Sheikh
The title of a sheik.
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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sinister
Inauspicious, ominous, unlucky, illegitimate.
sticker-shocked
Shocked or surprised by something's high price
strait
A narrow channel of water connecting two larger bodies of water.
sermon
Religious discourse; a written or spoken address on a religious or moral matter.
sloppy
Composed of or covered in slop; very wet.
Snapchat
A user account on Snapchat.
societal
Of or pertaining to society or social groups, or to their activities, customs, etc.
spec
To specify, especially in a formal specification document.
superiority
The state of being superior.
supervised
Done under supervision; watched.
surreal
Resembling a dream: fantastic and incongruous.
sans
Without; lacking; especially with regard to something expected or with precedent.
Saxon
A member of an ancient West Germanic tribe that lived at the eastern North Sea coast and south of it.
scissors
A tool used for cutting thin material, consisting of two crossing blades attached at a pivot point in such a way that the blades slide across each other when the handles are closed.
seaside
The area by and around the sea; including the beach, promenade or cliffs.
Semitic
Of or pertaining to a subdivision of Afroasiatic Semitic languages: Akkadian, Amharic, Arabic, Aramaic, Hebrew, Maltese, Phoenician, Syriac, Tigrigna etc.
Shri
A title of respect used before male names, Mr.
silently
In a silent manner; making no noise.
similarity
Closeness of appearance to something else.
smelling
Used in adjectival compounds.
socio
At an institute of education, a class where sociology is taught.
stabbing
Sharp, intense.
staircase
A flight of stairs; a stairway.
sandstone
A sedimentary rock produced by the consolidation and compaction of sand, cemented with clay etc.
sanitation
The hygienic disposal or recycling of waste.
satisfactory
Done to satisfaction; adequate or sufficient.
scooter
A kick scooter or push scooter; a human-powered land vehicle with a handlebar, deck and wheels that is propelled by a rider pushing off the ground.
secrecy
Concealment; the condition of being secret or hidden.
seeded
Bearing seed.
shameful
Causing or meriting shame or disgrace; disgraceful
skipping
The act by which something is skipped or omitted.
sliced
That has been cut into slices.
springer
A person that springs.
stokes
A unit of kinematic viscosity in the CGS system of units. 1 stokes = 1 cm²/s.
storing
An amount stored.
sweetie
A person who is much loved.
swollen
Protuberant or abnormally distended (as by injury or disease).
Saturdays
On Saturday; each Saturday.
savvy
Shrewd, well-informed and perceptive.
scanner
One who scans.
schizophrenia
A psychiatric diagnosis denoting a persistent, often chronic, mental illness characterised by abnormal perception, thinking, behavior and emotion, often marked by delusions.
scratching
The act or sound of something being scratched.
seriousness
The state or quality of being serious.
sparkling
Of an object, reflecting light as if giving off tiny sparks or flashes of light.
Stafford
A Staffordshire bull terrier.
submitting
submissive
subsidy
Financial support or assistance, such as a grant.
superficial
Existing, occurring, or located on the surface.
sweaty
Covered in sweat.
safeguard
Something that serves as a guard or protection; a defense.
scaled
Covered with scales or scale-like structures.
sedan
An enclosed windowed chair suitable for a single occupant, carried by at least two porters, in equal numbers in front and behind, using wooden rails that passed through metal brackets on the sides of the chair.
sewage
A suspension of water and solid waste, transported by sewers to be disposed of or processed.
Sgt
A title added before the name of a sergeant.
sitcom
Situation comedy.
sparked
That has had sparks (of electricity) passed through it
spirited
Lively, vigorous, animated or courageous.
spirituality
The quality or state of being spiritual.
sustaining
The process by which something is sustained or upheld.