Word origins

• speldA chip of wood; a splinter.
• spelkA splinter, usually of wood.
• spelunkA cave, cavern or grotto.
• spetspittle
• spicerySpices, in general.
• spick-and-spanClean, spotless.
• spignelMeum athamanticum, an ornamental plant in the Apiaceae family found in mountain areas in Central and Western Europe, with roots and feathery leaves used as food and for medicinal purposes.
• Spirit of GodAn epithet of the Holy Spirit.
• spirit of wineAqua vitae prepared by distilling wine.
• spissitudeDensity, thickness; the state or quality of being inspissated or thickened.
• spitchcockA method of cooking an eel (or occasionally some other fish) by splitting it along the back, cutting it into pieces, and broiling or frying it.
• spleenlessLacking a spleen.
• splendentShining; glossy; lustrous.
• splendiferousBeautiful, splendid.
• splottyCovered with splots or splotches; splotchy.
• spondyleA joint of the backbone; a vertebra.
• spongiousCharacteristic of a sponge; spongy
• spottishCharacterised by spots or spotlike markings; spotted; speckled.
• spousebreachAdultery
• spousehoodThe condition or state of being married; wedlock, marriage.
• spouselessWithout a spouse; unmarried.
• spracklively, full of energy
• spraddleTo spread apart (the legs).
• spreckleA speck, spot, speckle; freckle.
• spreckledSpeckled.
• sprentTo leap; bound; move quickly; dart
• springeTo sprinkle; to scatter.
• sprinkTo sprinkle; splash
• spudgerA hand tool used to work on punch-down blocks without short circuiting electric terminals. It has a hook on one end and a notched blade on the other.
• spumeFoam or froth of liquid, particularly that of seawater.
• spumousfrothy or foamy; spumy
• squeamoussqueamish
• squiryThe body of squires, collectively; squirarchy.
• -stVerb suffix for the second-person singular; Alternative form of -est.
• staddleA prop or support; a staff, crutch.
• staggardA four-year-old male red deer.
• stalworthStalwart.
• stalworthlySynonym of stalwartly.
• stalworthnessSynonym of stalwartness.
• Stamford BridgeThe home stadium of Chelsea Football Club.
• standing cupA tall goblet with a foot and a cover.
• stand upTo rise from a lying or sitting position.
• stanielThe kestrel or windhover.
• stanmarchSmyrnium olusatrum, alexanders, horse parsley, an herb of the umbellifer family.
• stannersThe small stones and gravel on the edge of a body of water; also applied to stones in a riverbed which might be submerged or exposed and dry.
• stanneryStony, pebbly.
• stanstickleA small fish, the threespine stickleback.
• starkenTo make unbending or inflexible; stiffen; make obstinate.
• stark nakedCompletely naked.
• Star of the SeaSynonym of Mary, mother of Jesus.
• starrishLike, resembling, or relating to a star; starlike.
• starvenstarved
• statheA landing-place; wharf.
• St BarbeA habitational surname from French.
• steadableUseful, helpful.
• steanA vessel made of clay or stone; a pot of stone or earth.
• steelenMade of steel.
• steerlessHaving no rudder.
• stellifyTo transform from an earthly body into a celestial body; to place in the sky as such
• stenchyHaving a stench or foul odour, malodorous.
• step-A prefix used before father, mother, brother, sister, son, daughter, child, and so forth, to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative but is related through the marriage of a parent.
• stepbairnA stepchild.
• stepdameA stepmother.
• stepmealOne step at a time; step by step; gradually; by degrees.
• stevenedParty-coloured.
• stightto found; establish; set
• stillthThe state, quality, or condition of being still; stillness; tranquility; peace.
• stithyAn anvil.
• stiveThe floating dust in a flour mill caused by the operation of grinding.
• stockfishCod (or similar fish) having been cut open and cured in the open air without salt.
• stomacherA type of men's waistcoat.
• stone deadUtterly dead.
• stonedelfA stone or rock quarry.
• stonehardHard as stone
• stonelessWithout stone or stones (all senses).
• stonenConsisting or made of stone.
• stonerockA projecting rock or crag; a large boulder.
• stone-stillAs still as a stone; perfectly still or silent; motionless
• stoninessThe state or quality of being full of stones.
• stonishCharacteristically like stone; stony.
• stookA pile or bundle, especially of straw.
• stoorTo move; stir.
• StopherA surname from Middle English [in turn originating as a patronymic].
• stoppleA plug; a stopper.
• storaxAny member of the genus Styrax of about 130 species of large shrubs or small trees, mostly native to temperate or tropical regions of the Northern Hemisphere.
• storialSynonym of historical.
• storierA teller of stories; a historian.
• stotAn inferior horse.
• stotterTo stagger; totter; stumble
• stoundAn hour.
• stoundmealAt times; at intervals
• straightlyIn a straight manner; so as to be straight or aligned; without curve or bend.
• straight upTruthfully; honestly.
• straight-upTrue; unambiguous; unqualified; plainly so, with no bones about it.
• stranguryA painful, frequent need to urinate, when the bladder is largely empty or with little urine production.
• straughtTo stretch; make straight.
• strawenMade of straw.
• straw hatA stiff hat, made from woven straw.
• strealBeam, ray (e.g. of light).
• strengthfulFull of strength; strong; having strength; powerful.