| bassoon | (noun) a double-reed instrument; the tenor of the oboe family | - |
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| bassoonist | (noun) a musician who plays the bassoon | - |
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| contrabassoon | (noun) the bassoon that is the largest instrument in the oboe family | Synonyms: contrafagotto, double bassoon |
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| monsoon | (noun) a seasonal wind in southern Asia; blows from the southwest (bringing rain) in summer and from the northeast in winter | - |
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| (noun) any wind that changes direction with the seasons | - |
| (noun) rainy season in southern Asia when the southwestern monsoon blows, bringing heavy rains | - |
| nainsook | (noun) a soft lightweight muslin used especially for babies | - |
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| sissoo | (noun) East Indian tree whose leaves are used for fodder; yields a compact dark brown durable timber used in shipbuilding and making railroad ties | Synonyms: Dalbergia sissoo, sisham, sissu |
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| soochong | (noun) a fine quality of black tea native to China | Synonyms: souchong |
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| soot | (noun) a black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink | Synonyms: carbon black, crock, lampblack, smut |
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| sooth | (noun) truth or reality | - |
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| soothsayer | (noun) someone who makes predictions of the future (usually on the basis of special knowledge) | Synonyms: forecaster, predictor, prognosticator |
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| soothsaying | (noun) the art or gift of prophecy (or the pretense of prophecy) by supernatural means | Synonyms: divination, foretelling, fortune telling |
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| sootiness | (noun) the state of being dirty with soot | Synonyms: smuttiness |
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