English Words Starting With S

• surpass

  verbverb-transitiveC1
  /səˈpɑːs/To exceed or go beyond in degree, amount, or quality; to be greater or better than.
• surplice

  nounC2 / Low
  /ˈsɜː.plɪs/A white, loose-fitting, knee-length liturgical vestment, typically with wide sleeves, worn over a cassock by clergy, altar servers, and choristers.
• surplus

  adjectivenounverb-transitiveB2
  /ˈsɜː.pləs/An amount that exceeds what is needed or used; excess.
• surplus value

  nounSpecialized
  /ˈsɜː.pləs ˈvæl.juː/In Marxist economics, the excess value produced by labor over the wages paid to workers, which is appropriated by capitalists as profit.
• surplusage

  nounLow
  /ˈsɜːpləsɪdʒ/An amount or quantity beyond what is needed, especially in language or law; superfluous matter.
• surprint

  nounverbverb-transitiveLow
  /ˈsɜːprɪnt/To print something over an existing printed image or text.
• surprisal

  nounC1-C2
  /səˈpraɪz(ə)l/A measurable unit or degree of surprise; the state of being surprised.
• surprise

  nounverbverb-transitiveHigh
  /səˈpraɪz/An unexpected event or the feeling caused by something unexpected.
• surprise party

  nounB2
  /səˈpraɪz ˈpɑːti/A secretly planned party for someone who is not told about it beforehand, intended to surprise them.
• surprise symphony

  nounLow
  /səˈpraɪz ˈsɪmfəni/A symphony by Joseph Haydn, specifically Symphony No. 94 in G major, known for a sudden loud chord intended to surprise the audience.
• surra

  nounC2
  /ˈsʊərə/A chapter or division of the Quran.
• surratt

  nounExtremely Low (virtually zero)
  /səˈræt/A historical term primarily referring to a person involved in a conspiracy; most famously, Mary Surratt, who was convicted for her role in the assassination of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln.
• surrealism

  nounMedium
  /səˈrɪə.lɪ.zəm/A 20th-century artistic and literary movement that emphasizes the irrational and subconscious mind.
• surrebuttal

  nounVery Low
  /ˌsəːrɪˈbʌt(ə)l/In law, the response to a rebuttal; the stage of argument where one party answers the opposing party's rebuttal.
• surrebutter

  nounVery Low
  /ˌsʌrɪˈbʌtə/In common law pleading, a plaintiff's reply to a defendant's rebutter.
• surrejoinder

  nounC2
  /ˌsəːrɪˈdʒɔɪndə/A reply made in a debate or legal argument.
• surrender

  nounverbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveB2
  /səˈrɛndə/To stop resisting an enemy, opponent, or authority; to give up control or possession of something; to yield.
• surrender value

  nounC1/C2
  /səˈrɛndə ˈvæljuː/The amount of money an insurance company pays to a policyholder who cancels a life insurance policy before its maturity date or before death of the insured.
• surrey

  nounC2
  /ˈsʌri/A historical horse-drawn carriage with four wheels and two seats, often with a fringe on top.
• surrogacy

  nounC1
  /ˈsʌr.ə.ɡə.si/The practice or arrangement by which a woman (a surrogate mother) bears and gives birth to a child for another person or couple, who then become the child's legal parent(s).

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