| son |
a person's male child. |
| sonar |
a way to find objects underwater by sending and reflecting sound waves. (The word is formed from "sound navigation and ranging.") [2 definitions] |
| song |
a short musical composition for singing. [2 definitions] |
| songbird |
a bird that has a musical song or call. |
| sonic |
of or related to audible sound or sound waves. [2 definitions] |
| sonnet |
a poem of fourteen lines that usually rhymes in set ways. |
| Sonoran Desert |
a dry region of the American southwest and northwestern Mexico. |
| soon |
in a short time; shortly. [3 definitions] |
| soot |
a fine, black powder made during burning. Soot collects in chimneys or is carried into the air in smoke. |
| soothe |
to make less angry, pained, or distressed; calm or comfort. [2 definitions] |
| sophisticated |
having or showing a lot of knowledge or experience; not ignorant or simple. |
| sophomore |
a student in the second year of high school or college. |
| soprano |
the singing voice or part with the highest range. [3 definitions] |
| sore |
feeling physical pain; hurting. [5 definitions] |
| sorrow |
the suffering or distress that results from a loss, misfortune, or injury; grief. [2 definitions] |
| sorry |
feeling regret, sympathy, or sadness. [4 definitions] |
| sort |
kind; type. [2 definitions] |
| SOS |
a call for help from a ship that is in trouble. SOS is an abbreviation for save our ship. |
| so that |
used to introduce a clause showing purpose or reason. |
| sought |
past tense and past participle of "seek." |
| soul |
the part of human beings separate from the physical body that is thought of as the center of feeling, thought, and spirit. [4 definitions] |