specificity, the state of being specific

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0): each word's first meaning. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under S: 73,223 words, in 245 parts.