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

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  • slob/ˈslɒb/nounC1A lazy and untidy person.
  • slog/slɒɡ/nounB2+2 meaningsA long hard piece of work or walking.
  • slop/slɒp/verbC12 meaningsTo spill liquid over the edge in moving it.
  • sluice/sluːs/nounC1A gate that controls the flow of water.
  • slur/slɜː/verbC12 meaningsTo run words together unclearly.
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Liquid farm waste, stored and spread on land.
  • smack/smæk/verbB13 meaningsTo hit with the flat of the hand.
  • small printnounC1The detailed conditions of a contract, printed inconspicuously.
  • smallholding/ˈsmɔlˌ(h)oʊldɪŋ/nounC1A very small farm, worked by one family.
  • smear/smɪə(ɹ)/verbB22 meaningsTo spread something greasy across a surface.
  • smelt/smɛlt/verbC12 meaningsTo melt ore in order to get the metal out.
  • smidge/ˈsmɪd͡ʒ/nounC1A very small amount.
  • smock/smɒk/nounC1A loose garment worn over clothes to protect them.
  • smoke inhalationnounC1Harm caused by breathing the fumes of a fire.
  • smokescreen/ˈsmoʊkˌskɹin/nounC1Anything used to hide what is really happening.
  • snail/sneɪl/nounC1A slow small animal with a round shell.
  • snare drumnounC1A sharp-sounding drum with wires stretched under its skin.
  • 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.
  • snip/snɪp/verbB22 meaningsTo cut with one quick stroke of scissors.
  • snipe/snaɪp/nounC1A marsh bird with a very long straight bill.
  • snore/snɔː/verbB23 meaningsTo breathe with a loud rough rattling noise while asleep.
  • snowfall/ˈsnoʊfɔːl/nounC1A fall of snow, or the amount that falls.
  • snowlinenounC1The height above which snow lies all year.
  • snuff/snʌf/verbC12 meaningsTo put a candle out.
  • social mobilitynounC1How easily people can move to a different class than their parents.
  • socializationnounC1The learning of how to behave among other people.
  • society/səˈsaɪ.ə.ti/nounA2+3 meaningsPeople in general, living together in an organised way.
  • socket setnounC1A handle and a box of hollow heads that fit different nuts.
  • sod/sɒd/nounC12 meaningsA person, used with either affection or contempt.
  • soft touchnounC1Somebody who is easily persuaded to give or help.
  • solace/ˈsɒl.ɪs/nounC1Comfort in a time of sadness.
  • sole/səʊl/nounB24 meaningsThe flat underside of a foot.
  • sole tradernounC1A person running a business alone in their own name.
  • solemnity/səˈlɛmnɪti/nounC1Grave seriousness, or a formal ceremony.
  • solicitation/səˌlɪsɪˈteɪʃən/nounC1A formal request for money or for business.
  • solidarity/ˌsɒl.ɪˈdæɹ.ə.ti/nounC1Standing together with others in their struggle.
  • solidity/səˈlɪdɪti/nounC1Firmness and strength of structure.
  • solitaire/ˈsɒl.ɪˌtɛə(ɹ)/nounB1+3 meaningsA card game for one player.
  • solomon islandsnounC1Pacific island chain east of Papua New Guinea.
  • solute/ˈsɒljuːt/nounC1The substance that dissolves into a liquid.
  • solvent/ˈsɒlvənt/nounB2+3 meaningsThe liquid in which another substance dissolves.
  • somersault/ˈsʌməˌsɒlt/nounC1A complete roll of the body head over heels.
  • sommelier/ˌsɒmˈmɛli.ə/nounC1The waiter who advises on and serves wine.
  • son/sʌn/nounA13 meaningsA person's male child, at any age.
  • soothsayer/ˈsuθˌseɪɚ/nounC1Somebody who foretells the future.
  • sore/sɔː/adjectiveB13 meaningsPainful and tender, especially when touched or moved.
  • sound/ˈsaʊ̯nd/nounA17 meaningsSomething you hear; vibration travelling through the air to the ear.
  • soundbitenounC1A short quotable line pulled out for broadcast.
  • sounding/ˈsaʊndɪŋ/nounC12 meaningsA measurement of how deep the water is.
  • source protectionnounC1Refusing to name the person who told you.
  • sous chefnounC1The second in command in a professional kitchen.
  • south sudannounC1The world's newest country, independent since 2011.
  • sovereign/ˈsɒv.ɹɪn/nounB2+2 meaningsA monarch.
  • sovereignty/ˈsɒvɹənti/nounC13 meaningsA country's power to govern itself without outside control.
  • space-timenounC1The four dimensions of space and time taken together.
  • 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.