English Words: S

6,566 words · Page 60 of 132

skimverb

To pass lightly; to glide along in an even, smooth course; to glide along near the surface.

skimmernoun

A device that skims.

skimmingverb

present participle and gerund of skim

skimpverb

To mock, deride, scorn, scold, make fun of.

skimpingverb

present participle and gerund of skimp

skimpyadj

Small or inadequate; not generous; diminutive.

skinnoun

The outer protective layer of the body of any animal, including of a human.

skincarenoun

The care and treatment of the skin, especially of the face.

skinheadnoun

Someone with a shaved head.

skinknoun

A shin of beef.

skinlessadj

Not having an outer layer of skin or skinlike material, or with such a layer removed.

skinnedadj

Having skin.

skinnernoun

Someone who skins animals.

skinningnoun

The act of removing the skin, as for example from animals killed for meat, hides, and furs.

skinnyadj

Thin, generally in a negative sense (as opposed to slim, which is thin in a positive sense).

skinsnoun

plural of skin

skintadj

Penniless, poor, impecunious, broke.

skintightadj

Conforming tightly to the body, snug against the skin.

skipverb

To move by hopping on alternate feet.

skipjacknoun

Any of several not closely related fish.

skippernoun

The master of a ship.

skippingnoun

The act by which something is skipped or omitted.

Skippyname

Nickname given to people of Australian origin by the British.

Skiptonname

A market town and civil parish with a town council in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Craven district (OS grid ref SD9851).

skirmishnoun

A brief battle between small groups, usually part of a longer or larger battle or war.

skirtnoun

A separate article of clothing, usually worn by women and girls, that hangs from the waist and covers the lower torso and part of the legs.

skirtedadj

Wearing a skirt.

skirtingnoun

Skirting boards collectively.

skirtsnoun

plural of skirt

skitnoun

A short comic performance done by amateurs.

skitterverb

To move hurriedly or as by bouncing or twitching; to scamper, to scurry; to scuttle.

skitteringnoun

The act of one who skitters.

skittishadj

Easily scared or startled; timid.

skittlenoun

One of the wooden targets used in skittles.

skittlesnoun

A pub game in which a ball is rolled down a wooden alley in order to knock down as many of the nine skittles as possible.

Sklarname

A surname from Czech.

Skodanoun

Alternative form of Škoda.

Skokiename

A village in Cook County, Illinois, United States.

skolintj

A drinking-toast; cheers.

Skopjename

The capital city of North Macedonia.

SKSnoun

Initialism of some kind soul (usually in a request for information etc.)

SKUnoun

Initialism of stock-keeping unit.

skulduggerynoun

A devious device or trick.

skulkingnoun

The action of one who skulks.

skullnoun

The main bones of the head considered as a unit; including the cranium, facial bones, and mandible.

skullcapnoun

A small domed cap that covers the area from the forehead to just above the back of the neck.

skunknoun

Any of various small mammals, of most genera of the family Mephitidae, native to North and Central America, having a glossy black with a white coat and two musk glands at the base of the tail for emitting a noxious smell as a defensive measure.

skunksnoun

plural of skunk

skynoun

The atmosphere above a given point, especially as visible from the surface of the Earth as the place where the sun, moon, stars, and clouds are seen.

skyboxnoun

A seating area for VIPs in a stadium.

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 60. 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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