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to make a sound, or to cause something to make a sound He sounded the car horn.

sound 3 / saund / adjective

right and good

She gave me some sound advice.

healthy or strong sound teeth

sound 4 / saund / adverb sound asleep

sleeping very well

The children are sound asleep.

sound • ly / ' saundli / adverb completely and deeply I slept very soundly last night.

sound • proof / ' saundpruf / adjective

made so that no sound can get in or out a soundproof room

sound • track / ' saundtrffik / noun [ count ]

( MUSIC ) the music that has been recorded for a movie The movie soundtrack is available to buy now.

SOUP Ф / sup / noun [ noncount ]

liquid food that you make by cooking things like vegetables

or meat in water

tomato soup

sour / sauar / adjective

with a sharp taste like a lemon If it's too sour, put some sugar in it.

—SYNONYM tart

Sour milk tastes bad because it is not fresh This milk has gone sour .

source AWL / sors / noun

[count]

a place where something comes from Our information comes from many sources.

south Ф / sau9 / noun [ singular ] ( abbreviation S. )

( GEOGRAPHY ) the direction that is on your right when you watch the sun come up in the morning

—Look at the picture at compass .

►south adjective, adverb

Brazil is in South America. the south coast of the island Birds fly south in the winter.

south • east ( also South - east ) / |sau6 'ist /

noun [ singular ] ( abbreviation S.E. )

( GEOGRAPHY ) the direction between south and east; a place in this direction He lives in the Southeast.

Look at the picture at compass .

south • east adjective, adverb

the coast of southeast Florida

►south • east • ern / |sau6 ' istarn / adjective

the southeastern states of the U.S.

south .ern Ф / '«Adorn/ adjective

( GEOGRAPHY ) connected with, in, or from the south Los Angeles is in southern California.

south • ern • er ( also South - ern - er )

/ ' sAdarnar / noun [ count ]

( GEOGRAPHY ) a person who is from or who lives in the southern part of a country

—ANTONYM northerner

the South Pole / da |sau6 ' poul / singular ]

( GEOGRAPHY ) the point on the earth's surface which is farthest south

—Look at the North Pole . ,

—Look at the picture at earth .

south • west ( also South - west ) / |sau6 ' west / noun [ singular ] ( abbreviation S.W. ) ( GEOGRAPHY ) the direction between south and west; a place in this direction He's from the Southwest.

Look at the picture at compass .

south • westadjective, adverb Our garden faces southwest.

south • west • ern / |sau6 ' westarn / adjective

sou • ve • nir / |suva ' nir / noun [ count ]

something that you keep to remember a place or a special event

I brought back this cowboy hat as a souvenir of Texas.

sow / sou / verb ( sows , sow - ing , sowed , has sown / soun / or has sowed )

to put seeds in the ground

The farmer sowed the field with corn.

soy • bean / ' soibin / noun [ count ]

a type of bean that can be cooked and eaten, or used to make different kinds of food, for example oil and a type of milk

spa / spa / noun [ count ]

a place where people go to relax, take exercise, and have health and beauty treatments

space Ф / speis / noun

[ noncount ] a place that is big enough for someone or something to go into or onto

Is there space for me in your car? —SYNONYM room

[ count ] an empty place between things a parking space

There is a space here for you to write your name.

3 ( also out - er space ) [ noncount ] the area outside the earth's atmosphere where all the other planets and stars are space travel

space • craft / ' speiskraft / noun [ count ] ( plural space - craft )

a vehicle that travels in space