AbstractPhil/geometric-vocab-english-full-a-to-z huggingface dataset:
sacrifice: the offering of anything to god, or to a god; consecratory rite.-anything consecrated and offered to god, or to a divinity; an immolated victim, or an offering of any kind, laid upon an altar, or otherwise presented in the way of religious thanksgiving, atonement, or conciliation.-destruction or surrender of anything for the sake of something else; devotion of some desirable object in behalf of a higher object, or to a claim deemed more pressing; hence, also, the thing so devoted or given up; as, the sacrifice of interest to pleasure, or of pleasure to interest.-a sale at a price less than the cost or the actual value.-to make an offering of; to consecrate or present to a divinity by way of expiation or propitiation, or as a token acknowledgment or thanksgiving; to immolate on the altar of god, in order to atone for sin, to procure favor, or to express thankfulness; as, to sacrifice an ox or a sheep.-hence, to destroy, surrender, or suffer to be lost, for the sake of obtaining something; to give up in favor of a higher or more imperative object or duty; to devote, with loss or suffering.-to destroy; to kill.-to sell at a price less than the cost or the actual value.-to make offerings to god, or to a deity, of things consumed on the altar; to offer sacrifice.
sacrilege: the sin or crime of violating or profaning sacred things; the alienating to laymen, or to common purposes, what has been appropriated or consecrated to religious persons or uses.
sacrilegious: violating sacred things; polluted with sacrilege; involving sacrilege; profane; impious.
sacrist: a sacristan; also, a person retained in a cathedral to copy out music for the choir, and take care of the books.
sacristan: an officer of the church who has the care of the utensils or movables, and of the church in general; a sexton.
sacristy: an apartment in a church where the sacred utensils, vestments, etc., are kept; a vestry.
sacro-: a combining form denoting connection with, or relation to, the sacrum, as in sacro-coccygeal, sacro-iliac, sacrosciatic.
sacrosciatic: of or pertaining to both the sacrum and the hip; as, the sacrosciatic foramina formed by the sacrosciatic ligaments which connect the sacrum and the hip bone.
sacrovertebral: of or pertaining to the sacrum and that part of the vertebral column immediately anterior to it; as, the sacrovertebral angle.
sacrum: that part of the vertebral column which is directly connected with, or forms a part of, the pelvis.
sacs: a tribe of indians, which, together with the foxes, formerly occupied the region about green bay, wisconsin.
sad: sated; satisfied; weary; tired.-heavy; weighty; ponderous; close; hard.-dull; grave; dark; somber; -- said of colors.-serious; grave; sober; steadfast; not light or frivolous.-affected with grief or unhappiness; cast down with affliction; downcast; gloomy; mournful.-afflictive; calamitous; causing sorrow; as, a sad accident; a sad misfortune.-hence, bad; naughty; troublesome; wicked.-to make sorrowful; to sadden.
sadda: a work in the persian tongue, being a summary of the zend-avesta, or sacred books.
sadden: to make sad.-to render heavy or cohesive.-to make dull- or sad-colored, as cloth.-to make grave or serious; to make melancholy or sorrowful.-to become, or be made, sad.
saddle: a seat for a rider, -- usually made of leather, padded to span comfortably a horse's back, furnished with stirrups for the rider's feet to rest in, and fastened in place with a girth; also, a seat for the rider on a bicycle or tricycle.-a padded part of a harness which is worn on a horse's back, being fastened in place with a girth. it serves various purposes, as to keep the breeching in place, carry guides for the reins, etc.-a piece of meat containing a part of the backbone of an animal with the ribs on each side; as, a saddle of mutton, of venison, etc.-a block of wood, usually fastened to some spar, and shaped to receive the end of another spar.-a part, as a flange, which is hollowed out to fit upon a convex surface and serve as a means of attachment or support.-the clitellus of an earthworm.-the threshold of a door, when a separate piece from the floor or landing; -- so called because it spans and covers the joint between two floors.-to put a saddle upon; to equip (a beast) for riding.-hence: to fix as a charge or burden upon; to load; to encumber; as, to saddle a town with the expense of bridges and highways.
saddle-backed: having the outline of the upper part concave like the seat of a saddle.-having a low back and high neck, as a horse.
saddle-shaped: shaped like a saddle.-bent down at the sides so as to give the upper part a rounded form.-bent on each side of a mountain or ridge, without being broken at top; -- said of strata.
saddleback: same as saddle-backed.-anything saddle-backed; esp., a hill or ridge having a concave outline at the top.-the harp seal.-the great blackbacked gull (larus marinus).-the larva of a bombycid moth (empretia stimulea) which has a large, bright green, saddle-shaped patch of color on the back.
saddlebags: bags, usually of leather, united by straps or a band, formerly much used by horseback riders to carry small articles, one bag hanging on each side.
saddlebow: the bow or arch in the front part of a saddle, or the pieces which form the front.
saddlecloth: a cloth under a saddle, and extending out behind; a housing.
saddled: of saddle-having a broad patch of color across the back, like a saddle; saddle-backed.
saddlery: the materials for making saddles and harnesses; the articles usually offered for sale in a saddler's shop.-the trade or employment of a saddler.
sadducaic: pertaining to, or like, the sadducees; as, sadducaic reasonings.
sadducee: one of a sect among the ancient jews, who denied the resurrection, a future state, and the existence of angels.
sadh: a member of a monotheistic sect of hindoos. sadhs resemble the quakers in many respects.
sadly: wearily; heavily; firmly.-seriously; soberly; gravely.-grievously; deeply; sorrowfully; miserably.
sadness: heaviness; firmness.-seriousness; gravity; discretion.-quality of being sad, or unhappy; gloominess; sorrowfulness; dejection.
sadr: a plant of the genus ziziphus (z. lotus); -- so called by the arabs of barbary, who use its berries for food. see lotus (b).
safe: free from harm, injury, or risk; untouched or unthreatened by danger or injury; unharmed; unhurt; secure; whole; as, safe from disease; safe from storms; safe from foes.-conferring safety; securing from harm; not exposing to danger; confining securely; to be relied upon; not dangerous; as, a safe harbor; a safe bridge, etc.-incapable of doing harm; no longer dangerous; in secure care or custody; as, the prisoner is safe.-a place for keeping things in safety.-a strong and fireproof receptacle (as a movable chest of steel, etc., or a closet or vault of brickwork) for containing money, valuable papers, or the like.-a ventilated or refrigerated chest or closet for securing provisions from noxious animals or insects.-to render safe; to make right.
safe-conduct: that which gives a safe passage-a convoy or guard to protect a person in an enemy's country or a foreign country-a writing, pass, or warrant of security, given to a person to enable him to travel with safety.-to conduct safely; to give safe-conduct to.
safe-keeping: the act of keeping or preserving in safety from injury or from escape; care; custody.
safeguard: one who, or that which, defends or protects; defense; protection.-a convoy or guard to protect a traveler or property.-a pass; a passport; a safe-conduct.-to guard; to protect.
safeness: the quality or state of being safe; freedom from hazard, danger, harm, or loss; safety; security; as the safeness of an experiment, of a journey, or of a possession.
safety: the condition or state of being safe; freedom from danger or hazard; exemption from hurt, injury, or loss.-freedom from whatever exposes one to danger or from liability to cause danger or harm; safeness; hence, the quality of making safe or secure, or of giving confidence, justifying trust, insuring against harm or loss, etc.-preservation from escape; close custody.-same as safety touchdown, below.
safflower: an annual composite plant (carthamus tinctorius), the flowers of which are used as a dyestuff and in making rouge; bastard, or false, saffron.-the dried flowers of the carthamus tinctorius.-a dyestuff from these flowers. see safranin (b).
saffron: a bulbous iridaceous plant (crocus sativus) having blue flowers with large yellow stigmas. see crocus.-the aromatic, pungent, dried stigmas, usually with part of the stile, of the crocus sativus. saffron is used in cookery, and in coloring confectionery, liquors, varnishes, etc., and was formerly much used in medicine.-an orange or deep yellow color, like that of the stigmas of the crocus sativus.-having the color of the stigmas of saffron flowers; deep orange-yellow; as, a saffron face; a saffron streamer.-to give color and flavor to, as by means of saffron; to spice.
safranin: an orange-red dyestuff extracted from the saffron.-a red dyestuff extracted from the safflower, and formerly used in dyeing wool, silk, and cotton pink and scarlet; -- called also spanish red, china lake, and carthamin.-an orange-red dyestuff prepared from certain nitro compounds of creosol, and used as a substitute for the safflower dye.
safranine: an orange-red nitrogenous dyestuff produced artificially by oxidizing certain aniline derivatives, and used in dyeing silk and wool; also, any one of the series of which safranine proper is the type.
sag: to sink, in the middle, by its weight or under applied pressure, below a horizontal line or plane; as, a line or cable supported by its ends sags, though tightly drawn; the floor of a room sags; hence, to lean, give way, or settle from a vertical position; as, a building may sag one way or another; a door sags on its hinges.-fig.: to lose firmness or elasticity; to sink; to droop; to flag; to bend; to yield, as the mind or spirits, under the pressure of care, trouble, doubt, or the like; to be unsettled or unbalanced.-to loiter in walking; to idle along; to drag or droop heavily.-to cause to bend or give way; to load.-state of sinking or bending; sagging.
saga: a scandinavian legend, or heroic or mythic tradition, among the norsemen and kindred people; a northern european popular historical or religious tale of olden time.-of sagum
sagacious: of quick sense perceptions; keen-scented; skilled in following a trail.-hence, of quick intellectual perceptions; of keen penetration and judgment; discerning and judicious; knowing; far-sighted; shrewd; sage; wise; as, a sagacious man; a sagacious remark.
sagacity: the quality of being sagacious; quickness or acuteness of sense perceptions; keenness of discernment or penetration with soundness of judgment; shrewdness.
sagamore: the head of a tribe among the american indians; a chief; -- generally used as synonymous with sachem, but some writters distinguished between them, making the sachem a chief of the first rank, and a sagamore one of the second rank.-a juice used in medicine.
sagapenum: a fetid gum resin obtained from a species of ferula. it has been used in hysteria, etc., but is now seldom met with.
sagathy: a mixed woven fabric of silk and cotton, or silk and wool; sayette; also, a light woolen fabric.
sage: a suffruticose labiate plant (salvia officinalis) with grayish green foliage, much used in flavoring meats, etc. the name is often extended to the whole genus, of which many species are cultivated for ornament, as the scarlet sage, and mexican red and blue sage.-the sagebrush.-having nice discernment and powers of judging; prudent; grave; sagacious.-proceeding from wisdom; well judged; shrewd; well adapted to the purpose.-grave; serious; solemn.-a wise man; a man of gravity and wisdom; especially, a man venerable for years, and of sound judgment and prudence; a grave philosopher.
sagebrush: a low irregular shrub (artemisia tridentata), of the order compositae, covering vast tracts of the dry alkaline regions of the american plains; -- called also sagebush, and wild sage.
sageness: the quality or state of being sage; wisdom; sagacity; prudence; gravity.
sagenite: acicular rutile occurring in reticulated forms imbedded in quartz.
sagenitic: resembling sagenite; -- applied to quartz when containing acicular crystals of other minerals, most commonly rutile, also tourmaline, actinolite, and the like.
sagger: a pot or case of fire clay, in which fine stoneware is inclosed while baking in the kiln; a seggar.-the clay of which such pots or cases are made.
sagging: of sag-a bending or sinking between the ends of a thing, in consequence of its own, or an imposed, weight; an arching downward in the middle, as of a ship after straining. cf. hogging.
sagitta: a small constellation north of aquila; the arrow.-the keystone of an arch.-the distance from a point in a curve to the chord; also, the versed sine of an arc; -- so called from its resemblance to an arrow resting on the bow and string.-the larger of the two otoliths, or ear bones, found in most fishes.-a genus of transparent, free-swimming marine worms having lateral and caudal fins, and capable of swimming rapidly. it is the type of the class chaetognatha.
sagittal: of or pertaining to an arrow; resembling an arrow; furnished with an arrowlike appendage.-of or pertaining to the sagittal suture; in the region of the sagittal suture; rabdoidal; as, the sagittal furrow, or groove, on the inner surface of the roof of the skull.-in the mesial plane; mesial; as, a sagittal section of an animal.
sagittarius: the ninth of the twelve signs of the zodiac, which the sun enters about november 22, marked thus [/] in almanacs; the archer.-a zodiacal constellation, represented on maps and globes as a centaur shooting an arrow.
sagittary: a centaur; a fabulous being, half man, half horse, armed with a bow and quiver.-the arsenal in venice; -- so called from having a figure of an archer over the door.-pertaining to, or resembling, an arrow.
sagittate: shaped like an arrowhead; triangular, with the two basal angles prolonged downward.
sagittocyst: a defensive cell containing a minute rodlike structure which may be expelled. such cells are found in certain turbellaria.
sago: a dry granulated starch imported from the east indies, much used for making puddings and as an article of diet for the sick; also, as starch, for stiffening textile fabrics. it is prepared from the stems of several east indian and malayan palm trees, but chiefly from the metroxylon sagu; also from several cycadaceous plants (cycas revoluta, zamia integrifolia, etc.).
saibling: a european mountain trout (salvelinus alpinus); -- called also bavarian charr.
saic: a kind of ketch very common in the levant, which has neither topgallant sail nor mizzen topsail.
said: imp. & p. p. of say.-before-mentioned; already spoken of or specified; aforesaid; -- used chiefly in legal style.-of say
saiga: an antelope (saiga tartarica) native of the plains of siberia and eastern russia. the male has erect annulated horns, and tufts of long hair beneath the eyes and ears.
sail: an extent of canvas or other fabric by means of which the wind is made serviceable as a power for propelling vessels through the water.-anything resembling a sail, or regarded as a sail.-a wing; a van.-the extended surface of the arm of a windmill.-a sailing vessel; a vessel of any kind; a craft.-a passage by a sailing vessel; a journey or excursion upon the water.-to be impelled or driven forward by the action of wind upon sails, as a ship on water; to be impelled on a body of water by the action of steam or other power.-to move through or on the water; to swim, as a fish or a water fowl.-to be conveyed in a vessel on water; to pass by water; as, they sailed from london to canton.-to set sail; to begin a voyage.-to move smoothly through the air; to glide through the air without apparent exertion, as a bird.-to pass or move upon, as in a ship, by means of sails; hence, to move or journey upon (the water) by means of steam or other force.-to fly through; to glide or move smoothly through.-to direct or manage the motion of, as a vessel; as, to sail one's own ship.
sailer: a sailor.-a ship or other vessel; -- with qualifying words descriptive of speed or manner of sailing; as, a heavy sailer; a fast sailer.
sailfish: the banner fish, or spikefish (histiophorus.)-the basking, or liver, shark.-the quillback.
sailing: of sail-the act of one who, or that which, sails; the motion of a vessel on water, impelled by wind or steam; the act of starting on a voyage.-the art of managing a vessel; seamanship; navigation; as, globular sailing; oblique sailing.
sailor: one who follows the business of navigating ships or other vessels; one who understands the practical management of ships; one of the crew of a vessel; a mariner; a common seaman.
sainfoin: a leguminous plant (onobrychis sativa) cultivated for fodder.-a kind of tick trefoil (desmodium canadense).
saint: a person sanctified; a holy or godly person; one eminent for piety and virtue; any true christian, as being redeemed and consecrated to god.-one of the blessed in heaven.-one canonized by the church.-to make a saint of; to enroll among the saints by an offical act, as of the pope; to canonize; to give the title or reputation of a saint to (some one).-to act or live as a saint.
saint-simonian: a follower of the count de st. simon, who died in 1825, and who maintained that the principle of property held in common, and the just division of the fruits of common labor among the members of society, are the true remedy for the social evils which exist.
saint-simonianism: the principles, doctrines, or practice of the saint-simonians; -- called also saint- simonism.
sainted: of saint-consecrated; sacred; holy; pious.-entered into heaven; -- a euphemism for dead.
sainthood: the state of being a saint; the condition of a saint.-the order, or united body, of saints; saints, considered collectively.
saintism: the character or quality of saints; also, hypocritical pretense of holiness.
saintlike: resembling a saint; suiting a saint; becoming a saint; saintly.
saiva: one of an important religious sect in india which regards siva with peculiar veneration.
sake: final cause; end; purpose of obtaining; cause; motive; reason; interest; concern; account; regard or respect; -- used chiefly in such phrases as, for the sake of, for his sake, for man's sake, for mercy's sake, and the like; as, to commit crime for the sake of gain; to go abroad for the sake of one's health.
saker: a falcon (falco sacer) native of southern europe and asia, closely resembling the lanner.-the peregrine falcon.-a small piece of artillery.
saki: any one of several species of south american monkeys of the genus pithecia. they have large ears, and a long hairy tail which is not prehensile.-the alcoholic drink of japan. it is made from rice.
sakti: the divine energy, personified as the wife of a deity (brahma, vishnu, siva, etc.); the female principle.
sal: an east indian timber tree (shorea robusta), much used for building purposes. it is of a light brown color, close-grained, heavy, and durable.-salt.
salad: a preparation of vegetables, as lettuce, celery, water cress, onions, etc., usually dressed with salt, vinegar, oil, and spice, and eaten for giving a relish to other food; as, lettuce salad; tomato salad, etc.-a dish composed of chopped meat or fish, esp. chicken or lobster, mixed with lettuce or other vegetables, and seasoned with oil, vinegar, mustard, and other condiments; as, chicken salad; lobster salad.
salal-berry: the edible fruit of the gaultheria shallon, an ericaceous shrub found from california northwards. the berries are about the size of a common grape and of a dark purple color.
salam: a salutation or compliment of ceremony in the east by word or act; an obeisance, performed by bowing very low and placing the right palm on the forehead.
salamander: any one of numerous species of urodela, belonging to salamandra, amblystoma, plethodon, and various allied genera, especially those that are more or less terrestrial in their habits.-the pouched gopher (geomys tuza) of the southern united states.-a culinary utensil of metal with a plate or disk which is heated, and held over pastry, etc., to brown it.-a large poker.-solidified material in a furnace hearth.
salamandrine: of, pertaining to, or resembling, a salamander; enduring fire.
salamandroidea: a division of amphibia including the salamanders and allied groups; the urodela.
salaried: receiving a salary; paid by a salary; having a salary attached; as, a salaried officer; a salaried office.-of salary
salary: saline-the recompense or consideration paid, or stipulated to be paid, to a person at regular intervals for services; fixed wages, as by the year, quarter, or month; stipend; hire.-to pay, or agree to pay, a salary to; to attach salary to; as, to salary a clerk; to salary a position.
sale: see 1st sallow.-the act of selling; the transfer of property, or a contract to transfer the ownership of property, from one person to another for a valuable consideration, or for a price in money.-opportunity of selling; demand; market.-public disposal to the highest bidder, or exposure of goods in market; auction.
salep: the dried tubers of various species of orchis, and eulophia. it is used to make a nutritious beverage by treating the powdered preparation with hot water.
saleratus: aerated salt; a white crystalline substance having an alkaline taste and reaction, consisting of sodium bicarbonate (see under sodium.) it is largely used in cooking, with sour milk (lactic acid) or cream of tartar as a substitute for yeast. it is also an ingredient of most baking powders, and is used in the preparation of effervescing drinks.
salework: work or things made for sale; hence, work done carelessly or slightingly.
salian: denoting a tribe of franks who established themselves early in the fourth century on the river sala [now yssel]; salic.-a salian frank.
salic: of or pertaining to the salian franks, or to the salic law so called.
salicin: a glucoside found in the bark and leaves of several species of willow (salix) and poplar, and extracted as a bitter white crystalline substance.
salicylal: a thin, fragrant, colorless oil, ho.c6h4.cho, found in the flowers of meadow sweet (spiraea), and also obtained by oxidation of salicin, saligenin, etc. it reddens on exposure. called also salicylol, salicylic aldehyde, and formerly salicylous, / spiroylous, acid.
salicylic: pertaining to, derived from, or designating, an acid formerly obtained by fusing salicin with potassium hydroxide, and now made in large quantities from phenol (carbolic acid) by the action of carbon dioxide on heated sodium phenolate. it is a white crystalline substance. it is used as an antiseptic, and in its salts in the treatment of rheumatism. called also hydroxybenzoic acid.
salicylide: a white crystalline substance obtained by dehydration of salicylic acid.
salicylite: a compound of salicylal; -- named after the analogy of a salt.
salicylous: pertaining to, or designating, a substance formerly called salicylous acid, and now salicylal.
salience: the quality or condition of being salient; a leaping; a springing forward; an assaulting.-the quality or state of projecting, or being projected; projection; protrusion.
salient: moving by leaps or springs; leaping; bounding; jumping.-shooting out or up; springing; projecting.-hence, figuratively, forcing itself on the attention; prominent; conspicuous; noticeable.-projecting outwardly; as, a salient angle; -- opposed to reentering. see illust. of bastion.-represented in a leaping position; as, a lion salient.-a salient angle or part; a projection.
salifiable: capable of neutralizing an acid to form a salt; -- said of bases; thus, ammonia is salifiable.
salification: the act, process, or result of salifying; the state of being salified.
salify: to combine or impregnate with a salt.-to form a salt with; to convert into a salt; as, to salify a base or an acid.
saligenin: a phenol alcohol obtained, by the decomposition of salicin, as a white crystalline substance; -- called also hydroxy-benzyl alcohol.