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sabatiaAlternative spelling of sabbatia.sabbeka(music) The trigon.sabellaA seaworm of the genus Sabella, around 25 cm long, which lives in tubes that it builds itself.saburra(pathology) Foul granular matter deposited in the alimentary canal by the decomposition of foodsachimaA Chinese snack of fried batter bound together with a stiff sugar syrup, similar in structure to the Rice Krispie square.sadhaka(Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism) A person who follows a particular sadhana, or goal-directed spiritual practice.sadhana(religion) A spiritual practice or discipline leading to a goal.saeculaplural of saeculumsagittaThe keystone of an arch.saibaraA genre of accompanied vocal Japanese court music that existed during the Heian period in the Nara and Kyoto regions.sakpata(music) A rhythm used in the vodoun drumming of Benin to invoke Sakpata, the god of smallpoxsalsodaAlternative form of sal soda.salsola(botany) Any member of the genus Salsola of amarantaceous plants, including the saltwort.samaria(chemistry) samarium oxidesamarraAlternative form of simar.samasya(India) A poetry challenge in which the poet is given a line and must improvise a verse around it.sambaza(East Africa) The Lake Tanganyika sardine, Limnothrissa miodon.sambuca(music) An ancient form of triangular harp having a very sharp, shrill tone.samoosaAlternative form of samosa.samsara(philosophy, religion) In Jainism, Hinduism, Buddhism, and some other eastern religions, the ongoing cycle of birth, death, and rebirth endured by human beings and all other mortal beings, and from which release is obtained by achieving the highest enlightenment.samvega(Buddhism) Dismay at the futility of life as normally lived; a sense of urgency to escape the cycle of samsara and achieve nirvana.sandhya(Hinduism) Morning or evening prayers.sangoma(South Africa and other parts of Southern Africa) A (usually female) traditional healer or herbalist, or witch doctor.sangriaA deep red color.sansulaA musical instrument consisting of a kalimba mounted on the head of a drum.santeraA woman who crafts santos (religious statues).saphena(anatomy) A prominent vein or nerve, the saphenous veinsapinda(India) A deceased relative who is connected to the greater body of ancestors by the sharing of a sacrificial offering.sarcoma(oncology) A type of malignant tumor of the bone, cartilage, fat, muscle, blood vessels, or other connective or supportive tissue.sardanaA type of circle dance originating in Catalonia.sarinda(music) A type of stringed instrument featuring anywhere from three to thirty strings and a hollow soundbox partially covered with an animal skin, played vertically with a bow, originating in the traditional music of India and Nepal.sarissa(Ancient Greece) A long pike used in the traditional Greek phalanx formation.satsumaA seedless and easy-peeling cultivar of mandarin orange of Japanese origin; Citrus unshiu.savannaA mixed woodland-grassland biome and ecosystem characterised by the trees being sufficiently widely spaced so that the canopy does not close.savarna(India, Hinduism) A member of the Savarna gotra (lineage) of the Brahmin caste.saxtubaAn obsolete valved brasswind instrument inspired by the Ancient Roman cornu and tuba.scagliaA reddish variety of limestone.scandiascandium oxidescapula(anatomy) Either of the two large, flat, bones forming the back of the shoulder.scatomaSynonym of fecaloma.sceattaAlternative form of sceat.schisma(music) A very small interval equal to half a comma.scholiaplural of scholiumsciaenaAny of several nocturnal fish, of the genus Sciaena, from the Eastern Atlantic, Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea; a croaker.scienda(in the social and political philosophy of Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn) The sum of all the political, economic, technological, scientific, military, geographical, and psychological knowledge that a governing body must possess to allow it to reach logically, rationally, and morally sound conclusions.scobina(botany) The pedicle of the spikelets of grasses.scopulaA dense tuft of hair, as on the legs of certain insects.scotomaAn area of impaired or lost vision within a visual field otherwise in a good (or at least healthy) state.scrilla(slang, Bay Area, African-American Vernacular and Chicano) Moneyscybala(obsolete, medicine) a hardened mass of fecessebillaIn stonecutting, a wooden bowl used for holding the water used in sawing, etc.secretaThe products of secretion.sediliaplural of sedilesemichaAlternative form of semikhah.semiomaAlternative form of seminoma.senopiaThe apparent reversal of presbyopia in an elderly person, caused by swelling of the lens of the eye.senzala(historical) A slave camp in colonial Brazil.sephiraAlternative spelling of sefirah.sequalaMisspelling of sequela.sequelaThat which follows; a consequence, an effect.sequoiaSequoiadendron giganteum, a coniferous evergreen tree formerly in the genus Sequoia, now placed in Sequoiadendron.serendaAlternative spelling of sarinda.sericeaEllipsis of sericea lespedeza.seriemaEither of two species of bird in the family Cariamidae within the order Cariamiformes, endemic to South America.seringaA rubber tree (Hevea brasiliensis).serpulaAny of numerous species of tubicolous annelids of the genus Serpula and allied genera of the family Serpulidae that secrete a calcareous tube, usually irregularly contorted, but sometimes spirally coiled, with a wreath of plumelike and often bright-colored gills around its head, and usually an operculum to close the aperture of its tube when it retracts.serrula(zoology) A kind of tooth found in spiders.seryngaSweet mock orange (Philadelphus coronarius).sestina(poetry) A highly structured poem consisting of six six-line stanzas followed by a tercet or envoy, for a total of thirty-nine lines.sevrugastellate sturgeon (Acipenser stellatus).shabihaA state-sponsored militia of the Syrian government.shabiyaAlternative form of shabiyah.shahada(Islam, especially theosophy) The Islamic declaration of belief in the unity of God, the formal content of which is the kalima (a minimal Islamic creed); the first of the five pillars of Islam.shaikhaAlternative form of sheikha.shamataA calming, stabilizing Indian meditation.sharagaAlternative form of sharashka.shararaA pair of loose trousers worn (typically with a kameez and dupatta) by women in South Asia.sharifaThe wife of a sharif.shashiaAlternative form of shashiya.shashkaA kind of guardless, lightly-curved sabre used in Russia.shasquaAlternative spelling of shashka.shaurmaAlternative form of shawarma.shazadaAlternative form of shahzada.sheeshaAlternative spelling of shisha.shehitaAlternative form of shehitah.sheikhaA female sheikh.shemira(Judaism) The Jewish religious ritual of watching over the body of a deceased person from the time of death until burial.shicksaAlternative form of shiksa.shikara(India, nautical) A type of small wooden boatshikona(sumo) The wrestling name of a rikishi, normally derived from his heya, place of birth etc.shimadaA traditional type of formal hairstyle for unmarried women in Japan, whereby the hair is gathered together and fastened to the top of the head.shipovaA sweet edible fruit, a hybrid of the European pear (Pyrus communis) and the common whitebeam (Aria edulis, syn., Sorbus aria).shishyaIn Indian traditions: a disciple who receives spiritual knowledge from a guru.shmattaAlternative form of shmatte.shoarmaAlternative form of shawarma.shortia(botany) Any of the subshrubs and perennial herbs of the genus Shortia.shoulda(colloquial) Contraction of should + have.shwarmaAlternative form of shawarma.sicaria(rare) A female sicario; a hitwoman.signoraMrs; madam; title of address or respect for women in Italy.sikbaja(rare) Synonym of sikbaj.sikharaAlternative form of shikhara.silesiaSilesian textile made of flax or cotton.siliqua(botany) Alternative form of silique.silsilaLineage or genealogy, in Arab contexts.silvanaA Filipino dessert, a frozen cookie made from a layer of buttercream sandwiched between two cashew-meringue wafers coated with cookie crumbs.singadaSynonym of samosa.singara(India) A samosa.sinopiaA reddish-brown ochre-like pigment, derived from sinople, used in traditional oil painting and as the cartoon for frescos.sirachaAlternative form of sriracha.skandha(Buddhism) Any of the five attributes that constitute the sentient being; aggregateskimmiaAny of the genus Skimmia of evergreen shrubs and trees.skinemaPornographic cinema.skoufiaAlternative form of skufia.skrillaAlternative spelling of scrilla.slobodaA kind of settlement, village, or suburb in the history of Russia, Belarus and Ukraine.smetanaA form of soured cream or crème fraîche from Central and Eastern Europe.snowpeaAlternative spelling of snow pea.sokaiyaA form of racketeer in Japan who blackmails companies by threatening to publicly humiliate their management.solania(organic chemistry, archaic) solaninesolariaplural of solariumsolatiaplural of solatiumsomuchaSynonym of samosa.soncoyaA Central American tropical fruit related to the cherimoya, Annona purpureasopaipaSynonym of sopaipilla.sophoraAny of the genus Sophora of small trees and shrubs related to the pea.sorediaplural of sorediumsortitaThe air sung by any of the principal characters in an opera on entering.sosumba(rare) Alternative form of susumber.spadonaA wing feather from a juvenile ostrich.spakona(chiefly historical) A seeress, a prophetess, in Old Norse society.spatula(cooking) A kitchen utensil consisting of a flat surface attached to a long handle, used for turning, lifting, or stirring food.spectraplural of spectrumspiculaplural of spiculumspiloma(obsolete) birthmarkspinulaAlternative form of spinule.spiraeaAlternative form of spirea.spirulaAny mollusk of the cephalopod genus Spirula, of which Spirula spirula is the only extant species.squadra(in Italy) A Fascist military cadresquillaA dinner bell, (historical) a shrill little bell used to signal dinner for medieval monks.sraddhaAlternative form of shraddha.sramana(religion, inexact, sometimes proscribed) Synonym of samana (“Indian ascetic, particularly in Hindu and Jain contexts”).sravaka(Buddhism, Jainism) A holy disciple.stambha(Indology) A pillar or column.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.stemona(botany) Any plant in the genus Stemona (formerly known as Roxburghia)stheniastrength, vigour or vitalitystipula(botany) A stipule.stomataplural of stomastrattaAlternative form of strata (“layered casserole dish”).stremmaA Greek unit of land area, now equal to a decare (1,000 m²) but (historical) previously 10,000 square Greek feet.striataplural of striatumstriolaA curved ridge in the middle of the macula of a utriclesubareaA physical region that makes up part of an area.subcoxaThe proximal part of an arthropod coxa.subgena(zoology, anatomy) The subgenal area of an insect.subideaA secondary or subsidiary idea.subpena(Canada, US) Alternative spelling of subpoena.succubaA female demon or fiend; a succubus.succula(engineering) A bare axis or cylinder with staves or levers in it to turn it round, but without any drum.sudariaplural of sudariumsuferiaA type of cooking pot popular in East Africa.sufuria(East Africa, cooking) A deep metal cooking pot with a flat base and no handles.sultanaA pale yellow raisin made from a seedless grape.sumbalaA West African condiment prepared from crushed and fermented seeds (usually African locust beans or soybeans).summula(obsolete) A textbook; an educational book.sunyata(Buddhism, Jainism, Hinduism) Emptiness, the absence of an intrinsic essence or nature which is stable and separable from other things.supremaplural of supremumsushiyaA sushi restaurant.susumbaAlternative form of susumber.svaritaFalling accent, which usually follows the acute udātta, in Vedic Sanskrit.syconiaplural of syconiumsynnemaA large, erect reproductive structure in some fungi, bearing compact conidiophores that fuse together to form a strand with conidia at the end or on the edges.synocha(medicine, obsolete) synochus; continuous feversynoviaplural of synoviumsyringaAny of the several flowering plants of the genus Philadelphus, such as now in the Western United States Philadelphus lewisii.systemaA Russian martial art, first appearing in the 1990s, involving a wide variety of fighting styles, including hand-to-hand combat, grappling, knife-fighting and firearms (with the specific elements usually dictated by the individual school).