English Words: S

54,294 words · Page 547 of 1086

A type of tobacco snuff consumed in the form of a moist powder which is placed under the (usually upper) lip, without chewing, for extended periods of time.

snussnoun

Snuff.

snuzzleverb

To touch cozily and comfortably; to nestle, to snuggle.

snyverb

To move, proceed.

Snydername

A surname from Dutch [in turn originating as an occupation] anglicized from Dutch Snijder, German Schneider or Alemannic German Schnyder, all meaning "tailor".

Snyder Countyname

One of 67 counties in Pennsylvania, United States. County seat: Middleburg.

Snyderbronoun

A fan of the Snyderverse, especially an overly obsessive one.

Snyderversename

The DC Extended Universe according to director Zack Snyder's original vision.

Sněžkaname

The highest mountain in the Czech Republic.

soconj

Reduced form of 'so that', used to express purpose; in order that.

so as toconj

before an infinitive: in order to; to.

so be itphrase

An indication of acceptance, especially of a situation which is not entirely favorable.

so faradv

Until now; previously; yet.

so far so badproverb

Up to this point, everything has gone badly.

so far so goodphrase

Up to this point, all is OK.

so fashionadv

in this way; like this; so; thus

so help mephrase

Alternative form of so help me God.

so help me Bobphrase

Euphemistic form of so help me God.

so help me catphrase

Euphemistic form of so help me God.

so help me Godphrase

Used as an oath, a promise that an action will be carried out

so help you Godphrase

Used when administering an oath, after which the taker is expected to reply "so help me God."

so is lifephrase

Synonym of such is life.

so it goesphrase

An expression of acceptance of misfortune.

So Kon Poname

An area of Wan Chai district, Hong Kong.

so longintj

Goodbye; a valediction used when leaving or departing from a person or place.

so long asphrase

Depending upon some condition or requirement; provided that; if, assuming; as long as.

so long, and thanks for all the fishphrase

Goodbye, farewell.

so manyadj

A certain number of; a limited number of.

so muchpron

A particular amount, often a large or excessive amount.

so much asadv

Even; suggests a minimum, especially regarding what might be expected.

so much forphrase

An expression of dismissiveness, disappointment, disregard, or resignation; something said upon rejecting, giving up on, quitting, or disposing of something.

so much soconj

To such a great extent.

so much the betterphrase

That is or would be even better.

so much the worsephrase

That is or would be even worse.

so much the worse forphrase

Used to indicate that an unfortunate event, outcome, etc. is of the subject's own doing; and that the speaker feels no great concern for it.

so onphrase

Other things of the same sort or nature.

so thatconj

Indicates result; in order that, with the result that.

so thereintj

Used to express one's defiance.

so they sayphrase

Apparently, according to others.

so to sayadv

Alternative form of so to speak.

so to speakadv

In a manner of speaking.

so true, bestiephrase

An assertion that something is true or relatable.

so whatintj

Used to indicate indifference, often as a reply to an unimportant or irrelevant statement.

so'scontraction

So that, in order that.

so-and-sonoun

A placeholder name for a person or thing, used when a name is not known; a generic person or thing.

so-calledadj

So named; commonly called.

So-ch'ename

Synonym of Yarkant.

so-iuy mulletnoun

Planiliza haematocheilus.

so-maniethadj

Ordinal form of so many; occurring at a certain unspecified position or rank.

so-soadj

Neither good nor bad; tolerable, passable, indifferent.

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 547. 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.