| propanone | (noun) the simplest ketone; a highly flammable liquid widely used as an organic solvent and as material for making plastics | Synonyms: acetone, dimethyl ketone |
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| rampant | (adjective) (of a plant) having a lush and unchecked growth | - |
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| (adjective) rearing on left hind leg with forelegs elevated and head usually in profile | Synonyms: rearing |
| (adjective) unrestrained and violent | - |
| rampantly | (adverb) in an uncontrolled and rampant manner | Synonyms: wild |
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| repand | (adjective) having a slightly undulating margin | - |
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| saltpan | (noun) a shallow basin in a desert region; contains salt and gypsum that was deposited by an evaporated salt lake | - |
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| sampan | (noun) an Asian skiff usually propelled by two oars | - |
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| saucepan | (noun) a deep pan with a handle; used for stewing or boiling | - |
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| skidpan | (noun) a paved surface on which cars can be made to skid so that drivers can practice controlling them | - |
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| span | (noun) the act of sitting or standing astride | Synonyms: straddle |
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| (noun) a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc. | Synonyms: bridge |
| (noun) the distance or interval between two points | - |
| (noun) a unit of length based on the width of the expanded human hand (usually taken as 9 inches) | - |
| (noun) two items of the same kind | Synonyms: brace, couple, couplet, distich, duad, duet, duo, dyad, pair, twain, twosome, yoke |
| (noun) the complete duration of something | - |
| (verb) to cover or extend over an area or time period | Synonyms: cross, sweep, traverse |
| spandex | (noun) an elastic synthetic fabric | - |
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| spandrel | (noun) an approximately triangular surface area between two adjacent arches and the horizontal plane above them | Synonyms: spandril |
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| spandril | (noun) an approximately triangular surface area between two adjacent arches and the horizontal plane above them | Synonyms: spandrel |
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| spang | (verb) leap, jerk, bang | Synonyms: bang |
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| spangle | (noun) adornment consisting of a small piece of shiny material used to decorate clothing | Synonyms: diamante, sequin |
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| (verb) decorate with spangles | Synonyms: bespangle |
| (verb) glitter as if covered with spangles | - |
| spangled | (adjective) covered with beads or jewels or sequins | Synonyms: beady, gemmed, jeweled, jewelled, sequined, spangly |
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| spangly | (adjective) covered with beads or jewels or sequins | Synonyms: beady, gemmed, jeweled, jewelled, sequined, spangled |
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| spaniel | (noun) any of several breeds of small to medium-sized gun dogs with a long silky coat and long frilled ears | - |
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| spank | (noun) a slap with the flat of the hand | - |
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| (verb) give a spanking to; subject to a spanking | Synonyms: larrup, paddle |
| spanker | (noun) a fore-and-aft sail set on the aftermost lower mast (usually the mizzenmast) of a vessel | - |
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| (noun) a hitter who slaps (usually another person) with an open hand | Synonyms: slapper |
| spanking | (adjective) quick and energetic | Synonyms: alert, brisk, lively, merry, rattling, snappy, zippy |
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| (noun) the act of slapping on the buttocks | - |
| spanner | (noun) a hand tool that is used to hold or twist a nut or bolt | Synonyms: wrench |
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| stewpan | (noun) a saucepan used for stewing | Synonyms: stewing pan |
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| sweatpants | (noun) loose-fitting trousers with elastic cuffs; worn by athletes | Synonyms: sweat pants |
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| taipan | (noun) large highly venomous snake of northeastern Australia | Synonyms: Oxyuranus scutellatus |
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| tarpan | (noun) European wild horse extinct since the early 20th century | Synonyms: Equus caballus gomelini |
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| timpani | (noun) a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it | Synonyms: kettle, kettledrum, tympani, tympanum |
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| timpanist | (noun) a person who plays the kettledrums | Synonyms: tympanist |
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| tragopan | (noun) brilliantly colored Asian pheasant having wattles and two fleshy processes on the head | - |
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| trepan | (noun) a drill for cutting circular holes around a center | - |
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| (noun) a surgical instrument used to remove sections of bone from the skull | Synonyms: trephine |
| (verb) cut a hole with a trepan, as in surgery | - |
| trepang | (noun) of warm coasts from Australia to Asia; used as food especially by Chinese | Synonyms: Holothuria edulis |
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| tympan | (noun) a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end | Synonyms: drum, membranophone |
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| tympani | (noun) a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it | Synonyms: kettle, kettledrum, timpani, tympanum |
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| tympanic | (adjective) associated with the eardrum | - |
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| (adjective) resembling a drum | - |
| tympanist | (noun) a person who plays the kettledrums | Synonyms: timpanist |
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| tympanites | (noun) distension of the abdomen that is caused by the accumulation of gas in the intestines or the peritoneal cavity | - |
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| tympanitic | (adjective) of or relating to tympanites | - |
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| tympanitis | (noun) inflammation of the inner ear | - |
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| tympanoplasty | (noun) surgical correction or repair of defects or injuries in the eardrum or the bones of the middle ear | - |
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| tympanum | (noun) a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it | Synonyms: kettle, kettledrum, timpani, tympani |
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| (noun) the membrane in the ear that vibrates to sound | Synonyms: eardrum, myringa, tympanic membrane |
| (noun) the main cavity of the ear; between the eardrum and the inner ear | Synonyms: middle ear, tympanic cavity |
| unaccompanied | (adjective) being without an escort | - |
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| (adjective) playing or singing without accompaniment | - |
| (adjective) (of a state or an event) taking place without something specified occurring at the same time | - |
| (adverb) without anybody else or anything else | Synonyms: alone, solo |
| underpants | (noun) an undergarment that covers the body from the waist no further than to the thighs; usually worn next to the skin | - |
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| unexpansive | (adjective) showing no tendency to expand | - |
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| (adjective) not given to high spirits or effusiveness | - |
| windowpane | (noun) very thin translucent flounder of the Atlantic coast of North America | Synonyms: Scophthalmus aquosus |
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| (noun) a pane of glass in a window | Synonyms: window |
| wingspan | (noun) linear distance between the extremities of an airfoil | Synonyms: wingspread |
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