Words beginning with SE

1,971 words and phrases start with the letters SE.

Se(noun) a toxic nonmetallic element related to sulfur and tellurium; occurs in several allotropic forms; a stable…
sea(noun) a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
sea-coast(noun) the shore of a sea or ocean
sea-duty(noun) naval service aboard a ship at sea
sea-ear(noun) an abalone found near the Channel Islands
sea-green(adjective) of the color of the sea; bluish green
sea-lavender family(noun) perennial herbs and shrubs and lianas; cosmopolitan especially in saltwater areas
sea-lettuce family(noun) thin flat or tubular green algae
sea-level(adjective) lying below the normal level
sea-level pressure(noun) the atmospheric pressure reduced by a formula to the pressure at sea level
sea-poose(noun) the seaward undercurrent created after waves have broken on the shore
sea-purse(noun) the seaward undercurrent created after waves have broken on the shore
sea-puss(noun) the seaward undercurrent created after waves have broken on the shore
sea-rocket(noun) salt-tolerant seashore annual grown for its fragrant rose or violet flowers and fleshy grey-green foliage
sea anchor(noun) restraint consisting of a canvas covered frame that floats behind a vessel; prevents drifting or maintains…
sea anemone(noun) marine polyps that resemble flowers but have oral rings of tentacles; differ from corals in forming no hard…
sea animal(noun) any of numerous animals inhabiting the sea including e.g. fishes and molluscs and many mammals
sea ash(noun) small deciduous aromatic shrub (or tree) having spiny branches and yellowish flowers; eastern North America
sea aster(noun) a common European aster that grows in salt marshes
sea bass(noun) the lean flesh of a saltwater fish of the family Serranidae
sea bathing(noun) bathing in the sea or ocean
sea bird(noun) a bird that frequents coastal waters and the open ocean: gulls; pelicans; gannets; cormorants; albatrosses;…
sea biscuit(noun) very hard unsalted biscuit or bread; a former ship's staple
sea boat(noun) a boat that is seaworthy; that is adapted to the open seas
sea bottom(noun) the bottom of a sea or ocean
sea bream(noun) flesh of any of various saltwater fishes of the family Sparidae or the family Bramidae
sea breeze(noun) a cooling breeze from the sea (during the daytime)
sea captain(noun) an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship
sea catfish(noun) any of numerous marine fishes most of which are mouthbreeders; not used for food
sea change(noun) a profound transformation
sea chantey(noun) a rhythmical work song originally sung by sailors
sea chest(noun) a sailor's storage chest for personal property
sea chub(noun) schooling fishes mostly of Indian and western Pacific oceans; two species in western Atlantic
sea coal(noun) pulverized bituminous coal; used as a foundry facing
sea cole(noun) perennial of coastal sands and shingles of northern Europe and Baltic and Black Seas having racemes of small…
sea cow(noun) any of two families of large herbivorous aquatic mammals with paddle-shaped tails and flipper-like forelimbs…
sea cradle(noun) primitive elongated bilaterally symmetrical marine mollusk having a mantle covered with eight calcareous…
sea crawfish(noun) large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobsters
sea creature(noun) any of numerous animals inhabiting the sea including e.g. fishes and molluscs and many mammals
sea cucumber(noun) echinoderm having a flexible sausage-shaped body, tentacles surrounding the mouth and tube feet; free-living…
sea dahlia(noun) stout herb with flowers one to a stalk; ornamental developed from a Mexican wildflower
sea dog(noun) a man who serves as a sailor
sea duck(noun) any of various large diving ducks found along the seacoast: eider; scoter; merganser
sea eagle(noun) large harmless hawk found worldwide that feeds on fish and builds a bulky nest often occupied for years
sea elephant(noun) either of two large northern Atlantic earless seals having snouts like trunks
sea eryngium(noun) European evergreen eryngo with twisted spiny leaves naturalized on United States east coast; roots formerly…
sea fan(noun) corals having a treelike or fan-shaped horny skeleton
sea feather(noun) corals forming featherlike colonies
sea floor(noun) the bottom of a sea or ocean
sea god(noun) a deity that personifies the sea and is usually believed to live in or to control the sea
sea gooseberry(noun) ctenophore having a rounded body with longitudinal rows of cilia
sea green(noun) the property of a moderate green color resembling the waters of the sea
sea gull(noun) mostly white aquatic bird having long pointed wings and short legs
sea hare(noun) naked marine gastropod having a soft body with reduced internal shell and two pairs of ear-like tentacles
sea holly(noun) European evergreen eryngo with twisted spiny leaves naturalized on United States east coast; roots formerly…
sea holm(noun) European evergreen eryngo with twisted spiny leaves naturalized on United States east coast; roots formerly…
sea horse(noun) either of two large northern marine mammals having ivory tusks and tough hide over thick blubber
sea island cotton(noun) small bushy tree grown on islands of the Caribbean and off the Atlantic coast of the southern United States;…
sea kale(noun) perennial of coastal sands and shingles of northern Europe and Baltic and Black Seas having racemes of small…
sea king(noun) a Viking pirate chief
sea ladder(noun) (nautical) ladder to be lowered over a ship's side for coming aboard
sea lamprey(noun) large anadromous lamprey sometimes used as food; destructive of native fish fauna in the Great Lakes
sea lane(noun) a lane at sea that is a regularly used route for vessels
sea lavender(noun) any of various plants of the genus Limonium of temperate salt marshes having spikes of white or mauve flowers
sea lawyer(noun) an argumentative and contentious seaman
sea lettuce(noun) seaweed with edible translucent crinkly green fronds
sea level(noun) level of the ocean's surface (especially that halfway between mean high and low tide); used as a standard in…
sea lily(noun) crinoid with delicate radiating arms and a stalked body attached to a hard surface
sea lion(noun) any of several large eared seals of the northern Pacific related to fur seals but lacking their valuable coat
sea louse(noun) marine isopod crustacean
sea lyme grass(noun) a dune grass of the Pacific seacoast used as a sand binder
sea mat(noun) sessile aquatic animal forming mossy colonies of small polyps each having a curved or circular ridge bearing…
sea mew(noun) the common gull of Eurasia and northeastern North America
sea mile(noun) a former British unit of length once used in navigation; equivalent to 6,000 feet (1828.8 meters)
sea milkwort(noun) a small fleshy herb common along North American seashores and in brackish marshes having pink or white flowers
sea moss(noun) sessile aquatic animal forming mossy colonies of small polyps each having a curved or circular ridge bearing…
sea mouse(noun) any of several large worms having a broad flattened body with a mat of coarse hairs covering the back
sea nymph(noun) (Greek mythology) a water nymph who was the daughter of Oceanus or Nereus
Sea of Azof(noun) a bay of the Black Sea between Russia and the Ukraine
Sea of Azoff(noun) a bay of the Black Sea between Russia and the Ukraine
Sea of Azov(noun) a bay of the Black Sea between Russia and the Ukraine
Sea of Cortes(noun) a gulf to the west of the mainland of Mexico
Sea of Japan(noun) an arm of the Pacific bordered by Japan, Korea, North Korea, and Russia
Sea of Marmara(noun) an inland sea in northwestern Turkey; linked to the Black Sea by the Bosporus and linked to the Aegean by the…
Sea of Marmora(noun) an inland sea in northwestern Turkey; linked to the Black Sea by the Bosporus and linked to the Aegean by the…
Sea of Okhotsk(noun) an arm of the Pacific to the east of Asia
sea onion(noun) having dense spikes of small white flowers and yielding a bulb with medicinal properties
sea otter(noun) large marine otter of northern Pacific coasts having very thick dark brown fur
sea pea(noun) wild pea of seashores of north temperate zone having tough roots and purple flowers and useful as a sand…
sea pen(noun) fleshy featherlike warm-water colonies
sea pink(noun) tufted thrift of seacoasts and mountains of north temperate zone; occasionally grown as a ground cover
sea poacher(noun) small slender fish (to 8 inches) with body covered by bony plates; chiefly of deeper northern Pacific waters
sea poker(noun) small slender fish (to 8 inches) with body covered by bony plates; chiefly of deeper northern Pacific waters
sea poppy(noun) yellow-flowered Eurasian glaucous herb naturalized in along sandy shores in eastern North America
sea power(noun) naval strength
sea purse(noun) the seaward undercurrent created after waves have broken on the shore
sea puss(noun) the seaward undercurrent created after waves have broken on the shore
sea raven(noun) large sculpin of western Atlantic; inflates itself when caught
sea robber(noun) someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign…
sea robin(noun) American gurnard; mostly found in bays and estuaries

sea room(noun) space for maneuver at sea
sea rover(noun) someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign…
sea scallop(noun) muscle of large deep-water scallops
sea scooter(noun) a motorboat resembling a motor scooter
sea scorpion(noun) marine fishes having a tapering body with an armored head and venomous spines
Sea Scout(noun) a Boy Scout enrolled in programs for water activities
sea serpent(noun) huge creature of the sea resembling a snake or dragon
sea slater(noun) marine isopod crustacean
sea slug(noun) any of various marine gastropods of the suborder Nudibranchia having a shell-less and often beautifully…
sea snail(noun) small tadpole-shaped cold-water fishes with pelvic fins forming a sucker; related to lumpfish
sea snake(noun) any of numerous venomous aquatic viviparous snakes having a fin-like tail; of warm littoral seas; feed on…
sea spider(noun) any of various small spiderlike marine arthropods having small thin bodies and long slender legs
sea spray(noun) spray from ocean waves
sea spurry(noun) prostrate weedy herb with tiny pink flowers; widespread throughout Europe and Asia on sand dunes and heath…
sea squab(noun) delicacy that is highly dangerous because of a potent nerve poison in ovaries and liver
sea squill(noun) having dense spikes of small white flowers and yielding a bulb with medicinal properties
sea squirt(noun) ascidian that can contract its body and eject streams of water
sea star(noun) echinoderms characterized by five arms extending from a central disk
sea starwort(noun) a common European aster that grows in salt marshes
sea steps(noun) (nautical) ladder to be lowered over a ship's side for coming aboard
sea swallow(noun) common tern of Eurasia and America having white black and grey plumage
sea tang(noun) any of various coarse seaweeds
sea tangle(noun) any of various kelps especially of the genus Laminaria
sea trifoly(noun) a small fleshy herb common along North American seashores and in brackish marshes having pink or white flowers
sea trout(noun) flesh of marine trout that migrate from salt to fresh water
sea turtle(noun) any of various large turtles with limbs modified into flippers; widely distributed in warm seas
sea urchin(noun) shallow-water echinoderms having soft bodies enclosed in thin spiny globular shells
sea wolf(noun) predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seas
sea wormwood(noun) plants of western and northern European coasts
sea wrack(noun) submerged marine plant with very long narrow leaves found in abundance along North Atlantic coasts
seabag(noun) a cylindrical drawstring bag used by sailors to hold their clothing and other gear
seabeach sandwort(noun) perennial succulent herb with small solitary axillary or terminal flowers
seabed(noun) the bottom of a sea or ocean
seabird(noun) a bird that frequents coastal waters and the open ocean: gulls; pelicans; gannets; cormorants; albatrosses;…
seaboard(noun) the shore of a sea or ocean regarded as a resort
Seaborg(noun) United States chemist who was one of the discoverers of plutonium (1912-1999)
seaborgium(noun) a transuranic element
seaborne(adjective) conveyed by sea
seacoast(noun) the shore of a sea or ocean
seafarer(noun) a man who serves as a sailor
seafaring(noun) the work of a sailor
seafood(noun) edible fish (broadly including freshwater fish) or shellfish or roe etc
seafood Newburg(noun) seafood in Newburg sauce served on toast or rice
seafood sauce(noun) usually catsup with horseradish and lemon juice
seafowl(noun) a bird that frequents coastal waters and the open ocean: gulls; pelicans; gannets; cormorants; albatrosses;…
seafront(noun) the waterfront of a seaside town
seagirt(adjective) surrounded or enclosed by the sea
seagoing(adjective) used on the high seas
seagrass(noun) any of various seaweeds that grow underwater in shallow beds
seagull(noun) mostly white aquatic bird having long pointed wings and short legs
seahorse(noun) either of two large northern marine mammals having ivory tusks and tough hide over thick blubber
seal(noun) fastener consisting of a resinous composition that is plastic when warm; used for sealing documents and…
seal bomb(noun) a small explosive device (resembling a firecracker) that is used underwater in order to frighten mammals away…
seal in(verb) close with or as if with a tight seal
seal limbs(noun) an abnormality of development in which the upper part of an arm or leg is missing so the hands or feet are…
seal of approval(noun) an indication of approved or superior status
seal off(verb) make tight; secure against leakage
seal oil(noun) a pale yellow to red-brown fatty oil obtained from seal blubber; used in making soap and dressing leather and…
seal ring(noun) a ring bearing a signet
sealant(noun) a kind of sealing material that is used to form a hard coating on a porous surface (as a coat of paint or…
sealed(adjective) established irrevocably
sealed instrument(noun) a contract that is signed and has the (wax) seal of the signer attached
sealer(noun) a kind of sealing material that is used to form a hard coating on a porous surface (as a coat of paint or…
sealing(noun) the act of treating something to make it repel water
sealing material(noun) any substance used to seal joints or fill cracks in a porous surface
sealing wax(noun) fastener consisting of a resinous composition that is plastic when warm; used for sealing documents and…
sealskin(noun) the pelt or fur (especially the underfur) of a seal
sealskin tent(noun) tent that is an Eskimo summer dwelling
Sealyham(noun) a village in southwestern Wales where the Sealyham terrier was first bred
Sealyham terrier(noun) a wire-haired terrier with short legs that was first bred in Sealyham
seam(noun) joint consisting of a line formed by joining two pieces
seaman(noun) a man who serves as a sailor
seamanlike(adjective) characteristic of or befitting a seaman; indicating competent seamanship
seamanly(adjective) characteristic of or befitting a seaman; indicating competent seamanship
seamanship(noun) skill in sailing
seamed(adjective) having or joined by a seam or seams
seamless(adjective) not having or joined by a seam or seams
seamount(noun) an underwater mountain rising above the ocean floor
seamster(noun) a person whose occupation is making and altering garments
seamstress(noun) someone who makes or mends dresses
seamy(adjective) showing a seam
Sean O'Casey(noun) Irish playwright (1880-1964)
Seanad(noun) the upper house of the parliament of the Irish Republic
Seanad Eireann(noun) the upper house of the parliament of the Irish Republic
seance(noun) a meeting of spiritualists
seaplane(noun) an airplane that can land on or take off from water
seaport(noun) a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo
seaquake(noun) an earthquake at the sea bed
sear(verb) make very hot and dry
search(verb) try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
search and destroy mission(noun) an operation developed for United States troops in Vietnam; troops would move through a designated area…
search and rescue mission(noun) a rescue mission to search for survivors and to rescue them
search engine(noun) a computer program that retrieves documents or files or data from a database or from a computer network…
search language(noun) a source language consisting of procedural operators that invoke functions to be executed
search mission(noun) a mission to discover something
search party(noun) a party of people to search for someone
search warrant(noun) a warrant authorizing law enforcement officials to search for objects or people involved in the commission of…
searcher(noun) someone making a search or inquiry
searcher beetle(noun) large metallic blue-green beetle that preys on caterpillars; found in North America
searching(adjective) diligent and thorough in inquiry or investigation