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- seanad eireann/ˈʃænəd ˈeərən/The upper house of the Oireachtas, the parliament of Ireland.nounLow
- seance/ˈseɪ.ɒ̃ns/A meeting in which people attempt to communicate with the spirits of the dead, often with the help of a medium.nounC1
- seaperch/ˈsiːpɜːtʃ/A common name for various fish species, often brightly coloured, that live in coastal or reef environments, particularly fish of the family Serranidae or related families.nounLow/Technical
- seapiece/ˈsiːpiːs/A painting or artistic depiction of a scene at sea; a marine painting.nounVery Low (Archaic / Literary)
- seaplane/ˈsiːpleɪn/An aircraft designed to take off from and land on water.nounC1
- seaport/ˈsiː.pɔːt/A town or city with a harbour where ships load and unload goods and passengers.nounB2
- seaquake/ˈsiːkweɪk/An earthquake that occurs beneath the sea.nounLow
- sear/sɪə(r)/To burn or scorch the surface of something with intense heat.adjectivenounverb+2C1
- search/sɜːtʃ/To look carefully and systematically for someone or something.nounverbverb-intransitive+1B1 (CEFR) / High-frequency
- search dog/ˈsɜːtʃ ˌdɒɡ/A dog specifically trained to use its sense of smell to locate objects, people, or substances, often in professional contexts like police work, military operations, or rescue missions.nounB2
- search engine/ˈsɜːtʃ ˌen.dʒɪn/A computer program that searches for and identifies items in a database that correspond to keywords or characters specified by the user, used especially for finding websites on the internet.nounB2
- search engine optimization/ˌsɜːtʃ ˈendʒɪn ˌɒptɪmaɪˈzeɪʃən/The practice of increasing the quantity and quality of traffic to a website from search engines via organic (non-paid) search results.nounMedium-high
- search order/sɜːtʃ ˈɔːdə/A specific sequence or rule determining priority when searching for items.nounLow (primarily technical)
- search party/ˈsɜːtʃ ˌpɑːti/A group of people organized to look for someone who is missing or something that is lost.nounB1
- search term/ˈsɜːtʃ ˌtɜːm/A word or phrase entered into a search engine or database to find specific information.nouncommon
- search warrant/sɜːtʃ ˈwɒrənt/A legal document issued by a judge or magistrate authorizing law enforcement to conduct a search of a person, location, or vehicle for evidence of a crime.nounMedium
- searchlight/ˈsɜːtʃlaɪt/A powerful outdoor light with a focused beam that can be turned in different directions, used for finding or illuminating people or objects at night.nounLow-frequency
- searcy/ˈsɜːsi/A proper noun referring to a city in the US state of Arkansas, and less commonly, a surname.nounVery Low
- searing/ˈsɪər.ɪŋ/Extremely hot or intense, often painfully so; capable of burning, scorching, or causing intense pain.adjectivenounB2
- searle/sɜːl/A proper noun, primarily a surname of English origin.nounLow (as a common noun). Very High in specific academic/philosophical contexts (as a proper noun).
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