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

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  • springtimenounB1The season when plants begin to grow again.
  • sprinkle/ˈspɹɪŋkəl/verbB14 meaningsTo scatter small drops or pieces of something over a surface.
  • sprinkler/ˈspɹiŋklɚ/nounB12 meaningsThe device that sprays water in circles over the garden.
  • sprint/spɹɪnt/verbB23 meaningsTo run at your fastest for a short distance.
  • sprite/spɹaɪt/nounB22 meaningsA small light spirit of air or water.
  • sprocket/ˈspɹɒkɪt/
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A toothed wheel that a chain grips.
  • sprout/spɹaʊt/verbC12 meaningsTo send up a first small shoot.
  • sproutsnounB1+Small round green buds eaten as a vegetable.
  • spruce/spɹuːs/nounB2+2 meaningsAn evergreen conifer with short needles all round the twig.
  • spud/spʌd/nounB2+A potato.
  • spunk/spʌŋk/nounC1Cheeky nerve and fight in somebody small or timid.
  • spur/spɜː/nounB22 meaningsSomething that drives you into action.
  • spurt/spɜːt/nounB2+A sudden short gush, or a burst of speed.
  • sputum/ˈspjutəm/nounC2Matter coughed up from the chest.
  • spy/spaɪ/nounB12 meaningsSomebody who secretly gathers information for another country.
  • squabble/ˈskwɒbəl/verbB2+2 meaningsTo quarrel noisily about something petty.
  • squad/ˈskwɒd/nounB12 meaningsThe smallest unit of soldiers working together.
  • squadron/ˈskwɒd.ɹən/nounB2A unit of aircraft, ships or cavalry.
  • squall/ˈskwɔːl/nounC1A sudden violent wind, often with rain.
  • squalor/ˈskwɒlə(ɹ)/nounC1Filthy and wretched living conditions.
  • square/skwɛə/nounA24 meaningsA shape with four equal straight sides and four right angles.
  • square dancenounB1A folk dance for four couples in a square.
  • squash/skwɒʃ/nounB26 meaningsA hard-skinned vegetable of the pumpkin family, with firm flesh inside.
  • squawk/skwɔːk/verbB22 meaningsTo make a loud harsh cry.
  • squeak/skwiːk/verbB12 meaningsTo make a short high thin sound.
  • squeegee/ˈskwiːd͡ʒiː/nounB2+A rubber blade that wipes water off glass.
  • squeeze/skwiːz/verbB15 meaningsTo press something firmly, especially from both sides.
  • squid/skwɪd/nounB1+A soft sea animal with ten arms that shoots ink.
  • squint/skwɪnt/verbB22 meaningsTo partly close the eyes in order to see better.
  • squire/ˈskwaɪə/nounC12 meaningsA knight's young attendant.
  • squirrel/ˈskwɪ.ɹ(ə)l/nounA2+A small bushy-tailed animal that lives in trees.
  • squirt/skwɝt/verbB12 meaningsTo send liquid out in a thin fast jet.
  • stab/stæb/verbB25 meaningsTo push a knife or other pointed thing into someone or something.
  • stability/stəˈbɪlɪti/nounC1The quality of staying steady and not changing suddenly.
  • stable/ˈsteɪ.bəl/nounB13 meaningsA building where horses are kept.
  • stable conditionnounB2A state where a patient is no longer getting worse.
  • stack/stæk/nounB23 meaningsA neat pile of things one on top of another.
  • stack tracenounC1The list of calls that led to an error.
  • stacksnounC1The rows of shelving where books are stored.
  • stadium/ˈsteɪ.di.əm/nounB1A large open building where crowds watch sport.
  • staff handbooknounB2The book of rules and rights for employees.
  • staff roomnounB1The room where employees take their breaks.
  • stag/stæɡ/nounB2+A fully grown male deer.
  • stage/steɪd͡ʒ/nounA24 meaningsThe raised area where performers appear.
  • staggering/ˈstæɡəɹɪŋ/adjectiveC12 meaningsSo great that it is hard to take in.
  • staging/ˈsteɪd͡ʒɪŋ/nounC12 meaningsA copy of the live system used for final testing.
  • stain/steɪn/nounB24 meaningsA dirty or coloured mark that has soaked into something and is hard to remove.
  • stained glassnounB2Coloured glass set in lead to make a window picture.
  • stainless steelnounB1Steel mixed with chromium so it will not rust.
  • stair/stɛɚ/nounA2+One of the flat steps climbed to reach a higher floor.
  • staircase/ˈstɛɹˌkeɪs/nounA2+The full flight of steps connecting floors.
  • stairliftnounB2A seat that carries somebody up a staircase.
  • stairs/ˈstɛəz/nounA1A set of steps leading from one floor to another.
  • stairwell/ˈstɛəwɛl/nounB2The vertical shaft that holds a staircase.
  • stake/steɪk/nounC15 meaningsA pointed piece of wood or metal driven into the ground to hold something up or to mark a place.
  • stakeholder/ˈsteɪkˌhəʊl.də/nounC1Anyone affected by an organisation's decisions.
  • stakeoutnounB2+Watching a place for a long time from hiding.
  • stalactite/ˈstælæktaɪt/nounB2A stone spike hanging from a cave roof.
  • stalagmite/stəˈlæɡˌmaɪt/nounB2+A stone spike rising from a cave floor.
  • stalemate/ˈsteɪlmeɪt/nounC13 meaningsA situation in which neither side can win or move forward.