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

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  • sizzle/ˈsɪzəl/verbB23 meaningsTo make the hissing, crackling sound of food cooking in hot fat.
  • skateboard/ˈskeɪt.bɔːd/nounB22 meaningsA short board on four small wheels that you stand on and push along with one foot.
  • skeleton/ˈskɛlɪtən/nounB12 meaningsAll the bones of a body together.
  • skeptical/ˈskɛptɪkəl/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsNot willing to believe a claim until there is proof.
  • sketch/ˈskɛt͡ʃ/nounB15 meaningsA quick rough drawing.
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skewer
/ˈskjuː.ə/
nounB2+4 meanings
A long thin pin of wood or metal pushed through pieces of food to hold them together while they cook.
  • ski jumpnounB2Launching off a ramp to fly as far as possible on skis.
  • skid/ˈskɪd/verbB23 meaningsTo slide sideways or forward without grip, out of control.
  • skilled/skɪld/adjectiveB2Trained and good at a particular kind of work.
  • skillet/ˈskɪl.ɪt/nounB2A heavy flat pan with sloping sides.
  • skim/skɪm/verbB24 meaningsTo read something fast, taking in the main points and leaving the rest.
  • 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.
  • skipper/ˈskɪp.ə/nounB22 meaningsThe person in charge of a boat.
  • skirt/skɜːt/nounA12 meaningsClothing hanging from the waist with no separate legs.
  • skirting boardnounB2The strip of wood along the bottom of a wall.
  • skylight/ˈskaɪˌlaɪt/nounB2A window set into a roof.
  • slab/slæb/nounB2A thick flat piece of stone or other material.
  • slack/slæk/adjectiveB13 meaningsLoose; not pulled tight.
  • slam/ˈslæm/verbB14 meaningsTo shut something with great force and a loud bang.
  • slang/ˈslæŋ/nounB2The relaxed street vocabulary never found in formal writing.
  • slap/slæp/verbB13 meaningsTo hit someone with the flat of an open hand.
  • slate/sleɪt/nounB26 meaningsA grey rock that splits into flat sheets.
  • slaughter/ˈslɔːtə/nounB22 meaningsThe killing of animals for meat.
  • slay/sleɪ/verbB2To kill, especially in battle.
  • sleep like a log/ˈsliːp laɪk ə ˈlɔɡ/phraseB2To sleep so deeply that nothing wakes you.
  • sleep on itphraseB2To wait until the next day before deciding.
  • sleeper/ˈsliːpə(ɹ)/nounB25 meaningsA person who is asleep, especially thought of by how easily they wake.
  • sleeper trainnounB2A train with beds for overnight journeys.
  • sleepless/ˈsliːpləs/adjectiveB2Passed without any sleep.
  • slick/slɪk/adjectiveB23 meaningsSmoothly skilful, sometimes suspiciously so.
  • slide/ˈslaɪ̯d/nounA25 meaningsA smooth sloping structure that children sit on and go down.
  • slight/slaɪt/adjectiveB24 meaningsSmall in amount or degree, and hard to notice.
  • slim/ˈslɪm/adjectiveB14 meaningsAttractively thin; narrow in build.
  • slime/slaɪm/nounB2A soft unpleasant slippery substance.
  • slimy/ˈslaɪ.mi/adjectiveB22 meaningsUnpleasantly wet and slippery.
  • sling/ˈslɪŋ/nounB22 meaningsA cloth loop that supports an injured arm.
  • slip/ˈslɪp/verbB17 meaningsTo slide by accident on a smooth or wet surface and lose your balance.
  • slip awayphraseB22 meaningsTo leave quietly without being noticed.
  • slip roadnounB2The short road joining or leaving a motorway.
  • slip upphraseB2To make a careless mistake.
  • slip your mindphraseB2To be forgotten despite meaning to remember.
  • slip-up/ˈslɪpʌp/nounB2A small careless error.
  • slit/ˈslɪt/verbB22 meaningsTo cut a long, narrow opening in or along something.
  • sliver/ˈslɪvə/nounB2A very thin narrow piece broken off something.
  • slobber/ˈslɒbə(ɹ)/verbB2To let saliva drip from the mouth.
  • slope/sloʊp/nounB22 meaningsA surface that rises or falls at an angle.
  • sloppy/ˈslɒ.pi/adjectiveB22 meaningsCareless and untidy.
  • slot/slɒt/nounB22 meaningsA narrow opening for inserting something.
  • slouch/ˈslaʊ̯t͡ʃ/verbB2To sit, stand or move with a drooping posture.
  • slovakianounB2The central European country of Bratislava and the Tatra mountains.
  • slovenianounB2The small green Alpine country of Ljubljana and Lake Bled.
  • slow downphraseB12 meaningsTo reduce speed or pace.
  • sluggish/ˈslʌɡɪʃ/adjectiveB2Moving with heavy, tired lack of energy.
  • slumber/ˈslʌm.bə/nounB2Sleep, especially peaceful sleep.
  • slump/slʌmp/verbB23 meaningsTo sit or fall heavily, with no energy left.
  • slurp/slɜːp/verbB2+2 meaningsTo drink or eat noisily, with a sucking sound.
  • slush/slʌʃ/nounB2Partly melted, dirty snow.
  • sly/slaɪ/adjectiveB2Cunning and keeping its purpose hidden.
  • small talknounB2Polite conversation about unimportant matters.