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.

• swift11 sensesFast; quick; rapid.
• Swift6 sensesA surname transferred from the nickname, originally a nickname for a swift or quick person.
• swiftly1 senseIn a swift manner; quickly; with quick motion or velocity; fleetly.
• swim18 sensesTo move through the water, without touching the bottom; to propel oneself in water by natural means.
• SWIM1 senseSomeone who isn't me; someone who isn't myself
• Swim1 senseA surname.
• swimmer5 sensesOne who swims.
• swimming2 sensesThe act or art of sustaining and propelling the body in water.
• swimsuit2 sensesA garment worn for swimming.
• swine6 sensesA pig, an animal of family Suidae, especially in agricultural contexts.
• Swine1 senseA small village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref TA1335).
• swing37 sensesTo rotate about an off-centre fixed point.
• Swing1 senseA surname.
• swinging5 sensesThe act or motion of that which swings.
• swipe14 sensesTo grab or bat quickly.
• swiss1 senseTo prepare (meat, fabric, etc.) by rolling or pounding in order to soften it.
• Swiss8 sensesOf, from, or pertaining to Switzerland or the Swiss people.
• switch31 sensesA device to turn electric current on and off or direct its flow.
• switching6 sensesThe act or process of something that switches. Corporal punishment by use of a switch (twig or twigs).
• Switzerland2 sensesA country in Western Europe and Central Europe. Official name: Swiss Confederation. Capital: Bern (de facto).
• swollen1 senseProtuberant or abnormally distended (as by injury or disease).
• swoop10 sensesTo fly or glide downwards suddenly; to plunge (in the air) or nosedive.
• sword6 sensesA long bladed weapon with a grip and typically a pommel and crossguard (together forming a hilt), which is designed to cut, stab, slash and/or hack.
• Sword1 senseA surname.
• Swords1 senseA town in Fingal, Ireland.
• swordsman3 sensesA person skilled at using swords in sport or combat; a fencer.
• sworn3 sensesGiven or declared under oath.
• Sy1 senseA Chinese Filipino surname from Spanish
• Sybil2 sensesProphetess; hag.
• Syd1 senseA diminutive of the unisex given name Sydney.
• Sydney6 sensesA major port city, the state capital of New South Wales, Australia, and the most populous city in Australia.
• Sykes2 sensesA hamlet in Bowland Forest High parish, Ribble Valley district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD6351).
• Sylvester7 sensesA male given name from Latin used in English since the sixteenth century.
• sylvester1 senseA ratchet device for pulling out pit props.
• Sylvia3 sensesA female given name from Latin, a popular spelling variant of Silvia.
• Sylvie1 senseA female given name from French.
• symbol10 sensesA character or glyph representing an idea, concept or object.
• symbolic2 sensesPertaining to a symbol.
• sympathetic9 sensesOf, related to, feeling, showing, or characterized by sympathy.
• sympathize6 sensesTo have, show or express sympathy; to be affected by feelings similar to those of another, in consequence of knowing the person to be thus affected
• sympathy9 sensesA feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another.
• symphony4 sensesAn extended piece of music of sophisticated structure, usually for orchestra.
• symptom2 sensesA perceived change in some function, sensation or appearance of a person that indicates a disease or disorder, such as fever, headache or rash;…
• synagogue3 sensesA place of worship for Jews.
• sync4 sensesHarmony.
• synced1 sensesynchronised
• synchro2 sensesAny synchronized event, such as synchronized swimming.
• synchronized1 senseHaving attained synchronization, together, coordinated, combined.
• syndicate7 sensesA group of individuals or companies formed to transact some specific business, or to promote a common interest; a self-coordinating group.
• syndrome2 sensesA recognizable pattern of signs, symptoms and/or behaviours, especially of a disease or medical or psychological condition.
• synthetic7 sensesOf, or relating to synthesis.
• syphilis1 senseA disease spread via sexual activity, caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum.
• Syria3 sensesA country in West Asia in the Middle East. Official name: Syrian Arab Republic. Capital: Damascus.
• Syrian5 sensesOf, from, or pertaining to Syria, the Syrian people or Syrian culture.
• syringe4 sensesA device used for injecting or drawing fluids through a membrane.
• syrup7 sensesAny thick liquid that has a high sugar content and which is added to or poured over food as a flavoring.
• system12 sensesA group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole.