SACKS

5 letters 11 Scrabble points

Definition of SACKS

noun
  1. A bag or pouch inside a plant or animal that typically contains a fluid.

noun
  1. (games) A sacrifice.

    "Kasparov's queen sac early in the game gained him a positional advantage against Kramnik."

verb
  1. (games) To sacrifice.

    "I kept saccing monsters at the altar until I was rewarded with a new weapon."

noun
  1. The privilege, formerly enjoyed by the lord of a manor, of holding courts, trying causes, and imposing fines.

noun
  1. A bag; especially a large bag of strong, coarse material for storage and handling of various commodities, such as potatoes, coal, coffee; or, a bag with handles used at a supermarket, a grocery sack; or, a small bag for small items, a satchel.

  2. The amount a sack holds; also, an archaic or historical measure of varying capacity, depending on commodity type and according to local usage; an old English measure of weight, usually of wool, equal to 13 stone (182 pounds), or in other sources, 26 stone (364 pounds).

    "The American sack of salt is 215 pounds; the sack of wheat, two bushels. — McElrath."

  3. The plunder and pillaging of a captured town or city.

    "The sack of Rome."

verb
  1. To put in a sack or sacks.

    "Help me sack the groceries."

  2. To bear or carry in a sack upon the back or the shoulders.

  3. To plunder or pillage, especially after capture; to obtain spoils of war from.

    "The barbarians sacked Rome."

noun
  1. A variety of light-colored dry wine from Spain or the Canary Islands; also, any strong white wine from southern Europe; sherry.

Source: Wiktionary

Word Details

Letters S A C K S
Length 5 letters
Scrabble Score 11 points

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