comb. Form of society or sociology (and) (socio-economic). [latin: related to *social]

var. Of *softie.

adj. (-ier, -iest) sodden, saturated; too moist (soggy bread). sogginess n. [dial. Sog marsh]

n. (in full solan goose) large gooselike gannet. [old norse]

adj. Of or reckoned by the sun. [latin sol sun]

- battery n. (also solar cell) device converting solar radiation into electricity.

- day n. Interval between meridian transits of the sun.

- panel n. Panel that absorbs the sun's rays as an energy source.

- plexus n. Complex of nerves at the pit of the stomach.

- system n. The sun and the celestial bodies whose motion it governs.

- year n. Time taken for the earth to travel once round the sun.

n. System of syllables representing musical notes. [sol var. Of *soh, *fa]

—adj. (-der, -dest) 1 firm and stable in shape; not liquid or fluid.

- of such material throughout, not hollow.

- of the same substance throughout (solid silver).

- sturdily built; not flimsy or slender.

- a three-dimensional. B of solids (solid geometry).

- a sound, reliable (solid arguments). B dependable (solid friend).

- sound but unexciting (solid piece of work).

- financially sound.

- uninterrupted (four solid hours). 10 unanimous, undivided. 11 (of printing) without spaces. —n. - solid substance or body.

- (in pl.) Solid food.

- geom. Three-dimensional body or magnitude. —adv. Solidly (jammed solid). solidly adv. Solidness n. [latin solidus]

v. (-ving) answer, remove, or effectively deal with (a problem). solvable adj.

n. - system for the underwater detection of objects by reflected sound.

- apparatus for this. [sound navigation and ranging]

adj. Of or using sound or sound waves. [latin sonus sound]

- bang n. (also sonic boom) noise made when an aircraft passes the speed of sound.

- barrier n. = *sound barrier.