English to English Dictionary

Saltire

A heraldic ordinary in the form of a diagonal cross, resembling the letter X.

Samizdat

The clandestine publication and distribution of literature banned by an oppressive government, typically in the former Soviet Union.

Serendipity

The occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way.

Shiv

A crude, makeshift knife or sharp-pointed weapon, typically improvised by inmates in prisons.

Signary

A systematic set or chart of signs, symbols, or characters used in a writing system or script.

Sine qua non

An essential condition or element; something that is absolutely necessary.

Sonneteer

A writer of sonnets, often used to describe a poet who writes inferior or repetitive verse.

Strabismus

A visual defect in which the eyes are improperly aligned and point in different directions.

Subulate

Awl-shaped; tapering from a broad base to a sharp, slender point.

Supercilious

Behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others.

Supervene

To occur as something additional or unexpected, especially in a way that disrupts, changes, or replaces a previous state or situation.