English Words: S

6,566 words · Page 76 of 132

sometimeadv

At an indefinite but stated time in the past or future.

sometimesadv

On some occasions, over some periods, or in certain circumstances, but not always.

somewayadv

Somehow.

somewhatadv

To a limited extent or degree; not completely.

somewhereadv

In an uncertain or unspecified location.

Sommename

A department of Picardy, Hauts-de-France, France. Capital: Amiens.

sommeliernoun

The member of staff at a restaurant who keeps the wine cellar and advises the guests on a choice of wines; a wine steward / stewardess, a wine waiter / waitress / server.

Sommername

A surname from German.

Sommerfeldname

A surname from German.

Somnathname

Name of a Hindu temple in Gujarat, India. It is the first among the twelve jyotirlinga shrines of Lord Shiva.

Somozaname

A surname from Spanish [in turn from Galician].

somthingpron

Obsolete spelling of something.

sonnoun

One's male offspring.

sonanoun

Clipping of fursona.

sonarnoun

Artificial echolocation by use of electronic equipment, with hydrophones to locate objects underwater, using the same wave-analysis principles that radar uses.

sonatanoun

A musical composition for one or a few instruments, one of which is frequently a piano, in three or four movements that vary in key and tempo.

Sondheimname

A surname from German.

sonenoun

a subjective unit of loudness for an average listener equal to the loudness of a 1000-hertz sound that has an intensity 40 decibels above the listener's own threshold of hearing

songnoun

A musical composition with lyrics for voice or voices, performed by singing.

songbirdnoun

A bird having a melodious song or call.

songbooknoun

A book containing songs.

Songkranname

The traditional New Year celebrated in several Southeast Asian countries when the sun enters the constellation of Aries.

songsnoun

plural of song

songstressnoun

A female singer.

songwriternoun

A musician who composes songs; especially writing the song's lyrics and/or creating a melody or a tune for the song.

songwritingnoun

The work of a songwriter.

Sonianame

A female given name from Russian (the usual UK spelling of the name which is spelled Sonya in the US).

sonicadj

Of or relating to sound.

sonicallyadv

In a sonic manner

sonicsnoun

The science and technology of sound.

Sonjaname

A female given name.

sonnenoun

Obsolete spelling of son.

sonnetnoun

A fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of fourteen lines that are typically five-foot iambics and rhyme according to one of a few prescribed schemes.

sonnetsnoun

plural of sonnet

sonnynoun

A familiar form of address for a boy.

sonofabitchnoun

Alternative spelling of son of a bitch.

sonogramnoun

Clipping of ultrasonogram: A medical image produced by an ultrasound echo.

sonographynoun

Clipping of ultrasonography

Sonomaname

A valley in northern California, United States.

Sonoraname

A state of Mexico.

Sonoranadj

Of or relating to the Sonoran Desert or places named Sonora.

sonoritynoun

The property of being sonorous.

sonorousadj

Capable of giving out a deep, resonant sound.

sonsnoun

plural of son

sontagnoun

A knitted worsted jacket, worn over the waist of a woman's dress.

Sonyname

An international electronics and media company based in Tokyo, Japan.

Sonyaname

A female given name from Russian Соня (Sonja).

sookverb

Alternative spelling of suck.

Sookiename

A female given name of Hebraic origin.

soonadj

Short in length of time from the present.

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 76. 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.