Unscramble sacks

Definition of sack

noun:

• a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases. Synonyms: carrier bag, paper bag, poke.
• an enclosed space; "the trapped miners found a pocket of air". Synonyms: pocket, pouch, sac.
• the quantity contained in a sack. Synonyms: sackful.
• any of various light dry strong white wine from Spain and Canary Islands (including sherry).
• a woman's full loose hiplength jacket. Synonyms: sacque.
• a hanging bed of canvas or rope netting (usually suspended between two trees); swings easily. Synonyms: hammock.
• a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist. Synonyms: chemise, shift.
• the plundering of a place by an army or mob; usually involves destruction and slaughter; "the sack of Rome".
• the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart). Synonyms: discharge, dismissal, dismission, firing, liberation, release, sacking.

verb:

• plunder (a town) after capture; "the barbarians sacked Rome". Synonyms: plunder.
• terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position; "The boss fired his secretary today", "The company terminated 25% of its workers". Synonyms: can, dismiss, displace, fire, force out, give notice, give the axe, give the sack, send away, terminate. Antonyms: hire.
• make as a net profit; "The company cleared $1 million". Synonyms: clear, net, sack up.
• put in a sack; "The grocer sacked the onions".

Related words

conge, congee, deactivation, dismiss, drop, furlough, inactivation, removal, retire, superannuation.

Words nearby

back, hack, jack, lack, mack, pack, rack, sac, saek, salk, sauk, shack, sick, slack, smack, snack, sock, stack, suck, tack, yack.

Rhymes with

aback, attack, back, balzac, black, braque, clack, crack, dak, flack, flak, hack, jack, knack, lac, lack, mac, mack, mak, pac.