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

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  • stunt/stʌnt/nounB22 meaningsA dangerous action performed for the camera.
  • stutter/ˈstʌtɚ/verbB1+3 meaningsTo repeat sounds or get stuck on them while speaking.
  • stymie/ˈstaɪmi/verbC2To block somebody from making progress.
  • subdue/səbˈdu/verbC12 meaningsTo bring somebody or something under control by force.
  • subject/ˈsʌb.d͡ʒɛkt/nounA24 meaningsAn area of study.
  • subjugate/ˈsʌbd͡ʒʊɡət/
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verbC1
To bring a people under your complete control.
  • sublime/səˈblaɪm/adjectiveC12 meaningsSo beautiful or great that it feels beyond this world.
  • submerge/səbˈmɜːd͡ʒ/verbB2+To push or sink fully under water.
  • subscribe/səbˈskɹaɪb/verbB1+2 meaningsTo sign up for regular content or service.
  • subside/sʌbˈsaɪd/verbB2+2 meaningsTo gradually die down.
  • subsidize/ˈsʌbsɪdaɪz/verbC2To help pay for something with public or company money.
  • subsist/səbˈsɪst/verbC2To stay alive on the barest means.
  • substantiate/səbˈstænʃieɪt/verbC2To support a claim with evidence.
  • substitute/ˈsʌb.stɪ.tʃuːt/nounB12 meaningsA player waiting to replace a teammate.
  • subtitlesnounB13 meaningsLines of text at the bottom of a screen showing what is being said, translated or written out.
  • subtract/səbˈtɹækt/verbB2To take one amount away from another.
  • subvert/səbˈvɜːt/verbC1To undermine the power or authority of something.
  • succeed/səkˈsiːd/verbA2+2 meaningsTo reach the result you were working for.
  • succumb/səˈkʌm/verbC2To stop resisting and be overcome.
  • suck/sʌk/verbA2To pull liquid into the mouth by drawing in the breath.
  • suckle/ˈsʌk.əl/verbC1To feed a young one at the breast.
  • sue/sjuː/verbB22 meaningsTo take somebody to court to claim money or redress.
  • suffer/ˈsʌfə/verbB12 meaningsTo feel pain or hardship over a period of time.
  • suffice/səˈfaɪs/verbC1To be enough for the purpose.
  • suffocate/ˈsʌfəkeɪt/verbB22 meaningsTo die or kill through being unable to breathe.
  • suffuse/səˈfjuːz/verbC2To spread through and fill with colour or feeling.
  • suggest/səˈd͡ʒɛst/verbA24 meaningsTo put an idea or plan forward for others to consider.
  • suit/sjuːt/nounA25 meaningsA jacket with matching trousers or skirt, worn to work or to formal occasions.
  • sulk/sʌlk/verbB22 meaningsTo go quiet and moody because you did not get your way.
  • sully/ˈsʌli/verbC2To spoil the cleanness of something or a good name.
  • sum/sʌm/nounB24 meaningsThe total reached by adding numbers together.
  • summariseverbB1+To give the main points of something and leave the details out.
  • summarize/ˈsʌməˌɹaɪz/verbB1+To shrink a long text down to its main points.
  • summer/ˈsʌmə/nounA12 meaningsThe warmest season of the year, between spring and autumn.
  • summon/ˈsʌmən/verbB23 meaningsTo order someone to come, especially by official authority.
  • sunbathe/ˈsʌnbeɪð/verbA2+To lie in the sun to make the skin darker.
  • supersede/ˌsuːpəˈsiːd/verbC1To take the place of something now out of date.
  • supervise/ˈsuː.pə.vaɪz/verbC1To watch over people's work and keep it on track.
  • supplant/səˈplɑːnt/verbC1To take over somebody's place, often by force.
  • supplement/ˈsʌp.lɪ.mənt/nounC12 meaningsSomething taken or added to make up for a shortage.
  • supply/səˈplaɪ/verbB12 meaningsTo make something available to those who need it.
  • support/səˈpɔːt/verbA24 meaningsTo help somebody and be on their side.
  • suppose/səˈpəʊz/verbA23 meaningsTo think something is probably true without having proof.
  • suppress/səˈpɹɛs/verbC12 meaningsTo crush a rising or a movement by force.
  • surf/sɜːf/nounB12 meaningsThe line of white water where waves break.
  • surface/ˈsɜː.fɪs/nounB12 meaningsThe outside or top layer of something.
  • surge/sɝd͡ʒ/verbC12 meaningsTo rush forward or upward in a sudden powerful wave.
  • surmise/sɜːˈmaɪz/verbC2To guess from slight evidence.
  • surmount/səˈmaʊnt/verbC1To get over a difficulty or an obstacle.
  • surpass/səˈpɑːs/verbB2+To go beyond what was achieved before.
  • surprise/sə(ː)ˈpɹaɪ̯z/nounA12 meaningsSomething that happens when you did not expect it.
  • surrender/səˈɹɛndə(ɹ)/verbB13 meaningsTo stop fighting and give yourself up.
  • surround/səˈɹaʊnd/verbB24 meaningsTo be positioned all the way around something or someone.
  • survey/ˈsɜːveɪ/nounB1+4 meaningsA set of questions asked of many people to find out what they think or do.
  • survive/səˈvaɪv/verbA22 meaningsTo stay alive through danger or disaster.
  • suspect/ˈsʌspɛkt/nounB14 meaningsSomebody the police think may have committed a crime.
  • suspend/səsˈpɛnd/verbB22 meaningsTo stop something for a time, or ban somebody temporarily.
  • sustain/səˈsteɪn/verbB24 meaningsTo keep something going over a period of time.
  • swaddle/ˈswɒdəl/verbB2+To wrap a baby tightly in cloth.
  • swagger/ˈswæɡ.ə/verbC1To walk in a way that shows too much confidence.