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Sat . ur .day © / 'saetordei; 'saetordi / noun

[ count, noncount ] ( abbreviation Sat. )

the day of the week after Friday and before Sunday

sauce © / sos/ noun[ count, noncount]

a thick liquid that you eat on or with other food pasta with tomato sauce

sauce • pan / ' sospren / ( also pan ) noun [count]

a round metal container for cooking

sau • cer / ' sosar / noun [ count ]

a small round plate that you put under a cup cups and saucers

—Look at the picture at cup . sau • na / ' sona / noun [ count ]

a room that is hot and filled with steam, where people sit to relax and feel healthy a hotel with a swimming pool and sauna

sau • sage / ' sosid3 / noun [ count, noncount ]

a mixture of meat, spices, etc. that is pressed into a long, thin skin garlic sausage sausages and eggs sav • age / ' srevid3 / adjective

wild or violent

He was the victim of a savage attack by a large dog.

save © / seiv / verb ( saves , sav - ing , saved )

to take someone or something away from danger He saved me from the fire.

The doctor saved her life .

( also save up ) to keep or not spend money so that you can buy something later

I've saved enough money to buy a car. I'm saving up for a new bike.

to keep something to use in the future Save some of the meat for tomorrow.

to use less of something

She saves money by making her own clothes.

( COMPUTERS ) to store information in a computer by giving it a special instruction

Don't forget to save the file before you close it.

( SPORTS ) to stop someone from scoring a goal in sports such as hockey or soccer

sav • ings / ' seivigz / noun [ plural ]

money that you are keeping to use later I keep my savings in the bank. Word building There are two main types of bank account . If you have a checking account , you can take your money out at any time by using a check or an ATM card (= a card that you put into a machine, which gives you money ) .

A savings account lets you keep your money in the bank to use later. You receive extra money, called interest , for keeping your money there.

saw 1

form of see

saw 2 / so / noun [ count ]

a metal tool for cutting wood

►saw verb ( saws , saw ing , sawed , has sawed or has sawn / son / )

She sawed a branch off the tree.

saw • dust / ' sodAst / noun [ noncount ]

powder that falls when you cut wood with a saw

sax • o • phone / ' sreksafoun / ( also informal sax / sreks / ) noun [ count ] ( MUSIC ) a musical instrument made of metal that you play by blowing into it —Look at the picture at instrument .

Say 1 Ф / sei / verb

( says / sez / say ing , said / sed / has said )

1 to make words with your mouth

You say "please" when you ask for something.

"This is my room," he said.

She said that she was cold.

Which word?

Say or tell?

We use say with the actual words that are spoken, or before that in reported speech: 'I'm ready," Tom said. ♦ Tom said that he was ready.

Notice that you say something to someone: Tom said to Kate that he was ready, but you tell someone something (without to ): Tom told Kate that he was ready.

2 to give information in writing, numbers, or pictures The notice on the door said "Private." The clock says three-thirty.

that is to say what I mean is...

I'll see you in a week, that's to say next Monday.

say 2 / sei / noun have a say

to have the right to help decide something

I'd like to have a say in who we invite to the party.

say • ing / ' seiig / noun

[count]

a sentence that people often say, which gives advice about something

"Love is blind" is an old saying.

scab / skreb / noun [ count ]

( HEALTH ) a hard covering that grows over your skin where it is cut or broken