6 Letter Words That Start With S

solemn

Adjective : (by extension) Deeply serious and sombre; grave.

Adjective : (by extension) Characterized by or performed with appropriate or great ceremony or formality.

Adjective : (by extension) Inspiring serious feelings or thoughts; sombrely impressive.

shrewd

Adjective : Showing clever resourcefulness in practical matters.

Adjective : Artful, tricky or cunning.

Adjective : Knowledgeable, intelligent, keen.

solace

Noun : Comfort or consolation in a time of loneliness or distress.

Noun : A source of comfort or consolation.

Verb : (transitive) To give solace to; comfort; cheer; console.

sullen

Adjective : Having a brooding ill temper; sulky.

Adjective : Gloomy; dismal; foreboding.

Noun : (in the plural) Sullen feelings or manners; sulks; moroseness.

squall

Noun : (often nautical) A sudden storm, as found in a squall line.

Verb : (of rain) To fall suddenly and forcefully, as if a squall.

Noun : (meteorology) A squall line, multicell line, or part of a squall line.

simper

Verb : (intransitive) To smile in a foolish, frivolous, self-conscious, coy, obsequious, or smug manner.

Noun : A foolish, frivolous, self-conscious, or affected smile; a smirk.

Verb : (obsolete) To glimmer; to twinkle.

serene

Adjective : Calm, peaceful, unruffled.

Adjective : Without worry or anxiety; unaffected by disturbance.

Adjective : Used as part of certain titles, originally to indicate sovereignty or independence.

sultry

Adjective : (figuratively) Sexually enthralling.

Adjective : (weather) Hot and humid; sweltering.

Adjective : (of the sun) Emitting great heat.

shriek

Verb : (intransitive) To utter a loud, sharp, shrill sound or cry, as do some birds and beasts; to scream, as in a sudden fright, in horror or anguish.

Noun : A sharp, shrill outcry or scream; a shrill wild cry caused by sudden or extreme terror, pain, or the like.

Verb : (transitive) To utter sharply and shrilly; to utter in or with a shriek or shrieks.

sombre

Adjective : Dark; gloomy; shadowy, dimly lit.

Adjective : Dull or dark in colour or brightness.

Adjective : Melancholic, gloomy, dreary, dismal; grim.

shroud

Noun : That which clothes, covers, conceals, or protects; a garment.

Noun : Especially, the dress for the dead; a winding sheet.

Verb : To conceal or hide from view, as if by a shroud.

sordid

Adjective : Distasteful, ignoble, vile, or contemptible.

Adjective : Dirty or squalid.

Adjective : Morally degrading.

sallow

Adjective : (of skin) Yellowish.

Adjective : (most regions, of light skin) Of a sickly pale colour.

Adjective : (of a person) Having skin (especially on the face) of a sickly pale colour.

strife

Noun : Bitter conflict, sometimes violent.

Noun : Exertion or contention for superiority, either by physical or intellectual means.

Noun : (colloquial) A trouble of any kind.

strike

Verb : (transitive, sometimes with out or through) To delete or cross out; to scratch or eliminate.

Verb : To have a sharp or sudden physical effect, as of a blow.

Verb : (transitive) To hit.

sorrow

Noun : (uncountable) unhappiness, woe

Noun : (countable) (usually in plural) An instance or cause of unhappiness.

Verb : (intransitive) To feel or express grief.

shrill

Adjective : High-pitched and piercing.

Adjective : Having a shrill voice.

Noun : A shrill sound.

stride

Verb : (intransitive) To walk with long steps.

Noun : (countable) A long step in walking.

Noun : (countable) The distance covered by a long step.

somber

Adjective : US standard spelling of sombre. [Dark; gloomy; shadowy, dimly lit.]

Verb : US standard spelling of sombre. [To make sombre or dark; to make shady.]

succor

Noun : (American spelling) Alternative spelling of succour. [(uncountable) Aid, assistance, or relief given to one in distress; ministration.]

Verb : (American spelling) Alternative spelling of succour. [(transitive) To give aid, assistance, or help.]

supine

Adjective : Lying on its back.

Adjective : (of the hand, forearm or foot) Turned facing toward the body or upward: with the thumb outward (palm up), or with the big toe raised relative to the little toe.

Adjective : (figuratively) Reluctant to take action due to indifference or moral weakness; apathetic or passive towards something.

strain

Noun : (biology) A particular variety of a microbe, virus, or other organism, usually a taxonomically infraspecific one.

Noun : (figurative) Hereditary character, quality, tendency, or disposition.

Noun : (music, poetry) Any sustained note or movement; a song; a distinct portion of an ode or other poem; also, the pervading note, or burden, of a song, poem, etc.

stupor

Noun : A state of greatly dulled or completely suspended consciousness or sensibility; (particularly medicine) a chiefly mental condition marked by absence of spontaneous movement, greatly diminished responsiveness to stimulation, and usually impaired consciousness.

Noun : A state of extreme apathy or torpor resulting often from stress or shock.

Verb : To place into a stupor; to stupefy.

severe

Adjective : Very bad or intense.

Adjective : Strict or harsh.

Adjective : Sober, plain in appearance, austere.

sedate

Adjective : (of a person or their behaviour) Remaining composed and dignified, and avoiding too much activity or excitement.

Verb : To calm or put (a person) to sleep using a sedative drug.

Verb : To make tranquil.

svelte

Adjective : Attractively thin; gracefully slender.

Adjective : Refined, delicate.

spirit

Noun : The soul of a person or other creature.

Noun : A supernatural being, often but not exclusively without physical form; ghost, fairy, angel.

Noun : Enthusiasm.

sodden

Adjective : Soaked or drenched with liquid; soggy, saturated.

Adjective : (figuratively) Drunk; stupid as a result of drunkenness.

Adjective : (figuratively) Dull, expressionless (of a person’s appearance).

sacred

Adjective : Characterized by solemn religious ceremony or religious use, especially, in a positive sense; consecrated, made holy.

Adjective : Religious; relating to religion, or to the services of religion; not secular

Adjective : Designated or exalted by a divine sanction; possessing the highest title to obedience, honor, reverence, or veneration; entitled to extreme reverence; venerable.

supple

Adjective : Pliant, flexible, easy to bend.

Adjective : Lithe and agile when moving and bending.

Adjective : (figuratively) Compliant; yielding to the will of others.

savage

Adjective : Fierce and ferocious.

Adjective : Brutal, vicious, or merciless.

Adjective : (slang) Of an insult or person: disrespectful, audacious, and either blunt or sarcastic, in a hilarious way.

sturdy

Adjective : Of firm build; stiff; stout; strong.

Adjective : Solid in structure or person.

Adjective : Resolute, in a good sense; or firm, unyielding quality.

stroke

Noun : An act of hitting; a blow, a hit.

Noun : An act of striking with a weapon; a blow.

Noun : A single movement with a tool; also, an impact of a tool on an object.

strong

Adjective : (loosely) Possessing power, might, or strength.

Adjective : Capable of producing great physical force.

Adjective : Capable of withstanding great physical force.

secure

Adjective : Free from attack or danger; protected.

Adjective : Free from the danger of theft; safe.

Adjective : Firm and not likely to fail; stable.

shadow

Noun : A dark image projected onto a surface where light (or other radiation) is blocked by the shade of an object.

Noun : Relative darkness, especially as caused by the interruption of light; gloom; obscurity.

Noun : An area protected by an obstacle (likened to an object blocking out sunlight).

seethe

Verb : (intransitive) (figurative) Of a person: to be in an agitated or angry mental state, often in a way that is not obvious to others.

Verb : (intransitive) Of a liquid or other substance, or a container holding it: to be boiled (vigorously); to become boiling hot.

Verb : (intransitive) (figurative) Of a liquid, vapor, etc., or a container holding it: to foam or froth in an agitated manner, as if boiling.

static

Adjective : Unchanging; that cannot or does not change.

Adjective : Making no progress; stalled, without movement or advancement.

Adjective : Immobile; fixed in place; having no motion.

strive

Verb : To try to achieve a result; to make strenuous effort; to try earnestly and persistently.

Verb : To struggle in opposition; to be in contention or dispute; to contend; to contest.

Verb : To vie; to compete as a rival.

seldom

Verb : Infrequently, rarely.

Adjective : (archaic) Rare; infrequent.

slight

Adjective : Minor; small in amount

Adjective : Gentle or weak, not aggressive or powerful.

Adjective : Not thorough; superficial.

subdue

Verb : (transitive) To overcome, quieten, or bring under control.

Verb : (transitive) To bring (a country) under control by force.

sentry

Noun : A guard, particularly on duty at the entrance to a military base.

Noun : (uncountable) Sentry duty; time spent being a sentry.

Noun : An animal like a marmot tasked with alerting the pack to danger.

seraph

Noun : (post-biblical) A six-winged angel; one of the highest choir or order of angels in Christian angelology, ranked above cherubim, and below God.

Noun : (biblical) A burning serpent, often winged, with human hands and sometimes feet; one of God's entourage. On Earth, they strike with burning poison; in Heaven, with burning coal. A description can be found at the beginning of Isaiah chapter 6.

stolid

Adjective : Having or revealing little emotion or sensibility.

Adjective : Dully or heavily stupid.

spring

Verb : (intransitive) To move or burst forth.

Verb : To appear.

Verb : To grow, to sprout.

scathe

Noun : (countable, uncountable) Damage, harm, hurt, injury.

Verb : (figuratively) To severely hurt (someone's feelings, soul, etc., or something intangible) through acts, words spoken, etc.

Noun : (countable) Someone who, or something which, causes harm; an injurer.

satori

Noun : (uncountable, Zen Buddhism) A sudden inexpressible feeling of spiritual awakening or enlightenment, the result of meditation and study.

Noun : (uncountable, figurative) Enlightenment, epiphany.

Noun : (countable, biochemistry) A mutant gene of Drosophila, a genus of fruit flies, that causes homosexual behaviour in males (specifically, courtship directed to other males).

stroll

Noun : A wandering on foot; an idle and leisurely walk; a ramble; a saunter.

Verb : To wander on foot; to ramble idly or leisurely; to rove.

Verb : To go somewhere with ease.

sleazy

Adjective : Raunchy or perverted in nature; tastelessly sexual.

Adjective : Untrustworthy.

Adjective : Marked by low quality; inferior; inadequate.

sundry

Adjective : Of various types, especially when numerous; diverse, varied.

Adjective : Consisting of an assortment of different kinds; miscellaneous.

Adjective : More than one or two but not very many; a number of, several.

stifle

Verb : (transitive, also figuratively) To make (an animal or person) unconscious or cause (an animal or person) to die by preventing breathing; to smother, to suffocate.

Verb : (transitive, hyperbolic) To cause (someone) difficulty in breathing, or a choking or gagging feeling.

Verb : (transitive, also figuratively) To prevent (a breath, cough, or cry, or the voice, etc.) from being released from the throat.

stupid

Adjective : Without intelligence.

Adjective : (of animates) Lacking in intelligence.

Noun : A stupid person; a fool.

sparse

Adjective : Not dense; meager; scanty

Adjective : Having widely spaced intervals.

Adjective : (mathematics) Having few nonzero elements

source

Noun : The person, place, or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired.

Noun : A reporter's informant.

Verb : To obtain or procure: used especially of a business resource.

simple

Adjective : Uncomplicated; lacking complexity; taken by itself, with nothing added.

Adjective : Easy; not difficult.

Adjective : Without ornamentation; plain.

subtle

Adjective : Senses relating to tangible things.

Adjective : Of an action or movement: very delicate or slight, and thus barely noticeable; not obvious; inconspicuous, unintrusive.

Adjective : Senses relating to intangible things.

scurry

Verb : To run with quick light steps, to scamper.

Noun : A dash.

Noun : A town in Kaufman County, Texas, United States.

stocky

Adjective : (of a person or an animal) Sturdy; solidly built; heavy and compact.

shoddy

Adjective : Of poor quality or construction.

Noun : A low-grade cloth made from by-products of wool processing, or from recycled wool.

Adjective : (dated) Pretentious, sham, counterfeit.

shrine

Noun : A holy or sacred place dedicated to a specific deity, ancestor, hero, martyr, saint, or similar figure of awe and respect, at which said figure is venerated or worshipped.

Noun : A case, box, or receptacle, especially one in which are deposited sacred relics, as the bones of a saint.

Noun : (figuratively) A place or object hallowed from its history or associations.

spunky

Adjective : (US) Spirited or plucky.

Adjective : (Australia, slang) Of a person, stunningly beautiful; good-looking.

Noun : (Australia, slang, dated) A good-looking person.

scheme

Noun : A systematic plan of future action.

Noun : A plot or secret, devious plan.

Noun : A chart or diagram of a system or object.

smutty

Adjective : (figurative) Obscene, indecent.

Adjective : Soiled with smut; blackened, dirty.

Verb : (transitive) To make dirty; to soil.

strode

Noun : A surname.

system

Noun : A group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole.

Noun : (computing) A set of hardware and software operating in a computer.

Noun : (countable, uncountable) A method or way of organizing or planning.

steady

Adjective : Constant in feeling, purpose, or pursuit; not fickle, changeable, or wavering; not easily moved or persuaded to alter a purpose; resolute.

Adjective : Firm in standing or position; not tottering or shaking; fixed; firm.

Adjective : Regular and even.

shrink

Verb : (intransitive) To become smaller; to contract.

Verb : (transitive) To cause to become smaller.

Verb : (intransitive) To move back or away, especially because of fear or disgust.

scarce

Adjective : (chiefly of resources, such as food) Uncommon, rare; difficult to find; insufficient to meet a demand.

Adjective : Scantily supplied (with); deficient (in); used with of.

Verb : (archaic, literary) Scarcely, only just.

superb

Adjective : First-rate; of the highest quality; exceptionally good.

Adjective : Grand; magnificent; august; stately.

Adjective : (dated) Haughty.

snivel

Verb : (derogatory, intransitive) To cry while sniffling; to whine or complain while crying.

Verb : (derogatory, transitive) To say (something) while sniffling or crying.

Verb : (intransitive) To breathe heavily through the nose while it is congested with nasal mucus.

stound

Noun : Astonishment; amazement.

Noun : A moment or instance of urgency; exigence.

Noun : A fit, an episode or sudden outburst of emotion; a rush.

square

Noun : (geometry) A polygon with four straight sides of equal length and four right angles; an equilateral rectangle; a regular quadrilateral.

Noun : Something characterized by a square, or nearly square, form.

Noun : A cell in a grid.

summit

Noun : The highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature.

Noun : The topmost point or surface of a thing; the apex, the peak.

Noun : (figurative) The highest point of achievement, development, etc., that can be reached; the acme, the pinnacle.

senile

Adjective : Of, or relating to old age.

Adjective : (often offensive) Exhibiting the deterioration in mind and body often accompanying old age; doddering.

Noun : (dated, medicine) A person who is senile.

stress

Noun : (uncountable) Emotional pressure suffered by a human being or other animal.

Verb : (intransitive, informal) To suffer stress; to worry or be agitated.

Verb : (transitive) To apply emotional pressure to (a person or animal).

spread

Verb : (transitive) To stretch out, open out (a material etc.) so that it more fully covers a given area of space.

Verb : (transitive) To disperse, to scatter or distribute over a given area.

Verb : (transitive) To disseminate; to cause to proliferate, to make (something) widely known or present.

secret

Noun : (countable) A piece of knowledge that is hidden and intended to be kept hidden.

Adjective : Being or kept hidden.

Noun : Something not understood or known.

set up

Verb : (transitive) To make ready for use.

Verb : (transitive) To arrange logically.

Verb : (transitive) To cause to happen.

sconce

Noun : A fixture for a light, which holds it and provides a screen against wind or against a naked flame or lightbulb.

Noun : A candlestick (holder for a candle, especially a circular tube, with a brim, into which a candle is inserted), either with a handle for carrying, or with a bracket for attaching to a wall.

Noun : A head or a skull.

savant

Noun : A person with or without significant mental disabilities who is very gifted in one area of activity, such as playing the piano or mental arithmetic.

Noun : A person of learning, especially one who is versed in literature or science.

Noun : A person who is considered eminent because of their achievements.

soiree

Noun : A formal evening party.

savour

Noun : (uncountable) The quality which the sense of taste detects; also (countable), a specific flavour or taste, especially one different from the predominant one.

Noun : (countable, chiefly in the negative) An appealing or appetizing flavour, especially one which is savoury or strong.

Noun : (figurative) (uncountable) Enjoyment or taste for something; appreciation; pleasure; relish; (countable) an instance of this.

stream

Noun : Any steady flow or succession of material, such as water, air, radio signal or words.

Noun : Digital data (e.g. music or video) delivered in a continuous manner to a client computer, intended for immediate consumption or playback.

Noun : An instance of streaming digital data.

settle

Verb : To conclude or resolve (something):

Verb : (transitive) To determine (something which was exposed to doubt or question); to resolve conclusively; to set or fix (a time, an order of succession, etc).

Verb : (transitive) To conclude, to cause (a dispute) to finish.

stigma

Noun : (figurative) A negative and often unfair attitude (held by a group or society, to something).

Noun : An indication of infamy or disgrace.

Noun : (medicine) A visible sign or characteristic of a disease.

supply

Verb : (transitive) To provide (something), to make (something) available for use.

Verb : (transitive) To furnish or equip with.

Noun : (countable) An amount of something supplied.

smooth

Adjective : Having a texture that lacks friction. Not rough.

Adjective : Without difficulty, problems, or unexpected consequences or incidents.

Adjective : Bland; glib.

squint

Verb : (intransitive) To look with the eyes partly closed, as in bright sunlight, or as a threatening expression.

Verb : (intransitive) To look or glance sideways.

Verb : (intransitive) To look with, or have eyes that are turned in different directions; to suffer from strabismus.

slough

Verb : (transitive) To shed skin or outer layers.

Noun : The skin shed by a snake or other reptile.

Noun : Dead skin on a sore or ulcer.

swerve

Verb : To turn aside or deviate to avoid impact.

Verb : To go out of a straight line; to deflect.

Verb : To wander from any line prescribed, or from a rule or duty; to depart from what is established by law, duty, custom, or the like; to deviate.

stated

Adjective : Expressed in a statement; uttered or written.

Adjective : Settled; established; fixed.

Adjective : Recurring at a regular time; not occasional.

soused

Adjective : (slang) inebriated, drunk.

sayang

Noun : love

Verb : to love, adore

Noun : (endearing) sweetheart, darling

survey

Noun : A particular view; an examination, especially an official examination, of a particular group of items, in order to ascertain the condition, quantity, or quality.

Noun : An examination of the opinions of a group of people.

Noun : A questionnaire or similar instrument used for examining the opinions of a group of people.

strand

Noun : Each of the strings which, twisted together, make up a yarn, rope or cord.

Noun : An individual length of any fine, string-like substance.

Noun : A string.

septic

Adjective : Of or pertaining to sepsis.

Adjective : Causing sepsis or putrefaction.

Adjective : Of or pertaining to sewage or the disposal of sewage.

scream

Noun : A loud, emphatic, exclamation of extreme emotion, especially horror, fear, excitement, or anger; it may comprise a word or a sustained, high-pitched vowel sound.

Verb : (intransitive, also figuratively) To cry out with a shrill voice; to utter a sudden, sharp outcry, or shrill, loud cry, as in fright or extreme pain; to screech, to shriek.

Noun : A loud vocalisation of many animals, especially in response to pain or fear.

squeal

Verb : (ambitransitive) To scream with a shrill, prolonged sound.

Noun : A high-pitched sound, such as the scream of a child or a female person, or noisy worn-down brake pads.

Verb : (intransitive, slang) To give sensitive information about someone to a third party; to rat on someone.

syzygy

Noun : (astronomy, astrology) An alignment of three celestial bodies (for example, the Sun, Earth, and Moon) such that one body is directly between the other two, such as occurs at an eclipse.

Noun : (Jungian psychology) An archetypal pairing of contrasexual opposites, symbolizing the communication of the conscious and unconscious minds.

Noun : (genetics) The pairing of chromosomes in meiosis.

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