| sake | (noun) a reason for wanting something done | Synonyms: interest |
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| (noun) the purpose of achieving or obtaining | - |
| (noun) Japanese alcoholic beverage made from fermented rice; usually served hot | Synonyms: rice beer, saki |
| schipperke | (noun) breed of small stocky black dogs originally used as watchdogs on boats in the Netherlands and Belgium | - |
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| scoke | (noun) tall coarse perennial American herb having small white flowers followed by blackish-red berries on long drooping racemes; young fleshy stems are edible; berries and root are poisonous | Synonyms: garget, Phytolacca americana, pigeon berry, poke |
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| seaquake | (noun) an earthquake at the sea bed | Synonyms: submarine earthquake |
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| seedcake | (noun) a sweet cake flavored with sesame or caraway seeds and lemon | Synonyms: seed cake |
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| semicoke | (noun) Semicoke is a solid residue obtained by carbonization of coal at a relatively low temperature (below 700° C). | - |
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| shake | (noun) a reflex motion caused by cold or fear or excitement | Synonyms: shiver, tremble |
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| (noun) causing to move repeatedly from side to side | Synonyms: wag, waggle |
| (noun) grasping and shaking a person's hand (as to acknowledge an introduction or to agree on a contract) | Synonyms: handclasp, handshake, handshaking |
| (noun) a note that alternates rapidly with another note a semitone above it | Synonyms: trill |
| (noun) frothy drink of milk and flavoring and sometimes fruit or ice cream | Synonyms: milk shake, milkshake |
| (noun) building material used as siding or roofing | Synonyms: shingle |
| sheldrake | (noun) Old World gooselike duck slightly larger than a mallard with variegated mostly black-and-white plumage and a red bill | - |
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| (noun) large crested fish-eating diving duck having a slender hooked bill with serrated edges | Synonyms: fish duck, merganser, sawbill |
| shiitake | (noun) edible east Asian mushroom having a golden or dark brown to blackish cap and an inedible stipe | Synonyms: Chinese black mushroom, golden oak mushroom, Lentinus edodes, Oriental black mushroom, shiitake mushroom |
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| shortcake | (noun) very short biscuit dough baked as individual biscuits or a round loaf; served with sweetened fruit and usually whipped cream | - |
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| shrike | (noun) any of numerous Old World birds having a strong hooked bill that feed on smaller animals | - |
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| sidestroke | (noun) a swimming stroke in which the arms move forward and backward while the legs do a scissors kick | - |
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| slowpoke | (noun) someone who moves slowly | Synonyms: plodder, slowcoach, stick-in-the-mud |
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| smoke | (noun) the act of smoking tobacco or other substances | Synonyms: smoking |
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| (noun) (baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity | Synonyms: bullet, fastball, heater, hummer |
| (noun) tobacco leaves that have been made into a cylinder | Synonyms: roll of tobacco |
| (noun) street names for marijuana | Synonyms: dope, gage, grass, green goddess, locoweed, Mary Jane, pot, sens, sess, skunk, weed |
| (noun) something with no concrete substance | - |
| (noun) an indication of some hidden activity | - |
| (noun) a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas | Synonyms: fume |
| (noun) a hot vapor containing fine particles of carbon being produced by combustion | Synonyms: smoking |
| snake | (noun) limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous | Synonyms: ophidian, serpent |
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| (noun) something long, thin, and flexible that resembles a snake | - |
| (noun) a long flexible steel coil for dislodging stoppages in curved pipes | Synonyms: auger, plumber's snake |
| (noun) a deceitful or treacherous person | Synonyms: snake in the grass |
| snowflake | (noun) white Arctic bunting | Synonyms: Plectrophenax nivalis, snow bunting, snowbird |
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| (noun) a crystal of snow | Synonyms: flake |
| spike | (noun) sports equipment consisting of a sharp point on the sole of a shoe worn by athletes | - |
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| (noun) a large stout nail | - |
| (noun) any holding device consisting of a rigid, sharp-pointed object | Synonyms: spindle |
| (noun) a long, thin sharp-pointed implement (wood or metal) | - |
| (noun) a sharp-pointed projection along the top of a fence or wall (or a dinosaur) | - |
| (noun) a very high narrow heel on women's shoes | Synonyms: spike heel, stiletto heel |
| (noun) each of the sharp points on the soles of athletic shoes to prevent slipping (or the shoes themselves) | - |
| (noun) a transient variation in voltage or current | - |
| (noun) a sharp rise followed by a sharp decline | - |
| (noun) (botany) an indeterminate inflorescence bearing sessile flowers on an unbranched axis | - |
| (noun) fruiting spike of a cereal plant especially corn | Synonyms: capitulum, ear |
| spoke | (noun) support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim | Synonyms: radius, wheel spoke |
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| (noun) one of the crosspieces that form the steps of a ladder | Synonyms: rundle, rung |
| stake | (noun) a strong wooden or metal post with a point at one end so it can be driven into the ground | - |
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| (noun) instrument of execution consisting of a vertical post that a victim is tied to for burning | - |
| (noun) a pole or stake set up to mark something (as the start or end of a race track) | Synonyms: post |
| (noun) the money risked on a gamble | Synonyms: bet, stakes, wager |
| (noun) (law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something | Synonyms: interest |
| stocktake | (noun) an instance of stocktaking | Synonyms: stock-take |
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| strake | (noun) thick plank forming a ridge along the side of a wooden ship | Synonyms: wale |
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| strike | (noun) a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions | Synonyms: work stoppage |
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| (noun) a score in tenpins: knocking down all ten with the first ball | Synonyms: ten-strike |
| (noun) an attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective | - |
| (noun) a conspicuous success | Synonyms: bang, hit, smash, smasher |
| (noun) (baseball) a pitch that the batter swings at and misses, or that the batter hits into foul territory, or that the batter does not swing at but the umpire judges to be in the area over home plate and between the batter's knees and shoulders | - |
| (noun) a gentle blow | Synonyms: rap, tap |
| stroke | (noun) (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand | Synonyms: shot |
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| (noun) a light touch with the hands | Synonyms: stroking |
| (noun) a single complete movement | - |
| (noun) any one of the repeated movements of the limbs and body used for locomotion in swimming or rowing | - |
| (noun) a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information | Synonyms: diagonal, separatrix, slash, solidus, virgule |
| (noun) a mark made on a surface by a pen, pencil, or paintbrush | - |
| (noun) the maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam | Synonyms: cam stroke, throw |
| (noun) a light touch | - |
| (noun) anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause | Synonyms: accident, chance event, fortuity |
| (noun) the oarsman nearest the stern of the shell who sets the pace for the rest of the crew | - |
| (noun) (golf) the unit of scoring in golf is the act of hitting the ball with a club | - |
| (noun) a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain | Synonyms: apoplexy, cerebrovascular accident, CVA |
| sunchoke | (noun) sunflower tuber eaten raw or boiled or sliced thin and fried as Saratoga chips | Synonyms: Jerusalem artichoke |
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| sunstroke | (noun) sudden prostration due to exposure to the sun or excessive heat | Synonyms: insolation, siriasis, thermic fever |
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| take | (noun) the act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption | - |
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| (noun) the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property | Synonyms: issue, payoff, proceeds, return, takings, yield |
| tchotchke | (noun) (Yiddish) an inexpensive showy trinket | Synonyms: chachka, tsatske, tshatshke |
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| (noun) (Yiddish) an attractive, unconventional woman | Synonyms: chachka, tchotchkeleh, tsatske, tshatshke |
| teacake | (noun) any of various small cakes or cookies often served with tea | - |
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| (noun) flat semisweet cookie or biscuit usually served with tea | Synonyms: tea biscuit |
| tike | (noun) a young person of either sex | Synonyms: child, fry, kid, minor, nestling, nipper, shaver, small fry, tiddler, tyke, youngster |
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| (noun) a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement | Synonyms: barbarian, boor, churl, Goth, peasant, tyke |
| toke | (noun) a puff of a marijuana or hashish cigarette | - |
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| trike | (noun) a vehicle with three wheels that is moved by foot pedals | Synonyms: tricycle, velocipede |
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| tsatske | (noun) (Yiddish) an inexpensive showy trinket | Synonyms: chachka, tchotchke, tshatshke |
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| (noun) (Yiddish) an attractive, unconventional woman | Synonyms: chachka, tchotchke, tchotchkeleh, tshatshke |
| tshatshke | (noun) (Yiddish) an inexpensive showy trinket | Synonyms: chachka, tchotchke, tsatske |
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| (noun) (Yiddish) an attractive, unconventional woman | Synonyms: chachka, tchotchke, tchotchkeleh, tsatske |
| turnpike | (noun) an expressway on which tolls are collected | Synonyms: toll road |
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| (noun) (from 16th to 19th centuries) gates set across a road to prevent passage until a toll had been paid | - |
| tyke | (noun) a young person of either sex | Synonyms: child, fry, kid, minor, nestling, nipper, shaver, small fry, tiddler, tike, youngster |
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| (noun) a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement | Synonyms: barbarian, boor, churl, Goth, peasant, tike |
| uke | (noun) a small guitar having four strings | Synonyms: ukulele |
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| upstroke | (noun) a stroke normally made in an upward direction | - |
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| uptake | (noun) the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating) | Synonyms: consumption, ingestion, intake |
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| (noun) a process of taking up or using up or consuming | - |
| vandyke | (noun) a short pointed beard (named after the artist Anthony Vandyke) | Synonyms: vandyke beard |
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| wake | (noun) a vigil held over a corpse the night before burial | Synonyms: viewing |
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| (noun) the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward | Synonyms: backwash |
| (noun) the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event) | Synonyms: aftermath, backwash |
| wheatflake | (noun) crisp flake made from wheat | - |
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| whipsnake | (noun) any of several small fast-moving snakes with long whiplike tails | Synonyms: whip-snake, whip snake |
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| womanlike | (noun) the trait of being womanly; having the characteristics of an adult female | Synonyms: womanliness |
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| yarmelke | (noun) a skullcap worn by religious Jews (especially at prayer) | Synonyms: yarmulka, yarmulke |
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| yarmulke | (noun) a skullcap worn by religious Jews (especially at prayer) | Synonyms: yarmelke, yarmulka |
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| yellowcake | (noun) an impure mixture of uranium oxides obtained during the processing of uranium ore | Synonyms: U308 |
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| yoke | (noun) stable gear that joins two draft animals at the neck so they can work together as a team | - |
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| (noun) fabric comprising a fitted part at the top of a garment | - |
| (noun) a connection (like a clamp or vise) between two things so they move together | Synonyms: coupling |
| (noun) support consisting of a wooden frame across the shoulders that enables a person to carry buckets hanging from each end | - |
| (noun) a pair of draft animals joined by a yoke | - |
| (noun) two items of the same kind | Synonyms: brace, couple, couplet, distich, duad, duet, duo, dyad, pair, span, twain, twosome |
| (noun) an oppressive power | - |