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

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6,226 words · showing 5,041–5,100

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  • 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.
  • so-called/ˈsəʊˌkɔːld/adjectiveB2Called that, though the name may not fit.
  • soaked/səʊkt/adjectiveB22 meaningsWet right through.
  • soapy/ˈsəʊpi/
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Tasting unpleasantly of detergent.
  • soar/sɔː/verbB24 meaningsTo rise quickly to a much higher level.
  • sob/sɒb/verbB23 meaningsTo cry noisily, drawing sudden sharp breaths.
  • sober/ˈsəʊ.bə(ɹ)/adjectiveB1+2 meaningsNot affected by alcohol.
  • sociable/ˈsoʊʃəbəl/adjectiveB2Enjoying and seeking out the company of others.
  • 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.
  • soft/sɒft/adjectiveA23 meaningsEasy to press, and gentle to touch.
  • soft-spoken/ˈsɒftˌspəʊkən/adjectiveB2Speaking in a gentle quiet voice.
  • softballnounB2A game like baseball with a larger ball and underarm pitching.
  • soften/ˈsɒfən/verbB1+2 meaningsTo make something softer.
  • softness/ˈsɔftnəs/nounB2The quality of yielding gently to touch.
  • soggy/ˈsɒɡi/adjectiveB2Unpleasantly wet and soft.
  • soil/sɔɪl/nounB12 meaningsThe top layer of ground in which plants grow.
  • solar/ˈsəʊ.lə/adjectiveB2Coming from or belonging to the sun.
  • solar panel/ˈsəʊ.ləˌpæ.nəl/phraseB2The dark rooftop rectangle that turns sunshine into power.
  • soldier/ˈsəʊld͡ʒə/nounA22 meaningsA person who serves in an army, especially one below officer rank.
  • sole/səʊl/nounB24 meaningsThe flat underside of a foot.
  • solemnly/ˈsɒləmli/adverbB2In a grave and serious way.
  • solid/ˈsɒl.ɪd/adjectiveB14 meaningsHard and firm, not liquid or gas.
  • solitaire/ˈsɒl.ɪˌtɛə(ɹ)/nounB1+3 meaningsA card game for one player.
  • solitary/ˈsɑlɪˌtɛɹi/adjectiveB22 meaningsExisting or done all alone.
  • 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.
  • somewhat/ˈsʌmwɒt/adverbB2To a moderate extent.
  • son/sʌn/nounA13 meaningsA person's male child, at any age.
  • son-in-law/ˈsʌnɪnˌlɔː/nounB2The husband of your daughter.
  • sooner or laterphraseB2At some point in the future, inevitably.
  • soothing/ˈsuːðɪŋ/adjectiveB2Gentle enough to calm you.
  • sophisticatedadjectiveB2Refined and complex.
  • sore/sɔː/adjectiveB13 meaningsPainful and tender, especially when touched or moved.
  • sorry/ˈsɒɹi/phraseA15 meaningsSaid to apologise for something you have done or for getting in someone's way.
  • sort codenounB2The number identifying which branch holds an account.
  • sort outphraseB2To resolve a problem or put something in order.
  • 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.
  • soundchecknounB2The test run before an audience is let in.
  • soundtrack/ˈsaʊndˌtɹæk/nounB22 meaningsThe music written for and heard in a film.
  • soundtrack albumnounB2The recorded music from a film, sold on its own.
  • sour/ˈsaʊ.ə/adjectiveA2+4 meaningsHaving a sharp acid taste, like lemon or unripe fruit.
  • sournessnounB2The sharp quality of unripe fruit or vinegar.
  • sow/saʊ/verbB1+3 meaningsTo put seed into the ground for growing.
  • sowing seasonnounB2The weeks when seed goes into the ground.
  • spa/ˈspɑː/nounB22 meaningsA place offering baths, massage and treatments.
  • spa treatmentnounB2A pampering session at a place of baths and massage.
  • space racenounB2The competition to be first into space.
  • spam/spæm/nounC12 meaningsUnwanted junk messages sent in bulk.
  • span/spæn/nounC12 meaningsThe stretch of time something covers.
  • spank/ˈspæŋk/verbB22 meaningsTo smack somebody on the bottom as punishment.
  • spare/spɛə(ɹ)/verbB16 meaningsTo choose not to harm, punish or kill someone you have power over.
  • spark plugnounB2The part that fires the mixture inside a petrol engine.