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SOS noun : a call or request for help or rescue

1so–so adverb : moderately well

Synonyms

adequately, all right, fine, good, nicely, OK, passably, satisfactorily, tolerably, well—more at WELL

2so–so adjective : neither very good nor very bad

Synonyms

common, fair, indifferent, mediocre, medium, middling, ordinary, passable, run-of-the-mill, second-rate—more at MEDIOCRE

sot noun : a habitual drunkard

— sot·tish adjective

— sot·tish·ly adverb

Synonyms

drunk, inebriate, soak, souse, tippler—more at DRUNK

souf·flé noun [ORIGIN: F, fr. soufflé, pp. of souffler to blow, puff up, fr. OF sufler, fr. L sufflare, fr. sub- up + flare to blow]

: a spongy dish made light in baking by stiffly beaten egg whites

sough verb : to make a moaning or sighing sound

— sough noun

sought past and past participle of SEEK

1soul noun 1 : the immaterial essence of an individual life

2 : the spiritual principle embodied in human beings or the universe

3 : an active or essential part

4 : the moral and emotional nature of human beings

5 : spiritual or moral force

6 : an individual human : PERSON

7 : a strong, positive feeling (as of intense sensitivity and emotional fervor) conveyed esp. by black American performers; also : NEGRITUDE

— souled adjective

Synonyms

[3] core, heart, quick

[4] essence, nature, quintessence, stuff, substance—more at ESSENCE

2soul adjective 1 : of, relating to, or characteristic of black Americans or their culture <~ food>

2 : designed for or controlled by blacks <~ radio stations>

soul brother noun : a black male

soul·ful adjective : full of or expressing deep feeling

— soul·ful·ly adverb

Synonyms

demonstrative, emotional, feeling, intense, passionate, sensitive, sentimental

soul·less adjective : having no soul or no greatness or warmth of mind or feeling

Synonyms

callous, hard, heartless, pitiless, ruthless, stony, uncharitable, unfeeling, unsparing, unsympathetic—more at HARD

soul music noun : music that is closely related to rhythm and blues and characterized by intensity of feeling

1sound adjective 1 : not diseased or sickly

2 : free from flaw or defect

3 : securely or solidly fixed in place : STRONG

4 : free from error or fallacy

5 : LEGAL, VALID

6 : THOROUGH

7 : UNDISTURBED <~ sleep>

8 : showing good judgment

— sound·ly adverb

Synonyms

[1] able-bodied, chipper, fit, hale, healthy, hearty, robust, well, whole, wholesome—more at HEALTHY

[3] fast, firm, stable, stalwart, steady, strong, sturdy—more at STABLE

[4] analytic, coherent, good, logical, rational, reasonable, sensible, sober, valid—more at LOGICAL

2sound noun 1 : the sensation of hearing; also : mechanical energy transmitted by longitudinal pressure waves (sound waves) (as in air) that is the stimulus to hearing

2 : something heard : NOISE, TONE; also : hearing distance : EARSHOT

3 : a musical style

— sound·less·ly adverb

— sound·proof adjective or verb

3sound verb 1 : to make or cause to make a sound

2 : to order or proclaim by a sound <~ the alarm>

3 : to convey a certain impression : SEEM

4 : to examine the condition of by causing to give out sounds

— sound·able adjective

Synonyms

[2] air, express, give, state, vent, voice—more at EXPRESS

[2] advertise, announce, blaze, broadcast, declare, enunciate, placard, post, proclaim, promulgate, publicize, publish—more at ANNOUNCE

[3] act, appear, look, make, seem—more at SEEM

4sound noun : a long passage of water wider than a strait often connecting two larger bodies of water

Synonyms

channel, narrows, strait—more at CHANNEL

5sound verb 1 : to measure the depth of (water) esp. by a weighted line dropped from the surface : FATHOM

2 : PROBE

3 : to dive down suddenly

— sound·ing noun

Synonyms

dive, pitch, plunge—more at DIVE

sound bite noun : a brief recorded statement broadcast esp. on a news program

sound card noun : a circuit board in a computer system designed to produce or reproduce sound

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