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Soldiering

The act of serving as a soldier; the state of being a soldier; the occupation of a soldier.

Soldierly

Like or becoming a real soldier; brave; martial; heroic; honorable; soldierlike.

Soldiership

Military qualities or state; martial skill; behavior becoming a soldier.

Soldierwood

A showy leguminous plant (Calliandra purpurea) of the West Indies. The flowers have long tassels of purple stamens.

Soldiery

A body of soldiers; soldiers, collectivelly; the military.

Soldo

A small Italian coin worth a sou or a cent; the twentieth part of a lira.

Sole

Being or acting without another; single; individual; only.

Sole Sol

A fluid mixture of a colloid and a liquid; a liquid colloidal solution or suspension.

Solecism

An impropriety or incongruity of language in the combination of words or parts of a sentence; esp., deviation from the idiom of a language or from the rules of syntax.

Solecistical

Pertaining to, or involving, a solecism; incorrect.

Solely

Singly; alone; only; without another; as, to rest a cause solely one argument; to rely solelyn one's own strength.

Solemn

Marked with religious rites and pomps; enjoined by, or connected with, religion; sacred.

Solemnity

A rite or ceremony performed with religious reverence; religious or ritual ceremony; as, the solemnity of a funeral, a sacrament.

Solemnization

The act of solemnizing; celebration; as, the solemnization of a marriage.

Solemnly

In a solemn manner; with gravity; seriously; formally.

Solemnness

The state or quality of being solemn; solemnity; impressiveness; gravity; as, the solemnness of public worship.

Solempne

Solemn; grand; stately; splendid; magnificent.

Solen

A cradle, as for a broken limb. See Cradle, 6.

Solenacean

Any species of marine bivalve shells belonging to the family Solenidae.

Solenaceous

Of or pertaining to the solens or family Solenidae.

Soleness

The state of being sole, or alone; singleness.

Solenette

A small European sole (Solea minuta).

Solenodon

Either one of two species of singular West Indian insectivores, allied to the tenrec. One species (Solendon paradoxus), native of St. Domingo, is called also agouta; the other (Solendon Cubanus), found in Cuba, is called almique.

Solenogastra

An order of lowly organized Mollusca belonging to the Isopleura. A narrow groove takes the place of the foot of other gastropods.

Solenoglyph

Pertaining to the Selenoglypha. See Ophidia. One of the Selenoglypha.

Solenoglypha

A suborder of serpents including those which have tubular erectile fangs, as the viper and rattlesnake. See Fang.

Solenoid

An electrodynamic spiral having the conjuctive wire turned back along its axis, so as to neutralize that component of the effect of the current which is due to the length of the spiral, and reduce the whole effect to that of a series of equal and parallel circular currents. When traversed by a current the solenoid exhibits polarity and attraction or repulsion, like a magnet.

Solenostomi

A tribe of lophobranch fishes having a tubular snout. The female carries the eggs in a ventral pouch.

Soleplate

A bedplate; as, the soleplate of a steam engine. The plate forming the back of a waterwheel bucket.

Solert

Skillful; clever; crafty.

Soleship

The state of being sole, or alone; soleness.

Solfatara

A volcanic area or vent which yields only sulphur vapors, steam, and the like. It represents the stages of the volcanic activity.

Solfeggio

The system of arranging the scale by the names do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, si, by which singing is taught; a singing exercise upon these syllables.

Solferino

A brilliant deep pink color with a purplish tinge, one of the dyes derived from aniline; -- so called from Solferino in Italy, where a battle was fought about the time of its discovery.

Solicit

To ask from with earnestness; to make petition to; to apply to for obtaining something; as, to solicit person for alms.

Solicitation

The act of soliciting; earnest request; persistent asking; importunity.

Solicitor-general

The second law officer in the government of Great Britain; also, a similar officer under the United States government, who is associated with the attorney-general; also, the chief law officer of some of the States.

Solicitous

Disposed to solicit; eager to obtain something desirable, or to avoid anything evil; concerned; anxious; careful.

Solicitude

The state of being solicitous; uneasiness of mind occasioned by fear of evil or desire good; anxiety.

Solid

A substance that is held in a fixed form by cohesion among its particles; a substance not fluid.

Solid-drawn

Drawn out from a heated solid bar, as by a process of spiral rolling which first hollows the bar and then expands the cavity by forcing the bar over a pointed mandrel fixed in front of the rolls; -- said of a weldless tube.

Solidago

A genus of yellow-flowered composite perennial herbs; golden-rod.

Solidarity

An entire union or consolidation of interests and responsibilities; fellowship; community.

Solidary

Having community of interests and responsibilities.

Solidism

The doctrine that refers all diseases to morbid changes of the solid parts of the body. It rests on the view that the solids alone are endowed with vital properties, and can receive the impression of agents tending to produce disease.

Solidist

An advocate of, or believer in, solidism.

Solidity

The state or quality of being solid; density; consistency, -- opposed to fluidity; compactness; fullness of matter, -- opposed to openness or hollowness; strength; soundness, -- opposed to weakness or instability; the primary quality or affection of matter by which its particles exclude or resist all others; hardness; massiveness.

Solidly

In a solid manner; densely; compactly; firmly; truly.

Solidness

State or quality of being solid; firmness; compactness; solidity, as of material bodies.

Solidungula

A tribe of ungulates which includes the horse, ass, and related species, constituting the family Equidae.

Solifidian

Holding the tenets of Solifidians; of or pertaining to the solifidians.

Soliform

Like the sun in form, appearance, or nature; resembling the sun.

Solifugae

A division of arachnids having large, powerful fangs and a segmented abdomen; -- called also Solpugidea, and Solpugides.

Soliloquize

To utter a soliloquy; to talk to one's self.

Soliloquy

The act of talking to one's self; a discourse made by one in solitude to one's self; monologue.

Soliped

A mammal having a single hoof on each foot, as the horses and asses; a solidungulate.

Solisequious

Following the course of the sun; as, solisequious plants.

Solitaire

A person who lives in solitude; a recluse; a hermit.

Solitarily

In a solitary manner; in solitude; alone.

Solitary

One who lives alone, or in solitude; an anchoret; a hermit; a recluse.

Solitude

state of being alone, or withdrawn from society; a lonely life; loneliness.

Sollar

To cover, or provide with, a sollar.

Solleret

A flexible steel shoe (or one of the plates forming such a shoe), worn with mediaeval armor.

Solo

Performing, or performed, alone; uncombined, except with subordinate parts, voices, or instruments; not concerted.

Soloist

One who sings or plays a solo.

Solomon

One of the kings of Israel, noted for his superior wisdom and magnificent reign; hence, a very wise man.

Solon

A celebrated Athenian lawmaker, born about 638 b. c.; hence, a legislator; a publicist; -- often used ironically.

Solpugid

Of or pertaining to the Solifugae. One of the Solifugae.

Solstice

A stopping or standing still of the sun.

Solubility

The quality, condition, or degree of being soluble or solvable; as, the solubility of a salt; the solubility of a problem or intricate difficulty.

Soluble

Susceptible of being dissolved in a fluid; capable of solution; as, some substances are soluble in alcohol which are not soluble in water.

Solute

To dissolve; to resolve.

Solution

The act of separating the parts of any body, or the condition of undergoing a separation of parts; disruption; breach.

Solutive

Tending to dissolve; loosening; laxative.

Solvability

The quality or state of being solvable; as, the solvability of a difficulty; the solvability of a problem.

Solvable

Susceptible of being solved, resolved, or explained; admitting of solution.

Solve

A solution; an explanation.

Solvency

The quality or state of being solvent.

Solvend

A substance to be dissolved.

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