sleeve
The part of a garment that covers the arm.
Dictionary · English 1,010
Vocabulary ranked by real-world frequency — start with the 1,000 most common words. Definitions adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), review in progress.
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sonic
Of or relating to sound.
soundtrack
A narrow strip running down a movie film that carries the recorded sound in synchronization with the pictures.
spine
A series of bones situated at the back from the head to the pelvis of a human, or from the head to the tail of an animal, enclosing the spinal cord and providing support for the thorax and abdomen.
steering
Equipment used to control direction; something used to steer.
sustain
To maintain, or keep in existence.
sculpture
A three-dimensional work of art created by shaping malleable objects and letting them harden or by chipping away pieces from a rock (sculpting).
sensor
A device or organ that detects certain external stimuli and responds in a distinctive manner.
showcase
A case for displaying merchandise or valuable items.
smoked
Of food, treated with smoke, often for flavor or as a method of preservation.
soup-to-nuts
from start to finish, including every detail
subsidiary
Auxiliary or supplemental.
shortage
A lack or deficiency; an insufficient amount.
SMARTER
An acronym for remembering desirable criteria for goal-setting: Specific, Measurable, Acceptable, Realistic, Time Frame, Extending, Rewarding
sphere
A surface in three dimensions consisting of all points equidistant from a center. .
stare
To look fixedly (at something).
suburban
Relating to or characteristic of or situated on the outskirts of a city; of or relating to suburbia or the suburbs.
sensation
A physical feeling or perception from something that comes into contact with the body; something sensed.
shuttle
A tool used to carry the woof back and forth between the warp threads on a loom.
sounding
The action of the verb to sound.
spotlight
A bright, directional light or lamp, especially one used to illuminate the focus or center of attention on a stage.
stern
Having a hardness and severity of nature or manner.
striker
A person who is on strike, someone who has stopped working as a protest.
sudan
A traditional Korean punch, made from boiled rice flour cakes and honeyed water, often consumed on holidays.
sworn
Given or declared under oath.
seated
Sitting.
sharply
In a sharp manner, in various senses. — So as to terminate in a sharp point or edge.
sincerely
In a sincere or earnest manner; honestly.
solidarity
A bond of unity or agreement between individuals, united around a common goal or against a common enemy, such as the unifying principle that defines the labor movement; mutual support within a group.
specialty
That in which one specializes; a chosen expertise or talent; bailiwick.
supernatural
Above nature; beyond or added to nature, often so considered because it is given by a deity or some force beyond that with which humans are born.
sadness
The state or emotion of being sad.
selective
Of or relating to the process of selection.
Sf
a book size one sixty-fourth of the size of a standard uncut sheet of paper (less 7.5 cm (3") in height)
socialism
Any of various economic and political theories advocating collective or governmental ownership and administration of the means of production and distribution of goods.
sour
Tasting of acidity.
stressful
Irritating; causing stress.
sucking
An act of sucking.
saga
An Old Norse (Icelandic) prose narrative, especially one dealing with family or social histories and legends.
salon
A large room, especially one used to receive and entertain guests.
seventeen
The cardinal number occurring after sixteen and before eighteen, represented in Roman numerals as XVII and in Arabic numerals as 17.
sliding
The motion of something that slides.
sodium
The chemical element (symbol Na) with an atomic number of 11 and atomic weight of 22.990. It is a soft, waxy, silvery, reactive alkali metal that is never found unbound in nature.
surplus
That which remains when use or need is satisfied, or when a limit is reached; excess; overplus; overage.
swallow
To cause (food, drink etc.) to pass from the mouth into the stomach; to take into the stomach through the throat.
systematic
Carried out according to a planned, ordered procedure.
scroll
A roll of paper or parchment; a writing formed into a roll.
shark-jumping
to pass the peak of success and begin declining
snakes
Synonym of snakes alive (“an expression of surprise”).
sovereignty
The quality or state of being sovereign. — Of a ruler (especially a monarch): supreme authority or dominion over something.
sunlight
All the electromagnetic radiation given off by the Sun; especially, that in the visible spectrum and that bathes the Earth.
symbolic
Pertaining to a symbol.
sync
Harmony.
secondly
In the second place.
settling
The act of one who, or that which, settles; the act of establishing oneself, of colonizing, subsiding, adjusting, etc.
Sherman
A Sherman tank, main Allied battle tank in World War II; Named after American general William Tecumseh Sherman. Coined by British Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill in 1942.
spinal
Of or relating to the spine.
spiral
A curve that is the locus of a point that rotates about a fixed point while continuously increasing its distance from that point.
successive
Coming one after the other in a series.
superhero
Any fictional crime-fighting character, often with supernatural powers or equipment, in popular children's and fantasy literature; a fictional hero who does great things.