English Words: S

6,566 words · Page 58 of 132

sitsnoun

plural of sit

sitternoun

Someone who sits, e.g. for a portrait.

sittersnoun

plural of sitter

sittingnoun

A period during which one is seated for a specific purpose.

Sittingbournename

A large town in Swale district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ9063).

situnoun

Only used in in situ.

situateverb

To place on or into a physical location.

situatedadj

Located in a specific place.

situationnoun

The combination of circumstances at a given moment; a state of affairs.

situationaladj

Of or pertaining to a particular situation or situations in general.

situationsnoun

plural of situation

situsnoun

The position, especially the usual, normal position, of a body part or part of a plant.

Sitwellname

A surname.

Siuname

A surname.

SIVnoun

Initialism of simian immunodeficiency virus.

Sivanname

The ninth month of the civil year and the third month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar, after Iyar and before Tammuz.

Siwaname

An oasis in Egypt.

sixnum

A numerical value equal to 6; the number following five and preceding seven. This number of dots: (••••••).

sixernoun

A shot in which the ball passes over the boundary without touching the ground, for which the batting team is awarded six runs.

sixfoldadj

Having six times as much or as many.

sixpencenoun

The value of six old pence; half of a shilling; or one-fortieth of a pound sterling.

sixteennum

The cardinal number occurring after fifteen and before seventeen, represented in Arabic numerals as 16 and in Roman numerals as XVI.

sixteenthadj

The ordinal form of the number sixteen.

sixthadj

The ordinal form of the number six.

sixtiesnoun

Alternative letter-case form of Sixties (The decade of the 1860s, 1960s, etc.)

sixtiethadj

The ordinal form of the number sixty.

sixtynum

The cardinal number occurring after fifty-nine and before sixty-one, represented in Roman numerals as LX and in Arabic numerals as 60.

sizableadj

Fairly large.

sizenoun

The dimensions or magnitude of a thing; how big something is.

sizeableadj

Standard spelling of sizable.

sizedadj

Having a certain size. Usually used in combination with an adverb or a noun.

sizesnoun

plural of size

sizingnoun

A gelatinous glue for glazing or sizing canvas, paper, plaster or wood; often made from animal skins.

sizzleverb

To make the sound of water boiling on a hot surface.

sizzlernoun

One who, or that which, sizzles.

sizzlingadj

Hot enough to make a hissing sound.

SJnoun

Society of Jesus (also as postnominal)

SJPname

Initialism of Students for Justice in Palestine.

SJWnoun

Initialism of social justice warrior.

SKphrase

Initialism of stop keying/stop key, indicating a desire to end the conversation.

skanoun

A style of Jamaican dance music originating in the late 1950s, combining elements of Caribbean calypso and mento with American jazz and rhythm and blues; it was the precursor to rocksteady and reggae.

Skagitname

either of two tribes, the Lower Skagit and Upper Skagit.

skanknoun

A lewd and disreputable person, often female, especially an unattractive person with an air of tawdry promiscuity.

skanksnoun

plural of skank

skankyadj

dirty; smutty or scabby

skatenoun

A runner or blade, usually of steel, with a frame shaped to fit the sole of a shoe, made to be fastened under the foot, and used for gliding on ice.

skateboardnoun

A narrow, wooden or plastic platform mounted on pairs of wheels, on which one stands and propels oneself by pushing along the ground with one foot.

skateboardernoun

A person who rides a skateboard.

skateboardingnoun

The act of riding on a skateboard.

skatedverb

simple past and past participle of skate

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 58. 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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