English words: S

2316 words under S; 1601–1700 on this page.

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• stag noun (a stag, stags); adjective-like noun…
  A stag is an adult male deer, usually one with large branching antlers.
• stage noun (a stage, stages); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  A stage is a raised floor in a theatre or hall where people act, sing or speak.
• stagger verb (stagger, staggers, staggered, staggering); noun…everyday · Jewish tradition
  To walk or move unsteadily, almost falling, because you are hurt, tired, dizzy or carrying something heavy.
• staggering adjective (staggering); verb (-ing form of stagger)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Very surprising and shocking, because it is so large or amazing.
• stagnant adjective
  Stagnant water is still and does not flow, so it becomes dirty, smelly and full of germs.
• stain noun (a stain, stains); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  A dirty mark or spot that is hard to remove.
• stainless adjective (stainless)
  Stainless means without stains or marks.
• stair noun (stair, stairs; staircase)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A stair is one step in a set of steps that go up or down inside a building.
• staircase noun (staircase, staircases)
  A staircase is a set of steps going up from one floor to another, often with a rail to hold.
• stairway noun (a stairway, stairways)
  A set of stairs inside or outside a building, often with the walls or space around it.
• stake noun (a stake, stakes); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  A stake is a strong pointed stick or post pushed into the ground, for example to hold up a plant, a tent or a fence.
• stakeholder noun (a stakeholder, stakeholders)
  A stakeholder is a person or group who is affected by something, such as a plan or a business, and so cares how it turns out.
• stakes noun (a stake, stakes — plural form); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Pointed wooden or metal posts pushed into the ground, for example to hold up plants or a tent.
• stalactite noun (a stalactite, stalactites)
  A stalactite is a long, pointed stone shape that hangs down from the roof of a cave, made very slowly by dripping water that leaves tiny…
• stalagmite noun (a stalagmite, stalagmites)
  A stalagmite is a pointed column of rock that grows upwards from the floor of a cave, made by drips of water full of dissolved minerals.
• stale adjective (stale, staler, stalest)
  Stale food, especially bread or cake, is old, dry and not fresh any more.
• stalk noun (a stalk, stalks); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  A stalk is the thin main stem of a plant, or the small stem that holds a leaf, flower or fruit.
• stall noun (a stall, stalls; the stalls); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  A stall is a small table or stand where things are sold, at a market or a fair.
• stallion nounJewish tradition
  A full-grown male horse, kept for breeding.
• stalwart adjective; noun
  Stalwart means strong, brave and loyal, ready to stand firm.
• stamen noun (a stamen, stamens)
  A stamen is the male part of a flower that makes pollen; it has a thin stalk (the filament) with a top part (the anther) covered in pollen.
• stamina noun (stamina — uncountable)everyday · Jewish tradition
  The strength and energy to keep doing something hard, especially physical activity, for a long time without getting tired.
• stammer verb (stammer, stammers, stammered, stammering); noun…everyday · Jewish tradition
  To stammer means to speak with pauses and repeated sounds, because you are nervous or because of a speech condition («I-I-I don't know»).
• stammerer nounJewish tradition
  A person who stammers, that is, who speaks with pauses and repeated sounds.
• stamp noun (stamp, stamps); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  A stamp is a small piece of paper with glue that you stick on a letter before posting it, to show the postage is paid.
• stampede noun (stampedes); verb…
  A stampede is a sudden wild rush of frightened animals or people.
• stance noun (a stance, stances)
  A stance is the way someone stands, especially how they place their feet and body, like a batting stance.
• stand verb, noun (stand, stands, stood, standing)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To stand is to be on your feet with your body upright.
• standard noun (a standard, standards); adjective (standard)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A standard is a level of quality, how good something is or should be: «a high standard».
• standardisation noun (standardisation — usually uncountable)
  Making things the same size, shape, quality or way of working, so they fit together or can be compared.
• standardised verb…
  Past form of «standardise»: made things the same or fitted to one rule or standard.
• standby noun (standby, standbys); adjective (standby); phrasal verb…
  Standby is being ready to be used or to act if needed, as in «on standby».
• stander noun (standers, standers-by)
  A stander is a person who stands and watches.
• standest verb, old form used with thou
  «standest» means «you stand», a form of «stand»: To stand is to be on your feet with your body upright.
• standeth verb, old form of «stands» (he, she, it)
  «standeth» means «stands», a form of «stand»: To stand is to be on your feet with your body upright.
• standstill noun (standstills)
  A standstill is a complete stop, when nothing is moving.
• stank verb (past form of «stink»: stink, stinks, stank, stunk)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Stank is the past form of «stink»: it smelled very bad.
• stanza noun (a stanza, stanzas)
  A stanza is a group of lines in a poem, set apart from the other groups by a space, like a paragraph in a story; it is often called a verse.
• staple noun (a staple, staples); verb…
  A small piece of thin bent wire pushed through papers to hold them together.
• star noun, verb (star, stars, starred, starring)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A star is a huge ball of burning gas far away in space that we see as a bright point in the night sky.
• starch noun (starch, starches); verb…
  A white substance found in foods such as bread, rice, pasta and potatoes, which gives the body energy.
• starchy adjective (starchy, starchier, starchiest)
  Starchy food contains a lot of starch, a kind of carbohydrate found in potatoes, bread, rice, pasta and corn.
• stardust noun (stardust — uncountable)
  Dust made in old stars and spread in space when they die; the atoms in our bodies were made inside stars long ago.
• stare verb (stare, stares, stared, staring); noun…
  To stare means to look at someone or something for a long time without looking away.
• starer noun (a starer, starers)
  A person who stares, looking at someone or something for a long time with fixed eyes.
• starfish noun (a starfish, starfish or starfishes)
  A starfish is a sea animal shaped like a star, usually with five arms, that lives on the sea floor and on rocks.
• stargazer nounJewish tradition
  A person who studies the stars, especially to tell the future.
• stark adjective (starker, starkest); adverb
  Stark means bare, plain and harsh, with nothing added.
• starless adjective
  Starless means with no stars to be seen, usually because the sky is covered by cloud or it is very dark.
• starlight noun (starlight, uncountable)
  Starlight is the light that comes from the stars.
• starling noun (a starling, starlings)
  A starling is a common bird with dark shiny feathers that look purple and green in the sun, often covered in small pale spots in winter.
• starlit adjective
  Starlit means lit up by stars, so that the sky or the ground can be seen faintly at night.
• starry adjective (starry, starrier, starriest)
  Full of stars; lit by stars.
• start noun (start, starts); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  The start is the beginning of something: the start of the race.
• starter noun (a starter, starters)
  A small dish eaten as the first part of a meal; in the US called an appetizer.
• startle verb (startle, startles, startled, startling)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To startle someone is to surprise or frighten them suddenly, so that they jump or move quickly.
• startled adjective (startled, more startled); verb form…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Startled means suddenly surprised or a little frightened by something unexpected, so you jump or stop.
• starvation noun (starvation — uncountable)
  Serious suffering or death caused by having little or no food for a long time.
• starve verb (starve, starves, starved, starving)
  To starve is to suffer or die because you have no food for a long time.
• starving adjective (starving); verb (-ing form of starve)
  Very ill or dying because of having no food for a long time.
• state noun (a state, states; the state); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  A state is the condition something or someone is in, like a state of mess or a calm state.
• stately adjective (statelier, stateliest)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Stately means grand, dignified and impressive, and often slow and calm in movement or appearance.
• statement noun (a statement, statements)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A statement is something you say or write that tells a fact or an idea.
• static adjective (static); noun (static, uncountable)
  Static means not moving or not changing: a static picture, prices stayed static.
• station noun, verb (station, stations)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A station is a place where trains or buses stop so people can get on and off.
• stationary adjective (stationary)
  Stationary means not moving, standing still: "a stationary car".
• stationery noun (stationery — uncountable)
  Things used for writing and office work, such as paper, envelopes, pens, pencils, rulers and rubbers.
• statistical adjective (statistical)
  Statistical means about statistics: the collecting, counting and studying of numbers and data to find patterns and facts.
• statistically adverb (statistically)
  Statistically means according to statistics, judging by numbers and data: "Statistically, flying is safer than driving.".
• statistics noun…
  The branch of maths that collects, organises and studies numbers and data to find patterns and answer questions.
• statuary noun (statuary — uncountable); adjective (old use)
  Statues as a group: the statues in a place or collection.
• statue noun (a statue, statues)
  A model of a person or animal made of stone, metal or wood, usually life-size or bigger, often in a public place.
• statuesque adjective (statuesque)
  Tall, graceful and impressive, like a statue.
• stature noun (stature — usually no plural)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Stature is how tall a person is, their height when standing.
• status noun (status — usually uncountable; statuses in some uses)
  Your status is your position or rank compared with other people, especially how important people think you are.
• statute noun (a statute, statutes)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A law that has been written down and passed by a parliament or government.
• statutory adjective (statutory) — formal
  Statutory means set by law: something written in a statute, a law made by a parliament.
• staunch adjective (staunch, staunch-er, staunch-est)
  Staunch means loyal and firm, never letting a friend or cause down.
• stave noun (a stave, staves); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  A stave is the set of five lines on which music notes are written (US: staff).
• stay verb, noun (stay, stays, stayed, staying)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To stay means to remain in the same place: stay at home.
• stead noun (stead — only in fixed phrases)everyday · Jewish tradition
  In someone's stead means in their place, instead of them.
• steadfast adjective (steadfast, more steadfast, most steadfast)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Firm and loyal; not changing in what you believe or in who you support: a steadfast friend.
• steadfastly adverb (steadfastly)
  Steadfastly means in a firm, steady way, without moving or giving up.
• steadied verb, past tense and past participle of «steady»…
  Made something stop shaking, wobbling or moving, so it is firm and still.
• steadily adverb
  Steadily means in a slow, even and regular way, without stopping or sudden changes.
• steadiness noun (steadiness — uncountable)
  Being firm and not shaking or wobbling.
• steady adjective (steady, steadier, steadiest); adverb (steadily)…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Firm and not shaking or wobbling, like a steady ladder or a steady hand.
• steak noun (a steak, steaks; steak — uncountable as a food)
  A thick, flat slice of good meat, usually beef, cooked by grilling or frying.
• steal verb (steal, steals, stole, stolen, stealing); noun…everyday · Jewish tradition
  To take something that belongs to someone else without permission and without meaning to give it back.
• stealer noun (stealer, stealers)
  A stealer is a person or animal that takes things which belong to someone else.
• stealeth verb, old form of «steals» (he, she, it)
  «stealeth» means «steals», a form of «steal»: To take something that belongs to someone else without permission and without meaning to…
• stealth noun (stealth, uncountable); adjective…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Stealth is moving or acting quietly and secretly so that no one notices you.
• stealthily adverb (stealthily)
  Stealthily means quietly and secretly, so that nobody hears or sees you.
• stealthy adjective (stealthy, stealthier, stealthiest)
  Stealthy means quiet and secret, moving so as not to be heard or seen.
• steam noun (steam, uncountable); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Steam is the hot white mist that rises from boiling water.
• steamboat noun (a steamboat, steamboats)
  A boat driven by a steam engine, often with a large paddle wheel, used especially on rivers in the 1800s.
• steamer noun (a steamer, steamers)
  A ship or boat driven by a steam engine; a steamship.
• steamroller noun (a steamroller, steamrollers); verb…
  A heavy machine with big, wide rollers that flattens roads; once powered by steam, now usually by diesel (often called a road roller).
• steamship noun (a steamship, steamships)
  A large ship driven by a steam engine, which burns coal or oil to boil water and make steam.
• steamy adjective (steamy, steamier, steamiest)
  Full of steam, the hot water vapour: "a steamy bathroom".

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