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- SALVEDsimple past and past participle of salve
- SCALPEDHaving some specific type of scalp
- SCRAGA thin or scrawny person or animal.
- SCRAMTo leave in a hurry; to go away.
- SCRAWA sod of grass-grown turf from the surface of a bog or from a field.
- SCUTA hare; a hare as the game in a hunt.
- SEREWithout moisture; dry.
- SHADAny one of several species of food fishes that make up the genus Alosa in the family Clupeidae, to which the herrings also belong; river herring.
- SHIREAn administrative area or district between about the 5th to the 11th century, subdivided into hundreds or wapentakes and jointly governed by an ealdorman and a sheriff; also, a pre
- 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
- SHRIVETo hear or receive a confession (of sins etc.).
- SHRIVEDsimple past and past participle of shrive
- SIEVEDpast participle of sieve
- SIGILA seal, signature or signet.
- SIMPA simple person lacking common sense; a fool or simpleton.
- SIREDsimple past and past participle of sire
- SKIRTEDWearing a skirt.
- SKITEA sudden hit or blow; a glancing blow.
- SLAGWaste material from a mine.
- SLEEAlternative form of sly.
- SLIVEREDsimple past and past participle of sliver
- SLOOPA single-masted sailboat with only one headsail.
- SLUDGYCharacteristic of sludge; slimy or mucky
- SODOMYAny of several forms of sexual intercourse held to be unnatural, particularly bestiality or homosexuality, but also (sometimes) anal, oral, or manual sex.
- SPIREThe stalk or stem of a plant.
- SPITEFULFilled with, or showing, spite; having a desire to annoy or harm.
- STOOPA stooping, bent position of the body.
- STOVEDsimple past and past participle of stove
- STREWTo distribute objects or pieces of something over an area, especially in a random manner.
- STREWNCovered, scattered or overspread with objects.
- SUETThe fatty tissue that surrounds and protects the kidneys; that of sheep and cattle is used in cooking and in making tallow.
- SUNDERSundry; separate; different.
- SWIRLYHaving swirls; swirling.
- TAPIOCAA starchy food made from the cassava plant, used in puddings.
- TARINGpresent participle and gerund of tare
- TATTLERSplural of tattler
- TICTAC
- TIKIA carved talisman in humanoid form, common to the cultures of the Pacific Ocean.
- TINESplural of tine
- TOUTSplural of tout
- TREKA journey by ox wagon.
- TROWTo trust or believe.
- TRUDGEA tramp, i.e. a long and tiring walk.
- TRULLSplural of trull
- TSARAn emperor of Russia (1547 to 1917) and of some South Slavic states.
- TUSHESplural of tush
- UNREGULATEDNot regulated: not subject to any regulations.
- VAMOOSETo run away (from); to flee.
- VEHICLEA conveyance: a spacious device for carrying or transporting substances, objects, people or animals.
- VERITASTruth, particularly of a transcendent character.
- VERITYTruth, fact or reality, especially an enduring religious or ethical truth; veracity.
- VIGILSplural of vigil
- VORPALSharp or deadly.
- WAIFINGpresent participle and gerund of waif
- WAILEDsimple past and past participle of wail
- WASHYWatery; damp; soft.
- WEALSplural of weal
- WEEKENDERSplural of weekender
- WHIRLYVisually suggestive of a swirl, whorl, or vortex.
- WHITEN(To cause) to become white or whiter; to bleach or blanch.
- WHOOPINGpresent participle and gerund of whoop
- WICKA braid or bundle of fibre or other porous material (now generally twisted or woven cotton) in a candle, kerosene heater, oil lamp, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel (such as melte
- WILEDsimple past and past participle of wile
- WILESplural of wile
- WISINGpresent participle and gerund of wise
- WISKETA basket.
- WOADThe plant Isatis tinctoria.
- WOLDAn unforested or deforested plain, a grassland, a moor.
- WOOLYAlternative form of woolly.
- WRITA written order, issued by a court, ordering someone to do (or stop doing) something.
- YIKESExpression of shock and alarm.