English words starting with s - page 2

Meanings of Sabreur:

noun

A cavalryman or fencer using a sabre.

Usage examples:

Factor this in for a 3-fencer sabre team and you have a cost of $597 per fencer - just about two an…

Meanings of Sabring:

verb

Cut down or wound with a sabre.

Usage examples:

The people were fired on and sabred

noun

A heavy cavalry sword with a curved blade and a single cutting edge.

Usage examples:

Police sabers, cavalry sabers, european-type dress swords and other non-traditional blades are outs…

Meanings of Sabs:

noun

A hunt saboteur.

Usage examples:

There are probably many more people that go shooting than used to go hunting with hounds, and it is…

verb

Act as a hunt saboteur.

Usage examples:

They travelled the country sabbing and demonstrating

Meanings of Sabzi:

noun

Vegetables, especially when cooked.

Usage examples:

We had a tasteless boiled sabji and a weird chana curry for dinner, probably because they didn't wa…

Meanings of Sac:

noun

A hollow, flexible structure resembling a bag or pouch.

Usage examples:

A fountain pen with an ink sac

abbreviation

(in the us) strategic air command.

adjective

A member of a north american people inhabiting parts of the central us, formerly in wisconsin, illinois, and iowa, now in oklahoma and kansas.

Meanings of Saccade:

noun

A rapid movement of the eye between fixation points.

Usage examples:

The pattern of fixations and saccades during visual exploration of a scene using only the eyes is s…

Meanings of Saccades:

noun

A rapid movement of the eye between fixation points.

Usage examples:

The pattern of fixations and saccades during visual exploration of a scene using only the eyes is s…

Meanings of Saccate:

adjective

Dilated to form a sac.

Usage examples:

Finally, nectar collects in the saccate nectary spur formed by the fusion of the margins of the lab…

Meanings of Saccharin:

noun

A sweet-tasting synthetic compound used in food and drink as a substitute for sugar.

Usage examples:

The only non-sugar sweetener at present licensed for use in most countries is saccharin, a syntheti…

Meanings of Saccharine:

adjective

Excessively sweet or sentimental.

Usage examples:

Saccharine music

noun

Another term for saccharin.

Meanings of Saccharose:

noun

Another term for sucrose.

Meanings of Saccules:

noun

A small sac, pouch, or cyst.

Usage examples:

However, continuous secretion of the sebaceous glands and its accumulation resulted in formation of…

Meanings of Sacculus:

noun

The smaller of the two fluid-filled sacs forming part of the labyrinth of the inner ear (the other being the utriculus). it contains a region of hair cells and otoliths which send signals to the brain concerning the orientation of the head.

Usage examples:

The maculae consist of rather shapeless compartments known as the sacculus and utriculus.

Meanings of Sacerdotal:

adjective

Relating to priests or the priesthood; priestly.

Usage examples:

Whoever is actually conducting the services, ordained minister or visiting lay preacher, the patter…

Meanings of Sachem:

noun

(among some north american indian peoples) a chief.

Usage examples:

The leading sachem massasoit told them that the population had been destroyed by a sickness.

Meanings of Sachemdom:

noun

The role of a sachem; the people or territory ruled over by a sachem.

Meanings of Sachemic:

adjective

Of or relating to a sachem.

Meanings of Sachems:

noun

(among some north american indian peoples) a chief.

Usage examples:

The leading sachem massasoit told them that the population had been destroyed by a sickness.

Meanings of Sachemship:

noun

The role of a sachem; the people or territory ruled over by a sachem.

Meanings of Sachet:

noun

A small sealed bag or packet containing a small quantity of something.

Usage examples:

A sachet of sugar

Meanings of Sack:

noun

A large bag made of a strong material such as hessian, thick paper, or plastic, used for storing and carrying goods.

Usage examples:

Each one, after scrutiny, found something of value to add to his sack: paper, plastic bags, bits of…

verb

Dismiss from employment.

Usage examples:

Any official found to be involved would be sacked on the spot

Meanings of Sack-out:

phrasal verb

To go to sleep

Usage examples:

She sacked out in the front seat of the car.

Meanings of Sackbut:

noun

An early form of trombone used in renaissance music.

Usage examples:

The bassanos were particularly associated with the royal wind music, as players of recorders, sackb…

Meanings of Sackbuts:

noun

An early form of trombone used in renaissance music.

Usage examples:

The bassanos were particularly associated with the royal wind music, as players of recorders, sackb…

Meanings of Sackcloth:

noun

A very coarse, rough fabric woven from flax or hemp.

Usage examples:

Canvas is popular because it's light, rigid, yet elastic at the same time. canvas can be made from …