salad green
1: greens suitable for eating uncooked as in salads [syn: {salad greens}]
salad greens
1: greens suitable for eating uncooked as in salads [syn: {salad green}]
salad nicoise
1: typically containing tomatoes and anchovies and garnished with black olives and capers
salad oil
1: any of several edible vegetable oils that can be used in salad dressings
salad plate
1: a plate or bowl for individual servings of salad [syn: {salad bowl}]
Saladin
1: sultan of Syria and Egypt; reconquered Jerusalem from the Christians in 1187 but was defeated by Richard Coeur de Lion in 1191 (1137-1193) [syn: {Salah-ad-Din Yusuf ibn-Ayyub}]
Salafast Group for Call and Combat
1: an Algerian extremist Islamic offshoot of the Armed Islamic Group; now the largest and most active armed terrorist group in Algeria that seeks to overthrow the government; a major source of support...
Salafi movement
1: a militant group of extremist Sunnis who believe themselves the only correct interpreters of the Koran and consider moderate Muslims to be infidels; seek to convert all Muslims and to insure that i...
Salafism
1: a militant group of extremist Sunnis who believe themselves the only correct interpreters of the Koran and consider moderate Muslims to be infidels; seek to convert all Muslims and to insure that i...
Salafist Group
1: an Algerian extremist Islamic offshoot of the Armed Islamic Group; now the largest and most active armed terrorist group in Algeria that seeks to overthrow the government; a major source of support...
salah
1: the second pillar of Islam is prayer; a prescribed liturgy performed five times a day (preferably in a mosque) and oriented toward Mecca [syn: {salat}, {salaat}, {salaah}]
Salah al-Din Battalions
1: the military arm of Hamas responsible for suicide bombings and other attacks on Israel [syn: {Qassam Brigades}, {Iz Al-Din Al-Qassam Battalions}]
Salah-ad-Din Yusuf ibn-Ayyub
1: sultan of Syria and Egypt; reconquered Jerusalem from the Christians in 1187 but was defeated by Richard Coeur de Lion in 1191 (1137-1193) [syn: {Saladin}]
salai
1: East Indian tree yielding a resin used medicinally and burned as incense [syn: {Boswellia serrata}]
salal
1: small evergreen shrub of Pacific coast of North America having edible dark purple grape-size berries [syn: {shallon}, {Gaultheria shallon}]
salamander
1: any of various typically terrestrial amphibians that resemble lizards and that return to water only to breed 2: reptilian creature supposed to live in fire 3: fire iron consisting of a metal rod wi...
Salamandra
1: type genus of the Salamandridae [syn: {genus Salamandra}]
Salamandra atra
1: ovoviviparous amphibian of the Alps [syn: {alpine salamander}]
Salamandra maculosa
1: European salamander having dark skin with usually yellow spots [syn: {spotted salamander}, {fire salamander}]
salami
1: highly seasoned fatty sausage of pork and beef usually dried
salary
1: something that remunerates; "wages were paid by check"; "he wasted his pay on drink"; "they saved a quarter of all their earnings" [syn: {wage}, {pay}, {earnings}, {remuneration}] [also: {salaried}...
salary cut
1: the act of reducing a salary [syn: {pay cut}]
salary increase
1: the amount a salary is increased; "he got a 3% raise"; "he got a wage hike" [syn: {raise}, {rise}, {wage hike}, {hike}, {wage increase}]
salat
1: the second pillar of Islam is prayer; a prescribed liturgy performed five times a day (preferably in a mosque) and oriented toward Mecca [syn: {salaat}, {salah}, {salaah}]
sale
1: the general activity of selling; "they tried to boost sales"; "laws limit the sale of handguns" 2: a particular instance of selling; "he has just made his first sale"; "they had to complete the sal...
sale in gross
1: a sale of a tract of land as a whole without a warranty as to the acreage [syn: {contract of hazard}]
saleable
1: possible to sell [syn: {salable}] [ant: {unsalable}]
Salem
1: capital of the state of Oregon in the northwestern part of the state on the Willamette River [syn: {capital of Oregon}] 2: a city in northeastern Massachusetts; site of the witchcraft trials in 169...
saleratus
1: a white soluble compound (NaHCO3) used in effervescent drinks and in baking powders and as an antacid [syn: {bicarbonate of soda}, {sodium hydrogen carbonate}, {sodium bicarbonate}, {baking soda}]
Salerno
1: a battle in World War II; the port was captured by United States troops in September 1943
saleroom
1: an area where merchandise (such as cars) can be displayed; "in England a showroom is called a salesroom" [syn: {showroom}, {salesroom}]
sales
1: income (at invoice values) received for goods and services over some given period of time [syn: {gross sales}, {gross revenue}]
sales agreement
1: an agreement (or contract) in which property is transferred from the seller (vendor) to the buyer (vendee) for a fixed price in money (paid or agreed to be paid by the buyer); "the salesman faxed t...
sales booth
1: a booth where articles are displayed for sale [syn: {stall}, {stand}]
sales demonstrator
1: someone who demonstrates an article to a prospective buyer [syn: {demonstrator}]
sales department
1: the division of a business that is responsible for selling products or services [syn: {sales division}, {sales force}]
sales division
1: the division of a business that is responsible for selling products or services [syn: {sales department}, {sales force}]
sales event
1: an occasion (usually brief) for buying at specially reduced prices; "they held a sale to reduce their inventory"; "I got some great bargains at their annual sale" [syn: {sale}, {cut-rate sale}]
sales finance company
1: a finance company that buys (at a discount) the installment sales contracts of retail merchants
sales force
1: the division of a business that is responsible for selling products or services [syn: {sales department}, {sales division}]
sales incentive
1: remuneration offered to a salesperson for exceeding some predetermined sales goal
sales outlet
1: a place of business for retailing goods [syn: {mercantile establishment}, {retail store}, {outlet}]
sales pitch
1: promotion by means of an argument and demonstration [syn: {sales talk}, {pitch}]
sales resistance
1: resistance by potential customers to aggressive selling practices
sales staff
1: those in a business who are responsible for sales
sales talk
1: promotion by means of an argument and demonstration [syn: {sales pitch}, {pitch}]
sales tax
1: a tax based on the cost of the item purchased and collected directly from the buyer [syn: {nuisance tax}]
salesclerk
1: a salesperson in a store [syn: {shop clerk}, {clerk}]
salesgirl
1: a woman salesperson [syn: {saleswoman}, {saleslady}]
saleslady
1: a woman salesperson [syn: {salesgirl}, {saleswoman}]
salesmanship
1: skill in selling; skill in persuading people to buy; "he read a book on salesmanship but it didn't help"
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salesperson
1: a person employed to sell merchandise (as to customers in a store or to customers that are visited) [also: {salespeople} (pl)]
salesroom
1: an area where merchandise (such as cars) can be displayed; "in England a showroom is called a salesroom" [syn: {showroom}, {saleroom}]
saleswoman
1: a woman salesperson [syn: {salesgirl}, {saleslady}]
Salian
1: a member of the tribe of Franks who settled in the Netherlands in the 4th century AD [syn: {Salian Frank}]
Salian Frank
1: a member of the tribe of Franks who settled in the Netherlands in the 4th century AD [syn: {Salian}]
Salic law
1: the code of laws of the Salian Franks and other German tribes
Salicaceae
1: two genera of trees or shrubs having hairy catkins: Salix; Populus [syn: {family Salicaceae}, {willow family}]
Salicales
1: coextensive with the family Salicaceae [syn: {order Salicales}]
Salicornia
1: glassworts [syn: {genus Salicornia}]
Salicornia europaea
1: fleshy maritime plant having fleshy stems with rudimentary scalelike leaves and small spikes of minute flowers; formerly used in making glass [syn: {glasswort}, {samphire}]
salicylate
1: a salt of salicylic acid (included in several commonly used drugs)
salicylate poisoning
1: poisoning caused by the excessive ingestion of salicylates (usually aspirin)
salicylic acid
1: a white crystalline substance with a bitter aftertaste; used as a fungicide or in making aspirin or dyes or perfumes [syn: {2-hydroxybenzoic acid}]
salience
1: the state of being salient [syn: {saliency}, {strikingness}]
saliency
1: the state of being salient [syn: {salience}, {strikingness}]
salient
1: having a quality that thrusts itself into attention; "an outstanding fact of our time is that nations poisoned by anti semitism proved less fortunate in regard to their own freedom"; "a new theory ...
salient angle
1: an angle pointing outward; an interior angle of a polygon that is less than 180 degrees [ant: {reentrant angle}]
Salientia
1: frogs, toads, tree toads [syn: {order Salientia}, {Anura}, {order Anura}, {Batrachia}, {order Batrachia}]
salientian
1: relating to frogs and toads [syn: {anuran}, {batrachian}] n : any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species [syn: {frog}, {to...
saliferous
1: containing or yielding salt; "saliferous formations"; "salt domes"
Salim
1: Venezuelan master terrorist raised by a Marxist-Leninist father; trained and worked with many terrorist groups (born in 1949) [syn: {Sanchez}, {Ilich Sanchez}, {Ilich Ramirez Sanchez}, {Carlos}, {C...
Salina
1: a town in central Kansas
salinate
1: add salt to; "salinated solution" [ant: {desalinate}]
saline
1: containing salt; "a saline solution"; "salty tears" [syn: {salty}] n : an isotonic solution of sodium chloride and distilled water [syn: {saline solution}]
saline solution
1: an isotonic solution of sodium chloride and distilled water [syn: {saline}]
Salinger
1: United States writer (born 1919) [syn: {J. D. Salinger}, {Jerome David Salinger}]
salinity
1: the taste experience when salt is taken into the mouth [syn: {salt}, {saltiness}] 2: the relative proportion of salt in a solution [syn: {brininess}]
salinometer
1: a hydrometer that determines the concentration of salt solutions by measuring their density
Salisbury
1: the capital and largest city of Zimbabwe [syn: {Harare}, {capital of Zimbabwe}]
Salish
1: a family of Mosan language spoken in northwestern United States and western Canada [syn: {Salishan}] 2: a member of a group of North American Indians speaking a Salishan language and living on the ...
Salishan
1: a family of Mosan language spoken in northwestern United States and western Canada [syn: {Salish}]
saliva
1: a clear liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands of the mouth; moistens the mouth and starts the digestion of starches [syn: {spit}, {spittle}]
salivary
1: of or relating to saliva; "salivary gland"
salivary duct
1: a duct through which saliva passes from the salivary gland into the mouth
salivary gland
1: any of three pairs of glands in the mouth and digestive system that secrete saliva for digestion
salivate
1: produce saliva; "We salivated when he described the great meal" 2: be envious, desirous, eager for, or extremely happy about something; "She was salivating over the raise she anticipated" [syn: {dr...
Salix
1: a large and widespread genus varying in size from small shrubs to large trees: willows [syn: {genus Salix}]
Salix alba
1: large willow tree of Eurasia and North Africa having grayish canescent leaves and gray bark [syn: {white willow}, {Huntingdon willow}]
Salix alba caerulea
1: Eurasian willow tree having grayish leaves and ascending branches [syn: {cricket-bat willow}]
Salix alba sericea
1: North American willow with grayish silky pubescent leaves that usually blacken in drying [syn: {silver willow}, {silky willow}, {Salix sericea}]
Salix alba vitellina
1: European willow having grayish leaves and yellow-orange twigs used in basketry [syn: {golden willow}, {Salix vitellina}]
Salix amygdalina
1: Old World willow with light green leaves cultivated for use in basketry [syn: {almond willow}, {black Hollander}, {Salix triandra}]
Salix amygdaloides
1: willow of the western United States with leaves like those of peach or almond trees [syn: {peachleaf willow}, {peach-leaved willow}, {almond-leaves willow}]
Salix arctica
1: low creeping shrub of arctic Europe and America [syn: {arctic willow}]
Salix babylonica
1: willow with long drooping branches and slender leaves native to China; widely cultivated as an ornamental [syn: {weeping willow}, {Babylonian weeping willow}]
Salix blanda
1: hybrid willow usually not strongly weeping in habit [syn: {Wisconsin weeping willow}, {Salix pendulina}, {Salix pendulina blanda}]
Salix candida
1: North American shrub with whitish canescent leaves [syn: {hoary willow}, {sage willow}]
Salix caprea
1: much-branched Old World willow having large catkins and relatively large broad leaves [syn: {goat willow}, {florist's willow}, {pussy willow}]
Salix cinerea
1: Eurasian shrubby willow with whitish tomentose twigs [syn: {gray willow}]
Salix discolor
1: small willow of eastern North America having grayish leaves and silky catkins that come before the leaves [syn: {pussy willow}]
Salix fragilis
1: large willow tree with stiff branches that are easily broken [syn: {crack willow}, {brittle willow}, {snap willow}]
Salix herbacea
1: widely distributed boreal shrubby willow with partially underground creeping stems and bright green glossy leaves [syn: {dwarf willow}]
Salix humilis
1: slender shrubby willow of dry areas of North America [syn: {prairie willow}]
Salix lasiolepis
1: shrubby willow of the western United States [syn: {arroyo willow}]
Salix lucida
1: common North American shrub with shiny lanceolate leaves [syn: {shining willow}]
Salix nigra
1: North American shrubby willow having dark bark and linear leaves growing close to streams and lakes [syn: {swamp willow}, {black willow}]
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