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sabaton(historical) A medieval armour covering for the foot, typically made of steel; a flexible armour shoe.sabayonSynonym of zabaglione.sacatonA tufted perennial grass, Sporobolus airoides, grown in the southwestern United States and Mexico and used for hay and pasture in dry alkaline areas.sacayan(chiefly Visayas, Mindanao) A small wooden trimaran used as a transport and fishing boat in the Philippines.sadironA flatiron which has a removable handle and is pointed at both ends.saffernObsolete form of saffron.saffianA leather made from goatskins or sheepskins which is tanned with sumac and then brightly dyed.saffronA plant of species Crocus sativus, a crocus.sagamanA narrator of sagas.sagapenAlternative form of sagapenum.sagehenThe sage grouse, especially the female.sagouinAlternative form of sagoin (“marmoset”).sailfinA saillike dorsal fin.sajodin(medicine, obsolete) Calcium iodobehenate.sakacinAny of a group of bacteriocins produced by Lactobacillus sakei.sakaton(physics) Any of the elementary particles (the proton, neutron, and lambda baryon) that make up other hadrons in the Sakata model, a precursor to the quark model.salicinA glucoside derivative of salicylic acid; the active principle of willow bark, once used medicinally.salinon(geometry) A particular figure bounded by four semicircles.salogen(chemistry, obsolete) A halogen.salpian(obsolete) A salp.saltern(archaeology) An area used for saltmaking, especially in the East Anglian fenlands.saltpanAlternative spelling of salt pan.salumin(dated) ammoniated aluminum salicylate, used as an astringent and disinfectant in rhinitis and pharyngitissamagonAlternative form of samogon.samisenAlternative form of shamisen.samogonIn Russia, home-distilled illegal spirit, similar to vodka; moonshine.sandbinA bin for holding sand.sandgunA pipe that is used to suck up objects from a river or sea bed.sandman(folklore) A figure that brings sleep and dreams by sprinkling magical sand into people's eyes.sandmenplural of sandmansanfoinAlternative form of sainfoin.sanshin(music) A three-stringed instrument of Okinawan origin, the precursor to the shamisen.sanxian(music) A three-stringed fretless Chinese instrument.sapecin(biochemistry) An antibacterial protein present in a Sarcophagasaponin(organic chemistry, biochemistry) Any of various steroid glycosides found in plant tissues that dissolve in water to give a soapy froth.saporin(biochemistry) A ribosome-inactivating protein present in the seeds of the soapwort Saponaria officinalissaposinAny of a class of small lysosomal proteins that serve as activators of various lysosomal lipid-degrading enzymes.sarafanA traditional long, trapeze-shaped Russian pinafore worn by women and girls.sardoin(mineralogy) sard; carneliansartainPronunciation spelling of certain.sashoon(obsolete) A kind of pad worn on the leg under the boot.satteenAlternative form of sateen.saurian(properly) A reptile of the suborder Sauria.savarinA type of leavened cake often drizzled with liquor.saxhorn(music) Any of a group of similar brass instruments, resembling a bugle in shape, but with valvesscalpinAlternative form of sculpin (“type of fish”).scarcen(intransitive, dialectal) to become scarceschepenA Dutch magistrate.scolion(Greek antiquities) Any of a genre of songs sung in turn by symposiasts to the accompaniment of a lyre.scowmanOne who pilots a scow.scrivan(obsolete) A clerk or writer.scuchinObsolete form of scutcheon.scuffinA food resembling both a scone and a muffin.sculpinA small fish of the family Cottidae, usually lacking scales. Often found on river bottoms and in tidal pools.scurfinA particular forkhead protein involved in immune system responses.seaborn(poetic) Born on or in the sea.seacornAlternative form of sea corn.sealion(uncommon) Alternative form of sea lion.seatpinSynonym of seat post.seatronA foodstuff made from candied kelp.seawornSmoothed or worn away gradually by the action of the sea.secalin(biochemistry) Any of a family of prolamin glycoproteins present in rye.secapinAn antifibrinolytic, antielastolytic, and antimicrobial peptide in the venom of the bee Apis ceranasectionA cutting; a part cut out from the rest of something.securin(biochemistry) A protein involved in anaphase triggering.seedmanAlternative form of seedsman.sekihanA Japanese dish of rice boiled with red beans.semeion(prosody) A unit of time, a division of a foot; a mora.sencion(UK, dialect, obsolete) groundselsenegin(organic chemistry) A saponin extracted from the rootstock of Polygala senega (Seneca root),sension(obsolete) sensation; awareness of being affected by something externalsentionAlternative form of sencion (“groundsel”).separinSynonym of separase.septrin(medicine) The antibiotic sulfamethoxazoleserafinAlternative form of xeraphim.sericinA water-soluble glycoprotein that binds the two fibroin filaments of a silk fibre.sericon(obsolete) A red tincture in alchemy.serolin(biochemistry) A substance found in faeces, thought to be formed in the intestines from the cholesterol of the bile.sesaminAn extract of sesame seeds; a component of sesame oil.sesshin(Buddhism) A period of intensive zazen meditation in a Buddhist monastery.sessionA period of time devoted to a particular activity.sestrin(biochemistry) Any of a family of proteins that play key roles in regulating aging and metabolismsetdownThe act of setting down something or someone.seviyan(India, cooking) An Indian style of wheat vermicelli.sewanin(sumo) A retired wrestler who assists at a stable.sexagonSynonym of hexagon.sextain(poetry) A stanza of six lines; a sestine or sestina.shabeenAlternative form of shebeen.shadkanAlternative form of shadchen.shaheenThe shaheen falconshaitan(Islam) a demon/devil; or evil jinn.shallonThe shrub salal.sharpen(transitive, sometimes figurative) To make sharp.shaytanAlternative spelling of shaitan.shebeanArchaic form of shebeen.shebeenAn unlicensed drinking establishment, especially in Ireland, Scotland, and South Africa.sheboon(slang, derogatory, offensive, ethnic slur) An ugly, fat or stupid black woman.sheelinAlternative spelling of shieling.sheilinAlternative spelling of shieling.sheitanAlternative spelling of shaitan.shielinAlternative spelling of shieling.shikken(historical) A member of the Hōjō clan who served as regent of the shogunate, from 1199 to 1333, during the Kamakura period.shimpan(sumo) the four judges, sitting at each cardinal pointshinbin(India, obsolete) An irregular portion of a log split lengthwise, used in constructing the side of a ship.shipmanSynonym of sailor.shipmenplural of shipmanshippen(UK, archaic, dialectal) A stable; a cowhouse.shippon(now dialectal) A cattleshed.shitcan(vulgar) A receptacle for holding excrement, especially the removable can on a latrine.shitten(by extension) disgusting; contemptible.shitton(vulgar, slang, often humorous) An enormous amount.shoddenshod; wearing shoesshoneen(Ireland, derogatory, ethnic slur) An Irish person considered excessively Anglophile, an Irish person who acts English or desires to be part of English society.shopmanThe proprietor, manager, or operator of a small store.shorten(transitive) To make shorter; to abbreviate.shoshin(Zen Buddhism) An attitude of openness, eagerness, and lack of preconceptions when studying a subject, even at an advanced level.shotgun(firearms) A gun which fires loads typically consisting of small metal balls, called shot, from a cartridge.shottenHaving ejected the spawn.shounenAlternative form of shonen.showmanA person (usually a man) involved in putting on shows (of various types); especially, one who plays a central role in doing so.showmenplural of showmanshowransimple past of showrunshowrun(television, rare, transitive) To act as a showrunner for (a television show).shrivenpast participle of shrivesickman(India) A person who is unwell or incapacitated.siddownPronunciation spelling of sit down.sideman(music) A soloist playing with a band or group of which he is not a regular member.sidemenplural of sidemansighten(transitive, calico-printing) To add a fugitive colour to (a paste), to enable the printer to determine whether the figures are well-printed or not.silepin(organic chemistry) A seven-membered unsaturated ring molecule containing a silicon atom.silicon(chemistry, uncountable) A nonmetallic element (symbol Si) with an atomic number of 14 and atomic weight of 28.0855.silkman(obsolete) A male dealer in silk.silkmenplural of silkmansillion(rare) The thick, voluminous, and shiny soil turned over by a plow.siluminAn alloy based upon silicon and aluminium.silvern(literary) Made of silver; resembling or characteristic of silver; silvery.simblinAlternative form of simlin.simpkinAlternative form of simkin.simpsonAlternative form of sencion (“groundsel”).sinapinAlternative form of sinapine.sinsign(Peircean semiotics) A sign that consists in a reaction/resistance, an actual singular thing or occurrence.siredon(zoology, obsolete) A larval or neotenic salamander (e.g. the axolotl, Ambystoma mexicanum).sirenin(organic chemistry) A sexual attraction pheromone in some fungi of the genus Allomyces.sirloin(US) A cut of beef from the lower part of the back, where the last ribs are (called rump in UK English).sirtuin(biochemistry) Any of several enzymes that act as regulatory factors that mediate the life-extending effects of a low-calorie diet.sistern(nonstandard) Alternative form of sistren.sistren(figuratively) The (female) body of members, especially of a sorority or religious order.sitdownAlternative spelling of sit-down.sixteenThe cardinal number occurring after fifteen and before seventeen, represented in Arabic numerals as 16 and in Roman numerals as XVI.skaddon(UK, dialect, obsolete) The larva of a bee.skipman(mining) The man who loads and operates the skip in a mine.skolionAlternative spelling of scolion.skulpinAlternative form of sculpin (“fish”).slacken(intransitive) To gradually decrease in intensity or tautness; to become slack; to lag.slamkinObsolete form of slammerkin.sleeken(ambitransitive) To make or become sleek.slepton(physics) A hypothetical boson superpartner of a lepton whose existence is implied by supersymmetry.sleveen(Ireland, Newfoundland) An untrustworthy or cunning person.slicken(transitive) To make slick.slocken(transitive, dialectal) To put out, extinguish (a fire).slothen(rare, ambitransitive) To make or be slothful.slotten(UK dialectal) Divided.slunken(UK, dialect) Shrivelled; lean, lank.slurbanRelating to slurbs.smallen(ambitransitive) To make or become small; diminishsmarten(transitive) To make smarter in appearance; to refurbish or spruce up.smidgenChiefly in the form a smidgen of: a very small amount or quantity; a bit, a trace.smidginAlternative spelling of smidgen.smittenAffected by an act of smiting.snowgunA cannon that uses pressurized air and water to create snow, used for example to supplement the natural snow on a ski slope.snowman(baseball, golf) A score of eight, especially within one inning (in baseball) or on one hole (in golf, where it is also known as dogballs).snowmenplural of snowmansnubfinA dolphin, Orcaella heinsohni, that lives in northern Australian waterssoapmanA man who makes or sells soap.sockmanAlternative form of socman.sojournA short stay somewhere.sokemanAlternative form of socman.sokobanA video game whose gameplay consists of solving puzzles by pushing blocks in a grid.solaninAlternative form of solanine.soliton(physics, mathematics) A solitary wave which retains its permanent structure after interacting with another soliton.somalinA particular steroid glycoside.somyeonA kind of Korean noodle made with wheat flour.songbunA system of ascribed status in North Korea, based on one's political, social, and economic background and the behaviour of relatives.songmanA singer, especially a singer of songs; a gleeman.soothen(transitive) To make comforted; cause to feel soothed; to ease, relieve, or alleviatesophron(in Ancient Greek philosophy) Of a sound and well-balanced mind; moderate, prudent, sensible, reasonable.sorehon(historical, Ireland) A kind of servile tenure in Ireland which required the tenant to maintain his chieftain gratuitously whenever he wished to indulge in a revel.sorobanA Japanese abacus derived from the Chinese suanpan.sororin(biochemistry) A phosphoprotein that regulates sister chromatid cohesionsotolon(organic chemistry) A lactone and extremely powerful aroma compound, which smells of fenugreek or curry at high concentrations and maple syrup or caramel at lower concentrations.soupconAlternative spelling of soupçon.soupfinThe school shark.soybeanA legume plant (Glycine max), commonly cultivated for human and animal consumption and as a nitrogen-fixing ground cover.spaeman(Scotland, archaic) prophet; divinersparken(ambitransitive) To spark or ignite in sparkssparsen(rare, ambitransitive) To make or become sparse.spartanAustere, frugal, characterized by self-denial.spastin(biochemistry) A protein, related to katanin, mutations of which lead to spastic paraplegiaspeleanAlternative form of spelaean.sperminAlternative form of spermine.spikeinAlternative form of spike-in.spitoonAlternative spelling of spittoon.sponcon(informal, marketing, neologism) Advertisements, particularly in social media, misleadingly styled or presented similarly to non-advertising content such as editorials or magazine articles.spondin(biochemistry) Any of a group of proteins that are involved in axon guidance.sponginA horny, sulfur-containing protein, related to keratin, that forms the skeletal structure of certain classes of sponges. A proteinaceous compound of which the spicules in Demospongiae are composed.sponson(nautical, aviation, military) A projection from the side of an aircraft, watercraft, or land vehicle.sporranA small pouch, usually made of either fur or plain or fur-trimmed leather, which is worn, suspended from a belt or chain, on the front of a kilt and used to hold various items normally carried in trouser pockets.spotfin(often attributive) Any of various fish with spotted fins.sprucen(usually with up) To arrange neatly; tidy up.spudcanA conical structure at the base of a jack-up oil rig, providing stability.spunion(slang, derogatory) A person who is spun out, most often as a result of excessive drug use.spurion(physics) A theoretical particle used in a Lagrangian function to balance its symmetry.stadionSynonym of stadium (“Ancient Greek racecourse”).stallonA slip from a plant; a scion; a cutting.standen(obsolete) past participle of standstarken(transitive) To make unbending or inflexible; stiffen; make obstinate.starman(science fiction) A spaceman.starven(obsolete) past participle of starvestationA stopping place.steavenAlternative form of steven, perhaps with spelling influence from heaven, leaven, etc.steekanAlternative form of steekkan.steelen(literary, literally or figuratively) Made of steel.steepen(transitive) To make steeper.stemson(nautical) A piece of curved timber bolted to the stem, keelson, and apron in a ship's frame near the bow.stepsonThe son of one's spouse from a previous relationship.stetsonAlternative letter-case form of Stetson.stevvon(Northern England, Scotland, obsolete) To speak (especially loudly) or shout.stewpan(archaic, cooking) A saucepan used for stewing.stibian(mineralogy) antimonianstiboan(mineralogy) antimonoanstiffen(transitive) To make stiff.stiltonAlternative form of Stilton (“type of cheese”).stoirinAlternative form of storeen.stollenA traditional German cake eaten at Christmas time, made with nuts, raisins and other dried fruits.storeen(Ireland) Darling.stouten(ambitransitive) To make or become stout or stouter; to gain in size or weight; fatten up.stovainThe hydrochloride of the benzoyl ester of 1-(dimethylaminomethyl)-1-methyl propanol, used, in solution with strychnine, as a local anaesthetic.straponAlternative spelling of strap-on.strawen(archaic) Made of straw.strivenpast participle of strivestrowenObsolete spelling of strawen.studgunAny gun which shoots studs ("a small object that protrudes from something").stygianInfernal or hellish.stylion(anatomy) The styloid process of the radius bonesuasionThe act of urging or influencing; persuasion.subclanA branch of a larger clan.subdeanAn under dean; the deputy or substitute of a dean.suberin(botany, biochemistry) A waxy material found in the cell walls of cork and similar plants.subexon(genetics) A part of an exon composed of one or more intronssubicon(graphical user interface) A subordinate icon.subjoinTo add something to the end; to append or annex.subjoynObsolete form of subjoin.submoonSynonym of moonmoon.subplanA plan (strategy or scheme) forming part of a larger plan.subsign(semiotics) A lower-level sign.subteenBelow the age of a teenager, younger than thirteen years old.suctionThe process of creating an imbalance in pressure to draw matter from one place to another.sudamen(pathology) A small blister beneath the skin due to retention of fluid in a sweat follicle, or in the epidermissuddainObsolete spelling of sudden.suidianSynonym of suid.sumpman(mining) A pitman's assistant, responsible for the machinery in the engine shaft.sunburnA burn on the skin caused by excess exposure to the sun's rays.sundawnThe light of the dawning sun.sundown(now chiefly US) Sunset.superon(physics) A Nambu-Goldstone fermionsuppawn(US) A porridge made from cornmeal; hasty pudding; mush.suramin(pharmacology) Synonym of suramin sodium.surfmanA member of a rescue team using a surf boat.surgeonOne who performs surgery; a doctor who performs operations on people or animals.surloinrare spelling of sirloinsustain(transitive) To maintain, or keep in existence.swagman(British, archaic) A person who sells or trades in trinkets or items of low value.swanpanDated form of suanpan.swarten(transitive) to make swart, dark, or swarty; darkensweeten(transitive) To make sweet to the taste.swiddenAn area of land that has been cleared by cutting the vegetation and burning it; slash and burn.swiften(ambitransitive) To make or become swifter or faster; to hasten.swimfinAlternative form of swim fin.swollenProtuberant or abnormally distended (as by injury or disease).swonkenpast participle of swinkswungenArchaic form of swung.symbionArchaic form of symbiont.symptonMisspelling of symptom.syneminAn intermediate filament that localizes at the Z-disk and has been shown to bind to α-dystrobrevin, α-actinin, and desmin to act as a mechanical linker in transmitting force laterally throughout the tissue, especially between the contractile myofibrils and extracellular matrix.synexin(biochemistry) A particular adrenal medullary protein involved in calcium metabolismsynovin(biochemistry) The mucin found in synovia.synthon(chemistry) In retrosynthetic analysis, a structural unit within a molecule which is related to a possible synthetic operation