English Words: S

54,294 words · Page 161 of 1086

scrollytellingnoun

Storytelling enriched with multimedial elements triggered while scrolling down a webpage.

scromitingnoun

Cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome, which has the characteristic symptom of screaming and vomiting.

scromlettenoun

A scrambled omelette.

Scroncename

A surname.

Scroobyname

A small village and civil parish in Bassetlaw district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK6590).

scroogenoun

A miserly person; a person with an excessive dislike of spending money or other resources.

Scrooge McDuckverb

To dive into money; to swim around in money.

scrooge-likeadj

Like a scrooge in being miserly, tight-fisted, and a kill-joy.

Scroogeanadj

Alternative form of Scroogian.

Scroogelikeadj

Like Ebenezer Scrooge; bad-tempered, selfish and miserly.

Scroogesqueadj

Resembling or characteristic of Ebenezer Scrooge; bad-tempered, selfish and miserly.

Scroogeyadj

Resembling or characteristic of Ebenezer Scrooge; bad-tempered, selfish and miserly.

Scroogianadj

Of or relating to Ebenezer Scrooge.

scroonchverb

to crouch

scroopverb

To produce the a harsh scraping, grating sound, as of friction.

scrophulariaceousadj

Of or relating to the family Scrophulariaceae of figworts.

scrophulousadj

Archaic form of scrofulous.

scrotnoun

A worthless or contemptible person.

scrotanoun

plural of scrotum (“sac of skin and muscle enclosing the male testicles in mammals”)

scrotaladj

Of or relating to the scrotum.

scrotalgianoun

Pain in the scrotum.

scrotallyadv

With respect to, or via, the scrotum.

scrotenoun

The scrotum.

scrotectomynoun

The complete or partial removal of the scrotum.

scrotiformadj

Shaped like a scrotum, or two paired bags.

scrotitisnoun

inflammation of the scrotum

scrotocelenoun

A rupture or hernia in the scrotum.

scrotofemoraladj

Relating to the scrotum and femur.

scrotoplastynoun

Plastic surgery to construct or repair the scrotum.

scrottyadj

grotty; dirty; unpleasant

scrotumnoun

The sac of skin and muscle that contains the testicles in most placental (boreoeutherian) mammals.

scrotum frognoun

Synonym of Titicaca water frog.

scrotumedadj

Having a (specified kind of) scrotum.

scrougeverb

To crowd; to squeeze.

scrougernoun

Something large; a whopper.

scroungeverb

To hunt about, especially for something of nominal value; to scavenge or glean.

scrounge outverb

To scrounge (something of minimal value); to barely survive or succeed.

scrounge upverb

To seek or find despite a lack of apparent resources or availability.

scroungernoun

One who scrounges.

scrounginessnoun

The quality of being scroungy.

scroungingnoun

The act of one who scrounges.

scroungyadj

dirty or shabby

scrownoun

scroll

scrowgeverb

To encroach on the space of another.

scrowlverb

To cook (pilchards) on a gridiron.

scrowlernoun

A pilchard cooked by scrowling.

scroylenoun

A mean person; a wretch.

scrubadj

Mean; dirty; contemptible; scrubby.

scrub brushnoun

Alternative form of scrubbing brush.

scrub bullnoun

A bull living in (or bred in) the wild; a feral bull in the outback.

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 161. 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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