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

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  • stretch/stɹɛt͡ʃ/verbB14 meaningsTo pull your arms, legs or body out to their full length.
  • string/stɹɪŋ/nounB14 meaningsThin cord used for tying things.
  • stripe/stɹaɪp/nounB1A long straight coloured line.
  • stroke/stɹəʊk/nounB22 meaningsA sudden blockage of blood to part of the brain.
  • stroll/stɹəʊl/verbB13 meaningsTo walk slowly and without hurry, for pleasure.
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nounB12 meanings
A tiny flat with one main room.
  • study/ˈstʌd.i/verbA14 meaningsTo spend time learning about a subject.
  • stuff/stʌf/nounA25 meaningsThings in general: possessions, materials or activities.
  • stupidity/stjuːˈpɪdɪti/nounB1Behaviour showing a serious lack of intelligence or sense.
  • stutter/ˈstʌtɚ/verbB1+3 meaningsTo repeat sounds or get stuck on them while speaking.
  • style/staɪl/nounA13 meaningsThe way somebody does something or dresses.
  • subject/ˈsʌb.d͡ʒɛkt/nounA24 meaningsAn area of study.
  • submarine/sʌb.məˈɹiːn/nounB12 meaningsA vessel that travels under the surface of the sea.
  • subscription/səbˈskɹɪpʃən/nounB1+3 meaningsA regular payment that keeps a service, a paper or a magazine coming to you.
  • substance/ˈsʌbstəns/nounB12 meaningsA particular kind of matter.
  • 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.
  • subway/ˈsʌbˌweɪ/nounA2+2 meaningsAn underground urban railway (American English).
  • success/səkˈsɛs/nounB12 meaningsThe achieving of what you set out to do.
  • sudoku/sʊˈdəʊku/nounB1A puzzle of filling a grid so no number repeats.
  • suggestion/səˈd͡ʒɛst.ʃən/nounB12 meaningsAn idea put forward for others to consider.
  • suicide/ˈs(j)uːɪˌsaɪd/nounB1The act of deliberately killing yourself.
  • suit/sjuːt/nounA25 meaningsA jacket with matching trousers or skirt, worn to work or to formal occasions.
  • summertimenounB1The warmest season of the year.
  • sunrise/ˈsʌnɹaɪz/nounB12 meaningsThe time when the sun first appears above the horizon.
  • sunset/ˈsʌnˌsɛt/nounB12 meaningsThe time when the sun goes below the horizon.
  • supplies/səˈplaɪz/nounB12 meaningsThe food, water and equipment needed to keep going.
  • supplies cupboardnounB1The store where pens and paper are kept.
  • supply/səˈplaɪ/verbB12 meaningsTo make something available to those who need it.
  • support/səˈpɔːt/verbA24 meaningsTo help somebody and be on their side.
  • surf/sɜːf/nounB12 meaningsThe line of white water where waves break.
  • surface/ˈsɜː.fɪs/nounB12 meaningsThe outside or top layer of something.
  • surgery/ˈsɜː.d͡ʒə.ɹi/nounB12 meaningsMedical treatment that opens the body.
  • 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.
  • swap/ˈswɒp/verbB12 meaningsTo give one thing and get another back.
  • sweat/swɛt/nounB12 meaningsThe salty liquid produced by the skin when hot or anxious.
  • sweatshirt/ˈswɛtʃəːt/nounB1A loose thick cotton top with long sleeves.
  • sweep/swiːp/verbB13 meaningsTo clean a floor with a long brush.
  • sweet/swiːt/adjectiveA14 meaningsTasting of sugar.
  • sweetie/ˈswiːti/nounA22 meaningsAn affectionate name for somebody dear to you.
  • sweetness/ˈswiːtnəs/nounB12 meaningsThe quality of tasting of sugar.
  • swell/swɛl/nounB12 meaningsLong rolling waves left after a distant storm.
  • swimmer/ˈswɪm.ə/nounB1A person who swims.
  • swimming trunksnounB1Short garments a man swims in.
  • 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.
  • symbol/ˈsɪmbəl/nounA2+2 meaningsA simple mark or object standing for something bigger.
  • sync/sɪŋk/verbB1+3 meaningsTo make the same data appear on two or more devices.
  • syrup/ˈsɪ.ɹəp/nounB1A thick sweet liquid.
  • system/ˈsɪstəm/nounA24 meaningsA set of connected parts working together as a whole.
  • tab/tæb/nounB15 meaningsA small flap or strip sticking out from the edge of something, there to be gripped, pulled or read.
  • table/ˈteɪbl̩/nounA12 meaningsFlat furniture with legs, used for eating and working.
  • table mannersnounB1How you are expected to behave while eating.
  • tackle/ˈtækəl/verbB17 meaningsTo stop an opponent and try to take the ball from them.
  • taekwondo/ˌtaɪkwɑnˈdoʊ/nounB1A Korean martial art known for high kicks.
  • tag/tæɡ/nounA24 meaningsA small label attached to something, showing a price, a name or an instruction.
  • tail/ˈteɪ̯l/nounA25 meaningsThe long part sticking out from the rear end of an animal's body.