Skip to content
ARCHIEENGLISH
LearnPlayWordsRanking
  • Learn
  • Play
  • Words
  • Ranking
  • Mine

The library

Vocabulary

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

Letter
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
Level
A1A2A2+B1B1+B2B2+C1C2
Part of speech
nounverbadjectiveadverbprepositionpronounphrase

125 words · showing 1–60

clear filters
  • sable/ˈseɪbəl/nounC22 meaningsA small dark fur-bearing animal.
  • saga/ˈsɑːɡə/nounB2+3 meaningsA long story covering many years or generations.
  • sally/ˈsæli/nounC2A sudden rush out from a defended position.
  • salon/ˈsælɒn/nounB22 meaningsA shop where hair or beauty treatments are given.
  • saltmarshnounC2Coastal grassland flooded by the sea at high tide.
  • samite/ˈsæmaɪt/
← Prev
123
Next →
noun
C2
A rich silk cloth interwoven with gold.
  • save/seɪv/verbA28 meaningsTo bring someone or something out of danger or harm.
  • sawyer/ˈsɔːjə/nounC2Somebody whose trade is sawing timber.
  • scat/skæt/nounC2Jazz singing on nonsense syllables.
  • scavenger/ˈskæv.ən.d͡ʒə(ɹ)/nounC2A creature that feeds on what is already dead.
  • schism/ˈskɪzəm/nounC2A deep split that divides a church or a party.
  • scion/ˈsaɪən/<a:RP><ref:<<name:OED>>>nounC2A descendant of a notable family, or a shoot for grafting.
  • sclerosis/skləˈɹəʊ.sɪs/nounC12 meaningsAn abnormal hardening of body tissue.
  • scold/ˈskəʊ̯ld/verbB1+2 meaningsTo tell somebody off angrily.
  • sconce/skɒns/nounC2A bracket on a wall for holding a light.
  • score/skɔː/nounA25 meaningsThe number of points each side or each person has.
  • scullion/ˈskʌl.i.ən/nounC2A kitchen servant who does the meanest work.
  • secateurs/ˈsɛk.əˌtɜːz/nounC2Strong scissors for cutting woody stems.
  • sedge/sɛd͡ʒ/nounC2A grassy plant that grows in wet ground.
  • seer/sɪə(ɹ)/nounC12 meaningsA person who can see what will happen in the future.
  • seismic/ˈsaɪzmɪk/adjectiveC23 meaningsTo do with earthquakes and the movement of the ground.
  • seismology/saɪzˈmɑl.ə.d͡ʒi/nounC2The study of earthquakes.
  • selectivitynounC2Care in choosing only what fits.
  • selflessnessnounC2Concern for others before yourself.
  • selvedgenounC2The finished edge of woven cloth that will not fray.
  • semaphore/ˈsɛm.əˌfɔː/nounC2A signal worked by a moving arm.
  • seneschal/ˈsɛnəʃəl/nounC2The steward who ran a great household.
  • sentinel/ˈsɛn.tɪ.nəl/nounC12 meaningsA guard posted to keep watch.
  • sept/sɛpt/nounC2A branch of a family or clan.
  • septanounC2A priestess of a faith in the novels.
  • septonnounC2A priest of a faith in the novels.
  • sepulchre/ˈsɛpəlkə/nounC2A tomb cut in rock or built of stone.
  • sequestrationnounC2The seizing of property, or a shutting away.
  • serendipity/ˌsɛɹ.ənˈdɪp.ɪ.ti/nounC2The happy accident of finding something wonderful while looking for something else.
  • servility/səˈvɪ.lɪ.ti/nounC2Excessive willingness to obey and please.
  • shank/ˈʃæŋk/nounC12 meaningsThe lower part of the leg.
  • shay/ʃeɪ/nounC2A light open one-horse buggy on two wheels.
  • sheaf/ʃiːf/nounC2A bundle of cut stalks tied together.
  • sheriff/ˈʃɛɹɪf/nounB12 meaningsThe chief law officer of an American county.
  • shimmer/ˈʃɪm.ə(ɹ)/verbC23 meaningsTo shine with a soft wavering light.
  • shimmy/ˈʃɪ.mi/verbC12 meaningsTo move the body with a shaking sideways motion.
  • shiv/ʃɪv/nounC2A crude knife made or carried as a weapon.
  • shoal/ʃəʊl/nounC2A large group of fish moving together.
  • shrike/ʃɹaɪk/nounC2A songbird that impales its prey on thorns.
  • sigil/ˈsɪd͡ʒɪl/nounC2A device or emblem standing for a house or a person.
  • signet/ˈsɪɡ.nɪt/nounC2A ring bearing a seal used to stamp letters.
  • sill/sɪl/nounB1+2 meaningsThe ledge at the bottom of a window.
  • sinecure/ˈsaɪ.nɪˌkjʊə/nounC2A post that pays well and asks almost nothing.
  • sire/saɪə(ɹ)/nounC13 meaningsThe male parent of an animal.
  • skein/skeɪn/nounC2A loosely coiled length of yarn.
  • skirl/skɜːl/nounC2The shrill wailing sound of bagpipes.
  • skullduggerynounC2Underhand dealing and trickery.
  • slattern/ˈslætɚn/nounC2A woman thought dirty and untidy, in old use.
  • sloe/ˈsləʊ/nounC2The small sharp black fruit of the blackthorn.
  • sloop/sluːp/nounC2A small sailing boat with one mast.
  • slugabed/ˈslʌɡəbɛd/nounC2Somebody who stays in bed far too long.
  • smallfolk/ˈsmɔːlfəʊk/nounC2The ordinary common people of a land.
  • smattering/ˈsmæ.təɹ.ɪŋ/nounC2A slight and superficial knowledge of something.
  • smelt/smɛlt/verbC12 meaningsTo melt ore in order to get the metal out.
  • smithereens/smɪðəˈɹiːnz/nounC2Small fragments left after something is destroyed.