<B>saddleback, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a hill or summit shaped like a saddle. <DD><B> 2. </B><B>=great black-backed gull.</B> <DD><B> 3. </B><B>=saddleback seal.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="saddlebackcaterpillar">
<B>saddleback caterpillar,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a green caterpillar having a brown mark shaped like a saddle on its back and stinging hairs which can cause severe irritation to the skin. </DL>
<A NAME="saddlebacked">
<B>saddle-backed, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>having the back, upper surface, or edge curved like a saddle. <BR> <I>Ex. a saddle-backed hill, a saddle-backed horse.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>having saddlelike markings on the back. <BR> <I>Ex. a pinto horse with saddle-backed marking.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="saddlebackseal">
<B>saddleback seal,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a gray or yellowish seal with a black face and a black or brown band along the back and sides, found in arctic regions south to the St. Lawrence River; harp seal. </DL>
<A NAME="saddlebag">
<B>saddlebag, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> one of a pair of bags laid across the back of a horse, mule, or other animal behind the saddle. </DL>
<A NAME="saddlebilledstork">
<B>saddle-billed stork,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a large white and blackish stork of tropical Africa, with scarlet on the knees, feet, and bill. </DL>
<A NAME="saddleblanket">
<B>saddle blanket,</B> <B>=saddlecloth.</B></DL>
<A NAME="saddlebow">
<B>saddlebow, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the arched front part of a saddle or saddletree. </DL>
<A NAME="saddlecloth">
<B>saddlecloth, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a cloth put between an animal's back and the saddle. </DL>
<A NAME="saddlegall">
<B>saddle gall,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a raw area formed on a horse's back by uneven pressure of the saddle. </DL>
<A NAME="saddlehorse">
<B>saddle horse,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a horse for riding. </DL>
<A NAME="saddleleather">
<B>saddle leather,</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>hide of cattle especially prepared for making saddles. <DD><B> 2. </B>leather made to resemble this, for use in clothing and accessories. </DL>
<A NAME="saddlemaker">
<B>saddlemaker, </B>noun. <B>=saddler.</B></DL>
<A NAME="saddlenose">
<B>saddle nose,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a nose considerably depressed at the bridge because of fracture or disease. </DL>
<A NAME="saddler">
<B>saddler, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a person who makes, mends, or sells saddles and harness. </DL>
<A NAME="saddleroof">
<B>saddle roof,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a ridged roof with two gables. </DL>
<A NAME="saddlery">
<B>saddlery, </B>noun, pl. <B>-dleries.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the work of a saddler. <DD><B> 2. </B>the shop of a saddler. <DD><B> 3. </B>saddles, harness, and other equipment for horses. </DL>
<A NAME="saddleshell">
<B>saddle shell,</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a shell suggesting a saddle in shape, as that of a bivalve mollusk of East Indian seas. <DD><B> 2. </B>a mollusk with such a shell. </DL>
<A NAME="saddleshoe">
<B>saddle shoe,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a low shoe, usually white, with the instep crossed by a band of leather of a different color. Saddle shoes are worn especially for sports and casual wear. </DL>
<A NAME="saddlesoap">
<B>saddle soap,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a substance, now usually consisting chiefly of a mild soap and neat's-foot oil, used for cleaning and conditioning saddles, harnesses, boots, and the like. </DL>
<A NAME="saddlesore">
<B>saddlesore, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> sore or stiff from riding horseback. <BR> <I>Ex. "Jorrocks," at the New Theatre, London, is an innocuous musical derived from the Surtees novels about the saddlesore grocer among the grandees of the hunting field (Manchester Guardian Weekly).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="saddletree">
<B>saddletree, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the frame of a saddle. <DD><B> 2. </B>(U.S.) the tulip tree. </DL>
<A NAME="sadducean">
<B>Sadducean</B> or <B>Sadducaean, </B>adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> of or having to do with the Sadducees. <DD><I>noun </I> <B>=Sadducee.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="sadducee">
<B>Sadducee, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> one of a Jewish sect, of the time of Christ, that rejected the oral law and denied the resurrection of the dead and the existence of angels. The sect stood for hereditary priestly authority. <BR> <I>Ex. Next to the Pharisees in power, but not quite so numerous, were the Sadducees (Hendrik van Loon).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="sadduceeism">
<B>Sadduceeism, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the beliefs and practices of the Sadducees. <DD><B> 2. </B><B>=skepticism.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="sadhana">
<B>sadhana, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Hinduism.) the spiritual training leading to the state of samadhi. <BR> <I>Ex. Ganja was there considered a beginning of sadhana (Allen Ginsberg).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="sadhe">
<B>sadhe, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the eighteenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet. Also, <B>tsadi.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="sadhu">
<B>sadhu, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a Hindu holy man. Also, <B>saddhu,</B> <B>sadu.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="sadiron">
<B>sadiron, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a heavy flatiron for pressing clothes. </DL>
<A NAME="sadism">
<B>sadism, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the practice of a person who gets pleasure from hurting someone else. <BR> <I>Ex. By his own principles he would stand convicted of various abnormalities, including masochism, sadism ... (Harper's).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>an unnatural love of cruelty. </DL>
<A NAME="sadist">
<B>sadist, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a person who gets pleasure from hurting someone else. <DD><B> 2. </B>a person having an unnatural love of cruelty. </DL>
<A NAME="sadistic">
<B>sadistic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or relating to sadism or to sadists. <BR> <I>Ex. Those who torture others in mind or body in order to gain ego satisfaction are sadistic (George Simpson).</I> adv. <B>sadistically.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="sadly">
<B>sadly, </B>adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>sorrowfully; mournfully. <DD><B> 2. </B>in a manner to cause sadness; lamentably; deplorably. <BR> <I>Ex. Authors ... are sadly prone to quarrel (William Cowper).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="sadomasochism">
<B>sadomasochism, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a form of perversion marked by a love for both receiving and inflicting pain; masochism and sadism combined. </DL>
<A NAME="sadomasochist">
<B>sadomasochist, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a person who exhibits sadomasochism. </DL>
<A NAME="sadomasochistic">
<B>sadomasochistic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with sadomasochism; exhibiting both sadism and masochism. </DL>
<A NAME="sadsack">
<B>sad sack,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Informal.) <DD><B> 1. </B>a poor, bewildered soldier who blunders his way through the mazes of army life, constantly making mistakes and getting into trouble. <DD><B> 2. </B>any bewildered, blundering person. <BR> <I>Ex. [He] is a sort of egghead's sad sack (Newsweek).</I> </DL>
<B>SAE number,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a number established by the Society of Automotive Engineers to designate the viscosity of a lubricant. SAE 10 is light oil; SAE 40 is heavy oil. </DL>
<A NAME="saeta">
<B>saeta, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a Spanish song of mourning or penitence sung during the processions of Holy Week. <BR> <I>Ex. Seville is the sound of the saetas (Frances Parkinson Keyes).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="saeter">
<B>saeter, </B>noun, pl. <B>-ters</B> or <B>-ter.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> in Norway: <DD><B> 1. </B>a mountain pasture. <DD><B> 2. </B>a mountain dairy farm. </DL>
<A NAME="saf">
<B>SAF</B> (no periods),<DL COMPACT><DD> Society of American Foresters. </DL>
<A NAME="safar">
<B>Safar, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the second month of the Moslem year. It has 29 days. </DL>
<A NAME="safari">
<B>safari, </B>noun, pl. <B>-ris,</B> verb, <B>-ried,</B> <B>-riing.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>a journey or hunting expedition in eastern Africa. <DD><B> 2. </B>the people and animals on such an expedition. <DD><B> 3. </B>any long trip or expedition. <BR> <I>Ex. Erhard ended his two-day safari in Texas this afternoon with a clutch of double handshakes (Manchester Guardian Weekly).</I> <DD><I>v.i. </I> to go on a safari. <BR> <I>Ex. Forsaking academe, he married three times, safaried in Africa ... (Philip Kopper).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="safavid">
<B>Safavid, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a member of a Moslem dynasty that ruled Persia from the 1500's until 1722. Under the Safavids, the Shiah sect of Islam became Persia's chief religion. </DL>
<A NAME="safe">
<B>safe, </B>adjective, <B>safer,</B> <B>safest,</B> noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> <B>1. </B>free from harm, danger, or loss. <BR> <I>Ex. safe from disease or enemies. Keep money in a safe place.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>having been kept from or escaped injury, damage, or danger; not harmed; uninjured. <BR> <I>Ex. to bring goods safe to land. He returned from war safe and sound.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>out of danger; secure. <BR> <I>Ex. We feel safe with the dog in the house.</I> <DD><B> 4. </B>not causing harm or danger. <BR> <I>Ex. Is it safe to leave the house unlocked? A soft rubber ball is a safe plaything. The old building was pronounced safe.</I> <DD><B> 5. </B>put beyond the power of doing harm; no longer dangerous. <BR> <I>Ex. a criminal safe in prison.</I> <DD><B> 6. </B>not taking risks; careful; cautious. <BR> <I>Ex. a safe guess, a safe move, a safe driver.</I> <DD><B> 7. </B>that can be depended on; reliable; trustworthy. <BR> <I>Ex. a safe guide, a safe bridge, safe colors.</I> <DD><B> 8. </B>(Baseball.) reaching a base or home plate without being put out. <BR> <I>Ex. safe on first.</I> <DD><B> 9. </B>not likely to be lost to an opposing party in an election. <BR> <I>Ex. a safe state.</I> <DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>a steel or iron box for money, jewels, papers, or other valuable things. <DD><B> 2. </B>a place made to keep things safe. <BR> <I>Ex. a meat safe.</I> noun <B>safeness.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="safeconduct">
<B>safe-conduct, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the privilege of passing safely through a region, especially in time of war. <BR> <I>Ex. The nurse was given safe-conduct through the enemy's camp.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>a paper granting this privilege. (SYN) passport. <DD><B> 3. </B>the act of conducting or convoying in safety. </DL>
