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- SOUBRETTEA female attendant or servant, especially one who is cheeky or mischievous, often featuring in theatrical comedies.
- SOUTANEA long gown with sleeves and buttons at the front, particularly when worn by Roman Catholic clerics.
- SOUTERA shoemaker or cobbler.
- SOVEREIGNExercising power of rule.
- SPACKLEAny powder (originally containing gypsum plaster and glue) that when mixed with water forms a plastic paste, which is used to fill cracks and holes in plaster.
- SPANIELAny of various small to medium-sized breeds of gun dog having a broad muzzle, long, wavy fur and long ears that hang at the side of the head, bred for flushing and retrieving game.
- SPARIDAny of several perciform fishes of the family Sparidae
- SPATIALPertaining to (the dimension of) space.
- SPAULDThe shoulder.
- SPAULDERA piece of plate armour that protects one's shoulder, generally covering less than the pauldron which developed later.
- SPAWNTo produce or deposit (eggs) in water.
- SPECIALITYUK standard form of specialty.
- SPECIALTYThat in which one specializes; a chosen expertise or talent; bailiwick.
- SPECIEType or kind, in various uses of the phrase in specie.
- SPECIESA type or kind.
- SPECIFICExplicit or definite.
- SPECIFYTo state explicitly, or in detail, or as a condition.
- SPECIMENAn individual instance that represents a class; an example.
- SPECIOUSSeemingly well-reasoned, plausible or true, but actually fallacious.
- SPECTATOROne who watches an event; especially, an event held outdoors.
- SPECTERA ghostly apparition, a phantom.
- SPECTRUMA range; a continuous, infinite, one-dimensional set, possibly bounded by extremes.
- SPECULATETo think, meditate or reflect on a subject; to consider, to deliberate or cogitate.
- SPECULATIONThe process or act of thinking or meditating on a subject.
- SPECULATIVECharacterized by speculation; based on guessing, unfounded opinions, or extrapolation.
- SPECULATOROne who speculates; an observer; a contemplator.
- SPECULATORYIntended or adapted for viewing or looking out.
- SPECULATRIXA female speculator.
- SPECULUMA medical instrument used during an examination to dilate an orifice.
- SPENCEA buttery or pantry.
- SPENDTo pay out (money).
- SPERMACETIA wax obtained from the head of sperm whales and used to make cosmetics, etc; humans separate it out from sperm oil.
- SPERSETo disperse.
- SPHERALspherical
- SPHERULEA small sphere.
- SPICAA spike (kind of inflorescence in which sessile flowers are arranged on an unbranched elongated axis).
- SPICATEHaving the form of a spike, or ear; arranged in a spike or spikes.
- SPICEAromatic or pungent plant matter (usually dried) used to season or flavor food.
- SPICEROne who seasons with spice.
- SPICULAplural of spiculum
- SPICULATECovered with, or having, spicules.
- SPICULEA sharp, needle-like piece.
- SPICULUMA thrusting javelin used by Romans that replaced the pilum in the late 3rd century.
- SPIFLICATETo confound, silence or dumbfound.
- SPIKENARDA perfumed ointment, extracted from the plant Nardostachys jatamansi that belongs to the Valerian family and grows in the Himalayas.
- SPINAA spine; the backbone.
- SPINALOf or relating to the spine.
- SPINEA series of bones situated at the back from the head to the pelvis of a human, or from the head to the tail of an animal, enclosing the spinal cord and providing support for the th
- SPINELAny of several hard minerals of cubic symmetry that are mixed oxides of magnesium and aluminium and are used as gemstones of various colours.
- SPINIFEXAny of numerous species of grass in genus Spinifex, growing in sand dunes.
- SPINOUSHaving many spines.
- SPINULAAlternative form of spinule.
- SPINULEA minute spine or thorn.
- SPIRACLEA pore or opening used (especially by arthropods and some fish) for respiration.
- SPIRANTA non-sibilant fricative.
- SPIRITUALOf or pertaining to the spirit or the soul.
- SPIRULAAny mollusk of the cephalopod genus Spirula, of which Spirula spirula is the only extant species.
- SPITALA charitable house to receive and care for sick people, later distinguished from a hospital as being especially for those of a low class or meagre financial means.
- SPITEIll will or hatred toward another, accompanied with the desire to unjustifiably irritate, annoy, or thwart; a want to disturb or put out another; mild malice.
- SPLENDORGreat light, luster or brilliance.
- SPLENETICBad-tempered, irritable, peevish, spiteful, habitually angry.
- SPOILTo strip (someone who has been killed or defeated) of arms or armour.
- SPOLIATETo plunder
- SPORULEA small spore
- SPRAINTo weaken, as a joint, ligament, or muscle, by sudden and excessive exertion, as by wrenching; to overstrain, or stretch injuriously, but without luxation
- SPREEUninhibited activity.
- SPRITEAny of various supernatural beings, loosely defined: A spirit; a soul; a shade. An apparition; a ghost. An elf, fairy, or goblin; one with a small humanlike physical body.
- SPUMEFoam or froth of liquid, particularly that of seawater.
- SPURGEAny plant of the genus Euphorbia, a diverse genus of over 2,000 species.
- SPURIOUSFalse, not authentic, not genuine.
- SPUTUMMatter coughed up and expectorated from the mouth, composed of saliva and discharges from the respiratory passages such as mucus, phlegm or pus.
- SQUALENEA linear triterpene hydrocarbon found in shark liver oil and in human sebum; it plays a role in the biosynthesis of steroids.
- SQUALIDExtremely dirty and unpleasant.
- SQUALIDITYThe quality or state of being squalid; foulness; filthiness.
- SQUALOIDCharacteristic of a shark or dogfish
- SQUALORFilthiness and degradation, as from neglect or poverty
- SQUAMAA scale cast off from the skin; a thin dry shred of epithelium.
- SQUAMATECovered in scales.
- SQUAMEThe scale, or exopodite, of an antenna of a crustacean.
- SQUAMOIDResembling a scale.
- SQUAMULAOne of the little hypogynous scales found in the flowers of grasses; a lodicule.
- SQUAREA polygon with four straight sides of equal length and four right angles; an equilateral rectangle; a regular quadrilateral.
- SQUATRelatively short or low, and thick or broad.
- SQUIREA shield-bearer or armor-bearer who attended a knight.
- STABILEabstract sculpture or structure of wire, sheet metal, etc.
- STABILITYThe condition of being stable or in equilibrium, and thus resistant to change.
- STABLEA building, wing or dependency set apart and adapted for lodging and feeding (and training) ungulates, especially horses.
- STADIALPertaining to a glacial stade.
- STAMINAThe energy and strength for continuing to do something over a long period of time; power of sustained exertion, or resistance to hardship, illness etc.
- STATImmediately; now.
- STATEA condition; a set of circumstances applying at any given time.
- STATIONERA person or business that sells stationery.
- STATUREA person or animal's natural height when standing upright.
- STATUSA person’s condition, position or standing relative to that of others.
- STATUTEA written law or ordinance passed by a legislative body.
- STEELYARDA transportable balance with unequal arm lengths.
- STELLIFORMShaped like a star.
- STENCILA thin sheet, either perforated or using some other technique, with which a pattern may be produced upon a surface; a utensil that contains a perforated sheet.
- STERILEUnable to reproduce (or procreate).
- STERILITYThe state or quality of being sterile.