softwares
plural of software

solidum
The die of a pedestal.
A complete sum.

soogin
A bed quilt.

soosey
Alternative form of soosie.

sooseys
plural of soosey

soosie
A kind of silk cloth.

soosies
plural of soosie
plural of soosy

soosy
Alternative form of soosie.

spacer
A person who works or lives in space.
An object inserted to hold a space open in a row of items, e.g. beads or printed type.
A bushing.
A forgetful person; one who spaces out.
A type of add-on device used by an asthmatic person to increase the effectiveness of a metered-dose inhaler.
An instrument for reversing a telegraphic current, especially in a marine cable, to increase the speed of transmission.

spacers
plural of spacer

spankermast
The aftmost mast on a schooner.

sparver
A canopy for a bed.

speleofact
item deliberately extracted from a speleothem for the purpose of usage in a particular function

spetchel
A levee or dike made from stones laid in horizontal rows with a bed of thin turf between each of them.

spindlework
Decorative trim around a porch.

spirketing
The planking from the waterways up to the portsills.

spoontray
A tray for spoons.

sposie
A disposable diaper.

stairgate
A gate fitted across a domestic staircase to prevent young children from climbing the stairs, or falling down them.

stairlift
A motorized platform installed in a stairway, which traverses the stairs when activated and can be ridden by those for whom the stairs are a barrier.

stambha
A pillar or column.

stambhas
plural of stambha

stamfort
haberject

stamin
A kind of coarse woollen cloth from England.

staybolt
A rod with threaded ends, used as a stay in a boiler, firebox etc.

staysail
A fore-and-aft rigged sail whose luff can be affixed to a stay running forward from a mast to the deck, the bowsprit or to another mast.

stela
an obelisk or upright stone pillar, usually as a primitive commemoration or gravestone

stelae
plural of stela

stelas
plural of stela

stereobate
The foundation, typically of a stone building.
The steps of the platform beneath the stylobate.

stereolithograph
The object produced by stereolithography

stereolithographs
plural of stereolithograph

stereotape
A stereophonic audiotape.

stockbook
storage book used by stamp collectors for storage of postage stamps placed in pockets, on pages, for easy viewing.

stoep
A raised veranda in front of a house.

stompie
A cigarette butt.

stonework
Constructions made of stone.
The skill of constructing with stone.

stratostat
A balloon, usually uncrewed and filled with helium or hydrogen, released into the stratosphere for purposes of meteorology, scientific experiment, etc.

street elbow
In plumbing, a fitting that turns a corner (typically at an angle of 90, 45 or 22.5 degrees) and has a male connection at one end and a female connection at the other.

street elbows
plural of street elbow

street nail
A wound of the equine foot resulting from penetration of the hoof wall and soft tissues of the foot by a metal spike such as a nail.

street organ
A type of mechanically-played barrel organ designed to be played in the street.

street organs
plural of street organ

studwork
Upright timbers forming the framework of a wall.
An arrangement of studs.

subcontainer
A container within another container.

subcontainers
plural of subcontainer

sublomes
A kind of cotton cloth from India.

subpurlin
A structural member laid across the purlins.

subpurlins
plural of subpurlin

subsite
A website that is subordinate to another website and hosted in its entirety under that site's domain name.

subsites
plural of subsite

subtank
A tank that supplements a greater tank; a subsidiary tank.

succatoon
A kind of cotton cloth from India.

succatoons
plural of succatoon

succulae
plural of succula

sudadero
A saddle blanket.

suggestum
A raised platform.

suillage
A drain or collection of filth.

sukkah
A temporary dwelling or booth used by practising Jews during Tabernacles (Sukkot).

suona
A traditional Chinese double-reeded horn with a distinctively loud and high-pitched sound.

suonas
plural of suona

superbats
plural of superbat

supertablet
A high-performance tablet computer

supertablets
plural of supertablet

sursy
An inexpensive but unexpected gift.

swingboat
A fairground ride consisting of an open gondola which swings back and forth.

switchbox
A box with electrical switches mounted on it.

switchboxes
plural of switchbox

swizzler
A swizzle stick.

tabellae
plural of tabella

tablet
A slab of clay, stone or wood used for inscription.
A short scripture written by the founders of the Baháʼí Faith.
A pill; a small, easily swallowed portion of a substance in solid form.
A block of several sheets of blank paper that are bound together at the top; pad of paper.
A graphics tablet.
A tablet computer, a type of portable computer.
A confection made from sugar, condensed milk and butter, produced in flat slabs, with a grainer texture than fudge.
A type of round token giving authority for a train to proceed over a single-track line.

tableted
simple past and past participle of tablet

tableting
The manufacture of tablets by compacting a powder using a punch and die; used especially for pharmaceuticals

tablets
plural of tablet

tabletted
simple past and past participle of tablet

tabletting
Alternative form of tableting.

tacklebox
A box for the storage of fishing tackle.

tackleboxes
plural of tacklebox

tailshield
The pygidium.

tailshields
plural of tailshield

tais
A traditional woven cloth produced by women in East Timor.

talud
An inward-sloping surface or panel, in talud-tablero architecture.

taluds
plural of talud

tambiolo
A fish bowl or barrel-shaped container where balls used in a raffle or a lottery are placed. In the case of a raffle, tickets may also be used. Can be made out of wire, glass, clear plastic, etc. Often has a handle, which, when rotated, mixes up the balls or tickets.
A system by which the government gives out assets, such as land, supposedly at random, but which some feel is actually rigged.

tambiolos
plural of tambiolo

tamizdats
plural of tamizdat

tansu
A traditional portable chest from Japan.

tansus
plural of tansu

tanwall
A tyre/tire with tan-coloured sidewalls.

tashrif
A complimentary present; an honorarium.

taster
An object in which, or by which, food or drink is tasted, such as a small cup.
Someone who tastes something; especially, either (1) to check its quality (in food science, winemaking, etc.) or (2) as a security measure to prevent assassination of a protectee.
A kind of zooid situated on the polyp-stem of certain Siphonophorae, resembling the feeding zooids, but destitute of mouths.
A sample of something bigger or grander intended for future use.
A person who is, by genetic makeup, able to taste phenylthiocarbamide.

tasters
plural of taster

taweez
Archaic form of tawiz.

taweezes
plural of taweez

tawiz
An amulet or locket containing verses from the Qur'an or other Islamic prayers and symbols.
A structure of brickwork over a tomb.

tawizes
plural of tawiz

teabox
A box for carrying or storing tea; a tea chest or tea caddy.

teaboxes
plural of teabox

teaset
Alternative form of tea set.

teasets
plural of teaset

telegraph
Synonym of telegraphy, any process for transmitting arbitrarily long messages over a long distance using a symbolic code.
The electrical device gradually developed in the early 19th century to transmit messages (telegrams) using Morse code; the entire system used to transmit its messages including overhead lines and transoceanic cables.
A visible or audible cue that indicates to an opponent the action that a character is about to take.

telegraphed
simple past and past participle of telegraph

telegraphs
third-person singular simple present indicative of telegraph

teleporter
A person who teleports.
A device used for teleporting.

teleporters
plural of teleporter

telesm
A magical talisman, amulet or charm.

telesme
Obsolete form of telesm.

telesms
plural of telesm