English Words: S

54,294 words · Page 250 of 1086

semirantnoun

A mild or brief rant.

semirareadj

Somewhat rare.

semirationaladj

Partly rational; employing a certain amount of reasoning.

semirawadj

Partly raw; not yet fully processed.

semirealismnoun

A semirealistic approach in art, philosophy, etc.; partial realism.

semirealisticadj

Partly realistic.

semirealisticallyadv

In a semirealistic manner.

semirealitynoun

Something not quite real, having a partial resemblance to reality.

semireasonableadj

Somewhat or partially reasonable.

semirecentadj

Somewhat recent; neither very recent nor very long ago.

semirecessiveadj

Partially recessive

Semirechyename

An oblast (province) of the Russian Empire corresponding to most of present-day southeastern Kazakhstan and northeastern Kyrgyzstan.

semireclinedadj

Somewhat reclined.

semireconditeadj

Somewhat or partly recondite.

semirecumbentadj

Half lying down, half sitting

semiredadj

Being or relating to a form of red brass of lower quality.

semireductionnoun

A partial reduction, especially of an alkyne to an alkene

semiredundantadj

Partially redundant

semirefinedadj

partially refined.

semireflectiveadj

Partially reflective

semireflexadj

Of an action: performed involuntarily, but not entirely independent of the will.

semireformedadj

Reformed to a certain degree.

semiregularadj

Somewhat regular; occasional.

semiregularitynoun

The quality of being semiregular.

semiregularlyadv

In a semiregular manner.

semiregulatedadj

Partly regulated

semirelatedadj

Related to a certain extent or in a certain way.

semirelativisticadj

Partially relativistic

semireliableadj

Partly or somewhat reliable; having a fair degree of reliability.

semireligiousadj

Somewhat religious.

semireniformadj

Somewhat or partly reniform.

semiresinousadj

Somewhat or partly resinous.

semirespectabilitynoun

The quality of being semirespectable.

semirespectableadj

Somewhat or partly respectable.

semiresponsibleadj

Somewhat or partially responsible.

semireticulateadj

Somewhat or partially reticulate.

semireticulatedadj

Somewhat or partially reticulated.

semiretiredadj

Partially retired; working part time, or not yet receiving pension benefits nor drawing down retirement savings.

semiretirementnoun

A state of partial retirement, working only part-time or occasionally

semiretractileadj

retractile to some extent

semirevealingadj

Somewhat revealing.

semirevoluteadj

Somewhat or partially revolute.

semirichadj

Partly rich.

semirigidnoun

An airship or dirigible which maintains its shape using a combination of internal pressure and a rigid structural framework.

semirigiditynoun

The condition of being semirigid

semirigidlyadv

In a semirigid manner

semiringnoun

An algebraic structure similar to a ring, but without the requirement that each element must have an additive inverse.

semiriparianadj

that is partially riparian

semiripeadj

Somewhat or partially ripe.

semiripenessnoun

The state or quality of being semiripe.

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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 250. 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.