English words starting with S

a match or round immediately preceding the final, in which the winners of the previous rounds compete.

(of clothing, an event, etc.) suitable for occasions that are fairly formal but not the most formal.

Highly influential in an original way, providing a basis for later development.

A meeting for discussion or training, often led by a tutor and involving a small group of students.

a student training to be a priest in a seminary.

A college where priests, ministers, or rabbis are trained.

Relating to semiology, the study of signs and symbols and their use or interpretation.

The study of signs and symbols and their use or interpretation, especially in social life and behaviour.

Relating to signs and symbols and their use or interpretation.

A person who studies or is an expert in semiotics, the study of signs and symbols and their use or interpretation.

the study of signs and symbols and their use or interpretation

Relating to or having a status that is intermediate between a core or central position and a marginal or peripheral one, often used in economic or sociological contexts.

Allowing certain substances to pass through but not others.

(of a gemstone) considered to be valuable, but less so than the most precious stones such as diamonds or rubies.

Relating to or denoting a family of languages that includes Hebrew, Arabic, and Aramaic and certain ancient languages such as Phoenician and Akkadian, constituting the main subgroup of the Afro-Asiatic family.

relating to or characteristic of regions bordering the tropics; nearly tropical.

The hard particles of wheat left after the flour has been sifted, used especially in making pasta and puddings.

A monetary unit of Japan, equal to one hundredth of a yen.

The smaller and higher-ranking of the two parts of a legislature, especially in the United States, France, and other countries.

(of a bill, resolution, etc.) having been approved by a majority vote in a senate.

A member of a senate, especially the upper house of a legislature such as the US Senate.

Relating to or characteristic of a senator or a senate.

to cause something to go or be taken to a place, especially by post, email, radio, etc.

An occasion when people gather to say goodbye to someone who is leaving, often with good wishes or a small celebration.

A humorous imitation of a person, literary work, or style, especially in a way that exaggerates its characteristics to make it seem ridiculous; a parody or spoof.

A person or thing that sends something.

The act of causing something to go or be taken to a place, especially through the mail or by electronic means.

Of or relating to Senegal, its people, or their culture.

The condition or process of deterioration with age; the state of being old.

(of a person) having or showing the weaknesses or diseases of old age, especially a loss of mental faculties.

The physical and mental weakness associated with old age.

having a higher rank, status, or position because of being older or having worked somewhere longer

An older person, especially one who has retired from work.

Relating to or appropriate for a person with a high rank, extensive experience, or advanced status within an organization or field.

relating to or characteristic of the final year of a standard educational course, especially at a high school or university

The state of being older or of a higher rank than others.

Perceived by or relating to the senses; involving sensation.

a physical feeling or perception resulting from something that happens to or comes into contact with the body

The tendency to pursue novel, varied, complex, and intense experiences and sensations, often involving physical or social risk-taking.

Causing great public interest, excitement, or shock.

The use of exciting or shocking stories or language at the expense of accuracy, in order to provoke public interest or excitement.

Relating to or using sensationalism, especially in journalism.

Presenting information in a way that provokes public interest and excitement, at the expense of accuracy, often by emphasizing the shocking or scandalous aspects.

To present information in a way that is intended to provoke public interest or excitement, at the expense of accuracy.

(of a news report, story, etc.) presented in an exaggerated, lurid, or emotional way designed to provoke public interest or excitement at the expense of accuracy.

In a way that causes great excitement, interest, or shock.

One of the five natural powers (sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch) that give animals and people information about the world

Lacking common sense or good judgment; foolish.

in a way that lacks meaning, purpose, or good judgment; foolishly.

The state or quality of being completely lacking in sense, meaning, or intelligence; utter foolishness or pointlessness.

The ability to appreciate and respond to complex emotional or aesthetic influences; sensitivity.

(of a person) Possessing or showing good sense and judgment; practical and reasonable.

In a way that shows good judgment and practicality.

The process of using devices or the body to detect or measure physical properties.

Easily affected or changed by something.

in a way that shows awareness and understanding of the feelings of others.

The quality or state of being sensitive to physical stimuli, emotions, or the needs of others.

the process of making someone or something more sensitive or responsive to a particular stimulus or situation.

to make someone or something sensitive or more sensitive to a physical substance, a social issue, or an idea.

made sensitive or hypersensitive, especially to a particular substance or stimulus.

A device that detects or measures a physical property and records, indicates, or otherwise responds to it.

relating to or involving the senses or sensation.

Relating to or affecting the sensory nerves or the neural structures involved in hearing.

the areas of the brain that receive and process sensory information

Relating to sensation or the physical senses; transmitted or perceived by the senses.

Relating to the physical senses, especially sexual pleasure.

A person devoted to the pursuit of physical pleasure, especially that derived through the senses.

The quality or state of being sensual, especially the enjoyment, expression, or pursuit of physical, especially sexual, pleasure.

In a way that relates to or involves the physical senses, especially in a way that gives pleasure

relating to or affecting the senses rather than the intellect

In a way that relates to or affects the senses, especially in a pleasing or gratifying manner.

The quality of being pleasing to the senses, especially in a way that suggests or involves physical, often sexual, pleasure.

a group of words that expresses a statement, question, or command, usually containing a subject and a verb

The act of giving a punishment to someone who has been convicted of a crime.

Relating to or of the nature of a sentence.

(of a person or their manner or speech) given to moralizing in a pompous or affected manner.

The capacity to feel, perceive, or experience subjectively.

Able to perceive or feel things; having consciousness or the capacity for experience.

a feeling or opinion about something or someone, often based on emotions rather than reason.

Relating to or prompted by feelings of tenderness, sadness, or nostalgia, often in an exaggerated or self-indulgent way.

The tendency to be governed by feelings of tenderness, sadness, or nostalgia rather than by reason or logic.

A person who indulges in sentimentality or is excessively influenced by tender feelings.

The quality or state of being sentimental, especially in an excessive or self-indulgent way.

To treat, consider, or present in an excessively sentimental way.

in a way that is influenced by or expresses tender, nostalgic, or emotional feelings rather than by reason or practicality.

A soldier or guard whose job is to stand and keep watch.

A soldier stationed to keep guard or to control access to a place.

One of the modified leaves that form the calyx of a flower, typically green and enclosing the petals before the bud opens.

The quality or state of being able to be separated or divided.

able to be divided or disconnected.

to move, set, or keep apart; to stop being together or connected.

relating to or upholding a policy or doctrine of racial segregation that purports to provide equal facilities for Black and white people.

No longer living together as a couple.

As a separate entity or in a separate manner; not together or jointly.

The state or quality of being separate, distinct, or apart from something else.

Causing division or acting to keep things apart.

The act or process of moving or being moved apart.

The belief held by a group within a country or organization that they should be independent and have their own government or control.

a person who supports the separation of a particular group of people from a larger body on the basis of ethnicity, religion, or politics.

a device or object that keeps two or more things apart.

Relating to or denoting the Jews of Spanish and Portuguese descent, their culture, or their rite.

A reddish-brown color

Having the brownish-grey color characteristic of old photographs.

An Indian soldier serving under British or other European orders.

a serious medical condition in which the body reacts severely to infection, which can lead to tissue damage, organ failure, and death.

plural of septum; thin partitions or dividing walls between two cavities or masses of tissue in an organism.

Relating to or forming a septum, a dividing wall or membrane in an organism or structure.

The ninth month of the year, following August and preceding October.

a group of seven people or things, especially musicians

relating to or caused by harmful bacteria that produce infection and pus

a serious medical condition in which infection spreads from a part of the body into the blood, causing fever and other symptoms; blood poisoning.

A person who is between 70 and 79 years old.

a thin wall or membrane that separates two cavities or soft masses of tissue in an animal or plant.

one of seven children or animals born at the same time to the same mother.

a small room or monument, cut in rock or built of stone, in which a dead person is laid or buried.

of or relating to a tomb or burial

A stone tomb or burial chamber, especially one built into or above the ground.

(of a person) Tending to follow or obey others without question or criticism; intellectually servile.

A book, film, or play that continues the story of a previous one.

A condition which is the consequence of a previous disease or injury.