English Words: S

6,566 words · Page 79 of 132

soundsnoun

plural of sound

soundscapenoun

An acoustic environment, a virtual/emotional environment created using sound.

soundstagenoun

Alternative form of sound stage.

soundtracknoun

A narrow strip running down a movie film that carries the recorded sound in synchronization with the pictures.

soundwavenoun

Alternative spelling of sound wave.

soupnoun

Any of various dishes commonly made by combining liquids, such as water or stock, with other ingredients, such as meat and vegetables, that contribute the food value, flavor, and texture.

soupedadj

Excited.

soupyadj

Resembling soup; creamy.

souqnoun

A street market, particularly in Arabic- and Somali-speaking countries; a place where people buy and sell goods.

souradj

Tasting of acidity.

sourcenoun

The person, place, or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired.

sourcebooknoun

A book consisting of a collection of writings on a particular subject.

sourcesnoun

plural of source

sourcingverb

present participle and gerund of source

sourdoughnoun

A type of bread dough leavened with yeast and lactobacilli that produce acids giving a sour taste.

Sourisname

A town in Manitoba.

sournessnoun

The condition or quality of being sour.

sousnoun

plural of sou

Sousaname

A surname from Portuguese.

souternoun

A shoemaker or cobbler.

southnoun

The direction towards the pole to the right-hand side of someone facing east, specifically 180°, or (on another celestial object) the direction towards the pole lying on the southern side of the invariable plane.

Southallname

A suburban town in the borough of Ealing, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ1280).

Southamname

A placename:

Southamptonname

A city, unitary authority, and borough of Hampshire, in southern England.

southboundadv

Toward the south.

southbridgenoun

A secondary microchip connected to the CPU only through the northbridge.

southeastnoun

The intercardinal compass point halfway between east and south; specifically at a bearing of 135°.

southeasterlyadj

situated in, or pointing to, the southeast

southeasternadj

Of or pertaining to the southeast.

southeastwardadj

In or toward the southeast

Southendname

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see south, end.

southeradj

comparative form of south: more south; southern

southerlynoun

A wind blowing from the south.

southernadj

Of, facing, situated in, or related to the south.

Southernernoun

Alternative letter-case form of southerner (native or inhabitant of the south of any region).

southernmostadj

Farthest south.

Southeyname

A habitational surname from Old English.

Southgatename

A surname.

Southlakename

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see south, lake.

southlandnoun

A land that lies to the south.

southpawnoun

One who is left-handed, especially in sports.

Southportname

A placename:

southsidenoun

The southern side of a building, street, area etc.

southwardnoun

The direction or area lying to the south of a place.

southwardsadv

In a southerly direction; towards the south.

Southwarkname

A London borough of Greater London, extending as far as Crystal Palace south of the River Thames, including the historic borough plus the Pool of London and Bankside.

Southwellname

A town (with a racecourse) and civil parish with a town council in Newark and Sherwood district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK6953).

southwestnoun

The intercardinal compass point halfway between south and west; specifically at a bearing of 225°.

southwesternadj

Of or pertaining to the southwest.

southwestwardadj

In or toward the southwest

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 79. 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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