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19,295 words · meanings, pronunciation and origins · ranked by use

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  • solar panel/ˈsəʊ.ləˌpæ.nəl/phraseB2The dark rooftop rectangle that turns sunshine into power.
  • soldier/ˈsəʊld͡ʒə/nounA22 meaningsA person who serves in an army, especially one below officer rank.
  • sole/səʊl/nounB24 meaningsThe flat underside of a foot.
  • solemnly/ˈsɒləmli/adverbB2In a grave and serious way.
  • solid/ˈsɒl.ɪd/adjectiveB14 meaningsHard and firm, not liquid or gas.
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/ˈsɒl.ɪˌtɛə(ɹ)/
nounB1+3 meanings
A card game for one player.
  • solitary/ˈsɑlɪˌtɛɹi/adjectiveB22 meaningsExisting or done all alone.
  • solo/ˈsoʊ.loʊ/nounB22 meaningsA passage performed by one musician alone.
  • solution/səˈl(j)uːʃən/nounA2+2 meaningsThe answer that ends a problem or difficulty.
  • solvent/ˈsɒlvənt/nounB2+3 meaningsThe liquid in which another substance dissolves.
  • somewhat/ˈsʌmwɒt/adverbB2To a moderate extent.
  • son/sʌn/nounA13 meaningsA person's male child, at any age.
  • son-in-law/ˈsʌnɪnˌlɔː/nounB2The husband of your daughter.
  • sooner or laterphraseB2At some point in the future, inevitably.
  • soothing/ˈsuːðɪŋ/adjectiveB2Gentle enough to calm you.
  • sophisticatedadjectiveB2Refined and complex.
  • sore/sɔː/adjectiveB13 meaningsPainful and tender, especially when touched or moved.
  • sorry/ˈsɒɹi/phraseA15 meaningsSaid to apologise for something you have done or for getting in someone's way.
  • sort codenounB2The number identifying which branch holds an account.
  • sort outphraseB2To resolve a problem or put something in order.
  • sorting officenounB2The building where post is separated for delivery.
  • soul/səʊl/nounB12 meaningsThe part of a person believed to outlast the body.
  • sound/ˈsaʊ̯nd/nounA17 meaningsSomething you hear; vibration travelling through the air to the ear.
  • sound engineernounB2The technician who records and balances sound.
  • soundchecknounB2The test run before an audience is let in.
  • soundtrack/ˈsaʊndˌtɹæk/nounB22 meaningsThe music written for and heard in a film.
  • soundtrack albumnounB2The recorded music from a film, sold on its own.
  • sour/ˈsaʊ.ə/adjectiveA2+4 meaningsHaving a sharp acid taste, like lemon or unripe fruit.
  • sournessnounB2The sharp quality of unripe fruit or vinegar.
  • sow/saʊ/verbB1+3 meaningsTo put seed into the ground for growing.
  • sowing seasonnounB2The weeks when seed goes into the ground.
  • spa/ˈspɑː/nounB22 meaningsA place offering baths, massage and treatments.
  • spa treatmentnounB2A pampering session at a place of baths and massage.
  • space racenounB2The competition to be first into space.
  • spam/spæm/nounC12 meaningsUnwanted junk messages sent in bulk.
  • span/spæn/nounC12 meaningsThe stretch of time something covers.
  • spank/ˈspæŋk/verbB22 meaningsTo smack somebody on the bottom as punishment.
  • spare/spɛə(ɹ)/verbB16 meaningsTo choose not to harm, punish or kill someone you have power over.
  • spark plugnounB2The part that fires the mixture inside a petrol engine.
  • sparkle/ˈspɑː.kəl/verbB12 meaningsTo shine with quick bright points of light.
  • sparklernounB2A hand-held stick that burns with bright sparks.
  • sparkling/ˈspɑɹkl̩ɪŋ/adjectiveB22 meaningsSo clean that it catches the light.
  • sparrow/ˈspæɹəʊ/nounB2A small brown and grey bird common in towns.
  • spawn/spɔːn/verbB2+2 meaningsTo lay eggs in water in great numbers.
  • speak/spiːk/verbA14 meaningsTo use your voice to say words.
  • speak up/ˌspiːk ˈʌp/phraseB2To talk louder; also, to bravely say what you think.
  • special collectionnounB2Material kept apart because of its value or fragility.
  • special deliverynounB2Post guaranteed to arrive by a stated time.
  • special needsnounB2Extra help required by a learner with a difficulty.
  • specialist/ˈspɛʃəlɪst/nounB22 meaningsA doctor expert in one area of medicine.
  • specials boardnounB2The list of dishes offered only today.
  • specialty/ˈspɛʃ.əl.ti/nounB2The thing somebody or somewhere is especially known for.
  • specific/spɪˈsɪf.ɪk/adjectiveA2+3 meaningsExactly this one, clearly defined.
  • specification sheetnounB2The document stating exactly what is required.
  • speck/spɛk/nounB2A tiny spot or particle.
  • specs/spɛks/nounB2Glasses worn to correct the sight.
  • spectacle/ˈspɛktəkl̩/nounB22 meaningsAn impressive or dramatic public display.
  • spectacular/spɛkˈtæk.jʊ.lə/adjectiveB2Impressive and striking to look at.
  • spectrum/ˈspɛktɹəm/nounC12 meaningsThe band of colours light spreads into.
  • speculate/ˈspɛk.jʊˌleɪt/verbB2+2 meaningsTo guess at something without firm evidence.