savings account at my local bank.       -

ft1-fit Sr Jft ft o 3 -saving (in adjectives    that

prevents the waste of the thing mentioned or stops it from being necessary ft ^ ft ■ ■ • (ft: energy-saving modifications fttl^jt^ 0 labour-saving devices ft ft Aft space-saving fitted furniture ft ft $ I'sj (ft ftfc#j — see also face-saving

.saving 'grace noun [usually sing.] the one good quality that a person or thing has that prevents them or it from being completely bad ft # l$ -1- ft

.savings and loan association noun [US?) [abbr. S&L)

= BUILDING SOCIETY

sa-viour [BrE) (NAmE savior) /'servja(r)/ noun 1 a person who rescues sb/sth from a dangerous or difficult situ­ation fljj if ; ft-; M: The new manager has been hailed as the saviour of the club, fr fx M ft # ft f,R 2 the Saviour used in the Christian reli­gion as another name for Jesus Christ ft,, []];.£

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savoir faire/.saevwa: 'fea(r); /VA/r/f ,saevwa:r 'fer/ noun [U] (from French, approving) the ability to behave in the appropriate way in social situations ( § #fl ) It

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sa-vory [NAmE) = savoury

savour [BrE) [NAmE savor) /'seiva(r)/ verb, noun

■                  verb [VN] 1 to enjoy the full taste or flavour of sth, espe­cially by eating or drinking it slowly (ft: Mm- ft-ft

relish : He ate his meal slowly, savouring every mouthful, life m “§■# H8         * — P — P Ufa pHp ,

2 to enjoy a feeling or an experience thoroughly # $ipfc; MX H33 relish: I wanted to savour every' moment,         LiilliMI 'savour

of sth [no passive] [formal) to seem to have an amount of sth, especially sth bad liSfclr; W >4 • • • M ft, W j£ • ■ • £tfJ $c M (     ) : His recent comments savour of hypoc­

risy.

mnoun [usually sing] (formal or literary) a taste or smell, especially a pleasant one ( :JcIb     ) UfciS-

M ^: [figurative) For Emma, life had lost its savour, ft

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sa voury [BrE) [NAmE sa-vory) /'seivori/ adj., noun madj. 1 having a taste that is salty not sweet    lA

P |$: savoury snacks  -L' 2 having a pleasant

taste or smell    M ; # #J ; It Bfc $1 :

a savoury smell from the kitchen — see also unsavoury

mnoun [usually pi.] [pi. -ies) a small amount of a food with a salty taste, not a sweet one, often served at a party, etc. (

savoy /sa'voi/ (also sa.voy ’cabbage) noun [U, C] a type of cabbage with leaves that are not smooth ftn+ft]£ savvy /■ saevi/ noun, adj.

■                  noun [U] [informal) practical knowledge or under­standing of sth ^ ft] iR: JaLiR ; TM\ political savvy

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■                  adj. (sav-vier, sav-vi-est) [informal, especially NAmE) having practical knowledge and understanding of sth; having common sense W J*L iR ; AS & $P iR ; ii If

savvy shoppers

saw /so:/ noun, verb — see also see v. mnoun 1 (often in compounds 'fft'f&JjAfi iSJ) a tool that has a long blade with sharp points (called teeth) along one of its edges. A saw is moved backwards and forwards by hand or driven by electricity and is used for cutting wood or metal. —see also chainsaw,

CIRCULAR SAW, FRETSAW, HACKSAW, HANDSAW, JIGSAW

(3) 2 [old-fashioned) a short phrase or sentence that states a general truth about life or gives advice ii t#:

m verb (sawed, sawn /so:n/) [NAmE also sawed, sawed) 1 to

use a saw to cut sth $jj:         [V] The workmen sawed and

hammered all day. IAXASJ&*, ftT&M   Ac o He

accidentally sawed through a cable, jfe ft ft ft Efr 7 ft o [VN] She sawed the plank in half.

H 0   2 ~ (away) (at sth) to move sth backwards and

forwards on sth as if using a saw

) : [V] She sawed away at her violin. ftfeft#±&li^ft o He was sawing energetically at a loaf of bread.

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life IE $] ty If — & ffi & o [also VN] IJIklTi .saw sth— ’down to cut sth and bring it to the ground using a saw $MS!|: The tree had to be sawn down, ;&1f MH&flgfJft .saw sth—off | .saw sth off sth to remove sth by cutting it with a saw      ft: We sawed the dead

branches off the tree, 7 W± WISfee ,saw sth—

‘up (into sth) to cut sth into pieces with a saw IE • -|g ) : We sawed the wood up into logs, fy

saw-bones /'sorbaunz; NAmE -bounz/ noun [pi. saw­bones) [old-fashioned, informal) a doctor or surgeon E£

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saw-dust /'soidAst/ noun [U] very small pieces of wood that fall as powder when wood is cut with a saw % ft saw-horse /'so:ho:s; NAmE -hoirs/ noun a wooden frame that supports wood that is being cut with a saw saw-mill /'soimil/ noun a factory in which wood is cut into boards using machinery

,sawn-off shotgun (BrE) [NAmE ,sawed-off shotgun)

noun a shotgun with part of its barrel cut off

sax /saeks/ noun [informal) = saxophone sax-horn /'saekshom; NAmE -horrn/ noun a brass musical instrument, used mainly in brass bands ^ %

Saxon /‘saeksn/ noun a member of a race of people once living in NW Germany, some of whom settled in Britain in the 5th and 6th centuries ]§ K ( ft SH® ft ft ft

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M ) — see also Anglo-Saxon ► Saxon adj. : Saxon churches/kings   / Sift

saxo phone /'saeksafaun; NAmE -foun/ (also informal sax) noun a metal musical instrument that you blow into, used especially in jazz F % W — picture o page R8

sax opho nist /saek'sofamst; NAmE ‘saeksafoumst/ noun a person who plays the saxophone say On /sei/ verb, noun, exclamation m verb (says /sez/, said, said /sed/)

■                  SPEAK ft 1 ~ sth (to sb) to speak or tell sb sth, using words ; ft ; o' ft : [V speech] ‘Hello!’ she said.

“ ug ’ • ” lift O ‘That was marvellous,’ said Daniel. “ ft ft T o ” ft /S ft o          In stories the subject

often comes after said, says or say when it follows the actual words spoken, unless it is a pronoun. $L ft, ftiftftffiftMftiftfffffift-, &.a5fcftsaid, says ^ say, ft ft    ^ ft     H ftin]. b [VN] Be quiet, I have

something to say.       o She said nothing

to me about it.   <> He knew that

if he wasn’t back by midnight, his parents would have something to say about it (= be angry),    , HJlk

A,     MAo 0 That’s a terrible

thing to say.      o I didn’t believe a word she

said, • nlfMftgo 0 [V (that)] He said (that)

his name was Sam.   o [VN that] It is said

that she lived to be over 100.      ft MIST 100          0

[V wh ] She finds it hard to say what she feels.

o o MI said to myself (= thought), ‘That can’t be right!’MM.         ” O‘That’s

impossible!’ ‘So you say [= but I think you may be wrong).’      ’’ “ ft ft ft „ ” o ‘Why can’t I go

out now?’ ‘Because I say so.’ “ ft ff A |E ft it ft A? ”  ” o‘What do you want it for?’

‘I’d rather not say.’    A ? ” “^iftJifti^W

if c ” o [V to inf] He said to meet him here. jftf&ftffio <> [VN to inf] He is said to have been a brilliant scholar.  7ft®1^ This pattern

is only used in the passive.

■                  REPEAT WORDS 2 [VN] to repeat words, phrases, etc.

It ; ® ii; #ii: to say a prayer  0 Try to say

that line with more conviction.    ft Btin Hllllft]

■                  EXPRESS OPINION A li ft If 3 to express an opinion on

sth ^ , A. ( ft $?- ) : [VN] Say what you like

(= although you disagree) about her, she’s a fine singer.

EJEMMftll#., o I’ll say this for