English Words: S
54,294 words · Page 284 of 1086
One who is hired to perform regular household or other duties, and receives compensation. As opposed to a slave.
To win a set, or by extension a match, by holding serve (winning a game as the server).
A program that provides services to other programs or devices, either in the same computer or over a computer network.
A server-side directive in a certain scripting language used on the World Wide Web, allowing the contents of external files to be included at specified points within a web page.
A system in which the content of a website is generated on the server, before being sent to the browser.
Based on a cloud computing execution model in which the cloud provider allocates machine resources on demand.
A place where food is served, either the surface itself or the room; a food counter or canteen or cafeteria service area.
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 284. 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.