English words: S

2316 words under S; 1–100 on this page.

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• sa abbreviation (SA); French word (sa); fragment
  SA is a short form of South Australia, a state of Australia whose capital is Adelaide.
• sabaoth nounJewish tradition
  An old word, from Hebrew, meaning "armies" or "hosts", used in the name "Lord of Sabaoth".
• sabbath noun (the sabbath, sabbaths; Sabbath)everyday · Jewish tradition
  The Sabbath is a weekly day of rest and worship: for Jews it is from Friday evening to Saturday evening; for most Christians, Sunday is…
• sable noun (a sable, sables); adjective (sable — literary)
  A small animal of the weasel family that lives in the forests of Russia and northern Asia, with soft dark brown fur.
• sabotage noun (sabotage; uncountable); verb…
  Damaging or destroying something on purpose, especially machines, roads or plans, to stop an enemy or rival.
• sabre noun (a sabre, sabres; US spelling saber); verb…
  A sabre is a heavy sword with a curved blade and one sharp edge, once used by soldiers on horseback (cavalry).
• sac noun (a sac, sacs)
  A sac is a small bag-like part inside a plant or animal, often filled with liquid or air, like an egg sac or an ink sac.
• sachet noun (a sachet, sachets)
  A small sealed plastic or paper packet holding a small amount of something, like sugar, ketchup, shampoo or medicine.
• sack noun (sack, sacks); verb (sack, sacks, sacked, sacking)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A sack is a big strong bag for carrying things like potatoes, flour or coal.
• sackcloth noun (no plural)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A rough, coarse cloth made from sacking, once worn to show sadness or sorrow.
• sackful noun (a sackful, sackfuls or sacksful)
  A sackful is the amount that one sack holds, or a whole sack full of something.
• sacrament noun (a sacrament, sacraments)
  A sacrament is a holy ceremony in Christian churches, which Christians believe is an outward sign of God's grace (love and help) given to…
• sacramental adjective (sacramental); noun…
  Connected with a sacrament, a holy rite such as baptism or communion.
• sacred adjective (sacred, more sacred, most sacred)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Holy; connected with God, a god or a religion and treated with deep respect: "a sacred building".
• sacrifice noun (a sacrifice, sacrifices; sacrifice — uncountable)…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Giving up something you value for something more important or for someone else: Her parents made sacrifices so she could go to college.
• sacrificial adjective (no comparative)
  Used or given as an offering to a god, usually by killing or giving up something valued.
• sacrilege noun (sacrileges)
  Great disrespect shown to something holy, such as a god, a temple or a church.
• sacrilegious adjective (more sacrilegious, most sacrilegious)
  Showing disrespect for something holy; wicked against a god or holy place.
• sad adjective (sad, sadder, saddest)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Sad means unhappy, feeling sorrow, often wanting to cry.
• sadden verb (sadden, saddens, saddened, saddening)
  To make someone feel sad.
• saddle noun (a saddle, saddles); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  A leather seat put on a horse's back for the rider.
• sadly adverb (sadly; more sadly, most sadly)
  In a sad way.
• sadness noun (sadness — usually uncountable; sadnesses — rare)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Sadness is the feeling of being unhappy, often after losing something or someone, or when things go wrong.
• safar nounJewish tradition
  A Hebrew root meaning "to count", also linked to telling and writing.
• safari noun (a safari, safaris)
  A safari is a trip to see or photograph wild animals in their natural home, especially in Africa.
• safe adjective (safe, safer, safest); noun…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Not in danger; not likely to be hurt: "You are safe now.".
• safeguard verb (safeguard, safeguards, safeguarded, safeguarding)…everyday · Jewish tradition
  verb To protect something or someone from harm or danger.
• safely adverb (safely, more safely, most safely)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Safely means without danger, harm or accident.
• safety noun (safety — uncountable)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Safety is being safe: protected from danger, harm or injury.
• saffron noun (saffron — uncountable); adjective…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Saffron is a spice made from the dried red-orange threads (stigmas) of a crocus flower; it gives food a golden colour and a special taste.
• sag verb (sag, sags, sagged, sagging); noun…
  To sink or hang down in the middle because of weight or because it is old or tired: the shelf sagged under the books.
• saga noun (sagas)
  A long story about heroes and their great deeds, often told in old times.
• sagacious adjective (sagacious, more sagacious, most sagacious)
  Wise and clever, able to judge well and understand what is best.
• sagacity noun (sagacity – uncountable)
  Wisdom and good judgement; the ability to understand things and make good decisions.
• sage noun (sage — herb, uncountable; a sage, sages — person)…everyday · Jewish tradition
  A herb with soft grey-green leaves that is used in cooking, for example in stuffing.
• sagittarius noun, proper (Sagittarius); adjective use…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Sagittarius is a group of stars (a constellation) in the southern part of the night sky, often pictured as an archer who is half man and…
• saguaro noun (a saguaro, saguaros; saguaro cactus)
  A saguaro is a giant cactus that grows in the Sonoran Desert of Arizona, USA, and Mexico; it can grow taller than a house and has arms…
• saharan adjective (Saharan, more Saharan — rare); noun…
  Saharan means belonging to or coming from the Sahara, the huge hot desert in North Africa.
• sahib noun (sahib, sahibs) — a title
  Sahib is a respectful word, like «sir» or «master», used in India and Pakistan, especially in the past when Britain ruled India.
• said verb past and past participle (say, says, said, saying)…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Said is the past form of say: «Mom said yes.».
• saidst verb, old form used with thou (past)
  «saidst» means «you said», a form of «say»: To say is to speak words: «Say hello.».
• saiga noun (a saiga, saigas; also saiga antelope)
  A saiga is a kind of antelope that lives on the dry grassy plains of Central Asia, with a big, soft, drooping nose.
• sail noun (sail, sails); verb (sail, sails, sailed, sailing)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A sail is a big piece of cloth on a boat that catches the wind and pushes the boat along.
• sailfish noun (a sailfish, sailfish or sailfishes)
  A sailfish is a big ocean fish with a tall fin on its back that looks like a sail and a long pointed bill like a sword.
• sailor noun (a sailor, sailors)
  A sailor is a person who works on a ship or boat, especially as part of its crew.
• saint noun (a saint, saints); title (Saint, St)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A saint is a person who the Christian Church (and some other religions) honours because they lived a very good and holy life.
• saintly adjective (saintly, saintlier, saintliest)
  Very good and holy, like a saint.
• saith verb, third person singular present of say
  He says or declares; the speaker is telling you what someone says.
• sake noun (sake, sakes); noun (sake, a Japanese drink)everyday · Jewish tradition
  For someone's sake means to help them or for their good.
• salad noun (salad, salads)
  A salad is a cold dish of mixed vegetables, like lettuce, tomato and cucumber, often with a dressing.
• salade (French) noun (une salade, des salades)
  «Salade» is the French word for salad or for lettuce.
• salamander noun (a salamander, salamanders)
  A salamander is a small amphibian with a long body, a tail, four short legs and smooth, damp skin, which looks a bit like a lizard.
• salami noun (salami, salamis)
  Salami is a kind of large sausage made of dried, spiced meat (often pork), eaten in thin slices, cold.
• salaried adjective (salaried)
  A salaried person is paid a fixed amount of money every year, usually in monthly payments, rather than being paid for each hour worked.
• salary noun (a salary, salaries)
  The money a person is paid for their job, usually the same amount every month or year.
• sale noun (sale, sales)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A sale is selling something: the sale of a house.
• salesman noun (a salesman, salesmen)
  A salesman is a man whose job is selling things, in a shop, by phone or by visiting people.
• saline adjective (saline); noun…
  Saline means containing salt or salty.
• salinity noun (salinity, uncountable; salinities in science)
  Salinity is how salty water or soil is: how much salt is dissolved in it.
• saliva noun (saliva — uncountable)
  Saliva is the clear watery liquid that is made in your mouth; it keeps your mouth wet and helps you chew, swallow and start digesting food.
• sallow adjective (sallow, sallower, sallowest)
  Of skin, yellowish and pale, often looking unwell.
• sally noun (a sally, sallies); verb…
  Sally is a girl's name.
• salmon noun (a salmon, salmon; salmon); adjective…everyday · Jewish tradition
  A salmon is a large silver fish that lives in the sea but swims up rivers to lay its eggs.
• salmonella noun (salmonella — uncountable)
  A kind of bacteria that can cause food poisoning, with stomach ache, being sick, diarrhoea and fever.
• salon noun (a salon, salons)
  A salon is a shop where people go to have their hair cut or styled, their nails done or their skin treated.
• saloon noun (saloons)
  A large, grand room in an old house or palace, used for receiving guests or holding gatherings.
• salsa noun (salsa, uncountable; a salsa, salsas)
  Salsa is a sauce, often spicy, made from chopped tomatoes, onions, chillies and herbs, eaten with tortilla chips and Mexican food.
• salt noun (salt, salts); verb (salt, salts, salted, salting)…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Salt is white grains that make food taste salty.
• saltiness noun (saltiness — uncountable)
  Saltiness is how salty something tastes or is.
• saltwater adjective (saltwater); noun…
  Water that has salt in it, like sea water.
• salty adjective (salty, saltier, saltiest)
  Salty means tasting of salt or having salt in it.
• salutation noun (a salutation, salutations)
  A salutation is a greeting, a word or action that says hello, such as "Good morning" or a wave.
• salute verb (salute, salutes, saluted, saluting); noun…everyday · Jewish tradition
  To salute means to raise your right hand to your forehead as a sign of respect, as soldiers do.
• salvation noun (salvation — uncountable)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Salvation is being saved from sin and its results; Christians believe Jesus brings salvation, so that people can be close to God for ever.
• salve noun (salves); verb (salve, salves, salved, salving)
  A soft cream or ointment rubbed on a cut, sore or burn to heal it.
• salver noun (salvers)
  A flat metal or silver tray, often with feet, on which food or drinks are carried and served to guests (old use).
• sam proper noun (Sam); name
  A common first name for boys and girls, short for Samuel, Samantha or Samson; it is a name, not an ordinary word.
• samaritan noun (a Samaritan, Samaritans; a good Samaritan); adjective…
  A Samaritan was a person from Samaria; in Jesus' parable of the Good Samaritan, a Samaritan stops to help a beaten traveller when others…
• samba noun (samba, sambas); verb…
  A fast, lively dance from Brazil.
• same adjective, pronoun (the same); adverb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Same means not different: just like the other one: the same colour.
• samekh nounJewish tradition
  The fifteenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet, which makes an "s" sound.
• sami noun (the Sami, a Sami, Sami); adjective (Sami); also…
  The Sami are an Indigenous people of the far north of Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia, an area called Sápmi; many have herded reindeer.
• samoan adjective (Samoan); noun…
  Samoan means from or belonging to Samoa, islands in the Pacific Ocean.
• sample noun (a sample, samples); verb…
  A sample is a small amount or part of something that shows what the rest is like.
• samson proper nounJewish tradition
  A man's name; Samson was a judge of Israel famous for his great strength.
• samurai noun (a samurai, samurai — plural usually the same)
  A member of the warrior class in old Japan who served a lord and fought with swords and bows.
• sanctified adjective (sanctified); past form of the verb sanctify…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Sanctified means made holy or set apart for God in a religion.
• sanctify verbJewish tradition
  To make holy, to set something or someone apart for God.
• sanction noun (a sanction, sanctions; uncountable sanction); verb…
  Sanction is official permission or approval.
• sanctity noun (no plural)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Holiness, the quality of being sacred and deserving great respect.
• sanctuary noun (a sanctuary, sanctuaries)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A safe place where animals are protected, such as a bird sanctuary or wildlife sanctuary.
• sand noun (sand, sands); verb (sand, sands, sanded, sanding)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Tiny grains of rock and shell, found on beaches and in deserts.
• sandal noun (a sandal, sandals; a pair of sandals)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A sandal is an open shoe held on the foot with straps, worn in warm weather.
• sandbag noun (a sandbag, sandbags); verb…
  A sandbag is a bag filled with sand, used to build walls against floods or to make barriers.
• sandbank noun (a sandbank, sandbanks)
  A sandbank is a raised area of sand in a river, at the coast or in the sea, which may be hidden under the water at high tide.
• sandbox noun (a sandbox, sandboxes)
  A box or pit filled with sand for children to play in; in the UK and Australia it is called a sandpit.
• sandgrouse noun (a sandgrouse, sandgrouse or sandgrouses)
  A bird of dry, sandy places in Africa and Asia, related to pigeons, with sandy-coloured feathers that hide it on the ground.
• sandpaper noun (sandpaper — uncountable; a sheet of sandpaper); verb…
  Strong paper with sand or grit stuck to one side, used for rubbing wood or other surfaces to make them smooth.
• sandpit noun (a sandpit, sandpits)
  A sandpit is a low box or shallow hole filled with sand for children to play in.
• sandstone noun (sandstone — uncountable; a sandstone, sandstones)
  Sandstone is a sedimentary rock made of grains of sand pressed and stuck together over a very long time.

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