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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; 501–600 on this page.

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- [sensual](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/sensual/) — Sensual means to do with the body's senses, such as taste, smell and touch, and the pleasure they give. — Jewish tradition
- [sentence](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/sentence/) — A sentence is a group of words that makes a complete statement, question or command; in writing it starts with a capital letter and ends… — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [sententiously](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/sententiously/) — Sententiously means in a way that speaks in heavy, wise-sounding words, as if giving a lesson.
- [sentest](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/sentest/) — «sentest» means «you sent», a form of «send»: To send is to make something go to another place or person, like a letter, a parcel or a…
- [sentiment](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/sentiment/) — A feeling or opinion about something: «I share your sentiment».
- [sentimental](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/sentimental/) — Full of tender feelings like love, sadness or longing, especially about the past: a sentimental person is easily moved.
- [sentinel](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/sentinel/) — A soldier or guard whose job is to watch for danger; a sentry.
- [sentry](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/sentry/) — A soldier who stands guard at a gate, building or camp to check who comes and to watch for danger.
- [sep](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/sep/) — Sep or Sep.
- [sepal](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/sepal/) — A sepal is one of the small, usually green, leaf-like parts under the petals of a flower that protect the bud before it opens.
- [separable](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/separable/) — able to be separated or divided. — Jewish tradition
- [separate](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/separate/) — As an adjective, not joined or together; apart or different: two separate rooms, separate piles. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [separated](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/separated/) — Separated means apart, not together any more. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [separately](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/separately/) — Separately means apart, not together; one at a time or each on its own.
- [separation](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/separation/) — Separation is moving things apart or keeping them apart. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [separator](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/separator/) — Something that keeps two things apart or divides one thing into parts, such as a line, a wall or a sheet.
- [sepsis](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/sepsis/) — A very serious illness that happens when the body's fight against an infection goes wrong and starts to harm its own organs.
- [sept](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/sept/) — «Sept» (with a capital S and often a full stop) is a short form of September, the ninth month.
- [september](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/september/) — September is the ninth month of the year. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [septic](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/septic/) — Infected with germs so it becomes red, swollen, painful and full of pus.
- [sepulchre](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/sepulchre/) — A sepulchre is a stone tomb or grave cut into rock or built to hold a dead body. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [sequel](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/sequel/) — A sequel is a book, film or game that continues the story of an earlier one.
- [sequence](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/sequence/) — A set of things that come one after another in a certain order.
- [sequential](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/sequential/) — Coming one after another in a fixed order.
- [sequin](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/sequin/) — A sequin is a small, flat, shiny disc sewn onto clothes to sparkle.
- [sequoia](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/sequoia/) — A sequoia is a huge evergreen tree from California; it includes the giant sequoia and the coast redwood.
- [seraph](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/seraph/) — A kind of fiery angel with wings, found in visions of heaven; "seraphim" is the plural. — Jewish tradition
- [serbian](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/serbian/) — From or to do with Serbia, a country in south-east Europe in the Balkans, whose capital is Belgrade.
- [serenade](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/serenade/) — A serenade is a song sung softly at night, often under a loved one's window.
- [serene](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/serene/) — Serene means calm and peaceful, with no worry or fear showing. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [serf](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/serf/) — A serf was a farm worker long ago, in the Middle Ages, who had to live and work on a lord's land and could not leave it. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [serfdom](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/serfdom/) — Serfdom was a system, mainly in the Middle Ages, in which poor farm workers called serfs were tied to a lord's land and could not leave it.
- [sergeant](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/sergeant/) — A soldier of middle rank, above a corporal, who is in charge of a group of soldiers.
- [series](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/series/) — A series is a group of things that come one after another, like books about the same characters. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [serious](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/serious/) — Serious means bad or dangerous enough to worry about: a serious illness, a serious accident.
- [seriously](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/seriously/) — Seriously means in a serious way, not joking: Take your homework seriously.
- [sermon](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/sermon/) — A sermon is a talk given by a priest, minister or preacher during a religious service, explaining the Bible or teaching how to live.
- [serpent](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/serpent/) — A snake, especially a big one. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [serval](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/serval/) — A slim wild cat of African grasslands, with long legs, very large ears and a golden coat with black spots and stripes.
- [servant](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/servant/) — A person who is paid to work in someone else's home, doing jobs like cooking, cleaning and serving food, especially in the past. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [serve](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/serve/) — To serve is to give food or drink to people. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [server](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/server/) — A server is a powerful computer that stores websites, files, games or emails and sends them to other computers over the internet or a…
- [service](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/service/) — A service is work that someone does for other people, like a shop serving customers or a doctor helping patients. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [serviceable](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/serviceable/) — Good enough to be used; working well, even if not new or beautiful.
- [services](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/services/) — Work done for people by someone, rather than goods made (cleaning, hairdressing, banking).
- [servile](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/servile/) — Fit for a slave or servant; having to do with hard, ordinary labor. — Jewish tradition
- [serving](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/serving/) — A serving is an amount of food for one person; a portion. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [servitude](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/servitude/) — Servitude is the state of being forced to work for someone else and having no freedom, like a slave. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [servo](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/servo/) — A servo (short for servomotor) is a small motor that can turn to an exact position and hold it, used in robots, remote-control cars and…
- [sesame](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/sesame/) — A plant grown in warm countries for its small flat seeds.
- [session](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/session/) — A period of time spent doing one activity, such as a lesson, practice or meeting.
- [set](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/set/) — A set is a group of things that belong together, like a set of cups or a chess set. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [setback](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/setback/) — Something that stops progress or makes things worse for a while; a problem that sets you back.
- [sett](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/sett/) — A sett is the home of a badger: a set of underground tunnels and rooms dug into the earth. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [setteth](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/setteth/) — «setteth» means «sets», a form of «set»: A set is a group of things that belong together, like a set of cups or a chess set.
- [setting](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/setting/) — The place and time where a story happens. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [settle](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/settle/) — To come to rest and stay in one place: dust settles on shelves, the bird settled on a branch. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [settlement](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/settlement/) — A place where people have come to live and built homes, such as a village or small town: an early farming settlement.
- [settler](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/settler/) — A settler is a person who moves to a new place, often far away, to live there for good and make a home. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [setup](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/setup/) — A setup is the way things are arranged or organised: a gaming setup, the classroom setup.
- [seven](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/seven/) — Seven is the number 7, one more than six and one less than eight. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [sevenfold](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/sevenfold/) — Seven times as big or as many. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [seventeen](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/seventeen/) — Seventeen is the number 17, one more than sixteen. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [seventeenth](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/seventeenth/) — Coming next after the sixteenth in order; number 17 in a line or list: the seventeenth runner. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [seventh](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/seventh/) — Seventh means number 7 in order, after the sixth. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [seventieth](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/seventieth/) — Seventieth means number 70 in order, coming after the sixty-ninth: her seventieth birthday.
- [seventy](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/seventy/) — Seventy is the number 70, which is seven tens. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [sever](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/sever/) — To cut right through something, separating it. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [several](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/several/) — Several means more than two, but not very many: several friends. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [severance](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/severance/) — Money paid to a worker when their job ends because the company no longer needs them; also called severance pay or redundancy pay.
- [severe](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/severe/) — Very bad, serious or harmful. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [severely](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/severely/) — Very badly or seriously: The house was severely damaged.
- [severity](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/severity/) — Severity is how serious, strong or bad something is, such as the severity of an illness, an injury, a storm or a punishment.
- [sew](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/sew/) — To sew is to join cloth or attach things like buttons with a needle and thread. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [sewage](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/sewage/) — Sewage is the dirty water and waste from toilets, sinks and drains that flows through pipes called sewers.
- [sewer](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/sewer/) — A sewer is a large underground pipe or tunnel that carries away dirty water and waste from toilets, sinks and streets.
- [sewerage](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/sewerage/) — The system of underground pipes and drains that carries dirty water and toilet waste away from homes and buildings.
- [sewn](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/sewn/) — Joined or fixed with a needle and thread: My name is sewn into my coat.
- [sex](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/sex/) — Sex is being male or female; people and most animals are born one sex or the other, decided by their body. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [sexagesimal](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/sexagesimal/) — Based on the number sixty, as in counting with a base of sixty. — Jewish tradition
- [sexist](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/sexist/) — Treating people unfairly or badly because they are a boy or a girl, a man or a woman.
- [sexton](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/sexton/) — A sexton is a church helper who looks after the church and its churchyard, digs graves and rings the bells.
- [sexual](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/sexual/) — Having to do with sex, the body's way of making babies. — Jewish tradition
- [shabbily](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/shabbily/) — In a worn-out, old and untidy way: shabbily dressed means wearing old, faded, worn clothes.
- [shabby](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/shabby/) — Shabby means old, worn and untidy from a lot of use.
- [shade](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/shade/) — Shade is an area where the sunlight is blocked, so it is cooler and darker: sit in the shade. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [shadow](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/shadow/) — A shadow is a dark shape made on a surface when something blocks the light. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [shadowy](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/shadowy/) — Full of shadows; dark and hard to see in: «a shadowy corner».
- [shady](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/shady/) — A shady place is out of the sun, cool and partly dark, because trees or buildings block the light.
- [shaft](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/shaft/) — A shaft is a long, narrow hole that goes straight down or up, such as a mine shaft or a lift shaft. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [shaggy](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/shaggy/) — Shaggy means having long, thick, untidy hair or fur.
- [shah](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/shah/) — The title of the king of Iran (Persia) in the past.
- [shake](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/shake/) — To shake is to move something quickly up and down or side to side. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [shaken](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/shaken/) — Shaken is a form of "shake": moved quickly up and down or side to side. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [shaker](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/shaker/) — A container with small holes in the lid for shaking out salt, pepper, sugar or other powder.
- [shaky](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/shaky/) — Shaking or trembling, often because of fear, cold, illness or weakness (shaky hands, a shaky voice).
- [shale](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/shale/) — Shale is a soft grey or dark rock made of hardened mud or clay that splits easily into thin flat layers.
- [shallow](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/shallow/) — Shallow means not deep: there is only a short distance from the top to the bottom.
- [shalt](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/shalt/) — You will, or you must (used as a command or promise).
- [sham](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/sham/) — A sham is something fake or pretended, made to look real. — everyday · Jewish tradition