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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language Category: General Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA Words: 85192

soil bank
noun land retired from crop cultivation and planted with soil-building crops; government subsidies are paid to farmers for their retired land

soil conditioner
noun a chemical substance used to improve the structure of the soil and increase its porosity; `gypsum can be used as a soil conditioner`

soil conservation
noun protection of soil against erosion or deterioration

soil erosion
noun the washing away of soil by the flow of water

soil horizon
noun a layer in a soil profile

soil pipe
noun drain that conveys liquid waste from toilets, etc.

soil profile
noun a vertical section of soil from the ground surface to the parent rock

soil-building
adjective (of crops) planted to improve the quality of the soil

soiling
soilure noun the act of soiling something

soiree
noun a party of people assembled in the evening (usually at a private house)

Soissons
battle of Soissons-Reims noun a battle in World War I (May 1918); the Germans tried to attack before the American numbers were too great to defeat; the tactical success of the Germans proved to be a strategic failure

soixante-neuf
sixty-nine noun oral sex practiced simultaneously by two people

sojourn
noun a temporary stay (e.g., as a guest)

sojourner
noun a temporary resident

Sokoro
noun a Chadic language spoken in Chad

sol
soh noun the syllable naming the fifth (dominant) note of any musical scale in solmization

solace
solacement noun comfort in disappointment or misery

solan
solan goose noun very large white gannet with black wing tips

Solanaceae
family Solanaceae noun large and economically important family of herbs or shrubs or trees often strongly scented and sometimes narcotic or poisonous; includes the genera Solanum, Atropa, Brugmansia, Capsicum, Datura, Hyoscyamus, Lycopersicon, Nicotiana, Petunia, Physalis, and Solandra

solanaceous
adjective of or relating to plants of the family Solanaceae (the potato family)

solanaceous vegetable
noun any of several fruits of plants of the family Solanaceae; especially of the genera Solanum, Capsicum, and Lycopersicon

Solandra
genus Solandra noun shrubby climbers of tropical America

Solanopteris
genus Solanopteris noun tropical American epiphytic ferns having rhizomes with tubers and roots as well as scales

Solanopteris bifrons
noun small epiphytic fern of South America with tuberous swellings along rhizomes

Solanum
genus Solanum noun type genus of the Solanaceae: nightshade; potato; eggplant; bittersweet

Solanum crispum
noun hardy climbing shrub of Chile grown as an ornamental for its fragrant flowers; not a true potato

Solanum jasmoides
noun copiously branched vine of Brazil having deciduous leaves and white flowers tinged with blue

solar
adjective relating to or derived from the sun or utilizing the energies of the sun; `solar eclipse`; `solar energy`

solar apex
apex of the sun`s way noun the point on the celestial sphere toward which the sun and solar system appear to be moving relative to the fixed stars

solar array
solar battery noun electrical device consisting of a large array of connected solar cells

solar calendar
noun a calendar based on solar cycles

solar cell
photovoltaic cell noun a cell that converts solar energy into electrical energy

solar constant
noun the rate at which radiant solar energy is received at the outer layer of the earth`s atmosphere

solar dish
solar collector noun a concave mirror that concentrates the rays of the sun; can produce high temperatures

solar eclipse
noun the moon interrupts light from the sun

solar energy
solar power noun energy from the sun that is converted into thermal or electrical energy; `the amount of energy falling on the earth is given by the solar constant, but very little use has been made of solar energy`

solar flare
flare noun a sudden eruption of intense high-energy radiation from the sun`s surface; associated with sunspots and radio interference

solar gravity
noun the gravity of the sun; `solar gravity creates extreme pressures and temperatures`

solar halo
parhelic circle noun a luminous halo parallel to the horizon at the altitude of the sun; caused by ice crystals in the atmosphere

solar heater
noun a heater that makes direct use of solar energy

solar house
noun a house designed to use solar radiation for heating; usually has large areas of glass in front of heat-absorbing materials

solar magnetic field
noun the magnetic field of the sun

solar month
noun one-twelfth of a solar or tropical year

solar parallax
noun the angle subtended by the mean equatorial radius of the Earth at a distance of one astronomical unit

solar physics
noun the branch of astronomy that deals with the sun

solar plexus
coeliac plexus noun a large plexus of sympathetic nerves in the abdomen behind the stomach

solar prominence
noun large eruptions of luminous hydrogen gas that rise thousands of kilometers above the chromosphere

solar radiation
noun radiation from the sun

solar system
noun the sun with the celestial bodies that revolve around it in its gravitational field

solar telescope
noun a telescope designed to make observations of the sun

solar thermal system
noun a system that converts sunlight into heat

solar wind
noun a stream of protons moving radially from the sun

solar year
tropical year noun the time for the earth to make one revolution around the sun, measured between two vernal equinoxes

solarization
solarisation noun exposure to the rays of the sun

sold
adjective disposed of to a purchaser; `this merchandise is sold`

sold-out
adjective sold completely in advance; `had a sold-out house for both performances`

sold-out(a)
adjective having taken a bribe or bribes; `a sold-out politician`

solder
noun an alloy (usually of lead and tin) used when melted to join two metal surfaces

solderer
noun a worker who joins or mends with solder

soldering flux
noun flux applied to surfaces that are to be joined by soldering; flux cleans the surfaces and results in a better bond

soldering iron
noun a hand tool with a heatable tip; used to melt and apply solder

soldier
noun a wingless sterile ant or termite having a large head and powerful jaws adapted for defending the colony

soldier grainy club
noun a variety of grainy club

soldierfish
soldier-fish noun the larger squirrelfishes

soldiering
soldiership noun skills that are required for the life of soldier

soldierly
soldierlike adjective (of persons) befitting a warrior; `a military bearing`

sole
fillet of sole noun lean flesh of any of several flatfish

Solea
genus Solea noun type genus of the Soleidae

soled
adjective having a sole or soles especially as specified; used in combination; `half-soled`; `rubber-soled`

Soledad
noun a city in northern Colombia; a suburb of Barranquilla

Soleidae
family Soleidae noun soles

soleless
adjective having no sole

Solemnity of Mary
noun (Roman Catholic Church) a holy day of obligation

solemnization
solemnisation noun the public performance of a sacrament or solemn ceremony with all appropriate ritual; `the celebration of marriage`

solemnly
adverb in a grave and sedate manner; `the judge sat there solemnly`

Solenichthyes
order Solenichthyes noun bellows fishes; shrimpfishes; cornetfishes; pipefishes; small order of chiefly tropical marine fishes of varied and bizarre form all having a small mouth at the end of a drawn-out tubular snout

Solenidae
family Solenidae noun razor clams

solenogaster
aplacophoran noun deep-water wormlike mollusks lacking calcareous plates on the body but having fine slimy spicules on the covering mantle

Solenogastres
order Solenogastres noun an order of Amphineura

solenoid
noun a coil of wire around an iron core; becomes a magnet when current passes through the coil

Solenopsis
genus Solenopsis noun fire ants

Solenostemon
genus Solenostemon noun genus of shrubby often succulent herbs of tropical Africa and Asia; includes some plants often placed in genus Coleus

Solent
noun a strait of the English Channel between the coast of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight

soleus
soleus muscle noun a broad flat muscle in the calf of the leg under the gastrocnemius muscle

solfa syllable
noun one of the names for notes of a musical scale in solmization

solfege
solfeggio noun a voice exercise; singing scales or runs to the same syllable

solferino
purplish pink noun a pink dye that was discovered in 1859, the year a battle was fought at Solferino

solicitation
noun an entreaty addressed to someone of superior status; `a solicitation to the king for relief`

solicitation
noun request for a sum of money; `an appeal to raise money for starving children`

solicitor
noun a British lawyer who gives legal advice and prepares legal documents

solicitor general
noun a law officer appointed to assist an attorney general

solicitorship
noun the position of solicitor

solicitous
adjective showing hovering attentiveness; `solicitous about her health`; `made solicitous inquiries about our family`

solicitously
adverb in a concerned and solicitous manner; ``Don`t you feel well?` his mother asked solicitously`

solicitude
solicitousness noun a feeling of excessive concern

solid
strong adjective of good quality and condition; solidly built; `a solid foundation`; `several substantial timber buildings`

solid
self-coloured adjective of the same color throughout; `solid color`

solid angle
noun an angle formed by three or more planes intersecting at a common point (the vertex)

solid body substance
noun the solid parts of the body

solid figure
three-dimensional figure noun a three-dimensional shape