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

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  • sue/sjuː/verbB22 meaningsTo take somebody to court to claim money or redress.
  • suet/ˈs(j)uːɪt/nounC2Hard white fat used in old-fashioned cooking.
  • suffer/ˈsʌfə/verbB12 meaningsTo feel pain or hardship over a period of time.
  • sufferance/ˈsʌf(ə)ɹəns/nounC2Tolerance given only because nobody objects.
  • suffuse/səˈfjuːz/verbC2To spread through and fill with colour or feeling.
  • suitor/ˈsutɚ/
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nounC12 meanings
A man seeking to marry a particular woman.
  • sully/ˈsʌli/verbC2To spoil the cleanness of something or a good name.
  • sulphurnounC2A yellow element that smells of rotten eggs when burnt.
  • sulphuricadjectiveC2To do with the yellow element that smells of rotten eggs.
  • summarily/səˈmɛɹɪli/adverbC2Done at once and without the usual formalities.
  • supine/ˈs(j)uːpaɪn/adjectiveC2Lying on your back, or failing to resist.
  • supplicant/ˈsʌplɪkənt/nounC2Somebody who begs humbly for something.
  • surcoat/ˈsɜːˌkəʊt/nounC2A loose robe worn over armour.
  • surfeit/ˈsɜː.fɪt/nounC2Far more of something than is good for you.
  • surmise/sɜːˈmaɪz/verbC2To guess from slight evidence.
  • surrealism/səˈɹiː(.ə)l.ɪz.əm/nounC2An art movement of dreamlike and impossible images.
  • surreptitious/ˌsʌɹɪpˈtɪʃəs/adjectiveC2Done quietly and secretly to avoid being noticed.
  • sward/swɔːd/nounC2An expanse of short grass.
  • swill/swɪl/verbC12 meaningsTo drink greedily, or to rinse with water.
  • swivel/ˈswɪvəl/verbC2To turn about a fixed point.
  • swoon/swuːn/verbC22 meaningsTo be overcome with admiration or emotion.
  • sycophancynounC2Flattering the powerful to gain advantage.
  • sycophant/ˈsɪkəfænt/nounC2Somebody who flatters the powerful for what they can get.
  • sycophantic/sɪkəˈfæntɪk/adjectiveC2Fawning on those who can do you good.
  • syllabic/sɪˈlæb.ɪk/adjectiveC2To do with the beats a word divides into.
  • syllogism/ˈsɪlədʒɪz(ə)m/nounC2An argument of two premises and a conclusion.