| sonic boom |
an explosive sound caused by the shock wave preceding an aircraft traveling faster than sound. |
| sonic depth finder |
an instrument that uses sonar to measure underwater depths. |
| son-in-law |
the husband of one's daughter. |
| sonless |
combined form of son. |
| sonnet |
a fourteen-line poem that usu. rhymes, often in accordance with one or another of certain traditional patterns. |
| sonneteer |
one who writes sonnets. [3 definitions] |
| sonny |
small boy or little son (often used to address any young boy). |
| sonobuoy |
a buoy that receives and amplifies underwater sound signals and transmits them by radio. |
| son of a bitch |
(slang, often vulgar) a hateful or despicable person or thing. [2 definitions] |
| Son of God |
Jesus Christ. |
| sonogram |
a visual representation of sound waves, esp. those reflected in an ultrasound examination. |
| Sonoran Desert |
an arid region of the American southwest and northwestern Mexico. |
| sonorant |
a voiced consonant regarded as a syllabic sound, as "l," "r," "w," or "y". |
| sonority |
the condition or quality of resonating or being sonorous. |
| sonorous |
having, producing, or being a loud, deep, or full sound; resonant. [3 definitions] |
| soon |
in a short time; shortly. [3 definitions] |
| sooner or later |
at some time in the future. |
| soot |
a fine black powder produced during burning, which collects on the insides of chimneys or is carried into the air in smoke. [2 definitions] |
| sooth |
truth; reality. |
| soothe |
to make less angry, pained, distressed, or the like; calm or comfort. [3 definitions] |
| soothing |
acting to ease pain, tension, or emotional distress. |