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

Sonchus oleraceus
noun annual Eurasian sow thistle with soft spiny leaves and rayed yellow flower heads

sone
noun a unit of perceived loudness equal to the loudness of a 1000-hertz tone at 40 dB above threshold

song
noun the act of singing; `with a shout and a song they marched up to the gates`

Song of Songs
Song of Solomon noun an Old Testament book consisting of a collection of love poems traditionally attributed to Solomon but actually written much later

song sparrow
Melospiza melodia noun small songbird common in North America

song thrush
mavis noun common Old World thrush noted for its song

songbird
songster noun any bird having a musical call

songbook
noun a book containing a collection of songs

Songhai
noun a Nilo-Saharan language spoken by the Songhai in Mali and Niger

songster
noun a person who sings

songstress
noun a woman songster (especially of popular songs)

songwriter
songster 1 ballad maker noun a composer of words or music for popular songs

sonic
transonic adjective (of speed) having or caused by speed approximately equal to that of sound in air at sea level; `a sonic boom`

sonic barrier
sound barrier noun the increase in aerodynamic drag as an airplane approaches the speed of sound

sonic boom
noun an explosive sound caused by the shock wave of an airplane traveling faster than the speed of sound; `a sonic boom follows an aircraft as a wake follows a ship`

sonic depth finder
fathometer noun depth finder for determining depth of water or a submerged object by means of ultrasound waves

sonnet
noun a verse form consisting of 14 lines with a fixed rhyme scheme

sonneteer
noun a poet who writes sonnets

sonogram
echogram noun an image of a structure that is produced by ultrasonography (reflections of high-frequency sound waves); used to observe fetal growth or to study bodily organs

sonograph
noun an instrument that uses the differential transmission and reflection of ultrasonic waves in order to provide an image of a bodily organ

sonography
ultrasonography noun using the reflections of high-frequency sound waves to construct an image of a body organ (a sonogram); commonly used to observe fetal growth or study bodily organs

Sonora
genus Sonora noun ground snakes

Sonora gum
noun acidulous gum resin of the creosote bush

Sonora lac
noun resembling lac; secreted by a scale living on twigs of certain Mexican shrubs; used locally as medicine

Sonoran Desert
noun a desert in southwestern Arizona

Sonoran lyre snake
Trimorphodon lambda noun of desert regions of southwestern North America

Sonoran whipsnake
Masticophis bilineatus noun both terrestrial and arboreal snake of United States southwest

sonorously
rotundly adverb in a sonorous manner; `the congregation consisted chiefly of a few young folk, who snored sonorously`

soon
shortly adverb in the near future; `the doctor will soon be here`; `the book will appear shortly`; `she will arrive presently`; `we should have news before long`

soon enough
adverb without being tardy; `we made it to the party in time`

sooner
adverb comparatives of `soon` or `early`; `Come a little sooner, if you can`; `came earlier than I expected`

soonest
earliest adverb with the least delay; `the soonest I can arrive is 3 P.M.`

soot-black
sooty-black adjective of the black color of soot

sooth
noun truth or reality; `in sooth`

soothe
console verb give moral or emotional strength to

soothing
adjective affording physical relief; `a soothing ointment for her sunburn`

soothing syrup
noun medicine in the form of a syrup that has a calming effect

soothingly
adverb in a soothing manner; `the mother talked soothingly to her child`

sooty
adjective covered with or as if with soot; `a sooty chimney`

sop
sops noun piece of solid food for dipping in a liquid

sop
verb be or become thoroughly soaked or saturated with a liquid

sop up
suck in verb take up as if with a sponge

sophism
sophistry noun a deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in the hope of deceiving someone

sophistic
sophistical adjective plausible but misleading

sophisticate
man of the world noun a worldly-wise person

sophisticate
doctor up verb alter and make impure, as with the intention to deceive; `Sophisticate rose water with geraniol`

sophisticated
adjective intellectually appealing; `a sophisticated drama`

sophistication
worldliness noun the quality or character of being intellectually sophisticated and worldly through cultivation or experience or disillusionment

Sophocles
noun one of the great tragedians of ancient Greece (496-406 BC)

sophomore
soph noun a second-year undergraduate

sophomore class
noun the second class in a four-year college or high school

sophomore(a)
second-year adjective used of the second year in United States high school or college; `the sophomore class`; `his sophomore year`

Sophora
genus Sophora noun cosmopolitan genus of trees and shrubs having odd-pinnate leaves and showy flowers; some species placed in genus Podalyria

sopor
noun a torpid state resembling deep sleep

soporific
soporiferous adjective sleep inducing

sopranino
adjective higher in range than soprano; `a sopranino recorder`

soprano
treble adjective having or denoting a high range; `soprano voice`; `soprano sax`; `the boy still had a fine treble voice`; `the treble clef`

soprano clef
noun a clef that puts middle C on the bottom line of the staff

sorb
sorb apple noun acid gritty-textured fruit

sorb apple
sorb apple tree noun medium-sized European tree resembling the rowan but bearing edible fruit

sorbate
noun a material that has been or is capable of being taken up by another substance by either absorption or adsorption

sorbent
sorbent material noun a material that sorbs another substance; i.e. that has the capacity or tendency to take it up by either absorption or adsorption

Sorbian
Lusatian noun a Slavonic language spoken in rural area of southeastern Germany

sorbic acid
noun a white crystalline carboxylic acid used as a preservative

Sorbus
genus Sorbus noun a genus of shrubs or trees of the family Rosaceae having feathery leaves

sorcerer
magician noun one who practices magic or sorcery

sorceress
noun a woman sorcerer

sorcery
black magic noun the belief in magical spells that harness occult forces or evil spirits to produce unnatural effects in the world

sordid
adjective meanly avaricious and mercenary; `sordid avarice`; `sordid material interests`

sordidly
squalidly adverb in a sordid or squalid way

sordidness
squalor noun sordid dirtiness

sordino
noun a mute for a violin

sore
noun an open skin infection

sore throat
pharyngitis noun inflammation of the fauces and pharynx

sore-eyed
adjective having sore eyes; suffering from pinkeye or conjunctivitis

sorehead
noun someone who is peevish or disgruntled

Sorensen
Soren Peter Lauritz Sorensen noun Danish chemist who devised the pH scale (1868-1939)

Sorex
genus Sorex noun type genus of the family Soricidae: shrews

sorghum
sorghum molasses noun made from juice of sweet sorghum

sorgo
sorgho noun any of several sorghums cultivated as a source of syrup

Soricidae
family Soricidae noun shrews

sorority
noun a social club for female undergraduates

sorption
noun the process in which one substance takes up or holds another (by either absorption or adsorption)

sorrel
brownish-orange adjective of a light brownish color

sorrel tree
noun Australian tree with acid foliage

sorrow
noun an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement; `he tried to express his sorrow at her loss`

sorrow
rue noun sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment; `he drank to drown his sorrows`; `he wrote a note expressing his regret`; `to his rue, the error cost him the game`

sorrowful
adjective experiencing or marked by or expressing sorrow especially that associated with irreparable loss; `sorrowful widows`; `a sorrowful tale of death and despair`; `sorrowful news`; `even in laughter the heart is sorrowful`- Proverbs 14:13

sort
noun an approximate definition or example; `she wore a sort of magenta dress`; `she served a creamy sort of dessert thing`

sort program
sorting program noun a utility program that sorts data items

sorted
adjective arranged according to size

sorter
noun a machine for sorting things (such as punched cards or letters) into classes

sortie
sally noun a military action in which besieged troops burst forth from their position

sorting
noun grouping by class or kind or size

sorting algorithm
noun an algorithm for sorting a list

SOS
noun an internationally recognized distress signal in radio code

soteriological
adjective of or relating to soteriology

soteriology
noun the branch of Christian theology that deals with salvation as the effect of a divine agency

Sotho
adjective of or relating to any of the group of Sotho languages; `Sotho noun classifiers`

sottishly
adverb in a sottish manner