What does sac mean?

Definitions for sac
sæk, sɔksac

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word sac.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. pouch, sac, sack, pocketnoun

    an enclosed space

    "the trapped miners found a pocket of air"

  2. theca, sacnoun

    a case or sheath especially a pollen sac or moss capsule

  3. Sauk, Sacnoun

    a member of the Algonquian people formerly living in Wisconsin in the Fox River valley and on the shores of Green Bay

  4. sacnoun

    a structure resembling a bag in an animal

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  1. sac

    A sac can refer to: 1) In biology, a pouch or bag-like structure in an animal or plant, often containing fluids or other substances. 2) In ordinary language, it may also refer to a bag or pouch used to carry items. 3) It can also refer to a short form for a cul-de-sac which is a dead-end street with only one inlet or outlet. The specific definition can vary depending on the context.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Sacnoun

    see Sacs

  2. Sacnoun

    the privilege formerly enjoyed by the lord of a manor, of holding courts, trying causes, and imposing fines

  3. Sacnoun

    see 2d Sack

  4. Sacnoun

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

  5. Etymology: [See Sake, Soc.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Sac

    sak, n. (bot., zool.) a sack or bag for a liquid.—adjs. Sac′cāte, -d, pouched: pouch-like; Sac′cular, like a sac, sacciform; Sac′culate, -d, formed in a series of sac-like expansions: encysted.—ns. Sacculā′tion, the formation of a sac: a series of sacs; Sac′cule, Sac′culus, a small sac:—pl. Sac′culi. [Fr.,—L. saccus, a bag.]

  2. Sac

    sak, n. (law) the privilege of a lord of manor of holding courts. [A.S. sacu, strife.]

Editors Contribution

  1. sac

    An organ or structure within the body.

    There are a variety of sac within the animal and human body each having a different function and role.


    Submitted by MaryC on October 27, 2015  

Suggested Resources

  1. SAC

    What does SAC stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the SAC acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Entomology

  1. Sac

    in Coccidae, the separate cottony envelope secreted by many species.

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. SAC

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Sac is ranked #82613 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Sac surname appeared 228 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Sac.

    72.8% or 166 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    12.7% or 29 total occurrences were White.
    7.4% or 17 total occurrences were Asian.
    6.1% or 14 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

Anagrams for sac »

  1. ACS

  2. CAS

  3. CSA

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of sac in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of sac in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of sac in a Sentence

  1. Memo Fachino:

    We live at the end of a cul-de-sac, so it's not like hundreds of people drive by our home or anything.

  2. Derrick Flournoy:

    You'd be at a dead end and the app would tell you to keep straight and turn right, i'm in a cul-de-sac, I'm not going to drive through a field.

  3. Anthony Davis:

    That Sac game lingered with us for a couple of days, giving that game away, i think we did a good job defensively tonight, getting this kick-start to a winning streak.

  4. Charissa Thompson:

    When it comes to your physical being and intimate photos between you and your boyfriend and things that you sent to someone when you were in a long-distance relationship and in love, it is your private property, so it felt — the obvious — like such an invasion. But then the depths I am still taking to get back that privacy are unbelievable. The way I equate is someone came into my home, robbed my home of all its possessions, put it out in the cul-de-sac right in front of me, and I had to buy all of it right back to put back in my house. The star acknowledged that, unlike Andrews who saw the person that leaked her image caught and thrown in jail for 2 and a half years, she’s still seeking justice.

  5. Sir Barnett Cocks:

    A committee is a cul-de-sac down which ideas are lured and then quietly strangled.

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