7-letter words starting with s
- salt ii — either of two preliminary five-year agreements between the U.S. and the Soviet Union for the control of certain nuclear weapons, the first concluded in 1972 (SALT I) and the second drafted in 1979 (SALT II) but not ratified.
- saltant — dancing; leaping; jumping.
- saltate — to move by means of saltation
- saltato — (of a performance with a stringed instrument) playing each note staccato by bouncing the bow on the strings.
- saltbox — a box in which salt is kept.
- saltcat — a salty matter for attracting pigeons
- saltern — a saltworks.
- saltier — tasting of or containing salt; saline.
- saltily — in a salty manner
- saltine — a crisp, salted cracker.
- salting — a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
- saltire — an ordinary in the form of a cross with arms running diagonally from the dexter chief to the sinister base and from the sinister chief to the dexter base; St. Andrew's cross.
- saltish — somewhat salty.
- saltpan — an undrained natural depression, as a crater or tectonic basin, in which the evaporation of water leaves a deposit of salt.
- salvage — the act of saving a ship or its cargo from perils of the seas.
- salvete — welcome!
- salving — a medicinal ointment for healing or relieving wounds and sores.
- salween — a river in SE Asia, flowing S from SW China through E Burma (Myanmar) to the Bay of Bengal. 1750 miles (2815 km) long.
- samadhi — the highest stage in meditation, in which a person experiences oneness with the universe.
- samanid — a member of the rulers of Persia in the 9th and 10th centuries.
- samaria — a republic in SW Asia, on the Mediterranean: formed as a Jewish state May 1948. 7984 sq. mi. (20,679 sq. km). Capital: Jerusalem.
- samarra — a town in central Iraq, on the Tigris: seat of the early Abassid caliphs.
- sambhur — a deer, Cervus unicolor, of India, Sri Lanka, southeastern Asia, the East Indies, and the Philippines, having three-pointed antlers.
- sambuca — a licorice-flavored Italian liqueur made from elderberries.
- samhain — a festival of the ancient Celts, held around November 1 to celebrate the beginning of winter.
- samhita — Veda (def 2).
- samisen — a guitarlike Japanese musical instrument having an extremely long neck and three strings, played with a plectrum.
- samkhya — one of the six leading systems of Hindu philosophy, stressing the reality and duality of spirit and matter.
- samnite — an ancient country in central Italy.
- samnium — an ancient country in central Italy.
- samoset — died 1653? North American Indian leader: aided Pilgrims during early years in New England.
- samovar — a metal urn, used especially by Russians for heating water for making tea.
- samoyed — a member of a Uralic people dwelling in W Siberia and the far NE parts of European Russia.
- sampaio — Jorge, 1939–2010, president of Portugal 1996–2006.
- sampler — a person who samples.
- sampras — Peter ("Pete") born 1971, U.S. tennis player.
- sampson — Deborah, 1760–1827, U.S. Revolutionary War soldier who fought disguised as a man.
- samsara — Buddhism. the process of coming into existence as a differentiated, mortal creature. Compare nirvana (def 1).
- samurai — a member of the hereditary warrior class in feudal Japan.
- sanborn — a male given name.
- sanchez — Sonia (Wilsonia Driver) born 1934, U.S. poet, activist, and teacher.
- sanctum — a sacred or holy place.
- sanctus — (italics). Also called Tersanctus. the hymn beginning “Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of hosts,” with which the Eucharistic preface culminates.
- sandage — Allan R(ex) 1926–2010, U.S. astronomer: codiscoverer of the first quasar 1961.
- sandbag — a bag filled with sand, used in fortification, as ballast, etc.
- sandbar — a bar of sand formed in a river or sea by the action of tides or currents.
- sandbox — a box or receptacle for holding sand, especially one large enough for children to play in.
- sandbug — mole crab.
- sandbur — any of various grasses of the genus Cenchrus, having spikelets enclosed in prickly burs.
- sandfly — any of several small, bloodsucking, dipterous insects of the family Psychodidae that are vectors of several diseases of humans.