Sam
noun
1.
a male given name, form of Samuel.
2.
a female given name, form of Samantha.
noun
1.
surface-to-air missile.
2.
Space Available Mail: a special air service for sending parcels weighing up to 15 pounds (6.8 kg) to overseas members of the armed forces: only the regular parcel post rate to the U.S. port of shipment is charged.
1.
shared-appreciation mortgage.
Bible.
1.
Samuel.
noun
1.
David Samuel (“Sam”) 1925–84, U.S. film director and screenwriter.
noun
1.
Ernest Thomas Sinton
[sin-tn] /ˈsɪn tn/ (Show IPA), 1903–95, Irish physicist: Nobel prize 1951.
2.
Izaak
[ahy-zuh k] /ˈaɪ zək/ (Show IPA), 1593–1683, English writer.
3.
Samuel Moore (“Sam”) 1918–92, U.S. business executive and founder of Wal-Mart Stores.
4.
Sir William (Turner) 1902–83, English composer.
noun
1.
Samuel James, Jr (“Sam”) 1896–1985, U.S. jurist and politician: senator 1954–74.
2.
a male given name.
verb (transitive) sams, samming, sammed
1.
(Northern English, dialect) sam hold of, to collect; gather up
noun acronym
1.
surface-to-air missile
noun
1.
Ernest Thomas Sinton. 1903–95, Irish physicist. He succeeded in producing the first artificial transmutation of an atomic nucleus (1932) with Sir John Cockcroft, with whom he shared the Nobel prize for physics 1951
2.
Izaak (ˈaɪzək). 1593–1683, English writer, best known for The Compleat Angler (1653; enlarged 1676)
3.
Sir William (Turner). 1902–83, English composer. His works include Façade (1923), a setting of satirical verses by Edith Sitwell, the Viola Concerto (1929), and the oratorio Belshazzar’s Feast (1931)
noun
1.
Sam(uel David). 1926–84, US film director, esp of Westerns, such as The Wild Bunch (1969). Among his other films are Straw Dogs (1971), Bring me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974), and Cross of Iron (1977)
abbreviation
1.
Samuel
Walton
(wôl’tən)
Irish physicist who, with John Cockcroft, was the first to successfully split an atom using a particle accelerator in 1932. For this work they shared the 1951 Nobel Prize for physics.
Sam
System Account Manager
tool
A multi-file screen editor with structural regular expressions. Sam runs under the X Window System.
(2000-07-16)
SAM
1.
sequential access method
2.
single Asian male
3.
surface-to-air missile
Sam.
Samuel
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