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1045 Verbs That Start With S

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Word Definitions Synonyms
saber (verb) kill with a saber Synonyms: sabre
(verb) cut or injure with a saber Synonyms: sabre
sabotage (verb) destroy property or hinder normal operations Synonyms: counteract, countermine, subvert, undermine, weaken
sabre (verb) kill with a saber Synonyms: saber
(verb) cut or injure with a saber Synonyms: saber
saccharify (verb) convert into a simple soluble fermentable sugar by hydrolyzing a sugar derivative or complex carbohydrate
(verb) sweeten with sugar Synonyms: sugar
sack (verb) put in a sack
(verb) plunder (a town) after capture Synonyms: plunder
(verb) make as a net profit Synonyms: clear, net, sack up
(verb) terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position Synonyms: can, dismiss, displace, fire, force out, give notice, give the axe, give the sack, send away, terminate
sacrifice (verb) kill or destroy
(verb) endure the loss of Synonyms: give
(verb) make a sacrifice of; in religious rituals
(verb) sell at a loss
sadden (verb) come to feel sad
(verb) make unhappy
saddle (verb) impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to Synonyms: burden, charge
(verb) put a saddle on
(verb) load or burden; encumber
safeguard (verb) make safe
(verb) escort safely
sag (verb) droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness Synonyms: droop, flag, swag
(verb) cause to sag Synonyms: sag down
sail (verb) travel on water propelled by wind
(verb) move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions Synonyms: sweep
(verb) travel on water propelled by wind or by other means Synonyms: navigate, voyage
(verb) traverse or travel on (a body of water)
sailplane (verb) fly a plane without an engine Synonyms: soar
saint (verb) declare (a dead person) to be a saint Synonyms: canonise, canonize
(verb) hold sacred Synonyms: enshrine
salaam (verb) greet with a salaam
salinate (verb) make salty
salivate (verb) produce saliva
(verb) be envious, desirous, eager for, or extremely happy about something Synonyms: drool
sallow (verb) cause to become sallow
salt (verb) preserve with salt
(verb) add zest or liveliness to
(verb) sprinkle as if with salt
(verb) add salt to
saltate (verb) leap or skip, often in dancing
(verb) move by saltation
salute (verb) greet in a friendly way
(verb) recognize with a gesture prescribed by a military regulation; assume a prescribed position Synonyms: present
(verb) honor with a military ceremony, as when honoring dead soldiers
(verb) express commendation of
(verb) propose a toast to Synonyms: drink, pledge, toast, wassail
(verb) become noticeable
salvage (verb) collect discarded material Synonyms: scavenge
(verb) save from ruin, destruction, or harm Synonyms: relieve, salve, save
salve (verb) apply a salve to, usually for the purpose of healing
(verb) save from ruin, destruction, or harm Synonyms: relieve, salvage, save
samba (verb) dance the samba
sample (verb) take a sample of Synonyms: taste, try, try out
sanctify (verb) make pure or free from sin or guilt Synonyms: purge, purify
(verb) render holy by means of religious rites Synonyms: bless, consecrate, hallow
(verb) give religious sanction to, such as through an oath Synonyms: sanction
sanction (verb) give sanction to Synonyms: approve, O.K., okay
(verb) give religious sanction to, such as through an oath Synonyms: sanctify
(verb) give authority or permission to
sand (verb) rub with sandpaper Synonyms: sandpaper
sandbag (verb) protect or strengthen with sandbags; stop up
(verb) downplay one's ability (towards others) in a game in order to deceive, as in gambling
(verb) hit something or somebody as if with a sandbag Synonyms: stun
(verb) treat harshly or unfairly
(verb) compel by coercion, threats, or crude means Synonyms: dragoon, railroad
sandblast (verb) grind with a sandblast
sandpaper (verb) rub with sandpaper Synonyms: sand
sandwich (verb) insert or squeeze tightly between two people or objects
(verb) make into a sandwich
sanitate (verb) provide with sanitary facilities or appliances
sanitise (verb) make less offensive or more acceptable by removing objectionable features Synonyms: sanitize
(verb) make sanitary by cleaning or sterilizing Synonyms: hygienise, hygienize, sanitize
sanitize (verb) make less offensive or more acceptable by removing objectionable features Synonyms: sanitise
(verb) make sanitary by cleaning or sterilizing Synonyms: hygienise, hygienize, sanitise
sap (verb) excavate the earth beneath
(verb) deplete Synonyms: exhaust, play out, run down, tire
saponify (verb) convert into soap by hydrolizing an ester into an acid and alcohol as a result of treating it with an alkali
(verb) become converted into soap by being hydrolized into an acid and alcohol as a result of being treated with an alkali
sashay (verb) to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others Synonyms: cock, prance, ruffle, strut, swagger, tittup
(verb) move sideways Synonyms: sidle
(verb) perform a chasse step, in ballet Synonyms: chasse
sass (verb) answer back in an impudent or insolent manner
sate (verb) fill to satisfaction Synonyms: fill, replete, satiate
satellite (verb) broadcast or disseminate via satellite
satiate (verb) fill to satisfaction Synonyms: fill, replete, sate
(verb) overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself Synonyms: binge, englut, engorge, glut, gorge, gormandise, gormandize, gourmandize, ingurgitate, overeat, overgorge, overindulge, pig out, scarf out, stuff
satirise (verb) ridicule with satire Synonyms: lampoon, satirize
satirize (verb) ridicule with satire Synonyms: lampoon, satirise
satisfice (verb) decide on and pursue a course of action satisfying the minimum requirements to achieve a goal Synonyms: satisfise
satisfise (verb) decide on and pursue a course of action satisfying the minimum requirements to achieve a goal Synonyms: satisfice
satisfy (verb) fill, satisfy or meet a want or need or condition or restriction Synonyms: conform to, fill, fit, fulfil, fulfill, meet
(verb) make happy or satisfied Synonyms: gratify
(verb) meet the requirements or expectations of Synonyms: fulfil, fulfill, live up to
saturate (verb) cause (a chemical compound, vapour, solution, magnetic material) to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance
(verb) infuse or fill completely Synonyms: impregnate
sauce (verb) add zest or flavor to, make more interesting
(verb) dress (food) with a relish
(verb) behave saucily or impudently towards
saunter (verb) walk leisurely and with no apparent aim Synonyms: stroll
saute (verb) fry briefly over high heat
savage (verb) criticize harshly or violently Synonyms: blast, crucify, pillory
(verb) attack brutally and fiercely
save (verb) make unnecessary an expenditure or effort Synonyms: make unnecessary
(verb) record data on a computer Synonyms: write
(verb) to keep up and reserve for personal or special use Synonyms: preserve
(verb) accumulate money for future use Synonyms: lay aside, save up
(verb) spend less; buy at a reduced price
(verb) retain rights to Synonyms: hold open, keep, keep open
(verb) spend sparingly, avoid the waste of Synonyms: economise, economize
(verb) bring into safety Synonyms: bring through, carry through, pull through
(verb) save from ruin, destruction, or harm Synonyms: relieve, salvage, salve
(verb) save from sins Synonyms: deliver, redeem
(verb) refrain from harming Synonyms: spare
savor (verb) derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in Synonyms: bask, enjoy, relish, savour
(verb) taste appreciatively Synonyms: savour
(verb) give taste to Synonyms: savour
(verb) have flavor; taste of something Synonyms: savour, taste
savour (verb) derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in Synonyms: bask, enjoy, relish, savor
(verb) taste appreciatively Synonyms: savor
(verb) give taste to Synonyms: savor
(verb) have flavor; taste of something Synonyms: savor, taste
savvy (verb) get the meaning of something Synonyms: apprehend, compass, comprehend, dig, get the picture, grasp, grok
saw (verb) cut with a saw
say (verb) express in words Synonyms: state, tell
(verb) report or maintain Synonyms: allege, aver
(verb) speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way Synonyms: articulate, enounce, enunciate, pronounce, sound out
(verb) express a supposition Synonyms: suppose
(verb) give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority Synonyms: enjoin, order, tell
(verb) communicate or express nonverbally
(verb) recite or repeat a fixed text
(verb) indicate
(verb) state as one's opinion or judgement; declare
(verb) utter aloud
(verb) have or contain a certain wording or form Synonyms: read
scab (verb) form a scab
(verb) take the place of work of someone on strike Synonyms: blackleg, fink, rat
scaffold (verb) provide with a scaffold for support
scald (verb) burn with a hot liquid or steam
(verb) heat to the boiling point
(verb) treat with boiling water
(verb) subject to harsh criticism Synonyms: blister, scorch, whip
scale (verb) measure with or as if with scales
(verb) size or measure according to a scale
(verb) remove the scales from Synonyms: descale
(verb) pattern, make, regulate, set, measure, or estimate according to some rate or standard
(verb) climb up by means of a ladder
(verb) reach the highest point of Synonyms: surmount
(verb) take by attacking with scaling ladders
(verb) measure by or as if by a scale
scallop (verb) shape or cut in scallops Synonyms: scollop
(verb) fish for scallops Synonyms: scollop
(verb) form scallops in Synonyms: scollop
(verb) decorate an edge with scallops
(verb) bake in a sauce, milk, etc., often with breadcrumbs on top Synonyms: escallop
scalp (verb) remove the scalp of
(verb) sell illegally, as on the black market
scam (verb) deprive of by deceit Synonyms: bunco, con, defraud, diddle, goldbrick, hornswoggle, mulct, nobble, rook, short-change, swindle, victimize
scamp (verb) perform hastily and carelessly
scamper (verb) to move about or proceed hurriedly Synonyms: scurry, scuttle, skitter
scan (verb) obtain data from magnetic tapes or other digital sources Synonyms: read
(verb) read metrically
(verb) make a wide, sweeping search of
(verb) move a light beam over; in electronics, to reproduce an image
(verb) examine hastily Synonyms: glance over, rake, run down, skim
(verb) examine minutely or intensely
(verb) conform to a metrical pattern
scandalise (verb) strike with disgust or revulsion Synonyms: appal, appall, offend, outrage, scandalize, shock
scandalize (verb) strike with disgust or revulsion Synonyms: appal, appall, offend, outrage, scandalise, shock
scant (verb) supply sparingly and with restricted quantities Synonyms: skimp, stint
(verb) limit in quality or quantity Synonyms: skimp
(verb) work hastily or carelessly; deal with inadequately and superficially Synonyms: skimp
scar (verb) mark with a scar Synonyms: mark, pit, pock
scare (verb) cause fear in Synonyms: affright, fright, frighten
(verb) cause to lose courage; to be daunted; to be scared away Synonyms: dash, daunt, frighten away, frighten off, pall, scare away, scare off
scarf (verb) wrap in or adorn with a scarf
(verb) masturbate while strangling oneself
(verb) unite by a scarf joint
scarify (verb) puncture and scar (the skin), as for purposes or tribal identification or rituals
(verb) break up
(verb) scratch the surface of
scarper (verb) flee; take to one's heels; cut and run Synonyms: break away, bunk, escape, fly the coop, head for the hills, hightail it, lam, run, run away, scat, take to the woods, turn tail
scat (verb) flee; take to one's heels; cut and run Synonyms: break away, bunk, escape, fly the coop, head for the hills, hightail it, lam, run, run away, scarper, take to the woods, turn tail
scatter (verb) cause to separate Synonyms: break up, disperse
(verb) distribute loosely Synonyms: disperse, dot, dust, sprinkle
(verb) sow by scattering
(verb) move away from each other Synonyms: disperse, dissipate, spread out
(verb) to cause to separate and go in different directions Synonyms: break up, dispel, disperse, dissipate
(verb) strew or distribute over an area Synonyms: spread, spread out
scavenge (verb) remove unwanted substances from Synonyms: clean
(verb) feed on carrion or refuse
(verb) clean refuse from
(verb) collect discarded material Synonyms: salvage
scend (verb) rise or heave upward under the influence of a natural force such as a wave Synonyms: surge
scent (verb) apply perfume to Synonyms: perfume
(verb) catch the scent of; get wind of Synonyms: nose, wind
(verb) cause to smell or be smelly Synonyms: odorize, odourise
schedule (verb) plan for an activity or event
(verb) make a schedule; plan the time and place for events
schematise (verb) give conventional form to Synonyms: schematize
schematize (verb) give conventional form to Synonyms: schematise
(verb) formulate in regular order; to reduce to a scheme or formula
scheme (verb) form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner Synonyms: connive, intrigue
(verb) devise a system or form a scheme for
schlep (verb) pull along heavily, like a heavy load against a resistance Synonyms: pull along, shlep
schmoose (verb) talk idly or casually and in a friendly way Synonyms: jawbone, schmooze, shmoose, shmooze
schmooze (verb) talk idly or casually and in a friendly way Synonyms: jawbone, schmoose, shmoose, shmooze
schnorr (verb) obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling Synonyms: cadge, scrounge, shnorr
school (verb) swim in or form a large group of fish
(verb) educate in or as if in a school
(verb) teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment Synonyms: civilise, civilize, cultivate, educate, train
schuss (verb) ski downhill
scintillate (verb) be lively or brilliant or exhibit virtuosity Synonyms: coruscate, sparkle
(verb) fluoresce momentarily when struck by a charged particle or high-energy photon
(verb) emit or reflect light in a flickering manner Synonyms: twinkle, winkle
(verb) give off
(verb) reflect brightly Synonyms: coruscate, sparkle
scissor (verb) cut with or as if with scissors
sclaff (verb) strike (a golf ball) such that the ground is scraped first
(verb) strike (the ground) in making a sclaff
scoff (verb) laugh at with contempt and derision Synonyms: barrack, flout, gibe, jeer
(verb) treat with contemptuous disregard Synonyms: flout
scold (verb) censure severely or angrily Synonyms: bawl out, berate, call down, call on the carpet, chew out, chew up, chide, dress down, have words, jaw, lambast, lambaste, lecture, rag, rebuke, remonstrate, reprimand, take to task, trounce
(verb) show one's unhappiness or critical attitude Synonyms: grouch, grumble
scollop (verb) shape or cut in scallops Synonyms: scallop
(verb) fish for scallops Synonyms: scallop
(verb) form scallops in Synonyms: scallop
scoop (verb) get the better of Synonyms: best, outdo, outflank, trump
(verb) take out or up with or as if with a scoop Synonyms: lift out, scoop out, scoop up, take up
scoot (verb) run or move very quickly or hastily Synonyms: dart, dash, flash, scud, shoot
scorch (verb) burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color Synonyms: blacken, char, sear
(verb) make very hot and dry Synonyms: sear
(verb) become scorched or singed under intense heat or dry conditions
(verb) destroy completely by or as if by fire
(verb) become superficially burned Synonyms: sear, singe
(verb) subject to harsh criticism Synonyms: blister, scald, whip
score (verb) assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation Synonyms: grade, mark
(verb) make underscoring marks Synonyms: mark
(verb) gain points in a game Synonyms: rack up, tally
(verb) get a certain number or letter indicating quality or performance
(verb) make small marks into the surface of Synonyms: mark, nock
(verb) induce to have sex Synonyms: make, seduce
(verb) write a musical score for

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