Words starting with S — 2,257 entries

The 2,257 dictionary words that begin with the letter S, in alphabetical order, each with its first definition. Accents do not affect filing: an accented initial is shelved under its base letter.

• suggestion5 sensesSomething suggested (with subsequent adposition being for)
• Suh1 senseA surname from Korean.
• suicidal5 sensesPertaining to suicide.
• suicide12 sensesThe act of intentionally killing oneself.
• suing2 sensesThe act of one who sues for something.
• suit21 sensesA set of clothes to be worn together, now especially a man's matching jacket and trousers (also business suit or lounge suit), or a similar outfit…
• Suit1 senseA surname.
• suitable1 senseHaving sufficient or the required properties for a certain purpose or task; appropriate to a certain occasion.
• suitcase4 sensesA large (usually rectangular) piece of luggage used for carrying clothes, and sometimes suits, when travelling.
• suite6 sensesA group or train of attendants, servants etc.; a retinue.
• suited4 sensesSuitable.
• suitor5 sensesOne who pursues someone, especially a woman, for a romantic relationship or marriage; a wooer; one who falls in love with or courts someone.
• Suk1 senseA surname.
• sulfur7 sensesA chemical element with atomic number 16, having a bright yellow color and characteristic smell, used commercially in a variety of products such as…
• sulking1 senseThe act of one who sulks.
• Sullivan5 sensesA surname from Irish.
• sully4 sensesTo soil or stain; to dirty.
• Sully8 sensesA surname.
• sultan4 sensesA hereditary ruler in various Muslim states (sultanate), varying from petty principalities (as in Yemen), often vassal of a greater ruler, to…
• Sultan7 sensesA surname.
• sum12 sensesA quantity obtained by addition or aggregation.
• Sum1 senseA surname.
• summary4 sensesConcise, brief, or presented in a condensed form; presenting information in such a form.
• Summary1 senseA surname.
• summer9 sensesOne of four seasons, traditionally the second, marked by the longest and typically hottest days of the year due to the inclination of the Earth and…
• Summer2 sensesA female given name from English of modern usage, from summer, the name of the season, often given to girls born in summer.
• summers1 senseIn the summer.
• Summers3 sensesA surname.
• summertime1 senseThe period or season of summer.
• summit11 sensesThe topmost point or surface of a thing; the apex, the peak. The highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature.
• Summit28 sensesA surname.
• summon11 sensesTo call people together; to convene; to convoke.
• summons4 sensesA call to do something, especially to come.
• sumo2 sensesA stylised Japanese form of wrestling in which a wrestler loses if he is forced from the ring, or if any part of his body except the soles of his…
• Sumo1 senseA Misumalpan language of Nicaragua.
• sun14 sensesThe star that is closest to the Earth.
• Sun4 sensesThe star at the center of the Solar System (our solar system), which shines in our sky.
• SUN1 senseThe station code of Sunny Bay in Hong Kong.
• Sunday7 sensesThe first day of the week in many religious traditions, and the seventh day of the week in systems using the ISO 8601 standard; the Christian…
• Sundays1 senseOn Sunday; each Sunday.
• sundown3 sensesSunset.
• Sung1 senseA surname from Mandarin.
• sunglasses2 sensesTinted glasses worn to protect the eyes from the sun or other bright light, and may also be worn as a fashion accessory.
• sunlight5 sensesAll the electromagnetic radiation given off by the Sun; especially, that in the visible spectrum and that bathes the Earth.
• sunny6 sensesFeaturing a lot of sunshine.
• Sunny5 sensesA unisex given name.
• sunrise6 sensesThe time of day when the sun appears above the eastern horizon.
• Sunrise7 sensesA number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska.
• Suns1 sensethe Gold Coast Suns, an Australian rules football club based on the Gold Coast.
• sunset6 sensesThe moment each evening when the sun disappears below the western horizon.
• sunshine9 sensesThe direct rays, light or warmth of the sun.
• Sunshine3 sensesA surname.
• sup9 sensesTo sip; to take a small amount of food or drink into the mouth, especially with a spoon.
• super6 sensesOf excellent quality, superfine.
• Super1 senseIn any of various contexts, a specifically named instance of a super, such as a particular superintendent, supervisor, or super-weapon.
• superb3 sensesFirst-rate; of the highest quality; exceptionally good.
• superboy1 senseA very remarkable, talented or otherwise exceptional boy.
• superficial8 sensesExisting, occurring, or located on the surface.
• supergirl1 senseA girl who is particularly successful, talented, or otherwise remarkable.
• Supergirl1 senseA fictional comic-book superheroine with superhuman strength and speed, x-ray vision, and the ability to fly.
• superhero2 sensesAny fictional crime-fighting character, often with supernatural powers or equipment, in popular children's and fantasy literature; a fictional hero…
• superintendent8 sensesA person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something.
• superior20 sensesHigher in rank, status, or quality.
• Superior12 sensesA number of places in the United States: A town in Pinal County, Arizona.
• superiority2 sensesThe state of being superior.
• superman2 sensesAn imagined superior type of human being representing a new stage of human development; an übermensch; (loosely), a man of extraordinary powers.
• Superman4 sensesA fictional comic-book superhero with superhuman strength and speed, X-ray vision, and the ability to fly.
• supermarket3 sensesA large self-service store that sells groceries and, usually, medications, household goods, and/or clothing.
• supernatural4 sensesAbove nature; beyond or added to nature, often so considered because it is given by a deity or some force beyond that with which humans are born.
• supernova2 sensesA powerful and bright explosion of a massive star, which afterwards becomes a neutron star or a black hole, or is destroyed.
• superpower6 sensesA sovereign state with dominant status on the globe and a very advanced military, especially the United States or formerly the Soviet Union.
• superstar3 sensesSomeone who has accumulated a vast amount of fame; a high-level celebrity.
• superstition2 sensesA belief considered to be irrational, unfounded, or based solely on fear and ignorance, particularly credulous reverence towards and belief in…
• superstitious3 sensesSusceptible to superstitions.
• supervise3 sensesTo oversee or direct (a task or organization).
• supervised1 senseDone under supervision; watched.
• supervision3 sensesThe act or instance of supervising.
• supervisor4 sensesA person with the official task of overseeing the work of a person or group, or of other operations and activities.
• supper7 sensesAn optional light meal consumed shortly before going to bed.
• supplier2 sensesOne who supplies; a provider.
• supplies1 senseFinancial resources supplied, often for a particular purpose.
• supply14 sensesTo provide (something), to make (something) available for use.
• support22 sensesTo help keep from falling.
• supported4 sensesHeld in position, especially from below.
• supporter7 sensesA person who gives support to someone or something. A person who supports, promotes, advocates or champions a cause, movement, or political party; an…
• supporting2 sensesThat supports.
• supportive1 senseProviding support.
• suppose6 sensesTo take for granted; to conclude, with less than absolute supporting data; to believe.
• supposed2 sensesAlleged; assumed.
• supposedly2 sensesAs a matter of supposition; in the beliefs or according to the claims of some people.
• supposing2 sensesThe act of making a supposition.
• suppress9 sensesTo put an end to, especially with force, to crush, do away with; to prohibit, subdue.
• supreme8 sensesDominant, having power over all others.
• sure11 sensesPhysically secure and certain, non-failing, reliable.
• surely3 sensesWithout fail.
• surf8 sensesWaves that break on an ocean shoreline.
• surface14 sensesThe external boundary of an object or body.
• Surface1 senseA surname.
• surfer3 sensesA person who rides a surfboard.
• surfing2 sensesThe pastime or sport of riding surf on a surfboard.
• surge12 sensesA sudden transient rush, flood or increase.
• surgeon2 sensesOne who performs surgery; a doctor who performs operations on people or animals.
• Surgeon1 senseA surname.
• surgery9 sensesThe act or process of medical intervention involving incisions to remove, repair, or replace a part of a body; an instance of this process (a…
• surgical3 sensesOf, relating to, used in, or resulting from surgery.
• Suri2 sensesA surname.
• surname6 sensesThe portion of a person's name that is generally hereditary or treated as an indicator of a person's family, which may be shared with other members…
• surplus6 sensesThat which remains when use or need is satisfied, or when a limit is reached; excess; overplus; overage.
• surprise11 sensesSomething unexpected.
• Surprise5 sensesA number of places in the United States: A city in Maricopa County, Arizona, the largest place with this name.
• surprised1 senseCaused to feel surprise, amazement or wonder, or showing an emotion due to an unexpected event.
• surprising2 sensesCausing surprise.
• surprisingly1 senseIn a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual.
• surreal2 sensesResembling a dream: fantastic and incongruous.
• surrender10 sensesTo give up into the power, control, or possession of another.
• surrogate9 sensesA substitute (usually of a person, position or role).
• surround4 sensesTo encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions.
• surrounding2 sensesAn outlying area; area in proximity to something.
• surroundings2 sensesThe area surrounding someone or something, together with the objects and circumstances in the vicinity; the environment or ambiance.
• surrounds1 senseThings bordering, adjacent to, or near something else; surroundings.
• surveillance4 sensesClose observation of an individual or group; person or persons under suspicion.
• survey14 sensesThe act of surveying; a general view.
• survival4 sensesThe fact or act of surviving; continued existence or life.
• survive6 sensesOf a person, to continue to live; to remain alive.
• surviving1 senseContinuing to live or to exist.
• survivor3 sensesOne who survives, especially one who survives a traumatic experience.
• Surya3 sensesThe chief solar deity, one of the Adityas, son of Kashyapa and one of his wives Aditi, of Indra, or of Dyaus Pita (depending by the versions).…
• Susan3 sensesA female given name from Hebrew.
• Susanna3 sensesA female given name from Hebrew.
• susceptible7 sensesLikely to be affected by something.
• sushi4 sensesA Japanese dish made of small portions of sticky white rice flavored with vinegar, usually wrapped in seaweed and filled or topped with fish,…
• Sushi1 senseA person who typifies a mixture of Shiism and Sunnism
• Susie1 senseA diminutive of Susan and of related female given names.
• suspect8 sensesTo imagine or suppose (something) to be true, or to exist, without proof.
• suspected1 sensebelieved to be a cause or at fault.
• suspend9 sensesTo halt something temporarily.
• suspended7 sensesCaused to stop for a while; interrupted or delayed. suspended animation
• suspense7 sensesThe condition of being suspended; cessation for a time.
• suspenseful1 senseInducing suspense.
• suspension12 sensesThe act of suspending, or the state of being suspended.
• suspicion6 sensesThe act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong.
• suspicious3 sensesArousing suspicion.
• sustain10 sensesTo maintain, or keep in existence.
• sustained2 sensesHeld continuously at a certain level.
• Sutton29 sensesAny of a number of places: A number of places in England, including: A small village and civil parish in Central Bedfordshire, Bedfordshire (OS grid…
• suture8 sensesA seam formed by sewing two edges together, especially to join pieces of skin in surgically treating a wound.
• Suzanne1 senseA female given name from French.
• Suzie1 senseA diminutive of Susan and of related female given names.
• Suzuki2 sensesThe second most common Japanese surname from Japanese.
• Suzy1 senseA diminutive of Susan and of related female given names.
• Sven1 senseA male given name from Swedish.
• swab7 sensesA small piece of soft, absorbent material, such as gauze, used to clean wounds, apply medicine, or take samples of body fluids. Often attached to a…
• Swab1 senseA surname.
• swagger8 sensesTo behave (especially to walk or carry oneself) in a pompous, superior manner.
• swain4 sensesA rural lover; a male sweetheart in a pastoral setting.
• Swain1 senseA surname.
• swallow15 sensesTo cause (food, drink etc.) to pass from the mouth into the stomach; to take into the stomach through the throat.
• Swallow2 sensesA surname.
• swallowing1 senseThe act of swallowing.
• swami2 sensesA Hindu ascetic or religious teacher.
• swamp7 sensesAn area of wet (water-saturated), spongy (soft) land, often with trees, generally a rich ecosystem for certain plants and animals but ill-suited for…
• swamped1 sensevery busy; having too much to do
• swan5 sensesAny of various species of large, long-necked waterfowl, of genus Cygnus (bird family: Anatidae), most of which have white plumage.
• Swan10 sensessomeone connected with the Sydney Swans, as a fan, player, coach, etc.
• Swanson2 sensesA surname.
• swap9 sensesTo exchange or give (something) in an non-normal exchange (for something else).
• swarm10 sensesA large number of insects or other bugs (e.g. centipedes), especially when in motion or (for bees) migrating to a new colony.
• swarming2 sensesThe motion of a swarm.
• swat3 sensesTo beat off, as insects; to bat, strike, or hit.
• Swat3 sensesA district of Malakand, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
• SWAT1 senseA SWAT team.
• sway16 sensesThe act of swaying; a swaying motion; a swing or sweep of a weapon.
• Sway1 senseA village and civil parish in New Forest district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SZ2798).
• swear13 sensesTo take an oath, to promise intensely, solemnly, and/or with legally binding effect.
• swearing1 senseThe act of swearing, or making an oath.
• sweat25 sensesFluid that exits the body through pores in the skin usually due to physical stress and/or high temperature for the purpose of regulating body…
• Sweat1 senseA surname.
• sweater9 sensesA knitted jacket or jersey, usually of thick wool, worn by athletes before or after exercise.
• sweating4 sensesThe production and evaporation of a watery fluid called sweat that is excreted by the sweat glands in the skin of mammals.
• sweats4 sensesA full sweatsuit; typically refers to casual, comfortable clothing; a set consisting of a sweatshirt and sweatpants, often worn for exercise or…
• sweatshirt2 sensesA loose shirt, usually made of a knit fleece, for athletic wear and now often used as casual apparel.
• sweaty9 sensesCovered in sweat.
• swede5 sensesThe fleshy yellow root of a variety of rapeseed, Brassica napus var. napobrassica, resembling a large turnip, grown as a vegetable.
• Swede2 sensesA person from Sweden or of Swedish descent.
• Sweden3 sensesA country in Scandinavia in Northern Europe. Official name: Kingdom of Sweden.
• Swedish3 sensesA North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland, and by a very small minority in Estonia.
• Sweeney2 sensesA surname from Irish.
• sweep42 sensesTo clean (a surface) by means of a stroking motion of a broom or brush.
• sweeping5 sensesAn instance of sweeping.
• sweeps1 senseThe Nielsen ratings used to measure television show viewership several times a year.
• sweet25 sensesTasting of sugars.
• Sweet3 sensesA surname.
• sweetheart4 sensesA person who is always very kind.
• sweetie4 sensesA person who is much loved.
• sweetly3 sensesWith a sweet taste or aroma.
• sweetness4 sensesThe condition of being sweet (all senses).
• sweets4 sensesConfectionery, candy.
• swell24 sensesTo become larger, fuller, or rounder, or expand in size or shape, usually as a result of pressure from within.
• swelling3 sensesThe state of being swollen.
• swept1 senseCleared of mines (explosive devices).