sash cord |
a weighted rope, attached to either side of a sliding window frame, that facilitates opening or closing a window. |
sashimi |
a Japanese dish of very thin slices of raw fish served with soy sauce. |
Saskatchewan |
a south central Canadian province on the U.S. border between Alberta and Manitoba. |
sasquatch |
(sometimes cap.) a large hairy creature in human form, alleged to live in northwestern North America; bigfoot. |
sass |
rude, disrespectful talk; impudence. [2 definitions] |
sassaby |
a large African antelope with a black back and face and curved horns. |
sassafras |
a North American tree that bears yellow flowers and blue-black berrylike fruit. [2 definitions] |
sassy |
outspokenly disrespectful; impudent. |
sassy bark |
the bark of the African sassywood tree that is used as a poison in trial by ordeal. |
SAT |
abbreviation of "Scholastic Aptitude Test." |
Sat. |
abbreviation of "Saturday," the seventh day of the week, occurring between Friday and the beginning of another week on Sunday. |
sat |
past tense and past participle of sit. |
Satan |
in Christian theology and Judaism, the embodiment of evil, adversary of humans, and rival of God, usu. identified with the fallen angel Lucifer; the Devil. |
satang |
the smaller monetary unit of Thailand. (Cf. baht.) |
satanic |
relating to or characteristic of Satan. [2 definitions] |
Satanism |
the worship of Satan, esp. in a cult whose rituals distort and mock Christian worship. |
satchel |
a small bag, often with a shoulder strap, used to carry books and other small articles. |
sate |
to fill or satisfy (a hunger, or a person who has an appetite); satiate. [2 definitions] |
sateen |
a glossy cotton or linen fabric that resembles satin. |
satellite |
a heavenly body that revolves around a planet or other larger body; moon. [5 definitions] |
satellite dish |
a dish antenna designed to receive and transmit electromagnetic signals relayed by satellite, commonly used to receive television signals broadcast by satellite. |