S, sɛs(n.)(pl.)Ss; S's, ss; s's.

1. the 19th letter of the English alphabet, a consonant.

   Category: Language/Linguistics

2. any spoken sound represented by this letter.

   Category: Language/Linguistics

3. something shaped like anS.

4. a written or printed representation of the letter S or

   s.

S

1. satisfactory.

2. sentence.

   Category: Language/Linguistics

3. siemens.

   Category: Electricity and Magnetism

4. signature.

5. single.

6. small.

7. soft.

8. soprano.

   Category: Music and Dance

9. Also, s south.

   Category: Geography (terms)

10. southern.

11. state (highway).

12. Gram. subject.

    Category: Grammar

S^*

1. the 19th in order or in a series.

2. Biochem.serine.

   Category: Biochemistry

3. entropy.

   Category: Thermodynamics

4. sulfur.

^* Symbol..

s

1. Symbol.second.

   Category: Horology

's

1. an ending used to form the possessive of most singular nouns, plural nouns not ending in s, noun phrases, and noun substitutes: man's; women's; James's; witness's (or witness')

   king of England's; anyone's.

   Category: Affix

Origin of 's:

ME -es, OE

's

1. contraction of

   is: She's here.

2. contraction of

   has: He's been there.

3. contraction of

   does: What's he do for a living?

's

1. Archaic.a contraction of

   God's: 'sdeath; 'sblood.

's

1. a contraction of

   us: Let's go.

   Category: Usage Note

's

1. a contraction of

   as: so's not to be late.

-s

1. a suffix used in the formation of adverbs:

   always; betimes; unawares.

   Category: Affix

Origin of -s:

ME -es, OE; ult. identical with 's1

-s

1. a suffix of hypocoristic nouns, generally proper names or forms used only in address:

   Babs; Fats; Suzykins; Toodles.

   Category: Affix

Origin of -s:

prob. from the metonymic use of nouns formed with -s3, as boots or Goldilocks

S.

1. Sabbath.

2. Saint.

3. Saturday.

4. schilling.

   Category: Numismatics

5. Sea.

6. Senate.

7. September.

8. (in prescriptions) mark; write; label.

   Category: Pharmacology

9. Signor.

10. Socialist.

11. Fellow.

12. south.

    Category: Geography (terms)

13. southern.

14. Sunday.

Origin of S.:

< L signā]; [< L socius

s.

1. school.

2. section.

3. see.

4. series.

5. shilling.

   Category: Numismatics

6. sign.

7. signed.

8. silver.

9. singular.

10. sire.

11. small.

12. society.

13. son.

14. south.

    Category: Geography (terms)

15. southern.

16. stem.

17. substantive.