English Words: S

54,294 words · Page 339 of 1086

Shemitenoun

A Semite, especially a descendant of the Biblical Shem.

Shemiticadj

of or pertaining to Shem, the oldest son of Noah

Shemitishadj

Relating to Shem, the son of Noah in the Bible; Shemitic.

Shemitismnoun

Alternative form of Semitism.

shemmanoun

A traditional Ethiopian or Eritrean handwoven cotton cloth that holds cultural, social, and religious significance.

shemozzlenoun

A state of chaos or confusion.

Shemuname

One of the three seasons of Ancient Egypt coming after Peret and before Akhet; Harvest.

Shenname

A surname.

shen ringnoun

A circle with a line at a tangent to it, represented in hieroglyphs as a stylized loop of rope, representing eternal protection.

Shen-Kan-Ningname

Alternative form of Shaan-Gan-Ning.

Shen-nung-chianame

Alternative form of Shennongjia.

Shen-yangname

Alternative form of Shenyang.

Shenandoahname

A neighbourhood of Miami, Florida, United States.

Shenandoah Countyname

One of 95 counties in Virginia, United States. County seat: Woodstock.

Shenangoname

A river in Pennsylvania, Ohio, United States.

shenanigannoun

singular of shenanigans: a deceitful confidence trick; also, an act of mischief; a prank, a trick; an act of mischievous play, especially by children.

shenaniganerynoun

Alternative form of shenaniganry.

shenaniganrynoun

Acts of shenanigans; incidents of trickery or mischievous play.

shenanigansnoun

Mischievous play, especially by children.

shenanigousadj

Characteristic of shenanigans; having to do with tomfoolery.

Shenchiname

A county of Xinzhou, Shanxi, China.

shendverb

To disgrace or put to shame.

shendytnoun

a type of loincloth worn in Ancient Egypt

Shenefieldname

A surname from German.

Shenemanname

A surname from German.

Shenequaname

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

Shenfieldname

A suburb of Brentwood, Essex, England (OS grid ref TQ6194).

shengnoun

A Chinese wind instrument, a free-reed mouth organ consisting of 13 or more bamboo pipes of various lengths, which are fixed at their bases in a wind chest made from a dried gourd (or, more recently, wood or chrome-plated brass).

sheng nunoun

A woman in her mid- to late twenties and not yet married, particularly an unmarried successful businesswoman.

Shenga Bjeminame

A gewog of Punakha District, Bhutan.

shengnannoun

A man who has for an extended amount of time been unable to find a romantic, interpersonal or physically intimate relationship.

Shengsiname

A county of Zhoushan, Zhejiang, China.

shengyuannoun

In ancient China, a scholar who has passed the entry-level examination to study at a college.

Shenhsiname

Alternative form of Shaanxi.

Shenikwaname

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

Sheniquaname

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

shenisnoun

The penis of a trans woman.

Shenismname

Synonym of Chinese folk religion

Shenkengname

A district of New Taipei City, Taiwan.

Shenkoname

The ship of characters Commander Shepard and Kaidan Alenko from the video game series Mass Effect.

shenkuinoun

A syndrome in China in which the individual suffers somatic symptoms with anxiety, traditionally believed to be caused by a loss of semen.

Shenmuname

A county-level city of Yulin, Shaanxi, China.

Shennongjianame

A forestry district in western Hubei, China.

Shenqiuname

A county of Zhoukou, Henan, China.

Shensiname

Synonym of Shaanxi: the Chinese province.

Shenstonename

A surname.

Shenstonianadj

Of or relating to William Shenstone (1714–1763), English poet and landscape gardener.

shentverb

simple past and past participle of shend

Shentonname

A hamlet in Sutton Cheney parish, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK3800).

Shenxiname

Synonym of Shaanxi.

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 339. 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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