10-letter words starting with so
- solitarian — a hermit
- solitarily — alone; without companions; unattended: a solitary passer-by.
- solivagant — a lone wanderer
- solo whist — a variety of whist in which each player can offer to play any of seven specified bids.
- solonetzic — characteristic of solonetz
- solstitial — of or relating to a solstice or the solstices: a solstitial point.
- solubility — the quality or property of being soluble; relative capability of being dissolved.
- solubilize — to make soluble, or to increase solubility.
- solutional — the act of solving a problem, question, etc.: The situation is approaching solution.
- solvolysis — a chemical reaction in which the solvent and solute interact; lyolysis.
- solvolytic — relating to solvolysis
- somali cat — a breed of cat with medium-length silky hair, large ears, and a bushy tail
- somaliland — a coastal region in E Africa, including Djibouti, Somalia, and the Ogaden part of Ethiopia.
- somaticize — to convert (anxiety) into physical symptoms.
- somatoform — characterized by symptoms suggesting a physical disorder but for which there are no demonstrable organic findings or known physiological mechanisms.
- somatology — the branch of anthropology that deals with human physical characteristics.
- somatotype — (of humans) physical type; physique.
- somberness — gloomily dark; shadowy; dimly lighted: a somber passageway.
- sombrerite — a lime and alumina phosphoric compound
- someplaces — somewhere
- somersault — an acrobatic movement, either forward or backward, in which the body rolls end over end, making a complete revolution.
- somerville — Mary Fairfax Greig [greg] /grɛg/ (Show IPA), 1780–1872, Scottish mathematician and astronomer.
- somethings — Informal. a person or thing of some value or consequence: He is really something! This writer has something to say and she says it well.
- somewhence — from somewhere
- somewheres — in or at some place not specified, determined, or known: They live somewhere in Michigan.
- sommerfeld — Arnold (Johannes Wilhelm) [ahr-nawlt-yoh-hahn-uh s-vil-helm] /ˈɑr nɔlt yoʊˈhɑn əsˈvɪl hɛlm/ (Show IPA), 1868–1951, German physicist.
- somnambule — a person who sleepwalks
- somniloquy — the act of talking in one's sleep
- somnolence — sleepy; drowsy.
- son of god — Jesus Christ, especially as the Messiah.
- son of man — Jesus Christ, especially at the Last Judgment.
- son-in-law — the husband of one's daughter.
- song cycle — a group of art songs that are usually all by the same poet and composer and have a unifying subject or idea.
- song sheet — A song sheet is a piece of paper with the words to one or more songs printed on it. Song sheets are given to groups of people at occasions when they are expected to sing together.
- songlessly — in a songless manner
- songstress — a female singer, especially one who specializes in popular songs.
- songwriter — a person who writes the words or music, or both, for popular songs.
- sonic boom — a loud noise caused by the shock wave generated by an aircraft moving at supersonic speed.
- sonic mine — an underwater naval explosive which is activated using sound. Also called an acoustic mine.
- sonication — a treatment using ultrasound
- soniferous — conveying or producing sound.
- sonography — the medical diagnostic imaging technique used to see internal organs, muscles, etc
- sonorously — giving out or capable of giving out a sound, especially a deep, resonant sound, as a thing or place: a sonorous cavern.
- soothingly — that soothes: a soothing voice.
- soothsayer — a person who professes to foretell events.
- sooty mold — Plant Pathology. a disease of plants, characterized by a black, sooty growth covering the affected parts, caused by any of several fungi.
- sooty tern — a black and white tern, Sterna fuscata, of small tropical islands.
- sopaipilla — a small pastry made of deep-fried yeast dough and usually dipped in honey.
- sophoclean — 495?–406? b.c, Greek dramatist.
- sophomoric — of or relating to a sophomore or sophomores.