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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z

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say verb (pa. said) 1. to state with words

sea-bird noun (pl. sea-birds) 1. any of several types of birds typically found near the sea

see verb 1. to perceive with the eyes; 2. to be aware of an object through the use of the eyes

serpent noun 1. a snake; 2. the image of a snake used in heraldry

serpent-form noun 1. a snake-like shape used as decoration

sloth noun 1. (always used with in) laziness or inactivity

smell noun 1. a quality that can be sensed via the nose; 2. the ability to detect something with one’s nose

smell verb 1. to perceive the properties of something via the nose; 2. to have or give off a property that can be detected via the nose

smell out verb 1. to find someone or something via smell

snake noun (pl. snakes) 1. a legless reptile, notable in the text for its winding body shape, fangs, swift attack, and hissing with forked tongue; 2. a treacherous or otherwise untrustworthy person [Gollum’s speech: snakeses]

son noun 1. a male child

spider noun (pl. spiders) 1. an eight-legged, web-spinning animal

staff noun (pl. staves) 1. a long stick of wood, used to assist in standing or walking; 2. a long stick of wood, used by wizards in their magic; 3. a long stick of wood, used by the Stewards of Gondor as a symbol of authority; 4. a long stick of wood, used to hold a standard or flag; 4. a line of poetry or music [note: this meaning can appear in the singular as either staff or stave in English, but the singular form is not attested in LotR, so it is unclear which Tolkien would have preferred]

starling noun 1. a type of small bird with a distinctive speckled breast, known for its singing

stink verb 1. to have or give off an unpleasant property detectable via the nose

strange adjective (comp. stranger) 1. unusual, unexpected, and often unsettling or unpleasant

stranger noun (pl. strangers) 1. a person who is unknown; 2. a person who has never been in a particular area before

sun noun (pl. suns, poss. sun’s) 1. the bright celestial orb seen during the day; 2. the light from the sun; 3. the heat from the sun; 4. a representation of a day by reference to the visibility of the sun

swan noun (pl. swans, poss. swan’s) 1. a type of large bird with distinctive long legs and neck; in the text there are both white and black swans, the former associated with good and the latter associated with evil

swim verb (pa. swam) 1. to move through water by moving one’s limbs; 2. (with a body of water as object) to cross a body of water by moving through it; 3. to be inundated with an excessive amount of water; 4. (said of the head) to be unable to think clearly, to have a reeling sensation; 5. (said of objects) to move about in one’s vision

sword noun (pl. swords) 1. a weapon with a relatively long blade

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S
s-rune
sable
sack
sacks
sacred
sad
sad-ending
saddest
saddle
saddle-skirts
saddlebow
saddled
saddles
sadly
sadness
safe
safe-conduct
safe-keeping
safekeeping
safely
safer
safest
safety
saffron
sag
sage
sages
sagging
sail
sail-like
sailed
sailing
sails
saith
sake
sale
sallow
sallow-faced
salt
salted
saluted
saluting
salvage-work
salver
same
sample
sand
sand-castles
sand-dunes
sand-pit
sandhills
sandy
sandy-haired
sang
sank
sap
sapling
saplings
sapphire
sat
satisfaction
satisfied
satisfy
Saturday
sauce
saucepan
saucer
savage
savagely
save
saved
saves
saving
savour
savoured
saw
saw-edged
saw-toothed
sawed
sawing
sawn
saxifrages
saying
sayings
says
scabbard
scale
scaled
scales
scaling
scalp
scalps
scan
scanned
scanning
scantily
scanty
scar
scarce
scarce-heard
scarcely
scare
scared
scarf
scaring
scarlet
scarred
scars
scarves
scary
scattered
scattering
scene
scenes
scent
scented
scents
sceptre
scheme
schemed
schemes
scholar
school
schooling
scimitar
scimitars
scintillating
scion
scoffed
scoop
scooped
scorched
scorching
score
scored
scores
scoring
scorings
scorn
scornful
scoundrels
scour
scouring
scout
scouts
scowl
scowled
scrabbled
scrabbling
scramble
scrambled
scrambling
scraped
scraping
scraps
scratch
scratched
scratches
scratching
scrawl
scrawls
scrawny
scream
screamed
screaming
screams
screech
screeched
screeches
screen
screened
screes
screw
screwed
screws
script
scripts
scroll
scrolls
scrubbed
scrubby
scrupulous
scudded
scuffles
scuffling
scum
scythe
sea
sea-coast
sea-crafty
sea-delved
sea-grey
sea-kings
sea-kings’
sea-longing
sea-tang
sea-wall
sea’s
seal
sealed
seals
search
searched
searchers
searches
searching
searchingly
seared
searing
sears
seas
season
seasons
seat
seated
seats
seaward
second
second-floor
secondly
seconds
secrecy
secret
secretly
secrets
secure
securely
sedge
seed
seed-plumes
seeding
seedling
seeing
seeing-stones
seek
seekers
seeking
seeks
seem
seemed
seemeth
seeming
seemingly
seems
seen
seer
sees
seething
seize
seized
seizing
seldom
selected
selection
self
self-regarding
sell
selling
selves
semicircle
send
sending
sends
sense
sensed
senseless
senses
sensible
sensing
sent
sentinel
sentinels
sentry
separate
separated
September
sequel
serene
series
serious
seriously
servant
servant’s
servants
serve
served
serves
service
serviceable
services
serving
serving-man
serving-woman
servitude
set
set-to
sets
setting
settle
settled
settlement
settles
settling
seven
sevenfold
seventeen
seventh
seventy
seventy-seven
several
severally
severe
severed
sh
shabbier
shabby
shade
shades
shading
shadow
shadow-folded
shadow-mantled
Shadow-men
shadow-sound
shadowed
shadowing
shadowless
shadows
shadowy
shadowy-grey
shady
shaft
shafts
shaggy
shake
shaken
shaking
shale
shall
shallow
shallower
shallows
shalt
shame
shamed
shamefaced
shan’t
shank
shanks
shape
shaped
shapeless
shapely
shapes
shaping
shards
share
shared
sharers
shares
sharing
sharp
Sharp-ears
sharp-eyed
sharpen
sharpened
sharper
sharper-eyed
sharply
sharpness
shatter
shattered
shattering
shave
shaven
she
she’d
she’ll
she’s
shearing
shears
sheath
sheathed
sheathing
sheaths
shed
sheds
sheen
sheep
sheepish
sheer
sheer-sided
sheerly
sheet
sheets
shelf
shell
shell-like
shelter
sheltered
sheltering
shelterless
shelves
shelving
shepherd
shepherd’s
shepherdless
shepherds
shield
shield-arm
shield-wall
shielded
shielding
shieldmaiden
shields
shieldwall
shift
shifted
shifting
shiftings
shimmer
shimmering
shin
shinbone
shine
shines
shingle
shingle-banks
shingles
shining
shins
shiny-like
ship
ship-keel
ships
shipwright
Shire
Shire-buildings
Shire-fashion
Shire-folk
Shire-historians
Shire-hobbits
Shire-reckoning
Shiretalk
Shirriff
Shirriff-house
Shirriff-houses
Shirriff-leader
Shirriffing
Shirriffs
shirt
shirts
shiver
shivered
shivering
shivers
shivery
shoals
shock
shocked
shod
shoe
shoes
shone
shook
shoot
shooting
shoots
shop
shore
shore-lands
shoreless
shores
shorn
short
short-handed
short-handled
short-legged
shortage
shortcomings
shorten
shortened
shorter
shortest
shortly
shot
should
shoulder
shoulder-high
shouldered
shouldering
shoulders
shouldn’t
shouldst
shout
shouted
shouting
shouts
show
showed
shower
showers
showing
shown
shows
shrank
shred
shredding
shreds
shrewd
shrewdly
shriek
shrieked
shriekers
shrieking
shrill
shrillness
shrink
shrinking
shrivel
shrivelled
shroud
shrouded
shrouding
shrouds
shrubs
shrug
shrugged
shrunk
shrunken
shudder
shuddered
shuddering
shuffled
shun
shunned
shut
shutter
shuttered
shuttering
shutters
shutting
shutting-spell
shy
shyly
sick
sickening
sickle
sickly
sickness
side
side-doors
side-passage
side-tables
side-walls
sidelong
sides
sideways
siege
siege-engines
siege-towers
sift
sigh
sighed
sighing
sight
sighted
sign
signal
signals
signatures
signboard
signed
significance
significant
signifies
signing
signpost
signs
silence
silences
silent
silently
silk
silken
silken-grey
silks
sill
silly
silvan
silver
silver-birches
silver-green
silver-grey
silver-hafted
silver-netted
silver-studded
silver-white
similar
simmering
simple
simply
since
sincerity
sinew
sinews
sing
singed
singer
singers
singing
single
singled
singly
singular
sinister
sink
sinking
sinks
sinuous
sip
sipped
sipping
sips
sir
sire
sires
sirs
sister
sister-daughter
sister-son
sister’s
sisters
sit
sits
sitting
sitting-room
situation
six
six-thirty
sixteen
sixth
sixty
size
sized
sizes
skeleton
skewer
skewered
skewers
skies
skilful
skilfully
skill
skilled
skills
skin
skin-covers
skinned
skinny
skins
skip
skipped
skipping
skirmish
skirt
skirted
skirting
skirts
skulking
skull
skulls
sky
sky-fields
skyless
slab
slabs
slack
slacken
slackened
slackening
slag
slain
slam
slammed
slamming
slant
slant-eyed
slanted
slanting
slap
slapped
slapping
slash
slashed
slashing
slate
slaughter
slave-driver
slave-drivers
slave-driving
slave-worked
slave’s
slaver
slavered
slavering
slaves
slay
slaying
sledge-hammer
sleek
sleep
sleeper
sleepers
sleepies
sleepily
sleepiness
sleeping
sleepless
sleeps
sleepy
sleepy-head
sleeve
sleeves
slender
slept
slew
slid
sliding
slier
slightest
slightly
slim
slime
slimed
slimy
sling
slinging
slingstones
slink
slinker
slinking
slip
slipped
slippers
slippery
slipping
slips
slit
slithered
slithering
slobbering
sloe
slope
sloped
slopes
sloping
slot
slouched
slouching
slow
slow-climbing
slow-kindled
slow-rolling
slowcoach
slowed
slower
slowing
slowly
sluggard
sluggish
slugs
sluice
slumber
slumped
slung
slunk
slush
sly
small
smaller
smallest
smart
smash
smashed
smeared
smelled
smelling
smells
smelly
smelt
smile
smiled
smiling
smite
smites
smith’s
smithies
smiths
smithying
smiting
smitten
smoke
smoke-breathing
smoke-like
smoke-rings
smoke-streaked
smoked
smokes
smoking
smoky
smooth
smooth-hewn
smooth-skinned
smoothed
smoother
smoothly
smote
smother
smothering
smoulder
smouldered
smouldering
smudge
snail
snails
snakelike
snap
snapdragons
snapped
snapping
snare
snares
snarl
snarled
snarling
snarls
snatch
snatched
snatches
snatching
sneaking
sneaks
sneakthief
sneer
sneered
sneering
snick
snicked
sniff
sniffed
sniffing
snivelling
snore
snoring
snort
snorted
snotty
snout
snow
snow-capped
snow-clad
snow-mountain
snow-white
snow’s
snowed
snows
snowstorm
snowstorms
snowy
snuffed
snufflers
snuffling
snug
snugger
so
so-go-to-sleep
soaked
soap
soaring
sobbed
sobbing
sober
sobs
sockets
soft
soft-footed
soft-hearted
soft-sighing
softened
softer
softly
soil
soiled
soils
sold
soldier
soldiers
soldiery
sole
solely
solemn
solemnly
solid
solitude
sombre
some
somebody
somebody’s
somehow
someone
somersault
something
something’s
sometimes
somewhat
somewhere
son’s
song
songs
sonorous
sons
soon
sooner
soonest
sooth
sorcerer
sorcerers
sorceress
sorcery
sore
sorely
sores
sorrow
sorrowful
sorrowfully
sorrowing
sorrowless
sorrows
sorry
sort
sorted
sortie
sorts
sought
soul
sound
sounded
sounder
sounding
soundlessly
soundly
sounds
soup
sour
source
sources
south
south-away
south-east
south-eastern
south-eastward
south-eastwards
south-end
south-gate
south-kingdom
south-realm
south-west
southerly
southern
Southerner
Southerners
southernmost
Southfarthing
southland
Southlands
Southron
Southrons
southward
southwards
southwest
southwestern
sown
space
spaced
spaces
spade
spades
spake
span
spanned
spare
spared
sparely
spares
sparing
sparingly
spark
sparkled
sparklers
sparkling
sparks
sparrow
spars
sparse
sparsely
spasm
spat
spate
spawned
speak
speaker
speaking
speaks
spear
spear-head
spear-shaft
spear-thrust
spear-truncheons
spearhead
spearmen
spears
special
specializing
specially
speck
specks
sped
speech
speeches
speechless
speed
speediest
speedily
speeding
speedy
spell
spell-bound
spell-enslaved
spells
spelt
spend
spending
spent
spider-form
spider-like
spidery
spied
spies
spike
spiked
spikes
spill
spilled
spills
spines
spinney
spinning
spiny
spiral
spirals
spire
spires
spirit
spiriting
spirits
spit
spite
spitted
spittle
splash
splashed
splashing
splayed
splayfingered
splaying
splendid
splendidly
splendour
splinter
splintered
splinters
split
splitting
spluttered
spluttering
spoil
spoiling
spoilt
spoke
spoken
spokesman
spooks
spoon
spoons
sport
sporting
spot
spots
spotted
spout
spouted
spouthole
spouting
sprang
sprawled
sprawling
spray
spread
spreading
spring
spring-cleaning
spring-time
springing
springle-ring
springless
springs
springtime
springy
sprinkle
sprinkled
sprinter’s
sprout
sprouted
sprung
spun
spur
spurning
spurred
spurring
spurs
spurt
sputtered
sputtering
spy
spy-work
spying
squad
squandered
square
squared
squarely
squat
squatted
squatting
squawk
squeak
squeaked
squeaking
squeakings
squeal
squealed
squeeze
squeezed
squeezing
squelching
squib
squibs
squint-eyed
squinting
squirmed
squirming
squirrel
squirrels
ssh
sss
sssh
ssss
stab
stabbed
stabbing
stabbing-sword
stable
stable-doors
stabled
stables
stabling
stacked
stage
stages
stagger
staggered
staggering
stagnant
stain
stained
staining
stains
stair
stair-door
stair’s
stairs
stairs’
stairway
stake
stakes
stale
stalk-like
stalked
stalking
stalks
stalky
stalwart
stammered
stammering
stamp
stamped
stampede
stamping
stand
standard
standards
standing
stands
standstill
stank
star
star-glass
star-glimmer
stare
stared
staring
stark
starless
starlight
starlit
starmoon
starred
starry
stars
start
started
starting
startled
startling
starts
starve
starved
starving
state
stately
statue
statues
stature
staunch
staunched
stay
stay-at-home
stayed
staying
stays
stead
steadfast
steadied
steadier
steadily
steady
steal
stealest
stealing
stealth
stealthily
stealthy
steam
steamed
steaming
steams
steed
steeds
steel
steel-blade
steel-rings
steep
steep-climbing
steeped
steeper
steeply
steer
steered
steering
steerless
steers
stem
stemmed
stems
stench
stenches
step
stepped
stepping
stepping-stones
steps
stern
sterner
sternly
stew
steward
steward’s
stewards
stewardship
stewed
stick
stick-at-naught
sticking
sticks
sticky
sties
stiff
stiff-like
stiffened
stiffening
stiffly
stifled
stifling
still
stilled
stillness
sting
stinging
Stinker
stinking
stinks
stinted
stir
stirred
stirring
stirrup
stirrup-cup
stirrups
stock
stock-still
stockings
stocks
stole
stolen
stomach
stone
stone-cast
stone-circle
Stone-city
stone-cracking
stone-flags
Stone-folk’s
Stone-hard
stone-hewn
stone-houses
stone-paved
stone-rings
stone-still
stone-wall
stone-work
stone’s
stonecrop
stonecrops
stonehouse-folk
stones
Stonewain
stonework
stonewrights
stonily
Stoningland
stony
stony-faced
stood
stool
stools
stoop
stooped
stooping
stop
stopped
stopping
stops
storage
storage-tunnels
store
store-house
store-houses
store-room
store-rooms
stored
storehouse
stores
storey
storeys
storied
stories
storm
storm-wrack
storming
storms
stormy
story
story-telling
stout
stout-hearted
stouter
stouthearted
stoutly
stowed
straddled
straddling
straggled
stragglers
straggling
straight
straight-sided
straighten
straightened
straightening
straighter
straightway
strain
strained
straining
strand
stranded
strands
strange
strange-looking
strangely
stranger
stranger-lad
stranger’s
strangers
strangers’
strangest
strangled
strangling
strapped
straps
stratagems
strategy
straw
strawberries
stray
strayed
straying
streaked
stream
streamed
streaming
streamlet
streams
street
streets
strength
strengthen
strengthened
strengthening
strengths
strenuous
stretch
stretched
stretches
stretching
strewn
stricken
strict
stricter
strictly
stride
strides
striding
strife
strike
strikes
striking
string
stringing
strings
strip
stripes
stripped
strips
strive
striven
striving
strode
stroke
stroked
strokes
stroking
stroll
strolled
strolling
strong
strong-box
strong-looking
strong-willed
stronger
strongest
stronghold
strongholds
strongly
strove
struck
struggle
struggled
struggling
strung
strung-up
stubbed
stubbornly
stuck
studded
studied
studies
studs
study
studying
stuff
stuffed
stuffy
stumble
stumbled
stumbling
stump
stumped
stumping
stumps
stumpy
stung
stunned
stunted
stupid
stupidly
sturdiest
sturdily
sturdy
stuttering
suave
subdue
subdued
subject
submerged
submit
subsided
subterranean
subtle
subtleties
succeed
succeeded
success
successful
succour
succoured
such
suck
sucked
sucking
sudden
suddenly
suddenness
sue
sued
suffer
suffered
suffering
suffice
sufficed
suffices
sufficient
suggest
suggested
suggestion
suggests
suit
suitable
suited
suits
sulkily
sullen
sullenly
sullied
summer
summer-light
summer-moths
summer-night
summer-time
summer’s
summers
summit
summon
summoned
summoning
summons
sump
sun-breaks
sun-ray
sun-star
sun’ll
sunbeams
Sunday
sundered
sundering
sundown
sundown-bells
sundry
sunflowers
sung
sunk
sunken
sunlands
sunless
sunlight
sunlit
sunny
sunrise
sunset
sunset-hour
sunshine
sup
superb
superior
supped
supper
supper-breakfast
supper-song
supper-time
supplant
supple
supplement
supplemented
supplied
supplies
supply
support
supportable
supported
supporting
suppose
supposed
supposes
supposing
suppressed
surcoat
surcoats
sure
sure-footed
surefooted
surely
surer
surety
surface
surfaces
surge
surged
surging
surlily
surly
surmounted
surpass
surpassed
surpasses
surpassing
surpassingly
surprise
surprised
surprises
surprising
surprisingly
surrender
surrendered
surrenders
surround
surrounded
surrounding
survey
surveyed
surveying
survive
survived
surviving
survivor
survivors
suspect
suspected
suspecting
suspects
suspended
suspense
suspicion
suspicions
suspicious
suspiciously
sustaining
sustenance
swag
swagger
swallow
swallowed
swamps
swan-fleet
swan-knights
swan-prowed
swan-ship
swan-wings
swaps
sward
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syllables
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