English Words: S

6,566 words · Page 16 of 132

scarfnoun

A long, often knitted, garment worn around the neck.

scarfacenoun

A person with a scarred face.

scariestadj

superlative form of scary: most scary

scarificationnoun

The act of scarifying: raking the ground harshly to remove weeds, etc.

scarilyadv

In a scary manner.

scaringverb

present participle and gerund of scare

scarletnoun

A brilliant red colour sometimes tinged with orange.

Scarlettname

A surname originating as an occupation for a dyer or seller of (scarlet) fabric.

scarpnoun

The steep artificial slope below a fort's parapet.

scarredverb

simple past and past participle of scar

scarringnoun

A scar; a mark.

scarsnoun

plural of scar

scaryadj

Causing fear or anxiety

scatnoun

A tax; tribute.

scathingverb

present participle and gerund of scathe

scatterverb

To (cause to) separate and go in different directions; to disperse.

scatteredverb

simple past and past participle of scatter

scatteringverb

present participle and gerund of scatter

scavengeverb

To collect and remove refuse, or to search through refuse, carrion, or abandoned items for useful material.

scavengernoun

Someone who scavenges, especially one who searches through rubbish for food or useful things.

scavengingnoun

The act of searching through refuse for useful material.

SCCnoun

Initialism of single-column centimetre (“a charging unit for advertising space in newspapers”).

SCEname

European Cooperative Society

scenarionoun

An outline or model of an expected or supposed sequence of events.

scenariosnoun

plural of scenario

scenenoun

The location of an event that attracts attention.

scenerynoun

View, natural features, landscape.

scenesnoun

plural of scene

scenicadj

having beautiful scenery; picturesque

scentnoun

A distinctive smell.

scentedadj

Having a pleasant aroma.

scentsnoun

plural of scent

scepternoun

American and archaic form of sceptre.

scepticnoun

Alternative spelling of skeptic.

scepticaladj

Commonwealth standard spelling of skeptical.

scepticismnoun

Alternative spelling of skepticism.

sceptrenoun

An ornamental staff held by a ruling monarch as a symbol of power.

Schaafname

A surname.

Schachtername

A surname from German.

schadenfreudenoun

Malicious enjoyment derived from observing someone else's misfortune.

Schaefername

A surname from German [in turn originating as an occupation], equivalent to English Shepherd.

Schafername

A surname from German [in turn originating as an occupation], equivalent to English Shepherd.

Schapironame

A surname.

Scharfname

A surname.

Schatzname

A surname.

Schaumburgname

A surname from German.

schednoun

Clipping of schedule.

schedulenoun

A procedural plan, usually but not necessarily tabular in nature, indicating a sequence of operations and the planned times at which those operations are to occur.

scheduledadj

Planned; according to schedule.

schedulernoun

A person or device that determines a schedule, that determines the order that tasks are to be done.

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 16. 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.