English words: S

2316 words under S; 401–500 on this page.

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• secondly adverb (secondly)
  Secondly means «in the second place» and is used to give the second point in a list of reasons or steps, after «firstly» or «first».
• secrecy noun (secrecy — uncountable)
  Secrecy is keeping something secret so others do not find out.
• secret noun (secret, secrets); adjective (secret); adverb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  A secret is something you keep hidden and do not tell others.
• secretary noun (a secretary, secretaries; Secretary of State)
  A secretary is a person whose job is to help in an office by typing letters, answering the phone, keeping records and arranging meetings.
• secrete verb (secrete, secretes, secreted, secreting); noun…
  To secrete is to make and give out a liquid or substance from a part of a plant or animal body: glands secrete sweat, tears and saliva.
• secretion noun…
  A liquid that a living thing makes and lets out, such as saliva, sweat, tears, mucus or sap.
• secretly adverbeveryday · Jewish tradition
  Secretly means in a way that other people do not see or know about.
• sect noun (sects)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A small group of people who share strong beliefs, often one that has split away from a larger religion.
• section noun (section, sections); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  A section is one part of something that is split into parts, like a section of a fence, a book or an orange.
• sector noun (a sector, sectors)
  A sector is a part of a circle between two radii and the curve, shaped like a slice of pie.
• secularism noun (secularism; uncountable)
  The belief that religion should be kept separate from government, public schools and laws.
• secure adjective, verb (secure, secures, secured, securing)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Secure means safe, protected from danger or harm.
• securely adverb (no other forms)everyday · Jewish tradition
  In a safe, firm way, so that nothing can come loose or get away.
• security noun…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Being safe and protected from danger, harm or crime.
• sedate adjective (sedate, more sedate, most sedate); verb…
  Calm, slow and quiet, without excitement.
• sedentary adjective (sedentary; more sedentary, most sedentary)
  Involving a lot of sitting and little exercise.
• seder noun (a seder, seders; often Seder)everyday · Jewish tradition
  The special meal and service held at home on the first night (or first two nights) of the Jewish festival of Passover.
• sedge noun (sedge, sedges)
  A grass-like plant that grows in wet places such as marshes, ponds and riverbanks.
• sediment noun (sediment, uncountable; a sediment, sediments)
  Sediment is sand, mud, stones and other bits that are carried by water, wind or ice and then settle in a layer, for example at the bottom…
• sedimentary adjective (sedimentary)
  Sedimentary rock is rock made from layers of sand, mud, shells or tiny bits of other rock that are pressed together over a very long time.
• sedition nounJewish tradition
  Stirring up people to rebel against those who rule.
• seduce verbJewish tradition
  To lead someone astray, to tempt them into doing wrong.
• seduction nounJewish tradition
  The act of leading someone astray with false and attractive words.
• sedum noun (sedum, sedums)
  A small plant with thick fleshy leaves that store water; also called stonecrop.
• see verb (see, sees, saw, seen, seeing); in casual speech «see»…everyday · Jewish tradition
  To see is to notice something with your eyes: I see a bird.
• seed noun, verb (seed, seeds, seeded, seeding)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A seed is the small hard part of a plant that can grow into a new plant.
• seedling noun (a seedling, seedlings)
  A seedling is a very young plant that has just grown from a seed.
• seedtime nounJewish tradition
  the time of year when seeds are planted.
• seek verb (seek, seeks, sought, seeking)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To seek means to look for something or someone.
• seeker noun (a seeker, seekers)
  A seeker is a person who looks for something, such as the seeker in hide-and-seek who must find the others.
• seekest verb, old form used with thou
  «seekest» means «you seek», a form of «seek»: To seek means to look for something or someone.
• seel verb (seel, seels, seeled, seeling) — old, rare
  To seel a hawk or falcon was to sew its eyelids shut for a while to tame it.
• seem verb (seem, seems, seemed, seeming)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To seem means to look or appear to be something, from what you can see or know: «She seems happy».
• seemeth verb, old form of «seems» (he, she, it)
  «seemeth» means «seems», a form of «seem»: To seem means to look or appear to be something, from what you can see or know: «She seems…
• seemingly adverb; adjective (seeming)
  Apparently, so it looks, though it may not be true.
• seemly adjectiveJewish tradition
  Proper and fitting; suitable for the occasion.
• seep verb (seep, seeps, seeped, seeping)
  When a liquid seeps, it flows slowly through small holes or cracks, a little at a time.
• seeping verb, -ing form of seep (seep, seeps, seeped, seeping)…
  Seeping means flowing slowly through small holes or cracks right now.
• seer noun (a seer, seers)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A person who is believed to be able to see what will happen in the future; a prophet.
• seesaw noun (a seesaw, seesaws); verb…
  A long board balanced in the middle on which two children sit at opposite ends and go up and down.
• seeth verb, old form of «sees» (he, she, it)
  «seeth» means «sees», a form of «see»: To see is to notice something with your eyes: I see a bird.
• seethe verb (seethes, seethed, seething)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To boil or bubble hard, like a pot of hot liquid.
• seething verb (seethe, seethes, seethed, seething); adjective…Jewish tradition
  To be seething is to be full of heaving, bubbling or crowded movement, like boiling water.
• segment noun (a segment, segments) — said "SEG-ment"; verb…
  A segment is one of the parts something is divided into, like a segment of an orange.
• segregation noun (segregation, uncountable)
  Keeping groups of people apart by law or custom because of their race, religion or sex; it is unfair and wrong.
• seine noun (a seine, seines; the Seine); verb…
  A seine is a large fishing net that hangs straight down in the water, with floats on top and weights at the bottom; the ends are pulled…
• seismic adjective (seismic)
  Seismic means to do with earthquakes or the shaking of the earth: seismic waves, seismic activity.
• seismograph noun (a seismograph, seismographs)
  A machine that measures and records how much the ground shakes during an earthquake.
• seize verb (seize, seizes, seized, seizing)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To take hold of something suddenly and firmly; to grab: He seized the rope.
• seizure noun (a seizure, seizures; seizure)
  A seizure is a sudden burst of unusual electrical activity in the brain that can make a person shake, fall, stare or lose consciousness.
• seldom adverb (seldom)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Not often; rarely: We seldom see snow here.
• select verb (select, selects, selected, selecting); adjective…everyday · Jewish tradition
  To choose someone or something from a group, carefully.
• selected adjective (selected); past form of the verb select…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Selected means chosen from a group, often carefully: "she was selected for the team".
• selection noun (a selection, selections; uncountable selection)
  Selection is choosing someone or something from a group.
• selective adjective (selective, more selective, most selective)
  Selective means choosing carefully, only taking some things and not others.
• selector noun (a selector, selectors)
  A person who chooses players for a team.
• self noun (a self, selves); prefix self…everyday · Jewish tradition
  The person you are, your own nature and character: her true self.
• selfish adjective (selfish; more selfish, most selfish)
  A selfish person thinks mostly about themselves and what they want, and does not care enough about other people.
• selfishness noun (selfishness)
  Selfishness is caring only about yourself and not about other people's needs or wishes.
• selfless adjective (selfless; more selfless, most selfless)
  A selfless person thinks about other people's needs and happiness more than their own.
• selflessly adverb (selflessly)
  In a way that thinks about others more than yourself; generously and without wanting a reward.
• selfsame adjectiveeveryday · Jewish tradition
  exactly the same.
• sell verb (sell, sells, sold, selling); noun (a hard sell — rare)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To sell is to give something to someone for money.
• seller noun (seller, sellers)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A seller is a person or shop that sells things for money.
• selleth verb, old form of «sells» (he, she, it)
  «selleth» means «sells», a form of «sell»: To sell is to give something to someone for money.
• selvedge noun (a selvedge, selvedges); also spelt selvage
  The edge of a piece of woven cloth, made so that it does not fray or unravel.
• semantic adjective (semantic); noun «semantics»…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Semantic means to do with the meanings of words and sentences.
• semblance nounJewish tradition
  A mere outward look or likeness, without real substance.
• semen nounJewish tradition
  the fluid that carries the male seeds of life.
• semester noun (a semester, semesters)
  A semester is one of the two halves of a school or college year.
• semi noun (a semi, semis); prefix (semi-)everyday · Jewish tradition
  prefix «semi-»: half, or partly: semicircle (half a circle), semi-final, semi-detached, semicolon.
• semibreve noun (a semibreve, semibreves)
  The longest common note: it lasts four beats in 4/4 time, as long as two minims or four crotchets; in the USA it is called a whole note.
• semicircle noun (a semicircle, semicircles)
  Half a circle: a shape made by cutting a circle in half along its diameter.
• semicircular adjective (semicircular)
  Shaped like half a circle.
• semicolon noun (a semicolon, semicolons)
  A semicolon is the punctuation mark ; which joins two closely linked full sentences.
• semiconductor noun (a semiconductor, semiconductors)
  A material, such as silicon, that lets electricity flow through it better than an insulator but not as well as a metal, and whose flow can…
• semitic adjectiveJewish tradition
  to do with the peoples and languages of the Middle East, such as Hebrew and Arabic.
• semitone noun (a semitone, semitones)
  The smallest step between two notes in Western music, such as from C to C sharp, or from E to F; half of a tone.
• sen noun (a sen, sen — money unit); abbreviation…
  A sen is a small coin or money unit in some Asian countries, for example 100 sen make 1 ringgit in Malaysia; in Japan the sen was an old…
• senate noun (a senate, senates; the Senate — a name)
  A senate is one of the two parts of the group that makes laws in some countries; in the USA, Australia, Canada, Ireland (Seanad) and…
• senator noun (a senator, senators)
  A senator is a member of a senate, a group of people who make laws in some countries, like the USA, Canada, Australia and Ireland.
• send verb (send, sends, sent, sending)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To send is to make something go to another place or person, like a letter, a parcel or a message.
• sender noun (a sender, senders)
  A sender is the person who sends a letter, parcel, message or email.
• sendest verb, old form used with thou
  «sendest» means «you send», a form of «send»: To send is to make something go to another place or person, like a letter, a parcel or a…
• sendeth verb, old form of «sends» (he, she, it)
  «sendeth» means «sends», a form of «send»: To send is to make something go to another place or person, like a letter, a parcel or a message.
• seneca proper noun (Seneca — a name); noun…
  Seneca was a Roman thinker and writer (about 4 BC – AD 65), a Stoic philosopher who wrote letters about living wisely and calmly, and was…
• senile adjective (senile)
  Weak in mind because of old age, especially forgetful or confused.
• senior adjective (senior); noun (a senior, seniors)
  Older (a senior citizen).
• seniority noun (seniority — uncountable)
  Seniority is being older or higher in rank than others.
• sensation noun (a sensation, sensations; sensation — uncountable)
  A feeling in the body that comes from the senses: a burning sensation, a tingling sensation.
• sensational adjective (sensational; more sensational, most sensational)
  Very exciting and surprising, causing great interest.
• sense noun, verb (sense, senses, sensed, sensing)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A sense is one of the ways your body knows the world: sight, hearing, smell, taste and touch.
• senseless adjective (senseless)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Senseless means without meaning or good reason, foolish and pointless.
• senselessly adverb (senselessly)
  Senselessly means in a way that has no meaning, good reason or purpose.
• sensible adjective (sensible, more sensible, most sensible)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Sensible means having good judgement and making wise, safe choices.
• sensibly adverb (sensibly)
  In a wise, sensible and practical way.
• sensitive adjective (sensitive, more sensitive, most sensitive)
  Sensitive means easily hurt or upset by what others say or do.
• sensitivity noun (sensitivity, sensitivities)
  Sensitivity is being kind and careful about other people's feelings.
• sensor noun (a sensor, sensors)
  A sensor is a device that notices something, such as light, heat, movement, sound or touch, and sends a signal about it.
• sensory adjective
  Sensory means to do with the senses — sight, hearing, touch, taste and smell.

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