| servitude |
bondage or slavery. [2 definitions] |
| servo |
part of or pertaining to a servomechanism. [2 definitions] |
| servomechanism |
an automatic regulator, such as a thermostat, that controls a mechanical device. |
| servomotor |
the motor that powers a servomechanism. |
| sesame |
a tropical herb bearing small, flat, oval seeds that yield oil and are used in food. [2 definitions] |
| Sesheshet |
the mother of King Teti, the Egyptian ruler who was the first pharaoh of Egypt's Sixth Dynasty in the third millenium B.C.E. |
| sesqui- |
one and one half. |
| sesquicentennial |
of or pertaining to a time span of 150 years. [2 definitions] |
| sesquipedalian |
inclined to use long words. [3 definitions] |
| sessile |
of a leaf or the like, attached at the base directly to the stem of the plant. [2 definitions] |
| session |
a legislative or judicial meeting or meetings. [5 definitions] |
| sestet |
the group of six lines that forms the second stanza of an Italian sonnet. (Cf. octave.) |
| sestina |
a poem, consisting of six six-line stanzas and a three-line envoy, that repeats the end words of the first stanza in varying combinations throughout. |
| set |
to put in a particular position or location. [25 definitions] |
| seta |
in biology, a stiff hair, bristle, or bristlelike part. |
| set about |
to start (a task or undertaking). |
| setaceous |
having or made of bristles; bristly. [2 definitions] |
| set aside |
to not use (something) immediately but keep somewhere in reach for later. [4 definitions] |
| set at naught |
to disregard or treat as worthless or insignificant. |
| setback |
something that slows, stops, or reverses progress. [2 definitions] |
| set down |
to place (something) on the floor, ground, or other surface, often temporarily. [5 definitions] |