English Words: S
54,294 words · Page 436 of 1086
Denoting or relating to a type of camera which allows the photographer to view the subject through the same lens that will be used to take a photograph, usually by incorporating a moving mirror and prism.
Intensely focused and concentrated on purpose, thinking of only one goal, undistractable.
A website where new content is shown by dynamically replacing existing content in the web page rather than navigating to a different URL.
The abnormal operation of a three-phase machine when its supply is changed by the accidental opening of one conductor.
Being or relating to portions of food or drink sold or dispensed individually for one person at a time.
A simple website consisting of a single page, with a dedicated domain name, that does only one thing.
Support for a system of taxation based mainly or exclusively on one tax, typically chosen for its special properties, often being a tax on land value.
The reduction of a double-track rail line to a single track, when the extra capacity of a double-track line is no longer required.
Of an operating system, etc., only capable of serving one user at a time, not many users simultaneously.
A horse's gait, a cross between a pace and a trot, in which the two legs of one side are raised almost but not quite simultaneously.
November 11th, a day for shopping and celebrating not being in a relationship, originating in China, the shopping event has spread worldwide.
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 436. 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.