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<HTML> <HEAD><TITLE>DICTIONARY: soak - soay</TITLE></HEAD> <BODY BGCOLOR="#ffffff"> <A HREF="a.dic">A</A> <A HREF="b.dic">B</A> <A HREF="c.dic">C</A> <A HREF="d.dic">D</A> <A HREF="e.dic">E</A> <A HREF="f.dic">F</A> <A HREF="g.dic">G</A> <A HREF="h.dic">H</A> <A HREF="i.dic">I</A> <A HREF="j.dic">J</A> <A HREF="k.dic">K</A> <A HREF="l.dic">L</A> <A HREF="m.dic">M</A> <A HREF="n.dic">N</A> <A HREF="o.dic">O</A> <A HREF="p.dic">P</A> <A HREF="q.dic">Q</A> <A HREF="r.dic">R</A> <A HREF="s.dic">S</A> <A HREF="t.dic">T</A> <A HREF="u.dic">U</A> <A HREF="v.dic">V</A> <A HREF="w.dic">W</A> <A HREF="x.dic">X</A> <A HREF="y.dic">Y</A> <A HREF="z.dic">Z</A> <A NAME="soak"> soak, verb, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD>v.i. 1. to become very wet; remain until wet clear through. Ex. The clothes soaked all night before she washed them <DD> 2a. to make its way; enter; go. Ex. Water will soak through the soil. <DD> b. (Figurative:) Ex. The magnitude of the problem finally soaked into their minds. (SYN) penetrate. <DD> 3. (Informal.) to drink heavily. Ex. You do nothing but soak with the guests all day long (Oliver Goldsmith). <DD>v.t. 1. to let remain in water or other liquid until wet clear through. Ex. Soak the clothes all night before you wash them. <DD> 2. to make very wet; wet through. Ex. The rain soaked my clothes. It rained very hard all day; I was thoroughly soaked (Benjamin Franklin). <DD> 3a. to take in by absorption; suck. Ex. The sponge soaked in the water. <DD> b. to draw or suck (out). Ex. to soak out a stain. <DD> 4. (U.S. Slang.) to punish severely; strike hard. <DD> 5. (Informal.) to make pay too much; charge or tax heavily. Ex. He admitted he had been soaked in the deal. <DD> 6. to drink too much. <DD>noun 1. the act or process of soaking. Ex. Give the clothes a long soak. <DD> 2. the state of being soaked. <DD> 3. the liquid in which anything is soaked. <DD> 4. (Slang.) a heavy drinker; sot. <DD> 5. (in Australia) <DD> a. a depression in the ground which holds water, especially after rain. <DD> b. any temporary marsh or swampy spot. expr. in soak, (Slang.) in pawn. Ex. to put one's rings in soak. expr. soak up, <DD> a. to take up; suck up; absorb. Ex. to soak up sunshine. The towel soaked up the water. <DD> b. (Figurative:) Ex. to soak up knowledge. Though they soaked up a basic vocabulary of about 1,500 words, they found it an exhausting experience (Maclean's). noun soaker. adv. soakingly. </DL> <A NAME="soakage"> soakage, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. the act of soaking. <DD> 2. the condition of being soaked. <DD> 3. the liquid which has filtered or oozed up; seepage. <DD> 4. the liquid soaked up; moisture absorbed. </DL> <A NAME="soakaway"> soakaway, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (British.) a place through which water soaks or drains away, as a cesspool. </DL> <A NAME="soakingpit"> soaking pit,<DL COMPACT><DD> a furnace where steel ingots are put to give them an even temperature before rolling. </DL> <A NAME="soandso"> so-and-so, noun, pl. -sos.<DL COMPACT><DD> some person or thing not named. Ex. I can't stand that old so-and-so. The president ... remarked that it would be a fine gift for so-and-so (Time). </DL> <A NAME="soap"> soap, noun, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun 1. a substance used for washing, usually made of a fat and lye. Ex. It's hard to hold a wet bar of soap because it's so slippery. <DD> 2. (Chemistry.) any metallic salt of an acid derived from a fat. <DD> 3. (U.S. Slang.) money, especially money for bribery. <DD> 4. =soap opera. Ex. Strangely, none of the catastrophes on soaps--and nearly every soap event is a catastrophe--are set up with much sentiment (New Yorker). <DD>v.t. to rub with soap. Ex. to soap one's face. Soap the dirty shirts well. expr. no soap, (U.S. Slang.) <DD> a. no; nothing doing. Ex. He wanted me to lend him another two dollars, but I told him "no soap." <DD> b. no results; nothing accomplished. Ex. The chief negotiator summed up the meeting by saying "no soap." </DL> <A NAME="soapbark"> soapbark, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a bark that can be used like soap, especially that of a tree of Chile. <DD> 2. Also, soapbark tree. any tree or shrub bearing this bark, as a Chilean tree of the rose family or some tropical American shrubs of the pea family. </DL> <A NAME="soapberry"> soapberry, noun, pl. -ries.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a fruit or nut that can be used like soap. <DD> 2. Also, soapberry tree. any of the tropical or subtropical trees bearing such fruit, such as the chinaberry. </DL> <A NAME="soapberryfamily"> soapberry family,<DL COMPACT><DD> a group of tropical, dicotyledonous trees and shrubs, with mostly alternate, pinnate leaves and small, odorless flowers. The family includes the soapberry, litchi, balloon vine, and inkwood. </DL> <A NAME="soapbox"> soapbox, noun, pl. -boxes, verb, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun 1. a box, especially of wood, in which soap is or used to be packed. <DD> 2. an empty box used as a temporary platform by speakers addressing gatherings on the streets. Ex. [He] declared that "religion has an important contribution to make to political life" but that "a pulpit must never degenerate into a soapbox" (New York Times). <DD>v.i. to address an audience on the public street. Ex. Excitedly, he joined picket lines and soapboxed at bread lines (Time). <DD>adj. of or characteristic of a speaker on a soapbox; that agitates. Ex. soapbox oratory. Here soapbox orators were allowed to rant about everything from politics to the government ban on betel-nut chewing (Newsweek). noun soapboxer. </DL> <A NAME="soapboxderby"> soapbox derby,<DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S.) a coasting race for small motorless cars, originally made from wooden soapboxes. </DL> <A NAME="soapbubble"> soap bubble,<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a bubble formed of a thin film of soapy water. <DD> 2. (Figurative:) Ex. The talk has been mere soap bubbles (Emerson). </DL> <A NAME="soaper"> soaper, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S. Slang.) a soap opera. </DL> <A NAME="soapery"> soapery, noun, pl. -eries.<DL COMPACT><DD> a place where soap is made. </DL> <A NAME="soapflakes"> soap flakes,<DL COMPACT><DD> soap manufactured and sold in the form of fine flakes for use in washing machines. </DL> <A NAME="soapless"> soapless, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. lacking soap; free from soap. Ex. a soapless detergent. <DD> 2. unwashed; dirty. </DL> <A NAME="soapmaker"> soapmaker, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a soap manufacturer. </DL> <A NAME="soapmaking"> soapmaking, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the manufacture of soap. </DL> <A NAME="soapopera"> soap opera,<DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S.) a daytime radio or television drama presented in serial form, usually featuring emotional domestic situations. </DL> <A NAME="soapoperatic"> soap-operatic, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S.) of or like a soap opera. </DL> <A NAME="soappad"> soap pad,<DL COMPACT><DD> a pad of steel wool with a filling of soap, used for scouring pots and pans, and for other things that are difficult to clean. </DL> <A NAME="soapplant"> soap plant,<DL COMPACT><DD> any one of various plants, some part or parts of which can be used like soap. </DL> <A NAME="soappowder"> soap powder,<DL COMPACT><DD> powdered soap and alkaline salts, used as a cleansing agent or detergent. </DL> <A NAME="soaproot"> soaproot, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> any one of certain European herbs of the pink family whose roots are used like soap. </DL> <A NAME="soapsculpture"> soap sculpture,<DL COMPACT><DD> the art of carving figures from soap. </DL> <A NAME="soapstone"> soapstone, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a soft rock that feels somewhat like soap, used for laboratory tabletops, sinks, some chemical equipment, and also as an electric insulator; steatite. It is a kind of talc. </DL> <A NAME="soapsuds"> soapsuds, noun pl.<DL COMPACT><DD> bubbles and foam made with soap and water; suds. </DL> <A NAME="soapweed"> soapweed, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> any soap plant, especially a yucca whose roots and stems are used like soap. </DL> <A NAME="soapwort"> soapwort, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> any one of a genus of Old World herbs of the pink family, with white, rose, or pink flowers. Some species have leaves and roots containing a juice that can be used as soap. </DL> <A NAME="soapy"> soapy, adjective, soapier, soapiest.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. covered with soap or soapsuds. <DD> 2. containing soap. Ex. soapy water. <DD> 3. of or like soap; smooth; greasy. Ex. to feel soapy. The water has a soapy taste. (Figurative.) soapy manners. <DD> 4. (Slang.) soap-operatic; sudsy. Ex. a soapy melodrama. adv. soapily. noun soapiness. </DL> <A NAME="soar"> soar, verb, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD>v.i. 1. to fly at a great height; fly upward. Ex. to soar over the ocean. The hawk soared without flapping its wings. <DD> 2a. to rise up to a great height; tower above that which is near. Ex. a soaring skyscraper or mountain. <DD> b. to rise beyond what is common and ordinary. Ex. Prices are soaring. (Figurative.) His hope soared when he heard that there were some survivors in the shipwreck. <DD> c. (Figurative.) to aspire. Ex. soaring ambition. Life ... soars high above the skies (Richard F. Burton). <DD> 3. to fly or move through the air by means of rising air currents. A glider can soar for many miles. <DD>v.t. 1. to reach in soaring. <DD> 2. to fly or move upward through. <DD>noun 1. the act of soaring. <DD> 2. the height attained in soaring. noun soarer. </DL> <A NAME="soaring"> soaring, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the sport of flying in a sailplane. </DL> <A NAME="soaringplane"> soaring plane, =sailplane.</DL> <A NAME="soave"> soave, adverb, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Italian.) with sweetness or tenderness (used as a direction in music). </DL> <A NAME="soave"> Soave, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> an Italian dry white wine. </DL> <A NAME="soay"> Soay, noun, or Soay sheep,<DL COMPACT><DD> a wild sheep native to the island of Soay in the Outer Hebrides. Ex. These apparently wild Soay sheep have bred on the island for centuries, virtually untended by man (New Scientist). </DL> <A HREF="sob.dic">NEXT</A>