"s" meaning in English

See s in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Character

IPA: /ɛs/ (note: name of letter), /s/, /ʃ/, /z/, /ʒ/ Audio: en-us-s.ogg Forms: S [uppercase], ss [plural], s's [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛs
  1. The nineteenth letter of the English alphabet, called ess and written in the Latin script. Tags: letter, lowercase
    Sense id: en-s-en-character-SvaCcjZ3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Compass points Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 22 12 2 32 Disambiguation of Compass points: 27 28 17 2 26 Derived forms: descending s, impure s, long s, medial s, round s, s-aorist, s-band, s-block, s-bomb, s-cis, s-commerce, s-f, sharp s, short s, s-mobile, s-perfect, s-process, s-selection, s-t cut, s-trans, s-word, terminal s
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Etymology: Abbreviations. Head templates: {{head|en|noun}} s
  1. (metrology) Abbreviation of scruple, a unit of mass in the apothecaries' system. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: scruple (extra: a unit of mass in the apothecaries' system)
    Sense id: en-s-en-noun-TeXIGFdL Categories (other): English links with redundant alt parameters, English links with redundant wikilinks, Metrology, English entries with incorrect language header, Compass points Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 22 12 2 32 Disambiguation of Compass points: 27 28 17 2 26 Topics: metrology
  2. (physics) Abbreviation of strange quark. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: strange quark
    Sense id: en-s-en-noun-M8bAlOo0 Categories (other): Physics, English entries with incorrect language header, Compass points Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 22 12 2 32 Disambiguation of Compass points: 27 28 17 2 26 Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
  3. Alternative form of s.. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: s.
    Sense id: en-s-en-noun-KNkArAe1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: s-hole Related terms: s-, -s, -'s
Etymology number: 2

Numeral

IPA: /ɛs/ (note: name of letter), /s/, /ʃ/, /z/, /ʒ/ Audio: en-us-s.ogg Forms: S [uppercase], ss [plural], s's [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛs
  1. The nineteenth numeral symbol of the English alphabet, called ess and written in the Latin script. Tags: lowercase
    Sense id: en-s-en-num-FIQYELSd Categories (other): English ordinal numbers, English entries with incorrect language header, English numeral symbols, Compass points Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 22 12 2 32 Disambiguation of English numeral symbols: 39 61 Disambiguation of Compass points: 27 28 17 2 26
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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      "ipa": "/ʃ/"
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