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search, v. examine, explore, hunt, seek, overhaul; rummage, ransack, ferret; scrutinize, probe, sift.
search, n. quest, research, pursuit.
searcher, n. seeker.
searchless, a. unsearchable, impenetrable, inscrutable.
seared, a. scorched, cauterized; callous, case-hardened.
searing, n. scorching, cautery, cauterization, cauterizing.
a.s.sociated Words: cauter, cauterant, cauterism, cautery.
seash.o.r.e, n. seacoast, seaside, seaboard.
seasickness, n. nausea, _mal de mer_.
sea soldier. marine.
season, v. habituate, inure, harden, accustom, acclimatize, acclimate; dry, mature; flavor, spice.
seasonable, a. opportune, timely, suitable, apropos, convenient.
seasoning, n. condiment, spice, relish, sauce, flavor, salt, _hautgout_.
seat, n. site, abode, situation, station; fundament, b.u.t.tocks, bottom, breech; chair, sofa, tete-a-tete, divan, settee; banquette, d.i.c.key, rumble; bench, form; pew.
seat, v. usher.
seaweeds, n. pl. algae, dulse, sea lettuce, confervae, wrack; sarga.s.so; kelp, fucus, rockweed. a.s.sociated Words: algology, algous, fucivorous, fucoid, fucoidal, fucosol, laver, barilla, phycology, phycography, varec, rhabdolith.
secluded, a. sequestered, isolated, retired, withdrawn, covert, lonely.
seclusion, n. sequestration, isolation, solitude, loneliness, retirement.
second, n. backer, supporter, a.s.sistant.--v.. back, support, abet.
secondary, a. subordinate, second, inferior, minor, collateral.
secondary, n. subordinate, deputy, delegate, proxy, underling, auxiliary.
second-cla.s.s, a. inferior, second-rate.
second son. a.s.sociated Word: secundogeniture.
second sight. prophetic vision, deuteroscopy.
second thought. reconsideration.
secrecy, n. seclusion, privacy, retirement, concealment, confidence.
secret, a. mystery, arcanum; pl. confidences; pl.
genitals; pl. _penetralia_. a.s.sociated Words: secretive, secretory, confide, confidential.
secret, a. hidden, concealed, unrevealed, mysterious, cryptic, recondite, occult, esoteric, cabalistic, abstruse, unknown, latent; secluded, privy, withdrawn, retired, covert, private, sequestered; stealthy, underhand, clandestine, sly, surrept.i.tious, confidential, undetected. Antonyms: overt, revealed, open, exoteric, manifest.
secretary, n. amanuensis, clerk, writer, scribe; writing-desk, escritoire, scrutoire. a.s.sociated Words: secretarial, secretariat, portfolio.
secrete, v. bury, hide, conceal, shroud, disguise, cloak.
secretion, n. concealment, hiding.
secretive, a. uncommunicative, taciturn, reserved, silent, wary.
secretiveness, n. taciturnity, reserve, silence, uncommunicativeness, wariness.
secret language. cryptology, argot, flash.
secret name. cryptonym.
secrets, n. pl. confidences, mysteries; arcana, _penetralia_.
secret science. esoterics, cabala.
secret vice. masturbation, onanism, self-abuse.
secret writing. cryptography, cipher, steganography, cryptogram.
sect, n. school, party, denomination.
sectarian, a. denominational.
section, n. portion, part, division, segment, piece; paragraph.
secular, a. temporal, worldly, laic, civil.
secure, a. safe, confident, a.s.sured, fast, immovable, stable, indemnified. Antonyms: insecure, risky, hazardous.
secure, v. gain, procure, obtain, get, acquire; fasten, moor; guarantee, ensure, insure, a.s.sure, indemnify; defend, guard, s.h.i.+eld, protect.
security, n. safety, confidence, a.s.surance, certainty; warranty, surety, indemnification, pledge, indemnity, bond, guarantee, vadium; defense, protection, bulwark.
sedate, a. staid, demure, imperturbable, composed, calm.
sedative, a. composing, soothing, anodyne.
sedative, n. anaesthetic, narcotic, opiate, hypnotic.
sediment, n. precipitate, dregs, lees, settlings, grounds, feculence.
