English Words: S

54,294 words · Page 476 of 1086

skytimenoun

The time when a vehicle such as an airplane is in flight.

skytubesnoun

Synonym of tube maze.

skytypernoun

Synonym of skywriter.

skytypingnoun

Synonym of skywriting.

skywalknoun

Synonym of skyway.

skywalkernoun

One who walks in the sky.

skywardadv

At or toward the sky.

skywardlyadv

Toward the sky.

skywardsadv

In the direction of the sky; upwards.

skywatchverb

To watch the sky for aircraft, satellites or UFOs or for stars, comets etc.

skywatchernoun

One who skywatches.

skywavenoun

An electromagnetic wave refracted back to the Earth by the ionosphere.

skywaynoun

An aeroplane route.

skyworthyadj

airworthy

skywriteverb

To write a message in the sky using the trail of smoke from a moving airplane.

skywriternoun

One who does skywriting. A pilot who writes messages, by leaving a trail of smoke from the plane, that are visible from the ground.

skywritingnoun

Messages, left by leaving a trail of smoke from an airplane, that are visible from the ground.

SLnoun

Initialism of source language.

sl stnoun

Abbreviation of slip stitch.

SL4Aname

Initialism of Scripting Layer for Android.

SLAname

Initialism of Sudan Liberation Army.

slabnoun

A large, flat piece of solid material; a solid object that is large and flat.

slab linenoun

A line or small rope by which sailors haul up the foot of the mainsail or foresail.

slab serifnoun

A kind of serif typeface characterized by thick, block-like serifs.

slab tracknoun

Railway track mounted on a concrete (or asphalt) base, without the use of ballast.

slab-off prismnoun

A lens modification used to correct for differences in vision between the two eyes, particularly in cases of anisometropia, in which a prism is ground into the lens of the eye with the stronger prescription, thereby helping to align the visual images seen by both eyes.

slab-sidedadj

having flat sides

slabberverb

To let saliva or other liquid fall from the mouth carelessly; drivel; slaver.

slabberernoun

One who slabbers, or drools.

slabberyadj

Like, or covered with, slobber; slippery; sloppy.

slabbilyadv

In a slabby manner.

slabbinessnoun

The quality of being slabby; sliminess, muddiness.

slabbyadj

Of a liquid: thick; viscous.

slablikeadj

Resembling a slab.

slabnessnoun

The state or condition of being slablike.

slabsnoun

plural of slab

slabstonenoun

A flat, rectangular piece of rock or stone used for paving or roofing.

slabwiseadj

One slab at a time

Slabyname

A surname.

slacknoun

The part of anything that hangs loose, having no strain upon it.

slack fillnoun

The inadequate filling of a package so that it contains too little of the product.

slack offverb

To be deliberately unproductive in one's work or study.

slack suitnoun

A comfortable woman's casual outfit consisting of a pair of slacks and a jacket top or sports shirt typically of the same material and design.

slack tubnoun

A large container full of water or oil or brine used by a blacksmith to quench hot metal.

slack-handedadj

Careless and inactive; lacking focus or initiative.

slack-handednessnoun

The quality or state of being slack-handed.

slack-jawedadj

With the mouth in an open position and the jaw hanging loosely, especially as indicating bewilderment or astonishment.

slack-keyadj

(of a string instrument or a manner of playing one) Performed with loosened strings, such that all of the strings play in the same key (most often G major).

slackadaisicaladj

Slipshod and lazy; lacking diligence and effort.

slackcomnoun

A sitcom which revolves around a slacker or slackers.

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 476. 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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