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Sanctum SanctorumnounMWE(Judaism) sanctuary comprised of the innermost chamber of the Tabernacle in the temple of Solomon where the Ark of the Covenant was keptverified
Sand BerrynounMWEevergreen mat-forming shrub of North America and northern Eurasia having small white flowers and red berriesverified
Sand BlackberrynounMWEstiff shrubby blackberry of the eastern United States (Connecticut to Florida)verified
Sand CherrynounMWEsmall straggling American cherry growing on sandy soil and having minute scarcely edible purplish-black fruitverified
Sand CricketnounMWElarge wingless nocturnal grasshopper that burrows in loose soil along the Pacific coast of the United Statesverified
Sand LauncenounMWEvery small silvery eellike schooling fishes that burrow into sandy beachesverified
Sand MartinnounMWEswallow of the northern hemisphere that nests in tunnels dug in clay or sand banksverified
Sand MyrtlenounMWElow-growing evergreen shrub of New Jersey to Florida grown for its many white star-shaped flowers and glossy foliageverified
Sand SharknounMWEshallow-water shark with sharp jagged teeth found on both sides of Atlanticverified
Sand StargazernounMWEsmall pallid fishes of shoal tropical waters of North America and South America having eyes on stalks atop headverified
Sand TigernounMWEshallow-water shark with sharp jagged teeth found on both sides of Atlanticverified
Sand TumornounMWEa tumor derived from fibrous tissue of the meninges or choroid plexus or certain other structures associated with the brainverified
Sand VerbenanounMWEany of various plants of the genus Abronia of western North America and Mexico having flowers resembling verbenaverified
Sand VipernounMWEhighly venomous viper of northern Africa and southwestern Asia having a horny spine above each eyeverified
Sandalwood FamilynounMWEchiefly tropical herbs or shrubs or trees bearing nuts or one-seeded fruitverified
Sandalwood TreenounMWEparasitic tree of Indonesia and Malaysia having fragrant close-grained yellowish heartwood with insect repelling properties and used, e.g., for making chestsverified
Sandaracnounlarge coniferous evergreen tree of North Africa and Spain having flattened branches and scalelike leaves yielding a hard fragrant woodverified
Sandarac TreenounMWElarge coniferous evergreen tree of North Africa and Spain having flattened branches and scalelike leaves yielding a hard fragrant woodverified
Sandbaggernounsomeone who deceives you about his true nature or intent in order to take advantage of youverified
Sandbar SharknounMWEwidely distributed shallow-water shark with fins seemingly dipped in inkverified
SandboxnounA restricted, controlled execution environment that prevents potentially malicious software, such as mobile code, from accessing any system resources except those for which the software is authorized.System
SandboxingnounA method of isolating application modules into distinct fault domains enforced by software. The technique allows untrusted programs written in an unsafe language, such as C, to be executed safely within the single virtual address space of an application. Untrusted machine interpretable code modules are transformed so that all memory accesses are confined to code and data segments within their fault domain. Access to system resources can also be controlled through a unique identifier associated with each domain.Control
Sandburnoungrass of the eastern United States and tropical America having spikelets enclosed in prickly bursverified
Sanderlingnounsmall sandpiper that breeds in the Arctic and migrates southward along sandy coasts in most of worldverified
Sandfishnounfish of sandy areas of western Pacific and Indian oceans having an angular snout for burrowing into sandverified
Sandfly FevernounMWEa mild viral disease transmitted by the bite of the sand fly Phlebotomus papatasiiverified
Sandglassnountimepiece in which the passage of time is indicated by the flow of sand from one transparent container to another through a narrow passageverified
Sandgrousenounpigeon-like bird of arid regions of the Old World having long pointed wings and tail and precocial downy youngverified
Sandhinounthe articulatory process whereby the pronunciation of a word or morpheme changes when it is followed immediately by another (especially in fluent speech)verified
Sandmannounan elf in fairy stories who sprinkles sand in children's eyes to make them sleepyverified
Sandpilenouna plaything consisting of a pile of sand or a box filled with sand for children to play inverified
Sandpipernounany of numerous usually small wading birds having a slender bill and piping callverified
Sandpitnouna plaything consisting of a pile of sand or a box filled with sand for children to play inverified
Sandspurnoungrass of the eastern United States and tropical America having spikelets enclosed in prickly bursverified
Sandstonenouna sedimentary rock consisting of sand consolidated with some cement (clay or quartz etc.)verified
Sandwich BoardnounMWEsignboard consisting of two hinged boards that hang front and back from the shoulders of a walker and are used to display advertisementsverified
Sandwortnounlow-growing chiefly perennial plant usually with small white flowers suitable for e.g. rock gardensverified
Sandy MushroomnounMWEan edible agaric that fruits in great clusters (especially in sandy soil under cottonwood trees)verified
SangnounNorth American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginsengverified
Sanguificationnounthe formation of blood cells in the living body (especially in the bone marrow)verified
Saniclenouna plant of the genus Sanicula having palmately compound leaves and unisexual flowers in panicled umbels followed by bristly fruitverified
Sanitary CodenounMWEset of standards established and enforced by government for health requirements as in plumbing etcverified