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19,295 words · meanings, pronunciation and origins · ranked by use

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411 words · showing 1–60

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  • sabre-toothnounB1An extinct cat with enormous upper fangs.
  • sack/sæk/nounB15 meaningsA large bag made of strong cloth or thick paper.
  • sacred/ˈseɪkɹɪd/adjectiveB12 meaningsSet apart as holy.
  • sad/ˈsæd/adjectiveA12 meaningsFeeling bad and close to tears.
  • saddle/ˈsædl̩/nounB15 meaningsA leather seat strapped to a horse's back for a rider.
  • sadly/ˈsædli/
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In a way that shows sorrow.
  • sadness/ˈsædnəs/nounB1The state of being unhappy.
  • safe/ˈseɪ̯f/adjectiveA24 meaningsNot in danger; protected from harm.
  • safe journeyphraseB1A wish for somebody setting off travelling.
  • safety/ˈseɪfti/nounB13 meaningsThe state of being protected from harm or danger.
  • sail/seɪl/verbB12 meaningsTo travel across water in a boat pushed by the wind.
  • sailing racenounB1A contest between boats driven by wind.
  • sailor/ˈseɪ.lɚ/nounB12 meaningsSomebody who works on a ship.
  • saint/seɪnt/nounB1Somebody declared holy by a church.
  • sake/ˈseɪ̯k/nounB1The benefit or purpose of something.
  • sale/seːl/nounA23 meaningsA period when a shop sells its goods at lower prices than usual.
  • salesmannounB1A man whose job is persuading people to buy.
  • salmon/ˈsæmən/nounB12 meaningsA large pink-fleshed fish that breeds in rivers and lives at sea.
  • salty/ˈsɒlti/adjectiveA2+4 meaningsTasting of salt.
  • salute/səˈl(j)uːt/verbB13 meaningsTo raise the hand to the head as a formal military greeting.
  • same/seɪm/adjectiveA12 meaningsNot different in any way from another thing, or from how it was before.
  • same herephraseB1A short way of saying you feel the same.
  • sample/ˈsɑːm.pəl/nounB13 meaningsThe smaller group actually studied, standing for the whole.
  • sand/sænd/nounB13 meaningsThe loose grains of worn rock that cover beaches, deserts and riverbeds.
  • sandpit/ˈsænd.pɪt/nounB1A box of loose grains for children to dig in.
  • saudi arabiaphraseB1The desert kingdom of oil and the holy city of Mecca.
  • save/seɪv/verbA28 meaningsTo bring someone or something out of danger or harm.
  • save upphraseB1To put money aside until you have enough.
  • savings/ˈseɪvɪŋz/nounB1Money kept rather than spent.
  • savings accountnounB1An account that pays interest on money left in it.
  • say/seɪ/verbA14 meaningsTo speak words out loud.
  • say hello for mephraseB1Ask somebody to greet another on your behalf.
  • scale/skeɪl/nounB24 meaningsThe size of something measured against other things — how big it is, how far it reaches.
  • scales/skeɪlz/nounA2+2 meaningsA machine for weighing things.
  • scam/ˈskæm/nounB1A dishonest scheme to take somebody's money.
  • scan/skæn/verbB14 meaningsTo look over something quickly to find the part you want.
  • scar/skɑɹ/nounB1The permanent mark a deep cut leaves.
  • scary/ˈskɛə.ɹi/adjectiveA22 meaningsMaking people feel afraid.
  • scene/siːn/nounA22 meaningsOne part of a play or film.
  • schedule/ˈʃɛd͡ʒuːl/nounA23 meaningsA plan showing when things will happen.
  • science fiction/ˈsaɪəns ˌfɪkʃən/phraseB1Stories of space, robots, and the future.
  • scientific/ˌsaɪ.ənˈtɪf.ɪk/adjectiveB12 meaningsBased on careful testing and evidence.
  • scoop/skuːp/nounB15 meaningsA deep spoon-shaped tool for lifting loose or soft material.
  • scooter/ˈskuːtə(ɹ)/nounB13 meaningsA board on two small wheels with an upright handle, pushed along with one foot.
  • scrape/skɹeɪp/verbB16 meaningsTo pull a hard edge across a surface to take off what is stuck to it.
  • scratch/skɹæt͡ʃ/verbB15 meaningsTo rub your nails over your skin because it itches.
  • scream/skɹiːm/verbB15 meaningsTo cry out loudly and high in fear, pain or excitement.
  • screen/ˈskɹiːn/nounA25 meaningsThe flat surface of a phone, computer or television on which pictures and text appear.
  • screen breaknounB1A deliberate pause from devices.
  • screen shareverbB1To show the others what is on your own display.
  • screenshot/ˈskriːn.ʃɒt/nounB12 meaningsA picture a device takes of its own screen.
  • screw/ˈskɹuː/nounB12 meaningsA threaded pin driven in by turning.
  • screw inphraseB1To fasten something by turning it into a threaded hole.
  • scrub/skɹʌb/verbB14 meaningsTo clean something by rubbing it hard with a brush or a rough cloth.
  • scuba diving/ˈskuːbə ˈdaɪ.vɪŋ/nounB1Diving with air carried in tanks on your back.
  • sea levelnounB1The average height of the ocean surface.
  • sea viewnounB1A room whose window looks out over the water.
  • seal/siːl/nounB14 meaningsA sea animal with flippers and a thick coat that swims in cold water and comes ashore on rocks.
  • season[ˈsiː.zn̩]nounA24 meaningsOne of the four divisions of the year, each with its own weather.
  • season ticketnounB1A ticket bought for a whole period of travel.