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sabkhatAlternative form of sabkha.sackbut(music) A brass instrument from the Renaissance and Baroque Eras, and an ancestor of the modern trombone. It was derived from the medieval slide trumpet.saddestsuperlative form of sad: most sadsakeretA male saker (species of falcon).salacotA traditional conical hat of the Philippines, made of cane or palm.salakotAlternative form of salacot.saliant(heraldry, dated) Alternative form of salient.salicetA pipe organ stop of 4-foot or 2-foot pitch.salientWorthy of note; pertinent or relevant.saligot(archaic) Synonym of water caltrop (“Trapa species”).saltantLeaping; jumping; dancing.saltcatA type of feed attractive to pigeons, consisting of a mixture of salt, coarse meal, lime, etc.saltestsuperlative form of salt: most saltsambist(martial arts) A practitioner of sambo.samplet(rare) A small sample.sandlotA vacant lot where children play.sandpitA place or pit from which sand is excavated.sangeet(India) A gathering for the purpose of singing songs; a musical ceremony.sapfest(informal, derogatory) Something sentimental or sappy, especially a movie.sapient(formal, dated except poetic) Possessing discernment and wisdom; learned, wise.sarcastOne who speaks sarcastically.sarment(botany) A long slender prostrate stem or runner, such as of the strawberry.sarsnetAlternative spelling of sarsenet.satcast(informal) A satellite broadcast.satinetA faux satin usually made of synthetic fiber or cotton.savssatThe situation where animals become trapped in sea ice.sawdustThe fine particles (dust) created by sawing wood or other material.sawwhetA small North American owl (Aegolius acadicus) with feathered toes and no ear tufts.sawwortAlternative spelling of saw-wort.scanout(computer graphics) The conversion of image data in computer memory to a series of lines for output to a raster display.scarletA brilliant red colour sometimes tinged with orange.scenistSynonym of scenewright.scilent(hypercorrect) Obsolete form of silent.scomfit(obsolete) To defeat, vanquish.scopistA person employed to transform rough transcripts into correctly punctuated and formatted text.scorbut(obsolete) scurvyscrimpt(UK, dialect, archaic) A small amount.seaboatA boat designed for use at sea.seabootA waterproof boot for use on ships in bad weather.seagirt(rare, poetic) Engirdled by the sea, as an island.sealantAny material used to seal a surface so as to prevent passage of a fluid.sealift(military) To transport by seaseamletA little seam, as of coal or quartz.seamsetAlternative form of seam set.seaportA town or harbour with facilities for seagoing ships to dock and take on or discharge cargo.seasalt(less common) Alternative form of sea salt.seawantAlternative form of seawan (wampum).sectantOne of the portions of space bounded by the three coordinate planes.sectistA member of a sect.seedlot(agriculture) A particular batch of seeds, often collected from a specific zone (the seedzone).seednutA nut that functions as a seed.seedset(biology) A set of seeds from the same organism.sefirotplural of sefirasegmentA length of some object.sejeant(heraldry) Alternative form of sejant.sejoint(obsolete) separated, disjoinedsejunct(rare) Separate; separated.selfistBelieving in or practicing selfism.selihotAlternative form of selichot.sellout(informal, idiomatic) An action in which principles are compromised for personal gain.semifitSomewhat physically fit.semihotSomewhat or partly hot.semiwetPartially wet.sequent(now rare) That follows on as a result, conclusion etc.; consequent to, on, upon.serpent(now literary) A snake, especially a large or dangerous one.seruantObsolete spelling of servant.servantOne who is hired to perform regular household or other duties, and receives compensation. As opposed to a slave.servent(Internet) A peer-to-peer network node which has the functionality of both server and client.servlet(object-oriented programming, server) A Java program running on an Internet server that generates web content dynamically in response to requests from clients.sestettArchaic form of sestet.setboltAn iron pin, or bolt, for fitting planks closely together in shipbuilding.setfastA tumour on a horse's back.setlist(music) A list of the songs to be played by a particular band or musical act for a particular show or tour.sexfest(informal) Any event involving a great amount of sexual intercourse.sexiestsuperlative form of sexy: most sexysexpect(transitive, rare, humorous) To have an expectation of or relating to sex.sexpertAn expert in sexology.sextant(nautical) A navigational device for deriving angular distances between objects so as to determine latitude and longitude.sextettArchaic spelling of sextet.sextort(transitive, informal) To coerce through the threat of revealing someone's sexual history.shabbatAlternative letter-case form of Shabbat.shacketA heavy overshirt worn as a jacket.shagletA young shag (type of seabird).shallotAny vegetable of certain species in the onion family.shannot(obsolete or Northern England dialectal) Contraction of shall + not.sharbatA West and South Asian sweet drink prepared from fruits or flower petals; a sherbet.sharent(neologism) A parent who documents their child's upbringing on social media, typically by posting photos, videos, etc.shariatAlternative form of shari'a.sheeyitPronunciation spelling of shit, representing African-American Vernacular and Southern US English.shegoatAlternative form of she-goat.sherbetA dessert of frozen fruit juice with a dairy product such as milk added; a sorbet with dairy ingredients.sheriatArchaic form of shari'a.sherootAlternative form of cheroot.shillet(geology) A form of shale used in south-west England for road constructionshipset(aerospace) The full complement of parts of a system required to equip an individual aerospace vehicle.shitfitAlternative spelling of shit fit.shitlet(vulgar) A small piece of excrement.shitpit(slang, vulgar) A very unpleasant location.shitpot(slang, vulgar) A chamber pot or toilet.shitwit(vulgar, colloquial, derogatory or offensive) A very stupid person.shiznit(slang) stuff, thingsshizontMisspelling of schizont.shochatAlternative form of shochet.shochetA person certified under Jewish law to slaughter cattle and poultryshopbotA shopping bot.shopfitThe process of fitting out a retail store.shophet(historical) A judge: an ad hoc leader in ancient Israel.shoplet(rare) A small shop.shoplot(Malaysia) A portion of land allocated for a shop; the kind of multi-storey building with commercial ground floor normally occupying such a lotshotputAlternative form of shot put.shright(obsolete) simple past and past participle of shritchshutoutClosing and forbidding entry, as a lockout in which management prevents works from working.sibcest(rare) Sexual or romantic relations between siblings.sickestsuperlative form of sick: most sicksickoutA labor action where employees refuse to work, claiming they are sick.sideartartwork on the side of an arcade game cabinet.sidecutThe inner curvature of a ski or snowboard that allows smoother turning.sidelot(US) A plot of land beside a property.sievertIn the International System of Units, the derived unit of radiation dose: the dose received in one hour at a distance of 1 cm from a point source of 1 mg of radium in a 0.5 mm thick platinum enclosure, which in its biological effects corresponds to several different quantities: equivalent dose, effective dose, and committed dose.siffletA theatrical whistle.sifilet(archaic) The western parotia (Parotia sefilata), a species of bird of paradise found in New GuineasignoutAlternative form of sign-out.silajitAlternative form of shilajit.singletA set of one, an item not part of a larger set, particularly:singout(music) An informal singing event or concert, especially in barbershop music.singult(obsolete) A sob.sinkant(fishing) A chemical agent applied to a fly to make it sink instead of floating on the water.sitelet(Internet) A small website.sitfastA callous with inflamed edges, on the back of a horse, under the saddle.sitient(formal, rare) Thirsty.sitspotThe central part of each buttock on which a person rests while sitting.sizeistA person who discriminates against obese people.skiboatAlternative form of ski boat.skiliftAlternative form of ski lift.skillet(US, sometimes attributive) A dish or meal cooked in such a pan.skinartRare form of skin art.skippetA small, round box used for keeping documents and seals or for covering seals attached to documentsskirretAn umbelliferous plant (Sium sisarum), cultivated for its sweet edible tuberous roots.skullet(informal) A more extreme form of the mullet hairstyle, in which the hair at the back is kept long, whilst the hair on the top and the sides is shaven in a buzzcut or skinhead style.slanketAlternative form of slang (“long narrow piece of land”).slaught(obsolete) Killing; slaughter.sleekit(Scotland) Specious, flattering; cunning.sleightCunning; craft; artful practice.slipmatA circular piece of slippery material used by turntable disk jockeys instead of the traditional rubber mat, allowing a record to be manipulated while the platter continues to rotate underneath.slipoutThe collapse and sliding away of part of a road etc.slowestsuperlative form of slow: most slowslyboot(rare) Alternative form of slyboots.smaaartElongated form of smart.smicket(obsolete, UK, dialect) A woman's undergarment; a smock.smidgetSynonym of smidgen.smokistA person who argues the case for smoking and promotes the rights of smokers.snacket(UK, archaic) Alternative form of snecket.snecket(UK, dialect) a door latchsnicket(Northern England) A narrow passage or alley.snigletAn often humorous word coined to describe something for which no previous word existed.snippetA small part of something, such as a song or fabric; sample.snowcatA truck-like enclosed vehicle on tracks, designed to move on snow.snowlitLit by snowlight.snowoutA cancellation due to interfering snow.snowpitA pit dug in deep snow, often for purposes of protection or climate samplingsnowrut(snowboarding) A long line that forms an indentation in the snow.soapnutThe drupe of Sapindus plants, containing saponins, which are a natural surfactant.sobfest(informal) Something sad or moving, especially a film.socklet(chiefly in the plural) A very short socksoftbot(computing) A computer program that acts on behalf of a user or another program.softestsuperlative form of soft: most softsoftrotAlternative form of soft rot.soldoutAlternative form of sold-out.soleret(historical) A metal shoe made from plates of armor.solicit(transitive) To persistently endeavor to obtain an object, or bring about an event.soloistA person who performs a solo.solventA fluid that dissolves a solid, liquid, or gaseous solute, resulting in a solution.songketA type of cloth made of silk or cotton interwoven with metallic threads which form intricate patterns and motifs.soonestsuperlative form of soon: most soonsophist(figurative) A teacher who uses plausible but fallacious reasoning.sophont(chiefly science fiction) An intelligent being; a being with a base reasoning capacity roughly equivalent to or greater than that of a human being. The word does not apply to machines unless they have true artificial intelligence, rather than mere processing capacity.sopient(medicine, obsolete) soporificsorbent(sciences) A substance that can enable sorption.sourestsuperlative form of sour: most soursoygurtSynonym of soy yogurt.soylentAn undesirable, lackluster, and artificial foodstuff, as a substitute for real meat.soymeatA vegetarian meat substitute made of soy.spambotA bot that sends mass junk email.sparestsuperlative form of spare: most sparespayart(obsolete) The hart in its third year; a young deerspecistAlternative form of speciesist.speclstAbbreviation of specialist.speeritEye dialect spelling of spirit.speight(obsolete, dialect) A woodpecker.speract(molecuar biology) A decapeptide from the outer jelly of the Strongylocentrotus purpuratus sea urchin egg that binds with sperm.spicket(dialectal) Alternative spelling of spigot.spiclet(derogatory, ethnic slur) A Hispanic child.spignetAn aromatic plant of America; the spikenard (genus Aralia).spilletA long fishing line with multiple hooks; a trawl or boulter.spinnetAlternative spelling of spinet.spinout(business) The formation of a subsidiary company that continues the operations of part of the parent company; the company so formed.spirant(linguistics, dated) A non-sibilant fricative.spirketA space forward and aft between floor-timbers.spitkit(nautical, slang) A small submarine chaser.sporont(biology) In the sexual reproduction of certain sporozoans: an encysted spore, developed from a zygote, which undergoes sporogony to form sporozoites.spotlitsimple past and past participle of spotlightspraintA piece of otter dung.spriestsuperlative form of spry: most spryspright(obsolete) Spirit; mind; soul; state of mind; mood.spudnut(US, cooking) A kind of donut made with potato.spurketAlternative form of spirket.spyboatA boat sent to make discoveries and bring intelligence.stacket(obsolete, Scotland, military) A stockade.stagist(communism) Of or pertaining to stagism.stalestsuperlative form of stale: most stalestantwt(Internet slang) Synonym of Stan Twitter.starletA young actress with a promising career ahead of her.starlitIlluminated by starlight.starost(historical) A Polish nobleman who possessed a starosty.starset(astronomy) The time of day or night when a given star disappears below the horizon.statant(heraldry, of an animal) Standing on all four feet or paws.statistA supporter of statism.stayoutA form of boycott in which people refuse to attend their usual workplace or school.stemletA little stem (any sense).sterletA smaller, common Eurasian sturgeon, of the species Acipenser ruthenus.stewpotA pot used for making stew, usually large and heavy.stfnist(dated, fandom slang) A fan or creator of science fiction; one involved in some aspect of science fiction.stigmatAnglicised form of stigmastopout(education) A student who leaves an academic institution but later returns to continue studying.straint(obsolete) Strain (tension of overexertion).studentA person who studies or learns about a particular subject.stupent(rare) Struck with stupor; stunned;suavestsuperlative form of suave: most suavesubcultA cult making up part of a larger cult.subduct(transitive) To push under or below.subedit(ambitransitive) To perform the work of a subeditor or copy editor.subfont(computing, typography) A subset of a font, holding only some of its glyphs.subiectObsolete spelling of subject.subjectLikely to be affected by or to experience something; liable.sublect(linguistics) A lect forming part of a larger lect.sublistA list that makes up part of a larger list.subnect(transitive, archaic) To (literally) tie or fasten beneath, or to (figuratively) join beneath, i.e. as an addendum.subplotA plot within a story, subsidiary to the main plot.subportA secondary or subsidiary port.subpostA subsidiary post or station.subrent(transitive) To rent to a third person something that one is renting from another.subroot(computing) A secondary or subsidiary root.subsaltLying beneath a layer of salt.subsectA secondary or subsidiary sect.subseptA subdivision of a sept or tribe.subshot(signal processing) A portion of a shot, in video material.subsistTo survive on a minimum of resources.subsort(transitive) To sort a subset of already sorted elements (by some secondary criterion).subtestA test that is part of a larger one.subtext(literature) The implicit meaning of a text, often a literary one, or a speech or dialogue.subunitAny subdivision of a larger unit.subvent(Hong Kong, transitive) To subsidize.subvert(transitive) To overturn from the foundation; to overthrow; to ruin utterly.succintMisspelling of succinct.suddent(nonstandard) Alternative form of sudden.suffectAn additional Roman consul elected during the official year, especially in order to replace a retiring onesuggestto mention an idea or possibility for considerationsuibait(Internet slang) A post or message that encourages the reader to kill themself.sulkpot(informal) A peevish person; one who is inclined to sulk.summistSomeone who writes a summa; somene who sums up or writes a summary, especially of theological nature.sunbelt(chiefly US) An area or belt of land that receives a lot of sun; specifically, a zone comprising the southern and western states of the USA where the weather is typically sunny, characterised by an influx of population from the north and often typified as having conservative political views.sunfast(US) Colorfast in a way that will not fade in sunlight.sunlustA strong impulse to travel to sunny placessunquatA citrus tree, a cross between a lemon (probably a Meyer lemon) and a kumquat, Citrus × japonica.sunrist(obsolete) Sunrise.sunrootSynonym of Jerusalem artichoke (both the plant and the edible root)sunshot(poetic) Shot through with sunlight.sunspot(astronomy) A region on the sun's surface with a lower temperature than its surroundings and intense magnetic activity.sunsuitA costume designed to protect a child from the sun.support(transitive) To help keep from falling.surbeatObsolete form of surbate.surcoat(historical) A loose sleeveless garment worn over a suit of armor, sometimes colored or embroidered with the wearer's coat of arms.surfeit(countable) An excessive amount of something.surfoot(obsolete) Tired or sore of foot from travel; lamed.surgentSurging; rising.suricatAlternative form of suricate.surikatArchaic form of suricate.surject(mathematics, set theory) To form or to undergo surjectionsurrect(obsolete, rare) uprightsurtext(rare) The explicit or surface meaning of a literary text, as opposed to the subtext.surtoutA man's overcoat; a close-bodied frock coat.suscept(biology) A species which is capable of being infected or parasitized by another species.suspect(transitive) To imagine or suppose (something) to be true, or to exist, without proof.swallet(British) A sinkhole; a shakehole.sweight(UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) The force of a moving object or body in motion; violence.swivvetAlternative form of swivet.symmict(geology) Describing a sedimentation unit that lacks structure and is composed of various-sized particles that are mixed to a greater extent in the lower section.symportThe transportation, through a membrane, of molecules of more than one substance at the same time.synriftSedimentary deposition of rocks during an extensional geological regime.syuzhet(narratology) The way in which the story is told throughout a book or film; an employment of narrative.