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saagwalaAn Indian curry made with spinach and lamb or mutton.sabbatiaA plant of Sabatia, a genus of smooth slender North American herbs (family Gentianaceae) with opposite leaves and showy white or rose-pink cymose flowers.sacrariaplural of sacrariumsakabulaLong-tailed widowbird (Euplectes progne), a bird native to southern Africa.salsillaBomarea edulis, an ornamental flowering plant bearing edible tubers.salviniaA fern of the genus Salvinia.sambistaA samba musician.sambuusaA Somali snack similar to a samosa.sampognaAlternative form of zampogna.samskaraAlternative form of sanskara.sandfleaAny insect of the species of flying, biting, blood-sucking two-winged flies encountered in sandy areas.sandungaA traditional Mexican waltz.sannyasaThe fourth (wandering ascetic) ashrama in Hindu spiritual life.sanskara(Buddhism, Hinduism) An imprint left on the mind by past experiences (often in past lives) that then condition future responses and behaviorsanteriaAlternative form of santería.santharaSynonym of sallekhana.sapremiaAlternative form of sapraemia.sapucaiaA Brazilian tree, the monkey pot (any of several species in the genus Lecythis).sapucayaAlternative form of sapucaia.saratogaEither of two species of osteoglossid fish of the genus Scleropages, native to northeastern Australia.saringda(music) Alternative spelling of sarinda.sarodiyaSomeone who plays a sarod.sasanquaA camellia, Camellia sasanqua, native to China and Japan.sasararaAlternative form of sassarara.sastrugaAny of a series of long, wavelike ridges or grooves formed on a snow surface by the wind, especially in polar plains, and surfaces of ice-covered lakes/seas. These dunes of snow may be blown across the plains like wind-driven waves.satoyamaA border zone or area between mountain foothills and arable flat land in Japan.satsangaAlternative form of satsang.saturnia(pathology) Pain in a joint due to lead poisoning.savasanaAlternative form of shavasana.saxicava(zoology) Any of the marine bivalve shells of the genus Saxicava.sayonara(informal, often humorous, especially used when referring to Japan) Goodbye, adios, adieu.scabiosascabious (plant)scalesiaA type of tree found in the Galápagos, in the genus Scalesia.scaliolaArchaic form of scagliola.scamorzaAn unfermented cow's-milk cheese from southern Italy.scatolia(psychology) The act of smearing faeces.schapskaAlternative spelling of chapka.schemataplural of schemascheromaDated form of xeroma.schicksaAlternative form of shiksa.sciatica(pathology, neurology) Neuralgia of the sciatic nerve, characterised by pain radiating down through the buttocks and the back of the thigh.scissura(anatomy) A fissure; a cleft.sclerema(medicine) induration of the cellular tissuescleroma(medicine) induration of the tissuesscoliomaSynonym of scoliosis.scoopulaA curved spatula used as a scoop in chemistry laboratories.scotopiaThe vision of an eye under low-light conditions.scrofula(pathology) A form of tuberculosis, most common in women 30-40 years of age, tending to cause enlarged and degenerated lymph nodes, especially in the neck, and often chronic, intractable skin inflammation as well.scumbria(nonstandard, in Slavic contexts) mackerelscutellaplural of scutellumseftaliaAlternative form of sheftalia.sellieraAny plant of the genus Selliera typically present in salt marshesseminoma(medicine) A form of testicular cancersemipupa(zoology) An insect in an early stage of being a pupa, after being a larva.semolinaCoarse grains produced at an intermediate stage of wheat flour milling.semsemiaA six- or seven-stringed Egyptian harp.semuncia(historical) A bronze coin minted during the Roman Republic, valued at one twenty-fourth of an as.senoritaAlternative form of señorita, the character ñ being very rarely used in English.sensillaplural of sensillumsensoriaplural of sensoriumseptariaplural of septariumseptleva(card games, obsolete) In the game of faro, the situation where a player gains seven times the number he or she laid down.septoriaA fungus of the genus Septoria that causes numerous leaf spot diseases on crops.sequaelaMisspelling of sequela.sequellaMisspelling of sequela.serenata(music) A type of baroque cantata performed outdoors, in the evening, with mixed vocal and instrumental forcessesbania(botany) Any of the plants of the genus Sesbania.sextopia(rare) A sexual utopia.sexupara(biology) A sexuparous individualshahidkaA female shaheed.shahzadaThe son of a shah.shamiana(India) A large, ornate tent or pavilion; a marquee.shashiyaA Maghrebi brimless cap with a tassel and straight sides.shawarmaA Middle Eastern sandwich-like wrap of shaved lamb, goat, chicken, turkey, beef, or a mixture of these.shawirmaAlternative form of shawarma.shechinaAlternative form of shechinah.shechitaAlternative form of shehitah.sherilla(slang, derogatory, offensive, ethnic slur) An ugly, fat, or stupid black woman.shigella(bacteriology) A bacterium in the genus Shigella, some kinds of which may cause a form of dysentery called shigellosis.shikharaA spire or pyramid-shaped tower forming part of a Hindu temple.shillalaAlternative form of shillelagh.shingaraAlternative form of singara (“samosa”).shiokaraA Japanese delicacy made from small pieces of the meat of marine animals in a paste of the animals' salted, fermented viscera.shortseaOf or relating to transportation by sea that does not directly cross an ocean, such as coastwise movement.shouldna(colloquial) Contraction of should + not + have.shraadhaAlternative form of shraddha.shraddha(Hinduism) A Hindu ceremony performed in commemoration of one's deceased relatives, especially a parent.shunyataAlternative spelling of sunyata.sialuria(medicine) The presence of sialic acid in the urine.sidalcea(botany) Any of the genus Sidalcea of checkerblooms or checkermallows.signorialordship, especially in medieval Italian city statessilicula(botany) Alternative spelling of silicle.singhara(India) The water caltrop.siphoniaplural of siphoniumsiseraraAlternative form of siserary.sittellaA small passerine bird of the genus Daphoenositta, found in Australasia.slickstaPronunciation spelling of slickster, representing African-American Vernacular English.solandraAny plant of the genus Solandra.solyankaA thick, spicy and sour soup in Russian and Ukrainian cuisine.sonatinaA musical composition resembling a sonata but shorter or simpler.sophoria(organic chemistry, obsolete) An alkaloid obtained from Dermatophyllum secundiflorum (formerly Sophora speciosa), having effects similar to those of the Calabar bean.soumbalaAlternative form of sumbala.spadilla(card games) The queen of clubs, in certain games.spanemiaAlternative form of spanaemia.spaneria(rare) A scarcity of males.spartinacordgrass (Spartina).specchia(archaeology) A megalithic pile of stones found in the Salento region of Italy.spergula(botany) Any of the plants of the genus Spergula.spherulaAlternative form of spherule.spinella(entomology) One of the small hard tooth-like structures that may be present on the gonosaccus.spirillaplural of spirillumsplenomaA tumor of the spleen.spoonulaA cooking utensil resembling both a spoon and a spatula.sportula(archaic) A gift or prize, especially ones given by rich Romans.squamula(botany) One of the little hypogynous scales found in the flowers of grasses; a lodicule.srirachaA Thai-style hot sauce, typically made from sun-ripened chili peppers, vinegar, garlic, sugar and salt.stanitsaA Cossack village.stapelia(botany) Any of the genus Stapelia of low-growing succulent plants, predominantly from South Africa, and often giving off an odour of rotten flesh.staphylaA cluster of gongylidia.starostaIn Russia, the head man of a village community.steatoma(archaic, medicine) A sebaceous cyst.stemmataplural of stemmasterigma(mycology) A slim projecting part of the basidium of some species of fungi that carries the basidiospore.sticheraplural of sticheronstigmataplural of stigmastiliagaAlternative form of stilyaga.stilyaga(historical) A member of a youth counterculture from the late 1940s until the early 1960s in the Soviet Union, who followed Western music and fashion.stipella(botany, uncommon) Alternative form of stipel.stoccataAlternative form of stoccado.stokesia(botany) Any of the plants in the genus Stokesia.stotinka(numismatics) A former unit of currency in Bulgaria, worth one hundredth of a lev.stragulaplural of stragulumstratulaThin layers in rock strata.strobila(zoology) A jointed series of segments of an organism, as of the body of a tapeworm, posterior to the unjointed collum.stromataplural of stromastrontia(mineralogy) A pale earth composed of strontium oxide (SrO).suasticaObsolete form of swastika.subarenaA secondary or lesser arena.subcosta(entomology) The first major vein behind the costa on an insect wingsubdeltaA river delta forming part of another.subdramaA drama that makes up part of a larger drama.subfloraA more local flora included within one of wider range.subfoveaThe area underneath a foveasubgleba(mycology, puffballs) A sterile base.sublemma(mathematics) A statement proven for use in the proof of a more important statement, usually a lemmasubphylaplural of subphylumsubpoena(figurative) A motive or thing which can compel or demand something, or summon someone.subseptaBeneath septasubtopia(UK, derogatory) Sprawling suburbs, collectively.subucula(historical) A man's undergarment or shirt.suburbia(originally British) The suburbs as a whole and all that characterizes or pertains to them; (sometimes derogatory) the suburbs as encapsulated or represented by the typical characteristics or qualities of the people living there, especially complacency, conformity, conservativeness, dullness, etc.sudaminaplural of sudamensungtara(India, obsolete) A kind of pear-shaped orange.suteganaJapanese small okurigana used with kanbun or small kana used for diphthongs.svastikaAlternative form of swastika.swasticaObsolete form of swastika.swastika(fascism, history, metonymic, uncountable) Nazi rule.sweetpeaAlternative spelling of sweet pea.sympodiaplural of sympodiumsymposiaplural of symposiumsynalgiareferred painsynangiaplural of synangiumsynaphea(prosody) The metrical continuity between one colon and another.syncytiaplural of syncytiumsynechia(pathology) An eye condition in which the iris adheres either to the cornea (anterior synechia) or to the lens (posterior synechia).synestia(astrophysics) A donut-shaped body of vaporized and molten rock formed from the collision of two planet-sized objects.synonyma(obsolete) synonymssynopsiaThe form of synaesthesia where hearing sound induces the perception of color.syntagma(linguistics) A constituent segment within a text, such as a word or a phrase that forms a syntactic unit.syssitia(historical) In Ancient Greece, a common meal shared by men and youths in social or religious groups.szlachta(historical) A legally privileged noble class in the Kingdom of Poland, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.szopelka(music) A Russian double-reed wind instrument, similar in form to the zurna.