English Words: S

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shamanisticadj

Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of shamanism.

shamanisticallyadv

In a shamanistic manner.

shamanizeverb

To act as a shaman; to perform the work of a shaman.

shamanlikeadj

Like a shaman; shamanesque.

shamanlyadj

Of or relating to shamans.

shamanrynoun

The activities or craft of a shaman.

shamansnoun

plural of shaman

Shamashname

The sun god and god of justice in Babylonia and Assyria, corresponding to Sumerian Utu.

shamateurnoun

A sportsman or athlete who is officially an amateur but who makes money from playing, or who otherwise behaves as a professional.

shamateurismnoun

The fact or practice of being a shamateur; making money out of sports despite professing to be an amateur.

shambanoun

An area of cultivated ground; a plot of land, a small subsistence farm for growing crops and fruit-bearing trees, often including the dwelling of the farmer.

shamba boynoun

A man or boy employed to tend a garden; a gardener.

shambarnoun

A soup originating in Peru, made of wheat grains, fava beans, green peas, chickpeas and dry beans.

Shambhalaname

A mythical, mystic sacred realm in Tibetan Buddhism.

Shambhaviname

A female given name from Sanskrit used in India.

shambleverb

To walk while shuffling or dragging the feet.

shamblernoun

One who shambles.

shamblesnoun

A scene of great disorder or ruin.

shamblingverb

present participle and gerund of shamble

shamblinglyadv

With a shambling motion.

shamblyadj

Shambling; not coordinated or graceful; clumsy.

shambonoun

A style of music made by the Ovambo people of Namibia, influenced by reggae.

shambolicadj

Chaotic, disorganised or mismanaged.

shambolicallyadv

In a shambolic manner.

shambolismnoun

A shambolic situation.

shamboonoun

Artificial bamboo.

shambuknoun

Alternative spelling of sjambok.

shamburgernoun

A hamburger made with vegetarian ingredients instead of meat.

Shamchunname

Alternative spelling of Shenzhen.

shamdemicnoun

Synonym of scamdemic.

shamenoun

An uncomfortable or painful feeling due to recognition or consciousness of one's own impropriety or dishonor, or something being exposed that should have been kept private.

shame jobnoun

Something that causes, or should cause, embarrassment or shyness.

shame on meintj

An expression of self-disapproval.

shame plantnoun

Mimosa, especially Mimosa pudica.

shame, shameintj

I condemn the content of this speech; Expression of admonishment or disgust at the content of a speech.

shame-castingnoun

The act of causing others to feel shame.

shameableadj

Possible to shame.

shamedverb

simple past and past participle of shame

shamedlyadv

With shame.

shameenoun

One who is shamed.

shamefacedadj

Bashful, showing modesty or embarrassment.

shamefaced crabnoun

Synonym of box crab.

shamefacedlyadv

In a shamefaced manner.

shamefacednessnoun

The characteristic of being shamefaced.

shamefastadj

Bashful, modest; shy.

shamefastlyadv

In a shamefast manner.

shamefastnessnoun

The condition or state of being shamefast.

shamefuladj

Causing or meriting shame or disgrace; disgraceful

shamefullyadv

In a shameful manner.

shamefulnessnoun

The property of being shameful.

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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 315. 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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