English to English Dictionary

Sac

A bag- or pouch-like structure in a plant or animal, typically containing fluid.

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.

Sadist

A person who derives pleasure, especially sexual gratification, from inflicting pain, suffering, or humiliation on others.

Sadistic

Deriving pleasure from inflicting pain, suffering, or humiliation on others.

Safe

Protected from or not exposed to danger or risk; not likely to be harmed or damaged.

Safety-net

A system, program, or safeguard that prevents people from falling into severe poverty, destitution, or failure during difficult times.

Sail

A piece of material attached to a boat or ship to catch the wind and provide propulsion.

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.