| seersucker |
a thin cotton or rayon fabric, usu. striped and with a crinkled appearance. |
| seesaw |
a long board attached to and swiveling freely on a central pivot, so that people sitting on each end can alternately go up and down. [4 definitions] |
| seethe |
to foam or bubble as if boiling. [4 definitions] |
| see the light |
to come into existence. [3 definitions] |
| see-through |
able to be seen through; transparent or translucent. |
| see through |
to recognize (something or someone) as dishonest. |
| segment |
one of the parts into which something is or can be separated. [4 definitions] |
| segmental |
of, concerning, or having a segment or segments. [2 definitions] |
| segmentation |
a division, or the fact of being divided, into segments. [2 definitions] |
| sego |
see "sego lily." |
| sego lily |
a lily native to the western United States that bears a bell-shaped flower and has an edible root. |
| segregate |
to separate or place apart from others or from the majority of a group, people, or the like; isolate. [6 definitions] |
| segregated |
operating under a social policy that requires a certain group or groups of people to be separated from others along the lines of race, religion, or other status; maintaining a policy of segregation. [2 definitions] |
| segregation |
an act of segregating, or the condition of being segregated, esp. as a policy imposing social separation according to racial or ethnic groups. [2 definitions] |
| segue |
to continue without a break into the next section or theme. [2 definitions] |
| seguidilla |
a lively, rhythmic Spanish dance to the accompaniment of castanets. [3 definitions] |
| seiche |
a prolonged oscillating wave in a lake, bay, or gulf caused by changes in atmospheric pressure or seismic disturbances such as earthquakes. |
| seidel |
a large beer mug, often with a hinged lid. |
| seigneur |
(sometimes cap.) a man of rank, esp. a feudal lord. [2 definitions] |
| seigneury |
in French Canada, the estate held by a seigneur. |
| seignior |
a noble or lord, esp. one in feudal times who controlled a fief. |