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

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  • sink/ˈsɪŋk/nounB15 meaningsThe fixed basin with taps where you wash dishes or your hands.
  • sip/sɪp/verbB12 meaningsTo drink in tiny careful mouthfuls.
  • siren/ˈsaɪəɹən/nounB13 meaningsA device that makes a loud warning sound, and the sound it makes.
  • sit/sɪt/verbA15 meaningsTo rest your body on a chair or other surface, with your weight off your legs.
  • six-pack/ˈsɪksˌpæk/nounB1A pack of six cans or bottles sold together.
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/ˈskɛlɪtən/
nounB12 meanings
All the bones of a body together.
  • sketch/ˈskɛt͡ʃ/nounB15 meaningsA quick rough drawing.
  • skill/skɪl/nounB12 meaningsAn ability learned through practice.
  • skin/skɪn/nounA22 meaningsThe soft outside cover of your body.
  • skinny/ˈskɪni/adjectiveB13 meaningsVery thin, in a way that suggests too little flesh.
  • skip/skɪp/verbB15 meaningsTo move forward with light hops from one foot to the other.
  • skull/ˈskʌl/nounB1The hard bone case that protects the brain.
  • skunk/skʌŋk/nounB1A black-and-white animal that sprays a foul smell.
  • slack/slæk/adjectiveB13 meaningsLoose; not pulled tight.
  • slam/ˈslæm/verbB14 meaningsTo shut something with great force and a loud bang.
  • slap/slæp/verbB13 meaningsTo hit someone with the flat of an open hand.
  • slave/sleɪv/nounB1Somebody owned by another and forced to work without pay.
  • sleeve/sliːv/nounB12 meaningsThe part of a garment covering the arm.
  • slice/slaɪs/nounB12 meaningsA thin flat piece cut from something.
  • slide/ˈslaɪ̯d/nounA25 meaningsA smooth sloping structure that children sit on and go down.
  • slightly/ˈslaɪtli/adverbB12 meaningsTo a small degree; a little.
  • slim/ˈslɪm/adjectiveB14 meaningsAttractively thin; narrow in build.
  • slip/ˈslɪp/verbB17 meaningsTo slide by accident on a smooth or wet surface and lose your balance.
  • slippery/ˈslɪpəɹi/adjectiveB12 meaningsSo smooth or wet that it is hard to hold or stand on.
  • slow/sləʊ/adjectiveA14 meaningsMoving or happening with little speed.
  • slow downphraseB12 meaningsTo reduce speed or pace.
  • slow motion/ˌsləʊˈməʊ.ʃən/nounB1Film played back more slowly than it was recorded.
  • slug/slʌɡ/nounB1A soft shell-less creature like a snail.
  • smack/smæk/verbB13 meaningsTo hit with the flat of the hand.
  • small/smɔl/adjectiveA14 meaningsNot large in size.
  • smart/smɑɹt/adjectiveA25 meaningsQuick to understand things and good at working them out.
  • smash/smæʃ/verbB13 meaningsTo break something violently into pieces.
  • smell/smɛl/verbA24 meaningsTo notice something through your nose.
  • smelly/ˈsmɛli/adjectiveB1Having a strong bad smell.
  • smiley/ˈsmaɪli/nounB12 meaningsA simple drawing of a smiling face.
  • smoke/sməʊk/nounA25 meaningsThe grey or black cloud given off by something burning.
  • smoke alarmnounB1The device that sounds when it senses smoke.
  • smoked/sməʊkt/adjectiveB12 meaningsPreserved and flavoured by hanging in wood smoke.
  • smoked salmonnounB1Cured pink fish sliced thin for bagels.
  • smoker/ˈsmoʊkɚ/nounB1Somebody who smokes tobacco.
  • smoking roomnounB1A room where guests are permitted to smoke.
  • smooth/smuːð/adjectiveB13 meaningsEven to the touch, with no bumps.
  • snap/snæp/verbB14 meaningsTo break suddenly with a short sharp sound.
  • sneak/sniːk/verbB14 meaningsTo go somewhere quietly and secretly so that nobody sees you.
  • sneaky/ˈsniːki/adjectiveB13 meaningsDoing things quietly and secretly so as not to be seen, in a way that seems dishonest.
  • sneeze/sniːz/nounB12 meaningsA sudden noisy burst of air through the nose that you cannot hold back.
  • sniff/snɪf/verbB24 meaningsTo breathe in sharply through the nose, loudly enough to be heard.
  • snot/snɒt/nounB1Mucus from the nose.
  • snow whiteadjectiveB1A pure brilliant white.
  • snuggle/ˈsnʌ.ɡəl/verbB1To settle close against someone or something for warmth and comfort.
  • so far so goodphraseB1Things are going well up to this point.
  • soak/səʊk/verbB12 meaningsTo leave something in liquid until it softens.
  • soap opera/ˈsoʊp ˌɑ.pɚ.ə/nounB1A drama series about the daily lives of a regular cast.
  • soapy/ˈsəʊpi/adjectiveB22 meaningsTasting unpleasantly of detergent.
  • social media/ˌsowʃal ˈmid͡ʒa/phraseB1The apps where people post photos, follow friends, and scroll for hours.
  • social networkingnounB1Keeping in touch with people through websites.
  • social workernounB1The official who helps families and vulnerable people.
  • society/səˈsaɪ.ə.ti/nounA2+3 meaningsPeople in general, living together in an organised way.
  • soda/ˈsəʊdə/nounA22 meaningsIn American English, a sweet fizzy drink.
  • soil/sɔɪl/nounB12 meaningsThe top layer of ground in which plants grow.