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

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1,562 words · showing 841–900

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  • sommelier/ˌsɒmˈmɛli.ə/nounC1The waiter who advises on and serves wine.
  • son/sʌn/nounA13 meaningsA person's male child, at any age.
  • son-in-law/ˈsʌnɪnˌlɔː/nounB2The husband of your daughter.
  • song/sɒŋ/nounA12 meaningsOne piece of music with words to sing.
  • songwriternounB1+Somebody who writes the words or music of songs.
  • sonnet/ˈsɒnɪt/
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A strict fourteen-line poem.
  • soot/suːt/nounB2+The fine black powder deposited by smoke.
  • soothsayer/ˈsuθˌseɪɚ/nounC1Somebody who foretells the future.
  • sophistry/ˈsɒ.fɪ.stɹi/nounC2Clever reasoning designed to mislead.
  • sophomore/ˈsɒf.ə.mɔː/nounB1+A student in the second year of a course.
  • soprano/səˈpɹænoʊ/nounB2+The highest singing voice.
  • sorbet/sɔɹˈbeɪ/nounB2+A frozen fruit ice made without any dairy.
  • sorcerer/ˈsɔːsəɹə(ɹ)/nounB2+Somebody who works magic, especially through spirits.
  • sorceress/ˈsɔː(ɹ)səɹəs/nounB2+A woman who works magic.
  • sorcery/ˈsɔɹ.sə.ɹi/nounB2+Magic worked with the help of dark powers.
  • sore/sɔː/adjectiveB13 meaningsPainful and tender, especially when touched or moved.
  • sorrel/ˈsɒɹəl/nounC22 meaningsA sharp-tasting leaf.
  • sort/soɹt/verbA24 meaningsTo separate things into groups.
  • sort codenounB2The number identifying which branch holds an account.
  • sortie/ˈsɔːti/nounC2A brief attack out from a defended place.
  • sorting officenounB2The building where post is separated for delivery.
  • sos/sɒs/nounB1+The universal signal asking for help.
  • sot/sɒt/nounC2A habitual drunkard.
  • soul/səʊl/nounB12 meaningsThe part of a person believed to outlast the body.
  • soulmatenounB2+The one person who fits your heart perfectly.
  • sound/ˈsaʊ̯nd/nounA17 meaningsSomething you hear; vibration travelling through the air to the ear.
  • sound engineernounB2The technician who records and balances sound.
  • soundbitenounC1A short quotable line pulled out for broadcast.
  • soundchecknounB2The test run before an audience is let in.
  • sounding/ˈsaʊndɪŋ/nounC12 meaningsA measurement of how deep the water is.
  • soundtrack/ˈsaʊndˌtɹæk/nounB22 meaningsThe music written for and heard in a film.
  • soundtrack albumnounB2The recorded music from a film, sold on its own.
  • soup/suːp/nounA1Hot liquid food eaten with a spoon.
  • source/sɔːs/nounA2+Where something comes from.
  • source protectionnounC1Refusing to name the person who told you.
  • sournessnounB2The sharp quality of unripe fruit or vinegar.
  • sous chefnounC1The second in command in a professional kitchen.
  • south/ˈsaʊ̯θ/nounA12 meaningsThe direction opposite north.
  • south sudannounC1The world's newest country, independent since 2011.
  • southeast/sawˈθɪjst/nounB1+The direction halfway between south and east.
  • southwest/saʊθˈwɛst/nounB1+The direction halfway between south and west.
  • souvenir/ˌsuː.vəˈnɪə/nounB1+A small thing bought to remember a place.
  • sovereign/ˈsɒv.ɹɪn/nounB2+2 meaningsA monarch.
  • sovereignty/ˈsɒvɹənti/nounC13 meaningsA country's power to govern itself without outside control.
  • sow/saʊ/verbB1+3 meaningsTo put seed into the ground for growing.
  • sowing seasonnounB2The weeks when seed goes into the ground.
  • soy saucenounB1A salty dark brown liquid poured over rice.
  • soybean/ˈsɔɪˌbin/nounB2+A bean used for oil, flour and a salty sauce.
  • spa/ˈspɑː/nounB22 meaningsA place offering baths, massage and treatments.
  • spa treatmentnounB2A pampering session at a place of baths and massage.
  • space/speɪs/nounA12 meaningsThe emptiness beyond the sky where the stars are.
  • space racenounB2The competition to be first into space.
  • space-timenounC1The four dimensions of space and time taken together.
  • spacecraft/ˈspeɪsˌkɹæft/nounB1+A vehicle built to travel outside the atmosphere.
  • spaceshipnounA2+A crewed vessel that carries people beyond the sky, the word used above all in science fiction.
  • spaghetti/spəˈɡɛti/nounA2+Long thin strings of pasta.
  • spainnounA1A country in south-western Europe.
  • spam/spæm/nounC12 meaningsUnwanted junk messages sent in bulk.
  • span/spæn/nounC12 meaningsThe stretch of time something covers.
  • spangle/ˈspæŋɡəl/nounC2A glittering ornament on a costume.