English Words Starting With S

• swordplay

  nounC1
  /ˈsɔːdpleɪ/The act or skill of fighting with a sword; fencing.
• swordsman

  nounB2
  /ˈsɔːdzmən/A person, typically a man, who fights with a sword, either as a soldier, a duellist, or for sport.
• swordstick

  nounVery Low (historical/archaic)
  /ˈsɔːdstɪk/A walking stick or cane that conceals a sword blade within its hollow shaft.
• swordswoman

  nounLow
  /ˈsɔːdzwʊmən/A woman who is skilled in fighting with a sword; a female warrior or combatant.
• swordtail

  nounC1/C2 (Specialized, hobbyist vocabulary). Very low frequency in general discourse.
  /ˈsɔːd.teɪl/A small, brightly colored freshwater fish (genus Xiphophorus), notable for the long, sword-like extension of the lower caudal fin in males.
• swore

  verbB1
  /swɔː/The past tense of the verb 'swear', meaning to make a solemn promise or declaration.
• sworn

  adjectiveverbB2
  /swɔːn/Having taken a formal oath; bound by a solemn promise. Used as the past participle of the verb 'swear'.
• swot

  nounverbverb-transitiveC1
  /swɒt/To study hard and intensively for an exam, especially at the last minute.
• swotter

  nounC2 / Very Low
  /ˈswɒtə/A person who studies or works extremely hard, especially for an exam, typically in an intense, narrow manner.
• swound

  nounverb-intransitiveVery Rare / Archaic
  /swaʊnd/A faint or swoon; the act of losing consciousness.
• swozzle

  nounvery low
  /ˈswɒz.əl/A small device used in puppetry to alter the voice, particularly in Punch and Judy shows.
• swum

  verbB1
  /swʌm/The past participle form of the verb 'swim', used to describe the completed action of moving through water using bodily motions.
• swung

  verbB2
  /swʌŋ/The past tense and past participle of the verb 'swing', meaning to move back and forth or from side to side while suspended from a point.
• swung dash

  nounVery Low / Technical
  /swʌŋ ˈdæʃ/A typographical character (‸) resembling a tilde but placed centrally, used as a shorthand or placeholder, especially in dictionaries and indexes.
• swy

  nounC1/C2 (Very Low Frequency)
  /swaɪ/A chiefly Australian and New Zealand term for the game of two-up, a gambling game involving tossing two coins.
• sy

  abbreviationnounExtremely Low / Obsolete
  /saɪ/ (when representing 'sigh' or Eye Dialect for 'sigh/say')No established core meaning in modern English. Primarily a non-standard or archaic form of 'sigh'.
• syal

  nounLow to medium, predominantly in cultural or fashion contexts.
  /ˈʃɑːl/A long piece of cloth or shawl, typically worn by women around the shoulders or head, especially in South Asia.
• sybaris

  nounVery Low (C2/Archival)
  /ˈsɪbərɪs/An inhabitant of the ancient Greek city of Sybaris, renowned in antiquity for its wealth and luxurious, pleasure-seeking lifestyle.
• sybarite

  adjectivenounLow (Literary/Formal)
  /ˈsɪbəraɪt/A person devoted to luxury and sensuous pleasure
• sybil

  nounLow (literary/historical/psychological specialist term)
  /ˈsɪb.ɪl/A prophetess or fortune-teller; specifically, a woman in ancient times believed to utter the oracles and prophecies of a god.

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