English words: sindooram to singledom

300 English words, part 99 of 245 of the words starting with S, A to Z. 18 have a page of their own.

English words sindooram to singledom

sindooram noun: Alternative form of sindoor.
Sindwork noun: Alternative form of Sindhwork.
Sindy proper noun: A female given name, variant of Cindy.
sine noun /saɪn/: In a right triangle, the ratio of the length of the side opposite an angle to the length of the hypotenuse.
sine curve noun: A curve representing periodic oscillations as given by the sine function.
sine die adverb /ˈsʌɪ.ni ˈdaɪ.iː/: Without specifying a date (for a future event); indefinitely.
sine formula noun: law of sines
sine-Gordon equation noun: A kind of nonlinear hyperbolic partial differential equation involving the d'Alembert operator and the sine of the unknown function.
sine law noun: law of sines
sine qua non noun /ˌsaɪnɪ kweɪ ˈnɒn/: An essential or indispensable element, condition, or ingredient.
sine ratio noun: The ratio of the side of a right-angled triangle opposite to a specified angle to the hypotenuse; when expressed as a real number between 0 and 1, it...
sine rule noun: law of sines
sine wave noun: A periodically oscillating waveform as described by the sine function, possibly multiplied by some amplitude, shifted by some phase, and translated by an...
Sinead proper noun /ʃɪˈneɪd/: A female given name from Irish.
sinecatechin noun: Any of a group of catechins present in Camellia sinensis
sinecatechins noun: An ointment of catechins extracted from green tea and other components, used to treat genital warts.
sinecural adjective: Of or pertaining to a sinecure.
sinecure adjective, noun, verb /ˈsaɪ.nɪˌkjʊə/: A position that requires little to no work, or easy work, but still gives an ample payment; a cushy job.
sinecureship noun: Synonym of sinecure.
sinecurism noun: The state of having a sinecure.
sinecurist noun: The beneficiary of a sinecure.
sinefungin noun: A particular antifungal drug.
Sinema proper noun /ˈsɪnɪmə/: A surname.
Sinemet proper noun /ˈsɪn.əˌmɛt/: Used for a preparation containing carbidopa and ʟ-dopa.
sinemydid noun: Any extinct turtle of the family †Sinemydidae
sinensal noun: A sesquiterpenoid aldehyde found in the essential oil of oranges.
sinensetin noun: A methylated flavone found in Orthosiphon aristatus var. aristatus (syn. Orthosiphon stamineus).
Sinensian adjective: Synonym of Sinitic, of or related to the family of Chinese languages.
sinensiaxanthin noun: An organic compound found in tangerines and related fruits.
sinentomid noun: Any proturan in the family Sinentomidae.
sinequanon noun: Alternative spelling of sine qua non.
Siner proper noun: A surname.
sines noun /saɪnz/: plural of sine
Sinese adjective, noun: The Chinese people or a Chinese person, (particularly) with reference to the historical southern Chinese known to the Greeks and Romans as the Sinae.
sinesetin noun: A polymethoxylated flavone found in citrus fruit.
Sinesian adjective /ˈsaɪniːziən/: Synonym of Chinese or Chinese-like, of, related to, or similar to Chinese people, things, or culture.
Sinetic adjective: Alternative spelling of Sinitic.
sinetron noun: A sitcom or soap opera.
sinew noun, verb /ˈsɪnjuː/: A cord or tendon of the body.
sinew-shrunk adjective: Having shrunk sinews under the belly, caused by overfatigue.
sinewave noun: Alternative form of sine wave.
sinewed adjective: Having sinews, or sinews of a particular type.
sinewiness noun: The state or condition of being sinewy.
sinewish adjective: sinewy
sinewless adjective: Having no sinews.
sinewlessness noun: Absence of sinews.
sinewous adjective /ˈsɪn.ju.əs/: Synonym of sinewy.
sinews of war noun: Money, seen as necessary to wage war effectively.
sinewy adjective /ˈsɪnjuːi/: Tough; having strong sinews.
sinfonia noun: A symphony.
sinfonia concertante noun: An orchestral work, normally in several movements, in which one or more solo instruments contrast with the full orchestra.
sinfonietta noun /sɪnfəʊˈnjɛtə/: A small-scale symphony (either in length or size of orchestra needed).
sinfree adjective: Alternative form of sin-free.
sinful adjective /ˈsɪnfl̩/: Having sinned; guilty of sin.
sinfully adverb: In a sinful manner; wickedly.
sinfulness noun: The property of being sinful.
sing adjective, noun, verb /ˈsɪŋ/: To produce musical or harmonious sounds with one’s voice.
sing a different tune verb: To hold a different opinion or appreciation (about something); to possess a new, changed, or regenerated mindset, usually for the better.
sing along noun, verb: Alternative spelling of sing along.
sing for one's supper verb: To work in exchange for some reward or recompense.
sing from the same hymn sheet verb: Alternative form of sing from the same hymnbook.
sing from the same hymnal verb: Alternative form of sing from the same hymnbook.
sing from the same hymnbook verb: To make the same or similar statements, especially to express the same opinions in public as a result of a prior agreement.
sing-in noun: A peaceful protest where people sing, often to obstruct the normal course of an event.
sing-jay noun: Alternative spelling of singjay.
sing Kumbaya verb: To seek peace and ignore disagreements.
sing like a bird verb: To have a beautiful singing voice.
sing like a canary verb: To inform on a criminal in great detail.
sing-off noun: A competition between two or more singers where each tries to do better than the last.
sing off the same hymn sheet verb: Alternative form of sing from the same hymnbook.
sing out verb: To cry out, e.g. when in pain.
sing-sing noun: A kind of antelope; the kob.
sing small verb /sɪŋ ˈsmɔːl/: To assume a humble tone.
sing-song adjective, noun: Alternative form of singsong.
sing-song girl noun: Synonym of singing girl (“an Asian entertainer”).
sing-songy adjective: Singsong.
sing soprano verb: To perform vocal music in a higher pitch than alto.
sing the blues verb: Synonym of cry the blues (in all senses).
sing the praises of verb: to commend (someone or something’s) attributes to others
sing the same tune verb: To hold the same opinion or understanding as another; to be in agreement on a matter.
sing up verb: to sing louder.
singability noun: The quality of being singable.
singable adjective: Capable of being sung.
singableness noun: The quality of being singable.
singably adverb: In a singable manner; so that it can be sung.
singada noun: Synonym of samosa.
singagram noun: singing telegram
singalike noun: A singer who impersonates the voice and style of another famous singer.
singalong adjective, noun /ˈsɪŋə(ˌ)lɒŋ/: A gathering of people who sing together
singani noun: A South American pomace brandy distilled from white Muscat of Alexandria grapes in the high valleys of Bolivia.
Singaporan adjective, noun: Alternative form of Singaporean.
Singapore noun /ˈsɪŋəpɔː/: Singapore-style noodles
Singapore blue noun: Ellipsis of Singapore blue tarantula.
Singapore blue tarantula noun: A large, arboreal species of tarantula from Malaysia and Singapore, Omothymus violaceopes; this species exhibits sexual dimorphism, with the males being...
Singapore daisy noun: Sphagneticola trilobata, a ground-covering weed.
Singapore dollar noun: The official currency of Singapore.
Singapore fried noodles noun: Synonym of Singapore-style noodles.
Singapore grip noun: Synonym of pompoir (“a sexual technique the woman uses her pubococcygeus (vagina) muscles to stimulate the man's penis while both partners remain still”).
Singapore holly noun: Malpighia coccigera, a species of flowering plant native to the Caribbean.
Singapore noodles noun: Synonym of Singapore-style noodles.
Singapore sling noun: A kind of gin-based cocktail.
Singapore-style noodles noun: A Cantonese dish of stir-fried cooked rice vermicelli with meat, vegetables, scrambled eggs, and curry powder.
Singaporean adjective, noun /sɪŋ.(ɡ)əˈpɔː.ɹi.ən/: Of, pertaining to, or from Singapore, or its language or people.
Singaporean core noun: Singaporeans having birthright citizenship because they are descended from settlers in Singapore prior to independence in 1965.
Singaporeanism noun: A belief, attitude, lexical item, etc. peculiar to or characteristic of the people of Singapore.
Singaporeanization noun: The act or process of making something Singaporean.
Singaporeanize verb: To make Singaporean.
Singaporeanness noun: The quality of being Singaporean.
Singaporese adjective: Singaporean
Singaporesque adjective: Resembling or reminiscent of Singapore.
Singaporisation noun: Alternative spelling of Singaporization.
Singaporise verb: Alternative spelling of Singaporize.
Singaporization noun: The process of making or becoming like Singapore.
Singaporize verb /ˈsɪŋ.ə.pɔˌɹaɪz/: To make or become like Singapore.
Singapura noun: A domestic cat of a small breed with large eyes and ears, brown ticked coat and blunt tail.
singara noun: A samosa.
Singaraja proper noun: A city, the regency seat of Buleleng, Bali, Indonesia.
Singareni proper noun: A village in Khammam district, Telangana, India.
singback noun: An exercise where the pupil is instructed to sing back a sequence of notes previously played or sung.
singe noun, verb /sɪnd͡ʒ/: To burn slightly.
singe one's wings verb: To sustain harm, loss or ruin by doing some risky or perilous deed.
singed cat noun: A person who is better than they look.
singeing noun, verb /ˈsɪnd͡ʒɪŋ/: The act or process of slightly burning.
singeingly adverb: So as to singe or burn slightly.
singeli noun: A fast, energetic form of electronic dance music from Tanzania.
Singen proper noun: A town in Konstanz district, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
singer noun /ˈsɪŋ.ə/: A person who sings, often professionally.
singer-songwriter noun: A musician who both sings and composes, especially when recording or performing their own compositions.
singeress noun: A female singer.
Singerian adjective: Of or relating to Peter Singer (born 1946), Australian moral philosopher.
singerie noun: A satirical genre of visual arts depicting monkeys imitating human behaviour, often fashionably dressed.
singerlike adjective: Resembling a singer.
singerly adjective: Proper to or characteristic of a singer
singgang noun: A Malay dish similar to the Filipino sinigang.
Singh proper noun /sɪŋ/: A surname from Punjabi.
Singhal proper noun: A surname from Hindi.
singhara noun: The water caltrop.
Singida tilapia noun: The fish Oreochromis esculentus.
singin' verb: Pronunciation spelling of singing.
singing adjective, noun, verb /ˈsɪŋɪŋ/: The act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing.
singing bowl noun: A type of bronze bell, shaped like a bowl, related to Buddhist and pre-Buddhist religious practice.
singing bread noun: A type of wafer used in the celebration of Mass.
singing chambermaid noun: An ingenue actress or role.
singing cowboy noun: A subgenre of country music honoring the cowboy life and the West.
singing dog noun: Synonym of New Guinea singing dog.
singing fish noun: A California toadfish (Porichthys porosissimus), noted for the humming sound it produces during the breeding season.
singing flame noun: A flame, as of hydrogen or coal gas, burning within a tube and so adjusted as to set the air within the tube in vibration, causing sound; a chemical harmonicon.
singing girl noun: A young woman of low social status (often enslaved) who performs as a musician and entertainer, especially in Asian societies.
singing ground noun: A place where certain species of male birds, especially the woodcock and capercaillie, congregate to sing and display themselves, in order to attract a female.
singing hinny noun: A kind of bannock or scone with currants, traditional in the north of England.
singing sand noun: sand that produces sound
singing saw noun: Synonym of musical saw.
singing soprano adjective, verb: Castrated or injured in the testicles.
singing telegram noun: A message sent like a telegram, but delivered to the recipient by a performer who sings the message.
singing voice noun: A person's voice when singing.
singingly adverb: whilst singing; accompanied by the sounds of singing
singingness noun: The quality of singing, or having a song-like sound.
singjay noun: A Jamaican style of reggae combining toasting and singing in an elastic scat format.
singju noun: Alternative form of singju (“a traditional Meitei dish”).
singkamas noun: Synonym of jicama.
singkek noun: A laborer who has recently arrived from China.
Singla proper noun: A surname from Hindi.
single adjective, noun, verb /ˈsɪŋɡl̩/: Not accompanied by anything else; one in number.
single-acting adjective: Having simplicity of action; especially acting or exerting force during strokes in one direction only.
single action adjective, noun: Requiring a separate cocking movement to cock the hammer before a trigger pull can then fire the cartridge.
single and ready to mingle adjective: Not having a current romantic partner and eager to flirt or browse potential romantic partners.
single angle quote noun: An angle quote which appears as a single symbol at the beginning or end of a sentence.
single annulus noun: An annulus with just one layer of tissue.
single as a dollar bill adjective: Very much single; having no romantic involvement with anybody else.
single as a Pringle adjective: Very much single; having no romantic involvement with anybody else.
single bed noun: A standard-sized bed, usually for the use of only one person.
single-blind adjective: Describing an experiment (usually medical) in which some information which might influence the trial is withheld from particular participants until the...
single bond noun: A covalent bond in which one electron pair is shared between two atoms.
single-bonded adjective: Characterized or pertaining to a single bond.
single-breasted adjective: Closing with a single row of buttons that form a narrow overlap.
single-celled adjective: Consisting of one cell; unicellular.
single-celling noun: The practice of placing a prisoner alone in a cell.
single-chain adjective: Having only a single chain of carbon atoms.
single child noun: Synonym of only child (one who has no siblings).
single-click noun, verb: The action of pushing the button on a mouse once in order to perform a different task that would be performed from a double-click or triple-click.
single combat noun: A fight between single combatants
single-course adjective: Of a stringed instrument, having a set of single strings.
single cream noun: A relatively thin cream with less fat than in double cream.
single crochet noun: the most common stitch in crochet, used to create two-dimensional surfaces; achieved by pulling the thread through the next loop, then pulling the thread...
single-crop verb: To grow only one kind of crop.
single crystal noun: A material formed from by the growth of a crystal nucleus without secondary nucleation or impingement on other crystals; a regular three-dimensional...
single currency noun: The unified currency proposed for all EU states, in which it became the Euro.
single curve noun: A three-dimensional shape into which a thin flat sheet of material, e.g. metal, can be formed by bending alone, without stretching or compression.
single data rate noun: A communication signaling technique that transfers data on either the rising edge or the falling edge of the clock signal.
single-decker noun: a single-deck bus, which has only one level for passengers, unlike a double-decker.
single-digit salute noun: Synonym of one-finger salute
single dispatch noun: A dispatch method where the implementation of a function or method is chosen solely on the type of the instance calling the method.
single-driver noun: A steam locomotive with a single driving axle.
single-edged adjective: Having one edge only.
single-elimination tournament noun: A tournament where the loser of a game or match is eliminated from further competition.
single entendre noun: A phrase that has a single, often bawdy, meaning and is lacking in subtlety or cleverness.
single-entry adjective: Describing a method of bookkeeping that relies on a one-sided accounting entry to maintain financial information, with each entry appearing only once on one...
single-eyed adjective: Having only one eye.
single eyelid noun: An upper eyelid that has no noticeable fold when the eye is open; typical of East Asian eyes.
single father noun: A man raising a child on his own without a spouse or partner.
single-figure adjective: Relating to numbers below ten (which is a double figure - 1 + 0).
single file adjective, adverb, noun: A line or queue one person wide.
single-fingered salute noun: Synonym of one-finger salute
single-first cousin noun: A first cousin
single-foot verb: Alternative form of singlefoot.
single Gloucester noun: A variety of Gloucester cheese, less strong-tasting than double Gloucester.
single-hand verb: To sail a boat unassisted, without any crew beyond oneself.
single handed adjective, adverb, verb: Without help from others; unassisted.
single-handedly adverb: Alone; without assistance; by oneself.
single-handedness noun: The quality of having a dominant hand; left-handedness or right-handedness.
single-heading noun: The haulage of a train by one locomotive.
single-hearted adjective: Having an honest heart; straightforward, free from duplicity.
single-heartedly adverb: In a single-hearted manner; devotedly and whole-heartedly.
single-heartedness noun: Devotion; commitment and lack of distraction or ambivalence.
single-incision laparoscopic surgery noun: A laparoscopy technique where only a single incision of between 1½ and 5 centimetres is made, mostly through the umbilicus.
single-issue adjective: Concerned with one essential policy area or idea.
single-issueism noun: The tendency or decision to focus on or vote based on a single issue.
single jack noun: A short-handled sledgehammer used with one hand, with a head weighing 3-4 pounds and two flat faces.
single justice procedure noun: The situation where a magistrate decides a minor criminal case (such as driving without insurance, or TV licence evasion) without taking it to court.
single lens reflex adjective, noun: Denoting or relating to a type of camera which allows the photographer to view the subject through the same lens that will be used to take a photograph,...
single life adjective, noun: Describing a life insurance policy that insures a single individual's life.
single-line whip noun: A non-binding indication, given to an MP by the MP's superiors, of when a vote is expected to take place, and what outcome the MP's party would like.
single malt noun: A liquor made only from the malted barley of a single distillery, unblended with other liquors; a single malt whisky or single malt scotch.
single malt scotch noun: Scotch made only from the malted barley of a single distillery, unblended with other scotches.
single malt whisky noun: Whisky made only from the malted barley of a single distillery, unblended with other whiskies.
single-manned adjective: Manned or staffed by just one person.
single-manning noun: Operation by only one person.
single market noun: A trade bloc with some common product-regulation policies in which most trade barriers have been removed.
single-masted adjective: Having one mast.
single-minded adjective: Intensely focused and concentrated on purpose, thinking of only one goal, undistractable.
single-minded branding moment noun: A moment in a commercial where the brand being advertised is the sole focus of the audience's attention.
single-mindedly adverb: In a single-minded manner.
single-mindedness noun: The property of being single-minded.
single-molecule magnet noun: A complex compound, typically containing clusters of transition elements, each molecule of which acts as a small magnet.
single money noun: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see single, money.
single mother noun: A woman raising a child on her own without a spouse or partner.
single-O noun: A carnival sideshow featuring only one performer or attraction.
single order picking noun: Synonym of pick-to-order.
single-organismic adjective: consisting of a single organism
single out verb /ˌsɪŋ.ɡəl ˈaʊ̯t/: To select (someone or something) from a group and highlight them or treat them differently.
single-page application noun: A website where new content is shown by dynamically replacing existing content in the web page rather than navigating to a different URL.
single pane of glass noun: A management dashboard that brings together information and metrics from various different sources, giving a unified view.
single parent noun, verb: A parent who is the only guardian of offspring.
single-parent family noun: A nuclear family with only one parent.
single parenting noun, verb: The act or condition of being a single parent.
single-payer adjective: Being or relating to a form of universal health care in which the costs of essential healthcare for all residents are covered by a single public system...
single-phase adjective, verb: Using an alternating current in which all voltages supplied are in the same phase.
single-phasing noun, verb: The abnormal operation of a three-phase machine when its supply is changed by the accidental opening of one conductor.
single-platform adjective: Of software, etc., designed to work on only one operating system.
single-player adjective: Alternative spelling of singleplayer.
single-ply membrane noun: Roofing membranes that are field applied using just one layer of membrane material (either homogeneous or composite rather than multiple layers.
single-ply roof noun: A roof system in which the principal roof covering is a single layer of flexible membrane often thermoset or thermoplastic.
single pneumonia noun: Pneumonia affecting one lung.
single point of failure noun: A component in a device, or a point in a network, that, if it were to fail, would cause the entire device or network to fail (normally eliminated by adding...
single-point urban interchange noun: An interchange between a highway (free-flowing) and a street (with traffic signals) which allows traffic to proceed from either direction on each road to...
single procession noun: The emanation of the Holy Spirit from the Father alone, not the Son.
single quote noun: A quotation mark, as in She said, 'Go ahead'.
single reed noun: A reed used singly in many wind instruments, which vibrate to produce a sonorous sound.
single room noun /ˌsɪŋ.ɡəl ˈɹuːm/: A room that has one single bed.
single room occupancy noun /ˌsɪŋ.ɡəl ˌɹuːm ˈɒk.jə.pən.siː/: A kind of an apartment with one room and without a bathroom or a kitchen.
single scull noun: A light, narrow rowing boat, especially one used in competitive rowing, in which a single rower has two oars
single-serve adjective: Being or relating to portions of food or drink sold or dispensed individually for one person at a time.
single-serving site noun: A simple website consisting of a single page, with a dedicated domain name, that does only one thing.
single-sex adjective: Suitable for, or restricted to, only one gender.
single shot adjective, noun: Of a firearm: holding only a single round of ammunition, thus needing to be reloaded after each shot.
single-sideband modulation noun: A modification of amplitude modulation that modulates the output signal on a single sideband only, as opposed to both sidebands.
single-sided adjective: Having something on one side only.
single-space verb: To type (or format) text without leaving a blank line between each line of text.
single-spaced adjective, verb: Formatted without leaving a full blank line between each line of text.
single-speed bicycle noun: a bicycle with only one gear ratio
single star system noun: A star system consisting of a solitary star not gravitationally bound to other stars
single-step adjective: Of or relating to one-off prompts where a single input is sent to the language model, and the response is evaluated.
single story adjective, noun: An overly simplistic and generalized perception of a person, place, or thing.
single-strand binding protein noun: A protein that binds to single-stranded regions of DNA to prevent premature annealing.
single-stranded adjective: Having one strand.
single-stream adjective: Unsorted; composed of various types of recyclables.
single-striped grass mouse noun: Lemniscomys rosalia, a type of mouse found in East and Southern Africa
single supplement noun: A charge added to a per-person occupancy rate that is based on an assumption of double occupancy, as on a cruise ship.
single-tasking adjective: Of an operating system, etc., only capable of execution of one task (program or app) at a time, not many tasks simultaneously.
single-taxism noun: Support for a system of taxation based mainly or exclusively on one tax, typically chosen for its special properties, often being a tax on land value.
single ticket noun: A ticket entitling the holder to travel in one direction to a destination.
single time noun: A syllable, considered as a metrical unit or unit of time.
single track adjective, noun: Having only a single track so that trains may only run in one direction at a time.
single-tracking noun: The reduction of a double-track rail line to a single track, when the extra capacity of a double-track line is no longer required.
single transferable vote noun: A multi-winner electoral system in which each voter casts a single vote in the form of a ranked ballot.
single tree noun: Alternative spelling of singletree.
single union agreement noun: An agreement between an employer and a union such that the union will represent all the workers at a particular workplace.
single up verb: To act alone.
single-use adjective: Designed or intended to be used one time and then discarded or disposed of.
single-user adjective: Of an operating system, etc., only capable of serving one user at a time, not many users simultaneously.
single-valued adjective: Of a function, associating a unique value of its range with each value of its domain.
single-valued function noun: Any function in which each point in the domain maps to just one point in the range
single-wheeler noun: A steam locomotive with a single driving axle.
single wicket noun: Synonym of single wicket cricket.
single wicket cricket noun: A form of cricket played between two individuals, who take turns to bat and bowl against each other, with fielders assisting the bowler.
single-wide noun: A trailer measuring eighteen feet or less in width and ninety feet or less in length, able to be towed as a single unit.
single-word adjective: Consisting of a single word.
single yellow line noun: A single yellow line painted at the side of a road to show that parking is permitted only at specified times.
singlecast adjective: Having a single target; not multicast.
singledom noun: The state or sphere of those who are single (unmarried or unattached).

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.