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

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439 words · showing 241–300

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  • sophisticatedadjectiveB2Refined and complex.
  • soppingadjectiveC1Soaked completely through.
  • sordid/ˈsɔː.dɪd/adjectiveC1Dirty and morally low.
  • sore/sɔː/adjectiveB13 meaningsPainful and tender, especially when touched or moved.
  • sorry/ˈsɒɹi/phraseA15 meaningsSaid to apologise for something you have done or for getting in someone's way.
  • soulful/ˈsoʊlfəl/adjective
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Full of deep feeling.
  • soulless/ˈsəʊl.ləs/adjectiveC1Without warmth or human feeling.
  • sound/ˈsaʊ̯nd/nounA17 meaningsSomething you hear; vibration travelling through the air to the ear.
  • sour/ˈsaʊ.ə/adjectiveA2+4 meaningsHaving a sharp acid taste, like lemon or unripe fruit.
  • south/ˈsaʊ̯θ/nounA12 meaningsThe direction opposite north.
  • southbound/ˈsaʊθbaʊnd/adjectiveB1+Travelling towards the south.
  • southern/ˈsʌðən/adjectiveB1Belonging to the south.
  • sovereign/ˈsɒv.ɹɪn/nounB2+2 meaningsA monarch.
  • spacious/ˈspeɪʃ.əs/adjectiveC1Having lots of room inside.
  • spanish/ˈspæn.ɪʃ/adjectiveA22 meaningsBelonging to Spain or its people.
  • spare/spɛə(ɹ)/verbB16 meaningsTo choose not to harm, punish or kill someone you have power over.
  • sparkling/ˈspɑɹkl̩ɪŋ/adjectiveB22 meaningsSo clean that it catches the light.
  • sparse/spɑːs/adjectiveB2+Thinly spread, with big empty gaps.
  • spatial/ˈspeɪ.ʃəl/adjectiveC2Relating to space and the position of things within it.
  • special/ˈspɛʃ.əl/adjectiveA14 meaningsNot ordinary, and valued or important because of it.
  • specific/spɪˈsɪf.ɪk/adjectiveA2+3 meaningsExactly this one, clearly defined.
  • specious/ˈspiːʃəs/adjectiveC2Looking convincing while being quite wrong.
  • speckled/ˈspɛkəld/adjectiveB2+Covered with small irregular spots.
  • spectacular/spɛkˈtæk.jʊ.lə/adjectiveB2Impressive and striking to look at.
  • spectral/ˈspɛktɹəɫ/adjectiveC12 meaningsGhostly in appearance.
  • speculative/ˈspɛkjuləˌtɪv/adjectiveC1Based on guesswork, or done in the hope of profit.
  • speechless/ˈspiːt͡ʃ.lɪs/adjectiveB2So struck by something that you cannot say anything.
  • spellbound/ˈspɛlˌbaʊnd/adjectiveB2+So held by something that you cannot look away.
  • spicy/ˈspaɪsi/adjectiveB1Burning pleasantly in the mouth.
  • spiky/ˈspaɪki/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsHaving sharp points sticking out.
  • spinal/spaɪ.nəl/adjectiveB2Having to do with the backbone.
  • spindly/ˈspɪnd.li/adjectiveB2+Long, thin and looking too weak.
  • spinelessadjectiveC1Having no courage at all.
  • spiny/ˈspaɪni/adjectiveB2+Covered with sharp points.
  • spiral/ˈspaɪɹəl/nounB1+5 meaningsA curve that winds round and round a centre point.
  • spiritual/ˈspɪɹɪtʃʊəl/adjectiveB22 meaningsTo do with the soul rather than the body.
  • spiteful/ˈspaɪtfʊl/adjectiveC1Doing small cruel things just to hurt somebody.
  • splendid/ˈsplɛndɪd/adjectiveB2Magnificently excellent.
  • spoiled/spɔɪld/adjectiveB12 meaningsGiven so much that behaviour has suffered.
  • spoilt/spɔɪlt/adjectiveB1+Ruined, or given so much that the character suffers.
  • spoken/ˈspəʊ.k(ə)n/adjectiveB1Said aloud rather than written down.
  • spontaneous/spɒnˈteɪ.ni.əs/adjectiveB22 meaningsDone suddenly and without planning, out of the feeling of the moment.
  • sporadic/spəˈɹæd.ɪk/adjectiveC1Happening now and then, with no pattern.
  • sporting/ˈspɔɹtɪŋ/adjectiveB2To do with games and contests, or fair in spirit.
  • spotless/spɑtlɪs/adjectiveB1+2 meaningsPerfectly clean, with no mark anywhere.
  • spotlitadjectiveC1Lit by one strong beam picking it out.
  • sprightly/ˈspɹaɪtli/adjectiveC1Lively and full of energy, especially when old.
  • springy/ˈspɹɪŋi/adjectiveB2+Returning to shape after being pressed.
  • spry/spɹaɪ/adjectiveC1Active and quick in movement, especially for an older person.
  • spurious/ˈspjʊə.ɹi.əs/adjectiveC2False, though presented as genuine.
  • squalid/ˈskwɒlɪd/adjectiveC1Dirty and wretched to live in.
  • square/skwɛə/nounA24 meaningsA shape with four equal straight sides and four right angles.
  • squashyadjectiveB2+Giving way softly when pressed.
  • squeamish/ˈskwiːmɪʃ/adjectiveC1Easily sickened or shocked.
  • squelchy/ˈskwɛl.t͡ʃi/adjectiveC1Making a wet sucking sound when pressed.
  • stable/ˈsteɪ.bəl/nounB13 meaningsA building where horses are kept.
  • staccato/stəˈkɑːtoʊ/adjectiveC1Played in short detached notes.
  • stackableadjectiveB2Shaped so that many can be piled up neatly.
  • staggering/ˈstæɡəɹɪŋ/adjectiveC12 meaningsSo great that it is hard to take in.
  • stagnant/ˈstæɡnənt/adjectiveC12 meaningsStill, and smelling of standing water.