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7,169 words — headwords with part of speech, pronunciation, and a plain-language definition.

Scandinave
noun, masculine/feminine
Scandinavian
Scandinavie
proper noun
Scandinavia (a geographic region of Northern Europe, consisting of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden collectively and sometimes Finland, Iceland, Åland and the Faroe Islands); Scandinavia (a peninsula in Northern Europe, consisting of Norway, Sweden and most of northern Finland; in full, Scandinavian Peninsula)
Scaramouche
proper noun
Scaramouche (a roguish clown character from the 16th-century Italian commedia dell'arte)
Schadenfreude
noun, feminine
schadenfreude (malicious enjoyment derived from observing someone else's misfortune)
Schaffhouse
proper noun
Schaffhausen (a canton of Switzerland)
Scheffer
proper noun
a surname, Scheffer, from German
Schefferville
proper noun
Schefferville: a town in Quebec, Canada
Scheuchzer
proper noun
a surname from German
Schiappa
proper noun
a surname
Schiff
proper noun
Schiff: a surname from German
Schild
proper noun
a surname from German
Schleswig-Holstein (a state of Germany)
Schmidt
proper noun
a surname from German
Schmitt
proper noun
a surname from German
Schneeweiss
proper noun
a surname
Schneider
proper noun
a surname from German
Schubert
proper noun
a surname from German
Schuiten
proper noun
a surname from Dutch
Schulmann
proper noun
a surname, Schulmann, from German
Schuman
proper noun
a surname, Schuman
Schumann
proper noun
a surname from German
Schwartz
proper noun
a surname from German
Schwarz
proper noun
a surname from German
Schwarzie
proper noun
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Schwarzkopf
proper noun
a surname from German
Schweitzer
proper noun
a surname from German
Schwytz
proper noun
Schwyz (a canton of Switzerland); Schwyz (a town, the capital of Schwyz canton, Switzerland); Schwyz District (a district of the canton of Schwyz, Switzerland)
Scorpion
proper noun
the celestial constellation Scorpio; the zodiac sign Scorpio
Scouliers
proper noun
A toponym in Saleich, Haute-Garonne
Scud
proper noun
a Scud missile; (figuratively) (From military slang) "Prendre un Scud" (lit. To take a Scud) is to receive a violent, sudden and possibly undeserved reprimand or verbal attack
Scylla
proper noun
Scylla
Scythe
noun, masculine/feminine
Scythian
Scythie
proper noun
Scythia (a geographic region encompassing the Pontic-Caspian steppe in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, inhabited by nomadic Scythians from at least the 11th century BCE to the 2nd century CE)
Seattle
proper noun
Seattle (a city in Washington, United States)
Sebba
proper noun
Sebba (the capital city of Yagha, Burkina Faso); Sebba (a department of Yagha, Burkina Faso)
Second World War, World War II
Seeland
proper noun
Zealand (Danish island)
Seguin
proper noun
a surname
Sehili
proper noun
a surname from Arabic
Seigneur
proper noun
Lord (god)
Seignolle
proper noun
a French surname from Occitan
Seine
proper noun
Seine (a major river in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Grand Est, Île-de-France and Normandy regions, France)
Seine-Maritime
proper noun
Seine-Maritime (a department of Normandy, France)
Seine-Saint-Denis (a department of Île-de-France, France)
Seine-et-Marne
proper noun
Seine-et-Marne (a department of Île-de-France, France)
Seinomarin
noun, masculine
resident or native of Seine-Maritime
Seix
proper noun
Seix (a town in Ariège department, France)
Selanne
proper noun
an alternative French spelling of the Finnish surname Selänne
Selles-sur-Cher
proper noun
Selles-sur-Cher (town)
Senconac
proper noun
Senconac (a village in Ariège department, France)
Senez
proper noun
Senez (a rural commune of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region)
Sengouagnet
proper noun
Sengouagnet (a village in Haute-Garonne department, France)
Senneterre
proper noun
a city in La Vallée-de-l'Or Regional County Municipality, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, Canada; a parish municipality of La Vallée-de-l'Or Regional County Municipality, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, Canada
Sens
proper noun
Sens (a city in Burgundy, France)
Sentaraille
proper noun
Sentaraille (a village in Lorp-Sentaraille, Ariège department, Occitania, France); former name of Lorp-Sentaraille
Sentaraille
proper noun
a surname from Occitan
Sentaurens
proper noun
a surname from Occitan
Sentein
proper noun
Sentein (a village in Ariège department, France)
Sentenac-de-Sérou (a village in Ariège department, France)
Sept-Rivières
proper noun
a regional county municipality of Côte-Nord, Quebec, Canada