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

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  • spry/spɹaɪ/adjectiveC1Active and quick in movement, especially for an older person.
  • spunk/spʌŋk/nounC1Cheeky nerve and fight in somebody small or timid.
  • spur/spɜː/nounB22 meaningsSomething that drives you into action.
  • spurn/spɜːn/verbC1To reject something with contempt.
  • sputter/ˈspʌtɚ/verbC1To make a series of soft spitting sounds.
  • squalid/ˈskwɒlɪd/
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Dirty and wretched to live in.
  • squall/ˈskwɔːl/nounC1A sudden violent wind, often with rain.
  • squalor/ˈskwɒlə(ɹ)/nounC1Filthy and wretched living conditions.
  • squander/ˈskwɒnd.ə/verbC1To waste something valuable.
  • squander awayphraseC1To fritter a fortune or a chance until nothing is left.
  • squash/skwɒʃ/nounB26 meaningsA hard-skinned vegetable of the pumpkin family, with firm flesh inside.
  • squeak/skwiːk/verbB12 meaningsTo make a short high thin sound.
  • squeal/skwiːl/verbB22 meaningsTo make a long high cry.
  • squeamish/ˈskwiːmɪʃ/adjectiveC1Easily sickened or shocked.
  • squeeze/skwiːz/verbB15 meaningsTo press something firmly, especially from both sides.
  • squelch/ˈskwɛlt͡ʃ/verbC1To make a wet sucking sound, as feet do in mud.
  • squelchy/ˈskwɛl.t͡ʃi/adjectiveC1Making a wet sucking sound when pressed.
  • squint/skwɪnt/verbB22 meaningsTo partly close the eyes in order to see better.
  • squire/ˈskwaɪə/nounC12 meaningsA knight's young attendant.
  • squirm/skwɜːm/verbC1To wriggle about, usually from discomfort.
  • stab/stæb/verbB25 meaningsTo push a knife or other pointed thing into someone or something.
  • stability/stəˈbɪlɪti/nounC1The quality of staying steady and not changing suddenly.
  • staccato/stəˈkɑːtoʊ/adjectiveC1Played in short detached notes.
  • stack tracenounC1The list of calls that led to an error.
  • stacksnounC1The rows of shelving where books are stored.
  • stagger/ˈstæɡə/verbB2+3 meaningsTo walk unsteadily, as if about to fall.
  • staggering/ˈstæɡəɹɪŋ/adjectiveC12 meaningsSo great that it is hard to take in.
  • staging/ˈsteɪd͡ʒɪŋ/nounC12 meaningsA copy of the live system used for final testing.
  • stagnant/ˈstæɡnənt/adjectiveC12 meaningsStill, and smelling of standing water.
  • stake/steɪk/nounC15 meaningsA pointed piece of wood or metal driven into the ground to hold something up or to mark a place.
  • stakeholder/ˈsteɪkˌhəʊl.də/nounC1Anyone affected by an organisation's decisions.
  • stalemate/ˈsteɪlmeɪt/nounC13 meaningsA situation in which neither side can win or move forward.
  • stallsnounC1The ground-floor seats in a theatre.
  • stalwart/ˈstɔːl.wət/nounC1A loyal reliable supporter over many years.
  • stamen/ˈsteɪ.mən/nounC1The part of a flower that carries the pollen.
  • stamina/ˈstæmɪnə/nounC1The physical or mental strength to keep doing something tiring for a long time.
  • stamping/ˈstæmpɪŋ/nounC12 meaningsThe shaping of sheet metal by pressing it with a die.
  • stand upphraseA12 meaningsTo rise to your feet.
  • standard gaugenounC1The width of track most of the world uses.
  • standard-bearernounC1The one who carries the flag, or leads a cause.
  • standing/ˈstændɪŋ/nounC1The position somebody holds in others' regard.
  • standing chargenounC1The fixed daily amount a supplier charges before usage.
  • standing ordernounC1An instruction to pay a fixed sum on a fixed day.
  • stanza/ˈstænzə/nounC1One block of lines in a poem.
  • staple/ˈsteɪ.pəl/nounC12 meaningsA U-shaped wire fastener.
  • stardom/ˈstɑɹdəm/nounC1The state of being a famous performer.
  • stare downphraseC12 meaningsTo defeat somebody by holding their gaze until they look away.
  • stark/stɑɹk/adjectiveC12 meaningsHarshly bare and plain.
  • starry/ˈstɑː.ɹi/adjectiveB22 meaningsFull of stars.
  • start/stɑːt/verbA17 meaningsTo begin doing something.
  • startlinglyadverbC1To a degree that gives you a shock.
  • stately/ˈsteɪtli/adjectiveC1Dignified and impressive in manner or scale.
  • statesmanshipnounC1Skill and wisdom in managing public affairs.
  • statistical/stəˈtɪs.tɪ.kəl/adjectiveC1Based on the study of collected numbers.
  • stature/ˈstæt͡ʃ.ə/nounC12 meaningsSomebody's height.
  • status quo/ˌsteɪ.təs ˈkwəʊ/nounC1The way things stand at present.
  • statute/ˈstatjuːt/nounC1A written rule passed by a parliament.
  • statutory/ˈstætjʊt(ə)ɹɪ/adjectiveC1Required or fixed by law.
  • staunch/stɔːn(t)ʃ/adjectiveC1Loyal and firm in support.
  • stave/steɪv/nounC12 meaningsThe five lines music is written on.