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

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abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
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1,458 words · showing 1,201–1,260

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  • slur/slɜː/verbC12 meaningsTo run words together unclearly.
  • smack/smæk/verbB13 meaningsTo hit with the flat of the hand.
  • smart/smɑɹt/adjectiveA25 meaningsQuick to understand things and good at working them out.
  • smear/smɪə(ɹ)/verbB22 meaningsTo spread something greasy across a surface.
  • smelt/smɛlt/verbC12 meaningsTo melt ore in order to get the metal out.
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verbC1
To strike somebody a heavy blow.
  • smother/ˈsməðər/verbC22 meaningsTo cover something thickly so that air cannot reach it.
  • smoulder/ˈsməʊldə(ɹ)/verbB2+2 meaningsTo burn slowly with smoke but no flame.
  • snarl/ˈsnɑː(ɹ)l/verbB2+2 meaningsTo growl while showing the teeth.
  • snatch/snæt͡ʃ/verbB22 meaningsTo seize something quickly and roughly.
  • sniff/snɪf/verbB24 meaningsTo breathe in sharply through the nose, loudly enough to be heard.
  • snigger/ˈsnɪɡɚ/verbC1To laugh quietly and unkindly at someone.
  • snip/snɪp/verbB22 meaningsTo cut with one quick stroke of scissors.
  • snivel/ˈsnɪvəl/verbC1To cry and sniff in a weak self-pitying way.
  • snooze/snuːz/verbC12 meaningsTo silence an alarm for a few more minutes of sleep.
  • snore/snɔː/verbB23 meaningsTo breathe with a loud rough rattling noise while asleep.
  • snuff/snʌf/verbC12 meaningsTo put a candle out.
  • soar/sɔː/verbB24 meaningsTo rise quickly to a much higher level.
  • solidify/səˈlɪdɪˌfaɪ/verbC1To make or become firm.
  • sound/ˈsaʊ̯nd/nounA17 meaningsSomething you hear; vibration travelling through the air to the ear.
  • 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.
  • spatter/ˈspætɚ/verbC12 meaningsTo scatter drops of liquid over a surface.
  • spay/speɪ/verbC1To operate on a female animal so she cannot breed.
  • spell/spɛl/verbA24 meaningsTo name or write the letters of a word in the right order.
  • spew/spjuː/verbC12 meaningsTo send out in a large, fast, uncontrolled stream.
  • spill/spɪl/verbB14 meaningsTo let liquid or loose material fall out of its container by accident.
  • spin/spɪn/verbB14 meaningsTo turn round and round quickly on one spot.
  • spit/spɪt/verbB16 meaningsTo force saliva or another liquid out of your mouth.
  • splay/spleɪ/verbC1To spread wide apart.
  • splice/ˈsplaɪ̯s/verbC1To join two lengths of film, tape or rope together.
  • splinter/ˈsplɪn.tə/nounB23 meaningsA thin sharp piece broken off wood, glass or bone, especially one stuck in the skin.
  • splutter/ˈsplʌtə/verbC12 meaningsTo speak in a choked, spitting way from shock or anger.
  • spoil/spɔɪl/verbB15 meaningsTo ruin something, or damage the quality of it.
  • sponge/spʌnd͡ʒ/nounB13 meaningsA soft absorbent block used for washing.
  • spook/spuːk/verbB22 meaningsTo frighten somebody suddenly.
  • sprawl/spɹɔːl/verbC12 meaningsTo sit or lie with limbs spread out carelessly.
  • spray/spɹeɪ/verbB22 meaningsTo send liquid out in a fine mist.
  • sprint/spɹɪnt/verbB23 meaningsTo run at your fastest for a short distance.
  • sprout/spɹaʊt/verbC12 meaningsTo send up a first small shoot.
  • spruce/spɹuːs/nounB2+2 meaningsAn evergreen conifer with short needles all round the twig.
  • spurn/spɜːn/verbC1To reject something with contempt.
  • sputter/ˈspʌtɚ/verbC1To make a series of soft spitting sounds.
  • squander/ˈskwɒnd.ə/verbC1To waste something valuable.
  • squash/skwɒʃ/nounB26 meaningsA hard-skinned vegetable of the pumpkin family, with firm flesh inside.
  • squeak/skwiːk/verbB12 meaningsTo make a short high thin sound.
  • squeal/skwiːl/verbB22 meaningsTo make a long high cry.
  • squeeze/skwiːz/verbB15 meaningsTo press something firmly, especially from both sides.
  • squelch/ˈskwɛlt͡ʃ/verbC1To make a wet sucking sound, as feet do in mud.
  • squint/skwɪnt/verbB22 meaningsTo partly close the eyes in order to see better.
  • squirm/skwɜːm/verbC1To wriggle about, usually from discomfort.
  • stab/stæb/verbB25 meaningsTo push a knife or other pointed thing into someone or something.
  • stagger/ˈstæɡə/verbB2+3 meaningsTo walk unsteadily, as if about to fall.
  • stake/steɪk/nounC15 meaningsA pointed piece of wood or metal driven into the ground to hold something up or to mark a place.
  • stalemate/ˈsteɪlmeɪt/nounC13 meaningsA situation in which neither side can win or move forward.
  • start/stɑːt/verbA17 meaningsTo begin doing something.
  • steal/stiːl/verbA23 meaningsTo take something that belongs to somebody else.
  • steel/stiːl/nounB23 meaningsA hard, strong metal made from iron and carbon, used for building and for tools.