salafist group

an Algerian extremist Islamic offshoot of the Armed Islamic Group; now the largest and most active armed terrorist group in Algeria that seeks to overthrow the government; a major source of support and recruitment for al-Qaeda operations in Europe and northern Africa ;

salah

the second pillar of Islam is prayer; a prescribed liturgy performed five times a day (preferably in a mosque) and oriented toward Mecca ;

salah-ad-din yusuf ibn-ayyub

sultan of Syria and Egypt; reconquered Jerusalem from the Christians in 1187 but was defeated by Richard Coeur de Lion in 1191 (1137-1193) ;

salah al-din battalions

the military arm of Hamas responsible for suicide bombings and other attacks on Israel ;

salai

East Indian tree yielding a resin used medicinally and burned as incense ;

salal

small evergreen shrub of Pacific coast of North America having edible dark purple grape-size berries ;

salamander

any of various typically terrestrial amphibians that resemble lizards and that return to water only to breed ; fire iron consisting of a metal rod with a handle; used to stir a fire ; reptilian creature supposed to live in fire ;

salamandra

type genus of the Salamandridae ;

salamandra atra

ovoviviparous amphibian of the Alps ;

salamandra maculosa

European salamander having dark skin with usually yellow spots ;

salamandra salamandra

a kind of European salamander ;

salamandridae

salamanders ;

salami

highly seasoned fatty sausage of pork and beef usually dried ;

salary

something that remunerates; "wages were paid by check"; "he wasted his pay on drink"; "they saved a quarter of all their earnings" ;

salary cut

the act of reducing a salary ;

salary increase

the amount a salary is increased; "he got a 3% raise"; "he got a wage hike" ;

salat

the second pillar of Islam is prayer; a prescribed liturgy performed five times a day (preferably in a mosque) and oriented toward Mecca ;

sale

a particular instance of selling; "he has just made his first sale"; "they had to complete the sale before the banks closed" ; the general activity of selling; "they tried to boost sales"; "laws limit the sale of handguns" ; an occasion (usually brief) for buying at specially reduced prices; "they held a sale to reduce their inventory"; "I got some great bargains at their annual sale" ; an agreement (or contract) in which property is transferred from the seller (vendor) to the buyer (vendee) for a fixed price in money (paid or agreed to be paid by the buyer); "the salesman faxed the sales agreement to his home office" ; the state of being purchasable; offered or exhibited for selling; "you'll find vitamin C for sale at most pharmacies"; "the new line of cars will soon be on sale" ;

sale in gross

a sale of a tract of land as a whole without a warranty as to the acreage ;

salem

a city in southern India ; a city in northeastern Massachusetts; site of the witchcraft trials in 1692 ; capital of the state of Oregon in the northwestern part of the state on the Willamette River ;

saleratus

a white soluble compound (NaHCO3) used in effervescent drinks and in baking powders and as an antacid ;

salerno

a battle in World War II; the port was captured by United States troops in September 1943 ;

saleroom

an area where merchandise (such as cars) can be displayed; "in England a showroom is called a salesroom" ;

sales

income (at invoice values) received for goods and services over some given period of time ;

sales agreement

an agreement (or contract) in which property is transferred from the seller (vendor) to the buyer (vendee) for a fixed price in money (paid or agreed to be paid by the buyer); "the salesman faxed the sales agreement to his home office" ;

sales booth

a booth where articles are displayed for sale ;

sales campaign

an advertising campaign intended to promote sales ;

sales demonstrator

someone who demonstrates an article to a prospective buyer ;

sales department

the division of a business that is responsible for selling products or services ;

sales division

the division of a business that is responsible for selling products or services ;

sales event

an occasion (usually brief) for buying at specially reduced prices; "they held a sale to reduce their inventory"; "I got some great bargains at their annual sale" ;

sales finance company

a finance company that buys (at a discount) the installment sales contracts of retail merchants ;

sales force

the division of a business that is responsible for selling products or services ;

sales incentive

remuneration offered to a salesperson for exceeding some predetermined sales goal ;

sales outlet

a place of business for retailing goods ;

sales pitch

promotion by means of an argument and demonstration ;

sales promotion

promotion that supplements or coordinates advertising ;

sales rep

a person employed to represent a business and to sell its merchandise (as to customers in a store or to customers who are visited) ;

sales representative

a person employed to represent a business and to sell its merchandise (as to customers in a store or to customers who are visited) ;

sales resistance

resistance by potential customers to aggressive selling practices ;