Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z saussurea Any thistle of the genus Saussurea. Saussurean Of or pertaining to, characteristic of, associated with, or suggestive of Ferdinand de Saussure or his works. saussurine An organic compound found in Saussurea lappa and used in treating asthma. saussurite A tough, compact mineral aggregate, of a white, greenish, or greyish colour. It is an aggregate of albite, zoisite, prehnite and other aluminium silicates, and is produced by the alteration of feldspar. saussuritic Containing or relating to the mineral saussurite. saussuritised Converted to saussurite. saussuritization The process of converting plagioclase feldspar to saussurite. saussuritize To convert to saussurite. sauter A surname. sauterelle An instrument used by masons and others to trace and form angles. sauterne A wine imitating those of Sauternes. sauternes A wine produced in Sauternes, such as the prestigious Château d'Yquem. Sauteurs A town in Grenada. Sauthoff A surname. sautoir A ribbon, chain, scarf, or the like, tied around the neck in such a manner that the ends cross over each other (en sautoir). sautoire A heavy skillet with straight sides, used for sautéing food. Sautter A surname. Sauvage A surname from French. Sauvageau A surname. sauvagine A particular oligopeptide that functions as a neuropeptide Sauvagnac A village in Charente department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. Sauvagnas A village in Lot-et-Garonne department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. sauvatide An amidated myotropic decapeptide in the skin secretion of Phyllomedusa sauvagei Sauve A surname from French. sauvegarde A safeguard. Sauvignac A village in Charente department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. sauvignon Any of several grape varieties and associated wines originally from France Sauyo A barangay of Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines. Sauytbay A transliteration of the Kazakh male given name Сауытбай (Sawıtbay). sav A saveloy. Sava A river in southern Europe, a right side tributary of the Danube at Belgrade. savable Capable of being saved. savableness Capability of being saved. savage Wild; not cultivated or tamed. Savagean Of or relating to Leonard Jimmie Savage (1917–1971), American mathematician and statistician. savagedom A savage state or condition; savagery. savagely In a wild, uncontrolled, or savage manner. savageness The property of being savage or behaving savagely. savager One who savages something. savagerous Savage; ferocious. savagery Savage or brutal behaviour; barbarity. savagess A female savage; a woman from an uncivilized society. savaging A vicious attack or criticism. savagism The state of being savage; wildness; lack of civility. savagization The process of savagizing. savagize To make savage; to reduce to a state of savagery. savagnin A variety of white wine grape with green-skinned berries grown mostly in the Jura region of France, where it makes the famous vin jaune and vin de paille. SAVAK The Iranian security and intelligence service from 1957 to 1979. Savala A surname. Savan An island of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Savandurga A large monolith hill west of Bengaluru (Karnataka, India). savanilla A fish (Atlantic tarpon, Megalops atlanticus). savanna A mixed woodland-grassland biome and ecosystem characterised by the trees being sufficiently widely spaced so that the canopy does not close. savannafication savannization savannah A Savannah cat. Savannahian Of or relating to Savannah, Georgia, United States. Savannahstan Pliocene grasslands that extended from Africa to China. Savanne A district in the south of Mauritius. savannization Conversion to savanna (typically of forest as a result of fire). savannoid Similar to that of a savanna savant A person of learning, especially one who is versed in literature or science. savantic Of or relating to savants. savantish Characteristic of a savant savantism The condition of being a savant. Savard A surname from French. Savardian Pertaining to Serge Savard or Denis Savard Savarese A surname from Italian. savari Synonym of shared taxi. savarin A type of leavened cake often drizzled with liquor. Savarkar Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, an Indian activist and writer of Hindu nationalism. Savarkarite Of or relating to Vinayak Damodar Savarkar. savarna A member of the Savarna gotra (lineage) of the Brahmin caste. savart An interval of pitch equal to 1/1000 of a decade, practically identical to a heptameride. Savary A surname from French. Savas A surname. Savastano A surname from Italian. savate a form of French martial art that involves combinations of punching and kicking moves save To help (somebody) to survive, or rescue (somebody or something) from harm. saved Rescued from the consequences of sin. savedness The quality of being saved, or rescued from the consequences of sin. Savedra A surname. savefile A file containing saved data. savegame A saved game. Saveliyeva A transliteration of the Ukrainian surname Савє́льєва (Savjélʹjeva). Savell A surname. saveloy A seasoned and smoked pork sausage, normally purchased ready-cooked. Savelsberg A surname. savement The act of saving; salvation. savepoint A designated spot where the player can save their progress. saver One who saves. Savernake A civil parish which includes Savernake Forest in Wiltshire, England. Saverne A commune in Bas-Rhin department, Grand Est, France. Savery A surname. savescum To reload the last saved game whenever the player character dies or an unfavorable outcome has been encountered. savescummer A player who savescums. savestate A file that contains an emulator's or virtualizer's state at the moment it was saved to disk. The file contains the contents of the memory, registers and other pertinent data that allows the user to resume the application from the moment the file was created. saveworthy Worthy to be saved; worthy of being saved Saviano A surname from Italian. Savic A surname from Serbo-Croatian. Savich A surname from Serbo-Croatian. Savicki A surname from Belarusian, Polish, Russian, or Ukrainian. Savidge A surname. Savigliano A comune in Cuneo province, Piedmont, Italy. Savignac A surname from French. Savigny A variety of red wine of Burgundy. savignygrin A platelet aggregation inhibitor present in the tick Ornithodoros savignyi Savile A surname. Savilian Of or pertaining to Sir Henry Savile (1549-1622), English scholar, or the professorships he founded at Oxford University. Savill A surname. Saville A surname. savin The evergreen shrub Juniperus sabina, endemic to Europe, which yields a medicinal oil. savinase A protease enzyme developed for the detergent industry. saving A reduction in cost or expenditure. savingly So as to save; with frugality or parsimony. savingness The quality of being careful not to waste money; frugality; parsimony. savingram A piece of administrative correspondence that uses the informal and abbreviated language of a telegram, but sent by mail, which is less expensive. Savini A surname from Italian. Savino A surname from Italian. Savinon A surname from Spanish. savior A person who saves someone, rescues another from harm. saviorism Belief in a savior. saviour UK and Canada spelling of savior. saviouress A female saviour. saviourhood The status of being a saviour. saviouristic Of or pertaining to saviourism. saviourless without a saviour saviourship The dignity or office of a saviour. Savita A female given name from India. Savitaipale A municipality of South Karelia, Finland. Savitr A solar deity (Deva) and one of the Adityas. He is sometimes identified with, and at other times distinguished from, the chief Sun deity Surya. Savitri The Savitri Mantra (Sanskrit: सावित्री मन्त्र), a verse or prayer addressed to सवितृ (savitṛ) or the Sun (esp. the celebrated verse RV. iii, 62, 10; also called गायत्री (gāyatrī) q.v.) Savitz A surname. Savlon a brand of antiseptic cream or gel marketed in the United Kingdom and elsewhere. Savo A surname from Italian. Savoca A surname from Italian. Savodnik A surname. Savoia A surname. savoiardi A ladyfinger (small sponge cake–like biscuit, shaped approximately like a finger). Savoie A department of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. Capital: Chambéry (INSEE code 73). savolitinib A drug used to treat some cancers Savona A province of Liguria, Italy. Savonarola A surname from Italian. Savonarolism Religious support for Girolamo Savonarola (1452–1498), ascetic Italian Dominican friar. Savonarolist A follower of Girolamo Savonarola (1452–1498), ascetic Italian Dominican friar. savonette A West Indian tree whose bark can serve as soap. Savonia A region in eastern Finland. Savonian Of or pertaining to Savonia. Savonnerie A prestigious European manufactory of knotted-pile carpets, enjoying its greatest period c. 1650–1685; the cachet of its name is casually applied to many knotted-pile carpets made in other locations. Savoonga The larger of the two main settlements on St. Lawrence Island in western Alaska, along with Gambell. savoriness The property of being savory, one of the five basic tastes.