English Words Starting With S

• scyphozoan

  adjectivenounLow
  /saɪˈfɒzəʊən/A marine invertebrate belonging to the class Scyphozoa, commonly known as true jellyfish.
• scyphus

  nounVery Low
  /ˈsʌɪfəs/A cup-shaped structure in botany, especially the cup of a lichen or a funnel-shaped corolla.
• scyros

  nounLow
  /ˈskɪrɒs/An island in the Aegean Sea, part of the Sporades archipelago.
• scythe

  nounverbverb-transitiveC1
  /saɪð/A long-handled farming tool with a long, curved blade used for cutting tall grasses and grain.
• scythia

  nounLow frequency (C1/C2)
  /ˈsɪðɪə/A historical region in Eurasia, located in the steppes north of the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, inhabited by nomadic Iranian peoples known as the Scythians from approximately the 9th century BC to the 1st century AD.
• scythian

  adjectivenounC2
  /ˈsɪðɪən/Of or relating to ancient Scythia, its people, or their language.
• scythian lamb

  nounRare / Obsolete
  /ˈsɪθ.i.ən læm/A mythical plant believed to produce a living lamb as its fruit or flower, a creature of medieval legend.
• sderot

  nounLow (Proper noun)
  /sdəˈrɒt/The name of a city in southern Israel.
• se tenant

  adjectivenounC2
  /sə tə'nɑ̃/Adjacent, next to each other, holding together (often used in property or philately contexts).
• sea

  adjectivenounA1
  /siː/the large area of salt water that covers most of the earth's surface
• sea anchor

  nounLow
  /ˈsiː ˌæŋ.kər/A floating device, often a drogue or conical canvas bag, trailed behind a ship or boat to create drag, slow drift, and maintain the vessel's heading into the wind or waves.
• sea anemone

  nounB2
  /ˈsiː əˌnem.ə.ni/A marine animal that looks like a flower, with a soft, tubular body and a ring of tentacles around its mouth, often brightly colored and living attached to rocks or coral.
• sea aster

  nounLow
  /ˈsiː ˌɑːstə/A perennial flowering plant (Aster tripolium) that grows in salt marshes and coastal areas.
• sea bag

  nounLow
  /ˈsiː ˌbæɡ/A cylindrical bag, typically made of canvas or heavy cloth, used by sailors and marines for storing and carrying their personal belongings and clothing.
• sea bass

  nounB2
  /ˈsiː ˌbæs/A type of edible marine fish, especially of the family Moronidae or Serranidae.
• sea beet

  nounLow
  /ˈsiː ˌbiːt/A wild, perennial plant (Beta vulgaris subsp. maritima) that grows on coastal shingle and cliffs, and is the ancestor of cultivated beets and chard.
• sea bird

  nounIntermediate (B1-B2)
  /ˈsiː bɜːd/A bird that lives on or near the sea and gets its food from it.
• sea biscuit

  nounLow (as a food term); Medium (as a cultural/historical reference in the US).
  /ˈsiː ˌbɪs.kɪt/A hard, dry biscuit (hardtack) historically eaten by sailors at sea because of its long shelf life.
• sea blite

  nounLow
  /ˈsiː ˌblaɪt/A low-growing, fleshy-leaved, salt-tolerant plant of the goosefoot family, found in coastal salt marshes and beaches.
• sea blubber

  nounLow (regional, dated, or specialist)
  /ˈsiː ˌblʌb.ər/A jellyfish, particularly one of the common, often gelatinous types found in coastal waters.

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