Words Containing SEC
Here's the list of all the 627 Words Containing SEC in the English Language.
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| section | 1. a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical) 2. a very thin slice (of tissue or mineral or other substance) for examination under a microscope More Definitions → |
| security | 1. the state of being free from danger or injury 2. defense against financial failure; financial independence More Definitions → |
| second | 1. 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites 2. an indefinitely short time More Definitions → |
| secure | 1. get by special effort 2. cause to be firmly attached More Definitions → |
| sector | 1. a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle 2. a social group that forms part of the society or the economy More Definitions → |
| secretary | 1. a person who is head of an administrative department of government 2. an assistant who handles correspondence and clerical work for a boss or an organization More Definitions → |
| sec | 1. 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites 2. ratio of the hypotenuse to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle More Definitions → |
| secret | 1. something that should remain hidden from others (especially information that is not to be passed on) 2. information known only to a special group More Definitions → |
| secondary | 1. the defensive football players who line up behind the linemen 2. coil such that current is induced in it by passing a current through the primary coil More Definitions → |
| subsection | 1. a section of a section; a part of a part; i.e., a part of something already divided More Definitions → |
| consecutive | 1. one after the other 2. in regular succession without gaps More Definitions → |
| intersection | 1. a point where lines intersect 2. a junction where one street or road crosses another More Definitions → |
| secretariat | 1. an administrative unit responsible for maintaining records and other secretarial duties; especially for international organizations More Definitions → |
| securely | 1. in a secure manner; in a manner free from danger 2. in a confident and unselfconscious manner More Definitions → |
| prosecution | 1. the institution and conduct of legal proceedings against a defendant for criminal behavior 2. the lawyers acting for the state to put the case against the defendant More Definitions → |
| unsecured | 1. not firmly fastened or secured 2. without financial security More Definitions → |
| insect | 1. small air-breathing arthropod 2. a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect More Definitions → |
| secular | 1. of or relating to the doctrine that rejects religion and religious considerations 2. characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world More Definitions → |
| secondly | 1. in the second place More Definitions → |
| prosecutor | 1. a government official who conducts criminal prosecutions on behalf of the state More Definitions → |
| sectional | 1. relating to or based upon a section (i.e. as if cut through by an intersecting plane) 2. consisting of or divided into sections More Definitions → |
| sect | 1. a subdivision of a larger religious group 2. a dissenting clique More Definitions → |
| persecution | 1. the act of persecuting (especially on the basis of race or religion) More Definitions → |
| secretarial | 1. of or relating to a secretary or to a secretary's work More Definitions → |
| secretion | 1. the organic process of synthesizing and releasing some substance 2. a functionally specialized substance (especially one that is not a waste) released from a gland or cell More Definitions → |
| secretly | 1. in secrecy; not openly 2. not openly; inwardly More Definitions → |
| secrecy | 1. the trait of keeping things secret 2. the condition of being concealed or hidden More Definitions → |
| insecure | 1. not firm or firmly fixed; likely to fail or give way 2. lacking in security or safety More Definitions → |
| cheesecake | 1. made with sweetened cream cheese and eggs and cream baked in a crumb crust 2. a photograph of an attractive woman in minimal attire More Definitions → |
| insecurity | 1. the state of being subject to danger or injury 2. the anxiety you experience when you feel vulnerable and insecure More Definitions → |
| secluded | 1. hidden from general view or use 2. providing privacy or seclusion More Definitions → |
| secondhand | 1. derived from what is primary or original; not firsthand 2. previously used or owned by another More Definitions → |
| prosecute | 1. conduct a prosecution in a court of law 2. bring a criminal action against (in a trial) More Definitions → |
| dissection | 1. cutting so as to separate into pieces 2. a minute and critical analysis More Definitions → |
| insecticide | 1. a chemical used to kill insects More Definitions → |
| intersect | 1. meet at a point More Definitions → |
| resection | 1. surgical removal of part of a structure or organ More Definitions → |
| sectarian | 1. of or relating to or characteristic of a sect or sects 2. a member of a sect More Definitions → |
| consecrated | 1. solemnly dedicated to or set apart for a high or sacred purpose 2. made or declared or believed to be holy; devoted to a deity or some religious ceremony or use More Definitions → |
| secession | 1. an Austrian school of art and architecture parallel to the French art nouveau in the 1890s 2. formal separation from an alliance or federation More Definitions → |
| secretory | 1. of or relating to or producing a secretion More Definitions → |
| secretive | 1. inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information More Definitions → |
| seclusion | 1. the quality of being secluded from the presence or view of others 2. the act of secluding yourself from others More Definitions → |
| transect | 1. cut across or divide transversely More Definitions → |
| arcsec | 1. the inverse function of the secant; the angle that has a secant equal to a given number More Definitions → |
| consecutively | 1. in a consecutive manner More Definitions → |
| intersecting | 1. crossed or intersected in the form of an X More Definitions → |
| secularism | 1. a doctrine that rejects religion and religious considerations More Definitions → |
| consecration | 1. a solemn commitment of your life or your time to some cherished purpose (to a service or a goal) 2. (religion) sanctification of something by setting it apart (usually with religious rites) as dedicated to God More Definitions → |
| desecration | 1. blasphemous behavior; the act of depriving something of its sacred character More Definitions → |
| dissected | 1. having one or more indentations reaching nearly to the midrib More Definitions → |
| undersecretary | 1. a secretary immediately subordinate to the head of a department of government More Definitions → |
| vasectomy | 1. surgical procedure that removes all or part of the vas deferens (usually as a means of sterilization); is sometimes reversible More Definitions → |
| dissect | 1. cut open or cut apart 2. make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features More Definitions → |
| millisecond | 1. one thousandth (10^-3) of a second More Definitions → |
| secrete | 1. generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids 2. place out of sight; keep secret More Definitions → |
| persecute | 1. cause to suffer More Definitions → |
| secondment | 1. a speech seconding a motion 2. the detachment of a person from their regular organization for temporary assignment elsewhere More Definitions → |
| sectioned | 1. consisting of or divided into sections More Definitions → |
| secondarily | 1. of secondary import More Definitions → |
| femtosecond | 1. one quadrillionth (10^-15) of a second; one thousandth of a picosecond More Definitions → |
| secondo | 1. the second or lower part of a duet (especially a piano duet) More Definitions → |
| nanosecond | 1. one billionth (10^-9) of a second; one thousandth of a microsecond More Definitions → |
| sectarianism | 1. a narrow-minded adherence to a particular sect or party or denomination More Definitions → |
| secede | 1. withdraw from an organization or communion More Definitions → |
| housecleaning | 1. (figurative) the act of reforming by the removal of unwanted personnel or practices or conditions 2. the act of cleaning the rooms and furnishings of a house More Definitions → |
| consecrate | 1. appoint to a clerical posts 2. give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause More Definitions → |
| vivisection | 1. the act of operating on living animals (especially in scientific research) More Definitions → |
| insecticidal | 1. of or relating to insecticide More Definitions → |
| bisection | 1. dividing into two equal parts More Definitions → |
| microsecond | 1. one millionth (10^-6) of a second; one thousandth of a millisecond More Definitions → |
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