| 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. [4 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] |
| serial |
a work published, produced, or broadcast in regular installments. [4 definitions] |
| serialize |
to write, put, or publish (a story or the like) in serial form. [2 definitions] |
| serial number |
a number that is one of a series and is assigned to someone or something for identification, as to a soldier, automobile, or piece of paper currency. |
| seriatim |
in series; one after another. |
| series |
a group of related events, works, or objects that come one after another in sequence or are arranged in a particular order on the basis of a common characteristic. [2 definitions] |
| serif |
in typography, any of the extra-fine lines or extensions of lines that are added to the main strokes in some styles of type. (Cf. sans serif.) |
| serigraph |
a color print made by silk-screening. |
| serine |
a nonessential amino acid found in many proteins. |
| seriocomic |
serious and comical at the same time, as a novel or play. |
| serious |
marked by careful, weighty thinking. [6 definitions] |
| seriously |
with careful thought or consideration, esp. with regard to the consequences, urgency, or truth of a matter. [4 definitions] |
| serious-minded |
of, having, or exhibiting serious purpose, earnest interest, or the like; not frivolous. |
| sermon |
a talk delivered by the leader of a congregation during a religious service, serving to instruct, enlighten, or inspire. [2 definitions] |
| sermonize |
to preach a sermon or sermons, or to speak as if doing so. [2 definitions] |
| Sermon on the Mount |
in the New Testament, the speech Jesus Christ delivered to his disciples on the Mount of Olives, in which he discoursed on those who are blessed. |
| serology |
the scientific study of the characteristics and effects of blood serum. |
| serotonin |
an organic compound found in human and animal tissue that constricts the blood vessels and raises the blood pressure, and that is an important neurotransmitter and hormone. |