| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| soapfish | noun | Any serranoid fish of the genus Rhypticus; — so called from the soapy feeling of its skin. |
| soaproot | noun | A perennial herb (Gypsophila Struthium) the root of which is used in Spain as a substitute for soap. |
| soapsuds | noun pl. | Suds made with soap. |
| soapwort | noun | A common plant (Saponaria officinalis) of the Pink family; — so called because its bruised leaves, when agitated in water, produce a lather like that from soap. Called also Bouncing Bet. |
| sobering | present participle & vb. noun | of Sober |
| soberize | verb t. & i. | To sober. |
| sobriety | noun | Habitual soberness or temperance as to the use of spirituous liquors; as, a man of sobriety., Habitual freedom from enthusiasm, inordinate passion, or overheated imagination; calmness; coolness; gravity; seriousness; as, the sobriety of riper years. |
| sociable | noun | A gathering of people for social purposes; an informal party or reception; as, a church sociable., A carriage having two double seats facing each other, and a box for the driver. |
| sociably | adverb | In a sociable manner. |
| socially | adverb | In a social manner; sociably. |
| socinian | adjective | Of or pertaining to Socinus, or the Socinians., One of the followers of Socinus; a believer in Socinianism. |
| socketed | adjective | Having a socket. |
| sockless | adjective | Destitute of socks or shoes. |
| socmanry | noun | Tenure by socage. |
| socratic | adjective | Alt. of Socratical |
| sodalite | noun | A mineral of a white to blue or gray color, occuring commonly in dodecahedrons, also massive. It is a silicate of alumina and soda with some chlorine. |
| sodality | noun | A fellowship or fraternity; a brotherhood., Specifically, a lay association for devotion or for charitable purposes. |
| sodamide | noun | A greenish or reddish crystalline substance, NaNH2, obtained by passing ammonia over heated sodium. |
| sodomite | noun | An inhabitant of Sodom., One guilty of sodomy. |
| softened | imp. & past participle | of Soften |
| softener | noun | One who, or that which, softens. |
| softling | noun | A soft, effeminate person; a voluptuary. |
| softness | noun | The quality or state of being soft; — opposed to hardness, and used in the various specific senses of the adjective. |
| soilless | adjective | Destitute of soil or mold. |
| solacing | present participle & vb. noun | of Solace |
| solander | noun | See Sallenders. |
| solanine | noun | A poisonous alkaloid glucoside extracted from the berries of common nightshade (Solanum nigrum), and of bittersweet, and from potato sprouts, as a white crystalline substance having an acrid, burning taste; — called also solonia, and solanina. |
| solanoid | adjective | Resembling a potato; — said of a kind of cancer. |
| solarium | noun | An apartment freely exposed to the sun; anciently, an apartment or inclosure on the roof of a house; in modern times, an apartment in a hospital, used as a resort for convalescents., Any one of several species of handsome marine spiral shells of the genus Solarium and allied genera. The shell is conical, and usually has a large, deep umbilicus exposing the upper whorls. Called also perspective shell. |
| solarize | verb t. | To injure by too long exposure to the light of the sun in the camera; to burn., To become injured by undue or too long exposure to the sun’s rays in the camera. |
| solatium | noun | Anything which alleviates or compensates for suffering or loss; a compensation; esp., an additional allowance, as for injured feelings. |
| soldanel | noun | A plant of the genus Soldanella, low Alpine herbs of the Primrose family. |
| soldered | imp. & past participle | of Solder |
| solderer | noun | One who solders. |
| soldiery | noun | A body of soldiers; soldiers, collectivelly; the military., Military service. |
| solecism | noun | An impropriety or incongruity of language in the combination of words or parts of a sentence; esp., deviation from the idiom of a language or from the rules of syntax., Any inconsistency, unfitness, absurdity, or impropriety, as in deeds or manners. |
| solecist | noun | One who commits a solecism. |
| solecize | verb i. | To commit a solecism. |
| solemnly | adverb | In a solemn manner; with gravity; seriously; formally. |
| solempne | adjective | Solemn; grand; stately; splendid; magnificent. |
| soleness | noun | The state of being sole, or alone; singleness. |
| solenoid | noun | An electrodynamic spiral having the conjuctive wire turned back along its axis, so as to neutralize that component of the effect of the current which is due to the length of the spiral, and reduce the whole effect to that of a series of equal and parallel circular currents. When traversed by a current the solenoid exhibits polarity and attraction or repulsion, like a magnet. |
| soleship | noun | The state of being sole, or alone; soleness. |
| sol-faed | imp. & past participle | of Sol-fa |
| solidago | noun | A genus of yellow-flowered composite perennial herbs; golden-rod. |
| solidare | noun | A small piece of money. |
| solidary | adjective | Having community of interests and responsibilities. |
| solidate | verb t. | To make solid or firm. |
| solidify | verb t. | To make solid or compact., To become solid; to harden. |
| solidism | noun | The doctrine that refers all diseases to morbid changes of the solid parts of the body. It rests on the view that the solids alone are endowed with vital properties, and can receive the impression of agents tending to produce disease. |
| solidist | noun | An advocate of, or believer in, solidism. |
| solidity | noun | The state or quality of being solid; density; consistency, — opposed to fluidity; compactness; fullness of matter, — opposed to openness or hollowness; strength; soundness, — opposed to weakness or instability; the primary quality or affection of matter by which its particles exclude or resist all others; hardness; massiveness., Moral firmness; soundness; strength; validity; truth; certainty; — as opposed to weakness or fallaciousness; as, the solidity of arguments or reasoning; the solidity of principles, triuths, or opinions., The solid contents of a body; volume; amount of inclosed space. |
| soliform | adjective | Like the sun in form, appearance, or nature; resembling the sun. |
| solitary | adjective | Living or being by one’s self; having no companion present; being without associates; single; alone; lonely., Performed, passed, or endured alone; as, a solitary journey; a solitary life., ot much visited or frequented remote from society; retired; lonely; as, a solitary residence or place., Not inhabited or occupied; without signs of inhabitants or occupation; desolate; deserted; silent; still; hence, gloomy; dismal; as, the solitary desert., Single; individual; sole; as, a solitary instance of vengeance; a solitary example., Not associated with others of the same kind., One who lives alone, or in solitude; an anchoret; a hermit; a recluse. |
| solitude | adjective | state of being alone, or withdrawn from society; a lonely life; loneliness., Remoteness from society; destitution of company; seclusion; — said of places; as, the solitude of a wood., solitary or lonely place; a desert or wilderness. |
| solleret | noun | A flexible steel shoe (or one of the plates forming such a shoe), worn with mediaeval armor. |
| solpugid | adjective | Of or pertaining to the Solifugae., One of the Solifugae. |
| solstice | verb i. | A stopping or standing still of the sun., The point in the ecliptic at which the sun is farthest from the equator, north or south, namely, the first point of the sign Cancer and the first point of the sign Capricorn, the former being the summer solstice, latter the winter solstice, in northern latitudes; — so called because the sun then apparently stands still in its northward or southward motion., The time of the sun’s passing the solstices, or solstitial points, namely, about June 21 and December 21. See Illust. in Appendix. |
| solution | noun | The act of separating the parts of any body, or the condition of undergoing a separation of parts; disruption; breach., The act of solving, or the state of being solved; the disentanglement of any intricate problem or difficult question; explanation; clearing up; — used especially in mathematics, either of the process of solving an equation or problem, or the result of the process., The state of being dissolved or disintegrated; resolution; disintegration., The act or process by which a body (whether solid, liquid, or gaseous) is absorbed into a liquid, and, remaining or becoming fluid, is diffused throughout the solvent; also, the product reulting from such absorption., release; deliverance; discharge., The termination of a disease; resolution., A crisis., A liquid medicine or preparation (usually aqueous) in which the solid ingredients are wholly soluble. |
| solutive | adjective | Tending to dissolve; loosening; laxative. |
| solvable | adjective | Susceptible of being solved, resolved, or explained; admitting of solution., Capable of being paid and discharged; as, solvable obligations., Able to pay one’s debts; solvent. |
| solvency | noun | The quality or state of being solvent. |
| solvible | adjective | See Solvable. |
| somatics | noun | The science which treats of the general properties of matter; somatology. |
| somatist | noun | One who admits the existence of material beings only; a materialist. |
| somatome | noun | See Somite. |
| somberly | adverb | Alt. of Sombrely |
| sombrely | adverb | In a somber manner; sombrously; gloomily; despondingly. |
| sombrero | noun | A kind of broad-brimmed hat, worn in Spain and in Spanish America. |
| sombrous | adjective | Gloomy; somber. |
| somebody | noun | A person unknown or uncertain; a person indeterminate; some person., A person of consideration or importance. |
| somedeal | adverb | In some degree; somewhat. |
| somerset | noun | A leap in which a person turns his heels over his head and lights upon his feet; a turning end over end. |
| sometime | adverb | At a past time indefinitely referred to; once; formerly., At a time undefined; once in a while; now and then; sometimes., At one time or other hereafter; as, I will do it sometime., Having been formerly; former; late; whilom. |
| somewhat | noun | More or less; a certain quantity or degree; a part, more or less; something., A person or thing of importance; a somebody., In some degree or measure; a little. |
| somewhen | adverb | At some indefinite time. |
| somnific | adjective | Causing sleep; somniferous. |
| sompnour | noun | A summoner. |
| sonatina | noun | A short and simple sonata. |
| songless | adjective | Destitute of the power of song; without song; as, songless birds; songless woods. |
| songster | noun | One who sings; one skilled in singing; — not often applied to human beings., A singing bird. |
| sonneter | noun | A composer of sonnets. |
| sonority | noun | The quality or state of being sonorous; sonorousness. |
| sonorous | adjective | Giving sound when struck; resonant; as, sonorous metals., Loud-sounding; giving a clear or loud sound; as, a sonorous voice., Yielding sound; characterized by sound; vocal; sonant; as, the vowels are sonorous., Impressive in sound; high-sounding., Sonant; vibrant; hence, of sounds produced in a cavity, deep-toned; as, sonorous rhonchi. |
| soochong | noun | Same as Souchong. |
| sooshong | noun | See Souchong. |
| soothing | present participle & vb. noun | of Soothe, a. & n. from Soothe, v. |
| soothsay | verb i. | To foretell; to predict., A true saying; a proverb; a prophecy., Omen; portent. Having |
| sophical | adjective | Teaching wisdom. |
| sopition | noun | The act of putting to sleep, or the state of being put to sleep; sleep. |
| soporate | verb t. | To lay or put to sleep; to stupefy. |
| soporose | adjective | Alt. of Soporous |
| soporous | adjective | Causing sleep; sleepy. |
| sopranos | plural | of Soprano |
| sorcerer | noun | A conjurer; an enchanter; a magician. |
| sordidly | noun | Sordidness., In a sordid manner. |
| soredium | noun | A patch of granular bodies on the surface of the thallus of lichens. |
| sorehead | noun | One who is disgruntled by a failure in politics, or the like. |
| soreness | noun | The quality or state of being sore; tenderness; painfull; as, the soreness of a wound; the soreness of an affliction. |
| soricine | adjective | Of or pertaining to the Shrew family (Soricidae); like a shrew in form or habits; as, the soricine bat (Glossophaga soricina). |
| sororize | verb i. | To associate, or hold fellowship, as sisters; to have sisterly feelings; — analogous to fraternize. |
| sorrance | noun | Same as Sorance. |
| sorrowed | imp. & past participle | of Sorrow, Accompanied with sorrow; sorrowful. |
| sortable | adjective | Capable of being sorted., Suitable; befitting; proper. |
| sortably | adverb | Suitable. |
| sortance | verb i. | Suitableness; agreement. |
| sortment | noun | Assortiment. |
| sorweful | adjective | Sorrowful. |
| sotadean | adjective | Sotadic. |
| souchong | noun | A kind of black tea of a fine quality. |
| soulless | adjective | Being without a soul, or without greatness or nobleness of mind; mean; spiritless. |
| sounding | present participle & vb. noun | of Sound, Making or emitting sound; hence, sonorous; as, sounding words., The act of one who, or that which, sounds (in any of the senses of the several verbs)., measurement by sounding; also, the depth so ascertained., Any place or part of the ocean, or other water, where a sounding line will reach the bottom; — usually in the plural., The sand, shells, or the like, that are brought up by the sounding lead when it has touched bottom. |
| soundage | noun | Dues for soundings. |
| sourness | noun | The quality or state of being sour. |
| sourwood | noun | The sorrel tree. |
| soutache | noun | A kind of narrow braid, usually of silk; — also known as Russian braid. |
| souterly | adjective | Of or pertaining to a cobbler or cobblers; like a cobbler; hence, vulgar; low. |
| southing | present participle & vb. noun | of South, Tendency or progress southward; as, the southing of the sun., The time at which the moon, or other heavenly body, passes the meridian of a place., Distance of any heavenly body south of the equator; south declination; south latitude., Distance southward from any point departure or of reckoning, measured on a meridian; — opposed to northing. |
| southern | adjective | Of or pertaining to the south; situated in, or proceeding from, the south; situated or proceeding toward the south., A Southerner. |
| southren | adjective | Southern. |
| southron | noun | An inhabitant of the more southern part of a country; formerly, a name given in Scotland to any Englishman. |
| southsay | verb i. | See Soothsay. |
| souvenir | noun | That which serves as a reminder; a remembrancer; a memento; a keepsake. |