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

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  • sophistry/ˈsɒ.fɪ.stɹi/nounC2Clever reasoning designed to mislead.
  • sorrel/ˈsɒɹəl/nounC22 meaningsA sharp-tasting leaf.
  • sortie/ˈsɔːti/nounC2A brief attack out from a defended place.
  • sot/sɒt/nounC2A habitual drunkard.
  • sounding/ˈsaʊndɪŋ/nounC12 meaningsA measurement of how deep the water is.
  • sovereignty/ˈsɒvɹənti/
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A country's power to govern itself without outside control.
  • spangle/ˈspæŋɡəl/nounC2A glittering ornament on a costume.
  • spar/spɑː/nounC2A stout pole used to carry a sail.
  • spat/spæt/nounC12 meaningsA short petty quarrel.
  • spatial/ˈspeɪ.ʃəl/adjectiveC2Relating to space and the position of things within it.
  • specious/ˈspiːʃəs/adjectiveC2Looking convincing while being quite wrong.
  • spectral/ˈspɛktɹəɫ/adjectiveC12 meaningsGhostly in appearance.
  • spinnaker/ˈspɪnəkə/nounC2The big balloon sail flown when running downwind.
  • spire/spaɪə/nounC2The tall pointed top of a church tower.
  • splodge/ˈsplɒd͡ʒ/nounC2An irregular blot of colour.
  • spoil heapnounC2The pile of waste rock left beside a mine.
  • spontaneity/ˈspɒn.tə.neɪ.ə.ti/nounC2Acting freely on the impulse of the moment.
  • spoor/spʊə/nounC2The track and scent an animal leaves behind.
  • spurious/ˈspjʊə.ɹi.əs/adjectiveC2False, though presented as genuine.
  • sputum/ˈspjutəm/nounC2Matter coughed up from the chest.
  • staid/steɪd/adjectiveC2Settled, serious and rather dull.
  • stanch/stɑːn(t)ʃ/verbC2To stop a flow of blood.
  • stanchion/ˈstanʃən/nounC2An upright bar or post that supports something.
  • stasis/ˈsteɪsɪs/nounC2A state in which nothing moves or changes.
  • statecraftnounC2Skill in governing a country.
  • statuary/ˈstæ.t͡ʃʊə.ɹi/nounC2Carved figures taken together.
  • stave/steɪv/nounC12 meaningsThe five lines music is written on.
  • stay/steɪ/verbA15 meaningsTo keep being where you are instead of leaving.
  • steadfast/ˈstɛdfɑːst/adjectiveC2Firmly loyal or unwavering in purpose.
  • stegosaurusnounC2A dinosaur with a double row of plates standing along its back.
  • stemware/ˈstɛm.wɛə(ɹ)/nounC2Glasses with a foot and a stem.
  • sterilitynounC2The inability to produce young, or complete freedom from germs.
  • stint/stɪnt/nounC12 meaningsA fixed or limited period of work or duty.
  • stipulate/ˈstɪpjuˌleɪt/verbC2To state a requirement as part of an agreement.
  • stipulation/ˌstɪp.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/nounC2A condition insisted on as part of an agreement.
  • stoicism/ˈstəʊɪsɪzəm/nounC2Calm endurance of whatever comes.
  • stolid/ˈstɒl.ɪd/adjectiveC2Showing little emotion and not easily moved.
  • stoop/stuːp/verbC22 meaningsTo bend the head and shoulders forward and down.
  • straddle carriernounC2A tall vehicle that lifts containers between its legs.
  • stratagem/ˈstɹæt.ə.d͡ʒəm/nounC2A clever scheme for outwitting an opponent.
  • stratosphere/ˈstɹætəsfɪə/nounC2The layer of air above the one where weather happens.
  • stricture/ˈstɹɪkt͡ʃəː/nounC2A severe criticism, or a restriction.
  • stringencynounC2Strictness in what is demanded.
  • stringent/ˈstɹɪn.d͡ʒənt/adjectiveC2Strict and allowing no slackness.
  • stripling/ˈstɹɪplɪŋ/nounC2A boy or young man not yet grown to full size.
  • strumpet/ˈstɹʌm.pɪt/nounC2A prostitute, in old and insulting use.
  • stultify/ˈstʌltɪfaɪ/verbC2To dull the mind or make somebody incapable of thought.
  • stygian/ˈstɪd͡ʒ.i.ən/adjectiveC2Very dark and gloomy.
  • stymie/ˈstaɪmi/verbC2To block somebody from making progress.
  • subaltern/ˈsʌb.əltən/nounC2A junior officer in the army.
  • subassemblynounC2A group of parts put together before final building.
  • sublime/səˈblaɪm/adjectiveC12 meaningsSo beautiful or great that it feels beyond this world.
  • subserviencenounC2Excessive readiness to obey somebody else.
  • subsidize/ˈsʌbsɪdaɪz/verbC2To help pay for something with public or company money.
  • subsist/səbˈsɪst/verbC2To stay alive on the barest means.
  • subsistence/səbˈsɪstəns/nounC2Having just enough to stay alive.
  • substantiate/səbˈstænʃieɪt/verbC2To support a claim with evidence.
  • substantiationnounC2The backing of a claim with evidence.
  • succumb/səˈkʌm/verbC2To stop resisting and be overcome.
  • sucker/ˈsʌk.ə/nounC13 meaningsA round pad that grips by suction.