S — The school dictionary · page 21 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22sanitaryClean and free from germs and dirt that cause disease; hygienic.9 sentencessanitationThe systems that keep places clean and healthy, especially clean water supply, toilets, drains and taking away sewage and rubbish.7 sentencessanitiseTo sanitise something is to clean it very well, killing germs, so it is safe and hygienic.8 sentencessanskritSanskrit is an ancient language of India, used for Hindu holy texts and old poems and stories.8 sentencessapSap is the liquid inside plants and trees that carries water and food around them.11 sentencessapiens«Sapiens» means «wise» or «knowing»; it is the second part of the scientific name of modern humans, Homo sapiens, meaning «wise human».9 sentencessaplingA young tree with a thin trunk.9 sentencessapphireA sapphire is a precious stone, usually a clear, deep blue, used in jewellery.10 sentencessarcasmSarcasm is saying the opposite of what you mean, often in a mocking voice, to make fun of something or to show you are annoyed.9 sentencessarcasticSarcastic means saying the opposite of what you mean, in a mocking way, to make fun of someone or show you are annoyed.8 sentencessarcasticallySarcastically means saying something in a mocking way, where you say the opposite of what you mean in order to tease or hurt, like saying…9 sentencessardineA sardine is a small, silvery sea fish, often eaten from a tin.10 sentencessargassoThe Sargasso Sea is a part of the North Atlantic Ocean with no coast around it, famous for floating brown seaweed.8 sentencessarsSARS stands for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, a serious lung illness caused by a coronavirus that spread to several countries in 2002…10 sentencessashA long band of cloth worn around the waist or over one shoulder, often as decoration or part of a uniform.5 sentencessassCheeky, rude talk, especially to a parent or teacher; back talk.9 sentencessassyCheeky, bold and not polite, answering back in a lively way (mainly American informal).4 sentencessatanicTo do with Satan, who Christians believe is the devil, the chief spirit of evil.9 sentencessatchelA bag with a long strap, worn over the shoulder or on the back, used especially for carrying school books.8 sentencessateThe old past tense of «sit», meaning the same as «sat».5 sentencessatelliteA satellite is a machine sent into space to travel around the Earth or another planet, used for communication, weather, maps or science.10 sentencessatiableAble to be satisfied or filled.8 sentencessatinA smooth, shiny cloth, often made of silk or polyester, used for dresses, ribbons and pyjamas.9 sentencessatireSatire is a way of writing, drawing or performing that uses humour, exaggeration or mockery to show that people, especially powerful peopl…9 sentencessatisfactionThe good feeling you get when you have done something well or got what you wanted.11 sentencessatisfactorilyIn a way that is good enough or acceptable.9 sentencessatisfactoryGood enough; acceptable, but not excellent.10 sentencessatisfiedPleased because you got what you wanted or needed.15 sentencessatisfyTo satisfy someone is to make them pleased or content because they got what they wanted or needed.14 sentencessatisfyingGiving you a feeling of pleasure because something is done well or a need is met: a satisfying meal.8 sentencessaturateTo make something completely wet, soaked through.9 sentencessaturatedSaturated means completely soaked with water or another liquid.12 sentencessaturdaySaturday is a day of the week. It comes after Friday and before Sunday.12 sentencessaturnaliaA festival in ancient Rome held in December, with feasting, games and a reversal of normal rules, honouring the god Saturn.5 sentencessatyrIn ancient Greek myths, a wild creature with a man's upper body and a goat's legs and horns, who loves music, wine and dancing.4 sentencessauceA sauce is a thick liquid served with food to add flavour, such as tomato sauce, gravy or chocolate sauce.9 sentencessaucepanA saucepan is a deep, round metal cooking pot with a long handle and often a lid, used on top of a cooker for boiling and heating food.8 sentencessaucerA saucer is a small, shallow plate that a cup stands on.11 sentencessaucilyIn a cheeky, bold and impudent way, not showing proper respect.4 sentencessaucyCheeky and bold, not showing proper respect.5 sentencessaudiSaudi describes Saudi Arabia, a large desert country in the Middle East, or its people, as in a Saudi city.8 sentencessauerkrautSauerkraut is finely shredded cabbage that has been salted and left to ferment so that it turns sour.9 sentencessaunterTo saunter is to walk slowly and calmly, without hurrying, often with no set place to go.6 sentencessauropodA sauropod was a huge, plant-eating dinosaur with a very long neck, a long tail, a small head and four thick legs like pillars, such as Di…7 sentencessausageMinced meat (or a vegetarian mix) with spices, put inside a long thin skin and cooked.10 sentencessavageSavage means very fierce, violent and cruel, like a savage attack by a wild animal.14 sentencessavagelyIn a fierce, violent or angry way, as if wanting to hurt someone.4 sentencessavageryVery cruel and violent behaviour.9 sentencessavannaA savanna is a large, flat area of grassland with only a few scattered trees, found in hot places with a wet season and a dry season.7 sentencessavannahA savannah is a large flat grassy land with few trees, in hot places like Africa, where zebras and lions live.8 sentencessaveTo save is to keep money instead of spending it, so you have more later.15 sentencessaverA person who saves money instead of spending it all.10 sentencessavingsMoney that you keep and do not spend, often in a bank or money box.11 sentencessaviourA person who saves someone or something from danger or harm.10 sentencessavoryAmerican spelling of «savoury»: see «savoury». Tasty and salty or meaty, not sweet.5 sentencessavourThe taste or smell of something, especially good food.7 sentencessavourySavoury food is salty or spicy, not sweet, like cheese, crisps, pies or soup.10 sentencessawSaw is the past form of see: «I saw a bird.».14 sentencessawdustSawdust is the tiny pieces of wood that fall off when wood is cut with a saw.8 sentencessawfishA sawfish is a large ray, a kind of flat fish related to sharks, with a long flat snout edged with sharp teeth like a saw.9 sentencessawmillA factory or building where logs are cut into planks and boards by machine saws.7 sentencessaxA sax is a saxophone, a curved metal wind instrument played with a reed, used in jazz and pop.7 sentencessaxonThe Saxons were a Germanic people who settled in England from about AD 450, with the Angles and Jutes; together they are called the Anglo-…9 sentencessaxophoneA saxophone is a musical instrument made of brass, shaped like a curved J, played by blowing into a mouthpiece with a reed and pressing ke…8 sentencessayTo say is to speak words: «Say hello.».28 sentencessayingA saying is a short, well-known phrase that gives advice or states something many people believe to be true, such as «Practice makes perfe…9 sentencesscabA hard, dry, dark crust that forms over a cut or graze while the skin heals underneath.10 sentencesscabbardThe case or sheath that a sword or knife slides into when it is not being used.4 sentencesscaffoldA scaffold is a framework of metal poles and planks put up around a building so workers can stand on it while building or repairing; the w…11 sentencesscaffoldingScaffolding is a frame of metal poles and wooden boards put up against a building so workers can stand on it while they build, paint or re…11 sentencesscaldTo scald is to burn your skin with very hot liquid or steam.12 sentencesscaleA scale, or scales, is a tool for weighing things.15 sentencesscallopA scallop is a sea creature with two fan-shaped, ridged shells; it swims by clapping its shells together.12 sentencesscallopedScalloped means having an edge cut into a row of curves, like the edge of a scallop shell.8 sentencesscallywagA child or person who behaves badly but in a cheeky, likeable way; a rascal.8 sentencesscalpThe scalp is the skin on the top and back of your head, where your hair grows.9 sentencesscalpelA small, very sharp knife used by surgeons in operations.8 sentencesscalyCovered with scales, the small hard flat plates on fish, snakes and lizards.11 sentencesscamA scam is a dishonest trick to get money or personal information from people.11 sentencesscammerA scammer is a person who tricks people to steal their money or personal details.9 sentencesscampA scamp is a naughty, cheeky child, or a playful rascal.5 sentencesscamperTo scamper is to run quickly with short light steps, like a small animal or a child running off.6 sentencesscanTo scan means to look quickly over something to find a particular piece of information («scan the page for the date»).14 sentencesscandalA scandal is something wrong or shameful that people find out about and are shocked by, such as a famous person lying or cheating.11 sentencesscandaliseBritish spelling of «scandalize»: to shock someone by doing or saying something they think is wrong or improper.5 sentencesscandalousShocking and disgraceful, so that people think it is wrong or should not be allowed.4 sentencesscandinavianadjective.11 sentencesscannerA scanner is a machine that copies pictures or pages into a computer.10 sentencesscanningScanning means looking quickly over a page or a place to find something particular.10 sentencesscantScant means very little, hardly enough.10 sentencesscantilyIn a small amount, not enough or not much; poorly.4 sentencesscantySmall in amount; not enough, or only just enough.4 sentencesscapegoatA person or group blamed for something bad that is not really their fault, often so others escape blame.9 sentencesscapulaThe scapula is the shoulder blade, a flat triangle-shaped bone at the top of your back.7 sentencesscarA scar is a mark left on your skin after a cut, burn or wound has healed.11 sentencesscarceScarce means there is not enough of something, or very little is available: «Water is scarce in the desert.».11 sentencesscarcelyScarcely means hardly, almost not at all: «I could scarcely see» means I could only just see.11 sentencesscarcityScarcity is when there is not enough of something that people need or want.7 sentencesscareTo scare someone is to make them feel afraid.13 sentencesscarecrowA scarecrow is a figure made to look like a person, often stuffed with straw and dressed in old clothes, put in a field to scare birds awa…8 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/2/