Index of English words, starting with "se"

(1) - Serous (a.) Of or pertaining to serum; as, the serous glands, membranes, layers. See Serum.
(2) - Serous (a.) Thin; watery; like serum; as the serous fluids.

(1) - Serow (n.) Alt. of Surrow

(1) - Serpent (v. t.) To wind; to encircle.
(2) - Serpent (v. i.) To wind like a serpent; to crook about; to meander.
(3) - Serpent (n.) 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.
(4) - Serpent (n.) The constellation Serpens.
(5) - Serpent (n.) A species of firework having a serpentine motion as it passess through the air or along the ground.
(6) - Serpent (n.) Fig.: A subtle, treacherous, malicious person.
(7) - Serpent (n.) Any reptile of the order Ophidia; a snake, especially a large snake. See Illust. under Ophidia.

(1) - Serpentiform (a.) Having the form of a serpent.

(1) - Serpentine (v. i.) To serpentize.
(2) - Serpentine (n.) A kind of ancient cannon.
(3) - Serpentine (n.) 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.
(4) - 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.