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

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  • sabbatical/səˈbætɪkəl/nounC13 meaningsA long, approved break from work, taken for study, travel or rest.
  • sacred/ˈseɪkɹɪd/adjectiveB12 meaningsSet apart as holy.
  • sacrosanct/ˈsæk.ɹoʊˌsæŋkt/adjectiveC2So sacred that it must never be touched or changed.
  • sad/ˈsæd/adjectiveA12 meaningsFeeling bad and close to tears.
  • sadistic/səˈdɪstɪk/adjectiveC1Taking pleasure in the pain of others.
  • safe/ˈseɪ̯f/
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adjectiveA24 meanings
Not in danger; protected from harm.
  • sagacious/səˈɡeɪʃəs/adjectiveC2Showing deep and shrewd wisdom.
  • salacious/səˈleɪ.ʃəs/adjectiveC2Dwelling on sex in a way meant to titillate.
  • salient/ˈseɪ.li.ənt/adjectiveC1Standing out as the most noticeable point.
  • saline/ˈseɪ.laɪn/adjectiveB2+Containing salt.
  • sallow/ˈsæloʊ/adjectiveC1Yellowish and unhealthy in complexion.
  • salty/ˈsɒlti/adjectiveA2+4 meaningsTasting of salt.
  • salubrious/səˈl(j)uː.bɹi.əs/adjectiveC2Good for health, or pleasant to live in.
  • salutary/ˈsaljʊtəɹi/adjectiveC2Producing a good effect, though unpleasant at the time.
  • salvageableadjectiveC1Damaged, but still worth saving.
  • same/seɪm/adjectiveA12 meaningsNot different in any way from another thing, or from how it was before.
  • sanctimonious/ˌsæŋk.tɪˈməʊ.ni.əs/adjectiveC2Making a show of being more moral than others.
  • sand/sænd/nounB13 meaningsThe loose grains of worn rock that cover beaches, deserts and riverbeds.
  • sandy/ˈsændi/adjectiveA2+2 meaningsCovered in tiny grains of worn rock.
  • sanguine/ˈsæŋ.ɡwɪn/adjectiveC2Cheerfully confident that things will turn out well.
  • sanitary/ˈsænɪt(ə)ɹi/adjectiveB2+Clean enough to be healthy.
  • sarcastic/sɑːˈkæs.tɪk/adjectiveC1Saying the opposite of what is meant, in order to mock or wound.
  • sardonic/sɑːˈdɒnɪk/adjectiveC1Mocking in a dry and rather bitter way.
  • satanic/seɪˈtænɪk/adjectiveB2Belonging to the Devil himself, as with rites and worship carried out in his name.
  • satinyadjectiveC1Smooth with a soft sheen.
  • satisfactory/sætɪsˈfækt(ə)ɹi/adjectiveB2Good enough, though no better than that.
  • satisfied/ˈsætɪsfaɪd/adjectiveB22 meaningsContent because your needs or expectations have been met.
  • satisfying/ˈsætɪsfaɪ.ɪŋ/adjectiveB1+Leaving you content and wanting nothing more.
  • saturatedadjectiveB2+2 meaningsHolding as much dissolved substance as it can.
  • saucy/ˈsɔːsi/adjectiveB22 meaningsCheeky or impudent.
  • savory/ˈseɪ.və.ɹi/adjectiveB1+Salty rather than sweet.
  • scabrous/ˈskeɪbɹəs/adjectiveC2Rough to the touch, or indecent in subject.
  • scaly/ˈskeɪli/adjectiveB2+Covered in small hard overlapping plates.
  • scarce/ˈskɛəs/adjectiveB2So little available that everybody competes for it.
  • scarieradjectiveA2+More frightening.
  • scarlet/ˈskɑɹlɪt/adjectiveB22 meaningsA brilliant, slightly orange shade of red.
  • scary/ˈskɛə.ɹi/adjectiveA22 meaningsMaking people feel afraid.
  • scathing/ˈskeɪðɪŋ/adjectiveC1Severely and woundingly critical.
  • scattered/ˈskætɚd/adjectiveC12 meaningsSpread about with no order.
  • scenic/ˈsiːnɪk/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsOffering beautiful natural views.
  • scepticaladjectiveC1Doubtful about whether something is true or worthwhile.
  • scientific/ˌsaɪ.ənˈtɪf.ɪk/adjectiveB12 meaningsBased on careful testing and evidence.
  • scorchingadjectiveB2+3 meaningsExtremely hot, hot enough to burn.
  • scornful/ˈskɔɹnfəl/adjectiveC1Showing open contempt for something.
  • scraggly/ˈskɹæɡ(ə)li/adjectiveC1Thin, ragged and growing unevenly.
  • scratchy/ˈskɹæt͡ʃi/adjectiveB22 meaningsRough enough to irritate the skin.
  • scrawny/ˈskɹɔːni/adjectiveC1Unhealthily thin and bony.
  • scruffy/ˈskɹʌf.i/adjectiveB2Untidy, worn and not looked after.
  • scrumptious/ˈskɹʌm(p)ʃəs/adjectiveB2+Deliciously good.
  • scrupulous/ˈskɹuː.pjə.ləs/adjectiveC1Careful to do everything correctly and honestly.
  • scurrilous/ˈskʌ.ɹə.ləs/adjectiveC2Making damaging and indecent accusations.
  • seamlessadjectiveB2+So smoothly joined that no break can be seen.
  • searing/ˈsɪəɹɪŋ/adjectiveC1Burning fiercely.
  • seasick/ˈsiːsɪk/adjectiveB1+Made ill by the movement of a boat.
  • seasonal/ˈsiːzənəl/adjectiveB1+3 meaningsHappening or available at one particular time of year only.
  • seasoned/ˈsiːzənd/adjectiveC13 meaningsOf wood, dried slowly until it is stable.
  • seaworthy/ˈsiːwɜːði/adjectiveB2+Fit and safe to go to sea.
  • secluded/sɪˈkluːdɪd/adjectiveB2+Hidden away and private, far from other people.
  • second/ˈsɛk.ənd/nounA15 meaningsA unit of time; sixty of them make a minute.
  • second-handadjectiveB1Owned by somebody else before you.