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

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  • schoolgirl/ˈskuːlɡɜː(ɹ)l/nounB2A girl who attends school.
  • science/ˈsaɪ.əns/nounA13 meaningsThe study of the world through observation and experiment.
  • scoop/skuːp/nounB15 meaningsA deep spoon-shaped tool for lifting loose or soft material.
  • scooter/ˈskuːtə(ɹ)/nounB13 meaningsA board on two small wheels with an upright handle, pushed along with one foot.
  • scope/skəʊp/nounC14 meaningsThe full extent of what something covers or deals with.
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score
/skɔː/
nounA25 meanings
The number of points each side or each person has.
  • scorpion tailnounB2The curved stinging tip on the end of a scorpion.
  • scrabble/ˈskɹæbəl/verbB23 meaningsTo scratch or grope about hurriedly with the hands or claws.
  • 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.
  • scrap metalnounB2Waste metal collected to be melted and used again.
  • scrape/skɹeɪp/verbB16 meaningsTo pull a hard edge across a surface to take off what is stuck to it.
  • scratching postnounB2The upright a cat is meant to claw instead of furniture.
  • 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 readernounB2Software that reads out what is on a display.
  • screen time/ˈskɹiːn ˌtaɪ̯m/nounB2How long you spend looking at a device.
  • screening/ˈskɹiːnɪŋ/nounB22 meaningsA showing of a film to an audience.
  • scribble/ˈskɹɪbəl/nounB2Careless writing that is hard to read.
  • scripture/ˈskɹɪpt͡ʃɚ/nounB2The writings a religion holds sacred.
  • scroll/skɹəʊl/verbB1+3 meaningsTo move text or images up, down or across a screen.
  • scrub/skɹʌb/verbB14 meaningsTo clean something by rubbing it hard with a brush or a rough cloth.
  • scuba/ˈskuːbə/nounB2Breathing gear carried on the back under water.
  • scum/skʌm/nounB22 meaningsA dirty film on the surface of a liquid.
  • scurry/ˈskʌ.ɹi/verbB2+2 meaningsTo hurry along with short quick steps.
  • sea urchin/ˈsi ˌɝtʃɪ̈n/nounB2A round sea creature covered in sharp spines.
  • seal/siːl/nounB14 meaningsA sea animal with flippers and a thick coat that swims in cold water and comes ashore on rocks.
  • seam/ˈsiːm/nounB23 meaningsA line of stitching where two pieces of cloth are joined.
  • seaman/ˈsiːmən/nounB2A sailor of the lower ranks.
  • search partynounB2A group that goes out looking for somebody lost.
  • season[ˈsiː.zn̩]nounA24 meaningsOne of the four divisions of the year, each with its own weather.
  • seasonal menunounB2A list of dishes that changes with the year.
  • seat/siːt/nounA22 meaningsThe place where one person sits.
  • seatpostnounB2The tube that holds the seat at the right height.
  • second/ˈsɛk.ənd/nounA15 meaningsA unit of time; sixty of them make a minute.
  • second personnounB2The form used when speaking to somebody.
  • secondary/ˈsɛkənd(ə)ɹɪ/adjectiveB24 meaningsLess important than the main thing.
  • secondary sourcenounB2An account written later by someone studying it.
  • seconds/ˈsɛk.əndz/nounB2A second helping of the same dish.
  • secretary/ˈsɛk.ɹə.tə.ɹi/nounA2+3 meaningsSomebody employed to handle letters, calls and appointments in an office.
  • sector/ˈsɛk.təɹ/nounB2One distinct part of an economy or an area.
  • security clearancenounB2Official permission to see secret material.
  • security tagnounB2The device that sounds an alarm if goods leave unpaid.
  • sediment layernounB2One band of silt, sand or mud in rock, marking material that settled at a particular time.
  • seed/siːd/nounB13 meaningsThe small hard part of a plant that a new plant grows from.
  • seed podnounB2The case that holds a plant's seeds until they are ready.
  • seeker/ˈsiːkə/nounB2Somebody looking for something.
  • seesaw/ˈsiː.sɔː/nounB22 meaningsA playground plank where one rider rises as the other sinks.
  • seizure/ˈsiː.ʒə(ɹ)/nounB22 meaningsA sudden fit caused by abnormal brain activity.
  • selection/səˈlɛkʃən/nounB22 meaningsThe choosing of somebody or something.
  • self-carenounB2Looking after your own health and spirits deliberately.
  • self-control/ˌsɛlf kənˈtɹoʊl/nounB2The power to master your own urges and temper by strength of mind alone.
  • self-defencenounB2The protecting of yourself from attack.
  • self-esteem/ˌsɛlf.əˈstiːm/nounB2How much you value and believe in yourself.
  • self-respectnounB2A sense of your own dignity strong enough to stop you from acting in ways that would demean you.
  • self-studynounB2Learning on your own without a teacher.
  • self-tannounB2A lotion that browns the skin without sun.
  • selfishness/ˈsɛl.fɪʃ.nəs/nounB2Caring only about what suits you.
  • seminar/ˈsɛmɪnɑɹ/nounB2+2 meaningsA small university class based on discussion of a set text or topic.