Words |
Parts of Speech |
Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
sagging |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Sag, A bending or sinking between the ends of a thing, in consequence of its own, or an imposed, weight; an arching downward in the middle, as of a ship after straining. Cf. Hogging. |
sagapen |
noun |
Sagapenum. |
sagathy |
noun |
A mixed woven fabric of silk and cotton, or silk and wool; sayette; also, a light woolen fabric. |
sagitta |
noun |
A small constellation north of Aquila; the Arrow., The keystone of an arch., The distance from a point in a curve to the chord; also, the versed sine of an arc; — so called from its resemblance to an arrow resting on the bow and string., The larger of the two otoliths, or ear bones, found in most fishes., A genus of transparent, free-swimming marine worms having lateral and caudal fins, and capable of swimming rapidly. It is the type of the class Chaetognatha. |