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

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  • straggle/ˈstɹæɡl̩/verbC1To trail along behind in a scattered line.
  • straight/stɹeɪt/adjectiveA25 meaningsGoing in one line, with no bend or curve.
  • strain/stɹeɪn/verbB25 meaningsTo pour liquid through a sieve or cloth so the solid parts stay behind.
  • strait/stɹeɪt/nounC1A narrow water passage connecting two seas.
  • strand/ˈstɹænd/nounC12 meaningsA single thread.
  • strangle/ˈstɹæŋɡəl/
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verbB22 meanings
To kill by squeezing the throat.
  • strappingnounC1Bands put round a load to hold it together.
  • strata/ˈstɹeɪtə/nounC12 meaningsThe layers rock has been laid down in.
  • strategic/stɹəˈti.dʒɪk/adjectiveC1Planned with the long-term aim in mind.
  • stratificationnounC1The arrangement of things in separate layers.
  • stratum/ˈstɹɑː.təm/nounC1One layer, of rock or of society.
  • straw mannounC1Attacking a weakened version of somebody's argument.
  • streak/stɹiːk/nounC13 meaningsThe colour a mineral leaves when scraped on a hard plate.
  • stream/ˈstɹiːm/nounB26 meaningsA small narrow river.
  • strength/ˈstɹɛŋθ/nounA24 meaningsThe physical power to lift, push or resist.
  • strenuous/ˈstɹɛ.nju.əs/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsRequiring great physical effort.
  • strew/stɹuː/verbC1To scatter things loosely over a surface.
  • stricken/ˈstɹɪkən/adjectiveC1Badly affected by illness, grief or disaster.
  • strict/stɹɪkt/adjectiveB23 meaningsDemanding that rules and standards are obeyed exactly.
  • strident/ˈstɹaɪ.dənt/adjectiveC1Loud and harsh, in sound or in opinion.
  • strike/stɹaɪk/nounB24 meaningsA refusal by workers to work until they get what they are asking for.
  • strike a balancephraseC1To find the workable point between two extremes.
  • striking/ˈstɹaɪkɪŋ/adjectiveC1So noticeable and impressive that it stops you for a second look.
  • string upphraseC1To hang somebody, or to hang something between two points.
  • stroke ratenounC1How many arm cycles a swimmer makes each minute.
  • strong-mindedadjectiveC1Holding firmly to your own judgement.
  • structural/ˈstɹʌk(t͡)ʃəɹəl/adjectiveC12 meaningsTo do with how something is built.
  • 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.
  • stuck-upadjectiveC1Behaving in a superior and unfriendly way.
  • stud/stʌd/nounC15 meaningsAn upright timber in the frame of a wall.
  • stud findernounC1A device that locates the timber hidden inside a wall.
  • studded/ˈstʌdɪd/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsCovered with small raised pieces set into a surface.
  • studious/ˈstuːdi.əs/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsLoving study and working hard at it.
  • stuff/stʌf/nounA25 meaningsThings in general: possessions, materials or activities.
  • stuffinessnounC1Airlessness in a room, or stiff formality in a person.
  • stuffy/ˈstʌfi/adjectiveC12 meaningsAirless and close.
  • stump/stʌmp/nounB1+4 meaningsThe base of a tree left in the ground after the trunk is cut away.
  • stun/stʌn/verbC1To knock senseless, or to astonish completely.
  • stunt/stʌnt/nounB22 meaningsA dangerous action performed for the camera.
  • stuntedadjectiveC1Kept from growing to full size.
  • stupor/ˈstjuː.pə/nounC1A dazed state in which you can barely respond.
  • stylistic/staɪˈlɪstɪk/adjectiveC1To do with the manner in which something is done.
  • subatomic/ˌsʌbəˈtɒmɪk/adjectiveC1Smaller than an atom.
  • 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.
  • subdue/səbˈdu/verbC12 meaningsTo bring somebody or something under control by force.
  • subject/ˈsʌb.d͡ʒɛkt/nounA24 meaningsAn area of study.
  • subjectivity/ˌsʌbd͡ʒɛkˈtɪvɪti/nounC1Judging from your own feelings and position.
  • subjugate/ˈsʌbd͡ʒʊɡət/verbC1To bring a people under your complete control.
  • subjunctive/səbˈd͡ʒʌŋktɪv/nounC1The verb form used for wishes and things not real.
  • sublimationnounC1A solid turning straight into gas.
  • sublime/səˈblaɪm/adjectiveC12 meaningsSo beautiful or great that it feels beyond this world.
  • 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.