soulsoul /səʊl $ soʊl/ ●●○ S3 W3 noun 
the immortality of the soul It was as if those grey eyes could see into the very depths of her soul.in somebody’s soul the restlessness deep in his soul the souls of the dead2person [countable] used in particular phrases to mean a personhappy/sensitive/brave/simple etc soul He is really quite a sensitive soul.not a (living) soul (=no one) I promise I won’t tell a soul.not a soul in sight/not a soul to be seen The night was dark and still, and there was not a soul in sight.poor (old) soul (=used to show pity for someone) The poor old soul had fallen and broken her hip.3music (also soul music) [uncountable] a type of popular music that often expresses deep emotions, usually performed by black singers and musicians: He listens to a lot of soul. a soul band4sense of beauty [uncountable] a)the ability to be emotionally affected by art, music, literature etc: My brother thinks that anyone who doesn’t like poetry has no soul. b)the quality that affects people emotionally, that a painting, piece of music etc can have: Her performance was technically perfect, but it lacked soul.5special quality [uncountable] the special quality or part that gives something its true charactersoul of Basho’s poems capture the true soul of old Japan.6be the soul of discretion to always be extremely careful to keep secrets: Leon is the very soul of discretion.7be good for the soul if something is good for the soul, it is good for you and you should do it, even though it may seem unpleasant – often used humorously: They say that hardship is good for the soul.8God rest his/her soul used when you mention the name of someone who is dead: My father, God rest his soul, died here at Vernison Hall.9people in a place souls [plural] literary the number of souls in a place is the number of people who live there: a village of two or three hundred souls10bless my soul/upon my soul old-fashioned spoken used to express surprise → bare your soul at bare2(2), → be the life and soul of the party at life(16), → keep body and soul together at body(11), → heart and soul at heart1(2), → sell your soul (to the devil) at sell1
WORD ORIGINsoul
Origin:
Old English sawolEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- A lot of local residents say the downtown area is losing its soul.
- He knew in his soul that Linda was never going to change.
- Mabel felt sure that her soul would be saved.
- Only a few brave souls ventured outdoors in Monday's storm.
- A housewife soul must metamorphose into a full-blown housewife.
- Anticipated in December and enjoyed in January, February citrus can torture the souls of tree owners.
- Early pub gigs garnered a devoted following, but also a reputation for privileging musicianship over soul.
- How can one cultivate and cherish this rare fruit of the soul?
- In an ironically tender twist, the boorish facade turns out to conceal the soul of an artist.
- In fact, there is not a soul on the streets.
- Second-hand soul, funky horns, wandering blues-style vocals, all derivative life is here.
- The older documents tell almost nothing about concern for the souls of these Negroes.
Longman Language Activatorno people
no person or people: · No-one was home, so I left a note.· He explained what had happened but nobody believed him.no one at all/nobody at all: · Nobody had supported him, nobody at all.
no one - use this when it is unusual or surprising that there is no one somewhere: · It was strange. There wasn't a soul in the street.not a soul to be seen/not a soul in sight: · Steve looked in every room, but there was no sound and not a soul to be seen.
to tell someone what you are feeling to tell someone about something that has been worrying you or annoying you for a long time so that you feel better afterwards: · I feel so much better now that I've got that off my chest.· Writing to you is a good way to get things off my chest.
to tell someone everything about some strong emotions that you are feeling, especially feelings of unhappiness: · Suddenly, Jason burst into tears and poured out his heart, telling his mother all about everything.pour out your heart/soul to: · I had no idea Kay was so unhappy until she poured out her soul to me last night.
to tell someone about something very private or secret, especially a personal problem, because you feel that you can trust them: · He was a good listener and Elinor found it easy to confide in him.confide in about: · He wanted desperately to confide in someone about his feelings of failure.confide in that: · Harriet confided in me that she and Mark were considering divorce.
to deliberately not tell someone a secret · I'm leaving next month to start another job, but don't tell anyone just yet.· She knew she had cancer, but she didn't tell anyone.
to not tell other people about something or not let them find out about it: · He said it was vital to keep Operation Beehive secret.· It was impossible for the affair to be kept secret.keep sth (a) secret from: · At first I tried to keep my illness a secret from my wife.
to not tell anyone anything at all about something, because it is very important that no one knows about it: · It's supposed to be a big surprise, so don't breathe a word.· Don't worry, I won't tell a soul about any of this.
to not tell anyone about something that you know is happening, especially something that other people would disapprove of because it is slightly illegal or unfair: keep quiet about: · I wish I'd kept quiet about the money.· We'd better keep quiet about this for now.keep it quiet: · We can give you a 10% raise, but not the others -- so keep it quiet, won't you?
to not tell other people something that someone has told you, or something that you have found out about: · Don't tell Sam -- he's incapable of keeping anything to himself.· Branson knew who the killer was, but had kept it to himself for twenty years.
to deliberately not tell someone something that you know, especially because you are worried about telling them, or because it might upset them: · If a patient is dying, I don't think doctors have a right to keep it from them.· I've tried to ask her what's worrying her, but she says it's nothing. I'm sure she's keeping something from me.
to not tell someone certain facts about something when telling them everything else about it: keep something back: · I got the feeling he was keeping something back.keep back something: · Although most of the facts were published the government kept back certain details that might prove embarrassing.keep something back from somebody/keep back something from somebody: · I must now confess something which I kept back from you earlier.
WORD SETSa cappella, adjectiveaccelerando, adjectiveaccompaniment, nounaccompanist, nounaccompany, verbaccordion, nounacid house, nounacoustic, adjectiveadagio, nounallegro, nounandante, adjectiveandante, nounanthem, nounaria, nounarpeggio, nounarr., arrange, verbarrangement, nounatonal, adjectiveback, verbbacking, nounbagpipes, nounbalalaika, nounballad, nounband, nounbandmaster, nounbandsman, nounbandstand, nounbanjo, nounbar, nounbarbershop, nounbaritone, nounbarrel organ, nounbass, nounbass, adjectivebass clef, nounbass guitar, nounbassist, nounbassoon, nounbaton, nounbeat, verbbeat, nounbebop, nounblast, verbblow, verbbluegrass, nounbolero, nounbongos, nounboogie, nounbootleg, nounbow, nounbow, verbbrass band, nounbreve, nounbridge, nounbugle, nounbusk, verbC, nouncabaret, nouncadence, nouncadenza, nouncalypso, nounC & W, canon, nouncantata, nouncanticle, nouncantor, nouncarillon, nouncarol, nouncarol, verbcastanets, nouncatchy, adjectivecellist, nouncello, nounchamber music, nounchamber orchestra, nounchant, verbchant, nounchoir, nounchoirboy, nounchoral, adjectivechorale, nounchord, nounchorister, nounchorus, nounChristmas carol, nounchromatic, adjectiveclapper, nounclarinet, nounclavichord, nounclef, nouncoda, nouncoloratura, nouncombo, nouncompose, verbcomposer, nounconcert, nounconcertgoer, nounconcertina, nounconcertmaster, nounconcerto, nounconduct, verbconductor, nounconsonant, adjectiveconsort, nouncontinuo, nouncontrabass, nouncontralto, nouncor anglais, nouncornet, nouncounterpoint, nouncountertenor, nouncountry and western, nouncountry music, nouncover, verbcover, nouncrescendo, nouncroon, verbcrotchet, nouncut, verbcymbal, nounD, noundamper, noundance, noundance band, noundemo, noundescant, noundidgeridoo, noundiminuendo, noundirge, noundisc jockey, noundiscord, noundiscordant, adjectivedissonance, nounditty, nounDixieland, noundo, noundoh, noundominant, noundouble bass, noundownbeat, noundrum, noundrum, verbdrumbeat, noundrum kit, noundrum major, noundrummer, noundrumming, noundrum-roll, noundrumstick, noundub, nounduet, noundulcimer, nounduo, nounear, nouneasy listening, nouneighth note, nounelevator music, nounencore, interjectionensemble, nounexpression, nounf., fa, nounfalsetto, nounfanfare, nounfantasia, nounfiddle, nounfiddler, nounfife, nounfinale, nounfingering, nounflat, adjectiveflat, nounflat, adverbflautist, nounfloor show, nounflourish, nounflute, nounfolk, nounfolk, adjectivefolk music, nounforte, nounforte, adjectivefortissimo, adjectiveforty-five, nounFrench horn, nounfret, nounfugue, nounfunk, nounfunky, adjectiveg, gamelan, noungig, noungig, verbglee club, nounglide, nounglockenspiel, noungong, noungospel, noungrand, noungrand opera, noungrand piano, nounGregorian chant, noungroup, nounguitar, nounhalf note, nounhalf step, nounhammer, nounhard rock, nounharmonic, adjectiveharmonica, nounharmonium, nounharmonize, verbharmony, nounharp, nounharpsichord, nounheavy metal, nounhigh, adjectivehigh-pitched, adjectivehip hop, nounhorn, nounhot, adjectivehouse music, nounhurdy-gurdy, nounhymn, nounimpressionism, nounimpressionist, nounimprovise, verbincidental music, nouninstrument, nouninstrumental, adjectiveinstrumental, nouninstrumentalist, nouninstrumentation, nouninterlude, nouninterval, nounjam, verbjam session, nounjazz, nounjazzy, adjectivejig, nounjingle, nounjungle, nounkaraoke, nounkazoo, nounkettledrum, nounkey, nounkeyboard, nounkey signature, nounla, nounlament, nounlargo, adjectiveleader, nounledger line, nounlegato, adjectiveleitmotif, nounlento, adjectivelibrettist, nounlibretto, nounlilt, nounlullaby, nounlute, nounlyre, nounlyric, adjectivelyrical, adjectivelyricism, nounlyricist, nounmadrigal, nounmaestro, nounmajor, adjectivemale-voice choir, nounmandolin, nounmaracas, nounmarch, nounmarching band, nounmariachi, nounmarimba, nounmasterclass, nounmedley, nounmellifluous, adjectivemelodic, adjectivemelodious, adjectivemelody, nounmetronome, nounmezzo-soprano, nounmi, nounmiddle C, nounminim, nounminor, adjectiveminstrel, nounminuet, nounmodal, adjectivemode, nounmoderato, adjectivemodulate, verbmolto, adverbmood music, nounmotif, nounmouth organ, nounmouthpiece, nounmovement, nounmusic, nounmusical, adjectivemusical, nounmusical instrument, nounmusically, adverbmusician, nounmusicianship, nounmusicology, nounmusic stand, nounmute, verbmute, nounMuzak, nounnational anthem, nounnatural, adjectivenatural, nounNegro spiritual, nounnocturne, nounnote, nounnumber, nounnumber one, nounnursery rhyme, nounoboe, nounoctave, nounoctet, nounoff-key, adjectiveone-man band, nounopera, nounopera house, nounoperetta, nounopus, nounoratorio, nounorchestra, nounorchestral, adjectiveorchestra pit, nounorchestrate, verborgan, nounorgan grinder, nounorganist, nounovertone, nounoverture, nounp., panpipes, nounpart, nounpart-song, nounpause, nounpeal, verbpedal, nounpeg, nounpenny whistle, nounpercussion, nounperfect pitch, nounPhilharmonic, adjectivephrase, nounphrase, verbphrasing, nounpianissimo, adjectivepianist, nounpiano, nounpiano, adjectivepianola, nounpiccolo, nounpick, verbpick, nounpipe, verbpiped music, nounpiper, nounpitch, nounpitch, verbpizzicato, nounplainchant, nounplainsong, nounplay, verbplayer, nounplayer piano, nounplectrum, nounpluck, verbpolyphony, nounpop, nounpop group, nounpop music, nounpop star, nounprelude, nounpresto, adjectivepresto, nounprima donna, nounproduction number, nounpromenade concert, nounpsaltery, nounpunk, nounquarter note, nounquartet, nounquaver, nounquintet, nounR & B, nounrag, nounraga, nounragga, nounragtime, nounrange, nounrap, nounrap, verbrapper, nounrecital, nounrecitative, nounrecord, nounrecorder, nounreed, nounrefrain, nounreggae, nounregister, nounremaster, verbrendering, nounrendition, nounrepeat, nounrequest, nounrequiem, nounresonator, nounrest, nounrhapsody, nounrhythm, nounrhythm and blues, nounrhythm section, nounriff, nounroadie, nounroad manager, nounrock, nounrock and roll, nounrock music, nounrock 'n' roll, nounrondo, nounrostrum, nounround, nounrumba, nounrun, nounsalsa, nounsamba, nounsaxophone, nounsaxophonist, nounscale, nounscat, nounscherzo, nounscore, nounscore, verbsemibreve, nounsemiquaver, nounsemitone, nounseptet, nounserenade, nounserenade, verbset, nounsetting, nounsextet, nounshanty, nounsharp, adverbsharp, nounsheet music, nounsight-read, verbsignature tune, nounsing, verbsinger, nounsinger-songwriter, nounsingle, nounsitar, nounsixteenth note, nounska, nounskiffle, nounslide, nounslur, verbslur, nounsnare drum, nounso, nounsol, nounsol-fa, nounsolo, adjectivesolo, nounsoloist, nounsonata, nounsong, nounsongbook, nounsongster, nounsongwriter, nounsoprano, nounsoprano, adjectivesoul, nounsoundtrack, nounspiritual, nounsqueezebox, nounstaccato, adverbstaff, nounstandard, nounStar-Spangled Banner, the, stave, nounsteel band, nounsteel guitar, nounstep, nounstring, verbstringed instrument, nounstrum, verbstudy, nounsuite, nounswell, nounswing, nounsymphony, nounsyncopated, adjectivesyncopation, nounsynthesis, nounsynthesize, verbsynthesizer, nountabla, nountabor, nountambourine, nountechno, nountempo, nountenor, nountenor, adjectiveTex-Mex, adjectivetheme, nounthrash, nounthrenody, nounthrob, verbti, nountimbrel, nountime, nountime signature, nountimpani, nountoccata, nountom-tom, nountonal, adjectivetonality, nountone, nountone-deaf, adjectivetone poem, nountonic, nountootle, verbtrack, nountranscribe, verbtranspose, verbtreble, nountreble, adjectivetreble clef, nountremolo, nountriangle, nountrill, nountrombone, nountrumpet, nountuba, nountune, nountune, verbtuneful, adjectivetuneless, adjectivetuning fork, nountuning peg, nounukulele, noununaccompanied, adjectiveupright piano, nounvalve, nounvariation, nounverse, nounvibes, nounvibraphone, nounvibrato, nounviola, nounviolin, nounviolinist, nounvirginals, nounvirtuoso, nounvivace, adjectivevocal, adjectivevocal, nounvocalist, nounvoice, nounvoluntary, nounwaltz, nounwarble, verbwarbler, nounwhole note, nounwind instrument, nounwoodwind, nounxylophone, nounyodel, verbyodel, nounzither, nounzydeco, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY It was as if those grey eyes could see into the very depths of her soul. He is really quite a sensitive soul. The night was dark and still, and there was not a soul in sight.
It was as if those grey eyes could see into the very depths of her soul. He is really quite a sensitive soul. (=no one) I promise I won’t tell a soul.
I promise I won’t tell a soul. The night was dark and still, and there was not a soul in sight. (=used to show pity for someone) The poor old soul had fallen and broken her hip.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES The poor old soul had fallen and broken her hip. (=all your feelings)· She loved Peter with all her heart and soul.
(=tell someone all your feelings, including your most secret ones)
British English (=someone who is easily upset by small or unimportant things)
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE· Inspired by the Sixties, we asked a few brave souls to take the plunge and dress up like latter-day Twiggys.· A few stalls stood uncovered and some brave souls made their way through the ankle-deep, mucky slush.· A few brave souls danced while others enjoyed a good sing-song.· I refused to sign it and one or two brave souls joined me.· They said he was a brave soul, and an inspirational international leader.
· The random scattering of seeds, and how much worse, of human souls, appalled her.· Yet the human soul can not tolerate injustice.· Yet he wonders whether the human soul can dilate to comprehend a world which lacks localities and the native affections they inspire.· Penn shows us the human soul inside a monstrous man.· Such experiments had a bearing on the problem of the nature of the human soul.· It tore past me, and I suddenly knew: the Wild Huntsman had commanded it to carry away a human soul.· Part of the diet is meat, and to many the human body, soul, and smell constitute meat.· But she can never entirely master a human soul - not unless you consent to it!
· Frankenstein was no Faust, exchanging his immortal soul for power.
· You mustn't tell a living soul what you just told me.· Here they re-live the life of a pioneer in the wilderness, when the nearest living soul was 20 miles away.· And that business about her obsession with him; she had never mentioned that to a living soul.· No living soul appears in this desert of desolation, encompassed by appalling silence.· Holly here's the only living soul I told.
· The howling wind outside sounded like the wailing of lost souls.· Those lost souls are so impoverished that they shave their heads in order that they may rub alcohol into them.· And Sam Spiro - he had been like a lost soul since his wife died.· There were some poor lost souls last week at the Ordnance Survey office in Chester.· They were the voices of lost souls, all taking their lead from the one voice that had spoken Cardiff's name.· Yet somehow she was very much part of the group and her loudness underlined yet another lost soul.· Imagine her delight when a lost soul returns, through her good offices, to the fold.· A few lost souls wander aimlessly down to the front and stare up at Bono's frantic, manic animation, briefly bemused.
· He wants offers in excess of £1.4m. Poor souls.· There seemed to be a cop for every fan, and only one poor soul tried to make it happen for himself.· It was Tumbleweed. Poor soul!· Voters, poor souls, are likely to be confused.· It would not be so disconcerting if they were all eaten, the poor wee souls.· I am but a poor struggling soul yearning to be wholly good....· King Robert himself hardly counted, poor soul.· And then: poor Black. Poor soul.
· Is your baby a cheeky chappie or a sensitive soul?· A sensitive soul walked into this town like a white missionary into a malarial swamp.· Teachers, after all, are sensitive souls and easily upset - especially P.E. teachers.· The sensitive souls found her more difficult to stomach.· Morvael was a sensitive highly-strung soul, often troubled by terrible nightmares and dreams.
· Under our sophistication we are simple souls.· He introduced me to one simple, trusting soul.
NOUN· There's plenty of great soul food in the Bay Area. 3.· Musicians often finish their set and prowl the fairgrounds in search of new sounds and soul food.· So, two nights a week, the Packers cater soul food from a restaurant in Milwaukee, 100 miles away.
· To Chrissie he is a friend, to Terry a revelatory lover, and to Melanie a soul mate.· They have founded a constitutional-covenant community for soul mates in Idaho.· It wasn't the kind of reaction I'd expect from a man who had just killed his so-called soul mate.· This man, much like his Southern soul mate at the other end of Pennsylvania Avenue, is a survivor.· It will be easier to find a soul mate elsewhere than in one's own backyard.· The film, Him, is a romantic comedy role about a woman's search for a soul mate.
· The girls at my school like soul music, and singers like Neneh Cherry and Janet Jackson.· Fortunately, there's usually groovy soul music playing and eye-catching art adorning the walls.· It's quite clear that the influence of soul music in pop has become poisonous, repressive, grey and total.· Real soul music, translated into psychedelia.· Finally the new adverts themselves were partly responsible for the revival of early 1960s soul music in the late 1980s.· Procul Harum superimpose on the Bach harmonies a vocal whose style derives from soul music.
VERB· With their banshee wails, squalling guitars and naked aggression, they are baring their souls and they are angry.· Marie had never understood how women could bare their souls with such ease, exposing themselves so shamelessly to one another.· I don't have to stand here baring my soul in order to make you feel better and less of a victim!· No parent is going to bare their soul to an uninterested, cool, busy professional.· Some bare their souls on their feet and some bare their souls in the bars.· The legislation gave the Government generally and the Home Office in particular an opportunity to bare its liberal soul.· To bare one's soul to a member of my profession, Mr Barnett, is no small hurdle to surmount.
· Hope is an every day essential that is needed in each of the characters to keep their minds and souls alive.· Struggling peasants they'd be for the most part, trying to keep body and soul together in difficult times.
· There certainly is something to be won and something to be lost-our very souls.· He feels he has lost his soul and is thus unworthy of the worldly yet innocent Ada.· In the pursuit of scientific credibility, Friends of the Earth temporarily lost its soul.· From then on I knew that he lost his soul.· The Greenham camp was a bit like the Foreign Legion for Polly, a place to nurse a lost soul.· How long had I been wandering about Warsaw like a lost soul?· It lost its soul and it almost executed an innocent, abused woman.· Also patron of lost souls and mariners.
· I think he poured his heart and soul into dance.
· I can hardly pray for her soul.· A white preacher who prayed for their souls while Sethe peeled potatoes and Grandma Baby sucked air.· She would be now, as she had been all that day, out praying for his soul.· Christina believed she was released from the afterlife to pray for the souls in purgatory.· You could spend your entire life praying for the holy souls, to get them out of purgatory.· Since my college days, when I supported Jack Kennedy for president, my parents had been praying for my soul.
· Such a conditioning would save not only their souls but their necks.· Moses, to save his soul, could not let this pass.· No longer need he envy his long-dead friend, Martin Fenlon, for having saved the soul of an unrepentant sinner.· How it proved people had to be saved financially before you could save their souls.· Get a few ranters together and they give you broth if you let them save your soul.· He was about to save the soul of a little boy.· Go back a few hundred years and look around: there are politicians squabbling for power, priests saving souls, etc.
· A whole week in Paris at Easter seemed to her something for which she would willingly have sold her soul.· She was accused of being a Salem witch for selling her soul to the devil at the strawberry banks.· Bertinotti accuses Cossutta of selling his political soul.· The fact that we would literally sell our soul to Continental Airlines.· Faustus wilfully ends himself; he sells his soul to the devil.· If he were mine, I would rather sell my soul.· Timothy was agonising over her, when Honor West would have sold her soul for a single kiss from him.· He doesn't accuse us of selling our souls.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► God rest his/her soul► souls► bless my soul/upon my soul► be the soul of discretionPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► bless my soul/I’ll be blessed!► God rest his/her soul► God rest his/her soul► the life and soul of the party
1somebody’s spirit [countable] the part of a person that is not physical, and that contains their character, thoughts, and feelings. Many people believe that a person’s soul continues to exist after they have died.: - Confession is good for the soul, particularly when it comes from journalists, who have a notoriously difficult time admitting error.
- Heat lightning was breaking outside and there was a breeze from the ocean that was good for the soul.
- Perhaps some teachers and others believe that, nevertheless, such practice is good for the soul!
- What happened Saturday night was good for the soul.
- Which was good for the soul, but bad for knees and dignity.
- I don't have to stand here baring my soul in order to make you feel better and less of a victim!
- Marie had never understood how women could bare their souls with such ease, exposing themselves so shamelessly to one another.
- No parent is going to bare their soul to an uninterested, cool, busy professional.
- Some bare their souls on their feet and some bare their souls in the bars.
- With their banshee wails, squalling guitars and naked aggression, they are baring their souls and they are angry.
- Struggling peasants they'd be for the most part, trying to keep body and soul together in difficult times.
- It makes your body and soul feel better.
- She devoted herself body and soul to the fight for women's rights.
- But now there is a new battle for the body and soul of Rolls-Royce.
- By extension, bodies and souls can exist independently since they are different sorts of entities.
- He'd have wished to own her, body and soul, to possess her.
- It lasted only one and a half hours but it satisfied body and soul.
- She'd finally realised that what she needed was to commit mind, body and soul into something challenging and exciting.
- The materials do include assertions about the constitution of humans and do make a distinction between body and soul.
- Thus far Plato and Aristotle attribute similar statements to the Orphics: body and soul are separable.
- Yet there was, in Orphism, a distinction between body and soul.
- Also patron of lost souls and mariners.
- Also patron of infants and lost souls.
- And Sam Spiro - he had been like a lost soul since his wife died.
- How long had I been wandering about Warsaw like a lost soul?
- Ralph could hear himself telling this story to some lost soul in a diner.
- The howling wind outside sounded like the wailing of lost souls.
- There were some poor lost souls last week at the Ordnance Survey office in Chester.
- Those lost souls are so impoverished that they shave their heads in order that they may rub alcohol into them.
- A whole week in Paris at Easter seemed to her something for which she would willingly have sold her soul.
- Faustus wilfully ends himself; he sells his soul to the devil.
- He doesn't accuse us of selling our souls.
- If he were mine, I would rather sell my soul.
- Men who have sold their souls to the darkness.
- She was accused of being a Salem witch for selling her soul to the devil at the strawberry banks.
- The fact that we would literally sell our soul to Continental Airlines.
- Timothy was agonising over her, when Honor West would have sold her soul for a single kiss from him.
the immortality of the soul It was as if those grey eyes could see into the very depths of her soul.in somebody’s soul the restlessness deep in his soul the souls of the dead2person [countable] used in particular phrases to mean a personhappy/sensitive/brave/simple etc soul He is really quite a sensitive soul.not a (living) soul (=no one) I promise I won’t tell a soul.not a soul in sight/not a soul to be seen The night was dark and still, and there was not a soul in sight.poor (old) soul (=used to show pity for someone) The poor old soul had fallen and broken her hip.3music (also soul music) [uncountable] a type of popular music that often expresses deep emotions, usually performed by black singers and musicians: He listens to a lot of soul. a soul band4sense of beauty [uncountable] a)the ability to be emotionally affected by art, music, literature etc: My brother thinks that anyone who doesn’t like poetry has no soul. b)the quality that affects people emotionally, that a painting, piece of music etc can have: Her performance was technically perfect, but it lacked soul.5special quality [uncountable] the special quality or part that gives something its true charactersoul of Basho’s poems capture the true soul of old Japan.6be the soul of discretion to always be extremely careful to keep secrets: Leon is the very soul of discretion.7be good for the soul if something is good for the soul, it is good for you and you should do it, even though it may seem unpleasant – often used humorously: They say that hardship is good for the soul.8God rest his/her soul used when you mention the name of someone who is dead: My father, God rest his soul, died here at Vernison Hall.9people in a place souls [plural] literary the number of souls in a place is the number of people who live there: a village of two or three hundred souls10bless my soul/upon my soul old-fashioned spoken used to express surprise → bare your soul at bare2(2), → be the life and soul of the party at life(16), → keep body and soul together at body(11), → heart and soul at heart1(2), → sell your soul (to the devil) at sell1- masterclass
- masterful
- masterfully
- master key
- masterly
- Mastermind
- mastermind
- Master of Arts
- Master of Business Administration
- master of ceremonies
- Master of Foxhounds
- Master of Science
- Master of the Rolls
- masterpiece
- master plan
- master race
- master's
- Masters and Johnson
- master's degree
- Masters Tournament
- masterstroke
- Masters, William Howell
- master switch
- masterwork
- mastery