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

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  • salmon/ˈsæmən/nounB12 meaningsA large pink-fleshed fish that breeds in rivers and lives at sea.
  • salon/ˈsælɒn/nounB22 meaningsA shop where hair or beauty treatments are given.
  • salsa/ˈsɑl.sə/nounB2A lively Latin dance and its music.
  • salt/sɒlt/nounA15 meaningsThe white grains used to season and preserve food.
  • saltinessnounB2The quality that comes from the seasoning mineral.
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Coastal grassland flooded by the sea at high tide.
  • salty/ˈsɒlti/adjectiveA2+4 meaningsTasting of salt.
  • salubrious/səˈl(j)uː.bɹi.əs/adjectiveC2Good for health, or pleasant to live in.
  • salutary/ˈsaljʊtəɹi/adjectiveC2Producing a good effect, though unpleasant at the time.
  • salutation/ˌsæljuˈteɪʃən/nounC1A greeting, especially at the start of a letter.
  • salute/səˈl(j)uːt/verbB13 meaningsTo raise the hand to the head as a formal military greeting.
  • salvage/ˈsælvɪd͡ʒ/verbC13 meaningsTo rescue what can still be used from a wreck, fire or flood.
  • salvageableadjectiveC1Damaged, but still worth saving.
  • salvation/sælˈveɪ.ʃn̩/nounC12 meaningsBeing saved from sin and its consequences.
  • salve/sɑːv/nounC1An ointment that soothes a wound.
  • salvo/ˈsælvəʊ/nounC1All the guns firing together, once.
  • samba/ˈsɑmbə/nounB1+A fast Brazilian dance with a rolling rhythm.
  • same/seɪm/adjectiveA12 meaningsNot different in any way from another thing, or from how it was before.
  • same herephraseB1A short way of saying you feel the same.
  • same oldphraseC1Nothing has changed since you last asked.
  • samite/ˈsæmaɪt/nounC2A rich silk cloth interwoven with gold.
  • samoanounB2+Polynesian island nation west of the date line.
  • sample/ˈsɑːm.pəl/nounB13 meaningsThe smaller group actually studied, standing for the whole.
  • sample sizenounB2How many people a study actually asked.
  • san marinonounC1Micro-republic on a mountain, completely surrounded by Italy.
  • sanctify/ˈsæŋk.tɪ.faɪ/verbC12 meaningsTo make something holy or set it apart for religious use.
  • sanctimonious/ˌsæŋk.tɪˈməʊ.ni.əs/adjectiveC2Making a show of being more moral than others.
  • sanction/ˈsæŋkʃən/nounC12 meaningsAn official penalty imposed on a country or a person.
  • sanctions/sæŋkʃənz/nounB2+Penalties imposed on a country to change its behaviour.
  • sanctity/ˈsæŋktɪti/nounC1The quality of being holy or inviolable.
  • sanctuary/ˈsæŋktjʊəɹi/nounB23 meaningsA protected place where hunted animals are safe.
  • sanctum/ˈsæŋktəm/nounC1A sacred or very private place.
  • sand/sænd/nounB13 meaningsThe loose grains of worn rock that cover beaches, deserts and riverbeds.
  • sandal/ˈsændəl/nounB1+An open summer shoe held on with straps.
  • sandalwood/ˈsandəlwʊd/nounC1A fragrant wood used for carving and perfume.
  • sandbar/ˈsændˌbɑɹ/nounB2+A ridge of sand built up in shallow water.
  • sander/ˈsændɚ/nounB2+A machine that rubs a surface smooth for you.
  • sandpaper/ˈsændˌpeɪpɚ/nounB1+Paper coated with grit for rubbing surfaces smooth.
  • sandpiper/ˈsænd.paɪpɚ/nounC1A small wading bird that probes the mud with a fine bill.
  • sandpit/ˈsænd.pɪt/nounB1A box of loose grains for children to dig in.
  • sandstone/ˈsændˌstəʊn/nounB2+A rock formed from pressed sand.
  • sandwich/ˈsæn(d).wɪd͡ʒ/nounA12 meaningsTwo slices of bread with a filling between them.
  • sandy/ˈsændi/adjectiveA2+2 meaningsCovered in tiny grains of worn rock.
  • sanguine/ˈsæŋ.ɡwɪn/adjectiveC2Cheerfully confident that things will turn out well.
  • sanitary/ˈsænɪt(ə)ɹi/adjectiveB2+Clean enough to be healthy.
  • sanitation/ˌsænɪˈteɪʃən/nounB2+The systems that keep drinking water and waste apart.
  • sanitiseverbB1+To make something clean and free of germs.
  • sanitizer/ˈsænɪtaɪzɚ/nounB1+A gel that cleans hands without water.
  • sanity/ˈsæn.əˌti/nounB2Soundness of mind and reasonable judgement.
  • sap/sæp/nounC12 meaningsThe liquid carrying water and food through a plant.
  • sapling/ˈsæplɪŋ/nounB2+A young slender tree.
  • sapphire/ˈsæf.aɪ̯ə/nounB1+A hard blue precious stone.
  • sarcasm/ˈsɑːɹˌkæzəm/nounB2Saying the opposite of what you mean, sharpened to sting.
  • sarcastic/sɑːˈkæs.tɪk/adjectiveC1Saying the opposite of what is meant, in order to mock or wound.
  • sarcastically/sɑː(ɹ)ˈkæstɪkli/adverbC1In a mocking way that means the opposite of the words.
  • sarcophagus/sɑːˈkɒfəɡəs/nounC1A stone coffin, often carved.
  • sardine/sɑːˈdiːn/nounB1+A small oily fish, usually tinned.
  • sardonic/sɑːˈdɒnɪk/adjectiveC1Mocking in a dry and rather bitter way.
  • sari/ˈsɑː.ɹi/nounB1+A long cloth wrapped and draped, worn in India.
  • sash/sæʃ/nounB2+A wide band of cloth tied around the waist.