📖 S — The English dictionary · page 70

somersault — Everyday, meaning 1: A movement where you roll or flip your whole body head over heels, forwards or backwards, on the ground or in the air.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To do such a roll or flip.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (of a vehicle or object) To turn over completely, end over end.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: A sudden complete change of opinion or plan.↗ Example: We learnt to do a forward somersault in PE today.↗ · The gymnast did a double somersault in the air.↗ · The children were turning somersaults on the grass.↗ · The diver somersaulted into the pool.↗ · My stomach did somersaults before the school play.↗ · The car somersaulted off the road, but nobody was badly hurt.↗ · Always do somersaults on a soft mat.↗ · The minister did a somersault and changed his mind completely.↗ · A few turned somersaults, others walked on their hands with their feet in the air.↗

somerset — Everyday, meaning 1: Somerset is a county in the south-west of England, famous for farms, apples and cider, Cheddar cheese, the Somerset Levels and the city of Bath.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: «Somerset» is also used in place names in other countries, such as towns in Australia and the USA, and as a name.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: It is sometimes confused with «somersault», a forward roll in the air, which sounds similar.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: An old word for a somersault, a roll head over heels through the air.↗ Example: Cheddar cheese first came from the village of Cheddar in Somerset.↗ · Glastonbury is in Somerset.↗ · The Somerset Levels often flood in winter.↗ · We went camping in Somerset and saw apple orchards.↗ · Somerset is in the south-west of England.↗ · Somerset House is a big building in London.↗ · Whenever the bottom of the trunk cracked, he was in a great fright, for if the trunk fell to pieces he would have made a tremendous somerset over the trees.↗

sometime — Everyday, meaning 1: Sometime means at a time that is not said exactly: come and visit sometime.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: As an adjective, sometime means former, in the past: his sometime teacher (rare).↗ Example: She will visit sometime next week.↗ · Sometime in the morning he read 20 pages.↗ · They plan to finish sometime soon.↗ · Sometime later 4 more birds came.↗ · Let's play together sometime.↗ · The parcel will arrive sometime today.↗ · Sometime in spring the swallows come back.↗ · And sometimes the cloud was a few days upon the tabernacle; according to the commandment of the LORD they remained encamped, and according to the commandment of the LORD they journeyed.↗ (Torah NUM.9.20, JPS 1917)↗ · And sometimes the cloud was from evening until morning; and when the cloud was taken up in the morning, they journeyed; or if it continued by day and by night, when the cloud was taken up, they journeyed.↗ (Torah NUM.9.21, JPS 1917)↗ · The explanatory notes given by this author are, nevertheless, insufficient and sometimes very incorrect.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)↗

somewhat — Everyday, meaning 1: A little, to some degree, rather — not very much and not completely.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (formal) Fairly; used to make a statement softer.↗ Example: I was somewhat tired after the long walk.↗ · The test was somewhat harder than last week's.↗ · The weather improved somewhat in the afternoon.↗ · (formal) The results were somewhat unexpected.↗ · The two pictures are somewhat different.↗ · She felt somewhat better after a drink of water.↗ · The price went up somewhat, but not much.↗ · His story was somewhat hard to believe.↗ · Yamato relaxed his hold somewhat and said.↗ · He said moreover: 'I have somewhat to say unto thee.'↗ And she said: 'Say on.'↗ (Prophets 1KI.2.14, JPS 1917)↗

somewhere — Everyday, meaning 1: Somewhere means in, at or to a place, without saying exactly which one.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Somewhere means about, roughly, when giving a number.↗ e.g. "somewhere between 20 and 30".↗ Everyday, meaning 3: "Getting somewhere" means making progress.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: Somewhere can also mean at some point or level that is not exactly stated.↗ Example: I left my book somewhere in the house.↗ · Let's go somewhere warm for the holidays.↗ · She lives somewhere near the school.↗ · Put it somewhere safe.↗ · The answer is somewhere between 40 and 50.↗ · Now we're getting somewhere!↗ · Is there somewhere I can wash my hands?↗ · Somewhere on it is hidden a rich treasure.↗

somnambulist — Everyday, meaning 1: A person who walks in their sleep; a sleepwalker.↗ Example: The somnambulist walked down the stairs with her eyes open.↗ · My cousin is a somnambulist and once woke up in the kitchen.↗ · Doctors say you should gently lead a somnambulist back to bed.↗ · He moved through the morning like a somnambulist.↗ · Somnambulists don't remember walking in their sleep.↗ · The story was about a somnambulist who walked on the roof.↗ · Patiently she allowed herself to be lifted on the horse, and sat there like a somnambulist--as one who walked in his sleep.↗

somnolence — Everyday, meaning 1: (formal) Sleepiness; the feeling of being drowsy and heavy, ready to fall asleep.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (literary) A sleepy, very quiet state of a place.↗ Example: A warm room and a long talk filled the class with somnolence.↗ · The medicine may cause somnolence, so don't operate machines.↗ · The village lay in the somnolence of a summer afternoon.↗ · The doctor noted the patient's somnolence.↗ · After the big lunch, a pleasant somnolence crept over Grandad.↗ · A strange somnolence fell over the castle in the fairy tale.↗

son — Everyday, meaning 1: A son is a boy or man who is someone's child.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: «Son» is also a friendly word an older man may use to a boy.↗ Example: The father is 3 times as old as his son.↗ · The son is 8 years old.↗ · In 5 years the son will be 13.↗ · A man has 2 sons.↗ · The farmer's son helped feed the cows.↗ · Mrs Lee has one son and two daughters.↗ · The king left the castle to his eldest son.↗ · Father and son went fishing together.↗ · "Approach, my son," he said kindly.↗ · These are the sons of Adah.↗ (Torah GEN.36.16, JPS 1917)↗ · And the sons of Dan: Hushim.↗ (Torah GEN.46.23, JPS 1917)↗ · And the sons of Pallu: Eliab.↗ (Torah NUM.26.8, JPS 1917)↗ · These are the sons of Ishmael.↗ (Writings 1CH.1.31, JPS 1917)↗ · And the sons of Ethan: Azariah.↗ (Writings 1CH.2.8, JPS 1917)↗ · And the sons of Appaim: Ishi.↗ (Writings 1CH.2.31, JPS 1917)↗

sonar — Everyday, meaning 1: Sonar is a way of finding things under water by sending out sound waves and listening for their echoes.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Sonar is also the machine that does this, used by ships and submarines.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Animals such as bats and dolphins use a natural kind of sonar called echolocation.↗ Example: The submarine used sonar to find the shipwreck.↗ · Fishing boats use sonar to find shoals of fish.↗ · Bats use a kind of natural sonar to catch moths.↗ · The sonar screen showed a large shape below the ship.↗ · Sonar works by sending out sound and listening for the echo.↗ · Dolphins find food with echolocation, which is like sonar.↗

song — Everyday, meaning 1: A song is a short piece of music with words that you sing.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Song is the act or art of singing («burst into song»).↗ Everyday, meaning 3: A bird's song is the musical sounds it makes.↗ Example: We sang a song in assembly.↗ · What is your favourite song?↗ · The song has three verses and a chorus.↗ · I heard the song of a blackbird this morning.↗ · The whole family burst into song in the car.↗ · She wrote a song about her dog.↗ · Dad bought the old bike for a song.↗ · Don't make a song and dance about it.↗ · What song could the Ranunculus sing?↗ · Then sang Israel this song: Spring up, O well — sing ye unto it — (Torah NUM.21.17, JPS 1917)↗ · So Moses wrote this song the same day, and taught it the children of Israel.↗ (Torah DEU.31.22, JPS 1917)↗ · And Moses spoke in the ears of all the assembly of Israel the words of this song, until they were finished: (Torah DEU.31.30, JPS 1917)↗ · A Psalm of David, a Song.↗ (Writings PSA.68.1, JPS 1917)↗ · A Psalm of Asaph, a Song.↗ (Writings PSA.75.1, JPS 1917)↗ · A Song, a Psalm of Asaph.↗ (Writings PSA.83.1, JPS 1917)↗

songbird — Everyday, meaning 1: A songbird is a small bird that sings tuneful songs, such as a robin, blackbird, thrush, nightingale or wren.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (informal) A person, usually a woman, with a lovely singing voice is sometimes called a songbird.↗ Example: A songbird was singing on the fence at dawn.↗ · Robins and blackbirds are songbirds.↗ · We hung a feeder to help the songbirds in winter.↗ · Male songbirds sing to say «this is my patch».↗ · Cats catch many songbirds in gardens.↗ · The concert star was called the nation's songbird.↗ · The dawn chorus is lots of songbirds singing together.↗

songster — Everyday, meaning 1: A bird that sings well.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (old use) A person who sings.↗ Example: The songster sang at dawn.↗ · A blackbird is a fine songster.↗ · The little songster perched on the branch.↗

songwriter — Everyday, meaning 1: A songwriter is a person who writes songs: the words, the tune, or both.↗ Example: Taylor Swift is a famous singer-songwriter.↗ · The songwriter wrote the tune on her guitar.↗ · Our class became songwriters for the school concert.↗ · Many songs are written by teams of songwriters.↗ · A songwriter needs ideas, rhyme and rhythm.↗ · He dreams of being a songwriter one day.↗

sonic — Everyday, meaning 1: Sonic means to do with sound or sound waves, as in «a sonic boom».↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (science) Sonic speed is the speed of sound; «supersonic» means faster than sound and «subsonic» slower.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Sonic the Hedgehog is a famous fast blue character in video games.↗ Example: The jet broke the sound barrier with a loud sonic boom.↗ · Bats use sonic signals to find their way.↗ · My sonic toothbrush buzzes very fast.↗ · Concorde was a supersonic passenger plane.↗ · Sonic the Hedgehog collects gold rings.↗ · Sound in air goes about 340 metres every second.↗

sonny — Everyday, meaning 1: (informal, old-fashioned) A friendly or slightly bossy way an older person speaks to a boy or young man: «Listen, sonny».↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (a name) Sonny is also a nickname or first name.↗ Example: "Off you go, sonny, and mind the road."↗ · "Don't you talk back to me, sonny!"↗ · The old fisherman said, "Want to hold the rod, sonny?"↗ · "Sit down, Sonny Jim," laughed Grandad.↗ · Sonny is the name of the dog next door.↗ · "Here's your change, sonny," said the man at the market stall.↗ · ‘Look here, sonny: if we share this cake we shall neither of us have enough.↗

soon — Everyday, meaning 1: Soon means in a short time from now or from then.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Soon can mean early or quickly: «Don't speak too soon».↗ Everyday, meaning 3: «Sooner» can mean rather: «I would sooner walk than take the bus».↗ Example: Dinner will be ready soon.↗ · Get well soon!↗ · Soon the snow began to melt.↗ · Call me as soon as you get home.↗ · Sooner or later you will learn to ride a bike.↗ · It is too soon to open the presents.↗ · We will soon be at the beach.↗ · The sooner we start, the sooner we finish.↗ · It will soon become like ice.↗ · As soon as the morning was light, the men were sent away, they and their asses.↗ (Torah GEN.44.3, JPS 1917)↗ · And when they came to Reuel their father, he said: 'How is it that ye are come so soon to-day?'↗ (Torah EXO.2.18, JPS 1917)↗ · And the LORD went His way, as soon as He had left off speaking to Abraham; and Abraham returned unto his place.↗ (Torah GEN.18.33, JPS 1917)↗ · They soon forgot His works; they waited not for His counsel; (Writings PSA.106.13, JPS 1917)↗ · For as soon as Zion travailed, she brought forth her children.↗ (Prophets ISA.66.8, JPS 1917)↗ · I would soon subdue their enemies, and turn My hand against their adversaries.↗ (Writings PSA.81.15, JPS 1917)↗

sooner — Everyday, meaning 1: Sooner means earlier or in less time than something else.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Sooner can mean «rather», as in «I'd sooner walk» (I would prefer to walk).↗ Everyday, meaning 3: "Sooner or later" can also mean eventually, at some time in the future.↗ Example: Can we go home sooner?↗ · Sooner or later you will have to tidy your room.↗ · The sooner you start, the sooner you'll finish.↗ · I'd sooner stay home than go out in the rain.↗ · No sooner had we arrived than it started to rain.↗ · The train came ten minutes sooner than we expected.↗ · If you tell an adult sooner, they can help sooner.↗ · Sooner or later the old woman died.↗

soot — Everyday, meaning 1: Soot is the black powder that smoke leaves behind when wood, coal, oil or candles burn.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Soot collects inside chimneys, on walls near fires and on cooking pots.↗ Example: The chimney was full of soot.↗ · His face was black with soot after cleaning the fireplace.↗ · Candle smoke left soot on the ceiling.↗ · Long ago, children swept soot out of chimneys.↗ · Soot in the air is bad for our lungs.↗ · The firefighters came out covered in soot.↗ · We wiped the soot off the old kettle.↗ · And when the soot and ashes had been washed from her face, she looked more beautiful than anyone in the world.↗ · And the LORD said unto Moses and unto Aaron: 'Take to you handfuls of soot of the furnace, and let Moses throw it heavenward in the sight of Pharaoh.↗ (Torah EXO.9.8, JPS 1917)↗ · And they took soot of the furnace, and stood before Pharaoh; and Moses threw it up heavenward; and it became a boil breaking forth with blains upon man and upon beast.↗ (Torah EXO.9.10, JPS 1917)↗