Home/soaks

soaks

Dictionary

noun

  • An immersion in water etc.

    "After the strenuous climb, I had a nice long soak in a bath."

  • A drunkard.
  • A carouse; a drinking session.
  • A low-lying depression that fills with water after rain.

verb

  • To be saturated with liquid by being immersed in it.

    "I'm going to soak in the bath for a couple of hours."

  • To immerse in liquid to the point of saturation or thorough permeation.

    "Soak the beans overnight before cooking."

  • To penetrate or permeate by saturation.

    "The water soaked into my shoes and gave me wet feet."

  • To allow (especially a liquid) to be absorbed; to take in, receive. (usually + up)

    "A sponge soaks up water; the skin soaks in moisture."

  • To take money from.
  • To drink intemperately or gluttonously.
  • To heat (a metal) before shaping it.
  • To hold a kiln at a particular temperature for a given period of time.

    "We should soak the kiln at cone 9 for half an hour."

  • To absorb; to drain.

Play Word Games

Test your vocabulary and logic skills with our daily word puzzles. Will you find 'soaks' in today's game?