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encroach
/ɪn ˈkroʊtʃ /
/ɪn ˈkroʊtʃ /
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sapling
/ˈsæ plɪŋ/
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young tree
sapling meaning(s)
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- (n) young tree
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- A veterinarian cuts and breaks the horse's tail much as an unskilled woodsman might hack and push down a sapling.
- Isolated within one school of music, in this case the Russian, the growth potential of an artist such as Gilels was, like a sapling in a tin can, limited.
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sapodilla
large tropical American evergreen yielding chicle gum and edible fruit; sometimes…
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sapodilla family
tropical trees or shrubs with milky juice and often edible fleshy…
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sapodilla plum
tropical fruit with a rough brownish skin and very sweet brownish pulp
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sapodilla tree
large tropical American evergreen yielding chicle gum and edible fruit;…
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saponaceous
/ˌsæ pəʊ ˈnɛɪ ʃəs/
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resembling or having the qualities of soap
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saponaria
mostly perennial Old World herbs
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saponaria officinalis
plant of European origin having pink or white flowers and…
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saponaria vaccaria
European annual with pale rose-colored flowers; cultivated flower…
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saponification
/sə ˌpɑ nə fə ˈkeɪ ʃən/
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a chemical reaction in which an ester is heated…
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saponified
converted into soap
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saponify
become converted into soap by being hydrolized into an acid and alcohol as a result…
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saponin
any of various plant glucosides that form soapy lathers when mixed and agitated…
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saporous
full of flavor
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sapota
tropical fruit with a rough brownish skin and very sweet brownish pulp
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sapotaceae
tropical trees or shrubs with milky juice and often edible fleshy fruit
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sapote
tropical American tree having wood like mahogany and sweet edible egg-shaped fruit;…
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sapped
/ˈsæpt/
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deplete
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sapper
/ˈsæ pər/
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a military engineer who lays or detects and disarms mines
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sapphic
/ˈsæ fɪk/
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a meter used by Sappho and named after her
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sapphic ode
an ode with several stanzas
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sapphire
/ˈsæ faɪ ər/
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a precious transparent stone of rich blue corundum valued as a gemstone
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sapphire berry
deciduous shrub of eastern Asia bearing decorative bright blue fruit
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sapphirine
a rare light blue or green mineral; consists of aluminum and magnesium silicate…