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

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  • surveyor/səːˈveɪ.ə/nounB2+The person who measures land or inspects buildings.
  • survival/səˈvaɪ.vəl/nounB2Continuing to live through something dangerous.
  • survivor/səˈvaɪvə/nounB2A person who came through when others did not.
  • susceptibility/səˌsɛptəˈbɪlɪti/nounC1How easily somebody is affected by something.
  • sushi/ˈsuːʃi/nounA2+A Japanese dish of vinegared rice with fish or vegetables.
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nounB14 meanings
Somebody the police think may have committed a crime.
  • suspenders/səˈspɛndɚz/nounC1Straps worn over the shoulders to hold up trousers.
  • suspense/səˈspɛns/nounB2The tense state of waiting to find out what happens.
  • suspension/səˈspɛnʃən/nounC14 meaningsThe system of springs and shock absorbers connecting a vehicle's wheels to its body.
  • suspension bridgenounB2A bridge hung from cables slung between towers.
  • suspicion/səˈspɪʃ.ən/nounB22 meaningsThe uneasy feeling that somebody is up to something.
  • sustainability/səˌsteɪnəˈbɪlɪti/nounB2+Living and producing in ways the planet can bear forever.
  • sustenance/ˈsʌs.tə.nəns/nounC1Food and drink that keep you alive.
  • suture/ˈs(j)uː.tʃə/nounC1A stitch used by a surgeon to close a wound.
  • swaddlingnounC1Cloth wrapped tightly round a newborn baby.
  • swallow/ˈswɒl.əʊ/verbB14 meaningsTo make food or drink go down your throat.
  • swami/ˈswɑːmi/nounC1A Hindu ascetic or yogi honoured with a title of respect.
  • swamp/ˈswɒmp/nounB13 meaningsAn area of low, permanently wet ground where trees stand in still water.
  • swan/swɒn/nounB22 meaningsA large white water bird with a long curved neck.
  • swap/ˈswɒp/verbB12 meaningsTo give one thing and get another back.
  • sward/swɔːd/nounC2An expanse of short grass.
  • swarm/swɔɹm/nounB1+2 meaningsA thick moving cloud of insects.
  • swat/swɒt/verbB23 meaningsTo hit something small with a quick, flat blow.
  • swatch/swɒtʃ/nounC1A small patch of colour tried out on the skin or a wall.
  • swathe/sweɪð/nounC1A broad strip cut or covered across something.
  • sway/ˈsweɪ̯/verbB23 meaningsTo move slowly from side to side.
  • sweat/swɛt/nounB12 meaningsThe salty liquid produced by the skin when hot or anxious.
  • sweater/ˈswɛtə/nounA1A warm knitted garment for the upper body.
  • sweatshirt/ˈswɛtʃəːt/nounB1A loose thick cotton top with long sleeves.
  • swedennounA2+A country in northern Europe.
  • sweep/swiːp/verbB13 meaningsTo clean a floor with a long brush.
  • sweepingsnounC1The dust and rubbish gathered by a broom.
  • sweet/swiːt/adjectiveA14 meaningsTasting of sugar.
  • sweetheart/ˈswiːtˌhɑːt/nounA2Somebody you love, or a term of affection.
  • sweetie/ˈswiːti/nounA22 meaningsAn affectionate name for somebody dear to you.
  • sweetness/ˈswiːtnəs/nounB12 meaningsThe quality of tasting of sugar.
  • swell/swɛl/nounB12 meaningsLong rolling waves left after a distant storm.
  • swelling/ˈswɛl.ɪŋ/nounB1+2 meaningsA body part grown puffy and bigger after injury.
  • swerve/swɜːv/verbB2+4 meaningsTo turn suddenly to one side while moving, so as to avoid something.
  • swift/swɪft/adjectiveB22 meaningsHappening or moving quickly and without delay.
  • swig/swɪɡ/nounB2+2 meaningsA large mouthful of drink taken quickly.
  • swill/swɪl/verbC12 meaningsTo drink greedily, or to rinse with water.
  • swim/swɪm/verbA13 meaningsTo move through water using arms and legs.
  • swimmer/ˈswɪm.ə/nounB1A person who swims.
  • swimming/ˈswɪmɪŋ/nounA12 meaningsThe activity of moving through water.
  • swimming capnounA2A tight cover worn to keep hair out of the way.
  • swimming pool/ˈswɪmɪŋ ˌpuːl/nounA1A large artificial basin of water for swimming in.
  • swimming trunksnounB1Short garments a man swims in.
  • swimsuit/ˈswɪm.s(j)ut/nounA2+A garment worn for swimming.
  • swindle/ˈswɪndəl/nounB2+A scheme to cheat somebody out of money.
  • swindler/ˈswɪnd.lə(ɹ)/nounC1A person who cheats others out of money by deception.
  • swine/swaɪn/nounB22 meaningsPigs, taken as a group; the farming and technical word for them.
  • swineherd/ˈswaɪnˌhɜːd/nounC1Somebody whose job is looking after pigs.
  • swing/ˈswɪŋ/verbA24 meaningsTo move back and forth through the air while hanging from a fixed point.
  • swing dancenounB2A group of dances developed to big band music.
  • swipe/swaɪp/verbB1+6 meaningsTo move a finger or thumb across a touchscreen.
  • swirl/swɜːl/verbB22 meaningsTo move in a twisting, circling flow.
  • switch/swɪt͡ʃ/nounA22 meaningsA device that turns a circuit on and off.
  • switchback/ˈswɪt͡ʃbæk/nounC1A sharp bend where a path doubles back up a slope.
  • switchboard/ˈswɪt͡ʃˌbɔɹd/nounB2The system that routes incoming calls to the right person.