SAC

sac

(noun) a structure resembling a bag in an animal

Sauk, Sac

(noun) a member of the Algonquian people formerly living in Wisconsin in the Fox River valley and on the shores of Green Bay

theca, sac

(noun) a case or sheath especially a pollen sac or moss capsule

pouch, sac, sack, pocket

(noun) an enclosed space; “the trapped miners found a pocket of air”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

SAC (plural SACs)

(military) Acronym of senior aircraftman.

Initialism of :w:saeclum ante Christum (“saeclum ante Christum ("era before Christ")”).

Proper noun

SAC

(sports) Abbreviation of Sacramento.

(US, military) Acronym of Strategic Air Command.

Anagrams

• A/Cs, ACS, ACs, ASC, CAS, CSA, Cas., SCA, a/cs, acs, cas, cas'

Etymology 1

Noun

sac (plural sacs)

A bag or pouch inside a plant or animal that typically contains a fluid.

Etymology 2

Verb

sac (third-person singular simple present sacs, present participle saccing or sacking, simple past and past participle sacced or sacked)

(transitive, informal, games) To sacrifice.

Noun

sac (plural sacs)

(transitive, informal, games) A sacrifice.

Etymology 3

Noun

sac

(UK, legal, obsolete) The privilege, formerly enjoyed by the lord of a manor, of holding courts, trying causes, and imposing fines.

Anagrams

• A/Cs, ACS, ACs, ASC, CAS, CSA, Cas., SCA, a/cs, acs, cas, cas'

Proper noun

Sac

Alternative form of Sauk

Noun

Sac (plural Sacs or Sac)

Alternative form of Sauk

Anagrams

• A/Cs, ACS, ACs, ASC, CAS, CSA, Cas., SCA, a/cs, acs, cas, cas'

Source: Wiktionary


Sac, n. (Ethnol.)

Definition: See Sace.

Sac, n. Etym: [See Sake, Soc.] (O.Eng. Law)

Definition: The privilege formerly enjoyed the lord of a manor, of holding courts, trying causes, and imposing fines. Cowell.

Sac, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. saccus a sack. See Sack a bag.]

1. See 2d Sack.

2. (Biol.)

Definition: A cavity, bag, or receptacle, usually containing fluid, and either closed, or opening into another cavity to the exterior; a sack.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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