English Words: S

6,566 words · Page 67 of 132

smelternoun

A person employed to do smelting.

smeltingnoun

The process of melting or fusion, especially to extract a metal from its ore.

Smetname

A surname from Dutch.

Smethwickname

A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, West Midlands, England (OS grid ref SP0287).

SMHintj

Initialism of shaking my head (used to convey disapproval).

smidgenoun

Synonym of smidgen.

smidgennoun

Chiefly in the form a smidgen of: a very small amount or quantity; a bit, a trace.

smilenoun

A facial expression comprised by flexing the muscles of both ends of one's mouth, often showing the front teeth, without vocalisation, and in humans is a common involuntary or voluntary expression of happiness, pleasure, amusement, goodwill, or anxiety.

smiledverb

simple past and past participle of smile

smilernoun

Someone who smiles.

smilesnoun

plural of smile

smileyadj

Cheerful and happy; smiling.

smilingadj

That smiles or has a smile.

smirknoun

An uneven, often crooked smile that is insolent, self-satisfied, conceited or scornful.

smirkingnoun

The act of one who smirks.

Smirnoffname

A surname from Russian: A transliteration of the Russian surname Смирнов (Smirnov).

Smirnovname

A transliteration of the Russian surname Смирнов (Smirnov).

smitnoun

Alternative spelling of smitt.

smiteverb

To hit; to strike.

smithnoun

A craftsperson who works metal into desired forms using a hammer and other tools, sometimes heating the metal to make it more workable, especially a blacksmith.

smithereensnoun

Fragments or splintered pieces; numerous tiny disconnected items.

Smithersname

A surname.

Smithfieldname

An area in central London, Greater London, England, best known for its meat market (postal district EC1, OS grid ref TQ3181)

smithingnoun

The work of a smith; the forging of metal.

smithsnoun

plural of smith

Smithsonname

A surname originating as an occupation or as a patronymic for a son of a smith.

Smithsonianadj

Of or pertaining to James Smithson (c.1765–1829), British mineralogist and chemist whose bequest was used to set up the Smithsonian Institution in the United States.

Smithtownname

A town with hamlet and census-designated place therein, in Suffolk County, Long Island, New York, United States.

Smithvillename

A community in Shelburne County, Nova Scotia, Canada, also spelt Smithsville.

smithynoun

The location where a smith (particularly a blacksmith) works, a forge.

smitingverb

present participle and gerund of smite

smittenadj

Affected by an act of smiting.

smoakverb

Obsolete spelling of smoke.

smocknoun

A type of undergarment worn by women; a shift or slip.

smognoun

A noxious mixture of particulates and gases that is the result of urban air pollution.

smokenoun

The visible vapor/vapour, gases, and fine particles given off by burning or smoldering material.

smokedadj

Of food, treated with smoke, often for flavor or as a method of preservation.

smokehousenoun

A structure used to smoke food to preserve it and to add flavor.

smokelessadj

Without smoke.

smokernoun

A person who smokes tobacco habitually.

smokesnoun

plural of smoke

smokescreennoun

Smoke used as a disguise, mask or cover, as of troops in battle.

smokestacknoun

A conduit or group of conduits atop a structure allowing smoke to flow out, as on a steam locomotive, ship, factory, or power plant using fossil fuels.

smokeyadj

Alternative spelling of smoky.

smokienoun

A type of smoked sausage, often used for hot dogs.

Smokiesname

The Great Smoky Mountains: a mountain range rising along the Tennessee–North Carolina border in the southeastern United States.

smokingverb

present participle and gerund of smoke

smokyadj

Filled with smoke.

smoladj

Tiny and cute.

smolderverb

To burn with no flame and little smoke.

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 67. 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.