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

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  • sacred/ˈseɪkɹɪd/adjectiveB12 meaningsSet apart as holy.
  • sad/ˈsæd/adjectiveA12 meaningsFeeling bad and close to tears.
  • safe/ˈseɪ̯f/adjectiveA24 meaningsNot in danger; protected from harm.
  • salty/ˈsɒlti/adjectiveA2+4 meaningsTasting of salt.
  • same/seɪm/adjectiveA12 meaningsNot different in any way from another thing, or from how it was before.
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nounB13 meanings
The loose grains of worn rock that cover beaches, deserts and riverbeds.
  • scary/ˈskɛə.ɹi/adjectiveA22 meaningsMaking people feel afraid.
  • scientific/ˌsaɪ.ənˈtɪf.ɪk/adjectiveB12 meaningsBased on careful testing and evidence.
  • seasonal/ˈsiːzənəl/adjectiveB1+3 meaningsHappening or available at one particular time of year only.
  • seasoned/ˈsiːzənd/adjectiveC13 meaningsOf wood, dried slowly until it is stable.
  • second-handadjectiveB1Owned by somebody else before you.
  • secondary/ˈsɛkənd(ə)ɹɪ/adjectiveB24 meaningsLess important than the main thing.
  • secret/ˈsiː.kɹɪt/nounA23 meaningsSomething you know that you must not tell anyone else.
  • secure/sɪˈkjʊə(ɹ)/adjectiveB14 meaningsFirmly fixed and unlikely to move.
  • self-confidentadjectiveB1Sure of your own abilities and worth.
  • self-employedadjectiveB1Working for yourself rather than as somebody's employee.
  • selfish/ˈsɛl.fɪʃ/adjectiveB12 meaningsCaring only about your own wants and not about other people.
  • senior/ˈsiːnjə(ɹ)/adjectiveB13 meaningsHigher in rank or position.
  • sensible/ˈsɛn.sɪ.bəl/adjectiveB13 meaningsShowing good practical judgement.
  • separate/ˈsɛp.əˌɹeɪt/verbA2+4 meaningsTo move or keep things or people apart from each other.
  • serious/ˈsɪə̯.ɹi.əs/adjectiveA24 meaningsNot joking or pretending; meaning exactly what you say.
  • several/ˈsɛv.(ə.)ɹəl/adjectiveA23 meaningsMore than two but not many.
  • severe/sɪˈvɪə/adjectiveB13 meaningsVery serious and hard to bear.
  • sexual/sɛk.ʃuː.əl/adjectiveB12 meaningsTo do with physical attraction between people.
  • sexy/ˈsɛksi/adjectiveB12 meaningsPhysically attractive in a way that stirs desire.
  • sharp/ʃɑːp/adjectiveB14 meaningsHaving an edge or point that cuts or pierces easily.
  • shiny/ˈʃaɪ.ni/adjectiveB12 meaningsReflecting light; bright and polished.
  • short/ʃɔːt/adjectiveA15 meaningsMeasuring little from end to end.
  • shy/ʃaɪ/adjectiveB13 meaningsQuiet and uncomfortable around other people, especially strangers.
  • 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.
  • single/ˈsɪŋɡl̩/adjectiveA25 meaningsOnly one; one and no more.
  • skinny/ˈskɪni/adjectiveB13 meaningsVery thin, in a way that suggests too little flesh.
  • slack/slæk/adjectiveB13 meaningsLoose; not pulled tight.
  • slim/ˈslɪm/adjectiveB14 meaningsAttractively thin; narrow in build.
  • slippery/ˈslɪpəɹi/adjectiveB12 meaningsSo smooth or wet that it is hard to hold or stand on.
  • slow/sləʊ/adjectiveA14 meaningsMoving or happening with little speed.
  • small/smɔl/adjectiveA14 meaningsNot large in size.
  • smart/smɑɹt/adjectiveA25 meaningsQuick to understand things and good at working them out.
  • smelly/ˈsmɛli/adjectiveB1Having a strong bad smell.
  • smiley/ˈsmaɪli/nounB12 meaningsA simple drawing of a smiling face.
  • smoked/sməʊkt/adjectiveB12 meaningsPreserved and flavoured by hanging in wood smoke.
  • smooth/smuːð/adjectiveB13 meaningsEven to the touch, with no bumps.
  • sneak/sniːk/verbB14 meaningsTo go somewhere quietly and secretly so that nobody sees you.
  • sneaky/ˈsniːki/adjectiveB13 meaningsDoing things quietly and secretly so as not to be seen, in a way that seems dishonest.
  • snow whiteadjectiveB1A pure brilliant white.
  • soapy/ˈsəʊpi/adjectiveB22 meaningsTasting unpleasantly of detergent.
  • solid/ˈsɒl.ɪd/adjectiveB14 meaningsHard and firm, not liquid or gas.
  • solo/ˈsoʊ.loʊ/nounB22 meaningsA passage performed by one musician alone.
  • sore/sɔː/adjectiveB13 meaningsPainful and tender, especially when touched or moved.
  • sound/ˈsaʊ̯nd/nounA17 meaningsSomething you hear; vibration travelling through the air to the ear.
  • southern/ˈsʌðən/adjectiveB1Belonging to the south.
  • spare/spɛə(ɹ)/verbB16 meaningsTo choose not to harm, punish or kill someone you have power over.
  • sparkling/ˈspɑɹkl̩ɪŋ/adjectiveB22 meaningsSo clean that it catches the light.
  • special/ˈspɛʃ.əl/adjectiveA14 meaningsNot ordinary, and valued or important because of it.
  • spicy/ˈspaɪsi/adjectiveB1Burning pleasantly in the mouth.
  • spoiled/spɔɪld/adjectiveB12 meaningsGiven so much that behaviour has suffered.
  • spoken/ˈspəʊ.k(ə)n/adjectiveB1Said aloud rather than written down.
  • square/skwɛə/nounA24 meaningsA shape with four equal straight sides and four right angles.