Browse by letter
English Words Starting With S
15,552 entries — pick a word to see its definition, pronunciation, and usage.
Filter
Parts of speech
- shrunken/ˈʃrʌŋkən/The past participle and an adjective form of 'shrink', meaning to have become smaller, especially due to heat, moisture loss, or contraction.adjectiveverbB2
- shtetl/ˈʃtet(ə)l/A small Jewish town or village in Eastern Europe before the Holocaust.nounLow
- shtick/ʃtɪk/A comedian's or performer's characteristic routine, gimmick, or style.nounC2
- shtup/ʃtʊp/(vulgar slang) To push or shove; (Yiddish-derived) to have sexual intercourse.verb-ambitransitiveVery Low
- shu/ʃuː/An exclamation, often onomatopoeic, used to urge someone or something to be quiet or to go away; also, a slang or informal variant of 'shoe'.nounvery low
- shu han/ˌʃuː ˈhæn/In modern Chinese Pinyin transliteration, 'shu' can mean 'to comb' or 'book', and 'han' can refer to the Han dynasty, Chinese people, or perspiration. However, in English contexts, 'Shu Han' is most famously known as a historical Chinese state.nounVery Low
- shuar/ˈʃwɑːr/The name of an indigenous people of the Ecuadorian Amazon, also known as the Jívaro.nounLow frequency
- shubert/ˈʃuːbət/A proper noun, most commonly used as a surname; strongly associated with the Austrian composer Franz Schubert (or specific modern entities like the 'Shubert Organization', a major American theatre company, or 'Shubert Alley' in New York).nounLow Frequency (specialized)
- shubra al khaymah/ˈʃuːbrə æl ˈkaɪmə/A city in northern Egypt, part of Greater Cairo.nounLow
- shuck/ʃʌk/To remove the outer covering or shell from something, especially from corn, oysters, or nuts.interjectionnounverb+1C1
- shucking/ˈʃʌk.ɪŋ/The act of removing the outer shell or husk from something, especially from corn, oysters, or nuts.nounLow
- shucking and jiving/ˈʃʌkɪŋ ən (d)ˈdʒaɪvɪŋ/Deceiving or misleading someone through talk or actions; feigning or putting on an act.nounLow-to-medium
- shucks/ʃʌks/An expression of mild disappointment, embarrassment, or self-deprecation.interjectionplural-nounB2
- shudder/ˈʃʌdə/To tremble or shake suddenly and violently, typically due to fear, disgust, cold, or a strong emotion.nounverbverb-intransitiveB2
- shudra/ˈʃuː.drə/The fourth and lowest of the four traditional varnas (social classes) in the Hindu caste system, historically associated with service and labour.nounLow (Specialist/Contextual)
- shuffle/ˈʃʌf.l̩/To move (things or people) around into a different order or position, especially in a random, untidy, or aimless way; to walk without lifting one's feet completely from the ground.nounverbverb-intransitive+1B2
- shuffle off/ˈʃʌf(ə)l ɒf/To leave or depart, especially in a slow, reluctant, or evasive manner.verbC1
- shuffle play/ˈʃʌf.əl ˌpleɪ/A playback mode where items (e.g., songs, videos) are played in a random order determined by an algorithm.nounB2
- shuffleboard/ˈʃʌf(ə)lbɔːd/A game in which players use cues to push weighted disks across a smooth surface toward numbered scoring areas.nounC2
- shuffler/ˈʃʌf.lər/A person or device that shuffles (mixes up) items, especially playing cards.nounLow
Showing 5761–5780 of 15552 words.