English Words: S

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Solananame

A surname from Spanish.

solanonoun

A certain east wind of the Mediterranean.

solanumnoun

Any plant in the genus Solanum.

solaradj

Of or pertaining to the sun; proceeding from the sun.

Solariname

A surname from Italian.

solariumnoun

A room, rooftop, balcony, or terrace, used for its abundant sunlight, especially when used as a medical treatment.

Solasname

A surname

soldverb

simple past and past participle of sell

soldadonoun

A soldier, in Spanish-speaking contexts.

soldernoun

Any of various easily-melted alloys, commonly of tin and lead, that are used to mend, coat, or join metal objects, usually small.

solderingverb

present participle and gerund of solder

soldiernoun

A member of a ground-based army, of any rank, but especially an enlisted member.

soldieringnoun

The work of a soldier; military action.

soldiersnoun

plural of soldier

soldierynoun

Soldiers considered as a group.

soleadj

Only.

soledadj

Having a specified kind of sole.

Soledadname

A city in Monterey County, California, United States.

soleilnoun

sun

Soleimaniname

A surname from Persian.

solelyadv

Alone; exclusively.

solemnadj

Of or pertaining to religious ceremonies and rites; (generally) religious in nature; sacred.

solemnitynoun

The quality of being deeply serious and sober or solemn.

solemnlyadv

In a solemn manner.

solenoidnoun

A coil of wire that acts as a magnet when an electric current flows through it.

Solentname

A strait separating Hampshire from the Isle of Wight in southern England.

solernoun

One who fits the soles to shoes.

Soleyname

A surname.

solinoun

plural of solo

solicitverb

To persistently endeavor to obtain an object, or bring about an event.

solicitationnoun

the action or instance of soliciting; petition; proposal

solicitedverb

simple past and past participle of solicit

solicitingnoun

The act of one who solicits.

solicitornoun

One who solicits.

solicitousadj

Disposed to solicit; eager to obtain something desirable, or to avoid anything evil.

solidadj

That can be picked up or held, having a texture, and usually firm. Unlike a liquid, gas or plasma.

solidaritynoun

A bond of unity or agreement between individuals, united around a common goal or against a common enemy, such as the unifying principle that defines the labor movement; mutual support within a group.

solidificationnoun

The action of solidifying.

solidifyverb

To make solid; convert into a solid body.

soliditynoun

The state or quality of being solid.

solidlyadv

In a solid or firm manner.

solidusnoun

Various medieval and early modern coins or units of account

Solihullname

A large town and metropolitan borough of the West Midlands, in the centre of England.

soliloquynoun

The act of a character speaking to themselves so as to reveal their thoughts to the audience.

Solimanname

A surname from Spanish, an anglicization and Filipino form of Solimán, or transliteration of the Arabic surname سليمان.

solipsismnoun

The idea that the self is all that exists or that can be proven to exist.

Solisname

A surname.

solitairenoun

A person who lives alone; a recluse or hermit.

solitarynoun

One who lives alone, or in solitude; an anchorite, hermit or recluse.

solitonnoun

A solitary wave which retains its permanent structure after interacting with another soliton.

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 74. 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.