English Words: S

6,566 words · Page 26 of 132

secedeverb

To split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation.

secessionnoun

The act of seceding.

secessionistnoun

A person who secedes or supports secession from a political union or an alliance or organisation.

secludedadj

Hidden, isolated, remote.

seclusionnoun

The act of secluding, shutting out or keeping apart.

secondadj

Number-two; following after the first one with nothing between them. The ordinal number corresponding to the cardinal number two.

secondarilyadv

In a secondary manner or degree.

secondaryadj

Next in order to the first or primary; of second place in origin, rank, etc.

secondedverb

simple past and past participle of second

secondhandadj

Not new; previously owned and used by another.

secondingnoun

The agreement of a second person to an initial proposal or motion.

secondlyadv

In the second place.

secondmentnoun

The process or state of being seconded, the temporary transfer of a person from their normal duty to another assignment.

secondsnoun

plural of second

secrecynoun

Concealment; the condition of being secret or hidden.

secretnoun

A piece of knowledge that is hidden and intended to be kept hidden.

secretarialadj

Pertaining to a secretary.

secretariatnoun

The office or department of a government secretary.

secretarynoun

A person who keeps records, takes notes and handles general clerical work.

secreteadj

Separated.

secretedverb

simple past and past participle of secret

secretesverb

third-person singular simple present indicative of secrete

secretingverb

present participle and gerund of secret

secretionnoun

Any substance that is secreted by an organism.

secretiveadj

Having an inclination to secrecy.

secretlyadv

In secret, covertly.

secretoryadj

Of, pertaining to, or used in secretion.

secretsnoun

plural of secret

secsnoun

plural of sec; seconds

sectnoun

An offshoot of a larger religion or denomination.

sectarianadj

Of, relating to, or partial to a sect.

sectarianismnoun

Rigid adherence to a particular sect, denomination, ideology, or party.

sectionnoun

A cutting; a part cut out from the rest of something.

sectionaladj

Relating to a section.

sectioningnoun

A division into sections.

sectornoun

A section.

sectoraladj

Of or pertaining to a sector (all senses).

sectsnoun

plural of sect

secularadj

Not specifically religious; lay or civil, as opposed to clerical.

secularismnoun

Neutrality towards all religions.

secularistnoun

A person who believes in or supports secularism.

secularizationnoun

The transformation of a society from close identification with religious values and institutions toward non-religious (or "irreligious") values and secular institutions.

Secunderabadname

The twin city of Hyderabad in the Indian state of Telangana.

secundumprep

according to

secureadj

Free from attack or danger; protected.

securedverb

simple past and past participle of secure

securelyadv

In a secure manner; without fear or apprehension; without danger.

securingverb

present participle and gerund of secure

securitiesnoun

plural of security

securitizationnoun

The fact or process of securitizing assets; the conversion of loans into securities, usually in order to sell them on to other investors.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English alphabetical index for the letter S contains 6,566 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 132 pages, and you are currently viewing page 26. 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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