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semaphore
noun
a way of sending messages
by signaling with two
flags. The flags are
held in different
positions to
represent
each letter of
the alphabet.The letter “x”
in semaphore.
N say sem-uh-forsend
sends sending sent verb
to make someone or
something go to another place.
Send me a postcard!senior
adjective
older, more experienced,
or more important.
Senior club members set
the rules.
N say seen-yursense
senses noun
1 one of the five ways
in which we can receive
information about the world.
The five senses are sight,
hearing, touch, smell,
and taste.You need your sense of hearing
to use a telephone.
2 a feeling.
A sense of disappointment.
3 reasonable decisions
or good judgment.
She has a lot of sense.
4 a meaning that can
be understood.
It makes sense.sensible
adjective
thinking clearly
or in a practical way.She was sensible about
dressing for the cold weather.
sensibly adverbsensitive
adjective
1 quick to feel, understand,
or react to something.Sensitive hairs on this plant
make the leaves close when
they are touched.
2 easily upset or hurt.
His skin was very sensitive
where he had been burned.sentence
sentences noun
1 a group of words that make
sense together. Sentences
start with a capital letter
and end with a period. They
usually include a verb.
2 a punishment decided
by a judge in a court of law.
He received a four-year
prison sentence.separate
separates separating
separated verb
to set
apart from
each other.He separated the yellow
marbles from the green ones.
separate adjective
separately adverbsequel
sequels noun
something that follows an
earlier event, or continues
a story from a previous
book or movie.
A movie sequel.
N say see-kwulsequence
sequences noun
a number of things that
follow in a particular order.
N say see-kwenssequin
sequins noun
a small, shiny,
metal or plastic
disk that is sewn
onto material as
a decoration.
N say see-kwinserial
serials noun
a story that is broadcast or
published in a series of parts.serious
adjective
1 requiring careful thought.
A serious question.
2 not smiling or laughing.
A serious expression.
3 worrying or dangerous.The fallen tree caused serious
damage to the roof.servant
servants noun
a person whose job it is to
work for someone in that
person’s home.serve
serves serving served verb
1 to help someone, usually by
giving them something they
want or need.
2 to start play in
games such as tennis
by hitting
the ball
to your
opponent.semaphore
series
noun
1 a group of similar
things that follow
one another in order.
A series of books
on nature.2 a television or radio
show that is broadcast
in regular episodes, or
a set of novels about
the same characters.