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

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  • slip-up/ˈslɪpʌp/nounB2A small careless error.
  • slit/ˈslɪt/verbB22 meaningsTo cut a long, narrow opening in or along something.
  • sliver/ˈslɪvə/nounB2A very thin narrow piece broken off something.
  • slope/sloʊp/nounB22 meaningsA surface that rises or falls at an angle.
  • slot/slɒt/nounB22 meaningsA narrow opening for inserting something.
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The central European country of Bratislava and the Tatra mountains.
  • slovenianounB2The small green Alpine country of Ljubljana and Lake Bled.
  • slumber/ˈslʌm.bə/nounB2Sleep, especially peaceful sleep.
  • slump/slʌmp/verbB23 meaningsTo sit or fall heavily, with no energy left.
  • slurp/slɜːp/verbB2+2 meaningsTo drink or eat noisily, with a sucking sound.
  • slush/slʌʃ/nounB2Partly melted, dirty snow.
  • small talknounB2Polite conversation about unimportant matters.
  • smash/smæʃ/verbB13 meaningsTo break something violently into pieces.
  • smear/smɪə(ɹ)/verbB22 meaningsTo spread something greasy across a surface.
  • smirk/smɜːk/verbB22 meaningsTo smile in a self-satisfied or knowing way.
  • smoke/sməʊk/nounA25 meaningsThe grey or black cloud given off by something burning.
  • smooch/smuːt͡ʃ/nounB2A long affectionate kiss.
  • smudge/smʌd͡ʒ/verbB22 meaningsTo smear a mark by rubbing it.
  • smugglingnounB2Moving goods across a border in secret.
  • snag/snæɡ/nounB22 meaningsA hidden difficulty.
  • snake/sneɪk/nounA12 meaningsA long legless animal that moves along the ground.
  • snap/snæp/verbB14 meaningsTo break suddenly with a short sharp sound.
  • snatch/snæt͡ʃ/verbB22 meaningsTo seize something quickly and roughly.
  • sneak/sniːk/verbB14 meaningsTo go somewhere quietly and secretly so that nobody sees you.
  • sneer/snɪə̯/verbB2+2 meaningsTo smile or speak with obvious contempt.
  • sniff/snɪf/verbB24 meaningsTo breathe in sharply through the nose, loudly enough to be heard.
  • sniff test/ˈsnɪf tɛst/nounB2Deciding whether food has gone off by smelling it.
  • sniffle/ˈsnɪf.əl/verbB22 meaningsTo breathe noisily through a blocked nose.
  • snip/snɪp/verbB22 meaningsTo cut with one quick stroke of scissors.
  • sniper/ˈsnaɪ.pɚ/nounB2A shooter who fires accurately from hiding.
  • snitch/snɪt͡ʃ/verbB22 meaningsTo report somebody's wrongdoing to those in charge.
  • snore/snɔː/verbB23 meaningsTo breathe with a loud rough rattling noise while asleep.
  • snort/snɔɹt/verbB22 meaningsTo force air noisily through the nose, often in scorn.
  • snowball/ˈsnəʊbɔːl/nounB2A ball of packed snow, or something growing fast by itself.
  • snowploughnounB2A vehicle with a blade that clears roads of snow.
  • snub/snʌb/nounB2+2 meaningsA deliberate refusal to acknowledge somebody.
  • snug/snʌɡ/adjectiveB23 meaningsWarm, small and comfortable.
  • snug fitnounB2A join tight enough that nothing moves.
  • sob/sɒb/verbB23 meaningsTo cry noisily, drawing sudden sharp breaths.
  • social/ˈsəʊ.ʃəl/adjectiveA23 meaningsTo do with people and how they live together.
  • socket/ˈsɒkɪt/nounB1+2 meaningsThe fitting in the wall where electricity comes out.
  • socket outletnounB2The point in a wall where a plug goes in.
  • softballnounB2A game like baseball with a larger ball and underarm pitching.
  • softness/ˈsɔftnəs/nounB2The quality of yielding gently to touch.
  • soil/sɔɪl/nounB12 meaningsThe top layer of ground in which plants grow.
  • soldier/ˈsəʊld͡ʒə/nounA22 meaningsA person who serves in an army, especially one below officer rank.
  • sole/səʊl/nounB24 meaningsThe flat underside of a foot.
  • solid/ˈsɒl.ɪd/adjectiveB14 meaningsHard and firm, not liquid or gas.
  • solitaire/ˈsɒl.ɪˌtɛə(ɹ)/nounB1+3 meaningsA card game for one player.
  • solo/ˈsoʊ.loʊ/nounB22 meaningsA passage performed by one musician alone.
  • solution/səˈl(j)uːʃən/nounA2+2 meaningsThe answer that ends a problem or difficulty.
  • solvent/ˈsɒlvənt/nounB2+3 meaningsThe liquid in which another substance dissolves.
  • son/sʌn/nounA13 meaningsA person's male child, at any age.
  • son-in-law/ˈsʌnɪnˌlɔː/nounB2The husband of your daughter.
  • sore/sɔː/adjectiveB13 meaningsPainful and tender, especially when touched or moved.
  • sort codenounB2The number identifying which branch holds an account.
  • sorting officenounB2The building where post is separated for delivery.
  • soul/səʊl/nounB12 meaningsThe part of a person believed to outlast the body.
  • sound/ˈsaʊ̯nd/nounA17 meaningsSomething you hear; vibration travelling through the air to the ear.
  • sound engineernounB2The technician who records and balances sound.