| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| seraphs | plural | of Seraph |
| serapis | noun | An Egyptian deity, at first a symbol of the Nile, and so of fertility; later, one of the divinities of the lower world. His worship was introduced into Greece and Rome. |
| serfage | noun | Alt. of Serfdom |
| serfdom | noun | The state or condition of a serf. |
| serfism | noun | Serfage. |
| seriate | adjective | Arranged in a series or succession; pertaining to a series. |
| sericin | noun | A gelatinous nitrogenous material extracted from crude silk and other similar fiber by boiling water; — called also silk gelatin. |
| seriema | noun | A large South American bird (Dicholophus, / Cariama cristata) related to the cranes. It is often domesticated. Called also cariama. |
| serious | adjective | Grave in manner or disposition; earnest; thoughtful; solemn; not light, gay, or volatile., Really intending what is said; being in earnest; not jesting or deceiving., Important; weighty; not trifling; grave., Hence, giving rise to apprehension; attended with danger; as, a serious injury. |
| serolin | noun | A peculiar fatty substance found in the blood, probably a mixture of fats, cholesterin, etc., A body found in fecal matter and thought to be formed in the intestines from the cholesterin of the bile; — called also stercorin, and stercolin. |
| serpens | noun | A constellation represented as a serpent held by Serpentarius. |
| serpent | noun | Any reptile of the order Ophidia; a snake, especially a large snake. See Illust. under Ophidia., Fig.: A subtle, treacherous, malicious person., A species of firework having a serpentine motion as it passess through the air or along the ground., The constellation Serpens., A bass wind instrument, of a loud and coarse tone, formerly much used in military bands, and sometimes introduced into the orchestra; — so called from its form., To wind like a serpent; to crook about; to meander., To wind; to encircle. |
| serpigo | noun | A dry, scaly eruption on the skin; especially, a ringworm. |
| serpula | noun | Any one of numerous species of tubicolous annelids of the genus Serpula and allied genera of the family Serpulidae. They secrete a calcareous tube, which is usually irregularly contorted, but is sometimes spirally coiled. The worm has a wreath of plumelike and often bright-colored gills around its head, and usually an operculum to close the aperture of its tube when it retracts. |
| serrate | adjective | Alt. of Serrated |
| serried | adjective | Crowded; compact; dense; pressed together., of Serry |
| serrous | adjective | Like the teeth off a saw; jagged. |
| serrula | noun | The red-breasted merganser. |
| servage | noun | Serfage; slavery; servitude. |
| servant | noun | One who serves, or does services, voluntarily or on compulsion; a person who is employed by another for menial offices, or for other labor, and is subject to his command; a person who labors or exerts himself for the benefit of another, his master or employer; a subordinate helper., One in a state of subjection or bondage., A professed lover or suitor; a gallant., To subject. |
| serving | present participle & vb. noun | of Serve, a. & n. from Serve. |
| servian | adjective | Of or pertaining to Servia, a kingdom of Southern Europe., A native or inhabitant of Servia. |
| service | Alt. of Service, A name given to several trees and shrubs of the genus Pyrus, as Pyrus domestica and P. torminalis of Europe, the various species of mountain ash or rowan tree, and the American shad bush (see Shad bush, under Shad). They have clusters of small, edible, applelike berries., The act of serving; the occupation of a servant; the performance of labor for the benefit of another, or at another’s command; attendance of an inferior, hired helper, slave, etc., on a superior, employer, master, or the like; also, spiritual obedience and love., The deed of one who serves; labor performed for another; duty done or required; office., Office of devotion; official religious duty performed; religious rites appropriate to any event or ceremonial; as, a burial service., Hence, a musical composition for use in churches., Duty performed in, or appropriate to, any office or charge; official function; hence, specifically, military or naval duty; performance of the duties of a soldier., Useful office; advantage conferred; that which promotes interest or happiness; benefit; avail., Profession of respect; acknowledgment of duty owed., The act and manner of bringing food to the persons who eat it; order of dishes at table; also, a set or number of vessels ordinarily used at table; as, the service was tardy and awkward; a service of plate or glass., The act of bringing to notice, either actually or constructively, in such manner as is prescribed by law; as, the service of a subp/na or an attachment., The materials used for serving a rope, etc., as spun yarn, small lines, etc., The act of serving the ball., Act of serving or covering. See Serve, v. t., 13. | |
| servile | adjective | Of or pertaining to a servant or slave; befitting a servant or a slave; proceeding from dependence; hence, meanly submissive; slavish; mean; cringing; fawning; as, servile flattery; servile fear; servile obedience., Held in subjection; dependent; enslaved., Not belonging to the original root; as, a servile letter., Not itself sounded, but serving to lengthen the preceeding vowel, as e in tune., An element which forms no part of the original root; — opposed to radical. |
| servite | noun | One of the order of the Religious Servants of the Holy Virgin, founded in Florence in 1223. |