English words starting with S

in a genuine, honest, and heartfelt way

the quality of being honest and saying or showing what you really feel or believe

(in a right triangle) the ratio of the length of the side opposite a given acute angle to the length of the hypotenuse.

a position requiring little or no work but giving the holder status or financial benefit.

a tendon, a strong cord of tissue that connects a muscle to a bone.

(of meat or a person's body) having a lot of sinew; tough and stringy

characterized by or full of sin; wicked

in a way that is wicked or morally wrong

the state or condition of being morally wrong or evil.

to make musical sounds with the voice, especially words with a set tune

A song with a simple, repetitive melody that is easy for a group of people to sing together.

Having a repeated rising and falling rhythm or tone, like a simple song.

Having a rhythm or tone that rises and falls in a repetitive, often monotonous, pattern, like a simple song or chant.

(of a piece of music or a song) easy and pleasant to sing.

Of or relating to the country of Singapore, its people, or their culture.

To burn the surface or ends of something slightly.

To burn the surface or ends of something slightly.

a person who sings, especially as a profession.

a woman who is both a professional singer and a professional actress

A musician who both sings and plays the guitar, especially as a solo performer or as a prominent member of a band.

A musician who writes and performs their own songs, especially in the popular music genre.

the activity of performing songs with the voice

Only one; not one of several

(of a firearm) requiring the hammer to be cocked by hand before each shot.

Involving, using, or designed for one arm.

(of a jacket, coat, etc.) having only one vertical row of buttons and a narrow overlap of fabric at the front.

Involving or designed for only one car or vehicle.

Relating to or involving only one instance, example, or situation.

consisting of or involving a single biological cell

Consisting of a single cell

Having or using only one channel, especially in electronics, telecommunications, or broadcasting.

Consisting of or being a single, continuous crystal without grain boundaries.

Lasting for or confined to one day.

Relating to or being a number from 0 to 9, or a quantity expressed by such a number.

Describing a medicine or vaccine administered in one time, as opposed to multiple doses over a period.

Having only one sharpened or effective side or edge.

(of a blade or weapon) having only one sharpened side.

having only one engine

Involving, based on, or determined by only one factor or variable.

Relating to or being a house designed for and occupied by one family

Arranged or moving one behind another in a single line.

Consisting of or intended for only one gender, typically referring to an institution, environment, or group.

Done by one person without help from others.

Done by one person alone, without help from anyone else.

Focusing on or concerned with only one subject or problem.

Consisting of or relating to only one distinct article, unit, or element.

Having only one lane for traffic moving in a single direction.

consisting of or having only one layer or level

Involving, using, or performed on only one leg.

Having or using only one lens, especially in reference to a camera or optical device.

Having or consisting of only one level, storey, or tier.

Consisting of or using only one line

(of a whisky) distilled from malted barley at a single distillery

Consisting of or having only one member, especially in the context of a group, organization, or constituency.

having one clear aim or purpose and determined to achieve it

In a way that is focused on only one aim or purpose.

The quality of being very determined and thinking only about achieving a particular thing

A mother who raises a child or children without a partner.

A person who brings up a child or children without a partner, typically because the other parent is not living with the family.

Relating to or denoting a political system in which only one political party is permitted or has a realistic chance of gaining power.

relating to or denoting a system in which the costs of healthcare are met by a single public organization funded by taxation.

Having or using only one central point of support, rotation, or strategic control.

Having or relating to only one specific location, item, or instance.

Designed, intended, or used for only one specific function or aim.

consisting of or containing only one room

A type of housing, often in a hotel or similar building, where a single room is rented to one person, typically with shared bathroom and kitchen facilities.

Having or using only one screen or display.

Occurring within, lasting for, or characteristic of one season only.

Having or designed for only one seat.

(of food or drink) packaged or prepared in an amount suitable for one person to consume at one time.

Involving or intended for people of one sex only.

Designed to fire only one round before needing to be reloaded.

(of text) having no blank lines between the lines of writing

Consisting of, involving, or relating to only one biological species.

Consisting of or involving only one stage or phase in a process, operation, or development.

(Of a system, device, or process) existing in or characterized by a single, distinct, and stable condition or mode of operation.

(of a building) having only one floor or level.

(of a nucleic acid molecule) consisting of a single linear chain of nucleotides, rather than the paired double helix structure.

Having or consisting of a single railway line or road lane, allowing traffic to travel in only one direction at a time.

Designed to be used only once and then thrown away or recycled.

Designed for or restricted to use by only one person at a time.

Involving or relating to only one vehicle.

Consisting of or contained within one book or volume.

Having or consisting of one layer or thickness of material, especially in the context of containers, nanotubes, or structures.

Relating to or covering a period of one year.

the state of being single, unmarried, or unattached.

A sleeveless garment worn under or instead of a shirt; a vest.

A single person or thing of the kind under consideration.

one at a time; individually.

a way of speaking in which the voice rises and falls in a regular, repetitive pattern.

Being the only one of its kind; unique or remarkable.

the quality of being strange or unusual

In a remarkable or conspicuous manner; to an unusual degree.

Relating to the Sinhalese people, their language, or their culture.

giving the impression that something harmful or evil is happening or will happen.

Having an appearance that suggests evil, harm, or menace.

to go down below the surface of water, mud, etc.

Describing a situation in which one must either succeed by one's own efforts or fail completely.

A weight used to sink a fishing line or net.

A hole in the ground formed when the surface layer collapses into a cavity below.

Going down below the surface of a liquid, especially of water.

free from sin; morally perfect or pure.

a person who commits a sin or sins, especially habitually.

Relating to both China and the United States of America.

Relating to or involving both China and Britain.

Relating to both China and India, or their peoples, cultures, or relations.

Relating to or involving both China and Japan.

Relating to or involving both China and the Soviet Union.

Having many curves and turns; winding.

In a manner that has many smooth bends and curves.

any of the air-filled cavities in the skull that connect to the nasal passages.

a condition in which the sinuses become swollen and painful, often after an infection.

a curve described by the equation y = sin x, having the form of a sine wave.

having the shape or characteristics of a sine wave; varying in proportion to the sine of an angle.

A member of a group of Native American peoples originally inhabiting the northern Great Plains of North America.

To drink something slowly, taking a very small amount into your mouth at a time.

A tube used to convey a liquid from a higher container to a lower one by atmospheric pressure forcing it up the shorter arm of the tube while the liquid flows down the longer arm.

A colonial marine animal of the phylum Cnidaria, composed of many specialized zooids that function together as a single organism.

A person who sips a drink.

(of a cup or bottle) designed for a child to drink from without spilling, typically having a lid with a protruding spout or valve.