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Noun
Definition: the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause; "the sound of rain on the roof"; "the beautiful sound of music"
Definition: the subjective sensation of hearing something; "he strained to hear the faint sounds"
Definition: mechanical vibrations transmitted by an elastic medium; "falling trees make a sound in the forest even when no one is there to hear them"
Definition: the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them"
Definition: the audible part of a transmitted signal; "they always raise the audio for commercials"
Definition: (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language
Definition: a large ocean inlet or deep bay; "the main body of the sound ran parallel to the coast"
Definition: A sensation perceived by the ear caused by the vibration of air or some other medium.
Definition: A long narrow inlet, or a strait between the mainland and an island; also, a strait connecting two seas, or connecting a sea or lake with the ocean.
Definition: A long, thin probe for sounding or dilating body cavities or canals such as the urethra; a sonde.
Verb
Definition: appear in a certain way; "This sounds interesting"
Definition: give off a certain sound or sounds; "This record sounds scratchy"
Definition: announce by means of a sound; "sound the alarm"
Definition: cause to sound; "sound the bell"; "sound a certain note"
Definition: To produce a sound.
Definition: Dive downwards, used of a whale.
Adjective
Definition: financially secure and safe; "sound investments"; "a sound economy"
Definition: exercising or showing good judgment; "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"
Definition: in good condition; free from defect or damage or decay; "a sound timber"; "the wall is sound"; "a sound foundation"
Definition: in excellent physical condition; "good teeth"; "I still have one good leg"; "a sound mind in a sound body"
Definition: vigorous or severe; "a sound thrashing"
Definition: free from moral defect; "a man of sound character"
Definition: (of sleep) deep and complete; "a heavy sleep"; "fell into a profound sleep"; "a sound sleeper"; "deep wakeless sleep"
Definition: complete; thorough; "politicians have no sound grasp of technology issues"; "he has a sound understanding of the law"
Definition: Healthy.
Adverb
Definition: Soundly.