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- sanitary adjective (sanitary)
Clean and free from germs and dirt that cause disease; hygienic. - sanitation noun (sanitation — uncountable)
1) The systems that keep places clean and healthy, especially clean water supply, toilets, drains and taking away sewage and rubbish. - sanitise verb (sanitise, sanitises, sanitised, sanitising — UK; sanitize — US)
To sanitise something is to clean it very well, killing germs, so it is safe and hygienic. - sanskrit noun (Sanskrit); adjective (Sanskrit)
Sanskrit is an ancient language of India, used for Hindu holy texts and old poems and stories. - sap noun (sap); verb (sap, saps, sapped, sapping)
Sap is the liquid inside plants and trees that carries water and food around them. - sapiens (Latin) adjective in the name Homo sapiens; noun (informal, Sapiens — short for Homo sapiens)
«Sapiens» means «wise» or «knowing»; it is the second part of the scientific name of modern humans, Homo sapiens, meaning «wise human». - sapling noun (a sapling, saplings)
1) A young tree with a thin trunk. 2) (literary) A young person, especially a slim young man. - sapphire noun (a sapphire, sapphires); adjective (sapphire)
A sapphire is a precious stone, usually a clear, deep blue, used in jewellery. - sarcasm noun (sarcasm — uncountable)
1) Sarcasm is saying the opposite of what you mean, often in a mocking voice, to make fun of something or to show you are annoyed. - sarcastic adjective (sarcastic; more sarcastic, most sarcastic)
1) Sarcastic means saying the opposite of what you mean, in a mocking way, to make fun of someone or show you are annoyed. - sarcastically adverb
1) Sarcastically means saying something in a mocking way, where you say the opposite of what you mean in order to tease or hurt, like… - sardine noun (a sardine, sardines)
1) A sardine is a small, silvery sea fish, often eaten from a tin. 2) (idiom) «Packed like sardines» means squashed very tightly together. - sargasso noun (sargasso, sargassos — rare); proper noun (the Sargasso Sea — a name)
The Sargasso Sea is a part of the North Atlantic Ocean with no coast around it, famous for floating brown seaweed. - sars noun, abbreviation (SARS — uncountable)
1) (abbreviation) SARS stands for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, a serious lung illness caused by a coronavirus that spread to several… - sash noun (sashes)
A long band of cloth worn around the waist or over one shoulder, often as decoration or part of a uniform. - sass noun (sass; uncountable); verb (sass, sasses, sassed, sassing)
Cheeky, rude talk, especially to a parent or teacher; back talk. - sassy adjective (sassier, sassiest)
Cheeky, bold and not polite, answering back in a lively way (mainly American informal). - satanic adjective (satanic)
To do with Satan, who Christians believe is the devil, the chief spirit of evil. - satchel noun (a satchel, satchels)
1) A bag with a long strap, worn over the shoulder or on the back, used especially for carrying school books. - sate verb (sate, sates, sated, sating); old form of sit (past tense)
The old past tense of «sit», meaning the same as «sat». - satellite noun (a satellite, satellites); adjective (satellite: satellite TV)
A satellite is a machine sent into space to travel around the Earth or another planet, used for communication, weather, maps or science. - satiable adjective (satiable); in Kipling, «'satiable» short for insatiable
1) (rare) Able to be satisfied or filled. 2) (Just So Stories) In «The Elephant's Child», Kipling writes «'satiable curtiosity», meaning… - satin noun (satin — uncountable); adjective (satin)
A smooth, shiny cloth, often made of silk or polyester, used for dresses, ribbons and pyjamas. - satire noun (satire, satires)
1) Satire is a way of writing, drawing or performing that uses humour, exaggeration or mockery to show that people, especially powerful… - satisfaction noun (satisfaction — usually uncountable; satisfactions)
The good feeling you get when you have done something well or got what you wanted. - satisfactorily adverb (satisfactorily)
1) In a way that is good enough or acceptable. 2) In a way that meets a rule or a need. - satisfactory adjective (satisfactory, more/less satisfactory)
1) Good enough; acceptable, but not excellent. 2) Fulfilling what is needed or expected. - satisfied adjective (satisfied, more satisfied); verb, past form of satisfy (satisfy, satisfies, satisfied, satisfying)
Pleased because you got what you wanted or needed: She was satisfied with her score. - satisfy verb (satisfy, satisfies, satisfied, satisfying)
To satisfy someone is to make them pleased or content because they got what they wanted or needed. - satisfying adjective (satisfying, more satisfying, most satisfying); also the -ing form of satisfy
Giving you a feeling of pleasure because something is done well or a need is met: a satisfying meal. - saturate verb (saturate, saturates, saturated, saturating)
To make something completely wet, soaked through. - saturated adjective (saturated); verb form (past of «saturate»: saturate, saturates, saturated, saturating)
Saturated means completely soaked with water or another liquid. - saturday noun (Saturday, Saturdays)
1) Saturday is a day of the week. It comes after Friday and before Sunday. 2) Saturday and Sunday make the weekend, when most children… - saturnalia noun (saturnalias or saturnalia)
A festival in ancient Rome held in December, with feasting, games and a reversal of normal rules, honouring the god Saturn. - satyr noun (satyrs)
In 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. - sauce noun (a sauce, sauces; sauce)
A sauce is a thick liquid served with food to add flavour, such as tomato sauce, gravy or chocolate sauce. - saucepan noun (a saucepan, saucepans)
1) A 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. - saucer noun (a saucer, saucers)
A saucer is a small, shallow plate that a cup stands on. - saucily adverb
In a cheeky, bold and impudent way, not showing proper respect. - saucy adjective (saucier, sauciest)
1) Cheeky and bold, not showing proper respect. 2) (informal) Slightly rude or daring in a playful way. - saudi adjective (Saudi); noun (a Saudi, Saudis)
Saudi describes Saudi Arabia, a large desert country in the Middle East, or its people, as in a Saudi city. - sauerkraut noun (sauerkraut, uncountable)
Sauerkraut is finely shredded cabbage that has been salted and left to ferment so that it turns sour. - saunter verb (saunter, saunters, sauntered, sauntering); noun (a saunter)
To saunter is to walk slowly and calmly, without hurrying, often with no set place to go. - sauropod noun (a sauropod, sauropods); adjective (sauropod dinosaurs)
1) A 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… - sausage noun (a sausage, sausages)
Minced meat (or a vegetarian mix) with spices, put inside a long thin skin and cooked. - savage adjective (savage; more savage, most savage); noun (a savage, savages — offensive when used about people); verb (savage, savages, savaged, savaging)
Savage means very fierce, violent and cruel, like a savage attack by a wild animal. - savagely adverb (savage, adjective)
In a fierce, violent or angry way, as if wanting to hurt someone. - savagery noun (savagery, uncountable)
1) Very cruel and violent behaviour. 2) Fierce wildness, as in the savagery of a storm or a wild animal attack. - savanna noun (a savanna, savannas — also spelled savannah)
1) A 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. - savannah noun (a savannah, savannahs); also savanna; proper noun (Savannah) — a name and a city
A savannah is a large flat grassy land with few trees, in hot places like Africa, where zebras and lions live. - save verb (save, saves, saved, saving); noun (a save — in sport)
To save is to keep money instead of spending it, so you have more later. - saver noun (a saver, savers)
A person who saves money instead of spending it all. - savings noun (savings — plural; a saving, savings)
Money that you keep and do not spend, often in a bank or money box. - saviour noun (a saviour, saviours; US spelling savior)
A person who saves someone or something from danger or harm. - savory adjective (savory, more savory, most savory)
American spelling of «savoury»: see «savoury». Tasty and salty or meaty, not sweet. - savour noun (savours); verb (savour, savours, savoured, savouring)
The taste or smell of something, especially good food. - savoury adjective (savoury — UK; savory — US); noun (a savoury, savouries — UK)
Savoury food is salty or spicy, not sweet, like cheese, crisps, pies or soup. - saw verb past (see, sees, saw, seen, seeing); noun (a saw, saws); verb (saw, saws, sawed, sawn or sawed, sawing)
1) Saw is the past form of see: «I saw a bird.» 2) A saw is a tool with a sharp toothed blade for cutting wood or metal. 3) To saw is to… - sawdust noun (sawdust — uncountable)
1) Sawdust is the tiny pieces of wood that fall off when wood is cut with a saw. - sawfish noun (a sawfish, sawfish or sawfishes)
A 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. - sawmill noun (a sawmill, sawmills)
1) A factory or building where logs are cut into planks and boards by machine saws. - sax noun (a sax, saxes)
1) (informal) A sax is a saxophone, a curved metal wind instrument played with a reed, used in jazz and pop. - saxon noun (a Saxon, Saxons); adjective (Saxon)
1) (history) The Saxons were a Germanic people who settled in England from about AD 450, with the Angles and Jutes; together they are… - saxophone noun (a saxophone, saxophones); short form sax
1) A saxophone is a musical instrument made of brass, shaped like a curved J, played by blowing into a mouthpiece with a reed and pressing… - say verb (say, says, said, saying); noun (a say); interjection (say — informal)
1) To say is to speak words: «Say hello.» 2) To say is to tell a fact or opinion: «The sign says stop». 3) Say can mean «for example» or… - saying noun (a saying, sayings); verb form (-ing of say: say, says, said, saying)
1) A saying is a short, well-known phrase that gives advice or states something many people believe to be true, such as «Practice makes… - scab noun (a scab, scabs)
A hard, dry, dark crust that forms over a cut or graze while the skin heals underneath. - scabbard noun (scabbards)
The case or sheath that a sword or knife slides into when it is not being used. - scaffold noun (a scaffold, scaffolds); verb (scaffold, scaffolds, scaffolded, scaffolding)
1) A scaffold is a framework of metal poles and planks put up around a building so workers can stand on it while building or repairing… - scaffolding noun (scaffolding — uncountable; a piece of scaffolding); verb form of «scaffold» (scaffold, scaffolds, scaffolded, scaffolding)
1) Scaffolding 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… - scald verb (scald, scalds, scalded, scalding); noun (a scald, scalds)
To scald is to burn your skin with very hot liquid or steam. - scale noun (scale, scales); verb (scale, scales, scaled, scaling)
A scale, or scales, is a tool for weighing things. - scallop noun (a scallop, scallops); verb (scallop, scallops, scalloped, scalloping)
A scallop is a sea creature with two fan-shaped, ridged shells; it swims by clapping its shells together. - scalloped adjective (scalloped)
Scalloped means having an edge cut into a row of curves, like the edge of a scallop shell. - scallywag noun (a scallywag, scallywags)
A child or person who behaves badly but in a cheeky, likeable way; a rascal. - scalp noun (a scalp, scalps); verb (scalp, scalps, scalped — to cut the scalp off; also to resell tickets, US)
The scalp is the skin on the top and back of your head, where your hair grows. - scalpel noun (a scalpel, scalpels)
1) A small, very sharp knife used by surgeons in operations. 2) A similar sharp knife used in science, art or crafts for precise cutting. - scaly adjective (scaly, scalier, scaliest)
1) Covered with scales, the small hard flat plates on fish, snakes and lizards. 2) Dry and flaky, like skin that is peeling: "scaly skin". - scam noun (a scam, scams); verb (scam, scams, scammed, scamming)
1) A scam is a dishonest trick to get money or personal information from people. 2) To scam someone is to cheat them with such a trick. - scammer noun (a scammer, scammers)
A scammer is a person who tricks people to steal their money or personal details. - scamp noun (scamps); verb (scamp, scamps, scamped, scamping) (rare)
1) A scamp is a naughty, cheeky child, or a playful rascal. 2) (old use) «You scamp!» is a scolding said to a naughty boy or girl. - scamper verb (scamper, scampers, scampered, scampering); noun (scamper)
1) To scamper is to run quickly with short light steps, like a small animal or a child running off. 2) A scamper is a quick, light run. - scan verb (scan, scans, scanned, scanning); noun (a scan, scans)
To scan means to look quickly over something to find a particular piece of information («scan the page for the date»). - scandal noun (a scandal, scandals; scandal, uncountable)
A scandal is something wrong or shameful that people find out about and are shocked by, such as a famous person lying or cheating. - scandalise verb (scandalise, scandalises, scandalised, scandalising)
British spelling of «scandalize»: to shock someone by doing or saying something they think is wrong or improper. - scandalous adjective (more scandalous, most scandalous)
Shocking and disgraceful, so that people think it is wrong or should not be allowed. - scandinavian adjective (Scandinavian); noun (a Scandinavian, Scandinavians)
adjective: From or to do with Scandinavia — Norway, Sweden and Denmark (often also Finland and Iceland). - scanner noun (a scanner, scanners)
A scanner is a machine that copies pictures or pages into a computer. - scanning verb form (-ing of scan: scan, scans, scanned, scanning); noun (scanning)
Scanning means looking quickly over a page or a place to find something particular. - scant adjective (scant) — formal or literary
1) Scant means very little, hardly enough. 2) Scant can mean a bit less than a stated amount, as in «a scant teaspoon» (not quite a full… - scantily adverb (scantier, scantiest for the adjective «scanty»)
In a small amount, not enough or not much; poorly. - scanty adjective (scantier, scantiest)
Small in amount; not enough, or only just enough. - scapegoat noun (a scapegoat, scapegoats); verb (scapegoat, scapegoats, scapegoated, scapegoating)
A person or group blamed for something bad that is not really their fault, often so others escape blame. - scapula noun (a scapula, scapulae or scapulas)
1) The scapula is the shoulder blade, a flat triangle-shaped bone at the top of your back. - scar noun (a scar, scars); verb (scar, scars, scarred, scarring)
A scar is a mark left on your skin after a cut, burn or wound has healed. - scarce adjective (scarce, scarcer, scarcest); adverb (scarcely)
Scarce means there is not enough of something, or very little is available: «Water is scarce in the desert.». - scarcely adverb (scarcely)
Scarcely means hardly, almost not at all: «I could scarcely see» means I could only just see. - scarcity noun (scarcity, scarcities)
Scarcity is when there is not enough of something that people need or want. - scare verb (scare, scares, scared, scaring); noun (a scare, scares)
1) To scare someone is to make them feel afraid. 2) «Scared» means afraid. 3) A scare is a sudden fright, or a worry that many people feel… - scarecrow noun (a scarecrow, scarecrows)
1) A 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…
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