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sound > 25 senses
ADJECTIVE1soundFinancially secure and safe
2sound, healthy, intelligent, levelheadedExercising or showing good judgment
3soundIn good condition
4sound, goodIn excellent physical condition
5sound, reasoned, well-groundedReflects weight of sound argument or evidence
6sound, legalHaving legal efficacy or force
7soundFree from moral defect
8sound, heavy, profound, wakeless(of sleep) deep and complete
9soundThorough
ADVERB1sound, soundlyDeeply or completely
NOUN1soundThe particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
2sound, auditory sensationThe subjective sensation of hearing something
3soundMechanical vibrations transmitted by an elastic medium
4soundThe sudden occurrence of an audible event
5sound, audioThe audible part of a transmitted signal
6sound, phone, speech sound(phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language
7sound, straitA narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water
8soundA large ocean inlet or deep bay
VERB1soundAppear in a certain way
2sound, goMake a certain noise or sound
3soundGive off a certain sound or sounds
4soundAnnounce by means of a sound
5sound, voice, vocalize, vocaliseUtter with vibrating vocal chords
6soundCause to sound
7sound, fathomMeasure the depth of (a body of water) with a sounding line
sound > pronunciation
Soundssaw'nd
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sound > adjective 1
MeaningFinancially secure and safe.
Examples"sound investments"; "a sound economy"
Similardependable, good, safe, secure; healthy; stable
See alsounbroken; undamaged; fit, healthy; healthy; uninjured; wholesome
Contraryunsound
sound > adjective 2
MeaningExercising or showing good judgment.
Examples"a sound approach to the problem"; "sound advice"; "no sound explanation for his decision"
Synonymshealthy, intelligent, levelheaded
Similar toreasonable, sensible
sound > adjective 3
MeaningIn good condition. Free from defect or damage or decay.
Examples"a sound timber"; "the wall is sound"; "a sound foundation"
Similarsolid, strong, substantial
Contraryunsound
sound > adjective 4
MeaningIn excellent physical condition.
Examples"a sound mind in a sound body"
Synonymsgood
Similar tohealthy
sound > adjective 5
MeaningReflects weight of sound argument or evidence.
Examples"a sound argument"
Synonymsreasoned, well-grounded
Similar tovalid
sound > adjective 6
MeaningHaving legal efficacy or force.
Examples"a sound title to the property"
Synonymslegal
Similar tovalid
sound > adjective 7
MeaningFree from moral defect.
Examples"a man of sound character"
Similar torighteous
sound > adjective 8
Meaning(of sleep) deep and complete.
Examples"a sound sleeper"
Synonymsheavy, profound, wakeless
Similar todeep
Adverbssoundly
sound > adjective 9
MeaningThorough.
Examples"a sound thrashing"
Similar tocomplete
Adverbssoundly
sound > noun 1, attribute
MeaningThe particular auditory effect produced by a given cause.
Examples"the sound of rain on the roof"; "the beautiful sound of music"
Narrowernoisiness, racketiness; ring; unison; voice
Broadersound property
Contrarysilence, quiet
Verbssound; sound; sound; sound
sound > noun 2, cognition
MeaningThe subjective sensation of hearing something.
Examples"he strained to hear the faint sounds"
Synonymsauditory sensation
Narrowermusic, euphony; music; tone, pure tone; noise, dissonance, racket
Broadersensation, sense experience, sense impression, sense datum
Verbssound; sound; sound
sound > noun 3, phenomenon
MeaningMechanical vibrations transmitted by an elastic medium.
Examples"falling trees make a sound in the forest even when no one is there to hear them"
Narrowerultrasound
Broadermechanical phenomenon
Verbssound; sound; sound; sound
sound > noun 4, event
MeaningThe sudden occurrence of an audible event.
Examples"the sound awakened them"
Narrowerbeat; beep, bleep; bell, toll; buzz, bombilation, bombination; chink, click, clink; chirp; chirrup, twitter; chorus; click-clack; cry; drip, dripping; drum; footfall, footstep, step; gargle; gurgle; jingle, jangle; knock, knocking; mutter, muttering, murmur, murmuring, murmuration, mussitation; noise; paradiddle, roll, drum roll; pat, rap, tap; patter; peal, pealing, roll, rolling; ping; plunk; pop, popping; purr; quack; quaver; ring, ringing, tintinnabulation; rub-a-dub, rataplan, drumbeat; sigh; skirl; song; strum; susurration, susurrus; swish; tapping; throbbing; thump, thumping, clump, clunk, thud; thrum; thunk; tick, ticking; ting, tinkle; toot; tootle; trample, trampling; twang; vibrato; voice; whack; whir, whirr, whirring, birr; whistle, whistling; whiz; zing; zizz
Broaderhappening, occurrence, natural event
Verbssound; sound; sound; sound
sound > noun 5, communication
MeaningThe audible part of a transmitted signal.
Synonymsaudio
Part oftelevision, telecasting, TV, video
Broaderauditory communication
Verbssound; sound
sound > noun 6, communication
Meaning(phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language.
Synonymsphone, speech sound
Categoryphonetics
Part ofutterance, vocalization
Narrowerphoneme; vowel, vowel sound; semivowel, glide; consonant; orinasal phone, orinasal; sonant, voiced sound
Broaderlanguage unit, linguistic unit
Verbssound; sound
sound > noun 7, object
MeaningA narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water.
Synonymsstrait
NarrowerDardanelles, Hellespont; East River; Bering Strait; Bosporus; Cook Strait; Golden Gate; Kattegatt; Korean Strait, Korea Strait; Menai Strait; narrow; North Channel; Skagerrak, Skagerak; Solent, the Solent; Strait of Georgia; Strait of Gibraltar; Strait of Hormuz, Strait of Ormuz; Strait of Magellan; Strait of Messina; Strait of Dover, Strait of Calais, Pas de Calais; Torres Strait
Broaderchannel
sound > noun 8, object
MeaningA large ocean inlet or deep bay.
Examples"the main body of the sound ran parallel to the coast"
NarrowerLong Island Sound; Puget Sound; Queen Charlotte Sound
Broaderbody of water, water
Verbssound
sound > adverb
MeaningDeeply or completely.
Examples"slept soundly through the storm"; "is sound asleep"
Synonymssoundly
sound > verb 1, perception
MeaningAppear in a certain way.
PatternSomething ----s Adjective/Noun; Somebody ----s Adjective
ModelJohn will sound angry
Examples"This sounds interesting"
Broaderlook, appear, seem
sound > verb 2, perception
MeaningMake a certain noise or sound.
PatternSomething ----s; Somebody ----s; Something ----s Adjective/Noun; Somebody ----s Adjective
ModelThe woods sound with many kinds of birds
Synonymsgo
Caused bysound; ring, knell
Narrowersnarl; whistle, sing; blow; ting; make noise, resound, noise; splat; twang; clang, clangor; clank; clangor, clangour; boom, boom out; drum, beat, thrum; rattle; tick, ticktock, ticktack, beat; resonate, vibrate; tweet, twirp; skirl; gurgle; glug; blow; whish; guggle; ping; pink, ping, knock; trump; squelch; chug; ring, peal; buzz, bombinate, bombilate; chime; rustle; snap, crack; crack; honk, blare, beep, claxon, toot; whistle; resound, echo, ring, reverberate; thud, thump; clop, clump, clunk, plunk; patter, pitter-patter; tap, rap, knock, pink; click, tick; chatter, click; pop; tinkle, tink, clink, chink; splash, splosh, slosh, slush; hum, thrum; bleep; rumble, grumble; boom, din; bang; ripple, babble, guggle, burble, bubble, gurgle; lap, swish, swosh, swoosh; drone; whizz, whiz, whirr, whir, birr, purr; roll
Broadercause to be perceived
Nounssound; sound; sound; sound
sound > verb 3, perception
MeaningGive off a certain sound or sounds.
PatternSomething ----s Adjective/Noun; Somebody ----s Adjective
Examples"This record sounds scratchy"
Narrowercackel; play; dissonate; pierce; speak
Nounssound; sound; sound; sound
sound > verb 4, perception
MeaningAnnounce by means of a sound.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Examples"sound the alarm"
Broaderannounce, denote
Nounssound; sound; sound; sound; sound; sound
sound > verb 5, communication
MeaningUtter with vibrating vocal chords.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Synonymsvoice, vocalize, vocalise
Narrowerchirk; quaver, waver
Broaderpronounce, articulate, enounce, sound out, enunciate, say
Contrarydevoice
Nounssound; sonant
sound > verb 6, perception
MeaningCause to sound.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Examples"sound the bell"; "sound a certain note"
Cause tosound, go
Narrowerplay; blow; twang; prepare; gong; ting; strum, thrum; ring, knell; pop; clink
See alsosound off
Nounssound; sound; sound; sound
sound > verb 7, change
MeaningMeasure the depth of (a body of water) with a sounding line.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Synonymsfathom
Broaderquantify, measure
Nounssound; sounding; sounder; sounding

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