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Search EnginenounMWEa computer program that retrieves documents or files or data from a database or from a computer network (especially from the internet)verified
Search LanguagenounMWEa source language consisting of procedural operators that invoke functions to be executedverified
Search WarrantnounMWEa warrant authorizing law enforcement officials to search for objects or people involved in the commission of a crime and to produce them in courtverified
Searching FirenounMWEfire distributed in depth by successive changes in the elevation of the gunverified
Seashore MallownounMWEany of various plants of the genus Kosteletzya predominantly of coastal habitatsverified
Seaside AldernounMWEshrub or small tree of southeastern United States having soft light brown woodverified
Seaside DaisynounMWEslightly succulent perennial with basal leaves and hairy sticky stems each bearing a solitary flower head with narrow pink or lavender raysverified
Seaside GoldenrodnounMWEvigorous showy goldenrod common along eastern coast and Gulf Coast of North Americaverified
Seaside MahoenounMWEpantropical tree of usually seacoasts sometimes cultivated as an ornamental for its rounded heart-shaped leaves and showy yellow and purple flowersverified
Seasonal AdjustmentnounMWEa statistical adjustment made to accommodate predictable fluctuations as a function of the season of the yearverified
Seasoned SaltnounMWEcombination of salt and vegetable extracts and spices and monosodium glutamateverified
Seat BeltnounMWEa safety belt used in a car or plane to hold you in your seat in case of an accidentverified
Seating CapacitynounMWEthe number of people that can be seated in a vehicle or auditorium or stadium etc.verified
Sebaceous FolliclenounMWEa cutaneous gland that secretes sebum (usually into a hair follicle) for lubricating hair and skinverified
Sebaceous GlandnounMWEa cutaneous gland that secretes sebum (usually into a hair follicle) for lubricating hair and skinverified
Seborrheic DermatitisnounMWEa chronic skin disease associated with seborrhea and greasy scales on the scalp or eyelids or other parts of the skinverified
Seborrheic EczemanounMWEa chronic skin disease associated with seborrhea and greasy scales on the scalp or eyelids or other parts of the skinverified
Seborrheic KeratosisnounMWEa skin condition characterized by circumscribed wartlike lesions that can be itchy and covered with a greasy crustverified
Secobarbital SodiumnounMWEbarbiturate that is a white odorless slightly bitter powder (trade name Seconal) used as a sodium salt for sedation and to treat convulsionsverified
Second BalconynounMWErearmost or uppermost area in the balcony containing the least expensive seatsverified
Second BasenounMWEthe fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near the second of the bases in the infieldverified
Second ClassnounMWEa class of accommodations on a ship or train or plane that are less expensive than first class accommodationsverified
Second DecknounMWEthe uppermost sheltered deck that runs the entire length of a large vesselverified
Second GrowthnounMWEa second growth of trees covering an area where the original stand was destroyed by fire or cuttingverified
Second Law of MotionnounMWEthe rate of change of momentum is proportional to the imposed force and goes in the direction of the forceverified
Second Law of ThermodynamicsnounMWEa law stating that mechanical work can be derived from a body only when that body interacts with another at a lower temperatureverified
Second LieutenantnounMWEa commissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marine Corps holding the lowest rankverified
Second MomentnounMWEthe expected value of the square of the deviations of a random variable from the point of originverified
Second PersonnounMWEpronouns and verbs used to refer to the person addressed by the language in which they occurverified
Second StringnounMWEa squad of players that are available either individually or as a team to relieve or replace the players who started the gameverified
Second WindnounMWEthe return of relatively easy breathing after initial exhaustion during continuous exertionverified
Second-Degree BurnnounMWEburn causing blisters on the skin and superficial destruction of the dermisverified
Second-Hand SpeechnounMWEoverheard conversation (especially overheard cellphone conversation)verified
Secondary AmenorrheanounMWEcessation of menstruation in a woman who had previously menstruatedverified
Secondary CensorshipnounMWEarmed forces censorship of the personal communications of officers or civilian employees or enlisted personnel not subject to primary censorshipverified
Secondary CoilnounMWEcoil such that current is induced in it by passing a current through the primary coilverified
Secondary DiagonalnounMWEthe diagonal of a square matrix running from the lower left entry to the upper right entryverified
Secondary DysmenorrheanounMWEpainful menstruation that is caused by some specific disorder (as endometriosis)verified
Secondary EmissionnounMWEthe emission of electrons from a surface that is bombarded by higher energy primary electronsverified
Secondary Modern SchoolnounMWEa former British secondary school emphasizing practical rather than academic educationverified
Secondary SchoolnounMWEa school for students intermediate between elementary school and collegeverified
Secondary Sex CharacternounMWEthe genetically determined sex characteristics that are not functionally necessary for reproduction (pitch of the voice and body hair and musculature)verified
Secondary Sex CharacteristicnounMWEthe genetically determined sex characteristics that are not functionally necessary for reproduction (pitch of the voice and body hair and musculature)verified
Secondary Sexual CharacteristicnounMWEthe genetically determined sex characteristics that are not functionally necessary for reproduction (pitch of the voice and body hair and musculature)verified
Secondary WindingnounMWEcoil such that current is induced in it by passing a current through the primary coilverified
Secret BallotnounMWEa vote in which each person's choice is secret but the totaled votes are publicverified
secret keynounMWEA cryptographic key that is used with a secret-key (symmetric) cryptographic algorithm that is uniquely associated with one or more entities and is not made public. The use of the term “secret” in this context does not imply a classification level, but rather implies the need to protect the key from disclosure.verified
Secret Key symmetric Cryptographic AlgorithmnounMWEA cryptographic algorithm that uses a single key (i.e., a secret key) for both encryption and decryption.verified
Secret PlannounMWEa secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)verified
Secret PolicenounMWEa police force that operates in secrecy (usually against persons suspected of treason or sedition)verified