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

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411 words · showing 121–180

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  • shelter/ˈʃɛltə/verbB13 meaningsTo get out of bad weather or danger.
  • sheriff/ˈʃɛɹɪf/nounB12 meaningsThe chief law officer of an American county.
  • shift/ˈʃɪft/nounB14 meaningsA block of working hours, ending when the next person takes over.
  • shinbonenounB1The long bone at the front of the lower leg.
  • shine/ʃaɪn/verbB15 meaningsTo give out light.
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Reflecting light; bright and polished.
  • ship/ˈʃɪp/nounA22 meaningsA large vessel that crosses seas with cargo or passengers.
  • shiver/ˈʃɪvɚ/verbB1+2 meaningsTo shake all over from cold or fear.
  • shock/ʃɒk/nounC12 meaningsA dangerous drop in circulation after injury.
  • shoot/ʃuːt/verbB17 meaningsTo fire a gun, a bow or another weapon.
  • shooter/ˈʃuːtəː/nounB12 meaningsSomebody who fires a weapon.
  • short/ʃɔːt/adjectiveA15 meaningsMeasuring little from end to end.
  • short film/ˈʃɔːt ˈfɪlm/nounB1A complete film that runs only a few minutes.
  • shortcut/ˈʃɔːtkʌt/nounA2+3 meaningsA route that is quicker than the usual one.
  • shot/ʃɒt/nounB13 meaningsThe firing of a gun.
  • shoulder/ˈʃəʊldə/nounA25 meaningsThe joint where the arm joins the body, and the flat area above it.
  • shove/ʃʌv/verbB13 meaningsTo push someone or something roughly or suddenly.
  • shovel/ˈʃʌv.əl/nounA2+2 meaningsA tool with a broad curved blade for lifting loose material.
  • show/ʃəʊ/verbA16 meaningsTo let someone see something.
  • show off/ˌʃəʊ ˈɒf/phraseB1To display your skills or things just to be admired.
  • show upphraseB12 meaningsTo arrive, especially when it was uncertain.
  • shower/ˈʃaʊ.ə(ɹ)/nounA16 meaningsA device that sprays water over you for washing, or the small space it stands in.
  • shred/ʃɹɛd/verbB1+4 meaningsTo cut or tear something into long thin strips.
  • shrimp/ʃɹɪmp/nounB1A small edible sea creature.
  • shrink/ˈʃɹɪŋk/verbB12 meaningsTo become smaller.
  • 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.
  • shuttle busnounB1The bus that carries passengers across an airfield.
  • shy/ʃaɪ/adjectiveB13 meaningsQuiet and uncomfortable around other people, especially strangers.
  • sickness/ˈsɪknɪs/nounB1The state of being unwell.
  • side by sidephraseB1Positioned next to one another.
  • side dishnounB1A small extra dish served next to the main one.
  • side ordernounB1A small extra dish ordered alongside the main one.
  • sideways/ˈsaɪdweɪz/nounC12 meaningsA change of job at the same level.
  • sight/saɪt/nounA22 meaningsThe ability to see.
  • sign/saɪn/nounA26 meaningsA board or notice put up to give information or a warning.
  • sign languagenounB1A language made of hand shapes and movement.
  • sign upphraseB1To enrol or agree to take part in something.
  • sign-in booknounB1The book visitors write their names in on arrival.
  • signal/ˈsɪɡnəl/nounB14 meaningsThe waves that carry a phone call, sound or pictures, and how strong they are.
  • silence/ˈsaɪlən(t)s/nounB14 meaningsComplete absence of sound.
  • silent/ˈsaɪ̯lənt/adjectiveB14 meaningsMaking no sound.
  • silly/ˈsɪl.i/adjectiveA23 meaningsFoolish in a light or childish way.
  • simple/ˈsɪm.pəl/adjectiveA23 meaningsEasy to understand or to do.
  • sin/ˈsɪn/nounB12 meaningsAn act that breaks a religious law.
  • single/ˈsɪŋɡl̩/adjectiveA25 meaningsOnly one; one and no more.
  • sink/ˈsɪŋk/nounB15 meaningsThe fixed basin with taps where you wash dishes or your hands.
  • sip/sɪp/verbB12 meaningsTo drink in tiny careful mouthfuls.
  • siren/ˈsaɪəɹən/nounB13 meaningsA device that makes a loud warning sound, and the sound it makes.
  • sit/sɪt/verbA15 meaningsTo rest your body on a chair or other surface, with your weight off your legs.
  • six-pack/ˈsɪksˌpæk/nounB1A pack of six cans or bottles sold together.
  • skeleton/ˈskɛlɪtən/nounB12 meaningsAll the bones of a body together.
  • sketch/ˈskɛt͡ʃ/nounB15 meaningsA quick rough drawing.
  • skill/skɪl/nounB12 meaningsAn ability learned through practice.
  • skin/skɪn/nounA22 meaningsThe soft outside cover of your body.
  • skinny/ˈskɪni/adjectiveB13 meaningsVery thin, in a way that suggests too little flesh.
  • skip/skɪp/verbB15 meaningsTo move forward with light hops from one foot to the other.
  • skull/ˈskʌl/nounB1The hard bone case that protects the brain.
  • skunk/skʌŋk/nounB1A black-and-white animal that sprays a foul smell.
  • slack/slæk/adjectiveB13 meaningsLoose; not pulled tight.