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Synonyms

bloodthirsty, bloody, homicidal, murderous, sanguine—more at BLOODTHIRSTY

san·guine adjective 1 : having a healthy reddish color : RUDDY

2 : anticipating the best

3 : willing or anxious to shed blood

Synonyms

[1] florid, flush, glowing, rosy, ruddy—more at RUDDY

[2] assured, certain, clear, cocksure, confident, doubtless, positive, sure—more at CERTAIN

sanit abbreviation sanitary; sanitation

san·i·tar·i·an noun : a specialist in sanitation and public health

san·i·tar·i·um noun, plural -i·ums or -ia : SANATORIUM

san·i·tary adjective 1 : of or relating to health : HYGIENIC

2 : free from filth or infective matter

Synonyms

aseptic, hygienic, sterile; also antibacterial, antibiotic, antiseptic, germicidal; clean, immaculate, spick-and-span, spotless, stainless, unsoiled, unsullied; beneficial, healthful, healthy, restorative, salubrious, salutary, wholesome

Antonyms

unhygienic, unsanitary

sanitary napkin noun : a disposable absorbent pad used to absorb uterine flow (as during menstruation)

san·i·ta·tion noun : the act or process of making sanitary; also : protection of health by maintenance of sanitary conditions

san·i·tize verb -tized; -tiz·ing 1 : to make sanitary

2 : to make more acceptable by removing unpleasant features

san·i·ty noun : soundness of mind

Synonyms

head, mind, reason, wit—more at MIND

sank past of SINK

sans preposition : deprived or destitute of : WITHOUT

Synonyms

minus, wanting, without—more at WITHOUT

San·skrit noun : an ancient language that is the classical language of India and of Hinduism

— Sanskrit adjective

San·ta Ana noun [ORIGIN: Santa Ana Mountains in southern Calif.]

: a hot dry wind from the north, northeast, or east in southern California

1sap noun 1 a : a vital fluid; especially : a watery fluid that circulates through a vascular plant

b : bodily health and vigor

2 : a foolish gullible person

— sap·less adjective

Synonyms

[1b] dash, drive, energy, ginger, go, hardihood, life, pep, snap, vigor, vim, vitality, zing, zip—more at VIGOR

[2] dupe, gull, pigeon, sucker, tool—more at DUPE

2sap verb sapped; sap·ping 1 : UNDERMINE

2 : to weaken gradually

Synonyms

debilitate, enervate, enfeeble, prostrate, soften, tire, waste, weaken—more at WEAKEN

sap·id adjective : FLAVORFUL

sa·pi·ence noun : keen and farsighted judgment : profound knowledge

Synonyms

discernment, insight, perception, sagacity, wisdom—more at WISDOM

sa·pi·ent adjective : possessing or expressing great intelligence : WISE

Synonyms

discerning, insightful, perceptive, sagacious, sage, wise—more at WISE

sap·ling noun : a young tree

sap·phire noun : a hard transparent usu. rich blue gem

sap·py adjective sap·pi·er; -est 1 : full of sap

2 : overly sentimental

3 : lacking in good sense : SILLY, FOOLISH

Synonyms

corny, maudlin, mawkish, mushy, saccharine, schmaltzy, sentimental, sloppy, sugary—more at CORNY

sap·ro·phyte noun : a living thing and esp. a plant living on dead or decaying organic matter

— sap·ro·phyt·ic adjective

sap·suck·er noun : any of a genus of No. American woodpeckers

sap·wood noun : the younger active and usu. lighter and softer outer layer of wood (as of a tree trunk)

sar·casm noun 1 : a cutting or contemptuous remark

2 : ironic criticism or reproach

Synonyms

affront, barb, dart, dig, indignity, insult, name, offense, outrage, put-down, slight, slur, wound—more at INSULT

sar·cas·tic adjective : having the character of sarcasm; also : given to the use of sarcasm

— sar·cas·ti·cal·ly adverb

Synonyms

acrid, biting, caustic, cutting, mordant, pungent, satiric, scathing, sharp, tart; also acid, acidic, cross, sour; incisive, trenchant; cynical, dry, ironic, wry; facetious, flippant, tongue-in-cheek; acrimonious, bitter, resentful; harsh, rough, severe, stringent; concise, crisp, curt, pithy, succinct, terse; backhanded, insincere

sar·co·ma noun, plural -mas also