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sabrageThe usually ceremonial technique of opening a bottle, typically of champagne, by slicing off the bottle's neck with a sabre.saccadeThe act of checking a horse quickly with a single strong pull of the reins.saccateShaped like a pouch or sac.saccule(biology, anatomy) A small sac, pouch, or cyst.sackageAn act or instance of sacking, pillaging or looting.saclikeResembling or characteristic of a sac.sacrate(obsolete) To consecrate or dedicatesadcase(UK, Ireland, slang, derogatory) A pathetic, unfashionable or socially inept person.sadcore(music, uncommon) A form of alternative rock characterised by bleak lyrics, downbeat melodies and slow tempos.sadsomeCharacterised or marked by sadness.saffireObsolete form of sapphire.safrene(organic chemistry) A hydrocarbon obtained from sassafras.safrole(organic chemistry) A colourless to yellow liquid, a component of sassafras oil and brown camphor oil, with pesticidal properties.sagwire(obsolete) Synonym of sagueir (palm wine made from Arenga pinnata).sahlite(mineralogy, obsolete) Alternative form of salite.salable(chiefly US) Alternative spelling of saleable.salmine(organic chemistry) A protamine found in salmon.saltate(intransitive) To leap or dance.saltine(Canada, US) A thin, crisp, salted, customarily white-colored cracker; a soda cracker; a soda biscuit.saltire(heraldry) An ordinary (geometric design) in the shape of an X. It usually occupies the entire field in which it is placed.salugieAlternative form of salugi.salvageThe rescue of a ship, its crew and passengers or its cargo from a hazardous situation.sambuke(music) Alternative form of sambuca.sampireAlternative form of samphire.samshoeArchaic form of samshu.sanableCapable of being healed or cured; remediable.sanicleAny of several plants, of the genus Sanicula, having palmate compound leaves and small flowers arranged in umbels; the snakeroot.santiteA mineral containing potassium, boron, oxygen, and hydrogen.sapequeAlternative form of sapek (“Vietnamese coin”).saphireMisspelling of sapphire.saplikeResembling sap (the juice of plants).sappare(obsolete, mineralogy) kyanitesaprine(biochemistry) A ptomaine from the putrefying abdominal viscera.saprobe(biology) An organism that lives off of dead or decaying organic materialsarceleAlternative form of sarcelly, sarcelé (“(of a cross:) having its end terminate in forked tips which curl around; (of a cross:) voided and with the ends left open”).sarcinesarcin; hypoxanthinsarcode(homeopathy) A remedy made from healthy living tissue.sardine(figurative) Someone packed or crammed into a small space.sarmaleA Romanian sarma; a roll consisting of minced meat or another stuffing wrapped in cabbage leaves.sartage(agriculture) The clearing of woodland for agricultural purposes.sasaite(mineralogy) An orthorhombic white mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, iron, oxygen, phosphorus, and sulfur.satiate(transitive) To fill to satisfaction; to satisfy.saudadeA feeling of melancholy and wistful yearning for something that is absent, impossible or lost.sausageAn individual item of this food.sautrieObsolete form of psaltery.savableCapable of being saved.sawableCapable of being sawn, or cut with a saw.sawlikeResembling or characteristic of a saw (cutting tool).sayableCapable of being pronounced or uttered; articulable.sayrite(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing hydrogen, lead, oxygen, and uranium.scabbleTo roughly dress stone.scaddle(UK, dialectal or obsolete) Wild, mischievous, thievish.scaffie(UK, dialect, dated) A dustman or street sweeper.scalade(military, obsolete) An escalade.scalene(trigonometry) Having sides all unequal in length.scaline(trigonometry) Archaic form of scalene.scallieAlternative form of scally.scamble(intransitive) To move awkwardly; to be shuffling, irregular, or unsteady; to sprawl; to shamble.scammeeOne who has been scammed.scantle(intransitive) To be deficient; to fail.scapose(botany) Having the floral axis more or less erect but with only a few leaves or devoid of leaves; consisting of a scape.scapple(transitive) To work roughly, or shape without finishing, as stone before leaving the quarry.scarfie(New Zealand, slang) A university student, especially one from the University of Otago.scarineAny fish of the subfamily ScarinaescatoleAlternative form of skatole.scaurie(Shetland) The young of any gull.scavageTo act as a scavenger, to scavenge.sceduleObsolete form of schedule.sceinceMisspelling of science.sceptreAn ornamental staff held by a ruling monarch as a symbol of power.schanzeAlternative form of schantze.schappe(transitive) To use a process of fermentation to remove sericin from silk.schemie(Scotland, derogatory) Alternative form of schemey.schmateAlternative form of shmatte.schoeneAlternative form of schene.schooleObsolete form of school.scianceObsolete spelling of scion.scienceSpecifically the natural sciences.scleraeplural of sclerascoldeeOne who receives a scolding.scoliteA fossil worm or its trace.scoodie(rare) A hooded scarf, a hood with an attached scarf.scopate(entomology) Having a scopa (tuft of hairs on the surface)scopineA tropane alkaloid found in a variety of plants including Scopolia species.scoriaeplural of scoriascornee(nonce word, rare) One who is scorned.scotale(UK, historical) An enforced bout of drinking, in which a lord, forester, sheriff, or beadle required all men, on pain of punishment, to purchase or contribute to a gathering for drinking.scourge(weaponry, chiefly historical) A whip, often made of leather and having multiple tails; a lash.scourie(Scotland) A young gull.scourseObsolete form of scorse.scrapieA degenerative prion disease of sheep and goats that attacks the central nervous system.screeve(grammar) In Georgian grammar, a combination of tense, aspect and mood.screwee(colloquial) One who is screwed over.scrieveThe design plan for building a ship.scringe(dialect, UK and US) The act or sound of scratching or scraping.scroogeA miserly person; a person with an excessive dislike of spending money or other resources.scrouge(UK, dialect and US, colloquial, transitive) To crowd; to squeeze.scroyle(obsolete) A mean person; a wretch.scrudgeAlternative form of scrouge (“to crowd; squeeze”).scrunge(music, slang, derogatory) An inauthentic form of grunge music.scruple(pharmacy) A weight of ¹⁄₂₈₈ of a pound, that is, twenty grains or one third of a dram, about 1.3 grams (symbol: ℈).scuddle(intransitive) To run hastily; to hurry; to scuttle.scuffleA rough, disorderly fight or struggle at close quarters.scumbleAn opaque kind of glaze (layer of paint).scuppieA socially-conscious yuppie.scutage(historical) A tax, paid in lieu of military service, that was a significant source of revenue in England in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries.scutateShaped like a shield or buckler.scuttleA container like an open bucket (usually to hold and carry coal).scyenceObsolete spelling of scion.scytale(historical) A cylinder with a strip of parchment wound around it on which a message is written, used for cryptography by the ancient Spartans.sdeigneAlternative form of sdeign.seabaseA collection of support and supply ships supporting operations elsewhere, that can function as a floating barracks, hospital and base.seacaveA cave that is in or under the sea.seafareTo travel or voyage by seaseakaleAlternative spelling of sea kale.sealaneAlternative spelling of sea lane.sealiceplural of sealousesealifeorganisms (especially fish) that live in the sea.sealikeResembling or characteristic of a sea.sealineThe coastline, seaboard.sealoreKnowledge, teaching, science, or study of the sea.seamare(rare, nonstandard) A female sea horse.seameweObsolete form of seamew.seamiceplural of seamouseseasideAt or related to a seaside.seasureObsolete form of seizure.seawareA kind of kelp; sea girdles.seawifeSynonym of wrasse.seawiseExperienced in marine navigation.seazureObsolete form of seizure.seclude(transitive, chiefly reflexive) To shut off or keep apart, as from company, society, etc.; withdraw (oneself) from society or into solitude.seconde(fencing) The second defensive position, with the sword hand held at waist height, with the hand held in a prone position and the tip of the sword below the level of the guard.secrete(transitive, figurative) To exude or yield.sectileCapable of being cut.sective(obsolete) sectile; capable of being cut.seduceeOne who is seduced.seeableAble to be seen; visible.seelite(mineralogy) A mineral containing magnesium, uranium, oxygen, arsenic and hydrogen, found in Germany, France and Iran.seepageWater that has seeped or oozed through a porous soil.seisureObsolete form of seizure.seizureThe act of taking possession, as by force or right of law.seldomeObsolete spelling of seldom.selvageAny edge of fabric finished so as to prevent raveling.semitaeplural of semitasenaite(mineralogy) A trigonal-rhombohedral black mineral containing iron, lead, manganese, oxygen, and titanium.senesceTo grow older; to reach maturity.sensatePerceived by one or more of the senses.sensile(archaic) Capable of affecting the senses.sensive(obsolete) Having sense or sensibility; sensitive or sensory.sentine(obsolete) A place for dregs and dirt; a sink; a sewer.sepiole(obsolete) A bobtail squid of the genus SepiolasepooseAlternative form of sea puss.sepraseA fibroblast activation protein.septage(Canada, US) The partially treated waste stored in a septic tank.septane(chemistry) Obsolete form of heptane.septateOf, pertaining to, or divided by a septum.septide(organic chemistry) The peptide 5-oxo-L-prolyl-L-phenylalanyl-L-phenylalanyl-L-prolyl-L-leucyl-L-methioninamideseptile(statistics) Any of the quantiles that divide an ordered sample population into seven equally numerous subsets.septime(fencing) The seventh defensive position, with the sword hand held at waist height, and the tip of the sword at knee level.septole(music) septimoleseriate(transitive) To arrange in serial order.serpineAlternative form of serpin.serrateHaving tooth-like projections on one side, as in a saw.seruiceObsolete spelling of service.servage(obsolete) Servitude, bondage.serviceAn act of being of assistance to someone.servileExcessively eager to please; obsequious.sessile(zoology) Permanently attached to a substrate; not free to move about.sestine(poetry) A sextain.sestole(music) A sextolet.setlikeResembling or characteristic of a theatrical set.setlineSynonym of trotline.setmineAlternative spelling of set mine.setulaeplural of setulasetwise(mathematics) In terms of a set or sets.seveareObsolete spelling of severe.sevicheAlternative spelling of ceviche.sewableCapable of being sewed.sexableSexually attractive, worthy of having sex with.sexcite(transitive) To excite sexually.sexlikeResembling sex or some aspect of it.sexloreKnowledge, science, study, or history of sex.sextapeAlternative form of sex tape.sextate(rare) Reduce by one sixth.sextile(astronomy, astrology) Of or denoting the aspect or position of any two celestial bodies separated by 60°.sextine(poetry) Alternative form of sextain.sextole(music) A sextolet.sexuale(zoology) A bisexual aphid.sexuate(biology) Having distinct male and female formssexwiseIn terms of sex; sexually.seysureObsolete form of seizure.shabble(archaic, Scotland) A kind of bent sword or hanger (weapon).shackleA restraint fitted over a human or animal appendage, such as an ankle, finger, or wrist, normally used in a pair joined by a chain.shadineA fish, the menhaden or American sardine.shadoweObsolete spelling of shadow.shaffle(obsolete, UK, dialect) To hobble or limp; to shuffle.shaftie(cycling, informal) Alternative form of shafty.shambleTo walk while shuffling or dragging the feet.shangie(Scotland) A shackle.sharpie(colloquial) An alert person.shawneeVirginia waterleaf (Hydrophyllum virginianum)sheathe(transitive) To put (something such as a knife or sword) into a sheath.sheenieAlternative form of sheeny.sheeple(slang, derogatory) People who are perceived as conforming unquestioningly to authority or mainstream beliefs.shekereAlternative spelling of sekere.sheleleMisspelling of shillelagh.shelfie(social media, slang) A photograph of a bookshelf/bookcase taken by its owner and shared on social media.shellie(informal) A small or miniature shell.sheltieAlternative letter-case form of Sheltie.shemale(proscribed, offensive, derogatory, especially in pornography) A male-to-female transsexual or transgender person; a trans woman.shibire(genetics) A gene found in Drosophila, its homolog of the dynamin gene.shifteeOne who is relocated or evacuated.shiggle(Wales) To shake, jiggle.shingleA rectangular piece of steel obtained by means of a shingling process involving hammering of puddled steel.shitakeAlternative spelling of shiitake.shittle(obsolete) Unsettled; uneasy; disturbed.shizzle(euphemistic) Shit.shmatte(Yinglish) A rag.shmoose(biology) A microprotein involved in engergy metabolism in the brain, possibly linked to Alzheimer's disease.shmoozeAlternative spelling of schmooze.shockeeOne who is shocked.shockie(Australia, New Zealand, automotive, slang) A shock absorber.shoefie(photography, slang, neologism) A photograph that one takes of one's own shoes while one is wearing them.shoggle(obsolete, Scotland, Northern England, dialect) Alternative form of shoogle (“shake, rock rapidly”).sholtieAlternative form of Sheltie.shoobie(slang, Mid-Atlantic US, southern New Jersey) A visitor to a coastal area who looks or acts out of place; especially an awkward or annoying tourist.shoogle(transitive, Scotland, Northern England) To shake or rock rapidly.shooteeOne who is shot; the victim of a shooting.shootieA kind of shoe with a high ankle resembling that of a boot.shoppie(informal) A shopkeeper.shorageThe right to use a shore, for example to land goods.shorkieA dog that is a cross between a Shih Tzu and Yorkie.shortie(informal) Something or someone that is shorter than normal.shottie(Australia, UK, slang) A shotgun.shouldeObsolete spelling of should.shouteeOne who is shouted at.shrewdeObsolete spelling of shrewd.shrieveObsolete form of sheriff.shrinkeObsolete spelling of shrink.shrithe(intransitive, poetic) To move; to proceed; to creep, roam, wander.shtcheeAlternative form of shchi.shtetleAlternative form of shtetl.shtikleAlternative form of schtickle.shuckle(Judaism) To sway back and forth during Jewish prayer.shuffleThe act of mixing cards or mah-jong tiles so as to randomize them.shuftieAlternative spelling of shufti.shuggle(transitive and intransitive) Alternative form of shoogle.shushee(rare) A person who is shushed.shuteyeAlternative spelling of shut-eye.shuttle(weaving) A tool used to carry the woof back and forth between the warp threads on a loom.shystieAlternative form of shiesty.sialate(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of sialic acid.sialome(biochemistry) All the proteins expressed in the salivary glands of bloodsucking arthropodssiccate(transitive, obsolete) To dry.sieniteAlternative form of syenite.siftageThe process of sifting.sigfile(Internet) A text file containing a sig (e-mail or newsgroup signature).sigmateShaped like the Greek letter sigma.signage(uncountable) Signs, particularly those imparting commercial, directional, or road traffic information, taken collectively.signate(zoology) Having definite colour markings; bearing spots resembling letters.signoreA courtesy title for Italian men.sileageAlternative form of silage.silenceThe absence of any sound.silicle(botany) A short silique, such as the seed capsule (fruit) of shepherd's purse.silique(botany) A long dry fruit (seed capsule), length more than twice the width, typical to cruciferous plants and consisting of two fused carpels that separate when ripe.sillage(perfumery) The trail of scent left behind by one who wears perfume.silvateAlternative form of sylvate.simagre(obsolete) A grimace.simarreAlternative spelling of simar.simcade(video games) A game with the simple, intuitive controls of an arcade game but also having some of the technical accuracy of a simulation.sincereGenuine; meaning what one says or does; heartfelt.sinkageAn amount of material involved in a sinking.sinlikeResembling or characteristic of a sin.sinoite(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-pyramidal mineral containing nitrogen, oxygen, and silicon.sinople(mineralogy) Ferruginous quartz of a blood-red or brownish red colour, sometimes with a tinge of yellow, used to make the pigment sinopia.sinuateTo advance in wavy or curvy manner, to bend, to curve, to wind in and outsirnameArchaic spelling of surname.sitsomeTending to, apt to, prone to, or desirous to be seated or sitting; sedentary; stationary.sittine(zoology, dated) Of or relating to the family Sittidae, or nuthatches.situate(transitive) To place on or into a physical location.sixsomeA group of six persons or things.skaapie(South Africa, slang, derogatory) softie; weakling; pussyskacore(music) A genre that blends ska music with hardcore punk.skaffie(nautical) A small Scottish fishing boat that was used in the Moray Firth regionskatole(organic chemistry) A mildly toxic white crystalline organic compound of the indole family, occurring naturally in faeces and coal tar,C₉H₉N.skeduleNonstandard spelling of schedule.skettle(Caribbean, Jamaica, derogatory, slang) A promiscuous woman.skiableAble to be skied on; having conditions amenable to skiing.skibikeAn analogue to a bicycle for downhill skiing, which has a frame similar to a bicycle's and with wheels replaced by skis, which may or may not include a seat, and may or may not include pegs in place of pedals (without pegs, one would stand on the rear ski).skiddie(Internet slang) A script kiddie.skiffleA type of folk music, with jazz and blues influences, using homemade or improvised instruments.skijoreAlternative form of skijor.skilikeResembling or characteristic of skis or skiing.skinnie(slang, derogatory, ethnic slur, uncommon, usually in the plural) Someone of Somali descent.skippleAlternative form of schepel.skirlieA Scottish dish of oatmeal fried with fat, onions, stock, and seasonings.skittleOne of the wooden targets used in skittles.skivvieAlternative form of skivvy.skollie(slang, South Africa) A hoodlum, a petty criminal.skringeAlternative form of scringe.skullie(furry fandom, informal, endearing) A skulldog.skuttleArchaic form of scuttle.skybike(science fiction) A bicycle capable of levitation.skyblueAlternative form of sky blue.skydiveAn instance of skydiving.skydome(video games, computer graphics) A sphere or hemisphere with a texture on its inner face, used to simulate the sky or similar backdrop around a three-dimensional playfield.skylikeResembling the sky or some aspect of it.skylineThe line that seems to be the boundary of the sky and the ground; the horizon.skyriseA very tall building; a high-rise.skytaleAlternative form of scytale.skytimeThe time when a vehicle such as an airplane is in flight.skywave(radio) An electromagnetic wave refracted back to the Earth by the ionosphere.slandreObsolete spelling of slander.slappeeOne who is slapped.slashie(informal) A person who has multiple professional pursuits or job titles simultaneously.slayage(slang) slaughtersledgie(informal) A sledging biscuit.slipageDated spelling of slippage.sloogieAlternative form of salugi.slounge(UK, archaic, intransitive) To move in a slouching manner.slowrie(chiefly Isle of Man, also Scotland and Ireland) A chain or hook used for hanging a pot while cooking.slumbreObsolete spelling of slumber.slurpeeAlternative letter-case form of Slurpee.slusheeAlternative form of slushie (“flavoured frozen drink made with ice crystals”).slushie(US, Canada) A flavored frozen drink made with ice crystals.smackeeOne who is smacked.smallie(fishing, informal) A smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu).smartieAlternative spelling of smarty.smashie(slang, Australia) Any type of alcoholic drink, especially a beer, ordered with the intention of becoming heavily intoxicated.smittle(obsolete, UK, transitive) To infect.smoakieObsolete spelling of smoky.smombie(slang) A walking person using a cellphone who is oblivious to the world around them.smoodgeTo act in an ingratiating manner; to fawn.smoothe(now less common and sometimes proscribed) Alternative form of smooth.smuggle(transitive, intransitive) To import or export, illicitly or by stealth, without paying lawful customs charges or dutiessnackie(informal) Diminutive of snack.snackle(Lancashire) A little snack; tiny tidbits of foodsnaffle(figuratively) Decorative wear that looks like a snaffle.snaggleA knotted or intertwined mass, a tangle.snarfle(slang, intransitive) To make the noise of an animal (such as a pig) eating.sneezle(intransitive) To sneeze continuously or multiple times.snickle(dialect) Suppressed or sly laughter; snigger.sniffle(intransitive) To make a whimpering or sniffing sound when breathing, because of a runny nose.sniggle(intransitive) To chortle or chuckle; snicker.snirtle(intransitive) To sniggersnoggle(informal) To kiss.snoozle(British, rare) To nuzzle affectionately.snortle(slang) To give a hearty laugh that is punctuated by a snort on the inhale.snottieAlternative form of snotty (“type of jellyfish”).snozzle(aviation, firefighting) A reinforced firefighting nozzle used to pierce the exterior skin of an aircraft and spray water or firefighting foam inside the aircraft to help extinguish a fire.snubbeeOne who is subjected to a snub.snuffee(rare) The participant in a snuff film who is killed.snuffle(intransitive) To sniff or smell with the nose loudly and audibly.snuggie(US, slang) A wedgie.snuggleAn affectionate hug.snuzzle(transitive, intransitive) To touch cozily and comfortably; to nestle, to snuggle.soakageThe act of soaking.soccageAlternative spelling of socage.sociate(obsolete) To associate.sociomeA sociological biomesockeyeA small salmon with red flesh, Oncorhynchus nerka, found in the coastal waters of the northern Pacific.sofiite(mineralogy) A mineral containing zinc, selenium, oxygen and chlorine, found in Costa Rica and Russia.soigneeShowing elegance and sophistication.soilageForage cut and fed to animals while still fresh.soilureMaking or becoming dirty; soiling, staining.solfegeAlternative spelling of solfège.solrise(rare, science fiction) The time of day when Sol, the sun in the Solar System, appears to rise over a planet's horizon.soluble(chemistry) Able to be dissolved.solvate(chemistry) A complex formed by the attachment of solvent molecules to that of a solutesomeoneOne or some person of unspecified or indefinite identity.sommage(obsolete) pack animals.sonance(dated) A sound; a tune.sondage(archaeology) A small test excavation or test pit to examine the stratigraphy of a site; a deeper investigation of a small part of a larger trench.sonlikeResembling a son.soondaeA Korean dish made of the boiled or steamed intestines of a cow or pig, stuffed with various ingredients.soorkee(India) Brick dust used in making mortar.sorance(obsolete) soreness; painsorbate(chemistry) Any salt or ester of sorbic acid.sorbile(obsolete) Fit to be drunk or sipped.sorbite(obsolete) Pearlite.sorbose(biochemistry) The ketohexose (3S,4R,5S)-1,3,4,5,6-pentahydroxyhexan-2-one used in the production of ascorbic acidsordine(music) A mute for musical instruments.soreage(obsolete) The time between a hawk's being taken from the eyrie and first mewing or moulting its feathers.soroche(obsolete) altitude sickness, mountain sicknesssorrage(obsolete) The blades of green corn, wheat or barley.sorroweObsolete spelling of sorrow.sortase(biochemistry) Any of a group of prokaryotic enzymes that form pili through cleavage and isopeptide bonding of precursorssosatie(South Africa) A kebab. Curried meat on a skewer, cooked over an open flame or on the braai. Usually not made of pork.sotelteObsolete spelling of subtlety.soubiseA béchamel-based sauce containing strained or puréed onions.souffle(medicine) A murmuring or blowing sound.soundieA short musical film of the 1940s, a precursor to the music video.soutage(obsolete) That in which anything is packed; bagging, as for hops.soutaneA long gown with sleeves and buttons at the front, particularly when worn by Roman Catholic clerics.southie(India, slang, sometimes offensive) Somebody from South India; a Dravidian language speaker.sowableCapable of being sowed.sowbaneRed goosefoot A plant, the (Oxybasis rubra, syn. Chenopodium rubrum).sowlikeResembling or characteristic of a sow, or female pig.soycakesoybean residue after the oil has been extracted, used to feed livestock etc.soyface(Internet slang) To make a soy face.soysageA vegetarian or vegan sausage made with soy instead of meat.spackleA plastic paste meant for filling cracks and holes in plaster.spaddle(obsolete) A little spade.spadoneAlternative form of spadona.spalikeResembling a spa.spangleA small, flat piece of sparkling metallic or metal-like material with a hole which is sewn on to a garment, etc., for decoration; a sequin.spankeeThe receiver or victim of a spankingsparble(transitive, obsolete, rare) to scatter, dispersesparkieAlternative form of sparky.sparkleA little spark; a scintillation.spartheAlternative form of sparth (“battle-axe”).spathaeplural of spathaspatuleA spatulate formation.spatzleAlternative spelling of spaetzle.speakie(dated) A talkie; a film with sound.speckie(Australia, Australian rules football, informal) Synonym of spectacular mark.speckleA small spot or speck on the skin, plumage or foliage.spectreBritish standard spelling of specter.speecheObsolete spelling of speech.sperageObsolete form of asparagus.sperate(archaic) hoped forspettle(obsolete) Spittle.spewage(informal) The act of spewing, or material that is spewed out.sphaereObsolete spelling of sphere.spheareObsolete form of sphere.spicate(botany) Having the form of a spike, or ear; arranged in a spike or spikes.spickleAlternative form of spicule.spicose(botany) Having spikes or ears like those of corn.spiculeA sharp, needle-like piece.spiedie(US) A submarine sandwich local to Greater Binghamton in the Southern Tier of New York State, containing grilled marinated cubes of meat.spilite(geology) a very fine-grained igneous rock, resembling an altered basalt, containing feldspar together with chlorite, calcite, and epidote etc.spinageObsolete spelling of spinach.spinateBearing a spine; spiniform.spindleA rod which turns, or on which something turns.spinode(geometry) A cusp.spinoseHaving a spine, or spinesspinuleA minute spine or thorn.spireme(biochemistry, cytology, dated) The tangled mass of strands of chromatin seen in the early stages of mitosis, originally believed to be a single continuous strand (or two in a diploid cell, etc.)spirene(organic chemistry) An unsaturated spiran containing at least one double bond in one of the ringsspirtleAlternative spelling of spurtle.spittleSpit, usually frothy and of a milky coloration.spizine(zoology) Relative to the Spizinae, an obsolete suborder of birds within the order Passeriformes (songbirds) that bear features characteristic of finches and similar small birds with a short conical bill, in use until the turn of the XIXᵗʰ century.splodge(informal) An irregular-shaped splash, smear, or patch.splunge(obsolete) To plunge.splurge(ambitransitive) To (cause to) gush; to flow or move in a rush.spoffle(intransitive) To fuss or bustle.spoggieAlternative form of spoggy.spoileeA person or thing that is spoiled.spondee(poetry) A word or metrical foot of two syllables, either both long or both stressed.sponseeOne who is sponsored.spoodleA utensil midway between a spoon and a ladle, typically used for covering a pizza base with sauce.spoolie(cosmetics, informal) A spool brush.spoonieA northern shoveler (Spatula clypeata, formerly Anas clypeata).sporfle(Internet slang) Expressing amusement, as though one had spat out one's drink while reading something amusing.spottie(Australia, informal) A spotlight, especially when used for hunting at night.spottleTo spot or speckle; to mottle.spreddeObsolete form of spread.spreite(geology) A sedimentary lamina caused by animal behaviour.sprelve(astronomy, meteorology) An upper atmospheric optical phenomena associated with thunderstorms, in which an elve is immediately followed by a sprite.springe(transitive) To catch in a springe; to ensnare.spuckie(US, especially Boston) Synonym of submarine sandwich.spuddleTo loosen and dig up stubble and weeds left after a harvest with a broadshare or similar device.spuggie(Geordie) Alternative spelling of spuggy.spulyieObsolete form of spulzie.spulzie(Scotland, obsolete) plunder; bootyspumoneAlternative form of spumoni.spumoseAlternative form of spumous.spuriae(rare) The alae spuriae, or bastard wings.spurlgeMisspelling of splurge.spurtleEither of two Scottish kitchen implements made of wood: a flat one for turning oatcakes, or a stick for stirring porridge.spycoreA fashion and design aesthetic inspired by Cold War spy movies, especially James Bond.spyhole(UK) Synonym of peephole.spylikeResembling or characteristic of a spy.spynaceObsolete form of pinnace.spyware(Internet) Programs that surreptitiously monitor and report the actions of a computer user.squamaeplural of squamasqueege(informal, dated) To squeeze.squeeze(transitive) To apply pressure to from two or more sides at once.squidge(informal) To squash, most often between one's fingers.squieseObsolete form of squeeze.squoyle(obsolete) A stick, loaded at one end with an iron weight, used by poachersstabbeeone who is stabbedstabileabstract sculpture or structure of wire, sheet metal, etc.stackie(nautical) A barge used to transport hay or straw on its deckstaddleThe lower part or supporting frame of a stack, a stack-stand.staithe(UK, obsolete) A riverbankstalkeeOne who is stalked; the victim of a stalker.stampee(historical) A foreign coin that is overstamped to produce a local currency, formerly used in the Caribbean.standeeSomebody who is forced to stand up, for example, on a crowded bus.stanene(inorganic chemistry) a two-dimensional layer of tin one-atom thick, which is a topological insulator (conducting electricity only along its edges).staninea method of scaling test scores on a nine-point standard scale with a mean of five and a standard deviation of twostankieSynonym of moorhen (“water bird”).stanone(organic chemistry) Any steroid ketone related to a stanolstarnie(Scotland) A small star.startle(intransitive) To move suddenly, or be excited, on feeling alarm; to start.staticePlants of the genus Limonium having spikes of white or mauve flowers.statine(organic chemistry) An unusual amino acid 4-amino-3-hydroxy-6-methylheptanoic acid that is a component of pepstatin; any of several derivatives of this compoundstatite(space flight) A hypothetical type of artificial satellite that uses light sails to maneuver, able to hold station, by balancing propulsive pressure with gravitational pull.stative(grammar) Of a verb: asserting, generally intransitively, that a subject has a particular property or status.statureA person or animal's natural height when standing upright.statuteA written law or ordinance passed by a legislative body.steamie(Scotland) A public area for washing clothes.steddleAlternative form of staddle.steelie(US) A zinc-coated steel one-cent (penny) coin, produced during World War II because of copper shortages.steepieObsolete form of steepy.steepleA tall tower, often on a church, normally topped with a spire.steinieA 330 ml bottle in which beer is packaged for sale.steleneResembling, or used as, a stela; columnar.stemple(mining) Alternative form of stempel.sterane(organic chemistry) A tetracyclic hydrocarbon related to the steroidssterile(not comparable) Unable to reproduce (or procreate).stfzine(dated, fandom slang) A science fiction magazine.stibane(chemistry) stibine, SbH₃stibine(mineralogy) stibnite.stiboleA theoretical heterocyclic organic compound, a five-membered ring with the formula C₄H₄SbH.stickieAlternative form of sticky.stickleA sharp point; prickle; a spinestiffieAlternative form of stiffy.stiffleMisspelling of stifle.stipple(painting) The use of small dots that give the appearance of shading; the dots thus used.stipule(botany) A basal appendage of a typical leaf of a flowering plant, usually appearing paired beside the petiole although sometimes absent or highly modified.stishieAlternative spelling of stushie.stoagie(slang) Alternative form of stogie (“a cigar”).stomate(archaic) stomastompie(South Africa) A cigarette butt.stookie(Scotland) plaster of Parisstoolie(slang) A stool pigeon.stoppie(cycling, motorcycling) An endo.stoppleA plug; a stopper.storage(uncountable) The act of storing goods; the state of being stored.stormieObsolete spelling of stormy.stottie(Geordie) A round flat loaf of bread, traditionally pan-fried rather than oven-baked.stowageThe act or practice of stowing.strangeNot normal; odd, unusual, surprising, out of the ordinary, often with a negative connotation.strawneObsolete spelling of strawen.streakeObsolete spelling of streak.streameObsolete spelling of stream.streeteObsolete spelling of street.stresseObsolete form of stress.striate(transitive) To mark something with striations.strikeeThe recipient of a strike, especially a physical blow; one who has been struck.stroakeObsolete spelling of stroke.strokee(medicine) Someone who has suffered brain damage due to a stroke.strookeObsolete form of struck.strophe(prosody) A turn in verse, as from one metrical foot to another, or from one side of a chorus to the other.stubbie(Australia, New Zealand) A small beer bottle with a distinctive squat shape; a stubby.stubble(countable and uncountable) Short, coarse hair, especially on a man’s face.stuckle(UK, obsolete) A number of sheaves set together in the field; a stook.studdle(mining) A prop supporting a platform in a mine.stuffie(New England) A stuffed clam, typically quahog.stukkie(South Africa, slang) girlfriendstumbleA fall, trip or substantial misstep.stumpieA Manx cat with a short stump of a tail.stupose(botany) Composed of, or having, tufted or matted filaments like towstushie(Scotland) A commotion.stylateLike a style; styliform.stylikeResembling a sty.styliseNon-Oxford British English standard spelling of stylize.stylite(Christianity, historical) A Christian ascetic in ancient times who lived alone on top of a tall pillar.stylize(transitive) To represent (someone or something) in a particular style.styrene(chemistry) An aromatic hydrocarbon; a colourless, oily liquid, used in the manufacture of polymers such as polystyrene.styrone(chemistry) A substance with a hyacinth-like odour, obtained by decomposition of styracin; cinnamic styryl alcohol.suanite(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic magnesium borate mineral with chemical formula Mg₂B₂O₅.suasive(archaic or eye dialect) Having power to persuade; persuasive.subbase(architecture) The lowest projecting part of a baseboard, a pedestal or a similar construct.subcaseA subdivision of a case.subcodeA code making up part of a larger code.subcone(mathematics) A subdivision of a conesubcube(mathematics) A portion of a cube.subduceTo withdraw; to take away.subface(geometry) Part of a facesubfileA file organised within another file.subgame(game theory) A subset of a game that can be considered a game in its own right.subgene(genetics) A subset of a genesublate(transitive, logic) To negate, deny or contradict.sublimeSynonym of sublimate.subline(biology) A subset of a line (of cells in a strain)submazeA maze forming part of a larger maze.subnameA secondary or subsidiary name.subnode(computing theory) A node within another node of a network or element in a data structure.subpage(Internet) A web page that is subordinate to another.subrace(taxonomy) A secondary or subsidiary race.subroleA secondary or subsidiary role.subruleA narrow rule which defines the specific meaning of a broader rulesubsaleA sale forming part of a larger sale.subside(intransitive) To sink or fall to the bottom; to settle, as lees.subsite(computing, Internet) A website that is subordinate to another website and hosted in its entirety under that site's domain name.subsume(transitive) To place (any one cognition) under another as belonging to it; to include or contain something else.subtileArchaic spelling of subtle.subtoneA secondary or lesser tone (in sound or colour).subtree(mathematics, computer science, graph theory) A tree wholly contained in another.subtrie(computer science) A trie data structure making up part of a larger trie.subtuneA tune that makes up part of a larger musical work or collection of tunes.subtypeA group of specific things within a larger, more general group.subvene(intransitive) To arrive or happen so as to help or support.subvoteA secondary or subordinate vote.subzoneA zone making up part of a larger zone.succadeCandied citrus peel (or, less commonly, other preserves).succame(rare, nonstandard, chiefly Canada, US dialect) simple past of succumbsuccedeObsolete spelling of succeed.succise(botany) Appearing as if a part were cut off at the extremity.succose(biology) Full of juice or sap.suckage(slang) The quality of something that sucks; inferiority; badness.sucrase(biochemistry) Any of a number of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of sucrose to fructose and glucose or to their respective homopolysaccharidessucrate(chemistry) A compound of sucrose (or some related carbohydrate) with a base.sucrose(biochemistry) A disaccharide with formula C₁₂H₂₂O₁₁, consisting of two simple sugars, glucose and fructose; normal culinary sugar.sudoite(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic white mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, oxygen, and silicon.sueableAble or liable to be sued (made subject to a legal action).suevite(geology) A yellow-grey rock found in impact craters caused by meteoritessuffeteOne of the chief magistrates who ruled ancient Carthage.suffice(intransitive) To be enough or sufficient; to meet the need (of anything); to be adequate; to be good enough.sufflue(heraldry) A clarion-like charge on a coat of arms.suffuse(transitive) To spread through or over (something), especially as a liquid, colour or light; to bathe.suggane(Isle of Man) straw ropesuicide(uncountable) The act of intentionally killing oneself.suimate(chess) Synonym of selfmate.sulcateHaving deep, narrow sulci, grooves or furrows.sulfane(inorganic chemistry, uncountable) hydrogen sulfide (IUPAC name)sulfate(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of sulfuric acid.sulfene(chemistry) Any S-dioxide of a thioaldehyde or thioketone; R₂SO₂.sulfide(American spelling, chemistry) Any compound of sulfur and a metal or other electropositive element or group.sulfine(organic chemistry) Any S-oxide of a thioaldehyde or thioketone R₂C=S=Osulfite(American spelling, inorganic chemistry) Any salt of sulfurous acid.sulfone(organic chemistry) Any of a class of organic compounds that have a sulfonyl functional group attached to two carbon atoms; drugs of this structure have been used to treat leprosy.sullageThe liquid discharges from kitchens, washbasins, toilets etc; sewage.sultine(chemistry) Any cyclic ester of a hydroxy sulfinic acid.sultone(chemistry) any cyclic ester of a hydroxy sulfonic acid; analogous to a lactonesultrieObsolete spelling of sultry.summateTo sum, add up; perform a summation.sumtree(mathematics) A tree in which the value of a node is equal to the sum of its subnodessunbakeTo bake in the sun.suncareThe branch of skincare dealing with protection against the effects of sunlight.sundrieObsolete spelling of sundry.sunlineAlternative form of sun line.sunnizeAlternative letter-case form of Sunnize.sunriseThe time of day when the sun appears above the eastern horizon.sunwise(nonstandard) Clockwise.suppage(obsolete) What may be supped; pottage.suppose(transitive, intransitive) To take for granted; to conclude, with less than absolute supporting data; to believe.suppute(obsolete) To calculate; to compute; to reckon; to supputate.supremeDominant, having power over all others.supriseMisspelling of surprise.surance(obsolete) assurance; guaranteesurbase(architecture) the uppermost part of the moulding of a baseboard, a pedestal or a similar constructsurbate(obsolete) To bruise, hurt (the feet, hooves etc.) from walking.surfaceThe overside or upside of a flat object such as a table, or of a liquid.surfome(biochemistry) All the surface proteins of an organismsurmiseThought, imagination, or conjecture, which may be based upon feeble or scanty evidence; suspicion; guess.surname(Classical studies) The cognomen of Roman names.sursize(obsolete) A penalty in feudal times for non-payment of castle-guard rent on the appointed day.survene(archaic, transitive) To supervene upon; to come as an addition to.survive(intransitive) Of a person, to continue to live; to remain alive.suspire(literary or archaic) To breathe, especially to exhalesuzetteAlternative letter-case form of Suzette (“crêpe Suzette”).svabite(mineralogy) A hexagonal-dipyramidal mineral containing arsenic, calcium, fluorine, and oxygen.swabbieAlternative spelling of swabby.swaddleTo bind (a baby) with long narrow strips of cloth.swaggie(Australia, New Zealand, colloquial) A swagman.swallieAlternative form of swallyswankie(Scotland) An active and clever young fellow.swattle(British, Northern dialect) To splutter; to guzzle.swazzleA device to change the voice to make it more raspy, used in Punch and Judy performancessweatee(historical) A subcontractor doing piece work in the tailoring trade.sweetie(often as a term of address) A person who is much loved.swiftie(informal) Someone or something that moves, acts or thinks fast.swiggle(rare) to wriggle, wiggle or squirmswimmie(nautical) A barge with a square overhanging bow.swindgeAlternative spelling of swinge.swindle(transitive) To defraud.swingle(textiles) An implement used to separate the fibres of flax by beating them; a scutch.swippleThe part of a flail that is free to swing, and which strikes the grain in threshing.swirlieA mode of school bullying involving holding a person upside down over a toilet bowl, submerging their head, then flushing water.swizzleAny of various kinds of alcoholic drink.swordie(colloquial) A swordfish.swozzleAlternative form of swazzle.sydnone(organic chemistry) Any of a class of 1,2,3-oxadiazoles having an oxygen atom attached to the 5 position; they are mesoionicsyenite(geology, obsolete) Granite.syllabeObsolete form of syllable.syllogeA collection or compendium, especially of coins or antiquarian objects.sylvate(archaic, chemistry) abietate (salt or ester of sylvic acid (abietic acid)).sylvine(mineralogy, uncommon) Synonym of sylvite.sylvite(mineralogy) An evaporite, consisting of potassium chloride KCl, also found in fumaroles.symboleObsolete form of symbol.sympodeArchaic form of sympodium.synacme(dated, botany) synanthesissynapseThe junction between the terminal of a neuron and either another neuron or a muscle or gland cell, over which nerve impulses pass.synapteA litany in the Greek church.syncope(biology, medicine) A loss of consciousness when fainting.synfire(neuroscience) Being or relating to a feedforward network of neurons with multiple layers or pools, where neural impulses propagate synchronously back and forth from layer to layer.syntype(taxonomy) Any one of two or more specimens specified in the description of a species (or lower-order taxon), where no specimen has been designated as holotype.synzymeA synthetic enzyme.syretteAlternative letter-case form of Syrette.syringeA device used for injecting or drawing fluids through a membrane.systole(physiology) The rhythmic contraction of the heart, by which blood is driven through the arteries.systyle(architecture) Having a space equal to two diameters or four modules between two columns; said of a portico or building.