sound
/sˈaʊnd/ · 1 syllable
Meaning
noun
- the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
“the sound of rain on the roof” - the subjective sensation of hearing something
“he strained to hear the faint sounds” - mechanical vibrations transmitted by an elastic medium
“falling trees make a sound in the forest even when no one is there to hear them” - the sudden occurrence of an audible event
“the sound awakened them” - the audible part of a transmitted signal
“they always raise the audio for commercials” - (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language
- a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water
- a large ocean inlet or deep bay
“the main body of the sound ran parallel to the coast”
verb
- appear in a certain way
“This sounds interesting” - make a certain noise or sound
“She went `Mmmmm'” - give off a certain sound or sounds
“This record sounds scratchy” - announce by means of a sound
“sound the alarm” - utter with vibrating vocal chords
- cause to sound
“sound the bell” - measure the depth of (a body of water) with a sounding line
adjective
- financially secure and safe
“sound investments” - exercising or showing good judgment
“healthy scepticism” - in good condition; free from defect or damage or decay
“a sound timber” - in excellent physical condition
“good teeth” - logically valid
“a sound argument” - having legal efficacy or force
“a sound title to the property” - vigorous or severe
“a sound thrashing” - free from moral defect
“a man of sound character” - (of sleep) deep and complete
“a heavy sleep” - complete; thorough
“politicians have no sound grasp of technology issues”
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