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“Sacks” or “Sacs” or “Sax”

sacks / sacs / sax are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

sacks s·AE·k·s

  • nouna bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases.
  • nounthe quantity contained in a sack.
  • nounany of various light dry strong white wine from Spain and Canary Islands (including sherry).
  • nouna woman's full loose hiplength jacket.
  • nounthe plundering of a place by an army or mob; usually involves destruction and slaughter.
  • verbplunder (a town) after capture.
  • verbput in a sack.

sacs s·AE·k·s

  • nouna structure resembling a bag in an animal.

sax s·AE·k·s

  • nouna Belgian maker of musical instruments who invented the saxophone (1814-1894).
  • nouna single-reed woodwind with a conical bore.
Usage

Examples in context

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“sacks”

  • …for fly-tipping of 35 rubbish sacks over seven nights, the shop…
  • …with 38 tackles and nine sacks.
  • …with the Redskins with 82 sacks, second-most in franchise history, and…
  • …a CFL record with five sacks in a game against the…
  • …also leading the team in sacks.
  • …led the NFL with 15 sacks in the 1993 season.
  • …finished his career with six sacks, 288 tackles, and a forced
  • …9.5 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks for 34 yards and three…
  • Sam Sacks of The Wall Street Journal…
  • …are simply defined as "direct sacks of printed matter ... sent…

“sacs”

  • …at South African College School (SACS) in Cape Town, a great…
  • …13: Documents 2 - De sacs et de cordes
  • …under övergången från diktatur till demokrati
  • …has three pairs of sticky sacs and four eyespots.
  • …spores, ascospores, are produced in sacs called asci.
  • …cultured men were living like "Sacs and Sioux" in the wilderness…
  • …the 1980s, Suzuki used the "SACS" oil-cooling system on the GSX-R…
  • …Frihetlig Socialistisk Tidskrift ("Libertarian Socialist Magazine").
  • Males have paired subgular vocal sacs.
  • …of yards and cul de sacs from former streets.

“sax”

  • …jazz legends Lester Young (tenor sax) and Bud Powell (piano).
  • …instruments), Wataru Okuma(clarinet), Nobuko Hino (sax, clarinet), and Natsuki Nakamura (Okinawan…
  • …Brian Jones replacing Harvey on sax.
  • …Asdru Sierra, vocalist/guitarist Raul Pacheco, sax and clarinet player Ulises Bella,…
  • Jose Espinosa: Alto sax on Ozomatli (DOB Unknown –…
  • …Workman, Tyrone Washington on tenor sax and drummer Lenny White, along…
  • …- One from the Heart: Sax at the Movies II (1994)…
  • Thomas - Alto Sax, background vocals
  • …dual role on keyboards and sax.
  • Mastering engineers: Gavin, Doug Sax

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