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19,295 words · meanings, pronunciation and origins · ranked by use

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  • secondment/səˈkɒn(d)mənt/nounC1A temporary move to another team or organisation.
  • secretariat/ˌsɛk.ɹəˈtɛə.ɹɪ.ət/nounC1The permanent staff running an international body.
  • section/ˈsɛkʃən/nounB12 meaningsOne of the parts into which something is divided.
  • secular/ˈsɛkjʊlə/adjectiveC12 meaningsNot connected with religion.
  • sedate/sɪˈdeɪt/adjectiveC12 meaningsCalm, unhurried and dignified.
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nounC1
The calming of a patient with drugs.
  • sedentary/ˈsɛd.ən.tɛɹ.i/adjectiveC1Involving a great deal of sitting.
  • sediment/ˈsɛd.ɪ.mənt/nounC12 meaningsSolid material that sinks to the bottom of a liquid and settles there.
  • sedimentary/ˌsɛd.əˈmɛn.tə.ɹi/adjectiveC1Formed from layers of material settling and hardening.
  • sedimentationnounC1The settling of carried material at the bottom.
  • see throughphraseC1To spot the truth behind someone's trick; also, to finish what you started.
  • seed/siːd/nounB13 meaningsThe small hard part of a plant that a new plant grows from.
  • seed drillnounC1The machine that plants seed in even rows.
  • seedling/ˈsiːdlɪŋ/nounC1A very young plant just grown from seed.
  • seemingly/ˈsiːmɪŋli/adverbC1On the surface, judging only by appearances.
  • seemly/ˈsiːmli/adjectiveC1Proper and fitting for the occasion.
  • seer/sɪə(ɹ)/nounC12 meaningsA person who can see what will happen in the future.
  • seesaw/ˈsiː.sɔː/nounB22 meaningsA playground plank where one rider rises as the other sinks.
  • seethe/siːð/verbC12 meaningsTo be filled with anger that is barely contained.
  • seething/ˈsiː.ðɪŋ/adjectiveC12 meaningsBoiling with anger held under the surface.
  • segment/ˈsɛɡ.mənt/nounC12 meaningsOne identifiable part of a whole market.
  • seismic/ˈsaɪzmɪk/adjectiveC23 meaningsTo do with earthquakes and the movement of the ground.
  • seize/ˈsiːz/verbB26 meaningsTo take hold of something suddenly and firmly.
  • seize up/ˌsiːz ˈʌp/phraseC1For moving parts to stick fast and stop.
  • seizure/ˈsiː.ʒə(ɹ)/nounB22 meaningsA sudden fit caused by abnormal brain activity.
  • seldom/ˈsɛldəm/adverbC1Not often at all.
  • self-assuredadjectiveC1Quietly confident in yourself.
  • self-consciousadjectiveC12 meaningsUncomfortably aware of being observed by others.
  • self-determination/ˌsɛlfdɪˌtɜː(ɹ)mɪˈneɪʃən/nounC1The right of a people to choose their own government.
  • self-possessionnounC1Calm control of your feelings and behaviour under pressure.
  • self-talknounC1The way a person speaks to themselves inside.
  • self-worthnounC1The sense that you matter regardless of what you achieve.
  • selfsame/ˈsɛlfseɪm/adjectiveC1Exactly the same one.
  • semantics/sɪˈmæntɪks/nounC1The study of what words and sentences mean.
  • semblance/ˈsɛmblən(t)s/nounC1An outward appearance of something, perhaps false.
  • seminary/ˈsɛmənɛɹi/nounC1A college that trains priests or ministers.
  • semitone/ˈsɛmitoʊn/nounC1The smallest step between two neighbouring notes.
  • senate/ˈsɛnɪt/nounB22 meaningsThe upper house of a parliament in many countries.
  • senility/səˈnɪlɪti/nounC1The mental decline that can come with great age.
  • seniority/siːnɪˈɒɹɪti/nounC1The rank that comes from length of service.
  • sensation/sɛnˈseɪʃən/nounB12 meaningsA feeling in the body.
  • sensational/sɛnˈseɪʃənəl/adjectiveC12 meaningsCausing great excitement or admiration.
  • sensibility/ˌsɛn(t)sɪˈbɪlɪti/nounC1Fineness of feeling and responsiveness to impressions.
  • sensitivity/ˌsɛn.sɪˈtɪv.ɪ.ti/nounC12 meaningsHow easily something reacts or is hurt.
  • sentient/ˈsɛn.ti.ənt/adjectiveC1Able to feel and to be aware.
  • sentiment/ˈsɛn.tɪ.mənt/nounC1A view held, or a feeling expressed.
  • sentimental/ˌsɛntiˈmɛntl̩/adjectiveC12 meaningsEasily moved by memories and keepsakes.
  • sentimentalitynounC1Feeling indulged beyond what the occasion deserves.
  • sentinel/ˈsɛn.tɪ.nəl/nounC12 meaningsA guard posted to keep watch.
  • sentry/ˈsɛn.tɹi/nounB2+2 meaningsA soldier posted to keep watch and control who passes.
  • separation/ˌsɛp.əˈɹeɪ.ʃən/nounB22 meaningsThe pulling apart of things.
  • separatist/ˈsɛpəɹətɪst/nounC1Somebody who wants their region to break away.
  • sequel/ˈsiːkwəl/nounC1A film or book continuing the story of an earlier one.
  • sequence/ˈsiː.kwəns/nounB25 meaningsA set of things following one another in a fixed order.
  • serenade/ˌsɛɹəˈneɪd/nounC12 meaningsA song performed outdoors, traditionally to a lover.
  • serenity/səˈɹɛnɪti/nounC1Deep untroubled calm.
  • serf/sɜːf/nounC1A peasant bound by law to the land they worked.
  • serfdom/ˈsɜːfdəm/nounC1A system binding peasants to the land they work.
  • serial/ˈsɪə.ɹɪ.əl/nounB23 meaningsA story published or broadcast in separate parts over a period of time.
  • serpentine/ˈsɜː.pənˌtaɪn/adjectiveC1Winding in curves like a snake.