English Words: S

54,294 words · Page 443 of 1086

siomainoun

A traditional steamed Chinese pork dumpling served as part of the dim sum menu.

Sionname

Alternative spelling of Zion.

siongadj

Very tough, challenging.

SIOPname

Acronym of Single Integrated Operational Plan.

siopaonoun

Chinese steamed stuffed bun; baozi (usually char siu bao, especially the Philippine variant known as "siopao asado")

Siouanadj

Of or relating to the Sioux people, culture or languages.

Siouanistnoun

A linguist who specialises in studying Siouan languages.

Siouxname

Various formerly nomadic Native American tribes of the North American Great Plains.

Sioux Cityname

A city, the county seat of Woodbury County, Iowa, United States, located in Woodbury County and Plymouth County

Sioux Countyname

One of 99 counties in Iowa, United States. County seat: Orange City.

Siouxanadj

Of or pertaining to the Native American Sioux culture

Siouxnessnoun

The quality or state of being Sioux.

sipnoun

A small mouthful of drink.

sip-and-seenoun

A form of baby shower which takes place after the child is born so that friends and family can meet the newborn.

sipahinoun

An Algerian cavalryman in the French army.

sipahsalarnoun

A title given to commanders in chief and general officers in the armies of many states of the medieval Islamic world.

sipapunoun

A small hole or indentation in the floor of a kiva, symbolizing the portal through which the ancient ancestors emerged into the world.

Siparianame

A town in Trinidad and Tobago.

sipatriginenoun

The neuroprotective agent 2-(4-methylpiperazin-1-yl)-5-(2,3,5-trichlorophenyl)pyrimidin-4-amine.

sipenoun

Slit in a tire to drain away surface water and improve traction.

Sipesname

A surname from German.

sipfulnoun

The amount ingested in a single sip.

Siphername

A surname.

siphlonuridnoun

Any mayfly of the family Siphlonuridae.

siphoidnoun

A siphon bottle.

siphonnoun

A bent pipe or tube with one end lower than the other, in which hydrostatic pressure exerted due to the force of gravity moves liquid from one reservoir to another.

siphonableadj

Able to be siphoned.

siphonagenoun

The action or use of a siphon.

siphonaladj

Resembling or relating to a siphon.

siphonapteranadj

Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the order Siphonaptera of fleas.

siphonapterologynoun

The scientific study of fleas and other insects of the order Siphonaptera.

siphonariannoun

Any sea snail of the genus Siphonaria.

siphonateadj

Having a siphon or siphons.

siphonernoun

One who, or that which, siphons.

siphonetnoun

a cornicle (tubular organs on aphids, which secrete honeydew).

siphonicadj

Of or pertaining to a siphon.

siphoniferousadj

Siphon-bearing.

siphoniformadj

Shaped like a siphon.

siphoninidnoun

A foraminifer of the family Siphoninoidea.

siphoniumnoun

A bony tube which, in some birds, connects the tympanum with the air chambers of the articular piece of the mandible

siphonlessadj

Without a siphon.

siphonlikeadj

Resembling or characteristic of a siphon.

siphono-prefix

Forming compound terms pertaining to siphons or tubes.

siphonobranchiateadj

Having a siphon or siphons to convey water to the gills (said of gastropods of the former order Siphonobranchiata.

siphonocladaceousadj

Of or relating to the Siphonocladaceae.

siphonogamynoun

reproduction via pollen tubes

siphonoglyphnoun

A longitudinal flagellated chamber found in most cnidarians in the classes Scyphozoa and Anthozoa, extending from the mouth towards the coelenteron (body cavity).

siphonophorenoun

Any transparent marine hydrozoans, of the order Siphonophorae, that float or swim as colonies of polyps.

siphonophorousadj

Of or relating to the siphonophores.

siphonostelenoun

A type of stele in which the vascular tissue in the stem forms a cylinder surrounding a central pith and possessing leaf gaps.

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 443. 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.