English Words: S

6,566 words · Page 73 of 132

soddenadj

Soaked or drenched with liquid; soggy, saturated.

soddingadj

An intensifier.

Soderbergname

A surname from Swedish.

sodiumnoun

The chemical element (symbol Na) with an atomic number of 11 and atomic weight of 22.990. It is a soft, waxy, silvery, reactive alkali metal that is never found unbound in nature.

Sodomname

A city in the Middle East which, according to the Bible and Islamic tradition, but not specifically named in the Qur'an, was destroyed by God (along with Gomorrah) for the sins of its inhabitants.

sodomynoun

Any of several forms of sexual intercourse held to be unnatural, particularly bestiality or homosexuality, but also (sometimes) anal, oral, or manual sex.

soenoun

a large wooden vessel for carrying water, especially one to be carried on a pole between two people.

sofanoun

A raised area of a building's floor, usually covered with carpeting, used for sitting.

sofernoun

A Jewish scribe who can transcribe Torah scrolls and other religious writings.

Sofinoun

Archaic spelling of Sufi.

Sofianame

A female given name, variant of Sophia.

softadj

Easily giving way under pressure.

softballnoun

A game similar to baseball but played with a larger and softer ball which can be thrown overhand or underhand.

softcorenoun

Pornography that does not contain depictions of explicit sexual penetration.

softcoveradj

Having covers made of paper or thin cardboard; paperback.

softenverb

To make something soft or softer.

softenedadj

Made soft.

softenernoun

One who, or that which, softens.

softeningverb

present participle and gerund of soften

softienoun

Synonym of soft girl.

softlyadv

In a soft manner; gently.

softnessnoun

The quality of being soft.

softshelladj

Having a relatively soft shell.

softwarenoun

Encoded computer instructions, usually modifiable (unless stored in some form of unalterable memory such as ROM).

softwaresnoun

plural of software

softwoodnoun

The wood from any gymnosperm, without regard to its softness.

softynoun

A weak or sentimental person.

sognoun

Soft, marsh-like or bog-like land; a swamp.

soggyadj

Soaked with moisture or other liquid.

sohnoun

Alternative form of so.

Sohamname

A town and civil parish in East Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL5973).

Sohoname

An area of the West End, in central London.

soinoun

In Thailand, a side-street branching off a major street; an alley or lane.

soilnoun

A mixture of mineral particles and organic material, used to support plant growth.

soiledverb

simple past and past participle of soil

soilingnoun

An act of making dirty.

soireenoun

A formal evening party.

Sojaname

A surname from Polish.

sojournnoun

A short stay somewhere.

sojournernoun

A person who resides temporarily in a place.

sojunoun

A Korean distilled alcoholic beverage, similar to shochu.

Sokname

A surname from Khmer.

Sokalname

A city in Chervonohrad Raion, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine.

sokenoun

A soc (a medieval right to hold a court or to receive fines).

Sokolname

A surname.

Sokolovname

A surname from Russian

Sokotoname

A state of Nigeria in the North West geopolitical zone. Capital and largest city: Sokoto City.

solnoun

In a movable-do or tonic sol-fa system: the fifth step in a scale, preceded by fa and followed by la.

solanoun

Alternative form of shola.

solacenoun

Comfort or consolation in a time of loneliness or distress.

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 73. 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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