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

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  • sitar/ˈsɪtɑɹ/nounC1A long-necked Indian instrument with sympathetic strings.
  • sitcom/ˈsɪtˌkɒm/nounB2+A funny television series about the same people in the same setting.
  • situation/ˌsɪt.juːˈeɪ.ʃən/nounA13 meaningsThe way things are at a particular time.
  • six/sɪks/nounA13 meaningsThe number 6, one more than five.
  • six-pack/ˈsɪksˌpæk/nounB1A pack of six cans or bottles sold together.
  • sixteen/ˈsɪks.tiːn/
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nounA1
The number after fifteen.
  • sixty/ˈsɪksti/nounA1Six times ten.
  • size/saɪz/nounA22 meaningsHow big or small something is.
  • sizzle/ˈsɪzəl/verbB23 meaningsTo make the hissing, crackling sound of food cooking in hot fat.
  • skate/skeɪt/nounA2+A boot with a blade or wheels for gliding.
  • skateboard/ˈskeɪt.bɔːd/nounB22 meaningsA short board on four small wheels that you stand on and push along with one foot.
  • skating/ˈskeɪtɪŋ/nounA2+Gliding across ice on bladed boots.
  • skein/skeɪn/nounC2A loosely coiled length of yarn.
  • skeleton/ˈskɛlɪtən/nounB12 meaningsAll the bones of a body together.
  • skeleton in the closetnounC1A shameful secret from the past.
  • skepticism/ˈskɛp.tɪˌsɪ.zəm/nounB2+An attitude of doubt towards claims that are not yet proved.
  • sketch/ˈskɛt͡ʃ/nounB15 meaningsA quick rough drawing.
  • sketchbook/ˈskɛt͡ʃˌbʊk/nounC1A book of blank pages for drawing in.
  • skewer/ˈskjuː.ə/nounB2+4 meaningsA long thin pin of wood or metal pushed through pieces of food to hold them together while they cook.
  • ski jumpnounB2Launching off a ramp to fly as far as possible on skis.
  • skid/ˈskɪd/verbB23 meaningsTo slide sideways or forward without grip, out of control.
  • skier/ˈskiːə(ɹ)/nounB1+Somebody who slides down snow on runners.
  • skiff/skɪf/nounC1A small light boat for one or two people.
  • skiing/ˈski.ɪŋ/nounA2+Sliding down snowy slopes on two long boards.
  • skill/skɪl/nounB12 meaningsAn ability learned through practice.
  • skillet/ˈskɪl.ɪt/nounB2A heavy flat pan with sloping sides.
  • skin/skɪn/nounA22 meaningsThe soft outside cover of your body.
  • skincare/ˈskɪn.kɛə/nounB1+The routine of looking after your skin.
  • skip/skɪp/verbB15 meaningsTo move forward with light hops from one foot to the other.
  • skipper/ˈskɪp.ə/nounB22 meaningsThe person in charge of a boat.
  • skipping ropenounA2The cord swung over and under while you jump.
  • skirl/skɜːl/nounC2The shrill wailing sound of bagpipes.
  • skirmish/ˈskɜːmɪʃ/nounC12 meaningsA small brief fight between advance parties.
  • skirt/skɜːt/nounA12 meaningsClothing hanging from the waist with no separate legs.
  • skirting boardnounB2The strip of wood along the bottom of a wall.
  • skull/ˈskʌl/nounB1The hard bone case that protects the brain.
  • skullduggerynounC2Underhand dealing and trickery.
  • skunk/skʌŋk/nounB1A black-and-white animal that sprays a foul smell.
  • sky/skaɪ/nounA2Everything you see when you look straight up outside.
  • skydivingnounB2+Jumping from an aircraft and falling before opening a canopy.
  • skylight/ˈskaɪˌlaɪt/nounB2A window set into a roof.
  • skyline/ˈskaɪˌlaɪn/nounB2+The shape a city's buildings cut against the sky.
  • skyscraper/ˈskaɪˌskɹeɪpɚ/nounB1+A very tall building.
  • slab/slæb/nounB2A thick flat piece of stone or other material.
  • slack/slæk/adjectiveB13 meaningsLoose; not pulled tight.
  • slag/ˈslæɡ/nounC1The waste left when metal is smelted from ore.
  • slam/ˈslæm/verbB14 meaningsTo shut something with great force and a loud bang.
  • slammer/ˈslæmɚ/nounC1Prison.
  • slander/ˈslɑːndə/nounC1Spoken lies that damage a person's good name.
  • slang/ˈslæŋ/nounB2The relaxed street vocabulary never found in formal writing.
  • slap/slæp/verbB13 meaningsTo hit someone with the flat of an open hand.
  • slapsticknounB2+Comedy of falls, chases and knockabout blows.
  • slat/slæt/nounC1One of the thin narrow strips in a blind or fence.
  • slate/sleɪt/nounB26 meaningsA grey rock that splits into flat sheets.
  • slattern/ˈslætɚn/nounC2A woman thought dirty and untidy, in old use.
  • slaughter/ˈslɔːtə/nounB22 meaningsThe killing of animals for meat.
  • slave/sleɪv/nounB1Somebody owned by another and forced to work without pay.
  • slavery/ˈsleɪvəɹi/nounC1The system of owning people and forcing them to work.
  • sled/ˈslɛd/nounA2+A small vehicle on runners for sliding over snow.
  • sledge/slɛd͡ʒ/nounB1+A vehicle on runners for travelling over snow.