"s" meaning in English

See s in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Character

IPA: /ɛs/ (note: name of letter), /s/, /z/, /ʒ/ Audio: en-us-s.ogg Forms: S [uppercase], ss [plural], s's [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛs Head templates: {{head|en|letter|lower case||upper case|S|plural|ss|or|s's}} s (lower case, upper case S, plural ss or s's), {{en-letter}} s (lower case, upper case S, plural ss or s's)
  1. The nineteenth letter of the English alphabet, called ess and written in the Latin script. Tags: letter, lowercase Categories (topical): English numeral symbols, Compass points
    Sense id: en-s-en-character-SvaCcjZ3 Disambiguation of English numeral symbols: 49 51 Disambiguation of Compass points: 30 22 18 4 27 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 20 12 4 31 Derived forms: descending s, impure s, long s, medial s, round s, s-aorist, s-band, s-block, s-bomb, s-cis, 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. s # (stenoscript) the sound /s/ in a word. #: (an orthographic ⟨s⟩ pronounced /z/ is transcribed z) # (stenoscript) Abbreviation of us. # (stenoscript) Abbreviation of saw. # (stenoscript) the prefix or initial syllable sub- #: (some manuals advise capital S for the prefix sub-) Etymology templates: {{lb|en|stenoscript}} (stenoscript), {{lb|en|stenoscript}} (stenoscript), {{abbreviation of|en|us}} Abbreviation of us., {{lb|en|stenoscript}} (stenoscript), {{abbreviation of|en|saw}} Abbreviation of saw., {{lb|en|stenoscript}} (stenoscript) Head templates: {{head|en|noun}} s
  1. (metrology) Abbreviation of scruple. (unit of mass in the apothecaries' system) Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: scruple (extra: unit of mass in the apothecaries' system) Categories (topical): Metrology, Compass points
    Sense id: en-s-en-noun-ffWQse~b Disambiguation of Compass points: 30 22 18 4 27 Categories (other): English links with redundant wikilinks, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 20 12 4 31 Topics: metrology
  2. (physics) Abbreviation of strange quark. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: strange quark Categories (topical): Physics, Compass points
    Sense id: en-s-en-noun-M8bAlOo0 Disambiguation of Compass points: 30 22 18 4 27 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 20 12 4 31 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-KyqSGr7q
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: s-hole
Etymology number: 2 Related terms: letter [Latin, letter], A [Latin, letter], a [Latin, letter], B [Latin, letter], b [Latin, letter], C [Latin, letter], c [Latin, letter], D [Latin, letter], d [Latin, letter], E [Latin, letter], e [Latin, letter], F [Latin, letter], f [Latin, letter], G [Latin, letter], g [Latin, letter], H [Latin, letter], h [Latin, letter], I [Latin, letter], i [Latin, letter], J [Latin, letter], j [Latin, letter], K [Latin, letter], k [Latin, letter], L [Latin, letter], l [Latin, letter], M [Latin, letter], m [Latin, letter], N [Latin, letter], n [Latin, letter], O [Latin, letter], o [Latin, letter], P [Latin, letter], p [Latin, letter], Q [Latin, letter], q [Latin, letter], R [Latin, letter], r [Latin, letter], S [Latin, letter], s [Latin, letter], T [Latin, letter], t [Latin, letter], U [Latin, letter], u [Latin, letter], V [Latin, letter], v [Latin, letter], W [Latin, letter], w [Latin, letter], X [Latin, letter], x [Latin, letter], Y [Latin, letter], y [Latin, letter], Z [Latin, letter], z [Latin, letter], s-, -s, -'s

Numeral

IPA: /ɛs/ (note: name of letter), /s/, /z/, /ʒ/ Audio: en-us-s.ogg Forms: S [uppercase]
Rhymes: -ɛs Head templates: {{head|en|numeral symbol|lower case||upper case|S||s|||sc=}} s (lower case, upper case S), {{en-number|lower=s|upper=S}} s (lower case, upper case S)
  1. The ordinal number nineteenth, derived from this letter of the English alphabet, called ess and written in the Latin script. Tags: alt-of, lowercase, ordinal Alternative form of: nineteenth (extra: derived from this letter of the English alphabet, called ess and written in the Latin script) Categories (topical): English ordinal numbers, English numeral symbols, Compass points
    Sense id: en-s-en-num-yfEzUbAj Disambiguation of English numeral symbols: 49 51 Disambiguation of Compass points: 30 22 18 4 27 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 20 12 4 31
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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