| sentient |
having the capacity to receive sensations; able to perceive. |
| sentiment |
an attitude or point of view regarding something. [3 definitions] |
| sentimental |
pertaining to or resulting from sentiment. [4 definitions] |
| sentimentality |
the quality or condition, or an instance, of being sentimental, esp. in an excessive or affected way. [2 definitions] |
| sentimentalize |
to act in a sentimental way. [2 definitions] |
| sentinel |
one that stands guard or watches; sentry. [2 definitions] |
| sentry |
a guard posted to prevent entry or exit by unauthorized persons, keep watch against dangers, or the like. |
| Seoul |
the capital of South Korea. |
| sepal |
one of the leaflike parts that enclose an unopened flower. |
| separable |
able to be separated. |
| separate |
to put or keep apart; disunite; part. [12 definitions] |
| separated |
of a married couple, living apart but not divorced. [2 definitions] |
| separately |
apart; not together; in a separate way. |
| separation |
the act of separating or condition of being separated. [4 definitions] |
| separation of power |
the division of authority among entities holding power, esp. among the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of the U.S. government. |
| separatist |
one who advocates or participates in the separation of a political, religious, or racial group from a larger group to which it has belonged. |
| separator |
someone or something that separates, such as a machine that separates cream from milk. |
| Sephardim |
European Jews who settled in Spain, Portugal, and northern Africa before the Inquisition, or their descendants. (Cf. Ashkenazim.) |
| sepia |
a brownish pigment usu. made from secretions of certain cuttlefish, or of the ink made from such a pigment. [2 definitions] |
| sepoy |
in India, formerly, a native soldier who served in a European army, esp. the British army. |
| seppuku |
hara-kiri. |