English Words: S

6,566 words · Page 69 of 132

snapbacknoun

The reimposition of an earlier and usually higher tariff.

Snapchatname

A mobile photo-messaging application, introduced in 2011.

snapdragonnoun

Any plant of the genus Antirrhinum, with showy yellow, white or red flowers.

Snapename

A village in Snape with Thorp parish, North Yorkshire, England, previously in Hambleton district (OS grid ref SE2684).

snappedverb

simple past and past participle of snap

snappernoun

One who, or that which, snaps.

snappingnoun

The sound or action of a snap.

snappyadj

Rapid and without delay.

snapshotnoun

A photograph, especially one taken quickly or in a sudden moment of opportunity.

snarenoun

A trap (especially one made from a loop of wire, string, or leather).

snaresnoun

plural of snare

snarknoun

an attitude or expression of mocking irreverence and sarcasm.

snarkyadj

Snide and sarcastic; usually out of irritation.

snarlverb

To entangle; to complicate; to involve in knots.

snarlingadj

Growling, having a snarl.

snatchverb

To grasp and remove quickly.

snatchedadj

Good-looking.

snatchernoun

One who snatches, or steals by snatching.

snatchingverb

present participle and gerund of snatch

snazzyadj

Appealing or stylish in appearance or manner; classy, flashy.

SNCname

Initialism of Syrian National Council.

SNCCname

Initialism of Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee.

SNEname

Abbreviation of Sony.

sneadverb

To cut; lop; prune.

sneaknoun

One who sneaks; one who moves stealthily to acquire an item or information.

sneakedverb

simple past and past participle of sneak

sneakernoun

One who sneaks.

sneakersnoun

plural of sneaker

sneakilyadv

In a sneaky manner.

sneakingnoun

The act of one who sneaks.

sneakyadj

Elusive; difficult to capture or observe due to constantly outwitting the adversaries.

Sneddonname

A surname from Old English.

sneedverb

To seethe; to become extremely frustrated and agitated.

sneerverb

To raise a corner of the upper lip slightly, especially in scorn.

sneeredverb

simple past and past participle of sneer

sneeringadj

Contemptful, mocking.

sneersverb

third-person singular simple present indicative of sneer

sneezeverb

To expel air as a reflex induced by an irritation in the nose.

sneezingnoun

The act of producing a sneeze.

snelladj

Quick, smart; sharp, active, brisk or nimble; lively.

SNESnoun

Initialism of Super Nintendo Entertainment System.

snickernoun

A stifled or broken laugh.

Snickersnoun

A chocolate bar produced by the Mars company, with a peanut, caramel and nougat filling.

snicketnoun

A narrow passage or alley.

snideadj

Disparaging or derisive in an insinuative way.

Snidername

A surname.

sniffverb

To make a short, audible inhalation, through the nose, as when smelling something.

sniffernoun

One who sniffs.

sniffleverb

To make a whimpering or sniffing sound when breathing, because of a runny nose.

snifflesnoun

Any minor ailment causing a runny nose; the symptom of a runny nose itself.

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 69. 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.