LETTER S Flashcards
Sail
A piece of material extended on a mast to catch the wind and propel a boat or ship or other vessel.
- All the sails were unfurled”
A wind-catching apparatus, typically one consisting of canvas or a set of boards, attached to the arm of a windmill.
Travel in a boat with sails, especially as a sport or recreation.
- Ian took us out sailing on the lake
Move smoothly and rapidly or in a stately or confident manner
- She sailed into the conference room at 2:30 sharp
Satchel
a bag carried on the shoulder by a long strap and typically closed by a flap.
- “At one point Marcos asked her to show everyone what she had in her satchel.”
- “he slung his satchel over his shoulder”
- “Jim had been laid up for months and still carried a satchel full of medications.”
Satchel and backpack differences
As nouns the difference between backpack and satchelis that backpack is a knapsack, sometimes mounted on a light frame, but always supported by straps, worn on a person’s back for the purpose of carrying things, especially when hiking, or on a student’s back when carrying books while satchel is a bag or case with one or two shoulder straps, especially used to carry books etc.
As a verb backpackis to hike and camp overnight in backcountry with one’s gear carried in a backpack.
Satnav
Is a system that uses information from satellites to find the best way of getting to a place. It is often found in cars. Satnav is an abbreviation for ‘satellite navigation’.
- We need a car with satnav
- I´ve used satnav to get me from London to Paris
Saucepan
- a deep cooking pan, typically round, made of metal, and with one long handle and a lid.
- Melt the butter in a large saucepan and add the shallots.
- Strain the juice into a small saucepan.
- Place a lid on the saucepan and bring to the boil.
- Tip the cream into a deep saucepan over a medium heat.
- Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan.
Sausage
- an item of food in the form of a cylindrical length of minced pork or other meat encased in a skin, typically sold raw to be grilled or fried before eating.
Say and tell differences
Say and tell are both used to report ideas or information that was expressed in spoken language. The most important difference between them is that with say, you don’t need to mention who the ideas or information were shared with, but with tell, you do.
* ‘Hello,’ she said. Not: ‘Hello,’ she told.
Saying
A short, pithy expression that generally contains advice or wisdom.
A collection of short, pithy expressions identified with a particular person, especially a political or religious leader.
- This is stated in the sayings of the Prophet
Scarcely
*only just; almost not
- Her voice is so slow I can scarcely hear what she is saying
* Only a very short time before
- She had scarcely dismounted before the door swung open
* Used to suggest that something is unlikely to be or certainly not the case
- They could scarcely all be wrong
Scaredy cat
An unduly fearful person - easily frightened
Scour verb and noun
- Clean or brighten the surface of (something) by rubbing it had, typically with an abrasive or detergent
- He scoured the bathtub
- The action of scouring or the state of being scoured, especially by swift-flowing water
- The scour of the tide may cause lateral erosion
Screw it
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Screw
in a difficult or hopeless situation; ruined or broken.
You’ve built a wonderful company, now don’t screw it up.
We continually go too fast and then screw it up.
Your lighting will fall if you screw it into the drywall or plaster on your ceiling.
Use even pressure to screw it in place, and stop when you feel solid resistance.
a short, slender, sharp-pointed metal pin with a raised helical thread running around it and a slotted head, used to join things together by being rotated so that it pierces wood or other material and is held tightly in place.
“screw the hinge to your new door”
“use this to screw a cover to the floor”
“screw the lid back onto the jar once you’re finished with it”
“if you screw it, you’ll be able to unscrew it later”
Scroll
A scroll is a long roll of paper or a similar material with writing on it. Ancient scrolls were found in caves by the Dead Sea. Synonyms: roll, paper, parchment More Synonyms of scroll. 2. countable noun.
Scrub verb and noun
*Rub (someone or something) hard do as clean them, typically with a brush and water
- He had to scrub the floor
* An act of scrubbing something or someone
- Give the floor a good scrub
* A semiabrasive cosmetic lotion applied to the face or body in order to cleanse the skin
- Don’t use facial scrubs if your skin is sensitive
Scuff
Scrape or brush the surface of (a shoe or other object) against something.
“I scuffed the heel of my shoe on a stone”
Search and rescue (SAR) dogs
Search and rescue (SAR) dogs spring into action assisting humans during difficult times. They track people lost in the wilderness or those lost after a natural disaster. SAR dogs find Alzheimer’s patients who have wandered away from a care facility.
Seek
Attempt to find (something).
- They came here to seek shelter from biting winter winds
Attempt or desire to obtain or achieve (something)
- The new regime sought his extradition
Ask for (something) from someone
- He sought help from the police
Segue
move without interruption from one piece of music or scene to another.
“allow one song to segue into the next”
“that’s actually a perfect segue into my next question”
She quickly segued to the next topic.
Send out
Produce, emit, or give out something.
- Radar signals were sent out in powerful pulses
Dispatch items to a number of people; distribute something widely
- The company sent out written information about the stock
- The pilot sent out a distress signal. The coals sent out a reddish glow
- The plant began to send out its shoots
set out
*begin a journey.
“we set out from New York on Friday for Egypt”
*Arrange or display something in a particular order or position.
“they had a picnic by the river where there was a jetty and rustic tables and chairs set out”
Set up
place or erect something in position. Establish a business, institution, or other organization
Help me set up the table, will you?
2. The company set up a manufacturing operation in Lisbon.
3. By what are tides set up?
4. She set up shop as a bookseller in Beijing.
5. They detached their trailer and set up camp.
6. She set up her own software firm.
Seventeenth
Constituting number seventeen in a sequence; 17th.
- The seventeenth century.
Each of seventeen equal parts into which something is or may be divided.
- The bank was sold for about a seventeenth of its value.
Shall
(In the first person) expressing the future tense
- This time next week I shall be in Scotland
Expressing a strong assertion or intention
- They shall succeed
Shape
The external form, contours, or outline of someone or something
- She liked the shape of his nose
Give a particular shape or form to.
- Most caves are shaped by the flow of water through limestone
Shark bait
One who has been, or is likely to be, attacked by a shark
shift
to exchange for or replace by another : CHANGE
2a : to change the place, position, or direction of : MOVE
b : to make a change in (place)
3 : to change phonetically
Verb I shifted the bag to my other shoulder. She shifted her position slightly so she could see the stage better. They shifted him to a different department.
Shelves
- a flat length of wood or other rigid material, attached to a wall or forming part of a piece of furniture, that provides a surface for the storage or display of objects.
* “she put up a set of shelves”
* “the room was lined with shelves, full of books, right up to the ceiling”
* “Wood or plastic shelves then rest on the brackets.”
* “take care! the bottom shelves away sharply some 10 yards off-shore”
Shift faced
vulgar slang. : very drunk. He went out last night and got shit-faced.
Shimmy on over there
Noun
1. A kind of ragtime dance in which the whole body shakes or sways.
2. Shaking, especially abnormal vibration of the wheels of a motor vehicle. Ex: “steering stabilizers reduce shimmy even from oversized tires”
Verb
1. Dance the shimmy.
2. Move effortlessly; glide with a swaying motion. Ex: “her hair swung in waves as she shimmied down the catwalk”
Ship (noun and verb)
A vessel larger than a boat for transporting people or goods by sea
Transport (goods or people) on a ship
- The wounded soldiers were shipped home
(Of a boat) take in (water) over the side
- My heart sank as we began to ship water
- They agreed to ship grain to the area
- They agreed to ship the waste out of the country
- One just about to ship out, the other coming home for the holidays
Shoot some hoops
To play basketball, especially casually by simply shooting and not engaging in a game. I always meet up with a group of friends to shoot hoops every Wednesday evening.
shopping cart
a bag or basket on wheels for carrying shopping purchases, in particular one on wheels provided for the use of supermarket customers.
“pedestrians milled about with grocery bags and shopping carts”
a facility on a website that records items selected by a customer for purchase until the transaction is completed.
“much to her dismay, when she got back to the computer to resume shopping, her shopping cart was empty”
Shove
Push (someone or something) roughly.
“they started pushing and shoving people out of the way”
Shriek
Utter a high-pitched piercing sound of words, especially as an expression of terror, pain, or excitement
- The audience shrieked with laughter
- There was a loud shriek and they ran off
Sink
go down below the surface of something, especially of a liquid; become submerged.
“he saw the coffin sink below the surface of the waves”
“I hope to sink into a deep sleep”
“he was brushing his teeth at the sink”
“the oceans can act as a sink for CO2”
“I stood at the kitchen sink”
Shove off
- Go away. Ex: “Shove off—you’re bothering the customers”
- Push away from the shore in a boat. Ex: “We shoved off into the sound toward the island”
Shower party/wedding shower/bridal shower
for all your female friends to come over (or go out to a restaurant or some other destination) and shower you (Mrs. Bride-To-Be) with gifts in anticipation of your new life as a married woman. As the bride, you can still invite whomever you want.
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Show·man·ship (noun)
/ˈSHōmənˌSHip/
skill at entertaining, theatrical presentation, or performance.
“Bud had a flair for showmanship and understood what the public wanted to see”
Shushing me
Noun
1. The action of telling or signaling someone to be silent. Ex: “there was audible shushing amidst the crowd”
2. A soft swishing or rustling sound made by something moving. Ex: “she could hear the gentle shushing of the waves”
Shut it
An offensive way of telling someone to stop talking. Synonyms and related words. Ways of telling someone to stop talking or to be quiet.
Sidewalk, bench
A usually paved walk for pedestrians at the side of a street
Sign up
Commit oneself to a period of employment, education, or in the armed forces.
- “he was just seventeen when he signed up”
Formally engage someone in employment.
- “The company is signing up people to write programs”
Conclude a business deal.
- “The company has signed up with nine food brands”
Silk
a fine continuous protein fiber produced by various insect larvae usually for cocoons
especially : a lustrous tough elastic fiber produced by silkworms and used for textiles
Smoke and mirrors
Something that is described as smoke and mirrors is intended to make you believe that something is being done or is true, when it is not:
Behind the smoke and mirrors of the state’s periodic mobilisations of schools, bureaucrats and unions the affective power of the ‘ official ‘ last emperor proved ambiguous.
Surely he realises that the increase is a con trick of smoke and mirrors.
We will do that without smoke and mirrors, without blaming officials and without hiding behind chief constables.
Skank
A disreputable or sleazy person
(1) The skank was always looking for trouble.
(2) He called her a skank and started a fight.
(3) I can’t believe she would date such a skank.
(4) The skank’s behavior was a cry for attention.
(5) I can’t believe he’s dating a skank like her.
Slap
hit or strike with the palm of the hand or a flat object.
“my sister slapped my face”
put or apply (something) somewhere quickly, carelessly, or forcefully.
“he slapped a copy of the paper on to her desk”
a blow with the palm of the hand or a flat object.
“he gave her a slap across her cheek”
slavery
the state of being a slave.
“thousands had been sold into slavery”
* “she was sold into slavery when she was a child”
* “Our children must not wear the chains of slavery and oppression.”
* “Paul does not explain what comprises this slavery to idols.”
* “The stronger ones would be sold into slavery or servitude.”
Sliding
able to move smoothly along a surface.
“the tank should have a sliding glass cover”
moving smoothly, quickly, or unobtrusively.
“a sliding tackle”
Slightly
To a small degree; not considerably.
- He lowered his voice slightly.
(With reference to a person’s build) in a slender way.
- A slightly built girl.
- She smiled slightly, as if she were hiding something.
- We took a slightly more direct route.
- There is a slightly increased risk of chest infection after the procedure. I knew her slightly.
Slow down
an act of slowing down.
“a traffic slowdown in the passing lane”
a decline in economic activity.
“the drop in earnings was due to an extreme economic slowdown”
* You will need to slow down for a while.
* He was still taking some medication which slowed him down.
* In the interests of road safety, traffic should slow down.
* Many accidents could be prevented if motorists would slow down.
Slur
speak (words or speech) indistinctly so that the sounds run into one another.
“he was slurring his words like a drunk”
Slurp
Eat or drink (something) with a loud sloppy sucking noise.
“she slurped her coffee”
Smarty
Informal a would-be clever person.
Snail
A gastropod mollusk especially when having external enclosing spiral shell
Snap out
to stop being in or to cause (someone) to stop being in (an unhappy condition or mood, a daydream, etc.) I don’t know how to get her to snap out of her depression.o force yourself to stop feeling sad and upset:
He just can’t snap out of the depression he’s had since his wife died.
snap out of it Now come on, snap out of it. Losing that money isn’t the end of the world.
o force yourself to stop feeling sad and upset:
He just can’t snap out of the depression he’s had since his wife died.
snap out of it Now come on, snap out of it. Losing that money isn’t the end of the world.
Snappy
snappy adjective (ANGRY)
annoyed and speaking in an angry way:
She was a little snappy with me this morning.
Sharpener
a device or tool for making something sharper, esp. pencils or knives:
a pencil sharpener
So called
Used to show that something or someone is commonly designated by the name or term specified
- Next on the list are so-called “soft” chemicals like phosphorous acid
Used to express one’s view that a name or term is inappropriate
- She could trust him more than any of her so-called friends
