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soup /suː p/ (soups ) N‑VAR Soup is liquid food made by boiling meat, fish, or vegetables in water. □  …home-made chicken soup.

sou p kitch|en (soup kitchens ) also soup-kitchen N‑COUNT A soup kitchen is a place where homeless people or very poor people are provided with free food.

sou p plate (soup plates ) N‑COUNT A soup plate is a deep plate with a wide edge in which soup is served.

sou p spoon (soup spoons ) N‑COUNT A soup spoon is a spoon used for eating soup. The bowl-like part at the end of it is round.

soupy /suː pi/ ADJ Soupy things are like soup or look like soup. □  …swirling soupy water.

sour /saʊə ^r / (sours , souring , soured )

1 ADJ Something that is sour has a sharp, unpleasant taste like the taste of a lemon. □  The stewed apple was sour even with honey.

2 → see also sweet and sour

3 ADJ Sour milk is milk that has an unpleasant taste because it is no longer fresh.

4 ADJ Someone who is sour is bad-tempered and unfriendly. □  She made a sour face in his direction. ●  sour|ly ADV [ADV with v] □  'Leave my mother out of it,' he said sourly.

5 ADJ If a situation or relationship turns sour or goes sour , it stops being enjoyable or satisfactory. □  Even the European dream is beginning to turn sour. □  Their songs are filled with tales of love gone sour.

6 VERB If a friendship, situation, or attitude sours or if something sours it, it becomes less friendly, enjoyable, or hopeful. □ [V n] If anything sours the relationship, it is likely to be real differences in their world-views. □ [V ] Her mood soured a little.

7 PHRASE If you refer to someone's attitude as sour grapes , you mean that they say that something is worthless or undesirable because they want it themselves but cannot have it. [DISAPPROVAL ] □  He should take recent criticisms seriously, not treat them as sour grapes.

source ◆◆◇ /sɔː ^r s/ (sources , sourcing , sourced )

1 N‑COUNT The source of something is the person, place, or thing which you get it from. □  Renewable sources of energy must be used where practical. □  Tourism, which is a major source of income for the city, may be seriously affected.

2 VERB In business, if a person or firm sources a product or a raw material, they find someone who will supply it. [BUSINESS ] □ [V n] Together they travel the world, sourcing clothes for the small, privately owned company. □ [V n] About 60 per cent of an average car is sourced from outside of the manufacturer. [Also V from n]

3 N‑COUNT A source is a person or book that provides information for a news story or for a piece of research. □  Military sources say the boat was heading south at high speed.

4 N‑COUNT The source of a difficulty is its cause. □ [+ of ] This gave me a clue as to the source of the problem.

5 N‑COUNT [usu sing] The source of a river or stream is the place where it begins. □ [+ of ] …the source of the Tiber. SYNONYMS source VERB 2

obtain:Evans was trying to obtain a false passport and other documents.

get:We get all our ingredients from local suppliers.

acquire:I recently acquired some wood from a holly tree. NOUN 4

cause:Smoking is the biggest preventable cause of death and disease.

sou rce code (source codes ) N‑VAR Source code is the original form of a computer program as it is written by a programmer. It is then converted into code that the computer can understand. [COMPUTING ]

sou r crea m also soured cream N‑UNCOUNT Sour cream is cream that has been artificially made sour by being mixed with bacteria. It is used in cooking.

sourdough /saʊə doʊ/ (sourdoughs )