sam

IPA: sˈæm

Root Word: Sam

A diminutive of the male given name Samuel, or rarely of Samson. Also used as a formal given name.
A diminutive of the female given name Samantha.
A surname from Cantonese, a romanization of 岑 (cén) or 沈 (shěn).
A town in the Alibori department, Benin.
A town in Boulkiemdé, Burkina Faso.
A town in the Bourzanga department, Bam, Burkina Faso.
A village in the Kongoussi department, Bam, Burkina Faso.
A Trans-New Guinea language of Papua New Guinea.
A surname from Khmer
(Ireland, informal) The Sam Maguire Cup awarded to the All-Ireland GAA football winning team.
(UK, informal) Synonym of Dicky Sam (“a man from Liverpool”)
surface-to-air missile
(slang) Federal narcotics agent.
(space science, NASA) Acronym of Sample Analysis at Mars. (a scientific instrument of the Mars Science Laboratory on board the Curiosity rover on Mars.)
(military) Initialism of surface-to-air missile. [(military) A ground-based anti-aircraft missile.]
(nanotechnology) Initialism of self-assembled monolayer.
(cardiology) Initialism of systolic anterior motion.
(programming) Initialism of single abstract method.
(psychology) Initialism of split attraction model. [(psychology) A model of human desire which distinguishes sexual and romantic attraction.]
Initialism of shared appreciation mortgage. [A mortgage in which the lender agrees to receive some or all of the repayment in the form of a share of the increase in value of the property.]

(transitive, UK dialectal) To assemble.
(transitive, UK dialectal, of persons) To bring together; join (in marriage, friendship, love, etc.).
(transitive, UK dialectal, of things) To bring together; collect; put in order; arrange.
(intransitive, UK dialectal) To assemble; come together.
(transitive, UK dialectal) To coagulate; curdle (milk).

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