English Words: S

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sanatoryadj

producing health; healing or curative

sanbenitonoun

A sackcloth coat worn by penitents on being reconciled to the church.

Sanborn Countyname

One of 66 counties in South Dakota, United States. County seat: Woonsocket.

sanbornitenoun

A rare orthorhombic barium phyllosilicate mineral.

Sanbō Kōjinname

The Japanese god of fire, the hearth, and the kitchen.

sancainoun

A kind of decoration on Chinese pottery using glazes or slip, predominantly in the three colours of brown (or amber), green, and a creamy off-white, and particularly associated with the Tang dynasty (618–907) and its tomb figures.

sance bellnoun

A sacring-bell.

Sancerrename

A commune and canton in the eastern part of the Loire valley in Cher department, Centre-Val de Loire, France.

Sanchezmartinezname

A surname from Spanish.

Sanchihname

Alternative form of Sanzhi.

Sanchoname

The nine of trumps in the game of Sancho Pedro.

Sanchongname

A district of New Taipei City, Taiwan.

Sanchoniathoname

Alternative form of Sanchuniathon

Sanchoniathonname

Alternative form of Sanchuniathon

Sanchuniathonname

A Phoenician author.

sancochenoun

A savoury stew of Trinidad and Tobago.

sancochonoun

A soup cooked with meat and starchy plants (such as roots or plantains), usually eaten for lunch.

sanctanimitynoun

holiness of mind

sanctifiableadj

That can be sanctified.

sanctifiablenessnoun

The quality of being sanctifiable.

sanctificateverb

To sanctify.

sanctificationnoun

The (usually gradual or uncompleted) process by which a Christian believer is made holy through the action of the Holy Spirit.

sanctifiedlyadv

In a sanctified or holy manner.

sanctifiernoun

One who sanctifies (makes holy).

sanctifiestverb

second-person singular simple present indicative of sanctify

sanctifiethverb

third-person singular simple present indicative of sanctify

sanctifyverb

To make holy; to consecrate; to set aside for sacred or ceremonial use.

sanctifyingnoun

sanctification

sanctifyinglyadv

So as to sanctify or make holy.

sanctiloquentadj

Speaking of holy or sacred things.

sanctimommynoun

A mother who exhibits a superior attitude and openly judges others' parenting.

sanctimonialadj

sanctimonious

sanctimoniousadj

Making a show of being morally better than others, especially hypocritically pious.

sanctimoniouslyadv

In a sanctimonious manner.

sanctimoniousnessnoun

The property of being sanctimonious.

sanctimonynoun

A hypocritical form of excessive piety, considered to be an affectation merely for public show.

sanctionnoun

An approval, by an authority, generally one that makes something valid.

sanctionabilitynoun

The state or quality of being sanctionable.

sanctionableadj

That can be sanctioned.

sanctionablyadv

In a manner or to a degree that is sanctionable.

sanctionaladj

Relating to sanctions.

sanctionaryadj

Of, pertaining to, or giving sanction.

sanctioneernoun

Synonym of sanctioner.

sanctionernoun

someone or something who sanctions

sanctionismnoun

A policy of imposing sanctions.

sanctionistnoun

One who supports a policy of imposing sanctions.

sanctionlessadj

For breaking which there is no sanction.

sanctionlessnessnoun

The quality of being sanctionless.

sanctionmentnoun

The imposition of sanctions.

sanctionsnoun

plural of sanction

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 50. 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.