English Words: S

6,566 words · Page 11 of 132

sardinenoun

Any one of several species of small herring which are commonly preserved in olive oil or in tins for food, especially the pilchard, or European sardine (Sardina pilchardus, syn. Clupea pilchardus). The American sardines of the Atlantic coast are mostly the young of the Atlantic herring and of the menhaden.

sardinesnoun

plural of sardine

Sardinianame

An island and autonomous region of Italy, in the Mediterranean Sea.

Sardinianname

A Romance language spoken in the Italian region of Sardinia.

Sardisname

Former name of Sart: a town in Manisa Province, Turkey; the ancient capital of the Kingdom of Lydia, in western Asia Minor.

sardonicadj

Scornfully mocking or cynical.

sareadj

dry, withered

sargassonoun

A brown alga, of the genus Sargassum, that forms large, floating masses.

sargenoun

Clipping of sergeant.

Sargentname

A surname originating as an occupation.

Sargonname

An Akkadian emperor famous for his conquest of the Sumerian city-states in the 24th and 23rd centuries BCE.

sarinoun

The traditional dress of women in the Indian Subcontinent; an outer garment consisting of a single length of cotton or silk, most often with one end wrapped around the waist to form a skirt, the other draped over the shoulder or head.

Saricname

A surname from Serbo-Croatian.

sarinnoun

The nerve gas O-isopropyl methylphosphonofluoridate, used as a chemical weapon.

Sarkname

One of the Channel Islands; notable inter alia for its local government containing one of the last vestiges of feudalism in Europe.

sarkarnoun

An administrative unit used mostly in the Muslim states of South Asia.

Sarkeesianname

A surname from Armenian.

Sarkisianname

A surname from Armenian.

Sarkozyname

A surname from French.

sarmanoun

A dumpling of minced meat and other ingredients wrapped in a leaf (grape or cabbage); the Turkish equivalent of dolma.

Sarmientoname

A surname from Spanish.

sarongnoun

A garment made of a length of printed cloth wrapped about the waist that is commonly worn by men and women in South and Southeast Asia, also in the Pacific islands.

Saroyanname

A surname from Armenian.

SARSnoun

Acronym of severe acute respiratory syndrome; also Sars.

sarsaparillanoun

Any of various tropical (Central and South) American vines of the genus Smilax, such as Smilax aspera, which have fragrant roots.

sartorialadj

Of or relating to the tailoring of clothing.

sartoriusnoun

A long, slender muscle that runs from the iliac crest along the anterior and medial aspects of the thigh to the proximal tibia, superficial to the quadriceps musculature; the longest muscle in the human body.

Sarumname

Salisbury, England.

SASname

Initialism of Special Air Service.

Sasakiname

A surname from Japanese.

sashnoun

A piece of cloth designed to be worn around the waist.

Sashaname

A male given name from Russian or Ukrainian.

sashaynoun

A chassé.

sashiminoun

A dish consisting of thin slices or pieces of raw fish or meat.

Saskatchewanname

A prairie province in western Canada. Capital: Regina.

Saskatoonname

The largest city in Saskatchewan, Canada (2016 census: 246,376 (city); 295,095 (metro)), located on the South Saskatchewan River.

sasquatchnoun

A large hairy humanoid creature of western North America.

sassnoun

The quality of being sassy.

sassafrasnoun

A tree of species Sassafras albidum of the eastern United States and Asia having mitten-shaped leaves and red, aromatic heartwood.

sassenoun

A sluice or lock, as in a river or canal, to make it more navigable.

Sassoonname

A surname from Hebrew.

Sassuoloname

A town in Italy.

sassyadj

Bold and spirited, often towards someone in authority; cheeky; impudent; saucy.

satverb

simple past and past participle of sit

SATAname

Serial ATA (Serial Advanced Technology Attachment), a computer bus technology primarily designed for transfer of data to and from a hard disk. It is the successor to the legacy Advanced Technology Attachment (ATA) standard.

Satanname

The supreme evil spirit in the Abrahamic religions, who tempts humanity into sin; the Devil; (Theistic Satanism) the same figure, regarded as a deity to be revered and worshipped.

satanicadj

Alternative letter-case form of Satanic (of, pertaining to or resembling Satan).

Satanismnoun

Worship or reverence to Satan (usually synonymous with "the Devil").

Satanistnoun

One who identifies with Anton Szandor LaVey's philosophical teachings and the religion, Satanism, founded upon it.

sataynoun

A dish made from small pieces of meat or fish grilled on a skewer and served with a spicy peanut sauce, originating from Indonesia and Malaysia.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English alphabetical index for the letter S contains 6,566 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 132 pages, and you are currently viewing page 11. 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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