English Words: S

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show one's true stripesverb

To reveal one's real beliefs, sentiments, or character, especially through one's behavior.

show one's workverb

To write out the individual steps that lead to an induction or deduction, especially leading to the solution to a mathematics problem.

show oneselfverb

To expose one's genitalia, especially in an inappropriate setting; to expose oneself.

show outverb

To escort someone out of an event or place.

show roundverb

To show someone the important parts of something (a building, town etc.)

show skinverb

Alternative form of show some skin.

show some skinverb

To wear a revealing or provocative outfit in a way which is sexually attractive.

show someone a thing or twophrase

An expression used to indicate that one intends to impress others with something.

show someone one's etchingsverb

A clichéd innuendo used to offer to bring someone to a private location in order to have sex, to show a place where people can engage in sexual intercourse (alternatively replacing "someone" with a phrase starting with to)

show someone the doorverb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see show, someone, the, door.

show someone the ropesverb

To explain the fundamentals of something to someone.

show the cloven footverb

To reveal a devilish character or an evil purpose, despite attempts to disguise it.

show the flagverb

To display the flag of one's country, especially as an expression of patriotic pride.

show the ropesverb

To teach the basics of a skill.

show the white featherverb

To display cowardice.

show trialnoun

A trial held for appearance's sake, but whose verdict is predetermined, especially a "guilty" verdict with the purpose of making an example of the accused.

show upverb

To appear, arrive, or attend, especially suddenly or erratically.

show who's bossverb

To demonstrate oneself to be dominant; to show that one has the upper hand.

show willingverb

To show enthusiasm and energy.

show, don't tellphrase

Advice to writers: convey an impression by the way that events are described in the narrative, and not by explicitly stating facts.

show-ernoun

Nonstandard form of shower (“man whose penis appears relatively large when flaccid”).

show-glassnoun

A glass that displays objects; a mirror.

show-goernoun

Alternative form of showgoer.

show-offerynoun

A tendency to show off; exhibitionism.

show-offyadj

Inclined to show off; exhibitionistic, ostentatious.

show-stoppernoun

Alternative spelling of showstopper.

showabilitynoun

The quality of being showable; capability of being shown.

showableadj

Capable of, or suitable for, being shown; exhibitable.

Showaltername

A surname from German.

Showalterianadj

Of or relating to Elaine Showalter (born 1941), American literary critic, feminist, and writer on cultural and social issues.

showbagnoun

A themed bag of commercial merchandise, available at shows (fairs or carnivals) in Australia.

showbandnoun

A band that plays cover versions of popular songs.

showbillnoun

A large printed advertisement.

showbiznoun

Clipping of showbusiness.

showbizzernoun

A person who works in showbusiness.

showbizzerynoun

Clipping of showbusiness.

showbizzyadj

Of or pertaining to showbiz; glitzy, glamorous (possibly implying a lack of intellectual depth).

showboardnoun

A board used for display purposes.

showboatnoun

A river steamboat having a resident theatre.

showboaternoun

One who showboats; a showoff.

showboynoun

A male performer analogous to a showgirl.

showbreadnoun

The twelve loaves of bread placed daily by the Jewish priests in the Holy Place on the table.

showbusinessnoun

The entertainment industry.

showbusinessmannoun

A man who works in showbusiness.

showcardnoun

An advertising placard.

showcasenoun

A case for displaying merchandise or valuable items.

showcasernoun

One who showcases something.

showcasingnoun

An instance of something being showcased or exhibited.

showdomnoun

The realm or sphere of shows or showbusiness.

showdomycinnoun

A nucleoside antibiotic isolated from Streptomyces showdoensis.

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 381. 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.