Children's Illustrated Dictionary.

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solve

solves solving solved verb

to find the answer to

a problem

or mystery.

To solve the puzzle you must

end up with one marble in

the middle.

some

adjective

1 several or a few, but not

a definite number or amount.

Could you buy some

apples, please?

2 part of, but not all.

I ate some cake.

USomebody has taken

my ruler.

U I must get there somehow.

U Will someone set the

table please.

U Let’s get something to eat.

USometimes I go to the

swimming pool after school.

U You must have put

it somewhere.

somersault

somersaults somersaulting

somersaulted verb

to roll or leap forward

or backward so that your

whole body turns over.

N say summer-salt

somersault noun

son

sons noun

a person’s male child.

N say sun

sonar

noun

a device that finds and

records the depth of water.

Sonar works by sending out

sound waves and measuring

how long it takes for the echo

to return. Submarines use

sonar to navigate at sea.

N say so-nar

song

songs noun

a piece of music with words

that you sing.

soon

adverb

after a short time.

It will soon be lunchtime.

sore

adjective

aching or

hurting.

His head was sore where

he had bumped it.

N comparisons sorer sorest

sorry

adjective

feeling sad or unhappy

about what has happened.

I am sorry that I stepped on

your toe.

N comparisons sorrier sorriest

N opposite pleased

sort

sorts noun

a group of similar things,

or a type of something.

What sort of vacation will you

take this year?

sort

sorts sorting sorted verb

to arrange

things into

different types

or groups.

He sorted the socks and put

them in pairs.

sought

from the verb to seek

The two countries

sought peace.

N say sawt

soul

souls noun

the spiritual part of a person.

Some people believe that

the soul continues after

a person’s body is dead.

sound

sounds noun

something that can be heard.

soup

soups noun

a liquid food made from fish,

meat, or vegetables, cooked

in water

or milk.

vegetable soup

N say soop

sour

adjective

with a sharp taste, like

vinegar or a lemon.

N rhymes with power

source

sources noun

the place where something

comes from or is found.

The source of a river.

south

noun

one of the four main

directions on a compass.

South is to your right when

you are facing the rising Sun.

southern adjective

souvenir

souvenirs noun

something that you keep

to remind you of a person,

place, or event.

Holiday souvenirs.

N say soo-vuh-neer

sow

sows sowing sowed sown verb

to put seeds in the soil

so that they will grow

into plants.

She sowed some seeds

in a window box.

N say so

solve

west east

south

north