English Words: S

54,294 words · Page 253 of 1086

semispiraladj

Somewhat or partially spiral.

semispontaneousadj

Partly spontaneous.

semisquarenoun

An aspect made by two planets when they are 45 degrees apart from each other.

semistabilitynoun

The condition of being semistable

semistableadj

Describing a form of elliptic curve having congruent roots

semistagedadj

Partially but not entirely staged; thus, partially improvised

semistagnationnoun

Partial stagnation.

semistandardadj

Of a Young tableau: having the entries weakly increasing along each row and strictly increasing down each column.

semistandardizedadj

Partially standardized

semistarnoun

A relatively minor celebrity who has not attained full stardom.

semistarvationnoun

A state of partial starvation.

semistarvedadj

Half-starved.

semistatenoun

A geopolitical region with some characteristics of a state.

semistaticadj

Pertaining to circuits or systems that combine elements of both static and dynamic design methodologies, often to optimize performance and reliability.

semistationaryadj

Allowing only a limited range of movement.

semisteelnoun

puddled steel

semisterileadj

Partially sterile

semisterilitynoun

The condition of being semisterile

semistratifiedadj

Somewhat or partly stratified.

semistriateadj

Somewhat or partly striate.

semistriatedadj

Alternative form of semistriate.

semistrictadj

Having some, but not all, characteristics of a strict system, category etc.

semistrongadj

Of or relating to a form of the Efficient-market hypothesis that implies that share prices adjust to publicly available new information very rapidly and in an unbiased fashion, such that no excess returns can be earned by trading on that information.

semistructuraladj

Partially structural

semistructuredadj

Partially structured; having a certain degree of structure.

semistupidadj

Somewhat or partially stupid.

semistuporousadj

Somewhat or partly stuporous.

semisubnoun

A semisubmersible.

semisubjectiveadj

Partially subjective.

semisubmergedadj

Partially submerged.

semisubmersiblenoun

A specialised marine vessel with good stability and seakeeping characteristics, often used in offshore roles such as oil drilling.

semisubterraneanadj

Partially subterranean.

semisuburbanadj

Somewhat or partially suburban.

semisuccessnoun

Partial success.

semisuccessfuladj

Somewhat or partly successful.

semisucculentadj

Somewhat or partially succulent.

semisuffixnoun

Synonym of suffixoid.

semisumnoun

half the result of an addition

semisunnyadj

Somewhat sunny; having a certain amount of exposure to the sun.

semisupercentenariannoun

A person between 105 and 109 years old.

semisupernaturaladj

Half or partly supernatural.

semisupervisedadj

Under a limited amount of supervision.

semisupervisionnoun

A limited amount of supervision.

semisupinatedadj

In a position between supination and pronation.

semisupinationnoun

The position of the forearm wherein the thumb is pointing upwards.

semisupineadj

Positioned so that the upper body is tilted (at 45° or variations) and not horizontal.

semisuppressiveadj

Partially suppressive

semisweetadj

Partially sweet or sweetened, but having a distinct bitter component.

semisweet chocolatenoun

Chocolate with a cocoa content greater than that of milk chocolate and lower than that of dark chocolate.

semisweetlyadv

In a somewhat sweet manner, but with an element of asperity.

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 253. 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.