sailboard |
a long board similar to a surfboard but having a sail, used for windsurfing. |
sailboat |
a boat driven mainly by sails. |
sailcloth |
a heavy fabric, such as cotton canvas, used for sails, tents, and the like. [2 definitions] |
sailer |
a ship using a sail or sails, esp. with reference to how it sails. |
sailfish |
any of a group of large marine fishes that have a large sail-like dorsal fin and a swordlike projection of the upper jaw. |
sailing |
the craft of operating and navigating a vessel; navigation. [6 definitions] |
sail into |
(informal) to take up enthusiastically. [2 definitions] |
sailmaker |
one who makes or repairs sails, esp. one who designs and tests them, as for racing. |
sailor |
an enlisted man in the navy, whose duty is aboard a ship. [3 definitions] |
sailplane |
a glider light enough to be lifted by air currents. [2 definitions] |
sainfoin |
a Eurasian perennial plant of the pea family that bears compound pink or white flowers and is often used for fodder. |
saint |
one who has died and been formally recognized by the Roman Catholic or other Christian church as having lived a holy life or as having given one's life to God as a holy martyr; one who is considered by the Church to be worthy of veneration. (abbr.: St. or Ste.) [5 definitions] |
Saint Agnes's Eve |
the night of January 20, on which, according to an old superstition, a woman might have a vision of her future husband. |
Saint Andrew's cross |
a cross in the form of an X; saltire. |
Saint Anthony's cross |
a cross in the form of a T; tau cross. |
Saint Anthony's fire |
any of several inflammatory or gangrenous skin conditions, such as ergotism. |
Saint Augustine |
a father and philosopher of the early Christian church (b.354--d.430 A.D.). |
Saint Bernard |
a very large strong Swiss breed of dog with a massive head, a short muzzle, and a silky brown and white coat. |
sainted |
canonized as a saint. [2 definitions] |
Saint Elmo's fire |
a visible electrical discharge from a pointed object aloft, such as a ship's mast or church spire, sometimes seen during an electric storm. |
Saint Francis of Assisi |
an Italian friar (b.1182?--d.1226). |