SEAPORT
SE'APORT, noun [sea and port.]1. A harbor near the sea, formed by an arm of the sea or by a bay.2. A city or town situated on a harbor, on or near the sea. We call a town a seap...
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American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.
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SEAPOY
SE'APOY, noun A native of India in the military service of an European power, and disceplined SE'POY, after the European maner.
SEAR
SEAR, verb transitive [Gr. to dry; to parch; dry. L. torreo, in a diffrent dialect.]1. To burn to dryness and hardness the surface of any thing; to cauterize; to expose to a deg...
SEAR-CLOTH
SE'AR-CLOTH, noun A cloth to cover a sore; a plaster.
SEARCE
SEARCE, verb transitive sers. To shift; to bolt; to separate the fine part of meal from the coarse. [Little used.]SEARCE, n. sers. A sieve; a bolter. [Little used.]
SEARCER
SEARCER, n. sers'er. One that sifts or bolts. [Little used.]
SEARCH
SEARCH, verb transitiveserch1. To look over or through for the purpose of finding something; to explore; to examine by inspection; as, to search the house for a book; to search ...
SEARCHABLE
SEARCHABLE, adjectiveserch'able. That may be searched or explored.
SEARCHED
SEARCHED, participle passiveserch'ed. Looked over carefully; explored; examined.
SEARCHER
SEARCHER, nounserch'er.1. One who searches, explores or examines for the prupose of finding something.2. A seeker; an inquirer.3. An examiner; a trier; as the Seacher of hearts....
SEARCHING
SEARCHING, participle passiveserch'ing.1. Looking into or over; exploring; examining; inquiring; seeking; investigating.2.adjective Penetrating; trying; close; as a searching di...
SEARCHLESS
SEARCHLESS, nounserch'less. Inscrutable; eluding search or investigation.
SEARED
SE'ARED, participle passive [from sear.] Burnt on the furface; cauterized; hardened;
SEAREDNESS
SE'AREDNESS, noun The state of being seared, cauterized or hardened; hardness; hence insensibility.
SEASON
SE'ASON. nounse'zn.Season literally signifies that which comes or arrives; and in this general sense, is synonymous with time. Hence,1. A fit or suitable time; the convenient ti...
SEASONABLE
SE'ASONABLE, adjective Opportune; that comes, happens or is done in good time, in due season or in proper time for the purpose; as a seasonable supply of rain.Mercy is seasonabl...
SEASONABLENESS
SE'ASONABLENESS, noun Opportuneness of time; that state of being in good time, or in time convenient for the prupose or sufficiently early.
SEASONABLY
SE'ASONABLY, adverb In due time; in time convenient; sufficiently early; as, to sow or plant seasonably.
SEASONAGE
SE'ASONAGE, noun Seasoning; sauce. [Not used.]
SEASONED
SE'ASONED, participle passive Mixed or sprinkled with something that gives a relish; tempered; moderated; qualified; matured; dried and hardened.
SEASONER
SE'ASONER, noun He that seasons; that which seasons, matures or gives a relish.
SEASONING
SE'ASONING, participle present tense Giving a relish by something added; moderating; qualifying; maturing; drying and hardening; fitting by habit.SE'ASONING, noun1. That which i...
SEAT
SEAT, noun [L. sedes, situs.]1. That on which one sits; a chair, bench, stool or any other thing on which a person sits.Christ--overthrew the tables of the money changers and th...
SEATED
SE'ATED, participle passive Placed in a chair or on a bench, etc.; set; fixed; settled; established; furnished with a seat.
SEATING
SE'ATING, participle present tense Placing on a seat; setting; settling; furnishing with a seat; having its seats assigned to individuals, as a church.
SEAVES
SEAVES, nounplu. [Heb. suf.] Rushes.
SEAVY
SE'AVY, adjective Overgrown with rushes.