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  • slightsmall or minor
  • slightlyto a small degree
  • slownot fast​
  • slow clapa sarcastic or mocking applause given slowly and deliberately
  • slowlyat a low speed​
  • smalllittle in size or amount​
  • smartintelligent or neat in appearance
  • smokingbreathing in cigarette smoke​
  • smoothhaving an even surface
  • snowfrozen precipitation in the form of white flakes
  • soto such a degree; therefore​
  • soakedextremely wet or saturated
  • socialabout society or friends​
  • social mediawebsites and applications for social networking and content sharing
  • socksclothing worn on feet​
  • softnot hard; easy to press​
  • soilthe top layer of earth
  • solarrelating to the sun
  • soleonly
  • solidfirm and stable
  • solidaritystanding together in the face of opposition
  • somean unspecified amount or number​
  • somebodyan unknown or unnamed person​
  • someonea person, not named​
  • somethingan unnamed thing​