4-letter words starting with s
- sard — a reddish-brown chalcedony, used as a gem.
- sarg — Tony (Anthony Frederic Sarg) 1882–1942, U.S. illustrator and marionette maker, born in Guatemala.
- sari — a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- sark — one of the Channel Islands, E of Guernsey. 2 sq. mi. (5 sq. km).
- sars — an acute respiratory illness caused by a coronavirus, characterized by fever, coughing, breathing difficulty, and usually pneumonia.
- saru — South African Rugby Union
- sase — Specific Application Service Element. Opposite: CASE.
- sash — a fixed or movable framework, as in a window or door, in which panes of glass are set.
- sasi — Small Computer System Interface
- sasl — 1. (language) St Andrews Static Language. 2. (networking) Simple Authentication and Security Layer.
- sass — impudent or disrespectful back talk: Both parents refuse to take any sass from their kids.
- sata — Serial Advanced Technology Attachment
- satb — soprano, alto, tenor, bass: a combination of voices in choral music
- sate — to cause to sit; seat (often followed by down): Sit yourself down. He sat me near him.
- sati — the wife of Rudra, who immolated herself following a quarrel between her father and her husband.
- sato — Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
- sats — (in Vedic mythology) the realm of existence, populated by people and gods. Compare Asat.
- saud — (Saud ibn Abdul-Aziz), 1901?–69, king of Saudi Arabia 1953–64 (son of ibn-Saud and brother of Faisal).
- sauk — a member of a North American Indian people formerly of Wisconsin and Iowa, now living mostly in Oklahoma.
- saul — the first king of Israel. I Sam. 9.
- sava — a river flowing E from W Slovenia, through Croatia to the Danube at Belgrade, Serbia. 450 miles (725 km) long.
- save — to rescue from danger or possible harm, injury, or loss: to save someone from drowning.
- sawm — fasting, especially during the month of Ramadan; the fourth of the Pillars of Islam.
- sawn — simple past tense of see1 .
- saxe — Comte Hermann Maurice de [er-man maw-rees duh] /ɛrˈman mɔˈris də/ (Show IPA), 1696–1750, French military leader: marshal of France 1744.
- saye — save as you earn
- says — 3rd person singular present ind. of say1 .
- sbcs — (character) (IBM) single-byte character set. A character set that uses 8 bits to represent a character.
- sbus — (hardware) The hardware interface for add-in boards in later Sun-3 (and Sun-4?) workstations.
- scab — the incrustation that forms over a sore or wound during healing.
- scad — any carangid fish of the genus Decapterus, inhabiting tropical and subtropical shore waters.
- scag — heroin.
- scam — a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, especially for making a quick profit; swindle.
- scan — to glance at or over or read hastily: to scan a page.
- scar — a precipitous, rocky place; cliff.
- scat — to sing by making full or partial use of the technique of scat singing.
- scaw — (in Shetland) a headland or promontory
- sccs — (software) Source Code Control System: a popular source code management system found on Unix since early versions.
- sch. — school
- sci. — science
- scid — severe combined immune deficiency; a serious condition in which babies are born with reduced numbers of T- and B-lymphocytes, which impairs their immune systems and makes them susceptible to severe infections and cancer
- sclc — Southern Christian Leadership Conference
- scog — to shelter
- scop — an Old English bard or poet.
- scot — a native or inhabitant of Scotland.
- scow — any of various vessels having a flat-bottomed rectangular hull with sloping ends, built in various sizes with or without means of propulsion, as barges, punts, rowboats, or sailboats.
- scpi — Standard Commands for Programmable Instruments
- scqf — Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework
- scry — to use divination to discover hidden knowledge or future events, especially by means of a crystal ball.
- scsi — Small Computer System Interface