English Words: S

54,294 words · Page 403 of 1086

sidearmnoun

A personal weapon, either a firearm (handgun type) or a cold weapon (such as a sword), carried on the hip in a belt, sheath, holster, etc., for rapid access.

sidearmernoun

One who throws with arm roughly parallel to the ground.

sideartnoun

artwork on the side of an arcade game cabinet.

sidebandnoun

The band of frequencies each side of the frequency of a carrier wave; formed as a result of modulation of the carrier.

sidebangnoun

A hairstyle that consists of long hair brushed forward over one eye, similar to a fringe haircut, but worn on one side only.

sidebarnoun

A short news story printed alongside a larger one.

sidebar commentnoun

An unnecessary, often argumentative remark made by an attorney or witness during a trial or deposition.

sidebearingnoun

The margin of empty space around a glyph in a font, measured from the glyph contour's leftmost, rightmost, topmost and bottommost points to the sides of its bounding box

sidebladenoun

A lateral blade; a blade protruding from the side of a weapon.

sideblognoun

A secondary weblog, ancillary to the author's primary blog.

sideboardnoun

A piece of dining room furniture having drawers and shelves for linen and tableware; originally for serving food.

sideboardedadj

Having a sideboard restriction.

sideboardingnoun

Outer walls on a building or other structure; cladding; siding.

sidebonenoun

A morbid growth or deposit of bony matter at the sides of the coronet and coffin bone of a horse.

sideboobnoun

The view of the bared breast, as seen from the side, either by design or by accident.

Sidebothamname

A surname.

Sidebottomname

A surname from Old English.

sideboxnoun

A box placed alongside the main text in a book, etc. containing further related text.

sideboynoun

One of an even-numbered group of seamen posted in two rows on the quarterdeck when a visiting dignitary boards or leaves the ship, historically to help (or even hoist) him aboard.

sidebuffernoun

A buffer mounted at the side, in particular on each side of each end of a rail vehicle.

sideburdennoun

The rock and subsoil that lies next to a mineral deposit such as a coal seam.

sideburnnoun

singular of sideburns

sideburnedadj

Having sideburns.

sideburnsnoun

Facial hair reaching from the top of the head down the side of the face to the side of the chin.

sidecarnoun

A one-wheeled attachment to the side of a motorcycle to allow for a separate seat for a passenger or cargo space.

sidecarcrossnoun

A version of motocross with dirtbikes equipped with sidecars, and passengers riding them.

sidecaristnoun

A sidecar enthusiast.

sidecastverb

To eject waste material that has been excavated or dredged to the side, rather than hauling it away.

sidechainingnoun

The use of an audio compressor that controls the gain from main input to output based on the level of the signal at the side-chain input, typically by a disc jockey to lower the music volume automatically when speaking.

sidechannelnoun

An indirect source of information about what a system is doing, such as execution time, version number, etc.

sidechicknoun

Alternative spelling of side chick.

sidecurlnoun

Synonym of peot.

sidecutnoun

The inner curvature of a ski or snowboard that allows smoother turning.

sidedverb

simple past and past participle of side

sidedishnoun

Alternative form of side dish.

sidednessnoun

The condition of having a specific number or form of sides.

sidedressverb

To apply fertiliser between the rows of a growing crop

sidefacenoun

A definitive stamp with the portrait facing to the side of the stamp.

sidefootverb

To kick something with the instep of the foot.

sideformnoun

An alternative or variant form of a word or morpheme.

sidegazenoun

The act of looking sideways, to the left or right, by moving only one's eyes.

sidegirlnoun

A female soloist playing with a band or group of which she is not a regular member.

sideglanceverb

To quickly look at something to the side, usually without turning one's head; to glance sidelong.

sidegradenoun

A form of upgrade involving a switch to a different but equivalent product, e.g. another manufacturer or another operating system.

sidegroupnoun

A functional group that acts as a sidechain

sidehacknoun

A lightweight sidecar, usually consisting of an open platform or bar for a passenger to stand on, and a handle to hold onto in order to balance the bike.

sidehackernoun

One who rides a sidehack, or races in a sidehack race.

sidehackingnoun

Racing with a sidehack.

sidehalladj

Having a corridor along one side of a building, rather than the centre.

sideheadnoun

A subheading placed at or in the margin of printed matter.

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 403. 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.