English Words Starting With S

• schoolie

  nounMedium-Low (Common in specific regional/ cultural contexts; uncommon in general international English).
  /ˈskuːli/In British English: a recently qualified or final-year school student, typically on holiday. In Australian English: a high-school leaver celebrating after final exams.
• schoolies week

  nounMedium
  /ˈskuːliz wiːk/A celebratory period immediately following final secondary school exams in Australia, typically involving travel and parties.
• schooling

  nounB2
  /ˈskuːlɪŋ/The education a person receives at school.
• schoolma'am

  nounLow
  /ˈskuːlˌmɑːm/A female schoolteacher, especially in a small or rural school.
• schoolman

  nounVery Low (C2+)
  /ˈskuːlmən/A medieval scholar or philosopher, especially one associated with the Scholastic tradition; a master or teacher in a medieval university.
• schoolmarm

  nounLow
  /ˈskuːlmɑːm/A female schoolteacher, especially one who is considered strict, old-fashioned, or overly concerned with propriety and rules.
• schoolmaster

  nounverbverb-ambitransitiveB2
  /ˈskuːlˌmɑː.stə/A man who teaches pupils in a school.
• schoolmate

  nounB1
  /ˈskuːlmeɪt/A person who attended the same school as you at the same time.
• schoolmistress

  nounC2
  /ˈskuːlˌmɪstrəs/A female teacher in a school.
• schoolroom

  nounC1
  /ˈskuːlruːm/A room in a school where a class of pupils is taught.
• schools

  plural-nounHigh
  /skuːlz/Educational institutions for children and adolescents, especially those providing primary or secondary education; plural form of 'school'.
• schoolteacher

  nounB1
  /ˈskuːlˌtiːtʃə(r)/A person whose occupation is teaching in a school.
• schoolteaching

  nounLow
  /ˈskuːlˌtiːtʃɪŋ/The profession or practice of teaching children in a school.
• schoolwork

  nounB1
  /ˈskuːlwɜːk/Work assigned by teachers to be completed by students, typically outside of class time.
• schoolyard

  nounMedium
  /ˈskuːl.jɑːd/An outdoor area adjacent to a school building, where pupils play during breaks.
• schooner

  nounC1
  /ˈskuːnə(r)/A type of sailing vessel with two or more masts, typically with fore-and-aft sails on all masts.
• schooner rig

  nounLow (specialist term)
  /ˈskuːnə rɪɡ/The specific arrangement of sails, masts and rigging on a schooner—a sailing vessel typically with two or more masts where the foremast is shorter than or equal in height to the mainmast.
• schopenhauer

  nounC2
  /ˈʃəʊ.pən.haʊ.ə/A proper noun referring to Arthur Schopenhauer, a 19th-century German philosopher known for his pessimism, ideas on the will, and influence on later existentialist and psychological thought.
• schopenhauerism

  nounVery low (C2, academic/philosophical)
  /ˈʃəʊpənhaʊərɪz(ə)m/The philosophical system or doctrines of Arthur Schopenhauer, particularly his metaphysical pessimism, belief in the primacy of the will, and view that the world is fundamentally irrational and driven by suffering.
• schorl

  nounVery Low (Specialist)
  /ʃɔːl/A black variety of tourmaline.

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