| segregate |
to separate or place apart from others or from the majority of a group, people, or the like; isolate. [6 definitions] |
| segregated |
operating under a social policy that requires a certain group or groups of people to be separated from others along the lines of race, religion, or other status; maintaining a policy of segregation. [2 definitions] |
| segregation |
an act of segregating, or the condition of being segregated, esp. as a policy imposing social separation according to racial or ethnic groups. [2 definitions] |
| segue |
to continue without a break into the next section or theme. [2 definitions] |
| seguidilla |
a lively, rhythmic Spanish dance to the accompaniment of castanets. [3 definitions] |
| seiche |
a prolonged oscillating wave in a lake, bay, or gulf caused by changes in atmospheric pressure or seismic disturbances such as earthquakes. |
| seidel |
a large beer mug, often with a hinged lid. |
| seigneur |
(sometimes cap.) a man of rank, esp. a feudal lord. [2 definitions] |
| seigneury |
in French Canada, the estate held by a seigneur. |
| seignior |
a noble or lord, esp. one in feudal times who controlled a fief. |
| seigniory |
the estate or manor of a seignior. [2 definitions] |
| seignorial |
of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a seignior. |
| Seine |
a river in northern France that flows through Paris and into the English Channel. |
| seine |
a net used for fishing that is suspended vertically in the water with weights at the bottom and floats at the top. [4 definitions] |
| seismic |
of, concerning, or resulting from an earthquake. |
| seismicity |
a measure of the frequency, magnitude, and distribution of earthquakes in a given area. |
| seismo- |
earthquake. |
| seismogram |
the chart made by a seismograph, esp. of an earthquake's tremor. |
| seismograph |
an apparatus for identifying earthquakes and measuring their strength and other characteristics. |
| seismology |
the scientific study of the causes, effects, and characteristics of earthquakes. |
| seismometer |
an instrument that measures movement of the ground, such as movement caused by an earthquake, volcanic eruption, or explosion. |