Sherlock Holmes and his friend Watson were on a camping and hiking trip.
They had gone to bed and were lying there looking up at the sky. Holmes said, "Watson, look up. What do you see?"
"Well, I see thousands of stars."
"And what does that mean to you?"
"Well, I guess it means we will have another nice day tomorrow. What does it mean to you, Holmes?"
"To me, it means someone has stolen our tent."
- (of an insecticide etc.) Entering the plant via the roots or shoots and freely transported within its tissues. systemically adv.
SACCHARIN
n. A sugar substitute. [medieval latin saccharum sugar]
SACKCLOTH
n. - coarse fabric of flax or hemp used for sacks.
- clothing for penance or mourning (esp. Sackcloth and ashes).
SACRAMENT
n. - symbolic christian ceremony, e.g. Baptism and eucharist.
- (also blessed or holy sacrament) (prec. By the) eucharist.
- sacred thing. sacramental adj. [latin: related to *sacred]
SACRIFICE
—n. - a voluntary relinquishing of something valued. B thing so relinquished. C the loss entailed.
- a slaughter of an animal or person or surrender of a possession, as an offering to a deity. B animal, person, or thing so offered. —v. (-cing) 1 give up (a thing) as a sacrifice.
- (foll. By to) devote or give over to.
- (also absol.) Offer or kill as a sacrifice. sacrificial adj. [latin: related to *sacred]
SACRILEGE
n. Violation of what is regarded as sacred. sacrilegious adj. [latin: related to *sacred, lego take]
SACRISTAN
n. Person in charge of a sacristy and church contents. [medieval latin: related to *sacred]
SADDLEBAG
n. - each of a pair of bags laid across the back of a horse etc.
- bag attached to a bicycle saddle etc.
SAFEGUARD
—n. Protecting proviso, circumstance, etc. —v. Guard or protect (rights etc.).
SAGACIOUS
adj. Showing insight or good judgement. sagacity n. [latin sagax -acis]
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