someway |
in some way; somehow. |
somewhat |
in some measure, degree, or proportion; rather. |
somewhere |
at, to, or in an unspecified place or position. [5 definitions] |
sommelier |
the waiter in charge of the wines in a restaurant or club; wine steward. |
somnambulate |
to arise and walk in a trancelike state while sleeping; sleepwalk. |
somnambulism |
walking about, and sometimes doing other things, while asleep; sleepwalking. |
somniferous |
inducing sleep or drowsiness. |
somniloquy |
the act or habit of talking in one's sleep. |
somnolent |
sleepy or drowsy. [2 definitions] |
son |
a person's male offspring, either natural or adopted. [4 definitions] |
sonant |
having or producing sound. [4 definitions] |
sonar |
a method for locating objects such as submarines underwater by means of transmitted and reflected sound waves (acronym for "sound navigation and ranging"). [2 definitions] |
sonata |
a musical composition for one or more instruments, such as the piano or violin, usu. having several movements that contrast in tempo and mood. |
sonata form |
a three-part musical form containing an exposition, the development, and a recapitulation, often concluded by a coda. |
sonatina |
a sonata with short or simplified movements. |
sonde |
any of various devices, esp. a radiosonde, sent aloft by rocket or balloon to measure atmospheric conditions. |
sone |
a unit of loudness equal to the loudness of a sound of one kilohertz at forty decibels above the threshold of hearing of a listener. |
son et lumière |
a dramatic presentation, or the technique of such, using special lighting effects and live or recorded narration or music, often presented at a historic site. |
song |
a brief musical composition that is either intended to be sung or is able to be adapted for singing. [4 definitions] |
song and dance |
(informal) an effort to persuade, mislead, or deceive by an elaborate or irrelevant explanation or story. [2 definitions] |
songbird |
a bird that has a pleasant-sounding song or call. [2 definitions] |