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  • sit-downnounC1A strike in which workers stop work but stay put in the workplace, refusing to leave until their demands are met.
  • sitar/ˈsɪtɑɹ/nounC1A long-necked Indian instrument with sympathetic strings.
  • six/sɪks/nounA13 meaningsThe number 6, one more than five.
  • size/saɪz/nounA22 meaningsHow big or small something is.
  • size upphraseC1To look at somebody and judge what they are like.
  • sizzle/ˈsɪzəl/
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To make the hissing, crackling sound of food cooking in hot fat.
  • skeleton in the closetnounC1A shameful secret from the past.
  • sketch/ˈskɛt͡ʃ/nounB15 meaningsA quick rough drawing.
  • sketchbook/ˈskɛt͡ʃˌbʊk/nounC1A book of blank pages for drawing in.
  • skewed/skjuːd/adjectiveC12 meaningsTwisted or set crookedly out of true.
  • skewer/ˈskjuː.ə/nounB2+4 meaningsA long thin pin of wood or metal pushed through pieces of food to hold them together while they cook.
  • skid/ˈskɪd/verbB23 meaningsTo slide sideways or forward without grip, out of control.
  • skiff/skɪf/nounC1A small light boat for one or two people.
  • skim/skɪm/verbB24 meaningsTo read something fast, taking in the main points and leaving the rest.
  • skimp/ˈskɪmp/verbC1To spend or use less than is really needed.
  • skirmish/ˈskɜːmɪʃ/nounC12 meaningsA small brief fight between advance parties.
  • skitter/ˈskɪtə(ɹ)/verbC1To move lightly and quickly with small steps.
  • skittish/ˈskɪtɪʃ/adjectiveC1Easily startled and hard to settle.
  • skulk/skʌlk/verbC1To move or hide furtively, especially with bad intent.
  • slag/ˈslæɡ/nounC1The waste left when metal is smelted from ore.
  • slain/sleɪ̯n/adjectiveC1Killed, especially in battle.
  • slammer/ˈslæmɚ/nounC1Prison.
  • slander/ˈslɑːndə/nounC1Spoken lies that damage a person's good name.
  • slantedadjectiveB2+2 meaningsSet at an angle rather than level or upright.
  • slash/slaʃ/verbC12 meaningsTo cut violently with a sweeping stroke.
  • slat/slæt/nounC1One of the thin narrow strips in a blind or fence.
  • slate/sleɪt/nounB26 meaningsA grey rock that splits into flat sheets.
  • slavery/ˈsleɪvəɹi/nounC1The system of owning people and forcing them to work.
  • sleep hygienenounC1The habits that make good sleep likely.
  • sleeper/ˈsliːpə(ɹ)/nounB25 meaningsA person who is asleep, especially thought of by how easily they wake.
  • sleeve/sliːv/nounB12 meaningsThe part of a garment covering the arm.
  • slick/slɪk/adjectiveB23 meaningsSmoothly skilful, sometimes suspiciously so.
  • slider/ˈslaɪdɚ/nounB1+2 meaningsA control you drag along a track to set a value.
  • slight/slaɪt/adjectiveB24 meaningsSmall in amount or degree, and hard to notice.
  • slimy/ˈslaɪ.mi/adjectiveB22 meaningsUnpleasantly wet and slippery.
  • slink/slɪŋk/verbC1To move away quietly, ashamed or guilty.
  • slippers/ˈslɪpə(ɹ)z/nounA2+2 meaningsSoft, comfortable shoes worn indoors.
  • slippery/ˈslɪpəɹi/adjectiveB12 meaningsSo smooth or wet that it is hard to hold or stand on.
  • slippery slope/ˌslɪ.pə.ɹiˈsləʊp/nounC1Claiming one small step must lead to disaster.
  • slipstream/ˈslɪp.stɹiːm/nounC1The sheltered air just behind a moving vehicle or rider.
  • slipwaynounC1The sloping ramp a boat is launched down.
  • 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.
  • slosh/slɒʃ/verbC1To move about noisily inside a container, as liquid does.
  • slow on the uptakephraseC1Taking longer than others to understand.
  • sluice/sluːs/nounC1A gate that controls the flow of water.
  • slur/slɜː/verbC12 meaningsTo run words together unclearly.
  • slurry/ˈslʌ.ɹi/nounC1Liquid 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.
  • small-timeadjectiveC1Operating on a minor scale and of little importance.
  • smallholding/ˈsmɔlˌ(h)oʊldɪŋ/nounC1A very small farm, worked by one family.
  • smart/smɑɹt/adjectiveA25 meaningsQuick to understand things and good at working them out.
  • smear/smɪə(ɹ)/verbB22 meaningsTo spread something greasy across a surface.
  • smell a rat/ˈsmɛl ə ˈɹæt/phraseC1To sense that something dishonest is going on.
  • smelt/smɛlt/verbC12 meaningsTo melt ore in order to get the metal out.
  • smidge/ˈsmɪd͡ʒ/nounC1A very small amount.
  • smite/smaɪt/verbC1To strike somebody a heavy blow.
  • smitten/ˈsmɪ.tn̩/adjectiveC1Suddenly and helplessly in love.