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

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  • smallfolk/ˈsmɔːlfəʊk/nounC2The ordinary common people of a land.
  • smattering/ˈsmæ.təɹ.ɪŋ/nounC2A slight and superficial knowledge of something.
  • smelt/smɛlt/verbC12 meaningsTo melt ore in order to get the metal out.
  • smithereens/smɪðəˈɹiːnz/nounC2Small fragments left after something is destroyed.
  • smother/ˈsməðər/verbC22 meaningsTo cover something thickly so that air cannot reach it.
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Winding, or sly and treacherous.
  • snick/snɪk/verbC2To cut a small notch, or to make a light clicking sound.
  • snippet/ˈsnɪpɪt/nounC2A small piece cut from something longer.
  • snobbery/ˈsnɔbəɹɪj/nounC2Contempt for those thought socially beneath you.
  • snowblower/ˈsnoʊˌbloʊɚ/nounC2A machine that clears snow by drawing it in and throwing it aside.
  • snuffboxnounC2A small ornamental box for powdered tobacco.
  • snuffle/ˈsnʌfəl/verbC2To breathe noisily through a blocked nose.
  • snug/snʌɡ/adjectiveB23 meaningsWarm, small and comfortable.
  • sod/sɒd/nounC12 meaningsA person, used with either affection or contempt.
  • sojourn/ˈsɒd͡ʒən/nounC2A temporary stay in a place.
  • solicit/səˈlɪsɪt/verbC2To ask formally for money, help or support.
  • solicitous/səˈlɪsɪtəs/adjectiveC2Showing anxious care for somebody's wellbeing.
  • solicitude/səˈlɪsɪˌt(j)uːd/nounC2Anxious care for somebody's welfare.
  • solipsism/ˈsɒlɪpsɪzəm/nounC2The view that only your own mind can be known to exist.
  • solitariness/ˈsɒlɪt(ə)ɹɪnəs/nounC2The quality of being habitually apart from others, treated as a trait of a person or place rather than as the peaceful aloneness someone seeks out.
  • solitude/ˈsɒlɪˌtjuːd/nounC2Being alone by choice.
  • sonorous/ˈsɒn.əɹ.əs/adjectiveC2Deep, full and resonant in sound.
  • sophistry/ˈsɒ.fɪ.stɹi/nounC2Clever reasoning designed to mislead.
  • sorrel/ˈsɒɹəl/nounC22 meaningsA sharp-tasting leaf.
  • sortie/ˈsɔːti/nounC2A brief attack out from a defended place.
  • sot/sɒt/nounC2A habitual drunkard.
  • sounding/ˈsaʊndɪŋ/nounC12 meaningsA measurement of how deep the water is.
  • sovereignty/ˈsɒvɹənti/nounC13 meaningsA country's power to govern itself without outside control.
  • spangle/ˈspæŋɡəl/nounC2A glittering ornament on a costume.
  • spar/spɑː/nounC2A stout pole used to carry a sail.
  • spat/spæt/nounC12 meaningsA short petty quarrel.
  • spatial/ˈspeɪ.ʃəl/adjectiveC2Relating to space and the position of things within it.
  • specious/ˈspiːʃəs/adjectiveC2Looking convincing while being quite wrong.
  • spectral/ˈspɛktɹəɫ/adjectiveC12 meaningsGhostly in appearance.
  • spinnaker/ˈspɪnəkə/nounC2The big balloon sail flown when running downwind.
  • spire/spaɪə/nounC2The tall pointed top of a church tower.
  • splodge/ˈsplɒd͡ʒ/nounC2An irregular blot of colour.
  • spoil heapnounC2The pile of waste rock left beside a mine.
  • spontaneity/ˈspɒn.tə.neɪ.ə.ti/nounC2Acting freely on the impulse of the moment.
  • spoor/spʊə/nounC2The track and scent an animal leaves behind.
  • spurious/ˈspjʊə.ɹi.əs/adjectiveC2False, though presented as genuine.
  • sputum/ˈspjutəm/nounC2Matter coughed up from the chest.
  • staid/steɪd/adjectiveC2Settled, serious and rather dull.
  • stanch/stɑːn(t)ʃ/verbC2To stop a flow of blood.
  • stanchion/ˈstanʃən/nounC2An upright bar or post that supports something.
  • stasis/ˈsteɪsɪs/nounC2A state in which nothing moves or changes.
  • statecraftnounC2Skill in governing a country.
  • statuary/ˈstæ.t͡ʃʊə.ɹi/nounC2Carved figures taken together.
  • stave/steɪv/nounC12 meaningsThe five lines music is written on.
  • stay/steɪ/verbA15 meaningsTo keep being where you are instead of leaving.
  • steadfast/ˈstɛdfɑːst/adjectiveC2Firmly loyal or unwavering in purpose.
  • stegosaurusnounC2A dinosaur with a double row of plates standing along its back.
  • stemware/ˈstɛm.wɛə(ɹ)/nounC2Glasses with a foot and a stem.
  • sterilitynounC2The inability to produce young, or complete freedom from germs.
  • stint/stɪnt/nounC12 meaningsA fixed or limited period of work or duty.
  • stipulate/ˈstɪpjuˌleɪt/verbC2To state a requirement as part of an agreement.
  • stipulation/ˌstɪp.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/nounC2A condition insisted on as part of an agreement.
  • stoicism/ˈstəʊɪsɪzəm/nounC2Calm endurance of whatever comes.
  • stolid/ˈstɒl.ɪd/adjectiveC2Showing little emotion and not easily moved.
  • stoop/stuːp/verbC22 meaningsTo bend the head and shoulders forward and down.