English Words: S

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sheath cakenoun

Alternative form of sheet cake.

sheath knifenoun

A knife with a fixed blade that fits in a protective sheath when not in use; such a knife may be small (serving as a neck knife, boot knife, or pocketknife) or large (hung on a belt).

sheath-knivesnoun

plural of sheath-knife.

sheathableadj

Capable of being sheathed.

sheathbillnoun

Either of two species of scavenging birds in the genus Chionis which breed only on the Antarctic Peninsula and subantarctic islands.

sheatheverb

To put (something such as a knife or sword) into a sheath.

sheathe the swordverb

To end a battle; to make peace.

sheathedverb

simple past and past participle of sheath

sheathernoun

One who makes sheaths.

sheathestverb

second-person singular simple present indicative of sheathe

sheathethverb

third-person singular simple present indicative of sheathe

sheathfishnoun

Alternative form of sheatfish.

sheathingnoun

Something that wraps around or surrounds something, as a sheath encases its blade.

sheathlessadj

Without a sheath.

sheathlikeadj

Resembling or characteristic of a sheath.

sheathotomynoun

incision into the sheath of a vessel

sheathsnoun

plural of sheath

sheathyadj

Forming or resembling a sheath or case.

sheavenoun

A wheel having a groove in the rim for a rope to work in, and set in a block, mast, or similar; the wheel of a pulley.

sheavelessadj

Without a sheave.

Shebaname

A former kingdom in the Red Sea region. An ancient kingdom in Arabia or possibly in Africa. Frequently equated with ancient Saba.

Shebanadj

Of or relating to Sheba.

shebandernoun

A harbourmaster in the Southeast Asia.

shebangnoun

A lean-to or temporary shelter.

shebeastnoun

A despicable or disagreeable woman.

shebeennoun

An unlicensed drinking establishment, especially in Ireland, Scotland, and South Africa.

shebeenernoun

The proprietor of a shebeen.

shebkanoun

A plateau cut up by a network of ravines.

sheboonnoun

An ugly, fat or stupid black woman.

shebopverb

To masturbate.

Sheboyganname

A city, the county seat of Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, United States.

Sheboygan Countyname

One of 72 counties in Wisconsin, United States. County seat: Sheboygan.

Sheboyganitenoun

A native or resident of the city of Sheboygan, Wisconsin, United States.

Shebrewnoun

A female Hebrew.

shecessionnoun

Excessively high female unemployment.

shechinahnoun

the presence of God.

shechtverb

to perform shechita, to ritually slaughter

sheconomynoun

The trend whereby women are gaining economic power, and living increasingly consumerist lifestyles, particularly when it comes to spending on fashion, food, cars, and apartments.

shedverb

To part, separate or divide.

shed a tearverb

To have a tear released, to cry (from sadness)

shed bloodverb

To kill or wound, or be wounded or killed, in violence.

shed light onverb

To illuminate; to make clear.

shed light uponverb

Illuminate to the understanding; make intelligible; clarify or explain (something unknown).

shed tearsverb

To emit tears from the eye, especially as an expression of emotion; to cry; to weep.

shedableadj

Alternative form of sheddable.

Shedarname

Traditional name of the star Alpha Cassiopeiae; the brightest star in the constellation Cassiopeia.

Sheddname

A surname from Middle English.

sheddableadj

Able to be shed or discarded.

sheddasenoun

Any of a group of membrane-bound enzymes that cleave extracellular portions of transmembrane proteins, releasing the soluble ectodomains from the cell surface.

sheddedadj

Having, or covered by, a shed.

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 331. 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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