English words: S

2316 words under S; 1901–2000 on this page.

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• struggle verb (struggle, struggles, struggled, struggling); noun…everyday · Jewish tradition
  To struggle means to try very hard to do something difficult.
• struggling verb form of struggle…
  Struggling means trying very hard to do something that is difficult («struggling with maths»).
• strum verb (strum, strums, strummed, strumming); noun…
  To strum is to play a guitar, ukulele or similar instrument by brushing your fingers or a pick across the strings.
• strung verb (string, strings, strung, stringing); adjective…
  Strung is a form of «string».
• strut verb (strut, struts, strutted, strutting); noun…
  To strut is to walk in a proud, stiff way, with your chest out and head up, to show off.
• stuart noun (proper noun: Stuart, the Stuarts)
  Stuart is a boy's first name and also a surname, used especially in Scotland, England and other English-speaking countries.
• stub noun (a stub, stubs); verb (stub, stubs, stubbed, stubbing)
  The short end left after most of something has been used, like a pencil stub or a candle stub.
• stubble noun (stubble — uncountable)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Stubble is the short, rough hairs that grow on a man's face when he has not shaved for a day or a few days.
• stubbly adjective (stubbly, stubblier, stubbliest)
  Stubbly means covered with short, rough hairs, like a man's chin when he has not shaved.
• stubborn adjective (stubborn; more stubborn, most stubborn)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Not willing to change your mind or do what others want, even when you should.
• stubbornly adverb (stubbornly)
  In a way that refuses to change your mind or do what others want.
• stubbornness noun (stubbornness — uncountable)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Stubbornness is refusing to change your mind or do what others want, even when there are good reasons.
• stubby adjective (stubby, stubbier, stubbiest); noun…
  Short and thick: stubby fingers, a stubby pencil.
• stuck verb form, adjective (stick, stuck)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Stuck is the past form of stick: she stuck the stamp on.
• stud noun (a stud, studs); verb (stud, studs, studded, studding)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A stud is a small piece of metal or plastic sticking out of a surface, like the studs on football boots or on a jacket.
• studbook noun (a studbook, studbooks)
  A studbook is an official record book listing the parents, grandparents and births of animals of a particular breed, especially horses…
• studded adjective (or past form of stud: studs, studded, studding)
  Studded means covered with small bits set into the surface, such as nails, spikes or jewels.
• student noun (student, students)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A student is a person who learns at a school, college or university.
• studied verb, past form of study…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Studied is the past of study: learned about something, read or practised to learn it.
• studio noun (a studio, studios)
  A studio is a room where an artist, photographer or dancer works.
• study verb (study, studies, studied, studying); noun…everyday · Jewish tradition
  To study is to spend time learning about something, by reading, practising and thinking.
• studying verb (-ing form of study); noun (studying — uncountable)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Spending time learning about a subject by reading, practising or going to lessons.
• stuff noun (stuff — uncountable); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Things in general, when you do not need to name them: "Put your stuff in your bag.".
• stuffy adjective (stuffy, stuffier, stuffiest)
  A stuffy room has warm, stale air with not enough fresh air.
• stumble verb (stumble, stumbles, stumbled, stumbling); noun…everyday · Jewish tradition
  To stumble is to trip and almost fall when walking or running.
• stumblest verb, old form used with thou
  «stumblest» means «you stumble», a form of «stumble»: To stumble is to trip and almost fall when walking or running.
• stump noun (a stump, stumps); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  A stump is the short part of a tree trunk left in the ground after the tree is cut down.
• stumpy adjective (stumpy, stumpier, stumpiest)
  Stumpy means short and thick, like a tree stump.
• stun verb (stun, stuns, stunned, stunning)
  To hit or shock a person or animal so they are dizzy or knocked out for a short time.
• stung verb…
  Hurt by an insect, plant or animal that pushes a sharp point or poison into the skin: stung by a bee, a wasp, a nettle or a jellyfish.
• stunned adjective (stunned); past form of the verb «stun»…
  Stunned means very surprised or shocked, so that you can hardly speak or move.
• stunt noun (a stunt, stunts); verb…
  A stunt is a daring or dangerous action, often done in a film or show, such as jumping a car or falling from a building.
• stunted adjective (stunted); verb form…
  Stunted means smaller or shorter than normal because growth has been stopped or slowed, often by poor food, illness or a hard place to live.
• stunting noun (stunting — uncountable); verb…
  Stunting is when something, especially a child or a plant, does not grow as tall or as well as it should, often because of poor food…
• stupefied adjective (from the verb stupefy)
  Stupefied means so shocked, tired or dazed that you cannot think or act clearly.
• stupefy verbJewish tradition
  To make someone dull, dazed or unable to think clearly.
• stupendous adjective (stupendous)
  Stupendous means huge or amazing, astonishing in size, strength or power.
• stupid adjective…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Stupid means not clever or not sensible: a stupid mistake.
• stupidity noun (stupidity; stupidities — rare)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Stupidity is being stupid: not thinking well or not understanding.
• stupidly adverb (stupidly, more stupidly, most stupidly)
  Stupidly means in a silly or unwise way, without thinking first: «I stupidly left my coat at school».
• stupor noun (stupors)
  A stupor is a dazed state in which you cannot think or feel properly, as after shock, a spell, drink or sleep.
• sturdy adjective (sturdy, sturdier, sturdiest)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Strong and solid, not easy to break or knock over: "a sturdy table".
• sturgeon noun (a sturgeon, sturgeons; also sturgeon as a plural)
  A sturgeon is a very large, old kind of fish with a long nose and rows of bony plates instead of normal scales, living in rivers and seas…
• stutter verb (stutter, stutters, stuttered, stuttering); noun…
  To stutter is to speak with sudden stops or by repeating the first sounds of words, like «b-b-ball», without meaning to.
• sty noun (a sty, sties or styes); also spelled stye for the eye…
  A sty, or pigsty, is a pen or small building where pigs are kept.
• style noun (a style, styles; style — uncountable); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  A style is a particular way of doing, making or saying something: a style of writing, swimming or painting.
• stylish adjective (stylish, more stylish, most stylish)
  Fashionable and good-looking, in a smart, attractive way.
• sub noun (a sub, subs); verb (sub, subs, subbed, subbing)…
  A sub is a substitute, a player who comes on to replace another in a match.
• subcontinent noun (a subcontinent, subcontinents; the subcontinent)
  A subcontinent is a very large piece of land that is part of a continent but is separate in some way, by mountains, sea or history.
• subdivide verb (subdivide, subdivides, subdivided, subdividing)
  To subdivide is to divide something that has already been divided into even smaller parts.
• subdivision noun (a subdivision, subdivisions)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A subdivision is a smaller part made when something already divided is divided again.
• subduction noun (subduction — uncountable); adjective…
  Subduction is when one of the Earth's tectonic plates slides down underneath another plate and sinks into the hot mantle.
• subdue verb (subdue, subdues, subdued, subduing)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To subdue is to get control over a person, group or country, usually by force: «The army subdued the rebels».
• subdued adjective (subdued, more subdued, most subdued); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Subdued means quiet and a little sad or tired, not lively as usual: «You seem subdued today».
• subheading noun (a subheading, subheadings)
  A subheading is a smaller heading under the main heading of a text, telling you what one section is about.
• subject noun (a subject, subjects); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Something you learn at school, such as maths, English or science.
• subjection noun (no plural)Jewish tradition
  Subjection is being under the control of another person or power and having to obey.
• subjective adjective (subjective)
  Subjective means based on someone's own feelings, tastes or opinions rather than on facts that everyone can check: "Which song is best is…
• subjugate verb (subjugate, subjugates, subjugated, subjugating)
  To subjugate people or a country is to defeat them and take control so they must obey, often taking away their freedom.
• sublime adjective (sublime, sublimer, sublimest)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Sublime means so grand, great and beautiful that it fills you with wonder.
• submarine noun (a submarine, submarines); adjective…
  A submarine is a ship that can travel under the water as well as on top of it.
• submerge verb (submerge, submerges, submerged, submerging)…
  To submerge is to go under water, or to put something completely under water or another liquid.
• submerged adjective (submerged); verb…
  Submerged means under water or under the surface of a liquid.
• submersible noun (a submersible, submersibles); adjective (submersible)
  A submersible is a small underwater vehicle used to explore the deep sea, often with a crew of one to three people or controlled by remote…
• submersion noun (submersion; uncountable)
  Submersion is being completely under water or another liquid.
• submission noun (submission, submissions)
  A submission is something you hand in to be judged or checked, like a piece of homework, a competition entry or a form.
• submissive adjective (submissive, more submissive, most submissive)…
  Willing to obey others and do what they want without arguing or standing up for yourself.
• submit verb (submit, submits, submitted, submitting)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To submit something is to hand it in or send it so it can be checked or judged, like homework or a form.
• suboptimal adjective (suboptimal; not usually compared)
  not as good as it could be; in plain words, poor or bad.
• subordinate adjective (subordinate); noun…
  In grammar, a subordinate clause is a part of a sentence that has a verb but cannot stand alone, like «because it was raining».
• subordinating verb form…
  A subordinating conjunction is a joining word such as because, when, if, although, while, since, before or until that starts a subordinate…
• subordination noun (subordination — uncountable)
  Subordination is being under someone else's control or authority, or putting someone or something in a lower, less important place.
• subscribe verb (subscribe, subscribes, subscribed, subscribing)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To pay regularly to get something, such as a magazine, a streaming service or a newspaper.
• subscriber noun (a subscriber, subscribers)
  A person who pays regularly to receive something, such as a magazine, a streaming service or a phone plan.
• subscription noun (a subscription, subscriptions)
  Money you pay regularly, every month or year, to get something, like a magazine, a streaming service or a club membership.
• subsequent adjective (formal)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Coming after something else in time or order; following; later.
• subsequently adverb (formal)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Afterwards; later; after something that has just been mentioned.
• subside verb (subside, subsides, subsided, subsiding); noun…
  To subside is to become weaker, calmer or less strong: the storm subsided, the pain subsided.
• subsidence noun (subsidence — uncountable)
  Subsidence is when the ground slowly sinks lower, which can crack buildings, roads and walls.
• subsist verb (subsist, subsists, subsisted, subsisting); noun…everyday · Jewish tradition
  To subsist is to stay alive, often with very little food or money: they subsisted on bread and water.
• subsistence noun (subsistence — uncountable); adjective use…
  Subsistence is having just enough food, water and money to stay alive, with nothing extra.
• subsoil noun (subsoil — uncountable)
  Subsoil is the layer of soil under the top layer (topsoil); it has less humus, is often harder, and lies above the rock.
• substance noun…everyday · Jewish tradition
  A material or kind of matter with particular qualities, like a sticky substance, or a chemical substance such as water, salt or iron.
• substantial adjective (substantial, more substantial, most substantial)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Large in amount, size or importance.
• substantially adverb (substantially); adjective substantial
  Substantially means by a large amount, a lot: prices rose substantially.
• substantiating verb form…
  Substantiating means proving that something is true by giving facts or evidence (formal).
• substation noun (a substation, substations)
  A substation is a place, often fenced in, with large electrical equipment that changes electricity so it can be sent to homes, schools and…
• substitute noun (a substitute, substitutes; a sub); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  A substitute is a person or thing used instead of another.
• substitution noun…everyday · Jewish tradition
  A substitution is putting one person or thing in the place of another.
• substrate noun (a substrate, substrates)
  A substrate is the surface or material that something grows on or lives on, such as soil, sand, rock or a fish tank's gravel.
• subsurface adjective (subsurface); noun (the subsurface)
  Subsurface means lying or happening just below a surface, such as under the ground, the sea or the skin.
• subterranean adjective
  Subterranean means underground, below the surface of the earth.
• subtitle noun (a subtitle, subtitles); verb…
  Subtitles are words shown at the bottom of a film or TV screen to translate what people say or to write it down for people who cannot hear…
• subtle adjective (subtle, subtler, subtlest)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Subtle means very small, delicate or hard to notice.
• subtlety noun (subtleties)Jewish tradition
  Subtlety is cleverness in planning tricks that are hard to see.
• subtly adverbJewish tradition
  In a sly, clever, hidden way.
• subtract verb (subtract, subtracts, subtracted, subtracting); noun…
  To subtract is to take one number away from another to find what is left or the difference.
• subtraction noun (subtraction, uncountable; a subtraction, subtractions)
  Subtraction is taking one number away from another to find what is left or the difference.
• suburb noun (a suburb, suburbs; the suburbs)
  A suburb is an area where people live on the edge of a city or town, mostly with houses, schools and shops rather than big offices or…
• suburban adjective
  Suburban means of or in the outer parts of a town or city, where there are houses and gardens, away from the centre.

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