Words in english starting with S

• sphericity — Noun – English ～ the roundness of a 3-dimensional object
• spherocyte — Noun – English ～ an abnormal spherical red blood cell
• spheroid — Noun – English ～ a shape that is generated by rotating an ellipse around one of its axes; "it looked like a sphere but on closer examination I saw it was really a spheroid"
• spheroid joint — Noun – English ～ a freely moving joint in which a sphere on the head of one bone fits into a rounded cavity in the other bone
• spheroidal — Adjective – English ～ having the nature or shape of an ellipsoid
• spherometer — Noun – English ～ a measuring instrument for measuring the curvature of a surface
• spherule — Noun – English ～ a small sphere
• sphincter muscle — Noun – English ～ a ring of muscle that contracts to close an opening
• sphincter — Noun – English ～ a ring of muscle that contracts to close an opening
• sphincter ani — Noun – English ～ the sphincter muscle of the anus
• sphingid — Noun – English ～ any of various moths with long narrow forewings capable of powerful flight and hovering over flowers to feed
• Sphingidae — Noun – English ～ hawkmoths
• sphingine — Adjective – English ～ resembling a sphinx; "a sphingine smile"
• sphinx — Noun – English ～ an inscrutable person who keeps his thoughts and intentions secret
• sphinx — Noun – English ～ one of a number of large stone statues with the body of a lion and the head of a man that were built by the ancient Egyptians
• Sphinx — Noun – English ～ (Greek mythology) a riddling winged monster with a woman's head and breast on a lion's body; daughter of Typhon
• sphinx moth — Noun – English ～ any of various moths with long narrow forewings capable of powerful flight and hovering over flowers to feed
• sphygmomanometer — Noun – English ～ a pressure gauge for measuring blood pressure
• Sphyraena — Noun – English ～ type and sole genus of the Sphyraenidae: barracuda
• Sphyraena barracuda — Noun – English ～ large (up to 6 ft) greyish-brown barracuda highly regarded as a food and sport fish; may be dangerous to swimmers

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