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

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  • sea anemonenounC1A flower-like sea creature with stinging tentacles.
  • seafarer/ˈsiˌfɛɹɚ/nounC1Somebody who travels the sea for a living.
  • sealing wax/ˈsiːlɪŋ ˌwæks/nounC1Hot wax dripped on a letter and stamped.
  • seam/ˈsiːm/nounB23 meaningsA line of stitching where two pieces of cloth are joined.
  • seam allowance/ˈsiːm əˌlaʊ.ənts/nounC1The margin left outside the stitching line.
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A meeting held to try to contact the dead.
  • searing/ˈsɪəɹɪŋ/adjectiveC1Burning fiercely.
  • seasoned/ˈsiːzənd/adjectiveC13 meaningsOf wood, dried slowly until it is stable.
  • seasoning balancenounC1The right proportion of salt, acid and sweetness.
  • secession/səˈsɛʃən/nounC1Breaking away from a country to form a new one.
  • seclusion/səˈkluːʒən/nounC1The state of being kept well away from others.
  • second/ˈsɛk.ənd/nounA15 meaningsA unit of time; sixty of them make a minute.
  • second-guess/ˈsɛk.əndˌɡɛs/verbC1To doubt a decision after making it.
  • secondary/ˈsɛkənd(ə)ɹɪ/adjectiveB24 meaningsLess important than the main thing.
  • 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.
  • sedationnounC1The 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.