English Words: S

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sorptionnoun

Either of the processes of absorption and adsorption; sorbing.

sorrelnoun

Any of various plants with acidic leaves of the genus Rumex, especially

Sorrentinoname

A surname from Italian.

Sorrentoname

A town and comune of the province of Naples, Campania, Italy.

sorrownoun

unhappiness, woe

sorrowfuladj

exhibiting sorrow; dejected; distraught; sad. (of a person)

sorrowsnoun

plural of sorrow

sorryadj

Regretful or apologetic for one's actions.

sortnoun

A general type.

sortaadv

Contraction of sort of.

sortedverb

simple past and past participle of sort

sorternoun

A person employed to sort.

sortienoun

An attack made by troops from a besieged position; a sally.

sortsnoun

plural of sort

sorynoun

green vitriol, or some earth impregnated with it

SOSnoun

The conventional Morse code call made by a ship in distress.

Sosaname

A surname.

sotnoun

Stupid person; fool.

SOTAnoun

Initialism of state of the art.

Sotheby'sname

An international auction house.

Sothoname

A group of closely related Bantu lects spoken in South Africa, Lesotho, Botswana, and Zambia.

Sotoname

A school of Zen Buddhism in Japan, based on gradual attainment of enlightenment through meditation.

Sotomayorname

A surname from Spanish or Galician.

sottoadv

Ellipsis of sotto voce.

SOTUnoun

The annual State of the Union address of the President of the United States.

sounoun

An old French copper coin equal to one twentieth of a livre or twelve deniers; one sou is to the livre as one shilling is to the pound.

soufflénoun

A baked dish made from beaten egg whites and various other ingredients, usually prepared and served in a small earthenware bowl (ramekin).

soughtverb

simple past and past participle of seek

souknoun

Alternative spelling of souq.

soulnoun

The spirit or essence of a person usually thought to consist of one's thoughts and personality, often believed to live on after the person's death.

soulenoun

Obsolete spelling of soul.

souledadj

Furnished with a soul

soulfuladj

Full of emotion and vigor.

soullessadj

As if without a soul; insensitive, unfeeling.

soulmatenoun

Someone, especially a romantic partner, with whom one is exceptionally or uniquely compatible or has a special, almost spiritual connection.

soulsnoun

plural of soul

soundadj

Healthy.

soundbarnoun

A bar containing multiple speakers that can be mounted under or alongside a television, etc. instead of having separate speakers positioned around the room.

soundbitenoun

Alternative spelling of sound bite.

soundboardnoun

A wide, flat board placed within, or forming part of the body of, a musical instrument in order to improve vibrations and increase volume.

soundchecknoun

An activity that takes place before a concert, etc., when the performer and sound crew run through a small portion of the upcoming show on the venue's sound system to verify the volume and tonal frequencies.

SoundCloudverb

To use, or upload music to, the music streaming service SoundCloud.

soundedverb

simple past and past participle of sound

sounderadj

comparative form of sound: more sound

soundingnoun

The action of the verb to sound.

soundlessadj

Without sound.

soundlyadv

In a thorough manner; in manner free of defect or deficiency.

soundnessnoun

The state or quality of being sound.

soundproofadj

Not allowing sound through.

soundproofingnoun

Something that prevents sound from traveling through it, such as is put on walls so adjacent areas are not disturbed by noise.

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 78. 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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