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English Word Dictionary

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second hand

adverb · from a source of previously owned goods

Example: I prefer to buy second hand

secondary coil

noun · coil such that current is induced in it by passing a current through the primary coil

secondly

adverb · in the second place

Example: second, we must consider the economy

secrete

verb · generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids

Example: secrete digestive juices

sectionalise

verb · divide into sections, especially into geographic sections

Example: sectionalize a country

securely

adverb · in a secure manner; in a manner free from danger

Example: she held the child securely

seduce

verb · lure or entice away from duty, principles, or proper conduct

Example: She was seduced by the temptation of easy money and started to work in a massage parlor

see through

verb · remain with until completion

Example: I must see the job through

seed catalog

noun · a list advertising seeds and their prices

segmented

adjective · having the body divided into successive metameres or segments, as in earthworms or lobsters

seismal

adjective · subject to or caused by an earthquake or earth vibration

seize

verb · capture the attention or imagination of

Example: This story will grab you

seize with teeth

verb · to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws

Example: Gunny invariably tried to bite her

selectively

adverb · by selection; in a selective manner

Example: we choose our students very selectively

self-assertive

adjective · aggressively self-assured

Example: an energetic assertive boy who was always ready to argue

self-coloured

adjective · of the same color throughout

Example: solid color

self-complacent

adjective · contented to a fault with oneself or one's actions

Example: he had become complacent after years of success

self-propelled

adjective · moved forward by its own force or momentum

Example: a self-propelled egotist

selflessly

adverb · in an altruistic manner

Example: he acted selflessly when he helped the old lady in distress

sellers' market

noun · a market in which more people want to buy than want to sell

semantically

adverb · with regard to meaning

Example: semantically empty messages

semicentennial

adjective · of or relating to or marking the 50th anniversary

semiotical

adjective · of or relating to semiotics

Example: semiotic analysis

semisolid

adjective · partly solid; having a rigidity and viscosity intermediate between a solid and a liquid

Example: a semisolid mixture

send on

verb · send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit

Example: forward my mail

senior chief petty officer

noun · a senior noncommissioned officer in the Navy or Coast Guard with a rank comparable to master sergeant in the Army

sensationally

adverb · in a sensational manner

Example: in the summer of 1958 the pianist had a sensationally triumphant return

sense of right and wrong

noun · motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions

sensitively

adverb · in a sensitive manner

Example: she questioned the rape victim very sensitively about the attack

sensory

adjective · of a nerve fiber or impulse originating outside and passing toward the central nervous system

Example: sensory neurons

sensuously

adverb · with aesthetic gratification or delight

Example: sensuously delighting in the wine and food

sentence

noun · (criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed

Example: the conviction came as no surprise

sententious

adjective · concise and full of meaning- Hervey Allen

Example: welcomed her pithy comments

sepaloid

adjective · resembling or characteristic of a sepal

separatist

adjective · having separated or advocating separation from another entity or policy or attitude

Example: a breakaway faction

septet

noun · a musical composition written for seven performers

sequentially

adverb · in a consecutive manner

Example: we numbered the papers consecutively

seraphic

adjective · having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub

Example: an angelic smile

serious

adjective · causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm

Example: a dangerous operation

sermonise

verb · speak as if delivering a sermon; express moral judgements

Example: This man always sermonizes

service charge

noun · a percentage of a bill (as at a hotel or restaurant) added in payment for service

servilely

adverb · in an obsequious manner

Example: she acts obsequiously toward her boss

set ablaze

verb · set fire to; cause to start burning

Example: Lightening set fire to the forest

set about

verb · take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

Example: We began working at dawn

set apart

verb · set apart from others

Example: The dentist sequesters the tooth he is working on

set in

verb · become established

Example: winter has set in

set off

verb · cause to burst with a violent release of energy

Example: We exploded the nuclear bomb

seven-fold

adjective · having seven units or components

seventhly

adverb · in the seventh place

Example: seventhly, you have no right to cancel the lease in mid-year

sew

verb · fasten by sewing; do needlework

sextuple

adjective · having six units or components

shabbily

adverb · in a mean and ungenerous manner

Example: the two were haggling shabbily in the drawing-room