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1: genus of aquatic herbs of temperate and tropical regions having sagittate or hastate leaves and white scapose flowers [syn: {genus Sagittaria}]

1: secretary birds [syn: {family Sagittariidae}]

1: (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Sagittarius [syn: {Archer}] 2: a large zodiacal constellation in the southern hemisphere; between Scorpius and Capricornus 3: the ninth sign of ...

1: large long-legged African bird of prey that feeds on reptiles [syn: {secretary bird}]

1: the ninth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about November 22 to December 21 [syn: {Sagittarius}, {Archer}]

1: of a leaf shape; like an arrow head without flaring base lobes [syn: {sagittiform}, {arrow-shaped}]

1: shaped like an arrow head [syn: {sagittiform leaf}]

1: of a leaf shape; like an arrow head without flaring base lobes [syn: {sagittate}, {arrow-shaped}]

1: shaped like an arrow head [syn: {sagittate-leaf}]

1: powdery starch from certain sago palms; used in Asia as a food thickener and textile stiffener

1: showy tree fern of New Zealand and Australia area having a crown of much-pinnated fronds with whitish undersides [syn: {silver tree fern}, {black tree fern}, {Cyathea medullaris}]

1: any of various tropical Asian palm trees the trunks of which yield sago 2: dwarf palmlike cycad of Japan that yields sago [syn: {Cycas revoluta}]

1: extremely large treelike cactus of desert regions of southwestern United States having a thick columnar sparsely branched trunk bearing white flowers and edible red pulpy fruit [syn: {sahuaro}, {Ca...

{saguaro}

1: a member of a North American Indian people who lived in Oregon along the Columbia river and its tributaries in Washington and northern Idaho [syn: {Shahaptian}, {Sahaptino}] 2: a Penutian language ...

1: a member of a North American Indian people who lived in Oregon along the Columbia river and its tributaries in Washington and northern Idaho [syn: {Shahaptian}, {Sahaptin}]

1: the world's largest desert (3,500,000 square miles) in northern Africa [syn: {Sahara Desert}]

1: the world's largest desert (3,500,000 square miles) in northern Africa [syn: {Sahara}]

1: of or relating to or located in the Sahara Desert n : a Nilo-Saharan language spoken in parts of Chad

1: formerly a term of respect for important white Europeans in colonial India; used after the name

1: extremely large treelike cactus of desert regions of southwestern United States having a thick columnar sparsely branched trunk bearing white flowers and edible red pulpy fruit [syn: {saguaro}, {Ca...

{say}

1: the main city of ancient Phoenicia [syn: {Sidon}]

1: goat-like antelope of central Eurasia having a stubby nose like a proboscis [syn: {Saiga tatarica}]

1: goat-like antelope of central Eurasia having a stubby nose like a proboscis [syn: {saiga}]

1: a city in South Vietnam; formerly (as Saigon) it was the capital of French Indochina [syn: {Ho Chi Minh City}]

1: tropical southeast Asian tree with aromatic bark; yields a bark used medicinally [syn: {Cinnamomum loureirii}]

1: a large piece of fabric (as canvas) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel [syn: {canvas}, {canvass}, {sheet}] 2: an ocean trip taken for pleasure [syn: {cruise}] v 1: traverse o...

1: succeed at easily; "She sailed through her exams"; "You will pass with flying colors"; "She nailed her astrophysics course" [syn: {breeze through}, {ace}, {pass with flying colors}, {sweep through}...

1: a small sailing vessel; usually with a single mast [syn: {sailing boat}]

1: a strong fabric (such as cotton canvas) used for making sails and tents

1: a saltwater fish with lean flesh 2: large pelagic game fish having an elongated upper jaw and long sail-like dorsal fin [also: {sailfishes} (pl)]

{sailfish}

1: traveling by boat or ship [syn: {at sea(p)}] n 1: the work of a sailor [syn: {seafaring}, {navigation}] 2: riding in a sailboat 3: the departure of a vessel from a port 4: the activity of flying a ...

1: a small sailing vessel; usually with a single mast [syn: {sailboat}]

1: the ship's officer in charge of navigation [syn: {navigator}]

1: a vessel that is powered by the wind; often having several masts [syn: {sailing vessel}]

1: a vessel that is powered by the wind; often having several masts [syn: {sailing ship}]

1: a race between crews of people in yachts [syn: {yacht race}]

1: a maker of sails

1: any member of a ship's crew [syn: {crewman}] 2: a serviceman in the navy [syn: {bluejacket}, {navy man}, {sailor boy}] 3: a stiff straw hat with a flat crown [syn: {boater}, {leghorn}, {Panama}, {P...

1: a serviceman in the navy [syn: {bluejacket}, {navy man}, {sailor}]

1: a cap worn by sailors

1: a boy's ensemble; copied from a sailor's uniform

1: a knot in the rope used to drag a gun carriage [syn: {prolonge knot}]

1: similar to sea bream; small spiny-finned fish found in bays along the southeastern coast of the United States [syn: {pinfish}, {squirrelfish}, {Lagodon rhomboides}] 2: found from Florida to Brazil ...

1: found from Florida to Brazil and Gulf of Mexico [syn: {sailor's-choice}, {Haemulon parra}]

1: aircraft supported only by the dynamic action of air against its surfaces [syn: {glider}] v : fly a plane without an engine [syn: {soar}]

1: the activity of flying a glider [syn: {glide}, {gliding}, {soaring}, {sailing}]

1: squirrel monkeys [syn: {genus Saimiri}]

1: small long-tailed monkey of Central American and South America with greenish fur and black muzzle [syn: {squirrel monkey}]

1: Eurasian perennial herb having pale pink flowers and curved pods; naturalized in Britain and North America grasslands on calcareous soils; important forage crop and source of honey in Britain [syn:...

1: a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization 2: person of exceptional holiness [syn: {holy man}, {holy person}, {angel}] 3: model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one h...

1: a Christian holy day [syn: {January 20}]

1: (Roman Catholic Church) Roman priest who became bishop of Milan; the first Church Father born and raised in the Christian faith; composer of hymns; imposed orthodoxy on the early Christian church a...

1: (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of Peter; patron saint of Scotland [syn: {Andrew}, {St. Andrew}, {Saint Andrew the Apostle}]

1: (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of Peter; patron saint of Scotland [syn: {Andrew}, {Saint Andrew}, {St. Andrew}]

1: an Italian who was a Benedictine monk; was archbishop of Canterbury from 1093 to 1109; one of the founders of scholasticism; best known for his proof of the existence of God [syn: {Anselm}, {St. An...

1: any of several inflammatory or gangrenous skin conditions

1: (Roman Catholic Church) Greek patriarch of Alexandria who championed Christian orthodoxy against Arianism; a Church father, saint, and Doctor of the Church (293-373) [syn: {Athanasius}, {St. Athana...