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# English words: S

[A](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/a/) · [B](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/b/) · [C](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/c/) · [D](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/d/) · [E](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/e/) · [F](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/f/) · [G](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/g/) · [H](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/h/) · [I](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/i/) · [J](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/j/) · [K](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/k/) · [L](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/l/) · [M](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/m/) · [N](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/n/) · [O](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/o/) · [P](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/p/) · [Q](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/q/) · [R](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/r/) · **S** · [T](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/t/) · [U](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/u/) · [V](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/v/) · [W](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/w/) · [X](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/x/) · [Y](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/y/) · [Z](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/z/)

2316 words under S; 1–100 on this page.

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- [sa](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/sa/) — SA is a short form of South Australia, a state of Australia whose capital is Adelaide.
- [sabaoth](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/sabaoth/) — An old word, from Hebrew, meaning "armies" or "hosts", used in the name "Lord of Sabaoth". — Jewish tradition
- [sabbath](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/sabbath/) — The Sabbath is a weekly day of rest and worship: for Jews it is from Friday evening to Saturday evening; for most Christians, Sunday is… — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [sable](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/sable/) — A small animal of the weasel family that lives in the forests of Russia and northern Asia, with soft dark brown fur.
- [sabotage](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/sabotage/) — Damaging or destroying something on purpose, especially machines, roads or plans, to stop an enemy or rival.
- [sabre](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/sabre/) — A sabre is a heavy sword with a curved blade and one sharp edge, once used by soldiers on horseback (cavalry).
- [sac](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/sac/) — A sac is a small bag-like part inside a plant or animal, often filled with liquid or air, like an egg sac or an ink sac.
- [sachet](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/sachet/) — A small sealed plastic or paper packet holding a small amount of something, like sugar, ketchup, shampoo or medicine.
- [sack](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/sack/) — A sack is a big strong bag for carrying things like potatoes, flour or coal. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [sackcloth](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/sackcloth/) — A rough, coarse cloth made from sacking, once worn to show sadness or sorrow. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [sackful](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/sackful/) — A sackful is the amount that one sack holds, or a whole sack full of something.
- [sacrament](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/sacrament/) — A sacrament is a holy ceremony in Christian churches, which Christians believe is an outward sign of God's grace (love and help) given to…
- [sacramental](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/sacramental/) — Connected with a sacrament, a holy rite such as baptism or communion.
- [sacred](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/sacred/) — Holy; connected with God, a god or a religion and treated with deep respect: "a sacred building". — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [sacrifice](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/sacrifice/) — Giving up something you value for something more important or for someone else: Her parents made sacrifices so she could go to college. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [sacrificial](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/sacrificial/) — Used or given as an offering to a god, usually by killing or giving up something valued.
- [sacrilege](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/sacrilege/) — Great disrespect shown to something holy, such as a god, a temple or a church.
- [sacrilegious](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/sacrilegious/) — Showing disrespect for something holy; wicked against a god or holy place.
- [sad](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/sad/) — Sad means unhappy, feeling sorrow, often wanting to cry. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [sadden](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/sadden/) — To make someone feel sad.
- [saddle](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/saddle/) — A leather seat put on a horse's back for the rider. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [sadly](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/sadly/) — In a sad way.
- [sadness](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/sadness/) — Sadness is the feeling of being unhappy, often after losing something or someone, or when things go wrong. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [safar](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/safar/) — A Hebrew root meaning "to count", also linked to telling and writing. — Jewish tradition
- [safari](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/safari/) — A safari is a trip to see or photograph wild animals in their natural home, especially in Africa.
- [safe](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/safe/) — Not in danger; not likely to be hurt: "You are safe now.". — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [safeguard](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/safeguard/) — verb To protect something or someone from harm or danger. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [safely](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/safely/) — Safely means without danger, harm or accident. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [safety](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/safety/) — Safety is being safe: protected from danger, harm or injury. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [saffron](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/saffron/) — Saffron is a spice made from the dried red-orange threads (stigmas) of a crocus flower; it gives food a golden colour and a special taste. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [sag](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/sag/) — To sink or hang down in the middle because of weight or because it is old or tired: the shelf sagged under the books.
- [saga](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/saga/) — A long story about heroes and their great deeds, often told in old times.
- [sagacious](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/sagacious/) — Wise and clever, able to judge well and understand what is best.
- [sagacity](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/sagacity/) — Wisdom and good judgement; the ability to understand things and make good decisions.
- [sage](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/sage/) — A herb with soft grey-green leaves that is used in cooking, for example in stuffing. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [sagittarius](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/sagittarius/) — Sagittarius is a group of stars (a constellation) in the southern part of the night sky, often pictured as an archer who is half man and… — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [saguaro](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/saguaro/) — A saguaro is a giant cactus that grows in the Sonoran Desert of Arizona, USA, and Mexico; it can grow taller than a house and has arms…
- [saharan](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/saharan/) — Saharan means belonging to or coming from the Sahara, the huge hot desert in North Africa.
- [sahib](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/sahib/) — Sahib is a respectful word, like «sir» or «master», used in India and Pakistan, especially in the past when Britain ruled India.
- [said](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/said/) — Said is the past form of say: «Mom said yes.». — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [saidst](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/saidst/) — «saidst» means «you said», a form of «say»: To say is to speak words: «Say hello.».
- [saiga](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/saiga/) — A saiga is a kind of antelope that lives on the dry grassy plains of Central Asia, with a big, soft, drooping nose.
- [sail](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/sail/) — A sail is a big piece of cloth on a boat that catches the wind and pushes the boat along. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [sailfish](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/sailfish/) — A sailfish is a big ocean fish with a tall fin on its back that looks like a sail and a long pointed bill like a sword.
- [sailor](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/sailor/) — A sailor is a person who works on a ship or boat, especially as part of its crew.
- [saint](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/saint/) — A saint is a person who the Christian Church (and some other religions) honours because they lived a very good and holy life. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [saintly](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/saintly/) — Very good and holy, like a saint.
- [saith](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/saith/) — He says or declares; the speaker is telling you what someone says.
- [sake](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/sake/) — For someone's sake means to help them or for their good. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [salad](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/salad/) — A salad is a cold dish of mixed vegetables, like lettuce, tomato and cucumber, often with a dressing.
- [salade](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/salade/) — «Salade» is the French word for salad or for lettuce.
- [salamander](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/salamander/) — A salamander is a small amphibian with a long body, a tail, four short legs and smooth, damp skin, which looks a bit like a lizard.
- [salami](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/salami/) — Salami is a kind of large sausage made of dried, spiced meat (often pork), eaten in thin slices, cold.
- [salaried](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/salaried/) — A salaried person is paid a fixed amount of money every year, usually in monthly payments, rather than being paid for each hour worked.
- [salary](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/salary/) — The money a person is paid for their job, usually the same amount every month or year.
- [sale](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/sale/) — A sale is selling something: the sale of a house. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [salesman](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/salesman/) — A salesman is a man whose job is selling things, in a shop, by phone or by visiting people.
- [saline](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/saline/) — Saline means containing salt or salty.
- [salinity](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/salinity/) — Salinity is how salty water or soil is: how much salt is dissolved in it.
- [saliva](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/saliva/) — Saliva is the clear watery liquid that is made in your mouth; it keeps your mouth wet and helps you chew, swallow and start digesting food.
- [sallow](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/sallow/) — Of skin, yellowish and pale, often looking unwell.
- [sally](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/sally/) — Sally is a girl's name.
- [salmon](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/salmon/) — A salmon is a large silver fish that lives in the sea but swims up rivers to lay its eggs. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [salmonella](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/salmonella/) — A kind of bacteria that can cause food poisoning, with stomach ache, being sick, diarrhoea and fever.
- [salon](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/salon/) — A salon is a shop where people go to have their hair cut or styled, their nails done or their skin treated.
- [saloon](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/saloon/) — A large, grand room in an old house or palace, used for receiving guests or holding gatherings.
- [salsa](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/salsa/) — Salsa is a sauce, often spicy, made from chopped tomatoes, onions, chillies and herbs, eaten with tortilla chips and Mexican food.
- [salt](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/salt/) — Salt is white grains that make food taste salty. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [saltiness](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/saltiness/) — Saltiness is how salty something tastes or is.
- [saltwater](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/saltwater/) — Water that has salt in it, like sea water.
- [salty](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/salty/) — Salty means tasting of salt or having salt in it.
- [salutation](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/salutation/) — A salutation is a greeting, a word or action that says hello, such as "Good morning" or a wave.
- [salute](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/salute/) — To salute means to raise your right hand to your forehead as a sign of respect, as soldiers do. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [salvation](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/salvation/) — Salvation is being saved from sin and its results; Christians believe Jesus brings salvation, so that people can be close to God for ever. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [salve](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/salve/) — A soft cream or ointment rubbed on a cut, sore or burn to heal it.
- [salver](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/salver/) — A flat metal or silver tray, often with feet, on which food or drinks are carried and served to guests (old use).
- [sam](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/sam/) — A common first name for boys and girls, short for Samuel, Samantha or Samson; it is a name, not an ordinary word.
- [samaritan](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/samaritan/) — A Samaritan was a person from Samaria; in Jesus' parable of the Good Samaritan, a Samaritan stops to help a beaten traveller when others…
- [samba](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/samba/) — A fast, lively dance from Brazil.
- [same](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/same/) — Same means not different: just like the other one: the same colour. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [samekh](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/samekh/) — The fifteenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet, which makes an "s" sound. — Jewish tradition
- [sami](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/sami/) — The Sami are an Indigenous people of the far north of Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia, an area called Sápmi; many have herded reindeer.
- [samoan](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/samoan/) — Samoan means from or belonging to Samoa, islands in the Pacific Ocean.
- [sample](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/sample/) — A sample is a small amount or part of something that shows what the rest is like.
- [samson](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/samson/) — A man's name; Samson was a judge of Israel famous for his great strength. — Jewish tradition
- [samurai](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/samurai/) — A member of the warrior class in old Japan who served a lord and fought with swords and bows.
- [sanctified](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/sanctified/) — Sanctified means made holy or set apart for God in a religion. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [sanctify](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/sanctify/) — To make holy, to set something or someone apart for God. — Jewish tradition
- [sanction](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/sanction/) — Sanction is official permission or approval.
- [sanctity](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/sanctity/) — Holiness, the quality of being sacred and deserving great respect. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [sanctuary](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/sanctuary/) — A safe place where animals are protected, such as a bird sanctuary or wildlife sanctuary. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [sand](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/sand/) — Tiny grains of rock and shell, found on beaches and in deserts. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [sandal](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/sandal/) — A sandal is an open shoe held on the foot with straps, worn in warm weather. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [sandbag](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/sandbag/) — A sandbag is a bag filled with sand, used to build walls against floods or to make barriers.
- [sandbank](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/sandbank/) — A sandbank is a raised area of sand in a river, at the coast or in the sea, which may be hidden under the water at high tide.
- [sandbox](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/sandbox/) — A box or pit filled with sand for children to play in; in the UK and Australia it is called a sandpit.
- [sandgrouse](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/sandgrouse/) — A bird of dry, sandy places in Africa and Asia, related to pigeons, with sandy-coloured feathers that hide it on the ground.
- [sandpaper](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/sandpaper/) — Strong paper with sand or grit stuck to one side, used for rubbing wood or other surfaces to make them smooth.
- [sandpit](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/sandpit/) — A sandpit is a low box or shallow hole filled with sand for children to play in.
- [sandstone](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/sandstone/) — Sandstone is a sedimentary rock made of grains of sand pressed and stuck together over a very long time.