English Words Starting With S

• schaudinn

  nounExtremely rare
  /ˈʃaʊdɪn/A surname of German origin, derived from a placename, used primarily as a proper noun and not as a common English word.
• schaumburg

  nounLow
  /ˈʃaʊmbɜːɡ/A proper noun primarily referring to a city in Illinois, USA, and a historical county in Germany.
• schaumburg-lippe

  nounVery Low
  /ˌʃaʊmbɜːɡ ˈlɪpə/A historical county and principality within the Holy Roman Empire, later a state of the German Empire, located in present-day Lower Saxony.
• schav

  nounVery low. Primarily used within specific cultural/culinary contexts or historical discussions of Jewish cuisine.
  /ʃɑːv/A type of soup made primarily from sorrel leaves, typically served cold and originating from Eastern European Jewish cuisine.
• schawlow

  nounRare/Very Low
  /ˈʃɔːləʊ/A proper noun, most commonly a surname, specifically associated with the Nobel Prize-winning physicist Arthur L. Schawlow.
• schechter

  nounC2 (Very low frequency; highly specialized)
  /ˈʃɛktə/Jewish surname of Ashkenazi origin, literally meaning 'ritual slaughterer' (shochet in Hebrew); refers specifically to Solomon Schechter (1847–1915), a Romanian-born rabbi, scholar, and founder of Conservative Judaism, who discovered the Cairo Geniza.
• schedule

  nounverbverb-transitiveHigh
  /ˈʃedjuːl/A plan that lists the times and sequences of events or activities.
• scheduled caste

  nounHigh frequency in Indian English, low frequency elsewhere
  /ˌʃedjuːld ˈkɑːst/Official designation in India for historically disadvantaged groups entitled to affirmative action benefits under the constitution.
• scheduled castes

  plural-nounLow in global everyday English, high in Indian English and academic contexts.
  /ˈʃedjuːld ˈkɑːsts/Historically disadvantaged groups in India officially listed in the Constitution for affirmative action and protection.
• scheduled territories

  plural-nounLow/Historical
  /ˌʃɛdjuːld ˈtɛrɪt(ə)riz/A historical term, predominantly from UK law and finance, referring to a specific list of countries, territories, or areas outside the UK designated in legislation, typically for exchange control purposes.
• scheduled tribe

  nounC2 / Very low frequency in general English, high frequency in Indian English and specific sociopolitical/academic contexts.
  /ˌʃedjuːld ˈtraɪb/A legally recognized, historically disadvantaged indigenous ethnic group in India, officially listed ('scheduled') for special constitutional protections and affirmative action.
• scheduler

  nounB2
  /ˈʃɛdjuːlə/A person or thing, especially a computer program, that plans or arranges events, tasks, or appointments to happen at specific times.
• scheele

  nounVery Low
  /ˈʃeɪlə/A surname of Swedish origin, most famously associated with Carl Wilhelm Scheele, an 18th-century chemist.
• scheele's green

  nounC2
  /ˈʃeɪləz ɡriːn/A highly toxic, yellowish-green pigment made from copper arsenite, chemically CuHAsO3.
• scheelite

  nounVery low (Technical/Highly Specialized)
  /ˈʃiːlaɪt/A mineral, calcium tungstate, that is a principal ore of tungsten.
• schefflera

  nounLow
  /ˈʃɛflərə/A tropical or subtropical plant of the genus Schefflera, often grown indoors as a houseplant, characterized by glossy, palmate leaves arranged in an umbrella-like pattern.
• scheherazade

  nounLow
  /ʃəˌhɛrəˈzɑːd/The name of the fictional queen and narrator of the tales in One Thousand and One Nights (Arabian Nights).
• scheldt

  nounVery Low
  /ʃɛlt/A proper noun referring to the River Scheldt, a major waterway in Western Europe.
• schelling

  nounLow
  /ˈʃɛlɪŋ/A historical silver coin used in various German states and the Netherlands, also the former currency of the Netherlands (until 2002) and Austria (until 2002).
• schema

  nounC1
  /ˈskiː.mə/A structured framework, plan, or outline that represents the essential form or pattern of something.

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