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). |
serendipity |
a gift or talent for accidentally finding the perfect solution or making a happy discovery. [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] |
serge |
a sturdy suiting material with a diagonal weave. |
sergeant |
in the U.S. Army, Marine Corps, or Air Force, any of several ranks of noncommissioned officers above the rank of corporal or airman first class. [3 definitions] |
sergeant at arms |
an officer whose primary duty is to keep order in a legislature, court, social club, or the like. |
sergeant first class |
in the U.S. Army, a noncommissioned officer who ranks above a staff sergeant and below a master sergeant. |
sergeant major |
in the U.S. Army and Marine Corps, a noncommissioned officer of the highest rank. [3 definitions] |