| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| sabadilla | noun | A Mexican liliaceous plant (Schoenocaulon officinale); also, its seeds, which contain the alkaloid veratrine. It was formerly used in medicine as an emetic and purgative. |
| sabbatism | noun | Intermission of labor, as upon the Sabbath; rest. |
| sabellian | adjective | Pertaining to the doctrines or tenets of Sabellius. See Sabellian, n., A follower of Sabellius, a presbyter of Ptolemais in the third century, who maintained that there is but one person in the Godhead, and that the Son and Holy Spirit are only different powers, operations, or offices of the one God the Father. |
| sabelloid | adjective | Like, or related to, the genus Sabella. |
| saberbill | noun | Alt. of Sabrebill |
| sabrebill | noun | The curlew. |
| sabianism | noun | The doctrine of the Sabians; the Sabian religion; that species of idolatry which consists in worshiping the sun, moon, and stars; heliolatry. |
| sabotiere | noun | A kind of freezer for ices. |
| saccharic | adjective | Of, pertaining to, or obtained from, saccharine substances; specifically, designating an acid obtained, as a white amorphous gummy mass, by the oxidation of mannite, glucose, sucrose, etc. |
| saccharin | noun | A bitter white crystalline substance obtained from the saccharinates and regarded as the lactone of saccharinic acid; — so called because formerly supposed to be isomeric with cane sugar (saccharose). |
| saccharum | noun | A genus of tall tropical grasses including the sugar cane. |
| saccholic | adjective | Saccholactic. |
| sacciform | adjective | Having the general form of a sac. |
| sachemdom | noun | The government or jurisdiction of a sachem. |
| sackcloth | noun | Linen or cotton cloth such as sacks are made of; coarse cloth; anciently, a cloth or garment worn in mourning, distress, mortification, or penitence. |
| sacrament | noun | The oath of allegiance taken by Roman soldiers; hence, a sacred ceremony used to impress an obligation; a solemn oath-taking; an oath., The pledge or token of an oath or solemn covenant; a sacred thing; a mystery., One of the solemn religious ordinances enjoined by Christ, the head of the Christian church, to be observed by his followers; hence, specifically, the eucharist; the Lord’s Supper., To bind by an oath. |
| sacrarium | noun | A sort of family chapel in the houses of the Romans, devoted to a special divinity., The adytum of a temple., In a Christian church, the sanctuary. |
| sacration | noun | Consecration. |
| sacrifice | noun | The offering of anything to God, or to a god; consecratory rite., Anything consecrated and offered to God, or to a divinity; an immolated victim, or an offering of any kind, laid upon an altar, or otherwise presented in the way of religious thanksgiving, atonement, or conciliation., Destruction or surrender of anything for the sake of something else; devotion of some desirable object in behalf of a higher object, or to a claim deemed more pressing; hence, also, the thing so devoted or given up; as, the sacrifice of interest to pleasure, or of pleasure to interest., A sale at a price less than the cost or the actual value., To make an offering of; to consecrate or present to a divinity by way of expiation or propitiation, or as a token acknowledgment or thanksgiving; to immolate on the altar of God, in order to atone for sin, to procure favor, or to express thankfulness; as, to sacrifice an ox or a sheep., Hence, to destroy, surrender, or suffer to be lost, for the sake of obtaining something; to give up in favor of a higher or more imperative object or duty; to devote, with loss or suffering., To destroy; to kill., To sell at a price less than the cost or the actual value., To make offerings to God, or to a deity, of things consumed on the altar; to offer sacrifice. |
| sacrilege | noun | The sin or crime of violating or profaning sacred things; the alienating to laymen, or to common purposes, what has been appropriated or consecrated to religious persons or uses. |
| sacristan | noun | An officer of the church who has the care of the utensils or movables, and of the church in general; a sexton. |
| saddening | present participle & vb. noun | of Sadden |
| saddlebow | noun | The bow or arch in the front part of a saddle, or the pieces which form the front. |
| sadducaic | adjective | Pertaining to, or like, the Sadducees; as, Sadducaic reasonings. |
| sadducism | noun | The tenets of the Sadducees. |
| sadducize | verb i. | To adopt the principles of the Sadducees. |
| safeguard | noun | One who, or that which, defends or protects; defense; protection., A convoy or guard to protect a traveler or property., A pass; a passport; a safe-conduct., To guard; to protect. |
| safflower | noun | An annual composite plant (Carthamus tinctorius), the flowers of which are used as a dyestuff and in making rouge; bastard, or false, saffron., The dried flowers of the Carthamus tinctorius., A dyestuff from these flowers. See Safranin (b). |
| safranine | noun | An orange-red nitrogenous dyestuff produced artificially by oxidizing certain aniline derivatives, and used in dyeing silk and wool; also, any one of the series of which safranine proper is the type. |
| sagacious | adjective | Of quick sense perceptions; keen-scented; skilled in following a trail., Hence, of quick intellectual perceptions; of keen penetration and judgment; discerning and judicious; knowing; far-sighted; shrewd; sage; wise; as, a sagacious man; a sagacious remark. |
| sagapenum | noun | A fetid gum resin obtained from a species of Ferula. It has been used in hysteria, etc., but is now seldom met with. |
| sagebrush | noun | A low irregular shrub (Artemisia tridentata), of the order Compositae, covering vast tracts of the dry alkaline regions of the American plains; — called also sagebush, and wild sage. |
| sagenitic | adjective | Resembling sagenite; — applied to quartz when containing acicular crystals of other minerals, most commonly rutile, also tourmaline, actinolite, and the like. |
| sagittary | noun | A centaur; a fabulous being, half man, half horse, armed with a bow and quiver., The Arsenal in Venice; — so called from having a figure of an archer over the door., Pertaining to, or resembling, an arrow. |
| sagittate | adjective | Shaped like an arrowhead; triangular, with the two basal angles prolonged downward. |
| sailcloth | noun | Duck or canvas used in making sails. |
| sailmaker | noun | One whose occupation is to make or repair sails. |
| sainthood | noun | The state of being a saint; the condition of a saint., The order, or united body, of saints; saints, considered collectively. |
| saintlike | adjective | Resembling a saint; suiting a saint; becoming a saint; saintly. |
| saintship | noun | The character or qualities of a saint. |
| salacious | noun | Having a propensity to venery; lustful; lecherous. |
| salangana | noun | The salagane. |
| salarying | present participle & vb. noun | of Salary |
| salebrous | adjective | Rough; rugged. |
| saleratus | noun | Aerated salt; a white crystalline substance having an alkaline taste and reaction, consisting of sodium bicarbonate (see under Sodium.) It is largely used in cooking, with sour milk (lactic acid) or cream of tartar as a substitute for yeast. It is also an ingredient of most baking powders, and is used in the preparation of effervescing drinks. |
| saliaunce | adjective | Salience; onslaught. |
| salicylal | noun | A thin, fragrant, colorless oil, HO.C6H4.CHO, found in the flowers of meadow sweet (Spiraea), and also obtained by oxidation of salicin, saligenin, etc. It reddens on exposure. Called also salicylol, salicylic aldehyde, and formerly salicylous, / spiroylous, acid. |
| salicylic | adjective | Pertaining to, derived from, or designating, an acid formerly obtained by fusing salicin with potassium hydroxide, and now made in large quantities from phenol (carbolic acid) by the action of carbon dioxide on heated sodium phenolate. It is a white crystalline substance. It is used as an antiseptic, and in its salts in the treatment of rheumatism. Called also hydroxybenzoic acid. |
| salicylol | noun | Same as Salicylal. |
| saliently | adverb | In a salient manner. |
| salifying | present participle & vb. noun | of Salify |
| saligenin | noun | A phenol alcohol obtained, by the decomposition of salicin, as a white crystalline substance; — called also hydroxy-benzyl alcohol. |
| salimeter | noun | An instrument for measuring the amount of salt present in any given solution. |
| salimetry | noun | The art or process of measuring the amount of salt in a substance. |
| saliretin | noun | A yellow amorphous resinoid substance obtained by the action of dilute acids on saligenin. |
| salivated | imp. & past participle | of Salivate |
| salleting | noun | Salad. |
| salliance | noun | Salience. |
| sallowish | adjective | Somewhat sallow. |
| salmonoid | adjective | Like, or pertaining to, the Salmonidae, a family of fishes including the trout and salmon., Any fish of the family Salmonidae. |
| salometer | noun | See Salimeter. |
| saltation | noun | A leaping or jumping., Beating or palpitation; as, the saltation of the great artery., An abrupt and marked variation in the condition or appearance of a species; a sudden modification which may give rise to new races. |
| saltatory | adjective | Leaping or dancing; having the power of, or used in, leaping or dancing. |
| saltmouth | noun | A wide-mouthed bottle with glass stopper for holding chemicals, especially crystallized salts. |
| saltpeter | noun | Alt. of Saltpetre |
| saltpetre | noun | Potassium nitrate; niter; a white crystalline substance, KNO3, having a cooling saline taste, obtained by leaching from certain soils in which it is produced by the process of nitrification (see Nitrification, 2). It is a strong oxidizer, is the chief constituent of gunpowder, and is also used as an antiseptic in curing meat, and in medicine as a diuretic, diaphoretic, and refrigerant. |
| salubrity | noun | The quality of being salubrious; favorableness to the preservation of health; salubriousness; wholesomeness; healthfulness; as, the salubrity of the air, of a country, or a climate. |
| salvation | noun | The act of saving; preservation or deliverance from destruction, danger, or great calamity., The redemption of man from the bondage of sin and liability to eternal death, and the conferring on him of everlasting happiness., Saving power; that which saves. |
| salvatory | noun | A place where things are preserved; a repository. |
| samaritan | adjective | Of or pertaining to Samaria, in Palestine., A native or inhabitant of Samaria; also, the language of Samaria. |
| samoyedes | noun pl. | An ignorant and degraded Turanian tribe which occupies a portion of Northern Russia and a part of Siberia. |
| sanbenito | noun | Anciently, a sackcloth coat worn by penitents on being reconciled to the church., A garnment or cap, or sometimes both, painted with flames, figures, etc., and worn by persons who had been examined by the Inquisition and were brought forth for punishment at the auto-da-fe. |
| sanctuary | noun | A sacred place; a consecrated spot; a holy and inviolable site., The most retired part of the temple at Jerusalem, called the Holy of Holies, in which was kept the ark of the covenant, and into which no person was permitted to enter except the high priest, and he only once a year, to intercede for the people; also, the most sacred part of the tabernacle; also, the temple at Jerusalem., The most sacred part of any religious building, esp. that part of a Christian church in which the altar is placed., A house consecrated to the worship of God; a place where divine service is performed; a church, temple, or other place of worship., A sacred and inviolable asylum; a place of refuge and protection; shelter; refuge; protection. |
| sandarach | noun | Alt. of Sandarac |
| sandglass | noun | An instrument for measuring time by the running of sand. See Hourglass. |
| sandiness | noun | The quality or state of being sandy, or of being of a sandy color. |
| sandpaper | noun | Paper covered on one side with sand glued fast, — used for smoothing and polishing., To smooth or polish with sandpaper; as, to sandpaper a door. |
| sandpiper | noun | Any one of numerous species of small limicoline game birds belonging to Tringa, Actodromas, Ereunetes, and various allied genera of the family Tringidae., A small lamprey eel; the pride. |
| sandstone | noun | A rock made of sand more or less firmly united. Common or siliceous sandstone consists mainly of quartz sand. |
| sanhedrin | noun | Alt. of Sanhedrim |
| sanhedrim | noun | the great council of the Jews, which consisted of seventy members, to whom the high priest was added. It had jurisdiction of religious matters. |
| santonate | noun | A salt of santonic acid. |
| sapadillo | noun | See Sapodila. |
| saphenous | adjective | Manifest; — applied to the two principal superficial veins of the lower limb of man., Of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the saphenous veins; as, the saphenous nerves; the saphenous opening, an opening in the broad fascia of the thigh through which the internal saphenous vein passes. |
| sapidness | noun | Quality of being sapid; sapidity. |
| sapiently | adverb | In a sapient manner. |
| sapodilla | noun | A tall, evergeen, tropical American tree (Achras Sapota); also, its edible fruit, the sapodilla plum. |
| sapogenin | noun | A white crystalline substance obtained by the decomposition of saponin. |
| saporific | adjective | Having the power to produce the sensation of taste; producing taste, flavor, or relish. |
| sappiness | noun | The quality of being sappy; juiciness. |
| sarabaite | noun | One of certain vagrant or heretical Oriental monks in the early church. |
| saracenic | adjective | Alt. of Saracenical |
| saraswati | noun | The sakti or wife of Brahma; the Hindoo goddess of learning, music, and poetry. |
| sarcastic | adjective | Alt. of Sarcastical |
| sarcocarp | noun | The fleshy part of a stone fruit, situated between the skin, or epicarp, and the stone, or endocarp, as in a peach. See Illust. of Endocarp. |
| sarcocele | noun | Any solid tumor of the testicle. |
| sarcoderm | noun | Alt. of sarcoderma |
| sarcoline | adjective | Flesh-colored. |
| sarcology | noun | That part of anatomy which treats of the soft parts. It includes myology, angiology, neurology, and splanchnology. |
| sarcomata | plural | of Sarcoma |
| sarcoptes | noun | A genus of parasitic mites including the itch mites. |
| sarcoptid | noun | Any species of the genus Sarcoptes and related genera of mites, comprising the itch mites and mange mites., Of or pertaining to the itch mites. |
| sardinian | adjective | Of or pertaining to the island, kingdom, or people of Sardinia., A native or inhabitant of Sardinia. |
| sardonian | adjective | Sardonic. |
| sargassum | noun | A genus of algae including the gulf weed. |
| sarmatian | adjective | Alt. of Sarmatic |
| sarrasine | noun | A portcullis, or herse. |
| sartorial | adjective | Of or pertaining to a tailor or his work., Of or pertaining to the sartorius muscle. |
| sartorius | noun | A muscle of the thigh, called the tailor’s muscle, which arises from the hip bone and is inserted just below the knee. So named because its contraction was supposed to produce the position of the legs assumed by the tailor in sitting. |
| sarum use | A liturgy, or use, put forth about 1087 by St. Osmund, bishop of Sarum, based on Anglo-Saxon and Norman customs. | |
| sassafras | noun | An American tree of the Laurel family (Sassafras officinale); also, the bark of the roots, which has an aromatic smell and taste. |
| sassanage | noun | Stones left after sifting. |
| sassarara | noun | A word used to emphasize a statement. |
| sassenach | noun | A Saxon; an Englishman; a Lowlander. |
| sassoline | noun | Native boric acid, found in saline incrustations on the borders of hot springs near Sasso, in the territory of Florence. |
| satanical | adjective | Of or pertaining to Satan; having the qualities of Satan; resembling Satan; extremely malicious or wicked; devilish; infernal. |
| satellite | noun | An attendant attached to a prince or other powerful person; hence, an obsequious dependent., A secondary planet which revolves about another planet; as, the moon is a satellite of the earth. See Solar system, under Solar., Situated near; accompanying; as, the satellite veins, those which accompany the arteries. |
| satiating | present participle & vb. noun | of Satiate |
| satiation | noun | Satiety. |
| satinwood | noun | The hard, lemon-colored, fragrant wood of an East Indian tree (Chloroxylon Swietenia). It takes a lustrous finish, and is used in cabinetwork. The name is also given to the wood of a species of prickly ash (Xanthoxylum Caribaeum) growing in Florida and the West Indies. |
| satirical | adjective | Of or pertaining to satire; of the nature of satire; as, a satiric style., Censorious; severe in language; sarcastic; insulting. |
| satirized | imp. & past participle | of Satirize |
| satisfier | noun | One who satisfies. |
| satisfied | imp. & past participle | of Satisfy |
| satrapess | noun | A female satrap. |
| satrapies | plural | of Satrapy |
| saturable | adjective | Capable of being saturated; admitting of saturation. |
| saturated | imp. & past participle | of Saturate, Filled to repletion; holding by absorption, or in solution, all that is possible; as, saturated garments; a saturated solution of salt., Having its affinity satisfied; combined with all it can hold; — said of certain atoms, radicals, or compounds; thus, methane is a saturated compound. Contrasted with unsaturated. |
| saturator | noun | One who, or that which, saturates. |
| saturnian | adjective | Of or pertaining to Saturn, whose age or reign, from the mildness and wisdom of his government, is called the golden age., Hence: Resembling the golden age; distinguished for peacefulness, happiness, contentment., Of or pertaining to the planet Saturn; as, the Saturnian year., Any one of numerous species of large handsome moths belonging to Saturnia and allied genera. The luna moth, polyphemus, and promethea, are examples. They belong to the Silkworn family, and some are raised for their silk. See Polyphemus. |
| saturnine | adjective | Born under, or influenced by, the planet Saturn., Heavy; grave; gloomy; dull; — the opposite of mercurial; as, a saturnine person or temper., Of or pertaining to lead; characterized by, or resembling, lead, which was formerly called Saturn. |
| saturnism | noun | Plumbism. |
| saturnist | noun | A person of a dull, grave, gloomy temperament. |
| satyrical | adjective | Of or pertaining to satyrs; burlesque; as, satyric tragedy. |
| sauba ant | A South American ant (Oecodoma cephalotes) remarkable for having two large kinds of workers besides the ordinary ones, and for the immense size of its formicaries. The sauba ant cuts off leaves of plants and carries them into its subterranean nests, and thus often does great damage by defoliating trees and cultivated plants. | |
| sauciness | noun | The quality or state of being saucy; that which is saucy; impertinent boldness; contempt of superiors; impudence. |
| saucisson | noun | Alt. of Saucisse |
| sauntered | imp. & past participle | of Saunter |
| saunterer | noun | One who saunters. |
| sauropoda | noun pl. | An extinct order of herbivorous dinosaurs having the feet of a saurian type, instead of birdlike, as they are in many dinosaurs. It includes the largest known land animals, belonging to Brontosaurus, Camarasaurus, and allied genera. See Illustration in Appendix. |
| sauseflem | adjective | Having a red, pimpled face. |
| savacioun | noun | Salvation. |
| savanilla | noun | The tarpum. |
| savioress | noun | A female savior. |
| savorless | adjective | Having no savor; destitute of smell or of taste; insipid. |
| sawceflem | adjective | See Sauseflem. |
| saw-wrest | noun | See Saw-set. |
| saxicavas | plural | of Saxicava |
| saxicavae | plural | of Saxicava |
| saxicavid | adjective | Of or pertaining to the saxicavas., A saxicava. |
| saxifraga | noun | A genus of exogenous polypetalous plants, embracing about one hundred and eighty species. See Saxifrage. |
| saxifrage | noun | Any plant of the genus Saxifraga, mostly perennial herbs growing in crevices of rocks in mountainous regions. |
| saxophone | noun | A wind instrument of brass, containing a reed, and partaking of the qualities both of a brass instrument and of a clarinet. |
| saymaster | noun | A master of assay; one who tries or proves. |