English to English Dictionary

Saccharin

An artificially produced white crystalline powder that is exceptionally sweet, commonly used as a zero-calorie sugar substitute.

Sacker

A defensive football player who tackles the opposing quarterback behind the line of scrimmage before a forward pass can be thrown.

Sadden

To make someone feel sad, sorrowful, or unhappy.

Saltire

A heraldic ordinary in the form of a diagonal cross, resembling the letter X.

Salutation

A gesture or utterance made as a greeting or acknowledgment of someone's arrival or departure.

Salvation

Deliverance from harm, ruin, or loss; the state of being saved.

Same

Identical to what has been specified; not different or other.

Samizdat

The clandestine publication and distribution of literature banned by an oppressive government, typically in the former Soviet Union.

Sanctuary

A place of safety or refuge.

Satire

The use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues.

Saturated

Holding as much water or moisture as can be absorbed; thoroughly soaked.

Scaffold

A temporary structure erected for supporting workers and materials during the construction, maintenance, or repair of a building.