S — The school dictionary · page 51 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22seedlingA seedling is a very young plant that has just grown from a seed.8 sentencesseekTo seek means to look for something or someone.11 sentencesseekerA seeker is a person who looks for something, such as the seeker in hide-and-seek who must find the others.12 sentencesseelTo seel a hawk or falcon was to sew its eyelids shut for a while to tame it. This is not done today and is thought cruel.9 sentencesseemTo seem means to look or appear to be something, from what you can see or know: «She seems happy».11 sentencesseeminglyApparently, so it looks, though it may not be true.5 sentencesseepWhen a liquid seeps, it flows slowly through small holes or cracks, a little at a time.11 sentencesseepingSeeping means flowing slowly through small holes or cracks right now.9 sentencesseerA person who is believed to be able to see what will happen in the future; a prophet.10 sentencesseesawA long board balanced in the middle on which two children sit at opposite ends and go up and down.8 sentencessegmentA segment is one of the parts something is divided into, like a segment of an orange.12 sentencessegregationKeeping groups of people apart by law or custom because of their race, religion or sex; it is unfair and wrong.8 sentencesseineA 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 to…11 sentencesseismicSeismic means to do with earthquakes or the shaking of the earth: seismic waves, seismic activity.9 sentencesseismographA machine that measures and records how much the ground shakes during an earthquake.7 sentencesseizeTo take hold of something suddenly and firmly; to grab.17 sentencesseizureA seizure is a sudden burst of unusual electrical activity in the brain that can make a person shake, fall, stare or lose consciousness.9 sentencesseldomNot often; rarely.11 sentencesselectTo choose someone or something from a group, carefully.12 sentencesselectedSelected means chosen from a group, often carefully.13 sentencesselectionSelection is choosing someone or something from a group.11 sentencesselectiveSelective means choosing carefully, only taking some things and not others.11 sentencesselectorA person who chooses players for a team.9 sentencesselfThe person you are, your own nature and character: her true self.13 sentencesselfishA selfish person thinks mostly about themselves and what they want, and does not care enough about other people.9 sentencesselfishnessSelfishness is caring only about yourself and not about other people's needs or wishes.4 sentencesselflessA selfless person thinks about other people's needs and happiness more than their own.8 sentencesselflesslyIn a way that thinks about others more than yourself; generously and without wanting a reward.7 sentencessellTo sell is to give something to someone for money.13 sentencessellerA seller is a person or shop that sells things for money.12 sentencesselvedgeThe edge of a piece of woven cloth, made so that it does not fray or unravel.8 sentencessemanticSemantic means to do with the meanings of words and sentences.10 sentencessemesterA semester is one of the two halves of a school or college year.9 sentencessemiprefix «semi-»: half, or partly: semicircle (half a circle), semi-final, semi-detached, semicolon.14 sentencessemibreveThe 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.8 sentencessemicircleHalf a circle: a shape made by cutting a circle in half along its diameter.8 sentencessemicircularShaped like half a circle.7 sentencessemicolonA semicolon is the punctuation mark ; which joins two closely linked full sentences.8 sentencessemiconductorA 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…8 sentencessemitoneThe smallest step between two notes in Western music, such as from C to C sharp, or from E to F; half of a tone.7 sentencessenA 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 u…10 sentencessenateA senate is one of the two parts of the group that makes laws in some countries; in the USA, Australia, Canada, Ireland (Seanad) and other…12 sentencessenatorA senator is a member of a senate, a group of people who make laws in some countries, like the USA, Canada, Australia and Ireland.9 sentencessendTo send is to make something go to another place or person, like a letter, a parcel or a message.14 sentencessenderA sender is the person who sends a letter, parcel, message or email.9 sentencessenecaSeneca was a Roman thinker and writer (about 4 BC – AD 65), a Stoic philosopher who wrote letters about living wisely and calmly, and was…9 sentencessenileWeak in mind because of old age, especially forgetful or confused.7 sentencesseniorOlder (a senior citizen).14 sentencessenioritySeniority is being older or higher in rank than others.7 sentencessensationA feeling in the body that comes from the senses: a burning sensation, a tingling sensation.12 sentencessensationalVery exciting and surprising, causing great interest.9 sentencessenseA sense is one of the ways your body knows the world: sight, hearing, smell, taste and touch. People have 5 senses.18 sentencessenselessSenseless means without meaning or good reason, foolish and pointless.8 sentencessenselesslySenselessly means in a way that has no meaning, good reason or purpose.5 sentencessensibleSensible means having good judgement and making wise, safe choices.11 sentencessensiblyIn a wise, sensible and practical way.9 sentencessensitiveSensitive means easily hurt or upset by what others say or do.13 sentencessensitivitySensitivity is being kind and careful about other people's feelings.12 sentencessensorA sensor is a device that notices something, such as light, heat, movement, sound or touch, and sends a signal about it.9 sentencessensorySensory means to do with the sensessight, hearing, touch, taste and smell. — 9 sentencessentenceA sentence is a group of words that makes a complete statement, question or command; in writing it starts with a capital letter and ends w…12 sentencessententiouslySententiously means in a way that speaks in heavy, wise-sounding words, as if giving a lesson.3 sentencessentimentA feeling or opinion about something: «I share your sentiment».11 sentencessentimentalFull of tender feelings like love, sadness or longing, especially about the past: a sentimental person is easily moved.13 sentencessentinelA soldier or guard whose job is to watch for danger; a sentry.10 sentencessentryA soldier who stands guard at a gate, building or camp to check who comes and to watch for danger.10 sentencessepSep or Sep. is a short form of September, the ninth month.10 sentencessepalA sepal is one of the small, usually green, leaf-like parts under the petals of a flower that protect the bud before it opens.6 sentencesseparateAs an adjective, not joined or together; apart or different: two separate rooms, separate piles.12 sentencesseparatedSeparated means apart, not together any more.12 sentencesseparatelySeparately means apart, not together; one at a time or each on its own.9 sentencesseparationSeparation is moving things apart or keeping them apart.13 sentencesseparatorSomething that keeps two things apart or divides one thing into parts, such as a line, a wall or a sheet.12 sentencessepsisA very serious illness that happens when the body's fight against an infection goes wrong and starts to harm its own organs.10 sentencessept«Sept» (with a capital S and often a full stop) is a short form of September, the ninth month.8 sentencesseptemberSeptember is the ninth month of the year. It has 30 days.12 sentencessepticInfected with germs so it becomes red, swollen, painful and full of pus.12 sentencessepulchreA sepulchre is a stone tomb or grave cut into rock or built to hold a dead body.4 sentencessequelA sequel is a book, film or game that continues the story of an earlier one.10 sentencessequenceA set of things that come one after another in a certain order.13 sentencessequentialComing one after another in a fixed order.10 sentencessequinA sequin is a small, flat, shiny disc sewn onto clothes to sparkle.5 sentencessequoiaA sequoia is a huge evergreen tree from California; it includes the giant sequoia and the coast redwood.8 sentencesserbianFrom or to do with Serbia, a country in south-east Europe in the Balkans, whose capital is Belgrade.9 sentencesserenadeA serenade is a song sung softly at night, often under a loved one's window.6 sentencessereneSerene means calm and peaceful, with no worry or fear showing.4 sentencesserfA serf was a farm worker long ago, in the Middle Ages, who had to live and work on a lord's land and could not leave it.10 sentencesserfdomSerfdom was a system, mainly in the Middle Ages, in which poor farm workers called serfs were tied to a lord's land and could not leave it.8 sentencessergeantA soldier of middle rank, above a corporal, who is in charge of a group of soldiers.10 sentencesseriesA series is a group of things that come one after another, like books about the same characters.13 sentencesseriousSerious means bad or dangerous enough to worry about: a serious illness, a serious accident.14 sentencesseriouslySeriously means in a serious way, not joking.14 sentencessermonA sermon is a talk given by a priest, minister or preacher during a religious service, explaining the Bible or teaching how to live.9 sentencesserpentA snake, especially a big one.10 sentencesservalA slim wild cat of African grasslands, with long legs, very large ears and a golden coat with black spots and stripes. It leaps high to ca…9 sentencesservantA person who is paid to work in someone else's home, doing jobs like cooking, cleaning and serving food, especially in the past.10 sentencesserveTo serve is to give food or drink to people.16 sentencesserverA server is a powerful computer that stores websites, files, games or emails and sends them to other computers over the internet or a netw…13 sentencesserviceA service is work that someone does for other people, like a shop serving customers or a doctor helping patients.13 sentencesserviceableGood enough to be used; working well, even if not new or beautiful.10 sentences1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22This page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/page/5/