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. |
sound spectrograph |
an instrument that produces sound spectrograms. |
soundtrack |
the narrow strip on motion-picture film that carries the sound recording. [2 definitions] |
sound wave |
a longitudinal pressure wave in an elastic medium such as air, esp. one that is in an audible range. |
soup |
a liquid food usu. consisting of small pieces of vegetables, meat, fish, or the like cooked in stock or water. [2 definitions] |
soupçon |
a slight amount; trace. |
soup du jour |
in a restaurant, the featured, or sometimes the only, soup served on a particular day. |
soup kitchen |
a place where food such as soup is distributed for little or no charge to needy people. |
soupspoon |
a spoon with a large bowl, used for eating soup. |
soupy |
resembling or suggesting soup, esp. in texture or thinness; watery. [2 definitions] |
sour |
having a tart or acid taste, like that of lemon juice or vinegar. [10 definitions] |
sourball |
a round piece of hard candy that has a tart or sour flavor. |
source |
the origin or cause of something. [4 definitions] |
source book |
a document used as a primary source by those writing about a person, period, idea, or movement. |
source language |
the computer language in which a program is originally written, and which must be converted into another language for use in a computer. [2 definitions] |
sourceless |
combined form of source. |