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- significance noun (significance)
Significance is how important or meaningful something is. - significant adjective (significant, more significant)
1) Important; worth noticing. 2) Large enough to matter: a significant amount. 3) Having a special meaning: a significant look. 4) (maths)… - significantly adverb
In a way that is important or large enough to matter. - signification noun (signification, significations)
1) (formal) Signification is the meaning of a word, sign or symbol. 2) (formal) Signification is the act of showing or signalling something. - signified verb (signify, signifies, signified, signifying — past form); noun (the signified — in the study of language and signs)
Signified is the past form of signify: it means showed, meant or stood for. - signify verb (signify, signifies, signified, signifying)
To be a sign of something; to mean something (dark clouds signify rain). - signpost noun (a signpost, signposts); verb (signpost, signposts, signposted, signposting)
A signpost is a post at the side of a road or path with signs that show the way and how far it is to places. - silence noun (silence, silences); verb (silence, silences, silenced, silencing)
1) Silence is when there is no sound at all. 2) Silence is also when people are not talking. 3) To silence means to make someone or… - silent adjective (silent, more silent, most silent)
Silent means making no sound at all; completely quiet. - silently adverb (silently)
1) Without making any sound; quietly. 2) Without speaking. - silk noun (silk — uncountable; a silk, silks — for kinds or garments); adjective (silk, silky)
A soft, smooth, shiny cloth made from threads spun by silkworms. - silly adjective (silly, sillier, silliest)
Silly means funny in a foolish way: a silly hat. - silver noun (silver — uncountable); adjective (silver); verb (silver — rare)
Silver is a shiny, grey-white precious metal used for jewellery, coins and cutlery. - silversmith noun
A craftsman who makes things out of silver. - simeon noun
Simeon is a man's name: the second son of Jacob and Leah, and also the tribe that came from him. - similar adjective (similar, more similar, most similar)
Almost the same as something else, but not exactly. - similarity noun
Similarity is a way in which two things are alike. - similarly adverb
In the same way; likewise. - similitude noun
A similitude is a likeness or form, an old word for something that resembles another thing. - simple adjective (simple, simpler, simplest)
Simple means easy to understand or do, not complicated. - simplicity noun (simplicity — usually uncountable)
1) Being simple and easy to understand or do. 2) Being plain, without decoration or extras. 3) An honest, plain way of living or thinking.… - simply adverb (simply)
Simply means in an easy or plain way: explain it simply. - sin noun (a sin, sins; sin — uncountable); verb (sin, sins, sinned, sinning); also an abbreviation sin (maths: sine)
In religion, an act that breaks God's law or a religious rule. - sincere adjective (sincere, sincerer, sincerest)
Honest and true; meaning what you say or feel. - sincerely adverb (sincerely)
Sincerely means honestly and truly, meaning what you say, as in «I sincerely hope you feel better». - sincerity noun (sincerity — uncountable)
1) Being honest and meaning what you say or feel; not pretending. 2) Real and true feeling shown in words or actions. - sind noun
"Sind" is German for "are." - sinew noun (a sinew, sinews)
A tendon: a tough cord in the body that joins a muscle to a bone. - sinful adjective (sinful)
Wrong according to God's law or religious teaching; full of sin. - sing verb (sing, sings, sang, singing, sung)
To sing means to make music with your voice, using words or tunes. - singer noun (a singer, singers)
A singer is a person who sings, especially as a job or very well. - singing noun (singing, uncountable); verb form of sing (sing, sings, sang, sung, singing); adjective (singing)
Singing is making musical sounds with your voice, with words or a tune. - single adjective, noun (single, singles)
1) Single means only one, not two or more. 2) «Not a single» means none at all. 3) A single room or bed is for one person. 4) Single means… - singular adjective (singular); noun (the singular)
In grammar, singular means one: «cat» is singular and «cats» is plural. - sink verb (sink, sinks, sank, sunk, sinking); noun (a sink, sinks)
To go down below the top of water or another liquid: «The stone sank». - sinner noun (a sinner, sinners)
A sinner is a person who has done something wrong according to a religion's rules. - sinning noun
Sinning means doing wrong against God's rules or against other people. - sion fragment; proper noun (Sion — a town; an old spelling of Zion)
«-sion» is a word ending that makes nouns, as in «television», «decision», «explosion»; it often sounds like «zhun» or «shun». - sipper noun
Sipper is the Hebrew word for "he told," from the same root as number and book. - sister noun (sister, sisters)
A sister is a girl or woman who has the same parents as you. - sit verb (sit, sits, sat, sitting)
To sit is to rest your body on a seat or on the ground, with your weight on your bottom. - site noun (a site, sites); verb (site, sites, sited, siting — formal)
A site is a place where something is, was, or will be, like a building site or a picnic site. - sitting verb form (-ing form of sit: sit, sits, sat, sitting); noun (a sitting, sittings); adjective (sitting room)
Sitting means resting your bottom on a chair, the floor or another seat, with your back up. - situate adjective
Placed or lying in a certain spot. - situated adjective (situated)
Situated means placed or found in a certain place: The school is situated near the river. - situation noun (a situation, situations)
A situation is everything that is happening at a certain time and place, and how things are. - sivan noun
Sivan is the name of a Hebrew month, usually in late spring. - siwan noun
The name of the third month of the Hebrew calendar, usually in late spring (May or June). - six number (six, sixes); noun (a six)
1) Six is the number 6, one more than five. 2) A six is the digit 6, or a hit worth six runs in cricket. 3) «At sixes and sevens» means in… - sixteen number (sixteen)
1) Sixteen is the number 16, one more than fifteen. 2) Sixteen is ten and six, or four fours. A pound has 16 ounces. - sixteenth adjective, noun (sixteenth, sixteenths)
1) Sixteenth means number 16 in order. 2) A sixteenth is one of sixteen equal parts of a whole, written 1/16. 3) The sixteenth century is… - sixth adjective, noun (sixth, sixths)
Sixth means number 6 in order, after the fifth. - sixty number (sixty)
1) Sixty is the number 60, which is six tens. 2) An hour has 60 minutes and a minute has 60 seconds. - size noun (size, sizes); verb (size — to sort by size; size up — to judge)
Size is how big or how small something is: the size of an elephant. - sketch noun (a sketch, sketches); verb (sketch, sketches, sketched, sketching)
A quick drawing that shows the main shapes without much detail. - skilful adjective (skilful, more skilful, most skilful; US spelling skillful); adverb skilfully
1) Skilful means very good at doing something because of practice and ability. 2) Something done in a skilful way is done with great skill. - skilfully adverb (skilfully — UK, Australia, NZ, Ireland; skillfully — USA)
1) In a way that shows skill and good ability; cleverly and well. - skill noun (a skill, skills; skill — uncountable)
1) A skill is something you can do well because you have learned and practised it. 2) Skill is the ability to do something well. - skin noun (skin, skins); verb (skin, skins, skinned, skinning)
The outer covering of a person's or animal's body. - skip verb, noun (skip, skips, skipped, skipping)
To skip is to move along with little hops and jumps. - skirt noun (a skirt, skirts); verb (skirt, skirts, skirted, skirting)
A skirt is a piece of clothing worn by women and girls that hangs from the waist and has no separate legs. - skull noun (a skull, skulls)
The skull is the hard bony frame of the head that protects the brain. - sky noun (the sky, skies)
1) The space above the Earth where you see clouds, the Sun, the Moon and the stars. 2) The weather or look of it: blue skies, grey skies. - slab noun (a slab, slabs)
A slab is a thick, flat piece of something hard, like stone, concrete or wood. - slack adjective (slack, slacker, slackest); noun (slack — uncountable); verb (slack, slacks, slacked, slacking; slack off); plural noun slacks (trousers)
Slack means loose, not pulled tight: a slack rope. - slacken verb (slacken, slackens, slackened, slackening)
To make something less tight, or to become less tight: slacken a rope. - slain verb, past participle of «slay» (slay, slays, slew, slain, slaying); adjective (slain)
Killed violently, especially in battle or in stories: "The dragon was slain.". - slander noun or verb (slander, slanders, slandered, slandering)
1) Untrue spoken words that harm someone's good name. 2) To tell lies about someone in order to harm their name. - slant noun (a slant, slants); verb (slant, slants, slanted, slanting)
A slant is a line or surface that slopes, not straight up or flat. - slaughter verb (slaughter, slaughters, slaughtered, slaughtering); noun (slaughter, uncountable)
To slaughter animals means to kill them for food. - slave noun (a slave, slaves); verb (slave, slaves, slaved, slaving — informal)
A slave is a person who is owned by another person and forced to work without pay or freedom. - slavery noun (slavery — uncountable)
Slavery is the cruel system in which people are owned by other people, forced to work for no pay and have no freedom. - slay verb (slay, slays, slew, slain; slaying; slang: slayed)
To kill violently, especially in battle or a story. - sledge noun (a sledge, sledges); verb (sledge, sledges, sledged, sledging)
A sledge is a small vehicle with long, narrow runners instead of wheels, used for sliding over snow or ice, often down hills for fun. - sleek adjective (sleek, sleeker, sleekest); verb (sleek, sleeks, sleeked, sleeking – rare)
1) (of hair or fur) Smooth, shiny and healthy-looking. 2) (of shapes, cars, boats) Having a smooth, elegant shape, often fast-looking. 3)… - sleep verb, noun (sleep, sleeps, slept, sleeping)
To sleep is to rest with your eyes closed and your mind switched off, as you do at night. - slew verb (slew, slews, slewed, slewing); noun (a slew of, slews); also the past form of «slay» (slay, slays, slew, slain)
A slew of things is a large number or amount of them (informal). - slide verb (slide, slides, slid, sliding); noun (a slide, slides)
To move smoothly over a surface while staying in contact with it. - slight adjective (slight, slighter, slightest); noun (a slight, slights); verb (slight, slights, slighted, slighting)
Slight means small, not much or not important. - slime noun (slime — uncountable; slimes for kinds)
Slime is a thick, wet, slippery substance, like the trail a snail leaves. - sling noun (a sling, slings); verb (sling, slings, slung, slinging)
A sling is a loop of cord or strap for throwing a stone by swinging it round the head. - slinger noun
A person who throws stones with a sling. - slinging noun (slinging, no plural)
1) Slinging is throwing stones with a sling. 2) Slinging is carrying something swung loosely over the shoulders. - slink verb (slink, slinks, slunk, slinking)
1) To slink is to move quietly and sneakily, trying not to be seen. 2) To slink away is to leave quietly, looking ashamed or hiding. - slip verb (slip, slips, slipped, slipping); noun (a slip, slips)
To slide by accident and fall or nearly fall, especially on something wet or smooth. - slippery adjective (slippery, more slippery, most slippery)
Slippery means smooth, wet or icy so that it is hard to hold or to stand on without sliding. - slope noun (a slope, slopes); verb (slope, slopes, sloped, sloping)
A slope is a surface or piece of ground that goes up or down, with one end higher than the other, like a hill. - slothful adjective (slothful; more slothful, most slothful)
1) Slothful means lazy, not wanting to work or move about. 2) A slothful person is one who does nothing and sits about while others work. - slothfulness noun
The habit of being lazy. - slow adjective (slow, slower, slowest); adverb (slowly; also slow in «go slow»); verb (slow, slows, slowed, slowing)
Slow means not fast; it takes a long time to move or to do something. - sluggard noun (a sluggard, sluggards)
A sluggard is a very lazy person who does not want to work or get up. - slumber noun (slumber, slumbers); verb (slumber, slumbers, slumbered, slumbering)
1) (literary) Sleep. 2) (verb, literary) To sleep, often peacefully. 3) (figurative) A time of being quiet or inactive, like a volcano… - small adjective (small, smaller, smallest); noun (the small of your back); adverb (rare: think small)
1) Small means little in size: a small dog. 2) Small means little in number or amount: a small crowd, a small number. 3) Small means… - smaller adjective (smaller; from small)
1) Smaller means less big: a mouse is smaller than a cat. 2) Smaller means less in number or amount: 3 is smaller than 5. - smart adjective (smart, smarter, smartest); verb (smart, smarts, smarted, smarting); noun (smarts — informal, cleverness)
Smart means clever and quick to learn and understand. - smell verb (smell, smells, smelled/smelt, smelling); noun (a smell, smells; smell — the sense)
1) To notice something with your nose. 2) To give off a smell: "The flowers smell sweet." 3) To have a bad smell: "Your socks smell!" 4)… - smelt verb (past tense and past participle of smell, mainly UK, Ireland, Australia: smell, smells, smelt or smelled); verb (smelt, smelts, smelted, smelting — to melt rock to get metal); noun (a smelt, smelts — a small fish)
Past form of smell: noticed a smell, or gave off a smell. - smite verb (smite, smites, smote, smitten, smiting) (old use)
1) (old use) To smite is to hit hard with a blow. 2) (old use) To smite is to strike down or defeat an enemy. - smith noun (a smith, smiths); also a common family name (Smith)
A person who makes and shapes things out of metal, especially iron (a blacksmith) or gold (a goldsmith). - smitten adjective (no comparison); past participle of smite
1) (old use) Smitten means hit hard or struck down. 2) Smitten with means suddenly and strongly in love with someone, or very keen on…
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