English Words: S

6,566 words · Page 6 of 132

sallowadj

Yellowish.

sallynoun

A willow.

Salmaname

A female given name.

Salmanname

A surname from Arabic.

salmonnoun

One of several species of fish, typically of the Salmoninae subfamily, brownish above with silvery sides and delicate pinkish-orange flesh; they ascend rivers to spawn.

Salmondname

A surname.

salmonellanoun

Any of the serotypes of the two species of rod-shaped bacteria, of the genus Salmonella, especially Salmonella enterica, that cause typhoid fever and salmonellosis, manifest as food poisoning and other diseases.

Salmonsname

A surname.

salonoun

a type of fatback, or non-rendered underskin pig fat consumed in Central and Eastern Europe, usually seasoned

Salomename

A name ascribed to the stepdaughter of Herod who asked for the execution of John the Baptist.

Salomonname

A male given name.

salonnoun

A large room, especially one used to receive and entertain guests.

Salonicaname

Synonym of Thessaloniki: a port city, the capital of Central Macedonia, in northern Greece.

Salonikaname

Alternative spelling of Salonica, synonym of Thessaloniki: a port city, the capital of Central Macedonia, in northern Greece.

saloonnoun

A tavern, especially in an American Old West setting.

Salopname

An old name for Shropshire and the official name for the county between 1974 and 1980, still occasionally used in postal addresses.

salsanoun

A spicy tomato sauce of Mexican origin, often including onions and hot peppers.

saltnoun

A common substance, chemically consisting mainly of sodium chloride (NaCl), used extensively as a food ingredient, seasoning, condiment, and preservative.

Saltaname

A province in northern Argentina.

saltedadj

To which salt has been added.

salternoun

One who makes, sells, or applies salt.

saltillonoun

In Mexican languages, especially Nahuatl, a glottal stop or fricative sound.

saltinessnoun

The property of being, or tasting, salty.

saltingnoun

The act of sprinkling salt, as on food or on an icy road.

saltirenoun

An ordinary (geometric design) in the shape of an X. It usually occupies the entire field in which it is placed.

saltmarshnoun

Alternative form of salt marsh

saltonoun

A somersault.

Saltsname

A surname from Yiddish.

saltwaternoun

Alternative form of salt water.

saltyadj

Tasting of salt.

Saltzmanname

A surname.

salubriousadj

Promoting health or well-being; wholesome, especially relating to food or air.

salutaryadj

Effecting or designed to effect an improvement; remedial.

salutationnoun

A greeting, salute, or address; a hello.

salutationsnoun

plural of salutation

salutenoun

An utterance or gesture expressing greeting or honor towards someone, (now especially) a formal, non-verbal gesture made with the arms or hands in any of various specific positions.

salutedverb

simple past and past participle of salute

Salvaname

A surname from Spanish.

Salvadorname

A male given name from Spanish or Portuguese.

Salvadorannoun

A person from El Salvador or of Salvadoran descent.

salvagenoun

The rescue of a ship, its crew and passengers or its cargo from a hazardous situation.

salvageableadj

Capable of being salvaged, saved or repaired. Worth rescuing and keeping rather discarding or replacing.

salvagingnoun

The act by which something is salvaged.

salvationnoun

The process of being saved, the state of having been saved (from hell).

salvatornoun

A savior.

Salvatorename

A male given name from Italian.

salvenoun

An ointment, cream, or balm with soothing, healing, or calming effects.

salvianoun

A plant in the genus Salvia, such as sage.

Salvininame

A surname from Italian.

salvonoun

An exception; a reservation; an excuse.

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 6. 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.