English Words: S
6,566 words · Page 43 of 132
The realm of the dead, the common grave of mankind, Hell. In older English translations of the Bible, notably the Authorized Version or King James Bible, this word sheol is translated inconsistently and variously as grave (31 times), pit (3 times) or hell (31 times: e.g., De. 32:22; 2Sa. 22:6; Job 11:8; Ps. 9:17).
A city, the headquarters of the City of Greater Shepparton, in northern Victoria, Australia.
A town in Spelthorne borough, Surrey, England, historically in the county of Middlesex (OS grid ref TQ0867).
A dessert of frozen fruit juice with a dairy product such as milk added; a sorbet with dairy ingredients.
(High Sheriff) An official of a shire or county office, responsible for carrying out court orders, law enforcement and other duties.
A coastal town and civil parish with a town council in North Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG1543).
A member of a particular Himalayan ethnic group living in Nepal and Tibet, known especially as mountaineers.
A village and civil parish (without a council) in the Wylye Valley, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref ST9639).
A fortified wine produced in Jerez de la Frontera in Spain, or a similar wine produced elsewhere.
A particular pronunciation or custom that is regarded as distinguishing members of a group from non-members, especially when used as a test.
A special ward of Tokyo prefecture, Japan that is surrounded by (clockwise from north) Shinjuku, Minato, Shinagawa, Meguro, Setagaya, Suginami, and Nakano special wards.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English alphabetical index for the letter S contains 6,566 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 132 pages, and you are currently viewing page 43. 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.