| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| saadh | noun | See Sadh. |
| sabal | noun | A genus of palm trees including the palmetto of the Southern United States. |
| saber | noun | Alt. of Sabre, Alt. of Sabre |
| sabre | noun | A sword with a broad and heavy blade, thick at the back, and usually more or less curved like a scimiter; a cavalry sword., To strike, cut, or kill with a saber; to cut down, as with a saber., See Saber. |
| sable | noun | A carnivorous animal of the Weasel family (Mustela zibellina) native of the northern latitudes of Europe, Asia, and America, — noted for its fine, soft, and valuable fur., The fur of the sable., A mourning garment; a funeral robe; — generally in the plural., The tincture black; — represented by vertical and horizontal lines crossing each other., Of the color of the sable’s fur; dark; black; — used chiefly in poetry., To render sable or dark; to drape darkly or in black. |
| sabot | noun | A kind of wooden shoe worn by the peasantry in France, Belgium, Sweden, and some other European countries., A thick, circular disk of wood, to which the cartridge bag and projectile are attached, in fixed ammunition for cannon; also, a piece of soft metal attached to a projectile to take the groove of the rifling. |
| sacar | noun | See Saker. |
| sacci | plural | of Saccus |
| sacre | noun | See Saker., To consecrate; to make sacred. |
| sacra | plural | of Sacrum |
| sadda | noun | A work in the Persian tongue, being a summary of the Zend-Avesta, or sacred books. |
| sadly | adverb | Wearily; heavily; firmly., Seriously; soberly; gravely., Grievously; deeply; sorrowfully; miserably. |
| sagas | plural | of Saga |
| sagum | noun | The military cloak of the Roman soldiers. |
| sagus | noun | A genus of palms from which sago is obtained. |
| sahib | noun | Alt. of Saheb |
| saheb | noun | A respectful title or appellation given to Europeans of rank. |
| sahui | noun | A marmoset. |
| saiga | noun | An antelope (Saiga Tartarica) native of the plains of Siberia and Eastern Russia. The male has erect annulated horns, and tufts of long hair beneath the eyes and ears. |
| saily | adjective | Like a sail. |
| saint | noun | A person sanctified; a holy or godly person; one eminent for piety and virtue; any true Christian, as being redeemed and consecrated to God., One of the blessed in heaven., One canonized by the church., To make a saint of; to enroll among the saints by an offical act, as of the pope; to canonize; to give the title or reputation of a saint to (some one)., To act or live as a saint. |
| saith | 3d pers. sing. pres. of Say. | |
| saiva | noun | One of an important religious sect in India which regards Siva with peculiar veneration. |
| sajou | noun | Same as Sapajou. |
| saker | noun | A falcon (Falco sacer) native of Southern Europe and Asia, closely resembling the lanner., The peregrine falcon., A small piece of artillery. |
| sakti | noun | The divine energy, personified as the wife of a deity (Brahma, Vishnu, Siva, etc.); the female principle. |
| salad | noun | A preparation of vegetables, as lettuce, celery, water cress, onions, etc., usually dressed with salt, vinegar, oil, and spice, and eaten for giving a relish to other food; as, lettuce salad; tomato salad, etc., A dish composed of chopped meat or fish, esp. chicken or lobster, mixed with lettuce or other vegetables, and seasoned with oil, vinegar, mustard, and other condiments; as, chicken salad; lobster salad. |
| salam | noun | A salutation or compliment of ceremony in the east by word or act; an obeisance, performed by bowing very low and placing the right palm on the forehead. |
| saleb | noun | See Salep. |
| salep | noun | The dried tubers of various species of Orchis, and Eulophia. It is used to make a nutritious beverage by treating the powdered preparation with hot water. |
| salic | adjective | Of or pertaining to the Salian Franks, or to the Salic law so called. |
| salix | noun | A genus of trees or shrubs including the willow, osier, and the like, growing usually in wet grounds., A tree or shrub of any kind of willow. |
| sally | verb i. | To leap or rush out; to burst forth; to issue suddenly; as a body of troops from a fortified place to attack besiegers; to make a sally., A leaping forth; a darting; a spring., A rushing or bursting forth; a quick issue; a sudden eruption; specifically, an issuing of troops from a place besieged to attack the besiegers; a sortie., An excursion from the usual track; range; digression; deviation., A flight of fancy, liveliness, wit, or the like; a flashing forth of a quick and active mind., Transgression of the limits of soberness or steadiness; act of levity; wild gayety; frolic; escapade. |
| salmi | noun | Same as Salmis. |
| salol | noun | A white crystalline substance consisting of phenol salicylate. |
| salon | noun | An apartment for the reception of company; hence, in the plural, fashionable parties; circles of fashionable society. |
| salpa | noun | A genus of transparent, tubular, free-swimming oceanic tunicates found abundantly in all the warmer latitudes. See Illustration in Appendix. |
| salse | noun | A mud volcano, the water of which is often impregnated with salts, whence the name. |
| salty | adjective | Somewhat salt; saltish. |
| salue | verb t. | To salute. |
| salve | interj. | Hail!, To say “Salve” to; to greet; to salute., An adhesive composition or substance to be applied to wounds or sores; a healing ointment., A soothing remedy or antidote., To heal by applications or medicaments; to cure by remedial treatment; to apply salve to; as, to salve a wound., To heal; to remedy; to cure; to make good; to soothe, as with an ointment, especially by some device, trick, or quibble; to gloss over., To save, as a ship or goods, from the perils of the sea. |
| salvo | noun | An exception; a reservation; an excuse., A concentrated fire from pieces of artillery, as in endeavoring to make a break in a fortification; a volley., A salute paid by a simultaneous, or nearly simultaneous, firing of a number of cannon. |
| sambo | noun | A colloquial or humorous appellation for a negro; sometimes, the offspring of a black person and a mulatto; a zambo. |
| sandy | superl. | Consisting of, abounding with, or resembling, sand; full of sand; covered or sprinkled with sand; as, a sandy desert, road, or soil., Of the color of sand; of a light yellowish red color; as, sandy hair. |
| sanga | noun | Alt. of Sangu |
| sangu | noun | The Abyssinian ox (Bos / Bibos, Africanus), noted for the great length of its horns. It has a hump on its back. |
| sanny | noun | The sandpiper. |
| sapid | adjective | Having the power of affecting the organs of taste; possessing savor, or flavor. |
| sapor | noun | Power of affecting the organs of taste; savor; flavor; taste. |
| sappy | superl. | Abounding with sap; full of sap; juicy; succulent., Hence, young, not firm; weak, feeble., Weak in intellect., Abounding in sap; resembling, or consisting largely of, sapwood., Musty; tainted. |
| saree | noun | The principal garment of a Hindoo woman. It consists of a long piece of cloth, which is wrapped round the middle of the body, a portion being arranged to hang down in front, and the remainder passed across the bosom over the left shoulder. |
| sargo | noun | Any one of several species of sparoid fishes belonging to Sargus, Pomadasys, and related genera; — called also sar, and saragu. |
| saros | noun | A Chaldean astronomical period or cycle, the length of which has been variously estimated from 3,600 years to 3,600 days, or a little short of 10 years. |
| sarpo | noun | A large toadfish of the Southern United States and the Gulf of Mexico (Batrachus tau, var. pardus). |
| sarsa | noun | Sarsaparilla. |
| sarse | noun | A fine sieve; a searce., To sift through a sarse. |
| sasin | noun | The Indian antelope (Antilope bezoartica, / cervicapra), noted for its beauty and swiftness. It has long, spiral, divergent horns. |
| sasse | noun | A sluice or lock, as in a river, to make it more navigable. |
| satan | noun | The grand adversary of man; the Devil, or Prince of darkness; the chief of the fallen angels; the archfiend. |
| sated | imp. & past participle | of Sate |
| satin | noun | A silk cloth, of a thick, close texture, and overshot woof, which has a glossy surface. |
| satle | verb t. & i. | To settle. |
| satyr | noun | A sylvan deity or demigod, represented as part man and part goat, and characterized by riotous merriment and lasciviousness., Any one of many species of butterflies belonging to the family Nymphalidae. Their colors are commonly brown and gray, often with ocelli on the wings. Called also meadow browns., The orang-outang. |
| sauce | noun | A composition of condiments and appetizing ingredients eaten with food as a relish; especially, a dressing for meat or fish or for puddings; as, mint sauce; sweet sauce, etc., Any garden vegetables eaten with meat., Stewed or preserved fruit eaten with other food as a relish; as, apple sauce, cranberry sauce, etc., Sauciness; impertinence., To accompany with something intended to give a higher relish; to supply with appetizing condiments; to season; to flavor., To cause to relish anything, as if with a sauce; to tickle or gratify, as the palate; to please; to stimulate; hence, to cover, mingle, or dress, as if with sauce; to make an application to., To make poignant; to give zest, flavor or interest to; to set off; to vary and render attractive., To treat with bitter, pert, or tart language; to be impudent or saucy to., A soft crayon for use in stump drawing or in shading with the stump. |
| saucy | superl. | Showing impertinent boldness or pertness; transgressing the rules of decorum; treating superiors with contempt; impudent; insolent; as, a saucy fellow., Expressive of, or characterized by, impudence; impertinent; as, a saucy eye; saucy looks. |
| saugh | Alt. of Sauh | |
| sauks | noun pl. | Same as Sacs. |
| sault | noun | A rapid in some rivers; as, the Sault Ste. Marie. |
| saury | noun | A slender marine fish (Scomberesox saurus) of Europe and America. It has long, thin, beaklike jaws. Called also billfish, gowdnook, gawnook, skipper, skipjack, skopster, lizard fish, and Egypt herring. |
| saute | noun | An assault., p. p. of Sauter. |
| saved | imp. & past participle | of Save |
| saver | noun | One who saves. |
| savin | noun | Alt. of Savine |
| savor | adjective | That property of a thing which affects the organs of taste or smell; taste and odor; flavor; relish; scent; as, the savor of an orange or a rose; an ill savor., Hence, specific flavor or quality; characteristic property; distinctive temper, tinge, taint, and the like., Sense of smell; power to scent, or trace by scent., Pleasure; delight; attractiveness., To have a particular smell or taste; — with of., To partake of the quality or nature; to indicate the presence or influence; to smack; — with of., To use the sense of taste., To perceive by the smell or the taste; hence, to perceive; to note., To have the flavor or quality of; to indicate the presence of., To taste or smell with pleasure; to delight in; to relish; to like; to favor. |
| savoy | noun | A variety of the common cabbage (Brassica oleracea major), having curled leaves, — much cultivated for winter use. |
| sawed | imp. | of Saw, of Saw |
| sawer | noun | One who saws; a sawyer. |
| saxon | noun | One of a nation or people who formerly dwelt in the northern part of Germany, and who, with other Teutonic tribes, invaded and conquered England in the fifth and sixth centuries., Also used in the sense of Anglo-Saxon., A native or inhabitant of modern Saxony., The language of the Saxons; Anglo-Saxon., Of or pertaining to the Saxons, their country, or their language., Anglo-Saxon., Of or pertaining to Saxony or its inhabitants. |
| sayer | noun | One who says; an utterer. |
| saynd | p. p. of Senge, to singe. | |
| samaj | noun | A society; a congregation; a worshiping assembly, or church, esp. of the Brahmo-somaj. |