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- 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.
- SEXAGENARYOf or related to the number sixty, particularly:
- 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.
- SEXTUPLEa sixfold amount
- 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.
- SHIBBOLETHA particular pronunciation or custom that is regarded as distinguishing members of a group from non-members, especially when used as a test.
- 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.
- 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.
- SIMILARHaving traits or characteristics in common; alike, allied, comparable.
- SIMILEA figure of speech in which one thing is explicitly compared to another, using e.g. like or as.
- SIMONYThe buying or selling of spiritual or sacred things, such as ecclesiastical offices, pardons, or consecrated objects.
- SIMPLEUncomplicated; lacking complexity; taken by itself, with nothing added.
- SIMULACRAplural of simulacrum.
- SIMULARfalse; specious; counterfeit
- SIMULATETo model, replicate, duplicate the behavior, appearance or properties of.
- SIMULATIONSomething that simulates a system or environment in order to predict actual behaviour.
- SINCERELYIn a sincere or earnest manner; honestly.
- SINCERITYThe quality or state of being sincere.
- SINCIPITAplural of sinciput
- SINCIPITALOf or relating to the sinciput.
- SINCIPUTThe front part of the head or skull (as contradistinct from occiput).
- SINECUREA position that requires little to no work, or easy work, but still gives an ample payment; a cushy job.
- SINGULARBeing only one of a larger population; single, individual.
- SINGULARITYThe state of being singular, distinct, peculiar, uncommon or unusual.
- SINGULTA sob.
- SINISTERInauspicious, ominous, unlucky, illegitimate.
- SINUATETo advance in wavy or curvy manner, to bend, to curve, to wind in and out
- SINUOUSHaving curves in alternate directions; meandering.
- SINUSA pouch or cavity in a bone or other tissue, especially one in the bones of the face or skull connecting with the nasal cavities (the paranasal sinus).
- SIPHUNCLEA strand of tissue passing longitudinally through the shell of a cephalopod, used primarily in emptying water from new chambers as the shell grows.
- SIPIDHaving a taste or flavour.
- SIREA lord, master, or other person in authority, most commonly used vocatively: formerly in speaking to elders and superiors, later only when addressing a sovereign.
- SIRVENTEA typically satirical song sung by the troubadours of Provence.
- SITEThe place where anything is fixed; situation; local position
- SITHEObsolete spelling of scythe.
- SITUATETo place on or into a physical location.
- SITUATIONThe combination of circumstances at a given moment; a state of affairs.
- SITULAA deep ceramic vase with a wide opening.
- SITUSThe position, especially the usual, normal position, of a body part or part of a plant.
- SIXTEThe sixth defensive position, with the sword hand held at chest height, and the tip of the sword at eye level.
- SKEPTICSomeone who doubts beliefs, claims, plans, etc. that are accepted by others as true or appropriate, especially one who habitually does so.
- SKEPTICALHaving, or expressing doubt; questioning.
- SLOUCHA hanging down of the head; a drooping posture; a limp appearance.