--- title: S — The school dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 19 description: The 2153 words of the school dictionary under S, every meaning for a pupil and every example with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/page/19/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/) / S # S — The school dictionary · page 19 [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/) [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/page/2/) [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/page/3/) [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/page/4/) [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/page/5/) [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/page/6/) [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/page/7/) [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/page/8/) [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/page/9/) [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/page/10/) [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/page/11/) [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/page/12/) [13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/page/13/) [14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/page/14/) [15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/page/15/) [16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/page/16/) [17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/page/17/) [18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/page/18/) **19** [20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/page/20/) [21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/page/21/) [22](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/page/22/) - [sturdy](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sturdy/) — Strong and solid, not easy to break or knock over. — 10 sentences - [sturgeon](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sturgeon/) — A sturgeon is a very large, old kind of fish with a long nose and rows of bony plates instead of normal scales, living in rivers and seas… — 9 sentences - [stutter](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stutter/) — To stutter is to speak with sudden stops or by repeating the first sounds of words, like «b-b-ball», without meaning to. — 11 sentences - [sty](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sty/) — A sty, or pigsty, is a pen or small building where pigs are kept. — 11 sentences - [style](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/style/) — A style is a particular way of doing, making or saying something: a style of writing, swimming or painting. — 12 sentences - [stylish](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stylish/) — Fashionable and good-looking, in a smart, attractive way. — 9 sentences - [sub](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sub/) — A sub is a substitute, a player who comes on to replace another in a match. — 16 sentences - [subcontinent](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/subcontinent/) — A subcontinent is a very large piece of land that is part of a continent but is separate in some way, by mountains, sea or history. — 10 sentences - [subdivide](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/subdivide/) — To subdivide is to divide something that has already been divided into even smaller parts. — 8 sentences - [subdivision](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/subdivision/) — A subdivision is a smaller part made when something already divided is divided again. — 9 sentences - [subduction](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/subduction/) — Subduction is when one of the Earth's tectonic plates slides down underneath another plate and sinks into the hot mantle. — 9 sentences - [subdue](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/subdue/) — To subdue is to get control over a person, group or country, usually by force: «The army subdued the rebels». — 11 sentences - [subdued](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/subdued/) — Subdued means quiet and a little sad or tired, not lively as usual: «You seem subdued today». — 11 sentences - [subheading](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/subheading/) — A subheading is a smaller heading under the main heading of a text, telling you what one section is about. — 7 sentences - [subject](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/subject/) — Something you learn at school, such as maths, English or science. — 15 sentences - [subjective](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/subjective/) — Subjective means based on someone's own feelings, tastes or opinions rather than on facts that everyone can check. — 12 sentences - [subjugate](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/subjugate/) — To subjugate people or a country is to defeat them and take control so they must obey, often taking away their freedom. — 8 sentences - [sublime](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sublime/) — Sublime means so grand, great and beautiful that it fills you with wonder. — 5 sentences - [submarine](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/submarine/) — A submarine is a ship that can travel under the water as well as on top of it. — 10 sentences - [submerge](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/submerge/) — To submerge is to go under water, or to put something completely under water or another liquid. — 10 sentences - [submerged](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/submerged/) — Submerged means under water or under the surface of a liquid. — 11 sentences - [submersible](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/submersible/) — A submersible is a small underwater vehicle used to explore the deep sea, often with a crew of one to three people or controlled by remote… — 9 sentences - [submersion](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/submersion/) — Submersion is being completely under water or another liquid. — 8 sentences - [submission](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/submission/) — A submission is something you hand in to be judged or checked, like a piece of homework, a competition entry or a form. — 11 sentences - [submissive](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/submissive/) — Willing to obey others and do what they want without arguing or standing up for yourself. — 9 sentences - [submit](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/submit/) — To submit something is to hand it in or send it so it can be checked or judged, like homework or a form. — 13 sentences - [suboptimal](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/suboptimal/) — not as good as it could be; in plain words, poor or bad. — 8 sentences - [subordinate](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/subordinate/) — In grammar, a subordinate clause is a part of a sentence that has a verb but cannot stand alone, like «because it was raining». — 9 sentences - [subordinating](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/subordinating/) — A subordinating conjunction is a joining word such as because, when, if, although, while, since, before or until that starts a subordinate… — 9 sentences - [subordination](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/subordination/) — Subordination is being under someone else's control or authority, or putting someone or something in a lower, less important place. — 8 sentences - [subscribe](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/subscribe/) — To pay regularly to get something, such as a magazine, a streaming service or a newspaper. — 12 sentences - [subscriber](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/subscriber/) — A person who pays regularly to receive something, such as a magazine, a streaming service or a phone plan. — 11 sentences - [subscription](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/subscription/) — Money you pay regularly, every month or year, to get something, like a magazine, a streaming service or a club membership. — 11 sentences - [subsequent](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/subsequent/) — Coming after something else in time or order; following; later. — 9 sentences - [subsequently](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/subsequently/) — Afterwards; later; after something that has just been mentioned. — 7 sentences - [subside](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/subside/) — To subside is to become weaker, calmer or less strong: the storm subsided, the pain subsided. — 11 sentences - [subsidence](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/subsidence/) — Subsidence is when the ground slowly sinks lower, which can crack buildings, roads and walls. — 9 sentences - [subsist](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/subsist/) — To subsist is to stay alive, often with very little food or money: they subsisted on bread and water. — 8 sentences - [subsistence](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/subsistence/) — Subsistence is having just enough food, water and money to stay alive, with nothing extra. — 10 sentences - [subsoil](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/subsoil/) — Subsoil is the layer of soil under the top layer (topsoil); it has less humus, is often harder, and lies above the rock. — 7 sentences - [substance](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/substance/) — A material or kind of matter with particular qualities, like a sticky substance, or a chemical substance such as water, salt or iron. — 12 sentences - [substantial](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/substantial/) — Large in amount, size or importance. — 11 sentences - [substantially](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/substantially/) — Substantially means by a large amount, a lot: prices rose substantially. — 9 sentences - [substantiating](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/substantiating/) — Substantiating means proving that something is true by giving facts or evidence (formal). — 8 sentences - [substation](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/substation/) — A substation is a place, often fenced in, with large electrical equipment that changes electricity so it can be sent to homes, schools and… — 8 sentences - [substitute](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/substitute/) — A substitute is a person or thing used instead of another. — 12 sentences - [substitution](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/substitution/) — A substitution is putting one person or thing in the place of another. — 11 sentences - [substrate](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/substrate/) — A substrate is the surface or material that something grows on or lives on, such as soil, sand, rock or a fish tank's gravel. — 9 sentences - [subsurface](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/subsurface/) — Subsurface means lying or happening just below a surface, such as under the ground, the sea or the skin. — 8 sentences - [subterranean](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/subterranean/) — Subterranean means underground, below the surface of the earth. — 10 sentences - [subtitle](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/subtitle/) — Subtitles are words shown at the bottom of a film or TV screen to translate what people say or to write it down for people who cannot hear… — 10 sentences - [subtle](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/subtle/) — Subtle means very small, delicate or hard to notice. — 5 sentences - [subtract](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/subtract/) — To subtract is to take one number away from another to find what is left or the difference. — 10 sentences - [subtraction](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/subtraction/) — Subtraction is taking one number away from another to find what is left or the difference. — 11 sentences - [suburb](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/suburb/) — A suburb is an area where people live on the edge of a city or town, mostly with houses, schools and shops rather than big offices or fact… — 9 sentences - [suburban](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/suburban/) — Suburban means of or in the outer parts of a town or city, where there are houses and gardens, away from the centre. — 4 sentences - [subway](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/subway/) — In the USA and Canada, an underground railway in a city, like the New York subway. — 8 sentences - [succeed](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/succeed/) — To succeed is to do what you tried or hoped to do. — 11 sentences - [success](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/success/) — Success is doing what you wanted or tried to do. — 11 sentences - [successful](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/successful/) — Achieving what you wanted or tried to do. — 11 sentences - [successfully](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/successfully/) — Successfully means in a way that achieves what you wanted or planned. — 11 sentences - [succession](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/succession/) — A succession is a number of people or things that follow one after another. — 10 sentences - [successive](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/successive/) — Coming or happening one after another, in a row, without a break. — 9 sentences - [successively](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/successively/) — Successively means one after another, in order, without a break. — 9 sentences - [successor](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/successor/) — A successor is a person who takes over a job, title or position after someone else leaves it, like the next king or the next head teacher. — 11 sentences - [succour](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/succour/) — Succour is help given to someone in trouble or need. — 6 sentences - [succumb](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/succumb/) — To succumb is to stop resisting something and give in to it, like a temptation or pressure. — 11 sentences - [such](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/such/) — Such means of that kind or like the one just named: such boxes. — 12 sentences - [suck](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/suck/) — To suck is to pull liquid or air into your mouth by tightening your lips and cheeks, as through a straw. — 13 sentences - [sucker](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sucker/) — A sucker is a part of an animal that can stick to things by suction, like the round pads on an octopus's arms. — 14 sentences - [suckle](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/suckle/) — When a mother mammal suckles her baby, she feeds it with milk from her body. — 9 sentences - [sucre](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sucre/) — Sucre is the constitutional capital city of Bolivia, in South America. — 9 sentences - [suction](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/suction/) — The pulling force made when air or liquid is removed from a space, so things are pulled in or held on. — 8 sentences - [sudden](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sudden/) — Sudden means happening quickly and without warning. — 8 sentences - [suddenly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/suddenly/) — Suddenly means quickly and without warning, when you didn't expect it. — 10 sentences - [suddenness](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/suddenness/) — The suddenness of something is how quickly and unexpectedly it happens, without warning. — 4 sentences - [sue](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sue/) — To sue someone is to go to a court of law to ask for money or justice because they harmed you or broke an agreement. — 10 sentences - [suet](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/suet/) — Suet is hard white fat from around the kidneys of cows and sheep, used in cooking. — 8 sentences - [suffer](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/suffer/) — To suffer is to feel pain, illness, sadness or other bad things. — 10 sentences - [sufferer](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sufferer/) — A sufferer is a person who feels pain, trouble or harm, often for a long time. — 4 sentences - [suffering](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/suffering/) — Pain, sadness or difficulty that a person or animal feels. — 10 sentences - [suffice](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/suffice/) — To suffice is to be enough. — 10 sentences - [sufficient](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sufficient/) — Enough; as much as is needed for a purpose. — 9 sentences - [sufficiently](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sufficiently/) — Sufficiently means enough, as much as is needed: the water was sufficiently warm to swim. — 9 sentences - [suffix](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/suffix/) — A suffix is a group of letters added to the end of a word to make a new word or change how it is used, like -ful in «hopeful», -ness in «k… — 10 sentences - [suffixation](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/suffixation/) — Suffixation is making a new word or a new form of a word by adding a suffix (a word ending) such as -ness, -ful, -ly, -ed or -s to the end… — 7 sentences - [suffocate](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/suffocate/) — To suffocate is to be unable to breathe because there is not enough air, which can make a person or animal very ill or die. — 11 sentences - [suffocation](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/suffocation/) — Suffocation is being unable to breathe properly, or the feeling of being choked by heat, smoke or a crowd. — 4 sentences - [suffrage](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/suffrage/) — Suffrage is the right to vote in elections. — 9 sentences - [suffragette](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/suffragette/) — A suffragette was a woman, especially in Britain about a hundred years ago, who campaigned, often with bold protests, for women to have th… — 9 sentences - [suffragist](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/suffragist/) — A suffragist was a person who campaigned for the right to vote (suffrage), especially for women, using peaceful and lawful methods such as… — 8 sentences - [sugar](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sugar/) — Sugar is a sweet food made into grains, white or brown, used in cakes and drinks; it comes from sugar cane or sugar beet. — 13 sentences - [sugary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sugary/) — Containing a lot of sugar, or tasting very sweet: sugary drinks, sugary cereal. — 10 sentences - [suggest](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/suggest/) — To suggest is to give an idea or a plan for others to think about. — 12 sentences - [suggestion](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/suggestion/) — A suggestion is an idea or plan that you offer for others to think about, like «Let's play outside». — 10 sentences - [suggestive](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/suggestive/) — If something is suggestive of something else, it makes you think of it or hints at it: «clouds suggestive of rain». — 9 sentences - [suicide](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/suicide/) — The act of deliberately ending your own life. — 8 sentences - [suit](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/suit/) — A suit is a set of clothes made of the same cloth, usually a jacket with trousers or a skirt. — 16 sentences - [suitability](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/suitability/) — Suitability is how right or appropriate something or someone is for a purpose, person or situation. — 8 sentences - [suitable](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/suitable/) — Right or good for a person, a purpose or a situation. — 9 sentences [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/) [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/page/2/) [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/page/3/) [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/page/4/) [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/page/5/) [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/page/6/) [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/page/7/) [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/page/8/) [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/page/9/) [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/page/10/) [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/page/11/) [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/page/12/) [13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/page/13/) [14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/page/14/) [15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/page/15/) [16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/page/16/) [17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/page/17/) [18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/page/18/) **19** [20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/page/20/) [21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/page/21/) [22](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/page/22/)