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Words in subset S

IDFullwordCount
2215short (people)9
1969short-piece-of-wood126
2214short (things)8
299shoulder535
966shrimp4
2038shrub21
1918shy, ashamed51
2052sibling older7
1742sibling, opposite sex50
883sibling, opposite sex, older161
2032sibling, opposite sex, younger76
1743siblings10
2030sibling, same sex9
857sibling, same sex, older177
845sibling, same sex, younger154
2053sibling younger1
866side30
1951similar5
2078singapore taro (Xanthosoma saggitifolium)98
2072singsing119
280sister222
989sister in law29
2151sit (with feet and legs together)4
1296six124
1975sixteen9
59skin1131
2406skinny9
281skirt129
2122skull2
170sky267
2295sleeping mat3
2238sleepy12
2199slick21
1750slip of foot4
2284slippery11
1953slope2
283slow111
2116slowly11
60small735
2152small mammal5
2203smelly17
61smoke (of fire)903
172smooth1
1928snail2
173snake632
2424snot27
174snow0
282soft30
1983sole (of foot)38
175some22
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