7-letter words starting with se
- seeling — Falconry. to sew shut (the eyes of a falcon) during parts of its training.
- seeming — apparent; appearing, whether truly or falsely, to be as specified: a seeming advantage.
- seepage — the act or process of seeping; leakage.
- seeping — to pass, flow, or ooze gradually through a porous substance: Water seeps through cracks in the wall.
- seeress — a woman who prophesies future events.
- seethed — to surge or foam as if boiling.
- seether — a boiler or a pot to boil things in
- seewing — prosecution
- seferis — George. pen name of Georgios Seferiades. 1900–71, Greek poet and diplomat: Nobel prize for literature 1963
- segesta — Also, Segeste. an ancient Greek and Carthaginian city in NW Sicily: near present-day Alcamo.
- segetal — (of weeds) growing amongst crops
- seghers — Anna [ah-nah] /ˈɑ nɑ/ (Show IPA), (Netty Radvanyi) 1900–1983, German novelist.
- segment — one of the parts into which something naturally separates or is divided; a division, portion, or section: a segment of an orange.
- segovia — Andrés [ahn-dres] /ɑnˈdrɛs/ (Show IPA), 1893–87, Spanish guitarist.
- segugio — an Italian breed of dog
- seifert — Jaroslav [yah-raw-slahf] /ˈyɑ rɔ slɑf/ (Show IPA), 1901–1986, Czech poet: Nobel prize 1984.
- seirios — Sirius (def 2).
- seising — seizing.
- seismic — pertaining to, of the nature of, or caused by an earthquake or vibration of the earth, whether due to natural or artificial causes.
- seismo- — earthquake
- seisure — an act of seisin
- seizing — the act of a person or thing that seizes.
- seizure — the act or an instance of seizing.
- sejanus — Lucius Aelius [ee-lee-uh s] /ˈi li əs/ (Show IPA) d. a.d. 31, Roman politician, commander of praetorian guard, and conspirator in the reign of Emperor Tiberius.
- sejeant — (of an animal) represented in a sitting posture: a lion sejant.
- sekhmet — a blood-thirsty goddess, sometimes identified with Hathor, who attempted to destroy humankind.
- sekondi — a port in SW Ghana, 8 km (5 miles) northeast of Takoradi: linked administratively with Takoradi in 1946. Pop (with Takoradi): 335 000 (2005 est)
- selecta — a disc jockey
- selenga — a river in N central Asia, flowing E and N through the NW Mongolian People's Republic through the Buryat Autonomous Republic in the SE Russian Federation to Lake Baikal. About 700 miles (1125 km) long.
- selenic — of or containing selenium, especially in the hexavalent state.
- seleno- — denoting the moon
- selfdom — the realm of the self; selfhood.
- selfing — a person or thing referred to with respect to complete individuality: one's own self.
- selfish — devoted to or caring only for oneself; concerned primarily with one's own interests, benefits, welfare, etc., regardless of others.
- selfism — an emphasis on self; a selfish concentration on one's own interests or a philosophy based on them
- selfist — a selfish person
- selkirk — Alexander (originally Alexander Selcraig) 1676–1721, Scottish sailor marooned on a Pacific island: supposed prototype of Robinson Crusoe.
- sell in — to sell (new products) to a retail outlet to be sold to the public
- sell on — If you buy something and then sell it on, you sell it to someone else soon after buying it, usually in order to make a profit.
- sell up — to transfer (goods) to or render (services) for another in exchange for money; dispose of to a purchaser for a price: He sold the car to me for $1000.
- sellers — a person who sells; salesperson or vender.
- selling — of or relating to a sale or sales: the selling price of oranges.
- selloff — business: liquidation
- sellout — an act or instance of selling out.
- seltzer — (sometimes initial capital letter) a naturally effervescent mineral water containing common salt and small quantities of sodium, calcium, and magnesium carbonates.
- selvage — the edge of woven fabric finished so as to prevent raveling, often in a narrow tape effect, different from the body of the fabric.
- semaise — a pewter wine jar having a spout, a fixed handle on the side opposite the spout, and a bail for carrying.
- sematic — serving as a sign or warning of danger, as the conspicuous colors or markings of certain poisonous animals.
- semeion — a unit of meter or time in ancient poetry
- sememic — of or relating to sememes