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sar·coph·a·gus noun, plural -gi also -gus·es [ORIGIN: L sarcophagus (lapis) limestone used for coffins, fr. Gk (lithos) sarkophagos, lit., flesh-eating stone, fr. sark-, sarx flesh + phagein to eat]

: a large stone coffin

sar·dine noun, plural sardines also sardine : a young or small fish preserved for use as food

sar·don·ic adjective : disdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking : SARCASTIC

— sar·don·i·cal·ly adverb

sa·ri also sa·ree noun [ORIGIN: Hindi sāṛī]

: a garment worn by women in southern Asia that consists of a long cloth draped around the body and head or shoulder

sa·rin noun : an extremely toxic chemical weapon used as a lethal nerve gas

sa·rong noun : a loose garment wrapped around the body and worn by men and women of the Malay Archipelago and the Pacific islands

sar·sa·pa·ril·la noun 1 : the dried roots of a tropical American smilax used esp. for flavoring; also : the plant

2 : a sweetened carbonated beverage flavored with sassafras and an oil from a birch

sar·to·ri·al adjective : of or relating to a tailor or tailored clothes

— sar·to·ri·al·ly adverb

SASE abbreviation self-addressed stamped envelope

1sash noun : a broad band worn around the waist or over the shoulder

Synonyms

belt, cincture, cummerbund, girdle—more at BELT

2sash noun, plural sash also sash·es : a frame for panes of glass in a door or window; also : the movable part of a window

sa·shay verb 1 : WALK, GLIDE, GO

2 : to strut or move about in an ostentatious manner

3 : to proceed in a diagonal or sideways manner

Sask abbreviation Saskatchewan

Sas·quatch noun [ORIGIN: Halkomelem (American Indian language of British Columbia) sésəc]

: a large hairy humanlike creature reported to exist in the northwestern U.S. and western Canada

sas·sa·fras noun [ORIGIN: Sp sasafrás]

: an aromatic No. American tree related to the laurel; also : its carcinogenic dried root bark

sassy adjective sass·i·er; -est : marked by contemptuous or cocky boldness or disregard of others : SAUCY

Synonyms

arch, bold, brash, brazen, cheeky, cocky, fresh, impertinent, impudent, insolent, nervy, saucy—more at NERVY

1sat past and past participle of SIT

2sat abbreviation 1 satellite

2 saturated

Sat abbreviation Saturday

Sa·tan noun : DEVIL

sa·tan·ic adjective 1 : of or characteristic of Satan

2 : extremely malicious or wicked

— sa·tan·i·cal·ly adverb

Synonyms

[1, 2] demonic, devilish, diabolical, fiendish—more at FIENDISH

satch·el noun : SUITCASE

sate verb sat·ed; sat·ing : to satisfy to the full; also : GLUT

Synonyms

assuage, quench, satiate, satisfy

glut, gorge, stuff, surfeit—more at GORGE

sated adjective : filled to the point of excess

Synonyms

full, satiate, satiated—more at FULL

sa·teen noun : a cotton cloth finished to resemble satin

sat·el·lite noun [ORIGIN: MF, fr. L satelles attendant]

1 : an obsequious follower of a distinguished person : TOADY

2 : a celestial body that orbits a larger body

3 : a manufactured object that orbits a celestial body

satellite dish noun : a microwave dish for receiving usu. television transmissions from an orbiting satellite

sa·ti·ate verb -at·ed; -at·ing : to satisfy fully or to excess

Synonyms

assuage, quench, sate, satisfy

satiated adjective : filled to satiety

Synonyms

full, sated, satiate—more at FULL

sa·ti·ety noun : fullness to the point of excess

sat·in noun : a fabric (as of silk) with a glossy surface

sat·iny adjective : having or resembling the soft texture or lustrous smoothness of satin

Synonyms

glossy, lustrous, polished, sleek—more at GLOSSY

cottony, downy, silken, soft, velvety—more at SOFT

sat·in·wood noun : a hard yellowish brown wood of satiny luster; also : a tree yielding this wood

sat·ire noun : biting wit, irony, or sarcasm used to expose vice or folly; also : a literary work having these qualities

— sat