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sea legsThe ability, when walking aboard ship, to anticipate the motion of the deck so as to walk steadily without losing balance.Rate it:
sea loadThe weight of the payload on a vessel.Rate it:
sea loadUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see sea,‎ load.Rate it:
sea of somethingA lot of somethingRate it:
seagull approachThe occurence of casual, ill-informed and hasty decisions or comments made by outside authorities who lack an understanding of the local issues or a real understanding of the facts of a particular situ.Rate it:
seagull managerA manager who comes into the workplace or office only on occasion, especially when a problem arises or to criticize or critique employees.Rate it:
seal offto physically isolate an area or building for security reasons preventing human passageRate it:
seal the dealto come to an agreement, to finalise the deal.Rate it:
search meI don't know; I have no idea.Rate it:
seat-of-the-pantsDone by feel, guess, or trial and error rather than by careful planning, thought or technique.Rate it:
second bananaA comedian who plays a secondary or supporting role, especially as straight man and traditionally in vaudeville or burlesque theatre.Rate it:
second bananaA person who serves in a supporting, secondary, or subsidiary capacity; an assistant.Rate it:
second childhoodA childlike state in any adult, resulting from mental illness, trauma, or other conditions.Rate it:
second childhoodThe period or state of cognitive decline of an elderly person, characterized by childlike judgment and behavior.Rate it:
second fiddleThe person playing second fiddle.Rate it:
second fiddleA sidekick or subordinate, or the role of such a person.Rate it:
second fiddleA fiddle part in harmony to the first fiddle.Rate it:
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second gearThe second lowest gearing available from a gearbox.Rate it:
second handusedRate it:
second natureA mindset, skill, or type of behavior so ingrained through habit or practice that it seems natural, automatic, or without a basis in conscious thought.Rate it:
second sightclairvoyanceRate it:
second stringNot as good; of a lower quality or condition.Rate it:
second stringIn sports, a unit of players that plays behind the first string.Rate it:
second stringeran athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replacedRate it:
second Tuesday of the weekA time that will never come.Rate it:
second-guessPresumably from trying to improve with a second stab.Rate it:
second-guessPresumably from trying to guess with second sight.Rate it:
second-guessto vet or evaluate; to criticize or correct, often by hindsight, by presuming to have a better idea, method, etc.Rate it:
secret agentspyRate it:
secret compartmenthidden storage spaceRate it:
Security BlanketAn insecure person holding something for emotional and psychological support and comfortRate it:
see a manTo take one's leave for some urgent purpose, especially to go to the bathroom.Rate it:
see a manTo go have a drink or to meet one's bootlegger.Rate it:
see a manA bland euphemism to conceal one's true purpose.Rate it:
see a man about a dogUsed as an excuse for leaving without giving the real reason (especially if the reason is to go to the toilet, or to have a drink).Rate it:
see a man about a horseA message signaling one needs to go missing for a short while, for any reason, without giving a real explanation.Rate it:
see alsoA suggestion that other topics of study are related to a current topic.Rate it:
see beyondTo be capable of predicting the future past a certain point.Rate it:
see eye to eyeTo agree with someone; to concur; to get along.Rate it:
See Eye to EyeTo completely agree with someone’s opinion and statementRate it:
see how the land liesTo wait for all the information about something before taking action.Rate it:
see inTo welcome.Rate it:
see inTo show in: to introduce to the inside of a place.Rate it:
see intoTo escort into, especially a place of shelter.Rate it:
see intoTo perceive the truth about, especially of future events.Rate it:
see offTo accompany someone to a point of departure; to ensure someone departs safely.Rate it:
see offTo defeat.Rate it:
see one's way clear toTo commit oneself to.Rate it:
see outTo continue something until completion; to watch an activity develop to a conclusion.Rate it:

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