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- SABBATWitches' Sabbath.
- SABOTA wooden shoe.
- SABOTAGEA deliberate action aimed at weakening someone (or something, a nation, etc) or preventing them from being successful, through subversion, obstruction, disruption, and/or destructi
- SABOTEURA person who intentionally causes the destruction of property in order to hinder the efforts of their enemy.
- SABOTIERA maker of sabots (in the sense of wooden shoes), clog maker, clogger.
- SACATONA tufted perennial grass, Sporobolus airoides, grown in the southwestern United States and Mexico and used for hay and pasture in dry alkaline areas.
- SACHETA small scented cloth bag filled with fragrant material such as herbs or potpourri.
- SACKBUTA brass instrument from the Renaissance and Baroque Eras, and an ancestor of the modern trombone. It was derived from the medieval slide trumpet.
- SAFEGUARDSomething that serves as a guard or protection; a defense.
- SAGATHYa fine twilled worsted fabric which was used formerly for clothes and curtains and is similar to serge
- SAGUAROCarnegiea gigantea, a large cactus native to the Sonoran Desert and characterized by its "arms".
- SAKERETA male saker (species of falcon).
- SALADEAlternative form of sallet, a kind of helmet.
- SALARIATSalary earners as a class or group, often as opposed to wage earners.
- SALICETA pipe organ stop of 4-foot or 2-foot pitch.
- SALINEContaining salt; salty.
- SALMAGUNDIA food consisting of chopped meat and pickled herring, with oil, vinegar, pepper, and onions.
- SALPICONA type of stuffing of cooked, diced ingredients with a sauce, used especially for veal
- SALSIFYAny of several flowering plants, of the genus Tragopogon, most of which have purple flowers. Tragopogon porrifolius, a plant with linear leaves; cultivated for its light-skinned ed
- SALTANDOPlayed with a rapid, bouncing stroke of the bow on a stringed instrument.
- SALTIMBANCOA quack doctor, a fraud.
- SAMBAA Brazilian ballroom dance or dance style.
- SAMPHIREOne of several salt-tolerant plants, some edible: Plants of genus Salicornia (syn. Salicornia) Marsh samphire, glasswort, pickleweed (Salicornia europaea), a plant once burned to p
- SANGFROIDComposure, self-possession or imperturbability especially when in a dangerous situation.
- SANGLIERA full-grown wild boar.
- SANGRIAA cold drink, originating in Spain, consisting of red or white wine, brandy or sherry, fruit juice, sugar and soda water and garnished with orange and other fruit.
- SANTEROA man who crafts santos (religious statues).
- SANTOA wooden or ivory statue of a saint, angel or other religious figure, found in Spain and former Spanish colonies.
- SAPAJOUAny of several species of South American monkeys of the genus Cebus, with long prehensile tails.
- SAPOTEThe soft, edible fruit of various South American trees, including the sapodilla. Sapotaceae species: Manilkara zapota, sapodilla, naseberry, native to Mexico, Guatemala, Nicaragua,
- SAPPERA combat engineer; an engineer or a soldier engaged in attacking, destroying, and circumventing or building fortifications, bridges, and roads; a military engineer active in a comb
- SARGODiplodus sargus, a species of seabream native to the eastern Atlantic and western Indian Oceans.
- SARSENETA very fine and soft silk ribbon woven in a plain weave with a fine warp and higher density weft, now chiefly used for linings.
- SATURABLECapable of being saturated, of achieving saturation
- SATURNINEOf a person: having a tendency to be cold and gloomy.
- SATYRALA creature with a human head and the limbs of different animals.
- SAUCERA small shallow dish to hold a cup and catch drips.
- SAURIANA reptile of the suborder Sauria.
- SAUTERNEA wine imitating those of Sauternes.
- SAUTOIRA ribbon, chain, scarf, or the like, tied around the neck in such a manner that the ends cross over each other (en sautoir).
- SAUTOIREA heavy skillet with straight sides, used for sautéing food.
- SAVANTEFemale equivalent of savant.
- SAVARINA type of leavened cake often drizzled with liquor.
- SAVATEa form of French martial art that involves combinations of punching and kicking moves
- SAVOYARDLadyfinger cookie.
- SAYONA medieval peasant's sleeveless jacket.
- SCABROUSCovered with scales or scabs; hence, very coarse or rough.
- SCAGLIAA reddish variety of limestone.
- SCALADEAn escalade.
- SCALLOPAny of various marine bivalve molluscs of the superfamily Pectinoidea.
- SCAMPIA Norway lobster, a langoustine (Nephrops norvegicus). The battered or breaded tails of this species, usually served with chips.
- SCARCITYThe condition of something being scarce or deficient.
- SCARFA long, often knitted, garment worn around the neck.
- SCARIOUSthin, dry, membranous, and not green
- SCENAA scene in an opera.
- SCENARIOAn outline or model of an expected or supposed sequence of events.
- SCHERZANDOIn a playful or sportive manner.
- SCHIAVONEA backed, hilted broadsword of the 17th century.
- SCIOLTOLight, free and easy; without strictness or legato.
- SCOTA local tax, paid originally to the lord or ruler and later to a sheriff.
- SCOTCHA surface cut or abrasion.
- SCOURTo clean, polish, or wash (something) by rubbing and scrubbing it vigorously, frequently with an abrasive or cleaning agent.
- SCRIMSHAWTo create (a small ornamental handicraft also called a scrimshaw) by carving or engraving on bone (originally whalebone or whales' teeth), ivory, or other materials. To carve or en
- SCRYTo magically or supernaturally look into or (as an entertainer) predict (the future), using crystal balls or other objects.
- SCULLIONA servant from the lower classes.
- SCUMBERDung; excrement.
- SDEIGNTo disdain.
- SEANCEAlternative spelling of séance.
- SECCODry.
- SECONDARYNext in order to the first or primary; of second place in origin, rank, etc.
- SECONDEThe second defensive position, with the sword hand held at waist height, with the hand held in a prone position and the tip of the sword below the level of the guard.
- SECONDOThe second part of a piano duet for four hands.
- SECRECYConcealment; the condition of being secret or hidden.
- SEGREANTRampant, with the wings elevated and addorsed (a posture of winged quadrupeds).
- SEIGNEURA feudal lord or noble.
- SEIGNEURIEAn area governed by a seigneur (French noble).
- SEIGNIORYThe estate of a feudal lord.
- SEIGNORIALIn the Middle Ages, relating to or befitting of a nobleman.
- SEJANTSeated, sitting.
- SEMANTICALPertaining to or resembling semantics
- SEMBLANTOne's outward appearance.
- SEMBLETo imitate; to make a representation or likeness.
- SEMPLICE(To be played) simply, without embellishments.
- SEMPREalways, still; maintaining the same style
- SENESenna.
- SENHORA Portuguese gentleman.
- SENHORITAA young woman in or from a Lusophone community.
- SENNITbraided cord or fabric of such small stuff as plaited rope yarns
- SENORAAlternative spelling of señora.
- SEPTILLIONA trillion trillion: 1 followed by 24 zeros, 10.
- SEPTIMEThe seventh defensive position, with the sword hand held at waist height, and the tip of the sword at knee level.
- SEPTLEVAIn the game of faro, the situation where a player gains seven times the number he or she laid down.
- SERAILA seraglio.
- SERAPEA type of blanket worn as a cloak, especially by Spanish-Americans, or used as a saddle blanket.
- SERIEMAEither of two species of bird in the family Cariamidae within the order Cariamiformes, endemic to South America.
- SERINAny of various small finches in the genus Serinus, with largely yellow plumage.
- SERINGAA rubber tree (Hevea brasiliensis).
- SERVANTOne who is hired to perform regular household or other duties, and receives compensation. As opposed to a slave.
- SESTINAA highly structured poem consisting of six six-line stanzas followed by a tercet or envoy, for a total of thirty-nine lines.
- SEVERALTYThe sole ownership of property by someone.