English to English Dictionary

/ˌsɛɡ.rɪˈɡeɪ.ʃən/ [segregation]

[noun] The action or state of setting someone or something apart from other people or things, often based on race, gender, or religion.

/siːz/ [seize]

[verb] To take hold of something suddenly and forcibly.

/ˈsɛl.dəm/ [sel-dum]

[adverb] Not often; rarely; on infrequent occasions.

/sɪˈlɛk.ʃənz/ [selections]

[noun] The action or fact of carefully choosing someone or something as being the best or most suitable.

/ˌself.rɪˈlaɪ.ənt/ [self-reliant]

[adjective] Relying on one's own powers and resources rather than those of others; independent and self-sufficient.

/ˌsɛlfˈɡʌv.ər.nɪŋ/ [self-governing]

[adjective] Exercising control over one's own affairs; autonomous or independent in political or organizational matters.

/ˈsɛl.ər/ [seller]

[noun] A person or entity that offers goods or services for sale in exchange for money or other consideration.

/ˈsɛm.əˌnɛr.i/ [seminary]

[noun] A college or theological school that prepares students to become priests, ministers, or rabbis.

/ˌsɛnˈseɪʃənɪst/ [sensationist]

[noun] A person who adheres to the philosophical doctrine that all knowledge and thought are derived from sensory experience.

/ˈsɛn.sɪ.tɪv/ [sensitive]

[adjective] Quick to detect, respond to, or be affected by slight changes, signals, or influences.

/ˌsɛnsɪˈtɪvɪti/ [sensitivity]

[noun] The quality or condition of being physically or emotionally responsive to external stimuli, changes, or influences.

/sɛnˈtɛn.ʃəs/ [sententious]

[adjective] Given to pompous, self-righteous moralizing or lecturing in an affectedly wise manner.

/ˈseɪ.pæk ˈtɑː.kraʊ/ [sepak takraw]

[noun] A team sport native to Southeast Asia played with a rattan ball, in which players are only allowed to use their feet, knees, chest, and head to touch the ball over a net.

/ˈsɛp.ər.ət/ [separate]

[adjective] Forming a unit on one's own; detached, disconnected, or kept apart from others.

/ˈsɛp.ə.reɪ.tɪd/ [separated]

[adjective] Existing or living apart; not joined or connected.

/ˌsɛp.əˈreɪ.ʃən əv ˈpaʊ.ərz/ [separation of powers]

[noun] A constitutional principle that divides the government into distinct branches—typically legislative, executive, and judicial—to ensure that no single entity holds absolute authority and to provide a system of checks and balances.

/ˈsɛp.ə.reɪ.tər/ [separator]

[noun] A person or thing that divides, partitions, or keeps two or more things apart.

/ˈsiːkwəl/ [sequel]

[noun] A published, broadcast, or recorded work that continues the story or develops the theme of an earlier one.