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  • English Word Sacrovertebral Definition Of or pertaining to the sacrum and that part of the vertebral column immediately anterior to it; as, the sacrovertebral angle.
  • English Word Sacrum Definition That part of the vertebral column which is directly connected with, or forms a part of, the pelvis.
  • English Word Sacs Definition A tribe of Indians, which, together with the Foxes, formerly occupied the region about Green Bay, Wisconsin.
  • English Word Sad Definition Sated; satisfied; weary; tired.
  • English Word Sad Definition Heavy; weighty; ponderous; close; hard.
  • English Word Sad Definition Dull; grave; dark; somber; -- said of colors.
  • English Word Sad Definition Serious; grave; sober; steadfast; not light or frivolous.
  • English Word Sad Definition Affected with grief or unhappiness; cast down with affliction; downcast; gloomy; mournful.
  • English Word Sad Definition Afflictive; calamitous; causing sorrow; as, a sad accident; a sad misfortune.
  • English Word Sad Definition Hence, bad; naughty; troublesome; wicked.
  • English Word Sad Definition To make sorrowful; to sadden.
  • English Word Sadda Definition A work in the Persian tongue, being a summary of the Zend-Avesta, or sacred books.
  • English Word Sadden Definition To make sad.
  • English Word Sadden Definition To render heavy or cohesive.
  • English Word Sadden Definition To make dull- or sad-colored, as cloth.
  • English Word Sadden Definition To make grave or serious; to make melancholy or sorrowful.
  • English Word Sadden Definition To become, or be made, sad.
  • English Word Saddened Definition of Sadden
  • English Word Saddening Definition of Sadden
  • English Word Sadder Definition Same as Sadda.
  • English Word Saddle Definition A block of wood, usually fastened to some spar, and shaped to receive the end of another spar.
  • English Word Saddle Definition 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.
  • English Word Saddle Definition To put a saddle upon; to equip (a beast) for riding.
  • English Word Saddle Definition 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.
  • English Word Saddle Definition The clitellus of an earthworm.
  • English Word Saddle Definition 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.
  • English Word Saddle Definition A part, as a flange, which is hollowed out to fit upon a convex surface and serve as a means of attachment or support.
  • English Word Saddle Definition 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.
  • English Word Saddle Definition 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.
  • English Word Saddle-backed Definition Having a low back and high neck, as a horse.