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

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  • seer/sɪə(ɹ)/nounC12 meaningsA person who can see what will happen in the future.
  • seethe/siːð/verbC12 meaningsTo be filled with anger that is barely contained.
  • seismic/ˈsaɪzmɪk/adjectiveC23 meaningsTo do with earthquakes and the movement of the ground.
  • seismology/saɪzˈmɑl.ə.d͡ʒi/nounC2The study of earthquakes.
  • selectivitynounC2Care in choosing only what fits.
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Uncomfortably aware of being observed by others.
  • selflessnessnounC2Concern for others before yourself.
  • selvedgenounC2The finished edge of woven cloth that will not fray.
  • semaphore/ˈsɛm.əˌfɔː/nounC2A signal worked by a moving arm.
  • seminal/ˈsɛmɪnəl/adjectiveC2So influential that later work grew out of it.
  • seneschal/ˈsɛnəʃəl/nounC2The steward who ran a great household.
  • sensible/ˈsɛn.sɪ.bəl/adjectiveB13 meaningsShowing good practical judgement.
  • sentinel/ˈsɛn.tɪ.nəl/nounC12 meaningsA guard posted to keep watch.
  • sept/sɛpt/nounC2A branch of a family or clan.
  • septanounC2A priestess of a faith in the novels.
  • septonnounC2A priest of a faith in the novels.
  • sepulchre/ˈsɛpəlkə/nounC2A tomb cut in rock or built of stone.
  • sequestrationnounC2The seizing of property, or a shutting away.
  • sere/sɪə/adjectiveC2Dry and withered, in poetic use.
  • serendipitous/ˌsɛ.ɹɛnˈdɪp.ɪ.təs/adjectiveC2Happening by a happy accident.
  • serendipity/ˌsɛɹ.ənˈdɪp.ɪ.ti/nounC2The happy accident of finding something wonderful while looking for something else.
  • servile/ˈsɜː(ɹ)ˌvaɪl/adjectiveC2Fawning and slavishly obedient.
  • servility/səˈvɪ.lɪ.ti/nounC2Excessive willingness to obey and please.
  • several/ˈsɛv.(ə.)ɹəl/adjectiveA23 meaningsMore than two but not many.
  • shamble/ˈʃæmbəl/verbC2To walk awkwardly, dragging the feet.
  • shamefaced/ˈʃeɪmˌfeɪst/adjectiveC2Showing embarrassment or shame at something you have done.
  • shank/ˈʃæŋk/nounC12 meaningsThe lower part of the leg.
  • shay/ʃeɪ/nounC2A light open one-horse buggy on two wheels.
  • sheaf/ʃiːf/nounC2A bundle of cut stalks tied together.
  • sheer/ʃɪə̯/adjectiveB24 meaningsNothing other than; complete and unmixed.
  • sheriff/ˈʃɛɹɪf/nounB12 meaningsThe chief law officer of an American county.
  • shimmer/ˈʃɪm.ə(ɹ)/verbC23 meaningsTo shine with a soft wavering light.
  • shimmy/ˈʃɪ.mi/verbC12 meaningsTo move the body with a shaking sideways motion.
  • shinny/ˈʃɪni/verbC2To climb a pole or rope using arms and legs.
  • shiv/ʃɪv/nounC2A crude knife made or carried as a weapon.
  • shoal/ʃəʊl/nounC2A large group of fish moving together.
  • shorten/ˈʃɔːtn̩/verbB1+2 meaningsTo make something shorter.
  • shrike/ʃɹaɪk/nounC2A songbird that impales its prey on thorns.
  • side-stepverbC2To step aside to avoid, or to dodge an awkward question.
  • sigil/ˈsɪd͡ʒɪl/nounC2A device or emblem standing for a house or a person.
  • signet/ˈsɪɡ.nɪt/nounC2A ring bearing a seal used to stamp letters.
  • sill/sɪl/nounB1+2 meaningsThe ledge at the bottom of a window.
  • simper/ˈsɪmpə/verbC2To smile in a silly self-conscious way.
  • sinecure/ˈsaɪ.nɪˌkjʊə/nounC2A post that pays well and asks almost nothing.
  • singe/sɪnd͡ʒ/verbC2To burn something lightly at the surface.
  • sire/saɪə(ɹ)/nounC13 meaningsThe male parent of an animal.
  • six of one and half a dozen of the otherphraseC2Two options that amount to exactly the same.
  • skein/skeɪn/nounC2A loosely coiled length of yarn.
  • skew/skjuː/verbC2To twist out of true, or to bias a result.
  • skirl/skɜːl/nounC2The shrill wailing sound of bagpipes.
  • skullduggerynounC2Underhand dealing and trickery.
  • slake/sleɪk/verbC2To satisfy a thirst or a craving.
  • slantwiseadverbC2At a slope rather than straight.
  • slattern/ˈslætɚn/nounC2A woman thought dirty and untidy, in old use.
  • slaver/ˈslævə/verbC2To let saliva run from the mouth.
  • slither/ˈslɪðə/verbC2To slide along with a twisting movement.
  • sloe/ˈsləʊ/nounC2The small sharp black fruit of the blackthorn.
  • sloop/sluːp/nounC2A small sailing boat with one mast.
  • slough/slʌf/verbC22 meaningsTo shed a layer of skin.
  • slugabed/ˈslʌɡəbɛd/nounC2Somebody who stays in bed far too long.