6-letter words containing so
- sokoto — a state in NW Nigeria; formerly a sultanate and province; empire in the 19th century. 57,560 sq. mi. (149,066 sq. km).
- sol-fa — Music. the set of syllables, do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, and ti, sung to the respective tones of the scale. All but do and ti are attributed to Guido d'Arezzo.
- solace — comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or trouble; alleviation of distress or discomfort.
- solana — Javier (ˈhævɪeɪ). born 1942, Spanish socialist politician; minister for foreign affairs (1992–95), secretary-general of NATO (1995–99), and EU high representative for foreign policy (1999–2009)
- solano — a hot wind in Spain
- solate — to change from a gel to a sol.
- soldan — the ruler of an Islamic country.
- solder — any of various alloys fused and applied to the joint between metal objects to unite them without heating the objects to the melting point.
- solely — as the only one or ones: solely responsible.
- solemn — grave, sober, or mirthless, as a person, the face, speech, tone, or mood: solemn remarks.
- solent — The, a channel between the Isle of Wight and the mainland of S England. 2–5 miles (3.2–8 km) wide.
- solera — (especially in Spain) a series of casks, graded according to age, in which sherries and brandies are stored while maturing.
- soleri — Paolo [pou-loh] /ˈpaʊ loʊ/ (Show IPA), 1919–2013, U.S. architect, born in Italy.
- soleus — a muscle in the calf of the leg, behind the gastrocnemius muscle, that helps extend the foot forward.
- solgel — pertaining to alternation between the sol and gel states, as in the pseudopodia of amebas.
- solidi — a gold coin of ancient Rome, introduced by Constantine and continued in the Byzantine Empire; bezant.
- solids — types of food that are not liquid
- soling — the bottom or under surface of the foot.
- solion — Chemistry, Electricity. a low-frequency amplifying device that operates by controlling the flow of ions in solution: some types, as the micropump, accomplish this by means of electro-osmotic pressure.
- solito — to be played in the customary manner
- solive — a nonessential joist
- sollar — solar2 .
- solute — the substance dissolved in a given solution.
- solvay — Ernest [ur-nist;; French er-nest] /ˈɜr nɪst;; French ɛrˈnɛst/ (Show IPA), 1838–1922, Belgian chemist.
- solver — to find the answer or explanation for; clear up; explain: to solve the mystery of the missing books.
- solyom — Laszlo. born 1942, Hungarian politician, president of Hungary (2005–10)
- somali — a member of a Hamitic population showing an admixture of Arab, black, and other ancestry, and dwelling in Somalia and adjacent regions.
- somat- — somato-
- somata — the body of an organism as contrasted with its germ cells.
- somber — gloomily dark; shadowy; dimly lighted: a somber passageway.
- sombre — gloomily dark; shadowy; dimly lighted: a somber passageway.
- somite — any of the longitudinal series of segments or parts into which the body of certain animals is divided; a metamere.
- somni- — sleep
- somnus — the ancient Roman god of sleep, a son of Night and brother of Death.
- somoni — the standard monetary unit of Tajikistan, consisting of 100 dirams
- somoza — Anastasio [ah-nahs-tah-syaw] /ˌɑ nɑsˈtɑ syɔ/ (Show IPA), (Anastasio Somoza García) 1896–1956, Nicaraguan political leader: president 1937–47, 1950–56 (father of Anastasio and Luis Somoza Debayle).
- sonant — sounding; having sound.
- sonata — a composition for one or two instruments, typically in three or four movements in contrasted forms and keys.
- sonder — a yacht category
- sondra — a female given name.
- soneri — an Indian cloth of gold
- songka — a river in SE Asia, flowing SE from SW China through Indochina to the Gulf of Tonkin. 500 miles (800 km) long.
- sonics — the branch of science that deals with the practical applications of sound.
- sonnet — Prosody. a poem, properly expressive of a single, complete thought, idea, or sentiment, of 14 lines, usually in iambic pentameter, with rhymes arranged according to one of certain definite schemes, being in the strict or Italian form divided into a major group of 8 lines (the octave) followed by a minor group of 6 lines (the sestet), and in a common English form into 3 quatrains followed by a couplet.
- sonnys — a male given name.
- sonoma — a town in W California: center of wine-producing region.
- sonora — a state in NW Mexico. 70,484 sq. mi. (182,555 sq. km). Capital: Hermosillo.
- sonsie — strong and healthy; robust.
- sontag — Susan, 1933–2004, U.S. critic, novelist, and essayist.
- soogee — to clean a ship using a special solution