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

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  • stratum/ˈstɹɑː.təm/nounC1One layer, of rock or of society.
  • straw/stɹɔː/nounB12 meaningsA thin tube for drinking through.
  • straw mannounC1Attacking a weakened version of somebody's argument.
  • strawberry/ˈstɹɔːb(ə)ɹi/nounB1A small red summer fruit with seeds on its skin.
  • stray/stɹeɪ/nounB13 meaningsAn animal living without an owner.
  • streak/stɹiːk/
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The colour a mineral leaves when scraped on a hard plate.
  • stream/ˈstɹiːm/nounB26 meaningsA small narrow river.
  • streamer/ˈstɹiːmɚ/nounB2A long narrow strip of coloured paper.
  • streaming/ˈstɹiːmɪŋ/nounB1+Watching or listening over the internet without saving the file.
  • street/stɹiːt/nounA1A town road with houses and shops along both sides.
  • street foodnounB1Cheap cooked food sold from a stall or van.
  • street marketnounB1A market of stalls set up in a public road.
  • street sweeper/ˈstɹit ˌswipɚ/nounB1The worker or machine that cleans the roads.
  • streetlight/ˈstɹiːt.laɪt/nounA2+A lamp on a tall post that lights a public road.
  • strength/ˈstɹɛŋθ/nounA24 meaningsThe physical power to lift, push or resist.
  • stress/ˈstɹɛs/nounB15 meaningsWorry and mental pressure caused by a difficult situation.
  • stretch/stɹɛt͡ʃ/verbB14 meaningsTo pull your arms, legs or body out to their full length.
  • stretcher/ˈstɹɛt͡ʃə/nounB2A carried bed for moving an injured person.
  • stricture/ˈstɹɪkt͡ʃəː/nounC2A severe criticism, or a restriction.
  • stride/stɹaɪd/verbB23 meaningsTo walk with long, purposeful steps.
  • strife/stɹaɪf/nounB2+Bitter conflict between people or groups.
  • strike/stɹaɪk/nounB24 meaningsA refusal by workers to work until they get what they are asking for.
  • striker/ˈstɹaɪkɚ/nounB22 meaningsA football player whose job is to score.
  • string/stɹɪŋ/nounB14 meaningsThin cord used for tying things.
  • stringencynounC2Strictness in what is demanded.
  • strip/ˈstɹɪp/verbB25 meaningsTo remove a covering layer from something, leaving the bare surface underneath.
  • stripe/stɹaɪp/nounB1A long straight coloured line.
  • stripling/ˈstɹɪplɪŋ/nounC2A boy or young man not yet grown to full size.
  • stroke/stɹəʊk/nounB22 meaningsA sudden blockage of blood to part of the brain.
  • stroke ratenounC1How many arm cycles a swimmer makes each minute.
  • stroll/stɹəʊl/verbB13 meaningsTo walk slowly and without hurry, for pleasure.
  • stroller/ˈstɹəʊlə/nounB1+The wheeled chair a baby is pushed around in.
  • stronghold/ˈstɹɒŋhəʊld/nounB2+A place strongly held and hard to take.
  • structure/ˈstɹʌk(t)ʃə/nounB23 meaningsThe way the parts of something are arranged.
  • struggle/ˈstɹʌɡəl/verbB22 meaningsTo make a great effort against difficulty.
  • strumpet/ˈstɹʌm.pɪt/nounC2A prostitute, in old and insulting use.
  • strut/stɹʌt/verbB22 meaningsTo walk proudly, showing off.
  • stub/stʌb/nounB22 meaningsThe short piece left when the rest is used up.
  • stubble/ˈstʌb.əl/nounB2+2 meaningsThe short growth of beard after shaving.
  • stubbornness/ˈstʌbən(n)əs/nounB2A refusal to be moved by any argument.
  • stucconounC1Fine plaster used to coat and decorate walls.
  • stud/stʌd/nounC15 meaningsAn upright timber in the frame of a wall.
  • stud findernounC1A device that locates the timber hidden inside a wall.
  • student/ˈstjuː.dn̩t/nounA12 meaningsA person learning at a school or university.
  • student loannounB2Money borrowed to fund study, repaid after graduation.
  • studio/ˈstjuːdi.əʊ/nounB12 meaningsA tiny flat with one main room.
  • studio sessionnounB2A booked period of recording time.
  • study/ˈstʌd.i/verbA14 meaningsTo spend time learning about a subject.
  • stuff/stʌf/nounA25 meaningsThings in general: possessions, materials or activities.
  • stuffinessnounC1Airlessness in a room, or stiff formality in a person.
  • stumble/ˈstʌmbəl/verbB25 meaningsTo catch your foot and briefly lose your balance while walking.
  • stump/stʌmp/nounB1+4 meaningsThe base of a tree left in the ground after the trunk is cut away.
  • stunt/stʌnt/nounB22 meaningsA dangerous action performed for the camera.
  • stupidity/stjuːˈpɪdɪti/nounB1Behaviour showing a serious lack of intelligence or sense.
  • stupor/ˈstjuː.pə/nounC1A dazed state in which you can barely respond.
  • stutter/ˈstʌtɚ/verbB1+3 meaningsTo repeat sounds or get stuck on them while speaking.
  • sty/staɪ/nounB1+The pen where pigs are kept.
  • style/staɪl/nounA13 meaningsThe way somebody does something or dresses.
  • style guidenounB2The rules for wording, colour and layout.
  • stylist/ˈstaɪlɪst/nounB2Somebody who arranges hair or clothes professionally.