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Sage

One venerated for experience, judgment, and wisdom.

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'.

Sage

Any of various plants of the genus Salvia of the mint family, especially S. officinalis, having aromatic grayish-green leaves.

Siege

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
Siege warfare
Verdun had withstood a siege of ten weeks

Sage

The leaves of S. officinalis used as a seasoning.
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Siege

A group of herons
There is a siege of herons at the river

Sage

Any of various similar or related plants, chiefly in the mint family.

Siege

The surrounding and blockading of a city, town, or fortress by an army attempting to capture it.

Sage

Sagebrush.

Siege

A prolonged period, as of illness
A siege of asthma.
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Sage

Having or exhibiting wisdom and calm judgment.

Siege

(Obsolete) A seat, especially a throne.

Sage

Proceeding from or marked by wisdom and calm judgment
Sage advice.

Siege

To subject to a siege; besiege
The invaders sieged the castle.

Sage

(Archaic) Serious; solemn.

Siege

(heading) Military action.

Sage

Wise.

Siege

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

Sage

(obsolete) grave; serious; solemn

Siege

(figuratively) A prolonged assault or attack.

Sage

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

Siege

(heading) A seat.

Sage

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

Siege

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

Sage

Any plant in the genus Salvia

Siege

(obsolete) An ecclesiastical see.

Sage

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.

Siege

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

Sage

(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.
Sage in all fields

Siege

The seat of a heron while looking out for prey.

Sage

(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.
Reminder to sage and report.

Siege

A flock of heron.

Sage

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.

Siege

(obsolete) A toilet seat.

Sage

A wise man; a man of gravity and wisdom; especially, a man venerable for years, and of sound judgment and prudence; a grave philosopher.
At his birth a star,Unseen before in heaven, proclaims him come,And guides the Eastern sages.

Siege

(obsolete) The anus; the rectum.

Sage

Having nice discernment and powers of judging; prudent; grave; sagacious.
All you sage counselors, hence!

Siege

(obsolete) Excrements, stool, fecal matter.

Sage

Proceeding from wisdom; well judged; shrewd; well adapted to the purpose.
Commanders, who, cloaking their fear under show of sage advice, counseled the general to retreat.

Siege

(obsolete) Rank; grade; station; estimation.

Sage

Grave; serious; solemn.

Siege

(obsolete) The floor of a glass-furnace.

Sage

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

Siege

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

Sage

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

Siege

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

Sage

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

Siege

A seat; especially, a royal seat; a throne.
A stately siege of sovereign majesty,And thereon sat a woman gorgeous gay.
In our great hall there stood a vacant chair . . . And Merlin called it "The siege perilous."

Sage

Having wisdom that comes with age and experience

Siege

Hence, place or situation; seat.
Ah! traitorous eyes, come out of your shameless siege forever.

Sage

Of the gray-green color of sage leaves

Siege

Rank; grade; station; estimation.
I fetch my life and beingFrom men of royal siege.

Siege

Passage of excrements; stool; fecal matter.
The siege of this mooncalf.

Siege

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.

Siege

Hence, a continued attempt to gain possession.
Love stood the siege, and would not yield his breast.

Siege

The floor of a glass-furnace.

Siege

A workman's bench.

Siege

To besiege; to beset.
Through all the dangers that can siegeThe life of man.

Siege

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

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