English Words: S

6,566 words · Page 28 of 132

seemsverb

third-person singular simple present indicative of seem

seenverb

past participle of see

seepverb

To ooze or pass slowly through pores or other small openings, and in overly small quantities; said of liquids, etc.

seepagenoun

The process by which something, especially a liquid, leaks through a porous substance; the process of seeping. (Also used figuratively: the process of diffusing.)

seepingnoun

The act by which something seeps.

seernoun

One who foretells the future; a clairvoyant, prophet, soothsayer or diviner.

seersuckernoun

A thin, all-cotton fabric, commonly striped, used to make clothing for summer wear.

seesverb

third-person singular simple present indicative of see

seesawnoun

A structure composed of a plank, balanced in the middle, used as a game in which one person goes up as the other goes down.

seetheverb

Of a liquid or other substance, or a container holding it: to be boiled (vigorously); to become boiling hot.

seethingadj

Filled with unexpressed anger; in a state of being livid.

sefernoun

A book, especially a religious book.

segnoun

A man; warrior; hero.

Seganoun

Any of various video game consoles manufactured by Sega, a Japanese video game developer and publisher and manufacturer of arcade games and formerly of video game consoles.

Segalname

A surname from Hebrew.

Segelname

A surname from Hebrew.

segmentnoun

A length of some object.

segmentaladj

of, relating to, or constructed from segments

segmentationnoun

The act or an instance of dividing into segments.

segmentingverb

present participle and gerund of segment

Segovianame

A city in Castile and León, Spain.

segregateadj

Separate; select.

segregationnoun

The act of setting apart and organizing things based upon their characteristics.

segregationistnoun

A person who supports or believes in segregation.

segueverb

To move smoothly from one state or subject to another.

Seguinname

A surname from French.

Segundoname

A surname from Spanish.

Segwaynoun

A motorised vehicle for one person, ridden while standing, and having two wheels on one axle that balances itself using gyroscopes and tilt sensors.

sehadj

Drunk or inebriated, or appearing so; tipsy.

Sehgalname

A surname from Punjabi.

seinoun

A sei whale.

seidelnoun

A large beer mug or tankard, especially one with a lid.

seifnoun

A sand dune that elongates parallel to the prevailing wind.

Seifertname

A surname from German.

seigneurnoun

A feudal lord or noble in French contexts.

Seijiname

A male given name from Japanese.

seinenoun

A long net having floats attached at the top and sinkers (weights) at the bottom, used in shallow water for catching fish.

seinennoun

A kind of manga written for an older male audience, generally 18-30 years old (and older).

seinernoun

A fisherman who uses a seine to catch fish.

seismicadj

Related to, or caused by an earthquake or other vibration of the Earth.

seismicallyadv

In a seismic manner; with the qualities of an earthquake.

seismicitynoun

A measure or a degree of how seismic a region is or how prone it is to earthquakes.

seismologicaladj

Relating to seismology.

seismologynoun

The study of the vibration of the Earth's interior caused by natural and unnatural sources, such as earthquakes.

Seitzname

A surname.

SEIUname

Initialism of Service Employees International Union.

seizeverb

To deliberately take hold of; to grab or capture.

seizedverb

simple past and past participle of seize

seizingverb

present participle and gerund of seize

seizurenoun

The act of taking possession, as by force or right of law.

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 28. 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.