English Vocabulary with Meanings — shorts … softly
Every English word from the Akshara word game with its everyday meaning — the same reviewed definitions players see at the end of each level. Part 29 of 36 · 8,882 words in total.
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- shorts
- underpants worn by men
- shot
- the launching of a missile or spacecraft to a specified destination
- shotgun
- firearm that is a double-barreled smoothbore shoulder weapon for firing shot at short ranges
- shout
- a loud utterance
- shouted
- in a vehement outcry
- shove
- the act of shoving (giving a push to someone or something)
- shovel
- a machine for excavating
- show
- the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining
- shower
- washing yourself by standing upright under water sprayed from a nozzle
- showing
- something shown to the public
- shred
- a small piece of cloth or paper
- shrewd
- marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
- shrimp
- small slender-bodied chiefly marine decapod crustaceans with a long tail and single pair of pincers
- shrink
- a physician who specializes in psychiatry
- shroud
- burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped
- shrub
- a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
- shrug
- a gesture involving the shoulders
- shudder
- an involuntary vibration (as if from illness or fear)
- shuffle
- walking with a slow dragging motion without lifting your feet
- shun
- avoid and stay away from deliberately
- shut
- move so that an opening or passage is obstructed
- shutout
- a defeat in a game where one side fails to score
- shutter
- a hinged blind for a window
- shuttle
- bobbin that passes the weft thread between the warp threads
- shy
- a quick throw
- siam
- a country of southeastern Asia that extends southward along the Isthmus of Kra to the Malay Peninsula
- siberia
- a vast Asian region of Russia
- sic
- urge to attack someone
- sichuan
- a populous province of south central China
- sicily
- the largest island in the Mediterranean
- sick
- people who are sick
- side
- an extended outer surface of an object
- sidebar
- a short news story presenting sidelights on a major story
- sidney
- English poet (1554-1586)
- siege
- the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack
- siemens
- German electrical engineer (1816-1892)
- sierra
- a Spanish mackerel of western North America
- sieve
- a strainer for separating lumps from powdered material or grading particles
- sift
- distinguish and separate out
- sigh
- an utterance made by exhaling audibly
- sight
- the act of looking or seeing or observing
- sighted
- able to see
- sights
- an optical instrument for aiding the eye in aiming, as on a firearm or surveying instrument
- sigma
- the 18th letter of the Greek alphabet
- sign
- structure displaying a board on which advertisements can be posted
- signage
- signs collectively (especially commercial signs or posters)
- signal
- any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
- signed
- used of the language of the deaf
- signing
- language expressed by visible hand gestures
- sikh
- an adherent of Sikhism
- silence
- a refusal to speak when expected
- silent
- unable to speak because of hereditary deafness
- silica
- a white or colorless vitreous insoluble solid (SiO2)
- silicon
- a tetravalent nonmetallic element
- silk
- a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae
- silky
- having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light
- sill
- structural member consisting of a continuous horizontal timber forming the lowest member of a framework or supporting structure
- silly
- a word used for misbehaving children
- silo
- a cylindrical tower used for storing silage
- silva
- the forest trees growing in a country or region
- silver
- silverware eating utensils
- simeon
- (Old Testament) the 2nd son of Jacob and one of the 12 patriarchs of Israel
- similar
- resembling or similar
- simon
- United States economist and psychologist who pioneered in the development of cognitive science (1916-2001)
- simple
- a person lacking intelligence or common sense
- simply
- and nothing more
- simpson
- Scottish obstetrician and surgeon who pioneered in the use of ether and discovered the anesthetic effects of chloroform (1811-1870)
- sin
- an act that is regarded by theologians as a transgression of God's will
- sinai
- a peninsula in northeastern Egypt
- sinatra
- United States singer and film actor (1915-1998)
- sine
- ratio of the length of the side opposite the given angle to the length of the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle
- sinful
- far more than usual or expected
- sing
- divulge confidential information or secrets
- singer
- a person who sings
- singing
- the act of singing vocal music
- single
- a base hit on which the batter stops safely at first base
- singles
- tennis played with one person on each side
- sink
- a covered cistern
- sinner
- a person who sins (without repenting)
- sinus
- a wide channel containing blood
- sion
- an imaginary place considered to be perfect or ideal
- sioux
- a member of a group of North American Indian peoples who spoke a Siouan language and who ranged from Lake Michigan to the Rocky Mountains
- sip
- a small drink
- sir
- term of address for a man
- sire
- male parent of an animal especially a domestic animal such as a horse
- siren
- eellike aquatic North American salamander with small forelimbs and no hind limbs
- sirius
- the brightest star in the sky
- sis
- a female person who has the same parents as another person
- sister
- a girl or woman who has the same parents as you
- sit
- serve in a specific professional capacity
- sitcom
- a humorous television program based on situations that could arise in everyday life
- site
- a computer connected to the internet that maintains a series of web pages on the World Wide Web
- sitter
- a domestic hen ready to brood
- six
- a playing card or domino or die whose upward face shows six pips
- sixteen
- the cardinal number that is the sum of fifteen and one
- sixth
- the musical interval between one note and another six notes away from it
- sixties
- the time of life between 60 and 70
- sixty
- the cardinal number that is the product of ten and six
- sizable
- large in amount or extent or degree
- size
- the property resulting from being one of a series of graduated measurements (as of clothing)
- sized
- having a specified size
- skate
- large edible rays having a long snout and thick tail with pectoral fins continuous with the head
- skater
- someone who skates
- skating
- the sport of gliding on skates
- sketch
- preliminary drawing for later elaboration
- skew
- turn or place at an angle
- ski
- narrow wood or metal or plastic runners used in pairs for gliding over snow
- skid
- an unexpected slide
- skier
- someone who skis
- skiing
- a sport in which participants must travel on skis
- skill
- ability to produce solutions in some problem domain
- skilled
- having or showing or requiring special skill
- skim
- reading or glancing through quickly
- skin
- body covering of a living animal
- skinny
- confidential information about a topic or person
- skip
- a mistake resulting from neglect
- skipper
- the naval officer in command of a military ship
- skirt
- a garment hanging from the waist
- skit
- a short theatrical episode
- skull
- the bony skeleton of the head of vertebrates
- sky
- the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
- skyline
- the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet
- slab
- block consisting of a thick piece of something
- slack
- a cord or rope or cable that is hanging loosely
- slag
- the scum formed by oxidation at the surface of molten metals
- slain
- people who have been slain (as in battle)
- slalom
- a downhill race over a winding course defined by upright poles
- slam
- an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
- slander
- an abusive attack on a person's character or good name
- slang
- a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)
- slant
- degree of deviation from a horizontal plane
- slap
- the act of smacking something
- slash
- a strong sweeping cut made with a sharp instrument
- slashed
- having long and narrow ornamental cuts showing an underlying fabric
- slate
- (formerly) a writing tablet made of slate
- slater
- any of various small terrestrial isopods having a flat elliptical segmented body
- slave
- a person who is owned by someone
- slavery
- the practice of owning slaves
- slavic
- a branch of the Indo-European family of languages
- slay
- kill intentionally and with premeditation
- slayer
- someone who causes the death of a person or animal
- slaying
- unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being
- sled
- a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs
- sledge
- a heavy long-handled hammer used to drive stakes or wedges
- sleep
- euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb)
- slew
- (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
- slice
- a golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer
- slide
- the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it
- slider
- a fastball that curves slightly away from the side from which it was thrown
- slight
- a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
- slim
- take off weight
- slime
- any thick, viscous matter
- slimy
- morally reprehensible
- sling
- bandage to support an injured forearm
- slip
- the act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning)
- slipper
- low footwear that can be slipped on and off easily
- slit
- a long narrow opening
- slogan
- a favorite saying of a sect or political group
- slope
- the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal
- sloping
- having a slanting form or direction
- sloppy
- marked by great carelessness
- slot
- a small slit (as for inserting a coin or depositing mail)
- sloth
- apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue (personified as one of the deadly sins)
- slough
- any outer covering that can be shed or cast off (such as the cast-off skin of a snake)
- slovak
- the Slavic language spoken in Slovakia
- slow
- lose velocity
- slower
- more slowly
- slowest
- most slowly
- slowing
- a decrease in rate of change
- slowly
- without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly')
- sludge
- the precipitate produced by sewage treatment
- slug
- a small slow animal like a snail without a shell
- slum
- a district of a city marked by poverty and inferior living conditions
- slumber
- a dormant or quiescent state
- slump
- a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality
- slur
- a blemish made by dirt
- sly
- marked by skill in deception
- smack
- the act of smacking something
- small
- a garment size for a small person
- smaller
- small or little relative to something else
- smart
- a kind of pain such as that caused by a wound or a burn or a sore
- smash
- a conspicuous success
- smashed
- very drunk
- smear
- an act that brings discredit to the person who does it
- smell
- the act of perceiving the odor of something
- smelly
- offensively malodorous
- smile
- a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth
- smiley
- an emoticon of a smiling face
- smiling
- a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth
- smirk
- a smile expressing smugness or scorn instead of pleasure
- smith
- someone who works metal (especially by hammering it when it is hot and malleable)
- smitten
- (used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
- smog
- air pollution by a mixture of smoke and fog
- smoke
- the grey cloud that rises from something burning
- smoked
- (used especially of meats and fish) dried and cured by hanging in wood smoke
- smoker
- a passenger car for passengers who wish to smoke
- smoking
- the act of smoking tobacco or other substances
- smoky
- marked by or emitting or filled with smoke
- smooth
- the act of smoothing
- smug
- marked by excessive complacency or self-satisfaction
- smuggle
- import or export without paying customs duties
- snack
- a light informal meal
- snag
- an unforeseen obstacle
- snail
- freshwater or marine or terrestrial gastropod mollusk usually having an external enclosing spiral shell
- snake
- limbless scaly elongate reptile
- snap
- to break suddenly with a sharp sound
- snapper
- large-headed turtle with powerful hooked jaws found in or near water
- snappy
- quick and energetic
- snare
- a trap for birds or small mammals
- snatch
- the act of catching an object with the hands
- sneak
- someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police
- sneaker
- a canvas shoe with a pliable rubber sole
- sneaky
- marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
- sniff
- sensing an odor by inhaling through the nose
- snipe
- a gunshot from a concealed location
- sniper
- a marksman who shoots at people from a concealed place
- snippet
- a small piece of anything (especially a piece that has been snipped off)
- snooker
- a form of pool played with 15 red balls and six balls of other colors and a cue ball
- snoop
- a spy who makes uninvited inquiries into the private affairs of others
- snoring
- the act of snoring or producing a snoring sound
- snort
- a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt
- snout
- a long projecting or anterior elongation of an animal's head
- snow
- street names for cocaine
- snowman
- a figure of a person made of packed snow
- snowy
- of the white color of snow
- snp
- (genetics) genetic variation in a DNA sequence that occurs when a single nucleotide in a genome is altered
- snuff
- sensing an odor by inhaling through the nose
- snug
- a small secluded room
- so
- to such a degree; therefore
- soak
- washing something by allowing it to soak
- soaked
- very drunk
- soaking
- washing something by allowing it to soak
- soap
- a cleansing agent made from the salts of vegetable or animal fats
- soar
- the act of rising upward into the air
- soaring
- the activity of flying a glider
- sob
- convulsive gasp made while weeping
- sobbing
- convulsive gasp made while weeping
- sober
- become sober after excessive alcohol consumption
- social
- a party of people assembled to promote sociability and communal activity
- society
- an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
- sock
- hosiery consisting of a cloth covering for the foot
- socket
- a receptacle into which an electric device can be inserted
- sod
- surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots
- soda
- a sweet drink containing carbonated water and flavoring
- sodium
- a silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group
- sofa
- an upholstered seat for more than one person
- sofia
- capital and largest city of Bulgaria located in western Bulgaria
- soft
- not brilliant or glaring
- soften
- become soft or softer
- softly
- with low volume