| skedaddle | (noun) a hasty flight | - |
|---|
| skiffle | (noun) a style of popular music in the 1950s; based on American folk music and played on guitars and improvised percussion instruments | - |
|---|
| skittle | (noun) a bowling pin of the type used in playing ninepins or (in England) skittles | Synonyms: ninepin, skittle pin |
|---|
| smile | (noun) a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement | Synonyms: grin, grinning, smiling |
|---|
| snaffle | (noun) a simple jointed bit for a horse; without a curb | Synonyms: snaffle bit |
|---|
| sniffle | (noun) the act of breathing heavily through the nose (as when the nose is congested) | Synonyms: snivel, snuffle |
|---|
| snowmobile | (noun) tracked vehicle for travel on snow having skis in front | - |
|---|
| snuffle | (noun) the act of breathing heavily through the nose (as when the nose is congested) | Synonyms: sniffle, snivel |
|---|
| snuggle | (noun) a close and affectionate (and often prolonged) embrace | Synonyms: cuddle, nestle |
|---|
| sociable | (noun) a party of people assembled to promote sociability and communal activity | Synonyms: mixer, social |
|---|
| socle | (noun) a plain plinth that supports a wall | - |
|---|
| sole | (noun) right-eyed flatfish; many are valued as food; most common in warm seas especially European | - |
|---|
| (noun) the underside of footwear or a golf club | - |
| (noun) the underside of the foot | - |
| (noun) lean flesh of any of several flatfish | Synonyms: fillet of sole |
| souffle | (noun) light fluffy dish of egg yolks and stiffly beaten egg whites mixed with e.g. cheese or fish or fruit | - |
|---|
| spackle | (noun) powder (containing gypsum plaster and glue) that when mixed with water forms a plastic paste used to fill cracks and holes in plaster | Synonyms: spackling compound |
|---|
| spangle | (noun) adornment consisting of a small piece of shiny material used to decorate clothing | Synonyms: diamante, sequin |
|---|
| sparkle | (noun) the quality of shining with a bright reflected light | Synonyms: glisten, glister, glitter, scintillation |
|---|
| (noun) merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance | Synonyms: light, spark, twinkle |
| (noun) the occurrence of a small flash or spark | Synonyms: coruscation, glitter |
| speckle | (noun) a small contrasting part of something | Synonyms: dapple, fleck, maculation, patch, spot |
|---|
| spectacle | (noun) a blunder that makes you look ridiculous; used in the phrase `make a spectacle of' yourself | - |
|---|
| (noun) an elaborate and remarkable display on a lavish scale | - |
| (noun) something or someone seen (especially a notable or unusual sight) | - |
| spermatocele | (noun) a swelling on the epididymis or the testis; usually contains spermatozoa | - |
|---|
| spermophile | (noun) any of various terrestrial burrowing rodents of Old and New Worlds; often destroy crops | Synonyms: gopher, ground squirrel |
|---|
| spherule | (noun) a small sphere | - |
|---|
| spicule | (noun) small pointed structure serving as a skeletal element in various marine and freshwater invertebrates e.g. sponges and corals | Synonyms: spiculum |
|---|
| spile | (noun) a plug used to close a hole in a barrel or flask | Synonyms: bung |
|---|
| (noun) a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure | Synonyms: pile, piling, stilt |
| spindle | (noun) a stick or pin used to twist the yarn in spinning | - |
|---|
| (noun) any of various rotating shafts that serve as axes for larger rotating parts | Synonyms: arbor, mandrel, mandril |
| (noun) a piece of wood that has been turned on a lathe; used as a baluster, chair leg, etc. | - |
| (noun) any holding device consisting of a rigid, sharp-pointed object | Synonyms: spike |
| (noun) (biology) tiny fibers that are seen in cell division; the fibers radiate from two poles and meet at the equator in the middle | - |
| spiracle | (noun) a breathing orifice | - |
|---|
| spittle | (noun) a clear liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands of the mouth; moistens the mouth and starts the digestion of starches | Synonyms: saliva, spit |
|---|
| splitsville | (noun) separation or breakup or divorce | - |
|---|
| spoilable | (noun) food that will decay rapidly if not refrigerated | Synonyms: perishable |
|---|
| sprinkle | (noun) the act of sprinkling or splashing water | Synonyms: sparge, sprinkling |
|---|
| (noun) a light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby | Synonyms: scattering, sprinkling |
| spyhole | (noun) a hole (in a door or an oven etc) through which you can peep | Synonyms: eyehole, peephole |
|---|
| squabble | (noun) a quarrel about petty points | Synonyms: bicker, bickering, fuss, pettifoggery, spat, tiff |
|---|
| squamule | (noun) a minute scale | - |
|---|
| squiggle | (noun) a short twisting line | Synonyms: curlicue |
|---|
| (noun) an illegible scrawl | - |
| stabile | (noun) a sculpture having fixed units (usually constructed of sheet metal) and attached to a fixed support | - |
|---|
| stable | (noun) a farm building for housing horses or other livestock | Synonyms: horse barn, stalls |
|---|
| staddle | (noun) a base or platform on which hay or corn is stacked | - |
|---|
| staple | (noun) (usually in the plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant | Synonyms: basic |
|---|
| (noun) paper fastener consisting of a short length of U-shaped wire that can fasten papers together | - |
| (noun) a short U-shaped wire nail | - |
| (noun) material suitable for manufacture or use or finishing | Synonyms: raw material |
| (noun) a natural fiber (raw cotton, wool, hemp, flax) that can be twisted to form yarn | Synonyms: staple fiber, staple fibre |
| startle | (noun) a sudden involuntary movement | Synonyms: jump, start |
|---|
| steeple | (noun) a tall tower that forms the superstructure of a building (usually a church or temple) and that tapers to a point at the top | Synonyms: spire |
|---|
| stele | (noun) an ancient upright stone slab bearing markings | Synonyms: stela |
|---|
| (noun) the usually cylindrical central vascular portion of the axis of a vascular plant | - |
| stifle | (noun) joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee | Synonyms: knee |
|---|
| stile | (noun) an upright that is a member in a door or window frame | - |
|---|
| stipule | (noun) a small leafy outgrowth at the base of a leaf or its stalk; usually occurring in pairs and soon shed | - |
|---|
| stockpile | (noun) a storage pile accumulated for future use | - |
|---|
| (noun) something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose | Synonyms: backlog, reserve |
| stokehole | (noun) (nautical) chamber or compartment in which the furnaces of a ship are stoked or fired | Synonyms: fireroom, stokehold |
|---|
| stole | (noun) a wide scarf worn about their shoulders by women | - |
|---|
| stopple | (noun) blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly | Synonyms: plug, stopper |
|---|
| straddle | (noun) the act of sitting or standing astride | Synonyms: span |
|---|
| (noun) the option to buy or sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date; consists of an equal number of put and call options | - |
| (noun) a gymnastic exercise performed with a leg on either side of the parallel bars | - |
| (noun) a noncommittal or equivocal position | - |
| straggle | (noun) a wandering or disorderly grouping (of things or persons) | - |
|---|
| strickle | (noun) a tool used in a foundry to shape a mold in sand | - |
|---|
| (noun) a tool or rod used to level off grain or other granular material that is heaped in a measure | - |
| (noun) an implement for sharpening scythes | - |
| strobile | (noun) cone-shaped mass of ovule- or spore-bearing scales or bracts | Synonyms: cone, strobilus |
|---|
| struggle | (noun) strenuous effort | - |
|---|
| (noun) an energetic attempt to achieve something | Synonyms: battle |
| (noun) an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals) | Synonyms: battle, conflict |
| stubble | (noun) short stiff hairs growing on a man's face when he has not shaved for a few days | - |
|---|
| (noun) material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds | Synonyms: chaff, husk, shuck, stalk, straw |
| stumble | (noun) an unsteady uneven gait | Synonyms: lurch, stagger |
|---|
| (noun) an unintentional but embarrassing blunder | Synonyms: misstep, trip-up, trip |
| style | (noun) a slender bristlelike or tubular process | - |
|---|
| (noun) a pointed tool for writing or drawing or engraving | Synonyms: stylus |
| (noun) how something is done or how it happens | Synonyms: fashion, manner, mode, way |
| (noun) distinctive and stylish elegance | Synonyms: dash, elan, flair, panache |
| (noun) the popular taste at a given time | Synonyms: trend, vogue |
| (noun) a particular kind (as to appearance) | - |
| (noun) a way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period | Synonyms: expressive style |
| (noun) editorial directions to be followed in spelling and punctuation and capitalization and typographical display | - |
| (noun) (botany) the narrow elongated part of the pistil between the ovary and the stigma | - |
| submersible | (noun) a warship designed to operate under water | Synonyms: submersible warship |
|---|
| (noun) an apparatus intended for use under water | - |
| subtitle | (noun) secondary or explanatory title | - |
|---|
| (noun) translation of foreign dialogue of a movie or TV program; usually displayed at the bottom of the screen | Synonyms: caption |
| sulfamethoxazole | (noun) a sulfonamide (trade name Gantanol) used to treat infections (especially infections of the urinary tract) | Synonyms: Gantanol |
|---|
| sulfisoxazole | (noun) a sulfonamide (trade name Gantrisin) used to treat infections of the urinary tract | Synonyms: Gantrisin |
|---|
| supermolecule | (noun) any very large complex molecule; found only in plants and animals | Synonyms: macromolecule |
|---|
| supertitle | (noun) translation of the words of a foreign opera (or choral work) projected on a screen above the stage | Synonyms: surtitle |
|---|
| surtitle | (noun) translation of the words of a foreign opera (or choral work) projected on a screen above the stage | Synonyms: supertitle |
|---|
| swale | (noun) a low area (especially a marshy area between ridges) | - |
|---|
| swindle | (noun) the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme | Synonyms: cheat, fraud, rig |
|---|
| swizzle | (noun) any of various tall frothy mixed drinks made usually of rum and lime juice and sugar shaken with ice | - |
|---|
| syllable | (noun) a unit of spoken language larger than a phoneme | - |
|---|
| systole | (noun) the contraction of the chambers of the heart (especially the ventricles) to drive blood into the aorta and pulmonary artery | - |
|---|
| tabernacle | (noun) (Judaism) the place of worship for a Jewish congregation | Synonyms: synagogue, temple |
|---|
| table | (noun) a piece of furniture having a smooth flat top that is usually supported by one or more vertical legs | - |
|---|
| (noun) a piece of furniture with tableware for a meal laid out on it | - |
| (noun) food or meals in general | Synonyms: board |
| (noun) a set of data arranged in rows and columns | Synonyms: tabular array |
| (noun) a company of people assembled at a table for a meal or game | - |
| (noun) flat tableland with steep edges | Synonyms: mesa |
| tackle | (noun) (American football) grasping an opposing player with the intention of stopping by throwing to the ground | - |
|---|
| (noun) (American football) a position on the line of scrimmage, typically opposite one of the offensive guards | - |
| (noun) gear consisting of ropes etc. supporting a ship's masts and sails | Synonyms: rigging |
| (noun) gear used in fishing | Synonyms: fishing gear, fishing rig, fishing tackle, rig |
| (noun) the person who plays offensive or defensive tackle on a football team | - |
| tadpole | (noun) a larval frog or toad | Synonyms: polliwog, pollywog |
|---|
| tagliatelle | (noun) pasta cut in narrow ribbons | - |
|---|
| tale | (noun) a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program | Synonyms: narration, narrative, story |
|---|
| (noun) a trivial lie | Synonyms: fib, story, taradiddle, tarradiddle |
| tamale | (noun) dough stuffed with a meat mixture and sometimes wrapped in corn husks and steamed | Synonyms: tamal |
|---|
| tangle | (noun) something jumbled or confused | Synonyms: maze, snarl |
|---|
| (noun) a twisted and tangled mass that is highly interwoven | - |
| taradiddle | (noun) a trivial lie | Synonyms: fib, story, tale, tarradiddle |
|---|
| (noun) pretentious or silly talk or writing | Synonyms: baloney, bilgewater, boloney, bosh, drool, humbug, tarradiddle, tommyrot, tosh, twaddle |
| tarantelle | (noun) a lively whirling Italian dance for two persons | Synonyms: tarantella |
|---|
| tarradiddle | (noun) a trivial lie | Synonyms: fib, story, tale, taradiddle |
|---|
| (noun) pretentious or silly talk or writing | Synonyms: baloney, bilgewater, boloney, bosh, drool, humbug, taradiddle, tommyrot, tosh, twaddle |
| tattle | (noun) disclosing information or giving evidence about another | Synonyms: singing, telling |
|---|
| tattletale | (noun) someone who gossips indiscreetly | Synonyms: blabbermouth, talebearer, taleteller, tattler, telltale |
|---|
| teakettle | (noun) kettle for boiling water to make tea | - |
|---|
| teasle | (noun) any of several herbs of the genus Dipsacus native to the Old World having flower heads surrounded by spiny bracts | Synonyms: teasel, teazel |
|---|
| technobabble | (noun) technical jargon from computing and other high-tech subjects | - |
|---|
| technophile | (noun) a person who is enthusiastic about new technology | - |
|---|
| telltale | (noun) someone who gossips indiscreetly | Synonyms: blabbermouth, talebearer, taleteller, tattler, tattletale |
|---|
| temple | (noun) place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity | - |
|---|
| (noun) an edifice devoted to special or exalted purposes | - |
| (noun) (Judaism) the place of worship for a Jewish congregation | Synonyms: synagogue, tabernacle |
| (noun) the flat area on either side of the forehead | - |
| tentacle | (noun) any of various elongated tactile or prehensile flexible organs that occur on the head or near the mouth in many animals; used for feeling or grasping or locomotion | - |
|---|
| (noun) something that acts like a tentacle in its ability to grasp and hold | - |
| testicle | (noun) one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens | Synonyms: ball, ballock, bollock, egg, nut, orchis, testis |
|---|
| tetraskele | (noun) a figure consisting of four stylized human arms or legs (or bent lines) radiating from a center | Synonyms: tetraskelion |
|---|
| textile | (noun) artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers | Synonyms: cloth, fabric, material |
|---|
| thermoacidophile | (noun) archaebacteria that thrive in strongly acidic environments at high temperatures | - |
|---|
| thermocouple | (noun) a kind of thermometer consisting of two wires of different metals that are joined at both ends; one junction is at the temperature to be measured and the other is held at a fixed lower temperature; the current generated in the circuit is proportional to the temperature difference | Synonyms: thermocouple junction |
|---|
| thermopile | (noun) a kind of thermometer for measuring heat radiation; consists of several thermocouple junctions in series | - |
|---|
| thiabendazole | (noun) an antifungal agent and anthelmintic | - |
|---|
| thimble | (noun) a small metal cap to protect the finger while sewing; can be used as a small container | - |
|---|
| (noun) as much as a thimble will hold | Synonyms: thimbleful |
| thistle | (noun) any of numerous plants of the family Compositae and especially of the genera Carduus and Cirsium and Onopordum having prickly-edged leaves | - |
|---|
| thole | (noun) a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing | Synonyms: oarlock, peg, pin, rowlock, tholepin |
|---|
| throstle | (noun) common Old World thrush noted for its song | Synonyms: mavis, song thrush, Turdus philomelos |
|---|
| (noun) a spinning machine formerly used to twist and wind fibers of cotton or wool continuously | - |
| throttle | (noun) a valve that regulates the supply of fuel to the engine | Synonyms: accelerator, throttle valve |
|---|
| (noun) a pedal that controls the throttle valve | Synonyms: accelerator, accelerator pedal, gas, gas pedal, gun |
| thumbhole | (noun) a finger hole made to fit the thumb (as in a bowling ball) | - |
|---|
| (noun) the hole in a woodwind that is closed and opened with the thumb | - |