--- title: S — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 3 description: The 2316 words of the English dictionary under S, every meaning for a pupil and every example with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/S/page/3/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/) / S # S — The English dictionary · page 3 [A](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/) · [B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/B/) · [C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) · [D](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/) · 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meaning 1:* A saguaro is a giant cactus that grows in the Sonoran Desert of Arizona, USA, and Mexico; it can grow taller than a house and has arms that point upwards.[↗](../../saguaro/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* It is the cactus children often draw for a cowboy desert scene.[↗](../../saguaro/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The saguaro stood tall against the orange desert sunset.[↗](../../saguaro/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · A saguaro may not grow its first arm until it is about 75 years old.[↗](../../saguaro/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · After a storm, the saguaro's stem swells as it stores water.[↗](../../saguaro/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · A little elf owl peeped out of a hole in the saguaro.[↗](../../saguaro/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Saguaro flowers are white and bloom at night.[↗](../../saguaro/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · It is against the law to damage a saguaro in Arizona.[↗](../../saguaro/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · We saw hundreds of saguaros in Saguaro National Park.[↗](../../saguaro/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **saharan** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Saharan means belonging to or coming from the Sahara, the huge hot desert in North Africa.[↗](../../saharan/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Saharan can describe weather or places that are very hot and dry, like the Sahara.[↗](../../saharan/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (rare) A Saharan is a person who lives in the Sahara.[↗](../../saharan/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Camels can walk for days across the Saharan sand.[↗](../../saharan/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Saharan dust sometimes blows all the way to Britain and makes cars dusty.[↗](../../saharan/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The Saharan sun is fierce at midday.[↗](../../saharan/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Many countries in sub-Saharan Africa lie south of the desert.[↗](../../saharan/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Our classroom felt Saharan after the heating broke and stayed on full.[↗](../../saharan/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · We drew a map of the Saharan oases in geography.[↗](../../saharan/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Saharan nights can be surprisingly cold.[↗](../../saharan/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **sahib** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Sahib is a respectful word, like «sir» or «master», used in India and Pakistan, especially in the past when Britain ruled India.[↗](../../sahib/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* In Sikh use, Sahib is added to holy names as a sign of great respect, as in Guru Granth Sahib, the Sikh holy book.[↗](../../sahib/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The servant bowed and said, «Yes, sahib.»[↗](../../sahib/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · In the old story, the sahib lived in a large house with many servants.[↗](../../sahib/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Sikhs treat the Guru Granth Sahib as a living teacher.[↗](../../sahib/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The Golden Temple is also called Harmandir Sahib.[↗](../../sahib/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandfather remembered when people still said «sahib» to British officers.[↗](../../sahib/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The memsahib ordered tea on the veranda.[↗](../../sahib/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **said** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Said is the past form of say: «Mom said yes.».[↗](../../said/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* In old or formal writing, «said» means the one already named: «the said house».[↗](../../said/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Tom said he had 12 marbles.[↗](../../said/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The teacher said each child gets 2 pencils.[↗](../../said/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · She said she would read 30 pages.[↗](../../said/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · How many pages did she say she would read?[↗](../../said/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · «Come in!» said the old man.[↗](../../said/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Mum said we can go to the park later.[↗](../../said/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · She said sorry for being late.[↗](../../said/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · That's easier said than done.[↗](../../said/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · He said that the bus was late.[↗](../../said/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · "Good morning, Little Red-Cap," he said.[↗](../../said/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · And Abraham said: 'I will swear.'[↗](../../said/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.21.24, JPS 1917)[↗](../../said/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · And he said: 'I am Abraham's servant.[↗](../../said/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.24.34, JPS 1917)[↗](../../said/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · And he said: 'I seek my brethren.[↗](../../said/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.37.16, JPS 1917)[↗](../../said/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · And he said: 'All is well.[↗](../../said/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 2KI.5.22, JPS 1917)[↗](../../said/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") · And the king said: 'What wouldest thou?'[↗](../../said/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 1KI.1.16, JPS 1917)[↗](../../said/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") · And the LORD said unto him: Wherewith?[↗](../../said/#x16 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 1KI.22.22, JPS 1917)[↗](../../said/#x16 "tree and pragmatics") **saidst** — *Early Modern English, meaning 1:* «saidst» means «you said», a form of «say»: To say is to speak words: «Say hello.».[↗](../../saidst/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* And thou saidst unto thy servants: Bring him down unto me, that I may set mine eyes upon him.[↗](../../saidst/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.44.21, JPS 1917) · And thou saidst unto thy servants: Except your youngest brother come down with you, ye shall see my face no more.[↗](../../saidst/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.44.23, JPS 1917) · And Thou saidst: I will surely do thee good, and make thy seed as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude.'[↗](../../saidst/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.32.12, JPS 1917) **saiga** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A saiga is a kind of antelope that lives on the dry grassy plains of Central Asia, with a big, soft, drooping nose.[↗](../../saiga/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Its strange nose works like a filter: it warms cold air in winter and keeps out dust in summer.[↗](../../saiga/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A saiga has a nose that hangs over its mouth.[↗](../../saiga/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Saigas live on the steppes of Kazakhstan and Mongolia.[↗](../../saiga/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The saiga's nose filters dust from the air.[↗](../../saiga/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Thousands of saigas run together across the plains.[↗](../../saiga/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Hunters once killed many saigas for their horns.[↗](../../saiga/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Scientists count the saigas every year.[↗](../../saiga/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The saiga is listed as an endangered animal.[↗](../../saiga/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · We saw a picture of a baby saiga in our nature book.[↗](../../saiga/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **sail** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A sail is a big piece of cloth on a boat that catches the wind and pushes the boat along.[↗](../../sail/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To sail is to travel on water in a boat or ship.[↗](../../sail/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To sail is to control a sailing boat.[↗](../../sail/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* To sail can mean to move smoothly and fast: the ball sailed over the fence.[↗](../../sail/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* To set sail is to start a journey by sea.[↗](../../sail/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The boat sailed 15 miles in 3 hours.[↗](../../sail/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Each boat has 2 sails.[↗](../../sail/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · They sail 40 km each day.[↗](../../sail/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · How long will it take to sail 60 miles?[↗](../../sail/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The wind filled the sails.[↗](../../sail/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The explorers set sail for a new land.[↗](../../sail/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The ball sailed over the goalkeeper's head.[↗](../../sail/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · We are learning to sail at summer camp.[↗](../../sail/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · After the hard start, the rest was plain sailing.[↗](../../sail/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · And a ship came sailing by.[↗](../../sail/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · Of fine linen with richly woven work from Egypt was thy sail, that it might be to thee for an ensign; blue and purple from the isles of Elishah was thine awning.[↗](../../sail/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets EZK.27.7, JPS 1917)[↗](../../sail/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · Thy tacklings are loosed; they do not hold the stand of their mast, they do not spread the sail; then is the prey of a great spoil divided; the lame take the prey.[↗](../../sail/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets ISA.33.23, JPS 1917)[↗](../../sail/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") **sailfish** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A sailfish is a big ocean fish with a tall fin on its back that looks like a sail and a long pointed bill like a sword.[↗](../../sailfish/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* It is one of the fastest fish in the sea and hunts smaller fish.[↗](../../sailfish/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The sailfish raised its huge blue fin.[↗](../../sailfish/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · A sailfish can swim faster than a car on a town street.[↗](../../sailfish/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Sailfish use their long bills to stun little fish.[↗](../../sailfish/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · We watched a video of sailfish hunting sardines.[↗](../../sailfish/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The fisherman caught a sailfish and let it go again.[↗](../../sailfish/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Sailfish live in warm oceans around the world.[↗](../../sailfish/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **sailor** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A sailor is a person who works on a ship or boat, especially as part of its crew.[↗](../../sailor/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A sailor is a member of a navy.[↗](../../sailor/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A sailor is a person who sails boats for fun or sport.[↗](../../sailor/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The sailor climbed up the mast.[↗](../../sailor/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · My uncle was a sailor in the Navy.[↗](../../sailor/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The sailors pulled hard on the ropes.[↗](../../sailor/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Sailors used the stars to find their way at night.[↗](../../sailor/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · She is a keen sailor and races dinghies at weekends.[↗](../../sailor/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · I'm not a good sailor; I get seasick on boats.[↗](../../sailor/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The old sailor told stories of storms at sea.[↗](../../sailor/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Every sailor must wear a life jacket.[↗](../../sailor/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Presently the sailors lowered the anchor and landed.[↗](../../sailor/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **saint** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A saint is a person who the Christian Church (and some other religions) honours because they lived a very good and holy life.[↗](../../saint/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A very kind, patient and good person.[↗](../../saint/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Saint Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland.[↗](../../saint/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · St Valentine's Day is in February.[↗](../../saint/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Our school is named after a saint.[↗](../../saint/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · You are a saint for helping me tidy up\![↗](../../saint/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The church has a window showing a saint.[↗](../../saint/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Saint Nicholas is linked to Santa Claus.[↗](../../saint/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · "I'm an honest man," says Saint Kavin.[↗](../../saint/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of His saints.[↗](../../saint/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.116.15, JPS 1917)[↗](../../saint/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Let Thy priests be clothed with righteousness; and let Thy saints shout for joy.[↗](../../saint/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.132.9, JPS 1917)[↗](../../saint/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · All Thy works shall praise Thee, O LORD; and Thy saints shall bless Thee.[↗](../../saint/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.145.10, JPS 1917)[↗](../../saint/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") **saintly** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Very good and holy, like a saint.[↗](../../saintly/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The saintly old monk fed the poor.[↗](../../saintly/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · «A pious, saintly man,» said the king.[↗](../../saintly/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Her saintly kindness helped everyone in the village.[↗](../../saintly/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **saith** — *Early Modern English, meaning 1:* He says or declares; the speaker is telling you what someone says.[↗](../../saith/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* And thou shalt say unto Pharaoh: Thus saith the LORD: Israel is My son, My first-born.[↗](../../saith/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.4.22, JPS 1917) · Hear what little Red-Eye saith: “Nag, come up and dance with death!”[↗](../../saith/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") (The Jungle Book) · And Moses said: 'Thus saith the LORD: About midnight will I go out into the midst of Egypt;[↗](../../saith/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.11.4, JPS 1917) **sake** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* For someone's sake means to help them or for their good.[↗](../../sake/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* For the sake of something means because of it or to get it: for safety's sake.[↗](../../sake/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (informal, mild swearing) "For goodness' sake!", "for heaven's sake!", "for Pete's sake!" show you are annoyed or impatient.[↗](../../sake/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (rude) "For God's sake!" or stronger forms are rude in some homes and schools.[↗](../../sake/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* Sake (said SAH-kay) is a Japanese alcoholic drink made from rice.[↗](../../sake/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She stayed calm for her little brother's sake.[↗](../../sake/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · For safety's sake, hold the rail.[↗](../../sake/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Oh, for goodness' sake, tidy your room\![↗](../../sake/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · He argues just for the sake of arguing.[↗](../../sake/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Let's visit the old school for old times' sake.[↗](../../sake/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · For heaven's sake, stop kicking my chair\![↗](../../sake/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Please be quiet, for everyone's sake.[↗](../../sake/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · We made the cake smaller for the sake of time.[↗](../../sake/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · He came for the sake of the daughter.[↗](../../sake/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · Peradventure ten shall be found there.'[↗](../../sake/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") And He said: 'I will not destroy it for the ten's sake.'[↗](../../sake/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.18.32, JPS 1917)[↗](../../sake/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · Also the LORD was angry with me for your sakes, saying: Thou also shalt not go in thither; (Torah DEU.1.37, JPS 1917)[↗](../../sake/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · Peradventure there shall be twenty found there.'[↗](../../sake/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") And He said: 'I will not destroy it for the twenty's sake.'[↗](../../sake/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.18.31, JPS 1917)[↗](../../sake/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · Return for Thy servants' sake, the tribes of Thine inheritance.[↗](../../sake/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets ISA.63.17, JPS 1917)[↗](../../sake/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · Arise for our help, and redeem us for Thy mercy's sake.[↗](../../sake/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.44.27, JPS 1917)[↗](../../sake/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") · Return, O LORD, deliver my soul; save me for Thy mercy's sake.[↗](../../sake/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.6.5, JPS 1917)[↗](../../sake/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") **salad** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A salad is a cold dish of mixed vegetables, like lettuce, tomato and cucumber, often with a dressing.[↗](../../salad/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A fruit salad is a mix of cut-up fruit.[↗](../../salad/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A salad can also have pasta, rice, eggs, cheese or meat in it.[↗](../../salad/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A salad costs 4 dollars.[↗](../../salad/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Mom used 3 tomatoes and 2 cucumbers for the salad.[↗](../../salad/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The café sold 26 salads today.[↗](../../salad/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Each bowl of fruit salad has 5 strawberries.[↗](../../salad/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Wash the lettuce before you make the salad.[↗](../../salad/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · I'd like a side salad with my sandwich, please.[↗](../../salad/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Salads are full of vitamins.[↗](../../salad/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · We made a fruit salad with apples, grapes and bananas.[↗](../../salad/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · This last delicacy played a principal part in the salad.[↗](../../salad/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **salade** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (French) «Salade» is the French word for salad or for lettuce.[↗](../../salade/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") It sounds like «sa-LAD» to an English ear.[↗](../../salade/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") It is not an English word, though it appears on menus in English-speaking places.[↗](../../salade/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* In French, «une salade» means a salad.[↗](../../salade/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · I ordered a salade niçoise at the café.[↗](../../salade/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · «Salade de fruits» means fruit salad.[↗](../../salade/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The menu said «salade verte», which is a green salad.[↗](../../salade/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · My French teacher asked, «Tu aimes la salade?»[↗](../../salade/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · In France, people often eat salade after the main course.[↗](../../salade/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **salamander** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A salamander is a small amphibian with a long body, a tail, four short legs and smooth, damp skin, which looks a bit like a lizard.[↗](../../salamander/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* In old stories and legends, a salamander was a creature that could live in fire.[↗](../../salamander/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A salamander hid under the wet log.[↗](../../salamander/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Salamanders are amphibians, not reptiles.[↗](../../salamander/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The fire salamander is black and yellow.[↗](../../salamander/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Some salamanders can grow back a lost leg.[↗](../../salamander/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · We saw a salamander near the stream.[↗](../../salamander/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't pick up a salamander — your skin can harm it and some are poisonous.[↗](../../salamander/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **salami** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Salami is a kind of large sausage made of dried, spiced meat (often pork), eaten in thin slices, cold.[↗](../../salami/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I had salami on my pizza.[↗](../../salami/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Dad cut thin slices of salami.[↗](../../salami/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Salami comes from Italy.[↗](../../salami/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Salami is often eaten cold.[↗](../../salami/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · We bought salami at the market.[↗](../../salami/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Some salami is very spicy.[↗](../../salami/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **salaried** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (money) A salaried person is paid a fixed amount of money every year, usually in monthly payments, rather than being paid for each hour worked.[↗](../../salaried/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A salaried job is a job that pays a salary.[↗](../../salaried/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* My mum is salaried, so she gets the same pay every month.[↗](../../salaried/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Teachers are salaried workers.[↗](../../salaried/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · He left his hourly job for a salaried position.[↗](../../salaried/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Salaried staff do not usually get paid for overtime.[↗](../../salaried/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · If a salaried worker earns £24,000 a year, she gets £2,000 a month.[↗](../../salaried/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") **salary** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* The money a person is paid for their job, usually the same amount every month or year.[↗](../../salary/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* My aunt earns a good salary as a nurse.[↗](../../salary/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · A teacher's salary is paid every month.[↗](../../salary/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Her salary went up this year.[↗](../../salary/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · He saves part of his salary.[↗](../../salary/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · If the yearly salary is 36,000 dollars, the monthly salary is 3,000 dollars.[↗](../../salary/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Footballers can have very large salaries.[↗](../../salary/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · People with a salary pay tax.[↗](../../salary/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · "Now he'll get a salary," said the man.[↗](../../salary/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/S/) [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/S/page/2/) **3** 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