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sometime at a time not currently known, agreed upon, or identified. [4 definitions]
sometimes now and then; occasionally.
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]