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

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  • scheme/skiːm/nounB24 meaningsAn official or organized plan, especially one run by a government or company.
  • scoff/skɒf/verbC12 meaningsTo speak about something with mocking contempt.
  • scold/ˈskəʊ̯ld/verbB1+2 meaningsTo tell somebody off angrily.
  • scoop/skuːp/nounB15 meaningsA deep spoon-shaped tool for lifting loose or soft material.
  • scoot/skuːt/verbB2To move quickly and lightly, or to shift along.
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/skɔːtʃ/
verbB2+
To burn the surface of something so that it discolours.
  • scorchingadjectiveB2+3 meaningsExtremely hot, hot enough to burn.
  • score/skɔː/nounA25 meaningsThe number of points each side or each person has.
  • scour/ˈskaʊə/verbB2+2 meaningsTo search a place thoroughly.
  • scowl/skaʊl/verbB2+To look at somebody with an angry frown.
  • scrabble/ˈskɹæbəl/verbB23 meaningsTo scratch or grope about hurriedly with the hands or claws.
  • scram/skɹæm/verbC2To leave quickly, used as an order.
  • scramble/ˈskɹæmbl̩/verbB24 meaningsTo cook eggs by stirring them in a pan until they set.
  • scrap/ˈskɹæp/nounB24 meaningsA small piece left over from something larger.
  • scrape/skɹeɪp/verbB16 meaningsTo pull a hard edge across a surface to take off what is stuck to it.
  • scratch/skɹæt͡ʃ/verbB15 meaningsTo rub your nails over your skin because it itches.
  • scrawl/skɹɔːl/verbC1To write hastily and untidily.
  • scream/skɹiːm/verbB15 meaningsTo cry out loudly and high in fear, pain or excitement.
  • screech/skɹiːt͡ʃ/verbB23 meaningsTo make a high, harsh, unpleasant sound.
  • screen/ˈskɹiːn/nounA25 meaningsThe flat surface of a phone, computer or television on which pictures and text appear.
  • screen shareverbB1To show the others what is on your own display.
  • screenshot/ˈskriːn.ʃɒt/nounB12 meaningsA picture a device takes of its own screen.
  • screw/ˈskɹuː/nounB12 meaningsA threaded pin driven in by turning.
  • scrimp/skɹɪmp/verbC2To spend as little as possible.
  • scroll/skɹəʊl/verbB1+3 meaningsTo move text or images up, down or across a screen.
  • scrub/skɹʌb/verbB14 meaningsTo clean something by rubbing it hard with a brush or a rough cloth.
  • scrunch/skɹʌnt͡ʃ/verbC2To crush something into a wrinkled mass.
  • scrutinise/ˈskɹuːtɪnaɪz/verbB2+2 meaningsTo examine something closely and carefully, looking for details or faults.
  • scrutinize/ˈskɹuːtɨnaɪz/verbC1To examine something closely and critically.
  • scuff/skʌf/verbC1To mark a surface by rubbing it.
  • sculpt/skʌlpt/verbB2+To shape a figure by carving or modelling.
  • scurry/ˈskʌ.ɹi/verbB2+2 meaningsTo hurry along with short quick steps.
  • scuttle/ˈskʌt.l̩/verbC12 meaningsTo move quickly with short steps, low to the ground.
  • seal/siːl/nounB14 meaningsA sea animal with flippers and a thick coat that swims in cold water and comes ashore on rocks.
  • sear/sɪə̯(ɹ)/verbB2+To brown the outside of meat fast in a very hot pan.
  • season[ˈsiː.zn̩]nounA24 meaningsOne of the four divisions of the year, each with its own weather.
  • second/ˈsɛk.ənd/nounA15 meaningsA unit of time; sixty of them make a minute.
  • second-guess/ˈsɛk.əndˌɡɛs/verbC1To doubt a decision after making it.
  • secure/sɪˈkjʊə(ɹ)/adjectiveB14 meaningsFirmly fixed and unlikely to move.
  • sedate/sɪˈdeɪt/adjectiveC12 meaningsCalm, unhurried and dignified.
  • see/siː/verbA16 meaningsTo notice something with your eyes.
  • seem/ˈsiːm/verbA23 meaningsTo give the impression of being something, whether or not it is so.
  • seep/siːp/verbB2+To pass slowly through small openings.
  • seesaw/ˈsiː.sɔː/nounB22 meaningsA playground plank where one rider rises as the other sinks.
  • seethe/siːð/verbC12 meaningsTo be filled with anger that is barely contained.
  • seize/ˈsiːz/verbB26 meaningsTo take hold of something suddenly and firmly.
  • sell/sɛl/verbA13 meaningsTo give something to somebody in exchange for money.
  • send/sɛnd/verbA12 meaningsTo make something travel to somebody.
  • sentence/ˈsɛn.təns/nounA13 meaningsA complete set of words that makes sense on its own, beginning with a capital letter and ending with a full stop.
  • separate/ˈsɛp.əˌɹeɪt/verbA2+4 meaningsTo move or keep things or people apart from each other.
  • sequence/ˈsiː.kwəns/nounB25 meaningsA set of things following one another in a fixed order.
  • serenade/ˌsɛɹəˈneɪd/nounC12 meaningsA song performed outdoors, traditionally to a lover.
  • serve/sɜːv/verbA24 meaningsTo bring food or drink to people.
  • service/ˈsɜː.vɪs/nounA26 meaningsThe work done for customers or the public by a person or business, and the manner in which it is done.
  • set/sɛt/verbA27 meaningsTo put something somewhere carefully, or arrange it ready for use.
  • settle/ˈsɛ.təl/verbB14 meaningsTo end an argument or a dispute.
  • sever/ˈsɛv.ɚ/verbC12 meaningsTo cut something right through, separating it.
  • sew/səʊ/verbA2+To join cloth with a needle and thread.
  • shade/ʃeɪd/nounB24 meaningsThe cool dark area where sunlight is blocked.
  • shadow/ˈʃædəʊ̯/nounB14 meaningsThe dark shape made when something blocks the light.