English Words: S

54,294 words · Page 290 of 1086

set one's hair on fireverb

To become wildly impassioned; to behave crazily.

set one's heart onverb

To desire with intensity and commitment, to earnestly long for.

set one's sightsverb

To give one's close attention to, especially as a goal, objective, or other object of special interest.

set one's watch backverb

To ponder or experience a past time.

set outverb

To explain something, or give exact details, usually in writing.

set out one's stallverb

To make publicly clear one's position with reference to a particular idea or philosophy, or what one can do.

set phasers tointj

Prepare to; commence (used with a following verb or noun)

set phrasenoun

An established expression whose wording is subject to little or no variation, and which may or may not be idiomatic.

set piecenoun

A piece of freestanding stage scenery.

set pulses racingverb

To excite, thrill.

set sailverb

To depart on a voyage by boat.

set sailsverb

Alternative form of set sail.

set shotnoun

A kick for goal after a free kick has been awarded to the kicker and play has stopped.

set sightsverb

Alternative form of set one's sights

set someone's teeth on edgeverb

To irritate or strike as unpleasant.

set squarenoun

A flat triangular piece of plastic or other material, having corners of precise angles, used in technical drawing

set store byverb

To believe that something is very necessary or important; to value highly.

set straightverb

To correct; to make right or true.

set the barverb

To set specific standards or expectations.

set the paceverb

To establish the speed for a group to move at, for example in a race.

set the sceneverb

To prepare for something by providing a background, a description, etc.

set the stageverb

To prepare; to establish the basis or required conditions.

set the tableverb

To arrange plates, etc. for a meal.

set the Thames on fireverb

To achieve something amazing but to a nearly-impossible degree; to do something which brings great public acclaim.

set the toneverb

Create the emotional quality to be expected for something.

set the world ablazeverb

Alternative form of set the world on fire.

set the world aflameverb

Alternative form of set the world on fire.

set the world alightverb

Alternative form of set the world on fire.

set the world on fireverb

To do something remarkable or sensational.

set the world to rightsverb

To talk about improving the world.

set theorynoun

The mathematical theory of sets.

set to workverb

To begin working.

set upverb

To make ready for use.

set up one's restverb

To have a settled determination.

set up shopverb

To physically arrange a shop or workplace.

set up someone's birseverb

To make someone angry.

set uponverb

To attack someone.

set withverb

To accept, handle or agree with (something).

set-and-forgetadj

Of a device setting, a strategy, etc.: configured a certain way and then left without further attention.

set-asidenoun

Something (especially money) that is set aside for a specific purpose.

set-builder notationnoun

A mathematical notation for describing a set by specifying the properties that its members must satisfy.

set-jettingnoun

The practice of travelling to real-world locations featured as filming sites in movies, television shows, or other media.

set-stitchedadj

Stitched according to a formal pattern.

set-theoreticadj

Of, relating to or using set theory.

set-theoreticallyadv

Alternative spelling of set theoretically.

set-tonoun

A fight.

setanoun

A bristle or hair.

setaceousadj

Of, relating to, or resembling a seta or bristle; bristly.

setaceouslyadv

In a setaceous manner.

setaenoun

plural of seta

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 290. 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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