Definition of 'S'

Word Frequency

S

also s (es ) (plural S's, s's )

1. variable noun

S is the nineteenth letter of the English alphabet.

S or s is an abbreviation for words beginning with s, such as 'south', 'seconds', and 'son'.

s. was a written abbreviation for shilling or , shillings in Britain before decimal currency was introduced in 1971.

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s in British

or S (ɛs )

nounWord forms: plural s's, S's or Ss

the 19th letter and 15th consonant of the modern English alphabet

a speech sound represented by this letter, usually an alveolar fricative, either voiceless, as in sit, or voiced, as in dogs

something shaped like an S

(in combination)

an S-bend in a road

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s in British

symbol for

second (of time)

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S in British

symbol for

satisfactory

Society

small (size)

South

5. chemistry

6. physics

7. currency

(the former) schilling

sol

(the former) sucre

abbreviation for

Sweden (international car registration)

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s. in British

abbreviation for

see

semi-

shilling

singular

son

succeeded

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S. in British

abbreviation for

1. Word forms: plural SS

Saint

school

Sea

Signor

Society

Word origin of 's'

Latin socius

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S in American 1

Sabbath

2. American Football

safety (the player)

: sometimes written s

Saint

4. Bible

10.

siemens

11.

Signor

12.

small

13.

Society

14.

South

15.

south

16.

southern

17.

Sunday

18. Pharmacy

write

Word origin of 's'

(sense 18) L signa

Word Frequency

S in American 2

1. Physics

entropy

2. Chemistry

sulfur

Word Frequency

s in American 1

(ɛs ; es) or S (ɛs ; es)

nounWord forms: plural S's or s's

the nineteenth letter of the English alphabet: from the Greek sigma, a borrowing from the Phoenician

any of the speech sounds that this letter represents, as, in English, the (s) of soap or (z) of rise

a type or impression for s or S

the nineteenth in a sequence or group

an object shaped like S

adjective

of s or S

nineteenth in a sequence or group

shaped like S

Word Frequency

s in American 2

school

second(s)

section

see

semi

series

shilling(s)

sign

silver

10.

singular

11.

sire

12.

society

13.

son

14.

soprano

15.

south

16.

southern

17.

substantive

Example sentences containing 's'

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But after a minute, the Mirror ' s opaque surface began to clear, its darkness lifting. Garth Nix LIRAEL: DAUGHTER OF THE CLAYR (2001)"I don't know," I muttered, my eyes on the back of Art ' s head. Kate Cann GO! (2001)Carol smiled broadly and enjoyed the spasm of reaction across Radecki ' s eyes that provoked. Val McDermid THE LAST TEMPTATION (2002)She would have already peeled the potatoes, mixed the crumble, earned Mum ' s approval. Kate Cann READY? (2001)

He'd spotted a red flyer sticking halfway out of someone ' s locker. Melinda Metz REVELATIONS (2001)

She was careful to thank the conductor in Greek and was answered,' ` S a pleasure, miss. Curzon, Clare THE QUEST FOR KThe S stood for Sandino, that little man in the cowboy hat whose silhouette was stencilled on walls all over the city. O'Connor, Joe DESPERADOESAshida had suggested the Chunnel plan with a dismissive shrug, S. Terman, Douglas CORMORANT

On the instep they bore the student number each man was awarded when he finally passed the BUD/ S course. Patrick Robinson NIMITZ CLASS (1997)She grabbed Richard's shoulder, pointed to the device on the wall, the snaky S with the stars surrounding it. Neil Gaiman NEVERWHERE (2001)

Word Lists

International car registration letters

Trends of 'S'

Extremely Common. s is one of the 1000 most commonly used words in the Collins dictionary

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Nearby words of 's'

Related Terms of 's'

-s

Source

Definition of S from the Collins English Dictionary

The colon ( : )

The colon indicates a break between two main clauses which is stronger than a comma but weaker than a full stop. A colon is used: in front of a list I used three colours : green, blue and pink. ...