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1. [**supposedly**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/supposedly.md) adverb (supposedly) According to what people say or believe, though it may not be true: «The house is supposedly haunted».
2. [**supposition**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/supposition.md) noun (a supposition, suppositions; also uncountable) A supposition is an idea or belief that you think is true but have not proved: a guess based on some reasons.
3. [**suppress**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/suppress.md) verb (suppress, suppresses, suppressed, suppressing) To stop yourself from showing a feeling or doing something, like suppressing a laugh, yawn or sneeze.
4. [**suppression**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/suppression.md) noun (suppression — uncountable) Stopping something by force or power, such as a protest, a rebellion or news.
5. [**supremacy**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/supremacy.md) noun (supremacy — uncountable) Supremacy is being the most powerful, the strongest or the best, with power over all others.
6. [**supreme**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/supreme.md) adjective; noun (in «reign supreme») 1) Highest in rank or power. 2) Greatest, best or most important; very great. 3) (in «reign supreme») To be the best or the most powerful…
7. [**surcoat**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/surcoat.md) noun (surcoats); old use 1) A surcoat was a loose coat or tunic worn over a knight's armour in old times.
8. [**sure**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sure.md) adjective (sure, surer, surest); adverb (sure — yes, of course) If you are sure, you know something is true and have no doubt.
9. [**surely**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/surely.md) adverb (surely) 1) Surely means for certain, with no doubt. 2) Surely is often used when you think something must be true and are surprised it might not…
10. [**surety**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/surety.md) noun (sureties) A surety is a promise to pay or do something if another person fails, or the person who makes such a promise.
11. [**surf**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/surf.md) noun (surf — uncountable); verb (surf, surfs, surfed, surfing) The white foamy waves that break on the shore.
12. [**surface**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/surface.md) noun (a surface, surfaces); verb (surface, surfaces, surfaced, surfacing) The surface is the outside or top layer of something: the surface of a table, the Earth's surface.
13. [**surfboard**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/surfboard.md) noun (a surfboard, surfboards) 1) A surfboard is a long, narrow board that you stand or lie on to ride on waves in the sea.
14. [**surfer**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/surfer.md) noun (a surfer, surfers) A surfer is a person who rides waves on a surfboard.
15. [**surfing**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/surfing.md) noun (surfing — uncountable); verb, -ing form of «surf» 1) The sport of riding on waves on a surfboard. 2) (in «web surfing», «internet surfing») Looking around on the internet, going from site…
16. [**surge**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/surge.md) noun (a surge, surges); verb (surge, surges, surged, surging) A surge is a sudden, strong rush forward of water, people or something else.
17. [**surgeon**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/surgeon.md) noun (a surgeon, surgeons) A surgeon is a doctor who does operations, cutting into the body to repair or remove parts.
18. [**surgery**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/surgery.md) noun (surgery, surgeries; also uncountable) Medical treatment in which a doctor cuts into the body to repair or remove something; an operation.
19. [**surgical**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/surgical.md) adjective Surgical means to do with surgery, the work of doctors who operate on the body.
20. [**surgically**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/surgically.md) adverb (surgically) Surgically means by an operation done by a surgeon: «The tumour was surgically removed».
21. [**surmise**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/surmise.md) verb (surmise, surmises, surmised, surmising); noun (a surmise) 1) To surmise is to guess something from clues, without being sure. 2) A surmise is a guess of this kind. (formal, old use)
22. [**surmount**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/surmount.md) verb (surmount, surmounts, surmounted, surmounting) 1) To surmount is to get over or climb over something hard. 2) To surmount is to overcome a problem or difficulty. (formal, old use)
23. [**surmounted**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/surmounted.md) verb (past form of surmount: surmounted; also used as an adjective: surmounted by) 1) Surmounted means got over or overcome. 2) Surmounted by means having something placed on top, such as a crown on a tower.
24. [**surname**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/surname.md) noun (a surname, surnames) 1) A surname is your family name, the name you share with your family, which usually comes last in English names (in «Tom Smith», «Smith»…
25. [**surpass**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/surpass.md) verb (surpass, surpasses, surpassed, surpassing) To surpass is to be better or greater than someone or something: she surpassed her own best score.
26. [**surplus**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/surplus.md) noun (surplus, surpluses); adjective (surplus) A surplus is an amount that is more than what is needed, an extra amount left over.
27. [**surprise**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/surprise.md) noun (a surprise, surprises; surprise, uncountable); verb (surprise, surprises, surprised, surprising); adjective forms surprised, surprising A surprise is something you did not expect, such as a present or a sudden event.
28. [**surprisingly**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/surprisingly.md) adverb 1) In a way that is surprising or not expected. 2) Used to say that a fact is not what people would expect: «surprisingly, it was free».
29. [**surrender**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/surrender.md) verb (surrender, surrenders, surrendered, surrendering); noun (surrender) To surrender is to stop fighting and admit you are beaten.
30. [**surrendered**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/surrendered.md) verb (past form of surrender: surrender, surrenders, surrendered, surrendering); adjective (a surrendered pet) gave up in a fight or war and stopped fighting.
31. [**surrey**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/surrey.md) noun, proper name (Surrey); noun (a surrey, surreys — a carriage, rare) Surrey (with a capital S) is a county in the south-east of England, next to London.
32. [**surround**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/surround.md) verb (surround, surrounds, surrounded, surrounding); noun (a surround, surrounds — the edge or frame around something) To surround something is to be all around it on every side.
33. [**surrounded**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/surrounded.md) verb, past form of surround (surround, surrounds, surrounded, surrounding); adjective (surrounded by) Surrounded is the past of surround: was or were all around something.
34. [**surroundings**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/surroundings.md) noun (surroundings — plural only) 1) Your surroundings are everything around you: the place you are in and the things and conditions near you.
35. [**surtitle**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/surtitle.md) noun (a surtitle, surtitles); verb (surtitle, surtitled — rare) 1) Surtitles are words shown on a screen above the stage at an opera or play, giving a translation of what is being sung or said in…
36. [**surveillance**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/surveillance.md) noun (surveillance — uncountable) Surveillance is carefully watching a person, place or activity, often secretly, to check for crime or danger or to collect information.
37. [**survey**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/survey.md) noun (survey, surveys); verb (survey, surveys, surveyed, surveying) A survey is when you ask many people the same questions to find out what they think or do.
38. [**surveyor**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/surveyor.md) noun (a surveyor, surveyors) A surveyor is a person whose job is to measure land and make maps or plans of it.
39. [**survival**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/survival.md) noun (survival — uncountable; a survival — a thing left from the past) Staying alive, especially in danger or a hard situation.
40. [**survive**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/survive.md) verb (survive, survives, survived, surviving) To survive means to stay alive, especially through something dangerous.
41. [**survivor**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/survivor.md) noun (a survivor, survivors) A survivor is a person or animal that stays alive after something dangerous, such as an accident, war, illness or disaster.
42. [**susceptible**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/susceptible.md) adjective Easily affected, harmed or influenced by something.
43. [**sushi**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sushi.md) noun (sushi, uncountable) 1) Sushi is a Japanese food made of small pieces of cold rice with vinegar, often with raw or cooked fish, egg or vegetables, sometimes…
44. [**suspect**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/suspect.md) verb (suspect, suspects, suspected, suspecting); noun (a suspect, suspects); adjective (suspect) To think something is probably true, without being sure (I suspect it will rain).
45. [**suspend**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/suspend.md) verb (suspend, suspends, suspended, suspending) To suspend something is to hang it from above: a lamp suspended from the ceiling.
46. [**suspended**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/suspended.md) verb (past of «suspend»: suspend, suspends, suspended, suspending); adjective (suspended) Hung from above (a lamp suspended from the ceiling).
47. [**suspender**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/suspender.md) noun (a suspender, suspenders) Suspenders are straps that go over the shoulders to hold trousers up; British people call these braces.
48. [**suspense**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/suspense.md) noun (suspense, uncountable) Suspense is the excited or worried feeling of waiting to find out what will happen next.
49. [**suspension**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/suspension.md) noun (a suspension, suspensions; also uncountable) Suspension is when a pupil is not allowed to come to school for a time as a punishment.
50. [**suspicion**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/suspicion.md) noun (a suspicion, suspicions; also uncountable) Suspicion is a feeling that someone has done something wrong, without being sure.
51. [**suspicious**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/suspicious.md) adjective (suspicious, more suspicious, most suspicious) Making you think something is wrong, dangerous or dishonest: "a suspicious package".
52. [**suspiciously**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/suspiciously.md) adverb (suspiciously, more suspiciously, most suspiciously) Suspiciously means in a way that shows you do not trust someone or something: «The dog sniffed the stranger suspiciously».
53. [**sustain**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sustain.md) verb (sustain, sustains, sustained, sustaining) To sustain something is to keep it going for a long time.
54. [**sustained**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sustained.md) adjective (sustained); verb, past form of "sustain" (sustain, sustains, sustained, sustaining) Sustained means kept going for a long time without stopping: sustained effort.
55. [**sustenance**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sustenance.md) noun (sustenance — uncountable) Sustenance is food and drink that keeps a person, animal or plant alive and strong: "The travellers had no sustenance for days.".
56. [**sutra**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sutra.md) noun (a sutra, sutras) A sutra is a holy teaching or text in Buddhism or Hinduism, often a sermon of the Buddha or short wise sayings.
57. [**suture**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/suture.md) noun (a suture, sutures); verb (suture, sutures, sutured, suturing) A suture is a stitch, or a row of stitches, that a doctor uses to close a cut or wound.
58. [**swab**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/swab.md) noun (a swab, swabs); verb (swab, swabs, swabbed, swabbing) A swab is a small piece of cotton wool, often on a stick, used to clean a wound or put on medicine.
59. [**swaddle**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/swaddle.md) verb (swaddle, swaddles, swaddled, swaddling); noun (swaddling clothes, old use) To swaddle is to wrap a baby tightly in soft cloth so it cannot move its arms or legs much.
60. [**swag**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/swag.md) noun (swag — uncountable; Australia: a swag, swags); verb (swag, swags, swagged — rare) Swag means cool style and confidence in how you look or act: "He walked in with loads of swag.".
61. [**swagger**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/swagger.md) verb (swagger, swaggers, swaggered, swaggering); noun (swagger — uncountable) To swagger is to walk or behave in a very proud, showy way, as if you think you are better than others.
62. [**swaggering**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/swaggering.md) adjective (swaggering); form of the verb swagger (swagger, swaggers, swaggered, swaggering) 1) Walking or behaving in a proud, show-off way, as if you are very important. 2) Too confident and boastful.
63. [**swahili**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/swahili.md) noun (Swahili, uncountable — the language; also Kiswahili); adjective (Swahili) 1) Swahili is a language spoken by many millions of people in East Africa, especially in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and nearby countries; in…
64. [**swallow**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/swallow.md) verb (swallow, swallows, swallowed, swallowing); noun (a swallow, swallows — a bird; a swallow — one act of swallowing) To make food, drink or something else go down your throat into your stomach.
65. [**swallowtail**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/swallowtail.md) noun (a swallowtail, swallowtails) 1) A swallowtail is a large, brightly coloured butterfly with long points on its back wings that look like the forked tail of a swallow (a…
66. [**swamp**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/swamp.md) noun (a swamp, swamps); verb (swamp, swamps, swamped, swamping) An area of land that is always wet and soft, with trees, reeds and still water.
67. [**swampy**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/swampy.md) adjective (swampy, swampier, swampiest) 1) Swampy land is wet, soft and muddy, like a swamp, with water lying on it and plants growing in the water.
68. [**swan**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/swan.md) noun (a swan, swans); verb (swan, swans, swanned, swanning — informal, UK) A swan is a large water bird, usually white, with a long curved neck.
69. [**swap**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/swap.md) verb (swap, swaps, swapped, swapping); noun (a swap, swaps); also spelt swop (UK) To swap is to give one thing and get another in return.
70. [**sward**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sward.md) noun (a sward, swards — literary) 1) (literary, old) An area of short grass; a lawn or green field of turf.
71. [**swarm**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/swarm.md) noun (a swarm, swarms); verb (swarm, swarms, swarmed, swarming) A swarm is a big group of insects, such as bees, wasps or locusts, flying together.
72. [**swat**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/swat.md) verb (swat, swats, swatted, swatting); noun (a swat) To swat means to hit something, usually an insect, with a quick hard slap using your hand or a flat object.
73. [**swathe**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/swathe.md) noun (a swathe, swathes); verb (swathe, swathes, swathed, swathing) A swathe is a long, wide strip or area of land, crops or something else.
74. [**sway**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sway.md) verb (sway, sways, swayed, swaying); noun (sway) To sway is to move slowly from side to side, like trees in the wind or a person dancing.
75. [**swear**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/swear.md) verb (swear, swears, swore, sworn, swearing) 1) To swear is to use rude or bad words. 2) To swear is also to make a serious promise or say something is really true. 3) To swear…
76. [**sweat**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sweat.md) noun (sweat, uncountable); verb (sweat, sweats, sweated or sweat, sweating); adjective sweaty Sweat is the salty water that comes out of your skin when you are hot, exercising, ill or nervous.
77. [**sweater**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sweater.md) noun (a sweater, sweaters) A warm piece of clothing, often knitted from wool, that covers the top half of the body and the arms.
78. [**sweating**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sweating.md) verb (sweat, sweats, sweated or sweat, sweating — "sweating" is the -ing form); noun (sweating — uncountable) Giving out a salty liquid (sweat) through tiny holes in the skin, especially when you are hot, exercising, ill or nervous.
79. [**swedish**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/swedish.md) adjective (Swedish); noun (Swedish — the language, uncountable; the Swedish — the people) From or to do with Sweden, a country in northern Europe: Swedish food, a Swedish girl.
80. [**sweep**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sweep.md) verb (sweep, sweeps, swept, sweeping); noun (a sweep, sweeps) To sweep means to clean a floor or path with a brush or broom, pushing dirt away.
81. [**sweeper**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sweeper.md) noun (a sweeper, sweepers) A sweeper is a person whose job is to sweep, such as a street sweeper or road sweeper.
82. [**sweeping**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sweeping.md) noun (sweepings, plural); adjective (sweeping, more sweeping) Sweepings are the dirt, dust and bits of rubbish gathered up by a broom.
83. [**sweet**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sweet.md) adjective, noun (sweet, sweeter, sweetest; sweets) 1) Sweet means tasting like sugar or honey. 2) Sweets (UK) are candies; a sweet is one candy. 3) A sweet (UK) is a dessert, the sweet dish…
84. [**sweeten**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sweeten.md) verb (sweeten, sweetens, sweetened, sweetening) To sweeten food or drink is to make it taste sweeter, for example by adding sugar, honey or fruit.
85. [**sweetened**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sweetened.md) verb, past tense and past participle of «sweeten» (sweeten, sweetens, sweetened, sweetening); adjective (sweetened) Made sweet by adding sugar, honey or another sweet thing.
86. [**sweetener**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sweetener.md) noun (a sweetener, sweeteners) A sweetener is something put in food or drink to make it taste sweet, especially a substance used instead of sugar.
87. [**sweetheart**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sweetheart.md) noun (a sweetheart, sweethearts) A person you love in a romantic way, a boyfriend or girlfriend.
88. [**sweetie**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sweetie.md) noun (a sweetie, sweeties) Sweetie is a loving name you call someone you like, such as a child or a partner: «Thank you, sweetie.».
89. [**sweetly**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sweetly.md) adverb 1) In a kind, gentle and pleasant way. 2) With a nice, sweet sound or smell. 3) Smoothly and well, as in a ball sweetly struck. 4)…
90. [**sweetmeat**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sweetmeat.md) noun (a sweetmeat, sweetmeats) A sweetmeat is a sweet, candy or other small sweet treat like sugared fruit, nuts or marzipan.
91. [**sweetness**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sweetness.md) noun (sweetness — uncountable) 1) The taste of sugar or honey; being sweet. 2) Kindness, gentleness and a pleasant nature. 3) A pleasant quality of a sound or smell. 4)…
92. [**swell**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/swell.md) verb (swell, swells, swelled, swollen or swelled, swelling); noun (a swell — waves; swelling); adjective (swell — old-fashioned US slang: great) To get bigger, rounder or fuller, often because of injury, water or air (My ankle swelled up).
93. [**swelling**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/swelling.md) noun (a swelling, swellings; swelling — uncountable); verb (swell, swells, swelled, swollen, swelling — "swelling" is the -ing form) A part of the body that has become bigger and puffy, often because of an injury, an infection or an allergy.
94. [**swept**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/swept.md) verb, past form of sweep (sweep, sweeps, swept, sweeping) Swept is the past of sweep: cleaned the floor or ground with a brush or broom.
95. [**swerve**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/swerve.md) verb (swerve, swerves, swerved, swerving); noun (a swerve, swerves) To swerve is to change direction suddenly, especially to avoid hitting something: the car swerved to miss the dog.
96. [**swift**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/swift.md) adjective (swift, swifter, swiftest); noun (a swift, swifts — a bird) 1) Very fast, quick in moving. 2) Happening quickly or without delay: «a swift reply». 3) A small, fast bird with long pointed wings that…
97. [**swiftlet**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/swiftlet.md) noun (a swiftlet, swiftlets) 1) A small bird of the swift family living in tropical Asia and Australia, many of which nest in caves and find their way in the dark with…
98. [**swiftly**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/swiftly.md) adverb 1) Swiftly means quickly or fast. 2) Swiftly means happening very soon, without delay.
99. [**swiftness**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/swiftness.md) noun (no plural) 1) Swiftness is the quality of being very quick or fast.
100. [**swim**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/swim.md) verb, noun (swim, swims, swam, swum, swimming) To swim means to move through water using your arms and legs.

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