📖 Dictionary

A word, what it means in plain English, and the same word in Hindi and Marathi. 1,132 words, all of them on this device — it works with no connection at all.

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S — 127 words

sacrificeSomething valuable given up for the sake of something else.safeNot in danger, and not causing danger.sameNot different.sampleA small part taken to show what the whole is like.satelliteA body that goes round a planet, natural or made.satireWriting that uses humour to attack a fault or a folly.saveRescue, or keep for later.saySpeak words.scaleA range of values — or the ratio of a map to real size.scale_mThe marks on an instrument used for reading a value.schoolA place where children are taught.seaThe great body of salt water round the land.searchLook carefully for something.seasonOne of the parts of the year, such as summer.secretSomething kept from others.sectionOne part of something divided up.secularNot favouring any one religion.seeTake something in with the eyes, or understand.seemAppear to be.sellGive something in exchange for money.sendMake something go somewhere.sensibleShowing good judgement.sentenceA complete thought in words, with a subject and a verb.separateNot joined to anything else.sequenceThings following one another in order.seriesSeveral things of the same kind, one after another.seriousImportant and needing thought, or not joking.setPut in place, or become firm.settingWhere and when a story takes place.shadowThe dark shape made where light is blocked.shareHave or use something together with others.sheA female person already mentioned.shortNot long, or not tall.shoutSay something very loudly.showLet something be seen, or make it clear.sideOne of the surfaces or edges of something.signA mark or an indication that something is so.significantImportant enough to be worth noticing.silenceComplete absence of sound.simileA comparison using like or as: brave as a lion.simpleEasy to do or understand.simplifyWrite something in its shortest or easiest correct form.sinceFrom a past time until now — or because.sincereMeaning what you say.singularThe form used for one.sitRest with your weight on your bottom.sizeHow big something is.skeletonAll the bones of a body together.sketchDraw the general shape quickly, showing the important features.skinThe outer covering of the body.skyThe space above the earth.sleepThe rest the body and brain take each night.sleep_vRest with your eyes closed and mind at rest.slowNot fast.smallLittle in size.smellTake in a scent through the nose.smileTurn the mouth up to show pleasure.soTo that extent — or therefore.softEasy to press, not hard.softwareThe programs a computer runs.solidA substance that keeps its own shape.soliloquyA speech a character makes alone, thinking aloud.solubilityHow much of a substance will dissolve in a given liquid.solutionA liquid with something dissolved evenly in it — or the answer to a proble…solveFind the value or answer that satisfies the problem.someAn unstated amount or number.someoneA person, not saying who.somethingA thing, not saying what.soonIn a short time from now.sorryFeeling regret.soundWhat the ears hear.sourceWhere something comes from.sovereigntyA country's power to rule itself without outside control.spaceAn empty area — or everything beyond the earth.speakSay words out loud.speciesA group of living things alike enough to breed together.spendUse money, or use time.spreadOpen out, or reach more places.stageOne step in a process — or a raised platform.staminaThe strength to keep going for a long time.standBe upright on your feet.standardA level taken as the one to reach.stanzaA group of lines in a poem, set off from the others.starA huge ball of burning gas in the sky.startBegin.stateThe condition something is in — or a part of a country.statementSomething said or written clearly.stayRemain in a place or a state.stepOne movement of the foot — or one stage of a method.stillEven now — or not moving.stomachThe organ where food is first broken down.stoneHard mineral matter, or a piece of it.stopBring or come to an end.storageWhere information is kept when not in use.storyAn account of events, real or made up.streetA road in a town with buildings along it.stressStrain felt under pressure — or a force acting on a material.strongHaving great power or not easily broken.structureHow the parts of something are arranged.struggleTry hard against something difficult.studentA person who is studying.studySpend time learning about something.styleThe way something is done or written.subjectWho or what a sentence is about — or a course of study.substanceA particular kind of matter.substitutePut one value in place of another in an expression.successGetting what you set out to get.suchOf that kind.sufferUndergo something painful or unpleasant.sufficientAs much as is needed.suggestPut forward a possible answer where more than one is acceptable.suitableRight for the purpose or the person.summariseGive the main points in a short form, in your own words.summaryA short account giving the main points.sunThe star the earth goes round.supportHold up, or help and encourage.surfaceThe outside or top layer of something.surpriseSomething unexpected.surveyAsking many people the same questions to find out what they think.suspenseThe anxious waiting a story creates about what comes next.switchA device that opens or closes a circuit.syllableA unit of sound in a word, said in one push of breath.symbolA sign standing for something else.symmetryWhen one half of a shape matches the other exactly.symptomA sign that shows somebody is ill.synonymA word meaning the same as another.systemA set of parts working together.

What is in here

The vocabulary a student actually meets: subject terms from Science, Maths and Social Science, the command words that exam questions are built from — explain, justify, derive — and the everyday words that carry marks in a written answer.

It is not a complete English dictionary, and it does not hold names, places or slang. If a word you need is missing, that is worth telling us through the contact page — the list grows from what people actually look up.

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