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

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  • suffuse/səˈfjuːz/verbC2To spread through and fill with colour or feeling.
  • suggest/səˈd͡ʒɛst/verbA24 meaningsTo put an idea or plan forward for others to consider.
  • suit/sjuːt/nounA25 meaningsA jacket with matching trousers or skirt, worn to work or to formal occasions.
  • sulk/sʌlk/verbB22 meaningsTo go quiet and moody because you did not get your way.
  • sully/ˈsʌli/verbC2To spoil the cleanness of something or a good name.
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nounB24 meanings
The total reached by adding numbers together.
  • summariseverbB1+To give the main points of something and leave the details out.
  • summarize/ˈsʌməˌɹaɪz/verbB1+To shrink a long text down to its main points.
  • summer/ˈsʌmə/nounA12 meaningsThe warmest season of the year, between spring and autumn.
  • summon/ˈsʌmən/verbB23 meaningsTo order someone to come, especially by official authority.
  • sunbathe/ˈsʌnbeɪð/verbA2+To lie in the sun to make the skin darker.
  • supersede/ˌsuːpəˈsiːd/verbC1To take the place of something now out of date.
  • supervise/ˈsuː.pə.vaɪz/verbC1To watch over people's work and keep it on track.
  • supplant/səˈplɑːnt/verbC1To take over somebody's place, often by force.
  • supplement/ˈsʌp.lɪ.mənt/nounC12 meaningsSomething taken or added to make up for a shortage.
  • supply/səˈplaɪ/verbB12 meaningsTo make something available to those who need it.
  • support/səˈpɔːt/verbA24 meaningsTo help somebody and be on their side.
  • suppose/səˈpəʊz/verbA23 meaningsTo think something is probably true without having proof.
  • suppress/səˈpɹɛs/verbC12 meaningsTo crush a rising or a movement by force.
  • surf/sɜːf/nounB12 meaningsThe line of white water where waves break.
  • surface/ˈsɜː.fɪs/nounB12 meaningsThe outside or top layer of something.
  • surge/sɝd͡ʒ/verbC12 meaningsTo rush forward or upward in a sudden powerful wave.
  • surmise/sɜːˈmaɪz/verbC2To guess from slight evidence.
  • surmount/səˈmaʊnt/verbC1To get over a difficulty or an obstacle.
  • surpass/səˈpɑːs/verbB2+To go beyond what was achieved before.
  • surprise/sə(ː)ˈpɹaɪ̯z/nounA12 meaningsSomething that happens when you did not expect it.
  • surrender/səˈɹɛndə(ɹ)/verbB13 meaningsTo stop fighting and give yourself up.
  • surround/səˈɹaʊnd/verbB24 meaningsTo be positioned all the way around something or someone.
  • survey/ˈsɜːveɪ/nounB1+4 meaningsA set of questions asked of many people to find out what they think or do.
  • survive/səˈvaɪv/verbA22 meaningsTo stay alive through danger or disaster.
  • suspect/ˈsʌspɛkt/nounB14 meaningsSomebody the police think may have committed a crime.
  • suspend/səsˈpɛnd/verbB22 meaningsTo stop something for a time, or ban somebody temporarily.
  • sustain/səˈsteɪn/verbB24 meaningsTo keep something going over a period of time.
  • swaddle/ˈswɒdəl/verbB2+To wrap a baby tightly in cloth.
  • swagger/ˈswæɡ.ə/verbC1To walk in a way that shows too much confidence.
  • swallow/ˈswɒl.əʊ/verbB14 meaningsTo make food or drink go down your throat.
  • swamp/ˈswɒmp/nounB13 meaningsAn area of low, permanently wet ground where trees stand in still water.
  • swan/swɒn/nounB22 meaningsA large white water bird with a long curved neck.
  • swap/ˈswɒp/verbB12 meaningsTo give one thing and get another back.
  • swarm/swɔɹm/nounB1+2 meaningsA thick moving cloud of insects.
  • swat/swɒt/verbB23 meaningsTo hit something small with a quick, flat blow.
  • sway/ˈsweɪ̯/verbB23 meaningsTo move slowly from side to side.
  • swear/ˈswɛə(ɹ)/verbB23 meaningsTo promise something in a serious and formal way, sometimes in front of a court or an official.
  • sweat/swɛt/nounB12 meaningsThe salty liquid produced by the skin when hot or anxious.
  • sweep/swiːp/verbB13 meaningsTo clean a floor with a long brush.
  • sweeten/ˈswiːtən/verbB22 meaningsTo make something taste sweeter.
  • swell/swɛl/nounB12 meaningsLong rolling waves left after a distant storm.
  • swelter/ˈswɛl.tə/verbC1To suffer in oppressive heat.
  • swerve/swɜːv/verbB2+4 meaningsTo turn suddenly to one side while moving, so as to avoid something.
  • swig/swɪɡ/nounB2+2 meaningsA 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.
  • swing/ˈswɪŋ/verbA24 meaningsTo move back and forth through the air while hanging from a fixed point.
  • swipe/swaɪp/verbB1+6 meaningsTo move a finger or thumb across a touchscreen.
  • swirl/swɜːl/verbB22 meaningsTo move in a twisting, circling flow.
  • swish/swɪʃ/verbB22 meaningsTo move with a soft hissing sound.
  • switch/swɪt͡ʃ/nounA22 meaningsA device that turns a circuit on and off.
  • swivel/ˈswɪvəl/verbC2To turn about a fixed point.
  • swoon/swuːn/verbC22 meaningsTo be overcome with admiration or emotion.
  • swoop/ˈswuːp/verbB22 meaningsTo drop suddenly through the air onto something.