| sacred cow |
any person or entity regarded as immune from criticism or attack. |
| sacrifice |
the surrender of something valuable or beloved as an act of devotion or in exchange for some perceived higher good. [11 definitions] |
| sacrifice bunt |
in baseball, a bunt that puts a batter out but allows a runner to advance a base. |
| sacrifice fly |
in baseball, a fly ball that puts the batter out but enables a runner to score from third base. |
| sacrificial |
of, concerning, or given up as a sacrifice. |
| sacrilege |
the violation, profane treatment, or destruction of some place or thing that is considered to be sacred. |
| sacrilegious |
involving or being a violation, profanation, or destruction of something considered to be sacred. [2 definitions] |
| sacristan |
a religious official in charge of sacred objects or church property. |
| sacristy |
a room in a church where sacred objects and vestments are kept. |
| sacroiliac |
the sacrum bone and the ilium of the pelvis, along with their connective tissues. [2 definitions] |
| sacrosanct |
regarded as dedicated to holy use or as so sacred as to be immune to desecration; inviolable; consecrated. [2 definitions] |
| sacrum |
in higher vertebrates, a bone that supports the dorsal wall of the pelvis, formed from the fusion of two or more basal vertebrae. |
| sad |
despondent, unhappy, or sorrowful. [4 definitions] |
| sadden |
to make or become sad. |
| saddle |
a seat, usu. of leather, used on the back of a horse or like animal to carry a rider. [9 definitions] |
| saddleback |
an animal or object having a low, hollow back that resembles a saddle. |
| saddle-backed |
having a low back or upper side curved like a saddle. [2 definitions] |
| saddlebag |
a bag or one of a pair of bags straddling or hung from a saddle, or a similar bag for a bicycle or motorcycle. |
| saddle block anesthesia |
a method of spinal anesthesia, often used during childbirth, that produces numbness in the perineal area. |
| saddlebow |
the arched front section of a saddle. |
| saddlecloth |
a heavy cloth placed under the saddle of a horse, esp. one bearing the number of a racehorse. |