English Words: S

54,294 words · Page 473 of 1086

skunkworksnoun

A loosely organized research and development team or facility.

skunkyadj

Mean, contemptible.

Skuodasname

A city and district municipality of Klaipėda, Lithuania.

skurfverb

to ride on a small surfboard towed behind a speedboat, after the manner of water skiing

skurfingnoun

A water sport similar to waterskiing except that a single board is used instead of skis.

skurry awayverb

Dated spelling of scurry away.

Skusename

A surname from Cornish.

skutchnoun

A pest; a pain in the ass; a bother (usually referring to someone or something).

skutenoun

A boat; a small vessel.

Skutnikname

A surname.

Skuttname

A surname.

skutteruditenoun

Any of a class of mixed cobalt and nickel arsenide and sulfide minerals.

skuttlenoun

Archaic form of scuttle.

skuxnoun

stud, player, womaniser

skuzzinessnoun

Alternative spelling of scuzziness.

skvadernoun

A fictional creature, associated with an old Swedish hunting story, that is half hare and half wood grouse.

Skvyraname

A city in Bila Tserkva Raion, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine.

Skwareckiname

A surname from Polish.

skweeenoun

A musical style combining simple synth or chiptune leads and basslines with rhythms from funk, rhythm and blues or soul music.

skynoun

The atmosphere above a given point, especially as visible from the surface of the Earth as the place where the sun, moon, stars, and clouds are seen.

sky barnoun

A bar (drinking establishment) at high elevation, offering a spectacular view.

sky beernoun

Fermented toddy palm juice.

sky blueadj

Of a vibrant light blue colour, like that of the sky on a fine day.

sky burialnoun

A funeral practice in which a human corpse is placed atop a mountain or other outdoor structure to decompose or be eaten by scavenging animals.

sky daddynoun

A god.

Sky Fairyname

Synonym of God, particularly the Abrahamic God.

sky islandnoun

A mountain habitat isolated by surrounding lowlands of a dramatically different environment.

sky juicenoun

A drink combining coconut water (or coconut milk), condensed milk (or evaporated milk), and alcohol, especially gin.

sky lanternnoun

An ornament consisting of a small hot air balloon made of paper, with an opening at the bottom where a small fire is suspended.

sky pilotnoun

A clergyman, especially a military chaplain or padre.

sky puppynoun

A bat, especially one of the cutest and furriest kinds of large bat, such as a fruit bat (flying fox).

sky's-the-limitnoun

A very high amount, or position.

sky-blue pinknoun

A color of the sky at sunrise or sunset, with patches of blue and pink, or a gradient between them.

sky-bornadj

Originating in the sky or heavens.

sky-dancenoun

An aerial display flown by some birds

sky-floodnoun

A deluge of rain.

sky-flungadj

Projecting into the sky; very tall.

sky-highadj

extremely tall

skyakingnoun

The extreme sport of skydiving in a kayak, so as to land on the water.

skyannoun

A colour midway between sky blue and cyan.

skybasenoun

A base that is high in the air, not attached or loosely attached to the ground.

skybasernoun

One who builds skybases.

skybikenoun

A bicycle capable of levitation.

Skyblockname

A survival challenge where a player begins on a tiny floating island in a void with very limited resources (like a tree, dirt, and a chest) and must use efficient farming, resource management, and expansion to build a sustainable world.

skyblueadj

Alternative form of sky blue.

skyboardnoun

a lightweight board used in sport similar to a snowboard, usually equipped with foot bindings and a recovery parachute, used for skysurfing or skyboarding, a type of skydiving in which the skydiver performs surfing-style aerobatics during free-fall.

skyboardingnoun

A kind of skydiving using a skyboard, skysurfing.

skybooknoun

the Qur'an.

skyborneadj

Airborne; flying.

skyboundadj

confined to the sky

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 473. 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.