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  • second/ˈsɛk.ənd/nounA15 meaningsA unit of time; sixty of them make a minute.
  • second class postnounB1The slower and cheaper way of sending mail.
  • second personnounB2The form used when speaking to somebody.
  • second thoughtsphraseB2Fresh doubts about a decision you already made.
  • second-guess/ˈsɛk.əndˌɡɛs/verbC1To doubt a decision after making it.
  • second-handadjectiveB1Owned by somebody else before you.
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  • secondary/ˈsɛkənd(ə)ɹɪ/adjectiveB24 meaningsLess important than the main thing.
  • secondary sourcenounB2An account written later by someone studying it.
  • secondhand/ˌsɛk(ə)n(d)ˈhænd/adjectiveB1+Already owned by someone else.
  • secondly/ˈsɛk.(ə)ndli/adverbB1+In the second place.
  • secondment/səˈkɒn(d)mənt/nounC1A temporary move to another team or organisation.
  • seconds/ˈsɛk.əndz/nounB2A second helping of the same dish.
  • secret/ˈsiː.kɹɪt/nounA23 meaningsSomething you know that you must not tell anyone else.
  • secretariat/ˌsɛk.ɹəˈtɛə.ɹɪ.ət/nounC1The permanent staff running an international body.
  • secretary/ˈsɛk.ɹə.tə.ɹi/nounA2+3 meaningsSomebody employed to handle letters, calls and appointments in an office.
  • secretive/ˈsiːkɹɪtɪv/adjectiveB2Inclined to keep things hidden.
  • secretly/ˈsiː.kɹɪt.li/adverbB12 meaningsWithout letting anyone know.
  • sect/sɛkt/nounB2+A group holding beliefs at odds with the main body.
  • section/ˈsɛkʃən/nounB12 meaningsOne of the parts into which something is divided.
  • sector/ˈsɛk.təɹ/nounB2One distinct part of an economy or an area.
  • secular/ˈsɛkjʊlə/adjectiveC12 meaningsNot connected with religion.
  • secure/sɪˈkjʊə(ɹ)/adjectiveB14 meaningsFirmly fixed and unlikely to move.
  • security/sɪˈkjʊəɹɪti/nounB13 meaningsBeing safe from danger, and the settled feeling that comes with it.
  • security badgenounB1The card that opens the doors you are allowed through.
  • security checknounB1The point where passengers and bags are screened.
  • security clearancenounB2Official permission to see secret material.
  • security guardnounB1A person employed to guard premises or people.
  • security tagnounB2The device that sounds an alarm if goods leave unpaid.
  • sedan/səˈdæn/nounB2+A car with a separate enclosed boot, called a saloon in Britain.
  • sedate/sɪˈdeɪt/adjectiveC12 meaningsCalm, unhurried and dignified.
  • sedationnounC1The calming of a patient with drugs.
  • sedative/ˈsɛdətɪv/nounB2+A drug that calms and makes you sleepy.
  • sedentary/ˈsɛd.ən.tɛɹ.i/adjectiveC1Involving a great deal of sitting.
  • sedge/sɛd͡ʒ/nounC2A grassy plant that grows in wet ground.
  • sediment/ˈsɛd.ɪ.mənt/nounC12 meaningsSolid material that sinks to the bottom of a liquid and settles there.
  • sediment layernounB2One band of silt, sand or mud in rock, marking material that settled at a particular time.
  • sedimentary/ˌsɛd.əˈmɛn.tə.ɹi/adjectiveC1Formed from layers of material settling and hardening.
  • sedimentationnounC1The settling of carried material at the bottom.
  • seditious/səˈdɪʃəs/adjectiveC2Stirring people up against the government.
  • seduction/sɪˈdʌk.ʃn̩/nounB2+The leading of somebody into something, especially sex.
  • seductive/sɪˈdʌktɪv/adjectiveB2+Alluring in a sexually charged way that draws somebody into temptation.
  • sedulous/ˈsɛd͡ʒʊləs/adjectiveC2Working with steady untiring care.
  • see/siː/verbA16 meaningsTo notice something with your eyes.
  • see eye to eyephraseB2To agree completely with someone.
  • see throughphraseC1To spot the truth behind someone's trick; also, to finish what you started.
  • see you aroundphraseB1A casual farewell to somebody you will meet again.
  • 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.
  • seed podnounB2The case that holds a plant's seeds until they are ready.
  • seedling/ˈsiːdlɪŋ/nounC1A very young plant just grown from seed.
  • seedy/ˈsiːdi/adjectiveC2Shabby and faintly disreputable.
  • seek outphraseB2To search for someone or something until you find them.
  • seeker/ˈsiːkə/nounB2Somebody looking for something.
  • seem/ˈsiːm/verbA23 meaningsTo give the impression of being something, whether or not it is so.
  • seemingly/ˈsiːmɪŋli/adverbC1On the surface, judging only by appearances.
  • seemly/ˈsiːmli/adjectiveC1Proper and fitting for the occasion.
  • seep/siːp/verbB2+To pass slowly through small openings.
  • 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.