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Sound
see synonyms of soundNoun
1. sound
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
Example Sentences:'the sound of rain on the roof''the beautiful sound of music'
2. auditory sensation, sound
the subjective sensation of hearing something
Example Sentences:'he strained to hear the faint sounds'
3. sound
mechanical vibrations transmitted by an elastic medium
Example Sentences:'falling trees make a sound in the forest even when no one is there to hear them'
4. sound
the sudden occurrence of an audible event
Example Sentences:'the sound awakened them'
5. audio, sound
the audible part of a transmitted signal
Example Sentences:'they always raise the audio for commercials'
6. phone, sound, speech sound
(phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language
8. sound
a large ocean inlet or deep bay
Example Sentences:'the main body of the sound ran parallel to the coast'
Verb
9. sound
appear in a certain way
Example Sentences:'This sounds interesting'
11. sound
give off a certain sound or sounds
Example Sentences:'This record sounds scratchy'
12. sound
announce by means of a sound
Example Sentences:'sound the alarm'
14. sound
cause to sound
Example Sentences:'sound the bell''sound a certain note'
Adjective
16. sound
financially secure and safe
Example Sentences:'sound investments''a sound economy'
17. healthy, intelligent, level-headed, levelheaded, sound
exercising or showing good judgment
Example Sentences:'healthy scepticism''a healthy fear of rattlesnakes''the healthy attitude of French laws''healthy relations between labor and management''an intelligent solution''a sound approach to the problem''sound advice''no sound explanation for his decision'
18. sound
in good condition; free from defect or damage or decay
Example Sentences:'a sound timber''the wall is sound''a sound foundation'
19. good, sound
in excellent physical condition
Example Sentences:'good teeth''I still have one good leg''a sound mind in a sound body'
having legal efficacy or force
Example Sentences:'a sound title to the property'
22. sound
free from moral defect
Example Sentences:'a man of sound character'
23. heavy, profound, sound, wakeless
(of sleep) deep and complete
Example Sentences:'a heavy sleep''fell into a profound sleep''a sound sleeper''deep wakeless sleep'
24. sound
thorough
Example Sentences:'a sound thrashing'
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
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