savage
1230
savage³ n old-fash or derog a member of an uncivilized or undeveloped tribe or group: These civilizations flourished while Europeans were still savages living in caves.
Savage, Lily a humorous female character played by the British COMEDIAN Paul O'Grady (1955–). Lily Savage comes from Liverpool, has thick BLOND hair, and wears very short skirts. She behaves in a very wild and shocking way, telling rude jokes about sex.
sav·ag·er·y /'sævɪdʒəri/ n [C usually pl;U] (an act of) savage behaviour; cruelty: He beat his wife with great savagery. | the savageries of war
sa·van·na, -nah /sə'vænə/ n [C;U] (an open flat area of) grassy land in a warm part of the world
sav·ant /'sævənt||sə'vɑːnt, sæ-/ n lit a person having great knowledge of some subject
save¹ /seɪv/ v 1 [T(from)] to make safe from danger, harm, or destruction: 'He's fallen into the water!' 'Don't worry; I'll save him.' | He saved his friend from drowning. | The surgeons fought to save her life. | The sudden fall in interest rates saved the company from bankruptcy. | They hoped to save their marriage (=prevent it from failing) by having another baby. | (fig.) You saved my life (=helped me when I was in a very difficult situation) by lending me that £1000. 2 [I(UP, for)] to keep and add to an amount of money for later use: Children should learn to save. | We're saving (up) for a new car. → see also SAVER, SAVINGS 3 [T] a) to prevent or avoid the waste of (money, time, work etc): It will save time if we go by car instead of walking. | You can save fuel if you drive at a regular speed. | energy-saving modern building methods | [+obj[̩]+obj[̩](d)] If you buy the family-size box it will save you £1. b) [(for)] to keep for future use or enjoyment later: He saved his strength for the end of the race. | If there is any food left over, save it for later. | [+obj[̩]+obj[̩](d)] Will you save me a seat on the bus? | (fig.) You can save your apologies; I don't want them! 4 [T(from)] to make unnecessary (for): A brush with a long handle will save you from having to bend down to clean the floor. | [+obj[̩]+obj[̩](d)] Will you go to the shop for me? It'll save me a trip. | [(+obj[̩]+v-ing)] If you lend me a pound, it will save (me) having to go to the bank. | a labour-saving gadget 5 [T] (especially of a GOALKEEPER) to stop (a shot or a ball) from going into the net → see also SAVE 6 save one's skin/neck/bacon infml to escape from a serious danger: He lied in court to save his skin. (=otherwise he might have been sent to prison, or punished by death) 7 save the day to bring success when failure had seemed certain: We thought we'd have to abandon the talks, but Sir Alfred saved the day by suggesting a compromise acceptable to both sides. 8 to save one's life (usually in negatives) infml even with the greatest effort; at all: I couldn't play the piano to save my life. → see also FACE-SAVING
save on sthg. phr v [T] to avoid wasting: We use a wood fire, to save on electricity.
save² n (in football, HOCKEY etc) a quick action by the GOALKEEPER which prevents the opponents from making a point: 'Oh, good save!' → see also SAVE
save³ also saving prep fml or old use 1 except (for): She answered all the questions save one. | I agree with you, save that you have got one or two facts wrong. 2 saving your presence without meaning any offence to you: Saving your presence, I don't think the suggestion is very sensible. → see also BUT (USAGE)
sav·er /'seɪvə/ n 1 (often in comb.) something that prevents loss or waste: Our new washing machine is a real time- and money-saver. 2 especially BrE a person who saves money, e.g. with a bank or BUILDING SOCIETY
,Save the 'Children ,Fund, the also ,Save the 'Children an international CHARITY organization which helps children all over the world, especially in poorer countries. Its president is Princess Anne.
Sav·ile, Sir Jimmy /'sævɪl/ (1926–) a British television presenter who used to be a DISC JOCKEY (=someone who has a pop music programme on the radio) but was best known for his popular television programme Jim'll Fix It in which he arranged for ordinary people to do something special such as meet their favourite pop singer or play football with a famous team. He has long white hair, wears lots of gold jewellery, and smokes large cigars. He is known for saying 'now then, now then' and 'how's about that, then', and also for the work he does for CHARITY.
Savile Row /ˌsævɪl 'rəʊ/ a street in London, known for having many expensive clothes shops for men which sell traditional, often hand-made suits: a Savile Row suit
,saving 'grace n the one good thing that makes something acceptable: It was an awful film – its saving grace was the beautiful photography.
sav·ings /'seɪvɪŋz/ n [P] money saved, especially in a bank
'savings ac,count n a bank account which earns INTEREST → compare DEPOSIT ACCOUNT
,savings and 'loan associ,ation abbrev. S & L also thrift n AmE for BUILDING SOCIETY → see also S & L CRISIS
'savings bank n 1 a bank which offers accounts which earn INTEREST (especially formerly) 2 a bank: Trustee Savings Bank
'savings bond n a BOND sold by the US government which can be exchanged after a fixed period of time for its cost with interest; they are often given as gifts, especially to children
sa·viour BrE || -vior AmE /'seɪvjə/ n 1 [C] a person or thing that saves from danger or loss: the saviour of his people 2 [(the)] (usually cap.) (in the Christian religion) Jesus Christ
sav·oir-faire /ˌsævwa: 'feə||-wɑ:r/ n [U] Fr, apprec the ability to do and say the proper and polite thing on every social occasion
sa·vo·ry /'seɪvəri/ n 1 [U] a plant used in cooking to add taste to meat, beans etc 2 [C] AmE for SAVOURY
sa·vour¹ BrE || -vor AmE /'seɪvə/ v [T] to enjoy slowly and purposefully: She drank the wine slowly, savouring every drop.
savour of sthg. phr v [T no pass.] to have a (slight) quality of; suggest: They were suspicious of any law that savoured of more government control.
savour² BrE || -vor AmE — n [S;U] rather fml 1 · [(of)] a taste or smell 2 (power to excite) interest: Life seems to have lost most of its savour for him.
sa·vour·y¹ BrE || -vory AmE /'seɪvəri/ adj 1 pleasant or attractive in taste 2 [usually in negatives] fml morally attractive or good; WHOLESOME: This place doesn't have a very savoury reputation. → opposite UNSAVOURY 3 BrE (of a dish) having the taste of meat, cheese, vegetables, salt etc, without sugar → opposite SWEET
savoury² BrE || -vory AmE — n a small salty dish, sometimes served at the end of a formal meal
sa·voy /sə'vɔɪ/ n a type of CABBAGE with curled leaves
Savoy, the a very expensive famous hotel in central London, next to the River Thames
sav·vy /'sævi/ n [U] apprec slang practical knowledge and ability; KNOW-HOW
saw¹ /sɔ:/ past tense of SEE
saw² n a hand-driven or power-driven tool for cutting hard materials, having a thin flat blade with a row of V-shaped teeth on the edge → see picture at TOOL
saw³ v sawed, sawn /sɔ:n/ especially BrE, sawed especially AmE [I;T] to cut with a saw: That dead branch ought to be sawn off. | He sawed through a power cable by accident. | I sawed the logs up into little pieces. | She was busy sawing logs. (=sawing a long piece of wood into logs) | (fig.) He sawed at the loaf with a blunt bread knife. (=pressing the knife backwards and forwards)
saw⁴ n a short well-known saying (especially in the phrase old saw)
saw·bones /'sɔ:bənz/ n pl. sawbones humor, especially AmE a doctor or SURGEON
saw·buck /'sɔ:bʌk/ n AmE infml a $10 bill
saw·dust /'sɔ:dʌst/ n [U] dust or very small pieces of wood made by a saw in cutting
saw·horse /'sɔ:hɔ:s||-hɔ:rs/ n a wooden frame to hold up something being sawn (SAW)
saw·mill /'sɔ:,mɪl/ n a factory where logs are cut into board by a power-driven saw