sac

Noun
US[sak]/sæk/1 syllable

Open English WordNet

Noun (4)sacs

  1. a member of the Algonquian people formerly living in Wisconsin in the Fox River valley and on the shores of Green BaySynonyms: SaukType of Algonquian, AlgonquinExamples Black Hawk, Keokuk
  2. an enclosed space“the trapped miners found a pocket of air”Synonyms: pouchsackpocketType of cavity, enclosed space
  3. a case or sheath especially a pollen sac or moss capsuleSynonyms: thecaType of covering, natural covering
  4. a structure resembling a bag in an animalType of cavity, bodily cavityKinds alveolus, yolk sac, saccule, bladder, amnion, pouch, vesicle, air bladder, air sac, pericardial sac +5 more
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Sac (sa̤k), noun

Ethnol. See Sacs.


Sac noun

Origin: See Sake, Soc.

O.Eng. Law The privilege formerly enjoyed by the lord of a manor, of holding courts, trying causes, and imposing fines. John Cowell


Sac (săk), noun

Origin: F., fr. L. saccus a sack. See Sack a bag.

1. See 2d Sack.

2. Biology A cavity, bag, or receptacle, usually containing fluid, and either closed, or opening into another cavity to the exterior; a sack.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

Free On-line Dictionary of Computing

SAC

1.An early system on the Datatron 200 series.

[Listed in CACM 2(5):16 (May 1959)].

(1995-04-12)

2.Service Access Controller.

(2002-12-30)

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