English Words: S

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skeletochronologynoun

The estimation of the age of skeletal remains by observation of growth rings in bones

skeletodentaladj

skeletal and dental

skeletofusimotoradj

skeletal and fusimotor

skeletogenesisnoun

The process of skeleton formation

skeletogenicadj

Forming the skeleton.

skeletogenousadj

Forming or producing parts of the skeleton.

skeletogenynoun

skeletogenesis

skeletographynoun

The scientific description of the skeleton.

skeletoidnoun

A structure that captures the essential topological information of a space.

skeletologynoun

osteology; The branch of anatomy that deals with the skeleton.

skeletomotoradj

Relating to the skeleton and to motor activity.

skeletomuscularadj

Relating to the skeleton and muscles.

skeletomusculaturenoun

The physical structure of skeleton and muscles.

skeletonnoun

The system that provides support to an organism, internal and made up of bones and cartilage in vertebrates, external in some other animals.

Skeleton Cliquename

The collective fan base of the band Twenty One Pilots, known for its devotion.

skeleton crewnoun

A crew consisting of the minimum number of personnel needed to maintain and operate the basic functions of something, such as a business, a factory, or a ship.

skeleton in one's closetnoun

Alternative form of skeleton in the closet.

skeleton in one's cupboardnoun

Alternative form of skeleton in the cupboard.

skeleton in one's housenoun

Alternative form of skeleton in the house.

skeleton in the closetnoun

A shameful secret.

skeleton in the cupboardnoun

A shameful secret.

skeleton staffnoun

The minimum number of employees needed to operate a business during a vacation, weekend, or other period when people do not normally work, or full staffing is not necessary.

skeleton suitnoun

An outfit for small boys, popular from about 1790 to the late 1820s, consisting of a tight coat or jacket buttoned to a pair of high-waisted trousers.

skeletoneernoun

Someone who competes in the skeleton event.

skeletonicadj

Like a skeleton.

skeletonisationnoun

Alternative spelling of skeletonization.

skeletonisernoun

Alternative form of skeletonizer.

skeletonizationnoun

The act or process of skeletonizing.

skeletonizeverb

To reduce to a skeleton.

skeletonizedadj

Reduced to a skeleton.

skeletonizernoun

Any of various moths whose larvae eat the parenchyma of leaves, leaving only the skeleton (the veins) behind.

skeletonlessadj

That lacks a skeleton

skeletonlikeadj

Like a skeleton.

skeletonyadj

Resembling or characteristic of a skeleton; skeletal.

skellnoun

a homeless person, especially one who sleeps in the New York subway.

skellerverb

to warp; to bend; to twist

skellingtonnoun

A skeleton.

skellumnoun

A scoundrel.

skellynoun

A squint.

Skellytownname

A town in Carson County, Texas, United States.

Skelmersdalename

A town in West Lancashire district, Lancashire, England.

skelpverb

To beat or slap with the hand.

skelpernoun

Something large for its kind; a whopper.

skelpingnoun

A beating or slapping.

skelternoun

A gravity-based device used to store and rotate round food and drink in a first-in-first-out manner.

Skeltonname

Any of several villages in England:

Skeltonianadj

Relating to John Skelton (c.1460–1529), English poet.

Skeltonicadj

Employing or relating to Skeltonics.

Skeltonicaladj

Alternative form of Skeltonic.

Skeltonicsnoun

The irregular poetic meter used by John Skelton (c.1460–1529), English poet.

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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 460. 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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