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Vinony

Sam

proper noun

  1. unisex given name
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /sæm/

adj

Etymology: From Middle English sam- (prefix), from Old English sam-, from Proto-Germanic *sēmi- (“half”), from Proto-Indo-European *sēmi- (“half”). Related to semi- (via Latin).

  1. Half or imperfectly done.
  2. Half-heated.

adv

Etymology: From Middle English sām (“together”), from Old English samen (“together”), from Proto-West Germanic *saman, from Proto-Germanic *samanai (“together”), from Proto-Indo-European *sem- (“together, one”).

  1. Together

    “Now are they saints all in that city sam.”

    “All Sam the souldiers then replied.”

name

  1. Acronym of Sample Analysis at Mars (a scientific instrument of the Mars Science Laboratory on board the Curiosity rover on Mars.)

noun

  1. Initialism of surface-to-air missile.
  2. Initialism of self-assembled monolayer.
  3. Initialism of systolic anterior motion.
  4. Initialism of single abstract method.

    “A SAM conversion occurs when Java converts the SAM interface into functional code.”

  5. Initialism of split attraction model.

    “The SAM is a way of deliberately de-coupling sex and romance.”

    “Now before anyone can excuse me of making this up or saying that the SAM is just another “modern” (therefore “uselessly millennial”) invention, the idea of distinguishing orientations is actually a concept that can trace its origins further back in history.”

  6. Initialism of shared appreciation mortgage.
  7. Initialism of smartass masochist; a brat.

    “Sexy dyke seeks seasoned top to spice up my play life. Interested? Think you have what it takes to tame a novice SAM? Write me at GCN Box 545”

  8. Initialism of serviceable addressable/available market.

verb

Etymology: From Middle English sammen, samnen, from Old English samnian, ġesamnian (“to collect, assemble, bring together, gather, join, unite, compose, meet, glean”), from Proto-West Germanic *samnōn, from Proto-Germanic *samnōną (“to gather”), from Proto-Indo-European *sem- (“one”). Cognate with Dutch zamelen (“to collect”), German sammeln (“to collect, gather”), Swedish samla (“to gather, collect”), Icelandic samna (“to gather, collect”). More at same.

  1. To assemble.
  2. To bring together; join (in marriage, friendship, love, etc.).
  3. To bring together; collect; put in order; arrange.

    “I sammed it up for ye”

  4. To assemble; come together.
  5. To coagulate; curdle (milk).