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- SPITEFULFilled with, or showing, spite; having a desire to annoy or harm.
- SPITTLESpit, usually frothy and of a milky coloration.
- SPITZAny of several Nordic breeds of dog such as the Pomeranian or Samoyed.
- SPLATThe narrow wooden centre piece of a chair back.
- SPLAYTo spread, spread apart, or spread out (something); to expand.
- SPLINEA long, thin piece of metal or wood.
- SPLINTA narrow strip of wood split or peeled from a larger piece. A splinter caught in the skin.
- SPLINTERA long, sharp fragment of material, often wood. A small such fragment that gets embedded in the flesh.
- SPLOTCHYMarked or covered with large, irregular spots.
- SPOKEA support structure that connects the axle or the hub of a wheel to the rim.
- SPOOKA ghost or phantom.
- SPOONFULThe amount that a spoon will hold, either level or heaped.
- SPOORThe track, trail, droppings, or scent of an animal.
- SPOUTA tube or lip through which liquid or steam is poured or discharged.
- SPRATAny of various small, herring-like, marine fish in the genus Sprattus, in the family Clupeidae.
- SPRAUCHLETo move in a clumsy manner; to stumble or sprawl; to clamber up with difficulty.
- SPRIGA small shoot or twig of a tree or other plant; a spray.
- SPRINGBOKA small, fast antelope native to southern Africa, Antidorcas marsupialis.
- SPRINGETo sprinkle; to scatter.
- SPRINKLETo cause (a substance) to fall in fine drops (for a liquid substance) or small pieces (for a solid substance).
- SPRITA spar between mast and upper outer corner of a spritsail on sailing boats.
- SPRITZA sprinkling or spray of liquid; a small amount of liquid.
- SPROUTA new growth of or on a plant, whether from seed or other parts.
- SPRUEA tropical disease causing a sore throat and tongue, and disturbed digestion; psilosis.
- SPRUIKTo promote a thing or idea to another person, usually informally.
- SPRUITA small headstream; a stream flowing through a village, dry in summer.
- SPUDA potato.
- SPUNKA spark.
- SPUTTERMoist matter thrown out in small detached particles.
- SQUABA fledgling (young) bird. A young dove or pigeon.
- SQUIRMTo twist one's body with snakelike motions.
- SQUIRTAn instrument from which a liquid is forcefully ejected in a small, quick stream.
- STABAn act of stabbing or thrusting with an object to hurt or kill someone.
- STACKA pile. A large pile of hay, grain, straw, or the like, larger at the bottom than the top, sometimes covered with thatch. A pile of similar objects, each directly on top of the las
- STALAGA German prisoner-of-war camp, especially in World War II.
- STALENo longer fresh, in reference to food, urine, straw, wounds, etc.
- STALKERA person who engages in stalking, i.e., quietly approaching animals to be hunted; a tracker or guide in hunting game.
- STAMMERTo keep repeating a particular sound involuntarily during speech.
- STANCHArchaic spelling of staunch.
- STANEA dialectal or obsolete form of stone.
- STANIELThe kestrel or windhover.
- STARKENTo make unbending or inflexible; stiffen; make obstinate.
- STARKLYIn a stark manner; with great contrast.
- STARLINGA family, Sturnidae, of passerine birds. The common starling, Sturnus vulgaris, which has dark, iridescent plumage.
- STARRYHaving stars visible.
- STAYTo remain in a particular place, especially for a definite or short period of time; sojourn; abide.
- STEADINGA farmhouse and outer buildings such as barns, stables, cattle-sheds, etc.; a farmstead; a homestead, an onstead, an estate.
- STEADYFirm in standing or position; not tottering or shaking; fixed; firm.
- STEAKBeefsteak: a slice of beef, broiled or cut for broiling.
- STEALTo take illegally, or without the owner's permission, something owned by someone else without intending to return it.
- STEALEROne who steals; a thief.
- STEALTHThe attribute or characteristic of acting in secrecy, or in such a way that the actions are unnoticed or difficult to detect by others.
- STEANA vessel made of clay or stone; a pot of stone or earth.
- STEDObsolete form of stead.
- STEDINGObsolete form of stead.
- STEEDA stallion, especially one used for riding.
- STEEDINGA stallion, especially one used for riding.
- STEEKTo stitch (sew with a needle).
- STEENBOKA common small antelope of southern and eastern Africa, Raphicerus campestris.
- STEEPLEA tall tower, often on a church, normally topped with a spire.
- STEERTo guide the course of a vessel, vehicle, aircraft etc. (by means of a device such as a rudder, paddle, or steering wheel).
- STEINA beer mug, usually made of ceramic or glass.
- STEINBOCKA type of ibex (Capra ibex).
- STENCHYHaving a stench or foul odour, malodorous.
- STENOPAEICPertaining to a narrow opening or slit in an opaque barrier that restricts the light which reaches the eye.
- STEPBAIRNA stepchild.
- STEPCHILDThe child of one's spouse from a previous relationship.
- STEPCHILDRENplural of stepchild
- STEPDAMEA stepmother.
- STEPMOTHERA woman who is a subsequent wife or partner of a person's parent, usually following the divorce or separation of their parents, or the death of one's biological mother.
- STEPSONThe son of one's spouse from a previous relationship.
- STERLINGAn English silver penny first introduced by the Normans.
- STERNLYIn a stern manner.
- STERNUMThe breastbone, consisting of the manubrium, gladiolus, and xiphoid process.
- STEWARDA person who manages the property or affairs for another entity. A chief administrator of a medieval manor.
- STICKLEA sharp point; prickle; a spine
- STICKLERA referee or adjudicator at a fight, wrestling match, duel, etc. who ensures fair play.
- STIFFENTo make stiff.
- STIFLETo make (an animal or person) unconscious or cause (an animal or person) to die by preventing breathing; to smother, to suffocate.
- STILEA set of one or more steps surmounting a fence or wall, or a narrow gate or contrived passage through a fence or wall, which in either case allows people but not livestock to pass.
- STILTEither of two poles with footrests that allow someone to stand or walk above the ground; used mostly by entertainers.
- STINGA bump left on the skin after having been stung.
- STINKYHaving a strong, unpleasant smell; stinking.
- STINTTo stop (an action); cease, desist.
- STIPPLEThe use of small dots that give the appearance of shading; the dots thus used.
- STIRTo disturb the relative position of the particles (of a liquid or similar) by passing an object through it.
- STIREDTo disturb the relative position of the particles (of a liquid or similar) by passing an object through it.
- STIRESTo disturb the relative position of the particles (of a liquid or similar) by passing an object through it.
- STIRINGTo disturb the relative position of the particles (of a liquid or similar) by passing an object through it.
- STIRKA yearling cow; a young bullock or heifer.
- STITHYAn anvil.
- STIVEThe floating dust in a flour mill caused by the operation of grinding.
- STIVERA small Dutch coin worth one twentieth of a guilder.
- STOATMustela erminea, the ermine or short-tailed weasel, a mustelid native to Eurasia and North America, distinguished from the least weasel by its larger size and longer tail with a pr
- STOBA stick, twig or peg, especially in roofing or matting.
- STOCKA store or supply. A store of goods ready for sale; inventory.
- STOEPA raised veranda in front of a house.
- STOKERA person who stokes, especially one on a steamship or steam train, who stokes coal in the boilers.
- STOLENpast participle of steal
- STOLLENA traditional German cake eaten at Christmas time, made with nuts, raisins and other dried fruits.