Words Starting with “S”

A secondary or revised standard of achievement, importance, or standing within a specific professional or regulatory framework.

The systematic process of drafting, refining, and finalizing the text of a law or legislative act to ensure legal clarity, precision, and enforceability.

A unit of length equal to 5,280 feet (1,760 yards or 1,609.344 meters), used primarily in the United States and the United Kingdom as the standard land mile.

A person or animal with great endurance or stamina, especially one who performs well over a long period or distance.

Firmly fixed, supported, or balanced; not shaking or moving.

Behaving, moving, or done in a cautious and secretive manner, so as not to be seen or heard.

The process of soaking something in a liquid to extract flavors, soften it, or clean it.

The state or condition of being incapable of producing offspring or reproducing.

To restrain, smother, or prevent the development, expression, or occurrence of something.

Very hot and causing difficulties in breathing; suffocating.

To make or become quiet, calm, or motionless.

The absence of movement or sound; a state of deep quiet or calm.

Encouraging or arousing interest, enthusiasm, or new ideas; lively and thought-provoking.

In a manner that arouses interest, enthusiasm, or activity; in a way that provides a stimulus.

A person or thing that arouses interest, enthusiasm, or activity in someone or something.

Having an extremely unpleasant smell; foul-smelling.

A regular and fixed sum of money paid as a salary, allowance, or scholarship.

To move a spoon or other implement around in a liquid or other substance in order to mix it thoroughly.