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

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  • sound/ˈsaʊ̯nd/nounA17 meaningsSomething you hear; vibration travelling through the air to the ear.
  • sound engineernounB2The technician who records and balances sound.
  • soundbitenounC1A short quotable line pulled out for broadcast.
  • soundchecknounB2The test run before an audience is let in.
  • sounding/ˈsaʊndɪŋ/nounC12 meaningsA measurement of how deep the water is.
  • soundtrack/ˈsaʊndˌtɹæk/noun
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The music written for and heard in a film.
  • soundtrack albumnounB2The recorded music from a film, sold on its own.
  • soup/suːp/nounA1Hot liquid food eaten with a spoon.
  • source/sɔːs/nounA2+Where something comes from.
  • source protectionnounC1Refusing to name the person who told you.
  • sournessnounB2The sharp quality of unripe fruit or vinegar.
  • sous chefnounC1The second in command in a professional kitchen.
  • south/ˈsaʊ̯θ/nounA12 meaningsThe direction opposite north.
  • south sudannounC1The world's newest country, independent since 2011.
  • southeast/sawˈθɪjst/nounB1+The direction halfway between south and east.
  • southwest/saʊθˈwɛst/nounB1+The direction halfway between south and west.
  • souvenir/ˌsuː.vəˈnɪə/nounB1+A small thing bought to remember a place.
  • sovereign/ˈsɒv.ɹɪn/nounB2+2 meaningsA monarch.
  • sovereignty/ˈsɒvɹənti/nounC13 meaningsA country's power to govern itself without outside control.
  • sow/saʊ/verbB1+3 meaningsTo put seed into the ground for growing.
  • sowing seasonnounB2The weeks when seed goes into the ground.
  • soy saucenounB1A salty dark brown liquid poured over rice.
  • soybean/ˈsɔɪˌbin/nounB2+A bean used for oil, flour and a salty sauce.
  • spa/ˈspɑː/nounB22 meaningsA place offering baths, massage and treatments.
  • spa treatmentnounB2A pampering session at a place of baths and massage.
  • space/speɪs/nounA12 meaningsThe emptiness beyond the sky where the stars are.
  • space racenounB2The competition to be first into space.
  • space-timenounC1The four dimensions of space and time taken together.
  • spacecraft/ˈspeɪsˌkɹæft/nounB1+A vehicle built to travel outside the atmosphere.
  • spaceshipnounA2+A crewed vessel that carries people beyond the sky, the word used above all in science fiction.
  • spaghetti/spəˈɡɛti/nounA2+Long thin strings of pasta.
  • spainnounA1A country in south-western Europe.
  • spam/spæm/nounC12 meaningsUnwanted junk messages sent in bulk.
  • span/spæn/nounC12 meaningsThe stretch of time something covers.
  • spangle/ˈspæŋɡəl/nounC2A glittering ornament on a costume.
  • spanish/ˈspæn.ɪʃ/adjectiveA22 meaningsBelonging to Spain or its people.
  • spank/ˈspæŋk/verbB22 meaningsTo smack somebody on the bottom as punishment.
  • spanner/ˈspænə/nounB1+A tool that grips a nut and turns it.
  • spar/spɑː/nounC2A stout pole used to carry a sail.
  • spare/spɛə(ɹ)/verbB16 meaningsTo choose not to harm, punish or kill someone you have power over.
  • spare partnounB1A replacement component kept ready.
  • spare wheelnounB1The extra wheel carried in case one fails.
  • spark plugnounB2The part that fires the mixture inside a petrol engine.
  • sparkle/ˈspɑː.kəl/verbB12 meaningsTo shine with quick bright points of light.
  • sparklernounB2A hand-held stick that burns with bright sparks.
  • sparkling waternounB1Water with bubbles of gas in it.
  • sparring/ˈspɑːɹɪŋ/nounC1Practice boxing, or friendly argument.
  • sparrow/ˈspæɹəʊ/nounB2A small brown and grey bird common in towns.
  • spasm/ˈspæz.m̩/nounB2+A sudden involuntary tightening of a muscle.
  • spat/spæt/nounC12 meaningsA short petty quarrel.
  • spate/speɪt/nounC1A sudden rush of many things at once.
  • spatter/ˈspætɚ/verbC12 meaningsTo scatter drops of liquid over a surface.
  • spatula/ˈspætjʊlə/nounB1+A flat blade on a handle for lifting and turning food.
  • speaker/ˈspikɚ/nounA2+4 meaningsA device that turns an electrical signal into sound.
  • special/ˈspɛʃ.əl/adjectiveA14 meaningsNot ordinary, and valued or important because of it.
  • special collectionnounB2Material kept apart because of its value or fragility.
  • special deliverynounB2Post guaranteed to arrive by a stated time.
  • special needsnounB2Extra help required by a learner with a difficulty.
  • special offernounB1A temporary reduction in price to attract customers.
  • specialist/ˈspɛʃəlɪst/nounB22 meaningsA doctor expert in one area of medicine.