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- SCOPAAny of various clusters of hair of non-parasitic bees that serve to carry pollen. In parasitic Hymenoptera it refers to a local patch of hairs, regardless of function.
- SCOPATEHaving a scopa (tuft of hairs on the surface)
- SCOPULAA dense tuft of hair, as on the legs of certain insects.
- SCORPAENIDAny fish in the family Scorpaenidae, a scorpionfish.
- SCORPAENOIDOf or relating to the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfish
- SCOUTA person sent out to gather and bring back information; especially, one employed in war to gain information about the enemy and ground.
- SCREEVETo write.
- SCRINEA chest or other box for storing valuables.
- SCRIPTA writing; a written document.
- SCROFULAA form of tuberculosis, most common in women 30-40 years of age, tending to cause enlarged and degenerated lymph nodes, especially in the neck, and often chronic, intractable skin
- SCROFULOUSOf, related to, or suffering from scrofula (form of tuberculosis tending to cause enlarged lymph nodes and skin inflammation).
- SCROTALOf or relating to the scrotum.
- SCROTUMThe sac of skin and muscle that contains and protects the testicles in most placental mammals.
- SCROYLEA mean person; a wretch.
- SCUDOA silver coin and unit of currency of various Italian states from the 16th to the 19th centuries.
- SCULLERYA small room, next to a kitchen, where washing up and other domestic chores are done.
- SCULPTTo form by sculpture.
- SCULPTORA person who sculpts; an artist who produces sculpture.
- SCULPTUREA three-dimensional work of art created by shaping malleable objects and letting them harden or by chipping away pieces from a rock (sculpting).
- SCURRILITYSomething that is scurrilous.
- SCUTAGEA tax, paid in lieu of military service, that was a significant source of revenue in England in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries.
- SCUTATEShaped like a shield or buckler.
- SCUTCHTo beat or whip; to drub.
- SCUTEA horny, chitinous, or bony external plate or scale, as on the shell of a turtle, the skin of crocodiles, or the feet and legs of birds.
- SCUTIFORMHaving the shape of a shield; scutate.
- SCUTUMAn oblong shield made of boards or wickerwork covered with leather, with sometimes an iron rim; carried chiefly by the heavily armed infantry of the Roman army.
- SCYPHIFORMShaped like a cup.
- SCYTHEAn instrument for mowing grass, grain, etc. by hand, composed of a long, curving blade with a sharp concave edge, fastened to a long handle called a snath.
- SEBIFEROUSProducing sebum; sebaceous.
- SEBUMA thick oily substance, secreted by the sebaceous glands of the skin, that consists of fat, keratin and cellular debris.
- SECANTA straight line that intersects a curve at two or more points.
- SECATEURSSmall, handheld pruning shears.
- SECEDETo split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation.
- SECLUDETo shut off or keep apart, as from company, society, etc.; withdraw (oneself) from society or into solitude.
- SECLUSIONThe act of secluding, shutting out or keeping apart.
- SECRETA piece of knowledge that is hidden and intended to be kept hidden.
- SECRETARYA person who keeps records, takes notes and handles general clerical work.
- SECRETIONAny substance that is secreted by an organism.
- SECTAn offshoot of a larger religion or denomination.
- SECTARIANOf, relating to, or partial to a sect.
- SECTARYA member of a particular sect, school of thought or practice, party, or profession; a sectarian.
- SECTILECapable of being cut; easily cut.
- SECTIONA cutting; a part cut out from the rest of something.
- SECTORA section. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
- SECULARNot specifically religious; lay or civil, as opposed to clerical.
- SECUNDArranged on one side only, as flowers or leaves on a stalk; unilateral.
- SECUNDUMaccording to
- SECUREFree from attack or danger; protected.
- SECURITYThe condition of not being threatened, especially physically, psychologically, emotionally, or financially.
- SEDANAn enclosed windowed chair suitable for a single occupant, carried by at least two porters, in equal numbers in front and behind, using wooden rails that passed through metal brack
- SEDATIVEAn agent or drug that sedates, having a calming or soothing effect, or inducing sleep.
- SEDENTsitting; inactive or still
- SEDENTARYNot moving; relatively still; staying in the vicinity.
- SEDERUNTA formal meeting, especially of a judicial or ecclesiastical body.
- SEDESThe position a word or phrase occupies within the meter.
- SEDILEAlternative form of sedilium (“type of seat in a church”).
- SEDILIAA series of seats, typically three, often recessed into the wall, on the south side of the chancel or choir, reserved for the use of officiating clergy.
- SEDIMENTA collection of small particles, particularly dirt, that precipitates from a river or other body of water.
- SEDITIONOrganized incitement of rebellion or civil disorder against authority or the state, usually by speech or writing.
- SEDITIOUSOf, related to, or being involved in sedition.
- SEDUCETo beguile or lure (someone) away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray.
- SEDUCTIONThe act of seducing.
- SEDUCTIVEAttractive, alluring, tempting.
- SEDUCTOROne who seduces.
- SEDULITYdiligence, persistence
- SEDUMAny of various succulent plants, of the genus Sedum, native to temperate zones; the stonecrop.
- SEGMENTA length of some object.
- SEGNOThe sign 𝄋, indicating the start of a passage of music to be repeated.
- SEGREGATIONThe act of setting apart and organizing things based upon their characteristics.
- SEGUETo move smoothly from one state or subject to another.
- SEIGNIORA feudal lord; a nobleman who held his lands by feudal grant; any lord (holder) of a manor.
- SEITYSomething peculiar to oneself; personal peculiarity; individuality.
- SELECTPrivileged, specially selected.
- SELECTIONThe process or act of selecting.
- SELVAHeavily forested ground in the Amazon basin.
- SEMIBREVEA musical note four beats long in 4/4 time; a whole note
- SEMIFINALA playoff in the round with only four players or teams left, the stage before the final.
- SEMINALOf or relating to seed or semen.
- SEMINARA class held for advanced studies in which students meet regularly to discuss original research, under the guidance of a professor.
- SEMINARYA theological school for the training of rabbis, priests, or ministers.
- SEMINATETo disseminate
- SEMINIFEROUSproducing seed
- SEMITAURA mythical beast, half man, half bull.
- SEMOLINACoarse grains produced at an intermediate stage of wheat flour milling.
- SEMPITERNALEverlasting, eternal.
- SEMPITERNITYExistence within time but infinitely into the future, as opposed to eternity, understood as existence outside time.
- SEMUNCIAA bronze coin minted during the Roman Republic, valued at one twenty-fourth of an as.
- SENARYOf sixth rank or order.
- SENATEIn some bicameral legislative systems, the upper house or chamber.
- SENATORA member, normally elected, in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate, as, for instance, the legislatures of the United States and Canada.
- SENATORIALRelating to a senator.
- SENECTITUDEold age
- SENIOROlder.
- SENIORITYA measure of the amount of time a person has been a member of an organization, as compared to other members, and with an eye towards awarding privileges to those who have been memb
- SENSATEPerceived by one or more of the senses.
- SENSORIUMThe entire sensory apparatus of an organism.
- SENSUALInducing pleasurable or erotic sensations.
- SENTIENTExperiencing sensation, thought, or feeling.
- SENTIMENTA general thought, feeling, or sense.
- SENTRYA guard, particularly on duty at the entrance to a military base.