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7,169 words — headwords with part of speech, pronunciation, and a plain-language definition.

sérénoa: saw palmetto
sésame: sesame (plant, seed); hint; something that renders something else possible as if by magic: open sesame, magic word, (metaphorical) skeleton key
sésamoïde: sesamoid
sésamoïde: sesamoid
sésamoïdien: sesamoidal, sesamoidian
séséli: any plant of the genus Seseli
sétifien: of Sétif
sétois: of Sète
séton: seton
sévices: abuse
sévillan: Sevillian, Sevillan (of, from or relating to the city of Seville, capital of the province of Seville and of the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain); Sevillian, Sevillan (of, from or relating to the province of Seville, Andalusia, Spain)
sévir: to crack down, clamp down; to rage; to be rife; to hold sway
sévisses: second-person singular present/imperfect subjunctive of sévir
sévrien: Of or from Sèvres
sévère: severe, harsh; strict
sévère: really, for real, genuinely, truly
sévèrement: severely; austerely; rigorously, strictly; strictly, harshly; gravely, seriously
sévérité: severity, strictness; severity, austerity, rigidity; severity, seriousness
sûr: sure, certain; trustworthy; safe
sûr de soi: sure of oneself, self-assured, self-confident, confident
sûr de son coup: sure of what one is doing, confident of success, certain of succeeding
sûr et certain: absolutely sure, absolutely certain
sûrement: surely, certainly; probably
sûrette: alternative spelling of surette (“patience dock”)
sûreté: safety; security; surety
sœur: sister; nun
sœur laie: a nun of lesser status, mainly employed for domestic services
sœurette: little sister; sis
sœurâtre: stepsister (especially an evil one); bad or uncaring sister