English Words: S

54,294 words · Page 223 of 1086

Sellick manoeuvrenoun

A technique used to reduce the risk of regurgitation by applying pressure to the cricoid cartilage at the neck, thus occluding the esophagus which passes directly behind it.

selligueain Anoun

An A-type proanthocyanidin trimer of the propelargonidin type, found in the rhizome of the fern Selliguea feei, with sweetener properties.

sellingnoun

Action of the verb to sell.

selling onnoun

The act of selling something previously purchased.

selling platernoun

A horse that competes in a selling race.

selling pointnoun

The property or characteristic of a good that most attracts purchasers.

Sellingername

A surname.

sellinglyadv

So as to sell something; with success in sales.

sellingsnoun

plural of selling

Sellittoname

A surname from Italian.

Sellnername

A surname from German.

sellonoun

sellotape.

selloffnoun

Alternative spelling of sell-off.

sellotapenoun

Adhesive tape.

selloutnoun

An action in which principles are compromised for personal gain.

sellsverb

third-person singular simple present indicative of sell

sellswordnoun

A mercenary.

Sellwoodname

A surname.

sellyadj

Rare; wonderful; admirable

Selly Oakname

An industrial and residential area in Birmingham, West Midlands, England (OS grid ref SP0482).

Selmaname

A female given name.

selma'onoun

A set of cmavo (“structure words/particles”) which are grammatically interchangeable; a "part of speech" used in defining Lojban's formal grammar.

Selmaniname

A surname from Arabic or Albanian.

selmeliernoun

An expert in the use and selection of different types of salts.

Selmer guitarnoun

A kind of acoustic guitar of French origin, used in the early to mid-20th century.

Selnername

A surname from German.

selonoun

A village, in various Slavic regions.

selonenoun

any compound of general formula R₂C=Se, the selenium analogs of ketones

Selonianame

A cultural region in southern Latvia encompassing the eastern part of Semigallia.

Selonianadj

Of or relating to Selonia in Latvia.

Selovername

A surname from Dutch.

Selsdonname

A suburban area in the borough of Croydon, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3562).

Selseyname

A coastal town and civil parish with a town council in Chichester district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref SZ8593).

Selsorname

A surname from German.

selsovietnoun

A rural council, a level of administration in the Soviet Union and (some federal subjects of) modern Russia.

selsynnoun

A synchro whose currents are used directly to drive a receiver synchro that rotates in unison with the synchro transmitter.

seltzernoun

Ellipsis of seltzer water.

seltzer waternoun

A beverage or ingredient thereof, consisting of plain carbonated water; often for use in mixing with alcohol, cordials, and juices.

seltzeritanoun

A margarita cocktail with seltzer water or hard seltzer added.

seltzertininoun

A martini cocktail with seltzer water or hard seltzer added.

seltzogenenoun

A gasogene.

selvanoun

Heavily forested ground in the Amazon basin.

selvagenoun

The edge of a woven fabric, where the weft (side-to-side) threads run around the warp (top to bottom) threads, creating a finished edge.

selvageenoun

A skein or hank of rope yarns wound round with yarns or marline, used for stoppers, straps, etc.

Selvaggioname

A surname from Italian.

Selvarajname

A surname from Tamil.

selvaticadj

Alternative spelling of sylvatic.

selveverb

To become or cause to become a unique self.

Selveyname

A surname.

Selvidgename

A surname.

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 223. 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.