English words: sillon to silverness

300 English words, part 96 of 245 of the words starting with S, A to Z. 12 have a page of their own.

English words sillon to silverness

sillon noun /ˈsɪlən/: A work raised in the middle of a wide ditch, to defend it.
sillonated adjective /ˈsɪləˌneɪtɪd/: Characterized by the presence of furrows, grooves, or ridges; having a surface marked by parallel lines or indentations.
Silloth proper noun: A small town and port in Silloth-on-Solway parish, Cumberland council area, Cumbria, England, previously in Allerdale borough (OS grid ref NY1053).
sillsallat noun: A Swedish salad of pickled herring with beetroot, egg, etc.
silly adjective, adverb, noun /ˈsɪl.i/: Laughable or amusing through foolishness or a foolish appearance.
silly bean noun: Someone acting in a silly or foolish manner.
silly billy adjective, noun: An epithet used in mild teasing for a silly person, or one who has just done something of a foolish nature.
silly goose noun: A silly person; a simpleton.
silly-how noun: The caul which sometimes envelops the top of a child's head after birth.
silly me interjection: An expression used to convey mild self-deprecation or to acknowledge a mistake or oversight.
silly mid off noun: a fielding position, on the off side, forward of the batsman's wicket, and very near the batsman; a fielder in this position
silly mid on noun: a fielding position, on the leg side, forward of the batsman's wicket, and very near the batsman; a fielder in this position
silly money noun: A ridiculously large (or, less commonly, small) sum of money.
silly o'clock noun: Synonym of stupid o'clock.
silly pill noun: A hypothetical pill that makes those who take it behave in a silly manner.
silly point noun: A fielding position, on the off side, square of the batsman's wicket, and very near the batsman; a fielder in this position.
silly putty noun: A toy based on silicone polymers that have unusual physical properties.
silly sausage noun: Term of affection, used when someone has made a minor mistake.
silly season noun /ˈsɪli ˈsizən/: A period, usually during the summertime, when news media tend to place increased emphasis on reporting light-hearted, offbeat, or bizarre stories.
silly slicing noun: Self-harm by cutting.
silly straw noun: A drinking straw with a fixed, amusing shape that includes loops.
silly string noun: aerosol string
silly window syndrome noun: A problem in data transmission, where a server, unable to process all incoming data, repeatedly asks the clients to reduce the size of the packets they are...
sillycidal adjective /ˈsɪ.li.saɪ.dəl/: Suicidal.
sillycide noun, verb /ˈsɪ.li.saɪd/: Suicide.
sillyfic noun: A fanfic intended to be humorous or absurd.
sillyhead noun: silly person
sillyhood noun: A caul (part of the amnion that encloses a baby's head at birth).
sillyish adjective: Somewhat silly.
sillyism noun: silliness
sillykin noun: One who is silly.
sillykins noun: One who is silly.
sillyness noun: Alternative spelling of silliness.
sillyton noun: A silly person.
silo noun, verb /ˈsaɪləʊ/: A vertical building, usually cylindrical, used for the production of silage.
silo bag noun: Synonym of bag silo.
silo truck noun: A commercial truck carrying free-flowing bulk products in its own silo (a type of truck).
silodosin noun: A drug for the symptomatic treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia.
siloed adjective, verb: Pertaining to silos.
silog noun: A class of Filipino breakfast dishes containing garlic fried rice and fried egg, sunny side up, served with various accompanying savory dishes, usually...
siloing noun, verb: The practice of using silos; the action of the verb to silo.
siloisation noun: Alternative form of siloization.
siloism noun: A tendency toward the siloization of information.
siloization noun: The splitting of personnel, data, etc. into isolated units with poor communication.
silolane noun: a heterocyclic organosilicon chemical compound, specifically an analog of cyclopentane, where one carbon atom is replaced by one silicon atom
silole noun: A five-membered heterocycle having four carbon atoms, one silicon atom and two double bonds; it is analogous to cyclopentadiene
silolene noun: Any unsaturated unicyclic heterocycle having four carbon atoms, one silicon atom and one double bond
silolike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a silo.
silometer noun: An electromechanical device for measuring the level of the contents of large containers such as silos.
silorane noun: Any of a class of resin-based composites with minimized shrinkage during polymerization; a combination of siloxanes (known for hydrophilicity) and oxiranes...
silovarch noun: A form of oligarch whose origin is in the security service (e.g. KGB, FSB) or law enforcement areas of government.
silovarchy noun: Rule by silovarchs.
silovik noun /ˈsiːləvɪk/: A member of the Russian military, law enforcement, or intelligence services (the KGB or FSB), or a politician with a background in such services.
siloxane noun: Any of a class of compound having a short repeating unit of silicon and oxygen atoms (either in a chain or a ring), typically with organic side chains
siloxene noun: A compound of silicon, Si₆H₃(OH)₃, that has a planar structure
siloxy noun: Any univalent radical of the general formula R₃Si-O-
siloxydifluorocyclopropane noun: A siloxy, difluoro derivative of cyclopropane, typically produced as an intermediate in the synthesis of another compound
silpancho noun: A Bolivian dish of rice layered with sliced boiled potatoes, pounded meat and chopped tomato, with onion, beet, parsley, and one or two fried eggs.
silpat noun: A silicone mat used for baking.
silperisone noun: A muscle relaxant.
silphid noun: Any carrion beetle of the family Silphidae, now subfamily Silphinae.
silphion noun: silphium
silphiperfolene noun: Any of a group of tricyclic sesquiterpenoid hydrocarbons (typically (3S,3aR,5aR,8S,8aS)-3,5a,7,8-tetramethyl-2,3,3a,4,5,8-hexahydro-1H-cyclopenta[h]pentalene)
silphium noun: A plant, thought to be extinct, used in Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome in cooking and as a contraceptive.
silrada noun /silˈradə/: A місце́ва ра́да (mistseva rada) centred in a village (село́) or, historically, a rural-type settlement (се́лище [сільсько́го ти́пу]); a Ukrainian selsoviet.
SILS noun: Initialism of single-incision laparoscopic surgery.
Silsbee proper noun: A surname.
Silsby proper noun: A surname.
Silsden proper noun /ˈsɪlzdən/: A town and civil parish with a town council in the Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE0446).
silsesquioxane noun: Any chemical compound with the empirical chemical formula RSiO_(1.5), where R is either hydrogen or an alkyl, alkene, aryl or arylene group.
silsila noun: Lineage or genealogy, in Arab contexts.
silska rada noun /silˈskaˈrada/: Synonym of silrada
Silsoe proper noun: A village and civil parish in Central Bedfordshire, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL0835).
silt noun, verb /sɪlt/: Mud or fine earth deposited from running or standing water.
silt up verb: To become filled or clogged with silt.
siltage noun: A mass of silt.
siltation noun: The (typically undesirable) increase in concentration and or of deposition of water-borne silt in a body of water.
siltbush noun: hopsage (Grayia spp.)
silthiofam noun: A particular fungicide.
siltiness noun: The state or condition of being silty.
silting noun, verb: the disturbing of fine sediment on the floor of an underwater cave, reducing visibility
siltite noun: Synonym of siltstone.
siltlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of silt.
siltstone noun: A sedimentary rock whose composition is intermediate in grain size between the coarser sandstone and the finer mudstone.
siltuximab noun: A monoclonal antibody and antineoplastic.
silty adjective: Having a noticeable amount of silt.
siluciferase noun: smRNA luciferase
silumin noun: An alloy based upon silicon and aluminium.
silundum noun: A hard form of silicon carbide with high electrical resistance.
silure noun: A fish of the genus Silurus, such as the sheatfish.
silures noun: A powerful and warlike tribe or tribal confederation of ancient Britain, occupying what is now southeast Wales and perhaps some adjoining areas.
Silurian adjective, noun /saɪˈlʊə.ɹiː.ən/: Of a geologic period within the Paleozoic era; comprises the Llandovery, Wenlock, Ludlow and Pridoli epochs from about 439 to 409 million years ago.
silurid noun: Any catfish of the Siluridae family.
siluridan noun: silurid.
siluriform adjective, noun: Characteristic of catfish, of the order Siluriformes, that have barbels that resemble the whiskers of a cat
Silurist noun: Synonym of Silurian (“a member of the Silures, an ancient tribe of Britannia”).
siluroid noun: Alternative form of silurid.
silurus noun: Any fish of the genus Silurus; a sheatfish.
silva noun: The forest trees of a particular area
silvadene noun: The silver salt of sulfadiazine used as a topical antimicrobial
silvalactam noun: A macrolactam antibiotic produced by some strains of Streptomyces
silvan adjective, noun: Alternative spelling of sylvan.
silvana noun: A Filipino dessert, a frozen cookie made from a layer of buttercream sandwiched between two cashew-meringue wafers coated with cookie crumbs.
silvanid noun: Any member of the family Silvanidae of flat bark beetles.
silvaniform noun: An insect that inhabits trees
silvanite noun: Alternative form of sylvanite.
silvanity noun: Alternative form of sylvanity.
Silvanus proper noun /sɪlˈveɪnəs/: A god of forests.
Silvassa proper noun: The capital of Dadra and Nagar Haveli district, union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, India.
silvate noun: Alternative form of sylvate.
silvatic adjective: Alternative form of sylvatic.
Silveira proper noun: A surname from Portuguese.
silver adjective, noun, verb /ˈsɪl.və/: A lustrous, white, metallic element, atomic number 47, atomic weight 107.87, symbol Ag.
silver age noun: A historical period of great accomplishment in a field or a society; in storytelling archetypes, usually following, and not quite as favorable as, a golden...
silver alert noun: A public notification of a missing person, especially a senior with dementia.
silver anniversary noun: The 25th anniversary of some event, particularly a wedding.
silver-backed fox noun: Synonym of Cape fox.
silver ball noun: Pinball (the game itself).
silver band noun: A brass band with silver-coloured instruments.
silver bass noun: Synonym of white bass
silver bath noun: A solution of silver nitrate for sensitizing collodion plates for printing.
silver beachweed noun: Ragweed of species Ambrosia chamissonis.
silver beech noun: Any member of the species Nothofagus menziesii of evergreen trees endemic to New Zealand.
silver beer noun: Beer traditionally served after a game of Cornish hurley; the silver ball from the game is placed in the jug.
silver beet noun: Alternative form of silverbeet.
silver berry noun: Alternative spelling of silverberry.
silver birch noun: A European deciduous tree, Betula pendula, characterised by white peeling bark and drooping branches.
silver box noun: A modified DTMF box that adds four additional keys, creating a four-column-by-four-key grid.
silver bream noun: Blicca bjoerkna (white bream), a freshwater species of cyprinids from Europe and Western Asia.
silver bromide noun: the silver salt of hydrobromic acid, AgBr, sometimes used in photographic papers
silver bullet noun: A bullet made of silver, usually with reference to the folkloric belief that such bullets are the only weapons which can kill a werewolf, vampire, or other...
silver carp noun: A fish of the species Hypophthalmichthys molitrix, native to East Asia, cultivated as a food fish.
silver ceiling noun: An informal (and often unacknowledged) barrier to promotion or advancement, in employment and elsewhere, for middle-aged and elderly people.
silver certificate noun: A type of paper money that was originally backed by and redeemable for a specific amount of silver held by a government.
silver chloride noun: The silver salt of hydrochloric acid, AgCl.
silver chub noun: Macrhybopsis storeriana, a cyprinid fish of North America.
silver cluster cactus noun: The grape cactus, Mammillaria prolifera
Silver Cross noun: A high-level military service award.
silver cyanide noun: The chemical compound with the formula AgCN; a white salt that is precipitated upon treatment of solutions containing Ag+ with cyanide, which is used in...
silver darling noun: A herring.
silver dollar noun: A dollar coin, whether made from silver or not.
silver dollar fish noun: Synonym of silver dollar (a type of tropical freshwater fish)
silver-dun noun: A type of domestic pigeon.
silver eel noun: Ariosoma mellissii, a rare tropical marine eel.
silver feast noun: Synonym of silver wedding, a 25th wedding anniversary.
silver fern noun: A species of fern, Cyathea dealbata
silver fir noun: A European silver fir (Abies alba), native to Europe.
silver fluoride noun: A fluoride compound of silver with the chemical formula AgF.
silver foil noun: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see silver, foil.
silver fork novel noun: A 19th-century genre of English literature that depicted the lives of the upper class and the aristocracy.
silver fox noun: A melanistic red fox (Vulpes vulpes) with silver to black fur.
silver foxy adjective: Characteristic of or related to a silver fox (an attractive older person).
silver frost noun: A deposit of glaze on trees, shrubs, and other exposed objects during a fall of freezing precipitation; the product of an ice storm.
silver fulminate noun: An extremely sensitive explosive with the chemical formula AgCNO; the silver salt of fulminic acid.
silver gar noun: A long, slender fish common to coastal waters of the west Atlantic and nearby freshwater (Strongylura maritima).
silver general noun: A piece in shogi that can move one step in any diagonal direction or straight forward.
silver gilt noun: gilded silver, silver covered with a thin layer of gold
silver glance noun: argentite
silver goal noun: The first goal scored during the first half of extra time, giving victory to the scoring side at the end of the half-time, if this rule is in effect and the...
silver grain noun: The lines or narrow plates of cellular tissue which pass from the pith to the bark of an exogenous stem; the medullary rays. In the wood of the oak they are...
silver-gray noun: Alternative form of silver-grey
silver-grey adjective, noun: A shiny pale grey colour.
silver gull noun: A gull found in the coastal areas of Australia and its surrounding islands; Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae.
silver-haired adjective: Having greyish-white hair.
silver-haired bat noun: Any member of the species Lasionycteris noctivagans of solitary migratory vesper bats.
silver hake noun: A species of hake, Merluccius bilinearis
silver handshake noun: A severance package offered to an employee, often a middle managers or long-term staff member, who is forced into early retirement or leave due to company...
silver hell noun: A small and fashionable gambling house.
silver jubilee noun: The silver anniversary of a coronation, the 25th anniversary of a monarch's rule.
silver king noun: Synonym of Atlantic tarpon.
silver knight noun: A green form of the cicada Psaltoda plaga, of eastern Australia.
silver lace noun: Lace having warp threads of silk, or silk and cotton, and a weft of silk threads covered with gold (or silver), or with gilt.
silver lace vine noun: Synonym of Russian vine
silver-lady noun: The silverfish (insect)
silver-leaf nightshade noun: Alternative spelling of silverleaf nightshade.
silver-leaved bloodwood noun: Corymbia collina, a species of bloodwood tree native to Australia.
silver-leaved ironbark noun: A small tree with blue-grey foliage, Eucalyptus melanophloia, of Queensland and northern New South Wales.
silver-leaved nightshade noun: Alternative form of silverleaf nightshade.
silver-lined adjective: having a silver lining
silver lining noun: A favorable aspect or prospect of a mostly unfavorable event or situation.
silver mail noun: Rent that has been paid in money.
silver maple noun: A maple tree of the species Acer saccharinum, native to eastern North America, with leaves having a very pale underside.
silver medal noun: A medal made of, or having the color of, silver, given as a prize for finishing in second place.
silver medalist noun: Someone who has received a silver medal.
silver medallist noun: Alternative form of silver medalist.
silver mine noun: A mine for silver ore.
silver moth noun: A common silverfish (Lepisma saccharinum).
silver needle noodle noun: A kind of short Chinese noodle.
silver nitrate noun: The silver salt of nitric acid, AgNO₃; it is sensitive to light and is used in the preparation of silver halides for photography; it is used in laboratories...
silver owl noun: barn owl
silver oxide noun: The chemical compound Ag₂O.
silver paper noun: aluminium foil, often used in wrapping food products such as chocolate.
silver perch noun: White perch (Morone americana, family Moronidae), of brackish waters of eastern North America.
silver pheasant noun: Lophura nycthemera, a pheasant found mainly in mountain forests in parts of Asia.
silver pine noun: A tree (Manoao colensoi) endemic to New Zealand.
silver plate noun, phrase, verb: A thin layer of silver applied to the surface of an object made of another metal.
silver plated adjective, verb: Having a thin coating of the metal silver applied to it.
silver pomfret noun: An edible fish of species Pampus argenteus.
silver poplar noun: A poplar of species Populus alba.
silver proteinate noun: A substance made of silver and albumin, used in carbohydrate electron microscopy and historically to treat gonorrhea before the discovery of antibiotics.
silver quandong noun: A flowering plant of species Elaeocarpus kirtonii.
silver ratio noun: The irrational number (approximately 2.414), which is equal to the sum of its own reciprocal and two. It equals one plus the square root of two (1 + √).
silver retention noun: Synonym of bleach bypass.
silver rule noun: The principle that one should not treat other people in the manner in which one would not want to be treated by them.
Silver-Russell dwarfism noun: Synonym of Silver-Russell syndrome
Silver-Russell syndrome noun: A rare congenital growth disorder, a form of dwarfism, sometimes treatable.
silver salmon noun: Coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch)
silver sand noun: A fine white sand used in gardening.
silver screen noun: An early type of cinema screen which had a coating of silver or another shiny metal.
silver scurf noun: A superficial disease of potatoes caused by the fungus Helminthosporium solani.
silver selenite noun: Ag₂SeO₃, prepared by a precipitation reaction between silver nitrate and sodium selenite.
silver service noun: A style of catering where the food is delivered to the table on a platter held by the waiter and served to the customer's plate using a fork and spoon.
silver shade noun: Eana argentana, a European moth, invasive in North America.
silver shark noun: Synonym of bala shark.
silver sheet noun: A thin sheet of silver, e.g. used in metalworking or jewellery.
silver skin noun: Alternative spelling of silverskin.
silver-smith noun: Alternative spelling of silversmith.
silver spoon noun: Wealth passed down or inherited.
silver-spoon socialist noun: Synonym of champagne socialist.
silver-spotted skipper noun: A common North American butterfly, Epargyreus clarus.
silver spruce noun: An Engelmann spruce (Picea engelmannii)
silver stater with a turtle noun: An ancient silver coin, specifically a stater from Aegina, featuring a sea turtle design on its obverse.
silver steel noun: An alloy of steel with a very small proportion of silver.
Silver Stick noun: A ceremonial bodyguard to the British Royal Household, holding the rank of colonel.
silver storm noun: A kind of storm with freezing rain that leaves everything glazed over with ice.
silver-studded blue noun: Plebejus argus, a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae.
silver sulfide noun: a binary compound of silver and sulfur, Ag₂S
silver sulphide noun: Alternative spelling of silver sulfide.
silver surfer noun: An elderly person who regularly uses the Internet.
silver swaddler noun: A bag made of aluminium foil designed to retain body heat and provide warmth in harsh weather conditions.
silver thatch noun: Coccothrinax proctorii (Cayman silver thatch palm).
silver thaw noun: Silver frost.
silver thistle noun: Any member of the species Carlina acaulis of perennial dicotyledonous flowering plants, native to alpine regions of central and southern Europe.
silver-tipped myotis noun: Myotis albescens, a species of mouse-eared bat found throughout the northern and eastern regions of South America.
silver tongue noun /ˌsɪlvəˈtʌŋ/: The trait of being articulate and clever at speaking, often in a deceitful way.
silver-tongued adjective /ˌsɪlvəˈtʌŋd/: Articulate and charming in speech; eloquent; also, having a pleasant-sounding voice or way of speaking.
silver top noun: Full cream milk, normally homogenised and pasteurised, having a silvery top to the bottle.
silver train noun: In China, a railway train assigned to take elderly retirees on touristic trips to underdeveloped areas whose economies will benefit from the spending.
silver tree noun: Leucadendron argenteum, a tree with striking silvery leaves, endemic to a small area of the Cape Peninsula in South Africa.
silver trevally noun: A silver-coloured fish with a dark back, of species Pseudocaranx dentex, found in warm waters worldwide.
silver trout noun: Salvelinus agassizii, an extinct charr of New Hampshire.
silver tsunami noun: A growth in the elderly population, having the potential to overwhelm society (due to new demands in areas such as healthcare) if society is not prepared.
silver vine noun: matatabi (Actinidia polygama)
silver vixen noun: A female silver fox (animal).
silver-voiced adjective: Of a voice, exceptionally clear, sweet, light, and musical.
silver wattle noun: Any of various shrubs of the genus Acacia having silvery foliage, especially Acacia dealbata of southeastern Australia and Tasmania.
silver wedding noun: The silver anniversary of a wedding, the 25th anniversary of a marriage.
silver white noun: Synonym of white lead, particularly (historical) in the form used in 19th-century Parisian paints.
silver whiting noun: A southern school whiting (Sillago bassensis)
silver Y noun: A species Autographa gamma of moths, having distinctive Y-shaped marks on their forewings.
Silvera proper noun: A surname.
Silverado proper noun: A neighbourhood in south-west Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
silverback noun: A mature male gorilla leading a troop, so named from the silver streaking on its back.
silverbacked adjective: Having a silver back.
silverballi noun: Any of various trees of the laurel family, used for their wood.
silverbeater noun: A craftsman who hammers out silver into flat sheets.
silverbeet noun: The vegetable Beta vulgaris cicla; chard.
silverbell noun: Any member of the species in the genus Halesia.
silverbelly noun: Any fish of the genus Gerres
Silverberg proper noun: A surname.
silverberry noun: A plant in the genus Elaeagnus, of about 50-70 species of deciduous or evergreen shrubs or small trees with alternate leaves, primarily native to temperate...
silverbill noun: A kind of estrildid finch, most in genus Lonchura, some in Euodice.
silverbird noun: A bird of the species Empidornis semipartitus, native to eastern Africa.
Silverblu noun: A color variety of mink having bluish-gray fur fiber and guard hairs that are sometimes white-tipped, giving a silvery blue tone.
Silverbridge proper noun: A small village in County Armagh, Northern Ireland.
silverbush noun: Argythamnia spp., found from Texas to Colombia
silvercloth noun: The world of motion pictures.
silvercraft noun: Anything manufactured from silver.
Silverdale proper noun: A coastal village and civil parish in Lancaster district, Lancashire (OS grid ref SD4675).
silvered adjective, verb: Coated with silver, made reflective or shiny by application of metal.
silverer noun: One who silvers (covers with silver or a silvery metal).
silvereye noun: A very small passerine bird, of species Zosterops lateralis, native to Australia, New Zealand, and nearby Pacific islands, having a ring of silvery feathers...
silverfin noun: A small North American freshwater cyprinoid fish (Notropis whipplei, now Cyprinella whipplei).
silverfish noun /ˈsɪlvə(ɹ)fɪʃ/: A small wingless insect of species Lepisma saccharinum, with silvery scales; a type of bristletail.
silvergilt noun: Alternative form of silver-gilt.
silvergrass noun: A grass, Miscanthus sinensis, that has silvery plumes
silverhead noun: The plant Gomphrena vermicularis.
silverily adverb: In a silvery manner.
silveriness noun: The state or condition of being silvery.
silvering noun, verb: The process of coating a surface with a thin layer of silver (or a similar metal), especially so as to form a mirror.
Silverio proper noun: A surname from Spanish.
silverise verb: Alternative form of silverize.
silverish adjective: Somewhat silver in colour.
silverist noun: Synonym of silverite.
silverite noun: A member of a 19th-century political movement in the United States that advocated for silver continuing to be a monetary standard along with gold.
silverization noun: The process of silverizing.
silverize verb: To cover with silver.
silverizer noun: One who or that which silverizes.
silverleaf noun: Any of several plants that have silvery leaves
silverleaf nightshade noun: Solanum elaeagnifolium
silverless adjective: Without silver or silvering.
silverlessness noun: Absence of silver.
silverlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of the metal silver.
silverline noun: Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the genus Spindasis, having silver coloured stripes on the underwings.
silverling noun: Shekel or small silvern coin of little value.
silverly adverb: With a silver appearance or sound.
silverman noun: A butler responsible for the silverware.
silvermine noun: Alternative spelling of silver mine.
silvern adjective /ˈsɪlvɚn/: Made of silver; resembling or characteristic of silver; silvery.
silverness noun: The quality of being silver.

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.