Words |
Parts of Speech |
Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
samara |
noun |
A dry, indehiscent, usually one-seeded, winged fruit, as that of the ash, maple, and elm; a key or key fruit. |
samare |
noun |
See Simar. |
samboo |
noun |
Same as Sambur. |
sambur |
noun |
An East Indian deer (Rusa Aristotelis) having a mane on its neck. Its antlers have but three prongs. Called also gerow. The name is applied to other species of the genus Rusa, as the Bornean sambur (R. equina). |
samian |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to the island of Samos., A native or inhabitant of Samos. |
samiel |
noun |
A hot and destructive wind that sometimes blows, in Turkey, from the desert. It is identical with the simoom of Arabia and the kamsin of Syria. |
samiot |
adjective & noun |
Samian. |
samite |
adjective |
A species of silk stuff, or taffeta, generally interwoven with gold. |
samlet |
noun |
The parr. |
samoan |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to the Samoan Islands (formerly called Navigators’ Islands) in the South Pacific Ocean, or their inhabitants., An inhabitant of the Samoan Islands. |
sampan |
noun |
A Chinese boat from twelve to fifteen feet long, covered with a house, and sometimes used as a permanent habitation on the inland waters. |
sample |
noun |
Example; pattern., A part of anything presented for inspection, or shown as evidence of the quality of the whole; a specimen; as, goods are often purchased by samples., To make or show something similar to; to match., To take or to test a sample or samples of; as, to sample sugar, teas, wools, cloths. |
samshu |
noun |
A spirituous liquor distilled by the Chinese from the yeasty liquor in which boiled rice has fermented under pressure. |
samson |
noun |
An Israelite of Bible record (see Judges xiii.), distinguished for his great strength; hence, a man of extraordinary physical strength. |