English Words: S

54,294 words · Page 316 of 1086

shamelessadj

Having no shame, no guilt nor remorse over something considered wrong; immodest, brazen; unable to feel disgrace.

shamelesseadj

Obsolete form of shameless.

shamelesslyadv

In a shameless manner; without shame; impudently.

shamelessnessnoun

The state or characteristic of being shameless.

shamelikeadj

Resembling or characteristic of shame.

shamennoun

plural of shaman; the standard plural form is shamans.

shameproofadj

resistant to shame

shamernoun

One who disgraces someone or makes them feel ashamed, especially by public criticism.

shamesverb

third-person singular simple present indicative of shame

shamesomeadj

Deserving of shame; shameful.

shamestverb

second-person singular simple present indicative of shame

shamethverb

third-person singular simple present indicative of shame

shameworthyadj

Worthy of shame; shameful.

Shaminame

A surname from Arabic.

Shamianname

An island of Liwan district, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.

shamiananoun

A large, ornate tent or pavilion; a marquee.

Shamilname

A male given name from Arabic.

shamingverb

present participle and gerund of shame

shaminglyadv

In a shaming way.

shamisennoun

A kind of three-stringed Japanese fretless lute.

shamisenistnoun

Someone who plays a shamisen

Shamkhaniname

A surname from Persian.

Shamliname

A city and district of Saharanpur division, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Shammarnoun

A tribal Arab Qahtan confederation, descended from the Yemeni tribe of Tayy as they originated in Yemen before migrating into present-day Saudi Arabia.

Shammasname

A surname from Arabic.

shammathanoun

The most severe form of excommunication among the ancient Jews.

shammernoun

A person who shams; a liar or faker.

shammesnoun

Alternative form of shamash (“sexton in a synagogue”).

shammishadj

Characteristic of a sham; deceitful

shammynoun

Chamois leather.

shamoisnoun

Alternative form of chamois.

shamojinoun

A flat paddle used in Japanese cuisine to stir and serve rice and to mix vinegar into the rice for sushi.

shamoneintj

An onomatopoeia popularly heard in songs by Michael Jackson.

Shamongname

A township in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States.

shamoynoun

Obsolete spelling of chamois.

shamoyingnoun

The act of one who shamoys.

shamozzlenoun

Alternative form of shemozzle.

shampersnoun

Alternative spelling of champers.

Shampinename

A surname from French.

shampoverb

Archaic form of shampoo (“to press or knead the body”).

shampoonoun

A traditional Indian and Persian body massage given after pouring warm water over the body and rubbing it with extracts from herbs.

shampooableadj

Suitable for cleaning with shampoo.

shampooernoun

A machine for shampooing carpets.

shampooeyadj

Resembling or characteristic of shampoo.

shampooingverb

present participle and gerund of shampoo

shampoolikeadj

Resembling or characteristic of shampoo.

shamrocknoun

The trefoil leaf of any small clover, especially Trifolium repens, or such a leaf from a clover-like plant, commonly used as a symbol of Ireland.

shamrockerynoun

inauthentic Irishness

shamrocklikeadj

Resembling or characteristic of a shamrock.

Shamsname

A surname from Arabic.

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 316. 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.