English Words: S

54,294 words · Page 239 of 1086

Half bent.

semiflexibilitynoun

The condition of being semiflexible

semiflexibleadj

Partially flexible (and partially rigid)

Synonym of semiflexible.

semiflexionnoun

A posture halfway between flexion and extension.

semiflightlessadj

Having very limited flying ability.

Maize or corn that is a hybrid where one parent species is flint and the other has a soft outer hull.

A floret, or floscule, with its corolla lengthened into a strap-shaped petal.

semifloscularadj

semiflosculous

semiflosculenoun

Synonym of semifloret.

semiflosculousadj

Having all the florets ligulate, as in the dandelion.

A form of matrix annuler in a Petri net.

semifluencynoun

Partial fluency.

Somewhat or partially fluent.

Having properties intermediate between liquids and solids

semifluiditynoun

The quality of being semifluid.

semifluorinatedadj

Partially fluorinated

semiforbiddenadj

Partially forbidden

To force a partner's hand conditionally

Somewhat or partly foreign.

A partial or imperfect form.

Somewhat formal.

semiformalitynoun

The quality of being semiformal.

semiformalizationnoun

The process of making something semiformal.

semiformallyadv

In a semiformal manner.

Half or partly formed.

semifortifiedadj

Partially or somewhat fortified.

semifossilized

semifossilizedadj

Partly fossilized.

semifossorialadj

Partly or sometimes fossorial.

Partially fractal

Somewhat or partly frantic.

plural of semifreddo

Any of various desserts eaten cold but not frozen, having egg yolks, sugar and cream as main ingredients.

Partially free (in various meanings, including in mathematics, characterizing software, etc).

semifrequentadj

Moderately frequent.

Somewhat or partly friable.

A friendly acquaintance; a person with whom one has cordial relations but who is not truly a friend

Half or partially frozen.

semifunctionaladj

Partly functional.

Alternative form of semi-funny.

Half-melted.

semifusinitenoun

A maceral having some properties similar to fusinite

A historic region in southern Latvia.

semigelatinousadj

Somewhat or partly gelatinous.

Made in the United States but using a protected designation, so that the region of manufacture must be included in the name.

Slightly glazed; covered by a thin gloss.

Partially global

semiglobalizationnoun

Partial globalization.

semiglobalizedadj

Partly globalized.

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 239. 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.