English to English Dictionary

Salt of the earth

A very good, honest, and reliable person or group of people.

Salubrious

Health-giving; healthy, wholesome, or pleasant.

Salvage dealer

A merchant who buys and sells discarded, damaged, or surplus goods, materials, and machinery for scrap, reuse, or restoration.

Salvation

Deliverance from harm, ruin, or loss; the state of being saved.

Salvo

A simultaneous discharge of artillery or firearms.

Samizdat

The clandestine publication and distribution of literature banned by an oppressive government, typically in the former Soviet Union.

Sampan

A small flat-bottomed wooden boat used in China and other parts of East Asia, typically propelled by a single oar at the stern.

San Yokuseizai

A traditional Japanese medicinal formulation consisting of three specific herbal ingredients.

Sanatorium

An establishment for the medical treatment of people who are convalescing or have a chronic illness.

Sanctified

Set apart as or declared holy; consecrated or purified.

Sanctified Ground

A place that has been made holy or sacred, often through religious rituals or significance.

Sandglass

A device used to measure the passage of a specific amount of time, consisting of two connected glass bulbs containing sand that flows from the upper to the lower bulb through a narrow neck.