Synonyms for

Sac

Verb / sæk / Another word for sac — explore alternatives below. For syllable breakdowns and pronunciation, see this word on Syllablesworld.

Definition

a pouch or baglike structure in an animal or plant, typically containing fluid

Synonyms & similar words

sack sauk pocket theca sac pouch pouch bag bladder cavity sack pocket container holder vessel receptacle reservoir bursa vesicle ampulla sacculus saccharide sacrament sacristy sacramental sacred

Synonyms by register

Formal

pouch vesicle sacculus follicle

Informal

bag pouch pocket

Literary

womb cavern hollow

Antonyms

fullness emptiness void expansion bloat swelling

Common collocations

  • air sac
  • gall sac
  • seed sac
  • body sac
  • sac of fluid
  • sac of skin
  • sac of bones

Word family

noun sac

Usage note

Primarily used in biological contexts to refer to a pouch-like structure. Less commonly used for general containers.

Example sentences

  1. The bird's crop is a sac where it stores food.
  2. The flower has a sac filled with nectar.
  3. The doctor drained the fluid from the sac in the patient's knee.
  4. The bee collects nectar and stores it in its honey sac.
  5. The plant's root has a sac that stores water.

Quotes

  • I am a bag of bones, in a sack of skin, powered by a soul that resides in some other realm of existence.
  • Faith is a knowledge within the heart, beyond the reach of proof.
  • The human heart has hidden treasures, In secret kept, in silence sealed; The thoughts, the hopes, the dreams, the pleasures, Whose charms were broken if revealed.

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