To smile for a photograph by saying the word "cheese" (the vowel of which, when pronounced as is usual in English, forces a somewhat smile-shaped mouth).

say gexnoun

Spoonerism of gay sex

say goodbyeverb

To wish someone farewell upon their leaving.

say hello to my little friendphrase

Used to describe a situation involving the display of an object that is menacing or unpleasantly excessive, especially a large firearm.

say it ain't sophrase

Used to express disbelief or dismay.

say it allverb

To express the essential characteristics of a person, thing, or situation in a concise, well-crafted turn of phrase or in some other pithy manner.

say it, don't spray itphrase

One should be careful not to spit or spray saliva when speaking.

say la veephrase

Pronunciation spelling of c'est la vie.

say lessphrase

Indicating enthusiastic agreement to a request.

say noverb

To disagree; to think that something or someone is doing or saying is wrong.

say no morephrase

What has already been said conveys all the meaning and information needed to draw a conclusion concerning a matter which it would be imprudent to discuss further.

say one's pieceverb

To say all that one has to say about a matter; to state one's opinion or position fully.

say one's prayersverb

To prepare to be killed.

say that againphrase

Repeat what you just said.

say the quiet part loudverb

To willingly express a sentiment that is normally considered embarrassing or disreputable to hold; to reveal an ulterior motive.

say the wordverb

To indicate that it is time to perform an action; to give permission.

say to oneselfverb

To say (a statement) aloud without any audience; to say while talking to oneself.

say uncleverb

Synonym of cry uncle.

say whaintj

say what.

say what you likephrase

Regardless of what you think.

say whenverb

An imperative form used to request that the interlocutor indicate when one should stop doing something, esp. pouring a drink, because one has reached a sufficient amount.

say you swearintj

Expresses disbelief.

Say's lawname

A principle whereby those who produce anything must be paid sufficiently to buy the products they make, whether it be in a local economy or the world economy.

Say's phoebenoun

Sayornis saya, a passerine bird in the tyrant flycatcher family, common across western North America.

say'stverb

Obsolete form of sayest.

say-sonoun

Authority, as backing some statement, injunction, or command.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English alphabetical index for the letter S contains 54,294 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 1,086 pages, and you are currently viewing page 93. 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.

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