--- title: S — The school dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 12 description: The 2153 words of the school dictionary under S, every meaning for a pupil and every example with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/page/12/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/) / S # S — The school dictionary · page 12 [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/) [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/page/2/) [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/page/3/) [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/page/4/) [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/page/5/) [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/page/6/) [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/page/7/) [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/page/8/) [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/page/9/) [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/page/10/) [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/page/11/) **12** [13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/page/13/) [14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/page/14/) [15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/page/15/) [16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/page/16/) [17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/page/17/) [18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/page/18/) [19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/page/19/) [20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/page/20/) [21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/page/21/) [22](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/page/22/) - [soak](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soak/) — To soak something is to leave it in water or another liquid for a time, so it becomes completely wet. — 15 sentences - [soap](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soap/) — Soap is what you use with water to wash and clean your body or things. — 13 sentences - [soapy](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soapy/) — Full of soap or covered with soap (soapy water, soapy hands). — 11 sentences - [soar](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soar/) — To soar is to fly high in the air, often gliding without flapping much: eagles soar. — 12 sentences - [soaring](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soaring/) — Flying high in the air, often gliding without flapping wings. — 13 sentences - [sob](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sob/) — verb. — 13 sentences - [sobbing](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sobbing/) — Sobbing is crying loudly with short, noisy breaths, because you are very sad or upset. — 9 sentences - [sober](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sober/) — Sober means not drunk, not affected by alcohol. — 13 sentences - [sobriety](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sobriety/) — The state of not being drunk. — 5 sentences - [soccer](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soccer/) — A game played by two teams of eleven players who kick a round ball and try to score goals; players other than the goalkeeper may not use t… — 8 sentences - [sociable](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sociable/) — Liking to meet and talk with other people; friendly. — 10 sentences - [social](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/social/) — Social means about people and how they live, meet and get on together in groups. — 13 sentences - [socialisation](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/socialisation/) — Socialisation is the way a child learns how to behave with other people and fit into their family, school and society: sharing, manners, l… — 10 sentences - [socialist](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/socialist/) — A person who believes in socialism, the idea that a country's important businesses, land and wealth should be shared or controlled by the… — 9 sentences - [society](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/society/) — Society is all the people living together in a country or the world, with their ways of life, rules and customs. — 11 sentences - [sock](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sock/) — A sock is a soft piece of clothing worn on the foot inside a shoe. — 12 sentences - [socket](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/socket/) — A socket is a hole in a wall or device where you push in a plug to get electricity; in the UK, Ireland, Australia and NZ often called a po… — 12 sentences - [sod](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sod/) — A piece of grass with the earth and roots under it; turf. — 14 sentences - [soda](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soda/) — Soda is a sweet fizzy drink, like cola or lemonade (also called pop or soft drink). — 13 sentences - [sodium](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sodium/) — Sodium is a soft, silvery-white metal element with the symbol Na; it is so reactive that it reacts strongly with water, sometimes fizzing… — 10 sentences - [sofa](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sofa/) — A sofa is a long, soft seat with a back and arms, for two or more people. — 8 sentences - [soft](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soft/) — Not hard or firm; easy to press or bend: a soft pillow. — 16 sentences - [softball](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/softball/) — Softball is a team game like baseball, played on a smaller field with a bigger ball that is pitched underarm. — 9 sentences - [soften](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soften/) — To soften means to become softer or to make something softer («soften the butter»). — 11 sentences - [softhearted](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/softhearted/) — A softhearted person is kind, gentle and easily feels sorry for others. — 8 sentences - [softie](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/softie/) — A softie is a kind, gentle person who is easily moved, often showing feelings openly. — 8 sentences - [softly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/softly/) — Softly means quietly, not loudly. — 12 sentences - [softness](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/softness/) — Softness is being soft to touch: easy to press, smooth and gentle, like a pillow or a kitten's fur. — 11 sentences - [software](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/software/) — Software is the programs and apps that tell a computer, phone or other device what to do. — 8 sentences - [softy](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/softy/) — A kind, gentle person who is easily moved or who can't be strict. — 8 sentences - [soggy](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soggy/) — Soggy means very wet and soft, often in an unpleasant way, like soggy cereal or soggy grass. — 9 sentences - [soh](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soh/) — The fifth note of the do-re-mi (tonic sol-fa) scale: do, re, mi, fa, soh, la, ti, do. — 10 sentences - [soil](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soil/) — The top layer of the ground in which plants grow, made of tiny bits of rock, dead plants and animals, water and air. — 12 sentences - [sojourn](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sojourn/) — A sojourn is a short stay in a place that is not your home (formal). — 10 sentences - [sol](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sol/) — Sol is a name for our Sun, from Latin. — 14 sentences - [solar](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/solar/) — Solar means to do with the Sun or coming from the Sun. — 8 sentences - [solder](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/solder/) — Solder is a soft metal mixture that melts at a low temperature and is used to join pieces of metal or wires together. — 10 sentences - [soldier](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soldier/) — A soldier is a person who is a member of an army and is trained to fight for their country. — 12 sentences - [sole](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sole/) — The bottom of your foot. — 12 sentences - [solely](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/solely/) — Only; not involving anyone or anything else. — 9 sentences - [solemn](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/solemn/) — Solemn means very serious and not happy or joking, often in an important or sad moment. — 9 sentences - [solemnisation](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/solemnisation/) — The act of performing a ceremony, especially a wedding, in a serious, official way. — 8 sentences - [solemnity](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/solemnity/) — Great seriousness, a grave and formal feeling. — 5 sentences - [solemnize](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/solemnize/) — To hold a formal ceremony for something such as a wedding or a funeral. — 4 sentences - [solemnly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/solemnly/) — Solemnly means in a very serious way, without smiling or joking. — 9 sentences - [solicit](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/solicit/) — To ask for something such as money, help or opinions, especially politely or officially. — 9 sentences - [solicitation](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/solicitation/) — A solicitation is a request asking someone for money, help, business or support (formal). — 10 sentences - [solicitor](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/solicitor/) — A solicitor is a lawyer who gives people legal advice, writes papers like wills and house contracts, and may speak for them in lower courts. — 9 sentences - [solicitous](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/solicitous/) — Caring and anxious about someone's health, comfort or happiness; very attentive. — 8 sentences - [solid](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/solid/) — A solid is something hard or firm that keeps its own shape, like ice, wood or stone; one of the states of matter. — 14 sentences - [solidarity](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/solidarity/) — Standing together and supporting each other because you share the same goals, problems or feelings. — 9 sentences - [solidification](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/solidification/) — The change of a liquid into a solid, such as water turning into ice or melted wax hardening. — 8 sentences - [solidified](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/solidified/) — Solidified means turned from a liquid or gas into a solid, often by cooling: solidified lava. — 9 sentences - [solidify](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/solidify/) — To solidify is to become solid, or to make something become solid, usually when a liquid cools or freezes. — 9 sentences - [solitary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/solitary/) — Solitary means alone, with no one else; a solitary animal lives on its own. — 10 sentences - [solitude](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/solitude/) — Solitude is being alone, usually in a quiet, peaceful way that you have chosen. — 9 sentences - [solo](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/solo/) — A piece of music, dance or a performance done by one person alone. — 11 sentences - [solstice](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/solstice/) — A solstice is one of the two days each year when the Sun is at its highest or lowest point in the sky at noon. The summer solstice has the… — 9 sentences - [soluble](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soluble/) — Able to dissolve in a liquid, especially water, like sugar or salt. — 8 sentences - [solution](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/solution/) — A solution is a way to solve a problem or deal with a difficult situation. — 11 sentences - [solve](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/solve/) — To solve a problem is to find the answer to it or the way to make it right. — 12 sentences - [solved](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/solved/) — Solved is the past form of solve: found the answer to a problem or puzzle. — 10 sentences - [solvent](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/solvent/) — A solvent is a liquid that dissolves another substance; water is the most common solvent. — 10 sentences - [solver](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/solver/) — A solver is a person who solves something, like a problem, puzzle or crime: a problem solver. — 9 sentences - [som](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/som/) — The som is the money (currency) of Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan (money). — 9 sentences - [somali](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/somali/) — To do with Somalia, a country in the Horn of East Africa, or its people. — 9 sentences - [sombre](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sombre/) — Dark and gloomy in colour or light. — 5 sentences - [some](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/some/) — Some means a part of a group, not all of it. — 26 sentences - [somebody](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/somebody/) — Somebody means a person, but we do not know or do not say who. It means the same as someone. — 12 sentences - [someday](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/someday/) — Someday means at some time in the future that is not known yet. — 12 sentences - [somehow](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/somehow/) — Somehow means in some way, although you do not know how or it is hard to explain. — 11 sentences - [someone](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/someone/) — Someone means a person, but we do not say who. — 21 sentences - [somersault](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/somersault/) — A movement where you roll or flip your whole body head over heels, forwards or backwards, on the ground or in the air. — 13 sentences - [somerset](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/somerset/) — Somerset is a county in the south-west of England, famous for farms, apples and cider, Cheddar cheese, the Somerset Levels and the city of… — 11 sentences - [sometime](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sometime/) — Sometime means at a time that is not said exactly: come and visit sometime. — 9 sentences - [somewhat](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/somewhat/) — A little, to some degree, rather — not very much and not completely. — 11 sentences - [somewhere](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/somewhere/) — Somewhere means in, at or to a place, without saying exactly which one. — 13 sentences - [somnambulist](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/somnambulist/) — A person who walks in their sleep; a sleepwalker. — 8 sentences - [somnolence](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/somnolence/) — Sleepiness; the feeling of being drowsy and heavy, ready to fall asleep. — 8 sentences - [son](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/son/) — A son is a boy or man who is someone's child. — 11 sentences - [sonar](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sonar/) — Sonar is a way of finding things under water by sending out sound waves and listening for their echoes. — 9 sentences - [song](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/song/) — A song is a short piece of music with words that you sing. — 12 sentences - [songbird](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/songbird/) — A songbird is a small bird that sings tuneful songs, such as a robin, blackbird, thrush, nightingale or wren. — 9 sentences - [songster](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/songster/) — A bird that sings well. — 5 sentences - [songwriter](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/songwriter/) — A songwriter is a person who writes songs: the words, the tune, or both. — 7 sentences - [sonic](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sonic/) — Sonic means to do with sound or sound waves, as in «a sonic boom». — 9 sentences - [sonny](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sonny/) — A friendly or slightly bossy way an older person speaks to a boy or young man: «Listen, sonny». — 9 sentences - [soon](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soon/) — Soon means in a short time from now or from then. — 12 sentences - [sooner](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sooner/) — Sooner means earlier or in less time than something else. — 11 sentences - [soot](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soot/) — Soot is the black powder that smoke leaves behind when wood, coal, oil or candles burn. — 10 sentences - [sooth](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sooth/) — Truth. The phrases «in sooth» and «for sooth» mean truly or indeed. — 5 sentences - [soothe](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soothe/) — To soothe someone is to make them calm when they are upset, angry or worried. — 9 sentences - [soothingly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soothingly/) — In a calm, gentle way that makes someone feel less upset, worried or in pain. — 8 sentences - [soothsayer](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soothsayer/) — A person who claims to foretell what will happen in the future. — 4 sentences - [sooty](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sooty/) — Sooty means covered with soot, the black powder left by smoke from burning coal, wood or oil. — 10 sentences - [sop](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sop/) — A sop is something small given to someone to calm them down or keep them quiet, without really fixing the problem: a sop to the angry fans. — 9 sentences - [soppy](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soppy/) — Soppy means too soft and sentimental, full of love-talk or easy tears, in a way that some people find silly. — 11 sentences - [soprano](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soprano/) — A soprano is the highest singing voice, usually of women and girls, and also of boys before their voices break. — 10 sentences - [sorcerer](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sorcerer/) — A person who uses magic; a wizard. — 4 sentences - [sorceress](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sorceress/) — A sorceress is a woman who uses magic, often for evil purposes; a female sorcerer. — 4 sentences [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/) [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/page/2/) [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/page/3/) [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/page/4/) [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/page/5/) [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/page/6/) [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/page/7/) [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/page/8/) [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/page/9/) [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/page/10/) [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/page/11/) **12** [13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/page/13/) [14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/page/14/) [15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/page/15/) [16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/page/16/) [17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/page/17/) [18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/page/18/) [19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/page/19/) [20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/page/20/) [21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/page/21/) [22](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/page/22/)