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

Letter
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
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  • sate/seɪt/verbC2To satisfy an appetite fully.
  • satiate/ˈseɪʃɪeɪt/verbC2To satisfy an appetite completely, or beyond it.
  • save/seɪv/verbA28 meaningsTo bring someone or something out of danger or harm.
  • scathe/skeɪð/verbC2To injure or to wither with criticism.
  • scold/ˈskəʊ̯ld/verbB1+2 meaningsTo tell somebody off angrily.
  • score/skɔː/
noun
A2
5 meanings
The number of points each side or each person has.
  • scram/skɹæm/verbC2To leave quickly, used as an order.
  • scrimp/skɹɪmp/verbC2To spend as little as possible.
  • scrunch/skɹʌnt͡ʃ/verbC2To crush something into a wrinkled mass.
  • seethe/siːð/verbC12 meaningsTo be filled with anger that is barely contained.
  • shamble/ˈʃæmbəl/verbC2To walk awkwardly, dragging the feet.
  • sheer/ʃɪə̯/adjectiveB24 meaningsNothing other than; complete and unmixed.
  • 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.
  • shinny/ˈʃɪni/verbC2To climb a pole or rope using arms and legs.
  • shorten/ˈʃɔːtn̩/verbB1+2 meaningsTo make something shorter.
  • side-stepverbC2To step aside to avoid, or to dodge an awkward question.
  • simper/ˈsɪmpə/verbC2To smile in a silly self-conscious way.
  • singe/sɪnd͡ʒ/verbC2To burn something lightly at the surface.
  • sire/saɪə(ɹ)/nounC13 meaningsThe male parent of an animal.
  • skew/skjuː/verbC2To twist out of true, or to bias a result.
  • slake/sleɪk/verbC2To satisfy a thirst or a craving.
  • slaver/ˈslævə/verbC2To let saliva run from the mouth.
  • slither/ˈslɪðə/verbC2To slide along with a twisting movement.
  • slough/slʌf/verbC22 meaningsTo shed a layer of skin.
  • smelt/smɛlt/verbC12 meaningsTo melt ore in order to get the metal out.
  • smother/ˈsməðər/verbC22 meaningsTo cover something thickly so that air cannot reach it.
  • snick/snɪk/verbC2To cut a small notch, or to make a light clicking sound.
  • snuffle/ˈsnʌfəl/verbC2To breathe noisily through a blocked nose.
  • solicit/səˈlɪsɪt/verbC2To ask formally for money, help or support.
  • stanch/stɑːn(t)ʃ/verbC2To stop a flow of blood.
  • stay/steɪ/verbA15 meaningsTo keep being where you are instead of leaving.
  • stint/stɪnt/nounC12 meaningsA fixed or limited period of work or duty.
  • stipulate/ˈstɪpjuˌleɪt/verbC2To state a requirement as part of an agreement.
  • stoop/stuːp/verbC22 meaningsTo bend the head and shoulders forward and down.
  • stultify/ˈstʌltɪfaɪ/verbC2To dull the mind or make somebody incapable of thought.
  • stymie/ˈstaɪmi/verbC2To block somebody from making progress.
  • sublime/səˈblaɪm/adjectiveC12 meaningsSo beautiful or great that it feels beyond this world.
  • subsidize/ˈsʌbsɪdaɪz/verbC2To help pay for something with public or company money.
  • subsist/səbˈsɪst/verbC2To stay alive on the barest means.
  • substantiate/səbˈstænʃieɪt/verbC2To support a claim with evidence.
  • succumb/səˈkʌm/verbC2To stop resisting and be overcome.
  • sue/sjuː/verbB22 meaningsTo take somebody to court to claim money or redress.
  • suffer/ˈsʌfə/verbB12 meaningsTo feel pain or hardship over a period of time.
  • suffuse/səˈfjuːz/verbC2To spread through and fill with colour or feeling.
  • sully/ˈsʌli/verbC2To spoil the cleanness of something or a good name.
  • surmise/sɜːˈmaɪz/verbC2To guess from slight evidence.
  • 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.