Phrase Hound found 27 phrases and 162 compound words that contain sam. The most common are listed below. Open sam in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 27
- Uncle SamA personification of the United States federal government or (rare) citizens.
- Sam HillAn intensifier.
- Silent SamA person who seldom or never speaks; a taciturn or unresponsive individual.
- Sam-CamSyllabic abbreviation of Samantha Cameron (born 1971), English businesswoman and wife of politician David Cameron.
- Sam SpadeThe fictional private detective created by Dashiell Hammett who was protagonist of The Maltese Falcon.
- Sam Browne beltA wide military belt, usually leather, supported by a strap going diagonally over the right shoulder.
- Shasta SamA variant of the card game California Jack in which the stock of undealt cards is kept face-down.
- Sam ScratchThe Devil.
- Sam Brown beltMisspelling of Sam Browne belt: A wide military belt, usually leather, supported by a strap going diagonally over the right shoulder.
- Slippery SamA gambling game for at least three players that involves beating the dealer's card with a higher card.
- Sam Browne beltsplural of Sam Browne belt: A wide military belt, usually leather, supported by a strap going diagonally over the right shoulder.
- Sam HellAlternative spelling of Sam Hill: An intensifier.
- standing Sampresent participle and gerund of stand Sam
- sam taegeukAlternative form of samtaegeuk: A variant of the taegeuk, featuring a third yellow spiral, representing humanity.
- Sam-angA barangay of Toledo, Cebu, Philippines.
- Proto-SamThe reconstructed ancestral language of the Somaloid subgroup of Cushitic languages.
- stood Samsimple past and past participle of stand Sam
- confessing SamA person who falsely confesses to a crime.
- Son of Sam lawAny law designed to prevent criminals from profiting from the publicity around their crimes, as for example allowing the state to seize profits and distribute them to victims.
- Son of Sam lawsplural of Son of Sam law: Any law designed to prevent criminals from profiting from the publicity around their crimes, as for example allowing the state to seize profits and distribute them to victims.
- saw sam saiA traditional bowed string instrument of Thailand. Its body is made from a special type of coconut covered on one end with animal skin, and it has three silk strings.
- Sam Spadesplural of Sam Spade: The fictional private detective created by Dashiell Hammett who was protagonist of The Maltese Falcon.
- Dicky SamA man from Liverpool.
- Sam SawetA natural cat breed that originated in Thailand.
- stand SamTo pay for refreshment or drink; to treat somebody to something.
Compound words 162
- FrankenSAMAny ground-based air-defence system assembled from multiple heterogeneous existing air-defence systems.
- SeddieA female given name.
- sampleA part or snippet of something taken or presented for inspection, or shown as evidence of the quality of the whole; a specimen.
- SamsungA South Korean conglomerate company which manufactures electronics and ships.
- SamuelA male given name from Hebrew.
- samplingpresent participle and gerund of sample
- SamsonAn Israelite judge in the Old Testament who performed feats of strength against the Philistines but was betrayed by Delilah his mistress.
- balsamA sweet-smelling oil or resin derived from various plants.
- SamoanA person from Samoa or of Samoan descent.
- SamariaFormer name of Sebastia: a city in the West Bank, Palestine; the ancient capital of the Kingdom of Israel.