English Words: S

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shifting baseline syndromenoun

The tendency of each generation to consider the state the environment (or by extension any other thing) was in when they grew up or first examined it to be its natural state (baseline), normalizing changes made by prior generations.

shifting executory interestnoun

A third party interest in an estate in land created by the conditions of a grant wherein the grantor gives the land to a second party, but with the occurrence of a condition divesting the second party of the land in favor of the third party.

shiftinglyadv

In a shifting manner; changeably.

shiftingnessnoun

The quality of being shifting.

shiftlessadj

Lazy, unmotivated.

shiftlesslyadv

In a shiftless manner.

shiftlessnessnoun

The property of being shiftless.

shiftlikeadj

Resembling a shift (item of clothing).

shiftmatenoun

One working on the same shift as another.

shiftogramnoun

A graphical representation of the movement of populations

shiftworknoun

Scheduled work outside of customary daylight working hours.

shiftworkernoun

A person employed on shiftwork.

shiftyadj

Subject to frequent changes in direction.

shiftynessnoun

Misspelling of shiftiness.

shifunoun

Synonym of sifu: the Mandarin Chinese-derived name.

Shiganame

A prefecture of Japan. Capital: Ōtsu.

Shiga toxinnoun

Any of a family of related toxins with two major groups, Stx1 and Stx2, expressed by genes considered to be part of the genome of lambdoid prophages.

shigaitenoun

A trigonal-rhombohedral mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, manganese, oxygen, and sulfur.

shigatoxigenicadj

That produce or release Shiga toxins

Shigatsename

A prefecture-level city of the Tibet Autonomous Region, China.

Shigekoname

A female given name from Japanese.

shigellanoun

A bacterium in the genus Shigella, some kinds of which may cause a form of dysentery called shigellosis.

shigellosisnoun

A form of dysentery caused by intestinal infection with Shigella bacteria

shigelloticadj

Relating to shigellosis

Shigemitsuname

A transliteration of the Japanese surname 重光

Shigeoname

A male given name from Japanese.

shiggleverb

To shake, jiggle.

Shigotizhname

A transliteration of the Russian female given name Шиготи́ж (Šigotíž).

shigramnoun

In India, a carriage drawn by animals.

Shiguname

A district of Hengyang, Hunan, China.

Shihname

A surname from Mandarin of Chinese origin.

Shih Tzunoun

A small dog breed which originated in China; a dog of that breed.

Shih-chia-chuangname

Alternative form of Shijiazhuang.

Shih-chingname

Alternative form of Shijing.

shih-funame

Alternative form of shifu (sifu)

Shih-ho-tzuname

Alternative form of Shihezi.

shih-poonoun

Alternative form of shihpoo.

Shih-shouname

Alternative form of Shishou.

Shih-tzu-shanname

Alternative form of Shizishan.

Shih-yenname

Alternative form of Shiyan.

Shihadehname

A surname from Arabic.

Shihchiachuangname

Alternative form of Shijiazhuang.

Shihchihname

Alternative form of Xizhi.

Shihdingname

Alternative form of Shiding.

Shihename

A district of Xinyang, Henan, China.

Shiheziname

A county-level city in northern Xinjiang autonomous region, China.

Shihlinname

Alternative form of Shilin.

Shihmenname

Alternative form of Shimen.

shihon-bashiranoun

The four pillars that support the tsuriyane over the sumo ring; in modern practice removed for better television coverage.

shihpoonoun

A dog that is a cross between a Shih Tzu and miniature poodle.

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 346. 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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