| statecraft | (noun) wisdom in the management of public affairs | Synonyms: diplomacy, statesmanship |
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| stateliness | (noun) an elaborate manner of doing something | - |
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| (noun) impressiveness in scale or proportion | Synonyms: loftiness, majesty |
| statement | (noun) a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc | - |
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| (noun) a document showing credits and debits | Synonyms: financial statement |
| (noun) a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true | Synonyms: argument |
| (noun) (computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program | Synonyms: command, instruction, program line |
| (noun) (music) the presentation of a musical theme | - |
| (noun) a nonverbal message | - |
| (noun) the act of affirming or asserting or stating something | Synonyms: affirmation, assertion |
| stater | (noun) a resident of a particular state or group of states | - |
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| (noun) any of the various silver or gold coins of ancient Greece | - |
| stateroom | (noun) a guest cabin | - |
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| statesman | (noun) a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs | - |
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| statesmanship | (noun) wisdom in the management of public affairs | Synonyms: diplomacy, statecraft |
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| stateswoman | (noun) a woman statesman | - |
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| static | (noun) angry criticism | - |
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| (noun) a crackling or hissing noise caused by electrical interference | Synonyms: atmospheric static, atmospherics |
| statice | (noun) any of various plants of the genus Limonium of temperate salt marshes having spikes of white or mauve flowers | Synonyms: marsh rosemary, sea lavender |
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| statics | (noun) the branch of mechanics concerned with forces in equilibrium | - |
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| statin | (noun) a medicine that lowers blood cholesterol levels by inhibiting HMG-CoA reductase | Synonyms: lipid-lowering medication, lipid-lowering medicine, statin drug |
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| station | (noun) a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose | - |
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| (noun) the frequency assigned to a broadcasting station | - |
| (noun) the position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand | Synonyms: post |
| (noun) (nautical) the location to which a ship or fleet is assigned for duty | - |
| (noun) proper or designated social situation | Synonyms: place |
| stationariness | (noun) remaining in place | Synonyms: fixedness, immobility |
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| stationer | (noun) a merchant who sells writing materials and office supplies | Synonyms: stationery seller |
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| stationery | (noun) paper cut to an appropriate size for writing letters; usually with matching envelopes | Synonyms: letter paper |
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| stationmaster | (noun) the person in charge of a railway station | Synonyms: station agent |
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| statistic | (noun) a datum that can be represented numerically | - |
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| statistician | (noun) someone versed in the collection and interpretation of numerical data (especially someone who uses statistics to calculate insurance premiums) | Synonyms: actuary |
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| (noun) a mathematician who specializes in statistics | Synonyms: mathematical statistician |
| statistics | (noun) a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data and the use of probability theory to estimate population parameters | - |
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| stator | (noun) mechanical device consisting of the stationary part of a motor or generator in or around which the rotor revolves | Synonyms: stator coil |
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| statoscope | (noun) An instrument that indicates small changes in an aircraft's altitude by recording small variations in atmospheric pressure. | - |
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| statuary | (noun) statues collectively | - |
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| statue | (noun) a sculpture representing a human or animal | - |
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| statuette | (noun) a small carved or molded figure | Synonyms: figurine |
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| stature | (noun) (of a standing person) the distance from head to foot | Synonyms: height |
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| (noun) high level of respect gained by impressive development or achievement | - |
| status | (noun) the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society | Synonyms: position |
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| (noun) a state at a particular time | Synonyms: condition |
| statute | (noun) an act passed by a legislative body | Synonyms: legislative act |
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| staunchness | (noun) loyalty in the face of trouble and difficulty | Synonyms: steadfastness |
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| staurikosaur | (noun) primitive dinosaur found in Brazil | Synonyms: staurikosaurus |
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| staurikosaurus | (noun) primitive dinosaur found in Brazil | Synonyms: staurikosaur |
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| stave | (noun) one of several thin slats of wood forming the sides of a barrel or bucket | Synonyms: lag |
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| (noun) a crosspiece between the legs of a chair | Synonyms: round, rung |
| (noun) (music) the system of five horizontal lines on which the musical notes are written | Synonyms: staff |
| stay | (noun) continuing or remaining in a place or state | - |
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| (noun) (nautical) brace consisting of a heavy rope or wire cable used as a support for a mast or spar | - |
| (noun) a thin strip of metal or bone that is used to stiffen a garment (e.g. a corset) | - |
| (noun) a judicial order forbidding some action until an event occurs or the order is lifted | - |
| (noun) the state of inactivity following an interruption | Synonyms: arrest, check, halt, hitch, stop, stoppage |
| stayer | (noun) a person or other animal having powers of endurance or perseverance | - |
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| stays | (noun) a woman's close-fitting foundation garment | Synonyms: corset, girdle |
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| staysail | (noun) a fore-and-aft sail set on a stay (as between two masts) | - |
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| substance | (noun) the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists | - |
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| (noun) a particular kind or species of matter with uniform properties | - |
| (noun) the property of holding together and retaining its shape | Synonyms: body, consistence, consistency |
| (noun) the idea that is intended | Synonyms: meaning |
| (noun) the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience | Synonyms: center, centre, core, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, kernel, marrow, meat, nitty-gritty, nub, pith, sum |
| (noun) content communicating a message; what something is about | Synonyms: content, message, subject matter |
| (noun) considerable capital (wealth or income) | Synonyms: means |
| (noun) material of a particular kind or constitution | - |
| substantiality | (noun) the quality of being substantial or having substance | Synonyms: solidness, substantialness |
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| substantialness | (noun) the quality of being substantial or having substance | Synonyms: solidness, substantiality |
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| substantiation | (noun) the act of validating; finding or testing the truth of something | Synonyms: proof, validation |
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| (noun) additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct | Synonyms: check, confirmation, verification |
| substantive | (noun) any word or group of words functioning as a noun | - |
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| substation | (noun) a subsidiary station where electricity is transformed for distribution by a low-voltage network | - |
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| superstar | (noun) someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field | Synonyms: ace, adept, champion, genius, hotshot, maven, mavin, sensation, star, virtuoso, whiz, whizz, wiz, wizard |
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| sustainability | (noun) the property of being sustainable | - |
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| sustainer | (noun) someone who upholds or maintains | Synonyms: maintainer, upholder |
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| sustainment | (noun) the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence | Synonyms: maintenance, sustenance, sustentation, upkeep |
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| sweepstakes | (noun) a lottery in which the prize consists of the money paid by the participants | - |
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| taxistand | (noun) a place where taxis park while awaiting customers | Synonyms: cabstand, taxi rank |
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| teleostan | (noun) a bony fish of the subclass Teleostei | Synonyms: teleost, teleost fish |
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| testa | (noun) protective outer layer of seeds of flowering plants | Synonyms: episperm, seed coat |
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| testacean | (noun) any of various rhizopods of the order Testacea characterized by having a shell | - |
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| testament | (noun) a profession of belief | - |
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| (noun) a legal document declaring a person's wishes regarding the disposal of their property when they die | Synonyms: will |
| (noun) strong evidence for something | - |
| testate | (noun) a person who makes a will | Synonyms: testator |
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| testator | (noun) a person who makes a will | Synonyms: testate |
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| testatrix | (noun) a female testator | - |
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| thermostat | (noun) a regulator for automatically regulating temperature by starting or stopping the supply of heat | Synonyms: thermoregulator |
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| thermostatics | (noun) the aspect of thermodynamics concerned with thermal equilibrium | Synonyms: thermodynamics of equilibrium |
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| thumbstall | (noun) protective covering for an injured thumb | - |
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| tipstaff | (noun) staff with a metal tip carried as a sign of office by e.g. a bailiff or constable | - |
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| tostada | (noun) a flat tortilla with various fillings piled on it | - |
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| (noun) a crisp flat tortilla | - |
| transubstantiation | (noun) an act that changes the form or character or substance of something | Synonyms: transmutation |
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| (noun) the Roman Catholic doctrine that the whole substance of the bread and the wine changes into the substance of the body and blood of Christ when consecrated in the Eucharist | - |
| tungstate | (noun) a salt of tungstic acid | - |
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| understandability | (noun) the quality of comprehensible language or thought | Synonyms: comprehensibility |
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| understanding | (noun) the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination | Synonyms: intellect, reason |
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| (noun) the cognitive condition of someone who understands | Synonyms: apprehension, discernment, savvy |
| (noun) an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion | Synonyms: sympathy |
| (noun) the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises | Synonyms: agreement |
| understatement | (noun) a statement that is restrained in ironic contrast to what might have been said | - |
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| unstableness | (noun) the quality or attribute of being unstable and irresolute | Synonyms: instability |
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| upstage | (noun) the rear part of the stage | - |
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| upstager | (noun) a selfish actor who upstages the other actors | - |
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| upstairs | (noun) the part of a building above the ground floor | - |
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| upstart | (noun) a gymnastic exercise performed starting from a position with the legs over the upper body and moving to an erect position by arching the back and swinging the legs out and down while forcing the chest upright | Synonyms: kip |
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| (noun) a person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status but has not gained social acceptance of others in that class | Synonyms: arriviste, nouveau-riche, parvenu |
| (noun) an arrogant or presumptuous person | - |
| vestal | (noun) a chaste woman | - |
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| vista | (noun) the visual percept of a region | Synonyms: aspect, panorama, prospect, scene, view |
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| washstand | (noun) furniture consisting of a table or stand to hold a basin and pitcher of water for washing: `wash-hand stand' is a British term | Synonyms: wash-hand stand |
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| (noun) a bathroom sink that is permanently installed and connected to a water supply and drainpipe; where you can wash your hands and face | Synonyms: basin, lavatory, washbasin, washbowl |
| wastage | (noun) anything lost by wear or waste | - |
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| (noun) the process of wasting | - |
| wistaria | (noun) any flowering vine of the genus Wisteria | Synonyms: wisteria |
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| withstander | (noun) an opponent who resists with force or resolution | - |
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| (noun) a fighter who holds out against attack | Synonyms: defender |
| workstation | (noun) a desktop digital computer that is conventionally considered to be more powerful than a microcomputer | - |
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