English Words: S

54,294 words · Page 530 of 1086

snappishlyadv

In a snappish manner.

snappishnessnoun

The quality of being snappish.

snapplingnoun

The sport or activity of abseiling.

snappyadj

Rapid and without delay.

snappy gumnoun

Any of various eucalypts having brittle timber, including Eucalyptus brevifolia, Eucalyptus haemastoma and Eucalyptus rossii.

snaps for youintj

Synonym of good for you.

snapsacknoun

A knapsack.

snapshooternoun

A photographer; someone who takes snapshots.

snapshotnoun

A photograph, especially one taken quickly or in a sudden moment of opportunity.

snapshotistnoun

A photographer who takes snapshots.

snapshotlikeadj

Resembling or characteristic of a snapshot; capturing a fleeting moment in time.

snapshottableadj

Of which a snapshot may be taken.

snapshotternoun

Synonym of snapshooter.

snapshotterynoun

The practice of taking snapshots; the style or characteristics of snapshots.

snapsuitnoun

A baby's bodysuit with a snap fastener at the crotch.

snaptverb

simple past and past participle of snap

snapweednoun

Certain species of Impatiens.

snapworthyadj

Worth taking a photograph of.

snarverb

To snarl.

snarenoun

A trap (especially one made from a loop of wire, string, or leather).

snare-picturenoun

A kind of artwork, introduced by Daniel Spoerri, in which objects found in chance positions (such as cutlery and crockery after a meal) are permanently fixed in those positions.

snarelessadj

Without a snare.

snarelikeadj

Resembling a snare (musical instrument), or the sound of a snare.

snarernoun

A person who catches animals with a snare.

snaresnoun

plural of snare

Snares penguinnoun

A species of crested penguin, Eudyptes robustus, which breed on The Snares, an island group off South Island, New Zealand.

snarfverb

To eat or consume greedily.

snarfernoun

One who snarfs (eats or drinks greedily).

snarfleverb

To make the noise of an animal (such as a pig) eating.

SNARGnoun

Acronym of succinct non-interactive argument.

snargenoun

The remains of a bird after it has collided with an airplane (in a bird strike), especially a turbine engine.

snarknoun

an attitude or expression of mocking irreverence and sarcasm.

snark huntnoun

Synonym of snipe hunt (“fool's errand”).

snark-likeadj

Resembling a snark in appearance or behaviour.

snarkasmnoun

Snarky sarcasm.

snarkcasticadj

Sarcastic in a snide or irritable manner.

snarkernoun

One who makes snide remarks.

snarkilyadv

In a snarky manner.

snarkinessnoun

The quality of being snarky.

snarkishadj

Acting similarly to a snark; being snide.

snarkishlyadv

In a snarkish manner.

snarklessadj

without mechanical snags

snarktasticadj

Very snarky, especially in an appealing or entertaining way.

snarkyadj

Snide and sarcastic; usually out of irritation.

snarlverb

To entangle; to complicate; to involve in knots.

snarl wordnoun

A derogatory term, a term used to insult or demean its referent.

snarlernoun

One who snarls.

snarlestverb

second-person singular simple present indicative of snarl

snarlethverb

third-person singular simple present indicative of snarl

snarlingadj

Growling, having a snarl.

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 530. 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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