Words starting with S

466 words.

sabermetrics The analysis of baseball, especially via its statistics.
sabretache A leather pocket or pouch worn hanging from a cavalry officer’s belt.
sacculus A small bag of herbs or medicinal substances, applied to the body.
sackless Blameless, guiltless, innocent.
sacration A coronation or consecration.
saddler Someone who makes, repairs and sells saddles, harnesses etc.
saeculum A cyclical period of time, roughly equal to the time needed for the complete renewal of a human popu
sagamore A high-ranking officer of the Tammany Hall political organization responsible for taking care of its
saison A kind of highly carbonated pale ale.
saithe The pollock or coalfish or coley (Pollachius virens).
saker A falcon (Falco cherrug) native of Southern Europe and Asia.
sakkos A richly decorated vestment worn by Orthodox bishops, instead of a priest's phelonion (chasuble in w
salaryman An employee, a worker; now especially a Japanese white-collar worker who works long hours yet has an
salchow A figure skating jump with a takeoff from a back inside edge and landing on the back outside edge of
salify To react so as to form a salt
sallet A type of light spherical combat helmet used in the 15th century.
salmagundi A food consisting of chopped meat and pickled herring, with oil, vinegar, pepper, and onions.
salmi A rich stew or ragout, especially of game.
saltant Leaping; jumping; dancing.
saltchuck Any body of saltwater, especially the ocean.
saltire An ordinary (geometric design) in the shape of an X. It usually occupies the entire field in which i
saltstone Salt that has accumulated and hardened into a rocklike consistency.
salutiferous Conducive to good health; healthy.
salver A tray used to display or serve food or other items (such as a visiting card).
salvific Able or intending to provide salvation or redemption.
samadhi A state of transcendent union supposed to be assumed by a holy man or yogi at his death.
saman A fine; a monetary penalty imposed for breaking the law.
samite A material of rich silk, sometimes with gold threads, especially prized during the Middle Ages.
samizdat The secret copying and sharing of illegal publications, chiefly in the Soviet Union; underground pub
samogon In Russia, home-distilled illegal spirit, similar to vodka; moonshine.
samovar A metal urn with a spigot, for boiling water for making tea. Traditionally, the water is heated by h
sanda A man who is congenitally impotent.
sandblind Half-blind; partially blind.
sandhi Any of a wide variety of phonological processes that occur at morpheme or word boundaries, such as t
sandpit A place or pit from which sand is excavated.
sandridge A ridge or bank of sand; sandbank.
sangfroid Composure, self-possession or imperturbability especially when in a dangerous situation.
sanguinarian A person who consumes human blood as part of the vampiroid subculture.
sanguineous Accompanied by bloodshed; bloody.
sanguinolent Containing or tinged with blood.
sanguisuge A leech (blood-sucking annelid).
sansei A grandchild of a Japanese immigrant to the Americas.
sapience The property of being sapient, the property of possessing or being able to possess wisdom.
sapor A type of taste (sweetness, sourness etc.); loosely, taste, flavor.
sapper A combat engineer; an engineer or a soldier engaged in attacking, destroying, and circumventing or b
sapropel An aquatic sludge-like sediment rich in organic matter formed in oxygen-free areas at the bottom of
saraf A provider of financial services in the Middle East and in South Asia, especially (historical) durin
sarcelled Sarcelly, having curled ends (compare moline).
sardoodledom Well-made works of drama that have trivial, insignificant, or melodramatic plots.
sargasso A brown alga, of the genus Sargassum, that forms large, floating masses.
saros A quantity of 3600, such as a period of 3600 years.
sarpech An ornament placed in front of the turban, worn by significant Hindu, Sikh and Muslim princes.
sarsenet A very fine and soft silk ribbon woven in a plain weave with a fine warp and higher density weft, no
sasse A sluice or lock, as in a river or canal, to make it more navigable.
satispassion Atonement by suffering to an adequate degree.
sative Sown or planted; propagated by seed, shoot, or root; cultivated, not wild.
satrapy The territory governed by a satrap; a province of any of several ancient empires of West Asia (speci
satyrion Any of various kinds of orchids.
saucery The part of a noble estate dedicated to making sauces.
scabrous Covered with scales or scabs; hence, very coarse or rough.
scamdemic A reference to the influx of scam cases worldwide.
scanography The production of radiographs by scanning with X-rays through a moving, thin slit.
scansorial Adapted to or specialised for climbing
scapular A short cloak worn around the shoulders, adopted as part of the uniform of various religious orders,
scarry Like a scar, or rocky eminence.
scathe To harm or injure (someone or something) physically.
scathefire Destructive flames; a conflagration.
scatheful Causing harm or mischief; destructive, injurious.
scelerophobia The fear of crime, burglars or thieves.
scenius The intelligence of a whole operation or group of people; collective creativity.
scepsis Skepticism; a skeptical approach or belief.
schedography A method of grammar education used in the Byzantine Empire from around 1000 to the 13th century.
schene An Egyptian or Persian measure of length, varying from thirty-two to sixty stadia.
schesis General state or disposition of the body or mind, or of one thing with regard to other things; habit
schismogenesis The formation of schisms or divisions.
schlimazel A chronically unlucky person.
schlock Any commodity that is shoddy or inferior; now, usually, writing or audiovisual content that is shodd
scholiast A scholar who writes commentary on the works of an author, especially one of the ancient commentator
scholium A note added to a text as an explanation, criticism or commentary.
schoolman A medieval writer, scholar or teacher of the subjects taught at early European universities (such as
schwebeablaut To undergo the above process.
schwerpunkt main point, main target; point upon which the most effort is concentrated (e.g. during an attack)
sciagraph To create a sciagraph (radiograph) of; to look inside by this or a similar technique.
scientician Someone with the trappings of science who is probably not a true scientist.
scintilla A small spark or flash.
sciolist One who exhibits only superficial knowledge; a self-proclaimed expert with little real understanding
sciolous Knowing superficially or imperfectly.
scissure A longitudinal opening made by cutting; a cleft; a fissure.
sclerodermite The hard integument of crustaceans.
scobs Raspings of wood, ivory, hartshorn, metals, or other hard substance.
scofflaw a criminal or lawbreaker, especially one who is openly contemptuous or dismissive of current laws or
scolex The structure at the front end of a tapeworm which, in the adult, has suckers and hooks by which it
scolopendra A mythical sea-creature, reputed to be able to disgorge its bowels to dislodge any fishing-hook.
sconce A type of small fort or other fortification, especially as built to defend a pass or ford.
scorigami A scoring combination that has never happened before.
scorse To barter or exchange.
scotomy dizziness with dimness of sight
scoury Showery, marked by intermittent rain showers and wind.
scrag To hang on a gallows, or to choke, garotte, or strangle.
scram To scratch (something) with claws or fingernails; to claw.
screeve In the grammar of Georgian and related languages, a combination of tense, aspect and mood. Occasiona
scrimp To make too small or short; to shortchange.
scrog A stunted or shrivelled bush.
scrunkly Cute in a quirky, scruffy, or dishevelled way.
scrute To examine (something) carefully; to scrutinize.
scullion A servant from the lower classes.
sculptrix A woman who sculpts; a female sculptor; a sculptress.
scurrility Something that is scurrilous.
scutch A wooden implement shaped like a large knife used to separate the valuable fibres of flax or hemp by
scute A horny, chitinous, or bony external plate or scale, as on the shell of a turtle, the skin of crocod
scutum An oblong shield made of boards or wickerwork covered with leather, with sometimes an iron rim; carr
scytale A cylinder with a strip of parchment wound around it on which a message is written, used for cryptog
seachange A movement of people from cities to rural coastal areas.
seamer A person who sews seams.
seamew The common gull (Larus canus).
seannachie A bard, genealogist, or storyteller in Gaelic culture.
searce To sift (through a sieve); to bolt.
seasteading The creation of permanent dwellings at sea, especially outside the territory claimed by any national
seaswine A porpoise or dolphin.
sebil A fountain, a small structure in a Muslim area where water is freely dispensed to members of the pub
secco A work painted on dry plaster, as distinguished from a fresco.
secern To separate or set apart (someone or something from other persons or things).
sectary A member of a particular sect, school of thought or practice, party, or profession; a sectarian.
sectish Sectarian; adherent to a sect, often to the degree of being dogmatic, insular and non-ecumenical.
sedecuple Sixteenfold. — Sixteen times as great or as numerous.
sedenion A 16-dimensional nonalternative extension of an octonion with one real part and 15 imaginary parts,
sederunt A formal meeting, especially of a judicial or ecclesiastical body.
sedulous Of a person: diligent in application or pursuit; constant and persevering in business or in endeavou
seemlihood The state, condition, or quality of being seemly; seemliness.
seemliness The property of being seemly, appropriateness of conduct or behavior.
sefirah Each of the ten attributes that God created, through which he can project himself to the universe an
seigniorage All the revenue obtained by a feudal lord from his vassals.
selah A pause or rest of a contemplative nature.
selcouth Strange, unusual, rare; unfamiliar; marvellous, wondrous.
seldseen seldom seen, rare, uncommon
selenelion A lunar eclipse occurring as the Moon sets, simultaneously with sunrise.
selly A marvel; wonder; something wonderful or rare
semasiology Semantics; a discipline within linguistics concerned with the meaning of a word independent of its p
semblable something similar; likeness; representation
semiurgy The production of new meanings by the creation of new signs; the expansion of the semiosphere.
semordnilap A word, phrase, or sentence that has the property of forming another word, phrase, or sentence when
senescent Growing old; decaying with the lapse of time.
sentisection painful vivisection, without the use of anesthetic
septembrize To motivate the common people to overthrow a ruling class by force, and to execute its leaders.
septifragal Breaking from the partitions; said of a method of dehiscence in which the valves of a pod break away
sequacious Likely to follow or yield to physical pressure; easily shaped or molded.
seraskier A commander in the Ottoman Empire.
seriatim Point by point; sequential.
serjeanty A land tenure in which a tenant provided his liege with some kind of personal service, as opposed to
serotinal Occurring in or pertaining to late summer.
serry To crowd, press together, or close (rank)
sesquialterate In a ratio of 3 to 2 or 1½ times to 1.
seston All particulate matter suspended in bodies of water such as lakes and seas, including plankton, orga
seton A few silk threads or horsehairs, or a strip of linen etc., introduced beneath the skin by a knife o
severalty The sole ownership of property by someone.
sewster A seamstress; a sewer (someone who sews).
sextuplicate Six times the number, volume, length, etc. (of something else).
sgraffito A technique in ceramics, art and wall design, where the top layer of pigment or slip is scratched th
shadoof A device used since ancient times in the Middle East to raise water from a well or other low point,
shail To walk or move unsteadily or haphazardly; stumbling or shuffling.
shamble Shambling, awkward, ungainly; distorted, ill-shapen, wry.
shamiana A large, ornate tent or pavilion; a marquee.
shanzhai The imitation and trademark infringing of brands and goods of usually poor quality, particularly ele
sharawadgi A style of landscape gardening or architecture in which rigid lines and symmetry are avoided in favo
sharrow A marking (often consisting of an image of a bicycle with two inverted V shapes either above or belo
shecession Excessively high female unemployment.
sheconomy The trend whereby women are gaining economic power, and living increasingly consumerist lifestyles,
shenanigan Dishonest, underhanded, or unscrupulous activities or behaviour; skulduggery, trickery; also, mischi
shend To disgrace or put to shame.
sheriffwick The area of jurisdiction of a sheriff.
shibboleth A particular pronunciation or custom that is regarded as distinguishing members of a group from non-
shill A person paid to endorse a product while pretending to be impartial.
shillelagh A wooden (traditionally blackthorn (sloe) wood) club ending with a large knob.
shindig A noisy party or festivities.
shipshape Meticulously neat and tidy.
shlenter To acquire in an underhanded way.
shmeat Animal meat grown artificially from a tissue culture.
shoad Loose fragments (often of metal ore) mixed with earth.
shoat A weaned piglet; any piglet.
shool To move materials with a shovel.
shrithe To move; to proceed; to creep, roam, wander.
shrive To hear or receive a confession (of sins etc.).
shtetl A Jewish village or small town, especially one in Eastern Europe.
shtick A generally humorous routine.
shuckle To sway back and forth during Jewish prayer.
shunless That cannot be shunned; not to be avoided; inevitable, unavoidable.
shunt To cause to move (suddenly), as by pushing or shoving; to give a (sudden) start to.
sialoquent Tending to spray saliva when speaking.
sicilicus A diacritic, resembling a 180°-rotated ‘C’ (i.e., being similar in appearance to ⟨ᵓ⟩), written atop
sicker To percolate, trickle, or seep; to ooze, as water through a crack.
sickhouse A place where sick or injured people are cared for; a hospital.
sidelong Directed to the side; sideways.
sideromelane A basaltic glass often found in palagonite tuff.
siglum A letter or other symbol that stands for a name or word; specifically, one used in a modern literary
silentious Habitually taciturn; prone to silence.
sillage The trail of scent left behind by one who wears perfume.
sillion The thick, voluminous, and shiny soil turned over by a plow.
simony The buying or selling of spiritual or sacred things, such as ecclesiastical offices, pardons, or con
simoom A hot, dry, suffocating, dust-laden wind of the desert, particularly of Arabia, Syria, and neighbori
simper To smile in a foolish, frivolous, self-conscious, coy, obsequious, or smug manner.
simpliciter Simply, absolutely; without any qualification or condition.
simulacrum A physical image or representation of a deity, person, or thing.
sinciput The front part of the head or skull (as contradistinct from occiput).
sinistrorsal Rising spirally from right to left (of the observer)
sinople A shade of red; sinoper.
sinuate To advance in wavy or curvy manner, to bend, to curve, to wind in and out
sirocco A hot and often strong southerly to southeasterly wind on the Mediterranean that originates in the S
sisterson The son of one's sister; sororal nephew
sitch A brook; an occasional small waterway: a ditch, a gutter or drain; a ravine.
sitzprobe The first run-through of an opera or musical in which the orchestra and singers rehearse together, c
skedaddle To move or run away quickly.
skeel A shallow wooden vessel for holding milk or cream.
skelp To beat or slap with the hand.
skerrick A very small amount or portion; the least bit.
skerry A small rocky island which may be covered by the sea at high tide or during storms.
skeuomorph A design feature copied from a similar feature in another object, even when not functionally necessa
skift To shift; to move or remove.
skimp To mock, deride, scorn, scold, make fun of.
skinflint One who is excessively stingy or cautious with money; a tightwad; a miser.
skirl To make a shrill sound, as of bagpipes.
skite A sudden hit or blow; a glancing blow.
skookum Excellent, impressive.
skosh A tiny amount; a little bit.
skrike To cry, sob, cry out or yell; to scream.
skulduggery A devious device or trick.
skulk To stay where one cannot be seen, conceal oneself (often in a cowardly way or with the intent of doi
skunkworks A loosely organized research and development team or facility.
slangonym A slang term that is also synonymous with another word or expression.
sleave The knotted or entangled part of silk or thread.
sleech Thick, soft mud that was left behind by flowing water, usually alongside riverbeds or shorelines.
slinter A scam or deception; fast one.
slitch Fine mud; silt; slake.
slithy lithe and slimy or slithery.
sloom To sleep lightly, to doze, to nod; to be half-asleep.
slubber To do (something) hastily, imperfectly, or sloppily.
slugabed A lazy person who lies in bed after the usual time for getting up; a sluggard.
slumgullion A stew of meat and vegetables.
smallage Celery in its wild uncultivated form.
smarm Smarmy language or behavior.
smatch To have a taste; to taste (something).
smatter To make (someone or something) dirty; to bespatter, to soil.
smellfungus A faultfinder, complainer, grumbler.
smicker Elegant; fine; attractive, beautiful.
smidgen Chiefly in the form a smidgen of: a very small amount or quantity; a bit, a trace.
smirt To chat up or flirt with (someone) while smoking outside a pub.
smithereens Fragments or splintered pieces; numerous tiny disconnected items.
smoor To suffocate, smother, or extinguish
smous To go about selling goods, as an itinerant peddler.
snape To chide, to rebuke, to reprimand.
snath The shaft of a scythe.
sneap To bite, nip, or pinch (someone or something).
snelly quickly; sharply; acutely; coldly
snickelway A narrow alley between buildings.
snift A deliberate release of pressure and vapor, such as from a steam engine, or bottling equipment.
snirt To give a suppressed laugh or sharp intake of breath.
snood A band or ribbon for keeping the hair in place, including the hair-band formerly worn in Scotland an
snowclone A formulaic phrase that can be customized to fit a variety of contexts.
socage In the Middle Ages (and chiefly but not exclusively medieval England), a legal system whereby a tena
sociopetal Of a place, etc.: involving the arrangement of a group of people so that each person can see and int
sodality A fraternity, a society or association.
solarpunk A literary, artistic, and social movement that focuses on community, sustainability, technology powe
solemnize To make solemn, or official, through ceremony or legal act.
solfatara An area of volcanic activity that gives off sulfurous steam.
solivagant One who wanders alone.
somedeal In some measure or degree; somewhat, partly, partially
somewhither To some indeterminate place; to some place or other; to somewhere
somma A volcanic caldera that has been partially filled by a new central cone.
sonsy lucky; fortunate; thriving; plump
sophont An intelligent being; a being with a base reasoning capacity roughly equivalent to or greater than t
sophrosyne The Ancient Greek concept of an ideal of excellence of character and soundness of mind, which when c
sopite To put to sleep, or to quieten.
sorites A series of propositions whereby each conclusion is taken as the subject of the next.
sorosis A women's club; a society to further the educational and social activities of women.
soubrette A female attendant or servant, especially one who is cheeky or mischievous, often featuring in theat
soucoupe A type of small submarine designed to hold two people.
sough A murmuring sound; rushing, rustling, or whistling sound.
soulscot A funeral payment, formerly made at the grave, usually to the parish priest in whose church service
sourd To arise, issue or emerge; to give rise.
sousveillance The recording of an activity from the perspective of participant in the activity.
souterrain An underground chamber or passage sometimes used as a store, especially one associated with Iron Age
sovkhoz A large, state-owned farm in the Soviet Union.
sowarree A mounted procession; a cavalcade.
soylent An undesirable, lackluster, and artificial foodstuff, as a substitute for real meat.
spadix A fleshy spike (inflorescence) with reduced flowers, usually enclosed by a spathe, characteristic of
spagyrist An alchemist, especially one who tried to discover remedies for diseases.
spahi An Ottoman (Turkish empire) cavalryman, especially as recruited under a land-based system.
spange To beg, particularly using the phrase “spare change?”
sparger A vessel with a perforated cover for sprinkling a liquid, especially in brewing.
spate To (suddenly) flood or inundate (a river or other watercourse) with water.
spathroom A bathroom that has been designed to be very clean, comfortable and relaxing, like a spa.
specificker A homoeopathic practitioner who sought to ascertain the aetiologies of diseases, focusing on the sym
speciosity The state or quality of being specious; speciousness.
spelch To splinter while being crosscut.
spelk To use a spelk in or on.
sphairistike An early racquet sport that evolved into tennis.
sphexish Of animal behaviour: deterministic, preprogrammed.
sphragide An aluminous earth of a grayish yellow color; a medicinal clay.
spiegeleisen A ferromanganese alloy containing approximately 15% manganese and small quantities of carbon and sil
spiel A lengthy and extravagant speech or argument usually intended to persuade.
spiflicate To confound, silence or dumbfound.
spilth Spillage; spilled material.
spime An object that could be remotely tracked through space and time.
spinule A minute spine or thorn.
spissitude Density, thickness; the state or quality of being inspissated or thickened.
spleef A game in which players try to knock blocks out from beneath other players in order to be the last p
spleet A small strip of split wood or willow.
splenetic Bad-tempered, irritable, peevish, spiteful, habitually angry.
spleuchan A pouch, especially for tobacco or money.
spondist An Ancient Egyptian priest responsible for pouring libations of water.
spontoon A pointed weapon similar to a pike.
sporgery The disruptive act of posting a flood of articles to a newsgroup, the article headers having been fa
sportula A gift or prize, especially ones given by rich Romans.
sportule A charitable gift or contribution; alms; a sportula.
sprachbund A group of languages sharing a number of areal features (similar grammar, vocabulary, etc.) which ar
sprack lively, full of energy
spraddle To spread apart (the legs).
sprezzatura The art of performing a difficult task so gracefully that it looks effortless; calculated nonchalanc
springald A young man, a stripling, a youth.
springe To catch in a springe; to ensnare.
sprit A spar between mast and upper outer corner of a spritsail on sailing boats.
spruik To promote a thing or idea to another person, usually informally.
sprunt To make quick or convulsive movements; to start, to jump.
spuddle To loosen and dig up stubble and weeds left after a harvest with a broadshare or similar device.
spume Foam or froth of liquid, particularly that of seawater.
spumescent Resembling froth or foam; foaming.
spuria Spurious things; especially, a counterfeit or forged written work or one of doubtful attribution.
spurtle Either of two Scottish kitchen implements made of wood: a flat one for turning oatcakes, or a stick
squinch To scrunch up (one's face, etc.).
squizzle A small amount of liquid, etc.; a squirt.
squush A squashing or squishing sound.
stably A medieval hunting practice in which a group of hunters and hounds are stationed around the perimete
stadtholder The chief provincial magistrate, military commander, and, as a member of the House of Orange, highes
staith A shore or a riverbank.
staking An act of stabbing with a stake.
stank To dam up; to block the flow of water or other liquid.
starosta In Russia, the head man of a village community.
starstuff The material composition of stars; matter originated from stars; starmatter.
stasiology The study of political parties.
stauropegion In Eastern Orthodoxy, the placement of a cross by a bishop which symbolises his approval of the cons
steelman To repair flaws in an argument before analyzing it critically; to refute or to weaken the force of a
steganography The art and science of concealing a secret message, data, or file within another innocuous message,
stellify To transform from an earthly body into a celestial body; to place in the sky as such
stemmatics The study of multiple surviving versions of the same text with the aim of reconstructing a lost orig
stepmeal One step at a time; step by step; gradually; by degrees.
stere A measure of volume used e.g. for cut wood, equal to one cubic metre.
stereometry The science of measuring the volume of solids or solid bodies.
stereotypy Excessive repetition, especially of meaningless gestures.
sterigma A woody projection from the tip of the leaf base in certain conifers (Picea and Tsuga).
sternutatory That causes or induces sneezing; sternutative.
steups The sound made by sucking one's teeth.
stevedore A dockworker involved in loading and unloading cargo, or in supervising such work.
sticharion The outer clerical garb worn by clergy in the Greek Orthodox Church, corresponding to the alb in Lat
stichomythia A technique in drama or poetry, in which alternating lines, or half-lines, are given to alternating
stickle To act as referee or arbiter; to mediate.
stickler A referee or adjudicator at a fight, wrestling match, duel, etc. who ensures fair play.
stipendiate To provide (someone) with a stipend, or salary; to pay, support or fund.
stirk A yearling cow; a young bullock or heifer.
stive To stew; to be stifled or suffocated.
stoep A raised veranda in front of a house.
stomacher A type of men's waistcoat.
stooshie The disruption caused by a disagreement or misunderstanding.
stotter To stagger; totter; stumble
stour An armed battle or conflict.
straightly In a straight manner; so as to be straight or aligned; without curve or bend.
straint Strain (tension of overexertion).
strake An iron fitting of a traditional wooden wheel, such as a hub component or bearing (e.g., box, bushel
stramash A tumult or disturbance.
strath A wide, flat river valley.
stravaig To stroll or wander aimlessly on (a road, etc.); to ramble.
stridor A harsh, shrill, unpleasant noise.
stridulate To make a high-pitched chirping, grating, hissing, or squeaking sound, as male crickets and grasshop
stridulous Emitting a particularly harsh or shrill sound.
strout To cause to project or swell out; to enlarge affectedly
strub To rob, plunder; clear out completely; to strip.
stulty Foolish; silly, stupid.
stylite A Christian ascetic in ancient times who lived alone on top of a tall pillar.
stylobate The top step of the crepidoma, i.e. the platform upon which the superstructure of the building is er
stymie A situation where an opponent's ball is directly in the way of one's own ball and the hole, on the p
styptic That stops bleeding; especially, in a minor way, topically.
suant Smoothly; without difficulty.
subadar The governor or commander in charge of a subah; a viceroy.
subaudite Mentally supply (something which has not been expressed); scilicet.
subbotnik A Saturday designated for community volunteer work, such as cleaning the streets, after the October
subhastation A public sale or auction required by law, especially one in Germany or neighbouring territories.
subintroduce To introduce in a secret or subtle manner.
subitaneous Sudden; suddenly done or made.
subitize To judge (the number of objects in a group) rapidly, accurately and confidently without counting the
sublate To negate, deny or contradict.
subluxate To cause the subluxation of something: to partially dislocate or displace.
subminister to supply; to administer
subnect To (literally) tie or fasten beneath, or to (figuratively) join beneath, i.e. as an addendum.
subnivium The seasonal microenvironment beneath the snow.
suborn To induce (someone) to commit an unlawful or malicious act, especially in a corrupt manner.
subreption Under Roman law, the act of giving false testimony.
subrogate To replace one person or thing with another.
subsecute To follow closely, or so as to overtake; to pursue.
substantify To give material form or substance to; to embody.
substituend A substitute; something that substitutes for another.
substituendum Something to be substituted or replaced.
subterrene A machine for drilling or tunneling underground.
subtilize To make subtle; to make thin or fine; to make less gross or coarse.
subvene To arrive or happen so as to help or support.
subvention A subsidy; provision of financial or other support.
succade Candied citrus peel (or, less commonly, other preserves).
succussation Violent shaking or jolting.
suchness The natural state of a person or thing; quality; character or worth.
sudarium A napkin or handkerchief.
sudorific In a state of perspiration; covered in sweat; sudoriferous, sweaty.
suferia A type of cooking pot popular in East Africa.
suffonsify To satisfy or satiate, particularly the appetite.
suiseki A Japanese artform in which attractively shaped rocks and stones are mounted and displayed.
sumpah To promise; to earnestly swear that something is true.
sumpsimus Adherence to or persistence in using a strictly correct term in rejection of a more common (but tech
sumptuosity The state or quality of being sumptuous; wealth; high price
sumud Steadfastness, as a Palestinian value; steadfast Palestinianness and resistance.
sunstead A solstice.
supercee Faster-than-light travelling speed.
supercherie Foul play; an attack made by deceit.
supereminent Superior to or notable above all others; outstanding; supremely remarkable.
supererogate To do more than God commands.
superfetate To conceive after a prior conception, but before the birth of the offspring.
superficies A two-dimensional magnitude that has length and breadth; especially such a surface that forms the bo
superincumbent Lying or resting on something else; overlying.
superstruct To build over or upon (another structure); to erect upon (a foundation).
supervacaneous Added above what is needed or necessary; superfluous, redundant.
suppawn A porridge made from cornmeal, similar to polenta; hasty pudding; mush.
suppositious Spurious; substituted for the genuine, counterfeit; fake.
supprime To suppress (in various senses).
surabundant Overly abundant; superabundant.
surau A small mosque or other Islamic assembly building in parts of Sumatra and the Malay peninsula.
surbated Sore from extensive walking.
surcease Cessation; stop, stopping; end. Respite, intermission.
surcingle A long unpadded strap to pass over and keep in place a blanket, pack or saddle on an animal.
suretyship An accessory agreement through which one binds oneself for another already bound, either in whole or
surform A tool with which one grates, rasps, planes, or shaves material, especially wood, to form its surfac
surplusage A surplus; a superabundance.
surseance peace (state of not fighting) or quiet (silence, or calmness)
suspire To breathe, especially to exhale
sustentaculum A supporting structure, a body part that supports one or more other parts.
svarabhakti The epenthesis of a vowel, as in the football chant Engerland for England; anaptyxis.
svengali One who manipulates or controls another as by some mesmeric or sinister influence; especially a coac
swadeshi A policy of nationalist self-sufficiency in India, involving the revival and promotion of domestic p
swage A tool, used by blacksmiths and other metalworkers, for shaping of a metal item.
swaip To walk proudly; to sweep along.
swale A low tract of moist or marshy land.
swanling A young or baby swan; a cygnet.
swarf The waste chips or shavings from an abrasive activity, such as metalworking, a saw cutting wood, or
swidden An area of land that has been cleared by cutting the vegetation and burning it; slash and burn.
swingle An implement used to separate the fibres of flax by beating them; a scutch.
swink To labour, to work hard
swith Quickly, speedily, promptly.
swive To cut a crop in a sweeping or rambling manner, hence to reap; cut for harvest.
sylloge A collection or compendium, especially of coins or antiquarian objects.
sylph An invisible being of the air.
symphoria Bringing together, integration, or coparticipation.
symphoric Clumsy; accident-prone.
symposion A drinking together; a symposium.
syncerebrum The supraesophageal glanglia or brain of many invertebrates.
syncrisis A figure of speech in which opposite things, people etc. are compared.
syneisaktism The practice, from early Christian until mediaeval times, of a man and woman living together in a no
synoecism The unification of towns, tribes etc. under one capital city or polis.
synset A set of one or more synonyms that are interchangeable in some context without changing the truth va
syntagma A constituent segment within a text, such as a word or a phrase that forms a syntactic unit.
syntopicon A publication that indexes and compares a number of works in some field.
syscoversary The anniversary of a syscovery.
syzygy An alignment of three celestial bodies (for example, the Sun, Earth, and Moon) such that one body is