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# English words: S

[A](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/a/) · [B](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/b/) · [C](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/c/) · [D](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/d/) · [E](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/e/) · [F](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/f/) · [G](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/g/) · [H](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/h/) · [I](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/i/) · [J](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/j/) · [K](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/k/) · [L](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/l/) · [M](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/m/) · [N](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/n/) · [O](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/o/) · [P](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/p/) · [Q](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/q/) · [R](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/r/) · **S** · [T](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/t/) · [U](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/u/) · [V](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/v/) · [W](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/w/) · [X](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/x/) · [Y](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/y/) · [Z](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/z/)

2316 words under S; 401–500 on this page.

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- [secondly](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/secondly/) — Secondly means «in the second place» and is used to give the second point in a list of reasons or steps, after «firstly» or «first».
- [secrecy](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/secrecy/) — Secrecy is keeping something secret so others do not find out.
- [secret](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/secret/) — A secret is something you keep hidden and do not tell others. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [secretary](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/secretary/) — A secretary is a person whose job is to help in an office by typing letters, answering the phone, keeping records and arranging meetings.
- [secrete](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/secrete/) — To secrete is to make and give out a liquid or substance from a part of a plant or animal body: glands secrete sweat, tears and saliva.
- [secretion](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/secretion/) — A liquid that a living thing makes and lets out, such as saliva, sweat, tears, mucus or sap.
- [secretly](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/secretly/) — Secretly means in a way that other people do not see or know about. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [sect](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/sect/) — A small group of people who share strong beliefs, often one that has split away from a larger religion. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [section](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/section/) — A section is one part of something that is split into parts, like a section of a fence, a book or an orange. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [sector](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/sector/) — A sector is a part of a circle between two radii and the curve, shaped like a slice of pie.
- [secularism](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/secularism/) — The belief that religion should be kept separate from government, public schools and laws.
- [secure](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/secure/) — Secure means safe, protected from danger or harm. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [securely](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/securely/) — In a safe, firm way, so that nothing can come loose or get away. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [security](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/security/) — Being safe and protected from danger, harm or crime. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [sedate](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/sedate/) — Calm, slow and quiet, without excitement.
- [sedentary](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/sedentary/) — Involving a lot of sitting and little exercise.
- [seder](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/seder/) — The special meal and service held at home on the first night (or first two nights) of the Jewish festival of Passover. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [sedge](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/sedge/) — A grass-like plant that grows in wet places such as marshes, ponds and riverbanks.
- [sediment](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/sediment/) — Sediment is sand, mud, stones and other bits that are carried by water, wind or ice and then settle in a layer, for example at the bottom…
- [sedimentary](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/sedimentary/) — Sedimentary rock is rock made from layers of sand, mud, shells or tiny bits of other rock that are pressed together over a very long time.
- [sedition](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/sedition/) — Stirring up people to rebel against those who rule. — Jewish tradition
- [seduce](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/seduce/) — To lead someone astray, to tempt them into doing wrong. — Jewish tradition
- [seduction](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/seduction/) — The act of leading someone astray with false and attractive words. — Jewish tradition
- [sedum](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/sedum/) — A small plant with thick fleshy leaves that store water; also called stonecrop.
- [see](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/see/) — To see is to notice something with your eyes: I see a bird. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [seed](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/seed/) — A seed is the small hard part of a plant that can grow into a new plant. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [seedling](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/seedling/) — A seedling is a very young plant that has just grown from a seed.
- [seedtime](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/seedtime/) — the time of year when seeds are planted. — Jewish tradition
- [seek](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/seek/) — To seek means to look for something or someone. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [seeker](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/seeker/) — A seeker is a person who looks for something, such as the seeker in hide-and-seek who must find the others.
- [seekest](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/seekest/) — «seekest» means «you seek», a form of «seek»: To seek means to look for something or someone.
- [seel](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/seel/) — To seel a hawk or falcon was to sew its eyelids shut for a while to tame it.
- [seem](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/seem/) — To seem means to look or appear to be something, from what you can see or know: «She seems happy». — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [seemeth](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/seemeth/) — «seemeth» means «seems», a form of «seem»: To seem means to look or appear to be something, from what you can see or know: «She seems…
- [seemingly](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/seemingly/) — Apparently, so it looks, though it may not be true.
- [seemly](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/seemly/) — Proper and fitting; suitable for the occasion. — Jewish tradition
- [seep](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/seep/) — When a liquid seeps, it flows slowly through small holes or cracks, a little at a time.
- [seeping](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/seeping/) — Seeping means flowing slowly through small holes or cracks right now.
- [seer](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/seer/) — A person who is believed to be able to see what will happen in the future; a prophet. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [seesaw](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/seesaw/) — A long board balanced in the middle on which two children sit at opposite ends and go up and down.
- [seeth](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/seeth/) — «seeth» means «sees», a form of «see»: To see is to notice something with your eyes: I see a bird.
- [seethe](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/seethe/) — To boil or bubble hard, like a pot of hot liquid. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [seething](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/seething/) — To be seething is to be full of heaving, bubbling or crowded movement, like boiling water. — Jewish tradition
- [segment](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/segment/) — A segment is one of the parts something is divided into, like a segment of an orange.
- [segregation](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/segregation/) — Keeping groups of people apart by law or custom because of their race, religion or sex; it is unfair and wrong.
- [seine](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/seine/) — A seine is a large fishing net that hangs straight down in the water, with floats on top and weights at the bottom; the ends are pulled…
- [seismic](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/seismic/) — Seismic means to do with earthquakes or the shaking of the earth: seismic waves, seismic activity.
- [seismograph](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/seismograph/) — A machine that measures and records how much the ground shakes during an earthquake.
- [seize](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/seize/) — To take hold of something suddenly and firmly; to grab: He seized the rope. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [seizure](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/seizure/) — A seizure is a sudden burst of unusual electrical activity in the brain that can make a person shake, fall, stare or lose consciousness.
- [seldom](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/seldom/) — Not often; rarely: We seldom see snow here. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [select](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/select/) — To choose someone or something from a group, carefully. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [selected](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/selected/) — Selected means chosen from a group, often carefully: "she was selected for the team". — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [selection](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/selection/) — Selection is choosing someone or something from a group.
- [selective](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/selective/) — Selective means choosing carefully, only taking some things and not others.
- [selector](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/selector/) — A person who chooses players for a team.
- [self](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/self/) — The person you are, your own nature and character: her true self. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [selfish](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/selfish/) — A selfish person thinks mostly about themselves and what they want, and does not care enough about other people.
- [selfishness](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/selfishness/) — Selfishness is caring only about yourself and not about other people's needs or wishes.
- [selfless](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/selfless/) — A selfless person thinks about other people's needs and happiness more than their own.
- [selflessly](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/selflessly/) — In a way that thinks about others more than yourself; generously and without wanting a reward.
- [selfsame](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/selfsame/) — exactly the same. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [sell](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/sell/) — To sell is to give something to someone for money. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [seller](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/seller/) — A seller is a person or shop that sells things for money. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [selleth](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/selleth/) — «selleth» means «sells», a form of «sell»: To sell is to give something to someone for money.
- [selvedge](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/selvedge/) — The edge of a piece of woven cloth, made so that it does not fray or unravel.
- [semantic](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/semantic/) — Semantic means to do with the meanings of words and sentences. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [semblance](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/semblance/) — A mere outward look or likeness, without real substance. — Jewish tradition
- [semen](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/semen/) — the fluid that carries the male seeds of life. — Jewish tradition
- [semester](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/semester/) — A semester is one of the two halves of a school or college year.
- [semi](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/semi/) — prefix «semi-»: half, or partly: semicircle (half a circle), semi-final, semi-detached, semicolon. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [semibreve](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/semibreve/) — The longest common note: it lasts four beats in 4/4 time, as long as two minims or four crotchets; in the USA it is called a whole note.
- [semicircle](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/semicircle/) — Half a circle: a shape made by cutting a circle in half along its diameter.
- [semicircular](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/semicircular/) — Shaped like half a circle.
- [semicolon](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/semicolon/) — A semicolon is the punctuation mark ; which joins two closely linked full sentences.
- [semiconductor](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/semiconductor/) — A material, such as silicon, that lets electricity flow through it better than an insulator but not as well as a metal, and whose flow can…
- [semitic](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/semitic/) — to do with the peoples and languages of the Middle East, such as Hebrew and Arabic. — Jewish tradition
- [semitone](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/semitone/) — The smallest step between two notes in Western music, such as from C to C sharp, or from E to F; half of a tone.
- [sen](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/sen/) — A sen is a small coin or money unit in some Asian countries, for example 100 sen make 1 ringgit in Malaysia; in Japan the sen was an old…
- [senate](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/senate/) — A senate is one of the two parts of the group that makes laws in some countries; in the USA, Australia, Canada, Ireland (Seanad) and…
- [senator](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/senator/) — A senator is a member of a senate, a group of people who make laws in some countries, like the USA, Canada, Australia and Ireland.
- [send](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/send/) — To send is to make something go to another place or person, like a letter, a parcel or a message. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [sender](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/sender/) — A sender is the person who sends a letter, parcel, message or email.
- [sendest](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/sendest/) — «sendest» means «you send», a form of «send»: To send is to make something go to another place or person, like a letter, a parcel or a…
- [sendeth](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/sendeth/) — «sendeth» means «sends», a form of «send»: To send is to make something go to another place or person, like a letter, a parcel or a message.
- [seneca](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/seneca/) — Seneca was a Roman thinker and writer (about 4 BC – AD 65), a Stoic philosopher who wrote letters about living wisely and calmly, and was…
- [senile](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/senile/) — Weak in mind because of old age, especially forgetful or confused.
- [senior](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/senior/) — Older (a senior citizen).
- [seniority](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/seniority/) — Seniority is being older or higher in rank than others.
- [sensation](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/sensation/) — A feeling in the body that comes from the senses: a burning sensation, a tingling sensation.
- [sensational](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/sensational/) — Very exciting and surprising, causing great interest.
- [sense](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/sense/) — A sense is one of the ways your body knows the world: sight, hearing, smell, taste and touch. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [senseless](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/senseless/) — Senseless means without meaning or good reason, foolish and pointless. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [senselessly](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/senselessly/) — Senselessly means in a way that has no meaning, good reason or purpose.
- [sensible](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/sensible/) — Sensible means having good judgement and making wise, safe choices. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [sensibly](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/sensibly/) — In a wise, sensible and practical way.
- [sensitive](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/sensitive/) — Sensitive means easily hurt or upset by what others say or do.
- [sensitivity](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/sensitivity/) — Sensitivity is being kind and careful about other people's feelings.
- [sensor](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/sensor/) — A sensor is a device that notices something, such as light, heat, movement, sound or touch, and sends a signal about it.
- [sensory](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/sensory/) — Sensory means to do with the senses — sight, hearing, touch, taste and smell.