Words Starting with “S”

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.

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

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

A merchant, dealer, or retailer that regularly stocks and sells a specific range of goods.

Hard, solid non-metallic mineral matter of which rock is made, especially as a building material.

A retail establishment where goods or services are sold.

A person who owns, manages, or operates a retail shop or small store.

Quantities of food, equipment, or other supplies kept for future use.

Having a somewhat fat or of heavy build; corpulent.

A device, tool, or substance used to make something straight, especially hair or metal.

A public road in a city or town, typically with houses and buildings on one or both sides.

The act, process, or result of fixing, maintaining, or resurfacing public roads and thoroughfares.

To make or become stronger, more resilient, or more effective.

A passage in a fugue in which the subject is imitated or overlapped by another voice before the first has finished, creating a sense of increased tension or urgency.

To remove all coverings, clothes, or outer layers from something or someone.

A solid, stable, or reliable base upon which something is built, developed, or supported, whether physically or abstractly.