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

saltworks
noun a plant where salt is produced commercially

saltwort
noun low-growing strong-smelling coastal shrub of warm parts of the New World having unisexual flowers in conelike spikes and thick succulent leaves

salty
salt adjective one of the four basic taste sensations; like the taste of sea water

salubrity
salubriousness noun the quality of being salubrious and invigorating

Saluki
gazelle hound noun old breed of tall swift keen-eyed hunting dogs resembling greyhounds; from Egypt and southwestern Asia

salutatorian
salutatory speaker noun a graduating student with the second highest academic rank; may deliver the opening address at graduation exercises

salutatory address
salutatory oration noun an opening or welcoming statement (especially one delivered at graduation exercises)

salute
noun an act of honor or courteous recognition; `a musical salute to the composer on his birthday`

salute
noun a formal military gesture of respect

Salvadora
genus Salvadora noun genus of evergreen trees or shrubs; fruit is a drupe; grows in Africa through Arabia to India and China

Salvadoraceae
family Salvadoraceae noun a family of Old World shrubs and trees of order Gentianales; related to Oleaceae but having four stamens and four petals

Salvadoran
Salvadorean adjective of or relating to or characteristic of El Salvador or its people; `Salvadoran coffee`; `Salvadoran guerillas`

salvage
noun the act of rescuing a ship or its crew or its cargo from a shipwreck or a fire

salvageable
adjective capable of being saved from ruin; `their marriage was not salvageable`

salvager
salvor noun someone who salvages

salvation
noun the state of being saved or preserved from harm

salvation
noun (Christianity) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil

Salvation Army
noun a charitable and religious organization to evangelize and to care for the poor and homeless

salve
noun anything that remedies or heals or soothes; `he needed a salve for his conscience`

Salvelinus
genus Salvelinus noun brook trout

salver
noun a tray (or large plate) for serving food or drinks; usually made of silver

salverform
adjective of or concerning a gamopetalous that has a slender tube and an abruptly expanded tip

Salvia azurea
noun blue-flowered sage of dry prairies of the eastern United States

Salvia reflexa
Salvia lancifolia noun sage of western North America to Central America having violet-blue flowers; widespread in cultivation

Salvia spathacea
noun California erect and sparsely branched perennial

salvific
adjective intending to admit to salvation

Salvinia
genus Salvinia noun type genus of the Salviniaceae: water ferns

Salviniaceae
family Salviniaceae noun water ferns

salvinorin
noun a hallucinogen obtained from Salvia divinorum

salvo
noun a sudden outburst of cheers; `there was a salvo of approval`

salwar
shalwar noun a pair of light loose trousers with a tight fit around the ankles; worn by women from the Indian subcontinent (usually with a kameez)

Salyut
noun either of two Soviet space stations launched in the 1970s

Salzburg
noun city in western Austria; a music center and birthplace of Mozart

Sam Adams
Samuel Adams noun American Revolutionary leader and patriot; an organizer of the Boston Tea Party and signer of the Declaration of Independence (1722-1803)

Sam Browne belt
noun leather belt supported by a strap over the right shoulder

Sama-Veda
noun a collection of mantras and tunes for use with the Rig-Veda

samara
key fruit noun a winged often one-seed indehiscent fruit as of the ash or elm or maple

Samaria
noun an ancient city in central Palestine founded in the 9th century BC as the capital of the northern Hebrew kingdom of Israel; the site is in present-day northwestern Jordan

Samaritan
noun a member of the people inhabiting Samaria in biblical times

samarium
Sm noun a grey lustrous metallic element of the rare earth group; is used in special alloys; occurs in monazite and bastnasite

Samarkand
Samarcand noun city in southern Uzbekistan; Tamerlane`s opulent capital in the 14th century

samarskite
noun a complex black mineral occuring in pegmatites

samba
noun a lively ballroom dance from Brazil

sambar
sambur noun a deer of southern Asia with antlers that have three tines

Sambre
Sambre River noun a river in western Europe that rises in northern France and flows generally east into Belgium where it joins the Meuse at Namur

sambuca
noun an Italian liqueur made with elderberries and flavored with licorice

Sambucus
genus Sambucus noun elder; elderberry

same
adjective closely similar or comparable in kind or quality or quantity or degree; `curtains the same color as the walls`; `two girls of the same age`; `mother and son have the same blue eyes`; `animals of the same species`; `the same rules as before`; `two boxes having the same dimensions`; `the same day next year`

same-sex marriage
noun two people of the same sex who live together as a family; `the legal status of same-sex marriages has been hotly debated`

same(p)
adjective unchanged in character or nature; `the village stayed the same`; `his attitude is the same as ever`

samekh
noun the 15th letter of the Hebrew alphabet

sameness
noun the quality of being alike; `sameness of purpose kept them together`

Samhita
noun one of four collections of sacred texts

Samia
genus Samia noun silkworm moths

samisen
shamisen noun a Japanese stringed instrument resembling a banjo with a long neck and three strings and a fretted fingerboard and a rectangular soundbox; played with a plectrum

samite
noun a heavy silk fabric (often woven with silver or gold threads); used to make clothing in the Middle Ages

samizdat
underground press noun a system of clandestine printing and distribution of dissident or banned literature

Samnite
noun an Oscan-speaking member of an ancient people of Campania who clashed repeatedly with the early Romans

Samoa
Independent State of Samoa noun a constitutional monarchy on the western part of the islands of Samoa in the South Pacific

Samoa
noun a group of volcanic islands in the South Pacific midway between Hawaii and Australia; its climate and scenery and Polynesian culture make it a popular tourist stop

Samoan
adjective of or relating to Samoa or its people or language or culture; `Samoan fishing industry`

Samoan Islands
noun a group of volcanic islands in the South Pacific midway between Hawaii and Australia; its climate and scenery and Polynesian culture make it a popular tourist stop

Samolus
genus Samolus noun genus of herbs usually growing in salt marshes: water pimpernels

Samolus parviflorus
Samolus floribundus noun American water pimpernel

Samolus valerandii
noun water pimpernel of Europe to China

samosa
noun small turnover of Indian origin filled with vegetables or meat and fried and served hot

samovar
noun a metal urn with a spigot at the base; used in Russia to boil water for tea

Samoyed
Samoyede noun Siberian breed of white or cream dog of the spitz family

Samoyedic
Samoyed noun the Uralic languages spoken by the Samoyed in northwestern Siberia

Samoyedic-speaking
adjective able to communicate in Samoyedic

sampan
noun an Asian skiff usually propelled by two oars

sample
noun a small part of something intended as representative of the whole

sample distribution
sample 1 sampling noun items selected at random from a population and used to test hypotheses about the population

sampler
noun a piece of embroidery demonstrating skill with various stitches

sampling
noun (statistics) the selection of a suitable sample for study

sampling frequency
noun (telecommunication) the frequency of sampling a continuously varying signal

sampling rate
noun (telecommunication) the frequency of sampling per unit time

sampling station
noun an observation station that is set up to make sample observations of something

samsara
noun (Hinduism and Buddhism) the endless cycle of birth and suffering and death and rebirth

Samson
noun (Old Testament) a judge of Israel who performed herculean feats of strength against the Philistines until he was betrayed to them by his mistress Delilah

Samuel
noun (Old Testament) Hebrew prophet and judge who anointed Saul as king

Samuel Barber
noun United States composer (1910-1981)

Samuel Butler
noun English poet (1612-1680)

Samuel Huntington
noun American revolutionary leader who signed the Declaration of Independence and was president of the Continental Congress (1731-1796)

Samuel Johnson
Dr. Johnson noun English writer and lexicographer (1709-1784)

samurai
noun feudal Japanese military aristocracy

San Andreas Fault
noun a major geological fault in California; runs from San Diego to San Francisco; the source of serious earthquakes

San Angelo
noun a town in west central Texas; formerly a notorious frontier town

San Antonio
noun a city of south central Texas; site of the Alamo; site of several military bases and a popular haven for vacationers

San Bernadino
noun a city in southern California east of Los Angeles

San Carlos Apache
noun an Apache language

San Diego
noun a picturesque city of southern California on San Diego Bay near the Mexican border; site of an important naval base

San Diego Bay
noun a bay of the Pacific in southern California

San Fernando Valley
noun a fertile valley in southern California north of Los Angeles; includes many residential communities

San Francisco
noun a port in western California near the Golden Gate that is one of the major industrial and transportation centers; it has one of the world`s finest harbors; site of the Golden Gate Bridge

San Francisco Bay
noun a bay of the Pacific in western California

San Joaquin River
noun a river in central California that rises in the Sierra Nevada and flows northwest to form a large delta with the Sacramento River

San Joaquin Valley
noun a vast valley in central California known for its rich farmland

San Jose
capital of Costa Rica noun the capital and largest city of Costa Rica

San Jose scale
Aspidiotus perniciosus noun small east Asian insect naturalized in the United States that damages fruit trees