English Words: S

54,294 words · Page 276 of 1086

seriallyadv

In series, one after the other, as opposed to in parallel.

Serianadj

Synonym of Chinese or Northern Chinese, chiefly in the context of ancient Greco-Roman knowledge of China and its role as the origin of silk.

seriateverb

To arrange in serial order.

seriatelyadv

In seriate fashion.

seriatimadv

One after another, in order; taking one topic or subject at a time in an order; sequentially.

seriationnoun

the arrangement of things in a series

seriativeadj

Of or relating to the verb subaspect that denotes one after another, an interconnected series of successive separate and distinct actions.

seriatumnoun

a series, a sequence

sericadj

Synonym of silken, made of silk.

sericanoun

Any June beetle of the genus Serica.

Sericanadj

Synonym of Chinese or Northern Chinese, chiefly in the context of ancient Greco-Roman knowledge of China.

sericeousadj

Of or relating to silk; consisting of, or resembling silk; silky.

sericeouslyadv

In a sericeous manner.

sericinnoun

A water-soluble glycoprotein that binds the two fibroin filaments of a silk fibre

sericiticadj

Of or relating to the mineral sericite.

sericitizationnoun

The hydrothermal or metamorphic alteration of a mineral, often plagioclase, into sericite (a white mica).

sericitizeverb

To alter to sericite.

sericostomatidnoun

Any caddisfly of the family Sericostomatidae.

sericteriumnoun

A silk gland, as in the silkworms.

sericulturaladj

Pertaining to sericulture

sericulturallyadv

In terms of sericulture.

sericulturenoun

The rearing of silkworms for the production of silk.

sericulturistnoun

A producer of raw silk

serienoun

series

Serie Aname

The highest division of professional football in Italy.

Serie Bname

The second division of professional football in Italy.

seriemanoun

Either of two species of bird in the family Cariamidae within the order Cariamiformes, endemic to South America.

seriesnoun

A number of things that follow on one after the other or are connected one after the other.

series finalenoun

The promotional or advertisement term used to describe the final episode of a television program, usually a situation comedy or a drama.

series of tubesnoun

The Internet.

series-woundadj

Of an electric motor, having the windings connected in series.

serieshelpmatenoun

A type of helpmate chess puzzle in which Black plays a series of moves without reply after which White plays one move to checkmate Black.

seriesmatenoun

A type of seriesmover chess puzzle that is a directmate with White playing a series of moves without reply to checkmate Black.

seriesmovernoun

A chess puzzle in which one side makes a series of moves without reply to achieve a stipulated aim, and check may not be given except on the final move.

serifnoun

A short line added to the end of a stroke in traditional typefaces, such as Times New Roman.

serifedadj

Having serifs.

seriflessadj

sans serif

serigraphnoun

a silkscreen print made by serigraphy

serigraphernoun

One who does serigraphy, or silk-screen printing.

serigraphicadj

Relating to serigraphs.

serigraphynoun

Screen printing, silk-screen printing (printing method).

Serilandname

An area of Sonora, Mexico traditionally inhabited by the Seri people.

serimeternoun

A device used for testing the strength of thread or yarn, especially of silk.

serinnoun

Any of various small finches in the genus Serinus, with largely yellow plumage.

serinenoun

A nonessential amino acid, CH₂OH.CH(NH₂)COOH, found in most animal proteins, notably silk.

serinettenoun

A small barrel organ once used to teach tunes to canaries

seringanoun

A rubber tree (Hevea brasiliensis).

seringalnoun

A rubber-producing estate in the Amazon region.

serinolysisnoun

The hydrolysis or other breakdown of serine

seriocomedynoun

A seriocomic production.

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The English alphabetical index for the letter S contains 54,294 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 1,086 pages, and you are currently viewing page 276. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.

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