| 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. |
| 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. |