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sound
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adjective (a)
- financially secure and safe(adj.all)Example:
Sound investments.
A sound economy.
source: wordnet30 - in good condition; free from defect or damage or decay(adj.all)Example:
A sound timber.
The wall is sound.
A sound foundation.
source: wordnet30 - Whole; unbroken; unharmed; free from flaw, defect, or decay; perfect of the kind; as, sound timber; sound fruit; a sound tooth; a sound ship.(adjective)source: webster1913
noun (n)
- the subjective sensation of hearing something(noun.cognition)Example:
He strained to hear the faint sounds.
source: wordnet30 - mechanical vibrations transmitted by an elastic medium(noun.phenomenon)Example:
Falling trees make a sound in the forest even when no one is there to hear them.
source: wordnet30 - the sudden occurrence of an audible event(noun.event)Example:
The sound awakened them.
source: wordnet30 - (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language(noun.communication)source: wordnet30
- a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water(noun.object)source: wordnet30
- a large ocean inlet or deep bay(noun.object)Example:
The main body of the sound ran parallel to the coast.
source: wordnet30 - The air bladder of a fish; as, cod sounds are an esteemed article of food.(noun)source: webster1913
- A cuttlefish.(noun)source: webster1913
- A narrow passage of water, or a strait between the mainland and an island; also, a strait connecting two seas, or connecting a sea or lake with the ocean; as, the Sound between the Baltic and the german Ocean; Long Island Sound.(noun)source: webster1913
- Any elongated instrument or probe, usually metallic, by which cavities of the body are sounded or explored, especially the bladder for stone, or the urethra for a stricture.(noun)source: webster1913
- The peceived object occasioned by the impulse or vibration of a material substance affecting the ear; a sensation or perception of the mind received through the ear, and produced by the impulse or vibration of the air or other medium with which the ear is in contact; the effect of an impression made on the organs of hearing by an impulse or vibration of the air caused by a collision of bodies, or by other means; noise; report; as, the sound of a drum; the sound of the human voice; a horrid sound; a charming sound; a sharp, high, or shrill sound.(noun)source: webster1913
adverb (r)
- Soundly.(adverb)source: webster1913
adjective satellite (s)
- exercising or showing good judgment(adj.all)Example:
A sound approach to the problem.
Sound advice.
No sound explanation for his decision.
source: wordnet30 - in excellent physical condition(adj.all)Example:
A sound mind in a sound body.
source: wordnet30 - logically valid(adj.all)Example:
A sound argument.
source: wordnet30 - free from moral defect(adj.all)Example:
A man of sound character.
source: wordnet30 - thorough(adj.all)Example:
A sound thrashing.
source: wordnet30
verb (v)
- appear in a certain way(verb.perception)Example:
This sounds interesting.
source: wordnet30 - give off a certain sound or sounds(verb.perception)Example:
This record sounds scratchy.
source: wordnet30 - announce by means of a sound(verb.perception)Example:
Sound the alarm.
source: wordnet30 - cause to sound(verb.perception)Example:
Sound the bell.
Sound a certain note.
source: wordnet30 - measure the depth of (a body of water) with a sounding line(verb.change)source: wordnet30
- To measure the depth of; to fathom; especially, to ascertain the depth of by means of a line and plummet.(verb)source: webster1913
- To ascertain the depth of water with a sounding line or other device.(verb)source: webster1913
- To make a noise; to utter a voice; to make an impulse of the air that shall strike the organs of hearing with a perceptible effect.(verb)source: webster1913
- To causse to make a noise; to play on; as, to sound a trumpet or a horn.(verb)source: webster1913