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to meet and spend time with people in a friendly way I enjoy socializing with friends.

so • cial net • work /,sou/sl ' netwsrkig/ noun [ noncount ]

the activity of meeting and communicating with people using a website or other service on the Internet

so • cial sci • ence / ,soujsi ' saisns / noun

[ noncount ] ( also so - cial stud - ies / ' sou/sl ,sUdiz / ) [ plural ]

the study of people in society

So • cial Se • cu • ri • ty / ,souji ss ' kyursti /

noun [ noncount ]

( POLITICS ) money that a government pays to people who

are elderly or cannot work

In a few years I will be on Social Security .

so • cial work • er / ' soujl ,wsrksr / noun

[ count ]

a person whose job is to help people who have problems, for example because they are poor or sick

SO .ci .e .ty Ф / so'saioti / noun ( plural so . ci - e - ties )

[ noncount ] a large group of people who live in the same country or area and have the same ideas about how to live

They carried out research into the roles of men and women in today's society.

[ count ] a group of people who are interested in the same thing

a music society

so • ci • ol • o • gy / ,sousi 'alsd3i / noun [noncount]

the study of human societies and the way people behave

sock © / sak / noun [ count ]

a thing that you wear on your foot, inside your shoe a pair of socks

sock • et / sakst / noun [ count ]

a place in a wall where you can connect electrical equipment to a power supply

—SYNONYM outlet

so • da / souds / noun

[noncount]

a sweet flavored drink with bubbles in it, which does not contain alcohol

( also so - da wa - ter ) water with bubbles in it that is used for mixing with other drinks

whiskey and soda

—SYNONYM club soda

so • di • um / ' soudism / noun [ noncount ] ( symbol Na )

( CHEMISTRY ) a soft silver-white metal that is found in salt and other chemical mixtures ( compounds )

so • fa / soufs / noun

[ count ]

a long, soft seat for more than one person Emily and Bob were sitting on the sofa.

—SYNONYM couch , —Look at the picture at chair .

soft О / soft / adjective ( soft - er , soft est )

not hard or firm; that moves when you press it Warm butter is soft.

a soft bed

smooth and nice to touch; not rough soft skin

My cat's fur is very soft.

not bright or strong the soft light of a candle

quiet or gentle; not loud soft music

He has a very soft voice.

kind and gentle; not strict

She's too soft with her class and they don't do any work. soft • ball / ' sofbol / noun [ noncount ] ( SPORTS ) a team game that is similar to baseball, but played with a larger ball on a smaller field

soft drink / ' soft drigk / noun [count]

a sweet flavored drink with bubbles, which does not have alcohol in it

—SYNONYM soda

soft

( soft

to become softer or more gentle, or to make something

softer or more gentle

This cream softens the skin.

soft • ly / ' sofli / adverb

gently or quietly She spoke very softly.

soft • ware / softwer / noun

[noncount]

( COMPUTERS ) programs for a computer

There's a lot of new educational software available now.

sog • gy / sagi / adjective ( sog - gi er,sog - gi - est)

very wet

soil © /soil / noun

[ noncount ]

what plants and trees grow in; earth

so • lar / ' soular / adjective

of or using the sun solar energy

the so •lar sys • tem / da ' soular |sistam /

noun [ singular ]

the sun and the planets that move around it

sold

form of sell

sol .dier © / 'эоиЫзэг/ noun

[ count ]

a person in an army

sole 1 aw я / soul / adjective

only

His sole interest is football.

sole2aw / soul / n

[ count ] the bottom part of your foot or of a shoe These boots have leather soles.

[ count, noncount ] ( plural sole ) a flat fish that is used for food