English Words: S

6,566 words · Page 14 of 132

sawedverb

simple past and past participle of saw

sawgrassnoun

Any of several Cladium species, long sedges with saw-like sharp, serrated edges, such as Cladium californicum, Cladium jamaicense, and Cladium mariscoides

sawingnoun

The act by which something is sawn.

sawmillnoun

A machine, building or company used for cutting (milling) lumber, or (rarely) other hard materials such as stone.

sawnverb

past participle of saw

sawtoothnoun

A tooth of a saw: any of its series of projections, each with a cutting edge.

sawyernoun

One who saws timber, especially in a sawpit.

saxnoun

Alternative spelling of zax.

Saxbyname

A village and civil parish in West Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF0086).

Saxename

Saxony: A historical region and former duchy in north-central Germany

Saxonnoun

A member of an ancient West Germanic tribe that lived at the eastern North Sea coast and south of it.

Saxonyname

A state of modern Germany, located in the east, far from historical Saxon lands. Official name: Free State of Saxony.

saxophonenoun

A single-reed instrument musical instrument of the woodwind family, usually made of brass and with a distinctive loop bringing the bell upwards.

saxophonistnoun

A person who owns, plays or practices with the saxophone.

Saxtonname

A placename:

sayverb

To pronounce.

sayanoun

A skirt.

sayeverb

Obsolete spelling of say.

Sayeedname

A surname from Arabic.

sayernoun

One who says; one who makes announcements; a crier.

Sayersname

An English surname originating as an occupation common in Sussex.

sayethverb

third-person singular simple present indicative of say

sayingverb

present participle and gerund of say

Saylorname

A surname originating as an occupation.

sayonaraintj

Goodbye, adieu.

Sayrename

A surname.

saysverb

third-person singular simple present indicative of say

Sayyidname

A male given name from Arabic.

SBname

Initialism of Special Branch.

SBAname

Initialism of Small Business Administration.

SbCnoun

Initialism of suicide by cop.

SBDnoun

Initialism of silent but deadly (fart): inaudible but odorous flatulence.

SBIname

Initialism of State Bank of India.

SBUadj

Initialism of sensitive but unclassified.

SCnoun

Initialism of superior court.

scabnoun

An incrustation over a sore, wound, vesicle, or pustule, formed during healing.

scabbardnoun

The sheath of a sword.

scabbyadj

Affected with scabs; full of scabs.

scabiesnoun

An infestation of parasitic mites, Sarcoptes scabiei, causing intense itching caused by the mites burrowing into the skin of humans and other animals. It is easily transmissible from human to human; secondary skin infection may occur.

scadnoun

Any of several fish, of the family Carangidae, from the western Atlantic.

scaffoldnoun

A structure made of scaffolding for workers to stand on while working on a building.

scaffoldingnoun

A temporary modular system of tubes, bamboo or wood forming a framework used to support people and material in the construction or repair of buildings and other large structures.

Scaifename

A surname from Old Norse.

scalanoun

Ladder; sequence.

scalabilitynoun

The property of being scalable.

scalableadj

Capable of being climbed.

scalaradj

Having magnitude but not direction.

scaldverb

To burn with hot liquid.

scaldingadj

Hot enough to burn.

scalenoun

A ladder; a series of steps; a means of ascending.

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 14. 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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