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services noun, plural (services; singular a service)
Work done for people by someone, rather than goods made (cleaning, hairdressing, banking).
serving noun (a serving, servings); verb, -ing form of serve (serve, serves, served, serving); adjective (serving)
A serving is an amount of food for one person; a portion.
servitude noun (servitude)
1) Servitude is the state of being forced to work for someone else and having no freedom, like a slave.
servo noun (a servo, servos)
1) A servo (short for servomotor) is a small motor that can turn to an exact position and hold it, used in robots, remote-control cars and…
sesame noun (sesame, sesame seeds — the plant and seeds); exclamation (open sesame)
A plant grown in warm countries for its small flat seeds.
session noun (a session, sessions)
A period of time spent doing one activity, such as a lesson, practice or meeting.
set noun, verb, adjective (set, sets, set, setting)
A set is a group of things that belong together, like a set of cups or a chess set.
setback noun (a setback, setbacks)
1) Something that stops progress or makes things worse for a while; a problem that sets you back.
sett noun (a sett, setts); also spelt set
A sett is the home of a badger: a set of underground tunnels and rooms dug into the earth.
setting noun (a setting, settings); verb form (setting — from "set")
1) The place and time where a story happens. 2) A position of a control on a machine, such as the heat on an oven or the volume on a…
settle verb (settle, settles, settled, settling)
To come to rest and stay in one place: dust settles on shelves, the bird settled on a branch.
settlement noun (a settlement, settlements)
A place where people have come to live and built homes, such as a village or small town: an early farming settlement.
settler noun (a settler, settlers)
A settler is a person who moves to a new place, often far away, to live there for good and make a home.
setup noun (a setup, setups; also set-up); verb as two words «set up» (set up, sets up, set up, setting up)
A setup is the way things are arranged or organised: a gaming setup, the classroom setup.
seven number (seven)
1) Seven is the number 7, one more than six and one less than eight. 2) A week is 7 days. 3) Seven o'clock is a time on the clock.
sevenfold adjective (sevenfold); adverb (sevenfold)
1) Seven times as big or as many. 2) Having seven parts. 3) (Bible) Seven times over, a lot: «avenged sevenfold».
seventeen number (seventeen)
1) Seventeen is the number 17, one more than sixteen. 2) Seventeen is ten and seven.
seventeenth ordinal number (seventeenth, 17th); noun (a seventeenth — a fraction)
Coming next after the sixteenth in order; number 17 in a line or list: the seventeenth runner.
seventh adjective, noun (seventh, sevenths)
1) Seventh means number 7 in order, after the sixth. 2) A seventh is one of seven equal parts of a whole, written 1/7.
seventieth ordinal number / adjective (seventieth); noun (a seventieth, seventieths)
Seventieth means number 70 in order, coming after the sixty-ninth: her seventieth birthday.
seventy number (seventy)
1) Seventy is the number 70, which is seven tens. 2) The seventies are the numbers from 70 to 79, or a person's age from 70 to 79.
sever verb (sever, severs, severed, severing)
1) To cut right through something, separating it. 2) To end a relationship or connection completely: «sever ties».
several determiner, pronoun, adjective
Several means more than two, but not very many: several friends.
severance noun (severance); often «severance pay»
Money paid to a worker when their job ends because the company no longer needs them; also called severance pay or redundancy pay.
severe adjective (severe, more severe, most severe; also severer, severest)
1) Very bad, serious or harmful. 2) Very strict and harsh. 3) Very plain, with no decoration.
severely adverb (severely)
Very badly or seriously: The house was severely damaged.
severity noun (severity, uncountable; severities rare)
Severity is how serious, strong or bad something is, such as the severity of an illness, an injury, a storm or a punishment.
sew verb (sew, sews, sewed, sewn or sewed, sewing)
To sew is to join cloth or attach things like buttons with a needle and thread.
sewage noun (sewage — uncountable)
Sewage is the dirty water and waste from toilets, sinks and drains that flows through pipes called sewers.
sewer noun (a sewer, sewers); noun (a sewer — person who sews)
A sewer is a large underground pipe or tunnel that carries away dirty water and waste from toilets, sinks and streets.
sewerage noun (sewerage — uncountable)
The system of underground pipes and drains that carries dirty water and toilet waste away from homes and buildings.
sewn verb, past participle of sew (sew, sews, sewed, sewn/sewed, sewing)
Joined or fixed with a needle and thread: My name is sewn into my coat.
sex noun (sex — uncountable; a sex, sexes)
Sex is being male or female; people and most animals are born one sex or the other, decided by their body.
sexist adjective (sexist); noun (a sexist, sexists)
Treating people unfairly or badly because they are a boy or a girl, a man or a woman.
sexton noun (sexton, sextons)
1) A sexton is a church helper who looks after the church and its churchyard, digs graves and rings the bells.
shabbily adverb (shabbily)
In a worn-out, old and untidy way: shabbily dressed means wearing old, faded, worn clothes.
shabby adjective (shabby, shabbier, shabbiest)
Shabby means old, worn and untidy from a lot of use.
shade noun (shade, uncountable; a shade, shades); verb (shade, shades, shaded, shading)
Shade is an area where the sunlight is blocked, so it is cooler and darker: sit in the shade.
shadow noun (a shadow, shadows); verb (shadow, shadows, shadowed, shadowing)
A shadow is a dark shape made on a surface when something blocks the light.
shadowy adjective (shadowy, shadowier, shadowiest)
Full of shadows; dark and hard to see in: «a shadowy corner».
shady adjective (shady, shadier, shadiest)
A shady place is out of the sun, cool and partly dark, because trees or buildings block the light.
shaft noun (a shaft, shafts)
A shaft is a long, narrow hole that goes straight down or up, such as a mine shaft or a lift shaft.
shaggy adjective (shaggy, shaggier, shaggiest)
Shaggy means having long, thick, untidy hair or fur.
shah noun (a shah, shahs; the Shah)
The title of the king of Iran (Persia) in the past.
shake verb (shake, shakes, shook, shaken, shaking); noun (a shake, shakes)
To shake is to move something quickly up and down or side to side.
shaken verb form: past participle of shake (shake, shakes, shook, shaken, shaking); adjective (shaken)
Shaken is a form of "shake": moved quickly up and down or side to side.
shaker noun (a shaker, shakers); Shaker (a member of a religious group)
A container with small holes in the lid for shaking out salt, pepper, sugar or other powder.
shaky adjective (shaky, shakier, shakiest); adverb: shakily
Shaking or trembling, often because of fear, cold, illness or weakness (shaky hands, a shaky voice).
shale noun (shale — usually uncountable)
Shale is a soft grey or dark rock made of hardened mud or clay that splits easily into thin flat layers.
shallow adjective (shallow, shallower, shallowest); noun (the shallows)
Shallow means not deep: there is only a short distance from the top to the bottom.
sham noun (shams); adjective (sham); verb (sham, shams, shammed, shamming)
A sham is something fake or pretended, made to look real.
shame noun (shame, uncountable; a shame); verb (shame, shames, shamed, shaming)
Shame is the bad, hot feeling you have when you know you did something wrong or silly and others may know.
shamefaced adjective
1) Shamefaced means feeling ashamed and embarrassed, and showing it in the face or manner.
shameful adjective (shameful, more shameful, most shameful); adverb «shamefully»
1) Causing shame; so bad or wrong that people should feel ashamed of it. 2) Disgraceful; shocking in a bad way.
shamefully adverb (shamefully; more shamefully, most shamefully)
1) In a way that should make someone feel ashamed; very badly or unfairly: «They were shamefully treated.» 2) Showing shame.
shameless adjective (shameless, more shameless, most shameless)
Shameless describes someone who behaves badly and does not feel embarrassed about it.
shampoo noun (shampoo, shampoos); verb (shampoo, shampoos, shampooed, shampooing)
1) A liquid soap for washing hair. 2) A liquid for washing carpets, cars or pets. 3) To wash hair or a carpet with shampoo.
shamrock noun (a shamrock, shamrocks)
A shamrock is a small green plant with three round leaves on each stem, like clover.
shan fragment (shan, from shan't); also Shan — a name
A piece of the word «shan't», which means «shall not», as in «I shan't go».
shang word (Mandarin, pinyin: shàng; also Shang, a name in Chinese history)
1) (Mandarin, pinyin) «Shàng» means «up», «on» or «above», and also «to go up» or «to go to», as in «shàng xué» (go to school); to an…
shanghai proper noun (Shanghai — a city); verb (shanghai, shanghais, shanghaied, shanghaiing — old, informal)
Shanghai is a huge city on the east coast of China, one of the biggest cities in the world, with a famous river front and tall towers.
shank noun (shank, shanks)
The shank is the lower part of a leg, between the knee and the ankle.
shanty noun (a shanty, shanties)
A small, roughly built hut or shack made from scrap materials.
shape noun, verb (shape, shapes, shaped, shaping)
A shape is the outline or form of something, like a circle, square or triangle.
shaped adjective, verb form (shaped; from shape)
1) Shaped means having a certain form, like a heart-shaped cookie. 2) Shaped is the past form of shape: she shaped the dough into balls.
shapeless adjective (shapeless, more shapeless, most shapeless)
1) Having no clear or definite shape. 2) (clothes) Loose and baggy, not fitting the body. 3) Not well organised: a shapeless story.
shapely adjective (shapely, shapelier, shapeliest)
1) Shapely means having a pleasing, well-balanced shape or form.
shard noun (a shard, shards)
A sharp, broken piece of glass, pottery, metal or ice.
share verb (share, shares, shared, sharing); noun (a share, shares)
To share is to give parts of something to others so each person has some: share the pizza.
shareholder noun (a shareholder, shareholders)
A person or organisation that owns shares (small parts) in a company, and so owns a small part of it.
sharer noun (a sharer, sharers)
1) A sharer is a person who shares something with others. 2) A sharer is someone who shares a flat or house (UK: house sharer).
shark noun (a shark, sharks)
A shark is a large fish with a long body, fins, rows of sharp teeth and a skeleton made of cartilage instead of bone.
sharp adjective (sharp, sharper, sharpest); adverb (sharp)
Sharp means having a thin edge or fine point that can cut or pierce: a sharp knife.
sharpen verb (sharpen, sharpens, sharpened, sharpening)
To sharpen something is to make its edge or point sharper, like sharpening a pencil or a knife.
sharpened verb form (past of sharpen: sharpen, sharpens, sharpened, sharpening); adjective (sharpened)
Sharpened is the past form of «sharpen»: to make a point or edge sharper, like a pencil or a knife.
sharply adverb
Sharply means suddenly and by a lot, like a road that turns sharply or prices that rise sharply.
sharpness noun (sharpness; uncountable)
Sharpness is how sharp something is, how well its edge or point can cut or pierce.
shatter verb (shatter, shatters, shattered, shattering)
To shatter is to break suddenly into many small pieces.
shattered adjective (shattered); past form of shatter (shatter, shatters, shattered, shattering)
Shattered means broken into many small pieces.
shave verb (shave, shaves, shaved, shaving); noun (a shave, shaves)
To cut hair off very close to the skin with a razor, as men do on their face.
shaven adjective (shaven; past participle of shave)
1) Shaven means cut very close, with hair or fur shaved off, so the skin shows.
shaver noun (a shaver, shavers)
An electric tool with small moving blades for cutting hair close to the skin, usually on the face or legs.
shaving verb (-ing form of shave); noun (shaving, shavings)
The act of cutting hair off close to the skin with a razor.
shavuot noun (Shavuot)
A Jewish festival celebrating the giving of the Torah to Moses on Mount Sinai, and the wheat harvest; also called the Feast of Weeks.
shawl noun (a shawl, shawls)
1) A large piece of soft cloth, often wool or silk, worn over the shoulders or head, or wrapped around a baby.
shay noun (a shay, shays — old); a name (Shay)
Shay is a first name, used for boys and girls, from the Irish name Séamus or Séaghdha; it is also a surname.
she pronoun (she — subject; her — object and possessive; hers; herself); noun (a she — a female, informal)
A word used instead of the name of a girl, woman or female animal already talked about.
sheaf noun (a sheaf, sheaves)
A sheaf is a bundle of stalks of wheat, barley or other grain, tied together after cutting at harvest.
shear verb (shear, shears, sheared, shorn or sheared, shearing); noun (shears = big scissors; shear in science)
1) To shear a sheep is to cut off its wool. 2) To shear can mean to cut or break something off, often by a strong sideways force: the bolt…
sheared verb past form of shear (shear, shears, sheared, shearing; also past participle shorn)
Sheared means had the wool cut off: the sheep were sheared.
shearer noun (a shearer, shearers)
1) A shearer is a person whose job is to cut the wool off sheep. 2) A shearer can be any person or machine that shears or cuts.
shearing noun (shearing; uncountable); verb form (present participle of «shear»: shearing); adjective (shearing shed)
Shearing is cutting the wool off a sheep, usually once a year.
shears noun (shears — plural); verb form (shears — of shear: shear, shears, sheared, shearing/shorn)
Shears are a large cutting tool like big, strong scissors, used for cutting hedges, grass, metal or sheep's wool.
sheath noun (a sheath, sheaths — say «sheeths» or «sheethz»); verb related: sheathe
A close-fitting cover for the blade of a knife, sword or dagger.
sheathe verb (sheathe, sheathes, sheathed, sheathing)
1) To sheathe is to put a sword or knife back into its case, called a sheath.
sheathed verb (sheathe, sheathes, sheathed, sheathing — past form); adjective (sheathed)
Past form of «sheathe»: put a knife or sword back into its cover.
shed noun (shed, sheds); verb (shed, sheds, shed, shedding)
A shed is a small simple building, often of wood, in a garden or yard for keeping tools, bikes or animals.
shedding verb form (shed, sheds, shed, shedding); noun (shedding — uncountable)
Present participle of «shed»: losing hair, skin or leaves naturally.
sheen noun (sheen, sheens)
1) Sheen is a soft shine or gloss on a surface, such as silk, fur or feathers.
sheep noun (sheep, sheep)
A sheep is a farm animal with a thick woolly coat.

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