| soufflé |
made light and airy by whipping and baking. [2 definitions] |
| sough |
to make a murmuring, sighing, or rustling sound. [2 definitions] |
| sought |
past tense and past participle of seek. |
| souk |
in Arab or Berber countries, an open-air marketplace. |
| soul |
the spiritual dimension of human beings, regarded by some religions as immortal, and viewed as distinct from the physical body. [8 definitions] |
| soul food |
items of food traditionally eaten by rural U.S. blacks, such as collard greens, chitterlings, and ham hocks. |
| soulful |
expressive of or characterized by deep feeling or profound emotion. |
| soulless |
having no soul. [2 definitions] |
| soul mate |
a person, usu. of the opposite sex, with whom one has a strong intimate attachment based on shared interests, values, and the like. |
| soul music |
a type of music combining elements of black gospel and rhythm-and-blues. |
| soul-searching |
the act or process of subjecting one's actions, motives, or moral character to close, thorough examination. |
| sound1 |
the sensation that results when the organs of hearing are stimulated by certain vibrations. [12 definitions] |
| sound2 |
free of defect, decay, or injury; healthy or in good condition. [6 definitions] |
| sound3 |
to measure the depth of (water), as with a weighted line. [6 definitions] |
| sound4 |
a body of water situated between two larger bodies of water or between an island and the mainland. [2 definitions] |
| sound barrier |
a hypothetical barrier to aircraft as they approach the speed of sound, suggested by the abrupt increase in aerodynamic drag near that velocity; sonic barrier. |
| sound bite |
a very brief statement taken from a video or audio tape for inclusion in a television newscast. |
| soundbox |
the hollow main body of a stringed instrument such as a guitar or violin. |
| sound effects |
artificially produced sounds, as of thunder, traffic, or animal noise, for theater, radio, film, or television. |
| sounder1 |
a person or thing that makes sounds. |
| sounder2 |
a person or thing that measures water depth. |