English Words: S
6,566 words · Page 51 of 132
Thus; as written; used to indicate, for example, that text is being quoted as it is from the source.
A curved dagger used in Ancient Roman times, associated with the Thracian and Illyrians, gladiators, and Sicarii.
The largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, an autonomous region of Italy, close to Africa and separated from Tunisia and Libya by the Strait of Sicily.
An implement having a semicircular blade and short handle, used for cutting long grass and cereal crops.
A male given name from Sanskrit used by followers of various faiths of India; notably, the personal name of Buddha.
A personal weapon, either a firearm (handgun type) or a cold weapon (such as a sword), carried on the hip in a belt, sheath, holster, etc., for rapid access.
The band of frequencies each side of the frequency of a carrier wave; formed as a result of modulation of the carrier.
A piece of dining room furniture having drawers and shelves for linen and tableware; originally for serving food.
Facial hair reaching from the top of the head down the side of the face to the side of the chin.
A one-wheeled attachment to the side of a motorcycle to allow for a separate seat for a passenger or cargo space.
A second, relatively short length of track just to the side of a railroad track, joined to the main track by switches at one or both ends, used either for unloading freight, or to allow two trains on a same track to meet (opposite directions) or pass (same direction); a railroad siding.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English alphabetical index for the letter S contains 6,566 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 132 pages, and you are currently viewing page 51. 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.