soft soap. (Colloq.) [blandishment], [blarney], [palaver], buncombe, [wheedling], [cajolery], [flattery].
soil, n. [ground], [earth], [dirt], humus, [land], loam, mold; [dirt], [pollution], [defilement]; [manure], [dung], [fæces], [excrement].
soil, v. [dirty], [defile], [pollute], besmear, [contaminate], [taint], besmirch, sully, [tarnish], begrime.
soldier, n. warrior; [private]; cadet; recruit; veteran; cavalry; infantry; cohort; sepoy; chasseur; zouave; [volunteer]; conscript; myrmidon; cossack; guerrilla; trooper; skirmisher; grenadier; uhlan; dragoon.
soldierly, a. [martial], [military].
soldier's dress. [uniform], regimentals.
solecism, n. [blunder], [impropriety], [barbarism].
solemn, a. [serious], [sober], [grave]; impressive, awe-inspiring, [august], [majestic].
solemness, n. solemnity, gravity, impressiveness, [seriousness].