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

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  • self-determination/ˌsɛlfdɪˌtɜː(ɹ)mɪˈneɪʃən/nounC1The right of a people to choose their own government.
  • self-possessionnounC1Calm control of your feelings and behaviour under pressure.
  • self-talknounC1The way a person speaks to themselves inside.
  • self-worthnounC1The sense that you matter regardless of what you achieve.
  • semantics/sɪˈmæntɪks/nounC1The study of what words and sentences mean.
  • semblance/ˈsɛmblən(t)s/
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An outward appearance of something, perhaps false.
  • seminary/ˈsɛmənɛɹi/nounC1A college that trains priests or ministers.
  • semitone/ˈsɛmitoʊn/nounC1The smallest step between two neighbouring notes.
  • senate/ˈsɛnɪt/nounB22 meaningsThe upper house of a parliament in many countries.
  • senility/səˈnɪlɪti/nounC1The mental decline that can come with great age.
  • seniority/siːnɪˈɒɹɪti/nounC1The rank that comes from length of service.
  • sensation/sɛnˈseɪʃən/nounB12 meaningsA feeling in the body.
  • sensibility/ˌsɛn(t)sɪˈbɪlɪti/nounC1Fineness of feeling and responsiveness to impressions.
  • sensitivity/ˌsɛn.sɪˈtɪv.ɪ.ti/nounC12 meaningsHow easily something reacts or is hurt.
  • sentiment/ˈsɛn.tɪ.mənt/nounC1A view held, or a feeling expressed.
  • sentimentalitynounC1Feeling indulged beyond what the occasion deserves.
  • sentinel/ˈsɛn.tɪ.nəl/nounC12 meaningsA guard posted to keep watch.
  • sentry/ˈsɛn.tɹi/nounB2+2 meaningsA soldier posted to keep watch and control who passes.
  • separation/ˌsɛp.əˈɹeɪ.ʃən/nounB22 meaningsThe pulling apart of things.
  • separatist/ˈsɛpəɹətɪst/nounC1Somebody who wants their region to break away.
  • sequel/ˈsiːkwəl/nounC1A film or book continuing the story of an earlier one.
  • sequence/ˈsiː.kwəns/nounB25 meaningsA set of things following one another in a fixed order.
  • serenade/ˌsɛɹəˈneɪd/nounC12 meaningsA song performed outdoors, traditionally to a lover.
  • serenity/səˈɹɛnɪti/nounC1Deep untroubled calm.
  • serf/sɜːf/nounC1A peasant bound by law to the land they worked.
  • serfdom/ˈsɜːfdəm/nounC1A system binding peasants to the land they work.
  • serial/ˈsɪə.ɹɪ.əl/nounB23 meaningsA story published or broadcast in separate parts over a period of time.
  • serum/ˈsɪəɹəm/nounB22 meaningsA concentrated liquid skin treatment.
  • serviced apartmentnounC1A flat rented short-term with hotel-like service.
  • servitude/ˈsɜːvɪtʃuːd/nounC1The state of being forced to serve another.
  • setting/ˈsɛtɪŋ/nounB14 meaningsThe place and time in which a story happens.
  • setting spraynounC1A mist that fixes make-up in place.
  • severance/ˈsɛv.ɹəns/nounC12 meaningsMoney paid to somebody whose job is ending.
  • sextant/ˈsɛk.stənt/nounC1An instrument for finding position by the stars.
  • sexuality/sɛk.ʃuːˈæ.lɪ.ti/nounC1A person's sexual nature and preferences.
  • shaft of lightnounC1A straight column of light through darkness.
  • shah/ʃɑː/nounC1The former hereditary ruler of Iran.
  • shale/ʃeɪl/nounC1A soft rock that splits into thin layers.
  • shale oilnounC1Oil squeezed out of layered rock.
  • sham/ˈʃæm/nounB2+2 meaningsSomething pretending to be what it is not.
  • shambles/ˈʃæmbəlz/nounC1A scene of complete disorder.
  • shank/ˈʃæŋk/nounC12 meaningsThe lower part of the leg.
  • shareholder/ˈʃɛəˌhəʊl.də(ɹ)/nounC1Somebody who owns shares in a company.
  • shareholdingnounC1The size of the stake somebody holds.
  • shark/ʃɑːk/nounA2+2 meaningsA large predatory sea fish with sharp teeth.
  • shear/ʃɪə/verbB2+2 meaningsTo cut the wool off a sheep.
  • sheen/ʃiːn/nounC1A soft shine on a surface.
  • sheepfold/ˈʃiːp.fəʊld/nounC1An enclosure where sheep are kept at night.
  • sheet/ʃiːt/nounA24 meaningsA large rectangle of thin cloth used to cover a bed.
  • shelf marknounC1The code showing where a book is kept.
  • shell/ʃɛl/nounB17 meaningsThe hard outer covering of an egg, a nut, a seed, or an animal such as a snail, crab or tortoise.
  • shepherd/ˈʃɛpəd/nounB22 meaningsSomebody who looks after sheep.
  • shimmy/ˈʃɪ.mi/verbC12 meaningsTo move the body with a shaking sideways motion.
  • shin/ʃɪn/nounB1+3 meaningsThe front part of the leg between the knee and the ankle.
  • shingle/ˈʃɪŋ.ɡəl/nounB2+2 meaningsOne of the flat overlapping pieces covering a roof.
  • shipping/ˈʃɪpɪŋ/nounC1The carrying of goods by sea.
  • shipwright/ˈʃɪpɹaɪt/nounC1A craftsman who builds and repairs ships.
  • shire/ʃaɪə/nounC1A county, in older British usage.
  • shock/ʃɒk/nounC12 meaningsA dangerous drop in circulation after injury.
  • short letnounC1A property rented for weeks rather than years.