sally
sally (sal′ē)
noun pl. -·lies
- a sudden rushing forth, as of troops to attack besieging forces
- any sudden start into activity
- a quick witticism; bright retort; quip
- an excursion or unusual side trip; jaunt
Etymology: MFr saillie < saillir, to come forth suddenly, rush out, leap < L salire, to leap, spring: see salient
intransitive verb -·lied, -·ly·ing
- to make a sally
- to rush out or come out suddenly
- to come or go outdoors
- to set out on a trip
Sally (sal′ē)
noun
a feminine name
Object
- crab: Afternoon tour to James Bay to see fur seals, land iguanas and sally lightfoot crabs.
Converse of object
- pull: Pulling the sally was the first lesson to learn.
- catch: Then let go of the tail with the upper hand and catch the sally.
- make: Spotted Flycatchers, one of the last migrants to arrive, are a regular sight, making repeated sallies from the same perch.
Adjective modifier
- top: There would probably be no need to help anyone out half the time Printer-friendly page | Top sally mally Charter Member 24.
- sudden: The British force surprised their besiegers with a sudden sally, defeated them and killed Osric.
- witty: The world amused him mightily and he amused the world, always ready with a witty sally or a ribald joke.
- brief: Reed's chapter on Gibson's brief sally into social psychology makes interesting but tantalizing reading.
Modifies a noun
- port: At ground level there is a door in the curtain, a strongly barred sally port.
- guide: A false ceiling which serves simply as a sally guide should be removed and a sally guide frame should be installed.
- lightfoot: The brightly colored sally lightfoot crabs are in stark contrast against the black rock.
- crab: The brightly colored sally lightfoot crabs are in stark contrast against the black rock.
- frame: A false ceiling which serves simply as a sally guide should be removed and a sally guide frame should be installed.
Modifying Another Word
- forth: With the sun lowering, we sallied forth in search of duck to a lagoon we had heard of lower down the coast.
- then: Groups meet at some accessible location and then sally forth into the balmy countryside.
Noun used with modifier
- aunt: Im aware of ' straw men ' , also known as ' aunt sallies ' .
Preposition: of
- wit: Sallies of wit, jests, good stories and enjoyment, were the soul of the banquet.
Preposition: by
Sally said I was a sacrilegious atheist. I probably am. The thing that Jesus really would've liked would be the guy that plays the kettle drums in the orchestra.
I come from haunts of coot and hern, I make a sudden sally And sparkle out among the fern, To bicker down a valley.
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