English Words Starting With S

• sacher-masoch

  nounVery Low
  /ˌzæxə ˈmæzɒx/The surname of the Austrian writer Leopold von Sacher-Masoch (1836-1895).
• sachet

  nounMedium
  /ˈsæʃ.eɪ/A small sealed bag or packet containing a single portion of a substance.
• sachs

  nounLow in general English, but high in business and financial contexts.
  /sæks/A surname, commonly associated with the investment bank Goldman Sachs.
• sachsen

  nounC2
  /ˈzaks(ə)n/A historical region and modern federal state in eastern Germany.
• sachsen-anhalt

  nounC2
  /ˈzaksən ˈanhalt/A federal state in eastern Germany.
• sack

  nounverbverb-transitiveB1
  /sæk/A large, strong bag made of coarse material used for storing or carrying goods.
• sack coat

  nounC1/C2
  /ˈsæk ˌkəʊt/A loose-fitting, straight-hanging man's jacket, single-breasted, with a seam at the waist and ventless back, typically falling to mid-thigh; the forerunner of the modern suit jacket.
• sack dress

  nounLow (Specialised)
  /ˈsæk ˌdres/A loose, straight dress without a defined waist, hanging straight from the shoulders.
• sack race

  nounB1
  /ˈsæk ˌreɪs/A race in which competitors jump forward with their legs inside a large sack.
• sack suit

  nounLow
  /ˈsæk ˌsuːt/A man's suit with a loose, straight-hanging jacket, typically single-breasted with three buttons.
• sack time

  nounLow
  /ˈsæk ˌtaɪm/Time spent sleeping, especially in a bed.
• sackbut

  nounVery Low
  /ˈsakbʌt/A medieval and Renaissance brass wind instrument, similar to a trombone, with a telescopic slide for changing pitch.
• sackcloth

  nounLow
  /ˈsæk.klɒθ/A coarse, rough cloth, usually made from goat's hair or jute, historically worn as a sign of mourning or penitence.
• sacked

  adjectiveverbB2
  /sækt/To be dismissed from a job, typically in a sudden or forceful manner.
• sacker

  nounC1
  /ˈsæk.ə/A person or thing that sacks something; specifically one who plunders or raids.
• sackful

  nounB2
  /ˈsakfʊl/The quantity that a large bag (a sack) can hold.
• sacking

  nounB2
  /ˈsæk.ɪŋ/The act of dismissing someone from employment; the act of forcefully putting into a large bag.
• sacks

  nounB1
  /sæks/Plural form of 'sack', referring to large bags made of coarse material for storing or carrying goods, or the act of dismissing someone from employment.
• sackville

  nounLow
  /ˈsækvɪl/A proper noun, most commonly a surname or place name, particularly in England and Canada.
• sackville-west

  nounC1
  /ˌsækvɪl ˈwɛst/A proper noun referring to a prominent British literary family, most notably Vita Sackville-West, an author, poet, and garden designer.

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