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English Word Dictionary

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soak up

verb · devote (oneself) fully to

Example: He immersed himself into his studies

soaking

adverb · extremely wet

Example: dripping wet

soberly

adverb · in a grave and sober manner

Example: he walked soberly toward the altar

socialistic

adjective · advocating or following the socialist principles

Example: socialistic government

socially

adverb · by or with respect to society

Example: socially accepted norms

society of friends

noun · a Christian sect founded by George Fox about 1660; commonly called Quakers

soft-boiled

adjective · (eggs) having the yolk still liquid

Example: soft-boiled eggs

softly

adverb · with low volume

Example: speak softly but carry a big stick

solely

adverb · without any others being included or involved

Example: was entirely to blame

solemnize

verb · make solemn and grave

Example: This ceremony solemnized our hearts

solidly

adverb · with strength and soundness

Example: a solidly built house

solmizate

verb · sing using syllables like `do', `re' and `mi' to represent the tones of the scale

Example: The voice teacher showed the students how to solmizate

somatic

adjective · affecting or characteristic of the body as opposed to the mind or spirit

Example: bodily needs

some

adjective · relatively many but unspecified in number

Example: they were here for some weeks

someway

adverb · in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means

Example: they managed somehow

somewhere

adverb · in or at or to some place; (`someplace' is used informally for `somewhere')

Example: she must be somewhere

sonsy

adjective · (of a woman's body) having a large bosom and pleasing curves

Example: Hollywood seems full of curvaceous blondes

sooner

adverb · more readily or willingly

Example: clean it well, preferably with warm water

soonest

adverb · with the least delay

Example: the soonest I can arrive is 3 P.M.

soothe

verb · cause to feel better

Example: the medicine soothes the pain of the inflammation

sopping

adverb · extremely wet

Example: dripping wet

sotto voce

adverb · in an undertone

Example: he uttered a curse sotto voce

souari

noun · large South American evergreen tree trifoliate leaves and drupes with nutlike seeds used as food and a source of cooking oil

soudan

noun · a region of northern Africa to the south of the Sahara and Libyan deserts; extends from the Atlantic to the Red Sea

soughingly

adverb · with a soft sound

Example: the branches of the trees moved soughingly in the breeze

soullessly

adverb · in a soulless manner

Example: they were soullessly grubbing for profit

sound

adjective · thorough

Example: a sound thrashing

sound pressure

noun · the difference between the instantaneous pressure at a point in a sound field and the average pressure at that point

sound system

noun · a system of electronic equipment for recording or reproducing sound

soundless

adjective · marked by absence of sound

Example: a silent house

soundlessly

adverb · without a sound

Example: he stood up soundlessly and speechlessly and glided across the hallway and through a door

sourness

noun · a sullen moody resentful disposition

southeastwardly

adverb · in a southeastward direction

Example: the river flows southeastward to the gulf

southwards

adverb · toward the south

Example: the ship turned southerly

sovietise

verb · model a country's social, political, and economic structure on the Soviet Union

Example: Castro sovietized Cuba

soy

noun · the most highly proteinaceous vegetable known; the fruit of the soybean plant is used in a variety of foods and as fodder (especially as a replacement for animal protein)

soya

noun · the most highly proteinaceous vegetable known; the fruit of the soybean plant is used in a variety of foods and as fodder (especially as a replacement for animal protein)

spadefish

noun · deep-bodied disk-shaped food fish of warmer western Atlantic coastal waters

spanking

adjective · quick and energetic

Example: a brisk walk in the park

speak

verb · express in speech

Example: She talks a lot of nonsense

speak out

verb · express one's opinion openly and without fear or hesitation

Example: John spoke up at the meeting

specialized

adjective · developed or designed for a special activity or function

Example: a specialized tool

specifically

adverb · in distinction from others

Example: a program specifically for teenagers

speckled

adjective · having a pattern of dots

speechlessly

adverb · without speaking

Example: he stood up soundlessly and speechlessly and glided across the hallway and through a door

speed

noun · changing location rapidly

spell

noun · a verbal formula believed to have magical force

Example: he whispered a spell as he moved his hands

spellbound

adjective · having your attention fixated as though by a spell