English to English Dictionary

/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.

/ˈsiːkwənt/ [sequent]

[adjective] Following as a logical consequence or as a chronological effect; succeeding.

/sɪˈkwɛn.ʃəl/ [sequential]

[adjective] Following in a logical, chronological, or numerical order; forming a sequence.

/ˈsɜːrbiə/ [Srbija]

[noun] A landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe in the southern Pannonian Plain and the central Balkans.

/ˈsɜːr.bi.ən ˈtɛr.ɪˌtɔːr.i/ [Serbian territory]

[noun] The geographic area, including land, internal waters, and airspace, over which the Republic of Serbia exercises sovereign authority.

/səˈren.ə.ti/ [serenity]

[noun] The state of being calm, peaceful, and untroubled.

/sɜːrf/ [serf]

[noun] An agricultural laborer bound under the feudal system to work on the land of a noble landowner.

/ˈsɜːrpəntaɪn/ [serpentine]

[adjective] Resembling a serpent in form or movement; winding or turning one way and another like a snake.

/ˈsɜːrviə/ [Servia]

[noun] An obsolete or historical spelling and geographic term for Serbia.

/ˈsɜːvɪs/ [service]

[noun] The action of helping or doing work for someone.

/sɜːrˈvɪl.ə.ti/ [servility]

[noun] An excessive willingness to serve or please others; an attitude of submissiveness or fawning obedience.

/sɛt ən ˌɛk.spɛkˈteɪ.ʃən/ [set an expectation]

[idiom] To clearly define and communicate what is required, anticipated, or standard for a particular situation, project, or relationship so that others understand the goals.

/ˈsɛv.ən ɪntʃ/ [seven inch]

[noun] A small vinyl phonograph record, typically 7 inches in diameter, designed to play at 45 revolutions per minute and usually containing one song on each side.

/ˈsɛv.ən.ti/ [seventy]

[adjective] Equivalent to the product of seven and ten; being ten more than sixty, or one less than seventy-one.