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

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  • sloop/sluːp/nounC2A small sailing boat with one mast.
  • slop/slɒp/verbC12 meaningsTo spill liquid over the edge in moving it.
  • slope/sloʊp/nounB22 meaningsA surface that rises or falls at an angle.
  • sloppy/ˈslɒ.pi/adjectiveB22 meaningsCareless and untidy.
  • slosh/slɒʃ/verbC1To move about noisily inside a container, as liquid does.
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A narrow opening for inserting something.
  • sloth/sləʊθ/nounB1+A slow tree-dwelling animal of Central and South America.
  • slouch/ˈslaʊ̯t͡ʃ/verbB2To sit, stand or move with a drooping posture.
  • slough/slʌf/verbC22 meaningsTo shed a layer of skin.
  • slovakianounB2The central European country of Bratislava and the Tatra mountains.
  • slovenianounB2The small green Alpine country of Ljubljana and Lake Bled.
  • slow/sləʊ/adjectiveA14 meaningsMoving or happening with little speed.
  • slow downphraseB12 meaningsTo reduce speed or pace.
  • slow motion/ˌsləʊˈməʊ.ʃən/nounB1Film played back more slowly than it was recorded.
  • slow on the uptakephraseC1Taking longer than others to understand.
  • slug/slʌɡ/nounB1A soft shell-less creature like a snail.
  • slugabed/ˈslʌɡəbɛd/nounC2Somebody who stays in bed far too long.
  • sluggish/ˈslʌɡɪʃ/adjectiveB2Moving with heavy, tired lack of energy.
  • sluice/sluːs/nounC1A gate that controls the flow of water.
  • slum/slʌm/nounB2+A poor crowded city area of makeshift houses.
  • slumber/ˈslʌm.bə/nounB2Sleep, especially peaceful sleep.
  • slump/slʌmp/verbB23 meaningsTo sit or fall heavily, with no energy left.
  • slur/slɜː/verbC12 meaningsTo run words together unclearly.
  • slurp/slɜːp/verbB2+2 meaningsTo drink or eat noisily, with a sucking sound.
  • slurry/ˈslʌ.ɹi/nounC1Liquid farm waste, stored and spread on land.
  • slush/slʌʃ/nounB2Partly melted, dirty snow.
  • sly/slaɪ/adjectiveB2Cunning and keeping its purpose hidden.
  • smack/smæk/verbB13 meaningsTo hit with the flat of the hand.
  • small/smɔl/adjectiveA14 meaningsNot large in size.
  • small printnounC1The detailed conditions of a contract, printed inconspicuously.
  • small talknounB2Polite conversation about unimportant matters.
  • small-scaleadjectiveB2Done at a modest size.
  • small-timeadjectiveC1Operating on a minor scale and of little importance.
  • small-townadjectiveB2Characteristic of life in a small provincial town.
  • smallfolk/ˈsmɔːlfəʊk/nounC2The ordinary common people of a land.
  • smallholding/ˈsmɔlˌ(h)oʊldɪŋ/nounC1A very small farm, worked by one family.
  • smart/smɑɹt/adjectiveA25 meaningsQuick to understand things and good at working them out.
  • smart casualadjectiveB2Neat but not formal in dress.
  • smarten upphraseB2To make somebody or something look neater.
  • smartphone/ˈsmɑːtfəʊn/nounA2A pocket phone that is really a small computer with a touch screen.
  • smash/smæʃ/verbB13 meaningsTo break something violently into pieces.
  • smash intophraseB2To collide with something violently.
  • smattering/ˈsmæ.təɹ.ɪŋ/nounC2A slight and superficial knowledge of something.
  • smear/smɪə(ɹ)/verbB22 meaningsTo spread something greasy across a surface.
  • smell/smɛl/verbA24 meaningsTo notice something through your nose.
  • smell a rat/ˈsmɛl ə ˈɹæt/phraseC1To sense that something dishonest is going on.
  • smelly/ˈsmɛli/adjectiveB1Having a strong bad smell.
  • smelt/smɛlt/verbC12 meaningsTo melt ore in order to get the metal out.
  • smidge/ˈsmɪd͡ʒ/nounC1A very small amount.
  • smile/ˈsmaɪl/verbA22 meaningsTo turn the corners of your mouth up because you feel good.
  • smiley/ˈsmaɪli/nounB12 meaningsA simple drawing of a smiling face.
  • smirk/smɜːk/verbB22 meaningsTo smile in a self-satisfied or knowing way.
  • smite/smaɪt/verbC1To strike somebody a heavy blow.
  • smithereens/smɪðəˈɹiːnz/nounC2Small fragments left after something is destroyed.
  • smitten/ˈsmɪ.tn̩/adjectiveC1Suddenly and helplessly in love.
  • smock/smɒk/nounC1A loose garment worn over clothes to protect them.
  • smog/smɒɡ/nounB1+Dirty air where fog and pollution mix.
  • smoke/sməʊk/nounA25 meaningsThe grey or black cloud given off by something burning.
  • smoke alarmnounB1The device that sounds when it senses smoke.
  • smoke detectorphraseB2The little ceiling disc that screams when something is burning.