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

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  • stall/stɔːl/nounB23 meaningsOne animal's compartment in a barn.
  • stamp/stæmp/nounA2+4 meaningsA small piece of gummed paper stuck to a letter to pay for it to be carried.
  • stand/ˈstænd/verbA19 meaningsTo be on your feet, upright, not sitting or lying down.
  • standard/ˈstændəd/adjectiveB12 meaningsUsual and accepted as normal.
  • starch/ˈstɑːt͡ʃ/verbB22 meaningsTo stiffen cloth with a special liquid.
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/ˈstɑː.tə(ɹ)/
nounB12 meanings
The small first course of a meal.
  • starting salarynounB1The pay a job begins at.
  • state/steɪt/nounA22 meaningsA country or one of its regions.
  • statement/ˈsteɪtm(ə)nt/nounB14 meaningsSomething said or written clearly and definitely.
  • station/ˈsteɪʃən/nounA12 meaningsA building where you wait for trains or buses.
  • statue/ˈstæt͡ʃ.uː/nounB1A carved or cast figure of a person or animal.
  • stay upphraseB1To keep yourself awake past your usual bedtime.
  • steady/ˈstɛdi/adjectiveB14 meaningsFirmly fixed and not shaking or moving.
  • steam/stiːm/nounA24 meaningsThe hot cloud of water vapour that rises from boiling water.
  • steam engine/ˈstiːˌmɛn.d͡ʒɪn/nounB1A locomotive driven by boiling water.
  • step/stɛp/nounA15 meaningsOne movement of putting a foot down in walking.
  • stepping stonesnounB1Stones set in a stream to cross dry-footed.
  • stick/stɪk/nounA22 meaningsA thin piece of wood broken from a tree.
  • sticky/ˈstɪki/adjectiveB14 meaningsCovered with something that holds to whatever it touches.
  • sting/ˈstɪŋ/verbB15 meaningsTo cause a sharp burning pain, especially by piercing the skin.
  • stink/stɪŋk/verbB13 meaningsTo give off a very bad smell.
  • stir/stɜː/verbB13 meaningsTo move a spoon round in a liquid to mix it.
  • stitch/stɪt͡ʃ/nounB24 meaningsOne loop of thread in sewing or knitting.
  • stitchesnounB1Threads sewn to hold a wound closed.
  • stock/stɒk/nounB14 meaningsThe goods a business has available to sell.
  • stockingsnounB1Thin coverings for each leg separately.
  • stone/stəʊ̯n/nounA26 meaningsA small piece of rock.
  • stone agenounB1The earliest age, when tools were chipped from rock.
  • stop offphraseB1To break a journey briefly at a place.
  • storage/ˈstɔː.ɹɪd͡ʒ/nounB12 meaningsSpace where computer files are kept permanently.
  • story/ˈstɔː.ɹi/nounA15 meaningsAn account of events, real or invented, told from beginning to end.
  • stove/stəʊv/nounA2+3 meaningsA machine for cooking, with heated rings or burners on top and an oven below.
  • stranger/ˈstɹeɪnd͡ʒə(ɹ)/nounB12 meaningsSomeone you do not know.
  • strap/stɹæp/nounB12 meaningsA narrow band that holds or fastens something.
  • strategy/ˈstɹæt.ɪ.d͡ʒɪ/nounA2+3 meaningsA long-term plan designed to reach an important goal.
  • straw/stɹɔː/nounB12 meaningsA thin tube for drinking through.
  • strawberry/ˈstɹɔːb(ə)ɹi/nounB1A small red summer fruit with seeds on its skin.
  • stray/stɹeɪ/nounB13 meaningsAn animal living without an owner.
  • street foodnounB1Cheap cooked food sold from a stall or van.
  • street marketnounB1A market of stalls set up in a public road.
  • street sweeper/ˈstɹit ˌswipɚ/nounB1The worker or machine that cleans the roads.
  • strength/ˈstɹɛŋθ/nounA24 meaningsThe physical power to lift, push or resist.
  • stress/ˈstɹɛs/nounB15 meaningsWorry and mental pressure caused by a difficult situation.
  • stretch/stɹɛt͡ʃ/verbB14 meaningsTo pull your arms, legs or body out to their full length.
  • string/stɹɪŋ/nounB14 meaningsThin cord used for tying things.
  • stripe/stɹaɪp/nounB1A long straight coloured line.
  • striped/stɹaɪpt/adjectiveB1Marked with parallel bands.
  • stroke/stɹəʊk/nounB22 meaningsA sudden blockage of blood to part of the brain.
  • stroll/stɹəʊl/verbB13 meaningsTo walk slowly and without hurry, for pleasure.
  • strong/stɹɒŋ/adjectiveA14 meaningsHaving great physical power.
  • strongly/ˈstɹɔŋli/adverbB1With great force or firmness of feeling.
  • stubborn/ˈstʌbɚn/adjectiveB12 meaningsRefusing to change your mind or your behaviour, whatever anyone says.
  • studio/ˈstjuːdi.əʊ/nounB12 meaningsA tiny flat with one main room.
  • study/ˈstʌd.i/verbA14 meaningsTo spend time learning about a subject.
  • stuff/stʌf/nounA25 meaningsThings in general: possessions, materials or activities.
  • stung/stʌŋ/adjectiveB1Pierced by a sting, or wounded by a remark.
  • stupid/ˈstjuːpɪd/adjectiveA23 meaningsOf a person: slow to understand; lacking intelligence.
  • stupidity/stjuːˈpɪdɪti/nounB1Behaviour showing a serious lack of intelligence or sense.
  • stutter/ˈstʌtɚ/verbB1+3 meaningsTo repeat sounds or get stuck on them while speaking.
  • style/staɪl/nounA13 meaningsThe way somebody does something or dresses.