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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language Category: General Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA Words: 85192

Secretary of Commerce and Labor
noun head of a former executive department created in 1903 and divided into two departments in 1913

Secretary of Defense
Defense Secretary noun the position of the head of the Department of Defense; `the position of Defense Secretary was created in 1947`

Secretary of Education
Education Secretary noun the position of the head of the Education Department; `the post of Education Secretary was created in 1979`

Secretary of Energy
Energy Secretary noun the position of the head of the Department of Energy; `the post of Energy Secretary was created in 1977`

Secretary of Labor
Labor Secretary noun the position of the head of the Department of Labor; `the post of Labor Secretary was created in 1913`

Secretary of the Interior
Interior Secretary noun the position of the head of the Department of the Interior; `the position of Interior Secretary was created in 1849`

Secretary of the Navy
Navy Secretary noun head of a former executive department; combined with the War Secretary to form the Defense Secretary in 1947

Secretary of the Treasury
Treasury Secretary noun the position of the head of the Treasury Department; `the position of Treasury Secretary was created in 1789`

Secretary of Transportation
Transportation Secretary noun the position of the head of the Department of Transportation; `the post of Transportation Secretary was created in 1966`

Secretary of Veterans Affairs
noun the position of the head of the Department of Veterans Affairs; `the post of Secretary of Veterans Affairs was created in 1989`

Secretary of War
War Secretary noun head of a former executive department; combined with the Navy Secretary to form the Defense Secretary in 1947

secretaryship
noun the position of secretary

secretase
noun a set of enzymes believed to snip pieces off a longer protein producing fragments of amyloid protein that bunch up and create amyloid protein plaques in brain tissue (the pathological hallmark of Alzheimer`s)

secretin
noun peptic hormone produced by the mucous lining of the small intestine; can stimulate secretion by the pancreas and liver

secretion
noun a functionally specialized substance (especially one that is not a waste) released from a gland or cell

secretively
adverb in a secretive manner; with a preference for secrecy; `the teacher raised a hand to him, slightly and secretively, because he was her favorite`

secretly
in secret adverb in secrecy; not openly; `met secretly to discuss the invasion plans`; `the children secretly went to the movies when they were supposed to be at the library`; `they arranged to meet in secret`

secretory
adjective of or relating to or producing a secretion; ` a secretory cell`

secretory phase
luteal phase noun the second half of the menstrual cycle after ovulation; the corpus luteum secretes progesterone which prepares the endometrium for the implantation of an embryo; if fertilization does not occur then menstrual flow begins

sect
religious order noun a subdivision of a larger religious group

sectarian
adjective belonging to or characteristic of a sect; `a sectarian mind`; `the negations of sectarian ideology`- Sidney Hook; `sectarian squabbles in psychology`

sectarianism
denominationalism noun a narrow-minded adherence to a particular sect or party or denomination; `he condemned religious sectarianism`

section
subdivision noun a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical); `he always turns first to the business section`; `the history of this work is discussed in the next section`

Section Eight
noun a discharge from the US Army based on unfitness or character traits deemed undesirable

section gang
noun a work crew assigned to a section of a railroad

section hand
noun a laborer assigned to a section gang

section man
noun someone who teaches a section of a large college course

sectional
sectioned adjective consisting of or divided into sections; `a sectional sofa`; `sectioned plates`

sectionalism
provincialism noun a partiality for some particular place

sector
sphere noun a particular aspect of life or activity; `he was helpless in an important sector of his life`

sectorial
adjective relating to or resembling a sector; `a sectorial box`

secularism
noun a doctrine that rejects religion and religious considerations

secularist
noun an advocate of secularism; someone who believes that religion should be excluded from government and education

secularization
secularisation noun transfer of property from ecclesiastical to civil possession

secularized
secularised adjective made secular

secundigravida
gravida II noun a woman who is pregnant for the second time

secured bond
noun a bond that is back by collateral

securely
adverb in a secure manner; in a manner free from danger; `she held the child securely`

secureness
noun the state of freedom from fear or danger

securer
noun someone who obtains or acquires; `the procurer of opera tickets`

Securities and Exchange Commission
SEC noun an independent federal agency that oversees the exchange of securities to protect investors

securities industry
noun the securities markets in the aggregate; `the market always frustrates the small investor`

securities law
noun the body of laws governing the issuance and selling of securities

security
surety noun a guarantee that an obligation will be met

security
noun defense against financial failure; financial independence; `his pension gave him security in his old age`; `insurance provided protection against loss of wages due to illness`

security blanket
noun a blanket (or toy) that a child carries around in order to reduce anxiety

security consultant
noun an adviser about alarm systems to prevent burglaries

Security Council
SC noun a permanent council of the United Nations; responsible for preserving world peace

security deposit
noun the amount of collateral a customer deposits with a broker when borrowing from the broker to buy securities

security director
noun head of a private security force working for a business or industry

security force
private security force noun a privately employed group hired to protect the security of a business or industry

security intelligence
noun intelligence on the identity and capability and intentions of hostile individuals or organizations that may be engaged in espionage or sabotage or subversion or terrorism

security interest
noun any interest in a property that secures the payment of an obligation

security review
noun counterintelligence achieved by banning or deleting any information of value to the enemy

Security Service
MI 5 Military Intelligence Section 5 noun the government agency in the United Kingdom that is responsible for internal security and counterintelligence on British territory

security staff
noun those in an organization responsible for preventing spying or theft

security system
security measure noun an electrical device that sets off an alarm when someone tries to break in

Sedalia
noun a town in east central Missouri

sedan
noun a car that is closed and that has front and rear seats and two or four doors

sedan
noun a closed litter for one passenger

sedan chair
noun a closed litter for one passenger

sedate
staid adjective characterized by dignity and propriety

sedated
adjective under the influence of a sedative drug

sedately
adverb in a sedate manner

sedateness
staidness noun a trait of dignified seriousness

sedation
drugging noun the administration of a sedative agent or drug

sedative
sedative drug noun a drug that reduces excitability and calms a person

sedative-hypnotic
sedative-hypnotic drug noun a sedative that depresses activity of the central nervous system and reduces anxiety and induces sleep

sedentary
adjective requiring sitting or little activity; `forced by illness to lead a sedentary life`

Seder
Passover supper noun (Judaism) the ceremonial dinner on the first night (or both nights) of Passover

sedge
noun grasslike or rushlike plant growing in wet places having solid stems, narrow grasslike leaves and spikelets of inconspicuous flowers

sedge warbler
sedge bird noun small European warbler that breeds among reeds and wedges and winters in Africa

sedge wren
Cistothorus platensis noun small American wren inhabiting wet sedgy meadows

sedgy
adjective covered with sedges (grasslike marsh plants)

sediment
deposit noun matter that has been deposited by some natural process

sedimentary
adjective resembling or containing or formed by the accumulation of sediment; `sedimentary deposits`

sedimentary clay
noun clay soil formed by sedimentary deposits

sedimentary rock
noun rock formed from consolidated clay sediments

sedition
noun an illegal action inciting resistance to lawful authority and tending to cause the disruption or overthrow of the government

Sedna
noun a planetoid of rock and ice about three-quarters the size of Pluto discovered in 2003; the most distant object known to orbit around the sun

seducer
ladies` man noun a man who takes advantage of women

seduction
noun enticing someone astray from right behavior

seductive
adjective tending to entice into a desired action or state

seductively
temptingly adverb in a tempting seductive manner; `she smiled at him seductively`

seductress
noun a woman who seduces

sedulity
sedulousness noun the quality of being constantly diligent and attentive

sedulously
adverb in a sedulous manner; `this illusion has been sedulously fostered`

sedum
noun any of various plants of the genus Sedum

see
noun the seat within a bishop`s diocese where his cathedral is located

see
see to it verb be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something; `He verified that the valves were closed`; `See that the curtains are closed`; `control the quality of the product`

see red
verb become angry; `He angers easily`

see the light
verb change for the better; `The lazy student promised to reform`; `the habitual cheater finally saw the light`

seed
noun a small hard fruit

seed beetle
seed weevil noun a small beetle that infests the seeds of legumes

seed catalog
seed catalogue noun a list advertising seeds and their prices

seed corn
seed grain noun good quality seeds (as kernels of corn) that are reserved for planting

seed fern
pteridosperm noun an extinct seed-producing fernlike plant of the order Cycadofilicales (or group Pteridospermae)

seed lac
noun granular material obtained from stick lac by crushing and washing

seed money
noun capital needed to set up a new business or enterprise

seed oyster
noun a young oyster especially of a size for transplantation