English Words Starting With S

• sacred monster

  nounC1/C2
  /ˌseɪ.krɪd ˈmɒn.stə/A famous, powerful, and often eccentric or difficult person in a particular field, especially arts or entertainment, who is tolerated or revered despite their outrageous behavior due to their unique talent.
• sacred mushroom

  nounC1/C2
  /ˌseɪkrɪd ˈmʌʃrʊm/A mushroom, often containing psychoactive compounds, used in religious, spiritual, or ritual contexts for its hallucinogenic effects to induce altered states of consciousness.
• sacred nine

  nounVery low
  /ˌseɪkrɪd ˈnaɪn/A poetic or literary term referring to the nine Muses of Greek mythology.
• sacred order

  nounModerate
  /ˈseɪkrɪd ˈɔːdə/A system or arrangement considered holy or divinely instituted.
• sacred site

  nounB2
  /ˈseɪ.krɪd saɪt/A physical location considered holy, spiritually significant, or worthy of reverence within a particular religion, culture, or indigenous tradition.
• sacred thread

  nounC2
  /ˌseɪ.krɪd ˈθred/A ritual thread or cord, often worn as an upper-body garment, symbolising spiritual initiation or a sacred vow, especially in Hindu, Zoroastrian, and some Buddhist traditions.
• sacred writ

  nounLow
  /ˌseɪkrɪd ˈrɪt/Texts considered holy and authoritative within a religion, such as the Bible or the Quran.
• sacrifice

  nounverbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveB2
  /ˈsækrɪfaɪs/The act of giving up something valued, often for the sake of something else considered more important or worthy.
• sacrifice bunt

  nounLow
  /ˈsakrɪfʌɪs bʌnt/In baseball and softball, a batting technique where the batter intentionally taps the ball softly into the infield to advance a baserunner, typically sacrificing the batter's chance to get on base.
• sacrifice fly

  nounLow/Medium (in general language), High (in sports/baseball contexts)
  /ˈsakrɪfʌɪs flʌɪ/In baseball and softball, a ball hit high into the outfield, caught for an out, that allows a baserunner to score after the catch.
• sacrifice paddock

  nounVery Low
  /ˈsækrɪfaɪs ˈpædək/In cricket, a designated area of the field where the weaker bowlers are placed to be targeted by batsmen to score easy runs, in order to change the strike or reach a milestone.
• sacrificial anode

  nounLow
  /ˌsækrɪˈfɪʃl ˈænəʊd/A piece of a more reactive metal (e.g., zinc or magnesium) that is intentionally installed to corrode instead of a protected metal structure (e.g., a ship's hull or pipeline).
• sacrilege

  nounC1
  /ˈsækrəlɪdʒ/The act of violating or disrespecting something considered sacred or holy.
• sacring

  nounVery Low / Obsolete
  /ˈseɪkrɪŋ/The action or ceremony of consecrating the Eucharistic elements (bread and wine) in Christian liturgy.
• sacring bell

  nounVery Low / Obsolete
  /ˈseɪkrɪŋ bɛl/A bell rung during specific moments of a Christian (especially Catholic or Anglican) Eucharistic liturgy to signal the consecration of the bread and wine.
• sacristan

  nounRare
  /ˈsæk.rɪ.stən/A person in charge of a sacristy and its contents in a church.
• sacristy

  nounC2
  /ˈsæk.rɪ.sti/A room in a church where sacred vessels, vestments, and other liturgical items are kept and where clergy prepare for services.
• sacroiliac

  adjectivenounLow
  /ˌseɪ.krəʊ.ɪˈlaɪ.ək/Relating to the joint between the sacrum and the ilium in the pelvis.
• sacrum

  nounC2
  /ˈseɪ.krəm/The large, triangular bone at the base of the spine, formed from fused vertebrae and situated between the two hip bones of the pelvis.
• sad

  adjectiveverbHigh
  /sæd/Feeling or showing sorrow; unhappy.

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