sea change |
any striking transformation or alteration, often an improvement. [2 definitions] |
seacoast |
land that borders on the sea; seashore. |
seacock |
a valve in the hull of a ship that controls the flow of outside water into the hull. |
sea cow |
a large vegetarian sea mammal with flipperlike forelimbs, a blunt snout, and large lips, such as a dugong or manatee. |
sea cucumber |
an echinoderm that has a long, leathery, cucumber-shaped body with a cluster of tentacles surrounding the mouth at one end. |
sea dog |
an old experienced sailor. [2 definitions] |
sea elephant |
an elephant seal. |
seafarer |
someone who works on a seagoing boat; sailor. [2 definitions] |
seafaring |
traveling by sea. [4 definitions] |
sea feather |
any of several anthozoans that have a featherlike shape. |
seafloor |
see "seabed." |
seafloor spreading |
the creation of new oceanic crust formed by an upward flow and outward spread of magma along mid-ocean ridges. |
seafood |
any sea animal that is served as food or is suitable for eating. |
sea front |
a part of a town or city on the edge of the sea, esp. a resort; waterfront. |
seagirt |
surrounded by the sea. |
seagoing |
intended or suitable for travel on the sea. [2 definitions] |
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. |