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

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  • subtle/ˈsʌtl̩/adjectiveC12 meaningsSo slight or delicate that it is easy to miss.
  • subtlety/ˈsʌt(ə)lti/nounC1A fine distinction that is easily missed.
  • subtly/ˈsʌt.li/adverbC1In a way so slight it is easy to miss.
  • suburban/səˈbɜː(ɹ)bən/adjectiveC12 meaningsBelonging to or found in the housing areas around the outside of a city.
  • suburbia/səˈbɜːbi.ə/nounC1The outer residential districts, and the life led there.
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/sʌbˈvɜː.ʃən/
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Quietly undermining a system from inside.
  • subversive/səbˈvɝsɪv/adjectiveC1Working quietly to undermine an established order.
  • subvert/səbˈvɜːt/verbC1To undermine the power or authority of something.
  • succession/səkˈsɛʃ.ən/nounC12 meaningsThe order in which a title or post passes on.
  • successive/səkˈsɛsɪv/adjectiveC1Following one after another.
  • successor/səkˈsɛsə/nounC12 meaningsThe person who takes over from another.
  • succinct/səkˈsɪŋ(k)t/adjectiveC1Expressed clearly in very few words.
  • succornounC1Help given to somebody in difficulty.
  • succulent/ˈsʌkjələnt/nounC1A plant with thick fleshy leaves that hold water.
  • sucker/ˈsʌk.ə/nounC13 meaningsA round pad that grips by suction.
  • suckle/ˈsʌk.əl/verbC1To feed a young one at the breast.
  • sucklingnounC1A young animal still feeding on its mother's milk.
  • suds/sʌdz/nounC1The froth of soap on water.
  • suffice/səˈfaɪs/verbC1To be enough for the purpose.
  • sufficiencynounC1Having as much as is needed.
  • sufficient/səˈfɪʃənt/adjectiveB22 meaningsAs much as is needed for a particular purpose.
  • suffocate/ˈsʌfəkeɪt/verbB22 meaningsTo die or kill through being unable to breathe.
  • suffrage/ˈsʌfɹɪd͡ʒ/nounC1The right to vote.
  • suffragette/ˌsʌf.ɹəˈd͡ʒɛt/nounC1A woman who campaigned militantly for the vote.
  • suggestive/sə(ɡ)ˈd͡ʒɛs.tɪv/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsHinting at something improper.
  • suit/sjuːt/nounA25 meaningsA jacket with matching trousers or skirt, worn to work or to formal occasions.
  • suite/swiːt/nounB23 meaningsA set of connected rooms taken as one booking.
  • suitor/ˈsutɚ/nounC12 meaningsA man seeking to marry a particular woman.
  • sulky/ˈsʌlki/adjectiveC1Silently bad-tempered because of a grievance.
  • sullen/ˈsʌlən/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsSilently resentful and bad-tempered.
  • sultry/ˈsʌltɹi/adjectiveC1Hot and still, with a storm on the way.
  • summary/ˈsʌm.ə.ɹi/nounB1+2 meaningsA short version giving only the main points.
  • summation/sʌˈmeɪʃən/nounC1A summing up of everything that has been said.
  • summer/ˈsʌmə/nounA12 meaningsThe warmest season of the year, between spring and autumn.
  • summit/ˈsʌmɪt/nounC13 meaningsThe highest point of a mountain.
  • summit pushnounC1The final effort to reach the top.
  • summon upphraseC1To gather the courage or strength you need.
  • sumptuous/ˈsʌmptʃuəs/adjectiveC1Splendid and expensive-looking.
  • sundry/ˈsʌnd.ɹi/adjectiveC1Various, and of several kinds.
  • superficial/ˌsuːpəˈfɪʃəl/adjectiveC12 meaningsTouching only the surface.
  • superfluous/suːˈpɜːflu.əs/adjectiveC1More than is needed and therefore unnecessary.
  • superior/suːˈpɪə.ɹi.ə/adjectiveB25 meaningsBetter in quality than something else.
  • supernova/ˌsuː.pə(ɹ)ˈnəʊ.və/nounC1The colossal explosion of a dying star.
  • supersede/ˌsuːpəˈsiːd/verbC1To take the place of something now out of date.
  • supervise/ˈsuː.pə.vaɪz/verbC1To watch over people's work and keep it on track.
  • supervision/ˌs(j)uːpəˈvɪʒən/nounC1Watching over work to see it is done properly.
  • supervisor/ˈsuːpəˌvaɪzə(ɹ)/nounC12 meaningsThe person who directs and checks your day-to-day work.
  • supplant/səˈplɑːnt/verbC1To take over somebody's place, often by force.
  • supple/ˈsʌpəl/adjectiveC1Bending easily without cracking.
  • supplement/ˈsʌp.lɪ.mənt/nounC12 meaningsSomething taken or added to make up for a shortage.
  • supportive/səˈpɔɹtɪv/adjectiveB23 meaningsGiving help, sympathy and encouragement to someone.
  • suppress/səˈpɹɛs/verbC12 meaningsTo crush a rising or a movement by force.
  • surface mailnounC1Post sent by land and sea rather than air.
  • surge/sɝd͡ʒ/verbC12 meaningsTo rush forward or upward in a sudden powerful wave.
  • surgeon/ˈsɜːd͡ʒən/nounB22 meaningsA doctor who performs operations.
  • surgical/ˈsɜːd͡ʒɪkəl/adjectiveC1To do with operations, or done with exact precision.
  • surinamenounC1The smallest South American country, once Dutch Guiana.
  • surly/ˈsɜːli/adjectiveC1Bad-tempered and unfriendly.
  • surmount/səˈmaʊnt/verbC1To get over a difficulty or an obstacle.
  • surplus/ˈsɝˌplʌs/nounC1More than is needed.