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

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769 words · showing 61–120

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  • scatter/ˈskætə/verbB1+3 meaningsTo throw or drop things so that they spread over a wide area.
  • scattered/ˈskætɚd/adjectiveC12 meaningsSpread about with no order.
  • scenic/ˈsiːnɪk/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsOffering beautiful natural views.
  • scepticaladjectiveC1Doubtful about whether something is true or worthwhile.
  • scepticismnounC12 meaningsThe habit of doubting what you are told.
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The ornamented rod a monarch holds.
  • schedule/ˈʃɛd͡ʒuːl/nounA23 meaningsA plan showing when things will happen.
  • schema/ˈskiːmə/nounC1The shape a database expects its data to have.
  • schnapps/ʃnɑps/nounC1A strong clear spirit, often flavoured with fruit.
  • scholar/ˈskɒlə/nounB22 meaningsA person devoted to deep learning.
  • scholarship/ˈskɒləʃɪp/nounB22 meaningsMoney awarded to a student to fund study.
  • school/skuːl/nounA13 meaningsA place where children go to learn.
  • scimitar/ˈsɪmɪtə/nounC1A curved single-edged sword of Eastern origin.
  • sclerosis/skləˈɹəʊ.sɪs/nounC12 meaningsAn abnormal hardening of body tissue.
  • scoff/skɒf/verbC12 meaningsTo speak about something with mocking contempt.
  • scoop/skuːp/nounB15 meaningsA deep spoon-shaped tool for lifting loose or soft material.
  • scope/skəʊp/nounC14 meaningsThe full extent of what something covers or deals with.
  • scorchingadjectiveB2+3 meaningsExtremely hot, hot enough to burn.
  • score/skɔː/nounA25 meaningsThe number of points each side or each person has.
  • scornful/ˈskɔɹnfəl/adjectiveC1Showing open contempt for something.
  • scoundrel/ˈskaʊ̯ndɹəl/nounC1A thoroughly dishonest person.
  • scourge/skɜːd͡ʒ/nounC1Something that brings widespread suffering.
  • scouring padnounC1A rough pad for scrubbing burnt pans.
  • scraggly/ˈskɹæɡ(ə)li/adjectiveC1Thin, ragged and growing unevenly.
  • scramble/ˈskɹæmbl̩/verbB24 meaningsTo cook eggs by stirring them in a pan until they set.
  • scrap/ˈskɹæp/nounB24 meaningsA small piece left over from something larger.
  • scrape/skɹeɪp/verbB16 meaningsTo pull a hard edge across a surface to take off what is stuck to it.
  • scratch/skɹæt͡ʃ/verbB15 meaningsTo rub your nails over your skin because it itches.
  • scrawl/skɹɔːl/verbC1To write hastily and untidily.
  • scrawny/ˈskɹɔːni/adjectiveC1Unhealthily thin and bony.
  • scream/skɹiːm/verbB15 meaningsTo cry out loudly and high in fear, pain or excitement.
  • scree/skɹiː/nounC1Loose broken stone on a steep slope.
  • scree slopenounC1A slope of loose broken stone below a cliff.
  • screenplay/ˈskɹiːnˌpleɪ/nounC1The written text of a film.
  • screenwriternounC1The person who writes the story and the dialogue.
  • scroll/skɹəʊl/verbB1+3 meaningsTo move text or images up, down or across a screen.
  • scrub/skɹʌb/verbB14 meaningsTo clean something by rubbing it hard with a brush or a rough cloth.
  • scrublandnounC1Dry land covered with low rough bushes.
  • scruff/skɹʌf/nounC12 meaningsThe loose skin at the back of the neck.
  • scruple/ˈskɹuːpəl/nounC1A moral doubt that stops you doing something.
  • scrupulous/ˈskɹuː.pjə.ləs/adjectiveC1Careful to do everything correctly and honestly.
  • scrutinize/ˈskɹuːtɨnaɪz/verbC1To examine something closely and critically.
  • scrutiny/ˈskɹuː.tɪ.ni/nounC1Careful and critical examination.
  • scuff/skʌf/verbC1To mark a surface by rubbing it.
  • scum/skʌm/nounB22 meaningsA dirty film on the surface of a liquid.
  • scuttle/ˈskʌt.l̩/verbC12 meaningsTo move quickly with short steps, low to the ground.
  • sea anemonenounC1A flower-like sea creature with stinging tentacles.
  • seafarer/ˈsiˌfɛɹɚ/nounC1Somebody who travels the sea for a living.
  • sealing wax/ˈsiːlɪŋ ˌwæks/nounC1Hot wax dripped on a letter and stamped.
  • seam/ˈsiːm/nounB23 meaningsA line of stitching where two pieces of cloth are joined.
  • seam allowance/ˈsiːm əˌlaʊ.ənts/nounC1The margin left outside the stitching line.
  • seance/ˈseɪˌɑns/nounC1A meeting held to try to contact the dead.
  • searing/ˈsɪəɹɪŋ/adjectiveC1Burning fiercely.
  • seasoned/ˈsiːzənd/adjectiveC13 meaningsOf wood, dried slowly until it is stable.
  • seasoning balancenounC1The right proportion of salt, acid and sweetness.
  • secession/səˈsɛʃən/nounC1Breaking away from a country to form a new one.
  • seclusion/səˈkluːʒən/nounC1The state of being kept well away from others.
  • second/ˈsɛk.ənd/nounA15 meaningsA unit of time; sixty of them make a minute.
  • second-guess/ˈsɛk.əndˌɡɛs/verbC1To doubt a decision after making it.
  • secondary/ˈsɛkənd(ə)ɹɪ/adjectiveB24 meaningsLess important than the main thing.