Words starting with s

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sacramento means: a city in north central California 75 miles to the northeast of San Francisco on the Sacramento River; capital of California

sacramento mountains means: mountain range in New Mexico to the east of the Rio Grande

sacramento river means: a river in northern California rising near Mount Shasta and flowing south to the San Francisco Bay

sacramento sturgeon means: food and game fish of marine and fresh waters of northwestern coast of North America

sacred means: (often followed by `to') devoted exclusively to a single use or purpose or person

sacred means: made or declared or believed to be holy; devoted to a deity or some religious ceremony or use

sacred means: worthy of religious veneration

sacred means: concerned with religion or religious purposes

sacred means: worthy of respect or dedication

sacred college means: (Roman Catholic Church) the body of all cardinals of the church; elects and advises the pope

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arabian gulf means: a shallow arm of the Arabian Sea between Iran and the Arabian peninsula; the Persian Gulf oil fields are among the most productive in the world

arthur meier schlesinger means: United States historian (1888-1965)

asplenium nidus means: tropical Old World or Australian epiphytic fern frequently forming tufts in tree crotches

cancellate means: having an open or latticed or porous structure

cancellate means: having a latticelike structure pierced with holes or windows

drive means: the act of applying force to propel something

drive means: a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile)

drive means: the act of driving a herd of animals overland

drive means: (sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash)

drive means: hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver

drive means: a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end

drive means: a wide scenic road planted with trees

drive means: a mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine

drive means: (computer science) a device that writes data onto or reads data from a storage medium

drive means: a road leading up to a private house

drive means: the trait of being highly motivated

drive means: a physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desire

drive means: move into a desired direction of discourse

drive means: (hunting) chase from cover into more open ground

drive means: (hunting) search for game