Grade_05 Spell-Off Challenge — Word group 07

Shaver / ˈʃeɪvər / Noun Origin: English (shave + -er)

An electric razor.

Shipboard / ˈʃɪpˌbɔːrd / Noun Origin: English (ship + board)

The deck or interior of a ship.

Shoreline / ˈʃɔːrˌlaɪn / Noun Origin: English

The line where a body of water meets the land.

Showpiece / ˈʃoʊˌpiːs / Noun Origin: English

An outstanding example of its kind; something exhibited for its beauty or excellence.

Side / saɪd / Noun/Adjective/Verb Origin: Old English

A surface or line bounding a thing, or to support one faction.

Sidewise / ˈsaɪdˌwaɪz / Adverb Origin: English

Toward or from the side; indirectly.

Silicate / ˈsɪlɪkeɪt / Noun Origin: English

A salt in which the anion contains silicon and oxygen, usually with one or more metals.

Simoniac / sɪˈmoʊniˌæk / Noun Origin: Latin

A person guilty of simony.

Sinistrad / ˈsɪnɪˌstræd / Adverb Origin: Latin

Toward the left.

Site / saɪt / noun, verb Origin: Latin

an area of ground on which a town, building, or monument is constructed.

Skewbald / ˈskjuːbɔːld / adjective, noun Origin: English (from skew 'piebald' + bald 'white')

(of an animal, especially a horse) having irregular patches of white and another color (typically not black).

Skit / skɪt / noun Origin: Old Norse

a short comedy sketch or piece of dramatic parody.

Slargando / slɑːrˈɡændoʊ / Adverb Origin: Italian

In music, slowing down, broadening, and often increasing in volume.

Slippery / ˈslɪpəri / Adjective Origin: English (from 'slip' + '-ery')

Difficult to hold firmly or stand on because it is smooth, wet, or oily.

Slurvian / slɜːrˈviən / Noun Origin: English (coined by Richard Lederer)

A speech impediment or mangled phrase resulting from carelessness or ignorance, often humorous.

Snag / snæɡ / Noun, Verb Origin: Scandinavian

A sharp projection; an unexpected difficulty.

Snowball / ˈsnoʊˌbɔːl / Noun, Verb Origin: English

A ball of compressed snow; to increase rapidly.

Snub / snʌb / Verb, Noun Origin: Old Norse

To ignore or reject someone rudely.

Societal / səˈsaɪətəl / Adjective Origin: Latin

Relating to society.

Soggy / ˈsɑːɡi / Adjective Origin: English

Very wet and soft.

Solidity / səˈlɪdɪti / Noun Origin: Latin

The quality or state of being solid, firm, or substantial.

Someone / ˈsʌmˌwʌn / Pronoun Origin: Old English

An unspecified person.

Soot / suːt / Noun, Verb Origin: Old English

A black powdery substance produced when organic matter is burned.

Soundest / ˈsaʊndɪst / Adjective Origin: Old English

Superlative of sound (most healthy, most logical).

Spacistor / ˈspeɪˌsɪstər / Noun Origin: English (blend of space + transistor)

A type of transistor in which charge carriers are injected into the region of the base, known as the space-charge region.

Speaker / ˈspikər / Noun Origin: English

A person who speaks, or a device that converts electrical signals into sound.

Spender / ˈspɛndər / Noun Origin: English

A person who spends money.

Spin / spɪn / Verb Origin: Old English

To turn or cause to turn rapidly.

Spokesman / ˈspoʊksmən / Noun Origin: English (from spoke + man)

A person who speaks on behalf of a group or organization.

Spotless / ˈspɑtləs / Adjective Origin: English (from spot)

Absolutely clean or pure; without any mark or blemish.

Spur / spɜr / Noun Origin: Old English (spura)

A device with a small spike or a spiked wheel that is worn on a rider's heel and used for urging a horse forward.

Stag / ˈstæɡ / Noun Origin: Old English

An adult male deer, especially a red deer.

Star / ˈstɑːr / Noun Origin: Old English

A luminous celestial body, typically a large hot ball of gas, that is visible in the night sky.

Statistic / stəˈtɪstɪk / noun Origin: German

A numerical fact or data item; a piece of data from a study of a large quantity of numerical data.

Steelyard / ˈstiːl.jɑːrd / noun Origin: English

A type of balance consisting of a graduated arm with a sliding weight.

Stet / stɛt / verb, interjection Origin: Latin

Let it stand (used as an instruction to a printer or editor to disregard a correction).

Stockpile / ˈstɑːkˌpaɪl / Noun Origin: English

A large accumulation of something, especially materials or weapons, stored for future use.

Storekeeper / ˈstɔːrˌkiːpər / Noun Origin: English

A person who owns or manages a store.

Streamer / ˈstriːmər / Noun Origin: English

A long, narrow strip of material used for decoration or as a signal.

Strophe / ˈstroʊfi / Noun Origin: Greek

A group of lines within a poem, often forming a recurrent metrical unit.

Stylistic / staɪˈlɪstɪk / Adjective Origin: Greek

Relating to literary or artistic style.

Subsoil / ˈsʌbsɔɪl / noun Origin: English

The layer of soil beneath the topsoil.

Sudsy / ˈsʌd Spelling zi / adjective Origin: Old Dutch

Full of or covered with suds.

Sulk / sʌlk / verb Origin: Old English

To be silent, bad-tempered, and resentful.

Sundown / ˈsʌnˌdaʊn / noun Origin: Old English

The time in the evening when the sun disappears below the horizon.

Supernova / ˌsuːpərˈnoʊvə / noun Origin: Latin

A stellar explosion that briefly outshines an entire galaxy, radiating as much energy as the Sun is expected to emit over its entire life span.

Surgical / ˈsɜːrdʒɪkəl / adjective Origin: English

Of or relating to surgery.

Swat / swɑːt / Verb Origin: Origin Unknown

Hit (something) with a sharp blow, especially with the flat of a hand or a flyswatter.

Swimmer / ˈswɪmər / Noun Origin: Old English

A person who swims.

Sympathize / ˈsɪmpəˌθaɪz / Verb Origin: Greek

To feel or express sympathy.

Tabulable / ˈtæbjələbəl / Adjective Origin: Latin

Capable of being arranged in a table or systematic form.

Tailless / ˈteɪlˌləs / Adjective Origin: Old English

Lacking a tail.

Talk / tɔːk / Verb Origin: Middle English

To speak in order to express thoughts, feelings, or information.

Tank / tæŋk / Noun Origin: Portuguese

A large receptacle for holding liquids or gas; an armored fighting vehicle.

Tarogato / ˈtɑːroʊˌɡɑːtoʊ / Noun Origin: Hungarian

A woodwind instrument of Hungarian origin, similar to a clarinet but with a cone-shaped bore.

Teak / tik / Noun Origin: Portuguese via Malayalam

A strong, durable yellowish-brown timber.

Tearful / ˈtɪrfəl / Adjective Origin: English

Full of or shedding tears.

Telemark / ˈtɛləˌmɑrk / Noun Origin: Norwegian

A style of downhill skiing involving a bent-knee lunge on one ski.

Tent / tɛnt / noun Origin: Old French

A portable shelter made of canvas or other material, supported by poles and ropes.

Tesseract / ˈtɛsəˌrækt / Noun Origin: Greek + Latin (coined in English)

A four-dimensional hypercube.

Than / ðæn / Conjunction, Preposition Origin: Old English

Used to introduce the second part of a comparison.

Theorize / ˈθiːəˌraɪz / Verb Origin: Greek

To form a theory or theories about something.

Thermoset / ˈθɜːrmoʊˌsɛt / noun Origin: Greek

A polymer that irreversibly becomes rigid when heated.

Tholepin / ˈθoʊlˌpɪn / noun Origin: Old English

A pin in the gunwale of a boat that holds an oar in place.

Throve / θroʊv / Verb Origin: Old English

Prospered or grew vigorously.

Tier / tɪər / Noun Origin: Old French

One of a series of rows or levels placed one above another.

Till / tɪl / Preposition Origin: Old English

Up to the time of.

Tine / taɪn / Noun Origin: Old English

A prong or sharp point, such as on a fork or antler.

Titanism / ˈtaɪtənɪzəm / Noun Origin: Greek

The spirit of rebellious defiance against authority or fate, often associated with a striving for greatness.

Toiletry / ˈtɔɪlətri / Noun Origin: English

An article used for washing, grooming, and personal hygiene.

Tombstone / ˈtuːmˌstoʊn / Noun Origin: English

A stone slab or pillar, often inscribed, set over a grave.

Toothless / ˈtuθlɪs / Adjective Origin: Old English

Having no teeth.

Toroidal / tɔˈrɔɪdəl / Adjective Origin: Greek

Having the shape of a torus.

Toughen / ˈtʌfən / Verb Origin: English

To make or become tough.

Towpath / ˈtoʊˌpæθ / Noun Origin: English

A path alongside a canal or river, originally for horses towing barges.

Grade_05 : Word group 07