| sum | (noun) the whole amount | Synonyms: aggregate, total, totality |
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| (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, substance |
| (noun) a quantity obtained by the addition of a group of numbers | Synonyms: amount, total |
| (noun) the final aggregate | Synonyms: sum total, summation |
| (noun) a set containing all and only the members of two or more given sets | Synonyms: join, union |
| (noun) a quantity of money | Synonyms: amount, amount of money, sum of money |
| sumac | (noun) a shrub or tree of the genus Rhus (usually limited to the non-poisonous members of the genus) | Synonyms: shumac, sumach |
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| (noun) wood of a sumac | - |
| sumach | (noun) a shrub or tree of the genus Rhus (usually limited to the non-poisonous members of the genus) | Synonyms: shumac, sumac |
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| summarisation | (noun) the act of preparing a summary (or an instance thereof); stating briefly and succinctly | Synonyms: summarization |
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| summarization | (noun) the act of preparing a summary (or an instance thereof); stating briefly and succinctly | Synonyms: summarisation |
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| summary | (noun) a brief statement that presents the main points in a concise form | Synonyms: sum-up |
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| summation | (noun) the arithmetic operation of summing; calculating the sum of two or more numbers | Synonyms: addition, plus |
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| (noun) a concluding summary (as in presenting a case before a law court) | Synonyms: rundown, summing up |
| (noun) the final aggregate | Synonyms: sum, sum total |
| (noun) (physiology) the process whereby multiple stimuli can produce a response (in a muscle or nerve or other part) that one stimulus alone does not produce | - |
| summer | (noun) the warmest season of the year; in the Northern Hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox | Synonyms: summertime |
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| (noun) the period of finest development, happiness, or beauty | - |
| summercater | (noun) (Maine colloquial) a temporary summer resident of Maine | Synonyms: sport |
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| summercaters | (noun) (Maine colloquial) temporary summer residents of coastal Maine | - |
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| summerhouse | (noun) a small roofed building affording shade and rest | Synonyms: gazebo |
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| summersault | (noun) an acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return | Synonyms: flip, somersault, somersaulting, somerset, summerset |
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| summerset | (noun) an acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return | Synonyms: flip, somersault, somersaulting, somerset, summersault |
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| summertime | (noun) the warmest season of the year; in the Northern Hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox | Synonyms: summer |
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| summit | (noun) a meeting of heads of governments | Synonyms: summit meeting |
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| (noun) the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill) | Synonyms: crest, crown, peak, tip, top |
| (noun) the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development | Synonyms: acme, elevation, height, meridian, peak, pinnacle, superlative, tiptop, top |
| summoning | (noun) calling up supposed supernatural forces by spells and incantations | Synonyms: evocation |
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| summons | (noun) a writ issued by authority of law; usually compels the defendant's attendance in a civil suit; failure to appear results in a default judgment against the defendant | Synonyms: process |
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| (noun) a request to be present | Synonyms: bidding |
| (noun) an order to appear in person at a given place and time | - |
| sumo | (noun) a Japanese form of wrestling; you lose if you are forced out of a small ring or if any part of your body (other than your feet) touches the ground | - |
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| sump | (noun) a well or other hole in which water has collected | - |
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| (noun) an oil reservoir in an internal combustion engine | - |
| (noun) a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it | Synonyms: cesspit, cesspool, sink |
| sumpsimus | (noun) a correct expression that takes the place of a popular but incorrect expression | - |
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| sumpter | (noun) an animal (such as a mule or burro or horse) used to carry loads | Synonyms: pack animal |
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| sumptuosity | (noun) the quality possessed by something that is excessively expensive | Synonyms: lavishness, luxury, sumptuousness |
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| sumptuousness | (noun) the quality possessed by something that is excessively expensive | Synonyms: lavishness, luxury, sumptuosity |
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| (noun) wealth as evidenced by sumptuous living | Synonyms: luxuriousness, luxury, opulence |