soothing music a soothing massage
so •phis • ti • cat • ed / sa ' fistakeitad /
adjective
1 having a lot of experience of the world and social situations; knowing about things like fashion and culture She's a very sophisticated young woman.
2 (used about machines, systems, etc.) advanced and complicated
highly sophisticated computer systems
soph • o • more / ' safmor / noun [ count ]
a student who is in the tenth grade in high school or the second year of college
Jamie is a sophomore at the University of Maryland. — Look at freshman , junior 2 , senior 2 ( 1 ).
so • pran • o / sa 'prffinou / noun [ count ] ( plural so - pran . os )
( MUSIC ) the highest singing voice; a woman or child with this voice
SOre Ф / sor / adjective
If a part of your body is sore , it gives you pain My feet were sore after the long walk. I have a sore throat.
sor • row / ' sarou ; ' sorou / noun [ noncount ] ( formal )
sadness
sor . ry Ф / sari ; sori / adjective ( sor - ri - er , sor - ri est )
a word that you use when you feel bad about something you have done
I'm sorry I didn't call you. Sorry I'm late!
I'm sorry for losing your pen.
feeling sad
I'm sorry you can't come to the party.
a word that you use to say "no" politely I'm sorry — I can't help you.
a word that you use when you did not hear what someone said and you want them to say it again
"My name is Linda Willis." "Sorry? Linda who?" feel sorry for someone
to feel sad because someone has problems I felt sorry for her and gave her some money.
SOrt1 Ф / sort / noun [ count ]
a group of things or people that are the same in some way; a type or kind
What sort of music do you like best — pop or classical? We found all sorts of shells on the beach. sort of ( informal )
words that you use when you are not sure about something It's sort of long and thin, a little like a sausage.
SOrt 2 Ф / sort / verb ( sorts , sort ing , sort ed )
to put things into groups
The machine sorts the eggs into large ones and small ones. sort something out to find an answer to a problem They didn't know what to do, so I offered to help sort things out.
sort through something to look through a lot of things in order to organize them or to find something that you are looking for
I need to sort through this desk drawer.
SOS / ,es ou ' es / noun [ singular ] a call for help from a ship or an airplane that is in danger
so-so / ' sou ,sou / adjective, adverb
( informal )
OK, but not very good
"How are you_feeling?" "So-so."
sought AWL
form ofseek soul / soul / noun
[ count ] the part of a person that some people believe does not die when the body dies
Christians believe that your soul goes to heaven when you die.
( also soul mu - sic ) [ noncount ] a kind of music that was made popular by African-American musicians
a soul singer not a soul
not one person
I looked everywhere, but there wasn't a soul in the building.
sound 1© / saund / noun [ count ]
something that you hear I heard the sound of a baby crying. Light travels faster than sound.
sound 2Ф / saund / verb (sounds,sound - ing ,sound - ed )
to seem a particular way when you hear it
He sounded angry when I spoke to him on the phone. That sounds like a good idea.
She told me about the book — it sounds interesting.
