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- SCRUBMean; dirty; contemptible; scrubby.
- SEAFARINGLiving one's life at sea.
- SEAFOWLAny bird that spends most of its time in coastal waters or over the oceans.
- SEAMANSynonym of sailor, particularly on a maritime vessel.
- SEAMERA person who sews seams.
- SEAMSTERA person who sews clothes professionally.
- SEAWATERThe saltwater of a sea or ocean.
- SEAWAYA lane or route at sea that is regularly used by ships; a sea lane or trade route.
- SELCOUTHStrange, unusual, rare; unfamiliar; marvellous, wondrous.
- SELDA seat, throne.
- SELFDOMselfhood.
- SERVANTOne who is hired to perform regular household or other duties, and receives compensation. As opposed to a slave.
- SEVENFOLDSeven times as much; multiplied by seven.
- SHALTsecond-person singular simple present indicative of shall
- SHAMEFACEDBashful, showing modesty or embarrassment.
- SHAMEFULCausing or meriting shame or disgrace; disgraceful
- SHAPELYHaving a pleasing shape, pleasant to look at.
- SHARPLYIn a sharp manner, in various senses. So as to terminate in a sharp point or edge.
- SHATsimple past and past participle of shit
- SHEALA shell or pod.
- SHEEPFOLDAn enclosure for keeping sheep.
- SHELLFISHA fisheries and colloquial term for an aquatic invertebrate having an inner or outer shell, such as a mollusc or crustacean, especially when edible.
- SHELTERSomewhere one can find protection. A place where a person or animal may find protection from the elements (especially rain, storms, or cold) sometimes as a place to sleep (such as
- SHINEROne who shines; a luminary.
- SHIPMANSynonym of sailor.
- SHIPPERA seaman; mariner; skipper.
- SHIPWRECKA ship that has sunk or run aground so that it is no longer seaworthy; a ruined vessel or its remains.
- SHOEROne who fits shoes to the feet.
- SHOONplural of shoe
- SHOOTERSomeone who shoots something; a gunner, archer, etc.
- SHORTLYIn a short or brief time or manner; quickly.
- SHOULDsimple past of shall
- SHREWDShowing clever resourcefulness in practical matters.
- SHRIKEAny of various passerine birds of the family Laniidae which are known for their habit of catching other birds and small animals and impaling the uneaten portions of their bodies on
- SHRIKEDAny of various passerine birds of the family Laniidae which are known for their habit of catching other birds and small animals and impaling the uneaten portions of their bodies on
- SHRIKINGAny of various passerine birds of the family Laniidae which are known for their habit of catching other birds and small animals and impaling the uneaten portions of their bodies on
- SHRILLHigh-pitched and piercing.
- SHRUBA woody plant smaller than a tree, and usually with several stems from the same base.
- SHUCKThe shell or husk, especially of grains (e.g. corn/maize) or nuts (e.g. walnuts).
- SIBLINGA person who shares a parent; one's brother or sister who one shares a parent with.
- SICKERcomparative form of sick: more sick.
- SIFTTo sieve or strain (something).
- SIGHTThe sense or faculty by which objects are perceived through the agency of light; the sense by which we see.
- SILKWORMAny of various caterpillars of moths that produce silk cocoons, especially Bombyx mori, the source of most commercial silk.
- SILLYLaughable or amusing through foolishness or a foolish appearance.
- SINCEFrom a specified time in the past.
- SINFULHaving sinned; guilty of sin.
- SINGERA person who sings, often professionally.
- SIPESlit in a tire to drain away surface water and improve traction.
- SITTENpast participle of sit; alternative form of sat.
- SIXFOLDHaving six times as much or as many.
- SLAYERA killer; a murderer; someone who slays.
- SLEEPYTired; feeling the need for sleep.
- SLEEVEDHaving sleeves.
- SLEYReed (of a loom).
- SLIMYOf or pertaining to slime.
- SLIPPYSlippery.
- SLIVERA long piece cut or rent off; a sharp, slender fragment.
- SLOPA loose outer garment; a jacket or overall.
- SMARTINGPainful, sore.
- SMEARYHaving or showing smears.
- SMEDDUMFine powder; flour.
- SMEDDUMSFine powder; flour.
- SMITHCRAFTThe art or occupation of a smith, especially a metalsmith.
- SMOKEThe visible vapor/vapour, gases, and fine particles given off by burning or smoldering material.
- SMOORTo suffocate, smother, or extinguish
- SMOOTHHaving a texture that lacks friction. Not rough.
- SMUTSoot.
- SNATHThe shaft of a scythe.
- SNEDA cut, a cutting; a slash, a slight wound; a lopping or pruning.
- SNIRTTo give a suppressed laugh or sharp intake of breath.
- SNITCHTo inform on someone, especially in betrayal of others.
- SNIVELTo breathe heavily through the nose while it is congested with nasal mucus.
- SNORTThe sound made by exhaling or inhaling roughly through the nose.
- SNOWYMarked by snow; characterized by snow.
- SNUFFLETo sniff or smell with the nose loudly and audibly.
- SOCAGEIn the Middle Ages (and chiefly but not exclusively medieval England), a legal system whereby a tenant would pay a rent or do some agricultural work for the landlord.
- SOMETHINGAn uncertain or unspecified thing; one thing.
- SOOKAlternative spelling of suck.
- SOOTHLYTruly, verily.
- SOOTYOf, relating to, or producing soot.
- SORELYIn a sore or desperate manner.
- SOUNDLYIn a thorough manner; in manner free of defect or deficiency.
- SOWEROne who or that which sows.
- SPANGA shiny ornament or object; a spangle
- SPATsimple past and past participle of spit
- SPEEDILYIn a speedy or fast manner.
- SPEELTo climb.
- SPIELA lengthy and extravagant speech or argument usually intended to persuade.
- SPILTHSpillage; spilled material.
- SPINDLEA rod used for spinning and then winding fibres (especially wool), usually consisting of a shaft and a circular whorl positioned at either the upper or lower end of the shaft when
- SPITTLESpit, usually frothy and of a milky coloration.
- SPRATAny of various small, herring-like, marine fish in the genus Sprattus, in the family Clupeidae.
- SPRIGA small shoot or twig of a tree or other plant; a spray.
- STANEA dialectal or obsolete form of stone.
- STANIELThe kestrel or windhover.
- STARLINGA family, Sturnidae, of passerine birds. The common starling, Sturnus vulgaris, which has dark, iridescent plumage.
- 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.
- STEDObsolete form of stead.