A sac is a small part of an animal's body, shaped like a little bag. It contains air, liquid, or some other substance.
The lungs consist of millions of tiny air sacs.
Synonyms: pouch, bag, pocket, bladder More Synonyms of sac
sac in British English
(sæk)
noun
a pouch, bag, or pouchlike part in an animal or plant
Derived forms
saclike (ˈsacˌlike)
adjective
Word origin
C18: from French, from Latin saccus; see sack1
SAC in British English
abbreviation for(in Britain)
Special Area of Conservation
SAC in American English
Strategic Air Command
Sac in American English
(sæk; sɔk)
nounWord forms: pluralSacs or Sac
var. of
UNRESOLVED CROSS REF
sac in American English
(sæk)
noun
a pouchlike part in a plant or animal, esp. one filled with fluid
Derived forms
saclike (ˈsacˌlike)
adjective
Word origin
Fr < L saccus: see sack1
Examples of 'sac' in a sentence
sac
Halve the sac lengthways then across into chunky strips.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
If using squid, remove the tentacles from inside the sac and split the sac lengthways.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
In other languages
sac
British English: sac NOUN
A sac is a small part of an animal's body, shaped like a little bag. It contains air, liquid, or some other substance.
The lungs consist of millions of tiny air sacs.
American English: sac
Brazilian Portuguese: cavidade
Chinese: 囊
European Spanish: bolsa
French: sac
German: Sack
Italian: sacco
Japanese: 嚢
Korean: >낭동 식물의 액체 혹은 가스가 들어 있는
European Portuguese: cavidade
Latin American Spanish: bolsa
All related terms of 'sac'
air sac
any of the membranous air-filled extensions of the lungs of birds, which increase the efficiency of gaseous exchange in the lungs
vocal sac
either of the loose folds of skin on each side of the mouth in many male frogs that can be inflated and act as resonators
yolk sac
the membranous sac that is attached to the ventral surface of the embryos of birds, reptiles , and some fishes and contains yolk
embryo sac
the structure within a plant ovule that contains the egg cell: develops from the megaspore and contains the embryo plant and endosperm after fertilization
sac fungus
→ ascomycete
cul-de-sac
A cul-de-sac is a short road which is closed off at one end.
culs-de-sac
a road with one end blocked off; dead end
(noun)
Definition
a pouch or pouchlike part in an animal or plant
The lungs consist of millions of tiny air sacs.
Synonyms
pouch
a leather pouch full of tobacco
bag
She left the hotel carrying a shopping bag.
pocket
a canvas container with customised pockets for each tool
bladder
pod
cyst
He had a minor operation to remove a cyst.
bursa
vesicle
Additional synonyms
in the sense of bag
Definition
a flexible container with an opening at one end
She left the hotel carrying a shopping bag.
Synonyms
sack,
container,
poke (Scottish),
sac,
receptacle
in the sense of cyst
Definition
any normal sac in the body
He had a minor operation to remove a cyst.
Synonyms
sac,
growth,
blister,
wen,
vesicle,
bleb
in the sense of pocket
Definition
any pouchlike container, esp. for catching balls at the edge of a snooker table
a canvas container with customised pockets for each tool