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

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  • say/seɪ/verbA14 meaningsTo speak words out loud.
  • scab/skæb/nounB22 meaningsThe hard crust that forms over a healing wound.
  • scald/skɔld/nounB2+2 meaningsA burn caused by hot liquid or steam.
  • scale/skeɪl/nounB24 meaningsThe size of something measured against other things — how big it is, how far it reaches.
  • scale modelnounB2A small copy built to show what the real thing will look like.
  • scalp/skælp/
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The skin covering the top of the head.
  • scalp massagenounB2Rubbing the skin of the head to relax it.
  • scan/skæn/verbB14 meaningsTo look over something quickly to find the part you want.
  • scandal/ˈskændəl/nounB23 meaningsA shocking act or event that becomes public and damages reputations.
  • scanner beltnounB2The moving strip that carries bags through an x-ray.
  • scarce/ˈskɛəs/adjectiveB2So little available that everybody competes for it.
  • scarcely/ˈskɛəsli/adverbB2Only just, or almost not.
  • scarlet/ˈskɑɹlɪt/adjectiveB22 meaningsA brilliant, slightly orange shade of red.
  • scatter/ˈskætə/verbB1+3 meaningsTo throw or drop things so that they spread over a wide area.
  • scattered/ˈskætɚd/adjectiveC12 meaningsSpread about with no order.
  • scenario/sɪˈnɑːɹi.əʊ/nounB2One way things could turn out.
  • scent/sɛnt/nounB2A distinctive smell, often a faint one.
  • scheme/skiːm/nounB24 meaningsAn official or organized plan, especially one run by a government or company.
  • scholar/ˈskɒlə/nounB22 meaningsA person devoted to deep learning.
  • scholarship/ˈskɒləʃɪp/nounB22 meaningsMoney awarded to a student to fund study.
  • school/skuːl/nounA13 meaningsA place where children go to learn.
  • 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.
  • scoot/skuːt/verbB2To move quickly and lightly, or to shift along.
  • 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.
  • scorchingadjectiveB2+3 meaningsExtremely hot, hot enough to burn.
  • score/skɔː/nounA25 meaningsThe number of points each side or each person has.
  • scorpion tailnounB2The curved stinging tip on the end of a scorpion.
  • scour/ˈskaʊə/verbB2+2 meaningsTo search a place thoroughly.
  • 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.
  • scrape throughphraseB2To pass, but only just.
  • scratch your headphraseB2To rub the scalp while puzzled.
  • scratching postnounB2The upright a cat is meant to claw instead of furniture.
  • scratchy/ˈskɹæt͡ʃi/adjectiveB22 meaningsRough enough to irritate the skin.
  • 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.
  • scruffy/ˈskɹʌf.i/adjectiveB2Untidy, worn and not looked after.
  • scrutinise/ˈskɹuːtɪnaɪz/verbB2+2 meaningsTo examine something closely and carefully, looking for details or faults.
  • 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.