| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| secale | noun | A genus of cereal grasses including rye. |
| secant | adjective | Cutting; divivding into two parts; as, a secant line., A line that cuts another; especially, a straight line cutting a curve in two or more points., A right line drawn from the center of a circle through one end of a circular arc, and terminated by a tangent drawn from the other end; the number expressing the ratio line of this line to the radius of the circle. See Trigonometrical function, under Function. |
| secede | verb i. | To withdraw from fellowship, communion, or association; to separate one’s self by a solemn act; to draw off; to retire; especially, to withdraw from a political or religious body. |
| secern | verb t. | To separate; to distinguish., To secrete; as, mucus secerned in the nose. |
| secess | noun | Retirement; retreat; secession. |
| seckel | noun | A small reddish brown sweet and juicy pear. It originated on a farm near Philadelphia, afterwards owned by a Mr. Seckel. |
| second | adjective | Immediately following the first; next to the first in order of place or time; hence, occuring again; another; other., Next to the first in value, power, excellence, dignity, or rank; secondary; subordinate; inferior., Being of the same kind as another that has preceded; another, like a protype; as, a second Cato; a second Troy; a second deluge., One who, or that which, follows, or comes after; one next and inferior in place, time, rank, importance, excellence, or power., One who follows or attends another for his support and aid; a backer; an assistant; specifically, one who acts as another’s aid in a duel., Aid; assistance; help., An article of merchandise of a grade inferior to the best; esp., a coarse or inferior kind of flour., The sixtieth part of a minute of time or of a minute of space, that is, the second regular subdivision of the degree; as, sound moves about 1,140 English feet in a second; five minutes and ten seconds north of this place., In the duodecimal system of mensuration, the twelfth part of an inch or prime; a line. See Inch, and Prime, n., 8., The interval between any tone and the tone which is represented on the degree of the staff next above it., The second part in a concerted piece; — often popularly applied to the alto., To follow in the next place; to succeed; to alternate., To follow or attend for the purpose of assisting; to support; to back; to act as the second of; to assist; to forward; to encourage., Specifically, to support, as a motion or proposal, by adding one’s voice to that of the mover or proposer. |
| secret | adjective | Hidden; concealed; as, secret treasure; secret plans; a secret vow., Withdraw from general intercourse or notice; in retirement or secrecy; secluded., Faithful to a secret; not inclined to divulge or betray confidence; secretive., Separate; distinct., Something studiously concealed; a thing kept from general knowledge; what is not revealed, or not to be revealed., A thing not discovered; what is unknown or unexplained; a mystery., The parts which modesty and propriety require to be concealed; the genital organs., To keep secret. |
| sector | noun | A part of a circle comprehended between two radii and the included arc., A mathematical instrument, consisting of two rulers connected at one end by a joint, each arm marked with several scales, as of equal parts, chords, sines, tangents, etc., one scale of each kind on each arm, and all on lines radiating from the common center of motion. The sector is used for plotting, etc., to any scale., An astronomical instrument, the limb of which embraces a small portion only of a circle, used for measuring differences of declination too great for the compass of a micrometer. When it is used for measuring zenith distances of stars, it is called a zenith sector. |
| secund | adjective | Arranged on one side only, as flowers or leaves on a stalk. |
| secure | adjective | Free from fear, care, or anxiety; easy in mind; not feeling suspicion or distrust; confident., Overconfident; incautious; careless; — in a bad sense., Confident in opinion; not entertaining, or not having reason to entertain, doubt; certain; sure; — commonly with of; as, secure of a welcome., Net exposed to danger; safe; — applied to persons and things, and followed by against or from., To make safe; to relieve from apprehensions of, or exposure to, danger; to guard; to protect., To put beyond hazard of losing or of not receiving; to make certain; to assure; to insure; — frequently with against or from, rarely with of; as, to secure a creditor against loss; to secure a debt by a mortgage., To make fast; to close or confine effectually; to render incapable of getting loose or escaping; as, to secure a prisoner; to secure a door, or the hatches of a ship., To get possession of; to make one’s self secure of; to acquire certainly; as, to secure an estate. |