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.

• showering1 senseSomething that falls in a shower.
• showing2 sensesAn occasion when something is shown.
• Shown1 senseA surname.
• showtime3 sensesThe time at which an entertainment event is set to begin.
• shrapnel5 sensesAny shot, fragments, or debris thrown out by an exploding shell, bomb, or landmine.
• Shrapnel1 senseA surname
• shred23 sensesA fragment of something; a particle; a piece; also, a very small amount.
• shredded2 sensesCut or torn into narrow strips or small pieces.
• shredder5 sensesOne who shreds or tears something.
• shreds1 senseA state of great damage.
• shrewd12 sensesShowing clever resourcefulness in practical matters.
• shrieking2 sensesThat emits shrieks or high-pitched noises.
• shrimp7 sensesAny of many swimming, often edible, crustaceans, chiefly of the infraorder Caridea or the suborder Dendrobranchiata, with slender legs, long whiskers…
• Shrimp1 senseA player, supporter or other person connected with Morecambe Football Club.
• shrine4 sensesA holy or sacred place dedicated to a specific deity, ancestor, hero, martyr, saint, or similar figure of awe and respect, at which said figure is…
• shrink9 sensesTo cause to become smaller.
• shrinking2 sensesShy and retiring.
• shroud12 sensesThat which clothes, covers, conceals, or protects; a garment.
• shrunk1 senseshrunken
• Shu12 sensesA god personifying the air and atmosphere.
• shucks2 sensesExclamatory response to a minor disappointment.
• shuddering1 senseAn extended or continuous shudder.
• shuffle13 sensesThe act of mixing cards or mah-jong tiles so as to randomize them.
• shun4 sensesTo avoid, especially persistently; ostracize.
• shush2 sensesTo be quiet; to keep quiet.
• Shush1 senseA city in Khuzestan Province, Iran, site of ancient Susa.
• shushing1 senseThe act of making a shush sound to silence somebody.
• shut22 sensesTo close, in various senses. To remove or block an opening, gap or passage through.
• shutdown5 sensesThe action of stopping operations; a closing, of a computer, business, event, etc.
• shutter10 sensesOne who shuts or closes something.
• Shutter1 senseA surname.
• shutting1 senseThe act by which something is shut.
• shuttle9 sensesA tool used to carry the woof back and forth between the warp threads on a loom.
• shy17 sensesEasily frightened; timid.
• Shy1 senseA surname.
• si1 senseA syllable used in solfège to represent the seventh note of a major scale.
• Si7 sensesA diminutive of the male given name Simon.
• SI1 senseInternational System of Units
• Siberia2 sensesThe region of Russia in Asia, stretching from the Urals to the Pacific Ocean.
• sibling3 sensesA person who shares a parent; one's brother or sister who one shares a parent with.
• Sicilian5 sensesOf, from or relating to Sicily, Italy.
• Sicily4 sensesThe largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, an autonomous region of Italy, close to Africa and separated from Tunisia and Libya by the Strait of…
• sick13 sensesIn poor health; ill.
• Sick1 senseA surname from German.
• sickening3 sensesCausing sickness or disgust.
• sickness3 sensesThe quality or state of being sick or diseased; illness; an illness.
• sid1 sensesadiki
• Sid2 sensesA short form of the male given names Sidney and Siddhartha.
• SID2 sensesSound Interface Device, a sound chip used in some early computers.
• side34 sensesA bounding straight edge of a two-dimensional shape.
• Side1 senseAn ancient city, archaeological site, and modern town in modern Antalya Province, Turkey, on a small peninsula on the Mediterranean coast of…
• sidekick2 sensesAn assistant to another person, especially to a superior or more important person.
• sidewalk2 sensesA paved footpath located at the side of a road, for the use of pedestrians.
• sideways9 sensesMoving or directed toward one side.
• siding2 sensesA building material which covers and protects the sides of a house or other building.
• Sidney19 sensesAn English habitational surname.
• sie7 sensesTo sink; fall; drop.
• siege15 sensesMilitary action. A prolonged military assault or a blockade of a city or fortress with the intent of conquering by force or attrition.
• Siegfried1 senseA hero of the Nibelungenlied who defeated the Icelandic queen Brunhild.
• sierra3 sensesA rugged range of mountains.
• Sierra2 sensesA female given name of modern American usage, from the Spanish noun, confused with Ciara and Sarah.
• sigh10 sensesTo inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it; to make a deep single audible respiration, especially as the result or…
• sighing2 sensesAccompanied by or uttered with a sigh.
• sight14 sensesThe ability to see.
• sighted2 sensesHaving vision, not blind.
• sighting1 senseAn instance of catching sight of something, especially something searched for.
• sightseeing1 senseThe activity of going out looking at things; tourism.
• sign30 sensesA visible fact that shows that something exists or may happen.
• signal14 sensesA sequence of states representing an encoded message in a communication channel.
• signature14 sensesA person's name, written by that person, used as identification or to signify approval of accompanying material, such as a legal contract.
• signed3 sensesHaving a signature; endorsed.
• significance2 sensesThe extent to which something matters; importance
• significant7 sensesSignifying something; carrying meaning.
• significantly1 senseIn a significant manner or to a significant extent.
• signing4 sensesThe act of concluding a contract, especially by an athlete or entertainer with a company.
• signora2 sensesMrs; madam; title of address or respect for women in Italy.
• signore1 senseA courtesy title for Italian men.
• Silas2 sensesThe companion of Paul in the New Testament, also called Silvanus.
• silence9 sensesThe absence of any sound.
• Silence1 senseA female given name from English.
• silenced2 sensesmade silent
• silent14 sensesFree from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet.
• Silent1 senseA member of the Silent Generation.
• silently2 sensesIn a silent manner; making no noise.
• silhouette6 sensesAn artistic depiction, often of a person's profile, in the form of an outline without any other visual details, similar to a shadow, made by cutting…
• silicon4 sensesA nonmetallic element (symbol Si) with an atomic number of 14 and atomic weight of 28.0855.
• silicone4 sensesAny of a class of inert, semi-inorganic polymeric compounds (polysiloxanes), that have a wide range of thermal stability and extreme water…
• silk12 sensesA fine fiber excreted by the silkworm or other arthropod (such as a spider).
• Silk1 senseA surname originating as an occupation for a seller of silk.
• silly21 sensesLaughable or amusing through foolishness or a foolish appearance.
• silva1 senseThe forest trees of a particular area
• Silva1 senseA surname.
• silver18 sensesA lustrous, white, metallic element, atomic number 47, atomic weight 107.87, symbol Ag.
• Silver7 sensesAn English surname originating as an occupation for a silversmith or a rich man, or for someone having silvery gray hair or living by a silvery brook.
• silverware4 sensesAnything manufactured from silver.
• Silvia2 sensesA female given name from Latin.
• sim1 senseA simulation session or scenario.
• Sim8 sensesA male given name, diminutive of Simeon and Simon.
• similar5 sensesHaving traits or characteristics in common; alike, allied, comparable.
• similarly2 sensesIn a like style or manner.
• simmer7 sensesTo cook or undergo heating slowly at or below the boiling point.
• Simmer2 sensesA fan of the video game series The Sims.
• Simmons3 sensesA southern English surname originating as a patronymic, of the given name Simon.
• Simms4 sensesA surname transferred from the given name.
• simon2 sensesSixpence coin.
• Simon3 sensesName of any of a number of men in the New Testament, notably the original name of Apostle Peter.
• Simone2 sensesA female given name from French.
• simple28 sensesUncomplicated; lacking complexity; taken by itself, with nothing added.
• simpler1 senseOne who grows or gathers simples (medicinal herbs).
• Simpler1 senseA surname from German.
• simplicity8 sensesThe state or quality of being simple
• simply6 sensesIn a simple way or state; considered in or by itself; without addition; alone.
• Simpson17 sensesA Scottish and northern English patronymic surname derived from Sim, the short form of Simon.
• Sims6 sensesA surname transferred from the given name.
• simulation5 sensesSomething that simulates a system or environment in order to predict actual behaviour.
• simultaneously1 senseOccurring at the same time.
• sin10 sensesA violation of divine will or religious law.
• Sin3 sensesThe god of the moon.
• Sinatra1 senseA surname.
• Sinbad1 senseA fictional sailor, the hero of a story-cycle of Middle Eastern origin, who encountered monsters and magic while travelling the seas east of Africa…
• since6 sensesFrom a specified time in the past.
• sincere3 sensesGenuine, honest, and free from pretense or deceit; heartfelt.
• Sincere1 senseA male given name.
• sincerely2 sensesIn a sincere or earnest manner; honestly.
• sincerity1 senseThe quality or state of being sincere.
• Sinclair8 sensesA Scottish surname transferred from the given name, that of a clan.
• sinful3 sensesHaving sinned; guilty of sin.
• sing16 sensesTo produce musical or harmonious sounds with one’s voice.
• Sing3 sensesA surname from English [in turn originating as an occupation].
• Singapore2 sensesAn island and city-state in Southeast Asia, located off the southernmost tip of the Malay Peninsula; a former British crown colony and state of…
• singer4 sensesA person who sings, often professionally.
• Singer4 sensesA surname originating as an occupation.
• Singh2 sensesA surname from Punjabi.
• singing6 sensesThe act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing.
• single31 sensesNot accompanied by anything else; one in number.
• Single1 senseA surname from Old English.
• single-handedly1 senseAlone; without assistance; by oneself.
• singles3 sensesOf or pertaining to unmarried people.
• singular13 sensesBeing only one of a larger population; single, individual.
• sinister5 sensesInauspicious, ominous, unlucky, illegitimate.
• sink33 sensesTo move or be moved into something. To descend or submerge (or to cause to do so) into a liquid or similar substance.
• Sink1 senseA surname.
• sinner4 sensesA person who sins or has sinned. A person who, by one particular action, has sinned.
• Sinner1 senseA surname.
• sinus7 sensesA pouch or cavity in a bone or other tissue, especially one in the bones of the face or skull connecting with the nasal cavities (the paranasal…
• Siobhan1 senseA female given name from Irish.
• Sioux3 sensesVarious formerly nomadic Native American tribes of the North American Great Plains.
• sip6 sensesA small mouthful of drink.
• sipping1 senseThe act of taking a sip.
• sir7 sensesA man of a higher rank or position.
• Sir2 sensesThe titular prefix given to a knight or baronet.
• sire7 sensesA lord, master, or other person in authority, most commonly used vocatively: formerly in speaking to elders and superiors, later only when addressing…
• siren13 sensesOne of a group of nymphs who lured mariners to their death on the rocks.
• Siren2 sensesA village, the county seat of Burnett County, Wisconsin, United States.
• sissy9 sensesAn effeminate boy or man.
• Sissy1 senseA diminutive of the female given name Cecilia.
• sister14 sensesA daughter of the same parents as another person; a female sibling.
• Sister3 sensesTitle of respect for an adult female member of a religious order.
• sister-in-law4 sensesA female relative of one's generation, separated by one degree of marriage: The sister of one's spouse.
• Sisters1 senseA city in Deschutes County, Oregon.
• sit20 sensesTo be in a position in which the upper body is upright and supported by the buttocks.
• Sit1 senseA surname.
• Sita2 sensesA goddess, the consort of Rāma.
• sitcom1 senseSituation comedy.
• site9 sensesThe place where anything is fixed; situation; local position
• sitter7 sensesSomeone who sits, e.g. for a portrait.
• Sitter2 sensesA surname.
• sitting11 sensesA period during which one is seated for a specific purpose.
• situation8 sensesThe combination of circumstances at a given moment; a state of affairs.
• Siu1 senseA surname.
• six11 sensesA numerical value equal to 6; the number following five and preceding seven. This number of dots: (••••••).
• Six1 senseA surname.
• six-pack4 sensesA collection of six of something bundled together, especially six cans of beer or soda pop.
• sixteen1 senseThe cardinal number occurring after fifteen and before seventeen, represented in Arabic numerals as 16 and in Roman numerals as XVI.
• sixth5 sensesThe ordinal form of the number six.
• sixty2 sensesThe cardinal number occurring after fifty-nine and before sixty-one, represented in Roman numerals as LX and in Arabic numerals as 60.
• size23 sensesThe dimensions or magnitude of a thing; how big something is.
• sizzling5 sensesHot enough to make a hissing sound.
• Skaar1 senseA surname.
• skank12 sensesA lewd and disreputable person, often female, especially an unattractive person with an air of tawdry promiscuity.
• skate12 sensesA runner or blade, usually of steel, with a frame shaped to fit the sole of a shoe, made to be fastened under the foot, and used for gliding on ice.
• Skate1 senseThe ship of characters James "Sawyer" Ford and Kate Austen from the television series Lost.
• skateboard3 sensesA narrow, wooden or plastic platform mounted on pairs of wheels, on which one stands and propels oneself by pushing along the ground with one foot.
• skater5 sensesA person who skates.
• Skater1 senseA shipper of Sawyer and Kate from the television series Lost.
• Skates1 senseA surname.
• skating3 sensesThe action of moving along a surface (ice or ground) using skates.
• skeleton15 sensesThe system that provides support to an organism, where in vertebrates it is internal and consists of bones and cartilage, and external in some other…
• skeletons1 senseShameful secrets (pluralia tantum; shortened from skeletons in the cupboard or skeletons in the closet).
• skeptical2 sensesHaving, or expressing doubt; questioning.
• sketch13 sensesTo make a brief, basic drawing.
• sketchy7 sensesRoughly or hastily laid out; intended for later refinement.
• ski5 sensesOne of a pair of long flat runners designed for gliding over snow or water.
• skid20 sensesAn out-of-control sliding motion as would result from applying the brakes too hard in a car or other vehicle.
• skiing1 senseA group of sports using skis as primary equipment.
• skill13 sensesA capacity to do something well; a technique, an ability, usually acquired or learned, as opposed to abilities that are regarded as innate.
• skilled2 sensesHaving or showing skill; skillful.
• skin28 sensesThe outer protective layer of the body of any animal, including of a human.
• skinned5 sensesHaving skin.
• skinner6 sensesSomeone who skins animals.