English words starting with S

The quality of being unwilling to spend money; meanness.

Causing a sharp, burning, or tingling pain, either physical or emotional.

a flat, broad fish that lives in the sea and has a long, thin tail with one or more sharp, poisonous spines on it.

Unwilling to spend money; mean.

To have a very strong, unpleasant smell

A person or thing that is very unpleasant or of very poor quality

Having a very strong, unpleasant smell

Having a strong, unpleasant smell.

to be very economical or sparing, especially with money or time

A fixed regular sum paid as a salary or allowance to someone, especially a clergyman, teacher, or official.

To draw, paint, or engrave using numerous small dots or specks.

Covered with many small dots or marks.

to state clearly and firmly that something must be done, or how it must be done

Clearly stated or required as a condition of an agreement.

A condition or requirement that is specified or demanded as part of an agreement.

to move a liquid or substance around using a spoon or something similar

feeling anxious, frustrated, and mentally unbalanced because of being confined or isolated for a long time.

(of food) cooked by frying quickly in a small amount of hot oil while stirring and tossing it continuously.

to cook small pieces of food quickly by stirring them in a small amount of very hot oil

a person who stirs something, especially one who causes trouble or unrest.

causing excitement or strong emotion; rousing.

a metal, wooden, or leather loop attached to a saddle for a rider's foot to provide support while mounting and riding.

to use a needle and thread to join two pieces of cloth together or to repair a hole

Describing something that has been joined, mended, or decorated with stitches.

A person or a machine that sews or fastens things with stitches.

The art or practice of sewing; needlework.

The action or process of sewing or making stitches.

a small, thin, carnivorous mammal with brown fur that turns white in winter (except for the black tip of its tail), also known as the short-tailed weasel or ermine.

Involving or having a random probability distribution or pattern that may be analyzed statistically but not predicted precisely.

The total amount of goods or the amount of a particular type of goods available in a shop

Relating to or involving payment in the form of shares in a company rather than money.

A standard automobile that has been modified for racing, especially in a style of racing where cars must outwardly resemble production models.

The typical subject, style, or method used by a particular person, group, or activity.

A contract giving the holder the right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell a company's stock at a predetermined price within a specific time period.

The activity or skill of selecting individual stocks or shares to invest in, based on analysis, in the hope of achieving better returns than the overall market.

The current price at which a single share of a company's stock can be bought or sold on a financial market.

Completely motionless

The process of counting and checking all the goods a shop or business has available for sale.

A barrier or enclosure formed from upright wooden posts or stakes, used for defense or confinement.

a person or company whose job is to buy and sell stocks and shares for other people

Supplied or filled with a full quantity of goods or items.

A person or machine that stocks goods, especially in a warehouse or store.

A person or organization that owns shares in a company.

The ownership of shares in a company or companies.

a close-fitting, usually knitted covering for the foot and leg, typically made of nylon or silk.

Wearing stockings but not shoes.

A person who owns or looks after livestock, especially on a large farm or ranch.

A large supply of goods, materials, or weapons that is kept ready for future use.

To accumulate and store a large supply of something for future use.

The act of accumulating and storing a large supply of something, especially for future use.

A large, deep pot used for making soup stock or stew.

A room in a shop, factory, or warehouse where goods are stored.

(of a person) having a broad, sturdy, and relatively short body

A large yard containing pens and sheds where livestock, especially cattle, are kept temporarily before being shipped or slaughtered.

(of food) heavy, filling, and often bland or uninteresting

A long, thin, cheap cigar.

enduring pain or hardship without showing feelings or complaining.

Enduring pain or hardship without showing feelings or complaining.

In a way that shows endurance of pain or hardship without complaint or display of feeling.

The relationship between the quantities of substances involved in a chemical reaction or forming a compound.

An ancient Greek school of philosophy that teaches that virtue, based on knowledge, is the highest good and that the wise person should be indifferent to changes of fortune and to pleasure and pain.

to add fuel to a fire, furnace, or other source of heat to make it burn more strongly

a person who tends the furnace on a ship or steam engine, adding fuel to maintain the fire.

A long, narrow piece of cloth or fur worn by women across the shoulders or over the head, often for formal occasions.

Taken without the owner's permission or knowledge, especially by force or secretly.

The act of advancing to the next base in baseball without the ball being hit, by running while the pitcher is delivering the ball to home plate.

showing little or no emotion; not easily excited or upset.

in a way that shows little or no emotion or interest; impassively

a minute pore in the epidermis of a leaf or stem, allowing for gas exchange.

the organ in the body where food is digested

causing a feeling of disgust or horror; extremely unpleasant or disturbing

a pain in or near your stomach

Relating to, having, or constituting a stoma or stomata.

to walk or move with heavy, noisy, and forceful steps, often because of anger.

Very large, impressive, or forceful.

The hard, solid substance that forms rocks, or a small piece of this substance.

Relating to or characteristic of the early period of human history when tools and weapons were made of stone.

completely cold

Showing no emotion or reaction; having a face that looks as hard and expressionless as stone.

Resembling or characteristic of stone in appearance, texture, or quality.

The act of throwing stones as a weapon or form of protest.

Having walls made of stone

(of a fabric or garment) given a worn or faded appearance by being washed with abrasive stones or pumice.

a person whose job is to cut and prepare stone for building

under the influence of drugs, especially marijuana

A slender insect with two pairs of membranous wings, whose aquatic nymphs live under stones in streams.

A person who cuts, prepares, and builds with stone.

A person who regularly uses or is addicted to drugs, especially cannabis.

To refuse to answer questions or give information, especially in a formal situation.

The practice of delaying or obstructing a process, especially in politics, by refusing to answer questions or by being evasive.

a type of very hard, dense pottery made from clay and fired at a high temperature.

The parts of a building that are made of stone.

in a way that shows no emotion or friendliness; in a cold, hard manner

the act or practice of killing or punishing someone by throwing stones at them.

covered with or full of stones

a performer in a comedy who feeds lines to the main comedian and is the butt of the jokes

a seat without a back or arms, typically resting on three or four legs or on a single pedestal.

to bend the body forwards and downwards

Having a posture in which the shoulders are bent forward and the back is rounded.

Having the head and shoulders habitually bent forward.

to finish doing something that you were doing

characterized by repeated stops and starts, especially of traffic

Describing a process or activity that is repeatedly interrupted and then begun again, not smooth or continuous.

A temporary solution or substitute used until a better or more permanent one is available.

An order to sell a security when it reaches a specific price, designed to limit an investor's loss on a position.

A filming technique in which objects are physically manipulated in small increments between individually photographed frames so that they appear to move when the series of frames is played back.

Describing something intended to help people quit the habit of smoking tobacco.

A temporary solution or substitute used until a better one is available.

A set of coloured lights used for controlling traffic at road junctions or pedestrian crossings.

a short stay somewhere between parts of a journey, especially a long plane journey

an instance of stopping or being stopped; an interruption or halt.

to no longer move or continue an action.

A person or thing that stops something.

The action of bringing or coming to a halt.

a watch with a hand or a display that can be started and stopped instantly so that it can measure the exact time of an event

Capable of being stored or kept for future use.

The action or method of storing something for future use.

To put or keep things for use in the future.

Purchased from a shop rather than made at home.

A product manufactured specifically for and sold under the name of a particular retailer, typically at a lower price than a national brand.