English Words: S

54,294 words · Page 234 of 1086

semiconsciousadj

Neither fully conscious nor unconscious, partially aware but confused or distracted.

semiconsciouslyadv

With only partial consciousness.

semiconsciousnessnoun

The state or quality of being semiconscious, neither unconscious nor fully aware

semiconsensualadj

partially consensual

semiconservativeadj

Somewhat politically conservative.

semiconservativelyadv

In a semiconservative fashion.

semiconservedadj

Partially conserved

semiconsolidatedadj

Partly consolidated.

semiconsonantnoun

A semivowel.

semiconsonantaladj

Of or pertaining to a semiconsonant.

semiconspicuousadj

Half or partly conspicuous.

semiconstitutionaladj

Of a monarch: having a significant role whilst their powers are limited by a constitution.

semiconstrainedadj

Partially constrained.

semiconstructedadj

Partially constructed.

semicontactadj

Being or relating to a contact sport where only limited physical force is used.

semicontiguousadj

Partially contiguous

semicontinentaladj

Partially continental

semicontinuitynoun

The condition of being semicontinuous

semicontinuousadj

(of a function) That it is continuous almost everywhere, except at certain points at which it is either upper semi-continuous or lower semi-continuous.

semicontinuouslyadv

In a semicontinuous manner

semicontrolledadj

Under a certain amount of control.

semicontroversialadj

Causing some controversy, but not enough to be considered controversial.

semiconvectionnoun

Partial convection that achieves thermal stability without complete mixing

semiconvectiveadj

Partially convective

semiconvergencenoun

The property of being semiconvergent.

semiconvergentnoun

A kind of fraction. If (h_n-1)/(k_n-1), (h_n)/(k_n) are successive convergents, then any fraction of the form (h_n-1+ah_n)/(k_n-1+ak_n), where a is a nonnegative integer and the numerators and denominators are between the n and n+1 terms inclusive, is a semiconvergent.

semiconvertibleadj

Having a retractable textile roof.

semiconvexadj

Having the property that for every compact subset of the domain, there exists a constant C such that f(x) + ½C|x|² is convex on the subset.

semicopulanoun

A word having a similar function to a copula, such as feel or seem in English.

semicordateadj

Somewhat or partially cordate.

semicordiformadj

Somewhat or halfway cordiform.

semicoriaceousadj

Somewhat or partly coriaceous.

semicorneousadj

Partly horny.

semicoronateadj

Having the form of a semicoronet.

semicoronatedadj

Alternative form of semicoronate.

semicoronetnoun

A line of spines half surrounding a part.

semicoroutinenoun

A type of coroutine with limited control over its execution flow that can yield values multiple times, suspending its execution and allowing the caller to resume it later. However, unlike full coroutines, semicoroutines do not specify where the execution will continue after yielding; control is always returned to the caller.

semicovariantnoun

A covariant form of a cumulant

semicoveredadj

Partially covered.

semicoveringnoun

A projection that has the property that for any projection onto its image, it is possible to find a corresponding projection onto its domain such that locally constant regions about a point projected onto the image have locally constant images in the domain.

semicoveringsnoun

plural of semicovering

semicovertadj

Somewhat or partly covert.

semicraspedodromousadj

craspedodromous but with one of the branches terminating at the margin, the other joining the superadjacent secondary vein

semicreativeadj

Somewhat creative.

semicrescentnoun

A half crescent.

semicriminaladj

Half or partly criminal.

semicrispadj

Somewhat or partly crisp.

semicriticaladj

Very important, but ranked below critical.

semicrouchnoun

A partial crouch.

semicrustaceousadj

partially crustaceous

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 234. 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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