English Words Starting With S

• sank

  verbB2
  /sæŋk/The simple past tense of the verb 'sink,' meaning to go down below the surface of a liquid, or to move to a lower level.
• sankara

  nounLow
  /ˈsʌŋkərə/A proper noun referring primarily to the 8th-century Indian Hindu philosopher and theologian Adi Shankara (also spelled Sankara), founder of the Advaita Vedanta school.
• sankey

  nounVery Low (Technical)
  /ˈsæŋki/A type of energy flow diagram or a visual representation of material, cost, or energy transfers between processes or systems. It is a technical name for a specific chart type.
• sankhya

  nounC2 - Very low frequency; specialised philosophical/religious term
  /ˈsʌŋkjə/One of the six orthodox schools of Hindu philosophy, concerned with enumeration and analysis of the principles of reality, especially the distinction between purusha (consciousness/spirit) and prakriti (matter/nature).
• sankt gallen

  nounA2
  /ˌzæŋkt ˈɡælən/A canton and city in northeastern Switzerland.
• sankt moritz

  nounlow
  /ˌzaŋkt mɒˈrɪts/A world-famous luxury alpine resort town in Switzerland, known for winter sports, upscale tourism, and hosting the Winter Olympics twice.
• sankt polten

  nounLow
  /ˌzæŋkt ˈpɜːltən/The capital city of the state of Lower Austria in Austria.
• sankuru

  nounLow (Niche/Subculture)
  /ˈsæŋ.kʊə.ruː/A Japanese loanword meaning a group of people with shared interests or an exclusive circle, used in Japanese culture, anime, manga, and internet communities.
• sanmicheli

  nounVery Low / Specialized
  /ˌsænmɪˈkɛli/A proper noun referring to the 16th-century Italian architect and military engineer, Michele Sanmicheli, or works attributed to his style.
• sannup

  nounVery Low (Archaic/Specialized)
  /ˈsanʌp/A married Native American man, especially among certain Algonquian peoples.
• sannyasi

  nounVery Low
  /sʌnˈjɑːsi/A Hindu religious mendicant or ascetic who has renounced all worldly possessions and family ties to pursue spiritual liberation.
• sanpro

  nounC1-C2 / Low Frequency in Formal Writing
  /ˈsæn.prəʊ/Sanitary products; items used for managing menstruation or incontinence.
• sans serif

  nounC1
  /ˌsæn ˈser.ɪf/A style of typeface characterized by the absence of small projecting features (serifs) at the ends of strokes.
• sans-culotte

  nounVery Low
  /ˌsɒ̃ kuːˈlɒt/A revolutionary of the lower classes in the French Revolution, distinguished by wearing long trousers instead of the knee-breeches (culottes) associated with the aristocracy.
• sansei

  nounLow
  A third-generation Japanese American.
• sansevieria

  nounLow
  /ˌsænsəˈvɪərɪə/A genus of flowering plants, commonly called snake plants or mother-in-law's tongue, known for their stiff, upright leaves and hardiness.
• sanskrit

  adjectivenounLow
  /ˈsænskrɪt/An ancient Indo-Aryan language, the classical and liturgical language of Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism.
• sanskritic

  adjectivenounC2
  /sænˈskrɪtɪk/Relating to or characteristic of the Sanskrit language, its associated literature, culture, or ancient Hindu civilization.
• sansom

  nounExtremely Rare / Obsolete
  /ˈsænsəm/A surname of English origin; not a standard lexical word in modern English.
• sanson-flamsteed projection

  nounVery Low (Specialist Technical Term)
  /ˌsæ̃sɒn ˈflamstiːd prəˌdʒɛkʃən/A specific type of map projection, also known as the sinusoidal projection, where all parallels are straight lines spaced equally, and all meridians are sinusoidal curves, preserving equal area.

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