English Words: S
54,294 words · Page 376 of 1086
An electromagnetic wave with a relatively short wavelength; specifically, one with a wavelength generally between 10 and 100 metres, corresponding to a frequency between 3 and 30 megahertz.
Any of a group of colourful, mostly insectivorous birds in the genus Brachypteryx of the thrush family Turdidae.
Of or pertaining to the style or tenure of New York Times crossword puzzle editor Will Shortz, featuring wordplay and colloquial vocabulary, especially in contrast to previous editors such as Eugene Maleska
Former name of Shoghakat: a village located on the shore of Lake Sevan in the Gegharkunik region of Armenia.
An attitude of openness, eagerness, and lack of preconceptions when studying a subject, even at an advanced level.
A member of an Amerindian ethnic group of North America, especially of Wyoming and Idaho.
Reminiscent of the works of Dmitri Shostakovich (1906–1975), Russian composer and pianist.
Of or relating to Dmitri Shostakovich (Russian: Дми́трий Шостако́вич; 1906–1975), Soviet composer and pianist.
A warning that negative consequences will be faced if something is carried out or allowed to continue.
A wooden or rope frame for holding shot, attached to the coamings or ledges of the deck of a ship.
The opening volleys of the Battles of Lexington and Concord during the American Revolution.
An injection of a drug into the arm, whether for medical or recreational purposes.
A shot that either scores a goal or that would score if not for an obstruction by a defending player.
An athletics event where a competitor must hurl a heavy metal orb ("shot") as far as possible. Because of the weight of the ball this is done with a pushing ("putting") motion rather than a throwing motion.
A tall building in which droplets of molten lead fall into a pool of water in order to form lead shot.
One who is tolerated only because he pays the shot, or reckoning, for the rest of the company, otherwise a mere clog on them.
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 376. 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.