| seraglio | (noun) living quarters reserved for wives and concubines and female relatives in a Muslim household | Synonyms: hareem, harem, serail |
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| serail | (noun) living quarters reserved for wives and concubines and female relatives in a Muslim household | Synonyms: hareem, harem, seraglio |
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| serape | (noun) a long brightly colored shawl; worn mainly by Mexican men | Synonyms: sarape |
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| seraph | (noun) an angel of the first order; usually portrayed as the winged head of a child | - |
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| seraphic | (adjective) of or relating to an angel of the first order | Synonyms: seraphical |
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| (adjective) having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub | Synonyms: angelic, angelical, cherubic, sweet |
| seraphical | (adjective) of or relating to an angel of the first order | Synonyms: seraphic |
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| sere | (adjective) (used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture | Synonyms: dried-up, sear, shriveled, shrivelled, withered |
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| serenade | (noun) a song characteristically played outside the house of a woman | - |
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| (noun) a musical composition in several movements; has no fixed form | Synonyms: divertimento |
| (verb) sing and play for somebody | - |
| serendipitous | (adjective) lucky in making unexpected and fortunate discoveries | - |
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| serendipity | (noun) good luck in making unexpected and fortunate discoveries | - |
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| serene | (adjective) completely clear and fine | - |
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| (adjective) not agitated; without losing self-possession | Synonyms: calm, tranquil, unagitated |
| serenely | (adverb) in a peacefully serene manner | - |
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| sereness | (noun) a withered dryness | - |
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| serenity | (noun) a disposition free from stress or emotion | Synonyms: placidity, quiet, repose, tranquility, tranquillity |
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| (noun) the absence of mental stress or anxiety | Synonyms: ataraxis, heartsease, peace, peace of mind, peacefulness, repose |
| serf | (noun) (Middle Ages) a person who is bound to the land and owned by the feudal lord | Synonyms: helot, villein |
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| serfdom | (noun) the state of a serf | Synonyms: serfhood, vassalage |
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| serfhood | (noun) the state of a serf | Synonyms: serfdom, vassalage |
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| serflike | (adjective) like someone in servitude | - |
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| serge | (noun) a twilled woolen fabric | - |
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| sergeant | (noun) a lawman with the rank of sergeant | Synonyms: police sergeant |
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| (noun) any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporal | - |
| (noun) an English barrister of the highest rank | Synonyms: sergeant-at-law, serjeant-at-law, serjeant |
| serger | (noun) a sewing machine that overcasts the raw edges of a fabric with a V-shaped stitch | - |
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| serial | (adjective) pertaining to or occurring in or producing a series | - |
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| (adjective) pertaining to or composed in serial technique | - |
| (adjective) of or relating to the sequential performance of multiple operations | Synonyms: in series, nonparallel |
| (adjective) in regular succession without gaps | Synonyms: consecutive, sequent, sequential, successive |
| (noun) a serialized set of programs | Synonyms: series |
| (noun) a periodical that appears at scheduled times | Synonyms: serial publication, series |
| serialisation | (noun) publication in serial form | Synonyms: serialization |
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| serialise | (verb) arrange serially | Synonyms: serialize |
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| serialism | (noun) 20th century music that uses a definite order of notes as a thematic basis for a musical composition | Synonyms: serial music |
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| serialization | (noun) publication in serial form | Synonyms: serialisation |
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| serialize | (verb) arrange serially | Synonyms: serialise |
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| serially | (adverb) in a serial manner | - |
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| seriatim | (adverb) in a series; point by point | - |
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| sericeous | (adjective) covered with fine soft hairs or down | Synonyms: downy, puberulent, pubescent |
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| sericterium | (noun) silk-producing gland of insects (especially of a silkworm) or spiders | Synonyms: serictery, silk gland |
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| serictery | (noun) silk-producing gland of insects (especially of a silkworm) or spiders | Synonyms: sericterium, silk gland |
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| sericultural | (adjective) of or relating to sericulture | - |
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| sericulture | (noun) the production of raw silk by raising silkworms | - |
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| (noun) raising silkworms in order to obtain raw silk | - |
| sericulturist | (noun) a producer of raw silk | - |
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| seriema | (noun) Brazilian Cariama; sole representative of the genus Cariama | Synonyms: Cariama cristata, crested cariama |
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| (noun) Argentinian Cariama | Synonyms: chunga, Chunga burmeisteri |
| series | (noun) (mathematics) the sum of a finite or infinite sequence of expressions | - |
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| (noun) a periodical that appears at scheduled times | Synonyms: serial, serial publication |
| (noun) a serialized set of programs | Synonyms: serial |
| (noun) (sports) several contests played successively by the same teams | - |
| (noun) similar things placed in order or happening one after another | - |
| (noun) a group of postage stamps having a common theme or a group of coins or currency selected as a group for study or collection | - |
| (noun) (electronics) connection of components in such a manner that current flows first through one and then through the other | - |
| serif | (noun) a short line at the end of the main strokes of a character | Synonyms: seriph |
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| serigraph | (noun) a print made using a stencil process in which an image or design is superimposed on a very fine mesh screen and printing ink is squeegeed onto the printing surface through the area of the screen that is not covered by the stencil | Synonyms: silk screen print, silkscreen |
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| serigraphy | (noun) the act of making a print by the silkscreen method | - |
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| serin | (noun) any of various brown and yellow finches of parts of Europe | - |
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| serine | (noun) a sweetish crystalline amino acid involved in the synthesis by the body of cysteine | - |
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| seriocomedy | (noun) a comedy with serious elements or overtones | Synonyms: tragicomedy |
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| seriocomic | (adjective) mixing the serious with the comic with comic predominating | Synonyms: seriocomical |
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| seriocomical | (adjective) mixing the serious with the comic with comic predominating | Synonyms: seriocomic |
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| serious | (adjective) concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities | - |
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| (adjective) completely lacking in playfulness | Synonyms: sober, unplayful |
| (adjective) causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm | Synonyms: dangerous, grave, grievous, life-threatening, severe |
| (adjective) requiring effort or concentration; complex and not easy to answer or solve | - |
| (adjective) of great consequence | - |
| (adjective) appealing to the mind | Synonyms: good |
| seriously | (adverb) in a serious manner | Synonyms: earnestly, in earnest |
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| (adverb) to a severe or serious degree | Synonyms: badly, gravely, severely |
| seriousness | (noun) the trait of being serious | Synonyms: earnestness, serious-mindedness, sincerity |
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| (noun) the quality of arousing fear or distress | Synonyms: distressfulness |
| (noun) an earnest and sincere feeling | Synonyms: earnestness, sincerity |
| seriph | (noun) a short line at the end of the main strokes of a character | Synonyms: serif |
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| serjeant | (noun) an English barrister of the highest rank | Synonyms: sergeant-at-law, sergeant, serjeant-at-law |
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| sermon | (noun) an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service) | Synonyms: discourse, preaching |
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| (noun) a moralistic rebuke | Synonyms: preaching |
| sermonise | (verb) speak as if delivering a sermon; express moral judgements | Synonyms: moralise, moralize, preachify, sermonize |
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| sermoniser | (noun) someone whose occupation is preaching the gospel | Synonyms: preacher, preacher man, sermonizer |
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| sermonism | (noun) the conceptualism of Abelard. | - |
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| sermonize | (verb) speak as if delivering a sermon; express moral judgements | Synonyms: moralise, moralize, preachify, sermonise |
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| sermonizer | (noun) someone whose occupation is preaching the gospel | Synonyms: preacher, preacher man, sermoniser |
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| serologic | (adjective) of or relating to serology | Synonyms: serological |
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| serological | (adjective) of or relating to serology | Synonyms: serologic |
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| serologist | (noun) a medical scientist who specializes in serology | - |
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| serology | (noun) the branch of medical science that deals with serums; especially with blood serums and disease | - |
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| serosa | (noun) a thin membrane lining the closed cavities of the body; has two layers with a space between that is filled with serous fluid | Synonyms: serous membrane |
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| serotine | (noun) common brown bat of Europe | Synonyms: Eptesicus serotinus, European brown bat |
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| serotonin | (noun) a neurotransmitter involved in e.g. sleep and depression and memory | Synonyms: 5-hydroxytryptamine |
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| serous | (adjective) of or producing or containing serum | - |
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| serow | (noun) short-horned dark-coated goat antelope of mountain areas of southern and southeastern Asia | - |
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| serpent | (noun) limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous | Synonyms: ophidian, snake |
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| (noun) an obsolete bass cornet; resembles a snake | - |
| (noun) a firework that moves in serpentine manner when ignited | - |
| serpentine | (adjective) resembling a serpent in form | Synonyms: snakelike, snaky |
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| serranid | (noun) marine food sport fishes mainly of warm coastal waters | Synonyms: serranid fish |
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| serrate | (adjective) notched like a saw with teeth pointing toward the apex | Synonyms: notched, saw-toothed, serrated, toothed |
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| (verb) make saw-toothed or jag the edge of | - |
| serrated | (adjective) notched like a saw with teeth pointing toward the apex | Synonyms: notched, saw-toothed, serrate, toothed |
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| serration | (noun) a single notch in a row of notches | - |
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| (noun) a row of notches | - |
| (noun) the condition of being serrated | - |
| serratus | (noun) any of several muscles of the trunk | Synonyms: serratus muscles |
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| serried | (adjective) (especially of rows as of troops or mountains) pressed together | - |
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| serrulate | (adjective) minutely serrated | - |
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| sertindole | (noun) an antipsychotic medication used in the treatment of schizophrenia. | - |
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| sertraline | (noun) a selective-serotonin reuptake inhibitor commonly prescribed as an antidepressant (trade name Zoloft) | Synonyms: Zoloft |
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| sertularian | (noun) feathery colony of long-branched stems bearing stalkless paired polyps | - |
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| serum | (noun) an amber, watery fluid, rich in proteins, that separates out when blood coagulates | Synonyms: blood serum |
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| serval | (noun) slender long-legged African wildcat having large untufted ears and tawny black-spotted coat | Synonyms: Felis serval |
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| servant | (noun) a person working in the service of another (especially in the household) | Synonyms: retainer |
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| (noun) in a subordinate position | Synonyms: handmaid, handmaiden |
| serve | (noun) (sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play | Synonyms: service |
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| (verb) do duty or hold offices; serve in a specific function | - |
| (verb) put the ball into play | - |
| (verb) provide (usually but not necessarily food) | Synonyms: dish, dish out, dish up, serve up |
| (verb) help to some food; help with food or drink | Synonyms: help |
| (verb) deliver a warrant or summons to someone | Synonyms: process, swear out |
| (verb) mate with | Synonyms: service |
| (verb) be used by; as of a utility | Synonyms: service |
| (verb) work for, or be a servant to | Synonyms: assist, attend, attend to, wait on |
| (verb) devote (part of) one's life or efforts to, as of countries, institutions, or ideas | - |
| (verb) do military service | - |
| (verb) spend time in prison or in a labor camp | Synonyms: do |
| (verb) contribute or conduce to | - |
| (verb) promote, benefit, or be useful or beneficial to | Synonyms: serve well |
| (verb) serve a purpose, role, or function | Synonyms: function |
| (verb) be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity | Synonyms: answer, do, suffice |
| server | (noun) utensil used in serving food or drink | - |
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| (noun) (computer science) a computer that provides client stations with access to files and printers as shared resources to a computer network | Synonyms: host |
| (noun) a person whose occupation is to serve at table (as in a restaurant) | Synonyms: waiter |
| (noun) (court games) the player who serves to start a point | - |
| service | (noun) an act of help or assistance; something (such as a tool, software or system) used to render said help or assistance | - |
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| (noun) the act of public worship following prescribed rules | Synonyms: divine service, religious service |
| (noun) (sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play | Synonyms: serve |
| (noun) the act of mating by male animals | Synonyms: servicing |
| (noun) the act of delivering a writ or summons upon someone | Synonyms: service of process, serving |
| (noun) periodic maintenance on a car or machine | Synonyms: inspection and repair, overhaul |
| (noun) the performance of duties by a waiter or servant | - |
| (noun) employment in or work for another | - |
| (noun) work done by one person or group that benefits another | - |
| (noun) (law) the acts performed by an English feudal tenant for the benefit of his lord which formed the consideration for the property granted to him | - |
| (noun) tableware consisting of a complete set of articles (silver or dishware) for use at table | Synonyms: table service |
| (noun) a means of serving | Synonyms: avail, help |
| (noun) a force that is a branch of the armed forces | Synonyms: armed service, military service |
| (noun) a company or agency that performs a public service; subject to government regulation | - |
| (verb) make fit for use | - |
| (verb) mate with | Synonyms: serve |
| (verb) be used by; as of a utility | Synonyms: serve |
| serviceability | (noun) the quality of being able to provide good service | Synonyms: serviceableness, usability, usableness, useableness |
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| serviceable | (adjective) ready for service or able to give long service | - |
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| (adjective) intended or able to serve a purpose without elaboration | - |
| (adjective) capable of being put to good use | - |
| serviceableness | (noun) the quality of being able to provide good service | Synonyms: serviceability, usability, usableness, useableness |
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| serviceberry | (noun) edible purple or red berries | Synonyms: juneberry, saskatoon, shadberry |
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| (noun) any of various North American trees or shrubs having showy white flowers and edible blue-black or purplish fruit | Synonyms: Juneberry, service tree, shadblow, shadbush |
| serviceman | (noun) someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force | Synonyms: man, military man, military personnel |
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| services | (noun) performance of duties or provision of space and equipment helpful to others | - |
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| servicing | (noun) the act of mating by male animals | Synonyms: service |
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| serviette | (noun) a small piece of table linen that is used to wipe the mouth and to cover the lap in order to protect clothing | Synonyms: napkin, table napkin |
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| servile | (adjective) submissive or fawning in attitude or behavior | - |
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| (adjective) relating to or involving slaves or appropriate for slaves or servants | - |
| servilely | (adverb) in an obsequious manner | Synonyms: obsequiously, subserviently |
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| servility | (noun) abject or cringing submissiveness | Synonyms: obsequiousness, subservience |
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| serving | (noun) the act of delivering a writ or summons upon someone | Synonyms: service, service of process |
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| (noun) an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal | Synonyms: helping, portion |
| servitor | (noun) someone who performs the duties of an attendant for someone else | - |
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| servitude | (noun) state of subjection to an owner or master or forced labor imposed as punishment | - |
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| servo | (adjective) of or involving servomechanisms | Synonyms: servomechanical |
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| (noun) control system that converts a small mechanical motion into one requiring much greater power; may include a negative feedback system | Synonyms: servomechanism, servosystem |
| servomechanical | (adjective) of or involving servomechanisms | Synonyms: servo |
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| servomechanism | (noun) control system that converts a small mechanical motion into one requiring much greater power; may include a negative feedback system | Synonyms: servo, servosystem |
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