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

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  • surgeon/ˈsɜːd͡ʒən/nounB22 meaningsA doctor who performs operations.
  • surinamenounC1The smallest South American country, once Dutch Guiana.
  • surplus/ˈsɝˌplʌs/nounC1More than is needed.
  • surround/səˈɹaʊnd/verbB24 meaningsTo be positioned all the way around something or someone.
  • susceptibility/səˌsɛptəˈbɪlɪti/nounC1How easily somebody is affected by something.
  • suspenders/səˈspɛndɚz/
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Straps worn over the shoulders to hold up trousers.
  • suspension/səˈspɛnʃən/nounC14 meaningsThe system of springs and shock absorbers connecting a vehicle's wheels to its body.
  • sustenance/ˈsʌs.tə.nəns/nounC1Food and drink that keep you alive.
  • suture/ˈs(j)uː.tʃə/nounC1A stitch used by a surgeon to close a wound.
  • swaddlingnounC1Cloth wrapped tightly round a newborn baby.
  • swami/ˈswɑːmi/nounC1A Hindu ascetic or yogi honoured with a title of respect.
  • swan/swɒn/nounB22 meaningsA large white water bird with a long curved neck.
  • swatch/swɒtʃ/nounC1A small patch of colour tried out on the skin or a wall.
  • swathe/sweɪð/nounC1A broad strip cut or covered across something.
  • sway/ˈsweɪ̯/verbB23 meaningsTo move slowly from side to side.
  • sweepingsnounC1The dust and rubbish gathered by a broom.
  • swelling/ˈswɛl.ɪŋ/nounB1+2 meaningsA body part grown puffy and bigger after injury.
  • swerve/swɜːv/verbB2+4 meaningsTo turn suddenly to one side while moving, so as to avoid something.
  • swift/swɪft/adjectiveB22 meaningsHappening or moving quickly and without delay.
  • swill/swɪl/verbC12 meaningsTo drink greedily, or to rinse with water.
  • swim/swɪm/verbA13 meaningsTo move through water using arms and legs.
  • swimming/ˈswɪmɪŋ/nounA12 meaningsThe activity of moving through water.
  • swindler/ˈswɪnd.lə(ɹ)/nounC1A person who cheats others out of money by deception.
  • swine/swaɪn/nounB22 meaningsPigs, taken as a group; the farming and technical word for them.
  • swineherd/ˈswaɪnˌhɜːd/nounC1Somebody whose job is looking after pigs.
  • switchback/ˈswɪt͡ʃbæk/nounC1A sharp bend where a path doubles back up a slope.
  • symbiosis/sɪmbaɪˈoʊsɪs/nounC1A close relationship in which each side gains.
  • symbolism/ˈsɪmbəˌlɪzəm/nounB2+2 meaningsThe use of images or objects to represent ideas.
  • symposium/sɪmˈpəʊziəm/nounC1A meeting of experts to discuss one subject.
  • syncopation/ˌsɪŋ.kəˈpeɪ.ʃən/nounC1Putting the musical accent where the beat is not.
  • syndication/ˌsɪndɪˈkeɪʃən/nounC1Selling the same programme or column to many outlets.
  • syndrome/ˈsɪndɹəʊm/nounC1A set of symptoms that occur together.
  • synopsis/sɪˈnɒpsɪs/nounC1A short outline of a longer work.
  • syntax/ˈsɪn.tæks/nounC12 meaningsThe rules for how words are arranged into phrases and sentences.
  • synthesis/ˈsɪnθəsɪs/nounC12 meaningsThe combining of separate parts or ideas into a whole.
  • tack/tæk/nounB24 meaningsA short nail with a wide flat head, pushed in by hand.
  • tackle/ˈtækəl/verbB17 meaningsTo stop an opponent and try to take the ball from them.
  • tact/tækt/nounC1Skill in saying things without giving offence.
  • tactic/ˈtæktɪk/nounC12 meaningsA particular action chosen to gain an advantage in a situation.
  • tactician/tækˈtɪʃən/nounC1Somebody clever at planning the moves of a contest.
  • tactile pavingnounC1Textured ground that can be felt underfoot as a warning.
  • tag/tæɡ/nounA24 meaningsA small label attached to something, showing a price, a name or an instruction.
  • taillightnounC1A red light at the rear of a vehicle.
  • taint/teɪnt/nounC1A trace of something bad that spoils the whole.
  • tajikistannounC1Central Asian country that is almost entirely mountains, capital Dushanbe.
  • talisman/ˈtæl.ɪsˌmæn/nounC12 meaningsAn object believed to hold protective power.
  • tall order/ˈtɔːl ˈɔːdə/nounC1A request that will be very difficult to meet.
  • talon/ˈtælən/nounB2+2 meaningsThe hooked claw of a hunting bird.
  • tandem/ˈtændəm/nounB2+2 meaningsA bicycle built for two riders one behind the other.
  • tang/ˈtæŋ/nounC12 meaningsA strong sharp taste or smell.
  • tank/ˈtæŋk/nounB14 meaningsA large container for liquid or gas.
  • tankard/ˈtæŋkɚd/nounC1A large mug with a handle for drinking beer.
  • tanner/ˈtænɚ/nounC1A worker who turns animal hide into leather.
  • taper/ˈteɪpə/verbC12 meaningsTo grow gradually narrower towards one end.
  • taproot/ˈtæpˌɹuːt/nounC1The single thick root that drives straight down.
  • tardinessnounC1The habit of being late.
  • tariff/ˈtæɹɪf/nounB2+2 meaningsThe tax a country charges on imported goods.
  • tarnish/ˈtɑːnɪʃ/verbC13 meaningsTo lose brightness, or to make metal lose its brightness, through a film forming on the surface.
  • taro/ˈtæɹəʊ/nounC1A tropical plant with huge heart-shaped leaves, grown for the starchy corm that Hawaiians pound into poi.
  • taskmaster/ˈtæskˌmæstɚ/nounC1Somebody who sets others hard work and demands it be done.