English Words: S

54,294 words · Page 103 of 1086

scantyadj

Somewhat less than is needed in amplitude or extent.

scanxietynoun

Anxiety experienced while waiting to undergo a medical scan or receive the results of one.

scapnoun

The scapula.

scap-netnoun

A fishing net for catching minnows, etc.

Scapa Flowname

A body of sheltered water between islands in the Orkney Islands council area, Scotland.

scape-animalnoun

An animal that has symbolically had human diseases and sins transferred to it and then is sent out alive into the wilderness to carry away the afflictions.

scape-birdnoun

A bird that has symbolically had human diseases and sins transferred to it and then is released into the wild to carry away the afflictions.

scapegallowsnoun

A criminal who has narrowly escaped from being hanged.

scapegoatnoun

In the Mosaic Day of Atonement ritual, a goat symbolically imbued with the sins of the people, and sent out alive into the wilderness while another was sacrificed.

scapegoatableadj

Able to be made into a scapegoat.

scapegoaternoun

A person who makes a scapegoat of another person (punishes someone for another's wrongdoing)

scapegoatingnoun

The act of making somebody a scapegoat.

scapegoatishadj

Resembling or characteristic of a scapegoat.

scapegoatismnoun

The practice of holding somebody accountable as a scapegoat.

scapegracenoun

A wild and reckless person (especially a boy); a scoundrel.

scapelessadj

Without a scape.

Scapernoun

A fan of the American science-fiction television series Farscape.

scapethriftnoun

A spendthrift.

scaphanoun

The scaphoid fossa of the helix of the ear.

scaphandernoun

A kind of diving suit.

scaphismnoun

A form of execution, among the ancient Persians, in which the victim is fastened into a hollow boat, force-fed and slathered in honey and milk and exposed to insects until the victim's death.

scaphitenoun

An extinct ammonoid of the genus Scaphites.

scaphiumnoun

The carina or keel of papilionaceous flowers.

scapho-prefix

scaphoid

scaphocephalicadj

Of, pertaining to, or affected by scaphocephaly.

scaphocephalynoun

A congenital condition wherein the skull is flattened side-to-side.

scaphoceritenoun

A flattened plate or scale attached to the second joint of the antennae of many crustaceans, typically used for locomotion, but which sometimes has a sensory function.

scaphognathitenoun

A thin appendage that draws water through the gills of decapods

scaphoidadj

Shaped like a boat.

scaphoid abdomennoun

A condition where the abdomen's anterior wall is sunken and hollow.

scaphoiditisnoun

inflammation of the scaphoid

scapholunaradj

scapholunate

scapholunateadj

Of or relating to an intraarticular ligament that binds together the scaphoid and lunate bones of the wrist.

scaphopodnoun

tusk shell

scaphotrapezialadj

Related to the scaphoid bone and the trapezium bone

scaphotrapeziumnoun

The scaphoid trapezium

scapiformadj

Resembling a scape.

scapoidadj

Resembling a scape.

scapolitenoun

Any of several mixed sodium and calcium aluminosilicates which also contain chloride, carbonate and sulfate and are found in metamorphic rocks

scapoliticadj

Of or relating to the mineral scapolite.

scapolitizeverb

To convert into scapolite.

scappleverb

To work roughly, or shape without finishing, as stone before leaving the quarry.

scapplernoun

One who scapples.

scaptionnoun

An exercise designed to strengthen the rotator cuff muscle and the deltoid by raising one's arms in front of the body while holding weights and maintaining a straight back.

scapulanoun

Either of the two large, flat, bones forming the back of the shoulder.

scapulalgianoun

Pain in the shoulder.

scapularnoun

A short cloak worn around the shoulders, adopted as part of the uniform of various religious orders, later often with an embroidered image of a saint.

scapularynoun

scapular

scapulatedadj

Having the scapular feathers notable in size or colour.

scapulectomynoun

Removal of the scapula.

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The English alphabetical index for the letter S contains 54,294 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 1,086 pages, and you are currently viewing page 103. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.

On this page 50 of 50 entries carry a part-of-speech tag and 50 carry at least one stored definition. Coverage varies across letters because Wiktionary volunteers build entries at different speeds for different parts of the alphabet, letters with common starting sounds (S, C, T, P) usually have the densest coverage, while less frequent starters (X, Q, Z) tend to have shorter but more specialised lists. PlainSpell surfaces whatever data is present and links back to the source when a definition is not yet recorded.

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