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TermTypeDefinitionClassificationsUpdated
Supremeadjectivegreatest in status or authority or powercandidateMay 18, 2026
Surdadjectiveproduced without vibration of the vocal cordscandidateMay 18, 2026
Sureadjectiveexercising or taking care great enough to bring assurancecandidateMay 18, 2026
Sure As ShootingadjectiveMWEabsolutely certaincandidateMay 18, 2026
Sure-Enoughadjective(used informally especially for emphasis)candidateMay 18, 2026
Sure-Fireadjectivecertain to be successfulcandidateMay 18, 2026
Sure-Handedadjectiveproficient and confident in performancecandidateMay 18, 2026
Surefootedadjectivenot liable to error in judgment or actioncandidateMay 18, 2026
Surfaceadjectiveon the surfacecandidateMay 18, 2026
Surface-Activeadjectivecapable of lowering the surface tension of a liquidcandidateMay 18, 2026
Surface-Assimilativeadjectivehaving capacity or tendency to adsorb or cause to accumulate on a surfacecandidateMay 18, 2026
Surface-To-Airadjectiveoperating from or designed to be launched from the ground against an airborne targetcandidateMay 18, 2026
Surficialadjectivepertaining to or occurring on or near the earth's surfacecandidateMay 18, 2026
Surgicaladjectiverelating to or requiring or amenable to treatment by surgery especially as opposed to medicinecandidateMay 18, 2026
Surgingadjectivecharacterized by great swelling waves or surgescandidateMay 18, 2026
Surlyadjectiveinclined to anger or bad feelings with overtones of menacecandidateMay 18, 2026
Surmisableadjectivecapable of being inferred on slight groundscandidateMay 18, 2026
Surmountableadjectivecapable of being surmounted or overcomecandidateMay 18, 2026
Surmountedadjectivehaving something on topcandidateMay 18, 2026
Surpassingadjectiveexceeding or surpassing usual limits especially in excellencecandidateMay 18, 2026
Surplicedadjectivewearing a surplicecandidateMay 18, 2026
Surplusadjectivemore than is needed, desired, or requiredcandidateMay 18, 2026
Surprisedadjectivetaken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishmentcandidateMay 18, 2026
Surprisingadjectivecausing surprise or wonder or amazementcandidateMay 18, 2026
Surrealadjectivecharacterized by fantastic imagery and incongruous juxtapositionscandidateMay 18, 2026
Surrealisticadjectivecharacterized by fantastic imagery and incongruous juxtapositionscandidateMay 18, 2026
Surreptitiousadjectiveconducted with or marked by hidden aims or methodscandidateMay 18, 2026
Surrogateadjectiveproviding or receiving nurture or parental care though not related by blood or legal tiescandidateMay 18, 2026
Surroundedadjectiveconfined on all sidescandidateMay 18, 2026
Surroundingadjectiveclosely encirclingcandidateMay 18, 2026
Survivingadjectivestill in existencecandidateMay 18, 2026
Susceptibleadjective(often followed by `of' or `to') yielding readily to or capable ofcandidateMay 18, 2026
Suspectadjectivenot as expectedcandidateMay 18, 2026
Suspectedadjectivebelieved likelycandidateMay 18, 2026
Suspendedadjectivesupported or kept from sinking or falling by buoyancy and without apparent attachment, like particles in a fluidcandidateMay 18, 2026
Suspensefuladjective(of a situation) characterized by or causing suspensecandidateMay 18, 2026
Suspensiveadjective(of a situation) characterized by or causing suspensecandidateMay 18, 2026
Suspiciousadjectiveopenly distrustful and unwilling to confidecandidateMay 18, 2026
Sustainableadjectivecapable of being sustainedcandidateMay 18, 2026
Sustainedadjectivemaintained at length without interruption or weakeningcandidateMay 18, 2026
Sustentacularadjectiveserving to sustain or supportcandidateMay 18, 2026
Susurrantadjectivemaking a low continuous indistinct soundcandidateMay 18, 2026
Susurrousadjectivecharacterized by soft soundscandidateMay 18, 2026
Svelteadjectiveshowing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experiencecandidateMay 18, 2026
Swaggeradjective(British informal) very chiccandidateMay 18, 2026
Swaggeringadjectivehaving or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthycandidateMay 18, 2026
Swahiliadjectiverelating to the Swahili people, their language, or that coastal region of Africa candidateMay 18, 2026
Swallow-Tailedadjectivehaving a forked tail like that of a swallowcandidateMay 18, 2026
Swampyadjective(of soil) soft and waterycandidateMay 18, 2026
Swankadjectiveimposingly fashionable and elegantcandidateMay 18, 2026
Swankyadjectiveimposingly fashionable and elegantcandidateMay 18, 2026
Swartadjectivenaturally having skin of a dark colorcandidateMay 18, 2026
Swarthyadjectivenaturally having skin of a dark colorcandidateMay 18, 2026
Swashbucklingadjectiveflamboyantly adventurouscandidateMay 18, 2026
Swaybackadjectivehaving abnormal sagging of the spine (especially in horses)candidateMay 18, 2026
Swaybackedadjectivehaving abnormal sagging of the spine (especially in horses)candidateMay 18, 2026
Swaziadjectiveof or relating to or characteristic of Swaziland or its people or their languagecandidateMay 18, 2026
Swedishadjectiveof or relating to or characteristic of Sweden or its people or culture or languagecandidateMay 18, 2026
Sweepingadjectivetaking in or moving over (or as if over) a wide areacandidateMay 18, 2026
Sweetadjective(used of wines) having a high residual sugar contentcandidateMay 18, 2026
Sweet-Breathedadjectivehaving breath or breath as specifiedcandidateMay 18, 2026
Sweet-Facedadjectivehaving a pleasing face or one showing a sweet dispositioncandidateMay 18, 2026
Sweet-Flavoredadjectivewith sweetening addedcandidateMay 18, 2026
Sweet-Scentedadjectivehaving a natural fragrancecandidateMay 18, 2026
Sweet-Smellingadjectivehaving a natural fragrancecandidateMay 18, 2026
Sweetenedadjectivewith sweetening addedcandidateMay 18, 2026
Sweetheartadjectiveprivileged treatment of a favored person or corporation (sometimes unethically)candidateMay 18, 2026
Sweetishadjectivesomewhat sweetcandidateMay 18, 2026
Swelladjectivevery goodcandidateMay 18, 2026
Swelledadjectivefeeling self-importancecandidateMay 18, 2026
Swelteringadjectiveexcessively hot and humid or marked by sweating and faintnesscandidateMay 18, 2026
Sweltryadjectiveexcessively hot and humid or marked by sweating and faintnesscandidateMay 18, 2026
Sweptadjectivepossessing sweepcandidateMay 18, 2026
Sweptbackadjective(especially of aircraft wings) angled rearward from the point of attachmentcandidateMay 18, 2026
Sweptwingadjective(of an aircraft) having sweptback wingscandidateMay 18, 2026
Swiftadjectivemoving very fastcandidateMay 18, 2026
Swift-Footedadjectivehaving rapidly moving feetcandidateMay 18, 2026
Swimmingadjectiveapplied to a fish depicted horizontallycandidateMay 18, 2026
SwingeingadjectiveseverecandidateMay 18, 2026
Swingingadjectivecharacterized by a buoyant rhythmcandidateMay 18, 2026
Swingyadjectivecharacterized by a buoyant rhythmcandidateMay 18, 2026
Swinishadjectiveill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearancecandidateMay 18, 2026
Swishadjectiveelegant and fashionablecandidateMay 18, 2026
Swishyadjectiveresembling a sustained `sh' or soft whistlecandidateMay 18, 2026
Swissadjectiveof or relating to Switzerland or its people or culturecandidateMay 18, 2026
Swollenadjectivecharacteristic of false pridecandidateMay 18, 2026
Swollen-Headedadjectivecharacteristic of false pridecandidateMay 18, 2026
Swooningadjectiveweak and likely to lose consciousnesscandidateMay 18, 2026
Sword-Shapedadjectiveshaped like a sword bladecandidateMay 18, 2026
Swordlikeadjectiveshaped like a sword bladecandidateMay 18, 2026
Swornadjectivebound by or as if by an oathcandidateMay 18, 2026
Sybariticadjectivedisplaying luxury and furnishing gratification to the sensescandidateMay 18, 2026
Sycophanticadjectiveattempting to win favor from influential people by flatterycandidateMay 18, 2026
Syllabicadjectivehaving lines based on the number of syllables rather than on rhythmical arrangement of stresses or quantitiescandidateMay 18, 2026
Syllabledadjectivepronounced in syllablescandidateMay 18, 2026
Syllogisticadjectiveof or relating to or consisting of syllogismcandidateMay 18, 2026
Sylphlikeadjectivemoving and bending with easecandidateMay 18, 2026
Sylvanadjectiverelating to or characteristic of wooded regionscandidateMay 18, 2026
Symbioticadjectiveused of organisms (especially of different species) living together but not necessarily in a relation beneficial to eachcandidateMay 18, 2026
Symbolicadjectiverelating to or using or proceeding by means of symbolscandidateMay 18, 2026