English Words: S

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Salt's dik-diknoun

Madoqua saltiana, a small antelope found in parts of Africa.

salt-and-pepperadj

Having a color pattern resembling many small speckles of black and white.

salt-freeadj

Alternative form of saltfree.

salt-greenadj

sea green

Saltaname

A province in northern Argentina.

Saltairename

A village in West Yorkshire, England.

saltandoadv

Played with a rapid, bouncing stroke of the bow on a stringed instrument.

saltantadj

Leaping; jumping; dancing.

saltarellonoun

A lively medieval Italian dance with a leaping step.

Saltashname

A town and civil parish with a town council in eastern Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SX4258).

saltateverb

To leap or dance.

saltationnoun

A leap, jump or dance.

saltationaladj

Pertaining to, or causing, saltation.

saltationallyadv

In a saltational manner

saltationaryadj

Synonym of saltational.

saltationismnoun

The belief that evolution operates by the sudden development of new species or biological features from one generation to the next.

saltationistnoun

In evolutionary biology, one who believes in saltationism.

saltativenessnoun

The quality of being saltative.

saltatonoun

A "springing" stroke in playing the violin.

saltatornoun

One of several passerine birds in the genus Saltator.

saltatorialadj

Relating to leaping; moving by leaps; saltatory.

saltatoryadj

Of or pertaining to leaps or leaping.

saltboxnoun

A box for keeping salt in.

Saltburnname

Ellipsis of Saltburn-by-the-Sea: A seaside town in Saltburn, Marske and New Marske parish, Redcar and Cleveland district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref NZ6621).

Saltburn-by-the-Seaname

A seaside town in Saltburn, Marske and New Marske parish, Redcar and Cleveland district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref NZ6621).

saltbushnoun

Any of the genus Atriplex of plants, especially Atriplex hortensis or Atriplex patula, found in dry habitats, that have edible leaves resembling spinach, including many desert and seashore plants and halophytes.

saltcatnoun

A type of feed attractive to pigeons, consisting of a mixture of salt, coarse meal, lime, etc.

saltchucknoun

Any body of saltwater, especially the ocean.

saltchuckernoun

Someone who fishes in saltwater.

saltedadj

To which salt has been added.

salted eggnoun

A Chinese preserved food consisting of a duck egg that has been soaked in brine or packed in damp, salted charcoal.

salteenoun

A penny.

saltenadj

salted; salty

salternoun

One who makes, sells, or applies salt.

Salter-Harris fracturenoun

A fracture that involves the epiphyseal plate or growth plate of a bone.

salternnoun

An area used for saltmaking, especially in the East Anglian fenlands.

Saltersname

A surname.

salterynoun

A saltworks.

Saltery Bayname

An unincorporated community in Sunshine Coast, British Columbia, Canada.

saltethverb

third-person singular simple present indicative of salt

saltfishnoun

salt cod: dried and salted cod.

saltfootnoun

A large salt cellar formerly placed near the centre of the table, with the superior guests seated above it.

Saltfordname

A large village and civil parish in Bath and North East Somerset district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST6867).

saltfreeadj

Free of salt

saltgrassnoun

American grass of species Distichlis spicata, that can tolerate alkali and salty conditions.

salthousenoun

A salt processing facility.

saltienoun

A saltwater crocodile.

saltierranoun

A saline deposit in the inland lakes of Mexico.

saltigradeadj

Having feet or legs formed for leaping.

saltillonoun

In Mexican languages, especially Nahuatl, a glottal stop or fricative sound.

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 37. 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.

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