soft-shoe soft-shoe shuffle soft-shoe dancing | tap dancing wearing shoes that have soft soles |
buyer's market buyers' market soft market | a market in which more people want to sell than want to buy |
soft sell | suggestive or persuasive advertising |
soft-finned fish malacopterygian | any fish of the superorder Malacopterygii |
soft-shelled turtle pancake turtle | voracious aquatic turtle with a flat flexible shell covered by a leathery skin, can inflict painful bites |
soft tick argasid | tick lacking a dorsal shield and having mouth parts on the under side of the head |
wheatworm wheat eel wheat eelworm Tylenchus tritici | small roundworm parasitic on wheat |
soft-shell clam steamer steamer clam long-neck clam Mya arenaria | an edible clam with thin oval-shaped shell found in coastal regions of the United States and Europe |
soft-shell crab soft-shelled crab | edible crab that has recently molted and not yet formed its new shell |
soft scale | an insect active in all stages |
brown soft scale Coccus hesperidum | pest on citrus trees |
drygoods soft goods | textiles or clothing and related merchandise |
soft drug | a drug of abuse that is considered relatively mild and not likely to cause addiction |
soft pedal | a pedal on a piano that moves the action closer to the strings and so soften the sound |
soft soap green soap | a soft (or liquid) soap made from vegetable oils, used in certain skin diseases |
wheat future | wheat bought or sold at an agreed price for delivery at a specified future date |
pale yellow straw wheat | a variable yellow tint, dull yellow, often diluted with white |
weak part weak spot soft spot | a place of especial vulnerability |
soft palate velum | a muscular flap that closes off the nasopharynx during swallowing or speaking |
fontanelle fontanel soft spot | any membranous gap between the bones of the cranium in an infant or fetus |
soft option | an easier alternative, the instructor took the soft option and gave the boy a passing grade |
soft copy | (computer science) matter that is in a form that a computer can store or display it on a computer screen, he sent them soft copy of the report |
soft news | news that does not deal with serious topics or events |
blarney coaxing soft soap sweet talk | flattery designed to gain favor |
soft spot | a sentimental affection, she had a soft spot for her youngest son |
soft diet pap spoon food | a diet that does not require chewing, advised for those with intestinal disorders |
wheat flour | flour prepared from wheat |
whole wheat flour graham flour graham whole meal flour | flour made by grinding the entire wheat berry including the bran, (`whole meal flour' is British usage) |
wheat gluten | gluten prepared from wheat |
frozen custard soft ice cream | dessert resembling ice cream but with a boiled custard base |
cracked-wheat bread | bread made with cracked wheat that has been ground fine |
dark bread whole wheat bread whole meal bread brown bread | bread made with whole wheat flour |
soft roll | yeastaised roll with a soft crust |
soft pretzel | a pretzel made of soft bread |
puffed wheat | puffy wheat berries |
soft-shell clam steamer steamer clam long-neck clam | a clam that is usually steamed in the shell |
soft-shell crab soft-shelled crab | freshly molted crab with new shell still tender and flexible |
milt soft roe | fish sperm or sperm-filled reproductive gland, having a creamy texture |
bulgur bulghur bulgur wheat | parched crushed wheat |
wheat wheat berry | grains of common wheat, sometimes cooked whole or cracked as cereal, usually ground into flour |
cracked wheat | grains of wheat that have been crushed into small pieces |
wheat germ | embryo of the wheat kernel, removed before milling and eaten as a source of vitamins |
Weissbier white beer wheat beer | a general name for beers made from wheat by top fermentation, usually very pale and cloudy and effervescent |
soft drink | nonalcoholic beverage (usually carbonated) |
wheatfield wheat field | a field planted with wheat |
chump fool gull mark patsy fall guy sucker soft touch mug | a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of |
bulrush bullrush common rush soft rush Juncus effusus | tall rush with soft erect or arching stems found in Eurasia, Australia, New Zealand, and common in North America |
wheatgrass wheat-grass | a grass of the genus Agropyron |
crested wheatgrass crested wheat grass fairway crested wheat grass Agropyron cristatum | Eurasian grass grown in United States great plains area for forage and erosion control |
creeping soft grass Holcus mollis | European perennial grass with soft velvety foliage |