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

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  • storm/stɔːm/nounA22 meaningsVery bad weather with strong wind and rain.
  • stormy/ˈstɔɹmi/adjectiveB1+2 meaningsOf weather: with strong wind, heavy rain and rough seas.
  • straight/stɹeɪt/adjectiveA25 meaningsGoing in one line, with no bend or curve.
  • straighten/ˈstɹeɪtn̩/verbB22 meaningsTo make or become straight or level.
  • straighten upphraseB22 meaningsTo stand or sit upright after bending.
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/ˌstɹeɪtˈfɔː(ɹ)wə(ɹ)d/
adjectiveB22 meanings
Easy to do or to understand, with no hidden complications.
  • strain/stɹeɪn/verbB25 meaningsTo pour liquid through a sieve or cloth so the solid parts stay behind.
  • stranger/ˈstɹeɪnd͡ʒə(ɹ)/nounB12 meaningsSomeone you do not know.
  • strangle/ˈstɹæŋɡəl/verbB22 meaningsTo kill by squeezing the throat.
  • strategy/ˈstɹæt.ɪ.d͡ʒɪ/nounA2+3 meaningsA long-term plan designed to reach an important goal.
  • streak/stɹiːk/nounC13 meaningsThe colour a mineral leaves when scraped on a hard plate.
  • stream/ˈstɹiːm/nounB26 meaningsA small narrow river.
  • streamer/ˈstɹiːmɚ/nounB2A long narrow strip of coloured paper.
  • stress/ˈstɹɛs/nounB15 meaningsWorry and mental pressure caused by a difficult situation.
  • stretch/stɹɛt͡ʃ/verbB14 meaningsTo pull your arms, legs or body out to their full length.
  • stretcher/ˈstɹɛt͡ʃə/nounB2A carried bed for moving an injured person.
  • strict/stɹɪkt/adjectiveB23 meaningsDemanding that rules and standards are obeyed exactly.
  • strictly/ˈstɹɪktli/adverbB22 meaningsIn a way that allows no exceptions.
  • stride/stɹaɪd/verbB23 meaningsTo walk with long, purposeful steps.
  • strike/stɹaɪk/nounB24 meaningsA refusal by workers to work until they get what they are asking for.
  • strike a dealphraseB2To agree terms after bargaining.
  • striker/ˈstɹaɪkɚ/nounB22 meaningsA football player whose job is to score.
  • string/stɹɪŋ/nounB14 meaningsThin cord used for tying things.
  • stringy/ˈstɹɪŋi/adjectiveB2Tough and full of fibres.
  • strip/ˈstɹɪp/verbB25 meaningsTo remove a covering layer from something, leaving the bare surface underneath.
  • strive/ˈstɹaɪv/verbB22 meaningsTo make great and sustained efforts to achieve something.
  • stroke/stɹəʊk/nounB22 meaningsA sudden blockage of blood to part of the brain.
  • stroll/stɹəʊl/verbB13 meaningsTo walk slowly and without hurry, for pleasure.
  • strong-willedadjectiveB2Having so firm a purpose that pressure and persuasion cannot shift you.
  • structure/ˈstɹʌk(t)ʃə/nounB23 meaningsThe way the parts of something are arranged.
  • struggle/ˈstɹʌɡəl/verbB22 meaningsTo make a great effort against difficulty.
  • strut/stɹʌt/verbB22 meaningsTo walk proudly, showing off.
  • stub/stʌb/nounB22 meaningsThe short piece left when the rest is used up.
  • stubborn/ˈstʌbɚn/adjectiveB12 meaningsRefusing to change your mind or your behaviour, whatever anyone says.
  • stubbornness/ˈstʌbən(n)əs/nounB2A refusal to be moved by any argument.
  • stud/stʌd/nounC15 meaningsAn upright timber in the frame of a wall.
  • student/ˈstjuː.dn̩t/nounA12 meaningsA person learning at a school or university.
  • student loannounB2Money borrowed to fund study, repaid after graduation.
  • studio sessionnounB2A booked period of recording time.
  • stuff/stʌf/nounA25 meaningsThings in general: possessions, materials or activities.
  • stumble/ˈstʌmbəl/verbB25 meaningsTo catch your foot and briefly lose your balance while walking.
  • stump/stʌmp/nounB1+4 meaningsThe base of a tree left in the ground after the trunk is cut away.
  • stunningadjectiveB22 meaningsExtremely beautiful.
  • stunt/stʌnt/nounB22 meaningsA dangerous action performed for the camera.
  • stutter/ˈstʌtɚ/verbB1+3 meaningsTo repeat sounds or get stuck on them while speaking.
  • style/staɪl/nounA13 meaningsThe way somebody does something or dresses.
  • style guidenounB2The rules for wording, colour and layout.
  • stylist/ˈstaɪlɪst/nounB2Somebody who arranges hair or clothes professionally.
  • subdue/səbˈdu/verbC12 meaningsTo bring somebody or something under control by force.
  • subscriber countnounB2How many people follow a channel.
  • subtitle/ˈsʌbtaɪtəl/nounB2Words at the bottom of a screen giving the speech in text.
  • subtitlesnounB13 meaningsLines of text at the bottom of a screen showing what is being said, translated or written out.
  • subtle/ˈsʌtl̩/adjectiveC12 meaningsSo slight or delicate that it is easy to miss.
  • subtract/səbˈtɹækt/verbB2To take one amount away from another.
  • succeed/səkˈsiːd/verbA2+2 meaningsTo reach the result you were working for.
  • succession/səkˈsɛʃ.ən/nounC12 meaningsThe order in which a title or post passes on.
  • sudden deathnounB2A finish where the next point ends everything.
  • sue/sjuː/verbB22 meaningsTo take somebody to court to claim money or redress.
  • sufficient/səˈfɪʃənt/adjectiveB22 meaningsAs much as is needed for a particular purpose.
  • suffocate/ˈsʌfəkeɪt/verbB22 meaningsTo die or kill through being unable to breathe.