To attempt to persuade by flattery or pleasing words; to butter up.

Persuasion by means of flattery or pleasing words.

plural of soft hand / (chiefly sports) The hands in a relaxed state, especially for a batsman to play with a dead bat, or for a fielder to catch the ball without it bouncing out.

(anatomy) All the tissues of the body except the bones and organs.

(anatomy) The soft tissue at the back of the roof of the mouth.

(of a boiled egg) cooked to a soft consistency with the yolk still runny / softhearted or sentimental

(chemistry) Water with a low concentration of dissolved minerals, especially calcium, making it easier to lather with soap.

plural of soft drink

(phonology) The "g" sound pronounced /dʒ/ as in "gem", "giraffe" and "generation" (or sometimes or /ʒ/ as in "genre"), as distinct from the hard g of "get" and "give".

(phonology) In many languages, a letter "c" which is not pronounced as a velar stop (/k/, like English "k") but as a sibilant (/s/, like English "s") or an affricative (/tʃ/, like English "ch").