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- seer/ˈsiːə/A person who is believed to have the ability to see visions of the future; a prophet or clairvoyant.nounC1
- seeress/ˈsɪərɪs/A female prophet or clairvoyant; a woman who is believed to have the ability to see visions of the future or have supernatural insight.nounLow
- seersucker/ˈsɪəsʌkə(r)/A thin, puckered fabric, typically of cotton, often in a striped pattern.nounLow
- seesaw/ˈsiː.sɔː/A long plank balanced in the middle on a fixed support, allowing children to ride up and down at opposite ends.adjectivenounverb+2B1
- seethe/siːð/To boil or foam as if boiling; to be in a state of extreme agitation or excitement.nounverbverb-intransitive+1C1
- seether/ˈsiːðə(r)/A person who simmers with intense anger or suppressed emotion, often visibly agitated while controlling outward expression.nounLow
- sefer/ˈseɪfə/(From Hebrew סֵפֶר) A book, especially a Jewish religious text such as a Torah scroll or a volume of Jewish law or philosophy.nounLow
- sefer torah/ˌseɪfə ˈtɔːrə/A handwritten parchment scroll containing the Hebrew text of the Five Books of Moses (the Torah), used for public reading in Jewish synagogue services.nounLow
- seferiades/sɛfɛˈriːɑːðɛs/A proper noun, the surname of the Greek poet and diplomat Giorgos Seferis.nounVery Low
- seferis/ˈsɛfərɪs/A proper noun referring to Giorgos Seferis (real name Giorgos Seferiades), a 20th-century Greek poet and diplomat, winner of the 1963 Nobel Prize in Literature.nounC2
- sefton/ˈsɛftən/A proper noun, primarily a surname or place name of English origin.nounVery Low
- segal/ˈsiːɡəl/A surname of Hebrew origin, or a rare term in English contexts.nounVery low
- segar/sɪˈɡɑː/A former spelling and now an archaic or dialectal variant of 'cigar'.nounExtremely low (obsolete/archaic)
- seger cone/ˈseɪɡə kəʊn/A ceramic device, used in kilns and furnaces, made to melt at a specific temperature, serving as a visual indicator for temperature measurement.nounVery Low (Specialized Technical)
- segesta/sɪˈdʒɛstə/An ancient city in northwestern Sicily, Italy, known for its well-preserved Doric temple and theater.nounVery Low
- seggar/ˈsɛɡə/A fireclay box or case in which delicate porcelain or ceramic ware is placed for firing in a kiln.nounExtremely Rare / Archaic / Technical
- seggs/sɛɡz/A deliberate and humorous misspelling of 'sex' used primarily in online slang to evade content filters or to convey a playful, euphemistic tone.nounLow
- seghers/ˈseɪ.ɡərz/A surname of Dutch/Flemish origin, most commonly associated with the 17th-century Flemish painter Hercules Seghers, or the 20th-century German writer Anna Seghers.nounVery Low
- segment/ˈseɡ.mənt/A part of something that is separate or distinct from the whole, often resulting from division.nounverbverb-ambitransitiveB2
- segmentalize/sɛɡˈmɛnt(ə)lˌaɪz/To divide something into segments or parts.verb-transitiveC1/C2
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