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

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  • seething/ˈsiː.ðɪŋ/adjectiveC12 meaningsBoiling with anger held under the surface.
  • segment/ˈsɛɡ.mənt/nounC12 meaningsOne identifiable part of a whole market.
  • segregation/sɛɡɹəˈɡeɪ̯ʃən/nounB2+Keeping groups of people forcibly apart.
  • seismic/ˈsaɪzmɪk/adjectiveC23 meaningsTo do with earthquakes and the movement of the ground.
  • seismology/saɪzˈmɑl.ə.d͡ʒi/nounC2The study of earthquakes.
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verbB26 meanings
To 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.
  • selection/səˈlɛkʃən/nounB22 meaningsThe choosing of somebody or something.
  • selective/səˈlɛktɪv/adjectiveB22 meaningsChoosing carefully from a range of options.
  • selectivitynounC2Care in choosing only what fits.
  • self/ˈsɛlf/nounB1The person you essentially are.
  • self-assuredadjectiveC1Quietly confident in yourself.
  • self-awareadjectiveB2Understanding your own nature and effect on others.
  • self-carenounB2Looking after your own health and spirits deliberately.
  • self-cateringadjectiveB2Where you cook your own meals rather than being fed.
  • self-centeredadjectiveB2Seeing everything only in relation to your own concerns, so that other people barely register.
  • self-checkoutnounB1The machine you scan and pay at yourself.
  • self-confidentadjectiveB1Sure of your own abilities and worth.
  • self-consciousadjectiveC12 meaningsUncomfortably aware of being observed by others.
  • self-control/ˌsɛlf kənˈtɹoʊl/nounB2The power to master your own urges and temper by strength of mind alone.
  • self-defencenounB2The protecting of yourself from attack.
  • self-determination/ˌsɛlfdɪˌtɜː(ɹ)mɪˈneɪʃən/nounC1The right of a people to choose their own government.
  • self-employedadjectiveB1Working for yourself rather than as somebody's employee.
  • self-esteem/ˌsɛlf.əˈstiːm/nounB2How much you value and believe in yourself.
  • self-possessionnounC1Calm control of your feelings and behaviour under pressure.
  • self-respectnounB2A sense of your own dignity strong enough to stop you from acting in ways that would demean you.
  • self-service/sɛlfˈsɜː.vɪs/nounB1A system in which customers serve themselves.
  • self-studynounB2Learning on your own without a teacher.
  • self-talknounC1The way a person speaks to themselves inside.
  • self-tannounB2A lotion that browns the skin without sun.
  • self-worthnounC1The sense that you matter regardless of what you achieve.
  • selfie/ˈsɛlfi/nounA2A photo you take of your own face with your phone at arm's length.
  • selfish/ˈsɛl.fɪʃ/adjectiveB12 meaningsCaring only about your own wants and not about other people.
  • selfishness/ˈsɛl.fɪʃ.nəs/nounB2Caring only about what suits you.
  • selflessadjectiveB2Putting the good of others before your own.
  • selflessnessnounC2Concern for others before yourself.
  • selfsame/ˈsɛlfseɪm/adjectiveC1Exactly the same one.
  • sell/sɛl/verbA13 meaningsTo give something to somebody in exchange for money.
  • selvedgenounC2The finished edge of woven cloth that will not fray.
  • semantics/sɪˈmæntɪks/nounC1The study of what words and sentences mean.
  • semaphore/ˈsɛm.əˌfɔː/nounC2A signal worked by a moving arm.
  • semblance/ˈsɛmblən(t)s/nounC1An outward appearance of something, perhaps false.
  • semester/sɪˈmɛstə/nounB1+One of the two main periods into which a school or university year is divided.
  • semicolon/ˌsɛmiˈkəʊlən/nounB2+The mark that separates two closely linked clauses.
  • semifinalnounB1+The round just before the final.
  • seminal/ˈsɛmɪnəl/adjectiveC2So influential that later work grew out of it.
  • seminar/ˈsɛmɪnɑɹ/nounB2+2 meaningsA small university class based on discussion of a set text or topic.
  • 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.
  • senator/ˈsɛn.ə.tə/nounB2An elected member of an upper house of lawmakers.
  • send/sɛnd/verbA12 meaningsTo make something travel to somebody.
  • sender/ˈsɛndəː/nounB1+The person who posted the item.
  • senegalnounB2+The West African country of Dakar, at the continent's westernmost point.
  • seneschal/ˈsɛnəʃəl/nounC2The steward who ran a great household.
  • senile/ˈsiːnaɪl/adjectiveB2+Suffering mental or physical decline from old age.
  • senility/səˈnɪlɪti/nounC1The mental decline that can come with great age.
  • senior/ˈsiːnjə(ɹ)/adjectiveB13 meaningsHigher in rank or position.