somewhat - adv., n., & pron. to some extent (behaviour that was somewhat strange; answered...

sorgum - n. any tropical cereal grass of the genus Sorghum,...

soar - v.intr. 1 fly or rise high. 2 reach a high level or standard (prices soared). 3...

soal - v.intr. 1 fly or rise high. 2 reach a high level or standard (prices soared). 3...

sobriquet - n. (also soubriquet) 1 a nickname. 2 an assumed name. [F, orig. = 'tap under the...

soir - pl. of SOLO. ...

sordfish - n. a large marine fish, Xiphias gladius, with an extended swordlike upper jaw. ...

SOLSTICE - n. 1 either of the times when the sun is furthest from the equator. 2 the point...

sow - v.tr. (past part. sewn or sewed) 1 (also absol.) fasten, join, etc., by making...

sort - n. & v. 1 a group of things etc. with common attributes;...

solitaire - n. 1 a diamond or other gem set by itself. 2 a ring having a single gem. 3 a game...

sorid - adj. & n. (solider, solidest) 1 firm and stable in shape; not liquid or fluid (solid...

soldier - see SOLIDUS]...

soundtrack - n. 1 the recorded sound element of a film. 2 this recorded on the edge of a film...

sore - adj., n., & adv. 1 (of a part of the body) painful from injury or disease (has a...

solvent - adj. & n. 1 able to dissolve or form a solution with something. 2 having enough...

sool - v.tr. Austral. & NZ sl. 1 (of a dog) attack or worry (an animal). 2 (often foll....

songwriter - n. a writer of songs or the music for them. ...

soking - adj. & adv. 1 causing indignation or disgust. 2 colloq. very bad (shocking weather)....

sorrow - n. & v. 1 mental distress caused by loss or disappointment...

socer - n. Association football. [ASSOC. + -ER(3)]...

sorpio - n. (pl. -os) 1 a constellation, traditionally regarded as contained in the figure...

Son - n. 1 a boy or man in relation to either or both...

soapy - adj. (soapier, soapiest) 1 of or like soap. 2 containing or smeared with soap. 3...

somehow - adv. 1 for some reason or other (somehow I never liked them). 2 in some unspecified...

soundtack - n. 1 the recorded sound element of a film. 2 this recorded on the edge of a film...

sophisticated - adj. 1 (of a person) educated and refined; discriminating in taste and judgement....

sountrack - n. 1 the recorded sound element of a film. 2 this recorded on the edge of a film...

sorghom - n. any tropical cereal grass of the genus Sorghum,...

somatotonic - adj. like a mesomorph in temperament, with predominantly physical interests. ...

sorow - n. & v. 1 mental distress caused by loss or disappointment...

sole - adj., n., & adv. 1 (of a part of the body) painful from injury or disease (has a...

soffit - n. the under-surface of an architrave, arch, balcony, etc. [F soffite or It. soffitta,...

sogan - n. 1 a short catchy phrase used in advertising etc. 2 a party cry; a

sorguhm - n. any tropical cereal grass of the genus Sorghum,...

solusion - n. 1 the act or a means of solving a problem or difficulty. 2 a the conversion of...

sotball - n. 1 a ball like a baseball but softer and larger. 2 a modified form of baseball...

soial - adj. & n. 1 of or relating to society or its organization. 2 concerned with the...

sorgom - n. any tropical cereal grass of the genus Sorghum,...

sook - n. Austral. & NZ sl. 1 derog. a timid bashful person; a coward or sissy. 2 a hand-reared...

sofball - n. 1 a ball like a baseball but softer and larger. 2 a modified form of baseball...

sodium - also called caustic soda ....

socialism - n. 1 a political and economic theory of social organization which ...

SOUND(1) - n. & v. 1 a sensation caused in the ear by the vibration of the surrounding air...

sonik - adj. of or relating to or using sound or sound waves. sonic bang (or boom) a loud...

sodier - see SOLIDUS]...

soliciter - n. 1 Brit. a member of the legal profession qualified...

soul - n. 1 the spiritual or immaterial part of a human being, often regarded as immortal....

soup - cf. SOP, SUP(1)]...

somic - adj. of or relating to or using sound or sound waves. sonic bang (or boom) a loud...

soroity - n. (pl. -ies) US a female students' society in a university or college. [med.L sororitas...

songe - also called OPOPANAX. spongeable adj. spongelike adj. spongiform adj. (esp. in...

somach - cannot stomach it). muscular stomach any organ that grinds or squeezes to aid digestion,...

sothpaw - n. & adj. colloq. a left-handed person, esp. in boxing. left-handed. ...

somone - n. & pron. = SOMEBODY. ...

souting - n. & adj. 1 the act or an instance of shooting. 2 a the right of shooting over an...

soure - n. & v. 1 a spring or fountain-head from which a stream issues (the sources of the...

socerer - n. (fem. sorceress) a person who claims to use...

soop - cf. SOP, SUP(1)]...

somethig - n., pron., & adv. & pron. 1 a some unspecified or unknown thing (have something...

soluion - n. 1 the act or a means of solving a problem or difficulty. 2 a the conversion of...

soh - see GAMUT]...

socil - adj. & n. 1 of or relating to society or its organization. 2 concerned with the...

soundrtack - n. 1 the recorded sound element of a film. 2 this recorded on the edge of a film...

somthing - n., pron., & adv. & pron. 1 a some unspecified or unknown thing (have something...

solrow - n. & v. 1 mental distress caused by loss or disappointment...

softwhare - n. the programs and other operating information used by a computer (opp. HARDWARE...

soot - n. & v. a black carbonaceous substance rising in fine flakes in the smoke of wood,...

solutin - n. 1 the act or a means of solving a problem or difficulty. 2 a the conversion of...

souse - cf. SALT]...