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2 : an unspecified or indefinite number of <~ berries are ripe>

3 : at least a few or a little <~ years ago>

Synonyms

anonymous, certain, one, unidentified, unnamed, unspecified—more at CERTAIN

2some pronoun : a certain number or amount <~ of the berries are ripe> <~ of it is missing>

1-some adjective suffix : characterized by a (specified) thing, quality, state, or action

2-some noun suffix : a group of (so many) members and esp. persons

1somebody pronoun : some person

2somebody noun : a person of importance

Synonyms

celebrity, figure, light, luminary, notable, personage, personality, standout, star, superstar, VIP—more at CELEBRITY

some·day adverb : at some future time

Synonyms

eventually, sometime, ultimately, yet—more at YET

some·how adverb : by some means

some·one pronoun : some person

som·er·sault also sum·mer·sault noun [ORIGIN: MF sombresaut leap, ultim. fr. L super over + saltus leap, fr. salire to jump]

: a leap or roll in which a person turns heels over head

— somersault verb

som·er·set noun or verb : SOMERSAULT

some·thing pronoun : some undetermined or unspecified thing

some·time adverb 1 : at a future time

2 : at an unknown or unnamed time

Synonyms

eventually, someday, ultimately, yet—more at YET

some·times adverb : at times : OCCASIONALLY

1somewhat pronoun : SOMETHING

2somewhat adverb : in some degree

Synonyms

enough, fairly, kind of, moderately, pretty, quite, rather, so-so, sort of—more at FAIRLY

some·where adverb : in, at, or to an unknown or unnamed place

som·nam·bu·lism noun : performance of motor acts (as walking) during sleep; also : an abnormal condition of sleep characterized by this

— som·nam·bu·list noun

som·no·lent adjective : inclined to or heavy with sleep : SLEEPY, DROWSY

— som·no·lence noun

son noun 1 : a male offspring or descendant

2 cap : Jesus Christ

3 : a person deriving from a particular source (as a country, race, or school)

so·nar noun [ORIGIN: sound navigation and ranging]

: a method or device for detecting and locating submerged objects (as submarines) by sound waves

so·na·ta noun [ORIGIN: It]

: an instrumental composition with three or four movements differing in rhythm and mood but related in key

son·a·ti·na noun [ORIGIN: It, dim. of sonata]

: a short usu. simplified sonata

song noun 1 : vocal music; also : a short composition of words and music

2 : poetic composition

3 : a distinctive or characteristic sound (as of a bird)

4 : a small amount

Synonyms

[1] air, lay, melody, strain, tune, warble—more at MELODY

[1] jingle, lay, lyric, vocal; also anthem, canticle, carol, chorale, hymn, noel, psalm, spiritual; dirge, lament, requiem, threnody; hallelujah, paean; aria, barcarole, blues, cantata, chantey, chorus, croon, descant, glee, lullaby, madrigal, motet, part-song, pop, rocker, round, roundelay, serenade, troll

[2] poem, poetry, verse—more at POETRY

[4] mite, peanuts, pittance, shoestring—more at MITE

song·bird noun : a bird that utters a series of musical tones

Song of Songs : a book in the Jewish Scriptures and in the Roman Catholic canon of the Old Testament and corresponding to the Song of Solomon in the Protestant canon of the Old Testament

song·ster noun : one that sings

Synonyms

caroler, singer, vocalist, voice—more at SINGER

song·stress noun : a girl or woman who is a singer

son·ic adjective : of or relating to sound waves or the speed of sound

sonic boom noun : an explosive sound produced by an aircraft traveling at supersonic speed

son–in–law noun, plural sons–in–law : the husband of one's daughter

son·net noun : a poem of 14 lines usu. in iambic pentameter with a definite rhyme scheme

son of a gun noun : an offensive or disagreeable person

so·no·rous adjective 1 : giving out sound when struck

2 : loud, deep, or rich in sound

3 : high-sounding : IMPRESSIVE

— so·nor·i·ty noun