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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; 1401–1500 on this page.

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- [specific](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/specific/) — Specific means exact, particular and clear, about one certain thing and not things in general: a specific time, a specific example. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [specifically](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/specifically/) — Specifically means exactly, clearly and in detail: "I specifically asked for no onions.". — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [specified](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/specified/) — Past form of «specify»: said or stated clearly and exactly. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [specify](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/specify/) — To say or write something clearly and exactly: specify the date.
- [specimen](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/specimen/) — A specimen is one example of a plant, animal, rock or other thing that is collected and studied, for example in a museum or lab.
- [speck](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/speck/) — A speck is a very small spot, mark or piece of something, like dust or dirt.
- [speckle](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/speckle/) — A small spot or mark of colour, one of many: "speckles of paint".
- [speckled](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/speckled/) — Speckled means covered with lots of small spots or marks of a different colour. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [specs](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/specs/) — Specs is short for «spectacles», meaning glasses that people wear to see better.
- [spectacle](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/spectacle/) — A spectacle is a striking or strange sight that people stare at.
- [spectacled](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/spectacled/) — Spectacled means wearing glasses.
- [spectacles](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/spectacles/) — Glasses: two lenses in a frame worn to help you see better.
- [spectator](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/spectator/) — A person who watches an event, especially a sports match or show, without taking part.
- [spectral](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/spectral/) — Spectral means like a ghost; pale, shadowy and unreal.
- [spectre](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/spectre/) — A spectre is a ghost, or a frightening image of a ghost.
- [spectrum](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/spectrum/) — The spectrum is the band of colours that white light splits into, as in a rainbow: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet.
- [speculate](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/speculate/) — To guess or form ideas about something when you don't have all the facts.
- [speculation](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/speculation/) — Speculation is guessing about something without knowing all the facts. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [speech](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/speech/) — Speech is the ability to speak, or spoken language: «Babies learn speech slowly.». — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [speechless](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/speechless/) — Speechless means unable to speak, usually from surprise, shock or wonder.
- [speed](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/speed/) — Speed is how fast something moves: how far it goes in some time. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [speedboat](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/speedboat/) — A small, fast boat with a powerful engine.
- [speedily](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/speedily/) — Speedily means quickly or without delay. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [speedometer](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/speedometer/) — An instrument in a car, bike, train or other vehicle that shows how fast it is going.
- [speedwell](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/speedwell/) — A small wild plant with tiny bright blue flowers, often found in grass, lawns and hedges.
- [speedy](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/speedy/) — Speedy means fast, moving or happening quickly: a speedy car, a speedy runner.
- [spell](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/spell/) — To spell a word is to say or write its letters in the right order. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [spellbound](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/spellbound/) — So interested or amazed by something that you cannot look away or think of anything else.
- [speller](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/speller/) — A speller is a person who spells words, described as good or bad at it: she's a good speller.
- [spelling](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/spelling/) — Spelling is the way words are written with letters in the right order. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [spelt](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/spelt/) — Wrote or said the letters of a word in the right order. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [spend](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/spend/) — To spend is to pay out money. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [spendthrift](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/spendthrift/) — A spendthrift is a person who spends money fast and carelessly, until none is left.
- [sperm](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/sperm/) — A sperm is a tiny male cell made by male animals and men; when a sperm joins with an egg cell from a female, a new baby animal or baby…
- [spew](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/spew/) — To throw up food or drink from the stomach; to vomit. — Jewish tradition
- [spf](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/spf/) — Short for «sun protection factor»: a number on sun cream showing how well it protects skin from the sun's burning rays (UVB).
- [sphagnum](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/sphagnum/) — A kind of soft moss that grows in wet bogs and can hold huge amounts of water; it slowly turns into peat.
- [sphere](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/sphere/) — A round solid shape like a ball, where every point on the surface is the same distance from the centre. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [spherical](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/spherical/) — Spherical means shaped like a ball, round in every direction, like a sphere.
- [sphinx](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/sphinx/) — The Great Sphinx is a huge ancient stone statue in Egypt with a lion's body and a human head, near the pyramids of Giza.
- [spice](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/spice/) — A spice is a dried part of a plant, such as seeds, bark or roots, used to give food a strong flavour: pepper, cinnamon, ginger, cumin. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [spicery](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/spicery/) — Spices, or a mixture of sweet-smelling plant goods that were traded. — Jewish tradition
- [spick](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/spick/) — «Spick and span» means very clean, neat and tidy, as if brand new.
- [spicy](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/spicy/) — Spicy food has a strong, hot or rich taste because it contains spices such as chilli or pepper.
- [spider](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/spider/) — A spider is a small animal with 8 legs that spins webs of silk to catch insects. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [spike](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/spike/) — A spike is a thin, sharp point, like on a fence, a cactus or a hedgehog.
- [spikenard](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/spikenard/) — A sweet-smelling oil or perfume made from the root of a plant from the Himalayan mountains. — Jewish tradition
- [spiky](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/spiky/) — Something spiky has many sharp points sticking out: a spiky cactus, a spiky shell.
- [spill](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/spill/) — To spill means to let a liquid or small pieces fall out of a container by accident. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [spillage](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/spillage/) — A spillage is an amount of liquid or other stuff that has spilled out by accident.
- [spin](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/spin/) — To spin is to turn round and round quickly. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [spinach](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/spinach/) — Spinach is a dark green leafy vegetable that can be eaten raw in salads or cooked.
- [spinal](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/spinal/) — To do with the spine (backbone) or the spinal cord.
- [spindle](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/spindle/) — A thin, pointed stick used in hand spinning to twist wool or other fibres into thread. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [spine](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/spine/) — The row of small bones (vertebrae) down the middle of your back, also called the backbone.
- [spinner](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/spinner/) — A spinner is a thing that spins, like a game spinner with a pointer that shows a number or colour.
- [spinning](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/spinning/) — Spinning means turning round and round quickly on the spot.
- [spinster](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/spinster/) — A spinster is a woman who has never married, usually an older one (old-fashioned).
- [spiny](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/spiny/) — Spiny means covered with spines — sharp, stiff points like thorns or prickles.
- [spiracle](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/spiracle/) — A spiracle is a tiny breathing hole in the side of an insect's or spider's body.
- [spiral](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/spiral/) — A spiral is a curve that winds round and round a centre point, getting further away or closer each time, like the shape of a snail shell.
- [spiralling](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/spiralling/) — Spiralling means moving in a spiral, going round and round in a curve that gets wider or narrower, often while going up or down.
- [spire](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/spire/) — A spire is a tall, pointed, cone-shaped structure on top of a building, usually on a church tower.
- [spirit](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/spirit/) — The part of a person that is their feelings and character, not their body; some believe it lives on after death. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [spirited](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/spirited/) — Spirited means full of energy, courage and liveliness: "a spirited little pony".
- [spirits](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/spirits/) — A person's mood or feelings: in high spirits (happy), in low spirits (sad). — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [spiritual](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/spiritual/) — To do with the human spirit, feelings and soul, rather than the body or things you own. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [spiritually](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/spiritually/) — In a way that concerns the spirit or soul rather than the body. — Jewish tradition
- [spit](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/spit/) — To spit is to push liquid or food out of your mouth. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [spite](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/spite/) — Spite is a wish to hurt, annoy or upset someone on purpose: he broke it out of spite. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [spiteful](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/spiteful/) — Spiteful means wanting to hurt or annoy someone, and being unkind on purpose.
- [spitefully](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/spitefully/) — Spitefully means in a way that is meant to hurt or annoy someone.
- [spitting](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/spitting/) — Forcing saliva (spit) or food out of your mouth. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [spittle](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/spittle/) — The wet liquid in the mouth; spit. — Jewish tradition
- [splash](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/splash/) — To splash is to hit water or another liquid so that drops fly about.
- [splat](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/splat/) — Splat is the wet slapping sound something soft makes when it hits a surface hard: splat!
- [splay](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/splay/) — To splay is to spread things wide apart, especially fingers, legs or feet.
- [spleen](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/spleen/) — An organ in the body near the stomach that helps clean the blood. — Jewish tradition
- [splendid](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/splendid/) — Very beautiful, grand and impressive: «a splendid palace».
- [splendidly](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/splendidly/) — Very well; excellently.
- [splendor](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/splendor/) — Splendor is great beauty, grandeur and a bright, grand show. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [splendour](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/splendour/) — Splendour is great beauty, grandeur and a bright, grand show. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [splice](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/splice/) — To splice two ropes or wires means to join their ends together firmly, often by weaving the strands into each other.
- [splint](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/splint/) — A straight, stiff piece of wood, plastic or metal tied to a broken or hurt arm, leg or finger to keep it still.
- [splinter](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/splinter/) — A splinter is a small, sharp, thin piece of wood, glass or metal that has broken off, especially one that gets stuck in your skin. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [split](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/split/) — To split is to divide something into parts or groups: split the class into teams. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [splitter](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/splitter/) — A device or tool that splits something, like a log splitter or a cable splitter that lets one signal go to two machines.
- [splitting](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/splitting/) — Splitting means breaking or cutting something into parts right now, often along a line.
- [splutter](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/splutter/) — To speak quickly and with difficulty, making spitting sounds, because you are angry, shocked or embarrassed.
- [spoil](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/spoil/) — To spoil something means to ruin it or make it worse. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [spoiler](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/spoiler/) — A spoiler is information that tells you what happens in a story, film or game, especially the ending, before you have seen it. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [spoilt](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/spoilt/) — A spoilt child has been given everything they want, so they behave badly when they do not get their way.
- [spoke](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/spoke/) — Spoke is the past form of «speak»: «She spoke to the teacher.». — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [spoken](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/spoken/) — Spoken is the form of «speak» used after have, has, had or be: «I have spoken», «English is spoken here». — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [spokesman](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/spokesman/) — A spokesman is a person chosen to speak officially for a group, company, team or government, especially to newspapers and TV. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [spokesperson](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/spokesperson/) — A spokesperson is someone whose job is to speak for a group, company, government or organisation, giving its news and answering questions.
- [sponge](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/sponge/) — A sponge is a soft thing full of holes that soaks up water, used for washing or cleaning.
- [spongy](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/spongy/) — Spongy means soft, squashy and full of tiny holes, like a sponge, so it springs back when pressed.
- [sponsor](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/sponsor/) — A sponsor is a person or company that gives money to support an event, team or person, often to get their name shown.
- [sponsorship](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/sponsorship/) — Sponsorship is money or support that a person or company gives to pay for an event, team or activity, often to advertise their name.