English words: S

2316 words under S; 1301–1400 on this page.

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• sorceress noun (plural sorceresses)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A sorceress is a woman who uses magic, often for evil purposes; a female sorcerer.
• sorcery noun (no plural)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Sorcery is the use of magic spells and powers to make strange things happen.
• sore adjective (sorer, sorest); noun (a sore, sores)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Sore means painful, aching or tender, especially when touched or used.
• sorely adverbeveryday · Jewish tradition
  Sorely means very much or greatly, so that it hurts or matters a lot: sorely tempted, sorely puzzled.
• soreness noun (soreness, uncountable)
  Soreness is pain, aching or tenderness in a part of the body, such as sore muscles after exercise, a sore throat or a sore knee.
• sorghum noun (sorghum — uncountable)
  A tall cereal grass grown in warm, dry countries, especially in Africa and Asia, for its grain, its sweet juice and animal feed.
• sorrel nounJewish tradition
  A reddish-brown color, used especially of horses.
• sorrow noun (sorrow, sorrows); verb (sorrow — old, formal)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Sorrow is a deep feeling of sadness, especially because of a loss, death or disappointment.
• sorrowful adjective (sorrowful, more sorrowful, most sorrowful)…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Feeling or showing great sadness.
• sorrowfully adverb (sorrowfully)
  In a very sad way, full of sorrow or grief.
• sorry adjective (sorry, sorrier, sorriest); interjection (Sorry!)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Feeling sad or bad because you did something wrong: "I'm sorry I broke it.".
• sort noun (a sort, sorts); verb (sort, sorts, sorted, sorting)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A sort is a kind or type of something.
• sortie noun (a sortie, sorties)
  A sortie is a sudden attack made by soldiers rushing out from a place that is surrounded by enemies.
• sot verb (past of sit, dialect; sot, sit, sat)
  Sot is a dialect (non-standard) past form of «sit», meaning sat down or was sitting.
• sottish adjectiveJewish tradition
  Foolish or dull, as if stupid with drink.
• sou noun (a sou, sous) — French
  A sou was an old French coin of very little value.
• souffle noun (a soufflé, soufflés; also written souffle)
  A soufflé is a light, fluffy baked dish made with beaten egg whites, which puffs up high in the oven; it can be savoury (cheese) or sweet…
• sought verb, past tense and past participle of «seek»…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Looked for or searched for.
• soul noun (a soul, souls; soul — music)everyday · Jewish tradition
  The soul is the part of a person that many religions believe is spiritual, lives on after death, and is the real "you" — your mind…
• sound noun (sound, sounds); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Anything you can hear: "the sound of rain".
• soundeth verb, old form of «sounds» (he, she, it)
  «soundeth» means «sounds», a form of «sound»: Anything you can hear: "the sound of rain".
• soundly adverb (soundly)
  Deeply and well, of sleep: «sleep soundly».
• soundman noun (a soundman, soundmen)
  A person whose job is to record or control the sound for films, television, radio, concerts or plays.
• soundness nounJewish tradition
  The state of being healthy and whole, with nothing broken or sick.
• soup noun (soup, soups)
  Soup is a hot liquid food made by cooking vegetables, meat, fish or other foods in water or stock.
• sour adjective (sour, sourer, sourest); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Sour food has a sharp taste, like a lemon or vinegar.
• source noun (a source, sources); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  A source is where something comes from, like the source of a river or a source of light.
• sourdough noun…
  Sourdough is bread made with a starter, a mix of flour and water full of wild yeast and bacteria, instead of packet yeast; it tastes…
• sourness noun (sourness — uncountable)
  A sharp, acid taste, like lemons or vinegar.
• souslik noun (a souslik, sousliks)
  A souslik is a small ground squirrel that lives in burrows on the grassy plains (steppes) of Eastern Europe and Central Asia, including…
• south noun (the south); adjective (south, southern); adverb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  South is one of the four main directions, towards the bottom of most maps, opposite to north.
• southeast noun (the southeast, the South-East); adjective…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Southeast is the direction halfway between south and east on a compass.
• southeastern adjectiveJewish tradition
  In or from the southeast.
• southern adjectiveeveryday · Jewish tradition
  Southern means in or from the south part of a place.
• southland nounJewish tradition
  A land or region in the south, here the dry southern part of Israel, the Negev.
• southward adjective (southward); adverb (southward or southwards)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Southward means towards the south: a southward journey, birds flying southward.
• southwards adverb; adjective…
  Southwards means towards the south.
• southwest noun (the southwest); adjective (southwest, southwestern)…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Southwest is the direction halfway between south and west.
• southwestern adjectiveJewish tradition
  In or toward the southwest, the direction halfway between south and west.
• souvenir noun (a souvenir, souvenirs)
  A souvenir is something you buy or keep to remember a place you visited or an event you went to.
• sovereign noun (a sovereign, sovereigns); adjective (sovereign)
  A sovereign is a king or queen, the ruler of a country.
• sovereignty noun (sovereignty; uncountable)
  Sovereignty is the full right and power of a country to govern itself without being controlled by another country.
• soviet adjective (Soviet); noun (a soviet, soviets; the Soviets)
  Soviet means of or about the Soviet Union (USSR), a large communist country that existed for most of the last century, made of Russia…
• soviets noun (a soviet, soviets; the Soviets); plural form of…
  The Soviets were the people, government or army of the Soviet Union (USSR), a large country that existed from 1922 to 1991, led from Moscow.
• sow verb (sow, sows, sowed, sown/sowed, sowing) — rhymes with…everyday · Jewish tradition
  To plant seeds in the ground.
• sowest verb, old form used with thou
  «sowest» means «you sow», a form of «sow»: (verb, rhymes with go) To plant seeds in the ground.
• sown verb form (sown; from sow)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Sown is the past participle of sow: planted as seeds.
• soy noun (soy — uncountable); adjective (soy)
  Soya beans, the seeds of a plant from East Asia that are rich in protein, used to make many foods.
• spa noun (a spa, spas)
  A place with natural mineral water springs, where people go to drink or bathe in the water to feel healthier.
• space noun (space, spaces); verb (space, spaces, spaced, spacing)everyday · Jewish tradition
  The area beyond the Earth's air where the planets and stars are: "outer space".
• spacecraft noun (a spacecraft, spacecraft)
  A spacecraft is a vehicle built to travel in space, with or without people on board, such as a rocket capsule, a space probe, a satellite…
• spaceship noun (a spaceship, spaceships)
  A vehicle that can travel in space, especially one with people inside.
• spacesuit noun (a spacesuit, spacesuits); also space suit
  A special suit an astronaut wears in space; it gives air to breathe, keeps the right pressure and temperature, and protects from harmful…
• spacious adjective (spacious, more spacious, most spacious)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A spacious room, house or car has a lot of space inside it; it is big and roomy.
• spade noun (a spade, spades)
  A spade is a garden tool with a long handle and a flat metal blade, used for digging.
• spaghetti noun (spaghetti — uncountable)
  Spaghetti is a kind of pasta made in long, thin strings, which is boiled and eaten with a sauce.
• spake verb, past tense of speak
  Said words aloud, in the past.
• spam noun (spam — uncountable; Spam); verb…
  Spam is unwanted messages sent to many people at once, usually emails or texts trying to sell something or trick you.
• span noun (a span, spans); verb (span, spans, spanned, spanning)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A span is the length of time something lasts: a life span, an attention span.
• spang adverb (informal, dialect)
  Spang means exactly, right on, or directly: it landed spang on my head.
• spangled adjective
  Spangled means covered with small, shiny bits, like sparkling spots or stars.
• spaniard noun (a Spaniard, Spaniards)
  A person from Spain.
• spaniel noun (a spaniel, spaniels)
  A dog with long soft ears that hang down and a silky coat; breeds include the cocker spaniel, springer spaniel and King Charles spaniel.
• spanish adjective (Spanish); noun…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Spanish means from Spain or to do with Spain, its people or culture.
• spank verb (spank, spanks, spanked, spanking); noun…
  To hit someone, usually a child, on the bottom with an open hand as a punishment.
• spanking noun (a spanking, spankings); adjective (spanking); adverb…
  A punishment by hitting a child's bottom with an open hand, done in the past by parents and some teachers.
• spanner noun (a spanner, spanners)
  A spanner is a metal tool for turning nuts and bolts to make them tight or loose.
• spar nouneveryday · Jewish tradition
  A spar is a long pole, such as the wooden beam of a ship's mast or a piece of wood holding up a sail.
• spare adjective (spare); verb (spare, spares, spared, sparing)…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Spare means extra, kept in case it is needed, not being used now: a spare key, a spare tyre.
• sparingly adverb (sparingly)
  Using only a little of something; carefully and not wastefully.
• spark noun (a spark, sparks); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  A spark is a tiny bright bit of fire or burning material that flies from a fire or when hard things hit.
• sparkle verb (sparkle, sparkles, sparkled, sparkling); noun…everyday · Jewish tradition
  To sparkle is to shine with many small, bright flashes of light, like glitter, stars, jewels or water in sunlight.
• sparkler noun (a sparkler, sparklers)
  A sparkler is a thin wire stick covered with a firework mix that burns slowly and throws off bright sparks when you hold it.
• sparkly adjective (sparkly, sparklier, sparkliest)
  Sparkly means shining with lots of tiny flashes of light, like glitter, sequins, frost or diamonds.
• sparring noun (sparring — uncountable); verb form…
  In boxing and martial arts, sparring is practice fighting with a partner, using light hits and safety gear, to train, not to hurt.
• sparrow noun (a sparrow, sparrows)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A sparrow is a small, common, brown and grey bird that lives near houses, gardens and towns and eats seeds and insects.
• spartan adjective (spartan; Spartan); noun (a Spartan, Spartans)
  A Spartan was a person from Sparta, a city in ancient Greece famous for its tough soldiers and strict training.
• spasm noun (a spasm, spasms)
  A sudden tightening of a muscle that you cannot control, which may hurt.
• spat verb form (past of spit: spit, spits, spat/spit, spitting)…
  Spat is the past form of «spit»: to force liquid, food or saliva out of your mouth.
• spatial adjectiveJewish tradition
  To do with space, meaning where things are placed or how they are arranged.
• spatula noun (a spatula, spatulas)
  A spatula is a kitchen tool with a wide, flat, bendy blade, used for spreading, mixing, scraping or lifting food.
• spawn verb (spawn, spawns, spawned, spawning); noun…
  When fish or frogs spawn, they lay lots of eggs in water.
• spayed verb…
  Of a female animal: had an operation by a vet to remove the parts that make babies, so she cannot have young.
• speak verb (speak, speaks, spoke, spoken, speaking)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To say words out loud; to talk: "Speak clearly.".
• speaker noun (a speaker, speakers)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A person who speaks, especially one giving a talk to an audience.
• speakerphone noun (a speakerphone, speakerphones; on speakerphone)
  A speakerphone is a setting on a phone that lets you hear the caller through a loudspeaker, so everyone in the room can listen and talk…
• speakest verb, old form used with thou
  «speakest» means «you speak», a form of «speak»: To say words out loud; to talk: "Speak clearly.".
• speaketh verb, old form of «speaks» (he, she, it)
  «speaketh» means «speaks», a form of «speak»: To say words out loud; to talk: "Speak clearly.".
• speaking verb form…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Speaking is the -ing form of «speak», which means to say words, to talk.
• spear noun (a spear, spears); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  A long weapon or tool with a pointed tip, used for throwing or stabbing, especially for hunting or fishing.
• spearmint noun (spearmint — uncountable)
  A common kind of mint plant with pointed leaves and a fresh, sweet taste.
• spec verb (informal, dialect; spec, specs, specced)
  Spec is a dialect short form of «suspect» in the sense «suppose» or «reckon»: I spec means I suppose.
• special adjective (special, more special, most special); noun…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Special means different from usual, often better or more important: a special day.
• specialisation noun (a specialisation, specialisations; also uncountable)
  Focusing on one particular subject, skill or job and becoming an expert in it.
• specialise verb…
  To specialise is to study or work mainly on one subject or skill and become an expert in it: she specialises in heart surgery.
• specialised adjective (specialised; US: specialized); verb form…
  Specialised means made or trained for one particular job or purpose: specialised equipment, a specialised doctor.
• specialist noun (a specialist, specialists); adjective (specialist)
  A specialist is a person who knows a great deal about one subject or does one kind of work very well.
• speciality noun (a speciality, specialities)
  A food or dish that a place, person or restaurant is famous for and makes very well.
• specially adverbeveryday · Jewish tradition
  Specially means for one particular purpose or person: a cake specially made for your birthday.
• species noun (a species, species — same form singular and plural)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A group of living things that are alike and can breed together to have young that can also have young: Lions are one species, tigers…

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