English words: S

2316 words under S; 2201–2300 on this page.

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• suspender noun (a suspender, suspenders)
  Suspenders are straps that go over the shoulders to hold trousers up; British people call these braces.
• suspense noun (suspense, uncountable)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Suspense is the excited or worried feeling of waiting to find out what will happen next.
• suspension noun (a suspension, suspensions; also uncountable)
  Suspension is when a pupil is not allowed to come to school for a time as a punishment.
• suspicion noun (a suspicion, suspicions; also uncountable)
  Suspicion is a feeling that someone has done something wrong, without being sure.
• suspicious adjective (suspicious, more suspicious, most suspicious)
  Making you think something is wrong, dangerous or dishonest: "a suspicious package".
• suspiciously adverb (suspiciously, more suspiciously, most suspiciously)
  Suspiciously means in a way that shows you do not trust someone or something: «The dog sniffed the stranger suspiciously».
• sustain verb (sustain, sustains, sustained, sustaining)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To sustain something is to keep it going for a long time.
• sustained adjective (sustained); verb, past form of "sustain"…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Sustained means kept going for a long time without stopping: sustained effort.
• sustenance noun (sustenance — uncountable)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Sustenance is food and drink that keeps a person, animal or plant alive and strong: "The travellers had no sustenance for days.".
• sutra noun (a sutra, sutras)
  A sutra is a holy teaching or text in Buddhism or Hinduism, often a sermon of the Buddha or short wise sayings.
• suture noun (a suture, sutures); verb…
  A suture is a stitch, or a row of stitches, that a doctor uses to close a cut or wound.
• sw nounJewish tradition
  A fragment, probably a stray bit of text or an abbreviation, not a real English word.
• swab noun (a swab, swabs); verb (swab, swabs, swabbed, swabbing)
  A swab is a small piece of cotton wool, often on a stick, used to clean a wound or put on medicine.
• swaddle verb (swaddle, swaddles, swaddled, swaddling); noun…everyday · Jewish tradition
  To swaddle is to wrap a baby tightly in soft cloth so it cannot move its arms or legs much.
• swag noun (swag — uncountable; Australia: a swag, swags); verb…
  Swag means cool style and confidence in how you look or act: "He walked in with loads of swag.".
• swagger verb (swagger, swaggers, swaggered, swaggering); noun…
  To swagger is to walk or behave in a very proud, showy way, as if you think you are better than others.
• swaggering adjective (swaggering); form of the verb swagger…
  Walking or behaving in a proud, show-off way, as if you are very important.
• swahili noun (Swahili, uncountable — the language; also Kiswahili)…
  Swahili is a language spoken by many millions of people in East Africa, especially in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and nearby countries; in…
• swallow verb (swallow, swallows, swallowed, swallowing); noun…everyday · Jewish tradition
  To make food, drink or something else go down your throat into your stomach.
• swallowtail noun (a swallowtail, swallowtails)
  A swallowtail is a large, brightly coloured butterfly with long points on its back wings that look like the forked tail of a swallow (a…
• swamp noun (a swamp, swamps); verb…
  An area of land that is always wet and soft, with trees, reeds and still water.
• swampy adjective (swampy, swampier, swampiest)
  Swampy land is wet, soft and muddy, like a swamp, with water lying on it and plants growing in the water.
• swan noun (a swan, swans); verb…
  A swan is a large water bird, usually white, with a long curved neck.
• swap verb (swap, swaps, swapped, swapping); noun…
  To swap is to give one thing and get another in return.
• sward noun (a sward, swards — literary)
  An area of short grass; a lawn or green field of turf.
• swarm noun (a swarm, swarms); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  A swarm is a big group of insects, such as bees, wasps or locusts, flying together.
• swarthy adjective (swarthier, swarthiest)Jewish tradition
  Swarthy means having dark skin or a dark complexion, often from being in the sun.
• swat verb (swat, swats, swatted, swatting); noun (a swat)
  To swat means to hit something, usually an insect, with a quick hard slap using your hand or a flat object.
• swathe noun (a swathe, swathes); verb…
  A swathe is a long, wide strip or area of land, crops or something else.
• sway verb (sway, sways, swayed, swaying); noun (sway)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To sway is to move slowly from side to side, like trees in the wind or a person dancing.
• swear verb (swear, swears, swore, sworn, swearing)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To swear is to use rude or bad words.
• swearer nounJewish tradition
  A person who makes an oath, a solemn promise before God.
• sweareth verb, old form of «swears» (he, she, it)
  «sweareth» means «swears», a form of «swear»: To swear is to use rude or bad words.
• sweat noun (sweat, uncountable); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Sweat is the salty water that comes out of your skin when you are hot, exercising, ill or nervous.
• sweater noun (a sweater, sweaters)
  A warm piece of clothing, often knitted from wool, that covers the top half of the body and the arms.
• sweating verb…
  Giving out a salty liquid (sweat) through tiny holes in the skin, especially when you are hot, exercising, ill or nervous.
• swedish adjective (Swedish); noun…
  From or to do with Sweden, a country in northern Europe: Swedish food, a Swedish girl.
• sweep verb (sweep, sweeps, swept, sweeping); noun…everyday · Jewish tradition
  To sweep means to clean a floor or path with a brush or broom, pushing dirt away.
• sweeper noun (a sweeper, sweepers)
  A sweeper is a person whose job is to sweep, such as a street sweeper or road sweeper.
• sweeping noun (sweepings, plural); adjective…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Sweepings are the dirt, dust and bits of rubbish gathered up by a broom.
• sweet adjective, noun (sweet, sweeter, sweetest; sweets)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Sweet means tasting like sugar or honey.
• sweeten verb (sweeten, sweetens, sweetened, sweetening)
  To sweeten food or drink is to make it taste sweeter, for example by adding sugar, honey or fruit.
• sweetened verb, past tense and past participle of «sweeten»…
  Made sweet by adding sugar, honey or another sweet thing.
• sweetener noun (a sweetener, sweeteners)
  A sweetener is something put in food or drink to make it taste sweet, especially a substance used instead of sugar.
• sweetheart noun (a sweetheart, sweethearts)
  A person you love in a romantic way, a boyfriend or girlfriend.
• sweetie noun (a sweetie, sweeties)
  Sweetie is a loving name you call someone you like, such as a child or a partner: «Thank you, sweetie.».
• sweetly adverbeveryday · Jewish tradition
  In a kind, gentle and pleasant way.
• sweetmeat noun (a sweetmeat, sweetmeats)
  A sweetmeat is a sweet, candy or other small sweet treat like sugared fruit, nuts or marzipan.
• sweetness noun (sweetness — uncountable)everyday · Jewish tradition
  The taste of sugar or honey; being sweet.
• swell verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  To get bigger, rounder or fuller, often because of injury, water or air (My ankle swelled up).
• swelling noun (a swelling, swellings; swelling — uncountable); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  A part of the body that has become bigger and puffy, often because of an injury, an infection or an allergy.
• swept verb, past form of sweep (sweep, sweeps, swept, sweeping)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Swept is the past of sweep: cleaned the floor or ground with a brush or broom.
• swerve verb (swerve, swerves, swerved, swerving); noun…
  To swerve is to change direction suddenly, especially to avoid hitting something: the car swerved to miss the dog.
• swift adjective (swift, swifter, swiftest); noun…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Very fast, quick in moving.
• swiftlet noun (a swiftlet, swiftlets)
  A small bird of the swift family living in tropical Asia and Australia, many of which nest in caves and find their way in the dark with…
• swiftly adverbeveryday · Jewish tradition
  Swiftly means quickly or fast.
• swiftness noun (no plural)
  Swiftness is the quality of being very quick or fast.
• swim verb, noun (swim, swims, swam, swum, swimming)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To swim means to move through water using your arms and legs.
• swimmer noun (a swimmer, swimmers)
  A swimmer is a person or animal that swims, or who is swimming.
• swimming noun (swimming — uncountable); verb form…
  The sport or activity of moving through water using your arms and legs.
• swimsuit noun (a swimsuit, swimsuits)
  A swimsuit is a piece of clothing worn for swimming, especially a one-piece suit for girls and women.
• swimwear noun (swimwear, uncountable)
  Swimwear is clothing for swimming, such as swimsuits, swimming trunks, bikinis and rash vests.
• swindler noun (swindlers)
  A swindler is a person who cheats others, often to get their money.
• swine noun (swine, plural swine)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A swine is a pig.
• swineherd noun (swineherds)
  A swineherd is a person whose job is to look after pigs.
• swing verb (swing, swings, swung, swinging); noun…everyday · Jewish tradition
  To swing means to move backwards and forwards or from side to side while hanging from something.
• swipe verb (swipe, swipes, swiped, swiping); noun…
  To swipe a screen is to move your finger across it to change what is shown: swipe left.
• swirl verb (swirl, swirls, swirled, swirling); noun…
  To swirl is to move round and round quickly in circles, like water going down a plughole.
• swish verb (swish, swishes, swished, swishing); noun…
  To move quickly through the air with a soft hissing sound: "The horse swished its tail.".
• swiss adjective (Swiss); noun (a Swiss, the Swiss — the people)
  Swiss means from or about Switzerland, a small mountain country in the middle of Europe.
• switch noun (a switch, switches); verb…
  A switch is a small button or lever that turns a light or a machine on or off.
• swivel verb…
  To swivel is to turn round on one spot, like turning in a chair or turning your head quickly.
• swollen adjective; verb…
  Swollen means bigger than normal, often because of an injury, sting or illness.
• swoon verb (swoon, swoons, swooned, swooning); noun (a swoon)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To swoon is to faint, or fall into a deep sleep-like state.
• swooning verb (present participle of swoon: swooning)
  Swooning means fainting or falling down in a faint.
• swoop verb (swoop, swoops, swooped, swooping); noun…everyday · Jewish tradition
  To swoop means to fly or move down quickly and suddenly through the air, usually to catch something.
• swoosh noun (a swoosh, swooshes); verb…
  A swoosh is the soft rushing sound of something moving fast through air or water.
• sword noun (a sword, swords)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A sword is a weapon with a long, sharp metal blade and a handle (a hilt), used long ago for fighting.
• swordsman noun (swordsmen)
  A swordsman is a person who is skilled at fighting with a sword.
• sworn verb form…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Sworn is the past participle of «swear»: «I have sworn to keep the secret».
• swot noun (a swot, swots); verb…
  A swot is a pupil who studies very hard, sometimes said in a mocking way.
• sycamore noun (a sycamore, sycamores; sycamore wood)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A large maple tree with five-pointed leaves and winged seeds that spin like helicopters as they fall.
• sycophancy noun (sycophancy — uncountable)
  Sycophancy is flattering and agreeing with an important or powerful person too much, to please them and get something for yourself.
• sycophantic adjective; noun sycophant (a sycophant, sycophants); noun…
  Sycophantic means praising and agreeing with a powerful or important person too much, in a fake way, to get something from them.
• syllabary nounJewish tradition
  A set of written signs in which each sign stands for a whole syllable, not a single sound.
• syllabic adjective (syllabic)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Syllabic means about syllables, the beats or sound parts that words are divided into: "hap-py" has two syllables.
• syllable noun (a syllable, syllables)
  A syllable is a part of a word that has one vowel sound; you can count syllables by clapping a word: «di-no-saur» has three syllables.
• symbiotic adjective (symbiotic)
  Symbiotic describes a close relationship between two different kinds of living things that live together, especially one where both are…
• symbol noun (symbol, symbols)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A symbol is a sign, shape or picture that stands for something else: + means add, a red heart means love.
• symbolic adjective (symbolic, more symbolic); adverb symbolicallyeveryday · Jewish tradition
  Symbolic means standing for an idea or thing as a sign or symbol: a dove is symbolic of peace.
• symbolically adverb (symbolically)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Symbolically means in a way that uses a symbol to stand for an idea, rather than in a real or practical way.
• symbolism nounJewish tradition
  The use of symbols to stand for ideas or qualities.
• symbolization nounJewish tradition
  The act of showing an idea by means of a symbol.
• symbolize verb (symbolize, symbolizes, symbolized, symbolizing); also…everyday · Jewish tradition
  To symbolize is to stand for an idea or thing, so that it means something more than itself.
• symmetry noun (no plural)
  Symmetry is the state of having two halves that match exactly, or of being balanced in shape or form.
• sympathetic adjective (sympathetic, more sympathetic, most sympathetic)
  Sympathetic means showing that you understand and care about someone's sadness or problems: a sympathetic friend.
• sympathise verb (sympathise, sympathises, sympathised, sympathising)
  To sympathise is to feel sorry for someone who is in trouble or sad.
• sympathize verb (sympathize, sympathizes, sympathized, sympathizing)…
  To sympathize is to feel for someone in trouble, or to understand their feelings.
• sympathy noun (sympathy — usually uncountable; sympathies)
  Sympathy is feeling sorry for someone who is sad, hurt or in trouble, and showing that you care.
• symphony noun (a symphony, symphonies)
  A symphony is a long piece of music for a full orchestra, usually in three or four parts called movements.

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