Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter S - Page 54
Sermonize (v. t.) To preach or discourse to; to affect or influence by means of a sermon or of sermons. [R.]
Which of us shall sing or sermonize the other fast asleep? -- Landor.
Sermonize (v.) Speak as if delivering a sermon; express moral judgements; "This man always sermonizes" [syn: sermonize, sermonise, preachify, moralize, moralise].
Sermonizer (n.) One who sermonizes.
Sermonizer (n.) Someone whose occupation is preaching the gospel [syn: preacher, preacher man, sermonizer, sermoniser].
Serolin (n.) (Physiol. Chem.) A peculiar fatty substance found in the blood, probably a mixture of fats, cholesterin, etc.
Serolin (n.) (Physiol. Chem.) A body found in fecal matter and thought to be formed in the intestines from the cholesterin of the bile; -- called also stercorin, and stercolin. Seron
Seron (n.) Alt. of Seroon.
Seroon (n.) Same as Ceroon.
Note: This word as expressing a quantity or weight has no definite signification. -- McElrath.
Serose (a.) Serous. [Obs.] -- Dr. H. More.
Serosity (n.) 漿液一般的性質；如水液體；漿液 The quality or state of being serous.
Serosity (n.) (Physiol.) A thin watery animal fluid, as synovial fluid and pericardial fluid.
Serotine (n.) (Zool.) The European long-eared bat ({Vesperugo serotinus).
Serotine (n.) 歐洲栗色小蝙蝠 Common brown bat of Europe [syn: serotine, European brown bat, Eptesicus serotinus].
Serotinous (a.) (Biol.) 晚生的；晚夏的；秋天開花的；遲開花的 Appearing or blossoming later in the season than is customary with allied species.
Serous (a.) (Physiol.) 漿液的；血漿的；含漿液的；漿液狀的 Thin; watery; like serum; as the serous fluids.
Serous (a.) (Physiol.) Of or pertaining to serum; as, the serous glands, membranes, layers. See {Serum}.
Serous membrane. (Anat.) See under Membrane. Serow
Serous (a.) Of or producing or containing serum; "a serous exudate."
Serow (n.) Alt. of Surrow.
Surrow (n.) (Zool.) The thar.
Compare: Thar
Thar (n.) (Zool.) [動] （尼泊爾產）一種羚羊；塔爾羊 A goatlike animal ({Capra Jemlaica) native of the Himalayas. It has small, flattened horns, curved directly backward. The hair of the neck, shoulders, and chest of the male is very long, reaching to the knees. Called also serow, and imo. [Written also thaar, and tahr.]
Thar (v. impersonal, pres.) It needs; need. [Obs.] -- Piers Plowman.
What thar thee reck or care? -- Chaucer.
Serow (n.) Short-horned dark-coated goat antelope of mountain areas of southern and southeastern Asia.
Serpens (n.) (Astron.) A constellation represented as a serpent held by Serpentarius.
Serpens (n.) A constellation in the equatorial region of the northern hemisphere near Ophiuchus and Corona Borealis
Serpent (n.) (Zool.) 蛇（尤指大蛇、毒蛇）[C]；狡猾的人；陰險毒辣的人 [C]；（常大寫）魔鬼，撒旦 [the S] ；【音】（舊時的）蛇形號，蛇形管 [C] Any reptile of the order Ophidia; a snake, especially a large snake. See Illust. under {Ophidia}.
Note: The serpents are mostly long and slender, and move partly by bending the body into undulations or folds and pressing them against objects, and partly by using the free edges of their ventral scales to cling to rough surfaces. Many species glide swiftly over the ground, some burrow in the earth, others live in trees. A few are entirely aquatic, and swim rapidly. See {Ophidia}, and {Fang}.
Serpent (n.) Fig.: A subtle, treacherous, malicious person.
Serpent (n.) A species of firework having a serpentine motion as it passess through the air or along the ground.
Serpent (n.) (Astron.) The constellation Serpens.
Serpent (n.) (Mus.) A bass wind instrument, of a loud and coarse tone, formerly much used in military bands, and sometimes introduced into the orchestra; -- so called from its form.
{Pharaoh's serpent} (Chem.), Mercuric sulphocyanate, a combustible white substance which in burning gives off a poisonous vapor and leaves a peculiar brown voluminous residue which is expelled in a serpentine from. It is employed as a scientific toy.
{Serpent cucumber} (Bot.), The long, slender, serpentine fruit of the cucurbitaceous plant {Trichosanthes colubrina}; also, the plant itself.
{Serpent eage} (Zool.), Any one of several species of raptorial birds of the genera {Circaetus} and {Spilornis}, which prey on serpents. They inhabit Africa, Southern Europe, and India. The European serpent eagle is {Circaetus Gallicus}.
{Serpent eater}. (Zool.) (a) The secretary bird. (b) An Asiatic antelope; the markhoor.
{Serpent fish} (Zool.), A fish ({Cepola rubescens}) with a long, thin, compressed body, and a band of red running lengthwise.
{Serpent star} (Zool.), An ophiuran; a brittle star.
{Serpent's tongue} (Paleon.), The fossil tooth of a shark; -- so called from its resemblance to a tongue with its root.
{Serpent withe} (Bot.), A West Indian climbing plant ({Aristolochia odoratissima}).
{Tree serpent} (Zool.), Any species of African serpents belonging to the family {Dendrophidae}.
Serpented (imp. & p. p.) of Serpent.
Serpenting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Serpent.
Serpent (v. i.) To wind like a serpent; to crook about; to meander. [R.] "The serpenting of the Thames." -- Evelyn.
Serpent (v. t.) To wind; to encircle. [R.] -- Evelyn.
Serpent (n.) Limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous [syn: {snake}, {serpent}, {ophidian}].
Serpent (n.) A firework that moves in serpentine manner when ignited.
Serpent (n.) An obsolete bass cornet; resembles a snake.
Serpent, () (Heb. nahash; Gr. ophis), Frequently noticed in Scripture. More than forty species are found in Syria and Arabia. The poisonous character of the serpent is alluded to in Jacob's blessing on Dan (Gen. 49:17; see Prov. 30:18, 19; James 3:7; Jer. 8:17). (See ADDER.)
This word is used symbolically of a deadly, subtle, malicious enemy (Luke 10:19).
The serpent is first mentioned in connection with the history of the temptation and fall of our first parents (Gen. 3). It has been well remarked regarding this temptation: "A real serpent was the agent of the temptation, as is plain from what is said of the natural characteristic of the serpent in the first verse of the chapter (3:1), and from the curse pronounced upon the animal itself. But that Satan was the actual tempter, and that he used the serpent merely as his instrument, is evident (1) from the nature of the transaction; for although the serpent may be the most subtle of all the beasts of the field, yet he has not the high intellectual faculties which the tempter here displayed. (2.) In the New Testament it is both directly asserted and in various forms assumed that Satan seduced our first parents into sin (John 8:44; Rom. 16:20; 2 Cor. 11:3, 14; Rev. 12:9; 20:2)." Hodge's System. Theol., ii. 127.
Serpentaria (a.) (Med.) The fibrous
aromatic root of the
Serpentarius (n.) (Astron.) A constellation on the equator, lying between Scorpio and Hercules; -- called also Ophiuchus.
Compare: Ophiuchus
Ophiuchus (n.) (Astron.) 蛇夫座 A constellation in the Northern Hemisphere, delineated as a man holding a serpent in his hands; -- called also Serpentarius.
Serpentiform (a.) 蛇狀的 Having the form of a serpent.
Serpentigenous (a.) Bred of a serpent.
Serpentine (n.) (Min.) A mineral or rock consisting chiefly of the hydrous silicate of magnesia. It is usually of an obscure green color, often with a spotted or mottled appearance resembling a serpent's skin. Precious, or noble, serpentine is translucent and of a rich oil-green color.
Note: Serpentine has been largely produced by the alteration of other minerals, especially of chrysolite.
Serpentine (n.) (Ordnance) A kind of ancient cannon.
Serpentine (a.) Resembling a serpent; having the shape or qualities of a serpent; subtle; winding or turning one way and the other, like a moving serpent; anfractuous; meandering; sinuous; zigzag; as, serpentine braid.
Thy shape Like his, and color serpentine. -- Milton.
Serpentine (v. i.) To serpentize. [R.] -- Lyttleton.
Serpentine (a.) Resembling a serpent in form; "a serpentine wall"; "snaky ridges in the sand" [syn: serpentine, snaky, snakelike].
Serpentinely (adv.) In a serpentine manner.
Serpentinian (n.) (Eccl.) See 2d Ophite.
Serpentinize (v. t.) (Min.) To convert (a magnesian silicate) into serpentine. -- Ser`pen*tin`i*za"tion, n.
Serpentinous (a.) Relating to, or like, serpentine; as, a rock serpentinous in character.
Serpentize (v. i.) To turn or bend like a serpent, first in one direction and then in the opposite; to meander; to wind; to serpentine. [R.]
The river runs before the door, and serpentizes more than you can conceive. -- Walpole.
Serpentry (n.) A winding like a serpent's.
Serpentry (n.) A place inhabited or infested by serpents.
Serpent-tongued (a.) (Zool.) Having a forked tongue, like a serpent.
Serpet (n.) A basket. [Obs.] -- Ainsworth.
Serpette (n.) [F.] A pruning knife with a curved blade. -- Knight.
Compare: Prune
Prune (v. t.) [imp. & p. p. Pruned; p. pr. & vb. n. Pruning.] To lop or cut off the superfluous parts, branches, or shoots of; to clear of useless material; to shape o smooth by trimming; to trim: as, to prune trees; to prune an essay. -- Thackeray.
Taking into consideration how they [laws] are to be pruned and reformed. -- Bacon.
Our delightful task To prune these growing plants, and tend these flowers. -- Milton.
Prune (v. t.) To cut off or cut out, as useless parts.
Horace will our superfluous branches prune. -- Waller.
Prune (v. t.) To preen; to prepare; to dress. -- Spenser.
His royal bird Prunes the immortal wing and cloys his beak. -- Shak.
Prune (v. i.) To dress; to prink; -used humorously or in contempt. -- Dryden.
Prune (n.) A plum; esp., a dried plum, used in cookery; as, French or Turkish prunes; California prunes.
German prune (Bot.), A large dark purple plum, of oval shape, often one-sided. It is much used for preserving, either dried or in sirup.
Prune tree. (Bot.) Prunus ({Prunus domestica"> (a) A tree of the genus Prunus ({Prunus domestica), which produces prunes.
Prune tree. (Bot.) The West Indian tree, Prunus occidentalis.
South African prune (Bot.), The edible fruit of a sapindaceous tree ({Pappea Capensis).
Prune (n.) Dried plum.
Prune (v.) Cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; "dress the plants in the garden" [syn: snip, clip, crop, trim, lop, dress, prune, cut back].
Prune (v.) Weed out unwanted or unnecessary things; "We had to lose weight, so we cut the sugar from our diet" [syn: cut, prune, rationalize, rationalise].
Pruning (n.) The act of trimming, or removing what is superfluous.
Pruning (n.) (Falconry) That which is cast off by bird in pruning her feathers; leavings. -- Beau. & Fl.
Pruning hook, or Pruning knife, Cutting instrument used in pruning trees, etc.
Pruning shears, Shears for pruning trees, vines, etc.
Pruning (n.) Something that has been pruned off of a plant.
Pruning (n.) The act of trimming a plant.
Serpiginous (a.) Creeping; -- said of lesions which heal over one portion while continuing to advance at another.
Serpigo (n.) (Med.) A dry, scaly eruption on the skin; especially, a ringworm.
Serpolet (n.) [F.] (Bot.) Wild thyme.
Serpulae (n. pl. ) of Serpula.
Serpulas (n. pl. ) of Serpula.
Serpula (n.) (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of tubicolous annelids of the genus Serpula and allied genera of the family Serpulidae.
They secrete a calcareous tube, which is usually irregularly contorted, but is sometimes spirally coiled. The worm has a wreath of plumelike and often bright-colored gills around its head, and usually an operculum to close the aperture of its tube when it retracts. Serpulian
Serpulian (n.) Alt. of Serpulidan.
Serpulidan (n.) (Zool.) A serpula.
Serpulite (n.) A fossil serpula shell.
Serr (v. t.) To crowd, press, or drive together. [Obs.] -- Bacon.
Serranoid (n.) (Zool.) Any fish of the family Serranidae, which includes the striped bass, the black sea bass, and many other food fishes.
Serranoid (a.) (Zool.) Of or pertaining to the Serranidae. Serrate
Serrate (a.) Alt. of Serrated.
Serrated (a.) 鋸齒狀的；有鋸齒的 Notched on the edge, like a saw.
Serrated (a.) (Bot.) Beset with teeth pointing forwards or upwards; as, serrate leaves.
{Doubly serrate}, Having small serratures upon the large ones, as the leaves of the elm.
{Serrate-ciliate}, Having fine hairs, like the eyelashes, on the serratures; -- said of a leaf.
{Serrate-dentate}, Having the serratures toothed.
Serrate (a.) Notched like a saw with teeth pointing toward the apex [syn: {serrate}, {serrated}, {saw-toothed}, {toothed}, {notched}].
Serrate (v.) Make saw-toothed or jag the edge of; "serrate the edges of the teeth."
Serration (n.) 鋸齒狀；鋸齒狀突起 Condition of being serrate; formation in the shape of a saw.
Serration (n.) One of the teeth in a serrate or serrulate margin.
Serration (n.) The condition of being serrated; "the serrations of a city skyline."
Serration (n.) A row of notches; "the pliers had serrations to improve the grip."
Serration (n.) A single notch in a row of notches; "one of the serrations was broken off."
Serratirostral (a.) (Zool.) Having a toothed bill, like that of a toucan.
Serrator (n.) [NL.] (Zool.) The ivory gull ({Larus eburneus).
Serrature (n.) A notching, like that between the teeth of a saw, in the edge of anything. -- Martyn.
Serrature (n.) One of the teeth in a serrated edge; a serration.
Serricated (a.) Covered with fine silky down.
Serricorn (a.) Having serrated antenna.
Serricorn (n.) (Zool.) Any one of a numerous tribe of beetles ({Serricornia). The joints of the antennae are prominent, thus producing a serrate appearance. See Illust. under Antenna.
Serried (a.) Crowded; compact; dense; pressed together.
Nor seemed it to relax their serried files. -- Milton.
Serried (a.) (Especially of rows as of troops or mountains) pressed together; "in serried ranks."
Serrifera (n. pl.) (Zool.) A division of Hymenoptera comprising the sawflies.
Serrirostres (n. pl.) (Zool.) Same as Lamellirostres.
Serrous (a.) Like the teeth off a saw; jagged. [Obs.] -- Sir T. Browne.
Serrula (n.) (Zool.) The red-breasted merganser. Serrulate
Serrulate (a.) Alt. of Serrulated.
Serrulated (a.) Finely serrate; having very minute teeth.
Serrulate (a.) Minutely serrated.
Serrulation (n.) The state of being notched minutely, like a fine saw. -- Wright.
Serrulation (n.) One of the teeth in a serrulate margin.
Serried (imp. & p. p.) of Serry.
Serrying (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Serry.
Serry (v. t.) To crowd; to press together.
Note: [Now perhaps only in the form serried, p. p. or a.]
Sertularia (n.) (Zool.) A genus of delicate branching hydroids having small sessile hydrothecae along the sides of the branches.
Sertularia (n.) Sessile hydroid that forms feathery colonies [syn: Sertularia, genus Sertularia].
Sertularian (n.) (Zool.) Any species of Sertularia, or of Sertularidae, a family of hydroids having branched chitinous stems and simple sessile hydrothecae. Also used adjectively.
Sertularian (n.) Feathery colony of long-branched stems bearing stalkless paired polyps.
Serum (n.) [U] (Physiol.)【生化】漿液；血清；[U]【植】樹液 The watery portion of certain animal fluids, as blood, milk, etc.
Serum (n.) (Physiol.) A thin watery fluid, containing more or less albumin, secreted by the serous membranes of the body, such as the pericardium and peritoneum.
Blood serum, The pale yellowish fluid which exudes from the clot formed in the coagulation of the blood; the liquid portion of the blood, after removal of the blood corpuscles and the fibrin.
Muscle serum, The thin watery fluid which separates from the muscles after coagulation of the muscle plasma; the watery portion of the plasma. See Muscle plasma, under Plasma.
Serum albumin (Physiol. Chem.), An albuminous body, closely related to egg albumin, present in nearly all serous fluids; esp., the albumin of blood serum.
Serum globulin (Physiol. Chem.), Paraglobulin.
Serum of milk (Physiol. Chem.), The whey, or fluid portion of milk, remaining after removal of the casein and fat.
Serum (n.) An amber, watery fluid, rich in proteins, that separates out when blood coagulates [syn: {serum}, {blood serum}].
Servable (a.) Capable of being served.
Servable (a.) Capable of being preserved. [R.]
Servage (n.) Serfage; slavery; servitude. [Obs.] -- Chaucer.
Serval (n.) (Zool.) An African wild cat ({Felis serval) of moderate size. It has rather long legs and a tail of moderate length. Its color is tawny, with black spots on the body and rings of black on the tail.
Serval (n.) Slender long-legged African wildcat having large untufted ears and tawny black-spotted coat [syn: serval, Felis serval].
Servaline (a.) (Zool.) Related to, or resembling, the serval.
Servant (n.) 僕人，雇員，公務員；有用的工具 One who serves, or does services, voluntarily or on compulsion; a person who is employed by another for menial offices, or for other labor, and is subject to his command; a person who labors or exerts himself for the benefit of another, his master or employer; a subordinate helper. "A yearly hired servant."
Servant (n.) One in a state of subjection or bondage.
Servant (n.) A professed lover or suitor; a gallant.
Servant (v. t.) To subject.
Servant (n.) A person working in the service of another (especially in the household) [syn: {servant}, {retainer}].
Servant (n.) In a subordinate position; "theology should be the handmaiden of ethics"; "the state cannot be a servant of the church" [syn: {handmaid}, {handmaiden}, {servant}].
Servantess (n.) A maidservant.
Servantry (n.) A body of servants; servants, collectively.
Served (imp. & p. p.) of Serve.
Serving (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Serve.
Serve (v. t.) 為……服務；為……服役； 供應 [（+with）] To work for; to labor in behalf of; to exert one's self continuously or statedly for the benefit of; to do service for; to be in the employment of, as an inferior, domestic, serf, slave, hired assistant, official helper, etc.; specifically, in a religious sense, to obey and worship.
God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit. -- Rom. i. 9.
Jacob loved Rachel; and said, I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter. -- Gen. xxix. 18.
No man can serve two masters. -- Matt. vi. 24.
Had I but served my God with half the zeal I served my king, he would not in mine age Have left me naked to mine enemies. -- Shak.
Serve (v. t.) To be subordinate to; to act a secondary part under; to appear as the inferior of; to minister to.
Bodies bright and greater should not serve The less not bright. -- Milton.
Serve (v. t.) To be suitor to; to profess love to. [Obs.]
To serve a lady in his beste wise. -- Chaucer.
Serve (v. t.) To wait upon; to supply the wants of; to attend; specifically, to wait upon at table; to attend at meals; to supply with food; as, to serve customers in a shop.
Others, pampered in their shameless pride, Are served in plate and in their chariots ride. -- Dryden.