English Words: S

54,294 words · Page 256 of 1086

semivariableadj

Comprising both a fixed cost and a variable cost.

semivariancenoun

A measure of the dispersion of those values that fall below the mean or target value of a data set

semivariationnoun

Variation that only considers certain parts of a function or a stochastic process, typically focusing on only the positive or only the negative changes rather than all changes.

semivariogramnoun

A function of the spatial dependence of semivariance; a graph of this function.

semivegetariannoun

One who does not eat certain kinds of flesh (often red meat).

semivegetarianismnoun

The practice of being semivegetarian.

semiverbatimadj

Partially or approximately verbatim.

semiverticillateadj

Partially verticillate.

semiviabilitynoun

The quality of being semiviable.

semiviableadj

Partially viable

semiviraladj

Partially viral (of or relating to a biological virus).

semivirginadj

Almost pristine or untouched.

semivirtualadj

Of a workplace or other relationship: taking place largely online but occasionally face to face.

semiviscidadj

Partly or somewhat viscid.

semiviscousadj

Partly or somewhat viscous.

semivisibleadj

Only partly visible.

semivitreousadj

Partially vitreous.

semivitrificationnoun

Partial vitrification.

semivitrifiedadj

Partially or imperfectly vitrified; partially converted into glass.

semivocaladj

Of or relating to a semivowel.

semivocalicadj

Of or pertaining to a semivowel.

semivolatileadj

Partially volatile

semivoltineadj

Less than univoltine; having a brood or generation less often than once per year.

semivoluntaryadj

Partly voluntary.

semivowelnoun

A sound in speech which has some qualities of a consonant and some qualities of a vowel.

semiwakingadj

Half-awake.

semiwateradj

Of or relating to a mixture of water gas and producer gas made by passing a mixture of air and steam through heated coke.

semiwavenoun

Half of a wave.

semiwavelessadj

Having a small number of waves.

semiweakadj

Producing only two different subkeys.

semiweeklyadj

Alternative spelling of semi-weekly.

semiwetadj

Partially wet.

semiwhispernoun

A low voice close to a whisper.

semiwildadj

Partly wild.

semiwildcatadj

Relating to oil exploration in new areas that are close to established drilling sites.

semiwoodyadj

Somewhat or partly woody.

semiwordnoun

The initial or final constituent of compounds that cannot occur outside the domain of compounds, i.e., they are not freely combinable with words or phrases into syntactic constituents, but can undergo coordination reduction in both directions.

semiyearnoun

Half of a year; a period of six months.

semiyearlyadv

semiannually

semizygousadj

Synonym of hemizygous.

Semjongname

A gewog of Tsirang District, Bhutan.

semlanoun

A pastry with a cream and almond paste filling, traditionally eaten on Shrove Tuesday in Sweden, Finland and Estonia.

Semmeringname

A town in Lower Austria, Austria.

Semmesname

A surname.

Semnanname

A city in Iran, the seat of Semnan County's Central District and the capital of Semnan Province.

semnoderidadj

Relating to any kinorhynch of the family Semnoderidae

semolanoun

semolina

semolexemenoun

A combination of one or more semons that has a lexeme as a realization.

semolinanoun

Coarse grains produced at an intermediate stage of wheat flour milling.

semolinonoun

Archaic form of semolina.

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 256. 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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