English Words: S

54,294 words · Page 226 of 1086

semelparouslyadv

By means of semelparity

semelparousnessnoun

The fact or state of being semelparous.

sememenoun

The smallest unit of meaning; especially, the meaning expressed by a morpheme.

sememicadj

Relating to sememes.

sememicallyadv

In a sememic way; with respect to sememes.

semennoun

A sticky, milky fluid produced in male reproductive organs that contains the reproductive cells.

semen demonnoun

A child; a brat.

semen virilenoun

semen

semenarchenoun

Synonym of spermarche.

semencinenoun

santonica

Semeniukname

A surname in Ukrainian, Семенюк (Semenjuk).

Semenivkaname

A city, the administrative centre of Semenivka urban hromada, Novhorod-Siverskyi Raion, Chernihiv Oblast, Ukraine, founded in 1680.

semenlikeadj

Resembling or characteristic of semen.

semenogelinnoun

Any of a group of proteins that form a gel matrix that encases ejaculated spermatozoa

semenogramnoun

An analysis of a patient's semen, including volume, pH, colour, taste, general appearance, spermatozoid concentration, motility and morphology

semenologistnoun

A physician working in reproductive medicine who specializes in the study of semen.

semenologynoun

The analysis of semen.

semenyadj

Similar to, or reminiscent of, semen.

semesnoun

plural of seme

semeseadj

Half-eaten.

semesternoun

Half of a school year (US) or academic year such as autumn or spring semester.

semesteredadj

Operating as a semester school.

semesteringnoun

Operation as a semester school.

semesterisationnoun

The division of the academic year into (typically two) semesters with exams after each, as opposed to (typically three) terms with exams only after the final term of the year

semesterlyadj

Occurring every semester.

semestraladj

Synonym of biannual (“half-yearly”).

Semeyname

A city on the Irtysh in east Kazakhstan.

seminoun

A semi-detached house.

semi rignoun

A tractor-trailer

semi trucknoun

An 18-wheeler.

semi-&litnoun

An extended definition clue, especially one in which the definition is only a word such as this or who that cannot define the answer alone.

semi-acousticadj

Modified with a wholly or partially hollow soundbox, producing a sound similar to but different than a normal acoustic version of the same instrument.

semi-activeadj

Partially active

semi-affordableadj

Alternative form of semiaffordable.

semi-algorithmnoun

A step-by-step procedure, like an algorithm, but which is not guaranteed to halt on all inputs.

semi-alphabetnoun

Synonym of semisyllabary.

semi-angryadj

Somewhat or partially angry.

semi-annuallyadv

Occurring twice yearly; biannually.

semi-apenoun

A hypothetical organism intermediate between human and ape.

Semi-Ariannoun

A member of the Semi-Arianism movement.

Semi-Arianismnoun

A fourth-century-CE Trinitarian heresy in the Christian church, claiming that the Son was "like" the Father but not of the same substance (homoiousian).

semi-aridadj

Alternative form of semiarid.

semi-automaticadj

Partially automatic.

semi-automaticallyadv

In a semi-automatic manner

semi-autonomousadj

Alternative spelling of semiautonomous.

semi-autonomouslyadj

Alternative spelling of semiautonomously.

Semi-Bantunoun

An ethnolinguistic grouping of inhabitants of the Western grassfields of Cameroon whose languages share certain characteristics with the Bantu language family.

semi-bluffnoun

A type of bluff where the bluffer believes that the bluff has some chance of immediate success and also that they have some chance of improving their hand to win at a showdown.

semi-boarding schoolnoun

A school that provides board and lodging to some students, but allows others to attend during the day only, like a day school.

semi-calquenoun

Synonym of partial calque.

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 226. 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.