adj
Meaning 1
Half or imperfectly done.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dialectal, not-comparable
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Standard Lemma guide
Sam
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/sæm/
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rhymes with -æm
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homophone: Sam (Received Pronunciation, US)
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Received-Pronunciation, US: /ˈsæm/
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Australia, Southern-England: /ˈsæːm/
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CMU ARPABET: S AE1 M Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Half-heated.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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adv
Meaning 3
Together
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable, obsolete
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name
Meaning 4
A diminutive of the male given names Samuel or Samson.
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name
Meaning 5
A diminutive of the female given name Samantha.
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name
Meaning 6
A surname from Cantonese, a romanization of 岑 (sam4) or 沈 (cam4 / zam3).
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name
Meaning 7
A town in Alibori department, Benin.
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name
Meaning 8
A town in Boulkiemdé, Burkina Faso.
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Meaning 9
A town in Bourzanga department, Bam, Burkina Faso.
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name
Meaning 10
A village in Kongoussi department, Bam, Burkina Faso.
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Meaning 11
A Trans-New Guinea language of Papua New Guinea.
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name
Meaning 12
A surname from Khmer
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Meaning 13
The Sam Maguire Cup awarded to the All-Ireland GAA football winning team.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Ireland, informal
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name
Meaning 14
Acronym of Sample Analysis at Mars (a scientific instrument of the Mars Science Laboratory on board the Curiosity rover on Mars.)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Topics: NASA, aerospace, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, space-science
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noun
Meaning 15
Synonym of Dicky Sam (“a man from Liverpool”)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, informal
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noun
Meaning 16
Federal narcotics agent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: slang
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noun
Meaning 17
Initialism of surface-to-air missile.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Topics: government, military, politics, war
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noun
Meaning 18
Initialism of self-assembled monolayer.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Topics: engineering, nanotechnology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
Meaning 19
Initialism of systolic anterior motion.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Topics: cardiology, medicine, sciences
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noun
Meaning 20
Initialism of single abstract method.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences
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noun
Meaning 21
Initialism of split attraction model.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Topics: human-sciences, psychology, sciences
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noun
Meaning 22
Initialism of shared appreciation mortgage.
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Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
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noun
Meaning 23
Initialism of smartass masochist; a brat.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Topics: BDSM, lifestyle, sexuality
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noun
Meaning 24
Initialism of serviceable addressable/available market.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Topics: business
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verb
Meaning 25
To assemble.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, dialectal, transitive
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verb
Meaning 26
To bring together; join (in marriage, friendship, love, etc.).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, dialectal, transitive
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verb
Meaning 27
To bring together; collect; put in order; arrange.
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Usage: UK, dialectal, transitive
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verb
Meaning 28
To assemble; come together.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, dialectal, intransitive
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verb
Meaning 29
To coagulate; curdle (milk).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, dialectal, transitive
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noun
Meaning 30
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: surface-to-air missile
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Broader terms: guided missile
Narrower terms: MANPAD, Stinger
History
Etymology
From Middle English sam- (prefix), from Old English sam-, from Proto-Germanic *sēmi- (“half”), from Proto-Indo-European *sēmi- (“half”). Related to semi- (via Latin).
From Middle English sām (“together”), from Old English samen (“together”), from Proto-West Germanic *saman, from Proto-Germanic *samanai (“together”), from Proto-Indo-European *sem- (“together, one”).
Possibly from Uncle Sam.
From Middle English sammen, samnen, from Old English samnian, ġesamnian (“to collect, assemble, bring together, gather, join, unite, compose, meet, glean”), from Proto-West Germanic *samnōn, from Proto-Germanic *samnōną (“to gather”), from Proto-Indo-European *sem- (“one”). Cognate with Dutch zamelen (“to collect”), German sammeln (“to collect, gather”), Swedish samla (“to gather, collect”), Icelandic samna (“to gather, collect”). More at same.
Across languages
Translations
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- German: FlaRak (Flugabwehrrakete) — surface-to-air missile