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

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  • setting/ˈsɛtɪŋ/nounB14 meaningsThe place and time in which a story happens.
  • setting spraynounC1A mist that fixes make-up in place.
  • settlement/ˈsɛ.təl.mənt/nounB22 meaningsAn agreement that ends a dispute without a full trial.
  • settler/ˈsɛt.lɚ/nounB2+Somebody who makes a home in a new territory.
  • setup/ˈsɛtʌp/nounB1The way something is arranged, or a trick to frame somebody.
  • seven/ˈsɛvən/
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nounA12 meanings
The number 7.
  • seventeen/ˈsɛv.ən.tiːn/nounA1The number that comes after sixteen.
  • seventy/ˈsɛv.ən.ti/nounA1Seven times ten.
  • severance/ˈsɛv.ɹəns/nounC12 meaningsMoney paid to somebody whose job is ending.
  • severity/sɪˈvɛɹ.ɪ.ti/nounB2+How serious or how harsh something is.
  • sewage/ˈsuː.ɪd͡ʒ/nounB2The waste water carried away from buildings.
  • sewer/ˈs(j)uːə/nounB1An underground pipe carrying waste water away.
  • sewing machinenounA2A machine for stitching fabric.
  • sex/ˈsɛks/nounA22 meaningsThe category of being male or female.
  • sexism/ˈsɛksɪzm̩/nounB2+Prejudice against people because of their sex.
  • sextant/ˈsɛk.stənt/nounC1An instrument for finding position by the stars.
  • sexuality/sɛk.ʃuːˈæ.lɪ.ti/nounC1A person's sexual nature and preferences.
  • seychellesnounB2Indian Ocean islands of granite boulders and honeymoon beaches.
  • shack/ʃæk/nounB2A roughly built shelter of scraps.
  • shackle/ˈʃækl̩/nounB2+A metal ring locked round a prisoner's limb.
  • shade/ʃeɪd/nounB24 meaningsThe cool dark area where sunlight is blocked.
  • shadow/ˈʃædəʊ̯/nounB14 meaningsThe dark shape made when something blocks the light.
  • shaft/ˈʃɑːft/nounB22 meaningsA vertical passage down into a mine.
  • shaft of lightnounC1A straight column of light through darkness.
  • shah/ʃɑː/nounC1The former hereditary ruler of Iran.
  • shake/ˈʃeɪk/verbA24 meaningsTo move something quickly back and forth.
  • shale/ʃeɪl/nounC1A soft rock that splits into thin layers.
  • shale oilnounC1Oil squeezed out of layered rock.
  • shallow endnounB1The part of the pool where you can stand.
  • sham/ˈʃæm/nounB2+2 meaningsSomething pretending to be what it is not.
  • shambles/ˈʃæmbəlz/nounC1A scene of complete disorder.
  • shame/ˈʃeɪ̯m/nounB24 meaningsThe painful feeling of having lost the respect of others, or of yourself, because of something you did.
  • shampoo/ʃæmˈpuː/nounA2+Liquid soap made for washing hair.
  • shank/ˈʃæŋk/nounC12 meaningsThe lower part of the leg.
  • shape/ˈʃeɪ̯p/nounA22 meaningsThe outline or form that something has.
  • shapeshifter/ˈʃeɪpʃɪftə/nounB2+A being that can change its form at will.
  • shard/ˈʃɑːd/nounB2+A sharp broken piece of glass or pottery.
  • share/ʃɛə/verbA24 meaningsTo let somebody else have part of what is yours.
  • shareholder/ˈʃɛəˌhəʊl.də(ɹ)/nounC1Somebody who owns shares in a company.
  • shareholdingnounC1The size of the stake somebody holds.
  • shark/ʃɑːk/nounA2+2 meaningsA large predatory sea fish with sharp teeth.
  • sharpener/ˈʃɑː(ɹ)pənə(ɹ)/nounA2+A small tool that puts a point on a pencil.
  • shaving/ˈʃeɪvɪŋ/nounB2A thin curl of wood taken off by a blade.
  • shaving foamnounB1The lather spread on skin before shaving.
  • shawl/ʃɔːl/nounB2A large piece of fabric worn draped over the shoulders.
  • shay/ʃeɪ/nounC2A light open one-horse buggy on two wheels.
  • sheaf/ʃiːf/nounC2A bundle of cut stalks tied together.
  • shear/ʃɪə/verbB2+2 meaningsTo cut the wool off a sheep.
  • sheath/ʃiːθ/nounB2+The close-fitting cover for a blade.
  • shed/ʃɛd/nounB12 meaningsA simple wooden building used for storage.
  • shedding/ˈʃɛdɪŋ/nounB2The seasonal loss of an animal's coat.
  • sheen/ʃiːn/nounC1A soft shine on a surface.
  • sheep/ˈʃiːp/nounA1A woolly farm animal kept for wool and meat.
  • sheepdognounA2+The dog trained to gather and drive sheep.
  • sheepfold/ˈʃiːp.fəʊld/nounC1An enclosure where sheep are kept at night.
  • sheet/ʃiːt/nounA24 meaningsA large rectangle of thin cloth used to cover a bed.
  • sheet masknounB2A soaked fabric face covering left on for minutes.
  • shelf/ʃɛlf/nounB1A flat horizontal board fixed to a wall for holding things.
  • shelf edge labelnounB2The small card on the shelf giving the price.
  • shelf marknounC1The code showing where a book is kept.