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an agreement about something after talking or arguing After days of talks, the two sides reached a settlement .

( GEOGRAPHY ) a group of homes in a place where no people have lived before

a settlement in the forest

set • tler / ' setlar / noun [ count ]

( HISTORY ) a person who goes to live in a place where not

many people live

early settlers in Virginia

sev .en © / ¹ sevsn/ number 7

sev .en .teen © / ,sev3n'tin/ number 17

sev • en • teenth / |sevan ' tin6 / pronoun, adjective, adverb, noun [ count ]

17th

sev • enth / ' sevan6 / pronoun, adjective, adverb, noun [ count ] 1 7th

2 one of seven equal parts of something; 1/7

sev .en .ty © / 'sevsnti/ number

70

the seventies [ plural ] the numbers, years, or temperature between 70 and 79

in your seventies

between the ages of 70 and 79

sev • en • ti • eth / ' sevantia6 / pronoun, adjective, adverb, noun [ count ]

70th

sev .er .al © / sevral / adjective, pronoun

more than two but not many

I've read this book several times.

Several letters arrived this morning.

If you need a pen, there are several on the table.

se • vere / sa ' vir / adjective ( se-ver-er,se - ver est)

not kind or gentle a severe punishment

very bad

She suffers from severe headaches.

We're expecting a severe (= very cold ) winter.

se • vere • ly / sa ' virli / adverb They punished him severely.

She was severely injured in the accident.

sew Ф / sou / verb ( sews , sew ing , sewed ,

has sewed or has sewn / soun / )

PRONUNCIATION

The word sew sounds just like so .

to use a needle and cotton to join pieces of material together or to join something to material He sewed a button on his shirt. Can you sew?

sew • age / ' suid3 / noun [ noncount ]

the waste material from people's bodies that is carried away from their homes in underground pipes

sew • er / ' susr / noun [ count ]

an underground pipe that carries human waste to a place where it can be treated

sew • ing / ' sou₄ /

noun [ noncount ]

the activity of sewing; something that you sew a sewing machine

sewing machine

sewn

form of sew

sex Ф Wm / seks / ( )

[ count, noncount ] ( BIOLOGY ) the state of being a male or a female

What sex is your dog? the male sex

[ noncount ] when two people put their bodies together, sometimes to make a baby

to have sex

sex • ismAWL / ' seksizsm / noun [ noncount ]

the unfair treatment of people, especially women, because

of their sex; the attitude that causes this

sexism in the workplace

►sex • ist / ' seksist / adjective

a sexist attitude toward women

sex • u • al Ф AWL / ' sekjusl / adjective

connected with sex a campaign for sexual equality sexual organs

►sex • u • al • lyAWL / ' sekjusli / adverb to be sexually active

sex • y / seksi / adjective ( sex - i - er , sex - i - est )

attractive or exciting in a sexual way a sexy guy sexy clothes

sh! ( also shh! ) / J / exclamation

be quiet!

Sh! You'll wake the baby up!

shab • by / Jabi / adjective ( shab bi er , shab - bi est )

old and in bad condition because it has been used a lot This coat's getting a little shabby. ► shab • bi • ly / 'Jabsli / adverb She was shabbily dressed.

shack / Jak / noun [ count ]

a small building that has not been built well

shade 1Ф / je id /

noun

[ noncount ] a place where it is dark and cool because the sun does not shine there

We sat in the shade of a big tree.

[ count ] a thing that keeps strong light from your eyes

I bought a new shade for the lamp.

[ count ] how light or dark a color is

I'm looking for a shirt in a darker shade of green.

shade 2 / Jeid / verb (shades,shad - ing ,shad -ed )