English Words: S

54,294 words · Page 475 of 1086

skylinenoun

The line that seems to be the boundary of the sky and the ground; the horizon.

skyline operatornoun

A proposed operator, for use in database queries, that filters out results that are worse than others according to multiple criteria.

skylingnoun

A being from the sky or heavens.

skylitadj

Receiving all or most light from the sky

skyllamycinnoun

Either of a pair of cyclodepsipeptides that are produced by bacteria and fungi and are pharmaceutically used as antibacterials, immunosuppressives, cytostatics and antihelmintics.

skylorenoun

The study, knowledge, or science of the sky and its apparent components (heavenly bodies, constellations, etc.).

skylyadj

Of, resembling, or relating to the sky; celestial

skymaidennoun

A young woman who comes from the sky.

skymannoun

A male aviator.

skymapnoun

Any of several charts or maps, similar to a star chart, that show the distribution of some particular, measurable parameter (such as microwave radiation, temperature etc).

skymappingnoun

The production of a skymap.

skynessnoun

The essence of what it means to be the sky; the qualities that make the sky what it is.

Skynetname

A family of United Kingdom military communications satellites.

skypannoun

A kind of large lamp with a parabolic reflector to diffuse the light.

skypeverb

To make (a telephone call) using Skype software.

Skypernoun

A user of the Skype communications software.

Skypeyadj

Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the Skype messaging software or any aspect of it.

skyphosnoun

A deep two-handled wine cup of Ancient Greece.

skyportnoun

An airport.

skyquakenoun

An unexplained phenomenon that sounds like a thunderclap, cannon storm earthquake volcano or sonic boom coming from the sky, with no observable cause, heard in various countries around the world.

skyrnoun

A yogurt-like product made of curdled milk, curds stored up for food; a thick dairy product unique to Icelandic cuisine.

skyridenoun

Synonym of aerial lift (“a system of transport that moves cabins, cars, gondolas or open chairs above the ground by means of one or more cables strung between supporting towers”).

skyrinnoun

The dimeric quinone 2,4,5-trihydroxy-7-methyl-1-(2,4,5-trihydroxy-7-methyl-9,10-dioxoanthracen-1-yl)anthracene-9,10-dione that is a glucagon antagonist

Skyriotnoun

One of the inhabitants of the Greek island of Skyros.

skyrisenoun

A very tall building; a high-rise.

skyrmionnoun

Any of a particular class of topological soliton that can be used to model certain properties of a nucleon.

skyrmionicadj

Relating to skyrmions.

skyrmionicsnoun

The physics of skyrmions

skyrmioniumnoun

A pair of skyrmions of opposite topological quantum numbers

skyrocketnoun

A type of firework that uses a solid rocket engine to rise quickly into the sky where it emits a variety of effects such as stars, bangs, crackles, etc.

skyrocketyadj

Suddenly surging or spiking upward.

Skyrosname

An island of Greece, in the Sporades administered by Euboea or Evia.

skyrunningnoun

An extreme sport involving running on mountains or at high altitude.

skysailnoun

On historical square-rigged ships, the sail above the royal. Normally it is the uppermost sail, but in some cases it is below the moonraker.

skyscapenoun

The view of the sky, often including the skyline

skyscrapernoun

A very tall building with a large number of floors.

skyscraperedadj

Having skyscrapers.

skyscraperlandnoun

An area with a great amount of skyscrapers.

skyscraperlessadj

Without a skyscraper or skyscrapers.

skyscrapingadj

Extremely tall; as tall as a skyscraper.

skyshipnoun

A manned vehicle that flies through the sky.

skysillnoun

Horizon.

skyspacenoun

An architectural design in which a room has a large hole in its ceiling, open to the sky.

skyspherenoun

A sphere with a texture on its inner face, used to simulate the sky or similar backdrop around a three-dimensional playfield; a skydome.

skysurfverb

To practice the sport of skysurfing.

skysurfernoun

Someone who does skysurfing.

skysurfingnoun

A kind of skydiving where the skydiver has a surfboard attached to the feet, and performs surfing-like stunts in midair.

Skysweepernoun

A kind of anti-aircraft gun used in the mid-20th century.

skytalenoun

Alternative form of scytale.

Skytalismname

Alternative form of Scytalism.

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 475. 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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