Mots commençant par S — 2 257 entrées

Les 2 257 mots du dictionnaire qui commencent par la lettre S, dans l'ordre alphabétique, chacun avec sa première définition. Les accents ne changent pas le classement : une initiale accentuée se range sous sa lettre de base.

• Skinner2 sensA surname originating as an occupation.
• skinny11 sensThin, generally in a negative sense (as opposed to slim, which is thin in a positive sense).
• skins1 sensThe drums.
• skip34 sensTo move by hopping on alternate feet.
• Skip1 sensA male given name from Old Norse.
• skipper14 sensThe master of a ship.
• Skipper2 sensA surname.
• skipping2 sensThe act by which something is skipped or omitted.
• skirt13 sensA separate article of clothing, usually worn by women and girls, that hangs from the waist and covers the lower torso and part of the legs.
• skull10 sensThe main bones of the head considered as a unit; including the cranium, facial bones, and mandible.
• skunk11 sensAny of various small mammals of the subfamily Mephitinae, native to North and Central America, having a glossy black coat with white markings and two…
• sky17 sensThe atmosphere above a given point, especially as visible from the surface of the Earth as the place where the sun, moon, stars, and clouds are seen.
• Sky2 sensA surname.
• Skye5 sensA female given name transferred from the place name, of modern usage, or a fanciful spelling of the word sky.
• skype3 sensTo make (a telephone call) using Skype software.
• Skype1 sensA telecommunications application by Skype Technologies.
• slab20 sensA large, flat piece of solid material; a solid object that is large and flat.
• slack23 sensThe part of anything that hangs loose, having no strain upon it.
• Slack5 sensA surname.
• slade4 sensA hillside.
• Slade7 sensA surname.
• slag14 sensWaste material from a mine.
• slain1 sensThose who have been killed.
• slam33 sensTo shut with sudden force so as to produce a shock and noise.
• slammed3 sensVery busy with work.
• slamming4 sensGreat; awesome.
• slander3 sensA false or unsupported, malicious statement (spoken, not written), especially one which is injurious to a person's reputation; the making of such a…
• slang14 sensLanguage outside of conventional usage and in the informal register.
• slap14 sensA blow, especially one given with the open hand, or with something broad and flat.
• slapping3 sensThe act of giving a slap or slaps
• slaps1 sensA two-player reaction game in which opponents slap each other's hands.
• slash37 sensA slashing action or motion: A swift, broad cutting stroke, especially one made with an edged weapon or whip.
• slashed2 sensHaving been slashed, cut or rent.
• slate30 sensA flake or piece of certain types of stone that tend to cleave into thin layers. A piece of such stone, usually cut into a rectangular shape, used as…
• Slate1 sensA surname.
• slater3 sensOne who lays slates, or whose occupation is to slate buildings.
• Slater8 sensA surname originating as an occupation.
• slaughter8 sensThe killing of animals, generally for food.
• Slaughter3 sensA surname.
• slaughtered1 sensExtremely drunk.
• slaughterhouse2 sensA place where animals are slaughtered.
• slave10 sensA person who is held in servitude as the property of another person, and whose labor (and often also whose body and life) is subject to the owner's…
• Slave1 sensSynonym of Sclavia.
• slavery5 sensAn institution or social practice of owning human beings as property, especially for use as forced laborers.
• slay9 sensTo kill; to murder.
• Slay1 sensA surname.
• slayer2 sensA killer; a murderer; someone who slays.
• sleazy4 sensMarked by low quality; inferior; inadequate.
• sled7 sensA small, light vehicle with runners, used recreationally, mostly by children, for sliding down snow-covered hills; no draft animal pulls it.
• sledge9 sensA sledgehammer.
• Sledge1 sensA surname.
• sleep17 sensTo rest in a state of reduced consciousness.
• Sleep1 sensA surname from English.
• sleeper19 sensSomeone who sleeps.
• Sleeper1 sensA surname.
• sleeping3 sensAsleep.
• sleepless1 sensCharacterized by an absence of sleep: wakeful.
• sleepover2 sensThe act of spending the night as a guest in another's house, especially when the participants are children.
• sleepwalking1 sensThe act of walking while not conscious or aware of it, during one's sleep.
• sleepy8 sensTired; feeling the need for sleep.
• sleet5 sensPellets of ice made of mostly-frozen raindrops or refrozen melted snowflakes.
• sleeve11 sensThe part of a garment that covers the arm.
• sleigh4 sensA vehicle, generally pulled by an animal, which moves over snow or ice on runners, used for transporting persons or goods. (contrast "sled", which is…
• Sleigh1 sensA surname.
• slender4 sensThin; slim.
• Slender1 sensA simple country gentleman.
• slice26 sensThat which is thin and broad.
• Slice1 sensA surname.
• sliced1 sensThat has been cut into slices.
• slicing1 sensThe action of the verb to slice.
• slick18 sensSlippery or smooth due to a covering of liquid; often used to describe appearances.
• Slick1 sensA term of address, generally applied to males, possibly including strangers, implying that the person addressed is slick in the sense of…
• slide37 sensTo (cause to) move in continuous contact with a surface.
• sliding3 sensThe motion of something that slides.
• slight20 sensMinor; small in amount
• Slight1 sensA surname from Middle English.
• slightly2 sensSlenderly; delicately.
• slim13 sensSlender; thin. Slender in an attractive way.
• Slim2 sensA surname.
• slime16 sensSoft, moist earth or clay, having an adhesive quality; viscous mud; any substance of a dirty nature, that is moist, soft, and adhesive; bitumen; mud…
• slimy5 sensOf or pertaining to slime.
• sling15 sensTo throw with a circular or arcing motion.
• slip51 sensTo lose one’s traction on a slippery surface; to slide due to a lack of friction.
• slipped1 sensWith part of the stalk displayed.
• slipper12 sensA low soft shoe that can be slipped on and off easily.
• slippery5 sensOf a surface, having low friction, often due to being covered in a non-viscous liquid, and therefore hard to grip, hard to stand on without falling,…
• slipping1 sensThe act of something that slips; a slip; a skidding or sudden loosening motion.
• slips1 sensthe area of the field covered by fielders in the slip positions; the slip fielders collectively
• slit7 sensA narrow cut or opening; a slot.
• Sloan3 sensA surname.
• Sloane3 sensA surname.
• slob7 sensA lazy and slovenly or obese person.
• slogan3 sensA distinctive phrase of a person or group of people (such as a movement or political party); a motto.
• slop19 sensA flip-flop.
• slope15 sensA surface that either inclines or declines in a regular manner from the perspective of an observer.
• sloppy4 sensComposed of or covered in slop; very wet.
• Sloppy1 sensA surname.
• slot27 sensA narrow depression, perforation, or aperture; especially, one for the reception of a piece fitting or sliding into it.
• slow13 sensTaking a long time to move or go a short distance, or to perform an action; not quick in motion; proceeding at a low speed.
• slower1 sensThat which slows.
• slowing1 sensA deceleration; a slowing down.
• slowly1 sensAt a slow pace.
• slows1 sensmilk sickness
• slug28 sensAny of many gastropod mollusks, having no (or only a rudimentary) shell.
• SLUG1 sensA special-purpose security of the State and Local Government Series.
• slum6 sensA dilapidated neighborhood where many people live in a state of poverty.
• slumber8 sensA very light state of sleep, almost awake.
• slurping1 sensA sound or motion that slurps.
• slut12 sensA sexually promiscuous woman.
• slutty1 sensOf, resembling, or suitable for, a slut.
• sly5 sensArtfully cunning; secretly mischievous; wily.
• Sly2 sensA diminutive of the male given name Sylvester.
• smack18 sensA distinct flavor, especially if slight.
• Smack1 sensA surname from German.
• SMACK1 sensAn Apache-based solution stack consisting of Spark, Mesos, Akka, Cassandra, and Kafka.
• smacking2 sensA series of smacks; the act by which somebody is smacked.
• small20 sensNot large or big; insignificant; few in number.
• Small1 sensA surname.
• small-time1 sensOn a small scale.
• smallpox1 sensAn acute, highly infectious often fatal disease caused by Variola virus of the family Poxviridae. It was completely eradicated in the 1970s, but…
• Smallville1 sensA fictional small town, frequently representing a backwater place of origin, usually a rural farming community in the United States
• smart20 sensTo hurt or sting.
• Smart1 sensA surname.
• SMART1 sensAn acronym for remembering desirable characteristics for goal-setting: specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, timebound. (See SMART criteria on…
• SMARTER1 sensAn acronym for remembering desirable criteria for goal-setting: Specific, Measurable, Acceptable, Realistic, Time Frame, Extending, Rewarding
• smash19 sensThe sound of a violent impact; a violent striking together.
• smashed2 sensExtensively broken; especially, in shards.
• smashing10 sensServing to smash (something).
• smear20 sensTo spread (a substance, especially one that colours or is dirty) across a surface by rubbing.
• smell10 sensA sensation, pleasant or unpleasant, detected by inhaling air (or, the case of water-breathing animals, water) carrying airborne molecules of a…
• smelling2 sensUsed in adjectival compounds.
• smelly5 sensHaving a bad smell.
• smelt5 sensAny small anadromous fish of the family Osmeridae, found in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and in lakes in North America and northern part of Europe.
• smile9 sensA facial expression comprised by flexing the muscles of both ends of one's mouth, often showing the front teeth, without vocalisation, and in humans…
• Smiles1 sensA surname from Old English.
• smiley7 sensCheerful and happy; smiling.
• Smiley6 sensSynonym of Samoyed (a breed of dog)
• smiling2 sensThat smiles or has a smile.
• smith4 sensA craftsperson who works metal into desired forms using a hammer and other tools, sometimes heating the metal to make it more workable, especially a…
• Smith18 sensAn English surname originating as an occupation (the most common in Britain, the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand).
• smitten3 sensAffected by an act of smiting.
• Smitty1 sensA nickname of the surname Smith.
• smoke33 sensThe visible vapor/vapour, gases, and fine particles given off by burning or smoldering material.
• Smoke3 sensThe 44th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.
• smoked2 sensOf food, treated with smoke, often for flavor or as a method of preservation.
• smoker14 sensA person who smokes tobacco habitually.
• Smoker1 sensA surname.
• smokey2 sensA state trooper.
• Smokey2 sensAlternative form of Smokey Bear. Highway patrolman.
• smoking9 sensGiving off smoke.
• smoky13 sensFilled with smoke.
• smooth27 sensHaving a texture that lacks friction. Not rough.
• smoothie5 sensA smooth-talking person.
• smoothly1 sensin a smooth manner; smooth
• smother17 sensTo suffocate; stifle; obstruct, more or less completely, the respiration of something or someone.
• smug8 sensIrritatingly pleased with oneself; offensively self-complacent, self-satisfied.
• smuggle4 sensTo import or export, illicitly or by stealth, without paying lawful customs charges or duties
• smuggler2 sensOne who smuggles things.
• smuggling1 sensAn act of something being smuggled.
• smurf9 sensA blue pixie with a white stocking cap, from the media franchise The Smurfs.
• snack9 sensA light meal.
• snag18 sensA stump or base of a branch that has been lopped off; a short branch, or a sharp or rough branch.
• snail7 sensAny of very many animals (either hermaphroditic or nonhermaphroditic), of the class Gastropoda, having a coiled shell.
• snake17 sensAny of the suborder Serpentes of legless reptiles with long, thin bodies and fork-shaped tongues.
• Snake4 sensThe sixth of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar.
• snakes1 sensSynonym of snakes alive (“an expression of surprise”).
• snap64 sensA quick breaking or cracking sound or the action of producing such a sound.
• Snap2 sensA visual message sent through the Snapchat application.
• snapping2 sensThe sound or action of a snap.
• snappy6 sensRapid and without delay.
• snarling2 sensGrowling, having a snarl.
• snatch16 sensTo grasp and remove quickly.
• snatched4 sensGood-looking.
• sneak15 sensOne who sneaks; one who moves stealthily to acquire an item or information.
• sneaking2 sensThe act of one who sneaks.
• sneaky3 sensElusive; difficult to capture or observe due to constantly outwitting the adversaries.
• sneeze4 sensTo expel air as a reflex induced by an irritation in the nose.
• sneezing1 sensThe act of producing a sneeze.
• snickering1 sensThe act of one who snickers.
• Snickers1 sensA chocolate bar produced by the Mars company, with a peanut, caramel and nougat filling.
• sniff13 sensTo make a short, audible inhalation, through the nose, as when smelling something.
• sniffing1 sensA sniff sound or action.
• sniffles1 sensAny minor ailment causing a runny nose; the symptom of a runny nose itself.
• sniffling1 sensA sniffle sound or action.
• snip19 sensTo cut with short sharp actions, as with scissors.
• sniper8 sensA person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position.
• snitch8 sensTo inform on someone, especially in betrayal of others.
• snob5 sensA person who wishes to be seen as a member of the upper classes or of some other elite (such as the masters of a certain craft) and who looks down on…
• snoop6 sensTo be devious and cunning so as not to be seen.
• snooping1 sensA secret spying or investigation.
• snore3 sensTo breathe during sleep with harsh, snorting noises caused by vibration of the soft palate.
• snoring1 sensThe action or sound of breathing during sleep with harsh, snorting noises caused by vibration of the soft palate.
• snort10 sensThe sound made by exhaling or inhaling roughly through the nose.
• snorting2 sensA snort sound or action.
• snot7 sensMucus, especially mucus from the nose.
• snout11 sensThe long, projecting nose, mouth, and jaw of a beast, as of pigs.
• snow26 sensThe partly frozen, crystalline state of water that falls from the atmosphere as precipitation in flakes; also, the falling of such flakes; and the…
• Snow1 sensA surname.
• snowball11 sensA ball of snow, usually one made in the hand and thrown for amusement in a snowball fight; also a larger ball of snow made by rolling a snowball…
• Snowball2 sensA surname transferred from the nickname.