English Words: S
54,294 words · Page 540 of 1086
A colony of single-celled extremophilic bacteria that hangs in a sheet (having the consistency of snot or nasal mucus) from the ceilings of some caves like stalactites.
A heptacyclic hydrocarbon with molecules shaped like a snout with IUPAC name Octahydro-1,2-ethanodicyclopropa[cd,gh]pentalene.
The February 13–17, 2021 North American winter storm that coincided with the COVID-19 pandemic.
The partly frozen, crystalline state of water that falls from the atmosphere as precipitation in flakes; also, the falling of such flakes; and the accumulation of them on the ground or on objects as a white layer.
A mini-snowmobile built out of the frame of a motocross motorcycle (dirtbike), replacing the rear drive wheel with a long trailing caterpillar track and the front wheel with a single ski.
A bird of species Plectrophenax nivalis, having white plumage, widely distributed in northern latitudes.
A dessert made by mixing clean, fresh snow with a small amount of milk or cream and flavouring agents such as vanilla and sugar, causing the snow to melt and congeal into an ice-cream-like substance.
Any of various perennial herbs chiefly of the genus Celmisia, especially Celmisia asteliifolia, growing in high ground in southeastern Australia (including Tasmania) and New Zealand.
The management of snow, using barriers and equipment, in order to manipulate its coverage, e.g. to prepare ground for skiing or to prevent snowdrifts.
A fence erected for the purpose of preventing windblown snow from drifting, e.g. onto a road or railway.
The provision of snow fences where necessary, in an effort to prevent the drifting of snow.
Any of various eucalypts associated with snowy areas, especially Eucalyptus pauciflora, a flowering shrub of southeastern Australia and Tasmania occurring either side of the snowline; and Eucalyptus coccifera of subalpine Tasmania.
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 540. 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.