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4 N‑UNCOUNT Soul or soul music is a type of pop music performed mainly by black American musicians. It developed from gospel and blues music and often expresses deep emotions. □  He is regarded by critics as the greatest soul singer of his generation.

5the life and soul of the party → see life

sou l-destroying ADJ Activities or situations that are soul-destroying make you depressed, because they are boring or because there is no hope of improvement. □  Believing yourself to be in the wrong job can be soul-destroying.

sou l food N‑UNCOUNT Soul food is used to refer to the kind of food, for example corn bread, ham, and greens, that was popular with black Americans in the southern United States and is considered typical of them. [mainly AM ]

soul|ful /soʊ lfʊl/ ADJ Something that is soulful expresses deep feelings, especially sadness or love. □  …his great, soulful, brown eyes. □  …soulful music. ●  soul|ful|ly ADV □  She gazed at him soulfully.

soul|less /soʊ lləs/ ADJ If you describe a thing or person as soulless , you mean that they lack human qualities and the ability to feel or produce deep feelings. □  …a clean and soulless hotel. □  …a grey and soulless existence.

sou l mate (soul mates ) also soulmate N‑COUNT A soul mate is someone with whom you share a close friendship and deep personal understanding. □  Steve and I became soul mates, near-constant companions.

sou l mu|sic N‑UNCOUNT Soul music or soul is a type of pop music performed mainly by black American musicians. It developed from gospel and blues music and often expresses deep emotions.

sou l-searching N‑UNCOUNT Soul-searching is a long and careful examination of your thoughts and feelings, especially when you are trying to make a difficult moral decision or thinking about something that has gone wrong. □  I did a lot of soul-searching, trying to find out what had gone wrong in my life.

sound

➊ NOUN AND VERB USES

➋ ADJECTIVE USES

➊ sound ◆◆◆ /saʊ nd/ (sounds , sounding , sounded )

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1 N‑COUNT A sound is something that you hear. □  Peter heard the sound of gunfire. □  Liza was so frightened she couldn't make a sound. □  There was a splintering sound as the railing gave way. □  …the sounds of children playing.

2 N‑UNCOUNT Sound is energy that travels in waves through air, water, or other substances, and can be heard. □  The aeroplane will travel at twice the speed of sound.

3 N‑SING The sound on a television, radio, or CD player is what you hear coming from the machine. Its loudness can be controlled. □  She went and turned the sound down. □  Compact discs have brought about a vast improvement in recorded sound quality.

4 N‑COUNT A singer's or band's sound is the distinctive quality of their music. □  He's got a unique sound and a unique style.

5 VERB If something such as a horn or a bell sounds or if you sound it, it makes a noise. □ [V ] The buzzer sounded in Daniel's office. □ [V n] A young man sounds the bell to start the Sunday service.

6 VERB If you sound a warning, you publicly give it. If you sound a note of caution or optimism, you say publicly that you are cautious or optimistic. □ [V n] The markets sounded a warning over a slowdown in the global economy.