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  • shrine/ʃɹaɪ̯n/nounB2A small holy place built around a sacred object.
  • shrink wrapnounB2Plastic film drawn tight round a load by heat.
  • shrug/ˈʃɹʌɡ/verbB22 meaningsTo raise the shoulders to show indifference or ignorance.
  • shudder/ˈʃʌdə/verbB22 meaningsTo shake suddenly with cold or horror.
  • shuffle/ˈʃʌfəl/verbB1+4 meaningsTo mix playing cards into a random order.
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The orderly closing down of a running system.
  • shutter/ˈʃʌtəː/nounB1+2 meaningsA hinged cover that closes over a window.
  • shutter speednounB2How long the sensor is left open to the light.
  • sibling/ˈsɪb.lɪŋ/nounB2A brother or a sister.
  • side hustlenounB2Paid work done outside your main job.
  • side-effectnounB2An unwanted result of taking a medicine.
  • sideburns/ˈsaɪd.bɜː(ɹ)nz/nounB2Strips of hair grown down in front of the ears.
  • sieve/sɪv/nounB1+2 meaningsA fine net used to remove lumps from flour or a sauce.
  • sigh/saɪ/verbB23 meaningsTo let out a long deep breath showing tiredness, relief or disappointment.
  • sign/saɪn/nounA26 meaningsA board or notice put up to give information or a warning.
  • signature/ˈsɪɡ.nə.t͡ʃə/nounB24 meaningsYour name written by yourself, used to show that you agree to something.
  • signature dishnounB2The one dish a place is known for.
  • significance/sɪɡˈnɪfɪkəns/nounB23 meaningsThe importance or weight of something.
  • signpost/ˈsaɪnˌpoʊst/nounB2+3 meaningsA post with signs showing directions and distances.
  • silence/ˈsaɪlən(t)s/nounB14 meaningsComplete absence of sound.
  • silhouette/ˌsɪlʊˈɛt/nounB2+4 meaningsA dark shape seen against a lighter background.
  • silk/sɪlk/nounB22 meaningsA fine smooth cloth made from the thread of silkworms.
  • silver/ˈsɪl.və/nounA25 meaningsA soft shiny grey-white metal, used for jewellery, coins and cutlery.
  • sin/ˈsɪn/nounB12 meaningsAn act that breaks a religious law.
  • sincerity/sɪnˈsɛɹəti/nounB2Meaning honestly what you say.
  • single tracknounB2A line with only one set of rails for both directions.
  • sink/ˈsɪŋk/nounB15 meaningsThe fixed basin with taps where you wash dishes or your hands.
  • siren/ˈsaɪəɹən/nounB13 meaningsA device that makes a loud warning sound, and the sound it makes.
  • sister/ˈsɪs.tə(ɹ)/nounA12 meaningsA girl or woman with the same parents as you.
  • sister-in-law/ˈsɪs.tɚ.ɪn.lɔ/nounB2Your partner's sister, or your brother's wife.
  • situation/ˌsɪt.juːˈeɪ.ʃən/nounA13 meaningsThe way things are at a particular time.
  • sizzle/ˈsɪzəl/verbB23 meaningsTo make the hissing, crackling sound of food cooking in hot fat.
  • skateboard/ˈskeɪt.bɔːd/nounB22 meaningsA short board on four small wheels that you stand on and push along with one foot.
  • skeleton/ˈskɛlɪtən/nounB12 meaningsAll the bones of a body together.
  • sketch/ˈskɛt͡ʃ/nounB15 meaningsA quick rough drawing.
  • skewer/ˈskjuː.ə/nounB2+4 meaningsA long thin pin of wood or metal pushed through pieces of food to hold them together while they cook.
  • ski jumpnounB2Launching off a ramp to fly as far as possible on skis.
  • skid/ˈskɪd/verbB23 meaningsTo slide sideways or forward without grip, out of control.
  • skillet/ˈskɪl.ɪt/nounB2A heavy flat pan with sloping sides.
  • skip/skɪp/verbB15 meaningsTo move forward with light hops from one foot to the other.
  • skipper/ˈskɪp.ə/nounB22 meaningsThe person in charge of a boat.
  • skirt/skɜːt/nounA12 meaningsClothing hanging from the waist with no separate legs.
  • skirting boardnounB2The strip of wood along the bottom of a wall.
  • skylight/ˈskaɪˌlaɪt/nounB2A window set into a roof.
  • slab/slæb/nounB2A thick flat piece of stone or other material.
  • slack/slæk/adjectiveB13 meaningsLoose; not pulled tight.
  • slam/ˈslæm/verbB14 meaningsTo shut something with great force and a loud bang.
  • slang/ˈslæŋ/nounB2The relaxed street vocabulary never found in formal writing.
  • slap/slæp/verbB13 meaningsTo hit someone with the flat of an open hand.
  • slate/sleɪt/nounB26 meaningsA grey rock that splits into flat sheets.
  • slaughter/ˈslɔːtə/nounB22 meaningsThe killing of animals for meat.
  • sleeper/ˈsliːpə(ɹ)/nounB25 meaningsA person who is asleep, especially thought of by how easily they wake.
  • sleeper trainnounB2A train with beds for overnight journeys.
  • slick/slɪk/adjectiveB23 meaningsSmoothly skilful, sometimes suspiciously so.
  • slide/ˈslaɪ̯d/nounA25 meaningsA smooth sloping structure that children sit on and go down.
  • slight/slaɪt/adjectiveB24 meaningsSmall in amount or degree, and hard to notice.
  • slime/slaɪm/nounB2A soft unpleasant slippery substance.
  • sling/ˈslɪŋ/nounB22 meaningsA cloth loop that supports an injured arm.
  • slip/ˈslɪp/verbB17 meaningsTo slide by accident on a smooth or wet surface and lose your balance.
  • slip roadnounB2The short road joining or leaving a motorway.