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

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  • shamefaced/ˈʃeɪmˌfeɪst/adjectiveC2Showing embarrassment or shame at something you have done.
  • shameful/ˈʃeɪmfəl/adjectiveB1+Deserving disgrace or strong disapproval.
  • shameless/ˈʃeɪ̯mlɪs/adjectiveB2Not embarrassed by behaviour that should cause shame.
  • sharp/ʃɑːp/adjectiveB14 meaningsHaving an edge or point that cuts or pierces easily.
  • shatter/ˈʃætə/verbB23 meaningsTo break suddenly into many small pieces.
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/ˈʃætɚd/
adjectiveB22 meanings
Broken into many pieces.
  • sheepish/ˈʃiːpɪʃ/adjectiveC1Embarrassed at having been caught out.
  • sheer/ʃɪə̯/adjectiveB24 meaningsNothing other than; complete and unmixed.
  • shiny/ˈʃaɪ.ni/adjectiveB12 meaningsReflecting light; bright and polished.
  • shirtless/ˈʃɝtləs/adjectiveB2+Bare-chested, said of a man who has stripped off his top in the heat or for a workout.
  • shod/ʃɒd/adjectiveC1Wearing shoes, or fitted with metal shoes.
  • shoddy/ˈʃɒd.i/adjectiveC1Badly made or badly done.
  • short/ʃɔːt/adjectiveA15 meaningsMeasuring little from end to end.
  • short-hauladjectiveB2Describing a short flight, usually within a region.
  • short-lived/ʃɔɹtˈlɪvd/adjectiveB2Lasting only a very little while.
  • short-sightedadjectiveB2Unable to see distant things clearly.
  • short-termadjectiveB2Meant to last only a little while.
  • showy/ˈʃəʊ.i/adjectiveC1Bright and eye-catching in a way that lacks taste.
  • shrewd/ʃɹuːd/adjectiveC1Sharply clever in judging people and deals.
  • shrill/ʃɹɪl/adjectiveC1Unpleasantly high and sharp in sound.
  • shroudedadjectiveC1Covered and hidden from view.
  • shrunken/ˈʃɹʌŋkən/adjectiveB2+Made smaller by drying or by age.
  • shy/ʃaɪ/adjectiveB13 meaningsQuiet and uncomfortable around other people, especially strangers.
  • sickening/ˈsɪk(ə)nɪŋ/adjectiveB2Making you feel ill or disgusted.
  • sickly/ˈsɪkli/adjectiveB22 meaningsSo sweet or rich that it turns the stomach.
  • sidelong/ˈsaɪd.lɑŋ/adjectiveC1Directed to one side rather than straight ahead.
  • signpostedadjectiveB2Marked with signs showing the way.
  • silent/ˈsaɪ̯lənt/adjectiveB14 meaningsMaking no sound.
  • silky/ˈsɪlki/adjectiveB22 meaningsSmooth and slippery like fine woven thread.
  • silly/ˈsɪl.i/adjectiveA23 meaningsFoolish in a light or childish way.
  • silver/ˈsɪl.və/nounA25 meaningsA soft shiny grey-white metal, used for jewellery, coins and cutlery.
  • silvery/ˈsɪlvəɹi/adjectiveB2+Shining with a pale grey light.
  • similar/ˈsɪm.ɪ.lə/adjectiveA2+2 meaningsAlike in many ways but not exactly the same.
  • simple/ˈsɪm.pəl/adjectiveA23 meaningsEasy to understand or to do.
  • simultaneous/ˌsɪm.əlˈteɪ̯.ni.əs/adjectiveB2+Happening at exactly the same moment.
  • sincere/sɪnˈsɪə(ɹ)/adjectiveB2Meaning what you say or feel, with nothing put on for effect.
  • sinewy/ˈsɪnjuːi/adjectiveC1Lean and strong, with the muscles showing.
  • sinful/ˈsɪnfl̩/adjectiveB22 meaningsBreaking a religious or moral law.
  • single/ˈsɪŋɡl̩/adjectiveA25 meaningsOnly one; one and no more.
  • single-handedadjectiveC1Done by one person alone, without help.
  • single-mindedadjectiveB2Fixed on one purpose to the exclusion of all else.
  • singular/ˈsɪŋ.ɡjə.lɚ/adjectiveB2Referring to one only, or remarkably unusual.
  • sinister/ˈsɪ.nɪ.stə/adjectiveB2Quietly promising that something evil is near.
  • sinuous/ˈsɪn.ju.əs/adjectiveC1Winding in smooth supple curves.
  • six/sɪks/nounA13 meaningsThe number 6, one more than five.
  • sizeableadjectiveB2+Fairly large.
  • skeletal/ˈskɛl.ɪ.təl/adjectiveB2+Reduced to skin and bone, or barely sketched out.
  • skeptical/ˈskɛptɪkəl/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsNot willing to believe a claim until there is proof.
  • sketchy/ˈskɛt͡ʃi/adjectiveB2+Giving only the outline, or not quite trustworthy.
  • skewed/skjuːd/adjectiveC12 meaningsTwisted or set crookedly out of true.
  • skilful/ˈskɪlfəl/adjectiveB2+Showing real skill.
  • skilled/skɪld/adjectiveB2Trained and good at a particular kind of work.
  • skinny/ˈskɪni/adjectiveB13 meaningsVery thin, in a way that suggests too little flesh.
  • skittish/ˈskɪtɪʃ/adjectiveC1Easily startled and hard to settle.
  • sky blueadjectiveA2The pale clear blue of a fine day.
  • slack/slæk/adjectiveB13 meaningsLoose; not pulled tight.
  • slain/sleɪ̯n/adjectiveC1Killed, especially in battle.
  • slantedadjectiveB2+2 meaningsSet at an angle rather than level or upright.
  • slanting/ˈslæntɪŋ/adjectiveB2+Sloping rather than upright or level.
  • slate/sleɪt/nounB26 meaningsA grey rock that splits into flat sheets.