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

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439 words · showing 181–240

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  • sleek/sliːk/adjectiveB2+Smooth, glossy and elegant.
  • sleepless/ˈsliːpləs/adjectiveB2Passed without any sleep.
  • sleeveless/ˈsliːvlɪs/adjectiveB1+Made without sleeves.
  • slick/slɪk/adjectiveB23 meaningsSmoothly skilful, sometimes suspiciously so.
  • slight/slaɪt/adjectiveB24 meaningsSmall in amount or degree, and hard to notice.
  • slim/ˈslɪm/
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Attractively thin; narrow in build.
  • slimy/ˈslaɪ.mi/adjectiveB22 meaningsUnpleasantly wet and slippery.
  • slippery/ˈslɪpəɹi/adjectiveB12 meaningsSo smooth or wet that it is hard to hold or stand on.
  • sloppy/ˈslɒ.pi/adjectiveB22 meaningsCareless and untidy.
  • slow/sləʊ/adjectiveA14 meaningsMoving or happening with little speed.
  • sluggish/ˈslʌɡɪʃ/adjectiveB2Moving with heavy, tired lack of energy.
  • sly/slaɪ/adjectiveB2Cunning and keeping its purpose hidden.
  • small/smɔl/adjectiveA14 meaningsNot large in size.
  • small-scaleadjectiveB2Done at a modest size.
  • small-timeadjectiveC1Operating on a minor scale and of little importance.
  • small-townadjectiveB2Characteristic of life in a small provincial town.
  • smart/smɑɹt/adjectiveA25 meaningsQuick to understand things and good at working them out.
  • smart casualadjectiveB2Neat but not formal in dress.
  • smelly/ˈsmɛli/adjectiveB1Having a strong bad smell.
  • smiley/ˈsmaɪli/nounB12 meaningsA simple drawing of a smiling face.
  • smitten/ˈsmɪ.tn̩/adjectiveC1Suddenly and helplessly in love.
  • smoked/sməʊkt/adjectiveB12 meaningsPreserved and flavoured by hanging in wood smoke.
  • smoky/ˈsmoʊki/adjectiveB25 meaningsTasting of wood smoke.
  • smooth/smuːð/adjectiveB13 meaningsEven to the touch, with no bumps.
  • smudge-proofadjectiveC1Made not to smear once it has set.
  • smug/smʌɡ/adjectiveB2Too pleased with yourself, in a way that annoys other people.
  • snaky/ˈsneɪki/adjectiveC2Winding, or sly and treacherous.
  • snappy/ˈsnæpi/adjectiveB22 meaningsQuick, lively and neatly done.
  • snarky/ˈsnɑɹ.ki/adjectiveB2+Sharply and sarcastically critical.
  • sneak/sniːk/verbB14 meaningsTo go somewhere quietly and secretly so that nobody sees you.
  • sneaky/ˈsniːki/adjectiveB13 meaningsDoing things quietly and secretly so as not to be seen, in a way that seems dishonest.
  • snooty/ˈsnuːti/adjectiveB2+Behaving as if you were better than other people.
  • snow whiteadjectiveB1A pure brilliant white.
  • snowy/ˈsnəʊi/adjectiveA2+2 meaningsWith snow falling or lying.
  • snug/snʌɡ/adjectiveB23 meaningsWarm, small and comfortable.
  • so-called/ˈsəʊˌkɔːld/adjectiveB2Called that, though the name may not fit.
  • soaked/səʊkt/adjectiveB22 meaningsWet right through.
  • soapy/ˈsəʊpi/adjectiveB22 meaningsTasting unpleasantly of detergent.
  • sober/ˈsəʊ.bə(ɹ)/adjectiveB1+2 meaningsNot affected by alcohol.
  • sociable/ˈsoʊʃəbəl/adjectiveB2Enjoying and seeking out the company of others.
  • social/ˈsəʊ.ʃəl/adjectiveA23 meaningsTo do with people and how they live together.
  • socialist/ˈsəʊʃəlɪst/adjectiveC1Believing the state should own and share out the wealth.
  • sodden/ˈsɒ.dən/adjectiveC1So wet it is heavy with water.
  • soft/sɒft/adjectiveA23 meaningsEasy to press, and gentle to touch.
  • soft-spoken/ˈsɒftˌspəʊkən/adjectiveB2Speaking in a gentle quiet voice.
  • soggy/ˈsɒɡi/adjectiveB2Unpleasantly wet and soft.
  • solar/ˈsəʊ.lə/adjectiveB2Coming from or belonging to the sun.
  • sole/səʊl/nounB24 meaningsThe flat underside of a foot.
  • solemn/ˈsɒləm/adjectiveB2+Deeply serious and dignified.
  • solicitous/səˈlɪsɪtəs/adjectiveC2Showing anxious care for somebody's wellbeing.
  • solid/ˈsɒl.ɪd/adjectiveB14 meaningsHard and firm, not liquid or gas.
  • solitary/ˈsɑlɪˌtɛɹi/adjectiveB22 meaningsExisting or done all alone.
  • solo/ˈsoʊ.loʊ/nounB22 meaningsA passage performed by one musician alone.
  • soluble/ˈsɒljʊbəl/adjectiveB2+Able to be dissolved in a liquid.
  • solvent/ˈsɒlvənt/nounB2+3 meaningsThe liquid in which another substance dissolves.
  • somber/ˈsɑmbɚ/adjectiveC1Dark and gravely serious in mood.
  • sombre/ˈsɒmbə/adjectiveC1Serious and dark in mood.
  • sonorous/ˈsɒn.əɹ.əs/adjectiveC2Deep, full and resonant in sound.
  • soothing/ˈsuːðɪŋ/adjectiveB2Gentle enough to calm you.
  • sooty/ˈsʊti/adjectiveB2+Covered in or resembling soot.