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TermTypeDefinitionClassificationsUpdated
Streakedadjectivemarked with or as if with stripes or linear discolorationscandidateMay 18, 2026
Streakyadjectivemarked with or as if with stripes or linear discolorationscandidateMay 18, 2026
Streamingadjective(computer science) using or relating to a form of continuous tape transportcandidateMay 18, 2026
Streamlinedadjectivedesigned or arranged to offer the least resistant to fluid flowcandidateMay 18, 2026
Street SmartadjectiveMWEhaving the shrewd resourcefulness needed to survive in an urban environmentcandidateMay 18, 2026
Streetwiseadjectivehaving the shrewd resourcefulness needed to survive in an urban environmentcandidateMay 18, 2026
Strengthenedadjectivegiven added strength or supportcandidateMay 18, 2026
Strenuousadjectivecharacterized by or performed with much energy or forcecandidateMay 18, 2026
Strepadjectiveof or relating to or caused by streptococcicandidateMay 18, 2026
Streptococcaladjectiveof or relating to or caused by streptococcicandidateMay 18, 2026
Streptococcicadjectiveof or relating to or caused by streptococcicandidateMay 18, 2026
Stressedadjectivesuffering severe physical strain or distresscandidateMay 18, 2026
Stressfuladjectiveextremely irritating to the nervescandidateMay 18, 2026
Stretchadjectivehaving an elongated seating areacandidateMay 18, 2026
Stretchableadjectivecapable of being easily stretched and resuming former size or shapecandidateMay 18, 2026
Stretchedadjectiveextended or spread over a wide area or distancecandidateMay 18, 2026
Stretchyadjectivecapable of being easily stretched and resuming former size or shapecandidateMay 18, 2026
Striateadjectivemarked with stria or striationscandidateMay 18, 2026
Strickenadjective(used in combination) affected by something overwhelmingcandidateMay 18, 2026
Strictadjectivecharacterized by strictness, severity, or restraintcandidateMay 18, 2026
Stridentadjectiveof speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then')candidateMay 18, 2026
Strikeboundadjectiveclosed or immobilized by a strikecandidateMay 18, 2026
Strikingadjectivehaving a quality that thrusts itself into attentioncandidateMay 18, 2026
Stringentadjectivedemanding strict attention to rules and procedurescandidateMay 18, 2026
Stringyadjectiveconsisting of or containing string or stringscandidateMay 18, 2026
Strip-Minedadjectivemined near the earth's surface by strippingcandidateMay 18, 2026
Stripedadjectivemarked or decorated with stripescandidateMay 18, 2026
Strippedadjectivehaving everything extraneous removed including contentscandidateMay 18, 2026
Stripped-Downadjectivehaving only essential or minimal featurescandidateMay 18, 2026
Stripyadjectivemarked or decorated with stripescandidateMay 18, 2026
Strongadjectivehaving strength or power greater than average or expectedcandidateMay 18, 2026
Strong-Armadjectiveimpelled by physical force especially against resistancecandidateMay 18, 2026
Strong-Bonedadjectivehaving strong bonescandidateMay 18, 2026
Strong-Flavoredadjectivehaving a strong tastecandidateMay 18, 2026
Strong-Growingadjectivetending to spread quicklycandidateMay 18, 2026
Strong-Mindedadjectivemarked by vigorous independence of thought and judgmentcandidateMay 18, 2026
Strong-Scentedadjectivehaving a strong odorcandidateMay 18, 2026
Strong-Smellingadjectivehaving a strong odorcandidateMay 18, 2026
Strong-Willedadjectivehaving a determined willcandidateMay 18, 2026
StroppyadjectiveobstreperouscandidateMay 18, 2026
Struckadjectiveaffected by something overwhelming, usually used in combination with another adjectivecandidateMay 18, 2026
Structuraladjectiverelating to or caused by structure, especially political or economic structurecandidateMay 18, 2026
Structuredadjectiveresembling a living organism in organization or developmentcandidateMay 18, 2026
Strugglingadjectiveengaged in a struggle to overcome especially poverty or obscuritycandidateMay 18, 2026
Strungadjectivethat is on a stringcandidateMay 18, 2026
Strung-Outadjectiveaddicted to a drugcandidateMay 18, 2026
Stubbledadjectivehaving a short growth of beardcandidateMay 18, 2026
Stubblyadjectivehaving a short growth of beardcandidateMay 18, 2026
Stubbornadjectivetenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yieldcandidateMay 18, 2026
Stubbyadjectiveshort and bluntcandidateMay 18, 2026
Stuckadjectivecaught or fixedcandidateMay 18, 2026
Stuck withadjectiveMWEburdened withcandidateMay 18, 2026
Stuck-Upadjective(used colloquially) overly conceited or arrogantcandidateMay 18, 2026
Studdedadjectivedotted or adorned with or as with studs or nailheadscandidateMay 18, 2026
Studiedadjectiveproduced or marked by conscious design or premeditationcandidateMay 18, 2026
Studiousadjectivecharacterized by diligent study and fondness for readingcandidateMay 18, 2026
Stuffedadjectivefilled with somethingcandidateMay 18, 2026
Stuffyadjectiveexcessively conventional and unimaginative and hence dullcandidateMay 18, 2026
Stumpyadjectiveshort and thickcandidateMay 18, 2026
Stungadjectivearoused to impatience or angercandidateMay 18, 2026
Stunnedadjectivefilled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shockcandidateMay 18, 2026
Stunningadjectivecausing or capable of causing bewilderment or shock or insensibilitycandidateMay 18, 2026
Stuntedadjectiveinferior in size or qualitycandidateMay 18, 2026
Stupefiedadjectivein a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shockcandidateMay 18, 2026
Stupefyingadjectiveso surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelmcandidateMay 18, 2026
Stupendousadjectiveso great in size or force or extent as to elicit awecandidateMay 18, 2026
Stupidadjectivein a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shockcandidateMay 18, 2026
Stuporousadjectivestunned or confused and slow to react (as from blows or drunkenness or exhaustion)candidateMay 18, 2026
Sturdyadjectivesubstantially made or constructedcandidateMay 18, 2026
Stygianadjectivedark and dismal as of the rivers Acheron and Styx in HadescandidateMay 18, 2026
Stylelessadjectivelacking in style or elegancecandidateMay 18, 2026
Stylisedadjectiveusing artistic forms and conventions to create effectscandidateMay 18, 2026
Stylishadjectivehaving elegance or taste or refinement in manners or dresscandidateMay 18, 2026
Stylisticadjectiveof or relating to style (especially in the use of language)candidateMay 18, 2026
Stylizedadjectiveusing artistic forms and conventions to create effectscandidateMay 18, 2026
Stypticadjectivetending to check bleeding by contracting the tissues or blood vesselscandidateMay 18, 2026
Suasibleadjectivebeing susceptible to persuasioncandidateMay 18, 2026
Suaveadjectivesmoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophisticationcandidateMay 18, 2026
Sub JudiceadjectiveMWEbefore a judge or court of lawcandidateMay 18, 2026
Sub-Rosaadjectivedesigned and carried out secretly or confidentiallycandidateMay 18, 2026
Sub-Saharanadjectiveof or relating to or situated in the region south of the Sahara DesertcandidateMay 18, 2026
Subacidadjectiveslightly sour to the tastecandidateMay 18, 2026
Subacuteadjectiveless than acutecandidateMay 18, 2026
Subalpineadjectivegrowing at high altitudescandidateMay 18, 2026
Subalternadjectiveinferior in rank or statuscandidateMay 18, 2026
Subaquaticadjectivegrowing or remaining under watercandidateMay 18, 2026
Subaqueousadjectivegrowing or remaining under watercandidateMay 18, 2026
Subarcticadjectiveof or relating to latitudes just south of the Arctic CirclecandidateMay 18, 2026
Subartesianadjective(of water) rising naturally in a well to a height appreciably above that of the surrounding water table but not flowing out of the wellcandidateMay 18, 2026
Subatomicadjectiveof or relating to constituents of the atom or forces within the atomcandidateMay 18, 2026
Subclavianadjectivesituated beneath the claviclecandidateMay 18, 2026
Subclinicaladjectiverelating to the stage in the development of a disease before the symptoms are observedcandidateMay 18, 2026
Subconsciousadjectivejust below the level of consciousnesscandidateMay 18, 2026
Subcorticaladjectiveof or relating to or being or involving nerve centers below the cerebral cortexcandidateMay 18, 2026
Subcutaneousadjectiverelating to or located below the epidermiscandidateMay 18, 2026
Subduableadjectivesusceptible to being subjugatedcandidateMay 18, 2026
Subduedadjectivequieted and brought under controlcandidateMay 18, 2026
Subduraladjectivebelow the dura mater but above the arachnoid membrane of the meningescandidateMay 18, 2026
Subfuscadjectivedevoid of brightness or appealcandidateMay 18, 2026
Subgrossadjectivetoo small to be visible to the naked eyecandidateMay 18, 2026