English Vocabulary with Meanings — song … story
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 30 of 36 · 8,840 words in total.
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- song
- the act of singing
- sonic
- relating to audible sound
- sonny
- a male child (a familiar term of address to a boy)
- soon
- in the near future
- sooner
- a native or resident of Oklahoma
- soot
- a black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink
- soothe
- cause to feel better
- soprano
- the pitch range of the highest female voice
- sorcery
- the belief in magical spells that harness occult forces or evil spirits to produce unnatural effects in the world
- sore
- an open skin infection
- sorry
- causing dejection
- sort
- an approximate definition or example
- sorted
- arranged into groups
- sorting
- grouping by class or kind or size
- sos
- an internationally recognized distress signal in radio code
- sought
- being searched for
- soul
- a human being
- soulful
- full of or expressing deep emotion
- sound
- the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
- soup
- liquid food especially of meat or fish or vegetable stock often containing pieces of solid food
- sour
- the property of being acidic
- source
- a facility where something is available
- south
- a location in the southern part of a country, region, or city
- soviet
- an elected governmental council in a communist country (especially one that is a member of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics)
- soviets
- the government of the Soviet Union
- sow
- an adult female hog
- soy
- the most highly proteinaceous vegetable known
- soybean
- the most highly proteinaceous vegetable known
- spa
- a place of business with equipment and facilities for exercising and improving physical fitness
- space
- the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
- spaced
- spaced apart
- spacing
- the property possessed by an array of things that have space between them
- spade
- a sturdy hand shovel that can be pushed into the earth with the foot
- spain
- a parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula
- spam
- unwanted e-mail (usually of a commercial nature sent out in bulk)
- span
- the act of sitting or standing astride
- spanish
- the Romance language spoken in most of Spain and the countries colonized by Spain
- spank
- a slap with the flat of the hand
- spar
- making the motions of attack and defense with the fists and arms
- spare
- a score in tenpins
- sparing
- avoiding waste
- spark
- merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance
- sparrow
- small brownish European songbird
- sparse
- not dense
- sparta
- an ancient Greek city famous for military prowess
- spartan
- a resident of Sparta
- spat
- a young oyster or other bivalve
- spatial
- pertaining to or involving or having the nature of space
- spawn
- the mass of eggs deposited by fish or amphibians or molluscs
- speak
- express in speech
- speaker
- electro-acoustic transducer that converts electrical signals into sounds loud enough to be heard at a distance
- spear
- a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon
- spec
- a detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work
- special
- a television production that features a particular person or work or topic
- specify
- select something or someone for a specific purpose
- speck
- a very small spot
- specs
- optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision
- specter
- a mental representation of some haunting experience
- spectre
- a mental representation of some haunting experience
- speech
- the mental faculty or power of vocal communication
- speed
- changing location rapidly
- speedy
- accomplished rapidly and without delay
- spell
- a verbal formula believed to have magical force
- spelt
- hardy wheat grown mostly in Europe for livestock feed
- spend
- pay out
- spent
- depleted of energy, force, or strength
- sperm
- the male reproductive cell
- sphere
- any spherically shaped artifact
- sphinx
- one of a number of large stone statues with the body of a lion and the head of a man that were built by the ancient Egyptians
- spice
- the property of being seasoned with spice and so highly flavored
- spicy
- strongly flavoured with spices
- spider
- predatory arachnid with eight legs, two poison fangs, two feelers, and usually two silk-spinning organs at the back end of the body
- spike
- sports equipment consisting of a sharp point on the sole of a shoe worn by athletes
- spiked
- having a long sharp point
- spill
- a sudden drop from an upright position
- spin
- a distinctive interpretation (especially as used by politicians to sway public opinion)
- spinach
- dark green leaves
- spinal
- anesthesia of the lower half of the body
- spine
- a sharp rigid animal process or appendage
- spiral
- flying downward in a helical path with a large radius
- spire
- a tall tower that forms the superstructure of a building (usually a church or temple) and that tapers to a point at the top
- spit
- the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva)
- spite
- malevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or nasty
- splash
- the act of scattering water about haphazardly
- split
- division of a group into opposing factions
- spock
- United States pediatrician whose many books on child care influenced the upbringing of children around the world (1903-1998)
- spoil
- the act of stripping and taking by force
- spoiled
- (of foodstuffs) not in an edible or usable condition
- spoiler
- a hinged airfoil on the upper surface of an aircraft wing that is raised to reduce lift and increase drag
- spoilt
- affected by blight
- spokane
- a city in eastern Washington near the Idaho border
- spoke
- one of the crosspieces that form the steps of a ladder
- spoken
- uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech
- sponge
- primitive multicellular marine animal whose porous body is supported by a fibrous skeletal framework
- spoof
- a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way
- spooky
- unpredictably excitable (especially of horses)
- spoon
- a piece of cutlery with a shallow bowl-shaped container and a handle
- spore
- a tiny cell from which fungi, ferns and some plants grow
- sport
- the occupation of athletes who compete for pay
- sporty
- appropriate for sport or engagement in a sport
- spot
- an act that brings discredit to the person who does it
- spots
- spots before the eyes caused by opaque cell fragments in the vitreous humor and lens
- spotted
- having spots or patches (small areas of contrasting color or texture)
- spouse
- a person's partner in marriage
- spout
- an opening that allows the passage of liquids or grain
- spray
- a dispenser that turns a liquid (such as perfume) into a fine mist
- spread
- act of extending over a wider scope or expanse of space or time
- spree
- a brief indulgence of your impulses
- spring
- a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
- sprite
- a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
- sprout
- a newly grown bud (especially from a germinating seed)
- spruce
- any coniferous tree of the genus Picea
- spur
- a railway line connected to a trunk line
- spy
- a person who secretly gathers information
- spying
- the act of detecting something
- squad
- a small squad of policemen trained to deal with a particular kind of crime
- square
- a hand tool consisting of two straight arms at right angles
- squared
- having been made square
- squash
- a game played in an enclosed court by two or four players who strike the ball with long-handled rackets
- squat
- the act of assuming or maintaining a crouching position with the knees bent and the buttocks near the heels
- squeaky
- having or making a high-pitched sound such as that made by a mouse or a rusty hinge
- squire
- an English country landowner
- squirt
- the occurrence of a sudden discharge (as of liquid)
- sse
- the compass point midway between south and southeast
- stab
- informal words for any attempt or effort
- stable
- a farm building for housing horses or other livestock
- stack
- a storage device that handles data so that the next item to be retrieved is the item most recently stored (LIFO)
- stacked
- arranged in a neat pile, one thing on another
- stacks
- storage space in a library consisting of an extensive arrangement of bookshelves where most of the books are stored
- stadium
- a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments
- staff
- a strong rod or stick with a specialized utilitarian purpose
- staffer
- an employee who is a member of a staff of workers (especially a member of the staff that works for the President of the United States)
- stag
- adult male deer
- stage
- a section or portion of a journey or course
- staged
- deliberately arranged for effect
- staging
- getting rid of a stage of a multistage rocket
- stain
- an act that brings discredit to the person who does it
- stained
- marked or dyed or discolored with foreign matter
- stair
- support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway
- stairs
- a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
- stake
- a strong wooden or metal post with a point at one end so it can be driven into the ground
- stakes
- the money risked on a gamble
- stale
- urinate, of cattle and horses
- stalin
- Russian leader who succeeded Lenin as head of the Communist Party and created a totalitarian state by purging all opposition (1879-1953)
- stalk
- a stiff or threatening gait
- stalked
- having or growing on or from a peduncle or stalk
- stalker
- someone who prowls or sneaks about
- stall
- a tactic used to mislead or delay
- stalls
- a farm building for housing horses or other livestock
- stamina
- enduring strength and energy
- stamp
- a device incised to make an impression
- stance
- standing posture
- stand
- a defensive effort
- standby
- something that can be relied on when needed
- stanley
- Welsh journalist and explorer who led an expedition to Africa in search of David Livingstone and found him in Tanzania in 1871
- stanton
- United States suffragist and feminist
- stanza
- a fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem
- staple
- (usually plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant
- star
- the topology of a network whose components are connected to a hub
- starch
- a commercial preparation of starch that is used to stiffen textile fabrics in laundering
- stardom
- the status of being acknowledged as a star
- stare
- a fixed look with eyes open wide
- staring
- (used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
- stark
- providing no shelter or sustenance
- starr
- rock star and drummer for the Beatles (born in 1940)
- starry
- abounding with or resembling stars
- start
- the act of starting something
- starter
- a culture containing yeast or bacteria that is used to start the process of fermentation or souring in making butter or cheese or dough
- startup
- the act of starting a new operation or practice
- starve
- die of food deprivation
- starved
- extremely hungry
- stash
- a secret store of valuables or money
- state
- the way something is with respect to its main attributes
- stated
- declared as fact
- static
- angry criticism
- station
- a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
- statue
- a sculpture representing a human or animal
- stature
- a person's natural height, or their importance and reputation
- status
- a state at a particular time
- statute
- an act passed by a legislative body
- staunch
- stop the flow of a liquid
- stave
- a crosspiece between the legs of a chair
- stay
- continuing or remaining in a place or state
- stays
- a woman's close-fitting foundation garment
- std
- a doctor's degree in theology
- stead
- the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another
- steady
- a person loved by another person
- steak
- a slice of meat cut from the fleshy part of an animal or large fish
- steal
- a stolen base
- stealth
- avoiding detection by moving carefully
- steam
- water at boiling temperature diffused in the atmosphere
- steamed
- cooked in steam
- steamer
- an edible clam with thin oval-shaped shell found in coastal regions of the United States and Europe
- steamy
- full of steam; very hot and humid
- steel
- knife sharpener consisting of a ridged steel rod
- steep
- a steep place (as on a hill)
- steer
- castrated bull
- stein
- a mug intended for serving beer
- steiner
- Austrian philosopher who founded anthroposophy (1861-1925)
- stella
- United States minimalist painter (born in 1936)
- stellar
- being or relating to or resembling or emanating from stars
- stem
- a turn made in skiing
- stench
- a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant
- step
- any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
- stephen
- English writer (1832-1904)
- steps
- a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
- stereo
- reproducer in which two microphones feed two or more loudspeakers to give a three-dimensional effect to the sound
- sterile
- deficient in originality or creativity
- stern
- the rear part of a ship
- steroid
- any hormone affecting the development and growth of sex organs
- stew
- food prepared by stewing especially meat or fish with vegetables
- steward
- one having charge of buildings or grounds or animals
- stick
- threat of a penalty
- sticky
- having the sticky properties of an adhesive
- stiff
- the dead body of a human being
- stifle
- joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped
- stigma
- a skin lesion that is a diagnostic sign of some disease
- still
- a plant and works where alcoholic drinks are made by distillation
- sting
- a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
- stingy
- deficient in amount or quality or extent
- stink
- a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant
- stinky
- having an unpleasant smell
- stint
- an individual's prescribed share of work
- stipend
- a sum of money allotted on a regular basis
- stir
- a rapid active commotion
- stirred
- set into a usually circular motion in order to mix or blend
- stitch
- a link or loop or knot made by an implement in knitting, crocheting, embroidery, or sewing
- stock
- any animals kept for use or profit
- stocked
- furnished with more than enough
- stocks
- a former instrument of punishment consisting of a heavy timber frame with holes in which the feet (and sometimes the hands) of an offender could be locked
- stoic
- a member of the ancient Greek school of philosophy founded by Zeno
- stoke
- stir up or tend
- stole
- a wide scarf worn about their shoulders by women
- stomach
- an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal
- stomp
- a dance involving a rhythmical stamping step
- stone
- building material consisting of a piece of rock hewn in a definite shape for a special purpose
- stoned
- under the influence of narcotics
- stoner
- an attacker who pelts the victim with stones (especially with intent to kill)
- stony
- hard as granite
- stool
- a simple seat without a back or arms
- stoop
- an inclination of the top half of the body forward and downward
- stop
- a brief stay in the course of a journey
- stopped
- (of a nose) blocked
- stopper
- blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly
- stops
- a gambling card game in which chips are placed on the ace and king and queen and jack of separate suits (taken from a separate deck)
- storage
- depositing in a warehouse
- store
- an electronic memory device
- storey
- a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale
- storm
- a direct and violent assault on a stronghold
- story
- a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale