English to English Dictionary

Social Work

A professional and academic discipline focused on helping individuals, families, groups, and communities to enhance their individual and collective well-being.

Social contract

An implicit agreement among the members of a society to cooperate for social benefits, for example by sacrificing some individual freedom for state protection.

Social issue

A problem that influences a considerable number of the individuals within a society and is widely recognized as a condition or behavior that needs to be addressed.

Social-implications

The effects, consequences, or impacts that an event, policy, or phenomenon has on human society and interpersonal relationships.

Solenoid

A cylindrical coil of wire acting as a magnet when carrying electric current.

Solid-color

Consisting of a single color throughout; lacking patterns, prints, gradients, or multiple shades.

Songbird

A bird with a melodious call or song, especially a passerine bird of the suborder Passeri.

Soothing

Having a gently calming, relaxing, or relieving effect.

Sorghum

A widely cultivated cereal grass native to warm regions, serving as an important source of grain, animal feed, and syrup.

Soul

The spiritual or immaterial part of a human being or animal, regarded as immortal.

Soup dumpling

A type of Chinese steamed bun (xiaolongbao) filled with meat or seafood and a rich, hot broth.

Sour

Having an acid or sharp taste like the juice of a lemon or unripe fruit.