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

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  • sabotage/ˈsæ.bəˌtɑːʒ/nounB22 meaningsDamaging something deliberately and secretly.
  • sack/sæk/nounB15 meaningsA large bag made of strong cloth or thick paper.
  • sacrifice/ˈsæk.ɹɪ.faɪs/nounB24 meaningsSomething valuable that you give up for the sake of something more important.
  • saddle/ˈsædl̩/nounB15 meaningsA leather seat strapped to a horse's back for a rider.
  • safeguard/ˈseɪfɡɑːd/verbB2+To protect something from harm or loss.
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/sæɡ/
verbB2+2 meanings
To sink or bend under weight.
  • sail/seɪl/verbB12 meaningsTo travel across water in a boat pushed by the wind.
  • salivate/ˈsælɪveɪt/verbC1To produce saliva, especially at the thought of food.
  • salt/sɒlt/nounA15 meaningsThe white grains used to season and preserve food.
  • salute/səˈl(j)uːt/verbB13 meaningsTo raise the hand to the head as a formal military greeting.
  • salvage/ˈsælvɪd͡ʒ/verbC13 meaningsTo rescue what can still be used from a wreck, fire or flood.
  • sample/ˈsɑːm.pəl/nounB13 meaningsThe smaller group actually studied, standing for the whole.
  • sanctify/ˈsæŋk.tɪ.faɪ/verbC12 meaningsTo make something holy or set it apart for religious use.
  • sanction/ˈsæŋkʃən/nounC12 meaningsAn official penalty imposed on a country or a person.
  • sand/sænd/nounB13 meaningsThe loose grains of worn rock that cover beaches, deserts and riverbeds.
  • sandwich/ˈsæn(d).wɪd͡ʒ/nounA12 meaningsTwo slices of bread with a filling between them.
  • sanitiseverbB1+To make something clean and free of germs.
  • sap/sæp/nounC12 meaningsThe liquid carrying water and food through a plant.
  • sate/seɪt/verbC2To satisfy an appetite fully.
  • satiate/ˈseɪʃɪeɪt/verbC2To satisfy an appetite completely, or beyond it.
  • satisfy/ˈsætɪsfaɪ/verbB23 meaningsTo give someone enough of what they wanted or needed.
  • saunter/ˈsɔntɚ/verbC1To walk in a relaxed and confident way.
  • sauteverbB2+To cook quickly in a little hot fat, shaking the pan.
  • save/seɪv/verbA28 meaningsTo bring someone or something out of danger or harm.
  • savorverbB2+To enjoy something slowly, tasting every moment.
  • savour/ˈseɪvə/verbB2+2 meaningsTo enjoy a taste slowly and completely.
  • saw/sɔː/nounA12 meaningsA tool with a toothed blade for cutting wood.
  • say/seɪ/verbA14 meaningsTo speak words out loud.
  • scald/skɔld/nounB2+2 meaningsA burn caused by hot liquid or steam.
  • scamper/ˈskæmpə/verbC1To run with quick short light steps.
  • scan/skæn/verbB14 meaningsTo look over something quickly to find the part you want.
  • scathe/skeɪð/verbC2To injure or to wither with criticism.
  • scatter/ˈskætə/verbB1+3 meaningsTo throw or drop things so that they spread over a wide area.
  • scavenge/ˈskæv.ɪndʒ/verbB2+To search through waste for anything useful.
  • schedule/ˈʃɛd͡ʒuːl/nounA23 meaningsA plan showing when things will happen.
  • scheme/skiːm/nounB24 meaningsAn official or organized plan, especially one run by a government or company.
  • scoff/skɒf/verbC12 meaningsTo speak about something with mocking contempt.
  • scold/ˈskəʊ̯ld/verbB1+2 meaningsTo tell somebody off angrily.
  • scoop/skuːp/nounB15 meaningsA deep spoon-shaped tool for lifting loose or soft material.
  • scoot/skuːt/verbB2To move quickly and lightly, or to shift along.
  • scorch/skɔːtʃ/verbB2+To burn the surface of something so that it discolours.
  • scorchingadjectiveB2+3 meaningsExtremely hot, hot enough to burn.
  • score/skɔː/nounA25 meaningsThe number of points each side or each person has.
  • scour/ˈskaʊə/verbB2+2 meaningsTo search a place thoroughly.
  • scowl/skaʊl/verbB2+To look at somebody with an angry frown.
  • scrabble/ˈskɹæbəl/verbB23 meaningsTo scratch or grope about hurriedly with the hands or claws.
  • scram/skɹæm/verbC2To leave quickly, used as an order.
  • scramble/ˈskɹæmbl̩/verbB24 meaningsTo cook eggs by stirring them in a pan until they set.
  • scrap/ˈskɹæp/nounB24 meaningsA small piece left over from something larger.
  • scrape/skɹeɪp/verbB16 meaningsTo pull a hard edge across a surface to take off what is stuck to it.
  • scratch/skɹæt͡ʃ/verbB15 meaningsTo rub your nails over your skin because it itches.
  • scrawl/skɹɔːl/verbC1To write hastily and untidily.
  • scream/skɹiːm/verbB15 meaningsTo cry out loudly and high in fear, pain or excitement.
  • screech/skɹiːt͡ʃ/verbB23 meaningsTo make a high, harsh, unpleasant sound.
  • screen/ˈskɹiːn/nounA25 meaningsThe flat surface of a phone, computer or television on which pictures and text appear.
  • screen shareverbB1To show the others what is on your own display.
  • screenshot/ˈskriːn.ʃɒt/nounB12 meaningsA picture a device takes of its own screen.
  • screw/ˈskɹuː/nounB12 meaningsA threaded pin driven in by turning.
  • scrimp/skɹɪmp/verbC2To spend as little as possible.
  • scroll/skɹəʊl/verbB1+3 meaningsTo move text or images up, down or across a screen.