6-Letter Words Starting With S

a large group of fish

a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations

an indefinitely short time

a female person who has the same parents as another person

lacking intelligence

made afraid

a situation offering opportunities

not openly made known

normal use of the faculty of vision

immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with

apart from anything else; without additions or modifications

characteristic of or meant for a single person or thing

an ordered manner; orderliness by virtue of being methodical and well organized

the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox

the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people

inquire into

in a simple manner; without extravagance or embellishment

in music

someone who organizes an exhibit for others to see

a party of people assembled to promote sociability and communal activity

the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length

drive something violently into a location

definitely or positively (`sure' is sometimes used informally for `surely')

come to terms

fully extended in width

be a signal for or a symptom of

happening without warning or in a short space of time

a device designed to prevent injury or accidents

used of the language of the deaf

characterized by honesty and fairness

one of the natural periods into which the year is divided by the equinoxes and solstices or atmospheric conditions

feel physical pain

involved in a sexual relationship

comparatives of `soon' or `early'

(language) communication by word of mouth

an apartment with a living space and a bathroom and a small kitchen

an act of economizing; reduction in cost

implied by or inferred from actions or statements

lay aside, abandon, or leave for another

a publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to

a joke that seems extremely funny

uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination

protect, hide, or conceal from danger or harm

silverware eating utensils

United States inventor of an improved chain-stitch sewing machine (1811-1875)

a person who is older than you are

a periodical that appears at scheduled times

a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements

a flight of stairs or a flight of steps

something written by hand

a football game in which two teams of 11 players try to kick or head a ball into the opponents' goal

immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with

to stress, single out as important

worthy of religious veneration

circulate or distribute or equip with

something that remunerates

(music) without breaks between notes; smooth and connected

a state at a particular time

(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming

very bad

not liable to fluctuate or especially to fall

a computer program that prowls the internet looking for publicly accessible resources that can be added to a database; the database can then be searched with a search engine

something visible that by association or convention represents something else that is invisible

being very thin

a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime

take a sample of

distributed in portions (often equal) on the basis of a plan or purpose

explained or answered

thread on or as if on a string

a light touch with the hands

of or relating to the sequential performance of multiple operations

with low volume

something that causes great unhappiness

showing little if any change

a sculpture representing a human or animal

a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of

(of walls) covered with a coat of plaster

an elected governmental council in a communist country (especially one that is a member of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics)

the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon

unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgment

(used especially of meats and fish) dried and cured by hanging in wood smoke

become smaller or draw together

incapable of compromise or flexibility

armor carried on the arm to intercept blows

ready to fall asleep

an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city)

(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks

propose a toast to

a particular aspect of life or activity

something that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously