English words: Schouten to sciamachy

300 English words, part 30 of 245 of the words starting with S, A to Z. 12 have a page of their own.

English words Schouten to sciamachy

Schouten proper noun: A surname.
Schow proper noun: A surname.
schpeal noun: Alternative spelling of spiel.
schpeel noun: Alternative spelling of spiel.
schpiel noun: Alternative spelling of spiel.
schpritz noun, verb: Alternative form of spritz.
schpritzer noun: Alternative form of spritzer.
schr. noun: Abbreviation of schooner (“type of ship”).
schradan noun: Synonym of octamethylpyrophosphoramide
Schrade proper noun: A surname from German.
Schrader proper noun: A surname.
Schraeder proper noun: A surname.
Schrag proper noun: A surname.
Schrage proper noun: A surname.
Schrager proper noun: A surname from German.
Schram proper noun: A surname from Dutch.
Schramm proper noun: A surname from German.
Schrammel guitar noun: Synonym of contraguitar.
Schrammelmusik noun: A style of Viennese folk music originating in the late 19th century, influenced by Slovenian, Moravian, and Hungarian traditions and characterized by a...
schrank noun: Alternative form of shrank.
schrecklichkeit noun /ˈʃɹɛklɪçkaɪt/: A military policy of terrorising an enemy, especially through its civilian population.
Schreger line noun: A line-like visual artifact that is evident in the cross-sections of ivory.
Schreiber proper noun: A surname from German of German origin.
schreibersite noun: A tetragonal iron nickel phosphide mineral most commonly found in meteorites.
Schreier proper noun: A surname from German.
schreiner noun: An engraved roller used for schreinerizing textiles.
schreinerization noun: The process of schreinerizing.
schreinerize verb: To give (cotton or other textile) a temporary lustrous finish by means of a finely engraved roller.
Schrenk proper noun: A surname from German.
Schreyer proper noun: A surname from German.
schreyerite noun: A vanadium titanium oxide mineral found in Kenya; it is a polymorph of kyzylkumite.
Schrieber proper noun: A surname.
Schrier proper noun: A surname.
schriesheimite noun: A variety of pyroxene hornblende peridotite.
Schriever proper noun: A surname.
schrik noun: A shock; a sudden fright.
Schriver proper noun: A surname.
Schrock proper noun: A surname.
schrockingerite noun: Alternative spelling of schröckingerite.
schrod noun: Alternative spelling of scrod.
Schroder proper noun: A surname from German.
Schröder number noun: The number of possible lattice paths from the southwest corner (0, 0) of an n × n grid to the northeast corner (n, n), using only single steps north,...
schröderisation noun: Alternative spelling of Schröderization.
Schroderization noun /ˌʃɹɜːdəɹaɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/: The co-opting of business or political figures by a foreign regime, specifically Russia.
schrödinbug noun: Alternative form of schroedinbug.
Schrödinger proper noun /ˈʃɹoʊdɪŋɚ/: A surname from German.
Schrodinger cat noun: Alternative form of Schrödinger's cat
Schrodinger equation noun: In nonrelativistic quantum mechanics, a partial differential equation that describes how the quantum state of some physical system changes with time.
Schrodinger kitten noun: Alternative form of Schrödinger's kitten.
Schrödinger's adjective: Indicates something or someone whose current state is unknown, mixed or depends on some future action.
Schrodinger's cat noun /ˌʃɹəʊdɪŋəz ˈkæt/: A hypothetical cat that is depicted as being surrounded by perfectly uncertain circumstances that make an external observer absolutely unable to deem the...
Schrodinger's equation noun: Alternative form of Schrödinger equation.
Schrodinger's kitten noun: Any of several experiments that show the paradoxical effects of quantum mechanics on a small scale, especially one that shows an atom to be in two places at...
Schrödinger's wave equation noun: A three-dimensional partial differential equation which determines the evolution of a quantum mechanical wave function
Schrödinger wave function noun: A function which is a solution of Schrödinger's wave equation; the psi function
schroeckingerite noun: Alternative spelling of schröckingerite.
Schroeder proper noun: A surname from German.
schroedinbug noun: A software bug which begins to manifest only when somebody debugging the code finds out that it should not work at all.
Schroedinger cat noun: Alternative spelling of Schrödinger's cat
Schroedinger equation noun: Alternative form of Schrödinger equation.
Schroedinger kitten noun: Alternative form of Schrödinger's kitten.
Schroedinger's cat noun: Alternative spelling of Schrödinger's cat
Schroedinger's equation noun: Alternative form of Schrödinger equation.
Schroedinger's kitten noun: Alternative form of Schrödinger's kitten.
Schroer proper noun: A surname.
Schroeter proper noun: A surname.
schroff noun /ʃɹɒf/: A banker or moneychanger.
Schroth proper noun: A surname.
Schroyer proper noun: A surname from German.
schrund noun: Ellipsis of bergschrund.
Schrute proper noun /ʃɹuːt/: A surname.
Schryver proper noun: A surname from Dutch.
schtetl noun: Alternative spelling of shtetl.
schtick noun: Alternative spelling of shtick.
schtickle noun: A bit, morsel.
schticky adjective: Alternative form of shticky.
schtik noun: Dated form of shtick.
schtikel noun: Alternative form of schtickle.
schtikle noun: Alternative form of schtickle.
schtoff noun: A Russian liquid measure, one tenth of a vedro.
schtook noun: Alternative form of shtuck.
schtoom adjective: Alternative form of shtum.
schtoop verb: Alternative form of shtup.
schtschi noun: Alternative form of shchi (“Russian cabbage soup”).
schtuck noun: Alternative form of shtuck.
schtum adjective: Alternative form of shtum.
schtup verb /ʃtʌp/: Alternative spelling of shtup (“to push; to have sex (with)”).
Schubert proper noun /ˈʃubɚt/: A surname from German.
Schubert calculus noun: A branch of algebraic geometry concerned with solving certain types of counting problem in projective geometry; a symbolic calculus used to represent and...
Schubertiade noun: A social gathering whose primary purpose is the performance of the music of Schubert and where the music of no other composer is played.
Schubertian adjective: Of or relating to Franz Schubert (1797–1828), Austrian composer.
schubertoside noun: A particular steroid glycoside.
schubnelite noun: A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing hydrogen, iron, oxygen, and vanadium.
Schuch proper noun: A surname.
Schuchardt proper noun: A surname from German.
Schuchert proper noun: A surname from German.
Schuck proper noun: A surname.
Schueler proper noun: A surname.
Schueller proper noun: A surname.
Schuessler proper noun: A surname.
Schuette proper noun: A surname.
schuetteite noun: A trigonal-trapezohedral mineral containing mercury, oxygen, and sulfur.
Schuetz proper noun: A surname.
Schuetzenfest noun: Alternative form of Schützenfest.
schug noun: Alternative form of skhug.
schuhplattle noun, verb: To dance the Schuhplattler.
schuhplattler noun, verb: A folk dance from Bavaria and Austria in which the thighs and the soles of the shoes are slapped.
schuit noun /skɔɪt/: A flat-bottomed Dutch river-boat; a barge.
schul noun: Alternative form of shul (“Ashkenazic synagogue”).
Schulberg proper noun: A surname from German.
Schuld proper noun: A surname from German.
Schuldt proper noun: A surname.
schule noun: Alternative form of shul (“Ashkenazic synagogue”).
schulenbergite noun: A hexagonal mineral containing carbon, copper, hydrogen, oxygen, sulfur, and zinc.
Schuler proper noun: A surname.
Schuler pendulum noun: Any pendulum having a period equal to that of a hypothetical pendulum whose length is equal to the Earth's radius (84.4 minutes); its arm will remain...
Schull proper noun: A small town in west County Cork, Ireland.
Schuller proper noun: A surname.
Schulman proper noun: A surname.
Schult proper noun: A surname.
schultenite noun: A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing arsenic, hydrogen, lead, and oxygen.
Schultheis proper noun: A surname.
Schultheiss proper noun: A surname from German.
Schultz proper noun /ʃʊlts/: A surname from German [in turn originating as an occupation].
Schultze proper noun: A surname.
Schultze powder noun: A form of gunpowder made from nitrated hardwood impregnated with saltpetre or barium nitrate.
Schulz proper noun: A surname from German.
Schulze proper noun: A surname from German.
Schulze method noun: A type of single winner ranked-choice voting rule.
Schum proper noun: A surname.
Schumacher proper noun: A surname.
Schumacherian adjective: Of or relating to E. F. Schumacher (1911–1977), influential economist and statistician.
schumacherite noun: A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing arsenic, bismuth, hydrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, and vanadium.
Schumaker proper noun: A surname.
Schuman proper noun: A surname from German.
Schumann proper noun: A surname from German.
Schumann resonance noun: Any of a set of spectrum peaks in the extremely low-frequency (ELF) portion of the Earth's electromagnetic field spectrum, generated and excited by...
Schumannian adjective: Of or pertaining to Robert Schumann.
Schumer proper noun /ˈʃuːmə(ɹ)/: A surname from German.
Schumer box noun: A textual summary of the costs of a credit card.
Schumm proper noun: A surname.
Schumpetarian adjective: Synonym of Schumpeterian.
Schumpeter proper noun: A surname.
Schumpeteresque adjective: Schumpeterian
Schumpeterian adjective: Of or pertaining to the economist Joseph Alois Schumpeter (1883–1950).
Schumpeterianism noun: The beliefs or policies of the economist Joseph Alois Schumpeter (1883–1950).
schungite noun: Alternative form of shungite.
schungitic adjective: Alternative form of shungitic.
Schunk proper noun: A surname.
Schupp proper noun: A surname.
Schur proper noun: A surname.
Schur-concavity noun: The condition of being Schur-concave.
Schur-convexity noun: The condition of being Schur-convex.
Schur decomposition noun: A matrix decomposition allowing one to write complex square matrices as similar to a triangular matrix whose diagonal elements are the eigenvalues of the...
Schur function noun: A Schur polynomial.
Schur-optimality noun: The condition of being Schur-optimal.
Schur triangulation noun: Synonym of Schur decomposition.
Schurman proper noun: A surname.
Schurr proper noun: A surname.
Schurz proper noun /ˈʃʊɹts/: A surname from German.
schuss noun, verb /ʃʊs/: A straight run downhill.
schussboom verb: To take part in fast downhill skiing.
schussboomer noun: A fast downhill skier.
schussing noun, verb: Fast downhill skiing.
Schussler proper noun: A surname.
Schuster proper noun: A surname.
Schut proper noun: A surname.
Schutte proper noun: A surname.
Schutter proper noun: A surname.
Schütz proper noun /ʃʊts/: A surname from German.
Schutz index noun: Synonym of Hoover index.
Schützenfest noun: A "marksmen's festival": a traditional festival or fair in Germany or Switzerland, featuring a target-shooting competition.
Schutzhund noun: A dog sport that trains dogs to perform various tasks, such as police work and search and rescue.
Schutzian adjective: Of or relating to Alfred Schutz (1899-1959), phenomenological philosopher and sociologist.
Schutzstaffel noun /ˈʃʊts.stæ.fəl/: A squadron of the Luftstreitkräfte of the German Empire; the Schusta.
Schuurman proper noun: A surname.
Schuyler proper noun /ˈskaɪ.lɚ/: An American surname from Dutch [in turn originating as an occupation].
Schuylerville proper noun: A village in the town of Saratoga, Saratoga County, New York, United States, named after the Schuyler family.
Schuylkill proper noun /ˈskuːɡl̩/: A river in Pennsylvania, United States, which flows into the Delaware River at Philadelphia.
schuyt noun: Alternative form of schuit.
schvitz noun, verb: Alternative spelling of shvitz.
schwə noun /ʃwə/: Alternative form of schwa
schwa noun, verb /ʃwɑ/: An indeterminate central vowel sound as the "a" in "about", represented as /ə/ in IPA.
schwa deletion noun: The phenomenon of the dropping of the orthographic inherent vowel in speech, in Indo-Aryan languages that use abugidas.
schwa indogermanicum noun: Synonym of schwa primum
schwa primum noun: A vowel formerly reconstructed for Proto-Indo-European; now generally held to be a syllabic laryngeal consonant.
schwa secundum noun: An anaptyctic vowel inserted to break up illicit word-initial consonant clusters in Proto-Indo-European, particularly word-initial stop + stop + resonant...
Schwab proper noun /ʃwɒb/: A surname from German.
Schwabach test noun: A variant of the Rinne test: a hearing test made with the opposite ear masked placing the stems of the vibrating tuning forks on the mastoid process of the...
Schwabacher proper noun: A style of black letter typeface that evolved from Gothic Textualis (Textura) under the influence of Humanist type design in Italy during the 15th century.
schwack verb /ʃwæk/: Alternative form of whack.
schwag adjective, noun /ʃwæɡ/: Low-grade or commercial-grade marijuana.
schwagerinid noun: Any member of the Schwagerinidae, a family of large, generally fusiform, foraminiferans.
Schwalbe proper noun: The World War II Messerschmitt Me-262 jet fighter.
schwaless adjective: Without a schwa.
Schwaller proper noun: A surname from German.
Schwalm proper noun: A surname.
Schwan proper noun: A surname from German.
Schwandt proper noun: A surname.
Schwann proper noun: A surname from German.
Schwann cell noun: Glia of the peripheral nervous system involved in many important aspects of peripheral nerve biology, including the myelination of axons
Schwann's sheath noun: The neurilemma.
Schwannian adjective: Relating to, or composed of, Schwann cells.
schwannoma noun /ʃwɒˈnəʊmə/: A benign nerve sheath tumour composed of Schwann cells.
schwannomatosis noun: A form of neurofibromatosis characterized by multiple cutaneous schwannomas
schwannomin noun: Synonym of merlin (“a cytoskeletal protein”).
schwanpan noun: Dated form of suanpan.
schwar noun /ʃwɑː(ɹ)/: A rhotacized schwa.
schwarma noun: Alternative form of shawarma.
Schwartz proper noun: A surname from German.
Schwartz-Jampel syndrome noun: A rare genetic disorder caused by a mutation in the perlecan gene, leading to osteochondrodysplasia associated with myotonia.
Schwartze proper noun: A surname
schwartzembergite noun: A tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal mineral containing chlorine, iodine, lead, and oxygen.
Schwartzkopf proper noun: A surname.
Schwartzman proper noun: A surname.
Schwarz proper noun: A surname from German.
Schwarz-Christoffel mapping noun: A conformal map of the upper half-plane or the complex unit disk onto the interior of a simple polygon; used in minimal surfaces, hyperbolic art, and fluid...
Schwarz inequality noun: Cauchy-Schwarz inequality
Schwarz lantern noun: A polyhedral approximation to a cylinder (formed by stacked rings of isosceles triangles, arranged within each ring in the same pattern as an antiprism),...
schwarzbier noun: A dark lager that has an opaque, black colour with hints of chocolate or coffee flavours, and is generally around 5% ABV, similar to stout in that it is...
Schwarze proper noun: A surname
Schwarzenberg proper noun: A town in Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany.
Schwarzenegger noun /ˈʃwɔːɹtsəˌnɛɡə(ɹ)/: An exceptionally muscular bodybuilder.
Schwarzeneggeresque adjective: Reminiscent of Arnold Schwarzenegger (1947-), muscular actor cast in many violent roles, or the action films in which he starred.
Schwarzeneggerian adjective: imposing, large, and muscular
Schwarzian noun: A particular operator that, when applied to a function f yields a function x↦(f(x))/(f'(x))-3/2((f(x))/(f'(x)))²
Schwarzian derivative noun: A particular operator that, when applied to a function f yields a function x↦(f(x))/(f'(x))-3/2((f(x))/(f'(x)))²
schwarzite noun: Any of a family of analogs of graphene, having negative Gaussian curvature, that form three-dimensional lattices
Schwarzkopf proper noun: A surname from German.
schwarzlot noun: A kind of black enamel decoration applied to glass etc.
Schwarzman proper noun: A surname from German.
Schwarzschild proper noun: A surname from German.
Schwarzschild black hole noun: An uncharged (q = 0), nonrotating (L = 0) black hole.
Schwarzschild method noun: Alternative form of Schwarzschild's method.
Schwarzschild model noun: A triaxial equilibrium kinematic model of an actual galaxy built using Schwarzschild's method.
Schwarzschild radius noun: The radius of an object such that, if all its mass were compressed within that radius, the escape velocity would equal the speed of light.
Schwarzschild's method noun: A method to develop triaxial equilibrium kinematic models of actual galaxies (without knowledge of the motions of the component elements of the actual...
schwebeablaut noun, verb: Alternative letter-case form of schwebeablaut.
schweet adjective /ʃwiːt/: Alternative form of sweet (“very pleasing; agreeable”).
Schwegler proper noun: A surname from German.
Schweiger proper noun: A surname.
Schweigert proper noun: A surname.
Schweikart proper noun: A surname
Schweikert proper noun: A surname.
Schweinfurt proper noun: An independent town in Bavaria, Germany.
Schweinfurt green noun: Alternative form of Paris green.
schweinfurthin noun: Any of various compounds obtained from the plant Macaranga schweinfurthii.
schweinshaxe noun: A German form of ham hock.
Schweitzer proper noun: A surname from German.
Schweitzerian adjective: Of or relating to Albert Schweitzer (1875–1965), German and then French theologian, organist, philosopher, physician, and missionary.
Schweizer proper noun: A surname from German.
Schweizerischer Niederlaufhund noun: A breed of dog of the scenthound type from Switzerland.
Schwellenangst noun: A fear of, or aversion to, crossing a threshold or entering a place to begin a new chapter.
Schwendenerian adjective: Of or relating to Simon Schwendener (1829–1919), Swiss botanist, or his discovery that lichens are formed by two separate organisms: a fungus and an alga.
Schwenkfelder noun: A member of the Schwenkfelder Church, a small American Christian group rooted in the 16th-century Protestant Reformation teachings of Caspar Schwenkfeld von...
Schwenkfeldian noun: A Schwenkfelder.
schwer noun /ʃwɜː(ɹ)/: Alternative form of schwar.
Schwerin proper noun: An independent city, the state capital of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.
schwerpunkt noun /ˈʃvɛɹpʊŋkt/: main point, main target; point upon which the most effort is concentrated (e.g. during an attack)
schwertmannite noun: An opaque tetragonal iron-oxyhydroxysulfate mineral.
schwi noun /ʃwiː/: An indeterminate near-close central unrounded vowel sound, such as the "e" in "roses" or the "y" in "very", depending on the accent; sometimes represented...
schwifty adverb /ˈʃwɪfti/: Having lost all inhibition while having fun; going wild, going crazy.
Schwimmer proper noun: A surname from German.
Schwind proper noun: A surname.
Schwindt proper noun: A surname from German.
schwing interjection: An exclamation of excitement or physical attraction.
Schwinger effect noun: The predicted spontaneous creation of particle-antiparticle pairs in the presence of an extremely strong electric field.
schwingmoor noun: A floating bog.
Schwinn proper noun: A surname.
schwitz noun, verb: Alternative spelling of shvitz.
schwu noun /ʃwuː/: An indeterminate near-close central rounded vowel sound, such as the "u" in "awful" or the initial "o" in "omission", depending on the accent; sometimes...
schwung noun: Drive, energy, or verve.
Schwyz proper noun: A canton of Switzerland.
schynbald noun /ʃɪn.bɔld/: A piece of plate armor (from the 1200s to the 1400s) for the lower leg (shin): a metal plate, often strapped over mail or padding, now especially one which...
sci noun: Abbreviation of science or sciences.
sci.chemist noun: A participant in the Usenet newsgroup sci.chem.
sci fi adjective, noun /saɪ.faɪ/: A genre of movies featuring mostly fictional scientific scenes.
sci-fier noun /ˈsaɪ.faɪ.ə(ɹ)/: A science-fictioner.
sci.langer noun: A participant in the Usenet newsgroup sci.lang.
sci.physicist noun: A participant in the Usenet newsgroup sci.physics.
sci.skeptic noun: A participant in the Usenet newsgroup sci.skeptic.
sci-tech noun: Clipping of science and technology.
scia- prefix: Forms words related to shade.
Scia'new noun /ˈtʃja.nʊ/: An indigenous people of southern Vancouver Island, British Columbia.
sciacarello noun: A red wine grape variety grown in Corsica
Sciacca proper noun: A surname.
sciadopityaceous adjective: Of or relating to the Sciadopityaceae.
sciadopitysin noun: A particular biflavonoid.
sciaena noun: Any of several nocturnal fish, of the genus Sciaena, from the Eastern Atlantic, Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea; a croaker.
sciaenid noun: Any fish belonging to the family Sciaenidae.
sciaenoid adjective, noun: Of or relating to the Sciaenidae, a family of marine fishes.
sciage noun: A back-and-forth sawing movement of the hand in massage.
sciagraph noun, verb: A vertical section of a building; a sciagraphy.
sciagrapher noun: One who studies how to draw shadows accurately.
sciagraphic adjective: Relating to sciagraphy.
sciagraphical adjective: Pertaining to sciagraphy.
sciagraphically adverb: In terms of, or by means of, sciagraphy.
sciagraphy noun: The art of representing shadows as realistically as possible.
scialytic adjective /sʌɪəˈlɪtɪk/: Dispelling shadows.
sciamachy noun /sʌɪˈæməki/: shadow-boxing; fighting that is futile or make-believe

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.