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- SENTRYA guard, particularly on duty at the entrance to a military base.
- SEPALOne of the component parts of the calyx, particularly when such components are not fused into a single structure.
- SEPARATIONThe act of disuniting two or more things, or the condition of being separated.
- SEPIMENTSomething that separates; a hedge; a fence.
- SEPIOLITEA hydrated magnesium silicate, clay mineral used for carving into decorative articles and smoking pipes.
- SEPTA clan, tribe, or family, proceeding from a common progenitor; especially, one of the ancient clans of Ireland.
- SEPTARIUMA flattened concretionary nodule, usually of limestone, intersected within by cracks which are often filled with calcite, barite, or other minerals.
- SEPTEMFIDCleft into seven.
- SEPTEMVIRA member of a septemvirate; one of seven people associated in some office.
- SEPTENARYConsisting of or containing seven.
- SEPTETA group of seven, particularly A group of seven musicians.
- SEPTICEMIAA disease caused by the presence of pathogenic organisms, especially bacteria, or their toxins, in the bloodstream, characterized by chills and fever.
- SEPTICIDALExhibiting or relating to a method of dehiscence in which a pod splits through the partitions and is divided into its component carpels.
- SEPTIFRAGALBreaking from the partitions; said of a method of dehiscence in which the valves of a pod break away from the partitions, while these remain attached to the common axis.
- SEPTIMALRelating to the number seven.
- SEPTUMA wall separating two cavities; a partition.
- SEPULCHRALRelating to a grave or to death; funereal.
- SEPULCHREA burial chamber.
- SEPULTUREThe act of sepulchring, committing the remains of a deceased person to the grave or sepulchre.
- SEQUACITYQuality or state of being sequacious.
- SEQUELThe events, collectively, which follow a previously mentioned event; the aftermath.
- SEQUENTThat comes after in time or order; subsequent.
- SEQUENTIALSucceeding or following in order.
- SEQUITURA logical conclusion or consequence of facts.
- SERENADEA love song that is sung directly to one's love interest, especially one performed below the window of a loved one in the evening.
- SERENECalm, peaceful, unruffled.
- SERENITYThe state of being serene; calmness; peacefulness.
- SERFA partially free peasant of a low hereditary class, attached like a slave to the land owned by a feudal lord and required to perform labour, enjoying minimal legal or customary rig
- SERGEANCYThe role, rank or office of a sergeant; sergeantship.
- SERGEANTA UK army rank with NATO code OR-6, senior to corporal and junior to warrant officer ranks.
- SERIALHaving to do with or arranged in a series.
- SERIATIMOne after another, in order; taking one topic or subject at a time in an order; sequentially.
- SERICINA water-soluble glycoprotein that binds the two fibroin filaments of a silk fibre.
- SERIFA short line added to the end of a stroke in traditional typefaces, such as Times New Roman.
- SERINEA nonessential amino acid, CH2OH.CH(NH2)COOH, found in most animal proteins, notably silk.
- SERJEANTYA land tenure in which a tenant provided his liege with some kind of personal service, as opposed to nonpersonal service, such as paying tax (socage)
- SEROTINOUSSynonym of serotine (“developing at a later time or later in a season, especially than is customary with allied species; specifically , of a plant: flowering late in a season”).
- SEROUSContaining, secreting, or resembling serum; watery; a fluid or discharge that is pale yellow and transparent, usually representing something of a benign nature. (This contrasts wit
- SERRAA saw, or saw-like part.
- SERRULATEMinutely serrate.
- SERUMEllipsis of blood serum.
- SERVALA medium-sized African wild cat, Leptailurus serval, formerly Felis serval.
- SERVIENTsubordinate
- SERVILEExcessively eager to please; obsequious.
- SERVITUDEThe state of being a slave; slavery; being forced to work for others or do their bidding without one's consent or against one's will, either in perpetuity or for a period of time o
- SESTETA piece of music composed for six voices or six instruments; a sextet or sestuor.
- SETAA bristle or hair.
- SETIFEROUSHaving bristles; bristly.
- SETIFORMHaving the shape or structure of bristles.
- SEVERTo cut free.
- SEVERALSeparate, distinct; particular.
- SEVERITYThe state of being severe.
- SEWERA pipe or channel, or system of pipes or channels, used to remove human waste and to provide drainage.
- SEXANGULARHaving six angles; hexagonal.
- SEXFIDcleft into six
- SEXTNoon, reckoned as the sixth hour of daylight.
- SEXTAINA stanza of six lines; a sestine or sestina.
- SEXTILEOf or denoting the aspect or position of any two celestial bodies separated by 60°.
- SEXTOA book consisting of sheets each of which is folded into six leaves.
- SEXTODECIMOA size of a sheet of paper resulting from folding and cutting a sheet of paper into sixteenths (3.25"–5" x 5"–6.25").
- SEXTONA church official who looks after a church building and its graveyard and may act as a gravedigger and bell ringer.
- SEXUALArising from the fact of being male or female; pertaining to sex or gender, or to the social relations between the sexes.
- SEXUALITYThe quality of being sexual; that which is characterized or distinguished by sex.
- SHALLOTAny vegetable of certain species in the onion family. Allium ascalonicum. Allium oschaninii.
- SHAMBLEOne of a succession of niches or platforms, one above another, to hold ore which is thrown successively from platform to platform, and thus raised to a higher level.
- SHRINEA holy or sacred place dedicated to a specific deity, ancestor, hero, martyr, saint, or similar figure of awe and respect, at which said figure is venerated or worshipped.
- SHRIVETo hear or receive a confession (of sins etc.).
- SIBILANTCharacterized by a hissing or hushing sound such as the s or sh in sack or shack.
- SIBILATETo hiss.
- SIBILOUSHaving a hissing sound; sibilant.
- SICCITYDryness.
- SICKLEAn implement having a semicircular blade and short handle, used for cutting long grass and cereal crops.
- SIDERALDated form of sidereal.
- SIDERATIONThe state of being suddenly paralysed; consternation.
- SIDEREALOf or relating to the stars.
- SIDERITEA widespread brown mineral, FeCO3, having the structure of calcite.
- SIEGEMilitary action. A prolonged military assault or a blockade of a city or fortress with the intent of conquering by force or attrition.
- SIERRAAlternative letter-case form of Sierra of the ICAO/NATO radiotelephony alphabet.
- SIESTAA nap, especially an afternoon one taken during the hottest part of the day in some cultures.
- SIFFLEA sibilant rale.
- SIGILA seal, signature or signet.
- SIGLAplural of siglum
- SIGLUMA letter or other symbol that stands for a name or word; specifically, one used in a modern literary work to refer to an early version of a text.
- SIGNA visible fact that shows that something exists or may happen.
- SIGNAplural of signum
- SIGNALA sequence of states representing an encoded message in a communication channel.
- SIGNATEHaving definite colour markings; bearing spots resembling letters.
- SIGNATORYOne who signs or has signed something.
- SIGNATUREA person's name, written by that person, used as identification or to signify approval of accompanying material, such as a legal contract.
- SIGNETAn object (especially a ring) formerly used to impress a picture into the sealing wax of a document as a proof of its origin.
- SIGNIFYTo create a sign out of something.
- SIGNUMA sign, mark, or symbol.
- SILENCEThe absence of any sound.
- SILENTIARYA person who keeps silent, especially from religious motives.
- SILEXFlint.
- SILICASilicon dioxide.
- SILICONA nonmetallic element (symbol Si) with an atomic number of 14 and atomic weight of 28.0855.
- SILIQUEA long dry fruit (seed capsule), length more than twice the width, typical to cruciferous plants and consisting of two fused carpels that separate when ripe.
- SILVAThe forest trees of a particular area
- SILVATICAlternative form of sylvatic.