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cubby-hole: After dinner Roger goes to his sanctum to write.
sane adj. normal, of sound mind, rational, compos mentis,
well-balanced, right-minded, level-headed, rational, reasonable,
sensible, judicious, Colloq right in the head, all there: They
decided that the killer was sane and fit to stand trial.
sang-froid
n. cold-bloodedness, coolness, cool-headedness, indifference,
composure, phlegm, self-possession, self-control, poise,
imperturbability, equanimity, Colloq unflappability, cool,
coolth: What amazed us was the remarkable sang-froid displayed
by even the smallest children in the face of bullying.
sanguinary
adj. 1 bloodthirsty, cruel, brutal, brutish, gory, merciless,
remorseless, ruthless, pitiless, heartless, savage, barbarous,
slaughterous, grim, fell, murderous, homicidal: The axe murder
was the most sanguinary crime that the division had ever been
required to investigate. 2 bloody, sanguineous, sanguinolent: I
am unsure how I survived such a sanguinary battle.
sanguine adj. optimistic, rosy, confident, hopeful, forward-looking,
anticipatory, expectant, enthusiastic, fervid, zealous: Some
experts took a more sanguine view, saying that they expected to
see the start of an economic upturn in the next few months.
sanitary adj. clean, sterile, hygienic, antiseptic, disinfected,
aseptic, germ-free, bacteria-free; healthy, unpolluted,
salubrious, healthful, salutary, wholesome: With such shortages
of personnel and equipment, it was impossible to maintain a
sanitary hospital environment.
sanity n. saneness, reason, mental health or soundness, normality,
rationality, reason, reasonableness, stability, balance: Have
you any reason for suspecting her sanity?
sap° n. 1 (vital) juice or fluid, bodily or US also body fluid,
lifeblood, essence, Literary ichor: He apostrophized about how
the sap of youth had shrunk from his veins. 2 fool, idiot,
nincompoop, ninny, ninny-hammer, simpleton, ignoramus, nitwit,
dim-wit, dunce, ass; dupe, gull, US thimble-wit; Colloq chump,
drip, Brit (right) charlie, noddy, noodle, wet, Chiefly Brit