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seamless made without seams. [3 definitions]
seamount a high mountain far beneath the surface of the sea.
seamstress a woman who sews, esp. as an occupation.
seamy disreputable; sordid.
séance a gathering for the purpose of making supernatural contact with the dead, often involving holding hands around a table in the dark.
sea onion a Mediterranean plant of the lily family. [2 definitions]
sea otter a large marine otter of the northern Pacific coast.
seaplane an airplane that can land on and take off from water.
seaport a city, town, or harbor at which seagoing vessels dock, load, and unload.
sea power naval strength. [2 definitions]
seaquake an earthquake on or under the ocean floor.
sear1 to burn or scorch the outside of. [5 definitions]
sear2 the part of a gun, esp. a handgun, that secures the hammer at a cocked or half-cocked position.
search to look through thoroughly in order to find something. [6 definitions]
searchable combined form of search.
search and rescue an operation undertaken by trained emergency workers to find and rescue persons lost, missing, or injured in a remote or dangerous place.
search box in computing, a box in a graphical user interface for typed input into a program that attempts to find matching terms in a file or collection of files.
search engine a software program that searches a database or network, esp. the Internet, for data, files, or documents containing terms specified by the user.
searcher one who searches. [2 definitions]
searching examining thoroughly. [2 definitions]
searchlight a lamp, usu. with a reflector, that can direct a powerful beam of light in any direction.