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

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  • sprint/spɹɪnt/verbB23 meaningsTo run at your fastest for a short distance.
  • sprout/spɹaʊt/verbC12 meaningsTo send up a first small shoot.
  • spruce/spɹuːs/nounB2+2 meaningsAn evergreen conifer with short needles all round the twig.
  • spurn/spɜːn/verbC1To reject something with contempt.
  • sputter/ˈspʌtɚ/verbC1To make a series of soft spitting sounds.
  • spy/spaɪ/
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nounB12 meanings
Somebody who secretly gathers information for another country.
  • squabble/ˈskwɒbəl/verbB2+2 meaningsTo quarrel noisily about something petty.
  • squander/ˈskwɒnd.ə/verbC1To waste something valuable.
  • squash/skwɒʃ/nounB26 meaningsA hard-skinned vegetable of the pumpkin family, with firm flesh inside.
  • squawk/skwɔːk/verbB22 meaningsTo make a loud harsh cry.
  • squeak/skwiːk/verbB12 meaningsTo make a short high thin sound.
  • squeal/skwiːl/verbB22 meaningsTo make a long high cry.
  • squeeze/skwiːz/verbB15 meaningsTo press something firmly, especially from both sides.
  • squelch/ˈskwɛlt͡ʃ/verbC1To make a wet sucking sound, as feet do in mud.
  • squint/skwɪnt/verbB22 meaningsTo partly close the eyes in order to see better.
  • squirm/skwɜːm/verbC1To wriggle about, usually from discomfort.
  • squirt/skwɝt/verbB12 meaningsTo send liquid out in a thin fast jet.
  • squish/skwɪʃ/verbB2+2 meaningsTo squeeze something soft with a wet sound.
  • stab/stæb/verbB25 meaningsTo push a knife or other pointed thing into someone or something.
  • stabiliseverbB2+To make something steady and stop it changing.
  • stack/stæk/nounB23 meaningsA neat pile of things one on top of another.
  • stage/steɪd͡ʒ/nounA24 meaningsThe raised area where performers appear.
  • stagger/ˈstæɡə/verbB2+3 meaningsTo walk unsteadily, as if about to fall.
  • stain/steɪn/nounB24 meaningsA dirty or coloured mark that has soaked into something and is hard to remove.
  • stake/steɪk/nounC15 meaningsA pointed piece of wood or metal driven into the ground to hold something up or to mark a place.
  • stalemate/ˈsteɪlmeɪt/nounC13 meaningsA situation in which neither side can win or move forward.
  • stall/stɔːl/nounB23 meaningsOne animal's compartment in a barn.
  • stammer/ˈstæmə/verbB2+2 meaningsTo speak with involuntary repetitions and pauses.
  • stamp/stæmp/nounA2+4 meaningsA small piece of gummed paper stuck to a letter to pay for it to be carried.
  • stanch/stɑːn(t)ʃ/verbC2To stop a flow of blood.
  • stand/ˈstænd/verbA19 meaningsTo be on your feet, upright, not sitting or lying down.
  • starch/ˈstɑːt͡ʃ/verbB22 meaningsTo stiffen cloth with a special liquid.
  • stare/stɛɚ/verbB23 meaningsTo hold your eyes on someone or something for a long time, in a way that reads as rude.
  • start/stɑːt/verbA17 meaningsTo begin doing something.
  • startle/ˈstɑːt(ə)l/verbB2To make someone jump with sudden fright.
  • starve/stɑːv/verbB2To suffer or die from having no food.
  • stash/stæʃ/verbB22 meaningsTo hide something away for later.
  • stay/steɪ/verbA15 meaningsTo keep being where you are instead of leaving.
  • steady/ˈstɛdi/adjectiveB14 meaningsFirmly fixed and not shaking or moving.
  • steal/stiːl/verbA23 meaningsTo take something that belongs to somebody else.
  • steam/stiːm/nounA24 meaningsThe hot cloud of water vapour that rises from boiling water.
  • steamroller/ˈstimˌroʊlɚ/verbB22 meaningsTo force something through by overwhelming all opposition.
  • steel/stiːl/nounB23 meaningsA hard, strong metal made from iron and carbon, used for building and for tools.
  • steep/stiːp/adjectiveB24 meaningsRising or falling sharply, so that it is hard work to climb.
  • steer/stɪə/verbB22 meaningsTo control the direction of a vehicle.
  • stem/stɛm/nounC12 meaningsThe main stalk of a plant.
  • step/stɛp/nounA15 meaningsOne movement of putting a foot down in walking.
  • steriliseverbB22 meaningsTo make something completely free of germs.
  • stew/stʃʉː/nounB22 meaningsMeat and vegetables cooked slowly in one pot.
  • stick/stɪk/nounA22 meaningsA thin piece of wood broken from a tree.
  • stiffen/ˈstɪfən/verbC1To go rigid, usually from tension.
  • stifle/ˈstaɪfl̩/verbC1To smother something before it grows.
  • stimulate/ˈstɪm.jʊ.leɪt/verbB2To rouse something into activity or interest.
  • sting/ˈstɪŋ/verbB15 meaningsTo cause a sharp burning pain, especially by piercing the skin.
  • stink/stɪŋk/verbB13 meaningsTo give off a very bad smell.
  • stint/stɪnt/nounC12 meaningsA fixed or limited period of work or duty.
  • stipulate/ˈstɪpjuˌleɪt/verbC2To state a requirement as part of an agreement.
  • stir/stɜː/verbB13 meaningsTo move a spoon round in a liquid to mix it.
  • stitch/stɪt͡ʃ/nounB24 meaningsOne loop of thread in sewing or knitting.
  • stoke/stəʊk/verbC12 meaningsTo feed and stir a fire.