English Words: S

6,566 words · Page 30 of 132

Selwynname

A surname transferred from the given name.

semnoun

Clipping of seminary.

semanticadj

Of or relating to semantics or the meanings of words.

semanticallyadv

In the manner of or referring to semantics.

semanticsnoun

A branch of linguistics studying the meaning of words.

semaphorenoun

Any equipment used for visual signalling by means of flags, lights, or mechanically moving arms, which are used to represent letters of the alphabet, or words.

semblancenoun

The outward appearance or form of a person or thing.

semenoun

Anything which serves for any purpose as a substitute for an object of which it is, in some sense, a representation, sign, or symbol.

semennoun

A sticky, milky fluid produced in male reproductive organs that contains the reproductive cells.

semesternoun

Half of a school year (US) or academic year such as autumn or spring semester.

seminoun

A semi-detached house.

semiannualadj

Biannual: occurring twice a year

semiaridadj

Somewhat arid, receiving little rainfall but more than an arid area would. Typically defined as 25 to 50 cm or 10 to 20 inches of rainfall annually.

semiautomaticadj

Alternative spelling of semi-automatic.

semicirclenoun

A half of a circle.

semicircularadj

In the shape of half of a circle or a semicircle.

semicolonnoun

The punctuation mark ;.

semiconductingadj

That has the characteristics of a semiconductor

semiconductornoun

A substance with electrical properties intermediate between a good conductor and a good insulator.

semifinalnoun

A playoff in the round with only four players or teams left, the stage before the final.

semifinalistnoun

A person who competes in the semifinals, the winner of which goes on to compete in the finals.

semigroupnoun

Any set for which there is a binary operation that is closed and associative.

seminaladj

Of or relating to seed or semen.

seminarnoun

A class held for advanced studies in which students meet regularly to discuss original research, under the guidance of a professor.

seminariannoun

Someone who studies at a seminary.

seminarynoun

A theological school for the training of rabbis, priests, or ministers.

Seminolenoun

Any member of a Native American people formed in the eighteenth century, now residing primarily in Florida and Oklahoma.

semioticadj

Of or relating to semiotics or to semantics.

semioticsnoun

The study of signs and symbols, especially as means of language or communication.

semisnoun

plural of semi

Semitenoun

A member of a modern people that speak a Semitic language.

Semiticadj

Of or pertaining to a subdivision of Afroasiatic Semitic languages: Amharic, Arabic, Aramaic, Syriac, Akkadian, Hebrew, Maltese, Tigrigna, Phoenician etc.

Semitismnoun

A word or phrase (construction or idiom) typical of or influenced by a Semitic language such as Arabic, Aramaic or Hebrew.

semolinanoun

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

sempleadj

simple; low-born; of mean birth.

sempreadv

always, still; maintaining the same style

semtexnoun

A highly malleable general-purpose plastic explosive.

sennoun

Self.

senatenoun

In some bicameral legislative systems, the upper house or chamber.

senatornoun

A member, normally elected, in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate, as, for instance, the legislatures of the United States and Canada.

senatorialadj

Relating to a senator.

senatorsnoun

plural of senator

sencenoun

Archaic form of sense.

sendverb

To make something (such as an object or message) go from one place to another (or to someone).

Sendainame

The capital city of Miyagi Prefecture, in northern Honshu, Japan.

sendernoun

Someone who sends.

sendingverb

present participle and gerund of send

sendoffnoun

A demonstration of affection and well-wishing to someone leaving a place or group to begin a new undertaking; a farewell.

sendsverb

third-person singular simple present indicative of send

senenoun

Senna.

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 30. 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.