English Words: S

54,294 words · Page 489 of 1086

sleeptalkernoun

A person who talks unconsciously in their sleep.

sleeptimenoun

The time at which one sleeps or goes to sleep.

sleepundernoun

A kind of playdate, similar to a sleepover, in which a child stays at their friend's house until relatively late and then returns home.

sleepwakernoun

One in a state of magnetic or mesmeric sleep; someone in a hypnotic trance.

sleepwakingnoun

The state of one who is mesmerized, or in a trance

sleepwalkverb

To walk or perform other actions while sleeping; to somnambulate.

sleepwalkernoun

A somnambulist; one who walks, or is active, while asleep.

sleepwalkingnoun

The act of walking while not conscious or aware of it, during one's sleep.

sleepwardadv

toward sleep

sleepwearnoun

garments designed to be worn in bed; nightclothes

sleepwiseadv

In terms of sleep.

sleepwortnoun

Synonym of lettuce (Lactuca sativa)

sleepwriteverb

To write in one's sleep.

sleepyadj

Tired; feeling the need for sleep.

Sleepy Donname

Donald Trump, mocking his sleepiness during his work as president.

sleepy dustnoun

Rheum crusted around the eyes from sleep.

Sleepy Joename

Joe Biden.

sleepy sandnoun

Sleep (rheum around the eyes).

sleepyheadnoun

A sleepy person.

sleepytimenoun

The time to sleep.

sleerverb

To mock or jeer.

sleetnoun

Pellets of ice made of mostly-frozen raindrops or refrozen melted snowflakes.

sleetchnoun

A slimy, clayey kind of mud found at the bottom of the sea or rivers

sleetfuladj

Sleety.

sleetinessnoun

The state of being sleety.

sleetlessadj

Without sleet.

sleetlikeadj

Resembling sleet.

sleetproofadj

Resistant to sleet.

sleetyadj

Covered in sleet; full of sleet.

sleevenoun

The part of a garment that covers the arm.

sleeve garternoun

A garter worn on the sleeve of a shirt above the elbow to hold the lower part of the sleeve tight and keep the cuff in the correct position.

sleeve-buttonnoun

A button or stud used to hold a sleeve cuff together.

sleeve-linknoun

cufflink

sleevedadj

Having sleeves.

sleevefacenoun

A photograph in which a record sleeve is intentionally placed to create the illusion of the cover art blending into the scene (especially a face or other body part on an album cover obscuring and seeming to replace the same part on a person in the photograph).

sleevefulnoun

Enough to fill a sleeve.

sleevehandnoun

The part of a sleeve nearest the hand; a cuff or wristband.

sleeveholdernoun

A band made of fabric, elastic or coiled wire worn on the upper arm to hold the shirtsleeve up and prevent the cuff from protruding too far out of the jacket sleeve.

sleevelessadj

Of a garment, having no sleeves.

sleeveless errandnoun

Synonym of fool's errand.

sleevelesslyadv

Without sleeves.

sleevelessnessnoun

Absence of sleeves.

sleeveletnoun

A detachable fabric cover to protect the forearm or the lower sleeve of a garment.

sleevelikeadj

Resembling or characteristic of a sleeve.

sleevemakernoun

A tailor who specialises in making sleeves.

sleevemakingnoun

The manufacture of sleeves for garments.

sleevenotesnoun

Alternative spelling of sleeve notes.

sleevernoun

A person employed to fit sleeves to garments.

sleevesnoun

plural of sleeve

sleeves from one's vestnoun

Something non-existent; something of no value or cost.

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 489. 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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