English Words: S

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scarlatinoidadj

Resembling scarlatina.

scarlatinousadj

Of or pertaining to scarlet fever.

Scarlemname

An area in eastern Toronto, Canada, with certain poor neighbourhoods and youth gangs, loosely likened to Harlem in New York.

scarlessadj

Without scars.

scarlesslyadv

Without leaving a scar

scarlessnessnoun

The condition of being scarless

scarletnoun

A brilliant red colour sometimes tinged with orange.

scarlet buglernoun

A plant of species Penstemon centranthifolius.

Scarlet Daynoun

A religiously or academically significant day; one on which festal academic dress should be worn.

scarlet fevernoun

A streptococcal infection, mainly occurring among children, and characterized by a red skin rash, sore throat and fever.

scarlet geraniumnoun

A small annual flowering shrub, endemic to South Africa, of species Pelargonium inquinans, popular as an ornamental plant during the Victorian era.

scarlet letternoun

The letter "A" in scarlet cloth required to be worn by those convicted of adultery in 17th-century Puritan New England.

scarlet oaknoun

The tree Quercus coccinea.

scarlet pimpernelnoun

A flowering plant, of species Lysimachia arvensis (syn. Anagallis arvensis), of the Primulaceae family, having small orange flowers.

scarlet rednoun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see scarlet, red.

scarlet runnernoun

Phaseolus coccineus, the runner bean

scarlet-bodied wasp mothnoun

A species of erebid moth, Cosmosoma myrodora, inhabiting the coastal plains of the United States in Florida and from South Carolina to Texas.

scarlet-collaradj

Of or pertaining to female entrepreneurs in the Internet sex industry.

scarlet-likeadj

Like or resembling scarlet.

scarletberrynoun

The bittersweet nightshade, Solanum dulcamara.

scarleteernoun

One who wears scarlet robes of office, such as a cardinal.

scarletishadj

Somewhat scarlet.

scarletlyadv

In a scarlet manner; with scarlet color.

scarletnessnoun

The state of being scarlet.

Scarlettname

A surname originating as an occupation for a dyer or seller of (scarlet) fabric.

Scarlettename

A female given name transferred from the surname.

scarletworknoun

redwork

scarletyadj

Somewhat scarlet in colour.

scarlikeadj

Having the characteristics of a scar.

scarmogenoun

Obsolete form of skirmish.

scaroidadj

Of or relating to the Scaridae, a family of marine fishes.

scarousedadj

Both scared and aroused.

scarpnoun

The steep artificial slope below a fort's parapet.

Scarpa's trianglenoun

The femoral triangle.

scarpariellonoun

An Italian piquant sauce of crushed tomatoes, basil and cheese.

Scarpatiname

A surname from Italian.

scarpenoun

Alternative form of scrape (“diminutive bend”).

scarperverb

Chiefly in scarper the letty: to depart quickly or run away from (a place); to flee.

scarper the lettyverb

To depart quickly from a rented place without paying.

scarpinesnoun

An instrument of torture resembling the boot.

Scarpinoname

A surname from Italian.

scarplandnoun

A landscape characterised by scarps.

scarpletnoun

A small scarp.

scarproofadj

Resistant to being scarred.

Scarpullaname

A surname from Italian.

scarrenoun

Obsolete form of scar.

scarredverb

simple past and past participle of scar

scarrernoun

One who or that which scars.

scarrethverb

third-person singular simple present indicative of scar

scarringnoun

A scar; a mark.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

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 107. 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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