silencer
Something that silences or (notionally) nearly silences.
Something that silences or (notionally) nearly silences.
Something that silences or (notionally) nearly silences.
Something that silences or (notionally) nearly silences.

silencers
plural of silencer

silhouettograph
An instrument for outlining the human body in order to gauge posture etc.

silhouettographs
plural of silhouettograph

silicasome
A tiny container, made from silica, used for drug-delivery in chemotherapy

silicasomes
plural of silicasome

silite
a clear RTV silicone sealant, used for bonding, sealing and caulking

silker
Someone who works with silk such as an embroiderer.

silkers
plural of silker

silometer
An electromechanical device for measuring the level of the contents of large containers such as silos.

silometers
plural of silometer

silpat
A silicone mat used for baking.

silpats
plural of silpat

silverballi
Any of various trees of the laurel family, used for their wood.

silverballis
plural of silverballi

silvex
Synonym of fenoprop.

simethicone
An oral antifoaming agent, a mixture of polydimethylsiloxane and silica gel, used to treat stomach pain caused by excess gas.

simile
A figure of speech in which one thing is explicitly compared to another, using e.g. like or as.
Similarity or resemblance to something else; likeness, similitude.
Something similar that's not a clone.

similes
plural of simile

similia
plural of simile

similies
plural of simily

simily
Obsolete form of simile.

similys
plural of simily

simmerstat
An electrical control device that turns a heating element such as a stove, hotplate or grill on and off in a user-selectable duty cycle: for example, five of every 20 seconds.

simmerstats
plural of simmerstat

sindon
A fine thin linen muslin or cambric cloth.
A piece of such cloth, particularly
A piece of such cloth, particularly
A piece of such cloth, particularly
A piece of such cloth, particularly
A piece of such cloth, particularly

sindons
plural of sindon

sinecatechins
An ointment of catechins extracted from green tea and other components, used to treat genital warts.

singleton
A playing card that is the only one of its suit in a hand, especially at bridge.
A hand containing only one card of a certain suit.
A single object, especially one of a group.
A class that may not be instantiated more than once, i.e. that implements the singleton design pattern.
A set with exactly one element.
A child or animal that is born singly, not as a twin or other multiple birth.
A person without a romantic partner.
A person without a dissociative identity.
A single consonant, as opposed to a geminated consonant.
Synonym of blot.
A class offered only once within a school year.

singletons
plural of singleton

sinnate
Alternative form of sennit.

sinnet
Alternative form of sennit.

sinnets
plural of sinnet

sinuscope
A fibre optic device used to examine the sinus and other nasal passages

sinuscopes
plural of sinuscope

sipuleucel
A vaccine therapy used to treat some cancers

sirenomelia
A rare congenital deformity in which the legs are fused together, giving them the appearance of a mermaid's tail.

sirki
Alternative form of sirky.

sirkies
plural of sirky

sirkis
plural of sirki

sirky
A kind of unplaited matting formed by laying the fine cylindrical culms from the upper part of the grass Tripidium bengalense side by side, and binding them in single or double layers. It may be laid under the thatch of a house, used to cover carts and palanquins, to make table-mats, etc.

sirrakee
Alternative form of sirky (“kind of matting”).

siruper
Alternative form of syruper.

sirupers
plural of siruper

sismograph
Archaic form of seismograph.

sismographs
plural of sismograph

sismometer
Dated form of seismometer.

sismometers
plural of sismometer

sisterlocks
Small, thin dreadlocks that are woven into the hair using a special tool.

sitalpatti
A fine kind of mat made especially in eastern Bengal, and used to sleep on in the cold weather.

sitalpattis
plural of sitalpatti

sitosterol
Any of a range of plant sterols used to prepare steroid hormones.

sitosterols
plural of sitosterol

sitzbath
Alternative form of sitz bath.

sitzbaths
plural of sitzbath

siue
Obsolete spelling of sieve.

siues
plural of siue

sixel
A dot analogous to a pixel, forming part of a code based on sets of six such dots, used to transmit bitmap graphics to certain printers and terminals.

sixels
plural of sixel

sixpack
Alternative form of six-pack.

sizer
An instrument or contrivance to size articles, or to determine their size by a standard, or to separate and distribute them according to size.
An instrument or tool for bringing anything to an exact size.
Alternative form of sizar (“undergraduate who received an allowance”).

sizers
plural of sizer

skandall
Obsolete spelling of scandal.

skandalls
plural of skandall

skateshop
A shop that sells skateboarding equipment.

skateshops
plural of skateshop

skeiner
A frame used for winding a skein.

skeiners
plural of skeiner.

ski
One of a pair of long flat runners designed for gliding over snow or water.
One of a pair of long flat runners under some flying machines, used for landing.
A trip made by skiing.

skidsteer
Having steering achieved by differential steering, up to and including skidding of the wheels.

skidsteers
plural of skidsteer

skifield
An area of snow used for skiing.

skifields
plural of skifield

skiis
Misspelling of skis, plural of ski.

skijumper
Alternative form of ski jumper.

skijumpers
plural of skijumper

skijumping
Alternative form of ski jumping.

skilift
Alternative form of ski lift.

skilifts
plural of skilift

skimelton
A raucous gathering outside the home of newlyweds; a skimmington, a shivaree.

skimeltons
plural of skimelton

skirmisher
An infantry soldier used for skirmishing.

skirmishers
plural of skirmisher

skis
plural of ski

skish
A game used to practice fishing skills, involving casting a small lead weight at a series of targets.

skitrack
Alternative form of ski track (a trail left by a pair of skis, or one artificially created for the purpose of skiing on).

skitracks
plural of skitrack

skreen
Obsolete form of screen.

skrim
A loose-weave fabric made of fiberglass, used for insulation.
Alternative form of scrim.
Alternative form of scrim.

skrims
plural of skrim

skulduggeries
plural of skulduggery

skulduggery
A devious device or trick.
Dishonest, underhanded, or unscrupulous activities or behaviour.

skullduggeries
plural of skullduggery

skullduggery
US spelling of skulduggery.

skyboard
a lightweight board used in sport similar to a snowboard, usually equipped with foot bindings and a recovery parachute, used for skysurfing or skyboarding, a type of skydiving in which the skydiver performs surfing-style aerobatics during free-fall.

skyboards
plural of skyboard

skybox
A seating area for VIPs in a stadium.
A cube with textures on its inner faces, used to simulate the sky or similar backdrop around a three-dimensional playfield.

skyboxes
plural of skybox

skycrane
A helicopter that is used for hauling large loads.

skycranes
plural of skycrane

skydome
A sphere or hemisphere with a texture on its inner face, used to simulate the sky or similar backdrop around a three-dimensional playfield.

skydomes
plural of skydome

skyfarm
A skyscraper used for skyfarming.

skyfarms
plural of skyfarm

skymap
Any of several charts or maps, similar to a star chart, that show the distribution of some particular, measurable parameter (such as microwave radiation, temperature etc).
A map of the night sky used to identify and locate astronomical objects such as stars, constellations and galaxies.

skymaps
plural of skymap

skyrmion
Any of a particular class of topological soliton that can be used to model certain properties of a nucleon.
A type of topological soliton that occurs in magnetic materials and magnetic thin films.

skyrmions
plural of skyrmion