Sabine |
a member of an ancient people of central Italy, conquered by the Romans in the early third century B.C. [2 definitions] |
sable |
a weasel-like mammal of the cold regions of Eurasia that has very dark, valuable fur. [6 definitions] |
sable antelope |
a large African antelope with long, ringed, backward-curving horns and a dark coat. |
sablefish |
a large, dark marine food fish of the northern Pacific. |
sabot |
a shoe made from a hollowed block of wood and worn by European peasants, esp. in France, the Netherlands, and Belgium. [2 definitions] |
sabotage |
a secret operation or act, esp. one carried out by an insider, to damage property, obstruct operations, undermine negotiations, or the like. [2 definitions] |
saboteur |
one who commits an act of sabotage. |
sabra |
an Israeli citizen born in Israel. |
sabre |
a spelling of "saber" used in Canada and Britain. See "saber" for more information. |
sabre saw |
a portable electric jigsaw. |
SAC |
abbreviation of "Strategic Air Command." |
sac |
a baglike or pouchlike structure occurring in nature. |
sacaton |
a grass grown in semiarid regions, such as Mexico and the southwestern United States, for hay or pasture. |
saccade |
a rapid, involuntary eye movement, as during reading. [2 definitions] |
saccharate |
an ester or salt of saccharic acid. [2 definitions] |
saccharic acid |
a compound made by oxidizing a sugar or starch with nitric acid. |
saccharide |
an organic compound containing one or more sugars. [2 definitions] |
saccharimeter |
an optical instrument that measures the concentration of sugar in a solution. |
saccharin |
a synthetic, noncaloric, sweet-tasting substitute for sugar. |
saccharine |
of, pertaining to, or having the characteristics of sugar or saccharin; sweet, esp. excessively sweet. [2 definitions] |
saccharo- |
sugar. |