English Words: S
54,294 words · Page 97 of 1086
The coefficient of k in the three-dimensional curl of a two-dimensional vector field.
The product of two vectors computed as the sum of the corresponding elements of the vectors, or, equivalently, as the product of the magnitudes of the vectors and the cosine of the angle between their directions.
Any of several scalp diseases characterised by pustules (the dried discharge of which forms scales) and by falling out of the hair.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see scalding, hot: very hot in a way that can scald, involving fluids (e.g., water, steam, gases).
A beggar's trick of burning the body with a mixture of acids and gunpowder, so as to appear to have been injured in an accident.
A reference cube of standard, unitary size, normally one centimetre long, or one inch long for older American versions, placed beside a rock or meteorite sample to show scale and orientation during photography. Four sides of the cube are marked N, S, E, and W, respectively, to indicate the cardinal points of the compass, and the other two sides are marked T and B, for top and bottom.
Any of the small parasitic insects of the superfamily Coccoidea that live on plants and sap nutrients from them.
A three-dimensional copy or representation of something in which all parts have dimensions in the same proportion to that of the original (i.e., all aspect ratios are preserved).
Any implement or application that creates a miniature model of a real object by assembling and customizing a scaled down model.
Any member of numerous species of marine annelids of the Polynoidae family, with two rows of scale-like elytra along the back
The lever or beam of a balance; the lever of a platform scale, to which the poise for weighing is applied.
Of an object: for which characteristic elements of scale, such as length and width, are few in number and each with a clearly distinct size.
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 97. 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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