English Words: S

54,294 words · Page 165 of 1086

scufflyadj

Resembling or characteristic of a scuffle.

scuffyadj

Scuffed; shabby; having lost its original fresh or new appearance.

scuftnoun

scruff; nape of the neck

scufternoun

A policeman.

scugnoun

Shade, shadow.

scuggerynoun

Dishonest behaviour; criminal conduct; villainy

Scukaname

A surname.

sculdverb

To accuse (someone) of wrongdoing, especially under the procedure known as sculding.

Sculdername

The ship of characters Dana Scully and Fox Mulder from the television series The X-Files.

sculdudderynoun

Grossness; bawdiness; obscenity.

sculduggerynoun

Alternative spelling of skulduggery.

sculkverb

Alternative spelling of skulk.

scullnoun

A single oar mounted at the stern of a boat and moved from side to side to propel the boat forward.

Scullardname

A surname.

scullcapnoun

Archaic form of skullcap.

scullduggerynoun

Alternative spelling of skulduggery.

scullernoun

One who sculls; an athlete who participates in sculling races.

scullerynoun

A small room, next to a kitchen, where washing up and other domestic chores are done.

scullery-maidnoun

Alternative form of scullery maid.

scullerymaidnoun

Alternative form of scullery maid.

scullerymannoun

A male domestic servant, of lowest status, whose job is to wash dishes and do other menial chores.

Sculleyname

A surname.

scullionnoun

A servant from the lower classes.

scullionishadj

scullionly

scullionizeverb

To work as a scullion, cleaning dishes etc.

scullionlyadj

Like a scullion; low class or vulgar.

scullionshipnoun

The condition of being a scullion.

Scullyname

A surname from Irish.

Scullyangstnoun

Emotional distress experienced by the character Dana Scully.

Scullyficnoun

A fanfic in which Dana Scully, of the The X-Files television series, is the protagonist.

Scullyslashnoun

Fan fiction featuring Dana Scully in a romantic and/or sexual relationship with another woman.

sculpverb

To sculpture; to carve or engrave.

sculpinnoun

A small fish of the family Cottidae, usually lacking scales. Often found on river bottoms and in tidal pools.

sculpsitnoun

An inscription indicating the identity of the person who created a sculpture.

sculptverb

To form by sculpture.

sculptabilitynoun

The quality of being sculptable.

sculptableadj

Capable of being sculpted.

sculptedadj

Well shaped, as a good sculpture is.

sculptileadj

Formed by carving; graven.

sculptingnoun

The act or product of one who sculpts; sculpture.

sculptornoun

A person who sculpts; an artist who produces sculpture.

sculptressnoun

A female sculptor.

sculptricesnoun

plural of sculptrix

sculptrixnoun

A woman who sculpts; a female sculptor; a sculptress.

sculpturableadj

Capable of, or suitable for, being sculpted.

sculpturaladj

Of, pertaining to, or having characteristics of sculpture.

sculpturallyadv

In terms of, or by means of, sculpture

sculpturenoun

A three-dimensional work of art created by shaping malleable objects and letting them harden or by chipping away pieces from a rock (sculpting).

sculpturedadj

Made like a sculpture.

sculptured paintingnoun

A painting in which materials are used to add relief in a third dimension.

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 165. 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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