English Words: S

6,566 words · Page 35 of 132

sessionaladj

Pertaining to a period, often an academic term or a sitting of a legislative body.

sessionsnoun

plural of session

setverb

To put (something) down, to rest.

setanoun

A bristle or hair.

setaenoun

plural of seta

setbacknoun

An obstacle, delay, disadvantage, or blow (an adverse event which slows down, or prevents progress towards a desired outcome).

Sethname

The third son of Adam and Eve.

SETIname

Acronym of search for extraterrestrial intelligence.

setlistnoun

A list of the songs to be played by a particular band or musical act for a particular show or tour.

Setoname

A surname.

setonnoun

A few silk threads or horsehairs, or a strip of linen etc., introduced beneath the skin by a knife or needle, so as to induce suppuration; also, the issue so formed.

setsnoun

plural of set

settnoun

The system of tunnels that is the home of a badger.

Settename

A surname.

setteenoun

A long seat with a back, made to accommodate several persons at once; a sofa.

setternoun

A typesetter.

settingnoun

The time, place and circumstance in which something (such as a story or picture) is set; context; scenario.

settingsnoun

plural of setting

settleverb

To conclude or resolve (something):

settledadj

Comfortable and at ease, especially after a period of change or unrest.

settlementnoun

The act of settling.

settlementsnoun

plural of settlement

settlernoun

Someone who settles in a new location, especially one who takes up residence in a previously uninhabited place; a colonist.

settlersnoun

plural of settler

settlingverb

present participle and gerund of settle

setupnoun

Equipment designed for a particular purpose; an apparatus.

SEUnoun

Initialism of slightly enriched uranium.

sevnoun

An Indian snack food consisting of small pieces of crunchy noodles made from chickpea flour paste.

sevanoun

Selfless service that is performed without any expectation of reward for performing it.

Sevastopolname

A port city in Crimea, internationally recognized as part of Ukraine but de facto in Russia. It is the base of the Black Sea Fleet.

sevennum

A numerical value equal to 7; the number following six and preceding eight. This many dots: (•••••••). Describing a group or set with seven elements.

sevenfoldadj

Seven times as much; multiplied by seven.

seventeennum

The cardinal number occurring after sixteen and before eighteen, represented in Roman numerals as XVII and in Arabic numerals as 17.

seventeenthadj

The ordinal form of the number seventeen.

seventhadj

The ordinal form of the number seven.

seventiesnoun

The decade of the 1870s, 1970s, etc.

seventiethadj

The ordinal form of the number seventy.

seventynum

The cardinal number occurring after sixty-nine and before seventy-one, represented in Roman numerals as LXX and in Arabic numerals as 70.

seververb

To cut free.

Severaname

A surname.

severaladj

Separate, distinct; particular.

severallyadv

separately

severancenoun

The act of severing or the state of being severed.

severeadj

Very bad or intense.

severedadj

Separated, cut off or broken apart.

severelyadv

In a severe manner.

severestadj

superlative form of severe: most severe

severingverb

present participle and gerund of sever

Severinoname

A surname.

severitynoun

The state of being severe.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English alphabetical index for the letter S contains 6,566 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 132 pages, and you are currently viewing page 35. 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.