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

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769 words · showing 181–240

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  • serum/ˈsɪəɹəm/nounB22 meaningsA concentrated liquid skin treatment.
  • serviceable/ˈsɝvɪsəbl̩/adjectiveC1Still good enough to be used.
  • serviced apartmentnounC1A flat rented short-term with hotel-like service.
  • servitude/ˈsɜːvɪtʃuːd/nounC1The state of being forced to serve another.
  • set a precedentphraseC1To do something that later cases will follow.
  • set downphraseC1
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To record something formally in writing.
  • set forthphraseC1To begin a journey, or to state something in order.
  • setting/ˈsɛtɪŋ/nounB14 meaningsThe place and time in which a story happens.
  • setting spraynounC1A mist that fixes make-up in place.
  • sever/ˈsɛv.ɚ/verbC12 meaningsTo cut something right through, separating it.
  • severance/ˈsɛv.ɹəns/nounC12 meaningsMoney paid to somebody whose job is ending.
  • severe/sɪˈvɪə/adjectiveB13 meaningsVery serious and hard to bear.
  • sextant/ˈsɛk.stənt/nounC1An instrument for finding position by the stars.
  • sexuality/sɛk.ʃuːˈæ.lɪ.ti/nounC1A person's sexual nature and preferences.
  • shabby/ˈʃæbi/adjectiveB22 meaningsWorn out and untidy from long use.
  • shaft of lightnounC1A straight column of light through darkness.
  • shah/ʃɑː/nounC1The former hereditary ruler of Iran.
  • shale/ʃeɪl/nounC1A soft rock that splits into thin layers.
  • shale oilnounC1Oil squeezed out of layered rock.
  • sham/ˈʃæm/nounB2+2 meaningsSomething pretending to be what it is not.
  • shambles/ˈʃæmbəlz/nounC1A scene of complete disorder.
  • shank/ˈʃæŋk/nounC12 meaningsThe lower part of the leg.
  • shareholder/ˈʃɛəˌhəʊl.də(ɹ)/nounC1Somebody who owns shares in a company.
  • shareholdingnounC1The size of the stake somebody holds.
  • shark/ʃɑːk/nounA2+2 meaningsA large predatory sea fish with sharp teeth.
  • shatter/ˈʃætə/verbB23 meaningsTo break suddenly into many small pieces.
  • shear/ʃɪə/verbB2+2 meaningsTo cut the wool off a sheep.
  • sheen/ʃiːn/nounC1A soft shine on a surface.
  • sheepfold/ˈʃiːp.fəʊld/nounC1An enclosure where sheep are kept at night.
  • sheepish/ˈʃiːpɪʃ/adjectiveC1Embarrassed at having been caught out.
  • sheer/ʃɪə̯/adjectiveB24 meaningsNothing other than; complete and unmixed.
  • sheet/ʃiːt/nounA24 meaningsA large rectangle of thin cloth used to cover a bed.
  • shelf marknounC1The code showing where a book is kept.
  • shell/ʃɛl/nounB17 meaningsThe hard outer covering of an egg, a nut, a seed, or an animal such as a snail, crab or tortoise.
  • shepherd/ˈʃɛpəd/nounB22 meaningsSomebody who looks after sheep.
  • shimmy/ˈʃɪ.mi/verbC12 meaningsTo move the body with a shaking sideways motion.
  • shin/ʃɪn/nounB1+3 meaningsThe front part of the leg between the knee and the ankle.
  • shingle/ˈʃɪŋ.ɡəl/nounB2+2 meaningsOne of the flat overlapping pieces covering a roof.
  • shipping/ˈʃɪpɪŋ/nounC1The carrying of goods by sea.
  • shipwright/ˈʃɪpɹaɪt/nounC1A craftsman who builds and repairs ships.
  • shire/ʃaɪə/nounC1A county, in older British usage.
  • shirk/ʃɜːk/verbC1To avoid work or duty you should be doing.
  • shock/ʃɒk/nounC12 meaningsA dangerous drop in circulation after injury.
  • shod/ʃɒd/adjectiveC1Wearing shoes, or fitted with metal shoes.
  • shoddy/ˈʃɒd.i/adjectiveC1Badly made or badly done.
  • short/ʃɔːt/adjectiveA15 meaningsMeasuring little from end to end.
  • short letnounC1A property rented for weeks rather than years.
  • shortcoming/ˈʃɔːtˌkʌmɪŋ/nounC1A fault or failure to meet a required standard.
  • shortlistnounC1The small group chosen from all the applicants.
  • shortly/ˈʃɔɹtli/adverbB23 meaningsIn a short time from now; soon.
  • shortnessnounB22 meaningsThe quality of being brief or small in length.
  • shout/ʃaʊt/verbA24 meaningsTo say something very loudly.
  • show someone the ropesphraseC1To teach a newcomer how things work.
  • showy/ˈʃəʊ.i/adjectiveC1Bright and eye-catching in a way that lacks taste.
  • shrapnel/ˈʃɹæpnəl/nounC1Fragments of metal flung out by an exploding shell.
  • shrew/ʃɹuː/nounC1A small mouse-like animal.
  • shrewd/ʃɹuːd/adjectiveC1Sharply clever in judging people and deals.
  • shrewdness/ˈʃɹuːdnəs/nounC1Sharp practical judgement about people and gain.
  • shrill/ʃɹɪl/adjectiveC1Unpleasantly high and sharp in sound.
  • shrink/ˈʃɹɪŋk/verbB12 meaningsTo become smaller.