English Words: S

54,294 words · Page 452 of 1086

situation comedynoun

An episodic comedy radio or television program with a plot or storyline based around a particular humorous situation with the same set of characters.

situation roomnoun

A room reserved for business or political officials to discuss plans or courses of action.

situationaladj

Of or pertaining to a particular situation or situations in general.

situational awarenessnoun

The perception and comprehension of one’s environment as a whole, including peripheral or less obvious cues, maintained as an ongoing process of monitoring, interpreting, and anticipating developments, especially in contexts requiring safety or rapid decision-making.

situationallyadv

In a situational way.

situationismnoun

A school of thought which holds that personality is more influenced by external factors than by internal traits or motivations.

situationistadj

Pertaining to situationism.

situationlessadj

Without a situation.

situationlessnessnoun

Lack of a situation.

situationsnoun

plural of situation

situationshipnoun

A romantic or sexual relationship in which the parties do not consider or are not clear that they are in such relationship; such that is informal, without the responsibilities of a formal relationship; a companionship.

situativeadj

Occurring in relation to a specific situation.

situlanoun

A deep ceramic vase with a wide opening.

situlaenoun

plural of situla

situlasnoun

plural of situla

situlateadj

Resembling a vessel of the situla type.

situliformadj

Shaped like a situla.

situpnoun

Alternative spelling of sit-up.

situsnoun

The position, especially the usual, normal position, of a body part or part of a plant.

Sitwellname

A surname.

Sitwellianadj

Of or pertaining to the Sitwell literary family or any of its members.

Sitwellismnoun

The opinions and practices of the Sitwell literary family.

sitznoun

Ellipsis of sitz bath.

sitz bathnoun

A hydrotherapeutic bath taken in a sitting position.

Sitz im Lebennoun

sociological setting

sitzballnoun

A sport somewhat similar to volleyball but played sitting down (and thus suitable for people with disabilities or amputations that diminish their capacity to stand).

Sitzesname

A surname from German.

Sitzfleischnoun

The ability to endure or carry on with an activity.

sitzkriegnoun

Warfare without any military operations or campaigns; a stalemate.

Sitzmanname

A surname from German.

Sitzmannname

A surname from German.

sitzmarknoun

An indentation in the snow made by a fallen skier.

sitzpinklernoun

a fearful person, usually male

Sitzprobenoun

Alternative form of sitzprobe.

Sitātapatrāname

a bodhisattva in Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism

Siuname

A surname.

siu haaunoun

A kind of barbecue sauce used in Cantonese cuisine.

siu laapnoun

Cantonese-style cooked meat.

siu mainoun

Alternative form of shumai.

siu meinoun

Meat roasted on spits over an open fire or wood burning rotisserie oven, as in Cantonese cuisine.

Siu Sai Wanname

A residential area of Eastern district, Hong Kong.

siu yooknoun

Roast pork in Chinese cuisine.

siumainoun

Alternative form of shumai.

SIVnoun

Initialism of simian immunodeficiency virus.

Sivaistnoun

Alternative form of Shaivist.

Sivakname

A surname.

Sivakumarname

A surname from Tamil.

sivambunoun

The Indian practice of drinking one's own urine for supposed health benefits.

Sivanname

The ninth month of the civil year and the third month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar, after Iyar and before Tammuz.

Sivaramname

A surname from Tamil.

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 452. 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.

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