English words starting with S

s wrench

1. noun: a wrench with an S-shaped handle

s-shape

1. noun: a double curve resembling the letter S

s-shaped

1. adjective: shaped in the form of the letter S

sa

1. noun: Nazi militia created by Hitler in 1921 that helped him to power but was eclipsed by the SS after 1943

sa node

1. noun: a specialized bit of heart tissue that controls the heartbeat

saale

1. noun: a river that rises in central Germany and flows north to join the Elbe River

saale glaciation

1. noun: the next-to-last Pleistocene glaciation in northern Europe and the deposits laid down at that time

saale river

1. noun: a river that rises in central Germany and flows north to join the Elbe River

saame

1. noun: a member of an indigenous nomadic people living in northern Scandinavia and herding reindeer
2. noun: the language of nomadic Lapps in northern Scandinavia and the Kola Peninsula

saami

1. noun: a member of an indigenous nomadic people living in northern Scandinavia and herding reindeer
2. noun: the language of nomadic Lapps in northern Scandinavia and the Kola Peninsula

saarinen

1. noun: Finnish architect and city planner who moved to the United States in 1923; father of Eero Saarinen (1873-1950)
2. noun: United States architect (born in Finland) (1910-1961)

saba

1. noun: a island in the Netherlands Antilles that is the top of an extinct volcano

sabah

1. noun: one of the 13 states that constitute the Federation of Malaysia; located on the northern portion of the island of Borneo

sabahan

1. noun: a Malaysian from Sabah
2. adjective: of or pertaining to Sabah or its people; "Sabahan tribesmen"

sabal

1. noun: American dwarf fan palms

sabal palmetto

1. noun: low-growing fan-leaved palm of coastal southern United States having edible leaf buds

sabaoth

1. noun: (plural) hosts or armies; used in the book of Romans in the New Testament; "Lord of Sabaoth"

sabaton

1. noun: armor plate that protects the foot; consists of mail with a solid toe and heel

sabayon

1. noun: light foamy custard-like dessert served hot or chilled

sabbat

1. noun: a midnight meeting of witches to practice witchcraft and sorcery; in the Middle Ages it was supposed to be a demonic orgy

sabbatarian

1. noun: one who observes Saturday as the Sabbath (as in Judaism)
2. adjective: pertaining to the Sabbath and its observance

sabbath

1. noun: a day of rest and worship: Sunday for most Christians; Saturday for the Jews and a few Christians; Friday for Muslims

sabbath school

1. noun: school meeting on Sundays for religious instruction

sabbaths

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sabbatia

1. noun: any of various plants of the genus Sabbatia having usually pink cymose flowers; occur from acid bogs to brackish marshes

sabbatia angularis

1. noun: any of several pink-flowered marsh plant of the eastern United States resembling a true centaury

sabbatia campestris

1. noun: prairie herb with solitary lilac-colored flowers

sabbatia stellaris

1. noun: any of several pink-flowered marsh plant of the eastern United States resembling a true centaury

sabbatic

1. adjective: of or relating to the Sabbath; "Friday is a sabbatical day for Muslims"

sabbatical

1. noun: a leave usually taken every seventh year
2. adjective: of or relating to the Sabbath; "Friday is a sabbatical day for Muslims"

sabbatical leave

1. noun: a leave usually taken every seventh year

sabbatical year

1. noun: a sabbatical leave lasting one year

sabbaticals

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sabbatum

1. noun: the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

sabellian

1. noun: an extinct Osco-Umbrian language of ancient Italy that survives only in a few inscriptions

saber

1. noun: a fencing sword with a v-shaped blade and a slightly curved handle
2. noun: a stout sword with a curved blade and thick back

saber rattling

1. noun: the ostentatious display of military power (with the implied threat that it might be used)

saber saw

1. noun: a portable power saw with a reciprocating blade; can be used with a variety of blades depending on the application and kind of cut; generally have a plate that rides on the surface that is being cut

saber-toothed

1. adjective: having teeth that resemble sabers; "a saber-toothed tiger"

saber-toothed tiger

1. noun: any of many extinct cats of the Old and New Worlds having long swordlike upper canine teeth; from the Oligocene through the Pleistocene

sabers

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sabertooth

1. noun: any of many extinct cats of the Old and New Worlds having long swordlike upper canine teeth; from the Oligocene through the Pleistocene

sabertoothed

1. adjective: having teeth that resemble sabers; "a saber-toothed tiger"

sabicu

1. noun: the wood of the sabicu which resembles mahogany
2. noun: West Indian tree yielding a hard dark brown wood resembling mahogany in texture and value

sabicu wood

1. noun: the wood of the sabicu which resembles mahogany

sabin

1. noun: a unit of acoustic absorption equivalent to the absorption by a square foot of a surface that absorbs all incident sound
2. noun: United States microbiologist (born in Poland) who developed the Sabin vaccine that is taken orally against poliomyelitis (born 1906)

sabin vaccine

1. noun: an oral vaccine (containing live but weakened poliovirus) that is given to provide immunity to poliomyelitis

sabine

1. noun: a river in eastern Texas that flows south into the Gulf of Mexico
2. noun: a member of an ancient Oscan-speaking people of the central Apennines north of Rome who were conquered and assimilated into the Roman state in 290 BC

sabine pine

1. noun: medium-sized five-needled pine of southwestern California having long cylindrical cones

sabine river

1. noun: a river in eastern Texas that flows south into the Gulf of Mexico

sabinea

1. noun: small genus of deciduous West Indian trees or shrubs: carib wood

sabinea carinalis

1. noun: small Dominican tree bearing masses of large crimson flowers before the fine pinnate foliage emerges

sable

1. noun: an artist's brush made of sable hairs
2. noun: the expensive dark brown fur of the marten

sable antelope

1. noun: large black East African antelope with sharp backward-curving horns

sable brush

1. noun: an artist's brush made of sable hairs

sable coat

1. noun: a fur coat made of sable furs

sable's hair pencil

1. noun: an artist's brush made of sable hairs

sables

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sabot

1. noun: a shoe carved from a single block of wood
2. noun: footwear usually with wooden soles

sabotage

1. noun: a deliberate act of destruction or disruption in which equipment is damaged
2. verb: destroy property or hinder normal operations; "The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war"

sabotaged

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sabotages

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sabotaging

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saboteur

1. noun: someone who commits sabotage or deliberately causes wrecks
2. noun: a member of a clandestine subversive organization who tries to help a potential invader

saboteurs

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sabots

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sabra

1. noun: a native-born Israeli

sabras

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sabre

1. noun: a fencing sword with a v-shaped blade and a slightly curved handle
2. noun: a stout sword with a curved blade and thick back

sabre rattling

1. noun: the ostentatious display of military power (with the implied threat that it might be used)

sabre-toothed

1. adjective: having teeth that resemble sabers; "a saber-toothed tiger"

sac

1. noun: an enclosed space; "the trapped miners found a pocket of air"
2. noun: a case or sheath especially a pollen sac or moss capsule

sac fungus

1. noun: any of various ascomycetous fungi in which the spores are formed in a sac or ascus

sacagawea

1. noun: the Shoshone guide and interpreter who guided the Lewis and Clark expedition part of the way

sacajawea

1. noun: the Shoshone guide and interpreter who guided the Lewis and Clark expedition part of the way

saccade

1. noun: a rapid, jerky movement of the eyes between positions of rest
2. noun: an abrupt spasmodic movement

saccadic

1. adjective: of or related to the rapid movement of the eyes between points of fixation

saccharase

1. noun: an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of sucrose into glucose and fructose

saccharic acid

1. noun: a white dicarboxylic acid formed from oxidation of sugar or starch

saccharide

1. noun: an essential structural component of living cells and source of energy for animals; includes simple sugars with small molecules as well as macromolecular substances; are classified according to the number of monosaccharide groups they contain

saccharify

1. verb: sweeten with sugar; "sugar your tea"
2. verb: convert into a simple soluble fermentable sugar by hydrolyzing a sugar derivative or complex carbohydrate

saccharin

1. noun: a crystalline substance 500 times sweeter than sugar; used as a calorie-free sweetener

saccharine

1. adjective: overly sweet

saccharinity

1. noun: the excessive sweetness of saccharin

saccharomyces

1. noun: single-celled yeasts that reproduce asexually by budding; used to ferment carbohydrates

saccharomyces cerevisiae

1. noun: used as a leaven in baking and brewing

saccharomyces ellipsoides

1. noun: used in making wine

saccharomycetaceae

1. noun: family of fungi comprising the typical yeasts: reproduce by budding and ferment carbohydrates

saccharose

1. noun: a complex carbohydrate found in many plants and used as a sweetening agent

saccharum

1. noun: tall perennial reedlike grass originally of southeastern Asia: sugarcane

saccharum bengalense

1. noun: tough Asiatic grass whose culms are used for ropes and baskets

saccharum munja

1. noun: tough Asiatic grass whose culms are used for ropes and baskets

saccharum officinarum

1. noun: tall tropical southeast Asian grass having stout fibrous jointed stalks; sap is a chief source of sugar

sacco

1. noun: United States anarchist (born in Italy) who with Bartolomeo Vanzetti was convicted of murder and in spite of world-wide protest was executed (1891-1927)

sacculate

1. adjective: formed with or having saclike expansions; "the alimentary tract is partially sacculated"

sacculated

1. adjective: formed with or having saclike expansions; "the alimentary tract is partially sacculated"

saccule

1. noun: a small sac or pouch (especially the smaller chamber of the membranous labyrinth)

sacculus

1. noun: a small sac or pouch (especially the smaller chamber of the membranous labyrinth)

sacerdotal

1. adjective: of or relating to a belief in sacerdotalism; "sacerdotal emphasis on the authority of priests"
2. adjective: associated with the priesthood or priests; "priestly (or sacerdotal) vestments"; "hieratic gestures"

sacerdotalism

1. noun: a belief that priests can act as mediators between human beings and God

saceur

1. noun: commanding officer of ACE; NATO's senior military commander in Europe

sachem

1. noun: a political leader (especially of Tammany Hall)
2. noun: a chief of a North American tribe or confederation (especially an Algonquian chief)

sachems

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sachet

1. noun: a small soft bag containing perfumed powder; used to perfume items in a drawer or chest

sachets

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sachs disease

1. noun: a hereditary disorder of lipid metabolism occurring most frequently in individuals of Jewish descent in eastern Europe; accumulation of lipids in nervous tissue results in death in early childhood

sachsen

1. noun: an area in Germany around the upper Elbe river; the original home of the Saxons

sack

1. noun: a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases
2. noun: an enclosed space; "the trapped miners found a pocket of air"

sack coat

1. noun: man's hiplength coat with a straight back; the jacket of a suit

sack out

1. verb: prepare for sleep; "I usually turn in at midnight"; "He goes to bed at the crack of dawn"

sack race

1. noun: a novelty race in which competitors jump ahead with their feet confined in a sack

sack up

1. verb: make as a net profit; "The company cleared $1 million"

sackbut

1. noun: a medieval musical instrument resembling a trombone

sackcloth

1. noun: a garment made of coarse sacking; formerly worn as an indication of remorse
2. noun: a coarse cloth resembling sacking

sackcloth and ashes

1. noun: a display of extreme remorse or repentance or grief

sacked

1. adjective: having been robbed and destroyed by force and violence; "the raped countryside"

sacker

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sackers

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sackful

1. noun: the quantity contained in a sack

sackfuls

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