| Meaning | Explication | As a source | As a target | Taxon | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <salmon> | one of several species of fish of the Salmoninae subfamily | 1 | Animals | Show all shifts | |
| <small artifact> | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| <spotted animal> | 1 | Plants | Show all shifts | ||
| <sturgeon> | any marine or freshwater fish of the family Acipenseridae | 1 | 1 | Animals | Show all shifts |
| <swimming bird> | any swimming bird | 1 | 2 | Animals | Show all shifts |
| sabbath | 3 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| sable | Martes zibellina, small carnivorous mammal of the Old World that resembles a weasel | 2 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| sabrefish | fish Pelecus cultratus | 1 | Animals | Show all shifts | |
| sack, bag | 5 | 1 | Artifacts | Show all shifts | |
| sacred, holy | None | 5 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| sacrifice | offering of anything to a god; a consecratory rite | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| sacrum (bone) | large triangular bone at the base of the spine, located between the two ilia (wings of the pelvis) and formed from vertebrae that fuse in adulthood | 3 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| sad, grief | None | 5 | 13 | Non-physical | Show all shifts |
| saddle | seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal | 2 | Artifacts | Show all shifts | |
| saddleback | saddle-shaped ridge forming a shallow pass between two peaks | 1 | Natural objects | Show all shifts | |
| sadness | 3 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| safety | 2 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| saffron | plant Crocus sativus | 1 | Plants | Show all shifts | |
| Sagittarius | constellation of the zodiac supposedly shaped like a centaur who is an archer | 1 | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts |
| saiga antelope | Saiga tatarica | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| sail (n.) | piece of fabric attached to a boat and arranged such that it causes the wind to drive the boat along | 3 | 8 | Artifacts | Show all shifts |
| sailor | member of the crew of a vessel; a mariner; a common seaman | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| saint | 2 | 2 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| Saint Demetrius | Demetrius of Thessaloniki. His feast day is 26 October for Eastern Orthodox Christians, which falls on 8 November [NS] for those following the old calendar. In the Roman Catholic church he is most commonly called "Demetrius of Sermium" and his memorial falls on 8 October. | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| Saint George’s Day | the feast day of Saint George, celebrated by Christian churches, countries, and cities of which he is the patron saint | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| Saint Nicholas | a 4th-century Greek bishop from Myra, Anatolia, patron saint of children, mariners and the unwed among others, functioning in multiple countries as a gift-giving figure around his feast day of December 6. | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| Saint-John's-wort (Hypericum) | 7 | Plants | Show all shifts | ||
| salad | food made primarily of a mixture of raw or cold ingredients, typically vegetables, usually served with a dressing such as vinegar or mayonnaise | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| salary | 2 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| salsify | Tragopogon, a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae | 1 | 2 | N/a | Show all shifts |
| salt | common substance, chemically consisting mainly of sodium chloride (NaCl), used extensively as a condiment and preservative | 5 | 1 | Natural objects | Show all shifts |
| salt shaker | small container designed to hold salt and facilitate sprinkling | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| salty | 4 | 2 | Taste | Show all shifts | |
| Samhain | holiday, falling on the night of October 31 to November 1, celebrated by the ancient Celts and by modern neo-pagans as the beginning of winter and the new year, and a time during which the spirits of the dead could return to the earth | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| Samsara | In Jainism, Hinduism, Buddhism, the ongoing cycle of birth, death, and rebirth endured by human beings and all other mortal beings, and from which release is obtained by achieving the highest enlightenment | 1 | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts |
| sand | rock that is ground more finely than gravel, but is not as fine as silt, forming beaches and deserts and also used in construction | 4 | Natural objects | Show all shifts | |
| sap (of a plant) | 2 | 3 | Natural objects | Show all shifts | |
| sapling | 2 | Natural objects | Show all shifts | ||
| sapwood, alburnum | the wood just under the bark of a stem or branch, different in color from the heartwood | 1 | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts |
| sarcastic | 3 | Non-physical | Show all shifts | ||
| sated with food | None | 8 | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts |
| satellite of a planet | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| sati (Hindu practice) | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| satintails (Imperata) | widespread genus of tropical and subtropical grasses | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| saturated (of colour) | 1 | Light and Colour | Show all shifts | ||
| saturated (with something) | 1 | Other physical | Show all shifts | ||
| Saturday | 1 | 7 | Time | Show all shifts | |
| Saturn | 1 | 2 | Natural objects | Show all shifts | |
| sauce | liquid (often thickened) condiment or accompaniment to food | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| sausage | 1 | 1 | Artifacts | Show all shifts | |
| saw | 3 | Artifacts | Show all shifts | ||
| sawdust | 1 | Artifacts | Show all shifts | ||
| sawfish (Pristis) | 1 | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| scale insect | 1 | 2 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| scale, scope | something graduated especially when used as a measure or rule: such as a : an indication of the relationship between the distances on a map and the corresponding actual distances b : a series of marks or points at known intervals used to measure distances (such as the height of the mercury in a thermometer) (Merriam-Webster) | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| scale, squama | rigid plates which grows out of the skin of various animals (Wikipedia) | 3 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| scales, weighing machine | None | 2 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| scandal | 1 | Abstract entities | Show all shifts | ||
| scanty, not numerous | 3 | Quantity | Show all shifts | ||
| scanty, scarce | somewhat less than is needed in amplitude or extent | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| scar | 1 | Physiology | Show all shifts | ||
| scarf | 1 | Artifacts | Show all shifts | ||
| scarlet fever | Abstract entities | Show all shifts | |||
| scarlet pimpernel (Anagallis arvensis) | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| scatterbrain | 4 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| school | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| school subject | 2 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| scissors | 4 | 2 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| scorpion | 5 | 3 | Animals | Show all shifts | |
| Scorpius | constellation of the zodiac, roughly shaped like a scorpion. Its brightest star is the red giant Antares | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| scoundrel | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| screen (in cinema) | viewing surface or area of a movie, or moving picture or slide presentation | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| screen, cover | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| screw, screw-bolt | 1 | 2 | Artifacts | Show all shifts | |
| scrotum | 1 | Body parts | Show all shifts | ||
| scythe | instrument for mowing grass, grain, etc. by hand, composed of a long, curving blade with a sharp concave edge, fastened to a long handle | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| sea | 8 | 2 | Natural objects | Show all shifts | |
| seagull | 1 | Animals | Show all shifts | ||
| seahorse (Hippocampus) | 2 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| seal (animal) | 3 | Animals | Show all shifts | ||
| seal, stamp | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| seam | (sewing) a folded-back and stitched piece of fabric; especially, the stitching that joins two or more pieces of fabric | 1 | Space | Show all shifts | |
| season (of the year) | 2 | 3 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| seasonal flooding | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| seat, chair | 6 | 1 | Artifacts | Show all shifts | |
| second (measure of time) | 1 | Time | Show all shifts | ||
| second (num.) | 9 | 2 | Abstract entities | Show all shifts | |
| second wife | second wife | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| secret | 3 | Non-physical | Show all shifts | ||
| secret (n) | 1 | Abstract entities | Show all shifts | ||
| secret; covert | 2 | Non-physical | Show all shifts | ||
| sediment | 2 | 2 | Natural objects | Show all shifts | |
| seesaw | structure composed of a plank, balanced in the middle, used as a game in which one person goes up as the other goes down | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| self | 1 | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| sense of smell | 1 | Abstract entities | Show all shifts | ||
| sense, perception | 1 | Abstract entities | Show all shifts | ||
| sensitive | 2 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| sensitive (instrument) | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| sensitive (person) | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| sensitive, keen (of hearing) | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| sentence (by a court) | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| separate (adj.) | 1 | Non-physical | Show all shifts | ||
| separately | 1 | Abstract relations | Show all shifts | ||
| September | 19 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| serf | peasant of a low hereditary class, attached like a slave to the land owned by a feudal lord and required to perform labour, enjoying minimal legal or customary rights | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| servant | 4 | 9 | Human being | Show all shifts | |
| service, good turn | 1 | Abstract entities | Show all shifts | ||
| seven | 5 | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| seventy | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| several | a quanitity of objects less than ten and more than two. | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| severe, harsh | None | 9 | Non-physical | Show all shifts | |
| sexual partner | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| sexually attractive | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| sexually transmitted disease | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| shadberry | 1 | Plants | Show all shifts | ||
| shade | N/a | Show all shifts | |||
| shadow | 7 | 1 | Natural objects | Show all shifts | |
| shadow side | a side of an object (e.g. mountain) which is protected from the sunlight. | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| shadow theatre | 1 | 1 | Artifacts | Show all shifts | |
| shahada | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| shallow | 2 | 2 | Size | Show all shifts | |
| shaman | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| shaman hand drum | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| shame | 3 | 2 | Abstract entities | Show all shifts | |
| shape, form | 3 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| shapeless | 1 | Other physical | Show all shifts | ||
| share; stock | 1 | Artifacts | Show all shifts | ||
| shark | 1 | 1 | Animals | Show all shifts | |
| sharp | 32 | Tactile quality | Show all shifts | ||
| sharp point | 4 | 6 | Artifacts | Show all shifts | |
| sharpshooter | person trained to shoot precisely with a rifle | 1 | 1 | Non-physical | Show all shifts |
| sheaf | 1 | Artifacts | Show all shifts | ||
| sheath | 2 | 1 | Artifacts | Show all shifts | |
| sheep | 4 | 2 | Animals | Show all shifts | |
| sheet of paper | 3 | 1 | Artifacts | Show all shifts | |
| shell (of an egg) | 2 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| shell (of mollusc) | None | 5 | Animals | Show all shifts | |
| shepherd's pipe (musical instrument) | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| Shevat | fifth month of the civil year and the eleventh month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar, after Tevet and before Adar | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| shield | 7 | 4 | Artifacts | Show all shifts | |
| shin | part of the leg below the knee | 2 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| shinbone | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| shine (n.) | 4 | Abstract entities | Show all shifts | ||
| ship's bells | the strokes on a ship's bell, every half hour, to mark the passage of time. In each of the day's six watches of four hours, one bell marks the end of the first half hour, eight bells marks the end of the watch | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| ship, vessel | 7 | 2 | Artifacts | Show all shifts | |
| shirt | an article of clothing that is worn on the upper part of the body, and often has sleeves, either long or short, that cover the arms | 5 | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts |
| shive | splinter or fragment of the woody core of flax or hemp broken off in braking or scutching | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| shoal | 1 | 1 | Natural objects | Show all shifts | |
| shoe | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| shoehorn | smooth tool that assists in putting the foot into a shoe | 1 | Abstract entities | Show all shifts | |
| shoes' soles | N/a | Show all shifts | |||
| shooter | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| shooting target | object in various forms and shapes that are used for pistol, rifle, shotgun and other shooting sports, as well as in darts, target archery, crossbow shooting and other sports | 2 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| shop | 1 | Artifacts | Show all shifts | ||
| short (size) | 6 | Size | Show all shifts | ||
| short person | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| short, brief | 1 | Size | Show all shifts | ||
| shortly | 1 | Time | Show all shifts | ||
| should, ought to | None | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| shoulder | 12 | 2 | Body parts | Show all shifts | |
| shoulder pole | a yoke of wood or bamboo, used by people to carry a load | 4 | 2 | N/a | Show all shifts |
| shoulder-blade, scapula | 5 | 6 | Body parts | Show all shifts | |
| shout, scream | 1 | Abstract entities | Show all shifts | ||
| shower head | 2 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| shrew | any of numerous small, mouselike, chiefly nocturnal, mammals of the family Soricidae | 1 | 5 | N/a | Show all shifts |
| shrike (Lanius) | bird Lanius sp. | 1 | 4 | N/a | Show all shifts |
| shrimp, prawn | 3 | 1 | Animals | Show all shifts | |
| shuttle (in a sewing machine) | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| shuttle (weaving instrument) | 2 | 9 | Artifacts | Show all shifts | |
| shy | 2 | 2 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| Siberian cedar (kedar) | 1 | Plants | Show all shifts | ||
| Siberian flying squirrel | Pteromys volans | 1 | Animals | Show all shifts | |
| siberian jay | Perisoreus infaustus | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| Siberian weasel (Mustela sibirica) | 2 | Animals | Show all shifts | ||
| sibling | 1 | 2 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| sibling of opposite sex | brother for woman, sister for man | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| sick, ill | unhealthy | 6 | 7 | Other physical | Show all shifts |
| sickle | 7 | 2 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| side (body part) | None | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| side (n.) | 6 | 9 | Space | Show all shifts | |
| side of a coin | None | 14 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| siege engine | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| sieve (n.) | 3 | Artifacts | Show all shifts | ||
| sigh | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| sign, designation | 6 | 2 | Abstract entities | Show all shifts | |
| sign, omen | Natural objects | Show all shifts | |||
| signature | person's name, written by that person, used as identification or to signify approval of accompanying material, such as a legal contract | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| silence | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| silent | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| silver | 12 | 7 | Natural objects | Show all shifts | |
| simple | 5 | 7 | Non-physical | Show all shifts | |
| simultaneously | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| sin | 4 | Abstract entities | Show all shifts | ||
| since | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| single-eyed | 1 | Other physical | Show all shifts | ||
| sink (basin for holding water for washing) | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| sinker (fishing) | weight used in fishing to cause the line or net to sink | 2 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| sinus (math.) | 1 | Abstract entities | Show all shifts | ||
| siskin | bird Spinus spinus | 4 | Human being | Show all shifts | |
| sister | 6 | 2 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| sister's husband | 1 | 2 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| sister-in-law | 3 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| sixth | ordinal form of the number six | 4 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| sizing tool | 1 | Artifacts | Show all shifts | ||
| skeleton | 2 | 2 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| skilful, dexterous | 1 | 6 | Non-physical | Show all shifts | |
| skill | 2 | 1 | Abstract entities | Show all shifts | |
| skilled artisan | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| skin (of a person) | 10 | 1 | Body parts | Show all shifts | |
| skin (of an animal) | 3 | Body parts | Show all shifts | ||
| skirt | 3 | Artifacts | Show all shifts | ||
| skis | pair of long flat runners designed for gliding over snow | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| skittle, bowling pin | one of the wooden targets used in skittles | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| skull | 4 | 5 | Body parts | Show all shifts | |
| skunk | any of various small mammals, of the family Mephitidae, native to North and Central America, having a glossy black with a white coat and two musk glands at the base of the tail for emitting a noxious smell as a defensive measure | 4 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| sky | 19 | 7 | Natural objects | Show all shifts | |
| slag, scoria | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| slander | Abstract entities | Show all shifts | |||
| slattern | 1 | Human being | Show all shifts | ||
| slaughter | killing of animals for meat | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| slave | 1 | Human being | Show all shifts | ||
| sleeping | 2 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| sleeve | part of a garment covering the arm | 1 | 3 | Artifacts | Show all shifts |
| sleigh | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| sling (weapon) | instrument for throwing stones or other missiles, consisting of a short strap with two strings fastened to its ends, or with a string fastened to one end and a light stick to the other | 2 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| slingshot | Y-shaped stick with an elastic sling between the arms used for shooting small projectiles | 5 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| slippery | of a surface, having low friction, often due to being covered in a non-viscous liquid, and therefore hard to grip, hard to stand on without falling, etc. | 2 | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts |
| slippery jack (Suillus luteus) | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| sloth (South American mammal) | 2 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| slow (adj.) | 7 | 9 | Other physical | Show all shifts | |
| slug | terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks, having no (or only a rudimentary) shell | 3 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| sluggish, torpid person | physically inactive, sluggish, listless | 2 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| small (amount) | 2 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| small object | 2 | Natural objects | Show all shifts | ||
| small quantity of something | 2 | Abstract entities | Show all shifts | ||
| small tortoise-shell (Aglais urticae) | 2 | Animals | Show all shifts | ||
| smallpox | 1 | 7 | Human being | Show all shifts | |
| smell (n.) | None | 9 | 9 | Abstract entities | Show all shifts |
| smell of cattle | usually bad, smell of animals | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| smoke | 12 | 3 | Natural objects | Show all shifts | |
| smoke hole in a tent-like home | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| smoketree | plant Cotinus coggygria, syn. Rhus cotinus | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| smooth (movement) | 2 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| smooth (surface) | None | 10 | 2 | Tactile quality | Show all shifts |
| smooth snake | Coronella austriaca, is a species of non-venomous snake | 3 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| smut (plant disease) | 2 | Plants | Show all shifts | ||
| snail | 2 | 5 | Animals | Show all shifts | |
| snail / slug | None | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| snake | 19 | 7 | Animals | Show all shifts | |
| snipe (Gallinago) | 2 | Animals | Show all shifts | ||
| snot | 1 | 1 | Natural objects | Show all shifts | |
| snout | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| snow | 9 | Natural objects | Show all shifts | ||
| snow bunting | bird Plectrophenax nivalis | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| snow-crust | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| snowball tree, guelder-rose, viburnum | 1 | Plants | Show all shifts | ||
| snub-nosed | 2 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| snuff (tobacco) | N/a | Show all shifts | |||
| soaked in sauce | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| soap | N/a | Show all shifts | |||
| sober | 6 | Other physical | Show all shifts | ||
| socialist or communist | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| sock | knitted or woven covering for the foot | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| sod (stratum of soil) | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| soft (adj.) | 10 | 2 | Tactile quality | Show all shifts | |
| soft palate | soft tissue at the back of the roof of the mouth | 3 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| soldering iron | hand-held tool with a heated tip, used to melt and apply solder | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| soldier | 6 | 7 | Human being | Show all shifts | |
| soldier (Stratiotes plant) | None | 2 | Plants | Show all shifts | |
| soldier who is approaching demobilization | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| sole (of shoe) | bottom part of the shoe | 4 | Artifacts | Show all shifts | |
| sole, unique | 1 | Non-physical | Show all shifts | ||
| solid crust on snow | solid crust formed on snow after thawing and refreezing | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| solid, entire, continuous | 2 | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| some | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| somebody | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| something bad | 1 | Natural objects | Show all shifts | ||
| son | 17 | 9 | Human being | Show all shifts | |
| son-in-law | 2 | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| song | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| sonorous | 1 | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| soon | of an event that occurs after a short period of time | 3 | 4 | Time | Show all shifts |
| sooner | 2 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| soot | 1 | Natural objects | Show all shifts | ||
| sorghum | grass species Sorghum bicolor cultivated for its grain | 2 | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts |
| sorrel | plant (Rumex acetosa) | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| soul, spirit | None | 7 | 3 | Abstract entities | Show all shifts |
| sound | 6 | 1 | Abstract entities | Show all shifts | |
| sound of kissing, sucking | The sound of chirping, kissing, sucking | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| soup | any of various dishes commonly made by combining liquids, such as water or stock with other ingredients, such as meat and vegetables, that contribute flavor and texture | 2 | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts |
| sour | 8 | 7 | Taste | Show all shifts | |
| source (of a river) | 1 | 3 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| sourdough | type of bread dough leavened with yeast and lactobacilli that produce acids giving a sour taste | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| soured milk | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| South | None | 3 | 10 | Space | Show all shifts |
| space | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| spacious | N/a | Show all shifts | |||
| spade, shovel | 5 | Artifacts | Show all shifts | ||
| spades (in cards) | 12 | Abstract entities | Show all shifts | ||
| spark | 1 | 3 | Natural objects | Show all shifts | |
| spark plug | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| sparkling wine | wine that is effervescent because of dissolved carbon dioxide; either because of fermentation in bottle or by physical carbonation | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| sparrow | 5 | 2 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| sparse | 1 | 3 | Other physical | Show all shifts | |
| spawn, roe | 2 | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| spawning | 1 | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| spear | 12 | 4 | Artifacts | Show all shifts | |
| spectacles | 3 | Artifacts | Show all shifts | ||
| speech | 2 | Abstract entities | Show all shifts | ||
| speed, velocity | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| sperm | 2 | Natural objects | Show all shifts | ||
| sphere; ball | 6 | 1 | Natural objects | Show all shifts | |
| spice | aromatic or pungent plant matter (usually dried) used to flavour food | 1 | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts |
| spicy | 4 | 8 | Taste | Show all shifts | |
| spider | 3 | 5 | Animals | Show all shifts | |
| spider web | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| spinach (Spinacia) | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| spinal cord | a thick, whitish cord of nerve tissue which is a major part of the vertebrate central nervous system. It extends from the brain stem down through the spine, with nerves branching off to various parts of the body | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| spindle | 5 | 1 | Artifacts | Show all shifts | |
| spindle (Euonymus) | 2 | Plants | Show all shifts | ||
| spine, backbone | series of bones situated at the back from the head to the pelvis of a human, or from the head to the tail of an animal, enclosing the spinal cord and providing support for the thorax and abdomen | 3 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| spineless person | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| spiral | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| spirit (supernatural being) | None | 2 | 4 | Abstract entities | Show all shifts |
| spiritual, nonmaterial | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| spit, saliva | 2 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| spleen (anat.) | 15 | 11 | Body parts | Show all shifts | |
| splinter (group of people) | group that formed by splitting off from a larger membership | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| splinter (wood fragment) | long, sharp fragment of material, often wood. | 2 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| split (gymnastics) | the acrobatic feat of spreading the legs flat on the floor 180 degrees apart, either sideways to the body or with one leg in front and one behind, thus lowering the torso completely to the floor in an upright position | 5 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| spoke of wheel | 1 | 4 | Artifacts | Show all shifts | |
| sponge | any of various aquatic invertebrates of the phylum Porifera, that have a porous skeleton often of silica | 2 | Animals | Show all shifts | |
| spool | 1 | 2 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| spoon | 1 | 3 | Artifacts | Show all shifts | |
| spot of reflected light | moving light spot reflected from a moving glass or mirror | 1 | Natural objects | Show all shifts | |
| spot, pip (on playing cards or dice) | 1 | Abstract entities | Show all shifts | ||
| spot, stain | 3 | 7 | Natural objects | Show all shifts | |
| spotted | 2 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| spout of vessel | 3 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| spring (mechanical device) | mechanical device made of flexible or coiled material that exerts force and attempts to spring back when bent, compressed, or stretched | 2 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| spring (season) | 6 | 6 | Time | Show all shifts | |
| spring ice drift | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| spring, fountain | 3 | 4 | Natural objects | Show all shifts | |
| sprout | new growth on a plant, whether from seed or other parts | 4 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| spruce (Picea) | 6 | 1 | Plants | Show all shifts | |
| spur (for horse) | rigid implement, often roughly y-shaped, that is fixed to one's heel for the purpose of prodding a horse | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| spur of mountain | 2 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| spurge (Euphorbia) | 1 | Plants | Show all shifts | ||
| spy | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| square (chess) | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| square (geometrical) | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| square (in a town) | None | 2 | 2 | Space | Show all shifts |
| squid | any of several carnivorous marine cephalopod mollusks, of the order Teuthida, having a mantle, eight arms, and a pair of tentacles | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| squint-eyed | 1 | 2 | Other physical | Show all shifts | |
| squirrel (Sciurus) | 6 | 4 | Animals | Show all shifts | |
| St. Andrew | Andrew the Apostle, an apostle of Jesus according to the New Testament | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| stable | 2 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| stage, phase | 1 | Abstract entities | Show all shifts | ||
| stairs, ladder | None | 3 | 1 | Artifacts | Show all shifts |
| stale | not fresh | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| stallion | 2 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| stamen | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| stammerer | 1 | 1 | Human being | Show all shifts | |
| standart-bearer | 2 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| stapes | small stirrup-shaped innermost ossicle of the middle ear of mammals, transmitting vibrations from the incus to the inner ear | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| star | 12 | 2 | Natural objects | Show all shifts | |
| starfish | echinoderms (not in fact fish) with usually five arms, many of which eat bivalves or corals by everting their stomach | 3 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| state (sovereign polity) | 4 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| state, situation | None | 3 | 2 | N/a | Show all shifts |
| steam bath | None | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| steam, vapour | 5 | 5 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| steel | 1 | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| steep | 3 | 1 | Other physical | Show all shifts | |
| stem (of a plant) | 3 | 3 | Plants | Show all shifts | |
| stench | Natural objects | Show all shifts | |||
| step (of a staircase, step-ladder) | 3 | 1 | Artifacts | Show all shifts | |
| step, pace | 5 | 1 | Space | Show all shifts | |
| stepfather | 1 | 2 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| stepmother | 1 | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| steppe polecat (Mustela eversmanii) | a species of mustelid native to Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| steppe, plain | 2 | 1 | Natural objects | Show all shifts | |
| stepson | 1 | Human being | Show all shifts | ||
| sterile | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| sterlet | Acipenser ruthenus, relatively small species of sturgeon from Eurasia native to large rivers that flow into the Black Sea, Azov Sea, and Caspian Sea, as well as rivers in Siberia as far east as Yenisei | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| stern | rear part or after end of a ship or vessel | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| sternum, breastbone | long flat bone located in the central part of the chest. It connects to the ribs via cartilage and forms the front of the rib cage | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| stick (n.) | 6 | 2 | Natural objects | Show all shifts | |
| sticky | 2 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| still (adv.) | up to a time, as in the preceding time | 2 | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts |
| sting (n.) | 1 | 3 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| stingray | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| stingy | unwilling to spend or give | 3 | 2 | N/a | Show all shifts |
| stirrup | 1 | 1 | Artifacts | Show all shifts | |
| stitch | single pass of a needle in sewing; the loop or turn of the thread thus made | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| stoker | person who stokes, especially one on a steamship or steam train, who stokes coal in the boilers | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| stoking hole (in a stove) | None | 1 | Other physical | Show all shifts | |
| stolen | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| stomach | 14 | 2 | Body parts | Show all shifts | |
| stone (material) | hard earthen substance that can form large rocks | 6 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| stone (of a fruit) | 4 | 6 | Natural objects | Show all shifts | |
| stone (piece of rock) | None | 28 | 1 | Natural objects | Show all shifts |
| stone in a ring | 2 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| stone loach (Barbatula barbatula) | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| stop, stand (n.) | 1 | Abstract entities | Show all shifts | ||
| stopper, plug | 2 | Artifacts | Show all shifts | ||
| storehouse; depo | 1 | Artifacts | Show all shifts | ||
| stork (Ciconia) | 2 | 2 | Animals | Show all shifts | |
| storm | 7 | Natural objects | Show all shifts | ||
| story | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| stove | 2 | Artifacts | Show all shifts | ||
| straight | 19 | 3 | Other physical | Show all shifts | |
| straight (angle) | having a size of 180 degrees, or one half of a complete rotation | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| strain (microbiology) | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| strait | 3 | Natural objects | Show all shifts | ||
| strange | 1 | 9 | Non-physical | Show all shifts | |
| stranger, foreign | 6 | 3 | Interpersonal relations | Show all shifts | |
| strangles (equine distemper) | contagious upper respiratory tract infection of horses | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| straw | dried stalk of a cereal plant | 3 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| strawberry (Fragaria moschata) | 1 | 4 | Plants | Show all shifts | |
| street | 2 | 2 | Space | Show all shifts | |
| strength | 11 | 5 | Abstract entities | Show all shifts | |
| strike of lightning | None | 3 | Physical processes | Show all shifts | |
| string (of a musical instrument) | 5 | 3 | Artifacts | Show all shifts | |
| strong | 18 | 13 | Other physical | Show all shifts | |
| strong (of liquid or smell) | 3 | 6 | Taste | Show all shifts | |
| strong (wind, frost) | 1 | Tactile quality | Show all shifts | ||
| strong man | None | 1 | Human being | Show all shifts | |
| stubborn person | 1 | Human being | Show all shifts | ||
| stuffy, close | 1 | Other physical | Show all shifts | ||
| stump (of tree) | 5 | 2 | Natural objects | Show all shifts | |
| stupid | person with poor judgment or little intelligence | 4 | 24 | Non-physical | Show all shifts |
| sty (on the eye) | 1 | 7 | Natural objects | Show all shifts | |
| subject (grammar) | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| submarine | boat that can go underwater | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| subordinate (n.) | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| substance | 2 | 2 | Natural objects | Show all shifts | |
| substitution | replacement for something that achieves a similar result or purpose | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| succesful | 1 | Non-physical | Show all shifts | ||
| sucker (botany) | 1 | Plants | Show all shifts | ||
| sucker-fish (Catostomidae) | family of freshwater fishes in North America | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| sudden | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| suddenly | 1 | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| suffering | Abstract entities | Show all shifts | |||
| suffocation | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| sugar | 3 | 6 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| suitable | 4 | Evaluation | Show all shifts | ||
| sulfur | 1 | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| summer | 6 | 6 | Time | Show all shifts | |
| summer solstice, St John's Day | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| sun | 36 | 6 | Natural objects | Show all shifts | |
| sunbeam | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| Sunday | 2 | 10 | Time | Show all shifts | |
| sundew (Drosera) | 1 | Plants | Show all shifts | ||
| sunflower | 1 | 2 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| sunrise | time of day when the sun appears above the eastern horizon | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| sunset | 2 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| suntanned | 3 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| supervision | 2 | Abstract entities | Show all shifts | ||
| support (n.) | 3 | Abstract entities | Show all shifts | ||
| supporting device | a device used to temporarily raise and support pieces of material | 3 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| sure, confident | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| surface | 3 | Natural objects | Show all shifts | ||
| surface of water | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| surprise | noun; in English the word "surprise" means both the emotion that a person can experience and a stimulus that causes this emotion, but for more accuracy the should be treated separately; this meaning entry should be used in such cases where it is impossible to distinguish whether the lexeme means an emotion or its stimulus | Emotions | Show all shifts | ||
| surprise (emotion) | noun | Emotions | Show all shifts | ||
| surprise (stimulus) | noun | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| surprising | adj; such that causes surprise, unexpected | 3 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| surroundings | area surrounding someone or something | 2 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| surveillance | 3 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| suspicious, questionable | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| swallow (bird) | 2 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| swamp | 4 | 4 | Natural objects | Show all shifts | |
| swan | bird Cygnus spp. | 2 | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts |
| swearword | 6 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| sweat | 5 | 3 | Physiology | Show all shifts | |
| sweet (taste) | 8 | 3 | Taste | Show all shifts | |
| sweet cherry | Prunus avium, deciduous tree in the rose family | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| sweet clover | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) | 1 | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| sweet-smelling, fragrant | 3 | Taste | Show all shifts | ||
| sweetheart | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| sweets, candy | 2 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| swelling (on skin) | 3 | 2 | Body parts | Show all shifts | |
| swift (bird) | small plain-colored bird of the family Apodidae that resembles a swallow and is noted for its rapid flight | 2 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| swim bladder | gas-filled sac within the bodies of most fish | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| swing (hanging seat) | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| sword | long-bladed weapon that has a handle (and sometimes a hilt) and is designed to stab, cut or slash | 7 | 5 | Artifacts | Show all shifts |
| syllable | 1 | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| synagogue | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| syphilis | 3 | Physiology | Show all shifts |