S — The school dictionary · page 121 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22soakTo soak something is to leave it in water or another liquid for a time, so it becomes completely wet.15 sentencessoapSoap is what you use with water to wash and clean your body or things.13 sentencessoapyFull of soap or covered with soap (soapy water, soapy hands).11 sentencessoarTo soar is to fly high in the air, often gliding without flapping much: eagles soar.12 sentencessoaringFlying high in the air, often gliding without flapping wings.13 sentencessobverb.13 sentencessobbingSobbing is crying loudly with short, noisy breaths, because you are very sad or upset.9 sentencessoberSober means not drunk, not affected by alcohol.13 sentencessobrietyThe state of not being drunk.5 sentencessoccerA game played by two teams of eleven players who kick a round ball and try to score goals; players other than the goalkeeper may not use t…8 sentencessociableLiking to meet and talk with other people; friendly.10 sentencessocialSocial means about people and how they live, meet and get on together in groups.13 sentencessocialisationSocialisation is the way a child learns how to behave with other people and fit into their family, school and society: sharing, manners, l…10 sentencessocialistA person who believes in socialism, the idea that a country's important businesses, land and wealth should be shared or controlled by the…9 sentencessocietySociety is all the people living together in a country or the world, with their ways of life, rules and customs.11 sentencessockA sock is a soft piece of clothing worn on the foot inside a shoe.12 sentencessocketA socket is a hole in a wall or device where you push in a plug to get electricity; in the UK, Ireland, Australia and NZ often called a po…12 sentencessodA piece of grass with the earth and roots under it; turf.14 sentencessodaSoda is a sweet fizzy drink, like cola or lemonade (also called pop or soft drink).13 sentencessodiumSodium is a soft, silvery-white metal element with the symbol Na; it is so reactive that it reacts strongly with water, sometimes fizzing…10 sentencessofaA sofa is a long, soft seat with a back and arms, for two or more people.8 sentencessoftNot hard or firm; easy to press or bend: a soft pillow.16 sentencessoftballSoftball is a team game like baseball, played on a smaller field with a bigger ball that is pitched underarm.9 sentencessoftenTo soften means to become softer or to make something softer («soften the butter»).11 sentencessoftheartedA softhearted person is kind, gentle and easily feels sorry for others.8 sentencessoftieA softie is a kind, gentle person who is easily moved, often showing feelings openly.8 sentencessoftlySoftly means quietly, not loudly.12 sentencessoftnessSoftness is being soft to touch: easy to press, smooth and gentle, like a pillow or a kitten's fur.11 sentencessoftwareSoftware is the programs and apps that tell a computer, phone or other device what to do.8 sentencessoftyA kind, gentle person who is easily moved or who can't be strict.8 sentencessoggySoggy means very wet and soft, often in an unpleasant way, like soggy cereal or soggy grass.9 sentencessohThe fifth note of the do-re-mi (tonic sol-fa) scale: do, re, mi, fa, soh, la, ti, do.10 sentencessoilThe top layer of the ground in which plants grow, made of tiny bits of rock, dead plants and animals, water and air.12 sentencessojournA sojourn is a short stay in a place that is not your home (formal).10 sentencessolSol is a name for our Sun, from Latin.14 sentencessolarSolar means to do with the Sun or coming from the Sun.8 sentencessolderSolder is a soft metal mixture that melts at a low temperature and is used to join pieces of metal or wires together.10 sentencessoldierA soldier is a person who is a member of an army and is trained to fight for their country.12 sentencessoleThe bottom of your foot.12 sentencessolelyOnly; not involving anyone or anything else.9 sentencessolemnSolemn means very serious and not happy or joking, often in an important or sad moment.9 sentencessolemnisationThe act of performing a ceremony, especially a wedding, in a serious, official way.8 sentencessolemnityGreat seriousness, a grave and formal feeling.5 sentencessolemnizeTo hold a formal ceremony for something such as a wedding or a funeral.4 sentencessolemnlySolemnly means in a very serious way, without smiling or joking.9 sentencessolicitTo ask for something such as money, help or opinions, especially politely or officially.9 sentencessolicitationA solicitation is a request asking someone for money, help, business or support (formal).10 sentencessolicitorA solicitor is a lawyer who gives people legal advice, writes papers like wills and house contracts, and may speak for them in lower courts.9 sentencessolicitousCaring and anxious about someone's health, comfort or happiness; very attentive.8 sentencessolidA solid is something hard or firm that keeps its own shape, like ice, wood or stone; one of the states of matter.14 sentencessolidarityStanding together and supporting each other because you share the same goals, problems or feelings.9 sentencessolidificationThe change of a liquid into a solid, such as water turning into ice or melted wax hardening.8 sentencessolidifiedSolidified means turned from a liquid or gas into a solid, often by cooling: solidified lava.9 sentencessolidifyTo solidify is to become solid, or to make something become solid, usually when a liquid cools or freezes.9 sentencessolitarySolitary means alone, with no one else; a solitary animal lives on its own.10 sentencessolitudeSolitude is being alone, usually in a quiet, peaceful way that you have chosen.9 sentencessoloA piece of music, dance or a performance done by one person alone.11 sentencessolsticeA solstice is one of the two days each year when the Sun is at its highest or lowest point in the sky at noon. The summer solstice has the…9 sentencessolubleAble to dissolve in a liquid, especially water, like sugar or salt.8 sentencessolutionA solution is a way to solve a problem or deal with a difficult situation.11 sentencessolveTo solve a problem is to find the answer to it or the way to make it right.12 sentencessolvedSolved is the past form of solve: found the answer to a problem or puzzle.10 sentencessolventA solvent is a liquid that dissolves another substance; water is the most common solvent.10 sentencessolverA solver is a person who solves something, like a problem, puzzle or crime: a problem solver.9 sentencessomThe som is the money (currency) of Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan (money).9 sentencessomaliTo do with Somalia, a country in the Horn of East Africa, or its people.9 sentencessombreDark and gloomy in colour or light.5 sentencessomeSome means a part of a group, not all of it.26 sentencessomebodySomebody means a person, but we do not know or do not say who. It means the same as someone.12 sentencessomedaySomeday means at some time in the future that is not known yet.12 sentencessomehowSomehow means in some way, although you do not know how or it is hard to explain.11 sentencessomeoneSomeone means a person, but we do not say who.21 sentencessomersaultA movement where you roll or flip your whole body head over heels, forwards or backwards, on the ground or in the air.13 sentencessomersetSomerset is a county in the south-west of England, famous for farms, apples and cider, Cheddar cheese, the Somerset Levels and the city of…11 sentencessometimeSometime means at a time that is not said exactly: come and visit sometime.9 sentencessomewhatA little, to some degree, rathernot very much and not completely. — 11 sentencessomewhereSomewhere means in, at or to a place, without saying exactly which one.13 sentencessomnambulistA person who walks in their sleep; a sleepwalker.8 sentencessomnolenceSleepiness; the feeling of being drowsy and heavy, ready to fall asleep.8 sentencessonA son is a boy or man who is someone's child.11 sentencessonarSonar is a way of finding things under water by sending out sound waves and listening for their echoes.9 sentencessongA song is a short piece of music with words that you sing.12 sentencessongbirdA songbird is a small bird that sings tuneful songs, such as a robin, blackbird, thrush, nightingale or wren.9 sentencessongsterA bird that sings well.5 sentencessongwriterA songwriter is a person who writes songs: the words, the tune, or both.7 sentencessonicSonic means to do with sound or sound waves, as in «a sonic boom».9 sentencessonnyA friendly or slightly bossy way an older person speaks to a boy or young man: «Listen, sonny».9 sentencessoonSoon means in a short time from now or from then.12 sentencessoonerSooner means earlier or in less time than something else.11 sentencessootSoot is the black powder that smoke leaves behind when wood, coal, oil or candles burn.10 sentencessoothTruth. The phrases «in sooth» and «for sooth» mean truly or indeed.5 sentencessootheTo soothe someone is to make them calm when they are upset, angry or worried.9 sentencessoothinglyIn a calm, gentle way that makes someone feel less upset, worried or in pain.8 sentencessoothsayerA person who claims to foretell what will happen in the future.4 sentencessootySooty means covered with soot, the black powder left by smoke from burning coal, wood or oil.10 sentencessopA sop is something small given to someone to calm them down or keep them quiet, without really fixing the problem: a sop to the angry fans.9 sentencessoppySoppy means too soft and sentimental, full of love-talk or easy tears, in a way that some people find silly.11 sentencessopranoA soprano is the highest singing voice, usually of women and girls, and also of boys before their voices break.10 sentencessorcererA person who uses magic; a wizard.4 sentencessorceressA sorceress is a woman who uses magic, often for evil purposes; a female sorcerer.4 sentences1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22This page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/page/12/