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- seasonaladjective
Relating to or characteristic of a particular season of the year.
- secondadjective
(adjective/ordinal) Coming after the first in position, rank, or time.
- sectionnoun
(noun) A distinct part or portion of something larger.
- sectornoun
A distinct part or branch of an economy, society, or activity.
- secularadjective
Not connected with religious or spiritual matters.
- secureadjective
Fixed or fastened so as not to give way or become loose.
- securitynoun
The state of being free from danger or threat.
- seeverb
To perceive with the eyes; to detect or become aware of by sight.
- seednoun
The unit of reproduction of a plant, capable of developing into a new plant.
- seemsverb
Third person singular present tense of *seem*; gives the impression of being or doing something.
- seenverb
Past participle of *see*; perceived with the eyes or experienced.
- segmentnoun
Each of the parts into which something is divided.
- seizeverb
To take hold of suddenly and forcibly.
- selectionnoun
The action or fact of carefully choosing.
- selfishadjective
Lacking consideration for others; concerned chiefly with one's own advantage.
- sellverb
(verb) To give or hand over something in exchange for money.
- semesternoun
A half-year term in a school or university, typically lasting 15-18 weeks.
- senatornoun
A member of a senate, especially the US Senate.
- sendverb
To cause something to go or be taken to a destination.
- sensationnoun
A physical feeling or perception resulting from stimulation of the senses.
- sensenoun
(noun) A faculty by which the body perceives an external stimulus (sight, hearing, smell, taste, touch).
- sensibleadjective
Done or chosen with good judgment; practical and reasonable.
- sensitiveadjective
Quick to detect or respond to slight changes or influences.
- sentverb
Past tense and past participle of *send*; caused to go or be delivered to a destination.
- sentencenoun
A set of words expressing a complete thought, typically containing a subject and predicate.
- sentimentnoun
A view or opinion held or expressed.
- sepnoun
An informal abbreviation for September, the ninth month of the year.
- separateverb
To cause to move or be apart.
- sequencenoun
A particular order in which related things follow each other.
- serendipitynoun
The occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way.
- sergeantnoun
A noncommissioned officer in the armed forces, typically ranking above a corporal.
- seriousadjective
Demanding careful consideration or application; not trivial.
- sermonnoun
A talk on a religious or moral subject, especially by a minister during a church service.
- serpentnoun
A large snake, especially in literary or biblical contexts.
- servantnoun
A person who performs duties for others, especially in a household.
- servicenoun
(noun) The action of helping or doing work for someone.
- setverb
(verb) To put or place something in a specified position.
- settlementnoun
An official agreement that ends a dispute.
- sevennoun
The number equivalent to the sum of three and four; one more than six; 7.
- severaldeterminer
(determiner) More than two but not very many.
- severeadjective
Very great; intense.
- sexnoun
(noun) Either of the two main categories (male and female) into which humans and most other living things are divided on the basis of their reproductive functions.
- shallverb
(modal verb) Used to express the future tense, especially with first person subjects.
- shallowadjective
Having little depth.
- shamenoun
A painful feeling of humiliation caused by one's own actions or circumstances.
- shareverb
(verb) To give a portion of something to others.
- sharknoun
A large predatory fish with a cartilaginous skeleton and multiple rows of teeth.
- sharpadjective
Having a fine edge or point capable of cutting.
- shatterverb
To break suddenly into many small pieces.
- shepronoun
Used to refer to a woman, girl, or female animal previously mentioned or easily identified.