English dictionary: words starting with sec
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abbreviationSecant.
nounA 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 …
nounThe 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.
nounThe 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.
plural nounA pair of pruning clippers for use with one hand.
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Make sure all tools are in perfect working order, for instance it's much easier to prune with sharp…
plural nounA pair of pruning clippers for use with one hand.
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Make sure all tools are in perfect working order, for instance it's much easier to prune with sharp…
nounThe technique of painting on dry plaster with pigments mixed in water.
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American artist steve bogdanoff is known for his distinct interpretive fresco secco paintings.
verbWithdraw 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
verbWithdraw 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
verbWithdraw 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
verbWithdraw formally from membership of a federal union, an alliance, or a political or religious organization.
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The kingdom of belgium seceded from the netherlands in 1830
nounThe action of withdrawing formally from membership of a federation or body, especially a political state.
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The republics want secession from the union
nounA person who favours formal withdrawal from membership of a federation or body, especially a political state.
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An ardent secessionist
adjectiveFavouring formal withdrawal from membership of a federation or body, especially a political state.
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The leader of a secessionist movement
nounA person who favours formal withdrawal from membership of a federation or body, especially a political state.
Usage examples:
An ardent secessionist
adjectiveFavouring formal withdrawal from membership of a federation or body, especially a political state.
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The leader of a secessionist movement
nounThe action of withdrawing formally from membership of a federation or body, especially a political state.
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The republics want secession from the union
nounOld-fashioned spelling of setswana.
nounA 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.
verbKeep (someone) away from other people.
Usage examples:
I secluded myself up here for a life of study and meditation
adjective(of a place) not seen or visited by many people; sheltered and private.
Usage examples:
The gardens are quiet and secluded
verbKeep (someone) away from other people.
Usage examples:
I secluded myself up here for a life of study and meditation
verbKeep (someone) away from other people.
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I secluded myself up here for a life of study and meditation
Secluding
sɪˈkluːdverbKeep (someone) away from other people.
Usage examples:
I secluded myself up here for a life of study and meditation
nounThe state of being private and away from other people.
Usage examples:
They enjoyed ten days of peace and seclusion
adjectivePreferring to be alone, away from other people
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He was haughty and seclusive.
nounA barbiturate drug used as a sedative and hypnotic.
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The inquest heard dr iqbal first prescribed the barbiturate seconal for the princess in july 1999 a…
verbFormally support or endorse (a nomination or resolution or its proposer) as a necessary preliminary to adoption or further discussion.
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Bridgeman seconded maxwell's motion calling for the reform
nounA 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 numberConstituting 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…
phraseThe second most important person in an organization or activity.
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This is the first time in his career when he has clearly been the second banana
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