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elieve: Can't you think of some way to soften the blow of such
bad news? 3 muffle, deaden, damp, soft-pedal, lower, still,
quiet, tone down, lessen, diminish, lighten, turn down, quell,
Chiefly Brit quieten: Try to soften the high notes and bring up
the bass. 4 give in, succumb, surrender, yield, agree, consent,
concur, assent, give way, relax, ease (up), let up: The
committee finally softened and allowed the park to be used for
games.
soft-hearted
adj. tender-hearted, compassionate, tender, warm-hearted,
sentimental, charitable, generous, giving, sympathetic,
indulgent, kind, kind-hearted, responsive: Alison is quite
soft-hearted when it comes to animal causes and contributed
willingly.
soil° v. 1 dirty, stain, begrime, muddy, smear, spot: His shirts
were returned by the laundry still soiled. 2 pollute,
contaminate, sully, defile, foul, befoul, tarnish, besmirch,
disgrace, muddy, smear, blacken; blot: The scandal soiled his
previously spotless reputation.
--n. 3 dirt, filth, muck, mire, mud, sludge, dregs, refuse;
excrement, waste (matter): The soil is carried away by these
pipes into the main sewer.
soilý n. earth, loam, dirt, ground, turf, humus; clay: The men who
dug the swimming-pool took away the soil from the pit.
sojourn n. 1 stay, stop, stopover, visit, rest, holiday, vacation: We
had a very pleasant sojourn in Toronto on our way home.
--v. 2 stay, stop (over), visit, rest, holiday, vacation,
tarry: Next year we plan to sojourn in Bermuda for a while.
solace n. 1 comfort, consolation, condolence, relief, balm, support,
help, succour; reassurance, cheer: The children brought her
solace in her bereavement.
--v. 2 comfort, console, condole, support, help, succour,
soothe, allay, alleviate, ameliorate, mitigate, assuage,
relieve; cheer (up), reassure, hearten: There was little to
solace James's misery.