Palabras que empiezan por S — 2257 entradas

Las 2257 palabras del diccionario que empiezan por la letra S, en orden alfabético, cada una con su primera definición. Los acentos no alteran la ordenación —una inicial acentuada se coloca bajo su letra base—, pero la Ñ sí es una letra propia y tiene su propia sección.

• saying2 acepcionesA proverb or maxim.
• scale34 acepcionesAn ordered, usually numerical sequence used for measurement; means of assigning a magnitude.
• scales1 acepciónA device for measuring weight.
• Scales6 acepcionesA surname.
• scalp16 acepcionesThe top of the head; the skull.
• scalpel2 acepcionesA small straight knife with a very sharp blade used for surgery, dissection and craftwork.
• scam4 acepcionesA fraudulent or dishonest deal. A swindle.
• scan14 acepcionesTo examine sequentially, carefully, or critically; to scrutinize; to behold closely.
• scandal9 acepcionesAn incident or event that disgraces or damages the reputation of the persons or organization involved.
• scandalous8 acepcionesOf a thing: causing or having the nature of a scandal; regarded as so immoral or wrong as to be extremely disgraceful; despicable, shameful.
• scanned2 acepcionesConverted to a digital format using a scanner.
• scanner6 acepcionesOne who scans.
• scanning1 acepciónThe act of something being scanned.
• scapegoat3 acepcionesIn the Mosaic Day of Atonement ritual, a goat symbolically imbued with the sins of the people, and sent out alive into the wilderness while another…
• scar10 acepcionesA permanent mark on the skin, sometimes caused by the healing of a wound.
• scarce3 acepcionesUncommon, rare; difficult to find; insufficient to meet a demand.
• Scarce1 acepciónA surname.
• scarcely3 acepcionesProbably not.
• scare6 acepcionesA minor fright.
• scarecrow11 acepcionesAn effigy, typically made of straw and dressed in old clothes, fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there.
• scared1 acepciónFeeling fear; afraid, frightened.
• scarf14 acepcionesA long, often knitted, garment worn around the neck.
• scarlet6 acepcionesA brilliant red colour sometimes tinged with orange.
• Scarlet1 acepciónA female given name from English, a modern variant of Scarlett, or from the common noun scarlet.
• Scarlett2 acepcionesA surname originating as an occupation for a dyer or seller of (scarlet) fabric.
• scarred1 acepciónHaving a scar or scars.
• scary5 acepcionesCausing fear or anxiety
• scatter10 acepcionesTo (cause to) separate and go in different directions; to disperse.
• scattered4 acepcionesDispersed, spread apart into disunited units.
• scavenger7 acepcionesSomeone who scavenges, especially one who searches through rubbish for food or useful things.
• scenario3 acepcionesAn outline or model of an expected or supposed sequence of events.
• scene16 acepcionesThe location of an event that attracts attention.
• scenery2 acepcionesView, natural features, landscape.
• scenes1 acepciónA funny or incredible and usually chaotic situation.
• scent12 acepcionesA distinctive smell.
• schedule12 acepcionesA procedural plan, usually but not necessarily tabular in nature, indicating a sequence of operations and the planned times at which those operations…
• scheduled4 acepcionesPlanned; according to schedule (timetable).
• scheme12 acepcionesA representation of the aspects of the celestial bodies for any moment or at a given event.
• Scheme1 acepciónA programming language, one of the two major dialects of Lisp.
• scheming2 acepcionesTending to scheme; forming underhand plots.
• schiller1 acepciónA lustre, similar to sheen, observed in certain minerals, such as hypersthene or labradorite, due to the presence of minute parallel inclusions.
• Schiller1 acepciónA surname from German.
• schizophrenia3 acepcionesA psychiatric diagnosis denoting a persistent, often chronic, mental illness characterised by abnormal perception, thinking, behavior and emotion,…
• schizophrenic5 acepcionesOf or relating to schizophrenia.
• Schmidt1 acepciónA surname from German [in turn originating as an occupation].
• schmuck4 acepcionesA jerk; a person who is unlikable, detestable, or contemptible because they are stupid, foolish, clumsy, oafish, inept, malicious, or unpleasant.
• Schmuck1 acepciónA surname from German.
• schnapps2 acepcionesA type of distilled alcoholic beverage (liquor), often with a herbal or fruit flavoring, typically drunk neat as an apéritif or digestif.
• Schneider1 acepciónA surname from German [in turn originating as an occupation] meaning "tailor".
• scholar4 acepcionesA student; one who studies at school or college, typically having a scholarship.
• scholarship7 acepcionesA grant-in-aid to a student.
• school16 acepcionesAn institution dedicated to teaching and learning; an educational institution.
• schoolboy2 acepcionesA boy attending school.
• schoolgirl2 acepcionesA girl attending school.
• schooling5 acepcionesTraining or instruction.
• schoolteacher1 acepciónA teacher working in a school.
• Schultz2 acepcionesA surname from German [in turn originating as an occupation].
• Schwartz1 acepciónA surname from German.
• sci-fi3 acepcionesA genre of movies featuring mostly fictional scientific scenes.
• science10 acepcionesA particular discipline or branch of knowledge that is natural, measurable or consisting of systematic principles rather than intuition or technical…
• sciences1 acepciónAll the fields of science, collectively.
• scientific3 acepcionesRelated or connected to science
• scientifically5 acepcionesUsing science or methods of science.
• scientist1 acepciónOne whose activities make use of the scientific method to answer questions regarding the measurable universe. A scientist may be involved in original…
• Scientology1 acepciónA cult with certain religious aspects, developed in 1952, focused on the teachings of L. Ron Hubbard.
• scissors9 acepcionesA tool used for cutting thin material, consisting of two crossing blades attached at a pivot point in such a way that the blades slide across each…
• scold4 acepcionesA person who habitually scolds, in particular a troublesome and angry woman.
• scolding1 acepciónAn unloving succession of critical remarks, such as those directed by a parent towards a misbehaving child; an earful; dressing down.
• Scooby2 acepcionesScooby-Doo, a fictional cowardly anthropomorphic dog in a children's cartoon; used to make phrases bringing to mind aspects of that cartoon.
• scoop23 acepcionesAny cup-shaped or bowl-shaped tool, usually with a handle, used to lift and move loose or soft solid material.
• scoot12 acepcionesA swift movement or trip
• scooter9 acepcionesA kick scooter or push scooter; a human-powered land vehicle with a handlebar, deck and wheels that is propelled by a rider pushing off the ground.
• Scooter1 acepciónA male nickname.
• scope14 acepcionesThe breadth, depth or reach of a subject; the extent of applicability or relevance; a domain, purview or remit.
• score36 acepcionesThe total number of goals, points, runs, etc. earned by a participant in a game.
• scores1 acepciónA bag of cannabis worth £20.
• scoring5 acepcionesOf something or someone that scores.
• scorn7 acepcionesTo feel or display contempt or disdain for something or somebody; to despise.
• scorpion5 acepcionesAny of the order Scorpiones of arachnids related to spiders, characterised by two large front pincers and a curved tail with a venomous sting at the…
• Scorpion3 acepcionesThe constellation and zodiacal sign Scorpius.
• scotch11 acepcionesA surface cut or abrasion.
• Scotch8 acepcionesThe opening 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4.
• Scotland20 acepcionesA constituent country of the United Kingdom, located in northwest Europe to the north of England.
• Scots2 acepcionesA Germanic language closely related to English and descended from northern dialects of Middle English, spoken in parts of Scotland, now especially in…
• Scott21 acepcionesAn English ethnic surname transferred from the nickname for someone with Scottish ancestry.
• Scottie3 acepcionesA unisex given name, diminutive of Scott.
• Scottish4 acepcionesOf a thing or concept, of or pertaining to Scotland.
• Scotty1 acepciónA diminutive of the male given name Scott.
• scoundrel1 acepciónA mean, worthless fellow; a rascal; a villain; a person without honor or virtue.
• scourge8 acepcionesA person or thing regarded as an agent of divine punishment.
• scout19 acepcionesA person sent out to gather and bring back information; especially, one employed in war to gain information about the enemy and ground.
• Scout3 acepcionesA member of any of various scouting organizations.
• scouting3 acepcionesThe act of one who scouts.
• Scouts3 acepcionesA worldwide youth movement with the aim of supporting young people in their physical, mental and spiritual development, so that they may play a…
• scrabble6 acepcionesTo scrape or scratch powerfully with hands or claws.
• Scrabble1 acepciónA board game in which players draw letter tiles and take turns to make interlocking words like a crossword, scoring points according to the letters…
• scram12 acepcionesTo leave in a hurry; to go away.
• scramble22 acepcionesTo move hurriedly to a location, especially by using all limbs against a surface.
• scrambled2 acepcionesMixed, disordered, shuffled.
• scrambling5 acepcionesThe act by which something is scrambled.
• scrap16 acepcionesA (small) piece; a fragment; a detached, incomplete portion.
• scrape23 acepcionesTo draw (an object, especially a sharp or angular one), along (something) while exerting pressure.
• scraping3 acepcionesThe sound or action of something being scraped.
• scratch34 acepcionesTo rub a surface with a sharp object, especially by a living creature to remove itching with nails, claws, etc.
• Scratch2 acepcionesA free educational visual programming language and a programming site developed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Media Lab.
• scratched1 acepciónProduced by scratching.
• scratches1 acepciónSynonym of pastern dermatitis.
• scratching4 acepcionesThe act or sound of something being scratched.
• scrawny1 acepciónThin, malnourished, and weak.
• scream8 acepcionesA loud, emphatic, exclamation of extreme emotion, especially horror, fear, excitement, or anger; it may comprise a word or a sustained, high-pitched…
• screaming6 acepcionesLoud, sharp, and piercing to the ear.
• screech6 acepcionesA high-pitched strident or piercing sound, such as that between a moving object and any surface.
• screeching1 acepciónThe act of producing a screech.
• screen30 acepcionesA physical barrier that shelters or hides. A physical divider intended to block an area from view, or provide shelter from something dangerous.
• Screen1 acepciónA surname.
• screening10 acepcionesMesh material that is used to screen (as in a "screen door").
• screenplay2 acepcionesA script for a movie or a television show; especially, the former specifically.
• screw28 acepcionesA device that has a helical function. A simple machine, a helical inclined plane.
• screwdriver2 acepcionesA hand tool or power tool which engages with the head of a screw and allows torque to be applied to turn the screw, thus driving it in or loosening…
• screwed2 acepcionesBeset with unfortunate circumstances that seem difficult or impossible to overcome; in imminent danger.
• screwing3 acepcionesThe act by which something is screwed (in various senses).
• script11 acepcionesA writing; a written document.
• scripture4 acepcionesA sacred writing or holy book.
• Scripture1 acepciónThe foundational text of a given religion, or a text considered especially holy.
• scroll17 acepcionesA roll of paper or parchment; a writing formed into a roll.
• scrooge4 acepcionesA miserly person; a person with an excessive dislike of spending money or other resources.
• Scrooge1 acepciónThe fictional character Ebenezer Scrooge.
• scrub24 acepcionesA thicket or jungle, often specified by the name of the prevailing plant.
• scrubbed3 acepcionesWith hands washed according to operating room protocol and wearing sterile gown and sterile gloves.
• scrubbing3 acepcionesThe action of the verb to scrub
• scrubs1 acepciónClothing worn while performing surgery.
• scrutiny6 acepcionesIntense study of someone or something.
• scuba2 acepcionesAn apparatus carried by a diver, which includes a tank holding compressed, filtered air and a regulator which delivers the air to the diver at…
• scully1 acepciónAn obstacle set up against military vehicles; a Czech hedgehog.
• Scully2 acepcionesA surname from Irish.
• sculpt4 acepcionesTo form by sculpture.
• sculpting1 acepciónThe act or product of one who sculpts; sculpture.
• sculptor1 acepciónA person who sculpts; an artist who produces sculpture.
• Sculptor1 acepciónA dim spring constellation of the southern sky. It lies between Aquarius and Phoenix and lies in the direction of the southern pole of the Milky Way.
• sculpture8 acepcionesA three-dimensional work of art created by shaping malleable objects and letting them harden or by chipping away pieces from a rock (sculpting).
• scum11 acepcionesA layer of impurities that accumulates at the surface of a liquid (especially molten metal or water).
• scumbag2 acepcionesA sleazy, disreputable, despicable, or otherwise immoral person; a lowlife.
• se1 acepciónA type of ancient Chinese plucked zither.
• sea11 acepcionesA large body of salt water.
• Sea3 acepcionesA surname.
• seafood2 acepcionesFood from the sea, including that derived from fish, shellfish, crustaceans, cephalopods, seaweed, algae, marine mammals, and other marine organisms.
• seagull6 acepcionesAny of several white, often dark-backed birds of the family Laridae having long, pointed wings and short legs.
• Seagull2 acepcionesA surname
• Seagulls1 acepciónBrighton & Hove Albion Football Club
• seal25 acepcionesA pinniped (Pinnipedia), particularly an earless seal (true seal) or eared seal.
• Seal2 acepcionesA surname.
• sealed4 acepcionesClosed by a seal (something to prevent leakage).
• Seals2 acepcionesA Cornish habitational surname.
• seaman4 acepcionesSynonym of sailor, particularly on a maritime vessel.
• Seaman2 acepcionesA surname originating as an occupation.
• Sean1 acepciónA male given name from Irish.
• search8 acepcionesAn attempt to find something.
• Search1 acepciónA surname.
• searching3 acepcionesThorough.
• Sears1 acepciónA surname.
• seasick1 acepciónSuffering from sickness, nausea or dizziness due to the motion of a ship or boat at sea.
• seaside3 acepcionesThe area by and around the sea; including the beach, promenade or cliffs.
• Seaside3 acepcionesA city in Monterey County, California, United States.
• season18 acepcionesEach of the divisions of a year based on the prevailing weather: spring, summer, autumn (fall) and winter; or the rainy (monsoon) and dry season,…
• seasonal3 acepcionesOf, related to, or reliant on a season or period of the year, especially with regard to weather characteristics.
• seasoned2 acepcionesExperienced, especially in terms of a profession or a hobby
• seat26 acepcionesSomething to be sat upon.
• Seat1 acepciónA surname.
• SEAT2 acepcionesSociedad Española de Automóviles de Turismo, a Spanish automobile manufacturer.
• seated5 acepcionesSitting.
• seating7 acepcionesThe act of one that seats.
• Seattle1 acepciónA seaport and the largest city in Washington, United States, and the county seat of King County.
• seaweed2 acepcionesAny of numerous marine algae, such as a kelp.
• Sebastian5 acepcionesA male given name from Latin or Ancient Greek.
• sec1 acepciónSecond, ¹⁄₆₀ of a minute.
• secluded1 acepciónHidden, isolated, remote.
• second30 acepcionesNumber-two; following after the first one with nothing between them. The ordinal number corresponding to the cardinal number two.
• secondary23 acepcionesNext in order to the first or primary; of second place in origin, rank, etc.
• secondly1 acepciónIn the second place.
• seconds3 acepcionesA second helping of food for one person, or refill of coffee or other drink.
• secrecy2 acepcionesConcealment; the condition of being secret or hidden.
• secret13 acepcionesA piece of knowledge that is hidden and intended to be kept hidden.
• secretary8 acepcionesA person who keeps records, takes notes and handles general clerical work.
• Secretary1 acepciónA town in Maryland.
• secretive2 acepcionesHaving an inclination to secrecy.
• secretly1 acepciónIn secret, covertly.
• sect4 acepcionesAn offshoot of a larger religion or denomination.
• section26 acepcionesA cutting; a part cut out from the rest of something.
• sector14 acepcionesA section.
• secure14 acepcionesFree from attack or danger; protected.
• secured1 acepciónThat has been secured or fastened.
• security10 acepcionesThe condition of not being threatened, especially physically, psychologically, emotionally, or financially.
• sedan3 acepcionesAn enclosed windowed chair suitable for a single occupant, carried by at least two porters, in equal numbers in front and behind, using wooden rails…
• Sedan14 acepcionesA commune in Ardennes department, France, notable as the site of two major battles between France and Germany.
• sedative2 acepcionesAn agent or drug that sedates, having a calming or soothing effect, or inducing sleep.
• seduce4 acepcionesTo beguile or lure (someone) away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray.
• seduction3 acepcionesThe act of seducing.
• seductive1 acepciónAttractive, alluring, tempting.
• see24 acepcionesTo perceive or detect someone or something with the eyes, or as if by sight.
• See3 acepcionesA surname. An English surname.