| sluggish |
moving slowly. [2 definitions] |
| sluice |
a channel made by people through which water flows. Sluices have gates to control the amount of water that flows through the channel. [2 definitions] |
| slum |
(often plural) a crowded, run-down area of a city where poor people live. |
| slumber |
to sleep lightly. [3 definitions] |
| slump |
to sink down or fall with all one's weight. [4 definitions] |
| slurp |
to make loud noises by taking in both air and liquid when drinking something or eating something like soup. [2 definitions] |
| slush |
snow that is partly melted. |
| sly |
devious or not to be trusted. [2 definitions] |
| smack2 |
to hit noisily with an open hand; slap. [6 definitions] |
| small |
little in size, number, or amount. [6 definitions] |
| small intestine |
the narrow part of the intestine which connects the stomach and the large intestine. The small intestine digests food and absorbs nutrients into the blood. |
| smart |
clever; intelligent. [6 definitions] |
| smash |
to break into small pieces by hitting, throwing, or dropping, often making a loud noise. [10 definitions] |
| smear |
to spread or apply on or over a surface. [5 definitions] |
| smell |
to sense the odor of by means of the nose. [8 definitions] |
| smell a rat |
to suspect that something is wrong. |
| smelt1 |
to melt or fuse in order to separate and obtain the metal content. |
| smelt2 |
a kind of small fish that lives in freshwater and coastal marine areas of Europe and North America. Smelt are safe to eat and have a silver color. |
| smelt3 |
a past tense and past participle of "smell." |
| smile |
to wear an expression on the face in which the corners of the mouth turn up and the eyes get brighter. Smiling usually shows that a person is happy, amused, or friendly. [2 definitions] |
| smiley |
a small icon placed in an email or text message that is made of punctuation characters and letters that together suggest a facial expression, often a happy smiling expression but not always. A smiley is used to convey the mood of the writer. A smiley may also be a small cartoon image of a face, typically yellow with dark features. |