English Words: S

54,294 words · Page 318 of 1086

shanghaiverb

To force or trick someone to go somewhere or do something against their will or interest, particularly

Shanghai French Concessionname

A foreign concession in Shanghai, China, governed by France.

shanghaiernoun

One who shanghais.

Shanghailandernoun

An expat living in Shanghai, especially (historical) in its former international extraterritorial zones.

Shanghaineseadj

Of or pertaining to Shanghai.

Shanghangname

A county of Longyan, Fujian, China.

Shangjaoname

Alternative form of Shangrao.

Shangjiename

A district of Zhengzhou, Henan, China.

Shangliname

A county of Pingxiang, Jiangxi, China.

Shangluoname

A prefecture-level city of Shaanxi, China.

Shangnanname

A county of Shangluo, Shaanxi, China.

Shangoname

An orisha in Yoruba religion, the god of thunder, fire, justice, dance and virility.

Shangqiuname

A prefecture-level city of Henan, China.

Shangraoname

A prefecture-level city of Jiangxi, China.

Shangri-Lanoun

A place or land of complete bliss, delight, and peace, especially one seen as an escape from ordinary life; a paradise.

Shangshuiname

A county of Zhoukou, Henan, China.

Shangsiname

A county of Fangchenggang, Guangxi autonomous region, China.

Shangzhouname

A district of Shangluo, Shaanxi, China.

Shanhaiguanname

A district of Qinhuangdao, Hebei, China.

Shanhsiname

Alternative form of Shanxi.

Shaniname

A deity in Hinduism, the personification of the planet Saturn, associated with justice, karma, and discipline.

Shanicename

A female given name originating as a coinage, of African-American usage.

Shanicquaname

A female given name originating as a coinage, of African-American usage, variant of Shaniqua.

Shaniequaname

A female given name originating as a coinage, of African-American usage, variant of Shaniqua.

Shanikaname

A female given name of Sinhala usage.

Shanikquaname

A female given name originating as a coinage, of African-American usage, variant of Shaniqua.

Shanikwaname

A female given name originating as a coinage, of African-American usage, variant of Shaniqua.

Shaniquaname

A female given name originating as a coinage, of African-American usage.

Shaniquahname

A female given name originating as a coinage, of African-American usage, variant of Shaniqua.

Shaniqwaname

A female given name originating as a coinage, of African-American usage, variant of Shaniqua.

shanknoun

The part of the leg between the knee and the ankle.

Shankarname

A male given name from Sanskrit used commonly in India.

shankbonenoun

Synonym of canon bone.

shankedverb

simple past and past participle of shank

shankernoun

One who shanks (in any of various senses).

shankhanoun

The conch-shell, considered sacred and of ritual importance.

shankingnoun

A stabbing with a shank (improvised weapon).

Shanklandname

A surname from Old English.

shanklessadj

Lacking a shank

Shanklinname

A town and civil parish with a town council on the south-east coast of the Isle of Wight, England (OS grid ref SZ5881).

shanks' marenoun

One's own feet used for walking; to "travel by shanks' mare" or "ride [on] shanks' mare" is to walk to your destination.

shanks' nagnoun

Transportation by foot. To "take a shanks' nag" means using one's own legs to walk.

shanks' ponynoun

One's feet or legs, regarded as a means of transport.

Shanleyname

A surname from Irish.

Shanlinname

A district of Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

Shanmugamname

A male given name from Tamil.

Shannanname

A prefecture-level city of the Tibet Autonomous Region, China, on the border with Bhutan.

Shannequaname

A female given name originating as a coinage, of African-American usage, variant of Shaniqua.

Shannonname

The longest river in the British Isles, which flows through Ireland into the Atlantic Ocean.

Shannon entropynoun

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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 318. 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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