s

I. noun (plural s's or ss) Usage: often capitalized, often attributive Date: before 12th century 1. a. the 19th letter of the English alphabet b. a graphic representation of this letter c. a speech counterpart of orthographic s 2. a graphic device for reproducing the letter s 3. one designated s especially as the 19th in order or class 4. [abbreviation for satisfactory] a. a grade rating a student's work as satisfactory b. one graded or rated with an S 5. something shaped like the letter S II. abbreviation 1. sabbath 2. saint 3. schilling 4. scruple 5. second; secondary 6. section 7. senate 8. series 9. shilling 10. [L signa] label 11. siemens 12. signor 13. sine 14. singular 15. small 16. smooth 17. snow 18. society 19. son 20. sou 21. subject 22. symmetrical