English Words: S

54,294 words · Page 536 of 1086

snipefishnoun

Either of the two species of fish of the genus Macroramphosus.

snipelikeadj

Resembling or characteristic of a snipe (the bird).

snipernoun

A person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position.

sniperlikeadj

Resembling or characteristic of a sniper.

sniperscopenoun

A night vision device used to assist snipers in locating their targets in the dark.

snipesnoun

plural of snipe

snipeyadj

Full of or attractive to snipe.

snipinessnoun

The property of being full of, characteristic of, or attractive to snipe.

snipingverb

present participle and gerund of snipe

snipinglyadv

In a sniping (malicious) manner.

snipletnoun

A small snip or piece of something; a snippet.

snippableadj

Capable of being snipped.

snippagenoun

something that has been snipped away

snippedverb

simple past and past participle of snip

snippernoun

Agent noun of to snip; a person or thing that snips.

snipper-snappernoun

A worthless or insignificant person.

snippetnoun

A small part of something, such as a song or fabric; sample.

snippetinessnoun

The quality of being snippety.

snippetingnoun

Act of snippeting, excerpting.

snippetyadj

Made up of short snippets.

snippilyadv

In a snippy manner.

snippinessnoun

The quality of being snippy.

snippingverb

present participle and gerund of snip

snippishadj

snippy; irritable; short-tempered.

snippocknoun

A very small bit; snippet.

snippyadj

Fragmentary; snipped.

snippy snipnoun

A cut or incision.

snipsnoun

plural of snip

sniptadj

Jagged; notched.

snipyadj

Alternative form of snipey.

snirtverb

To give a suppressed laugh or sharp intake of breath.

snirtleverb

To snigger

snitnoun

A temper; a bad mood.

snit fitnoun

An excessive display of anger or disapproval.

snitchverb

To inform on someone, especially in betrayal of others.

snitch upverb

To come forward and snitch on someone.

snitcheenoun

One who is snitched on; the subject of an informer's intelligence.

snitchernoun

One who snitches; an informer or informant.

snitches get stitchesproverb

People who snitch or tattle will in return receive repercussions.

snitchyadj

Characteristic of snitches or snitching; tell-tale

snitenoun

A snipe.

snitheverb

To cut; to make an incision; to cut off; to lance or amputate; to cut up; to cut so as to kill; to slay an animal; to hew; to cut stone; to cut hair; to cut corn; to reap; to mow.

snithyadj

Sharp; cutting.

snitterverb

To giggle in a suppressed manner; to titter.

snittinessnoun

Bad temper.

snittyadj

Agitated; annoyed.

snitzverb

To slice.

sniveverb

Alternative spelling of sny (abound, swarm, teem, be infested).

snivelverb

To breathe heavily through the nose while it is congested with nasal mucus.

snivel rightsnoun

Civil rights.

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 536. 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.