s
1Other definitions for s (2 of 19)
second.
Other definitions for 's (3 of 19)
an ending used in writing to represent the possessive morpheme after most singular nouns, some plural nouns, especially those not ending in a letter or combination of letters representing an s or z sound, noun phrases, and noun substitutes, as in man's, women's, baby's, James's, witness's, (or witness'), king of England's, or anyone's.
Origin of 's
3Other definitions for 's (4 of 19)
contraction of is:She's here.
contraction of does:What's he do for a living now?
contraction of has:He's just gone.
usage note For 's
Other definitions for 's (5 of 19)
a contraction of God's, as in 'swounds; 'sdeath; 'sblood.
Other definitions for 's (6 of 19)
a contraction of us, as in Let's go.
usage note For 's
Other definitions for 's (7 of 19)
a contraction of as, as in so's to get there on time.
Other definitions for S (8 of 19)
or s
the 19th letter of the English alphabet, a consonant.
any spoken sound represented by the letter S or s, as in saw, sense, or goose.
something having the shape of an S.
a written or printed representation of the letter S or s.
a device, as a printer's type, for reproducing the letter S or s.
Other definitions for S (9 of 19)
satisfactory.
Baseball. sacrifice (def. 6).
Baseball. save1 (def. 17).
Saxon.
sentence.
short.
Electricity. siemens.
signature.
single.
small.
soft.
Music. soprano.
South.
Southern.
state (highway).
Grammar. subject.
Other definitions for S (10 of 19)
the 19th in order or in a series
(sometimes lowercase) the medieval Roman numeral for 7 or 70.: Compare Roman numerals.
second.
Biochemistry. serine.
Thermodynamics. entropy (def. 1b).
Physics. strangeness (def. 2).
Chemistry. sulfur (def. 1).
Other definitions for -s (11 of 19)
a native English suffix used in the formation of adverbs: always; betimes; needs; unawares.
Origin of -s
11- Compare -ways.
Other definitions for -s (12 of 19)
an ending marking the third person singular indicative active of verbs: walks.
Origin of -s
12Other definitions for -s (13 of 19)
an ending marking nouns as plural (boys; wolves), occurring also on nouns that have no singular (dregs; entrails; pants; scissors), or on nouns that have a singular with a different meaning (clothes; glasses; manners; thanks). The pluralizing value of -s3 is weakened or lost in a number of nouns that now often take singular agreement, as the names of games (billiards; checkers; tiddlywinks) and of diseases (measles; mumps; pox; rickets); the latter use has been extended to create informal names for a variety of involuntary conditions, physical or mental (collywobbles; d.t.'s; giggles; hots; willies). A parallel set of formations, where -s3 has no plural value, are adjectives denoting socially unacceptable or inconvenient states (bananas; bonkers; crackers; nuts; preggers; starkers); cf. -ers.
Origin of -s
13- Also -es.
Other definitions for -s (14 of 19)
a suffix of hypocoristic nouns, generally proper names or forms used only in address: Babs; Fats; Suzykins; Sweetums; Toodles.
Origin of -s
14Other definitions for s. (15 of 19)
saint.
school.
second.
section.
see.
series.
shilling; shillings.
sign.
signed.
silver.
singular.
sire.
small.
society.
son.
south.
southern.
steamer.
stem.
stem of.
substantive.
Other definitions for S. (16 of 19)
(in prescriptions) mark; write; label.
Origin of S.
16Other definitions for S. (17 of 19)
(in prescriptions) let it be written.
Origin of S.
17Other definitions for S. (18 of 19)
Fellow.
Origin of S.
18Other definitions for S. (19 of 19)
Sabbath.
Saint.
Saturday.
Saxon.
(in Austria) schilling; schillings.
School.
Sea.
Senate.
September.
shilling; shillings.
Signor.
Small.
Socialist.
Society.
South.
Southern.
(in Ecuador) sucre; sucres.
Sunday.
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British Dictionary definitions for s (1 of 10)
second (of time)
British Dictionary definitions for s (2 of 10)
S
/ (ɛs) /
the 19th letter and 15th consonant of the modern English alphabet
a speech sound represented by this letter, usually an alveolar fricative, either voiceless, as in sit, or voiced, as in dogs
something shaped like an S
(in combination): an S-bend in a road
British Dictionary definitions for S (3 of 10)
satisfactory
Society
small (size)
South
chem sulphur
physics
entropy
siemens
strangeness
currency
(the former) schilling
sol
(the former) sucre
Sweden (international car registration)
British Dictionary definitions for -'s (4 of 10)
forming the possessive singular of nouns and some pronouns: man's; one's
forming the possessive plural of nouns whose plurals do not end in -s: children's
forming the plural of numbers, letters, or symbols: 20's; p's and q's
informal contraction of is or has: he's here; John's coming; it's gone
informal contraction of us with let: let's
informal contraction of does in some questions: where's he live?; what's he do?
Origin of -'s
4British Dictionary definitions for -s' (5 of 10)
forming the possessive of plural nouns ending in the sound s or z and of some singular nouns: girls'; for goodness' sake
British Dictionary definitions for -s (6 of 10)
forming the plural of most nouns: boys; boxes
Origin of -s
6British Dictionary definitions for -s (7 of 10)
forming the third person singular present indicative tense of verbs: he runs; she washes
Origin of -s
7British Dictionary definitions for -s (8 of 10)
forming nicknames and names expressing affection or familiarity: Fats; Fingers; ducks
Origin of -s
8British Dictionary definitions for s. (9 of 10)
see
semi-
shilling
singular
son
succeeded
British Dictionary definitions for S. (10 of 10)
plural SS Saint
school
Sea
Signor
Society
Origin of S.
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Scientific definitions for s (1 of 2)
Abbreviation of second (of time), second (of an arc)
Scientific definitions for S (2 of 2)
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