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

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  • sanitiseverbB1+To make something clean and free of germs.
  • scatter/ˈskætə/verbB1+3 meaningsTo throw or drop things so that they spread over a wide area.
  • scold/ˈskəʊ̯ld/verbB1+2 meaningsTo tell somebody off angrily.
  • scrabble/ˈskɹæbəl/verbB23 meaningsTo scratch or grope about hurriedly with the hands or claws.
  • scroll/skɹəʊl/verbB1+3 meaningsTo move text or images up, down or across a screen.
  • shin/ʃɪn/
nounB1+3 meanings
The front part of the leg between the knee and the ankle.
  • shiver/ˈʃɪvɚ/verbB1+2 meaningsTo shake all over from cold or fear.
  • shorten/ˈʃɔːtn̩/verbB1+2 meaningsTo make something shorter.
  • shred/ʃɹɛd/verbB1+4 meaningsTo cut or tear something into long thin strips.
  • shuffle/ˈʃʌfəl/verbB1+4 meaningsTo mix playing cards into a random order.
  • shush/ʃʊʃ/verbB1+2 meaningsTo tell somebody to be quiet, or to quieten them.
  • sieve/sɪv/nounB1+2 meaningsA fine net used to remove lumps from flour or a sauce.
  • simmer/ˈsɪmə/verbB1+2 meaningsTo cook gently in liquid kept just below boiling.
  • simplify/ˈsɪmplɪfaɪ/verbB1+To make something easier to understand or do.
  • soften/ˈsɒfən/verbB1+2 meaningsTo make something softer.
  • soothe/suːð/verbB12 meaningsTo calm somebody.
  • sow/saʊ/verbB1+3 meaningsTo put seed into the ground for growing.
  • spiral/ˈspaɪɹəl/nounB1+5 meaningsA curve that winds round and round a centre point.
  • spotlight/ˈspɒtˌlaɪt/nounB1+3 meaningsA lamp that throws a strong narrow beam onto one person or thing.
  • stump/stʌmp/nounB1+4 meaningsThe base of a tree left in the ground after the trunk is cut away.
  • stutter/ˈstʌtɚ/verbB1+3 meaningsTo repeat sounds or get stuck on them while speaking.
  • subscribe/səbˈskɹaɪb/verbB1+2 meaningsTo sign up for regular content or service.
  • summariseverbB1+To give the main points of something and leave the details out.
  • summarize/ˈsʌməˌɹaɪz/verbB1+To shrink a long text down to its main points.
  • survey/ˈsɜːveɪ/nounB1+4 meaningsA set of questions asked of many people to find out what they think or do.
  • swarm/swɔɹm/nounB1+2 meaningsA thick moving cloud of insects.
  • swipe/swaɪp/verbB1+6 meaningsTo move a finger or thumb across a touchscreen.
  • sync/sɪŋk/verbB1+3 meaningsTo make the same data appear on two or more devices.