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sac
1[ sak ]
noun
- a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
Sac
2[ sak, sawk ]
noun
- Sauk.
SAC
3[ sak ]
noun
- Strategic Air Command.
sac
1/ sæk /
noun
- a pouch, bag, or pouchlike part in an animal or plant
SAC
2abbreviation for
- Special Area of Conservation
sac
/ săk /
- A pouch or pouch-shaped structure in an animal or plant, often containing liquids. The human bladder is a sac.
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Derived Forms
- ˈsacˌlike, adjective
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Other Words From
- saclike adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sac1
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Example Sentences
Surrounded by inert goods, we felt hemmed in, pushed toward a lifestyle cul-de-sac.
Meanwhile, in lower Manhattan, former SAC Capital manager Matthew Martoma is on trial for insider trading in drug-company stocks.
As part of the deal, Cohen and SAC Capital had to plead guilty to the charges, and had to accept a further monetary punishment.
Cohen and SAC in March agreed to pay a $616 million fine to settle insider-trading charges.
The settlement is actually for $1.8 billion, but SAC Capital is getting a credit for the $616 million it already paid the SEC.
The case abounded in these culs-de-sac which seemed to lead nowhere.
He feared that he would either be shot or left to starve in this cul-de-sac in the hills.
It was not the kind of cul-de-sac that Goritz would have chosen.
In each sac, the outer wall of the tube has grown inward and carried with it a very tiny artery.
On-sw-kie, the Sac; in the act of praying; his prayer written in characters on a maple stick.
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