Satan - n. the Devil; Lucifer. [OE f. LL f. Gk f. Heb. satan lit. 'adversary' f. satan oppose,...

SAPPHIC - adj. & n. 1 of or relating to Sappho, poetess of Lesbos c.600 BC, or her poetry....

Sagittarius - n. 1 a constellation, traditionally regarded as contained in the figure of an archer....

saboteur - n. a person who commits sabotage. [F]...

sacrum - n. (pl. sacra or sacrums) Anat. a triangular bone formed from fused vertebrae and...

sabatical - adj. & n. 1 of or appropriate to the sabbath. 2 (of leave) granted at intervals...

saiga - n. an antelope, Saiga tatarica, of the Asian steppes. [Russ.]...

said - past and past part. of SAY(1). ...

saffron - n. & adj. 1 an orange flavouring and food colouring...

saxphone - n. 1 a keyed brass reed instrument in several...

saline - adj. & n. 1 (of natural waters, springs, etc.) impregnated with ...

sandman - n. the personification of tiredness causing children's eyes to smart towards bedtime....

sagitarius - n. 1 a constellation, traditionally regarded as contained in the figure of an archer....

sagebrush - n. 1 a growth of shrubby aromatic plants of the genus Artemisia, esp. A. tridentata,...

saith - archaic 3rd sing. present of SAY(1). ...

satllite - n. & adj. 1 a celestial body orbiting the earth...

sacrosant - adj. (of a person, place, law, etc.) most sacred; inviolable. sacrosanctity n....

Sakti - n. (also sakti) (in Hinduism) the female principle,...

sauage - see SAUCE]...

saki - n. (pl. sakis) any monkey of the genus Pithecia or Chiropotes, native to S. America,...

saler - n. a ship of specified sailing-power (a good sailer). ...

sagebush - n. 1 a growth of shrubby aromatic plants of the genus Artemisia, esp. A. tridentata,...

SA - abbr. 1 Salvation Army. 2 sex appeal. 3 a South Africa. b South America. c South...

sagerush - n. 1 a growth of shrubby aromatic plants of the genus Artemisia, esp. A. tridentata,...

sacrifice - n. & v. 1 a the act of giving up something valued for the sake of something

salvasion - n. 1 the act of saving or being saved; preservation from loss, calamity ,...

saddlery - n. (pl. -ies) 1 the saddles and other equipment of a saddler. 2 a saddler's business...

sacrom - n. (pl. sacra or sacrums) Anat. a triangular bone formed from fused vertebrae and...

Salvation - n. 1 the act of saving or being saved; preservation from loss, calamity ,...

sabbatical - adj. & n. 1 of or appropriate to the sabbath. 2 (of leave) granted at intervals...

sanple - n. & v. 1 a small part or quantity intended to show ...

salmom - n. & adj. (pl. same or (esp. of types) salmons) 1 any ...

satern - n. 1 a the sixth planet from the sun, with a system of broad flat ...

saterlite - n. & adj. 1 a celestial body orbiting the earth...

salvation - n. 1 the act of saving or being saved; preservation from loss, calamity ,...

samle - n. & v. 1 a small part or quantity intended to show ...

sasafras - n. 1 a small tree, Sassafras albidum, native to N. America, with ...

sacrirege - n. the violation or misuse of what is regarded as sacred. sacrilegious adj. sacrilegiously...

sabbath - n. 1 (in full sabbath day) a day of rest and religious...

satistics - n.pl. 1 (usu. treated as sing.) the science of collecting and analysing numerical...

sagitalies - n. 1 a constellation, traditionally regarded as contained in the figure of an archer....

satallite - n. & adj. 1 a celestial body orbiting the earth...

sacrilege - n. the violation or misuse of what is regarded as sacred. sacrilegious adj. sacrilegiously...

satify - v. (-ies, -ied) 1 tr. a meet the expectations or desires of; comply with (a demand)....

sagauro - n. (also sahuaro) (pl. -os) a giant cactus, Carnegiea gigantea, of the SW United...

Sabian - adj. & n. of a sect classed in the Koran with Muslims, Jews, and Christians, as...

saturm - n. 1 a the sixth planet from the sun, with a system of broad flat ...

satire - n. 1 the use of ridicule, irony, sarcasm, etc., to expose folly or vice or to

sampoo - n. & v. 1 liquid or cream used to lather and wash the hair. 2 a similar substance...

sailor - n. 1 a seaman or mariner, esp. one below the rank of officer. 2 a person considered...

savannah - n. (also savanna) a grassy plain in tropical and subtropical...

sanish - adj. & n. of or relating to Spain or its people or language. 1 the language of Spain...

sassfras - n. 1 a small tree, Sassafras albidum, native to N. America, with ...

sasage - see SAUCE]...

satisfy - v. (-ies, -ied) 1 tr. a meet the expectations or desires of; comply with (a demand)....

sailer - n. a ship of specified sailing-power (a good sailer). ...

sagitariis - n. 1 a constellation, traditionally regarded as contained in the figure of an archer....

salamnder - n. 1 Zool. any tailed newtlike amphibian of the order Urodela, esp. the genus Salamandra,...

salami - n. (pl. salamis) a highly-seasoned orig. Italian sausage often flavoured with garlic....

sabotage - see SABOT]...

salatious - adj. 1 lustful; lecherous. 2 (of writings, pictures, talk, etc.) tending to cause...

sarch - v. & n. 1 tr. look through or go over thoroughly to find something. 2 tr. examine...

saccarine - adj. 1 sugary. 2 of, containing, or like sugar. 3 unpleasantly over-polite, sentimental,...

sausage - see SAUCE]...

saga - n. 1 a long story of heroic achievement, esp. a medieval Icelandic or Norwegian...

salery - n. & v. (pl. -ies) a fixed regular payment, usu. monthly or quarterly,

sandwich - n. & v. 1 two or more slices of usu. buttered bread with a filling of meat, cheese,...

samon - n. & adj. (pl. same or (esp. of types) salmons) 1 any ...

saribel - var. of SALEABLE. ...

sago - n. (pl. -os) 1 a kind of starch , made from the...