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

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  • simplify/ˈsɪmplɪfaɪ/verbB1+To make something easier to understand or do.
  • simulate/ˈsɪm.jʊˌleɪt/verbC1To imitate the working of something for study or practice.
  • sin/ˈsɪn/nounB12 meaningsAn act that breaks a religious law.
  • sing/ˈsɪŋ/verbA12 meaningsTo make music with your voice.
  • singe/sɪnd͡ʒ/verbC2To burn something lightly at the surface.
  • sink/ˈsɪŋk/
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The fixed basin with taps where you wash dishes or your hands.
  • sip/sɪp/verbB12 meaningsTo drink in tiny careful mouthfuls.
  • sire/saɪə(ɹ)/nounC13 meaningsThe male parent of an animal.
  • sit/sɪt/verbA15 meaningsTo rest your body on a chair or other surface, with your weight off your legs.
  • situate/ˈsɪt͡ʃ.u.eɪt/verbB2+To place something in a particular position.
  • size/saɪz/nounA22 meaningsHow big or small something is.
  • sizzle/ˈsɪzəl/verbB23 meaningsTo make the hissing, crackling sound of food cooking in hot fat.
  • skateboard/ˈskeɪt.bɔːd/nounB22 meaningsA short board on four small wheels that you stand on and push along with one foot.
  • sketch/ˈskɛt͡ʃ/nounB15 meaningsA quick rough drawing.
  • skew/skjuː/verbC2To twist out of true, or to bias a result.
  • skewer/ˈskjuː.ə/nounB2+4 meaningsA long thin pin of wood or metal pushed through pieces of food to hold them together while they cook.
  • ski/skiː/verbA2+To travel over snow on two long narrow runners.
  • skid/ˈskɪd/verbB23 meaningsTo slide sideways or forward without grip, out of control.
  • skim/skɪm/verbB24 meaningsTo read something fast, taking in the main points and leaving the rest.
  • skimp/ˈskɪmp/verbC1To spend or use less than is really needed.
  • skip/skɪp/verbB15 meaningsTo move forward with light hops from one foot to the other.
  • skirt/skɜːt/nounA12 meaningsClothing hanging from the waist with no separate legs.
  • skitter/ˈskɪtə(ɹ)/verbC1To move lightly and quickly with small steps.
  • skulk/skʌlk/verbC1To move or hide furtively, especially with bad intent.
  • slake/sleɪk/verbC2To satisfy a thirst or a craving.
  • slam/ˈslæm/verbB14 meaningsTo shut something with great force and a loud bang.
  • slap/slæp/verbB13 meaningsTo hit someone with the flat of an open hand.
  • slash/slaʃ/verbC12 meaningsTo cut violently with a sweeping stroke.
  • slate/sleɪt/nounB26 meaningsA grey rock that splits into flat sheets.
  • slaver/ˈslævə/verbC2To let saliva run from the mouth.
  • slay/sleɪ/verbB2To kill, especially in battle.
  • sleep/sliːp/verbA12 meaningsTo rest unconscious with your eyes closed.
  • slice/slaɪs/nounB12 meaningsA thin flat piece cut from something.
  • slide/ˈslaɪ̯d/nounA25 meaningsA smooth sloping structure that children sit on and go down.
  • slight/slaɪt/adjectiveB24 meaningsSmall in amount or degree, and hard to notice.
  • slim/ˈslɪm/adjectiveB14 meaningsAttractively thin; narrow in build.
  • sling/ˈslɪŋ/nounB22 meaningsA cloth loop that supports an injured arm.
  • slink/slɪŋk/verbC1To move away quietly, ashamed or guilty.
  • slip/ˈslɪp/verbB17 meaningsTo slide by accident on a smooth or wet surface and lose your balance.
  • slit/ˈslɪt/verbB22 meaningsTo cut a long, narrow opening in or along something.
  • slither/ˈslɪðə/verbC2To slide along with a twisting movement.
  • slobber/ˈslɒbə(ɹ)/verbB2To let saliva drip from the mouth.
  • slog/slɒɡ/nounB2+2 meaningsA long hard piece of work or walking.
  • slop/slɒp/verbC12 meaningsTo spill liquid over the edge in moving it.
  • slope/sloʊp/nounB22 meaningsA surface that rises or falls at an angle.
  • slosh/slɒʃ/verbC1To move about noisily inside a container, as liquid does.
  • slouch/ˈslaʊ̯t͡ʃ/verbB2To sit, stand or move with a drooping posture.
  • slough/slʌf/verbC22 meaningsTo shed a layer of skin.
  • slow/sləʊ/adjectiveA14 meaningsMoving or happening with little speed.
  • slump/slʌmp/verbB23 meaningsTo sit or fall heavily, with no energy left.
  • slur/slɜː/verbC12 meaningsTo run words together unclearly.
  • slurp/slɜːp/verbB2+2 meaningsTo drink or eat noisily, with a sucking sound.
  • smack/smæk/verbB13 meaningsTo hit with the flat of the hand.
  • smart/smɑɹt/adjectiveA25 meaningsQuick to understand things and good at working them out.
  • smash/smæʃ/verbB13 meaningsTo break something violently into pieces.
  • smear/smɪə(ɹ)/verbB22 meaningsTo spread something greasy across a surface.
  • smell/smɛl/verbA24 meaningsTo notice something through your nose.
  • smelt/smɛlt/verbC12 meaningsTo melt ore in order to get the metal out.
  • smile/ˈsmaɪl/verbA22 meaningsTo turn the corners of your mouth up because you feel good.
  • smirk/smɜːk/verbB22 meaningsTo smile in a self-satisfied or knowing way.