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

seed pearl
noun a small imperfect pearl

seed shrimp
mussel shrimp noun tiny marine and freshwater crustaceans with a shrimp-like body enclosed in a bivalve shell

seed stock
noun a supply of seeds (or tubers) reserved for planting

seed-producing
adjective producing seeds

seedbed
noun a bed where seedlings are grown before transplanting

seedcake
seed cake noun a sweet cake flavored with sesame or caraway seeds and lemon

seeded
sown adjective sprinkled with seed; `a seeded lawn`

seeded player
seed noun one of the outstanding players in a tournament

seeded raisin
noun seeded grape that has been dried

seeder
noun a kitchen utensil that removes seeds from fruit

seedless
adjective lacking seeds; `seedless grapefruit`

seedless raisin
noun dried seedless grape

seedlike
seed-like adjective resembling a seed

seedling
noun young plant or tree grown from a seed

seedsman
seedman noun a dealer in seeds

seedtime
noun the time during which seeds should be planted

seedy
adjective full of seeds; `as seedy as a fig`

Seeger
Alan Seeger noun United States poet killed in World War I (1888-1916)

seeing
adjective having vision, not blind

seek
noun the movement of a read/write head to a specific data track on a disk

seek time
noun (computer science) the time it takes for a read/write head to move to a specific data track

seeker
noun a missile equipped with a device that is attracted toward some kind of emission (heat or light or sound or radio waves)

seeking
adjective trying to obtain; `profit-seeking producers`; `people seeking happiness`

seemliness
grace noun a sense of propriety and consideration for others

seepage
ooze noun the process of seeping

seersucker
noun a light puckered fabric (usually striped)

seesaw
teeter noun a plaything consisting of a board balanced on a fulcrum; the board is ridden up and down by children at either end

seething
adjective in constant agitation; `a seething flag-waving crowd filled the streets`; `a seething mass of maggots`; `lovers and madmen have such seething brains`- Shakespeare

segment
noun one of the parts into which something naturally divides; `a segment of an orange`

segmental arch
noun a shallow arch; an arch that is less than a semicircle

segno
noun (music) a notation written at the beginning or end of a passage that is to be repeated

sego lily
Calochortus nuttallii noun perennial plant having clusters of one to four showy white bell-shaped flowers atop erect unbranched stems; edible bulbs useful in times of scarcity; eastern Montana and western North Dakota south to northern Arizona and northwestern New Mexico

Segovia
Andres Segovia noun Spanish guitarist who made classical guitar a concert instrument (1893-1987)

segregate
noun someone who is or has been segregated

segregated
adjective separated or isolated from others or a main group; `a segregated school system`; `a segregated neighborhood`

segregation
sequestration noun the act of segregating or sequestering; `sequestration of the jury`

segregationism
noun a political orientation favoring political or racial segregation

segregator
segregationist noun someone who believes the races should be kept apart

segue
noun the act of changing smoothly from one state or situation to another

Segway
Segway Human Transporter noun (trademark) a self-balancing personal transportation device with two wheels; can operate in any level pedestrian environment

sei whale
Balaenoptera borealis noun similar to but smaller than the finback whale

seiche
noun a wave on the surface of a lake or landlocked bay; caused by atmospheric or seismic disturbances

seidel
noun a glass for beer

Seidlitz powder
Seidlitz powders noun an effervescing salt containing sodium bicarbonate and Rochelle salt and tartaric acid; used as a cathartic

seif dune
noun a long and tall sand dune with a sharp crest; common in the Sahara

seigneury
seigniory noun the estate of a seigneur

seigniorage
noun charged by a government for coining bullion

seigniory
seigneury noun the position and authority of a feudal lord

seine
noun a large fishnet that hangs vertically, with floats at the top and weights at the bottom

seismic
seismal adjective subject to or caused by an earthquake or earth vibration

seismogram
noun the graphical record of an earth tremor made by using a seismograph

seismograph
noun a measuring instrument for detecting and measuring the intensity and direction and duration of movements of the ground (as an earthquake)

seismography
noun the measurement of tremors and shocks and undulatory movements of earthquakes

seismological
seismologic adjective of or concerned with seismology

seismologist
noun a geophysicist who studies earthquakes and the mechanical characteristics of the Earth

seismology
noun the branch of geology that studies earthquakes

Seismosaurus
genus Seismosaurus noun genus of large herbivorous dinosaurs of Cretaceous found in western North America

Seiurus
genus Seiurus noun ovenbirds and water thrushes

Seiurus aurocapillus
noun American warbler; builds a dome-shaped nest on the ground

seize
verb affect; `Fear seized the prisoners`; `The patient was seized with unbearable pains`; `He was seized with a dreadful disease`

seizing
noun small stuff that is used for lashing two or more ropes together

seizure
noun the taking possession of something by legal process

seizure-alert dog
noun a dog that can alert or assist people with seizure disorders

Sekhet
Eye of Ra noun a lion-headed Egyptian goddess; typifies life-destroying power of the sun

Selaginella
genus Selaginella noun type and sole genus of the Selaginellaceae; evergreen mosslike plants: spike moss and little club moss

Selaginella lepidophylla
noun densely tufted fern ally of southwestern United States to Peru; curls up in a tight ball when dry and expands and grows under moist conditions

Selaginellaceae
family Selaginellaceae noun lesser club mosses: terrestrial chiefly tropical plants resembling mosses

Selaginellales
order Selaginellales noun in some classifications included in Lycopodiales

Selar
genus Selar noun big-eyed scad

select committee
noun a parliamentary committee appointed for some special purpose

selected
adjective chosen in preference to another

selection
noun an assortment of things from which a choice can be made; `the store carried a large selection of shoes`

selective
adjective tending to select; characterized by careful choice; `an exceptionally quick and selective reader`- John Mason Brown

selective amnesia
noun amnesia about particular events that is very convenient for the person who cannot remember; `why do politicians always develop selective amnesia when questioned about their transgressions?`

Selective Service
Selective Service System noun an independent federal agency that administers compulsory military service

selectively
by selection adverb in a selective manner; `we choose our students very selectively`

selectivity
noun the property of being selective

selector
selector switch noun a switch that is used to select among alternatives

Selenarctos
genus Selenarctos noun Asiatic black bears; in some classifications not a separate genus from Ursus

Selene
genus Selene noun a genus of Carangidae

selenic acid
noun a strong acid (H2SeO4) analogous to sulfuric acid

Selenicereus
genus Selenicereus noun mostly epiphytic climbing cacti that bloom at night

Selenipedium
genus Selenipedium noun genus of tall reedlike tropical American orchids; includes species with pods used locally as a substitute for vanilla

selenium
Se noun a toxic nonmetallic element related to sulfur and tellurium; occurs in several allotropic forms; a stable grey metallike allotrope conducts electricity better in the light than in the dark and is used in photocells; occurs in sulfide ores (as pyrite)

selenium cell
noun a photoelectric cell that uses a strip of selenium

selenology
noun the branch of astronomy that deals with the moon

Seleucus
Seleucus I noun Macedonian general who accompanied Alexander the Great into Asia; founded a line of kings who reigned in Asia Minor until 65 BC (358-281 BC)

self
adjective (used as a combining form) relating to--of or by or to or from or for--the self; `self-knowledge`; `self-proclaimed`; `self-induced`

self acceptance
noun an acceptance of yourself as you are, warts and all

self-absorbed
self-involved adjective absorbed in your own interests or thoughts etc

self-absorption
noun preoccupation with yourself to the exclusion of everything else

self-accusation
self-condemnation noun an admission that you have failed to do or be something you know you should do or be

self-acting
self-activating adjective designed to activate or move or regulate itself; `a self-activating sprinkler system`

self-adapting program
noun a program that can change its performance in response to its environment

self-addressed
adjective addressed to yourself; `enclose a stamped self-addressed envelope with all submissions`

self-aggrandizement
self-aggrandisement noun an act undertaken to increase your own power and influence or to draw attention to your own importance

self-aggrandizing
self-aggrandising adjective of or relating to or characteristic of self-aggrandizement

self-analysis
noun the application of psychotherapeutic principles to the analysis of your own personality

self-appointed
adjective designated or chosen by yourself; `a self-appointed guardian of public morals`

self-assertion
noun the act of asserting yourself in an aggressive manner