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English words: seerpaw to seismoscopic

300 English words, part 47 of 245 of the words starting with S, A to Z. 40 have a page of their own.

English words seerpaw to seismoscopic

  1. seerpaw noun /ˈsɪə(ɹ)pɔː/: A complete suit, presented as a khalat or dress of honour, by the sovereign or his representative.
  2. seership noun: The office or quality of a seer.
  3. seersucker noun /ˈsɪɹˌsʌk.ɚ/: A thin, all-cotton fabric, commonly striped, used to make clothing for summer wear.
  4. seersuckered adjective: Dressed in seersucker.
  5. seerwood noun: dry wood
  6. Seery proper noun: A surname from Irish.
  7. sees noun, verb /siːz/: Abbreviation of sharp edge eye syndrome.
  8. seesaw adjective, noun, verb /ˈsiː.sɔː/: A structure composed of a plank, balanced in the middle, used as a game in which one person goes up as the other goes down.
  9. seesawing noun, verb: A rising and falling, similar to a seesaw.
  10. seesawlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a seesaw.
  11. seesawy adjective: Moving alternately up and down.
  12. seesee noun: Alternative form of see-see.
  13. seester noun: Pronunciation spelling of sister.
  14. seet call noun: A high-pitched call made by birds to warn of the presence or approach of a predator.
  15. seetee adjective: Synonym of contraterrene (“made of or pertaining to antimatter”).
  16. seethe noun, verb /siːð/: Of a liquid or other substance, or a container holding it: to be boiled (vigorously); to become boiling hot.
  17. seether noun /ˈsiːðə(ɹ)/: A pot for boiling things; a boiler.
  18. seething adjective, noun, verb /ˈsiː.ðɪŋ/: Filled with unexpressed anger; in a state of being livid.
  19. seethingly adverb: In a seething manner.
  20. seethrough adjective: Alternative form of see-through.
  21. Seewald proper noun: A surname.
  22. seeya phrase: Alternative form of see you.
  23. sefer noun /ˈsɛfɛɹ/: A book, especially a religious book.
  24. Sefer Torah noun: A scroll of the Torah, a handwritten parchment containing the Pentateuch
  25. SEFF noun: Initialism of service effect specification.
  26. Seffner proper noun: A census-designated place in Hillsborough County, Florida, United States, named after postmaster Frederick Seffner.
  27. sefira noun /ˈsɛfɪɹɑː/: Alternative spelling of sefirah.
  28. sefirah noun /ˈsɛfɪɹɑː/: Each of the ten attributes that God created, through which he can project himself to the universe and man.
  29. Sefirat Ha'Omer noun: The counting of the Omer; the ritual of stating the specific day of the Omer.
  30. sefiric adjective: Alternative form of sefirothic.
  31. sefirothic adjective: Relating to the sefirah.
  32. seftalia noun: Alternative form of sheftalia.
  33. Sefton proper noun: A metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England.
  34. SEFU noun: Initialism of Storm Emergency Fire Unit (“a kind of fire engine”).
  35. seg adjective, noun /sɛɡ/: A man; warrior; hero.
  36. sega noun /ˈseɪ.ɡə/: Any of various video game consoles manufactured by Sega, a Japanese video game developer and publisher and manufacturer of arcade games and formerly of...
  37. Sega Blue Skies noun: Alternative letter-case form of Sega blue skies
  38. SEGA blue sky noun: Alternative letter-case form of Sega blue sky.
  39. Segal proper noun: A surname from Hebrew.
  40. Segall proper noun: A surname.
  41. seganserin noun: A serotonin antagonist.
  42. Segarra proper noun: A surname from Catalan.
  43. Segawa proper noun: A surname from Japanese.
  44. Segawa syndrome noun: dopamine-responsive dystonia
  45. Segel proper noun: A surname from Hebrew.
  46. segelerite noun: An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, oxygen, and phosphorus.
  47. Seger proper noun: A surname.
  48. Seger cone noun: Synonym of pyrometric cone.
  49. Segesta proper noun: An ancient Elymian city of northwestern Sicily.
  50. Segestan adjective, noun: Of or relating to the ancient city of Segesta.
  51. segestriid noun: Any spider in the family Segestriidae.
  52. segetal adjective: That grows in cornfields.
  53. segfault noun, verb: A segmentation fault.
  54. seggae noun: A genre of sega music that combines it with reggae and other non-native influences.
  55. seggar noun: Alternative form of saggar.
  56. segger noun: Alternative form of saggar.
  57. seggie noun: A segregationist.
  58. seggs noun /sɛɡz/: Filter-avoidance spelling of sex (“sexual activity”).
  59. seggsy adjective: Filter-avoidance spelling of sexy.
  60. seghol noun: Alternative form of segol (“Hebrew mark”).
  61. segholate adjective, noun: Alternative form of segolate.
  62. seglitide noun: A methylated cyclopeptide cyclo[N-methyl-ʟ-alanyl-ʟ-tyrosyl-ᴅ-tryptophyl-ʟ-lysyl-ʟ-valyl-ʟ-phenylalanyl] which inhibits growth hormone secretion.
  63. segment noun, verb /ˈsɛɡ.mənt/: A length of some object.
  64. segment cell noun: The basal portion that is successively cut off from the apical cell in growth.
  65. segment descriptor noun: A part of the segmentation unit, used for translating a logical address to a linear address.
  66. segment gear noun: A piece for receiving or communicating reciprocating motion from or to a cogwheel, consisting of a sector of a circular gear, or ring, having cogs on the...
  67. segment rack noun: A rack having a cogged surface.
  68. segment saw noun: A circular saw used for cutting veneers.
  69. segment shell noun: A form of projectile for artillery.
  70. segment tree noun: A data structure that is used to store information about intervals (segments) and perform range queries, or queries on a set of intervals, in logarithmic time.
  71. segmentability noun: The condition of being segmentable
  72. segmentable adjective: Capable of being divided into segments.
  73. segmental adjective /sɛɡˈmɛntəl/: of, relating to, or constructed from segments
  74. segmentality noun: The condition of being segmental
  75. segmentalization noun: division into segments
  76. segmentalize verb: To divide into segments.
  77. segmentally adverb: In a segmental way.
  78. segmentary adjective: Composed of segments
  79. segmentate adjective, verb: segmental
  80. segmentated adjective, verb: Modified by segmentation
  81. segmentation noun: The act or an instance of dividing into segments.
  82. segmentation clock noun: A molecular oscillator, governed by periodic shifts in gene expression, which influences the timing of vertebrate somitogenesis.
  83. segmentation fault noun: A software error that occurs when a program attempts to access a memory location that it is not permitted to access.
  84. segmentational adjective: Relating to segmentation
  85. segmentectomy noun: The surgical removal of a segment of an organ such as the lung or the liver.
  86. segmented adjective, verb: Having or made of segments.
  87. segmented worm noun: An annelid.
  88. segmenter noun: Something that segments or divides.
  89. segmentization noun: division into segments
  90. segmentize verb: To divide into segments.
  91. segmentless adjective: Without segments.
  92. segmentor noun: Alternative form of segmenter.
  93. segmentwise adjective: In terms of segments; segmentally.
  94. segnitite noun: A trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral mineral containing arsenic, hydrogen, iron, lead, and oxygen.
  95. segnitude noun: Segnity.
  96. segnity noun: Sluggishness or inactivity.
  97. segno noun: The sign 𝄋, indicating the start of a passage of music to be repeated.
  98. segnosaur noun: Synonym of therizinosaur.
  99. segnosaurid noun: Any dinosaur in the family Segnosauridae, a synonym for the Therizinosauridae.
  100. sego noun: A perennial bulb lily found in Western North America (Calochortus nuttallii), which has trumpet-shaped flowers.
  101. sego lily noun: A mariposa lily (Calochortus).
  102. Segobrigii noun: An ancient tribe which dwelt in the region of Massalia (present-day Marseille, France).
  103. segol noun /seɪˈɡoʊl/: A Hebrew niqqud diacritical mark (ִ◌ֶ) in the form of three dots arranged as an upside-down triangle, pronounced in Modern Hebrew as /e/.
  104. segolate adjective, noun /ˈsɛɡoʊleɪt/: Having the shape CVCVC and penultimate stress.
  105. Segovia proper noun /sɪˈɡəʊviə/: A city in Castile and León, Spain.
  106. Segovian adjective, noun: Of, from or relating to the city of Segovia or surrounding province, Castile and León, Spain.
  107. SEGRA noun: Acronym of selective glucocorticoid receptor agonist.
  108. segreant adjective /ˈsɛɡ.ɹi.ənt/: Rampant, with the wings elevated and addorsed (a posture of winged quadrupeds).
  109. segregable adjective: Capable of being segregated.
  110. segregant adjective, noun: Resulting from segregation
  111. segregatable adjective: Capable of being segregated.
  112. segregate adjective, noun, verb /ˈsɛɡɹəɡət/: Separate; select.
  113. segregated adjective, verb: Separated or isolated from others, or from another group.
  114. segregatedness noun: The quality of being segregated.
  115. segregation noun /sɛɡɹəˈɡeɪ̯ʃən/: The act of setting apart and organizing things based upon their characteristics.
  116. segregation distorter noun: A gene that distorts in its own favour the theoretically equal probability of either of two parental alleles being present in the mature gamete.
  117. segregational adjective: Of or pertaining to segregation.
  118. segregationalism noun: Segregationism; the support or practice of segregating racial, ethnic, or religious groups.
  119. segregationalist adjective, noun: A segregationist; a supporter of racial, ethnic, or religious segregation.
  120. segregationally adverb: In a segregational manner.
  121. segregationism noun: A belief in (usually racial) segregation.
  122. segregationist adjective, noun: A person who supports or believes in segregation.
  123. segregationless adjective: Lacking segregation
  124. segregative adjective: Relating to segregation; serving to segregate.
  125. segregatively adverb: In a segregative manner.
  126. segregativeness noun: The quality of being segregative.
  127. segregator noun: One who segregates.
  128. segregee noun: A person who has been segregated.
  129. segrosome noun: A protein complex that functions during the segregation of plasmids or chromosomes during bacterial cell division
  130. segs noun: Alternative form of seggs, a filter-avoidance spelling of sex (“sexual activity”).
  131. Segu proper noun: A city in south-central Mali, lying 235 kilometres (146 mi) northeast of Bamako on the River Niger.
  132. segue noun, verb /ˈsɛɡweɪ/: To move smoothly from one state or subject to another.
  133. seguenziid noun: Any gastropod in the family Seguenziidae.
  134. Segugio Italiano noun: Either of two Italian breeds of scent hound, the wire-haired Segugio Italiano a Pelo Forte or the short-haired Segugio Italiano a Pelo Raso.
  135. Segui proper noun: A surname from Spanish.
  136. seguidilla noun: A lively Spanish dance in triple time.
  137. Seguin proper noun /səˈɡiːn/: A surname from French.
  138. Segundo proper noun: A surname from Spanish.
  139. Segura proper noun: A surname.
  140. segway noun, verb /ˈsɛɡweɪ/: A motorised vehicle for one person, ridden while standing, and having two wheels on one axle that balances itself using gyroscopes and tilt sensors.
  141. seh adjective, noun [sɛː˨˦]: Drunk or inebriated, or appearing so; tipsy.
  142. sehajdari noun: Alternative form of sahajdhari.
  143. sehajdhari noun: Alternative form of sahajdhari.
  144. sehar noun: Alternative form of suhur.
  145. Sehgal proper noun: A surname from Punjabi.
  146. sehnsucht noun /ˈzeɪnˌzuːxt/: Tender, wistful, or melancholic desire; yearning, longing.
  147. Sehore proper noun: A district of Madhya Pradesh, India.
  148. sehra noun: A headdress worn by the groom during Pakistani, Indian and Bangladeshi weddings.
  149. sehri noun: Alternative form of sahari.
  150. sei noun /seɪ/: A sei whale.
  151. seiðkona noun: A female practitioner of seiðr; a seeress; a witch.
  152. seiðr noun: A form of magic originating in Viking society and revived by modern pagans, incorporating ritualistic, shamanistic, and divinatory elements.
  153. sei whale noun: A whale of the rorqual family (Balaenoptera borealis).
  154. seiðworker noun: One who practices seiðr.
  155. Seib proper noun: A surname.
  156. Seibel proper noun: A surname.
  157. Seiber proper noun: A surname.
  158. Seibert proper noun: A surname.
  159. Seibold proper noun: A surname.
  160. Seicento proper noun: Italian history and culture of the 17th century.
  161. seiche noun /seɪʃ/: A short-term standing wave oscillation of the water level in a lake, or other confined body of water such as a fjord, characteristic of its geometry.
  162. seichel noun /ˈsɛxɛl/: wit, sense, gumption
  163. seid noun: Alternative form of seiðr.
  164. seidel noun /ˈzaɪd(ə)l/: A large beer mug or tankard, especially one with a lid.
  165. Seidenberg proper noun: A surname from German.
  166. Seider proper noun: A surname from German.
  167. seidh noun: Alternative form of seiðr.
  168. seidhr noun: Alternative form of seiðr.
  169. seidkona noun: Alternative form of seiðkona.
  170. Seidl proper noun: A surname.
  171. Seidlitz noun: Saline water of or from Seidlitz in northern Bohemia.
  172. seidlitz powder noun: A digestive and laxative, composed of a mixture of tartaric acid, sodium bicarbonate, and potassium sodium tartrate.
  173. Seidman proper noun: A surname.
  174. Seidner proper noun: A surname from German.
  175. seidozerite noun: A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, calcium, fluorine, iron, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, silicon, sodium, titanium, and zirconium.
  176. seidr noun: Alternative form of seiðr.
  177. seif noun: A sand dune that elongates parallel to the prevailing wind.
  178. Seifert proper noun: A surname from German.
  179. Seifert fiber space noun: A fiber bundle whose fiber is the circle and whose base space is a two-dimensional orbifold.
  180. Seifert fibered space noun: Alternative spelling of Seifert fiber space.
  181. Seifert fibre space noun: Alternative spelling of Seifert fiber space.
  182. Seifert fibred space noun: Alternative spelling of Seifert fiber space.
  183. Seifert surface noun: An orientable surface whose boundary is a given link.
  184. seifertite noun: An orthorhombic mineral containing oxygen and silicon.
  185. Seiffert proper noun: A surname.
  186. seifuku noun: A Japanese school uniform modelled on the sailor suit.
  187. Seigel proper noun: A surname.
  188. seigen jikan noun: The time allocated for the shikiri rituals before the beginning of each bout.
  189. Seigle proper noun: A surname from German.
  190. seigneur noun /sɛˈnjɜ/: A feudal lord or noble.
  191. seigneurage noun: Alternative form of seigniorage.
  192. seigneuress noun: Synonym of seigneuresse.
  193. seigneuresse noun: The wife of a seigneur
  194. seigneurial adjective: Of or relating to a seigneur or to seigneurialism.
  195. seigneurialism noun: Manorialism; feudalism.
  196. seigneurie noun: An area governed by a seigneur (French noble).
  197. seigneury noun: Alternative form of seigneurie.
  198. seignior noun /ˈseɪnjə/: A feudal lord; a nobleman who held his lands by feudal grant; any lord (holder) of a manor.
  199. seigniorage noun /ˈseɪnjəɹɪd͡ʒ/: All the revenue obtained by a feudal lord from his vassals.
  200. seignioral adjective /ˈseɪnjəɹəl/: Of or pertaining to a seignior.
  201. seignioralty noun: The territory or authority of a seignior, or lord.
  202. seigniorial adjective: Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a seignior.
  203. seigniority noun: The state or rank of a seignior.
  204. seigniorize verb: To preside, hold sway.
  205. seigniorship noun: The role or status of seignior.
  206. seigniory noun /ˈsiːnjəɹi/: The estate of a feudal lord.
  207. seignorage noun: Alternative form of seigniorage.
  208. seignoral adjective: Alternative form of seignorial.
  209. seignorial adjective: In the Middle Ages, relating to or befitting of a nobleman.
  210. seignorize verb: Alternative form of seigniorize.
  211. seignory noun: Alternative form of seigniory.
  212. Seiji proper noun: A male given name from Japanese.
  213. Seiko proper noun: A female given name from Japanese.
  214. Seil proper noun: An island, one of the Slate Islands, on the east side of the Firth of Lorn in Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NM71).
  215. Seilacherian adjective: Of or relating to Adolf Seilacher (1925–2014), German palaeontologist.
  216. seim noun: The hyacinth bean.
  217. seine noun, verb /seɪn/: A long net having floats attached at the top and sinkers (weights) at the bottom, used in shallow water for catching fish.
  218. seinen noun /ˈseɪ.nən/: A kind of manga written for an older male audience, generally 18-30 years old (and older).
  219. seiner noun: A fisherman who uses a seine to catch fish.
  220. Seinfeld proper noun: A surname.
  221. Seinfeldesque adjective: Synonym of Seinfeldish.
  222. Seinfeldian adjective: Of or relating to Seinfeld, an American television sitcom of the late 20th century, typically driven by humor interspersed with superficial conflict and...
  223. Seinfeldish adjective: Characteristic of the American sitcom Seinfeld, or its main character and star, Jerry Seinfeld.
  224. seining noun, verb: fishing with a seine
  225. seinurid noun: Any nematode of the family Seinuridae
  226. Seip proper noun: A surname.
  227. Seipel proper noun: A surname.
  228. seipin noun: A homooligomeric integral membrane protein in the endoplasmic reticulum that concentrates at junctions with cytoplasmic lipid droplets
  229. seipinopathy noun: A condition characterised by severe lipoatrophy, insulin resistance, hypertriglyceridaemia and mental retardation
  230. Seipp's day gecko noun: Phelsuma seippi, a species of endangered diurnal gecko native to the rainforests of northern Madagascar.
  231. seirogan noun: A trademark for a pharmaceutical drug marketed in Japan, sold as gastrointestinal medication (especially as an antidiarrhoeal), whose main active ingredient...
  232. seirospore noun: One of several spores arranged in a chain, as in certain algae.
  233. seirosporic adjective: Having or relating to seirospores.
  234. seise verb: To vest ownership of an estate in land (to someone).
  235. Seishin proper noun: Synonym of Chongjin: the Japanese-derived name
  236. seisin noun: An entitlement to a freehold estate with a right to immediate possession.
  237. seising noun, verb: Dated form of seizing (“lashing or binding with a cord”).
  238. seism noun /ˈsaɪzəm/: A shaking of the Earth's surface; an earthquake or tremor.
  239. seismal adjective: seismic
  240. seismatic adjective: Synonym of seismic.
  241. seismatical adjective: Synonym of seismic.
  242. seismic adjective /ˈsaɪzmɪk/: Related to, or caused by an earthquake or other vibration of the Earth.
  243. seismic bomb noun: Synonym of earthquake bomb.
  244. seismic damper noun: A mechanical device to dissipate the kinetic energy of seismic waves penetrating a building structure.
  245. seismic design noun: An authorized engineering procedure meant to plan new or retrofited structures or systems subject to earthquake exposure.
  246. seismic line noun: A cut through forest cleared to permit seismic survey.
  247. seismic lithosphere noun: the region between the surface of the Earth and the asthenosphere characterized by the efficient propagation of seismic waves
  248. seismic load noun: External force applied to a building structure as a result of earthquake-generated agitation.
  249. seismic moment noun: A quantity used to determine the size of an earthquake. Calculated either from a seismogram, or from the measurement of the area affected and the...
  250. seismic performance noun: Measure of recorded or expected ability of a building structure to sustain its due functions during and after earthquakes
  251. seismic retrofit noun: Modification of a building that already exists to make it seismically fit.
  252. seismic risk noun: An assessment of the probability that the social or economic consequences of an earthquake would exceed a specific value at a specific place and time; used...
  253. seismic sea wave noun: Synonym of tsunami.
  254. seismic shift noun: A fundamental reorientation of a state of affairs.
  255. seismic stratigraphy noun: A technique used to determine the nature of sedimentary rocks by the analysis of seismic data; used especially in oil prospecting
  256. seismic sustainability noun: Ability of a building or civil engineering structure to perform its basic operational functions with seismic risk limited to acceptable level
  257. seismic wave noun: Any of several forms of vibrational waves that travel through the Earth as the result of an earthquake or underground explosion.
  258. seismic zoning noun: maps prepared for the purpose of earthquake engineering and based on frequency and intensity of expected earthquakes in different areas
  259. seismical adjective: seismic
  260. seismically adverb: In a seismic manner; with the qualities of an earthquake.
  261. seismicity noun: A measure or a degree of how seismic a region is or how prone it is to earthquakes.
  262. seismics noun: The act or practice of exploring subsurface structures.
  263. seismism noun: seismic activity
  264. seismite noun: A sedimentary bed associated with seismic shaking
  265. seismiturbation noun: The mixing of soil by seismic activity
  266. seismo- prefix: Pertaining to an earthquake.
  267. seismoacoustic adjective: Seismic and acoustic.
  268. seismocardiogram noun: A measurement taken in seismocardiography.
  269. seismocardiographic adjective: Relating to seismocardiography.
  270. seismocardiography noun: The non-invasive measurement of accelerations in the chest wall produced by myocardial movement
  271. seismochronograph noun: A chronograph designed to determine the exact time at which an earthquake shock appears.
  272. seismogenesis noun: Any process that causes earthquakes
  273. seismogenic adjective: Capable of causing earthquakes.
  274. seismogenic layer noun: A seismogenic zone
  275. seismogenic zone noun: the layer of the Earth's crust, at the top of the asthenosphere, where most earthquakes originate
  276. seismogram noun: The graphical output from an accelerograph or seismograph.
  277. seismogramme noun: British spelling of seismogram.
  278. seismograph noun /ˈsaɪz.mə.ɡɹæf/: An instrument that automatically detects and records the intensity, direction and duration of earthquakes and similar events.
  279. seismographer noun: A person who measures and records earthquakes and other ground vibrations.
  280. seismographic adjective: Relating to seismography and seismology.
  281. seismographical adjective: Synonym of seismographic.
  282. seismography noun: The measurement and recording of earthquakes and other ground vibrations.
  283. seismologic adjective: Relating to the field of seismology.
  284. seismological adjective: Relating to seismology.
  285. seismologically adverb: in a seismological manner; in terms of seismology.
  286. seismologist noun: A person who is skilled at, professes, or practices seismology.
  287. seismologue noun: A seismologist.
  288. seismology noun /saɪzˈmɑl.ə.d͡ʒi/: The study of the vibration of the Earth's interior caused by natural and unnatural sources, such as earthquakes.
  289. seismometer noun: A device used by seismologists to detect and measure seismic waves and therefore locate earthquakes etc; a seismograph.
  290. seismometric adjective: Of or pertaining to seismometry, or using a seismometer.
  291. seismometrical adjective: Synonym of seismometric.
  292. seismometrograph noun: A kind of seismograph.
  293. seismometry noun: The measurement of earthquakes using a seismometer.
  294. seismomicrophone noun: A kind of geophone.
  295. seismonastic adjective: Of or relating to seismonasty.
  296. seismonasty noun: A nastic response to touch or vibration.
  297. seismophobia noun: The fear of earthquakes.
  298. seismosaurus noun: A dinosaur, of genus Seismosaurus, from the Jurassic period
  299. seismoscope noun: An instrument that indicates the occurrence of an earthquake.
  300. seismoscopic adjective: Relating to the seismoscope.

Part 46 · Part 48 · English words: S

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0): each word's first meaning. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under S: 73,223 words, in 245 parts.