English Words: S
54,294 words · Page 155 of 1086
A building, protected from natural species, in which plants and fruits can be grown for study.
A subgenre or format of film in which the majority of the action is presented via diegetic digital interfaces (such as video calls or instant messages).
A form of bingo played in American movie theaters during the Great Depression, with numbers displayed on the screen.
A large screen for an auditorium, with moving parts allowing its shape to be changed for a more immersive viewing experience.
The operation of speaking information aloud from a computer display, performed by screen reader software.
A computer program that displays aesthetic patterns or images when the computer is not being used, originally intended to prevent screenburn.
A technique for applying textures and shades to drawings from preprinted sheets, used as an alternative to hatching.
One who writes for the screen, who writes drama for film or television; especially a professional who knows the conventions appropriate to such work.
To sing (something, especially high notes in musical theater) in a particular forceful way that combines screaming and belting.
A tool, used for the maintenance of chainsaws, that combines two wrench sockets and a screwdriver.
A village and civil parish in Rushcliffe district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK7343).
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 155. 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.