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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language Category: General Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA Words: 85192

Rynchops
genus Rynchops noun type genus of the Rynchopidae: skimmers

Rypticus
genus Rypticus noun a genus of fish of the family Serranidae, including soapfishes

Ryukyu Islands
noun a chain of 55 islands in the western Pacific southwest of Japan (returned by United States to Japan in 1972)

Ryukyuan
noun the language (related to Japanese) that is spoken by the people of the Ryukyu Islands

SA
Sturmarbeiteilung noun Nazi militia created by Hitler in 1921 that helped him to power but was eclipsed by the SS after 1943

Saale
Saale River noun a river that rises in central Germany and flows north to join the Elbe River

Saale glaciation
noun the next-to-last Pleistocene glaciation in northern Europe and the deposits laid down at that time

Saarinen
noun Finnish architect and city planner who moved to the United States in 1923; father of Eero Saarinen (1873-1950)

Saba
noun a island in the Netherlands Antilles that is the top of an extinct volcano

Sabah
North Borneo noun a region of Malaysia in northeastern Borneo

Sabahan
adjective of or pertaining to Sabah or its people; `Sabahan tribesmen`

Sabal
genus Sabal noun American dwarf fan palms

Sabaoth
noun (plural) hosts or armies; used in the book of Romans in the New Testament; `Lord of Sabaoth`

sabbat
witches` Sabbath noun a midnight meeting of witches to practice witchcraft and sorcery; in the Middle Ages it was supposed to be a demonic orgy

Sabbatarian
adjective pertaining to the Sabbath and its observance

Sabbath
noun a day of rest and worship: Sunday for most Christians; Saturday for the Jews and a few Christians; Friday for Muslims

sabbatia
noun any of various plants of the genus Sabbatia having usually pink cymose flowers; occur from acid bogs to brackish marshes

sabbatic
adjective of or relating to the Sabbath; `Friday is a sabbatical day for Muslims`

sabbatical
adjective of or relating to sabbatical leave; `sabbatical research project`

sabbatical
adjective of or relating to the Sabbath; `Friday is a sabbatical day for Muslims`

sabbatical year
noun a sabbatical leave lasting one year

Sabellian
noun an extinct Osco-Umbrian language of ancient Italy that survives only in a few inscriptions

saber rattling
sabre rattling noun the ostentatious display of military power (with the implied threat that it might be used)

saber saw
jigsaw 1 reciprocating saw noun a portable power saw with a reciprocating blade; can be used with a variety of blades depending on the application and kind of cut; generally have a plate that rides on the surface that is being cut

saber-toothed
sabertoothed adjective having teeth that resemble sabers; `a saber-toothed tiger`

saber-toothed tiger
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

sabicu
noun West Indian tree yielding la hard dark born wood resembling mahogany in texture and value

sabicu wood
noun the wood of the sabicu which resembles mahogany

sabin
noun a unit of acoustic absorption equivalent to the absorption by a square foot of a surface that absorbs all incident sound

Sabin vaccine
oral poliovirus vaccine noun an oral vaccine (containing live but weakened poliovirus) that is given to provide immunity to poliomyelitis

Sabine
adjective of or relating to or characteristic of the Sabines

Sabinea
genus Sabinea noun small genus of deciduous West Indian trees or shrubs: carib wood

sable
adjective of a dark somewhat brownish black

sable
sable`s hair pencil noun an artist`s brush made of sable hairs

sable antelope
Hippotragus niger noun large black East African antelope with sharp backward-curving horns

sable brush
sable`s hair pencil noun an artist`s brush made of sable hairs

sable coat
noun a fur coat made of sable furs

sabot
noun a shoe carved from a single block of wood

sabotage
noun a deliberate act of destruction or disruption in which equipment is damaged

saboteur
wrecker noun someone who commits sabotage or deliberately causes wrecks

sabra
noun a native-born Israeli

sac
noun a structure resembling a bag in an animal

sac fungus
noun any of various ascomycetous fungi in which the spores are formed in a sac or ascus

Sacagawea
Sacajawea noun the Shoshone guide and interpreter who guided the Lewis and Clark expedition part of the way

saccade
noun a rapid, jerky movement of the eyes between positions of rest

saccadic
adjective of or related to the rapid movement of the eyes between points of fixation

saccharic acid
noun a white dicarboxylic acid formed from oxidation of sugar or starch

saccharin
noun a crystalline substance 500 times sweeter than sugar; used as a calorie-free sweetener

saccharinity
noun the excessive sweetness of saccharin

Saccharomyces
genus Saccharomyces noun single-celled yeasts that reproduce asexually by budding; used to ferment carbohydrates

Saccharomycetaceae
family Saccharomycetaceae noun family of fungi comprising the typical yeasts: reproduce by budding and ferment carbohydrates

Saccharum
genus Saccharum noun tall perennial reedlike grass originally of southeastern Asia: sugarcane

sacculated
sacculate adjective formed with or having saclike expansions; `the alimentary tract is partially sacculated`

saccule
sacculus noun a small sac or pouch (especially the smaller chamber of the membranous labyrinth)

sacerdotalism
noun a belief that priests can act as mediators between human beings and God

sachem
sagamore noun a chief of a North American tribe or confederation (especially an Algonquian chief)

sachet
noun a small soft bag containing perfumed powder; used to perfume items in a drawer or chest

sack
poke noun a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer`s purchases

sack
noun a woman`s full loose hiplength jacket

sack coat
noun man`s hiplength coat with a straight back; the jacket of a suit

sack race
noun a novelty race in which competitors jump ahead with their feet confined in a sack

sackbut
noun a medieval musical instrument resembling a trombone

sackcloth
noun a coarse cloth resembling sacking

sackcloth and ashes
noun a display of extreme remorse or repentance or grief

sacking
bagging noun coarse fabric used for bags or sacks

sacque
noun a woman`s full loose hiplength jacket

sacral
adjective of or relating to sacred rites; `sacral laws`

sacral nerve
noun any of five pairs of spinal nerves emerging from the sacral region of the spinal cord

sacral plexus
plexus sacralis noun a nerve plexus formed by the 4th and 5th lumbar and 1st, 2nd, 3rd sacral nerves; supplies the pelvic region and lower limbs

sacral vein
vena sacralis noun vein of the sacral region

sacral vertebra
noun one of 5 vertebrae in the human spine that fuse in the adult to form the sacrum

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

sacramental
adjective of or relating to or involving a sacrament

Sacramento
capital of California noun a city in north central California 75 miles northeast of San Francisco on the Sacramento River; capital of California

Sacramento Mountains
noun mountain range in New Mexico east of the Rio Grande

Sacramento River
noun a river in northern California rising near Mount Shasta and flowing south to the San Francisco Bay

sacred
adjective (often followed by `to`) devoted exclusively to a single use or purpose or person; `a fund sacred to charity`; `a morning hour sacred to study`; `a private office sacred to the President`

Sacred College
College of Cardinals noun (Roman Catholic Church) the body of cardinals who advise the Pope and elect new Popes

sacred cow
noun a person unreasonably held to be immune to criticism

sacred ibis
Threskiornis aethiopica noun African ibis venerated by ancient Egyptians

sacred scripture
noun any writing that is regarded as sacred by a religious group

sacred text
sacred writing noun writing that is venerated for the worship of a deity

sacredness
noun the quality of being sacred

sacrifice
ritual killing noun the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity

sacrifice fly
noun a sacrifice made by hitting a long fly ball

sacrificeable
adjective may be deliberately sacrificed to achieve an objective

sacrificer
noun a religious person who offers up a sacrifice

sacrificial
adjective used in or connected with a sacrifice; `sacrificial lamb`

sacrilegiously
adverb in a sacrilegious manner

sacrilegiousness
noun profaneness by virtue of committing sacrilege

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

sad
adjective of things that make you feel sad; `sad news`; `she doesn`t like sad movies`; `it was a very sad story`; `When I am dead, my dearest, / Sing no sad songs for me`- Christina Rossetti

sad-faced
adjective having a face with a sad expression; `the sad-faced clown`

Sadat
Anwar Sadat noun Egyptian statesman who (as president of Egypt) negotiated a peace treaty with Menachem Begin (then prime minister of Israel) (1918-1981)

saddle
noun posterior part of the back of a domestic fowl

saddle
burden verb impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to; `He charged her with cleaning up all the files over the weekend`

saddle blanket
saddlecloth noun stable gear consisting of a blanket placed under the saddle

saddle block anesthesia
saddle block anaesthesia noun the parts of a patient`s body that would touch a saddle if the patient were sitting in one are anesthetized by injecting a local anesthetic into the spinal cord

saddle hackle
saddle feather noun a long narrow feather on the back (saddle) of a domestic fowl

saddle horn
noun a high pommel of a Western saddle (usually metal covered with leather)