sac
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
Origin of sac
1Other words from sac
- saclike, adjective
Words that may be confused with sac
- sac , sack, saque
Words Nearby sac
Other definitions for Sac (2 of 3)
Other definitions for SAC (3 of 3)
or S.A.C.
Strategic Air Command.
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024
How to use sac in a sentence
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.
Confide Is the Best Way to Keep Your Dastardly Deeds Hidden—For Now | Daniel Gross | January 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAs 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.
The Daffodil Mystery | Edgar WallaceHe feared that he would either be shot or left to starve in this cul-de-sac in the hills.
Hidden Gold | Wilder AnthonyIt was not the kind of cul-de-sac that Goritz would have chosen.
The Secret Witness | George GibbsIn each sac, the outer wall of the tube has grown inward and carried with it a very tiny artery.
A Civic Biology | George William HunterOn-sw-kie, the sac; in the act of praying; his prayer written in characters on a maple stick.
British Dictionary definitions for sac (1 of 2)
/ (sæk) /
a pouch, bag, or pouchlike part in an animal or plant
Origin of sac
1Derived forms of sac
- saclike, adjective
British Dictionary definitions for SAC (2 of 2)
Special Area of Conservation
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Scientific definitions for sac
[ săk ]
A pouch or pouch-shaped structure in an animal or plant, often containing liquids. The human bladder is a sac.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Browse