English Words: S

54,294 words · Page 388 of 1086

Shrubsallname

A surname.

Shrubsolename

A surname from Old English.

shrubsteppenoun

A kind of natural grassland with low rainfall, less dry than a desert and capable of supporting perennial grasses and shrubs.

shrubwoodnoun

A wood (woodland) that is mostly composed of shrubs.

Shrubyaname

George W. Bush (born 1946), the 43rd president of the United States (2001–2009).

shruffnoun

Rubbish, especially the dross or refuse of metals.

shrugnoun

A lifting of the shoulders to signal indifference or a casual lack of knowledge.

shrug offverb

To ignore or disregard; to be indifferent to.

shruggedverb

simple past and past participle of shrug

shruggernoun

One who shrugs.

shruggienoun

A kaomoji denoting a shrug; particularly ¯\_(ツ)_/¯.

shruggingverb

present participle and gerund of shrug

shrugginglyadv

With a shrugging gesture.

shruggyadj

Resembling or characteristic of a shrug (gesture).

shrugsnoun

plural of shrug

shrumpverb

To shrink, shrivel.

shrunkverb

simple past and past participle of shrink

shrunkenadj

Reduced in size as a result of shrinkage; shrivelled.

shrunkenlyadv

In a shrunken manner.

shrunkennessnoun

The state or condition of being shrunken.

shrutinoun

The smallest interval of pitch that can be detected or produced.

shruti boxnoun

A musical instrument resembling a harmonium, used to provide a droning accompaniment in Indian classical music.

shtadlannoun

An intercessor for a local European Jewish community on behalf of the authorities.

shtatolnoun

A wax candle in a wooden holder, used in Erzya rituals.

shtetlnoun

A Jewish village or small town, especially one in Eastern Europe.

Shteyngartname

A surname from Russian.

Shteyngartianadj

Relating or characteristic of the works of Soviet-born American writer Gary Shteyngart.

SHTFphrase

Initialism of (when the) shit hits the fan: used among survivalists to refer to an apocalyptic event.

shtg.noun

Abbreviation of shortage.

shticknoun

A generally humorous routine.

shtickyadj

Having a pronounced shtick; gimmicky.

shtiebelnoun

A small, informal synagogue or shul.

shtieblachnoun

plural of shtiebel

shtiknoun

Alternative spelling of shtick.

shtinkernoun

collaborator; traitor; informer

shtofnoun

An old Russian liquid measure, equal to 1.23 litres.

shtooknoun

Alternative form of shtuck.

shtoomadj

Alternative form of shtum.

shtrafbatnoun

A Soviet penal battalion that fought on the Eastern Front in World War II.

shtreimelnoun

A fur hat, usually worn by some married Haredi Jewish men on Shabbat and during Jewish holidays and other festive occasions.

shtrudelnoun

Alternative form of strudel (“pastry”).

shtucknoun

Trouble.

shtukanoun

A specific generalization of a Drinfel'd module.

shtumadj

Silent; speechless; dumb.

shtupverb

push

shtusnoun

nonsense, stupidity

shtwtname

The Twitter community of people engaging in self-harm.

shu'verb

Pronunciation spelling of shut.

Shuaditname

An extinct Hebrew-script variant of Provençal used by Jews in France, also called Judeo-Provençal or Judeo-Comtadine.

Shuaibname

A prophet of Islam who prophesied to the Midianites, sometimes identified with the Biblical Jethro.

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 388. 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.