Past tense and past participle: slid.. to cause someone or something to glide along a smooth surface or on a track; to cause someone or something to move or glide along a smooth surface.
Trang 1thing; to cut something into thin,
flat pieces
slice in(to something) to cut into
something, usually with a knife or
something similar
a slice of the cake Go to apiece of
the pie.
slice something off to cut
some-thing off with slicing motions
slice through something to cut
through something with slicing
motions
slick ["slIk] 1 adj wet and slippery;
oily and slippery; icy and slippery
(Adv: slickly Comp: slicker; sup:
slickest.) 2 adj clever; sly; shrewd.
(Informal Adv: slickly Comp:
slicker; sup: slickest.) 3 adj
attrac-tive or nicely designed, but
with-out much content or meaning;
shallow (Adv: slickly Comp:
slicker; sup: slickest.)
slid ["slId] past tense and past
par-ticiple ofslide.
slide ["slaId] 1 iv., irreg to move or
glide along a smooth surface; to
move down a surface; to move
without resistance (Past tense and
past participle: slid.) 2 iv., irreg
to move backward or forward on a
groove or track 3 tv., irreg to
cause someone or something to
glide along a smooth surface or on
a track; to cause someone or
something to move or glide along
a smooth surface 4 tv., irreg to
move something quietly, especially
without anyone else noticing 5 n
a downward movement; a decline
6 n a small, square frame with a
picture on a piece of film in the
center, the image of which can be
projected onto a screen 7 n a small, thin, rectangular piece of glass that small objects are placed
on so that they can be examined under a microscope
→ let somethingslide (by)
slide out of something to slip or
glide out of something without much effort
slide something in(to something)
to insert something into some-thing effortlessly
slide something out (of something)
to cause something to slip or glide out of something without much effort
slight ["slaIt] 1 adj not very large;
not very important (Adv: slightly Comp: slighter; sup: slightest.)
2 adj frail; delicate; not strong.
(Adv: slightly Comp: slighter; sup: slightest.) 3 tv to neglect
men-tioning someone or something; to insult a person by ignoring the person’s presence or accomplish-ments 4 n the insult of treating someone as unimportant; the lack
of attention paid to someone or something
slightly ["slaIt li] adv a little; to a
small degree
slim ["slIm] 1 adj thin; slender.
(Adv: slimly Comp: slimmer; sup: slimmest.) 2 adj small in amount
or quality; slight (Adv: slimly Comp: slimmer; sup: slimmest.)
slim down to become thinner; to
become narrower
slim someone down to cause
someone to lose weight
slime ["slaIm] n a soft, sticky,
unpleasant fluid; filth (No plural.) slice in(to something)
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slime; like slime; filthy (Adv:
slim-ily Comp: slimier; sup: slimiest.)
sling ["slIN] 1 tv., irreg to throw
something with force; to hurl
something; to fling something
(Past tense and past participle:
slung.) 2 tv., irreg to hang or
sus-pend something from something
or between two things
(Infor-mal.) 3 n a strip of cloth that is
used to support an injured arm by
being looped around the neck
slip ["slIp] 1 iv to fall accidentally
while moving or being moved; to
slide from a place or position
2 iv to move or happen quietly,
quickly, smoothly, easily, secretly,
or without being noticed 3 iv to
grow worse; to lower; to diminish;
to decline 4 n an accidental fall
as in Q 5 n a mistake; an error;
something that was done wrong
→ let somethingslip by
→ let the chance slip by
slip in(to something) to slide or
glide into something, such as
clothing, a sleeping bag, a tight
place, etc
slip of the tongue an error in
speaking in which a word is
pro-nounced incorrectly, or in which
the speaker says something
unin-tentionally
slip off ((of ) someone or
some-thing) to fall away from or off
someone or something
slip off (to someplace) to sneak
away to someplace
slip one’s mind [for something that
was to be remembered] to be
for-gotten
slip out (of something) 1 to sneak out of a place unnoticed 2 to
slide out of an article of clothing
slip something off to let an item of
clothing slide off one’s body; to remove an item of clothing
slip something on to put on an
arti-cle of clothing, possibly in haste or casually
slip through someone’s fingers to
get away from someone; for some-one to lose track (of something or someone)
slip up to make an error.
slip up on something to make an
error in doing something
slipper ["slIp #] n a foot covering
that one wears indoors and that can be taken on and off easily; a shoe made of light materials
slippery ["slIp (@) ri] 1 adj allow-ing people or thallow-ings to slip 2 adj.
hard to catch or hold; likely to slip out of one’s hands
→ (as) slippery as an eel
slit ["slIt] 1 n a straight, narrow cut or opening 2 tv., irreg to cut
or tear something in a straight line
so that there is a narrow opening (Past tense and past participle:
slit.)
sliver ["slIv #] n a small, thin,
sharp piece or stick of something
slogan ["slo g@n] n a motto; a
unique word or phrase used in advertising or politics
slope ["slop] 1 n the slanted side
of a mountain or hill 2 n the
amount that a line or surface slopes as in E (No plural.) 3 iv.
to lean, be set, or be formed at an
angle 4 tv to cause something to
slope
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not to be level or straight up and
down
sloping ["slop IN] adj at an angle;
not flat or straight up and down
(Adv: slopingly.)
sloppy ["slap i] 1 adj muddy;
rainy; very wet as the result of bad
weather (Adv: sloppily Comp:
sloppier; sup: sloppiest.) 2 adj.
messy; not tidy; careless (Adv:
sloppily Comp: sloppier; sup:
slop-piest.)
slot ["slat] 1 n a narrow opening
in an object or machine 2 n a
place on a list or schedule 3 tv to
place someone or something on a
list or schedule
slouch ["slaUtS] iv to sit, stand, or
move without holding one’s body
erect
slouch down to sag, slump, or
droop down
slouch over to lean or crumple and
fall to one side; [for someone] to
collapse in a sitting position
slovenly ["sl^v @n li] adj [of
some-one] dirty or messy in appearance
slow ["slo] 1 adj not fast; not
quick; taking a long time; taking
more time than average; moving
with less speed than average (Adv:
slowly See also R Comp: slower;
sup: slowest.) 2 adj behind
sched-ule; happening later than the time
something is supposed to happen
(Comp: slower; sup: slowest.) 3.
adj boring; dull; without much
action or interest (Adv: slowly.
Comp: slower; sup: slowest.)
4 adv at the pace described in Q.
(Comp: slower; sup: slowest.) 5 iv.
to become Q; to become slower;
to move slower 6 tv to cause
something to become Q; to cause something to move slower
slow down to decrease speed; to go
slower
slow going the rate of speed when
one is making little progress
slow motion ["slo "mo S@n] 1 n.
movement in a film or video image that appears slower than in
real life (No plural.) 2 the adj.
use of Q (Hyphenated.)
slow someone or something down
to cause someone or something to decrease speed or go slower
slow up to go slower; to go more
slowly in order for someone or something to catch up
slower and slower at a decreasing
rate of speed; slow and then even slower
slug ["sl^g] 1 n a small, slimy
creature, similar to a snail but
without a shell 2 n a hit or blow, especially with a closed fist 3 tv.
to hit someone or something using one’s closed fist
sluggish ["sl^g IS] adj moving
slowly or without energy; not very
active (Adv: sluggishly.)
slum ["sl^m] n a neighborhood
where most of the people live in poverty
slumber ["sl^m b#] 1 iv to sleep.
2 n sleep; deep rest.
slump ["sl^mp] 1 n a financial
collapse; a sudden fall or decline
2 iv to sink; to slouch 3 iv [for a
value] to sink lower (Figurative
on W.) sloping
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collapse and fall over in a sitting
position 2 to fall over heavily; to
collapse and droop from an
upright position
slung ["sl^N] past tense and past
participle ofsling.
slur ["sl#] 1 tv to say something in
a way that is not clear; to
pro-nounce something in a way that is
not clear 2 n an insult.
slush ["sl^S] n a mixture of snow
and water; snow that has started to
melt (No plural.)
sly ["slaI] adj sneaky; clever; able to
do things secretly (Adv: slyly.
Comp: slyer; sup: slyest.)
smack ["smAk] 1 tv to hit
some-one or something, especially
nois-ily; to strike someone or
some-thing noisily, as with an open hand
or a flat object 2 n the sound
made when something is smacked
as in Q
smack-dab in the middle exactly
in the middle
small ["smOl] 1 adj not large; less
than average size or weight
(Comp: smaller; sup: smallest.)
2 adj little; slight; not a lot;
hav-ing less than an average amount of
something (Comp: smaller; sup:
smallest.) 3 adj [of letters]
lower-case; [of letters] not capital
→ abig frog in a small pond
→ thankful for small blessings
small fry 1 n a child; children.
(Treated as singular or plural.)
2 adj unimportant; an
unimpor-tant person or thing; unimporunimpor-tant
people or things
small print n the part of a
docu-ment that is not easily noticed, often because of the smallness of the print, and that often contains important information
small talk ["smOl tOk] n
unimpor-tant conversation; conversation about things that are not impor-tant (No plural.)
small-time adj small; on a small
scale
smart ["smart] 1 adj intelligent;
not stupid; able to learn things
quickly (Comp: smarter; sup:
smartest.) 2 adj showing a
cur-rent style; in style; in fashion;
trendy (Adv: smartly Comp:
smarter; sup: smartest.) 3 iv to
sting; to feel sharp pain; to cause sharp pain
→ (as) smart as a fox
smash ["smAS] 1 tv to break
something into tiny pieces noisily
or violently 2 iv to break into
tiny pieces noisily or violently
smash into something to bump or
crash into something
smash out of something to break
[one’s way] out of something
smash something in to crush
some-thing inward; to make somesome-thing collapse inward by striking it
smash something up to break
something up into pieces; to destroy something
smash through something to break
[one’s way] through some sort of barrier
smear ["smIr] 1 tv to spread
something on a surface, especially
in a careless or messy fashion
2 tv to ruin someone’s
reputa-smear
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to say bad things about someone
3 n a stain; a mark made by
wip-ing somethwip-ing on a surface
a smear campaign (against
someone) a campaign aimed at
damaging someone’s reputation by
making accusations and spreading
rumors
smell ["smEl] 1 n odor; something
in the air, sensed with one’s nose
(Plural only for types and
instances.) 2 tv to sense
some-thing with the nose; to sense an
odor or scent; to sense something
that has an odor or scent 3 iv to
have a certain quality of scent or
odor 4 iv to stink; to have a bad
smell
smelly ["smEl i] adj having a bad or
strong odor (Comp: smellier; sup:
smelliest.)
smile ["smaIl] 1 n a facial
expres-sion where the ends of the mouth
are turned up, indicating
happi-ness, amusement, or a good mood
2 iv to have Q on one’s face; to
look happy or pleased
→ crack a smile
smile on someone or something to
be favorable to someone or
some-thing
smiling ["smaIl IN] adj having a
smile; happy; cheerful (Adv:
smil-ingly.)
smock ["smak] n a light covering
that one wears over one’s clothes
to protect them from becoming
dirty while working, especially as
worn by a doctor, nurse, painter,
etc
smog ["smOg] n smoke and fog that
are trapped in the air; a mixture of fumes and smoke that are trapped like fog over a place (A
combina-tion of smoke and fog No plural.)
smoke ["smok] 1 n a cloud of gas
that can be seen in the air when something burns (No plural.)
2 n an act or session of burning
tobacco and inhaling the Q
(Informal.) 3 iv to give off Q; to release Q into the air 4 iv to
inhale and then exhale Q from
burning tobacco 5 tv to inhale
Q of burning cigarettes, tobacco,
etc., into the lungs 6 tv to
pre-serve food by exposing it to Q from burning wood
→ go up in smoke
smoking ["smok IN] 1 adj giving off smoke 2 adj a word used to
indicate that smoking is permit-ted
smoky ["smok i] 1 adj [of air] full
of smoke; tasting or smelling like
smoke (Comp: smokier; sup:
smokiest.) 2 adj giving off more
smoke than normal or expected
(Adv: smokily Comp: smokier; sup: smokiest.)
smolder ["smol d#] iv [for wood
or other fibers] to burn or give off smoke without having a flame
smoldering ["smol d# IN] adj.
burning or giving off smoke
with-out having a flame (Adv: smolder-ingly.)
smooth ["smuD] 1 adj having an
even surface; having a surface without bumps; not rough (Adv:
smoothly Comp: smoother; sup:
smoothest.) 2 adj gentle; not
rough; calm; not harsh (Adv: smear campaign (against someone)
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smoothest.) 3 adj without lumps;
having an even texture (Adv:
smoothly Comp: smoother; sup:
smoothest.) 4 tv to cause
some-thing to become Q; to cause
something to become smoother
smooth sailing progress made
without any difficulty; an easy
sit-uation
smooth something down to make
something flat or smooth by
press-ing
smooth something out 1 to flatten
something or make it even by
smoothing or pressing it 2 to
polish and refine something
(Fig-urative.)
smother ["sm^D #] 1 iv to die
because one cannot get enough
oxygen, especially because
some-thing is covering one’s mouth; to
suffocate 2 tv to kill a living
creature by preventing it from
breathing 3 tv to cover
thing with a thick layer of
some-thing
smudge ["sm^dZ] 1 n a dirty
mark or stain; a smear 2 tv to
dirty something with a mark
smug ["sm^g] adj confident and
pleased with oneself and one’s
abilities; too satisfied with oneself
(Adv: smugly Comp: smugger;
sup: smuggest.)
smuggle ["sm^g @l] tv to bring
something into or take something
out of a country illegally
smuggler ["sm^g l#] n a criminal
who brings something into or
takes things from a country
ille-gally
smuggling ["sm^g lIN] n the illegal
business of bringing something into or taking things out of a country (No plural.)
snack ["snAk] 1 n food that is
eaten between meals; a small
amount of food 2 iv to eat a
small amount of food between meals
snag ["snAg] 1 n a thread that is
pulled away from where it belongs
in a fabric 2 n something that
gets in the way; something that causes a problem in a plan or pro-cedure 3 tv to catch a piece of clothing or material by a thread
→ hit a snag
snail ["snel] n a small, soft creature
that has no limbs, has two small feelers, and lives in a hard, round shell
→ at a snail’s pace
snake ["snek] 1 n a long, thin rep-tile that has no limbs 2 iv to
move in twists and turns; to curve
like Q 3 tv to move something
in twists and turns; to bend some-thing into curves like the curves of Q
snap ["snAp] 1 iv [for something]
to make a sharp, popping sound,
usually by breaking 2 iv [for
something that is pulled tight or is under pressure] to break suddenly
3 tv to break something that is
pulled tight or is under pressure
4 tv to take a picture with a cam-era 5 tv to close I 6 n the
noise made when something snaps
as in Q or W; a quick, sudden,
popping sound 7 n a sudden
breaking of something; the break-ing of somethbreak-ing that is pulled
snap
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metallic or plastic fastener that
closes firmly when pressed
snap back (after something) to
return to normal after an accident
or similar event
snap back (at someone) to give a
sharp or angry response to
some-one
snapshot ["snAp Sat] n a
photo-graph; a picture taken with a
cam-era
snare ["snEr] 1 tv to trap someone
or something; to catch someone or
something in a trap 2 n a trap
for catching animals
snarl ["snarl] 1 iv to growl 2 iv.
to become tangled 3 n an angry
growl
snarling ["snar lIN] adj growling
angrily
snatch ["snAtS] tv to grab someone
or something suddenly; to steal
something or kidnap someone
sneak ["snik] 1 iv., irreg to move
quietly and secretly; to move
with-out being noticed (Past tense and
past participle: sneaked or snuck.)
2 tv., irreg to obtain or take
something, such as a taste, a look,
a peek, a touch, etc., quietly and
secretly
sneak in(to someplace) to enter a
place quietly and in secret,
per-haps without a ticket or
permis-sion
sneak out (of someplace) to go out
of a place quietly and in secret
sneak up on someone or
some-thing to approach someone or
something quietly and in secret
sneaker ["snik #] n one of a pair of
gym shoes or tennis shoes; one of
a pair of comfortable, casual can-vas shoes with rubber soles
sneaky ["snik i] adj doing
some-thing dishonest or wrong, quietly
and secretly (Adv: sneakily Comp: sneakier; sup: sneakiest.)
sneer ["snIr] 1 iv to show
con-tempt by the look on one’s face
2 n a look of contempt sneeze ["sniz] 1 n a sudden and
uncontrollable burst of air and mucus that is pushed out of the
nose and mouth 2 iv to make Q snicker ["snIk #] 1 iv to laugh; to
laugh at someone or something
2 n a laugh; a small laugh sniff ["snIf] 1 iv to breathe in
through the nose in small, quick
puffs that can be heard 2 iv to
become aware of a smell by sniff-ingas in Q 3 n a small, quick
breath made through the nose, made especially when smelling something
snip ["snIp] 1 tv to clip something;
to cut something with scissors in short strokes; to cut something up
into tiny pieces 2 n a short
cut-ting movement; a short stroke made with scissors
snob ["snab] n someone who
dis-plays arrogance; someone who acts superior to others
snobbish ["snab IS] adj arrogant;
thinking that one is better than
others (Adv: snobbishly.)
snoop ["snup] iv to sneak; to pry;
to search through something without the owner’s permission snap back (after something)
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around in a place, trying to find
out something secret or learn
about someone else’s affairs
snooze ["snuz] 1 iv to sleep; to
nap 2 n sleep; a nap (Informal.)
snore ["snor] iv to breathe loudly
while sleeping, especially to pass
air through the nose so that it
vibrates and makes a loud noise
snow ["sno] 1 n water vapor that
has frozen into small white flakes
that fall from the sky (No plural.)
2 n an instance of Q falling from
the sky; a coating of Q on the
ground 3 iv [for Q] to fall from
the sky
→ (as) white as the driven snow
snow blower ["sno blo #] n a
machine that clears snow from
walks and pavements
snow someone or something in [for
heavy snowfall] to block someone
or something in a place
snowball ["sno bOl] 1 n a ball of
snowflakes that have been pressed
together 2 iv to grow at a rapidly
increasing rate (Figurative on Q.)
snowbank ["sno bANk] n a big,
long mound of snow
snowbound ["sno baUnd] adj not
able to leave home or travel
because there is too much snow
snowdrift ["sno drIft] n a ridge of
snow shaped by wind blowing it
along the ground
snowflake ["sno flek] n one
indi-vidual piece of snow; a drop of
water that freezes and falls from
the sky as snow
snowman ["sno mAn] n., irreg a
mass of snow that has been shaped like a person (Plural: snowmen.)
snowmen ["sno mEn] plural of
snowman.
snowplow ["sno plaU] n a tractor
or other vehicle with a large scoop
or blade in front to clear snow from roads, driveways, and other surfaces
snowstorm ["sno storm] n a storm
with lots of snow; a blizzard
snuck ["sn^k] a past tense and past
participle ofsneak.
snug ["sn^g] 1 adj warm; cozy;
comfortable (Adv: snugly Comp:
snugger; sup: snuggest.) 2 adj too
tight; fitting too closely (Adv:
snugly Comp: snugger; sup: snuggest.)
→ (as) snug as a bug in a rug
snuggle ["sn^g @l] iv to cuddle; to
press against someone for warmth
or to show affection
so ["so] 1 adv to a certain degree;
to such a high degree; very 2 adv.
in such a way; in that way; in this
way 3 adv also; too; as well.
(Comes before the verbs be, do, or have In negative constructions, use neitheror not either.) 4 conj.
in order that; with the result that
5 conj therefore; hence; conse-quently 6 interj a mild
exclama-tion of surprise or indignaexclama-tion
7 adj true (Not prenominal.)
so long as Go to as long as.
so quiet you could hear a pin drop Go to so still you could hear
a pin drop.
so soon early; before the regular
time; ahead of schedule
so soon
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drop and so quiet you could
hear a pin drop very quiet.
soak ["sok] 1 iv to remain in [a
container of] liquid for a period of
time 2 tv to cause something to
become or remain completely wet
3 n a period of time spent in [a
container of] liquid
soak in(to something) [for
mois-ture] to penetrate something
soak something off ((of )
some-thing) to remove something, such
as a label or surface soil, from
something by soaking it in a
liq-uid
soak something out (of something)
to remove something, such as a
stain, from something by soaking
in a liquid
soak through something [for
liq-uid] to work its way through
something, such as cloth or paper
soap ["sop] 1 n a substance that
helps clean objects being washed
(Plural only for types and
instances.) 2 tv to clean someone
or something with Q; to cover
someone or something with Q
while washing
soap opera ["sop ap r@] n a daily
or weekly television drama that
usually revolves around the lives
and problems of people in a
cer-tain family, town, or place of
work
soap someone or something down
to cover someone or something
thoroughly with soap or suds
soapy ["so pi] adj covered with
soap (Adv: soapily Comp: soapier;
sup: soapiest.)
soar ["sor] 1 iv to fly; to fly upward; to glide 2 iv to increase
suddenly and in a large amount; to
go up suddenly and in a large amount (Figurative on Q.)
sob ["sab] 1 iv to cry while breath-ing short, quick breaths 2 n a
short, quick sound made while one
is crying
sober ["sob #] 1 adj not drunk;
not having been drinking alcohol
(Adv: soberly Comp: soberer; sup:
soberest.) 2 adj very serious; with
dignity (Adv: soberly Comp: soberer; sup: soberest.)
→ (as) sober as a judge
sober someone up 1 to take
actions that will cause a drunken
person to become sober 2 to
cause someone to face reality
sober up to return to being sober
after a drunken state
soccer ["sak #] n a sport played by
two teams of eleven people who move a round ball about a field
(In Europe, soccer is called foot-ball No plural.)
social ["so S@l] 1 adj of or about
friendship or interaction with
other people (Adv: socially.)
2 adj living together or forming
groups in an organized way (Adv:
socially.)
social security ["so S@l s@ "kj# @ ti]
1 n a pension system operated by
the government, making payments
to people who have retired or to families of workers who have died (No plural Often capitalized.)
2 the adj use of Q.
society [s@ "saI @ ti] 1 n all people; all humans (No plural.) 2 n all
so still you could hear a pin drop
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a certain period of time 3 n an
organization whose members have
similar interests or goals; a club
4 n the upper-class people of a
community; the community of
people assumed to have good
manners; people who are thought
to be in an exclusive or desirable
social class (No plural.)
→ pay one’sdebt (to society)
sociology [so si "al @ dZi] n the
study of the functioning and
organization of human society
(No plural.)
sock ["sak] n a fabric covering for
the foot, usually worn inside a
shoe
socket ["sak @t] n 1 one of a
num-ber of types of opening that
some-thing round fits into 2 an
opening into which an electrical
plug is put
sod ["sad] n turf; a piece of ground
held together by the roots of grass
(No plural.)
soda ["so d@] 1 n a soft drink; a
drink with lots of little bubbles,
usually sweetly flavored (Short for
soda pop.) 2 n water containing
lots of little bubbles, having little
or no flavor (Short for soda
water.)
soda pop ["so d@ pap] n a soft
drink; a bubbly drink that has no
alcohol and is usually flavored and
sweet (Can be shortened to soda
or pop.)
soda water ["so d@ wa t@] n water
that has thousands of tiny bubbles
in it (Can be shortened to soda.)
sofa ["so f@] n a couch; a seat that
is wide enough for more than one
or two people
soft ["sOft] 1 adj not hard;
yield-ing to pressure; less hard than
average (Adv: softly Comp: softer;
sup: softest.) 2 adj delicate;
smooth; calm; not rough; not coarse; not harsh; gently affecting
the senses (Adv: softly Comp:
softer; sup: softest.) 3 adj not
strong or strict; weak or lax (Adv:
softly Comp: softer; sup: softest.)
4 adj [of water] lacking certain
minerals and able to make lather
from soap easily (Comp: softer;
sup: softest.) 5 adj [of a letter]
pronounced like the c in cent
rather than the c of cold 6 adj.
quiet; not loud (Adv: softly See also U Comp: softer; sup: softest.)
7 adv quietly; not as loudly.
(Comp: softer; sup: softest.)
soft drink ["sOft drINk] n a
car-bonated drink without alcohol; pop; soda; soda pop; any refreshing drink that is a substitute for a drink containing alcohol
softball ["sOft bOl] 1 n a game that
is similar to baseball but uses a bigger, softer ball (No plural.)
2 n a ball that is like a baseball
but is bigger and somewhat softer
3 the adj use of Q.
→ (as) soft as a baby’s bottom
→ have a soft spot in one’sheart for someone or something
software ["sOft wEr] n one or
more computer programs meant
to be used or stored on a com-puter (No plural.)
software
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