Sauce - Saving

Prev Next

Sauce (s�s), v. t. [Cf. F. saucer.] [imp. & p. p. Sauced (s�st); p. pr. & vb. n. Saucing (s�sĭng).] 1. To accompany with something intended to give a higher relish; to supply with appetizing condiments; to season; to flavor.
[ Webster]

2. To cause to relish anything, as if with a sauce; to tickle or gratify, as the palate; to please; to stimulate; hence, to cover, mingle, or dress, as if with sauce; to make an application to. [R.]
[ Webster]

Earth, yield me roots;
Who seeks for better of thee, sauce his palate
With thy most operant poison! Shak.
[ Webster]

3. To make poignant; to give zest, flavor or interest to; to set off; to vary and render attractive.
[ Webster]

Then fell she to sauce her desires with threatenings. Sir P. Sidney.
[ Webster]

Thou sayest his meat was sauced with thy upbraidings. Shak.
[ Webster]

4. To treat with bitter, pert, or tart language; to be impudent or saucy to. [Colloq. or Low]
[ Webster]

I'll sauce her with bitter words. Shak.
[ Webster]

Sauce (sōs), n. [F.] (Fine Art) A soft crayon for use in stump drawing or in shading with the stump.
[ Webster]

Sauce-alone (?), n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Bot.) Jack-by-the-hedge. See under .
[ Webster]

Saucebox (?), n. [See , and .] A saucy, impudent person; especially, a pert child.
[ Webster]

Saucebox, go, meddle with your lady's fan,
And prate not here! A. Brewer.
[ Webster]

Saucepan (?), n. A small pan with a handle, in which sauce is prepared over a fire; a stewpan.
[ Webster]

Saucer (?), n. [F. saucière, from sauce. See .] 1. A small pan or vessel in which sauce was set on a table. [Obs.] Bacon.
[ Webster]

2. A small dish, commonly deeper than a plate, in which a cup is set at table.
[ Webster]

3. Something resembling a saucer in shape. Specifically: (a) A flat, shallow caisson for raising sunken ships. (b) A shallow socket for the pivot of a capstan.
[ Webster]

[ Webster]

Saucily (?), adv. In a saucy manner; impudently; with impertinent boldness. Addison.
[ Webster]

Sauciness, n. The quality or state of being saucy; that which is saucy; impertinent boldness; contempt of superiors; impudence.
[ Webster]

Your sauciness will jest upon my love. Shak.
[ Webster]

Syn. -- Impudence; impertinence; rudeness; insolence. See .
[ Webster]

{ Saucisson (?), Saucisse (?), } n. [F., fr. saucisse sausage. See .] 1. (Mining or Gun.) A long and slender pipe or bag, made of cloth well pitched, or of leather, filled with powder, and used to communicate fire to mines, caissons, bomb chests, etc.
[ Webster]

2. (Fort.) A fascine of more than ordinary length.
[ Webster]

Saucy (?), a. [Compar. Saucier (?); superl. Sauciest.] [From .] 1. Showing impertinent boldness or pertness; transgressing the rules of decorum; treating superiors with contempt; impudent; insolent; as, a saucy fellow.
[ Webster]

Am I not protector, saucy priest? Shak.
[ Webster]

2. Expressive of, or characterized by, impudence; impertinent; as, a saucy eye; saucy looks.
[ Webster]

We then have done you bold and saucy wrongs. Shak.
[ Webster]

Syn. -- Impudent; insolent; impertinent; rude.
[ Webster]

Sauerkraut (?), n. [G., fr. sauer sour + kraut herb, cabbage.] Cabbage cut fine and allowed to ferment in a brine made of its own juice with salt, -- a German dish.
[ Webster]

Sauf (?), a. Safe. [Obs.] Chaucer.
[ Webster]

Sauf, conj. & prep. Save; except. [Obs.] “Sauf I myself.” Chaucer.
[ Webster]

Saufly, adv. Safely. [Obs.] Chaucer.
[ Webster]

Sauger (?), n. (Zoöl.) An American fresh-water food fish (Stizostedion Canadense); -- called also gray pike, blue pike, hornfish, land pike, sand pike, pickering, and pickerel.
[ Webster]

{ Saugh, Sauh (?), } obs. imp. sing. of . Chaucer.
[ Webster]

Sauks (?), n. pl. (Ethnol.) Same as .
[ Webster]

Saul (?), n. Soul. [Obs.]
[ Webster]

Saul, n. Same as , the tree.
[ Webster]

Saulie (?), n. A hired mourner at a funeral. [Scot.] Sir W. Scott.
[ Webster]

Sault (?), n. [OF., F. saut, fr. L. saltus. See a leap.] A rapid in some rivers; as, the Sault Ste. Marie. [U.S.] Bartlett.
[ Webster]

Saunders (?), n. See .
[ Webster]

Saunders-blue (?), n. [Corrupted fr. F. cendres bleues blue ashes.] A kind of color prepared from calcined lapis lazuli; ultramarine; also, a blue prepared from carbonate of copper. [Written also sanders-blue.]
[ Webster]

Saunter (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Sauntered (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Sauntering.] [Written also santer.] [Probably fr. F. s'aventurer to adventure (one's self), through a shortened form s'auntrer. See , n. & v.] To wander or walk about idly and in a leisurely or lazy manner; to lounge; to stroll; to loiter.
[ Webster]

One could lie under elm trees in a lawn, or saunter in meadows by the side of a stream. Masson.
[ Webster]

Syn. -- To loiter; linger; stroll; wander.
[ Webster]

Saunter, n. A sauntering, or a sauntering place.
[ Webster]

That wheel of fops, that saunter of the town. Young.
[ Webster]

Saunterer (?), n. One who saunters.
[ Webster]

Saur (?), n. [Contracted from Gael. salachar filth, nastiness, fr. salach nasty, fr. sal filth, refuse.] Soil; dirt; dirty water; urine from a cowhouse. [Prov. Eng.]
[ Webster]

Saurel (?), n. (Zoöl.) Any carangoid fish of the genus Trachurus, especially T. trachurus, or T. saurus, of Europe and America, and T. picturatus of California. Called also skipjack, and horse mackerel.
[ Webster]

Sauria (?), n. pl. [NL., from Gr. � a lizard.] (Zoöl.) A division of Reptilia formerly established to include the Lacertilia, Crocodilia, Dinosauria, and other groups. By some writers the name is restricted to the Lacertilia.
[ Webster]

Saurian (?), a. (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to, or of the nature of, the Sauria. -- n. One of the Sauria.
[ Webster]

Saurioid (?), a. (Zoöl.) Same as .
[ Webster]

Saurobatrachia (?), n. pl. [NL. See , and .] (Zoöl.) The Urodela.
[ Webster]

Saurognathous (?), a. [Gr. � a lizard + � the jaw.] (Zoöl.) Having the bones of the palate arranged as in saurians, the vomer consisting of two lateral halves, as in the woodpeckers (Pici).
[ Webster]

Sauroid (?), a. [Gr. � a lizard + -oid: cf. Gr. � lizardlike.] (Zoöl.) (a) Like or pertaining to the saurians. (b) Resembling a saurian superficially; as, a sauroid fish.
[ Webster]

Sauroidichnite (?), n. [See , and .] (Paleon.) The fossil track of a saurian.
[ Webster]

Sauropoda (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. � a lizard + -poda.] (Paleon.) An extinct order of herbivorous dinosaurs having the feet of a saurian type, instead of birdlike, as they are in many dinosaurs. It includes the largest known land animals, belonging to Brontosaurus, Camarasaurus, and allied genera. See Illustration in Appendix.
[ Webster]

Sauropsida (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. � a lizard + � appearance.] (Zoöl.) A comprehensive group of vertebrates, comprising the reptiles and birds.
[ Webster]

Sauropterygia (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. � a lizard + �, �, a wing.] (Paleon.) Same as .
[ Webster]

Saururæ (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. � a lizard + � a tail.] (Paleon.) An extinct order of birds having a long vertebrated tail with quills along each side of it. Archæopteryx is the type. See , and .
[ Webster]

Saury (?), n.; pl. Sauries (#). [Etymol. uncertain.] (Zoöl.) A slender marine fish (Scomberesox saurus) of Europe and America. It has long, thin, beaklike jaws. Called also billfish, gowdnook, gawnook, skipper, skipjack, skopster, lizard fish, and Egypt herring.
[ Webster]

Sausage (?; 48), n. [F. saucisse, LL. salcitia, salsicia, fr. salsa. See .] 1. An article of food consisting of meat (esp. pork) minced and highly seasoned, and inclosed in a cylindrical case or skin usually made of the prepared intestine of some animal.
[ Webster]

2. A saucisson. See . Wilhelm.
[ Webster]

Sauseflem (?), a. [OF. saus salt (L. salsus) + flemme phlegm.] Having a red, pimpled face. [Obs.] [Written also sawceflem.] Chaucer.
[ Webster]

Saussurite (?), n. [F. So called from M. Saussure.] (Min.) A tough, compact mineral, of a white, greenish, or grayish color. It is near zoisite in composition, and in part, at least, has been produced by the alteration of feldspar.
[ Webster]

{ Saut, Saute (?), } n. An assault. [Obs.]
[ Webster]

Saute (?), p. p. of . C. Owen.
[ Webster]

Sauter (?), v. t. [F., properly, to jump.] To fry lightly and quickly, as meat, by turning or tossing it over frequently in a hot pan greased with a little fat.
[ Webster]

Sauter (?), n. Psalter. [Obs.] Piers Plowman.
[ Webster]

Sauterelle (?), n. [F.] An instrument used by masons and others to trace and form angles.
[ Webster]

Sauterne (?), n. [F.] A white wine made in the district of Sauterne, France.
[ Webster]

Sautrie (?), n. Psaltery. [Obs.] Chaucer.
[ Webster]

Sauvegarde (?), n. [F.] (Zoöl.) The monitor.
[ Webster]

Savable (?), a. [From . Cf. .] Capable of, or admitting of, being saved.
[ Webster]

In the person prayed for there ought to be the great disposition of being in a savable condition. Jer. Taylor.
[ Webster]

Savableness, n. Capability of being saved.
[ Webster]

Savacioun (?), n. Salvation. [Obs.]
[ Webster]

Savage (?; 48), a. [F. sauvage, OF. salvage, fr. L. silvaticus belonging to a wood, wild, fr. silva a wood. See , and cf. .] 1. Of or pertaining to the forest; remote from human abodes and cultivation; in a state of nature; wild; as, a savage wilderness.
[ Webster]

2. Wild; untamed; uncultivated; as, savage beasts.
[ Webster]

Cornels, and savage berries of the wood. Dryden.
[ Webster]

3. Uncivilized; untaught; unpolished; rude; as, savage life; savage manners.
[ Webster]

What nation, since the commencement of the Christian era, ever rose from savage to civilized without Christianity? E. D. Griffin.
[ Webster]

4. Characterized by cruelty; barbarous; fierce; ferocious; inhuman; brutal; as, a savage spirit.
[ Webster]

Syn. -- Ferocious; wild; uncultivated; untamed; untaught; uncivilized; unpolished; rude; brutish; brutal; heathenish; barbarous; cruel; inhuman; fierce; pitiless; merciless; unmerciful; atrocious. See .
[ Webster]

Savage, n. 1. A human being in his native state of rudeness; one who is untaught, uncivilized, or without cultivation of mind or manners.
[ Webster]

2. A man of extreme, unfeeling, brutal cruelty; a barbarian.
[ Webster]

Savage (?; 48), v. t. To make savage. [R.]
[ Webster]

Its bloodhounds, savaged by a cross of wolf. Southey.
[ Webster]

Savagely, adv. In a savage manner.
[ Webster]

Savageness, n. The state or quality of being savage.
[ Webster]

Wolves and bears, they say,
Casting their savageness aside have done
Like offices of pity. Shak.
[ Webster]

Savagery (?; 277), n. [F. sauvagerie.] 1. The state of being savage; savageness; savagism.
[ Webster]

A like work of primeval savagery. C. Kingsley.
[ Webster]

2. An act of cruelty; barbarity.
[ Webster]

The wildest savagery, the vilest stroke,
That ever wall-eyed wrath or staring rage
Presented to the tears of soft remorse. Shak.
[ Webster]

3. Wild growth, as of plants. Shak.
[ Webster]

Savagism (?), n. The state of being savage; the state of rude, uncivilized men, or of men in their native wildness and rudeness.
[ Webster]

Savanilla (?), n. (Zoöl.) The tarpum. [Local, U.S.]
[ Webster]

Savanna (?), n. [Of American Indian origin; cf. Sp. sabana, F. savane.] A tract of level land covered with the vegetable growth usually found in a damp soil and warm climate, -- as grass or reeds, -- but destitute of trees. [Spelt also savannah.]
[ Webster]

Savannahs are clear pieces of land without woods. Dampier.
[ Webster]

Coloq. Savanna flower (Bot.), a West Indian name for several climbing apocyneous plants of the genus Echites. -- Coloq. Savanna sparrow (Zoöl.), an American sparrow (Ammodramus sandwichensis or Passerculus savanna) of which several varieties are found on grassy plains from Alaska to the Eastern United States. -- Coloq. Savanna wattle (Bot.), a name of two West Indian trees of the genus Citharexylum.
[ Webster]

Savant (?), n.; pl. Savants (F. �; E. �). [F., fr. savoir to know, L. sapere. See , a.] A man of learning; one versed in literature or science; a person eminent for acquirements.
[ Webster]

Save (?), n. [See the herb.] The herb sage, or salvia. [Obs.] Chaucer.
[ Webster]

Save (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Saved (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Saving.] [OE. saven, sauven, salven, OF. salver, sauver, F. sauver, L. salvare, fr. salvus saved, safe. See , a.] 1. To make safe; to procure the safety of; to preserve from injury, destruction, or evil of any kind; to rescue from impending danger; as, to save a house from the flames.
[ Webster]

God save all this fair company. Chaucer.
[ Webster]

He cried, saying, Lord, save me. Matt. xiv. 30.
[ Webster]

Thou hast . . . quitted all to save
A world from utter loss. Milton.
[ Webster]

2. (Theol.) Specifically, to deliver from sin and its penalty; to rescue from a state of condemnation and spiritual death, and bring into a state of spiritual life.
[ Webster]

Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners. 1 Tim. i. 15.
[ Webster]

3. To keep from being spent or lost; to secure from waste or expenditure; to lay up; to reserve.
[ Webster]

Now save a nation, and now save a groat. Pope.
[ Webster]

4. To rescue from something undesirable or hurtful; to prevent from doing something; to spare.
[ Webster]

I'll save you
That labor, sir. All's now done. Shak.
[ Webster]

5. To hinder from doing, suffering, or happening; to obviate the necessity of; to prevent; to spare.
[ Webster]

Will you not speak to save a lady's blush? Dryden.
[ Webster]

6. To hold possession or use of; to escape loss of.
[ Webster]

Just saving the tide, and putting in a stock of merit. Swift.
[ Webster]

Coloq. To save appearances , to preserve a decent outside; to avoid exposure of a discreditable state of things.
[ Webster]

Syn. -- To preserve; rescue; deliver; protect; spare; reserve; prevent.
[ Webster]

Save, v. i. To avoid unnecessary expense or expenditure; to prevent waste; to be economical.
[ Webster]

Brass ordnance saveth in the quantity of the material. Bacon.
[ Webster]

Save, prep. or conj. [F. sauf, properly adj., safe. See , a.] Except; excepting; not including; leaving out; deducting; reserving; saving.
[ Webster]

Five times received I forty stripes save one. 2 Cor. xi. 24.
[ Webster]

Syn. -- See .
[ Webster]

Save, conj. Except; unless.
[ Webster]

Saveable (?), a. See .
[ Webster]

Save-all (?), n. [Save + all.] Anything which saves fragments, or prevents waste or loss. Specifically: (a) A device in a candlestick to hold the ends of candles, so that they be burned. (b) (Naut.) A small sail sometimes set under the foot of another sail, to catch the wind that would pass under it. Totten.
[ Webster]

(c) A trough to prevent waste in a paper-making machine.
[ Webster]

Saveloy (?), n. [F. cervelas, It. cervellata, fr. cervello brain, L. cerebellum, dim. of cerebrum brain. See .] A kind of dried sausage. McElrath.
[ Webster]

Savely (?), adv. Safely. [Obs.] Chaucer.
[ Webster]

Savement (?), n. The act of saving. [Obs.]
[ Webster]

Saver (?), n. One who saves.
[ Webster]

{ Savin, Savine (?), } n. [OE. saveine, AS. safinæ, savine, L. sabina herba. Cf. .] [Written also sabine.] (Bot.) (a) A coniferous shrub (Juniperus Sabina) of Western Asia, occasionally found also in the northern parts of the United States and in British America. It is a compact bush, with dark-colored foliage, and produces small berries having a glaucous bloom. Its bitter, acrid tops are sometimes used in medicine for gout, amenorrhœa, etc. (b) The North American red cedar (Juniperus Virginiana.)
[ Webster]

Saving (?), a. 1. Preserving; rescuing.
[ Webster]

He is the saving strength of his anointed. Ps. xxviii. 8.
[ Webster]

2. Avoiding unnecessary expense or waste; frugal; not lavish or wasteful; economical; as, a saving cook.
[ Webster]

3. Bringing back in returns or in receipts the sum expended; incurring no loss, though not gainful; as, a saving bargain; the ship has made a saving voyage.
[ Webster]

4. Making reservation or exception; as, a saving clause.
[ Webster]

☞ Saving is often used with a noun to form a compound adjective; as, labor-saving, life-saving, etc.
[ Webster]

Prev Next

Concept Explore Home

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z