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  • stroke ratenounC1How many arm cycles a swimmer makes each minute.
  • strut/stɹʌt/verbB22 meaningsTo walk proudly, showing off.
  • stubble/ˈstʌb.əl/nounB2+2 meaningsThe short growth of beard after shaving.
  • stucconounC1Fine plaster used to coat and decorate walls.
  • stud/stʌd/nounC15 meaningsAn upright timber in the frame of a wall.
  • stud findernounC1A device that locates the timber hidden inside a wall.
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  • stuff/stʌf/nounA25 meaningsThings in general: possessions, materials or activities.
  • stuffinessnounC1Airlessness in a room, or stiff formality in a person.
  • stump/stʌmp/nounB1+4 meaningsThe base of a tree left in the ground after the trunk is cut away.
  • stunt/stʌnt/nounB22 meaningsA dangerous action performed for the camera.
  • stupor/ˈstjuː.pə/nounC1A dazed state in which you can barely respond.
  • subconscious/sʌbˈkɒn.ʃəs/adjectiveC12 meaningsHappening in the mind below awareness.
  • subcontinent/ˌsʌbˈkɒntɪnənt/nounC1A large land mass forming part of a continent.
  • subculture/ˈsʌbˌkʌltʃɚ/nounC1A group within a society with its own style and values.
  • subject/ˈsʌb.d͡ʒɛkt/nounA24 meaningsAn area of study.
  • subjectivity/ˌsʌbd͡ʒɛkˈtɪvɪti/nounC1Judging from your own feelings and position.
  • subjunctive/səbˈd͡ʒʌŋktɪv/nounC1The verb form used for wishes and things not real.
  • sublimationnounC1A solid turning straight into gas.
  • submarine/sʌb.məˈɹiːn/nounB12 meaningsA vessel that travels under the surface of the sea.
  • submission/səbˈmɪʃən/nounC1Yielding to another's power, or a document handed in.
  • subordinate/səˈbɔːdɪnət/nounC12 meaningsSomebody of lower rank than you.
  • subordination/səˌbɔːdɪˈneɪʃn̩/nounC1The placing of one thing under the authority of another.
  • subpoena/sə(b)ˈpiː.nə/nounC1A court order requiring attendance or documents.
  • subscriber/səbˈskɹaɪbɚ/nounC1Someone who pays regularly to keep receiving something.
  • subscription/səbˈskɹɪpʃən/nounB1+3 meaningsA regular payment that keeps a service, a paper or a magazine coming to you.
  • subsequent analysisnounC1The examination carried out after the first results.
  • subsidence/ˈsʌbsɪdəns/nounC1The sinking of ground into a hollow beneath it.
  • subsidiary/sʌbˈsɪ.di.əɹ.i/nounC12 meaningsA company owned and controlled by a larger company.
  • subsidy/ˈsʌbsɪdi/nounC1Government money paid to keep a price low or an industry alive.
  • substance/ˈsʌbstəns/nounB12 meaningsA particular kind of matter.
  • substitution/ˌsʌb.stɪˈtʃuː.ʃən/nounC1The putting of one thing in place of another.
  • subterfuge/ˈsʌbtəɹˌfjuː(d)ʒ/nounC1A trick used to avoid a difficulty or to hide something.
  • subtlety/ˈsʌt(ə)lti/nounC1A fine distinction that is easily missed.
  • suburbia/səˈbɜːbi.ə/nounC1The outer residential districts, and the life led there.
  • subversion/sʌbˈvɜː.ʃən/nounC1Quietly undermining a system from inside.
  • succession/səkˈsɛʃ.ən/nounC12 meaningsThe order in which a title or post passes on.
  • successor/səkˈsɛsə/nounC12 meaningsThe person who takes over from another.
  • succornounC1Help given to somebody in difficulty.
  • succulent/ˈsʌkjələnt/nounC1A plant with thick fleshy leaves that hold water.
  • sucker/ˈsʌk.ə/nounC13 meaningsA round pad that grips by suction.
  • sucklingnounC1A young animal still feeding on its mother's milk.
  • suds/sʌdz/nounC1The froth of soap on water.
  • sufficiencynounC1Having as much as is needed.
  • suffrage/ˈsʌfɹɪd͡ʒ/nounC1The right to vote.
  • suffragette/ˌsʌf.ɹəˈd͡ʒɛt/nounC1A woman who campaigned militantly for the vote.
  • suit/sjuːt/nounA25 meaningsA jacket with matching trousers or skirt, worn to work or to formal occasions.
  • suite/swiːt/nounB23 meaningsA set of connected rooms taken as one booking.
  • suitor/ˈsutɚ/nounC12 meaningsA man seeking to marry a particular woman.
  • summary/ˈsʌm.ə.ɹi/nounB1+2 meaningsA short version giving only the main points.
  • summation/sʌˈmeɪʃən/nounC1A summing up of everything that has been said.
  • summer/ˈsʌmə/nounA12 meaningsThe warmest season of the year, between spring and autumn.
  • summit/ˈsʌmɪt/nounC13 meaningsThe highest point of a mountain.
  • summit pushnounC1The final effort to reach the top.
  • superior/suːˈpɪə.ɹi.ə/adjectiveB25 meaningsBetter in quality than something else.
  • supernova/ˌsuː.pə(ɹ)ˈnəʊ.və/nounC1The colossal explosion of a dying star.
  • supervision/ˌs(j)uːpəˈvɪʒən/nounC1Watching over work to see it is done properly.
  • supervisor/ˈsuːpəˌvaɪzə(ɹ)/nounC12 meaningsThe person who directs and checks your day-to-day work.
  • supplement/ˈsʌp.lɪ.mənt/nounC12 meaningsSomething taken or added to make up for a shortage.
  • surface mailnounC1Post sent by land and sea rather than air.
  • surge/sɝd͡ʒ/verbC12 meaningsTo rush forward or upward in a sudden powerful wave.