English Words: S

54,294 words · Page 468 of 1086

skip a beatverb

To miss a beat.

skip listnoun

A probabilistic data structure that allows fast search within an ordered sequence of elements by maintaining a linked hierarchy of subsequences, with each successive subsequence skipping over fewer elements than the previous one.

skip outverb

To shirk; to avoid attending or to leave early, especially without permission.

skip ropenoun

The rope used in this activity.

skip townverb

To abscond from one's place of residence suddenly, without warning.

skip-carenoun

A minimalist approach to skincare in which the amount of products used is minimized to only those essential and necessary for keeping skin health.

skip-gramnoun

An n-gram in which component words need not be adjacent.

skip-leveladj

Involving direct communication between higher- and lower-ranking employees who would usually only communicate through a person of intermediate rank.

skipableadj

Alternative form of skippable.

skipathonnoun

A charity event in which participants jump rope.

skipfulnoun

Synonym of skipload.

skipjacknoun

Any of several not closely related fish.

skiplagverb

To disembark at a "hidden city" rather than continuing to one's ticketed destination.

skiplaggedadj

A traveller or ticket involved with the practice of skiplagging.

skiplaggernoun

A traveller who disembarks at a "hidden city" rather than continuing to one's ticketed destination; one who practices skiplagging.

skiplaggingnoun

The practice of disembarking at a "hidden city" rather than continuing to one's ticketed destination, in order to save money on the airfare.

skiplanenoun

An aircraft with skis for landing on snow or ice.

skiplessadj

Without skipping or omitting something; continuous; unbroken.

skiploadnoun

Enough to fill a skip (rubbish container).

skipmannoun

The man who loads and operates the skip in a mine.

skippableadj

Capable of being skipped.

skippenitenoun

A trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral steel gray mineral containing bismuth, selenium, sulfur, and tellurium.

skippernoun

The master of a ship.

skipperlyadj

Befitting a skipper, the master of a ship.

skippershipnoun

The role of a nautical skipper.

skippestverb

second-person singular simple present indicative of skip

skippetnoun

A small boat; a skiff.

skippethverb

third-person singular simple present indicative of skip

skippingnoun

The act by which something is skipped or omitted.

skippinglyadv

So as to skip; moving with small hops or jumps.

skippityadj

Skipping.

skippity-doo-dahintj

Synonym of zip-a-dee-doo-dah (“an exclamation of happiness”).

Skippyname

Nickname given to people of Australian origin by the British.

Skiptonname

A market town and civil parish with a town council in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Craven district (OS grid ref SD9851).

Skipwithname

A village and civil parish in Selby district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE6638).

skipworthyadj

Worthy of being skipped.

skirlverb

To make a shrill sound, as of bagpipes.

skirlingverb

present participle and gerund of skirl

skirmishnoun

A brief battle between small groups, usually part of a longer or larger battle or war.

skirmishernoun

An infantry soldier used for skirmishing.

skirmishinglyadv

In a skirmishing manner.

skirodnoun

A fishing rod used with skis.

skirpnoun

A drop, a splash (of water, rain, etc).

skirrverb

To leave hastily; to flee, especially with a whirring sound

skirretnoun

An umbelliferous plant (Sium sisarum), cultivated for its sweet edible tuberous roots.

skirrettnoun

A metal spike to which is attached a small drum onto which is wound string or line. In use, the spike is pushed into the ground to anchor it, and then the line is pulled out as far as needed to mark a straight edge.

skirtnoun

A separate article of clothing, usually worn by women and girls, that hangs from the waist and covers the lower torso and part of the legs.

skirt aroundverb

To circumvent, to bypass, to go around in order to avoid.

skirt chasernoun

A man with amorous intentions who habitually seeks out female companionship.

skirtagenoun

Skirts, collectively.

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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 468. 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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