10-letter words starting with se
- semi-final — competition round that decides finalists
- semi-moist — moderately or slightly wet; damp.
- semi-naked — being without clothing or covering; nude: naked children swimming in the lake.
- semi-nomad — a member of a people or tribe that has no permanent abode but moves about from place to place, usually seasonally and often following a traditional route or circuit according to the state of the pasturage or food supply.
- semi-solid — having a somewhat firm consistency; more or less solid.
- semiannual — occurring, done, or published every half year or twice a year; semiyearly.
- semichorus — half of a chorus; part of a chorus to be sung by a portion but not all of the singers
- semicircle — Also called semicircumference [sem-ee-ser-kuhm-fer-uh ns, -fruh ns, sem-ahy-] /ˌsɛm i sərˈkʌm fər əns, -frəns, ˌsɛm aɪ-/ (Show IPA). half of a circle; the arc from one end of a diameter to the other.
- semicirque — an opening in the shape of a semicircle amongst trees or hills
- semicolony — a country which is partly colonial or which is officially independent but which in fact depends on or is dominated by another country
- semidesert — an extremely dry area characterized by sparse vegetation.
- semidivine — somewhat more than mortal but less than divine.
- semidouble — having more petals than those of a single flower but fewer than those of a double flower.
- semidrying — not drying completely
- semifeudal — partly feudal
- semifitted — designed to fit closely but not snugly: a semifitted jacket.
- semiformal — partly formal; containing some formal elements: a semiformal occasion; semiformal attire.
- semifreddo — a partially frozen Italian dessert similar to ice cream
- semilethal — a semilethal gene
- semiliquid — having a thick consistency between liquid and solid
- semilucent — partially translucent
- seminarian — a student in a theological seminary.
- semination — a sowing or impregnating; dissemination.
- seminudity — partial nudity; the state of being partly nude
- semiologic — the study of signs and symbols; semiotics.
- semiopaque — partly or nearly opaque.
- semiotical — of or relating to signs.
- semipostal — a postage stamp sold by a government at a premium above its face value, the excess being used for a nonpostal purpose, as a charity.
- semipublic — partly or to some degree public.
- semiquaver — a sixteenth note.
- semisacred — partly or somewhat sacred; sacred to a limited degree; having some characteristics of the sacred
- semisecret — partly but not fully secret
- semisphere — shaped like half a sphere; hemispheric.
- semiterete — terete on one side only; round on one side but flat on the other
- semiweekly — occurring, done, appearing, or published twice a week: semiweekly visits.
- semiyearly — semiannual (def 1).
- semmelweis — Ignaz Philipp [ig-nahts fee-lip] /ˈɪg nɑts ˈfi lɪp/ (Show IPA), 1818–65, Hungarian obstetrician.
- sempstress — seamstress.
- senatorial — of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or befitting a senator or senate: senatorial oratory.
- send a fax — If you send a fax, you send a copy of a document from one fax machine to another.
- send forth — to be a source of; cause to appear; give out or forth; produce, emit, utter, etc.
- send round — to cause, permit, or enable to go: to send a messenger; They sent their son to college.
- senefelder — Aloys [ah-loh-ys,, ah-lois] /ˈɑ loʊ üs,, ˈɑ lɔɪs/ (Show IPA), 1771–1834, German inventor of lithography.
- senegalese — of or relating to the republic of Senegal.
- senegambia — a region in W Africa between the Senegal and Gambia rivers, now mostly in Senegal.
- senescence — growing old; aging.
- senioritis — Informal: Facetious. a decline in motivation or academic performance that supposedly afflicts some seniors in high school, especially in their last term.
- senna leaf — the dried leaflets of any of these plants, used as a cathartic and laxative
- senna pods — the dried fruits of any of these plants, used as a cathartic and laxative
- sensibilia — those things which can be sensed