English Words Starting With S

• saxony

  nounC2
  /ˈsæksəni/A type of fine, soft woollen cloth, originally made in Saxony, Germany.
• saxony-anhalt

  nounC1+ (Proper noun, low frequency in general English; appears in geographical, historical, political contexts)
  /ˌsæk.sə.ni ˈæn.hælt/A federal state (Bundesland) in central Germany, located in the former East Germany.
• saxophone

  nounB1
  /ˈsæksəfəʊn/A brass wind instrument with a conical tube, a single reed mouthpiece, and keys for the fingers.
• saxtuba

  nounVery Low
  /ˈsæksˌtjuːbə/A large, low-pitched brass musical instrument in the saxhorn family.
• say

  adverbinterjectionnounverbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveA1
  /seɪ/to utter words to express a thought, opinion, or instruction; to state something.
• say's law

  nounC2
  /ˈseɪz ˌlɔː/An economic principle asserting that production creates its own demand.
• say-so

  nounMedium
  /ˈseɪ səʊ/The authority or permission to decide or command something.
• sayan mountains

  plural-nounC1
  /ˌsɑː.jən ˈmaʊn.tɪnz/A mountain range in southern Siberia, Russia, forming part of the border between Russia and Mongolia.
• sayao

  nounC2 (Very Low Frequency)
  /saɪˈaʊ/A person of the Filipino ethnic group indigenous to the southern islands of the Philippines.
• saybolt universal seconds

  nounVery Low
  /ˈseɪbəʊlt ˌjuːnɪˈvɜːsəl ˈsɛkəndz/A standardized unit for measuring the kinematic viscosity of petroleum products and lubricating oils, determined by the time in seconds required for a fixed volume of fluid to flow through a calibrated orifice under specified conditions.
• sayers

  nounC2
  /ˈseɪəz/A surname derived from the occupation 'sayer', meaning 'one who says' or 'one who recites', historically referring to a professional speaker, reciter, or spokesperson.
• sayest

  verbVery Low / Archaic
  /ˈseɪɪst/An archaic second person singular present indicative form of the verb 'say', used with the pronoun 'thou'. It means 'you say' (addressing one person informally or familiarly).
• saying

  nounB1
  /ˈseɪ.ɪŋ/A short, well-known phrase or statement that expresses a truth, wisdom, or observation about life.
• sayreville

  nounVery Low
  /ˈseər.vɪl/A proper noun referring to a borough in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States.
• says

  verbA1 (extremely high frequency)
  /sɛz/Third-person singular present tense of the verb 'say': to speak words, to express something in words.
• sayville

  nounVery Low
  /ˈseɪvɪl/A proper noun referring to a place name, specifically a hamlet and census-designated place in Suffolk County, New York, United States.
• sayyid

  nounLow
  /ˈsaɪ.ɪd/A title for a male descendant of the Prophet Muhammad, especially through his daughter Fatimah.
• sazerac

  nounLow
  /ˈsæz.ə.ræk/A classic, potent cocktail originally from New Orleans, traditionally made with rye whiskey, absinthe or Herbsaint, a sugar cube, Peychaud's bitters, and sometimes a lemon peel garnish.
• saˈharan

  adjectivenounC1
  /səˈhɑːrən/relating to or characteristic of the Sahara desert or its region.
• saˈmoan

  adjectivenounLow
  /səˈməʊən/Relating to Samoa, its people, their language, or culture.

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