English Words: S
54,294 words · Page 135 of 1086
The belief that the scientific method and the assumptions and research methods of the physical sciences are applicable to all other disciplines (such as the humanities and social sciences), or that those other disciplines are not as valuable.
One whose activities make use of the scientific method to answer questions regarding the measurable universe. A scientist may be involved in original research, or make use of the results of the research of others.
A follower of Scientology, whether belonging to the "official" Church of Scientology or being outside in the so-called Free Zone.
A belief system with certain religious aspects, developed in 1952, focused on the teachings of L. Ron Hubbard.
A practitioner of scientometry; one who studies the progression and value of science through quantitative measures
The study and valuation of science by quantitative means, such as the number of papers published in a field
A sabre-toothed cat of the subtribe Homotherini, having distinctive serrated upper canines.
A rare congenital heart defect characterized by anomalous venous return from the right lung (to the systemic venous drainage, rather than directly to the left atrium).
Any of various species of extinct prehistoric cats of the tribe †Homotheriini.
Any bird of three species of genus Rhinopomastus, in the family Phoeniculidae, from sub-Saharan Africa
An image of part of the body, obtained by measuring (by means of scintillation or a similar method) the radiation emitted by a radioactive tracer.
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 135. 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.