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

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  • stumble/ˈstʌmbəl/verbB25 meaningsTo catch your foot and briefly lose your balance while walking.
  • stump/stʌmp/nounB1+4 meaningsThe base of a tree left in the ground after the trunk is cut away.
  • stunt/stʌnt/nounB22 meaningsA dangerous action performed for the camera.
  • stutter/ˈstʌtɚ/verbB1+3 meaningsTo repeat sounds or get stuck on them while speaking.
  • subdue/səbˈdu/verbC12 meaningsTo bring somebody or something under control by force.
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  • subtract/səbˈtɹækt/verbB2To take one amount away from another.
  • succeed/səkˈsiːd/verbA2+2 meaningsTo reach the result you were working for.
  • sue/sjuː/verbB22 meaningsTo take somebody to court to claim money or redress.
  • suffocate/ˈsʌfəkeɪt/verbB22 meaningsTo die or kill through being unable to breathe.
  • suggest/səˈd͡ʒɛst/verbA24 meaningsTo put an idea or plan forward for others to consider.
  • sulk/sʌlk/verbB22 meaningsTo go quiet and moody because you did not get your way.
  • sum/sʌm/nounB24 meaningsThe total reached by adding numbers together.
  • summon/ˈsʌmən/verbB23 meaningsTo order someone to come, especially by official authority.
  • support/səˈpɔːt/verbA24 meaningsTo help somebody and be on their side.
  • suppose/səˈpəʊz/verbA23 meaningsTo think something is probably true without having proof.
  • surface/ˈsɜː.fɪs/nounB12 meaningsThe outside or top layer of something.
  • surrender/səˈɹɛndə(ɹ)/verbB13 meaningsTo stop fighting and give yourself up.
  • surround/səˈɹaʊnd/verbB24 meaningsTo be positioned all the way around something or someone.
  • survey/ˈsɜːveɪ/nounB1+4 meaningsA set of questions asked of many people to find out what they think or do.
  • survive/səˈvaɪv/verbA22 meaningsTo stay alive through danger or disaster.
  • suspect/ˈsʌspɛkt/nounB14 meaningsSomebody the police think may have committed a crime.
  • suspend/səsˈpɛnd/verbB22 meaningsTo stop something for a time, or ban somebody temporarily.
  • sustain/səˈsteɪn/verbB24 meaningsTo keep something going over a period of time.
  • 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.
  • swan/swɒn/nounB22 meaningsA large white water bird with a long curved neck.
  • swarm/swɔɹm/nounB1+2 meaningsA thick moving cloud of insects.
  • swat/swɒt/verbB23 meaningsTo hit something small with a quick, flat blow.
  • sway/ˈsweɪ̯/verbB23 meaningsTo move slowly from side to side.
  • swear/ˈswɛə(ɹ)/verbB23 meaningsTo promise something in a serious and formal way, sometimes in front of a court or an official.
  • sweep/swiːp/verbB13 meaningsTo clean a floor with a long brush.
  • sweeten/ˈswiːtən/verbB22 meaningsTo make something taste sweeter.
  • swerve/swɜːv/verbB2+4 meaningsTo turn suddenly to one side while moving, so as to avoid something.
  • swig/swɪɡ/nounB2+2 meaningsA large mouthful of drink taken quickly.
  • 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.
  • swirl/swɜːl/verbB22 meaningsTo move in a twisting, circling flow.
  • swish/swɪʃ/verbB22 meaningsTo move with a soft hissing sound.
  • swoop/ˈswuːp/verbB22 meaningsTo drop suddenly through the air onto something.
  • tab/tæb/nounB15 meaningsA small flap or strip sticking out from the edge of something, there to be gripped, pulled or read.
  • tack/tæk/nounB24 meaningsA short nail with a wide flat head, pushed in by hand.
  • tackle/ˈtækəl/verbB17 meaningsTo stop an opponent and try to take the ball from them.
  • tail/ˈteɪ̯l/nounA25 meaningsThe long part sticking out from the rear end of an animal's body.
  • tailor/ˈteɪlɚ/nounB23 meaningsA person whose job is making, altering and fitting clothes to a customer's measurements.
  • take/ˈteɪ̯k/verbA18 meaningsTo reach out and get hold of something with your hands.
  • tally/ˈtæli/nounB2+2 meaningsA running count kept with marks.
  • tame/teɪm/adjectiveB24 meaningsOf an animal, used to people and not dangerous.
  • tangle/ˈtæŋ.ɡəl/nounB22 meaningsA confused, twisted mass.
  • tap/tæp/nounA24 meaningsThe fitting you turn or push to let water out of a pipe.
  • target/ˈtɑː.ɡɪt/nounA24 meaningsA result somebody is expected to achieve.
  • task/tɑːsk/nounA2+2 meaningsOne piece of work that needs doing.
  • taste/teɪst/verbA24 meaningsTo try a little food or drink to see what it is like.
  • taunt/tɔːnt/verbB22 meaningsTo try to hurt or provoke somebody with words.
  • team/ˈtiːm/nounA12 meaningsA group working or playing together towards one goal.
  • tease/tiːz/verbB14 meaningsTo make playful fun of someone, meaning no real harm.
  • tell/tɛl/verbA15 meaningsTo give someone information in words.
  • tempt/tɛmpt/verbB2To make someone want to do something they should not.
  • tend/ˈtɛnd/verbB12 meaningsTo be likely or inclined to do something.
  • tense/tɛns/adjectiveB15 meaningsNervous and unable to relax.