| seamstress | A woman whose occupation is sewing; a needlewoman. Origin: From older seamster, properly fem, AS. Seamestre. See Seam. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| seamstress's cramp | An occupational dystonia occurring in the fingers of women who sew. Synonym: sewing spasm. (05 Mar 2000) |
| seapyot | <zoology> See 1st Sea pie. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| seaquail | <zoology> The turnstone. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| sear | 1. To wither; to dry up. 2. To burn (the surface of) to dryness and hardness; to cauterize; to expose to a degree of heat such as changes the colour or the hardness and texture of the surface; to scorch; to make callous; as, to sear the skin or flesh. Also used figuratively. "I'm seared with burning steel." (Rowe) "It was in vain that the amiable divine tried to give salutary pain to that seared conscience." (Macaulay) "The discipline of war, being a discipline in destruction of life, is a discipline in callousness. Whatever sympathies exist are seared." (H. Spencer) Sear is allied to scorch in signification; but it is applied primarily to animal flesh, and has special reference to the effect of heat in marking the surface hard. Scorch is applied to flesh, cloth, or any other substance, and has no reference to the effect of hardness. To sear, to close by searing. "Cherish veins of good humor, and sear up those of ill." Origin: OE.seeren, AS. Searian. See Sear. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| search | 1. To look over or through, for the purpose of finding something; to examine; to explore; as, to search the city. "Search the Scriptures." "They are come to search the house." (Shak) "Search me, O God, and know my heart." (Ps. Cxxxix. 23) 2. To inquire after; to look for; to seek. "I will both search my sheep, and seek them out." (Ezek. Xxxiv. 11) "Enough is left besides to search and know." (Milton) 3. To examine or explore by feeling with an instrument; to probe; as, to search a wound. 4. To examine; to try; to put to the test. To search out, to seek till found; to find by seeking; as, to search out truth. Synonym: To explore, examine, scrutinize, seek, investigate, pry into, inquire. Origin: OE. Serchen, cerchen, OF. Cerchier, F. Chercher, L. Circare to go about, fr. L. Circum, circa, around. See Circle. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| searcher | One who, or that which, searhes or examines; a seeker; an inquirer; an examiner; a trier. Specifically: Formerly, an officer in London appointed to examine the bodies of the dead, and report the cause of death. An officer of the customs whose business it is to search ships, merchandise, luggage, etc. An inspector of leather. <medicine> An instrument for feeling after calculi in the bladder, etc. Origin: Cf. OF. Cercheor inspector. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| searchless | Impossible to be searched; inscrutable; impenetrable. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| seared | Scorched; cauterized; hence, figuratively, insensible; not susceptible to moral influences. "A seared conscience and a remorseless heart." (Macaulay) Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| seashell | <zoology> The shell of any marine mollusk. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Seashore | Carl E., U.S. Psychologist, 1866-1949. See: Seashore test. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Seashore test | A test in which the individual must discriminate between two sounds; or in which the sense of pitch, intensity, rhythm, and other components of innate musical ability can be measured. See: Halstead-Reitan battery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| seasickness | A form of motion sickness caused by the motion of a floating platform, such as a ship, boat, or raft. Synonym: mal de mer, naupathia, vomitus marinus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| season | 1. One of the divisions of the year, marked by alternations in the length of day and night, or by distinct conditions of temperature, moisture, etc, caused mainly by the relative position of the earth with respect to the sun. In the north temperate zone, four seasons, namely, spring, summer, autumn, and winter, are generally recognised. Some parts of the world have three seasons, the dry, the rainy, and the cold; other parts have but two, the dry and the rainy. "The several seasons of the year in their beauty." (Addison) 2. Hence, a period of time, especially as regards its fitness for anything contemplated or done; a suitable or convenient time; proper conjuncture; as, the season for planting; the season for rest. "The season, prime for sweetest scents and airs." (Milton) 3. A period of time not very long; a while; a time. "Thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun for a season." (Acts xiii. 11) 4. That which gives relish; seasoning. "You lack the season of all natures, sleep." (Shak) In season, in good time, or sufficiently early for the purpose. Out of season, beyond or out of the proper time of the usual or appointed time. Origin: OE. Sesoun, F. Saison, properly, the sowing time, fr. L. Satio a sowing, a planting, fr. Serere, satum, to sow, plant; akin to E. Sow, v, to scatter, as seed. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| seasonal | Of or pertaining to the seasons. <zoology> Seasonal dimorphism, the condition of having two distinct varieties which appear at different seasons, as certain species of butterflies in which the spring brood differs from the summer or autumnal brood. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| sealer |
A clear or pigmented liquid that is applied directly over an uncoated material such as wood or concrete for the purpose of sealing the material against water penetration.
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| seasonal affective disorder |
a mood disorder characterized by depression related to a certain season of the year - especially winter.
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| seam |
The stitching around the circumference of the ball.
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| seaweed |
Seaweed's are scientifically termed macroalgae, literally meaning large algae. Algae are relatively simple photosynthetic plants with unicellular reproductive structures. They range from unicellular organisms to non-vascular filamentous or thalloid plants
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| seasonal allergic rhinitis |
Seasonal allergic rhinitis is allergic rhinitis that occurs only during certain times of the year. It is commonly caused by allergies to tree, grass, and weed pollen that are produced seasonally.
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| SEA | a bird that frequents coastal waters and the open ocean: gulls |
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| SEA | the waterfront of a seaside town |
| SEA | surrounded or enclosed by the sea |
| SEA | used on the high seas |
| SEA | any of various seaweeds that grow underwater in shallow beds |
| SEA | mostly white aquatic bird having long pointed wings and short legs |
| SEA | small fish with horselike heads bent sharply downward and curled tails |
| SEA | either of two large northern marine mammals having ivory tusks and tough hide over thick blubber |
| SEA | any of numerous marine mammals that come on shore to breed |
| SEA | a device incised to make an impression |
| SEA | fastener that provides a tight and perfect closure |
| SEA | a finishing coat applied to exclude moisture |