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

Letter
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
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883 words · showing 721–780

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  • sound/ˈsaʊ̯nd/nounA17 meaningsSomething you hear; vibration travelling through the air to the ear.
  • spare/spɛə(ɹ)/verbB16 meaningsTo choose not to harm, punish or kill someone you have power over.
  • sparkle/ˈspɑː.kəl/verbB12 meaningsTo shine with quick bright points of light.
  • speak/spiːk/verbA14 meaningsTo use your voice to say words.
  • speed/spiːd/nounA22 meaningsHow fast something moves.
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/spɛl/
verbA24 meanings
To name or write the letters of a word in the right order.
  • spill/spɪl/verbB14 meaningsTo let liquid or loose material fall out of its container by accident.
  • spin/spɪn/verbB14 meaningsTo turn round and round quickly on one spot.
  • spit/spɪt/verbB16 meaningsTo force saliva or another liquid out of your mouth.
  • splash/splæʃ/nounA2+4 meaningsThe sound and the scatter of water when something hits it.
  • split/splɪt/verbA24 meaningsTo break or divide along a line.
  • spoil/spɔɪl/verbB15 meaningsTo ruin something, or damage the quality of it.
  • sponge/spʌnd͡ʒ/nounB13 meaningsA soft absorbent block used for washing.
  • spot/spɒt/verbB15 meaningsTo see or notice something, especially something you were looking for or something hard to see.
  • spread/spɹɛd/verbB14 meaningsTo push something soft thinly across a surface.
  • spring/ˈspɹɪŋ/nounA14 meaningsThe season between winter and summer.
  • sprinkle/ˈspɹɪŋkəl/verbB14 meaningsTo scatter small drops or pieces of something over a surface.
  • sprout/spɹaʊt/verbC12 meaningsTo send up a first small shoot.
  • spy/spaɪ/nounB12 meaningsSomebody who secretly gathers information for another country.
  • squash/skwɒʃ/nounB26 meaningsA hard-skinned vegetable of the pumpkin family, with firm flesh inside.
  • squeak/skwiːk/verbB12 meaningsTo make a short high thin sound.
  • squeeze/skwiːz/verbB15 meaningsTo press something firmly, especially from both sides.
  • squirt/skwɝt/verbB12 meaningsTo send liquid out in a thin fast jet.
  • stage/steɪd͡ʒ/nounA24 meaningsThe raised area where performers appear.
  • stall/stɔːl/nounB23 meaningsOne animal's compartment in a barn.
  • stamp/stæmp/nounA2+4 meaningsA small piece of gummed paper stuck to a letter to pay for it to be carried.
  • stand/ˈstænd/verbA19 meaningsTo be on your feet, upright, not sitting or lying down.
  • starch/ˈstɑːt͡ʃ/verbB22 meaningsTo stiffen cloth with a special liquid.
  • steady/ˈstɛdi/adjectiveB14 meaningsFirmly fixed and not shaking or moving.
  • steam/stiːm/nounA24 meaningsThe hot cloud of water vapour that rises from boiling water.
  • step/stɛp/nounA15 meaningsOne movement of putting a foot down in walking.
  • stick/stɪk/nounA22 meaningsA thin piece of wood broken from a tree.
  • sting/ˈstɪŋ/verbB15 meaningsTo cause a sharp burning pain, especially by piercing the skin.
  • stink/stɪŋk/verbB13 meaningsTo give off a very bad smell.
  • 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.
  • strap/stɹæp/nounB12 meaningsA narrow band that holds or fastens something.
  • stray/stɹeɪ/nounB13 meaningsAn animal living without an owner.
  • stress/ˈstɹɛs/nounB15 meaningsWorry and mental pressure caused by a difficult situation.
  • stretch/stɹɛt͡ʃ/verbB14 meaningsTo pull your arms, legs or body out to their full length.
  • stroke/stɹəʊk/nounB22 meaningsA sudden blockage of blood to part of the brain.
  • stroll/stɹəʊl/verbB13 meaningsTo walk slowly and without hurry, for pleasure.
  • study/ˈstʌd.i/verbA14 meaningsTo spend time learning about a subject.
  • stuff/stʌf/nounA25 meaningsThings in general: possessions, materials or activities.
  • stutter/ˈstʌtɚ/verbB1+3 meaningsTo repeat sounds or get stuck on them while speaking.
  • subject/ˈsʌb.d͡ʒɛkt/nounA24 meaningsAn area of study.
  • substitute/ˈsʌb.stɪ.tʃuːt/nounB12 meaningsA player waiting to replace a teammate.
  • subtitlesnounB13 meaningsLines of text at the bottom of a screen showing what is being said, translated or written out.
  • suffer/ˈsʌfə/verbB12 meaningsTo feel pain or hardship over a period of time.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • surf/sɜːf/nounB12 meaningsThe line of white water where waves break.
  • surface/ˈsɜː.fɪs/nounB12 meaningsThe outside or top layer of something.
  • surrender/səˈɹɛndə(ɹ)/verbB13 meaningsTo stop fighting and give yourself up.
  • suspect/ˈsʌspɛkt/nounB14 meaningsSomebody the police think may have committed a crime.
  • 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.