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Words Starting with “S

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/ˈsoʊ.dʒə/

noun

A botanical or archaic term for the soybean plant (Glycine max) or its seeds, often used in scientific or international trade contexts.

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/suˈla.du/

adjective

Fitted with a sole, especially referring to shoes or boots that have been repaired with a new sole.

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/ˈsoʊldʒər/

noun

A person who serves in an army, especially a member of a land-based military force.

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/ˈsoʊl.li/

adverb

Not involving anyone or anything else; only or exclusively.

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/ˈsɒl.əm/

adjective

Formal and dignified; serious, earnest, or lacking humor.

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/ˈsɒl.ɪd tuː/

noun

A secondary classification or specific state of matter that maintains a fixed shape and volume, distinct from a primary or standard solid in a technical or experimental context.

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/səˌlɪd.ɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən pɔɪnt/

noun

The temperature at which a liquid substance changes into a solid state under a given pressure.

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/so.ˈlu.sɐ/

verb

Third-person singular present indicative of 'soluçar', meaning to hiccup or to sob uncontrollably.

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/ˈsɒlvənt/

adjective

Having enough money to pay all of one's debts.

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/ˈsɒlvɪŋ fɔːr ˌiːkwɪˈlɪbriəm ɪn ən ɪnˈfɪəriər kəˈmɒdɪti ˈmɑːrkɪt/

noun

The analytical process of determining the price and quantity levels at which the supply of a good—whose demand inversely correlates with consumer income—perfectly matches its demand.

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/sʌm/

adjective

An unspecified amount or number of.

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/ˈsʌm.θɪŋ ɪz ɒn ðə tɪp ɒv jɔː tʌŋ/

idiom

You are trying to remember a particular word, name, or piece of information that you are certain you know, but you cannot quite recall it at the moment.

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/səˈfɪstɪˌkeɪtɪd/

adjective

Having, revealing, or involving a great deal of worldly experience and knowledge of culture and fashion.

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/səˈrɔːrɪti/

noun

A society for female students in a university or college, typically for social purposes and often with a house for members to live in.

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/ˈsɒr.əʊ.fəl ɡeɪz/

noun

A look or expression in one's eyes that conveys deep sadness, grief, or melancholy.

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/ˈsɔːrtɪŋ/

noun

The process of arranging items in a systematic order or grouping them according to specific characteristics or categories.

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/sɔːt/

verb

Simple past tense and past participle of seek: searched for, pursued, or attempted to find or obtain.

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/ˈsɔː.tɪd/

verb

(nonstandard, dialectal, or archaic) Past tense and past participle of seek; an overregularized double-past form of sought.

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