S — The school dictionary · page 191 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22sturdyStrong and solid, not easy to break or knock over.10 sentencessturgeonA sturgeon is a very large, old kind of fish with a long nose and rows of bony plates instead of normal scales, living in rivers and seas…9 sentencesstutterTo stutter is to speak with sudden stops or by repeating the first sounds of words, like «b-b-ball», without meaning to.11 sentencesstyA sty, or pigsty, is a pen or small building where pigs are kept.11 sentencesstyleA style is a particular way of doing, making or saying something: a style of writing, swimming or painting.12 sentencesstylishFashionable and good-looking, in a smart, attractive way.9 sentencessubA sub is a substitute, a player who comes on to replace another in a match.16 sentencessubcontinentA subcontinent is a very large piece of land that is part of a continent but is separate in some way, by mountains, sea or history.10 sentencessubdivideTo subdivide is to divide something that has already been divided into even smaller parts.8 sentencessubdivisionA subdivision is a smaller part made when something already divided is divided again.9 sentencessubductionSubduction is when one of the Earth's tectonic plates slides down underneath another plate and sinks into the hot mantle.9 sentencessubdueTo subdue is to get control over a person, group or country, usually by force: «The army subdued the rebels».11 sentencessubduedSubdued means quiet and a little sad or tired, not lively as usual: «You seem subdued today».11 sentencessubheadingA subheading is a smaller heading under the main heading of a text, telling you what one section is about.7 sentencessubjectSomething you learn at school, such as maths, English or science.15 sentencessubjectiveSubjective means based on someone's own feelings, tastes or opinions rather than on facts that everyone can check.12 sentencessubjugateTo subjugate people or a country is to defeat them and take control so they must obey, often taking away their freedom.8 sentencessublimeSublime means so grand, great and beautiful that it fills you with wonder.5 sentencessubmarineA submarine is a ship that can travel under the water as well as on top of it.10 sentencessubmergeTo submerge is to go under water, or to put something completely under water or another liquid.10 sentencessubmergedSubmerged means under water or under the surface of a liquid.11 sentencessubmersibleA submersible is a small underwater vehicle used to explore the deep sea, often with a crew of one to three people or controlled by remote…9 sentencessubmersionSubmersion is being completely under water or another liquid.8 sentencessubmissionA submission is something you hand in to be judged or checked, like a piece of homework, a competition entry or a form.11 sentencessubmissiveWilling to obey others and do what they want without arguing or standing up for yourself.9 sentencessubmitTo submit something is to hand it in or send it so it can be checked or judged, like homework or a form.13 sentencessuboptimalnot as good as it could be; in plain words, poor or bad.8 sentencessubordinateIn grammar, a subordinate clause is a part of a sentence that has a verb but cannot stand alone, like «because it was raining».9 sentencessubordinatingA subordinating conjunction is a joining word such as because, when, if, although, while, since, before or until that starts a subordinate…9 sentencessubordinationSubordination is being under someone else's control or authority, or putting someone or something in a lower, less important place.8 sentencessubscribeTo pay regularly to get something, such as a magazine, a streaming service or a newspaper.12 sentencessubscriberA person who pays regularly to receive something, such as a magazine, a streaming service or a phone plan.11 sentencessubscriptionMoney you pay regularly, every month or year, to get something, like a magazine, a streaming service or a club membership.11 sentencessubsequentComing after something else in time or order; following; later.9 sentencessubsequentlyAfterwards; later; after something that has just been mentioned.7 sentencessubsideTo subside is to become weaker, calmer or less strong: the storm subsided, the pain subsided.11 sentencessubsidenceSubsidence is when the ground slowly sinks lower, which can crack buildings, roads and walls.9 sentencessubsistTo subsist is to stay alive, often with very little food or money: they subsisted on bread and water.8 sentencessubsistenceSubsistence is having just enough food, water and money to stay alive, with nothing extra.10 sentencessubsoilSubsoil is the layer of soil under the top layer (topsoil); it has less humus, is often harder, and lies above the rock.7 sentencessubstanceA material or kind of matter with particular qualities, like a sticky substance, or a chemical substance such as water, salt or iron.12 sentencessubstantialLarge in amount, size or importance.11 sentencessubstantiallySubstantially means by a large amount, a lot: prices rose substantially.9 sentencessubstantiatingSubstantiating means proving that something is true by giving facts or evidence (formal).8 sentencessubstationA substation is a place, often fenced in, with large electrical equipment that changes electricity so it can be sent to homes, schools and…8 sentencessubstituteA substitute is a person or thing used instead of another.12 sentencessubstitutionA substitution is putting one person or thing in the place of another.11 sentencessubstrateA substrate is the surface or material that something grows on or lives on, such as soil, sand, rock or a fish tank's gravel.9 sentencessubsurfaceSubsurface means lying or happening just below a surface, such as under the ground, the sea or the skin.8 sentencessubterraneanSubterranean means underground, below the surface of the earth.10 sentencessubtitleSubtitles are words shown at the bottom of a film or TV screen to translate what people say or to write it down for people who cannot hear…10 sentencessubtleSubtle means very small, delicate or hard to notice.5 sentencessubtractTo subtract is to take one number away from another to find what is left or the difference.10 sentencessubtractionSubtraction is taking one number away from another to find what is left or the difference.11 sentencessuburbA suburb is an area where people live on the edge of a city or town, mostly with houses, schools and shops rather than big offices or fact…9 sentencessuburbanSuburban means of or in the outer parts of a town or city, where there are houses and gardens, away from the centre.4 sentencessubwayIn the USA and Canada, an underground railway in a city, like the New York subway.8 sentencessucceedTo succeed is to do what you tried or hoped to do.11 sentencessuccessSuccess is doing what you wanted or tried to do.11 sentencessuccessfulAchieving what you wanted or tried to do.11 sentencessuccessfullySuccessfully means in a way that achieves what you wanted or planned.11 sentencessuccessionA succession is a number of people or things that follow one after another.10 sentencessuccessiveComing or happening one after another, in a row, without a break.9 sentencessuccessivelySuccessively means one after another, in order, without a break.9 sentencessuccessorA successor is a person who takes over a job, title or position after someone else leaves it, like the next king or the next head teacher.11 sentencessuccourSuccour is help given to someone in trouble or need.6 sentencessuccumbTo succumb is to stop resisting something and give in to it, like a temptation or pressure.11 sentencessuchSuch means of that kind or like the one just named: such boxes.12 sentencessuckTo suck is to pull liquid or air into your mouth by tightening your lips and cheeks, as through a straw.13 sentencessuckerA sucker is a part of an animal that can stick to things by suction, like the round pads on an octopus's arms.14 sentencessuckleWhen a mother mammal suckles her baby, she feeds it with milk from her body.9 sentencessucreSucre is the constitutional capital city of Bolivia, in South America.9 sentencessuctionThe pulling force made when air or liquid is removed from a space, so things are pulled in or held on.8 sentencessuddenSudden means happening quickly and without warning.8 sentencessuddenlySuddenly means quickly and without warning, when you didn't expect it.10 sentencessuddennessThe suddenness of something is how quickly and unexpectedly it happens, without warning.4 sentencessueTo sue someone is to go to a court of law to ask for money or justice because they harmed you or broke an agreement.10 sentencessuetSuet is hard white fat from around the kidneys of cows and sheep, used in cooking.8 sentencessufferTo suffer is to feel pain, illness, sadness or other bad things.10 sentencessuffererA sufferer is a person who feels pain, trouble or harm, often for a long time.4 sentencessufferingPain, sadness or difficulty that a person or animal feels.10 sentencessufficeTo suffice is to be enough.10 sentencessufficientEnough; as much as is needed for a purpose.9 sentencessufficientlySufficiently means enough, as much as is needed: the water was sufficiently warm to swim.9 sentencessuffixA suffix is a group of letters added to the end of a word to make a new word or change how it is used, like -ful in «hopeful», -ness in «k…10 sentencessuffixationSuffixation is making a new word or a new form of a word by adding a suffix (a word ending) such as -ness, -ful, -ly, -ed or -s to the end…7 sentencessuffocateTo suffocate is to be unable to breathe because there is not enough air, which can make a person or animal very ill or die.11 sentencessuffocationSuffocation is being unable to breathe properly, or the feeling of being choked by heat, smoke or a crowd.4 sentencessuffrageSuffrage is the right to vote in elections.9 sentencessuffragetteA suffragette was a woman, especially in Britain about a hundred years ago, who campaigned, often with bold protests, for women to have th…9 sentencessuffragistA suffragist was a person who campaigned for the right to vote (suffrage), especially for women, using peaceful and lawful methods such as…8 sentencessugarSugar is a sweet food made into grains, white or brown, used in cakes and drinks; it comes from sugar cane or sugar beet.13 sentencessugaryContaining a lot of sugar, or tasting very sweet: sugary drinks, sugary cereal.10 sentencessuggestTo suggest is to give an idea or a plan for others to think about.12 sentencessuggestionA suggestion is an idea or plan that you offer for others to think about, like «Let's play outside».10 sentencessuggestiveIf something is suggestive of something else, it makes you think of it or hints at it: «clouds suggestive of rain».9 sentencessuicideThe act of deliberately ending your own life.8 sentencessuitA suit is a set of clothes made of the same cloth, usually a jacket with trousers or a skirt.16 sentencessuitabilitySuitability is how right or appropriate something or someone is for a purpose, person or situation.8 sentencessuitableRight or good for a person, a purpose or a situation.9 sentences1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22This page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/page/19/