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

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  • sweetness/ˈswiːtnəs/nounB12 meaningsThe quality of tasting of sugar.
  • swell/swɛl/nounB12 meaningsLong rolling waves left after a distant storm.
  • swelling/ˈswɛl.ɪŋ/nounB1+2 meaningsA body part grown puffy and bigger after injury.
  • swerve/swɜːv/verbB2+4 meaningsTo turn suddenly to one side while moving, so as to avoid something.
  • swift/swɪft/adjectiveB22 meaningsHappening or moving quickly and without delay.
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/swɪɡ/
nounB2+2 meanings
A large mouthful of drink taken quickly.
  • swill/swɪl/verbC12 meaningsTo drink greedily, or to rinse with water.
  • swim/swɪm/verbA13 meaningsTo move through water using arms and legs.
  • swimmer/ˈswɪm.ə/nounB1A person who swims.
  • swimming/ˈswɪmɪŋ/nounA12 meaningsThe activity of moving through water.
  • swimming capnounA2A tight cover worn to keep hair out of the way.
  • swimming pool/ˈswɪmɪŋ ˌpuːl/nounA1A large artificial basin of water for swimming in.
  • swimming trunksnounB1Short garments a man swims in.
  • swimsuit/ˈswɪm.s(j)ut/nounA2+A garment worn for swimming.
  • swindle/ˈswɪndəl/nounB2+A scheme to cheat somebody out of money.
  • swindler/ˈswɪnd.lə(ɹ)/nounC1A person who cheats others out of money by deception.
  • swine/swaɪn/nounB22 meaningsPigs, taken as a group; the farming and technical word for them.
  • swineherd/ˈswaɪnˌhɜːd/nounC1Somebody whose job is looking after pigs.
  • swing/ˈswɪŋ/verbA24 meaningsTo move back and forth through the air while hanging from a fixed point.
  • swing dancenounB2A group of dances developed to big band music.
  • swipe/swaɪp/verbB1+6 meaningsTo move a finger or thumb across a touchscreen.
  • swirl/swɜːl/verbB22 meaningsTo move in a twisting, circling flow.
  • switch/swɪt͡ʃ/nounA22 meaningsA device that turns a circuit on and off.
  • switchback/ˈswɪt͡ʃbæk/nounC1A sharp bend where a path doubles back up a slope.
  • switchboard/ˈswɪt͡ʃˌbɔɹd/nounB2The system that routes incoming calls to the right person.
  • switzerlandnounA2+A country in the Alps.
  • swivel chairnounB2An office chair that turns and rolls.
  • swoop/ˈswuːp/verbB22 meaningsTo drop suddenly through the air onto something.
  • sword/soɹd/nounA2A long-bladed weapon held in the hand.
  • sword swallowernounB2A performer who lowers a blade down the throat.
  • swordfish/ˈsɔː(ɹ)dfɪʃ/nounB1+A large sea fish with a long flat bill.
  • sycamore/ˈsɪkəmoɹ/nounB2+A broad tree whose winged seeds spin as they fall.
  • sycophancynounC2Flattering the powerful to gain advantage.
  • sycophant/ˈsɪkəfænt/nounC2Somebody who flatters the powerful for what they can get.
  • syllable/ˈsɪl.ə.bəl/nounB2One beat of a word.
  • syllabus/ˈsɪləbəs/nounB2+The list of topics a course will cover.
  • syllogism/ˈsɪlədʒɪz(ə)m/nounC2An argument of two premises and a conclusion.
  • symbiosis/sɪmbaɪˈoʊsɪs/nounC1A close relationship in which each side gains.
  • symbol/ˈsɪmbəl/nounA2+2 meaningsA simple mark or object standing for something bigger.
  • symbolism/ˈsɪmbəˌlɪzəm/nounB2+2 meaningsThe use of images or objects to represent ideas.
  • symmetry/ˈsɪm.ɪ.tɹaɪ/<a:RP,poetic><ref:In old poetic usage, {{m|en||symmetrynounB2+The quality of matching exactly on both sides.
  • sympathy/ˈsɪm.pə.θi/nounB23 meaningsThe feeling of being sorry for someone else's trouble.
  • symphony/ˈsɪm.fə.ni/nounB2A long work for full orchestra.
  • symposium/sɪmˈpəʊziəm/nounC1A meeting of experts to discuss one subject.
  • symptom/ˈsɪm(p)təm/nounB1+2 meaningsA sign that shows what illness somebody has.
  • synagogue/ˈsɪnəɡɒɡ/nounB1+A building where Jewish people gather to worship and study.
  • sync/sɪŋk/verbB1+3 meaningsTo make the same data appear on two or more devices.
  • synchronised swimmingnounB2A team display of movement in time to music.
  • syncopation/ˌsɪŋ.kəˈpeɪ.ʃən/nounC1Putting the musical accent where the beat is not.
  • syndicate/ˈsɪndɪkət/nounB2+A group joining forces for a business purpose.
  • syndication/ˌsɪndɪˈkeɪʃən/nounC1Selling the same programme or column to many outlets.
  • syndrome/ˈsɪndɹəʊm/nounC1A set of symptoms that occur together.
  • synergy/ˈsɪnəd͡ʒi/nounB2+Extra benefit gained when things work together.
  • synonym/ˈsɪn.əˌnɪm/nounB2+A word meaning the same as another word.
  • synopsis/sɪˈnɒpsɪs/nounC1A short outline of a longer work.
  • syntax/ˈsɪn.tæks/nounC12 meaningsThe rules for how words are arranged into phrases and sentences.
  • synthesis/ˈsɪnθəsɪs/nounC12 meaningsThe combining of separate parts or ideas into a whole.
  • synthesizer/ˈsɪn.θəˌsaɪ.zə(ɹ)/nounB2+An electronic keyboard that can make any sound.
  • syrianounB1+A country in the Middle East.
  • syringe/sɪˈɹɪn(d)ʒ/nounB1+A tube and needle used to give injections.