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

sell
noun the activity of persuading someone to buy; `it was a hard sell`

sell-by date
noun a date stamped on perishable produce indicating the date by which it should be sold

seller
marketer noun someone who promotes or exchanges goods or services for money

seller`s market
sellers` market noun a market in which more people want to buy than want to sell

Sellers
Peter Sellers noun English comic actor (1925-1980)

selling
merchandising noun the exchange of goods for an agreed sum of money

selling agent
noun someone who sells goods (on commission) for others

selling point
noun a characteristic of something that is up for sale that makes it attractive to potential customers

selling race
noun a horse race in which the winning horse must be put up for auction

selloff
noun a sale of a relatively large number of assets (stocks or bonds or commodities) at a low price typically done to dispose of them rather than as normal trade

sellout
noun an act of betrayal

Selma
noun a town in central Alabama on the Alabama river; in 1965 it was the center of a drive to register Black voters

selsyn
synchro noun a system consisting of a generator and a motor so connected that the motor will assume the same relative position as the generator; the generator and the motor are synchronized

selvage
selvedge noun the edge of a fabric that is woven so that it will not ravel or fray

Selznick
David O. Selznick noun United States filmmaker noted for his film adaptations of popular novels (1902-1965)

semantic
adjective of or relating to meaning or the study of meaning; `semantic analysis`

semantic error
run-time error noun an error in logic or arithmetic that must be detected at run time

semantic memory
noun your memory for meanings and general (impersonal) facts

semantic relation
noun a relation between meanings

semantic role
participant role noun an entity realized by a noun or noun phrase in a clause or sentence

semantically
adverb with regard to meaning; `semantically empty messages`

semanticist
semiotician noun a specialist in the study of meaning

semantics
noun the study of language meaning

semaphore
noun an apparatus for visual signaling with lights or mechanically moving arms

semblance
noun an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading; `he hoped his claims would have a semblance of authenticity`; `he tried to give his falsehood the gloss of moral sanction`; `the situation soon took on a different color`

semblance
noun an erroneous mental representation

semen
seed noun the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract

semester hour
credit hour noun a unit of academic credit; one hour a week for an academic semester

semestral
semestrial adjective occurring every six months or during every period of six months

semi-abstraction
noun a semiabstract painting

semi-climber
noun a plant that tends to climb and on occasion can grow like a vine

semi-climbing
adjective of plants that are semi-climbers

semi-detached house
noun a dwelling that is attached to something on only one side

semi-dry
adjective somewhat dry; `swabbing left the deck semi-dry but still slippery`

semi-erect
adjective of plants that are partly erect

semi-evergreen
half-evergreen adjective of a plant that is incompletely evergreen; `it was evergreen where the weather was mild but deciduous in the rigorous parts of the range`

semi-processed
adjective having been subjected to partial processing

semi-prostrate
adjective imperfectly prostrate; prostrate for part of its length; `the semi-prostrate evergreen, purple heather`

semi-tuberous
adjective partly tuberous

semi-upright
adjective of animals that are partly erect

semi-wild
adjective partially wild

semiabstract
adjective characterized by stylized but recognizable subject matter

semiannual
biannual adjective occurring or payable twice each year

semiannually
adverb twice a year

semiarid
adjective somewhat arid; `a semiarid region with little annual rainfall`

semiautobiographical
adjective of or relating to a work that combines autobiography and fiction; `a semiautobiographical novel`

semiautomatic firearm
noun an autoloader that fires only one shot at each pull of the trigger

semiautomatic pistol
semiautomatic noun a pistol that is a semiautomatic firearm capable of loading and firing continuously

semicentennial
semicentenary adjective of or relating to or marking the 50th anniversary

semicircle
hemicycle noun a plane figure with the shape of half a circle

semicircular
adjective curved into a half circle

semicircular canal
noun one of three tube loops filled with fluid and in planes nearly at right angles with one another; concerned with equilibrium

semicolon
noun a punctuation mark (`;`) used to connect independent clauses; indicates a closer relation than does a period

semicoma
noun a mild comatose state; a coma from which the person can be roused by appropriate stimuli

semicomatose
adjective in a state of partial coma

semiconducting
semiconductive adjective having characteristics of a semiconductor; that is having electrical conductivity greater than insulators but less than good conductors

semiconductor
semiconducting material noun a substance as germanium or silicon whose electrical conductivity is intermediate between that of a metal and an insulator; its conductivity increases with temperature and in the presence of impurities

semiconductor device
semiconductor unit noun a conductor made with semiconducting material

semiconscious
adjective partially conscious; not completely aware of sensations

semidark
adjective partially devoid of light or brightness; `semidark room`

semidarkness
noun partial darkness

semidesert
noun a region much like a desert but usually located between a desert and the surrounding regions

semidetached
adjective attached on one side only; `a semidetached house`

semidiameter
noun the apparent radius of a celestial body when viewed as a disc from the earth

semiempirical
adjective relying to some extent on observation or experiment

semifinal
semi noun one of the two competitions in the next to the last round of an elimination tournament

semifinalist
noun one of four competitors remaining in a tournament by elimination

semifluidity
noun a property midway between a solid and a liquid

semiformal
semi-formal adjective moderately formal; requiring a dinner jacket; `he wore semiformal attire`; `a black-tie dinner`

semigloss
noun a paint that dries with a finish between glossy and flat

semihard
adjective somewhat hard

semiliquid
adjective somewhat liquid

semiliterate
adjective literate but poorly informed

semilunar valve
noun a heart valve with cusps shaped like half-moons; prevents blood from flowing back into the heart

semimajor axis
noun one-half the major axis of an ellipse; the distance from the center of an ellipse to one end

semiminor axis
noun one-half the minor axis of an ellipse

semimonthly
adjective occurring twice a month; `a semimonthly publication`

seminal
adjective pertaining to or containing or consisting of semen; `seminal fluid`

seminal duct
noun the efferent duct of the testis in man

seminal vesicle
noun either of a pair of glands located on either side of the male urinary bladder that open into the vas deferens and that secrete many components of semen during ejaculation

seminar
noun a course offered for a small group of advanced students

seminarian
seminarist noun a student at a seminary (especially a Roman Catholic seminary)

seminary
noun a theological school for training ministers or priests or rabbis

seminiferous
adjective bearing or producing seed or semen; `seminiferous tubules`

seminiferous tubule
noun any of the numerous long convoluted tubules in the testis which are the sites where spermatozoa mature

Seminole
noun the Muskhogean language of the Seminole

seminoma
testicular cancer noun malignant tumor of the testis; usually occurring in older men

seminude
adjective partially clothed

semiofficial
adjective having some official authority or sanction

semiopaque
adjective partially opaque

semiotic
semiotical adjective of or relating to semiotics; `semiotic analysis`

semiotics
semiology noun (philosophy) a philosophical theory of the functions of signs and symbols

semiparasitic
adjective of or relating to plants that are semiparasites

semipermeable
adjective (of a membrane) selectively permeable

semipermeable membrane
noun a membrane (as a cell membrane) that allows some molecule to pass through but not others

semipolitical
adjective political in some (but not all) aspects

semiprecious
adjective used of gemstones having less commercial value than precious stones; `such semiprecious stones as amethyst, garnet, jade, and tourmaline`

semiprivate
adjective confined to a small number of hospital patients; `semiprivate room`

semiprofessional
semipro noun an athlete who plays for pay on a part-time basis

semipublic
adjective having some of the features of public institution