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

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  • subsistence/səbˈsɪstəns/nounC2Having just enough to stay alive.
  • substance/ˈsʌbstəns/nounB12 meaningsA particular kind of matter.
  • substantiationnounC2The backing of a claim with evidence.
  • substitute/ˈsʌb.stɪ.tʃuːt/nounB12 meaningsA player waiting to replace a teammate.
  • substitution/ˌsʌb.stɪˈtʃuː.ʃən/nounC1The putting of one thing in place of another.
  • subterfuge/ˈsʌbtəɹˌfjuː(d)ʒ/
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A trick used to avoid a difficulty or to hide something.
  • subtitle/ˈsʌbtaɪtəl/nounB2Words at the bottom of a screen giving the speech in text.
  • subtitlesnounB13 meaningsLines of text at the bottom of a screen showing what is being said, translated or written out.
  • subtlety/ˈsʌt(ə)lti/nounC1A fine distinction that is easily missed.
  • subtotalnounB1+A running total of part of a list.
  • suburb/ˈsʌbɝb/nounB2+The quiet housing area at the edge of a city.
  • suburbia/səˈbɜːbi.ə/nounC1The outer residential districts, and the life led there.
  • subversion/sʌbˈvɜː.ʃən/nounC1Quietly undermining a system from inside.
  • subway/ˈsʌbˌweɪ/nounA2+2 meaningsAn underground urban railway (American English).
  • success/səkˈsɛs/nounB12 meaningsThe achieving of what you set out to do.
  • succession/səkˈsɛʃ.ən/nounC12 meaningsThe order in which a title or post passes on.
  • successor/səkˈsɛsə/nounC12 meaningsThe person who takes over from another.
  • succornounC1Help given to somebody in difficulty.
  • succulent/ˈsʌkjələnt/nounC1A plant with thick fleshy leaves that hold water.
  • sucker/ˈsʌk.ə/nounC13 meaningsA round pad that grips by suction.
  • sucklingnounC1A young animal still feeding on its mother's milk.
  • sudannounB1+A country in north-east Africa.
  • sudden deathnounB2A finish where the next point ends everything.
  • sudoku/sʊˈdəʊku/nounB1A puzzle of filling a grid so no number repeats.
  • suds/sʌdz/nounC1The froth of soap on water.
  • suede/sweɪd/nounB2+Leather with a soft brushed surface.
  • suet/ˈs(j)uːɪt/nounC2Hard white fat used in old-fashioned cooking.
  • sufferance/ˈsʌf(ə)ɹəns/nounC2Tolerance given only because nobody objects.
  • sufficiencynounC1Having as much as is needed.
  • suffix/ˈsʌfɪks/<q:noun>nounB2+Letters added to the end of a word.
  • suffocationnounB2+Death or distress from being unable to breathe.
  • suffrage/ˈsʌfɹɪd͡ʒ/nounC1The right to vote.
  • suffragette/ˌsʌf.ɹəˈd͡ʒɛt/nounC1A woman who campaigned militantly for the vote.
  • sugar/ˈʃʊɡə/nounA1The sweet white substance used in food and drink.
  • suggestion/səˈd͡ʒɛst.ʃən/nounB12 meaningsAn idea put forward for others to consider.
  • suicide/ˈs(j)uːɪˌsaɪd/nounB1The act of deliberately killing yourself.
  • suit/sjuːt/nounA25 meaningsA jacket with matching trousers or skirt, worn to work or to formal occasions.
  • suitcase/ˈs(j)uːtkeɪs/nounA2+A rigid case for carrying clothes on a journey.
  • suite/swiːt/nounB23 meaningsA set of connected rooms taken as one booking.
  • suitor/ˈsutɚ/nounC12 meaningsA man seeking to marry a particular woman.
  • sulk/sʌlk/verbB22 meaningsTo go quiet and moody because you did not get your way.
  • sulphurnounC2A yellow element that smells of rotten eggs when burnt.
  • sum/sʌm/nounB24 meaningsThe total reached by adding numbers together.
  • summary/ˈsʌm.ə.ɹi/nounB1+2 meaningsA short version giving only the main points.
  • summation/sʌˈmeɪʃən/nounC1A summing up of everything that has been said.
  • summer/ˈsʌmə/nounA12 meaningsThe warmest season of the year, between spring and autumn.
  • summertimenounB1The warmest season of the year.
  • summit/ˈsʌmɪt/nounC13 meaningsThe highest point of a mountain.
  • summit pushnounC1The final effort to reach the top.
  • summons/ˈsʌ.mənz/nounB2+An order to appear before a court.
  • sumo/ˈsuːməʊ/nounB2+A Japanese wrestling style fought by very heavy men.
  • sun/sʌn/nounA1The star that gives the earth daylight and warmth.
  • sun creamnounA2The lotion that protects skin from burning.
  • sun loungernounB2The long chair you lie on beside a pool.
  • sunbeamnounB2A single ray of light from the sun.
  • sunblocknounB1+A cream that stops the sun reaching the skin.
  • sunburn/ˈsʌnˌbɜːn/nounA2+Red painful skin from staying too long in the sun.
  • sundae/ˈsʌn.deɪ/nounB1+Ice cream served in a glass with sauce and toppings.
  • sundaynounA1The day between Saturday and Monday.
  • sundial/ˈsʌnˌdaɪ.əl/nounB2+A dial that tells the hour by the shadow it casts.