| s
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(noun) 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites |
Synonyms:
second,
sec |
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| (noun) the 19th letter of the Roman alphabet |
Synonyms:
S |
| sabaton
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(noun) armor plate that protects the foot; consists of mail with a solid toe and heel |
Synonyms:
solleret |
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| sabayon
|
(noun) light foamy custard-like dessert served hot or chilled |
Synonyms:
zabaglione |
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| sabbat
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(noun) a midnight meeting of witches to practice witchcraft and sorcery; in the Middle Ages it was supposed to be a demonic orgy |
Synonyms:
witches' Sabbath |
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| sabbatia
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(noun) any of various plants of the genus Sabbatia having usually pink cymose flowers; occur from acid bogs to brackish marshes |
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| sabbatic
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(adjective) of or relating to the Sabbath |
Synonyms:
sabbatical |
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| sabbatical
|
(noun) a leave usually taken every seventh year |
Synonyms:
sabbatical leave |
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| (adjective) of or relating to the Sabbath |
Synonyms:
sabbatic |
| (adjective) of or relating to sabbatical leave |
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| saber
|
(noun) a fencing sword with a v-shaped blade and a slightly curved handle |
Synonyms:
sabre |
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| (noun) a stout sword with a curved blade and thick back |
Synonyms:
sabre,
cavalry sword |
| (verb) cut or injure with a saber |
Synonyms:
sabre |
| (verb) kill with a saber |
Synonyms:
sabre |
| sabertooth
|
(noun) any of many extinct cats of the Old and New Worlds having long swordlike upper canine teeth; from the Oligocene through the Pleistocene |
Synonyms:
saber-toothed tiger |
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| sabertoothed
|
(adjective) having teeth that resemble sabers |
Synonyms:
saber-toothed,
sabre-toothed |
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| sabianism
|
(noun) the religion of a group mentioned in the Koran as entitled to Muslim religious toleration along with Jews and Christians and usually identified with the Mandaeans or the Elkesaites. |
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| sabicu
|
(noun) the wood of the sabicu which resembles mahogany |
Synonyms:
sabicu wood |
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| (noun) West Indian tree yielding a hard dark brown wood resembling mahogany in texture and value |
Synonyms:
Lysiloma sabicu |
| sabin
|
(noun) a unit of acoustic absorption equivalent to the absorption by a square foot of a surface that absorbs all incident sound |
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| sable
|
(noun) an artist's brush made of sable hairs |
Synonyms:
sable brush,
sable's hair pencil |
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| (noun) the expensive dark brown fur of the marten |
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| (noun) a very dark black |
Synonyms:
ebony,
jet black,
pitch black,
soot black,
coal black |
| (noun) a scarf (or trimming) made of sable |
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| (noun) marten of northern Asian forests having luxuriant dark brown fur |
Synonyms:
Martes zibellina |
| (adjective) of a dark somewhat brownish black |
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| sabot
|
(noun) a shoe carved from a single block of wood |
Synonyms:
wooden shoe |
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| (noun) footwear usually with wooden soles |
Synonyms:
clog,
patten,
geta |
| sabotage
|
(noun) a deliberate act of destruction or disruption in which equipment is damaged |
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| (verb) destroy property or hinder normal operations |
Synonyms:
countermine,
undermine,
weaken,
subvert,
counteract |
| saboteur
|
(noun) someone who commits sabotage or deliberately causes wrecks |
Synonyms:
wrecker,
diversionist |
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| (noun) a member of a clandestine subversive organization who tries to help a potential invader |
Synonyms:
fifth columnist |
| sabra
|
(noun) a native-born Israeli |
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| sabre
|
(noun) a fencing sword with a v-shaped blade and a slightly curved handle |
Synonyms:
saber |
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| (noun) a stout sword with a curved blade and thick back |
Synonyms:
saber,
cavalry sword |
| (verb) cut or injure with a saber |
Synonyms:
saber |
| (verb) kill with a saber |
Synonyms:
saber |
| sac
|
(noun) an enclosed space |
Synonyms:
pocket,
sack,
pouch |
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| (noun) a case or sheath especially a pollen sac or moss capsule |
Synonyms:
theca |
| (noun) a structure resembling a bag in an animal |
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| saccade
|
(noun) a rapid, jerky movement of the eyes between positions of rest |
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| (noun) an abrupt spasmodic movement |
Synonyms:
jerk,
jerking,
jolt |
| saccadic
|
(adjective) of or related to the rapid movement of the eyes between points of fixation |
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| saccharase
|
(noun) an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of sucrose into glucose and fructose |
Synonyms:
invertase,
sucrase |
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| saccharide
|
(noun) an essential structural component of living cells and source of energy for animals; includes simple sugars with small molecules as well as macromolecular substances; are classified according to the number of monosaccharide groups they contain |
Synonyms:
sugar,
carbohydrate |
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| saccharify
|
(verb) sweeten with sugar |
Synonyms:
sugar |
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| (verb) convert into a simple soluble fermentable sugar by hydrolyzing a sugar derivative or complex carbohydrate |
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| saccharin
|
(noun) a crystalline substance 500 times sweeter than sugar; used as a calorie-free sweetener |
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| saccharine
|
(adjective) overly sweet |
Synonyms:
syrupy,
cloying,
treacly |
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| saccharinity
|
(noun) the excessive sweetness of saccharin |
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| saccharose
|
(noun) a complex carbohydrate found in many plants and used as a sweetening agent |
Synonyms:
sucrose |
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| sacculate
|
(adjective) formed with or having saclike expansions |
Synonyms:
sacculated |
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| sacculated
|
(adjective) formed with or having saclike expansions |
Synonyms:
sacculate |
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| saccule
|
(noun) a small sac or pouch (especially the smaller chamber of the membranous labyrinth) |
Synonyms:
sacculus |
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| sacculus
|
(noun) a small sac or pouch (especially the smaller chamber of the membranous labyrinth) |
Synonyms:
saccule |
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| sacerdotal
|
(adjective) of or relating to a belief in sacerdotalism |
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| (adjective) associated with the priesthood or priests |
Synonyms:
priestly,
hieratic,
hieratical |
| sacerdotalism
|
(noun) a belief that priests can act as mediators between human beings and God |
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| sachem
|
(noun) a political leader (especially of Tammany Hall) |
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| (noun) a chief of a North American tribe or confederation (especially an Algonquian chief) |
Synonyms:
sagamore |
| sachet
|
(noun) a small soft bag containing perfumed powder; used to perfume items in a drawer or chest |
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| sack
|
(noun) a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases |
Synonyms:
poke,
paper bag,
carrier bag |
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| (noun) an enclosed space |
Synonyms:
pocket,
pouch,
sac |
| (noun) the quantity contained in a sack |
Synonyms:
sackful |
| (noun) any of various light dry strong white wine from Spain and Canary Islands (including sherry) |
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| (noun) a woman's full loose hiplength jacket |
Synonyms:
sacque |
| (noun) a hanging bed of canvas or rope netting (usually suspended between two trees); swings easily |
Synonyms:
hammock |
| (noun) a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist |
Synonyms:
shift,
chemise |
| (noun) the plundering of a place by an army or mob; usually involves destruction and slaughter |
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| (noun) the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart) |
Synonyms:
discharge,
release,
dismissal,
dismission,
sacking,
firing,
liberation |
| (verb) plunder (a town) after capture |
Synonyms:
plunder |
| (verb) terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position |
Synonyms:
displace,
fire,
force out,
dismiss,
give notice,
give the axe,
give the sack,
send away,
can,
terminate |
| (verb) make as a net profit |
Synonyms:
clear,
net,
sack up |
| (verb) put in a sack |
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| sackbut
|
(noun) a medieval musical instrument resembling a trombone |
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| sackcloth
|
(noun) a garment made of coarse sacking; formerly worn as an indication of remorse |
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| (noun) a coarse cloth resembling sacking |
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| sacked
|
(adjective) having been robbed and destroyed by force and violence |
Synonyms:
raped,
ravaged,
despoiled,
pillaged |
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| sackful
|
(noun) the quantity contained in a sack |
Synonyms:
sack |
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| sacking
|
(noun) coarse fabric used for bags or sacks |
Synonyms:
bagging |
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| (noun) the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart) |
Synonyms:
discharge,
release,
dismissal,
dismission,
sack,
firing,
liberation |
| saclike
|
(adjective) shaped like a pouch |
Synonyms:
pouch-shaped,
pouchlike,
bursiform |
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| sacque
|
(noun) a woman's full loose hiplength jacket |
Synonyms:
sack |
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| sacral
|
(adjective) of or relating to sacred rites |
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| (adjective) of or relating to or near the sacrum |
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| sacrament
|
(noun) a formal religious ceremony conferring a specific grace on those who receive it; the two Protestant ceremonies are baptism and the Lord's Supper; in the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church there are seven traditional rites accepted as instituted by Jesus: baptism and confirmation and Holy Eucharist and penance and holy orders and matrimony and extreme unction |
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| sacramental
|
(adjective) of or relating to or involving a sacrament |
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| sacred
|
(adjective) concerned with religion or religious purposes |
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| (adjective) worthy of respect or dedication |
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| (adjective) made or declared or believed to be holy; devoted to a deity or some religious ceremony or use |
Synonyms:
sanctified,
consecrated |
| (adjective) worthy of religious veneration |
Synonyms:
hallowed |
| (adjective) (often followed by `to') devoted exclusively to a single use or purpose or person |
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| sacredly
|
(adverb) by religion |
Synonyms:
religiously |
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| sacredness
|
(noun) the quality of being sacred |
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| sacrifice
|
(noun) the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc. |
Synonyms:
forfeit,
forfeiture |
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| (noun) personnel that are sacrificed (e.g., surrendered or lost in order to gain an objective) |
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| (noun) a loss entailed by giving up or selling something at less than its value |
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| (noun) the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity |
Synonyms:
ritual killing |
| (noun) (baseball) an out that advances the base runners |
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| (verb) endure the loss of |
Synonyms:
give |
| (verb) kill or destroy |
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| (verb) sell at a loss |
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| (verb) make a sacrifice of; in religious rituals |
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| sacrificeable
|
(adjective) may be deliberately sacrificed to achieve an objective |
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| sacrificer
|
(noun) a religious person who offers up a sacrifice |
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| sacrificial
|
(adjective) used in or connected with a sacrifice |
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| sacrilege
|
(noun) blasphemous behavior; the act of depriving something of its sacred character |
Synonyms:
desecration,
profanation,
blasphemy |
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| sacrilegious
|
(adjective) grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred |
Synonyms:
profane,
blasphemous |
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| sacrilegiously
|
(adverb) in a sacrilegious manner |
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| sacrilegiousness
|
(noun) profaneness by virtue of committing sacrilege |
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| sacristan
|
(noun) an officer of the church who is in charge of sacred objects |
Synonyms:
sexton |
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| sacristy
|
(noun) a room in a church where sacred vessels and vestments are kept or meetings are held |
Synonyms:
vestry |
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| sacrosanct
|
(adjective) must be kept sacred |
Synonyms:
inviolable,
inviolate |
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| sacrum
|
(noun) wedge-shaped bone consisting of five fused vertebrae forming the posterior part of the pelvis; its base connects with the lowest lumbar vertebra and its tip with the coccyx |
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| sad
|
(adjective) experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness |
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| (adjective) of things that make you feel sad |
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| (adjective) bad; unfortunate |
Synonyms:
deplorable,
distressing,
pitiful,
sorry,
lamentable |
| sadden
|
(verb) make unhappy |
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| (verb) come to feel sad |
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| saddhu
|
(noun) (Hinduism) an ascetic holy man |
Synonyms:
sadhu |
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| saddle
|
(verb) put a saddle on |
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| (verb) load or burden; encumber |
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| (verb) impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to |
Synonyms:
charge,
burden |
| (noun) a seat for the rider of a horse or other animal |
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| (noun) a pass or ridge that slopes gently between two peaks (is shaped like a saddle) |
Synonyms:
saddleback |
| (noun) cut of meat (especially mutton or lamb) consisting of part of the backbone and both loins |
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| (noun) a piece of leather across the instep of a shoe |
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| (noun) a seat for the rider of a bicycle |
Synonyms:
bicycle seat |
| (noun) posterior part of the back of a domestic fowl |
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| saddleback
|
(noun) a pass or ridge that slopes gently between two peaks (is shaped like a saddle) |
Synonyms:
saddle |
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| (noun) a double sloping roof with a ridge and gables at each end |
Synonyms:
gable roof,
saddle roof,
saddleback roof |
| saddlebag
|
(noun) a large bag (or pair of bags) hung over a saddle |
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| saddlebill
|
(noun) large black-and-white stork of tropical Africa; its red bill has a black band around the middle |
Synonyms:
jabiru,
Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis |
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| saddlebow
|
(noun) handgrip formed by the raised front part of a saddle |
Synonyms:
pommel |
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| saddlecloth
|
(noun) stable gear consisting of a blanket placed under the saddle |
Synonyms:
horse blanket,
saddle blanket |
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| saddled
|
(adjective) having a saddle on or being mounted on a saddled animal |
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| (adjective) subject to an imposed burden |
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| saddler
|
(noun) a maker and repairer and seller of equipment for horses |
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| saddlery
|
(noun) gear for a horse |
Synonyms:
tack,
stable gear |
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| (noun) workshop where a saddler works |
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| sadhe
|
(noun) the 18th letter of the Hebrew alphabet |
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| sadhu
|
(noun) (Hinduism) an ascetic holy man |
Synonyms:
saddhu |
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| sadism
|
(noun) sexual pleasure obtained by inflicting harm (physical or psychological) on others |
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| sadist
|
(noun) someone who obtains pleasure from inflicting pain on others |
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| sadistic
|
(adjective) deriving pleasure or sexual gratification from inflicting pain on another |
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| sadly
|
(adverb) in an unfortunate way |
Synonyms:
unhappily |
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| (adverb) with sadness; in a sad manner |
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| (adverb) in an unfortunate or deplorable manner |
Synonyms:
deplorably,
woefully,
lamentably |
| sadness
|
(noun) emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being |
Synonyms:
unhappiness |
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| (noun) the state of being sad |
Synonyms:
sorrow,
sorrowfulness |
| (noun) the quality of excessive mournfulness and uncheerfulness |
Synonyms:
gloominess,
lugubriousness |
| sadomasochism
|
(noun) sadism and masochism combined in one person |
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| sadomasochist
|
(noun) someone who enjoys both sadism and masochism |
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| sadomasochistic
|
(adjective) of or relating to sadomasochism |
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| safari
|
(noun) an overland journey by hunters (especially in Africa) |
Synonyms:
hunting expedition,
campaign |
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| safe
|
(noun) strongbox where valuables can be safely kept |
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| (noun) a ventilated or refrigerated cupboard for securing provisions from pests |
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| (noun) contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse |
Synonyms:
safety,
rubber,
prophylactic,
condom |
| (adjective) free from danger or the risk of harm |
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| (adjective) having reached a base without being put out |
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| (adjective) (of an undertaking) secure from risk |
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| (adjective) financially safe |
Synonyms:
dependable,
good,
secure |
| safebreaker
|
(noun) a thief who breaks open safes to steal valuable contents |
Synonyms:
safecracker,
cracksman |
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| safecracker
|
(noun) a thief who breaks open safes to steal valuable contents |
Synonyms:
safebreaker,
cracksman |
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| safeguard
|
(verb) make safe |
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| (verb) escort safely |
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| (noun) a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc. |
Synonyms:
precaution,
guard |
| (noun) a document or escort providing safe passage through a region especially in time of war |
Synonyms:
safe-conduct |
| safehold
|
(noun) a refuge from attack |
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| safekeeping
|
(noun) the responsibility of a guardian or keeper |
Synonyms:
keeping,
guardianship |
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| safely
|
(adverb) with safety; in a safe manner |
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| safeness
|
(noun) the quality of being safe |
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| safety
|
(noun) the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions |
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| (noun) a safe place |
Synonyms:
refuge |
| (noun) a device designed to prevent injury or accidents |
Synonyms:
guard,
safety device |
| (noun) (baseball) the successful act of striking a baseball in such a way that the batter reaches base safely |
Synonyms:
base hit |
| (noun) contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse |
Synonyms:
rubber,
prophylactic,
safe,
condom |
| (noun) a score in American football; a player is tackled behind his own goal line |
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| safflower
|
(noun) thistlelike Eurasian plant widely grown for its red or orange flower heads and seeds that yield a valuable oil |
Synonyms:
Carthamus tinctorius,
false saffron |
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| saffranine
|
(noun) any of a class of chiefly red organic dyes |
Synonyms:
safranin,
safranine |
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| saffron
|
(noun) Old World crocus having purple or white flowers with aromatic pungent orange stigmas used in flavoring food |
Synonyms:
saffron crocus,
Crocus sativus |
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| (noun) dried pungent stigmas of the Old World saffron crocus |
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| (noun) a shade of yellow tinged with orange |
Synonyms:
orange yellow |
| safranin
|
(noun) any of a class of chiefly red organic dyes |
Synonyms:
saffranine,
safranine |
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| safranine
|
(noun) any of a class of chiefly red organic dyes |
Synonyms:
saffranine,
safranin |
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