English Words: S

54,294 words · Page 320 of 1086

Shaoxingname

A prefecture-level city in eastern Zhejiang, China, along the southern shore of Hangzhou Bay, the site of the former capitals of the Yue kingdom and Kuaiji Commandery.

Shaoxing winenoun

A variety of huangjiu made from rice, from the region of Shaoxing in the Zhejiang province of eastern China. It is used in cooking and as a beverage.

Shaoyangname

A prefecture-level city of Hunan, China.

Shaozhou Tuhuanoun

A Chinese variety spoken in the border region of the provinces Guangdong, Hunan and Guangxi.

Shap Pat Heungname

An area of Yuen Long district, New Territories, Hong Kong.

Shapaname

A gewog of Paro District, Bhutan.

shapableadj

Capable of being shaped.

Shapcottname

A surname from Old English.

shapenoun

The status or condition of something

shape operatornoun

The differential of the Gauss map of an oriented surface at a given point on the surface.

shape rotatornoun

Someone with high mathematical and technical skills, often portrayed as rivals to the wordcels (who have stronger language and verbal skills).

shape sorternoun

Toy for babies consisting of pegs in various shapes and a box with matching holes. Each peg only fits in its matching hole.

shape upverb

To improve; to correct one's bad habits or behavior.

shape up or ship outverb

To either improve one's behavior or else be required to leave; to either improve one's performance in an activity or else withdraw from that activity completely.

shape-shiftverb

Alternative form of shapeshift.

shape-shifternoun

Alternative form of shapeshifter.

shapeabilitynoun

Ability to be shaped.

shapechangeverb

To shapeshift.

shapechangernoun

A creature that can supernaturally change its physical form.

shapechangingadj

Capable of changing its physical form.

shapedadj

Having been given a shape, especially a curved shape.

shaped diapernoun

Synonym of fitted diaper.

shaped nappynoun

Synonym of fitted diaper.

shapedlyadv

In a shaped manner.

shapednessnoun

The quality of being shaped in the specified manner.

shapefilenoun

A computer file in the Shapefile format, used in geographic information systems.

shapefuladj

Having an attractive shape; shapely.

shapelessadj

Without a clearly defined or identifiable shape.

shapelesslyadv

In a shapeless manner.

shapelessnessnoun

The property of being shapeless.

shapeletnoun

A stylized shape used in pattern recognition systems to correspond to a real object

shapelilyadv

In a shapely manner.

shapelinessnoun

The property of being shapely.

shapelyadj

Having a pleasing shape, pleasant to look at.

shapenverb

To shape, form.

shapernoun

Any agent that shapes (something), whether literally or figuratively.

Shaperoname

A surname.

shapesnoun

plural of shape

shapeshiftverb

To change one's shape or form (into another) through often magical means, normally applied only to living beings.

shapeshifternoun

A person or creature capable of changing their appearance or form at will.

shapeshiftingnoun

A change in shape; a transformation.

shapestverb

second-person singular simple present indicative of shape

shapesternoun

A seamstress; dressmaker; tailor

shapethverb

third-person singular simple present indicative of shape

shapeupnoun

a gathering of labourers, where employers hire them for day jobs.

shapewearnoun

Foundation garments, designed to hold a part of the body in a particular form.

shapingnoun

The action of the verb to shape.

Shapingbaname

A district of Chongqing, China.

shapinglyadv

So as to give shape to something.

Shapironame

A surname from Yiddish.

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 320. 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.