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

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  • suppression/səˈpɹɛʃən/nounB2+The holding down of something by force.
  • supremacistnounB2+Somebody who believes their own group should rule.
  • supremacy/suˈpɹɛməsi/nounB2+The state of being above all others in power.
  • surcharge/ˈsɜːt͡ʃɑːd͡ʒ/nounB2+An extra amount added to the standard price.
  • surcoat/ˈsɜːˌkəʊt/nounC2A loose robe worn over armour.
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The line of white water where waves break.
  • surface/ˈsɜː.fɪs/nounB12 meaningsThe outside or top layer of something.
  • surface mailnounC1Post sent by land and sea rather than air.
  • surfeit/ˈsɜː.fɪt/nounC2Far more of something than is good for you.
  • surfer/ˈsɜː(ɹ)fə(ɹ)/nounB1+Somebody who rides breaking waves.
  • surfing/ˈsɝfɪŋ/nounB1+Riding breaking waves standing on a board.
  • surge/sɝd͡ʒ/verbC12 meaningsTo rush forward or upward in a sudden powerful wave.
  • surgeon/ˈsɜːd͡ʒən/nounB22 meaningsA doctor who performs operations.
  • surgery/ˈsɜː.d͡ʒə.ɹi/nounB12 meaningsMedical treatment that opens the body.
  • surinamenounC1The smallest South American country, once Dutch Guiana.
  • surname/ˈsɜːˌneɪm/nounA2+A family name shared with relatives, usually written last.
  • surplus/ˈsɝˌplʌs/nounC1More than is needed.
  • surprise/sə(ː)ˈpɹaɪ̯z/nounA12 meaningsSomething that happens when you did not expect it.
  • surrealism/səˈɹiː(.ə)l.ɪz.əm/nounC2An art movement of dreamlike and impossible images.
  • surrender/səˈɹɛndə(ɹ)/verbB13 meaningsTo stop fighting and give yourself up.
  • surrogate/ˈsʌɹəɡɪt/nounB2+Somebody or something standing in for another.
  • surround/səˈɹaʊnd/verbB24 meaningsTo be positioned all the way around something or someone.
  • surroundings/səˈɹaʊndɪŋz/nounB2Everything around a place or a person.
  • surveillance/sɚˈveɪ.ləns/nounB2The constant secret watching of people.
  • survey/ˈsɜːveɪ/nounB1+4 meaningsA set of questions asked of many people to find out what they think or do.
  • surveyor/səːˈveɪ.ə/nounB2+The person who measures land or inspects buildings.
  • survival/səˈvaɪ.vəl/nounB2Continuing to live through something dangerous.
  • survivor/səˈvaɪvə/nounB2A person who came through when others did not.
  • susceptibility/səˌsɛptəˈbɪlɪti/nounC1How easily somebody is affected by something.
  • sushi/ˈsuːʃi/nounA2+A Japanese dish of vinegared rice with fish or vegetables.
  • suspect/ˈsʌspɛkt/nounB14 meaningsSomebody the police think may have committed a crime.
  • suspenders/səˈspɛndɚz/nounC1Straps worn over the shoulders to hold up trousers.
  • suspense/səˈspɛns/nounB2The tense state of waiting to find out what happens.
  • suspension/səˈspɛnʃən/nounC14 meaningsThe system of springs and shock absorbers connecting a vehicle's wheels to its body.
  • suspension bridgenounB2A bridge hung from cables slung between towers.
  • suspicion/səˈspɪʃ.ən/nounB22 meaningsThe uneasy feeling that somebody is up to something.
  • sustainability/səˌsteɪnəˈbɪlɪti/nounB2+Living and producing in ways the planet can bear forever.
  • sustenance/ˈsʌs.tə.nəns/nounC1Food and drink that keep you alive.
  • suture/ˈs(j)uː.tʃə/nounC1A stitch used by a surgeon to close a wound.
  • swaddlingnounC1Cloth wrapped tightly round a newborn baby.
  • swallow/ˈswɒl.əʊ/verbB14 meaningsTo make food or drink go down your throat.
  • swami/ˈswɑːmi/nounC1A Hindu ascetic or yogi honoured with a title of respect.
  • swamp/ˈswɒmp/nounB13 meaningsAn area of low, permanently wet ground where trees stand in still water.
  • swan/swɒn/nounB22 meaningsA large white water bird with a long curved neck.
  • swap/ˈswɒp/verbB12 meaningsTo give one thing and get another back.
  • sward/swɔːd/nounC2An expanse of short grass.
  • swarm/swɔɹm/nounB1+2 meaningsA thick moving cloud of insects.
  • swat/swɒt/verbB23 meaningsTo hit something small with a quick, flat blow.
  • swatch/swɒtʃ/nounC1A small patch of colour tried out on the skin or a wall.
  • swathe/sweɪð/nounC1A broad strip cut or covered across something.
  • sway/ˈsweɪ̯/verbB23 meaningsTo move slowly from side to side.
  • sweat/swɛt/nounB12 meaningsThe salty liquid produced by the skin when hot or anxious.
  • sweater/ˈswɛtə/nounA1A warm knitted garment for the upper body.
  • sweatshirt/ˈswɛtʃəːt/nounB1A loose thick cotton top with long sleeves.
  • swedennounA2+A country in northern Europe.
  • sweep/swiːp/verbB13 meaningsTo clean a floor with a long brush.
  • sweepingsnounC1The dust and rubbish gathered by a broom.
  • sweet/swiːt/adjectiveA14 meaningsTasting of sugar.
  • sweetheart/ˈswiːtˌhɑːt/nounA2Somebody you love, or a term of affection.
  • sweetie/ˈswiːti/nounA22 meaningsAn affectionate name for somebody dear to you.