English Words: S

54,294 words · Page 321 of 1086

Shapiro syndromenoun

A very rare disorder consisting of paroxysmal hypothermia (due to hypothalamic dysfunction of thermoregulation), hyperhydrosis, and agenesis of the corpus callosum.

Shapiro time delaynoun

A time delay in the round trip travel time for radar signals passing near a massive object, caused by time dilation.

shapkanoun

A brimless Russian fur cap.

Shapley valuenoun

A real number determined for the player i as

shapometernoun

An instrument for measuring the shape of something.

shapoonoun

The urial (subspecies of sheep).

Shapotouname

A district of Zhongwei, Ningxia autonomous region, China.

Shapovalname

A surname from Ukrainian.; A transliteration of the Ukrainian surname Шаповал (Šapoval)

Shapovalovname

A surname from Russian.

Shapovalovaname

A surname from Russian.

Shappellname

A surname from German.

Shappsname

A Jewish surname.

shapsnoun

Alternative form of chaps (clothing)

Shaptulname

A town in Payzawat, Kashgar prefecture, Xinjiang autonomous region, China, formerly a township.

Shaquillename

A male given name from Arabic of modern American usage.

Shaquishanoun

Synonym of Shaniqua (“a stereotypical African American woman”)

shar-peinoun

A dog of a distinctive breed with deep wrinkles, especially when young, a blue-black tongue, and a rough short coat.

sharabnoun

Wine, or other alcoholic drinks.

sharableadj

Alternative spelling of shareable.

Sharadname

A male given name from Sanskrit used in India.

Sharadaname

Synonym of Sarasvati (“Hindu goddess”).

sharaganoun

Alternative form of sharashka.

shararanoun

A pair of loose trousers worn (typically with a kameez and dupatta) by women in South Asia.

sharashkanoun

A secret research and development laboratory in the Soviet gulag.

sharawadginoun

A style of landscape gardening or architecture in which rigid lines and symmetry are avoided in favour of an organic appearance.

sharbatnoun

A West and South Asian sweet drink prepared from fruits or flower petals; a sherbet.

sharbingnoun

The use of a betting shop's coupons and a betting exchange to create an arbitrage position.

shardnoun

A piece of broken glass or pottery, especially one found in an archaeological dig.

shardingnoun

A decomposition of a database into multiple smaller units that can handle requests individually.

shardlikeadj

Resembling or characteristic of a shard.

Shardlowname

A village in South Derbyshire district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK437302).

shardsnoun

plural of shard

shardyadj

Having, consisting of, or resembling shards.

sharenoun

A portion of something, especially a portion given or allotted to someone.

share and share alikenoun

For members of a group, equal portions of or equal access to tangible or intangible goods, entitlements, or obligations—i.e., each person's share like each of the other shares. Often used in a context of reciprocity, or pooling resources.

share inverb

To take a portion of something; to experience something jointly with others.

share-herdverb

To care for the livestock that belong to someone else, in exchange for a percentage of the profits or offspring; to work as a shareherder.

share-herdernoun

Alternative form of shareherder.

share-herdingnoun

Alternative form of shareherding.

share-milkverb

Alternative form of sharemilk.

share-milkernoun

Alternative form of sharemilker.

share-milkingnoun

Alternative form of sharemilking.

share-outnoun

Alternative form of shareout.

shareabilitynoun

The quality or state of being shareable.

shareableadj

Suitable for sharing.

sharebaitnoun

Website content that exists only to be shared, aimed at generating advertising revenue, especially at the expense of quality or accuracy, relying on sensationalist headlines to attract click-throughs.

sharebeamnoun

The part of a plough to which the share is attached.

sharebonenoun

The pubis.

sharebrokernoun

A stockbroker.

sharecropverb

To participate in the financial arrangement of sharecropping.

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 321. 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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