| sequin |
a very small shiny flat disk usu. sewn in great numbers onto clothing as decoration. |
| sequoia |
either of two very large coniferous trees native to California; redwood or big tree. |
| sera |
a plural form of serum. |
| seraglio |
in a Muslim palace or house, a secluded court with multiple rooms, such as a harem. [2 definitions] |
| serape |
a thick, often colorful wool blanket or cloak worn over the shoulders, esp. in Latin America. |
| seraph |
an angel of the highest order, often pictured as having six wings and attending the Christian God. |
| seraphic |
of or resembling a seraph, an angel of the highest order in Christianity; [2 definitions] |
| Serapis |
an Egyptian god of the lower world who was later worshiped throughout the Greco-Roman world. |
| Serb |
a native or inhabitant of Serbia, or a descendant thereof; Serbian. [2 definitions] |
| Serbia |
a former kingdom, now a constituent republic in eastern Yugoslavia. |
| Serbian |
of or pertaining to Serbia or its people, culture, language, or the like. [3 definitions] |
| Serbo-Croatian |
the main Slavic language in Serbia and Croatia, usu. written in the Cyrillic alphabet in Serbia and in the Roman alphabet in Croatia. [2 definitions] |
| sere1 |
dried up or withered. |
| sere2 |
the full series of stages of ecological progression on a type or piece of land. |
| serenade |
a song or tune, or several such, usu. performed out of doors in tribute to a lover or guests. [4 definitions] |
| Serena Williams |
U.S. professional tennis player, who in 1999 became the first African American woman since Althea Gibson to win a Grand Slam tournament (b.1981). |
| serendipitous |
having happened or having been discovered purely by happy accident. |
| serendipity |
lucky coincidence or accidental discovery of something pleasant or valuable. [2 definitions] |
| serene |
free from trouble or disturbance; unruffled; tranquil. [3 definitions] |
| serenity |
the condition or quality of being untroubled, peaceful, or tranquil. |
| serf |
in feudal societies, a person who is held in servitude on a lord's land and who may be sold or otherwise transferred with the land. [2 definitions] |