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

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  • smock/smɒk/nounC1A loose garment worn over clothes to protect them.
  • smoke inhalationnounC1Harm caused by breathing the fumes of a fire.
  • smoked/sməʊkt/adjectiveB12 meaningsPreserved and flavoured by hanging in wood smoke.
  • smokescreen/ˈsmoʊkˌskɹin/nounC1Anything used to hide what is really happening.
  • smoky/ˈsmoʊki/adjectiveB25 meaningsTasting of wood smoke.
  • smother/ˈsməðər/
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To cover something thickly so that air cannot reach it.
  • smoulder/ˈsməʊldə(ɹ)/verbB2+2 meaningsTo burn slowly with smoke but no flame.
  • smudge-proofadjectiveC1Made not to smear once it has set.
  • 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.
  • snigger/ˈsnɪɡɚ/verbC1To laugh quietly and unkindly at someone.
  • snip/snɪp/verbB22 meaningsTo cut with one quick stroke of scissors.
  • snipe/snaɪp/nounC1A marsh bird with a very long straight bill.
  • snivel/ˈsnɪvəl/verbC1To cry and sniff in a weak self-pitying way.
  • snooze/snuːz/verbC12 meaningsTo silence an alarm for a few more minutes of sleep.
  • snore/snɔː/verbB23 meaningsTo breathe with a loud rough rattling noise while asleep.
  • snow underphraseC1To give somebody far more work than they can manage.
  • 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.
  • soar/sɔː/verbB24 meaningsTo rise quickly to a much higher level.
  • social mobilitynounC1How easily people can move to a different class than their parents.
  • socialist/ˈsəʊʃəlɪst/adjectiveC1Believing the state should own and share out the wealth.
  • 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.
  • sodden/ˈsɒ.dən/adjectiveC1So wet it is heavy with water.
  • 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.
  • solely/ˈsəʊl.li/adverbC1For one reason or person alone and no other.
  • 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.
  • solidify/səˈlɪdɪˌfaɪ/verbC1To make or become firm.
  • solidity/səˈlɪdɪti/nounC1Firmness and strength of structure.
  • solitaire/ˈsɒl.ɪˌtɛə(ɹ)/nounB1+3 meaningsA card game for one player.
  • solitary/ˈsɑlɪˌtɛɹi/adjectiveB22 meaningsExisting or done all alone.
  • 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.
  • somber/ˈsɑmbɚ/adjectiveC1Dark and gravely serious in mood.
  • sombre/ˈsɒmbə/adjectiveC1Serious and dark in mood.
  • somersault/ˈsʌməˌsɒlt/nounC1A complete roll of the body head over heels.
  • sometime/ˈsʌmˌtaɪm/adverbB12 meaningsAt an unstated point in time.
  • sommelier/ˌsɒmˈmɛli.ə/nounC1The waiter who advises on and serves wine.
  • son/sʌn/nounA13 meaningsA person's male child, at any age.
  • soon/suːn/adverbA13 meaningsIn a short time from now.
  • soothsayer/ˈsuθˌseɪɚ/nounC1Somebody who foretells the future.
  • soppingadjectiveC1Soaked completely through.
  • sordid/ˈsɔː.dɪd/adjectiveC1Dirty and morally low.
  • sore/sɔː/adjectiveB13 meaningsPainful and tender, especially when touched or moved.
  • soulful/ˈsoʊlfəl/adjectiveC1Full of deep feeling.
  • soulless/ˈsəʊl.ləs/adjectiveC1Without warmth or human feeling.
  • sound/ˈsaʊ̯nd/nounA17 meaningsSomething you hear; vibration travelling through the air to the ear.