English words starting with sec

Meanings of Sec:

abbreviation

Secant.

noun

A second; a very short space of time.

Usage examples:

Stay put, i'll be back in a sec

adjective

(of wine) dry.

Usage examples:

As it was, holder gave us jardin aux lilas, not in an edwardian garden, but perhaps in a penthouse …

Meanings of Secant:

noun

The ratio of the hypotenuse to the shorter side adjacent to an acute angle (in a right-angled triangle); the reciprocal of a cosine.

Usage examples:

The secant of this angle is 1.61806 which is remarkably close to the golden ratio 1.618034.

Meanings of Secants:

noun

The ratio of the hypotenuse to the shorter side adjacent to an acute angle (in a right-angled triangle); the reciprocal of a cosine.

Usage examples:

The secant of this angle is 1.61806 which is remarkably close to the golden ratio 1.618034.

Meanings of Secateur:

plural noun

A pair of pruning clippers for use with one hand.

Usage examples:

Make sure all tools are in perfect working order, for instance it's much easier to prune with sharp…

Meanings of Secateurs:

plural noun

A pair of pruning clippers for use with one hand.

Usage examples:

Make sure all tools are in perfect working order, for instance it's much easier to prune with sharp…

Meanings of Secco:

noun

The technique of painting on dry plaster with pigments mixed in water.

Usage examples:

American artist steve bogdanoff is known for his distinct interpretive fresco secco paintings.

Meanings of Secede:

verb

Withdraw formally from membership of a federal union, an alliance, or a political or religious organization.

Usage examples:

The kingdom of belgium seceded from the netherlands in 1830

Meanings of Seceded:

verb

Withdraw formally from membership of a federal union, an alliance, or a political or religious organization.

Usage examples:

The kingdom of belgium seceded from the netherlands in 1830

Meanings of Secedes:

verb

Withdraw formally from membership of a federal union, an alliance, or a political or religious organization.

Usage examples:

The kingdom of belgium seceded from the netherlands in 1830

Meanings of Seceding:

verb

Withdraw formally from membership of a federal union, an alliance, or a political or religious organization.

Usage examples:

The kingdom of belgium seceded from the netherlands in 1830

Meanings of Secession:

noun

The action of withdrawing formally from membership of a federation or body, especially a political state.

Usage examples:

The republics want secession from the union

Meanings of Secessionist:

noun

A person who favours formal withdrawal from membership of a federation or body, especially a political state.

Usage examples:

An ardent secessionist

adjective

Favouring formal withdrawal from membership of a federation or body, especially a political state.

Usage examples:

The leader of a secessionist movement

Meanings of Secessionists:

noun

A person who favours formal withdrawal from membership of a federation or body, especially a political state.

Usage examples:

An ardent secessionist

adjective

Favouring formal withdrawal from membership of a federation or body, especially a political state.

Usage examples:

The leader of a secessionist movement

Meanings of Secessions:

noun

The action of withdrawing formally from membership of a federation or body, especially a political state.

Usage examples:

The republics want secession from the union

Meanings of Sechuana:

noun

Old-fashioned spelling of setswana.

Meanings of Seckel:

noun

A pear of a small sweet juicy brownish-red variety, grown chiefly in the us.

Usage examples:

He considers a bowl of grapes, apples, and small seckel pears to be an ideal dessert.

Meanings of Seclude:

verb

Keep (someone) away from other people.

Usage examples:

I secluded myself up here for a life of study and meditation

Meanings of Secluded:

adjective

(of a place) not seen or visited by many people; sheltered and private.

Usage examples:

The gardens are quiet and secluded

verb

Keep (someone) away from other people.

Usage examples:

I secluded myself up here for a life of study and meditation

Meanings of Secludes:

verb

Keep (someone) away from other people.

Usage examples:

I secluded myself up here for a life of study and meditation

Meanings of Secluding:

verb

Keep (someone) away from other people.

Usage examples:

I secluded myself up here for a life of study and meditation

Meanings of Seclusion:

noun

The state of being private and away from other people.

Usage examples:

They enjoyed ten days of peace and seclusion

Meanings of Seclusive:

adjective

Preferring to be alone, away from other people

Usage examples:

He was haughty and seclusive.

Meanings of Seconal:

noun

A barbiturate drug used as a sedative and hypnotic.

Usage examples:

The inquest heard dr iqbal first prescribed the barbiturate seconal for the princess in july 1999 a…

Meanings of Second:

verb

Formally support or endorse (a nomination or resolution or its proposer) as a necessary preliminary to adoption or further discussion.

Usage examples:

Bridgeman seconded maxwell's motion calling for the reform

noun

A sixtieth of a minute of time, which as the si unit of time is defined in terms of the natural periodicity of the radiation of a caesium-133 atom.

Usage examples:

Torrance squeezed the trigger, waited twenty five seconds and fired again.

ordinal number

Constituting number two in a sequence; coming after the first in time or order; 2nd.

Usage examples:

He married for a second time

adjective

(a person or thing) coming immediately after the first

Usage examples:

He missed only 2 of 11 shots in the second half., [ c ] rent is due the second of every month., fir…

Meanings of Second banana:

phrase

The second most important person in an organization or activity.

Usage examples:

This is the first time in his career when he has clearly been the second banana