English Words: S

54,294 words · Page 425 of 1086

silverworkingnoun

The manufacture of items from silver.

silveryadj

Resembling silver in color, shiny white.

Silvery Rivername

the Milky Way, the night sky visual phenomenon caused by dense regions of the Milky Way Galaxy appearing nebulous (generally found when referring to East Asians in a historical context, situated in East Asia)

silvery-hairedadj

Alternative form of silver-haired (“having greyish-white hair”).

silvery-whiteadj

Resembling silver in color, with a whiter hue than silver.

silverynessnoun

Alternative form of silveriness.

Silvesname

A city and municipality of Faro District, Portugal.

silvestraladj

Of or pertaining to a forest or wood.

Silvestriname

A surname from Italian.

Silvestroname

A surname from Italian.

silvexnoun

Synonym of fenoprop.

Silvianame

A female given name from Latin.

silvialitenoun

A tetragonal-dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, calcium, carbon, oxygen, silicon, sodium, and sulfur.

silvicaladj

Relating to silvics.

silvicolousadj

Growing in woodlands.

silvicsnoun

The study of the characteristics of trees, including especially their role in the ecology of their forest habitats; such information collected about individual trees and tree species.

silviculturaladj

Of, pertaining to, or obtained by silviculture

silviculturallyadv

In terms of, or by means of, silviculture.

silviculturenoun

The care and development of forests in order to obtain a product or provide a benefit; forestry.

silviculturistnoun

someone who practices silviculture; a forester

silvimetricadj

Relating to silvimetrics

silvimetricsnoun

The measurement of trees, woodland and forests

Silvioname

A male given name from Italian, equivalent to English Silvius.

silvipastoraladj

Relating to the upkeep of woodland and of livestock

Silviusname

The son of Ascanius and his wife.

silvofisherynoun

A brackish-water aquaculture used in combination with mangrove rehabilitation

silvologynoun

The scientific study of forests.

silvopastoraladj

Of or pertaining to silvopasture.

silvopastoralistadj

Relating to silvopasture

silvopasturaladj

Relating to silvopasture

silvopasturenoun

The practice of combining forestry and grazing of domesticated animals for mutual benefit.

silybinnoun

Silibinin.

silylnoun

The radical SiH₃ derived from silane

silylalkynenoun

Any silane that also has an alkyne group

silylateverb

To add one or more silyl groups to a molecule.

silylationnoun

The introduction of one or more silyl groups into a molecule.

silylcuprationnoun

Any addition reaction that adds a silyl group and a cuprate group across a double bond or triple bond

silylethynylnoun

Any of a class of univalent radicals, R₃Si-C≡C-, having a silyl group attached to the remote carbon atom of an ethynyl group

silylformylationnoun

Any addition reaction in which a silyl and a formyl group are added across a double bond or triple bond

silyliumnoun

Any cation formed by a silicon atom with three bonds, having the general formula R₃Si⁺

silyloxynoun

Any univalent radical, of general formula R₃Si-O- derived from a silyl ether

silymarinnoun

A mixture of flavonolignans extracted from the blessed milk thistle (Silybum marianum), used as a source of silibinin.

SIMnoun

Clipping of simulation.

SIM cardnoun

A small, removable card smaller than a credit card which stores mobile phone data such as contact names and numbers, SMSs and security information.

SIM farmnoun

A device that can hold several SIM cards, used by criminals to send very large numbers of texts and calls at the same time, with the aim of defrauding people.

sim racernoun

A person, such as a video gamer or e-sports competitor, who takes part in motorsport simulations.

sim-comnoun

simultaneous communication: the technique of using both a spoken language and a manual variant, or sign language, at the same time.

simanoun

The upturned edge of a roof which acts as a gutter; a cyma.

simagrenoun

A grimace.

simalnoun

A tree, Bombax ceiba, native to much of tropical and temperate Asia and Australasia.

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 425. 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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