se

Other forms of se

plural

ses·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about se

What does se mean?

se means "a toxic nonmetallic element related to sulfur and tellurium; occurs in several allotropic forms; a stable grey metallike allotrope conducts electricity better in the light than in the dark and is used in photocells; occurs in sulfide ores (as pyrite)". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in se?

se has 1 syllable: se. In IPA it is /ˈseɪ/.

What is another word for se?

Close synonyms include selenium, atomic number 34, southeast, sou'-east, southeastward. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is se a common word?

se is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with se?

9 words rhyme with se. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.