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

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  • senate/ˈsɛnɪt/nounB22 meaningsThe upper house of a parliament in many countries.
  • senator/ˈsɛn.ə.tə/nounB2An elected member of an upper house of lawmakers.
  • senior/ˈsiːnjə(ɹ)/adjectiveB13 meaningsHigher in rank or position.
  • sensitive skinnounB2Skin that reacts easily to products.
  • sensitivity/ˌsɛn.sɪˈtɪv.ɪ.ti/nounC12 meaningsHow easily something reacts or is hurt.
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A device that detects heat, light, movement or another physical change and signals it.
  • sentence/ˈsɛn.təns/nounA13 meaningsA complete set of words that makes sense on its own, beginning with a capital letter and ending with a full stop.
  • seonounB2Shaping a site so search engines rank it higher.
  • separation/ˌsɛp.əˈɹeɪ.ʃən/nounB22 meaningsThe pulling apart of things.
  • sequence/ˈsiː.kwəns/nounB25 meaningsA set of things following one another in a fixed order.
  • serial/ˈsɪə.ɹɪ.əl/nounB23 meaningsA story published or broadcast in separate parts over a period of time.
  • seriousness/ˈsɪɹiəsnəs/nounB22 meaningsThe degree to which something is grave or severe.
  • sermon/ˈsɜː.mən/nounB2A talk given to a congregation about belief and conduct.
  • serpent/ˈsɜːpənt/nounB2A great snake, especially one of legend.
  • serum/ˈsɪəɹəm/nounB22 meaningsA concentrated liquid skin treatment.
  • service chargenounB2A percentage added to the bill for the staff.
  • service plannounB2An agreement covering repairs for a fixed monthly sum.
  • session/ˈsɛ.ʃən/nounB14 meaningsA period of time spent doing one particular activity.
  • set/sɛt/verbA27 meaningsTo put something somewhere carefully, or arrange it ready for use.
  • set squarenounB2A flat triangle used to draw and check right angles.
  • settlement/ˈsɛ.təl.mənt/nounB22 meaningsAn agreement that ends a dispute without a full trial.
  • sewage/ˈsuː.ɪd͡ʒ/nounB2The waste water carried away from buildings.
  • seychellesnounB2Indian Ocean islands of granite boulders and honeymoon beaches.
  • shack/ʃæk/nounB2A roughly built shelter of scraps.
  • shade/ʃeɪd/nounB24 meaningsThe cool dark area where sunlight is blocked.
  • shadow/ˈʃædəʊ̯/nounB14 meaningsThe dark shape made when something blocks the light.
  • shaft/ˈʃɑːft/nounB22 meaningsA vertical passage down into a mine.
  • shake/ˈʃeɪk/verbA24 meaningsTo move something quickly back and forth.
  • shame/ˈʃeɪ̯m/nounB24 meaningsThe painful feeling of having lost the respect of others, or of yourself, because of something you did.
  • share/ʃɛə/verbA24 meaningsTo let somebody else have part of what is yours.
  • shaving/ˈʃeɪvɪŋ/nounB2A thin curl of wood taken off by a blade.
  • shawl/ʃɔːl/nounB2A large piece of fabric worn draped over the shoulders.
  • shed/ʃɛd/nounB12 meaningsA simple wooden building used for storage.
  • shedding/ˈʃɛdɪŋ/nounB2The seasonal loss of an animal's coat.
  • sheet masknounB2A soaked fabric face covering left on for minutes.
  • shelf edge labelnounB2The small card on the shelf giving the price.
  • shelf spacenounB2How much room a product gets in a shop.
  • shell/ʃɛl/nounB17 meaningsThe hard outer covering of an egg, a nut, a seed, or an animal such as a snail, crab or tortoise.
  • sheltered spotnounB2A place out of the wind.
  • shepherd/ˈʃɛpəd/nounB22 meaningsSomebody who looks after sheep.
  • shimmer/ˈʃɪm.ə(ɹ)/verbC23 meaningsTo shine with a soft wavering light.
  • shipment/ˈʃɪpmənt/nounB1+2 meaningsA batch of goods sent together.
  • shirtsleevesnounB2The sleeves of a shirt, used to describe someone wearing no jacket over it.
  • shoot/ʃuːt/verbB17 meaningsTo fire a gun, a bow or another weapon.
  • shop/ʃɒp/nounA13 meaningsA place where goods are sold.
  • shopaholicnounB2A person who simply cannot stop buying things.
  • shopkeeper/ˈʃɒpkiːpə/nounB2Somebody who owns or runs a small shop.
  • shoplifternounB2Someone who steals goods from a shop.
  • short circuitnounB2A fault where current takes a wrong easy path.
  • shortage/ˈʃɔː(ɹ)tɪd͡ʒ/nounB2Less than is needed.
  • shortnessnounB22 meaningsThe quality of being brief or small in length.
  • shot/ʃɒt/nounB13 meaningsThe firing of a gun.
  • shot put/ˈʃɒtpʊt/nounB2Throwing a heavy metal ball as far as you can.
  • shoulder/ˈʃəʊldə/nounA25 meaningsThe joint where the arm joins the body, and the flat area above it.
  • show jumpingnounB2Riding a horse over a course of fences against the clock.
  • show-off/ˈʃəʊ ˌɒf/nounB2A person who tries to impress others with their abilities.
  • shower/ˈʃaʊ.ə(ɹ)/nounA16 meaningsA device that sprays water over you for washing, or the small space it stands in.
  • showjumpingnounB2A contest of riding a horse over fences.
  • shred/ʃɹɛd/verbB1+4 meaningsTo cut or tear something into long thin strips.
  • shriek/ʃɹiːk/verbB22 meaningsTo make a loud, high, piercing cry.