| 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. [11 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. |
| sounding1 |
producing or emitting sound. [2 definitions] |
| sounding2 |
(often pl.) the act of measuring the depth of water. |
| sounding board |
a thin board that forms part of the resonant chamber of a musical instrument such as a piano, and that enhances its tone. [3 definitions] |
| soundless1 |
silent; quiet. |
| soundless2 |
extremely deep, as water; unfathomable. |
| sound out |
to make an effort to read and pronounce a word by saying the sound of each of its letters or its letter combinations. |
| soundproof |
not able to be penetrated by most ordinary audible sounds. [2 definitions] |
| sound spectrogram |
a graphic representation of a sound's frequency, period, and intensity. |