Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z soundingness The quality of making a sound or sounds. soundless Without sound. soundlessly In a manner that makes no noise. soundlessness The state or condition of being soundless. soundlike Resembling sound or a sound. soundlore Information or knowledge about sounds. soundly In a thorough manner; in manner free of defect or deficiency. soundman A technician who works with the sound recording and sound effects for films and television. soundness The state or quality of being sound. soundome Part of a fishfinder system, a dome that contains the sonar transducer. soundpainting A visual impression produced using sound alone. soundperson An audio technician. soundproof Not allowing sound through. soundproofer One who soundproofs. soundproofing Something that prevents sound from traveling through it, such as is put on walls so adjacent areas are not disturbed by noise. soundscape An acoustic environment, a virtual/emotional environment created using sound. soundscaping The creation of a soundscape. soundscapist A person who creates soundscapes. soundscore A musical score that consists of sounds rather than traditional music. soundset A collection of electronically stored sounds, used in synthesizers, music software, etc. soundshell Synonym of bandshell. soundstagey Resembling or characteristic of a sound stage. soundtable A thin surface covering the opening of the sound box of a string instrument, which vibrates and amplifies the sound produced by the instrument. soundtrack A narrow strip running down a movie film that carries the recorded sound in synchronization with the pictures. soundtracker A soundtrack composer. soundwalk An excursion for the purpose of listening to the environment. soundward Describing the direction from which a sound is coming soundwards In a soundward direction soundwhore To turn up a video game's volume as to hear other players' footsteps and only rely on this to perform well. soundwise Pertaining to, concerning, or regarding sound or sounds. soundwoman A female audio technician or soundman. soundwork Work done on a soundtrack, as in film or radio. soundworld A world suggested by, or typified by, sounds. soundy Mostly sound; sound in all but a few well-defined areas. Sounes A surname. soup Any of various dishes commonly made by combining liquids, such as water or stock, with other ingredients, such as meat and vegetables, that contribute the food value, flavor, and texture. souped Excited. souper Someone who, during the Irish famine, supplied food such as soup to Catholics who converted to Protestantism. souperism During the Irish Potato Famine, the setting up of schools by non-Roman Catholic Bible societies in which starving Catholic children were fed but were subjected to Protestant religious instruction at the same time. soupfin The school shark. soupful As much as soup has. soupify To make into soup. soupily In a soupy way. soupiness The state or condition of being soupy. souping The dietary practice of eating mainly soup, for example in order to lose weight. souple Of raw silk: deprived of its silk-glue. soupless Without soup. souplesse As articulated by Daryl Copeland: in guerrilla diplomacy, the ability to connect with the global political economy of knowledge for the remedial application of scientific and technological capacity in order to engage specific threats and challenges, typically in support of security and regional development. souplike Resembling soup; soupy. soupline A line (queue) which disadvantaged people can join to receive free soup. soupmaker A person or machine that makes soup. soupspoon A spoon for eating soup, typically smaller than a tablespoon and larger than a dessert spoon, characterised by having a round bowl rather than the usual oval bowl of other types of spoon. soupspoonful The amount that may be held by a soupspoon. soupy Resembling soup; creamy. souq A street market, particularly in Arabic- and Somali-speaking countries; a place where people buy and sell goods. sour Tasting of acidity. Sourav A male given name from Sanskrit used in India. sourball A hard candy with a sour flavor. sourbelly A cantankerous person. sourberry Skunkbush. sourbread Synonym of sourdough bread. sourbush Any of certain stinkworts of the genus Pluchea. source The person, place, or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired. sourceable That can be sourced (located, obtained). sourcebook A book consisting of a collection of writings on a particular subject. sourcehood The quality of being the source of one's own decisions. sourceless Without a source. sourcelessly In a sourceless way; without a source. sourcelessness Absence of a source. Sourcemod slang for full conversion modifications made to the Source engine sourceness The quality or condition of having a source. sourcer One who sources something. sourcerer A source that massages information they provide to the press to fit their agenda sourceward Towards a source. sourceware A precursor of open source software. sourcework A historical work that emphasizes the use of sources. sourcing The process by which something is sourced, or obtained from another place. sourd To arise, issue or emerge; to give rise. sourdeline A kind of small bagpipe. sourdine A muted trumpet. sourdock A common name for Rumex arcticus, a perennial flowering plant that is native to Alaska. sourdough A type of bread dough leavened with yeast and lactobacilli that produce acids giving a sour taste. soured That has become or been made sour. souredness The quality of having become sour. souren To make or become sour. sourer That which makes something sour. sourfaced Having a sour face. sourfaux A kind of bread that is labelled as sourdough but actually contains cheaper ingredients and is prepared in a way that requires less time. sourful Characterised by sourness (all senses) sourgrass of genus Oxalis. sourhead One who is grumpy, negative, and bad-tempered. sourhearted Having a sour temper; hostile; unfriendly. Souriau A surname from French. souring The process by which something is made, or becomes, sour; acidification. Souriquois An early ethnonym for the he Mi'kmaq Indigenous people of Atlantic Canada. Souris A town in Manitoba. sourish Somewhat sour. sourishly In a sourish manner. sourishness The quality of being sourish. sourling A fruit that is sour because it is unripe. sourly In a sour manner. sourness The condition or quality of being sour. sourplum A kind of tree found in South East Africa (Ximenia afra). sourpuss A person who is habitually gloomy, sullen or miserable; a grouch; a scowling person. soursob Bermuda buttercup (Oxalis pes-caprae), an edible wood sorrel native to South Africa. soursop A small tropical evergreen tree, Annona muricata. sourstuff Oxygen. sourveld A veld characterized by low levels of moisture and rough brush. sourweed The plant Rumex acetosella. sourwood A North American deciduous shrubby tree, of the genus Oxydendrum, having deep fissures in its bark, and sour-tasting leaves. soury Somewhat sour. sousa A surname from Portuguese. sousaphone A valved brass instrument with the same length as a tuba, but shaped differently so that the bell is above the head, that the valves are situated directly in front of the musical instruments and a few inches above the waist, and that most of the weight rests on one shoulder. sousaphonist Someone who plays the sousaphone souse The pickled ears, feet, etc., of swine. soused inebriated, drunk. sousemeat A foodstuff made by boiling souse (pickled feet, ears, etc of a pig) into a glutinous mass, seasoning it heavily, and shaping it into loaves. souser One who souses. sousing An immersing or drenching in liquid. Sousse A city in Tunisia. sousveillance The recording of an activity from the perspective of participant in the activity. soutache A narrow braid often decorated with a herringbone pattern soutage That in which anything is packed; bagging, as for hops. soutane A long gown with sleeves and buttons at the front, particularly when worn by Roman Catholic clerics. soutar A surname. souteneur A man who protects, and commonly compels, a prostitute of any gender and lives off the earnings; a pimp. Originally a Parisian term, but since adopted into other languages such as English. souter A shoemaker or cobbler. souterly Of or relating to souters, that is, to shoemakers. souterrain An underground chamber or passage sometimes used as a store, especially one associated with Iron Age settlements. south The direction towards the pole to the right-hand side of someone facing east, specifically 180°, or (on another celestial object) the direction towards the pole lying on the southern side of the invariable plane. southabout To the south. Southall A suburban town in the borough of Ealing, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ1280). Southam A village and civil parish in Tewkesbury borough, near Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO9725). Southampton A city, unitary authority, and borough in Hampshire, southern England. Southamptonian Someone from Southampton; a Sotonian. Southamptonshire Hampshire (county in England) southard A surname. Southaven A city in DeSoto County, Mississippi, United States. Southbank A suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Southborough A suburb in the borough of Bromley, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ4367). southbound Toward the south. Southbourne A suburb of Bournemouth, Dorset, England (OS grid ref SZ1491). southbridge A secondary microchip connected to the CPU only through the northbridge. Southburn A small village in Kirkburn parish, East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE9954). Southbury A town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. southcentral Relating to the central part of a southern region. Southchurch A suburb of Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England (OS grid ref TQ9085). Southcoates An eastern suburb of Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref TA1230). Southcote A suburb of Reading, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU6972). Southcott A surname