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- smoke noun (smoke); verb (smoke, smokes, smoked, smoking)
The grey, black or white cloud that rises from something burning. - smooth adjective (smooth, smoother, smoothest); verb (smooth, smooths, smoothed, smoothing)
Smooth means flat and even, with no rough parts, bumps or holes. - smoothly adverb
Smoothly means in an even way, with no bumps or sudden stops, like a car moving smoothly. - smoothness noun (smoothness — uncountable)
1) Smoothness is being smooth: flat and even, with no bumps or rough parts. 2) Smoothness is being calm and easy, without problems. - snail noun (a snail, snails)
A snail is a small, slow animal with a soft, slimy body and a spiral shell on its back that lives on land or in water. - snake noun (a snake, snakes); verb (snake, snakes, snaked — to move in a winding line)
A long reptile with no legs that moves by sliding along the ground; some have a poisonous (venomous) bite. - snap verb (snap, snaps, snapped, snapping); noun (a snap, snaps); adjective (a snap decision)
To snap is to break suddenly with a sharp cracking sound. - snare noun (a snare, snares); verb (snare, snares, snared, snaring)
A snare is a trap for catching animals, usually a loop of wire or string that tightens around the animal. - snarl verb (snarl, snarls, snarled, snarling); noun (a snarl, snarls)
When an animal such as a dog snarls, it shows its teeth and makes a deep, angry growl. - snatch verb (snatch, snatches, snatched, snatching); noun (a snatch, snatches)
To grab something quickly and roughly: "He snatched the ball from me.". - sneeze verb (sneeze, sneezes, sneezed, sneezing); noun (a sneeze, sneezes)
To sneeze means to suddenly blow air out through your nose and mouth with a loud noise, because something tickles inside your nose. - sneezing noun
The act of sneezing, blowing air suddenly out through the nose. Here the word is plural, "sneezings." - snort verb (snort, snorts, snorted, snorting); noun (a snort, snorts)
To snort is to push air out loudly through your nose, making a rough sound. - snout noun (a snout, snouts)
A snout is the long nose and mouth part that sticks out at the front of some animals' faces, such as pigs, dogs, crocodiles and anteaters. - snow noun (snow); verb (snow, snows, snowed, snowing)
Soft white flakes of frozen water that fall from clouds when it is very cold. - snuff verb (snuff, snuffs, snuffed, snuffing; snuff out); noun (snuff — uncountable)
To snuff (or snuff out) a candle is to put out its flame, often by pressing it or covering it. - snuffers noun
Small tools for trimming the wick of a lamp or candle so it burns well. - so conjunction, adverb; interjection (So, what now?)
So means and that is why: It rained, so we stayed in. - soak verb (soak, soaks, soaked, soaking); noun (a soak, soaks)
To soak something is to leave it in water or another liquid for a time, so it becomes completely wet. - soap noun (soap, soaps; a bar of soap); verb (soap, soaps, soaped, soaping)
Soap is what you use with water to wash and clean your body or things. - soar verb (soar, soars, soared, soaring)
To soar is to fly high in the air, often gliding without flapping much: eagles soar. - sober adjective (sober, soberer, soberest); verb (sober up)
Sober means not drunk, not affected by alcohol. - society noun (society, a society, societies)
Society is all the people living together in a country or the world, with their ways of life, rules and customs. - socket noun (a socket, sockets)
1) A socket is a hole in a wall or device where you push in a plug to get electricity; in the UK, Ireland, Australia and NZ often called a… - sod noun (sod, sods); verb (sod off, sod it — rude); adjective-like «sodding» (rude)
A piece of grass with the earth and roots under it; turf. - sodden adjective
Cooked by boiling, or soaked through with water. Here it is an old form of "boiled". - sodom proper noun
A city of ancient Canaan near the Dead Sea, destroyed with its neighbours by fire from heaven. - sodomite noun
A person from Sodom, or in old translations a man who served as a temple prostitute. - soft adjective (soft, softer, softest); adverb softly
Not hard or firm; easy to press or bend: a soft pillow. - soften verb (soften, softens, softened, softening)
To soften means to become softer or to make something softer («soften the butter»). - softly adverb
1) Softly means quietly, not loudly. 2) Softly means gently, with little force. 3) Softly can mean in a kind, tender way. - softness noun (softness — uncountable)
Softness is being soft to touch: easy to press, smooth and gentle, like a pillow or a kitten's fur. - softy noun (a softy, softies — also spelled softie)
A kind, gentle person who is easily moved or who can't be strict. - soil noun (soil — uncountable; soils — kinds of soil); verb (soil, soils, soiled — to make dirty)
The top layer of the ground in which plants grow, made of tiny bits of rock, dead plants and animals, water and air. - sojourn noun (a sojourn, sojourns); verb (sojourn, sojourns, sojourned, sojourning — formal)
A sojourn is a short stay in a place that is not your home (formal). - sojourner noun
A person who stays in a place for a time without being a full citizen, a temporary resident or stranger. - solace noun (solaces)
1) Comfort in sadness or trouble. 2) A person or thing that gives comfort. - solder noun (solder — uncountable); verb (solder, solders, soldered, soldering)
Solder is a soft metal mixture that melts at a low temperature and is used to join pieces of metal or wires together. - soldier noun (a soldier, soldiers); verb (soldier on)
A soldier is a person who is a member of an army and is trained to fight for their country. - sole noun (a sole, soles); adjective (sole)
1) The bottom of your foot. 2) The bottom part of a shoe or boot. 3) A flat sea fish that people eat. 4) As an adjective, only, the one… - solemn adjective (solemn, more solemn)
Solemn means very serious and not happy or joking, often in an important or sad moment. - solicit verb (solicit, solicits, solicited, soliciting)
To ask for something such as money, help or opinions, especially politely or officially. - solid adjective (solid, more solid, most solid); noun (a solid, solids)
A solid is something hard or firm that keeps its own shape, like ice, wood or stone; one of the states of matter. - solitarily adverb
In a lonely, alone way. - solitary adjective (solitary); noun (solitary — informal for solitary confinement)
Solitary means alone, with no one else; a solitary animal lives on its own. - solitude noun (solitude — usually uncountable)
Solitude is being alone, usually in a quiet, peaceful way that you have chosen. - solution noun (a solution, solutions)
A solution is a way to solve a problem or deal with a difficult situation. - solve verb (solve, solves, solved, solving)
To solve a problem is to find the answer to it or the way to make it right. - some determiner, pronoun; adverb (some 20 people — about); adjective (casual: «that was some game!»)
Some means a part of a group, not all of it: Some birds can't fly. - sometime adverb, adjective (sometime)
Sometime means at a time that is not said exactly: come and visit sometime. - somewhat adverb; pronoun (rare, old: «somewhat of»)
1) A little, to some degree, rather — not very much and not completely. 2) (formal) Fairly; used to make a statement softer. - somewhere adverb; pronoun
Somewhere means in, at or to a place, without saying exactly which one. - son noun (son, sons)
1) A son is a boy or man who is someone's child. 2) «Son» is also a friendly word an older man may use to a boy. - song noun (a song, songs)
A song is a short piece of music with words that you sing. - soon adverb (soon, sooner, soonest)
Soon means in a short time from now or from then. - soot noun (soot, uncountable)
Soot is the black powder that smoke leaves behind when wood, coal, oil or candles burn. - sooth noun (old use, in fairy tales)
Truth. The phrases «in sooth» and «for sooth» mean truly or indeed. - soothsayer noun (soothsayers)
A person who claims to foretell what will happen in the future. - soothsaying noun (no plural)
The act of foretelling what will happen in the future. - sophistical adjective
Using clever but false arguments that seem true but are not. - sorcerer noun (sorcerers)
A person who uses magic; a wizard. - sorceress noun (plural sorceresses)
1) A sorceress is a woman who uses magic, often for evil purposes; a female sorcerer. - sorcery noun (no plural)
1) Sorcery is the use of magic spells and powers to make strange things happen. - sore adjective (sorer, sorest); noun (a sore, sores)
Sore means painful, aching or tender, especially when touched or used. - sorely adverb
1) Sorely means very much or greatly, so that it hurts or matters a lot: sorely tempted, sorely puzzled. - sorrel noun
A reddish-brown color, used especially of horses. - sorrow noun (sorrow, sorrows); verb (sorrow — old, formal)
Sorrow is a deep feeling of sadness, especially because of a loss, death or disappointment. - sorrowful adjective (sorrowful, more sorrowful, most sorrowful); adverb sorrowfully
1) Feeling or showing great sadness. 2) Causing sadness. - sorry adjective (sorry, sorrier, sorriest); interjection (Sorry!)
Feeling sad or bad because you did something wrong: "I'm sorry I broke it.". - sort noun (a sort, sorts); verb (sort, sorts, sorted, sorting)
1) A sort is a kind or type of something. 2) To sort things is to put them into groups by what they are like, or into an order. 3) To sort… - sottish adjective
Foolish or dull, as if stupid with drink. - sought verb, past tense and past participle of «seek» (seek, seeks, sought, seeking); adjective in «sought-after»
1) Looked for or searched for. 2) Tried to get or achieve something. 3) Asked for, as in sought advice or sought help. 4) «Sought-after»… - soul noun (a soul, souls; soul — music)
1) (religion) The soul is the part of a person that many religions believe is spiritual, lives on after death, and is the real "you" —… - sound noun (sound, sounds); verb (sound, sounds, sounded, sounding); adjective (sound — healthy, safe, sensible)
1) Anything you can hear: "the sound of rain". 2) As a verb, to seem when heard or read: "That sounds fun." 3) As a verb, to make a sound… - soundness noun
The state of being healthy and whole, with nothing broken or sick. - sour adjective (sour, sourer, sourest); verb (sour, sours, soured, souring)
Sour food has a sharp taste, like a lemon or vinegar. - source noun (a source, sources); verb (source, sources, sourced, sourcing)
A source is where something comes from, like the source of a river or a source of light. - south noun (the south); adjective (south, southern); adverb (south)
South is one of the four main directions, towards the bottom of most maps, opposite to north. - southeast noun (the southeast, the South-East); adjective (southeast, southeastern); adverb (southeast); also south-east
Southeast is the direction halfway between south and east on a compass. - southeastern adjective
In or from the southeast. - southern adjective
1) Southern means in or from the south part of a place. 2) Southern means facing or going towards the south. - southland noun
A land or region in the south, here the dry southern part of Israel, the Negev. - southward adjective (southward); adverb (southward or southwards)
1) Southward means towards the south: a southward journey, birds flying southward. - southwest noun (the southwest); adjective (southwest, southwestern); adverb (southwest); also south-west
Southwest is the direction halfway between south and west. - southwestern adjective
In or toward the southwest, the direction halfway between south and west. - sow verb (sow, sows, sowed, sown/sowed, sowing) — rhymes with «go»; noun (a sow, sows) — rhymes with «cow»
1) (verb, rhymes with go) To plant seeds in the ground. 2) (verb) To cause something to start or spread: sow doubt. 3) (noun, rhymes with… - sown verb form (sown; from sow)
Sown is the past participle of sow: planted as seeds. - space noun (space, spaces); verb (space, spaces, spaced, spacing)
The area beyond the Earth's air where the planets and stars are: "outer space". - spacious adjective (spacious, more spacious, most spacious)
1) A spacious room, house or car has a lot of space inside it; it is big and roomy. - span noun (a span, spans); verb (span, spans, spanned, spanning)
A span is the length of time something lasts: a life span, an attention span. - spanish adjective (Spanish); noun (Spanish, the language; the Spanish, the people)
Spanish means from Spain or to do with Spain, its people or culture. - spar noun
A spar is a long pole, such as the wooden beam of a ship's mast or a piece of wood holding up a sail. - spare adjective (spare); verb (spare, spares, spared, sparing); noun (a spare, spares)
Spare means extra, kept in case it is needed, not being used now: a spare key, a spare tyre. - spark noun (a spark, sparks); verb (spark, sparks, sparked, sparking)
A spark is a tiny bright bit of fire or burning material that flies from a fire or when hard things hit. - sparkle verb (sparkle, sparkles, sparkled, sparkling); noun (a sparkle, sparkles; sparkle)
To sparkle is to shine with many small, bright flashes of light, like glitter, stars, jewels or water in sunlight. - sparrow noun (a sparrow, sparrows)
1) A sparrow is a small, common, brown and grey bird that lives near houses, gardens and towns and eats seeds and insects. - spatial adjective
To do with space, meaning where things are placed or how they are arranged. - speak verb (speak, speaks, spoke, spoken, speaking)
To say words out loud; to talk: "Speak clearly.". - speaker noun (a speaker, speakers)
A person who speaks, especially one giving a talk to an audience. - speaking verb form (speaking, from speak: speak, speaks, spoke, spoken, speaking); noun (speaking — uncountable); adjective (English-speaking etc.)
Speaking is the -ing form of «speak», which means to say words, to talk.
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