English Words: S
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Of or relating to Albert Schweitzer (1875–1965), German and then French theologian, organist, philosopher, physician, and missionary.
A deep-blue metal ammine complex with the chemical formula [Cu(NH₃)₄(H₂O)₂](OH)₂, prepared by dissolving copper(II) hydroxide in a solution of ammonia, and used in purifying cellulose.
A fear of, or aversion to, crossing a threshold or entering a place to begin a new chapter.
Of or relating to Simon Schwendener (1829–1919), Swiss botanist, or his discovery that lichens are formed by two separate organisms: a fungus and an alga.
A member of the Schwenkfelder Church, a small American Christian group rooted in the 16th-century Protestant Reformation teachings of Caspar Schwenkfeld von Ossig.
main point, main target; point upon which the most effort is concentrated (e.g. during an attack)
An indeterminate near-close central unrounded vowel sound, such as the "e" in "roses" or the "y" in "very", depending on the accent; sometimes represented as [[[ɨ]]] in IPA or [[[ᵻ]]] in para-IPA.
The predicted spontaneous creation of particle-antiparticle pairs in the presence of an extremely strong electric field.
An indeterminate near-close central rounded vowel sound, such as the "u" in "awful" or the initial "o" in "omission", depending on the accent; sometimes represented as [[[ɵ]]] in IPA or [[[ᵿ]]] in para-IPA.
A piece of plate armor (from the 1200s to the 1400s) for the lower leg (shin): a metal plate, often strapped over mail or padding, now especially one which did not completely enclose the lower leg like a greave might.
An asymptotically fast recursive multiplication algorithm for large integers.
The simplest non-convex polyhedron that cannot be triangulated into tetrahedra without adding new vertices.
A "marksmen's festival": a traditional festival or fair in Germany or Switzerland, featuring a target-shooting competition.
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 132. 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.
For readers using this index as a spelling reference, the guarantee is that every form you see on the list is a documented English headword, not a guess, not a derived inflection lacking a lemma row. If a word you expected to find is absent from the "S" list, it usually means the form exists only as an inflection of another lemma (e.g. a past participle stored under the infinitive) or the entry has not yet been imported from Wiktionary. Use the search bar or the misspelling lookup to resolve these cases.