| sorrel1 |
a light brown or reddish brown color. [2 definitions] |
| sorrel2 |
any of various plants that have sharp-tasting leaves sometimes used in salad, soup, or the like. [2 definitions] |
| sorrow |
the suffering or distress resulting from an injury, loss, misfortune, or the like; grief; sadness. [4 definitions] |
| sorrowful |
experiencing sorrow; sad. [3 definitions] |
| sorry |
feeling regret, pity, sympathy, or the like. [5 definitions] |
| sort |
kind; class. [5 definitions] |
| sorta |
contraction of "sort of" used in some kinds of writing to reflect how the two words are often pronounced in rapid, informal speech (used as an adverb). |
| sortable |
combined form of sort. |
| sortie |
an assault made by a besieged military force against its attackers. [3 definitions] |
| sort of |
to some degree or in some way; kind of; rather. |
| sort out |
to do what is necessary to solve (a problem). [3 definitions] |
| SOS |
a call or signal for help, esp. by the use of the Morse code symbols for these letters, as from a ship in distress (considered by some to be an abbreviation for "save our ship" or "save our souls"). |
| so-so |
neither very bad nor very good; passable; mediocre. [2 definitions] |
| sostenuto |
in a sustained manner, with each note held for its full time value (used as a musical direction). [2 definitions] |
| sot |
one who is often drunk; drunkard. |
| so that |
used to introduce a clause showing purpose or reason. |
| so to speak |
figuratively speaking; in a manner of speaking. |
| sotted |
besotted or stupefied, as with drink. |
| sottish |
stupefied from drinking too much; drunk. [2 definitions] |
| sotto voce |
in a low voice or undertone, so as not to be overheard; softly (often used as a musical direction). |
| sou |
any of various coins formerly in circulation in France. |