English Words: S

54,294 words · Page 254 of 1086

semisweetnessnoun

the state or quality of being semisweet.

semisyllabarynoun

A writing system that uses a combined alphabet and syllabary.

semisyllabicadj

Relating to a semisyllabary.

semisyllablenoun

A minor syllable.

semisymmetricadj

edge-transitive but not vertex-transitive

semisymmetrizationnoun

The act or process of making semisymmetric

semisynchronisationnoun

Partial synchronisation

semisynchronizedadj

Partially synchronized

semisynchronizingadj

Partially synchronizing

semisynchronousadj

Partially synchronous

semisynthesisnoun

A type of chemical synthesis that uses compounds isolated from natural sources (such as plant material or bacterial cultures) as starting materials.

semisynthesizeverb

To synthesize partially, usually by incorporating natural components.

semisyntheticadj

synthesized by chemically modifying a natural material

semisyntheticallyadv

In a semisynthetic way; by means of semisynthesis.

semisystematicadj

Describing a name, part of which is systematic and part of which is trivial

semisystematicallyadv

In a semisystematic manner.

semitanoun

A fasciole of a spatangoid sea urchin.

semitalentedadj

Having a certain amount of talent.

semitangentnoun

The tangent of half an arc.

semitariannoun

semi-vegetarian, a person who is sometimes vegetarian

semitastefuladj

Somewhat tasteful; having only a certain amount of taste.

semitauonicadj

Partially composed of tauons.

semitaurnoun

A mythical beast, half man, half bull.

Semitenoun

A member of a modern people that speak a Semitic language.

semitechnicaladj

Partially or somewhat technical.

semitendinousadj

Relating to the semitendinosus muscle; tendinous for half its length.

semitereteadj

Half terete; rounded on one side but flat on the other.

semiterrestrialadj

partly terrestrial, living sometimes on land

semitertianadj

Having a paroxysm every day, and a second stronger one every two days

semithalloidadj

somewhat thalloid

semitheatricaladj

Having some elements of theatre.

semitheologicaladj

Somewhat or partly theological.

semithickadj

Neither thin nor very thick; of limited thickness.

semithinadj

somewhat thin

Semiticadj

Of or pertaining to a subdivision of Afroasiatic Semitic languages: Amharic, Arabic, Aramaic, Syriac, Akkadian, Hebrew, Maltese, Tigrigna, Phoenician etc.

Semiticallyadv

In a Semitic manner.

Semiticismnoun

Synonym of Semitism.

Semiticistnoun

Synonym of Semitist.

Semiticizeverb

To make Semitic.

Semiticnessnoun

The quality or state of being Semitic.

Semitismnoun

A word or phrase (construction or idiom) typical of or influenced by a Semitic language such as Arabic, Aramaic or Hebrew.

Semitistnoun

someone who studies the history, languages and cultures of the Semitic peoples

Semitizationnoun

The process of a language becoming increasingly like the Semitic languages.

Semitizeverb

To make Semitic as to language or culture.

Semitologicaladj

Of or relating to Semitology.

Semitologynoun

The academic field dedicated to the studies of Semitic languages and literatures and the history of the Semitic-speaking peoples.

semitonaladj

Relating to semitones.

semitonallyadv

In a semitonal manner.

semitonenoun

An interval between adjacent notes in a chromatic scale.

semitonicadj

Of or pertaining to a semitone.

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 254. 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.