Sage vs. Siege

Sageadjective

Wise.

Sageadjective

(obsolete) grave; serious; solemn

Sagenoun

A wise person or spiritual teacher; a man or woman of gravity and wisdom, especially, a teacher venerable for years, and of sound judgment and prudence; a grave or stoic philosopher.

Sagenoun

The plant Salvia officinalis and savory spice produced from it; also planted for ornamental purposes.

Sagenoun

Any plant in the genus Salvia

Sagenoun

Any of a number of plants such as sagebrush considered to be similar to Salvia officinalis, mostly because they are small shrubs and have gray foliage or are aromatic.

Sageinterjection

(Internet slang) Word used in the email field of imageboards to prevent a bump of the post. Used as an option rather than a word in some imageboard software.

Sageverb

(Internet slang) The act of using the word or option sage in the email field or a checkbox of an imageboard when posting a reply.

Sagenoun

A suffruticose labiate plant (Salvia officinalis) with grayish green foliage, much used in flavoring meats, etc. The name is often extended to the whole genus, of which many species are cultivated for ornament, as the scarlet sage, and Mexican red and blue sage.

Sagenoun

A wise man; a man of gravity and wisdom; especially, a man venerable for years, and of sound judgment and prudence; a grave philosopher.

Sageadjective

Having nice discernment and powers of judging; prudent; grave; sagacious.

Sageadjective

Proceeding from wisdom; well judged; shrewd; well adapted to the purpose.

Sageadjective

Grave; serious; solemn.

Sagenoun

a mentor in spiritual and philosophical topics who is renowned for profound wisdom

Sagenoun

aromatic fresh or dried gray-green leaves used widely as seasoning for meats and fowl and game etc

Sagenoun

any of various plants of the genus Salvia; a cosmopolitan herb

Sageadjective

having wisdom that comes with age and experience

Sageadjective

of the gray-green color of sage leaves

Siegenoun

(heading) Military action.

Siegenoun

A prolonged military assault or a blockade of a city or fortress with the intent of conquering by force or attrition.

Siegenoun

(US) A period of struggle or difficulty, especially from illness.

Siegenoun

(figuratively) A prolonged assault or attack.

Siegenoun

(heading) A seat.

Siegenoun

(obsolete) A seat, especially as used by someone of importance or authority.

Siegenoun

(obsolete) An ecclesiastical see.

Siegenoun

(obsolete) The place where one has his seat; a home, residence, domain, empire.

Siegenoun

The seat of a heron while looking out for prey; a flock of heron.

Siegenoun

(obsolete) A toilet seat.

Siegenoun

(obsolete) The anus; the rectum.

Siegenoun

(obsolete) Excrements, stool, fecal matter.

Siegenoun

(obsolete) Rank; grade; station; estimation.

Siegenoun

(obsolete) The floor of a glass-furnace.

Siegenoun

(obsolete) A workman's bench.

Siegenoun

(obsolete) A place with a toilet seat: an outhouse; a lavatory.

Siegeverb

To assault a blockade of a city or fortress with the intent of conquering by force or attrition; to besiege.

Siegenoun

A seat; especially, a royal seat; a throne.

Siegenoun

Hence, place or situation; seat.

Siegenoun

Rank; grade; station; estimation.

Siegenoun

Passage of excrements; stool; fecal matter.

Siegenoun

The sitting of an army around or before a fortified place for the purpose of compelling the garrison to surrender; the surrounding or investing of a place by an army, and approaching it by passages and advanced works, which cover the besiegers from the enemy's fire. See the Note under Blockade.

Siegenoun

Hence, a continued attempt to gain possession.

Siegenoun

The floor of a glass-furnace.

Siegenoun

A workman's bench.

Siegeverb

To besiege; to beset.

Siegenoun

the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack

Siegenoun

a military operation in which enemy forces surround a town or building, cutting off essential supplies, with the aim of compelling those inside to surrender

Siegenoun

an operation in which a police or other force surround a building and cut off supplies, with the aim of forcing an armed person to surrender

Siegenoun

a group of herons

Siege

A siege is a military blockade of a city, or fortress, with the intent of conquering by attrition, or a well-prepared assault. This derives from Latin: sedere, lit. 'to sit'.