Sound ¹

Definition: The air bladder of a fish; as, cod sounds are an esteemed article of food.

Sound ²

Definition: A cuttlefish.

Sound ³

Definition: Whole; unbroken; unharmed; free from flaw, defect, or decay; perfect of the kind; as, sound timber; sound fruit; a sound tooth; a sound ship.

Sound ⁴

Definition: Healthy; not diseased; not being in a morbid state; said of body or mind; as, a sound body; a sound constitution; a sound understanding.

Sound ⁵

Definition: Firm; strong; safe.

Sound ⁶

Definition: Free from error; correct; right; honest; true; faithful; orthodox; said of persons; as, a sound lawyer; a sound thinker.

Sound ⁷

Definition: Founded in truth or right; supported by justice; not to be overthrown on refuted; not fallacious; as, sound argument or reasoning; a sound objection; sound doctrine; sound principles.

Sound ⁸

Definition: heavy; laid on with force; as, a sound beating.

Sound ⁹

Definition: Undisturbed; deep; profound; as, sound sleep.

Sound ¹⁰

Definition: Founded in law; legal; valid; not defective; as, a sound title to land.

Sound ¹¹

Definition: Soundly.

Sound ¹²

Definition: 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.

Sound ¹³

Definition: To measure the depth of; to fathom; especially, to ascertain the depth of by means of a line and plummet.

Sound ¹⁴

Definition: Fig.: To ascertain, or try to ascertain, the thoughts, motives, and purposes of (a person); to examine; to try; to test; to probe.

Sound ¹⁵

Definition: To explore, as the bladder or urethra, with a sound; to examine with a sound; also, to examine by auscultation or percussion; as, to sound a patient.

Sound ¹⁶

Definition: To ascertain the depth of water with a sounding line or other device.

Sound ¹⁷

Definition: 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.

Sound ¹⁸

Definition: 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.

Sound ¹⁹

Definition: The occasion of sound; the impulse or vibration which would occasion sound to a percipient if present with unimpaired; hence, the theory of vibrations in elastic media such cause sound; as, a treatise on sound.

Sound ²⁰

Definition: Noise without signification; empty noise; noise and nothing else.

Sound ²¹

Definition: 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.

Sound ²²

Definition: To be conveyed in sound; to be spread or published; to convey intelligence by sound.

Sound ²³

Definition: To make or convey a certain impression, or to have a certain import, when heard; hence, to seem; to appear; as, this reproof sounds harsh; the story sounds like an invention.

Sound ²⁴

Definition: To causse to make a noise; to play on; as, to sound a trumpet or a horn.

Sound ²⁵

Definition: To cause to exit as a sound; as, to sound a note with the voice, or on an instrument.

Sound ²⁶

Definition: To order, direct, indicate, or proclain by a sound, or sounds; to give a signal for by a certain sound; as, to sound a retreat; to sound a parley.

Sound ²⁷

Definition: To celebrate or honor by sounds; to cause to be reported; to publish or proclaim; as, to sound the praises of fame of a great man or a great exploit.

Sound ²⁸

Definition: To examine the condition of (anything) by causing the same to emit sounds and noting their character; as, to sound a piece of timber; to sound a vase; to sound the lungs of a patient.

Sound ²⁹

Definition: To signify; to import; to denote.

sound ³⁰

Definition: the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause; "the sound of rain on the roof"; "the beautiful sound of music"

sound ³¹

Definition: the subjective sensation of hearing something; "he strained to hear the faint sounds"

sound ³²

Definition: the audible part of a transmitted signal; "they always raise the audio for commercials"

sound ³³

Definition: (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language

sound ³⁴

Definition: the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them"

sound ³⁵

Definition: a large ocean inlet or deep bay; "the main body of the sound ran parallel to the coast"

sound ³⁶

Definition: a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water

sound ³⁷

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"

sound ³⁸

Definition: measure the depth of (a body of water) with a sounding line

sound ³⁹

Definition: utter with vibrating vocal chords

sound ⁴⁰

Definition: appear in a certain way; "This sounds interesting"

sound ⁴¹

Definition: give off a certain sound or sounds; "This record sounds scratchy"

sound ⁴²

Definition: make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm''"; "The gun went `bang''"

sound ⁴³

Definition: cause to sound; "sound the bell"; "sound a certain note"

sound ⁴⁴

Definition: announce by means of a sound; "sound the alarm"

sound ⁴⁵

Definition: thorough; "a sound thrashing"

sound ⁴⁶

Definition: (of sleep) deep and complete; "a heavy sleep"; "fell into a profound sleep"; "a sound sleeper"; "deep wakeless sleep"

sound ⁴⁷

Definition: in excellent physical condition; "good teeth"; "I still have one good leg"; "a sound mind in a sound body"

sound ⁴⁸

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 advi

sound ⁴⁹

Definition: free from moral defect; "a man of sound character"

sound ⁵⁰

Definition: financially secure and safe; "sound investments"; "a sound economy"

sound ⁵¹

Definition: in good condition; free from defect or damage or decay; "a sound timber"; "the wall is sound"; "a sound foundation"

sound ⁵²

Definition: having legal efficacy or force; "a sound title to the property"

sound ⁵³

Definition: reflects weight of sound argument or evidence; "a sound argument"

sound ⁵⁴

Definition: deeply or completely; "slept soundly through the storm"; "is sound asleep"