📖 S — The English dictionary · page 68

solder — Everyday, meaning 1: Solder is a soft metal mixture that melts at a low temperature and is used to join pieces of metal or wires together.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (verb) To solder means to join metal parts or wires using melted solder and a hot tool called a soldering iron.↗ Example: We soldered an LED onto the circuit board in D and T.↗ · Hold the soldering iron by the handle only.↗ · The wire came loose, so Dad soldered it back on.↗ · Modern solder is usually lead-free.↗ · Melt a little solder on the joint and let it cool.↗ · The plumber soldered the copper pipes.↗ · A good solder joint looks shiny and smooth.↗ · He put the heart in the Woodman’s breast and then replaced the square of tin, soldering it neatly together where it had been cut.↗ · So the carpenter encouraged the goldsmith, and he that smootheth with the hammer him that smiteth the anvil, saying of the soldering: 'It is good'; and he fastened it with nails, that it should not be moved.↗ (Prophets ISA.41.7, JPS 1917)↗

soldier — Everyday, meaning 1: A soldier is a person who is a member of an army and is trained to fight for their country.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To soldier on means to keep going even when things are hard or you feel ill.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: In the UK, «soldiers» are also thin strips of toast to dip into a boiled egg.↗ Example: The soldier marched in the parade.↗ · We wore poppies to remember the soldiers who died in the wars.↗ · My great-grandad was a soldier in the Second World War.↗ · She had a cold but soldiered on to the end of the race.↗ · I had a boiled egg with soldiers for breakfast.↗ · The soldiers guarded the castle gate.↗ · He lined up his toy soldiers on the floor.↗ · Soldiers must follow orders.↗ · "Hail, brother!" calls out the Soldier.↗ · Tiii) vowels and consonants were made in the form of a "state and arranged like an army in battle array."↗ Isaac Taylor '*i says: "Like soldiers on parade the characters in the alphabetic line have been dressed."↗ (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))↗

sole — Everyday, meaning 1: The bottom of your foot.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: The bottom part of a shoe or boot.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: A flat sea fish that people eat.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: As an adjective, only, the one and only.↗ e.g. "the sole survivor".↗ Example: The sole of my shoe has a hole in it.↗ · Tickle the soles of his feet!↗ · Trainers have rubber soles that grip the floor.↗ · We had sole and chips for dinner.↗ · She was the sole winner of the competition.↗ · Her sole job was to feed the fish.↗ · The sand was hot on the soles of our feet.↗ · Every place whereon the sole of your foot shall tread shall be yours: from the wilderness, and Lebanon, from the river, the river Euphrates, even unto the hinder sea shall be your border.↗ (Torah DEU.11.24, JPS 1917)↗ · The LORD will smite thee in the knees, and in the legs, with a sore boil, whereof thou canst not be healed, from the sole of thy foot unto the crown of thy head.↗ (Torah DEU.28.35, JPS 1917)↗ · contend not with them; for I will not give you of their land, no, not so much as for the sole of the foot to tread on; because I have given mount Seir unto Esau for a possession.↗ (Torah DEU.2.5, JPS 1917)↗ · Every place that the sole of your foot shall tread upon, to you have I given it, as I spoke unto Moses.↗ (Prophets JOS.1.3, JPS 1917)↗ · I have digged and drunk water, and with the sole of my feet have I dried up all the rivers of Egypt.↗ (Prophets ISA.37.25, JPS 1917)↗ · I have digged and drunk strange waters, and with the sole of my feet have I dried up all the rivers of Egypt.↗ (Prophets 2KI.19.24, JPS 1917)↗

solely — Everyday, meaning 1: Only; not involving anyone or anything else.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Completely; entirely.↗ Example: This room is solely for teachers.↗ · She was solely responsible for feeding the dog.↗ · He won solely because he trained every day.↗ · Count solely the red counters.↗ · The money is to be used solely for books.↗ · The decision is solely yours.↗ · Having this thought in mind, the story of “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” was written solely to please children of today.↗

solemn — Everyday, meaning 1: Solemn means very serious and not happy or joking, often in an important or sad moment.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A solemn promise is a very serious, sincere promise.↗ Example: She made a solemn promise to look after the puppy.↗ · The crowd was solemn during the minute's silence.↗ · His face was solemn as he told us the bad news.↗ · The funeral was a solemn occasion.↗ · I solemnly swear to tell the truth.↗ · Anzac Day begins with a solemn dawn service.↗ · He struck a most solemn blow upon the piece of wood.↗ · On the eighth day ye shall have a solemn assembly: ye shall do no manner of servile work; (Torah NUM.29.35, JPS 1917)↗ · It is a sabbath of solemn rest unto you, and ye shall afflict your souls; it is a statute for ever.↗ (Torah LEV.16.31, JPS 1917)↗ · And he said unto them: 'This is that which the LORD hath spoken: To-morrow is a solemn rest, a holy sabbath unto the LORD.↗ (Torah EXO.16.23, JPS 1917)↗ · Blow the horn in Zion, sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly; (Prophets JOL.2.15, JPS 1917)↗ · And Jehu said: 'Sanctify a solemn assembly for Baal.'↗ And they proclaimed it.↗ (Prophets 2KI.10.20, JPS 1917)↗ · I hate, I despise your feasts, and I will take no delight in your solemn assemblies.↗ (Prophets AMO.5.21, JPS 1917)↗

solemnisation — Everyday, meaning 1: (formal) The act of performing a ceremony, especially a wedding, in a serious, official way.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (formal) Making something official with a solemn ceremony.↗ Example: (formal) The solemnisation of the marriage took place in the town hall.↗ · (formal) A priest or registrar must be present for the solemnisation.↗ · The notice listed the place of solemnisation.↗ · In plain words, solemnisation just means holding the wedding ceremony.↗ · The law sets out who may carry out the solemnisation of a marriage.↗ · (formal) The solemnisation was followed by a small party.↗

solemnity — Everyday, meaning 1: Great seriousness, a grave and formal feeling.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A serious, formal ceremony.↗ Example: The service was held with great solemnity.↗ · Everyone spoke in a voice of solemnity.↗ · The rites were done with solemnity by torchlight.↗

solemnize — Everyday, meaning 1: To hold a formal ceremony for something such as a wedding or a funeral.↗ Example: The priest solemnized the wedding in the church.↗ · They solemnized the funeral with prayers.↗ · The rites were solemnized in honour of the dead hero.↗

solemnly — Everyday, meaning 1: Solemnly means in a very serious way, without smiling or joking.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Solemnly can mean in a formal, important way, as in a promise or ceremony.↗ Example: The judge spoke solemnly to the court.↗ · «I solemnly promise to look after the puppy,» said Jack.↗ · The Mock Turtle sighed solemnly.↗ · The children walked solemnly into the church.↗ · He solemnly shook hands with each of us.↗ · The flag was solemnly lowered.↗ · Then the Sea King said solemnly:↗

solicit — Everyday, meaning 1: (formal) To ask for something such as money, help or opinions, especially politely or officially.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (formal) To try to get business or customers.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (law) To ask someone in a public place for something illegal, which adults are forbidden to do.↗ Example: The charity solicited donations for the flood victims.↗ · The teacher solicited our ideas for the class trip.↗ · The sign on the door said «No soliciting».↗ · The council solicited opinions from people in the town.↗ · It is against the rules to solicit money in the school car park.↗ · The shop solicited feedback from its customers.↗ · And the contrary is in thee from other women, in that thou didst solicit to harlotry, and wast not solicited; and in that thou givest hire, and no hire is given unto thee, thus thou art contrary.↗ (Prophets EZK.16.34, JPS 1917)↗

solicitation — Everyday, meaning 1: A solicitation is a request asking someone for money, help, business or support (formal).↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Solicitation is the act of asking for something, like donations or votes (formal).↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (law) Solicitation is also the crime of asking or urging someone to do something illegal.↗ Example: The charity sent a solicitation for donations.↗ · The sign on the gate says «No solicitation».↗ · The school refused solicitations from companies selling sweets.↗ · He ignored the solicitation in his email.↗ · Solicitation of votes inside the polling station is not allowed.↗ · In law, solicitation means urging someone to commit a crime.↗ · At his solicitation she restored to his companions their human form, promising at the same time that henceforth the hero and his comrades should be free from her enchantments.↗

solicitor — Everyday, meaning 1: (law, UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand) A solicitor is a lawyer who gives people legal advice, writes papers like wills and house contracts, and may speak for them in lower courts.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (US) A solicitor is someone who goes door to door selling things or asking for money; "No solicitors" on a door means do not knock to sell.↗ Example: Mum and Dad met a solicitor to buy the new house.↗ · Grandad's solicitor helped him write his will.↗ · The solicitor's office was full of files and papers.↗ · A solicitor will explain your rights.↗ · The sign said "No Solicitors", so the salesman walked away.↗ (US)↗ · After the accident, Aunty Jo got a solicitor to help with the claim.↗

solicitous — Everyday, meaning 1: (formal) Caring and anxious about someone's health, comfort or happiness; very attentive.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (formal) Eager or anxious to do something.↗ Example: The nurse was solicitous, checking on us every hour.↗ · He was solicitous about his grandmother's health.↗ · The waiter was solicitous, refilling our water glasses.↗ · She asked solicitously whether I was warm enough.↗ · The host was solicitous of every guest's comfort.↗ · Our neighbour was very solicitous when Mum was ill, bringing soup every day.↗

solid — Everyday, meaning 1: A solid is something hard or firm that keeps its own shape, like ice, wood or stone; one of the states of matter.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Solid (adjective) means not hollow — the same material all the way through: solid gold.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Solid means strong and firm: a solid wall.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: Solid can mean without a break: «I read for two solid hours».↗ Everyday, meaning 5: In maths, a solid is a 3D shape such as a cube or sphere.↗ Example: Ice is water in its solid form.↗ · A rock is a solid.↗ · The ring is made of solid gold.↗ · The pond was frozen solid.↗ · A cube is a solid with six faces.↗ · Solids keep their shape.↗ · We need a solid table for this heavy box.↗ · It rained for three solid days.↗ · These pillars are solid gold, I assure you."↗ · Air, Vayu ; then Water, Apas, which condenses into solid elementary Earth, Prithivi ; and lastly from the Water He formed Fire.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)↗ · And from Nothingness did He make something, and all forms of speech and every created thing, and from the empty void He made the solid earth, and from the non-existent He brought forth Life.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887)↗

solidarity — Everyday, meaning 1: Standing together and supporting each other because you share the same goals, problems or feelings.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Support shown to a group in trouble by people who are not in it.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Solidarity (with a capital S) was a Polish trade union and freedom movement led by Lech Wałęsa from 1980.↗ Example: We wore odd socks in solidarity with children with Down syndrome.↗ · The workers showed solidarity by striking together.↗ · Many towns lit up in blue and yellow in solidarity with Ukraine.↗ · Solidarity in Poland helped end communist rule.↗ · Shaving their heads was an act of solidarity with their friend who had cancer.↗ · The team felt real solidarity after the hard match.↗

solidification — Everyday, meaning 1: (science) The change of a liquid into a solid, such as water turning into ice or melted wax hardening.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (figurative) Becoming firmer or more fixed, like plans or opinions.↗ Example: Solidification happens when water turns to ice.↗ · The lava cooled, and solidification made new rock.↗ · Melted chocolate sets by solidification in the fridge.↗ · Freezing is another name for solidification.↗ · The solidification of candle wax happens quickly as it cools.↗ · After much talking, there was a solidification of the plan.↗

solidified — Everyday, meaning 1: Solidified means turned from a liquid or gas into a solid, often by cooling: solidified lava.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Solidified means made stronger, firmer or more certain: their friendship solidified.↗ Example: The lava cooled and solidified into black rock.↗ · The melted chocolate solidified in the fridge.↗ · Candle wax solidified on the tablecloth.↗ · Water solidified into ice overnight.↗ · Their friendship solidified during the camping trip.↗ · The win solidified our place at the top of the league.↗ · The jelly had solidified by teatime.↗

solidify — Everyday, meaning 1: To solidify is to become solid, or to make something become solid, usually when a liquid cools or freezes.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To solidify a plan, friendship or idea is to make it firmer and more certain.↗ Example: Water solidifies into ice at 0 °C.↗ · When lava cools, it solidifies into rock.↗ · Put the jelly in the fridge to solidify.↗ · The melted wax solidified into a candle.↗ · Candle wax melts when hot and solidifies when it cools.↗ · Working on the project together solidified their friendship.↗ · Melted chocolate solidifies as it cools.↗