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sea green a pale bluish or yellowish green color.
sea gull a gull, esp. one that lives on or near the sea.
seahorse a small semitropical marine fish that swims in an upright position, with its head, resembling that of a horse, at right angles to its body.
sea-island cotton a type of long-fibered cotton grown in tropical America.
sea king any of the Viking pirate chiefs of medieval times.
seal1 a design, emblem, or embossed or impressed figure used to make a document authentic or official. [10 definitions]
seal2 any of a number of flesh-eating mammals that live in and around the ocean and have flippers instead of legs. [4 definitions]
Sealab one of a number of exploratory underwater laboratories, developed by the U.S. Navy, where research in oceanography and marine biology is conducted.
sea lamprey a parasitic marine lamprey that spawns in fresh water, and that now occurs landlocked in the Great Lakes.
sea lane a sea route that is in frequent use by vessels.
sealant any substance, such as silicone, plastic, or wax, that is used for sealing.
seal brown a dark rich brown color.
sealed orders written orders given, as to the captain of a ship, in a sealed envelope to be opened later at a specified time or place.
sea legs the ability to walk on board a ship, even in rough seas, without losing one's balance.
sealer1 a substance such as varnish that is used to seal a porous surface. [2 definitions]
sealer2 a person or ship involved in hunting seals.
sealery a place where seals are hunted and caught. [2 definitions]
sea level the surface level of the sea, esp. the mean between high and low tide, which is used as a standard in calculating land elevations and sea depths.
sea life see "marine life."
sea lily a deep-water marine crinoid with a flowerlike body on a long stalk by which it is attached to the ocean floor.
sealing wax a mixture of resin and turpentine that softens when heated, used for sealing letters, documents, and the like.