English Words: S

54,294 words · Page 166 of 1086

sculptured tortoisenoun

wood turtle

sculpturelikeadj

Resembling or characteristic of a sculpture.

sculpturernoun

A sculptor.

sculpturesqueadj

Like or suggesting sculpture: shapely, statuelike, etc.

sculpturesquelyadv

In a sculpturesque manner.

sculpturesquenessnoun

The quality of being sculpturesque.

sculpturingnoun

The act or product of one who sculpts; sculpture.

sculpturistnoun

A maker of sculptures.

scumnoun

A layer of impurities that accumulates at the surface of a liquid (especially molten metal or water).

scum of the earthnoun

An undesirable individual; the worst type of person or people.

scum-riddenadj

dominated or plagued by scum.

scumbagnoun

A condom.

scumbaggerynoun

The behaviour of a scumbag.

scumbagginessnoun

The condition or quality of being a scumbag.

scumbaggyadj

Like a scumbag.

scumballadj

Sleazy, disreputable, or despicable.

scumbernoun

Dung; excrement.

scumbitchnoun

Synonym of scumbag (“despicable person”).

scumblenoun

An opaque kind of glaze (layer of paint).

scumblingnoun

An application of scumbling; an opaque glaze.

scumboardnoun

A partition in a sewage tank etc. to block the passage of floating solids.

scumbreathnoun

A term of abuse.

scumbrianoun

mackerel

scumbronoun

A men's fashion trend of the 2010s, based around a casual, messy look suggesting street cred.

scumbucketnoun

A sleazy, disreputable or despicable person; a lowlife.

scumbuttnoun

A term of abuse.

scumfacenoun

A term of abuse.

scumfucknoun

A term of abuse.

scumheadnoun

A term of abuse.

scumholenoun

A lousy, disreputable, or disgusting place.

scumlessadj

Free of scum.

scumlikeadj

Resembling scum; scummy.

scumlordnoun

A term of abuse.

scummernoun

An instrument for taking off scum.

scummilyadv

In a scummy manner.

scumminessnoun

The state or condition of being scummy.

scummingnoun

The accumulation of sticky ink on a plate.

scummishadj

Synonym of scummy.

scummyadj

Covered in scum.

scummy mummynoun

An unpleasant or unattractive mother.

Scumpianame

A village and commune of Fălești Raion, Moldova.

scumshitnoun

Term of abuse.

scumsuckernoun

A vile, detestable person.

scumsuckingadj

vile, detestable (used of a person)

scumwadnoun

Term of abuse

scumwarenoun

malware

scuncheonnoun

The portion of a wall exposed by an opening in a wall such as a window or door frame, when the window frame does not conceal the entire width of the wall.

scunderedadj

Fed up; not content, not satisfied.

Scunduname

A village and commune of Vâlcea County, Romania.

scungenoun

Muck, scum, dirt, dirtiness; also used attributively.

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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 166. 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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