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

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769 words · showing 721–769

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  • surround/səˈɹaʊnd/verbB24 meaningsTo be positioned all the way around something or someone.
  • susceptibility/səˌsɛptəˈbɪlɪti/nounC1How easily somebody is affected by something.
  • suspenders/səˈspɛndɚz/nounC1Straps worn over the shoulders to hold up trousers.
  • suspension/səˈspɛnʃən/nounC14 meaningsThe system of springs and shock absorbers connecting a vehicle's wheels to its body.
  • sustain/səˈsteɪn/verbB24 meaningsTo keep something going over a period of time.
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sustainably
/səˈsteɪ.nə.bli/
adverbC1
In a way that can be kept up without using things up.
  • sustenance/ˈsʌs.tə.nəns/nounC1Food and drink that keep you alive.
  • suture/ˈs(j)uː.tʃə/nounC1A stitch used by a surgeon to close a wound.
  • swaddlingnounC1Cloth wrapped tightly round a newborn baby.
  • swagger/ˈswæɡ.ə/verbC1To walk in a way that shows too much confidence.
  • swami/ˈswɑːmi/nounC1A Hindu ascetic or yogi honoured with a title of respect.
  • swan/swɒn/nounB22 meaningsA large white water bird with a long curved neck.
  • swarthy/ˈswɔɹði/adjectiveC1Having a dark complexion.
  • swatch/swɒtʃ/nounC1A small patch of colour tried out on the skin or a wall.
  • swathe/sweɪð/nounC1A broad strip cut or covered across something.
  • sway/ˈsweɪ̯/verbB23 meaningsTo move slowly from side to side.
  • swear inphraseC1To administer a formal oath to somebody taking office or giving evidence.
  • sweep it under the carpetphraseC1To hide a problem instead of dealing with it.
  • sweepingsnounC1The dust and rubbish gathered by a broom.
  • sweeten/ˈswiːtən/verbB22 meaningsTo make something taste sweeter.
  • swelling/ˈswɛl.ɪŋ/nounB1+2 meaningsA body part grown puffy and bigger after injury.
  • swelter/ˈswɛl.tə/verbC1To suffer in oppressive heat.
  • swerve/swɜːv/verbB2+4 meaningsTo turn suddenly to one side while moving, so as to avoid something.
  • swift/swɪft/adjectiveB22 meaningsHappening or moving quickly and without delay.
  • swill/swɪl/verbC12 meaningsTo drink greedily, or to rinse with water.
  • swim/swɪm/verbA13 meaningsTo move through water using arms and legs.
  • swimming/ˈswɪmɪŋ/nounA12 meaningsThe activity of moving through water.
  • swindler/ˈswɪnd.lə(ɹ)/nounC1A person who cheats others out of money by deception.
  • swine/swaɪn/nounB22 meaningsPigs, taken as a group; the farming and technical word for them.
  • swineherd/ˈswaɪnˌhɜːd/nounC1Somebody whose job is looking after pigs.
  • swish/swɪʃ/verbB22 meaningsTo move with a soft hissing sound.
  • switchback/ˈswɪt͡ʃbæk/nounC1A sharp bend where a path doubles back up a slope.
  • swot upphraseC1To study hard for a test at the last minute.
  • symbiosis/sɪmbaɪˈoʊsɪs/nounC1A close relationship in which each side gains.
  • symbolicadjectiveC13 meaningsStanding for or representing something else.
  • symbolism/ˈsɪmbəˌlɪzəm/nounB2+2 meaningsThe use of images or objects to represent ideas.
  • sympathetic/ˌsɪm.pəˈθɛt.ɪk/adjectiveB24 meaningsFeeling and showing care for someone else's trouble.
  • symposium/sɪmˈpəʊziəm/nounC1A meeting of experts to discuss one subject.
  • symptomatic/ˌsɪmp.təˈmæt.ɪk/adjectiveC1Being a sign of a wider illness or problem.
  • syncopation/ˌsɪŋ.kəˈpeɪ.ʃən/nounC1Putting the musical accent where the beat is not.
  • syndication/ˌsɪndɪˈkeɪʃən/nounC1Selling the same programme or column to many outlets.
  • syndrome/ˈsɪndɹəʊm/nounC1A set of symptoms that occur together.
  • synonymous/sɪˈnɒnɪməs/adjectiveC1Meaning the same, or closely associated.
  • synopsis/sɪˈnɒpsɪs/nounC1A short outline of a longer work.
  • syntax/ˈsɪn.tæks/nounC12 meaningsThe rules for how words are arranged into phrases and sentences.
  • synthesis/ˈsɪnθəsɪs/nounC12 meaningsThe combining of separate parts or ideas into a whole.
  • synthesiseverbC1To combine separate ideas into one new whole.
  • synthetic/sɪnˈθɛtɪk/adjectiveC1Made by people rather than found in nature.
  • systematic/ˌsɪs.tɪˈmæt.ɪk/adjectiveC1Done according to a fixed and orderly method.